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A 32 year-old woman is referred to the ICU post caesarean section. She had an uneventful elective caesarian section 10 hours previously. She has been referred because in the last 2 hours she has developed vaginal bleeding and oozing from her epidural site. Her vital signs are unremarkable except for a small oxygen requirement.
The following coagulation results are obtained:
Q1. Describe the results.
The INR is high, the APPT is high and the fibrinogen is very low.
These results are consistent with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Q2. What abnormality would you expect to see on a blood film?
In severe DIC there are fragmented red blood cells (schistocytes).
Q3. What is the differential diagnosis?
In this case, potential pregnancy-related causes of DIC include:
1. amniotic fluid embolism
2. pre-eclampsia
3. HELLP syndrome
4. post-partum haemorrhage
The fact that bleeding did not occur at the time of the caesarian section suggests that the problem has developed subsequently making amniotic fluid embolism the most likely diagnosis.
Other pregnancy-related causes of DIC (not relevant here) include:
1. placental abruption
2. septic abortion
3. intrauterine death
The most important non-pregnancy related cause of DIC that needs to be considered in this scenario is:
1. severe sepsis
Q4. How would you treat this coagulopathy?
It turns out that knowing one thing about the coagulation cascade is useful:
That one thing is that conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is at the bottom of the cascade. That means that if the fibrinogen is low, the patient will not form clot until they get cryoprecipitate.
Any patient with a coagulopathy who has a low fibrinogen should have their fibrinogen corrected as the first priority.
The usual dose of cryoprecipitate is one unit of cryoprecipiate per 30 kg of body weight. In this case, the fibrinogen level is exceptionally low and administration of a greater dose than this would be appropriate. The patient should also receive fresh frozen plasma and may require platelets (depending on the platelet count).
- Bick RL. Syndromes of disseminated intravascular coagulation in obstetrics, pregnancy, and gynecology. Objective criteria for diagnosis and management. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2000 Oct;14(5):999-1044. PMID: 11005032
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation. (2010, July 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:43, July 20, 2010


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With Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) approaching its twentieth anniversary later this year, fans are gearing up for what may be a Wu-Tang Clan revival in 2013. Now, in a recent interview with clothing designer Frank the Butcher for "The Butcher's Block," the Wu's long-time executive producer Oliver "Power" Grant opens up about the crew's legacy.
Power recalled the earliest days of the Wu-Tang Clan, saying that it wasn't the group's initial purpose to make the kind of impact that it did on Hip Hop culture. He also added that he believes it was RZA's unique production that set the Clan apart from its musical peers.
"The reality of it is everybody was trying to get out the neighborhood. We were trying to get out of Park Hill, Staten Island, Stapleton, whatever," he said. "The was no thought about being the greatest rap group, there was no thought about how rich we're gonna get…for us, [RZA's production] was our music; it was the norm. It's just that as things progressed, it became our sound. But yes, it was a sound that was RZA's sound. It was how he felt. You know, it had the eerie, gritty feelings…as time went by, it became ours."
Power also discussed the Wu's lasting legacy and the impact its brand made on the industry. He believes that the Wu's popularity and successful side-ventures helped open doors for future generations of Hip Hop artists to explore other business opportunities outside of music.
"36 Chambers twenty years later is probably one of the best flips I ever did...it is, in fact, the best flip that I ever did," he said. "We're a heritage brand, and did I think it would evolve? Of course I did. But everything has it's own place in time, and all of this stuff for all of us…there was a time where a lot of these companies didn't want to be associated with none of this stuff and none of the rappers and none of the things. Nowadays, all the walls are broken [for Hip Hop artists]. That's what we were fighting for…this culture would be that much more further if there was a lot less blocking going on and a lot less hating on going [by corporate America]."
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74 leading companies call for climate action to boost EU economy and jobs
- Date
- 15 June 2011
BRUSSELS: An ever-increasing list of top European companies, presently totalling 74, have signed up to a Joint Declaration calling on the European Union to adopt a 30% emissions reduction target by 2020 below 1990 levels, to preserve the European Union's competitiveness, and build a low carbon economy.
Together, the signatories of the call account for more than 3.8 million employees, with an annual turnover of more than €1 trillion a sum, superior to the combined GDPs of Poland, Sweden and Austria.
These market leaders represent a variety of companies, each facing different challenges in addressing climate change and international competition. They are proving their economic insight by committing to being a constructive part of the solution to climate change, and agreeing that the many benefits of a swift transition to the low carbon economy outweigh the costs of emissions reductions.
Companies supporting the call include: Acciona, Adolfo Dominguez, Allianz, Alpro, Arjowiggins graphic, Arkadin, ASDA, Atkins, Aviva, Aviva Investors, Barilla, Better Place, BNP Paribas, Boralex, BSH Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete, British Telecom, BSkyB, Capgemini, Carrefour, Centrica, Climate Change Capital, The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola Hellenic, Crédit Agricole, Danfoss, Danone, DHV Group, DONG Energy, Electrolux, Elopak, Eneco, Eurostar, F&C Asset Management, Ferrero, First Solar, Google, Groupe Bouygues, H&M, If P&C Insurance Company Ltd, IKEA, InterfaceFLOR, John Lewis Partnership, Johnson Controls Inc, Kingfisher, Lafuma, Mango, Marks and Spencer, National Grid, Nestlé, Nike, Nokia Siemens Networks, Novo Nordisk, Philips, PUMA, Rockwool, RSA, Scottish and Southern Energy, SKAI Group of Companies, Sony Europe, Standard Life, Sveaskog, Swiss Re, Thames Water, The Co-operative Group, Tryg, Unicredit, Unilever, United Biscuits, Velux, Vestas, VINCI Autoroutes, Vodafone and WSP Group.
Since it's first presentation in October 2010, the joint business declaration led by The Climate Group, The Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, and WWF Climate Savers Programme has more than doubled its supporters. It will be widely distributed to the European Commission, Council, Parliament and Presidency ahead of the EU Environment Council on 21 June and the European Parliament's vote on moving beyond 20% on 23 June.
Signatories are asking for a European policy framework that will spur innovation and investment such as renewable and efficient energies to ensure European energy security. Imports of oil and gas could be reduced by €45.5 billion in 2020, and energy efficiency and renewable energy sources could decrease the economy's import dependency and vulnerability to fossil fuel prices even further – the reduction in the oil and gas import bill could amount to €600 billion or more per annum by 2050.
Funding such investment could come from the instruments that are driven by Europe's climate targets, like auctioning revenues from the European Union Emission Trading Scheme; it is estimated that stronger clean energy policies could help increase the EU's cumulative investments by 20% between 2010 and 2020.
The 72 signatories have also understood that an increased climate ambition will contribute to the creation of new direct and indirect jobs. Overall, a stronger policy framework could result in a net increase of 6 million European jobs by 2020 .
