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Protesters claim Sri Lankan spy tactics
PROTESTERS calling for a boycott of the Sri Lankan cricket team's tour of Australia say they are being stalked by intelligence ''operatives'' who are gathering information about them for the Sri Lankan government.
Hundreds of protesters who have staged events in Sydney and Melbourne in the past two weeks to draw attention to alleged human rights abuses in the country are complaining they have been filmed and photographed in an intimidating way by men they believe have links to Sri Lankan officials in Australia.
A Melbourne doctor who attended a protest at the Boxing Day Test said three men had been overtly photographing them in a tactic that was creating a climate of fear in the Australian community.
The organiser of the Boycott Sri Lanka Cricket Campaign, Trevor Grant, has written to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Bob Carr, complaining about the conduct of the men and saying he had been a victim of the stalking at the SCG.
Mr Grant, a former sports journalist, said the Tamil groups who had seen the men were convinced they were connected with the Sri Lankan government. ''They say they have done this before, using the photographs and film for identification, in order to harass relatives back in Sri Lanka,'' he said.
''We have photographs of these men and I can send them to you in order to identify them through the Sri Lankan embassy. We believe we know the identity of one man.''
But when Fairfax Media approached the Sri Lankan consul-general in Sydney, Bandula Jayasekara, last week to try to identify the man and inquire about the alleged intimidation, he refused to answer whether the man was known to consular officials.
Mr Jayasekara did say in an email that the protesters at the Test matches in Sydney and Melbourne were some misguided Australians.
''I am told that the protesters wore separatist T-shirts.
''I don't know what intimidation you are talking of. Let me tell you that the high commissioner and I had to enter the grounds in Sydney under your police protection due to threats and intimidation tactics of these groups.
''I am sure you understand now who was threatened,'' the consul-general wrote.
''Do not give them the air they need to destabilise another country.''
But when questioned about the identity of the man in the photograph, Mr Jayasekara responded by asking: ''Are you trying to intimidate us on the advice of separatist supporters?
''I am told that they have several people on their payroll both here and in other countries.''
A spokesman for Senator Carr said it was not a matter for the Foreign Affairs Minister but if the protesters felt threatened they should contact police.
He said there would be no boycott of Sri Lankan cricket.


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Six men walk into a TV network. Sounds like the beginning of a silly joke. In fact, on that day in 1969, it was the beginning of a career, or at least a new phase of one. The network was the BBC. The men were five Brits (John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones) and one American (Terry Gilliam). The Brits had been writing and performing in comedy revues since their college days at Cambridge and Oxford. The American was doing illustrations for the short-lived Help! magazine, an offshoot of Mad.
Fate, via working relationships and chance meetings, brought them together, turned them into the sketch group Monty Python's Flying Circus, and silly jokes ensued, on four seasons of TV shows and in four feature films.
Those films, accompanied by the local premiere of the animated feature "A Liar's Autobiography — The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman," and the Chapman-starring "Yellowbeard," will screen at the Brattle Theatre during Monty Python Week, which starts Friday.
"It's really a Graham Chapman week," said Brattle creative director Ned Hinkle, who has programmed a number of daylong Python-a-Thons over the years. "'Yellowbeard' was supposed to be Chapman's big hit as a solo performer. That's why we're showing it. It's one of those ridiculous, makes-no-sense kind of slapstick movies. Unfortunately, people didn't respond to it, but I loved it."
Hinkle believes that "A Liar's Autobiography," which was created by 14 different animation studios, is perfect for fans of Chapman, who died of tonsil cancer in 1989, and anyone interested in some of the Python back story.
"I like the approach of the movie," said Hinkle, "that nothing is true, and everything is true. Hence, the use of animation, which sort of highlights the fact that it's unreal. Yet at the same time, they're using the real voices of most of the Pythons [Eric Idle did not take part in the project]. Much of it, although taken from a questionable source, Chapman's autobiography, is still relatively close to the truth. I think you can tell, while watching the movie, which parts are exaggerated and which parts are outright lies. Like maybe the alien-abduction scene."
Yes, we're back to silly. But Monty Python was so much more than just that simple adjective. Right from the start, their TV shows, consisting of absurd sketches that skewered government, literature, love, death, sports, the BBC . . . you name it, proved to be a mix of silliness and highbrow intellectualism.
The program's now-iconic opening music — a snatch from John Philip Sousa's "Liberty Bell March" — could lead anywhere: to a slapstick sendup of the Olympics or a one-upmanship meeting of the minds among Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, and James A.M. Whistler. We might get men dressed as middle-aged women (referred to by troupe members as "pepperpots") jabbering about a penguin on top of a TV set, or an outrageously blood-spattered film of a day in the country as it might have been directed by Sam Peckinpah.
The Pythons' TV segments rarely had anything to do with each other and were often loosely tied together by Gilliam's outlandish, often-racy animations. If a sketch went too far into the realms of lunacy, or if the Pythons couldn't come up with a good enough ending to one of them, they would, in fine, self-deprecating manner, toss in a brief segment of Chapman playing a pompous colonel, or some other military officer, insisting that what viewers had been watching was, of course, "too silly."
The show, called "Monty Python's Flying Circus" for three seasons of 13 shows each, was shortened to "Monty Python" for the fourth season of only six shows, which went on without Cleese, who left to work on "Fawlty Towers."
It was in their feature films, with the exception of the sketch-filled "And Now for Something Completely Different," that the Pythons became a more cohesive comedy unit, found their pacing, both in writing and performing, and learned to develop characters. Cleese returned to work in the feature format, and, of course, there were still those wonderfully bizarre animation breaks.
While most fans consider "Monty Python's Life of Brian," starring Chapman as an unfortunate man who is mistaken for the Messiah, their best all-round film, the same fans are likely to admit that "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" — complete with a confounded King Arthur (Chapman again), a Trojan Rabbit, scads of randy women, and a long-winded speech in which a peasant (Palin) tried to explain to Arthur that they're not living in "an autonomous collective, but a dictatorship . . . a self-perpetuating autocracy" — is their favorite. It's also the film that Idle and his writing partner John Du Prez adapted into the Tony-winning Broadway hit "Spamalot."
Hinkle thinks the reason the Pythons have retained their popularity is that their comedy has not dated.
"Part of that is the same reason that people find the Marx Brothers or Bugs Bunny or any of the other classic anarchic comedies appealing," he said. "It's so unpredictable and out there a lot of the time, it challenges your conventions, no matter what decade you're watching it in."
He's noted, at past Brattle screenings, especially of "Holy Grail," that many members of the audience call out the lines, almost "Rocky Horror"-like, while watching.
"These are cult movies," he said. "And one of the basic responses to a cult film is that you're so immersed in it, you're so in love with it, you respond to it automatically. So you can't help but recite some of the lines along with it."
All of that said, there are two questions regularly asked by fans of the group: where the name came from and whether there will be another film.
In a 2007 interview on New York public radio station WNYC, Michael Palin spoke about the BBC demanding that the group come up with a name back in 1969, even though neither the group nor the network yet knew what the show was going to be about. Initial suggestions, he said, included "The Toad Elevating Moment," "The Algae Banging Hour," and "A Horse, a Spoon, and a Bucket." Another one was "John Cleese's Flying Circus." Cleese didn't want his name on the show, in case it failed. But the network showed interest in the Flying Circus part, if the group could come up with a name to go with it.
"So we sat around one afternoon," said Palin. "And Python, as a surname, came up. Mr. Python. We liked that for some reason. Could it be Ken Python, Keith Python, Leonard Python, Michael Python? It was Eric, I think, who came up with Monty, and Monty Python made us laugh a lot."
On the film front, a sci-fi farce called "Absolutely Anything," directed by Terry Jones, is scheduled to begin production sometime in the first quarter of 2013. Though not exactly a Monty Python movie, it will feature aliens speaking with the voices of Jones, Cleese, Palin, and Gilliam, but not, at this point in time, Idle.
Of course, it'll be quite a while before the film hits screens. For those who just can't wait for another Python fix, circle May 10 on your calendars. That's International Monty Python Status Day on Facebook.
Ed Symkus can be reached at email@example.com.

