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The Effect of Hyperbilirubinemia on CV Disease, Neurocog Function and Renal Function (SSAT044)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01475240
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Use of some protease inhibitors is associated with elevations of a blood pigment called bilirubin. This may occasionally lead to yellowing of the eyes (scleral icterus) or jaundice, but in the general population bilirubin elevations have been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that could be associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular or other disease events.
Inflammation may also be relevant to neurocognitive impairment in HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection hence elevations of bilirubin may also be protective against neurocognitive impairment.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of hyperbilirubinemia (HBR) on risk of heart and renal diseases, and cognitive function.
|Condition or disease
Use of some protease inhibitors is associated with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia as a result of inhibition of the UGT1A1 enzyme.
Elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin are best characterized among individuals with Gilbert syndrome, which is the most common inherited cause of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, present in 3-10% of the general population. Gilbert syndrome arises through variants in the UGT1A1 enzyme, thus these PIs induce a biochemical picture similar to Gilbert syndrome. Although elevations of bilirubin may occasionally lead to scleral icterus or jaundice, cohort studies of individuals with Gilbert syndrome indicate bilirubin elevations may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and are associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events.
Inflammation may also be relevant to cardiovascular (CV) risk, neurocognitive impairment and renal disease in HIV infection. This study seeks to investigate any association between antiretroviral associated HBR and CV risk markers, neurocognitive impairment and renal dysfunction
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|101 participants
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|A Cross-sectional Controlled Study to Evaluate the Impact of Hyperbilirubinemia on Markers of Cardiovascular Disease, Neurocognitive Function and Renal Markers in HIV-1 Infected Subjects on Protease Inhibitors
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|January 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|November 2013
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|November 2013
Group 1: Controls
HIV-infected patients on stable > 6 months on TDF/FTC or ABC/3TC plus PI/r based ARV regimen with normal bilirubin
Group 2: Cases
HIV-infected patients on stable >6 months on TDF/FTC or ABC/3TC plus PI/r based ARV regimen with HBR (>2.5 X upper limit)
- To evaluate the impact of hyperbilirubinemia on markers of cardiovascular disease [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Assessment of Pulse Wave Velocity; Carotid intimal thickness; Vascular markers (iCAM, vCAM); Lipid fractions and sub fractions
- To evaluate the impact of hyperbilirubinemia on neurocognitive function and renal markers [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Assment of Neurocognitive testing; IL-6, d-dimer, uric acid, and hs-CRP; Urinary protein / creatinine ratio; Urinary Retinal binding / protein ratio
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Inclusion Criteria:
- The ability to understand and sign a written informed consent form, prior to participation in any screening procedure and must be willing to comply with all study requirements.
- Documented HIV-1 infection.
- >18 years of age
- Stable on PI based therapy with TDF/FTC or ABC/3TC > 6 months with either normal bilirubin or bilirubin >2.5 X upper limit
- Stable for > 3 months on lipid lowering therapy, anticoagulant, hormone supplements, metformin (for lipohypertrophy) or other metabolic therapies
- No known or past history of cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disorder or renal disease.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Grade 1-2 Bilirubin
- Known CV disease (angina, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, congestive cardiac failure or myocardial dysfunction), Diabetes Mellitus, antihypertensive therapy
- Chronic NSAID use including low dose aspirin
- Known renal or CNS or neurocognitive disease
- HIV RNA >400copies/ml in last 6 months
- Change of antiretroviral Therapy in last 6 months
- Active Hepatitis B (sAg +ve) or hepatitis C (detectable HCV RNA,, treated or cleared Hepatitis C permitted if infection and/or treatment > 6months previous)
- Use of anabolic steroids. Cutaneous administered testosterone supplements stable for >3 months for documented hypogonadism permitted. Oral contraceptives stable for 3 months permitted.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01475240
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|St Stephen's AIDS Trust
|London, United Kingdom, SW10 9NH
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|Graeme Moyle, Dr
|St Stephen's AIDS Trust
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|St Stephens Aids Trust
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|NCT01475240 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|November 21, 2011 Key Record Dates
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|April 11, 2014
|Last Verified:
|April 2014
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<EDIT> I know I can check off "show filenames" but I still would like to see the descriptions.
so it would sort alphabetically, correctly - especially if I'm catching up on a couple of weeks and want to see all episodes of shows, sorted together.
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WASHINGTON � Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, more than a week after the Pentagon announced it was investigating potentially �inappropriate� correspondence between the fourstar general and a woman linked to the David Petraeus sex scandal.
WASHINGTON � Gen. John Allen has returned to Kabul to resume his duties as the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, more than a week after the Pentagon announced it was investigating potentially �inappropriate� correspondence between the fourstar general and a woman linked to the David Petraeus sex scandal.
Lt. Col. Les Carroll, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, said Allen returned to work Wednesday. Allen�s office in Kabul issued a brief statement saying he is happy to be back in time to celebrate Thanksgiving with his troops.
�The Defense Department inspector general�s investigation into certain communications by Gen. Allen continues,� it said. �Out of respect for that process, Gen. Allen will continue to refrain from commenting on those matters that may fall within the scope of the investigation.�
Allen had been in Washington when news of his problematic email correspondence with Florida socialite Jill Kelley surfaced last Monday. He was expected to testify before a Senate committee last Thursday on his nomination to become the commander of U.S. European Command and the top NATO general. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has put that nomination on hold.
Well before the FBI referred the Allen emails to the Pentagon�s chief lawyer last week, the Obama administration had nominated another four-star Marine, Gen. Joseph Dunford, to replace Allen in Kabul. The Senate has not yet voted on Dunford�s nomination.
At the time Panetta announced that the Pentagon inspector general is reviewing as many as 30,000 pages of Allen�s correspondence with Kelley, Panetta said he had determined that Allen should remain in command in Kabul, pending the outcome of the probe.
Allen�s predecessor as Afghanistan war commander, David Petraeus, resigned from his post as CIA director earlier this month after acknowledging an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The FBI learned of the affair as it investigated anonymous, harassing emails, ultimately traced to Broadwell, that were sent to Kelley. The FBI investigation also turned up the emails between Allen and Kelley.
Nearly two dozen generals have commanded troops from the United States and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, since the American invasion in late 2001 � with five U.S. generals running both commands in the past five years alone.
There is no firm evidence the Pentagon�s revolving door in Afghanistan has posed any significant obstacles for U.S. troops, but some military analysts suggest the frequent changes at the top create potential breaks in continuity in the critical cooperation with the Afghan political leadership and security officials.
