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Where did the tree house come from? Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them back to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark, or will they become a dinosaur's dinner?
It's about time: don't miss any of Jack and Annie's adventures in the Magic Tree House series.
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My kindergartners loved listening to this serial! We've listened to it twice and now I just purchased more titles that would be fun for them to enjoy such as Afternoon in the Amazons because we are learning about the rainforest and respective animals found there. Also, I just purchased Vacation Under the Volcano because I have another child in the class who is very interested in volcanoes. I'm glad there are many titles from which I can choose, so there are plenty of stories for the children to listen to for the rest of the year---about 4.5 weeks left of school.
"Rated by an 8 year old: 'Awesome Gift, Nana.'"
Grandaughter says: "I like to listen to the books at night when I am going asleep and when I clean my room or just listen. When Mom and Nana are listening to their books I was bored. Now we all listen to audio books that Nana calls "Books on Tape". Shes silly because there isn't tape. She gave me her iPhone without the phone but it's cool. Thank You."
We have several Magic Tree House paper books that are frequently read to my grand daughter. When I saw, in December 2012, that Audible was offering these books for less than 2 dollars each I purchased all of them as grand daughters holiday present.
I had an older gen. iPhone which I'd turned into, basically, an iPod for grand daughter and added all 50 books to the phone.
I love listening to books, her mom loves listening to books, and now grand daughter is hooked. Though we still read to her and she to us, she loves putting a Magic Tree House story on while she cleans her room or even while she does homework some times-the little kid can multi task too. We also play it in the car, though she'd rather have her headphones on and listen to stories by herself.
I recommend this series of books for 7+ year olds who are ready to listen alone and who have the skills to work an MP3 type player...or do as I did and turn that old phone into an MP3player of some kind.
I have also downloaded games that challenge her and math and spelling games she can do herself. Face it...kids her age are the second generation of computer geek nerd types and they need to be challenged by their tech.
Magic Tree House series is a wonderful place to start...and thanks, Audible, for this affordable special.
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These are the first chapter books I read to my children, and this one was their favorite. Now, I've downloaded it for my granddaughter. Educational, yet often a brand new genre for young people age 5 and up. This series never fails to capture their imagination and take them to a different place and time.
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BOSTON - After the Boston Red Sox's 86-year span without a World Series championship, perhaps the most familiar streak in Massachusetts is the half-century that a Kennedy has represented the state in the U.S. Senate.
Now, the news that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a cancerous brain tumor is forcing people to contemplate the day when he will no longer be there.
"It's almost incalculable," said Thaleia Schlesinger, whose brother, former Sen. Paul Tsongas, toiled in Kennedy's oversize shadow before resigning in 1984 to cope with cancer that eventually killed him in 1997. "He's the go-to guy over and over again. You just look at the universities, the hospitals, the high-tech industry, education, never mind health care. He's always been there."
Immigrants lining up at the John F. Kennedy Federal Building, tourists strolling on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway and ordinary folks who received handwritten thank-you notes from the senator or a surprise distinguished visitor at a family wake pondered a future without Ted Kennedy.
"Forty-six years is a long time to be a senator. That's got to count for something when it comes to delivering for the state," said Ron Mills, who runs the shoeshine stand next to 122 Bowdoin St., the Beacon Hill address John F. Kennedy claimed when he served in the House and Senate and was elected president in 1960.
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Brian Hart of Bedford first met Kennedy in November 2003 at Arlington National Cemetery, when the senator attended the funeral of Hart's son, John, a soldier killed in Iraq. He recalled Wednesday how the senator listened to his story about soldiers and their vehicles lacking proper armor. Kennedy followed up by calling a hearing later that month.
Today every military vehicle in Iraq is armored. And within six months of Kennedy's hearing, all U.S. soldiers had been issued ballistic plates for their body armor.
The 76-year-old Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma, an especially lethal type of brain tumor. Most such patients die within three years, sooner if they are older.
On Wednesday, Kennedy was released from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and returned to the family compound at Hyannis Port to await test results that will help determine his treatment.
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Broadway's troubled "Spider-Man" musical has been slapped with three violations of workplace safety standards by federal regulators.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the citations to the production company Friday for four separate incidents late last year that resulted in injuries to the cast.
The three citations carry $12,600 in proposed fines — a tiny percentage of the $65 million musical's weekly costs. OSHA began its investigation after receiving a referral from the New York State Department of Labor.
OSHA alleges that 8 Legged Productions LLC exposed the cast "to the hazards of falls or being struck during flying routines because of improperly adjusted or unsecured safety harnesses."
Another allegation says "unguarded open-side floors ... lacked fall protection," and a third noted that "the company failed to shield employees from being struck by moving overhead rigging components."
The incidents resulting in employee injury happened on Sept. 25, Oct. 19, Nov. 28 and Dec. 20, the federal agency said.
Rick Miramontez, a spokesman for the musical, didn't immediately return calls for comment. But when the musical was cited by state regulators last month, Miramontez insisted the production was "in full compliance" of state guidelines and "will continue to work with state officials to maintain the highest safety standards at all times."
The production, set to officially open March 15, has been in previews since November as the creative team tries to put the finishing touches on what has become the most expensive show in Broadway history. It features Julie Taymor as the director and co-writer, and music by U2's Bono and The Edge.
Delays, money woes and injuries to four cast members — including a 35-foot fall by an actor playing the web-slinger that left him with a skull fracture and cracked vertebrae — have marred the production, as well as the defection of a lead actress after she suffered a concussion.


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Record earnings for Equitable Life
BY Staff | February 13, 2013
Despite low-interest rates and volatile equity markets, Equitable Life of Canada saw record earnings of $44.7 million—surpassing the previous high of $32.0 million in 2010.
As a result, return on policyholders' equity increased considerably to 13.5% in 2012.
Read: Equitable Life launches mobile app
Some of the factors that contributed to this strong performance include diligent expense management, positive group claims ratios and favourable performance of equity markets in the latter half of 2012, which helped offset the low interest rate environment and lower-than-expected sales in the Individual and savings and retirement lines of business.
The insurer also had a strong year for growth in 2012 on the back of premiums and deposits reaching $606.1 million and the assets under administration which grew to $2.93 billion, both all-time highs.
Read: Equitable Life launches electronic claims management system
On the sales front, it was a breakout year for the Group line of business, achieving record sales of $53.3 million, eclipsing its 2011 sales by 83.8%. Individual sales were down 7.4% to $38.8 million in 2012, as persistently low interest rates led to unprecedented product and pricing changes in the industry. Similarly, savings and retirement sales fell 4.6% to $219.6 million as the current economic environment led to weak segregated funds sales.


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Legislation needed to fix rail service: consultant
Grain shippers in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States are getting poor rail service and it's about to get a whole lot worse, says a transportation consultant.
Terry Whiteside co-authored a report for the Western Organization of Resource Councils that forecasts a massive increase in coal and oil shipments on railways in the region.
The report, Heavy Traffic Still Ahead, forecasts 74 to 99 million tonnes of coal exports by 2018.
"That's all new tonnes," said Whiteside.
To put it in perspective, total grain movement on rail out of the Pacific Northwest is about 39 million tonnes a year, so the additional coal traffic would be two to 2.5 times the annual grain volumes.
Regulations on coal power plants implemented by U.S. president Barack Obama's administration has forced power plants to shift to natural gas or shut down.
That has lead to a significant reduction in coal demand.
"What the coal companies started doing was simply looking for other markets and they found them in South Korea and China," said Whiteside, who is chair of the Alliance for Rail Competition.
The Port of Longview, the Port of Cherry Point and the Port of Morrow are all working on building coal export terminals. They are in the environmental review stage and could be built quickly once regulatory approvals are in place.
In 10 years those ports could be shipping out 128 to 170 million tonnes of coal, according to the report.
Coal isn't the only new commodity that will be moving by rail. Whiteside estimates 60 million tonnes of oil from the Bakken oil fields will travel to market by rail.
That's an extra 200 million tonnes of coal and oil that will eventually need to move on a rail system that is already at full capacity.
The extra traffic is going to lead to capacity constraints, poor service and higher rates for grain shippers.
"If there's a capacity problem who pays more, coal or grain?" said Whiteside.
"Coal. Coal is the big one. So what's going to happen is the grain people are going to get hammered."
Canadian growers who think the U.S. system may provide some relief when Canada's rail lines are over-crowded need to think again, he said.