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Students everywhere will have the opportunity to learn more about the Holocaust thanks to a new online educational resource that debuted at United Nations Headquarters on Monday and showcases video testimonies of survivors of one of the world's greatest tragedies.
IWitness – produced by the Shoah Foundation Institute at the University of Southern California – provides teachers and students access to the video testimonies of more than 1,000 Holocaust eyewitnesses from the Institute's archive of nearly 52,000 testimonies.
"As students learn more about the Holocaust and the significance of this history today, they will soon discover its connection to their own lives and communities," said Kiyo Akasaka, UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, at the launch on Monday.
The UN partnered with the Shoah Foundation Institute in bringing more than 350 high school students to the world body's Headquarters to discuss their experiences with IWitness and to interview Holocaust survivor Roman Kent, whose testimony they have studied as part of IWitness.
"Our collaboration with the Shoah Foundation Institute is another wonderful example of how the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme works with organizations around the world to help young people – like yourselves – understand the history and horrors of one of the world's greatest tragedies that occurred many, many years ago before you were born," Mr. Akasaka told participants at the event.
"With the IWitness online application, students everywhere can search, watch and learn about the real life stories of more than 1,000 Holocaust survivors," he said. "You will also learn about the dangers of hatred and prejudice in our world today."
The Shoah Foundation Institute was established by United States filmmaker Steven Spielberg in 1994 to collect and preserve the testimonies of the survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust. It maintains one of the largest video digital libraries in the world – nearly 52,000 video testimonies in 32 languages and from 56 countries.
"Through IWitness, survivors will continue to teach students about the Holocaust, inspire them to oppose intolerance, and empower them to develop the literacies needed for the 21st century," said Stephen D. Smith, the Institute's Executive Director. "We are grateful to the nearly 52,000 witnesses who have entrusted their memories to the Institute as a guiding light for all humanity."
Monday's programme was held as part of a series of events to mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, which is observed annually on 27 January. This year's theme is "Children and the Holocaust."
In a related development, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that Samuel Pisar, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor and acclaimed international lawyer, author and human rights activist, will be designated as an Honorary Ambassador and Special Envoy for Holocaust Education.
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New Jersey & H Street, LLC (Justice Plaza Development Team or JPDT) protests the General Service Administration's (GSA) award of a lease to CS Master V, LLC (Stonebridge), under solicitation for offers (SFO) No. 07-018, for office and related space to be occupied by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC. JPDT alleges several evaluation and other improprieties in the procurement.
We sustain the protest.
B-311314.3, New Jersey & H Street, LLC, June 30, 2008
The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release.
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Alex D. Tomaszczuk, Esq., and Daniel S. Herzfeld, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for the protester.
Fernand A. Lavallee, Esq., Jeffrey R. Keitelman, Esq., and J. Philip Ludvigson, Esq., DLA Piper US LLP, for the intervenor.
Robert A. Hauser, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency.
Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., David A. Ashen, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
1. Protest is sustained where agency credited awardee's proposed building with availability of certain future amenities based solely on promise in offer, without requiring supporting evidence that amenities would exist, which was required by solicitation; agency essentially relaxed evidence requirement only for awardee, without providing protester with opportunity to propose amenities under relaxed standard.
2. Protest that agency failed to engage in meaningful discussions is sustained where agency failed to raise during discussions significant weaknesses associated with access to amenities in or near protester's proposed office building.
New Jersey & H Street, LLC (Justice Plaza Development Team or JPDT) protests the General Service Administration's (GSA) award of a lease to CS Master V, LLC (Stonebridge), under solicitation for offers (SFO) No. 07-018, for office and related space to be occupied by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in
The solicitation, which anticipated the award of a 15-year lease, provided for a best value award based on four evaluation factors (with subfactors): location (access to DOJ facilities, access to Metrorail, and access to amenities); building characteristics (quality of building architecture, building systems, construction, and finishes; planning efficiency and flexibility; and access to natural light); key personnel and past performance (key personnel and past performance); and price. Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, SFO, at 20-21. The location factor was approximately equal in importance to the building characteristics factor, and each was significantly more important than the key personnel/past performance factor; the technical evaluation factors combined were significantly more important than price.
Following the submission and evaluation of initial offers, a round of discussions, and the submission and evaluation of final revised offers, Stonebridge's offer and JPDT's offer were among the highest rated, both receiving an overall technical score of highly successful plus. JPDT's price (annual present value [DELETED] per square foot) was higher than Stonebridge's ([DELETED] per square foot), resulting in an overall difference of approximately $38,000,000 in net present value terms. The ratings under the individual technical evaluation factors and subfactors were as follows (including specific weights of each factor and subfactor, which were not disclosed in the SFO):[1]
Access to DOJ (20%)
Highly Successful
Successful Plus
Access to Metro (15%)
Highly Successful
Access to Amenities (10%)
Highly Successful
Factor Score
Highly Successful Minus
Building Characteristics
Quality of Building Architecture, etc. (20%)
Planning Efficiency and Flexibility (20%)
Highly Successful
Access to Light (5%)
Factor Score
Superior Minus
Key Personnel/ Past Performance
Key Personnel (5%)
Past Performance (5%)
Factor Score
Highly Successful
Highly Successful Plus
Highly Successful Plus
AR, Tab 5, at 49. Because the two offers were considered equal overall technically, Stonebridge's offer was ultimately selected as the best value to the government based on its lower price.[2] This protest followed.
JPDT raises numerous arguments concerning the propriety of the evaluation and other aspects of the procurement. In reviewing protests of alleged improper evaluations and source selection decisions, it is not our role to reevaluate submissions; rather, we will examine the record to determine whether the agency's judgment was reasonable and in accord with the stated evaluation criteria and applicable procurement laws and regulations. Panacea Consulting, Inc., B'299307.4, B'299308.4,
JPDT challenges the evaluation of its offer under the access to amenities subfactor. With regard to evaluating amenities, the SFO provided as follows:
Offers will be evaluated for amenities within the building or otherwise available within 2,000 walkable linear feet . . . Offers will be evaluated for both the quantity and variety of the following amenities: childcare centers, fitness facilities, postal facilities, restaurants, fast food establishments, dry cleaners, banks and ATM's, convenience shops, card/gift shops, and drug stores. . . . The best rating will be given to offers that provide the greatest variety and quantity of amenities with the most extensive hours of operation existing at the time of occupancy within the building or adjacent to the building.
AR, Tab 2, SFO, at 21. For purposes of determining whether an offer would be credited for amenities that were not currently existing but would likely exist in the future, the SFO stated as follows:
Amenities will be considered existing if they currently exist or if the offeror can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Government (i.e., though evidence of signed leases, construction contracts, etc.) that such amenities will exist by the Government's required occupancy date.
In support of proposed future amenities, the awardee provided a letter with its final offer revision in which it committed to providing in its proposed building [DELETED]. Stonebridge's Final Revised Proposal, Vol. II,
JPDT asserts that the agency improperly relaxed the SFO's requirements only for Stonebridge by accepting its letter of commitment as sufficient proof that the above described proposed amenities will exist. The protester states that, had it known that a mere letter of commitment to provide future amenities would suffice, it could have used this information to propose new amenities that would have increased its score under the access to amenities subfactor.
It is a fundamental principle of government procurement that a competition must be conducted on an equal basis, that is, offerors must be treated equally and be provided with a common basis for the preparation of their proposals. Continental RPVs, B-292768.2, B-292768.3,
We find that the agency's evaluation of Stonebridge's proposed amenities was inconsistent with the solicitation. As stated above, the SFO provided that the offeror must demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Government (i.e., through evidence of signed leases, construction contracts, etc.) that such amenities will exist by the Government's required occupancy date. AR, Tab 2, SFO at 7. We think this language informed offerors that some level of evidence of a proposed amenity to be furnished by a third party, beyond a mere promise of its existence, had to be provided in order for an offer to receive evaluation credit for the proposed amenity. The agency asserts that Stonebridge's promise is contractually enforceable, and that it thus was reasonably satisfied that the awardee would provide the amenity. However, the key consideration here is not whether a promise could be viewed as providing some level of assurance that a third party amenity would be available, but whether the agency's reliance on the promise alone was consistent with the terms of the SFO. Again, we find that it was not. The SFO stated that offerors must demonstrate that the proposed amenities would exist, indicated in the parenthetical that this was to be through evidence, and then gave examples of satisfactory evidence. We do not think a bare promise satisfied the SFO requirement that offerors demonstrate the existence of future amenities through evidence. It follows that, in accepting Stonebridge's promise, the agency relaxed the evidence requirement only for the benefit of Stonebridge, without advising JPDT and the other offerors of the reduced evidence standard.
