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It always amazes Noise how many people manage to actually record and release music, never more so than when trying to play catch-up with all the Texas recordings from any given year. Down the street and across the state, music is as much a native natural resource (or supernatural resource, perhaps) as cotton, cattle or that gunk that comes out of the ground currently cheaper than both. It also sells Texas to the world as much as football or a certain presidential dynasty on the outs, and for that we can all be grateful.
Several of these albums, whether they sold 50, 500, 50,000 or 500,000 copies, were among the year's best received and reviewed in their respective genres well beyond state lines. Most were made by Texas residents, and those that weren't carry the indelible imprint of their makers' Lone Star connections. Needless to say, Noise enjoyed many of these much more than almost anything from outside Texas.
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal (Back Porch/Manhattan): Brilliant. Noise saw many of these songs live thrice before Animal finally found its way into his CD player: during a soul-baring springtime Continental Club gig, a Sunday-night ACL Fest set in front of about 12,000 and an opening slot for Los Lonely Boys at a sold-out October House of Blues show. They killed then, and do so again on record. Maybe more so.
2008 Texas albums
Both historian and pacesetter, one of the most nakedly autobiographical songwriters working today writes his musical autobiography — which means all the Bowie, Iggy, Velvets, Dylan, Joe Ely, X, Rolling Stones and Patti Smith you can handle, sometimes all at once. Bruce Springsteen liked pumping opener "Always a Friend" so much he called Escovedo out for an encore at his sold-out Toyota Center date — okay, make that four times — and even the Boss would be lucky to write a Jersey-shore ballad like "Swallows of San Juan."
Animal is loaded front to back with rockers, too, from glowering NYC punk menacer "Chelsea Hotel" via Staples-singing Highway 61 blues "People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long)" to Blasters-fueled L.A. rockabilly riot "Chip N' Tony," a nod to Al's former Rank and File mates. Real as an animal, and as alive.
Hayes Carll, Trouble in Mind (Lost Highway): The surfside place where Hayes Carll wrote his Lost Highway debut, known to cartographers and Ike refugees as the Bolivar Peninsula, effectively no longer exists. Except, now, on this album. Trouble in Mind, meanwhile, took Carll places that don't exist on the Saxon Pub-Mucky Duck circuit, like BBC Conan stand-in Later with Jools Holland and coast-to-coast airplay on Americana stations and satellite radio.
It's easy to see why Trouble reached so many new ears. It opens "I got a woman as wild as Rome / She likes to get naked and be gazed upon" (Ray Wylie Hubbard co-write "Drunken Poet's Dream") and just gets better. Carll takes Hubbard, Billy Joe Shaver and Guy Clark to heart (and mind) in a way that's thoroughly contemporary and totally Southeast Texas. And, thanks to Ike, already history.
"This line of work, no one retires," he sings on the highly Lubbockized "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart." Listening to albums as good as Trouble in Mind is why.
Bun B, II Trill (Rap-a-Lot): The éminence grise of Gulf Coast rap faces life as a solo act. "I'm too smart for that dumb shit," he spits on the title cut. Over tracks suffused with blues and gospel grief for partner Pimp C, taken all too soon in late 2007, Bun spins tale after tale of UGK for life, each one stickier and more trill (triller?) than the last.
From Bun's lips, as ever, candy-painted clichés become Lil Wayne-assisted archetypes. "Damn, for real, I love being from the Dirty South," Bun tells an anonymous confidant (a.k.a. all of us) on "You're Everything." The ridonkulous production is the thing champagne-bucket club dreams like "I Luv That" are made of, and Donald Driver's dad might be interested in "Get Ya Issue," an unflinching (and correct) critique of HPD and anyone else in authority.
II Trill boasts an impressive guest list (Weezy, David Banner, 8-Ball & MJG, Lupe Fiasco, Juvenile, Mya), but every time Bun opens his mouth, he steals the show: "It's like lookin' in a mirror because you playin' with yoself." And...scene.
Grupo Fantasma, Sonidos Gold (Aire Sol): En inglés, the title translates as the same as the EP spun off Pavement's 1994 indie-rock landmark Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. (Give or take a "z.") Sonidos lets lots of gringo-friendly acts into Grupo's musical fiesta (Beastie Boys, the Doors, Stevie Wonder), but never wavers from its Havana-based groove, and occasionally even invents its own sort of Afro-Cuban-R&B griot. Besides, titles like "Cumbia de los Pajaritos" and the Santana-smiling, Gary Clark Jr.-guested "Gimme Some" are irresistibly hip-shaking in any language. The Grammys noticed — come early February, this could be the Latin Contemporary album of the year. In Texas, it pretty much already is.
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, Two Men with the Blues (Blue Note): The Red Headed Stranger (with trusty harp virtuoso Mickey Raphael in tow, as always) and New Orleans trumpeter's four-piece join forces for a tour de force — recorded live at Lincoln Center in early 2007 — that explores jazz, blues and country without belonging to any. Even as many times as you've no doubt heard "Night Life," "Stardust," "Georgia on My Mind" and "Basin Street Blues," Two Men with the Blues reinvests them with the one-off ensemble's saucy interplay and improvised exuberance. Timeless.
Lucinda Williams, Little Honey (Lost Highway): Look out below — Williams has the happy woman blues on far and away her best album since 1998's epochal Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. She cries "Tears of Joy" on that lovely gospel ballad, frets over her "Little Rock Star" and kicks ace band Buick 6 into serious 12-bar overdrive on the stinging, sexual "Honey Bee." Down-and-out Elvis Costello duet "Jailhouse Tears" is already an uproarious alt-country classic, and her knowing, steely cover of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll)" should have Bon Scott applauding from beyond the grave.
Drew Smith's Lonely Choir, Drew Smith's Lonely Choir (Fat Caddy): Exactly the amount of horns and keys you'd expect from an album that starts with a song called "Nilsson Plays Newman" — a lot. And well-used in the service of the Austin-based Choir's songs, which suggest Brian Wilson and Otis Redding (and maybe Jeff Buckley) having a few pints down Van Morrison's pub. This is pristinely pop-savvy rock that's no stranger to the dark end of the street, and "Follow You Down" hits Basement Tapes-times Dylan square on the nose.
Buxton, A Family Light (Mia Kat Empire): While Pitchfork Nation flipped over the quirky neo-folk of acts like Fleet Foxes and Blitzen Trapper, Houston went gaga over this impossibly young La Porte crew. Its debut suggests both Wilco's more acoustic musings (you have to wonder if Sky Blue Sky was in heavy rotation in the studio while they made this) and Sixteen Horsepower's spectral stomp. These are haunted, hopeful songs both brimming with youthful exuberance and wise beyond their years.
Miss Leslie, Between the Whiskey and the Wine (Zero Label): "There are people who will think they know what this album is about," Miss Leslie writes on the inside cover. Obviously, it's about heartbreak — titles include "Hold Back the Tears," "To Get Through This Day" and "You Left Me a Long Time Ago" — but it's also about 40 minutes of the purest honky-tonk to come down the pike in years. Drowning her tears equally in alcohol and heart-wrenching steel guitar, Leslie finds a shot of redemption in her heartsick honky-tonk truths.
Indian Jewelry, Free Gold (We Are Free): This unruly revolving-member collective's torrential noise only occasionally congeals into anything resembling actual songs, but that doesn't stop Free Gold from being the year's freakiest, filthiest listening experience. Like Sonic Youth swapping licks with Little Joe Washington in front of Fela Kuti's rhythm section, Indian Jewelry navigates a drone-y, disturbing path into uncharted musical waters. Both seasick and seaworthy, Free Gold is an international album that could have only come from a place as twisted as Houston.
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Year of the EP
Several of Houston's best up-and-coming bands just couldn't wait on an album this year, a welcome trend for those of us who think most albums are about twice as long as they should be as it is. Fired for Walking's moody self-titled six-songer roils with churning guitars and moody vocals, particularly on the thrashy, Crazy Horse-like "More Fear Please" and vintage Pearl Jam of "Sinbox"...On Glory Be!, News on the March bathes its country pickin' party in warm California sunshine...Tontons' barrier-busting Sea and Stars conjures Billie Holliday's late-night bloodshot vocals, while Jimi Hendrix leads the band...Balaclavas sees Dante's hell with Ian Curtis's eyes on the frozen, foreboding Inferno...Garage kids Something Fierce's Modern Girl gave Houston two new local anthems in bratty scene-stealer "Hey Houston!" and the wonderfully Undertones-ish title track. Most of these EPs are available at local record shops, but some only at shows — all the more reason to go see some of Houston's finest live.


