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Today's Nine Circles of Hell! – all the news that gives you fits in print – the nine most hellish news stories for Tuesday, February 21, 2012, are:
Corporate profits up as worker wages continue to stagnate
As winter thaws, Occupy is back with a vengeance
Army doctors investigated for un-doing PTSD diagnoses
FBI purges anti-Muslim training documents that were in "poor taste"
Afghan protests NATO's Quran burning
Inmates take over at another prison overcrowded with drug offenders
EU-IMF report says Greek bailout could derail, lead to rocketing debt
Oilsands spark EU-Canada trade war
Antibiotics overuse in livestock creates MRSA for humans
Corporate profits up as worker wages continue to stagnate
Margins Widen at U.S. Companies
Companies are improving margins and generating profits as wage growth for the American worker lags behind the prices of goods and services.
The year-over-year change in the so-called core consumer price index, which excludes volatile food and fuel, has outpaced hourly earnings for the last four months. In January, average hourly earnings climbed 1.5 percent from a year earlier, while core inflation was up 2.3 percent.
"A lot of the outperformance of profits has been due to the fact that margins are expanding," said Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York. "Firms have been able to keep prices intact even though labor costs have been declining."
While benefiting the bottom line for businesses, the decline in inflation-adjusted wages bodes ill for the sustainability of economic growth as consumers may eventually be forced to cut back, Feroli said. Businesses have also been slow to redeploy their profits into new hiring.
"So far what you've had is the government has been able to step in and prop up household purchasing power by various cuts in payroll taxes, various increases in social benefits," said Feroli. "That has sort of kept the whole thing going, but you might worry with real wages being hit spending is going to decline."
Of the 394 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index that have reported since Jan. 9, earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31 increased 5.1 percent on average and beat analyst estimates by 3.2 percent. Some 70 percent of the companies have posted better-than-projected results.
As winter thaws, Occupy is back with a vengeance
The Washington Post
Occupy is back? Movement gets a TV show, issues concrete demands, begins new protests
If you thought Occupy was over, you may want to think again.
Over the last several months, much of the media has reported that the movement had run its course. "Today it looks like a lot of Occupiers have decided that two months is enough," wrote CNBC from New York in November "Occupy movement is dead as a skunk," conservative blog the Gateway Pundit cheered the following month. "Occupy protesters lose steam," Christian Broadcasting Network wrote in January, as the last protesters in Washington's McPherson Square were evicted. And last week, a question was posed on Yahoo Answers: "When did Occupy Wall Street lose its credibility?" That question has now been deleted.
But as the first signs of spring appear, Occupy Wall Street seems to be alive and kicking once again. Or at least starting to get there. Here's a short of what's been "occupied," in the last two weeks alone.
— Prison: Hundreds of Occupy protesters, some of whom had once been imprisoned themselves, rallied outside the gates of San Quentin prison in California on Monday to protest high incarceration rates and harsh living conditions, RawStory.com reports.
— The SEC: Last week a group calling itself "Occupy the SEC" submitted a 325-page letter to federal regulators, in which it laid out concrete criticisms and proposals, Time Magazine reports. The letter was an answer to criticisms that the protesters have not been able to produce a single concrete demand.
— The University of Rhode Island: A tent has been erected on campus, a "teach-in" has been scheduled, and a rally is scheduled for March, Boston.com reports. Some protesters have suggested that if public parks are off-limits, the occupations should be moved to college campuses.
— Maine television: Occupy Maine's television show is now gaining steam, with its newest episode focusing on the Occupy movement's actions post-eviction, AP reports. TV shows may represent a new way for Occupy to organize.
— Corporate interest groups: Protests are currently being planned in some 60 cities against right-wing corporate interest group American Legislative Exchange Council for Feb. 29, the Guardian reports. The organizing group "Shut Down the Corporations" has other protests in the works.
Army doctors investigated for un-doing PTSD diagnoses
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Madigan chief placed on leave amid investigations into PTSD diagnoses
The head of Madigan Army Medical Center has been removed from command while the Western Region Medical Command concludes its investigation into a psychiatry team that adjusted diagnoses of certain soldiers who were seeking medical retirements.
Col. Dallas Homas' leave was announced Monday evening by Maj. Gen. Phillip Volpe, who leads the Western Region Medical Command. Col. Mike Heimall, commander of Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kan., is taking Homas' place as interim commander.
Meanwhile, the Army Surgeon General this week is contacting the families of 14 soldiers whose diagnoses for post-traumatic stress disorder were adjusted by the Madigan forensic psychiatry team in such a way that the former soldiers did not receive full disability pensions. The soldiers' cases were reviewed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center over the past few weeks.
Last fall, memos show that members of the forensic psychiatry team urged behavioral health professionals to consider the long-term costs of a PTSD diagnosis on taxpayers. One memo said a PTSD diagnosis for a veteran could cost up to $1.5 million over time. Those documents have lawmakers asking whether the psychiatrists changed diagnoses to reduce expenses.
"This is an investigation that has only just begun," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said Monday night in a written statement. "The most important thing is that these service members and their families are provided with answers on why cost was a factor in the treatment they sought for the invisible wounds of war, and that the Army takes the right steps to fix it."
Madigan is the only Army hospital with a forensic psychiatry team that reviews behavioral health diagnoses of soldiers receiving medical retirements. The team was created in October 2008. The Army has not said how many diagnoses the team adjusted.
The forensic psychiatry chief, Dr. William Keppler, has been assigned to non-clinical duties because of the investigations.
FBI purges anti-Muslim training documents that were in "poor taste"
FBI removes hundreds of training documents after probe on treatment of Islam
The FBI has removed hundreds of counterterrorism training documents after a months-long review found inaccuracies and other problems in their description of Muslims.
The review was triggered after a September blog in Wired magazine revealed training documents that reportedly called the Prophet Muhammad a "cult leader," claimed "devout" Muslims have been generally violent for hundreds of years and made other controversial statements.
The FBI did not get into details about which documents were taken out, but a law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday that hundreds were removed because they were deemed "not consistent with the highest professional standards and the FBI's core values."
The results of the review were announced during a meeting earlier this month that included FBI Director Robert Mueller.
The pages which were removed fell into at least one of four categories — "poor taste," using Arab or Muslim "stereotypes," information missing "precision," and "factual errors" …
The Wired article detailed, among other materials, a presentation that included a graph that tracked followers of the Bible, Torah and Koran over hundreds of years. It showed "devout" followers of the Torah and the Bible becoming less violent over time, while "devout" followers of the Koran remaining as violent in 2010 as they were hundreds of years ago.
One concern was that the documents played into al Qaeda propaganda that America was battling Islam as a whole, and not just radical Muslim extremists.
"It's counterproductive to our counterterrorism work," Salam al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, told FoxNews.com. "It's not effective counterterrorism policy to be at war with the whole religion or any religion."
Al-Marayati, whose group attended the most recent meeting with Mueller, urged the bureau to seek more "feedback" in the future when developing its training guidelines on any group.
Afghan protests NATO's Quran burning
Al Jazeera
'Quran burning' triggers Afghan protests
Hundreds of Afghans have staged angry protests at two sites in and around the capital Kabul, angered by reports that NATO troops had set fire to copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book.
General John Allen, the American commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, offered his apology and ordered an investigation into the incident as protesters shouting "Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar" [God is great] besieged the US-run airbase in Bagram on Tuesday, firing slingshots and petrol bombs.
Guards at the base, about 60Km north of Kabul, responded by firing rubber bullets from a watchtower, an AFP news agency photographer said.
Another protest by about 500 people broke out in the Pul-e-Charkhi district of Kabul, not far from major NATO bases on the Jalalabad road, Ashamat Estanakzai, an Afghan police spokesman, told AFP.
Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith, reporting from the city of Herat, said: "We don't know if the religious literature was burned, but we know that it was due to be burned because waste at the base is burned generally.
"We do know it was being thrown out. That is what's caused the protests outside Bagram, about 800-1,000 people were protesting there.
Carsten Jacobson, a spokesman for the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan, said an investigation had been launched into the issue and preliminary information showed that Quran copies had not been burned.
"What actually happened was that in the course of last night, considerable amount of religious material, including Qurans, was set for disposal by ISAF personel," he told Al Jazeera from Kabul.
"Fortunately for all of us, local workers recognised the type of material and intervened. Actually the disposal process was stopped in time but it led to protests over the day. As far as we know, and the investigations are ongoing, they were not burned. But we have to wait for the results."
Inmates take over at another prison overcrowded with drug offenders
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Inmates take control as riot erupts at Bali's Kerobokan prison
Rioting prisoners have taken over Kerobokan jail in Bali, hurling stones at police and setting fires as authorities struggled overnight to regain control.
Prison staff last night abandoned the desperately overcrowded facility, home to Australian inmates Schapelle Corby and the Bali Nine drug traffickers, leaving the jail under the control of more than 1000 inmates.
The riot began at about 11pm and may be related to a smaller incident on Sunday afternoon which flared after one inmate was stabbed and three others arrested.
There is no news yet of any injuries from inside the prison, nor of who is taking part in the riot.
Tensions are high within Bali's only jail, which was built to accommodate 323 inmates, but which now houses well over three times that number, many of whom are serving long sentences for drug offences.
Amilia Rosa, who is outside the prison, said firefighters were trying to control blazes inside the prison, but so far only furniture, equipment and window frames appeared to have been burned, not the prison building itself.
Armed police reinforcements have arrived at the prison and Ms Rosa said they were on high alert for potential escapes. However, they will not go into the prison until the fires are extinguished.
Ms Rosa had overheard police discussing storming the prison after the sun rose, she said.
EU-IMF report says Greek bailout could derail, lead to rocketing debt
Greek debt deal could easily derail again: EU-IMF report
Greece's second bailout program could easily go off the rails and send the nation's debt rocketing back to today's unmanageable levels, a confidential study by its international lenders shows.
The nine-page debt sustainability analysis, on which euro zone finance ministers based their decision on Tuesday to approve a €130-billion ($170-billion U.S.) rescue program, is anything but a vote of confidence in Athens' ability to put its public finances back on a sound footing.
Indeed the report, dated Feb. 15 and first obtained by Reuters on Monday, describes in the disembodied prose of economic bureaucrats how uncertain Greece's recovery will remain for many years, and how Athens will likely need international aid for an indefinite period.
Experts from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund highlighted the risks and questioned the assumption that Greece will be able to return to capital markets in the coming years.
"There is a fundamental tension between the program objectives of reducing debt and improving competitiveness, in that the internal devaluation needed to restore Greece's competitiveness will inevitably lead to a higher debt to GDP ratio in the near term," the analysis said.
"Given the risks, the Greek program may thus remain accident-prone, with questions about sustainability hanging over it."
The authors voiced particular concern that continued delays in unpopular structural economic reforms and privatizations could further deepen a recession now in its fifth year.
"This would result in a much higher debt trajectory, leaving debt as high as 160 per cent of GDP in 2020." That is roughly the current level, before an agreed writedown of about 53.5 per cent of the face value of bonds held by private investors, which with other measures is due to cut the debt to 120.5 per cent in 2020.
Oilsands spark EU-Canada trade war
CBC News
EU oilsands policy could spark trade complaint
Canada has threatened the European Union with action at the World Trade Organization if the bloc's plan to classify oilsands crude as more harmful to the environment than other fuels goes ahead.
David Plunkett, the ambassador to the EU, wrote in a December letter to the bloc's commissioner for climate action that "Canada would not accept oilsands crude being singled out."
"Canada will explore every avenue at its disposal to defend its interests, including at the World Trade Organization," Plunkett wrote in the letter to Connie Hedegaard, dated Dec. 8, 2011.
The letter was obtained by the Friends of the Earth Europe, a non-profit think-tank based in Brussels, through freedom of information laws and given to CBC News.
Darek Urbaniak, extractives industries spokesperson for the think-tank, said he was concerned that Canada was targeting Europe's efforts to cut its emissions in a "manner that is unacceptable."
"It's using the language that is threatening, and instead of cleaning house inside Canada to limit your emissions it's trying to undermine the policy," he told CBC News.
Plunkett's comments are the latest in the battle over the EU's fuel quality directive, a proposal that ranks fuels based on their carbon footprint. It calculates a fuel's entire life cycle of emissions, then assigns it a number.
Under the directive, Canadian oil derived from oilsands would get a higher number than conventional oil because it uses more energy to extract and refine. The directive is part of Europe's attempts to reduce CO2 emissions by encouraging the use of cleaner fuel.
The fuel quality directive would make Alberta's main export more expensive for European customers. Canada doesn't export much oil to Europe, but could in the future.
When asked on Monday to comment on whether it would make a trade complaint over the EU policy, the Ministry of Natural Resources said that Canada would not "hesitate to defend our interests."
"We oppose a fuel quality directive that discriminates against oilsands crude … without strong scientific basis. We want to ensure a transparent, unbiased, science-based approach is adopted," the ministry said in a statement issued to CBC News on Monday.
"The oilsands are a proven strategic resource for Canada; we will continue to promote Canada's oilsands as they are key to Canada's economic prosperity and energy security. Canada will not hesitate to defend our interests."
Antibiotics overuse in livestock creates MRSA for humans
ABC News
Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA in Livestock May Spread to Humans
Livestock in the United States may be building resistance to deadly bacterial infections, and those superbugs may be easily transferrable to humans, according to a new study published in the journal, mBio.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond to antibiotics used to treat staph infections. About two out of every 100 people carry this strain of staph, according to the National Institutes of Health, and infections can be minor to severe. The more severe infections occur most frequently in health care settings, according to the CDC, and they can quickly become life-threatening.
In 2003, scientists discovered a strain of the bacteria called ST398, and today, the strain can be found in pigs, turkeys, cattle and other livestock. The strain, which causes skin and respiratory infections, regularly infects people who handle the livestock.
Now the new genome analysis found that the MRSA strain found in livestock in 2003 likely came from an antibiotic sensitive strain of MRSA in humans.
"Most of the ancestral human strains were sensitive to antibiotics, whereas the livestock strains had acquired resistance on several independent occasions," Ross Fitzgerald in Center for Infectious Diseases at the University of Edinburgh, who reviewed the research, said in a press release.
Once the strain infected livestock, the strain likely changed into several different types, some of which are resistant to various antibiotics, said Fitzgerald, and it is now a two-way street.
"The overuse of antibiotics in food animals for growth promotion allows for various strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria," said Dr. Marcus Zervos, chief of infectious diseases at Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit. "If we continue to use antibiotics in food animals, especially for unneeded reasons, the infections will become antibiotic resistant and make their way into people."
Science is "under siege"
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Stark warning emerges from science summit
A stark theme emerged from an annual scientific get-together in Vancouver: the world must be helped to believe in science again or it could be too late to save our planet.
Science is "under siege," top academics and educators were warned repeatedly at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting as they were urged to better communicate their work to the public.
Scientific solutions are needed to solve global crises — from food and water shortages to environmental destruction — "but the public now does not understand science," leading US climate change expert and NASA scientist James Hansen told the meeting.
"We have a planetary emergency, and very few people recognize that."
The theme of the five-day meeting, attended by some 8,000 scientists from 50 countries, was "Flattening the world: Building a global knowledge society."