�The learning curve is pretty steep,� said retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004. �One of the critical coins of the realm in being effective in this kind of environment is relationships among your allies, relationships with the host nation, and with the Afghans.�
Iraq also had regular command changes, including Petraeus in charge during the U.S. troop �surge� in 2007 that helped dislodge insurgent control from key areas. But the war strategy in Afghanistan has, at many times, been even more complex as fronts shift and Taliban fighters regain strength.
�Rotating top commanders on an annual basis makes no management sense,� Thomas E. Ricks, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, wrote in an opinion piece published recently in The New York Times.
�Imagine trying to run a corporation by swapping the senior executives every year,� he continued. �Or imagine if, at the beginning of 1944, six months before D-Day, Gen. George C. Marshall, the Army chief of staff, told Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme allied commander, that it was time to give someone else a chance to lead.�
Some analysts and former military officers say that rotating generals so quickly creates a disconnect between the commanders and their Afghan allies, including the mercurial President Hamid Karzai. Commanders also have to deal with billions of dollars in funds and the complexities of handing over security to the Afghans by the end of 2014, including building an army and police of 352,000 almost from scratch.
Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defense, said the longer a NATO commander stays in the job, the more chance he has to really understand Afghanistan.
�For us, an Afghan army corps commander should stay in his position for at least three years,� he said.
Jawed Kohistani, military analyst in Kabul, said he thinks a constant changeover of senior NATO commanders or Afghan military leaders hampers coordination of the two forces. Staying longer, he believes, allows a commander to know insurgents and their weaknesses


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|Honoring Chopin
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It's hard to believe 2014 is here. But I guess time flies when you're working as hard as Milton is at building the future of our great city. The coming year is going to be huge for us, and today I want to tell you about some of the great things you can expect from this city.
Bell Memorial Park expansion: Here we go folks! This spring, the city of Milton will begin its first park expansion project to more than double the size of Bell Memorial Park. During the roughly yearlong project, crews will add two rectangular (football/lacrosse/soccer) fields and a host of beautiful amenities to develop Bell Memorial into a true gem for the city of Milton.
We have a wealth of information at the city's website, www.cityofmiltonga.us, about exactly what's going into the park, so I encourage you all to visit and take a look.
City Hall: Milton is moving forward with a City Hall. We're in the process of investigating prime real estate in historic downtown Crabapple, and on that land, we'll build a City Hall that respects the history and architecture of the area. While City Hall isn't projected to open until 2017, this is an exciting step toward establishing not only Crabapple as the city's base of operations, but our place in the community as a whole. Plus, it's more fiscally responsible because we'll own instead of rent – and the debt payments are nearly cancelled out by the end of lease payments.
Addressing growth: At City Hall, we are well aware of the unprecedented growth Milton is seeing in our residential sector, and we are hard at work on policies and plans to address our residents' concerns that it's changing the character of our town.
In 2014, you'll see us take serious steps toward protecting our rural character. I can't get too specific right now, but trust me when I tell you we've been weighing all our options. When we're able to go public with our package of solutions, you'll see we're serious about protecting what makes Milton so special.
I want to make sure that each and every one of you to know that Milton's City Hall is your city hall. This staff is your staff. We're here to serve you. Don't ever hesitate to contact us or a staff member to find the information you need.
Here's looking to a great 2014!


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Rocker Steven Tyler has issued a public apology to Nicki Minaj after the rapper accused him of making a racist comment about her judging abilities as a new panellist on reality show "American Idol."
The Aerosmith frontman, who stepped down as a judge on the show earlier this year, sparked a Twitter.com feud with Minaj earlier this week when he suggested Minaj would not be able to spot the next great artist if he showed up on stage in front of her.
He tweeted, "If it was Bob Dylan, Nicki Minaj would have had him sent to the cornfield. Whereas, if it was Bob Dylan with us, we would have brought the best of him out."
Minaj, who joined fellow new additions Mariah Carey and Keith Urban on the judging panel when Tyler and Jennifer Lopez quit the show this summer, promptly fired back at the ageing rocker's criticisms.
She raged, "Steven Tyler said I would have sent Bob Dylan to a cornfield??? Steven, you haven't seen me judge one single solitary contestant yet! You assume that I wouldn't have liked Bob Dylan??? Why? Black? Rapper? What? Go f— yourself and worry about yourself babe.
"I understand you really wanted to keep your job, but take that up with the producers. I haven't done anything to you. That's a racist comment."
Tyler insists his comments have been misconstrued – because he never intended to insult Minaj.
During an appearance on Canadian entertainment show eTalk on Tuesday, he said, "I apologize if it was taken wrong, Nicki. But I am the farthest from (being a racist). I am the last thing on this planet as far as being a racist."
He added, "I don't know where she got that out of me saying I'm not sure how she would've judged Bob Dylan. Maybe I spoke out of turn, but a racist I'm not, Nicki."


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I am looking for information. I am not sure where and who to ask. I am fairly new to genealogy. My ancestor, Robert Long married Ada Adams, 1884 in Wood County. I found them in 1900 Census in Corsicana, Texas. I found city directory 1901, listing them there. In 1910 Census, Ada Long is listed living in Wood county with her mother. Ada is listed as widow. Recently I made a trip to Corsicana and researched city directories and found nothing, cemetery records and death records( 1904-) and found nothing. So I thought maybe they had traveled to Wood county. Are there city directories from 1901 – on and cemetery records in the Quitman library? Could I find death records in the county clerk's office that far back? Ada died in 1911 and is buried in Kay Cemetery, Hawkins, Wood, Texas. There are 36 interments and they are all listed. Robert is not there. Can you give me any ideas where to look now? I appreciate any information or help.
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Teenage piano phenom to play at Carnegie Hall
Nicole Chang was overjoyed when word came last month that she'd placed third in the American Protégé International Concerto Competition. Why the elation over this? After all, the 16-year-old Park City piano phenom has won numerous competitions across the country in the last five years.
"This one was different," explains Chang, a sophomore at Park City High School. "There were competitors from all over the world, including Russia and China." Chang submitted a DVD of her playing the "Hungarian Fantasy" by Franz Liszt to this prestigious competition in New York.
There's a touch of delayed gratification to the story. Chang's "award" for third place will be the opportunity to perform in concert with the other winners at a recital in New York's famed Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall next November during Thanksgiving weekend. The recital will place her center stage among other young international musicians.
