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Some doctors call them super bugs, bacteria that have grown so resistant to antibiotics they can withstand all but the most powerful and expensive drugs. Untreated, they can cause serious illness such as pneumonia and bone disease, even death.
Three weeks ago I wrote about one of these super bugs known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA (pronounced mer-suh), a nearly drug-impervious staph bacteria that infected at least two inmates at the county jail systems Metro West Detention Center. I criticized the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Departments handling of the episode, noting that one inmate was misdiagnosed twice during a two-month period, until his condition had deteriorated so badly his mother called the county health department to investigate (Contagious Outbreak Untreated, June 10). Only then did a doctor examine the inmate and correctly diagnose his MRSA infection. By that time the inmate, Jason Mancas, had an ulcerated lesion on his stomach the size of a baseball and could barely get out of bed.
Even after a health-department nurse identified the infection and issued a memo on prevention, corrections department supervisors did not alert staff at other county jails. We felt the issue at Metro West was self-contained, says Arthur Brown, the departments director of patient services.
But others warned there was a threat of contamination beyond Metro Wests confines. Mancas had mixed with other inmates for months before he received treatment, not to mention the fact that hed appeared in court at least once during that time. (There are six jails and a boot camp in Miami-Dade, housing an average of 6500 inmates.)
Across the nation MRSA is becoming common in jails and prisons, where close quarters and poor hygiene allow it to spread quickly among inmates. It is particularly debilitating to people with weakened immune systems. Physical contact is the method by which the infection spreads; cuts and other open wounds put individuals at great risk. Direct contact is not necessary; it can be contracted from surfaces such as bed linens.
So commonly is MRSA misdiagnosed as a spider bite that healthcare literature now warns that all reports of spider bites originating in correctional facilities should be tested for disease. Mancas says he was told at one point his sore was an insect bite.
In May the Broward County Sheriffs Office was so alarmed when six cases of MRSA were discovered in one of its jails it immediately declared zero tolerance for MRSA and launched an aggressive campaign to halt its spread. The sheriffs office isolated the inmates for treatment, ordered all facilities disinfected, turned up the temperature of the water, had health workers educate staff during roll call, and issued a press release to warn people who regularly come into contact with inmates.
By contrast Palm Beach County jail officials were slow to react to a MRSA outbreak there and are suffering the consequences. More than 300 cases have been reported so far, according to a story in the Palm Beach Post, requiring a thorough disinfection of all jail facilities and courthouses. Inmates are not the only people to have been infected. Assistant public defender Carol Bickerstaff had to undergo surgery on her right arm in January to treat a MRSA infection that had spread from her shoulder to her elbow in a matter of days. She says the jails reluctance to alert the public left her vulnerable to the infection. I was told that I could have lost my arm, Bickerstaff says. If I had known there was a MRSA outbreak in the jail, I couldve at least told my doctor.
Now inmates diagnosed with MRSA in Palm Beach County stand behind a glass partition when appearing in court, and Bickerstaff wears gloves and washes her hands like Lady Macbeth when visiting the jail.
She offered this warning to Miami-Dade officials: They ought to treat even one case very seriously, because they want to keep it to just one case. Here, I dont think they will ever get it out of the jail now.
Administrators are often reluctant to acknowledge a MRSA outbreak, she says, because it means they will have to incur the costs of taking a culture of all suspicious lesions and sending them to labs for testing. Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess has asked the corrections department to work with the Public Health Trust to identify cost-saving measures at Ward D, the jail floor at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
For many Miami-Dade corrections officers and public defenders the only news of a jailhouse MRSA outbreak came from my column. Trust me, this is not gloating. Its absurd that government employees should have to learn about a potential health risk from a weekly newspaper.
After reading your article, I immediately contacted the [corrections department] regarding the potential risk to our employees and clients, says LaEtrice McMurray, the public defenders liaison with the corrections department. We also distributed a memo to our employees providing them information about the bacteria and standard precautions to prevent infection.
Some corrections officers taped the article to the wall on the ninth floor of the pretrial detention center downtown that is, until patient-services director Arthur Brown ordered them to take it down. It came to our attention that the article was posted on the wall, Brown says, adding that he didnt want to alarm employees. (I was told that Brown described the article as bullshit.)
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During the past two weeks corrections officers have reported suspicious sores on inmates. In addition to the two confirmed cases at Metro West, four more inmates suspected of having the infection were examined. According to Brown, no MRSA cases were confirmed. Another four inmates were examined at the training and treatment center, known as the stockade. One of them had a wound consistent with MRSA and officials are awaiting the results of a lab test.
Finally, to deter anxiety, Brown and department spokeswoman Janelle Hall announced last week an education campaign throughout the entire corrections department. It began with an e-mail blitz this past Thursday. Medical staff will begin visiting all the jails to instruct officers in identifying and preventing the spread of MRSA. Were doing it corrections-wide. This is a mass undertaking, Brown says. Were being very proactive now.
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The Hughes Amendment
was intended to be a 'poison pill' for the whole bill (the Gun Onwer Protection act), and (as noted) was passed at the last minute, by voice vote only.
Reagan drew a lot of heat since then for signing it into law, but at the time, it was considered the breatest good for the greatest number. AND IT WAS.
Lots of us would love to be able to own new FA firearms, and have them added to the registry. Some are quite upset that they can't, and rail against Reagan's signing the bill. But the reality is that a good many people have been saved from a lot of trouble by the law, and overall it did more good than harm.
The way to get around this, is not to have an open public debate, and try to generate support for easing the FA ban, that will not work. Decades of propaganda (and there's really no other word for it) in popular entertainment showing only criminals (and govt emplyees-police/soldiers) with FA guns has done its work on the American public.
I say the way to fix the situation is to have some pro gun legislator, quietly, without fuss or fanfare, slip a line into a "must pass" bill, reading something like "change line xxxx, law abcd, to read.....," and just shut up about it if it passes. Then, after it is established law, then just follow the law, as it exists, the same way we do now.
