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Paul Jaeger Custom made Mauser, 270 caliber with Pentax 3-9 Lightseeker scope, excellent overall condition. A really nice piece.
We accept payment by Visa, MasterCard & Discover (with no up
charge), Cashier's Checks and Money Orders.
PLEASE NOTE: The high bidder will receive an email invoice after the auction closes. You can then call 207-667-2511 with your credit card info. Fax, email or mail FFL. If we have not been paid within 2 weeks of auction closing, the item will be relisted. Sorry, we do not offer layaway.
Willey's Sport Center
248 State St.
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Tel: 207-667-2511
Fax: 207-667-8215
Web: www.willeyssportscenter.com/
Email: [email protected]
Ask for Phil
Modern firearms must be transferred through a licensed FFL
dealer in your area. Bidder to supply a signed copy of local dealer's license
before shipment will be made. A C&R License is acceptable for C&R
firearms only (guns determined to be C&R's by ATF and/or guns known to be
at least 50 years old).
We gladly accept all Curio and Relic licenses as long as the gun in question is ATF classified as a Curio & Relic. Please do not ask to use a Curio and Relic on a non-classified gun, we will NOT accept them. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
California Residents: Many older handguns cannot be shipped into Calfornia due to State Restrictions. If the handgun in this auction is not on the current California Roster of Certified Handguns, please do not bid! The list can be checked here: California Handgun Roster. C&R Handguns are exempt from this restriction however California law will NOT allow shipment of C&R HANDGUNS direct to a C&R holder in the State of California, a licensed 01 dealer must be used. I can only ship LONG GUNS directly to a California C&R holder.
Antique firearms require bidder to supply proof of age. Some areas still require an FFL transfer for antique & black powder firearms (New Jersey, NYC, etc.)
Large capacity magazine restrictions:
New Jersey - 15 round maximum for semi-automatic firearms only.
California - 10 rounds maximum for all magazines.
Maryland - 20 rounds maximum for all magazines.
Massachusetts - 10 rounds maximum for all magazines
Hawaii - 10 round maximum for all handgun magazines.
Payment must be received within 14
days of auction close or the item will be relisted. Postal Money Orders
and Cashier's Checks accepted.
VISA & MASTERCARD, DISCOVER & AMERICAN EXPRESS NOW ACCEPTED! No up-charge for credit cards.
Buyer pays shipping cost as
mentioned in the description of the item. Ships $25.00 Flat Rate insured to the lower 48
States. Alaska & Hawaii are often an additional charge. I include a signed copy of my FFL
with each firearm shipped.
U.S. sales only, no exports... this includes antiques.
Buyer is solely responsible for determining that a used gun is safe to shoot. The firearms offered have not been test fired but have been given a visual inspection only for auction purposes. It is a requirement that every used firearm is inspected by a qualified gunsmith before firing. By bidding, the buyer agrees to hold seller harmless against damages, injury, or death caused by defective merchandise.
All firearms sales are subject to a three day inspection period (M-F) on the premises of your FFL dealer. In the unlikely event of a return, shipping charges are not refundable, unless the return is caused by our error in description. All guns are insured. If the gun arrives damaged it is the buyers responsibility to file a claim. Contact us and we will get you the insurance mail receipt. The USPS and UPS requires the original packaging of the damaged item in order to file a claim, so keep the original packaging. You must call us for a return authorization prior to any return. We make every effort to ensure complete customer satisfaction. Please do not hesitate to bring any problems to our attention. If you have a problem with an item, please contact us BEFORE leaving feedback
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Respiratory Virus Outpatient Study (FLU 002 Plus)
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|Influenza and Other Novel Respiratory Viruses
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|An International Observational Study to Characterize Adults With Influenza or Other Targeted Respiratory Viruses
- Death or Hospitalization [ Time Frame: 14-day period following enrollment ]Death or hospitalization within 14 days of enrollment or the development of one severe complication.
- Days of work/school lost, duration of symptoms, use of antivirals [ Time Frame: 14 days ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Upper respiratory tract specimen
Serum and plasma
For participants with a confirmed targeted non-influenza respiratory virus, attempts will be made to obtain a sample of the local specimen used to confirm diagnosis.
Whole blood for human genomics (only at FLU 002 Plus sites opting to also participate in INSIGHT Genomics and participant has signed an additional consent)
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|May 12, 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 12, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Influenza A and subtypes such as H3N2 and 2009 H1N1 or influenza B
Novel respiratory virus-1
MERS-CoV (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus)
Novel respiratory virus-2
SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus)
Detailed Description:
The purpose of this observational study is to describe participants in geographically diverse locations with influenza virus infection and other viral respiratory diseases of public health importance and their clinical course over a 14-day period following enrollment.
Specific objectives related to influenza virus infection are to estimate the percentage of participants who go on to develop severe disease or complications that require hospitalization; to obtain information on risk factors for disease severity; and to establish a central repository of specimens for use in virus characterization, including subtyping, antigenic and genetic analyses, identification of signature mutations associated with antiviral drug resistance, mutational evolution, and additional reassortment.
Specific objectives related to novel non-influenza respiratory viruses of potential major public health importance are to characterize initial cases and their outcomes in order to develop more specific protocols that could inform the prevention and treatment of these new infections
Sample size is open-ended for this observational study. Based on experience to date, it is estimated that 75 sites will participate and will enroll approximately 1,700 patients with influenza each year, about one-half in the Northern Hemisphere and one-half in the Southern Hemisphere. Sites in diverse geographic locations on several continents will participate.
Study Plan:
- Participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be enrolled at participating clinical sites.
- At enrollment, consent is signed and information (demographics, medical history (including prior influenza and pneumococcal vaccination), medications (including antivirals) and treatments prescribed will be recorded. A blood sample for serum and plasma will be obtained at enrollment, as well as an upper respiratory tract specimen. The respiratory specimen will be sent for central reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for influenza.
- Status will be re-assessed at approximately 14 days after enrollment and another blood sample for serum and plasma will be obtained. For participants with a confirmed novel respiratory virus of public health importance, attempts will be made to obtain a sample of the local specimen used to diagnose the infection.
In February 2012, the FLU 004 Genomics protocol v 1.0 was released to the field.
In August 2013 v 2.0 of the protocol was released as INSIGHT Genomics. The protocol was expanded beyond the FLU 002 and FLU 003 studies to include all qualifying INSIGHT studies (list posted on the INSIGHT website, www.insight-trials.org. The purpose of this substudy is to obtain a whole blood sample from which DNA will be extracted to study polymorphisms in immune response genes and other genetic variants that may be associated with an increased risk of disease progression among individuals with infectious diseases of public health importance who are enrolled in qualifying INSIGHT studies.
Participating FLU 002 Plus sites are given the option to also participate in INSIGHT Genomics, which requires a separate protocol registration. Participants, once consented to FLU 002 Plus, will be offered the option to also consent to INSIGHT Genomics, which includes a single whole blood sample collection. Participation in FLU 002 Plus will not be compromised if a participant opts not to participate in INSIGHT Genomics.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Persons who seek medical care and are suspected of having influenza or a targeted novel respiratory virus* of major public health concern will be enrolled at numerous participating clinical sites on several continents.
*The current list of other targeted novel respiratory viruses includes MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be ≥ 18 years of age
- Have a signed informed consent by participant
- Have a fever (37.8 degrees C (100 degrees F) or higher on examination or patient-reported fever (37.8 degrees C (100 degrees F) or higher, or feverishness (felt febrile but did not take temperature) in the past 24 hours.
- Have a cough and/or sore throat
- Have suspected influenza or a suspected targeted non-influenza viral respiratory infection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current imprisonment, or compulsory detention (involuntary incarceration) for treatment of a psychiatric or physical illness.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01056354
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|Principal Investigator:
|James Neaton, Professor
|University of Minnesota - Dept Biostatistics
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01056354 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
HHSN261200800001E ; 29XS214 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) )
|Study First Received:
|January 25, 2010
|Last Updated:
|August 15, 2017
Keywords provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute:
respiratory virus
swine flu
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Influenza, Human
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017

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NICK Morris has insisted there is no bad blood between him and Swindon Robins as he prepares to the return to the club following a winter of discontent.
The Australian was the first rider to agree a deal to ride for the Blunsdon club for 2014 but his unexpected release from Premier League Somerset threw all those plans into doubt, forcing him to go in search of deals elsewhere to ensure he was able to ride in both of Britain's top two divisions.
