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The Daily Puck
Andrew Fiorentino, RotoWire Writer
Around the Rink
I missed the debut of 24/7 on HBO last night, but I did see the Rangers clock the Penguins with a four-goal third period, just three days after they annihilated the Capitals 7-0. They Rangers are playing as well as anyone right now, but the loss of Ryan Callahan will loom big, even with the return of captain Chris Drury.
For those of you who did see 24/7, how did you like it? I hope it hits On Demand later today so I can catch up. Looking forward to getting that inside view of what goes on behind the scenes in the NHL.
One guy who won't miss playing with the Capitals: Tomas Fleischmann. With Wednesday's third-period hat trick, he's got 10 points in seven games with the Avalanche. It may be no coincidence that Washington stopped winning after they traded him – but then again, it may be a coincidence.
By the way, if I had a choice, I wouldn't start any non-elite goalie against Colorado, your NHL goals-per-game leader.
It only took him 19 seasons, but Nicklas Lidstrom recorded his first career hat trick Thursday. With 26 points in 30 games this year, it doesn't look like his age (he's 40) has slowed him one bit. That guy has been a fact of life in the NHL for me – I was not yet three years old when he was drafted in '89 – and I consider him one of the best defensemen to ever play the game. Congrats, Liddy.
The Devils actually won a game – via shutout, no less - and against a good Western Conference team! And Ilya Kovalchuk scored two goals! In other news, several pigs have sprouted wings and taken flight from Newark International Airport. New Jersey is now comfortably ensconced as the second-worst team in the NHL, a good five points ahead of the Islanders. The Coyotes were on the losing end, and now they have to go up to Madison Square Garden to face the Rangers, who are 8-0 on the second of back-to-backs.
Best low-speed chase of the year? Best low-speed chase of the year. The Thrashers deserve to sell more tickets after a perfectly hilarious publicity stunt like that.
Projected Goalie Starters
For updates on the projected goalies later in the day, check our Projected Goalies Grid.
Phoenix (Jason LaBarbera) at Rangers (Martin Biron), 7:00 ET
Carolina (Cam Ward) at Atlanta (Ondrej Pavelec), 7:00 ET
Boston (Tim Thomas) at Montreal (Carey Price), 7:00 ET
Anaheim (Curtis McElhinney) at Islanders (Rick DiPietro), 7:00 ET
Los Angeles (Jonathan Quick) at St. Louis (Ty Conklin), 8:00 ET
Ottawa (Pascal Leclaire) at Minnesota (Jose Theodore), 8:00 ET
San Jose (Antero Niittymaki) at Dallas (Kari Lehtonen), 8:30 ET
Toronto (Jean-Sebastien Giguere) at Calgary (Miikka Kiprusoff), 9:30 ET
Columbus (Steve Mason) at Edmonton (Nikolai Khabibulin), 9:30 ET
Recent Injury News for Teams Playing Thursday
Ryan Callahan, RW (hand) – Out six weeks after breaking hand Wednesday
Derek Boogaard, LW (shoulder) – Won't play Thursday
Jay Harrison, D (upper body) – Won't play Thursday
Thrash, Mascot (grand theft Zamboni) – Arrested, but may return Thursday
Mark Stuart, D (finger) – Out six weeks
Teemu Selanne, RW (groin) – Missed Wednesday and unlikely to play Thursday, but will be a game-time decision
Todd Marchant, C (face) – Played Wednesday, so he seems to be fine
Mark Eaton, D (groin) – Out a week or two
Mike Mottau, D (eye) – Cleared for physical activity; probably two weeks away
Radek Martinek, D (arm) – Will play Thursday
Milan Jurcina, D (hamstring) – Will play Thursday
Los Angeles
Matt Greene, D (upper body) – Won't play Thursday
Marco Sturm, LW (knee) – Return target is Dec. 23
St. Louis
Erik Johnson, D (knee) – Won't play Thursday and could be out long-term
Alex Pietrangelo, D (upper body) – Questionable for Thursday
Andy McDonald, C (concussion) – Placed on IR
Alexei Kovalev, RW (illness) – Missed practice Tuesday, but probably should be good to go Thursday
Pascal Leclaire, G (lower body) – Practiced with no problems Wednesday and is Thursday's likely starter
Matt Carkner, D (ankle) – Will be out Thursday after being cut by a skate in Tuesday's practice
Matt Cullen, C (groin) – Won't play Thursday, but could return Friday
John Madden, C (upper body) – Practicing, but Thursday status unclear
San Jose
Kent Huskins, D (undisclosed) – Skated in Wednesday's practice, but remains out
Douglas Murray, D (lower body) – Practiced Wednesday, but missed second straight
Devin Setoguchi, RW (undisclosed) – Returned Wednesday, but still not playing well
Kari Lehtonen, G (back) – Morning skate went well; he'll start Thursday
Toby Petersen, C (hand) – Returning to the lineup Thursday after missing six straight
Brenden Morrow, LW (face) – Will play Thursday after breaking his nose Monday
Krys Barch, RW (foot) – Appears to be fine, but still on IR and out for Thursday at least
Mike Komisarek, D (finger) – Has missed three straight
Jared Boll, RW (back) – Missed Wednesday's game, his third straight; Thursday unsure
Derek Dorsett, RW (leg) – Got hurt Wednesday, so likely out Thursday
Derek MacKenzie, C (groin) – Placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 11
Jim Vandermeer, D (ankle) – Out a couple weeks
Anders Lindback, G, NAS – I don't often (ever?) feature goalies here, which is unkind of me. Lindback deserves a mention, though, as he's red hot, posting wins in five of his last six starts. All he's done this month in Pekka Rinne's absence is give up nine goals in six games with a .950 save percentage and two shutouts.
Paul Stastny, C, COL – Few have enjoyed the arrival of Tomas Fleischmann like Stastny has. One of my favorite players in the league, Stastny has racked up four goals and six assists over his six-game points streak.
Henrik Zetterberg, C, DET – Four-assist games will land you on this list. Zetterberg's got eight points in his five games since a miserable minus-4 performance against San Jose earlier this month. That's a good way to rebound.
Ilya Kovalchuk, LW, NJD – Huh? Yes. Kovalchuk has quietly turned his scoring on of late, collecting six points in his last five games. Unfortunately, he's still minus-5 in that span, but hey, it's a positive sign.
Alex Ovechkin, LW, WAS – Alexander The Great has morphed into Alexander The Good of late, his inconsistent play a big factor in the Caps' seven-game losing streak. He's goalless in four straight, with just one assist.
Mike Green, D, WAS – Really, I could list the entire Capitals team, but I'm going to rein myself in here. Green has no goals and one assist over his last 11 games.
Steve Mason, G, CLM – This month, Mason has one good game, one passable game, and two unmitigated disasters. We're all still waiting for 10-shutout Mason to return; he may never.
Recommended Pickup
Tomas Fleischmann, LW, COL – I repped him at the top and I'm going to rep him again here. Fleischmann is owned in less than one-third of Yahoo! leagues. That is ridiculous. The guy is getting major minutes for the best offense in the NHL and could score at a point-per-game pace from here on out. He should be universally owned.


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As a commanding state senator from the Bronx, Guy J. Velella worked the corridors of power in Albany for nearly three decades, serving constituents and, occasionally, himself.
Since pleading guilty last month to conspiring to take bribes, however, Mr. Velella, 59, negotiates a sullen concrete corridor on Rikers Island to his newjailhouse job: He is a commissary clerk dispensing candy, chips and toiletries to other inmates from behind a plexiglass barricade.
''He works behind the counter, filling orders and stocking shelves,'' said a Correction Department employee, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Mr. Velella's job is a short walk from his cell in the North Infirmary Command, one of the oldest jails on Rikers Island, which has also held the mob boss John Gotti and other celebrity criminals.
As a commissary clerk and stock worker, Mr. Velella, who holds the distinction of being incarcerated in the same Senate district he represented for so many years, earns 37 cents an hour working from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. If he serves his entire one-year sentence (there are no vacations from jailhouse jobs), he stands to earn $769.60. With time off for good behavior, Mr. Velella could be released as early as Feb. 18, 2005, correction officials said.Continue reading the main story
Granted, such work is not particularly suited to flexing one's political muscles. For eight hours a day, under the gaze of correction officers, inmates line up and bark out their orders on one side of the commissary's perforated partition, while Mr. Velella and another clerk, Hector Del Toro, a high-ranking state housing official also convicted in Mr. Velella's bribery case, stand on the other side and fill them.
There are certain benefits to commissary work, including a catered lunch for employees. ''The food is brought in to them,'' the correction employee said. ''They eat it in the back of the commissary.''
There are disadvantages, too.
Instead of telling people what to do, Mr. Velella, who became masterful at funneling state resources into his Bronx district, must now take orders from a civilian commissary manager. Instead of arriving at work in expensive suits and silk ties, he shows up in a recycled set of city-issued green pants and shirt. Instead of delivering political pork to voters, he now dispenses pork rinds to inmates.
Efforts to reach Mr. Velella in jail yesterday were unsuccessful. His lawyer, Murray Richman, said his client's biggest daily complaint was boredom.
''He's working hard and trying to keep his cell clean,'' Mr. Richman said. ''I'm sure he'd prefer to be out.''Continue reading the main story


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National average house rebuilding costs increased this year, according to the latest House Rebuilding Cost Guide, published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI).
The SCSI said that the largest increases in "reinstatement" costs on an average three bedroom semi-detached home were in Cork, where there was a 3% increase on 2013.
Reinstatement costs were also up in Limerick and Galway, by 3% and 2% respectively.
There were 1% increases in Dublin where the average minimum rebuilding costs for a standard three-bedroom semi-detached house is €169,575.
Micheál O'Connor, President of the SCSI said; "The marginal increase in house rebuilding costs reflects slightly higher input prices for construction materials and labour costs".
However, Mr O'Connor noted that house rebuild costs are still approximately 21% lower for an average three-bedroom house than they were in 2008.


