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Augmentation Cystoplasty Using an Autologous Neo-Bladder
This study has been terminated.
(36 months follow up without change to profile. No further studies planned.)
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First received: January 4, 2007
Last updated: November 2, 2015
Last verified: November 2015
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Subjects with neurogenic bladder secondary to spina bifida refractory to medical treatment will be enrolled. The hypothesis is that augmentation cystoplasty using an autologous neo-bladder construct will significantly increase bladder compliance.
|Neurogenic Bladder
|Biological: Autologous neo bladder construct
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Open-Label Multicenter Study of Augmentation Cystoplasty Using an Autologous Neo-Bladder Construct in Subjects With Spina Bifida
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Responders as Assessed by Compliance [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Efficacy of the autologous neo-bladder construct as assessed by a responder analysis (comparing each patient's baseline with 12 month data). Improvement in compliance (i.e. improved bladder pressure/volume relationship) was measured by urodynamics at predetermined bladder pressure points. This was coupled with an assessment of clinical benefit and used to determine responders versus non-responders
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Overall Safety Profile - Number of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event [ Time Frame: periodically within first 12 months as well as during long term follow up out to 5 years ]clinical evaluation of adverse events, laboratory parameters and urinary imaging to assess any safety issues emerging from this technology and to allow a comparison of a safety profile with standard of care enterocystoplasty. Please refer to the Adverse Event section for detailed information.
|Study Start Date:
|December 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Neo-bladder construction
Surgical implantation of autologous neo-bladder construct
Biological: Autologous neo bladder construct
augmentation cystoplasty with autologous neo-bladder construct
Detailed Description:
Subjects with neurogenic bladder secondary to spina bifida (myelodysplasia) that is refractory to medical treatment and require augmentation cystoplasty will be enrolled. The hypothesis is that augmentation cystoplasty using an autologous neo-bladder construct will significantly increase bladder compliance.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- subjects with neurogenic bladders secondary to myleodysplasia
Exclusion Criteria:
- prior augment procedures
- recent urologic surgery
- requires concomitant urologic intervention
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00419120
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00419120
|United States, Massachusetts
|Boston Childrens Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Sponsors and Collaborators
|Study Director:
|Sunita Sheth, MD
|Tengion, Inc.
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
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|NCT00419120 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 4, 2007
|Results First Received:
|December 8, 2009
|Last Updated:
|November 2, 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
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Legendary R&B singer Etta James – most famous for her hit songs "At Last" and "Something's Got a Hold on Me" – has died, her longtime manager and friend Lupe De Leon has confirmed. She was 73 years old.
The singer, a key figure in the early days of R&B music, was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, and has struggled with serious health problems for years that included dementia and Hepatitis C. James spent two weeks in the hospital earlier this month, battling the final stages of terminal leukemia. She passed Friday morning in Riverside, CA.
A fireball of passion and talent, Etta won 6 Grammys in her lifetime and was also voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check out a rollicking performance from the late songstress on "In The Basement":
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It's easy to see how somebody could get lost in the craggy crevasses of Alaska's Knik and Colony glaciers, located about 50 miles east of Anchorage, the state's largest city. It's even surprisingly easy to see how the shifting plates of ice and earth could slowly, over the course of 60 years, digest a huge military plane.
That's exactly what happened in 1952, when an Air Force C-124 cargo plane crashed into Mount Gannett, rising up out of the glacial plain. All 52 souls aboard perished in the accident. Searchers located the crash site some days after the event, but it wasn't long before the wreckage was swallowed up by the movement of the glacier, grinding and grumbling against itself, shifting and shape changing.
The terrain of Knik Glacier and surrounds is full of those crevasses, some only a few feet deep, others so deep you can't see the bottom. Some are just wide enough for a human body to squeeze in; some you could drop a dump truck into. There are some areas that look flatter than others, but then the trenches begin again, like giant claw marks scratched into earth.
It's within this terrain that crews from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright have been working to recover debris from that 1952 crash. After seven decades, the glacier saw fit to spit out some of the wreckage from that historic wreck, and in June, it was spotted by an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter on a routine training mission.
Some of it has already been lost to the waters of nearby Lake George. In the 70 years that have passed since plane crash and plane crash discovery, the wreckage had migrated 14 miles from the crash site. And the debris is still moving, about 3 feet per day, according to Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Keese.
After the initial sighting of the wreck in June, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) sent a team of five investigators to Alaska to visit the wreckage. It wasn't long before some of the evidence recovered at the crash site hinted that it was from the 1952 wreck. JPAC returned to headquarters in Hawaii shortly after, transporting human remains found on the glacier in hopes of matching them to the crewmen aboard the C-124 when it went down.
That left crews from JBER to continue recovery efforts, if they wished, and that's what they've done in the meantime, hauling debris from the glacier with the help of Army National Guard helicopter crews.
On the ground are between 10 and 15 other recovery crew members, including mortuary affairs specialists and members of the Northern Warfare Training Center, who are helping the other team members navigate the treacherous ice of the glacier.
So since the wreck has been identified, what's the point of the ongoing recovery? According to Lt. Col. Chris Nall, some of the debris may be worthy of placement in museums, and the search has turned up more than plane debris.
"We did find what we believe to be human remains yesterday and the day before," Nall said Thursday. The mortuary specialists will work to identify the remains, including whether they belong to human or animal; depending on the results, they may be sent to JPAC for cross-reference, Nall said.
And yet the glacier continues its constant movement, swallowing some wreckage one day, regurgitating other pieces the next. Recovery efforts largely depend "on what that glacier is willing to give up," Nall said.
Really, the continuing recovery efforts offer a final tribute to the men who lost their lives aboard the aircraft 70 years ago. Surviving family members have been left to wonder for more than a half century what happened to their loved ones.
Recovery provides closure, Keese said, adding, "we just want to get those pieces off the glacier."
Contact Ben Anderson at ben(at)alaskadispatch.com


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West African ministers held emergency talks Thursday on containing the worst Ebola outbreak in history, hoping to halt the virus' deadly rampage after a jump in the number of deaths.
The highly-contagious tropical bug has infected hundreds of people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, with the latest World Health Organization (WHO) figures showing that confirmed or suspected cases had left 467 people dead and experts fearing it could spread throughout the region.
Health ministers from 11 nations were due to finalise two days of talks in Accra with global experts in communicable diseases, with debate raging over the measures required to stop Ebola in its tracks.