Luc Bas, Director European Programs, The Climate Group, says: "Signatories to the declaration are part of a growing business community convinced that a 30% target can lead to the market transformation needed to ensure Europe's position as a global leader in a low carbon future. Now, more than ever, businesses realize that a clean industrial revolution is the only way forward for sustainable growth and job creation in Europe and the world".
The companies are being joined by a growing number of states and regions, which are also speaking out for a 30% EU reduction goal. An EU regional governments' call for a 30% GHG emissions reduction is being coordinated by The Climate Group's States and Regions Alliance and currently supported by Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brittany, Catalonia, Cornwall, Île-de-France, Rhone-Alpes, Scotland, Upper Austria and Wales. It will likewise be communicated to European decision-makers, highlighting the potential of energy savings, renewable energy and other environmentally sound technologies for regional economic development and job creation.
A selection of corporate leaders have voiced their support (for a full list, see press release). Dr. Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet, CEO, BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete, says: "Climate change, energy efficiency and resource conservation seem likely to top the agenda for the foreseeable future. We can make a valuable contribution to protecting our climate and our resources with our innovative super-efficient home appliances."
Anders Eldrup, CEO, DONG Energy says: "Renewable energy at competitive prices is a prerequisite for a clean and reliable European energy supply. But the current framework does not properly incentivize renewable energy. While the energy sector strives to drive down the cost of renewable energy production through R&D, and while fossil fuel prices increase, we still need for European regulators and policy makers to ensure that the price of CO2 is properly reflected in the market. This calls for a move to 30% emissions reduction by 2020".
Garrett A.G. Forde, CEO, Philips Lighting said: "Now is not the time for the EU to step on the brakes and give up its leadership position. Instead the EU should speed up the transition to a low carbon society, as we firmly believe there is a wide range of benefits for consumers, the environment and the economy. At Philips we have set the ambitious target to improve the energy efficiency of our entire portfolio by 50% by 2015. We believe we can set even more ambitious targets for beyond 2015 if the EU provides a clear, ambitious and long term commitment towards a low carbon economy."
Ian Marchant, CEO, SSE, says: 'SSE supports the call for a more ambitious EU target, as we believe that the benefits of early action far outweigh the costs of inertia or delayed action. Furthermore, it would support the ambition of the electricity industry to be fully decarbonised by 2050.'
Mikael Ohlsson, CEO, IKEA Group says: "At IKEA we are committed to a long term strategy where all IKEA Group stores and buildings will be supplied with 100% renewable energy and we will improve our overall energy efficiency by 25% compared with 2005. We drive renewable energy and energy efficiency in all aspects of our business and see opportunities together with our customers to be more energy efficient in every home. Clear and strong EU policies and goals are necessary to enable clean evolution and innovation together with businesses and citizens. The EU needs to play a leading role in tomorrows society."
Hannah Jones, VP Sustainable Business and Innovation, Nike says: "Nike believes that progressive EU Climate Strategy will help forge the pathway to environmental progress, economic growth and will provide a healthy stimulus for innovation. We would like to see the EU being ambitious in its climate strategy because business needs certainty and a level playing field to help spur green jobs and unlock innovation essential to creating technology and infrastructure solutions for a sustainable future."
Agostino Renna, VP & GM, South & Central Europe, Energy Solutions, Johnson Controls Inc. says: "There has never been a more compelling event than the phenomenon of climate change. With its formidable challenges will come unprecedented opportunities to drive innovation and economic growth in Europe. The time for action is now. Amplified, focused, ambitious and assertive policy and legislation aimed at stimulating demand for energy efficiency and low carbon technologies (especially in the buildings sector) in Europe, will bring clarity and certainty around the future of the new environmental economy and unlock investment and broad-based solutions of this truly global problem."
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Stella McCartney once again proves her designer frocks are more than just runway looks at the launch of her Spring 2014 Collection in New York on Monday June 10, 2013.
McCartney certainly has made a huge impact on the fashion world through the years and A-list celebs like the iconic Naomi Watts, and Cameron Diaz were more than proud to show their gratitude! Cameron and Naomi were just a few of the fancy faces that gladly modeled pieces from McCartney's new Spring 2014 Collection.
Cameron owned a white knee-length tunic number, which she paired perfectly with light healed sandals and minimal make-up (not that she needs any anyway!) Naomi on the other hand chose a more chic look opting for the embroidered, emerald, one-shoulder jumpsuit. I personally love the fact that this collection encompasses both night and day looks and doesn't stick to springs typical pastel color panel, but instead steps over to the dark side with a few midnight shades!
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Saving Private Ryan
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I wanted to achieve reality.
--Steven Spielberg, on his goals for Saving Private Ryan
You can't show war as it really is on the screen, [unless] you could fire real shots over the audience's head every night, and have actual casualties in the theater.
--Sam Fuller
"Reality" being a judgment call in most cases and arguably unattainable in cinema, here's perhaps the truest measure of nonfiction in Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg's exceptionally graphic and somewhat doc-like epic of World War II combat: Could someone who's never seen a Spielberg film watch an anonymously credited double feature of the punishing Private Ryan and the screwball 1941 (1979), recognizing them as the work of the same director? Possibly, yes. For one thing, both of these war movies portray the Spielbergian character who begins as a bookish coward but ends up wearing ammo around his neck. (In fact, this trope goes all the way back to the director's Jaws.) Alternately, both feature a tough-guy commander who breaks down weeping: In 1941, Dumbo brings tears to a Disney-loving general (Spielberg's idea of a real patriot), and in Private Ryan, a heroic captain stops to cry because war is hell--and because Tom Hanks needs a moment to collect his Oscar.
You get my point: Regardless of genre, subject matter, or directorial intent, all cinema is constructed. (And Spielberg, a commercially ratified master of manipulation, works the medium more than most.) Such reasoning might appear obvious, though it seems worth reiterating given how criticism of Spielberg's nobler missions can often result in the critic being charged with a war crime.
But let me not sound glib (not yet, anyway), because while Private Ryan is no more akin to "real war" than splatball, the visceral experience of it is shattering. And although a war movie shouldn't require a veteran's approval to give it legitimacy, I can't help wondering what the decorated director Sam Fuller (The Big Red One) would have thought of this film. At the very least Fuller (who, incidentally, had a cameo in 1941) might have appreciated Dolby Digital's impressive approximation of incoming mortar fire--not to mention the inevitable "casualties" of audience walkouts. I also suspect Fuller would have been riveted, which is no faint praise.
Spanning a week in the lives of seven GIs and their intrepid captain (Hanks), Saving Private Ryan opens with a set piece that, modeled in part on director John Ford's documentary footage of the D-Day invasion, is aggressive even by Spielberg's standards. Aside from Hanks's recognizable persona as Mr. American Hero, the soldiers are scarcely distinguished before they're shown storming Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944--and, almost immediately, dying. Spielberg obviously feels that no accurate (or moral) representation of this massacre should go down smoothly, and so, using handheld camerawork and staccato editing timed to the rhythm of bullets piercing metal and tearing flesh, he sets out to make the viewer flinch for 30 minutes straight. Indeed, the firepower is so intense that any man you happen to be watching has a good chance of being cut to pieces in front of your eyes. In one shot, marked by a surreal savagery that recalls Fuller by way of Raging Bull, a wandering soldier bends down to pick his severed arm off the beach; in another, hundreds of the dead lie scattered across the frame as the white water tide turns instantly to crimson.
