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AAEP's March "My Vet Matters" Honoree Chosen
- Apr 27, 2004
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Suzanne Wilcox, DVM, of Hubbard, Ohio, has been selected by the AAEP's 50th Anniversary Committee as the My Vet Matters Contest's March honoree. Wilcox, who practices at Diamond Ridge Equine, Inc., was nominated for the award by horse owner Stacey Hotchkiss. Nearly 70 veterinarians were nominated last month.
In her nomination of "Dr. Sue," Ms. Hotchkiss told of Dr. Wilcox's heroic act of rescuing four horses from a barn fire. When it became apparent following the fire that the daily task of caring for the horses' burns was too much for the owners to undertake, Wilcox visited the horses daily for several weeks to treat their wounds.
Described as selfless, giving and compassionate, Wilcox devotes her time to animal welfare cases in her community, providing assessment and care for abused horses. She also is a fixture at horse health events. She volunteers to give talks on important topics such as West Nile virus, EPM, and basic equine care. Wilcox assists with the annual 4-H vaccination clinics, administering all vaccinations, handling the Coggins tests and even bringing along an equine dentist so the horses can receive much-needed dental care.
"Her skill, devotion and dedication to her profession and her passion for horses are abundantly evident. As a result, Dr. Wilcox has touched and saved many lives," said Hotchiss in her nomination.
Both Wilcox and Hotchiss will receive a prize package featuring horse care items and apparel from the AAEP's Educational Partners. They also are eligible for the grand prize, which is two tickets, airfare, and room accommodations for the 2005 Kentucky Derby. The March winning entry is available in its entirety on the AAEP's myHorseMatters.com web site. The contest continues monthly through October 2004.
About the Author
American Association of Equine Practitioners
AAEP Mission: To improve the health and welfare of the horse, to further the professional development of its members, and to provide resources and leadership for the benefit of the equine industry. More information: www.aaep.org.
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Fort Businesses | Fort Services
Fort : Baysider features a host of Fort listings from around the world. The best things in life happen on a Bayside, so what better place to explore our Fort directory.
Located in
Ida-Viru County,
Estonia Regions,
Victoria Bastion in Narva, Estonia, is an interesting tourist attraction that has stood the test of time and has a fascinating history that spans over a period of 300 years. After necessary renovations and its complete restoration, this tourist attraction entertains and regales visitors with many exciting stories surrounding the history of the magnificent fortress. Victoria Bastion is one of seven bastions in our city, and is considered the most powerful of all, and with our interesting guided tours of the fort visitors will be enthralled by the 16 metre high front wall and the more than three meter thickness of the walls that have stood firm during numerous wars.
Located in
Vermilion Bay,
Kenora District,
Fort Vermilion in Vermilion Bay, Ontario, Canada brings you a historical and natural world with over 20,000 square feet made of native materials mostly hand cut and hand split, and crafted by the progressive citizens of the Machin. Fort Vermilion is the perfect destination for families and history buffs as well as nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts, and is a replica of the early Hudson Bay Trading Post complete with log palisades and block houses. Fort Vermilion has beautiful hiking trails to experience the wild, as well as a scenic boardwalk, there's a children's playground, a Treehouse gift shop and cafe with homemade baked goods, ice cream and more, they also have mini golf, couches for relaxing on, tables and chairs for picnics, and the Pavilion is available for events, celebrations and gatherings, come visit this fascinating attraction.
Located in
County Cork,
South-West Region,
Visit Charles Fort in Kinsale for bastions, estuary views, guided tours
Located in
The Bangsbo Fort in Frederikshavn is a wonderful historical attraction to explore and offers stunning views of Frederikshavn and Kattegat. The Bangsbo Fort was built by the Germans during the second World War and has guns and bunkers for exploring, and guided tours are available explaining the history, the bunkers and the scenery.
Located in
The Old Fortress in Villasimius stands on a promontory and is a complex structure from an architectural point of view, probably built in the fourteenth century. According to archival documents the fortress was probably built in a transitional historical time when the area needed defense. Today the fort is of great interest to history buffs and for those seeking some culture about the area.
Located in
Frontenac County,
Fort Henry National Historic Site in Kingston is both a museum and a spectacular historic site depicting British garrison life during the year of Canada's confederation. Enjoy marching demonstrations, guided tours and music from the military band as well as scenic views. This 19th century British military fortress is guarded by sentries and this unique attraction is a must visit on your journey through Kingston.
Located in
Den Helder,
North Holland,
North Holland,
Restaurant Fort Kijkduin in Den Helder is a restaurant in a unique place, why not get married in a vault, why not have your party or celebration in a genuine fort commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte - there's history here and great food and even themed evenings. And it's not just about the food and the fort, there are stunning sea views, the sandbank Razende Bol, the island of Texel and the natural preserve Graf heartedness Dunes all within view. The rooms can be combined to accommodate 900 people if need be, it's the place, it's Restaurant Fort Kijkduin in Den Helder.
The Wokrestaurant located at the Kijkduin Fortress in Den Helder offers a stir fry buffet feast - select from a delectable array of ingredients and present to the chef who will stir fry and blanche your meal and add a sauce, enjoy while hot and crispy. First begin with a delectable hot appetiser that is served at the table then move on to the buffet where you can choose from a wide assortment of meat, fish and vegetables and then create your plate. Discover this original way of Asian food at the Wokrestaurant in Den Helder.
The Kijkduin Fortress in Den Helder was built on the orders of Napoleon who declared the town the Gibraltar of North Holland and noted it's strategic value. Today guided tours are on offer whereby visitors to Kijkduin Fortress can find out information about the fortress in which over 700 soldiers were lodged. There are also permanent exhibitions on the history of the Kijkduin Fortress and a visit is an adventure not be missed.
Located in
Tybee Island,
Chatham County,
United States
Gold Medal Award Winning Howard Johnson Admiral's Inn? in Savannah's Tybee Island welcomes you. The hotel offers an outdoor seasonal pool, 2 Floors with 41 Rooms and connecting rooms. Handicapped Accessible Rooms. Nearby attractions - Fishing, Shopping, Golf nearby, Marine Science Museum, Lighthouse, Fort Pulaski, Historic Savannah.

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Between Donald Trump's lies and fake news, it's becoming harder to know the truth. This is making it increasingly harder for the media to cover the White House. What makes things worse is Trump gets a lot of his false information from the media that is producing the inaccurate facts.
As a journalist, I have my trusted sources. But I also hold the media accountable when they mess up. My sources have even widdled down to journalists in some cases. I was very upset with the results of this election but I still want the facts and I still demand good coverage of this administration. I hate when I see my friends posting articles on Facebook that can't be verified. Sure, you may want that article about Trump to be true but just because you want it to be true, doesn't mean it is. We can't let our distaste of this president get in the way of our news judgment. The Guardian and Forbes both published stories in the last week about the rise of liberal fake news. I especially liked how Forbes explained this:
But liberal sites and networks are no strangers to fabricated news for the simple reason that the desire to believe something that caters to our existing prejudices isn't restricted by political ideology.
Sadly, we can all fall victims of believing misinformation. We are too swayed by our own beliefs. Now, when there are so many lies coming from every direction, we have to be smarter about the news we read.
During the campaign, Hillary Clinton was called a liar constantly. The Washington Post published an article back in November showing that Trump lies more than Clinton. Clinton had an average of 2.2 Pinocchios (out of 4) while Trump had an average of 3.4. All politicians lie but I scratch my head at the things that Trump lies about. Why lie about the unemployment rate and say that violent crimes are up when they're not.