Jeremy Farrar, a professor of tropical medicine and director of The Wellcome Trust charity, caused controversy as the talks opened as he was widely quoted in global media calling on health authorities to offer experimental medicines, not yet fully tested, to patients.
"Tragic as these deaths and suffering are, humans are not Guinea pigs," virologist Ian Mackay, associate professor at the University of Queensland, told AFP, rejecting the suggestion.
"It's a very difficult situation made worse by the urgency of it."
Several biotech companies and US universities are developing potential vaccines for Ebola, at various stages of testing, but none anywhere in the world is close to being licensed for distribution to the public.
"The question is: would these drugs be allowed to be used on UK citizens?" Mackay said.
"If the outbreak occurred there, or in the US, or Australia, would this be ethically acceptable in these countries?"
There are five species of Ebola, three of which—Zaire, Sudan and Bundibugyo—can kill humans.
Zaire Ebola, the deadliest and the species behind the current outbreak, can fell its victims within days, causing severe fever and muscle pain, weakness, vomiting and diarrhoea—in some cases shutting down organs and causing unstoppable bleeding.
There have been 21 Ebola outbreaks—not including isolated cases involving only one patient—since the virus first spread to humans in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then known as Zaire, in 1976.
Before the current crisis, Ebola had killed 1,587 people, two-thirds of those infected, according to an AFP tally based on WHO data.
The death rate for Ebola has been widely but incorrectly reported as "90 percent" by global media and some scientists, probably because around that percentage died in the original outbreak and a subsequent epidemic in neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville in 2003.
'Out of control'
The mortality rate in the west African epidemic is slightly lower than the average, at 61.5 percent, but it dwarves every other outbreak in terms of the geographical spread and the number of cases and deaths.
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, said last week the outbreak was "out of control", with more than 60 hotspots.
However, experts say those who receive correct care—paracetamol to contain fevers, rehydration for diarrhoea and antibiotics for secondary infections—have a greatly improved chance of survival.
Ministers from Guinea, where 413 confirmed, suspected and probable cases have surfaced so far, including 303 deaths, and Liberia, which has seen 107 cases and 65 deaths, are at the Accra conference.
Sierra Leone, which has recorded 239 cases and 99 deaths, is also represented.
In addition, officials from Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, along with Ghana and countries as far afield as Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are attending.
They have been joined by a host of UN agencies and other aid organisations, including MSF and the Red Cross, as well as personnel from disease control centres in western Africa, the United States, Britain and the European Union.
One of the biggest obstacles to combatting the epidemic, say health experts, has been traditional practices—such as touching the bodies of victims at their funerals—which are causing the virus to spread.
Ministers and experts have set out a strategy placing traditional village elders—who are often more influential than foreign medical experts among the traditional forest-dwelling populations at the epicentre of the outbreak—at the forefront of an education drive, a delegate told AFP.
"We have agreed to mobilise community leaders to be active participants in the efforts to curb the spread of the disease by building their confidence to trust the health workers who are in their communities," said Abdulsalami Nasidi, of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Lawrence Ntim-Gyakari, head of security at gold miner Newmont Ghana, said the discussions had made a "good start" with delegates demonstrating a "strong political will" to take serious action to bring the outbreak under control.
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Oct. 26, 2013
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Team Notes
- Today's captains were linebackers Terrick Wright and Dylan Reda, defensive back David Bertucci and running back Jeremy Hester.
- North Texas won the toss and deferred to the second half.
- Today's attendance was 23,203.
- Southern Miss falls to 4-4 all-time against North Texas and 2-2 in Hattiesburg.
- This was the first meeting between the two teams as conference foes.
- The Golden Eagles are 56-21 all-time in homecoming games.
- With the loss, Southern Miss is assured of back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1930-31.
- The 110 points are the most given up in back-to-back games since giving up 110 to Houston and Florida State in 1996.
- Southern Miss has now lost 11 straight conference games and 19 games overall.
Offensive Notes
- Nick Mullens became the fifth true freshman to start at quarterback in school history. He is also the seventh true freshman to start this year.
- Mullens was 12-of-31 for 210 yards and one touchdown.
- Mullens' 59-yard touchdown to Dominique Sullivan was the longest touchdown of the year.
- It was Sullivan's first touchdown reception of the year and fifth of his career.
- Running back George Payne rushed nine times for a career-high 44 yards and one touchdown.
- Payne scored his first career touchdown in the third quarter.
- Sullivan caught two passes for a career-high 97 yards.
Defensive Notes
- The Southern Miss defense has forced at least one turnover in every game this season and one in the last eight games dating back to last season.
- It is also the second time that the Golden Eagles have forced multiple turnovers.
- It is the first time they have recorded at least four turnovers since East Carolina in 2010.
- Defensive back Ed Wilkins recorded his first career interception in the first quarter.
- Linebacker Dylan Reda recorded a career-high 14 tackles.
- Linebacker Terrick Wright recovered his first career fumble in the third quarter.
- He also recorded his first career interception.
- Defensive lineman JaBoree Poole recovered his first career fumble.
Special Teams Notes
- The Golden Eagles have now missed six consecutive field goals after a 35-yarder was missed in the first quarter.
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The skates are up for a couple of days, nothing to watch until Saturday, and the snow is providing a clean slate for a new year. Yesterday Suffern 5, Northern Highlands (N.J.) 0 Burke Catholic 4, Lakeland/Panas 3 I'm sure Lakeland/Panas would've liked to leave Sport-O-Rama with one victory. Now… Read More →


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Concord Grape Jam
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Working directly over a small nonreactive saucepan, use your fingers to gently squeeze the flesh from each grape, being careful to catch all the grape juices in the pan. Set the skins aside in a large mixing bowl.
Over medium heat, bring the grape innards and juices to a simmer, cover, and cook until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Immediately force as much of the pulp as possible through a fine-mesh strainer or chinois. Discard the seeds.
Add the sieved grape pulp, sugar, lemon juice, orange zest, and orange juice to the grape skins, stirring well. Transfer the mixture to an 11- or 12-quart copper preserving pan or a wide nonreactive kettle. Bring to a boil over high heat. Continue to cook until done, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir very frequently during the cooking with a heatproof rubber spatula; if the jam starts sticking, lower the heat slightly. To avoid overcooking the jam, test it for doneness after 20 minutes of cooking. When the jam is done, it will acquire a glossier sheen and will have a thicker, more luxurious look than it did initially.
