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Mapping Journey to Your Heart - Part 2
The conclusion of my interview with award winning author, Mara Purl. Here we discuss publishing and our mutual passion for traveling with our heart!
Sorry for the delay. Thanksgiving celebrations took up most of last week.
Here as promised is part two of my interview with my friend Mara Purl, Award Winning Author of Where the Heart Lives.
Jane -- You have published books both with an independent publisher and now under a larger publishing house. Which do you prefer and what is the main benefit and challenge of each type of publishers?
Mara - I see the evolution of my publishing journey as a continuum. As we all know, publishing is no longer just the big publishing houses. Nor is the only other option self-publishing. For the past two decades what's really experienced the most growth is the middle ground called independent publishing. The whole industry has gone through many changes and I believe it will continue to change as it has within the last few years. Publishing has become much more dynamic recently.
Just three years ago, E-books accounted for only 2% of the books sold. In 2012, E-books account for 40% of the books sold and these figures continue to shift.
I have heard people moan that it is a terrible time to be in publishing because "no one is reading anymore." In fact, just the opposite is true! People are reading more than ever and on all platforms. The thing is we just aren't reading the way we used to read. Now people are reading for critical, casual, professional, personal, and pleasurable information. We're reading on phones, tablets, e-readers, computer monitors, paper printouts, hard cover books, soft cover printed paperbacks, and trade paperbacks. We are reading 3X5, 5X7, 8.5X 11, 20 X 30 coffee table books and every other shape and size imaginable. We're reading not only passively but also interactively and dynamically. We're even reading multiple texts and interactive texts at one time. With the new touch technology, we're able to read and check the meanings of words from a single or multiple library resources to augment our reading.
Other shifts include the increase in the number of series or serials that are back in vogue. Charles Dickens wrote in installments with serialized stories and performed before live audiences. It helped him to connect to his reading public. He drew a large following at the time that determined how he was published. He proved their interest in serial story-telling.
But he was unusual, in that he was both author and performer. I have this in common with Mr. Dickens, and perhaps that accounts for my own interest in serial storytelling. But by the time I was first trying to sell my serial novels, no one was writing in this format. Publishers had a tried-and-true format of novels with beginning, middle and end.
When I first tried to publish my series, I sent samples to agents in New York. I knew I had a strong audience because they had followed the 100 episodes of the radio drama. They had been clamoring for the drama in a written format and already liked the serial style of storytelling. Despite the proven following, all the agents said that they would not be able to sell the series. Their research showed that bookstores didn't want to commit too much space to any one author. They also didn't want the added complexity of stocking each book in a series. Bottom line, if the store wouldn't carry it, the agents would discourage writers from writing series. Such was the publishing landscape 15 years ago.
I was confident I had an audience and I wanted to keep the integrity of the serial episodes for the story telling from the original radio drama. I pressed on and found myself in independent publishing. I was never interested in self-publishing, which I think is perfect for very personal projects like family histories. So instead, I ended up co-founding a small press with an advisory board that included an editor from a major publisher, a former managing editor of the Associated Press, the CEO of New York Times Books. The creative team included six authors at the outset, plus professional designers and editors. Ultimately two of the authors left, and the four of us who stayed created very successful books. My series attracted the attention of a larger house, but I still do non-fiction and audio books with my original publisher.
Now that electronic publishing has begun to evolve, technology has finally caught up with me. I knew my stories were of value to my readers and now I have a new way to deliver them---not always in a printed format. We're finding that people are eager for story segments in small increments, so I'm writing more short stories to augment my series. Readers can enjoy these as separate tales, but they also fit together in a bigger puzzle.
Jane – I am surprised at the comments about serials not selling because as I am aware, comics and series of books have always seemed to have an audience.
Mara – I really think readers have always enjoyed serial stories in many forms. Comics and graphic novels are perfect examples. Resistance on the part of the major publishers is partly because of their sheer size. It takes time for an ocean liner to change course. But independent publishers---smaller ships---can respond much more quickly to market demands. They're less afraid and are more able to try new things.
Jane – I always remember the words of Tom Peters when I went to a seminar on business. To succeed in today's climate; a company has to be humble and agile!
Mara – Yes! The founder of Midpoint Books, Eric Kampmann, saw that wonderful titles were slipping through the cracks at the major houses, and he recognized the opportunity for this new publishing paradigm.
Jane – I do not have an e-reader and believe that even when I have one, I will still prefer "a real book", or a book in print. How about your audience? Do they have a preference?
Mara – I, too, prefer a "real" book, but I also enjoy my e-reader. I have every imaginable e-reader App so that I can experience what my readers experience.
Jane – Do you think it's primarily younger readers who are diving into the e-reading world?
Mara – No, I don't think so. My readers, who tend to be adult women of many ages, are not limited on how they read. For example, senior readers enjoy the Kindle format because they can increase font size and they have begun to downsize their book collections. Yet small children need printed books, not technology. They're still introduced to the wonder of books with printed picture books. Kindergarten to Tweens may be using computers for other readings, but they are also still into "a real book". Think of all the Harry Potter readers who stood in line for hours during the release parties. When I poll my audiences, they are evenly split, with half preferring a printed book and half using the readers. Sixty percent of those who prefer the printed book say that they also have a reader.
Jane – I foresee that I will have a reader in the future, especially when I travel internationally. But I also know that I will visit all the bookstores I can during my trips to see what's new and I'll read printed books when I don't have to pack them. I'm sure I'll enjoy having my favorite travel guides books available to me in multiple formats in the future!
Mara – No doubt! And I imagine travel books will be perfect for some of the interactive features that will eventually be built into e-readers
Jane -- The last few times we spoke, I learned more about you and found that we share an experience of living abroad during part of our early school years. I have this experience called "Third Culture Kids"; they do not necessarily identify with the birth culture, or the foreign culture where they live temporarily, but they are of a "third culture." I would like to ask you some questions about how your experience has formed your opinions about life and how it has influenced your story telling and writing. Will you share with us what it was like for you to return to the U.S. after such a long absence and how and when you acclimated?
