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Photos: 2016 MIAA Super Bowls
Photos: 2016 MIAA Super Bowls
King Philip tight end Brett Mazur (34) sheds a tackle by Reading's John Dimare (1) en route to the end zone in the Division 1A Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.
King Philip quarterback Brendan Lydon (12) called his own number and plunged across the goal line for a touchdown.
Reading running back Nick Dinapoli (5) struck first against King Philip with a long run for a touchdown.
King Philip coach Brian Lee is hoisted atop the shoulders of his players after beating Reading.
Xaverian's Samuel Laurent sits on the field upset with himself for dropping a pass near the end zone with seconds left in the second quarter.
Xaverian's Langston Puller looks on with his team down by two touchdowns in the second quarter.
Marvens Fedna runs for a short, second-quarter gain before being brought down.
Everett's Mike Sainristil celebrates his first-quarter touchdown.
Everett's Jason Maitre gets a hug from his mother Ginette at the end of the game.
Everett's Zyaire Bernadin gets doused with water as he celebrates his team's win over Xaverian.
Everett's Christopher Jenkins hoists the Division 1 Super Bowl tropy on his teammates' shoulders.
Duxbury quarterback Bobby Maimaron (10) carries the ball into the end zone against Shrewsbury in the Division 2 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.
Duxbury wide receiver David Colucci (21) extends for a touchdown, despite the efforts of Shrewsbury defensive back Aidan Brown (23).
Duxbury quarterback Bobby Maimaron (10) was at the center of the Dragons' celebration after defeating Shrewsbury.
Duxbury quarterback Bobby Maimaron (10) and coach David Maimaron, Bobby's father, embrace as time runs out.
Falmouth's Samuel Koss tries to go up and over Marblehead defenders on a second half carry in the Division 2A Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium.
Marblehead's Sam Paquette (19) pulls down a long pass reception with Falmouth defender Samuel Koss draped all over him.
Falmouth quarterback Nick Couhig (10) celebrates the win.
Falmouth coach Derek Almeida hugs quarterback Nick Couhig (10) as time runs out.
East Bridgewater defensive end Brian Damon (56) brings down St. Mary's Calvin Johnson (3), causing him to fumble during the Division 3A title game at Gillette Stadium.
East Bridgewater's Greg Plunkett (3) celebrates with quarterback Liam LeVangie (5) scoring a touchdown.
St. Mary's tight end Matt Cross (44) is taken off the field after suffering a leg injury against East Bridgewater.
East Bridgewater quarterback Liam LeVangie (5) goes upside down to score.
After beating St. Mary's, East Bridgwater coach Shawn Tarpey celebrates with senior running back Patrick Snow (34).
Hanover quarterback Wyatt Shisler (14) throws a pass as Grafton's Sean Deely (8) pressures him.
Hanover running back Brad Rogers (22) runs over his own blocker and past the Grafton defense for a score.
Hanover fans cheer their team on during the Division 3 Super Bowl against Grafton.
Hannover football players and band members Joseph Glover (77) and Matthew Hannigan (65) file off the field after also performing with the band during halftime.
Hanover coach Chris Landolfi gets a shower from wide receiver Matthew Lanagan (3) after beating Grafton.
Millis-Hopedale junior defensive back Dominic Zonfrelli (23) intercepts a pass intended for Maynard tight end Jackson Dufour (87) in the third quarter of the MIAA Division 4A Super Bowl at Worcester State.
Millis-Hopedale junior wide receiver Raymond Hilaire (20) looks back at Maynard junior defensive back Mike Thorton (5) as he heads into the end zone on a first quarter touchdown.
Millis-Hopedale senior wide receiver Brian Espanet charges up-field as Maynard sophomore defensive back Thomas Smith (11) gives chase in the second quarter.
Millis-Hopedale coach Dana Olson celebrates with his players after they defeated Maynard.
Millis-Hopedale players celebrate after defeating Maynard.
Mashpee wide receiver Devaun Ford pulls in one of his three touchdowns, this one against Wahconah's Dane Campbell.
Mashpee wide receiver Devaun Ford dances into the end zone untouched after a long run to put Mashpee up 26-13 in the fourth quarter.
Waconah's Connor Washburn and Mashpee's Camron Kergo battle for a long pass, which fell incomplete.
Mashpee safety Nick Carpenter (3) steps in front of a pass for a interception early in the first quarter.


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Sound and vision
Grammy-nominated designer Fritz Klaetke on making history come alive
In January, Fritz Klaetke and Susan Battista received an invitation in the mail to a black-tie affair. The couple is not typically interested in hobnobbing, but they couldn't — and wouldn't — miss this event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. Battista immediately went out to buy a gown (more on that later), and next week they'll fly to California for the 55th annual Grammy Awards.
Klaetke, design director for Visual Dialogue, a design firm he founded 25 years ago, is nominated for the best boxed or special limited edition package Grammy for his work on "Woody at 100,'' a four-CD Woody Guthrie centennial collection released in July by Smithsonian Folkways.
Klaetke has designed more than 70 CD packages over the past 20 years for the Smithsonian's nonprofit record label. Given its lofty mission of "supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound,'' any new release is going to include a package that offers a wealth of information.
Of course, taking a wealth of information and refining it into a tidy object or logo is precisely what Klaetke and his life and business partner Battista do daily at Visual Dialogue. Whether it's a restaurant, a law firm, or a school, Klaetke, a graphic designer, and Battista, who comes from a marketing background, decode the often jargon-laden details of a business into a common language and then, like linguistic alchemists, transform the concepts into what Battista calls a "visual brief.''
Knowing this, when you walk into their home, which rises for three stories above their minimalistic South End office, the vintage poster in their slick white kitchen is perfectly appropriate. It reads: "Tasty Metaphors, 79 cents each.''
"Having worked with Smithsonian Folkways, I understand their history. They have a rich visual tradition. They use old, simple typography,'' Klaetke said, of the guiding principal for the Guthrie box set. "There's a lot of brand equity. I wanted to go back to the way it began. You have to do something appropriate to represent Woody — like an advertisement would — so I didn't want to be tricky or trendy.''
The end result is a book the size of an LP jacket and about one inch thick. The CDs slip into a poster board end page. Guthrie's doodles are sprinkled in the margins throughout the book of text, drawings, photos, and sheet music. There are no slick plastic packaging elements. That wouldn't be in keeping with the songwriter's earthy aesthetic.
"Fritz has a good sense of the history of album art,'' said Jeff Place, head archivist of Smithsonian Folklife collection, who has produced more than 50 Smithsonian Folkways albums and has several Grammys to show for it. "He uses visual elements like type from historic recordings and brings them into the present. He gives those same ideas a modern, classy vibe. He picked the artwork, lyric sheets, and doodles of writings for the marginalia. He took elements out of context and used them in different ways. Art just jumped out of the page at him.''
Klaetke founded Visual Dialogue in 1988 when he was a student at the University of Michigan. He moved to Boston in 1989 and, while doing design work for the New England Foundation for the Arts, he connected with Rounder Records, a Cambridge-based label that was distributing Smithsonian Folkways recordings. The rest is music history, made visually compelling and accessible to music fans.
Battista joined the firm this month. She oversees the exhaustive research that goes into the projects and passes it on to Klaetke, who has a knack for deftly incorporating it into the final product. It's an approach that stands out in a landscape of brash, in-your-face advertising and design.
The faded, never-before-reproduced photo of a young Guthrie on the box set cover is bordered by a pattern created with a dense typewriter type. It looks like burlap and suggests the time spent sifting through dusty archival material. And consider a catalog they designed for Art Institute of Boston. The cover incorporates prospective students' responses to Battista's questionnaire inquiring why they're interested in AIB. The first six pages are blank except for tiny text at the bottom like "think about what's in, not on, a blank page…''
"It's a way of presenting to make you have to read it. Everyone's shouting, let's whisper,'' said Klaetke.
"Fritz really understands the power of good information and what to do with insight to make it come to life. I never thought my research would be on a cover of a project like this catalog,'' said Battista.
Of course, anyone in the design industry for decades is in the business of adapting to sea changes in technology. Given the ways that most of us purchase and consume music now, it's easy to wonder how relevant album packaging is in the era of digital music.
"We have to realize we value different things,'' said Klaetke. "A lot of things in design have shifted. Now newsletters are online. There's been a shift to where we have real content worth preserving and showing. Everyone bemoans the decline of the 12-by-12-inch LP, but a book or box set allows you to use a lot more archival materials and text. It's better than the heyday of album art because you'd never see that amount of content back then.''
"People do want this physical stuff. Packaging is incredibly valuable to hard-core fans with emotional connection to the music,'' said Mike King, chief marketing officer and instructor for Berklee College of Music's online school. "It's a shame things are down to thumbnail sizes. Digital is not the full experience. But if there's a need, people are going to create a supply.''
The Grammys are exciting, of course, but there are no guarantees. What's for certain is the pomp and ceremony. Battista scored a vintage gown with silver and gold floral brocade at the SoWa Market for the affair. And her chunky gold Nanette Lepore heels will complement the silver Doc Martins that will punctuate Klaetke's tux. Did he help her design the outfit?
"No,'' Battista said, "but he said it's OK.''