Serious interest from Sheffield and Swindon's Elite League rivals Leicester came to nothing, as did a potential return to Somerset after Jason Doyle was ruled out of the Rebels' plans due to his ongoing visa issues, meaning Morris is stuck without a Premier League club and remains with the Robins.
The teenager admitted he was disappointed not to have earned a second tier ride and confirmed he had been looking elsewhere, but is now looking forward to getting back on the Blunsdon track and intends to once again live with Robins boss Alun Rossiter.
"I'm disappointed not to be in the Premier League for the start of the season but there's not much I can do now and I have to look forward," Morris told the Advertiser.
"It was really important to me to ride in both leagues because it gives you a lot more time on the bike, that's the main thing, but now I have to do my best for Swindon and try and get a spot in the Premier League when one comes up.
"Financially it was important too because it's always better to have two incomes which would have made things a lot easier.
"I never wanted to leave Swindon but I had to take a step back and work out what I wanted and needed to do, I tried to work something out the best I could but it ended up me having to leave the Premier League out.
"There were never any problems with me or the club but I had to check things out for my own good. I'm glad to be back there now.
"I took time to check everything out and have a look around at my options but there are no problems with Rosco or anything like that.
"It's great living there because it's close to the track and my workshop is just down the road."
Morris is due to return to Britain to prepare for the new season later this month having spent the winter in Australia.


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Life Pacific College is an ideal place for those going into the ministry. The teachers will equip you with the knowledge necessary to progress in your field of choice. I suggest you visit our campus and take a tour. The faculty and staff our extremely helpful and will provide the best information for your questions and concerns.
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Life Pacific College gives an excellent education while providing a means to gaining a broader perspective on the world around us. Life Pacific College also gives back to it's community by showing concern with their humble service to those in need. Lastly, Life Pacific College also brings a wide variety of people to it's campus and returns them back into the world with joy and enthusiasm.Read More
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Reed Memorial Library, 167 E. Main St., Ravenna, hosts a monthly puzzle exchange. Puzzle enthusiasts may bring in puzzles they have mastered to exchange for a new challenge. The event is open to adults and children.
The exchanges will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and again March 9 and April 13. For more information, call 330-296-2827, ext. 300.


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Brendan Ayanbadejo, a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, finds himself in the middle of a political battle as the NFL season begins. Appearing in a video by Marylanders for Marriage Equality, Ayanbadejo added his voice to their cause.
"I'm Brendon Ayanbadejo, a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens. I believe we should be doing everything we can to make Maryland families stronger, which is why I support marriagefor gay and lesbian couples who want to make a lifetime commitment to each other. People from all walks of life, including gay and lesbian couples, want their children to be in stable homes and protected under the law. Join me; it's the right thing to do."
Maryland legalized same-sex marriage earlier this year, but there is a ballot initiative in November, hence the linebacker's support.
Ayanbadejo's support has drawn the ire of Maryland state delegate Emmett C. Burns (D-Baltimore County). Burns wrote a letter and sent it to Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti.
"As a Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly and a Baltimore Ravens Football fan, I find it inconceivable that one of your players, Mr. Brendon Ayanbadejo, would publicly endorse Same-Sex marriage, specifically, as a Ravens Football player. Many of my constituents and your football supporters are appalled and aghast that a member of the Ravens Football Team would step into this controversial divide and try to sway public opinion one way or the other. Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment and excitement. I believe Mr. Ayanbadejo should concentrate on football and steer clear of dividing the fan base."
"I am requesting that you take the necessary action, as a National Football Franchise Owner, to inhibit such expressions from your employee and that he be ordered to cease and desist such injurious actions. I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing."
Burns has obviously not paid much attention to NFL players weighing in on this debate. Giants Super Bowl hero David Tyree came out vociferously against gay marriage while Texans linebacker Connor Barwin, who has a gay brother, has come out supporting such a move. Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie participated in the NOH8 campaign to end homophobic behavior.
There has been no response from Bisciotti, but Ayanbadejo fired back on Twitter earlier this week.
"Football is just my job it's not who I am. I am an American before anything. And just like every American I have the right to speak!!!" Ayanbadejo posted in a tweet.
On Friday, Ayanbadejo spoke to reporters about the letter and what has transpired.
"I was surprised. Just what our country was founded on, for someone to try to take that away from me, I was pretty surprised that something like that would come up, especially from a politician," Ayanbadejo said, according to the Baltimore Sun.
The Ravens issued a statement from team president Dick Cass on Friday: "We support Brendon's right to freedom of speech under the First Amendment."


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Salvador O. Flores: A visitation is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at McNary's Chapel, 458 College St., Woodland. A graveside burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Woodland Cemetery, 800 West St.
None reported.
Rosemary Jean Adamski: Services will be held at Saint James Catholic Church in Davis, at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27. The family will host a celebration of life in Davis immediately after the service. More detailed information about the celebration of life will be shared at the service. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to Doctors without Borders (doctorswithoutborders.org), Rosemary's favorite charity.
John Roland Dewey: Inurnment is scheduled for 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, at the Capay Cemetery, 24727 County Road 22, Esparto. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, March 1, at the Woodland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 509 College St., under the direction of Pastor Larry Love. Donations in Mr. Dewey's memory may be made to the general fund of the Woodland Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). McNary's Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Dianne Genieve Burke: A celebration of life is scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at 11 Palomar Place, Woodland.
Hans Peter Faye?: A celebration of his life will be held at the Heidrick Ag History Center, 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland, at 2 p.m., Friday, March 7. Contributions may be made, in celebration of Peter's life, to causes dear to his heart: Golden Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America, PO Box 13558, Sacramento, 95853-3558; the Rotary Foundation, 14280 Collections Center Drive, Chicago IL 60693; Woodland Healthcare Foundation, 1321 Cottonwood St., Suite 305, Woodland, 95695.
Donald Frank Dittmar: A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 23, at the Rumsey Town Hall, Hwy. 16 at Manzanita Street. In lieu of flowers, please send remembrances to the Friends of the Esparto Regional Library, P.O. Box 787, Esparto, 95627.


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Louisiana has the second-lowest public high school graduation rate in the nation for special education students, according to federal figures.
The rate in Louisiana, 29 percent, is only lower than Mississippi and Nevada, statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Education show. The graduation rate in both those states is 23 percent.
South Dakota is tops in the nation at 84 percent, federal figures show. The national average is 58 percent.
Louisiana's dismal rate is one of the key drivers behind state Superintendent of Education John White's push to revamp the way the state finances special education.
Under current rules the state allocates special education dollars to local school districts based on the number of students classified that way regardless of disability. Under White's plan, state aid would be allocated based on three factors — the type of disability, what setting is used to educate the student and how the student fares in the classroom.
Backers say the overhaul would move the state away from a cookie-cutter approach and target aid in a way that improves the special education graduation rate.
White said 12 other states use similar approaches.
The superintendent outlined his proposal to the Special Education Advisory Panel, a 17-member panel of parents, educators and others that advises the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
White is expected to discuss the issue again on Thursday at 9 a.m. when he appears before the Superintendents Advisory Council, an influential panel of local school leaders from around the state.
Special education funding changes could also be a key topic next month when BESE approves its annual funding request to the Legislature, which includes state aid for special education students.
Louisiana's public special education population totals about 82,000 students. The state spends about $313 million per year on their education.
The U.S. Department of Education graduation figures cover a four-year period that ended with the 2010-11 school year.
The state's overall high school graduation rate is 71 percent. That rate trails every state except Alaska, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico and Oregon and is tied with Florida.
Idaho, Oklahoma and Kentucky are not listed.
Michael Faulk, president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, said while he wants to know more details of White's plan, it has already sparked concerns among some special education directors. "We are waiting to hear a full explanation," Faulk said in an interview on Monday.
He said one concern is whether dividing state aid based on disabilities could cause concerns about discrimination.
"There are a lot of dynamics," said Faulk, who is superintendent of the Central school system. "It is something that we would really have to look at."
Holly Boffy, a member of BESE and co-chairwoman of the Special Education Advisory Panel, said White's presentation on Friday sparked varied reactions.
"My takeaway is that they felt very comfortable and even excited about the concept," said Boffy, who lives in Youngsville.
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Yet another person has pulled nomination papers to run for Palo Alto City Council, bringing the total to 12 since mid-July.
