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Kurt Wallace: This is Kurt Wallace and our guest today on Rare is Paul Armentano, Deputy Director of NORML (National Association for the Reform Marijuana Laws), his book "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?" Paul, thanks for spending some time with us today.
Paul Armentano: Thank you for having me, Kurt.
Kurt Wallace: Loretta Lynch came out and said (and she's probably going to be the nation's new attorney general), talking about marijuana versus alcohol. Sen. Sessions read an excerpt from the New Yorker quoting President Obama saying, "I don't think it's more dangerous than alcohol", because he's tried it before. But, she said that he's basing it on personal experience and personal opinion, neither of which she has to share. Your thought?
Paul Armentano: Well, Ms. Lynch is not only on the wrong side of public opinion when it comes to this issue — but she's also on the wrong side of the science. By any objective metric, whether we want to talk about toxicity, dependence liability, lethal overdoes, the roll of these substances in preventable death, their impact on behavior or the overall impact on society — it is very clear that alcohol poses the far greater threat to public heath than does marijuana.
And, that's why virtually every scientific and even government appointed committees that has ever tried to answer this question in an objective manner have all concluded, that when it comes to potential harm of the individual user and when it comes to potential harm to society — marijuana is the far safer substance. The irony of course is that we don't legislate it that way.
Kurt Wallace: Now she's talking about enforcing the national legislation – that there is a difference between the way the states are handling this issue vs. national and the concerns around crossing state lines with marijuana and sort of an alarmist danger aspect to the way the law is structured and views marijuana nationally vs. the state laws. Who's going to win out? National or local?
Paul Armentano: Well, right now there's a policy in place by the justice department where they are essentially taking a hands off approach. With regard to states that have established legislatively regulated schemes where the production in the retail distribution of cannabis is licensed and regulated by the states. Now, there are a number of states where that activity is presently taking place.
And, for the past couple years the position of this administration has been to let those regulatory schemes play out. The administration has made it clear through memos they have sent to US attorneys in all 50 states that they do not wish to intervene in these statewide regulatory programs unless those program are failing to regulate marijuana appropriately.
In other words, they believe that these programs are not sufficiently keeping marijuana out of the hands of young people. If they believe these programs are not sufficiently keeping marijuana from crossing state lines in the states that have not legalized the production and use of the substance. In those instances the federal government has said they will intervene.
But, barring those sorts of instances the federal government has said they will largely back off and let the states experiment with different regulatory schemes that contradict the federal prohibition. And, by and large the administration kept their word and they've maintained that hands off approach.
So, while Ms. Lynch during her questioning expressed certain personal reservations about marijuana, I was relieved to see that when she was asked specifically in regard to whether she would continue to carry on the administration's hands off position she was very clear in her answer that it is in fact her intent to do so.
And, I do not expect if she is confirm to see the justice department take a more proactive or interfering roll in these jurisdictions that have chosen to essentially part ways with the failed federal prohibition and institute their own statewide program.
Kurt Wallace: There's a Gallup poll that was taken last year, it's posted on Rare, that says 47% of those under 40 years old believe that alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana at 13%, even tobacco is more dangerous than marijuana – 27% say and nearly 100 million Americans have tried marijuana. What is the difference here in the mindset vs. reality?
Paul Armentano: Well, that's really the million dollar question is that we see tremendous public support for marijuana reform. When we look at national polling there was a Gallup poll a couple of years ago showing 58% of the American public believes that marijuana ought to be legal. Without the questions even providing any other details of how marijuana would be regulated.
So, nearly six out of ten Americans saying that there ought to be legal access to marijuana. People ought not to face criminal prosecution or incarceration for their injection or possession of this substance. Yet, among federal lawmakers or even state lawmakers, we see nowhere near that level of support.
We see this continue to be treated as if it is a fringe issue among elected officials. When the reality is among the public the status quo, the idea that we should continue to criminalize this substance is in fact, the minority position. In regard to the separate question of whether or not marijuana is safer than alcohol?
When my co-author and I went about writing this book in several years ago one of the impetuses for drafting this manuscript was a poll that was done in the mid to late 1990's showing that only about a third of the public at that time agreed with the statement marijuana is safer than alcohol. Another third thought both substances were equally dangerous and a third thought that alcohol was in fact more safer than cannabis.
Fast forward to the beginning of last year and CNN commissioned a national poll asking the same question and at that time there had been a seismic shift in public opinion. And, nearly 3/4 of respondents who answer that poll agreed with the premise of our book that marijuana is in fact safer than alcohol. So, then the question remains.
So, why are we as a society driving people to drink by not only legalizing and embracing the more dangerous substance that is alcohol. But, by stigmatizing and criminalizing those who choose the safer alternative. And that's really the vexing question. And, that is why as a society we are engaging in this public discussion at this time.
Kurt Wallace: Have you explored that alcohol when ingested to a point of, say an alcoholic with alcoholism, they have to get medical attention which they're called detox centers or being detoxed medically in order to not die from withdrawals? It's the one substance that people can die from vs. there's not a detoxing necessary for marijuana or any other drug that would alleviate the potential of death.
Paul Armentano: Well, you're correct. There's tremendous toxicity associated with ethanol. That's why a person can drink enough ethanol in one sitting to overdose and die.
And, you're also correct that a person who is a long time heavy drinker of alcohol can cease their use of alcohol and go into withdrawal systems that are also so severe that they can cause death as well. We are talking about a substance that again by any objective measurement is more harmful than alcohol.
The problem is we have had in place a policy in regard to marijuana for now close to 100 years that is entirely divorced from what scientific record says. And, we have a policy in place that imposes penalties and punishments in regard to the use of marijuana that are entirely disproportionate to the behavior that we as a society are trying to discourage.
At worse marijuana use is a public health issue but it is not nor should it have ever been a criminal justice issue. And, that's ultimately what needs to change in our laws and in our regulations.
Kurt Wallace: What about the medical benefits of cannabis in terms of treating various problems of epilepsy and pains and PTSD — that sort of thing, psychological issues?
Paul Armentano: Human beings have been using cannabis for social purposes, spiritual purposes and therapeutic purposes going back 1000s of years. We have a unique history of use as a society with this substance for a broad range of different purposes motivations. And, you are correct that just as there is this growing awareness from the public that marijuana does not pose the risk that society that warrant a criminal prohibition.
There is also an awareness, not just along the general public but among health practitioners as well — that this notion that the federal government maintains in its laws that marijuana possess no accepted medical use of treatments in the United Sates is entirely inconsistent with what the scientific record tells us.
Right now we have 23 states that have codified legislation allowing for the physicians to provide cannabis as a therapeutic agent. We have FDA approved drugs derived from the components of cannabis like Marinol.
We have literally thousands of physicians in states that are overseeing their patients therapy and improvement using cannabis and we have literally 100s of controlled trials in the clinical literature establishing the relative safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis for a broad range of indication. Both symptom management and some cases even potentially even disease modification.
It is not hyperbole to say we know ore about cannabis and it's mechanisms of action than we know about the majority of conventional pharmaceuticals for which it could replace.
And, it is unconscionable that more than four decades after congress placed cannabis as a schedule one controlled substance — the most restrictive prohibited category of any drug in the nation, that we are still having this debate among the public. But that politicians at the federal level refuse to even address the question.
Kurt Wallace: Paul Armentano Deputy Director of NORML your book "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?" Thanks for spending time with us today on Rare.
Paul Armentano: Thank you for having me.


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CLYDE – After Springfield squandered an 11-run cushion to suffer another stunning and unfathomable loss there is little doubt that the Blue Devils are cursed.
Springfield (23-4) was just two outs away from ending a Division I regional semifinal by the mercy rule as the Blue Devils held an seemingly insurmountable 11-0 lead over Brecksville-Broadview Heights in the fifth inning.
But the No. 2-ranked Bees had different plans and quickly ripped off 13 runs. The Bees battled back to hand the Blue Devils a devastating 13-12 loss at Clyde High School.