Once that happens, when the antis figure out what happened and start screaming about how "anyone can buy a machine gun", we make sure the focus of the info (as best we can, anyway) is to point out that the Fed background check and (as importantly) permission from the head of
law enforcement is needed to buy one. Since the only people who can buy are already approved by both the Federal govt AND the local cops, how can they disapprove? If those approved people aren't trustworthy enough, neither are govt employees (in and out of uniform), who seldom have anywhere near the same amount of scrutiny done on them, before the govt hands them an automatic weapon.
Might not work, but why not try?
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text: Three beauties bloom in late summer By Scott Shalaway August 17, 2013 Story Share Though I enjoy cool shady woods on a hot summer day, after dinner my wife and I often hike to an open field on a high spot not far from the house. I mow it each fall to maintain it as a meadow, but each summer it grows back with a vengeance. This year, as wet as it has been, has been no exception.To keep the meadow accessible, I mow a loop trail each spring. I also mow a larger circular area at the high spot where we keep a fire ring. On clear summer nights we like to lie under the stars as night falls and watch as stars pop into view. We watch for shooting stars and track the International Space Station (www.spotthestation.nasa.gov to find it from your location) when it crosses the sky.Before nightfall, we walk the loop trail and sometimes spook a cottontail or deer. But always we enjoy the summer blooms that decorate the trail.Right now, three white flowers are most conspicuous -- Queen Anne's lace, yarrow, and ox-eye daisy -- all exotic invaders from the Old World.Grasses, of course, dominate the meadow; they provide structural support for growing wildflowers. Rising to heights of 6 to 8 feet is an annually expanding stand of big bluestem that I planted about eight years ago. By the end of August, it towers over me. It's my little patch of tall grass prairie.The most dainty of the summer whites is the composite, yarrow (Achillea millefolium), which thrives in old fields and along roadsides. The genus name refers to the Greek hero Achilles who carried its leaves in his pocket during the Trojan War. The leaves' medicinal properties include an astringent effect to stop blood flow from a wound. Yarrow's white flat-topped flower clusters are easy to recognize, and its lacy fern-like leaves are finely dissected, hence the specific epithet, millefolium, meaning a thousand leaves. Crush the leaves between your fingers to detect a distinctively pungent aroma.Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) can be confused with yarrow, though it's taller and its flat head of white flowers is larger. Look for a single deep purple flower at the center of each head. If in doubt, pull the stiff stem from the ground and smell and taste the root. Your nose and taste buds will confirm that Queen Anne's lace is the wild form of the garden carrot. In a few weeks when the Anne's lacey flowers die and curl to form a concave cup, look for large black-and-yellow garden spiders that spend the night inside the protective cover of the cup. There's often an impressive spider web nearby.Finally, stands of ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) punctuate many wild meadows. These ecological invaders thrive along my gravel driveway, but in the field they add a touch of class. The perfectly round golden disk surrounded by immaculate white petals is recognizable by anyone who has ever wondered, "She/he loves me, she/he loves me not." Freshly picked daisies often decorate our kitchen table this time of year.Another more colorful group of wildflowers is poised to bloom within the next few weeks. More than 100 species of goldenrod (genus Solidago) brighten North American meadows in late summer and early fall. They are the bright yellow flowers that turn verdant meadows and open fields into seas of gold. Goldenrod typically transforms our meadow in early September.Though beautiful as a cut flower, goldenrod is often blamed as the cause of hay fever. It is not. Late summer hay fever allergies are triggered by windblown pollen, usually from ragweed. Its flowers are small, dull, and inconspicuous, so ragweed is often overlooked. Goldenrod gets unfairly blamed for runny noses, sneezing fits, and weepy eyes because it's so showy in late summer.But goldenrod is blameless. Its pollen is too large and sticky to be carried by the wind. It requires insects to move it from one flower to another. Check a stand of goldenrod in full bloom, and you'll find an entire community of bees, wasps, flies, beetles and true bugs -- all potential pollinators.Contact Shalaway at firstname.lastname@example.com or 2222 Fish Ridge Road, Cameron, WV 26033. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 2 Mitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news 3 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 4 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 5 Former Boone school board members indicted Survey paints portrait of W.Va. hunters Previous Story Corps to increase flow on Gauley Next Story


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Helping people with brain injuries lands Huntingdon woman award nomination
PUBLISHED: 08:20 25 April 2014
A Huntingdon artist who volunteered for a charity helping people with brain injuries after suffering seizures herself has been nominated for an annual award.
Bethany Spalding, of Hartford Road, is a relief worker for Headway Cambridgeshire, and runs regular art sessions for its clients.
It was while the 23-year-old was studying fine art at Chichester University that, out of nowhere, she had her first seizure.
"It happened out of the blue," she said. "I saw how things can suddenly change a lot.
"I have seizures every week. I don't know when they're going to happen so it takes away a lot of independence."
Had she wanted to, living on her own was no longer an option. Driving was out of the question and she had to give up learning to ride a motorbike.
As a result, Beth was drawn to Headway, which specialises in helping people improve lives after brain injury, and volunteered to help with the art sessions. "I often find people say I can't draw or I can't do art," she said. "So I encourage them to keep trying. As time goes on they start to show a much more positive point of view and get stuck in, doing photography, drawing or painting."
Headway was so impressed with Beth, who was a St Peter's School pupil, that she was offered a job.
And it was Clare Hobbs, a Headway senior group facilitator, who put her forward for the Linx Young People of the Year award.
The awards go to unsung heroes aged 10 to 25 who live, study or work in Cambridgeshire. Winners take a share of a £2,000 prize pot and the same value as their prize is donated to a good cause of their choice.
Beth, who also volunteered while travelling in India where she taught art and English and designed puppets to use in HIV awareness plays, was said to have shared her passion for art with clients who enjoyed her friendly approach.
INFORMATION: Do you know somebody who deserves the title Young Person of the Year? To nominate, visit www.yopey.org or write, enclosing a stamped-addressed envelope, to YOPEY, Woodfarm Cottage, Bury Road, Stradishall, Newmarket CB8 8YN for a form.


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White Chocolate Mousse Cake is simply irresistible. You can give this cake a festive touch for the holidays but you certainly don't need a special occasion to make this heavenly dessert!