To test, remove the jam from the heat and carefully transfer a small representative half-spoonful to one of your frozen spoons. Replace the cold spoon in the freezer for 3 to 4 minutes, then remove and carefully feel the underside of the spoon. It should be neither warm nor cold; if still warm, return it to the freezer for a moment. Tilt the spoon vertically to see how quickly the jam runs; if it is reluctant to run, and if it has thickened to a spreadable consistency, it is done. If it runs quickly, cook it for another minute or two, stirring, and test again as needed.
When the jam is ready, skim any white foam from its surface with a stainless-steel spoon.
Recipe from The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook by Rachel Saunders/Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2010.


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The Bulldog Nation has a new way to show support for the University of Georgia on the road while also helping students fulfill their dream of a college education.
UGA is releasing a new, sleeker version of its specialty state of Georgia license tag featuring the university's iconic "power G" through the Georgia Department of Revenue. The new tag features a red, black and silver-gray design encompassing the entire plate. Beyond the display of Bulldog pride, the tag also raises money for need-based scholarships at UGA. For each specialty tag on the road, $10 annually goes to scholarships through the UGA Foundation.
The new tag replaces the previous incarnation, a solid white tag that featured the university's bulldog mascot, Uga. The old tag will no longer be available for purchase, but those who have one still help the scholarship program through a $10 fee.
Anyone, including current UGA tag owners, requesting the new UGA tag will be required to pay a $25 manufacturing fee, plus $35 special tag fee, plus any other standard tag fees and taxes (if applicable). After receiving a temporary tag, the specialty tag will be shipped to the driver's home address within seven to 10 business days.
More on the UGA license tag can be found at http://uga.edu/license/ or see the Georgia Department of Revenue website https://etax.dor.ga.gov.


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Universal Pictures have released the fourth TV spot for their new movie, Snow White and the Huntsman which is due for release in the summer. Just like everything else released for the movie, this new TV spot looks fabulous and as I've said quite a few times before, I really cannot wait to see this movie, especially as it was shot entirely here on location on our fair isle and at Pinewood Studios.
Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame takes the lead in the title character while Chris Hemsworth plays 'The Huntsman'. They're joined by Charlize Theron who plays the Queen who you'll see rising from a lot of goo in the clip below, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Marsan, Lily Cole, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost and Toby Jones.
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Recently single, and looking to meet some new people.
I end up listening to podcasts a lot more than I end up listening to music, but I suppose my taste in either could be considered eclectic or boring depending on who you ask.
Most of my TV watching these days goes through Netflix and HBO, so ask me about what's going on there if you want to talk TV.


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36 CFR Appendix A to Part 72, Criteria for Eligibility
Jurisdictions were considered for eligibility if they were functioning general purpose local governments in one of three categories:
1. Central cities of Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas in either 1970 or 1976 (1970 data derived from U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970, 1976 data derived from U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1976 Revenue Sharing Estimates File).
2. Cities and townships with Populations of 40,000 or more in either 1970 or 1976 (1970 data derived from U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970, 1976 data derived from U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1976 Revenue Sharing Estimates File).
3. Counties with populations of 250,000 or more in either 1970 or 1976 (1970 data derived from U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970; 1976 data derived from 1976 Revenue Sharing Estimates File).
Indicators (variables) of distress and need were selected to determine eligibility for the program and were chosen for timeliness, reliability, and relevance to the Act. Certain variables were not used due to duplication, others because they were not available for all jurisdictions, and some because they were unrelated to the purposes of the Act. (Section 1002 of the Act states that the Congress finds that (a) the quality of life in urban areas is closely related to the availability of fully functional park and recreation systems including land, facilities, and service programs; (b) residents of cities need close-to-home recreational opportunities that are adequate to specialized urban demands, with parks and facilities properly located, developed, and well maintained; (c) the greatest recreational deficiencies with respect to land, facilities, and programs are found in many large cities, especially at the neighborhood level; (d) inadequate financing of urban recreation programs due to fiscal difficulties in many large cities has led to the deterioration of facilities, nonavailability of recreation services, and an inability to adapt recreational programs to changing circumstances; and (e) there is no existing Federal assistance program which fully addresses the needs for physical rehabilitation and revitalization of these park and recreation systems.)
The National Park Service asked the Bureau of the Census to assist in the analysis of national data in order to ensure that reliable, timely and applicable indicators of distress were used in determining eligibility for the program. NPS received comments from a number of interested individuals on what they considered, in their best judgment, to be the criteria that should be used in the program. NPS also received numerous position papers from national interest groups on what they thought were suitable indicators for the program. NPS then began a narrowing process intended to select the most appropriate criteria for eligibility in the program.
Listed below are the six variables selected for eligibility criteria:
This variable is commonly termed population density, and it is defined as the number of persons per square mile of land. It provides an indication of the extent to which an area is urbanized. Highly urbanized areas are most lacking in land set aside for recreation and park facilities and are experiencing difficulty in maintaining existing facilities. Highly dense areas tend to have the greatest need for assistance in revitalization of their neighborhood park and recreation facilities. Therefore, jurisdictions having high values for density would be favored by this variable, based on 1975 data of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Per capita income is the estimated average amount of total money income per person. It is derived by dividing the total income of a particular group by the total population in that group. Comparison of change in per capita income between urban jurisdictions provides an indication of each jurisdiction's economic growth. If the income of a city is growing more slowly than another city, the city with slower growth is in a relatively weaker economic position. As cited in the "Report on the Fiscal Impact of the Economic Stimulus Package on 48 Large Urban Governments (1978)," income growth is a determinant of taxable wealth and level of economic activity, and indicates a jurisdiction's capability to finance its own recreation and other projects. This measure of financial capacity is related to the Act which stipulates that the Secretary of the Interior consider factors related to economic distress. Therefore, jurisdictions with either negative or low relative growth in per capita income would be favored by this variable, based on 1976 data of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Percent unemployed, commonly termed the unemployment rate is defined as the number of people unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. The unemployment data are the product of a Federal/State cooperative program in which State Employment Security agencies prepare labor force and unemployment estimates using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The National Urban Recreation Study found that recreation and leisure time opportunities are most limited for the economically disadvantaged, including the unemployed. The 17 field studies of the National Urban Recreation Study reveal that low-income neighborhoods have less program diversity, little, if any, commercial recreation opportunities, and fewer year-round programs than higher income neighborhoods. Consideration of this variable is consistent with the mandate of the Act which requires that criteria be considered related to physical and economic distress. Therefore, this variable would tend to favor jurisdictions having high unemployment rates.