Springfield senior pitcher Lauren Yates recorded one out in the fifth as the Blue Devils looked to end it early by the run rule. But Yates hit two batters and allowed a single and double to start the Bees' nine-run uprising in the fifth. Two errors compounded the collapse and Yates, who allowed four runs on six hits in the fateful inning, was replaced by freshman Paige LaPoint.
But the next batter, Brecksville's No. 9 hitter Morgan Fadel, blasted a grand slam to instantly make it 11-9.
Brecksville (29-2) then completed the amazing comeback with four more runs on four hits in the sixth. The Bees scored two more runs off of LaPoint to tie it at 11. Yates then came back in to pitch but Brecksville's Alexis Mack doubled in two more as the Bees somehow took a 13-11 lead.
Springfield managed to score one run in the seventh but could not tie it.
The late collapse overshadowed a 12-hit performance by the Blue Devils. Junior shortstop Hannah Girlie smacked a grand slam that gave the 11-0 cushion. Girlie went 4 for 4 with the home run, a double, and drove in five runs.
Bre Buck, LaPoint, and Lexi Buck each had two hits. Lapoint had a double and drove in two runs. Both Buck sisters also had RBIs.
But Springfield gave up 13 hits, including 10 in the final two innings. The Blue Devils, who finished the season ranked No. 6 in the state poll, had suffered upset losses in the districts the last two seasons.
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People caught up with Olympic fever competed in their own games in St Leonard's Church, Streatham on Monday.
But the sporting event was more sedate, with a knitting marathon, blindfold chocolate tasting, balloon race and suck the mint without crunching contest among the events on offer.
The St Leonard's team shocked judges on the day in the synchronised tea drinking by adding gin to their tea cups.
Ahead of the day, the Rev Lisa Wright, a retired curate who chairs the Freedom Group of retired people at the church, said they had invited seven other retired people groups.
Ms Wright said: "To our amazement they all said they would come along."


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The patronesses of the Harvard Instrumental Clubs concert and dance to be held at the Hasty Pudding Club Theatre, Monday night, April 4, will be the following:
Mrs. Andrew Adie, Mrs. G. P. Baker, Mrs. H. T. Baldwin, Mrs: G. L. Batchelder, Mrs. A. T. Bradlee, Mrs. F. W. Denton, Mrs. S. B. Fessenden, Mrs. F. H. Hallowell, Mrs. B. S. Hurlbut, Mrs. F. L. Kennedy, Mrs. Charles Heabody, Mrs. A. L. Rogister, Mrs. Winthrop Sindo, Mrs. Henry. C. Stotson, Mrs. A. A. Thorndike, Mrs. Charles Walcott and Mrs. Scott Winslow.
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Students dash to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday bash
Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:55:31 GMT —
Students across Southwest Georgia set aside their every day work to celebrate the birth of a literary legend.
Read Across America is celebrated in schools across the country every March to honor Dr. Seuss' birthday.
On Monday, many community leaders visited different schools to share their favorite stories with the children.
Lamar Reese Media Specialist, Pam Roshio tells FOX 31 that Dr. Seuss was very instrumental in writing children's books. His use of a basic world list, that the young children were learning, makes his stories innovative and popular.
Stay connected to MySouthWestGA.com as stories develop and the FOX 31 Newscast at 10 PM. Visit us on Facebook and Twitter to join in on the conversation and connect with FOX 31!


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On Thursday, March 14, Morrison County District Court Judge Conrad I. Freeberg has sentenced Randy Reed to 60 months in prison following his conviction for arson in the first degree. Reed, 63 of Pierz, was found guilty after a four day trial in October 2012.
The case stems from Reed setting fire to a house he owned in Pierz Aug. 24, 2010. At trial, the State showed that Reed was behind on his $127,000 mortgage and other bills and that the Reed had the residence insured for $190,000. The state also had recorded statements by Reed admitting that his tools, most of his possessions, photographs, a pool table and air hockey table had been removed from the house in the months before the fire. Reed admitted that was the last person to leave the house.
The Pierz Fire Department, Morrison County Sheriff's Department, State Fire Marshall, and a fire investigator hired by the state all testified that the home had four separate ignition points in the basement. The firemen and the investigators all noted the odor of gasoline in the basement after the fire was extinguished. Scientific tests confirmed the presence of gasoline. During the trial, Reed claimed he had left a partially filled five-gallon gas can on the steps and a spark from the dryer caused the fire.
Assistant County Attorneys Todd Kosovich and Amber Kusler represented the state during the long case. County Attorney Brian Middendorf said a number of things contributed to the successful trial: "The Pierz firemen quickly put out the fire, preserved the scene and quickly decided to call the fire marshal. The deputies also arrived quickly and interviewed the suspect at the scene – essentially locking in Reed's story to be used at trial."
The defendant is remaining free pending an appeal.


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Daniel McBrearty wrote:
Daniel,First check manual if your router succesfully make a connection to the internet. I've used those D-link before on belgian internet providers and sometimes it's hard to get it connected. Especially check the ATM PVC properties, they differ depending the provider you use. When you think your modem made a correct connection, try to ping something on the internet using the ipadres. You could try `ping 220.127.116.11` which is www.debian.org. If this works correct, try the dns-server your router provides. Somewhere on the status page, there must be a dns provided by your provider. On scarlet it should be something like `ping 18.104.22.168`. Once this is working, try to query the dnsserver of your provider using dig or host like `host www.scarlet.be 22.214.171.124` If you get correct answers, you can finish testing `host www.debian.org` which should return the ip of www.debian.org querying the nameservers provided by your /etc/resolv.confHope it helps, wim.Hi Wim Yes, basic network functionality is all fine - I am using theis machine for several months now. DNS is fine under most circumstances, can ping most histnames - it is just applications like ftp, telnet, ssh that don't seem to able to make DNS. Thanks for the help Daniel
Hi,As far as I know, if ping & nslookup works, everything should work fine. They normally use all the same libraries for resolving.
I think something else like a firewall is blocking your networkactivity. wim.


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City Heights wire art must go
City attorney says installations distract drivers from traffic signals
Mike Madriaga 8:30 a.m., Sept. 25
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In recent years there have been exhibitions featuring the Impressionists in various settings: Impressionists by the Sea; Impressionists in Winter; Manet, Monet: the Saint-Lazare Railroad Station. Who knows what the future promises? Impressionists at the Barber Shop, maybe, or Impressionists in the Rain. Between now and then you can sample (and savor) Impressionists on the Water at the Legion of Honor. You're greeted in the foyer by a snappy, streamlined, 19th-century cruising gig, a sleek dagger of a pleasure boat once owned by the writer Zola and purchased with the help of Caillebotte, a good painter and passionate yachtsman.
The Impressionists were pleasure-givers for every occasion, and most of them not only painted marinescapes and riverside scenes but participated, as so many city folk did, in regular excursions to country spots where they boated, fished, and inhaled the country air. Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Daubigny, and Sisley made hundreds of pictures of water scenes with that tremulous, fluttery, mercurial brushwork we associate with Impressionism. The exhibition provides historical precedents for their practice. A couple of pre-Impressionist works by Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic (1839–1889) are silky sheets of color depicting milky blue waters and skies. Eugène Boudin (1824–1898) produced mostly seaside pictures featuring bourgeois vacationers. I love the strange open-aired intimacy of his pictures: the stippled textures lend a physical fastness to scenes that are all process and change, the moving tides and blowing sands. The masts and spars in one picture are thin racy gray slashes of paint that look blown into place by sea wind.
The most popular place for boating parties was Argenteuil, a northwestern suburb of Paris where the Seine was widest and deepest. Monet spent so much time there that he built a studio boat. Pictures generally are crafted illusions of a primary reality, but Monet's pictures are special — they're depictions of illusion-ness. His imagery exists in a present tense that feels like something just now gone, just now past tense. He loved how water surfaces create reality's second life and bear images of the surround, of trees, storm clouds, rushes, hulls and masts and sails. The dazzler in this show is a picture of his studio boat at Argenteuil — the spy hiding in plain sight. Appropriate to his inquiry into illusion, the boat is absinthe green.