"It's about persuading people to believe in science, at a time when disturbing numbers don't," said meeting co-chair Andrew Petter, president of Simon Fraser University in this western Canadian city.
Experts wrangled with thorny issues such as censorship, opposition from religious groups in the United States to teaching evolution and climate change, and generally poor education standards.
"We have to plan for a future, considering the risk of climate change, with nine to 10 billion people," said Hans Rosling, a Swedish public health expert famous for combating scientific ignorance with catchy YouTube videos.
Rosling, pointing to charts showing how human populations changed with technology and how without science the majority of a family's children die, said it is naive to think that humanity can easily go backward in history.
"I get angry when I hear people say: 'In the rainforest people live in ecological balance.' They don't. They die in ecological balance," he said.
Outgoing AAAS president Nina Fedoroff, a renowned expert on life sciences and biotechnology, said a growing anti-science attitude "probably lies in our own psyche."
"Belief systems, especially when tinged with fear, are not easily dispersed with facts," she said, noting that in the United States "fewer people 'believe' in climate change each year."
Her remarks held particular resonance for the scientific community, coming as US President Barack Obama faces a fierce attack from a potential Republican challenger for the allegedly "phony theology" behind his environmental policy.


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Nearly 16 years after discovering the body of their 12-year-old daughter in their Escondido home, the parents of Stephanie Crowe found themselves back on the witness stand Monday.
They answered questions about the morning of Jan. 21, 1998, after Stephanie had been attacked in her bedroom. And they described the chaos they lived through while calling 911, waiting for paramedics to arrive and being questioned by police.
"She was lying on the floor and she was really cold," said Cheryl Crowe, adding that she lay on top of her daughter's body that morning in a futile attempt to warm her up.
"I think the paramedics pulled me off of her," said Crowe, who along with her husband, Steve, were the first witnesses to testify in the retrial of the man accused in the killing.
Richard Tuite, 44, faces a manslaughter charge in connection with Stephanie Crowe's stabbing death. At the time, he was a transient who residents in the rural neighborhood saw on Jan. 20, 1998, the night Stephanie was attacked.
Cheryl Crowe testified that she heard noises in the house that night — the sound of a door opening and then closing, perhaps — after she had gone to bed. But she wasn't sure whether the noises were real or part of a dream.
A recording of a 911 call was played in San Diego Superior Court. In it, the dispatcher urges Crowe to stay on the phone, telling her that paramedics were en route.
Crowe, who is audibly crying in the recording, can be heard saying she knows her daughter is already dead.
"My whole world was just flipped upside down, still is," she said in court.
In 2004, a jury acquitted Tuite of murder but found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Judge Frederic Link sentenced the defendant to 13 years in prison, plus another four years for an escape from a courthouse holding area before the jury was selected in the last trial.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Tuite's conviction last year, leading the state Attorney General's Office to retry the case.
Prosecutors said in opening statement last week that the killing was spurred by an "obsessive rage" that led Tuite into the Crowe's home and into Stephanie's bedroom.
But the defense contended that it was Stephanie's brother, Michael, who felt rage toward his more popular younger sister.
Michael Crowe was charged along with two other teens based on statements two of them made while undergoing hours of police questioning. The charges were dropped after small amounts of Stephanie's blood was found on clothing Tuite was wearing the night of the killing.
Last year, a San Diego judge concluded that Michael Crowe was innocent of killing his sister. Such findings are rare.
On Monday, Cheryl and Steve Crowe answered questions in court about their son, confirming that he had worn a lot of black clothing as a 14-year-old high school freshman in 1998, spent a lot of time in his room playing video games and had let his grades slip.
Steve Crowe said he wasn't disturbed by the dark clothing, but at one point he suggested that his son wear something "with a little more color."

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In one Johns Hopkins residency program, physicians get a break from patient care duties so they can tackle quality improvement projects.
An 80-hour workweek gives residents valuable insight to the hazards facing their patients. But it also leaves them scarce time to play a role in patient safety and quality improvement teams.
At The Johns Hopkins Hospital, one department is trying to change all that. Last summer, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine introduced a revamped training program that sets aside two days a month when residents have no patient care duties. While some of that time is spent in board exam preparation, a journal club and simulation exercises, a significant portion of those two days is devoted to taking part in quality and safety efforts.
Now, the 71 residents are working on 11 projects. Among other efforts, they're studying ways to improve communication among health care workers, increase recycling and prevent postsurgical nausea and vomiting.
"We typically come to work and focus on the patients we have that day," says resident Jim Rothschild. "And that's good to a point, but this is forcing us to take a step back and say, How can we improve how health care is delivered?"
Anesthesiologist Sean Berenholtz, who co-directs this component of the residency program, says house staff are constantly working to steer patients clear of harm. Many would rather tackle the source of the problems. But he says they often don't have the skills, the hospital connections or the infrastructure to fix safety hazards.
The training program helps them to clear those hurdles. The residents get instruction in how to design safer, less wasteful systems. They learn how to find the best medical evidence and turn it into practice, and how to improve teamwork and communication, among other lessons.
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The military's senior general has been chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2005 but is stepping down Oct. 1. Pace says he is proud that he has been able to look out for the welfare of lower-ranking service members and that civilian leaders talk about the impact of decisions on young soldiers.
He first entered combat in Vietnam during the Battle of Hue City in 1968 as a platoon leader.
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Pace said he never cared about whether he was promoted or not, which has led to his belief that he has fulfilled the mission he set out for himself 40 years ago. Pace says his career has been about trying to repay the soldiers who died following his orders and the soldiers who died under his command.
"Now I am going home," he said, referring to his retirement in October. "I am not a volunteer to go home, nor am I dragging my feet. I am sitting here saying the same thing I have said for 40 years: I love this nation, I love each and every one of you who wear the uniform, I would serve until I die if they would let me."


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The victim is entitled to give a 'statement' to the judge after your conviction and before sentencing. He can explain and ask for leniency for you. No assurances of outcome you'll like. The charges are already 'finalized' with the conviction. Your defenses and sympathies were supposed to be raised in plea bargaining and trial, not after.
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It is well known that continuous physical exercise leads to a number of changes in the body. Maximal oxygen uptake; the heart's pumping ability and muscle mass and strength increases. Also the metabolism adapts: The ability to oxidize fat increase and the insulin sensitivity in primarily in muscle, but also in the liver increase.
Also endocrine glands adapts according to the level of physical activity. It is known that in healthy, younger people the insulin secretion from the pancreas after administration of sugar consumed orally or given directly into a vein, is significantly lower in trained individuals compared with untrained. This change does, however, not only apply to glucose, as also stimulation by the amino acid arginine, shows the same pattern.
It seems plausible that the endocrine glands/cells adapts to the level of physical training, but this has not yet been investigated.
The gastrointestinal tract is the birthplace of a variety of hormones. One group of these is called incretin hormones. They stimulate the glucose dependant insulin secretion in the pancreas and affect hunger/satiety. Whether the incretin production and thus their concentration in the blood is regulated by physical training is unknown.
Obese and patients with type 2 diabetes, has, in contrast to well-trained, decreased insulin sensitivity. As a consequence their (type 2 diabetics, at least early in their disease course) meal stimulated insulin release is greater than in healthy, normal weight individuals. This in spite of the fact that the incretin effect is reduced in obese people and patients with type 2 diabetes compared to healthy, normal weight.
Whether physical training affects both the secretion of incretins and the incretin effect has not yet been studied.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether incretin hormones in physical well-trained young men have a changed effect on insulin secretion from the pancreas compared to untrained young men. A difference may indicate that the body's endocrine glands adapts to training mode.
