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Usher Flies to Panama to Meet With Justin Bieber
Sometimes, you need your mentor to step in and shake some sense into you.
That appears to be the case with Justin Bieber, who had a rough week last week with his arrest for possible DUI and drag racing. Usher, who found and nurtured The Biebs, has reportedly jetted down to Panama for a sit down with The Biebs.
We know, that all sounds very Mafioso, but Usher is The Biebs' mentor. The kid respects Ush and what he has to say, given his very successful career as an R&B superstar. Usher also cares about the teen and obviously needs to protect his investment. It makes sense for Usher to try and talk some sense into the wayward singer and maybe enjoy a little hang time.
Usher was reportedly accompanied by Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and Ryan Butler, The Biebs' buddy who also appears in the 'One Time' video with The Biebs and Usher. So it's all people the singer knows, loves and trusts.
Sometimes a stern talking to or a verbal intervention can do the trick. We hope Usher is/was able to help set The Biebs straight.


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Latest inaugural forecast: Bit warmer than in 2009
WASHINGTON -- Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer Inauguration Day weather?
It's shaping up as a close call.
In September, while campaigning in Colorado, Obama was talking to a potential voter who mentioned he had been one of the hundreds of thousands of people outdoors at Obama's bone-chilling first inaugural in 2009, when the noontime temperature was 28 degrees. Obama promised: "This one is going to be warmer."
Scientifically, the president can't control the weather of course. Still, it's a promise that for a long time looked close to a sure thing with the average high on Jan. 21 being about 43 degrees.
An Arctic cold front looks to be racing toward the mid-Atlantic, so it will be slightly cooler than normal on Monday -- and with a chance of snow -- but not as cold as it was in 2009. Look for highs around 40 degrees with noon temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s. That would keep Obama's pledge.
There's also a 40 percent chance of scattered snow showers. But the Arctic cold front won't arrive until Monday night into Tuesday.
Extreme cold on Inauguration Day, folklore says, can be a killer.
In 1841, newly elected president William Henry Harrison stood outside without a coat or hat as he spoke for an hour and 40 minutes. He caught a cold that day and it became pneumonia and he died one month after being sworn in.
Twelve years later, outgoing first lady Abigail Fillmore got sick after sitting outside on a cold wet platform as Franklin Pierce was inaugurated and she died of pneumonia at the end of the month. Doctors now know that pneumonia is caused by germs, but prolonged exposure to extreme cold weather may hurt the airways and make someone more susceptible to getting sick.
Seth Borenstein can be followed at http://twitter.com/borenbears

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The definition of pure entertainment?
Yes, that would be the Washington Capitals-Los Angeles Kings game from the Verizon Center on Tuesday night.
Wow, what a great hockey game!
The Caps raced out to a 2-0 and 3-1 lead on the 2012 Stanley Cup Champions only to see the Kings rally with three straight goals to take a 4-3 advantage before Evgeny Kuznetsov potted the rebound of an Alexander Ovechkin shot for his 1st NHL goal to tie the game with 42 seconds left.
A thrilling back and forth overtime period was played before the contest was ultimately decided in the shootout, where Kings goalie Jonathan Quick was just too good once again.
So the Caps lose for the second time in two games in less than a week to the Kings in the gimmick. That's nothing to be ashamed of, but as Karl Alzner told me after the game, "we are [ticked] off that we didn't win this game."
Alzner is right, the Capitals could've gotten two points, especially up 3-1 heading into the final period. But Los Angeles is one heck of a hockey team and the Capitals, who lost their #1 center Nicklas Backstrom to an upper body injury early in period two after he was hit late by Drew Doughty, should be okay with the late rally to salvage a point. They could've have easily been beaten in regulation save for the late heroics by Kuznetsov while shorthanded, which was set up by Ovechkin (2 goals, 1 assist) and Eric Fehr.
The Caps not only lost Backstrom to what Coach Adam Oates said is not a concussion, but Troy Brouwer missed time during the contest as well as Chris Brown, who returned to set up Dustin Penner's first goal as a Capital late in period two with some impressive grit and hard work. In addition, Ovechkin and Jack Hillen collided in overtime and #38 was down for several minutes before ultimately leaving the bench area under his own power.
The four injuries are a concern, especially the one to Backstrom. Fortunately the Caps don't play again until Saturday afternoon so they have some time to heal.
Back to the tough loss, which puts the Capitals record at 34-27-12 (80 points) with nine games left to play. Washington received some stellar performances in this one, especially from their captain who had two power play markers before the game was eight minutes old. The Gr8, playing with Jay Beagle and Marcus Johansson, had another solid game and was even for the night.The captain's play on the tying goal was one in which the Gr8 seemed to decide that there was no way his club was going to be held pointless after battling all night against a top NHL club.
In addition, Mike Green was fantastic in 24:46 of ice time. He had six shots on net and played one of his best defensive games of the season. If the Caps are somehow going to make the post season, they need the #52 that played on Tuesday in every single game down the stretch.
Alzner was fabulous, as well, on the back end. King Karl had the very difficult task of going up against Anze Kopitar, one of the best players in the NHL, and he held #11 off of the score sheet. #27 had a nice solid hit on Kopitar in the middle frame and was positionally sound and used the body effectively.
Brown, Penner, and Tom Wilson did a nice job on the fourth line and they chipped in a goal. The three big bodies were a force on the ice.
The concerning thing was that the Capitals were mostly outplayed by Los Angeles, who had won a night earlier in Philadelphia. The Kings dominated puck possession and had 75 shot attempts to just 43 for the Caps. LA is one quality hockey team and their captain, Dustin Brown, was outstanding for Coach Darryl Sutter. Brown's hit and strip of the puck on Dmitry Orlov to start period two allowed him to draw a trip on Joel Ward. The Kings scored on the ensuing power play and he also put his club up 4-3 in the third period.
GM Dean Lombardi's crew are Stanley Cup contenders, especially after the GM practically stole Marian Gaborik from Columbus. Gaborik, who scored the third Kings goal on a sweet top shelf shot, brings a dimension to the roster that Los Angeles previously just didn't have, a left handed pure goal scorer.
For the first time in several games, the Capitals had defensive issues. Patrick Wey had a rough night and his cross ice giveaway led to LA's fourth goal. Still, #56 is an up and coming player and the Caps are 5-0-2 with him in the lineup. He has helped stabilize Orlov's game, although #81 had a rough night as well.
As for the goaltending, Jaroslav Halak was a mixed bag. Oates said that #41 would want the second goal back, in which he fumbled a point shot and left a juicy rebound that LA potted. However, Halak made some super saves down the stretch and in overtime to keep the game close or tied. Then, in the gimmick, Halak couldn't stop any Kings shooter. Clearly the shootout is not Halak's favorite event.
When it was all said and done, the Caps earned a critical point to keep themselves in a dog fight for the final two Eastern Conference playoffs spots with Detroit, Columbus, Toronto, and even New Jersey. There is not a lot of room for error with nine games left.
The Caps absolutely have to have a healthy Backstrom if they are going to go at least 6-2-1 down the stretch and qualify for the playoffs. They also have to get super performances from their captain, Green, Alzner, and several others if they are going to beat Boston and the other teams on the schedule.
The loss is a tough one to swallow and was disappointing to the Caps and their fans.
But having said that, from a pure hockey and entertainment standpoint, last night's contest between the Caps and the Kings is a reason why hockey is the greatest sport on earth.
Notes: The Caps lost the face off battle, 34-29. Backstrom was 7-4 before leaving after only 8:10 of ice time…Brouwer had two assists…Doughty played 29:38 for the Kings. He is the best defensemen in the NHL, in my book and Quick is the best goalie…Kuznetsov and Fehr were stopped in the shootout while both Kopitar and Jeff Carter tallied for LA in the gimmick…the Kings went 1 for 3 on the power play while the Caps were 2 for 4. The PP was nowhere near as good once Backstrom was injured, which is no surprise.


