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THERE'S more chance of the next rate cut coming from a bank than the Reserve Bank.
Don't hold your breath, right?
Except the way credit markets have been going, the banks must have at least one cut up their sleeves. Trouble is, delaying it is worth up to $2 million a day for each one.
No wonder their share prices have taken off.
In its first meeting for 2013, on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank's board will review rates, but only a hitherto unrevealed determination to bring down the dollar would prompt a cut.
Even then, a reduction would have to be too big for the Reserve's liking. The thought of a 1 per cent cash rate would horrify it.
Besides, the ball is in the banks' court. The margin they have to pay to raise money in global capital markets has almost halved in six months, and is still falling.
While the banks are financing more loans from term deposits than during the global financial crisis, the cost of these has dropped lately as well.
Some of the extra profit has already been given away as lower fixed mortgages, as well as big discounts on the advertised variable rate for new customers (and existing ones who whinge).
Just between us, the banks also provide cheap money to many smaller lenders, though it's embarrassing for either side to admit it. But, like the Reserve, the banks don't want to cut one month and lift the next.
The problem for them is that the sharemarket is sucking money out of maturing term deposits, so they need something in reserve, so to speak, in case they need to offer depositors more.
As it is, the smaller ME Bank has begun paying 5.1 per cent on overnight cash, which is far more than the big banks pay on anything. Replacing older, more-expensive maturing bonds with newer, cheaper ones is also a drawn-out process. Banks aren't ones to rush things.
Still, there would have to be close to a full rate cut left on the shelf, or in the vault, I should say.
The thawing of credit markets began shortly after the European Central Bank said it would do whatever it took to hold the euro together, which turned out to be printing more of it.
Calmer credit markets are the reason the sharemarket has roared back to life. Naturally, the rally has been led by the banks. Commonwealth Bank is worth more than it was at the 2007 banking boom-time peak.
I suspect the Reserve Bank, for its part, will wait and see how this improved confidence plays out.
The rate cut in December was just enough, on top of the earlier ones, to stem the fall in property prices.
Perfect. That's what it wants: a property market that's neither too hot nor too cold.
Even the global economy has a spring in its step.
The only economic negative has been the Queensland floods knocking out some coal production.
But the dampener on business investment from the eight-month hiatus to the federal election, just as the mining boom is peaking, could eventually force its hand.
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HARLEY Purnell is banking on a run of good form to be the glue that knits together Mark Collier's Chippenham Town squad.
The former Yate Town man finds himself playing under his third manager of the season and says that it is taking some time to get used to the influx of new players since Collier's arrival last November.
Purnell's close friend Tom Knighton left the club last week and, while admitting that he was disappointed to see the striker shown the door, the Bluebirds midfielder-turned-defender is looking forward to his seeing his side push on in the Calor League Southern Premier Division.
"We have a bit of banter amongst the Bristol boys that if you're from Bristol, you're knackered," said Purnell.
"We used to be the majority but now it's the lads from Swindon.
"A lot of them have been brought in by the manager and a lot of them are pretty quiet but I think that as soon as we start winning games, they'll perk up.
"For a lot of us that have been here most of the season, we just want to fight for our shirts.
"It's still the same club and there are still some big characters here that keep spirits high, like Ben John and Alan Griffin.
"I was a bit gutted to see Tom go because I've played with him at every club I've been at and I think that he's a good goalscorer but you've got to accept the manager's decisions and move on – we'll see if he's proved right.
"It has been a bit of a nightmare having games constantly called off and the only real plus is that it's given a few injuries the chance to clear up.
"I think that we've really missed Harvs (Iain Harvey) because he sits in that midfield and gels us all together.
"But hopefully we can get back playing games soon and start winning some points."
Despite previously plying his trade in the heart of midfield, the biggest change for Purnell under boss Collier has been his switch to right-back.
The Chippenham man has become the Hardenhuish Park chief's go-to-guy for the right flank of his defence and Purnell says that he is getting used to his new role in the Bluebirds line-up.
He said: "I'd played there a few times at Mangotsfield and Yate and I think that I've been doing all right.
"There's so much competition in the centre of midfield now and I don't know if the manager is planning on bringing in another right-back but it's been giving me the best chance of playing and I think I'm getting used to it."
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The ear of the Praying Mantis acts like an early intelligence system against bats ready to attack. By this means, the bug is able to immediately escape his enemy by an effective maneuver in spite of the speed of the bat. This system in the Praying Mantis works like the electronic systems in war crafts. There can only be one explanation of such a complex system: Creation.
Dr. David Yager, one of the neurologists that examine the sound and hearing systems in living beings for many years in University of Maryland, found that a bug called the Praying Mantis had a very special hearing system that did not exist in any other living being. (Yager, D.D. and Hoy, R.R. (1986) The cyclopean ear: A new sense for the praying mantis. Science 213: 727–729) The latest experiments made on the bug have resulted that the hearing system of the creature is far more complex than previously thought.
The Praying Mantis is a bug that has only one ear. This single ear is in between the leg bumps on the bug's chest. With this ear, they can hear sounds with high frequencies like more than 20.000 hertz that cannot be heard by human beings. This ultrasonic ear is a very effective early warning system against bats. Bats send sound waves around. These waves that hit the objects around them and return to the bat act like a sort of ultrasonic radar. This ultrasonic radar is very useful for finding their routes and searching for prey. The locations of moving creatures are easily determined by the bat.
The Praying Mantis also has a similar ultrasonic system and they can easily sense the existence of a bat with the use of these ultrasonic radars. The bat and the Mantis are like war pilots equipped with high technology, able to watch each other's movements on the radar.
Scientists who examine these two creatures with superior creation realized that a bat attacking a Mantis has begun to emit signals with increasing frequencies as it got closer to the bug. And they observed that the Mantis kept its position, despite the oncoming danger, until the ultrasonic signals coming from the bat reached to a certain frequency. In the moment that both are in the air and the bat is about to crash the Mantis, the Mantis lunged downwards and ruled out the bat's attach with a difficult dive. This sudden maneuver looks just like the maneuver a pilot makes when trying to escape from an oncoming war craft.
When the Mantis quickly comes down, it draws spiral lines in the air by turning in the air and keeps flying by finding its balance just before crashing the ground. The low maneuver ability of the bat prevented it from chasing it downwards.
The scientists, who observed this examined how the Mantis was able to make such a sudden dive. In order to understand what is going on with the hearing and nervous systems of the bug, they placed elect rots on the nerve cells of the bug. They swing the Mantis with elect rots on its head from the ceiling and let loose a bat. They measured up the signals sent from the hearing organ of the Mantis to the brain.
While observing the signal records, scientists found something very surprising. According to this, the hearing nerve is deactivated just before 300 milliseconds (millisecond is one in a thousand of a second) before the crash and the signals from the ear to the brain is cut off. (National Geographic; Praying Mantis Uses Ultrasonic Hearing to Dodge Bats, 19.10.2002) Following to halt of the signals, the Mantis begins the dive and is saved from being prey.
The scientists think that the auditory nerves in the ear give the command for a sudden dive.
Allah creates in a unique way
The Mantis's ultrasonic ear that does not exist in any other living being is a perfect example of superior creation. The ear that turns the sound waves that come from the outside world into electric signals, the nerve cells that communicate these signals to the brain and the brain make the system work in complete harmony.
In order for the system of the bug to work, all organs have to exist in one and the same time, in a perfect manner and in complete harmony with one another. In the case of the absence of any one of these it is impossible for the system to work.
Allah Who created the world and millions of living beings in it from nothing and Who is the Lord of all that exist, created the Mantis bug with all the systems it possesses in a perfect manner. Allah reveals in the Qur'an:
"He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs. He does not have a son and He has no partner in the Kingdom. He created everything and determined it most exactly." (Surat al-Furqan, 2)
Fake flowers of the forest: Mantis
As the Mantis bug protects itself against enemies with the use of this ultrasonic ear; it uses this superior characteristic also for hunting. The Mantis that preys on little bugs determines how far the living beings are from them through their ears. The Mantis camouflaged in a leaf motionlessly catches them with a sudden attack when the prey gets close.
They are known as the fake flowers of the forest because of their sophisticated appearances. For example, a type of Mantis called the Hymennopus opens up its bottom arms and raises its oval shaped tail up to imitate the leafs of a flower shaped like a crown. As a result, it cannot be distinguished from the flower it sits on. No doubt, the Mantis being such a superb expert of camouflage is not by coincidence. Allah created this living being, together with millions of other beings, with a special structure and brought into existence by the command of "BE."