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Jury trial set for woman facing felony drug charge
A Detroit Lakes woman who was arrested in January in Otter Tail County on suspicion of methamphetamine possession is scheduled to face a jury April 3.
Jessica Ann Anderson, 30, is facing a felony drug charge in Otter Tail County Court for the alleged possession.
A call regarding Anderson's well-being was made to Otter Tail County dispatch by a woman alleging Anderson was laying outside on the ground - with no shoes or jacket - yelling.
According to the complaint, Anderson was concerned that she was being chased, prompting her to run away from the woman's home and onto the road. After lying in the road for a while, Anderson allegedly got up and began to walk away.
That's when law enforcement discovered her.
When the officer responded, he discovered a woman walking north on Highway 35, near Little Owl Road. The woman was reportedly talking to herself, waving her arms and crying. The temperature at the time of the incident was 10 degrees.
Anderson first refused to get into the squad car, but later complied. She told the officer people were trying to kidnap her - one of those people was her husband, Ira James Anderson, who was arrested a few days later and faces a charge in Otter Tail County Court for felony possession of an assault weapon.
When Anderson was taken to the home where the initial call was made, she was shown a jacket and asked to confirm that it was hers. After positively identifying her jacket, a glass light bulb with a straw sticking out of it (similar to methamphetamine paraphernalia) was discovered.
Anderson was taken to Perham Health for evaluation and to the Perham Police Department, where the residue found inside the light bulb was positively identified as methamphetamine.
Anderson is scheduled to face a jury in Otter Tail County Court April 3. Her husband, Ira James Anderson, has not pleaded in his case.

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This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a very small population, which is dependent on ongoing intensive management measures to mitigate the impact of threats such as poisoning, electrocution and insufficient food availability.
75-84 cm. Large, dark eagle. Generally dark brownish-black with prominent white "shoulders" on forewing and scapulars. Pale golden-cream nape and pale grey basal area on uppertail. Juvenile red-brown fading to pale buff with dark flight feathers and white fringes to coverts. In soaring and gliding flight wings held flat. Similar spp. Adult Golden Eagle A. chrysaetos lacks white "shoulders" and is less dark overall. Immature has large white wing flashes and white base to tail. Wings held in a flattened "V" shape. Voice Repeated barking owk.
Distribution and population
Aquila adalberti breeds in Spain in the Sierras of Guadarrama and Gredos, the plains of the Tajo and Tiétar rivers, the central hills of Extremadura, Montes de Toledo, the Alcudia valley, Sierra Morena and the Guadalquivir marshes, with occasional nesting in Salamanca and Málaga (González 1996b). In the 1960s, only 30 pairs remained, but recovery began in the early 1980s at a rate of five new breeding pairs per year up to 1994. After 1994, the population again started to decline from 148 pairs to 131 pairs in 1998 (J. Criado in litt.1999), and breeding success in important areas such as the Guadalquivir marshes declined dramatically in the late 1990s (J. Criado in litt.1999). However, this is thought to represent a brief levelling out of a positive trend, and in 2000 the population began increasing (Grupo de Trabajo Nacional del Águila Imperial Ibérica unpubl. data; A. Madroño in litt. 2005), associated with a decline in the number of poisoning events (González et al. 2007), and in 2007 there were 232 breeding pairs in Spain and three in Portugal (Sánchez et al. 2008). The estimated population size has increased annually in Spain since 2000, and the species has recently recolonised Portugal (three pairs). Some of these increases can be attributed to more thorough searches within its range (notably in Andalucía), which is currently split into three subpopulations with relatively little interchange (González and Oria 2004).
Population justification
Around 200 breeding pairs, some of which include at least one subadult bird (Grupo de Trabajo Nacional del Aguila Imperial Ibérica, unpubl. data, A. Madroño in litt. 2005), so an estimate of 300-400 mature individuals is appropriate. This roughly equates to 450-600 individuals in total.
Trend justification
The population has increased from as few as 30 pairs in the 1960s to 235 pairs in 2007 (Sánchez et al. 2008;González and Oria 2004; A. Madroño in litt. 2005).
It occurs in alluvial plains and dunes in the Guadalquivir marshes, plains and hills in central Spain, and high mountain slopes in the Sistema Central, where there is an absence of irrigated farmland. The abundance and distribution of rabbits, its favoured prey, influence population density, range (Fernández et al. 2009) and reproductive performance. Indeed, its evolutionary dependence on rabbits has been suggested as permanently limiting its abundance and distribution (Ferrer and Negro 2004), although a recent study has suggested the species exhibits a certain diet plasticity, at least during the non-breeding season, adapting its diet when rabbits are scarce (Sánchez et al. 2010). Data from Doñana national park in Spain show that the most important variables explaining nest site selection are height of tree and distance from human activity(Bisson et al. 2002). Many recently-colonised territories are in marginal areas, and several of the occupying pairs include at least one sub-adult bird (González and Oria 2004; González et al. 2006b; Margalida et al. 2007).
Electrocution is the primary cause of non-natural mortality for the Spanish Imperial Eagle recently, causing 50% of deaths according to recent studies (González et al. 2007). Juveniles are frequently killed through electrocution by powerlines, and this has been increasing in the last few years (L. M. González in litt. 2005). Habitat fragmentation has occurred as a result of deforestation for agriculture and timber, having negative impacts on nest site preferences in particular. Suitable habitat in breeding and dispersal areas has also declined as a consequence of urban development and land-use changes (e.g. new irrigation schemes in Huelva [B. Sánchez in litt. 2007]). Mortality from intentional poisoning has risen sharply, particularly in hunting reserves where game is commercially exploited. Between 1990-1999, 57 birds died from poisoning and this is thought to be the primary cause of declines in the late 1990s (J. Criado in litt. 1999). In Doñana National Park in particular, the population has been seriously affected by the illegal use of poisoned bait, especially during the 1990s (Ortega et al. 2009). Rabbit populations have declined as a result of viral haemorrhagic disease, and this is believed to have reduced breeding success (Margalida et al. 2007). In addition, changes in the management of hunting estates to favour larger quarry species, such as deer and boar, rather than rabbits and partridges, has further reduced prey availability (B. Sánchez in litt. 2007). In spring 2009, a male Spanish Imperial Eagle was shot and killed in Portugal, highlighting the current threat of hunting to this species. Human activities in the vicinity of active nests can disturb incubating adults and reduce hatching success (González et al. 2006a; Margalida et al. 2007). The ingestion of lead shot embedded in the flesh of prey items may be a problem in certain areas (Pain et al. 2005; González and Oria 2004). Recent modelling suggests no subpopulations are currently at risk of extinction, provided the current level of active management is maintained (L. M. González in litt. 2005).
Conservation actions underway
CITES Appendix I and II. CMS Appendix I and II. There are 24 Important Bird Areas identified for the species, 22 in Spain and 2 in Portugal. Altogether,
there are 107 areas protected by Law (national and EU Special Protected Areas,) containing c.70% of the total breeding population (Barov and Derhé 2011). Since 1987, national and regional governments have been implementing a coordinated conservation plan for the species. A European action plan was published in 1996 and updated in 2008 (Sánchez et al. 2008), and a national plan is being implemented. From 1991-1999, 14,370 dangerous electric towers were modified, considerably reducing deaths from electrocution (L. M. González in litt. 2005) and more recently, work has been carried out to isolate dangerous power lines on private farms (Cabezas 2011). A supplementary feeding programme has been established to mitigate the effects of rabbit decreases, and has significantly increased breeding success (L. M. González in litt. 2005). Nest monitoring has reduced disturbance and improved reproductive success. The Flying High Programme created by SEO/BirdLife in 2006, begun its second phase in 2009 until 2012, based on a large land stewardship network (of municipalities, landowners and schools). This network focuses on habitat management, species conservation, awareness and information activities covering the species's entire distribution. So far, 54 municipalities have joined the network. Work is ongoing to raise awareness and support on private land where the species breeds, including improving habitat management (García 2007), and nearly 50% of breeding pairs are covered by such projects (L. M. González in litt. 2005). Numerous young birds have been released as part of a reintroduction project in Cádiz (M. Pandolfi in litt. 2003), but no breeding pairs have yet become established in the province, and levels of mortality appear to be significant(B. Sánchez in litt. 2007).
Conservation actions proposed
Continue with actions to reduce mortality, particularly from poisoning and electrocution (González and Oria 2004). Survey the breeding population annually. Approve regional recovery plans (González and Oria 2004). Maintain an adequate area of legally protected habitat (e.g. within the Natura 2000 network [González and Oria 2004]). Protect and manage breeding sites and key dispersal areas. Continue the successful nest monitoring and supplementary feeding programmes (González and Oria 2004). Promote the recovery of the rabbit population (González and Oria 2004). Modify dangerous powerlines. Avoid the construction of wind farms in key areas for the species (B. Sánchez in litt. 2007). Increase coordination between private landowners, NGOs and government (González and Oria 2004; B. Sánchez in litt. 2007)
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NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Advent International Corp on Tuesday agreed to acquire for-profit Brazilian university Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha in a deal marking the return of the U.S. private-equity firm to Brazil's education industry.
Advent is buying 100 percent of FSG, as the university is known, for an undisclosed amount to use it as a platform for future acquisitions, Newton Maia, an Advent director, said in an interview. The sector remains excessively fragmented and still presents fast growth opportunities for the years ahead, he said.
The acquisition is Advent's first in Brazil's education sector since its exit from Kroton Educacional SA in 2013. Kroton is now the world's largest for-profit education company.
"There are three key drivers behind this deal: the ability to capture synergies, take advantage of massive market fragmentation and seize potential demand," Maia said. "We believe FSG is a great platform to achieve all these goals."
The deal comes as shares of Brazilian education companies slumped following a government decision to limit subsidies and student loan programs amid the widest budget deficit in more than a decade. Shares of Kroton shed 31 percent of their value so far this year.
Maia said FSG has been little affected by the reduction in such subsidies because they are used by less than a fifth of its more than 10,000 enrolled students. Future acquisitions will be aimed at education companies with at least 3,000 students enrolled, he said.
The deal is Advent's first acquisition in Brazil this year.
According to Maia, the crisis that the industry seems to be going through is temporary and "the sector's strong fundamentals remain intact." Advent wants FSG to strike a balance between high-quality education, fast yet sustainable expansion and robust margins, he noted.
Advent did not hire a financial adviser for the transaction. FSG founders were advised by investment-banking boutique JK Capital.
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other requirements. It is expected to be finalized by June. FSG is based in the city of Caxias do Sul, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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someone explain how they can stream HD perfectly from the middle of the pacific ocean on tavi with no issue but trying to get 720p from Franch is impossible.
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Oct 3, 2012, 03:30 PM #2
its from france...enough said
Oct 3, 2012, 04:18 PM #3
the dane/mick heat is on now. interesting conditions....
Oct 3, 2012, 04:23 PM #4
Andino/Taj heat was great...seeing Dane wax Fanning is unreal. Fanning is just watching Dane run away with it...
Oct 3, 2012, 04:25 PM #5
yeah, that tube was insane. looks like they are having alot of problems paddling back out.
Oct 3, 2012, 04:33 PM #6
Yea...(this will sound a bit sadistic but...) I actually like to see them struggle a bit rather than the ski assist. Normalizes them a bit. Fanning bailing his board to dig under some of the waves, etc.
As well...interesting a lot of them are opting for quads (as mentioned on the webcast). Most set-ups seemed a bit pushed back--especially that shot of fannings on the round pin.
Oct 3, 2012, 04:36 PM #7
i agree. I can relate more without the assist.
The quad setups are very intteresting. Looks more like a big wave setup then the standard quad. Parko has a similar setup.
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Algerian capital hit by 5.5 quake
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Algiers - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit southeast of the Algerian capital on Friday, shaking building and sending panicked families rushing in the streets in Algiers and nearby towns, witnesses and officials said.
The United States Geological Survey said quake struck 14km southeast of Algiers with an epicentre was recorded at a relatively shallow depth of 10km.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, according to Algerian state television.
In 2003, Algeria's strongest earthquake in years - measuring 6.7 - struck the capital and surrounding areas killing at least 2 000 people and crumbling buildings in nearby towns of Bourmerdes and Rouiba.


