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Mother's Day is May 13, and this year, we Sockel brothers want to salute our mother as best we know how—by writing a blog in her honor! This is also a very exciting time for Team OverDrive, as many a stork are landing with new bundles of joy. In honor of our mom and all the expecting mothers at the office, we wanted to highlight a few titles geared towards the mothers at your "virtual library."
First-time mothers-to-be often turn to the traditional wisdom of Heidi Murkoff's "What to Expect When You're Expecting," and with good reason. The title is now in its fourth edition; USA Today ranks "Expecting" among the 25 most influential books of the last 25 years. Another great "test prep" title for expecting mothers is "Your Pregnancy, Week by Week" by Glade B. Curtis, which breaks down pregnancy into bite-size chapters, one for each week. The easy-to-digest format helps new parents avoid becoming overwhelmed with information.
When we were younger, both our parents read to us constantly. While Poppa Sockel would make up his own stories, Mom tended to stick to the words on paper. One of the books she liked to read was "Are You My Mother?" This Dr. Seuss Beginner Book, by P.D. Eastman, tells the endearing tale of a little bird trying to find the mother he has lost.
Life wasn't always just Seussian rhymes and laughter, though. Mom was a teacher, and her job didn't end with the classroom bell. Regardless of how stress-inducing we kids might have been, Mom was always sure to teach us life lessons in loving and creative ways. In "52 Things Kids Need from a Mom," Angela Thomas explains how it's not the lessons we teach, but the manner in which we teach them, that matters.
Speaking of teaching, eventually it will come time for kids to head off to school. Even though it was 20 years ago, I remember my first day of Kindergarten. Heading off to school is a tough experience for moms and kids alike, and it can be hard to explain exactly what this change means. The children's classic "The Kissing Hand" has been helping families cope with this major life change for nearly two decades. The world can be a scary place, but "The Kissing Hand" teaches us that our family will always be there to help us when times get hard.
Inevitably, there are periods in life when the hard times seem to come in rapid succession. When rain poured and thunder rolled, our mom turned into more—she became our best friend, ready with an umbrella any time dark clouds crossed our path. The relationship we built with Mom is invaluable—the kind Stuart Gustafson writes about in "Questions to Bring You Closer to Mom." More often than not, Mom cured all that ailed, and most of the time, we didn't even know how. Perhaps our sisters could better understand this phenomenon, as Lorraine Bodger suggests in "I'm Happy If You're Happy." All we boys can do is thank her as often as possible and tell the world how great of a mom we have.
Mother's deserve appreciation all year round, and Mother's Day is a great time to start. These mom-themed eBooks—and many others in Content Reserve—tell the tales of mothers who were, are and soon will be. Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there, but mostly to our mom, who deserves the world but would rather just have a hug from her boys. And we're happy to oblige.
Adam Sockel is a Marketing and Outreach Specialist, and Jason Sockel is a Collection Development Associate at OverDrive.


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Where did I go wrong? The Amazing Veterinario!
When I arrived he was beaming with pride. "Mike, I've got ESP," he announced. "Sometimes I know what's going to happen before it actually does, and often I know what people are going to say before they actually say it."
Arnie was referring, of course, to extrasensory perception. He had several pages of notes with him to document his recent extrasensory feats. Arnie explained that, during each office call, he tried to make predictions as to what would happen next. He felt that his notes verified a high rate of success.For example, on Monday morning, Arnie had seen Mr. and Mrs. Neuron with their dog, Foggy. The confident couple smacked the exam table and called for Foggy to jump up and be examined. At that moment, in a flash of intuition, Arnie was able to predict that the dog would fail to comply. (Really? I, for one, am shocked.)
I felt compelled to point out that such a prediction was hardly impressive. In fact, it was no harder than postulating that if you drop a piece of bread and jelly, it will land jelly-side down.
He was not discouraged. He went on to describe another office visit during which he had made a half-dozen accurate predictions. It seems that Dee Nyal and her children brought in their dog, Scratchy, because of a persistent rash. Arnie was able to predict, before even entering the room, that the children would be swinging from the end of the exam table when he went in. He also knew that when he asked how old the dog was, the children would ask, "In dog years or people years?"
Dee Nyal was, of course, insistent that fleas could not possibly be contributing to the problem because "Scratchy wears a flea collar, and there's a fence around our yard." As soon as she made her pronouncements, Arnie knew that he would soon be treating a case of "fleabitis."
As if those astounding predictions weren't impressive enough, he was also able to sense that Mrs. Nyal wanted to sit back and let the kids hold Scratchy for his exam and that the kids would try to follow him when he went to the pharmacy for the pooch's medication.

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Having recently listened to both the 'old' LP and the 'new' FTD CD versions, I feel that this new CD is without doubt excellent, so vastly superior in sound to the original that I can't stand listening to the short original LP anymore. On the LP we had the vinyl 'warmth' of a large front cover photo of Graceland that as a 7" FTD release comes close to that. The booklet inside the FTD release features actual shots from the 20.3.74 concert and again whilst not perfect, greatly adds to the overall feel of this show before you even play it.
I'll briefly summarize up my feeling about the FTD 'sound'. There has been a LOT of criticism about 'added reverb' - yet I found that whilst this sound is a problem in the first song and even the level of Elvis' voice doesn't seem at it's best yet, VERY soon that bother goes away and NOT having to 'suffer' that overdubbed fake applause being turned 'on' and 'off' ruining songs on the LP such as 'C.C. Rider', 'How Great Thou Art', 'An American Trilogy' or even during 'Help Me' is such a relief you can actually enjoy Elvis' performance.
Considering that the 10.6.75 show (Released by DAE as Let Me Take You Home) also had some reverb sound to it-just maybe we are hearing the sound in the Mid South Coliseum as it was on 20.3.74? It only bothers me at the start of the show, not later on. Hearing all the 'new' songs in a balanced source/level (compared to Fort Baxter's 3 different source/levels release!) is also a huge bonus. OK, so we miss a false start to 'Help Me' and Elvis commenting on the screaming woman saying 'Elvis Turn Around', but for repeated playing of this CD I actually prefer these omissions (small that they are). Only 1 song is a 'throwaway' and that's 'Fever' - simply an annoying trashed performance (though no-where near as bad as he would do later in the year!)
