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On July 28, 2014, The Protect Our Communities Foundation (POC) filed a petition in state appellate court in San Diego, challenging the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) approval of the Pio Pico Energy Center, a proposed $1.6 billion natural gas power plant.
The petition shows that the CPUC violated California state law when it approved the Pio Pico power plant in 2013, by failing to carry out its duty to protect SDG&E customers from unnecessary and expensive power company boondoggles. The CPUC barred testimony showing there was no need for Pio Pico and refused to consider any alternatives to the gas plant.
A key dispute was the fact that the CPUC assumed the $2 billion Sunrise Powerlink, a project opposed by many San Diegans that came online in 2012, would fail when needed most. As a result, says the CPUC, more gas-fired generation is necessary – to cover for the loss of the Sunrise Powerlink. That line was sold by SDG&E and the CPUC to the San Diego public in 2008 as the backbone of grid reliability for the local area.
POC is represented in the lawsuit by Degani Law Offices, an appellate law firm based in Los Angeles.
POC supports clean energy alternatives to Pio Pico, including rooftop solar and energy efficiency.
The Protect Our Communities Foundation was joined by national conservation groups last week when it expressed outrage over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to offer 30-year eagle take permits.
POC's concerns appeared in stories on KPBS Radio, the National Review, the Daily Caller, and KCET.org.
As POC board member Bill Powers explained, putting San Diego's eagles at risk is unnecessary: "This rule change isn't needed because we don't have to choose between protecting eagles and developing clean energy. We can do both. There are clean energy alternatives that are less harmful to eagles, such as rooftop solar and energy efficiency."
Federal Rule Change Will Harm Eagles, Charges Local Conservation Group
Contact: Kelly Fuller
(San Diego, December 6, 2013) Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its final decision to weaken a key rule that protects Bald and Golden Eagles, in order to more quickly develop renewable energy.
The Protect Our Communities Foundation (POC) opposes this rule change because it would harm eagles, has not been adequately studied, and violates federal law. Two wind projects in San Diego and Imperial counties are known to be potentially affected by the change.
"Eagles symbolize America's national heritage and deserve more protection, not less. This rule change will make it harder to protect the remaining eagles that San Diegans love," said Donna Tisdale, POC's Secretary.
"If you increase the length of eagle take permits from five years to 30 years, common sense says there are going to be some effects on eagles. But the federal government didn't study the impacts of this rule change even though the National Environmental Policy Act requires it. Instead, the feds have decided to break the law and use eagles as lab rats." said Kelly Fuller, consultant to The Protect Our Communities Foundation. Fuller was formerly the Wind Campaign Coordinator at American Bird Conservancy in Washington, D.C.
"According to the FWS's own Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance, there are no proven measures that will reduce the numbers of eagles killed once the wind turbines are installed," she added. "This rule change is a disaster."
Before the rule change, FWS offered programmatic eagle take permits that would allow companies to kill specified numbers of eagles at their facilities for up to five years, as long as those deaths were unintentional and measures were taken to reduce and offset the deaths. The rule change allows permits to last for up to 30 years. When FWS first made these permits available in 2009, it said that permits would be limited to five years or less because longer permits could be incompatible with the preservation of eagles.
Under the old system, the permits could be renewed after five years unless there was reason to not to renew them. The rule change abandons the every-five-years-renewal process in favor of longer permits, thus removing the public's opportunity to help protect eagles by commenting at the time of permit renewal.
POC sent comments to FWS opposing 30-year eagle take permits in July 2012. More than 120 other groups also wrote to FWS criticizing the rule change, including the National Park Service, major conservation groups, and tribal organizations.
In San Diego and Imperial Counties, this rule change could affect the proposed Tule Wind Project and existing Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Facility:
"This rule change isn't needed because we don't have to choose between protecting eagles and developing clean energy. We can do both. There are clean energy alternatives that are less harmful to eagles, such as rooftop solar and energy efficiency," said Bill Powers, an energy expert who is a member of the POC Board of Directors.
Additional Information:
Eagle Conservation Plan for the Ocotillo Express wind project. See page 41 for discussion of what happens if eagles are killed.
2009 Eagle Take Permit Rule (see page 46856 for statement limiting eagle take permits to five years).
The mission of The Protect Our Communities Foundation is to protect rural communities and natural resources in southern California and northern Baja California from unnecessary and harmful large-scale and industrial energy projects, and to advance smart energy solutions.
A new article from Bloomberg News explains an unexpected benefit of roofstop solar. Many of the modern systems provide their customers with information about how they use electricity — information the customers often can't get from their utility company. Some customers use this information to monitor their electricity use and turn off appliances such as pool heaters and air conditioning when they are not needed. From the article:
The Protect Our Communities Foundation strongly supports rooftop solar and increased use of energy efficiency.