The very big crowd at the Legion the Sunday I visited was having a very big time. Sisley's high voltage foliage, Signac's radiant pointillist sand and sea (his pictures really light up a room), Renoir's sexy energetic social groups, Lepic's mineralized, malachite–blue tide lines — virtually every picture re-imagines and makes into something a little strange the familiar particulars of a familiar world. The special surprise for me was Caillebotte's picture of a rigatta at Argenteuil. He translated his love of the sport into the structural raciness of deep space, out of which arises the sweeping twist of a tall sail filled with wind that made me think of Indian summer.


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The quarterback position is the most important in sports. Either you have a guy who you believe can get you to the Super Bowl or you're looking for the next guy. We ranked the projected NFL starting quarterbacks 1-32 and next are the best of the best, the Top 8.
1. Aaron Rodgers
If you had to build the perfect quarterback, he would look a lot like Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers is mobile in and out of the pocket, has a rocket arm and unbelievable accuracy. He routinely throws his receivers open and makes playing the toughest position in sports at times look relatively easy. There's nothing not to like about Rodgers' game and should continue to play at a Hall of Fame level in 2013.
2. Tom Brady
If you like pure passers, it doesn't get much better than Tom Brady….ever. Brady makes everyone around him better and despite losing the weapons that accounted for 75 percent of his 2012 passing yards, Brady has the Pats as a sizeable favorite in the AFC East. Brady has made it to five different Super Bowls in three different offenses and should be accounted for when discussing the best quarterbacks to ever play the game.
3. Drew Brees
Drew Brees is tracking the Hall of Fame as he is shattering passing records each and every year. Brees has an underrated arm, great anticipation and amazing accuracy as he's set records despite playing with mediocre to good wide receivers. Although Brees may only be a legend in West Lafayette, Indiana and New Orleans, Louisiana, any team would be lucky to have this guy in their Rings of Honor. Brees should return to Pro Bowl form in 2013 with head coach Sean Payton back in the mix.
4. Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning had a tremendous season as he came back from a neck injury which forced him to miss all of 2011. Manning looked the part of a future Hall of Fame passer for most of last season as he led the Broncos to the #1 seed in the AFC. What separates Manning from the greatest quarterbacks in history is his 9-10 postseason record and he and the Broncos have a lot to prove after their playoff one-and-done last year.
5. Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan has all the tangibles and intangibles it takes to be a franchise quarterback. Ryan removed a large monkey from his back last season as he led the Falcons to an NFC title game appearance by simply distributing the football well. Ryan has an average arm but great anticipation skills, and he reads defenses as well as anyone in the game. Ryan will always be questioned due to the wealth of outside talent he plays with but make no mistake he is an elite signal caller.
6. Eli Manning
Eli Manning wins big games. He doesn't always look great in small games but he normally wins big ones. Eli is football royalty and he has the "Manning-family arm strength." Eli's leadership has been questioned due to his quiet demeanor but after two Super Bowl MVP performances, the questions are few and far in-between. Eli should have a bounce-back season as Victor Cruz has a new contract and all his weapons are healthy.
7. Joe Flacco
Joe Cool justified himself as one of the top signal callers in the game with his amazing postseason performance en route to the Ravens Super Bowl victory. Flacco always had a huge arm and he showed he could back that up with just enough pocket mobility and great touch. Flacco hasn't yet showed himself as the type of quarterback who can dominate week in and week out for an entire season but he has proven that he plays his best football in big spots.
8. Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck came into the NFL as the best quarterback prospect since John Elway and somehow managed to exceed expectations. Luck led a Colts team that won just two games in 2011 to 11 victories in his rookie year, all while captaining a very complicated offense. Luck should feel more comfortable in 2013 which should cut down on his turnovers and potentially lead Indianapolis to yet another playoff appearance.
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Obviously that's not what's been happening with Halle and the two men in her life.
"When I look at the situation with a superstar like Halle Berry, an Oscar winner, and her laundry is out in the public in such a way and she got two French men beating the [ish] out of each other and that [ish] aint right, there is nothing right about that. There is nothing right about that. She may be half white but she's half black too and this is not good. The way me and my wife are handling our life with her daughter and her daughter's dad is how it's supposed to be but black people don't embrace it."
Why do you say that black people don't embrace how you, Cynthia and Leon deal with Noel?
"Because I hear rhetoric like 'how you gone have Leon up in your house like that brother?' 'Is that alright with you brother?' 'How you know those people not gone reminisce when you're not around?' and I'm like 'if they want to reminisce then let them reminisce cause that's what grown people gone do, they're always gone do what they want to do.' Me and my wife have the kind of relationship where she didn't need be with me if she still wanted to be with Leon. I'm not sweating that. I'm not sweating that at all. But every time I set in any radio station, that's the first thing they want to talk about is how the hell we can all coexist because them and they baby mama or baby daddy can't coexist. What we are doing is 100 percent correct and our community isn't embracing it. We should be celebrating what me, Leon and Cynthia are doing."
As for Halle Berry's situation?
"There are no winners in the Halle Berry's situation because one day that little girl is going to grow up and she's going so see those pictures of what that man did to her father and she's going to hate that man for putting hands on her father and she's going to hate her mother. There's no way around it. Little girls love their fathers. To me Halle Berry needs to check herself because she has control over the situation. She should have told her new man that 'I don't care what me and my baby's father is going through don't you ever disrespect him because that will carry over to my daughter and I don't ever want her to hate my guts.' She has the power to shut all this [ish] down. That new man has no respect for Halle Berry and no respect for Halle Berry's daughter in order for him to put his hands on that man the way he did. As far as I'm concerned, that dude has issues."


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The Flame board for 05 needed killer flames. After some Internet searching, we learned Mike Lavallee, who paints for Jesse James and Monster Garage, owns and operates Killerpaint.com right down the street from the CWB factory. Having painted cars, trucks, bikes, boats, helmets, golf clubs and refridgerators, Mike was ready for a new challenge. The results speak for themselves. The board design features molded and angled outer molded fins, a massive center spine and cupped rails form the bottom with trade secrets from the 04 Absolute. The top shaping is extensive, which reduces swing weight at the tips while adding strength. The perfect blend of stability and tracking combined with huge snap off the wake and smooth landings.
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This was the board I had my first wake to wake jump on! Loved it while I rode it but after switching to a ronix one, realized this board is heavy and pops off the wake like cardboard. Maybe the coolest graphics ever to be on a board though. CWB should bring this back!
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great feel, smooth transitions. remove center fin for a nice snowboard feel. awesome pop.
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I didnt really enjoy riding this board because it seemed way to heavy and was more plowig in the water than going across the top.


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Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 2016/09/26 - Infinera announced the deployment of the Infinera XTM Series for 100 gigabits per second (Gb/s) transport to support metro aggregation services and to interconnect Midcos recently acquired data centers - Midco.com / Infinera.com. NASDAQ: INFN
Infinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, and Midco, an independent internet service provider and cable operator, announced today the deployment of the Infinera XTM Series for 100 gigabits per second (Gb/s) transport to support metro aggregation services and to interconnect Midcos recently acquired data centers. The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to deliver high density and highly scalable 100 Gb/s optical transport to support its rapidly growing network needs.
With the acquisition of Dataware, Midco now operates data centers in South Dakota, which will accommodate customers requiring Tier 2 or Tier 3 facilities with plans to expand in other areas. A variety of banking, healthcare, agriculture, energy, government and other clients rely on Midcos data center and managed services. Midco operates one of the largest and most resilient optical networks in the region, an 8,400 fiber-mile network delivering services to urban and rural areas. The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to serve business and residential customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Midco upgraded its long-haul network last year with the Infinera DTN-X platform and has now
extended its network into the metro with the Infinera XTM Series, offering its customers an end-to-end Infinera Intelligent Transport Network. The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to support metro Ethernet services and to connect its data centers with 10 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s and Fibre Channel transport services.