Automobile availability, as defined by the Bureau of the Census, represents the number of passenger automobiles, including station wagons, which are owned or regularly used by any member of the household and which are ordinarily kept at home. Taxicabs, pickups, or larger trucks were not counted. Lack of automobile availability is closely related to lack of recreation opportunity. The Recreation Access Study (U.S. Department of Transportation, 1975) found that access to a diversity of recreation opportunities is generally assured for those who have automobiles and are willing to travel reasonable distances, but such opportunities are often severely limited for people without cars. In addition, the 17 field studies of the National Urban Recreation Study concluded that most recreation opportunities for those without access to a personal auto is limited to immediate neighborhoods or place of residence. This variable is relevant to the Act in that the transportation disadvantaged households are the group that has the greatest need for expanded opportunities to enjoy their close to home resources.
Therefore, jurisdictions having a high proportion of households without automobiles would be favored by this variable, based on 1970 data of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
This variable identifies those persons most likely to be the most frequent users of public park and recreation facilities. While many senior citizens have adequate incomes, they tend to be considerably less affluent and less mobile than the general population. Younger and older children also need public recreation facilities, especially in highly urbanized areas, where recreation facilities are most lacking. This variable was selected to favor areas with greater concentrations of the dependent population where need for recreation would be the greatest, and where rehabilitation of existing facilities the most pressing, in accordance with the Act. The variable was used in its absolute rate to give an indication of the size of the client populations in each jurisdiction, based on 1970 data of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
In 1970, percent of population below poverty level was calculated by the Bureau of the Census as the proportion of the total population which reported income below the poverty level. This variable is the most current available indicator of poverty status for the jurisdictions in question. To accommodate the needs of economically disadvantaged people whose incomes are somewhat above the poverty level, such as those employed part-time, or those in very low-paid jobs, persons with incomes up to 125% of poverty are included in this variable. The poor and near-poor have the greatest need for public recreation opportunities and services in proximity to their homes. This variable is also related to that part of the Act which stipulates that the Secretary of the Interior consider "deficiencies in access to neighborhood recreation facilities, particularly for . . . low- and moderate-income residents," and the extent to which park and recreation recovery efforts would provide employment opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents. Rehabilitation of parks is a relatively labor intensive activity having the potential for providing short-term jobs with low-skill requirements. Persons with poverty level incomes tend to lack skills and jobs. Therefore, this variable was selected to favor jurisdictions having a large percentage of its population in poverty. The poverty level of income is based on an index developed by the Social Security Administration in 1964 and subsequently modified by a Federal Interagency Committee. In 1969, the poverty thresholds ranged from $1,487 for a female unrelated individual 65 years old and over living on a farm to $6,116 for a nonfarm family with a male head and with seven or more persons. The average poverty threshold for a nonfarm family of four headed by a male was $3,745.
The method used to combine the variables had four steps. First, all values for each of the six variables were expressed in common or standard units. Second, for each jurisdiction, the standardized values for the six variables were added to produce a score. Third, the scores were ranked from high values (most eligible) to low values (least eligible). Fourth jurisdictions having scores above the median score for all jurisdictions were designated "eligible."
The Administration stated before the Senate Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation on June 27, 1978, that it would ensure fair consideration of urban counties for eligibility under the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program. The Administration has kept this commitment by subjecting urban county data to the same eligibility standards as cities and including urban counties which meet those standards on the eligibility list. All urban counties with a population over 250,000 were considered under the same criteria (indicators of distress and need) as the city counterparts. Counties within and SMSA not on the eligibility list may compete for assistance as discretionary applicants.
The history of the Administration's UPARR proposal clearly indicates that this program is part of an overall national urban policy. Therefore, in accordance with the legislative mandate, project selection criteria will require that county projects be justified in terms of direct service to identifiable urban neighborhoods (residential areas), and that there must be evidence of cooperation between a county and its major city.
Section 1005(b) of the Bill states that at the Secretary's discretion, up to 15 percent of the program funds annually may be granted to local governments which do not meet eligibility criteria, but are located in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, provided that these grants to general purpose governments are in accord with the intent of the program. These governments may apply for grants under the program regardless of whether or not they are included on the list of eligible jurisdictions.


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25 graduates mark 40th class of nurses at Central Arizona College
By Guy Harrison, CAC Media & Marketing Specialist
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – The achievement of 25 new graduates of Central Arizona College's nursing program was celebrated on Dec. 9 during the institution's Nursing Pinning Ceremony at the Signal Peak Campus.
This marked the 40th graduating class in the history of the college's nursing program.
"Going to nursing school is a challenge," Wendy Britt, a member of the nursing division's faculty and a guest speaker, explained. "Anything that changes the way you see the world is going to challenge you to discover yourself. The challenges we presented to our students over the past two years was meant to help them discover who they were - nurses."
In receiving their pins, the graduating nurses of Central Arizona College continued a 1,000-year-old symbolic ritual of service to others dating back to the Crusades.
The Central Arizona Student Nurses Association also presented leadership awards to several graduates, including Kristina Day, Karina Duarte and Jordy Weaver.
Rebecca Billingslea was named the Nursing Division's Outstanding Academician, while Erin Hull was awarded as the division's Most Outstanding Practician.
"We thank you for standing by our side, every step of the way," Duarte, one of the class speakers at the event, said. "You have seen us at our best and you have seen us at our worst."
Day evoked the fictional character Christopher Robin, closing the speech with "Promise me that you'll always remember. You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
The graduates then took the Florence Nightingale Pledge to close out the ceremony.
The following students have completed the CAC nursing program:
• Myesha Barbieto
• Rebecca Billingslea
• Kristina Day
• JoAnn Brown
• Tricia Browning
• Karina E. Duarte
• Jonathan England
• Jasmine Gorsuch
• Sherry Graham
• Kristi Harris
• Linda Hironimusa
• Erin Hull
• La Donna Korittky
• Amanda Lechuga
• Cecilia Lugo
• Jennifer Moffat
• Jennifer Nicoll
• Gloria Parker
• Mary Pressley
• Dawn Rhodes
• Nathaniel Shirley
• Jamie Spoon
• Londa Stradling
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While the move to close the UK financial advice unit is not related to Wednesday's update, NAB's British business has proved a long-term headache for the bank and was blamed for a $1 billion decline in its profits in 2012.