I was very happy when John Oliver did a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight, about Trump vs. Truth. I've been concerned about this since Trump got elected. Journalists have to be more vigilant when covering him but we as a society, have to be too.
How do you deal with a president that lives in his own reality? That's why we have two other branches of government. Congress and the judicial branch have to be tough. The Judicial courts are putting up a good fight but Congress Republicans need to step it up a bit. While I'm sure they're staying pretty quiet because they are getting what they want, they can't let the president keep putting out falsehoods.
I was so concerned about all the lies it never even dawned on me until Oliver pointed it out that Trump is creating policy around those lies. That's a scary precedent that he is starting.
The most important thing we can do is make sure we are responsible about our news gathering. Don't just believe something because it aligns with your beliefs. Seek out the truth. Do you trust the source that you're reading? Are there facts to back up what the source is saying? Do they constantly get things wrong? These are some of the things Oliver pointed out in his segment and these are the things I'm already doing and I wish more people were doing too. We're all either really upset about this election or really happy but that doesn't mean facts are irrelevant now.
Secondly, we must contact our representatives when we are not happy with something and we must vote during elections, especially midterm elections. It all starts with better informing ourselves. It's no secret that fake news played a big part in this election, on either side of the campaign.
It won't be easy to hold ourselves, the press, congress, and the administration constantly accountable but it's something we must do during these next four years. And not just the next four years, always. If we want more from our government, we must demand more from them.
Check out Oliver's segment, Trump vs. Truth:


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Excellent party solutions
I often search for party tips which are unconventional and out of the box. I found that Youtube is undoubtedly a very good source for these types of tips. All you have to do is go to Youtube and perform a search for "event suggestions" and you are going to see hours worth of videos with a lot of wonderful points. The issue is, who has the time to view them all? So I am on a regular mission to put together some notes to save me and perhaps other people some time.
Here is an awesome video with some insane party ideas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUlJSgYGmFw
Hope you see several good ideas for your upcoming party on Youtube!


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Riyas cafeteria is located on the ground floor of the Dinesh Chandaria Medical Centre and caters for patients, visitors, and doctors. It serves a wide range of vegetarian meals, snacks and fresh juices.
The opening hours of the cafeteria are 10:00am to 6:00pm daily.
The gift shop is located opposite the Main Hospital entrance. It has all the basic necessities that may be required by patients, visitors or doctors such as water, chocolates, crisps and confectioneries.
Opening hours of the gift shop are 9:30 am to 6:00 pm daily.


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This week's video is not specifically writing advice, but I definitely wanted to hear this and so y'all are getting it too. Considering the popularity of the character in the latest Captain America: Civil War I have a feeling a lot more folks are going to learn about T'Challa.
Tag: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Video Saturday: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Writing Marvel's Black Panther
Video Saturday: Ta-Nehisi Coats – Advice to #Writers
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a writer and journalist. I know of him mostly from his work at The Atlantic, where he writes about cultural and political issues, particularly as regards African-Americans. But he has previously written for Time, The Village Voice, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, O, as well as having published two books. The first is a memoir and the second, which won this year's National Book Award, Between the World and Me.
"I always consider the entire process about failure, and I think that's the reason why more people don't write."
He also did a great interview for NPR that you can listen to here:
Ta-Nehisi Coates On His Work And The Painful Process Of Getting Conscious
I may also be a fan because he is a fellow comics-geek:
Ta-Nehisi Coates Unpacks the Way Comics Have Conquered the World


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It doesn't get any better than this folks, we are talking; creamy, chocolately, fudgeness, decadent and more chocolate. I could go on and on but you'd probably grow tired of these endless adjectives and want more information about the recipe.
Chickpea dough is one of the latest trends for the health crew, thick and pliable like the conventional type. The exception to the rule here is that this formula is much healthier and rather simple too.
Most of the ingredients used are probably things within reach. If you're a health foodie, what this recipe calls for shouldn't be too far out of reach – absolutely no dairy was used as I like to use my cheap and cheerful homemade coconut milk.
Chickpeas have an acquired taste, I seldom make anything which calls for chickpeas without adding some flavour enhancements. When I first discovered chickpea cookie dough, my thoughts quickly turned to the acquired taste. Would I be able to win my readers over? Would I even like it?…
Well the results are great, I love the fact that the chickpeas are heavily disguised with the chocolate, almond butter and coconut milk. The best thing is it's a guilt free treat. No need to fret about your waistlines as it's full of omega fats (the amount that's present), with a high percentage of protein. This would make a great protein recovery dip; a nice spread to add to a sandwich.
- 1 cup of chickpeas (precooked and drained, can use canned)
- 2tbsp of cacao powder
- 1 tsp of vanilla powder
- ¼ cup of date paste
- ¼ cup of almond butter
- ¼ tsp of cinnamon
- ⅓ of cacao nibbles
- Puree all of the ingredients (excluding the nibbles) in a blender until a smooth consistency is achieved.
- Add the cacao nibble, then fold into the chocolate dip
- Serve accordingly.
- Store in refrigerator overnight.


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Hi Andy, while learning how dvd+rw-tools is doing its work, i meanwhile came to DVD-RW Disk-At-Once where i discovered a processing path in the code which avoids the track reservation. Another related path seems to reserve a size that might be too small. I tested those use cases with growisofs 7.0. It looks that at least my drives do not appreciate what growisofs is doing. (Are there drives known which would do ?) The code which made me think is in growisofs_mmc.cpp : if (is_dao && leadout) minus_r_reserve_track(cmd,leadout); Before each burn the DVD-RW was treated with $ dvd+rw-format -blank /dev/sr0 Submitting a logical track of unspecified length seems indeed to circumvent 53h RESERVE TRACK and next it fails: $ dd if=/dev/zero bs=2048 count=500000 | \ growisofs -use-the-force-luke=dao -Z /dev/sr0=/dev/fd/0 ... /dev/sr0: engaging DVD-RW DAO upon user request... Here function minus_r_reserve_track() with a disk file as source would state something like /dev/sr0: reserving 500000 blocks In this case it doesn't, but rather states as next lines: /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1352KBps. :-! "COMMAND SEQUENCE ERROR"@LBA=0h. Is media being read? :-! the LUN appears to be stuck at 0h, retrying in 5 secs... I waited about a minute but no progress was visible with the subsequent retries. "Command sequence error" looks much like 53h RESERVE TRACK is mandatory with DAO DVD-RW. I believe the first 2Ah WRITE came when the drive was still awaiting some setup. Looks like this would happen with any piped input which is not in ISO-9660 format (E.g. afio, star) and has no explicit size given via -use-the-force-luke. Next there is a problem if a ISO-9660 header does not predict the full length of the data stream. The specs stay undecided. mmc5r03c.pdf 126.96.36.199 : "Based upon the currently mounted media, it is possible for the Host to request a Reservation Size that is too small." By chance i got a real use case for such ISO images: My backup project appends checksum data to its ISO-9660 images. With Incremental Streaming this only has the funny effect of getting reported more than 100% "done" with the pacifier messages. But with DAO : $ dd if=/dvdbuffer/fertig.iso | \ growisofs -use-the-force-luke=dao -Z /dev/sr0=/dev/fd/0 ... /dev/sr0: engaging DVD-RW DAO upon user request... /dev/sr0: reserving 64046 block, warning for short DAO recording /dev/sr0: "Current Write Speed" is 4.1x1352KBps. :-? the LUN appears to be stuck writing LBA=fa30h, keep retrying in 23ms Again, no progress with the retries. I pressed CTRL+C and after some due waiting time, the process ended. The file fertig.iso is 32313 bytes larger than thereserved track size of 64046 * 2048.When giving the disk file as source, everthing is ok: $ growisofs -use-the-force-luke=dao -Z /dev/sr0=/dvdbuffer/fertig.iso ... /dev/sr0: reserving 64061 block, warning for short DAO recording ... Since DAO is avoidable only if i do dvd+rw-format-blank=full it is not purely deliberate user risk but could also bite me if i inadvertedly use such media. (I did not test yet the situation where a track source is smaller than announced by the ISO-9660 header.) For cdrskin i decided to: - disallow undefined track size with DVD-R[W] DAO and demand a recognizable file size or an explicit track size. - truncate the data stream to the reserved size and eventually indicate failure by its exit value. - pad up tracks where the data source does not deliver the announced size. So DVD-R[W] DAO will behave like single track CD SAO.
