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What happens next with Apollo's planned takeover of Cedar Fair? Only Apollo knows -- and it isn't talking yet.
As a March 16 meeting approaches that's supposed to settle the fate of Apollo Global Management's proposed acquisition, the initiative on what happens next lies with Apollo.
Click HERE to read more about what led to the Apollo deal and how it might end up.
Steven Davidoff, who blogs as the "Deal Professor" on the New York Times' Web site, wrote on Feb. 11 that the main driver of the proposed takeover is Apollo's willingness to raise its bid and whether a settlement could be reached that would allow the merger to go forward.
"There appears no indication for either of these events right now, but a month is a long time in the corporate arena," Davidoff wrote.
Apollo has offered to pay $11.50 per unit in a proposed $2.4 billion transaction that would allow it to acquire Cedar Fair, assuming about $1.6 billion of outstanding debt.
The merger must be approved by votes representing two-thirds of the company's outstanding units, and the critics of the proposed deal include Geoffrey Raynor, who controls the votes for about 18 percent of the units through companies such as Q Funding. Neuberger Berman, the second-largest unitholder, also has come out publicly against the deal.
Q Funding announced last week that it has sent out a letter to all Cedar Fair unitholders, urging them to vote against the transaction.
Davidoff, a University of Connecticut law professor and the author of a new book, "Gods at War: Shotgun Takeovers, Governments by Deal and the Private Equity Implosion," said in an interview this week that he sees three possible scenarios in the weeks ahead.
One is that Apollo does nothing and its original December proposal goes to a vote.
Another is that Apollo raises its offer above $11.50 per unit.
A third is that Apollo makes a better offer in conjunction with cutting a deal with Q Funding and its allied companies, Davidoff said.
If, for example, Q Funding bought shares when Cedar Fair went private, it would make more money available for Apollo to make a better offer, Davidoff said.
Davidoff emphasized that all of his comments are pure speculation and that Apollo has given no indication of what additional moves, if any, it might make.
Apollo has no comment, said Kelly Nugent, a spokeswoman for the company that represents Apollo's dealings with the press.
Davidoff also wrote in his blog that Feb. 12 was the deadline to nominate new members of the Cedar Fair board and said it would be interesting to see if Q Funding or Neuberger Berman put any names forward.
There was in fact no Feb. 12 deadline, said Stacy Frole, director of investor relations for Cedar Fair.
Feb. 13 was the original deadline, set in last year's proxy statement, for unitholder proposals to be submitted to the annual meeting, Frole said. If the merger goes through, there won't be an annual meeting, because Cedar Fair will no longer be a public company, she said.


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dark brown sugar
1/3 cup
cold water
1/3 cup
fish sauce
1/3 cup
rice vinegar
1 tablespoon
soy sauce
4 cloves
garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon
fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon
vegetable oil
boneless, skinless chicken thighs, quartered
1/2 cup
roasted peanuts
fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced
1 bunch
green onions, chopped
fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish
Just made this for dinner tonight. Delicious! I wasn't prepared to make it, so had to do some substitutions. (White onions for green onions, more soy sauce for the fish sauce) Even with the substitutions, this spicy dish was superb served over brown rice.
(I thought) I followed the recipe exactly and it took an hour for the sauce to reduce! We eventually ate and everyone loved it (or maybe everyone was just starving). I will try it again and omit the water. I cooked it in a wok...maybe that was my problem /:
326 Ratings
Really good! I omitted the water after a first try because it's a lot easier to reduce the sauce. I like to use Thai chili sauce instead of Jalapenos because I always have it on hand, that way I can really slam it together if I get the urge.
WOW, this is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! My thighs were pretty big, so I cut my pieces a bit smaller. The flavors here are perfect! This could not have been easier to make, but it really seems like you spent some time in the kitchen. Served this over jasmine rice. I will be making this over and over, which is not gonna be good for my waistline, lol...SOOOO GOOD, and definitly worthy of more than 5 stars~YUM! Thanks for sharing. :)
Chef John, I'd like to meet you some day and give you a big ol' hug! I love the way you cook. I made this for my boys and everyone was amazed by how good it was. And for such a simple dish, it had a really complex flavor that knocked all our socks off!
The recipe is versatile enough to accommodate what you have on hand, or for your personal tastes. I didn't have fish sauce, so I substituted with about a teaspoon of anchovy paste in 1/3 cup soy sauce. The fresh jalapeno didn't appeal to me, so instead, I used 1 1/2 teaspoons of red pepper flakes. The key ingredients for the sauce are the soy/fish sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic and ginger. If you start there and add/subtract what you like/don't like, this will always be a hit.
For those of you who had trouble getting the sauce to thicken; this dish must be cooked on high heat for the entire cooking time in order to achieve the right caramelization on the chicken and to get the sauce to reduce. I used the entire amount of water called for and my reduction took between 10-15 minutes. The sauce will bubble and foam. That's ok. That's what you're looking for to get it to reduce. Don't be afraid of how hard it boils. Let it do what it do!!!
DO NOT USE BREAST MEAT! Boneless, skinless thighs can withstand the high temperatures required to make this dish. Breast meat will dry out way before your sauce is properly reduced.
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This was so good. I really can't say enough good things about it. Only made 3 changes, I used oyster sauce instead of fish (just what I had) no cilantro no one likes it, and no jalapeno (didn't have any)! I will make this again!
4 1/2 Stars- but I'll round up! Seriously one of the best Asian Chicken recipes I've ever made. The chicken was a perfect combination of sweet and spicy, the 1/2 star I took off was because I found the recipe a bit too salty. I'm sure this will probably vary depending on the brands of soy/fish sauce you use. I would start light on both then add if needed. I made half a recipe for my boyfriend and I with a side of sesame green beans and brown rice. I was worried it wouldn't be enough food as I only had 3 chicken thighs, but it was perfect, if not too much food. I had no troubles with the liquid ratio, but I did have a big pan with not much meat (and a gas stove). I would tend to think that maybe the people who are having trouble may be overcrowding the pan. All in all this is a wow-worthy recipe, definitely suitable for company. I'll be making this again!