Chang began playing the piano at age six. She's quick to credit her mother for her success and love for music. "I owe everything to my mom," she says. "As a child, she didn't have the opportunity to play the piano, so she wanted to give that gift to me."
Her talent was instantly apparent. Her mother, Wendy Kuo, was soon driving her from one teacher to another. She was competing by age nine and winning state competitions by age eleven. Every Sunday, her mother drives her to Logan, where she takes a two-hour lesson at Utah State University. Chang studies with Professor Gary Amano, a graduate of New York City's Juilliard School and the piano director of the Utah State University Music Department. She also studies piano theory with Dr. Brian Stanley.
"Music has always been my passion," she says. "I can't think back to a time when the piano didn't play a huge part in my life. Most of my childhood memories are of practicing, competing and performing."
Born in Park City, Chang attended Challenger School and Rowland Hall in the Salt Lake Valley from preschool through sixth grade.
"I decided I wanted to learn more about the town I lived in, so I transferred to the Park City School District in seventh grade. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made. My teachers, friends, and mentors inspire me with their hard work and determination. Park City is a very special town filled with people that love and care for this community," she says.
Chang maintains a 4.0 grade-point average while taking advanced placement and honors courses. She was student body president last year at Treasure Mountain Junior High. She received the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award and was the tenth grade winner of the 2013 Utah Office of Education Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest. She is active in the community as well, volunteering regularly at the People's Health Clinic.
"Nicole has the unique ability to balance her music with academic achievement and community service," said Principal Bob O'Connor. "I've known Nicole for three years and I've never seen her without a smile at school."
Balancing her music with school and her personal life isn't always easy, says Chang, who is an avid skier and often works at her mother's restaurant, Szechwan Chinese Kitchen at Kimball Junction. "Sometimes homework has to come first, but I still try to play every day," she says. She usually practices about two hours on school nights and more on weekends.
"The most challenging part about music is how personal it is," she says. "Not everything you play will appeal to everyone. Many people have a certain preference for how they want things to sound. Competitions can really bring you down if you let them. Everyone who goes to a competition works extremely hard to get there, but only a few are recognized. I look up to those who can accept that music is challenging and still continue to do what they love."
The American Protégé wasn't the only competition for Chang last month. She won first place in the Utah Music Teachers' Association Concerto Competition and performed at Temple Square's Assembly Hall on Feb. 20. She was also recently named junior category winner of the Oquirrh Mountain Symphony Concerto Competition and will play in its Spotlight Spectacular Concert on May 11. At Carnegie Hall next November, she'll perform the "Hungarian Rhapsody #4," by Franz Liszt.
Chang will soon come to a crossroad. "My goal was to become a doctor ever since I was five years old," she confesses. "Even though this is the career I've always wanted, the piano will be a part of me for the rest of my life." She credits her friends, family, and teachers for their continued love and support.
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Charge Your Player & Investigate The Keys
Plug your player into an electrical outlet to fully charge the battery. Wile the battery is charging you can do the following:
You will want to learn the various keys and their functions. So try out the describer mode feature. With no cartridge or flash drive in the player power on the player by pressing down the round shaped power button. When activated you should hear a beep followed by: "power on, press any button to learn about its function."
It may be a bit tricky to power off the player in key describer mode. You may need to hold down the power button for a few seconds to get the player to shut down. Alternatively you could insert a cartridge in the cartridge slot.
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There is an onboard user guide that can be accessed two ways depending on the type of player you have.
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The advanced player has thirteen key functions that include a row of five keys just above the crescent shaped sleep key. These five keys allow the user to select navigation levels, and place bookmarks in your books. To activate the user guide for the advanced player do the following: With the power on, hold down the info key until you hear "advanced user guide". To move out of advanced user guide mode, press and hold down the info key again.
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With firmware version 2.1.0 NLS has provided a bookshelf feature that allows the user to place more then one book on a cartridge or flash drive. You will want to check the firmware version of your player. With the power on and no cartridge or thumb/flash drive in the player, rapidly press the sleep key 10 times or until you hear the serial number followed by the firmware version. Press any other key to quiet the player. If the version is less than 2.1.0 then you will need to update the player if you want the bookshelf feature.
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This Is Not A Game (2009) by Walter Jon Williams is a novel that blurs the lines between gaming and reality and explores the possible interaction between the two, given the fact that games continue to become more complex and better able to simulate reality, and can involve large networks of online participants. Williams looks at some of the unanticipated ways reality might intrude into a game, as well as the potential for a game and/or its players to affect the real world. It is against this conceptual backdrop that the particular events of the story unfold — riots, financial crises, murders — and in that context that their root causes are to be found. Although set in the very near future, as indicated by a few minor technological innovations, the novel comes across more like a contemporary techno-thriller than as science fiction — which is neither here nor there, I suppose. It is what it is, and it's an enjoyable enough story with plenty of drama. The book is not without a few plot deficiencies here and there; still, it manages to grapple with some intriguing ideas that are worth thinking about, and so on balance I'd have to call it a success.
Dagmar Shaw is a "puppetmaster," a game designer specializing in Alternate Reality Games. An ARG is something like a MMORPG mixed with a LARP, requiring online interaction and puzzle-solving interspersed with real-world events and missions. It can involve any and every type of medium: email, secret websites, fake documents, phone calls, text messages, live gatherings at special locations, packages in the mail, and so on — whatever the devious puppetmaster can work into the game to make it exciting and challenging. Dagmar is good at what she does, and her games are popular.
However, she soon finds herself the victim of circumstances that are all too real, forcing her to realize that, indeed, "this is not a game." On her way home from the successful conclusion of a game event in Asia, Dagmar gets stranded for a time in Jakarta as Indonesia's currency fails, leading to rioting and chaos. When she finally gets out of that mess and gets back to L.A., more bad luck awaits as one of her oldest friends from her college gaming days is murdered, apparently by the Russian maffia. Dagmar's boss, also an old friend, is acting strange, asking her to make bizarre changes to her newest game, and giving no explanations. Still another old gaming friend also comes into the picture, reminding Dagmar of a seemingly innocuous quirk from a game years in the past, one that just might have relevance to current events. There are more murders, and all the while the currencies of various countries seem to be under some kind of mysterious attack.