Just for reference, Joerg and I had a discussion of this, related to doing remote backups where the ISO image is generated on one machine and piped to cdrecord on another. It appears to have the same limitations, you need to create an image somewhere to do the burn, and in addition to the disk required the time per media is transfer+burn instead of just burn (since the transfer is always faster than the burn, at least for the moment).
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How was everyone's Mother's Day? Did you have a memorable day with your mother and/or your children?
For me, my mom lives far away so I haven't been able to spend Mother's Day with my mom for years. She was actually visiting us for a short time recently but went back to Japan before Mother's Day came around, so I just sent her an email but I wish I could have been with her… She is my best friend and my role model. She is the great mother I want to become. Since I was young, I was such a mommy's girl and my dream job was always "a mom" because of her. She has always prioritized me and my brother in her life. Now that I am a mother, I have so many things I can learn from her and I respect her even more. I appreciate everything she does/has done for me, and my boys are so lucky to have her as a grandmother. I live in Canada with my husband and my kids while all of my family are still in Japan, and it has been hard for me sometimes, but I have been able to see my parents more since my boys were born. So, I have to thank my boys for that gift.
Since I am a mom now, my boys and my husband celebrated Mother's Day for me. My husband worked Sunday so we celebrated it today (Monday) instead. We went to a nice place to see beautiful flowers with my in-laws in the morning, then to a restaurant with a gorgeous view for lunch, and my husband cooked me a delicious dinner!! I am such a family person and I love being with my husband and my boys. They make my life complete. They make me feel so happy. I might be selfish but if I could I would spend every moment with them. My husband is such a wonderful daddy to our boys too. Motherhood is a funny thing. It is challenging at times and I sometimes have no idea what I am doing. I feel like I just manage to take care of my children… when I am barely a good adult myself. This is a completely new stage of my life and I am still very new to it, yet I cannot imagine my life any other way anymore. Once I am a mother, I am a mother forever.
Mother's Day used to be always about my mom, and after marriage, about my mother in law as well, but now it is for me too, which I feel incredibly privileged about. (When we were going through infertility struggle, this holiday was sometimes hard for me actually because I so wanted to be a mom.)
I know this is "just another holiday" for some people,and it is widely celebrated in the world in a commercial way too, but for me, this is my second one and it was a big deal. I wanted to bask in all the happy moments with the boys, who made me the mom that I longed to be. I still can't believe how lucky I am to have such sweet, thoughtful, happy, smart, compassionate, active little boys as mine. (Maybe I am being a silly proud mom!) This will always be a special holiday for me.
Thank you for reading!


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Journal of the American College of Cardiology
On the Relative Value of an Assay Versus That of a TestA History of Troponin for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
Author + information
- Published online May 11, 2010.
Author Information
- Robert L. Jesse, MD, PhD* (robert.jesse{at}va.gov)
- ↵*Reprint requests and correspondence:
Dr. Robert L. Jesse, Veterans Health Administration and Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Cardiology Division, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Room 804, Washington, DC 20420
I had recently commented publicly that "when troponin was a lousy assay it was a great test, but now that it's becoming a great assay, it's getting to be a lousy test." And my penance for that utterance is to write this editorial.
So, let's think about that statement…
What constitutes a great laboratory test? Is it something inherent or unique in the data themselves? Is it the information that it provides? Or, is it the knowledge that it brings, and by that I mean, does it provide information that can be put to productive use? Said bluntly, does knowing a particular test result impact our decision making in some substantive way, or change how we would manage the patient? Does it have a clear and measurable clinical implication?
And what constitutes a great assay? Is it the accuracy of the result or the reproducibility of the number? Is it the coefficient of variability (CV), and at what cut point is this important? (We have declared that the ideal troponin [Tn] assay will have a CV of <10% at or below the 99th percentile cutoff) (1). But how do we determine the appropriate population from which to derive that 99th percentile? Is it 1-size-fits-all, or does it need to be parsed by age, sex, race, body mass, and so forth? Are there temporal constraints such that value of the information decays over time? In other words, how important is turnaround time?
Finally, what is the clinical context for which the test was performed? Does the cutoff value change, or is it impacted by specific clinical circumstances? Would the reference ranges be different if the values were measured in true normals, versus all persons presenting to the emergency department, versus only those who were being admitted for presumed acute coronary syndromes? Couch potatoes versus marathoners? Symptomatic versus asymptomatic? History of coronary disease versus none? And, how do we manage problems introduced by comorbidities such as renal failure?
The answers to much of the above can be learned from looking at the history of Tn development over the past 2 decades.
A history lesson
Chapter 1
When the early cardiac troponin T (TnT) and troponin I (TnI) assays were first being evaluated in the early 1990s, the initial target populations invariably included patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). A good cohort to study, but irrelevant clinically as the laboratory test had virtually no added value in this population since the diagnosis had been made based on, and the clinical action dictated by, the presenting electrocardiogram (ECG [ST-segment elevation MI]). Then an interesting finding arose: although TnT and TnI were confirmed to be specific to the myocardium, the specificity of the assays was poor relative to expectations. In the landmark study by Katus et al. (2), despite very high sensitivity, the specificity of TnT for acute MI was only 78% when using a cutoff of 0.5 μg/l. However, if patients with the clinical diagnosis of unstable angina were excluded from the calculation, the specificity improved to 95%. Why? Simply because the gold standard, creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB), was an imperfect standard. Why? Because the reference standard, CK-MB mass assay, measured the normal population distribution, and the normal population distribution is very broad, resulting in a relatively high 99th percentile cutoff value. (It could also be confounded by the presence of skeletal muscle damage.) This allowed for detectable Tn in patients who had "normal" CK-MB levels, even with the relatively insensitive early assays. The obvious conclusion must be that either there are false positive Tn values, or that Tn is more sensitive than CK-MB. This has been answered by the reproducible observation that patients who have positive Tn but negative CK-MB on average have worse outcomes compared to patients who are also Tn negative (3).
A history lesson
Chapter 2
The discordance between Tn and CK-MB was initially addressed in the context of existing definitions. The logical conclusion at first was that Tn could diagnose unstable angina (i.e., acute ischemic heart disease with MI ruled out by serial negative CK-MBs). As an initial attempt to reconcile this, in 1999 the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry published the Standards of Laboratory Practice recommending 2 cutoffs for Tn (4). The first was at the 95th percentile, which for the first-generation assays roughly correlated to the CK-MB cutoffs, and would be diagnostic of acute MI. The second would be at the 99th percentile, or lower limit of detectability. That range between this lower cutoff and the "diagnostic" cutoff was frequently referred to at the time as a "gray zone," but since it did provide clear prognostic information, the feeling was that it should be formally recognized, and a new diagnostic category was recommended: "minor myocardial damage" and "minimal myocardial injury" were terms frequently being offered at the time. A different approach was taken in 2000 by the European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on the Redefinition of Myocardial Infarction (1). The new definition was "myocardial necrosis caused by ischemia," and it designated Tn as the "preferred" biochemical marker for detecting necrosis, noting that it had "…nearly absolute myocardial tissue specificity, as well as high sensitivity…." It went on to set the cutoff at the 99th percentile, but cautioned that the acceptable imprecision (the CV) at this cutoff should be ≤10%. This was followed shortly by an editorial from Jaffe et al. (5), arguing that "it's time for a change to a troponin standard."