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In the first 72 hours since the unspeakable tragedy in Sandy Hook, the people of Southington, (and throughout the United States), have responded with great shock, anxiety and sadness, launching a tidal wave of compassion, inspiring a compelling need to do something meaningful to help the people of Newtown and to help the parents, teachers and children within our own community cope with and work through the aftermath of these events.
Last week, SouthingtonSOS, a group of 20 plus representing the various community sectors, and whose mission is to bring Southington together in times of need, met to discuss a plan of action that can be offered to residents with a variety of options on how they may help Newtown and our own citizens through the critical period ahead.
"While SouthingtonSOS will continue to meet", said chairman/coordinator John Myers, "the group identified some specific and tangible ways to support the folks of Newtown as well as our own community."
Sending monetary donations to Sandy Hook School Support Fund, a Fund that has been set up to provide services to families and communities that have been affected, through United Way of Western CT. Donations may be sent directly to Sandy Hook School Support Fund c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470, or locally, to Sandy Hook School Support Fund c/o United Way of Southington, PO Box 546, Southington, CT 06489.
Sending monetary donations to The Sandy Hook School Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Connecticut which will cover college costs for students who currently attend the elementary school, as well as siblings of those killed in the assault and dependents of teachers and other adults who also lost their lives, who are admitted to UCONN in the future. Send checks to UCONN Foundation at 2390 Alumni Drive Unit 3206, Storrs, CT 06269-3206 or go to www.friends.uconn.edu/sandyhook.
Other ways to contribute include, but are not limited to, Newtown Rotary Sandy Hook Memorial Fund, Operation Snuggle Newtown and other individual funds that have been set up for victims and families. Locally, these may be dropped off at The YMCA at 29 High Street in Southington.
Several non-monetary means of support were also highlighted, including organizing a Green & White Day, Sending Cards, Lighting Luminaries, sending Snowflakes, wearing ribbons, conducting moments of silence and attending prayer vigils. SouthingtonSOS spent a considerable amount of time discussing and identifying support services within our community as well as resources for parents. Some resources identified included: Encouragement of parents to talk directly with their school's administration and guidance departments. Local interfaith clergy are a terrific resource for guidance and comfort. There are also resources through Southington's dedicated Youth Services Department in the Municipal Center. They will be around the holiday week. 860-276-6281.
Several links for parents and families: http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/newtown.htm, the Connecticut Commission for Children, in partnership with others, has developed a website to assist caregivers in talking with children about the school shooting, http://www.aacap.org , see "Facts for Families" and "Disaster Resource Center," http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/terrorism, http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/early-childhood-trauma, http://www.-nctsn.org/content/psychological-first-aid, Child Traumatic Grief Speaker Series and http://learn.-nctsn.org/course/view.php?id=27, http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/traumatic-grief/what-childhood-traumatic-grief
In the coming weeks, SouthingtonSOS will continue to meet to provide the community with updated information and resources. Suggestions and comments are welcome. Please contact or send to John Myers at 860-621-8737 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Southington group organizes to help Newtown
In the first 72 hours since the unspeakable tragedy in Sandy Hook, the people of Southington, (and throughout the United States), have responded with great shock, anxiety and sadness, launching a tidal wave of compassion, inspiring a compelling need to do something meaningful to help the people of Newtown and to help the parents, teachers and children within our own community cope with and work through the aftermath of these events.


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Outdoor Details in the Kitchen
When I came across this image of a lantern hanging over a kitchen table I loved the fixture's look and scale. The lantern, which one might more likely find outdoors, looks oversized in this setting and lends a dramatic touch to the room. It made me want to hunt down more outdoor details in the kitchen:
Each of these kitchens has an easy, indoor-outdoor feel because of common exterior details used indoors. From lighting to furnishings, from finish materials to greenery, each of these is a great way to make your kitchen feel outdoorsy even in the depths of winter.
Related: Outdoor Dining: A Pink and Yellow Birthday Party
(Images: DecorPad, S.R. Gambrel, Gloria Frame, Diamond Baratta Design)


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Hillsboro Community Hospital's parent company, HMC/CAH Consolidated Inc., exited from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after 15 months of reorganization on Jan. 17.
All 12 of the company's hospitals — located in rural communities — remain in operation following the reorganization. The company filed for bankruptcy protection on Oct. 11, 2011.
As part of its reorganization, the company sold its management rights to a new company named Rural Community Hospitals of America LLC that will operate independently. Former HMC/CAH CEO Larry Arthur is now the CEO of Rural Community Hospitals of America.
HMC/CAH had planned to build a new hospital on the northeast corner of Hillsboro and even had a groundbreaking ceremony in December 2010. But financing fell through in January 2011, leading to the company's bankruptcy reorganization.
Hillsboro Community Hospital has been profitable for several years running, said Trent Skaggs, senior vice president of strategic planning and corporate compliance in October 2011.
HMC/CAH owns 12 hospitals, all in rural communities.