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A Phase I Study to Examine the Toxicity of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Therapy Refractory Ewing Sarcoma (ASCT)
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The purpose of this study is to examine the toxicity of using allogeneic stem cell transplantation for treatment of subjects with relapsed or refractory Ewing Sarcoma (ES). Donors will consist of either Human Leukocyte Antigen identical (HLA)or 9/10 (A, B, C, DR, DQ [A, B, C, are Class I markers for HLA and DR and DQ are Class II markers for Matching for Transplant for Donors to match with recipient]) matched related or unrelated donors. Specifically, we will examine:
- The toxicity of allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) in this patient population, as related to incidence of grade 3-4 acute Graft Verse Host Disease (GVHD).
- The incidence of transplant related mortality at 100 days.
|Ewing Sarcoma
|Biological: allogeneic stem cell transplantation Drug: Clyclophosphamide Drug: Fludarabina Drug: Busulfan Drug: Melphalan
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Study to Examine the Toxicity of Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for Relapsed or Therapy Refractory Ewing Sarcoma
- Development of Grade 3-4 GVHD [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|April 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2016
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: allogeneic stem cell transplantation Plan A
Subjects will receive the vaccine, Busulfan and Melphalan.
|Biological: allogeneic stem cell transplantation Drug: Busulfan Drug: Melphalan
Experimental: allogeneic stem cell transplantation Plan B
If subject have already received a stem cell transplant using Busulfan and Melphalan, they will receive Clysophosohamide and Fludarabine.
|Biological: allogeneic stem cell transplantation Drug: Clyclophosphamide Drug: Fludarabina
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.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged 0-30 years with relapsed or therapy refractory Ewings sarcoma, excluding patients with brain metastases. Patients who have received a prior autologous stem cell transplant are eligible.
- Related and unrelated marrow and peripheral blood stem donors must be 9/10 or 10/10 (HLA A, B, C, DR, DQ) matched with the recipient.
Exclusion Criteria:
Organ dysfunction: Patients who have the following levels of organ system dysfunction are not eligible:
- Cardiac: Ejection Fraction less than 50 percent
- Renal: Est. Creatinine Clearance less than 50
- Hepatic: Bilirubin greater than 3.0
- Pulmonary: Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) less than 70 percent, or for patient who cannot cooperate with pulmonary function testing, O2 saturation less than 95 percent on room air.
- Performance status: Lansky performance less than 70; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) status greater than or equal to 2
Patients with an isolated recurrence of their tumor (in the site of primary tumor) greater than 1 year after completing therapy are excluded as these patients could be cured with local therapy alone.
- As part of the standard of care for pre-transplant evaluation subjects will be tested for exposure to viral agents such as hepatitis B, C, HTLV-1/2 and HIV. Subjects testing positive for HI may be rejected as candidates for transplantation, based on the clinical judgement of the stem cell transplant physician.
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): NCT01969942
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01969942
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|Pediatric Hematology/Oncology University of Louisville
|Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
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|Kenneth Lucas, M.D.
|University of Louisville
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|October 21, 2013
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|October 25, 2013
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|May 9, 2017
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|May 2017
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Ewings sarcoma
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Sarcoma, Ewing
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Bone Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
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Emerging infectious diseases do not only affect humans. Wildlife is threatened as well, and an alarming report from Britain documents an avian tragedy of great proportions.
Emerging protozoan caused diseases are seriously affecting British populations of Carduelis chloris, the greenfinch, and and chaffinch Fringilla coelebs, a chaffinch, two of Britian's most common birds.
The offending organism is a new and fatal disease first found in Britain's finches in 2005, Trichomonas gallinae. Within two years of its appearance, greenfinch breeding populations ad decreased by 35%, and chaffinch populations by 21%. That totals to something like 500,000 birds or more. Bird die offs occur for a lot of reasons, but the study at hand compares regions where Trichomonas gallinae is not seen, or is seen in only low levels, and this sort of decline is not seen there.
The paper, Emerging Infectious Disease Leads to Rapid Population Declines of Common British Birds should be available at this link for you to read.
Robinson, Robert, Lawson, Becki, Toms, Mike, Peck, Kirsi, Kirckwood,James, Chantrye, Julian, Clatworthy, Innes, Evans, Andy, Hughes, Laura, Hutchinson, Oliver, John, Shinto, Pennycot, Tom, Perkins, Matthew, Rowle, Peter, Simpson, Vic, Tyler, Kevin, & Cunningham, Andrew (2010). Emerging Infectious Disease Leads to Rapid Population Declines of Common British Birds
PLoS ONE, 5 (8)