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After contesting more than 600 Grands Prix in 39 seasons, the Williams team enter their 40th year of Formula One this weekend knowing many close observers are whispering behind their backs.
Last year produced a return of five points. 'Disaster' became an overworked word when the Didcot-based, quintessentially English racers were mentioned.
Pay drivers, a chronic decline, their worst season in modern times in 2011 and, perhaps most of all, the withdrawal from front-line duty by team founders Frank Williams and Patrick Head have signalled the end of an era.
Sentiment had to be balanced by traditional Williams pragmatism.
"It was, and it is, an inevitable situation," said former Williams star Alan Jones. "Everything and everyone comes to an end. It is the same as when Ferrari lost Enzo and Lotus lost Colin Chapman...
"I remember them very well, Frank and Patrick, from the earliest days - and it just amazed me that they carried on the way they did year after year after year. But it had to end..."
Jones was the Williams' team's first successful driver. He delivered their first pole position, on home turf, at the 1979 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, adding five more that year and the one after.
An iron-willed man of strength and courage, Jones went on to win 11 races for Williams and take the drivers' world title in 1980, producing sweat-soaked glory to satisfy the unremitting demands of his employers.
"They were such different times," he recalled at Albert Park on Thursday. "It was a really different era when men were men, if you like. That team was all about racing and nothing else..."
The almost brutal ambitions of the team, the inspired leadership of Williams and the brilliant design and engineering of Head ushered in an era of success that earned nine constructors' titles between 1980 and 1997.
The drivers and their titles were always secondary even as men like Finland's Keke Rosberg, the Brazilian Nelson Piquet and Britons Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill were winning.
"That's how they were, utterly dedicated, completely committed," said Jones. "I still feel they are my team. When I walk into this paddock, they represent my home.
"That has never changed. I still know some of the boys there and I can get a coffee no worries. People like team manager Dickie (Stanford) are still there. It's still a great team with great people and facilities."
Last season's debacle saw the final curtain fall also for much-loved Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello after 323 F1 races in 19 years, a move that meant compatriot Bruno Senna could be ushered in to partner Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado.
Barrichello had entered F1 as a baby-faced 20-year-old in 1993, nursed by his mentor and fellow Paulista Ayrton Senna.
Williams were then in their pomp, winning the second of three successive teams' titles that led, in 1994, to the arrival of Senna in succession to his great rival, Frenchman Alain Prost, and the muscular Englishman Mansell.
The death of Senna, in his third outing for Williams, was the team's blackest day and, almost invisibly, the beginning of the end for the 'old guard'.
"They were tough and they got through it all," said Jones. "None of us had much anyway to start with, did we? So we grew up that way... Now, it has changed.
After seven years without a win, 14 without a constructors' title and following their worst points haul in a season since 1974, Jones senses that the circle is turning.
"I have a good feeling for them and I hope I am right. The team is changing. They have Renault engines. They are giving some of the younger guys a chance. It's good to see."
The arrival of Senna, Ayrton's nephew, weaves the thread of history together and marks a new start for Adam Parr, commercial director, and Mark Gillan, chief operations engineer.
"I hope Senna can do well," said Jones. "I am reminded of his uncle when I see him and how he behaves and looks.
"I think he has some talent, but enough? I don't know. We have to wait, don't we - and just hope he has. He's in a good team now."


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This piece features a core of reclaimed magazines that replace a conventional wood frame. The idea behind the piece is that many years from now, when print is a thing of the past, this "capsule" has recorded a moment in time from our generation for a future generation to one day discover.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 14, 2011)
- The ETSU baseball team will put its six-game win streak on the line Tuesday at 4 p.m. as they head to Radford, Va. for a mid-week contest with Radford.
The Bucs (10-2, 4-0 A-Sun) are coming off of a sweep of North Florida this past weekend. Junior
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ETSU is 18-13 all-time against the Highlanders after splitter a pair of contests in 2010. The Buccaneers are 3-2 in games played at Radford University Stadium.
Radford (9-6) swept Hartford this past weekend after losing two mid-week games to N.C. State. The Highlanders are led by Cory Turner who is hitting .404 on the season with five doubles, one home run and 11 RBI.
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In true Ruby and Rails style, there's been a little controversy over today's CoffeeScript and Sass news. While the jQuery migration was pretty much accepted due to Prototype's position six feet under, plenty of developers are familiar with JavaScript and either feel slighted by CoffeeScript's inclusion as a default or are concerned that it'll act as a barrier for newcomers to Rails in future.
Given that you can "opt out" of having CoffeeScript and Sass included in your Rails projects by making a minor change to your Gemfile, this faux-controversy is nowhere near as interesting to me as the legitimate RSpec vs Test::Unit debate that DHH kicked off.
However, if you want to grab some popcorn and enjoy the bullshit, the comments on this GitHub commit page are epic. People have even gone so far to produce graphics to express their opinions. Rock and roll. There's also a significant level of pie-slinging going on on Twitter too. lets quickly go through the details now.
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Given this, DHH's announcement passed with little controversy since Rails developers had become used to using jQuery and installing the jquery-rails gem anyway. A good move and a progression with the times – awesome.
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Sass is to CSS as CoffeeScript is to JavaScript, though to a less extreme level. In its modern form, Sass looks just like CSS but adds support for things like variables, functions, nesting, and similar useful features. Crucially, Sass is just a superset of CSS so you can still use regular CSS with Sass and it'll Just Work™. You can then learn new features one by one and start using them as you like (I must admit, I'm a massive fan of Sass and I mostly stick to the variables and nesting features).
