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With President Obama nominating Ernest Moniz to be the nation's next energy secretary, he continued a relatively recent trend of putting scientists atop a part of the federal bureaucracy once overseen by political types.
If confirmed by the Senate, Moniz, an MIT physicist, will follow Nobel laureate Steven Chu, a University of California physicist who served as Obama's first-term energy secretary.
And Chu came after President George W. Bush appointee Samuel Bodman, who was no slacker in the field of science, either. He held a doctorate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also taught as an associate professor.
All right, it might be a stretch to include Bodman, since by the time Bush named him to the Energy Department post, he had long before traded academia for big gigs in corporate America. Still, he did have that engineering doctorate.
It might seem like a no-brainer to have an individual with a strong science background at the helm of a federal department that oversees a lot of complex science projects, like maintaining the nation's nuclear weapons labs and researching new energy technologies.
But Washington isn't a city that necessarily does no-brainers well.
Which helps explain the heavy dose of political figures — a former senator (under President George W. Bush); a former governor (under President Reagan); a former House member (under President Clinton); a former big-city mayor (also under Clinton) — who dominate a list of previous energy secretaries, a list that also includes lawyers, businessmen and a retired admiral.
Obama has clearly broken away from the pattern by naming two highly regarded scientists to lead a department that in the past has had a reputation for dysfunction. And some might be inclined to give George W. Bush credit for, at the very least, naming a secretary with a STEM doctorate.
Of course, Obama's choices at Energy can be read as something of a rebuke to that same Bush, whose officials were known to question scientific consensus, such as humans contributing to climate change. Obama has repeatedly promised to "restore science to its rightful place."
If it's a trend, it may be too soon to know if it will take hold.
When I asked Paul Light, a professor of public service at New York University, how we got from Hazel O'Leary (an energy secretary under President Clinton) and Spencer Abraham (who served under President George W. Bush) to Steven Chu and Ernest Moniz, he told me:
"It's a trend that's well worth replicating elsewhere. ... We do pay attention to it in places like the CDC and other scientifically oriented agencies, but it would be nice if the first thing you asked as a president or as a candidate was, 'Can they do the job, and do they know anything about it?'
"That's actually a good thing. We like politicals. For whatever reason, Energy is breaking out of it. That's terrific. It sets a higher bar, and maybe we'll get that in other key posts. It is an interesting trend, I'll give you that one."
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- What are generic drugs?
- What are the differences between generic and brand drugs?
- Why generics are cheaper than brand?
- What is the quality of generic drugs?
- Are the generic pills sold here FDA approved?
- Do I need some prescription to buy pills in this on-line pharma-shop?
- What is a Herbal Supplement?
- Do I need prescription to buy Herbal Supplements at this online pharmacy?
- When will I receive my order?
- What shipping method do you use?
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Generic drugs are the same drug products as brand, but they are produced and distributed without patent protection. Generic drugs contain the same active ingredients as the original brand drugs.
Brand and generic drugs have differnet names, dosage and price. Thus, when you buy generics, you pay less but get the very same quality.
A huge part of a brand drug price consists of research and development costs, and advertising. Drug companies that produce generic versions simply buy chemical ingredients and spend money on production. Thus they can sets lower prices on their products.
They are chemically the same and since the active ingredient is identical they have the same medical effect as brand drugs.
Yes, they are. All the products we sell are approved by FDA and World Health Organization.
No, you don't need any prescription to buy drugs in our shop. But, we would strongly recommend you to consult your doctor before taking a medication.
Herbal Supplement is a medication based on natural ingredients. Its consists of herb or plant extracts. Such medication is suitable for people who prefer natural, organic products.
You don't need prescription to buy Herbal Drugs or Supplements.
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Dinosaur Books for Kids in Thurnscoe East in Dearne of South Yorkshire
Immerse yourself in these fascinating and illustrated books of dinosaurs and ferocious marine reptiles with our captivating non-fiction kids book series welcoming KS2, KS3 and KS4 young readers to the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods of Britain. Embark on an unforgettable prehistoric adventure from the local towns and villages of Thurnscoe East in Dearne of South Yorkshire
The Mesozoic Series of illustrated non-fiction books is designed to make early education engaging and encourage curiosity about the natural world. Inspired by Britain's geological past and the fossil record of the Jurassic Coast in Devon and Dorset, a designated natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in the United Kingdom each Period is explained and you will be introduced to new animals from the deep time.
Each book offers the young reader (8 years up) a combination of illustrations and a non-fiction storyline from when dinosaurs first emerged, roamed the land at the same time ferocious marine reptiles patrolled the seas until their extinction.
It has been proven by a number of studies, more recently by Scientific America that palaeontology is far more than new fossil discoveries but is a gateway to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning for young minds.
When young readers engage and understand the geodiversity of the ancient past it becomes critical in their thinking and helps them to understand how to respond to issues surrounding the environment, climate and biodiversity. As Carl Sagan once famously put it "You have to know the past to understand the present."


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As the child of a former RN, I couldn't let National Nurses Week go by without showing the nurses of the world some love.
And by "love," I mean this:
I don't really know what's going on here ("I'm an escalator, not a doctor!"), but it looks serious.
Oh, and sorry for putting "straw" in your head if it wasn't there already.
Yeah, hindsight being 20/20, that was a bum crack to make. A real wipe-out. A party-pooping crapshoot*. Sorry.