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This is the final submission of National University's Binju KC's Scholarly Project. She is a Nurse Anesthesia Resident at National University.
Does supraclavicular peripheral nerve blockade provide comparable analgesia to interscalene peripheral nerve blockade in patients undergoing shoulder surgeries?
Binju KC
National University
March 9, 2016
Binju KC
National University
March 9, 2016
The shoulder joint is the most flexible joint in the human body; therefore, it is more susceptible to injury than others.1 Surgical interventions may sometimes be performed depending on the nature of the injury. A comprehensive analysis of the epidemiology of shoulder surgeries is beyond the scope of this report. Moreover, the variations in shoulder surgeries based on the type of injury being corrected, the facility setting, and reimbursement model utilized creates numerous obstacles in evaluating their true prevalence. Current evidence suggests that surgical procedures of the shoulder are increasing in frequency.1 When a shoulder injury requires surgical intervention common procedures include arthroscopic debridement, arthroscopic Bankart Procedure (i.e., shoulder stabilization), rotator cuff repair, and shoulder replacement (e.g., hemi-arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, and reverse total shoulder replacement).2 The reasons for undergoing any of these directly relates to the type of injury sustained. This comprehensive review of current evidence is focused on exploring the dilemmas in choosing between two peripheral nerve blockades of the brachial plexus for shoulder surgeries: interscalene and supraclavicular.
There are several approaches to providing regional anesthesia for patients undergoing shoulder surgical interventions. Determining the anesthesia management plan is a dynamic process of merging evidence-based practices with patient comorbidities in order to compliment treatment. New evidence emerges in the pursuit of quality, but in so doing requires clinicians to challenge existing evidence with a permissible hypothesis aimed at improving healthcare efficiency. Currently, for surgical procedures of the upper extremities there are a variety of techniques that are utilized for meeting regional anesthesia requirements. The evidence currently establishes the interscalene approach to be the gold standard as a result of numerous studies examining its efficacy in shoulder surgeries; however, insufficient data exists comparing complication rates for interscalene and supraclavicular blocks during frequently performed shoulder surgeries.3,4 This creates a problem for the anesthesia provider since he or she may have limited supporting evidence for the practice of supraclavicular blocks in the setting of shoulder surgery even though it has gained popularity with ultrasound-guidance (USG) due to better visualization of the brachial plexus.5 As such, it is pertinent to ask the following: Does supraclavicular peripheral nerve blockade provide comparable analgesia to interscalene peripheral nerve blockade in patients undergoing shoulder surgeries? This report shall attempt to answer that question.
In order to evaluate the significance of the aforementioned anesthesia interventions, we must first explore the characteristics of the anesthetic methods possible to use for such a surgery. Much like a tool in a toolbox, the degree of usefulness of an anesthetic technique is directly associated to the situation for which it is used and how it is used. General anesthesia (GA) is the act of administering volatile anesthetic gases via controlled inhalation to medically induce a coma preventing autonomic nervous system reflexes, consciousness, and recollection. This differs from regional anesthesia (i.e., local anesthesia) in that regional anesthesia seeks to prevent sensation to a given region of the body. When compared to GA, regional may lead to a reduction in systemic analgesia requirements, opioid side effects, stress response, and incidence of chronic pain.6
Because of the focused nature of local anesthesia, there exist multiple locations that are targeted depending on the surgical procedure to be performed. Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgeries is classically achieved by performing a peripheral nerve block to the brachial plexus by an interscalene approach, (i.e., an interscalene block).3 This is due to anatomical considerations; the roots of C5 through C7 are densely blocked with such an approach.6 By comparison, an increase in frequency for a blockade of the brachial plexus via a supraclavicular approach (i.e., a supraclavicular block) has been more recently observed.5, 7 The reason is due to a number of factors, including most predominantly the increased utilization of ultrasound guidance.8 A supraclavicular block densely anesthetizes the brachial plexus. Typically such an approach was reserved for procedures at or distal to the elbow.6
There are a number of elements that contribute to the success or failure of each blockade.
Starting with the patient, those who have suffered previous injury to the targeted nerves or who have a relevant pre-existing condition (e.g., peripheral neuropathy) might carry a greater chance of a prolonged sensory motor block.6 In some cases it may even become permanent.6 However, a greater influence to the success or failure of either blockade can be attributed to the way in which it is administered. Performing a nerve-stimulated technique can be facilitated with the aid of electrical current -- usually in the range of 0.2 to 0.5 milliamps (mA) -- in order to induce muscle response for the targeted nerve.6 This technique offers more accuracy and precision than the older paresthesia technique leading to paresthesia technique becoming largely abandoned.6 Enhancing accuracy and precision further, there has been increasing popularity in the use of ultrasound-guidance. This technique allows visualization of the nerve bodies and needle. Using this method, the practitioner usually administers less anesthetic agents compared to nerve-stimulated blocks.6
This decrease in anesthetic agent use and time to achieve anesthesia are substantial factors in increasing the efficiency of anesthesia services. The reason is because doing so has both physiological and economic benefits.6,9 The patient receives less local anesthetic (LA) via ultrasound-guided (10-30 mL) versus nerve-stimulated (30-40 mL) technique which may help reduce potential toxicity in instances where anesthetic agents are injected intravascularly or on occurrence of vascular puncture.6, 4 It is also the case that patients receiving peripheral nerve blocks instead of traditional intravenous opioids and NSAIDS demonstrate less morbidity and mortality.10
Current evidence has demonstrated that as much as 68% of patients undergoing shoulder surgeries may bypass the recovery room altogether when regional anesthesia is used exclusively.11 This was found to be the case when comparing an interscalene block (ISB) to both a combination of interscalene block with general anesthesia and general anesthesia alone.11 In those situations, when the ISB patients do go to the recovery room, they have the shortest stays there, are the first to ambulate, intake food, and the last to experience a recurrence of pain.11 In addition, operating costs saved to surgical facilities have been estimated to be $97,000 a year due to decreases in time to onset of satisfactory surgical conditions.9
As reimbursement for services becomes more integrated with -- and dependent on -- patient satisfaction, optimal pain management will be increasingly essential. These savings to the facility can extend beyond the surgical suite and patients recovery has been noted to decrease when using less analgesic adjuvants and more target-specific anesthetic methods.
Summary of Evidence
Comparing interscalene (ISB) and supraclavicular (SCB) nerve blocks in shoulder surgeries have been a recent development because of the former infrequency and high risk of complications that SCBs entailed. Due to the advancement of USG, increasing amounts of data can potentially be used for comparing SCB and ISB in shoulder surgery settings.5 In 2011, Conrad and Awad concluded that SCB showed undoubted effectiveness in shoulder surgeries.12 What follows is a continued examination of current evidence for ISB and SCB. A comprehensive review of the literature was performed to contrast and compare the effectiveness of ISB and SCB alone in shoulder surgery.
In 2010, Coşkun et al.13 investigated characteristics of sensory and motor blocks to the brachial plexus via axillary, supraclavicular, and interscalene approaches on 75 patients undergoing upper extremity orthopedic surgery. Though the blocks were not performed with USG, they examined onset, quality, and extent of blockade from both ISB and SCB. The researchers divided the total number of patients into three equal groups composed of 25 individuals AX for axillary, SC for supraclavicular, and IS for interscalene. All patients received brachial plexus blocks with approaches correlating to their designated group.
Monitoring each patient at set intervals, assessments of sensory and motor blockade were performed. Three nerves served as inputs for these assessments: medial antebrachial cutaneous, medial brachial cutaneous, and intercostobrachial. There were statistically different results among the various approaches with supraclavicular obtaining the greatest average percentage of nerves blocked. The researchers then cross-referenced their findings with other studies and determined that their results were similar. The authors conclude, however, that variations in location of surgical interventions are vital in determining how the complex brachial plexus and potentially the cervical plexus is approached and blocked. They suggest that knowledge of all approaches are useful in determining the most suitable anesthetic plan. Such research adds to the question of whether USG may offer alternative regional anesthesia such as SCB viability for shoulder surgeries.
A prospective study by Singh et al.14 sought to examine the patient satisfaction, efficacy, and safety of USG ISB on 1319 patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Experienced anesthetists administered USG ISBs at an outpatient shoulder surgical center and physicians assessed satisfaction as well as any adverse events 24-hours postoperatively. If positive for adverse events, individuals were followed until the symptoms were resolved.
The authors found the interscalene blocks to be 99.6% successful while noting a 2.88% incidence of adverse events. At the last follow-up before publishing, the authors admitted to three patients (0.23%) who had permanent sequelae but noted that they had relevant comorbidities as well distorting relevant conclusions from their misfortune. The authors support further use of interscalene blocks for pre-screened patients electing to have shoulder arthroscopy performed. This data is constrained to USG ISB alone for surgical interventions of the shoulder; however, results such as these could contribute to potential meta-analysis for USG ISB.
Research conducted by Perlas, et al.15 from the University of Torontos Department of Anesthesia and Toronto Western Hospitals Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management examined the success rates of SCB to the brachial plexus via USG. Most of the patient data reviewed was from outpatient surgical interventions (460), but inpatient outcomes (50) were observed as well. Also captured in the review was the factor of technical experience in that 47 different practitioners at various levels of training performed the SCBs. They found that the SCBs yielded a 94.6% success rate in brachial plexus blockade for surgical anesthesia on a single attempt. Complications such as symptomatic hemidiaphragmatic paresis, Horner syndrome, unintended vascular punctures, and transient sensory deficits were statistically rare at 1%,1%,0.4%, and 0.4% respectively for a total complication percentage of 2.80%. USG ISBs conducted by Singh et al. came with a total complication rate of 2.88% which included transient neurological events such as ear (n=14) and digital (n=8) numbness, distal ulnar mononeuropathy (n=1), and postoperative brachial plexitis (n=3), two of which did not resolve.
It is worth noting that Perlas et al. was a review of outcome data from patients who had received such anesthesia for surgeries of the upper extremity. Establishing blockade of the brachial plexus can vary depending on the region exposed to surgical stimulation. Nonetheless, it demonstrated safety for SCB, citing only coagulopathy and severe underlying respiratory disease as contraindications for such procedures.
The volume of LA required to achieve appropriate brachial plexus blockade via SCB has also recently been examined. Duggan et al.16 sought to determine the minimum effective anesthetic volume (MEAV) needed for a successful SCB placed under USG in 21 patients. They used a testing methodology known as the Dixon and Massey up-and-down a process whereby a dose is determined for a patient based on the success or failure of the previous patients volume received. For example, if a patient received an initial dose of 30 mL that provided inadequate anesthesia, the subsequent patient would receive an initial dose of 35 mL. Conversely, if a patient received an initial dose of 30 mL that provided adequate anesthesia, the subsequent patient would receive an initial dose of 25 mL.
Using this method, the researchers found the MEAV for 50% of patients to be 23 mL and 42 mL for 95% of patients. They concluded that these amounts do not statistically differ from other conventional, non-USG techniques of SCB such as nerve-localization. Again, this research was conducted only on patients that were undergoing surgical procedures of the upper extremity that excluded interventions to the shoulder. However, because SCBs of the brachial plexus are considered to be ideal for upper extremity surgeries, it is valuable in scrutinizing its classical characteristics as we begin to examine its more nuanced use in shoulder surgeries.
aric´ et al.17 extended this perspective to observe the effects of aging on MEAV from SCBs in a study roughly twice as large. The up-down methodology used in the aforementioned study was applied here as well. They employed their prospective, observer-blinded study in a population of patients middle-aged (>25< 50, n=22) to elderly (>65, n=22).
They concluded that the MEAV for 50% of the population (MEAV50) did indeed vary depending on the age of the patient. Middle-aged adults required an average of 23.0 mL and the elderly group only required 11.9 mL on average. Some limitations the authors disclose is that the MEAV50 does not accurately predict outcomes when extrapolated to 95% of the population. Also, the nerve boundaries captured on the ultrasound can be subject to the operators skill at identifying them. It was noted that elderly patients had a smaller surface area of a brachial plexus, potentially affecting the dose required.
Muhly et al.18 examined the frequency with which small vessels branching from the subclavian veins and arteries are found to be interconnected to or a close proximity from the brachial plexus that could alter effectiveness of either interscalene or supraclavicular blocks. Using ultrasound, the authors documented the presence of such vessels in 50 selected patients who would be undergoing shoulder arthroscopies.
The results were that in supraclavicular regions an artery was either passing adjacent to or directly through the brachial plexus in 86% of the patients. In interscalene regions an artery was passing in a lateral direction of the brachial plexus in 90% of the patients while a smaller vein was found medial-to-lateral in this region in 46% of the subjects. In addition to this, the authors correlated their findings with three non-preserved cadavers that they dissected in order to evaluate the anatomy and cross-reference their scanned findings. Cautionary results such as these are meant to aid the anesthetist in his or her decision-making when considering a brachial plexus block.
Perhaps one of the most extensive studies to date that examines USG SCB efficacy in the setting of shoulder surgeries is from Liu et al.4 A prospective clinical registry was developed and explored. The researchers used a relatively large sample size of 1,169 patients who received either an ISB (n=515) or SCB (n=645) under USG for ambulatory shoulder arthroscopies coupled with neurological prescreening and a blinded follow-up that assessed post-operative neurological symptoms (PONS). It illustrated differences in success rates and rates of complications between supraclavicular and interscalene blocks. Their study distinguished itself from two commonly explored registry types: those that compared various USG non-ISB regional anesthesia interventions and those that focused on stimulator-guided blocks such as Coşkun et al.
The methods for the study were well-documented; selection criteria were designed and followed, consent was signed, basic neurological conditions evaluated, surgical plans screened, blocks properly executed, and post-surgical assessments that followed a week later utilized the same assessment mechanisms. It also followed participants until resolution of postoperative neurological symptoms and then statistically analyzed the data ultimately concluding that supraclavicular blocks under ultrasound-guidance were a safe and effective alternative to interscalene blocks. There were no clinical signs of pneumothorax for any patient in the SCB group, which echoes Perlas et al. findings. It is especially helpful to this review in that it truncated the data to ambulatory shoulder arthroscopies with SCBs placed via USG.
Several factors were illuminated in Liu et al. regarding the efficacy of either anesthetic intervention. 61 percent of both ISB and SCB blocks were done by attending anesthesiologists. The remainder (39%) were completed by residents or fellows under supervision. There were absolutely no vascular punctures for either ISB or SCB groups. However, 0.3% of SCBs were classified as a block failure requiring GA. Intravenous opioid use for rescue postoperative pain control was 0.6% for both ISB and SCB. Observed hoarseness in the PACU was the most prevalent side effect observed for both ISB and SCB; however, the incidence was higher for ISB (31%) versus SCB (22%). Both groups shared a duration of 2 days for this side effect, but those who received an ISB subjectively reported hoarseness at a greater rate (11%) than SCB (6%) during the first week after the procedure. Dyspnea was more common in the ISB group (10%) compared to the SCB group (7%) as well as PONS (0.6%) on follow-up one week later. The PONS did eventually resolve in all ISB cases by 3 months post-op. There was no incidence of PONS for the SCB group on follow-up. Both ISB and SCB used similar amounts of LA (49 mL and 51 mL respectively). Of great significance was the patient satisfaction scores between both ISB and SCB groups: a tied score of 8 out of 10 with 10 being the most satisfied.
Ryu et al.19 is the most recent study to examine the efficacy surrounding USG ISB and SCB for shoulder arthroscopies. Sensory and motor blockade, incidence of side effects, and opioid requirements during the intraoperative period were examined. Of special interest to the authors was the amount of local anesthetic needed for such interventions as the results observed in Liu et al. for either ISB or SCB were in similar quantities to those often seen when USG is not used.
Subjects were assigned at random to either receive an USG ISB (n=47) or an USG SCB (n=46). Motor and sensory blockade was assessed by a blinded anesthesiologist. For sensory blockade assessment, the anesthesiologist touched an alcohol swab to the dermatomes of the shoulder and the patient then scored its sensation between 0 (loss of cold sensation) and 100 (intact sensation) 20 minutes after receiving the LA (25 mL). Evaluation of the motor blockade was conducted by rating forces of muscle contractions between four nerves: radial, ulnar, median, and musculocutaneous. The rating scale was 0 (complete paralysis) to 6 (normal muscle force).
Though the size of this study was smaller than that of Liu et al., significant data was found with which to draw some conclusions. Of great importance was that no patients received GA due to inadequate regional anesthesia even though the ISB group obtained significantly better sensory blockade than the SCB group (i.e., lower average sensory scores). However, the SCB group obtained significantly better motor blockade of the radial, medial, and ulnar nerves (i.e., lower average motor scores). Side effects such as Horners syndrome and hoarseness were more common among ISB subjects (28;5) than SCB (9;2). Patients requiring intraoperative opioid use (i.e., subsequent fentanyl injections) were comparable between ISB (13) and SCB (14) groups. With these results, the authors also concluded that USG SCB seems to be an adequate alternative to USG ISB for shoulder surgeries.
Recommendations for Practice
The objective in using USG SCBs for shoulder surgeries is to provide potentially favorable alternatives to ISBs when circumstances warrant its use. This, of course, means appropriately surveying patients comorbidities and concurrent medication regimens. The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), for instance, recommends a 7-day cessation of clopridogrel for patients undergoing regional anesthesia.20 There is ongoing research being conducted to examine what benefits or disadvantages can be consistently realized for SCBs. In addition, the research that focuses on directly comparing shoulder surgery USG SCBs to ISBs is in its infancy. It is here that we might form recommendations pertinent to settings that may necessitate choosing between these blocks.
Considerations surrounding the use of SCBs or ISBs under USG are multifaceted and more fundamentally linked to the physical logistics of injecting local anesthetic near nervous tissue. As mentioned by Liu et al. and the ASRA, a very low-occurrence complication that can still present itself is the unintended intraneural trauma and injection which can lead to PONS.21 It is continually debated that intraneural injection can occur and not yield any PONS, however.22 Additional recommendations further stem from the general practice guidelines consistent with any regional anesthetic. Potential vascular complications associated with the risk of injecting anesthetic into the brachial plexus are not easily obtainable in live human trials. This makes research such as that conducted by Muhly et al. indicative in determining which approach carries the least risk.
Perhaps the greatest reason for contemplating USG SCBs for shoulder surgeries to begin with is due to variations in patient anatomy that rewards a supraclavicular orientation rather than interscalene. This was noted in Liu et al. where they observed better visualization of the brachial plexus in the supraclavicular fossa.4 They also cited revelations that SCBs have been shown via ultrasound and computed tomography scanning that LA travels cephalad between medial and anterior scalene muscles thereby rebutting previous concerns that the SCBs are too distal from cervical nerve roots to be effective in shoulder surgeries.4 The patient satisfaction scores cited by Singh et al. for subjects who received the SCB help validate such observations; therefore, this author would recommend using USG SCB for shoulder surgeries when adequate ultrasound equipment is available and when there is a better view of the brachial plexus in the supraclavicular fossa. Since, according to the New York School of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA), the number of attempts and volume of LA used for the interventions depends on the adequacy the observed spread of the LA.23
Best practices are arrived at after an objective, empirically-sought pursuit of scientific evidence in order to answer clinically relevant questions. As technology and its implementation changes and evolves, clinicians serve their constituents well by reassessing the effects of those changes. In this context, there appears to be some evidence in the research so far that may support the anesthesia providers increased use of USG SCBs in shoulder surgeries. However, factors such as patient characteristics, location of surgical interventions, and technological constraints continue to take priority in determining what regional approach to use for shoulder surgeries.
Current research suggests, as does this author, that USG SCBs are favorable alternatives to USG ISBs in the setting of shoulder surgeries. Results between various studies may need further research in order to articulate original findings. This is perhaps best illustrated when Ryu et al. sought to better determine the amount of LA needed to achieve a sufficient blockade after seeing the amounts published in the findings of Liu et al. Similarly, when aric´ et al. sought to expand the results Duggan et al. published regarding the MEAV required for USG SCBs they contributed valuable evidence surrounding SCBs use in shoulder surgeries. However, more large-scale research is needed to properly establish USG SCBs as better alternatives to USG ISB for surgeries of the shoulder.
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2. Shoulder injuries and disorders. National Institutes of Health U.S. National Library of Medicine Medline Plus Web Site. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/shoulderinjuriesanddisorders.html. Published July 24, 2014. Updated August 4, 2015. Accessed August 14, 2015.
3. Bowens C, Sripada R. Regional blockade of the shoulder: approaches and outcomes. Anesthesiol Res Pract. 2012;2012:971963.
4. Liu SS, Gordon MA, Shaw PM, Wilfred S, Shetty T, Yadeau JT. A prospective clinical registry of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia for ambulatory shoulder surgery. Anesth Analg. 2010;111(3):617-23.
5. Hanumanthaiah D, Vaidiyanathan S, Garstka M, Szucs S, Iohom G. Ultrasound guided supraclavicular block. Med Ultrason. 2013;15(3):324-9. doi: 10.11152/mu.2013.2066.153.dh1mg2
6. Butterworth J, Mackey DC, Wasnick J in Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, 5th edition. McGraw Hill Professional; 2013: 975-1022.
7. Hagen K, Iohom G. Pain management for ambulatory surgery: what is new. Curr Anesthiol Rep. 2014;4:326-33. doi: 10.1007/s40140-014-0079-0
8. Koyyalamudi VB, Arulkumar S, Yost BR, Fox CJ, Urman RD, Kaye AD. Supraclavicular and paravertebral blocks: Are we underutilizing these regional techniques in perioperative analgesia?. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2014;28(2):127-38.
9. Thomas LC, Graham SK, Osteen KD, Porter HS, Nossaman BD. Comparison of ultrasound and nerve stimulation techniques for interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery in a residency training environment: a randomized, controlled, observer-blinded trial. Ochsner J. 2011;11(3):246-52.
10. Cho CH, Song KS, Min BW, Jung GH, Lee YK, Shin HK. Efficacy of interscalene block combined with multimodal pain control for postoperative analgesia after rotator cuff repair. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015;23(2):542-7. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2272-3.
11. Lehmann LJ, Loosen G, Weiss C, Schmittner MD. Interscalene plexus block versus general anaesthesia for shoulder surgery: a randomized controlled study. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2015;25(2):255-61. doi: 10.1007/s00590-014-1483-3.
12. Conroy PH, Awad IT. Ultrasound-guided blocks for shoulder surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2011;24(6):638-43.
13. Coşkun D & Malhi A. The extent of blockade following axillary, supraclavicular, and interscalene approaches of brachial plexus block. Turk J Med Sci. 2011; 41(4):623-31. doi: 10.3906/sag-1008-1091
14. Singh A, Kelly C, O'brien T, Wilson J, Warner JJ. Ultrasound-guided interscalene block anesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy: a prospective study of 1319 patients. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012;94(22):2040-6. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01418
15. Perlas A, Lobo G, Lo N, Brull R, Chan VW, Karkhanis R. Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block: outcome of 510 consecutive cases. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009;34(2):171-6.
16. Duggan E, El beheiry H, Perlas A, et al. Minimum effective volume of local anesthetic for ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009;34(3):215-8.
17. arić JP, Vidjak V, Tomulić K, Zenko, J. Effects of age on minimum effective volume of local anesthetic for ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2013; 57(6):761-66. doi: 10.1111/aas.12109
18. Muhly WT, Orebaugh SL. Sonoanatomy of the vasculature at the supraclavicular and interscalene regions relevant for brachial plexus block. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2011;55(10):1247-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02528.x
19. Ryu T, Kil BT, Kim JH. Comparison Between Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular and Interscalene Brachial Plexus Blocks in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Parallel Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015;94(40):e1726.
20. Narouze S, Benzon HT, Provenzano DA, et al. Interventional spine and pain procedures in patients on antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the International Neuromodulation Society, the North American Neuromodulation Society, and the World Institute of Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015;40(3):182-212.
21. Neal JM, Bernards CM, Hadzic A, et al. ASRA Practice Advisory on Neurologic Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2008;33(5):404-15.
22. Bigeleisen PE, Moayeri N, Groen GJ. Extraneural versus intraneural stimulation thresholds during ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block. Anesthesiology. 2009;110(6):1235-43.
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Remember that guy in California who beat a ticket for using his phone as a map while driving? He was looking for alternative routes while stuck in traffic. Two weeks ago he won his court case, because California's law against using your phone while driving was behind the times. It treated your phone as something you talk on, not something you use to check a map.
Now California is trying to get ahead of the curve. On Tuesday the state's Department of Motor Vehicles held a hearing on the "operation of self–driving or autonomous vehicles on California's public roadways." We already have cars that can park themselves or adjust their steering to stay within lanes. According to the Associated Press, Google's fleet of vehicles, equipped with lasers and radar, has driven "hundreds of thousands of miles in California," and car companies are testing new models.
Increasingly autonomous cars will be a great thing for many reasons. One reason is that they'll solve the problem of using your phone while driving. We've been looking at this problem all wrong. We've been telling you to put down your phone and focus on the road. We should be telling you to focus on your phone and hand over the wheel.
I've been waiting for this technology for years. So has my former colleague, Farhad Manjoo, who wrote a terrific piece about it in Slate. Now we're getting real about implementing it.
The California hearing raised many questions. One is privacy. California already has a law requiring each autonomous car to record its activities so that if it gets into an accident, investigators can detect what happened. If you're a car insurer, wouldn't you like that data? If you're the car's owner, should you have to surrender that data?
Another question is hacking. According to the AP, "industry representatives" at the hearing assured everyone "they would vigilantly guard against such vulnerability." Good luck with that.
The most difficult question seems to be the relationships between cars and humans. In early versions of autonomous vehicles, "human drivers would be expected to take control in an instant if the computer systems fail," the AP reports. But at the hearing,
DMV attorney Brian Soublet acknowledged that the department is still grappling with the most fundamental question of whether a person will need to be in the driver's seat. Maybe not, by the time the technology is safe and reliable, he said.
Soublet asked who would ensure that owners know how to use the new technology. Should the onus be on dealers, manufacturers, owners? Representatives of automakers suggested they shouldn't be asked to guarantee the capability of owners. John Tillman of Mercedes-Benz said the DMV could test owners on basics such as starting and stopping the automated driving function.
That exchange suggests a couple of things about the future of this technology. First, you can delegate the driving to your car, but you can't delegate the responsibility. Car companies will be liable for making their vehicles reliable under proper use, but they'll make sure you're the one responsible for proper use. You might be free to spend your commute on the phone, but you'd better be ready to drop it and deal with a crisis.
Second, it's a good bet that the chief problem with autonomous cars won't be the cars. It'll be us. Human error is already overwhelmingly responsible for crashes. Handing off the driving will eventually reduce that toll. But now we'll have to learn how to program and supervise our vehicles. That job, too, can be screwed up. And you know the rule about anything that can be screwed up.