Indelible as it is (and from here I'll leave it to others to salute Ryan's visual artistry), one might wonder how this sequence differs from Spielberg's other temples of doom. Tearing us up has been the guy's goal all along. (Reviewing Jaws in 1975, Commentary's William S. Pechter lamented an aesthetic "whose sole aim is systematically to reduce one to a quivering mass of ectoplasm.") Well, as with Schindler's List, what's different is the director's perfectly serious choice of subject--which, in this case, is also just plain perfect. The all-male activity of war justifies Spielberg's natural wont to exclude women better than any of his plots since Jaws. So too the decision to set his consummate shocker during World War II--rather undeniably described in the film as "this great campaign to rid the world of tyranny and oppression"--means that the movie's grisly heroism will meet less resistance from draft-dodging types. Just as the lessons of this war are fairly black and white (as wars go, anyhow), it's hard to imagine Spielberg tackling, say, Vietnam; then again, this is the man who offered an agreeable conclusion to the Holocaust.
Nevertheless, Private Ryan resembles the director's other "mature" efforts by putting a positive spin on unspeakable horrors. Once again, Spielberg zooms in on the extraordinary exception to the historical rule: in this case, Pvt. Ryan (Matt Damon), a lone (and fictional) paratrooper who, being the last of four soldiering brothers still alive, is ordered to be rescued by Hanks's Capt. Miller and his platoon. So much for realism: This risky mission has ostensibly been initiated on account of Ryan's poor, grieving mother (cf. Jaws)--not to mention the weary audience's need for a narrative to ease the pain of D-Day. Indeed, Private Ryan repeatedly urges the value of stories for survival. It isn't just that the ragged GIs long for Hanks's private captain to reveal his civilian past, or that, by the end, these reinvigorated warriors have switched from screaming for their moms to yelling "Alamo!" (as in "Remember the..."). More, it's that the fiercely debated worthiness of saving Pvt. Ryan (if not Saving Private Ryan) hinges on whether the MIA mystery man everyone's dying to meet will prove sufficiently compelling. (As Miller inelegantly puts it, "I sure hope this guy's worth saving.") And who better to fit the bill than the babyfaced title character of Good Will Hunting?
In other words: The mission is a man and the man is a doll. Given this trajectory, it's no stretch to read Saving Private Ryan as Spielberg's justification--conscious or otherwise--for preferring heroic star vehicles over raw "realism." In the war at home, sometimes the troops need to be distracted, and so the director may well have cleared his conscience for the next frivolous adventure (Indy 4, perhaps). Or has he? Mirroring Schindler's List, Ryan ends with a man's desperate plea for reassurance of his moral virtue. ("Tell me I'm a good man," this guy implores his wife.) Just as the film grapples with the dilemma of whether risking eight men to save one is the right thing, Spielberg is crunching numbers as well. Is it good to sacrifice blockbuster box-office in favor of modest returns on a three-hour gross-out? Only time will tell. His humanitarian effort aside, Spielberg isn't likely to earn a medal of honor for Saving Private Ryan--so he'll probably have to settle for another Oscar.
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I have the same issue as here:
Script tag in JavaScript string
However I can not resolve the issue with the proposed solutions. I'm using datatables plugin for jquery. I tried different solutions from above thread but none work. I get a "$ is not defined" error.If I set var html to like "test" it works fine. The script in the String inserts a ActiveX control (IE) or plugin (FF) and displays data from database. In below code the var html somehow breaks the script:
function( nRow, aData, iDisplayIndex, iDisplayIndexFull ) {
var dataURL = "'data:chemical/smiles," + aData[0] + "'";
var html = '<script type="text/javascript">'
+ 'cd_insertObject("chemical/x-daylight-smiles", 182, 172,'
+ '"CDCtrl' + iDisplayIndexFull + '","","True","False","True",'
+ 'dataurl='+ dataURL + ');</scr' + 'ipt>';
$('td:eq(0)', nRow).html(html); // here $ causes an error
return nRow;
Note that I also tried to escape all < and > also in the opening script tag. Same issue. Any ideas how to solve?
Found solution but can't answer my own question so here it is:
jQuerys .html() function strips away script tags. I found that in the comments the documentation for .html().
Another issue is that the 3rd party function cd_insertObject uses document.write().
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Jan. 24, 2004
Freshman Jackie Closser posted a career-high 20 points, including six in overtime, as the Bulldogs defeated UW-Milwaukee, 67-61, Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Butler sent the game into overtime with a defensive stand at the end of regulation and used a season-high 10 three-pointers to improve their record to 7-11 overall and 3-4 in Horizon League play. With the win, the Bulldogs avenge a loss to the Panthers suffered earlier this month, as UW-Milwaukee falls to 7-9 (4-2).
Closser's 20 points came on 6-of-10 shooting, including 5-of-8 from behind the arc. The Alexandria, Ind., native added five steals and three rebounds. Closser's backcourt mate, senior Nancy Bowden, played all 45 minutes of the game, handing out 10 assists, while committing only two turnovers. Bowden added eight points, seven rebounds and four steals.
The Bulldogs forced the Panthers into 27 turnovers, while committing only 12 of their own in 45 minutes of play. Saturday's win, coupled with Wednesday's win at Youngstown State, gives the Bulldogs their first back-to-back wins in more than three years (Jan. 13 and 20, 2001), while the Bulldogs' seven wins are more than they had all of last season (6-23).
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 15-3 lead behind six quick points from freshman Ashley Brenden. The Panthers would respond with an 8-0 run of their own to pull within four. Butler limited the league's preseason "Player of the Year" Maria Viall to 1-of-5 shooting in the first half to take a 32-24 advantage at the intermission. The Panthers used a 25-13 rebounding edge in the first half to overcome 29 percent (8-28) shooting.
It was the Panthers who started quickly in the second half, as freshman Kiley Johnson's jumper from the right wing with 14:44 to play gave the Panthers their first lead of the game at 35-34. Johnson's bucket capped the Panthers' 11-2 run to start the second half. The teams then combined for 11 points over the next eight minutes, as Dionne Goodwin's layup with 6:57 to play gave the Bulldogs a 41-39 lead. The teams would trade baskets over the next six minutes before Megan Rogers' layup with 48 seconds to play in regulation knotted the game at 51.
Closser's pull-up from the free throw line with 23 seconds to play missed, but the Panthers' Kerri St. Aubin missed a jumper at the buzzer to force overtime. In the extra period, the Bulldogs scored the first five points off a Goodwin layup and a Closser three-pointer. The Panthers would get no closer than 56-53 with 3:14 to play as the Bulldogs hit nine free throws in the extra frame to hold on for the win.
