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The University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute is searching for a new director following the resignation its longtime leader, David Shirk.
Under Shirk, the institute has gained prominence as a center for the study of Mexico and of cross-border issues. Just days before his March 27 resignation, Shirk was in Washington, D.C., testifying about border security before a Senate committee.
Shirk "will return to his full-time faculty position in the Department of Political Science and International Relations in the College of Arts and Sciences," according to a written message from Edward Luck, the new dean of the university's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, which oversees the institute.
Luck's message was delivered in an institute newsletter on Thursday, and stated that "David has led the institute through a decade of substantial growth in terms of its reach, influence and visibility."
No reason was given for his resignation. Neither Luck nor Shirk could be reached Thursday.
"David set the gold standard for research on rule of law issues in Mexico and cooperation between the two countries," said Andrew Selee, vice president for programs and formerly director of the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. "He will continue to do so."
Elsa Saxod, who once headed San Diego's border affairs office and is a member of the Trans-Border Institute's advisory council, said Shirk's departure "is a loss to the Trans-Border Institute and a loss to the binational region."
Shirk "will leave big shoes to fill," said Tijuana attorney José Larroque, also a council member. The institute "has become a go-to place for information on crime and justice along the border and in Mexico," and "has been instrumental in the training of judges and attorneys on the handling of oral trials deriving from reforms to the justice system,"Larroque said.


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I have been aware of Catherine McCord's website, Weelicious, for several years, so it was a real pleasure to meet her in person last June at BlogHer Food. Her new book, aptly titled Weelicious: One Family. One Meal. fully embraces her philosophy that kid-friendly food should and can be healthy and delicious. Weelicious is full of recipes and advice for getting your children started on healthy eating habits from their first bite. The book has a wonderful Getting Started section with tips for turning food into an experience your children want to partake in- from being aware of what they're eating to shopping for and cooking those foods. Then come the recipes- ranging from baby purees to dinners, sides, breakfast and dessert.
Catherine focuses on making meals that the whole family can enjoy rather than catering to a picky palate. Some of her dinner recipes include Veg-Wee Burgers, Mexican Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan Wheels—familiar foods that are easy to prepare with common, healthy ingredients. I love that the recipes are kid-tested and different enough to push their little palates into trying new things without being too foreign. I also love that all of the recipes are easy- nothing too complicated or time consuming here! Most recipes are accompanied by beautiful photography (a must in my opinion) and have serving suggestions. Looking at this book, I can imagine sitting with your little one and picking out a recipe to try from the book, shopping for the ingredients and then cooking it together.
In addition to the book, Catherine's website is a wonderful resource for parents with meal planning advice and great articles for everything you need to get your children eating well and enjoying it. Weelicious: One Family. One Meal. comes out on September 18th from Harper Collins. The book will retail for $27.50 and is available at an introductory price of about $18 through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. You can keep up with Catherine on her Facebook Page and follow her on Twitter.
Harper Collins has generously given us two copies of Weelicious to share with two lucky readers! In addition to the book, we'll kick in a 5 lb bag of our Organic Whole Wheat Flour, a common ingredient in Weelicious. To enter, simply visit Catherine's website and tell us which recipe appeals to you the most in the comments. We'll pick two winners at random from all who enter by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, September 13th, 2012. Yep, that's only two days to enter!
Congratulations to Livia B and Sandy N
In the meantime, enjoy these delicious Blueberry-Lemon Whole Wheat Pancakes!
Blueberry-Lemon Whole Wheat Pancakes
One of the benefits of living in Los Angeles is that there's free fruit everywhere. Here in LA, if a fruit tree is growing on or over public property, you can pick as much as you want. The kids love going for walks in our neighborhood and returning home with a bag full of the oranges and kumquats that grow wild near us. One of our friends has an enormous lemon tree at her house, and she brings dozens over to us weekly, so I'm always trying to think of fun uses for them.
Blueberry pancakes are delicious, but add some lemon and they become something truly fabulous. The lemon adds a unique zip and zing and totally brightens the flavor of pancakes. Now if I could only find a free blueberry bush . . .
4 servings
- 1-1/3 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable or Canola Oil, plus more for cooking
- 1 large Egg
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- 1 Tbsp fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1 cup fresh or frozen unthawed Blueberries
- Maple Syrup, Honey, Butter
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, egg, milk, honey, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined (it's okay if there are a few lumps).
- Heat a large pan or griddle over medium heat and grease with oil.
- Pour about 1 heaping tablespoon of the pancake batter onto the griddle and top with 2 to 3 blueberries. Repeat to make more pancakes.
- Cook the pancakes for 2 minutes, then flip and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Serve with maple syrup, honey, or butter.
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Fans, employees wig out at stadium to set record
ANAHEIM -- The Angels set their latest Guinness world record on Saturday night.
This time the organization set the record for the largest gathering of people wearing rally wigs. In the fifth inning of Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Astros, fans and ballpark employees donned wigs for 10 consecutive minutes to set the record.
After the announcement was made to put on the wigs in the top of the fifth, fans cheered and rose to their feet; they also did the wave.
The headgear, a mix of red and white, was distributed before the game as part of a promotion. Though some fans discarded their wigs after the record was established, many sported them for the entire game.
Angel Stadium has already been the site of the Guinness world records for the most cowboy hats, wrestling masks and Snuggie blankets worn.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Clinical Assessment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II and III (SMA Europe)
This study has been completed.
Institut de Myologie, France
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Institut de Myologie, France
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 30, 2012
Last updated: March 4, 2014
Last verified: March 2014
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Detailed Description:
The aim of this project is to establish a network of clinical teams including the major neuromuscular centers in Europe.
We plan to work together to find the best common outcome measures for the following multicenter therapeutic trials.
|Spinal Muscular Atrophy
|Other: Functional tests
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|Clinical Assessment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II and III
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: spinal muscular atrophy
MedlinePlus related topics: Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2U.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Institut de Myologie, France:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in total score of Motor Function Measure at one year [ Time Frame: at baseline and one year after ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Score at one year [ Time Frame: at baseline and one year after ]Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory - neuromuscular module
|Study Start Date:
|May 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Ambulant SMA
Other: Functional tests
The ambulant patients will perform
|Non-ambulant SMA
Other: Functional tests
The non-ambulant patients will perform:
Detailed Description:
16 patients (6 ambulant and 10 non ambulant), affected by type II and type III SMA will be enrolled and assessed at baseline and 6 and 12 months later. Non ambulant patients will be assessed using the modified version of the Hammersmith Motor Functional Scale while ambulant patients will be assessed using the extended module of the Hammersmith Motor Functional Scale and timed items, the 6 minute walk and a step activity monitor. All patients will also be assessed using the Motor Function Measure (MFM), that covers the whole range of activities for both ambulant and non ambulant patients. All measures will undergo a process of validation including inter observer reliability. This information will be most valuable for any future trial and will make the groups involved ready to participate to future collaborative studies saving a lot of time on the preliminary aspects (validation, reliability, training) that will be fulfilled by the present study. The study will also provide natural history data for a 12 month period on patients with SMA II and III.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|30 Months to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria for ambulant patients:
- age between 30 months and 24 years
- documented SMA diagnosis by genetic tests; Each should also have the determination of the SMN2 copy number
- able to walk 10 meters without support
- subject who signed an informed consent- subject affiliated to a social security system
Inclusion Criteria non ambulant patients:
- documented diagnosis of SMA by genetic tests
- not able to walk 10 meters without support
- subject affiliated to a social security system
- subject who signed an informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient who are currently involved in other clinical trials
- severe intellectual impairment limiting the comprehension of the demanded tasks
- acute neurologic, inflammatory, infectious, endocrine, orthopedic disease in the month preceding the inclusion
- chronic neurologic (besides SMA), inflammatory, infectious, endocrine, orthopedic disease which are not a natural consequence of SMA
- spinal surgery scheduled 6 months before or within 12 months after enrollment
- pregnant women
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: NCT01611610
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01611610
Sponsors and Collaborators
Institut de Myologie, France
|Principal Investigator:
|Laurent Servais, MD, PhD
|Institut de Myologie
More Information
Keywords provided by Institut de Myologie, France:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Institut de Myologie, France
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01611610 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
SMA Europe
|Study First Received:
|May 30, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 4, 2014
Keywords provided by Institut de Myologie, France:
outcome measures
spinal muscular atrophy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Atrophy
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
Spinal Cord Diseases
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Central Nervous System Diseases
Motor Neuron Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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Just pure speculation here but thought I would post it...
What now for ONeal, Adelman?
Its no secret the Trail Blazers need a cornerstone player a Ray Allen or Kevin Garnett type to make a firm step toward respectability in the near future.
The first name that comes to mind is Jermaine ONeal, who just finished a discouraging season with Indiana.ONeal, who spent his first four seasons in Portland, is a five-time All-Star and a 10-year veteran, yet he doesnt turn 28 until October. He is one of the premier big men in the game, a solid citizen the NBAs 2004 Magic Johnson Award winner and a popular figure in the City of Roses.He also is a costly commodity. After making $16.425 million this season, ninth-highest among NBA players, he is due $82.2 million over the next four years. Plus, there is concern about his health, coming off two injury-plagued seasons.Portland could package Zach Randolph, its first pick in the upcoming draft and another player or two to make a trade work under salary-cap restrictions. But Pacer President Larry Bird says he has no intention of trading ONeal, though he stops short of declaring he wont.And a source close to ONeal says he has no interest in returning to the Blazers.
I love being (in Indianapolis), ONeal tells The Indianapolis Star. Im not concerned (about a trade), because if they ever reach the point where they want to trade me, Im 27 longevity is everything, and I havent reached my peak yet. This trade talk came up since we struggled last season. People want to take shots at you when things arent going well. But thats fine; my skin is thick.
The announcement out of Sacramento about Rick Adelmans firing as coach said all parties agreed it was best (for Adelman) to part ways and move on.
Untrue, Adelman says.
Thats not the way it went down, the former Trail Blazer boss says. I was willing to come back, or at least talk to (co-owners Gavin and Joe Maloof) about it. But it was decided before then.
Adelman had allowed himself to think a second-half surge that got the Kings into the playoffs for their eighth straight season under his watch and a competitive first-round loss against defending champion San Antonio might save his job.
I knew (dismissal) could happen, Adelman says. But the way we finished the season, I thought there was a good chance maybe things would work out.
Its their prerogative, but I dont know what else we could have done to beat the Spurs. If thats the reason I was let go, maybe its best I do leave.
Some wonder if Geoff Petrie, the Sacramento president of basketball operations whose relationship with Adelman goes back to the first Blazer season when they were roommates, had undercut his old friend. Adelman says Petries hands were tied.
It came down to what (the Maloofs) wanted, Adelman says.
Adelman, who turns 60 next month, isnt sure whats on the horizon. He and wife Mary Kay bought a house in Portland last year; they intend to retire there. Four of his six children Kathy, Laura, David and Caitlin live in Portland. Son R.J. was a scout for the Kings, and the youngest, Patrick, is a junior in high school in Sacramento.
We might stay here, or we might move up to Portland after the school year, says Adelman, who owns a career coaching record of 752-481 in the regular season and 70-68 in the playoffs and will get another NBA head-coaching opportunity at some point. Well talk things through and make a decision in the next couple of weeks.
The Maloofs probably will look for a sexy hire, à la Phil Jackson. They could wind up with San Antonio assistant P.J. Carlesimo, which would be fitting. Carlesimo followed Adelman as coach at both Portland and Golden State.
Call the Maloofs and tell them that, will you? Carlesimo jokes.
As of the weekend, neither Carlesimo nor Terry Porter had been contacted by the Kings about the coaching job. Both are interested.
I would be, for sure, Carlesimo says. The owners want to win, Geoff knows what hes doing, and its a good homecourt. There are a couple of potential issues there that are questionable, but as NBA head jobs go, its a good one.
For the record, Porter says he is unsure of his interest in the Sacramento job. But come on. Anybody who thinks he would, or should, turn down that opportunity in deference to his role with the Portland group trying to position itself to buy the Blazers long odds, indeed is kidding himself.