Wayne Douglass obtained the forms from City Clerk Donna Grider on Tuesday. He endorsed last year's Measure D, which sought public approval for a 60-unit apartment complex for low-income seniors and 12 single-family homes at Maybell and Clemo avenues. It was ultimately defeated by grassroots citizens group that said the project was too dense.
Five of the nine council seats are up for grabs Nov. 4. Incumbents Karen Holman, Greg Scharff and Nancy Shepherd have all pulled papers, but Gail Price has said she is not interested in running again. Larry Klein, meanwhile, is leaving office after serving the maximum number of terms.
Others who have obtained the forms include former Gunn High School teacher John Karl Fredrich, retired Boeing engineer Seelam Reddy, downtown resident Richard Wendorf and panhandler Victor Frost.
Eric Filseth and Tom DuBois, who have aligned themselves with the residentialist movement that seeks to put the brakes on development, have also pulled papers. They are running as a slate with Holman.
Rounding out the group of would-be council members are real estate agent Lydia Kou and concert promoter Mark Weiss. Kou has ties to Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning, which opposed Measure D, and Weiss has been critical of planned community zoning, which allows developers to build bigger projects as long as they provide certain public benefits.
Meanwhile, a potential 13th candidate, Claude Ezran, announced this week that he will not seek office.
"A simple analysis of the new competitive landscape shows that running against three incumbents, with the abundance of campaign volunteers, funding, endorsements and support that incumbency usually provides, and also three candidates, who are running together as a team and have behind them, even before the start of the race, the formidable campaign organization that, against most odds, defeated Measure D, would have been a close to impossible task for an independent candidate like myself," Ezran, the founder of World Music Day, said in an email.
The period to pull papers opened on July 14 and will close on Aug. 8 if all eligible incumbents opt to run again. Otherwise, the deadline to turn in the forms will be extended to Aug. 13 for non-incumbents.
Nomination papers must be signed by 25 registered voters, according to the city's election guide. The cost to file is $25 but the fee is waived if a person collects 100 valid signatures.
As of about 5 p.m. Thursday, Fredrich and Reddy had filed their forms with 132 and 47 signatures, respectively.
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About Face Youth Theatre's CHECKING BOXES to Run 7/10-8/1
About Face Theatre, in association with the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks initiative, is pleased to present the world premiere of Checking Boxes by Shannon Matesky in collaboration with the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble, directed by AFT Education and Outreach Director Ali Hoefnagel and featuring Youth Ensemble members. AFT's annual youth production will play Thursday and Friday evenings July 10 - August 1, 2014 at parks across the City. All performances are FREE and open to the public. The press opening is Friday, July 11 at 7 pm at Washington Park.
In this original play devised by the About Face Youth Theatre, characters explore the often overlooked intersection between immigration and the LGBTQIA experience. Through storytelling, spoken word and movement, these talented young artists share experiences of coming out, growing up and pursuing the American Dream. Inspired by the burgeoning "Undocuqueer" movement in the U.S., Checking Boxes is based on the true experiences of the ensemble members and other members of the LGBTQIA community.
"The topic of Checking Boxes is one that our young ensemble felt very strongly about exploring," comments AFT Education and Outreach Director Ali Hoefnagel. "As issues within the LGBTQIA community grow more complex, it becomes vital to seek out the voices of young people who are fighting for change and growth in their society. 'Checking Boxes' refers to the simultaneous pride and limitation of the identities we often place ourselves in; we check boxes for our race, gender, age, sexual preference, ethnicity, etc. Our tight-knit ensemble devised a play that explores the intersection of those identities to speak to the broken immigration system in America. Shannon Matesky and I are honored to activate their beautiful stories in our beautiful parks this summer," adds Hoefnagel.


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Again and again, eggs prove themselves a reliable contribution to any hangover-stomping breakfast. Makes sense, then, to steer your bleary-eyed self to a cart that wears those intentions proudly on its sleeve: Yolk, an offshoot of Southeast Portland's popular brunch spot Toast. And after a night of throwing caution to the wind and wallowing in excess, why not do the same the next morning by ordering Yolk's chef's-choice, anything-goes, never-the-same-thing-twice sandwich, the Happy Accidents?
Yolk isn't coy about the fact that they flat-out don't care whether or not you'll like what they come up with. Picky eaters, vegetarians, and those with dietary restrictions need not apply. This is a gamble on your part, as they make abundantly clear, but I've yet to see them conjure up anything that wasn't seriously delicious. The owners know their way around a breakfast sandwich, and they're not likely to exchange your hard-earned money with something you'll want to deposit in the nearest trash receptacle.
One one recent morning I was presented with a hefty sandwich on a glorious foot-long slab of baguette. Stuffed between the flavorful halves of bread were the components chosen specifically (or randomly, for all I know) for my Happy Accidents: two large eggs, two strips of crisp bacon, a handful of greens, cubed zucchini, sliced eggplant, grilled onions, and—here's the kicker—moist, tender hunks of grilled tuna, all slathered with a vibrant Romesco sauce.
It seemed like a lot of ingredients until the first bite, and then, magically, it all made sense. The eggs took center stage, with their rich yolks rupturing and spilling all over everything else, ensuring that each bite carried a unifying flavor. I wasn't sure what to make of the thick wedges of zucchini, but they were sufficiently softened so as to avoid any clashing textures. The bacon, despite being doused in yolk, elicited a satisfying crunch and didn't become gummy or chewy.
The real standout, however, was the tuna. Perfectly cooked and devoid of any unpleasant fishiness, it played beautifully with the eggs and bacon, much to my surprise. Now I wonder at my ignorance.
Yolk's menu is filled with other great egg-centric sandwiches, all of which will deliver comfort food tailor-made for returning your booze-infused bloodstream to equilibrium. But the Happy Accidents, like a designated driver, is for those people willing to put their trust completely in more capable hands. I'd order it again in a heartbeat; how else would I have I have discovered the joys of a tuna sandwich for breakfast? Just be prepared for anything. As the woman at the register handed me my sandwich, she said with a sly smile and a knowing nod of her head, "This was quite the concoction." Yes, it was.
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About the author: Adam Lindsley is a Pacific Northwest-based writer, musician, and the author of the pizza blog, This Is Pizza. You can follow him at @ThisIsPizza on Twitter. He is currently on a serious weizenbock kick, so if you have a particular favorite, be sure to let him know.


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I bought this 66 Corvette over the Internet, sight unseen, from a guy in Florida while I was living in Okinawa, Japan. Id begun my search for a mid-year Corvette in 1995. It was little more than cruising the Internet from Japan to see what was available and checking current prices. By the summer of 1997, I had settled on the precise year, interior and exterior colors, and options I wanted. I also came to the realization that 66 Rally Red coupes with black interior and L72 motors were not that plentiful (or, at least, not for sale).
I began to toy with the idea of buying one of the nicer available 66 coupes regardless of color and options, but there was always a feeling nagging at me that I would not be completely happy with anything less than my dream car. Sure, I could have gone to the troublesuccumbing to the dark side, some might sayof repainting and replacing the interior, but the trim tag would be screaming at me from beneath the glovebox. I was searching for a car with the options I would have ordered in 1966.
When I saw photos of this car in September 1997, I knew Id found the car of my dreams. I e-mailed the owner, telling him I would take it. Because I wasnt scheduled to leave Okinawa for another 12 months, and did not know where I would be sent next or when Id be able to make it to the States to see it, I made arrangements for the cars storage in Florida. I took some leave and went to Florida in December to see it for the first time. The car turned out to be in much better shape than I had imagined. Very few of the original parts were missing. The engines (painted but dented) original valve covers had been replaced with a chrome set, but were boxed along with some of the other original pieces. The obvious things such as rubber, filters, and plug wires had been replaced over the years, but the body had not been cut up, and the suspension and frame were in remarkable condition. Even the original riveted ball joints were still in place. The engine fired up immediately and seemed to get smoother the longer it was driven. I was impressed by the overall sturdiness of the car. Acceleration was phenomenal and cruising was pleasant, but braking performance was a bit disappointing. Air was accumulating in the brake lines and needed to be bled out. Paint was fresh and looked good, until you took a close look. There were many imperfectionsvisible scratches under the paint, overspray on the dash and other places, and it was apparent many parts that should have been removed and painted separately, such as the headlight buckets, had not been removed for painting. Still, I was very happy. I went away feeling that the car was in driveable and restorable condition.