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Do you typically continue to surf when you see sharks in the water with you?
Was surfing small waves in VA Beach today and saw a 5 foot and a little 2 foot shark while riding separate waves. The little shark didn't bother me much mentally but the bigger shark caused me some concern. Decided to go to shore for a bit. Wife on shore didn't believe me until I pointed them out cruising in the cuts between sandbars. She freaked but also couldn't stop watching them. They stuck around for about 8 minutes that we could see.
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What do you do when you see sharks in the water with you?
Jun 5, 2013, 07:54 PM #2
small surf today is being generous, and I hope it stays that way. Please god, keep clean glassy head high perfection from our shore. In Cheeses name, allman.
I've never left the surf if sharks are showing themselves. But bluefish scare the heck out of me.
I wish I was you Chicha!
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I somehow telepathically communicate with the sea creatures and have them fetch my toupee.
Jun 5, 2013, 08:32 PM #5
Depends - Sand & Black Tips NO - Bulls, Hammers, Makos, Tigers YES - big schools of bluefish do suck.
Jun 5, 2013, 09:10 PM #6
It depends on my testosterone level, sometimes I'm just to tired to give a damn.
I would probably exit, just being honest.
Jun 5, 2013, 09:34 PM #8
I break out the ol' rod and go shark surfing.
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Where were you? 1st street? Sandbridge? Croatan? North-End?
I had a small black tip come right up on me (3 feet from my leg) on Sunday. I hightailed it. To be honest, whenever I see them out there and they are close, I get my ass outta there. Better to be a sissy than to be lunch.


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Tornado devastated the Carolinas 30 years ago
Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:53:25 GMT —
On March 28,1984, an outbreak of F-4 tornadoes hit the Carolinas.
Officials reported 57 people were killed and more than 1,200 injured.
Some of the tornadoes were more than two miles wide.
Marlboro County was one of the hardest hit counties in our area.
Nine people died as a result of the storm.
Van Carlisle remembers it like it happened yesterday.
"7:05 on a Wednesday night, March 28. That's what time I came through McColl. I never will forget it. The trees look like match sticks broke. And it looked like a warzone," said Carlisle.
James Bethea was eight years old at the time.
When the storm rolled through Bennettsville, he was in a shopping center with his mother.
"I remember coming to the old Roses, which was on this site right here. And I remember something sounding like a train outside. And the only thing I remember is my mother covering me up. And I remember stuff flying around the store. And when the tornado, I remember us going outside. And my mother's car was turned around and both windows was burst out," said James Bethea.
One of the most vivid reminders of the storm still rests in Zack Rogers' family's front yard on Springdale Drive in Bennettsville.
A 28-foot long steel beam from a neighbor's porch landed in his front yard.
It's buried nearly eight feet deep in the ground.
Rogers said his father left it intact and put up a small monument with the date and time of the storm.
"The insurance companies, they sent a wrecker to move it, but Daddy said, 'No, I'm not gonna do that. It's a landmark'," said Rogers.
The storm also caused massive devastation in Scotland and Robeson counties.
According to theNational Weather Service, the storm killed three and injured 280 in Robeson County alone, mainly in Maxton and Red Springs. Damage exceeded $500,000.
The Carolinas tornado outbreak was one of the deadliest, most destructive tornado outbreaks in the history of the Carolinas.


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Assessing human rights risks in international commercial transaction agreements
When handling international commercial transactions for goods and services, lawyers should take into account the newly emerging issue of managing human rights risks. Disregarding these risks can have serious financial and reputational consequences for the client, said Corinne Lewis, a partner in the Brussels-based law firm Lex Justi, in a recent edition of International Law News.
Lewis named a couple of well-known examples. Last September, Apple experienced media criticism and production delays as a result of working conditions at its Chinese supplier Foxconn, which assembles iPhones. The Swedish retailer H&M has been pressured to cease using Uzbek cotton because of allegations of forced labor in Uzbekistan's cotton fields. And in late April, the collapse of a Bangladeshi garment factory, which resulted in a death toll of more than 1,100, drew the world's attention to the treatment of workers manufacturing clothing for European and American markets.
Lawyers working on international commercial transactions are already seeing new legislative and regulatory measures that address human rights concerns in companies' supply chains, Lewis said. In 2010, California adopted the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which requires companies to disclose information about steps taken to ensure their supply chains are free of slavery and human trafficking.
Businesses and the lawyers who advise them will likely witness the increasing predominance of human rights as a part of their risk management and corporate responsibility strategies in coming years, Lewis said. As a result, lawyers advising purchasers and suppliers of goods and services need to understand the relevance of human rights to international transactions.
The role of the lawyer in advising a client on human rights risks associated with a given transaction will vary depending on the specific circumstances and the extent to which the client has implemented policies and practices to ensure its respect for human rights, Lewis said. For example, a small or medium-sized business may not have internal policies or practices in place to identify its own adverse human rights effects or those of a potential supplier or purchaser. In this case, the lawyer may need to provide more extensive general advice on human rights risks or suggest that the client seek outside expert advice.
When it appears that a transaction may result in an adverse human rights impact, the client should make the necessary changes to prevent or mitigate that effect, Lewis said. Even if a transaction would not directly contribute to a potential or actual adverse human rights impact, the business relationship could still link the client to the other party's adverse human rights impact. In this case, the client should use its leverage to encourage the other party to prevent or mitigate the effect.
The contract could be drafted to include a reference to the particular negative human rights impact and the steps that the other party is to take to prevent or mitigate such effects, Lewis said. The contract could also provide for termination if the other party fails to take steps to prevent the identified human rights risks or to take action to remedy specified rights.
However, not all human rights risks can be identified during discussions and negotiations with the other party to the transaction, Lewis said. Actual human rights infringements or additional potential risks may be identified during the course of the arrangement. The lawyer and the client need to be aware that ascertaining human rights risks is an ongoing process that requires awareness, periodic monitoring and appropriate follow-up.
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The sugar beet crop during the last few years has come to be one of the most important sources of income for farmers in many sections of the country. The fact that the sale for the crop is certain at a price that is known in advance, in addition to the high type of farming that usually accompanies sugar beet raising, makes it probable that the sugar beet area will be considerably extended during the next few years.
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A team sent by Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA - Free Report) has completed the journey from Los Angeles to New York, setting a record for the lowest charge time for an electric vehicle traveling across the country. The team traveled in two Tesla Model S cars and relied solely on Tesla's Supercharger network during the cross-country drive. As a result, the team incurred zero fuel cost.
Tesla is hopeful of getting recognition from the Guinness World Records for the feat. The 3,464.5 mile journey was competed by the team in 76.5 hours.
The journey was an excellent marketing strategy implemented by Telsa to highlight the recent completion of its first cross-country Supercharger route. The drive displayed the efficiency of the Supercharger network in terms of saving both time and cost.
Last week, a father-daughter duo beat team Tesla becoming the first to complete the coast-to-coast journey using Superchargers. However, they took almost 6 days to complete the journey.
Tesla's Superchargers not only provide free charging to Model S owners, but also charge faster than normal electric charging stations. They can restore half the battery charge in just 20 minutes, while normal charging stations take as much as 9 hours for a full charge.
Tesla currently has over 70 Superchargers in North America and is expanding the network fast. The company recently also completed the feat of having at least one car registered in all 50 states of the U.S.
In a separate news, Tesla will soon open its first store in Contra Costa County, according to Contra Costa Times. The electric carmaker has seven other stores in the Bay Area.
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Some of the most inspiring words in the entire Bible are found in the opening pages of Genesis. Here we are told that humans were created in God's image and given a divine mandate to care for Creation (Gen. 1:26-31). Our vocation—our calling—is to partner with God in preserving and sustaining the earth with all the creatures and species that God has made. The word used in most translations is "dominion," and the true meaning is what we would today call "stewardship."
Unfortunately these passages have often been used and abused to advance countless agendas, often to the great detriment of the Earth and its inhabitants. The deep sense of stewardship implied by and inherent in these verses is ignored and the word "dominion" has been interpreted as domination—and a license to destroy. Such thinking is not just unfaithful to God; it is dangerous to all God's creation and creatures.


