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A Case of Friendly Fire
Our modern lifestyle is great in many ways, but it isn't without its drawbacks. We are being exposed to an ever-increasing toxic milieu of chemicals, pathogens, physical stress, mental stress, toxins, and genetically- and hormonally-modified foods.
Not coincidentally, the incidence of autoimmune disease has nearly tripled over the past few decades. Though we can't pinpoint the causes, one thing is clear: this toxic milieu is having an effect.
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system loses the ability to differentiate between self and non-self, resulting in a misguided attack on your body. There are at least 80 known autoimmune diseases and each is different depending on which tissue the body attacks. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the immune system attacking your joints. If the body is attacking certain connective tissues, that is lupus.
The development of an autoimmune disease requires two mistakes: an initial priming event, and a subsequent promoting event by the immune system. We are not sure yet what triggers these mistakes, but evidence is mounting that chronic, low-level inflammation is one important factor. Chronic inflammation—even mild inflammation—is believed to be a significant trigger not just for autoimmune diseases, but also for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
A case study
A 17-year-old, very thin male with Asperger's and autoimmune vasculitis (where the immune system attacks blood vessels) came to see me for abdominal pain, right thigh pain, and headaches. He was very withdrawn, responding with only yes/no answers. His mom and dad were with him and answered most of my questions.
His symptoms ranged in intensity depending on the day. He had missed some school, avoided social activities, and was generally down. He had been to several doctors, including a rheumatologist, and had been prescribed plaquenil, prednisone, and a couple of other medications that had no effect and were quickly abandoned. His dad, a physician himself, felt none of the doctors knew what was wrong with him and were just trying to offer him something.
It was obvious that this patient had multiple symptoms related to stressors on his body, an unbalanced gut, and inflammation. To get him better, we needed to decrease his body stressors and inflammatory triggers, and heal his digestive tract. This brings us to the crossroads of the digestive tract and the immune system, an intimate relationship that deserves closer inspection.
Locating the immune system
When I first heard that 70 percent of my immune system was in my intestinal tract, I was quite surprised. The medical term for this is GALT, or gut-associated lymphoid tissue. I had assumed that my immune system would be concentrated around my heart, brain, eyes, and so on. It's protecting my vital organs, so I thought it would be concentrated in these areas accordingly. It seemed odd to me to have such a high percentage in the intestinal tract. So why is almost my entire immune system in my gut?
In trying to understand this I drew a simple picture of the human body and realized something interesting. On closer inspection, the intestinal tract is actually open to the external environment. Something in the mouth is not technically in the body until it is absorbed. Our intestinal tract is actually an external environment—albeit an internal, external environment. If you swallow a penny (yes this happens from time to time, ask any pediatric emergency physician), the penny never actually enters the body. Rather it is surrounded by the intestine and is in this internal external environment temporarily.
The human intestinal tract has a massive surface area. For reference, our skin has the surface area of a bed sheet, our lungs have the surface area of a tennis court, but the intestinal tract—stretched out and flattened—would have the surface area of a football field.
It is vital for our health that we protect against toxins, bacteria, parasites, viruses, and other potential invaders crossing this border and entering our body. Since the intestinal tract is the barrier, it makes sense that the immune system is so prominent in the intestinal tract. We are breathing in and ingesting toxins and bacteria with every breath and every meal, and this large absorptive surface needs an army at the ready to attack anything harmful that crosses and tries to enter the body.
As we said above, the immune system's goal is to distinguish between self and non-self. Millions of cells in the immune system and antibodies in our body are constantly bumping into proteins and other molecules in circulation. They very quickly recognize these as self or non-self. The rules are simple: if it is self, leave it alone. If it is non-self, kill it.
This system is generally very good at proper recognition. But what happens if there is a mistake, and what situations render that more likely?
A case of mistaken identity
Let's say we have some microscopic injury or area of inflammation in the gut. It could be microtrauma from ingested food or the result of a mild viral or bacterial infection. Whatever the case, this small area of inflammation may cause a local increase in gut permeability (or leaky gut), allowing a larger-than-appropriate food particle to cross the basement membrane of the intestines and enter the local bloodstream.