The XTM Series offers direct WDM interoperability to Midcos existing DTN-X network providing the advantages of optimized metro and long-haul networks with the better economics of a unified end-to-end solution. Midco is also now able to manage its end-to-end network with Infineras Digital Network Administrator (DNA) and utilize Infineras recently announced XceedSoftware Suite, which enables programmable software defined networking (SDN) control.
As we upgraded our network with these new data centers, we once again selected Infinera to expand our Intelligent Transport Network, said Jon Pederson, Chief Technology Officer at Midco. The XTM Series was easy to install and we were able to use the Digital Network Administrator to control our Infinera end-to-end network from long-haul to metro with a single management system.
We are pleased Midco is extending the benefits of the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network, offering its customers an end-to-end network from the metro to its core backbone, said Karl Thedéen, Senior Vice President, Metro Business Group at Infinera. The Infinera XTM Series extends the benefits of Infineras long-haul solutions to the metro and offers cable operators the benefits of scalability, ease of use and superb reliability. This expanded solution is a great example of how cable operators are deploying Infinera solutions across all sections of the network.
About Midco
Founded in 1931, Midco (midco.com) is the leading provider of internet and networking, cable TV, phone, data center and managed services, home automation, and advertising services in the Upper Midwest. More than 330,000 residential and business customers count on Midco services in 335 communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Midco will deliver advanced gigabit internet technology to most customers by the end of 2017.
About Infinera
Infinera (infinera.comN) provides Intelligent Transport Networks, enabling carriers, cloud operators, governments and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service innovation and simplify optical network operations. Infineras end-to-end packet-optical portfolio is designed for long-haul, subsea, data center interconnect and metro applications. Infineras unique large scale photonic integrated circuits enable innovative optical networking solutions for the most demanding networks.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to the features and functionality of Infineras XTM Series of products. These statements are not guarantees of results and should not be considered as an indication of future activity or future performance. Actual results may vary materially from these expectations as a result of various risks and uncertainties. Information about these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that affect Infineras business, is contained in the risk factors section and other sections of Infineras Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 25, 2016 as filed with the SEC on August 2, 2016, as well subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports are available on Infineras website and the SECs website at sec.gov. Infinera assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements.
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Breast Feeding
Light green breast milk
The other morning while my sister was pumping, she noticed her breast milk was very light green. Is this normal? On and off for the past 1 1/2 months, the baby has had green stool. Is there any cause for concern?
Green milk is unusual but is not usually harmful. The green color may be related to iron supplements, intake of artificial dyes, or ingesting large amounts of green vegetables. If the green milk is only coming from one breast, or is thicker than the usual breast milk pumped your sister should contact her personal health care provider.
Green stools in an exclusively breast fed infant (an infant not receiving any other food, or vitamin supplementation) is most likely due to the infant receiving the lactose-loaded foremilk and not enough of the fat-calorie-rich hind milk. Let the nursing child continue nursing until he self-detaches which may be ten to thirty minutes for a young child. If the infant determines when to switch breast and continues to have green stools this should be discussed with his health care provider.
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Anyone is eligible to serve as a nominator of this award, with the following exceptions: current members of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) or of the IEEE EAB Awards and Recognition Committee, or current members of the Standards Association Board of Governors or the Standards Awards Committee are not eligible.
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To the Editor:
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, is right to insist that the United Nations not play the leading role in rebuilding Iraq (news article, April 5). The United Nations has a long history of ineffectual efforts to resolve major conflicts and, worse, a clear tendency to tolerate and accommodate corrupt and undemocratic governments (which, after all, make up a large part of its membership).
Although the United States' record is not unblemished, at least it has had real successes in this area. There is too much riding on the rebuilding of Iraq -- America's reputation in the world, the current and future stability of the Middle East, and the global war on terror -- not to get this one right. Allowing the United Nations to run the show would be a gamble too great to take.
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Gold Falls On News That Investment Demand Slowing
Gold futures have fallen hard in recent sessions, amid news that investment demand for the yellow metal has begun to slow. At least that's what data released by the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) shows, after holdings have stalled at a record 1,028.98 metric tons since February 19th.
This may actually be a somewhat deceiving gauge of investor sentiment, as some investors have switched their holdings of GLD for mining stocks. In the past week and a half, the Wall Street Journal and several other respected publications have touted mining stocks' superior returns compared to Gold ETFs and futures. Investor sentiment has become extremely bullish for Gold - too bullish for some.
With Gold prices once again eclipsing the $1,000 an ounce mark, bullish sentiment and the wave of euphoria among Gold bugs gave funds an opportunity to take profits with the knowledge that there would likely be enough buying interest to safely exit the market for the time being without pushing prices too far down. Other factors also played into this correction. The extremely bullish sentiment also happened to coincide with technically overbought conditions.
While the Dow [[^DJI]] has taken out November lows, the broader-based S&P [[^GSPC]], Nasdaq [[^IXIC]] and Russell 2000 remain above their key lows for the time being. This is hardly encouraging news for stocks, as key support remains within earshot, but it may be enough to give traders some hope to cling to.
The World Gold Council also reported robust demand for Gold jewelry last year in the Middle East, but a deeper look into the figures shows demand rising very modestly at the end of the year. Indian jewelry demand has also faded, which has troubled some market observers. Given the great uncertainty surrounding the economy, the value of Gold as a safe haven investment has not faded.
What has been somewhat peculiar is the fact that prices have fallen so sharply after President Obama's speech to Congress outlining some very bold economic plans, including a $634 billion health care fund. It seems that with each passing day, the US government adds to the swollen deficit and expects to make up for these shortfalls by simply increasing taxes for those in the upper income brackets. This does not bode well for the economy or the stock market. There also seems to be dissent between the executive branch and Fed Chairman Bernanke on how the banking crisis will be handled. The administration is weighing the option of nationalizing banks, but the Fed Chairman has spurned the idea. This is very early in the President's tenure, but he will have to find some way to get everyone on the same page and stop sending mixed signals to the market. Failure to do so could be considered bullish for precious metals. The swelling deficit may cause treasuries to lose their appeal as a safe haven investment.
The economic uncertainty around the globe has been positive for the greenback, as traders have been flocking to Dollar-denominated assets, but devaluation via falling treasury interest poses a significant risk of sparking inflation if and when the economy gets back on track.
The April Gold chart now shows major chart damage as a result of heavy selling pressure. As previously noted, the RSI indicator was giving overbought readings, which may have contributed to the correction. Prices are quickly approaching the 18-day moving average. A close below the average would suggest that a recent high may be in place. The April contract may also be attempting to confirm an uptrend line. Failure to confirm this uptrend suggests prices may come down further to test a far less steep uptrend. For the market to maintain its upward momentum, prices must stay above support at 928.40. Momentum has fallen to a lesser degree than both price and RSI, suggesting the market may be poised to turn back upward.
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Does This Woman Have The Perfect Face?
I love the saying "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Simply for the fact that not every man has the same taste in women. Some guys love the blonde babes, some like ones with more curves, and let's face it, some guys love all women!
Out of 8,000 candidates, this 18-year-old from England apparently has the "perfect face." She's blonde, has blue eyes, her face is almost perfectly symmetrical, and her eyes and mouth hit all of the mathematical ratios for ideal beauty. Honestly, who really pay attention to the symmetry of a woman's face? We are our own worst critic. I have a lazy eye, and most people don't even see it until I point it out!
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Vincent refuses Eve's advice to go to a hospital, and orders his mother deliver his baby!
Fancy and Luis prepare for the worst when the jet they're in goes down! They call Sheridan, who talks them through the landing process. Pretty overhears, and tells Sheridan to hang up the phone and let them die!
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Briefs: Local News December 11, 2008
Fruita Monument show canceled tonight
• Tonight's theater performance of Agatha Christie's "Appointment with Death" at Fruita Monument High School has been canceled.
The other performances will go on as scheduled, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the school's auditorium, 1102 Wildcat Ave., in Fruita.
Call 254-6600 for more information.
Search team looking for new members
• The Mesa County Search and Rescue Ground Team is seeking new members. Applications are available at the Sheriff's Department, 215 Rice St. Background checks are required.