A history lesson
Chapter 3
The first-generation Tn assays were relatively insensitive. The second-generations Tn assays were more sensitive, but still relatively insensitive. The third-generation Tn assays are even more sensitive, and yes, still relatively insensitive. An important consideration is that as the assays have improved in their sensitivity, the analytical performance has also been improving. So as to not belabor the point, we will accept as true the premise that any detectable Tn by current commercial assays is in fact indicative of irreversible myocardial injury, and as such carries prognostic information. However, there are now emerging state-of-the-art research assays that can measure Tn in the normal population, including the individual day-to-day variability (6). These are what I would consider as highly sensitive assays. Up to this point, the absence of detectable Tn was considered "normal," and with each successive iteration of the assay, the normal level was reset. But soon, for the first time, we will actually be able to measure a normal Tn in clinical practice. This is a mixed blessing: whereas the 99th percentile will actually be a true representation of the normal population, we will soon have to make decisions about what reference population is appropriate. In effect, Tn will then be like CK-MB was, and we will have to seriously consider the relationship of age, body mass, sex, comorbidities, and so forth, when interpreting the data. In effect, Tn has appeared to be a very sensitive assay simply because it was more sensitive than CK-MB, the existing but flawed gold standard at the time. However, regardless of the diagnostic cutoff, with each successive improvement in the assay, the fundamental hypothesis that myocardial necrosis is a bad prognostic indicator has held fast.
Which brings us, finally, to the article by Bonaca et al. (7) in this issue of the Journaldescribing the prognostic relationship of a "current generation" Tn assay in patients presenting with presumed acute coronary syndromes who were enrolled in the MERLIN–TIMI 36 (Metabolic Efficiency With Ranolazine for Less Ischemia in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary–Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 36) trial. The assay used was TnI-Ultra (ADVIA Centaur, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Deerfield, Illinois), which has a lower limit of detection at 0.006 μg/l, and the 99th percentile reference limit at 0.04 μg/l with a 10% CV at 0.03 μg/l. In a nutshell, patients with TnI ≥0.04 μg/l and <0.1 μg/l had significantly more adverse outcomes (death/MI) at 30 days and 1 year compared with patients with <0.04 μg/l, thus confirming the prognostic significance of an ever-lower Tn cutoff using an ultrasensitive assay with good performance characteristics. (In fairness, it should be mentioned that there was not a statistical adverse outcome demonstrated for patients in the range <0.04 μg/l and the lower limit of detection, 0.006 μg/l.)
A history lesson
Chapter 4
Despite the redefinition of MI to a Tn standard, detection of Tn alone does not equal the diagnosis of MI. The redefinition of myocardial infarction (1) explicitly states that only myocardial necrosis secondary to ischemia constitutes a MI. To further complicate matters, not all MIs (Tn elevations secondary to ischemia) are due to acute coronary syndromes. To address this and the particularly confusing issue of procedural Tn elevations, the "universal definition of myocardial infarction" was published in 2007 by the joint European Society of Cardiology/American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/World Heart Federation (ESD/ACCF/AHA/WHF) task force on the redefinition of myocardial infarction (8). This describes the 5 categories of MI inclusive of sudden death, the typical acute coronary syndrome, other supply-demand mismatch situations, and procedural infarcts (both percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft surgery). Absent an improvement in our ability to detect ischemia, the increasingly sensitive Tn assays will continue to challenge the distinction between MI and other etiologies of myocardial necrosis.
In that regard, it should be noted that the study by Bonaca et al. (7) was performed in a highly selected and enriched population. Entry criteria defined those enrolled as having unstable angina on the basis of either objective data, (ECG, biomarkers), or at high risk for it (diabetes mellitus, TIMI risk score). This is important because any positive Tn would not be unexpected, and thus would be assumed at face value to be true, and hence diagnostic of MI. The other issue is that the Tn obtained is a single point value drawn sometime after enrollment, which was an average of 23 h after the onset of symptoms. While this may or may not have an implication on the results of the study per se, it would be an important consideration in the clinical assessment of a patient in the emergency department.
A history lesson
Chapter 5, Modern Times (2010)
Although the diagnosis of MI is now crystal clear and based on a Tn standard, we have done little to resolve the confusion around nonischemic Tn elevations. These are frequently referred to as "false positive troponins"—or by some as "'expletive' false positive troponins." The consequence of ever more sensitive assays will be the finding of more and more patients with small Tn elevations lacking the supportive clinical findings to assign the diagnosis of MI. This is compounded by the tendency to order Tn tests on increasing numbers of patients lacking clinical signs or symptoms suggestive of acute coronary events (those with a low pre-test probability). The result is an increasing number of undifferentiated patients with low-level Tn elevations, and consequently, a growing distrust of the test by many practitioners who fail to appreciate the clinical significance of the findings absent a diagnosis of MI. First and foremost, we must always remember that elevated Tn does not necessarily equate to an acute coronary event, and it has been that singular issue that accounts for most of the confusion.
And herein lays the crux of the issue: what is the added value of a positive Tn finding? Make no mistake, while the finding of elevated Tn imparts prognostic information, knowing that information does not necessarily change the clinical approach to the patient in a way that improves care or outcome. In fact, one could argue that many of the current low-level Tn results may in fact negatively impact patient care by promoting over-reaction on the part of clinicians. Said simply, when it comes to Tn, and for that matter, all cardiac biomarkers, it is easy to show prognosis; it is very difficult to show prognostic value. This is true in part because prognosis is generally demonstrated in large populations, and prognostic value relates to clinical effects on individual patients.
In the original World Health Organization definition of MI, published in 1979, the diagnostic criteria were based on the triad of ECG, clinical findings, and serial cardiac enzymes (9). A major consequence of the increasingly sensitive and specific Tn in the context of the "redefinition to a troponin standard" has been the erosion of the importance of the clinical findings, a diminished value of the ECG, and most importantly a marginalization of the value of serial biomarker measurements. As the Tn assays become more and more sensitive, and analytical performance improves, the clinical context in which results are interpreted will be increasingly important.
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Chapter 6
The more things change the more they stay the same. In addition to factoring in the ECG and clinical situation when making a diagnosis of MI, the temporal rise and fall in cardiac markers remains an important component of the diagnosis. This dates back to the original WHO definition, and has been reiterated in both the 2000 ESC/ACC myocardial infarction redefined consensus paper and again by the universal definition of myocardial infarction ESD/ACCF/AHA/WHF task force. Dr. Jaffe has been reminding us for well over 10 years about the importance of the temporal information derived from serial biomarker measurements. This was very eloquently reiterated as the key to differentiating low-level Tn elevations for the diagnosis of an acute coronary event versus prognostic implications in other conditions in a 2006 editorial entitled "How low can you go if you can see the rise?" (10). This was an important prognostication; as the current generation assays have become more and more sensitive and have improved analytical characteristics, the discrimination between Tn elevations that represent acute coronary events versus other pathological conditions will be based on the temporal changes and/or interpretation of the clinical findings. So, for instance, in some renal failure patients, a small Tn elevation that rises and falls back to baseline over 8 to 12 h may represent a MI, whereas a small elevation that remains constant over several days will likely not.