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Capitol Christian Academy — formerly Princeton Day Academy — is launching a football program that will begin competing this fall.
How is it going so far?
"It's tough," Athletic Director Tom Johnson said. "... You've got equipment. You've got to go out and try to recruit kids to come to your school, for one. It's really a hurdle. The first year, we're going to have bumps and bruises."
"It wasn't difficult at all," founder and headmaster Van Whitfield said. "Anytime time you start a program anywhere — I don't care how big the school is or how small the school may be — there's going to be challenges, but the challenges were no more than they would have been elsewhere. But it's not been difficult at all."
It's no wonder Johnson and Whitfield see opposite sides of the same coin, considering they're venturing into uncharted territory.
While competing as Princeton Day, the school drew national attention for its boys' basketball program. But coinciding with the school's name change and move to Landover onto the campus of Jericho Christian Academy, Capitol Christian adding football is a big step.
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White also coaches the Howard County Stars in the Grass Roots Youth Football League.
"My whole thing in life is meant to not only develop programs that are geared toward developing youth, but football seems to become the overlying draw," White said.
"Our goal is not necessarily to build a powerhouse. If that happens, thank God. Our main goal, our main goal is to develop the student-athlete. ... If we develop polished superstar football players, NFL greats, great. That's awesome, if we build a DeMatha, a Friendship Collegiate. It is not my goal right now. My main goal is to develop as many youngsters as we possibly can."
Said Whitfield: "It's the same as with our basketball program. Our, really, only goal in this is to get everyone to college and preferably on scholarship."
Capitol Christian has a nine-game schedule, though it hopes to add a game the week of Sept. 6 after planned-opponent McKinley Tech opted to play Charles H. Flowers High School instead. Two home games are scheduled for Fairland Park in Laurel.
As of Monday, Capitol Christian was not listed among the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association's approved non-member schools. That could jeopardize games with public Friendly High School and McDonough High School.
Friendly coach Peter Quaweay said the school's athletic director, Lawrence Brown, scheduled the Sept. 13 game. Quaweay said he was uncertain how Capitol Christian's status would affect his team's playoff points.
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Whitfield said he applied for approval, but was uncertain whether the MPSSAA had received it. Princeton Day was approved last year.
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"When it comes to the small private schools and everyone is clear at the outset on expectations, expenses, it's really not that difficult," Whitfield said.
White estimated, of the team's approximately 34 players, 29 enrolled this year in part because the school now offered a football team.
However, White said Capitol Christian — with an enrollment he placed at about 70 — did not add football explicitly to add students.
"We saw a significant increase in enrollment well before we started any conversations about football," Whitfield said. "We were very comfortable with enrollment."
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Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Acylcarnitine analysis enables the diagnosis of many disorders of fatty acid oxidation and several organic acidurias, as relevant enzyme deficiencies cause the accumulation of specific acyl-CoAs. Fatty acid oxidation (FAO) plays a major role in energy production during periods of fasting. When the body's supply of glucose is depleted, fatty acids are mobilized from adipose tissue, taken up by the liver and muscles, and oxidized to acetyl-CoA. In the liver, acetyl-CoA is the building block for the synthesis of ketone bodies, which enter the blood stream and provide an alternative substrate for production of energy in other tissues when the supply of glucose is insufficient to maintain a normal level of energy. The acyl groups are conjugated with carnitine to form acylcarnitines, which are measured by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Diagnostic results are usually characterized by a pattern of significantly elevated acylcarnitine species compared to normal and disease controls.
In general, more than 20 inborn errors of metabolism can be identified using this method including FAO disorders and organic acidurias. The major clinical manifestations associated with individual FAO disorders include hypoketotic hypoglycemia, variable degrees of liver disease and/or failure, skeletal myopathy, dilated/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and sudden or unexpected death. Organic acidurias also present as acute life-threatening events early in life with metabolic acidosis, increased anion gap, and neurologic distress. Patients with any of these disorders are at risk of developing fatal metabolic decompensations following the acquisition of even common viral infections. Once diagnosed, these disorders can be treated by avoidance of fasting, special diets, and cofactor/vitamin supplementation.
Analysis of acylcarnitines in blood and bile spots represents the first level of evaluation of a complete postmortem investigation of a sudden or unexpected death of an individual. Additional confirmatory testing is recommended. The diagnosis of an underlying FAO disorder or organic aciduria allows genetic counseling of the family, including the possible option of future prenatal diagnosis, and testing of at-risk family members of any age.
Disorders Detectable by Acylcarnitine Analysis*
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders:
-Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) deficiency
-Medium/Short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (M/SCHAD) deficiency
-Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency
-Long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency and trifunctional protein deficiency
-Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency
-Carnitine palmitoyl transferase type II (CPT-II) deficiency
-Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CACT) deficiency
-Electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF) deficiency, ETF-dehydrogenase deficiency (multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: MADD; glutaric acidemia type II)
Organic Acid Disorders:
-Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (glutaric acidemia type I)
-Propionic Acidemia
-Methylmalonic Acidemia
-Isovaleric Acidemia
-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA carboxylase deficiency
-3-Methylcrotonyl carboxylase deficiency
-Biotinidase deficiency
-Multiple carboxylase deficiency
-Isobutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
-2-Methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
-Beta-ketothiolase deficiency
-Malonic aciduria
-Ethylmalonic encephalopathy
*Further confirmatory testing is required for most of these conditions because an acylcarnitine profile can be suggestive of more than 1 condition.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Diagnosis of fatty acid oxidation disorders and several organic acidurias
Evaluating treatment during follow-up of patients with fatty acid beta-oxidation disorders and several organic acidurias
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
An interpretive report is provided. The individual quantitative results support the interpretation of the acylcarnitine profile but are not diagnostic by themselves. The interpretation is based on pattern recognition.