The spring training course lasts eight weeks and focuses on personal survival, search methods and land navigation. Interviews will begin Jan. 15. For information, call 257-6647.
Farm donates eggs to food bank
• The Hickman's Family Farms, Colorado Egg Division, gave 3,600 eggs to the Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies.
Holiday bazaar Sunday at senior center
• The Senior Recreation Center, 550 Ouray Ave., will host a holiday bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be baked goods, candy and other homemade items. A turkey noodle soup lunch will be available for $2. For information, call 243-7408.
Writing retreat Jan. 1 to 4 in Snowmass
• A women's contemplative writing retreat, "Writing the Sacred," will take place Jan. 1 to 4 at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass. The retreat includes group or solo writing, Anusara yoga, meditation, vespers and services. Registration deadline is Monday. For information, call 257-1498.
Train ride proceeds will go to Partners
• Smart Buys Las Vegas in the Mesa Mall will donate all of the proceeds from its Little Smoky train ride to Mesa County Partners. The ride costs $2 per child.
Lions donate toward special bus
• The Grand Junction Lions Club gave $20,000 to Mesa Developmental Services for the purchase of a specially designed bus. The bus will have a lift system and customized seating options.


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JYP Entertainment's rookie duo JJ Project recently received over 1 million views for their "Bounce" MV in just two days of its release.
JJ Project's MV for "Bounce" has been gaining explosive attention online since its release and even reached #4 Most Liked, #10 Most Viewed, #7 Most Discussed, and #4 Most Favorited video worldwide on YouTube. In South Korea, JJ Project's debut music video ranked #1 on all four charts. JJ Project's debut album also recently hit #10 on iTunes' 'Top Dance Album' chart as well.
JJ Project has surpassed everyone's expectations for a rookie group with this accomplishment and has fans further anticipating their debut stage.
Congratulations, JJ Project! Make sure to check out JJ Project's debut stage on 'Mnet Countdown' on the 24th, and catch the music video below if you missed it.
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The Jets might be out to jinx themselves with the ol' "offer championship merch before the title game is even played" routine, but at least their supporters have the right idea to generate success. Considering that Mark Sanchez was caught eating a hot dog on the sidelines when the Jets played the Raiders, you have to know the Conquistador is solidly behind this ploy.
Also: Steak N' Shake is a fucking third-rate backwater IHOP substitute. Yet they all love it like they were collectively birthed from the generous dessert menu.


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JERUSALEM (Jan. 24)
A left-wing Orthodox scholar named to receive the prestigious Israel Prize for Life's Work has decided to turn down the honor because of the storm of controversy created by his nomination.
Hebrew University Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz announced his decision Sunday, hours after the Israeli Cabinet roundly condemned the nomination. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin reportedly had threatened to boycott the award ceremony in protest.
Leibowitz, who had been recommended for the prize by a government-appointed committee, told Israel Television that although "many people from all sectors of the public" had congratulated him, he would refuse to accept it.
"Why should I cause the prime minister this awkwardness?" he said.
Leibowitz's nomination for the award became a controversy immediately after it was announced last week, but the debate sharply intensified this past weekend with the latest political remarks made by the 90-year-old scientist and philosopher.
In a series of media interviews, Leibowitz compared Israeli undercover soldiers operating in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to fighters of the Islamic fundamentalist Hamas movement.
Leibowitz accused the undercover units of using "terrorist methods," citing as evidence the claim that some 20 Palestinian children have died in recent months in shooting incidents involving these units.
Leibowitz has long been a controversial figure. He has agitated for the separation of religion and politics and condemned the official rabbinate in Israel as a "harlot of the establishment," though he himself leads a rigorously Orthodox lifestyle.
In recent years, his outspoken criticism of Israel's administration of the West Bank and Gaza has placed him at the extreme of the political spectrum.
Leibowitz, who was to have received the prize for his life's work, has taught philosophy, Jewish studies and biochemistry during his long career at Hebrew University.
After deciding to decline the prize, Leibowitz said he had informed Education Minister Shulamit Aloni of his decision.
The three-member panel appointed to nominate a recipient for the prize had been chosen by the Education Ministry, and critics on the right have accused the left-wing Aloni of pressuring the committee to recommend Leibowitz.
After Leibowitz's announcement Sunday, Aloni issued a statement praising the scholar's suitability to receive the award but raising objections to his comments over the weekend regarding the Israeli undercover soldiers.
Even Environment Minister Yossi Sarid, an outspoken left-wing member of Aloni's party, voiced the disgust apparently felt by most Cabinet members when he charged Leibowitz on Sunday with "intellectual dishonesty."
"Let him attack the government, not the soldiers of these elite units," Sarid said.
Opposition figures on the right were naturally even more enraged by Leibowitz's remarks and his nomination.
Likud Knesset Member Dan Tichon said the committee's recommendation was prejudiced by the fact that one of its members, Hebrew University philosophy Professor Aviezer Ravitsky, was a disciple of Leibowitz.
The other two members were reserve Gen. Aharon Yariv of Tel Aviv University's Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies and Professor Haim Ben-Shahar, an economist at the university.
Meanwhile, another Israel Prize committee announced its recommendation for this year's journalism prize, which won unanimous accolades. The winner is veteran Ha'aretz political cartoonist Zev, whose real name is Ya'acov Farkash.
Farkash, a Holocaust survivor, is also the major illustrator for the newspaper Ma'ariv. The committee wrote that Zev had "established the daily political cartoon as an integral part of Israeli journalism."


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JEFFREY BROWN: Finally tonight: We spend a lot of time chronicling the hits and misses on Capitol Hill.
Author and journalist Robert Kaiser writes about a little of both, focusing on how lawmakers reshaped Wall Street regulations after the 2008 financial crisis.
Judy Woodruff spoke to Kaiser about his new book: "Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't."
JUDY WOODRUFF: Bob Kaiser, welcome to the NewsHour.
The book, as we say, is "Act of Congress."
And you are very critical of Congress in this book. You write about the principal preoccupation is politics, instead of legislating, that members are skilled at politics, but not at enacting laws. And yet they were able to pass this big piece of legislation.
ROBERT KAISER, Author/ Journalist, "Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't": Thanks to two very talented chairmen, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, who really knew how to make the system hum, and they did it.
But it was upsetting to me as a citizen to realize how few members understood the issues they were dealing with. These are, of course, extremely complicated financial matters, how banks work, how they're regulated, so on.
Not everybody can know this, but I — at the end, I concluded that you could fit the number of experts in Congress on financial issues easily onto the roster of a Major League Baseball team. That's 25 people. I think that is the max.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Is what you write about in the book about the passage of the Dodd-Frank law typical of the way Congress works, or was this unusual?
ROBERT KAISER: Well, it's unusual in recent times because it was a success. Most of the time now, we don't get anything, right? We get deadlock.
But I think my hope is that this is a real window on the culture of the Congress, which shows lots of things about if — to remain relevant regardless of what the bill is.
JUDY WOODRUFF: What is it? Clearly, so much of the book you focus on the principal sponsors, former Sen. Chris Dodd, former Rep. Barney Frank. What was it about them that made this happen?
ROBERT KAISER: Well, Barney — any member of the House would tell you Barney was the smartest member of the House. Republicans agreed about that too. He was really sharp. He really mastered most of these issues.
In the beginning, I thought that was the key fact. Ultimately, I realized Dodd's political skill, his ability to deal creatively with his colleagues, to win the three Republican votes which he did get which were crucial in the end to the success of the enterprise, was just as important, if not more important, than Barney's brainpower. But they were very complementary, these two talents.
JUDY WOODRUFF: You also spend a lot of time writing about the — that part of Congress that we don't really see most of the time. And that's the staff and some really key figures on the staffs who …
ROBERT KAISER: You know, Teddy Kennedy wrote a good memoir just before he died in which he revealed the following state secret.
He said 95 percent of the nitty-gritty work on legislation is now done by the staff. As Kennedy wrote, this represents quite a change in the allocation of responsibilities over the last 30 or 40 years. Indeed, it does.
