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Safety Study of Transvenous Limb Perfusion in Human Muscular Dystrophy
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00873782
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 2, 2009
Results First Posted : March 9, 2015
Last Update Posted : March 9, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Muscular Dystrophies Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Becker Muscular Dystrophy Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
|Other: Retrograde high pressure transvenous perfusion with normal saline
|Phase 1
There are many types of muscular dystrophies, all of which are progressive, degenerative genetic disorders. One type is Becker's muscular dystrophy, which involves slowly worsening muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis and which can lead to cardiomyopathy, deformities, respiratory failure, and permanent disability. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, another type, is also characterized by progressive muscle weakness, first affecting the muscles around the shoulder girdle and hips and possibly affecting other muscles as the disorder progresses. Complications of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy can include abnormal heart rhythms, joint contractures, difficulties with activities of daily living, significant loss of mobility, and permanent disability. There is no cure for muscular dystrophies. Current treatments, such as steroids, mobility aids, physical therapy, and respiratory care, can decrease some of the complications, but there is a clear need for a curative therapy.
The genetic basis of muscular dystrophies is well understood, which makes gene therapy a potential treatment option in the future. A key step in developing gene therapy involves first ensuring safe delivery of genetic material into a single limb of a patient before using active treatment in the patient's entire body. High-pressure, high-volume transvenous limb perfusion, in which fluid is forced under high pressure into arm and leg muscles through the veins, has shown the greatest potential as a delivery method. The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of this method with normal saline in people who have Becker's muscular dystrophy or limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.
Participation in this study will last up to 4 weeks. At an initial baseline visit, participants will undergo water emersion measurements of their arm and leg, nerve testing, and muscle strength testing. About 1 to 2 weeks later, participants will enter the pediatric intensive care unit for up to 36 hours. During the inpatient stay, participants will undergo the high-pressure, high-volume transvenous limb perfusion procedure with normal saline in one of their arms or legs. Throughout the hospital stay, breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure will be monitored. Medication will be available to control any discomfort or pain experienced by participants. Each subsequent participant will receive more fluid pumped at a higher pressure and with a tighter tourniquet than the previous participant, as long as no problems or adverse effects are detected. Some of the participants will undergo an MRI immediately after the perfusion procedure. About 1 to 2 weeks after the inpatient stay, participants will attend a follow-up visit that will include repeat nerve and muscle strength testing, a blood draw, photos of limbs, and an ultrasound of the leg blood vessels if the participant's leg was used during the perfusion procedure.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|16 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Safety and Feasibility of Transvenous Limb Perfusion With Normal Saline in Human Muscular Dystrophy
|Study Start Date :
|March 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|February 2014
Experimental: 1
Participants will undergo retrograde high pressure transvenous limb perfusion with normal saline.
Other: Retrograde high pressure transvenous perfusion with normal saline
Dose escalation of saline volume, infusion rate, and tourniquet pressure, as determined in a stepwise manner and by careful monitoring
- Muscle, Nerve, or Vascular Damage [ Time Frame: Measured within 2 weeks after limb perfusion procedure ]
Number of Participants with all of the following three:
- Unchanged Doppler ultrasound to assess venous and arterial damage pre-and post perfusion based on report
- Without clinically significant changes in electrodiagnostic testing using standard neurographic techniques pre-and post perfusion:>1 mSec change in baseline distal motor latency; <75% baseline compound muscle action potential amplitude, <75% baseline conduction velocity, sensory nerve action potential
- Without clinically significant changes in Quantitative muscle testing (QMT) strength assessments pre-and post perfusion:< 85% baseline
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|21 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy, as defined by progressive weakness with onset before the age of 21, X-linked inheritance, and reduced dystrophin (less than 3%) on muscle biopsy OR mutation in the dystrophin gene
- Diagnosis of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, as defined by progressive weakness with onset before the age of 21, normal dystrophin on muscle biopsy OR proven mutation associated with one of the types of limb girdle dystrophy
- Older than 21 years of age and preferably younger 30 years of age
- Able to stand, independently or with assistance
- Able to communicate with pertinent staff
- Able to understand and willingly comply with the requirements of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of any other muscle disease
- Previous compartment syndrome requiring surgical decompression
- Previous venous or arterial thrombosis other than superficial venous thrombosis associated with intravenous catheter
- Coagulopathy, including known diagnosis of bleeding diathesis, history of excessive bleeding on multiple occasions, or taking anticoagulant or platelet inhibitory medications
- Systemic arterial or venous disease (e.g., Raynaud's, aortic coarctation or aneurysm)
- Previous injury to selected limb with residual effect other than superficial scarring
- Previous vascular surgery to selected limb
- Previous compressive neuropathy (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome in arm, peroneal palsy in leg)
- Complex regional pain syndrome or other neurological cause of limb pain
- Previous clinical diagnosis of congestive heart failure
- Previous echocardiography showing ejection fraction less than 40% or ventricular dilation
- Previous chest x-ray showing enlarged cardiac silhouette or pulmonary edema
- History of rhabdomyolysis with worsening renal function
- Creatinine greater than 1.7 mg/dL
- Resting hypoxemia with SaO2 less than 90% on room air
- Other significant heart, lung, or kidney disease that would compromise the body's capacity to handle a fluid load
- Previous forced vital capacity less than 75% of age and height adjusted norm, in the absence of acute reversible pulmonary disease
- Sickle cell disease (sickle cell anemia [SS] or sickle hemoglobin C disease [SC])
- Pregnant
- Non-English speaker
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): NCT00873782
|United States, North Carolina
|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
|Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
|Principal Investigator:
|William J. Powers, MD
|University of North Carolina
|Responsible Party:
|William Powers, Professor of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00873782 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
U54AR056953 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
U54AR056953 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|April 2, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|March 9, 2015
|Last Update Posted:
|March 9, 2015
|Last Verified:
|January 2015
Keywords provided by William Powers, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
Limb Perfusion
Gene Therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Muscular Dystrophies
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked


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The Harry Webster Endowments
By Bob Dickson
When California resident Harry Webster says he was born into the Alliance, he's laying claim to a longer time span of service than most will ever see.
Harry was born in 1908.
"If I was born much sooner I would have known Dr. Simpson," he jokes.
Harry never met Alliance founder A.B. Simpson, but based on the way he has lived his life, you have to believe the men would have been friends.
The same heart that moved Dr. Simpson to follow the Lord into ministry beats in Harry's chest.
The desire to serve and sacrifice that so characterized Simpson also characterizes Webster.
And just as God blessed Simpson with a great legacy of ministry, He has also blessed Webster. Through him, He has blessed many.
Pastor. Church planter. Military chaplain. Husband and Father.
From the battlefields of the South Pacific to the mission fields of Viet Nam. From the war in Korea and the invasion at Inchon to army bases in places such as Germany, Fukuoka, Japan and Fort Hood, Texas.