The agency asserts that all offerors were informed during oral discussions that they could improve their offers by providing amenities in their building, and that the government would accept, in addition to letters of intent or other proof, the guarantee of a financially responsible offeror as proof that the amenity will be 'existing' at the time of occupancy. AR, Tab 1, Contracting Officer's Statement, at 3. The agency cites the protester's addition of a fitness center reserved to its building after discussions as evidence that JPDT was aware that future amenities could be supported merely by an offeror's contractual guarantee. Agency Response to Comments, May 16, 2008, at 7.
The record simply does not support the agency's position. JPDT denies that it was told that the agency would accept an offeror's guarantee as the sole evidence that the amenity would exist at the time of occupancy. In support of this denial, JPDT has furnished: (1) a declaration executed by the vice president of one of its teaming partners who attended the discussions, in which he reports the information conveyed by the agency and specifically denies that the agency advised that an offeror's guarantee would suffice to verify the existence of a future amenity; and (2) a contemporaneous e-mail reporting in detail the matters raised by the agency during discussions, which makes no mention of the agency's having relaxed or even discussed the evidence of future amenities requirements. Declaration of JPDT Partner Boston Properties Vice President; E-mail From Bennett Group DC to Boston Properties [JPDT partners], 9'12-07 Meeting Notes, Sept. 12, 2007.
In addition, the contemporaneous record of discussions provides no support for the agency's position. Specifically, GSA's statement of objectives for the negotiations makes no reference at all to the level of evidence required to establish future amenities, let alone any reference to permitting JPDT to rely on a promise or guarantee as evidence of third party amenities. AR, Tab 22, DOJ Negotiation Objectives. There is nothing else in the record that confirms that the agency advised JPDT of the relaxed evidence requirement. Further, we do not agree with the agency that JPDT's offer of a fitness center in its building indicates it understood the level of evidence required for third party amenities, since the fitness center was to be furnished by JPDT, not a third party entity. We conclude that there is no evidence that the agency advised JPDT of the relaxed requirements.
JPDT's initial offer included a list of the various amenities surrounding its proposed office site, as well as a map showing their locations. Among the amenities proposed, the firm listed 5 restaurants and 13 fast food establishments (as well as convenience stores, daycare facilities, drug stores, banks/ATMs, a postal facility, a law library, gift shops and dry cleaners) within 2,000 walking linear feet (wlf) of the office building.[5]
The record indicates that, subsequently, during oral discussions on September 12, 2007, GSA informed the protester that it was unable to verify the existence of a postal facility or a fitness facility within 2,000 wlf, and that it was unable to verify two food establishments (Andy's Carry Out, and Domino's Pizza) identified in JPDT's initial offer, as well as the Sports Club/LA. AR, Tab 22, DOJ Negotiation Objectives, at 1; Declaration of JPDT Partner Vice-President; E-mail From Bennett Group DC to Boston Properties [JPDT partners], 9'12-07 Meeting Notes, Sept. 12, 2007. In addition to these inquiries specific to JPDT, the agency asserts that all offerors were informed [during oral discussions] that they could improve their technical score by providing amenities within the offered building . . . . Contracting Officer's Statement at 3. There is no indication in the record that the protester was given any further information during discussions regarding the agency's evaluation of its proposed amenities. AR, Tab 22, DOJ Negotiation Objectives.
The protester's final revised offer included a response to the agency's concerns. Specifically, the protester provided additional information about the four amenities identified by GSA, including a map showing where Andy's Carry Out and a United States Postal Service facility were located; the explanation that Domino's Pizza had relocated elsewhere in the city; and the explanation that, while the cited sports club no longer existed, JPDT would provide in its building a fitness center reserved exclusively for DOJ personnel, and that JPDT had also identified a separate, existing fitness center located at the Government Accountability Office Building, which DOJ personnel were eligible to use. JPDT's Technical Proposal, Building Data and Capability to Perform, Final Revised Proposal, Amenities Clarification.
After evaluating the protester's revised offer with regard to the access to amenities subfactor, the agency determined as follows:
the Team found a relatively equal balance of significant and minor strengths and significant and minor weaknesses . . . . The proximity of amenities generally is a significant weakness, with only an on-site fitness center and three other amenities available within 1,000 wlf. The proximity of fast food establishments is a significant weakness, with only 3 fast food establishments within 1,500 wlf, the closest of which is 904 wlf away. In addition, the quantity, variety, and proximity of table service restaurants is a significant weakness, with only three restaurants available at distances ranging from 1,427 to 1,964 wlf.
AR, Tab 5, at 24. The agency ultimately assigned JPDT's offer a successful rating under the amenities subfactor.
JPDT asserts that the discussions it received with regard to its amenities were inadequate, since GSA failed to bring to its attention the several significant weaknesses it had found regarding proposed amenities. Specifically, the protester points to the above language, noting that the agency determined that the proximity and limited number of amenities generally was a significant weakness; the proximity and limited number of fast food establishments was a significant weakness; and the quantity, variety, and proximity of table service restaurants was also a significant weakness. JPDT asserts that, had GSA raised these significant weaknesses during discussions, it could have modified its building to include additional amenities within the building.
Discussions, when conducted, must be meaningful, that is, they may not be misleading and must identify proposal deficiencies and significant weaknesses that could reasonably be addressed in a manner to materially enhance the offeror's potential for receiving award. PAI Corp., B-298349,
The discussions here were not meaningful. While the record shows that the agency indeed advised JPDT that it could improve its technical score by providing amenities within its offered building, this information was conveyed, not to identify deficiencies in JPDT's offer, but as part of the agency's general advice that every offeror received. This general advice amounted to no more than a restatement of the SFO's evaluation criteria. It did not reasonably apprise JPDT that the agency had found its proposal to contain specific significant weaknesses regarding access to amenities, including the proximity and number of amenities generally, the proximity and number of fast food restaurants, and the variety, quantity, and proximity of table service restaurants. See Integrity Int'l Sec. Sys., Inc., B'261226,
Further, while the record also supports the agency's claim that it informed JPDT that it was unable to verify the existence of two of the identified restaurants and the identified sports club, this very specific information likewise fell short of advising JPDT that its proposed amenities were a concern overall. Indeed, by providing its concerns regarding particular restaurants and a particular fitness facility without indicating that it considered JPDT's offer to have significant weaknesses regarding the proximity and number of amenities generally, the proximity and number of fast food restaurants, and the variety, quantity, and proximity of table service restaurants, we think GSA led JPDT reasonably to believe that GSA's concerns were limited to those particular establishments and were not broader in nature. See Spherix, Inc., B'294572, B-294572.2, Dec. 1, 2004, 2005 CPD para. 3 at 14 (agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions where it determined that offeror's entire quality control plan was a significant weakness, but identified only two specific aspects of the quality control plan in discussions). We conclude that the agency's discussions failed to provide JPDT with sufficient information to afford it a fair and reasonable opportunity to identify and correct the evaluated significant weaknesses in its offer.[6]
We will not sustain a protest absent a showing of prejudice to the protester; that is, unless the protester demonstrates that, but for the agency's actions, it would have had a substantial chance of receiving the award. McDonald'Bradley, B-270126,
We find that there is a sufficient showing of prejudice here. While the precise effect of the changes that could result from a correct evaluation and from meaningful discussions with JPDT is difficult to determine, we think it is sufficiently clear that the award decision could have been different. In this regard, JPDT asserts that it could have provided additional amenities in its building if it had been advised of the evaluated significant weaknesses in its proposal with respect to amenities and/or if it had known that the agency would accept a commitment from the offeror without supporting third party evidence. Had JPDT done so, its subfactor rating of successful could have increased, which likewise could have increased its successful rating under the location factor. As a result, JPDT's offer, if evaluated in light of our above findings, could be found to be technically superior to Stonebridge's, in which case, the agency would have to conduct a price/technical tradeoff between Stonebridge's and JPDT's offers in order to determine the best value offer. While the agency viewed JPDT's offered price as significantly higher than Stonebridge's, we will not speculate as to the result of such a tradeoff, particularly in view of the fact that the technical evaluation factors were significantly more important than price under the SFO's evaluation scheme. AR, Tab 2, SFO, at 20. We conclude that JPDT was competitively prejudiced by the deficiencies in evaluation and discussions, and therefore sustain the protest.