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The key components of a raised access flooring system can be defined as follows: Floor Panel This is the horizontal load bearing component of a raised floor. It is normally 24″x 24″ square (industry standard module size) but can be 24″ metric square. These sizes are nominal sizes and clarification should be sought from the […]
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The AROK TEAM congratulates HUNT Construction Group!
By AROK Inc on January 17, 2011 in News/Articles
The AROK TEAM congratulates HUNT Construction Group on receiving this award from Southwest Contractors 10 Best of Awards for the Cityscape phase 1 project.


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Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Published at 13:37 GMT
UK Politics
Tory bill to ban GM crops
William Hague: "If the government won't legislate, we will try"
The Conservatives are to introduce a bill in the House of Lords to establish a moratorium on the commercial use of genetically-modified crops before tests are completed.
Tory leader William Hague said the bill, which will be set before Parliament later this week, will follow the advice of the government's advisory body English Nature.
"Since the government have refused to act, we will initiate legislation in the Lords this week," he said at a Westminster news conference.
"It is easier for bills to be introduced by private members to proceed in the Lords but of course its eventual fate will be determined by the government majority in the Commons."
"If there had been question time today, I would have asked the prime minister if he would support this bill.
"I would also asked him if he would instruct all ministers to publish all the advice given to them by scientific advisers. And if they haven't been given any advice, why not and why haven't they asked for it."
Mr Hague said he still believed the GM foods on sale in the UK, which were approved by the previous Conservative government, remained safe.
"I don't think scientists can fully be able yet to assess what the ultimate consequences will be but there is no evidence they are unsafe."
The party's concern now was the effect on the environment if GM crops started to be planted without rigorous scientific tests.
"I wouldn't call them 'Frankenstein foods'. It is too serious an issue to use terms like that. But people who are not interested in politics feel very strongly about this issue.
"The Conservative Party is learning and listening and changing and we have learned public confidence in food safety is very important and we remember BSE."
He added that he would rather not eat GM food, although he was sure he did as it is hard to avoid.
But the Tory leader repeated his attack on the government's handling of the issue.
He said: "They have sat on the evidence, they have ignored scientific advice, they are contradicting themselves hourly, they have a science minister who has to leave the room every time someone says the word 'tomato' - it's a ludicrous state of affairs."
Asked if he was calling for Science Minister Lord Sainsbury, who has shares in a GM company held in a blind trust, to resign, Mr Hague said he was not.
"I am calling for him to be moved to another job. I've nothing against Lord Sainsbury, I'm sure he can bring a lot to the government, but he's obviously too close to this matter to take an objective view on it."
He added that the government had been slow to recognise the true depth of public feeling on the issue of GM food.
"Two weeks ago I asked about this matter at Prime Minister's Questions. Tony Blair looked at me in amazement as if this subject was not worthy of a response at question time."
Since then, the subject has come to dominate the media and political debate, he said.
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Japanese retailer mita sneakers is never short on New Balance collaborations. This time they hooked up with fellow Japanese brand Expansion. They worked on the CM820, which comes with a black/pink/blue upper with some rather crazy patterns covering the toe box and heel. They also used some 3M on the logo and heel. Also they seem to have worked with Garni on a ring that comes with the sneakers. Look out for a release soon.
More detailed images of the Expansion x mita sneakers x New Balance CM820 follow after the jump.
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With the Flemington track conditions still to be confirmed, so many strong wet trackers in the mix, nine international runners in the field and a wide open betting market, one Melbourne Cup bet that is a sure thing is that the winning 2010 Melbourne Cup Trifecta is set to pay big dividends to punters tomorrow!
A Melbourne Cup Trifecta is a great way to get in on the action of the world's richest handicap, the $6 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) due to run as Race 7 at Flemington tomorrow, jumping at 3:00pm (AEDST).
A trifecta is where you select the top three placegetters in a race, in the correct finishing order, and punters that pick the winning combination are always well rewarded with big dividends!
Melbourne Cup Trifecta Tips
- Include Roughies – Melbourne Cup favourites have a poor recent record in the famous Flemington feature, with the last favourite to win being Makybe Diva in 2005, before that it was Jezabeel in 1998. So make sure you add some longer-priced roughies into your exotics at Luxbet.
- Box Trifectas – Because your selected runners must finish in the exact finishing order for your Trifecta to win, boxing in other runners and opening up the combinations gives you more chances to win. For the best odds and exotic betting options, avoid the TAB and jump online with the Tabcorp-owned Luxbet.
- Add an International Horse – With all Melbourne Cup multiples make sure you add one of the nine strong international horses into the mix. The past four Melbourne Cup runners-up were overseas runners with Crime Scene (2009), Bauer (2008), Purple Moon (2007) and Pop Rock (2006).
- Place your Trifecta Online – Melbourne Cup Day is the biggest day of the year for punters, so if you bet at the TAB expect long lines, confusing cards and no help! Instead, why not avoid the confusion and bet online through a trusted bookmaker such as Luxbet. You will get better odds like the Tote + 20%, access to online Melbourne Cup form for all the runners and more betting options so you can win big!


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This high quality jacket which is officially licenced from Nintendo, looks absolutely stunning on. Featuring an impressive design of a black main body with white long sleeves. The jacket uses a simple button-up design going from the collar to the waist, which make opening or closing the jacket quick and simple.
The collar and cuff are also accented with a lovely green and white stripes, which looks wonderfully on this already stylistic jacket. A small '1-UP' green mushroom logo features on the front of the jacket and is repeated on the back, but with a much larger logo that includes amazing halftone background effect.
- Front: Small printed 1-UP mushroom motif
- Back: Large printed 1-UP mushroom motif with halftone background effect
- Fabric: 55% cotton, 45% polyester
- Two open front pockets
- Six buttons on front
- Long sleeves
- Collar
- Colour: black/green/white
- Size: large
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- European Size: 52
- Chest Width: 105
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- We are attending Thanksgiving at my in-laws and I am concerned about how they will treat my children. My husband is an only child and we have three very rowdy young boys. Last time we visited, my in-laws made several negative comments about the boys. My sons have no cousins and were bored for most of the afternoon. I thought they did as well as could be expected given they had nothing to do after the meal. Any thoughts on how to prepare?
Something about family and food gatherings brings out the best and worst of families. Before you go, plan some sort of entertainment for the kids. Bring board games, an electronic interactive game, maybe go outside and play for awhile and work off some energy, or do what my family did for years—go bowling. None of us were regular bowlers, which made the event more fun. After we ate and pitched in with clean up, a group of us headed for the bowling alley. Grownups and kids bowled together and were loud and crazy. It was a fun activity that allowed those who wanted to get of the house for awhile to do something together. And those who stayed behind had a chance to rest and relax. Let your in-laws know ahead of time that this year you will have activities for the kids after the meal. They are welcomed to join you or use the time to rest. Hopefully this will take care of the negative comments. But if those comments are still made, smile, tell your in-laws that family dinners are not easy for rambunctious boys but they are really trying. Stay on top of them with your discipline. Tell your in-laws that you are doing the best you can and hope for a little grace for the holiday. If not, you be the one who offers grace.


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Good Morning America is not just reporting on job losses, they're doing something about it. Last month, the ABC morning show sponsored job fairs in Atlanta and Chicago. They've been such a success, they're putting on another in Miami this Thursday.
The AP's David Bauder talks with Tory Johnson, the show's workplace contributor. Johnson has been reporting for GMA for four years and knows first hand what it's like to lose a job:
She worked in public relations at NBC News in the early 1990s, and was swept out of her job as part of a housecleaning in the wake of an embarrassing scandal in which "Dateline NBC" rigged a truck crash for a story. "I was very young — 22 years old — and I thought my career had crumbled before it had even started," she said.
Bauder reports Johnson went on to build a company that helped women seeking work called Women For Hire. As for the first fair in Chicago, it worked for some &mdash Aramark Uniform Services hired nine people who turned out for the fair.
"We have every intention of serving the audience as well as we can under the circumstances," said GMA EP Jim Murphy. "What matters more to the American people than about what is going on with their economic life and their economic future?"