Oldies such as 'All Shook Up', 'Teddy Bear' / 'Don't be Cruel' I still enjoy. Yet to me the highlight of the whole new sound (to my ears) is the mixing of Elvis' voice so that in 'How Great Thou Art' for example I can hear him sing every last note (instead of muddy with other voices before!) This vocal clarity has given me a new found appreciation of this gospel performance. Following on from the sincerity of a straight 'Why Me Lord' I found myself deeply moved going into Suspicious Minds! 'Suspicious Minds' too is a version that for some unknown reason gets right into the groove for me and I love it! Highlights such as 'Let Me Be There' are STILL just as good and other bonuses of 'Steamroller Blues' are great, as is 'Trilogy' with natural applause.
Hearing this show musically complete has given me a new appreciation that indeed the Memphis 20th March 74 was a damn good show, maybe not tour BEST, but still right up there as a great show. Everyone sounds so good! Elvis, the band, the humour. All the good vibes are there. 'Amen' isn't cut short, 2001 is there and the introductions complete at last. Really it's hard to think of Elvis sounding any better in 1974? His voice is strong and not ragged/cracking as it would in that mixed last tour of the year and comments are fun and not too overblown either. Great show release in a great package and 9/10 FTD!
(They would have had to have added as bonus songs 'Johnny.B.Goode' from 16.3.74 A/S, 'That's Allright Mama' from 17.3.74 E/S + 'Heartbreak Hotel' from 17.3.74 A/S for 10/10!)
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2001 / CC Rider / I Got A Woman - Amen / Love Me / Tryin' To Get To You / All Shook Up / Steamroller Blues / Teddy Bear - Don't Be Cruel / Love Me Tender / Long Tall Sally - Whole Lotta Shakin' - Goin' On - Mama Don't Dance - Flip, Flop and Fly - Jailhouse Rock / Hound Dog / Fever / Polk Salad Annie / Why Me Lord / How Great Thou Art / Suspicious Minds / Introductions / Blueberry Hill / I Can't Stop Loving You / Help Me / An American Trilogy / Let Me Be There / My Baby Left Me / Lawdy, Miss Clawdy / Funny How Time Slips Away / Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp. (The new tracks are marked in bold)
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The Determinants of Trade Balance and Adjustment to the Crisis in Indonesia
This paper investigates the effects of real exchange rate depreciation and supply side shocks on exports and imports. Indonesia provides an interesting case study of the subject because this country experienced a large depreciation, banking sector collapse, and socio-political turbulence during the Asian crisis episode. The results suggest that trade balance will improve following devaluation through an increase in exports and a collapse in imports. Because the elasticity of imports with respect to the real exchange rate is greater than that of exports, improvement in trade balance would be mainly come from import compression. It is also found that export performance could have been far better if Indonesia did not suffer from banking problems and socio-political turbulence.
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- Hal Hill, 1999. "Indonesia : The Strange and Sudden Death of a Tiger Economy," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199913, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
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Dear Readers: The best "in-school" solution I know to make schools places where kids are welcomed by their peers, versus places of harm, is the "Safe School Ambassadors" program. The program works with human nature: Kindness is contagious — if a popular kid does it.
The Safe School Ambassadors program takes select teachers and the most popular kids from every clique on campus and honors them with effective peacemaker training. Former bullies are now those giving a hand. Others are now brave enough to intervene when they see signs of bullying or exclusion.
For today's column, I asked the panel what would make our schools safer. Their ideas are excellent and root-cause oriented: Stop drugging our kids. Stop glorifying their killers. Free childhood of television and video games and enrich it with art, nature, nobility and brotherhood. Replace our national obsession with violence with an obsession for education and mental health. And until the train wreck stops: Arm select teachers. It is a wise culture that listens to their youth. — Lauren
Brie, 21, San Francisco: Most perpetrators of school shootings were on psychotropic drugs, many known for increasing thoughts of suicide and death. Yet these drugs are rampantly overprescribed to millions of children with almost zero oversight or consideration of alternatives. Then there are video games. Even children playing "harmless" games lose social skills. I was nanny to kids so socially awkward! They couldn't pry themselves from virtual reality long enough to say three words. As kids move into more violent games, their only "friends" are online instead of at school. The desensitization and real-world disconnection are serious problems. Until we stop drugging our kids and parking them in front of nonstop virtual violence, we need to train and arm select teachers who could respond immediately in a tragic situation.
Colin, 19, Los Angeles: First off, the idea of "gun-free zones" is incredibly stupid. They actually help criminals by disarming law-abiding citizens. Secondly, responsible psychologists (as opposed to the ones on the news) agree that mass shootings are committed by disturbed individuals who know their killing spree will make them feared, famous, the dark anti-hero, a global household name. And who makes them famous? The news. Specifically television news (the real cancer killing America). Such deeds should get minimal coverage, the killer no recognition. Yet the breathtakingly irresponsible coverage by mainstream media shows just how little they care about children's lives if it conflicts with ratings.
Lara, 21, Concord: The problem is deeper than gun control. School violence is directly correlated to materialism, individualism, lack of community and human disconnection. We need to change consciousness away from our obsession with violence and toward an obsession with education and mental health. Video games and violent movies desensitize our children from feeling empathy.
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The Bears Release Tank Johnson After His Latest Legal Trouble
By TEDDY KIDER
Published: June 26, 2007
Defensive tackle Tank Johnson, one of the players punished this off-season under the N.F.L.'s new personal-conduct policy, was waived by the Chicago Bears yesterday, three days after he was pulled over by the police in Arizona for speeding and arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.
Johnson was suspended this month by Commissioner Roger Goodell for the first eight games of next season after violating probation on a gun charge.
''We were upset and embarrassed by Tank's actions last week,'' the Bears' general manager, Jerry Angelo, said in a news release. ''He compromised the credibility of our organization. We made it clear to him that he had no room for error. Our goal was to help someone through a difficult period in his life, but the effort needs to come from both sides. It didn't, and we have decided to move on.''
Greg Aiello, a spokesman for the N.F.L., said the league had no comment on Johnson being waived, an issue that is ''a contractual matter between a player and a team.'' Johnson is free to sign with any team and will face the same suspension under a new contract, Aiello said.
Johnson released a statement last night, thanking the Bears and their fans for their support. ''I regret that I have to leave Chicago under these circumstances,'' he said.