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There is no all-embracing definition of what is known as intense kayaking. This is because every definition will be on the experiences experienced by every kayaker. However, a closer look at intense kayaking will reveal that intense kayaking is generally considered by those kayakers who find a lot of fun kayaking is bustling waters. Keep in mind that intense kayaking will also warrant the need of very special kayaking skills.
You may want to get yourself involved in intense kayaking. There is no problem is this, provided you are confident and able to paddle through fast-Packers and Movers Jaipur moving water. Ahead of getting into this, it is necessary that you involve yourself in some learning about kayaking in fast-moving waters. As soon as you are through with this, you should continue by getting some inspiration on some basic kayaking methods and some precautionary measures involved in kayaking in fast-moving waters. Finally, you should get an experienced kayaker accompany you as you begin kayaking.
Introducing Yourself to Intense Kayaking
A lot of categorization about paddling exists in relation to intense kayaking equipments. One of such techniques involved is creeking. This technique will call for expert skills in kayaking along very complicated waters which is normally evaluated as meant for professionals. The slopes creeking will normally go down when kayaking is not less than 19 meters for each kilometer and this is more often than not done over waters which are very slender. Kayaking in this case will need a special type of boat know as a creek boat.
When kayaking is done on a competitive basis, it is usually known as slalom kayaking and this is commonly done in the Olympic Games. This will normally call for kayaking through fast-moving waters and the fastest kayaker is declared ultimate winner. Ahead of thinking about this type of event, you must know that your kayaking course will include complex bends through difficult waters. In such a case, the rates at which points are calculated become more complex. For this reason, you can successfully go though this type of kayaking only if you are an expert.
What Other Forms Of Categorizing Intense Kayaking Are There?
There are so many forms of describing an intense kayaking. No matter the term used, it should be borne in mind that extreme kayaking is meant for those who can be very flexible or acrobatic with the use of paddles. Remember that very flexible paddlers will hardy think of moving over long distances. Instead, they will employ a mode of paddling that includes several exercises as they combat with the fast-moving and strong currents. These exercises will normally call for an assortment of spins and turn over and this will also call for the use of a special type of kayaking boat.
A last categorization is known as squirt kayaking. This is a form of kayaking that has been practiced for long. The type pf kayak involved is usually not as common as that used in a freestyle kayak. The type of kayak used here is produced with the mass, range and other features of the paddlers. Those involved in squirt kayaking are normally envied for their competence to be able to go under water and remain there for a few seconds before coming afloat.
What Are The Necessities Of Kayaking In Fast-Moving Water?
Ahead of involving yourself in fast-moving water, you must be aware that it will serve you no good if you do not learn how to disconnect the movements of your upper limbs from those of your lowers limbs. This should be a very complex thing to become skilled at, but there is nothing complex that cannot be studied. The force exerted by your upper limbs will be greatly exerted if you revolve your upper body from your hips. While your hands will be kept secure in front of you, your stomach and back muscles will be greatly put into use.


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In hindsight, Halo 2 wasn't quite what we'd expected. After the original Halo single handedly made the Xbox a legitimate rival to Sony's PlayStation 2 console, early videos promised that it's sequel was due to include battles on a ruined earth, taking place huge cityscapes. It didn't. And as fantastic as the series continued to be, it sadly missed out on what looked to be a brilliant turn for the Halo games. Halo 3: ODST feels just like Halo 2 could have been.
Everyone knows by now that the star of the first three games, the tall figure of the Master Chief doesn't reprise his role in ODST. Instead, you take control of various members of a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. Hence, the overwhelming brute force that we all loved to wield in the first three games has now disappeared, with the various ODST members certainly more than a few notches below the skills of the Chief.
The story itself – which Bungie seem desperate to set as the new "star" of the Halo show – is played out in a novel manner. Each section begins with The Rookie, who was knocked out for 6 hours after plummeting towards the Earth city of New Mombasa, stealthily stalking the streets, picking off a few enemies, and ultimately discovering an item that induces a flashback towards the events surrounding the rest of the squad during the previous 6 hours. Each character's sections play a touch differently, with some focusing on brute strength and weaponry might, and others utilising all those Halo-developed FPS skills we've practiced over the years.
This change to how a Halo game is set out at first feels awkward. Characters feel so underpowered that deaths are frequent as you struggle to come to terms with the lack of the Master Chief. Stealth sections feel slightly cumbersome, particularly as you struggle to understand just what an enemy can't see/hear and what it can.
But, the sections using the other characters, which consists of the major part of the single player campaign, feel much more Halo. Well, like the original Halo: Combat Evolved. Gone is the ability to duel wield, take out bigger enemies with a single melee assault, and make huge hulking jumps. Instead the scaled back nature does hark back to the absolutely sublime combat of the original title. And that's certainly a major plus for Halo fans.
The other change is to the health system. Gone is the fondly loved recharge system, replaced by both shield and health stats. Once your shield has been knocked through – which still recovers through avoidance of combat for a short period – your health will be eaten up. And this can only be recovered due to picking up health packs scattered around the game world. It's an awkward change, and certainly makes things much more tactical when taking on a large group of enemies. Halo veterans in particular may find it a little tricky to get used to.
So the single player campaign is fun and action packed. It's a touch shorter than the rest of the series, but it certainly keeps you gripped for its entire lifespan. But the Bioshock esque influence hits again, just like it did in the recent Batman: Arkham Asylum, by allowing you to discover the back story by listening to snippets of information you pick up during searches as The Rookie. It's a much more complex tale than the series has told before, and it certainly adds to the somewhat depressing tone of The Rookie's in-game sections. Whether it's for everyone however is a different matter. Some Halo fans might just tire of these sections which lack pace and urgency, and just be desperate to rack up the kills.
Thankfully for them, Firefight mode is fantastic. After the popularity of Gears of War 2's Horde mode, Firefight allows you and up to three friends the chance to take on wave after wave of enemies, holding out for dear life. As the kills progress, the waves get tougher, and your score mounts up to wicked levels.
The addition of skills which give certain rounds a specific gameplay nuance makes things even more exciting, and Firefight will undoubtedly prove to be a real time drain for all multiplayer Halo fans. The only minus point is you can only play with friends. There's no chance to hook up with randoms and take on the onrushing hordes. A real odd decision from Bungie, particularly if you're lacking the online friends packing copies of ODST.
Also for multiplayer fans, the second disc comes complete with the entire Halo 3 multiplayer mode and maps, and tosses in a few more for good measure. Everyone knows how popular and brilliant Halo 3's multiplayer modes have proved to be, hence it's a terrific bonus to the entire package.
Halo 3: ODST is a truly terrific game. While the single player campaign might not be quite to everyone's taste due to its more structured and story-driven nature (though it's certainly a blooming brilliant ride while it lasts), the mutiplayer options are guaranteed to keep us all gripped for months on end. Yet another Halo must-buy.


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Disclosure : I was given the opportunity to do this course for free in exchange for a review on my blog.
It is every parents nightmare for their child to get ill. The thought of your baby stopping breathing or starting to choke is enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up on end.
So the best thing we can do is not spend time worrying about it, but to prepare for how you would handle such an event should it occur.
Enhance first aid services booked me onto the 12 hour paediatric first aid course. It took place over 2 Saturdays or it is available as an evening course over a longer period.
It costs £65 and at the end of the course you do both a practical exam and a multiple choice paper. If these are passed the you are a certified first aider. This qualification lasts for 3 years and then must be re taken to remain certified and up to speed with current best practice as medical procedures change.
The course was informative and covered:
Allergic reactions
Head injury
Hypothermia and heat stroke
and sprains and strains
It was taught in a very hands on way and was easy to digest and understand.
The over all thing for me was the confidence I now feel in the event of an emergency. Despite having done paediatric first aid before I had always worried at the implications of doing it wrong.
CPR in particular. But very plainly put if a child has stopped breathing they are DYING. If their heart has stopped they are technically DEAD.You cannot make them more DEAD but you can save their life by administering those rescue breaths and chest compressions. The worry here is breaking a child's (or adults for that matter) ribs but better to be alive after receiving CPR and with damaged ribs than dead with the ribs intact.
Sorry to put it so bluntly but it really hit it home to me what a valuable skill first aid is, not just as a nursery nurse but as a parent too.
If you have no idea what to do in an emergency should it arise then read up or do a course. It could just be the most valuable lesson you have ever learnt.
These are my views and experience of my first aid training. Training should always be given by a first aid specialist.
(Oh, and by the way I PASSED!)