Over the weekend, nine electrical power plants were blown up in Michoacan state, in Mexico. These attacks show that it's better to have locally generated power, under local control, than to be dependent on imported electricity from outside the United States, such as the power that would be coming over SDG&E's proposed Energia Sierra Juarez transmission line.
The Protect Our Communities Foundation supports local energy solutions such as rooftop solar, energy efficiency, and community choice aggregation. Check out the Run with the Sun and the San Diego District Foundation websites for more info.
This week, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a two-phase work plan for creating a County renewable energy plan.
The Protect Our Communities Foundation has asked the Board of Supervisors to focus on point-of-use solutions that don't industrialize rural lands or increase fire risk in the highly fire-prone unincorporated areas of San Diego County. Examples of solutions being used in other areas that could be applied here include:
• Point-of-use solar and small wind turbines on new and existing structures, parking lots and brown fields
The damage that industrial-scale solar facilities sited in the desert can do to rural communities and wildlife is explained in this short TV news video that features POC board member Donna Tisdale.
Ironically, the large concentrating solar facility at Ivanpah Valley that refused to be interviewed for the TV news story has now apparently killed a Peregrine Falcon.
POC thinks rooftop solar is a better way to generate electricity. This 2011 briefing paper by POC board member Bill Powers explains some of the reasons why.
As the U.S. moves towards having more of its electricity produced by consumers, the situation is not looking good for traditional utility companies, as is explained in a must-read new article in Bloomberg Businessweek magazine. From the article:
The shift to a new model will put more control in the hands of consumers and local communities, and as the article explains, California utilities are in the forefront of fighting it.
It's not well known, but the current push for centralized, large-scale renewable energy production is hurting rural San Diego and the people who live there. This topic rarely receives news coverage in San Diego, but is the subject of a new San Diego Reader article. POC board member (and Boulevard resident) Donna Tisdale is quoted. From the article:
Since the article went to press, the Shu'luuk wind project was voted down by Campo tribe members.
So what's the solution? Can we move away from fossil fuels and still protect rural communities and the San Diego backcountry?
Absolutely! San Diego county is blessed with a wealth of sunshine and the sun doesn't just shine in rural areas. We have urban and suburban rooftops that are well suited for solar panels. We have other clean energy possibilities available to us as well, such as increasing energy efficiency of our buildings. But to get there, we're going to need better energy policy decisions than the ones our utility company and many of our government leaders have been making. That's why POC supports the Run with the Sun campaign and is exploring the feasibility of Community Choice Aggregation.
In this KCET article, San Diego conservationists share their concerns about David Bittner, a local wildlife biologist sentenced last week for breaking federal law that protects eagles. POC board member Donna Tisdale is quoted.
Bittner's organization conducted eagle studies for developers of some energy projects that The Protect Our Communities Foundation is suing, including the Tule Wind and Ocotillo Express wind projects. As the KCET article explains, there are now concerns about those studies.
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Working closely with his family and friends, Flores has established an elaborate network of pilots that moves drugs from South America into Mexico for the Sinaloa Cartel. The network includes a maintenance plant, a training school and a cargo carrier, all legally registered in Mexico. Flores also moves bulk cash north to south for the cartel and uses front companies to help him launder money and conceal illegal businesses. These include a restaurant, a cattle ranch, an agricultural business, a manufacturing and distribution firm, a sports management club, an electronics company, and an office supplies store according to the US Treasury Department. US authorities placed Flores Cacho on an organized crime black list in 2010, which grants them more power in attacking his financial assets.
- "Treasury Targets Sinaloa Cartel and Air Cargo Networks" U.S. Treasury, 13 October 2010
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NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) — Delta Air Lines Inc. said it is poised to become New York City's busiest airline with plans for expansion through 2012.
Already handing 22 percent of the passengers in and out of LaGuardia Airport, Delta recently swapped terminal slots at Reagan National Airport in Washington with US Airways Group that will put Delta far ahead of the next largest competitor at La Guardia.
AMR Corp.'s American Airlines is currently the second-busiest airline at LaGuardia, managing 16 percent of its passenger traffic, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Delta's new slots at La Guardia will allow it to add more than 100 daily flights out of the airport. The plan is to bring its daily itinerary to 264 daily flights connecting to more than 60 cities, 29 more cities than the current schedule handles.
Delta said Friday it would spend $140 million upgrading two terminals at the airport.
The airline is also the second-busiest carrier at the city's other major airport, John F. Kennedy International.
Delta manages 140 flights out of JFK airport daily, connecting to 80 cities.
Expansion plans "really position Delta as the leading airport in New York," Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson said at a news conference in Manhattan last week.


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Severe to exceptional drought has gripped the Great Plains from New Mexico to southern Minnesota. In the southern part of the drought area, producers always have the option to plant cotton, assuming they are set up for it, but in the central and northern part, the best options remain corn and soybeans. In areas without irrigation, corn acres could give way to soybeans if surface soils are dry.
