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Despite a defeat by California voters in November, proponents of labeling foods that contain genetically modified organisms — or GMOs — have not given up.
They're taking their fight to legislators in Washington state as well as to Connecticut and Vermont this year and possibly to Oregon in 2014.
If you can believe website postings, GMO labeling proponents also plan to petition the Food and Drug Administration for similar requirements.
Proposition 37, dubbed the California Right to Know measure, would have required most genetically modified crops and foods that contained GMOs to be labeled as such.
It was the brainchild of Pamm Larry, a grandmother, former farmer and midwife from Chico, Calif., who launched the effort in January 2011.
Proponents said labeling would provide more information to shoppers, who could then decide whether to purchase the products.
Opponents countered that GMOs were deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture, and no further labeling was needed.
Money poured into the fight, with opponents spending more than $46 million compared to proponents' $9 million. The measure was defeated 53% to 47%.
But supporters said they were heartened by the more than 4 million people who voted for labeling, and they've moved the battle up the road to Washington.
In California, supporters went directly to the electorate and qualified the measure for the November 2012 general election ballot by collecting enough valid signatures.
Washington state campaign
In Washington, the University Place-based Label It Wa group is going the legislative initiative route.
Chris McManus, owner of a small Tacoma, Wash., advertising firm, is leading the charge. Among the early financial backers is Seattle-based PCC Natural Markets, a member-owned cooperative that contributed $100,000 toward signature gathering.
Supporters had to collect 241,153 valid signatures by Jan. 4 to bring the measure before the legislature.
Lawmakers can adopt, reject or modify the proposal. If they reject the measure, it will be placed on the November general election ballot — which is typically the path a Washington state initiative follows.
If lawmakers modify the measure, both the original and modified versions are put on the ballot.
Initiative supporters submitted about 350,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's Elections Division on Jan. 3, according to the secretary's office.
The office is expected to announce before month's end whether the initiative has enough valid signatures to be certified.
According to the Initiative-522 proposal, all raw foods labeled for retail sale would have to carry the words "genetically engineered" conspicuously printed on the front package or be deemed misbranded. The rules would become effective July 1, 2015.
In the case of bulk produce, the label would have to appear on the retail shelf or bin where the items are displayed.
Processed foods that contained GMOs would have to carry front labeling stating "may be partially produced with genetic engineering," according to the proposal.
Let the games begin.
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Prosecutors may refile charges against Kevin Harper
YAKIMA, Wash.-- Charges may be refiled in the West Valley triple murder. Prosecutors shocked Yakima when they made a plea deal with Kevin Harper last fall. It dropped the first degree-murder charges and left no one on the hook for the crime. But today KIMA learned how prosecutors took the first step to pull that deal off the table.
Harper has been waiting to be sentenced on lesser charges he agreed to, but now Prosecutors are taking back that deal much to the dismay of Harper's attorney.
"Completely rehashing of things and adding things that we now have to go and investigate," Defense Attorney Mazzone said in court to the judge.
Pete Mazzone helped strike that deal to remove murder charges. Harper had been the prime suspect in the 2011 murders of the Goggin family. Tracy Culton had the charges against her dropped as well. She's free to live her life. Harper expected a seven-year sentence. But prosecutors tell me the deal was violated. They won't tell me how. A motion to revoke the deal is sealed from view. The defense was worried they wouldn't be prepared for the next hearing.
"This is going to affect this guy and so its not something that can be done peacefully because you will never fully appreciate the extent of this," Mazzone said in court.
Once the plea deal is withdrawn, prosecutors say they plan to refile murder charges. They cite new information, possibly new witnesses but wouldn't confirm anything.
Defense Attorney Peter Mazzone fought for more time and resources to prepare for a murder trial.
"I cannot do this by myself," he said many times in the hearing.
The next hearing is set for mid-June.
"I will entertain additional objections from anyone in the courtroom at that particular point," Judge Ruth Reukauf said.
At that time, anyone in the courtroom will be able to have their voice heard. Kevin Harper's plea deal was 7 years behind bars. The maximum time for the crimes he admitted to was fifteen years.

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CPE FAQs
- What is a typical day in CPE?
- What is "individual supervision?"
- What is a "learning contract?"
- How many CPE sessions can I miss?
- Will I be doing "rotations" or serve on a particular hospital area?
- How are the hospital Staff Chaplains involved with CPE students?
- What is the "Saint Louis CPE Cluster" and how does it interface with SLUH CPE Center?
- What does CPE prepare a person to do?
- Can one receive academic credit for a CPE unit?
- How is the privacy of a CPE student protected?
- How many overnight on-calls....etc?
What is a typical day in CPE?
For approximately 100 hours CPE students meet for "group time," instructional presentations, discussions of case studies, and reflections. For approximately 300 hours the students visit hospital patients in the role of chaplains.
What is "individual supervision?"
Students meet regularly with a CPE supervisor during which they discuss ministry events, relationship issues, and theological questions.
What is a "learning contract?"
Each CPE student develops individualized learning goals around pastoral reflection; pastoral formation; pastoral competence or pastoral specializations.
How many CPE sessions can I miss?
Students are expected to attend all CPE activities. If a student anticipates missing more than two days, a conference with the supervisor is required.
Will I be doing "rotations" or serve on a particular hospital area?
A student has a specific clinical assignment to a hospital service. On their on-call shifts, students gain experience in all areas of the hospital.
How are the hospital Staff Chaplains involved with CPE students?
The staff chaplains act in the role of "preceptors" for the CPE students. They help with orientation, didactics, shadowing, and mentoring.
What is the "Saint Louis CPE Cluster"?
The "Saint Louis CPE Cluster" is a consortium of several CPE centers in the Saint Louis area. Each unit, the resident at SLUH will join the residents from the other Cluster centers for group time under the supervision of one of the Cluster center's supervisors. The group will rotate at a different center for each residency unit.
What does CPE prepare a person to do?
- CPE develops skills for pastoral care for people in parish work, chaplaincy, lay ecclesial ministry, teaching, counseling, and other forms of ministry.
- Many theological schools require CPE as part of their field education practicum, contextual education, or supervised ministry internship.
- Religious communities and dioceses require CPE as part of their formation programs.
- Many denominations require CPE as an element in their ordination track.
- Professional Chaplains' organizations require four units of CPE for board-certification as a chaplain.
- Acceptance into supervisory education requires a minimum of four units of CPE.
Can one receive academic credit for a CPE unit?
Yes, if you are enrolled as a student in a seminary or graduate school of theology, and if your school grants credits for supervised practice or field work, you can get anywhere between 3 to 6 credits (depending on the school). However, if one is not enrolled as a student in an academic program, one cannot obtain academic credit.
How is the privacy of a CPE student protected?
CPE students are protected by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which protects the privacy of adult student education records. For more information, please see: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html Student CPE evaluations are kept on file for ten years at the center in which they took CPE. The evaluations can only be released with the student's written permission.
How many overnight on-calls....etc?
Summer students and Extended students are required to do approximately five to seven evening/night on-call shifts (eight hours each) during the course of a unit. Residents do three (3) shifts in a month. Shifts can be distributed between evening shifts (3:00 p.m. - 11:00 pm.) or night shifts (11:00 pm. - 7:00 a.m.). Adjustments according to individual needs can be made.