Harry Webster has traveled a long and ever-twisting path in His pursuit of God's will. Along the way, he has planted innumerable seeds. He has changed lives.
Scholarships at Nyack College, the Alliance Theological Seminary, and to other Christian colleges exist because of his faithfulness.
But that's only a part of his story…
When Webster graduated high school in California in 1926, going to college at Nyack was not an option.
"Nyack was half a world away," he says. "I didn't even have the money to travel there."
Instead, Webster pursued his college education at what is now known as the University of Pacific, where he received a scholarship to cover his first two years tuition.
"I felt the Lord calling me to Christian service," says Webster, whose parents were also members of the Alliance. "I didn't know if I would be a pastor. I just knew I wanted to serve God."
"I remember thinking, 'What do I do now?'" Webster says. "I was halfway educated, but I needed seminary training."
After graduation Webster wanted to continue his studies at seminary. His plan was taking shape.
"But then I met a girl," he says.
That girl, Katherine Mosley, became his wife. The two married just before Harry began seminary work in 1930.
In 1932, Harry completed his seminary training and was prepared for the life of a pastor. But it wasn't as simple as all that.
"I thought the world would open up and say, 'We're ready for you,'" he says. "But there were no church vacancies in the South Pacific District of the Alliance. I ended up working for my father, who was running a Laundry in Stockton, California."
Eventually, Harry decided that if there were no vacancies, he would create one himself. So he rented an abandoned Episcopal church for $10 a month and started his first church — the Alliance Church of Livermore, California.
The church grew to 50 members that first year and thrived in the community well into the 1990's.
Harry and Katherine stayed in Livermore for four years before God called them to the Alliance Church in Long Beach, Calif. Harry served as pastor there for seven years and would have served longer if not for the outbreak of World War II.
"The army was calling for chaplains," he explains. "The young men in my church were going to fight and I thought, why shouldn't I?"
So Harry, at the tender age of 35, enlisted.
Within the year, he was serving as a chaplain in the 169th Regiment of the 43rd Division, which was stationed in the South Pacific.
"My first duty was on Guadalcanal," Harry says. "I never heard a shot."
That all changed a few months later, when Harry and the 169th found themselves under heavy Japanese fire in New Guinea. Of his first taste of combat, Harry wrote the following in an excerpt from a letter in 1944:
When I go to bed at night even here in this quiet base, I can imagine I hear the spiteful "Spat!" of a sniper's rifle, and the immediate "Rat-a-tat-a-tat" of our automatic rifles, answering with finality. From the tree-tops, behind fallen logs, from dug-out caves and thatched-roof lean-to's they shot at our leading patrols. The courage and bravery of these men who lead the advance through the jungle can never be adequately praised.
There were casualties among the division, and it was Harry's grim duty to search pockets and register identification tags. One of the men was someone Harry had recently led to Christ.
In the same letter, he wrote:
The day before we launched our offensive was Sunday. I held three services for our Battalion. My Scripture for each was Ezekiel 33:1-20 … at each service I gave an invitation for public confession of Christ. At the first service a young Lieutenant took his stand and asked for baptism. At the second service four soldiers came forward … Sadly enough, the first man killed in the campaign was one of those four … I remember how he came forward with a firm step, a sober look in his eyes, and gave me a tight handclasp. I felt my own throat muscles tighten, and my eyes were misty as I managed with difficulty to control my voice enough to say, "God bless you, my boy!"
Harry was later part of the Luzon landing in the Philippines in September, 1944, an invasion that actually led to the rescue of missionaries held captive by the Japanese.
"I knew some of them personally," Harry says.
When the war ended, Harry was offered a choice: go back to civilian life or stay on as a peacetime chaplain. He stayed in the military.
"I was reassigned to the United States, where I ministered to the soldiers coming home through San Pedro near Long Beach," he says. After about eight months of that, I was sent to Germany.
For three years, Harry, Katherine and their four children lived in Germany. But when the Korean War broke out, it was time for Harry to go where he was needed most.
His service in Korea was short-lived, however. An attack of rheumatoid arthritis cut his time there short.
From that point, the Websters began a period that involved many moves. They served in Fort Hood, TX for a year before Harry was assigned to occupation duty in Japan in 1953.
In 1956, Harry took an assignment in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, where the family stayed for five years.
From there, it was off to Fort Mason in San Francisco for two years before Harry decided it was time for a more permanent change.
"I decided to retire from the army," he says. "So I wrote the Alliance National Office and asked them where they would like me to serve."
And that's how it was that the day after he "retired," he boarded an army plane bound for Viet Nam, where he served as pastor at International Protestant Church of Saigon for two years.
Harry didn't "really retire" until 1972, seven years after he started Alliance Lafayette Church in Lafayette, Calif.
But "retire" doesn't really fit when describing Harry Webster. His service to the Alliance found new avenues.
He took up stained glass artistry, for example. Today, his handcrafted windows grace Alliance churches in Napa, Fairfield, Salt Lake City, Kailua, as well as the Alliance Theological Seminary and Nyack's Pardington Hall.
In 1988, Harry's service to the Alliance took a new form. That's when he founded the first of four scholarships out of the proceeds from the sale of his home in Lafayette.
"I always felt like I wanted to payback in some way," Harry says. "I got so much help getting through college and I wanted to do the same for others."
Harry's first fund, the Harry Webster Scholarship, is a $100,000 endowment that has helped dozens of ATS students pursue their seminary degrees.
Harry set up another scholarship, the Jeanette Webster fund at Nyack College ($100,000).
The fund at Nyack is named after Jeanette, the dear woman he married in 1994 who shares his interest.
The two met at Town and Country Manor, an Alliance retirement community in Santa Ana, Calif., where they continue to happily entertain visitors and share with them their love for the Lord — and for the ministry He has given them both.
"Every year we get letters from the young people who appreciate the scholarships," Harry says. "I certainly got help along the way. I always tell people who are going to college and seminary to trust the Lord to provide your needs. He will see you through."
Certainly, He has seen Harry through.
Through him, He is seeing others through, too.
If you visit the Websters in Santa Ana, be sure to visit Town and Country's sanctuary on your way out. The stained glass window behind the pulpit is Harry's handiwork.
"The sun was so bright behind the pulpit that people had to squint to see the pastor," Harry says.
Now they see an array of beautiful colors, fanning out from the center in a delicate design.
When the sun hits it just right, it looks like sunrise though a rainbow.
A new day to worship the Lord.
Another step along a blessed path for Harry.
Note --
A named endowment can be established and disbursed for a minimum of $25,000. Contact Jeff Quinn, Vice President for College Relations, at email@example.com or phone (845) 675-4425 if you are interested in establishing an endowment.

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Building Access
Access to Suffolk buildings is monitored continuously by the University Police. All entrances are monitored by closed-circuit television. Generally, administrative buildings are accessible Monday through Sunday, on a limited schedule. During off hours, access to buildings may be gained only with the approval of the University Police. Individual hours of operation vary from building to building.