The Bulldogs shot 40 percent for the game, including 10-of-24 from three-point range. The Bulldogs struggled mightily at the line, going only 9-of-20, with all the makes occurring in overtime. The Panthers held a 52-29 advantage on the boards, including a 20-9 edge on the offensive glass.
Closser was the only Bulldog in double figures. She was followed by Brenden's nine points and Bowden's six. Goodwin, Angel Mason, Ellen Hamilton and Cortney Urquhart each added six.
Viall led the Panthers with 14 points and 15 rebounds. The Bulldogs frustrated her with a packed-in zone for most of the 44 minutes she was on the floor. The 6-3 center only took 12 shots. Sophomore Anne Witte added nine points in the loss.
The Bulldogs take a week off before traveling to Dayton, Ohio, for a game against the Wright State Raiders Saturday. The tip is set for 2 p.m. The Bulldogs defeated the Raiders Dec. 30.


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Whether you are interested in birds, frogs, mammals, snakes, alligators, butterflies and/or newts, chances are that you will find it during a visit to this unique wildllife refuge. Knowing when to visit is important, so with this in mind, the following wildlife-calendar has been provided to assist you in planning your visit and maximizing your chances of spotting wildlife.
Ospreys and red-cockaded woodpeckers are nesting. Eaglets begin to fly. Warbler and shorebird migration peaks early in the month. Mississippi and swallow-tailed kites can be seen along the roads and pools.
Purple gallinules can sometimes be seen in the East River Pool and Plum Orchard Pond behind the Visitor Center. Wood storks are occasionally viewed in Headquarters Pond. Ospreys are feeding and shading their young. Larger groups of West Indian Manatees can be seen in the waters of the lighthouse.
Turkey broods are present in refuge woods. Deer are often seen with their fawns. Ospreys, red-cockaded woodpeckers, purple gallinules and moorhens all have young fledglings.
Large flocks of white ibis, eastern kingbirds, and purple martins are seen along Lighthouse Road. Wood storks are often seen in the shallow waters of headquarters pond.
Baby alligators are hatching from their nests. Deer are busy caring for newborn fawns. The arrival of blue-winged teal signals the start of the fall migration.
Bald eagles return to nest, and many butterflies, including the sulfur, swallowtail, and skipper feed along the roadsides. This month also sees a blaze of brilliant autumn wildflowers.
This month sees the arrival of the migratory Monarch butterfly. Viceroy, Queen, American Painted Beauty and Gulf Fritillary butterflies are also common. Northern harriers return to hunt over the refuge marshes.
November generally brings in the cold weather, so butterflies and wildflowers become scarce. Waterfowl populations reach their peak between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Clear cool days are great for spotting wildlife such as bobcats, deer, bear, and river otter. Kestrels, red-tailed hawks and red-shouldered hawks are commonly seen along Lighthouse Road. Bald Eagles begin to nest.
Waterfowl are commonly seen in the Refuge pools and in Apalachee Bay. Eagles are nesting. Otters and bobcats can be seen in the early morning and late afternoon.
Great Blue herons begin nesting. Great horned owls are feeding their owlets. Ospreys return to the Refuge. Wood ducks begin nesting and bluebirds work on their nest cavities.
Spring migration begins. Ibis and white pelicans migrate through the Refuge as the ducks head north. Alligators can be seen basking in the sun on warmer days.
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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|Release Date: October 05, 2007
|Running Time: 40 mins.
|MPAA Rating: None
|Box Office: $23,552,772.00
|Genre: Adventure, Animated, Documentary
Cheryl Hunter
Albert J Burnes
Jennifer Aguilar
James Rudnick
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Summary:In the Late Cretaceous, a great inland ocean divided North America in two. A curious and adventurous dolichorynchops (familiarly known as a 'dolly') travels through life's stages, experiencing the world from her spot near the bottom of the food chain. Along the way, she'll encounter long-necked pleisosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, ferocious flippered crocs, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monsters of all, the mosasaurs.


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Video: Reid praises Sotomayor and his own ignorance
posted at 6:30 pm on June 2, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Just in case anyone labors under the delusion that Democrats in the Senate will be anything other than a rubber stamp for Obama, especially on appointments, look no further than Majority Leader Harry Reid. He spent a lot of time during the Bush administration carping about the lack of oversight Republicans gave the White House, but at least the GOP got engaged on judicial nominations. How will Reid put that into practice in the Obama administration? He started off today sounding pretty good on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court:
"Everyone in America, I want them to understand that we have the whole package here," Reid said, listing Sotomayor's academic and professional background. "If that wasn't enough, her background is very significant — we could not have anyone better qualified," Reid said.
No one better qualified, eh? That must mean Reid has taken a close look at Sotomayor, especially since she topped everyone's short list of predicted nominees. Or maybe not, because Reid apparently can't be bothered:
I understand that during her career, she's written hundreds and hundreds of opinions. I haven't read a single one of them, and if I'm fortunate before we end this, I won't have to read one of them.
Er, then how does he know that "we could not have anyone better qualified" than Sotomayor? Because Harry Reid's biggest aspiration as a public servant nowadays is to carry Obama's water. Not a surprise at all, but it's always good to get that on the record.
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text: Celtic crash out of Champions League 27 Aug 2014 Celtic have crashed out of the Champions League for the second time this season after a 1-0 loss to Slovenian side Maribor. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast The Scottish champions had been reinstated into the competition after Legia Warsaw fielded an ineligible player in their 6-1 aggregate win over the Hoops in the previous round.The 1-0 play-off defeat by Maribor at Parkhead on Tuesday night took the visitors into the group stages of European football's premier club competition, 2-1 on aggregate.However, Maribor skipper Tavares grabbed the crucial goal in the 75th minute which could cost the Parkhead club up to £20m in lost revenue.Celtic drop into the Europa League but that will do little to enthuse Hoops fans who vented their anger at the final whistle with some protesting outside the main door.Celtic boss Ronny Deila admitted his side was "not good enough".Deila, who took over from Neil Lennon in June, said: "The first half wasn't good enough, we were more aggressive in the second half and it was a very even game."They had two chances before the goal came and they were more effective."At the end, there is only one thing to say, we haven't been good enough and we haven't deserved to go to the Champions League."There is no excuse. We are not good enough. Now it is the Europa League and we will do everything we can to achieve things in that competition."That is our level now and that is what we have to work from."We didn't lose because of the defending, we lost because we didn't create anything."We have to have more tempo and movement in our play, that is the job and it has to start now." © UTV Share Share Share


text: Twenty years after its release, NIRVANA's "Nevermind" classic album will be performed live in its entirety each song played by a different Seattle group on September 20 at the Sky Church venue at the Experience Music Project. Performers include NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, members of THE FASTBACKS, VAPORLAND, THE LONG WINTERS, VISQUEEN, CAMPFIRE OK, RAVENNA WOODS and VALIS.The gig is a benefit for Seattle music industry figure Susie Tennant, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Due out on September 27, the 20th-anniversary deluxe edition of "Nevermind" will arrive as a remastered CD and digital release, a two-disc set featuring B-sides and demo recordings, and a "super deluxe" four-CD/one-DVD limited edition that will include an alternate mix of the album by producer Butch Vig. This version will also come with a 90-page book and a CD/DVD of NIRVANA's 1991 Halloween gig in Seattle. A vinyl edition of "Nevermind" will also be released, along with separate Blu-ray and DVD versions of the Halloween 1991 show. All but the standard CD will feature dozens of previously unreleased recordings, obscure B-sides, alternate mixes, radio sessions, studio rarities and live tracks. The new mix by Vig will be substantially different from the final album mix by Andy Wallace that was released commercially. The Halloween 1991 show is the only known NIRVANA concert shot on film and has been transferred to a high-definition picture with Surround Sound.