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CONMAN Archibald Hall had swindled people since he was a nipper on the streets of Whiteinch, Glasgow.
He had been in and out of jail from the age of 15, though was not seen as dangerous. But, in the 1930s, he decided to move south after realising he was bisexual.
In those days, homosexuality was illegal and gay people were treated brutally. However, London's gay scene was more open. Hall also had big ambitions.
All his life he pretended he was someone he was not. So why not move up a gear? Why not be a butler to the richest people in the land?
In 1975, he got his first position with Lady Margaret Hudson, who lived in Kirtleton House, Dumfries. His plan was to befriend then rob her.
But he hit an unexpected snag. He came to like her so much he could not bring himself to rob her. But someone else had no such problems.
The new gamekeeper on the estate, David Wright, was Hall's former lover from jail. He got the post on Hall's recommendation and was in on the robbery plot.
He did not like her, so robbed her anyway. Hall was furious and, following a row, he shot Wright dead and buried him in a stream.
Hall quit his post immediately and, back in London, with glowing references from Lady Hudson, promptly got another butler's job with wealthy Scots aristocrat Walter Scott-Elliot, 82, and his wife Dorothy.
This time, he planned to rob them of so much he could retire.
Hall brought in a pal, prostitute Mary Coggle, officially as cook but really as an accomplice.
She, in turn, introduced him to small-time crook Michael Kitto.
One night in December 1977, as all three were plotting what to steal, Dorothy walked in on them and sussed their plan.
This time, Hall did not hesitate and suffocated the elderly woman with a pillow.
Dumping her body in the boot of a car, he now turned his attention to Walter.
Serving the already confused old man some drugged whisky, Hall let Coggle into the room posing as his employer's wife.
They then convinced Walter to let himself be driven to numerous banks where he withdrew large sums of money. The thieves then drove Walter north, with Dorothy's corpse in the boot.
In Perthshire, they dumped her body in a shallow grave.
In woods near Tomich, Invernesshire, Hall led Walter from the car and smashed his skull in with a spade. Job done, the crooks headed south.
Hall might have been a cold-blooded killer but he was not stupid. They had to keep a low profile but Coggle refused to stop wearing Dorothy's very expensive and distinctive fur coat. Hall could not have that. He and Kitto killed her and dumped her body in a Dumfrieshire barn.
It was a murder too far. A few days later, on Christmas Day, 1977, a shepherd found Coggle's corpse.
Hall and Kitto headed to a house in the Lake District. But, when they arrived, there was an unwelcome guest - Hall's stepbrother Donald.
He was a recently freed child abuser and Hall hated him.
Hall and Kitto grabbed Donald, stuffing his mouth with chloroform-soaked cloth. Once he was unconscious, they dumped him in the bath and drowned him. It was to be their downfall.
With Donald's body in the car boot, they set off through heavy snow. But the weather was so bad they had to stay in a hotel in North Berwick.
The owner was worried his bill might not be paid and, as Hall and Kitto slept, called the police.
They soon found Donald's body in the car.
Kitto was arrested but Hall managed to squeeze through a bathroom window and escaped.
Hours later, he was captured at a road block in Haddington. Within days, details of the other killings emerged.
Kitto and Hall were found guilty of murder, with an order that Hall should never be released.
He made many attempts to kill himself over the years. But finally, after 23 years, he died of a stroke in 2002 in Kingston Prison, Portsmouth.