Security officers staff the front desks of each of the Suffolk's residence halls 24 hours a day and maintain strict access control procedures. All visitors must sign in and out with a host, unless otherwise authorized to enter. Authorized access cards are required for entry into each residence hall.


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From Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified to Playstation All Stars Battle Royale, Vagary.TV braves the jungle of hors d'oeuvres and Sony suits to get their hands on the titles that will make or break Playstation this year.
Assassin's Creed 3. Everything else on the list is pretty much irrelevant and will be mediocre at best.
wait a minute, Black Ops: Declassified is for the Vita. Yet this article says 6 PS3 games to play during holiday 2012.. ?? Am I missing something here?
Just getting AC3, that's all that matters Fall 2012 for me. Death to King George!
I feel sorry for anyone that's gonna buy BO2 on PS3 we all know how Crapovision treats that paltform-_-.


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Chur Burger
If you are a true burger lover, this blog post is basically old news for you. For those of you who are in the know, aka burger addicts/hunters, Chur Burger would definitely ring a familiar bell. Considered to be one of the latest hot spots in Sydney, there's definitely a buzz circulating around this new burger joint - at least on Instagram there is!
How did I find out about Chur? Well lets just say Instagram keeps me updated on all things new and trendy. Perhaps that explains my unhealthy addiction to said app. A fellow colleague had also visited and praised its amazingness, so a few weeks ago M & I decided to check it out. Chur is located on Albion Street (where former Albion Steet Kitchen was) and is within walking distance from Central Station which is always a big tick for me and fellow heel wearers :P
The menu is nice and simple - I think when we went, it was quite early in the evening and so it was still the "lunch menu".
When I saw
Milo Milkshake ($8)
on the menu, my heart stopped with excitement. A classic childhood favourite turned into a sweet frothy milkshake? YES PLEASE! I haven't had Milo for so long and so the first sip not only brought back happy memories but it was truly delicious. Not overly sweet or sickening, it was the PERFECT milkshake. Slightly different to Chocolate flavour because the Milo flavour was distinct and hallelujah for that. Forget calorie counting, you gotta finish this whole thing. So keen to try the other milkshake flavours too!
I ordered the
Crumbed Fish Fillet Burger with Pickled Cucumber, Lemon Mayo & Dill ($10)
and I must say it was quite interesting. The fish fillets were beautifully crumbed and produced a mighty crunch when you bit into it. The flesh of the fish was also very tender and piping hot. However I wasn't a big fan of the lemon mayo and dill - a bit too overpowering and tangy for my liking? Overall it didn't really wow me because I felt that there wasn't enough flavour - guess I should've stuck with a chicken or beef order.
M ordered the
Grilled Beef Burger ($10) with Cheese, Tomato Jam, Mustard Mayo & Pickle
, which turned out to be a tasty success. The juicy beef pattie was wedged in between a slightly crisp but fluffy brioche bun with cheese drizzling everywhere - seriously every burger lover's must-try. Do note that eating these burgers will be a messy affair but surely that's the last thing you're concerned about!
On the whole, Chur was soso for me but M really enjoyed it. He still ranks Mary's as no.1 but did comment to say that if he hadn't been to Mary's, the beef burger here would've been his top choice in Sydney thus far. The milkshake however was super memorable for me - everytime we drive by Chur now I am tempted to run in and grab one (dying to try strawberry!!!).
I absolutely adore the interiors of Chur - it's fun and quirky in colour and design and was generally really welcoming. Staff were friendly and attentive plus the food came quickly - although we did go when it was not so busy. Prices are also very affordable which coincides with Chur's philosophy of
"great burgers with great prices".
My colleague had visited in the later hours and mentioned how awesome the atmosphere here was when it was buzzing with people at night.
And how cool is this graffiti wall? You can't miss it!
Chur Burger
48 Albion Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
02 9212 7979


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What does Community Look Like at Houghton College?
Houghton College is a distinctively residential community. Most students, faculty, and staff live, learn, work, and worship within close proximity to the hamlet of Houghton. The residence life experience is a significant and integral aspect of the educational process. Living in the residences, together with classroom, chapel, co-curricular activities, and general campus interaction, provides an immediate setting for students to examine new or different perspectives, ideas, and attitudes.
The responsibility of the staff in each residence hall is to help create an environment most conducive to the educational, spiritual, social, physical, and emotional development of its resident students. Each hall's resident director (RD) oversees and coordinates student activities, conduct, and living conditions. The RD is assisted by resident assistants (RA) that live on each wing or floor and serves as a peer leader and guide for each living unit. The Residence Life staff also collaborates with the Campus Activities Board (CAB) to provide additional hall-wide programming throughout the year.
While residence hall staff members strive to provide the best living environment possible for our students, student growth and development depends ultimately on the individual's willingness to accept responsibility and participate in the residence hall community. Houghton emphasizes three kinds of respect each individual needs to hold in a creative balance with each other to promote a thriving community - respecting yourself, respecting others, and respecting your surroundings. Through the efforts of students and staff, the college's goal of integrating faith, learning, and living can become a reality in individual lives.


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Isner, Almagro, Monaco reach Houston quarters
Houston, TX – Last year's runner-up John Isner was a hard- fought second-round winner Thursday at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.
The fifth-seeded, 6-foot-9 Isner outlasted fellow American Jack Sock 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3) in 2 1/2 hours. The big-serving affair featured 28 aces, including 15 from the winner.
Isner lost to Argentine Juan Monaco in last year's Houston finale.
Monaco captured a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 win over American Tim Smyczek, while top- seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3.
American Robby Ginepri defeated Argentine Martin Alund, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarters.
Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis ousted 2004 Clay Court Champion Tommy Haas in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
An upset came when Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo dismissed sixth-seeded fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2 in 67 minutes.
Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Paolo Lorenzi topped fellow Italian Flavio Cipolla 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 and American wild card Rhyne Williams doused 6-foot-10 Croatian lucky loser Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3). Karlovic, who clubbed 28 aces in a losing effort on Day 4 and was a titlist here in 2007, replaced fourth-seeded American and 2010 runner-up Sam Querrey in the draw at River Oaks Country Club.
Rain washed away four scheduled second-round matches here on Wednesday.
The 2013 Houston champ will collect $82,300.


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Delaware necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 93 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Love Transfusion
Love Transfusion is a non-profit organization designed to help individuals facing a terminal illness, loss of a loved one or any other devastating situation.
Specifically, the service provides a means for people to express their love and concern for others online. Each "recipient" gets their own personal page where they can see the love transfusions as they come in. Each "donor" gets their own personal page and can see and manage the love transfusions they give.