The lease here has been awarded and signed by the agency and awardee, and the lease does not contain a termination for convenience clause. In the absence of a termination for convenience clause, we ordinarily do not recommend termination of an awarded lease, even if we sustain the protest and find the award improper. Here, we do not think there is any basis to recommend termination. Peter N.G. Schwartz Co. Judiciary Square Ltd. P'ship, B'239007.3,
The protest is sustained.
Gary L. Kepplinger
General Counsel
[1] According to the source selection plan, offers could receive ratings of superior, highly successful, successful, marginal, or poor. AR, Tab 4, at 10. In actually evaluating offers, the agency used ratings with pluses and minuses, which are undefined in the record.
[2] There is confusion in the record as to whether Stonebridge's offer was rated successful or highly successful under the past performance subfactor. Since the agency now maintains that the awardee should have received the lower rating, we use that rating here.
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[4] With respect to the proposed [DELETED], the agency did not credit Stonebridge's offer with this amenity because the facilities were not official [DELETED]. AR, Tab 9, Location Technical Advisory Report, at 6.
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QUESTION: What is the effectiveness of transfer preparation to reduce the anxiety level of parents of children facing imminent transfer from a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to a general paediatric ward?
Randomised {allocation concealed}*, unblinded, controlled trial.
A tertiary medical centre in southeastern USA.
50 parents (mean age 31 y, age range 15–52 y, 62% women, 80% white, 78% married) of children (mean age 3 y, age range 1 wk to 12 y) who were in a PICU (mean duration of PICU stay 5 d). Inclusion criteria were first experience of a child in the PICU, child in hospital because of an acute illness (eg, trauma, surgical procedure, or diagnosis of disease), parent attendance in the PICU for ≥3 hours/day, and child to be transferred out of the PICU to a general paediatric ward with ≥24 hours of notice.
Parents were allocated to an experimental (n=31) or control (n=19) group. Parents in the intervention group were given a transfer preparation letter and a 10 minute verbal explanation by a nurse of the expected changes in the level of care by the ward staff and positive aspects of the transfer, and were encouraged to ask questions. Parents in the control group did not receive a letter or verbal explanation and were informed of the transfer immediately before it occurred (standard procedure).
Main outcome measures
Parental self reported anxiety levels were measured using Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) 24–48 hours before the child's transfer (pre-intervention score) and after the intervention 1–2 hours before the child's transfer (post-intervention score). The STAI consists of 2 separate scales, the state anxiety and trait anxiety scales; scores range between 20 and 80 and higher scores represent higher anxiety levels.
Main results
Mean pre-intervention STAI scores did not differ for intervention and control groups (state anxiety scores 45 and 47, respectively, and trait anxiety scores 35 and 38, respectively). Mean post-intervention STAI state anxiety scores were lower for the intervention than the control group (37 v 47) after controlling for pre-intervention trait anxiety (p<0.001) and pre-intervention state anxiety (p<0.001). Mean post-intervention STAI trait anxiety scores did not differ for the intervention and control groups (33 v 36).
Parents of children facing imminent transfer from a paediatric intensive care unit to a general paediatric ward who received transfer preparation had lower anxiety levels than those who received the standard procedure.
Several studies have described the stresses and responses of parents during a child's hospital stay in a PICU1–3; however, none has focused on parents' anxiety when their child is transferred out of the PICU onto a general paediatric ward. This study by Bouvé et al is unique in that it tested a creative, cost effective, brief intervention aimed at helping to reduce parental transfer anxiety. A strength of the study is that it builds on the Lazarus Stress and Coping Model, a well known conceptual model. The sample size ensured adequate power, the participants were randomly assigned, and the outcome (state anxiety) was measured using an appropriate and valid tool.
There are several limitations to the study. It would have strengthened the description of the design if the authors had described how they randomised participants into the experimental and control groups. State anxiety was measured 1–2 hours before the child's transfer. The study would have been strengthened if data were also collected within 24 hours after the transfer. Because these data were not obtained, we do not know if the intervention reduced parental anxiety after the transfer had occurred.
The results are important to nurses who work in paediatric inpatient units. This intervention, which is easy and cost effective to implement, was effective in reducing immediate transfer anxiety in parents. Nurses working in PICUs should work with their colleagues on the regular paediatric ward to develop a similar intervention to help parents to cope with their child's transfer from the PICU.
Source of funding: no external funding.
For correspondence: Dr C L Rozmus, School of Nursing, Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Wheatley Street, Americus, GA 31709, USA. Fax +1 912 931 2288.
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With the First Four beginning tonight in Dayton, NCAA Tournament season is officially upon us. There's been plenty of discussion since Selection Sunday about whether the committee got the seeding right, which teams will make a run and who will travel to Phoenix to play in the Final Four.
CBS Sports college basketball analyst Brendan Haywood joined us to break it all down.
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CBS Local Sports: The tournament is upon us. As you look at the bracket, what's the most intriguing first-round match-up?
Brendan Haywood: There's a lot of good first-round match-ups but, I'm really intrigued by the Minnesota-Middle Tennessee State match-up. That's going to be a very good game. I really like Middle Tennessee. A lot of people remember them from last year when they upset Michigan State, who a lot of people thought was going to win the national championship. They just have a good mix of talent. They have Giddy Potts, [Reggie] Upshaw, those guys are able to cause problems. Potts is a very dangerous three-point shooter, and Upshaw is dangerous as well. They do a lot of different things and create a lot of match-up problems.
Minnesota, with the loss of Akeem Springs, might be ripe for the upset, so it will be a very interesting match-up.
CBS Local Sports: Villanova is the number-one overall seed after winning the title last year on Kris Jenkins' memorable last-second shot…
Haywood: We're not talking about that, as a Carolina fan, we do not talk about Kris Jenkins' shot. That shot never happened. (laughing)
CBS Local Sports: Fair enough, we won't talk about the shot, but Nova's the number-one overall seed and as such, what chance do you give them of becoming the first repeat champion since Florida in '06/'07?
Haywood: Villanova's going to have a very tough road, because they probably have the toughest two-seed in the whole bracket in Duke. Duke, right now, is playing excellent basketball, and they're looking like the team that a lot of people thought they were going to be going into the season. They struggled early, they were young, they were injured, even Coach K was injured, but now they're starting to put it together. Duke has the best collection of wing talent in all of college basketball.
It's going to be very interesting to see how Villanova handles that. It's going to be a very tough match-up for them. I'm not sure that they can win that game, but Villanova is gritty. I like Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson. They have the championship pedigree, along with Jenkins as well. Jenkins hasn't played as well as he did last year, but he can get hot at any moment.
That said, Villanova has a tough road ahead, because Duke is absolutely loaded. We saw how capable they (Duke) were in the ACC tournament when they beat Louisville, North Carolina and Notre Dame in back-to-back-to-back nights.
CBS Local Sports: One of the biggest storylines coming out of Selection Sunday was Wichita State as a 10-seed and whether they were seeded properly. What are your thoughts on that? And what kind of damage can they do in a loaded South region?
Haywood: The South region is definitely loaded, and I don't think that Wichita State was seeded properly. Kentucky, in the second round, if Wichita State is able to make it there, Kentucky is going to be in for a dog fight.
This is a team that plays excellent defense, and they're built the way you want a team to be built from an offensive and defensive perspective. They can score the ball, averaging 82 points per game, but they only let opponents score 62 points per game. They have great half-court defense, but they're prepared for any style of basketball game, because they also trap you, they do some full court things. I've seen a couple games where they were trapping teams three times in the back court. Who does that? They were able to trap the ball once, trap it again and then get another trap at half court.