Johnson was released from jail in May after serving two months for a probation violation, which occurred in December when the police found six unregistered firearms in his suburban Chicago home. He was in Gilbert, Ariz., at 3:30 a.m. Friday morning when he was pulled over by the police for driving 15 miles an hour over the 25-mile-an-hour speed limit. He was arrested for ''DUI impaired to the slightest degree,'' but was not booked or charged, according to The Associated Press.
Officials in Arizona took Johnson to the Gilbert police station after he was pulled over and drew blood to test his blood-alcohol content. The Bears waived Johnson before the results of the test were scheduled to be released.
''We did our best to establish an environment for him to move forward,'' said Bears Coach Lovie Smith, one of several members of the organization who reportedly visited Johnson in jail. ''Ultimately, Tank needed to live up to his side of the deal.''
Johnson, 25, is among three players who have been suspended by Goodell under the personal-conduct policy. The Tennessee Titans' Pacman Jones was suspended for the 2007 season, and Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals was suspended for eight games. Goodell said this month that Johnson's suspension could be cut to six games if he avoided further legal trouble and attended counseling.
When the suspension was announced, Johnson said: ''He's given me the opportunity to reduce it to six games, which I am very appreciative. I am looking at it like a six-game suspension, because I definitely am very confident that I'm capable of doing everything he's asked me to do, and more.''
Two days after the police raided Johnson's home and found the unregistered weapons in December, Johnson's bodyguard, Willie B. Posey, was shot and killed at a nightclub where Johnson was also present. The Bears suspended Johnson for one game, but he played in the Super Bowl on Feb. 4.
Johnson was released from jail on May 13 after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor and serving half of his 120-day sentence for violating probation.
Photo: Tank Johnson, was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving while impaired. (Photograph by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)


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RIM's PlayBook: More Tablet Excitement and Confusion
Can you feel it? The computing market is fracturing apart as multiple vendors deliver not only a variety of new tablet computers, but a hodge-podge collection of operating system platforms. Just this week, Research in Motion unveiled the PlayBook, a QNX-based 7-inch tablet that should ship sometime later this year.
That's right, I said QNX. It's a platform RIM bought in April and one with which I have almost no familiarity. So let's see. We have:
Apple's iOS-based iPad
Dell's Android 1.6-based Streak
HP's potential WebOS-based Slate
HP's potential Windows 7-based Slate
Google's potential Chrome OS-based tablet (to be named later)
Fusion Garage's JooJoo...oh, never mind
Samsung's Android 2.2-based Galaxy Tab
A variety of limited-use eReaders
Some dual-screen tablets that run two operating systems (that seems like a good idea)
Am I forgetting any? Obviously, a couple of these tablets are based on Android, but each has its own flavor and, often, front end. Plus, apps built for one version of Android don't always work with others, which makes each version a lot more like its own distinct platform. Some might also throw smartphones (which are really handheld computers) and their own variety of mobile operating systemsWindows Phone 7, BlackBerry OS 6, Symbianinto the mix.
And, for every platform, we have a different apps store. Every popular application has to be writtenor rewrittento support each platform. I haven't seen a market like this since the 1980s and early 90s. Back then we had different DOS flavors, early Windows, the new Mac OS platform, IBM's OS/2, Unix, even Atari. In 1991, when I first wrote about Windows, no one really knew it would become the dominant desktop platform. IBM's OS/2 had been a joint project between IBM and Microsoft (yes, Microsoft), and it was reasonable to assume that we might all be switching from Windows to the more powerful OS/2, but we know what happened there.
In time, operating system choices narrowed to just two: Windows and the Mac OS. Most people chose Windows, and by the close of 20th century, it was widely assumed that Apple's platform would fade away and die. Steve Jobs stopped the slide and reestablished the Apple brand, though he didn't have a dominant platform until the company launched the iPhone.
Now we have the tablet wars. It is an exciting time; so many potential choices. There will be even more by early 2011. Consumers should be excited, but I suspect they'll simply be confused. All those platforms. All those app stores.
I suspect that tablet manufacturers are emboldened by the relatively new multi-platform world mobile phones have wrought. Consumers comfortably live in, say, an Apple iOS world, while others have aligned with the multi-cultural Android platform. Some choose RIM's BlackBerry environment and others live in the fairly limited Symbian space.
However, history shows that when it comes to technology, consumers like consistency and accessibilityand not just in platforms but in form factors as well. Whatever physical varieties may have existed among laptops and desktops, they're all similar-looking commodities now. Even in the cell phone space, unusual-looking fashion phones have given way to one of two styles: phones with a slab touch screen or slider keyboard phones.
Tablets are already pretty simple looking devices: a giant touch screen and a few buttons around the body. Some tablets feature multiple ports, others, just a dock. Size, however, is up for grabs. In fact, the definition of a tablet is still quite fungible: For now, it seems to range from 5 inches all the way up to 12 or 13 inches. Currently, 7-inch tablets are all the rage. RIM's PlayBook is the latest example. Apple executives might argue that they offer optimal tablet utility with their 9.6-inch screenand I tend to agree.
I could be wrong, but one thing is certain, the market will not sustain this level of computing variety. Consumers will make their choices and nudge the industry to fewer platform options and a sweet spot size. This won't happen right away. We still have to wade through a whole bunch of releasessome of which I'm quite excited to see. For example, I can't wait to try out the RIM PlayBook. The PlayBook demo video makes it look lovely, intelligent, and responsive. RIM was smart to include not one, but two cameras (take note, Apple). I also want to see how Palm's WebOS will perform on a larger device. And who doesn't want to see Google's very first Chrome OS tablet?
It'll be fun to try and write about all these different form factors, platforms, interface metaphors, and application store variants. Then we'll get our act together and choose the right size, the best two platforms, and watch a lot of participants fold up their tablet tents and go home.
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Zucchini Saute Recipe
Says Colleen Harvel of Big Bear City, California: : "My sister gave me this speedy, side dish recipe. It's a great way to use that end-of-summer zucchini we always seem to have an abundance of…and it tastes wonderful!"
- 4 medium zucchini, chopped
- 1-3/4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1. In a large skillet, saute the zucchini, mushrooms and onion in oil
- 2. until tender. Add the tomato, salt, garlic powder and pepper; cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand until melted. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
3/4 cup: 135 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 404mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 7g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 fat.
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"I made this and it was very affordable and tasty. I added more garlic because I love it! Great recipe :)"
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'Old World' animal and vegetable products produced locally
by Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer
In 11 years on her farm east of Ramey, Suzanne Peterson has experienced above-average rainfall every year. An added challenge this year was the cold.