The immune system is right there and ready to respond. This abnormally large food particle might be treated as a foreign body by the immune system, so you make an antibody against that food resulting in a food sensitivity. That, however, is not the biggest problem.
The reaction itself causes the release of local inflammatory mediators that trigger another reaction, which may lead to more "leaky gut" and more large food particles crossing into the blood. This cycle can end in a state of chronic low-level inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Remember, this is a football field-sized organ that is now inflamed. If you get a football field-sized organ angry, you are not going to thrive, to say the least.
With this massive barrage of GI inflammation and antibody production, the odds of a case of mistaken identity increase greatly. If that happens, an "autoantibody" is produced that incorrectly identifies self as non-self. Autoantibodies trigger inflammation against your body tissue.
A simple blood test can detect these antibodies. The appearance of these autoantibodies is the first step in the development of autoimmune disease. The most common autoantibody is called ANA, anti-nuclear antibody. This nonspecific autoantibody is a warning sign that the immune system has been primed. If another similar mistake occurs, there is a high likelihood that the person will develop an autoimmune disease.
The tipping point
So here's the big question: which autoimmune disease will they develop? That depends on what the second mistake is. If that autoantibody falsely identifies a joint, we call that rheumatoid factor. A positive ANA plus a positive rheumatoid factor equals rheumatoid arthritis. If the second mistake is against certain connective tissues we call it scleroderma, or lupus. If it is thyroid, we call it Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and so on.
Why do some people develop autoimmune disease while others do not? How do we account for times when the same underlying pathologic process is at play, yet leads to very different clinical presentations?
We all have unique weak spots genetically and we all have slightly different environmental influences. You may be prone to eczema, irritable bowel, or Crohn's disease, while I may be prone to ulcerative colitis, depression, or an autoimmune disease. The challenge for physicians lies not in identifying these differences, but rather in identifying the pathologic process that triggers each person's symptoms. This is a key point, and this is where I feel my traditional training failed me.
Many times patients have come to me with arthritis, saying, "My doctor tested me for rheumatoid arthritis and I am ANA positive, but my rheumatoid test [rheumatoid factor or RF] was negative." They were told that it might be rheumatoid arthritis but it is too early to say for sure. The doctor planned to check the RF level again next year. In the meantime they were usually prescribed anti-inflammatory medications to treat their symptoms.
A fire starting
This is problematic, to say the least. A positive ANA is a warning sign akin to smoldering embers. In someone with a lot of arthritis symptoms, a positive ANA and negative RF tell me the fire is kindling. Waiting for the fire to gain ground and show up as a positive RF so you can then prescribe powerful and dangerous medications that do nothing to stop the underlying problem is the wrong approach. These medications are fraught with dangerous potential side effects including cancer and "infections that may lead to death." (You'll see this if you read the inserts that come with the prescriptions.)
Let's return now to our case study, a 17-year-old male with Asperger's who came to see me for abdominal pain, right thigh pain, and headaches. He had been to several doctors, including a rheumatologist, who believed he had autoimmune vasculitis. The doctor had recommended plaquenil, prednisone, and a couple of other medications that had no effect and were quickly abandoned.
The patient had missed some school, avoided social activities, and was generally down. I tested his IgG food sensitivities via a blood test, not the pinprick test the allergist usually does. These are the antibodies that can be produced via the leaky gut and inflammation mechanism I described earlier. I was looking for signs of systemic inflammation. It turned out he had over two dozen of these types of food sensitivities/allergies. We also performed a digestive stool analysis which showed that two different strains of candida (yeast) had colonized or lived in his gut. He had almost no beneficial bacteria, several nonspecific inflammatory markers, and some malabsorption. His hair analysis showed his body stores of some essential nutrients were very low.
We treated all of this with dietary restrictions, antifungal medication, herbal antifungals, probiotics, L-glutamine, nutritional IVs, and a few other nutrient and mineral replacements orally. I use L-glutamine and some combinations that include this amino acid, including nutritional IVs to help repair the intestinal mucosa. This way, when we give the probiotic there is a healthy surface for them to attach to. I like nutritional IVs because there is no question of absorption, the nutrients are immediately available, and we can often use larger doses because there is no risk of GI upset.