"People will be looking at prices and estimated yields," says Roger Elmore, agronomist at Iowa State University. "If it is dry again at planting, like it was last year, there will be more pessimism and people could switch from corn to soybeans."
Yields tend to be lower with back-to-back plantings of corn. "The yield penalty is greater in a dry year than it is in a wet year," notes Elmore.
The drought area in the western Corn Belt has recently received precipitation in the form of snow, but if melting is quick and soils are still frozen, most of the moisture will run off instead of percolating into the soils. And subsoil moisture remains very dry in northwestern Iowa.
Recent snows and colder temperatures than last year could also slow planting.
Subsoil moistures in southwestern Minnesota are also very dry. "There's enough moisture for corn to be planted, emerge, and to geminate," says Jeff Coulter, agronomist with the University of Minnesota. "But beyond that, it depends on what we get for rainfall."
Coulter notes that since most producers already have their inputs locked in, they'll stay with whatever planting decision they've already made.
"There is moisture at the soil surface," says Coulter. "That will be enough to get the crop off to a good start."
Years that are on the drier side typically yield good stands. "This could be one of the best years for corn," he adds.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Nebraska is ground zero for the drought. Except for a sliver in the southeast corner of the state, which is suffering severe drought, the remainder of the state is covered by extreme to exceptional drought.
The bulk of Nebraska's corn acres, however, are irrigated, primarily by pivot irrigation systems. Thus moisture concerns, both during planting and through the growing season, are not as prevalent as they are in northeastern Iowa and southern Minnesota.
"Western Nebraska is still far behind in terms of precipitation, but the eastern part of the state has gotten more snow, but it, too, is behind," says Tim Shaver, agronomist with the University of Nebraska.
Shaver does not expect a big shift out of corn into other crops due to the drought. "Even with the drought last year, our irrigated corn yields were very good," he says.
Elmore suggests that producers with dry fields go easy on tilling, and says that before planting corn, be sure to check for soil moisture. "How deep you put the seed needs to be monitored," he says. "You have to find the moisture. If it is too dry at the surface, you'll have to go deeper than normal."
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In the two years since I've rejoined the meat-eating world after a 15-year absence, I've re-immersed in, I'd like to think, a considerable range of flesh. There's been more chicken than you can shake a drumstick at (sorry, couldn't resist), turkey, pork, beef and even some new things at tablecloth-ed restaurants like duck and quail. But, I've sorely lacked in my embracing of les fruit de la mer and this constantly mocks me on my journey to become the kind of eater that embraces everything edible. (I heard Ruth Reichl say a few weeks ago that the only food she simply will not eat is honey. Just one thing! And it's honey!)
My issues with seafood are more than an aversion; they're a reaction. It's the type of nonsensical thing better explained in a Psychology 101 textbook than a food blog, but it basically unravels like this: I see a spectacular presentation of seafood on a menu or my husband's plate and I yearn for it, but when a single fork-speared bite gets within an inch of my mouth, I go into bloodhound mode, finding some otherwise undetectable unpalatable "fishiness" and I abruptly panic. It's such a strong, specific and illogical reaction – to not take a bite of something that appeals to you – I've said to my husband (an avid eater of smoked, boiled, broiled, breaded, fried, poached, shelled and de-shelled seafood of every color and shape) on more than one occasion that I wish I could just go to a hypnotist to help me "snap out of it." He thinks I am kidding; I am not. Never doubt a woman quoting Moonstruck.


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Finally, we have a good Batman game. Batman Arkham Asylum feels like it is straight out of an official comic. Character design is amazing, with the voice acting of Mark Hamel and Kevin Conroy from the animated series. As you'd expect, an all star cast of Batman villains are present on the island. The atmosphere of Arkham is a perfect setting for the stealthy detective to battle the Joker. Most importantly of all it feels like the game is staying true to the source material. This game can get seriously dark at times which is why Arkham island is all the more fitting.
Combat it super satisfying. Labelled 'freeflow' you can move between enemies with ease. It has a kinetic feel that is great to pull off. Gadgets are prevalent in the game, you'll get hold of explosive bat gel, grappling guns and a variety of batarangs. The difficulty is ramped up over time as you fight a higher number of enemies. Gadgets are introduced sequentially which is an effective way of making you pay attention to each one.
One of the best aspects of the game is the 'riddler trophys'. Scattered around the island are miniature statues and riddles for you to solve. Batman is a master detective after all. He even has a 'detective mode' which is like an augmented reality, highlighting enemies and points of interest.
You will struggle to find a better character action game this year.The atmosphere, pace and satisfying combat make this a hard title to put down. With all the riddler trophies and challenges to unlock it also has great depth.