In March, I received orders to move to Camp Pendleton, California. Now that I knew where I was going, I had to figure out a way to get the car from Florida to California. I thought about driving it, but it would have exceeded my insurance companys 2,500-mile-per-year limit and added a lot of miles. Also, the thought of leaving it unattended while sleeping in motels worried me. So I contracted with a transportation company to transport it in an enclosed trailer for just under $1,500. They could get it to California in as little as five days. I jumped on it and made arrangements to be in California for its delivery. My wife wanted me to go sell our old house in California and buy a new one, so she supported my going.
I got a flight from Okinawa and made it to San Diego the day the car was to arrive. Traveling for over 7,000 miles and 24 hours, Id been out of contact with my mother-in-law, to whom the car was being delivered. When I arrived, I was sat down and handed a beernormally not a bad thingonly this time it was to soften the bad news. The driver had blown his engine climbing the grade on I-70 west of Denver. The truck, which was still under warranty, was at the dealership in Denver waiting for a new engine.
I occupied my time actively pursuing the sale of our home and the purchase of another (with a three-car garage) nearby. I walked through models, took digital photos to send back to my wife, and ate American fast food. Figuring that enough time had passed for something positive to have happened, I called the transportation company. The replacement engine wouldnt arrive until Monday (I was scheduled to leave on Tuesday), and the trailer containing my car was 70 miles outside of Denver sitting unguarded at a truck stop! I asked them to pay my plane fare to Denver so I could take delivery of the car that evening. With a friend along for the adventure, we made it to the motel where the driver had been staying. After considering road conditions (6 inches of snow on the ground), we decided to check in and wait till morning.
We awoke at dawn. The interstate appeared clear all the way over the mountain. We got to the truck stop and unlocked the trailer. I caught a glimpse of the old girl I had first met in Florida, and she looked pissed off. On her hood was a small pile of snow that had drifted in from the roof vent. A thin layer of dust had settled on her paint and her cockpit was stuffed with her car cover and a box containing the parts her previous owner had promised to pack. The temperature outside was a sweltering 15 degrees F.
Any questions concerning the old girls mood were answered when I tried to start her. She resisted, but finally started in a fit of coughs and sputtersquite a bit different from the quick-starting spunky redhead I met in the warm Florida sunshine. (I learned later that her choke was sticking. I think she did it on purpose.) I backed out of the trailer before the car would idle on its own by tickling the gas a little every few seconds. Once out in the sunshine, I grew tired of her antics and tapped the accelerator a bit. She either got the message I was irritated with her, or caught sight of the freeway and was hoping to go for a run. She straightened up and began to idle at about 2,000 rpmsmooth as silkbut only after she broke the tachometer cable. I think she did it just to get back at me for leaving her stranded in a strange place.
For the next 1,000 miles, through Colorado, southern Utah, Nevada, and finally into California she ran like a champ. Whether it was flat, downhill, or up the steepest terrain the Rockies had to offer, it didnt seem to matter. Engine temperature was never a problem; no matter how hard we pushed her, the old girl just kept humming away...perhaps humming isnt the right word to describe the sound emanating from the 32-year-old side exhaust. We noticed a peculiar vibration at 75 mph, one that gave away more of the painters slipshod work. Many of the interior screws werent even screwed into anything, just pushed into the holes and left to rattle. We stopped a lot, not necessarily for gas (14 mpg) but because I wanted to keep checking the oil and engine to make sure nothing went wrong. Every stop invited curious onlookers. I enjoyed their curiosity, but quickly grew tired of the What year is it? question.
We rolled into San Diego 18 hours after wed started. Air accumulated in the brake lines as we drove, and braking performance deteriorated as the miles added up. By the time we hit Las Vegas, it took a couple of pumps before there were any brakes at all. We lost the speedometer and tachometer cables, discovered a worn upper ball joint, identified the brake-system problems, and the slipshod work of the painters. I left the old girl in storage in a warm southern California garage, wrapped in her car cover, until the whole family arrived that July.
The 02 Z06 addition was acquired for the daily commute. I repeated the sight-unseen purchase process I followed with the 66 with this one as well, but instead of using the Internet, I ordered it from a dealer in Las Vegas, and then had to wait two months to see it. My Corvette deliveries seem more like hostile takeovers.
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Touching Base: A Message from the ChiefApril 15, 2013Boston Marathon Bombing
Community Members and Department Personnel:
Pasadena Police Department joins the many local, state and federal officials
offering our concerns and condolences to the victims of the bombing incident at
the Boston Marathon today.
before 3:00 p.m. (1200 PDT) on April 15, 2013, witnesses reported two
explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line. Media sources report at least
two fatalities and numerous injuries, including amputations and severe burns.
In conjunction with several federal agencies, Boston Police are actively
investigating the incident. Immediately following the news, the Pasadena Police
Department reached out to the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center
(JRIC), Joint Terrorist Task Force (JTTF), and the FBI regarding terrorist
threats to Pasadena. There are no known direct threats involving our
community at this point in time; however, the Pasadena Police Department has
increased patrols around our high value targets.
Boston Incident is a good reminder to remain vigilant and aware of your
environment. If you see something suspicious, please notify the Pasadena
at: 626-744-4241 (See Something; Say Something). Of course
if the active warrants an emergency response, please call 9-1-1. The Pasadena
Police Department's Counter-Terrorism Unit will remain in touch with the JRIC,
federal agencies, and the State Threat Assessment Center to ensure we have the
most contemporary information.
now, please take a moment to hold the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in
your prayers and positive thoughts.
Phillip L. SanchezChief of PolicePasadena Police Department207 N. Garfield AvenuePasadena, CA 91101(626) 744-4545Mission First, People Always


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Seeing continued expansion of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve has scaled back its monthly asset purchases by another $10 billion, to $65 billion.
In its policy statement, the Fed acknowledged further healing in the job market, despite the December employment report showing that 74,000 jobs were created, fewer than forecast. At the same time, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 percent.
The central bank's policy committee said it "continues to see the improvement in economic activity and labor market conditions ... as consistent with growing underlying strength in the broader economy." With that justification, it will reduce its purchases of mortgage bonds and Treasury notes by another $10 billion a month, starting in February.
Key rate remains near zero percent
The Fed reiterated its promise that the benchmark federal funds rate will be kept near zero percent "well past the time that the unemployment rate declines below 6.5 percent." While looking to foster further improvement in the job market, the Fed also is concerned that inflation is too low.
The announcement followed two days of policy meetings, the last in which Ben Bernanke served as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Janet Yellen succeeds Bernanke later this week, having previously served as vice chairman.
Steadily cutting bond purchases
Bernanke had announced in December that asset purchases would be reduced for the first time beginning this month. At his news conference, Bernanke said he expected there would be further reductions in measured or virtually equal steps as the year proceeds. He also cautioned that changes in policy would be "data-dependent," meaning that if conditions changed, the Fed would be ready to adjust as needed.
Whole lotta rosy
In its economic projections, the Fed has said that the nation's unemployment rate could go as low as 6.3 percent later this year. But Lindsey Piegza, chief economist with Sterne Agee, says the Fed "consistently has a rosier forecast than what the data actually shows." She says the risk remains that the economy will underperform this year, noting that many newly created jobs pay relatively low wages, dampening consumer spending.
Thursday morning, the Commerce Department is scheduled to release its first estimate of growth for the fourth quarter of 2013. Economists expect it to reflect an annual growth rate of around 3 percent, following a 4.1 percent annual growth rate in gross domestic product in the previous three months.
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The Fed continues to lower the dosage
Ben Bernanke's last meeting as Federal Reserve chief has few surprises except for the harmony among policymakers.
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From Bankrate.com, this is "Special Report." The Federal Reserve's first meeting of 2014.
Hello, I'm Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief for Bankrate.
Federal Reserve meetings typically provide an opportunity for us to take stock of where the economy is at the moment, particularly as viewed by the nation's central bankers.
While benchmark interest rates, those set by the Fed, are thought to be locked in place for at least a year to come, there is some fine-tuning involving monetary policy that affects us. We're going to talk about what happened with this latest meeting, and what might lie ahead.
And we also note that this is the final meeting chaired by Ben Bernanke.
We're joined by Bankrate's chief financial analyst, Greg McBride.
All of that and more coming up on Special Report.