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House can no longer ignore violence against LGBT community
On February 12th, the Senate passed S. 47, a bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a 78-22 margin. VAWA is our nation's response to domestic and sexual violence and provides the greatest source of programming and funding for survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the United States. The bill is inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), immigrant and Tribal survivors. These underserved communities were determined to be priorities of the more than 2,000 victim services advocates across the country who worked for the past two years to create a bill that reaches all victims.
VAWA will now be taken up in the House of Representatives. Many members of Congress have expressed their opposition to the inclusion of LGBT survivors of violence. Some have suggested that they don't know if LGBT survivors of violence even need to be included in VAWA. These arguments suggest an inevitable impasse, conditions that we saw in the 112th Congress. But although much of the markings of this process seem the same, I think there is one critical difference between the 112th and 113th Congress: A CDC Report issued on January 28, 2013 just 25 days after the 113th Congress was sworn into office.
On this day the Centers for Disease Control released the first nationally representative prevalence estimates of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence among those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in the United States and the results were stark. Lesbians, gay men and bisexual people experience sexual and intimate partner violence at the same or higher rates as heterosexual people. Nearly 44 percent of lesbians and 26 percent of gay men have been the victim of rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner over the course of their lifetime. The CDC found the following prevalence for lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence, including physical assault, rape or stalking: bisexual women (61 percent), lesbians (43.8 percent), bisexual men (37 percent), heterosexual women (35 percent), heterosexual men (29 percent), and gay men (26 percent). The CDC did not include transgender people, however, one study shows that transgender survivors of violence were almost 2 times as likely to report experiencing sexual violence and transgender people of color were almost 2 times as likely to report experiencing threats or intimidation from intimate partners.
This news is not new news but it is significant. The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs has reported on IPV for more than 15 years and found that intimate partner and sexual violence were epidemics in LGBT people's lives. But our studies were the work of advocates doing the front line work with survivors of violence and never meant to be representative of the prevalence throughout the United States. The CDC, with a mission to prevent violence and injuries, and reduce their consequences, does measure this prevalence and, more than that, is an 'official," governmental word on this issue.
And now we know what we have always known really: this violence is real, it harms the LGBT communities and it can no longer be ignored. It is no longer theoretical – the U.S. government tells us the problem is real. So now that our country has defined the problem, our country now has an obligation to solve it. There is a way to address this problem through VAWA. Congress has been divided on this issue and much of the resistance to explicitly including LGBT survivors in VAWA have been predicated on the idea that we don't know there is a problem. Now we know. And with this knowledge we have an obligated to act. We also know the way in which we can address the issues.
Refusing to explicitly include LGBT people in VAWA is no longer defensible. We can no longer hide behind the idea that we don't know. We have always known but now those who must have 'unbiased proof' have it. And it's time for the House to do the right thing for all survivors of violence.


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"Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store." -- Dr. Seuss
Our half-day of Christmas Eve trading is starting off slowly. Nothing much happened on the "fiscal cliff" front this past weekend as many politicians left town, including President Obama. Word is that the uncertainty may have actually impacted last-minute holiday shopping. The big question now is whether the market can shake off the gloominess created by this uncertainty.
Unfortunately the market's technical condition is also problematic. Stocks have been trending upward for nearly a month as market players have blithely assumed that the fiscal cliff would be resolved, even despite the constant public debates. The indices were chugging along quite nicely until Friday, when the market discovered that House Speaker John Boehner can't even deliver his own party. The S&P 500 is now in danger of breaching the recent uptrend line, and it won't have to go far at all to test its 50-day simple moving average.
The market will have to contend with two big hurdles this week. First, many market players are finished for the year, and dealing with the fiscal-cliff issue won't be worth their time and energy. That's especially so if there's a lack of optimistic that Washington will come up with a solution before year-end.
The other problem is that we're likely to see some pressure as folks sell ahead of expected tax hikes at the start of 2013. Every year-end period sees investors taking losses to offset some capital gains taxes, but this year the specter of higher taxes is putting even more pressure than usual on folks to take profits. That may crimp stocks that have been leaders, and it's probably partially to blame for the poor recent action in Apple (AAPL).
During the slow trading around the holidays, the hot money will typically create some speculative action in a few names. So far there have been very few pockets of momentum, but I'll be digging for a little action.
Overall it is looking like Monday will see some very slow and lackluster trading as the uncertainty of the fiscal cliff inhibits any holiday spirit. Manage those positions closely, and don't be too aggressive with trades. It is a good time to be selective and to focus on enjoying the holidays instead.


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Why am I being asked to disclose my body injury & personal liability for a fender bender? I was involved in a fender bender accident. The shady car load of people are claiming body injuries and damage to their car. It has not been proven who is at fault, but I know the other car load is at fault because the driver was on the cell phone & made a sudden lane change. I'm sure it has been looked up on the computer that I own PROPERTIES so now it looks like I'm going to be taken for all I'm worth now.
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How low did the scantily-dressed star go this weekend (with a one being Congresswoman conservative, and a ten being ready for her video vixen close-up)? Let's check it out:
Exhibit A (left): The Adventures of Mimi Tour, Miami Saturday night
For this outfit, I'd rate Mariah an eight. She's not quite off the charts, because she's got her top and bottom both fully-covered (to which we say: Bravo, Mariah!), but that streaming chiffon—not to mention bare belly—definitely makes this borderline lingerie.
Exhibit B (near left): After-concert party, club Nocturnal
What, no plunging neckline? Or sky-high slit? Post-show, Mariah tones things down to a five, in a minidress that actually looks like it's the right size.
On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate Mariah's oh-factor in these looks? Let me know! — Galina Espinoza
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Nice way of taking care of business and beat the crappy team the Pistons are, MVP of the game for Mcbob.
Go Pacers :dance::dance:
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Nice way of taking care of business and beat the crappy team the Pistons are, MVP of the game for Mcbob.
Go Pacers :dance::dance:
Great effort by the team! Got sloppy at the end, but that second and third quarter run was just fun to watch...
Started to look a little ugly in the 4th, but a win is a win. Good to see JMac have a good game.
So we got six games left right?
His outside shot still leaves much to be desired, but I thought PG played better tonight than he has in recent games.
Good W but I'm kinda surprised it ended this close. But that's a W.
Josh and DC had an outstanding game. I just hope DC keeps playing like this and not regress like he did earlier in the season. I also think AJ and Foster were both great off the bench.
Glad Roy didn't get seriously injured, he didn't fall really well.
And looks like March is finally over, and hopefully Granger's horrible slump ends with it. 18.9 ppg, 37% from the field, 34% from 3... If you've watched this game you have probably seen it as well, he missed jumpers, airballed a wideeeeee open three... We can't have him like this in the playoffs
I loved this game. It looked like everyone was giving effort out there (at least until the 4Q run by the Pistons), so that was nice. Josh McRoberts picked up a career-high 13 rebounds with 15 points, which was great. Would have been nice to see him pick up 6 more points for a career high there, too, but no greed necessary.
Josh had a couple dunks, one of them a sweet putback, and I heard Paul had a "sick alley-oop", so I'm hoping to find footage of any and all of them to post.
And despite all of my aforementioned hatred for Mike Dunleavy, it was actually nice to see him back on the court, until he started bricking shots in the second half. But his movement is incredibly encouraging, and his moderate veteranship is worth having.
I'm really excited for the playoffs this year, guys. We could actually do well.
*Awaits for half of Pacers Digest to get on and blame the 4th quarter on Darren Collison, even though he sat on the bench*
Great game by McRoberts! PG looked real good as well. Collison seemed like he was on mission. Nice win.
Some interesting stats of the night:
- Danny had a little subpar shooting tonight, but he has been active in getting steals. 4 steals tonight. I've seen him use his length recently to get steals. Hopefully he can continue this.
- Tyler had recently been on an offensive slump. But lately he's starting to pass more to get assists. A little improvced offensive awareness perhaps?
- DC carried the team offensively, which is a good sign that he's getting his shots on the past 2 games. Although a little wierd that he only got 3 assists. If he's getting his shots I guess we can take that his assists usually drop.
- JMac has a back-to-back good games. Co-best player of the game together with DC. 15 points, 13 rebounds. Nice. Hopefully he'll be scoring well off the bench on a consistent basis (it's been the problem of the bench as of late).
Really wish the Bobcats would have lost tonight. Friday is super important! We play the Bucks, and the Bobcats play at Orlando.
A win puts us up 4 on the Bucks with 5 to play and we have the tiebreaker. A win and loss by the Bobcats puts us up 2 on them with 5 to play and a tiebreaker over them as well.
A loss and Bucks are only down 2 with the tiebreaker over us. Bobcats win and we're tied... with tiebreaker, loss and Bobcats loss and still up a game.
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Probably Josh's best game in his career.
He was all over the boards and boxing out.
Good all around team game tonight. Lets keep that going.
Mike's offensive game was definitely missed.
We must play our absolute best Friday night. Luckily, the Bobcats have the Magic who have done pretty well.
It was great to see DC playing with purpose.
Josh played amazing.
I haven't been a Mike D fan in the past, but I am now. We really missed him and the second he entered the game the offense ran so much better.
Mcbob looked like a mix fosters hustle and joshs athletic ability.
I hope Josh is here for a long time. I don't want O.J. Mayo.
My problem with this is that it tells me quite a bit why people underrate Josh. Short term memory.Quote:
Probably Josh's best game in his career.
How about 14/12/2 with 2 blocks and 1 steal on 7-15 shooting vs the Wiz.
Oh, about how about the irrelevent game vs the Lakers
15/4/1 with 2 steals on 7 of 12 shooting
18/12/1 with a block and 2 steals on 8 of 9 vs Houston
I've got him at 8 five assist games this year, with a 6 and a 7 night in that list.
The Boston game a few weeks ago he was 14/11/3 with 1 block on 6 of 10
Win vs Chicago 20/8/0 with 2 blocks and 1 assist on 8 of 11 and all anyone noticed was him getting dunked on, which was not too bad IMO since he actually challenged the shot rather than hiding like a punk.
12/9/7 vs Charlotte gets him in range of a triple double.
He was 15/12/3 with 2 steals on 7 of 8 @ DETROIT in mid FEB. So the same kind of night against the same team.
But tonight he really showed something or maybe had his best game yet or a breakout game or whatever.
Sheesh. There is a reason I have a chip about this, it's getting old having people keep rediscovering the Josh is a pretty solid NBA player and capable of impacting games in a multitude of ways.
He doesn't have huge stats and doesn't typically walk away with double digit rebounds. But most nights you are at least going to get the assists or the rebounds or some points or a few blocks or steals. It's rare that he leaves the team empty.
You run him out for 20-30 minutes and you are going to be glad you did most nights.
the game was over when monroe checked out and maxiell checked in. Between Maxiell and CV, there was just no chance of ever getting a rebound against McRoberts and Foster.
Nice adjustment to put Collison on Hamilton. It limited the damage he gave up and allowed him to play freer on offense.
As far as rebounding/being active on the boards, this was his best game.
Yes he tied his career high of 12 boards, but 7 of them were offensive.
He's a hard working player who's solid and makes a strong presense every time he's out there whether he's scoring/rebounding or not, he's always out there bringing his energy.
It's also good to have him always stepping up if Tyler is having an off game like tonight.
I would like for Josh to remain here, but going back to that deadline deal, I'd still like for us to go after Mayo.
I'm sorry Seth but the sample is not enough to make any conclusions, we need to see this for at least 30+ games and playing againts good teams not Detroit or Washington. Don't get me wrong nice and game an all but I need to see more and he needs to stop making stupid turnovers thinking he is playing the Washington generals.
Hey guys, just a cool experience from the game tonight. My choir (Liberty Christian School HS Choir) sang the national anthem for the game tonight, and while we were lined up on the court the players were still warming up. So i jokingly asked AJ Price to toss me the ball so I could shoot a three, and he really threw it to me! Haha so i took a quick dribble, and shot a three... and drained it! haha nothin but net. So all the players were screamin and givin me high fives, and throughout the game AJ would talk to me and when he hit a three we pointed at each other haha.
Just wanted to share this with you guys. Pretty neat experience for a crazzzy big Pacer fan like me!
Go Pacers!
I'd just like to see Josh get alittle more physical on the Defensive end. He does not protect the paint very will for somebody with his size and athletic ability.
Good game from the team. We let up at the end, I think they all got passive, and it's pretty typical for a team to make a little run, but overall..it was essentially a blowout.
Really nice to see DC get his scoring touch back. Hopefully it continues.
Second unit will be interesting once they gell. Might still be too much perimeter offense, but the ball movement should be fantastic. (And it was at points tonight)