Batman dark asylum takes place in you guessed it arkham asylum. For the Batman fans amongst us youll be pleased to see a game with a story that has yet to be made into a film but still has all the classic bad guys from the movie franchise.Within the game youll do battle with the likes of joker,baine,harlequin and poison ivy.
The Game itself is very well made and the controls and movements are easy to master. The combat system is revolutionary and truly epic. It involves pressing the basic attack buttons which will produce a variety of combos then add in the twist of the reversal button and slow mo kill shots it make a truly enjoyable combat experiance.
With batman you ofcourse cant overlook the gadgets which there plenty off. As you unlock more gadgets different parts of the open world island of arkham asylum become accessible allowing you to progress further and face new villans.
I originaly purchased this game with mixed feelings but after a few hours of play i can see why its regarded as one of the best games around.
When comic book artist and writer Bob Kane first combined the features of a bat with those of a man I'm sure he had never ultimately envisioned his creation becoming one of the most popular characters in the world, on par with known brands or entities such as Coca Cola and Mickey Mouse ask anyone on the street what links Bruce Wayne with a cape and cowl and you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't mention Batman's name.
When Rocksteady studios set out to create the ultimate superhero game In Batman: Arkham Asylum not only did they completely embrace the mythic status of the character but they created a masterpiece that won over millions of fans worldwide. In Batman Arkham Asylum the player assumes the role of Batman as he drops off his nemesis The Joker to Arkham Asylum once again. Within Arkham the imprisoned 'super-villains' have set an ambush and an incredible combat gaming experience begins. Bringing such a character to videogames is important to get right, much like it is with film and with that Rocksteady knew they had to bring in someone who was familiar with the characters who could create a credible backstory to the game , penned by Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini, co-creator of "Batman: The Animated Series," Batman Arkham Asylum brings the universe of Batman to life in spectacular fashion.
The Game of the Year Edition comes with several rather unique features that the standard edition doesn't ,Expanding the game-play it comes with all six previously released Downloadable Content Challenge Maps on the disc, Players can do combat against Arkham Asylum's criminals in a range of iconic environments from the game including the infamous Crime Alley and the insane Scarecrow Nightmare. The Game of the Year Edition also offers a play-in-3D option compatible with all standard and high definition TV sets.
The 3D concept for videogames is one which is just emerging and Batman: Arkham Asylum utilizes TriOviz 3D technology a company who worked to bring Batman: Arkham Asylums visuals an added depth without the loss of impact from the colour and visual integrity of the game, 3D tech works along two lines Polarisation Imagery used by Avatar allows full colour viewing with images projected on screen simultaneously, the other Anaglyph uses two colour layers superimposed on the other, one for each eye. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition uses the latter form enhancing subtle areas in the games environments giving it a great visual enhancement not previously experienced.
Added to the fact that the game is as visually impressive as it is smart it's also a well written adventure story and without doubt probably the best licensed game ever created.
Rocksteady have ticked all the boxes with Arkham, they been careful to stay true to the character and back story that fans of Batman embrace with such passion. "Animated Series" vocal actors Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin (Batman, the Joker, and Harley Quinn) bring the game a familiarity that ties everything together, the fact that you're now getting a 3D experience and the new maps with superb game design and characters voiced by their TV persona's is, well, just sublime.
In terms of game-play most of your time is spent in detective mode searching high and low for clues as you try to track The Joker down. A visual effect in the form of a blue-hued "Detective Mode" directs you through the story and highlights objects of interest, these can be things like fingerprints, security consoles and even the structural compromise in walls and floors. It's true to say that Batman isn't Batman if he didn't have his gadgets, Batman's diverse arsenal of gadgets grows at certain story points and through a basic experience system allows players to purchase upgrades as you get further into the story. Most of the gadgets fit a purpose too so you're not wasting effort to get items to clear certain compounds that need essential kit.
The stealth-combat against armed criminals and the superb combo fight system that allows you to chain several moves together to defeat several foes is almost balletic in terms of choreographed violence.
Ultimately though you're reading this review to find out if the Game of The Year Edition is worth purchasing over and above the standard edition, the simple answer to that is yes, without a doubt especially if you haven't yet bought it, winning Bafta's for Best Game and Best Game-play coupled with an incredibly high 92% rating as an average across its reviews not to mention plaudits for Outstanding Character Performance and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design it remains a game that has set an incredible standard for game design.
Batman Arkham Asylum Game of Year Edition is probably one of the finest examples of video game brilliance to grace modern current gen consoles and is highly recommended.
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Dr. Miller's research focuses on the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, and he is the principal investigator in a number of clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of current and potential therapies. He is the author and co-author of nearly 300 publications, including original articles, chapters and books. His insights and thought leadership have made him a media resource and sought-after speaker. He lectures extensively to physicians, drug companies and academics who find his comprehension unmatched.