Mark Hamrick: Greg McBride, the Federal Reserve has decided to draw down asset purchases once again, and what might be most remarkable about this is that Chairman Bernanke essentially told us that this was going to happen in the month of December, so is the Fed just feeling sufficiently -- I'm going to use the word -- comfortable with where the economy is, to go ahead on down this path?
Greg McBride: I think this is the right move. If you are the Fed and you let one lousy unemployment report, which may end up being an anomaly, and what amounts to a 4 percent pull-back in the stock market from a record high distract you from the very modest pace of tapering their bond purchases -- I think it sends absolutely the wrong signal. It sends panic through the markets. They start to wonder what the Fed knows that they do not, or it just undermines the Fed's credibility altogether, which you do not want at the time when you are changing who is at the chair of the Fed. I think this was the prudent move, particularly because this tapering -- this knocking another $10 billion a month off of bond purchases -- is still a very modest stepping-down.
Mark Hamrick: And Greg, I think it's also notable that the Fed, as you noted there, decided not to reference some of what we might call hiccups in the economy, but in the very beginning of the statement talks about growth and economic activity picking up in recent quarters. So, it seems as if it almost wants to accentuate what might be called the positive?
Greg McBride: Yes. I think you can boil that down to look at the longer-term trend and ignore the day-to-day noise. That is really what the Fed needs to do, is kind of be that steady hand and really put things in perspective, that you are not going to let those hiccups, as you said -- which are normal -- distract from the policy of getting back to what amounts to normal Fed policy, which is not buying tens of billions of dollars in bonds each and every month.
Mark Hamrick: So Greg, I'm aware, and many of our Bankrate listeners and readers are aware, that you came out with your kind of outlook for 2014 as it relates to interest rates, borrowing rates, savings rates, and, you know, generally, to paraphrase, you're not looking for a whole lot of change this year. Has anything occurred with this Fed meeting to make you change your outlook?
Greg McBride: No, not at all. This is what we expected. As it pertains to interest rates, 2014 is going to be the year when the Fed is dialing down and maybe completely getting out of the business of buying long-term bonds. What that is going to ultimately mean is a slow, steady grind higher in long-term interest rates. It has not worked out that way here in the first month of the year simply because of the volatility we are seeing in the markets. But, over time, a consistently improving economy and more job growth is going to prompt the Fed to maintain this policy of dialing back their stimulus and, I think, ultimately lead to those higher long-term rates. But, as the Fed said, once again they are no closer to raising short-term interest rates. That is still some ways off in the distance.
Mark Hamrick: And Greg, that means for savers, particularly for those people who are interested in certificates of deposit, that there's just no relief in sight, right?
Greg McBride: No, not from a yield perspective. If you have one feather in your cap, it is that at least inflation is setting the low bogie that you have to aim for. I think the thing that savers have to worry about is, at the point where those interest rates do start to rise, what is happening with inflation? Because if those rates start to rise at some point down the road, but they are only keeping pace with inflation or, worse, the Fed is chasing inflation, savers are not going to be better off.
Mark Hamrick: Greg, a lot of folks who watch the stock market -- let's say that that is their life's work solely, that part of the financial sector -- would say, I think, that as long as inflation, even if it's on the rise, as long as it's, let's say, under control or isn't surprisingly aggressive, that stock markets can continue to do just fine in that kind of environment. Would you agree with that?
Greg McBride: Yes. The Goldilocks situation is low inflation. Not too low, where you have to worry about deflation, but not at a pace where you have to worry about it having a big impact on buying power, particularly with tens of millions of Americans moving into retirement over the course of the coming decade. Low inflation is a good thing. If it gets too low, that is the type of thing that keeps Fed chairmen up at night and maybe even some investors, because they start to worry about deflation.
Mark Hamrick: Well one thing that wouldn't have to keep Ben Bernanke up at night, if he were to continue as Fed chair, and of course he doesn't and Janet Yellen steps in here very soon, is that there was no dissent on the part of FOMC members in this statement. And that's rather remarkable.
Greg McBride: Yes, it is. We have kind of grown accustomed to the fact that there has been some dissension, but for the first time in what seems like awhile, there was agreement. An agreement about an action and not agreement about inaction, but agreement that they are going to continue to taper, knocking another $10 billion a month off in monthly bond purchases. Just to put that bond-buying in perspective, even if they continue at this pace throughout the entire year, they are still going to buy one-third of the Treasury's net debt issuance this year, just in Treasuries. That is not even counting what they would be buying in mortgage-backed bonds.
Mark Hamrick: That's right, and the asset sheet at $4 trillion -- no one is terming that "measly," right Greg?
Greg McBride: No. It is not. That sort of raises the problem and will ultimately close the book on Ben Bernanke's legacy, and that is: How does the Fed successfully mop up all that liquidity without a resulting asset bubble or runaway inflation? Right now, Ben Bernanke is leaving with the equivalent of the bases loaded. If any runs score, they get charged to him. Just like Greenspan. He was a hero when he left, but nobody calls him the maestro anymore because of what happened after he left the Fed. Ultimately, history could judge Bernanke in a pretty similar way. He gets credit for steering us clear of a depression in 2008, but if we end up with an asset bubble or runaway inflation or something ugly as a result of all of this liquidity that has been created, it is going to be pinned on him.
Mark Hamrick: Indeed, those pages are still blank. Bankrate's Chief Analyst Greg McBride ... Greg, thank you.
Greg McBride: Thank you, Mark.
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You've been listening to "Special Report" from Bankrate.
Our editor in chief is Julie Bandy. Managing Editor Katie Doyle. Our editor is Doug Whiteman. And thanks to producer Amanda Rowe for her work in the studio.
For more on the Federal Reserve and other issues relating to personal finance, visit Bankrate.com.
I'm Mark Hamrick. Thank you for listening.
Trying not to rattle investors
One of the Fed's many challenges is the desire to reverse the extraordinary steps taken in response to the Great Recession, including an eventual increase in interest rates, without disrupting financial markets. Most members of the Federal Open Market Committee have said they believe the first such increase in the federal funds rate will come sometime in 2015.
Assessing Bernanke's performance
On Bernanke's job steering the Fed, Piegza says, "It's difficult to give him a grade below an A-minus." She credits his steady hand for helping to steer the economy out of the 2007-2008 financial crisis. "We have to applaud his reaction and his willingness to look outside the normal toolbox in terms of navigating the U.S. economy effectively out of these very dire times," Piegza says.
The next FOMC meeting is scheduled for March 18-19. Yellen is to hold her first news conference as chairwoman following the March meeting.
For the first time in at least a year, no committee members dissented from the policy statement. Last year, FOMC member Esther L. George dissented in seven of the eight meetings, on the grounds that the Fed's easy-money policy threatened to increase inflation. In December, Eric S. Rosengren dissented for the opposite reason, saying that the Fed was reducing its asset purchases too early, threatening the recovery.
John Canally, chief economist with LPL Financial, notes that it's been a long time since a Fed statement didn't have a dissent. The decision to continue reducing asset purchases is enough to enlist support from everyone on the committee, he says. Canally says the committee faced a "high hurdle" to knock the central bank off the path of reduced asset purchases, established in December.
So now you know what happened, but what did the Fed say in plain English?


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How long should you wait after giving birth to revamp your wardrobe? How long should you save pre-pregnancy clothes in case they fit again someday?
Dear Miriam,
How long should I wait after giving birth to revamp my wardrobe? How long should I save pre-pregnancy clothes in case they fit again someday?
Postpartum Pants
Dear Postpartum,
I hate to break it to you, but this is a multi-step process. When you first come home from the hospital, you'll probably be the most comfortable wearing sweatpants and maybe some maternity clothes. For the first couple of weeks, you may even be willing to wear maternity clothes. Then, if you and I have anything in common, you'll start to feel all droopy, both visually and emotionally. You'll get antsy to get out of the house, and you'll want to wear something different from what you've been wearing for the past nine months.
These are signs that you're ready for phase 1: the maternity leave wardrobe. These items should be inexpensive and durable, and they should fit your body, now, even if the size on the tag makes you cringe. It doesn't matter. It's time to wear pants with a zipper and shirts that are the same length in the front and the back. Don't form any lasting attachments with these clothes, as they are likely to get stained immediately with all manner of bodily fluids, and hopefully because you'll outgrow them quickly (with "outgrow" meaning to lose the baby weight so fast your friends forget you were ever pregnant, except for the baby who hangs around with you now). These clothes should make you feel like a respectable adult and someone you wouldn't be embarrased to see reflected in a window. Light colors hide spit-up better, but, if you're nursing, dark colors hide leakage. Buy enough clothes that you'll be able to get dressed for a few days in a row without having to do laundry, but not so much that you'll kick yourself when they stop fitting or get ruined.