Amid all this chaos, Dagmar hits on the idea of harnessing the millions of players of her current game to track down her friend's killer, drawing on the multiplicity of skills and knowledge bound to be found in such a large group. She refers to this concept as the Group Mind. (Vernor Vinge, in Rainbows End, also invoked this idea of the problem-solving potential of large online groups.) And so Dagmar writes the murder into her game, turning her players into a vast force of detectives. But she gets more than she bargained for, as the Group Mind turns up much more than just the identity of a killer. It also uncovers information bearing on all the other mysteries occurring lately, allowing Dagmar to piece together the shocking truth.
The biggest weakness I saw with the book involved a certain crucial software/malware issue and the proposed solution. It seems to me that the solution was rather obvious and could have been implemented years earlier, thus eliminating this issue before it ever became a problem. I suppose it might be said that previously the problem had not become serious enough to need a solution; but I still think the writing was on the wall, and the relevant character realistically should/would have acted sooner. Other weak points were relatively minor but still noticeable, such as the hired mercenaries who are too laughably incompetent to pull off a simple rescue but yet can re-task a satellite as easily as the agents in 24. Or the hotel patrons in rioting Jakarta who look out the windows to see people jumping to their deaths off the roof of a neighboring hotel that was set on fire, but don't seem worried enough to leave their own hotel. These kinds of little glitches give the novel a slightly disjointed, unrealistic feeling of weirdness that is a bit distracting.
As I said, though, the book presents some ideas worth contemplating. Just what kinds of problems could a large interactive online community — a Group Mind — solve, and how could it be effectively, and appropriately, harnessed? If you were part of such a group, how would you know if the game's designers were using you for their own ends or not, or if those ends were legitimate? How can you tell if everything in a game is actually fictional? What happens when gamers take successful strategies for conquering the game world and apply them to the real world — what kind of mischief could they cause? Where should the line (if any) be drawn between games and reality, and is it a line that is worth maintaining?
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If a child receives free school lunches or lunches for a reduced price, they may qualify for this program.
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What is Internet Essentials?
Internet Essentials is an ambitious and comprehensive broadband adoption experiment. It addresses the three primary barriers to broadband adoption that research has identified -- 1) a lack of understanding of how the Internet is relevant and useful; 2) the cost of a home computer and, 3) the cost of Internet service. Offered to low-income families with children who receive free or reduced price school lunches through the National School Lunch Program, Internet Essentials is available in more than 4,000 school districts in 39 states plus the District of Columbia. The effort helps close the digital divide and ensures more Americans benefit from all the Internet has to offer. While participating in Internet Essentials, customers receive:
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With Labor Day less than two week ago, authorities are cracking down on impaired drivers with the national campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
The campaign - a deterrence program with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - focuses on combining high visibility enforcement and heightened public awareness, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
"Impaired driving is one of America's most often committed and deadliest crime," FHP Director Col. David Brierton reported in a prepared statement.
"In an effort to get drunk and drugged drivers off the roads, FHP troopers will aggressively look for impaired drivers during the crackdown," he said.
The campaign began Friday and will run through Sept. 3, Labor Day.
The Cape Coral Police Department, along with other local law enforcement agencies, have announced their participation in the national crackdown.
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Holiday safety tips
- Plan ahead. Always designate a non-drinking driver before any holiday party or celebration begins.
- Take the keys. Do not let a friend drive if they are impaired.
- Be a helpful host. If you are hosting a party, remind your guests to plan ahead and designate a sober driver. Always offer alcohol-free beverages and make sure all of your guests leave with a sober driver.
- Call police if you see an impaired driver on the road.
Source: Fort Myers Police Department
"The whole goal is to get as many impaired drivers off the road as possible," Sgt. Patrick O'Grady of the Cape department's traffic unit said Tuesday.
He explained that authorities tend to see more impaired drivers during the three-day holiday weekends as more people enjoy the extra day off.
"They do it (the campaign) during holiday times when people are more likely to drink," O'Grady said.
"We know it's a worthwhile campaign," he added.
Leading up to Labor Day, Cape officers will be more diligent of impaired drivers on the city's roads. There is also a saturation patrol planned, which will include the CCPD motorcycle unit, DUI unit and traffic homicide unit.
The patrol will likely take place on a Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.
"They'll be enforcing traffic infractions throughout the city and, hopefully, taking out some impaired drivers at the same time," O'Grady said.
No other specialized enforcements, like DUI checkpoints, are scheduled.
"Due to budgetary constraints," he said of why. "DUI checkpoints are expensive and require a lot of manpower."
For those who plan to drink alcohol, O'Grady offered a few tips.
"Think before you drive," he said. "It is one of the decisions that will last a lifetime and cost you a lot."
Have a designated driver before the celebrating begins, or call a taxi.
"That's a big one," O'Grady said. "It'll save you in the long run."
He also suggested visiting a venue that is within walking distance of your home, or contacting a sober friend to pick you up so you do not drive.
For those hosting a party, name someone the designated driver.
"Again, you can always call a taxi," O'Grady said. "It may be inconvenient, but it may save their life or someone else's."
Letting impaired guests spend the night is another option.
"Have them sleep it off," he said.
Motorists who see an impaired driver on the road are urged to contact the Cape Coral Police Department at the non-emergency line at 574-3223.
They should provide as much information as possible, including a description of the vehicle and tag, what they saw and the vehicle's direction of travel.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office and the Fort Myers Police Department are also participating in the campaign. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 11,000 people die annually because of drunk driving.
"FMPD is reminding everyone that buzzed driving is drunk driving, and planning ahead could prevent you from becoming a statistic," FMPD officials reported in a prepared statement.
Officials at the LCSO reported that their emphasis will be on education, awareness and enforcement, with deputies committed to removing impaired drivers with the goal of reducing traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities.
From Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, AAA is offering its Tow to Go program to the public. The service provides a confidential ride and tow home from any bar or restaurant - free of charge - by calling (855) 2-TOW2GO (286-9246).
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Americans may be holding congressional Republicans responsible for the partial shutdown of the federal government now, but it's too soon to tell if that ire will affect next year's midterm elections.
The fluidity of the behind-the-scenes sausage-making after the government shut down resembled a spreading oil slick: Democrats accusing Republicans of holding the country and its economy hostage. Republicans accusing Democrats of wanting the shutdown in the first place and Democrats saying the same thing about Republicans. President Obama calling the situation a "reckless Republican shutdown." Republicans dissing each other over standing firm in the face of the first government shutdown since the mid-1990s but not having an exit strategy. Republicans accusing Democrats of not wanting to fund individual budget bills to reopen national parks and monuments or fund the National Institutes of Health. Democrats accusing Republicans of cherry-picking high-profile and popular issues rather than fund the federal government in its entirety.