*or crap chute, if you want to get technical.
He regained consciousness on the floor, in the lap of the lovely lady nurse who had caught him, with his pants down.
He now tells this story to every nurse we meet.
Next time, maybe we should bring cupcakes to help smooth things over:
Audrey A., Shannon S., Matthias, Emily A., Jenny C., Sila Y., & Corey F., that's one way to call dibs on the vanilla cupcakes.


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Many of us hope to leave something behind for our loved ones when we pass away. But the probate process is complex. To understand how to better manage potential probate fees, let's explore what probate is and how the process works.
What Is Probate?
Probate is the legal process that wraps up a person's legal and financial affairs after their death. During the probate process, a person's property is identified, cataloged, and appraised. In addition, probate makes certain any outstanding debts and taxes are paid. It can be a complex process, filled with very specific legal requirements.
For example, if someone dies without a valid will, the probate court sees that the deceased person's assets are distributed according to the laws of the state.
If someone dies with a valid will, the probate court is charged with ensuring the deceased person's assets are distributed according to their wishes.
Probate Process
Every estate passes through probate following the owner's death. Probate can take anywhere from a few months to more than a year. If there is a will, and one or more of the heirs chooses to contest the document, the process can take a lot longer.*1
Probate also can be expensive. Even though probate costs are capped in some states, they may reach 5 percent or more of the estate's value.*2 That's calculated on the gross value of the estate – before taxes, debts, and other expenses are paid. And if the probate process is challenged, legal costs can rise.
Finally, probate takes place in a public court. That means everything is a matter of public record, so there is no privacy. Anyone can find out exactly what was left behind and how much each of a deceased person's heirs received. They can also review the court records for the deceased person's estate. Those who have concerns for their heirs' privacy may want to take steps to manage the probate process.
Property That May Avoid Probate
Some assets can be structured, so they may not have to go through probate. Here's a partial list of assets that may avoid the probate process:
1. Property held in a trust*3 2. Jointly held property (but not common property) 3. Death benefits from insurance policies (unless payable to the estate)*4 4. Property given away before you die 5. Assets in a pay-on-death account 6. Retirement accounts with a named beneficiary
*1. FindLaw.com, 2020 *2. LegalMatch.com, 2020 *3. Using a trust involves a complex set of tax rules and regulations. Before moving forward with a trust, consider working with a professional who is familiar with the rules and regulations. *4. Several factors will affect the cost and availability of life insurance, including age, health and the type and amount of insurance purchased. Life insurance policies have expenses, including mortality and other charges. If a policy is surrendered prematurely, the policyholder also may pay surrender charges and have income tax implications. You should consider determining whether you are insurable before implementing a strategy involving life insurance. Any guarantees associated with a policy are dependent on the ability of the issuing insurance company to continue making claim payments.
The content is developed from sources believed to be providing accurate information. The information in this material is not intended as tax or legal advice. It may not be used for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. Please consult legal or tax professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation. This material was developed and produced by FMG Suite to provide information on a topic that may be of interest. FMG Suite is not affiliated with the named broker-dealer, state- or SEC-registered investment advisory firm. The opinions expressed and material provided are for general information, and should not be considered a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Copyright 2020 FMG Suite.


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Canon law is the tradition of canonical legislation, which governs Orthodox Church life. It touches on every area of Church life, including Ecclesiology, Liturgy, and Ethics. Although generally referred to as canon law, it is more correctly referred to in the Orthodox community as the tradition of the holy canons. This law, the canonical tradition, involves persons who are invested with authority (such as bishops) enabled with the means of creating, formulating, interpreting, executing, validating, amending and revoking these laws through synodical or conciliar action.
See also
- The Didache, or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles.
- The Ecumenical Councils
- The Rudder, the 85 Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles, plus the Canons of the First through Fourth Ecumenical Councils constitute what is known as The Rudder.
- People
- John Zonaras (11th c.)
- Theodore Balsamon (12th c.)
- Matthew Blastares (14th c.)
- Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (18th c.)
- Nikodim (Milas) of Dalmatia (19th c.)
Articles and Books on Orthodox Canon Law
- N. Athanasiev. "The Canons of the Church: Changeable or Unchangeable?" St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 11 (1967), pp. 54-68.
- John H. Erickson, The Challenge of Our Past: Studies in Orthodox Canon Law and Church History.Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1991. ISBN 978-0881410860.
- Archbishop Peter L'Huillier, The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils. Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0881410075.
- Lewis J. Patsavos. The Canon Law of the Orthodox Catholic Church (Mimeographed Notes). Brookline, MA.: Holy Cross Bookstore, 1975.
- Lewis J. Patsavos, Spiritual Dimensions of the Holy Canons. Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1885652683.
- Henry R. Percival, Ed. The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church: Their Canons and Dogmatic Decrees, Together with the Canons of All the Local Synods Which Have Received Ecumenical Acceptance. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1956.
- Panteleimon Rodopoulos and George Dion Dragas, Ed. An Overview of Orthodox Canon Law. Orthodox Research Institute, 2007. ISBN 978-1933275154.
- Patrick Viscuso, Orthodox Canon Law: A Casebook for Study. InterOrthodox Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1932401103.
- The Stand of the Orthodox Church on Controversial Issues by Stanley Harakas
- B. Archondonis. "A Common Code for the Orthodox Churches," Kanon I (1973), pp. 45-53.