"The soil was much colder this year," she said. "The pasture is so far behind, and I can't put the piglets where they belong. I had to plant forage turnips for the animals instead of corn."
Peterson grew up near Anoka, and other than spending a year in Greece as a young woman, she has lived the rest of her life in Minnesota.
She is fluent in Greek and speaks Spanish and German. She makes sure to read a book or two in Greek every year.
"I have to do something with my mind during the winter," she said. "Knowing about other cultures helps you understand other people and other societies. If I hadn't become an engineer, I might have been a linguist."
Peterson is a licensed professional chemical engineer. After farming for some years, she went back to professional life for about 18 months, driving to Hutchinson every day, but found that the money could not compensate for farm life.
"I farm because that's where I'm alive, surrounded by life," she said. "It's my connection with life."
Peterson raises a variety of animals, including Tibetan yak, Icelandic and Shetland lambs, cattle, goats, free-range chickens, guinea hens, European rabbits and pasture-raised ducks and geese.
Azariah Acres also supports a small number of community-supported agriculture (CSA) shares. In addition to produce, she offers medicinal and culinary herbs and wool products.
The farm operates organically, with non-genetically modified plants and without pesticides. The animals are pasture-grazed with hay and minimal grain during the winters.
"The CSA fits with the other things I do," Peterson said. "I hire people from time to time and my dad helps with the field work sometimes, but the share owners hired me to do it. It has to be right — and I can't sell something if I don't eat it."
Peterson enjoys raising yak, a breed known for their gentleness.
"They have been domesticated for 4,000 years," she said. "That's why I have yak and not buffalo. And they don't have gamey-tasting meat."
She also cites the slightly higher protein and higher iron content of yak meat, compared to buffalo and cattle.
Yak have proven easier to handle. When Peterson mistakenly left a gate open and the yak got out, she sternly told them to get back in their pen "and they did," she said.
Four yak can be housed in the space needed for one cow.
"It's much more efficient," Peterson said. "But you have to be patient. Instead of butchering yak at 16 months like cattle, they are butchered at age three or four."
Any aggressive animals at Azariah Acres are butchered.
"I don't want that characteristic in my animals," said Peterson. "I also get rid of any moms who don't take care of their babies."
Those are business decisions. With so much to do, Peterson doesn't have the time to take care of numerous babies. She had more than 100 sheep, but now has 32 ewes, 31 babies and Grunewald, the flock's ram.
Muscovy ducks are raised because their meat is not as fatty as other ducks'. Rather than quacking, they hiss.
Peterson's chickens take care of themselves.
"My birds make a living for themselves in the summer because I don't feed them," she said. "The flock is starting to get bigger, but it will never be huge."
Although Peterson raises rabbits, she now does it only on a custom pre-paid basis.
This is the first year that Peterson is raising her own grain for the animals — field peas, oats, corn and forage turnips.
"The price of grain is outrageous," she said. "I want to know everything my animals consume."
Help is often available from Peterson's children David, 17, and Rebecca, 15.
"They both help on the farm in different ways," Peterson said. "David just graduated. He's as strong as an ox and helps with the electric fence and baling. Rebecca likes doing teas, and I just put in a strawberry patch for her."
"People who are doing something they love understand why I farm," she said. "Whether the money follows or not, it's enough."
Peterson knows all about life in the fast lane and is very certain that she is where she wants to be.
"I know the importance of an appropriate business model, so I understand farming's value to my customers," she said.
A recent customer didn't bat an eye when told the price of a quarter of beef. Peterson later received an email saying how much the meat was appreciated.
"I live to my beliefs, and the customers appreciate that," she said. "It's nice being able to farm the way I do."
Peterson also has a booth at the Central Minnesota Farmers Market in Sauk Rapids every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is located at 1480 Tenth Avenue N.E.


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Here is an easy, cool refreshing drink for your long, hot summer days! This drink first appeared in "eat, drink & be vegan", and I have given you a few 'extras' for variety in today's post.
This "Mango Sassy" is my adaptation of the Indian drink 'Mango Lassi'. Instead of using soy or another non-dairy yogurt in this drink, I opt for lime juice to deliver that edge of tang in an otherwise creamy, cool beverage.
Depending on what type of non-dairy milk you are using, this drink will not be overly sweet – it will only have the natural sweetness from the frozen or fresh mango. So, adjust the sweetness to taste adding pure maple syrup or agave nectar – or frozen banana – and also try adding other frozen fruit to the mix (suggestions below).
Mango Sassy! gluten-free, soy-free, oil-free
1 cup frozen or fresh mango chunks
1 cup plain or vanilla non-dairy milk (if using plain, add extra sweetener to taste or frozen banana, see note)
4-6 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice (see note)
1/3 ice cubes (for blending, can omit if using frozen mango)
1-3 tsp pure maple syrup or agave nectar (adjust to taste)
ice cubes (for serving)
In a blender combine mango, milk, lime juice (starting with 4 tsp), and ice cubes and blend until smooth. Taste test, and add more lime juice or maple syrup if desired. Pour into individual glasses with a few ice cubes and serve. Makes 2-3 servings.
Note: If you keep frozen banana chunks in the freezer (as I do!), try adding 1/2 cup – either as a substitute for part of the mango, or in addition to the 1 cup of mango chunks. If you are using full cup of mango plus the banana, you will need a little more milk to thin.
Mango-Sassy-Twist!: Try adding a handful of frozen raspberries in addition to the mango. Raspberries and mangoes are a heavenly combination bursting with summer flavor! You can also substitute some fresh peaches or nectarines for the mango (in full or in part).
Idea: Pour leftovers into popsicle molds and freeze for "Sass-icles"!
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Breast Reduction Q&A
Lumps + Breast Reduction
Infection After Breast Reduction?
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|Literary collections
|Persona incaricata:
|Wallace Stevens; Wallace Stevens
|Tipo materiale:
|Risorsa internet
|Tipo documento
|Libro, Risorsa Internet
|Tutti gli autori / Collaboratori:
Wallace Stevens; John N Serio
|9780307280473 0307280470
|Numero OCLC:
|xxii, 327 p. ; 24 cm.
|Introduction / John N. Serio --
from Harmonium (1923, 1931) --
from Ideas of order (1936) --
from The man with the blue guitar & other poems (1937) --
from Parts of a world (1942) --
from Transport to Summer (1947) --
from The auroras of Autumn (1950) --
from "Three academic pieces" in The necessary angel (1951) --
from The rock in The collected poems (1954) --
from Opus posthumous (1957, 1989).
|Altri titoli:
|Wallace Stevens ; edited by John N. Serio.