Throughout Monday and early Tuesday, the GOP-controlled House passed -- and the Democratic controlled Senate rejected -- measures to avert a shutdown, but bearing strings that would defund or amend the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare. The Senate leadership said it wanted a clean stopgap funding bill sans language to either end or delay parts of the federal healthcare law -- something the upper chamber already passed and House Speaker John Boehner knows he'll need Democratic support to get it through his chamber, which, in turn, would infuriate his caucus' most conservative members.
And to throw some urgency into the mix, Oct. 17, the Treasury Department said, is the last date it's certain to have enough money to pay all its bills if the debt ceiling isn't raised. Failure to do so, Obama, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and economists say, will land the United States in default on its debt.
Numerous polls indicated Americans place the mess at the GOP's feet.
"It's too soon to tell about the costs for the 2014 elections, but the GOP has lost a unique and momentous opportunity to seize upon Obamacare's rocky first day and reinforce public doubt," said Larry Jacobs of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
In fact, the GOP may have actually helped Obamacare, he said.
"The big story before Tuesday [when the government shuttered] was the weak rollout of Obamacare -- not enough resources were devoted to explaining the exchanges and the result was enormous confusion and significant disconnection," Jacobs said. "The shutdown delivered more for raising public awareness and engagement in collecting information and signing up than what the Obama administration and the states accomplished."
The budget debate and shutdown has been a "net minus for the GOP brand," Republican lobbyist Ed Rogers told The Washington Post. "For some reason the party can't get budget politics right. There is no consensus among Republicans about what to do or even what we are for so we just look like the Party of 'No.'"
Boehner has had to lead a fractious caucus since Tea Party movement candidates were swept into office in the 2010 midterm, when the Republicans gained control of the House, and again in 2012. The hard-right conservatives, meanwhile, have no problem breaking ranks with their chamber's leader.
"John Boehner is in a no-win situation -- fending off a well-organized right while trying to protect his party's national reputation," Jacobs said.
The same would be true should Republicans retain control of the House next year and he is successfully ousted as speaker "because a majority of Republicans in the House support or are fearful" of the small, but vocal, group.
Taking a longer view to 2014 or 2016, Jacobs said, "The pressure to guard the party's national reputation to win elections is felt by a small number of House Republicans in competitive races. The rub is this minority will determine which party has the majority."
"At the moment, the policy purists and their acolytes rule the roost and the electoral threat is seen as distant -- and therefore secondary," Jacobs said.
Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon, the National Republican Congressional Committee chairman, dismissed questions about the political impact of a possible shutdown, Politico said.
"I think the people really want us to get a handle on the spending, I think they are very concerned about the role of Obamacare," Walden said. "It's important that we continue the fight."
Offering a 180-degree interpretation was New York Rep. Steve Israel, who leads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
"It's possible the Republicans are giving us a path to the majority," Israel told Politico, possibly expanding the number of seats Democrats could win in 2014,
The DCCC has identified 52 Republican-held seats that are in play.
Israel downplayed the notion that voters in 2014 would blame Obama for the shutdown.
"President Obama is not on the ballot in 2014, they are," Israel said of his Republican House colleagues. "So this is going to be a referendum on their extremism, their chaos, their gridlock and Democrats with reasonable ideas and commonsense solutions to America's problems."
Republican pollster David Winston told Politico the dust hasn't settled on how much a shutdown would affect the 2014 election.
"Here's the bottom line: When it's 52-card pickup, everyone is going to get hurt to some degree because people are seen as not governing," Winston said. "It's hard to know what the impact could be, but it creates a significant amount of uncertainty."
While both parties have set-tos with various factions, the shutdown pushed into the spotlight "an extraordinary fissure, which will define the national electoral viability of the GOP to win the White House and build a sustainable majority coalition," Jacobs said.
Still, he said, neither party is winning over the American public.
"If there is a winner," Jacobs said, "it may be Obamacare, which may find greater and sooner enrollment and, eventually, stronger support as the public zeroes in for the first time on what it is."


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A former Walmart employee complains she was fired for calling the police on a customer who allegedly left his dog locked in a car on a hot day.
Canadian worker Carla Cheney told CBC that she noticed a customer leaving his dog in a car with the windows rolled up.
When the customer hadn't returned to his car 10 minutes later, she called police, she told CBC. An officer used the license plate number to track down the customer in the store.
The customer complained and said he wouldn't be shopping there anymore, she said.
Shortly after, Cheney says she was fired for "being rude to a customer."
"Now I'm worried that other associates won't say anything and they'll be afraid that they'll lose their job if they do say something," Cheney told CBC. "I thought I was doing the right thing."
Walmart Canada told CBC that it has specific guidelines for dealing with situations like Cheney's and is reviewing them with employees.
Cheney's supporters have created a Facebook group in her honor. It has more than 6,000 members.


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Sonography is an advanced technology that uses sound waves to generate images used for assessment and diagnosis of various medical conditions. The 21-month accredited sonography program at NMC provides students with the knowledge and hands-on clinical training to become a certified sonographer.
The curriculum at NMC focuses on different parts of the body. The obstetrics and gynecologic portion focuses on imaging of the female reproductive system and includes one of the more well-known uses of sonography - examining the fetus of a pregnant woman to follow the baby's growth and development.
The abdominal portion of the curriculum involves learning the anatomy of the abdominal cavity to help diagnose and treat conditions primarily involving the aorta, gallbladder, bile ducts, kidneys, liver, pancreas and spleen. During the program you will also focus on the breast, thyroid and male reproductive system.
Program Information
- This Associate of Science degree in sonography is a 21-month program.
- Students are able to sit for abdomen and obstetrics/gynecology examinations by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
- In addition to student-focused instruction and laboratory learning experiences, students gain hands-on experience through supervised clinical training at hospitals and clinics throughout the greater Omaha area.
Additional Program Information
Sonographer Salary & Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates the U. S. median salary in May 2015 for diagnostic medical sonographers was $68,970 per year ($33.16 per hour), with a much faster than average projected job growth of 26 percent between 2014 and 2024.
Professional Organizations
To learn more about the field of sonography, please visit the websites below:
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Multispeciality Sonography Blog Posts
- Multispecialty Sonography Program The Perfect Fit for Ishah
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Pregnant With Possibility
Program Accreditation
The Multispecialty Sonography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 25400 US Highway 19 N, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763. 727-210-2350. www.caahep.org


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Back in July, several months before the iPhone 5 was released, pictures of the phone started to leak.