Mara – I consider myself still working at it even today. For example, I think growing up in Tokyo, a city of 11 million at the time, brought me a fascination with what it might be like to live in a small town. I wanted to explore how life actually is in the U.S. and how life works in a small community.
When I first returned to the U.S., I attended a boarding school for my last two years of high school. I felt like a fish out of water flopping around. I did not understand the clothes, hair, TV, food or any of the cultural references. I found my sanity by befriending two foreign students, one from Germany and one from Beirut who, like me, understood what is was to live in a culture that was not your own. Within our small group there was no judgment, which we keenly felt from the other students. I learned quickly not to share too much with most of my classmates, because all it did was emphasize our different perspectives. I was also constantly shocked by things in the U.S. I looked like a "regular American" teenager, but I didn't feel like one.
Jane – How do you feel this influenced you and your characters, especially in your current book WHERE THE HEART LIVES?
Mara – Traveling the world helped me see how precious the sense of home is. And it also helped me see that this sense of home can be anywhere on the globe. By following the path of least resistance, we might end up living in a place that doesn't really suit who we are, or what our goals are. So in this book, I asked the question---what does it take to discover your true sense of home?
As you know, in my writing, the heart guides everything. It's both the starting point and the destination of the journey. The circumference can be the trips someone takes physically, or virtually, even if they stay in one location. This is embodied by the image on the cover of Where the Heart Lives with the magnifying glass over the map. Think of a compass – the fixed foot holds you in one place, while the travel foot wanders in widening circles. It is best if both are in play and in balance.
If a person has too much wanderlust, they're out of balance. Similarly, a homebody who has never left home is out of balance in a different way. It is up to each person to look within himself or herself to determine who they are and what is the right balance for them. Some people find their center by traveling, others find where they want to travel to by staying at home. Bottom line, each person must follow their heart and it is up to them to know if what and how they are traveling is right for them.
Let me turn the tables on you and ask---what are the main things you look for and are at the core of why you travel?
Jane – Good question. As I pause and think about it, the main reason I travel is for self-knowledge. I find that I am at my best when I travel because I am so curious and hungry to learn about the world and myself at the same time. I can to do this best when I get away from my routine, my support system, and I have to rely on my inner guidance and myself. When I travel everything in my life is in flux and I love it.
Next, when I am away from home, I find that my compassion and understanding increases, not only for others but also with myself. I meet people who appear different in so many ways, and yet when I spend time with them, there is a fundamental core that everyone has that I believe is more similar than may be clear upon first acquaintance.
Thirdly, my patience increases, not only with others but also myself. I spend less time pushing boulders up hill, and allow things to unfold naturally.
Perhaps it's because I was a military child and we moved so often, or perhaps it's in my genes, but I'm always interested in seeing what's over that hill, just around the corner, or on the other side of the world.
While I lived in Thailand between third and sixth grade, I found for the first time that the people that I meet not only from Thailand but all the other cultures around me in my school, that they thought and saw things in a new way. It was confronting at times, until I realized that it was not a judgment of me, but simply a different way to view life.
Mara – Yes! I realized early on that you can think and speak in a totally different language, and still be smart. Sounds so obvious! But it's a subtle distinction. I came from one culture with a clear understanding about how things should be, but soon realized that there were other ways that had equal value. Making a bed for instance in the U.S. means a bedroom with a bed, dresser, closet, etc. I saw in Japan how a room could have many uses during the day. The four walls stayed the same but depending on where the moveable panels were arranged, it could be an intimate bedroom, a meeting room streaming with light in the middle of the day, or a breakfast room with the bed cleared way and small table laden with food.
How a house is laid out changes between the different cultures. But the qualities remain the same. So, for example, what's required for a bedroom in any culture are qualities of calm and rest, comfort, security, a cozy sense of intimacy. Both styles can accomplish the same thing in different ways. I found it fascinating.
Food is another thing that is so different from culture to culture, yes every culture has its treats. We didn't really know what American treats were, but on Home Leave we sometimes would have something called a milk shake that was pretty wow.
Jane – Your milk shake reminds me how much I longed for McDonalds French Fries when I was in Thailand. All they had was a fast food chain from the UK called Wimpies. They were a pale comparison in my mind, and they had ONIONS in their hamburger meat! YUK!
Yet, while I missed some special food and TV from the U.S., I was having a blast exploring all the exotic fruits and falling in love with Thai delicacies such as dried plum pits rolled in salt and alum and other candy.
Mara –When we went to the movies in Tokyo, my sister and I used to eat "rubber bands"---salty, chewy dried squid---not popcorn. We thought it was a great treat!
Jane – I think my early foreign travel helped me appreciate being able to do every day things in a foreign country. I love to go to the movies, find the post office and buy stamps, go the local groceries and markets and buy shampoo, tooth paste, candy and Kleenex. Doing those things helps me feel accomplished when I am a little overwhelmed and it also gets me out and into the community to see how things work.
Mara – I remember that during a trip to France and England, in France my husband depended on me as I spoke the language. Once we got to England however, he left the hotel saying he needed to run to the store for a few things and he was gone for hours. He returned glowing and laden with bags of things we didn't necessarily need, because he had such a good time shopping in a place where he felt comfortable and could understand the language.
Jane – You bring up an interesting point about languages. In Thailand, I was in an international school where we were taught in English, but also took classes in Thai and Spanish. I never was very accomplished in Thai and my Spanish (10 years in grade school) is still at an intermediate level in comprehension, but only advanced beginning when speaking. How many languages did you learn in Japan?
Mara – I went to the American School in Japan (ASIJ), so named because the curriculum was American and classes were taught in American English. But there were 40 nationalities represented in the student body. We were required to study Japanese and one additional language and I took French. In addition to my school language lessons, I had a job performing on a local TV show (similar to PBS) where I performed in a drama designed to teach spoken English to Japanese students. As the students were following the lesson at home on the TV, I had to be letter perfect with the script.
After I had been on TV for a while, my sister and I were walking home from school when some older boys were taunting us that we were stupid. After a while, we spun around and snapped at them that "We're not so stupid if we can speak your language!" They apologized and we ended up being great friends, with each of us helping the others learn our native language.