The following screenshot is a mockup of what a recipient's page would look like:
Another basic representation http://lovetransfusion.org
Notice the map with arcs coming into the recipient. These are the basic "love transfusions" (the map area will be built in Flash using the winning design) and they will remain on as a visual representation of being connected with the recipient at any time of the day. (NOTE: The example shows a map of the United States but this will be a free service for anyone with an Internet connection anywhere in the world.)
As you can see from the first screenshot, other forms of love transfusions will include text messages, photos and videos which the recipient can view as often as they want (as well as other social media elements similar to Facebook).
Everyone needs love. This site is designed so that family, friends and even strangers can lift each other up by sending love transfusions. Millions of people from all walks of life are hurting this very moment -- but expressions of love are incredibly powerful and can help heal even the most wounded heart.
Millions of people are fighting dread diseases such as:
- Cancer
- Heart Disease
- Depression, loneliness and suicidal thoughts
More recipients:
- In the battlefield
- Injured
- Lonely
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Some who just lost a loved one
The concept is loosely based on the premise of a blood-transfusion, obviously instead using the Internet to transmit "love" from donor to recipient. Studies have shown that expressions of love from friends, family and even complete strangers are proven to provide not only emotional support but actual healing benefits to both mind and body.
The ideal design will convey the essence of what a love transfusion is. It is, for the most part, a very visual experience. As stated, the map and arcs will be recreated in Flash using the winning design.
Think of a look/feel that is calm and peaceful. Color scheme of an aquarium (blue and green colors are very soothing), a spa environment or peaceful setting in nature. If you can somehow tie that ambiance in with a "medical monitor" type of look... you'll have an advantage over those who don't.
Each recipient also has the option to post updates on the site to keep everyone informed of their progress/situation.
The most important page of the site is the recipient's page and that is what this contest is for. If you create layouts for supporting pages (i.e. Home, Resources, Profile, Donors page etc.) it will increase the odds of you winning.
Variations of the logo are attached. Feel free to modify.
We'll be checking in multiple times per day to rate entries and give feedback.
Please PM me if you have any questions. I will respond quickly.


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The boards have been pretty quiet since the tailwater has started to warm. I have been fishing in the Hill Country for the last 3 weeks and this is what I have been doing.
It started with a visit to see Chris and Matt at Living Waters. They has a seminar talking about Broken Bow, Southern Colorado, and Brushy Creek. I was intersted in what secrets they would dole out about Colorado as I will be heading north July 6th. It was a great slide show and picked up a few names. After it was over I fished Brushy Creek west of IH 35 for the first time. When I lived in Austin I fished east of IH 35, but never got around to fishing west of 35.
I started about 5:30 and was still driving back to San Antonio, so I had just a few hours. They also had significant rains and the creek was just starting to clear. No problem. I jumped in the truck and headed up Hairy Man Road. I started at the second bridge over the creek. I pulled out my Sage 476XP. I should have changed the leader right off, but as late as it was I was in a hurry. As I started to fish I realized the 6X trout leader was not turning over my Boogle poppers, go figure. I trimed it back but I was undergunned.
It worked but the bursitis in my right shoulder was acting up. After fishing there awhile, I realized this easy access meant many anglers used this access and maybe that's why the fishing was not spectacular.
So I drove back downstream and picked a spot almost down to the first bridge. I picked this spot because it looked like not many people would start here. I also switched to a TFO Finesse 7'9" 5wt. because the 5wt line already had a short 3X leader on the reel... Good Choice ! This was going to be close and personal fishing.....
I can see where this creek gets it's name.
As with most of the Hill Country streams each drainage has Longears with their own unique coloring.....
These have a lot of red and turquoise in them with almost no yellow.
Redbreast of course......
And some nice sized Largemouths.....
It was a nice couple of hours and showed the potential Chris and Matt have been talking about. I would like to explore more here and again when the river is more stable. I'll be back again. It was late as I walked back to the truck and a familiar sight came out about dusk..... Click the pic for a short video.....
A week later and it was time for a trip to the middle Guadalupe. Ron McAlpin introduced me to this spot many years ago and it is a fine one. The past 3 years of drought has taken it's toll on the fish here, but it's one of those places you'd go even if you knew the fishing would be poor. Well it wasn't poor..... but.....
For the few that have had the honor of being allowed to fish this private water you will recognize the bridges over the Guadalupe here. They actually replaced the old low water crossing with a new high bridge last year that you can see in the background behind the old railroad tressel.
Again this is a private ranch and you need permission from the owners and sign a release of liability to access the property.
The Guadalupe Bass are thick here but the first one was going to be a bit of a sign.
I've caught many Guadalupes 16-18" here over the years, but like last year the ones I caught seemed to be getting smaller. It's understandable being the river has been very low for 3 summers now. Less water means less habitat and fewer and smaller fish that can be accomodated here. Of course fewer is realitive term here. This place it's usually easy to catch 40-50 and a 100 in a day is not out of the question. If you count the Perch I almost hit a 100.
Middle Guadalupe Longear.....
You'll notice the different coloration of the Longears here compared to the ones in Brushy Creek. Go to another river in the Hill country and they will be slightly different again. The result of years of isolation from other populations and the wandering path of genetics.
I figured maybe all the smaller fish I was catching was a result of my tendency to throw only topwater, so I tried A Cat's Whisker. First fish on pulled hard.....
Go figure, but not to be unexpected in the summer.....
A nicer Longear.....
Another Guadalupe but about the same size......
And like I said this place has lots to offer other than the fishing.....
The Cypress trees that line the banks form tunnels of shade that make fishing here in the summer very comfortable.
Look on the right and you will see driftwood stacked up behind the Cypress easily 10 feet over your head. This is why this area is called the most flood prone spot in North America. The hills funnel the often very heavy rains into the drainages. The flows can jump from 50cfs to 10,000cfs or more in no time. Anything close to the river is washed away, except the Bald Cypress. And every flood will take some of them out just not all of them. You don't see any homes built at river level here. Even way back when it meant hauling water a long way to the house you didn't dare build next to the river, it would never last.
Back to fishing and since the subsurface fishing was about the same, I went back to fishing on top.
Another Guadalupe Bass that call this river home. The world record is only a little move 4lbs.
I only caught Guadalupe's here today, no Largemouths, which is good news for the restoration program.
More evidence of previous floods.....
Check out the log wedged in the Y of the trunk about 20' in the air.
Off to the west evidence. A thunderstorm on the upper Guadalupe.....
And no time to waste.....
One of the last Cypress tunnels I would fish today.....
And more willing participants.....
Time to head back upstream. I didn't want to miss to much of the Spurs and the Heat game this evening.
As I was walking back along the river's edge I spooked several deer coming down to the water. I walked past one and the doe did not sense me till I was well past her. She snorted at me as they often do to test my nerve, and then her fawn confused and scared, came bursting out of the trees along the river. It didn't know what her mother was scared of, but she was running just the same. She didn't know I was standing past both of them and I guess she figured the threat was in the other direction. She ended up running right at me and didn't notice me standing there until she stopped just a couple of feet short. I stood frozen and she didn't understand what I was for a moment. She looked at me for maybe 6 or 7 seconds. I tried to get my camera out slowly, but she knew something was wrong and then strolled off about 20 feet.