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GENEVA - The International Olympic Committee on Sunday urged the Saudi government to push forward with moves to lift a ban on sports in girls' state schools.
The conservative Muslim kingdom's consultative Shura Council last week recommended an end to the ban, which was relaxed in private schools last year, state media reported.
"We welcome this development and look forward to approval by the Education Ministry," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said in a statement. The ministry must officially lift the ban as the council is influential, but only advisory.
Adams noted that IOC president Thomas Bach had raised women's involvement in sport when he visited Saudi Arabia.
"On the IOC President's visit to Saudi Arabia last week the National Olympic Committee outlined plans to increase women's participation in sport in the kingdom at university level, which we fully support," Adams said.
"And following participation by female athletes from Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games in London and the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this would be a further step towards full participation by girls and women at all levels of sport in the country," he added.
All education in Saudi Arabia is single-sex, but sports in girls schools remains a sensitive issue in a country where women have to cover from head to toe when in public.
The kingdom bowed to international pressure and sent its first ever female participants to an Olympics at the 2012 London Games.
The IOC agreed to allow the two Saudi women - a judo player and a middle-distance runner - to compete with their heads and bodies covered in deference to the Islamic dress code enforced at home.
Human rights campaigners say that millions of Saudi women remain effectively barred from sports.
Saudi authorities shut down private gyms for women in 2009 and 2010, and women are effectively barred from sports arenas by strict rules banning men and women mixing in public.
The kingdom follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law, forbidding women to work or travel without the authorisation of their male guardians. It is the only country in the world that bans women from driving.
"Saudi Arabia has a long way to go to end discriminatory practices against women, but allowing girls to play sports in government schools would move the ball down the field in ways that could have major long-term impact," said Human Rights Watch on Ssaturday.