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of 'Antihypertensive therapy and progression of nondiabetic chronic kidney disease in adults'
Time-updated systolic blood pressure and the progression of chronic kidney disease: a cohort study.
Anderson AH, Yang W, Townsend RR, Pan Q, Chertow GM, Kusek JW, Charleston J, He J, Kallem R, Lash JP, Miller ER 3rd, Rahman M, Steigerwalt S, Weir M, Wright JT Jr, Feldman HI, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study Investigators
Ann Intern Med. 2015 Feb;162(4):258-65.
BACKGROUND: Previous reports of the longitudinal association between achieved blood pressure (BP) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have not incorporated time-updated BP with appropriate covariate adjustment.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between baseline and time-updated systolic blood pressure (SBP) with CKD progression.
DESIGN: Observational, prospective cohort study. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00304148).
SETTING: 7 U.S. clinical centers.
PATIENTS: Patients in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study (n = 3708) followed for a median of 5.7 years (25th to 75th percentile, 4.6 to 6.7 years).
MEASUREMENTS: The mean of 3 seated SBP measurements made up the visit-specific SBP. Time-updated SBP was the mean of that and all previous visits. Outcomes were ESRD and the composite end point of ESRD or halving of the estimated glomerular filtration rate. Analyses investigating baseline and time-updated SBP used Cox proportional hazards models and marginal structural models, respectively.
RESULTS: Systolic blood pressure was 130 mm Hg or greater at all visits in 19.2% of patients. The hazard ratio for ESRD among patients with SBP of 130 to 139 mm Hg, compared with SBP less than 120 mm Hg, was 1.46 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.88) using only baseline data and 2.37 (CI, 1.48 to 3.80) using time-updated data. Among patients with SBP of 140 mm Hg or greater, corresponding hazard ratios were 1.46 (CI, 1.18 to 1.88) and 3.37 (CI, 2.26 to 5.03) for models using only baseline data and those using time-updated data, respectively.
LIMITATION: Blood pressure was measured once annually, and the cohort was not a random sample.
CONCLUSION: Time-updated SBP greater than 130 mm Hg was more strongly associated with CKD progression than analyses based on baseline SBP.
PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
The blunting of the antiproteinuric efficacy of ACE inhibition by high sodium intake can be restored by hydrochlorothiazide.
Buter H, Hemmelder MH, Navis G, de Jong PE, de Zeeuw D
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 1998;13(7):1682.
BACKGROUND: Dietary sodium restriction enhances the antiproteinuric and blood pressure lowering effect of ACE inhibition. In clinical practice, however, long-term compliance to a low-sodium diet may be difficult to obtain. We therefore investigated whether the blunting of the antiproteinuric and blood pressure lowering efficacy of ACE inhibition by high sodium intake can be restored by the addition of a diuretic.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seven proteinuric patients with non-diabetic renal disease on chronic ACE inhibition were studied during three consecutive 4-week periods: low sodium (50 mmol/day), high sodium (200 mmol/day) and high sodium plus hydrochlorothiazide (50 mg o.i.d.).
RESULTS: During low sodium intake proteinuria was 3.1 (0.7-5.2) g/day, during high sodium intake proteinuria increased to 4.5 (1.6-9.2) g/day (P<0.05). Interestingly, addition of hydrochlorothiazide again reduced proteinuria to 2.8 (0.6-5.8) g/day (P<0.05). Mean arterial blood pressure was 89 (84-96), 98 (91-104) and 89 (83-94) mmHg (P<0.05) during the three periods, respectively.
CONCLUSION: Addition of hydrochlorothiazide can overcome the blunting of the therapeutic efficacy of ACE inhibition on proteinuria and blood pressure by a high sodium intake.
Groningen Institute for Drug Studies, Division of Nephrology, State University Hospital, The Netherlands.
Diuretic and enhanced sodium restriction results in improved antiproteinuric response to RAS blocking agents.
Esnault VL, Ekhlas A, Delcroix C, Moutel MG, Nguyen JM
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005;16(2):474. Epub 2004 Dec 22.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and diuretics may exert synergistic antiproteinuric effects. Eighteen patients with a proteinuria>1 g/24 h after 6 mo of treatment with ramipril at 5 mg/d were assigned to receive in random order ramipril at 10 mg/d, valsartan at 160 mg/d, or combined ramipril at 5 mg/d and valsartan at 80 mg/d in addition to their antihypertensive treatment. The treatment periods lasted 4 wk and were separated by a 4-wk washout with ramipril at 5 mg/d. At the end of this crossover sequence, patients received combined ramipril at 5 mg/d, valsartan at 80 mg/d, and an increased furosemide dosage for an additional 4-wk period. The primary end point was the urinary protein/creatinine ratio for two 24-h urine collections at the end of each treatment period. No significant differences were noted between the study end points of the ramipril 10, valsartan 160, and combined ramipril 5 and valsartan 80 treatment groups. However, the urinary protein/creatinine ratio was lower with combined ramipril 5 and valsartan 80-increased furosemide dosage than with valsartan 160 and combined ramipril 5 and valsartan 80, with a similar tendency compared with ramipril 10. Combined ramipril 5 and valsartan 80-increased furosemide dosage decreased systolic home BP and increased serum creatinine but did not significantly increase the number of symptomatic hypotension cases compared with the other three treatments. Thus, in patients with severe proteinuria and hypertension, a cautious increase in diuretic dosage in addition to combined angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers decreases proteinuria and BP but may expose the patient to prerenal failure.
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Effects of dietary sodium and hydrochlorothiazide on the antiproteinuric efficacy of losartan.
Vogt L, Waanders F, Boomsma F, de Zeeuw D, Navis G
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008;19(5):999. Epub 2008 Feb 13.
There is large interindividual variability in the antiproteinuric response to blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). A low-sodium diet or addition of diuretics enhances the effects of RAAS blockade on proteinuria and BP, but the efficacy of the combination of these interventions is unknown. Therefore, this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the separate and combined effects of a low-sodium diet and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) on proteinuria and BP was performed. In 34 proteinuric patients without diabetes, mean baseline proteinuria was 3.8 g/d, and this was reduced by 22% by a low-sodium diet alone. Losartan monotherapy reduced proteinuria by 30%, and the addition of a low-sodium diet led to a total reduction by 55% and the addition of HCT to 56%. The combined addition of HCT and a low-sodium diet reduced proteinuria by 70% from baseline (all P<0.05). Reductions in mean arterial pressure showed a similar pattern (all P<0.05). In addition, individuals who did not demonstrate an antiproteinuric response to losartan monotherapy did respond when a low-sodium diet or a diuretic was added. In conclusion, a low-sodium diet and HCT are equally efficacious in reducing proteinuria and BP when added to a regimen containing losartan and especially seem to benefit individuals who are resistant to RAAS blockade. Combining these interventions in sodium status is an effective method to maximize the antiproteinuric efficacy of RAAS blockade.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Screening for, monitoring, and treatment of chronic kidney disease stages 1 to 3: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
Fink HA, Ishani A, Taylor BC, Greer NL, MacDonald R, Rossini D, Sadiq S, Lankireddy S, Kane RL, Wilt TJ
Ann Intern Med. 2012;156(8):570.
BACKGROUND: Screening and monitoring for chronic kidney disease (CKD) could lead to earlier interventions that improve clinical outcomes.
PURPOSE: To summarize evidence about the benefits and harms of screening for and monitoring and treatment of CKD stages 1 to 3 in adults.
DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (1985 through November 2011), reference lists, and expert suggestions.
STUDY SELECTION: English-language, randomized, controlled trials that evaluated screening for or monitoring or treatment of CKD and that reported clinical outcomes.
DATA EXTRACTION: Two reviewers assessed study characteristics and rated quality and strength of evidence.
DATA SYNTHESIS: No trials evaluated screening or monitoring, and 110 evaluated treatments. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (relative risk, 0.65 [95% CI, 0.49 to 0.88]) and angiotensin II-receptor blockers (relative risk, 0.77 [CI, 0.66 to 0.90]) reduced end-stage renal disease versus placebo, primarily in patients with diabetes who have macroalbuminuria. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduced mortality versus placebo (relative risk, 0.79 [CI, 0.66 to 0.96]) in patients with microalbuminuria and cardiovascular disease or high-risk diabetes. Statins andβ-blockers reduced mortality and cardiovascular events versus placebo or control in patients with impaired estimated glomerular filtration rate and either hyperlipidemia or congestive heart failure, respectively. Risks for mortality, end-stage renal disease, or other clinical outcomes did not significantly differ between strict and usual blood pressure control. The strength of evidence was rated high for angiotensin II-receptor blockers and statins, moderate for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors andβ-blockers, and low for strict blood pressure control.
LIMITATIONS: Evidence about outcomes was sometimes scant and derived from post hoc analyses of subgroups of patients enrolled in trials. Few trials reported or systematically collected information about adverse events. Selective reporting and publication bias were possible.
CONCLUSION: The role of CKD screening or monitoring in improving clinical outcomes is uncertain. Evidence for CKD treatment benefit is strongest for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II-receptor blockers, and in patients with albuminuria combined with diabetes or cardiovascular disease.
PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. firstname.lastname@example.com
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and progression of nondiabetic renal disease. A meta-analysis of patient-level data.
Jafar TH, Schmid CH, Landa M, Giatras I, Toto R, Remuzzi G, Maschio G, Brenner BM, Kamper A, Zucchelli P, Becker G, Himmelmann A, Bannister K, Landais P, Shahinfar S, de Jong PE, de Zeeuw D, Lau J, Levey AS
Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(2):73.
PURPOSE: To examine the efficacy of ACE inhibitors for treatment of nondiabetic renal disease.
DATA SOURCES: 11 randomized, controlled trials comparing the efficacy of antihypertensive regimens including ACE inhibitors to the efficacy of regimens without ACE inhibitors in predominantly nondiabetic renal disease.
STUDY SELECTION: Studies were identified by searching the MEDLINE database for English-language studies evaluating the effects of ACE inhibitors on renal disease in humans between May 1977 (when ACE inhibitors were approved for trials in humans) and September 1997.
DATA EXTRACTION: Data on 1860 nondiabetic patients were analyzed.
DATA SYNTHESIS: Mean duration of follow-up was 2.2 years. Patients in the ACE inhibitor group had a greater mean decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (4.5 mm Hg [95% CI, 3.0 to 6.1 mm Hg]) and 2.3 mm Hg [CI, 1.4 to 3.2 mm Hg], respectively) and urinary protein excretion (0.46 g/d [CI, 0.33 to 0.59 g/d]). After adjustment for patient and study characteristics at baseline and changes in systolic blood pressure and urinary protein excretion during follow-up, relative risks in the ACE inhibitor group were 0.69 (CI, 0.51 to 0.94) for end-stage renal disease and 0.70 (CI, 0.55 to 0.88) for the combined outcome of doubling of the baseline serum creatinine concentration or end-stage renal disease. Patients with greater urinary protein excretion at baseline benefited more from ACE inhibitor therapy (P = 0.03 and P = 0.001, respectively), but the data were inconclusive as to whether the benefit extended to patients with baseline urinary protein excretion less than 0.5 g/d.
CONCLUSION: Antihypertensive regimens that include ACE inhibitors are more effective than regimens without ACE inhibitors in slowing the progression of nondiabetic renal disease. The beneficial effect of ACE inhibitors is mediated by factors in addition to decreasing blood pressure and urinary protein excretion and is greater in patients with proteinuria. Angiotensin-converting inhibitors are indicated for treatment of nondiabetic patients with chronic renal disease and proteinuria and, possibly, those without proteinuria.
Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, Pakistan.
Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on the progression of nondiabetic renal disease: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme Inhibition and Progressive Renal Disease Study Group.
Giatras I, Lau J, Levey AS
Ann Intern Med. 1997;127(5):337.
BACKGROUND: The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in slowing the decline in renal function in nondiabetic renal disease varies among studies.
PURPOSE: To use meta-analysis to assess the effect of ACE inhibitors on the development of end-stage renal disease caused by factors other than diabetes.
DATA SOURCES: The English-language medical literature, identified by a MEDLINE search and unpublished studies.
STUDY SELECTION: All randomized studies that compared ACE inhibitors with other antihypertensive agents and had at least 1 year of planned follow-up were selected. Studies of diabetic renal disease and renal transplants were excluded. A total of 1594 patients in 10 studies was included.
DATA EXTRACTION: Data on end-stage renal disease, death, drop out, and blood pressure wereextracted. Study investigators confirmed results and provided additional data.
DATA SYNTHESIS: Among 806 patients receiving ACE inhibitors, 52 (6.4%) developed end-stage renal disease and 17 (2.1%) died; in the 788 controls, the respective values were 72 (9.1%) and 12 (1.5%). The pooled relative risks were 0.70 (95% CI, 0.51 to 0.97) for end-stage renal disease and 1.24 (CI, 0.55 to 2.83) for death; the studies were not significantly heterogeneous. The decreases in weighted mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures during follow-up were 4.9 and 1.2 mm Hg greater, respectively, in the patients who received ACE inhibitors.
CONCLUSIONS: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are more effective than other antihypertensive agents in reducing the development of end-stage nondiabetic renal disease, and they do not increase mortality. It could not be determined whether this beneficial effect is due to the greater decline in blood pressure or to other effects of ACE inhibition.
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- Depression and Parkinson's diseaseMatthias R Lemke
Rhine Clinic Bonn, Kaiser Karl Ring 20, 53111 Bonn, Germany
J Neurol 251:VI/24-7. 2004..New dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole appear to ameliorate depressive symptoms in PD in addition to effects on motor symptoms. There is a lack of appropriate rating scales and controlled studies regarding depression in PD...
- Motor activity and perception of sleep in depressed patientsM R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kiel, Germany
J Psychiatr Res 33:215-24. 1999..The results warrant further controlled studies to evaluate the role of psychological factors for objective measurements and subjective perception of sleep patterns...
- Effect of reboxetine on depression in Parkinson's disease patientsMatthias R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry University of Kiel, Germany
J Clin Psychiatry 63:300-4. 2002..The efficacy of reboxetine, a novel norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, has been shown in major depressive disorder, with specific effects on motivation and negligible effects on psychomotor and cognitive function...
- [Motor behavior in depression: applications and limitations of actigraphic analyses]M R Lemke
Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Christian Albrechts Universitat zu Kiel
Psychiatr Prax 28:219-25. 2001..Functions and application of actigraphy and empirical findings in depression will be summarised and discussed...
- [Disordered behavioral control in psychiatric illnesses. Neurophysiological aspects of impulsive behavior]M R Lemke
Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum der Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Niemannsweg 147, 24105 Kiel
Nervenarzt 72:342-6. 2001..Because new techniques enable objective assessment of behavior generation and execution, the current knowledge about neurophysiological aspects of behavioral control is summarized...
- Spatiotemporal gait patterns during over ground locomotion in major depression compared with healthy controlsM R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kiel, D 24105 Kiel, Germany
J Psychiatr Res 34:277-83. 2000..The results may indicate possible deficiencies in the motor control system in depression. These first results about alterations of spatiotemporal gait patterns in depression warrant further longitudinal and experimental studies...
- Segmentation of behavior and time structure of movements in depressed patientsM R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany
Psychopathology 33:131-6. 2000..Altered time structure of movements represents an observable psychopathological sign and may be relevant for pathophysiological and behavioral aspects in depression...
- Timing of movements in depressed patients and healthy controlsM R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany
J Affect Disord 56:209-14. 1999..Timing may depend on cognitive and emotional functions which are affected in depression. Therefore, time structure of action units in depressed patients was compared to healthy controls...
- Temporal segmentation of human short-term behavior in everyday activities and interview sessionsM R Lemke
Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Christian Albrechts Universitat, Kiel, Germany
Naturwissenschaften 86:289-92. 1999..This method could be a promising tool to investigate time patterns of movements and psychomotor alterations in psychiatric patients during interview sessions...
- Early improvement as a predictor of remission and response in schizophrenia: Results from a naturalistic studyM Jager
Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
Eur Psychiatry 24:501-6. 2009..To examine the predictive validity of early improvement in a naturalistic sample of inpatients and to identify the criterion that best defines early improvement...
- Time course of antipsychotic treatment response in schizophrenia: results from a naturalistic study in 280 patientsM Jager
Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Nussbaumstr 7, D 80336 Munich, Germany
Schizophr Res 118:183-8. 2010..To describe the course of positive and negative symptoms during inpatient treatment and examine remission and response rates under routine clinical care conditions...
- Insight in schizophrenia-course and predictors during the acute treatment phase of patients suffering from a schizophrenia spectrum disorderR Schennach
Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Nussbaumstraße 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
Eur Psychiatry 27:625-33. 2012..To analyse insight of illness during the course of inpatient treatment, and to identify influencing factors and predictors of insight...
- [Locomotion and depression. Clinical and physiological aspects of gait alterations in Parkinson's disease and major depression]T Wendorff
Klinik fur Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitatsklinikum Kiel, Germany
Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr 70:289-96. 2002..Therefore, pathophysiology of gait disturbances, different methods to analyze gait and empirical findings in patients with major depression are summarized...
- Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's diseaseM R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Eur J Neurol 15:21-5. 2008..Because of the data available as well as clinical reasoning, pramipexole may be used as a first-line treatment in patients with PD and depression...
- Dopamine agonists in the treatment of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: depressionM R Lemke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Kiel, Kliniken Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
Eur J Neurol 15:9-14. 2008..Depressive symptoms in patients with PD are a major complication that impairs quality of life independent of motor symptoms. The relationship between PD and comorbid depression is not completely understood...
- Standardized remission criteria in schizophrenia: descriptive validity and comparability with previously used outcome measuresM Jager
Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
Pharmacopsychiatry 41:190-5. 2008..Standardized consensus criteria for remission in schizophrenia were recently proposed. As yet, the validity of these criteria and their comparability with previously used outcome measures are unclear...
- Effects of the dopamine agonist pramipexole on depression, anhedonia and motor functioning in Parkinson's diseaseMatthias R Lemke
Center of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rhine Clinic Bonn, Germany
J Neurol Sci 248:266-70. 2006..Drop-outs due to adverse events occurred in 3.5%. Future studies should investigate specificity of anti-anhedonic and antidepressive properties of pramipexole...
- Anhedonia, depression, and motor functioning in Parkinson's disease during treatment with pramipexoleMatthias R Lemke
Center of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rhine Clinic Bonn, Germany
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 17:214-20. 2005..Future studies should further investigate antianhedonic efficacy of dopamine agonists including pramipexole in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease...
- Psychopathological characteristics and treatment response of first episode compared with multiple episode schizophrenic disordersMarkus Jager
Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Nussbaumstr 7, D 80336 Munich, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:47-53. 2007..The aim was to investigate the hypothesis that patients with first episode schizophrenic disorders have a more favorable treatment response than those with multiple episodes...
- Suicide attempts in schizophrenia and affective disorders with relation to some specific demographical and clinical characteristicsDaniel J Muller
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Neurogenetics Section, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, M5T 1R8 Toronto, ON, Canada
Eur Psychiatry 20:65-9. 2005..Suicide attempts were associated with poor premorbid social adjustment, low age at onset, low scores on the "Global Assessment Scale" and childlessness in females...