This team can play great defense, they're able to score the ball, and they're able to spread you out, because they have a lot of three point shooters. If you look at this team, they have four to five guys who shoot over 40 percent from three, and they shoot 40 percent from three as a team. Anytime you have a team that can defend and knock down the three pointer… that's a dangerous team in the tournament.
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CBS Local Sports: I know you're a Tar Heels guy, and they're the top seed in that loaded South region. Do you have them coming out of the South? If not, which team are you picking?
Haywood: I'm so torn between my heart and my head. My heart says take UNC, but my head says take UCLA. I really like what Lonzo Ball has done. I really like how he leads this team, and I like how Alford has them playing. They've beaten some very good teams. They beat Kentucky already this year, they beat Oregon, they beat Arizona, so this is a very tough ball club. They have probably the best collection of offensive talent of any starting lineup in all of college basketball. You look at Lonzo Ball, Alford, Hamilton, Thomas Welsh — I don't think I've seen Thomas Welsh miss a 15-footer in any game, the kid just doesn't miss the mid-range jumper. Oh, and they also have TJ Leaf, who's going to be a first-round pick as well. They're absolutely loaded. They're deep off the bench. I really like what UCLA does, and they score the ball. So I'm scared for Carolina, because if they get into an offensive battle, which Carolina likes to do, it could possibly favor UCLA, because they have slightly more-talented players.
CBS Local Sports: Does the defense for UCLA concern you? That seems to have been their Achilles heel this year.
Haywood: Yeah, you have to be concerned about that, because in the NCAA Tournament, if you have a game where you come out there sleepwalking on defense, it could definitely cost you. You have to be geared up and turned on at all times. In the tournament, you can't come out there and have a five to 10-minute stretch when you're not playing your greatest defense. Everybody has to be locked in on defense.
Defense in basketball is the same thing as defense in football. It travels. It can win you games when your offense isn't playing well. UCLA, sometimes, earlier in the season, it looked like defense was optional. Now, they've gotten to where they're a middle-of-the-pack-type of defense. It has to be a concern, but when they are defending? This is a very scary ball club, because we all know they can score.
CBS Local Sports: In the West region, there's some big-name coaches looking for their first Final Four appearance, which one makes it?
Haywood: The head coach set to make his first Final Four appearance is Sean Miller. When you look at Arizona winning the Pac-12 and then coming back and winning the Pac-12 tournament, they're playing great right now. Some of the losses they had earlier in the year they didn't have all their players. They didn't have Allonzo Trier due to suspension and now they have him back. They have [Lauri] Markkanen, who stretches the floor. This team can defend, they can get up and down. I really like their talent level.
They play with a little bit of an edge too, so I like Arizona to win this region. Gonzaga is the weakest of the number-one seeds. Notre Dame can shock some people as well. I really like what Bonzie Colson does inside, he's 18 and 11 every night. He's undersized, but he plays big. That said, I think Arizona has the talent to get out of this region.
>>MORE: NCAA Tournament: West Region Game-By-Game Picks
CBS Local Sports: For the past several years, we've seen a 7-seed or higher make a run to the Final Four. Last year it was Syracuse. Is there a team you think is capable of doing that this year?
Haywood: Those teams… [it's] so hard to determine who they're going to be. It's hard because, for example, I think Middle Tennessee can make the Sweet 16, I don't know that they can make the Final Four. I think Wichita State can make the Sweet 16 possibly. But, as far as making a Final Four run, looking at teams seeded seven and under? That would be a very tough call right now.
I really can't see it this year, because the one, two and three lines are so strong. The threes could all be ones. UCLA could be a one-seed. Oregon, before the [Chris] Boucher injury, they could have been a one-seed. So, when you look at some of these threes and twos and ones, they're all the same type of ball club. And this is the first time we've seen that. We've seen some talent before, but we haven't seen it like this. There's arguably 10 teams that could win this whole thing this year. So, I'm not sure I see a seven-seed making it that far. But there are some teams that can make it to the Sweet 16, possibly the Elite Eight.
However, if there's any seven-seed or lower that's going to make a run to the Final Four, it's going to be Michigan. I like the way the team's playing. Walton Jr. is playing like the best point guard in the whole Big Ten. This team has looked like they've bonded because of the whole plane incident. So, if there's a seven-seed or lower that's going to make it to the Final Four, it's Michigan, you heard it here first.
>>MORE: Michigan's Road To The NCAA Tournament
The tournament got underway tonight, when 16-seed Mount St. Mary's beat fellow 16-seed New Orleans for the right to play Villanova in the Round of 64.


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My 11 year female Jack Russell was diagnosed this past January with a nasal tumor in her left nostril. We opted not to have the radiation treatment due to the expensive, the average life span only being a year,....and the closest hospital being three-four hours away.
My vet suggested a medication used for arthritis called deramaxx. He says in some study's it has shown to slow the progression of the tumor and in other signs of shrinking it. Has anybody had this prescribed to their dog?
We don't know if it's done either. What it has done is give her a better quality of life. About an hour or two after she takes her pill she's back to her busybody self....and is eating me out of house and home.
In March she started with nose bleeds where she sneezes clots. She seems to get it about every two weeks. During her last nose bleed there was blood coming out of her right (good) nostril. Lately, she also sounds like she has a lot of post nasal drip and some blockage in the right nostril. She has no deformity to her face.
Of course my fear is the end is near....even though I've felt this way about a hundred times since she's been diagnosed. I dread having to make "THE" decision. I want her to go when she's good and ready to go.
My question to those who've been through this...was there any telltale signs to your dogs final days?
Last edited by sabran; May 5th, 2008 at 07:43 PM.
Hi, sabran. I'm so sorry you're going through this.
I don't know about the others, but with Priscilla, the nosebleeds just got very frequent and very severe. One day we were going to take her for a walk and the nosebleed started before she got all the way down the drive. That was very close to the end. The sneezing/bleeding episodes became much more frequent as well.
It's a hard decision to make and it's hard to tell for sure when it's 'that' time. If the Deramaxx is helping and her good times outweigh the bad, maybe it's not time yet.
Good luck, sabran. Hugs to your girl and for yourself. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers and we're here if you need to talk.
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Thanks Hazel.
It's been a frustrating journey. In Oct 2007, she was originally missed diagnosed by a novice vet....our vets son...with an enlarged heart and put her on lasix.
Around Thanksgiving she started with unilateral brownish discharge. Our vet told us she had a sinus infection. Once a dog has sinus problems, like humans, they usually have it for life.
Now, we're thinking she has heart disease and sinusitis. Every time she's had breathing problems, my first reaction is heart disease.
Right after Christmas we had her back in the vet...another sinus infection. Looking back at the vets reaction and concern, I believe he had feeling it was something more than just a sinus problem.
Two weeks after that, we had her in an ER after hours. That vet kept insisting she couldn't hear a heart murmur. Because the symptoms were similar to when she was diagnosed with heart disease, I requested to have another chest xray done. The vet said she didn't see her heart as being enlarged..certain breeds have bigger hearts than other. She highly recommended we see their internist who does both echos and scopes.
By looking at the xray, the internist confirmed she didn't have heart disease. But he did tell us she mostly likely had a nasal tumor. He said mostly every case he's seen with a dog over the age of 10 with unilateral discharge had a nasal tumor. Unfortunately, he was right.
Sounds like you've all been the through the ringer.
Has the internist ever treated it successfully? Had they found it earlier--when it was first misdiagnosed as a heart problem--would it have changed the prognosis? I've yet to hear of a case that was treated successfully, which is just heartbreaking. :sad:
Best wishes for you and your girl, sabran. TLC and extra cuddling...if she'll allow it, anyway. Those Jacks are something else--such feisty characters! You just gotta love 'em!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
I don't really think anybody has found a cure for nasal tumors. Radiation seems to have prolong their life a little bit longer.
At the time of her diagnosis, if radiation therapy was in my area, where she could be in the comfort of her own home, I'd probably would have gone through with it. It's at least a two week process. Living in a hotel would have just been added stress on her.