- The Theology of Oikonomia and Its Implications for Sacramental and Ecumenical Perspectives by Sabu John
- The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church by Lewis Patsavos
- The Russian Canonical Territory - some comments from an Orthodox historico-canonical perspective
- Studies in Roman and Byzantine Law - an index of articles in this journal is available online
Parallels in other religious groups
- Byzantine Catholic canon law - Code of Canons for the Oriental Churches
- Roman Catholic - Catholic Encyclopedia article on Canon Law (outdated, but informative)
- In Judaism, see w:Halakha
- In Islam, see w:Sharia, w:Fatwa, and w:Fiqh
External links
Source Texts
- Byzantine Legal Documents - An index by Paul Halsall
- Post-Byzantine Law on the Web - This site is devoted to the promotion of the study of law in Venetian and Ottoman Greece to the 19th century
- The Rudder
- Complete scan of the Pedalion in Greek (1886 edition published in Athens. This is the book The Rudder translates. Link to pdf file at that site.)
- Canons and Definitions of the Ecumenical Councils
- Canons of the Orthodox Church
- Canons of the Orthodox Church in Greek (Link to pdf scans of all 6 volumes of the definitive 19th century collection of Rhalle and Potle)
- Canons of the Orthodox Church in Slavonic with Greek parallel (Link to pdf scan of Beneshevich's 1906 Drevne-Slavonskaia Kormchaia [Old Slavonic Kormchaia{Kniga}, 14 Chapters without commentary])


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About 4x Pendant Dol Belt
The string-type dol belt resembles the traditional style of Dol belts. The string-type dol belt is commonly paired with both boy's and girls' hanbok in different styles.
The straps on the dol belt used to wrap around the body represent longevity and the balls mean long life, wealth, health, right conduct, and peace.
Shower your baby with the traditional blessings of a Dol Belt
- Comes in two colors: Ivory and Gray
- Qualifies to replace our standard dol belt in our Dol hanbok option: 'Dol Hat + Belt'.
- Handmade in Korea
Please our Dol Belt Collection for additional Dol Belts.
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It is estimated that between 5% and 20% of children in Pikeville, KY, US don't know the true identity of their biological father, or have been told the wrong man is their father. Establishing paternity is very important, both to the child and the parents. Our Paternity Testing Center at 387 Town Mountain Rd. Ste 203 offers same day, court-accredited DNA Testing. Our results are fast, accurate and dependable. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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Our DNA Testing Center located at 387 Town Mountain Rd. Ste 203 can test for multiple relationships, including:
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They also offer specialty testing for deceased or incarcerated individuals, immigration and paternity testing during pregnancy.
In our Pikeville, KY, US testing center, we can even perform DNA Testing on non-standard samples, such as hair, nail clippings, a toothbrush, gum, a Q-Tip, or even eating utensils. This center is just one of over 2,000 locations nationwide, in one of the largest laboratory and testing networks in the world.
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When your child is born, they inherit half of their DNA from their mother and half from their father. This DNA is like a fingerprint, it's unique to only them! (except in rare cases like identical twins) With DNA Testing, we can compare your child's DNA against the alleged father or the mother's DNA. If the "fingerprints" match, the child inherited that specific DNA and, therefore, a biological relationship is proven.
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A Sense of Self-Identity
Children who have supportive adults in their lives grow up happier and healthier then those who aren't so fortunate. And while stepparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and even teachers can be valuable guides and role-models to children, they pale in comparison to biological parents. In fact, some psychologists and child experts are insisting that there is an instinctual desire in all humans to know the identity of their biological parents.
A child knowing their biological parents gives them a sense of self-identity that they can't find anywhere else. It's a significant and irreplaceable gift. Conversely, children who don't know their biological parents can, according to one expert, suffer from an "internalized nomadic notion that we don't belong anywhere in particular." In short, many of these children have trouble feeling comfortable wherever they are.
Even if it's not possible (or healthy) for your child to have a relationship with their biological parent, just the fact that they know who it is will help cement their place in this world and foster a sense of emotional well-being. This can lead to more emotionally expressive children, improved cognitive abilities, and a happier, healthier childhood.
A Complete Medical History
Imagine the frustration and worry of filling out a medical history form without knowing the identity of either of your parents. "What diseases did your father suffer from?" Not sure. "How old was your mother when she died?" Who knows? This scenario plays out every day in hospitals across Pikeville, KY, US, as mothers and children of single parents -- and the doctors tasked with treating them -- struggle with only having half of the picture.
Establishing a complete medical history can literally be lifesaving, and the medical community recognizes that genetics can play a vital role in a person's health.
By noticing patterns of disorders among relatives, healthcare professionals can determine whether an individual, other family members, or future generations may be at an increased risk of developing a particular condition.
A family medical history can identify people with a higher-than-usual chance of having common disorders, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, certain cancers, and diabetes. These complex disorders are influenced by a combination of genetic factors, environmental conditions, and lifestyle choices. It can dramatically affect decisions on what treatments or medication to prescribe, or what tests the doctors should perform to look for problems. A family history also can provide information about the risk of rarer conditions caused by mutations in a single gene, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease.
In short, knowing one's medical history gives the individual irreplaceable information that they can use to reduce their risk of health problems. Don't deny your children that information. Get a Paternity Test and complete the other half of the puzzle. Give your child their full medical history.