The investigators hypothesis is that incretin hormones have a decreased effect on the glucose dependant insulin release in physically trained persons and thus results in a lower insulin release at any given plasma glucose level.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case-Crossover
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Does Physical Training Effect the Incretin Effect
- Incretin Effect (the % of Insulin Secreted Due to the Release of the Intestinal Hormones Glucagon Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1 and Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Peptide (GIP)) [ Time Frame: Test day 1 and 2 within 7 days. ]The Incretin effect (the % of insulin secreted due to the release of the intestinal hormones GLP-1 and GIP) is calculated as the difference between the insulin concentration during a 3 hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (day 1) compared to a 3 hour isoglycemic intravenous glucose infusion (IIGI) (day 2) that has similar glucose excursions.
- The Total Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Peptide (GIP) Response Measured as Area Under the GIP Curve (AUC GIP). [ Time Frame: Test day 1 and 2 within 7 days. ]Comparison of the total release of GIP during the 3 hour OGTT and IIGI.
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
|Study Start Date:
|August 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|February 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Healthy, Endurance trained (Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), ml*min-1*kg-1>60), 20-30 year, BMI: 18,5-25kg/m2, males.
Healthy, sedentary (Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), ml*min-1*kg-1<50), 20-30 year, BMI: 18,5-25kg/m2, males.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sedentary: 50>Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), ml*min-1*kg-1 OR endurance trained VO2max, ml*min-1*kg-1>60
- 20-30 years
- BMI: 18,5-25kg/m2
- Caucasian
- Healthy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any kind of medication or diabetes in the family (parents, siblings),
- Non-caucasian
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01698502
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01698502
|University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences
|Copenhagen, North, Denmark, 2200
|Study Chair:
|Flemming Dela, Prof. MD
|University of Copenhagen, Dep. of Biomedical Sciences, Center of healthy Ageing, XLAB
|Responsible Party:
|Michael Taulo Lund, MD. PhD. Student, University of Copenhagen
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01698502 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|September 26, 2012
|First Posted:
|October 3, 2012
|Results First Submitted:
|December 10, 2013
|Results First Posted:
|April 24, 2014
|Last Update Posted:
|April 24, 2014
|Last Verified:
|March 2014
Keywords provided by Michael Taulo Lund, University of Copenhagen:
Glucagon like peptide
glucose dependent insulinotropic peptide
Gut hormone
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Gastrointestinal Agents


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As Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion's conflict-of-interest hearing began in Superior Court Monday, a lawyer for her accuser invoked the words of John F. Kennedy to stress the critical importance of public confidence in elected officials.
"No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standards of ethical behaviour by those who conduct the public business," the former U.S. president said a half-century ago, citing the duty of politicians to act with "unwavering integrity, absolute impartiality and complete devotion to the public interest."
Mayor McCallion failed repeatedly on this front, said lawyer Thomas Richardson, who represents political activist Elias Hazineh. A long-time Mississauga resident, Mr. Hazineh has taken the mayor to court over an alleged violation of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act — marking the third time in her three-decade mayoralty that Ms. McCallion has been embroiled in conflict allegations.
A councillor cannot shut his or her eyes
The current case stems from a series of 2007 Peel council meetings, during which Ms. McCallion voted to hike regional development charges while grandfathering some projects under a lower rate. The proposed bylaw changes could have benefitted her son's company, World Class Developments, which had been planning to build a hotel in downtown Mississauga, Mr. Hazineh says.
"The amendments had the potential to save WCD millions of dollars in development charges," Mr. Richardson told the court, rejecting the mayor's argument that the Peel bylaw was of general application and therefore outside the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act's scope. "The development charges bylaw did not apply to the ratepayers at large, but rather only to those seeking to build."
Mr. Richardson also dismissed the respondent's notion that if found guilty, Ms. McCallion should be spared sanctions because she made an honest error in judgment.
"A councillor cannot shut his or her eyes… and thereby avoid the consequences of improper conduct," he said, reminding the court that Ms. McCallion had "run afoul" of conflict-of-interest rules on two previous occasions.
The mayor — who was not in court Monday, but is slated to testify Thursday — was found guilty of violating conflict legislation in the early 1980s after participating in a debate on a land deal that could have benefitted her family. Then, at the conclusion of Mississauga's judicial inquiry in 2011, she was found to have violated the spirit of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act by promoting her son's hotel deal, a finding that prompted calls for sweeping legislative reforms.
If Justice John Sproat finds Ms. McCallion guilty in the latest case, she could be removed from office and barred from reoffering for seven years — although the 92-year-old mayor has already announced she will not run after the end of her current term in 2014.
The whole case could be thrown out, though, if the mayor's lawyers are successful in arguing that Mr. Hazineh breached the six-week limitation period for filing his conflict action.
Lawyer Freya Kristjanson began Monday's hearing with a motion asking that Mr. Hazineh be required to testify, citing a "credibility issue." In a sworn affidavit, Mr. Hazineh said he first learned of the mayor's alleged conflict after a lawyer publicly opined on the issue in late 2011. However, the National Post first exposed the potential conflict in the summer of 2010, when former councillor and McCallion foe Carolyn Parrish was contemplating a similar legal action against the mayor. In a pre-hearing cross-examination, Mr. Hazineh, a friend of Ms. Parrish, said he was "sure" he had seen the earlier Post article.
"There is a direct contradiction there between his affidavit and what he said on cross-examination," Ms. Kristjanson said, suggesting Mr. Hazineh was a "straw man" for Mr. Parrish's vendetta.
The judge has yet to rule on Ms. Kristjanson's motion.
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HOUSTON, July 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ: HERO) today announced that it is experiencing a well control incident on jackup drilling rig Hercules 265, a 250' mat-supported cantilevered unit. Efforts are ongoing to regain control of the natural gas well. At this time, all personnel on board have been evacuated and are being transported to a secure location.
The rig is currently operating for Walter Oil & Gas Corporation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS lease block South Timbalier 220. All necessary governmental authorities have been notified of the incident
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Holy sh*t, not even Rick Ross (The Prison Officer or the self-proclaimed Boss) can lyrically daydream about this kind of next-level goonery! A YouTube account named UK Breaking News apparently got a hold of some criminally incriminating (2X) footage going on in a New Orleans prison. Inmates are caught on camera showcasing everything from Heroin and Vicoden to dead presidents and a loaded Glock .40. According to the upload description the video was presented to a courtroom that's currently presiding over the constitutionality of the detention center. Curious to see how this ends up. These convicts are more 'Bout it than Master P.


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The UI system has a set of rules for workers who have worked in more than one state, have worked in another state for an out-of-state employer, or have moved to another state since they began collecting UI benefits. Under federal law, states are required to set up an Interstate Benefit Plan, which allows a worker who lost his job in one state to collect UI benefits in another state in which he resides. 26 U.S.C. § 3304 (a)(9)(B). The Massachusetts law governing interstate claims appears at G.L. c. 151A § 66; 430 CMR §§ 4.05 and 4.09.
As a result of a change in federal regulations in January 2009, an interstate benefit claimant may file a UI claim in any state in which she had wages during the base period and in which she qualifies for UI under that state's laws. (Under a prior regulation, a claimant could file a claim in any state in which she had base-period wages or in which she resided.)
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wikiHow to Use MetaMorph on Android
Two Parts:Getting the AppUsing MetaMorphCommunity Q&A
Android is an operating system developed by Google and used on a number of smartphone devices. The software has a variety of different features, including a user friendly interface and access to applications. With the help of applications you can customize mods and themes on your Android phone. You will have to download an application named MetaMorph, which will allow you to do so. For this to work, you need to have a rooted Android phone.
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Getting the App
1Back up your data. Research and follow instructions online detailing how to back up your device.
2Make sure your device is rooted. This mod will not work if your device is not rooted. Search online for steps on how to root your specific device.