Abnormal results are not sufficient to conclusively establish a diagnosis of a particular disease. To verify a preliminary diagnosis based on an acylcarnitine analysis, independent biochemical (eg, in vitro enzyme assay) or molecular genetic analyses are required.
For information on the follow-up of specific acylcarnitine elevations, see Special Instructions for the following algorithms:
-Newborn Screening Follow-up for Elevations of C8, C6, and C10 Acylcarnitines (also applies to any plasma C8, C6, and C10 acylcarnitine elevations)
-Newborn Screening Follow-up for Isolated C4 Acylcarnitine Elevations (also applies to any plasma C4 acylcarnitine elevation)
-Newborn Screening Follow-up for Isolated C5 Acylcarnitine Elevations (also applies to any plasma C5 acylcarnitine elevation)
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
In a few instances, false-negative results occur in the analysis of acylcarnitine profiles. For some disorders, such as medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency, the calculation of ratios between different acylcarnitine species provides a discriminate factor to overcome such problems. Where applicable, the calculation of such ratios will be incorporated in the routine acylcarnitine analysis. Informative profiles may also not be detected in some disorders where the accumulation of diagnostic acylcarnitines is a reflection of the residual activity of the defective enzyme, the dietary load of precursors, and the anabolic/catabolic and treatment status of a patient.
Patients with carnitine deficiency may not exhibit abnormally high acylcarnitine concentrations. If the results are indicative for carnitine deficiency, the interpretation will include a remark that this limits the diagnostic value of the test and repeat analysis may be considered following carnitine supplementation.
Follow-up testing such as in vitro enzyme assays or molecular genetic testing may be recommended following abnormal acylcarnitine results. It is not advisable to intentionally stress the patient's metabolism (eg, fasting test) prior to specimen collection for acylcarnitine analysis.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Acetylcarnitine, C2
1-7 days: 2.14-15.89 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: 2.00-27.57 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: 2.00-17.83 nmol/mL
Propionylcarnitine, C3
1-7 days: <0.55 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <1.78 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.88 nmol/mL
Iso-/Butyrylcarnitine, C4
1-7 days: <0.46 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <1.06 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.83 nmol/mL
Isovaleryl-/2-Methylbutyrylcarnitine, C5
1-7 days: <0.38 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.63 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.51 nmol/mL
Hexanoylcarnitine, C6
1-7 days: <0.14 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.23 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.17 nmol/mL
3-OH-Hexanoylcarnitine, C6-OH
1-7 days: <0.08 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.19 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.09 nmol/mL
Octenoylcarnitine, C8:1
1-7 days: <0.48 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.91 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.88 nmol/mL
Octanoylcarnitine, C8
1-7 days: <0.19 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.45 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.78 nmol/mL
Decenoylcarnitine, C10:1
1-7 days: <0.25 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.46 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.47 nmol/mL
Decanoylcarnitine, C10
1-7 days: <0.27 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.91 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.88 nmol/mL
Glutarylcarnitine, C5-DC
1-7 days: <0.06 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.10 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: 0.11 nmol/mL
Dodecenoylcarnitine, C12:1
1-7 days: <0.19 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.37 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.35 nmol/mL
Dodecanoylcarnitine, C12
1-7 days: <0.18 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.35 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.26 nmol/mL
3-OH-Dodecanoylcarnitine, C12-OH
1-7 days: <0.06 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.09 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.08 nmol/mL
Tetradecadienoylcarnitine, C14:2
1-7 days: <0.09 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.13 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.18 nmol/mL
Tetradecenoylcarnitine, C14:1
1-7 days: <0.16 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.35 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.24 nmol/mL
Tetradecanoylcarnitine, C14
1-7 days: <0.11 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.15 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.12 nmol/mL
3-OH-Tetradecenoylcarnitine, C14:1-OH
1-7 days: <0.06 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.18 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.13 nmol/mL
3-OH-Tetradecanolycarnitine, C14-OH
1-7 days: <0.04 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.05 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.08 nmol/mL
Hexadecenoylcarnitine, C16:1
1-7 days: <0.15 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.21 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.10 nmol/mL
Hexadecanoylcarnitine, C16
1-7 days: <0.36 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.52 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.23 nmol/mL
3-OH-Hexadecenoylcarnitine, C16:1-OH
1-7 days: <0.78 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.36 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.06 nmol/mL
3-OH-Hexadecanoylcarnitine, C16-OH
1-7 days: <0.10 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.07 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.06 nmol/mL
Linoleylcarnitine, C18:2
1-7 days: <0.12 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.31 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.24 nmol/mL
Oleylcarnitine, C18:1
1-7 days: <0.25 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.45 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.39 nmol/mL
Stearoylcarnitine, C18
1-7 days: <0.10 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.12 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.14 nmol/mL
3-OH-Linoleylcarnitine, C18:2-OH
1-7 days: <0.04 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.06 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.06 nmol/mL
3-OH-Oleylcarnitine, C18:1-OH
1-7 days: <0.03 nmol/mL
8 days-7 years: <0.04 nmol/mL
> or =8 years: <0.06 nmol/mL
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Matern D: Acylcarnitines, including in vitro loading tests. In Laboratory Guide to the Methods in Biochemical Genetics. Edited by N Blau, M Duran, KM Gibson. Springer Verlag. 2008, pp 171-206
2. Rinaldo P, Cowan TM, Matern D: Acylcarnitine profile analysis. Genet Med 2008;10:151-156
3. Smith EH, Matern D: Acylcarnitine analysis by tandem mass spectrometry. Curr Protoc Hum Genet 2010;Chapter 17:Unit 17.8.1-20


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Big VFX Protest - Hollywood - March 2 2014
Green clothes aren't just for St Patrick's Day. You can put your green wardrobe to work this weekend in Hollywood as a VFX artist protest is being organized for March 2 2014 at 1:00 pm in anticipation of the Oscars that evening...