But this is the point. The staff really does the work. Indeed, in this case, it seemed to me, at the end, 95 percent might understate the amount of the work that the staff did, and particularly two wonderful women, Amy Friend, the counsel of the Senate Banking Committee, and Jeanne Roslanowick, who was Barney's chief of staff, on House Financial Services, friends of each other, both very smart lawyers, both longtime Hill aides.
They made this thing happen as much as anybody.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And you write they not only had to know the substance. They had to know the — understand and work with the politics as well.
ROBERT KAISER: Absolutely.
And they really — they were more influential in the end, I think, I write, than any member of the House or Senate, except Frank and Dodd.
JUDY WOODRUFF: If it was Dodd and Frank and staff — and you write about some other elements that made this legislation possible — what stood in the way? What were the principal obstacles to making this happen?
ROBERT KAISER: Well, I think the biggest obstacle is the one we referred to. It's that there are so few experts.
So, there was widespread agreement among experts in all parties outside of Congress that something big ought to be done after the catastrophe of 2008. But, in Congress, the usual political reflexes took over, so that, for example, House Republicans, against government regulation on principle, very antsy about the new Obama administration, their natural tendency was just to say, no, we don't want to do this.
In the Senate, there was more Republican interest, but, as it turned out, there too, Richard Shelby, the ranking Republican, I think, really wanted to make a deal, but ultimately his colleagues wouldn't let him do it. So the idea of a bipartisan enterprise collapsed completely.
JUDY WOODRUFF: So it was partisanship, you're saying, as much as lack of expertise and understanding?
ROBERT KAISER: Partisanship and ideology, both, but yes.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Just a belief that this was the wrong way to go? So, you're saying the opposition was genuine?
ROBERT KAISER: Well, it was the belief that it was the wrong way to go held by people who didn't understand the situation.
So, I'm not sure whether genuine is a good word to use or not. They're not — they're well-meaning. They think that they're right. I don't agree that they were right. But this is one of the great problems we have now. You don't really engage on issues in this Congress. What you engage in is political warfare, partisan bashing, one or the other. And the result is that serious policy issues, as we have seen again and again, get very short shrift.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And your writing about it helps us understand a whole lot more about how the institution works.
Bob Kaiser, thank you very much.
ROBERT KAISER: Thank you.


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THURSDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the age indications for Boostrix, the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap), to include people 65 and older, according to an article published in the Sept. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Boostrix was originally licensed for use in people 10 to 18 years of age, an indication that was expanded by the FDA in 2008 to include people up to age 64. In October of 2010, however, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) received data on the safety and immunogenicity of Boostrix in those 65 and older; they went on to review data from two clinical trials analyzing the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine in this age cohort.
The committee determined that Boostrix's safety and immunogenicity profiles were similar to those of currently available tetanus and diphtheria toxoids vaccine.
"With the recent FDA expanded licensure for use of Boostrix, ACIP will be reviewing the current recommendations on use of Tdap in persons aged 65 years and older. At this time, either Tdap product [Boostrix or Adacel] may be used in persons aged 65 years and older," the researchers write.
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Unsure of size. How do I make a final decision? (Photo)
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How do you make the final decision?
It is very difficult to determine the best lift you will need (recommended based on your photos) or the exact size and shape implant you will require to best match your ideal breast image without an examination by a board certified plastic surgeon. Not just any board certified plastic surgeon, but one with many years of frequently performing breast augmentation surgery including different approaches, techniques and implant choices. This is because several measurements not to mention your breast characteristics are needed to determine the optimal implant size to obtain your goals. Without knowing these dimensions it would be difficult to make this determination. For example, the existing base width of your breast will determine, in many cases, the maximal volume per implant profile that you can accommodate. To illustrate; a 100 cc difference may make a significant difference with a narrow base width breast, but much less of a difference if you have a wide chest wall and wide breast "foot print". Therefore, just because your friend may have a great result with let's say a 300 cc implant to make her go from a "A" cup to a "C" cup size does not mean that you will have the same result with the same size implant. The same process goes for just filling in the upper part of your breast without becoming much larger. Further simply placing implants in a bra to determine the size best for you is not always accurate as the bra often distorts the size, is dependent on the pressure the bra places plus the implant is outside your breast and not under it among other variables. Computer software morphing programs that automatically determine the best implant size can be helpful in some but not all cases (e.g. doesn't work well in my experience with existing implants, sagging or asymmetric breasts). Using "want to be" photos however are useful if simply provided to the surgeon as I will further explain in the link below including silicone vs saline implants
How to Decide on BA size?
Hello, Deciding on a breast implant size is difficult. Putting implants into a bra is somewhat helpful, but I've found that the solid, tapered, silicone sizers are more accurate. Your tentative 550cc size is larger than the majority of women choose, but you are taller than the average woman, and you are at less risk of looking top heavy. The larger size will stretch and thin your skin more than the smaller size. You are correct when you say that some young women wished they had gone larger, but we are also seeing a trend of downsizing implants in older women. Think about all these variables. Both sizes look proportional in your photos. Good luck.
Unsure of size. How do I make a final decision?
Thank you for the question. Based on your photographs, I think that you are starting at a good place and should have a very nice outcome with breast augmentation surgery. Ultimately, careful communication of your goals (in my practice I prefer the use of goal pictures, direct examination/communication in front of a full-length mirror, in bra sizers, and computer imaging) as well as careful measurements (dimensional planning) will be critical.
Given your concerns, I would suggest that you spend additional time communicating your goals/concerns directly with your plastic surgeon, preferably prior to the date of surgery.
Generally speaking, the best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering breast augmentation surgery ( regarding breast implant size/profile selection) is:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully. Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results you are looking for. Ask to see lots of examples of his/her work.
2. Have a full discussion and communication regarding your desired goals with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining breast implant size/type/profile will most likely help achieve your goals.
In my practice, the use of photographs of "goal" pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. For example, I have found that the use of words such as "very natural"or "too big" etc means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful.
Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on him who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup size may also be inaccurate. Again, the use of computer imaging has been very helpful during the communication process, in our practice.
3. Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly, allow your plastic surgeon to use his/her years of experience/judgment to choose the breast implant size/profile that will best meet your goals. Again, in my practice, this decision is usually made during surgery, after the use of temporary intraoperative sizers.
I hope this (and the attached link, dedicated to breast augmentation surgery concerns) helps. Best wishes for an outcome that you will be very pleased with.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
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I appreciate your question.
The size of implant best for you is dictated by your chest wall measurements. Once we determine that we can choose the profile based on what you want or need to achieve. If you are seeking a natural look, then the diameter of the implant should be equal to or, more ideally, smaller than the width of your breast. The breast width is a measurement of how wide your breast is at the base, which should be measured at the level of the nipple. Choosing an implant that is smaller in diameter than your breast width will avoid the "side breast" fullness that is often associated with a more artificial appearance. Other than that, you should choose the implant based on volume, not on the dimensions of the implant. You should choose a board certified plastic surgeon that you trust to help guide you in this decision.
Silicone will give you a fullness at the top (upper pole fullness).
Silicone implants come pre-filled with a silicone gel and are the softest implant available. They feel more natural, which makes them a good option for women with less natural breast tissue; but they require a larger incision. It may be more difficult to realize if this type of implant has ruptured, so it is important to monitor them with annual follow-up visits. Additionally, because this implant contains a more liquid silicone (less cross-linked), if this implant should rupture, it will leak only into the scar capsule formed around the implant but may cause some discomfort or implant distortion.
Anatomic gummy bear implants might be a good choice to give you volume.
These highly-sought-after, anatomic implants offer a look that more closely resembles the natural silhouette of a breast, and, therefore, are a very attractive option for individuals seeking a natural-looking, aesthetic primary breast augmentation. Additionally, these implants are an especially excellent option for patients undergoing restorative or corrective breast surgery because they provide more stability, shape, and reduced incidence of capsular contracture. Compared to other types of silicone gel implants, the silicone in the cohesive gel implant is more cross-linked; therefore, should the implant shell "rupture," it maintains its shape and silicone does not leak.