"What they're going to find is there's going to be just as much capacity problems for different reasons as there is north of the border."
Some of that U.S. coal will be shipped through Roberts Bank's Westshore Terminals Ltd., causing more congestion on Canada's West Coast.
Whiteside said the U.S. rail system is far from a panacea. Deregulation of the rail industry that was ushered in with the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 has been a disaster for captive shippers.
Four Class 1 railroads control 95 percent of U.S. rail business.
"That by most terms is at least an oligopoly. I will suggest to you that by their geographic areas they're a monopoly," he said.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Union Pacific Railroad control the West while CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway rule the East.
Out West, BNSF dominates the northern tier states while UP controls the south. Whiteside said rail service is pathetic.
"Right now on the Burlington Northern in northern tier states, we're having the greatest service meltdown we've ever had in 30 years," he said. "The railways have no sense of urgency to serve plugged elevators. The grain will still be in those elevators this summer. They know that."
Whiteside said there are only two ways to address abusive market power.
"A legislative fix is required to open up our systems down south," he told his Canadian audience.
There needs to be some sort of regulated system for prices and service but U.S. Congress can't agree on anything these days, so that solution is unlikely for the time being.
The other solution is to introduce more competition on rail lines.
"That's what running rights are all about," he said.
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The GMAT Gets an Overhaul
The Graduate Management Admission Council is overhauling the business school entrance exam taken by most M.B.A. candidates.
Currently, students taking the Graduate Management Admissions Test—or GMAT—slog through four hours of questions consisting of a quantitative section, a verbal portion and two essays. But the new exam, which will be made permanent in June 2012, features a new section asking test-takers to manipulate and analyze data, graphs and charts. Questions won't be just multiple choice. Test-takers will also be required to drag-and-drop data points and write mini-essays.
The new section, called "integrated reasoning" was created to judge b-school applicants' ability to grapple with multiple data sources under pressure, says Dave Wilson, president and chief executive officer of GMAC.
"These questions are getting at a different skill set," Mr. Wilson says. "If you know your algebra, you'll do fine in the quantitative, if you know your vocabulary, you'll do fine in the verbal. But this section is about developing solutions to problems—including analyzing data you may not even have in front of you."
Possible questions could have test takers evaluating a county's plans for a road, including looking at maps and government data. GMAC created the section after b-school faculty members said they wanted proof that students could handle multiple stimuli and drum up reasoned responses without the benefit of time or deeper knowledge, Mr. Wilson says. The new section allows schools to get an idea of students' abilities without the crutch of coaching or memorization other sections are more open to.
The changes have the test prep industry buzzing. Andrew Mitchell, director of graduate programs for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, says the new section most resembles the data sufficiency questions, the most "feared and loathed" category of questions. The new GMAT, Mr. Mitchell says, will be more difficult.
"This makes it a much more specialized exam that is specifically geared toward business decisions and case study-like thinking," Mr. Mitchell says.
The new test section may unwittingly give a boost to the Graduate Record Examination, or the GRE, which is offered by Educational Testing Services. A bevy of schools, including several in the Ivy League, now accept the GRE score in lieu of the GMAT for b-school applicants. And more schools say they're considering doing the same; accepting the GRE helps increase the number of students with more non-traditional, non-business backgrounds, school administrators say.
But Graham Richmond, chief executive officer of Clear Admit, an M.B.A. admissions consulting firm, doesn't expect a mass exodus of those threatened by the new section to take the GRE. For one, he says, the new section will have its own separate score outside of the verbal and quantitative scores that total the perfect 800 score.
"Someone in the arts shouldn't panic," Mr. Richmond says. "As long as they're bright and can put things together, they should be able to do these questions."
This is not the first time GMAC has edited its test. This new version will the test's 10th incarnation, Mr. Wilson says. Previous tweaks included dropping analogy questions (too easy to memorize, Mr. Wilson says), beefing up the quantitative questions and adding essays. To make room for the new section, GMAC dropped one of the two essay questions it currently includes.
"This new GMAT will provide schools with very specific data about applicants' decision making process," Kaplan's Mr. Mitchell says. "That's very valuable to the schools."
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July 1st, 2013 10:29 PM #1576
America is dehumanizing and cruel. If you are poor, and you get cancer, you're pretty much a goner. Unless you get a fundraiser going and other people donate their own money to help you out. So many Americans are totally detached from the reality of how hard it is to be poor and live in the US. And there are sadly so many people who vote for politicians that want to take literally everything away from them personally. Unemployment just got cut for over 70,000 people in my state, 1 in 10 of them being veterans. Why? Because when Conservatives start cutting, the first things to go are social programs for the poor, food stamps, unemployment, nutritional assistance, women's health, and head start/preschool. And people just let it happen because they aren't paying attention, they aren't even voting. It's a terribly sad state this country is in.
Secondly, how would an American citizen go about moving to Australia? Is there an application process, or a test? Because I have wanted to live in Australia since I was little and I'm getting more and more serious about it as of late.My cherished daughter, Rowan Jane. ~b. 10/2011~
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Sarahmezz and Rowangreeneyes- I'm not offended at all. I'm with you--it's totally crazy! I wish moving elsewhere for the medical care, not to mention the maternity leave, were feasible. Too bad my hubby's not Swedish (for several reasons--ha!). Or, while we're dreaming crazy dreams, the US system could get, I don't know, fixed!
Anywho, I'll leave it there for fear of starting a political debate and just say one thing about reading that article is that it made me jealous of that lady in the picture--a complete random stranger minding her own business--for being pregnant. And for wearing a cute striped shirt while pregnant. I cannot wait to be pregnant and wear stripes. That's gonna be me, every day for nine months, wearing stripes!
Lilysong, I think you're right. Short of miraculously having a Swedish husband, I think hiring a midwife's the way to go. But I feel like you have to see an OBGYN in order to find out whether or not your pregnancy is high risk, at which point you get roped into the medically intensive pregnancy and birth track.
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July 2nd, 2013 01:31 AM #1580
@RGE - Move to Australia! We can have coffee Seriously, I don't know much about moving here, but I bet it's easier than an Australian moving to America. I know a few Americans who have moved here, but they're all married to Australians so their situation is different. I'm sure there's an application process. There's a test if you want to become a citizen. I really don't know much else.
@daisychain - I know, she's so cute in her striped shirt! Jealousy here, too~ Violet Elizabeth Rose ~
July 2nd, 2013 04:07 AM #1582
Frangipani, how old is your stepson? It might work out if he is very young and fast asleep... Not so much if he's a pre-teen or older, haha.
Daisychain, I too am horrified by the medical system in the US. We have medical insurance here because it's provided by my husband's company, but in New Zealand we don't need it. Most couples get their first 2 rounds of IVF free and your choice of maternity provider (independent midwives is the most common choice) is also free. As is staying in hospital, all birthing costs etc. I can't imagine having to decide what kind of birth to opt for depending on cost. I just can't fathom how it can be in the best interests of the economy, and the health of children, to cripple new parents with that kind of expense.
Also, regarding your other post - if you start off with a midwife they can refer you to an OBGYN if they have concerns you might be high risk. That's what happened with me; I remained under my midwife's care but had a couple of appointments with specialists because of my medical history.
Lookingahead - good luck!
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July 2nd, 2013 04:22 AM #1584
@sarahmezz, glad to hear your hubby's feeling better. Oooh July 7: 7/7 what a lucky number.
@daisychain, I'm originally from South Africa and my family looked at moving to Australia or New Zealand. That was a while ago now (14 years), so it may have changed. At the time, both countries worked on a point system. You get points depending upon age, qualifications, savings, job offers etc and need to achieve a certain number before getting into the country. We were unable to qualify for Australia but could for NZ. As I say, its been a while so it has probably changed a bit.
@alzora and @khaatje, I agree about those thst have said its too early to judge. I so thought I wasn't pregnant less than a week before my bfp because it felt so like pms. However I did feel mild (slightly different cramping) a few days and also felt kinda like hot flushes. I know you don't want to get your hopes up too much but I do hope you both get bfps on the same day. That would be epic!!!!Mumma of 3 Angel babies, Lani (my heavenly flower), Charlie (my free little one) and Brennan (my brave teardrop) xxx


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Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti are back and they are talking about Tim Tebow.
On Monday, Tebow was introduced as the newest member of the New York Jets. What does this mean for Mark Sanchez? What about Tebow rubs some people the wrong way?