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2009 Federal Income Tax Brackets (Official IRS Tax Rates)
9/16/09: The inflation data for 2009 have been released, so you can find the 2010 income tax brackets .
2/26/09: These IRS tax brackets are official.
The Labor Department released inflation data yesterday and the Wall Street Journal had three tax experts estimate how all the inflation-pegged tax figures would change based on those numbers. Many tax numbers, like the brackets, exemptions, standard deductions, etc. are pegged to inflation so knowing the Labor Department figures can give you huge insight into how those numbers will move. The three experts are George Jones, senior federal tax analyst at CCH; William Massey, senior tax analyst for the tax & accounting business of Thomson Reuters; and Prof. James C. Young, professor of accountancy at Northern Illinois University. The Wall Street Journal does this every year and, for as long as I can remember, they're often it pretty spot on. Based on their calculations, a bunch of inflation-pegged tax numbers are going up.
these figures are merely estimates, the government can always go back and adjust inflation figures so these numbers may change.
2009 Federal Income Tax Brackets
Here's what they projected for the income tax brackets for 2009, compared to 2008 figures:
- Standard deduction increases: The standard deduction for married filling jointly is expected to increase to $11,400 from $10,900, a $500 increase. Singles and those married filling separately will get a standard deduction of $5,700, a $250 increase from $5,450 in 2008.
- Personal exemption increases: The personal exemption amount will increase $150 to $3,650.
- $13,000 gift tax exclusion: Professor Young believes that that gift tax exclusion amount will increase from $12,000 to $13,000. Right now, if you give more than $12,000 a year to someone as a gift, you have to pay a gift tax on it (yes, the giver of the gift pays the tax). Professor Young believes that number will increase to $13,000.
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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt among U.K. Celebrity Big Brother contestants
They became the first married couple to ever enter the TV house during the series launch on Thursday (03Jan13) – but they were dealt a blow when they were ushered into the dingy basement.
In a cruel twist, half of the cast was taken into luxury accommodation and treated to a champagne reception, while the rest were sent downstairs, with basic rations and no running water.
Joining Montag and Pratt were Steps singer Claire Richards, former model Paula Hamilton, U.K. soap stars Gillian Taylforth and Sam Robertson and Australian actor Ryan Moloney.
Italian horse-racing jockey Frankie Dettori and former U.K. X Factor contestant Rylan Clark also became housemates.
Troubled Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is rumoured to be part of the new season of the show – but she did not make an appearance in the first episode.
The stars will now battle it out in a series of challenges and evictions to be crowned the winner when the game show wraps later this month (Jan13).