When I saw the patient about two months later, his dad came in beaming. I asked the young man how he was doing. This previously closed-off, shy, extremely introverted young man began to tell me at length how embarrassed he was when he lost his retainer at school by throwing it away on his lunch tray and had to dig through the trash in front of his friends. I had to ask myself "Who is this guy in front of me?"
This was not the same shy guy I met two months ago—this was a completely different person. He was upbeat, jovial, smiled, and made direct eye contact. He had not done this the first couple of visits. His leg pain, abdominal pain, and headaches were gone. He was happy and his mom and dad were thrilled.
Why did he get better? What was the key? There really is not just one answer to the question. He got better because we helped calm his immune system down by reducing the total load of stressors to his body, helped his gut heal, decreased his inflammatory cascade, and replaced his nutritional deficiencies. I think this decreased the likelihood for him to develop one or more autoimmune conditions. He suffered from multiple food sensitivities, dysbiosis (bad bacteria) in his gut, as well as candida.
Even though he is better now, I believe that he has the potential to develop an autoimmune disease. I also believe that it is within his power to avoid it. He is vulnerable to headaches, abdominal pain, the development of food sensitivities, and apparently, irritation of nerves in his right thigh. (Remember his leg pain or "autoimmune vasculitis?" I now feel autoimmune vasculitis was an incorrect diagnosis, or at least premature.) Regardless, we took the right steps and he got better. The other good news is that he now has the tools and understanding to prevent these symptoms.
It can be said that every patient is their own clinical trial: no matter what the results are, they are 100 percent statistically significant for that patient. I strongly feel that individualized medicine, which is what you saw described above, is the next step in the progressive evolution of medical care. It is not "alternative medicine" to me. It is "sound, evidenced based, individualized, preventive, natural, and nutritional medicine."
That particular specialty has not been invented yet, unfortunately.
In a bit of irony, although I am treating the individual, I can apply the same principles of treatment to every patient. So the good news for me is that even if I am not sure why a patient is suffering symptoms—or even what their actual diagnosis is—I can apply sound principles of medicine and logic. When I do this people often get better even if I don't always know the exact reasons why. I may not always know why you got better, but if I know that you got better, sometimes that's good enough.
If you have been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or if your doctor has been suspicious enough to order the tests, some of what I described above may be occurring in your body. It is important that you find a physician that understands and treats the underlying causes of your symptoms, not just the symptoms themselves—remember, you don't just want to feel better, you want to be better.
Jeffrey Hendricks, MD, has practiced emergency, occupational, family, alternative, and integrative medicine. He has served as medical director for Shoreline Occupational Medicine, Bosch Automotive Corp, Shoreline Alternative and Integrative Medicine, and Biogenesis Medical and Wellness Centers. He is a triathlete, inventor of RIZE health drink, and CEO of Nothing Ventured, LLC.
Low-Dose Naltrexone
Naltrexone is a drug used for its powerful anti-opioid receptor effects. It traditionally has been used in the treatment of opiate addiction and overdose. I have used it many times in the emergency room to treat heroin overdose and have witnessed its incredible power. Its effects can be so dramatic that just before giving it to an overdose victim, I make sure there is help immediately available. A lifeless, not-breathing, seemingly dead patient given 50 mg of Naltrexone can not only come back to life in a matter of seconds, they can be physically combative and very strong. They are often angry and combative because the treatment that just saved their life also put them into a state of immediate withdrawal.
It turns out that this powerful life-saving drug has other benefits at just a fraction of the normal dosing (4.5 mg as opposed to 50). LDN, or low-dose naltrexone, appears to have important effects on immune system function. The exact mechanism is still being elucidated but there have been good studies demonstrating that it is relatively safe.
Usually given at bedtime, naltrexone is believed to trigger upregulation of endorphin production during a critical period of sleep. We do know that it upregulates the activity of certain cells called natural killer T-cells, a benefit to HIV patients. It has shown efficacy in protecting the immune system from deterioration in some studies of HIV patients. It also can downregulate the overactivity or misguided activity of the immune system in autoimmune disease. Based on the fact that LDN seems to benefit two seemingly opposite immune system problems—i.e., deficiency and overstimulation—it is possible that LDN acts as an adaptogen. An adaptogen is a molecule that can upregulate a system that is low, and can downregulate a system that is overactive.