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Reviewed: On Edinburgh and Glasgow by Robert Crawford
New Statesman, by Alex Massie
On Glasgow and Edinburgh
Robert Crawford
Harvard University Press, 320pp, £20
Duality is the great theme of Scotland's history and Scottish literature. Running from Walter Scott and James Hogg to Alasdair Gray, via Robert Louis Stevenson and Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland's sense of itself has always been double-sided. So perhaps it is not surprising that the rivalry between her greatest cities is but another example of the "Caledonian antisyzygy", first identified by G Gregory Smith in the early 20th century.
Robert Crawford is that rarest breed of Scotsman: one who professes to love Edinburgh and Glasgow equally. If this "feels like bigamy", it is, he admits, because "it is". Most Glaswegians and Edinburgh natives recoil in disgust when faced with this manner of perversion. East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet.
Edinburgh and Glasgow have never been friends. Like the rivalry between England and France, each city's sense of its own superiority is undermined by the nagging recognition that the other has advantages it cannot honestly proclaim for itself. Beneath parochial assertions of supremacy lurks a quiet sense of occasional inferiority. Edinburgh folk, in an honest moment, might admit to envying Glasgow's chutzpah and energy; Glaswegians, in return, might acknowledge that Edinburgh is rather more than a museum piece.
Crawford, professor of modern Scottish literature at St Andrews, is also a poet and he has produced a walking guide to Scotland's greatest cities that will delight any literaryminded tourist. Many natives will learn much from this agreeable book too.
It is impossible to think of a comparably sized country that contains two such great – or such contrasting – cities that have contributed so much to the rest of the world. Most small countries must make do with but a single major metropolis; Scotland is fortunate, as this book makes evident, to enjoy two. Amid all the achievements Crawford celebrates, this is one of the most remarkable.
What a pair they are. Glasgow is welcoming, working-class, coarse and radical; Edinburgh aloof, middle-class, refined and conservative. Such generalisations contain truth but reality, as ever, is more complex. Many of Glasgow's greatest assets – the Burrell Collection, for example – are the products of capitalist endeavour; many of Edinburgh's finest monuments the result of state-sponsored patronage. Their fortunes have risen and fallen like cable cars passing one another on a mountainside. Edinburgh had the better Enlightenment (though Glasgow did not lack glory then either: Adam Smith was a Glasgow University man) but the 19th century soon belonged to Glasgow.
In its own golden Victorian age, Glasgow considered itself not Scotland's second city but the second city of the Empire. Edinburgh, deprived of a parliament and lacking industrial muscle, became a provincial backwater. By contrast, the world took what Glasgow built. As Crawford notes, Glasgow was, typically, "one of the first cities in the world to beget a poetry of industrial pollution".
Trade and commerce built Glasgow. The Merchant City and the tombs in its splendid Necropolis testify to that (Crawford, pleasingly, is good on cemeteries). Even today, Glasgow looks west to the new world. Not for nothing did it recently impersonate Philadelphia for a film shoot. If Glasgow can still sometimes feel American, Edinburgh is European, more akin to Prague or Florence.
Glasgow has often been a city in a hurry, disinclined to rest upon its past. Edinburgh's lethargy spared it much architectural destruction; Glasgow's embrace of "progress" saw it treat its own heritage with wanton disregard. Not even the buildings of its greatest architect, Alexander "Greek" Thomson, were spared.
Crawford argues that Edinburgh, after a century of genteel decline, was saved by the arrival of the annual International Festival. A city too much in love with its past now had cause to reach out to the world. Glasgow, on the other hand, suffered from the decline of heavy industry. The Clyde, once its lifeblood, is now just another river.
The arrival of the Scottish parliament at the end of the last century also gave Edinburgh a lift. A capital-in-name-only regained some sense of purpose. Despite the immolation of RBS and HBOS and a hopelessly botched tram project, Edinburgh has a confident swagger and bustle today.
Nearly three-quarters of the Scottish population live within commuting distance of these two cities. Only 50 miles apart and, by international standards, tiny places, in other countries they might be considered part of the same urban unit. Neither Glasgow nor Edinburgh can accept this. They are each defined by what they are not just as much as by what they are. A Glaswegian can never be wholly at home in Edinburgh and vice versa, and even bigamists know, deep down, that hey love one wife more than the other.


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The algorithm to perform discrete cosine transform is
break image into 8*8 block of pixels
from left to right top to bottom subtract 128 from each block of pixels
apply dct to each block
the algorithm continues however I have a few questions
1)how to break the image into 8*8 block of pixels.What is the meaning of this statement and how should i proceed about doing it?
2)subtract 128 from what value?
3)how to apply dct?
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This past week, I wrote about the fact that despite the NHL being locked out, there are things going on that should peak the interest of Jets fans. One of the main attractions that I mentioned are the St.John's IceCaps, who just kicked off their 2012-13 season.
The team is filled with intriguing Jets prospects, that could easily be called upon to make an impact in Winnipeg once the season finally starts. One of those guys is Carl Klingberg, who was one of the leading point getters for the 'Caps last season.
I had the opportunity to talk to him recently, about a medley of subjects.
Click Past the Jump to Read the Chat.
Dimitri Filipovic: You have been in North America for just two short years, yet you have already played in four different cities (Winnipeg, Atlanta, Chicago, St.John's). Have you viewed that as a great experience along the way as part of your development, or has it made it more difficult to get settled?
Carl Klingberg: Both. I was drafted by Atlanta, and I'm grateful because that showed a lot of trust. But Winnipeg is a great team to play for. It's good to see how things are different in different organizations. In the end though, it doesn't really matter to me. If you're good enough, you'll play a lot!
DF: With the lockout, there will be plenty of NHLers in the AHL to start the year. Do you view it as a great chance to prove to the Jets that you can hang with the 'big boys'?
CK: That's exactly my thinking! It'll be tough to put yourself in a good spot given the competition, but if you're able to do it, you put yourself in a great position to show that you can play.
DF: Last year, you had a run of 6 games with the Jets. What was your biggest takeaway from that stretch? What opened your eyes the most about the NHL game?
CK: Mostly the crowd, but also that the step up is very big. Not big enough that it isn't within reach, though. It's faster, but you get into the pace of it very quickly.
DF: In that six game span, you were fortunate enough to arrive right in the midst of a long homestand. How crazy was the atmosphere at the MTS Centre? Have you ever played in front of a crowd like that before?
CK: It was definitely the best crowd that I have ever played for. As I said, it was unbelievable. It was honestly like having a 6th player out there playing for your team.
DF: You had 16 points in 20 games at St.John's before being called up to the Jets. When you were sent back down, you struggled on the score sheet (21 points in 46 games). How come? Was it simply a case of you needing to adjust back to the AHL game after getting your first legitimate taste of NHL hockey?
CK: It's hard to say. If I knew the answer, then it wouldn't have been so tough. I think that there were a lot of factors, and that's honestly my biggest thing that I'm looking to improve upon this season – being more consistent.
DF: Who are you closest with on the IceCaps? What do you guys usually do to kill the time in St.John's?
CK: I have a lot of really good friends on the team, so it's hard to name just one in particular. But right now I'm rooming with (Patrice) Cormier. We're really good friends, and we usually hang out with the two Russians on the team (Telegin and Burmistrov). We usually just do regular things, like watching movies, going out for dinners, and playing video games.
DF: What are your personal goals for the 2012-13 season? What facets of your game would you ideally like to improve on the most?
CK: To be more consistent. I'm looking to play the best I possibly can on every shift, every period, and every single game. I'm trying not to look more forward than that. I believe that if you think too much about certain goals in terms of points, it could lead to disappointment. My goal is to take it one step at a time.