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I'm a 19 years old french canadian(sorry for my bad english) poker player and I have questions related to vipassana. I saw a similar topic where a poker player kinda ruined our reputation by asking idiot questions, saying he was making millions and ended up saying he was broke. I am really serious about poker, I never went broke at all, I am talented and always had some good bankroll management. I started playing poker when I was 18 and I made 20k of profit that year by playing part-time while being at highschool. So, I decided to play full time this year before I go to UNI, in order to save the more money I can. The thing is I never had the attitude that a poker player should have when he is playing, by that I mean only focus on the things you can control (always take the better decisions you can), and don't mind about the rest (luck side of poker).. It always end up being in your way anyway (if you are a good winning player, obviously). I was kinda getting pissed off when I was losing and being really happy when I won, and kept that attitude for thousands of hours of play. As a result, I am not really comfortable when I sit in front of my computer to play poker now, like I was before. I should be playing ALOT this year but I feel really bad when I play and I try to have a good attitude but it doesnt change much.
So, my hypothesis is the following: I have accumulated alot of sankharas in the last 2 years and now I have so much sankharas that my body is revolting when I play, and that's why I am not able to play for a long time like I was before.
I did a vipassana retreat this summer and altough it was a really tough retreat, I did it correctly and I think in the last days some sankharas were dissolving, I was really equanimous and at the end of a couple of a couple of meditations I really felt like ive got rid of alot of bad stuff, and was feeling really good. But I didnt keep practicing vipassana after that.
My question is: Do you think it would be a good idea to go on another vipassana retreat, and keep practicing 2 hours a day, while before I play poker and after? I think that by doing that I could get rid of alot of the sankharas that are coming the the surface while a play poker.
When I was doing vipassana, at the end of the day there was speeches and in one of them there was a story of a guy who was a scientist who was making nuclear bombs or something like that and he wasnt able to do his job anymore because he was feeling too bad. He discovered vipassanna, kept doing it and finally was able to work in peace again. I tought it was kind of the same problem I have, in much bigger obviously
Anyway thanks for reading guys and thanks for giving me your thoughts on that !


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By way of Ladyada comes this tidbit from this morning's iPhone OS 3.0 press conference. She writes:
Ryan Block from GDGT has some major news from the iPhone 3.0 press conference, pretty soon you'll be able to make/hack/add any accessories to the iPhone – wow! We'll see some Arduino projects shortly.
10:20AM – Apps talk to accessories via the dock connector and via Bluetooth. Supports standard protocols (playing music, album artwork, etc.) and you can build custom protocols.
"With iPhone 3.0 we're going to take this to the next level: we're going to enable devs to build custom accessories that talk right to the iPhone." This is exactly what people have been wanting. "You can give the iPhone an equalizer to a speaker system. Here's another example: FM transmitter, which would find the optimal broadcast channel and play your music. Here's another class we think will be interesting: medical devices."
Oh, and in other iPhone OS announcement shockers: Cut, Copy, Paste! (finally) and Multimedia Messaging (ditto).


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Four golfers earn medalsat DC meet
Weather a factor in scoring again.
LEXINGTON—Nebraska's wind continued to blow Monday as Swede golfers spent another afternoon battling the gusts during the Dawson County meet at Lakeside Country Club near Lexington.
Gothenburg coach Jim Henke said scores were higher than usual because of the weather but he was still pleased with the way the team competed.
The Swedes finished second with a best five-of-eight score totaling 458, just four strokes behind Lexington's 454. Cozad ended the day at 488.
Gothenburg had four golfers earn medals in the top eight.
Sophomore Alix Meisinger carded an 88 to lead the Swedes in third place. Classmate Jackson Graham was one stroke back at 89 in fourth place.
Matt Marshall and Derek Franzen finished sixth and seventh respectively, both with scores of 91. Jack Dudley's 99 completed the team's scoring.
Lexington freshman Shad Wellman earned top honors for the day shooting an 81.
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Pack mule are you anywhere near steinhagen reservoir?
Pack mule are you anywhere near steinhagen reservoir?
My hunting buddy lives about 4 miles from it, it's about an hour drive for me from our city residence and about an hour from our place out in the sticks. Was on a lease just south of it along the river for several years.
Took a gator there in 2012 on quota tag. Put in every year since 07 and haven't drawn yet
It's loaded with them. We never could use dogs on our lease during teal season bc of them and usually found a cpl during the early MLD season in food plots. Lease gets 12 permits every year to thin them down, but there's just so dang many in the 8-10' range
We literally saw hundreds of them. So overpopulated that they were starving. I got a 10ft 2in that weighed 237. My 10 footers here will weigh 500 plus
But they dont have horns........LOL
Almost done!
Looks good timber!


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'Rusty' Wells happy for opportunity with A's
BOSTON -- A month removed from any game action, with much of that time spent idling on waivers, new A's outfielder Casper Wells was simply looking forward to taking batting practice with the team on Tuesday afternoon in Boston.
Alas, a cold rain aborted those plans, and Wells was forced to settle on taking swings in the cages prior to Oakland's game against the Red Sox.
"The longer he goes," manager Bob Melvin said, "the rustier he can get."
Melvin said he is "mildly concerned" about Wells' lengthy absence from games but he plans on getting him a start against a left-hander as soon as Wednesday.
"Obviously you'd like someone to be current," he said, "but there's not much we can do about that. He's here for a reason and he hopefully has a good batting practice."
Wells, traded to Oakland by the Blue Jays for cash on Monday, was designated for assignment by Toronto before ever getting into a game. This after he had already been designated by the Mariners on the last day of Spring Training.
The 28-year-old spent the last week in Seattle, getting in work at a local high school while "champing at the bit to get out on a baseball field and play baseball," he said.
"You have to keep a solid mindset, not let any outside distractions in or get off track from what you want to accomplish," Wells continued. "I'm glad Oakland took a chance on me here.
"I wish there was some way, during that waiver period, where you can still get at-bats in an extended setting, because it really puts guys like me in a situation where you haven't seen live pitching. I don't know how far behind I am, but I'll wait my turn as far as getting comfortable in a spot."
It's not certain Wells will even have a chance to get comfortable in his new home, with outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (left hand) expected off the disabled list Sunday.
Wells pinch-hit for Coco Crisp in the sixth inning of Tuesday's 13-0 win and flied out.
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VIERA, Fla. -- Mets left-hander Johan Santana remains on target to make his Grapefruit League debut around March 10, according to manager Terry Collins, keeping him on track to pitch Opening Day at Citi Field.
Santana plans to continue throwing at the Mets' Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., with the goal of playing catch at 120 feet. Once he achieves that, he should throw from a mound for the first time since the Mets backed off his throwing program in the early days of spring.
The Mets named Santana their Opening Day starter on the first official day of camp, before his latest issues arose. He officially finished last season on the disabled list with lower back inflammation, but he was also battling an ankle injury and left arm fatigue.
If Santana is not ready to pitch on Opening Day, Collins said there are multiple options -- and multiple opinions within the organization -- on who should assume the vacant spot in the rotation. Jeremy Hefner and Collin McHugh appear to be the leading candidates, with Jon Niese the obvious choice to start in Santana's place on April 1.