In conclusion, when Tn was a lousy assay, it really was a great test because when used in the appropriate context it markedly improved on the existing gold standard, CK-MB, for the diagnosis of MI. In effect, the diagnosis of MI had become a technical decision based predominantly on a laboratory result because of its apparent sensitivity and highly reliable cardiac specificity. However, as the Tn assays have improved, both in threshold of detection and with imprecision, higher sensitivity has become a double-edged sword. While the prognostic value of an elevated Tn continues to appear valid regardless of how low the threshold at which we are able to detect it—as is again demonstrated for the latest generation Tn assay by Bonaca et al. (7)—we will most certainly find more and more clinical instances where Tn can be detected outside of situations that clinically constitute MI. That will continue until such time as commercial assays are accurately measuring Tn in the true normal range with acceptable CVs. At that point, Tn will truly be a great assay, and it may well then be a really lousy test unless we can factor in "true normal" when interpreting the result. And at that time, the diagnosis of MI will again become a cognitive decision integrating both objective and clinical data.
But for now, as long as the absence of Tn is the only normal, and a positive Tn can confidently be considered abnormal, it will likely continue to contribute to prognosis regardless of etiology. With each subsequent improvement to the Tn assay, the question then will be, as it is now: does it continue to provide prognostic value? That alone is the true measure of a great test.
↵* Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiologyreflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACCor the American College of Cardiology.
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The Disney diva said her collection will feature everything from flats, boots, sandals, heels to even sneakers...and perhaps the best news of all is that it's not going to break the bank. "My inspiration is all of the young women out there who are my age and older -- working women who don't necessarily want to spend a trillion dollars, but want to get a good shoe," the 18-year-old told InStyle exclusively. "I want to make affordable shoes of quality that are very fashion forward, chic and that I'm going to wear."
Zendaya's shoe collection is set to debut in time for back to school this year, but she'll be giving us a sneak peek soon. She'll reportedly be rocking them on the red carpet during the Met Gala on May 4. We can't wait to see them and to get our hands on a pair!
While you were sleeping, this Oscar-winning actress was thinking of the perfect shoes to wear to the premiere of the Minions movie. We didn't think we could love her more, but she will forever hold a special place in our hearts after donning these li'l guys.1. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 2. Sandra Bullock
This badass singer is always on the cutting edge of fashion. So, when Paris Fashion Week rolled around, it didn't surprise us to see her rocking fur flats. From afar, it looked like she forgot to take off her house slippers. If anyone can pull these off, it's definitely her. We just don't expect the rest of the world to be crazy about the trend.3. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 4. Rihanna
Everything's coming [insert flower type here] for this movie star--sometimes literally! At the 2013 Met Gala, the lovable babe donned elegant Brian Atwood suede platforms embellished with layered florals.5. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 6. Jennifer Lawrence
In a high-fashion magazine spread, this actress wore Big Bird-esque heels while getting a piggyback ride from her costar who also happened to be walking a dog. Whoa! That's three animal references, in case you weren't counting.7. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 8. Lena Dunham
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Not that we didn't love her already, but this actress had our hearts all aflutter when she flaunted Sophia Webster's tangerine pumps with butterfly-winged heels. We bet bestie Julianne Hough is going to want to borrow these!
- 10. Nina Dobrev
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This performer turned heads at her album release party with black thigh-high, crystal mosaic boots. Who designed the sexy footwear? Try asking her rapping hubby. He has a hit song dedicated to the American fashion label.
- 12. Beyonce
One of the, er, fringe benefits of being a movie star? Having shoes made especially for you! Brian Atwood custom designed these one-of-a-kind heels for this wig-tastic Hunger Games actress. Do you know who it is?13. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 14. Elizabeth Banks
We can't say we're too familiar with this singer's music, but her dirty teddy bear-adorned platforms at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards certainly got our attention! Wait until you see the entire outfit...15. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 16. Kerli
Celebrities are known to blow kisses on the red carpet. This adorable young actress prefers to flaunt Giannico's cute black satin pumps with red patent leather lip detail. Can you guess the Wizards of Waverly Place star?
- 18. Bailee Madison
This star's new pixie cut may be the reason for her edgy style choices, like these spiked Anthony Vaccarello heels.19. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 20. Jennifer Lawrence
This teen actress is notorious for "shaking things up" on the red carpet with fun heels. Just take a look at her Charlotte Olympia "Betty & Veronica" footwear! Have you figured out who wore these animated blue suede shoes yet?21. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 22. Bella Thorne
This singer knows a thing or two about self-promotion! She was a walking billboard for her latest album during an appearance in Germany, where she donned head-to-toe prismatic fashions, including these fabulous Jimmy Choos.23. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 24. Katy Perry
Talk about taking a walk on the wild side! This fashion icon may have gotten a little, er, carried away when she stepped out in these lion paw Loubs. Can you guess which movie star put her best hoof forward?25. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 26. Sarah Jessica Parker
This TV vamp was spotted in broad daylight rocking a serious pair of neon yellow geometric stompers!27. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 28. Kat Graham
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These fierce boots by Tom Ford must've had this performer's tongue wagging more than usual. Who is she?
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You better watch your feet around this new mom. She's literally dressed to kill with her spiked red bottoms.31. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 32. Kim Kardashian
We don't blame this R&B songbird for wanting to make a fashion statement at NYFW. We just hope the message on her stilettos wasn't meant for us! (Btw, she gets brownie points for matching the pink polish on her shoes to her toes!)33. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
- 34. Ashanti
Well, this is one way to go out with a bang! This entertainer is no stranger to controversial outfits, so we weren't surprised when she flaunted Chanel's gun heels. So, who put the "pop" in pop star with these bad boys?35. Guess the Crazy Celeb Shoe!
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KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia has banned the import of chicken products from neighbouring Thailand after the confirmation of an outbreak of bird flu in the country, newspapers reported.
Singapore and Malaysia have postponed plans to import poultry products from Indonesia amid rising worries over the current outbreak of bird flu in the Asian region, according to a government official.
The ban covers the import of live chicken, eggs and chicken meat, Agriculture Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times.
The length of the ban depended on the situation in the future, he said, according to the Bernama news agency.
He added that the Veterinary Department had been instructed to monitor local chicken farms for the flu.
After weeks of denials, Thailand admitted Friday that bird flu had infected humans and chickens in the kingdom, and ordered a complete halt to its billion-dollar poultry export business.
It also announced the first death of a Thai suspected to have contracted the disease, a 56-year-old man who raised fighting cocks at his home just east of Bangkok.
The virus has also hit five other Asian countries, with Cambodia the latest to report cases.
"We fear, that if we do not do so (impose a ban), the bird flu could spread to Malaysia," Mr Muhyiddin was quoted as saying by the Utusan Malaysia.
He said Malaysia had only previously banned live chickens from Thailand to protect local breeders, but the ban on its processed meat was now necessary.
Taiwan has also temporarily banned imports of chicken products from Thailand "in order to protect the safety of the domestic poultry industry," said a statement by the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine.
It also cautioned Taiwanese poultry producers not to visit chicken farms in Thailand and other countries infected with bird flu in the near future.
The domestic supply of poultry would not be affected as Taiwan had already prohibited imports of live chickens, eggs and chicken meat from Thailand prior to the outbreak.