Serves: 16
Chilling Time: 12 hr
What You'll Need:
1 (11-ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
4 egg yolks
2 eggs
2 (11-ounce) packages white chocolate chips
2 cups (1 pint) heavy cream
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 (10-ounce) jar red maraschino cherries, drained and quartered
1 (6-ounce) jar green maraschino cherries, drained and quartered
16 stemmed red maraschino cherries, well drained
What To Do:
1. In a medium bowl, combine crushed vanilla wafers and butter; mix well. Press into a 10-inch springform pan, covering bottom and sides to form a crust; chill.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine egg yolks and whole eggs; beat well and set aside.
3. In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, melt white chocolate chips 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add egg mixture and quickly whisk until well blended. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
4. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold into slightly cooled white chocolate mixture until well blended. Stir in chopped red and green cherries and spoon into prepared crust. Place stemmed cherries around edge of cake.
5. Cover and freeze overnight, or until firm.
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In what schools are you talking about. Give examples of this proselytizing you are referring to.We need to do something to stop our young ones from receiving so much proselytizing in our schools. God does not belong in public education. And all the parents here that claim to be decent Americans ought to be ashamed of yourselves for allowing it. I plan to take this to the school board and I hope some of you will join me in voicing our concerns.
God in school is poison
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#23 Jan 23, 2013
I deleted the first response I had to this because I will not sink to your level and argue with you but I will PRAY for you and hope that one day you will find God!!! I'm so sorry for your soul, it's got to be a lonely sad life to live without God in it! And to those that don't know him it is Poison in your Soul! These non-believers must have never faced tragedy in their lives and surly could not be from America!! Such a sad thing not to have God in your heart!
#24 Jan 23, 2013
If you have so much money and you don't want God in the School your child attends then take them and Home School them or get them a Tutor you Toad!
#25 Jan 23, 2013
Have you visited any public schools lately? Unfortunately there is more devil there than there is God. I can assure you your child is getting more of what you support than mine is getting of what I support. However, I for one welcome your complaint. It will give us a chance to find out who the real Christians are. Jesus is Lord and your opinion does not affect that one bit!
#26 Jan 23, 2013
i myself want my kids to belief in god. and if you feel that your kids are going to school in the wrong place i must agree home school them. what you need to realize is the only reason your able to get on this site is because god is giving you the breathe you have.
#27 Jan 23, 2013
I can't believe what I'm seeing that's what is wrong with our country they have taken God out of everything!! I guess u have never seen a miracle or even went to church and it don't matter how some one writes hopefully you want burn in hell!!
#28 Jan 23, 2013
Why are you so concerned about what others believe? How many kids do you have in school ? I guarantee you that if you ask all the parents of the school 95% rather them teach about God.
#29 Jan 23, 2013
I how to find that our citizens believe in God and fear them as they should... God teaches none of the above on this site.... I have one question for all of you who do not believe... How was human beings formed? If you read the bible teaches nothing but to be a good person, neighbor,parent, etc.... If you live by these rules and die to find out there is no God then you have still lived a good life... But if you live a life that God will not be proud of a die not knowing Jesus as your savior and he is real then what will you do in Hell... Just my opinion not satin I am a saint but I am forgiven.
#30 Jan 24, 2013
I was not going to post again but "My Thoughts" you said it so well. I asked "Concerned Alumni" from the very beginning if he was absolutely sure there was no God and he would never answer. I will bet that question is now in his head every day. As I told him, "to believe and find out he is right in the end he has lost NOTHING, but to be so sure and not believe in God and our Jesus, Lord and Saviour, and in the very end find out he is wrong he has lost EVERYTHING! I don't think I want to take that chance.
#31 Jan 24, 2013
you are all morons, and humorous
#32 Jan 24, 2013
God out of schools, your are out numbered here my friend. Bring it before the board and that will be as far as it gets. You lost your battle when you lost your temper. You would better serve the community to bring before the board something that would help the community as a whole. To belittle our beliefs is not the best way to go about anything. Majority rules my friend. Pick something else to battle, and have a solution to the problem you pick. It will be debated what ever you choose. Attacking religous beliefs is not in your best interest in this community and you will not accomplish anything.
#33 Jan 27, 2013
Since you are going to "bring it up", why not post your name now instead of hiding behind a keyboard????? You are a pathetic excuse for a human. You wont slap anyone down, Cletus. You would never go in public and make those statements as YOU would be the one slapped down.I see morons like you come in here and "get off" on seeing how many peoples skin they can get under. I laugh at how stupid you really are coward.
#34 Apr 11, 2013
This says it all!!
#35 Apr 11, 2013
All I did in high school was get drunk, finger bang my english teacher and play some football. I did eat lunch and slept with a lot of chicks also. Heeeeellllll yeauhhhh son!!! Lsts go mud boggin and fanger bang some women!
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#36 Apr 11, 2013
I have to wade in on this one. Choosing whether or not to believe in God is just that... a choice. We teach our children to respect others, and we let them make choices for themselves. Yet, if they are force-fed religion in our public schools, that is NOT A CHOICE!!! If the Christians believe that we should teach our kids religion in our schools, then we should teach them about ALL religions, not just Christianity. Why single out the teachings of Jesus Christ, when those that believe in Buddah are just as convinced that theirs is the one true religion? And Mohammed. And who are we to tell others what or who to believe in? Yes, the Christian Bible tells us that there is only one true God, and Jesus was his son, but there are similar beliefs in other religions, as well. They just have another name for their "Savior" or "Prophet". And how do we explain, without confusing our kids, how the Bible teaches that the Earth and all its creatures was created in six days, when they are taught in school about evolution and natural selection? The very idea that the Christian religion is the only religion that should be taught in public schools is ludicrous, when we try to teach our kids TOLERANCE FOR OTHERS!!! You, as Christians, have made a personal choice to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. If it makes it easier for you to cope with life by believing that, then that works for you. If believing that Islam is right for you, then great. But don't try to tell me that I or my children are wrong to believe in a religion other than Christianity if that is what works for us. Zealotry has killed millions since way before the time when Christ walked the world, and unless we learn to be more tolerant, will kill many millions more. Witness the problems in the Middle East. For centuries Jews, Christians, and Muslims have fought and died, each believing that the other religions were wrong, and were infidels. Who's to say which is right? Instead of teaching our kids that Christianity is the only true religion, we should be teaching them to be more tolerant of others, and not try to force others to our way of thinking by mandating the teaching of Christianity in our schools. If including Christian beliefs in public school curriculum is your idea of getting your child the best education, then I suggest that you put your child into a Christian Academy. There are several in the area. After all, you suggested to that other parent you disagreed with that they should pull their kids out of public school, and home school them. Is that not also an option for Christian parents? Quit trying to legislate morality and religion. Both are covered in our Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, and in the Constitution of the United States, not to mention many state and federal laws already on the books. I accept you as a Christian and also respect your choice to live as one. Try to show as much good Christian belief by living by the words of Jesus Christ himself when he said " Love thy neighbor as thyself."