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The Coming of APE TOWN from Hands In Factory
So what's next after their splendid RUNNING HORNS series? The folks at Hands In Factory trades in magnificent horns for glorious afros for this first simian character ready to roll out from their new APE TOWN series come July! Limited to only 20 pieces, you can email direct firstname.lastname@example.com for ordering / purchasing details. No doubt there are more of his ilk to come, so better be making more space on your display shelves, folks!


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Erickson qualifies for state Alpine ski meet
Hastings High School's Dustin Erickson has qualified for the state Alpine ski meet.
Erickson placed ninth at Wednesday's section meet at Wild Mountain with a combined time of 59.53 seconds.
He finished his first run with a time of 29.68 and his second run with a time of 26.85.
The winner, Bjorn Halvorson, had a combined time of 56.01.
The state meet is set for Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.


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One year after their sons were killed by terrorists in Benghazi, the parents of Ty Woods and Sean Smith said they continue to distrust the official account of that night's rescue effort, and called for public testimony by people who served on the ground in Libya.
Patricia Smith of San Diego told a congressional committee Thursday that her State Department officer son, Sean, was left by his government to die when terrorists attacked a rented diplomatic villa in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, the beginning of a nine-hour siege.
"My miracle baby was abandoned in Benghazi, that I couldn't spell before but I can now," said the Clairemont resident, testifying before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in Washington, D.C.
"I have been ignored by the State Department. I've been told I was unimportant, and I had to find out everything I know by going on the Internet and asking questions," she said. "I hate to put it in the record, but it's been pure hell living through this and not getting any answers."
Thursday was another chapter in the political debate over Benghazi, an enduring scandal that in recent months has prompted committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, to hold a series of hearings focused on the validity of an official investigation into the attacks. That debate continued this week, with the chairman and vice chairman of the Accountability Review Board getting a public forum to defend their work.
Charles Woods said more witnesses are necessary.
Woods, father of the Navy SEAL-turned government security officer from Imperial Beach, said he has been told by people close to the fight that Ty Woods was told three times to "stand down" that night.
His son was stationed at a nearby CIA compound in Benghazi and led a team in the early hours of the attack to try to rescue Smith and his boss, Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
"We need to ask people who were there, not rely upon hearsay evidence, as to whether or not there was an order to stand down," Woods told the committee.
"When is … important. Because Ambassador Stevens was alive for a substantial period of time after he made that initial distress call," Woods said. "It's very possible there would have been no loss of life if that first order to stand down had not been given."
The sentiments of these parents echoed the thrust of day-long questioning by committee Republicans.
Issa said he was issuing subpoenas Thursday for two State Department regional security officers who were in charge of communications the night of the attacks.
They are John Martinec, who was stationed in Tripoli, and Alec Henderson, who was in Benghazi. Issa said State Department officials have tried to block access to these men.
"We will not end our investigation until all of your questions are answered," Issa told Smith and Woods.
Stevens died from smoke inhalation about 90 minutes into the attack. Also killed was former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty, an Encinitas resident working as a government defense contractor.
Doherty was in Tripoli when the Benghazi fight began. He and six others jumped on a plane and rushed to defend the CIA compound there when it came under fire.
He and Woods, friends in life, were killed together on the roof of the CIA location when it was hit by mortar fire.
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, the authors of an Accountability Review Board report from late last year defended and stood by their findings — many of which directly refute the concerns raised by Woods and Smith.
Retired Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified repeatedly that there was never an order to stand down the rescue effort.
He said U.S. military units mustered and wanted to help, but their desire was stymied in part by the physical distance they would have had to cover to reach Benghazi in time, in part by the logistics required to scramble a jet and line up refueling tankers, for example.
"We are not big enough in the military to be everywhere around the world to respond to every embassy that might be high risk," said Mullen, who served as vice chairman of the Accountability Review Board on Benghazi.
"They didn't fall down on the job. I just completely disagree with that point of view."
Mullen and former Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Pickering spent most of the day in the hot seat. They threw their considerable reputations behind their report, which criticized four mid-level State Department officials for management failings in advance of the attack.
The report did not find fault with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or her undersecretaries — a point that has riled many Republicans. Another point of controversy is that Clinton wasn't interviewed by the accountability board.
The comments from some Republicans on the committee got rather sharp.
"The majority of people in my district feel that your report was a whitewash," said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla. "They feel the government let them down. … Nobody's been fired. Nobody's been dismissed. No one's been arrested for the murders."
Pickering said he is proud of the report, which he described as hard-hitting but not perfect.
"I feel that this report is still on the mark, free of cover up and political tilt," he said.
Mullen also defended his work.
"We had unfettered access to State Department personnel and documents. There were no limitations,'' said the retired admiral, who served on the joint chiefs under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
''We received the full cooperation of all witnesses and every State Department office. We interviewed everyone we thought it was necessary to interview. We operated independently and were given freedom to pursue the investigation as we deemed necessary.''
Republicans hammered what they portrayed as flaws in the independence of the accountability report's preparation.
Mullen acknowledged that a final draft was given to Clinton and Cheryl Mills, Clinton's former State Department chief of staff, before it became public.
Also Mullen said he gave Mills a "heads-up" that one witness who would be called by Congress — Charlene Lamb, former deputy assistant secretary for international programs in the diplomatic security bureau — could be a "difficult appearance" for the State Department.
On Thursday, Mullen said he thought Lamb wouldn't "represent the department well" and alerted Mills because he himself had run a department and had worked in that capacity to provide the best witnesses for Congress.
Democrats came to the defense of Pickering and Mullen and their work.
"There have been some extremely serious accusations that the ARB was a 'whitewash' and a 'cover up,' " said Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the committee's senior Democrat.
"When I hear those kinds of statements, and I read the depositions and listen to you Ambassador Pickering, those kinds of statements upset me because I think that they are so unfair, and we're better than that."
Thursday's hearing was potentially the end of the role of Pickering and Mullen, but there were no signs it would end the debate over Benghazi and who is responsible.
Several Republicans said they would press on, as the issue is still being raised by voters in their districts.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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This article summarises experimental results that bring together two views in contemporary science: Bayesian analysis and link prediction, to enhance the current understanding of social network analysis (SNA), particularly in value creation through social connectedness – an important, and growing, discipline within management science.
Potgieter, A., April, K.A., Cooke, R.J.E., Osunmakinde, I.O. (2007) Temporality in Link Prediction: Understanding Social Complexity, Working Paper


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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Alexis Bledel Kiss With Girl In The Movie
Posted by OmphalosXD at 9:59 PM
3 comments:
- Greater Dane said...
this is off the show and paris was doing it to try an b cool on spring break.
- May 23, 2008 at 9:39 PM
- Greater Dane said...
so its all fake.
- May 23, 2008 at 9:40 PM
- Happiness said...
Yes this is Rory and Paris from a scene of the Gilmore girls, season 5 (I think) They were on spring break. Paris kissed Rory to draw attention to them.
- August 22, 2008 at 11:20 PM
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FIVE men have been arrested in connection with one of Britain's biggest mobile phone robberies.
Officers swooped on an address in west London and recovered "several thousand" mobiles from the premises and from a van parked nearby. The police raid came after thieves escaped with 23,000 top-of-the-range silver coloured Samsung A300 mobile flip-phones worth £4.2 million.
The phones were stolen from a freight forwarding warehouse in Hayes, west London. A Met spokeswoman said all five men were arrested at the premises where the phones were recovered and are being questioned at a west London police station.
She said forensic officers were examining the phones but added, at this early stage, it appeared many more of the phones remained at large. It is thought the mobiles, which were individually packed in heavy duty boxes, could have been stolen to order for a buyer in the Far East, Eastern Europe or India.
The theft was discovered just a few hours before Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir John Stevens launched a crackdown on mobile phone theft. The stolen phones have no SIM cards and had been deactivated using international serial numbers programmed into each handset, but could be reprogrammed illegally and sold on the black market.
The police spokeswoman said the recovered phones would be returned to Samsung.