Since then, the more I think about it..is it really worth it? The average life expectency after radiation therapy is a year. Would it really have been worth putting her through all that..just to have it come back at a later date??
What baffles me is how some literature online states nasal tumors only consist of 1-2% of cancers in dogs, and yet there's boards and blogs all over the internet about owners who's dog have had a nasal tumor. I think in the next few years, with modern technology, we're going to see this number go up.
I've had dogs all my life and she's my only Jack. Boy, is she obstinance. She makes me laugh...she has an attitude like she's to busy to die. Even with her being sick, she's slowed up tiny a bit, but she has not stopped. I've given up trying to get her to relax. I figure if she dies running in the yard...then she'll die happy puppy.
That's how Priscilla was, too--only bigger, cuz she was a springer spaniel. She loved to call the shots. I think, on retrospect, that had we gotten her to the vet earlier to have her pts she wouldn't have appreciated it--she wanted to go on her own terms. And as traumatic as it was for us at the time, I finally came to grips with the fact that it was probably exactly how she wanted to go--out under her favorite bushes in the back yard.
She never really slowed down, either--sometimes not even when she had a nosebleed. On her last walk, the bleeding started halfway down the drive and if I hadn't noticed it, she would have just kept on trucking. In Priscilla's case, at least, it never seemed like a particularly painful cancer to have. that this holds true for your little girl, too.
If you think about the millions of dogs that are out there, and that such a large percentage of dogs do die of cancer, even 1 - 2 % of total cancer deaths being due to nasal cancers would involve a huge number of dogs. :sad: I still know far more dogs that died of other types of cancer than have died of nasal cancers But I have to admit that since joining this board, the incidence rate of nasal cancer has dismayed me....
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
I think the percentage of dogs who die from cancer is more than we realize. Unless they get sick when they're younger, we just assume a dog gets to a certain age and it will die. Do we really know what an old dog died from?
As the internist told us, the reason we don't have a radiation in our area is because they need a CT scanner. The reason we don't have a CT scanner, is they have to prove to the State there's a significant amount of case for it to be used.
What animal healthcare comes down to is the almighty dollar. Unless people have the resources, and are willing, to spend money on testing of their animal, how else can they prove it?
Dog nose bleed
My 13 year old Greyhound Molly started to have nosebleeds out of her left nostril a few months ago. The vet did blood work and then a teeth cleaning. Nothing was to remarkable. They also did an x-ray which the radiologist said looked a little suspicious. Two days later a lump appeared on the top of the left side of her nose. Took her back to the vet, they were able to asperate a little blood and fluid with a needle. I am waiting for that pathology. I don't have a good feeling. SHe is also sneezing alot. All these posts sound way to familiar. It is heartbreaking for everyone who goes through this.
nose bleeds/running
I would like to srat by saying to all of you who have lost your family members.
I have read all these stories and have been brought to tears like many of you. My 9 year old husky, Missy, started with nose bleeds back in March. It was not bad nose bleeds, it was more of a runny nose but it was blood. We brought her to the vet and the tech said "be happy its not a shepard, they are likely to have nose cancer" and then proceeded to to tell me that it was probably cancer. I was heartbroken and at a loss of what to do. She had already been taking Benadryl due to the first visit to the vet but it was not helping. The vet gave me options of trying an antibiotic, xray w/biopsy or a catscan which was out because we couldnt afford it. I went home and talked to my husband about our options and we decided to go with the xray so we scheduled it for 2 days later. Well in that 2 days she got better, no more bleeding and the sneezing had slowed down and she was playing like a puppy again. So I brought her for teh xray but the vet said since she was doing better why put her through the sedation if she is getting better so he gave me an antibiotic. Well between then and now she has had some bleeding from the nose but it has never been bad. She is still very playful and eating well but has had some "runny noses" sometimes with blood sometimes no blood. In the past 2 weeks though we noticed a small lump on her upper nose, when I got home today I noticed it was bigger just from yesterday.
In so many ways it sounds so similar to cancer but I dont know, we are at a loss. We are selling our house, I am expecting our first baby and money is tight. I feel SOOOO guilty but cant afford to spend so much $$ and find out there is nothing that can be done. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I completely understand your situation. After all was said and done with our Yukon, we were a hurting unit in the wallet, which, will take a long time to pay off.
First thing I would ask is what type of X-ray are they doing? The traditional x-rays showed nothing on our boy, it was the 3D x-ray that gave us results. It's just my opinion, but with the nose I wouldn't bother with traditional x-ray. There's just so much it has to go through.
Second, you could try for a medical type credit card or checked if the vet will do a payment plan.
Yes, it could be cancer. But, it might not be, and could very well be something treatable. I always like to think there's always hope.
Hindsight would tell us to get pet insurance, to ease the financial burden just a little bit, but you can't even imagine something so horrible even happening. Only you can make the final decision, and no matter what it won't be easy.
I hope for the best.
My greyhound
Heard from the vet yesterday and he got the pathology back from the fluid they got from the lump on Molly's nose. He said there were abnormal cells. So cancer it is. I am not putting an almost 14 yr. old dog through radiation. He said we could do a CT scan and a biopsy to see if it is the invasive form or the non-invasive kind. But the end result is she's going to die from it. Like most of you, I really don't have the money to spend right now on such an elderly dog. She is at the moment eating and happy. All I can do is keep her comfortable until the end.
So sorry to hear that nrweiss
I decided today to call the vet again and see what they thought, so I brought her in and they took bloodwork and said they will get teh results of that and see if she can have the xrays. She would not hold still at all so they could not try to get any fluid as it was to close to her eye. So I guess we wait and see. :sad:
missy, good luck with the test results!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
To honor Einstein (also known as Barfy)
A Tribute to My Dog
6 May, 2008
He was just a raggedy old yellow and white dog. Not a pure breed and certainly nothing special to look at but I loved him with all my heart. I guess technically you could say he was Paul's dog but he and I developed a strong, unbreakable bond from the many hours we spent together at home. He would watch me intently as I went about my house or yard work all the while seeming to understand anything that I said to him whether it be an off-the-wall comment about the changing Texas weather or to remind him that the Spurs were coming on that night and that he and I would be having our usual date together in the maroon chair to watch the game. His whole life was lived within a 60 x 50 foot backyard and inside an 1100 square foot house. Nothing gave him more pleasure than to lay quietly at my feet wherever I happened to be within his small little kingdom. He usually didn't have to look very hard to find me but if he didn't see me he would go sit by the front door or on the top step closest to the back door waiting for me to come back home to love him. Time meant nothing to him. He would have waited hours or even days. His eyes would light up while his pointed little ears would twitch at even the slightest sound that it might be me coming home to see him.
He didn't know any dog tricks, wouldn't chase a ball, and probably would have whole-heartedly greeted a burglar-in-the-act with a wagging tail. Any other animal or human was immediately his friend; he unabashedly liked everyone but he saved his everlasting love and adoration for Paul and me. He suffered through dog costumes for Halloween, would have ate a rock if I had hand-fed it to him, and patiently tolerated having his dog treats stolen out from under his nose by his cunning and wily younger "sister." He even liked eating cherry tomatoes because he saw me eat them. He was that kind of dog.
In mid-December of his 15th year, he developed a cancerous tumor on the side of his sweet face. It grew at an alarming rate; he was given 2 weeks to live. The 2 weeks came and went. Then a month. Two months. Three months went by. His left eye became almost completely swollen shut because of the massive growth and he was near deaf, but as long as he had the other eye to watch or follow behind me, he was happy. He lost weight and eating became difficult because of the tumor that had now grown inside his mouth. Everyday could have been his last day... but it wasn't. As long as he thought he was needed and wanted, he wanted to be here. His pace became slower and more laborious, his breathing became more shallow, and his bones almost seemed like they were going to poke through his skin at times... but his tail continued to wag. He kept his one good eye on the prize. And that prize was the honor of being able to sit quietly at my feet or lean against me as we watched TV. There was no greater privilege that I could give him.
For five months and through it all, that brave little dog hung on until his frail body just said "enough." Last night we had to let him go. It was time. I wish I could say that I was the brave one; that there wasn't 100 times today that I didn't second-guess that decision. But I can't. No single decision that I've ever had to make has been as emotionally draining or as agonizing.