Both Malaysia and Taiwan have already banned the import of poultry from Vietnam, Japan and South Korea -- countries which have had confirmed cases of bird flu. - CNA
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"They were in the process of examining our poultry industry, checking the slaughter houses and disease prevention system. With the current bird flu scare, the examination process might take a longer time," director of the veterinary community of the Ministry of Agriculture, Bachtiar Moerad, told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
He said that the two countries postponed their import plans following the death of thousands of chickens on Bali Island over the past three months.
But Bachtiar said that the death was caused by the Newcastle disease, not bird flu, which has hit a number of countries like Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.
Thailand confirmed on Friday that there were bird flu cases in the country, and the government decided to suspend all chicken exports.
Parent site: "Focus on Malaysia"
Singapore and Malaysia have postponed plans to import poultry products from Indonesia amid rising worries over the current outbreak of bird flu in the Asian region, according to a government official.


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I collect texts. Sometimes they are stolen from correspondence, misheard conversations, mind chatter or stream of consciousness writing. Words and phrases are tossed around in my mind. They must endure until the right moment arrives, and remain present while I am making new work.
In a private conversation I once explained that all of my work was based on delusions (an endearing term for my wild imagination). From time-to-time my mind has the capacity to escape reality, and sometimes escape me—to be still, but also to be alive. I find words and images in that space too.
This work contains an ever-present love for technique and process; playing with color, pattern and design. Printmaking history and the printmaking process have influenced my approach to all media, and heightened my appreciation for color, pattern and design. It remains important for me to practice and respect the craft, technique and traditional aspects of my medias, while following my curiosity.
2017Letterpress, pressure printing, relief, mixed media | Impresión tipográfica, impresión a presión, relieve, técnicas mixtas18 x 24 in | 45.7 x 61 cm
2017Letterpress, pressure printing, relief, mixed media | Impresión tipográfica, impresión a presión, relieve, técnicas mixtas20 x 15 in | 50.8 x 38.1 cm
2016Relief, letterpress, inkjet print | Relieve, impresión tipográfica, impresión inyección de tinta12 x 9 in | 30.5 x 23 cm
2016Relief, letterpress | Relieve, impresión tipográfica7 x 5 in | 17.8 x 12.7 cm
2015Relief, letterpress | Relieve, impresión tipográfica18 x 12 in | 45.7 x 30.5 cm
2015Relief | Relieve7 x 5 in | 17.8 x 12.7 cm
2015Relief, letterpress | Relieve, impresión tipográfica22 x 13 in | 55.9 x 33 cm
2015Letterpress | Impresión tipográfica8 x 10 in | 20.3 x 25.4 cm
2014Letterpress | Impresión tipográfica11 x 14 in | 28 x 35.5 cm
2014Relief, letterpress | Relieve, impresión tipográfica14 x 18 in | 35.5 x 45.7 cm
2011Relief, letterpress | Relieve, impresión tipográfica15 x 11 in | 38 x 28 cm
2008Intaglio | Intaglio11 x 14 in | 28 x 35.5 cm
2009Letterpress | Impresión tipográfica14 x 11 in | 35.5 x 28 cm
Artist's books fulfill my desire to work and think in multiple dimensions: page design, sculpture/mechanics and sequence/time. Working in the media is challenge. It requires that all decisions enhance structural, sequential, visual, tactile and artistic content (and more) while operating with the laws of physics and usually within a budget.
2014Letterpress | Impresión tipográfica4 x 2 x .5 in | 10 x 5 x 1.5 cm
2014Gouache on paper | Gouache sobre papel9.75 x 5.5 x .75 in | 25 x 14 x 2.3 cm
2016Gouache on space paper | Gouache sobre papel cósmico5.125 x 5.25 x .375 in | 13 x 13.5 x 1 cm
2010Paper | Papel2.25 x 2.25 x 19.5 in | 5.7 x 5.7 x 49.5 cm
2008Letterpress | Impresión tipográfica4 x 3.5 x .25 in | 10.1 x 8.9 x .6 cm
2012Relief | Relieve3 x 4.5 in (9 x 12 in, open) | 7.5 x 11 cm (22 x 30 cm, open)
This series of etchings was inspired by the ruins of Pre-Hispanic temples and spiritual sites scattered throughout the Lima. In particular, I found the Huaca Pucllana, and its bookshelf method of laying adobe bricks, to combine three of my great interests: the pyramid form, books and magical energies.
These prints were created with a grant from Taller 72, one of the original printshops in Peru.
2010Intaglio | Intaglio12 x 8 in | 30.5 x 20 cm
2010Intaglio | Intaglio16.5 x 12 in | 41.5 x 30.5 cm
2010Intaglio | Intaglio12 x 16.5 in | 30. 5 x 41.5 cm
This series of work was inspired by living and working in Lima, Peru. As I learned to embrace the chaos of Lima and navigate the city on its informal transportation, I became obsessed with its bus tickets, often planning to take certain bus routes as I became short of a particular color of bus ticket.
2012Bus vouchers on paper | Boletas sobre papel24 x 18 in | 61 x 45.7 cm
This series of part-plant-part-sea creature imagery was inspired by Lima: a city offering up incredible fruits of the sea, spotted with over-manicured gardens, and a desire to grow lush.
2009Gouache, watercolor on paper | Gouache, aquarella sobre papel11 x 14.75 in | 28 x 37.5 cm
2009Gouache, watercolor on paper | Gouache, aquarella sobre papel14.75 x 11 in | 37.5 x 28 cm
2009Gouache, watercolor on paper | Gouache, aquarella sobre papel14.75 x 11 in | 37.5 x 28 cm
Play is an essential part of my artistic process. To arrive at this assortment of objects, I played with aspects of printmaking, book arts and sculpture, while devoting attention to color and form.
2008Wood, pigment | Madera, pigmento6 x 11 x 3 in | 40.6 x 28 x 7.6 cm
2006Wood, pigment | Madera, pigmento14.5 x 29 x 8.25 in | 436.8 c 73.7 x 21 cm
2005Lithography on handmade paper, thread | Litografía sobre papel hecho a mano, hilo4.75 x 4.75 x .75 in | 12 x 12 x 1.9 cm
2006Paper, thread | Papel, hilo13 x 13 x 10 in | 33 x 33 x 25.4 cm
In 2006, I moved to a small village on the central coast of Chile. It was simultaneously adventurous, confusing and beautiful. While there I began speaking Spanish, and formed close relationships with some of the local residents. In homage to those friends, for their love and support, and the many cups of coffee we shared, I created a series of etchings.
2007Intaglio, coffee | Intaglio, café11 x 15 in | 28 x 38 cm


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Victor Payano
Victor Payano's was born in Santo Domingo however his life as a musician began in his adopted hometown of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Victor participated in the annual Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival with artists such as Tito Puente, Humberto Ramirez, Paquito D' Rivera, Chocolate Armenteros, and Dave Valentín. He was selected by Heineken to audition student candidates that would go on to participate in the Berkley in Puerto Rico Yearly Jazz Program.
Victor obtained a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, where he also taught Applied Saxophone and Jazz Improvisation in its Extension Program for 10 years. In 2002 he earned his Master of Music in Jazz Performance from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, while working as an Adjunct Instructor for the Undergraduate Jazz Program at the same university.
After graduating Victor moved to Orlando where he taught Music at the Lake Sumter Community College and worked with several groups such as The Leesburg Jazz Repertory Orchestra directed by drummer Bob Grausso, The Orlando Concert Band and The Lake Saxophone Quartet. Recently, in conjunction with Producer and Percussionist Edgar Rodriguez, he organized the VIP Latin Jazz Band. The group performed weekly at Melao Restaurant Club during the year 2004 as well at Festivals in France and Concerts throughout Central Florida.