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To make a frustrating story short, I can't manually add programs to manage access rights.
I clicked the add button, found the program, and double-clicked the .exe file.
Nothing happens.
The "Big Goose Egg" for results.
I closed the ZA control panel and rebooted and tried again.
No change--No manual addition; the designated program just doesn't show up on the list.
I changed my settings to be alerted when a program not given rights on the Control list attempted to access the internet, something which is required to receive updates to said program.
No alert.
(The program, itself, registers as attempting to contact the update server, the owners of which state everything's fine on their end--no disruption of file update availability).
I'm more of a "computer enthusiast" but certainly "not a geek" and could use some help.
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Aviva Premiership
Hodgson confirms Sale exit
ESPNscrum Staff
January 9, 2011
Charlie Hodgson will leave Sale at the end of the season © Getty Images
Sale fly-half Charlie Hodgson will leave the ailing Aviva Premiership club at the end of the season.
The 30-year-old England international has turned down a new deal at Edgeley Park in order to seek a fresh challenge elsewhere, ending an 11-season relationship with the Sharks.
During that time he has amassed a Premiership record 1,753 points and won the league title as well as two European Challenge Cups.
Sale are currently 10th in the Premiership table, after another disappointing start to the season and recent sacking of coach Mike Brewer, but Hodgson admitted that the current plight of the club did not influence his decision.
He is yet to confirm his new home, although reports suggest that Saracens are leading the chase for his services among a number of Premiership suitors.
"Irrespective of what has happened this season at the club, I wanted a new challenge elsewhere," he said. "I am not getting any younger and wouldn't want to hang up my boots wondering whether I should have moved.
"Sale have always been good to me and I have made many friends at the club, both on and off the field. The fans are very special and they can rest assured that I will be giving everything and more while I am still a Sharks player and want to leave the club on a high note."
Sale chief executive Mick Hogan, who also faces a battle to hold on to out-of-contract England prop Andrew Sheridan, expressed his disappointment at Hodgson's decision.
"Without doubt he will be considered one of the greatest players to ever play for Sale Sharks," he said. "We made it clear to Charlie that we wanted him to stay at Sale but understand his reasons for wishing to move on.
"We know what a difficult decision this has been for Charlie to make and the club are thankful for the early indication he has given us on his future. Hopefully this will now end the recent intense speculation on the matter."
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Beyond The Reef has two retail shops in the tourist area of Airlie Beach. We are looking to import fashion jewellry, non leather fashion hadbags/wallets and beach bags for our shops and to wholesale through an agent. Our agent has an extensive network along the east coast of Australia as well as 10 ... More information


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ANIMAL owners in the New Forest are celebrating a sharp reduction in the number of accidents involving their stock.
New figures show that the accident rate in the first three months of this year was almost half that recorded during the same period in 2013.
A total of 15 animals were killed or injured, compared with 27 in the first quarter of last year.
People attending the monthly Court of Verderers in Lyndhurst yesterday were told that eight accidents occurred last month – four less than in March last year.
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After going through the driving license agro everyone else did it was plain sailing until my van broke and had to be replaced. Becuase it was 2.8tonne load carrier not a 2.7tonne and the fact it was 85hp instead of the 100HP originally they came to the conclusion it warranted an additonal £800 payable on the day for the remaining 7 months of a £1200 policy. So i go to cancel.... that amounts to £400 due to yada yada yada. Total complete and utter rip offs. Given half a chance they will take you to the cleaners.