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Easy Layered Fruit Salad
To dress up a fresh fruit salad, Linda Cowan tops it with a sweet creamy concoction. "The original recipe called for heavy whipping cream, but I lightened it up a little," she details from Fayette, Alabama. "Served in a cut-glass bowl, this salad looks elegant on any table. It's quick and easy to make but looks like you fussed."
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 15 min.
Makes10 servings
- 2 cups sliced fresh peaches
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 2 cups halved green grapes
- 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- In a 2-1/2-qt. glass bowl, layer the fruits in the order listed. In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Spoon over fruit. Refrigerate until serving. Sprinkle with pecans.


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NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A weekend smash-and-dash heist at New York's Four Seasons Hotel netted two nattily dressed thieves some expensive jewelry.
The well-dressed young men walked into the lobby about 2 a.m. Saturday. City police spokesman Paul J. Browne said while one spoke to the hotel staff, the other, who was wearing a trench coat, used a sledgehammer to smash a jewelry display case, The New York Times reported.
The thief snatched some jewelry, including wristwatches and a pendant and chain, Browne said. While there were reports the items were worth $2 million, Brown said the total was $167,000.
Police had yet to find the culprits, but had released surveillance photos of the two thieves.


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Video: Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in Jean-Christophe Maillot's Altro Canto
Dance history buff that I am, I was thrilled when I got to interview Jean-Christophe Maillot. Why? He directs Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, which in some ways carries on the legacy of the legendary Ballets Russes. Yet even with these rich historical roots (or perhaps because of them), this top-notch company presents decidedly 21st-century work. Read on to understand why!
This article was first published as "A Midsummer Dream" in the Jerusalem Post on June 14th, 2009.
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"Each time I go to a new country, I always go with a tremendous hope that what we will bring is completely different – because the environment is different, because the culture is different, because the history of the country is different," explains Jean-Christophe Maillot, choreographer for Les Ballets de Monte Carlo.
Since 1993, the French-born choreographer has led Monaco's world-renowned dance company on tours around the globe. Yet for Maillot and most of the troupe's 46 dancers, the company's performances at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center will mark their first visit to Israel – and Maillot is looking forward to it.
Maillot's hope may well be fulfilled on this tour. Firmly rooted in the classical ballet tradition while moving forward with a distinctly contemporary style of choreography, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo is indeed different from much of Israel's dance scene. This contrast should prove exciting not only for Maillot, but for Israeli audiences as well.
Though it may seem paradoxical, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo's freshness stems from a rich history. Monaco's ballet tradition stretches back to the early decades of the 20th century, when Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev brought his famed Ballets Russes to Monte Carlo. The ground-breaking company dissolved when Diaghilev died in 1929, but it was reconstituted three years later by Colonel de Basil and Rene Blum. Conflicts between the directors led to a split, and under Blum's leadership, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo continued to win praise with its cast of star dancers and inventive choreographers.


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At Nemours, we offer bariatric (or weight loss) surgery as a treatment option for severely (morbidly) obese teens — those who qualify and who haven't had success losing the weight on a doctor-approved diet and exercise plan. Children and teens are considered obese when their body mass index (or BMI — a calculation of weight and height that estimates body fat) is at or above the 95th percentile, as compared to other children the same age, height, and gender nationwide.
On average, a patient who had a BMI of 53 (which would be considered very obese) and weighed 321 pounds before the operation would see these kinds of drops in BMI and weight in the first year after the surgery at Nemours:
- At 1 month: BMI of 51 and weight of 305 pounds
- At 3 months: BMI of 49 and weight of 292 pounds
- At 6 months: BMI of 47 and weight of 280 pounds
- At 12 months (1 year): BMI of 43 and weight of 256 pounds


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About this Shoe
When investing in good shoes it is vital they are shown love after purchase and between wears.
For a real touch of luxury the Hudson London horsehair brush is an excellent way to polish shoes and boots. Made from a stained redwood with soft horsehair bristles.
Choose light horsehair for brown, tan and neutral shoes, and the dark horsehair for black.
- Size: One Size
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A day after Apple's 2011 iPhone alarm glitch was supposed to be fixed, many are still reporting alarms failed to go off and made them oversleep and miss work, flights and meetings for the third day in a row.
Discussions on Apple's iPhone forums about missing flights and iPhone alarms not ringing were posted early Monday morning, a day after Apple reported in the New York Times that it would work normally. The Apple spokeswoman also said the company knew about the problem and that it affects only one-time alarms, not recurring or daily alarms. A representative for Apple could not be reached for comment on the alarm fix by NBCBayArea.com.
The posts in Apple's forum began on Dec. 31 when users in Australia and Asia reported the alarm not working and spread to American users posting to say they had the same problem.
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"People really depend on alarms. I've also read that the problem was supposed to be fixed today. Obviously, it is not. This was a big let down," wrote fisher2264 from Indianapolis, who overslept a half-hour on Monday.
"Alarm did not work on Jan 3rd. I reset it and it worked the second time. I did not set it as recurring. But did reset the same alarm. Alarm now seems to work but tomorrow will tell," wrote super7doug from California.
Because Apple said it affected mostly one-time alarms, many users were told to reset to recurring alarms for temporary relief. Some on the forums said that it seemed to affect all alarms and the only solution was a reset, sometimes coupled with a reboot.
But not all iPhone users seemed worried about the alarm or reported problems..
Karen ReVelle, a photographer from Irvine, Calif. said her iPhone 3GS didn't go off Sunday but she didn't notice at first. Only later did she realize from talking to a friend, also with an iPhone, that her alarm failed to go off. "They were still set, but never actually worked," she said. "But it was back to working today."


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"Whoa, it's so hot today you could fry an egg on a sand dune." That might make more sense if you think of it written in Arabic. And, it probably would help if you considered that all of us — no matter who we are and what we do and when we lived — whine about the weather.
"Whoa, it's so hot today you could fry an egg on a sand dune."
That might make more sense if you think of it written in Arabic. And, it probably would help if you considered that all of us — no matter who we are and what we do and when we lived — whine about the weather.
I was reminded of this recently when I was sent an email containing a media release that carried the headlines "Ancient Arabic Writings Help Scientists Piece Together Past Climate" and "Iraqi Sources from 9th and 10th Centuries Give New Meteorological Insights."
Suddenly I got the image of researchers reading a bunch of letters from a legion of great-great-great-great — well, a lot of greats — aunts that begin with whatever the Arabic words are for "we were supposed to have the family reunion today, but it rained all day, even though the weatherman said it was supposed to be only party cloudy..."
As it turns out, researchers consulted more traditional sources — "the writings of scholars, historians and diarists in Iraq during the Islamic Golden Age between 816-1009 AD for evidence of abnormal weather patterns."
That educational effort being acknowledged, I still know firsthand that, when looking through the journals of family members who have passed on, you can encounter a multitude of entries that start with such observations as "I swear, this is the hottest and driest summer any of us can remember..."
A generalization in English or Arabic is still an exaggeration.
The writer of such an ordinary whine wouldn't know he might one day be contributing to the gathering of climate data. He would just be complaining about the temperature being "at least 100 in the shade" and trying to keep sweat from smudging the writing on his journal page.
Surprisingly, the researchers found out that the temperature being recorded in ancient Arabic writings was abnormally cold.
"Climate information recovered from these ancient sources mainly refers to extreme events which impacted wider society such as droughts and floods," said lead author Dr. Fernando Domínguez-Castro. "However, they also document conditions which were rarely experienced in ancient Baghdad, such as hailstorms, the freezing of rivers or even cases of snow."
Correct translation of the document in which details of any of those events are given is a necessity, of course. We wouldn't want history to record a blizzard in Iraq when actually the writer of the letter or journal entry was just making sure posterity knew that the day he did something or other that he wasn't about to do was "the day that it snows in Baghdad!"
Which, strangely, gives me an idea for playing with future meteorological researchers' minds.
What if I wrote a journal? Each day I could scribble in entries mentioning the weather — fake weather, the kind that will fascinate future scientists. I could name it "Global Warming Era writings" and note on the inside cover, "Save until at least the 29th century," so my descendants don't throw it out with my old copies of Golf Digest.
Wouldn't scholars studying ancient American writings in the future be surprised?
"It says here that it 'wasn't so much the heat as it was the humidity' that was unbearable when it was 115 on Christmas. And later he claims they had to cancel the usual Fourth of July fireworks because of ice and snow..."