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Back in the previous century I attended a meeting with a brand-new Silicon Valley company called Netscape. They had a wicked cool browser that let you view text and images side by side on the Web (!), as well as a news reader, email software, and a bunch of Web creation tools. Even stranger, they were giving most of this stuff away for free.
Sitting across the table from me was a Netscape engineer who excitedly described the company's vision of the future, one in which all machines would be connected to the Internet and anything anyone ever needed to do would be available inside their browser. The software would start up instantly, update itself automatically, and run for a decade on supercheap hardware -- no more $500 office suites, no need for a fussy, unreliable operating system and a three-year upgrade cycle.
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I looked at him. "There's this company up near Seattle called Microsoft," I said. "Ever heard of them?"
The Netscape guys dismissed my skepticism. They knew they had history on their side. That is the moment when I knew Microsoft would crush Netscape like a bug, flush its lifeless husk down the toilet, and scrub the spot where its boot had landed so that not even a stain remained. Back then, when it came to PC operating systems, it was Microsoft's way or the highway -- period.
Of course it was even worse than that: A few years later a defeated Netscape allowed itself to be acquired by AOL. Now all that remains is this vestigial popup window for Netscape News found on the Compuserve.com website, like a wayward broadcast signal from the 1930s that bounces around the troposphere until it eventually finds it way to your car radio.
Why this trip down memory lane? Because I sit here now, playing with the Acer C7 Chromebook, a $200 machine that starts up instantly, updates automatically, runs hundreds of apps entirely inside a browser, and contains not a shred of Microsoft technology. It is, of course, running the Google Chrome OS, but it's basically the computer that Netscape engineer described to me nearly 20 years ago.
This time, however, it's in a crush-proof box. Because as much as Microsoft would like to, there's no way it's going to crush Google -- not in what's left of my lifetime anyway.
I'm not saying Chromebooks are the end-all, be-all for computing. You are, of course, stuck using the apps that work with Chrome. If you happen to lose your Wi-Fi connection, there's a limited number of tasks you can perform on them -- mostly just use the offline versions of Google Docs and Gmail. The 3-pound C7 appears to have about four hours of battery life in it, which means it won't even last through a nonstop cross-country flight without a boost. You have to learn new ways of doing things, and if you're someone who likes to dig into the innards of your software to tweak stuff, you'll have a hard time getting there.


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Gators' win over Southern uncomfortable, Hill injured
Published: Monday, November 18, 2013 at 8:41 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, November 18, 2013 at 8:41 p.m.
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Under the same basket where former Kentucky center Nerlens Noel suffered a season-ending torn ACL, Florida freshman phenom point guard Kasey Hill lay writhing in pain after turning his left ankle on a drive to the basket early in the second half against Southern.
Only Hill's injury turned out not to be as devastating, at least for now. Hill was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain following UF's 67-53 win over Southern, another blow to a team depleted early this season by injuries and suspensions.
Hill will have X-Rays on his injured ankle on Tuesday to check for any possible broken bones or torn ligaments. But Florida coach Billy Donovan said team trainers are confident with their initial diagnosis. Donovan said Hill will be out "a minimum of a month", though the veteran coach has always erred on the side of caution when forecasting the length of recovery. Florida forward Casey Prather returned 18 days after suffering a high ankle sprain last season.
Replays showed that Hill's left ankle rolled to close to a 90 degree angle before he fell to the court.
"We've had to deal with this all over my tenure here," Donovan said. "Al Horford had it, Matt Walsh had it. It's one of those sprains where it's certainly a longer healing process and when you try to rush guys back to soon it normally complicates things.
"It's unfortunate. It's a part of the game. We'll have to find some different ways to compensate for his absence."
In the short term, that will include sophomore guard Michael Frazier, sophomore guard DeVon Walker and even sophomore forward Dorian Finney-Smith running the point until senior Scottie Wilbekin returns from suspension. Donovan said that Wilbekin will not return for Florida's next game Thursday at the O'Connell Center against Middle Tennessee State.
Frazier caught the ire Donovan late in the second half when he launched a 3-point attempt without initiating offense.
"I've learned to process what he's saying instead of how he's saying it," Frazier said with a smile.
Hill had eight points and three assists at the time of the injury, which occurred at the 18:06 mark of the second half. At the time, the Gators (3-1) led 37-20. But without Hill on the floor, Florida's offense morphed into a mess of questionable shot selection.
"We got a little bit fractured there when Kasey went down," Donovan said. "We had the lead up to 22 points. It was a little bit of a disaster on offense some possessions. Not anybody's fault. Just the way it was. One thing I respect about Kasey and love about him is how upbeat he can be for the team and happy the guys won and just like, 'I'll be back soon.' I admire the kid and how he handled himself."
Hill's injury put a pall on another solid defensive effort for the Gators. Florida held Southern (1-4) to just 39.1 percent shooting from the floor, 18.8 percent from 3-point range and 19 first-half points. Florida outrebounded Southern 43-29 and scored 16 second-chance points.
"The last two games we've defended the 3-point line," Donovan said. "I see our guys getting better, but we still have a long way to go."
Offensively, senior center Patric Young led three Gators in double-figures with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Casey Prather added 10 points for his fourth straight game in double figures, and sophomore guard DeVon Walker stepped up in Hill's absence with a career-high 10 points.
Finney-Smith, in his second game back from suspension, had eight points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes before fouling out with 4:10 remaining. Finney-Smith sat out Sunday's practice with an illness.
"I probably played him too many minutes," Donovan said.
Graham to redshirt
Donovan announced after the game that sophomore guard Dillon Graham will redshirt this season and undergo surgery to repair bone spurs in his hip.
"That was the option they wanted to take," Donovan said. "Whatever we can do to help him in that situation, we will."
Donovan said the recovery time for the 6-foot-4 Graham will be four months.
The announced crowd was 8,002. … Prather matched a career-high with nine rebounds … Will Yeguete hit just his second career 3-pointer to put Florida up 47-30 in the second half. Yeguete is 2-of-6 for his career beyond the arc.
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BRIDGWATER Town manager Richard Fey says his side have made a huge improvement on last season, as they gear up for their final league game of the season this Saturday (April 26).
Town welcome Stratford to Fairfax Park for the season's curtain call, and Fey's only complaints from the season have been the lack of opportunities to field a settled side.
He said: "The aim this season was always to improve on last season and we are going to do that with a better league finish.
"We have had a excellent cup run in FA Cup and FA Trophy and brought in ideal revenue from prize money and extra gate receipts.
"The average crowds are up to 190 last season's 145 and we had no Boxing Day fixture which would have only improved that figure.
"My only problem - and I'm big and ugly enough to take it on the chin - is the amount of players I've used over the season. People forget we will play 56 games this season and we have only had nine midweeks free all season - which is a hell of a commitment from everybody at the club.
"Suspensions, injuries and players leaving for one reason or another has made it ten times harder because I couldn't keep a settled side. Going into next season I know what I want and stability is the key.
"Times are hard and we need new investment to help Johnson Metals our main sponsor - we need new advertising boards and another main sponsor to help the club after having so many problems the last few seasons with the weather."
The Fairfax Park pitch is to have a new drainage system installed at the beginning of May - and any local businesses keen to get involved with the club, one way or another, should contact 07775663139.