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Trial scheduled over 2012 Trumann double slaying
HARRISBURG, Ark. (AP) - A Craighead County man charged with two counts of capital murder is scheduled to go on trial in September.
The case for 29-year-old John Anthony Arnoult was continued last Friday at the request of Arnoult's defense attorneys. Arnoult is charged in the 2012 slayings of John Poff and Constance "Connie" Cole.
Poff and Cole were found shot to death inside a mobile home in Trumann. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case.
The Jonesboro Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1fxbPpO ) that Arnoult is set to go on trial Sept. 15-19, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for Sept. 8 in Harrisburg.
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Since the commencement of its 24-hour start-to-finish business registration in November, Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has registered a total of 10,723 businesses.
This was revealed in a report "Statistics For New Registration Services For Abuja and Lagos Offices" released by the CAC on Tuesday to the Ministry of Trade and Investment in Abuja.
The report which was made available by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Investment on Corporate Communications, Yemi Kolapo, indicated that the total number of applications for business registration received by the Commission within the last four months was 20, 800. A breakdown of this shows that out of this number, the commission's head office in Abuja received 19,919 while Oregun and Yaba Offices received 653 and 228 applications respectively.
The CAC report stated that the Abuja office processed a total number of 10,292 applications within 24 hours, while the Oregun and Yaba offices processed 398 and 33 applications, respectively.
Meanwhile, the total numbers of applications processed within 72 hours were 8,759 while the total number of applications that were pending after three days stood at 1,318, with the Abuja office accounting for 1,211 applications.
Commenting on the business registration report, Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Bello Mahmud, said a review of the business registered over the period is necessary in line with the directive of the Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, to let the public know that the 24-hour registration service was working and also state common errors that had made some applications fall out of the 24-hour deadline.
Mahmud explained that the reason why some business have failed to be registered within the 24-hour period was because many customers failed to comply with "laid down requirements for business registration.
According to him, "Customers have a responsibility to ensure that all necessary requirements are met before filing their applications. The CAC only processes applications that have complied in all respect with laid down requirements. The applications processed outside 24 hours but within 72 hours were the ones that had been queried for non-compliance with laid down requirements."
"Such applications pending after 72 hours were applications queried for non-compliance and in which the applicant did not comply with the query within 72 hours of filing," he added.
The 24-hour start-to-finish business registration was officially launched in November by the Minister of Trade and Investment.
According to him, "The target is to ensure that companies are registered within two hours and to institute a vibrant and transparent companies' registry, where services will be user-friendly."


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They were rejected a year ago after daughter Blue Ivy was born but Jay Z and Beyonce was finally able to trademark their baby girl's name.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office posted notice that the superstars' application to trademark "Blue Ivy Carter" faces no opposition, reports The Washington Post.
But it's not over yet. For the next three years the couple will have to prove they are using the trademark for the purpose sought including baby strollers, music, eye glasses, skin cream, toys etc.
Smart move for one of the most famous babies in the world. There's no telling what Blue will become, in her own right, but by securing she has a bright future and can build her own brand around whatever her heart desires is a great business move. And we all know, the Carters are not only talented they're great business people. They've mastered the art of building a secure and long lasting brand. Check mate.
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Looking to spend about £200 on a camera. Initially was thinking "bridge camera" but some of my photo friends reckon a DSLR at the same price range would be better for me. More flexability, lenses, flash guns etc. Makes sense.
Only trouble is I can't decide. The both have pros and cons and I really need to feel one before buying, just wondered what the rest of the parish think.


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Mick Jagger Rocked As Saturday Night Live Season Finale Host [VIDEO]
I love watching Saturday Night Live, especially when the featured guests do an incredible job hosting the show.
I thought Mick Jagger was hilarious as first-time host, both in the skits as well as his musical performances with The Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire. My favorite ones included 'Karaoke' – a skit where a group of coworkers make fun of Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones, including Jagger himself, and the clip called 'So You Think You Can Dance at an Outdoor Music Festival', where 'Santana' and 'Steven Tyler' made guest appearances.
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A database is a collection of data or information. Database Management System (DBMS) is a program that manages data in a database.
A database could be as simple as a phone book or stock tables, or as sophisticated as a biological repository with terabytes (TB) of data. Keeping abreast with the technology trends the complexity and the effectiveness of the data management systems grew exponentially and lead to the development of advanced techniques.
These included die relational database model wherein relations between different pieces of data were employed to ensure fast storage and retrieval of data along with the ability to handle complex data storage.
This was followed by the development of object-oriented databases which view pieces or group of data as objects that could be directly manipulated. Generally a database system involves four major components.
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4. Users
DBMS are employed by any reasonably self-contained commercial, scientific, technical or other organization (from a single individual to a large company) and may be used for many reasons. In recent years, the relational database has generally become the defect standard for database storage.
This is due to the usability of the relational model itself, and because it provides a standard interface called Structured Query Language (SQL) that allows many different database tools and products to work together in a consistent and understandable way.
Additionally, a relational database typically provides mechanisms for handling integrity, data validation kind a host of administrative processes to set up and maintain an application's data.


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Police log - Jan. 7, 2014
The police log was supplied by the Washington County Communications Center.
An arrest is merely an accusation. All suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Total — 17
Treatment — 1
Male section — 15
Female section — 1
Work release — 0
Holding — 0
Special needs – 0
Contract inmates — 0
Lori Anne Rich, 38, of Brighton, was arrested Monday afternoon in the 2200 block of 140th Street in Kalona on a Henry County warrant for failure to appear on driving under suspension and operating without registration.
Disabled vehicles
An officer reported Tuesday morning being out in the 3100 block of Highway 218 in Crawfordsville with a semi driver who had no heat for several hours. Officers gave the driver a ride to Four Corners so he could warm up. A tow was scheduled.
Fire calls
A chicken house was reported on fire Monday evening in the 5300 block of Highway 1 SW in Iowa City. Kalona Fire responded. The fire was extinguished.
Animal complaints
A loose dog was reported Monday afternoon in the 500 block of West Third Street in Washington. Officers were unable to locate.
Suspicious activity
A suspicious subject was reported Monday evening in the 300 block of West Third Street in Washington. Officers were unable to locate.
Welfare check
A vehicle was reported running in the parking lot of a business in the 500 block of Highway 1 in Washington Monday afternoon with a child inside the vehicle unattended. Officers were unable to locate.
A caller in the 300 block of North C Avenue in Washington reported Monday night that her house was on fire. Officers responded. The residence was not on fire. The subject had flooded the house. Officers transported the subject to the Washington County Hospital emergency room.


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Upcoming Events
Amazing Testimonies
In my family we had disputes with my brothers regarding a property in Velachery, Chennai. My wife and I frequented many temples and offered poojas to own the property, incurring my brothers' anger towards me. Few days after this my wife began to be often plagued with headaches and body pain. We consulted several specialists, but their reports revealed that she was perfectly normal. Though we incurred high medical costs, her problem was not solved.
Seeing her condition, my three children and I often used to weep watching her suffer. During one such time, one of our relatives called Selvi visited us and witnessed our pathetic condition. She comforted us with God's word, asked us to rely on true God, took us to NLAG Church for prayer and invited us attend the Sunday services there. When I attended the service, I felt peace and quietness and the word spoken by senior pastor soothed my heart, especially the word "Lord break your yoke ". I felt that God was speaking to me through His servant and accepted the words.
After a pastoral visit and prayer my wife felt that she was free from the persistent headache and body pain. We cleansed our home of idols and I was delivered from alcoholism from that day. We turned to Christ, were baptized, filled with the Holy Spirit and attended service regularly, and our children were saved. Later on, doctors diagnosed a cancer related cyst on my second daughter's cheek and recommended immediate surgery. However, our loving God heard our prayers and completely healed my daughter from the drastic life-threatening disease. We thank and honor our loving and caring God who saved and healed and equipped us to do the work for His Kingdom.
I was brought up in a Christian orthodox family in a well-disciplined way. My father was very strict and always insisted that I daily read my Bible and pray. However, in my teen years I became a drunkard and compulsive smoker. I turned disobedient and disrespectful towards my parents, acquired wicked friends and becoming involved in all carnal pleasures, gradually withdrew myself from the Lord .
After completing my studies, I was jobless and lost all hope as my friends left me and I felt that without money I wouldn't be able to enjoy life. I was so lonely that I decided to end my life and collected several sleeping tablets with the intention of consuming them all at once and falling into the river that passes through Saidapet. By God's grace, a good friend of mine brought me to NLAG church and as I was entering I heard the preacher say, "come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will give you rest". After the sermon, during the final prayer, the preacher prophetically declared the following words, "There is a youngster at back side of the crowd who wants to suicide; he is having 31 tablets with him and is seated here behind. Dear friend, Jesus loves you,; you have been made for life and not for death. Today, confess all your sins to Jesus and receive him in your life; surely Jesus will lift you up."
Immediately, though having doubts, I started to count the sleeping tablets which I had in my pocket and was surprised to find 31 tablets just as the preacher said. I was deeply convicted and cried to God to forgive my sins. I went up to the altar where the preacher was and accepted Jesus as my savior. I took hold of the Word of God and was later baptized in water. I then became the recipient of several blessings, one of which was that I was healed of a long standing stomach ache. Another was that I got a Central Government job. I received peace and joy, got married, had opportunity to study church education, lead care cells and be blessed with a baby girl.
I thank and glorify the almighty Lord who made me to be a blessing vessel in His kingdom.