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Is there any way to tell how long our bags will take to get to our room when we use the dme service?
and how many resorts does it stop at?
if its going to take a long time and stop everywhere Id rather just get a taxi I think
Hi there
Is there any way to tell how long our bags will take to get to our room when we use the dme service?
and how many resorts does it stop at?
if its going to take a long time and stop everywhere Id rather just get a taxi I think
It does stop at many resorts. Not sure if the stopping is governed by who is on the bus at any given time, or is a laid out rigid route.
Can't help with bags, but I know I've "heard" that it can take up to three hours. (Not counting our poor Dorothy's experience which was not the best).
Typically, there are two or three resort stops, depending on the number of people scheduled to arrive--and actually arriving--at a given time. They schedule more buses if more people are scheduled and they try to sort them by resort, so it is likely there will be fewer stops during busier periods. Delayed flights skew things, of course, as do walk-ups.
Luggage delivery is about three to four hours, on average. Pack anything you need for the first 24 hours in a carry-on just in case. Good idea whether using DME or not, actually!
3-4 hours for bags (and we've had them arrive in the early hours :/ )
3 resorts yep and ours always seems to be the last one.
In December there was a huge queue to checkin at DME in the airport and then there was a wait for the bus to accumulate enough people to leave followed by it going all round disney before getting to our stop.
Don't know really. It's free which is great and means we don't need to wait around for our bags AGAIN, I really hate the 2 bag claims, but other than that, a nice town car can't be beaten.
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If you let DME deliver your luggage you can expect for it to take anywhere from 4-6 hours. Everyone's luggage first goes to a distribution point and then is sorted into delivery trucks that go to the resorts.
BTW, I know this because my luggage gets lost every time I try and use the DME luggage services and the last time I made someone explain exactly how it works to me
We didn't have a problem with luggage, we just collected ours and took it to the coach with us, but the trouble started when we were still standing at the resort bus stop over an hour after we should have been picked up. We ended up pleading with another driver who was dropping guests off and he eventually agreed to take us to the airport. I've still no idea where our coach was.


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How to avoid dangerous bacterium and amoeba in Tampa Bay water
Ever wondered what is lurking in the warm waters of Florida in July and August?
You'll often find bacteria, one variety of which can be deadly in the right circumstances.
"Vibrio Vulnificus is a bacterium that grows rapidly in warm salty waters," said Warren McDougle, the epidemiology manager for the Florida Health Department Hillsborough County.
It can cause issues in both oysters and in the open wounds in swimmers. Fishermen can come into contact with it if they reel in a fish and cut their hand on it.
Vibrio Vulnificus can cause infections that are tough to treat.
"If you ingest it and you are immune-compromised or have liver disease, it can cause death pretty quickly," McDougle said.
With so many areas of shallow, salty water, Hillsborough County's officials are worried about this variety of bacteria the most. They see about 10 cases of it a year, mostly in the summer. One recorded case occurred in May.
McDougle said here are the symptoms to watch out for.
"It starts out kind of like a food borne illness type thing, with some vomiting and diarrhea, but very quickly you become very ill and very weak and you can become very septic, very fast. Medical attention is warranted immediately," McDougle said.
What can you do? Keep brackish and salty water away from open wounds. Wear waders when fishing. And don't eat raw shellfish.
For those of you that prefer swimming in fresh water lakes, an amoeba could be lurking in the muddy bottom.
"It gets stirred up with people playing around and splashing, and it's floating in the water," McDougle said. "And then when the kids, especially young people, jump in feet first, and they force water up their nose –
that's when the amoeba can go up the nose and get to the brain and can cause very serious illness and even death."
In 2011 a Hillsborough County boy died after water skiing in a Polk county lake. The best defense against this threat is to use nose plugs when playing in the warm fresh water.


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MK Nobilette: CJ Harris and Dexter Roberts Lost Votes for Supporting Me
MK Nobilette's departure from American Idol last week has had a lot of tongues wagging. Some have speculated that homophobes were put off by the fact that she came out on the show as gay. Others have pondered whether it was her persistent case of B.R.S. (bitchy resting face... hey, it's a thing). In fact, during an interview with USA Today, MK joked about how cold she came off on camera.
"I definitely smiled," MK insisted. "I definitely applauded for the other contestants — that was one of the comments I read, that I didn't applaud for the other contestants. That's definitely not true. I always applauded for everybody else. I guess I just have an angry face!"
What's far more disconcerting is that MK thinks some of her fellow hopefuls who have stuck up for her in the media may have been negatively affected at voting time.
"Some of the 'Bama Boys, like C.J. Harris and Dexter Roberts, had a couple people say they stopped voting for them," she explained. "C.J. did an interview where they asked, 'How do you feel about having the first openly gay contestant in your year?' He said, 'I love MK. MK's like a sister to me.' I feel like some people knocked on them for that. That was really awesome of them to be that supportive."
While her statement seems to reflect a sense of guilt, MK also showed a lot of affection for these guys, going on to say, "I love them for that."
We felt it was her time to leave but not at all due to her sexual orientation. It seemed to us that, while others have begun to hit their stride up on stage, MK had almost taken a step backwards.
Do you think there's something to MK's opinion that others have been affected by standing up for her? Sound off in the comments!
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CARBONDALE, Colorado - There's a new ice rink in town - smaller, more convenient to strolling shoppers and more family-oriented than the Gus Darien Riding Arena rink on County Road 100.
And today, the First Friday of the new year, the rink will be playing a key role as the site for a community ice skating party from 6-8 p.m.
Along with cut-rate skate rentals at the nearby Carbondale Recreation and Community Center, the town is offering free hot chocolate, marshmallows and hot dogs for all participants.
Located at the corner of Fourth and Main, the new rink is open all day until about 9 p.m., and will remain open as long as it stays cold enough to keep the ice frozen, said Carbondale Recreation Center Manager Eric Brendlinger.