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How the heck could they have patented this? I could have thought of this. It's just like having a glass touch screen but instead it's a trackpad. The aluminum makes no difference. Should I go patent putting computers on aluminum tables?
Not sure why people get upset about patents. That's the way big business works. Apples track pad works 10000000x better than any trackpad on windows.
If you invent something and is something I see no reason not to patent it. As stupid as I seems but these little things are what make a product vision come together.
As a consumer it seems silly and petty, as a business person anytime you can prevent someone else from using your ideas is better.
I get the impression the glass track pad is more than it appears. Initial guess is it will double as a screen and may offer quick links just as our pull down menu on the iPhone does now a bit like a constant home screen on any site that can be modified by the app in use.
Later development will probably replace the keyboard as well and act and a "control" panel. When mixing music your the glass track pad becomes a sound board. While in word it will be a keyboard with access to all formatting at your finger tips. While playing your favorite game it will be a 1-off control center. While playing a flight simulator your glass screen becomes cockpit controls. Just a thought.
The great thing about the iPhone is it very much becomes what ever you want it to be at the time and still multitasks all the other stuff. This would begin to move computers into the same direction. Rather then use a program that works with the OS rather than become it. The keyboard, track pad and entire device become focused on the task at hand while still maintaining all other things.
I'm ticked that mmi is just as ignorant and tries portraying apple as some patent troll because it appeals to other users.
Do none of you know what a business is? Hell if you guys saw all the patents the government owned you would flip but all you see are apples and you think it's a big deal but once you realize EVERY business patents all their ideas/visions you won't flip..
But yes for the most part track pads that come on pcs suck in comparison to apple track pads.
This is my personal opinion and your entitled to your own as well
Yes I is software but its also the ability for hardware to talk to the software through drivers. Osx driver architecture and also fact that osx is built to work with one set of hardware is what makes the apple trackpad better.
You can argue that you can't say the apple track pad is better if it requires osx , but hardware is only as good as the software it's used on and visa versa.
Apple track pad is the first trackpad I enjoy over a mouse. I've only been a Mac user for a year now and a trackpad user for less. My girlfriend has a pretty powerful 2300 dollar laptop and the trackpad is a joke in comparison.
Not saying that some pcs have good trackpads but apple track pads are just dead on.


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Location: Water Management ResearchTitle: The San Joaquin Valley: 20 years later Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 3/15/2013
Publication Date: 4/16/2013
Citation: Ayars, J.E., Hanson, B.R., Mirzaev, B. 2013. The San Joaquin Valley: 20 years later. Seventh International Conference on Irrigation and Drainage. Using 21st Century Technology to Better Manage Irrigation Water Supplies. Ed. B.T Wahlin, S.S. Anderson. p. 1-2 Interpretive Summary: Disposal of saline drainage water is a significant problem in the Central Valley of California and in irrigated agriculture throughout the world. Drainage was eliminated from the westside of the San Joaquin Valley 20 years ago as a result of the accumulation of Se in wildlife that resulted in death. A research program developed 8 major in valley recommendations to solve the problem. The principal recommendations were: source control (improved irrigation), reuse of drainage water for irrigation, and land retirement. These recommendations were successfully implemented on nearly 700,000 acres of irrigated land on the westside of the San Joaquin Valley and agriculture has been maintained as a result. Additional challenges remain to insure a sustainable future for irrigated agriculture but implementation of source control, land retirement and reuse provide opportunities for solving those challenges. These recommendations are applicable for irrigated agriculture throughout the world.
Technical Abstract: The history of irrigation development and the need for disposal of saline drainage water in the San Joaquin Valley was described to provide background for the drainage water disposal problem that resulted from the closure of the Kesterson Reservoir. A 5 year study developed in Valley alternatives for disposal of saline drainage water containing toxic trace elements. Eight recommendations were developed with the most effective methods being source control (improved irrigation), drainage water reuse for supplemental irrigation, discharge to the San Joaquin River, and land retirement. Several of these recommendations have been implemented on nearly 695,000 acres on the westside of the San Joaquin Valley. Several lawsuits resulted in the US Bureau of Reclamation preparing alternatives to provide drainage water disposal but did not require the construction of the selected alternatives. There have been nearly 200,000 acres of land retired on the westside of the San Joaquin Valley as part of the selected alternative.


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Player InformationFlames Home > Track & Field Home > Track & Field Roster > Roster Detail
Betel YosefClass: Senior
Position: Distance
Height: 5-3
Previous School: Thomas A. Edison HS
Hometown: Alexandria, Va.
2012 Cross Country (Sr.)
• Earned her first All-Big South cross country honor with a ninth-place finish at the conference meet
• Clocked a cross country 5K personal-best time of 18:11.90 in the process, as she finished fourth among the Big South champion Lady Flames
• Finished her collegiate cross country career by placing 125th (fifth on the team) at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship
2012 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll member for the third straight time
• Found success in the steeplechase, beginning with her very first try at the event
• Won her steeplechase debut, at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational, in a time of 11:38.09
• Improved her steeplechase time to 11:01.58 in the Big South final, taking third place
• Now ranks No. 3 on Liberty's all-time steeplechase list
• Also came in ninth in the Big South 5K final, clocking a personal-best 18:03.83
2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• At the Big South meet, anchored the distance medley relay team to second place and came in 13th in the mile
• Began the year with an indoor personal-best 5K effort of 18:10.78 at the Liberty Kickoff
• Dropped her mile time to 5:12.84 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup
2011 Cross Country (Jr.)
• Ran inside Liberty's top four all season
• Improved by seven spots from the 2010 Big South meet with a 12th-place conference finish in a then cross country 5K personal-best time of 18:23
• Came in 135th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship
2011 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Made the Big South 1,500-meter final for the second straight year, placing ninth
• Lowered her 1,500 personal best to 4:49.84 at the Raleigh Relays
2010-11 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Ran the 1,600-meter anchor leg of Liberty's Big South champion distance medley relay squad
2010 Cross Country (So.)
• Stepped up with a 19th-place finish at the Big South meet, serving as the No. 5 finisher for Liberty's championship-winning team
• Also ran in the No. 5 spot for the Lady Flames at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship, where she sped to a 6K personal-best effort of 22:49.6
2010 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Ran a season-best 1,500 time of 4:50.51 for sixth place in the Big South final, contributing to the Lady Flames' 27-point event
2009-10 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Ran the 1,200-meter leadoff leg for Liberty's third-place distance medley relay squad at the Big South meet
• Placed 16th in the Big South mile final
2009 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Served as Liberty's No. 5 runner during most of her freshman season
• Came in 23rd overall and sixth among the Lady Flames at the Big South meet
• Posted a 5K season-best time of 19:15.2 at the Hagan Stone Park Classic
• Graduated from Thomas Edison High School, where she was named Female Athlete of the Year as a senior
• Finished 18th in the junior/senior division of the 2008 Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championship
• Competed in the 4 x 800 relay at the Virginia Group AAA indoor and outdoor state meets as a senior
• Daughter of Abiy Moguess and Eden Tadesse
• Major is psychology
• Birthday is on March 22
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
800 – 2:25.48
1,000 - 3:09.86 (Indoor)
1,500 – 4:49.84
Mile – 5:12.84 (Indoor)
3K - 10:14.04 (Indoor)
All-Big South Honors (3)
2011 Indoor Distance Medley Relay – 1st
2012 Outdoor Steeplechase - 3rd
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STOURBRIDGE Lions have been given a pre-season coaching boost.
A new coaching team will take charge when training begins on Tuesday, July 1 ahead of a new season.
Jon Tibbetts is the new head coach and will be supported by player-coach Sam Robinson.
Tibbetts had been Stourbridge's forward coach for the past two season and takes over from Ian Strangward who stepped down at the end of last season after six successful years in charge.
Tibbetts, a former prop who played for the Lions when the team was formed, said: "I am extremely happy to be given the opportunity to help the club move forward and it is a challenge that I am very much look forward to."
When asked if anything would be different, Tibbetts added: "I have some ideas that I want to apply, but my two main aims are to improve the boys, make them better rugby players and utilise the asset that we have with the Saxons getting more involved with them and have them help us."
It is a view that is supported and backed by director of rugby Neil Mitchell.
That connection is now stronger than ever following the signing of Sam Robinson, Stour's starting number 10 for the past 10 years.
Due to work commitments, Robinson has decided he would like to help the amateur side of the club develop through coaching but is also keen not to hang his boots up yet.
He said " I am excited to be working with the players who have a lot of potential, but just need a bit more guidance in a few areas and hopefully I can aid with this and can't wait to see what as a team we have to offer.
"I haven't really seen any of the boys play so it will provide a nice blank slate for everyone, everything is to train for during pre-season. Hopefully I am going to bring a bit of freshness and variety, simply as a new face with some different views of how to play the game."
The Lions pre-season is open for all players of all availability and new faces are always welcome. Anyone interested should contact captain Stuart Doolittle on 07730 203403 or go to the club's website for more details.