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Ever thought of how pesky being a beauty addict really is? How many potential hazardous make up actually is.
Note: Not my eye, do not have nightmares.
Went for my annual eye check up. Its one of those lazy things that some people do; in the UK cos everything is soooo expensive (don't get me started on the dentist), that a lot of people are a little unscrupulous with check ups untill there is something wrong. I'm not sure if visiting a gynaecologist is common the the US but in the UK its really unheard of to go to one just for a check up.
Unless your Sienna Miller, I guess.
Anyway I digress. The optician said to me last time I had way too much make up and dust in my eye. Ok, ok I said, as I sheepishly packed the pigments away for a while, sticking to minimal make up but of course over time we forget, we go back to our powder eyeshadows and hard to remove Japanese waterproof mascaras.
This time the optician says I definately need to stave off the cosmetics – I have sore, sensitive eyes you see, possible infections so much so I will need to go to the damn eye hospital again for a check up.
God I love my eye make up – but not as much as I love my eyesight.
So I am going to keep it super super simple make up wise for a while and see if things clear up a bit. My eyes are forever watering, I am always picking bits of glitter and what not out of them, as well as scrubbing them like crazy to get the waterproof mascara off.
So I think I will be sticking to light cream shadows, liquid eyeliners, normal mascara for a while….
There I was with my face mask on, (Nars Mud Mask), having some yummy greek youghurt and honey. Little blackish dots appeared in my yoghurt – me being me, I ate it anyway but I couldn't figure out where they were coming from. Then I realised – my face mask was dry. It was cracking into the youghurt when I went to take a mouthful!
The moral of the story is, wash your face mask off before you eat. Unless you like the taste of mud.