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The volume and importance of the electronic information that is now stored by governments and the wider public sector, and private companies, means that digital information security and management must now be a top priority.
The Digital Information Management and Security Conference 2013 (DIMSC 2013) addresses key challenges and issues including:
- How to design, develop and manage information resources and address challenges such as delivering a robust information and compliance framework, streamlining models for digital information management, collaboration and social networking
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It's now October, the time of year when you and your peers are finalizing your college lists. As you begin to narrow down your list of top schools, you may be deciding whether to "go for it" and apply to your favorite school Early Decision or keep your options open and apply to several schools using Regular Decision.
At F&M, we want to help demystify the Early Decision (ED) option so you can make the right choice for you and your family. Here are some tips to help you determine which option is best for you:
- ED can be a great option if you have a clear top choice or if you have a "dream school" that may be a bit of a stretch in terms of admissions criteria. Many colleges have slightly higher acceptance rates in ED. The reason: colleges love students who are enthusiastic about their school.
- Do your research. Visit the school and conduct an application interview. Learn about the college's majors, professors, activities, location and campus. Would you purchase a car without first test-driving it? Take the same approach with your college education and make sure you would be 100 percent satisfied with your investment.
- Talk to a school counselor or an admission representative. These individuals are ready to answer your last-minute questions about schools and to discuss the Early Decision process. Let the admission representative know you're interested as early as possible.
- "What about the cost? Many schools, including F&M, offer early estimates of financial aid so you can confidently enter the ED process. You can also utilize the Net Price Calculator tool to receive an instant financial aid estimate. F&M's Net Price Calculator can be found here.
- ED requires genuine enthusiasm for the school. ED is a binding commitment; if admitted, you are expected to enroll and withdraw all other applications. If you cannot picture yourself perfectly happy and content at that school, then ED is not for you.
- If you're unsure about the best college choice for you, that's O.K. But that probably means you are not ready for ED. Many schools (like F&M) offer multiple ED deadlines, so keep that in mind if you feel "ready" later in the process.
- Make your own decision. Applying ED just because your best friend or significant other did is not a great plan. Your college goals are distinctively your own, and focusing on someone else's decision may distract you from finding the right fit for you.
- If you've applied ED, don't stop your college search process. Hopefully, you will be admitted to your first-choice school. If not, you should have several other choices ready. It may be hard to fill out applications once you've decided on an ED school, but if you don't get accepted ED, you don't want to be left scrambling at the last minute.
At F&M, we want you to have a successful college search. If you ever have any questions regarding any aspect of the application process, please feel free to contact our knowledgeable admission staff. Don't be shy. We're here to help.
It's tempting to encourage your student to apply ED, thereby avoiding what may be perceived as an anxiety-filled senior year. But not every student is ready to make such a big commitment this early. "Breezing" through senior year is not a great reason to go ED. If your student is confident with his/her first choice, by all means, encourage ED. If not, proceed with caution.


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Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Immunoglobulin IgPro10 in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID)
This study has been completed.
CSL Behring
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 12, 2005
Last updated: June 5, 2012
Last verified: June 2012
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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effect of IgPro10 on the prevention of serious bacterial infections in patients with primary immunodeficiency.
As secondary endpoints the rate of overall infections, the tolerability and safety of IgPro10 are studied.
A part of the patients are participating in a pharmacokinetic substudy.
|Agammaglobulinemia IgG Deficiency Common Variable Immunodeficiency
|Drug: Immunoglobulins Intravenous (Human)
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter Study on the Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics of IgPro10 in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiency (PID)
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: common variable immune deficiencyU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by CSL Behring:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Annualized rate of acute serious bacterial infections
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Number of infections
- Number of days out of work / school due to underlying PID
- Adverse events temporally associated with study drug infusion
- Trough levels of total IgG serum concentrations
|Study Start Date:
|September 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2006
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: IgPro10
|Drug: Immunoglobulins Intravenous (Human)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Years to 70 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with primary immunodeficiency
- Patients who have received stable IVIG therapy at 3- or 4-weekly intervals for at least 6 months
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed PID
- Allergic reactions to immunoglobulins or other blood products
- Administration of steroids (daily ≥ 0.15 mg prednisone equivalent/kg/day) or other immunosuppressive drugs
- Concomitant diseases such as hypoalbuminemia, protein-losing enteropathies, kidney diseases with proteinuria, malignancies of lymphoid cells (e.g. lymphocytic leukemia), and recent history of migraine
- History of cardiac insufficiency (NYHA III/IV), cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, severe hypertension
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00168025
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00168025
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Additional Information:
Stein MR, Nelson RP, Church JA, Wasserman RL, Borte M, Vermylen C, Bichler J; IgPro10 in PID study group. Safety and efficacy of Privigen, a novel 10% liquid immunoglobulin preparation for intravenous use, in patients with primary immunodeficiencies. J Clin Immunol. 2009 Jan;29(1):137-44. doi: 10.1007/s10875-008-9231-2. Epub 2008 Sep 24.
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|CSL Behring
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|NCT00168025 History of Changes
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|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|June 5, 2012
Keywords provided by CSL Behring:
Immunoglobulin Intravenous
Common variable immunodeficiency
Immunoglobulin G
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Common Variable Immunodeficiency
IgG Deficiency
Immune System Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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MINNEAPOLIS Target reported net earnings of $679 million for the quarter ended July 31, compared with $594 million in the quarter ended Aug. 1, 2009. Earnings per diluted share in the second quarter increased 17% to 92 cents from 79 cents in the same period a year ago.
"Our retail segment generated strong profitability, overcoming softer-than-expected sales," said Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Target. "Growth in guest traffic and apparel sales remained robust, and teams across the company continued to exercise thoughtful control of expenses. Our credit card segment also enjoyed very strong results, as disciplined underwriting, superb execution and improving risk trends caused a sharp reduction in bad debt expense compared with last year. Regardless of the pace of recovery, we are well-positioned to continue to gain profitable market share."
Sales for the retail segment increased 3.8% in the second quarter to $15.1 billion in 2010 from $14.6 billion in 2009, due to the contribution from new stores combined with a 1.7% increase in comparable-store sales.
Second quarter credit card segment profit increased to $149 million from $63 million a year ago, as bad debt expense declined 54.5% from $303 million in second quarter 2009 to $138 million this year.