Jane – During our discussions, it's clear that we both have a passion about using our heart as we map the journey of our lives. This is a strong theme through both my book and your current book Where the Heart Lives. What do you feel is the most important take away when people read your books and travel?
Let the journey unfold naturally. That is the most important part of good travel. Preparation is important, but leave some room for exploring and getting lost.
There was one business/pleasure trip that my husband and I took to France that shows how to plan and also allow a trip to unfold naturally. The first part was a business trip where I was performing music with the New York City Ballet. I had to be in certain places at very specific times. But for the second half of the trip, we rented a car, drove straight to the south of France, and then meandered our way back to Paris. We followed our hearts and would stop in a village that looked interesting. We would find a market a buy local cheese, fruit, baguette and wine and we ended up meeting wonderful people. At one point, we were looking for a room and everything was shut for the season. After two attempts with no luck, we knocked on another B & B without much expectation. When the woman opened the door and I explained who we were and what were doing, she must've decided we sounded interesting enough that she let us in. She reopened her hotel just for us. On another day, we'd stopped in the town of Le Puy. I explained to the owners that my ancestor DePuy was from this town and that I was from the U.S. The wife asked when DePuy went to America and I explained that he'd accompanied Lafayette and fought beside him in the Revolutionary War. She then explained that her ancestor had greeted Lafayette when he arrived in the New World. We realized our ancestors had to have known each other. How could I have planned this, and how could it have turned out any better?
Jane – Yes, that type of travel, both planning a bit and leaving the rest up to chance allows both sides of the brain to influence your heart. Mara, I know that when you speak, write, or travel, you are always connecting with local not-for-profit causes. How do you pick the agencies you support with our work?
Mara – For over 30 years, I've been involved with agencies that support women's causes in all areas of their life. I've been on the board of Haven House in Los Angeles, the oldest shelter for battered women in the U.S. Now I work with charities in several cities to create special book tea events and I name each of them---Generosi-Tea, Connectivi-Tea, Possibili-Tea. . . .
And in some instances, I'm the keynote speaker for events organized by the charities themselves. As my book titles all mention the heart, I'm thrilled that recently the American Heart Association has asked me to speak to their regional Go Red for Women event in Colorado. I was unsure how an important medical association would receive my talks. They said, "we want you to do what you do and help us and our clients from a metaphorical perspective." This is serendipity at its best when a group organically presents itself to me with an amazing opportunity to share and support them. I'm very involved with veterans groups and my second novel is dedicated to our service men and their families.
I find my greatest joy when I open and follow my heart. I find and I am sure you agree that we gain most through helping and supporting others. It is enriching, humbling and always inspiring.
To find out more about Mara Purl and the Milford Haven novels, go to www.MaraPurl.com. Through the end of the year, Mara is offering a FREE short story for her readers and blog tour followers! When Whales Watch is a great adventure tale, a complete story to enjoy! Visit www.MaraPurl.com/downloads to find links for all e-readers, plus a pdf file you may download if you do not have an e-reader.
As you can see, there are many ways to travel with your heart; with books, while staying at home, or while you explore new places near and far from home. As long as it is your heart that is leading, you cannot fail to have an amazing journey.
I wish you the best as you travel to complete this year of 2012. With the ending of the Mayan calendar and the new year approaching, I can only imagine all the incredible things that we will have to share the next time we meet.
Until then, please
Travel in Safety and where ever you go,
Hold the world in your Heart..... Volunteer!
Jane Stanfield
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I was following a tutorial on how to make a bouncing ball. No problem. But to be sure I understood what I was doing I decided to kick it up a bit and add more balls to it. Which I did fairly easily. Now, however, I want to make them bounce off each other as well as the walls.
I'm afraid that I've bitten off more than I can chew and with the plethora of answers out there that I've found. None of them seem to work, I suspect that's because I don't want to use draw to make shapes rather than just use "ball.gif".
So here's my code and I'll highlight my attempts to make balls bounce off each other:
It's not crazy long so please pardon the amount of code here.
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import pygame
import random
import sys
class Ball:
def __init__(self, X, Y):
self.velocity = [random.randint(-10, 10), random.randint(-10, 10)]
self.ball_image = pygame.image.load('ball.gif')
self.ball_boundary = self.ball_image.get_rect(center=(X, Y))
if __name__ == '__main__':
width = 800
height = 700
MyClock = pygame.time.Clock()
background_colour = 0, 0, 0
frame = pygame.display.set_mode((width, height))
pygame.display.set_caption("OH GOD, THE BALLZ!")
num_balls = 5
ball_list = []
for i in range(num_balls):
ball_list.append(Ball(random.randint(150, 600), random.randint(150, 500))) # so none of the balls spawn in the walls
while True:
for event in pygame.event.get():
if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
for ball in ball_list: # wall collision
if ball.ball_boundary.left < 0 or ball.ball_boundary.right > width:
ball.velocity[0] = -1 * ball.velocity[0]
if ball.ball_boundary.top < 0 or ball.ball_boundary.bottom > height:
ball.velocity[1] = -1 * ball.velocity[1]
for ball in ball_list: # attempts at ball to ball collision
i = 1
if ball.ball_boundary.left > ball_list[i].ball_boundary.right: # first two here check for left and right rect collisions
ball.velocity[0] = -1 * ball.velocity[0]
if ball.ball_boundary.right > ball_list[i].ball_boundary.left:
ball.velocity[0] = -1 * ball.velocity[0]
if ball.ball_boundary.top > ball_list[i].ball_boundary.bottom: # these two check for top and bottom collisions
ball.velocity[1] = -1 * ball.velocity[1]
if ball.ball_boundary.bottom > ball_list[i].ball_boundary.top:
ball.velocity[1] = -1 * ball.velocity[1]
i += 1
ball.ball_boundary = ball.ball_boundary.move(ball.velocity)
frame.blit(ball.ball_image, ball.ball_boundary)
Those checks do work... sort of. When I run the program it seems to assume that the top, left, right, bottom span the entirety of the window and not just the area of the balls themselves.

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From FamiLAB Wiki
About me
- Real name is Anthony D. Morris Jr.
- Born and raised in Central Florida.