#37 Apr 12, 2013
And calling people idiots is showing respect?
#38 Apr 15, 2013
Farrell, wasn't Mrs. Baskin your English teacher? EEEEEWWWWWW!!!! Nasty now!!
#39 Apr 15, 2013
God is omnipresent. He cannot be taken out of the schools since He is present everywhere. A student who believes in God is filled with the Spirit and no one can do anything about that. The problem is indoctrination. Does one group have the right to force what they believe on another group? I don't think that they do. Instruction about God should be left to the family and the Church. If you try to force what you believe on my child you will experience my wrath.
#40 Apr 15, 2013
That is exactly what we tried to tell them damn paleface pilgrims!!
#41 Apr 15, 2013
Oh yeah, you needed a DR Trimmer to knock back the bush to find the hole! I rocked her world though.
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WOSTER: W. Springs a stop always anticipated on trips
I haven't been to Wessington Springs since the tornado hit the town on June 18, but I grew up knowing the place and I'm terribly saddened at the suffering and destruction.
The Spartans, the athletic teams of the Wessington Springs High School, were formidable foes for me and the other Chamberlain High School kids who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. That's how I first came to know Wessington Springs.
Actually, I suppose I first came to know it as the place on Highway 34 that was about an hour from Chamberlain. Topping the hill to the west of town and rolling down toward the turn meant we were about one-third of the way to Brookings for Hobo Day or whatever event was happening.
Wessington Springs nestled in the shade of that western ridge like a modest oasis. If you've traveled the 60 or so miles between Fort Thompson and Springs, you know what I mean. Don't get me wrong. I love the country that flattens out and dries out just to the west of Springs. The whole region is hauntingly beautiful, and more people from the east and west borders of the state should get a chance to see it. But it's a little empty, I suppose you could say. So when you pop over the hill and see the town — or at least when you did that in my younger days — you were seeing the first place in a while where you could get a meal, something to drink and some fuel.
Coming from the east, Springs was the last chance for those things before Chamberlain, if you took the turn south at Lee's Corner. Which a journalism-major buddy of mine and I did once on a lightning-quick trip home from college. The buddy had a '56 Thunderbird, a two-seat sportster with a convertible hard-top. We did the Brookings to Chamberlain trip too fast, even though we stopped for gas and a game of pool in Springs on the way.
What I'm saying is, Wessington Springs is one of the prominent landmarks on that road. It was a place people anticipated for many minutes as they drove east.
It was also a tough sports town when I was young. Still is, I'd say. I followed the Chamberlain granddaughters in basketball and track, and the Springs kids still hold their own in most contests. That's how it was when I competed for Chamberlain.
That was a time, it seems to me, when not so many parents and fans made road trips to sporting events the way they do these days. Maybe it was just that my folks didn't often travel with the team, but for whatever reason, when we walked onto the basketball floor in Springs, the Chamberlain rooters were hard to spot amid a packed gymnasium of enthusiastic Spartan supporters.
I recall guarding Gary Schwartz my senior year. He was a state champion in the discus and shot put, a decent hurdler and not a bad basketball player. I don't know if he outweighed me all that much, but when we faced each other, all I could see was muscle. I don't remember what some of the other players looked like, but when I think of the games so long ago, I picture a fl oor filled with muscle.
Gary Schwartz came to mind the other evening when I first heard the news of the tornado. I got the call from the Office of Emergency Management director, and I headed to the state's Emergency Operation Center. On the way, I thought of the town where I'd played basketball and the sidehill track where I ran in a quadrangular meet that included — besides Springs and Chamberlain — Gann Valley and Alpena. I thought of the overlook where I photographed a couple of town leaders for a story, and the Shakespeare Garden where I interviewed a guy who was re-thatching the roof on the cottage.
And I thought of Gary Schwartz and his hometown. Schwartz was a really good guy, when I got to know him. He was decent and strong and determined. He was successful. He came from a town that's the same way. I'm sure of it.


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Concho Resources Announces Pricing of Senior Unsecured Notes
Concho Resources Inc. (NYSE: CXO) ("Concho") today announced that it has priced an offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.500% per annum and will be issued at par. Concho intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of the outstanding balance under its credit facility. Concho expects to close the sale of the notes on March 12, 2012, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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Woman Dies In Wreck Near Nine Mile Dam
Thu., Feb. 27, 1997
A Spokane County woman was killed Wednesday night when she lost control of her vehicle on an icy road near Nine Mile dam.
Melissa A. Wolsborn, 29, was driving east on Charles Road about 6:15 p.m. when she lost control of her 1990 four-door Subaru and hit a post, the Washington State Patrol said.
The car rolled over, killing Wolsborn, the state patrol said.
She was not wearing her seatbelt, troopers said.
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Glide Pharma will use the new funding to progress its Glide SDI® teriparatide through to the
point of clinical testing. The programme will include full pre-clinical development, and will
incorporate formulation and manufacturing process development of the novel solid dose for
administration with Glide Pharma's needle-free delivery system. Parathyroid hormone is
used to promote bone growth in osteoporosis, and is currently the most effective medical
intervention available. Glide Pharma's needle-free solid dose teriparatide has the potential
to offer a cost-effective, patient-friendly product that avoids the cost and complexity of
"Glide Pharma is delighted to be one of the first companies to receive early stage financing
from the UK Biomedical Catalyst," said Dr Ian Smith, Glide Pharma's Chief Executive.
"This award recognises the great potential advantages of our Glide SDI® technology, and
the importance of offering patients an easy to use and effective osteoporosis treatment.