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Racist Charleston Church Shooter Seems To Think He Is Entitled To A Literal White Supremacist As His Public Defender
Does he really think a judge is going to go for this?
Does he really think a judge is going to go for this?
We can probably expect more Donald Trump lackies to be hit with ethics violations over the next four years.
After being found competent to stand trial following a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, Dylann Roof has decided to ditch his attorneys.
Another day, another preacher who really belongs in a mental institution instead of a pulpit.
He just wanted a haircut, but he got a gun pulled on him and some good ol' fashion racism instead.
Tell me again how there's nothing wrong with "Stand Your Ground" laws.
But it's OK! He has a black friend that agrees so it's not racist!
South Carolina Republicans just introduced an anti-LGBT bill similar to laws passed in North Carolina and Mississippi, and they are already paying the price for it.
On April 4th, 2015, a bystander took cell phone footage of a South Carolina police officer gunning down an unarmed, 50-year-old black man with four kids, contradicting the officer's claims he shot out of self defense.
It's being called a massive "unforced error" – and one that may implode his election chances.
Hillary excitedly took to twitter to thank her volunteers, supporters, and voters.
The details of this poor woman's death are absolutely outrageous.
President Obama is one of the greatest political orators of our time.
Seth Meyers destroyed Republican presidential wannabe Ted Cruz on Tuesday night for running a campaign of dirty tricks and lies.
The face of a guy who just got owned on live television.
They wanted one thing and one thing only: Someone to tell them that not only was their hate of Those People permissible, it was proper and necessary to 'make America great again.'
It's about time this pathetic excuse for a presidential campaign was put out of its misery.
Big time racists just made a major move in favor of this Republican presidential candidate.
If Trump, a pro-choice New Yorker, can win big in Bible-thumping South Carolina, it shows that racism is, indeed, the prime motivating factor of the Republican Party.


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Children's brain injury : a postal follow-up of 525 children from one health region in the UK
Hawley, Carol, Ward, Anthony B., Magnay, Andrew R. and Long, Julie. (2002) Children's brain injury : a postal follow-up of 525 children from one health region in the UK. Brain Injury, Vol.16 (No.11). pp. 969-985. ISSN 0269-9052
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Primary objectives: to follow-up a population of children admitted to one Hospital Trust with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and compare outcomes following mild TBI with outcomes following moderate or severe TBI.
Research design: population-based postal questionnaire survey.
Methods and procedures: questionnaires were mailed to parents of all 974 surviving children on a register of paediatric TBI admissions, 525 completed questionnaires were returned (56.2%). Most children (419) had suffered mild TBI, 57 moderate, and 49 severe.
Main outcomes and results: Thirty percent of parents received no information on post-injury symptoms, and clinical follow-up was limited. Statistically significant differences were observed between mild and moderate/severe groups for cognitive, social, emotional, and mobility problems. Nevertheless, approximately 20% of the mild group suffered from poor concentration, personality change, and educational problems post-injury. Few schools (20%) made special provision for children returning after injury.
Conclusions: children can have long lasting and wide ranging sequelae following TBI. Information should be routinely given to parents and schools after brain injury.
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China to beef up star wars capabilities
China has been told to accelerate its ambitious military space programme as evidence emerges that it disguised a 2013 anti-satellite weapon test as a scientific research mission.
The unusually high-profile order, which was prominently reported by state media, came directly from President Xi Jinping, the head of China's military, who has in the past called for the country to become a "superpower in space".
The president's latest exhortations came during a visit to the Chinese air force's headquarters in Beijing this week. He is understood to told officers "to speed up air and space integration and sharpen their offensive and defensive capabilities".
President Xi's comments, which came with no further details on how or at what additional cost the country's military space programme would be…


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Manford: I'm better as ex-husband
Jason Manford has said he feels like a better father since he split from his wife Catherine.
The comedian's marriage broke down last May and he told the Daily Mirror that his three daughters stay with him for some of the week.
He said: "[Catherine and I] are good friends, we are fine. It works because she can get on with her work in the ... days she gets off and I do the same.
"It's been an interesting time since I was a single dad. You don't realise how much work your missus was putting in until you do it yourself. I was like, 'This is dead hard this'. I appreciated it."
Jason admitted: "I'm certainly a better ex-husband than I was a husband. I spent so many months putting work first, thinking I was planning for the future but forgetting about the right now.
"It was actually only once I became a single dad I realised just how much work went into this child-rearing business."
He added: "I always thought I was working around the kids but I don't think I was. Now I am. So if half-term comes up or summer holidays I won't do anything for work. I didn't miss the big things - I saw their first steps and first words. But I think my priorities have changed now."
Jason left his job co-presenting The One Show in 2010 after admitting he had been "flirting" with other women online, which contributed to his marriage breakdown.
He is now back at the BBC for spin-off show A Question Of Sport: Super Saturday.
He said of his return to the broadcaster: "It doesn't feel like unfinished business. I don't really work like that. The stage I have got to now, I think it is just a testament to being nice.
"If you are nice, then people will support you. Every so often nice people do stupid things. It doesn't mean they do that all the time."


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Ninja Retsu
October 20th, 2004, 10:49 PM
Lion and tiger are the great animals! But,what do you prefer? For me,I can't choose. I like both.
October 20th, 2004, 10:50 PM
I like the tiger better.I like them both but I have always liked the tiger more.
October 20th, 2004, 11:00 PM
I like white tigers, those are really cool. But the orange colored ones are cool as well.
October 20th, 2004, 11:12 PM
I agree with Zapchu.I like white tigers the best.Always have,always will.
October 21st, 2004, 1:48 AM
Eh, Tigers I like the most, I don't really have a reason, but Lions are cool to!
October 21st, 2004, 8:25 AM
I voted for both cos I love both of them! :)
I love white tigers at the moment though...
October 21st, 2004, 8:34 AM
I like my cat... XD
Hmm, I'll go with Zapchu on this one, white tigers won me over.
October 21st, 2004, 8:36 AM
I'll go with Tiger, so much more gracefull in a sense...man am I odd o__0
October 21st, 2004, 8:51 AM
Lion. They used to be my favorite animals, but now, Wolves are teh best! XD But plus, my school's mascot is the "Tiger" so I am sick of those overgrown housecats. XD
October 21st, 2004, 8:54 AM
Ooo this is a tough one, I like them both, but I think I prefer tigers, they are just a little bit cooler IMO.
October 21st, 2004, 9:10 AM
I voted for both cos I love both of them! :)
I love white tigers at the moment though...Not me. Know Siegfried & Roy? o.o Click here (http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_nov2003/TigerAttack.gif)
I like both of them.
Mr Cat Dog
October 21st, 2004, 9:28 AM
My cat pawns them all! o.o But... yeah... Out of them, I like them both the same. They're equally as cool, and since they can both rip you to shreds, I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of either of them. So, I'll make both of them happy by voting for both XD
October 21st, 2004, 11:47 AM
I like tigons and ligers personally...
October 21st, 2004, 11:54 AM
i don't like them because i barly know what they r!^_^
October 21st, 2004, 12:08 PM
I like Lions more then tigers, I really don't have a reason why I just like them more, but since those are the 2 most famous "big cats", and its hard to have a fault against either.
October 21st, 2004, 2:44 PM
I like lions, but I like tigers a lot more. I think it's the stripes...
October 21st, 2004, 3:34 PM
Tigers of course i love them! Especially white tigers they are beautiful *_*
October 21st, 2004, 6:12 PM
TIGERS! digi likes tigers...they shoulda put tigers in lion king XD
October 21st, 2004, 7:53 PM
I would have to vote tigers!I have always liked them better and I never cared for lions.Tigers seem more powerful and more cat-like.(I love cats!=D)
Ninja Retsu
October 21st, 2004, 9:35 PM
Lion. They used to be my favorite animals, but now, Wolves are teh best! XD But plus, my school's mascot is the "Tiger" so I am sick of those overgrown housecats. XD
I like wolves too!
Anyway. I'm very glad to see a lot of members like both of them!