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Sources close to Amar'e Stoudemire and the New York Knicks have indicated that Stoudemire would be fine coming off the bench when he returns from a knee injury in approximately two weeks.
According to ESPN New York, one source said of Stoudemire:
"All he cares about right now is helping the team and winning. He'd be fine with coming off the bench if that's what they want."
Knicks Nation can now breathe a collective sigh of relief, as their beloved team is off to their best start in recent memory. The one issue regarding the team is what Amar'e Stoudemire's role will be once he returns, and many believe he would be better suited as the sixth man in Head Coach Mike Woodson's scheme.
Last season, everyone saw that the Knicks possessed a lot of talent, but pairing Stoudemire with Carmelo Anthony didn't mesh how the Knicks had hoped. Both thrive in isolation, and with starting center Tyson Chandler being the primary screener on the pick and roll, Stoudemire seemed to not fit well when on the floor with both Anthony and Chandler. This is evident when taking into consideration the Knicks have a losing record when both Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony are on the floor.
Coming off a season in which he averaged 17.5 point per game, it seems only logical to delegate Stoudemire to the sixth man role so the excellent chemistry the Knicks have right now is not put in jeopardy.
Sources claim he has no issue with that:
"He just wants to win. He sees how well they're playing and just wants to help. He'll be fine with whatever they want to do."
If Amar'e Stoudemire can return and thrive off the bench, that will add yet another weapon to a Knicks group that looks like a legitimate contender so far in this young NBA season.
-Jim Racalto (Sports-Kings Co-Founder)
If those aren't just words for the media like so many stars do, I'd be impressed with him. I believe with him coming off of the bench it will make the team very hard to beat. It definitely will eliminate the teams that view us as a sure win. The only negative I see is that it will take away J.R.'s 6th man vote. I think Knick fans can live with that!
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Experts including Dr. Barbara Haber and Dr. Elizabeth Rand provided detailed updates on Biliary Atresia at the annual BA Education Day. CHOP's Biliary Atresia Clinical Care Program has been caring for children with the liver disorder since the 1970s.
Dr. Barbara Haber: The clinical course in BA — I thought this baby looked cute. My daughters did not, but — the goal is to show you like some people can look and everything is coming up roses. It looks pretty good. These are some of the statistics I think everybody should know. This is a famous paper that describes the outcomes from 1968 to 1983, and it hasn't changed that much.
If you look here, this is close to birth and about half — this is living with your native liver. Half the children have moved onto transplantation somewhere between 2 and 5 years of age. And if somebody says that 20 percent overall will be transplant free, that's where that number comes from. It's very old data though. We don't know if that really applies to today's situation. But many people will tell you 80 percent overall will be transplanted, and it comes from that picture.
If you want to know where you stand compared to the rest of the world, this is the data from around the world. And I would say that being in the United States and being at our center is competitive, meaning we hope that we've delivered as good care as you could have gotten anywhere else and that in the United States the chance of being transplanted by 2 years of age is about 50 percent. This has to do with your post-transplant survival and overall — and I think that our statistic is actually better than this — overall between your biliary atresia, Kasai, and possible transplantation — the overall survival is greater than 90 percent. And it's probably higher than that. So when people are starting out, the thing that I want you to know is that you can either do okay with your own liver or someone else's liver, but overall you should be able to live. That sounds a little morbid, but it's better than what some people think in the first weeks.
In Japan, which is where we looked to some of our data, their native liver survival is a little bit higher perhaps, hard to say. Transplantation is a different situation for them. UK is perhaps a little bit worse in terms of their native liver survival, but these aren't comparing exactly the same situation. But, overall, I would say that being in the United States is a favorable place in terms of medical care.
One of the other facts that I think everybody should know is — What is the hallmark of doing well? When can you predict that somebody's probably not going to need a liver transplantation early on? So this is the need for transplantation by the age of 2 years. So this top curve is if your bilirubin — your total bilirubin — is under 2 three months after the operation, your chance of needing a liver transplantation is less than 20 percent.
If you never have a total bilirubin that goes under 6 at three months, your chance of needing a liver transplantation is quite high. So, within the first three months after surgery, we're able to tell people — Does it look like you're going to need a transplant because that Kasai didn't work.
If it does work — we're going to skip that one — never mind. This is what happens when you put slides together the night before. That's in the next part of the talk. So that was one of the things I thought everybody should know about. The next is how important is the surgical center expertise? And here we do about ten cases a year, and at many of the larger centers it is greater than five cases per year. This data is — comes from England and it became the basis for them deciding to have centralized care and stopping other hospitals from doing surgery.
They found that if you did less than five cases a year, this is the chance of not having a transplant. Almost everybody needed a transplant if you were at one of these smaller centers. And it was even more drastic if you look at the overall outcomes in terms of survival. So it's always better to go to a center and the surgeon that has experience.