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"This rich and thorough selection - published in the 130th anniversary year of Stevens's birth - carries us from the explosion of Harmonium in 1923 to the maturity of The Auroras of Autumn in 1950 and the magisterial Collected Poems published by Knopf in 1954. To be drawn in once more by "The Emperor of Ice-Cream," "Sunday Morning," "The Idea of Order at Key West," "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction," to name only a few, is to experience again the mystery of a poet who calls us to a higher music and to a deeper understanding of our vast and inarticulate interior world." "This essential volume for all readers of poetry reminds us of Stevens's nearly unparalleled contribution to the art form and his unending ability to puzzle, fascinate, and delight us."--Jacket.


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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Hodgkin Lymphoma Receiving Doxorubicin
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Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- MGM Resorts International (MGM) has reportedly scouted the world's biggest fish market as a potential site for the casino resort it wants to build in Japan, sources told Bloomberg.
CEO James Murren visited central Tokyo's Tsukiji market in March to survey the sprawling warren of fish stalls on about 231,000 square meters (57 acres) of land that the the city may sell after its vendors relocate, sources added.
The site, one of the largest parcels ever offered for redevelopment in the Japanese capital and located near the luxury shopping enclave of Ginza, would be an alternative to the Odaiba district that is seen as the top contender for a gaming resort, Bloomberg noted.
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Shares of MGM Resorts are down -0.36% to $24.95.
TheStreet Ratings team rates MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL (MGM) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company has favored debt over equity in the management of its balance sheet."


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" Brand: Boss / Type: Fragrance / Concentration: Eau de Toilette / Gender: for men "
I got this fragrance for Christmas one year after having Boss In Motion for quite a while and wanting to try something different. I went for Boss again as I like In Motion and I was not disappointed. Boss Soul is more musky than other fragrances I've had in the past but is not overpowering as some musky scents can be. I tend to wear it on nights out and it lasts quite well, easily a couple of hours, and is a bit stronger than what I'd wear in the day. I'd say that despite Boss Soul's musky overtones it is quite a fresh fragrance and not too heavy to wear on a regular basis, and if my current daily fragrance (Boss In Motion) runs out before it I'd be happy to wear Boss Soul everyday in work or out and about. Boss Soul is also pretty reasonably priced - a 50ml bottle will set you back around £25 which is cheap compared to some other fragrances. All round it's a nice fragrance that I'd buy again.
The first time I smelt this aftershave was at work and thought how nice it was... the guy who was wearing it always had the latest smells that were in, and this one just stood above all the rest.
The nice thing about Boss Soul is that it is made for men however the smell isn't as full on as normal aftershaves and ideally i would have made this eau de toillette unisex.
As you are aware i am female and would recommend this to any female that is looking for something a little bit different to the usually girly girl perfumes that are currently on the market.
The guy who wore this at work bought me a bottle back from MArbella and I have got to admit i wear this more than any other perfume that i own and the good thing is .. on a night in my local.. i actually got a female come up to me and say do you mind me asking what you are wearing because it smells so nice... i wasn't sure i should say it was for me.. but each to their own i suppose.
After my first bottle ran out, i did get out my pennies and purchase another bottle from Debenhams retailing at £24.99 for a 50ml bottle which i think is an absolute bargain.
Its a little bit different to other smells, very unique it its own way, fresh and not too overpowering when you first put it on... smells great thorughout the day.
A must for any girl looking for something different... its that nice.. i won't let my fella touch it!! Haha


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Here are Stuck in the '80s headquarters, we're hard at work on a new podcast featuring the best and worst tunes from actors-turned-musicians from the '80s.
Sure, there are a lot of obvious songs you remember. She's Like The Wind by Patrick Swayze. Heartbeat by Don Johnson. Even Party All The Time by the once-great Eddie Murphy.
But don't forget that for ever Eddie, there's a Tina Yothers. The deadpanning Family Ties sibling cranked out a few truly evil tunes back in the '80s, including Baby I'm Back In Love Again, which was reportedly featured on the TV show long after I gave up on Alex P. Keaton and company. Click here to give it a listen.
Drop us a comment with your picks for best and worst actor-turned-musician songs of the '80s, and then tune into the podcast this weekend for the horrific ranking.


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Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Live for Lifecasting
Still designated as an "experimental release," Yahoo! Live experienced some early server hiccups, but now the service, which requires Flash 9, seems to be broadcasting smoothly. Updates on who's appearing on Live are available through Twitter, and most of the features you'll find in existing lifecasting services are present in Live: browsing for popular and recent broadcasts (though there's no search), profile pages for users, and text chat. And though still nascent, the interface is fairly pleasing (see slideshow).
The release of Yahoo! Live is a sign that even before the Microsoft takeover bid, Yahoo! was making an effort to stay in the vanguard of Web services, with projects like this from its Advanced Products team. Lifecasting goes a step beyond the likes of YouTube, in that it's live rather than recorded video, but one wonders what the business model for it is. Inserting an ad in recorded video is easy, less so for live streams. And how will Microsoft react to the name, given its pervasive use of the term "Live" for its Web services? It's yet another issue to be ironed out in this most complicated of impending tech marriages.


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Kukla's Korner Hockey
A Quick Thank You
by Paul on 02/17/12 at 11:22 AM ET
Comments (6)
I really appreciate those of you who continue to use the KK affiliate Amazon link when making purchases there.
The small commission paid out sure does help with the monthly costs of running KK.
Recent purchases have been all over the map and it does look like someone is re-doing a kitchen too.
Thanks again.
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I'll admit, I don't do a very good job at remembering to use the affiliate link for Amazon. I need to more. A lot of my Amazon stuff since the holidays have been Apps and Magazines though on our Kindle Fires, and of course I'm lazy and just do it right on them.
I'll make it my 2012 resolution to try to use it more.
I'm pretty sure everyone can change their Amazon bookmarks/favorites to point to the link above instead of the normal one, and make it much easier to use.
Recent purchases have been all over the map and it does look like someone is re-doing a kitchen too.