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Bioinformatics: Merging Biology and Computer Science October 21-23, 1999 North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC November 11-13, 1999 The US Military Academy, West Point, NY workshop presented by The National Biotechnology Information Facility This workshop is an overview of the bioinformatics/computational molecular biology tools available for use over the Internet. It is intended for university faculty and staff in the areas of molecular biology and biochemistry and graduate students who desire an understanding of protein and nucleic acid sequence analysis, but have little knowledge of what tools are available on the Internet and how to use them. Participants will: become familiar with the most commonly used nucleic acid and protein databases and analysis tools on the Internet. participate in hands-on computer labs to practice the use of these tools. learn skills that will allow them to explore and exploit the more specific tools that may be useful to their own projects. Participants should be familiar with the fields of molecular biology and biochemistry. They should also have the following computer skills: be able to use an Internet browser such as Netscape or Microsoft Explorer, be proficient with a text editor or word processing program, know how to download software and information from the Internet, and be familiar with computer applications such as ftp and telnet. Space for each workshop is limited to 25 participants. All applications must include: the applicant's name, address, phone, email address and any other pertinant contact information. applicant's position and area of research or study. the location and date of the workshop desired. a letter that describes the applicant's need for the workshop and intended use of the knowledge and skills they will acquire. Specific information about each workshop will be mailed to the selected participants. A limited number of travel (mileage only; no air travel) and lodging scholarships will be available. If you have a need for this type of scholarship, please include a statement of need with your application. The application deadlines will be: September 20, 1999 for the NCCU Workshop. September 31, 1999 for the West Point Workshop. Selected applicants will be notified within 1 week after the application deadline. The registration fee will be due 2 weeks before the workshop begins. Registration fees are: $185 for faculty, staff or student from a federally recognized HBCU or MI. $385 for all others. Please email application information along with letters of intended use and scholarship need to: Dr. Sherri Clark sheclark at nbif.org The information may also be FAXED to 1-505-522-9373 or mailed to: Dr. Sherri Clark The National Biotechnology Information Facility New Mexico State University Box 30002, PSL Dept. 3548 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8002 -- Donald D. Bustamante, Project Manager/Co-PI National Biotechnology Information Facility Box 30002, Dept. 3548 Las Cruces, New Mexico USA 88003 (505)-646-5031 FAX: (505)-522-9373 URL: http://www.nbif.org


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By Sierra Winston, ChildFund Communications Intern
Villa Joseph Marie High School, an all-girls parochial school in Holland, Pa., near Philadelphia, concentrates on creating a graduate who is "committed to a life of faith and service, a lifelong learner and an empowered global citizen." The school's National Honor Society recently helped uphold the school's mission by raising money for ChildFund.
Established to recognize outstanding high school students in schools around the country, the National Honor Society focuses on four principles: character, charity, leadership and scholarship.
Villa Joseph Marie's NHS chapter leader, Danielle Barlow, says that the students in her chapter represent so much more to her than those four characteristics. According to Barlow, these young women are "dedicated and hardworking" and "exemplify the meaning of a community."
Each year Villa Joseph Marie's NHS chapter chooses a nonprofit to benefit from its fundraising. Barlow and her executive board members each nominated one charity. Members then voted for their choice. ChildFund, nominated by NHS Secretary Erin McKevitt, was selected.
Fundraising was not easy for the chapter, with the school and community facing many obstacles during the school year, including recovering from the powerful Hurricane Sandy that tore through the Northeast last fall.
Nevertheless, the students overcame their challenges and raised $2,200 for ChildFund's Children's Greatest Needs fund. It was truly a gift from the heart.