Medication compliance can be a significant issue in osteoporosis, and we believe our Glide
SDI treatment has the potential to become an important patient-friendly, future alternative."
About osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is characterised by low bone density and increased susceptibility to fractures.
Approximately 55% of people aged over 50 are at risk, and the disease affects over 2 million people
in the UK and 30 million globally. Fractures can significantly affect patients' quality of life, and in some
cases can be fatal. Hip fractures can reduce mobility and increase care requirements. Hip fractures
also have a significant impact on health budgets and cost the UK over £2 billion annually, which is
projected to rise as the population ages.
About the Glide SDI
solid dose injector
The Glide SDI® is an innovative needle-free delivery system. The reusable injector uses a spring
mechanism to administer the tiny solid dosage below the patient's skin where it dissolves and
releases the drug to the body. Glide solid dose formulations eliminate the risk of needle-stick injuries
and avoid time-consuming reconstitution, and have the potential to modify the release of medicines if
required and improve stability, removing the need for refrigeration. The one-click action, pen-sized
device is extremely easy to use, with medicines supplied in pre-filled disposable cassettes, making it
ideal for self administration. In clinical testing, volunteers strongly preferred the Glide SDI® to
traditional needle and syringe.
About Glide Pharma
Glide Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the easy, safe and convenient
administration of solid dose formulations of therapeutics and vaccines. The company has a range of
in-house and partnered programmes based on its proprietary solid dose injector, the Glide SDI ®. Glide Pharma has a strong management team with extensive experience of the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and medical device sectors. The company has successfully completed four investment
rounds, and is supported by a consortium of institutional and private technology investors, including
Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trusts, Oxford Capital Partners and Hygea VCT.
About the Biomedical Catalyst
The Biomedical Catalyst, announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in December 2011, is a
programme of public funding designed to deliver growth to the UK life sciences sector. Delivered
jointly by the Medical Research Council and the Technology Strategy Board, the Biomedical Catalyst
provides responsive and effective support for the best life science opportunities arising in the UK.
The programme is open to UK academics and SMEs and seeks to support those opportunities which
demonstrate the highest scientific and commercial potential, irrespective of medical area. For further
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Al Carter was recently selected by TRG-AMR Team Owner, Kevin Buckler, to co-drive with Australian driver James Davison, the TRG Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3.
Following 3 ½ seasons driving Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS cars for some of the most recognized teams in the series, Al Carter was recently selected by TRG-AMR Team Owner, Kevin Buckler, to co-drive with Australian driver James Davison, the TRG Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 in the entire 11-race season of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.
Carter and Davison will be joined by American racer David Block for the four rounds of the North American Endurance Championship (Rolex 24 At Daytona, Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, Six Hours of the Glen and Petit Le Mans).
TRG has a long history of success in the GRAND-AM and American Le Mans Series. It is one of the most storied teams in North American sportscar racing, consistently fielding multi-car efforts in multiple series. Garnering numerous race victories in both former American Sportscar Series, TRG is built on a tradition of winning.
The team has an extensive number of notable sportscar accolades, including victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four wins at the grueling Rolex 24 At Daytona, multiple team and drivers' championships, as well as the record of most wins in GRAND-AM history.
Aston Martin Racing is rich in heritage. It began racing in 1949 and by 1951 the DB2 had swept the podium in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and in 1959 the DBR1 finished one-two overall at the Circuit de la Sarthe. Aston Martin returned to GT racing as a factory team in 2005 with the DBR9 GT1, which went on to record back-to-back victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007 and 2008, as well as winning the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship.
Most recently the formidable new race cars achieved a string of successes, capturing three of the last four pole positions in the FIA World Endurance Championship, a win at the final round in Shanghai, China and finishing second in the World Championship with the GTE machine.
The new Vantage GT3 had an incredible run in its debut year with 18 major victories, and the Vantage GT4 is the car of choice in multiple series worldwide. Today, Aston Martin Racing continues its tradition with the advent of TRG-AMR North America, proudly taking the reins of its North American motorsport operation.
Al Carter's new season teammate, James Davison, moved to the United States from down under to develop his skills in open wheel racing. He competed and won in Formula BMW, Star Mazda, Indy Lights and recently the IndyCar series. Davison was a runner up in the 2007 Star Mazda Championship and the 2009 Indy Lights championship. He also raced in two Daytona Prototype races in the former Rolex Series.
Deep down Al Carter always wanted to be a race car driver. As a kid Carter started with and found success in the "normal" local sports. He ended up wrestling through college and then graduated to the work world and marriage. A co-worker challenged him to a race that he had to go to Skip Barber Driving School to settle. Soon after the 40-year old Carter was competing and winning two championships in the Skip Barber Series. At 43, he made his professional racecar driver debut in 2010.
Four racing seasons later, Carter is a potential GTD class race winning contender in the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. "It wasn't all that long ago, an Aston Martin was just an awesome car I'd get to see in a magazine or a movie," said Carter. "Now to be signed by one of the most competitive teams to race a full season in an Aston Martin Vantage V12, 'c'mon man!!
Just being considered by TRG-Aston Martin Racing, was an honor and a testament to how I've progressed as a driver. Getting signed to campaign an entire season at this high level, I certainly appreciated their confidence and respect. I am looking forward to the opportunity to surprise the paddock and create some addition accomplishments for TRG in GTD in 2014" ended Carter.
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Winslet helps escapees as lightning torches Branson home
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet and members of Richard Branson's family escaped unharmed Monday when a lightning storm hit the Virgin tycoon's Caribbean island home, which was destroyed in a blaze.
Winslet carried Branson's 90-year-old mother Eve out of The Great House on Necker Island as the flames took hold in the early hours of the morning.
"She (Winslet) was staying there with her children and in fact it was she who carried my mother out of the house," Branson told Britain's ITV News.
"She swept her up into her arms and got them out of the house as fast as possible."
Winslet said "it's like being in a film set where you're waiting for the words 'cut' but they just don't come," the entrepreneur added.
Branson's 29-year-old daughter Holly was also forced to flee the flames.
The 60-year-old businessman had been staying in another property nearby with his wife Joan and son Sam, when the lightning struck the main house.
"We had a really bad tropical storm with winds up to 90 miles (145 kilometres) per hour. A big lightning storm came around 4:00 am and hit the house.