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didn't know there was an affiliate link… now it's bookmarked…
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Thanks Primis and tkfergy. I also have a reminder ad running about 60% of the time in the top right ad area on any KK page.
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Bookmarked. Thanks again for all you do!
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Esteemed Consulting Director Reappointed to Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa., (August 29, 2012) – The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announces the reappointment of Mr. Douglas Leonard, Director of Consulting Services with Strategic Solutions International, Inc. (SSI), to the Disciplinary Board.
The Disciplinary Board is an independent agency funded by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, consisting of thirteen members: eleven attorneys and two non-lawyers from across the Commonwealth. It assists the Supreme Court in carrying out its exclusive jurisdiction over the licensing and discipline of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The members meet regularly to decide cases, policies and board administrative matters.
Leonard is one of two non-lawyers on the Board and offers a fresh, diverse perspective serving as a layperson. His professional experience ranges from large-scale project and employee management in both the public and private sectors to entrepreneurship and new business ventures.
"I am honored to be reappointed to a second term with the talented and dedicated group of individuals who serve on the Disciplinary Board," said Leonard. "Utilizing my client services experience, I look forward to continuing to leverage the diversity of knowledge and expertise within the Board to maximize results for everyone we serve."
Prior to joining SSI, Leonard served as the Court Administrator for the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County for six years. He also served five years on the Board of Directors and one year as President for the Pennsylvania Association of Court Management (PACM). Leonard's legal background includes his work with the Pittsburgh-based law firm of Mansmann, Cindrich and Titus where he served as the Legal Administrator for three years. He also is a certified mediator.
Leonard holds a Bachelor's Degree in Management and Economics from the University of Dayton in Ohio and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. Additionally, he co-authored a Sports Performance Profile based on the Birkman Method in 2001, and earned his certification as a Sports Counselor through the National Institute of Sports Professionals in 2003.
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The Disciplinary Board's goals are to protect the general public, maintain a high standard of integrity in the legal profession, and safeguard the reputation of the courts of Pennsylvania. The Disciplinary Board was created by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to review conduct and assure compliance by all attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct. For more information about the Disciplinary Board, please visit www.padb.us.
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Breezer Bicycles Recalled Due to Risk of Pedal Detachment
A nationwide recall has been issued for 1,700 Breezer Downtown Bicycles. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the bicycles pose a significant safety hazard as the pedals can detach during use.
About the Breezer Bicycle Recall
So far, Advanced Sports International have received 12 reports of the pedals separating from the bicycles' spindles. Fortunately, there have been no reports involving injury.
The recall covers several bicycle models that were sold in a variety of colors. All recalled bicycles were sold through authorized Breezer Bicycle dealers between July 2014 and May 2015.
The bicycles were sold for $450 to $650.
Consumers are urges to stop using the bicycles and contact a Breezer dealer for a free pedal replacement.
Description of the Recalled Vehicles
All information provided by the CPSC:
- The models under the recall are the Breezer Bicycles Downtown 3, Downtown 3-ST, Downtown 8, Downtown 8-ST, Downtown EX, and Downtown EX-ST.
- Consumers can find the model on the top tube of the bicycle.
- The hazard comes from the pedal potentially separating from the axle while it is in use, and would therefore cause the rider to lose control.
- The frame is made of steel and is customized with a single or dual water bottle mount.
- The wheel sets are made of aluminum.
- The bicycles are manufactured in a variety of sizes and colors including candy apple, chartreuse, chocolate, dark blue, dark green, shale, and slate.


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If you are a singer and would like to be part of the Gloria Deo choir (adult voices) or of the Cantamus Deo choir (children's voices), let our Music Director know.
Gloria Deo Choir
The Gloria Deo choir was founded in 2006 by Bernard Vallandingham for the purpose of learning and singing great sacred music from throughout the history of the church. From the plainsong melodies of St. Ambrose, through the Lutheran Chorales and metrical Psalmody of the Reformation and the high Renaissance polyphony of the Counter-Reformation, on to contemporary times with the music of the Orthodox composer Richard Toensing as well as works by Bernard himself, the Gloria Deo choir strives to enrich the worship of God with the best that musicians in the Church have created throughout the ages.
Deo Cantamus (Children's Choir)
The Deo Cantamus Children's Choir meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:40 pm during the school year. The group is comprised of children ages 7 through the early teens. The children learn to use their singing voices to worship God through instruction in proper vocal techniques and experience large group singing in unison and harmony. The choir participates in worship on selected Sundays, vespers services and special ministry trips to local retirement centers. Deo Cantamus is directed by Patricia Blanchard.


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So-called human factors and a series of small technical snags in the Indonesian air traffic control system led to the crash of Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/N 95004 on May 9 outside Jakarta, in which 45 people died, according to a final accident report released Tuesday by Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee. Investigators have concluded that the cockpit crew of the ill-fated demonstration flight, unaware of the mountainous area surrounding their flight path, disregarded an alert from the airplane's Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS).
The report also noted that the Jakarta radar service had not established the minimum vectoring altitudes and lacked a functioning minimum safe altitude warning (MSAW) for the particular area surrounding the crash site on Mount Salak. Finally, said the report, distraction to the flight crew from prolonged conversation not related to the progress of the flight resulted in the pilot inadvertently exiting a right orbit he requested and for which he received ATC approval.
A contingent of Russian officials held a special briefing on the matter in Moscow on Tuesday. The participants—Pavel Vlasov, head of Mikhail Gromov's Flight Test Institute; Yuri Slyusar, deputy minister for industry and trade; Igor Vinogradov, SCAC vice president; and Alexander Donchenko, head of the CIS's ARMAC aviation authority—attempted to explain why a technically flawless airplane outfitted with the most modern Western avionics systems flew into a cliff face. Vlasov, a highly decorated test pilot and former MiG deputy director general, concluded that the Superjet flight crew—consisting of two Sukhoi test pilots and an Indonesian pilot representing a customer—simply lost orientation when making the aforementioned orbit (an incomplete 360-degree turn) in poor visibility. It appears that both Russians knew nothing of the mountain chain in western Java and their Indonesian counterpart in the jump seat insisted that the area down the airplane's flight path lay "flat." As a result, the commander ignored TAWS audio warnings.