Oscar March in March Rally
Sunday, March 2, 2014
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST
Hollywood Blvd. & Vine
We are holding a rally to support legal action to help end the current subsidy race that is damaging the Visual Effects and Film industries. These subsidies are a form of corporate welfare used by Hollywood producers to game various governments against each other. These actions have led to a bidding war between governments that maximizes the amount of free taxpayer money for Hollywood productions that end up making billions of dollars. At the same time, this has unknowingly cost taxpayers billions.
This has also heavily distorted the playing field for work in the industry and has injured many of the businesses and the professionals who work behind the scenes. Many businesses have had to close or move to subsidized locations. Many professionals have suffered job loss, cycles of displacement, bankruptcy and foreclosures as they have been forced to chase work around the world.
We have attained the help of a Washington DC-based law firm that specializes in international trade to challenge subsidies in the US Court of International Trade. If the panel of judges and Department of Commerce agrees with us that we have the support of the domestic visual effects industry and it is indeed being harmed by international subsidies, a mandatory duty will be levied against producers who utilize these harmful subsidies. This would discipline the system and level the playing field. Presidential or Congressional approval is not needed.
You can read more about our legal findings here.
Parking: There are many metered and paid parking locations in the area.
Subway: The Hollywood and Vine stop can easily be accessed from the Metro Red Line.
Carpool: Want to share a ride to the rally? Visit this google document to join a rideshare.
Twitter: Keep track of the latest updates by viewing the official twitter hashtag for the event: #VFXMarch
Facebook: Invite your friends and colleagues to the rally and post photos.
We have plenty of green shirts for you to wear, but are running low on small sizes. When you arrive, be sure to get a green circle sticker placed on your shirt or dress. This will help us keep count of the number of people. Also, last year the police escorted us closer to the Oscars going west on Hollywood. If you don't see any of us keep walking west on Hollywood as we may have moved.
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Here's my two cents... what's going on is not hurting the film industry. Since the "industry" is the people who hire other people to make their movies...those dudes are doing fine. In fact, overseas production is saving them lots of money. So they are prospering.
How is a protest going to help keep production here? Now that these companies pretty much don't need us. THe world just got smaller and easier to work with other people...and cheaper people.
Didn't the government/president just pass another NAFTA type bill to make it easier for people to ship work overseas??
I think it's time to reposition the community of creators for the new frontier.
Every industry has been damaged by international subsidies. Every industry. Our whole country is on a decline because of that.
Protesting is a form of asking for permission.
If we want our industry back we have to stop asking for permission. take it back.
Time to rebuild. The same small world that allows them to do what they will is the same small world that will allow us to rise to our authentic life.
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they had a story about this on KCRW, NPR. It's nice to hear them getting coverage, but sadly it all sounds like desperate people with no power.
I'M all about changing the system and what they're talking about is about changing government bills that have been passed. Making subsidies that damage communities criminal...but thing is, that is something that is affecting every industry in our country. Stronger forces have tried to keep work here and change government policy with little to no results.
They say that even forming a union is off the plate because there's no jobs...so how are they gonna unionize...but even then, Unions don't guarantee jobs staying local.
I keep coming back to this. We have a whole community displaced. Creative people with nothing to do and a huge amount of energy put towards a battle that isn't designed to win.
So why not get back to creating and make a new industry. The need for content far outweighs the supply. The executives that are taking our jobs overseas know this. But if they told people then we wouldn't look for them for work. We'd make our own and connect with the audience....well, not everyone, but I believe more would..which would create more jobs...I still think crowdfunding is our new way.
I know it sucks to start all over. Believe me, I know....seem to do it all the time. But ""Change" seems to be what everyone cries out for but isn't willing to change themselves.
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First footage of VFX Artists Protest Demonstration in Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard on March 2 2014. This went up only a few minutes ago...
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Here's an excellent analysis that was posted today on YouTube of the problems the US domestic VFX artists are facing in relation to the Hollywood studios...
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See anything about the VFX artists demonstration protest from last Sunday at the Oscars on the news?
Anything on the news?
Any coverage on those stations that the studios own?
Me neither.
See any Hollywood celebrities supporting the local VFX artists?
Me neither.
They don't care.
Fragmented, ignored, trivialized.
Without each other, without unity, this is how the community winds up.
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If the industry is successful in getting the courts to acknowledge that VFX imported from foreign countries are subject to the same tariffs and taxes that apply to tangible goods, then that only solves one part of the equation.
The biggest problem to overcome is the fixed bid process. I would never even consider taking a job with a fixed bid but the major VFX players have all conceded to it presumably because it was accepted by less business savvy VFX companies back in the 70s and 80s. Now the studios have the upper hand and it is accepted as commonplace. It would be nearly impossible for the VFX companies to have that language removed from the contracts unless all of them band together to agree that the "fixed bid" wording be removed. Unfortunately, that won't happen unless it is tacitly agreed upon by industry rivals. Also, there are so many new players in the industry that getting any sort of consensus from individual companies would be equivalent to herding cats.
Another major issue with visual effects is that the industry is weighted unevenly on all ends: too many workers: too many suppliers: too few clients. If you look at the number of studios (approximately six) and the number of suppliers (your guess is as good as mine: dozens to hundreds???) then the problem is inherent in the equation.
I suspect tariffs would be a minor threat but not one that would dramatically change the process.
NOTE: From the standpoint of the Hollywood studios the fixed bid was probably introduced to avoid having VFX companies bill hours that were unsupervised by the studios. In live action you can actually see a grip or gaffer doing his job so you make sure to wrap before hitting the OT point. The few times I have directed live action I was constantly aware of the clock. However, because of the nature of VFX it is hard for a producer to accept overages that they can't actually see.
Re: Big VFX Protest - Hollywood - March 2 2014
tstevens has always had insightful commentaries to share for many years on AN. Thanks for checking in with your analysis.
Here's a video that's up on a site called ADAPT which is dedicated to resolving this issue favorably for the VFX artists in the Hollywood community.