Based on these pictures, which showed a phone with a screen that was slightly taller than the iPhone 4 screen but no wider, I wrote a post entitled "If the iPhone 5 really looks like this, Apple may be screwed."
My point was that consumers really seemed to like the new, big screens on phones like Samsung's Galaxy S3 and that screen size was going to be a major point of differentiation.
Well, when the iPhone 5 came out, it looked exactly like the one in the pictures--with a screen that was slightly taller than the old iPhone screen but no wider.
When launching this phone, Apple made a point to say that it had intentionally chosen to go with the (relatively) small screen because the Samsung screen was too big to fit comfortably in one hand.
Not surprisingly, millions of dutiful Apple fans immediately began repeating this mantra, telling anyone who would listen that any phone screen bigger than the iPhone screen was "too big to fit in your hand."
And, depending on how big your hand is, that may actually be true.
Well, despite some misgivings about missing out on the larger screen size, I eventually decided to upgrade my iPhone 3GS to an iPhone 5. And the iPhone 5 is certainly a good phone. As I explained here, it's noticeably faster than the 3GS. And when I pick up my 3GS again, I do notice that the iPhone 5 screen is a bit taller than the screen on the 3GS (otherwise, I don't--the added height doesn't really help.)
I must confess to having ongoing misgivings about having chosen a phone with a relatively small screen.
A couple of weeks ago, I was riding down an elevator when the person in front of me fired up a Galaxy, and I thought to myself, "wow."
Last week, I watched a friend reviewing some videos he had taken of an event on a Galaxy, and I again thought to myself, "wow."
And last weekend, as I spent an interminable 9 hours crammed into an airline seat, I watched the person next to me watch a concert on a Galaxy, and I thought to myself, "wow."
And as much as I wanted to reassure myself that I had made the right choice, my eyes were telling me otherwise:
That bigger screen is awesome.
Apple's stock has cratered 35% from its peak of five months ago. This fall is the result of a lot of factors, but the biggest one is this: After five years of having the best smartphone on the planet, Apple has arguably fallen behind the competition. And the biggest and most obvious reason Apple has fallen behind the competition is its stubborn insistence on sticking with a small iPhone screen.
Diehard Apple fans will no doubt dismiss me as a barbarian philistine--too much of a boor to appreciate the superior design and materials of the iPhone, too plebeian to realize that all phones other than Apple phones are just made of "cheap plastic crap" that is dumbing down civilization and ruining the world.
And that's fine. I expect no less of Apple fans.
But I do have a question for them:
Late at night, when you are alone and not surrounded by fellow Apple fans, and you see one of those huge gorgeous Galaxy screens, do you not--just for a moment--notice that your iPhone looks puny and sad in comparison? Do you not--just briefly--wish that you had not just parrotted the mantra that "smaller is better" and, instead, kept a more open mind" Do you not wish--just briefly--that Apple's design god Jony Ive had woken up with the revelation that maybe, just maybe, bigger might be better?
If you do not have these thoughts, I salute you. Your loyalty and dedication is commendable.
Because I, an otherwise happy Apple customer, certainly do.
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Uliana was born on 23th of October 1973 in Kerch (Ukraine). From the early
age Uliana took dancing classes and was admitted to the Academy of Russian
Ballet named after Vaganova (St.Petersburg) where she studied the art of dancing
from Galina Novitskaya in primary school and Natalia Dudinskaya in higher
school. Still being a student of the Academy, Uliana took won at Vaganova-prix
Competition (St.Petersburg, 1991).
After graduation from the Academy in 1991 Uliana joined Mariinsky theatre
company (St.Petersburg). In 1994 Uliana successfully made her debut as
Odette/Odille in the "Swan Lake" ballet in St.Petersburg, for which she was
awarded with "Golden Sofit" as best debut in St.Petersburg. In 1995 Uliana was
called the principal dancer of Mariinsky theatre where her teachers were Olga
Moiseeva and Ninel Kurgapkina. Presently Uliana's coach is Irina
Among the leading roles of Uliana are: Gieselle, Medora in Corsaire, Nikya in
La Bayadere, Raymonde, the Swan, Zobeida in Scheherazade, Mekhmeneh Bahnu in The
Legend of Love, Zarema in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, the ballets
of Balanchine, Petit, Forsythe, Van Manen and many others. Uliana danced at
the most famous theatres of the world. Among them are the Mariinsky theatre in
St.Petersburg, Bolshoy theatre in Moscow, Royal Opera House in London, Grand
Opera de Paris, La Scala in Milan, Metropolitan Opera in New York , National
theatre of opera and ballet in Helsinki, NHK hall in Tokyo.Among achevements
of Uliana are the title of Honoured Artist of Russia (2000), People's Artist of
Russia(2006). In 1997 Uliana won the Golden Mask and Benois de la Dance,
in 1998 - the premium of London critics "Evening Standard", in 1999 was awarded
with the State premium of Russia. In 2010 Uliana performed at the closing
ceremony of the Olympics at Vancouver (Canada). The same year upon
personal invitation from Opera de Paris Uliana performed the "Swan Lake". In
2011 Uliana took part in Gala devoted to Galina Ulanova (London) and
international gala Italy-Russia (Rome).Uliana sees the birth of her daughter
Masha in 2002 as one of the most impotrant events in her life. Among ballerina's
hobbies are drawing, literature, classial music, interior design and
cinema.AwardsPeople`s Artist of Russia
(2006).Honoured Artist of Russia (2000).Recipient of the State Prize of
Russia (1999).Prizewinner at the International Vaganova-prix Competition (St
Petersburg, 1991). Won the Golden Sofit (1995), the Golden Mask (1997), the
Baltika prize (1997 and 2001) and the Evening Standard (1998).
Joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 1991. Principal since 1995.
Repertoire includes: Giselle (Giselle, Myrtha);Le
Corsaire (Medora);La Bayadere (Nikia), revised version by Vakhtang
Chabukiani; Grand pas from Paquita (soloist); The Sleeping Beauty (Lilac
Fairy), revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev; Swan Lake (Odette-Odile);
Raymonda (Raymonda, Clemans), revised version by Konstantin Sergeyev;
The Swan; Scheherazade (Zobeide); The Fountain of Bakhchisarai
(Zarema); The Legend of Love (Mekhmeneh Bahnu); Leningrad Symphony (The
Girl); Pas de quatre (Маria Taglioni); Serenade; Piano Concerto No.