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Nice Beach House in Costa Blanca
Size125 m²
Floor No.0
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Pool
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Camino del Faro, 03540 Alicante, Spain
|Property type
|Holiday home
|Property ID
The warm and inviting holiday home features a master bedroom with a comfortable double bed, a second bedroom with bunk beds and a third bedroom with a single bed. A double sofa bed can be found in the lounge.
The modern kitchen is fully fitted, and includes a dining table. In the garden, guests will find a hammock and sun loungers, as well as a children's Wendy house and a summer house. The summer house contains a dining table and several chairs.
In the surrounding area, guests will find a wide selection of cafes, shops and restaurants to enjoy. The nearest bus stops are located just outside of the front door, making it easy to reach all of the beautiful Mediterranean towns on the coast.
Official registration number: VT-444187
House rulesPlease treat the apartment as you would your own home.
A refundable security deposit of €250 - €350, dependent of length of stay, is required in cash on check-in.
No parties.
Guests should be considerate of the neighbours and keep noise to a minimum in the evening.
Please note that the host speaks both English and Spanish.
|Weekly rate for up to 7 guests
|£ 507
|Monthly rate for up to 7 guests
|£ 1014
|Check-in After
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out Before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
Me and my husband stayed in Elenas house for a month, sept. 2015.Our children and grandchildren visited us the first two weeks.
It´s a lovely house with lot of placee. The house is just as lovely.as the pictures show.
It was easy to cook for 6 persons, and we could have been more.
Lovely pool and a beautuful beach 10 min. to walk.
It´s easy to go by bus and tram,. 20 min. to Alicante, and many other places to visit.
Elena is a lovely hostess and very helpful.
If we are healthy and if our children will join us some of the weeks, we would like to rent the house next year again.
Hasse and Lena Bryngfors
Me and my family just loved the beach house, it was nice and clean with a very pleasant back garden where we could hang out. It was also just a short walk down to a fantastic beach. Elena is a VERY nice host, she helped us with different things and answered all our questions and we could text/email her anytime and she answered at once:) She even came to the house to help us with some problem with the WiFi! We would absolutely recommend Elena as a host, she is the best:)
Ragna from Sweden
My family and I stayed more than 2 weeks at Elena's house.
It's located away from downtown, in a very quiet neighborhood. The beach is about 10 min away (walking).
I have to say I regret we didn't get a car to visit more outside Alicante's area... But 2 min from home, you have a nice Tram line which can take anywhere on the Coast.
In the house, you will find everything you need.
But what my family and I enjoyed the most during these holidays... was Elena's availability! She's definitely very kind and she wants you to feel like home. We came with 4 young kids so we were very happy that Elena was so helpful and nice with us.
Another thing: even if she doesn't live around anymore, she's a fantastic guide!
- Quality assured accommodation
- Every host is verified by telephone
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The organic produce industry needs to clear up a widespread misconception that organic produce clashes with locally grown counterparts in the summer peak growing season, according to Simcha Weinstein, marketing director for Bridgeport, N.J.-based Albert's Organics.
He said the misconception dates to a 2007 Time magazine article called "Local vs. Organic," which highlighted the debate between the two and explained the benefits of each.
"Since this article, organic and local — at least in the media — have been pitted against one another, as if somehow they are competing food choices, and only one option will ultimately rule the day," Weinstein said.
What has resulted is a false choice for consumers, Weinstein noted.
Organic and "homegrown" produce often complement each other, he said.
"Buying both local and organic food is optimal and certainly achievable in many areas of the country," Weinstein said.
He said consumers should learn to differentiate locally grown and organic items.
There can be some key distinctions between the two, Weinstein said.
"Organic food has a definitive standard and is regulated by the USDA, and we therefore know how the food is grown and processed," he said.
There is no such set of standards — even a set definition — of homegrown product, he said.
As local becomes popular and because the media tends to discuss it alongside organic, there seems to be a tendency for the two to become confused with one another, Weinstein said.
"It's not at all an uncommon assumption for shoppers to believe that food that is grown locally is also organic," he said.
Adding to the confusion is an assumption that all food found at local farmers markets is organic, Weinstein said.
Homegrown and organic play vital roles, Weinstein said.
"They both have their strengths and the ideal, of course, is to find food that is both local and organic," he said.
There also is some crossover between the two, according to recent statistics.
According to the Organic Trade Association's U.S. Families' Organic Attitudes & Beliefs 2011 Tracking Study, 97% of families surveyed chose organic produce at least sometimes in 2011, up from 94% in 2009.
Much of that is a result of purchases of homegrown produce, said Christine Bushway, the Brattleboro, Vt.-based OTA's executive director and chief executive officer.
"There is significant correlation between the summer homegrown movement and interest in organic produce," she said.
She said an increasing number of consumers are choosing organic fresh fruit and vegetables at farmers markets and through community-supported agriculture programs.


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Home Productivity: Just How Productive Are Telecommuters?
CareerBuilder's recent survey says telecommuters are working longer hours now than in pre-recession times. And it's no wonder why more people are working from home — it saves money, and you don't have to deal with the boss in person.
But, for those working from home, are they really working hard — or hardly working? With so many distractions both online and around the home, how much work really gets accomplished by the end of the day?