"My son Sam rushed to the house and helped get everyone out. Kate Winslet, her boyfriend and her family were there and Holly and some of her friends were also staying.
"The main house is completely destroyed and the fire is not yet completely out. My office was based in the house and I have lost thousands of photographs which is very sad.
"We want to rebuild the house as soon as we can. We have a wonderful staff here and we want them to stay in work.
"We'll all stay here for the time being. There's a lot of damage and we won't be able to stick it back together again right away. It was a beautiful house."
Branson bought the island in the early 1980s. It is part of the British Virgin Islands.
Each bedroom in the house has its own balcony, king-size bed and en-suite bathroom.
"Set on the top of Devil's Hill, this beautiful house is the heart of the island," Necker's website says.
"The jewel in the crown is the master suite which has its own jacuzzi and private terrace with panoramic views over the ocean and neighbouring islands."
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Paw Paw man in jail after home invasion
MATTAWAN, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A Paw Paw man is in jail after a man attempted home invasion in Van Buren County home.
Deputies tell Newschannel 3 it happened in the 43000 block of Woodland Blvd. in Mattawan Saturday morning.
The homeowner tells Newschannel 3 he heard a scraping at a basement bedroom window. He also found two screens had been broken and a strange pair of shoes on the deck.
Deputies say they found the 21-year-old suspect, barefoot, trying to hide in a wooded area near the home. They found one of the broken screens nearby. They say when they tried to arrest the suspect, he resisted.
The suspect told deputies he thought he knew the people who lived in the home and was trying to get in. Deputies arrested the man for attempted home invasion and resisting arrest.


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My daughter is my last baby. Our family is complete and I'm totally content with that idea. I feel lucky to know that already so that I can easily remember not to take the little things about being with a baby for granted. It's totally true that the baby days go by faster than you can believe so it's important to stop and smell the flowers. Or the baby's head. You know what I mean.
I try to slow myself down each day and really notice the details about my sweet little girl. There are so many things that change and fade into memory as babies become toddlers then preschoolers. It's easy to get so wrapped up in the minutia of diaper changes and solid-food rules and well baby visits and milestones. Taking time to step back from all that and just look at your baby, listen to her little voice, tickle her soft tummy is a good way to capture memories of this special but oh-so-short time.
Here are five things about my baby that I'm taking the time to really savor!
5 Things I Love About My Baby 1 of 6What little things do I adore? Click through to see!
One Tooth Grins 2 of 6My baby only has one tiny tooth on the bottom and it's just so stinkin' cute. The days of the single tooth are numbered (I can see the second one coming fast) so I'm coaxing all the smiles I can!
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Downy Hair 3 of 6There's nothing as soft and silky as a bay's head. I make a point of stroking my daughter's hair every day.
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Baby Neck Smell 4 of 6The spot right behind my baby's ear? I huff that every time I pick her up. It's intoxicating!
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MIlk Breath 5 of 6The little puffs of milk breath when I play peekaboo right after a feeding are just delightful.
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Squishy Feet 6 of 6My baby's feet are all soft and squishy. They change after babies start walking so I enjoy those squishy piggies while I can!
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Immigration Law
Immigration Law Questions? Ask an Immigration Lawyer.
It is unlikely that this person would be reported to immigration. As long as there was no fraud involved or any other crime was committed, then immigration will most likely never know about it.
Also, even if immigration were to find out about it, it would not be a reason not to admit the person into the U.S., again, as long as there was no fraud or criminal activity involved.
thank you so much - just so I can be clear - just lack of payment of bills is not fraudulent or criminal and would therefore not be something that border control would "flag" upon entry into the US
Correct. This is not a crime and thus not something that would make you inadmissible.
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Bartolo Colon Earns Win in Oakland vs Minnesota Game
Oakland scored early and often on Friday, sprinting to a lead and into double figures with a 11-0 win over Minnesota.
Oakland was favored by -208 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Oakland got 6 innings from Bartolo Colon, who gave up 0 earned runs on 5 hits, while striking out 8. He earned the victory, while the Athletics got 2 RBIs from Josh Donaldson in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher Andrew Albers worked 4 2/3 innings, giving up 8 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Josh Willingham in a losing cause.
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June 1, 2010 BY Aaron Hope
Custom sneakers are often the result of an artist wanting to see a novel inspiration behind a new colorway, but in the case of the Iron Man film series, one is simply not enough. Hot on the heels of Diversitile's latest efforts, here's the 'other' Iron Man shoe, a Nike SB Dunk High Premium. The Nike SB Ironmans don't prominently feature an Arc Reactor like Diversitile's, but rather adapt Tony Stark's suit to compliment the classic Dunk silhouette in premium suede. DMV sneakerheads will probably see these around FedEx Field when they release later this year, but you can cop the sample pictured above in US men's size 9 from cigar0330 on eBay.
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hair products that double as body products?
Hey everyone So after realizing that I really like Jane Carter Nourish and Shine as a cuticle butter (even more than I like it for my hair), I'd like to get more hair products that can double as body products.
I've heard a vlogger suggest using Oyin Handmade Hair Dew as a hand lotion.
I'm getting the Oyin Handmade AfterBath Oil to use for hair and body I've decided I prefer liquid oils to solid oils/butters when it comes to sealing.
Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them! :toothy4:
The only one that I've heard of is One Love Organics Skin Saviour. I am currently using it as a morning facial moisturizer and I really like it. If you go to their website, they show several ways to use this product, including hair, body, mixing with mineral makeup powder. I haven't tried it in my hair yet, but I am tempted to because taking just that one little jar of product would help save space when packing for a trip.
Just out of curiousity, how would you describe your skin? What do you think the Skin Savior product has done for you so far?
BTW I tried the Oyin Hair Dew as a lotion while traveling this weekend and was pleasantly surprised! Works indeed! Non-greasy too.
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For City Heights families living in poverty and hunger, the upcoming holiday season can be especially tough. It's American tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's Day, with food and lots of it.
The good news is that a number of nonprofit organizations distribute food – canned goods and fresh produce – in and around City Heights to needy families. Many of these same organizations also help residents apply for CalFresh public assistance, which comes in the form of a debit card that can be used to purchase food at grocery stores and some farmers markets, including the City Heights open-air market which takes place every Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. off University and Fairmount avenues.