3Open Google Play on your device. Just tap on the Google Play icon in your app drawer.
4Search for MetaMorph. Use the search bar, and tap on the application when it shows up ni the results.
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1Download the customized mods or themes. These will be the ones you want to apply to your cell phone.
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2Go to the menu and open MetaMorph. When asked for granting permissions, press "Allow."
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Young Tasha, on a trip with a groping family friend, takes refuge for the night in a sleeper car with a man she just met...
(Mg, 1st, oral, fondle)
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Her name was Tasha. She was a little over 4' tall, and maybe weighed 90 pounds. Her hair was shoulder length, and light brown, her eyes bluish/gray. She had thin lips that still curled into a pretty smile. You could tell she wasn't very self assured.
She was sitting in the observation car. I struck up a conversation with her. I had seen a man with her, but he had stepped away. She said he was a close family friend, and she had always called him "Daddy" but he wasn't related. He had asked her to join him on this cross-country trip. It was an excuse to get away from school, so she said, "Yes."
She was very friendly and open, telling how she had been on the track team at school, but that was over now. When I complimented her on her smile, she ducked her head and said she didn't get that much. I'll admit she wasn't in line to be the next supermodel, but she was cute, and I was interested.
I told her I had a sleeping compartment. She said she wished they had, because it was too uncomfortable to sleep in the coach seat, and she hadn't slept much at all the night before. Here was my opportunity.
"Have you ever been in one of the sleeper's, Tasha?" I asked.
"No, but if it has a bed, it would be better than this. And besides," she lowered her voice as she looked around, "I like Jeff and everything, 'cuz I've known him forever, but he tries to, you know, touch my butt and stuff when he thinks I'm asleep. I'd rather have my own bed."
I don't know why she chose to share that bit of information with me, but I'm glad she did.
"Would you like to see mine? There's an extra bed I'm not using. I'd be glad to share."
"Really? That would be so great." Her head fell. "I don't know if he would let me do that though. I mean we don't really know you or anything. I think you're nice, but I'll ask him if you don't mind."
"Sure. We'll ask him when he gets back."
Her companion walked back to the table a few minutes later. I introduced myself, and we started talking. I had told Tasha she should let me suggest the new arrangement. I made up a story that sounded believable (to me at least), and he bought it. I told him how she reminded me of my daughter, and that I missed out on a lot of her life because of a divorce. I told him about a job I did (that sounded honorable), and finally suggested the arrangement.
"Wow, that's some offer. I don't know, though. I mean since we don't really know you."
"I understand your concern and apprehension. She mentioned she didn't sleep that well last night. I've been there, which is why I took the sleeper on this trip. The top bunk is totally free. I'll step out while she gets ready for bed, then turn the light off while I get into bed. Totally honorable. I'll treat her just like she was my own."
Tasha flashed her eyes at him. He knew she hadn't slept well, and in fact had almost caught him rubbing her butt. He really wanted her mom, and was afraid word would get back to her.
"Well, I guess, if you want to," he said looking at her. She gave him a hug and told me she would get her bag.
"I'll follow you so I can show you where the compartment is, Tasha." Turning to him, I told him good night and that she would see him in the morning.
Helping her with her bag, we walked through the train cars until we reached the sleeper. I told the attendant that I had run into my niece on the train, and she would be joining me. He looked at me like he knew Tasha wasn't my niece, but a $100 tip I offered him in a handshake made him realize he didn't really care about my family tree.
I stowed Tasha's small bag after I closed and locked the door. The compartment was small for one, and cramped for two. The seats face each other, folding out to make a twin sized bed. The overhead bunk folds down for a second bed. That part had been true.
I pulled the curtains closed over the door, and partially over the window. As I was about to say something else, the train lurched and I fell backwards into one of the seats. Tasha landed in my lap.
Of course, I took the opportunity to place a hand on her butt when she landed, and the other went to her waist. One of her arms went around my neck as she landed, her legs spread. If only she had been wearing a skirt!
She turned to look at me, and I just smiled. I didn't move my hands, leaving one cupping her cute little denim covered butt.
"OK, you can sit down if you want."
She laughed, and stayed where she was. "Thank you."
"I'm glad he agreed. I like talking to you, Tasha. And I like the fact you trusted me enough to say yes, especially since we just met."
More smiles as she relaxed on my lap, laying her head against my chest. "There's something about you," she said. "I can't really describe it, but I feel safe, more safe than with him."
"Tell me about him. Why did you agree to go with him on the trip if you don't feel safe?"
"Duh! To get out of school!" she giggled.
"Oh, okay," I laughed back with just a chuckle. My smile faded and lowering my voice I asked in a most sincere way, "I'm gonna ask you something, Tasha. You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but I'm curious. Has he tried stuff with you before?"
"I don't know, if, um… I should say."
"Whatever you want to say stays between you and me," I told her.
That must have done the trick.
"Well," she began, not looking at me, but out the window as if the memory hurt.
"Like I told you before, he's been a family friend, like forever. He likes my mom, but she doesn't want anything more than friendship from him. The last time I took a trip with him was last summer. I noticed he looked at me different, but I figured it was 'cuz I was getting boobs. They still aren't big, but a little bigger than last year."
She stopped as if thinking about how to say it, never mentioning the fact that my hands were still on her butt and stomach. I patted her butt, then moved my other hand up to her bare arm, hugging her to me, my hand still on her butt. I wanted to see where it would lead.
"He never did anything, well, until last night. I guess he was wondering if he could do stuff with me like he wanted to do with Mom. I wore sweats to sleep in last night, so I was comfortable, but they were kinda tight. When I curled up in the seat, I laid my head on the window, and I guess my butt touched him. Anyway, I had my eyes closed forever, and he musta thought I was out. I could feel him touching me real light, you know? I didn't open my eyes completely, but just enough so I could see that's what he was doing. I shifted around so I was sitting more, then finally fell asleep. I kept waking up, 'cuz I really wanted to curl up again, but I just didn't want him to touch me."
"Does it bother you that someone wanted to touch your butt, or just that it was him?" I asked her with my hand still on her butt. She had to know it.
She turned to look at me, half-raising so her butt was firmly in my hand. "You mean like you're doing now?"
"Yep. Exactly like that." I gave her a pat, then a squeeze. "Do you like it when I do it?"
"It's different with you. I don't mind. I mean, you're nice, and it was just weird with him."
She settled back against me, and I now rubbed her butt openly. "I bet lots of boys have wanted to touch you, Tasha."
"Not really. I liked when you told me I have a pretty smile, 'cuz I don't get that much," she said while staring out the window.
I turned her face to mine; her small mouth just inches away. I looked into her blue eyes, and noticed a wetness there. I was probably the first guy to be nice and pay her compliments. Even though I had ulterior motives, I still was probably the first, and meant what I told her. "I do think you have a pretty smile. And I think you are pretty, and very sexy, too."
"You must need glasses. I'm none of those."
My response was to pull her face towards mine and kiss her, gently at first, then with more passion. She responded slowly at first, then wrapped her arms around my neck and returned the kiss. My thought was she had probably not experienced that either. As we kissed, I continued to caress her butt. It was firm and I loved it.
When I pulled away, there were tears running down her round cheeks. "What's wrong, Tasha? I didn't mean to make you cry."
She buried her face in my shoulder and mumbled no one had ever kissed her before. I wasn't sure at first how to proceed, but I knew I wanted her in my bed and not the top bunk.
Turning her to face me again, I kissed her, this time with much more passion, which she returned. My left hand went from her arm to her stomach and waist. She raised her right arm so I could move unrestricted. My right hand continued to rub that sexy butt.