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The Oppenheimer Group has stepped up its involvement in the tropical fruit category and has appointed one of its veterans to lead the way.
Late in 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia-based Oppenheimer appointed Steve Woodyear-Smith as tropical category director. Woodyear-Smith, who has been with the company since 2000, now heads up Oppenheimer's kiwifruit, pineapple and mango procurement and marketing initiatives.
Woodyear-Smith, who has led Oppenheimer's kiwifruit category for 13 years and overseen its mango business for nearly a decade, added pineapple sourcing and marketing to his portfolio last year.
A comprehensive, unified approach to the tropical fruit category makes sense, Woodyear-Smith said, noting that often the same retail buyer is involved in the transactions for multiple items in the category. He said Oppenheimer's tropical category involves a "cornerstone item," as well as two emerging areas.
"Between supply from New Zealand, Chile, California and Italy, our kiwifruit category is as deep as it is wide — and it continues to evolve," Woodyear-Smith said.
Woodyear-Smith joined Oppenheimer in 2000 after 10 years in a management position with Zespri International Ltd., based in his native New Zealand.
Woodyear-Smith, who was based in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the 1990s, developed and managed Zespri's kiwifruit marketing activities in the Asian market and played a central role in Zespri's introduction of its gold kiwifruit to Asia and North America.
Woodyear-Smith took over Oppenheimer's mango category in 2002 and began to direct its pineapple business in 2012. He's currently based in British Columbia.
In terms of what to expect in 2013, Woodyear-Smith said Oppenheimer offers a mango program that sources product from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico and includes all major varieties.
The company also offers a small organic Kent and Tommy Atkins program from Peru and is working with growers to bring new varieties to the market, Woodyear-Smith said.
Oppenheimer recently introduced a new mango called joya, which Woodyear-Smith described as "a sweet and virtually fiber-free mango" grown in Ecuador and that is emerald green and turns yellow when the fruit is ready to eat.
Oppenheimer also has launched a tree-ripened Peruvian mango airfreight program into Canada last season. Woodyear-Smith said the company plans to expand the program to include fruit from Brazil and Ecuador.
"Mangoes have a great deal of potential, and we continue to innovate within the category," Woodyear-Smith said. "The excellent work done by the National Mango Promotion Board has built consumer awareness and provided the marketing tools needed to support the fruit in various channels. We have certainly experienced the benefits of the board's efforts."
Oppenheimer also has built its pineapple category in recent years, adding year-round supply from Panama to its established deals from Costa Rica and Ecuador and offering contract business for retail and foodservice.


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The 25 Best Cigars of 2006
Rising to the top of any list is no small feat. Becoming Cigar Aficionado's cigar of the year means surviving a tournament of champions where we gather the top cigars from the past 12 months' worth of issues and test them once again. It's hard enough for a cigar to impress our panel in a typical blind tasting. For it to stand out in a humidor filled only with outstanding cigars is another test entirely.
Choosing a No. 1 smoke this year was especially tough given the competition—it was a close contest between No. 1 and No. 2. In the end, the winner came from Cuba, a Bolivar Royal Corona with a stunning wrapper and rich flavor that seemed to never leave the palate. Close behind was the Coronado by La Flor Double Corona, a new cigar from Litto Gomez with phenomenal richness and complexity.
Cuba is the birthplace of great cigars and has a long reputation of producing the world's finest smokes. The win by a Havana smoke is noteworthy. For several years we had written of the declining quality of Cuban cigars, which were troubled by construction problems—tight draws in particular—an absence of strong tobacco in many blends and little distinction between different cigars. Those days appear to be over. Cuban cigars have become increasingly better, and today's Cuban smokes are of extremely high quality.
The scores here reflect the extra blind testing done by our tasting panel exclusively for this story. The cigars were selected from the pages of Cigar Aficionado as well as Cigar Insider, our twice-monthly cigar newsletter. We also considered the little extras that make each cigar on this list special, taking note of cigars with a history of consistent performance, and rewarding those that had high scores but very low prices. If you think you can't afford a Top 25 cigar, think again—seven have suggested retail prices of $5 or less.
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Well, the first half of the wild and crazy 2011-2012 regular season is in the books and for the Pacers fresh off the All-Star break, its back to business tomorrow night as the Golden State Warriors make their sole trip to Indianapolis this year. It's a night of returns, as both George Hill and Brooke Olzendam return to action in their respective roles for the first time in awhile at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but also for the Warriors, as former Pacers Brandon Rush and Mark Jackson come to town.
Area 55 is looking for chants targeted mainly at Monta, Curry, Rush (Who is that guy?), and David Lee, but as always the book is open for anything PG-rated to chant.
And don't forget, Nate "Smurf" Robinson is coming to town as well!
As usual, put them here or send them over to @area55chants, @pacers_chants, @thesandman21 or @letstalkpacers on Twitter.


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Welcome and opening remarks by ADB Vice-President for Operations 1 Xiaoyu Zhao at the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) Senior Officials' Meeting on 16 April 2010 in Manila, Philippines
Ministers, distinguished participants from the CAREC countries, ladies and gentlemen:
It is a pleasure for me to open the first Senior Officials' Meeting of the year 2010, and to welcome all of you to the Philippines. On behalf of the Asian Development Bank, I wish to express my gratitude to the Government of Afghanistan for agreeing to hold this meeting here at ADB Headquarters. I would also like to thank Deputy Minister Said Mubin Shah for chairing the meeting. I wish to take this opportunity to thank all CAREC countries for the trust and support that they have been giving to ADB as secretariat for the CAREC Program. ADB is committed and will continue to serve CAREC member countries to the best of its ability for the region to prosper through economic cooperation.
Many of you have traveled a great distance to be here, and I believe this demonstrates the firm commitment that the CAREC countries have to strengthening regional cooperation. All of us in ADB appreciate your participation and I am confident that your deliberations today and tomorrow will be worth your time and effort in coming to Manila. The achievements and benefits of CAREC are clearly noticed by others in the region, and we hope the outcomes of this meeting will strengthen those perceptions.
I would like to acknowledge the presence of special guests from the governments of Turkmenistan and Pakistan. On behalf of the entire CAREC family, I thank you for joining us at this meeting.
Recent economic performance
We meet at a time when the global economy is still fragile and there are uncertainties about how fast and steady the recovery will be. The crisis spread from advanced economies to the rest of the world, including Central Asia, through various means, most notably trade and finance.
ADB's Asian Development Outlook 2010 publication, launched earlier this week, noted the strong economic recovery being experienced in developing Asia, which is expected to continue in the next two years. The region, however, continues to face several risks, including a slower global recovery, sharp increase in commodity prices, and the persistence of global imbalances.
We expect to see the CAREC economies resume their previous strong economic growth. With its inherent endowments and proximity to rapidly growing markets in South Asia, East Asia and the Russian Federation, Central Asia is well poised to reap the benefits of its strategic location. In order to bolster economic resilience and reduce vulnerability to external shocks, the region's policy makers need to develop policies that can help build domestic capacity and enhance regional cooperation. Achieving this will require removal of barriers to intra–regional trade, particularly cross–border obstacles to trade; greater physical and cross border connectivity; and enhanced cooperation to institutionalize initiatives for easing intra-regional and transit trade.
RCI in CAREC
The CAREC Program has maintained its focus and is delivering on its goal of development through cooperation. The rationale for regional cooperation in Central Asia is clear. Small populations, vast distances to markets, and land locked geographies make cooperation a necessity for strengthening economies and improving standards of living. We believe that key targets for 2017 will undoubtedly be achieved. These include improvements to 100% of the CAREC corridors; an increase in transit trade between Europe and East Asia via the corridors from 1% to 5%; and a 65% reduction in border crossing times. This should help rebalance growth toward domestic and regional demand and strengthen the competitiveness of the countries individually and as a region.
ADB stands firm in its commitment to regional cooperation and integration, not just in Central Asia but across Asia–Pacific. Strategy 2020 — ADB's long–term strategic framework — identifies regional cooperation and integration as one of its three complementary development agendas, and one of four core areas of operations. In this regard, ADB will progressively raise its aggregate public and private lending at the regional and subregional level to at least 30% by 2020.
Importance of the April Senior Officials' Meeting
Today's Senior Officials' Meeting is an opportunity for us to sharpen our focus on implementing the strategies and action plans in the four priority sectors of CAREC. We will also review progress since the 8th Ministerial Conference last October. This meeting is also important for laying the groundwork not only for the 9th Ministerial Conference later this year, but for all of 2010–2011.
Next year, we will celebrate the 10th year of CAREC's institutional arrangements. It is an ideal time to commemorate what we've achieved over the past decade, and showcase CAREC to the world. Your Leaders may even consider gathering together during the 10th anniversary to celebrate CAREC's progress and provide guidance for the next ten years of cooperation. Implementation of the CAREC Results Framework and findings from the proposed 10–year commemorative study will provide us with ways to better measure what has been achieved and demonstrate that regional cooperation and integration contributes to economic development. With a more sharpened focus toward implementing the various action plans, it is increasingly becoming important that CAREC countries take greater ownership of the sector coordinating committees as was envisaged when the overall institutional framework was endorsed by the CAREC Ministers almost a decade ago.
Like every year, we have a lot of challenging work ahead of us. We know it isn't always easy, but our past efforts at cooperation reveal that we can work together and achieve results.
I wish to reiterate my appreciation to CAREC officials for your untiring efforts to promote genuine regional economic cooperation. I am grateful to our CAREC partners from the other multilateral institutions for their valuable assistance to the CAREC Program. And I am pleased to reaffirm ADB's commitment to regional cooperation and integration, in general, and our strong support for CAREC, in particular.
Finally, I sincerely wish you all success in this Senior Officials' Meeting and look forward to the outcome of your deliberations.
Thank you very much.