While we work out the details of just how this process occurs I would argue this: most drugs treat symptoms and do not correct the underlying problem. A drug that can serve as an adaptogen has the potential to normalize otherwise abnormal physiology. If we can achieve complete and sustained normal function in a previously strained, diseased system, the word we use for that is "cure," a term used all too infrequently in medicine today.
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The new teacher evaluation process that schools just started using this year is under review yet again by lawmakers.
Senate Bill 229 would allow districts to evaluate teachers less often and would reduce the amount of a teacher's evaluation that's based on his or her students' test scores and growth measures.
That's a marked change from the new process, which requires more frequent teacher evaluations, and for half of that evaluation to be based on a student's academic growth.
That bill passed the Senate back in December and recently, lawmakers in the House Education Committee proposed adding student surveys as 20 percent of a teacher's evaluation.
Now, as Jim Siegel writes for the Columbus Dispatch, the House has added more changes:
• Instead of setting student surveys at 20 percent of evaluations, it allows districts to go up to 20 percent and delays their use until 2016-17.
• Unlike the earlier House version, it would allow the use of student surveys in teacher evaluations to be part of collective bargaining, but does not allow bargaining of the details.
• It removes an earlier House-added requirement that "effective" teachers complete improvement plans. It still requires improvement plans for those rated "developing" or "ineffective."
• It eliminates a House-added provision that would have prohibited districts from assigning students to a teacher rated "ineffective" for two consecutive years.
Just like the opposition to the passage of the current evaluation rules, these new proposals are not without controversy.
Ohio's largest teachers unions have expressed concern about using student surveys as part of teachers' grades.
And Siegel writes that Republican Senator Randy Gardner, the original sponsor of SB 229, isn't thrilled about the changes to his bill.
"We know there needs to be compromise," he said. "The concern is, if the compromise goes so far it dilutes the original premise of the bill — to improve the teacher-evaluation process and respond to concerns of educators across Ohio."

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"On their day, Newcastle can beat anyone. We know they have threats so we have to respect that, hopefully nullify what they have to offer and impose ourselves.
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After Kansas State was upset at home by FCS power North Dakota State on opening weekend, Bill Snyder was understandably disappointed in his team.
Big 12 notebook: Bill Snyder sends handwritten note to North Dakota State quarterback
But the 73-year-old coach, always known for his class, still took the time to congratulate the team, and player, who beat him. And not just in your typical postgame handshake kind of way.
Snyder, it was revealed through Twitter earlier this week, sent NDSU quarterback Brock Jensen a handwritten letter days after the upset.
It read: "Congratulations Brock, I was truly impressed with you & your teammates. You played so very well, virtually error free & with such poise. I wish you a great year & hope you achieve all you desire. Please share my thoughts w/your teammates. Warm Regards, Bill Snyder."
It was a cool gesture by Snyder that, apparently, wasn't lost on Jensen or the NDSU staff, who posted a picture of it on Twitter.
When asked about the letter during Monday's Big 12 teleconference, Snyder, in typical fashion, brushed it off.
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And the winner is… 12 Years a Slave! After a talent-packed awards season, the film industry's finest came out to celebrate at the 86 annual Academy Awards. 12 Years a Slave took home the night's biggest prize -- Best Picture -- in addition to two other Oscars.
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Honey Queen of Texas Shelby Kilpatrick will be guest speaker Tuesday at "All About Bees," an educational program hosted by the Concho Valley Beekeepers Association and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
"We got in contact with the CVBA about a month ago to see what could be done to educate the public about bees," said Allison Watkins, AgriLife Extension horticulture agent for Tom Green County.
"This is the first time we have tried something like this," Watkins said. "It's in response to questions we got from local people in the community about bees, and that's what we are trying to address."
The program is intended to teach attendees how to deal with wild bee swarms and established colonies. It also will provide information on getting started in beekeeping, honey production and the overall importance of honeybees.
Kilpatrick is official spokesperson for the Texas Beekeepers Association and was crowned Honey Queen of Texas in November. She will carry the title for one year.
"It's important to know who she is and what she does," said Mark Hedley, CVBA president and owner of Spiral Horn Apiary in Rochelle.
The Honey Queen travels all across Texas to provide information about honeybees, he said.