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Inca Empire
"They invented the wheel, right?"
The Incans were a group of semi-atomic Mortal Kombat characters who lived in southern and central America, from the beginning of time until the European invasion of 1756 CE. A highly advanced civilization, historians generally agree that the intruders only won due to a lack of funding on the Incans' part and the European pop-music-centered culture; many conquistadors brought their boom-boxes into the jungle in order to pass time while exploring, inevitably leading to countless Incans overhearing the music and dying due to their lack of anti-bodies.
Spanning a time-frame of numerous time measurements, the Incan empire at one point stretched from the northern tip of modern day Mexico throughout the entire south American continent, save one region about the size of the Banana Republic, which existed in multiple universes and thus had larger overall space than the size of the Banana Republic in this dimension alone. For more information about all that confusing crap with universes, see here, or simply read a Percy Jackson book while on meth.
- 1 History
- 2 Culture
- 3 Government
On the 7th day, God created light. On the 22nd day, light thought God was, like, totally bogus, and God should just leave light alone because God is embarrassing light; with light's
diluted new-found realization of being remotely completely independent, it decided it could do God's job much better, and in his first attempt created Nicolas Cage. This glaring failure, through quite a chain of events, led to the creation of time, and with it, the Incan empire, complete with a complex system of politics and government. As these early humans' intelligence was based off Nicolas Cage, this crumbled and was replaced with a much simpler system in which whoever won in a Pokemon stadium battle was supreme ruler of the empire.
Early time-frame[edit]
Immeasurably long after the creation of this empire, this empire was precisely 200 years old, and under the reign of supreme
pizza groove master overlord Yao Ming (a communist drunkard who insisted he could talk to wagons) the economy thrived. With many men becoming rich, many heirs were thrust into the world with close ties to government officials and plenty of money and interests waiting for the government. A strict aristocracy was born, and the common man found himself with few work opportunities, save menial farm work, restaurants, professional lawn-mowing, pruhfeshunal wrastling, acrobatics, counseling, astronauting, and aristocrating. That last one was especially popular.
As civil unrest grew, that bird gave me a funny look, and men across the Incan empire were crying for a social reform. Aristocrats, firm believers of the powers of reverse psychology, released a press... release, worded thus:
|It has come to our attention that certain individuals throughout our Utopian society think that it's just so fucking hard being them, and say the social system is imbalanced. Thus, we invite each and every one of you "lower class citizens" to show up at our capital building, and try to do our job. We'll see how you like it, and once you've had a taste and are quite done bitching, you can go back to your simple and easy lives while we do all the hard work.
As is to be expected by anyone of basic intelligence, the oppressed working class took control. Surprisingly enough, they did not subjugate the aristocrats to the horrors of revenge, and restored equilibrium to politics, so that the lowliest farmboy could grow up to do something useful for society. Kind of like the idea behind America, only... successful.
Mid-time frame[edit]
Not excessively interesting. Basically, disco took over, and there
was a civil rights movement for freelance vegetarians who until then couldn't take part in government save by voting and being elected into office.
Late time frame - Downfall[edit]
23 years after the invention of the telegram - a device invented 23 years prior by a device inventor who devised inventions in his free time - the Incan civilization began a spiral of collapse. In 1498 CE, Techicatowel Abawhee was elected president of Macedonia, but then realized he was elected to be the Macedonian president by the Incans, who obviously liked him and needed a president, so he figured he'd go and rule over the newly renamed "Country full of people who live in this country country." However, opinions toward him were extreme, and both positive and negative; the positive response was because he was a soft-spoken guy who just wanted to keep the peace, the kind of guy who you felt could cuddle you up in his arms and keep you sheltered from all the sadness in the world, and all the bad stuff would just, I don't know, just kind of fade away... um *ahem* and the people who didn't like him held that he believed far too much in compromise, and might put the needs of Incans behind a desire for peace and love. 48% of the population insisted he had rigged the election, and the 52% percent who voted for Techicatowel were soft-spoken and just wanted to keep the peace, and so didn't want to point out that they had all voted for him. Then Techicatowel, being soft-spoken and simply wanting to keep the peace, decided he would just leave and not make a fuss about it. See, he was a pretty soft-spoken guy, he just wanted to keep the peace, you know? I'm sure you know, I won't make a fuss about it.
So country full of people who live in this country country was left with no leader, and anarchy soon took hold, to be replaced, first, by a dictatorship, then an olligarchy, then a democracy, dictator again, a social system extremely similar to the Russian mafia, a jar of mayonnaise, and finally feudalism. When the serfs discovered the NES and productivity fell 96.8584073%, their braev knighte overlords was all "Aw heyyyyyyul naw!" and killed every serf; no just kidding! The knights had more foresight than that, of course, and knew that if they killed all serfs they would have to do the farm work themselves. And so they kept 300 alive, which they calculated to be precisely enough, including all foreseen variables, to produce enough food to feed everything alive in their kingdom plus a rainy day fund. However, they didn't get rid of the NES. Then they got angry again, killed all but 4, and figured they might as well make the 4 serfs knights to reward them for their efforts. Theeeeeeeen they all starved, leaving no civilization for Europeans to find still standing, corrugating perfectly with my explanation of how they all died in the first paragraph of the article. What? No! Don't go read it!
In the year 1051, the Incan civilization was set to have an empire-wide celebration to commemorate the 4 year anniversary of Avatar Aang mastering earth-bending. The cook of the previous year's capital building celebration had suffered a tragic toaster related death, and so Kihluhman Jawroh, the ruler at the time, held a competition to find "Country full of people who live in this country country's next top model," who would choose the cook out of a set of 20 randomly selected citizens based on who she thought had the nicest feet. The man who was chosen, luckily, knew how to cook. 26-year-old Clehvurn Aim was a blacksmith, specializing in forging pans for royalty, which he would of course test. Not bothering to actually cook food with these pans (he simply needed to make sure they could cook, and would not melt or morph into rabid rabbits as he dreaded yet accepted would happen some day), his habit carried into being a professional chef; one day, he simply sauteed mushrooms and onions, delicately placed it onto a baguette, garnished with buffalo cheese, coated it in molten iron, froze it, thawed it, ate it, and served it with au jus. The foremost of Incan culinary designs, which to this day lasts in select corners of Cambodian dentist offices, was born: the "no way, you actually like it?" sandwich.
The sandwich was served at some parties, most weddings, and all satanic cult meetings, thus becoming the basis for Incan cuisine. For the next 300 years, no food would ever be served without being first frozen and then thawed, until in 1376 when everyone realized that no-one had ever really bothered freezing and thawing for the past 300 years because no-one could ever tell the difference from taste and it was a lot of work.
A favorite sport among Incans, the "game played by people who play this game game" was a national pastime in which three teams of 5 competed to solve a scavenger hunt, communicating exclusively through spinning and stopping a hula-hoop to convey Morse code. New evidence suggests that each city was mandated to hold 24-hour raves, which anyone had free access to at any time; these centers were unfortunately inconsistent on heroin polices: some provided it themselves, some required consumers to provide, and some insist that that window was just talking to me! Why don't you believe me?!
Any religion was forbidden, as citizens of country full of people who live in this country country were smart enough to realize that religion only led to people killing each other based on something they couldn't possibly know the first thing about, but policy allowed anyone to worship anything in any way they choose, as long as they aren't caught. Oh, and as long as it liked cantaloupe.
Common interests[edit]
Dogs. What? They're goddamnmotherfuckingcute!
The Incan music scene changed often, fads coming and going on a monthly basis, with the only notable artist who consistently returned to fame being Frank Sinatra; an average of three or so months would lead to the release of another smash-hit by Sinatra, cultivating in his delving into the (what he believed to be) untapped potential of black metal. Teaming up with Immortal, his first single (call of the wintermoon) met with little success, yet Sinatra could feel deep within his frostbitten kvlt soul that mighty Satan looked upon him with favor; he promptly went insane and sacrificed three goats, paving the way for pop-punk.
Education was mandated to be provided free of charge to anyone who paid the government to provide things like education, similar to America's education system. Teachers were made to pass a pedophile test; the lowest passing grade, "You want some candy?", was approximately 1/5th the level of the highest, Ronald McDonald; as a point of comparison, most bears scored a 15.8 out of 20, 1.7 below a Ronald McDonald score.
Students learned valuable life skills: everything from math, language, and science, to horse castration and door-opening. Tests were generally quite easy up until the 10th year of schooling's final; initial tests ensure students are paying attention. Finals are just used to screw with the students because the higher-grade teachers all play WoW while drunk during school hours. All the same, if students are found to be slacking off, their IP address is banned from the teachers' clan.
Law making[edit]
An assembly of educated men and women, re-elected whenever the grand obelisk of Mordor casts a shadow precisely the average length of an iguana's tail, met each year to re-evaluate what laws applied to the modern society; the process involved everyone drinking some tea steeped in hallucinogenic shrooms, then watching a horror movie; while still good and riled up, they would riot throughout town, trying to make as much damage as possible and hurt anyone and anything they can. The next day, citizens give a list of which activities had screwed them over the most, which would then be outlawed. If no complaints were received, for example, for the lawmakers shooting wildly into a large crowd, that would remain legal, whereas if using ducks as bowling balls on a slip-n-slide causes civil outrage, that would be outlawed. A true stroke of genius, to implement such a brilliant project into government.
Public services[edit]
A socialistic society, heavy taxes funded many common welfare projects; an abomination, surely. First and foremost among these services was the "Panda fund," which entitled all citizens to one free panda per year, with which to do anything desired. Popular among these opportunities was to glue waffles to their feet, then have them skate in an ice-rink, the ice being largely composed of frozen syrup; powdered sugar and butter were bonus items, a popular tactic used by the pandas, and any panda to find strawberries was immediately declared victor, thus granted a Cuban estate and one free copy of Minecraft.
For a complete and comprehensive list, please see an accreditable source.
The common person's role in government.[edit]
In the original Pokemon-centered government, the only involvement for anyone in government was simply the stadium battles. As that was replaced with America's system (don't believe the history books; the founding fathers didn't come up with anything new, they just stole from the Incans) of regional, state, and federal government, opportunities cropped up everywhere for the average citizen to
get involved with Pokemon battles have their voice be heard within the clamor of politics; voting was strongly encouraged, anyone could run for office, a complex system of useless political parties was established so values were easily identified, pop-tart cats were kept at non-destructive levels by special units of telephone-wielding-time-travelers and the government set up an international, non-biased newspaper, which kept readers current on the evils of all those who cry dissent with the current ruler's system. Did I mention how bad those non-republicans non-democrats are?
Incriminating conspiracies and their proofs[edit]
The incans were actually a series of clever edits of prison convicts in MS paint. The real incans was actually a famous rockband known for creating Black dynamite.