- Have always been a maker at heart.
- Have an interest in programming as well, primarily C/C++/Python.
Classes/Equipment knowledge
- Took the FamiLAB soldering class.
- Took the FamiLAB intro to Arduino class. (was already well past it the curriculum)
- Pretty good on the laser cutter, feel free to ask for help!
- Know the basics of milling machine and lathe operation, though I'm no expert.
- Quadcopter - Built a wooden platform to host the electronics.
- McWire Cartesian bot. (On hold, will probably be moving to a Ronthomp Mendel)
- Half-block Autococker conversion.


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They call it The Big Dance. I call it A Good Reason to Make Cake. The Elite Eight has been narrowed down to the Final Four, but there's only one surefire winner in this game — a team-neutral basket ball cake. Whether you're rooting for one of the Final Four contenders, or your bracket got busted long ago, you'll need dessert.
To make the best basketball cake ever, start with your favorite cake recipe — Smitten Kitchen's Best Birthday Cake is a good one. You can use both layers, or just one like I did (I stuck the second layer in the freezer for another time). The key to making a basketball cake, besides the cake, is knowing what the lines on a basketball look like. That's actually the hardest part.
This should help:
You'll need, in addition to a fabulous cake, some orange and some brown candies. M&Ms are good — you can order them by color or pick out the orange and brown ones, but since there are more colors, there are less oranges and browns per bag. Reeses Pieces work the best for a basketball cake because you only have to pick out (and eat) the yellow ones.
So get yourself some Reeses Pieces and eat the yellows. Then make your cake and let it cool completely. You want to frost the cake with a very thin layer of orange frosting; just a crumb coat — you need something to stick the candies to. Once the cake is frosted, draw the lines on with a butter knife. If you make a mistake, blend in the frosting and start again. Stick the brown candies along the lines you've drawn in the frosting. Then fill in the rest with orange candies. If the frosting dries too much, dab a bit on the candy pieces before sticking.
That's it. That's all you need to do to make a super-cute basket ball cake.
Of course, if you're feeling really ambitious, you can try this 3-D cake from Eat Cake Be Merry:
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ASHLEY Barnes is hoping to boost Burnley's Premier League push, after making his debut off the bench to help secure a 2-1 win at Yeovil Town - a result which keeps the Clarets second.
Danny Ings and Sam Vokes continued their prolific partnership with a goal in either half, taking their combined tally to 33 in all competitions this season.
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Clay Jenkins
411 Elm Street, 2nd Floor • Dallas, Texas 75202 • 214.653.7949
Dr. Elba Garcia
411 Elm Street, 2nd Floor • Dallas, Texas 75202 • 214.653-6670


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Dana Holgorsen News Conference
Grant Dovey
November 06, 2012 03:28 PM
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A transcript of WVU football coach Dana Holgorsen's weekly news conference:
On his relationship with Mike Gundy
We competed against each other for eight years, almost 10 years now. I had the opportunity to go work for him, which was a step up from Houston. This isn't anything that I haven't been quoted on saying in the past, but I left Houston to go to Oklahoma State because it was a different level. It was a different league, and I knew he had a lot of things in place that were appealing to me from a facilities standpoint, a recruiting standpoint and a program standpoint. I went there and had a good year; I knew there were good people in place.
He does a wonderful job from a structural standpoint and from an organizational standpoint, as far as how you run a program and as far as what your day-to-day operations are like. I took a lot of things from him, and from an offensive standpoint he took a lot of things from me that we were doing over the course of the previous years that fit into what he was trying to do at Oklahoma State.
On whether he planned on being at Oklahoma State for one year
I felt that in order to get a job like the one I'm fortunate enough to have now, that it would take being a coordinator at a higher level. I took that opportunity; my conversations with him and Mike Holder, their AD who is a good friend and a great administrator, (were that) I wasn't going to go there for a year and leave for the same job. It was going to take a job like this for me to leave the situation that I was in.
On how much the Oklahoma State offense has evolved since he left
It hasn't changed much at all. Just looking at it on tape there are some specific things that they do better than what we do. It's the same offense. If you look at it the very closely, it's called the same and a lot of the routes are the same. There's always going to be tweaks here, tweaks there, an added formation, a different run play, a different pass play or a different set.
When they had J.W. (Walsh) in there for the four or five games that he played, he did a tremendous job. They had a little bit more of a quarterback run game because that fits his style more than (Wes) Lunt or (Clint) Chelf. It goes back to the scheming aspect of things - you're not going to out-scheme many people. The next week when we play OU, we're going to be looking at an offense that is very similar to ours as well. That just exists in this league.
On whether there will be more good-on-good than scout team this week
We will, not exclusively, because there are always going to be slight differences and we can't just sit here and pound on each other for a whole week. We'll be back on a normal schedule this week. Last week was different because of the situation, but we'll be back on a normal schedule this week. We will go good-on-good some, because it makes sense and because we're able to.
On changing signals this week
We do it every week anyway. I've watched a couple of their (Oklahoma State's) TV copies here, and I can call out about 90 percent of their plays, so I'd assume that's something that is on their mind as well as it is on our mind. We have to be careful what we do from both an offensive standpoint and a defensive standpoint.
On what the offensive line is focusing on
There's always going to be one-on-one matchups, and I wasn't thrilled with how we protected last week. It wasn't four or five guys breaking down all of the time - it was a guy here or a guy there. If they rush three, there is still going to be one guy with a one-on-one matchup. If you rush four, there are going to be three guys with one-on-one matchups. You have to learn the matchups. That isn't any different than playing man-to-man coverage defensively. If you're in man-to-man coverage situation you have to want that one-on-one matchup.
On where the idea of moving Joe DeForest to the box came from
I just felt like we needed a change. I thought it would help Joe to be in a sterile environment. There are a lot of bullets flying on the sidelines, and there is a lot of stuff going on. It is not uncommon for an offensive or defensive coordinator to call it from the box. It's because it is quiet and he can see better. With Joe being more of a back end guy than a front end guy, he can see that back end a little bit better.