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Stacey Kincaid to be Sworn in as Fairfax County Sheriff, Nov. 26
November 19, 2013
Captain Stacey Ann Kincaid will be sworn in as the 77th Sheriff of Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at 6 p.m. in the Historic Courthouse, 4000 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA. She won a special election on November 5 to fill a term that ends in December 2015.
Kincaid is a 26-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office and has served in line and supervisory positions in agency operations, including confinement, alternatives to incarceration, court security and administration. She has taken an active leadership role in community relations, especially concerning the safety and well-being of children and underserved populations. In 2008 she received the agency's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes a career of sustained, exemplary performance.
She is a graduate of the Leadership Fairfax Program, a 10-month curriculum focused on community issues that is designed to build a diverse pool of skilled, enthusiastic leaders in the public and private sectors. She received her bachelor's degree in political science/criminal justice from Frostburg State College in 1987. Her summer internship at the Sheriff's Office sparked her interest in a career as a deputy sheriff.


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SF Pride 2013 VIP Party
San Francisco Pride
Sunday, June 30, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
Official San Francisco Pride® VIP Party
|Josh Klipp and the Klipptones
|Veronica Klaus
|Rowsy Bosch feat. Jeb Havens
|Freeplay Dance Company
|Fou Fou HA!
Celebrate Pride in style at the Official San Francisco Pride® VIP Party in the historic City Hall Rotunda.
Enjoy music, food from local restaurants, and an open bar.
Rub elbows with SF Pride main stage talent, our celebrity Grand Marshals, our local elected officials and community leaders while noshing on complimentary eats. Escape from the crowds and recline around our hosted bar.
The VIP Party is the hottest Pride Week party and right at the heart of the nation's largest Pride Celebration!
Sunday, June 30
Doors open at 2:00 p.m.
The party concludes promptly at 5:00 p.m.
Please be prepared to show your ID and VIP Party ticket or Pride Pass at the entrance.
San Francisco City Hall
(Enter through the Van Ness entrance)
Thanks to our VIP Party Supporters:
Thanks to our restaurant partners:
The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee® is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization founded to produce the San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade. SF Pride is dedicated to education, to the commemoration of LGBT heritage and to the celebration of LGBT culture and liberation.
A world leader in the Pride movement, SF Pride is also a grant-giving organization through our Community Partners Program. Since 1997, SF Pride has granted nearly $2.5 million dollars from proceeds of the Pride Celebration and Parade to local non-profit LGBT organizations and those organizations working on issues related to HIV/AIDS, cancer, homelessness, and animal welfare.
In order to purchase these tickets in installments, you'll need an Eventbrite account. Log in or sign up for a free account to continue.


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Hi, everyone!
I am a Budhist from China and will move to Canada (maybe Calgary of Alberta) next year, and I am looking forward to meet Budhist friends locally and internationally.
I started learning Budhism about 8 years ago, first the Mahayana and then the Veranada, and have practiced the Pureland, the Zen, the Goenka Vipassana, and the Thai Action meditation. About 4 years ago, I began to learn psychology, and I consider Budhism is a sort of psychology with the methodology of using self-awareness instead of scientific experiments.
I plan to practice the Action meditation and Anapana to achieve ultimate freedom through years' systematical exercises of mind. I believe we can support and encourage each other here on the path towards Nirvana, which consists of boring, loneliness and uncertainties.
I don't have ICQ or MSN account at present, but use a similar software named QQ, and the account number is 13197053, and you are most welcome to make contact.
Metta guys,


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On September 14th, 2017, we published revised versions of our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and Website Use Policy and published a Cookie Policy. Your continued use of Lynda.com means you agree to these revised documents, so please take a few minutes to read and understand them.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Most of the tools and languages we use online are constantly changing. HTML itself is in constant flux, a new version of Firefox releases every six weeks, and who knows what's going to happen next with video formats. It's enough to drive you crazy. Suffice it to say that the web design and development industry demands people who are learners by definition.
Sometimes the hardest part about any new learning commitment is getting started. If your pile of work is not getting any smaller, and you've only got a few minutes to learn something new, then View Source may be the series for you.
View Source, which is named after the view source browser-function that allows you to see a web page's underlying code, is a new lynda.com series that offers 10-minute intermediate and advanced web design projects. Each movie in the course is self-contained and shows how to accomplish an interesting effect and/or technique.
At its core, View Source is about being curious and developing an attitude for learning with limited time.
This week, I'll show you how to add WordPress breadcrumbs to your pages, per Google's recommendations (see Google's SEO Starter Guide).
I love WordPress, but sometimes it doesn't behave how you need it to and it's easy to see that it started out as a blogging platform. On the positive side, the awesome thing about WordPress is that it's easily customizable with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP, so if you know how to work with those languages, it's quite easy to make WordPress do your bidding. In Adding breadcrumb links to your WordPress sites I show you how to incorporate breadcrumbs into your WordPress website by adding a function to your functions.php file.
Another thing Google recommends in its SEO Starter Guide is generating more meaningful URLs that are rich with keywords. By default, your WordPress links probably look something like:
Since this is not very descriptive, it would be better to have a category and the name of the article in the URL. Maybe something like this:
In my second View Source installment, Creating a custom URL in WordPress, I show you how to easily modify the look of your URLs by changing your Permalinks settings, which can be found in the admin section of WordPress under the Settings menu. The default options WordPress gives you emphasize organizing things by date, but I also show you how to apply Custom Structure options in my tutorial. More information about how to further modify your WordPress permalinks is also available in the Using Permalinks WordPress documentation.
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This week's Torah portion teaches us to strive for balance between the spiritual and the physical.
There is a curious incident in this week's Torah portion. The Israelites have been commanded to build the Mishkan, the tent-like sanctuary in which they can worship God and connect the human world to the divine realm, even in the wilderness in which they wander.
Moses asks them to bring gifts of precious materials — gold, silver, and copper, woven cloth in purple, blue, and crimson — that will be transformed by skilled artisans to make the Mishkan a reality. The Israelites respond with enthusiasm, each bringing a gift to help create a place for them to connect with God.
Although only males will serve as priests in the Mishkan, the Torah specifically notes that both men and women bring their gifts to build it, and male and female artisans accept them as the raw materials with which to create this fitting resting place for the divine. But then something strange happens: The artisans are actually overwhelmed by gifts! They approach Moses and say, "The people are bringing more than is needed for the tasks entailed in the work that the Lord has commanded to be done." (Exodus 36:5) When we think of the difficulty we sometimes have soliciting gifts to build holy places in our own time, this outcome seems almost inconceivable. Too much?!
Moses actually has to issue an edict to prevent the people from continuing to bring gifts: "Let no man or woman make further effort toward gifts for the sanctuary!" (Exodus 36:6) And the people, seemingly reluctantly, finally obey: "So the people stopped bringing; their efforts had been more than enough for all the tasks to be done." (Exodus 36:6-7).
One common interpretation of this incident is that it shows the Israelites' eagerness to come close to God by contributing to the building of the Mishkan. But the fact that Moses has to take steps to prevent the people from bringing further gifts hints that something else is going on here. What is wrong with the people bringing extra gifts?
Several weeks ago, we read about the Israelites standing at Sinai and hearing the voice of God reciting the Ten Commandments. At that point, they were hardly eager to do more. In fact, they told Moses that they would prefer to hear God's word second-hand, from Moses. Dealing with the immaterial God and the abstract commandments was too much. But when they are asked to contribute material for the Mishkan, they can't do enough.
Moses is trying to teach the Israelites to balance the abstract learning that is necessary to understand Torah with the physical rituals that are used to worship God. But the Israelites are much more familiar with the ritual than with learning a moral code. In Egypt, they saw so much physical worship, apparently divorced from ethical precepts to guide it. So it is understandable that they shy from hearing Torah but are eager when it comes to building a structure in which to worship.
Like the Israelites, we, too, struggle to balance our understanding of the ethical and moral code that Torah demands of us with the ritual acts that bind us to God and to Jewish tradition. Sometimes we emphasize one; other times we are attracted to the other. Moses' warning to the Israelites is for us as well. Only by balancing our lives between learning and worship can we put ourselves on course to connect with God.
Rabbi Adam Zeff serves as the rabbi of Germantown Jewish Centre in Philadelphia. Email him at: [email protected]