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Too little too late?
Next week the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) will be holding an international symposium in Berlin bearing the title Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain. The assembled experts will be discussing data on just how much antibiotic is used in animal husbandry and what the current level of resistance in foodborne pathogens actually is. The overall aim is that "risks can be objectified before being assessed. Measures for improving the situation can then be suggested."
This is an issue that I have written about many times, because I see it as one of the most serious threats to human health that we face and because the food industry has been playing a key role in the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This is largely because of the widespread use of antimicrobial drugs as growth promoters in food animals. Overuse of therapeutic antibiotics to control disease in intensively reared flocks and herds has also contributed to the problem, but it is the discovery that animals get bigger faster if they are given low doses of antimicrobials in their feed that has created a huge market for these drugs as growth promoters.
The irony is that we have been aware of this problem for more than forty years, yet almost nothing has been done to prevent potentially dangerous bacteria becoming resistant to a range of clinically important antibiotics. Some individual countries, notably Denmark and the Netherlands, have adopted national strategies to reduce antibiotic use in agriculture and have achieved some success, but there has been little sign of the kind of international effort that is really needed. This has consequences not just for clinicians, who face a shrinking armoury of effective drugs to treat disease, but for food safety too. More and more foodborne disease outbreaks are being caused by pathogens that show resistance to multiple therapeutic drugs. This includes the large and fatal outbreak of E. coli O104:H4 that hit Germany in 2011, and more recently a Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak in the USA associated with raw chicken that affected 362 people and put nearly 40% of them in hospital.
So the BfR symposium is welcome, but I can't help feeling that it is a bit late to still be assessing the risks. The problem is clear and so is the solution. Impose a worldwide ban the use of antimicrobials as growth promoters and place strict controls on their therapeutic use by veterinarians and by doctors. Even if we did that tomorrow it might well be too late. Sadly it won't happen any time soon because there are too many vested interests involved and because it will inevitably result in more expensive food and healthcare. We know there is a serious problem, but we seem to lack the collective will to do anything about it until it's too late.
If you would like to know more about the issue of antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens you might like to read our feature article on the subject.
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Seoul-based film sales company Finecut has announced a raft of further deals from the recently wrapped American Film Market (AFM) including more for "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild", the watershed hit animation in Korea. The film sold to Ascot Elite for German-speaking territories and Conquest Filmes for Brazil.
Produced by leading Korean production house Myung Films and the animation studio Odoltogi, "Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild" is about a hen who runs away from a farm to eventually raise an adopted duckling. The animation previously sold to ex-USSR excluding Baltic States (CP Digital), Portugal (Lanterna De Pedra Filmes), Turkey (Horizon), Middle East (TDH), and Indonesia (Pratama).
Finecut says that most of the film's overseas distributors are planning theatrical releases aimed at family audiences early next year.
The company also sold director Ahn Sang-hoon's hit thriller "Blind" to King Records for Japan and to Hwa Yea Multimedia for Malaysia and Brunei. The film starring Kim Ha-neul and Yoo Seung-ho had also done sales to German-speaking territories(MFA+), Taiwan(Eagle International Communication), and Thailand(STG).
Director Byun Seung-wook's horror film "The Cat" also sold to Magnetar for Japan and Mercury for French-speaking territories. This was further to earlier sales deals for Singapore, Malaysia (Scorpio East), Taiwan(Eagle International), and Indonesia (DCU Home Entertainment).
The "IRIS" TV series spin-off "ATHENA" sold to New View TV & Media for China, Tiberius Films for German-speaking territories, and Funimation for North America.The film has now sold to more than 12 territories.
The new comedy film "Marrying the Mafia IV - Family Ordeal" went to JoyNContents for Japan, International for Taiwan and CJ CGV for US distribution.
Japan's JoyNContents also picked up "Heartbeat", starringKim Yoon-jin from the US TV series "Lost" and hit films such as "Shiri", along with three other Finecut library titles.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — We invite you to follow WWAY Sports on Twitter @WWAYSports.
SONOMA, CA (AP) – Martin Truex Jr. snapped a 218-race winless streak with an easy victory Sunday on the road course at Sonoma Raceway.
It was just the second win of Truex's career, first since Dover in 2007. It put Michael Waltrip Racing in Victory Lane for the second year in a row after Clint Bowyer won here last season.
Truex worked his way to the front and used strategy to stay with the leaders. He then pulled away after the final restart and built a healthy lead of more than six seconds over Juan Pablo Montoya.
Jeff Gordon finished second a week after he was wrecked six laps into the race at Michigan.
Carl Edwards was third, followed by Kurt Busch, who climbed back from a pair of speeding penalties.
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WILMINGTON, NC (HAMMERHEADS) — The Wilmington Hammerheads and Charlotte Eagles finished with a tie score Saturday night at Legion Stadium as neither side was able to find a result in the back of the net. The Hammerheads and Eagles will each add a point to their overall USL PRO league standings.
The constant change of possession after the start of the first half created several attempts on both ends of the field. A breakaway by Wilmington forward Kyle Greig from the midfield constructed a turn play to Daniel Roberts on the outside for a quick cross to the center of the box allowing a goal attempt by Paul Nicholson, ending in a collision with Charlotte goalkeeper Eric Reed.
Jorge Herrera took an attempt for Charlotte closing in on halftime in the 38th minute with a hard shot soaring above the crossbar after clipping the gloves of Hammerheads goalkeeper Troy Hernandez, receiving a corner kick. Hernandez followed the play with a punch to the ball, clearing it from Hammerheads territory and back up the field.
Wilmington had two near attempts to put a shot on the board in the second half. Midfielder Bryce Taylor cut to the middle from the outside right for a drive deflecting off Reed. Forward Cody Arnoux followed shortly thereafter with a breakaway run into the box, but was taken down without regard from officials.
Within the final seconds of stoppage time, Herrera was close to gaining a result for Charlotte victory and was denied the opportunity as the ball rolled outside the goal post.
The Wilmington Hammerheads will travel to Red Bull Arena on Sunday, June 30 for a return match versus the New York Red Bulls Reserves. The match will live streamed at www.uslnation.com via UNATION. For further information regarding the Wilmington Hammerheads, please contact (910) 777-2111 or visit online at www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com.
WILMINGTON, NC (SHARKS) -– The Wilmington Sharks picked up a 4-3 win at home on Saturday night over the Wilson Tobs to improve their record to 11-9 on the year and the Tobs move to 11-10.
Tyler Bolton had another good outing for the Sharks as he gave up three runs on four hits and struck out eight to pick up his third win of the year and move his record to 3-0.
The Sharks struck first as they picked up all four runs of the ball game in the bottom of the first inning. Zach MacAneney led off with an infield hit and advanced to second on the Alex Freedman walk as both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch. Cody Dolan hit a chopper back to Christian Slazinik who tried to throw out MacAneney at home as the throw went to the backstop and allowed Freeman to score to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead. In the same inning for the Sharks, Zach Stephens picked up a hit to move Dolan to second. The next hitter for the Sharks Zach Houchins hit a ball back up the middle to score Dolan, but the ball was not fielded cleanly by Tobs center fielder Ridge Gonsoulian, which allowed Stephens to score to give the Sharks a 4-0 lead. The Wilson Tobs picked up two runs in the top of the second inning off of a two out two RBI single off the bat of Gonsoulian to cut the Sharks lead to 4-2. The Tobs picked up another run in the top of the fourth to cut the Sharks lead to 4-3.