When your leave is over, it's time for phase 2: the back-to-work wardrobe. These items have many things in common with the above (durability, cost, fit), but they need to reflect your current professional responsibilities and your career aspirations. They should scream "put together" because, regardless of where you work, "put together" is always appropriate, and you'll need something that distracts people from the dazed look in your eyes at being expected to carry on adult conversation for the first time in weeks (or months, if you're lucky to have had that much time off). These are clothes that you're going to put on right before you leave the house and take off right when you come home, preferably before a baby has the chance to touch you. You need fewer of these, but you have to take good care of them. They should also be neutral and interchangable so your co-workers don't catch on to how small your current wardrobe rotation really is. This is also a good time to see what pre-pregnancy clothes you can still wear. If the answer is, "none," don't despair.
Someone coined the phrase, "nine months up, nine months down," meaning that when your baby is nine months old, your body has probably bounced back as much as it's going to without some serious intervention. Nine months (ten, if you want to be generous, twelve if you're really optimistic) is a good time to enter into phase 3: the rest of your life. Take a serious look at your wardrobe, assess what you actually want to wear, what's still in good condition and what's still fashionable. Have a clothes swap, take a trip to Goodwill, burn them, do whatever you need to do to move on, but get rid of things that are never going to work for you again. Feel free to save a few novelty items, but move them to storage instead of keeping them in your closet. Look objctively at what items you still have, what outfits you can make from them and what's missing for what you want to wear at home, with friends and at work. Then go out for a shopping trip that addresses those particular needs, respects your new shape and fits with your lifestyle. And, if you want to have more than one kid, be prepared to start from scratch the next time around.
Be well,


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TORONTO — In recent years, Jeannette Stein – a retired public school teacher who also taught Yiddish for two years at Bialik Hebrew Day School – has been sharing her passion for Yiddish with adult students.
Shely Mann, who just completed Stein's 10-week beginner's Yiddish course this past semester, said her teacher brings enthusiasm, love and commitment to her students. The classes were held at Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue, and sponsored by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's Committee for Yiddish.
"If I can share learning with people, and I see the joy in their faces, and they're connecting with whatever I'm teaching, that's the pièce de résistance for me," Stein told The CJN.
A native of Toronto, Stein (née Chapman) was born to Polish immigrants and imbued as a child with a love for Yiddish, her first language. Her parents were members of the Farband (Labour Zionist Alliance), and she attended the Farband Folk Shule.
After graduating from Harbord Collegiate Institute, Stein went to teachers' college in Toronto. "I love working with children. This is in the very marrow of my bones," said the grandmother of one.
Her first job was at Overland Drive Public School, and she went on to teach every grade from kindergarten to Grade 8, sometimes in tough areas of the city.
Lehrerin Gitel – as she likes to be called by her Yiddish students – segued into teaching weekly children's Yiddish classes and then intermediate level adult classes after she appeared in a three-night production of Schver Tzu Zein A Yid (It's Hard to be Jew) at the Mount Pleasant Theatre about a decade ago.
"We always have music, to make it a little more lively but also to connect with our roots," Stein said of her classes. As well, she likes to bring in Yiddish literature, esoteric items such as author Sholom Aleichem's will, and chendelach ("little jokes and charming stories").
She encourages her students to persist with grammar and vocabulary even if they find it hard. "The reward is getting to read in the original language the authors' own words."
More recently Stein has written and performed in Yiddish productions as part of New Voices for Yiddish, with Nathan Garnick and Faye Zeidman. They have appeared at Toronto's Jewish Book Fair, and are searching for a venue for a show they are preparing for next fall.
A lesson from the teacher: "Laughter through tears – that's [the lesson of] Yiddish, through Sholom Aleichem."


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Get an overview of this hotel4-star hotel on the beach, near Roman Villa
Popular property highlights
Nestled on the beach, this Maiori hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Maiori Beach and Roman Villa. Villa Rufolo is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) away.
Hotel Features
A private beach, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a poolside bar, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 76 rooms offer free WiFi, minibars, and LCD TVs with satellite channels. Guests will also find room service, hair dryers, and safes.
Guest Highlights
- Spotless guestrooms
- Good location
- Beach
- Breakfast
- Helpful staff
- Guestroom size
- Overall room comfort
Hotel Panorama
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This Maiori hotel has its very own private beach. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room. This beach hotel also offers a seasonal outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- On private beach
- Poolside bar
- Free breakfast
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Business center
- Concierge services
- Total number of rooms - 76
- Number of floors - 5
- One meeting room
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Pool umbrellas
- Free WiFi
- Year Built 1961
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- On private beach
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Free WiFi
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Desk
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Lo Sfusato - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach and a seasonal outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 10.00 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.25 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 100 per vehicle (one way)
- Self parking fee: EUR 15 per night
- A pet fee will be charged
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30 per night
Hotel Name
- HOTEL PANORAMA Maiori
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BARCELONA—A spot in the cheaper seats at most pro soccer games ensures that at some point during the 90 minutes, your view will be obstructed. Fans stand to sing, scarves or banners are raised and smoke bombs might go off.
After buying some of the least expensive tickets available for last weekend's city derby between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol at the imposing Camp Nou, we expected to encounter some difficulty seeing the field at times. But we didn't expect the source of that difficulty to be a baby girl.
She didn't look more than a year old, and her parents brought her to the match along with enough food for a decent picnic and a full-sized, pink stroller they placed in the narrow aisle in front of their seats. Barcelona had a four-goal lead after only a half-hour, and the mother opted to amuse herself during the second half by repeatedly lifting her laughing daughter in the air—high enough to obstruct our view.
When we finally asked her to stop, she sheepishly complied. She was no hooligan, after all, and this was no rough-and-tumble supporters section. We were surrounded by families with their kids, young couples and so many tourists speaking so many languages it sounded like subway chatter in New York City or London.
"Soccer looks like a different sport in this stadium," my girlfriend said at one point as Barcelona added to their lead. Accustomed to attending MLS games at RFK Stadium, she was referring to the rhythmic attacking prowess of Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández. But she certainly could have been talking about the crowd as well—a throng numbering more than 70,000 that looked more like a gathering fit for a great concert hall than a famous stadium hosting a matchup of local rivals.
Barcelona's most ardent supporters, the Boixos Nois, occupied a section directly below us behind the south goal and numbered in the dozens, not the thousands. Espanyol's fans, confined to a fenced-in area adjacent to the scoreboard above us, probably could have fit on their team's bench.
The exchange and vitriol that typically characterizes local derbies was absent. Barcelona's domination on the field and in the local market—it's far easier to buy a Real Madrid jersey in Barcelona than a shirt bearing the blue and white stripes of Espanyol—surely has a lot to do with that. But so does the evolution of what once was a mere soccer team into a global brand.
Its motto is "Més Que Un Club"—Catalan for "More Than A Club"—and Barcelona has become exactly that.
Over the past decade, the Blaugrana have won three European championships and two Club World Cup titles while fielding the preeminent practitioners of the beautiful game, from Ronaldinho to Messi.
Owned by its members, based in one of the world's most beautiful cities and bolstered by a tradition of leftist politics and the pursuit of Catalan freedom and identity, Barça has become a living symbol. That's why its FCBotiga shops pepper the region. It's why fans pay $30 apiece just to tour the empty stadium, a hulking concrete eyesore that doesn't compare favorably to the city's other architectural monuments. It's why there were so many tourists shopping for team gear at the store adjacent to the Camp Nou eight hours before Sunday's game began.
When in New York City, you visit Times Square. If in Paris, check out the Louvre. When people are in Barcelona, they head to the Camp Nou.
I've been to soccer games in two dozen countries spread across five continents and have discovered that city tourist offices rarely have any clue about kickoff times, ticket sales or the bus lines to the stadium. In Barcelona, we stood in line to ask about buying bus tickets to Andorra and listened to two young Korean women just in front of us ask excitedly about how they could get in to see an FCB training session. Needless to say, the representative behind the desk was on the ball.