Felger and Mazz broke down some of Tebow's comments from his introductory press conference in New York.
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Felger and Mazz went on to talk about some of the offseason acquisitions by the New England Patriots. How much did the Pats improve their depth on both sides of the ball?
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Compiling Hydrogen 0.9.1 on Slack 9.1
Howdo all,
I'm having a little problem compiling Hydrogen (a fantastic wee drum machine) for Slackware. This problem seems to afflict only the most recent version, 0.9.1, as I have compiled earlier versions on the same system without problems. I get the following error message after having run make:
AlsaAudioDriver.cpp: In member function `virtual int
AlsaAudioDriver.cpp:191: invalid conversion from `unsigned int*' to `unsigned
AlsaAudioDriver.cpp:199: invalid conversion from `unsigned int*' to `unsigned
AlsaAudioDriver.cpp:226: invalid conversion from `unsigned int*' to `int*'
/usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:690: too many arguments to function `int
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_rate(const snd_pcm_hw_params_t*, int*)'
AlsaAudioDriver.cpp:226: at this point in file
/usr/include/alsa/pcm.h:752: too many arguments to function `snd_pcm_sframes_t
snd_pcm_hw_params_get_buffer_size(const snd_pcm_hw_params_t*)'
AlsaAudioDriver.cpp:227: at this point in file
make[3]: *** [AlsaAudioDriver.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2
I seem to recall a similar problem occurring in another thread but with different error messages. Also the fix in that problem related to specific files in the installation directory which don't appear in quite the same format in the version of Hydrogen I'm trying to compile.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I'm also going to post this on the Hydrogen forum.
Thanks all.
In your software docs, there is nothing about which version of alsa is required ?
I really like hydrogen too - so I was gonna look into it and see what I found for you.
But I'm runnning Hydrogen-0.9.3-cvs. I VERY seldom use cvs, so I got to thinking.
Somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember having a similar problem with installing
hydrogen, and I think thats why I got the cvs.
I'm currently using the snapshot from Dec 04, 2004, but there is a newer one as of Jan 10, 05.
I really don't like the posts much that say 'just use this instead', but like I said, I VERY vaugly recall
a similar error with the 0.9.1, but the cvs worked out great. Hope you get it working.
In regards to keefaz's post, just for the info, I'm running alsa-1.0.5 / slack provided kernel 2.6.7
AND 1 more thing - I think I had to install libsndfile-1.0.10 (not 100% on what version is requiered, but I needed to install it) to fullfill dependancies. I got that from linuxpackages.net
Having looked at the forums on the Hydrogen homepage, there is indeed a suggestion to use the development versions to work around this problem. As I can continue using FL Studio in WinXP for the time being, I think I'll pass on the CVS version and wait for the 0.9.2 release.
I really like the look of Hydrogen though - playing around on the previous releases gives me hope that I might be able to ditch the XP partition completely in the near future, as it's only really the lack of stable, fully-featured audio software for Linux which makes me keep it.
Ah well... All things come to he who waits.
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Schweighart Becomes YouTube Celebrity with Obama Comments
Champaign Mayor Jerry Schweighart's comments doubting that President Barack Obama was born in the U-S have led one local Democrat to call for his resignation.
That's the response of Alan Kurtz, a Champaign Democrat and County Board member ... after a brief video clip of the Republican Schweighart at Thursday's Tea Party rally in Champaign showed up on YouTube. The clip records Schweighart answering an unnamed intervewer's question about whether he believes Obama was born in Hawaii:
Interviewer: What do you think of President Obama? Schweighart: I don't think he's an American, personally. Interviewer: You don't think he's American? Do you think he was born in Kenya? Schweighart: You know, if you're not willing to produce an original certificate, like a birth certificate, then you've got something to hide. If he doesn't have something to hide, produce it. Interviewer: So Obama's not a citizen. Schweighart: I don't think so.
Kurtz says he thinks Schweighart's opinion limits his effectiveness as mayor.
"I think it puts him in a unique position of not supporting our president, of speaking without understanding the true facts of the case", says Kurtz. The Champaign Democrat says he thinks Schweighart's opinions are also out of line, because Champaign city officials are elected on a non-partisan basis.
But a Democrat on the city council, Michael LaDue, says that's up to the voters to decide. LaDue says he was surprised to hear Schweighart's comment, because he thought the question of Obama's birthplace was pretty much played out. But he doesn't think the comments reflect on the mayor's ability to lead.
"It's not a local theme", says LaDue. "It's an opinion expressed by a citizen exercising the rights that American citizens enjoy and cherish."
LaDue says Schweighart has been an effective mayor, and he considers calls for his resignation as "over the top" as the mayor's original comments.
Illinois Public Media could not reach Schweighart for comment Friday. But the mayor told the News-Gazette that he stands by the comments, except for one point he wished to clarify --- that he does believe Barack Obama is a U-S citizen, and that he just doubts if he's native-born.


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Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Diagnostic Substances Industry With The Highest Cash
Below are the top diagnostic substances stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of cash.
AMAG Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AMAG) had $207.25 million in total cash for the latest quarter. However, AMAG Pharmaceuticals had no debt for the same period.
IDEXX Laboratories (NASDAQ: IDXX) had $201.81 million in total cash and $246.97 million in total debt for the latest quarter.
Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ: TRIB) had $73.61 million in total cash and $30.00 thousand in total debt for the latest quarter.
SurModics (NASDAQ: SRDX) had $73.59 million in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter.
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How did you win four cars?
You know, put in a dollar, win a car. Put in another dollar, win another car...
Clark Griswold:
Give me the keys. Audrey, you drive the white one; Ellen, the red one
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, Rusty, you drive the Mustang, and I'll drive the big, black one
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Leverage Choice and Credit Spreads when Managers Risk Shift
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- Author(s): MURRAY CARLSON, ALI LAZRAK
- Published: Nov 09, 2010
- Pages: 2323-2362
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2010.01617.x
We model the debt and asset risk choice of a manager with performance‐insensitive pay (cash) and performance‐sensitive pay (stock) to theoretically link compensation structure, leverage, and credit spreads. The model predicts that optimal leverage trades off the tax benefit of debt against the utility cost of ex‐post asset substitution and that credit spreads are increasing in the ratio of cash‐to‐stock. Using a large cross‐section of U.S.‐based corporate credit default swaps (CDS) covering 2001 to 2006, we find a positive association between cash‐to‐stock and CDS rates, and between cash‐to‐stock and leverage ratios.


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Beautiful work!!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Beautiful work!!!
My newest Grandson, Caleb Austin, was born May 29th. I am now Grandma to 4 precious babies. I am so blessed!!!!
Yes indeed, and I loved seeing your beautiful quilts. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely beautiful!!!!
Lovely quilts-the bed quilt is fabulous!
A dog is not "almost human" and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such.
I have quilts folded at the bottom of every bed. I have two places in my house where I change out seasonal quilted wall hangings that I made. I have given a few as gifts. The rest are stacked up in my studio on top of cabinets so I can see them. Others are folded over a wrought iron quilt rack and more are folded on top of the armoire is our guest room. I also display one folded over the back of our living room sofa. I changed that one often.
Your's are beautiful and I love how they look in your home.
When it seems like the world is falling to pieces remember that the pieces are falling into place. We are nearing closer to the End Times.
Beautiful room! Love how you have your quilts displayed.


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Last April, Terra Nova High School opened its new state-of-the-art theater with the 1972-Broadway smash musical "Grease." Directed by the school's theater arts teacher Scot Schneider — Schneider, his cast and his crew wowed audiences with jump-up-and-applaud entertainment and the show was a "sold out" success every performance. On November 22, director Schneider and his fall team of all stars are giving their audiences an early Valentine with "Almost, Maine."
Written by the Presque Isle, Maine-raised John Cariani, "Almost, Maine" made its debut in New York in 2006. Taking place in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine, where the northern lights (aurora borealis) shower the night sky with their nature-made geomagnetic fireworks, "Almost, Maine" presents a small town full of honest and true residents who discover, fall in, fall out, or are shocked — by love.
"'Almost, Maine' is about our struggle to find the right person to share our life with," the director said. "That struggle moves us. This show explores love in all of its complexity, which is certainly a subject of great interest in high school and far beyond. These eight vignettes say a lot about human experience in a heartfelt, funny, and philosophical way."