Peace of Mind & Resolution of Strife
Because a Paternity Test conducted in our center in Pikeville, KY, US is 99% accurate, you have conclusive proof of a relationship (or lack thereof) between your child and their biological parent. This can definitively solve relational strife between parents, or doubts either parent harbors about the true father/mother of their child.
In one example we have seen over and over, a couple separates on bad terms and the father may try and claim the child is not his, and thus doesn't have to pay child support. Since child support can amount to up to 15% of disposable income, this is an important source of financial help that would be denied to the mother -- without conclusive proof of who the real father is.
On the other hand, a mother may intentionally keep the child from the father -- even when the father wants to be part of his child's life. Sometimes this helps the mother feel more in control of the situation, or sometimes she simply wants to spite the father. Either way, this can cause the father to miss out on once-in-a-lifetime moments in his child's life. A legally binding paternity test means that the father has rights to see his child that the mother must abide by.


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6 Strange and Wonderful Fourth of July Celebrations From All Over
Thursday is Independence Day, and cities and towns all across America will be celebrating in style—but not always in conventional fashion. Heck, not always in America either.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest—Coney Island, N.Y.
Since 1916, Nathan's has held it's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Brooklyn's Coney Island. This year will be the 97th competition. Rumor has is that it was initially started as a way to settle a dispute between four immigrants as to who was the most patriotic. The record for most hot dogs and buns eaten in 10 minutes is held by Joey Chestnut with 68.
The "Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA"—Seward, Nebraska
The town of Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square since 1868. In 1979 Congress passed a resolution declaring Seward "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA." In 1973, Nebraska Governor James Exon proclaimed Seward as the state's Official Fourth of July City.
The Fourth of July in ... Denmark?
In the Rebild section of Denmark there is a festival every Fourth of July weekend that serves as a homecoming for Danish-Americans. The Rebild Society began this tradition in 1912. The celebrations take place in a national park that was bought by Americans of Danish descent and donated to Denmark on the premise of a festival every year on Independence Day.
The International Freedom Festival—Detroit and Ontario, Canada
Detroit and the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, have held the International Freedom Festival every last week of June since 1959. It serves as a mutual celebration of Independence Day and Canada Day. In 2007 the festival became two separate events, one in each city: the Windsor Summer Fest and Detroit River Days. The Summer Fest is a 19-day festival north of the border, which draws more than 500,000 people each year. The Detroit RiverFront Conservancy began the River Days festival in June 2007 to try to introduce everyone to the revitalized riverfront of Detroit.
The Peachtree Road Race—Atlanta
Atlanta has held an annual 10-kilometer run called the Peachtree Road Race since 1970. It is the largest 10K race in the world, with 60,000 spots available each year despite even more wanting to run.
Annual Fourth of July Celebration—Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol, Rhode Island, holds the record for the oldest continued Independence Day celebration in the U.S. The town has been painting the streets red, white, and blue since 1785. This year will be Bristol's 228th consecutive Fourth of July Celebration.


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A dispatch for the "Arguing the World" blog at Dissent magazine.
Published in Dissent.
You might remember Martin Luther King, Jr. as someone who railed against the triple evils of "racism, materialism, and militarism." But according to Obama's Department of Defense, "today's wars are not out of line with the iconic Nobel Peace Prize winner's teachings."
This contention is advanced in an article by the American Forces Press Service, which the Pentagon is distributing for republication. Common Dreams did republish it—as an example of government shamelessness, correctly noting that you "can't make this stuff up."
The article concerns a speech by the Defense Department's general counsel, Jeh C. Johnson, who stated, "I believe that if Dr. King were alive today, he would recognize that we live in a complicated world, and that our nation's military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the American people vulnerable to terrorist attack."
In fact, King did advocate that our nation's military should and could lay down its arms, even though his detractors insisted this would mean leaving us vulnerable to attack by advancing Communist hoards in Vietnam that would inevitably overrun the world and extinguish the American way of life.
Johnson's argument is really convoluted, and the article is worth reading in full. Of course, suggesting that the only options available to us in this "complicated world" are to support current U.S. policy in Iraq and Afghanistan or to roll over and let the terrorists have their way isn't exactly engaging in good faith debate about our country's overseas engagements. And there are other fishy things going on in the article as well. One curious part is its attempt to lay out Johnson's credentials for making his far-fetched claims about MLK. It explains:
"Johnson is a 1979 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, where King graduated in 1948. He also attended school with King's son, Martin Luther King III, and was privy to the elder King's speaking engagements there."
I'm not sure that attending the same college as a notable person several decades later lends much expertise (to say nothing about being vaguely acquainted with their kids as a grade-schooler), but maybe that's just me.
Outside of the Pentagon, MLK has endured a fair bit of abuse this year, most notably at the hands of Glenn Beck. As you will recall, the Fox News champ tried to claim King's legacy for his "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington back in late August. It was pretty sad, and many commentators cried foul. Media Matters, for one, clearly documented why "Martin Luther King would have been on Glenn Beck's chalkboard" were he still alive.
In a similar vein, Sean Wilentz did a nice job this fall of tracing the ideological roots of Beck and his brethren back to the John Birch Society and other far-right Birch-ite groups of the Cold War. The Birchers were none too fond of MLK, publishing a book in which King "is portrayed as an agent of a massive communist conspiracy to agitate among otherwise happy Negroes to foment revolution, or at least promote demands for more collectivist federal government intrusion."
