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making news on this monday, august 23rd, a minor miracle in chile. dozens underground are okay. it could be months before rescued. >> dueling demonstrations over that proposed islamic center near new york's ground zero. we'll hear from the man at the center of the controversy. and the medical mystery of a high school football team. lessons to be learned about young athletes and unregulated supplements. good morning and thanks for being with us on this monday. well, it is a day of celebration in chile. 33 miners trapped underground
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for more than two weeks have been found alive. >> the men will be able to get food and water through a small hole that's been drilled into the mine, but it could take months to carve out a tunnel big enough for all the men to finally be freed. john hendren has details. >> reporter: they were trapped underground for 17 days with what was thought to be enough food for two. then a probe lowered into the mine re-emerged with a handwritten note in shocking news. "we are fine, the 33 of us in the shelter" said the note read by chile's president. the video shows the men alive inside the mine. >> it's absolutely a blessing. i mean it is amazing that they've survived this long. >> reporter: as relatives gathered on a nearby hillside to plant 33 chilean flags came the bad news. >> it will take a couple of months at least because we have to drill over merritts of rock and that will take some time. >> reporter: four months, in
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fact, meaning the miners are expected to remain trapped until at least christmas. still mining officials say it is astonishing the miners were able to make it to the shelter but the mine's owner faces tough questions. >> fortunately they were working in the north part of the mine that was isolated of the main collapse of the mine. in this case, there was a lot of mistakes which we corrected. >> reporter: this woman says she knew her husband was still alive. >> they drilled a borehole that they can continue to lower food and water to them and have some communication with them and that's important that that will help keep those guys' spirits up. >> reporter: the hole is too small for the men to pass through. the challenge, to dig a tunnel wide enough to get them out, an ordeal that could leave them underground until next year. john hendren, abc news. china is seeing its worst flooding in more than a decade. at least four people have been
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killed and more than a quarter of a million have been evacuated in northern china in long a river there. they've been deployed to build sandbags against the rising water. satellite images from nasa show how pakistan's epic flooding has actually reshaped the indus river which crosses the entire country. those floodwaters are now reaching the southern part of the country forcing even more people to seek higher ground. food and supplies are scarce despite offers of $800 million in aid from donors around the world. a heated debate over the islamic center planned near ground zero led to angry protests over the weekend. police kept supporters and opponents apart. >> the religious leader at the center of the controversy says the protests are a good thing because they could bring greater understanding of islam. imam feisal abdul rauf is on a state department visit to the u.s. lara setrakian is reporting from bahrain. lara?
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>> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. imam feisal abdul rauf, the man at the middle of the mosque controversy, spoke out yesterday and defended the proposed islamic cultural center near ground zero. a group of young arabs in bahrain, here's some of what they had to say about his talk. >> yeah, actually when he was talking we were looking at each other and nodding. we thought what he was saying we relate to. >> having an american imam and he's a muslim that does really improve the image of america and the muslims of america. >> reporter: now, imam feisal was brought here by the state department specifically to promote u.s./muslim relations and mutual understanding. >> with god's help, we shall pass this stormy season that we are now going through. >> reporter: he did address the furor over his islamic center, saying the fact that it's getting this much attention is a sign of success. rob and vinita? >> that again was lara setrakian reporting from bahrain. iran's president unveiled
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his country's new bomber aircraft calling it an ambassador of death to iran's enemies. the 12-foot-long unmanned drone is said to be able to carry up to four cruise missiles. its range, 620 mile, not far enough to reach israel but the president says the rocket is for defense and deter enemies from striking first. now to an abc news exclusive. we've learned that security measures at airports are often being bypassed by the very people who work there. pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: in this exclusive surveillance video obtained by abc news, two american airlines employees are about to commit a crime. the driver of the baggage car pulls up on the tarmac at jfk airport in new york. moments later, another airport employee arrives in another truck, retrieves a package and is quickly on his way. that's heroin in the bag. security breached in one minute's time by the airport's own. if you thought that nine years after 9/11, that corruption at the nation's airports has been
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rooted out, think again. just last week at miami international airport, eight cargo workers were charged with being a part of a conspiracy that smuggled half a ton of cocaine and heroin from central and south america to u.s. streets on scores of flights. >> they knew how to exploit that system because they worked there. >> reporter: and corruption at the airports is not just confined to narcotics smuggling. a mechanic at l.a.x. in los angeles used his security badge to slip illegal immigrants into the country. a ground supervisor at chicago's o'hare was willing to illegally ship rifle scopes, military-grade night-vision goggles and cash overseas in exchange for bribes. illegal immigrants have been caught working at secure locations at dulles international airport. federal customs officials fear the corruption of airports might one day be exploited by terrorists to sneak operatives and bombs into the country. >> just because they were smuggling drugs doesn't mean they weren't willing to smuggle something else. the results at the end of the
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day could be disastrous. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell us, vetting the thousands of workers at international airports remains a huge challenge, one with enormous implications. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. travit is churning in the atlantic and could strengthen to a hurricane. danielle is still on track to threaten bermuda over the weekend but not expected to come ashore in the u.s. this morning's weather from around the nation. another wet day in the northeast with light rain from boston to washington, d.c. showers from new orleans to jacksonville and up to the carolinas. rain from the dakotas to nebraska. thunderstorms in new mexico, colorado and arizona. 108 in phoenix. 97 in sacramento and 77 out in salt lake city. 80s from fargo to detroit and a scorching 107 in dallas. 69 meanwhile, in boston and 73 here in new york. and when we come back on this monday morning, all the business news including the new credit card rules.