During your breast augmentation consultation, you should feel the different types of implants available, and try on various implant sizers in front of a mirror to help you to get an idea of how you will look following the surgery. You should also bring pictures of the look you would like to achieve, as well as a favorite top to wear when trying on implant sizers.
The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.
Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery.
Best of luck!
Dr. Schwartz
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Learn more: http://beverlyhillsbreastandbodyinstitute.com
Which Size Implant Should I go With? #breastimplantsize #breastaugmentation
- We have our breast augmentation patients do sizing in our office with a wide range of breast implant sizers. Although we are happy to help guide our patients as to which size would meet their goals/expectations, the sizing they do with the assistance of our staff is really important. Ultimately, each of our patients decide for themselves which implant to go with.
- I'm not sure why you were given only two sizes to try on, but if you think the 550 cc implants feel too big, then certainly don't go with that size.
- I imagine you'd be much happier with the 400 cc implants.
- Best of luck to you!
Learn more: http://www.soundplasticsurgery.com/progallery/breast-augmentation/breast-implant-28
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Minutes of November 3, 2011 meeting
Present: Diane Bello, Donna DiDonato, Arlene Feldman, Sarah Fuller, Jeff Ge, Kane Gillespie, Norm Goodman, Peter Khost, Deborah Machalow, Joe Mitchell, Anne Moyers, Scott Sutherland, Katie Watt, Alice Q. Wong
Announcement: Provost Assanis accepted the changed "time vectors" with the modification of having the two Campus Life Times on Wednesday (instead of Monday) and Friday in response to students' views.
Discussion re P/NC grade: Two issues were discussed. In the first, there are 528 courses that cannot be taken P/NC but 22 of them are not listed in the Bulletin. The students must have available all courses that cannot be taken P/NC.
The second issue involved the larger concern on the proper use of P/NC and the criteria for allowing the use of P/NC. A distinction was drawn among the "intent," "policy," and "practice" involving the P/NC grade. It was pointed out that the current policy renders the P/NC grade as program rather than course specific. For example, there are a number of CEAS courses that CEAS students cannot take P/NC, but CAS students can do so.
Deborah Machalow mentioned the practice at other universities that use an NRO (not recorded) grade that led to a further discussion of alternatives to the P/NC. One suggestion was that students set a minimal level of a letter grade they wish to have recorded at the beginning of the semester; anything lower than that (other than an F) would be recorded as NRO. In essence, this approach could be termed a "conditional P/NC with an option." Deborah agreed to do further research on this issue and provide a specific proposal for the UGC's consideration.
Recording of transfer courses: It was suggested that all transfer courses, when approved, be entered into the student's electronic record so as to facilitate advising and clearing for graduation. Courses involved in articulation agreements should be automatically cleared and entered into the student's electronic record. Also, relevant transfer credits for "course substitution" should be forwarded to the Registrar for inclusion in the student's electronic record.
Respectfully submitted,
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Misc: Most aid stations should have hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, petroleum jelly, and band aids. These may not be displayed, but you can ask a volunteer for them. The race will not supply pain medication (or NSAIDs) at the aid stations.
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FMP2.1/AS02A: Rabies Vaccine Malaria-Experienced Adults in Bandiagara, Mali
This study has been completed.
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
University of Maryland
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: July 6, 2006
Last updated: April 25, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Detailed Description:
Malaria is a disease that affects many people in Africa and in Mali. It is caused by germs that are spread by mosquito bites. This study will look at the safety, effectiveness, and best dose of an experimental malaria vaccine in people who are regularly exposed to malaria. Study participants will be 60 adults, 18-55 years old, who live in Bandiagara, Mali. Volunteers will get either 3 full doses of the experimental malaria vaccine, 3 half doses of the malaria vaccine, or a rabies vaccine that has been approved in Mali. (Rabies is an infection of the brain that usually causes death, and can be caught from being bitten by infected dogs or bats.) The 3 vaccinations will be given by injection into the upper arm 30 days apart. Volunteers will be enrolled in the study for approximately 12 months after the first vaccination. Volunteers will have 14 blood samples collected during the study for testing to make sure that the vaccine is not harmful and to measure the effect of the vaccine.
|Malaria Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
|Biological: FMP2.1/AS02A Biological: Rabies vaccine (RabAvert)
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Double Blind Randomized, Controlled Phase 1 Dose Escalation Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity of the WRAIR AMA1 Malaria Antigen (FMP2.1) Adjuvanted in GSK's AS02A Versus Rabies Vaccine in Malaria-experienced Adults in Bandiagara, Mali
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Malaria Rabies
Drug Information available for: RabAvert Rabies vaccineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Safety and Reactogenicity (SAEs and AEs) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]The primary objective was to evaluate the safety and reactogenicity of 2 dose levels of WRAIR's AMA1 malaria antigen (FMP2.1) adjuvanted in GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' (GSK) AS02A compared to rabies vaccine in malaria-experienced Malian adults aged 18-55 years inclusive. Solicated AEs were recorded for the 7 day surveillance period after each vaccination. Unsolicited AEs were recorded for 30 days after each vaccination.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Antibody Response to FMP2.1 Over Time [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Measurement of anti-AMA1 antibody titers over time
- Anti-AMA1 Log Antibody Titers Over Time [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Summary of Anti-AMA1 Log Antibody titers on days 0, 14, 30, 44, 60, 74 and 90
- Geometric Mean Antibody Titers Over Time [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Measurement of geometric mean antibody titers on days 0, 14, 30, 44, 60, 74 and 90
- Subjects With 2- and 4-fold Increases in Anti-FMP2.1 Antibody Levels Over Time [ Time Frame: 90 Days ]Proportion of Subjects with 2- and 4-fold increases in Anti-FMP2.1 Antibody levels on days 14, 30, 44, 60, 74 and 90
|Study Start Date:
|November 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2006
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Cohort 1: 25ug FMP2.1 / AS02A
20 subject to receive 25ug of FMP2.1 vaccine in 0.25mL of GSK Biologicals' adjuvant AS02A
Biological: FMP2.1/AS02A
FMP2.1 in GSK Biologicals' AS02A
Experimental: Cohort 2: 50ug FMP2.1 / AS02A
20 subjects to receive 50ug of FMP2.1 vaccine in 0.5mL of GSK Biologicals' adjuvant AS02A
Biological: FMP2.1/AS02A
FMP2.1 in GSK Biologicals' AS02A
Active Comparator: Cohorts 1 and 2: Rabies vaccine (RabAvert)
20 subjects to receive Rabies vaccine (RabAvert). 10 subjects from Cohort 1 and 10 subjects from Cohort 2
Rabies vaccine (RabAvert): RabAvert Rabies vaccine
Biological: FMP2.1/AS02A
FMP2.1 in GSK Biologicals' AS02ABiological: Rabies vaccine (RabAvert)
RabAvert Rabies vaccine
Detailed Description:
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and reactogenicity of two dose levels of WRAIR's AMA1 malaria antigen (FMP2.1) adjuvanted in GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' AS02A compared to rabies vaccine in malaria-experienced Malian adults aged 18-55 years inclusive. Secondary objectives are to: (1) measure the magnitude and duration of antibody response to FMP2.1; (2) measure cellular immune responses to FMP2.1 at baseline and after immunization; (3) measure the inhibition of parasite growth by the in vitro GIA; and (4) determine the specificity of the antibodies to diverse AMA1 genotypes in addition to 3D7, by measuring by ELISA, and GIA on parasites with typed AMA1. A double-blind controlled dose escalation trial will allow assessment of vaccine safety in each of three groups, one group each to receive medium and full dose levels of the experimental vaccine, and one group to receive the comparator vaccine. Thirty adults will be randomized to receive the medium dose level of FMP2.1 (n=20) or rabies vaccine (n=10) and thirty to receive the full dose level of FMP2.1 (n=20) or rabies vaccine (n=10). The division of the rabies group into two groups of ten is done to maintain blinding at each immunization time point, and all participants who receive the rabies vaccine will be analyzed as a single group. The sample size of the groups, however, will not allow detection of anything other than very large differences in the occurrence of adverse events among the three groups. The advantage of double blinding is to remove the potential for investigator and participant prejudgment about the effects of the vaccines in the reporting of adverse events.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- A male or non-pregnant female aged 18-55 years inclusive at the time of screening
- For women, willingness not to become pregnant until 1 month after the last immunization (pre-menopausal female participants will be referred to the local family planning clinic in Bandiagara, which offers several means of contraception that are approved and recommended by the Malian Ministry of Health)