The standard medications for the first year — I feel a little bit like I'm preaching to the choir since most of the people have moved beyond this step in this room — but these days we use Urso to help bile flow. We use antibiotics to help with cholangitis, and we use vitamin supplementation to help with some of the fat soluble vitamin malabsorption. And so that was my overview about biliary atresia. Now I have to give the first talk.
So the goal for today is to do a variety of different things. We're going to cover growing up with and without need for liver transplantation. We will talk about nutrition. We will talk about transition, which is something new that we're thinking about at our center. Now that we have more and more people growing up is what do you do when they actually age out of our care? I will try to cover some of the science and then let you meet some of the families that have gone through a variety of different experiences. And before you hear their stories, I want to caution you that sometimes we pick people who have gone through a lot. So we want you to know that you can go through a lot and come out the other end doing well. Not everybody has always as dramatic courses as some of the people that we've chosen.
So I want to do a talk called "Biliary Atresia Long-term Outcomes — the Other 50 percent," the 50 percent who don't get transplanted. It's a topic that's often ignored. And I threw out at about 4:00 o'clock this morning my original talk and anything that you see there because I just thought it focused too much on complications and that's just not what I wanted to talk to you about. I want to show you that people grow up, and they do fairly well. The general management after a Kasai is to optimize nutrition, promote bile flow, and prevent inflammation.
I told you and showed you this curve a second ago which shows that, nevertheless, even with us doing all that, there's a good chance that you may need a liver transplant. But about half won't after the age of 2. And those are the ones who didn't have — who had good bile flow and who had good growth. The two most common reasons to end up with a liver transplant — the first one is that the Kasai didn't work. And the second one is that your nutrition just couldn't support you well enough, that you need to move on and do something that — you need a better liver and a better setup in order to grow better.
So if you didn't end up in that category — and I really think that this picture is a little backwards I feel like the first two years is a tornado, like you've been hit by lightening and then after that things really calm down. So it's, sort of, you move into a phase where things just don't happen nearly as often, and you have to think about things in a slightly different perspective. There's very few papers addressing this older group of patients. Biliary atresia patients, we now know, live into adulthood. They're able to attend mainstream schools. They pursue higher education. And they're, in general, fully employed. They have marriage in their future. They have fathered children, and they've delivered children, you know, so there's light at the end of the tunnel with or without a liver transplant.
So one way of approaching how to assess this older group of patients is to focus on something called "Quality of Life." And quality of life means that we'd like to think about things in a more global way and not just focus on medical complications and how to prevent them.
So there's something called "health-related quality of life" and it's a measure of outcome. So rather than saying — Outcome is whether or not you need a transplant or if you're dead, which it seems like a little bit focused on the negative — to look at quality of life, we now view success as a combination of how you're doing on multiple dimensions. And we managed to take this from the cancer world who realizes that sometimes giving chemotherapy just isn't worth it, if it's going to impair your quality of life to a great extent.


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Want proof that God's got a sense of humor about the birth of His only son? Just check out these divine "oopsies" that went down at Christmas pageants and live nativity scenes worldwide.
Want proof that God's got a sense of humor about the birth of His only son? Just check out these divine "oopsies" that went down at Christmas pageants and live nativity scenes worldwide.
Recently, we showed you the footage of KEYC anchor Annie Stensrud's, um, interesting on-air mumbles. Now David Letterman has something to say about it. On his show the other night, Letterman showed the clip and presented his list of the 'Top Ten Signs Your Local News Team Is Drunk.'
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During a 10PM live broadcast on Sunday, KEYC-TV anchor Annie Stensrud slurred and bumbled her way through the news, leading some to speculate that she may have been drunk on the air.
In this vintage clip from 1979, some kid -- some little nudnik -- derails the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle on live TV by seriously misbehaving.
Ever since Virginia O'Hanlon wrote The New York Sun asking if Santa Claus was real, the media has treated the existence of the jolly old elf as sacred. Until now.
During a live broadcast on Tuesday, Robin Robinson of Fox News Chicago loudly proclaimed there is no Santa. What a Scrooge!
After scoring a touchdown in his team's 31-14 romp of the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawk running back Marshawn Lynch was spotted by NFL Network cameras being rewarded for his effort with some Skittles.
The other day we showed you video of a fire alarm going off during the 'NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.' It's a funny clip, and now Jon Stewart has had some fun with it.
But Brian Williams doesn't want to hear it.
A fire alarm went off during Tuesday's NBC's 'Nightly News' broadcast, creating a distraction during a story about American Airlines filing for bankruptcy.
Thankfully, super-smooth newscaster Brian Williams was in the anchor desk to face off against the fire alarm with his signature unflappable charm.
News reporters have a tough gig -- they have to adjust their demeanor depending on the story they're talking about, oftentimes switching moods in a matter of moments. It's harder than it looks.