"It's just a little additional amenity for the residents of Carbondale," Brendlinger said.
The town had hoped to have the rink open and operating by the Light Up Carbondale First Friday on Dec. 7, he said, "but the temperatures just didn't cooperate." The rink opened Dec. 27.
Brendlinger said the idea for an in-town rink came up when town officials realized the Gus Darien rink, which is 120 by 70 feet and laid out in the middle of the town's rodeo arena, was getting too busy.
"It's a good size for pond hockey," Brendlinger said, referring to regular hockey, broomball and other "stick sports" that take place there.
"It was just getting real busy. And with pucks and sticks and little kids learning to skate, we just had to schedule it a little tighter," he added.
And since officials were concerned because young children and inexperienced skaters might be injured if they tried to skate at the same time a game was going on, they started looking for an alternative.
The town already had a lease on the pocket park at Fourth and Main, which is about one-third the size of the Gus Darien rink and is off-limits to the stick-sport crowd.
The park's owner reportedly is Bren Simon of Aspen, who has been buying properties in Carbondale for the past year or more.
Brendlinger said Simon's attorneys told him an ice rink would be an acceptable use of the property as long as the stick sports were barred.
"One errant puck could do some pretty serious damage flying across Main Street," Brendlinger noted.
Town officials decided to reserve the smaller rink for families and "let the kids just learn how to skate there," said Brendlinger.
Both rinks are lighted from about 4:30-9 p.m., he said.
Skates are available for rent at the Rec Center, about a block and a half to the north on Colorado Avenue, at rates of $3 for a day or $10 for three days.
There are benches next to the rink where skaters can put on their skates, he added.


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Danyel Fisher, Igor Popov, Steven M. Drucker, and mc schraefel
5 May 2012
Queries over large scale (petabyte) data bases often mean waiting overnight for a result to come back. Scale costs time. Such time also means that potential avenues of exploration are ignored because the costs are perceived to be too high to run or even propose them. With sampleAction we have explored whether interaction techniques to present query results running over only incremental samples can be presented as sufficiently trustworthy for analysts both to make closer to real time decisions about their queries and to be more exploratory in their questions of the data. Our work with three teams of analysts suggests that we can indeed accelerate and open up the query process with such incremental visualizations.
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Danyel Fisher, Steven M. Drucker, and A. Christian König. Exploratory Visualization Involving Incremental, Approximate Database Queries and Uncertainty, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE, July 2012.


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The Cougar swimming team competes at the Pac-12 Championships beginning today through Saturday at the at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
Head coach Tom Jager was a special guest on Monday's Cougar Calls with Bill Moos show. Jager, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, previewed the championships and discussed the recent Winter Olympics during the show.
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Tata Steel Ltd gains 4.4 percent after global rival ArcelorMittal's operating profit beat street estimates.
That is raising hopes as Tata Steel gears up to report its earnings next week with traders betting on a better performance from its European subsidiary, Corus.
Other metal stocks also gain, with Hindalco Industries Ltd up 3.2 percent, Steel Authority of India Ltd higher 3.8 percent and JSW Steel Ltd up 1.8 percent.
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Red Team Combines for One-Hitter in 5-3 Game 2 Victory
Shellhorn earned the win pitching 4.1 innings with three strikeouts
Oct. 24, 2011
LUBBOCK, Texas - Junior left-handed pitcher Rusty Shellhorn and two other Red Team pitchers combined for a one-hitter against the Black Team during Red's 5-3 win in game two of the annual Texas Tech baseball Red & Black Series on Monday at Rip Griffin Park.
The victory gives the Red Team a 2-0 lead in the five-game series.
Shellhorn allowed a single to third baseman Reid Redman to lead off the game, which was the final hit the Black Team would tally the remainder of the game. Shellhorn (1-0) earned the win while going 4.1 innings and allowing two runs (both unearned) on one hit with three strikeouts and two walks.
Red Team first baseman Ryan Diaz led all hitters going 2-for-3 with an RBI, walk and a stolen base. Bryant Burleson (1-for-4, RBI), Jamodrick McGruder (1-for-2, 2 BB), Mason Randolph (1-for-3), Stephen Hagen (0-for-0, 3 BB, 2 R) and Kevin Whitehead (1-for-3, R) all tallied base hits for the Red Team.
Senior All-American closer John Neely tallied his second save in as many games pitching the seventh inning while posting one strikeout and allowing a walk.
Black Team starting pitcher sophomore right-handed pitcher Trey Masek took the loss going 2.1 innings while giving up three runs (all unearned) on two hits with three strikeouts and two walks allowed.
Redman led the Black Team going 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored while freshman first baseman Blake Bass scored a run and reached base twice with a pair of walks while going 0-for-1. Junior designated hitter Scott LeJeune reached base twice with a walk and a fielder's choice while going 0-for-2. Freshman right fielders Brig Gerlich scored the Black Team's only other run while reaching on an error in the fifth inning.
The Red & Black Series will continue on Tuesday, Oct. 25, with Game 3 set for a 3:30 p.m. first pitch at Rip Griffin Park.


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Let's say I have a class that needs to do some initialization work in its constructor. There is no reason to believe that it will fail, but if it does, the instance (and possibly the application; let's consider these to be two separate cases) will be left in an unusable state with no real hope of recovery within that scope (instance or global).
What is the recommended way to deal with this situation in Java? Rethrowing the exception, wrapped inside a runtime exception, seems like a natural approach, but is there any recommendations or consensus about which exception type to use for such a purpose?


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During the dark early hours of 6th June 1944, the Airborne Rangers parachute down in their hundreds behind the German lines in Normandy. The huge Invasion "Overlord" has begun - with the purpose of ending the Hitler regime once and for all. One of these Airborne cracks is called Lt. Peter Smith - he's in one of the countless planes, eagerly awaiting the green light to jump out into the black void where the Nazis are waiting. As the green light at last goes on, the plane is hit by a stream of flak - Peter Smith is catapulted out of the aircraft just before it explodes - a chance in a million.
He misses his target landing zone and sets down hard in an area that is unknown to him. He's angry and spoiling for a fight - he decides to carry out his platoon's mission on his own.
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PIII or AMD 700 Mhz, 64 MB RAM, Windows 95/98/ME/XP and 100% DirectX compatible system, CD ROM drive, 3D card, mouse, sound card.
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The German lines are mobilizing for a last huge offensive – "Rhine Watch". A deadly artillery barrage explodes along the US positions and determined infantry troops attack on a 90-mile long front, driving over the border in their attempt to totally eliminate enemy positions between Monschau and Echternach.
The American soldier Cowell is taken by surprise while on patrol. His comrades are cut to ribbons by a hail of bullets. Badly injured, he manages to hide in a gully on a snow-covered mountain. He knows that the combination of gnawing hunger, his wounds and the howling, icy wind will soon kill him. His only hope is his unit's camp, which he believes is quite close at hand. To get back, he'll have to go right through the middle of the enemy lines."