"There's a reason it was the most produced play in North America in 2011," the director went on to say. "The brevity of the scenes makes them immediately accessible, but they also stand up to deeper analysis as they explore the human condition. It is whimsical in spirit, and lends hope to the idea we can all share the magic of our lives with a kindred spirit, if only for a moment."
Reviewed in advance of the Nov. 22 opening, Terra Nova's production of "Almost, Maine" offers a magical current of powerful, understated acting and it is — a humorous charmer, an autumn vision of a winter's night dream. The theater event stars Joey Mozian, Lauren Arnest, Ethan Glasman, Kaitlin Caldwell, Alex Ruiz, Liz Faber, Ray Falk and Meslei Milanes. A number of the actors play multiple characters, yet all actors astound with their individual ability to leap right in and "be" that citizen of Almost, Maine. To refrain from offering any "vignette" spoilers, the following are snapshot reviews.
Joey Mozian has an incredibly strong stage presence, and when he dips into that human cup of tenderness, which he can do so readily, it really touches your heart. Lauren Arnest is a fully in-the-moment actress, and fascinating to watch as she disappears into each brava performance. Ethan Glasman is so good at being relaxed on stage, that you completely forget he was someone else altogether in a moment's separation between scenes. Kaitlin Caldwell gives any character she plays, unanticipated profound layers of depth. She is a theater natural. Liz Faber — how can someone so young take on the returned hopes of someone much older, someone who wishes they hadn't missed a chance — and do it so movingly. Excellent performance plus she can also play funny. Alex Ruiz has one role and he is hands down brilliant. Ray Falk, also in one role, is smart, and amiable and full of finesse. Meslei Milanes also plays one character and she rocks it with a sterling performance. These actors give relatively short scenes something extra, something which captivates; something that makes so many of these scenes food for a lot of thought, after the curtain has closed.
Then there are the "created" northern lights of Almost, Maine, lights which pull us (the audience) in with their astonishing beauty. They are courtesy of Terra Nova junior Caitlyn Gomes, "Almost, Maine's" production manager.
"Caitlyn has been learning lights with Mike Thompson this semester, and has programed and runs the lighting design for the entire show," Schneider said, noting how impressed he is with the entire tech crew. "Megan Cisneros is our stage manager and she is calling the show with six stage hands. Kathryn Yee designed the program, prop, advertising, and poster art. Jeff Hendricks has been building the set and Alexsys Burns has run marketing. Isabel Heaviside, a Terra Nova Alumni, has assistant directed beautifully. I can't even explain how much it means to have her support on this show, just like 'Grease.'"
"The kids have really stepped into the new theater and want to learn as much as possible, as they put on great shows," Schneider continued. "They are running the tech on this show, and becoming very professional. I think they really are the best argument for more trust and access to the facility in the future."
Schneider also noted that this more personal show, with a lot to say about love, features not only some of the same actors who shined so brightly in "Grease," but also features a lot of new talent.
Having now seen and reviewed the two Terra Nova productions which have kicked off this new theater, it is completely evident that not only is this is a theater program that the whole community can love, it is an excellent reminder of what the younger members of our community can do — if we let them. (P.S. "Little Shop of Horrors" is the school's spring musical production. It will be directed by band teacher Michael Pens. Giamaica Zeidler is the show's choreographer.)
If You Go:
What: "Almost, Maine" directed by Scot Schneider.
When: November 22-24 (with student sneak preview at 4 p.m. on the 21st).
Time: Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.
Where: Terra Nova High School Theater, 1450 Terra Nova Blvd.
Tickets: $10/adults, $5/students and children, are available for Will Call pickup or Print at Home. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.tntheatrearts.org
Special: Local food trucks coming to Friday and Saturday night shows with offerings of tacos, sushi and Hawaiian Ice.


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I was asked to review another product from the Stages Of Beauty line. To be honest, I am still using the Stages of Beauty moisturizer every evening. It calms my skin and I wake up with balanced skin every morning. I can't ask for much more than that...except maybe looking 20 years younger. Oh well. So when I was asked to review the toner I said yes immediately. I did, however, ask to review the toner in the age 30's group. I did this because I felt that the benefits of this tone was better suited towards my skin right now. I know I'm supposed to use the toner for 40's but I don't feel, act or look like I'm 40 so I decided to be a rebel and go one stage younger.(really, I just like pink)
The thing that happened when I was testing The Stages Of Beauty Harmony Invigorating Toner was....well I started to question if I really needed a toner in my routine at all. There are so many beauty experts out there that say you don't need one. I'm no expert, and you should decide what is really right for you, but I personally have found that I like to use toners in my skin care routine. I prefer toners that are alcohol free, smell nice and leave my skin feeling "clean". I put "clean" in quotation marks because I want people to understand that even after oil cleansing and using a regular cleanser sometimes I feel like I need a little boost to getting every last trace of makeup, dirt and oil off of my face at night. 9 times out of 10 when I use a toner I see no residual traces of makeup, dirt or oil on the cotton pad after going over my face. But it's that 10th time, that 10th time that will lead to a blemish or some other skin malady that I want to avoid.
The Stages Of Beauty Harmony Invigorating Toner for 30s claims to "balance and rejuvenate the skin..." The toner contains "Citrus antioxidants help repair damage, while wildflower botanicals help promote cellular renewal and peptides help fight fine lines and wrinkles. This toner works to balance the pH of the skin after cleansing and allows for better absorption of products applied afterwards."
The Stages of Beauty the toner contains, Monk's Pepper extract and Red Tea extract. These are are both considered antioxidants. "red tea may be better for directly treating signs of aging, as it contains alpha hydroxy acid. " says Nicki from Future Derm Blog.
OK. This is getting a little boring, no?
How about Will Wheaton doing Jazz Hands?
No? OK.
You want to know how it works, right? You don't want to hear about "Monk's Pepper Berry Extract", which is an anti-oxidant that has been shown to dramatically improve the vitality and appearance of skin while fighting signs of aging.
It is derived from the Mediterranean chaste tree and has also been proven to help reduce the appearance of fine lines. It also visibly improves elasticity and firmness in the skin.
You probably don't want to hear about "Red Tea Extract" A plant found in the in mountains of South Africa. Yeah. Dull stuff.
You probably don't care that Red Tea Extract isn't even a tea, but it has been shown to act as an both an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. You also probably don't care that Red Tea is full of awesome vitamins and minerals that promote younger and healthier looking skin.
You probably have never heard of Western Dock. So I don't need to tell you that The extract of the Western Dock plant contain Tyrosinase inhibitory enzymes that lighten the appearance of unwanted dark spots.
I bet for certain you don't care about the Seaweed Extract that helps reduce oxidative skin stressor molecules either.
Good thing. Because I'm not going to prattle on about all that.
You want to hear how this stuff actually works. OK. I'll tell you.
I like it!
I use it in the AM to revive my skin and it gives a slight firming effect to my skin. It does not make me overly oily and does not interfere with the rest of my skincare routine. In the PM I use it after cleansing just to make sure I got every last trace of anything off of my skin. It preps my skin perfectly for my nighttime treatments. All in all, my skin has been calmer looking, healthier looking and slightly more radiant/glowy looking since I have been using it. WIN!
Do you NEED this? Well experts say toners aren't necessary. I disagree, but then again, I'm no "expert" I just know what works for my skin. I liked this toner. I thought it was very nice. Will I buy it when I run out? YES! It is about the same price as the Dior Toner I was using before I received this one, and I really like the spray bottle on the Stages Of Beauty Toner. The Stages Of Beauty Harmony Invigorating Toner retails for $19.99 for 120 ml and The Dior is $32 for ~198 ml, for both, that's approx $0.16 a ml. All in all I'm very happy with my Stages Of Beauty Products. Whenever my skin gets cranky because I'm using a new makeup or skincare product that doesn't agree with me, I can rely on the Stages of Beauty products to calm my skin and make me look great once again.


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Further benefits of the new Twin Power rocker valves include a more robust separating diaphragm and a low dead volume fluid cavity, resulting in less carryover, better flushability, and better cleanability. By offering high performance wetted materials, such as PEEK, FFKM (Simrez and Kalrez), FKM, and EPDM, the Type 6624 valve can handle most aggressive fluids without deterioration or loss of performance.
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A helicopter-mounted camera that can see in the dark helped Wilmington police apprehend suspects in two robberies Saturday night.
Five young males �ages 17, 16, 15, 14 and 12 � are accused of committing two robberies in about 10 minutes, both on South Sixth Street, according to a statement released Monday by Lucy Crockett, spokeswoman for the police department.