In a period of 38 seconds the system sounded a "terrain ahead, pull up" and six "avoid terrain" audio warnings. Finally, seven seconds before impact, it signaled "landing gear not down" after the radio altimeter detected ground less than 800 feet below. Although the navigation display (ND) automatically went into TAWS mode and pictured terrain ahead in red, the commander switched the display onto weather radar mode out of concern for thunderstorms more than high ground, according to Vlasov.
During the briefing in Moscow, Vlasov and Vinogradov noted that apart from digital maps downloaded into the Thales-made TAWS computer, the Russian crews carried with them a complete set of paper maps made in their home country depicting Mount Salak and other mountains in the region. However, the report by the Indonesian authorities indicated that the available charts on board the aircraft did not contain information relating to the area in question and the nearby terrain.
Investigators confirmed that the flight plan called for instrument flight rules (IFR) and a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet. When the crew asked to descend to 6,000 feet, the air traffic controller gave his permission, in the belief the pilots wanted to start descending in preparation for landing. Some six and a half minutes later the airplane hit a ridge of Mount Salak, killing two Sukhoi test pilots, a navigator, a flight test engineer, and 41 passengers including a Snecma representative, four SCAC employees and 36 invitees (34 Indonesian passport holders, a U.S. national and a French citizen).


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International Journal of Nephrology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 385274, 7 pages
Skin Perfusion Pressure Is a Prognostic Factor in Hemodialysis Patients
1Department of Advanced Transplant and Regenerative Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute, Hirosaki 036-8243, Japan
3Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
4Department of Urology, Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute, Hirosaki 036-8243, Japan
Received 3 December 2011; Accepted 30 January 2012
Academic Editor: David B. Kershaw
Copyright © 2012 Shingo Hatakeyama et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common in hemodialysis patients and predicts a poor prognosis. We conducted a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for PAD including skin perfusion pressure (SPP) in hemodialysis patients. The cohort included 373 hemodialysis patients among 548 patients who received hemodialysis at Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute, Hirosaki, Japan from August 2008 to December 2010. The endpoints were lower limb survival (peripheral angioplasty or amputation events) and overall survival of 2 years. Our results showed that <70 mmHg SPP was a poor prognosis for the lower limb survival and overall survival. We also identified age, history of cardiovascular disease, presence of diabetes mellitus, smoking history, and SPP < 70 mmHg as independent risk factors for lower limb survival and overall survival. Then, we constructed risk criteria using the significantly independent risk factors. We can clearly stratify lower limb survival and overall survival of the hemodialysis patients into 3 groups. Although the observation period is short, we conclude that SPP value has the potential to be a risk factor that predicts both lower limb survival and the prognosis of hemodialysis patients.
1. Introduction
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is common in hemodialysis patients and predicts a poor prognosis [1]. Data from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study have shown that PAD is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) [2]. Early detection of PAD is important to improve the prognosis in hemodialysis patients.
Various noninvasive methods of ankle brachial pressure index (ABI), toe blood pressure index (TBI), and transcutaneous oxygen pressure (tcPO2) have been widely used to diagnose PAD. An ABI is currently used worldwide for evaluating PAD; a <0.9 value has >98% specificity for detecting PAD. However, high ABI values of >1.3 are common in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) or renal failure, because they may have calcification in lower leg artery, causing a falsely raised ABI [3]. False negative ABI results occur in 17%–24% of limbs of DM and hemodialysis patients [4, 5]. In contrast, measuring skin perfusion pressure (SPP) using laser Doppler is a noninvasive method that measures microcirculatory pressure of the artery at the skin level. It can detect the movement of red blood cells by slowly decreasing the inflation-cuff pressure at the site of measurement. SPP has proven to be beneficial for assessing the ischemic severity of lower limb [6, 7], selecting of suitable degree of amputation [8, 9], and useful for judgment of likelihood that ischemic foot ulcers will recover [10, 11]. SPP measurements have advantages for predicting wound healing at the amputation edge in chronic critical limb ischemia with a cutoff value of <30 mm Hg [12]. Okamoto et al. reported the superiority of SPP measurements for detecting PAD in hemodialysis patients with a cutoff value of 50 mm Hg [13]. Because SPP indicates the final pathway of capillary flow through the skin with a laser Doppler probe, it has potential to determine severe limb ischemia status with calcification in hemodialysis patients.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and PAD independently predict mortality. Both CKD and PAD patients have a significantly higher risk for death (odds ratio, 2.4) [14] and long-term survival is dismal for major lower extremity amputation patients with end-stage renal disease [15]. However, not much is known about SPP values for prognosis, and no attempts have been made to classify the multiple risks of PAD patients undergoing hemodialysis. In this study, we hypothesized that SPP value has potential to predict patient's prognosis, and we determined the SPP cutoff value for the lower limb survival and overall survival and the PAD risk classification for hemodialysis patients.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
From August 2008 to December 2010, 548 patients underwent hemodialysis at the Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute, Hirosaki, Japan. Among these, 373 hemodialysis patients who agreed to enter the present study were enrolled as the cohort. We excluded these patients who were not able to measure because of restless leg syndrome or out of follow-up, or refused to measure SPP. We measured SPP in August 2008 and prospectively observed lower limb survival (peripheral angioplasty or amputation) and overall survival for 2 years. This study was approved by the institutional ethical committee of Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute. Informed consent was obtained from all patients.
2.2. SPP Measurements
SPP measurements of the soles of the feet were conducted 1 h after the hemodialysis session. SPP was measured with a laser Doppler probe enclosed within the bladder and a cuff wrapped around the patient's foot sole (foot arch) using SensiLase PAD3000 (Kaneka Medix Corp., Osaka, Japan). The patients were positioned in a supine position at room temperature [16]. To evaluate ischemic status of both legs, an average of 2 feet was regarded as the SPP value for each patient.
2.3. Patient Classification
We measured SPP in 35 healthy subjects (mean age: years, range: 38–76 years, number smoking: 20) to determine a SPP reference range. The healthy subjects were free of DM, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or other diseases. We considered an SPP value of 50 and 70 as cutoff values, because SPP from the 35 healthy subjects showed an average value of mm Hg, and Okamoto et al. [13] reported as a healthy SPP value (; age,years). Based on a healthy SPP value, we categorized the patients into three SPP groups: Group 1, <50; Group 2, 50 ≤ SPP < 70; and Group 3, SPP ≥ 70. A foot SPP < 50 mm Hg was candidate for PAD treatment. We started anticoagulant or antiplatelet treatment and performed PAD examination (digital subtraction angiography). If there were stenotic lesions, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was performed.