Not much a picture, but what an experience!
The sun's glory at the end of another good day.....
Now yesterday I went again. This time I would explore some new crossings on the middle Guadalupe.
The first one was on Hermann Sons Road. I drove down and there was a woman with her kids swimming in the deep whole by the old washed out bridge.
Another concrete bridge that could not stand against one of the many floods that come down this stretch.
Again the fishing was still a good numbers game here.....
The water here had some deeper pockets and that is what I'm looking for! Deeper pockets mean bigger fish usually.
Sure enough some bigger RedBreast.....
I caught many Bass and Perch here. Fishing downstream here I ran into some water too deep to wade, so establishing that there was good fishing here and still before 2pm time to move on to another crossing.
Next I drove down Lame Valley Road. It's crossing had shallow water for 100's of yards upstream and down. So on to the next crossing on the Guad. This one was Homilius Road. Here the water was generally shallow, but with ruts everywhere and deep pockets here and there, I would give this one a try.
One thing about these fish in shallow water they are spooky. You can not just go thrashing your way upstream and expect to catch anything. Here it is very similar to fishing high in the mountains for Trout. These fish are not stupid, they are very aware of predators on the banks, but if you wade carefully you can catch them.
Numbers were good as long as you didn't splash about. Do that and you could see many fish bolting upstream.
And as Ron has said many times before our Texas Brook Trout......
Micropterus Treculii
More Cypress Tunnels and here the river split going around some stranded Cypress as the restless river moved it's channel during past floods.
And Redbreast waiting to ambush my offerings.....
Above the island the valley opened up and the river became broad and shallow for awhile.
In this shallow and slow water the fish were even spookier if you can believe that. Almost Armstrong Creek spooky.
Anything landing on the surface scattered the fish milling around underneath. My hopper was of no use under the bright sun. Back on goes the Cat's Whisker. Cast it to the side and past the fish cruising here. Let it sit on the bottom and then hop it along back. The fish would sense this and go over to investigate. Some thought it was a afternoon snack.....
After catching a few in the area the others found there understood the game. It was time to move on to another spot and another pod.
I found a pod of Perch in a deeper hole and decided to put on a Dave's rubber legs and catch them all.....
Yeap caught another one, you just never know.
Fishing was again a a high numbers day, no real big ones, but plenty of fun on light tackle. Looking back at the long pool/flat I had fished through.
The Spurs were playing game 6 tonight and time to turn around and head back home.
Of course I like to hit some of the better spots on the way back.....
It paid off.....
This of course that made my return to the house a bit late and I listened to the beginning of another exciting game on the radio. I wish the Spurs had held on for the victory, but then we would have been denied a game 7 to look forward to on Thursday. It been awhile since 2 such evenly matched basketball teams went at it with neither holding an edge to the following game.
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Dang! I wish I'd known they were doing that seminar--sounds like a good one. Brushy Creek is a nice little creek. I should fish it more often since I'm just up the road from it. Glad you got a chance to try it out.
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Great photos, Jimbo.
I used to fish Brushy quite frequently. Best fishing was far away from the obvious access points (of course, the entire river is a short walk from the road).
And, I was privileged to fish the first stretch in your essay, the private water. I've been there with you and Ron, and it is, indeed a magical place. When a bunch of fishermen can catch 100 fish each fishing next to each other, that's quality water.
I used to fish Brushy quite frequently. Best fishing was far away from the obvious access points (of course, the entire river is a short walk from the road).
And, I was privileged to fish the first stretch in your essay, the private water. I've been there with you and Ron, and it is, indeed a magical place. When a bunch of fishermen can catch 100 fish each fishing next to each other, that's quality water.
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Thanks for reminding us of how fortunate we are to have essentially unspoilt waters to enjoy. I really enjoyed your thoughts and photographs.
Thanks for reminding us of how fortunate we are to have essentially unspoilt waters to enjoy. I really enjoyed your thoughts and photographs.
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Thanks all.....
I don't know why none of the bigger Guadalupes didn't come out to play. I know some are still there, maybe it was just the hot weather that had them in the bottom of the deepest holes. Anyway here is one caught at the second spot a while back.....
This one is pushing 3lbs and I caught one a couple of years ago that was about 3 1/2lbs just downstream.
I don't know why none of the bigger Guadalupes didn't come out to play. I know some are still there, maybe it was just the hot weather that had them in the bottom of the deepest holes. Anyway here is one caught at the second spot a while back.....
This one is pushing 3lbs and I caught one a couple of years ago that was about 3 1/2lbs just downstream.
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Some time ago I sought input on this forum on starting atheist groups for students in medical professions (medical, nursing, pharmacy, etc. students). People on this forum and elsewhere in the medical community agreed that there was definitely a need to have an official student org presence counterbalancing the religious groups that are often part of life in these programs; at the same time there are reasons it would be difficult to do. Those reasons are:
1) the reason we all would give, i.e. who would have adequate time to dedicate to it;
2) it's really a fairly small niche, and do we need a full student org for medical atheists?
3) there are enough damn atheist groups already without splitting out another three-member group on campuses that probably already have a decent one. At the same time, medical professions students often have very little contact with other types of students at their institutions, so without such an organization they may never get in contact with local atheist groups.
POSSIBLE SOLUTION: develop an International Medical Atheists Coalition as just a front-end "brand". The whole idea would be to reach out to incoming students at the start of the year (serve coffee and bagels the first day of classes), and funnel them into the main campus (or other pre-existing local) atheist group. Really all this would require would be a website, a logo, and some charter documents to make it easy to apply as an official student org; maybe some time also trying to identify and contact people in various medical professional schools to invest a minimum of time to do it. (And T-shirts? etc.)
Of course if groups do want to be more than a front end, a great activity (either under their own banner or as part of the campus atheist group) would be having monthly ethical discussions of tough cases, since that's really where we come into conflict with theists, and it's the important question anyway. Such discussions don't have to be labeled as an "atheist ethics discussion"; they would be most effective if we make clear that everyone is welcome, although everyone should expect to defend their moral values. Many medical institutions have these discussions already, although they're run by faculty and I have to admit that for career reasons I have been hesitant to attend them. This would provide a student-run forum where people could speak freely without such reservations.
Thoughts? If you like the idea, then are you in medical/nursing/etc. school right now? Would you be interested in being the contact person there if this goes forward? I'd also be grateful to anyone good at coming up with names and logos.
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That's excellent news, congratulations JK! Sounds like your presence there is really valuable so please do keep us updated. The discussion function (and keeping it open to everyone) I think will be very productive.