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Officers seized almost $50,000 in cash from a man's car during a traffic stop in Minnesota last month. On April 11, Kearnice C. Overton and Tiffani D.S. Barber filed a petition against the Iowa City Police Department claiming that their money was wrongfully seized and demanding its return.
On March 16, Overton was driving from Davenport to St. Paul with his four children when Officer Michael Clark pulled him over on Interstate 80 for speeding.
Officers Travis Neeld and Ian Alke also responded to the incident. With Neeld and Alke was the K-9 Unit; when the dog gave a silent indicator on the vehicle, the officers proceeded to search the car.
What the officers found in the trunk was a gym bag containing $44,000. Another $4,000 was found in Overton's jacket; both these sums of money were seized by the police.
Overton was also cited for driving without a valid driver's license, although he claims that he did have a valid license.
While Iowa City Police Sgt. Vicky Lalla said on Thursday that she couldn't discuss Overton's claims in detail, she did say that the amount of cash present on the scene is one of the factors that can affect an officer's decision to perform a seizure.
"It's very unusual for people to be out and about with that much cash on their person or in their car," Lalla said.
Overton, however, denies that the money was in any way connected to criminal activity.
He claims that Barber gave him the money earlier that month to buy property from his cousin in Rock Island, Ill. In fact, as he describes in court documents, he had already travelled to Rock Island – with the money – in early March to buy the two properties. However, the sale did not go through, and so it came to be that he had the large lump sums of cash on his person during the March 16 traffic stop.
"This money was wrongfully seized. I was not arrested, nor were any charges lodged against me in connection with this money," Overton states in the court document.
All three officers involved in the March 16 incident were named in Overton and Barber's petition against the police department.
The case is to be heard on May 6 at the Johnson County Courthouse.
Sources: http://www.press-citizen.com, http://www.desmoinesregister.com, http://ij.org
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Mary Hopkin (Pontardawe (Wales), 3 may 1950) is an Welsh singer.
Those Were the Days her single, produced by Paul McCartney, arrived in Great Britain in August 1968 on the Apple label and reached there a first place (and a second place in the United States). It is an adaptation of the Russian song Dorogoj dlinnoju by Boris Fomin and text writer Konstantin Podrevskii.
Also she performed a composition by McCartney (officially a Lennon/McCartney track) with the title Goodbye, which McCartney also produced. Both numbers are on numerous compilation albums, but that are almost always re-recorded versions, because Apple virtually never consent to giving its numbers on such albums.
Hopkin represented the United Kingdom in 1970 during the 15th Eurovision Song Contest and reached with the song Knock, knock who's there? a second place.
Mary spent three LPs from on the Apple label: postcard, Earth Song Ocean Song and Those Were the Days.
In 1971 married Hopkin with record producer Tony Visconti. She sang after much less to have sufficient time for her family. Hopkin and Visconti divorced In 1981 . They still sang as a Hobby horse in collaboration with her husband Summertime Summertime. The barely two-minute summer hit in 1972 was a success in Germany and Netherlands. It was nine weeks in the Top 40 peaking at listing a seventh position. In the Hilversum 3 Top 30 it came even to the fifth place. On the B side of the new single is Sweet and Low.
Almost the entire oeuvre of Mary Hopkin is released and remastered again in 2010.


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Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Undergraduates have the opportunity to participate in a large variety of research through the Project Laboratories and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).The UROP Office provides information on research opportunities for undergraduates interested in working on independent research projects. If you wish to use your UROP for Project Lab credit you must register for Course 7.18.
Freshmen with no previous research experience who are interested in starting a UROP by the end of their freshman year are encouraged to apply to the IAP course 7.396 "Independent Study in Experimental Biology." This is an intensive 2-week IAP lab course that will teach students essential lab skills used in most biology research labs and prepare students for a successful UROP experience.
The department also offers a competitive 10-week research-intensive summer internship program for non-MIT students who have excellent academic records and a genuine interest in research. Priority will be given to applicants with limited research opportunities at their undergraduate institution.


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Urban Social Geography
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Pellegrini's Man City selection dictated by long injury list
Manuel Pellegrini insisted he had no reason to justify his decision to hand full debuts to five teenagers after Manchester City suffered a 5-1 FA Cup fifth round defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
With City facing Dynamo Kiev in a Champions League round of 16 tie in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, prior to a Capital One Cup final encounter with Liverpool at Wembley next Sunday, the Chilean controversially rested several first-team players against Guus Hiddink's team.
Despite the workload facing his squad, the City manager claimed his team selection was based purely on an injury crisis that had left him with just 13 fit players available for the Chelsea tie.
"I don't think I have to make a defence," said Pellegrini.
"In the two rounds before this, we played against Premier League teams and I picked very strong teams because of all the players we had available at that moment.
"One of the most important things we have to do in England is to help English teams in the Champions League and I have just 13 players available at the moment, so couldn't take the risk of playing them all.
"If I had 20 players, then maybe it would be different, but with just 13 players I couldn't take the risk that one more would get injured or that they wouldn't recover properly with a long flight on Monday
"It was the correct decision for the club."
City had lobbied the Football Association and the BBC, who screened this game, to stage this tie on Friday or Saturday, enabling them time to prepare for the Kiev fixture, but after failing to win that battle, Pellegrini claimed he had no option but to field the youngsters.
"We tried to do everything we could do change the date, but it wasn't possible," said Pellegrini.
"It's never good to lose 5-1 and I wasn't happy with the score, but I was happy with some performances.
"It's important for young players to play and they took their chance.
"Maybe it's not the best thing to put in all of them together, but I didn't have a choice with just 13 players. "
Chelsea, meanwhile, have vowed to ban for life any supporter found to have thrown coins at City's players following David Faupala's first-half equaliser.
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Caviar set to cap historic Ascot carnival
Grandstand commentator Gerard Whateley is happy to give up his AFL gig for a week to be able to call the great Black Caviar's debut at Royal Ascot.
"Right now there is nothing in the world I would rather do," Whateley told ABC Local Radio.
Having already called Frankel's 11-length domination of the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot, Whateley expects Black Caviar to cruise to victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in the early hours of Sunday morning (AEST) to conclude a magical Ascot carnival.
The Australian mare is chasing her 22nd win from 22 starts, and her first on foreign soil.
Frankel's win was so impressive it earned him the highest Timeform rating in history. If Black Caviar is similarly dominant in the 1,200m sprint Whateley said this year's carnival will be remembered as something special.
"If Black Caviar can dominate as expected, and these two great horses can book-end the carnival, long-time observers are saying this could be the best Royal Ascot carnival ever," Whateley said.
It's a big call for a racecourse which is the most famous in the world and has been racing since 1711.
Whateley reports that rain was continuing to fall on Friday morning at Royal Ascot.
"I don't think there is any doubt that it is going to be a wet track but I don't think it is going to be a swamp," he suggested.
Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody is not concerned about running the unbeaten mare on a soft track.
More than 10,000 Australians are anticipated to roll through the gates to be part of an 80,000 strong crowd at Royal Ascot on Saturday.
ABC Local Radio and News Radio will cross live for Whateley's call of the Diamond Jubilee Stakes from 12.30am on Sunday morning.