Mr Clyne pulled the trigger on a major restructure of Clydesdale and Yorkshire last April, including plans for 1400 job cuts and the closure of dozens of branches. The 130 jobs to go when the financial advice business is closed will be part of already announced job cuts.
"It is the continuation of the program we announced to the market in April," a spokesman confirmed.
The union for bank workers in the UK, Unite, described the decision as cruel.
"National Australia Group raised the hopes of staff, then announced today they no longer have a job," Unite national officer Dominic Hook said.
"The company invested money to train the staff to meet new regulatory requirements, giving them hope for the future. Now they have been told that the company has changed its mind and decided to close the business down. This is a cruel decision for workers."
Management shake-up expected
As reported by The Australian Financial Review on Monday, Mr Clyne is expected to lay out his vision for the next four years on Wednesday, fanning speculation about potential changes to the bank's senior executive ranks.
It is likely the management restructure will reward head of retail Lisa Gray, the leader of its technology upgrade project Gavin Slater, head of New Zealand Andrew Thorburn and perhaps elevate finance director Mark Joiner to a new role such as deputy CEO. Greg Sutherland, who heads group strategy and innovation, is also considered a rising talent.
Mr Clyne is also expected to outline major cost savings through the implementation of the bank's NextGen technology project.
With changes expected in Australia, the decision to pull out of financial advice in the UK is a reminder that fixing the British business remains a key priority.
Many investors want NAB to sell out of the UK altogether but Mr Clyne has previously said he will not offload the business in a "fire sale" while economic conditions in Britain are weak.
In January, reports suggested that Spanish banking giant Santander was weighing up a £2 billion ($2.91 billion) bid for the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, though Santander denied it had held any discussions with NAB.
Hopes for improving outlook
Morningstar analyst David Ellis said he was hopeful the situation in the UK would improve for NAB.
"[The UK] has obviously been a massive drag on performance over the last two years, but I think there will probably be quicker improvement in the UK than expected and I think the market could be positively surprised by a better outcome in the UK," he said.
Mr Ellis said better economic conditions could allow NAB to offload its British banks in the next year or so.
"NAB's Achilles heel is UK banking, but we expect slow improvements in the UK and European financial services sector to open up exit strategies over the next year or so," he said.
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Their dog Coco was spotted in Los Angeles in America with pink toenails!
In case you were wondering - they aren't the artwork of Romeo, Cruz or Brooklyn - they are actually clip-on claws to stop scratches and damage.
Coco - whose toenails were snapped during a walk - was a Christmas present from Victoria to her husband David.
Coco might like to know that her owner David also loves pink nails.
The footie player was spotted with pink nail varnish on his fingernails when he went to the christening of his friend's baby.
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Reggie Bush's parents often have played key public roles in their son's storied football career, including his rise and fall at the University of Southern California.
Now they're splitting up.
Denise Griffin, Reggie's mother, filed for divorce in recent weeks from Reggie's stepdad, Lamar Griffin, after separating in June 2010, according to court documents. Their separation last year happened just days before the NCAA slammed the USC football program with penalties stemming from violations involving Bush's parents, including their rent-free stay at a Spring Valley house in 2005-06.
Denise Griffin filed for divorce this past June 23, citing irreconcilable differences. Last Friday, Lamar Griffin retrieved Bush's copy of the 2005 Heisman Trophy from the San Diego Hall of Champions after the family loaned it to the museum in March. The museum had planned to display the trophy publicly, but those plans apparently changed after questions were raised about who held title to the statue.
Messages seeking comment weren't returned by the Griffins. Bush couldn't be reached for comment.
Bush, a former standout running back at Helix High and USC, announced last year he was forfeiting his title at 2005 Heisman winner after being found ineligible because of the rules violations involving him and his family. He has not forfeited the actual trophy back to the Heisman Trust, which oversees the award and had expected Bush to return it.
The Griffins were married in 1989, when Bush was 4. Both parents were visible on television and other media when Bush was wowing the nation on the way to winning the Heisman at USC in 2005. Upon accepting the award that December, Bush choked back tears when thanking Lamar for helping support him and his mother since age 2.
But then the limelight turned hot after media outlets reported on arrangements with Bush's family in 2006. In 2004, Lamar Griffin approached Lloyd Lake, a family friend and potential investor, about starting a sports marketing agency featuring Bush as the star client, according Lake's account. Lake and another investor, Michael Michaels, then provided Griffin and family with benefits, including use of the house Michaels owned in Spring Valley. The NCAA later determined these benefits to be violations of their rules of amateurism, leading to harsh discipline for USC.
The Trojans have been banned from postseason bowl games for two years and were stripped of the 2005 BCS championship. They also were penalized with the loss of 30 scholarships and ordered to vacate 14 wins in which Bush played, including all 12 in 2005 and the final two of the 2004 season.
USC agreed that Bush was ineligible in 2005.
"It appears that (Bush's family) lived in the home at no cost from sometime in the spring, I believe, maybe April 2005 until roughly a year," an attorney for USC told the NCAA in February 2010, according to the NCAA report. "What we are not clear on is whether it was a deferred rent or they were never expected to pay."
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At 2-Year Colleges, Students Eager but Unprepared
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO
Published: September 2, 2006
At first, Michael Walton, starting at community college here, was sure that there was some mistake. Having done so well in high school in West Virginia that he graduated a year and a half early, how could he need remedial math?
Eighteen and temperamental, Mickey, as everyone calls him, hounded the dean, insisting that she take another look at his placement exam. The dean stood firm. Mr. Walton's anger grew. He took the exam a second time. Same result.
''I flipped out big time,'' Mr. Walton said.
Because he had no trouble balancing his checkbook, he took himself for a math wiz. But he could barely remember the Pythagorean theorem and had trouble applying sine, cosine and tangent to figure out angles on the geometry questions.
Mr. Walton is not unusual. As the new school year begins, the nation's 1,200 community colleges are being deluged with hundreds of thousands of students unprepared for college-level work.
Though higher education is now a near-universal aspiration, researchers suggest that close to half the students who enter college need remedial courses.
The shortfalls persist despite high-profile efforts by public universities to crack down on ill-prepared students.
Since the City University of New York, the largest urban public university, barred students who need remediation from attending its four-year colleges in 1999, others have followed with similar steps.
California State set an ambitious goal to cut the proportion of unprepared freshmen to 10 percent by 2007, largely by testing them as high school juniors and having them make up for deficiencies in the 12th grade.
Cal State appears nowhere close to its goal. In reading alone, nearly half the high school juniors appear unprepared for college-level work.