2.4. Evaluation
The background clinical data, gender, concomitant drugs, smoking habit, and incidences of peripheral angioplasty or amputation were compared among the groups using the chi-square test. Age and other biochemical parameters were expressed as mean ± SD, and statistical differences were determined by the overall ANOVA, Student's t-test, or chi-square analysis. Cumulative lower limb survival and overall survival rates were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the intergroup differences were tested with the log-rank test. was considered significant. A Cox regression model, adjusted for these factors, was also performed. The data used in the analyses included age, gender, dialysis duration, concomitant drugs (activated vitamin D, anticoagulants, or antiplatelet drugs), presence of CVD (heart failure, myocardial infarction, and angina pectoris), DM, SPP value, and smoking. Based on the independent risk factors identified by the Cox regression analysis, we determined the risk classification for lower limb survival and overall survival by the numbers of risk factors. All analyses were performed using SPSS ver. 12.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
3. Results
Table 1 shows the characteristics of the 373 patients. Significant differences were observed among the groups for the presence of CVD, DM, use of activated vitamin D, use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs, peripheral angioplasty or amputation events, and cause of death, but there were no differences in cause of deaths. Figure 1 shows lower limb survival and overall survival in the three groups. Group 1 (SPP < 50) showed poor lower limb survival compared to that in the other groups. Group 2 (50 ≤ SPP < 70) showed better survival compared to that in Group 1 (), but a poor prognosis for lower limb survival compared to that in Group 3 (SPP ≥ 70) (). No significant difference in overall survival was observed between Groups 1 and 2 (). From these results, we recategorized the patients characteristics with an SPP < 70 (Groups 1 and 2) and >70 (Group 3) (Table 2). The numbers of patients with CVD, DM, use of activated vitamin D, use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs, peripheral angioplasty or amputation events, or death were significantly higher in Groups 1 and 2 than those in Group 3. Lower limb survival and overall survival were significantly poorer in Groups 1 and 2 compared with those in Group 3 (Figure 2). The Cox regression analysis revealed that an SPP < 70 and the presence of CVD, DM, and smoking were independent factors for lower limb survival. Age ≥ 71.4 years, an SPP < 70, and the presence of DM and smoking were independent factors for overall survival (Table 3). We used average of SPP vale from both feet because the result from worst feet for lower limb survival and overall survival showed similar outcomes (Figure 3).
Based on the independent risk factors, we categorized the three groups according to the number of risk factors. Patients with zero or one risk factor, two risk factors, and three or four risk factors were regarded as low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk groups, respectively. Cumulative lower limb survival and overall survival rates were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method according to the risk classification (Figure 4). Lower limb survival and overall survival at 1 and 2 years were significantly lower in the high-risk group than those in the other groups (Table 4). Lower limb survival and overall survival rates at 1 year were 83.0% and 85.7% and at 2 years were 76% and 61.2% in the high-risk group patients, respectively.
4. Discussion
Both CKD and PAD patients have a significantly higher risk for death [14], and an early detection of PAD in hemodialysis patients is extremely important. Because calcification in lower leg arteries causes a false negative ABI, SPP is a more sensitive and specific method for detecting PAD in hemodialysis patients, and an SPP of 50 mm Hg has been suggested as the PAD cutoff value in these patients [13]. Our result showed that Group 1 (SPP < 50) had high morbidity and mortality with the 20% of amputation and 67% of peripheral angioplasty. However, starting treatment from an SPP of 50 mm Hg may be late in hemodialysis patients from the viewpoint of early detection and interposition to improve prognosis. We observed a better outcome for lower limb survival in Group 2 (50 ≤ SPP < 70) compared with that in Group 1, but overall survival was not significantly different between Groups 1 and 2 (SPP < 70) (, Figure 1). Because SPP reflects the final capillary flow though the skin, an SPP < 70 may indicate systematic circulatory failure in hemodialysis patients. When we compared Groups 1 and 2 with 3 (SPP ≥ 70), many critical parameters (presence of CVD, DM, use of activated vitamin D, use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs, peripheral angioplasty or amputation events, and death) were significantly higher in Groups 1 and 2 than in 3. This suggests that patients with an SPP < 70 have many risk factors for high mortality.
To address the worst foot influences, we analyzed lower limb survival and overall survival, taking the SPP value from worst foot sole (Figure 3). The differences of SPP value between two feet were mmHg (median 9.0, maximum 56 mm Hg). The Kaplan-Meier curves showed similar outcomes between worst foot and average of both feet in survivals. It means that an average of SPP form both feet is adequate marker to express general ischemic status of hemodialysis patients, and an average of SPP < 70 is the risk factor for lower limb survival and overall survival.
In an attempt to classify the multiple risks for prognosis in hemodialysis patients using a Cox regression analysis, we identified SPP < 70 as one of the independent risk factors for lower limb survival and prognosis, similar to well-known risk factors for CVD or DM. A 2-year overall survival of 61.2% in high-risk patients was remarkably low. These results suggest that early detection of peripheral hypoperfusion and higher cut-off (SPP < 70, instead of <50) is critical to improve survival in hemodialysis patients in clinical practices.
Our study had several limitations. Because of the observational nature of this study at a single institute, our observations cannot be generalized to the broader question of prognostic potential of SPP in PAD patients who are undergoing hemodialysis. We have no clear answer that why SPP was not a significant predictor of CVD-specific death while SPP was a significant predictor of overall death. It may because of short time follow-up or residual confounding and missing data may have introduced bias. However, this is the first study investigating an association between SPP and mortality with a risk classification. Therefore, our follow-up study is needed to confirm the relationship among SPP, prognosis, and efficacy of the risk classification in hemodialysis patients including other confounding: a measure of hypertension, number of hypertensive medications, a measure of cholesterol and diabetes management, and calcium, phosphate, and intact PTH levels.
In conclusion, we showed that an SPP < 70 was a risk factor for lower limb survival and overall survival in hemodialysis patients. To our knowledge, this is the first report to determine the SPP value for a prognosis and risk classification. The SPP value, age, presence of CVD, DM, and smoking were associated with a poor prognosis. Early detection of peripheral hypoperfusion and interposition is critical to improve survival in hemodialysis patients.
Conflict of Interests
All the authors declared that they have no conflict of interests.
The authors thank Mrs. Saori Araya for her invaluable help with the original data. This paper was supported by a Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 23791737 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
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