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Putt like the pro's with the Tour Blade Putter. The Thermoplastic Urethane (TPU) insert enhances this putter for a player preferred soft, but solid, feel. The white T-shaped alignment aid contrasts with the premium, tour preferred black PVD finish for improved confidence at address. The blade shape of the Top Flite Men's Tour Blade 1.0 Putter is heel-to-toe weighted for a higher Moment of Inertia (MOI) and more forgiveness.
- Thermoplastic Urethane (TPU) insert produces a player preferred soft and solid feel
- Premium, Tour Preferred Black PVD finish that reduces glare
- The proprietary White T-shaped alignment aid contrasts to the black PVD finish and helps players properly align the putter head for more consistent on line putts
- Player preferred blade shape is heel/toe weighted for higher Moment of Inertia and more forgiveness
- Winn AVS Midsize grip provides exceptional feel
- Top Flite
- Brand: Top Flite
- Country of Origin: Imported
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Bone Biology and the Role of the RANK Ligand Pathway
Bone Biology and the Role of the RANK Ligand Pathway
Linked Articles
Bone biology and the molecular basis of normal bone remodeling are important for understanding bone health, particularly for medical professionals who are treating patients with skeletal complications. Key factors in bone remodeling include RANK ligand, which stimulates bone resorption, and osteoprotegerin (OPG), which inhibits bone resorption. The ratio between these two factors regulates osteoclast formation and activity. An imbalance in the expression of RANK ligand and OPG is an underlying mechanism in cancer treatment–induced bone loss, in bone metastasis in patients with solid tumors, and in osteolysis in patients with multiple myeloma. In cancer-induced bone disease, for example, RANK ligand overwhelms the effects of OPG, leading to imbalanced bone remodeling and the "vicious cycle" of metastatic disease. Experimental therapeutics that target RANK ligand are increasingly being studied and have shown promise for decreasing tumor-related bone disease.
Bone renewal is essential for bone strength. During childhood and early adulthood, bone formation prevails over bone resorption, as bones increase in size and strength. Peak bone mass is achieved during the third decade in life, with a higher peak bone mass being protective against osteoporosis later in life.[1] Bone loss is most prominent in women at menopause due to the effects of a natural decline in estrogen levels. However, bone mass begins to decrease with age, and bone loss is most prominent in women at menopause due to the effects of a natural decline in estrogen levels.[2]
Normal bone remodeling is dependent on osteoclasts and critical molecular mediators, including RANK ligand, a key stimulator of bone resorption, and osteoprotegerin (OPG), a key inhibitor of bone resorption. Bone renewal is successful when resorption of bone by osteoclasts is perfectly coupled with formation of bone by osteoblasts. The goals of this article are to highlight the RANK ligand pathway and its involvement in healthy bone remodeling, bone metastasis, cancer treatment–induced bone loss, and multiple myeloma. Now and in the future, this topic will become even more important as novel therapies targeted at reducing skeletal complications emerge.
Bone Remodeling
The bone remodeling process replaces approximately 20% of bone tissue annually; this process occurs continuously, with each cycle lasting 4 to 8 months. In healthy adults, bone remodeling occurs in a balanced, highly regulated manner in five phases: activation, resorption, reversal, formation, and quiescence (Figure 1). In the first phase, osteoclast precursors are attracted to the remodeling sites. Once they have matured, osteoclasts release osteoclastic enzymes to form a resorption pit in spongy bone and burrow a tunnel in compact bone, and calcium and phosphorous ions are released into the bloodstream. Resorption, from the time of osteoclast adherence to bone until ion release into the bloodstream, is controlled by hormones and thus affected by hormonal changes that occur during life.
During reversal, the next stage, precursors to osteoblasts appear at the resorption site, where they proliferate and differentiate. Mature osteoblasts release osteoid to form a new soft matrix, which is then mineralized with calcium salts and phosphorous that precipitate from the blood. At the conclusion of the cycle, resting cells line the area and remain dormant until the next cycle.[3, 4]
Under both normal bone remodeling and pathologic conditions (such as metastasis), bone resorption is mediated by osteoclasts, which are large, multinucleated cells with abundant cytoplasm, Golgi apparatus, and mitochondria. They originate from myeloid stem cells that differentiate into CD14 monocytes, which are then recruited to the bone surface to undergo differentiation into multinucleated osteoclasts. The process of osteoclast formation and activation occurs over 5 to 8 days and requires two important factors that are produced by bone marrow stromal cells and osteoblasts: macrophage colony–stimulating factor (M-CSF) and RANK ligand. Activation of osteoclasts is dependent on cell-to-cell interactions between osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors; RANK ligand binds to the RANK receptor on osteoclasts and promotes osteoclast activity (Figure 2).
Other systemic factors such as parathyroid hormone (PTH), 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3, and prostaglandins induce osteoclast activity indirectly by increasing expression of RANK ligand (Table 1). PTH stimulates bone resorption and regulates serum calcium concentration, while 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 exerts its major effect in the intestinal tract, where it promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorous. Before osteoclastic resorption of bone occurs, osteoblasts secrete collagenase to remove osteoid. Osteoblasts are cuboidal, mononuclear cells with abundant endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus that lay down bone matrix.[3] Osteoblasts produce interleukin-6, interleukin-1, prostaglandins, and macrophage colony-stimulating factors (M-CSF) which induce formation of osteoclasts. After osteoclastic activity, osteoblasts produce and mineralize the bone matrix, eventually forming osteocytes. T cells produce cytokines (interleukin-4, interleukin-18, and interferon-gamma), which inhibit the formation of osteoclasts. Bone matrix also serves as a major source of growth factors (Figure 2).[4]
Several members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily of proteins— RANK, RANK ligand, and OPG—are key to enabling osteoclasts to resorb bone and maintain balanced bone remodeling. The importance of RANK ligand has been studied in experimental systems, in which knockout mice lack RANK ligand or the RANK gene; these mice have no osteoclasts and develop osteopetrosis (Figure 3).[5, 6] The interaction between the RANK receptor on osteoclast precursors and the RANK ligand expressed by immature osteoblasts and bone marrow stromal cells is critical for osteoclasts to form, function, and survive.[6] RANK ligand binds to the RANK receptor on osteoclast precursors, promoting their differentiation into mature osteoclasts capable of osteoclastic activity.
OPG is produced by osteoblasts to maintain balance between bone resorption and formation. It is a soluble member of the TNF receptor superfamily and serves as a decoy receptor for RANK ligand. OPG binds to the RANK ligand and prevents it from binding to its intended receptor, RANK, on the surface of osteoclasts, thus inhibiting bone resorption (Figure 4). In experimental systems, bones of OPG-deficient mice are osteopenic. Bone resorption is thus intricately linked to the ratio between RANK ligand and OPG; osteolysis in patients with multiple myeloma and bone metastasis in patients with solid tumors often occur due to an altered ratio between RANK ligand and OPG.
Experimental therapeutics targeting RANK ligand are increasingly being studied and have shown promise for decreasing tumor-related bone disease.[7] RANK ligand also has a role in cancer cell migration, whereas OPG has been shown to prevent bone metastases in experimental models.[8,9] A disparity in RANK ligand expression and OPG expression plays a key role in bone diseases that develop secondary to increased bone resorption. For instance, in cancer-induced bone disease, RANK ligand overwhelms the effects of OPG, leading to imbalanced bone remodeling and the "vicious cycle" of metastatic disease.[3]
Bone Metastases
Bone metastases are a frequent complication of cancer and may lead to devastating consequences—severe pain, pathologic fractures, life-threatening hypercalcemia, and spinal cord compression.[10] They are often seen in patients with advanced breast and prostate cancer. In metastatic disease, RANK ligand plays a key role in a continuous cycle of bone destruction and tumor growth. In this cycle, reciprocal feedback between tumor cells and the bone microenvironment leads to the release of growth factors from the bone matrix. The subsequent tumor growth causes further release of factors from the tumor itself, and bone destruction ensues.[3] Metastases can be osteoblastic, osteolytic, or mixed; they result from increased osteoclastic activity due to an imbalance between RANK ligand expression and OPG expression. In breast cancer, osteolytic lesions are most common, whereas in prostate cancer, osteoblastic lesions predominate. Purely lytic lesions develop in multiple myeloma, and suppression of osteoblastic activity also has been implicated in the development of such lesions.
For a number of reasons, bone is fertile ground for tumor metastasis. Blood flow is highest in the red marrow.[4] In addition, bone itself holds a number of growth factors that are released and/or activated during bone resorption. When tumor cells invade bone, the released factors induce RANK ligand expression in osteoblasts. Increased expression of RANK ligand in the tumor microenvironment enables osteoclasts to differentiate and survive. Greater osteoclast activity leads to more resorption and bone destruction, which in turn leads to the release of bone-derived growth factors and calcium, fueling further tumor growth.[3]
The vicious cycle of metastatic bone disease has been further studied in breast cancer. Breast cancer cells, like cells of many other solid tumors, produce PTH-related peptide (PTHrP). Tumor cells can also produce other factors—interleukin-6, prostaglandin E2, TNF, and M-CSF. PTHrP binds the same receptor (PTHR1) as PTH and mimics its effects, leading to increased osteoclast activity. Expression of RANK ligand is increased, and osteoclasts are formed. Bone resorption leads to the release of factors such as transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-), insulin-like growth factors, fibroblast growth factors, platelet-derived growth factors, and bone morphogenic proteins. These increase production of PTHrP and other factors from tumor cells. PTHrP is a major mediator in the cycle of bone metastasis in breast cancer and other solid tumors (Figure 5).[3]