This particular reporter, KDVR Denver's Ginger Delgado, went even one better -- during a remote report, some jokester stepped in front of the camera, causing Delgado to go from serious to ZOMG WHAT'S THAT and right back to serious again in about two seconds flat without missing a beat.
Like many before him, the poor kid in the video below reacts to seeing a TV news crew by waving enthusiastically at the camera. Fox New York reporter Julie Chang wasn't having any of his nonsense this time, and sternly tells the youngster to stop.
It turns out not all steps on the moon go as well as Neil Armstrong's most famous one. In fact, there's a lengthy back log of bloopers coming out of space, and they've been consolidated into one hysterical video.
It appears that goalkeeper Virgil Vries of the South African club team the Golden Arrows actually moves his leg out of the balls way as he allows a soft back pass from his own teammate to go into the goal.
You know what they say hockey, it's all fun and games until somebody decides to hug someone on the other team. In a sport where any reason is generally enough reason for opposing players to come to blows, this video illustrates that spontaneous displays of affection are not immune.
'Live With Regis and Kelly' continues to celebrate Regis Philbin's trademark doddering old man moments in honor of his impending departure on Nov. 18. The latest installment is a side-splitting montage of the many times he's botched celebrity names over the past 28 years.


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Grand Hotel proudly hosts many meetings of all sizes offering memorable experiences attendees will not soon forget. All meeting spaces are under one roof making it very convenient for guests. A personal convention manager is assigned to every individual meeting and will help supervise island logistics, selection of meeting rooms, placement of audio-visual equipment, stage settings, lecterns, cocktail receptions and special meals and menu requirements. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel and resort grounds. At Grand Hotel, there is no charge for the use of meeting rooms, in-house AV equipment, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, or the services of your personal convention manager.
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Your group may desire a banquet or private dining service in lieu of the scheduled Modified American Plan service in our Main Dining Room. For most menus, there will be no additional charge. Special entrees require a surcharge. Cookouts can also be scheduled in the Grand Hotel Tea Garden and after-hours at the Fort Mackinac Tea Room.
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This month's Barefoot Bloggers Bonus Recipe Challenge was hosted by…….me :) Yay!!!! I can't tell you how thrilling it was to find out I'd been chosen to host this since I just joined the Barefoot Bloggers last month. Seeing as how I'm so into pastry, of course I had to choose something from the sugar food group. I wanted to find something fun, quick, a little bit different… but still tasty too… and Ina's recipe for Cranberry Orange Scones was all that… and more!
I came to scones quite late in life. In fact, although I'd heard of scones I didn't try them until 2008. Yes… that's right… my life was scone-less until last year. How did I survive it, you ask? To be honest, I just don't know! Once I tried them, there was no turning back. It happened on a cruise ship while vacationing with my good friend Beth. Each afternoon they served afternoon tea in the dining room and the offerings included scones… with cream and jam. Was I hooked? In a phrase… they had me at hello.
If you check the archives of my blog you'll find no less than 6 different scone recipes. What can I say… I like scones and am always on the look out for another one. Ina's recipe is a good one but I will agree with the other reviewers who said the orange flavor is very very subtle… and I still felt this way after I added a tablespoon of orange extract, 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice and the zest of an entire orange to the batter. Luckily the glaze made of confectioner's sugar and orange juice added some real flavor but it's a shame it had to come on top of the scones instead of throughout the the scones themselves.
I can't deny it – these are very tasty and bake up very tender. I can definitely envision using the base recipe and swapping out the flavors depending on what I have on hand at the time. They come together quickly and somewhat easily though I will admit I ended up dirtying the food processor, the stand mixer, a couple of mixing bowls and my butcher block cutting board. I don't know what happened in that kitchen because after I got the cookie sheets in the oven i turned around and thought "oh my holy stars, who made all this MESS… and who's going to clean it up???" LOL! I'm probably the only one who used so many different tools because from the outset it sure didn't seem they were all necessary… but I kept pulling out more of them hahahaha.
Eh, call it freedom of expression if you will :)
But the cleanup was quick and the mess was worth it because all was forgotten once I took a bite. Of course, I had to serve mine with whipped cream and a bit of orange marmalade ;) It was almost like being on that cruise ship with Beth again. Yes, these are very, very good!
Ina Garten's Cranberry Orange Scones
From the Food Network site
- 4 cups plus 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus additional for sprinkling
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 3/4 pound cold unsalted butter, diced
- 4 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 egg beaten with 2 tablespoons water or milk, for egg wash
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
- 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed orange juice
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix 4 cups of flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the baking powder, salt and orange zest. Add the cold butter and mix at the lowest speed until the butter is the size of peas. Combine the eggs and heavy cream and, with the mixer on low speed, slowly pour into the flour and butter mixture. Mix until just blended. The dough will look lumpy! Combine the dried cranberries and 1/4 cup of flour, add to the dough, and mix on low speed until blended.