The first robbery was about 8:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Sixth Street, Crockett said. The victim, a 33-year-old man, was crossing Wright Street when he was approached by five males. The victim kept walking, but the group pursued him and one pulled out a knife, Crockett said. The victim told police that when he reached South Sixth and Meares streets, the group stopped chasing him. That�s when the man called 911.
Minutes later, at 8:41 p.m., a 39-year-old woman walking in the area saw five males running, Crockett said. One of the group approached and put a small handgun in the victim�s face, Crockett said. The male then took the woman�s purse, and the group began walking away, tossing items out of the purse before discarding the purse. The woman followed the group, picking up her items, and then tried to find help. The members of the group returned and pistol-whipped her before they ran away.
Wilmington officers responding to the area spotted the group, which eluded capture by running into a wooded area.
The SABLE helicopter, which is equipped with a new forward looking infrared camera, used the FLIR system to locate the suspects from the air, Crockett said. All five were apprehended near Ninth and Kidder streets.
A K-9 officer located a handgun and other items related to the incident, Crockett said.
The two adult suspects in the robberies are in the New Hanover County jail, each with bond set at $500,000 secured bond. They are Michael Kwane Hines, 17, of Navassa and Daenzel Xavier Murphy, 16, of Wilmington, Crockett said. Both were charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, she said.
Juvenile detention orders were issued for the three juveniles.
� Jim Ware
Helicopter's night camera helps nab robbery suspects
A helicopter-mounted camera that can see in the dark helped Wilmington police apprehend suspects in two robberies Saturday night.


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WILDOMAR ---- A driver and his tire-iron-wielding passenger were arrested early Saturday after they allegedly tried to run another driver off the road and break his window during a high-speed chase, authorities said.
Police responded at 12:10 a.m. to a report of road rage in progress near Clinton Keith Road and Inland Valley Drive, sheriff's Sgt. John Carlberg said.
A driver said three people in a Volvo had pulled up next to him and threatened him, Carlberg said. They then sped after him through residential neighborhoods, trying to run him off the road and break his window with a tire iron, Carlberg said.
Authorities determined later that the driver knew the suspects and that there was an ongoing dispute between them, Carlberg said.
Authorities stopped the Volvo and arrested Bernardo Lopez, 20, of Wildomar and Jesse Macias Jr., 19, of Lake Elsinore on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Carlberg said.
Both were jailed at the Southwest Detention Center in lieu of $25,000 bail, according to jail records.
The third passenger, a juvenile girl, was released, Carlberg said.


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Super Rugby round 10
Hurricanes hold off fast-finishing Force
April 19, 2013
Hurricanes flanker Brad Shield crosses over to give the home side a 15-3 advantage at half-time
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The Western Force unleashed a brave second-half fightback but it wasn't enough as the Hurricanes secured a 22-16 Super Rugby victory in Wellington on Friday night.
The Force looked headed for defeat after Tusi Pisi's 49th-minute try gave the Hurricanes a 22-6 lead.
A dazzling solo try from Force half-back Alby Mathewson sparked the visitors into action shortly after, and the Hurricanes looked vulnerable when substitute James Broadhurst was sin-binned in the 72nd minute due to his team's repeated infringements.
But with the deficit cut to just six points, the Force couldn't find a way through to score the winning try, with the Hurricanes holding on to secure their fifth win of the season. Force coach Michael Foley made some notable changes to his side after last week's 16-14 win over the Crusaders.
In-form winger Alfie Mafi started on the bench, while inside centre Kyle Godwin was rested after his heavy workload this season.
The bruising defensive effort against the Crusaders - combined with a six-day turnaround and a long trip to New Zealand - appeared to have a big effect on the Force early as the Hurricanes took a 15-3 lead into half-time.
Prop Jeffery Toomaga-Allen barged through three defenders to score the opening try, while a slicing 50m run from winger Alapati Leiua set up flanker Brad Shields for the second in the 30th minute.
And when Hurricanes five-eighth Pisi crossed in the corner shortly after the break, the situation was looking glum for the Force.
The Hurricanes proved too strong against a spirited Western Force in Wellington%]
But they refused to give in, unleashing some strong work at the breakdown to turn momentum their way.
Mathewson couldn't believe his luck in the 58th minute when he was able to slice through the Hurricanes' defence in an inspired 25m run to score the Force's first try.
Jayden Hayward's 73rd-minute penalty reduced the deficit to six points, but the Force couldn't make the most of their numerical advantage in the dying minutes.
"We were working really hard but obviously missing some leaders within the team," Hurricanes captain Conrad Smith said. "It wasn't pretty but we'll take a win, she's a tough competition."
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Fine Cotton Keepsake Bonnet
Beautiful cotton lace bonnet converts to a hanky for baby's wedding day. Gift-boxed with poem card reading:
This charming little keepsake
Holds a magic all its own,
As now it is a bonnet
For your baby's first trip home.
Or use it for the Christening,
An occasion very dear,
When friends and family join together
And loved ones gather near.
Then keep it as a treasure,
For here's the magic key,
By snipping a few stitches,
A hanky it will be.
A hanky to be carried
Many years from now,
As the bride walks down the aisle
To pledge her wedding vows.
Whether carried by your daughter
Or your son's new bride-to-be,
It will mean much more as "something old"
Because it's charmed with memories.
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In my opinion, the highest honor an author can receive is a note from a reader whose life has been changed for the better after reading the author's book. Perhaps the story helped the reader work through a painful memory or discard baggage that weighed her down. She may have finally been able to forgive another or even herself.
So we know that fictional tales as well as Scripture can bring healing. Let's dig a little deeper.
The custom of writing letters—actually taking pen and paper and writing the missive by hand—has gone out of vogue as more people rely on emails or texting to communicate. Yet, a handwritten note has a personal quality that electronic mail does not.
Think of a deployed soldier. When he receives a letter from home, he—or she--feels a connection with the loved one thousands of miles away as if the essence of the sender is captured in the written word. To a lonely soldier, that link is especially important.
Some years ago, a friend's mother-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The woman—I'll call her Rose—lived alone in a senior apartment complex in Florida far from her children. She had little faith in God and wasn't interested when her family witnessed to His love manifest in their lives.
My heart went out to Rose, and at the Lord's prompting, I started to send her cards. At first, I wrote only a few words about being friends with her family and that I knew she was ill and was praying for her. Over the weeks, I continued to write, each time adding a bit more about my faith and God's forgiveness.
I can't take credit for the change in Rose. Looking cancer in the face is sobering, and the realization of our own mortality can soften the hardest heart. Neighbors reached out to Rose. Her son and daughter-in-law visited often and an excellent medical staff managed her care, but I do believe the healing words of God's love in those little notes cracked a closed door that eventually stood wide open to receive the Lord.
Frank and Ruby Grace--a dear couple in my church--celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last September. Just a few months later, Gacie, as her family called her, passed away. Frank was devastated, and each time I saw him at church, he seemed more and more despondent. He walked with a cane due to arthritis, and the love of life he had exuded when his wife was alive had disappeared. Even his daughter feared Frank would soon follow his dear Gacie into death.
A World War II veteran and South Georgia forester, Frank had years earlier self-published a collection of stories, which I had the pleasure of reading. His quick wit and warmth came through on the written page, and the wisdom of his tales had universal appeal.
As I prayed for Frank, the Lord gave me an idea. The next time I saw him at church, I encouraged him to write more stories about his life and the lessons he had learned.
The following week, his eyes seemed a bit clearer as he told me he'd taken pen to paper and had made an effort to jot down some of his thoughts. The following week, he stood a bit straighter, frown lines no longer wrinkled his brow and his smile came even more readily.
Last week, Frank told me he was using a computer to write the many memories of his past. He walked without a cane and his eyes twinkled with that old love of life. In Frank's case, the actual process of writing was healing.
Julia Cameron in her book, THE ARTIST'S WAY, contends we need to sit with paper and pen and write three pages of whatever comes to mind soon after we rise in the A.M. She claims the hurts and frustrations that bog us down are released through the healing process she calls Morning Pages.
Counselors use a similar technique when they encourage their clients to jot down memories that bubble up from the past. I was recently with a woman who, over the years, had worked through the dysfunction that had been her childhood, yet she still didn't feel closure. In an effort to get to the bottom of what was troubling her, she began to write any memory that surfaced in a small notebook. By reflecting on the written entries and with prayer, she was finally able to forgive her mother, which brought healing to both of them.