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P.J.'s look at the world
2006: The year in photos
de P.J. Harmer
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A sports writer by profession and an amateur photographer by passion.
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Sports writer by trade, photographer by love. I take photos because I love to do it. I see an image I like and take the shot. I don't always abide by the "rules" of photography and sometimes I do. I also don't usually do this for others -- I do it because I love it and want to make something I feel is a good shot. The greatest part of photography -- and any art -- is that the beauty is different in everyone's eyes. I love sports photography for the raw emotion. People photos are something I really love as it shows a great slice of life. I'll capture shots in bars, baseball stadiums, in the country, city or wherever. People are everywhere and always make for a good shot. Some other projects include covered bridges and waterfalls. I'm also starting to get interesting in dams as they are amazing structures, especially to try and capture in an image. Nature is also fun to shoot, but you have to be in the right setting. I do the best I can. Thanks for your interest in my work.
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Celebrating Black History Month
Goldman Sachs celebrated Black History Month 2012 during February by hosting a series of events that highlighted contributions of leaders in business, education, entertainment and social activism. The events featured panel discussions, networking receptions and film screenings.
This year's month-long celebration culminated with an event featuring 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee reflecting on events in her life—including the 14-year civil war in Liberia—which ultimately led her to become an advocate for peace, equality, education and women's rights.
Opening remarks for the event were provided by Edie Hunt, chief diversity officer and advisory director of Goldman Sachs. The event was co-sponsored by the Goldman Sachs Women's Network and the firm's 10,000 Women initiative, which is celebrating its fourth anniversary this year.


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USED needles were among the litter found dumped in a street where children play.
They were discovered by a resident, who spent three hours clearing up rubbish which was strewn around in Douglas Place and Gretna Walk in Blackburn.
He collected six bin liners in total.
Roe Lee councillor Phil Riley said numerous clean-up operations had taken place in the area, but some residents still had no regard for where they lived. He said: "It is just desperately disappointing that there are residents who really just have no consideration for everything that everyone is trying to do to improve the area.
"My view is that we are talking about a handful of people who are just repeatedly anti-social. We need to work out who they are and I would like to see them in court.
"There is a limit to how much we keep on doing."
A skip was provided for residents before Christ-mas, but since it was taken away, litter has again be left in the street.
The resident who organised the clean-up, and who has asked not to be named, said: "Over the Christmas holidays this has gradually got worse.
"The recent bad weather and amount of packaging, boxes and wrapping paper has not helped, and it has caused me to take action on my own and clear up.
"Clearing some rubbish, I came across a sharp box with used needles inside.
"I was very shocked and upset to find this so close to where children play. Some action needs to be taken urgently."
Stuart Hammond, Blackburn with Darwen Council's environmental sustainability manager, said he would organise for the bags of litter to be collected.


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MSG NETWORKS announces New York Rangers 2011-2012 telecast schedule
Slate Includes First Preseason Game Tonight from Albany and Three Preseason Games from Europe Starting Friday, September 30
Sam Rosen and Joe Micheletti Return to the Booth
New York – September 21, 2010 – MSG Networks is set to telecast another full schedule of New York Rangers hockey for the 2011-2012 season. MSG Network, MSG 2 and MSG Plus will telecast a total of 76 of the team's 82 games in the regular season, and six of the team's preseason match-ups. A complete schedule is below.
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. on MSG Network, the Rangers open their preseason schedule from the Times Union Center in Albany, NY as they take on the New Jersey Devils. Starting Friday, September 30, MSG Network will exclusively telecast three Rangers preseason games from Sweden, Slovakia and Switzerland.
The Rangers open up the regular season with two games in Sweden as they face the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, October 7 and the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, October 8. Both games will be telecast on MSG Network at 1:00 p.m. Eastern with the pre-game show kicking off the action at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.
The Blueshirts start their stateside slate of games on Saturday, October 15 with a five-game road trip, including stops at the New York Islanders (MSG Network, 7:00 p.m.), Vancouver Canucks (October 18, MSG Plus, 10:00 p.m.), Calgary Flames (October 20, MSG Network, 9:30 p.m.), Edmonton Oilers (October 22, MSG Plus, 10:00 p.m.), and Winnipeg Jets (October 24, MSG Plus, 8:30 p.m.). Most regular season games will be preceded by a half-hour pre-game show and followed by a post-game show. "HOCKEY NIGHT LIVE," which is telecast on both MSG Network and MSG Plus, will follow Saturday night games throughout the season.
Additionally, Sam Rosen will return for his 28th season as the play-by-play voice of the Rangers and will be joined for the sixth season by in-game analyst Joe Micheletti. Al Trautwig will serve as host of Rangers telecasts for all home games and Bill Pidto will handle host responsibilities for all road games. John Giannone will resume his reporter duties for both home and away games.
MSG Networks continues its unprecedented commitment to the NHL as MSG Network and MSG Plus combine to telecast over 300 live Rangers, Devils, Islanders and Buffalo Sabres games during the 2011-2012 hockey season.