I was really happy with how Coach (Keith) Patterson brought energy on the sidelines. He doesn't have as much to think about, so he brought a tremendous amount of energy to the sideline. He did a great job of rallying the troops, and I thought that was positive, too.
On how the players are rebounding
It's a tough loss. It was tough in that locker room after the game, and it was tough to come up here. We got together at 3:00 on Sunday and told them we have three more hours to be upset. I don't know how else you deal with it. We watched the tape and then let them go Sunday. They showed up here today, and it seems like they're ready to go.
The biggest thing defensively is building on what we have accomplished. We've gotten better defensively. From an operations standpoint, we got better; we were off the field about 80 percent of the time on third down. We created a couple of turnovers, we held them to two yards a rush and there were a lot of positive things that happened defensively. We have to keep improving on that, keep building on that, doing a better job of communicating the calls and lining up to where were not misaligned.
On special teams, we've made tremendous strides on cover units. We got a couple of blocks that were able to spring us for good returns. We have to fix our snap, we have to fix our kick and we have to fix our wings on the PAT team. After every game there are things you have to fix, you're just trying to not fix very glaring mistakes, which there were a few on special teams.
Offensively, we need to get back to where we were a month ago. We're a group that is not very happy right now. The last three weeks have been pretty tough with what we've faced. The next four weeks are going to be pretty tough. It's a pretty determined group out there.
On what the offensive problems are and how to improve them
We have to play together; it's the same problem defensively. From a call standpoint, we're playing with nine or 10 a lot and we're playing with nine of 10 from an effort standpoint now. If you have eight or nine that are playing with tremendous effort and one or two who aren't, then you're playing with eight or nine. We have to play better together, and blocking is a huge thing. Trust in the system and trust in people being in the right spots is a big thing. How do we explain nine dropped balls? We haven't had nine dropped balls all year - that's just execution. We have to execute, and it's harder to execute when you play tougher defenses. You have to elevate your game, and that's coaching; we have to get it out of them. When things get harder, we have to play better.
On how much the run game needs to improve if teams are dropping men in coverage
Just because they're dropping eight doesn't mean they have less guys in the box. That's the misconception at times. There are deep safeties, which means we have to run the ball and we average two yards a rush; that's not good. It's more about us than it is TCU. TCU is pretty good at run defense; they always have been. They're top five in rush defense. We didn't do a great job of finishing blocks. When we play tougher teams and it gets hard, we need to find a way to get it done and we didn't. That wasn't good, but the other side of it is if they're only rushing three then we should have more time to throw the ball. They can still have the same amount of people in the box and rush six as they do rush three. If they're rushing three, we should have more time to pass the ball, if they rush six then there is more space and we should be able to get the ball in play.
On why Big 12 home teams are having so much trouble this year in conference games
It's crazy. To know that the home team has lost more is parity. There are a lot of good teams in the Big 12. We enjoy playing on the road. We enjoy the travel and being with each other and experiencing new things. We had a tremendous time at Texas and a tremendous time in Maryland; we didn't have a very good time at (Texas) Tech, but we enjoyed it. You have to be able to handle the crowds. Are we going to be rattled because it's going to be a loud crowd at Oklahoma State? It's the same atmosphere that exists here. People are not going to be intimated by that kind of an atmosphere because that atmosphere exists in 10 venues in the Big 12.
On how it works when two teams are so familiar with one another
It comes down to the effort being there. They play with tremendous effort, so we have to play with tremendous effort. We then have to execute which means finishing blocks, running routes, running full speed, going through your reads offensively, checking the proper run based on what coverage you get, throwing and catching, making the catch and getting up field.
Defensively, it means being in the right spot and having a chance to make the tackle. If you have a chance to pull the trigger as a quarterback, then you better pull the trigger. If you have a chance defensively to strip the ball, strip the ball. If you have a chance to make a play in the air, you need to make the play. I don't want to put it all on the players; you can't put it all on the players. Our job is to get them in the proper mindset to play determined, motivated and with tremendous effort and to get the right people out there and try to put them in the right situation. At that point, hopefully we've coached our guys to be able to pull the trigger and make a play.
On whether you accomplish that through practice or sitting down in a meeting
You have to work on it. We're going to know what they do; they're going to know what we do. Are we going to know exactly the correct call they're going to do based on a tip or based on us stealing their signals? That may happen every now and then, but ultimately it is line up, read keys and play ball. You have to coach your guys to do that. We've made strides on that defensively in coaching our guys to line up better, communicate better, be in position and be in the proper mentality to pull the trigger.
On containing the Oklahoma State running game
Joseph Randle is a fantastic football player. He's one of my favorite kids I've ever coached. I had him for one year as a true freshman, and it means a lot to him. He lives it. He's quick-twitch, he's powerful, he's very skilled, he can catch the ball out of the backfield, you can throw him screens and you can line him up as a receiver and throw him the ball downfield. He's a good player. You take him out and put Jeremy Smith in, who is downhill, physical, fast and can take it 80 yards (quickly). Oklahoma State has always had good running backs, and it'll be a challenge. We have to be sounds in our gaps, be physical and get off blocks. It doesn't stop there; Joe Wickline is a good offensive line coach and has been for two decades. They have guys up front that continuously get better and have good depth.
On his evaluation of
Shawne Alston
and what he brought
Presence was good. Mentality was good. Health was not good. He's a different guy now than he was the first couple of games. He was more healthy than he was the two weeks prior to that, which is why he suited up. He will continue to rehab and continue to work through it and practice more. It didn't look the same, and that's why we didn't play him much.
On the progression of the special teams
It's about the same people; they are just getting better at it. We're talking about a lot of young guys.
Nick Kwiatkoski
Garrett Hope
are great on kickoff. (Shaq) Petteway was good on kickoff.
Austin Copeland
is another true freshman that played for the first time and is getting better; he played on all four special teams. You have to have a lot of people that can play those special teams and get better at it. I thought Coach (Steve) Dunlap did a great job of that last week. I thought we covered punts better than we have since I've been here. They were the No. 1 special teams team in the Big 12, and we got one out on them. It's the sour taste in our mouth from the snap and the kick that nobody is happy about.