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MC24 has broken news that the 2010 eGrandPrix race season will now culminate with a championship race organized by the European Motorcycle Union at Spain's Albacete circuit. The date has yet to be announced, but the addition of this championship gives the fledgling electric motorcycle racing organization not only four-race national series in the UK and Italy and three races in North America, but also a headline event at the Isle of Man TT and now an officially sanctioned European Championship event. That makes the FIM and its e-Power series look a little silly. After splitting with TTXGP and stealing its rules, the FIM is left with something it calls a "World Championship," but no participating teams and only a handful of tentative dates. Full list of circuits, dates and participating teams below. >
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Jazwares has been awarded the master toy and electronics license for Teen Titans Go!, Warner Bros. Animations new action-packed comedy adventure series based on the DC Comics Super Heroes, which airs Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) and Saturdays 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network as part of the networks DC Nation programming block.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - With just before Florida's primary, there is a battle looming over who can be on the ballot.
At issue is Duval County Clerk of Courts Jim Fuller, who is seeking a fourth term despite the fact that a Florida Supreme Court ruling says term limits should apply to all county constitutional officers.
Now there are questions about an email from the Fuller camp that says the city's lead attorney agrees he should stay on the ballot. But that is not the case.
Fuller says it's all politics when it comes to questions of him staying on the ballot in the upcoming primary. The city's lead attorney, Cindy Laquidara, however, says term limits do apply to him.
One city councilman, John Crescimbeni, will introduce emergency legislation Tuesday that would force Laquidara to file a complaint against Fuller to settle the matter in court. Crescimbeni wants an answer now before the election to see if Fuller is really eligible.
"Well, if the taxpayer takes it to court now and gets resolution of this issue, I assure you it will cost a heck of a lot less than if one of the losing candidates takes it to court and prevails, and we would have to spend $1.8 million on a special election," Crescimbeni said.
"If John Crescimbeni is talking about money, I think he is wasting money if he is taking the General Counsel's time to put in a lawsuit to remove me from the ballot when I have nothing to do with the city or the county," Fuller said.
There is something else up in the air. Channel 4 obtained a copy of the email from Fuller's political director, Robert Foster -- a fundraising letter that says attached is the legal option written that led the city's General Counsel's office, referring to Laquidara, that says any issue of term limits in Duval County does not apply to the Clerk of Courts office.
Channel 4's Jim Piggott showed that to Fuller and asked him if Laquidara had changed her mind or if the statement was wrong.
"I would call her and ask her if she said that. I don't know," Fuller said.
Laquidara sent Piggott an email, which she also sent to Foster, that says, "The statement is not true. As General Counsel, I remain of the opinion that the city's impositions of term limits is indeed applicable to the Clerk of Courts."
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We know 'Bachelorette' alum, 28-year-old Sean Lowe, is the man 25 women will try to win over for a chance at true love. And it's just been revealed who those lucky ladies will be, and two are from South Florida.
Keriann is a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Boca Raton who loves to dance salsa and thinks its the best workout.
And Jackie is 25 and a cosmetics consultant from Boynton Beach who thinks New York City is the most romantic city in the world during the holidays because of the "lights, the snow, and horse carriages."
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A large group of consumers looks to branch out from the traditional potato varieties found at grocery stores.
"There's certainly an increase in demand for unique varieties, and people want to identify with a particular named variety as well. They want to know the name of the variety to be able to go back and purchase it again," said Greg Donald, general manager, Prince Edward Island Potato Board.
Mike Carter, chief executive officer for Bushmans' Inc, Rosholt, Wis., agrees.
"We've absolutely seen consumers more interested in more varieties. There are consumers out there who are very interested in new kinds of potatoes and then learning the uses for those kinds of varieties," Carter said.
Carter, a member of the U.S. Potato Board, says the organization is trying to reach consumers to convey those messages.
"There's a segment looking for new ways to prepare what some people see as kind of mundane thing, and the board uses resources to get that segment the information they need," he said.
For Richard Leibowitz, managing director, Specialty Potato Alliance, the secret to introducing new customers to specialty potato varieties is in the taste.
The alliance is made up of a combination of growers and distributors with the purpose of marketing fingerling potatoes more effectively. They have several proprietary varieties, including the Rocky Rose, a pink-skinned fingerling potato with a yellow flesh.
To help promote their specialty fingerling varieties, Leibowitz says the group focuses on educating consumers by writing articles and participating in food shows, such as the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit, where they offered samples to attendees to show how these new varieties can be cooked.
Suppliers believe there will likely always be a market for traditional offerings, but that the market does appear to be more open for new varieties at the retail level.
"Consumers have different likes and dislikes and different groups prefer specialty items versus the traditional ten-pound bag," said Chris Wada, director of marketing, Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
"Potatoes are a staple and one of the best values in the produce department," he said. "Traditional items are always going to be a staple. Specialty items are always changing, and there's a niche for just about everything."
Wada Farms recently released a line of mini red and mini gold potatoes in a 1.5-pound bag.
The Fun Bite-Size Potatoes line is marketed as a product that kids will especially enjoy eating, according to marketing director Chris Wada.
"We're developing some fun ways to prepare them for people of all ages that highlight the size of the potato," Wada said.
To help with the launch of this line, the company is currently working to complete a mobile site to direct consumers to recipes and other information about the bite-size potatoes.
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Image: Man chewing betel nut Eroro village, Oro Bay, Oro Province April 1921
Chewing betel nut is widespread in Papua New Guinea. The ingredients are the areca nut kernel, the leaves or fruit of the betel plant and lime made from burnt coral or seashells. Chewing these ingredients produces a mildly stimulating effect that relieves tiredness and hunger. This man adds lime from the gourd container to the mixture in his mouth. His headdress is made from hornbill beaks.
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Giants sticking with 13 pitchers for now
SAN FRANCISCO -- Until circumstances force them to do otherwise, the Giants are likely to keep a 13-man pitching staff, since manager Bruce Bocky considers the roster adequately stocked with position players.
Bochy explained Friday that Michael Morse's switch from left field to first base, where he's filling in for Brandon Belt, changed the Giants' substitution habits and essentially has saved them from using a player. With Morse in left, Bochy typically replaced him in late innings to upgrade the outfield defense and get the oft-injured veteran off his feet. With Morse at first, Bochy's less likely to remove him.
Moreover, Bochy has virtually no need to fiddle with most of his usual batting order.
"If you look at our lineup," he said, "I'm clearly not going to pinch-hit for any of the first six guys."
The Giants are in the middle of the National League's pack in using pinch-hitters. They entered Friday with 56 pinch-hit at-bats, seventh in the league but only one ahead of the Mets and Nationals, who were tied for eighth with 55 apiece. Pittsburgh topped the NL with 75 at-bats from pinch-hitters.
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Bacterial Vaginosis Home Screening to Prevent STDs
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|Bacterial Vaginosis
|Drug: Metronidazole
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Home Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis to Prevent STDs
- One-year Incidence of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections in Women Who Receive Screening (Every 2 Months) and Treatment for Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis as Compared to a Control Group With Regular Monitoring (Every 2 Months) But no Treatment [ Time Frame: At 4, 8, and 12 months after enrollment. ]Chlamydia and gonococcal infections were determined by vaginal swab testing collected at 4, 8, and 12 months after enrollment. Specimens were evaluated using the BD ProbeTec Amplified DNA AssayTM (Becton-Dickson, Inc. Sparks, MD). The primary outcome measure is the combined number of chlamydia and gonococcal infections.
- Percentage of Women Testing Positive for Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Through 12 Months [ Time Frame: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 months after enrollment ]Percentage of women testing positive for BV at any follow-up visit. The outcome of BV status was determined by self-collected vaginal swab specimens that were evaluated by the Nugent criteria. A Nugent score of 7-10 indicates positive for BV.
|Study Start Date:
|July 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Intervention
Metronidazole 500mg twice daily for 7 days for Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) detection
Drug: Metronidazole
Bi-monthly testing and treatment for BV with Metronidazole if BV is detected; 500mg twice daily for 7 days.
No Intervention: Control
Bi-monthly testing for BV without treatment.
Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 25 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject provides written informed consent, or if subject is under age 18, parent signs informed consent and subject signs assent.
- Female age 15-25 years (age at last birthday).
- Vaginal intercourse within the past 3 months.
Asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis (BV)
- Vaginal pH > 4.5
- Clue cells on wet prep microscopy, >20 percent
- Woman denies unusual or abnormal vaginal odor and discharge.
Two or more risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs):
- Age less than or equal to 20
- African-American race
- Hispanic ethnicity
- Regular douching (at least one time per month)
- Two or more sex partners (past 12 months)
- Current or past STD (past 12 months).
- Be able to understand study procedures .
- Be able to comply with the study procedures for the entire length of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Self-reported pregnancy, or no menstrual period in past 4 weeks and positive urine pregnancy test Note: We will exclude women who are pregnant at the time of enrollment because some guidelines recommend screening and treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV) in high-risk women during pregnancy.
- Regular use of antibiotics: use at least once daily for 2 of the past six months ( e.g., for acne).
Note: Women taking antibiotics on a regular basis will be excluded because antibiotic use could affect both BV and chlamydia/gonorrhea infections.
-Self-reported currently married/partnered and living with husband/partner of over 1 year. This does not include married women who are separated.
Note: We will exclude women who are married and who are in established long term relationships because our goal is to enroll a sample of women at high-risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Although these women are at risk for STDs, they are at lower risk overall than women who are single, separated, or divorced.
- Homeless Note: We will exclude women who are homeless because they are likely to be difficult to track.
- Excessive alcohol use (consumes more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week, or is not willing to abstain from alcohol for one week in order to take medication).
Note: We will exclude persons who do not think they could avoid drinking alcohol for one week to take an antibiotic (because metronidazole plus alcohol can lead to nausea and vomiting).
- Allergy to metronidazole.
- Current or history of seizure disorder.
- Current or history of any kind of neuropathy.
- Use of warfarin sodium (Coumadin ®).
- Use of cimetidine (Tagamet ®).
- Known liver disease. Note: we will exclude women with current seizure disorders, women taking warfarin (Coumadin), women taking cimetidine, and women with known liver disease; as such women may be at greater risk of adverse consequences from taking metronidazole.
- History of hysterectomy. Note: we will exclude women who have had a hysterectomy because most chlamydial and gonococcal infections target the cervix.
- Trichomonas vaginalis detected via wet mount during eligibility assessment. Note: we will also exclude women with a trichomonas infection identified during eligibility assessment through wet mount evaluation because we will treat them with a single dose of metronidazole. Such treatment would affect BV among women in the study. Women treated with metronidazole during eligibility assessment will have to wait for one month post treatment to become eligible for the study.
- Unable to swallow pills.
- Has an active uncontrolled medical condition, such as cancer, or per the judgment of the principal investigator should not participate in the study.
- Women who are in the menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle.
- Current participation in another research study of an investigational drug.
- For women younger than age 18 years (19 in Alabama), a parent or guardian they live with is unaware that she is sexually active.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00667368
|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama Hospital - Infectious Diseases
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35249-0001
|United States, California
|San Francisco Department of Public Health - San Francisco City Clinic
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94103-4030
|United States, Maryland
|Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center - Infectious Diseases
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224-2735
|United States, North Carolina
|University of North Carolina School of Medicine - Center for Infectious Diseases
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599-7030
|Durham County Health Department
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27701-3720
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC - Reproductive Infectious Disease Research
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213-3108
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00667368 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 24, 2008
|Results First Received:
|September 24, 2015
|Last Updated:
|November 5, 2015
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
bacterial vaginosis, women, chlamydia, gonorrhea, mentronidazole, vaginal, children
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vaginal Diseases
Vaginosis, Bacterial
Genital Diseases, Female
Bacterial Infections
Anti-Infective Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
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A MENTAL health service has been given recommendations for improvement after a man under its care killed his friend on a Salisbury footpath while having a psychotic breakdown.
James Lee Bible, 20, stabbed Alan Clarke, 59, in the stomach and chest while they walked by the River Avon in the early hours of April 12, 2011.
Bible admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and was given an indeterminate sentence in a secure mental hospital.
Experts said he was suffering from bipolar affective disorder of a manic type and was experiencing a major psychotic breakdown at the time of the killing.
Bible, 20, had been in contact with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership several times in the run-up to the killing but had been discharged after a review appointment just days before he killed Mr Clarke.
An independent report by the strategic health authority has ruled he received "prompt and appropriate care" and there was "no direct causal relationship" between his care and treatment and the killing.
But it also says lessons should be learned from the incident, and recommends improvements including more involvement of a patient's family and more co-ordination between agencies.
Bible had reported distress due to conflict with family and his family, calling the police for assistance on two occasions, but only one attempt to involve his family in his care was made.
Clinical staff who assessed Bible were under the impression that he had no history of mental health problems, not realising he had been seen by children's services from when he was as young as six.
The report said the trust's own investigation findings were "soundly based and appropriate" and that there was a "substantial amount of good practice by those involved".
The trust's medical director Arden Tomison said: "This was a tragic incident and on behalf of the trust I would like to offer our condolences to all those who have been affected, in particular the victim's family.
"I would like to acknowledge and thank our staff for their dedication and commitment in dealing with individuals whose complex needs, behaviour and reluctance to be helped can make delivering support very difficult."
He said steps have been taken to "radically improve" areas that needed improving over the past five years.
The strategic health authority also published two other reports into homicides by patients under the care of AWP in 2008 and concluded there were also no causal factors in either case.