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Minimum PIII or AMD 1,5 Ghz, 64 MB RAM, Windows 95/98/ME/XP and 100% DirectX compatible system, CD ROM drive, 3D graphics card, mouse, sound card, hard disk.
First Person Shooter
Transport back to the hard-fought battle area of the Second World War Eastern Front - in breathtaking detail. Take your tank through several Operation Barbarossa missions and help to win desperate battles from Kiev to Stalingrad – and all the way to Berlin.
Different mission types will give you a game experience that has a world of variation and is historically authentic. From action-loaded and brutal attack missions to purely tactical missions in which you have to neutralize enemy positions, you must always try to remain cool under enormous pressure -while fighting against what often turns out to be vastly superior forces. The powerful combination of breathtaking landscapes and levels, tremendously detailed environments, awesome weather effects, realistic enemy behaviour and superb in-game effects will make this an unforgettable, pulse-racing experience for you. Prove your fighting abilities to yourself and others in the awesome tank battles on the Eastern Front of the Second World War – with Tank Battailon Eastern Front!!!
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Windows 98, ME, 2000/XP, PIII/AMD 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM main memory, 500 MB free hard drive space, 64 MB graphics card with 3D Acceleration, DirectX 9.0, DirectX compatible sound card, keyboard and mouse.
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The era of Napoleon Bonaparte (1793 to 1815) is without doubt one of history's landmarks.His will of iron led conquering French troops throughout Europe. His name is synonymous with civil law and rights in France -- he himself wrote, "My real fame will lie not in the fact that I have won 40 battles, but in that which cannot be forgotten, in that which will live forever my Code Napoleon", which is the Code Civil of today.
Be in the thick of Napoleon's battles and command the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. Attack the coasts of your English enemies with your warships during the blockade of the century; take part in the horrific Russian campaign of 1813 and lead Napoleon's troops to victory.
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Pentium or AMD 500MHz, 64MB RAM, 100MB free hard disk space, 800x600screen resolution, 16-bit colour, DirectX compatible graphics card with 16MB RAM, DirectX compatible sound card, DirectX 8.1 or higher, CD ROM drive, Mouse, Keyboard, Windows 95/98/ME/XP.
Flight Sim
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Mariah Carey made a huge announcement, the release date of her new album! July 23rd is going to be the day! With this news, the success of her new hit "Beautiful" with Miguel and the announcement of her upcoming tour, looks like she is going to have a packed summer! Get ready!
From one diva to the next, Beyonce pretty much squashed the pregnancy rumors last week when she shared a picture of herself drinking wine with Jay-Z in Berlin, but just in case there was any doubt, the singer's rep apparently told
Gayle King
that she is absolutely not expecting another baby at this time. Gayle King addressed the issue on
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yesterday, telling viewers she had gotten a denial directly from "Team Beyonce" one day earlier. It's true that the couple wants to have another baby, but when the time is right.
But someone who is pregnant, Kim Zolciak! The former Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star doesn't waste any time. This comes just nine months after giving birth to her son Kash. This will be her fifth child. Kim Zolciak apparently loves being pregnant and is hoping for a sister for Kash. She really wants another little girl and so does her husband Troy.
She said just recently in an interview that she wanted to have one more kid, so this might just be it!
Good news for Jennifer Love Hewitt! Just a day after announcing that she's pregnant with her first child, Jennifer Love Hewitt continues her happiness streak and has announced that she is engaged! The couple were costars on the NBC series
Love Bites
and later reconnected while working together again on their Lifetime show, The Client List. They have been together for about 15 months. Jennifer Love Hewitt says she can't wait to ride her pregnancy out in big, baggy sweatpants.
This is just sad. Did Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown and her boyfriend get evicted from her Georgia home? That's what's being reported but E! News is claiming that these reports are false and that a rep for Bobbi Kristina told them that she was not evicted from her home. She decided to MOVE OUT because of the complaints that were being made. Bobbi Christina felt that the neighbors were always in her business and looking to get some sort of media attention. But there's been pictures of a note that Bobbi Kristina apparently left the neighbors saying how jealous they were of her and her boyfriend because they are so successful. Well, Bobbi Kristina's rep is denying that too, saying that the note was in fact written by friends of Bobbi Kristina. The note read: "Thank you for making a hard year harder. You are a miserable couple, and always will be. You were honored to have us living above you and you couldn't stand such a young beautiful couple being far more successful than you ever will be. I pray your misery doesn't rub off on your innocent little baby." Hmm….
Still no good news for Amanda Bynes! Turns out her friends and family members have reached out to her to hopefully straighten her out and in the past that even included a intervention attempt back in 2010. But Amanda Bynes has continually rejected them all. Friends are also talking about Amanda Bynes' issues with her parents, saying it goes as far back to her teenage years. Amanda Bynes spent a lot of time at their home during her teens and that didn't help. Regardless, her parents are extremely concerned because she went from perfectly normal to super-paranoid and erratic. Hopefully she'll get help ASAP.
Someone can't forgive OR forget! Jennifer Aniston has never had a good relationship with her mother but there was hope that the relationship was on the mend after hearing that her fiancé Justin Theroux had convinced her to bury the hatchet and send an olive branch to her mother in the form of a wedding invitation. Unfortunately that won't happen. For her wedding to Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston left her mom off the guest list, and a friend of Justin Theoroux's said that it is going to happen again this summer. Ouch!
Talk about depressing. This just makes you feel sad. Demi Lovato has shared a very serious memory of hers, and it's one that happened when she was only seven years old! Demi Lovato says that the darkness that has overwhelmed her in the past didn't just start when she became a celebrity. She says of one day while she was in school: "The principal called my parents and made me sign this suicide contract saying that I would not kill myself [when I had suicidal thoughts at age seven]. They weren't expecting that so young." Unreal. We gotta love seeing her be a survivor and conquer her demons today!
This is the big story of the day. Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson, tried to commit suicide yesterday. She left
suicide note and then cut her arm with a meat cleaver. She also called a suicide hotline and the person on the other end was alarmed enough to call 911. In addition to cutting her right forearm, Paris Jackson had also taken a large number of Motrin pills. When she was taken by stretcher to an ambulance and then transported to a nearby hospital, she was placed under a psychiatric hold for 72 hours and received "numerous stitches" for the cut. The suicide note has not been revealed. This attempt was provoked by her emotional distraught over having to testify in the current wrongful death lawsuit of her father. Family members are trying to say that it wasn't an overdose and she has a lot of depression issues due to the loss of her father and not fitting in at school. Tito, Marlo and Jackie Jackson have released the following statement on her current condition: "Thank you for the outpouring of concern and support for Paris. She is safe and doing fine. We truly appreciate you respecting our family privacy at this time." An attorney for her grandmother,
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International | Beyond empathy: A high-profile policy on Sudan needs careful behind-the-scenes calculations
The Bush administration is beginning to focus on Sudan's nearly 18-year-old civil war between its Islamic regime in the north and the mostly Christian minority in the south. President George W. Bush has named Sudan in several recent foreign-policy speeches. On March 16, top White House aide Karl Rove convened a meeting of Sudan experts to discuss how to end the fighting there. A week earlier, Secretary of State Colin Powell had conducted his own brainstorming session on Sudan with State Department and National Security Council officials. In a widely quoted statement, Mr. Powell told a House committee: "There is perhaps no greater tragedy on the face of the earth today than the tragedy that is unfolding in the Sudan."