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Nutrition News: Study Results Show Arsenic Levels in Riceby Dana Angelo White in Food News & Trends, October 1, 2012
By now you've probably heard about the recent findings of FDA and Consumer Reports investigations. Testing discovered alarmingly high amount of arsenic in rice and rice products. Tainted foods included infant cereals and formula, breakfast cereals, brown rice and even rice milk.
What is Arsenic?
This naturally existing element can be found in the air, soil and water supply in varying amounts. Consumption over time has been linked to certain types of cancer and deficits in neurological development.
It's difficult to assess just how much arsenic is too much. Furthermore, it's not well understood just how long the body holds on it – so it's unclear how much can accumulate in the system over time.
The Environmental Protection Agency deems small amount of arsenic safe for consumption but recent reports have found the amounts found in rice to be beyond this "safe" dose.
What to Do?
There's much more work to be done to determine just how dangerous rice products can be. In the meantime, the FDA, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other health organizations are calling for more research. In the meantime, many of these outfits are suggesting limiting rice intake, not excluding it.
A few tips to help modify your diet:
- Mix it up – variety is important to everyone's diet to get a wide array of nutrients.
- Experiment with other grains like oats, wheat, corn and quinoa.
- When preparing rice, rinse dry grains before cooking.
- Read ingredient labels – check for rice and rice-derived products like, rice flour and brown rice syrup.
- Get more ideas from the Environmental Working Group.
Bottom Line: This topic deserves (and it seems will get) more attention in coming months. Stay tuned for more from government testing and in the meantime, put some effort towards making small tweaks to your family's meal plan.


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7:30 – 7:50 – Open Networking
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8:15 – 9:15 – Feature Panel/Speaker, Audience Q&A
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Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Where the Connect Afterhours event was born in May 2010! This is our third consecutive year at Novelty Hill/Januik and we hope to make it the best for our guests! With a wide open and intimate space for networking and mingling, enjoying fabulous wines and hors d'eurves, featuring live outdoor music and indoor/outdoor terrace, how can you not have a great time!? Make sure to post this on your calendar for sure!
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Featuring: How to be a better networker both online & offline by Julian Michael & Darrin Helfrecht
Join us for some networking with a short informal presentation and activity, and of course some great goodies and refreshments provided by our host, Prime Spine and Dr. Ben Baker! This is our second edition of this event that will run bi-monthly and is co-hosted by Darrin Helfrecht, organizer of the Issaquah Business Network.
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Feb 28 | Connect Interactive Happy Hour @ Suite-Bellevue
Join us from 5:30-8:30pm at one of the hottest new spots on the Eastside to let loose after a hard day's work, have a great cocktail, food, and mingle with dozens of professionals looking to CONNECT! Our format is very casual and interactive, featuring an optional activity, light appetizers, and HAPPY HOUR PRICING ALL NIGHT until 7pm thanks to the awesome staff at Suite-Bellevue at Hyatt! Get your tickets today and save!!
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Midday Mingle Interactive Networking Event
Location: 520 Bar & Grill, Bellevue (Main Street area)
Event info: Open networking format with an interactive activity and marketing inspired conversations while enjoying lunch to order. We strongly encourage our guests to order lunch on-site and even enjoy a midday drink or beverage as our venue has been nice enough to open it's doors for us. This is the first time we've hosted this style event with a very informal structure that will be captained by Darrin Helfrecht who hosts a similar function in nearby Issaquah. Be prepared to enjoy a meaningful conversation with serious business professionals and a no-MLM atmosphere.
Jan 25 | 4:00-6:00pm
CONNECT Interactive Afterhours
Location: Hard Rock Cafe, Seattle (Upstairs)
Feb 10th
Caffeinated Conversations
Location: Il Fornaio Italian Restaurant & Bakery at Pacific Place, Seattle (Downtown)
Topic: Thinking 'Social – Local – Mobile' in 2012 and Beyond in Marketing
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7:30 – 7:50 – Open Networking
7:50 – 8:15 – Announcements & Formal Interactive Networking
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2011 Events
Dec 13th – #ConnectSeattle w/Treehouse4Kids Drive
Special Guest: Panel Moderated by Mike Whitmore, President & Co-Founder of Fresh Consulting
Theme: The Power of 'Stories' in Business
About this event: This is a multi-faceted, influential, and interactive networking and professional development event featuring:
Feature Panelists:
Rebecca Weaver. Executive Director of Puget Sound American Heart Association
Kelsye Nelson (@Kelsye) Vice President of Growth & Outreach at Brown Paper Tickets
Melody Overton (@SBuxMel) 'Unofficial' Starbucks Blogger
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7:30-9:30am | Caffeinated Conversations Breakfast Panel featuring Matt Heinz
Location: MOD Pizza, 317 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue (breakfast pizza, coffee and snacks provided)
Event Description: Wake up by getting a double shot of knowledge from leading local experts and personalities while getting in some quality networking! This month we're in Bellevue and talking about Sales/Biz Dev (the big 'S' word) and how you can keep yourself in the driver's seat in December and January so you don't have a big dip for during the holidays and other slow periods in your business cycle.
See a video short of Matt from Aug 2010: http://youtu.be/-i4BnzU25OE
December 13 | Kreate Holiday Connect Special Event: Stories & Subscriptions
Event Description: What do most of us do on a regular basis? We 'subscribe' to people's 'stories' on Facebook, Linkedin, blogs, forums, you name it! Well we're going to take what's online all day long and bring it OFFLINE to our event!
Join us for this spectacular event featuring lots of open networking, a feature interactive panel and meaningful breakout sessions designed around 'subscribing', 'likes' and 'interests'…something we're all used to 'online', but sometimes find more difficult to culminate 'offline'. You'll walk away with a NEW or least enlightened experience about connecting more effectively and you'll have built some new personal relationships to foster following the event!
Lots of appetizers provided with a no host bar available all night long in this amazing venue! Let's bring in the holidays with a heck of a story!!