I moved my left hand up to cup a half-apple sized breast. She moaned into my mouth and I continued to massage the small mound. When I pulled back, she looked at me. Neither of my hands had moved.
"Tasha, I know what you said about him, and I don't want you to think I'm just trying to take advantage of you. I'm not, I think you are very sexy, very beautiful, and I want to go as far as you'll let me. If you want to do nothing more than what we're doing, you can still sleep here. If you just want to go to bed, that's fine too. I'll step out and you can change."
Her response was to place a hand over my left one. It felt so warm, but the meaning was clear. "I liked you when I saw you. I've heard the girls at school talk about doing stuff, but the boys aren't interested in me at all. I don't really have many friends, and none of them have done anything either. I want to learn stuff, and I think you'll be very gentle. If you want to, that is." Her eyes closed as she held my hand on her small breast.
"If you really mean that, stand up and let me make the bed out. We'll go from there."
She reluctantly dropped her hand, and stood up. I quickly made the bed, creating an even smaller place to stand. I turned to her and simply told her to undress as far as she was willing.
Looking me in the eyes the entire time, she unbuttoned her shirt first, letting it slide from her shoulders and down her arms. Ah, a simple bra with hearts on the cups and straps. Next the shoes were kicked off; bare feet with no polish on the nails. She reached behind her and unhooked the bra, letting it fall on top of her shirt. The nipples were eraser sized and standing proud in the cooler air.
She took a deep breath, still looking into my eyes. I was smiling as she undressed for the first time in front of someone of the opposite sex. My erection was at full staff already. Unbuttoning her jeans, unzipping, she then hooked her thumbs in the waist and pushing them down, with one arm on my shoulder for support as she pulled them off her legs. Now only those matching panties remained. Her mound was pronounced under the thin cotton. Another deep breath before those came off too. A light covering of blonde hair covered the prize.
"This is how far I'm willing."
My cock now stone hard, I pulled her face to mine and kissed her deeply. My hands roamed over her smooth skin as we kissed. Her arms were around my neck, her body pressed against mine. As she pulled back, she lay back on the bed, telling me it was my turn.
Now, I'll admit I'm not the world's best physical specimen. I have a few extra pounds around the middle, and I refer to my cock as a turtle sometimes, because it likes to stay small and hidden unless it has a reason to get excited. When it's excited, it stands a little over 6" and is thick. Not a porn star's equipment, but it gets the job done.
She watched as I had done with her, and I looked her in the eyes as she had done to me. Finally nude, I lay on the bed next to her. The bed is only twin-sized, so it was a tight fit. (no pun intended). Her skin felt wonderful against mine. I held her and started kissing her again. One of her slender legs moved across mine, almost brushing my erection.
Now, I could touch bare butt and enjoy it more. We must have kissed like that for almost half an hour. It was long, passionate, and tender. I was throbbing, and could feel her heat against my bare skin.
I turned her onto her back and continued kissing her body. What I didn't kiss, I touched. I moved onto the floor next to the bed as I worked my way down her petite frame. Each nipple received attention. My left hand was on a bare thigh, inching higher. Her legs spread slightly as if she was unsure, but still willing to try.
I kissed across her flat tummy. She was in great shape physically from running track, and her body was amazing. I could smell her scent as I neared her mound. Her breathing was shallow as I kissed lower. Moving my hands under her bottom, I turned her in the bed so one leg was hanging off the edge. I moved between her thighs and continued to kiss. No talking. I kissed over the top of her mound, down her right thigh, back up, across her mound breathing softly against her slit. Down her left thigh and back up. I looked up at her, her nervousness and anticipation obvious. Raising my eyebrows in question as to whether I should proceed, she saw this and nodded, biting her lower lip.
My mouth found her nether lips, my tongue snaking out to tease the slit. Tasha moaned and took my head in her small hands, pulling me closer, her hips rising to meet my face. I continued my assault on her mound, my hands moving under her to cup those sexy butt cheeks once more.
Her taste was amazing, her moistness turning to full wetness as she enjoyed her first ever oral sex experience. I knew she was getting close, and I would stop to look at her, before she pulled me back to her mound. I was teasing her, because I wanted it to build. I slid a thumb part way into her hole, finding the barrier I suspected would be there. She winced as I bumped it, but settled back into the pleasure I was giving.
When I finally let her reach the goal, she put a pillow over her face because she realized how loud she was! I gave her one last kiss on those puffy lips, hoping my cock would meet them soon. I moved up into the bed and cuddled her against me once more.
When her breathing returned to normal, she rolled over and kissed me, never hesitating because of where they had just been. Her small hand moved down my body and found my erection. It jumped at the touch, and I almost came.
Looking in my eyes as she pulled away, she told me she had never given a blow job, but wanted to "do me" after what I had just done.
"Maybe later, Tasha. Tonight, is about letting you learn the good things. I want you, and want to be inside you. If you're ready."
"Tell me what to do," was her response.
I pulled her over fully on top of me, her sparse hair tickling the cock that was about to take her cherry. She ground her mound onto my erection as she kissed me again. My hands were roaming over her body, cupping, squeezing, caressing.
I finally looked up at her and told her to rise up on her knees. She got the idea and moved into position. I held it for her until she lowered enough to spread her lips on the tip. She was so wet; there was no need for lube. She looked at me again and asked if it would hurt.
"Yes, for a minute. Just drop down quick, and it'll give way easier. That's why I put you on top."
She did as I told her, the pain causing her to tear up again, biting her lip. She paused and I thought she might back out. She didn't. Instead, she lowered herself more, feeling her body stretch to allow me inside her. Holding her hips, I would raise her a little, then lower her, causing it to stretch a little at a time.
Before long, I was fully inside her. Tasha closed her eyes, her hands on my chest as she began to ride my cock. Instinct took over. She would move up and down, back and forth, whatever felt right to her. I loved watching her, my hands moving from hips to breasts, back to hips, straying by to rub her clit. I thought she was close, and was right. Her eyes closed tighter, her body trembled and she shook as it overcame her.
As she finished, she looked at me. "Did you finish?" she asked me.
"No, but I want you to get off, and lay down. It's my turn to show you."
Before I came, I had been inside her missionary, with her legs back over my shoulders, and doggy. When I did her doggy, my thumb found her butt, pressing into her sphincter. She moaned and bucked against me. I knew then that I would take it before the night was over. I was right.
We rested a few minutes, with cuddling and kissing. She thanked me for being gentle and teaching her things. I told her there was more. As I got hard again, I put her back into position on her hands & knees. I think she knew what I was about to do, and buried her face in the pillow.
I slid into her still wet pussy lubing my cock (yes, I had done it without a condom. I had a vasectomy some time ago and knew she wouldn't get pregnant from me). I began to tease her butt with my thumb. She pushed against me as I prepared her. When I pushed my cock inside her, I could hear her moan into the pillow, but she pushed back more. I knew I had her!
Before the night was over, we had done it four times. I came every time, and I lost count of how many times she came. She swallowed most of my load the first time she tried. I was impressed. We managed to take a shower together the next morning, and you guessed it, did it again. This time, I held her impaled on my cock, her legs around my waist.
We parted at my stop. Her companion looked at us wondering what had happened. She simply said she had a great night's sleep and felt fine. She told him we had a lot in common and would stay in touch.
Stay in touch we did. I travel a lot, and when I had opportunity to visit her home town, I looked her up. She was more self-confident, and told me even though she still couldn't date, she was aware of guys noticing her. When we met, she was wearing denim shorts that were extremely short and tight. A black tank top was cut low enough to show the swell of her breasts, which still hadn't grown much larger, much to my pleasure. I was still the only man she had been with. I was proud of that, and took advantage of her willingness to learn again before I left town.