Aside from New York City's higher education system, at least 12 states explicitly bar state universities from providing remedial courses or take other steps like deferred admissions to steer students needing helping toward technical or community colleges.
Some students who need to catch up attend two- and four-year institutions simultaneously.
The efforts, educators say, have not cut back on the thousands of students who lack basic skills. Instead, the colleges have clustered those students in community colleges, where their chances of succeeding are low and where taxpayers pay a second time to bring them up to college level.
The phenomenon has educators struggling with fundamental questions about access to education, standards and equal opportunity.
Michael W. Kirst, a Stanford professor who was a co-author of a report on the gap between aspirations and college attainment, said that 73 percent of students entering community colleges hoped to earn four-year degrees, but that only 22 percent had done so after six years.
''You can get into school,'' Professor Kirst said. ''That's not a problem. But you can't succeed.''
Nearly half the 14.7 million undergraduates at two- and four-year institutions never receive degrees. The deficiencies turn up not just in math, science and engineering, areas in which a growing chorus warns of difficulties in the face of global competition, but also in the basics of reading and writing.
According to scores on the 2006 ACT college entrance exam, 21 percent of students applying to four-year institutions are ready for college-level work in all four areas tested, reading, writing, math and biology.
For many students, the outlook does not improve after college. The Pew Charitable Trusts recently found that three-quarters of community college graduates were not literate enough to handle everyday tasks like comparing viewpoints in newspaper editorials or calculating the cost of food items per ounce.
The unyielding statistics showcase a deep disconnection between what high school teachers think that their students need to know and what professors, even at two-year colleges, expect them to know.
At Cal State, the system admits only students with at least a B average in high school. Nevertheless, 37 percent of the incoming class last year needed remedial math, and 45 percent needed remedial English.
''Students are still shocked when they're told they need developmental courses,'' said Donna McKusik, the senior director of developmental, or remedial, education at the Community College of Baltimore County. ''They think they graduated from a high school, they should be ready for college.''
Across the nation, federal and state education officials are pressing for a K-16 vision of education that runs from kindergarten through college graduation. Such an approach, they say, would help high schools better prepare students for college.
In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush appointed a Board of Regents to oversee education at all public institutions, from elementary through bachelor's programs. At Cal State, professors are advising 12th-grade teachers on preparing students to succeed in college.
Starting at a Deficit
As the debate rages, nearly half of all students seeking degrees begin their journeys at community colleges much like the Dundalk campus of the Community College of Baltimore County, two-story no-frills buildings named by letters, not benefactors or grateful alumni. The college's interim vice chancellor for learning and developmental education, Alvin Starr, said he saw students who passed through high school never having read a book cover to cover.
''They've listened in class, taken notes and taken the test off of that,'' Dr. Starr said.
Though remedial needs are high, Dr. Starr said, the courses offer something invaluable, the chance to overcome basic deficiencies in reading, writing or math.
''You have to figure the cost to society on the other side if you don't educate these students,'' he said.
Most of the students expect the transition to community college to be seamless. But the first, and sometimes last, stop for many are remedial math classes.
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A SUMMER fete will be held at Hollyfields Care Home in Kidderminster on Saturday, August 30 from 10am to 4pm.
The event, which takes place annually, will feature live music from That Friday Feeling and King Rich and Miz Jones, zumba demonstrations, face painting and exotic animals courtesy of West Midlands Safari Park's creature features scheme.
There will also be a tombola, several stalls, refreshments, a bouncy castle and an appearance by Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Michael Butler, activity co-coordinator at the care home, said: "There will be so much on for all the family so please come and join us for a fantastic day."
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Hosted by Silicon Slopes executive director and editor-in-chief Clint Betts, the Deseret News Silicon Slopes Hour airs on KSL Newsradio every Sunday at 7 a.m. The show provides an in-depth look inside Utah's growing startup and tech community from the perspective of the entrepreneurs, executives and community leaders at the forefront of the industry. A new podcast episode is published every Monday morning.Most recent episode: Ryan Smith, Qualtrics CEO
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"Popcorn Lung" Symptoms and Causes
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Dr. Schiffman received his B.S. degree with High Honors in biology from Hobart College in 1976. He then moved to Chicago where he studied biochemistry at the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle. He attended Rush Medical College where he received his M.D. degree in 1982 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at the University of California, Irvine.
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What is, and what causes popcorn lung?
In 2004, The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported several cases of bronchiolitis obliterans in workers in a microwave popcorn plant in Missouri in 2000. Bronchiolitis obliterans is a serious and irreversible condition in which the tiny air sacs in the lungs become scarred. After investigation by the NIOSH (National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health), it was discovered that a flavoring agent, diacetyl, was used to give the popcorn a buttery taste, and that inhalation of this flavoring likely contributed to the development of the illness. The disease that results often is associated with cough and shortness of breath, similar to that seen in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This process is irreversible by current therapy.
More recently, a legal case was settled in Colorado for over $7 million dollars. The award was granted to a consumer who developed bronchiolitis obliterans ("popcorn lung") after eating two bags of microwaved popcorn every day for 10 years. Since workers who manufacture microwaved popcorn were at risk, the judgment stated that the popcorn manufacturers and the supermarket corporations should have realized that consumers could be at risk of this lung disease too.
Do e-cigarettes cause popcorn lung?
It is not only microwave popcorn that contains dangerous chemical flavorings such as diacetyl. A study published in 2015 in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives showed that harmful chemicals associated with "popcorn lung" are present in many types of flavored e-cigarettes, particularly those with flavors like fruit and candy that may appeal to young smokers. Of the 51 flavored e-cigarettes tested, flavoring chemicals were found in 47 and diacetyl specifically in 39 samples. This suggests a potentially dangerous level of exposure via e-cigarettes to chemicals that can cause severe lung damage.
What are the symptoms of popcorn lung?
As mentioned previously, the symptoms of "popcorn lung" are primarily cough and shortness of breath. These symptoms can develop slowly and subtly, gradually progressing to more disabling symptoms over time. Some people with the condition have
Severe exposure as seen in microwave popcorn plant workers may include inflammation of the skin and mucosal surfaces (eyes, nose, and/or throat). In general, however, because the symptoms are so similar to tobacco-related COPD as well as asthma, the diagnosis may be difficult to make without a high level of suspicion.
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At ETech this morning, a nervous Tom Coates announced that Yahoo's geolocation service Fire Eagle was leaving the nest, and he began handing out invitation codes to the product's private beta.