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Faux fur trim cardigan and biker top: Secondhand || Buttoned bandits shorts: One Teaspoon || Gypsy Rocker Boots: Spell Designs
I found this awesome chunky cable knit cardigan at a local flea market the other day, it was a real bargain and looks so nice. I immediately liked its warm cream/brown color and the faux fur trims, it's really comfortable and perfect for campfire nights.
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The Role of Lipoaspirate Injection in the Treatment of Diabetic Lower Extremity Wounds and Venous Stasis Ulcers
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00815217
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2008 by Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted : December 29, 2008
Last Update Posted : December 29, 2008
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|Condition or disease
|Diabetic Wounds Venous Stasis Wounds
|Procedure: injection of lipoaspirate Other: control
|Not Applicable
Diabetic lower extremity wounds and venous stasis wounds are two of the most challenging, costly medical problems of our population. Moreover, the Veterans Affairs population has a very high percentage of diabetes and venous stasis wounds.
Foot ulcers are the most common reason for a diabetic patient to be admitted to the hospital, and occur in approx 25% of patients (CDC) with an average stay of 3 weeks and a cost of 25,000$/ per treatment (21,22, 23). The pathophysiology of diabetic wound healing is characterized by microcirculatory ischemia and an abnormal wound healing cascade due to glycosylated cells and proteins.
Venous stasis disease affects 10-35% of the US population (24) and is characteristically difficult to treat, recurrent and costly. The dermal microcirculation is aberrant with cellular stasis, capillary leak, edema and prone to chronic wounds. As venous pressures increase in these patients, there is microcirculatory ischemia which predisposes to wound formation.
In the skin, the normal wound healing cellular cascade mechanism acts to restore epithelial components and ends in collagen deposition and scar formation. Imperative to this process is angiogenesis, cellular signaling, and cellular mitosis. These wound healing processes can be promoted by stem cell transplantation.
It is now known that lipoaspirate obtained by standard small volume liposunction techniques contains autologous mesenchymal stem cells. We propose that autologous stem cell transplantation via lipoaspirate injection to these recalcitrant wounds could be a safe and effective treatment modality. Because the cellular derangement of both diabetic wounds and venous stasis wounds is derived from abnormal cell signaling, micro-ischemia and abnormal capillaries, stem cell treatment which can aid in angiogenesis and cellular signaling may be a treatment option which is aimed directly at the root cause of the disease.
Aim 1: A prospective, single blinded randomized clinical study will be performed to determine if the injection of lipoaspirate into diabetic or venous stasis wounds promotes wound healing or wound closure at a faster rate than conventional treatment.
Rationale: Despite considerable effort, successful healing of diabetic lower extremity wounds and venous stasis wounds remain as a difficult therapeutic challenge. We will examine whether autologous lipoaspirate injection is a safe and effective treatment option for diabetic lower extremity wounds and venous stasis wounds.
Hypothesis: Injection of lipoaspirate subcutaneously around diabetic wounds and venous stasis wounds will promote wound healing more effectively than conventional treatments.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|250 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|Single (Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Role of Lipoaspirate Injection in the Treatment of Diabetic Lower Extremity Wounds and Venous Stasis Ulcers
|Study Start Date :
|February 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|February 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|February 2010
Experimental: 1 lipoaspirate
wounds which have received the lipoaspirate
Procedure: injection of lipoaspirate
Small volume lipoaspiration will be performed. This technique involves harvesting small amounts of fat by making a small incision in the donor site (usually the abdomen) and infiltrating 25-75cc of tumescence solution (1 liter of LR, 30 cc of 1% lidocaine, 1 ampule of 1:1,000,000 epinepherine) into the adipose layer with a blunt infiltrator. The Coleman aspiration Cannulae, approximately 2-3 mm in diameter and 15 cm in length attached with a Luer-Lok suction syringe will be used to harvest up to 100 cc of fat. Gently pulling back on the syringe provides a small amount of negative pressure to allow for aspiration into the syringe.For the intervention wound, the adipose tissue will be implanted using the infiltration Cannulae (blunt end, 7 cm- COL-17) or the both approx. 1mm in diameter. The implantation will be in single tunnels radially around each wound spaced at 5-10 mm apart and approximately 3 - 5 cm in length.
Placebo Comparator: 2 control
For the control wound, only the sterile injectable tumescence solution (1 liter of LR, 30 cc of 1% lidocaine, 1 ampule of 1:1,000,000 epinepherine) will be used. The solution will be injected in a similar fashion with single tunnels radially around the control wound spaced at 5-10 mm apart and approximately 3 - 5 cm in length.
Other: control
For the control wound, only the sterile injectable tumescence solution (1 liter of LR, 30 cc of 1% lidocaine, 1 ampule of 1:1,000,000 epinepherine) will be used. The solution will be injected in a similar fashion with single tunnels radially around the control wound spaced at 5-10 mm apart and approximately 3 - 5 cm in length.
- wound measurements, healing of wounds, pictures of wounds [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
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, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|20 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Patients with diabetic lower extremity wounds or venous stasis wounds present for more than 6 months whose wounds have failed to heal with conventional medical therapy will be included.
- Only fully consentable and compliant patients who are already scheduled to undergo surgical wound treatment or wound debridement in the operating room or in clinic will be included.
- Only patients with palpable distal pulses will be included.
Patients with the following criteria will be excluded:
- HIV + patients
- patients on anticoagulants which cannot be stopped or corrected
- patients with cellulitis, infection, osteomyelitis, stage III or IV ulcers, *those patients with no safe donor site availability and dialysis dependent end stage renal disease.
- Following normal operating room protocol, anticoagulants and aspirin will be stopped prior to the procedure.
- Patients will be randomly chosen to enter the intervention arm or the control arm of the study. Even social security numbers will be chosen to undergo the treatment arm and odd social security numbers will be chosen to undergo the control arm. After randomization, the control groups and the intervention groups will be analyzed to ensure that there are no statistically significant differences in patient profiles including: albumin levels, hematocrit, smoking status, and Hgb A1C values.
- Both insulin dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetic patients will be included and Hgb A1C values will be used to ensure both groups are similar.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00815217
|United States, District of Columbia
|Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington D.C.
|Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20422
|Principal Investigator: Karen Evans, MD
|Responsible Party:
|Karen F. Kim Evans, MD, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington D.C.
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|First Posted:
|December 29, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 29, 2008
|Last Verified:
|December 2008
Diabetes Mellitus
Mesenchymal Stem cells
Fat grafts
venous stasis
Varicose Ulcer
Wounds and Injuries
Varicose Veins
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Leg Ulcer
Skin Ulcer
Skin Diseases