Suddenly this little house seems a lot bigger without him. And much too quiet. He was my constant companion, my closest listener, and my adored friend. Throughout his life and up until the very end, I took care of him as best that I could but if the truth be known, he took better care of me.
I'll miss him terribly.
What a beautiful tribute, TA2S. Einstein was well-loved and loved you back, that much is absolutely certain... And that much love for so long builds a special kind of bond that can never be broken.
I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. May your happy memories make you smile again soon...
Einstein (aka Barfy)
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Thank-you, hazelrunpack, for your gentle thoughts and kind words. I wrote that tribute so that others could know what an amazing little animal he was and how very much he will be missed. Even now, almost 3 weeks later, there is a huge, empty hole in my life.
In spite of a battery of x-rays, boodtests, and tissue samples, we weren't getting a definite diagnosis as to what was wrong. One night in total frustration and desperation, I found this site after doing a search with some of Barfy's symptoms as the key words. It was so upsetting to read some of the posts (because most of his symptoms matched those described) but yet at the same time it was comforting to know that there were others who could really understand what our little family was going through. ALL the posts were very touching but KiChien's & puppypwr's posts in particular brought tears to my eyes. Thank-you also to YOU, hazelrunpack, for the advice given in one of your posts (#27) about when to know when the time is right to let your baby go. We didn't want to take away even one less day, hour, or minute from our beloved pet than we had to, and it was YOUR advice that we followed to know when it was time. Thank-you.
To the other dog lovers whose baby may have symptoms like those described in some of these posts: There is HOPE in that our sweet dog appeared to have no pain (until the very last day) and he was with us quite a bit longer than what was originally predicted.
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
Hello Everyone,
I am new this forum and unfortunately have also come upon it by researching my pups nosebleeds. All the symptoms sound the same:
Pepper is a 14 year old dane/lab dame - so yes a large breed on the senior side of life.
First there were intense nosebleeds only from her right side
The vet was unable to find anything abnormal in her blood or urine.
We got some antibiotics and antiinflammatory steroid and they seemed to help. Once we stopped the treatment a little bit of blood started coming back out of her right nostril but nothing like before. Then the past two nights she could barely breathe and this morning there was still a little bit of blood again on her right side but big gobs of thick yellow discharge out out her left side.
I am not sure if that is a good sign or a bad sign. I haven't read anywhere here that your pups also had a yellow discharge. Could this possibly mean that it is an infection afterall? Our vet is putting her back on the antibiotics for now as we are waiting to hear back from the veterinary school in st. Hyacinthe which seems to be the only place that has a 3d xray scanner to set up an appointment.
Thank you very much in advance for your input! My hearts go out to all of you and your 4 legged loved ones!
Hi Pepperpup,
Missy also had some yellow, almost greenish discharge from her nose. My vet also put her back on antibiotics. They dont know what is going on yet but she goes Friday for an x-ray so I will let you know when I get the results.
that the problem is "just" an infection for both your dogs! That certainly would be a less scary diagnosis!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hi Pepperpup and missy322 -
My dog had problems with a stuffy nose similar to those that both of you described. It seemed almost like a really bad cold with lots of mucous. After awhile he started breathing out of his mouth. His stuffy nose though was in conjunction with almost constant sneezing. Are either of your dogs sneezing almost nonstop too?
I'm saying a prayer for each of your dogs! Hopefully it IS just an infection or even some kind of treatable allergy. Please let me know...
She does sneeze once in a while - but not all the time. Usually after I wipe her nose
Update of Missy
I just wanted to give an update in Missy, she had her x-rays yesterday. Didnt go so well :sad:. They took fluid from the bump on her nose, from the outside and they went up her nose and took some, and they said it definately looks "suspicious". They sent them out to a specialist "because they deal with this every day so they will have a better idea". The vet said it looks like cancer and the only options we have would be to try a steroid like prednisone or radiation. Radiation is out of the question so she said we have probably 1-3 months.
As for the sneezing, Missy was sneezing a lot for a while before the antibiotics. Sometimes there were like 20 sneezes in one, it would just shake her whole body. But that has gone away, she sneezes still but nothing like before.
I'm sorry to hear that the cells looked "suspicious", missy.
that you get better news from the specialist!
How does Missy seem to be feeling? Other than the discharge and sometimes sneezing, does she seem to be feeling pretty chipper?
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Thanks Hazelrunpack!
Honestly since the meds wore off shes been back to herself, she hasnt even had a runny nose in a while. She is eating but not a lot, but she is still very playful and drinking and acting like nothing is wrong which is great!
That's great news, missy322! When they're enjoying themselves, all's right with the world. I'm still hoping you'll get good news from the specialist
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Any Suggestions?
Dear friends, I have been reading many of your posts and am saddened. My girl Libby has actually been lucky. She is 14 and about six months ago started having nose bleeds. I too went through the myriad of home remedies - humidifiers - nose sprays - ....
I decided she had a polyp and took her to a Kansas City Specialist for surgery. The doctor was very kind but assured me my dog had no polyp - She stated that the chances of her having cancer were close to 100 percent - and any option we took would be difficult and expensive. She suggested I take my dog home and enjoy the time we had. (we also changed arthritis medication to Piroxicam - (Feldene in human form))
And that is what I have been doing.
Now, I need ideas. Libby can no longer breathe that well through her nose. That makes pretty much every part of her doggy life difficult. She no longer drinks water - so, I give her crushed ice in my hands - She LOVES this! I also give her little cut up sandwiches where I have saturated the bread with water and this works too. (she also LOVES cucumbers - and I slather them with water) What I CAN'T devise is some way for her to rest where her mouth is open. She will NOT let me put anything into her mouth to prop it open so she can breathe - and try as I may - I can't get her to sleep on her side.
I took her to the regular vet yesterday to be put to sleep and you would have thought we were going to Disneyland the way she carried on - so, the vet sent us home.
If I could get past this sleeping thing - Maybe she could just live on chipped ice and soggy sandwiches.... I don't know. I do know - just like you - this ordeal has taken it's toll on me. I am exhausted and I have cried buckets. When I took her to the vet yesterday - I just handed the receptionist a typed out note. At the top read "I will be crying - it's ok - just talk a little louder"
I am new to this site - is there a special location for pet adaptations?
Libby's pal, Mary with the frostbitten fingers
Ah, Mary Sounds like you have a real trooper on your hands! (More power to ya, Libby!! )
Unfortunately, I have absolutely no suggestions for how to get her to sleep on her side or with her mouth open. It might help if you could describe how she sleeps now? With her head between her paws or on your pillow? Does she have trouble settling, or does she settle, then get restless when she finds she can't breathe? Does she sleep on your bed, or on her own? Will she use a round dog bed?
Perhaps some other members will have some ideas.
It does sound like Libby cherishes life and loves her mommy. Hard on you but good on her! (Priscilla was like that, too.)
Hang in there, Mary. You're giving Libby the best gift in the world--your love.
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
What a MESS
Ok, Libby (the 14 year old Border Collie) had not had one of these Blow-Out nose bleeds I had been reading about. She had only had slight blood stains on her bedding (oh, by the way - she is no longer able to get into bed with me - she used to sleep on the floor on her bed beside me - Now, I sleep on the floor down beside her! - she sleeps on her stomach with her head between her paws - and that is how she has slept for about the last two years - thank you for asking)
Now, Monday morning before work - I am ready for work - I let Libby outside and when she comes back in she sneezes, Then, it starts - She is sneezing blood out of her nose all over - I herd her into her room and while sneezing (rapid fire sneezing) - she manages to eat her (bloody) ice chips - UCK! (I changed them twice but it was of no use - her nose is right there dripping into her ice) I am covered with blood - but, I go on and feed her breakfast - she is eating and carrying on while she is experiencing this nose bleed - I decide to put her back outside - while I clean up some.
Now, here's the gross part - she is standing at the door - sneezing - but, hitting the door with her paw ("I want in") - and I'm cleaning and motioning to her with my finger - (one minute) (she is deaf - so I have to use sign language - did I mention she was smart?)