Barcelonans care deeply about their team. The Blaugrana dominate both the local storefronts and front pages and remain a hometown institution even as they have conquered the world. Many of FCB's top players, from Xavi and captain Carles Puyol to fellow Spanish World Cup winners Gerard Piqué and Sergio Busquets, are Catalan natives. Others, like Messi and Iniesta, came up through the vaunted youth system. But through sharing their soccer and all it symbolizes with the rest of us, the locals have seen access to their beloved club reduced.
Our tickets to the Sunday's game vs. Espanyol, located in the second-cheapest tier, were more than $90 apiece—each more costly than a night's lodging in central Barcelona. Entry to the derby match at the Camp Nou is more expensive than a game against most La Liga opposition, but Sunday's diverse and quiet crowd was a sign the rivalry probably doesn't mean much anymore. Perhaps FCB has won so frequently and easily in recent years that only UEFA Champions League matches and the El Clásico meetings with Real Madrid still inspire any fervor.
But the stratospheric ticket prices—likely required to pay the players' wages—surely are a factor. Even if halved, those prices ensure that attending FCB games won't become a habit for the vast majority of the club's fans. The crowd surrounding us Sunday was one that might fit in at any big event. It was a once-a-year outing for the family, a meaningful date night or a tourist's attempt to enjoy the sort of cultural experience recommended by Lonely Planet.
The stadium didn't shake when Barcelona scored on hapless Espanyol. There was no explosion of noise. For the Camp Nou's regulars and diehards, goals are expected at this point—like baskets at an NBA game. That one was nice, but there's another coming soon. For the families and tourists who sat and applauded, it seemed like each addition to the scoreboard was like a famous painting hanging on a museum wall. It was appreciated, but it couldn't be touched and the artist was a stranger.
The stands started emptying with more than 10 minutes remaining. Victory was safely in hand, and the promise of a few more minutes of Messi and Iniesta wasn't enough to keep people from the heading to the Metro.
Several hours later back in the U.S., venerable news magazine 60 Minutes profiled FC Barcelona and introduced the world's best team to legions of American viewers who couldn't care less about the sport. That's how big Barça has become. Men who own sports franchises in the U.S. occasionally discuss aspirations to transform their teams into "global brands." The concept has even been tossed around by a few MLS investors like those in L.A., Seattle and D.C.
American soccer clubs surely have a long, long way to go before they can come close to Barcelona's quality on the field. But it's somewhat telling that the pound-for-pound clamor pouring from the supporters' sections at Jeld-Wen Field, Livestrong Sporting Park and several other MLS stadiums is so much more impressive than anything we saw or heard at the Camp Nou.
On TV sets in the U.S. and at the home of the global game's greatest team back in Spain, Sunday night symbolized what becoming a "global brand" really means. Soccer is a different sport at the Camp Nou, for sure.


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A Phase I Study For the Reduction of Scar Tissue in Adult Females Undergoing Surgery for an Ectopic Pregnancy
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 October 2012 by AdeTherapeutics Inc..
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
AdeTherapeutics Inc.
University of Saskatchewan
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
AdeTherapeutics Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: October 3, 2012
Last updated: NA
Last verified: October 2012
History: No changes posted
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether an amino acid is an effective treatment to prevent abdominal/pelvic scar tissue.
|Pelvic Adhesions
|Drug: Amino Acid Drug: Saline
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Phase I Study of an Amino Acid For the Reduction of Peritoneal Adhesions in Adult Females Undergoing a Laparoscopic Salpingostomy for the Removal of an Ectopic Pregnancy
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Adhesions Ectopic Pregnancy
Drug Information available for: Amino acidsU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by AdeTherapeutics Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Adhesion Reduction [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Adverse events in patients from dose administration to 8-week follow up [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Saline
1g/kg of body weight, 1 time intra-abdominal administration at time of surgery
Drug: Saline
Placebo Comparator
Experimental: Amino Acid
1g/kg of body weight, 1 time intra-abdominal administration at time of surgery
Drug: Amino Acid
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects are female
- Subjects are 18 years of age or older at the time of consent
- Subjects have a BMI between 17 and 35
- Subjects or subject's legal representative must have signed informed consent form
- Subjects have a preoperative diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy with ultrasonographic confirmation of absence of an intrauterine ectopic pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects whose BMI is outside the range of 17 - 35
- Subjects participating in another clinical trial with a drug or a device
- Subjects who have participated in a clinical trial with a drug or device within 30 days prior to this study
- Subjects with suspected or diagnosed co-existing intrauterine pregnancy
- Subjects with suspected intraabdominal infection
- Subjects who are immunocompromised
- Subjects diagnosed with cancer
- Subjects treated with hemostatic agents (e.g. fibrin sealant, collagen, oxidized cellulose)
- Subjects treated with adhesion prevention agents other than the Anti-Adhesion Product (APP) (e.g. Intergel® Adhesion Prevention Solution, Seprafilm® Membrane)
- Subjects taking anti-epileptic medications
- Subjects who have been treated with Methotrexate or other chemotherapeutic agents
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01701193
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01701193
|Contact: Dominique C Singh, RN
|(306) 292-7756
|Canada, Saskatchewan
|Saskatoon Health Region
|Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
|Contact: Dominique C Singh, RN (306) 292-7756 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Donna Chizen, MD, FRCSC
Sponsors and Collaborators
AdeTherapeutics Inc.
University of Saskatchewan
|Principal Investigator:
|Donna Chizen, MD, FRCSC
|University of Saskatchewan
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|AdeTherapeutics Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01701193 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 3, 2012
|Last Updated:
|October 3, 2012
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tissue Adhesions
Pregnancy, Ectopic
Pathologic Processes
Pregnancy Complications
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An extraordinary 90 percent of California voters now favor letting illegal immigrants who have lived here for a number of years stay and become citizens if they have a job, learn English and pay back taxes, a new Field Poll shows.
This is the most support for a plan to grant citizenship to illegal immigrants since the Field Poll began tracking it seven years ago, and comes as Congress rings with bipartisan calls for comprehensive immigration reform.
"Voters of all political parties, races and ethnicities have come to the judgment that longtime residents who have been in this country but are still without papers need some path to citizenship," Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo said Thursday.
Although a majority has supported this for some time, he said, "now that they're hearing both Republican and Democratic leaders coming to the same conclusion, it's really bringing everybody together on that issue."
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is working on such a bill, and a leaked Obama administration proposal would set an eight-year probation and a 13-year path to citizenship for most of the 11 million immigrants here illegally.
Even granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants in California for the first time drew majority support -- 52 percent favored it.
Even so, the Field Poll shows Californians' stern attitudes toward illegal immigration: 65 percent of voters favor having more federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border; 57 percent favor stiff penalties for hiring illegal immigrants; 46 percent favor detaining and deporting people living here illegally; and 46 percent favor building more fences on U.S.-Mexico border.
In many cases, support for a path to citizenship seems to be a pragmatic solution to an intractable problem -- or a simple issue of fairness.
"If they've been here a while and been working, and they're spending money and helping the economy, if they've been solid citizens and not committing crimes, they should get the same rights that every other American gets," said Manuel Martinez, a 47-year-old bus driver from Santa Clara County. "That's what we're all about, bringing in the immigrants, your poor and weak and all, who are just trying to get the same dream that we are all trying to get."
The driver's license issue, however, is one that still bedevils Californians.
A two-decade statewide ban on illegal immigrants driving has resulted in many riding bicycles, buses and BART to work, while others choose to get behind the wheel anyway, risking arrest, a towed car and deportation.
Jose Parra, 20, said having a driver's license would help him get to and from his electrical engineering classes at Oakland's Laney College and in his career after he graduates next year. More immediately, he said, it's about family.
"Once a year we go down to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving," he said. "It's a big risk driving down there with no license."
Martinez said he doesn't have a problem with immigrants getting licenses, but added that "they should have to go through the same test that we have to" and be able to pass a written test printed in English.
"All the signs are in English,'' he said. "They should be able to read them."
The poll results reflect the conflicting opinions on illegal immigration, which has brought California the nation's largest illegal population -- people able to send their children to public schools but constantly at risk of deportation and banned from driving or accessing other benefits of legal residency.
Conservative outrage over a 2003 driver's license bill for illegal immigrants was seen as contributing to the recall that unseated Democratic Gov. Gray Davis that year. Just last September, Field found 56 percent of California voters opposing licenses for illegal immigrants.