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A Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Advagraf and Prograf in de Novo Liver Transplantation (MAIN)
This study has been completed.
Astellas Pharma Inc
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Astellas Pharma Inc
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: April 12, 2011
Last updated: July 17, 2017
Last verified: July 2017
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The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the pharmacokinetic parameters of tacrolimus from Advagraf and Prograf in de nove living donor liver transplant recipients.
|Liver Transplantation
|Drug: Advagraf Drug: Prograf
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase IV, Randomized, Open-label, Comparative, Single-center Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Advagraf® (Modified Release Tacrolimus) and Prograf® (Tacrolimus) in de Novo Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
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MedlinePlus related topics: Liver Transplantation
Drug Information available for: TacrolimusU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Astellas Pharma Inc:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- AUC0-24 (Area under the curve for 24 hours) of tacrolimus plasma concentration [ Time Frame: Day 6 and day 21 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Cmax (maximum concentration) of tacrolimus plasma concentration [ Time Frame: Day 6 and day 21 ]
- Incidence of the composite event: graft loss (defined as re-transplantation or death) or biopsy confirmed acute rejection (BCAR) [ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks ]
- Time to first incidence of the composite event: graft loss (defined as re-transplantation or death) or biopsy confirmed acute rejection (BCAR) [ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks ]
- Safety assessed by the incidence of adverse events and lab-tests [ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|April 27, 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|May 27, 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 27, 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Arm 1
Intravenous Prograf therapy followed by oral Advagraf therapy
Drug: Advagraf
Other Names:Drug: Prograf
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Active Comparator: Arm 2
Intravenous Prograf therapy followed by oral Prograf therapy
Drug: Prograf
Other Names:Drug: Prograf
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- subject receiving a primary, partial liver graft from a living donor
- subject must receive the first dose of tacrolimus and corticosteroids after operation and are expected to be maintained on tacrolimus throughout the study. MMF could be combined
Exclusion Criteria:
- subjects receiving a multi-organ transplant or having previously received an organ transplant (including liver re-transplantation)
- subjects receiving an auxiliary graft or in whom a bio-artificial liver (cell system) has been used
- subjects allergic or intolerant to macrolide antibiotics or tacrolimus
- subjects requiring immunosuppressive treatment and / or systemic chemotherapy prior to transplantation
- subjects with malignancies or a history of malignancy within the last 5 years, with the exception of those with basalioma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
- subjects with systemic infection requiring treatment, except viral hepatitis
- subjects with severe diarrhoea, vomiting, active peptic ulcer or gastrointestinal disorder that may affect the absorption of tacrolimus
- subjects with serum creatinine > 1.5mg/dl
- subjects taking or having taken potassium preserved diuretics
- subjects with any form of substance abuse, psychiatric disorder or condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, may complicate communication with the investigator
- subjects participating or having participated in another clinical trial and/or those taking or having taken an investigational / non-registered drug in the past 28 days
- subjects or donors known to be HIV positive
- donors known to be HBV, HCV positive and/or IgM positive of CMV, EBV
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01339468
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01339468
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|Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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Astellas Pharma Inc
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|Astellas Pharma Inc
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|NCT01339468 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|April 12, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 17, 2017
Keywords provided by Astellas Pharma Inc:
living donor liver transplantation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Calcineurin Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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When space is tight and every ounce counts, the Goal Zero Nomad 13.5 Solar panel packs the perfect power source. Using 13.5 watts of highly efficient mono-crystalline solar technology, it's four small panels provide plenty of power and conveniently fold into a small, lightweight portable case enabling you to charge your handheld devices directly from its USB and 12 Volt DC charging ports.
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TRU-SPEC Tactical Response Uniform (TRU) Shirt 65/35 Polyester/Cotton Rip-Stop Olive Drab
$59.95 $41.95
This polyester cotton Tru-Spec Tactical Response Uniform Shirt features a 4-pocket pocket design, 2-slanted chest pockets with hook & loop closures, hook & loop faced shoulder pockets for patches & skill tabs and reinforced elbow pockets. Names, ranks, and patches can be sewn on the shirt because it includes 3 pieces of hooks & loops. The shirt features a zigzag stitched hook & loop mandarin collar that can be worn up or down to protect neck and keep out debris. This shirt has a smooth uniform appearance.
- Olive Drab
- Polyester-Blend
- Includes 3-pieces of hook & loop that can be sewn on for name & rank patches
- 4-pockets including 2 chest pockets and shoulder pockets
- Zigzag stitched hook & loop mandarin collar
- Reinforced internal elbow pockets for elbow pad inserts
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Planning a family reunion can sometimes be stressful, so make it easier by choosing a San Diego family reunion resort where the formula for family fun is easy: just add water! Located on a 44-acre island in the heart of Mission Bay, Paradise Point Resort & Spa has been host to almost 1,000 California family reunions over the last 50 years. Expert planning staff, convenient beach hotel accommodations, waterfront dining and an array of activities for all ages are just some of the reasons families choose to come together here.
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Divers to Tackle Underwater Debris
Local scuba divers will 'Dive Against Debris'on December 7 at Mamutik Island,Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Borneo.
As part of Borneo Divers' commitment to protect the ocean, trained divers not only remove underwater debris such as plastic bottles, fishing line and other debris, but also identify and document everything they see underwater in a larger effort to prevent marine debris.
Marine debris – or trash in the ocean – makes its way to the underwater environment by tonnes. Borneo Divers along with their project partners and divers around the world are demanding a permanent reduction and prevention of the garbage which we created that damaged the sensitive marine ecosystems – even in some of the most remote corners of the globe.
Scuba divers are uniquely positioned to tackle the global marine debris issue, to take action everyday and prevent debris from entering the ocean.
In conjunction with Project AWARE 'Dive Against Debris' underwater clean up and awareness project, 18 contestants of the Miss SCUBA International Pageant 2011 will be joining Borneo Divers to make this project a meaningful and memorable experience.
Borneo Divers will take this opportunity to exhibit and fight against global warming through the use of organic enzyme as substitute to adhesive cleaning to create awareness among the 250 targeted participants led by Wong Tack, president of Sabah Environment Protection Association (SEPA).
Dive Against Debris, organized worldwide by Project AWARE Foundation, a non-profit organization mobilizing divers to protect the ocean, has an underwater approach that is totally unique.
It is a year round, citizen science program to tackle trash beneath the surface and address its negative impact.
For additional information you may contact Borneo Divers at 088 222226 or 013 8809227 to participate in the 7th December 2011 campaign.
Borneo Divers has in past many years exhibited other awareness program such as "No Plastic Bags", "No Plastic Bottles" and "No Fish Feeding" that were supported and endorsed by Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.


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MEMBERS of the public are being asked to help identify a man after a member of rail staff was assaulted at Gloucester Railway Station.
Officers have today released CCTV mages of a man they wish to identify and speak to in relation to the incident, which took place on Monday, 16 December 2013.
PC Frank Hedley, based at BTP Gloucester, believes the man in the photographs will have key information which can assist the investigation.
"A male passenger was seen by rail staff to slide under the station's boundary fence allowing him to gain access to the platforms without having to go through the ticket barriers.
"The staff challenged the man who became verbally abusive towards the member of staff before pushing him in the chest, causing the staff member to fall backwards.
"The male then made off from the station in the direction of Gloucester bus station."
Officers have viewed CCTV from the station and have circulated these images on local police intelligence systems, but have yet to identify the man pictured.
PC Hedley added: "Luckily this member of staff was not physically hurt but he was left shaken by the incident.
"Rail staff are paid to do a job serving the public, not to receive abuse, and we will not tolerate any attacks of this nature," he said.
Anyone with information which could assist the investigation is asked to contact British Transport Police on Freefone 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016. Alternatively, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
In all calls, please quote incident reference WWA/B5 of 08/01/14.