When past pain holds us back, writing about the hurtful incident or incidents can be freeing. Whether we've suffered physical or emotional abuse, penning a letter to the one who hurt us can be cathartic. We don't need to mail the letter. The healing comes in the writing.
Long-term illness, the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, the end of a marriage can be obstacles that seem impossible to overcome. We search for answers and can find none. We harbor anger, sometimes at God who seemingly allowed such pain. Writing a letter to an ex-, to a deceased loved one, even to God helps us verbalize our feelings, release the hurt and begin to heal.
Most of us in Seekerville are writers or enthusiasts of the written word, so I hope we'll share more stories today. Have you been healed by the written word or have your words touched others?
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hi guys
4 pages have same code and html
only one displays h1 header as h1 header and all 3 other do not.
any idea whats up?
this one shows h1 right: http://bevlogenverf.nl/unieke-marketing/
and all the others do not.
what did i do wrong?
Hi bevlogenverf,
I just noticed that the 3 other links are using columns (the h1 under the flex column has a different style which is appearing on those pages). If you want your h1 tags to be consistent even inside the columns, kindly add this code in your Quick CSS or custom.css:
.flex_column h1 {
font-size: 38px;
font-family: Terminal Dosis;
font-weight: normal;
text-transform: none;
if that doesn't work, try this one instead:
.flex_column h1 {
font-size: 38px !important;
font-family: Terminal Dosis !important;
font-weight: normal !important;
text-transform: none !important;
Hope this helps.
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I bought a small package of Eccremocarpus Scaber mix (Glory Vine) I can't find very much information on sowing this seed. Does it need any kind of treatment before you sow it? I am thinking about putting it under lights in a warm area to grow as I am anxious to get it blooming before July. Is this a good idea? Has any one had any experience with this vine? I plan to grow it amongst Gloriosa Lily.
Winter Sow Glory Vine?
I haven't grown them before, but I'm trying Tresco Cream this year. I plan to start them inside at room temperature in a cool room; I may also stick a few out in a winter sowing jug. From what I found, they actually germinate at pretty cool temps-55-60F. Also found estimates of how long to germinate of anywhere from 14 to 60 days, so we may not get flowers. I may try to bring one in for winter. There is a note in PlantFIles that someone had one come back after the temp went down to 0F, so I may try to keep it in the garage against the wall shared with the house. Good luck to us both!
I am going to start mine indoors also. I think I will put mine in the warmest, sunniest place I have. It is always risky to plant a tropical from seed and expect it to bloom like an annual. I am reluctant to drag my vines in to over winter them. I have some Brugs, a Bougainvillea, Mandevilla and Jasmine I drag in. I used to have a passion flower and Stephanotis that I drug in as well. But, I am a little tired of dragging all of this stuff in. I am planting Gloriosa Lily because I can dig up the root and store it for winter which is much easier than bringing in an entire vine. So, I am experimenting with vines that will bloom for summer in terazzo planters that have a trellis in them. They are on my deck. I don't like morning glories as they re-seed like crazy around here.
On the other hand, while I think of it, I planted Black Eye Susan Vine, "Blushing Suzie" and it took until July before it started blooming well. So, there you go.
I just got "Month by Month Gardening in Illinois" and I was surprised by how early they say to start Black Eyed Susan Vine, I guess that's why. I'm trying to winter sow a few of those. I will post pics when/if my Glory Vine comes up. Fingers crossed.
I grow Glory Vine, but I do germinate it warm.
Celene, I am not sure what you mean by "warm?
I use flats sitting on a heating mat.
Okay. I ordered a heating mat a few days ago. I have been wanting one for quite awhile. I can hardly wait for it to come!
One more thing, do you use a dome? If so, where did you get it?
I use the flats that come with a plastic cover.
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Grant Dorsey, Monica Gandhi, Jessica H. Oyugi, Philip J. Rosenthal. Difficulties in the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Imported Malaria. Arch Intern Med. 2000;160(16):2505–2510. doi:10.1001/archinte.160.16.2505
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Imported malaria is quite common in the United States. Increasing antimalarial drug resistance and changes in travel patterns may have important implications for the prevention, clinical presentation, and management of this disease.
Medical records were reviewed for 121 patients with microscopically confirmed malaria diagnosed at 2 university-affiliated hospitals in San Francisco, Calif, between 1988 and 1997.
Among 57 travelers from the United States, only 13 (23%) had been compliant with an appropriate chemoprophylactic regimen. No patients developed falciparum malaria after consistent chemoprophylactic therapy with mefloquine hydrochloride. However, 12 (19%) of US residents with imported malaria developed Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale infections despite an appropriate chemoprophylactic regimen, generally with a late onset suggestive of relapsing disease. Clinical presentations were similar between foreign residents and American travelers and between patients with falciparum and nonfalciparum infections; 98% of patients had a history of fever. Sixteen percent of patients had received previous evaluations during which the diagnosis of malaria was not considered. In 9% of patients, there were errors in treatment. Only 1 patient developed severe malaria.
Our results suggest that a standard chemoprophylactic regimen is highly effective in preventing falciparum malaria, but that many American travelers do not receive it. Also, relapsing P vivax or P ovale infection despite appropriate chemoprophylactic therapy was not uncommon among our cases. The presentation of imported malaria is nonspecific, highlighting the need to consider the diagnosis in any febrile patient who has been in a malaria-endemic area. Although errors in diagnosis and treatment were quite common in our study population, patient outcomes were good once the appropriate therapy was initiated.
MALARIA REMAINS one of the most important infectious diseases in the world.1 An estimated 300 to 500 million cases occur each year, causing 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths.2 In the United States, the incidence of imported malaria began to rise in the 1970s, and recent reports have documented well over 1000 cases per year.3 These reports likely understate the true incidence of malaria, as it is estimated that 40% to 70% of cases are not reported.4- 6 Many cases of imported malaria appear to be preventable, as travelers often fail to follow appropriate guidelines for prevention,7- 11 and this failure has been associated with an increased risk for malaria.12 Delays in diagnosis and therapy have also been common7,8,10 and have been associated with increases in morbidity and mortality.8,13,14
The rise in the incidence of imported malaria is probably attributable to the increase in travel by Americans to countries where malaria is endemic15 and to increases in immigration and travel to the United States by persons living in endemic countries. Also, the resistance of malaria parasites to available antimalarial agents is increasing.1,16 Owing to the spread of antimalarial drug resistance and the availability of new drugs, standard recommendations for chemoprophylaxis and treatment have changed over the last decade.11,17- 19 To evaluate the impact of changes in travel patterns and chemoprophylaxis on the epidemiology of imported malaria and to highlight the difficulties encountered in prevention, diagnosis, and therapy, we reviewed 121 cases of imported malaria diagnosed at 2 urban university hospitals.
All smear-positive malaria cases diagnosed between 1988 and 1997 by the microbiology laboratories at San Francisco General Hospital, a city hospital serving a largely indigent population, and Moffit-Long Hospital, San Francisco, Calif, a tertiary referral center, were reviewed. Diagnoses were based on thin and thick smears stained with 5% Giemsa stain (Moffit-Long Hospital and San Francisco General Hospital) or 0.4% Wright stain (San Francisco General Hospital) and examined by experienced laboratory personnel. Cases were defined as patients with thin or thick malaria-positive smears who were seen at either hospital during the acute phase of illness. Patients with relapsing or recrudescent infections were counted only once. Medical records were reviewed, and data were collected on a standardized form. Severe malaria was defined according to World Health Organization criteria.20 For the purpose of our analysis, US residents were defined as patients living in nonendemic areas who acquired malaria through travel to endemic areas. Foreign residents were defined as patients who were living in malaria-endemic areas when they acquired the disease. Statistical analysis of categorical data was performed using χ2 or Fisher exact test for dichotomous variables and the Mann-Whitney test of means. Significance was defined as P≤.05 (2-tailed).
Of 123 malaria cases diagnosed between 1988 and 1997, 121 cases (81 at San Francisco General Hospital and 40 at Moffit-Long Hospital) were available for review and included in the study. Cases presented to the emergency department (69%), pediatric clinics (13%), general medical clinics (10%), infectious diseases clinics (7%), and obstetric clinics (1%).