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just what do they mean for consumers. plus the latest on the massive egg recall and the man whose businesses are in th
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and time now for a check of market activity starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average was down more than 60 points today. hong kong's hang seng is lower in late trading, and in london the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the day with the dow jones industrials at 10,213 after dropping 89 points
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last week. the nasdaq also lost 89 last week. it opens this morning at 2179. new rules to protect credit card users are now in effect. the regulations were designed to stop hidden fees and constantly changing rules from adding to credit card bills. banks now can't raise interest rates without explaining why. the rules also cap most penalties at $25 and get rid of double penalties. the obama administration is looking to save up to $30 billion by overhauling 26 troubled federal technology projects. the office of management and budget says the projects are either overbudgeted, haven't worked as expected or both. one example, $2.8 billion project to upgrade the treasury department's computers that can't support newer internet technologies. well, there is nothing expendable about sylvester stallone's latest hit. "the expendables" took in 35 million at the box office this weekend for its second straight week at number one. the twilight spoof "vampires
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suck" was number two, "eat, pray, love" was number three. >> when we come back this morning, some strong wind leaves thousands in utah in the dark. the oregon football team that's been sidelined. what brought seemingly healthy kids to their knees and even what brought seemingly healthy kids to their knees and even forced some eyes.
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thousands of people remain without electricity in the salt lake city area following a fierce windstorm there. 70-mile-an-hour wind gusts toppled trees and power lines and ripped off shingles and siding at one apartment complex. remarkably, though, no reported injuries. time fora look at your morning road conditions. flooded highways from upstate new york into central vermont. i-95 from boston to washington, d.c. and from the carolinas to florida, slick on i-10 along the gulf coast. wet and windy on i-94 from bismarck to fargo. >> airport delays in denver, boston, philadelphia, new york
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and washington, d.c. and now to that recall of some half a billion eggs. two giant iowa farms are now linked to the salmonella scare and at least 1,300 illnesses. >> investigators are looking at one egg farmer who has a long history of regulatory violations. here now is david kerley. >> reporter: as federal investigators examine seven hen houses in iowa for the source of salmonella, new details about the man behind the biggest egg recall in years. >> when i've seen things about an egg operation, it's often about him. >> reporter: he is austin jack decoster, owner of wright county egg, which has recalled 380 million eggs. decoster started in the egg business 60 years ago at the age of 15 to support his family after his father's death. but he's had serious run-ins with regulators paying $10 million in fines and settlements in the past 15 years. >> last year, mercy for animals conducted an undercover investigation at a decoster egg
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farm in maine. >> reporter: the most recent, this video led to animal cruelty charges in maine last month, $130,000. in 1997, $2 million for health and safety violations leading then secretary of labor robert reich to call decoster's operation as dangerous and oppressive as any sweatshop. decoster has invested in several other egg operations and has ties to both companies involved in this recall. hillandale which recalled 170 million eggs leases land, shares a feed supplier and bought young hens from decoster's company. experts tell abc news don't be surprised if this recall spreads to other brands. that's because some the eggs produced in iowa may have been commingled with brands that haven't been named in the recall so far. david kerley, abc news, washington. a new study finds long-term health problems for the most vulnerable victims of hurricane katrina. children who lived in emergency trailer parks or hotels for long peers are far more likely to
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have serious emotional issues. at least 20,000 of those children still have emotional disorders or behavior problems or don't have a permanent home, they say. the remaining members of the hospitalized oregon high school football team are expected to be released later today. 19 athletes suffered muscle damage after some intensive practice. three had to have surgery. officials said the cause was still a mystery but all the players had high levels offage enzyme known as ck. >> i was just kind of shocked this happening to us. like we were dropping like flies from practice. >> one day my arm started hurting and started swelling up and ten minutes before or at the end of practice i had to go to the hospital. >> almost always it's due to overuse and many can be from a practice or exercise regime. muscles are allowed to expand about 20% of their size before we have a problem. many potential variables can have occurred to increase that