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Dear Little Ones,
You are already asleep in your beds. It's late, and I'm going to bed. It's been a long election day.
When this day began, I woke up, and I walked to the corner coffee shop in the dim, predawn light, down streets already aglow with Christmas lights. Ordinarily, I would have been cynical about the early start to the holiday season. This morning, I was grateful for the reminder that there is light in the world and, soon, we will be celebrating it. I arrived at the coffee shop. It was more crowded than normal. Almost certainly, these were voters who had awoken earlier than usual. But for a moment, just one blessed moment, I didn't see voters. I didn't see politics; I saw people. Just human beings, trying to wake up to yet another day, trying in some more profound way to wake up to this one life. They weren't, at that moment, casting votes; they were just breathing. Eating. Drinking.
Little Ones, we have far more in common than in conflict, and we would know this if, instead of seeing fear and anger and ideology, we could see beneath the surface: our beating hearts, the blood pulsing through our veins, lungs filling and emptying, joints aging and aching. This morning, for one peaceful moment, I saw all these people this way, and in that moment, the lights on the trees outside weren't the only lights I could see in the world.
It is late, and I'm going to bed, and it's not clear how this whole disgraceful American season is going to end. I don't know who will be the leader of our land. I don't know how that leader will influence the laws of our land. These are things we cannot control. But as I turn in, I can tell you what we can control: the law of our family's land—the law of this land inside our four walls.
We will love everyone who crosses our path.
Those who are most in need, are those who are most in need of us.
Fear is fired. It doesn't get to call the shots for us.
Anger is okay. But not when it harms, only when it redeems.
Arrogance is natural, but we will call upon something supernatural within us to put it down.
Grace is a way of seeing. It is Love seeing the beauty at the center of everything. We will see to the center.
All those things your kindergarten teacher told you to do? Be kind. Share. Include. Create……Do them. Be laughed at for doing them all the way into adulthood. Keep doing them.
Remember, each of you play an indispensable role in this family of ours. Remember, everyone plays an indispensable role in this great big family of ours called humanity.
Little Ones, like those lights on the trees of the street, and like those lights in the people in the coffee shop, there is a light inside each of you. Here is the most important law of our little land:
Let it shine.
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Real Salt Lake on Monday announced the names of the 11 players they would protect for Wednesday's Expansion Draft, and forward Robbie Findley's name was not on the list.
According to the club, Findley has decided that his future lies elsewhere.
"Robbie Findley has informed us that he has offers overseas and will be pursuing an opportunity outside of MLS as the next step in his career," said RSL in a statement.
[inline_node:314743]Findley arrived in Salt Lake midway through the 2007 campaign via trade with the LA Galaxy. Over his two-and-a-half years wearing the Claret-and-Cobalt, the Phoenix native has led the team in goals with 29.
Findley's speed and productivity caught the eye of US national team head coach Bob Bradley, who included the striker in his squad for the 2010 World Cup.
There, the forward played in all of the games for which he was available. However, back with his club, this season was his least productive, as he registered only five goals on the campaign.
Rumors have again linked Findley with Brondby, currently in third place in the Danish Superliga. Findley was on trial with Brondby prior to the start of the 2009 season, and recent reports in Denmark indicate that the team is looking at the American as a possibility to bolster its attack.
"We respect his decision and thank him for his immensely valuable contributions to RSL, as we could not have won a championship without him," RSL said. "We wish Robbie the best of luck with his future endeavors."
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's new telecoms reform should be able to reduce tycoon Carlos Slim's share of the local mobile phone market to less than 50 percent in the next five years, an influential opposition lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Slim, who controls around 80 percent of Mexico's fixed line business and about 70 percent of the mobile sector, could be forced to divest assets according to a constitutional reform passed earlier this year.
The law, broadly backed across the political spectrum in Mexico, targets Slim's giant phone company America Movil and rival Emilio Azcarraga's broadcaster Televisa , powerful symbols of the power wielded by a select group of families over Latin America's second biggest economy.
The government is now drawing up secondary legislation to implement that reform, and Javier Lozano, head of the Senate's transport and communications committee, said Mexico would have all the tools needed to radically change the market.
Congress is due to begin debating the secondary laws in coming weeks and some analysts are concerned lobbying by Slim and his fellow moguls could blunt the impact of the reform.
However, Lozano, one of the most influential telecoms experts in Congress and highly critical of parts of the original bill, did not believe the reform would come undone.
The reform created a new telecoms regulator known as Ifetel, which will be able to force Slim to share infrastructure with rivals, and, if necessary, break up his local operations to spur competition.
"With these instruments at hand, there have to be very visible changes in the medium term," Lozano, a member of the conservative National Action Party (PAN), said in an interview.
Asked whether the measures would be sufficient to cut Slim's market share below 50 percent before President Enrique Pena Nieto leaves office in 2018, Lozano said: "I would expect so. Above all, in terms of mobile services."
Lozano, a former head of the previous telecoms watchdog Cofetel, said that if Mexico did not reduce Slim's market share below 50 percent by then, the reform "would be a failure."
Many analysts have been skeptical whether the 73-year-old's hold on the market can be cut significantly, saying Slim's competitors must first be prepared to invest large sums.
Some of those competitors argue, however, that they should not risk their money until his operations are broken up because of the power the billionaire already has in Mexico.
Ifetel must formally declare America Movil dominant before it can start to apply tougher regulation, a step due to take place by early next year at the latest.
Only time will tell whether Ifetel will go as far as to order a break-up of Slim's Mexican operations, fixed line company Telmex and the mobile firm Telcel, and Lozano said he would advocate that only as "the last resort."
"We can't get into the realm of confiscating Telmex assets. That would be very dangerous for the country," he said.
For years, Slim successfully fought off efforts to weaken his hold on the telecoms market with legal injunctions and appeals, a strategy also pursued by Azcarraga.
The government's reform seeks to end the stalling, and Lozano said the telecoms law would strip away about 80 percent of the legal cover the firms have used to thwart regulators.
Lozano was also optimistic that Ifetel, whose seven initial members were confirmed by the Senate last month, would act independently and not give in to pressure from the media and telecoms magnates.
"They're not linked to any of the companies," he said.
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Man City boss Roberto Mancini writes off Mario Balotelli bust-up as 'not important'
Roberto Mancini says his bust-up with Mario Balotelli will not spell the end of the striker's Manchester City career.
Last Updated: 04/01/13 9:27pm
The Manchester City manager was pictured angrily confronting his striker during training on Thursday, raising new questions over Balotelli's future at the club.
But Mancini told a press conference Balotelli will not face disciplinary action and the incident will not spell the end of the 22-year-old's Eastlands career.
He said: "We were playing a game and Mario kicked his team-mate. I told him to leave the pitch, he said 'no', and I took his shirt and pushed him from the pitch. That is what really happened - nothing special, no fight.
"These are things that can happen, usually between players. This was different because I wanted him to leave the pitch for what he did against another player."
Asked whether he would now look to sell Balotello, Mancini said: "No, no, no, no. This is not important - it doesn't change my thoughts on this.
"I will give him another 100 chances if possible, if I think he can change. I am here for this. Sometimes I am upset with him, but I give him another chance, sure. He is 22 and he can make a mistake."
Mancini has more often than not backed his fellow Italian despite a series of high-profile incidents - on and off the pitch - since the striker's 2010 arrival from Inter.
The manager did question Balotelli's future after a sending-off at Arsenal last season, but he was back in the fold by May and set up the Sergio Aguero goal which secured City's first league title since 1968.


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Nia White Belt Training
April 15, 2019 Broadlands Farm Bagshot Rd Ascot, Berkshire SL5 9JN in GB
About the Nia White Belt
The Nia White Belt Training is the first level of a five-belt training series that presents a body-centered approach to health, wellness and fitness. If you have a desire to share Nia in a professional capacity, the White Belt Training is your entryway into teaching. Those who choose to pursue the path of personal enrichment use this training as a starting point for becoming a master student.
Over the course of one week, you will comprehensively explore physical sensation through five core-competency areas of study including movement, music, anatomy, science and philosophy. This joyful journey into the self is instrumental in helping you develop body knowing by learning to listen, interpret and consciously respond to the information your body communicates to you via sensation. Enroll in an upcoming training today, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live.
Upon graduation, you are eligible to become a member. As a member, you obtain a teaching license (whether you decide to use it or not) and have exclusive access to an in-depth continuing education program, an online forum, and special benefits and privileges. You may enroll in the Green Belt Training - which is dedicated to the craft of teaching - at any time after completing your White Belt Training. You may also enroll in the next level of training, Blue Belt Training.
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Dorit Noble
My name is Dorit, I'm delighted to meet you here. I stumbled on Nia 14 years ago and my life and body changed forever. I had no intention of teaching Nia, just being a happy student. When I got back to London and discovered there were no classes, sheer desperation led me to take the training six months later and now here I am.
I am the UK's resident Nia Technique White Belt Trainer and in February 2014 I was awarded Nia Trainer of the Year by the Nia Training Faculty.
Nia is the ultimate personal development journey through the body. It is a brilliant way for coaches, trainers and faclitators to widen and deepen their experience as coaches and as people living in their bodies. It traines a physical connection to Joy which will transform your life as it did mine and so many other Nia teachers and students. It's packaged as an expressive fitness programme that will guide you into Loving your Body and loving your Life. It is empowering, graceful, playful and tender. Somatic Education will positively shape how you work, feel, look and live.
Nia is a Mind Body Soul dance that is a pathway to self knowing through the wisdom and intelligence of your body.
I was invited to become a trainer after bringing Nia to London and building the Nia London community of teachers. Over the past seven years over 70of my own students have gone on to become teachers.
Before finding the Nia Technique I worked as an Opera Singer for my local house CAPAB in Cape Town as well as small Opera companies such as British Youth Opera in the UK.
I believe that this work transforms every life it touches, I would love it to touch yours.
Laurie Bass
Laurie is a creative mover, athlete, artist, yogi and member of the Nia Training Faculty as a White Belt and Nia 5 Stages Trainer. Her education includes degrees in Mathematics and Psychology from Pacific University. Laurie lives near Portland, Oregon, home to the NiaStudio - international headquarters and training facility for the Nia Technique - where she teaches classes, workshops and trainings. She travels internationally to communities in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Europe. She passionately shares the pleasure, power, grace and sense of self-discovery that Nia offers people of all ages.
Laurie is a 'Joy Revolutionary' who loves that Nia offers people of all ages a pathway to self-healing, fitness, body education and self-discovery. Nia played a key role in the healing of chronic pain, tendonitis and fatigue accumulated through athletic injury (knee and shoulder surgery) and entrepreneurial stress. It taught her to listen to the voice of her body. She acquired skills as a life coach, trained as a yoga teacher, Nia teacher and now globe trotting Nia Trainer. Her classes, workshops and trainings are filled with passion, fun, grace, creativity, skill, acceptance and powerful presence.
Nia classes are for every body. Students leave feeling re-energized, grounded, empowered and connected after class. Nia Trainings are for every body - people leave with deeper sense of body knowledge and transformed. Isn't it time you step in? I'd love to lead your joy revolution.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least seven people including an eight-year-old child were killed in Pakistan on Thursday when an explosion ripped through a packed Islamic preaching centre during evening prayers.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Peshawar, a volatile city on the Pakistani border with Afghanistan. Around 70 people were wounded, officials said.
Shafqat Malik, a senior police official and head of a local bomb disposal squad, said a timed device had exploded at the centre, known as Tableeghi Markaz.
"Five kilograms of explosives were dumped in a can ... It went off when the building was jam-packed with worshippers in the evening," he said.
Iqbal Afridi, a doctor at Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital, said some of the wounded were in a critical condition and the death toll might still rise. Jamil Shah, a hospital spokesman, said an eight-year-old child had been killed.
"Around 4,000 people were inside the Markaz when the blast took place," Ashraf Khan Mohmand, a witness, told Reuters. "There was then smoke and darkness, and we could not see anything. We could hear only the crying of the injured."
The worshippers were offering the second part of "maghreb", or evening prayer, when the device exploded, he added.
The Pakistani Taliban, whose new leader Mullah Fazlullah called for an end to attacks on civilians at the end of last year, sought to distance itself from the attack. Fazlullah has vowed to attack only government and security officials.
"The TTP (Pakistani Taliban) strongly deny such inhuman activities," Shahidullah Shahid, a Taliban spokesman, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.
Reporting by Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar and Saud Mehsud in Dera Ismail Khan, Writing by Maria Golovnina in Islamabad; Editing by Andrew Heavens