Patient demographics are summarized in Table 1. All patients acquired malaria while traveling or living in endemic areas. Approximately 50% of the patients (classified as US residents) had been living in nonendemic areas and had acquired the disease through travel; the other 50% (classified as foreign residents) had been living in endemic areas before coming to the United States. The median duration of travel for US residents was 60 days (range, 10 days to 2 years). The purpose of travel for US residents included tourism (84%), foreign employment (14%), and missionary work (2%). The median length of stay for foreign residents in the United States prior to their presentation was 90 days (range, 1 day to 4 years). Areas of travel or prior residence are detailed in Table 2. US residents were most likely to have traveled to Africa or Southeast Asia, while more than 80% of foreign residents had come from Central America or the Indian subcontinent.
Of 57 US residents, 33 (58%) reported using some form of chemoprophylaxis. Only 2 (3%) of 64 foreign residents used chemoprophylaxis; 1 of these 2 was pregnant. Among the 33 US residents who reported taking chemoprophylaxis, 28 (85%) took medications recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga, at the time of travel,11,17- 19 and 13 (48%) of these individuals reported compliance with chemoprophylaxis. Thus, overall, only 13 (23%) of the 57 US residents were compliant with a currently recommended chemoprophylactic regimen.
Previous evaluations during which the diagnosis of malaria was not considered were performed in 19 patients (16%), 16 of whom had been seen at 1 of our 2 institutions. Eight of these patients had 2 prior visits before the correct diagnosis was made. Missed diagnosis led to a mean delay in therapy of 5.6 days (range, 1-23 days). Incorrect diagnoses included viral syndrome, fever of unknown origin, upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, hepatitis, drug fever, urinary tract infection, and iron deficiency anemia. There were 2 dramatic misdiagnoses. The first misdiagnosis involved a 26-year-old man who had traveled to Mexico 9 months earlier and who had presented to an outside hospital with fever, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and myalgias. Pancytopenia was identified and acute leukemia was diagnosed based on a peripheral blood smear. The patient was transferred to our hospital for a bone marrow biopsy, but review of the peripheral blood smear identified Plasmodium vivax infection. The second misdiagnosis involved a 53-year-old Nicaraguan man who had been living in the United States for many years and who had undergone liver transplantation 9 years earlier. He returned from a trip to Nicaragua with a 1-day history of fever, headache, and mildly elevated liver function test results. He was treated with pulse-dose methylprednisolone for presumptive rejection, and underwent a liver biopsy. On the following day, a routine manual blood smear revealed P vivax.
Before presenting to our institutions, 11 patients (9%) had been diagnosed with malaria at an outside hospital in the United States. Three were persons with Plasmodium falciparum infection who presented within 4 days after they did not respond to their initial therapy (1 discontinued quinine sulfate therapy owing to tinitis; 1 was treated with chloroquine phosphate; and 1 was treated with mefloquine after traveling in Southeast Asia). The remaining 8 patients presented with apparent relapses due to P vivax (at least 1 month after an apparently successful response to therapy).
The causes of each case of malaria and the endemic areas of exposure are listed in Table 3. Patients with P falciparum infections were much more likely to have had an exposure in Africa than were patients with nonfalciparum infections (81% vs 17%, P<.001). In 119 (98%) of 121 cases, the initial smear was positive. The remaining 2 cases were diagnosed on a second smear (1 of the 2 patients was receiving a chemophrophylactic regimen of chloroquine and proguanil at the time of evaluation). In 8 (7%) of 121 cases, there was a discrepancy between the initial smear reading and the final smear reading (5 cases initially read as possible P falciparum were determined to be P vivax or P ovale; 2 cases initially read as negative were determined to be P vivax; and 1 case initially read as P vivax or P ovale was determined to be P ovale).
The most common signs and symptoms reported at the time of the initial positive smear are listed in Table 4. The only symptoms present in a majority of cases were fever, chills, and headache. While nearly all patients had a history of fever, in only 60% of the cases was the patient febrile (≥ 38.0°C) at the time of presentation. More than 60% of the patients presented with no significant physical findings other than fever. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of symptoms and physical findings between falciparum and nonfalciparum infections except that anorexia was more common with falciparum infection (50% vs 19%, P<.001).
The average duration between the departure from an endemic area and the onset of symptoms was considerably longer in nonfalciparum infections than in falciparum infections (143 days vs 8.3 days, P<.001). The average duration of symptoms before presentation was 7.9 ± 11 (mean ± SD) days (range, 1-60 days). The patient with the longest duration of symptoms (60 days) had the only Plasmodium malariae monoinfection in the study. There was no difference in the duration of symptoms between patients with falciparum infections and patients with nonfalciparum infections or between US residents and foreign residents.
The most common laboratory abnormalities were thrombocytopenia, elevated bilirubin levels, and anemia (Table 5). There were no significant differences in laboratory values between patients with falciparum infections and patients with nonfalciparum infections except that patients with falciparum infections were more likely to have elevated creatinine levels (20% vs 4%, P = .03). There were no significant differences in laboratory values between US residents and foreign residents, except that US residents were more likely to have elevated aspartate aminotransferase levels (30% vs 8%, P = .009).
Patients were admitted to the hospital in 37% of cases; 5% were admitted to the intensive care unit for intravenous quinidine therapy and cardiac monitoring for presumed falciparum malaria. Patients with falciparum malaria were more likely to be admitted than were those with nonfalciparum malaria (65% vs 38%, P<.001). There was no difference in the admission rates between US residents and foreign residents either overall or stratified for plasmodial species. The median duration of hospitalization was 2 days (range, 1-17 days). Only 1 patient developed severe malaria (P falciparum infection complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome, disseminated intravascular coagulation, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, and renal insufficiency), and there were no deaths.
Errors in antimalarial treatment occurred in 11 patients (9%) in our series. Five patients with P falciparum infections acquired in areas with chloroquine resistance were treated with chloroquine or chloroquine plus primaquine phosphate. Two of these 5 patients developed recrudescence owing to treatment failure 8 and 25 days after their initial therapy. Other treatment failures included 5 patients who received unnecessary antimalarial medications (2 cases of P vivax infection acquired in India were treated with antimalarial agents other than chloroquine or primaquine; 2 cases of P falciparum infection were treated with 3 active drugs; and 1 case of P falciparum infection was treated with primaquine), 1 patient with P vivax infection who did not receive primaquine, and 1 patient with P vivax infection who received no documented therapy because the smear was initially read as negative. Only 1 patient developed toxic effects that required a change in antimalarial therapy (neutropenia, possibly due to quinine use). In 7 patients (6%), there was a delay of 1 to 10 days in the initiation of therapy because the patient was sent home before the initial blood smear results were reported. Relapses following appropriate therapy occurred in 3 patients. Two of the 3 patients had received chloroquine and primaquine for vivax malaria and had recurrences of the same infection 2 and 3 months later. One of the infections was acquired in Indonesia, where chloroquine-resistant P vivax and failures of primaquine therapy have been described.11,21 One patient who was treated with oral quinine and doxycycline for P falciparum infection relapsed with P ovale infection 1 month later.
Imported malaria was neither rare nor exotic at our 2 institutions, as 123 cases were diagnosed over a 10-year period. The epidemiological distribution in our cases was consistent with recent national malaria surveillance statistics3 except that we saw a higher percentage of P vivax infections, owing to excess cases in immigrants from Central America.
Chemoprophylaxis is recommended for all American travelers to malaria-endemic areas. Only 23% of US residents in our series reported compliance with the chemoprophylactic regimens recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most common errors were failure to initiate any chemoprophylactic regimen and noncompliance with a chosen regimen, as has consistently been reported over the last 20 years.7,8,10,22,23 U.S. residents traveling back to their country of birth were significantly less likely than US-born travelers to have used any chemoprophylaxis (25% vs. 69%, P = .009), identifying a high-risk group that often fails to seek pretravel advice.9
In contrast to some previous studies,10,22,24 our study found that P falciparum infections were uncommon after appropriate chemoprophylaxis: there were only 2 cases, both of which occurred in the 1980s, before mefloquine was available. All the remaining 11 US residents who developed malaria despite appropriate chemoprophylactic therapy had P vivax or P ovale infections, and their symptoms began a mean of 125 days after they left the malaria-endemic area (range, 1 month to 1 year). These cases illustrate the fact that even with effective chemoprophylaxis, patients remain at risk for relapsing P vivax and P ovale infections. Although not truly a failure of chemoprophylaxis, this phenomenon has recently been recognized as an increasingly important limitation of all currently recommended prophylactic drugs, which target the erythocytic phase of the parasite.25 In our series, no patients reported terminal prophylaxis with primaquine, which is recommended by some authorities, especially for patients with heavy exposure or prolonged travel.11 In no cases in our series did falciparum malaria develop after chemoprophylactic therapy with mefloquine. These results and other recent published observations support the effectiveness of mefloquine chemoprophylaxis in preventing the most lethal form of the disease.3,12 However, these results should be interpreted with caution owing to recent reports of increasing mefloquine resistance in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.26- 28
Overall, 19 (16%) of our patients had previously been seen by a physician who failed to consider a diagnosis of malaria. This error rate is consistent with rates reported by other hospitals with experience in the diagnosis of imported malaria, but considerably lower than those at less experienced centers.7,10,22 Among patients in whom the diagnosis was missed, there was a significantly longer duration between exposure and onset of symptoms than among patients who received a correct diagnosis (mean 222 days vs 84 days, P = .003), suggesting that physicians failed to obtain an adequate travel history or failed to appreciate the significance of fairly remote malaria exposure.