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muscle size to cause a potential nerve or vessel injury. >> reporter: doctors are now investigators whether muscle building supplements like creatine which is common among high school athletes helped lead to this. blood test results are expected tomorrow. now for some professional football players and good-bye to one of baseball's good guys. here's espn news. good morning, i'm steve weissman with this espn news update. the program guide said minnesota versus san francisco. but everybody tuned in for the debut of brett favre. taking on the niners first quarter, first play from scrimmages. favre, the screen pass to adrian peterson. peterson with three catches for 25 yards. this one went for a first down. the favre said he wasn't looking forward to getting hit. second and 13 at the minnesota 40, watch out. here comes patrick willis right up the middle. take another look. the niners coming with the blitz and favre goes down hard.
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finished 1 of 1. played just one series had four plays second quarter, first and ten at the niners' 33. tavaris jackson backup showing his wheels scrambles for 13 yards, leads to a vikings field goal down 7-3. second and eight at the niners' 47. jackson gets sacked as well taken down by traction le boyd. he would finish 7 of 11 for 43 yards. move to the third quarter. niners still up 7-3. nate davis out of ball state avoids the pressure and goes way up top to ted ginn jr., big season acquisition for the niners leads to another field goal and niners win by a final of 15-10. in baseball, cubs hosting the braves. lou piniella announcing his retirement after sunday's game. top of the fourth braves down 1. omar enfonta, 4 for 6, four
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ribbies. a two-run shot here. 4 for 4. also 4 for 4. braves win, 16-5. a bittersweet ending for lou piniella. and that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. well, mexico is holding an explosive new guinness world record thanks to thousands who blew their tops at the same time. >> it is the largest number of simultaneous erupting mentos geysers, 2,433 to be exact. organizers said the trickiest part was to get them to drop them into bottles of soda all at once. >> the stories we'll be following today including those miners in chile underground but okay. and those affected by the oil in the gulf have a new place to make a claim today. ♪
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the country forcing dozens more towns and villages to evacuate. a new claims office for those affected by the bp oil disaster in the gulf opens today. the $20 billion compensation fund that's been established will be administered out of that office. federal vestigators are looking closely at the owner of an iowa farm at the center of that massive egg recall. austin jack decoster has a long record of regulatory violations. >> vice president joe biden visits the midwest today. in indianapolis he is addressing the veterans of foreign wars about iraq and afghanistan and heads to a chrysler plant in dleed dough to discuss efforts to strengthen the nation's auto industry. and conrad murray, michael jackson's personal doctor has a court hearing today in los angeles. he has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for giving jackson a fatal dose of anesthetic. coming up later today on "good morning america," new details about that fatal seaworld attack six months ago. >> explosive charges from a whistle blower there when a
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War: What is it good for?
By Ann Hornaday
Friday, July 9, 2010
The candid and riveting documentary "Restrepo," by journalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, joins a burgeoning genre of films that adamantly rejects context in the service of immersive immediacy. Like a nonfictional counterpart to "The Hurt Locker," this documentary plunges viewers into the life of a military platoon whose mission, over the course of their year-long deployment, takes on a weirdly dual nature.
On one hand, the soldiers' aim is simple and specific: to build an outpost in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan's most dangerous territory. But as "Restrepo" unfolds over the unit's hitch, the larger strategic goal becomes vague, elusive and finally downright abstract. Despite the filmmakers' obvious sympathy for the troops and their aversion to making larger political points, "Restrepo" leaves viewers in a philosophical void, made all the more grim in knowing that the United States would pull out of Korengal just two years after the film was made, admitting that the occupation had been futile.