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MALMESBURY boss Simon Winstone is still upbeat on his side's chances of survival despite his prediction that the weather will worsen Vics' backlog of fixtures.
The Flying Monk outfit have only played twice in Division One West since November 18 and wet conditions could prevent tomorrow's home clash against Carterton from going.
Sitting at the bottom of the table, Malmesbury have significant problems, but Winstone insists his team have the ability to leapfrog Letcombe and New College above them.
"We're desperate to get on with it but I can't see it happening on Saturday," said Winstone.
"It's a shame because we're looking at the teams above us and we know a win would get us off the bottom.
We've got quite a lot of games in hand but we need to get playing and get our match sharpness.
"We're confident if we can get the games that we can put some wins on the board, and if we can do that then it will look different."
New College travel to Lambourn tomorrow, their opponents having welcomed utility man Tom Eatwell to their squad. Eatwell was Letcombe's player of the year last term and can play full-back or centre-midfield.
Lambourn boss Rob Clark said: "I am delighted to sign a player with great versatility. He will give us a real boost going into the closing stages of the season."
Meanwhile, Purton striker Richie Crocker reckons his team's recent enforced hiatus from action has done them a favour ahead of their home game against Old Woodstock.
"I think we all needed a break to regroup, to be honest," he said.
"It showed against Tytherington that we were completely unfit so quite a lot of us have been doing midweek running sessions to improve. Hopefully that extra training will help us when we play again."
Elsewhere, Fairford's chase for third spot continues when they take on hosts Hook.
In the Hellenic Premier, lowly Highworth travel to Slimbridge. Rock-bottom Shrivenham travel to Flackwell. Greg Higgs and Michael Scarff miss out through work commitments but Michael Silvanus and Paul Sanders return.