Also, I made good on my "threat" to start one at UCSD. Its introduction will be at our student activities fair this coming Thursday. Really it's just a feeder group for the already-existing SSA-afiliate on campus, Rational Thought@UCSD.
As far as an atheist group at a school, what I ended up doing at my own was just registering one so I can show up to activity fairs and let people know we're there. Really it's just a funnel to get people aware of or involved with the main group here on campus. About 10% of my class signed up for it, and I was sitting there with the group banner which is pretty aggressively anti-religious (I didn't design the sign or it might've had a more nuanced message). I got zero hassle as a result - so far, so good. Next step is to start a medical ethics discussion group away from faculty, everyone invited.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The thousands of children fleeing drug violence and poverty in Central America could qualify for asylum in the United States and should have the right to make that case, Democratic lawmakers said on Thursday.
The United States is grappling with a surge of children arriving illegally, opening military bases to house the detained youths and working with the governments of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to keep them from leaving home.
Republicans contend that Obama administration policies have created an incentive for additional border crossings. They blame the influx of children on President Barack Obama's 2012 decision to give temporary relief from deportation to some young people brought to the United States illegally by their parents.
But the Democratic lawmakers said the children are fleeing drug-fueled violence and said the masses at the border should be treated as a humanitarian and refugee crisis.
"We're seeing unprecedented violence, unprecedented suffering, unprecedented abuse," said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez. "This is much more than an immigration issue."
Proposals outlined by Menendez included providing lawyers for the children and families, having child welfare experts screen unaccompanied children, offering alternatives to detention and smart investment in Central America to stem the flow of people out.
More than 47,000 unaccompanied minors, mostly from Central America, crossed into the United States between October and May, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The U.N. refugee agency estimated 58 percent of unaccompanied children arriving in the United States may have a viable claim to refugee protection under international law, Menendez said.
"Some of the children will qualify for protection under asylum, trafficking and other laws, while other children will not," Menendez told a news conference. "All of these families and children deserve to have these cases heard."
He suggested extra costs for implementing the proposals would be offset by containing the crisis. A U.S. Senate panel last week sought $2.28 billion to feed and shelter an estimated 130,000 minors expected to arrive in the next year.
Senator Richard Durbin, the chamber's second-ranking Democrat, said the children amassing at the border would not be eligible for deportation reprieve under the policy that Obama put in place in 2012.
"So why are they coming?" he asked. "They are fleeing for their lives."
The senators urged the United States to adopt long-term solutions, including cracking down on smuggling and human traffickers and supporting good governance, effective messaging and policing in Central America.
Honduras is the murder capital of the world and Guatemala and El Salvador are in the top five, said U.S. Representative Luis Gutiérrez, a vocal advocate of broad immigration reform legislation.
He and Menendez said Central American countries must do a better job at stemming the tide of people leaving.
In a House speech earlier, Gutierrez said lawmakers in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a "very testy meeting" on Wednesday with diplomats from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Guatemala on Friday to meet Central American leaders about the influx of unaccompanied minors.
(Editing by Caren Bohan and Jonathan Oatis)


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Hollande wins first round, sets up run-off with Sarkozy
Latest update : 2012-04-22
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist candidate François Hollande will face off in the second round of France's presidential election after edging out the far right's Marine Le Pen in Sunday's first round of voting.
Socialist presidential challenger François Hollande topped the first round of France's presidential election on Sunday with 28.4 percent of votes, while incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy finished second with 25.5 percent, according to exit polls. Those figures set up a widely expected run-off between Sarkozy and the candidate of France's main opposition party who led most voter intentions surveys before the first round.
Exit polls showed Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front party, had conquered third place with 18.5% of the vote. Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon took 11.7%, and centrist François Bayrou 8.8%, the Ipsos polling agency said. While the tallies of the two leading candidates were in line with dozens of opinion surveys published before Sunday's ballot, Le Pen's figures were well above any of those forecasts.
Marine Le Pen far exceeded her father's shocking second-place 16.86% score in the 2002 presidential race. Even if it was not enough to get her to the second round, the extraordinary score confirmed her presence at the head of the anti-immigration National Front party and in France's political landscape for years to come. A drop in voter intentions for Sarkozy in the final weeks of the campaign appears to have swung to the far-right camp.
Hollande, who was seen as benefitting from a wave of hostility towards Sarkozy, proved a surprisingly resilient candidate. The Socialist hopeful began campaigning months before the incumbent and while he temporarily slipped behind Sarkozy in opinion polls, he regained his frontrunner status in the final two weeks of the race.
Exit polls also showed Green candidate Eva Joly with 2%, the right-wing eurosceptic Nicolas Dupont-Aignan at 1.8%, far-left candidates Phillippe Poutou and Nathalie Arthaud at 1.2% and 0.7% respectively, and off-beat candidate Jacques Cheminade winning just 0.2%.
A run-off between Sarkozy and Hollande is scheduled on May 6, with opinion polls largely favouring the Socialist Party candidate.
Turnout better than expected
Despite fears that a lacklustre campaign combined with school holidays would lead to a historically low turnout, the French flocked to the polls on Sunday. Exit polls suggested the abstention rate was around 19%, only slightly higher than level reached in 2007.
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- Record abstention clouds French parliamentary poll
A mix of blue skies and clouds over Paris on Sunday also spurred early speculation about a potential drop in voter participation. However, Pascal, a 53-year-old voter in Paris's 10th arrondissement said the weather had little bearing on election day. "We were supposed to go away this weekend, but we made the choice to stay in Paris for the election," she said, "Rain or shine, we vote!"
Rudy Verdier, a 40-year-old shopkeeper in the northeast suburb of La Courneuve who described himself as a Sarkozy supporter, also said few of the people he knew would sit out the election. "I think most people from around here will be voting because they know today is important and it is a chance for people in this neighbourhood to express themselves," Verdier said.
Back to the Elysee?
French analysts rushed to speculate on how the whole of the election results would affect the outcome of the May 6 run-off, and on what many saw as the impending return of the Socialist Party to the Elysee Presidential palace and a Socialist-led parliament.
The French left has spent the last 10 years as the country's main opposition group, and had to digest three consecutive presidential defeats in 1995, 2002 and 2007. Former president François Mitterrand, who won back-to-back elections in 1981 and 1988, remains France's only Socialist head of state since the end of World War Two.
Polling institutes were expected to quickly deliver surveys on who voters intended to back in the second round, and how potential alliances and endorsements would play out during the two weeks that separate the first and second round.
According to Eric Bonnet, head of opinion studies at the BVA polling firm, the transfer of second-round votes would favour the left-wing candidate. "Eighty percent of Melenchon's votes will go to François Hollande while only 35% of the votes of Marine Le Pen will be reaped by Nicolas Sarkozy," Bonnet said before results were announced.
However, Le Pen's surprise score and doubts about who supporters of Bayrou would ultimately back promised to make the second round a nail-biting election.