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Verizon Charging You More, As Bandwidth Costs Them Less
from the caps-and-pap deptAs we just recently discussed, broadband providers appear to finally be willing to give up their pretend need for data caps due to the pretend costs of delivering service. The story they told essentially was that, without data caps, congestion would clog the interwebz tubes and that laying bigger tubes was way too costly. Perhaps noteably, this rarely resulted in actual hard caps on data, but rather provided a convenient excuse to charge more for more data service, regardless of the effect or cost of delivering that service.
Now Verizon's 4G LTE money-making machine is giving us a glimpse into exactly how profitable providing bandwidth is becoming as the cost for delivering service drops and prices to consumers go up.
Verizon (VZ) posted a pretty impressive holiday quarter (one-time charges aside) with a good outlook on Tuesday, and the company's share price rose as a result. There were also plenty of interesting takeaways from the carrier's earnings call, but The New York Times' Brian X. Chen zeroed in on one item of particular interest. Verizon launched new "Share Everything" plans last summer that make smartphone data more expensive for many users. The best thing about these plans for investors — and, not coincidentally, the worst thing about the plans for subscribers — is that Verizon is now making more money off of smartphone data as costs associated with transmitted that data are falling.It really doesn't get much simpler than that. The 4G LTE network is efficient to the point that delivering the service costs less than the 3G network, yet the price to consumers is going up. To be clear, the problem here isn't that Verizon is making money. Rather, the problem is that this comes from the same company that built a business model around low caps and high overage costs while also claiming that caps were the sign of a "competitive market." For those of you playing along at home, it's precisely because of a lack of competition that Verizon can at once have its costs drop while raising prices on its services. Were there more competition, someone new would compete on price or value of service. As it stands, Verizon can use their faster service and low caps to further the aforementioned business model.
As an added bonus, Chen noted that Verizon's faster data networks also cause users to eat through their data allowances more quickly. This eventually prompts them to buy more expensive plans with higher data caps, which of course net Verizon even more cash.As a Verizon customer myself, these kinds of signs that there isn't enough competition for my dollar are quite frustrating. On top of that, the model is specifically designed to provide a great service and then drop a bunch of obstacles in its path... it's maddening.
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'SNL's' Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell Are Having Another 'Lazy Sunday'
It looks like this recent episode of 'Saturday Night Live' wasn't just Kristen Wiig's last show. It might also have been the last time we see Andy Samberg, too. While no statements have yet been issued by NBC, certain sketches, like the Digital Short "Lazy Sunday 2," suggests it was.
Aside from Wiig's obvious castoff ceremony at the show's finale, Samberg paired up again with Chris Parnell for a sequel to one of their most famous and hysterical 'SNL' sketches of all time, "Lazy Sunday." Only this time, they weren't rapping about 'The Chronicles of Narnia.'
What got these New Yorkers all riled up was having "cray" awesome eggs benedict with no "yo" and watching 'Sister Act' with Raven Symone. Sounds like a pretty awesome Sunday, if you ask us. But if you listen closely, Samberg may have actually confirmed that he's leaving the show.
He raps, "On these New York streets I hone my fake rap penmanship. That's how it began, and that's how I'm-a finish it."
"Lazy Sunday" was 'SNL's' first major Digital Short, going almost instantly viral online after its release. While it's admirable for Samberg to finish his run paying tribute to what jump started his career, doesn't that also mean there will be no more Digital Shorts?


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Friday, November 4, 2011
Watching the nets...and the radar
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- Owlman said...
Hi Scott any updates on your project? I heard a fellow owl enthuasist mention that some people think that Saw whet may be the most common North American raptor. Have you heard that before? I would love to see a post on finding Saw whet based on the habitat, roost preferences etc.
- November 28, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- Scott Weidensaul said...
We're wrapping up our work in a day or two, so I'll have a final post shortly on the season, which has been a record-setter in ways we'd rather not have.
As for using habitat preferences to find saw-whets, the more we study them, the more I'm convinced there's no such thing as "typical saw-whet" habitat - they seem more focused on structure than species composition. As long as there is dense understory and - in winter - some evergreen component (conifers, rhododendron, laurel, wax myrtle, honeysuckle, etc.) they're happy.
- November 29, 2011 at 12:47 PM


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06/20/2013 (10:01PM - 11:00PM) (Thursday) : HANNIBAL PROVES TO BE NO FRIEND TO WILL; JACK AND ALANA COME TO BELIEVE WILL IS CAPABLE OF MURDER - When Will (Hugh Dancy) returns from Minnesota without Abigail (Kacey Rohl), Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) turns Will in, and Jack (Laurence Fishburne) and the BAU team find strong evidence of Will having killed not only Abigail, but possibly being the Copy Cat Killer. Jack and Alana (Caroline Dhavernas) begin to accept that Will is indeed capable of murder. Will is arrested, plans a desperate escape, and takes Hannibal back to Minnesota to clear his name and prove he's being framed. But before he can, the situation takes another ugly and unexpected turn.
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Nate Wolters Watch: December 18th vs. New York
Former South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters scored just two points for the Milwaukee Bucks (5-20) in Wednesday's 107-101 2OT loss at home to the New York Knicks (8-17).
Wolters was 1-of-3 shooting. He had 2 rebounds and 1 assist in a little less than 14 minutes on the floor.
For the season, Wolters is averaging 6-9 points, 4 assists, and 2.7 rebounds a game. He's averaging 24 minutes a game and hitting 39.5% from the floor.
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Audi of America announces the arrival of the new TDI clean diesel models for the Audi A8, A7, A6 and Q5 to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The addition of these four models marks the first time Audi will feature a full lineup of TDI clean diesel vehicles in the U.S. and Canada as they join the updated Q7 model. Each TDI vehicle delivers up to 30% better fuel economy and 30% lower carbon dioxide emissions than gasoline engines, resulting in longer range and fewer trips to the fuel pump. By having more density than gasoline, diesel packs more energy content in the same amount of fuel, which helps maximize the miles per gallon when that energy is released during a more powerful combustion cycle.
The TDI clean diesel engine lineup adds to Audi's list of advanced technologies that help enhance fuel efficiency, including Audi ultra-lightweight technology, such as the use of aluminum, and the AFS frame technology.
"Owners of Audi TDI engines have helped save over 4 million gallons of gasoline, or the equivalent of more than 240,000 barrels of foreign oil, since the introduction of Audi TDI to the U.S. in 2009," said Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America. " And, TDI technology delivers better fuel efficiency without sacrificing performance."


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Inevitably, violating principles of sustainable spending has both fiscal and political consequences. At its core, sustainable spending requires that growth in government spending reasonably equate to growth in the underlying economy supporting such spending, especially in relatively high tax states like Vermont. In recent years, our state leaders have wandered from these core principles and the consequences, both fiscal and soon political, are now unfolding.
This week's writer is Tom Pelham, who was finance commissioner for Gov. Howard Dean, tax commissioner for Gov. Jim Douglas and elected to the Vermont House as an Independent, serving on the House Appropriations Committee. He is also a co-founder of Campaign for Vermont .
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