The bullpen did a great job for the Sharks in the final four innings of play as they gave up two hits and struck out two. Nick Green picked up his first save of the season for the Sharks.
Zach Houchins went 2-3 with an RBI for the Sharks and Luke Lowery went 2-3 with a single and double for the Tobs.
The Sharks return back to action on Monday night as they go on the road to take on the Morehead City Marlins with a 7:05 p.m. first pitch.
BOSTON (AP) – A Boston Celtics official tells The Associated Press that a deal to allow Doc Rivers to coach the Los Angeles Clippers has been agreed to.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal was contingent on NBA approval and negotiations between Rivers and the Clippers over a new contract.
Rivers had three years and $21 million remaining on his deal with the Celtics, but he has expressed reluctance to coach through a rebuilding process. The 2008 NBA champions appear to be headed for one after losing in the first round of the playoffs this season.
The teams were also discussing a deal that would send Kevin Garnett to the Clippers, but NBA commissioner David Stern said he wouldn't approve a deal in which coaches were traded for active players.
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OMAHA, NE (AP) – UCLA's Adam Plutko says he has confidence his teammates will give him enough run support to win in the College World Series finals against Mississippi State.
The Bruins (47-17) go into the best-of-three finals Monday night in Omaha, Neb., after having produced just eight runs in their last three games.
Plutko (9-3) said Sunday he'll go to the mound for Game 1 worried only about his performance. He said he doesn't feel pressure to hold down the opponent because of the Bruin's difficulty scoring runs.
Mississippi State coach John Cohen said he would start Trevor Fitts (0-0), who'll be making only his sixth start of the season in 18 appearances.
The Bulldogs (51-18) have been the best-hitting team at the CWS, with a .297 average. Wes Rea is batting .462.
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Forty-five minutes before practice Friday night, with every UNLV player and assistant coach watching, Rebels football coach Mike Sanford handed Channing Trotter the black jersey.
Twice before, Trotter had been nominated for the prestigious garment, which Sanford presents to the standout offensive and defensive player from the previous practice. This time, Trotter got it.
He thought, Thank you, Jesus.
"Wow, it was like somebody is looking out for me," Trotter said after the practice. "Thank God, they're finally seeing that I'm out here putting in the work and doing everything I can to help out the team."
The tests have been constant since Trotter slipped in the fall of 2006, when as a clerk at a local store he let fellow UNLV students, including three football players, abscond with free clothes.
Ultimately, a felony was reduced to a misdemeanor, allowing Trotter to return to the football team. He was sentenced to probation and made restitution.
The biggest off-field blemish of the Sanford era vaulted UNLV past Ohio and Texas to the top of the criminalathletes.com rankings.
More than 33 months later, Trotter, a 5-foot-8, 200-pound junior, is on course to start at running back for the Sept. 5 opener at home against Sacramento State.
Late Friday night, on the first play of a quick scrimmage to cap the practice, he caught a 30-yard fade pass along the right sideline, over his left shoulder, from quarterback Omar Clayton for a touchdown.
Coaches had been pondering Trotter's ability to catch such a pass.
"It's a huge deal, the greatest day I've had being a part of UNLV football," said Trotter, touching his black jersey. "This is a great honor. It shows I'm doing everything right.
"I want to go out there vs. Sacramento State, and whoever else we play, and make plays for coach Sanford. I thank him for having trust in me, and I don't want to let him down."
Rocking the boat
Trotter, 22, came to UNLV because of its highly regarded criminal justice program. As the son of a retired police officer, that was a natural field for him to pursue.
As a redshirt, his knowledge of the nuances of the legal system, from arraignments to sentencing, expanded when he was forced to navigate its intricate waters.
He learned how a first-time offense can be the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor, between having a spot on a football team or getting the boot.
"I didn't have both feet in the boat," Trotter said. "I was doing stuff I shouldn't have been doing. I was bored. I made some bad decisions. I'm a God-fearing, respectable young man. I wasn't raised like that."
Trotter was a clerk at Abercrombie & Fitch, in the Forum Shops at Caesars, when he allowed three teammates, a track athlete and a cheerleader to get away with $2,216 worth of free merchandise.
Between September and November 2006, on 10 reported occasions, they brought clothes to his counter. He'd ring up one item, remove the anti-theft sensors from the others and stuff it all in a bag.
A store manager exposed the scam on Nov. 12, 2006.
"That was totally out of character for Channing," said Mesa (Ariz.) Red Mountain High football coach Jim Jones, for whom Trotter accumulated 1,600 rushing yards as a senior.
"I just heard he got into trouble. We couldn't believe it. I don't really know the whole story. But to be honest with you, I don't care. I know Channing Trotter and that was not characteristic of him."
Proving himself
Trotter faced four years in prison or a $5,000 fine. In September 2007, he was sentenced to probation, paid $1,337 in restitution and performed 150 hours of community service.
During his indefinite suspension, the unspoken penalty was severe.
"It was difficult being away from the team and being frowned upon by some people – that I'm a bad guy, stuff like that," Trotter said. "I had to prove to people that I'm not a bad person and that was out of my character."
Trotter had to prove himself to people like Todd Berry, whom Sanford hired as an assistant coach during that time.
"It was an upward battle," Trotter said. "I had to let coaches and teammates know I am still dedicated to the team, that I'm not about myself and doing bad stuff like that."
He could have moved on, getting a fresh start elsewhere. He also knows he could have been tossed from the team even if the conviction hadn't been reduced to a misdemeanor.
"I had those thoughts, no lie, that maybe football isn't for me and maybe this place is not for me," Trotter said. "I didn't know what I'd do if it were a felony. I had to pray and keep going to class. Coaches stayed on me to make sure I was going to court dates.
"I thank the coaches so much for having faith in me and keeping me on the team. They could have easily said, 'Go handle this on your own, we're moving forward without you.' "
New running backs coach DeAndre Smith, who tutored Rodney Ferguson at New Mexico, and Garrett Wolfe and Michael Turner at Northern Illinois, is a big fan of Trotter.
Last season, Trotter showed a big flash with a late 58-yard run against TCU. He remembered being cold. He also remembered getting caught from behind and has vowed to never let that happen again.
At Saturday night's scrimmage at Sam Boyd Stadium, Trotter rattled off several 6- and 7-yard runs, and he rammed through the right side for a short-yardage touchdown.
"He's earned it," Smith said of Trotter being poised to start. "He's fought his way back to get in good graces with everyone. He's working hard and he's accountable being a good teammate."
Friday, Smith zipped Trotter a text message – I'm proud of you.
"He still has self doubts, even in the summer, about this opportunity," Smith said. "I told him to stick with it. If you do that, good things will happen. Right now, it's looking like it's going to work out."
Sanford agreed with Jones, that what Trotter calls "The November Situation" was an anomaly and didn't reflect what he's about. He made some dumb and bad decisions, Sanford said, but he's learned from them.
"He's gone through some trials and tribulations, and he's risen above those things," Sanford said. "He committed himself completely – completely, completely, completely – to being a starting tailback.
"He's doing all the little things and showing a lot of toughness. He's come a long way."
Sanford has been talking about using a stable of running backs, that a guy like Trotter might be the first of a series of UNLV tailbacks that foes will have to stop.
Trotter, with both hands clutching his black jersey, said he believes he'll do so much it'll be difficult to take him off the field.
"I feel like I put myself in a situation to be the guy," he said. "I'll do whatever I need to play … bust down the middle, drag the pile, catch passes on the sideline. I'll make sure I'm that guy.
"People should know that the 2009 UNLV Rebels will do some great things, and I'm going to be a big part of it. I'll do whatever I can to help my team win a ton of games."