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Friday, November 6, 2009
Mospeda Complete Artworks
Finally found it. This is the book that would have really freaked me out during those super influential post high school years. Which was long ago- but better late than never. Im not entirely clear on the history of this book, but it looks pretty new- or at least a new cover and some updated pages? (Correct me if Im wrong but that 1/10 scale suit that I have scanned below sure looks new). But who knows- this spin off of the Robotech series was certainly ahead of its time- everything still looks great, and everything to see in this universe is definitely packed into this book! I especially like seeing all the concepts and production drawings for the Earth Fleet that shows up for the final showdown. I'd like to talk with someone who has seen the original series to see if some of those episodes were left out of the American version's season. All the hangers and ship designs are some of my favorites. There is also a lot of great Invid suits, ships and interiors I had never seen before, along with a good shot of what an Invid pilot looks like while sitting in a cockpit- gross!!
Really great book. If you liked Macross, you will really like this-
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NEW YORK, July 19 (UPI) -- Katie Holmes is to star in Theresa Rebeck's new play, "Dead Accounts," on Broadway this fall, the five-character comedy's producers said Thursday.
Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, the play will open at the Music Box Theatre.
"Jack's unexpected return throws his family into a frenzy, and his sister Lorna needs answers. Is he coming home or running away? Where is his wife everyone hates? And how did he get all that money? Theresa Rebeck's new comedy tackles the timely issues of corporate greed, small town values, and whether or not your family will always welcome you back... with no questions asked," a synopsis said.
Holmes will play the role of Lorna. This will be her first Broadway role since appearing in the acclaimed 2008 production of "All My Sons."
Additional casting for the four additional roles, designers, production dates and ticket information will be announced shortly, the producers said.