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Cashner, Bass give Friars length in bullpen
NEW YORK -- There's any number of ways to build a bullpen, but Padres manager Bud Black has opted to carry two long relievers on the roster to begin the season.
"It's nice to have that length," Black said. "There are times throughout the course of the year when you want that. We felt, at this point, it was good to have both of those guys on the roster."
Black was talking about right-handers Andrew Cashner and Anthony Bass. Both were in the running for the No. 5 spot in the rotation, a job that ultimately went to righty Tyson Ross.
Cashner was behind the rest of the pitchers in camp in February coming off his recovery from surgery on his right thumb after suffering a lacerated tendon in December. But he quickly made up ground to get in position to make a run at the fifth-starter spot.
The Padres envision Cashner as a starter, and they could option him to the Minor Leagues during the season to get stretched out -- much like they did a year ago -- but for now, they like him in the bullpen.
"There are times when if you have a big enough lead and you only have to use two pitchers. Or, if there is an extra-inning game, you have length on the back end [of the bullpen]," Black said.
Black said at this point, "Cashner could easily throw four innings and Bass could easily throw three."
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tenn. students to get fresh fruit and vegetables
Tennessee is getting $3.3 million in federal funds to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to public school children. Full story
Tennessee is getting $3.3 million in federal funds to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to public school children. Full story
Maine's wild-blueberry growers are monitoring their fields for a harmful new fruit fly that arrived in the United States five years ago and poses a threat to the state's crop. Full story
A Meet the Press roundtable reflects recent all-time low approval numbers of Congress and what the numbers say about the current state of government in America.
Spiritual life coach Lyanla Van Sant comes to Nerdland and talks with Melissa Harris-Perry about the struggles and public safety questions faced by black women young and old.
Thousands die every year from food-related illnesses, but the FDA's new proposed rules for oversight of imported food would require the importers to meet certain standards before food comes into the U.S. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
With barbecue season under way, Sara learns the ropes from grill-master Bobby Flay as they cook up the perfect summer burger at his home in the Hamptons.
Intestinal issues caused by a parasite called cyclospora is popping up around the U.S. Doctors have yet to identify the source but it is most commonly spread by fruit and vegetables. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
Chefs Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay answer viewers' cooking-related questions, including how to make their favorite salsas and the best fruit to add to summer salads.
Author Mark Bittman shares his strategy for a new almost-vegan diet.
Getting ready in the morning can be stressful, especially when you're short on time. E!'s Jason Kennedy reveals eight morning timesavers, including a quick way to make oatmeal and eyeliner templates for faster makeup application.
Healthy Harvest is helping those who can't afford fresh produce by gathering surplus fresh fruits and vegetables from fields and orchards and redistributing them. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
Workers clean the window outside a fruit and vegetable store in central Madrid July 30, 2013. Spain's economy all but emerged from a two-year slump in the second quarter but its recovery looks fragile at best, given weak consumer demand and a simmering political scandal at home and faltering growth
A Zimbabwean fruit vendor walks past election campaign posters outside an election rally, about 90 km east of the capital Harare July 23, 2013. Zimbabwe will hold general elections on July 31. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: POLITICS)