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STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has announced that nursing student Leah Goldberg is the recipient of a Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from the National Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for first-year students.
Goldberg, a junior in the School of Nursing who resides in WEST HARTFORD, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year.
The National Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society annually awards at least 35 Trow scholarships to outstanding students across the country. Competition is very high with only one application submitted per society chapter. Participants are then reviewed based on their academic records (minimum GPA of 3.5) and participation in a wide array of campus and community activities.
For the 2009 competition, more than 110 applications, submitted by more than 60 local chapters, were reviewed. "This year's applicant pool was the largest ever, and selecting 35 winners from such a large group of outstanding students was, as always a challenge," said James G. Stemler, chairman of the Society's Trow scholarship Selection Committee.
"Leah is truly deserving of this award as she has demonstrated a high standard of learning, academic achievement and has given back to the UConn and local community," says David Ouimette, advisor to UConn's chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta and executive director of First Year Programs and Learning Communities at UConn.
Besides being a talented nursing student, Goldberg is an active member of the UConn's Alpha Lambda Delta Chapter, Multicultural Business Society, the Student Alumni Association, and the Student Nurses Association.
"Leah is a dedicated member of the University of Connecticut's chapter of ALD, and I am honored, but not surprised, that she was chosen to receive the Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship," says Lauren Griffin, vice president of the UConn chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta.
UConn's Alpha Lambda Delta chapter will hold a ceremony in early fall to recognize Goldberg and her achievements. The tentative date is Sept. 8, at 8 p.m., during the chapter's first general meeting.
For more information:
Colin Poitras (860) 486-4656, firstname.lastname@example.com
Angela Chen (860) 486-3530
Editor's Note: A 185px X 279px photo of Leah Goldberg is available upon request.


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Arts & Entertainment
TV Picks 11.21.2010
BY Daniel J. Engler
Register TV Critic
November 21-December 4, 2010 Issue | Posted 11/11/10 at 12:16 PM
SUNDAY, Nov. 21, 3:30am
Mass With the New Cardinals
EWTN Among the 24 new cardinals who will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's with Pope Benedict XVI for the solemnity of Christ the King — and receive their cardinal's rings from the Holy Father — are Americans Raymond Burke, prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, the Holy See's "supreme court," and Donald Wuerl of Washington. Re-airs at noon.
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 9pm
The Real Story of
HISTORY This new 60-minute special distinguishes Thanksgiving's actual roots and history from stories and impressions that have developed about them. Re-airs 8pm Wednesday and 11pm Thursday.
TUESDAY, Nov. 23, 8pm
Nova: Quest for Solomon's Mines
PBS Nova and National Geographic conducted two archaeological field investigations in the Jordanian desert this past summer in search of sources of the treasures of King Solomon. They found an ancient large-scale copper mine and a 3,000-year-old message with the tantalizing words "slave," "king" and "judge."
THURSDAY, Nov. 25, noon
Thanksgiving Day
NBC For two hours, experts John O'Hurley, David Frei and Mary Carillo will provide commentary during the Kennel Club of Philadelphia's annual National Dog Show, which will feature 2,000 canines from at least 150 breeds and a "Cutest Puppy" contest. Next up is the 1947 Christmas classic film, Miracle on 34th Street, in which Catholic actress Maureen O'Hara plays the mother of little Natalie Wood.
FRIDAY, Nov. 26, 11am
Ultimate Factories
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL Today's five consecutive hour-long episodes cover Peterbilt big-rig trucks, the 2010 Camaro SS muscle car, the John Deere STS combine, Winnebago motor homes and Caterpillar's giant 797B hauling vehicle.
SATURDAY, Nov. 27, noon
Vigil for All Nascent Human Life
EWTN Pope Benedict XVI said in 2006, "God's love does not differentiate between the newly conceived infant still in his or her mother's womb and the child or young person, or the adult and the elderly person. God does not distinguish between them because he sees an impression of his own image and likeness (Genesis 1:26) in each one." Now, at vespers in St. Peter's on the First Sunday of Advent, the Holy Father will lead a pro-life prayer vigil for unborn babies, as will bishops and pastors worldwide.
VARIOUS, Nov. 27-Dec. 4
Celtic Crossroads — World Fusion
PBS Check PBS pledge week local listings for this new special in which Irish musicians play the harp, Uilleann pipes, fiddles and other instruments as they blend Celtic tunes with classical, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz genres while Irish step dancers perform alongside.
Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.
Copyright © 2013 EWTN News, Inc. All rights reserved.


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The Swedish Democrats remind me of Nazis
Be vigilant of the Swedish Nazis
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23.Jan.2013, 03:29 PM
Post #46
Location: Sweden
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You will find that in the rise to power the 25 point-plan that Hitler put together was picking items from the Left-Wing and from the Right-Wing ...each selected to pull under ... (show full quote)
You will find that in the rise to power the 25 point-plan that Hitler put together was picking items from the Left-Wing and from the Right-Wing ...each selected to pull under their wing selected sections of the population, away from other parties. Not really left or right wing, but couldnt be Center as that ground was held by the Catholics
It is interesting to see how just because they were against, as you define, far-left communism, they must have been right wing??? Kind of implies that everyone that is not right-wing is a communist???
...Nazism was about total control where needed by the State, think about that when You say that Sweden should pass a law about texting whilst driving, rather than educate, or all those other items people want to quickly legislate against! ... (hide full quote)
The rise to power did include Socialist doctrine... very selectively. I had said that the beginnings of the Nazi party had deep seated roots in the far-right.
I didn't say that just because they were anti-far left they must have been right, I was correcting an early statement by a poster that Nazi's were far-left. I still think on the Left/Right spectrum that they were Right of Communism but not just because of their anti-Marxist stance.
Nazi's probably do not fit into the modern day assertion of Left and Right (especially if compared to the American scale), as they believed in a high Public ownership of State wealth, but this was from a strong Nationalistic perspective of 'Love Thy Country'. Socialism on the other hand also advocates wealth sharing but more from the stance of 'Love Thy State'. Hitler toned down his anti-capitalist rants in the 1930's because he felt it too Communist-like. Instead, he turned his attention to grabbing the wealth from the Jewish population instead of the industrialists.
I am not sure where Fascism fits on the L/R political spectrum, or if it fits there at all? Totalitarianism is all its forms uses a mish-mash of politcal views 'get to power by any means' and the people if desperate enough will swallow just about anything.
So I guess maybe I was wrong to say Nazism was Far-Right? Maybe more accurate to state that it was a form of Totalitarianism and that Fascism deserves it own scale as it is not 'politics' as we under it.
If Wikipedia's definition of 'far-Right politics' is to be believed then Nazis were Far-Right, (not one of the sources I trust I might add)...
...The far-right (also known as the extreme right or radical right) refers to the highest degree of rightism in right-wing politics. Far right politics involves support of strong or complete social hierarchy in society, and supports supremacy of certain individuals or groups deemed to be innately superior who are to be more valued than those deemed to be innately inferior.
The far right's advocacy of supremacism is based on what its adherents perceive as innate characteristics of people that cannot be changed. This stands as a point of difference with the centre-right's attribution of behaviours, such as laziness or decadence, as the primary sources of social inequalities.[2]
The far right is commonly associated with persons or groups who hold extreme nationalist, xenophobic, racist, religious fundamentalist or reactionary views. The most extreme-right movements have pursued oppression and genocide against groups of people on the basis of their alleged inferiority.
This I agree with however and probably explains a lot:
Proponents of the horseshoe theory interpretation of the left-right spectrum identify the far-left and far-right as having more in common with each other as extremists than each have towards moderate centrists.[7]
23.Jan.2013, 03:37 PM
Post #47
Location: Sweden
Joined: 12.Sep.2011
Some interesting reading:
Also worth a look at:
I think the idea of a linear scale is somewhat defunct when you start talking about extremism in all its forms...
23.Jan.2013, 03:38 PM
Post #48
Location: Gothenburg
Joined: 18.Jul.2012
John. It is a very interesting debate.
In the beginning Hitler actually went to communist meetings (he actually went to lots of different parties and even agreed with the Christian Democrats ) and was positive to the unions. he could be called a left winger but after the being influenced by the Pan Germans and especially The Treaty of Versailles he changed his tune.
23.Jan.2013, 03:43 PM
Post #49
Location: Sweden
Joined: 12.Sep.2011
Yeah... and strangely in his book he credits Marx for some of his thinkings... but also slated Communism at the same time... Go figure?
I am no Hitler expert, but that guy just seemed to have his own distorted view of world order. One of the foundation stones of socialism is that all people are equal. However, in Hitlers view the Aryan race was the superior race and everyone else was inferior. Then if you were Jewish, Romana, Handicapped etc... you were basically nothing. Less than nothing.
23.Jan.2013, 04:00 PM
Post #50
Location: Gothenburg
Joined: 18.Jul.2012
Why are you having a go at me. I´m just stating a fact from his book.
23.Jan.2013, 04:20 PM
Post #51
Joined: 22.Nov.2011
As said earlier ... picking from left and right, in order to grab power at any cost ...is exactly what Hitler did, which is why the party cannot really be described as left nor right, but rather as Totalitarian Fascism. The Germany he started to create once handed power by the other parties, was based upon Mussolini's idea of Fascism ...which was certainly left-wing influenced
23.Jan.2013, 04:22 PM
Post #52
Location: Gothenburg
Joined: 18.Jul.2012
Also John.
Hitler was a nasty bit of work but look at Stalin. He was the Devil himself. Don´t forget that he killed 30 million people compared to 4 million. They were both sick in the head.
23.Jan.2013, 05:13 PM
Post #53
Location: Västra Götaland
Joined: 1.Jul.2007
Muli-colored charts, some in weird little horseshoes so nice to be far removed from reality and not knowing of family members who have been raped, murdered and driven from their lands by Bolsheviks, communists and fascists.
Your games of Semantics fall on deaf ears.
Each time I see a simple minded little European calling someone a NAZI that does not agree with his brainwashed mind I laugh with disgust.
john.smith are you out there?
23.Jan.2013, 11:57 PM
Post #54
Location: Västra Götaland
Joined: 1.Jul.2007
24.Jan.2013, 12:27 AM
Post #55
Joined: 21.Dec.2006
What political party does "God" represent?
Can another get his job?
Isn't he/she always right?
Why can't we vote for him/her?
If he created everything isn't he/she responsible for "political fallout" and have a duty to reply?
Is our beloved "Big Brother" the answer to our problems?
If you are watched and scrutinized 24 hours a day, don't you feel safe?
What do we really want our politicians to do for us, that which we can do for ourselves?
24.Jan.2013, 07:59 AM
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Location: Sweden
Joined: 12.Sep.2011
24.Jan.2013, 08:02 AM
Post #57
Location: Sweden
Joined: 12.Sep.2011
Also John.. Hitler was a nasty bit of work but look at Stalin. He was the Devil himself. Don´t forget that he killed 30 million people compared to 4 million. They were both sick in the head.
Oh hell yeah... And communism has had a much wider and longer negative impact on the world than Nazism had. We are still feeling the repercussions today, i.e. North Korea.