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USF Bulls notes: Team eager to play before home crowd
TAMPA - Home at last. The University of South Florida Bulls (2-5, 0-3 Big East Conference) are relishing Saturday night's homecoming game against Syracuse (3-4, 2-1) because it's their first appearance at Raymond James Stadium since Sept. 29. "It will be nice to have a good atmosphere instead of having the stadium cheer against us,'' Bulls senior QB B.J. Daniels said. After the home opener on Sept. 1 against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USF played four of its next six games on the road."When you start talking about travel and the wear and tear it takes on your football team, it's not just that week, it's the next week,'' USF coach Skip Holtz said. "It keeps rolling. It's almost like we were in a downward spiral. "The open date came at a good time (before Saturday's 27-25 loss at Louisville). We took a deep breath. Now we've got to build on that. We're on a regular schedule and we're back at home. It just seems like it has been a year of travel, getting back late. We're excited to be home on a normal week.'' ACADEMY AWARD: CB Kayvon Webster was penalized for a personal foul near the USF sideline on Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater — his childhood friend from Miami — on the play before the Cardinals' winning touchdown pass. Holtz said he didn't feel it was a "vicious hit that merited a flag.'' "That was a good act on his part,'' Webster said. "He rolled out of bounds (after Webster made contact following Bridgewater's scramble). Anything to win a game. He knew the crowd was into it. They kind of made noise when he fell and that triggered the ref. It was a good call, I guess.''
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At Glens Falls Civic Center
Sunday, March 18
Class A championship: Harborfields 67, Tappan Zee 58
Harborfields scored the game's final seven points behind MVP Lucas Woodhouse, who had 15 points, 10 assists and four rebounds. Pat Peterson had 20 points, including four 3-pointers, for teh Dutchmen. Joe Letizia added 14 points and five assists, and Billy O'Shea added 10 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Tappan Zee finishes the season 25-1. Harborfields shot 74-percent from the field and made 8 of 15 from 3-point range.
Class AA championship: Mount Vernon 61, Aquinas 57
Isaiah Cousins had 22 points, nine rebounds, five steals and four assists as the Knights repeated as NYS champions and captured their 10th in school history. Jarrel Marshall had 13 points and six rebounds and Qwadere Lovell had 10 points in the victory.
Saturday, March 17
Class A semifinal: Tappan Zee 55, Jamesville-DeWitt 46
Undefeated Tappan Zee (25-0) pulled off the upset of the year in Saturday's NYS Class A semifinal at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Dutchmen downed four-time defending NYS Class A champ Jamesville-DeWitt (21-3), 55-46, to advance to Sunday's championship game against Long Island champ Harborfields (22-2). The two will square off at 1:30 p.m. at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Senior sharpshooter Pat Peterson turned in a once-in-a-lifetime performance for Tappan Zee, burying 29 of his game-high 31 points in the second half. He also became Tappan Zee's all-time leading scorer in the process. The Dutchmen, who trailed 20-15 at the half, outscored Jamesville-DeWitt 40-26 over the final two quarters to seal the upset.
Class AA semifinal: Mount Vernon 68, CBA-Albany 42
Randy Stephens scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Mount Vernon outscored CBA 30-12 in the fourth quarter to blow the game open. The defending Class AA Federation champs advanced to the Sunday's state final against Aquinas at 2:45 p.m. Jarrel Marshall had 18 points and eight rebounds, and Qwadere Lovell had 11 points for Mount Vernon. Isaiah Cousins had six points, seven assists and four rebounds for the Knights (21-2), who forced 23 turnovers in the win.
Class D championship: Sackets Harbor 49, Madrid-Wallington 35
Class C championship: Tuckahoe 77, OTC Middle College 66
Sky Williams had a game-high 37 points and eight rebounds as the Tigers captured their first state basketball championship since 1981. Williams had 16 of his points in the fourth quarter.
Class B championship: Bishop Ludden 47, Watervilet 46
Friday, March 16
Class C semifinal: Tuckahoe 80, Mechanicville 73
Sky Williams scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half as the Tigers earned a spot in Saturday's title game. Unbeaten Tuckahoe will face OTC Middle College for the state championship at 7:15 p.n.
Class D semifinal: Madrid-Waddington 67, Livingston Manor 55
Class B semifinal: Watervilet 48, Burke Catholic 47
At Hudson Valley Community College, Troy
Saturday, March 17
Class D semifinal: Argyle 53, Livingston Manor 26
Class C semifinal: Hoosic Valley 37, Coleman Catholic 32
Class B championship: Irvington 69, South Jefferson 42
Brittni Lai had 25 points on 10 of 11 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds to earn MVP honors and deliver Irvington its third straight Class B state championship. Marley Giddins had 18 points, six rebounds, four blocks and three steals, and Lexi Martins had 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Class A championship: Averill Park vs. East, 7 p.m.
Class AA championship: Cicero-North Syracuse vs. Penfield, 8:45 p.m.
Friday, March 16
Class B semifinal: Irvington 64, Saranac Central 31
Irvington scored the first 21 points of the game and blew past the Section 7 champion in a Class B semifinal matchup. Lexi Martins had 17 points, 14 rebounds, four steals and three blocks, and Marley Giddins and Brittni Lai each had 14 points in the victory. Giddins shot 7 for 12 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds. Lai had seven rebounds. Irvington, the two-time defending Class B state champ, will take on South Jefferson in the title game on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Class A semifinal: Averill Park 55, Pearl River 48
Pearl River couldn't overcome a rough shooting day and stingy defense from Averill Park and dropped a tough loss in the Class A state semifinal. Down 51-48 with less than 30 seconds left, Allison Cook and Christa Scognamiglio couldn't get a pair of 3-pointers to fall. Pearl River shot 3-for-20 from behind the arc in the loss. Fairfield-bound Christa Scognamiglio scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Pearl River. Missy Scognamiglio added 13 points and six rebounds. Pearl River took the lead in the third quarter for the first time in the game, but Averill Park finished the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a five-point lead. The two battle-tested squads traded the lead four times late in the fourth quarter, but Averill Park hit its free throws down the stretch to hang on. Averill Park will play in its third consecutive state championship game against East High from Rochester.
Cicero-North Syracuse 79, Ossining 51
Ossining (23-1) suffered its first lost of the season as Section 3 powerhouse Cicero-North Syracuse (20-3) jumped out to a commanding 38-17 first-quarter lead. UConn-bound senior superstar Breanna Stewart paced the Northstars with 42 points, 29 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Junior standout Saniya Chong led Ossining with 21 points, four rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Pride went 6-of-29 on 3-pointers. Cicero-North Syracuse will square off against Section 5's Penfield in the state finals tomorrow evening at 8:45 p.m. at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.


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Trish Gazall joins Vic Porcelli on Fresh 102.5 mornings beginning October 23rd. Catch the Vic and Trish Show weekday mornings from 5am – 9am, featuring a great variety of music, along with their unique perspective on entertainment, current events and local happenings.
"Trish is the entertainment goddess in St. Louis," says Fresh 102.5 Program Director Marty Linck. "She is totally in touch with pop culture and knows this city like the back of her hand. Trish also has experience working with Vic Porcelli, so I know they'll have a great chemistry on the air, right off the bat."
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Perth punters will be treated to double shot of Group racing action at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday, one of the headline events being the WA Sires Produce Stakes 2012, our insider tips and betting preview for which is detailed below.
Due to jump as Ascot Race 6 at 3:40pm (WA time) the $200,000 Group 3 W.A. Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) has this year drawn a final field of 11, the latest odds on the race led by the Simon Miller-trained Miss Solis.
With the rails run Oratorio filly Miss Solis, coming off a good third in the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate over 1200m at the track, pays around $2.80 in the markets and is closely followed by Karrakatta Plate winner Luke's Luck at $3.60.