On balance I think the fact that you no longer see such attacks on King, and that Beck and the Pentagon will go to extreme lengths to align themselves with the civil rights movement leader, is a good thing. It is a testament to King's unimpeachable credibility as a national hero. And having someone who was a social democrat, bold anti-militarist, thoroughgoing critic of American racism, and firm advocate of nonviolent civil resistance ranking up there with the founding fathers in our national pantheon is a wonderful thing for progressives, even if it requires regularly setting the record straight.
For those who want to read more about King's stances on economic questions (a topic I wrote on last MLK Day), Beacon Press has just published a collection of King's speeches on labor and economic justice, entitled All Labor Has Dignity. My copy hasn't arrived yet, but I am looking forward to it.


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Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) has tracked lead survival for over 40 years with its multicenter, global chronic lead studies.
Leads Performance Analysis
Implanted leads operate in the challenging biochemical environment of the human body and the body's response to foreign objects. Implanted leads are also subject to mechanical stresses associated with heart motion, body motion, and patient anatomy.
In this environment, pacemaker and defibrillation leads cannot be expected to last forever. While IPGs and ICDs have a battery that will deplete after a predictable length of time, a lead's longevity cannot be predicted easily based on mechanical measurements, nor are there simple indicators that a lead is approaching the end of its service life. Therefore, regular monitoring while implanted, and evaluation of lead integrity upon IPG or ICD replacement, is necessary to determine if a lead may be approaching the end of its service life.
Shortfalls Of Using Returned Product And Complaints To Estimate Lead Performance
Leads and lead segments returned to Medtronic are analyzed to determine whether or not they meet performance limits established by Medtronic. Although returned product analyses are valuable for gaining insight into lead failure mechanisms, this data cannot be used by itself for determining the survival probability of leads because only a small fraction of leads are explanted and returned for analysis. Some leads are modified due to adverse device effect, however may not be explanted. Additionally, those leads that are returned cannot be assumed to be statistically representative of the performance of the total population for a given lead model. Partial or total lead extraction can result in significant damage to a lead, making a definitive analysis of a suspected failure, and its cause, impossible.
To account for the under reporting inherent with lead survival analysis based solely on returned product, some manufacturers add reported complaints where adverse product performance is evident but the product itself has not been returned. The improvement to the accuracy of survival estimates depends on the degree to which all complaints are actually communicated to the manufacturer. Since not all complaints are communicated to the manufacturer, adding complaints to the survival analysis does not completely solve the under reporting problem.
Lead survival probabilities are more appropriately determined through a prospective clinical surveillance study that includes active follow up with the patients. Although Medtronic monitors returned product analysis and complaints, these are not used to determine lead survival estimates.
Medtronic consolidated all cardiac rhythm surveillance registries into the PAN Registry. The PAN Registry is a patient centric surveillance platform which follows patients implanted with Medtronic cardiac rhythm product(s). The Product Performance Report (PPR) tracks PAN Registry enrolled patients to monitor lead performance status in vivo. The PAN Registry is designed to record clinical observations representative of the total clinical experience. Lead survival estimates include both lead hardware failure and lead-related clinical events that are classified as product performance events, and do not differentiate a lead hardware failure from other clinical events such as Failure to capture, perforation, dislodgement, or concurrent pulse generator failure.
PAN Registry
Medtronic has been monitoring the performance of its cardiac therapy products with a multicenter study since 1983 and has evaluated the performance of more than 131,000 leads, with data reported from countries around the world. Throughout this time period, Medtronic has continually worked to adapt systems and processes to more effectively monitor product performance following market release. The following summarizes current registry requirements.
Medtronic's product surveillance registry is a world-wide study that has a prospective, non-randomized, observational design. A key purpose of the registry is to provide continuing evaluation and periodic reporting of the long-term reliability and performance of Medtronic market-released cardiac rhythm therapy products. Product-related adverse events, indicating the status of the product, are collected to measure product survival probabilities. The data gathered may also be used to support the design and development of new cardiac therapy products. The registry is designed to continue indefinitely, encompassing new products as they become commercially available.
To ensure a sufficiently large and representative source of data, participating clinical sites must meet pre-specified selection criteria. Patients are enrolled upon implantation of a Medtronic Cardiac rhythm product. Every effort is made to ensure participants are representative of the range of clinical environments in which Medtronic cardiac rhythm products are used. Eligible products for enrollment include Medtronic market-released cardiac rhythm therapy products for which additional information to further characterize product performance following market release is desired. Number of enrollments is reviewed regularly to ensure adequate sample size is obtained for each individual product. Enrollment may be capped and follow-up discontinued when sufficient duration and precision is achieved to effectively characterize product survivability.
Enrolled patients are followed in accordance with the standard care practices of their care provider from their implant date until they can no longer be followed (e.g., death, lost to follow-up, etc.). However, to ensure regular patient status assessments are completed, follow-up windows consistent with typical care practices have been established with a minimum annual follow-up requirement. Product-related adverse events, system modifications and changes in patient status (e.g. death and withdrawal from the study) are required to be reported upon occurrence. This active surveillance model ensures a robust dataset for effectively monitoring product performance.