Check out the video...
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"In seven years, I haven't seen our inventory level this low," said Boujai, an agent at Exit Realty Prosperity Group in Frederick and board president of the Maryland Association of Realtors. "We are starting to see multiple offers on a lot of homes. … I've had two homes in the past 30 days that have had multiple offers."
Sales of existing homes during January and February in Frederick were up 16 percent from the same two months in 2012, according to figures from Metropolitan Regional Information Systems and the Maryland Association of Realtors. That's better than the jumps of 4 percent in Montgomery County and 7 percent statewide for the same period.
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Sellers in Montgomery are not seeing huge escalation clauses in the bids as some in Washington, D.C., are, he said. Buyers are willing to pay 3 percent to 4 percent more than the list price, but not many go 10 percent to 20 percent higher, McGreevy said.
Besides giving a boost to the industry, the increase in home sales in recent months provides a good indicator that the general economy is rebounding, Boujai said. "Wheels and real estate run the country," he said, noting that auto sales also have risen lately.
But the tight inventory, along with restrictive mortgage underwriting standards, are limiting sales in many markets nationally, Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, said in a report. He projected that home sales and prices will continue to rise this year.
Low inventories and multiple bids can turn the housing market into more of a seller's one with prices rising. The median price of a home sold in Montgomery last month increased by 10 percent from a year ago to $347,000. That was the second-highest average in the state with Howard County at $352,500.
While prices have been increasing in Montgomery for more than a year, McGreevy hesitates to declare it an outright seller's market.
"Many people perceive a seller's market as being one where sellers pretty much dictate the terms," he said. "That's not always the case."
A home has to be positioned right, which is not just about price, McGreevy said. Factors such as its condition, upgrades, neighborhood quality and more come into play.
"I'd say it's more like a seller's market that we have not really seen before." McGreevy said.
Montgomery has only seen one month of a year-over-year decline in median prices in the past year, and that was a mere 1 percent drop last August. The county also saw nine-consecutive months of year-over-year sales hikes before a 2 percent decline in January.
Coming off a national election year could have something to do with January's decline in Montgomery, or it could have just been a month when people were slowing down "to catch their breath" after numerous months of heavy activity, McGreevy said. The actual decline in the number of homes that sold in January was not large — just nine fewer than in January 2012.
The median price in Frederick, which only saw two months when prices declined in the past year, rose 17 percent in February to $252,500. The county went through a growth spurt from November through January when home sales spiked 32 percent, about triple the state rate. Sales leveled off in February.
Permits issued for new single-family homes also are rising, up 17 percent in Frederick last year from 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That's higher than the 15 percent statewide increase and 6 percent hike in Montgomery, but below the 24 percent rise nationally.
NVR is among the builders that have opened new housing developments in Frederick recently. Three-bedroom, 1,700-square-foot townhomes at Linton at Ballenger south of Frederick city start around $250,000. A clubhouse, two swimming pools, walking trails and sports fields are planned there.
Frederick and Montgomery are still seeing a fair amount of short sales and foreclosures. In fact, foreclosure filings in those two counties about doubled in February from a year ago, according to the latest figures from data company RealtyTrac.
While selling a foreclosure or short sale takes more work, Realtors didn't see much that was slowing down the market.
"As long as we don't see a hiccup in the economy, we should be fine," Boujai said.
The Pentagon base realignment process in which thousands of federal jobs moved to Maryland during the past few years hasn't brought as many people picking up and moving to the state as some thought, he said. But he hadn't seen a big effect of the latest federal budget sequester cuts on the housing market.
"Even the stock market has continued to rise," Boujai noted.


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These days it seems that every car manufacturer in the world is desperately trying to green their entire line of vehicles, and nowhere was this trend more evident than at this year's Geneva Motor Show. We were so impressed with the incredible array of hybrids, compact cars, and electric vehicles on display that we decided to feature the most eye-catching vehicles at the show. Still think that green cars have yet to catch up to their carbon-spewing counterparts? Think again!
Chevrolet Spark
One of the more practical vehicles on display, the Chevy Spark is small, compact, and quite stylish. The vehicle has a fuel economy of 5L/100km (around 47 miles per gallon), but what really makes it special is the fact that it will actually be released by 2010!
Infiniti Essence
Small compact vehicles are not the only ones that caught our eye. The Infiniti Concept is a hybrid vehicle with a slim motor that the company claims has twice the torque of a conventional motor. While all that power may get pulses pointing, we were happy to hear that this beautiful looking hybrid also gets a reasonable 29.4 miles per gallon.
Volkswagen Bluemotion Polo
The Volkswagen Bluemotion Polo is another supercompact vehicle that boasts an impressive fuel economy of 55 miles per gallon. The vehicle's tiny size, brand new 1.2 liter diesel engine and regenerative braking system helps it to cut its CO2 emissions to 87 grams/km, which is pretty impressive for a diesel vehicle.
Ford Iosis Max
The Iosis Max is the latest concept vehicle to be debuted by Ford, and it is expected to inform the design of future Focus vehicles. The pint sized powerhouse features a 1.6 liter EcoBoost engine that delivers 20 percent better fuel economy than conventional engines of the same power.
Dacia Duster
The big boys were not the only ones showing off sleek new concept vehicles. Dacia, a subsidiary of Renault, unveiled the Duster – a crossover vehicle that achieves a breezy 44.4 miles per gallon with its diesel engine. Needless to say this is one sweet looking vehicle, and we were excited to hear that its passenger seat is capable of sliding beneath the driver's seat to create room for a mountain bike.
NLV Quant
Lets face it – small cars and hybrid sportsters are well and good, but what really gets us excited is a fresh fully-electric sports vehicle. We were surprised, however, to see that it was Koenigsegg who showed up with one. The firm, not ussualy associated with cheap or energy efficient cars, showcased the Quant, a sexy speedster that is completely covered with thin-film solar cells. The company hopes that the electric sportscar will be capable of competing against the Tesla Roadster.