WORLD has been at the front lines in Sudan and in contact with church-based relief groups and with prominent religious and political leaders. Here's our four-point suggestion on what to do:
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For the Clinton administration, the politics of Africa were bottom-drawer stuff, making only for frivolous safaris or dead-end trade tours. That should change, and Sudan is a good place to start. A victory by Mr. Bashir over south Sudan's rebel forces would push radical Islamic rule toward the heart of Africa. With financial and military backing from China, Sudan could threaten bordering democracies, as well as oil tankers and other Red Sea freight. For the south Sudanese it would not mark the end of sacrifice, but the end of sacrifice with purpose. For their good and ours, the United States should help.
Second, a new U.S. policy should strive to neutralize the Bashir government's ability to wage war. Atrocities by government forces are well documented, and yet Khartoum continues to prosecute war and increase its ability to do so. Oil is the reason. A pipeline from south-central Sudan came on line in 1998. Within two years military expenditures by the government more than doubled. At the same time, according to a confidential report to the International Monetary Fund, the state-owned Bank of Sudan reported that agriculture was "undercapitalized" and cannot produce at previous levels. The UN World Food Program predicts that 200,000 Sudanese will die of starvation and malnutrition this year.
Clearly the government, at the expense of its citizens, is building up its war machine. For the first time in the war it has the revenue to support it. Khartoum is also receiving extra help from oil developers. China, in particular, is improving Sudan's infrastructure and aiding the military under the guise of oil operations. Relief workers have identified Chinese workers at both military and oil installations.
Sanctions block U.S. firms from participating in Sudan's oil trade. But sanctions are applied unevenly. Overseas oil companies-particularly Talisman Energy of Canada and PetroChina-are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. The United States granted a license to General Electric to manufacture spare locomotive parts for Sudan last year. Soft drink manufacturers lobbied successfully to continue importing gum arabic, an important natural ingredient in their beverages.
Talk of sanctions will hover like storm clouds over Mr. Bush and his pledges of free trade. So be it. There are exceptions to the rule. Sudan-with 2 million war casualties and 4 million displaced people-is an exception. But a political silver lining for Mr. Bush is that support for such restrictions extends from Christian organizations like Prison Fellowship and Family Research Council all the way to the other end of the spectrum, to the ACLU, the NAACP, the Congressional Black Caucus, a number of Jewish groups, and the U.S. Holocaust Museum's Committee on Conscience. If the presidential candidates had known how important these constituencies would loom in post-election vote counts, they might have mentioned Sudan sooner.
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The Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) was introduced to North America from Europe. Winter Moth has been noted as a pest for years in Eastern and Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Since Winter Moth is an introduced pest, it has few natural parasites capable of suppressing populations. As a result Winter Moth continues to spread and has recently become a serious pest in parts of New England, especially along coastal areas of Massachusetts.
Winter Moth is primarily a pest of deciduous plants. Common hosts include, but are not limited to Oak, Maple, Basswood, Ash, Apple, and Crabapple. Winter Moth causes injury to trees when larvae (caterpillars) tunnel into buds to feed. Larvae continue feeding as they move from bud to bud. Defoliation occurs as older larvae feed in the expanding leaf clusters. Delayed leaf expansion due to cool springs can increase injury.
Moths (adult stage) emerge from the soil in November. Moth activity generally extends into January and can be seen flying around outside lights. After mating, females deposit eggs in bark crevices, under bark scales, under lichen, etc. Egg hatch occurs in spring when temperatures average approximately 55° F or when 20-50 Growing Degree Days have accumulated.
Winter Moth larvae are pale green caterpillars often referred to as loopers or inchworms with white longitudinal stripes that extend down each side of the body. After egg hatch larvae crawl up tree trunks and begin to penetrate leaf buds where they begin to feed. Larvae feed through mid-June when they migrate to the soil for pupation and overwintering.
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Teachers: Don't judge us on Common Core standards
The District of Columbia public school system, one of the first in the country to evaluate teachers using student test scores, announced last week it would suspend the practice while students adjust to new tests based on Common Core standards.
The Obama administration has offered incentives to states to develop more meaningful teacher evaluation systems and to adopt college- and career-ready standards such as Common Core. Since both trends are developing simultaneously, efficiency-hungry states have a tendency to seek common ground between them. But in this case, a marriage of the two goals is creating conflict.
Teachers are concerned about being judged on their students' performance as they learn to teach under the new standards and the new assessments are rolled out. More than half of states use student test scores as a portion of teacher evaluations, but with nationwide Common Core standards still in the implementation phase, that standard is a moving target. The new standards have met with wide criticism from teachers, parents, and some states, which have refused to adopt them.
Last week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation joined the two largest teachers' unions in calling for a temporary halt to evaluating teachers based on Common Core tests. (The foundation has spent more than $200 million implementing Common Core standards nationwide.) Washington D.C. schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson explained her district would do just that, saying it wouldn't be fair to use the new tests in teacher evaluations until a baseline was established and any complications worked out. Many other states and districts are considering following in the District's footsteps. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a bill last week that would remove test scores from teacher evaluations for two years.
The U.S. Department of Education opposed the Washington district's decision. "Although we applaud District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) for their continued commitment to rigorous evaluation and support for their teachers, we know there are many who looked to DCPS as a pacesetter who will be disappointed with their desire to slow down," Education Department spokeswoman Raymonde Charles said in an emailed statement.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, praised Henderson's move and said she was troubled by the Education Department's response, particularly given Education Secretary Arne Duncan's praise for the District of Columbia schools' reform policies.
"The federal Department of Education should be applauding this, not thwarting it," Weingarten said. "When they're thwarting it, you wonder, 'What is that about? Is that about learning or is it about measurement for measurement's sake, or testing for testing's sake?'"
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As the head of a foundation focused on what I consider to be some of the world's most pressing issues -- health, education, and poverty -- I'm constantly aware of the urgency underlying our work. There is not a moment to waste when millions of people's lives and futures are at stake.
This impatience is why I'm happy to be joining Twitter officially today as @melindagates. After all, what's more impatient than a tweet?
People are always asking me how they can help, even if they don't have the support of a foundation behind them. The first thing I tell them is to change their mindset.
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If I have learned one thing from my life's work, it is everyone's voice deserves to be heard. I'll be speaking up -- and listening -- and I hope that you will too.
This post was originally featured on Impatient Optimists, official blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


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