- Separate written informed consent obtained from the participant before screening and study start, respectively
- Available and willing to participate in follow-up for the duration of study (12 months)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous vaccination with any investigational vaccine or with any rabies vaccine
- Use of any investigational or non-registered drug or vaccine other than the study vaccine(s) within 30 days preceding the first study immunization, or planned use up to 30 days after the third immunization
- Chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days) of immuno-suppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within six months prior to the first immunization. This will include any dose level of oral steroids or inhaled steroids, but not topical steroids
- Planned administration/administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol within 30 days before the first study immunization with the exception of tetanus toxoid
- Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
- Any confirmed or suspected autoimmune disease
- History of allergic reactions or anaphylaxis to immunizations or to any vaccine component
- History of serious allergic reactions to any substance, requiring hospitalization or emergent medical care
- History of allergy to tetracycline, doxycycline, nickel, Imidazole, chicken eggs, processed bovine gelatin, chicken protein, neomycin, or amphotericin B
- History of splenectomy
- Serum ALT >/=43 IU/L
- Serum creatinine level >113 µmol /L for males and 70 µmol /L for females
- Hgb <11 g/dL for males and <10 g/dL for females
- WBC <4.0 x 1000/cubic mm or >13 x 1000/cubic mm
- Absolute lymphocyte count </=1.4 x 1000 /µl
- Thrombocytopenia < 108,000/µl
- More than trace protein, more than trace hemoglobin or positive glucose in urine
- Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months preceding the first study immunization or planned administration during the study period
- Suspected or known current alcohol or illicit drug abuse
- Pregnancy or positive urine beta-HCG on the day of or prior to immunization
- Breastfeeding
- Simultaneous participation in any other interventional clinical trial
- Acute or chronic pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal or neurological condition, or any other findings that in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI) may increase the risk of participating in the study
- Other condition that in the opinion of the PI would jeopardize the safety or rights of a participant in the trial or would render the participant unable to comply with the protocol
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00349713
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00349713
|University of Bamako, Malaria Research and Training Center
|Bamako, Mali
Sponsors and Collaborators
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
University of Maryland
|Principal Investigator:
|Mahamadou A. Thera, M.D.
|University of Bamako
|Principal Investigator:
|Chris V. Plowe, M.D.
|University of Maryland
More Information
Keywords provided by U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 18, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00349713 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
N01AI085346-006 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
N01AI085346-005 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
N01AI085346-000 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
102231 ( Malaria-037) ( Other Identifier: GSK )
HSRRB A-12855 ( Other Identifier: USAMRMC )
|Study First Received:
|July 6, 2006
|Results First Received:
|December 20, 2016
|Last Updated:
|April 25, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Plan Description:
Plan to share data with
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR)
University of Maryland
Keywords provided by U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command:
Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Mali, adjuvant
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Malaria, Falciparum
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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When the Rogue Warrior travels to India to help supervise security arrangements for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, he and his team find themselves up to their skivvies in terrorists of all types - Pakistanis. But it's not just the Games that are being targeted for disruption: Demo Dick and his young bucks uncover a plot to steal all seventy nuclear warheads the Indians have amassed for war against the Pakistanis.
The Rogue Warrior must overcome various obstacles to prevent disaster: a high-tech remote-controlled attack helicopter that makes the Apache look like a child's toy, an ominous chemical factory about to go boom, and tea and crumpets with the Queen. (We're just kidding about the Queen.)
Marcinko and DeFelice sprinkle the action with trademark Rogue Warrior humor and non-PC asides in the latest installment of the best-selling series. As usual, the plot mixes fact with fiction, and incorporates some of the original SEAL Team 6 skipper's recent experiences in India.
©2011 Richard Marcinko and Jim DeFelice (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
"The most colorful, hell-raising, bomb-throwing ex-SEAL commander of them all." (Playboy)
"Love Marcinko but the narrator just did not help"
Marcinko going back to reading his own books
THe narrator needed to be like Marcinko I tried 3 times to read it and could not get through it. I guess Marchinko is the only good one for his the gruff and rough way he puts into it
Marcinko or someone close to him and his style
I don't know, I love Marcinko I have all his books but I tried 3 times and could get threw it because of the narrator
"Ok - Little like Clive Cussler meets SEAL Team 6"
If you like Demo Dick Marcinko , the sharkman, you'll enjoy this.
It does get a bit madcap but was enjoyable.
"At His "Roguish" Best"
Marcinko & DeFelice rate up there with Clancy and Cussler, with added humor andan attitude only arrived at by having "been there and done that".
Clive Cussler's "Oregon Files" books. Similar action and an equally (although fictional) engaging main character.
Well read, good pacing, understanding of Marcinko 's own delivery, and a pretty good grasp of accents. Doesn't make an integral female voice sound like a transvestite!
Not written with that emotion an intended result.
Simply pure escapism. When I desire erudite prose, I choose another author. When I want good fun, fast action, and irrepressible manliness "Demo Dick" does just fine.
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Crabtree Falls is located in the Crabtree Falls & Meadows Recreation Area at Milepost 339.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway (about 45 miles north of Asheville) and is accessed by a woodland hiking trail with two options: an easier 3-mile hike to and from on the same trail, with a steady descent and return climb; or a more strenuous 3.5-mile loop trail that climbs a ridge above the falls. It's a beautiful hike, complete with plenty of wildflowers in the early summer. The 70-ft. waterfall is definitely worth the trek!
Park at the store and look for the "Falls" hiking trail sign. Walk down the mostly level trail, past the amphitheatre and into the campground in about 1/3 mile. Just past a small info booth, you will see a small parking area on the right with a sign for the Crabtree Falls Trailhead.
Take the trail from the parking area down to a 'T' intersection. The trail to the right is shorter and somewhat easier. It's mostly downhill to the waterfall (just under a mile), so it's uphill on the return! Sometimes the trail will have wet and muddy sections.
A bridge over the creek in front of the falls offers great views. There are even better views on the other side of the creek, and you can walk up to the base of the falls. The photos on this page were taken after a good bit of rain. The water flow is less during drier times of the year.
You can either return the same trail or complete the loop (adds an extra 1/2 mile) by climbing the stairs across Big Crabtree Creek and continuing up and along the creek for the 1.7-mile hike back to the parking area. The first part just after the waterfall is the steepest. When you get closer to the campground, spur trails will head off to the right into the campground - follow signs for Loop B and the amphitheatre to get you back to your car.
Crabtree Falls marks the last stretch of the Parkway through the Blue Ridge Mountains before it turns westward into the Blacks, Craggies, Pisgahs and Balsams. In the early summer, the Meadows is a showplace of wildflowers, including the hawthorne, beard tongue, mountain laurel and gentian.
The campground and picnic area reopened in May 2015 after being closed for a few years. Reservations for all Parkway campgrounds can be made online at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
Crabtree Falls parking is located on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milemarker 339.5, near Little Switzerland and about 16 miles north of Mt. Mitchell. From Asheville, drive the Parkway 42 miles north.
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Other waterfalls nearby are Linville Falls, Roaring Fork Falls, Setrock Creek Falls and Grassy Creek Falls.


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Biotechs, biotechs, biotechs. They continue to be hot, but many of the big names are played by so many folks, you may have to dig a little to find really big movers based on momentum. I know that some traders don't like to venture into the small-cap or even micro-cap space for biotechs, so I offer up Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX). The chart looks fantastic. The price pattern is strong, and I am looking for any pullbacks to the trendline that has formed over the past five days as a potential buying opportunity. There are no yellow flags or bearish divergences that I'm concerned about. Obviously, reversals in biotechs can come -- and come quickly -- but the technical picture is very strong.
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