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Improved Fieldbus Operations with Advanced Diagnostics
Eastman Needed Intrinsically Safe Fieldbus with Maximum Segment Capacity in a Harsh, Hazardous Environment. FISCO and Advanced Diagnostics Was the Way to Go
By Chris Williams, I&C Engineer, Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company in Columbia, S.C., uses Foundation fieldbus technology and DeltaV hardware throughout one of the plants at our facility. This system has functioned so well that Eastman decided to install fieldbus technology in a second plant. My challenge was to figure out how to install a similar Foundation fieldbus system, but in very different environment.
My Challenge
Our second plant has many Class I, Division 1 and Class1, Division 2 areas with processes that are not only hazardous, but extremely corrosive. Traditional installations required use of rigid metal conduit, explosion-proof fittings and poured seals, or the use of intrinsically safe circuits. Traditional, intrinsically safe Foundation fieldbus segments typically have some amount of signal loss and only permit a maximum of four devices with short trunks/segments. Calculations are required to prove all components will work together to form an intrinsically safe circuit. We wanted to install a system that would function reliably in a harsh and hazardous environment and maximize segment capacity. Also, it was important that our personnel be able to work on the instruments in the field live without having to gas-check the area first.
FISCO (Fieldbus Intrinsically Safe Concept) provides a way around the limitations of normal intrinsic safety. It makes more voltage and current available in hazardous locations—12.8 V and 115 mA. Trunk and spur lengths are 1000 m and 30 m respectively; it verifies safety, system certification is not required, and FISCO avoids having to segregate live-workable and non-live-workable parts of the network in the field junction box.
One of the hesitations I had in bringing fieldbus technology with restricted voltage into the plant was that a system can be clean when it goes in, but with our corrosive environment, connectors get dirty and boxes start to fatigue. Rust and corrosion degrade communication over time and lead to network instabilities. These conditions also create additional resistance that results in voltage drops. Random and intermittent communication problems are hard to pinpoint and eliminate. Usually you find them only after the plant goes down. I wanted to be able to find those problems before they caused a shutdown. Also, I wasn't sure if 12.8 V would be enough to compensate for corrosion over time, given that the fieldbus devices require at least 9 V to operate.
A Possible Solution
In an effort to find the best solution to our challenge, I attended a seminar at Robert E. Mason Company in Charlotte, N.C., where I first saw a presentation about the Pepperl+Fuchs Advanced Diagnostic Module (ADM). According to Pepperl+Fuchs, the ADM would not only save time during startup and commissioning, but it also would detect degrading conditions or faults occurring on fieldbus segments. Any change in the installation, such as those caused by corrosion or those unnoticed by the operators, would be detected before the change becomes critical to plant performance.
The ADM is part of Pepperl+Fuchs' FieldConnex product line for fieldbus communications. FieldConnex allows you to design your fieldbus topology specifically for your application. While the fieldbus transmits the data, FieldConnex provides the infrastructure: power supplies, installation equipment, and accessories. The High-Power Trunk concept (HPT), together with FieldBarriers, provides a new approach to creating intrinsically safe fieldbus segments. The entire installation is continuously monitored by the ADM integrated in the FieldConnex power hub.
The High-Power Trunk
Rather than limiting the amount of energy on the fieldbus trunk cable to intrinsically safe or nonincendive levels, the HPT limits the energy on the spur connections to the instruments. Using FISCO with the HPT, the energy on the trunk is increased to 500 mA rather than 115 mA. This increases the amount of energy available for field instruments and facilitates a consistent installation design regardless of the area classification. By limiting the energy in the field with a FieldBarrier rather than in the control room, power is more efficiently distributed to the instruments where it is required. As a result, the segment protection devices are similarly installed for hazardous or general-purpose applications. Consistency, cable runs and cost savings are all increased with HPT.
Another benefit of HPT allows users to standardize on one power conditioning system with optional redundant modules for all areas of the plant. Supplying 30 V/500 mA allows users to achieve maximum cable lengths and maximum loading without using repeaters.
FieldBarriers are the core of the HPT. They are mounted near the field devices to provide short-circuit protection as well as energy limitation for explosion protection. They guarantee that the segment remains in operation even during a fault condition on a spur. The HPT expands the FISCO validation methods by considering each spur connection separately. FieldBarriers can be daisy-chained on the trunk and enable the field devices to be serviced without the need for a hot work permit. And they can be used in FISCO, FNICO, hazardous and general-purpose installations.
The Installation
When we brought our original plant system online, we did it using the standard method: pulling the trunk cables apart, performing resistance and capacitance checks. When we had a problem, the technicians went out into the field and determined whether it was coming from the trunk system, spur cables or the instrumentation. It was rather time-consuming to get the bugs out of the system at startup. Yet once we got it online and commissioned, it worked very well. The instrumentation for Foundation fieldbus eliminated the need for technicians to be out in the field doing calibration checks, putting in the scaling factors inside the transmitter, and validating the 4-20 coming back. Startup was extremely fast. In just one day we commissioned and brought over 40 instruments on line.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla.—Brad Keselowski, at 28 years old, is the first Sprint Cup Series champion born after 1980.
He is young. He is personable. He borders the line of brashness with a mix of thoughtfulness and passion.
PHOTOS: Brad Keselowski's Sprint Cup championship clinch at Homestead
As the Cup champion, he's now the ambassador for the sport. He will get opportunities to do things outside the racetrack he never has gotten to do before. And people will look to him to do things on the track that will rival the greatest champions in the sport.
It's all in his hands. What will he do with it?
"I'm going to meet some cool people," he said. "I've always wanted to date a celebrity."
That's Brad.
Seriously, NASCAR will look at him to engage young fans and his 338,000 Twitter followers.
"He will be a great champion," said Kyle Petty, son of seven-time Cup champion Richard Petty. "He grew up in Michigan. He grew up working on these cars. He's a blue-collar guy from a blue-collar family and when we go back to (past multiple-time Cup champions) Dale Earnhardt Sr., David Pearson, The King (Richard Petty) and to Darrell Waltrip and guys like that, they worked their way up through.
"Brad Keselowski traveled the same road to get to this point. He'll be a great champion for this sport."
Keselowski will be a great champion because of that work ethic.
"When he was with the Nationwide team (at JR Motorsports), he was all under the car, all around the car with the guys, and he brings a level of intensity that I see in very few people, just that determined," JRM co-owner Rick Hendrick said.
Hendrick said the key to Keselowski was the way he matured on the track and was able to handle competing against the best.
"I don't know that I've ever seen anybody mature as quickly—not so much mature but learn how to race and accept racing with guys that were champions and looked at as being the best but wanting to beat the best," Hendrick said.
What does that have to do with what type of champion he will be? It's that attitude that will keep him competitive, as well as want to help the sport he wants to dominate. He will bring the same intensity and maturity of racing to his roles outside the racetrack.
Thursday at the champions' contender news conference, he wore a sports coat. It was a far departure from him showing up in jeans to a business attire event last year for Chase for the Sprint Cup participants.
"He'll do great," said four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon. "His ability to reach out to the social media and the younger crowd—he's somebody that takes it, wants to take it and wants to be that and, because of that, he'll put a lot of effort into it.
"He's entertaining. You never know what you're going to get with Brad."
That's exactly what Keselowski pledged.
"Expect the unexpected," Keselowski said. "That's my M.O., right?
"I know that you can expect from this team to come back next year and try to be better than ever and try to improve and find that next level of success. I know that's what you can expect from this team, and I'm going to be right there with them."
The Penske Racing team and everyone can expect a big celebration in the week ahead. And they can expect Keselowski to get as much latitude possible to be a 28-year-old renegade while also fitting into the buttoned-up Penske Racing structure.
"Maybe I am conservative, but I like to have a little fun, too," Penske said. "And I think when you've won the NASCAR championship, the driver, you can kind of give him a little wider path.
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Tempo, quick rhythm keeping hitters off-balance
BRADENTON, Fla. -- These are the get-it-and-throw-it Red Sox.
Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz, likely the team's Nos. 1 and 2 starters, have combined for 11 innings of one-hit ball the last two days. Buchholz followed Lester's six perfect innings from Sunday with five innings, four strikeouts, one walk and one hit allowed in a 4-3 loss against the Pirates on Monday.
There was an echo when both pitchers talked about their outings: tempo, rhythm and everything else that would make for good dance lessons is translating to mound success.
"The results are good," Buchholz said. "That's what builds confidence, when you go out there and your numbers are good. On the flip side of that, this isn't really what this is about. Even though everyone wants to do good every time out, it's more doing your preparation and being ready to be out there, and that's what we've been working on. The pace of the game is big for me, I think. That does a lot to help me. It's more just, get the ball and get a pitch and throw it and take all the thinking out of it. It's definitely helped me out a lot."
Lester echoed similar comments following his Sunday gem.
"Just keep getting better at what we've been preaching from Day One: the good tempo, attacking hitters, being relentless in the zone," said Lester. "You've seen that from us as a full unit. We've gone right after guys, and I think we've taken some guys aback with that, as far as opposing hitters. 'Wow, these guys are really coming after us.'"
This is a team-wide effort. Manager John Farrell noted that when he was the team's pitching coach, Jonathan Papelbon and Josh Beckett were both very deliberate pitchers, and that could have had a trickle-down effect to guys like Lester and Buchholz.
"Pap obviously was one, Beckett would take his time, and that was what was comfortable to them, but at the same time, you saw some other guys start to follow that lead a little bit and it looked like it took away from their overall sharpness and effectiveness to the pitches," said Farrell. "It was a clear point of emphasis in seeing guys over the past couple of years and coming in here and trying to stress that. I think guys have bought in and taken hold to it."
Some of the advantages to keeping the game moving include heightened awareness for the fielders, the batter stays more on the defensive and an easier time of repeating pitches.
"When you have that much of a time span between pitches, it can be more difficult to repeat the feel of certain pitches and the touch to secondary pitches, and really, these guys are good athletes," Farrell said. "The ability to keep that tempo and use their athleticism to their advantage, I think at the same time the byproduct is to get the hitter on the defensive, which is kind of what we're seeing."
Pitching coach Juan Nieves too is a believer in keeping the game moving, in part because it keeps guys from thinking too much.
"I think it creates rhythm, I think it helps get in a rhythm themselves," Nieves said. "You do anything slow nowadays, you start thinking less, your physical ability comes out and you don't let the mental guy choke the physical guy. We're here because we have great ability, not because we're rocket scientists. Let's play the game."
Evan Drellich is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @EvanDrellich. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In November 2003, Gen-Probe signed a license and collaboration agreement with DiagnoCure under which the companies are developing, and Gen-Probe will market, an innovative urine test to detect a new, highly specific genetic marker for prostate cancer called PCA3.
Corixa Corporation
In January 2005, Gen-Probe signed an agreement with Corixa to license rights to develop molecular diagnostic tests for approximately 50 potential genetic markers in the areas of prostate, ovarian, cervical, kidney, lung and colon cancer.
In January 2005, Gen-Probe signed an agreement with AdnaGen, a private company based in Germany, to license AdnaGen's innovative "immunocapture" technology. The technology may help increase the accuracy of molecular diagnostic tests to detect prostate and other cancers, help determine the aggressiveness of these malignancies, and monitor responses to therapy.
In September 2004, Gen-Probe entered into non-exclusive licensing agreements with bioMérieux and its affiliates that provide bioMérieux options to access our ribosomal RNA technologies to develop diagnostic products for certain disease targets.
In February 2005, Gen-Probe signed a supply and purchase agreement with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and its affiliate Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. under which Gen-Probe will purchase products for use in molecular diagnostic assays for human papillomavirus (HPV).
Qualigen, Inc.
In November 2004, Gen-Probe acquired from Qualigen an exclusive option to develop a point-of-use nucleic acid testing (NAT) instrument based on Qualigen's FDA-approved FastPack® immunoassay system.
Tosoh Corporation
In December 2003, Gen-Probe entered into agreements with Tosoh Corporation to cross-license intellectual property covering certain NAT technologies. The licenses cover products in clinical diagnostics and other related fields.
Rebio Gen, Inc.
In July 2001, Gen-Probe entered into a license agreement with Chugai Diagnostics Science Co., Ltd., which was later acquired by Fujirebio and re-named Rebio Gen, Inc. The agreement offers a non-exclusive license for Japan in the field of human clinical diagnostics to various of our proprietary technologies.