December 6 | Podcast
Listen & Learn Podcast with Bobby Bakshi, Chief Inspiration Officer at Resonant Insights
Time of Live Broadcast: 3:00pm
Topic: Being Your Best Brand
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About Bobby Bakshi (written in 'first' person): Welcome to Resonant Insights, the company I created to celebrate my passion: human potential. I am excited to be living my mission fully: I empower a world of compassion, courage and abundance by inspiring people to be their best. After a decade of experiencing many learning methods, I am excited to share my contribution to the world.
See a video short of Bobby (from his first video blog post in Feb 2011): http://youtu.be/6aekD_2Ae1M
The results I've created, mostly for Fortune 100 companies, include: leading branding and marketing research strategy; creating empowered global teams, particularly between the U.S. and India; and crafting strategies for trusted advisers as ambassadors of many brands. I am an author, speaker and consultant. What gets me most excited is the amazing opportunity to shape a new way of doing business, that starts with people and ends with people. Read more about Bobby…
January 2012
Connect Afterhours, Bellevue
February 2012
Connect Afterhours, Seattle
March 2012
Coming soon…
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Each month Kreate hosts a variety of events targeting small business professionals and entrepreneurs throughout Seattle, Bellevue, and the greater 405 corridor. With so many trends, updates and new media channels being introduced monthly by Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other core social networks and online service providers, the idea of 'keeping up' gets to be daunting at best. Thus, Kreate has partnered with a variety of exclusive venues, power networkers and event hosts, and sponsors to provide a first-class experience to every guest, every month! We offer Facebook training, LinkedIn training, Twitter training and Social media training in the form of online webinar events and live Bellevue and Seattle events.
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November 16
6:00-8:30pm | CONNECT Interactive Afterhours
Location: Phil Smart Mercedes-Benz, Airport Way S.
City/Neighborhood: Seattle (SoDo district/easy access to I-90 and I-5)
Our third time back at this feature venue we'll be networking amongst beautiful German automobiles in an open and inviting atmosphere with lots of free parking at the dealership. We will have lots of appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages includes with your admission, as well as wine tasting by Harris Wine Sellers on-site.
Plus! Win our Grand Door Prize: One lucky professional will win a Mercedes for a Week!! That's right, it's true…must be present to win!
Nov 2nd, 9:00-1:30pm | BIZ BOOST Workshop: Visible and Searchable Connecting
Featuring 'Facebook Strategy and Landing Page Design' by Julian Michael of Kreate; and 'Blogging for Search Engines like Google and Bing' by Mavis Lamb of Mambo Productions
Location: Master Builders Association, Bellevue (easy access to I-405, Hwy 520 and I-90)
9:00-11:00am Julian Michael
11:00-11:30am Lunch break
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Topic: Sales Strategy for Introverts
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Oct 24th, 5:30-8:30pm | Connect Interactive Afterhours
Location: Bellevue Towers-North Tower Event Room, 10700 NE 4th St., Bellevue
City/Neighborhood: Downtown Bellevue (above 'Purple')
Sponsored by Specialty's Cafe & Bakery, Covington Cellars, Puget Sound Business Journal and Choices Realty NW
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October 18, 7:30-9:30am
CAFFEINATED Conversations
Breakfast Panel & Networking Event
Zoka Coffeehouse, University Village, Seattle
Featuring Jess Estrada, Director of Marketing for Banyan Branch and Josh Dirks, CEO of Project Bionic
Topic: The Power of Social Influence & Conversation in Today's Marketing Mix
August 19th
Friday, 10-10:45am
Webinar Training: Maximizing Your Time and Marketing Communications on the NEW Facebook
with Julian Michael, Principal at Kreate Media Agency
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August 4th
Webinar Training: What You Wear Can Boost Your Business
with Mayna Sgaramella, Owner of Closet Fly Wardrobe Consulting
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Webinar: Clear the Clutter: Get Your Email Inbox Working For You Instead of Against You!
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Friday, 2:00-2:45pm
Webinar: Facebook Design: Learn to Design Your Own Facebook Sidebar in Powerpoint
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Blackpool started the match as if they had something to prove and took the lead as early as the third minute.
After a well worked forwards move at which the Blackpool pack countered anything thing the opposition could throw at them; there standoff, Heath George jinked his way through the Clitheroe defence to score under the posts.
The conversion was easily scored by Leon Mason to open up the score to 7–0 in favour of the home side.
This, alas, was to be Blackpool's only score of the game.
After only 6 minutes Clitheroe pulled the score back by 3 points when they kicked a penalty.
Blackpool continued to pressurise the Clitheroe defence but were unable to cross the opposition try line, a problem that was to haunt them throughout the game.
In the 20th minute Clitheroe scored again; this time it was converted to take the score to 10 – 7 for the opposition.
In the dying minutes of the first half Blackpool were awarded a penalty but unfortunately George, who had assumed the kicking duties for the match, was unable to convert his attempt.
In the second half, Blackpool continued to pressure the opposition defence but were unable to convert this into points on the board.
In the 11th minute Clitheroe scored an unconverted try to take the score out to 15–7.
Blackpool continued to apply pressure but were unable to cross the line and in fact, Clitheroe scored again in the 44th minute of the half when they kicked another penalty to take the score to the final 18 – 7.
Blackpool 2nd XV went down to local rivals by 65 – 0 in the Miller Homes League 5N fixture with hooker Richard Parlour getting the Man of the Match award for Blackpool.


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May 5, 2013
EAGLE ROCK, Calif. – The Master's College track team finished its regular season schedule at the 2013 Oxy Invitational on Saturday.
Matthew Crichton (Mission Viejo, Calif.) ran the 1500 meters in 3 minutes and 54.92 seconds, finishing his heat in 29th place.
The 5000 meters featured four Mustangs as John Gilbertson (Saugus, CA), John Hurd (Fairview, PA), David Eller (Los Angeles, CA), and Ryan Freeman (Highland, CA), represented The Master's College. Gilbertson won the event, finishing in 13:58.25. Eller finished 45th in a time of 15:15.78, Freeman posted a personal best of 15:28.71, finishing in 50th place, and Hurd rounded things off with a final time of 15:35.95.
Jason Logan (Spartanburg, SC) placed third in his high jump flight by clearing 2.03 meters (6-7 5/9 ft.).