We have compiled a list of food providers with details about their programs:
San Diego Food Bank
Phone: (866) 350-FOOD
Website: www.sandiegofoodbank.org
The San Diego Food Bank administers several federally-subsidized food assistance programs based on income eligibility, as well as the Neighborhood Distribution Program which has no income restrictions.
The federally subsidized programs target special groups, such as seniors, mothers with children and pregnant women. Eligible recipients get a bag of food once a month. Applicants must provide proof of income and other documentation, To find out if you qualify, call the Food Bank.
The Emergency Food Assistance Program is another federally-subsidized service. While applicants must self-certify they fall below 180 percent of the federal poverty line and fill out a form stating their income and household size, documentation is not required. This program operates the first Friday of every month 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Church of the Nazarene in Mid City, 4101 University Ave., and New Hope Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2420 52nd St.; as well as the first Friday of every month starting at 9:30 a.m. until all goods are gone at Villa Alta Apartments, 4227 52nd St.
Other emergency food sites that are open throughout the month include: Home Start at 5296 University Ave. Suite F2, which is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. but closed on the first Friday of the month, as well as on Nov. 24 and 25; and Catholic Charities Family Resource Center Mid City, 6184 University Ave., which is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. and closed on Nov. 24 and 25.
The Neighborhood Distribution Program hands out food monthly at ten sites throughout the county. The closest distribution sites to City Heights are: Teen Challenge, 5450 Lea St. near 54th Street and University Avenue. Distribution takes place the second Monday of every month at 9 a.m.; and LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre St. off University Avenue and Park Boulevard. Distribution takes place the first Tuesday of every month at 9 a.m.
In addition, the Food Bank has the Food 4 Kids Backpack Program for elementary school students from low-income households who are at risk of hunger over the weekend when free school meals are unavailable. While there is no formal application process, the program is based on school referrals. Once a child is identified for the program, a legal guardian has to sign a permission slip to allow participation. Currently, five schools in the City Heights area – Cherokee Point, Fay, Adams, Edison and Ibarra – have children enrolled in the program.
Besides direct food assistance, the Food Bank helps low-income residents apply for CalFresh, California's food stamp program. Qualifying households receive an average of $200 in food benefits per month in the form of an Electronic Benefits Transfer Card, which looks and works like an ATM card.
The Episcopal Refugee Network
Phone: (619) 283-1337
Website: sudaneserefugees.com
The Episcopal Refugee Network, a nonprofit organization which started by helping Sudanese refugees and expanded to assisting refugees from other parts of the world, operates food assistance programs tailored to newcomers.
The Network distributes food every Thursday, starting around 11:30 a.m., at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 3725 30th St. For refugees who can't make it to the distribution site because of a lack of transportation or other reasons, Network volunteers make home deliveries.
The executive director of the Network is Majur Malou, himself a refugee who fled the war in Sudan and came to the United States in 1995. Affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, the Network has an office in City Heights at 4305 University Ave., Suite 630, where it also provides other services, such as housing and translation assistance.
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Phone: (858) 637-3000
Website: www.jfssd.org
Jewish Family Service of San Diego operates the Hand Up Youth Pantry at St. Paul's Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave. on the western edge of Balboa Park. Food is distributed 1 p.m.-3 p.m. every Thursday. Those who plan to pick up food are advised to bring a government identification card.
Feeding America San Diego
Phone: (858) 452-3663
Website: www.feedingamericasd.org
Feeding America San Diego, which is a member of the Feeding America national network, has food assistance programs for families, children, and seniors.
One of its largest programs is the Metro Mobile Pantry, which partners with a number of churches in central San Diego, including Church of the Nazarene in Mid City to distribute food. Distribution takes place three times a week at 4101 University Ave.: Tuesdays at 3 p.m., Thursdays at 9 a.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m. For a complete list of Feeding America's Metro Mobile Pantry distribution sites and times, visit the organization's website.
Like the San Diego Food Bank, Feeding America has a backpack program for children who are at risk of hunger over the weekend. It currently serves 2,400 children in 20 schools countywide and is accepting waiting list applicants. The application form is available online.
In addition, the organization provides CalFresh application assistance.
During the holiday season, food banks tend to see a spike in demand. For those who fortunate enough to not require food assistance, consider giving a donation to agencies that fight hunger.
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34 Christmas Eves with the Muppets
I am halfway to 34, and this coming December 24th will be my 34th Christmas Eve, which is how I measure Christmases. For me, Christmas has never been so much about lists and presents and trees as it has been about making those lists and anticipating those presents underneath that tree. Which means that, for … [Read more…]


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The Prognostic Impact of Extracapsular Lymph Node Involvement in Ductal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (ECLNI DPAC)
This study has been completed.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
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First received: March 20, 2008
Last updated: July 6, 2009
Last verified: July 2009
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Extracapsular lymph node involvement (ECLNI) has been identified as a pathological variable associated with worse outcome in esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancer. No studies so far have studied its prognostic impact in ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma (DPAC). The goal of the investigators is to determine the prognostic value of ECLNI in a prospective consecutive series of 145 patients with DPAC, who underwent resection of their primary tumor between 1998 and 2005.
|Pancreatic Neoplasms Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
|Procedure: Pancreatic resection
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|The Prognostic Impact of Extracapsular Lymph Node Involvement (ECLNI) in Ductal Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (DPAC).
Further study details as provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Overall cancer-specific survival [ Time Frame: 11/2007 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Disease-free survival (DFS)& Correlation of ECLNI with other pathological variables [ Time Frame: 11/2007 ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Resected DPAC
145 consecutive resections for primary ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma (DPAC)performed between 1998 and 2005.
Procedure: Pancreatic resection
PPPD, Whipple, Total pancreatectomy or left pancreatectomy.
Detailed Description:
Presence and extent of extracapsular lymph node involvement (ECLNI) will be scored by reviewing all original pathological slides.
ECLNI is defined as metastatic adenocarcinoma extending through the nodal capsule into the perinodal fatty tissue.
Observers: 1 experienced board-certified GI pathologist, blinded for follow-up results.