Main picture by Mehdi Chebil
Election posters of Socialist Party candidate François Hollande and far-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon are ubiquitous in the central French town of Tulle in the Corrèze region, which Hollande represents in the French National Assembly. (Photo: M. Chebil)
François Hollande takes advantage of Saturday's break from campaigning to take a carefully demarcated walk to "greet the French people". (Photo: M. Chebil)
François Hollande's "nice guy" image appears to have served him well on Sunday, when the Socialist candidate led the first round of the election, advancing to the May 6 knock-out round against French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Photo: M. Chebil)
After taking a walk through Tulle's markets, François Hollande took refuge from a downpour in a downtown bar.
Corrèze locals regard Valerie Trierveiler as France's first lady. The political journalist has been in a relationship with Hollande since the collapse of his long-term partnership with 2007 Socialist presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal. (Photo: M. Chebil)
At 10am on Sunday, the Socialist Party frontrunner cast his vote in the first round of the 2012 French presidential poll. (Photo: M. Chebil)
Outside the polling stations, the Socialist candidate is literally mobbed by journalists from across the world who descended on this tiny town. (Photo: M. Chebil)
Residents of Tulle are proud to see their "homeboy" play the national – and even international – stages. (Photo: M. Chebil)
On and off the campaign trail, François Hollande always seems to have time for people – like the diners at Tulle's "Le Central" restaurant. (Photo: M. Chebil)
Having won the first round of the 2012 presidential election, François Hollande now has to prepare to take on the incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the May 6 final round. (Photo: M. Chebil)
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Charlie Barnett and Kevin Long both saw red for Accrington in a fiery encounter against Barnet but Stanley still held on for a point from a goalless draw at Underhill.
Accrington were reduced to 10 men just before the break when Barnett received his marching orders for a reckless two-footed lunge on Bees striker Steve Kabba.
However it was the visitors who came closest to scoring through Luke Joyce and Ian Craney before 10 became nine when Long was dismissed for holding back Charlie Taylor late on.
Barnet began the match on top and could have gone ahead five minutes before Barnett's red card as Kabba pounced on a long kick from Dean Brill.
The 30-year-old barely stung the hands of Sean Murdoch, though, before being involved in the incident surrounding Barnett's dismissal.
Accrington responded better than Barnet and Brill was called into action to stop a 20-yard free-kick from Joyce moments later before Craney powered wide in the second half.
Barnet were struggling to find a way through and, despite Long seeing red for hauling down Taylor while through on goal in the dying seconds, they had to settle for a point.
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Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
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Michael Greenhalgh
Modern World History Sourcebook, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Women of Sufism by Camille Adams Helminski, © 2003. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Inc., www.shambhala.com
Yale University Press
About the Author
Nancy Stockdale is Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of Central Florida. Her recent publications include Biblical Motherhood: English Women and Empire in Palestine, 1860-1948, Murder in the Holy Land: Matilda Creasy and the Mystery of Missionary Death, and Writing Empire in Palestine 1800-1939: English Women in the Holy Land. She has received numerous fellowships and awards enabling her to pursue research overseas in India, Israel, Turkey, Morocco, and the United Kingdom. Her academic interests include the Modern Middle East, Islamic History, the British Empire, and the History of Religions in Modern Palestine.
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Frances Patchett is a Mentor Resource Teacher in the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, where she works extensively training and evaluating beginning teachers. In the past she has worked with the American Council on Education, and worked closely with Fairfax County, teaching AP World History, Sociology, U.S./Virginia History, and Current Affairs. She has advanced degrees in both secondary education and U.S. history.


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Quinn approves plan to fund Illinois Poison Center
CHICAGO (AP) _ Gov. Pat Quinn has signed on to a plan to keep the Illinois Poison Center open after it has seen a number of budget cuts in recent years.
The Chicago Democrat on Monday approved the funding plan that was included in legislation to restore some Medicaid cuts made in 2012.
The agreement requires an Advocate Health Care hospital in DuPage County to pay $8 million over the next four years to support the center. In exchange, the state will make an additional investment in the hospital to increase its Medicaid funding.
The Illinois Poison Center is staffed by experts who give residents advice in poison emergencies. Officials say it receives about 80,000 calls annually _ thus helping to decrease unnecessary medical costs.
The bill is SB741.
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Mono candidates enter the stretch run
It is rare for a group of candidates to elicit a Kumbaya moment, but at least some of the candidates at Monday's Mono County Supervisor Forum might have done it—at least a little bit.
District 3's Tim Alpers might have said it best:
"Back in the 70s, it (the county and Town) was like cowboys and aliens," he said, to much audience laughter.
"But when the January 1997 Walker Flood hit, immediately, the town of Mammoth Lakes mobilized and within hours, there were loaders and graders and all kinds of stuff moving up the highway to Walker. And you know, if Mammoth had a major catastrophe, North County would be there for Mammoth.
"We have more in common than we have differences."
"We are all in this bucket together," said District 4 candidate Tim Fesko. "These are very exciting times. I was an advocate of the starburst pattern (a redistricting option that would have given all five supervisor districts a portion of Mammoth) and when I spoke to Napa supervisors who had done this, they said was a good thing (although also) a challenge, yes."
At the heart of the shift, the candidates said, is necessity—necessity born of the economic challenges facing both governments, especially Mammoth.
But within that necessity, they said, is a possibility of a true transformation for both the Town and the county, a way of doing business where both can thrive.
It is no longer possible for either the Town or the county to "go it alone," they said.
Redistricting has now given four of five supervisors a chunk of Mammoth residents in their districts (it was three of five prior to 2011).
State budget cuts to the county and far more drastic ones to the town (to pay for the $43 million MLLA judgment) mean the old paradigm of competition and alienation between the county and town is no longer possible.
The seven candidates include Fred Stump and Hap Hazard in District 2; Tim Alpers and Vikki Bauer in District 3; and Bob Peters, Tim Fesko and Jan Huggans in District 4. They met for two hours Monday evening in front of a packed room at the Mammoth Lakes Town Council Chambers.
Brent Truax, the president of the Mammoth Chamber of Commerce, moderated the forum.
One by one, the candidates tried their hands at wowing the audience, or at least catching its attention.
"I might get killed for this, but do we really need both a police chief and a sheriff" said Bauer, of Lee Vining. "and with marketing, do we really need to duplicate efforts?"
Maybe it's time to talk about combining departments, she said—a call that Bridgeport's Peters also was interested in pursuing.
Fred Stump, of Crowley Lake, said it might be time to get a more formal town and county liaison in place—someone or something that allows for constant communication between both entities.
But it wasn't all talk about unity. Fesko delivered a challenge:
"I've heard a lot of complaints (while campaigning in Mammoth) from residents about why do we have to pay for the actions of the Town Council?" he said. "Well, unfortunately, you elected them, they lost sight of the ball so now, you need to move on."
Here are a few responses to three questions asked at the forum:
Should the county subsidize yearlong air service at Mammoth-Yosemite Airport?