Winner of the Spuremacy Stakes two back Miss Solis is the early WA Sires' Produce Stakes betting market mover in form $2.90 to $2.80 and really could be the one to beat here if she handles the step up in distance.
Trevor Andrews' nicely-bred Show A Heart colt out of Redoute's Choice mare Red Queen Luke's Luck has more work to do from their barrier eight draw and the punters have been shying away from them with their price out form $3.40 to $3.60.
Who are the other major players in the WA Sires' Produce Stakes field this year?
The only other single-figure chance is the lightly-raced Keeper Quiet paying around $4.50 – $4.60 to win after their good second in the Karrakatta Plate, while longer priced hopefuls not without claims include last start winning Red Ransom filly Fuddle Dee Duddle ($9.50) and the Shane Edwards-trained Fine Copper ($14) with a nice barrier four draw which will help them improve from their Karrakatta fifth when hampered by barrier 14 of 16.
So who are the Races.com.au team tipping and why? Read on to find out.
Ascot Race 6 Betting – 2012 WA Sires' Produce Stakes Tips
To Win
#6 Miss Solis
From her inside barrier one draw this nice filly in the making is the deserved favourite. She'll get the distance no worries for us and has been in flying form from the start.
Winner of three from five, the only reason she was three quarters off the winner in the Karrakatta Plate was her extreme outside (16 of 16) draw.
She gets the gate here and should get the win.
To Place
#1 Luke's Luck and #8 Keeper Quiet
The bookies really do have the order of the odds right for us.
Luke's Luck won the Karrakatta Plate but they did have a bit of luck, still they came from double digits and fought it out. Have improvement we're sure.
Keeper Quiet has really made an impression since their January debut. Were less than half a length off Luke's Luck last time out, before which they won by two and a half at the track. It's a class rise for this but shouldn't really have any trouble from barrier seven.
Roughie We Like
#8 Fine Copper
Get a draw (4) and should improve on their Karrakatta fifth, beaten three lengths, when jumping from 14. They aren't much off the top ones and won over 1200m at the track two back so can win, just need to be consistent.
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Truck hits officer; driver is arrested
DULUTH, GA. — A man accused of hitting a Clayton County police officer with a truck and fleeing the scene in Jonesboro has been arrested.
Police said 36-year-old Thomas Paige was taken into custody about 2 p.m. in Duluth.
Paige was wanted after hitting officer Michael Hooks with a truck while he was responding to a call about two men burglarizing a shuttered department store Dec. 12.
Hooks suffered a serious head injury and was hospitalized after the incident.
Police said Paige is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, obstruction of an officer, hit and run, reckless driving and loitering.
Paige's accomplice, Jabari Jackson, had already been taken into custody.
Boy, 14, killed in apparent robbery
GRAYSON, GA. — Police in Gwinnett County say a 14-year-old boy was shot to death during an apparent robbery inside his home.
The victim's father found his son's body inside their house in Grayson about 2:40 p.m. Wednesday and called police, department spokesman Jake Smith said.
The teen was identified as Paul Sampleton, a student at Grayson High School. Police said Sampleton was released early because the school held a half-day.
Police found evidence of a robbery and it was not immediately clear where the boy was wounded. There was no evidence of forced entry to the home and police were preparing a search warrant for the house Wednesday evening.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Man gets 25 years for manslaughter
GREENWOOD, S.C. — A Greenwood man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the shooting death of another man last year.
Thomas Tyrone Jackson, 24, pleaded guilty this week to voluntary manslaughter.
Talmadge Crawford, 20, of Abbeville, was shot to death on April 30, 2011.
Circuit Judge Frank Addy said Jackson will get credit for the nearly two years he has spent in jail.
Prosecutor Andrew Hodges said Crawford was shot in the front yard of a home in Greenwood. Hodges says the men had been at a nightclub earlier in the evening and then became involved in a fight at the home.
Police said Jackson then pulled a gun and shot Crawford.


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Plans for a massive new shopping mall in Arbroath have been put on ice.
A somewhat frosty approval for the 20-megastore complex was given begrudgingly by the Highlands District Council in February last year. But local traders argued that they didn't want any more chains of clothing shops.
No progress with the plans has been made, and as the sell-by date approaches, the plans have been put on big blocks of ice, next to other plans (for a new Iceland store) which have been in the freezer since 2010.
The decision was met with a cool reception by parish councillors. "These on-hold decisions are costing us a fortune. Do you know how much big blocks of ice cost these days?"
Local residents are also unhappy. "Every time anybody wants to have a look at the plans, it takes ages to de-frost them," complained Ivor Coldand, blowing into his hands to try and warm his fingers.
The Mayor of Arbroath is concerned about increasingly heated arguments between developers and the council, and is urging everybody "to cool it".


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Bicyclists will be able to ride on trains all day, including commuting hours, beginning today, with some restrictions.
The program runs through Friday, and follows on the heels of another BART trial with bikes that limited the efforts on five Fridays last summer. As part of the five-day pilot, bicyclists will be able to take their bicyclists on board, but not ride in the first three trains.
The program runs through Friday, and follows on the heels of another BART trial with bikes that limited the efforts on five Fridays last summer.
BART's Bicycle Plan aims to make it easier to use a bicycle to get to and from BART, and has a goal of doubling the percentage of riders who access BART by bike from approximately 4.5 percent currently to 8 percent by 2022, according to BART.
Most everyone agrees in theory that getting more people to bike to BART is a good thing, for clearing up congestion on roads, helping the environment, even for people's personal health in increasing exercise. Yet BART trains are more crowded, with ridership at record levels, so the challenge is finding ways to accommodate bikes that don't significantly disrupt the experience for others.
The survey will be live at www.bart.gov/bikes starting on the first day of the pilot. In addition, other feedback on bikes can be emailed to email@example.com. The results of the second bike pilot will be presented to the Board of Directors at a future meeting, with opportunity for public comment, before determining what happens next.


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Gather contact information for essential resources:
Create a physical list you can leave at home and also provide to each family member. The Red Cross has a downloadable emergency contact card that fits in a wallet, pocket or purse.
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Ok.. I just did a little search .. How about pavtube blu ray ripper?
Is there any video tutorial.....
Just go to youtube and search for dvdfab blu-ray ripping, like
And DVDFAB and ANyDVDHD are the best. THey are constantly updated. I have no experience with pavtube rippers.
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Thanks buddy.. I will let you know after try this out.
Since they are one big file if anything happens then will recovering the data become impossible?
I am not 100% sure about the iso files getting corrupted?? Can u please tell their safeness it would be a great help. Since i wish to convert the blu-ray folders into iso using imgburn.
AnyDVD because when I looked into AnyDVD and DVDFab, one of the complaints I read about DVDFab was that they nickel and dimed you to death. AnyDVD was much more up front with its pricing. I paid for lifetime updates. I don't have to renew any subscriptions. On the downside, it does seem that DVDFab gets updated sooner and more regularly than AnyDVD. This is not a problem for me, but depending on your taste in movies it might be for you. And AnyDVD sometimes doesn't respond to email so periodically that leads to unfounded rumors that they are going out business or have already gone out of business. Those rumors aren't true, but just last year we had this issue crop up here in our forums.
Thanks for the reply. Downloaded AnyDVD and will try it out this week. Any quick advice on how to rip a BRD to hard drive to stream over my network. I have been doing this for years with DVD Decrypter and DVD's but BR is a whole new learning experience.
I don't do this kind of streaming but maybe it would be helpful to describe your setup and what you intend to play the stream with in order to get the best advice. WDTV players, for example, do not understand BluRay format per se (well, at least the older ones didn't - not sure about current ones) but should be able to play M2TS files.
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