Fire Eagle, as we've written previously, is a storehouse for personal location information. It has a cool feature of revealing that information at various resolutions depending on what the person being located wants to reveal, and to whom. We think it's an important new service, sort of a geo-counterpart to the upcoming Social Graph API that Google is spearheading (read: OpenSocial, the simple version).
If you're curious to see what Fire Eagle can offer, though, ignore today's news about it. Fire Eagle itself does not, yet, have a useful interface. But since it's now open to developers, we should see cool apps soon. We heard this morning that Dopplr will have Fire Eagle integration shortly, and that the Bug Labs geolocation module will support the API. We'll report on these new applications when they show up for trials. Update: Dopplr has implemented the link to Fire Eagle. Very cool.
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TechCrunch: Yahoo's "Twitter For Location" Goes Into Private Beta With Near Zero Functionality.
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Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, has
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Parisians sighed with relief after a small drop in temperatures yesterday, which forecasters said marked the beginning of the end of the heatwave that has killed dozens across Europe in recent weeks.
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He predicted a drop to 35 or 36 degrees Celsius in peak heat levels in Paris and northern France from above 40 on Tuesday.
"Summer's not over but temperatures should go back closer to more normal levels soon," he said. "What we've had is the worst we've ever seen, as bad as or worse than 1947."
That year saw the most intense heatwave on record in France.
Although searing temperatures were expected to continue in southern France and Europe, where wildfires still raged, the forecasters predicted a significant drop in heat levels in northerly parts today.
Many Parisians got a better sleep as mercury levels wavered and light air currents wafted through the city before dawn yesterday but about 1500 homes were deprived of light and energy as intense heat damaged underground power supply cables.
A spokeswoman for state-owned Electricite de France (EdF) said the homes lost power briefly near the Bastille area of central Paris.
EdF slashed power production earlier this week as some nuclear stations overheated and it also secured emergency waivers from environment rules to allow the nuclear reactors to discharge hotter water into rivers.
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To me, online dating these days is not much different than online fraud. I speak from personal experience on both – as someone who has experienced the thrills of online dating sites (NOTE sarcasm here) and has the privilege of witnessing the latest online scams that fraudsters pull on a daily basis. I live in both worlds – and trust me, they are not much different.
Online dating is conducted much like a typical phishing scam. Just as fraudsters spam millions of unwitting users into trying to divulge their personal information, potential suitors on a dating site cast a wide net in hopes of getting a response. And much like you go through your personal email to weed out the junk, dating sites are no different. On a typical day, I could get up to 15 to 20 emails (and then you have the ones that send you the same copy and paste email multiple times – even fraudsters aren't that dumb). Once the "I would never consider dating you in a million years" profiles are sifted through, you might have a few potential dates worth pursuing. So you respond…
So let's compare online dating profiles to online fraud. There are so many to share, but I have narrowed it down to just a few.
Harry Houdini. This is my favorite – and one of the most common. I think of this potential suitor as similar to a well-known Craig's List scam – the one where potential buyers want to purchase your item for $1,000 even though you are only asking $500 then sends you a check for $2,000, asks you to cash it, keep $1,000 for yourself, and send them back the rest. Then they disappear – with your money.
In the dating world, the Harry Houdini is the one that keeps calling and texting you. He seems like a great catch, is interested in everything you have to say, tells you how much he can't wait to finally meet you. Then the day comes: you tell him that you finally have some free time to make a date – and he disappears. No more calls, no more texts. And while he didn't take your money, what he did take was a lot of your precious time… Next!
The Spinner. This one has red flags all over it. Beware of this one. I think of this potential suitor as similar to one of the most common phishing emails. You know the suspicious email that screams, "Fraudulent activity has been detected on your account so you better update your information within 24 hours or it will be shut down." You can feel your brow sweating, your heart pounding, your head spinning. And while your sense tells you it is a phishing email, there is still that part of you that wants to click on that link.
In the dating world, the Spinner will sweep you off your feet and leave your head spinning. Within a couple of months, he will share his life story with you, show you his sensitive side, tell you how much he REALLY likes you, how much different you are from his ex-wife or girlfriend, how you're the only woman who has met his kids, been in his house, seen him at his worse. The list goes on and on. There are red flags written all over the Spinner – the problem is you don't see them because you are, well, left with your head spinning. In the end, you'll find out a lot more about the Spinner than you probably wanted to know – like perhaps how they were still in love with and pursuing their ex-wife the whole time you were together. As we blatantly state in our online consumer safety tips, "If it sounds too good to be true, more than likely it is."
The Interrogator. The Interrogator is actually quite comical. I think of this potential suitor as one of those outrageous phishing attacks that so boldly asks for every bit of your personal information except your blood type. In phishing attacks of yesteryear, a fraudster would attempt to steal very specific information such as your credit card number and expiration date. Today, many phishing attacks are built with forms that ask for a wealth of data and personal history – even down to information such as answers to your challenge questions or your driver's license number.
In the dating world, forget asking about your hobbies or what you do for a living. The Interrogator cuts right to the chase, almost as though he has a predetermined list of interview questions ready the first time he talks to you. Some of the questions are so bold you wonder, "Did he seriously just ask me that?" But the funny thing about the Interrogator is that he feels completely entitled to have you answer his string of questions honestly and accurately as though you were a witness testifying in court, however, if you turn a question back on him, don't expect the same courtesy in return.
Tommy Two Sides. Tommy Two Sides is like the typical online dating joke you see all over the Internet. I think of this potential suitor as similar to the phishing attack that lures you to a website in the hopes of catching a preview of the summer's upcoming blockbuster film or seeing exclusive footage from a wildly popular current event. In actuality, you are being redirected to a website that is chock full of malicious content and Trojans just dying to find their way on to your computer.
In the dating world, Tommy Two Sides is exactly what his name states – he has two sides. He puts up a great online profile and portrays himself as having a great career, a personal life full of family and friends, and in most cases, he is usually a good looking guy. However, once you get through a few emails and you make your way to talking on the phone, you really find out that he just lost his "career" and is now living in his parent's basement, he really doesn't have an amazing social calendar, and he is nothing but a big phony. Unfortunately, you have to waste the ten minutes of your life (and the minutes from your mobile plan) to actually find this out.
There is really nothing that can prepare you for the world of online dating. I've been there, and trust me, it's a full-time job. The excitement wears off real quick after you start to recognize the patterns, and you learn to spot the red flags instantly (almost like how risk-based authentication in online banking learns a user's typical behavior and can spot potential fraud when a transaction or activity deviates from those normal patterns).