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General Information on Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, 2011-2012
The deadline for accepting 2011-2012 NEH Awards for Faculty is February 25, 2011.
To accept the award, please complete, sign, and return the acceptance form to NEH Awards for Faculty Program by either scanning and e-mailing it to @email or faxing it to (202) 606-8204 by this deadline. If you have questions, contact the Awards for Faculty Program via the information in the letterhead.
Part One of this document describes the terms and conditions governing NEH Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Part Two provides specific information on term dates, stipends, and instructions for completing the acceptance form.
- Time Commitment: Your Award for Faculty term must be continuous, that is, no breaks from work on the project are allowable for the duration of your award. Awards may be held full-time, part time, or a combination of the two. Part-time study is defined as any amount of release time between half time and full time. In any case, you must complete your award within two years of the start date you choose. During your term, you may also attend conferences related to your award and give presentations on it. If you are contemplating any additional activity, you must first consult with the NEH program staff to determine whether the proposed activity is permissible.
- Project Changes: You may make minor changes in your proposed project without consulting the Endowment. However, any significant change must be approved in advance. You should describe and justify the changes to the Endowment in writing so that the Endowment can determine whether the new plans fall within the intent of the award.
- Work Leading toward Degrees: You may audit courses and seminars pertinent to your fellowship project, but you may not enroll in a degree program or engage in work you intend to apply toward a degree either now or later.
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2009 Audi Q5
Posted by: niuse on: July 25, 2008
2009 Audi Q5
By Joe DeMatio
Automobile Magazine has just driven the all-new, 2009 Audi Q5, a vehicle that made its world debut this past April at the Beijing auto show and which is Audi's answer to the BMW X3. The Q5 is the latest luxury entry in the small crossover SUV market segment that has grown rapidly in recent years and which is expected to continue expanding as more and more Americans ditch their full-size SUVs for smaller crossovers that drive better, achieve better fuel economy, and yet retain many of the utility and all-weather features of traditional SUVs. While vehicles as myriad as the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Ford Escape, Saturn Vue, and Hyundai Santa Fe serve the mainstream part of this market segment, the 2009 Audi Q5 joins the likes of the BMW X3, the Acura RDX, and the Land Rover LR2 in serving the luxury slice of the small-crossover segment. When it goes on sale here in February or March of 2009, it will also be joined by the all-new Mercedes-Benz GLK and the all-new Volvo XC60. Like those vehicles, the Q5 attempts to let its drivers have it all: attractive, modern styling; a powerful but efficient drivetrain; a luxurious, versatile interior; a full complement of safety equipment; and a sporty driving experience. Now that we've driven the U.S.-spec version of the 2009 Q5 in Valencia, Spain, let's see how successful Audi was in meeting those goals.
Not just another pretty face.
To our eyes, the Q5 is a very handsome, even pretty, vehicle, with good proportions and exquisite detailing in items like the LED headlights and taillamps. Audi's modern, so-called shield grille dominates the front-end styling, and it makes for a very attractive face. In America, the Q5 will be offered exclusively with a full chrome treatment for the grille, whereas in other markets it is available in glossy black and matte gray guise as well. The European market also is offered an off-road styling package with polished front scuff plates, but at launch, Audi of America will not offer that here. Eighteen-, nineteen-, and twenty-inch wheels will be offered, and all of them are attractive, save for a twenty-inch chrome wheel (twenty-inch aluminum are also available).
In Spain, where Audi enjoys a higher luxury-brand awareness and regard than BMW and Mercedes-Benz (so claims Audi) and where Audi A3s and A4s are a very common site, people on the streets of Valencia took favorable notice of the Q5. We expect that Americans will like it, as well.
Step in, sit down, enjoy.
Anyone who has sat inside the 2009 Audi Q5's big brother, the Q7, or for that matter in the new, 2009 Audi A4 or Audi's flagship, the R8 supercoupe, will instantly recognize the Q5's interior design theme, instrument panel, and controls. As in all contemporary Audi models, the Q5's interior is beautifully rendered in quality plastics, supple leather, and precisely engineered controls. It's a very pleasant place to be.
For the U.S. market, many features will of course be standard, such as power seats, windows, and locks; leather upholstery, a ten-speaker stereo, 60/40-split rear seats that recline and also slide fore and aft by four inches; and a new-and-improved version of Audi's MMI, or Multi-Media Interface, system that controls climate, radio, and navigation functions through a central knob and a display screen.
Audi of America plans two major options packages plus a number of stand-alone options.
The first options package will include bi-xenon headlights and a power-operated tailgate, among other items. (Cornering headlights will not be offered.)
The second options package will offer keyless start, a blind-spot detection system, nineteen-inch wheels, and a 14-speaker, 504-watt, Bang & Olufsen stereo system.
Among the stand-alone options are:
* An all-new navigation system, bundled with a rearview camera, that is likely to cost about $2400;
* A panoramic sunroof, which Audi claims is the biggest in the segment;
* The aforementioned Bang & Olufsen stereo, which will probably cost about $1000;
* An S Line exterior appearance package, which includes twenty-inch wheels;
* The aforementioned twenty-inch chrome wheels;
* Adaptive cruise control;
* Audi Drive Select, which allows the driver to choose among three levels of tuning for three dynamic parameters: powertrain, suspension, and steering. This option is likely to cost close to $3000; more details on it are below.
Get lost? Not with Audi's new, advanced, 3D navigation system.
The screen display for the optional navigation system is among the best we've seen. It provides three-dimensional-style images of buildings and topography that's similar to what you see on Google Earth. Audi of America has not yet confirmed, but we expect they will offer a traffic-reporting function as well; the Euro-spec vehicles we drove in Spain had the feature.
The MMI interface itself is pretty much the same as it currently is in other Audis, which is to say largely quite intuitive and easy to use, at least when compared with BMW's iDrive. As with all such systems, there's a learning curve, although we expect most owners will master what they need fairly quickly. With one new feature, if you have the MMI screen set to display the navigation map and you then change the settings for climate control, the stereo, or the seat heaters, a small inset box will pop up on the left or right side of the nav screen temporarily. In previous iterations of MMI, these temporary indicators would take up the entire nav screen. It's a small but welcome detail.
The navigation system ditches DVD storage drives in favor of a 40-gigabyte, hard-drive storage system that can accommodate more detailed maps of the entire continental United States than we have seen in the past, plus many more POIs (points of interest, such as restaurants). The system also allows you to set aside several gigabytes of storage space for up to 2000 tracks of MP3 music. Naturally, full iPod connectivity is available, wherein you can use the MMI controller to access play lists.
Standard V-6 power and Quattro all-wheel drive. But how about that turbo four-cylinder, Audi?
In a decision that clearly was made well before gasoline crested $4 per gallon, the U.S.-market will be offered exclusively with Audi's 3.2-liter, direct-injection V-6, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission – there's no four-cylinder model. Since the 2009 Audi Q5 does not go on sale until next winter, Audi is months away from receiving official EPA fuel economy ratings, but Audi of America product planning head Filip Brabec says that their preliminary expectations are 17 mpg city, 24 highway for the V-6.
In Spain, we drove a Q5 equipped with the V-6 and Audi's upcoming S Tronic seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, which performed brilliantly, with sharp off-the-line throttle response and crisp, rev-matching upshifts. Unfortunately, the S Tronic will not be offered in the U.S.-market Q5, at least initially, but our past experience with Audi's six-speed Tiptronic automatic, the sole U.S. Q5 transmission, has been largely favorable. In any case, with 270 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque, the V-6 offers plenty of performance for the Q5; Audi claims a 0-to-62-mph time of 6.8 seconds. The top speed will be limited to 130 mph due to tire specifications.
We also had the opportunity to drive a Q5 fitted with Audi's superb 2.0 TFSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is newly available in the 2009 Audi A4 but which at this juncture Audi of America will not offer in the Q5. With 211 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque, it takes the Q5 to 62 mph in 7.2 seconds, according to Audi, and it suffers little in driving performance when compared with the V-6. It's clear when speaking to Audi officials that they wish this engine would be available from the get-go when the Q5 goes on sale in the United States in February or March 2009, but it won't be. However, Audi of America's Brabec allows that any engine that already is engineered for the A4 chassis (which underpins the Q5) could fairly easily be homologated for U.S. duty. Our prediction: the 2.0 TFSI will be brought to the United States just as soon as Audi of America can make a business case to its parent, Audi AG.
Naturally, Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system is standard, and here it offers a 40:60 front:rear torque split. Although the Q5 is clearly not intended to be a rock-crawling off-roader, Audi maintains that it has the capability to tackle most off-pavement tasks that owners will throw at it. Ground clearance is 7.9 inches, the approach and departure angles are both 25.0 inches, and the Q5, Audi claims, can climb hills with up to 31 degrees of incline. Hill-descent control is standard.
Take control: Dial in your preferences for the chassis, the steering, and the powertrain response.
Audi Drive Select, a stand-alone option that will cost close to $3000 when the Q5 arrives in America, allows the driver to choose among three settings – comfort, normal, or sport – for throttle response, power assistance for the steering, and shift points for the transmission. The driver can mix and match his or her choices for each parameter or create a custom program.
The Drive Select system can be augmented with electronically adjustable suspension dampers and with Dynamic Steering. Audi's version of BMW's Active Steering, it varies the steering ratio and power assistance continuously. In concert with Drive Select, we found that it made a substantial difference in the Q5's steering feel, giving it very fast response with minimal lock-to-lock, especially at low speeds.
The Q5 puts the "sport" back into "sport-utility."
The Q5 is based on the same platform as the new Audi A4, so it's perhaps no surprise that this new crossover drives more like a sport sedan than an SUV. In that vein, it's a lot like the new Infiniti FX50 and the BMW X6: SUVs with a whole new level of driving prowess.
From the first turn of the steering wheel on our test car, we noticed the faster, firmer-feeling steering, a welcome change from what you find in many Audis. This was thanks to the Audi Driver Select program, and although that option is rather expensive, we'd want it in our Q5.
Body control and grip are superb, but not at the expense of ride quality over rough pavement (and we did find some rough pavement around Valencia, surfaces that were every bit as bad as what we have back home in southeast Michigan). On smooth pavement, the Q5 rides very well, if firmly, without undue harshness. We were very comfortable riding in both the front passenger's seat and the driver's seat.
The Q5's V-6 sounds great as you rev it to the limit in each gear. It offers plenty of torque, and great throttle response off the line. As noted above, it's a shame that we won't get Audi's new S Tronic 7-speed transmission for the Q5, but Audi officials say that they prefer to introduce that transmission on a sportier vehicle than a crossover. We imagine that, eventually, it will also trickle down to the Q5.
A standout performance in a new class of crossovers.
We came away very impressed by the 2009 Audi Q5. It clearly has surpassed the aging BMW X3 in terms of exterior styling, interior ambience, drivability, and comfort. Audi will face plenty of challengers in this segment, though, from the new Mercedes GLK and Volvo XC60, as well as from the existing entries from Acura, Land Rover, and BMW. Buyers in this category might also consider the new Audi A4 Avant, which shares its platform with the Q5. Although we like the Q5 as it is, we hope Audi of America finds a way to offer it soon with the superb 2.0 TFSI four-cylinder turbocharged engine and perhaps also the 3.0-liter TDI V-6 diesel that is debuting this winter in the Q5's larger sibling, the Q7.
Click here to read about Joe DeMatio's conversation with Audi of America's product planner, Filip Brabec.
2009 Audi Q5
Base price (estimated): $39,000
On sale: February or March 2009
Engine: 3.2-liter DOHC 24-valve V-6
Horsepower: 270 hp @ 6500 rpm
Torque: 243 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Drive: Four-wheel
L x W x H: 182.2 x 74.0 x 65.1 in
Legroom F/R: n/a
Headroom F/R: n/a
Cargo capacity (seats up/down): 19.1/55.1 cu ft
Curb Weight: 3836 lb
Fuel economy (Audi-estimated, preliminary city/highway): 17/24 mpg
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