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does anyone of you know to which extent Buddhist monks and nuns are allowed to use the internet? I've seen some blogs by monks, so I think they have at least restricted access to it? Or does it depend on the monastery? I'm using the internet mainly to communicate with friends and to discuss science and philosophy with others, and I'd like to know if I would have to give that up completely when becoming a monk -- the latter is something I consider, even though I haven't made a decision yet. (But it's not that my decision depends on whether I can use the internet in a monastery or not; that would be silly. )
Also, to which extent can monks and nuns use a computer in general? (There are many monks, including the Dalai Lama, who write books about Buddhism, and I guess they use a computer for that?)
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Procalcitonin-guided Detection of Streptococcal Acute Tonsillitis
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The primary purpose of the present study is to investigate the usefulness of Procalcitonin as a supplement to the Streptococcal antigen test and Centor criteria in the differential diagnose making between Streptococcal and non-Streptococcal acute tonsillitis.
Furthermore, the investigators aim to examine Procalcitonin as a diagnostic marker in acute tonsillitis due to Fusobacterium Necrophorum.
|Streptococcal Acute Tonsillitis
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|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Procalcitonin-guided Detection of Streptococcal Acute Tonsillitis
- Procalcitonin [ Time Frame: The participants will bee examined in family practice in 30 minuts, measurement results will be available after 3-4 month (average) ]Procalcitonin from all 100 participants will be analyzed at once.
- Centor score [ Time Frame: The participants will bee examined in family practice in 30 minuts, measurement results will be available after the consultation ]
- Cultured bacteria [ Time Frame: Tonsillar surface swabs obtained at time of consultation. The consultation takes about 30 minuts and results will be analyzed approx. 1 time per week. ]In both the acute tonsillitis group and the healthy control group.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Patients with acute tonsillitis:
- Oral temperature, streptococcal rapid antigen detection test, Tonsil surface swab for microbiological culture and a blood sample (measuring the infection markers: Procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, White blood cell count and Absolute neutrophile count).
Healthy control patients:
- Tonsil surface swab for microbiological culture.
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|Study Start Date:
|August 2012
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|March 2013
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|March 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Acute tonsillitis
Patients with acute tonsillitis aged 15 to 40 years meeting at least two of Centors criteria.
Healthy control patients
Control patients aged 15 to 40 years.
Detailed Description:
Acute tonsillitis is based on typical symptoms (sore throat, pain on swallowing, and fever) and clinical findings of tonsillar exudate and hyperemia.
10-20% of patients seen by their family physician, have acute tonsillitis due to streptococci group A. In Denmark, Centors criteria and the Streptococcal antigen test (Strep. A-test) are gold standard in the diagnostic process of streptococcal acute tonsillitis. Although the sensitivity and specificity of the Strep. A-test is biochemically high, its clinical reliability is reduced due to several influential factors. Moreover, studies suggest that 4-10% of patients are tested false-negative based on clinical criteria and the Strep A-test.
Fusobacterium necrophorum are suspected to be the cause of acute tonsillitis in teenagers and young adults (5-15%). However, there is no rapid test available for this bacterium. Since tonsillar surface swab is not included in the diagnostic standard, family physicians get no information about infection due to Fusobacterium necrophorum or other pathogens.
C-reactive protein, leukocyte count and absolute neutrophil count as diagnostic markers are examined with variable results. Procalcitonin is a relatively new marker of bacterial infection, which has the advantage of more rapid and specific induction compared to the other markers.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years to 40 Years (Child, Adult)
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|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Patients with acute tonsillitis aged 15 to 40 years consulting their general practitioner with signs and symptoms of acute tonsillitis meeting to or more of Centors criteria.
Healthy control patients aged 15 to 40 years consulting their general practitioner in other reason than infection.
Patients with acute tonsillitis:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 15 and 40 years.
- Subjective and objective signs of Acute Tonsillitis + presents of 2-4 Centor Criteria.
- participation accept after verbal and written information.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Antibiotic treatment within the last month.
- Other infection within the last month.
- Inadequate tonsil swabs due to lack of cooperation.
- Suspicion of peritonsillar abscess
Control patients:
Inclusion criteria:
- Age between 15 and 40 years.
- Participation accept after verbal and written information.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Antibiotic treatment within the last month.
- Infection within the last month.
- Tonsillectomy
- More than 2 cases of acute tonsillitis within the last 12 months.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01657968
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|Study Director:
|Therese Ovesen, DMSc
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|Ann Christensen, Research year student, medical student, Aarhus University Hospital
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|NCT01657968 History of Changes
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2007-58-0010 ( Other Identifier: Danish Data Protection Agency )
|Study First Received:
|July 31, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 17, 2013
Keywords provided by Ann Christensen, Aarhus University Hospital:
Acute tonsillitis
Streptococcal antigen test
Centor Criteria
Infection marker
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Peritonsillar Abscess
Pharyngeal Diseases
Stomatognathic Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
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Sandra K. Woodley Appointed Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
AUSTIN – Sandra K. Woodley, chief financial officer for the Arizona Board of Regents, has been appointed vice chancellor for strategic initiatives for The University of Texas System, effective March 1.
"The University of Texas System continues to be a national leader in the areas of accountability and strategic planning, and I believe Sandra brings a wealth of skills and knowledge to this key executive position," said UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D. "Sandra understands the importance of accountability, performance and transparency and her institutional research and finance expertise will help us formulate the best recommendations to our institutions and the Board of Regents in our goal of enhancing excellence," he added.
As vice chancellor for strategic initiatives, Woodley will oversee the UT System offices of Strategic Management and Institutional Studies and Policy Analysis. The offices provide leadership to coordinate key System initiatives, streamline reporting requirements and track the progress and impact of the UT System strategic plan and related administrative and institutional activities.
Woodley will also oversee the development and production of the annual UT System Accountability and Performance Report, which includes information on the nine academic and six health institutions' academic, health care and service missions. The report, which is regarded as one of the top models for accountability in the country, emphasizes measures such as student outcomes, research collaborations, faculty productivity, clinical care and community impact.
"The UT System and its institutions believe it is very important to be transparent in all endeavors, and, more importantly, to strive for and demonstrate continuous improvement," Cigarroa said.
As the chief financial officer and strategic planner for the Arizona Board of Regents, Woodley is the state's top higher education finance official, providing leadership and direction of the board's business, strategic planning and capital construction programs. Previously, she has held a series of higher education positions in finance, institutional research and economic forecasting in Alabama and Kentucky.
Woodley received a bachelor's degree and MBA from Auburn University and a doctoral degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University. She succeeds Geri H. Malandra, who held a similar post at the UT System from 2002 until 2009.
About The University of Texas System
Serving the educational and health care needs of Texans for more than 125 years, The University of Texas System is one of the nation's largest higher education systems, with nine academic campuses and six health institutions. The UT System has an annual operating budget of $11.9 billion (FY 2010) including $2.5 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local and private sources. Preliminary student enrollment exceeded 202,000 in the 2009 academic year. The UT System confers more than one-third of the state's undergraduate degrees and educates nearly three-fourths of the state's health care professionals annually. With more than 84,000 employees, the UT System is one of the largest employers in the state.