Peters: Yes, I'm not privy to the numbers being generated, but my job is to support economic subsides that will continue to promote growth. I would like to see it capped.
Fesko: "No. It just opens up a Pandora's Box."
Alpers: "A lot of people in the district come down and use this airport. How do you decide what is fair? How do you try to quantify it? At what point in the name of saving money do we damage our quality of life? But yes, we need to track the money. What is it doing to promote the transient occupancy tax (TOT)?"
Bauer: "We didn't know when we started that it would be a moving target—that the request for subsidies would grow each year, like they have in the past two years." Hazard: "The bottom line is I see Mammoth Mountain Ski Area with a bad contract with the airlines."
Stump: "Mammoth is the economic engine that drives the county but I think the level of subsidy should be driven by the data. It's also true that the road to the airport is a county road, so we already do contribute to the airport. That is a subsidy."
On tourism spending at the county level—Is it adequate?
Fesko: "I'd like to see three percent of the TOT generated in each community go back of these communities. The people decide what they need and then there needs to be accountability."
Bauer: "Mainly we need to not duplicate efforts, take both organizations, maybe combine the two."
Stump: "I'm hearing a greater need for creativity and ingenuity, there is already plenty of experience at the town and county."
Peters said he was instrumental in getting the 1 percent of TOT collected in the county on a previous ballot measure that funnels TOT toward marketing the county. "It has made our county work, including building us a killer website that has been really, really effective." He said he was in favor of more investment in promoting tourism.
On the gold mine proposed for the Bodie Hills Wilderness Study Area
Hazard. "I believe there is a compromise out there (that would preserve some of the Bodie Hills in a Wilderness Study Area protection level and allow for a gold mine in a section of the Bodie Hills). I said that (Cougar Gold, the mine proponent) were snake oil salesmen and I still believe that. I know this would be nice for the north end of the county but our future is in protecting our lands, and it's very difficult to get them (Cougar Gold) to talk to us about how many jobs would be created."
Stump: "The social issues were never addressed. The public safety issues were not."
Bauer "I am interested in a (different designation like a) National Park stamp … or a state park partnership." She said that these agencies get a lot of money and attention and the something like this might work for the Bodie Hills area.
Alpers: "I'll get straight to the point. I do not support gold mining anywhere in this county."
Huggans: "I've been in favor of dropping the WSA designation. It's very hard to work with that designation, trying to improve roads, or look at any proposed development."
Fesko: "The Town of Bridgeport is hurting, those people are hurting and they are looking at anything that might help them out. The big question is what kind of a mine is it going to be? We don't know. The long and short of it is we know there is going to be a bust, there is always a bust, but what will happen after?"
Peters: "There are two bills, H. R. 1581 and S.B. 1087 (calling to release the Bodie Hills from WSA status). If they pass, we will have to see how the BLM will manage the place for everything. We want the Bodie Ghost Town protected with all the existing regulations."
There were also questions about the paramedic program, the proper ratio of county versus town property tax apportionments, and many more, before the forum was done.
The election season is winding down in many ways. The vote by mail request deadline is May 29. The deadline to register to vote in May 21. Election day is June 5. For more information about voting in Mono County, go to: www. http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/departments/elections/elections.html


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Signature Series: Campus Bakeshops
FSD examines the must-make items at several campus bakeries.
The University of Colorado, Boulder, bakeshop shows its school spirit by making these Oreo-style cookies in the shape of its mascot, the buffalo.
"We offer these at our retail bakeshop," says Jim Okerson, executive pastry chef. "Basically we make a chocolate shortbread and we cut it into a buffalo shape. We bake it and then fill it with a cream cheese, whipped cream, vanilla and marshmallow. It's small treat, but it's quite popular. We sell probably a dozen a day."


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It was a busy Friday for the LA Galaxy, who made a flurry of deals that saw Colin Clark and William Hesmer join the club while forward Edson Buddle was dealt away.
LA began their day early as the club traded an international roster slot for the 2013 season and the club's natural first round selection in next month's Supplemental Draft in exchange for the number two slot in Friday's Stage Two of the Re-Entry Draft.
READ: Galaxy select two in Stage 2 of Re-Entry Process
WATCH: Clark PK gives Houston 1-0 win vs. RSL
According to Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena the move was made solely so that LA could acquire versatile midfielder Colin Clark with the second pick. A round later, the Galaxy would pick up veteran goalkeeper William Hesmer, effectively ending their draft. LA will have seven days to make a genuine offer to Hesmer and Clark. Even if an agreement cannot be reached, LA will still hold the right of first refusal for both players.
"In both cases, it's to give us experienced players in their particular positions," said Arena during a teleconference with local reporters. "Obviously, right now, we have a little bit of a void in the midfield with some players departing and Colin is an experienced player in the league and we're hopeful that he can come in and add something different to our team and give us depth.
"Will is an experienced goalkeeper in the league," Arena said of Hesmer. "We have not yet re-signed Josh Saunders so Will is an option for us as we move ahead."
READ: Arena sheds light on Saunders talks
Clark, 28, spent the last two-and-a-half years with the Houston Dynamo making 44 appearances in MLS regular season and postseason play while scoring five goals and adding three assists.
WATCH: Hesmer stops Mwanga blast (2011)
Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Hesmer served as the Columbus Crew's number one 'keeper from 2007 to 2011 and was a key factor in the Crew's consecutive Supporters' Shield winning teams in 2008 and 2009 as well as their MLS Cup 2008 winning side. However, Hesmer missed the entire 2012 season after undergoing a hip procedure in April, but Arena insisted that the goalkeeper is healthy and ready to play.
Arena and the Galaxy were not done there as they dealt forward Edson Buddle to the Colorado Rapids for a first-round Supplemental Draft pick and allocation money. Buddle was limited to just 28 appearances in all competitions during the 2012 season after undergoing right knee surgery in May. Although the 31-year-old forward scored just three goals in 2012 with a single assist, Arena confirmed that the trade was due to salary concerns.
READ: Edson Buddle traded to Colorado Rapids
WATCH: Edson Buddle highlights
"It's unfortunate and in a perfect world, Edson would still be part of our team. The reality of MLS is that it is not a perfect world," said Arena. "We have salary cap restrictions and other obligations that we need to adhere to. Unfortunately, as is the case every year, you've got to make moves to maintain the integrity of your salary cap."
Although the Galaxy were one of the more active sides on Friday, also losing Chad Barrett to New England and Bryan Jordan to San Jose in the Re-Entry Draft, with more than a month away from the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, Arena has no plans to stop looking for ways to improve the club ahead of next season.
"Whether there's activity or not remains to be seen, but you're constantly looking at ways to improve yourself whether that is before the draft or after the draft," said Arena. "We're certainly not saying that we're content where we are and we're not going to make any more moves. We're certainly going to look to continually improve our team at every position."
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