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The Chevy Spark Isn\'t this just an Opel Agila!? In EU it has been around for quite some time, aswell as a lot of other very efficient cars. Dont want to be a prick, but since I moved to the states i was constantly amazed why there was not any smart small cars around, even if people wasn\'t so concerned about the environment they sure where concerned about fuelprices even if it only was a third of the price in most European countries.
If any body would like more tips on small cars that are allready trafficking the streets today and has been for more than fifty years drop me a line…
How could it be that GM waited until 2010? After all they have been the owner to Opel for many years now?
I guess nobody really wonders why….they wanted the poor americans to consume as much oil as possible as long as possible…….. and I gues they reckoned that bubble to have bursted now. In an environmental perspective I think GM has a lot to answer for and find it hard to understand how these GM execs can sleep at night.
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Indianapolis, IN- An Indianapolis woman was arrested on a Marion County warrant on October 5th, 2012 and has been charged with three counts of forgery, one count of theft and one count of fraud after a five month State Police investigation.
Detective Roger Logsdon, of the Indiana State Police Crime and Corruption Unit, began the investigation after receiving information from the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the Farmers Insurance Special Investigations Unit that Nakita Manley, 33, of Indianapolis had allegedly submitted false medical records and billings to Farmers Insurance and collected $ 9,137.75 in insurance proceeds.
Manley reportedly used billing records from a previous incident and altered the documents to use in the current claim.
Investigators learned that a portion of the money, that had been intended to be used for medical bills, had been used by Manley and her brother in law to attend Kings Island, Indiana Beach, buy school clothes and a new bike.
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Nakita M. Manley, 33, 1020 Hosbrook Street, Apt. K, Indianapolis IN 46203
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Mark Winterbottom nipped past fellow Ford driver Shane van Gisbergen on the final lap to win the second race on the MSS Security V8 Supercar program at the 2012 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
The Ford Performance Racing driver edged out van Gisbergen by just 0.5912 seconds at the flag, with long-time leader Will Davison (Trading Post) making it a clean sweep for Falcon.
In a race where tactics again played a major role, Winterbottom was one of 13 drivers to take their compulsory pit stop after lap one, joined by the likes of the fast-starting Jamie Whincup (Team Vodafone Holden Commodore), Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team), van Gisbergen and David Reynolds (The Bottle-O Racing Team Falcon).
After the flurry of early activity, Davison and Craig Lowndes (TeamVodafone Commodore) then settled in to control proceedings from the front, before Lowndes retired at the halfway mark and Davison pitted with just one lap to go after attempting to maximise his strategy on soft tyres.
It nearly produced the perfect result too, as Davison returned to the race track in third -- but just too far behind Winterbottom and van Gisbergen to mount a serious challenge on the last lap.
That left Winterbottom to make it two wins from as many starts at Albert Park, with more racing to come on Saturday and Sunday.
"It was nice to race cleanly with Shane at the end; we were both pushing hard," said Winterbottom. "Coming out of turn six, we were both on the opposite lock. And Will was the dark horse -- we were watching on the monitor and didn't know where he was.
"It was just a really good race, and it was nice to come away with the win."
Tander finished fourth in the 12-lapper, a four-spot improvement on race one, followed by polesitter Whincup, who, after bolting from the start, saw his winning ambitions thwarted after a slow pit stop.
Twenty-six of the 28 starters completed the distance, with Lowndes and James Moffat the two DNFs.
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This pork dish was crazy good! I didn't have access to a grill due to the cold so I opted for the baking it for 40 minutes on 400 degree method and it was fabulous. I followed the recipe to a T but added in minced garlic to the marinade. We thoroughly enjoyed this and enjoyed the sauce it made served over white rice. Thank you for another great one!
good but no great. i think it was a little too sweet and not tangy enough for us. I cooked it in the oven 400 , 60 min. It took a lot longer than other reviewers said, it felt tough so I kept it longer and came out good (we like well done in our house) Added garlic as other suggested as well
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I made this recipe last night, and it was fantastic. Instead of throwing away the marinade, however, I boiled it (to kill the raw-pork germs) and then used it to baste the tenderloin while grilling. My tenderloin took about 40 minutes to cook over indirect heat, and I turned it every 10 minutes and basted. The results was was very tender meat with a fantastic glaze. Yum!
Very tasty! I buy pork tenderloin when it is on sale, mix up the marinade in a Ziploc bag, toss in the tenderloin and freeze. This way it is ready to go when it thaws and it's an easy, tasty meal that is ready for the grill.
This is a fantastic recipe. I did not cook on the grill however, I first browned the tenderloin on the stovetop in a dutch oven with a little oil. Then, I added the sauce and baked in the dutch oven on 325 for about an hour, until the pork was cooked to 145 degrees. Also, when the pork was resting, I heated the sauce on the stove with a cup of chicken broth and little corn starch. Served the sauce over the pork. Thanks for the recipe!
I found this recipe on here about 6 months ago and it has since bcome my main marinade for pork. I even use it on my roasts. Sometimes I add some chopped rosemary and I always mince some garlic or use powder. Thanks for the great recipe!
Very delicious and easy. Marinated overnight and also saved the marinade and made into a wonderful gravy. Made it in winter so baked at 425 for 35 minutes in oven.
I prepared this recipe on Sunday for my husband, son (a toddler) and my 95 yrs old grandmother) and everyone loved it! This recipe is definite 'keeper'.
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Halfway through her fourth pregnancy, Kim Bassett woke up at 2 a.m. and discovered she was spotting. Not much, but enough to startle her. A quick call to obstetrician Mary Beth Harman, MD, was reassuring, but Dr. Harman wanted to see her at 7:00 the next morning.