Patients are eligible for enrollment if:
- Patient is intended to be implanted or has been implanted with a Medtronic market-released cardiac lead connected to a market-released CRT, ICD, or IPG device, and the lead is used for a pacing, sensing, or defibrillation application, or
- Patient participated in a qualifying investigational study of a Medtronic cardiac rhythm product that is now market-released; complete implant and follow-up data are available; and the data can be appropriately and legally released
Each site is required to inform Medtronic whenever a lead event has occurred, a lead is modified, or when a patient is no longer participating. Timely, accurate, and complete reporting and analysis of safety information for surveillance is crucial for the protection of patients, clinicians, and the sponsor. Medtronic continually evaluates the quality and integrity of the data through a combination of on-site and centralized monitoring activities.
Lead Complications
Chronic lead performance is characterized by estimating lead related complication free survival probabilities. For analysis purposes, the complication criteria, which align with the AdvaMed 'Industry Guidance for Uniform Reporting of Clinical Performance of Cardiac Rhythm Management Pulse Generators and Leads', are defined below. These criteria do not, however, enable a lead integrity or "hardware" failure to be conclusively differentiated from other clinical events such as an undetected lead dislodgement, perforation, or concurrent pulse generator failure manifested as a sensing or capture problem.
All reported lead-related adverse events are classified by the reporting investigator and are adjudicated by an independent event adjudication committee1. A lead-related event with at least one of the following classifications that is adjudicated by the committee as a complication and occurs more than 30 days after implant is considered a product performance event and will contribute to the survival analysis endpoint. Events with an onset date of 30 days or less after the implant are considered procedure related and therefore are not included as product performance events.
Product performance events include, but are not limited to:
- Failure to capture
- Failure to sense/undersensing
- Oversensing
- Elevated pacing thresholds
- Abnormal pacing impedance (based on lead model, but normal range is typically 200 - 2,000 ohms)
- Abnormal defibrillation impedance (based on lead model, but normal range is typically 20 - 200 ohms)
- Lead Insulation breach
- Lead Conductor fracture, confirmed electrically, visually or radiographically
- Extracardiac stimulation
- Cardiac perforation
- Lead dislodgement
- Structural Lead Failure
Data Analysis Methods
The performance of leads is expressed in terms of lead survival estimates, where "survival" refers to the function of the lead, not the survival of the patient. These survival estimates are intended to illustrate the probability that a lead will survive for a given number of years without a chronic lead-related complication.
Active surveillance normally begins at the time of implant and continues until a product performance or censoring event occurs. In some cases, in the PAN Registry, active surveillance of a device starts after the device was implanted. The survival probability of such device is conditional on survival to the time when the device enters the Registry. This phenomenon is called Left-truncation2. PPR lead survival analysis is estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, a statistical method to incorporate data from these retrospectively enrolled devices, left-truncated data, was applied. The statistical technique uses data from existing devices while appropriately adjusting the device survival curves for the time the device was not actively followed in the registry. Thus, in some cases sample sizes may fluctuate from one time interval to the next interval.
The survival estimates is the probability that a lead is free of a product performance event at a given time point. For example, if a survival probability is 95% after 5 years of service, then the lead has a 5% chance of experiencing a lead-related complication in the first 5 years following implant.
The data in the tables is rounded to the nearest tenth of one percent. Occasionally, a graph may show 100% survival, but have one or more complications. This occurs because even with the complications, the data rounds to 100%.
The survival curves are statistical estimates. As sample size increases and performance experience accumulates, the estimation improves. Confidence intervals are provided as a way to indicate the degree of certainty of the estimates. Greenwood's formula is used to calculate the standard errors, and the log-log method is used to produce the 2-sided 95% confidence bounds.
Since the survival estimate can become very imprecise with small effective sample sizes, Medtronic truncates the survival curve when the number of leads entering an interval is less than 50 leads. When the number of leads entering an interval reaches 50, the next data point is added to the survival curve. For those lead models that do not have sufficient sample size, a survival curve will not be presented.
Definition of Analysis Dataset
The survival estimates are derived from all device components successfully enrolled as of the data received cut-off date (e.g. date of data entry at a study site). The number of enrollments is listed for each lead model.
This sample is considered to be representative of the worldwide population, and therefore the survival estimates shown should be representative of the performance worldwide of these models.
Criteria for Model Inclusion
Survival probabilities and the associated study information for a model or model family will be published when more than 100 leads have been enrolled and no fewer than 50 leads followed for at least 6 months. Medtronic, at its discretion, may stop providing updated performance information on lead models that received original US market-release approval 20 or more years ago.
Returned Product Analysis Results
Although the returned product analysis data is not used to generate the survival estimates, the data provides valuable insight into the causes of lead malfunction.
For reporting returned product analysis results, Medtronic CRM considers a lead as having malfunctioned whenever the analysis shows that any parameter was outside the performance limits established by Medtronic while implanted and in service. To be considered a malfunction for returned product analysis reporting, the lead must have been returned to Medtronic and analyzed.
The results of the analysis are presented in four categories. The lead reporting categories are:
Conductor Fracture: Conductor malfunction with complete or intermittent loss of continuity that could interrupt current flow (e.g., fractured conductors), including those associated with clavicle flex fatigue or crush damage.
Insulation Breach: A malfunction of the insulation allowing inappropriate entry of body fluids or inappropriate current flow between the conductors, or between the conductor and the body. Examples include cuts, tears, depressions, abrasions, and material degradation.
Crimps/Welds/Bonds: Any malfunction in a conductor or lead body associated with a point of connection.
Other: Malfunctions of specific lead mechanical attributes, such as sensors, connectors, seal rings, or malfunction modes not included in the three categories above.