Kilpatrick is a certified Denton County master gardener and an Elm Fork Chapter master naturalist intern. She became interested in beekeeping in 2007 after receiving a youth beekeeping scholarship from the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association.
"I traveled to different parts of the state — Dallas, Houston and Austin — speaking about pollination and the benefits of beekeeping," Kilpatrick said. "I've covered a variety of topics, including a presentation to a summer biology class focusing on honeybees and their biology, and how people can get involved with beekeeping."
Kilpatrick also will speak at the CVBA's monthly meeting after the "All About Bees" program. Both events are free to the public.
Known best for its ability to produce honey, the honeybee is capable of doing much more, Hedley said. Pollination of local gardens and flowers, pollination of agricultural crops, and consumption are three important reasons to care about honeybees, he said.
"One-third of the food we eat in the U.S. is pollinated by honeybees," Hedley said. "It's very important for agricultural crops."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture credits bee pollination for more than $15 billion in increased crop value each year.
About 60 percent of all managed honeybee colonies in the U.S. are connected with the almond industry, which requires the use of 1.4 million colonies of honey bees.
Commercial production is necessary, but because companies ship and transport bees over long distances to meet the agricultural demand for pollination, the bees become stressed, making them more susceptible to diseases, Hedley said.
"All About Bees" and the CVBA meeting will teach about honeybee health, including information on colony collapse disorder.
"CCD is discovered when a beekeeper goes out to inspect the hive and finds the bees are no longer there," Kilpatrick said. "Contributing factors may be pesticides, insect viruses and honeybee nutrition."
The CVBA and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension want to emphasize the importance of honeybees' health, concerned that it affects not only commercial beekeepers, but also local beekeepers.
"CVBA averages about 20 members, and it's growing due to a large number of people interested in keeping bees," said CVBA member Travis Lane. "We help people with the knowledge of beekeeping and how to do it properly."
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The Watauga Junior American Legion baseball team suffered an 8-5 loss in its Area 4 playoff opener Friday night in Sawmills, N.C. Watauga fell behind 8-0, but came charging back with three runs on the sixth and two more in the seventh to make the final score respectable. The win gives South Caldwell a 1-0 lead in this best of three series. Tripp Taylor,
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One thing I see over and over and over is how I have a tendency to try to compartmentalize my life to fit only certain things on this blog. However life simply does not work that way. Since this blog encompasses my personal walk with Christ there are times when the focus shift a bit, and I will not try to prevent that.
Since the last week of December God has changed me in a way that has drawn my interest towards getting healthier. Yet in the past the topic would bore me, or I simply could care less. I am overweight and out of shape and have been for many years.
I was struggling to try not to write about it because I thought it could turn away those of you who like my digging deeper into scripture and I didn't know how to combine the two.
Then I remembered Daniel, when He and his friends were brought to the Kings palace to be educated.
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. ~Daniel 1:8
Daniel purposed that he would not defile himself. He arranged to eat vegetables and drink water, and they were found to look better than the others.
Can I be honest, in todays modern world the foods we eat are killing us. I'm not saying that we must give up and become vegetarians, but I think that we need to educate ourselves and become aware of what we are doing to our bodies.
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. ~1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Those are not my words, but straight from scripture. I have made some healthy goals that I want to reach starting with a healthier diet. I will do a sugar cleanse, and then I want to go gluten-free. While my goals may not pertain to you, I also want to share with you some of what I am learning in the weeks to come. Topics like
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- Dangers of Gluten
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Even though Lakeview High School's Bobbie Steninger was given the Game Changer Award at the Oregon Sports Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, her humility still shines brighter than the trophy.
"This is a very humbling thing," she said, stating her apparent reluctance to be in the limelight. "I certainly had not expected anything like this in a million years."
The award, chosen by the Oregon School Activities Association, is to highlight someone that has given their life to growing high school athletics and athletes. Her fifty years spent as the track and field coach, as well as an instructor in sports medicine and training, would certainly place Steninger in the running for a prize of this sort. However, when she was informed that she would receive it, she did not have a clear understanding of what it meant.