Dr. Harman did an ultrasound and was concerned at what she saw. Fully aware of Kim´s special circumstances, she immediately sent her and her husband, Brian, to Bridgeport Hospital´s Antenatal Testing Unit (ATU).
In the ATU that morning, perinatologist Gary Kleinman, MD, a specialist in high-risk pregnancies, did a targeted, or Level 2, ultrasound. With special expertise in analyzing detailed ultrasound images, Dr. Kleinman was able to clearly see the placenta. He confirmed Dr. Harman´s suspicion: Kim´s placenta was placed low and at the front of her uterus, covering her cervix. (The cervix is the opening of the uterus into the birth canal.) This condition, called placenta previa, can cause vaginal bleeding during the pregnancy, and severe bleeding during delivery.
Worse yet, there was a strong suspicion that as Kim´s placenta grew, it would cover the scars from her previous c-sections, causing a condition called placenta accreta. This means that the placenta does not come cleanly away when the uterus contracts after the baby is born, as is normal. Instead, it sticks to the scar tissue, and as the uterus contracts, the placenta and its blood vessels tear, causing very serious-possibly life-threatening-bleeding.
So now Kim and her physicians knew this would be a complicated delivery, requiring special monitoring and expertise. Her team of high-risk specialists would need to watch for and prevent premature labor, in order to give the baby as much growing time as possible. Then they would need to deliver the baby in a difficult cesarean section procedure, avoiding excess blood loss under circumstances where this would be harder than usual.
There was never any doubt where Kim would deliver: Bridgeport Hospital, home of the area´s most experienced perinatologists, with access to the highest quality medical and surgical specialists for the delivery itself.
But for the moment, Kim was stable, so Dr. Kleinman sent her home with instructions to rest as much as possible.
For the next three months, regular visits to her obstetricians, Dr. Harman and Leslie Goldstone-Orly, MD, and frequent ultrasounds in the Antenatal Testing Unit helped Kim´s team of physicians to monitor her baby and keep a close eye on the placenta as it grew. Meanwhile, Kim continued spotting, just a little, "…until it got kind of routine," she says.
But what was happening inside Kim was not routine. Eventually, an ultrasound performed by perinatologist Steven Laifer, MD, chief of Obstetrics at Bridgeport Hospital, confirmed her physicians´ suspicions. Her growing placenta had become attached to the cesarean scar-and it continued to invade the scar tissue until it became placenta increta-it grew through the scar tissue and into the wall of the uterus. This delivery was going to be very high-risk. In addition to the delivery, it was likely that Kim would have to have a hysterectomy-removal of the uterus.
Kim and Brian were beginning to realize just how special this delivery was going to be. At one point, Kim asked Brian, "Are you afraid that I´m not com-ing back to you?" When he admitted his concern, she said firmly, "I´m not going anywhere. I have a job to do, raising our children, and I´m going to finish it!"
Around Thanksgiving, Kim´s doctors decided it would be safest to deliver the baby early, before labor began or any serious bleeding developed. Because de-liveries like Kim´s can become very complicated, her doctors wanted to have a team of highly experienced specialists available to handle anything that could pos-sibly happen. A scheduled cesarean made it possible to ensure that all of the team members would be on hand. So December the end of the 36th week, was chosen as Delivery-Day.
At this point, an army of behind-the-scenes sup-port people sprang into action to make the complex arrangements that were necessary. No fewer than nine expert physicians needed to be coordinated, and their schedules cleared for the morning of the 17th so that they could be in the Operating Room to assist in the delivery. Space was booked in one of Bridgeport Hospital´s main Operating Rooms, rather than the Labor & Delivery Unit Cesarean Room, because of the number of people on the team and the complexity of the procedure. The Labor & Delivery Unit scheduled extra nurses for Dec. 17th so that one of them could go to the OR for Kim´s delivery, while the Labor & Delivery rooms remained fully staffed.
Anticipating that Kim would lose blood during the delivery, arrangements were made for her to go regularly to Bridgeport Hospital´s MedEase outpatient medicine unit in the weeks before delivery. There she was given injections of Procrit® to increase her body´s production of red blood cells.
Then there was the question of blood donations. There was every possibility that Kim would need transfusions during and after her delivery. She was of course not able to donate any of her own blood in advance, because she and the baby needed every drop in her body. So seven people donated blood for Kim, including Brian; her aunt; her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law; a friend of the family; and Nancy DeGennaro, RN, the nurse-midwife at Drs. Harman and Goldstone-Orly´s office. The blood donated especially for Kim was couriered from the blood banks to the hospital.
The week before Delivery-Day, Kim caught a cold. "Every time I coughed, I bled," she recalls. She phoned Nancy DeGennaro for advice, and Nancy told her to go to the hospital immediately.
Fortunately, once Kim reached the hospital the bleeding stopped. However, she did not go home again. Her high-risk team wanted her in Bridgeport Hospital where they could keep a close eye on her.
On December Kim was taken to the Antenatal Testing Unit for amniocentesis to determine if the baby could survive early birth. (In amniocentesis, a needle is placed through the abdominal wall into the uterus to withdraw some of the fluid from the amniotic sac surrounding the fetus.)
The news was good! Analysis of the fluid showed that the baby´s lungs had matured to the p


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Rush Boys at Real Madrid!
Shandon Hopeau (HI Rush) and Noah Bushey (CO Rush), are living the dream of every 16 year old soccer player on the planet, as they are currently training at Real Madrid as part of the 2014 Real Madrid Select program August 16-24!
They boys will join, some 30 other players from across the US and Mexico who (thanks to an Adidas sponsored program) will have the opportunity to play in two matches against Spanish opponents and train at the world famous Real Madrid CF Training Complex. The group is coached by Luis Mendoza and Matthew Pilkington.
This is the second such trip experienced by Rush players as Zach Emerson (OR) and Sergio Rivas (NM) attended last years ID camp.