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Topic: State laws on insurance companies paying for clinical trials
Many states have laws requiring insurance companies to pay for clinical trials. Most states have their own guidelines. The National Cancer Institute has been so kind as to organise this information. Just click on the map to find your state's law on clinical trials.
You can then go to www.clinicaltrials.gov search for cholangiocarcinoma, or other term and next click on refined search where you can put in the perameters of your state's insurance laws...for example funding body or trial phase.
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I think Soul Removal is a Genjustsu,if anyone wants to add onto this,go ahead. GohanRULEZ 01:39, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
Maybe... It has been stated that Human Path posess a MENTAL manipulation abilities. In my opinion it's some kind of MIND Removal rather than Soul. Geohound 14:31, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
I don't think it would be a mental jutsu cause later shizune was REVIVED nagato
isn't this jutsu kekkei genkai?—This unsigned comment was made by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs) .
- We don't even has its real name. Wait for the next databook. Jacce | Talk 16:09, December 21, 2009 (UTC)
Madara as user
I think its wrong to say that Madara can use this technique. He himself says that he could use "the Human Path's mind reading jutsu", so since the info box states: Nagato (With the Human Path of Pain), shouldnt it be: Madara (With the Human Path) ? Ok, Madara doesnt have a Human Path, but if he wanted to use that technique, he would have to create it, or am I mistaken? 188.8.131.52 (talk) 22:39, January 29, 2011 (UTC)Timiursa
- A separate body to act through is not a requirement for any of the Six Paths jutsu. Nagato used different bodies because his body was too frail to do it himself. ~SnapperTo 22:49, January 29, 2011 (UTC)
- Ah, you're right. It's said on this wiki that Nagato uses Shinra Tensei in his battle with Hanzo himself... Madara's statement was just irritating
22.214.171.124 (talk) 01:10, January 30, 2011 (UTC)Timiursa
Well Madara said that he could use the technique on Yamato...given that the powers of the Six Paths can be used by the wielder of the Rinnegan without a separate body, and since the articles were changed to show the Paths as abilities, not the bodies, he should be listed as a user of the Human Path. Darksusanoo (talk) 15:42, August 21, 2011 (UTC)
- Why was Madara removed as a user of the Human Path ability? Darksusanoo (talk) 19:29, August 21, 2011 (UTC)
- He wasn't.--Deva 27 19:35, August 21, 2011 (UTC)
- Oops sorry my bad, i went to check the page a second time and it was the same...again really sorry. Darksusanoo (talk) 19:37, August 21, 2011 (UTC)
- He wasn't.--Deva 27 19:35, August 21, 2011 (UTC)
Shouldn't the technique be called "Soul Absorption Technique" than being called as "Absorption Soul Technique"? I think it makes more sense that way.. Teppei talk 13:44, June 17, 2013 (UTC)
- Why do people start to have problems with seemingly weird translations after all these years? Those translations are literally, not liberally. They're not supposed to make sense, since they're fantasy names. Seelentau 愛議 14:54, June 17, 2013 (UTC)


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1777 — Fort Pitt
1. THOMAS BEARD married NANCY Bet. 1773 – 1776..
In Genealogy of the Burgess family Franklin Smith Farquhar states: "My Grandfather was Charles Burgess; his father was Franklin Burgess, son of Basil. My grandmother was Nancy Beard; her father was John Beard; son of Thomas Beard. I know little of the Beard family. They all passed away long before my time, except my grandmother. Legend has it that Thomas Beard came with his family from Westmoreland Co. Pa., to Freeport (now Fayette City) Pa. , where he became the first general merchant. The county records show that he was in business there in 1828. How long he continued thus I have been unable to learn. From the general history of Fayette County, Pa. by Franklin Ellis, published in 1882, I quote the following :
" "Thomas Beard (an Irish refugee) one of the pioneer traders, kept a dry goods store on Second Street, near Union , (closest to J. C. King's furniture shop).-----""
" "William E. Fraser ) says that in 1827 Cookstown had three stores, of which the principal one was kept by Thomas Beard near the corner of Second and Union Streets. ""
I hereby submit some additional data on the Beard family, Where I got the record I do not know, but I think it came from an old bible in possession of my aunt, Mrs. Sarah Ursula Krepps, wife of David Krepps, of Allenport, Pa. and a sister of my mother It follows; John Beard, son of Thomas and Nancy Beard was born November 20, 1776. Ursula Burgess, wofe of John Beard, was born June 21, 1778. John Beard and Ursula Burgess were married May 12, 1803. To them were born four Children all of whom grew to maturity. Cynthia Born Oct. 3, 1808, Benjamin born Dec. 6, 1810, Lucy born Feb. 3, 1813 and Nancy born Apr. 20 1815."
In The Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania Thomas Beard appears in Derry, Westmoreland County, PA as one of its first settlers. This part of PA was known as Indian country at that time. Records DO seem to support Thomas' having been in Westmoreland very early and then had left by 1783. In 1773 Derry was part of Armstrong, which at that time was part of Bedford. It later became Derry in Westmoreland County.
The following Breads are found in the TRANSCRIPT OF TAXABLES IN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORD (Westmoreland today) FOR THE YEAR 1773. Whether there is any connection to Thomas is not known.
Beard, James, 30
Thomas Beard, 15 .0
Charles Beard, 15
Moses Beard, 7 .6
In 1777 Thomas was a sergeant in the Virginia 13th Regiment and volunteered to serve on the Rattletrap, a war ship, making an expedition to New Orleans. The men on this mission were the first US Marines. He was discharged in June, 1779. He had volunteered at Fort Pitt. This unit was also known as the West Augusta Volunteers and was comprised of men from today's Westmoreland County. The muster rolls were found in the Pennsylvania Archives.
Thomas and son, John Beard, lived in Mason, County Kentucky in the 1800 census. Thomas may have stayed in that area for a while after he was discharged. Exactly where he was and what he was doing in not known. It is possible that he was the first general merchant in Fayette City but unlikely that he still was actively running the store in 1828 as he would have been quite elderly.
These 1826 records could apply to our Thomas: "I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my much loved friends and acquaintance Hugh C. Ford, William D. Mullen & Thomas Baird all of Cookstown Fayette County Penna ……..Robert Colemary Esqr., as Mr. William Donaldson decd has made use of my name as one of Exetors without my knowledge I would wish this to be filed as a resignation as it is unpossible in my presant situation to act June 15th 1826, Hugh C Ford I therefore do resign all claim to act as one of the Executors of the estate of the late William Donaldson Cookstown Fayette County 14th June 1826. Thomas Baird"
2. JOHN BAIRD (THOMAS1 BEARD) was born 1776, and died Bet. 1830 - 1840 in Fayette County, PA. He married URSULA BURGESS 1803 in Prob. near Ripley, OH, daughter of BASIL BURGESS and ANNA SMITH. She was born 1778 in prob Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, MD, and died Aft. 1840 in Fayette County, PA.
It is not known how John arrived in Brown County, OH. Many young men migrated from MD and PA in the 1790's to Kentucky--some ended up settling across the Ohio River near Ripley, OH. It is not known if John came by himself or with family. Although it seems likely that he came with either his father or brother, Thomas.
Speaking of Union Township, OH of which Ripley was a village, the historian says: Other early settlers included Col James Poage, Archibald Tweed, Alexander Jolly, William Campbell, William Humphries, Peter Shaw, Christian Wiles, John Redman, John Forsythe, Dr. Alexander Campbell, Thomas Dickens, John Laughlin, JOHN BAIRD, Nathaniel Collins, Andrew Carr and William Colter.
The family appears in Rostraver, Westmoreland County, PA, a short distance from Perryopolis, in 1830. This is also a very short distance from Fayette City were it was thought by the family that Thomas started a general store.
Ursula and John were probably married by her cousin and sister Lucy's husband, Charles Burgess Smith. He was a Baptist minister in Franklin. OH--coming through KY from MD about 1800.
Ursula appears with her mother in Washington, Fayette County, PA 1790 census but is not there in 1800. It seems likely that she went at some time prior to 1800 to KY to be with her brother, Walter Smith Burgess, who settled in Mason County about 1795 or to be with Lucy in what was to become Brown County, OH.
There is a woman 60-70 years of age living with John and Cynthia Detwiler in 1840. It is probably Ursula. We know from Cynthia's obituary that Ursula was ill with consumption for a long time before she died.
4. CYNTHIA BAIRD (JOHN3, THOMAS2 BEARD, JAMES1) was born 1808 in Near Ripley, OH, and died 1877 in Bonaparte, IA. She married JOHN DETWILER 1831 in Perryopolis, PA, son of HENRY DETWILER and MARY MAGDALENA. He was born Abt. 1805 in Strasburg, PA, and died 1884 in Bonaparte, IA.