Next up for the Mustangs is the 2013 NAIA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships held in Marion, Indiana. The event will run May 23-25.


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Bath maintained their Aviva Premiership play-off hopes after claiming a dramatic late 18-17 victory over 11-man Gloucester at Kingsholm.
The home side had two players sent off - substitute prop Sila Puafisi and scrum-half Tavis Knoyle - while they also finished the game with centre Mike Tindall and hooker Huia Edmonds in the sin-bin.
Bath, who had three players yellow-carded themselves, prevailed through a 79th-minute penalty try - converted by fly-half George Ford - after Gloucester collapsed a maul. It was Bath's first league win at Kingsholm since 2006.
Centre Harry Trinder's 71st-minute try looked to have edged Gloucester home - fly-half Billy Twelvetrees chipped in with four penalties - while Bath captain Stuart Hooper scored a try and George Ford kicked two penalties before an incident-packed finale.
Bath forwards Carl Fearns, Matt Garvey and Dave Attwood were all yellow-carded, meaning Bath played 30 minutes of the game a man down, while the game went to uncontested scrums shortly after Puafisi departed.
Tonga international Puafisi received a red card from referee Tim Wigglesworth for a dangerous high tackle on Bath full-back Nick Abendanon, then Wales international Knoyle was sent off after he threw punches at Bath number eight Leroy Houston.
The Knoyle incident provided a spiteful end to a contest when neither side took a backward step, and Bath remain fourth going into next week's home appointment with relegation favourites Worcester.
Leicester maintained the pressure on second-placed Northampton with a four-try victory over Wasps at Welford Road.
The 27-15 bonus-point win meant Leicester closed the gap on the Saints, who meet leaders Saracens on Sunday, to just two points with just three games left.
England centre Manu Tuilagi starred for Leicester, scoring two of his side's four tries to take his total to three in five games since his return from injury.
Fiji winger Vereniki Goneva celebrated signing a new contract with a try and replacement scrum-half David Mele got the fourth. Wasps scored two tries through Guy Thompson and Tommy Bell.
Exeter took five points from a 38-33 victory at Worcester, although the home side came within a converted try of grabbing a dramatic win in a thrilling encounter.
Worcester were languishing 21-3 behind at one stage but fought back bravely to get two bonus points, through four tries and finishing within seven points of the Chiefs.
Scrum-half Dave Lewis, centre Sam Hill, fly-half Gareth Steenson and hooker Jack Yeandle got first-half tries for Exeter, while full-back Chris Pennell and David Lemi crossed for Worcester.
But the home side, bottom of the table and facing relegation, battled brilliantly in the second half through tries by hooker Agustin Creevy and Lemi's second against another Yeandle try.
Ryan Lamb kicked three penalties and two conversions as well while Steenson ended on 18 points by adding a penalty and five conversions to his touchdown.


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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Police in northeast Ohio made a curious discovery after finding a stolen car -- a full-grown pot-belly pig in the back seat.
Police reports said officers responding to a call about an abandoned car Monday found the Nissan Cube with air bags deployed, two flat tires and heavy damage to the front end. And there was a 250-pound pot-belly pig named Penelope in the back seat.
The (Youngstown) Vindicator (http://bit.ly/VzyyDA ) reports that officers had the car towed with the pig inside.
The owner, who lives in Pennsylvania, was contacted and said she was visiting a friend in Youngstown. She said she did notice the vehicle -- and the pig -- missing but thought the "kids took it."
Police contacted animal welfare workers, and they continue to look for the thief.
Information from: The Vindicator, http://www.vindy.com


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A Nutrition/Hygiene Education Program for the Prevention of Child Malnutrition in Rural Kenya
This study has been completed.
University of New Mexico
University of Nairobi
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Angelo Tomedi, University of New Mexico
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 29, 2012
Last updated: February 4, 2015
Last verified: February 2015
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This study will determine if an education program about hygiene and child feeding practices, taught by local village community health workers, will improve child growth and decrease the prevalence of childhood malnutrition in a rural region of Kenya.
|Child Nutrition Disorders
|Behavioral: nutrition and hygiene education
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|A Nutrition/Hygiene Education Program for the Prevention of Child Malnutrition in Rural Kenya
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Child Nutrition Malnutrition NutritionU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Angelo Tomedi, University of New Mexico:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- malnutrition prevalence [ Time Frame: Measured when children are 24 months of age ]Child malnutrition rates, as measured by the prevalence of underweight, wasting, and growth stunting of the children in each group
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Child growth [ Time Frame: Measured when children are 24 months of age ]Child growth as measured by change in z score of the children in each group
Other Outcome Measures:
- Prevalence of diarrhea [ Time Frame: Prevalence assessed when children reach 24 months of age ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Intervention
nutrition and hygiene education by community health workers
Behavioral: nutrition and hygiene education
Monthly education sessions about child feeding and hygiene for mothers of young children, conducted by local Kenyan community health workers
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Month to 6 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Child of a mother living in the catchment area of the study who delivered during the enrollment period
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01679535
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01679535
|United States, New Mexico
|University of New Mexico
|Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of New Mexico
University of Nairobi
|Principal Investigator:
|Angelo J Tomedi, MD
|University of New Mexico
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Keywords provided by Angelo Tomedi, University of New Mexico:
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Black RE, Allen LH, Bhutta ZA, Caulfield LE, de Onis M, Ezzati M, Mathers C, Rivera J; Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group. Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. Lancet. 2008 Jan 19;371(9608):243-60. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61690-0. Review.
Bhutta ZA, Ahmed T, Black RE, Cousens S, Dewey K, Giugliani E, Haider BA, Kirkwood B, Morris SS, Sachdev HP, Shekar M; Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group. What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival. Lancet. 2008 Feb 2;371(9610):417-40. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61693-6. Review.
|Responsible Party:
|Angelo Tomedi, Visiting Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01679535 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 29, 2012
|Last Updated:
|February 4, 2015
Keywords provided by Angelo Tomedi, University of New Mexico:
Infant nutrition disorder
Child nutrition disorders
Protein-energy malnutrition
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nutrition Disorders
Child Nutrition Disorders
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 22, 2017