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How it Works: The Ecomotors OPOC engine has been in development for about seven years and was originally part of a DARPA initiative to shrink the military ground vehicle powertrain packages. Now Ecomotors is retooling the concept to work as a clean-burning and efficient option for the civilian market. The engine is a two-stroke, horizontally opposed, twin-bore, four-piston engine—basically two engines worth of pistons stuffed into one engine's worth of cylinders. The inner set of pistons work in much the same way a traditional reciprocating-piston engine does. The outside set of pistons is attached to the crankshaft via long, titanium connecting rods tied to a hefty bearing at the back of the piston. These outside pistons mirror the motion of the inner piston, moving toward the crankshaft as the inner piston moves away from it.
Intake and exhaust are done similarly to a two-stroke diesel—an external air-charger (be it supercharger or turbocharger) forces air into the cylinder through ports in one side of the cylinder sleeve. As the pistons move the ports are covered up, the air is compressed between the two pistons, fuel is directly injected and the mix can be fired by spark or compression ignition. Exhaust is eliminated through ports on the other side of the cylinder bore when they are uncovered at the end of the piston travel.
Claimed Benefits: Because the combustion event occurs in the middle of the cylinder bore between two movable pistons, there is more surface area for the combustion pressure to effect, therefore more of the energy is converted to mechanical force. As a result, the engine's power density is much higher than a traditional engine. It's also lighter, compact, operates with a simplified intake system and doesn't require the complexity of a separate head.
Status: Ecomotors has had a lot of success marketing its engines to the military as auxilary power units for in-the-field applications. In the automotive sector it could find many friends as long as it meets emissions requirements. The small size and high power density lends itself well to the increasingly demanding automotive sector.
How it Works: Casually looking at the Grail engine, you'd swear it was a traditional two-stroke engine—carbon fiber reed valve intake, alternating combustion and exhaust strokes, and an extremely compact design. However, it's when you notice the large, upward-facing intake valve in the center of the piston that things go a little sideways. To start, the engine works by using the negative crankcase pressure of the upward moving piston to suck air past the reed valve. Upon ignition, the piston is forced down, in turn closing the reed valve. As the inertia of the piston compresses the air trapped in the crankcase chamber, it's forced through an oil-separating loop ending at the bottom side of the piston. When the pressure of the crankcase overcomes that of the combustion chamber, the piston intake valve opens, forcing air through the center of the piston, pushing exhaust out and fresh air in. As the piston moves up, the intake valve and overhead exhaust valve close, fuel is injected and the mix is ignited by a spark plug.
Claimed Benefits: Because the piston and compression chamber constantly have cool air moving through the center of their masses, heat soak is reduced, which allows fuel injection to occur at any time and in turn reduces NOx emissions. The engine can operate on literally any combustible, including propane, natural gas and diesel. It's light for its power output, a 25-pound engine can develop 65 hp, a 40-pound engine can develop 100 hp. The design is modular—self-contained single piston engines can be daisy-chained along a crankshaft to create a multicylinder inline engine. It's cheap to produce—there are very few parts involved and many can be simple castings. Effectively separating the oil from the intake charge will be a critical step, however, if this engine is to ever pass emission requirements.
Status: Considering the Grail engine has only been in development for 24 months, it's in pretty good shape. The company is currently performing dyno and durability testing and will be marketing it to whomever will listen.
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Pumpkins aren't just for carving! Try one of these delicious pumpkin recipes from classic pumpkin pie to pumpkin soup.
Pumpkin may be a classic fall vegetable, but with these pumpkin recipes you can enjoy its fabulous flavor year-round. While people usually think of pumpkin pie—and you can enjoy Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever, which is one of our canned pumpkin recipes—these recipes also show you how delicious pumpkin can be in a soup, in bread, as a tart, or in many other scrumptious ways. Spiced Butternut-Pumpkin Soup, Pecan-Pumpkin Bread, and Pumpkin-and-Turnip Green Lasagna are all pumpkin recipes that can bring the deliciousness of pumpkin to the table. Canned pumpkin recipes like Spicy Pumpkin Soup with Avocado Cream make it even easier to have pumpkin for lunch or dinner. So enjoy our best pumpkin recipes and let the sweet—or savory—taste of pumpkin be a part of every season.


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Anaheim is truly a uniquely blessed city. Each year, we welcome millions of visitors to our city – visitors who generate significant revenue that provides important and fundamental services to our residents.
Although there are many great things happening in Anaheim, we also have issues that need to be addressed. Here's what City Hall can do:
First, accountability and transparency are critical for today's businesses and governmental agencies. That is why a few weeks ago, the city council took the first steps to create a Citizens Review Commission for the Anaheim Police Department. This will provide independent oversight that is critical to build trust and ensuring credibility going forward.
The second thing that the city government can do is to address the issue of representation in our city. No other city our size in the state has an at-large election system. With district elections, people will feel closer to their city government. I think it reflects a basic American belief that the government closest to the people is the one that governs best. I encourage my colleagues to give the citizens of our city the opportunity to vote on district elections.
Thirdly, we can invest more resources in our neighborhoods. When the city created and funded the resort area 16 years ago, one of the purposes was to create a revenue stream for the benefit of the neighborhoods. Now it is time for them share in the benefit of that investment. That is why we need to permanently dedicate a portion of the hotel tax revenue for strategic investment in our neighborhoods.
But the real job of transforming our city belongs to the people. If we want our city to be great, we all have to pitch in.
The business community has committed to investing time and resources to our at-risk neighborhoods and youth. The Angels, along with the Ducks and Disney, will be taking the lead on a plan to engage local businesses in long-term solutions for these neighborhoods.
And not just the business community, but all residents need to bring their time, talent and their hearts into the community. With that in mind, the city is kicking off a year-long effort to bring more resources and energy to our neighborhoods by increasing volunteerism. We're calling it Anaheim's Year of Kindness.
And we aren't stopping after 12 months, but in this year, the campaign will help people and community organizations connect, so they hopefully begin a lifetime of volunteering and helping those in need.
We need to ensure that all people in our community have the opportunity to raise their family in safe neighborhoods, have access to good jobs and feel that they have a say in their government.
Working together, we are one Anaheim. And, when we say, "I'm from Anaheim," that phrase won't just communicate where we live … it will say who we are.
Tom Tait is the mayor of Anaheim.


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COLUMBIA, S.C.—The whole world knew South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore's knee was blown up before he did. Lattimore says he didn't feel what happened—three torn ligaments and a dislocated knee—and only knew something was wrong when he saw his right leg bent in a way it's not supposed to.
He went into shock.
His dad was at the game and was horrified at what he saw. Six weeks later, he struggles to talk about it. "I can't put it into words," says Archie Lattimore. "It's something I don't want to relive."
A cart took Marcus Lattimore off the field and to his father. The two hugged. The son told his father his dream was over. He thought he'd never play football again. The NFL? No chance—he could see his knee, and it was wrecked. He couldn't stand, let alone walk. His father wouldn't hear it.
"I told him everything would be OK," Archie Lattimore says, and he said it to express love to his son, not to correct him. As Marcus Lattimore left the field, headed toward a future his father still saw as bright, the dark clouds in his own heart started to part.
A conversation with teammate Dylan Thompson removed the clouds completely.
Thompson stopped by Lattimore's house a few days after the injury, and the two talked and talked, about everything but Lattimore's messed up knee.
"Right before he left, he said, 'Remember, God doesn't make mistakes.' That really put it into perspective for me," Lattimore says. "After that, I didn't ask, 'Why me?' I didn't ask, 'Why me?' anymore. I was ready to get the surgery and get back to work."
Nobody doubted he would work. He had proved he could do that in coming back from a left knee injury suffered last season. But would he work at an NFL facility or at South Carolina? On Wednesday, Lattimore announced he would enter the NFL draft next spring, forgoing his senior season, thus ending a great if star-crossed college career.
The NFL seemed a world away as he lay on the field on Oct. 27 at Williams Brice Stadium.
As quickly as Lattimore burst through holes at the line, video of the injury played across the country. Tennessee players surrounded him on the field. Tweets from athletes across the sports spectrum poured in. Georgia coach Mark Richt prayed with his team for Lattimore.
There have been few such public displays of support for a player. The outpouring came for Lattimore in part because the injury appeared to be so gruesome and in part because he is so highly respected.
"I've always been a big Marcus fan—I tried to get him to come to Georgia," said Richt. "I'm happy that he's going to recover and am sure that he'll have a great future in the NFL. I wish him all the best."
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier called Lattimore the most popular player in team history.
"He does everything the coaches ask and then more," Spurrier said.
It's no coincidence that more big name recruits have joined South Carolina since Lattimore broke out as a freshmen in 2010. Nor is it a coincidence that those big names hang out with Lattimore when they come to Columbia on recruiting visits.
"He's probably our best recruiter," Spurrier said.
Spurrier credited Lattimore for lifting the program from the malaise of mediocrity to three 10-win seasons in a row. Lattimore holds the school record for touchdowns with 41 and despite abbreviated seasons, is sixth on the all-time list with 2,677 yards in his career.
Spurrier joked that when his star is gone, he'd sit around and say, "Remember when Marcus used to do this …"
"Very few guys do I remember where I was when he committed. I remember where I was when Marcus committed," Spurrier said. "I was in the office with my TV on, like all you other Gamecocks."
Lattimore expects to be out 12 to 15 months—meaning he all but certainly won't play next season. If it's possible for a dislocated knee and three torn ligaments to be not as bad as they looked, that's the case. There were no broken bones. Every nerve and blood vessel was safe. As awful as it looked, it could have been much worse.
Considering he thought his football career was over, the fact he'll miss only a year sounds like good news.
"He had a lot of really critical things that could've happened to his knee that didn't," said Dr. Jeffrey Guy, South Carolina's team physician and orthopedic surgeon.
For now, Lattimore is working to get his leg back in shape. He got rid of his crutches earlier this week. He knows he's in for a long and hard rehab, but the fact he has already done it once makes him believe he can do it again.
Lattimore wore a black suit and garnet tie to his press conference. He smiled often, especially when he was talking about his hometown of Duncan, S.C., and when he talked about family members, many of whom were seated in the front row.
He said he wouldn't undo either knee injury because persevering through them would make him a better man. Afterward, he stood in the hall, favoring the right leg just a bit, hugging everyone who walked by. As he left, limping ever so slightly, he believed he was walking toward a bright future.