2 (Ballet Imperial); Symphony in C (2nd Movement); Theme and Variations;
La Valse; Jewels (Diamonds); In the Night; The Nutcracker
(highlights: Teacher and Pupil), choreography by John Neumeier; Le Jeune
Homme et la Mort; Goya-Divertissement; Le Baiser de la Fee (Fairy), Le
Poeme de l`Extase, choreography by Alexei Ratmansky; In the Middle, Somewhat
First performer of one of the solo roles in Jogn Neumeier`s Sounds of Empty
Pages, staged for the Mariinsky Theatre (2001).


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The final version of the state's master plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection will contain new projects aimed at protecting lower Terrebonne and south Lafourche.
The final version of the state's master plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection will contain new projects aimed at protecting lower Terrebonne and south Lafourche.
The state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority voted unanimously to approve the $50-billion, 50-year coastal master plan at a meeting in Baton Rouge Wednesday. The plan will be submitted Monday to the Legislature for final approval.
The plan includes changes requested by residents of bayou communities who felt the state wasn't doing enough to rebuild land in rapidly-eroding central Terrebonne Parish.
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chairman Garret Graves said that Louisiana is facing a coastal crisis. It will take decades to repair the coast and build necessary protections for communities, but the threat we face from storms and coastal erosion is imminent.
Louisiana has lost nearly 1,900 miles of land since the 1930s, and it could lose another 1,750 in the next 50 years if nothing is done.
The 2012 state master plan attempts to create a realistic strategy for restoring Louisiana's coast based on what we know about the coast today and the resources we'll have available in the future.
"Every community gets protection through this plan," Graves said. "No one gets left out. No one gets left behind."
First released in 2007, state law requires the master-plan to be updated every five years.
This year's science-based plan used objective tools to select the projects that would create the most lasting land for the least amount of money — tools that found land in eastern and central Terrebonne to be too expensive to build and maintain.
Changes were made across the plan in response to concerns from residents, according to Kirk Rhinehart, chief of planning with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. The state received more than 2,000 written comments, and more than 750 people showed up at three meetings, including one held in Houma in January.
"It couldn't just be about science and the numbers because we're doing it for the communities," Rhinehart said.
Many local concerns focused on the lack of marsh creation in central Terrebonne, Rhinehart said. The plan previously included large marsh creation projects in western Terrebonne on Point au Fer that would have created quite a bit of lasting land but protected no residents.
"The people that we are affecting with this plan are afraid of losing their homes, their livelihood and their culture," South Lafourche Levee Director and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board Member Windell Curole said. "It's east to make the Kool-Aid, but the people down the bayou have to drink it."
That project was removed. Instead, land will be built along the outside of the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane protection system along the Pointe-aux-Chenes ridge.
The plan also aims to restore the rim of Terrebonne Bay, though planners are unsure of specifics. It could be done with oyster reefs or other experimental projects. Planners included it in the master plan to "identify it as a critical area and put the money there," Rhinehart said.
The plan also now includes a floodgate on Bayou Chene local officials are fighting to build after a temporary structure prevented the flooding in Terrebonne, Assumption and St. Mary parishes during last year's Atchafalaya River flood.
In addition, a marsh-creation project planned for the Port Fourchon area was moved. It now extends north along La. 1 from Belle Pass to Golden Meadow.
The plan also includes freshwater diversions down Bayou Lafourche and from the Atchafalaya River into western Terrebonne wetlands and projects aimed at beefing up local barrier islands. It will reconstruct some ridges in Terrebonne and raise levees in the Morganza-to-the-Gulf and Larose-to-Golden Meadow hurricane-protection systems.
There will also be a new statewide program aimed at elevating homes in coastal areas, Rhinehart said.
With the new plan, state officials hope that land loss in Louisiana will be curbed in 20 years, and that we might actually start gaining new land in 40 years.
Members of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority hoped the updated state master plan, grounded in science, would be a tool the state can use to pursue future federal money for restoration.
"There were a lot of changes, but it's because we were listening," Graves said. "The changes were principled and the principles of our plan were not compromised."
Nikki Buskey can be reached at 857-2205 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A Seoul National University panel said the research by world-renowned Hwang Woo-suk was "intentionally fabricated", and he would be disciplined.
Dr Hwang said he would resign, but he did not admit his research was faked.
"I sincerely apologise to the people for creating shock and disappointment," he said after the panel's announcement.
"As a symbol of apology, I step down as professor of Seoul National University."
However he maintained that the science behind his work was sound, and that his country's scientists were still leading the field.
"I emphasise that patient-specific stem cells belong to South Korea and you are going to see this," he said.
Proponents of human stem cell cloning say it could one day help cure diseases including diabetes and Parkinson's.
The controversy has been causing shockwaves in South Korea, where the cloning pioneer is widely considered a national hero.
Since 2002, he has received $40m (£23m) in grants from the science and technology ministry alone.
Wider doubts
He made news around the world when he announced in August that his team had created the world's first cloned dog.
The veracity of that research, as well as an earlier paper on the first cloning of a human embryo, will now be subject to review by the same panel, says the BBC's Charles Scanlon in Seoul.
In May, Dr Hwang published a paper in the journal Science, saying his team had extracted material from cloned human embryos that identically matched the DNA of 11 patients.
It was claimed such a technique could be the key to providing personalised cures.
But the university panel said that all 11 sets of data were derived from only two stem cell lines.
The panel said it still did not know whether those two stem cell clusters had actually been cloned.
"Based on these findings, data in the 2005 Science journal cannot be regarded as a simple accidental error but as intentional fabrication made out of two stem cells," the investigators said.
"This is a serious wrongdoing that has damaged the foundation of science," it said.
Pictures 'doctored'
"Professor Hwang admitted to having played a role in extending the data of the two stem cell lines to those of 11 stem cells," Roh Jung-hye, the university's dean of research affairs, told a news conference.
Dr Hwang came under pressure when one of the co-authors of his paper, Roh Sung-il, said that some of the pictures illustrating it, apparently showing the 11 patient-specific stem cell lines, had been faked.
He said photographs of nine of the lines were doctored from the other two.
Last week, Dr Hwang admitted the photographs did contain "mistakes", but insisted the research was accurate and that he had cloned 11 stem cell lines.
Scandal erupted around the doctor a month ago, when he was forced to step down as chairman of South Korea's World Stem Cell Hub, after admitting that eggs for research were donated by his own female colleagues, in breach of guidelines.