A lead subject to a safety advisory is not considered to have malfunctioned unless it has been returned to Medtronic CRM and found, through analysis, to actually have performed outside the performance limits established by Medtronic.
For leads designed for either ventricular or atrial use, the numbers listed in the Returned Product Analysis tables include both.
The numbers of malfunctions listed in the Returned Product Analysis tables are the actual numbers confirmed in the returned product analysis. The numbers of complications listed in the complications tables are the actual numbers observed in the PSR centers around the world.
US Reports of Acute Lead Observations (Occurring within First Month of Service)
In the first weeks following lead implantation, physiologic responses and lead performance can vary until long-term lead stability is attained. Acute (defined as the first month after implant) lead performance may be subject to a number of factors, including patient-specific anatomy, clinical conditions and/or varying implant conditions/techniques. After a period of time, the implant and the lead performance stabilizes. It is for this reason that the Product Surveillance Registry results, which are intended to measure long-term performance, do not include complications that occur within the first 30 days after implant.
Information about the clinical experience in the first month of service is included in our reporting. The source for this information is Medtronic's complaint handling system database. The information is summarized in tables titled "US Reports of Acute Lead Observations."
Each Event Report received by Medtronic's complaint handling system is assigned one or more Reason for Report codes based on the information received. The Reason for Report codes have been grouped into Acute Lead Observation categories. The categories used for this product performance reporting are drawn from the "FDA Guidance for Submission of Research and Marketing Applications for Permanent Pacemaker Leads and for Pacemaker Lead Adapter 510(k) Submissions." The categories are:
- Cardiac Perforation
- Conductor Fracture
- Lead Dislodgement
- Failure to Capture
- Oversensing
- Failure to Sense
- Insulation Breach
- Impedance Abnormal
- Extracardiac Stimulation
- Unspecified
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1During the evolution of SLS, event adjudication was transitioned from a Medtronic technical review committee to an independent event adjudication committee in 2011. Data analyses include adjudication using both methods.
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This page contains information about Fedora's participation in Google Summer of Code (GSoC). Please feel free to contact us via the mailing list below for clarifications and more information. You can also use the IRC channel.
What can I do today?
Fedora is still in the process of applying to be a mentoring organization. Today there is nothing we can do except wait until Google makes a decision.
Today you should read through the ideas and think about our application process.
Student Information
Do you want to contribute to one of the world's leading innovative Linux distributions? GSoC could be your chance. Please refer to the information below.
If you're interested in working on a mentor-submitted idea, read the ideas page and about the project and the related technology. There is no need to contact the mentor unless you have a specific question about the project. Don't send an "I'm interested" email.
If you're interested in proposing your own project start looking around the Fedora Project for a mentor and send your idea to the mailing list or post it on the wiki. A list of potential mentors is also on the ideas page.
You may also wish to start working on the Fedora specific parts of the application, see below for more information. Carefully review the student responsibilities section.
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When you work in the open on free software, you create a body of work that follows you for the rest of your life. Rather than a coding assignment done by thousands of other students and relegated to the bottom of the drawer at semester's end, working in FOSS is a chance to contribute to a living project.
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Learn tools and processes that are just like what you are going to use if you work in technology after graduation.
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Create lifetime connections and associations.
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Our project is large and diverse. We are very experienced at working with new contributors and helping them be successful.
Many of our contributors are long-time contributors. They remain because they want to keep growing the project and to lend their expertise, advice and mentoring to you! People who stay around the community and do good work are noticed. They get hired for jobs from it, including being hired by Red Hat. Past Google Summer of Code students were hired by Red Hat, as well as interns in various positions. This is just an example, as experience and reputation in the Fedora Project communities is influential in your career in many ways.
As a long-standing community with many facets, it is possible for you to find many rewarding sub-projects to work on.
You should know that contributing to FOSS doesn't require you to have super programming skills, or super-anything else. You just need be interested, curious, and willing to become comfortable being productively lost. This is the state of learning. You learn by finding your way around and figuring things out with the support of your mentor and the community.
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Do you have enough time to work on this with the student during the entire project. You will be helping someone else when they get stuck. You don't want to become a blocker because you're busy.
It is harder to find success when you are completely certain of how an idea needs to be implemented; finding a student with the skills and interest to implement a specific solution is a lot harder than finding a student with enough skills to respond to a use case need. Also, students learn more when they help design and guide the project. In other words, provide guidance and direction but let the student do some of the "driving."
Where you can have looser ideas, you may be able to find a student who works as a sort-of intern who can implement a solution to a use case you have. In past experiences, students going after a use case are more likely to get somewhere with self-direction and support from you.
Who can help you? Try to find a second mentor for the project.
If you're interested in working with a student on a specific project you should post your idea to the Mentored Projects Issue Tracker. Your issue should be tagged GSoC and use the Google Summer of Code template. We strongly encourage you to find a second person to help with mentoring and to solicit feedback on your proposal
Can I be a Mentor Without a Project?
Yes! You can either:
Work with a student who brings an idea to your sub-project. This requires a different level of communication throughout the project, but can be the most rewarding.
Be a general mentor. This is a person who works with all students regardless of their project. To become a general mentor please open an issue in the Mentored Projects Issue Tracker offering your help. Please tag the issue with the GSoC tag.
How to work with students
Read about good mentoring in the Manual on Mentoring
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Attending a brief mentors call, as scheduled.