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Sandy aftermath: N.J. voters can vote by email, fax, walk-in, more
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he wants every registered voter to have a chance to vote in the 2012 general elections. He also is encouraging early voting to reduce the time it will take to tally votes after the polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m.
"It'll take us a little longer to count the votes this year," Christie said at a news conference Nov. 2 in Brick Township, "but you know, it'll probably be a late night anyway."
Several directives have been put in place to provide more ways for voters to submit their ballots in time for Tuesday's general elections. These include voting by e-mail and fax, extended county election office hours for early in-person voters, extra support at polling places, and allowing displaced voters to use polling locations in other counties.
New Jersey's barrier island communities were hit particularly hard during superstorm Sandy, leaving many residents displaced and thousands of homes and businesses still without power. This has raised concerns that many voters might find it too difficult to vote.
"Government is here for moments like this, when one person helping another just isn't enough. The collective has to come together to rebuild our state, and that's what we're going to do," Christie said.
Ways to vote in New Jersey
E-mail or Fax
Displaced first responders and residents of hard-hit areas will be allowed to vote in this year's general election by e-mail or fax.
The process, which already has been available to military and overseas voters, was extended to displaced voters in an announcement made Saturday, Nov. 3 by the New Jersey Department of State.
To vote electronically, displaced voters can choose to submit a mail-in ballot application by e-mail or fax to their county clerk. Once an application is approved, the clerk will electronically send a ballot to the voter by either fax or e-mail in accordance to the voter's preference. Voters must return their electronic ballot – by fax or email – no later than 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Ballot applications can be downloaded on the state's website (which does not yet reflect this new directive).
Hand-deliver a paper ballot to your county office
Registered voters can go to their county clerk offices in person to apply for and receive a paper ballot (even though it's technically called a "mail-in ballot"). Then voters can complete and hand-deliver the ballot to their county election commission by 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Christie has ordered that all state county clerk offices remain open both days this weekend and to operate on extended hours through Tuesday.
In Trenton's county offices Saturday afternoon, the turnout was light but steady. The staff cheerfully provided assistance navigating the process.
"We're have a steady stream of traffic dropping off ballots. It looks like people are engaged with the voting process," said Paul Domini, commissioner for the Board of Elections of Mercer County. "However, I'm sure the storm is going to impact the number of people that vote. Some people are more concerned with getting electricity turned on in their house and getting trees off their roofs than they are about voting."
In person at your polling place
If your polling place is open and has power, then you can vote there in the usual way.
For those polling locations that can open but do not have electricity, Christie said Friday that he will have National Guard troops bring in trucks with "a big sign showing you where to go. Go in there, and vote 'old-school,' with a paper ballot."
However, polling places in the hardest-hit areas may have been relocated because they cannot open or are no longer there.
The governor said at a news conference Saturday, Nov. 3, that anyone who doesn't know where to vote can text 877877 on Tuesday morning with your address and you will receive a text with your polling location. There is also a map that lets you see where your polling place and where you can vote early.
Princeton voters also can call the Public Library, 609-924-9529, ext. 220 or ext. 218, to find out their polling locations. Some Princeton polling places may have moved twice this year due to the storm and the merger of the township and borough into one entity.
In person at a different polling place
Another directive issued Saturday allows displaced voters to use polling places in counties other than the ones in which they have registered.
Mail-in ballots
Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 5 to be counted. The deadline for mail-in ballots to be received by county election commissions has been extended to Nov. 19.
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A MAN died after his car hit a barrier on an M65 sliproad near Blackburn yesterday.
The 48-year-old, from Blackburn, is believed to have been taken ill at the wheel and hit the barrier of the eastbound sliproad at junction six, just off Whitebirk Roundabout.
The silver Mazda 3 was the only car involved in the accident. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle suffered very little damage.
There were no other passengers in the car, which was heading towards Burnley on the busy stretch.
Police were called at 11.30am and the road was closed while an investigation got under way.
The man was taken by ambulance to Royal Blackburn Hospital but died shortly afterwards.
The road was fully reopened by the afternoon.
Sgt Jon Allwright, of the Road Policing Unit, said: "Sadly, it would appear that this gentleman has been taken ill at the wheel and passed away.
"I would appeal for anyone with information or who saw the accident to get in touch with us."
The identity of the man had not been released by late yesterday as family members were still being informed.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting log number 0402 of January 3.
The accident comes just six weeks after Mark Burgess, of Abbey Village, died after crashing into a barrier near Junction Eight on November 28.
The 39-year-old HGV driver, who was born in Burnley, was thrown from his Citroen Saxo and died from his injuries.