In our series, the clinical presentation of imported malaria was nonspecific and did not differ between falciparum and nonfalciparum malaria or between US residents and foreign residents. A history of fever was present in virtually all patients, although fever periodicity was uncommon and normal temperatures at presentation were common. Physical findings and laboratory test results were generally unhelpful as diagnostic aids, although anemia and thrombocytopenia were present in a majority of patients.
The sensitivity of microscopy in our series was excellent: 119 of 121 cases were diagnosed on the first blood smear. In 8 cases (7%), there was a discrepancy between the initial smear reading and the final reading. In most of these cases, smears were read as possible P falciparum until final species identification could be made. Results from our study and others7 suggest that in the hands of experienced microscopists, the sensitivity of a single blood smear for the diagnosis of malaria is excellent. However, when the suspicion of malaria is high, especially if a patient has recently taken antimalarial agents, serial smears can increase sensitivity. In our series, errors were made in antimalarial therapy in 11 (9%) of 119 patients for whom this information was recorded. In a recent study of imported malaria in Canada, 8% of the patients who were treated at a tropical disease specialty unit received inappropriate initial therapy, compared with 48% of patients treated at outside hospitals.7 Treatment errors in our series were more common in falciparum malaria than in nonfalciparum malaria (26% vs 3%, P<.001). Although 7 US residents with falciparum malaria were treated successfully as outpatients, this number is too small to disprove the current dictum of admitting all nonimmune patients with falciparum malaria to the hospital.
In summary, imported malaria remains a significant problem in the United States. It has the potential to become increasingly common as the frequency of international travel continues to grow and antimalarial drug resistance increases. Effective chemoprophylactic regimens exist, but failure to use recommended regimens continues to be a frequent problem in travelers to endemic areas. Also, even when appropriate chemoprophylaxis is used, patients may develop malaria owing to drug resistance or relapsing infection. The clinical presentation of malaria was nonspecific and remarkably similar in US and foreign residents, as well as in cases of falciparum and nonfalciparum infections. Therefore, physicians should consider the diagnosis in any patient who has an exposure history, even if it is remote. The decision to order a simple blood smear remains the most important factor in the management of this disease. Imported malaria, especially falciparum malaria, has the potential to cause life-threatening illness, but with timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment, the outcome of this disease is generally quite good.
Accepted for publication January 28, 2000.
This study was supported in part by a Emerging Infections Postdoctoral Training Program grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The authors thank Margaret Wong and Marguerite Roemer of the San Francisco General Hospital Department of Microbiology for their assistance.
Corresponding author: Grant Dorsey, MD, Box 0811, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 (e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com).


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By: Lorene Belotti, Guest Blogger
I recently quit my job, took the plunge, and faced one of my biggest fears: jumping into the "non-control" zone.
It was a hard and long decision to make especially because I was super afraid of myself. I feared not being able to find a new job soon enough, being different, and feeling worthless. I was scared of my emotions but I was so wrong.
It's been nearly a month since I left the office and I feel incredibly good. It's like my vision became clearer. Not only am I not anxious, but quite the opposite: I feel free and full of hope when before I used to go home angry at the whole world. Now I understand and see all the opportunities and possibilities that are in front of me, the ones I was too busy to perceive before. I have time to test myself, to read, to look for information about jobs and/or companies that interest me, to realize that there are way more amazing things and people in my area that I could ever imagine, and I have time to think about ME: what I want and love, what I'm able to do, what inspires me, and who I want to be. I am refocusing on myself and my desires.
As soon as I made the decision to quit my last job, I was proud of me but so scared I immediately chased other job advertisements and applied for them. Consequently, I had a job interview last week and had a flash while I was trying to sell myself: what was I doing? Trying to convince people I was the right person to do a job I knew was not for me. Pushed by my fear when I applied, I wasn't focusing on the essential: my will. Now, my fear isn't controlling me anymore and it has completely changed my point of view.
I realized being serene, confident in my future and my abilities, and not overwhelmed by the situation is way better to make good decisions. Fear isn't supposed to rule my choices or my life, I won't let it. It's good to stand back for a while before making any big decisions.
Running into the first job opportunity in order to be employed wasn't wise. Of course, it was a good training but at this point, content is more important than form. The thing that matters the most for me is to trust my gut and listen to my heart to figure out who I am NOW and what I REALLY want to do. I stopped applying to every job ad I saw. Today, I only apply when I'm able to project myself in the position and it sounds awesome. I've decided to enjoy this transition time, to be confident, positive, sure of my success in the close future and glad because as Voltaire said: " I've decided to be happy because it's good for my health."
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'Breastaurant' owner acquires historic Texas dance hall
Updated 3:30 pm, Wednesday, June 18, 2014
SAN ANTONIO -- An Austin-based hospitality company that owns multiple area establishments, including Bikinis Sports Bar and Grill, Bikinis, Texas, and Guller Dance Hall, has purchased one of the most historic dance halls in the entire state, they announced yesterday.
Doug Guller, founder and CEO of ATX Brands, said that the company has bought Schroeder Hall, the second oldest dance hall in Texas, located in Goliad. The dance hall, built in 1890, will continue to host Texas and Americana artists.
Guller said that his other projects led him to purchase the historic site.
"We opened a dance hall earlier this year in Fredricksburg called Guller Hall," Guller said. "When you combine that with a property we have down in Austin called the Scoot Inn, we thought getting involved in another dance hall was a good move from a Texas music standpoint."
In addition to Bikinis Bar and Grill, which the company has referred to as a "breastaurant," and their two dance halls, Guller made news in 2012 when he purchased the town of Bankersmith and renamed it Bikinis, Texas.
Guller said that the growing music scene in Texas was part of the reason he purchased the historic dance hall.
"I think that Texas music is growing at a fast pace," he said. "We recognize that, and with the fact that we built [Guller Hall] in the hill country, we thought this was another great opportunity to capitalize on that."
Guller's favorite part of his company's most recent acquisition is what has occurred within the walls of the Goliad hall, and that he has no plans to make any major changes to the hall.
"I think it's just the history," Guller said. "There's been so many great artists that have played there and paved the path for artists today. It's exciting to be a part of someting that has such deep roots in Texas music."


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Went with work as a do, couldn't of booked a worse location. The pub side was fine, everyone got served quickly even though there was two members of staff serving. There was around 25 of us waiting in this area, making for a very confined environment when others arrived. We were told 20 minutes for our table, which after 45 we enquired again, to be told twenty minutes or so. After much persistence we finally sat down. The starters were dreadful. Safe to say that nobody finished it. When we got to ordering the main, 30 minutes later, it took over 15 minutes for orders to be hastily scribbled down by the single waitress. The wait for the food allowed plenty of time for drinks, which we were going to the bar for as we'd given up on waiters. I had got the steak (being a beefeater it made sence) and asked for it medium rare. When the food arrived there was a scattering of greens, which looked withered and as if not cooked, just left in a pan of water for a few hours. The chips were few and far between, also cold. As for the steak, it wasn't cooked. Heavily bleeding and beyond cold. When I asked for another I got the same steak (burnt), along with the veg and chips untouched. When I explained to the waitress the problems, she shrugged her shoulders then walked away. I've said I wouldn't recommend to friends but this is as a restaurant, the pub isn't bad and the beer wasn't the bottom of the barrel you'd expect after trying the food
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