Follow-up data are obtained by reviewing patients charts and by a telephone survey of the patient's GP/gastroenterologist in November 2007.
Statistical analysis:
- Common closing date: 1/11/2007
- Kaplan-Meier survival analysis (Log-Rank, Wilcoxon)
- Cox logistic regression (uni/multivariate)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Study Population
Resected ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary resection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Positive section margins
- non DPAC, other tumor
- Postoperative mortality
- Neoadjuvant chemo/radiotherapy
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: NCT00644254
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00644254
|Department of Abdominal Surgery
|Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000
Sponsors and Collaborators
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
|Study Director:
|Baki Topal, MD, PhD
|Catholic University Leuven (KULeuven), Belgium
|Principal Investigator:
|Gregory Sergeant, MD
|Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
|Principal Investigator:
|Nadine Ectors, MD, PhD
|Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
More Information
Keywords provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00644254 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 20, 2008
|Last Updated:
|July 6, 2009
Keywords provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven:
Extracapsular lymph node involvement
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Digestive System Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms
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Now rebranded as a Taylor Walker house, but little seems to have changed since my previous visit seven years ago. The interior of this single-room pub is more open than most, and it is brightly-lit with furniture and decor that is not too dark either. Six handpumps, offering 1730, Pride, Bombardier, Portobello Pale (£4.65) and two ciders.
On 8th March 2015
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Andy Ven left this review about Old Swan
Medium sized single roomed pub just around the corner from Notting Hill tube station. The carpet and furniture reminded me a little bit of a Wetherspoon's. I went in on a Friday lunchtime with 5 other chaps. In contrast to Tris C's visit, Nora Jones was being played as background music.
The tap offerings included Stella, Becks, Carling, Kronenberg, Guinness, Magners, Staropromen and Estrella. On cask there was also a familiar line up of Ruddles County, Reverand James, Sharp's Doom Bar, Hopback Summer Lightning and a decent Moles Brewery Tap (a dark, malty session bitter).
The environment was OK, it wasn't a great place but it wasn't bad either so I would be comfortable returning there if I was around the area and wanted a safe pub.
On 16th May 2012
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Tris C left this review about Old Swan
This is a large, open-plan pub and something of a tourist trap. Situated in the ground floor of a 1960s' block, the format is a bit Wetherspoons-ish. Music is loud and although there's a surprisingly large selection of ales, and at fair prices, this remains a soulless place best suited to the lost backpacker.
Not a place to avoid, but I cannot think of a good reason to return.
On 22nd July 2011
- rating: 3
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- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 10% - last updated 18 July 2015 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
Last inspected: February 25th 2016


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2013 BYU Football Preview: Coming off an 8-5 season and entering their third season as an independent, BYU appears ready to make a run at a BCS bowl game. Bronco Mendenhall enters his 9th season as the Cougars head coach and has compiled 74 wins in that span. The defense returns many starters from a squad that finished ranked 3rd in total defense and scoring in 2012. Offensively, Mendenhall will have to find a starting quarterback. Sophomore Taysom Hill is the frontrunner after playing well last season before going down with a knee injury. The running game will be by committee, with the receiving core being led by Cody Hoffman. The senior is a star and put off entering the NFL to come back for one more season. Hoffman finished 2012 with 100 catches, 1,248 yards, and 11 touchdowns. Hoffman is as steady as they come, and barring injury, Hoffman should leave BYU as the program's all-time leading receiver. If the Cougars earn a BCS bid, they would have earned it. BYU will travel to Wisconsin and Notre Dame, and host Texas, Georgia Tech, and Boise State.
2011 BYU Football Preview: BYU ended the year on a high note in 2010, trouncing UTEP in the New Mexico bowl to finish above .500 at 7-6. That team showed promise and a distinct ability to scorel. With a lot of talent on offense returning, there's no reason why the Cougars can't make their way to the postseason once again.
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The Cougar defense struggled at times last season, but about halfway through the year they turned it around. paced by defensive ends Eathyn Manumalenua and Mat Putnam, BYU will certainly be able to get after the quarterback. One cause for concern is the secondary, where there is only one returning starter in the form of Travis Uale.
2010 BYU Football Preview: Football at Brigham Young University has been the model of consistency over the past few seasons, and fans should expect another winning season in 2010. Under coach Bronco Mendenhall, the Cougars have earned their 22nd and 23rd conference championships by winning the Mountain West in 2006 and 2007.
While TCU currently wears the conference crown, the Cougars' play is nothing to sneeze at. BYU has reached five consecutive bowl games and finished the season ranked in the top 25 in the national AP Poll for the past four years. Their success has come as the Mountain West distinguished itself as one of the stronger conferences in college football.
Mendenhall's ability to recruit top talent will keep the Cougars competitive in 2010 and beyond. While the team has not yet decided on a starting quarterback, Jake Heaps, previously the top-ranked recruit in the country, has shown promise in spring games. Whoever takes the snaps will be flanked by running back J.J. Di Luigi, who collected 45 carries last season, and the freshman speedster Joshua Quezada.
All season long, Cougars fans will be waiting for the season closer on November 27th against Utah, BYU's top rival who recently left the Mountain West Conference.
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The plight of the Skunk Train has touched many lives around the world. The plucky train that could has made progress in raising the funds needed to restore its operation.
The train needs $300,000 to remove the rest of the rock and repair the cave in, which has crippled the railroad since April 11, says Chief Skunk Robert Pinoli.
Local donors, aided by donations sent from as far away as China and England have come in via internet, mail and drop-ins since the campaign to Save our Skunk got underway. The total raised, as of June 17, is $115,000, says Pinoli.
"I have left no stone unturned," he says of his efforts to raise funds to keep this unique rail line in service. Pinoli says he has explored a variety of options throughout this ordeal from frank discussions with neighboring timber companies and with conservation groups.
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Once sufficient funds are secured for the tunnel repairs, Pinoli anticipates within 10 days enough of the fallen rock, including one huge boulder, could be removed from the tunnel to push an unmanned train through the 1,122 foot tunnel. A railroad engineer will then board the Willits side of the train and pull the train the rest of the way through the tunnel. This ghost train would allow the Skunk Train to get back in service, offering round trips from Willits to North Spur.