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Welcome! Finding new, interesting ways to blog is pretty tough. So, ever since the last blog I posted, I began a new series called "Ten [Funny] Reasons to Play a [Insert Name of Game Here] Game". Many different blog series will be posted, and whichever ones are the most popular, I will continue.
Next, Mario Party games are some of the most popular video games out there. Generally, everybody knows of the series and has at least played one of the nine installments. All thirteen installments present the same goal: collect as many stars and coins to win the game. Mario Party is a four-player game and is most familiarly known for being played by four people. That is where the madness and memories begin. Even if somebody playing is not a fan of Mario Party, they are still guaranteed to have a blast because of all the drama, luck and swiping of stars and coins from player to player. With that, I hope you enjoy my ten funny reasons to play a Mario Party game!
- You'll have the most amazing luck at really unexpected times.
- Visit many amusements with no charge!
- Bowser gets to crash your party every once in a while.
- Have your belongings randomly stolen from you.
- Be completely stomped on by thekoopa king.
- See Bowser in his 'sexy' position.
- Party with your worst enemies.
- Get roasted because you fed Bowser the wrong fruit, popped his balloon or suck at darts.
- Land on a Bowser space just to screw everybody else over.
- Lose every mini-game 'cause Luigi wins by doing nothing anyway, so just screw it.
Oh, I have to add just one more for fun...
- Betray or be betrayed by your friend(s}. (Which will lead to a glorious argument!}.
That's it, I'm done with Mario Party...This game is rigged...
Sounds fun right? Purchase a Mario Party game today for all of these great features! (By the way, this sounds a lot like a college party...) That's a wrap, guys! So from me, to you.. play a Mario Party game.. you might not regret it..


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Digi TransPort VC7400 is an enterprise class VPN concentrator that provides secure end-to-end connectivity for large numbers of remote devices and networks. Fully compatible with all Digi VPN enabled cellular and wired routers, a centralized Digi TransPort VC7400 enables a fully integrated, single vendor solution with the highest level of reliability and security.
This device provides advantages in its integration of both the head-end and remote components of the VPN connection. Easy installation and configuration (since both ends of the link use the same architecture) means faster setup and fewer support issues than with a mixed vendor VPN architecture. Digi TransPort VC7400 is ideal for applications including retail, POS, ATMs, lottery, telemetry and electric utilities. Specialized support includes a high-speed protocol switch for XOT and X.25.
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Actavis has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of a popular gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment.
The generic drug maker said it would market pantoprazole sodium delayed-release tablets in the 20-mg and 40-mg strengths. The drug is the generic equivalent of Pfizer's Protonix, which had U.S. sales of approximately $1.6 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2010, according to IMS Health.
Actavis said it would distribute the drug soon.


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Durham have been given a huge boost for their next two LV= County Championship matches after announcing the signing of veteran Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara on a short-term deal.
The left-hander has scored over 25,000 runs for his country across all three formats in a distinguished international career, and will move to the reigning county champions for their four-day matches against Yorkshire and Sussex next month.
Sangakkara will be hoping to spend some valuable time at the crease and gain a feel for English conditions before linking up with Sri Lanka ahead of their one-day international and Test series with Alastair Cook's men this summer.
The 36-year-old, who represented Warwickshire in 2007, said: "I'm really looking forward to returning to county cricket with Durham and I'm immensely grateful for the opportunity"
"I actually made my debut for Warwickshire against Durham back in 2007 - I scored a few runs that day so I'm hoping to make amends this time around."
Sangakkara is ninth on the list of the leading Test run-scorers of all time with 11,151 at an average of 58.07, and Durham head coach Jon Lewis is delighted to be welcoming a player of such prestige to the Emirates Durham ICG.
Lewis said "I said that if we could pull off this signing it would be a big bonus and it is.
"To attract a player of Kumar Sangakkara's quality to Durham is fantastic, and I've been really impressed by his eagerness to join us."
"In his short stay, I'm sure he'll be a big asset - not just with his performances, but with the example he will show our crop of fine young cricketers"


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Cantare!'s A BROADWAY HOLIDAY Opens CCPA's 5th Season, 11/30-12/9
Curtain Call Performing Arts (CCPA), opens its fifth season with "A Broadway Holiday," featuring Cantare! Community Chorus November 30 – December 9.
Cantare! specializes in performing new musical theatre with their repertoire drawing from unexpected shows beyond the "MTI canon" while still retaining the charm, wit, depth, and emotion associated with Broadway's most beloved musicals. The chorus brings a new dimension of storytelling to more diverse audiences, and offers a fresh take on showmanship to veterans of the stage. "A Broadway Holiday" will feature favorites of the season, and works from popular Broadway shows like Les Miserables and Ragtime.
Under new direction for 2012/2013, Evan Alprone joins Cantare! as director. Evan, a conductor, accompanist, and teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area, graduated from the Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program in UCLA's School of Theater Film and Television in 2006 and has worked on over 35 musicals as an accompanist and music director. Recently he has worked with TriValley Repertory Theater, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Boxcar Theater, and the Douglas Morrison Theater. From 2007-2010 Evan was the Director of Choral and Vocal Activities at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward. He also has served as the Associate Conductor for the East Bay Oratorio Society at California State University, East Bay for several years. Additionally, Evan accompanies workshops, recitals, and concerts around the Bay Area and currently serves as the music director at El Cerrito United Methodist Church and is a guest artist in Redwood High School's theater company, EPiC in Larkspur, CA.
"Cantare! returns in a major way kicking off our season with a mix of holiday favorites and new Broadway hits. I cannot wait for our season ticket holders and patrons to see and hear the talented combination of returning and new singers that make up Cantare!," said Andrea Gorham, Curtain Call's Founding Artistic Director.
Cantare! delighted audiences last season with the first installment of "A Broadway Holiday," and has become a hip and stylish performance ensemble for CCPA. The choir will perform at the newly refurbished California Conservatory Theatre (CCT) in downtown San Leandro. As the first phase of a multi-thousand dollar refurbishment project, CCPA has brought life to the theatre known as the "biggest little theatre in the Bay Area," as CCT now has a fresh coat of paint, remodeled lobby, new stage, and updated dressing rooms.
The 2012/2013 season, marks CCPA's fifth season and includes six (6) productions featuring musicals, stage plays, and choral concerts with performances at CCT and San Leandro Performing Arts Center. Cantare!, presents "A Broadway Holiday," runs Nov. 30-Dec. 9. For tickets or more info on Curtain Call Performing Arts and to purchase season tickets, visit www.curtaincallperformingarts.org, or call 510.909.9516. Follow the official CCPA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/curtaincallperformingarts.


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Victorino skips doubleheader with tightness in back
BOSTON -- Shane Victorino, who left Saturday's 4-3 win over the Royals with tightness in his lower back, was held out of the lineups for Sunday's doubleheader.
Daniel Nava, who hit a go-ahead three-run homer on Saturday, took Victorino's spot in right field and batted second in the opener.
"[Victorino] feels improved from yesterday and last night, but there's still some tightness in the lower back," manager John Farrell said. "He is day to day, and we're holding him out so he can continue to get treatment."
Farrell announced after Game 1 that Victorino, who is hitting .311 with a .377 on-base percentage, would not play in the second game.
Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Medela's 35 mL colostrum container is designed with healthcare professionals and mothers in mind. The curved bottom minimizes loss of colostrum or breastmilk during transfer to a syringe. The small size helps keep mothers motivated to pump by setting proper expectations of initial milk productions.
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