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I have been feeding my 5 & 1/2 month old cereal for almost two months now. He is taking it twice a day, morning and evening, and has been doing great. For the past week I have been giving him half a container of the Gerber Stage 1 sweet potatoes w/ his evening cereal. He was taking it well and seemed to enjoy the taste (I suppose when all you know is bm, formula, and cereal everything with flavor tastes great!) Anyways, all of a sudden, the last 3 nights he has refused to eat both the cereal and the sweet potatoes. He starts screaming and trying to force his way out of his chair. I've tried giving just the cereal, just the sweet potatoes, and also mixing them...he won't take them any way. When he throws a fit, I take a break and try again 10 minutes later. Still throws a fit. Today I just nursed him after two attempts with the food. He ate well - not super fast like he had been starving, but not slow like he wasn't hungry...so I figure he must be hungry, but not starving. About a half hour after I nursed him I tried again with the solids, again he threw a fit. He has still been eating the cereal just fine in the morning. Anyone have any clue what's going on?
I did read when they are teething they will tend to eat less. The article was refering to solids specificly not formula or BM they said that should stay the same. Maybe he is teething?
I was going to say teething too.
Remember that solids are just for practice now and it should be fun so he will want to keep eating them. Maybe take a break for a couple days and then bring them back into his diet. Good luck!
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent a record 14 years in office vanquishing nearly all who dared confront him: political rivals, moms against mandatory vaccines for sixth graders, a coyote in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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The Greater Milwaukee 5K Girls on the Run is coming around for its second year. Starting off in Greenfield Park, the event will feature many unique activities and events. The run promoters have likely used poster printing and flyer printing to let the residents in Greenfield and the surrounding areas know about the race.
This year, almost 150 girls are expected to turn out on the day, as well as their families, coaches, and supportive running buddies. This year's event is aiming to be particularly inspirational and energetic, as it supports a 'Turkey Trot' theme and is being used to celebrate and fund the programming of the event.
Each participant should be in attendance to register and pick up their event package between 7:30 am and 9:30 am. After packet pickup, an opening ceremony will take place at 9:30 am. A kids' dash fun run, open to all children, will take place at 11:00 am and feature dancing, skipping, walking, and running. Baby strollers are allowed, but pets cannot be brought and music devices and headphones are not recommended. Parking is free and spectators are welcome.
The cost to participate in this event is $30 per person, and it will take place on Sunday, November 17, at 10am at Greenfield Park located at 2028 S. 124th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just a short drive from Greenfield. To learn more, or to register for this event, please visit the Girls on the Run – Milwaukee website.


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Active Transport is a process by which ions or molecules move against a concentration gradient; in other words, moving towards an area where there are already numbers of ions or molecules. This process is the opposite of Diffusion, or Passive Transport, where they move from a concentrated area to a less concentrated area. Diffusion takes no energy to perform, Active Transport, as the name implies, requires energy.
Primary Active Transport uses energy stored in the ATP molecule to drive a sodium/potassium "pump" which moves sodium ions out of a cell, and moves potassium ions into the cell. The result is that there's a high concentration of potassium, and low concentration of sodium inside the cell. The reverse is found outside the cell -- a high concentration of sodium, and a low concentration of potassium.
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There were so many great moments to explore in "No Beast So Fierce" as we saw Dracula succeed in his seduction of Vanessa Ives, then we have Dr. Frankenstein's botched attack on Lily, and then there's the heartwarming and heartbreaking momentary reunion between John Clare and his terminally ill son.
"No Beast So Fierce" – aired 6/5/2016
Written by Andrew Hinderaker & Krysty Wilson-Cairns
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It was pretty hard for me to decide what to discuss in this review of "No Beast So Fierce." And believe it or not, these little gems are just a few of the highlights. This episode of Penny Dreadful just was so juicy!
Ethan Chandler and the showdown on the Talbot Range
Ethan's storyline is very interesting because in "No Beast So Fierce" he faced not one but two battles – emotional and physical. The first battle was definitely an emotional one as the contentious relationship that Ethan had with his father, Jared Talbot, finally came to a head. The emotional minefield of the father/son dynamic was front and center here and Ethan was in for it with his father. The other major conflict was quite literally a gun battle, where Ethan and his team (Malcolm, Hecate & Kaetenay) fight for their lives when a mêlée breaks out in his father's compound.
So can I start by saying that Jared Talbot is a piece of work? He starts "No Beast So Fierce" by thrusting a loaded pistol in Ethan's face and demanding that Ethan repent for his sins against his father and his family. Yet, Ethan remains defiant to his father's demands. It's clear to me that Jared would love nothing more than for Ethan to suffocate on his feelings of guilt, to choke to death on the knowledge that he played an unwitting hand in the murder of his mother, brother and sister. It's Jared's dogged determination to see Ethan flagellate himself over his past failings that leads to his downfall because Ethan knows that his was not the only hand that played a part in the destruction of his family. Ethan knows full well that this burden is not his to shoulder on his own. He's aware that this father and Kaetenay both played a part in this. So when the gun battle inevitably begins, it leads to a struggle between Jared (and his men) and Ethan (and his men + one witch) and as it usually happens in nature the younger, swifter and stronger adversary eventually overtakes the older, seasoned dominant. Ethan, with the help of Malcolm, finally rids himself of his wretched father's impossibly overbearing and destructive hold over his life.
Lily and her girl gang Vs. Dorian Gray
Now that Lily has amassed her army of soon-to-be female assassins, she is definitely feeling herself and it is definitely becoming a problem. The first hint of trouble brewing between Lily and Dorian happened in this episode when Lily (using Dorian as the male practice dummy) is leading an instruction for her girl gang on how to quickly and efficiently murder men. There is a moment when Justine begins to test her boundaries with Lily and to test the bonds that existed before her and drew Lily and Dorian together in the first place. During this lesson in murder, Justine begins to berate Dorian and draws blood with the knife that she held to Dorian's throat; she looks to Lily and asks, "Would you like to see him drown in his own blood?" Lily seems to honestly consider the question and then replies, "Well then who would the other's practice on?" Like seriously?! This is so wrong. If there is one thing that we should all realize by now, it is that Dorian is no ordinary man. He can't be held to the same standards as the others. I can't recall a time where I've seen him be cruel to anyone just because he held the position of power. I can't recall him ever scoffing at or ridiculing people simply because they were poor, or were female, or were sick, odd or were different in any way. Dorian is her partner and her ally. He was her benefactor, her lover and more importantly her biggest supporter, long before she amassed her collective. We can see why she feels an affinity for Justine; she sees herself in her. Justine can understand Lily's pain and her rage and that is because she has lived through the same horrors. Justine feels how Lily feels and that is a special thing. It creates a special connection. The problem occurs when the unit that was supposed to be Lily + Dorian + girl gang vs. the male oppressors, becomes Lily + girl gang vs. Dorian + all men. Lily should really check her loyalty and watch her back. Dorian isn't some lowly weak ordinary human male, he is a powerful immortal. She shouldn't make an enemy out of him.
The seduction of Vanessa Ives
I must comment on poor Vanessa seemingly succumbing to the lure of Dracula. My heart sank a bit when she sought out Dr. Sweet in her loneliness because I knew that that was exactly what he wanted her to do. With all of her allies far away (or moving away from her), Vanessa has no support system right now besides Dr. Seward. So she takes Dr. Seward's innocent advice to just give that handsome Dr. Sweet a shot. So of course she decides to go for it. I mean Dr. Sweet is the epitome of tall, dark and handsome. Unfortunately he has a huge secret and it's that he's also pure evil.
I suppose our only salvation is that Vanessa hasn't truly chosen Dracula because she's still unaware of the real identity of her new paramour. I have to hope that it actually matters that she hasn't actually claimed him and that at no point did she say, "Hey Dracula. I choose you." Fingers crossed that that really makes a difference!
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