Regardless of popular opinion, tens of thousands of California's young undocumented immigrants can soon get driver's licenses for the first time, and some have already.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill in October to let the immigrants approved for federal deportation relief get state driver's licenses. It took effect Jan. 1.
Those measures irk some Californians, such as Lafayette independent voter Fred Caven, who say letting illegal immigrants have driver's licenses encourages them to stay here.
Yet the retired accountant and investment banker is among that vast California majority endorsing a legal pathway to citizenship.
"If you're going to make a process to allow illegal immigrants to become legal immigrants, I'm OK with that," Caven said. "If you're going to treat them as legal when in fact they're illegal, I have a big problem with that."
Staff writer Eric Kurhi contributed to this report.


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The UNC-Wilmington women's basketball team continued its road woes with a pair of losses on Tuesday and Thursday.
The UNC-Wilmington women's basketball team continued its road woes with a pair of losses on Tuesday and Thursday. The Seahawks are now 0-7 on the road and 1-8 overall on the season.
Against Xavier on Tuesday, UNCW trailed by as much as 20 points in the second half. They ended the game on a 12-2 run to cut the deficit to 62-52. Freshman Dana Brown scored a career-high 11 points, but the Seahawks shot just 36 percent from the field. UNCW was also outrebounded 53-34.
On Thursday, the Seahawks traveled to Northern Kentucky, a first-year Division I program, and suffered a 71-55 defeat.
Chelsea McGowen, Tawanna Lee and Jessica Freeman all scored 14 points, but UNCW didn't have any bench points.
Getting the ball into the basket has been a tough chore for the Seahawks this season. The team has reached the 60-point mark just one time and has failed to reach 50 on two occasions.
UNCW is averaging 53.7 points per game, which ranks 298th in the nation. They shoot 35.9 percent from the field and 23.6 percent from 3, which is second to last among qualifying teams.
Kelva Atkins is the team's most efficient scorer. The junior-college transfer averages a team-high 10.9 points and shoots 47 percent. The only other regulars shooting 40 percent or better are Jovana Mandic and Chelsea McGowen.
Senior forward Karneshia Garrett, who averaged 9.8 points and shot 44 percent last year, has struggled so far this season. She is averaging 8.9 points and shooting 37 percent. Jessica Freeman is also in a shooting slump. She hit 44 percent of her shots last season, including 41 percent from 3. This year, she is shooting 32 percent and 27 percent from 3.
One bright spot this season has been Garrett's ability to get rebounds. She has been dominant on the glass this year, averaging 12.1 caroms per game. Only seven players nationally average more rebounds than Garrett.
She has come a long way from last year when she averaged 7.5.
First-year head coach Adell Harris continually challenges Garrett to be a dominating presence inside.
Garrett has grabbed double-digit rebounds in six of the team's eight games, including two 18-rebound performances against Wake Forest and North Carolina Central. Last year, Garrett had 10 or more rebounds eight times.


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Probiotics Capsule as Supplemental Therapy for Group B Streptococci Infection and Vaginitis During Pregnancy
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 April 2015 by Meng-Hsing Wu, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Meng-Hsing Wu
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Meng-Hsing Wu, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 28, 2013
Last updated: April 26, 2015
Last verified: April 2015
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Detailed Description:
B streptococcal infection and the major cause of death before and after the baby is born. B streptococcus infection the way of the newborn, usually infection from the mother in childbirth, if the pregnant women during pregnancy early diagnosis B streptococcus infection, it can be effective in preventing the risk of neonatal infection. Department of Health in China has been since April 15, 2012, the Scholarship holder at all pregnant women in the 35-37 weeks of pregnancy comprehensive B streptococcus screening. Infection B Streptococcus pregnant women in the labor process, the use of prophylactic antibiotics can be effective in reducing neonatal B streptococcus infection, but the possibility of the fetus being infected for the condition of premature birth or early rupture of membranes are still unable to fully hedge. In this study, the 35 to 37 weeks gestation examination confirmed infected B Streptococcus pregnant women, oral lactobacillus capsules B streptococcus infection treatment efficacy and safety assessment of clinical research. To assess whether oral administration of lactic acid bacteria will affect vaginitis incidence.
|Dietary Supplement: lactic acid bacteria Dietary Supplement: cranberry Dietary Supplement: placebo
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Double-blind,Randomized,Parallel,Placebo-controlled Study of Probiotics Capsule as Supplemental Therapy for Group B Streptococci Infection and Vaginitis During Pregnancy
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Streptococcal Infections VaginitisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Meng-Hsing Wu, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- all cases vaginal group B streptococcus colonies [ Time Frame: four years ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|June 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: latic acid bacteria and cranberry
oral latic acid bacteria and cranberry capsule (dose of 2 * 10^9 cfu per capsule), one pill daily
Dietary Supplement: lactic acid bacteria
oral lactobacillus capsule (dose of 2 * 10^9 cfu per capsule), one pill dailyDietary Supplement: cranberry
oral cranberry capsule, one pill daily
Active Comparator: cranberry
oral cranberry capsule without lactic acid bacteria, one pill daily
Dietary Supplement: cranberry
oral cranberry capsule, one pill daily
Placebo Comparator: placebo
placebo without lactic acid bacteria and cranberry, one pill daily
Dietary Supplement: placebo
placebo capsule without lactic acid bacteria and cranberry, one pill daily
Detailed Description:
Deeply influenced of bacterial vaginosis infection during pregnancy for pregnant women and fetus during childbirth, in which Group B Streptococcus agalactiae(GBS) is generally about 30% of pregnant women will be infected, about 1% vertical and infect the fetus, babies are not infected about 50% of the mortality rate in the treatment status, is considered an important reason for infection and death before and after the baby is born. Vertically in the natural childbirth process and infect the fetus, the delay in treatment on the fetus often lead to serious complications, including sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis, a serious will to cause death and permanent neurological sequelae, if given to confirm the diagnosis antibiotic treatment of pregnant women, the probability of infection of the newborn B streptococcus can be reduced by 75%. U.S. Centers for Disease Control recommends that pregnant women 35 to 37 weeks gestation or less than 37 weeks preterm contractions or rupture of membranes. B streptococcus check preterm doubts should pregnant women in the labor process and the use of preventive antibiotics can be effective in reducing neonatal B streptococcus infection, but the condition of premature birth or early rupture of membranes can not fully prevent the possibility of the fetus being infected is still in pre-production will not make any disposal, can cause infection of B The streptococci pregnant women worry, and under great pressure. This study for 35 to 37 weeks gestation to check to confirm infection of B Streptococcus pregnant women, pregnant women infected with the clinical studies of treatment efficacy and safety assessment of B streptococcus before delivery to the oral administration of lactic acid bacteria. The trial is expected during the execution in June 2012 to July 2015, subjects the number is expected to included at least 120 pregnant women choose not to subjects according to the conventional injection of prophylactic antibiotics in the labor process, choose to take oral lactobacillus oral lactobacillus of pregnant women in accordance with the 1:1 double-blind randomized to three groups, one of the following: test group A: oral lactobacillus capsules (dose of 2 x 109 cfu / capsule), experimental group B: oral without functional lactobacillus capsules and the control group: oral administration does not contain the active ingredient (lactic acid bacteria and cranberry) capsules before oral administration of lactic acid bacteria and the delivery process, collecting samples of vaginal anal secretions, whether positive addition to the screening B streptococcus, and the other selective medium coated plate culture for vaginal odor, itching number of the pathogen and B Streptococcus quantitative analysis and assessment questionnaire.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- pregnancy women at 35 weeks of gestation
Exclusion Criteria:
- previous other probiotics capsules use
- previous antibiotics use
- previous habitual vaginal douche
- previous medical disease, such as: HIV infection, cancer, history of organ transplantation, long-term steroid use, autoimmune disease, et al
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01779193
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01779193
|Contact: Meng-Hsing Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
|+88662353535 ext 5222
|Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University
|Tainan, Taiwan
|Contact: Meng-Hsing Wu, M.D., Ph.D. +88662353535 ext 5222 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Meng-Hsing Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Sponsors and Collaborators
Meng-Hsing Wu
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
|Principal Investigator:
|Meng-Hsing Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
|National Cheng Kung University
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Keywords provided by Meng-Hsing Wu, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Meng-Hsing Wu, National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01779193 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 28, 2013
|Last Updated:
|April 26, 2015
Keywords provided by Meng-Hsing Wu, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital:
group B streptococcus
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Streptococcal Infections
Vaginal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017