"(Principal) Bob Nash and (Athletic Director) Steve Prock came to talk to me about it and they didn't know what it was and neither did I." She did not realize that the Oregon Sports Awards are an enormous celebration of the state's athletics, hosted and produced largely by Nike in Portland. With a live web stream and a dazzling production, Steninger said, "I didn't realize the scope of it."
Throughout her description of the event, she continued to return to her main focus. "Anything about this award, I want it to be a reflection of our individual culture here," she said, wanting the community to share in the reception. "I'm no different than anybody else in Lakeview and I'm extremely fortunate to live here."
Taking place at the Tiger Woods Center at Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, Steninger was elated to return to the fabled track. "Being there is almost like being in a shrine," she said. "I love the symbolism, the tradition to make people feel better about themselves."
She said she was lucky enough to have a former student living in Portland and working for Nike in order to guide her to the ceremony. Elise Cronkite née Sabin, Lakeview native and her husband let her stay with them and went along to the two and a half hour show.
As much as she appreciated the weight that the Oregon Sports Awards placed on the athletics, it still was an uncomfortable situation for her.
"The big emphasis was on honoring high school athletes, which I thought was wonderful," she said. "I don't like notoriety and I don't want to feel better than anyone else."


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By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Secretary of State John Kerry recently floated a mind-boggling idea: To help turn back ISIS, the Islamic terrorist group that has seized control of more than a third of Iraq, the U.S. could enter a cooperative arrangement with the mullahs of Iran.
Yes, the administration still clings to the notion that it can advance American interests by cutting a deal with Tehran. No wonder we are losing everywhere on the foreign policy front.
True, America and Iran have a mutual interest in Iraq, much in the way a robber and a customer have a common interest in a bank. Missing the difference in desired outcomes explains the core problem of the president's foreign policy.
The Obama Doctrine places a premium on negotiating with competitors to ameliorate conflict. President Obama's negotiating efforts in both Afghanistan and Iraq are aimed at finding a way out of foreign entanglements; a lot of bad guys are happy to see him succeed.
For Obama, the deal — rather than quality of the deal — seems to matter most. The deals he has delivered in both Iraq and Afghanistan leave a security vacuum or the potential for future instability that can be readily exploited. When it comes to exit strategy, he has placed a premium on the "exit" rather than the "strategy."
Of course, in addition to enlisting the aid of Iran, Secretary Kerry also wants to bomb the insurgents in Iraq.
Despite his Nobel Peace Prize, our president is not reluctant to use force. But he takes a minimalist approach — ordering up the least amount of military power he felt he could get away with.
There are times for restraint in the use of armed force. There are times when it makes sense to go to the table and negotiate — even with your enemies.
The problem with the Obama administration is that it lacks the strategic judgment for knowing when these are the best options.
The military and political strategies that comprise the Obama Doctrine have created space and opportunity for others to exploit the instability in Iraq and Afghanistan. The administration's insistence on pursuing those same, failed strategies yet again makes it difficult to be optimistic about the future of either country.
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Acting Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has hailed Mohammad Hafeez for 'setting a good precedent' and 'showing courage' by taking responsibility for the team's shortcomings following their World Twenty20 exit.
Hafeez had reportedly stepped down from the position of Pakistan's Twenty20 captain following the team's failure to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC World T20 in Bangladesh.
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Saying the 20% off code is only for 77kids.
same here, can't use 29623031 at AE.
If you have a shoprunner account, you can get your order in 2 days
Anyone have any hexbug nanos? Any reviews on them?
my son has them and loves them. he is 8. my daughter who is 5 also likes them but prefers the "prettier colors."
My boys definitely like them a lot. I love that they're small, so they don't take up a lot of room, but keep this in mind in case you have really young kids.
Thanks for the post! got a pain of jeans & 2 tops for my girls for 15 bucks! awesome deal!
a *pair! lol ;)
My kids LOVE them. I don't get it myself, though.
My 11 yr old son loves those Hex Bugs. Buying some to keep on hand for gifts.
Thanks! I got 2 pairs of jeans, 3 shirts, and 2 sweaters for $3.12 (after the $40 GC I had from a returned gift last year). Yay!
Did y'all get a confirmation email? I got an order number but haven't received an email yet.
Nano Bug is sold out. :(
I don't seem to be getting the additional 30% off on clearance items at checkout. H/e the code is working for 20% on 77 stuff only. Bummer.