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Muni Market Sounds Alert
Alabama County's Bankruptcy Filing May Imperil Payments to Some Bondholders
The bankruptcy filing of Jefferson County, Ala., has caused alarm bells to ring in the municipal-bond market.
Lawyers for the county, which in November filed for what could become the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, are arguing that holders of $3 billion in debt used to finance a sewer project should be forced to wait for their money along with other creditors.
That has caused a stir in the market because the...


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Firstview HK Electronic Limited has presented a SmartBook that only cost $65 to make. It's called the Nike PC706V, it will has a 7-inch screen (800 × 480), a VIA 8505 ARM 9 clocked at 533Mhz with 128 MB of RAM, a 2GB capacity, WiFi, a USB drive and a 2100 mAh battery that should last 4 hours. It has Android 1.6 installed but this could potentially be upgraded to Android 2.1.
Depending on which manufacturer picks this up it could cost anywhere between $65-$200. My guess is it'll stay around $150 for all markets. Devices like this will help Android grow exponentially, whether you have a $80 budget or a $100, there will be options for you to get a good device at any price point.
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I'm still stoked on yesterday's session. Did anyone else get to paddle out yesterday? I live in VB and surfed at Little Island Pier yesterday morning from 7-10 am. The water was warm (no boots/gloves, just suit), the waves were waist-stomach occ. chest, and SUPER CLEAN. Nice offshore winds 5-7mph. And to top it off, there was no one else around. Me and my 2 buds had the whole ocean to ourselves.
Just wanted to relive and spread some of this stoke and see if anyone else was able to get in on the action!
The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun
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Still Stoked
stay stoked my friend.
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totally stoked here.shoulda been here yesterday
Surfed a lot of spots yesterday. Defiantly happy its spring too.
May 11, 2013, 01:43 AM #5
I like the Duke K. quote.
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Scored up here yesterday, a little sloppy, but fun, water felt soo warm.
May 11, 2013, 04:56 PM #7
im not stoked at all. in fact that word is overused
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I don't know what got me more 'stoked"...
blowing off work on a 80°F sunny day with off shore winds and fun little waves...
or finally dropping the hood and gloves.
May 12, 2013, 12:23 AM #9
5th street was flat yesterday. Monster truck track was looking about ready.


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Fox News "Red Eye" personality Andy Levy delivered a blistering monologue Thursday night aimed at Stephen Colbert, after the comedian took one of his comments out of context during a segment on his show.
In a previous episode of "Red Eye," Levy had sarcastically expressed outrage that President Barack Obama would place his foot on an Oval Office desk. Colbert then used the clip on his show to suggest Fox News was genuinely outraged over the incident.
Levy did not let this go unchallenged.
"Kind of embarrassing," Levy said. "Remember, Stephen, you don't have to think it's funny, but you have to know it's a joke."
Watch the clip, courtesy of Fox News:
"It's okay, though, Red Eye has only been around for six-and-a-half years for the network you are obsessed with," he added. "No reason you should know that mocking outrage on all sides is the kind of thing we do every night. No reason you or one of the many, many people on your staff should do five minutes of research before you basically do the equivalent of running something from The Onion as a real news story."
Levy continued hammering Colbert.
"Maybe part of the problem is the idea that a show could poke fun at the excesses on all sides of the political debate doesn't make sense to you," he said. "Maybe part of the problem is that we don't have a studio audience like you do, and maybe you've lost the ability to tell when something's tongue-in-cheek without the reassurance of the immediate response to back you up."
"I don't know. Maybe you knew we were actually joking and, for some reason, you decided you just didn't care because of Fox News. Or maybe this was a simple screw-up."
"Whatever the reason, I accept your apology," he concluded.
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This the first tea I tasted at Teavana and it was what got me hooked on fruit tea infusions. It opened up a whole 'nother world of doors for me… Anyways, back to the tea. I like it sweetened and served over ice. I made this for a dinner party with friends and she absolutely loved it.
I steep it a lot longer, a little hotter, and with more tea than the recommended amount. Adding german rock sugar during the steeping gives it a lightly sweet flavor.
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Grey's Anatomy: Partnerships
By Brianne Moore
Partnership, that's what this week seemed to be about. Some pairings worked out, and one, rather spectacularly, crumbled.
Let's get the good stuff out of the way first. Derek's annoying younger sister, Amelia, bounces into the hospital with a complicated gliosarcoma (a rare type of brain cancer) case and a sympathy-inducing picture of the patient's kid, to remind everyone what's at stake if they fail, as if they didn't always know that. Also—what is it with this woman always showing up with brain tumor gifts for her big brother? Where does she keep finding them? Does she troll whatever hospital she works in for crazy cases? It's a little creepy. Anyway, Derek takes one look and says he can't help the woman, then takes off because he's upset with Amelia for some reason, so Amelia and Lexie spend the day practicing the surgery, and eventually Derek comes around and helps her out and it looks like everything will be OK. Partnership established!
Elsewhere, Meredith's helping Callie out with a man who got his hand stuck in a meat grinder. In return for helping Meredith study for her boards, Callie makes her take the lead on the case, and they manage to save the hand and do some cool surgery where they replace one of his missing fingers with his second toe.
Karev's got one of the interns helping him study for his boards, and she spends the day dutifully quizzing him, even though he can't even be bothered to learn her name. But then she starts getting dizzy and nauseous in the OR and has just enough time to tell him she's 24 weeks pregnant before she passes out. After she regains consciousness, Alex asks her a few more questions about her symptoms—which included heartburn, shortness of breath, and some chest tightness—and realizes she's having a heart attack. An important lesson during American Heart Month: heart attack symptoms in women tend to be very different from the "classical" symptoms men exhibit, so many women don't get help until it's too late. Stay vigilant, and go see your doctor if you're not feeling well, ladies! Turns out poor Intern Morgan's attack was due to acute spontaneous coronary dissection, a rare condition in which a tear develops in the coronary artery. She's rushed to surgery, the baby's delivered early and tended by Arizona and Alex, and everyone seems to come out fine in the end. And Alex finally learns the poor girl's name.
Now for the downer part of the episode: Cristina and Owen spend the whole day with perhaps the world's least effective counselor (did he say a single word before the last seconds of the episode? I don't think so.) After finally being called out on the unfairness of acting like he was ok with Cristina's decision and then throwing it in her face in front of all their friends after four months, Owen spent the time spewing both complete nonsense ("Meredith's your best friend, and she has a baby, so you should have a baby now." Say what?) and downright selfish, misogynist sludge that left me literally staring at my TV openmouthed. The moment he condescendingly informed Cristina that she'll want a baby, because every woman wants a baby, and not wanting a baby is just not something that exists, he lost me completely. I have no idea whether we're supposed to actively hate him now, or if this is what the writers actually believe, but either way, it's incredibly disturbing. This is not 1952. A woman's entire purpose in life is not wrapped up in her reproductive abilities. Some women, as Cristina rightly points out, just don't want to be mothers and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Not everyone is cut out for motherhood, and I'm grateful to the people who understand that and don't have kids just because it's "the thing to do." Far too many people who shouldn't be having children have them, and that causes a lot of problems.
This partnership is falling apart. I really don't see how it can be saved. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is not an area you can really compromise on. You either have a baby or you don't. It pains me to say it, because I like these characters and think they have great chemistry, but where can you go from here? Nowhere. If Owen wants kids so bad, he'll have to go find someone who knows she wants them too, and that person is not Cristina.
How did you feel, readers? Was Owen out of line? Is there any way to save the relationship? And do you think Karev might eventually make a play for Intern Morgan once she's back on her feet? Share your thoughts in the comments below.