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By Hevin Ramsey The Office of Research and Innovation
A common dilemma many students face when beginning their college careers out of high school is figuring out how to stay in shape while adjusting to a new schedule.
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Were last night's convention references to Barack Obama's mother and her struggles with an insurance company before her death a powerful argument for health care reform? Or were they a well-worn misrepresentation of history?
The answer appears to be in the wording.
The story came up twice — in Vice President Joe Biden's speech and in a seven-minute video preceding President Obama's address. And in both cases, the descriptions of the events of 17 years ago seem to have been crafted to preserve the anecdote's proven political power while avoiding the scrutiny of media fact-checkers who'd previously questioned the president's past tellings.
So let's look carefully at exactly what was said in Charlotte and what we know about the months leading up to S. Ann Dunham's death in November 1995.
Here's how Biden told the story in his speech:
"Barack as a young man had to sit at the end of his mother's hospital bed and watch her fight with her insurance company at the very same time she was fighting for her life."
And then, in the Obama video, the president and the first lady briefly alluded to the same incident in separate back-to-back interview clips.
President Obama: "When my mom got cancer, she wasn't a wealthy woman and it pretty much drained all of her resources."Michelle Obama: "Watching your mother die of something that could have been prevented — that's a tough thing to deal with."
The issue for Dunham wasn't actually her health coverage; she had that. It was a rejected claim on her disability insurance.
A 2011 biography of Obama's mother by New York Times journalist Janny Scott found that Dunham's health insurance plan "covered most of the costs of her medical treatment" for uterine and ovarian cancer.
In A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother, Scott wrote that Dunham pursued a disability claim for help covering "several hundred dollars a month" in deductibles and other uncovered medical expenses. Scott reviewed the correspondence between Dunham and her insurer. In the end, the insurer rejected Dunham's claim because the disability policy "contained a clause allowing the company to deny any claim related to a pre-existing medical condition," Scott wrote.
In their convention remarks, the Obamas and Biden were careful to avoid saying Dunham's insurance company denied her coverage or treatment. However, Obama has not always been so careful about that point.
As Scott wrote in her biography:
"Years later, during the presidential campaign and even after his election, Obama would allude to his mother's experience, albeit in abbreviated form, when making the case for health care reform. Though he often suggested that she was denied health coverage because of a pre-existing condition, it appears from her correspondence that she was only denied disability coverage."
One example was Obama's reference to his mother's illness in his Oct. 7, 2008, debate appearance with Republican rival John McCain in Nashville, Tenn.:
"In a country as wealthy as ours, for us to have people who are going bankrupt because they can't pay their medical bills — for my mother to die of cancer at the age of 53 and have to spend the last months of her life in the hospital room arguing with insurance companies because they're saying that this may be a pre-existing condition and they don't have to pay her treatment, there's something fundamentally wrong about that."
As PolitiFact noted, Obama often used similar language to describe his mother's situation during the long debate leading up to passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. PolitiFact singled out this August 2009 statement during a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., as an example:
"I will never forget my own mother, as she fought cancer in her final months, having to worry about whether her insurance would refuse to pay for her treatment. And by the way, this was because the insurance company was arguing that somehow she should have known that she had cancer when she took her new job, even though it hadn't been diagnosed yet."
Based on the reporting by Dunham's biographer, PolitiFact rated that statement and ones like it "barely true" on its Truth-O-Meter scale (a rating the fact-checking website later revised to "mostly false" when it revamped its labeling). Obama's mother, the site said, "was fighting for insurance payments as she was dying, but for disability insurance, not health insurance, as her son said he remembered."
A New York Times story about the biography last year also said Obama's statements "left the clear impression that his mother's fight was over health benefits for medical expenses."
White House spokesman Nicholas Papas was unapologetic, standing by the past statements without challenging Scott's reporting: "We have not reviewed the letters or other material on which the author bases her account," Papas told the Times. "The president has told this story based on his recollection of events that took place more than 15 years ago."
The spokesman added:
"As Ms. Scott's account makes clear, the president's mother incurred several hundred dollars in monthly uncovered medical expenses that she was relying on insurance to pay. ... She first could not get a response from the insurance company, then was refused coverage. This personal history of the president's speaks powerfully to the impact of pre-existing condition limits on insurance protection from health care costs."
In Thursday's statements, the Obamas and Biden spoke about how the president had watched Dunham "fight with her insurance company," only to die after an illness "that could have been prevented." They avoided using variations of language the president had used in the past about insurers "refusing to pay for her treatment" because of a pre-existing condition. But they did not specify that the insurance issue was her disability claim, not her health coverage, as the story still suggests to many listeners.
We'll post updates here if any other major-media fact-checking watchdogs who barked about this issue in the past have more to add now. But in the partisan corners of the Twittersphere, judgments about yesterday's remarks were as swift and polarized as ever.
Obama's critics, such as radio host Dana Loesch ( @DLoesch) and commentator/blogger Michelle Malkin ( @michellemalkin), instantly blasted the Obamas and Biden for repeating a "lie" and a " debunked story of Obama's mother's insurance 'fight.' " But in a nearly simultaneous tweet, another critic — Jonathan S. Tobin ( @TobinCommentary), online editor and blogger for Commentary magazine — noted the subtle shift in the wording:
10:20 p.m. ET: "Quotes from Obama & Michelle in film allude to lie about mother's insurance without quite repeating it."
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