Dump the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead it into a ball. Flour your hands and a rolling pin and roll the dough 3/4-inch thick. You should see small bits of butter in the dough. Keep moving the dough on the floured board so it doesn't stick. Flour a 3-inch round plain or fluted cutter and cut circles of dough. Place the scones on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Collect the scraps neatly, roll them out, and cut more circles.
Brush the tops of the scones with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the tops are browned and the insides are fully baked. The scones will be firm to the touch. Allow the scones to cool for 15 minutes and then whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice, and drizzle over the scones.
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Chemical Carrier Corp of Virginia
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1901 Roxbury Road
Charles City County, Virginia
Property Area 18 acres
Congressional District: 3
Other Names: Atlantic Bulk Carrier
Last Updated:September 2013
EPA Project Manager
Mr Leonard Hotham
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3
Mail Stop: 3LC30
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215) 814-5778
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Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
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- Cleanup Status:
Remedy Selected
- Human Exposure Controlled: YES
- Groundwater Controlled: YES
- On July 13, 2009 the Chemical Carrier Corp of Virginia Corporation (ABC) entered into a Facility Lead Corrective Action Agreement (FLA) with Region 3 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Roxbury, Virginia Maintenance Terminal Facility (EPA ID No. VAD000799379). EPA approved ABC's Site Characterization Work Plan (SCWP) to investigate the site in November 2010. The facility also submitted a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP), Site Health and Safety Plan (HASP) and Community Relations Plan (CRP). The purpose of the site characterization is to determine the nature and extent of potential impacts to environmental media beneath the site including soil and groundwater. ABC began its site characterization under the agreement in January 2011. Follow-up investigations were conducted in August/September of 2011. The Corrective Measures Study (CMS) was submitted to EPA for review on October 23, 2012. The CMS was approved by EPA on February 12, 2013.
- The ABC Roxbury Maintenance Terminal is located at 1901 Roxbury Road in Charles City County, Virginia. The 18-acre facility was developed in the late 1971 to provide storage, fueling and maintenance support to ABC's bulk hauling business. Three on-site buildings are currently used to carry out routine maintenance on trucks and trailers, which are stored on the property between jobs. Diesel fuel is dispensed to company vehicles from an above-ground storage tank located on the grounds.
- ABC submitted a Community Action Plan to the US EPA in November 2010. The initiation of site investigation activities was announced to the community via a public notice published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper December 3-9, 2010. An information repository has been established at ABC's Administrative Offices located at 1804 Barnetts Road. Please contact Mr. Warren Groseclose at (804) 966-5459 (E-mail: email@example.com) to schedule an appointment to review information or obtain a fact sheet.
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- Corrective Action Statement of Basis[PDF, 1.27 MB, 15 pages, About PDF]
- Corrective Action Interim Report - October 2011[PDF, 512 KB, 5 pages, About PDF]
- Environmental Indicator Determination - Human Exposures [PDF, 56 KB, 8 pages, About PDF]
- Environmental Indicator Determination - Groundwater [PDF, 95 KB, 10 pages, About PDF]
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Why and how to integrate liquidity risk into a VaR-framework
AbstractWe integrate liquidity risk measured by the weighted spread into a Value-at-Risk (VaR) framework. The weighted spread measure extracts liquidity costs by order size from the limit order book. We show that it is precise from a risk perspective in a wide range of clearly defined situations. Using a unique, representative data set provided by Deutsche Boerse AG, we find liquidity risk to increase traditionally-measured price risk by over 25%, even at standard 10-day horizons and for liquid DAX stocks. We also show that the common approach of simply adding liquidity risk to price risk substantially overestimates total risk because correlation between liquidity and price is neglected. Our results are robust with respect to changes in risk measure, to sample periods and to effects of portfolio diversification. --
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Related researchKeywords: asset liquidity; price impact; weighted spread; Xetra Liquidity Measure (XLM); Value-at-Risk; market liquidity risk;
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- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
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- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
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- Anil Bangia & Francis X. Diebold & Til Schuermann & John D. Stroughair, 1998.
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- Anil Bangia & Francis X. Diebold & Til Schuermann & John D. Stroughair, 1998. "Modeling Liquidity Risk, With Implications for Traditional Market Risk Measurement and Management," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania 99-06, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania.
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The Next Generation Is Nipping At Your Heels
In about a decade—and maybe less—
They'll be there knocking hard against the door:
The kids whose year of birth starts with "two-oh,"
Convinced that it's their time to take the floor.
At first we'll shake our heads in disbelief
And then we'll mock their raw, untutored ways
And finally we'll sit there in a daze,
Our burning anger yielding thus to grief.
Of course we've seen this sort of thing before
But then we were the ones proclaiming, "Go!"
Eventually each cohort ends their tour.
That's the awful way the world works, I guess.