I just got my son 8 shirts for $38.00 super excited. Thanks!
2 shirts and 2 sweaters for $22 shipped! I love the free shipping deals…still waiting for free shipping from Justice!
I got some Robot silicone cupcake holders :o) 2 pkgs for $11.75 shipped (normally $19.99 each)
oooh, I just got 2 of those, too! super cute! I think I'll keep one and throw the other into my presents closet.
yeah I had 4 dollars left on a gift card that i've had for almost 3 years..! thanks
Its not letting me apply this code on top of their discount;29623031
Anyone else having this trouble?
It's only for 77- the kids store.
Collin…can you fix that above so people don't get overly excited???? :) Thanks!
Well you are such a delight in stepping in Thanks Sara . I just did not realize it was only for 77. On the flip side of this I had a code for 77= 20.00off 75.00 so it worked out well. Now Im extremely enthusedThanks for being such a stentorian :) .
Sara just out of curiousity where does it state additional 20 only on 77. This is what the above indicates : Even sweeter, you can score an additional 30% off all AE, Aerie and 77kids clearance items (this discount will be applied automatically at checkout)! Plus, through 4/22, score FREE shipping on everything (no minimum and no code needed!). …And if that isn't sweet enough, you can also use coupon code 29623031 to score an additional 20% off your entire order!
I called and they were able to fix the rest of my orders to include the 20 % including AE and Aerie. Seems there is a glitch in the promo application.
They did that for you? Maybe I'll try too, then! When I tried to put the code in with only AE items, it popped up a little box that stated "item requirement not met, only good for 77" –or something to that matter.
Glad to help out, Maria, I know that sometimes other peoples comments help me, so I try to help when I can : )
Thanks Sara here are a couple of discount codes you can use! I had diffrent orders and they will only use the 29— Collin mentioned once. But whomever is interested I displayed the codes I didn't use below.
10.- out of 50.00 on 77 kids. code# 10043328114436999871
Aeri= 20A% =10043336232088454259
and Aerie bras 20% =10043338734088609870
Thank you for reminding me about calling to get the 20% off code redeemed…I had placed an order 2 days ago thru AE, and I called customer service who said they would refund me back the 20%!!!! I am soooo happy!
Does anyone know when the coupon code 29623031 expires?
It suppose to be through 4/22. Unless some one knows differently.
IS hexa bugs already sold out or something when clicking on the link showing a sorry page :(
I just got a few things from all 3 sites, but my favorite is this adorable owl clock that was only $5.58 after the discounts: http://www.ae.com/77kids/browse/product.jsp?productId=K8166_K8997_K400&catId=cat4900016
thanks Collin! :)
I just called AE and they would take off the 20%-she said it was not valid for AE
Emily, they would or would not? I called yesterday and they retroed a purchase I made on the 19th from AE-and credited me back the 20%. I would call again and try a different rep.
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Angelique Capers was charged with attempted murder, child neglect and hit-and-run in the crash Tuesday just before 11 a.m. off of Dean Road near Union Park Elementary.
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Hmmm...better keep a close eye on Bush, Cheney and the Mossad agents posing as Israeli/US citizens then!
Quick! everyone cover the entrances, and keep a close eye on the rear exits in case they try to slip away...Rummy's probably practicing his lightning bolt from the fingertips moves, in the death star by now.
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One example of my own disbelief is the immensly powerful steel structure of the towers. An inferno nearly 100 stories up does not transfer heat for any great distance thru structural steel, certainly not enough to compromise the full length of the towers. The top section weakens and collapses into and is wedged and stopped by the remainiing cold and still very powerful upright beam structure.
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Good stuff.
I like to see more people calling out the BS in the 'official' story, 9/11 was the greatest crime in history, and all Americans bought the story hook, line, and sinker. At first anyway...
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I have sysprep'd Windows images with SSR 2011 pre-installed. They deployed and worked without problems.
It haven't tried this with previous versions like BESR 11.x, though I'd imagine it should work the same.
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Consistent is defined in the dictionary as unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time. If you look it up you just might find a reference to the Central High School tennis team as well.
The amount of consistent success this program has had under the leadership of Matt Rutherford and Cade Smith is something that is the envy of all tennis coaches in the state.
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