Anyway - I go to let her in - and next to the door is this GROSS piece of tissue - healthy looking - kind of like a piece of chicken fat - about the size of a heaped over teaspoon. Next to it is a blood clot the size of a dime - and yes, her nose is still bleeding and she is still sneezing.
I put her on her clean bedding - clean up - and go to work.
When I came home - she seemed to be breathing a little better. I'm not optimistic - her lungs sound heavier, but, I am proud of her for blowing that thing out of her nose - I could have never done it and I have larger nostrils!
(I have that thing saved in my refrigerator - properly marked - and I took a photo!)
OH, she has also figured out - if she puts her nose on the window sill - she can drop her jaw open - it only works for a moment or two - but it still helps.
(I have also put a chair into her room that has a structural rail about three inches off the ground - in hopes she will use that the same way)
Thank you to all that have read - and best luck to you and your dogs. We can only do for them what we know. And we can all know more if we share.
Thank you.
Re: Missy
Mary -
Are you going to take the tissue sample to your vet for a definite diagnosis? My heart is just breaking for you and Missy. I know so well (too well) what you and your 14-year-old companion are going through. It's the feeling of helplessness that's the worst.
Please keep us informed. I hope that sneezing out that blood clot will help her to breathe a little easier. Saying prayers for her and you...
that she breathes a bit easier now! I hope you do bring in that tissue for analysis--you might get a better idea of what you're dealing with.
and for you and Libby!
"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."
"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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Physical activity associated with metabolic traits in adolescents
A recent study has found associations of physical activity with metabolic traits that are small in magnitude and stronger for higher moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) vs sedentary time.
In addition, "[a]ctivity fluctuates over time, but associations of current activity with most metabolic traits did not differ by previous activity," researchers said. "This suggests that the metabolic effects of physical activity, if causal, depend on most recent engagement."
A total of 1,826 participants were recruited at birth in 1991–1992 via mothers participating in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children offspring cohort who attended clinics in 2003–2005, 2005–2006 and 2006–2008 and were included in ≥1 analysis. Uniaxial accelerometers worn on the waist measured total activity (counts/min), MVPA (min/d) and sedentary time (min/d) over ≥3 d at mean ages of 12, 14 and 15 years.
Researchers also examined current activity (at age 15 years), mean activity across occasions, interaction by previous activity and change in activity relative to systolic and diastolic blood pressures, insulin, C-reactive protein, and 230 traits from targeted metabolomics (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy), including lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides, amino and fatty acids, glycoprotein acetyls, and others.
There was a mean 477.5 counts/min of current total activity, while mean durations of MVPA and sedentary time were 23.6 and 522.1 min/d, respectively. At age 15 years, mean body mass index was 21.4 kg/m2. Low associations were seen between first and last activity measurement occasions (eg, r=0.40 for counts/min). [PLoS Med 2018;15:e1002649]
The strongest association of current activity was with cholesterol and triglycerides in high- (HDL) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles (eg, –0.002 mmol/l or –0.18 SD units; 95 percent CI, –0.24 to 0.11 for triglycerides in chylomicrons and extremely large VLDL), and with glycoprotein acetyls (–0.02 mmol/l or –0.16 SD units; –0.22 to –0.10), among others. There were similar associations for mean activity across three occasions.
Modest attenuations were observed after adjustment for fat mass index based on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Mutually adjusted models demonstrated opposite associations of higher MVPA and sedentary time with cholesterol and triglycerides in VLDL and HDL particles (MVPA more strongly related with glycoprotein acetyls and sedentary time with amino acids).
Based on longer-term measures, there appeared to be less consistent associations for sedentary time vs MVPA. Such relations were also weak for change in all activity types from age 12–15 years. In addition, there was weak evidence for interaction between activity types at age 15 years and previous activity measures relative to most traits (minimum p=0.003; median p=0.26 for counts/min), with interaction coefficients mostly positive.
"Physical activity is commonly thought to protect against cardiovascular disease, but direct causal evidence from randomized controlled trials and other studies designed to strengthen causal inference is sparse," researchers said. [JAMA Cardiol 2016;1:568-574; BMJ 2016;354:i3857]
"Higher cholesterol content in LDL and remnant lipoproteins and higher total triglycerides are supported as causes of CHD [coronary heart disease] through Mendelian randomization studies and randomized controlled trials," they added. [N Eng J Med 2015;372:2387-2397; N Engl J Med 2017;376:1713-1722; J Am Coll Cardiol 2015;65:1552-1561; Eur Heart J 2014;36:539-550]
The present study was limited by modest sample sizes and relatively short durations of accelerometry measurement on each occasion (3–7 d) and of time lengths between first and last accelerometry occasions (<4 years). Additionally, uniaxial accelerometers, which predated more sensitive triaxial devices, were used to record activity.


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Our baby, Maija, was born at 10pm yesterday. She is perfect like her mother.
Lovely, pregnant Patsy
Quilt for Forbes
My colleague and friend Forbes is expecting a baby in just a few weeks, so Patsy and spent the weekend making a baby quilt. We tried a different pattern this time, and I think it turned out really nicely.
I think I like the single peonies best. The doubles are a little too much, though they are beautiful.
It has taken years, but it looks like my peonies are finally starting to bloom for real. This white one was one of the first this year, hidden behind our rose of sharon. We've got some pink ones, both double and single, that look like they'll bloom in the next couple of days as well.
Poppies are my favorite flowers to photograph. In my garden these orange icelandic poppies come back every year, but I can't for the life of me get the big asian poppy to bloom
Luna moth eye
This is the 'eye' on the wing of a luna moth that was hanging around Bandelay this weekend
Iris landscape
Baby Quilt
Patsy and I spent the weekend making this baby quilt for a colleague/friend of mine who is having a baby girl in a couple of weeks. It was a fun way to spend the weekend together


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Beige Carpet
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Discovered by Warhead in R. 2,011 after a mass influx on new forum members who posted many awesome new MOCs all from their beige carpets. Soon after it was discovered that Beige Carpets have the ability to warp time and space and throw pedos across entire continents - with almost no defenses against them.
It was also discovered that most forum members have some form of this horror in their homes, and as a result we are all doomed.
The Beige Carpet will destroy us all!
The ultimate in stealth technology, there are hundreds of Pedonukers SHIPS hiding in this photo, all hidden by the mighty carpet and its time/space bending properties
Carpet Theory
Neckbeard Science has spent decades trying to explain how really small particles support the elements that make up the visible world. They call this String Theory, which is now generally regarded as a bad idea.
But, if you bundle those strings and interweave them, you'd get Carpet Theory.
Carpet Theory tries to explain the fabric of the universe that supports ABS elements. Even in locations where no ABS element can be seen, there is still Beige Carpet.
ABS is what the customizable structure of the Brikverse is made of. At a lower, sub-atomic level, that ABS sits upon the immutable Beige Carpet. In the Brikverse there are chunks of ABS, planets, baseplates on a battle field. Between these ABS elements is non ABS "space". All of that space is Beige Carpet. All of the "space" below the ABS elements is the supporting Beige Carpet.
Wherever you find a Brikwar, there are beige carpets. Whether its in space, a green meadow, a castle or a dark cave.
The Beige Carpet is indestructible. It can survive any number of game ending atomic explosions.
Beige Carpet is the fabric of our lives.
Police Investigations
The police analyze interior photographs of suspect's homes. The presence of Beige Carpet is a strong indicator of Pedophile activity. A positive hit on Beige Carpet usually results in the hurling of baseless accusations, inside jokes, threats regarding mom snuggling and comparisons to Hitler.
Hardwood Floor
Hardwood floor is a myth.
All soccer moms want to believe that under their Beige Carpet is a beautiful hardwood floor. They are just waiting for their lazy pedophile husband to remove the carpet. But this never happens, due to the fact that pedophiles love Beige Carpet. See: Police Investigations. Thus proving the hardwood floor mythyness.
See: Hardwood Uncertainty Principle
Anyone who has actually claimed to have seen hardwood floor is a Damn Liar, or mentally unstable. They fall into the same category of people who have not only seen UFOs but also had tea with them, from a tea table resting on a hardwood floor. A statistical impossibility, quite likely to cause the entire Brikverse to be divided by zero.
~ Tzan, Theoretical Brikicist