He was admitted to hospital earlier this month suffering from stress.


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***Notes of a Beer Nerd is a column written by resident cellar dwelling mammal, Timperial Stout. Feel free to e-mail him at email@example.com with any questions, concerns or comments***
Enjoyed on 2/3/2011
Brewery: Uinta Brewing Co.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Beer: Labyrinth Black Ale
Presentation: 750 ml — Blown Glass Bottle — Corked & Caged
Vintage: 2010
Style: Imperial Stout
Barrel: Oak
Hops: N/A
Malt: N/A
Vessel: Snifter
Recommended Serving Temp: 45 degrees
Commercial Description:
Enter the Labyrinth, a multi-dimensional black ale. Discover the complex intermingling of black licorice and toasted oak. Seek the subtle hints of bittersweet chocolate. Explore pairing Labyrinth with flavorful cheeses and rich desserts.
Food Pairings: Game, Gelato, Chocolate Cake
Cheese Pairings: Brie, Gouda
Music Pairing: David Bowie
Beer Advocate: A- (4.08)
Rate Beer: 99 (3.78)
Timperialstout's Notes:
I've explained this many times before in this column, so I'll make it brief. Uinta, by sending their Crooked Line to Seattle before any of their standard beers, is playing a hand that has become very familiar to us beer geeks. Send the trendy, extreme beers first when attempting to enter a new market and build up a reputation. Then, slip in the standards and lay down more of a foundation. Labyrinth is one of four beers in the Crooked Line and it's an imperial stout. You know full well that Timperial Stout had to try it. Here we go!
They should call this a black ale. Oh, wait… Yeah, this is black alright. It's about as devoid of transparency as a brick wall. I think I could ignite a fist sized chunk of magnesium behind the glass and not even know that anything was different in the room. I held it up to the light and the room went black. I think you get it. Labyrinth is impossibly black.
The head rose up on the pour with just the vigor that I would expect from a high gravity stout that has been bottle conditioned. Actually, now that I think about it, that expectation took a bit of subconscious calculation. I'd expect a high gravity stout to have a very minimal head and a bottle conditioned beer to have quite a large head, so I figured it would about split the difference, and it did. As it somewhat quickly receded, some thin lacing layed in its wake.
That head is very much the color that you would expect from a beer so jet black. It's espresso colored. It's a very dark tan, near brown with auburn highlights. I just described my ideal head on a beer. It's so beautiful and inviting I can't wait to sip!
A deep inhale at the mouth of the glass forces a massive smile to my face. The odor speaks of an amazing imperial stout. It's so deep and roasted and complex and sweet… The first thing that comes to mind is a very high cocoa content chocolate bar put into convection and sweetened generously. A flourless chocolate torte perhaps? Definitely something baked and dry. Brownies might be too sweet to apply here. The licorice is faint but detectable and works magnificently. Vanilla bean seems to be involved as well.
The oak combines with the base grain and the hops to form the scent's backbone and bring realization to the experience — this is in fact a beer and not a melted desert. There is some earthiness, some damp wood and a little bitter coffee. The whole experience is a bit frantic as the sweets and the not-so-sweets are constantly struggling for supremacy.
Oh how silky smooth it is! It's not the most viscous impy stout I've ever had but it's close. Labyrinth coats every corner of the mouth with its essence and has absolutely no reservations about it. This beer is a big, bold bully and any lingering flavor that may have existed in my mouth prior to it's arrival has been sent packing, tail between its legs. I slight swishing of the liquid stimulates enough carbonation frothing to sting my cheeks, or maybe that's the booze. It's a pleasure to be drinking this tonight.
Upon my very first taste of Labyrinth I felt I had a serious winner. It's thick and robust. It has a bitterness, but it's mostly sweet. It's a beast of an ale, not doubt. But, after subsequent sips, and as the beer warms, I'm becoming less and less attracted to it. It's highly astringent and the booze is somewhat painful. I do very much like the chocolate cake notes and the oak has infused itself marvelously. Those two elements are not to be overlooked. I think that the licorice is somewhat harsh and the overall grain bill may be too heavily weighted toward black.
The label on the bottle does suggest that Labyrinth is better at cooler temperatures. I don't know why I always ignore these precautions. I guess, ultimately, I don't think that a beer should be hiding in the foggy, fault-hiding chills. Let that shit breath. Let my taste buds work in their ideal temperature zone.
As I push deeper and deeper into the bottle I begin to think that I won't be able to finish it. I couldn't tell you the last time that that happened. There continues to be flashes of the greatness that this beer has to offer (chocolate, oak) but they are fleeting at best. A medicinal quality begins to appear, but it's mostly just this weird earthiness and some metallic, off flavors. I feel somewhat like I'm eating a piece of rain-soaked bark with a rubbing alcohol chaser.
This area is two parted. In the forefront, there is a booze laces acidity that is really burning the inside of my mouth. Just as it sounds, it's uncomfortable. The second part is a chalky bittersweet chocolate dusting that isn't exactly bad but I'd much prefer a sweeter finish. It's all pretty acrid and it lingers for some time.
I feel terrible because I probably shouldn't have reviewed this beer but I needed to get a review in and based on the beeradvocate.com and ratebeer.com ratings I figured this would be a treat. Maybe I'm just a bit off today. I'm going to give this beer one more try someday soon. Maybe I just got a bad bottle or bad batch or something. Uinta deserves better treatment from me than this.
If you like Uinta Labyrinth Black Ale, you should try…
Full Sail Brewing's Imperial Porter; Deschutes Brewing's Abyss; Goose Island Brewing's Bourbon County Stout
Disclaimer: This beer was purchased on my own with my own hard-earned money at a local bottle shop, and aged to perfection by yours truly.
Filed under: Notes of a Beer Nerd, The Cellar, The Events Tagged: Crooked Line, Imperial Stout, Labyrinth Black Ale, Notes of a Beer Nerd, Timperial Stout, Uinta Brewing


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Anyone collect these? Eaglemoss, a company in the U.K., releases two starships per month from various Star Trek TV series and movies. You can subscribe or purchase them individually:
I love them and have a bunch. I recently subscribed but will likely cancel once I get the free subscription gifts and specials. It'll take me years to catch up
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text: The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir is a Volvo. It is a Volvo covered in singing fish and singing lobsters. This wacky art car is one of many unusual and hilarious wandering art cars at the World Maker Faire, New York. Richard Carter is the designer, and the driver, and will be on hand through Sunday to share his amazing musical creation.