I have never been called a quitter in my life. In fact, my mother used to tell me that if there was a picture next to the word persistence in the dictionary, it would bear my face. However, I think I have finally found the one thing that is worth quitting. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 300 emails contained a phishing threat. When I think of that number and compare it to my online dating experiences, I have a better chance of being phished in the coming year than I do of finding someone special. So I guess I will stick with what I know best – fighting online fraud.


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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Los Angeles / Guangzhou. Get onboard your International flight this evening to begin your Shangri-La and Tibet Tour.
Day 2: En route. Cross the International Dateline.
Day 3: Arrive in Guangzhou early this morning and catch your connecting flight to Kunming (Spring City). Your English-speaking guide and driver will transfer you to the hotel upon your arrival. Visit the World Horticultural Expo after a delicious Chinese lunch. Since Kunming has a spring-like climate all year round, the gardens are constantly in bloom with camellias, orchids, azaleas and primroses. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 4: After breakfast, embark on a full-day tour at the Stone Forest (Shilin). The shape and imagery of the forest was formed by millions of years of weathering; the spectacular sceneries there will certainly amaze you. Return to Kunming this afternoon and get onboard an overnight express train to Dali in the late evening. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 5: Arrive in Dali early this morning. Your English-speaking tour guide and driver will transfer you to the hotel upon your arrival. After breakfast, visit the Bai minority people's town—Xizhou, a few kilometers away from Dali where many Bai homes still retain their traditional architectures, paintings and layout intact. Browse the crowded market town prior to lunch. Explore Dali's Three Pagodas (San Tsai) this afternoon. Surviving through storms and earthquakes over ten centuries, the Three Pagodas are still the significant symbols of exceptional architectural technology and the brilliant culture of Dali. Your tour continues at the beautiful Butterfly Spring (Hudie Quan) and the Butterfly Museum, where thousands of butterflies gather in spring. Then attend a special performance of the Bai Nationality Three Course Tea, Singing and Dancing Show. Enjoy the Three Course Tea along with the performance of traditional Bai Nationality folk songs and dance. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 6: Visit Erhai Lake this morning. The lake is one of the seven largest freshwater lakes in China where boats and fishing vessels usually sail by; be sure to enjoy the spectacular sceneries of Mt. Cangshan and several small islands nearby. Move on to the top of Mt. Cangshan to view colorful blossoms of azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons. After lunch, visit Dali's ancient city, which contains stonewalls, gray tiled roofs, phoenix and dragon carved windows and doors and streams that crisscrossed the city. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 7: Enjoy a scenic drive from the Yunnan countryside to Lijiang, a UNESCO world heritage site and center of the Naxi minority culture. After lunch, visit Lijiang's Ancient City—Dayanzhen, a town that is carefully laid out around a central square with small cobblestone streets and lanes radiating out in all directions. With the neat brick houses and fabulous views, Dayanzhen is the perfect place to stay away from the bustling activities at metropolitan cities. Move on to the Black Dragon Pool (Yu Quan), also known as the Jade fountain to view its green deep waters and magnificent sceneries of the Jade Dragon Mountain. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 8: After breakfast, visit the spectacular Jade Dragon (Yulong) Snow Mountain, which towers over the land at an elevation of 18,360 feet at its highest point; an optional cable car ride to the Dragon Spruce Meadow is available for those who are interested. Your tour continues at the Jade Peak Lama Temple (Yufeng Si), a small lamasery that is famous for its ancient Camellia Tree of 10,000 blossoms. After lunch, visit the White Water River to enjoy the extraordinary views in the area before exploring the Ming Dynasty Baisha Mural Paintings that Lijiang is famous for. If time permits, you may attend an optional performance of Baisha music performed by the Naxis. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 9: Depart Lijiang for Zhongdian and stop at the Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiaoxia). One of the deepest gorges in the world, the gorge drops more than 3,900 meters from the top to the ranging river that feeds into the legendary Yangtze below, and getting its name from the legend of a tiger jumping across its narrowest point of 30 meters. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 10: Zhongdian, heavily influenced by the Tibetan culture, is located in the northwestern corner of Yunan Province. Visit Bita Lake (Blanket of Oak Trees in Tibetan), which has crystal clear waters and surrounded by species of rhododendron and azaleas. From May through June, "drunken fishes" could be seen in the lake due to their consumption of the slightly toxic petals of both azalea and rhododendron. In the afternoon, visit the home of a local Tibetan family to enjoy a tea-drinking ceremony and program of tradition Tibetan songs and dance. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 11: Fly to Lhasa this morning and your local English-speaking guide and driver will meet you at the airport. After lunch, explore the Norbulingka (Treasure Park), which used to be the summer residence of the Dalai Lama. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 12: Visit the Drepung (Rice Heap) Monastery, Tibet's largest and richest monastery. Then explore the Sera (Wild Rose Garden) Monastery founded in 1419. Approximately 300 monks continue to stay at one of the monastery's three colleges today. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 13: This morning, visit the most recognized Tibetan symbol—the Potala Palace. It is said to contain 1,000 rooms, 10,000 altars and 200,000 Buddhist statues. Then move on to the Jokhang Temple, which has numerous treasures and the golden statue of Sakyamuni from Xian. After lunch, stroll along Barkhor Street (Octagon Street) located in the center of old Lhasa. You can shop for religious artifacts, prayer flags scriptures, jewelry and other Tibetan handicrafts at the busy market. Includes: (B), (L).
Day 14: Catch your flight to Chengdu after breakfast. Your English-speaking guide and driver will transfer you to the restaurant for lunch upon your arrival. After lunch, visit the fascinating San Xing Dui Museum near the Duck River outside Chengdu. The 200,000 square meters museum houses cultural and religious relics of the ancient Shu Kingdom. Return to Chengdu during the late afternoon and check into your hotel.
Day 15: Get onboard a mid-morning flight to Guangzhou and visit the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall and Liurong Temple; the memorial hall was built in 1929 when Sun became China's Provisional President. Then explore the reputable ancient Buddhist Liurong (Six Banyan tree) Temple that houses the 57-meter tall "Flowery Pagoda", Banyan Garden and the three six-meter tall brass Buddhas: Sakyamuni, Amitabha and Maitreya. Transfer to the airport in the late afternoon to catch your International flight back to Los Angeles. Includes: (B), (L).
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