That recent history hangs over "Restrepo" like a pall as the 15-man platoon makes its way through Korengal's verdant but deadly passes, dodging incoming Taliban bullets as the soldiers build the outpost they will name Restrepo, after a medic who had been killed in action. Chatting idly through periods of boredom and heat, meeting with local tribesmen in weekly "shuras," the men -- boys, really -- don't reveal any profound truths about war. When the team comes under attack and someone is killed, viewers see one paragon of macho bravery keen like a baby.
During one endearing interlude, they break out into a song-and-dance number that anticipates the famous "Telephone" video that went viral in May. The film's most fascinating character, the sweet-natured Sgt. Misha Pemble-Belkin, sends sensitive pen-and-ink drawings home to his pacifist mother, from whom he keeps the truth of what he sees and survives.
The men of "Restrepo" are capable of honor, contempt, hubris and a disarming lack of self-consciousness. But the film doesn't dwell on what they think or feel as much as what they do. As one soldier puts it, "We dig, we get shot at, we shoot back, we dig again." In retrospective interviews, the filmmakers discover some of the reasons the guys enlisted, but one of them puts it best when he compares getting shot at to crack cocaine. "Like no other high," he says. Later, when a staff sergeant recalls the loss of a buddy during the ambush, he doesn't cry or break down. He "loses his train of thought," which is even more eloquent and emotionally devastating.
When "Restrepo" has done its time, what have we learned? No grand lessons -- certainly nothing of clarity about the end game in Afghanistan -- just a sliver of insight about what's being asked of the men and women behind our yellow-ribbon car magnets. Why they're being asked is left for us to decide.
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Lagos — On the day my country, Liberia turned 167, I touched down in Lagos, Nigeria to see for myself what really happened to Patrick Sawyer and how he died.
Sawyer, a WASH Consultant, at the Ministry of Finance, who was quarantined since falling ill after arriving here for a conference last Sunday, was pronounced dead as a result of Ebola, the first casualty here.
The speculations have been endless: That upon concluding he had the virus, Nigerian authorities forcefully ended his life to prevent the deadly outbreak from spreading into its 168 million population. Truth or false, fact or fiction: Few would argue that if what the Nigerians feared or had ample medical evidence, they had to do what they had to do to avert or avoid what is already wreaking havoc in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, killing, according to the latest World Health Organization numbers, more than 670 people with more than 1000 cases reported. The worst previous outbreak, in 2000 in Uganda, saw 425 people infected, of which just over half died.
Local newspapers quoting some of the passengers on the flight reported that many agree that it was unfair for Sawyer to have been allowed to go away without ensuring their health had not been compromised. Others are demanding that screening of people should have been adopted earlier to stop the spread of the disease.
In Liberia those casualties have included Dr. Samuel Mutooro, a Ugandan doctor, who lost his life trying to save a peer, Esther Kesselly, several other healthcare workers, including Dr. Samuel Brisbane, head doctor at JFK. Two Americans working with the medical humanitarian group, Samaritan Purse have also been infected.
Dr. Kent Brantly, 33 and Nancy Writebol are in Liberia helping to respond to the outbreak that has killed 129 people nationwide when he fell ill, according to the North Carolina-based medical charity, Samaritan's Purse. Writebol is said to be gravely ill and in isolation at the ELWA facility, now being used as a major Ebola containment center.
Others on various social networks and chatter rooms have pointed to Sawyer's own carelessness as having played a role in his death.
I spoke to Sawyer via phone some three weeks ago to express my sympathy upon hearing of his sister's death. He had explained to me that the sister's husband had fled after her death and that he had gone in search of him, in hopes of bringing husband to test for Ebola.
I even spoke to him the night before he died - and he sounded fine, tried calling back later but the phone rang endlessly. By 6am I received a call from a senior government official with whom I had discussed the situation the night before, that Sawyer had expired, even though the conclusive test was still due. It was announced shortly after his death that he died of Ebola.
Local media reported here Monday that Sawyer's body was cremated a few days ago.
What I forgot to ask Patrick then, was whether he had made contact with his sister? Whether he himself had been tested?
More importantly, I keep wondering how much it would have taken health authorities in Liberia to quarantine Sawyer and all those he came in contact with before his death: The usual crew with whom he ran regularly with on Saturday mornings at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex; His immediate family and most importantly, those with whom he worked at the Ministry of Finance?
I would like to think that the answer to all the above were all in the affirmative, that authorities took precaution by doing all those things, but having seen and reported stories about suspected-Ebola patients carried on the backs of friends and relatives who just dropped them off at the Cholera Unit and went back in their communities without being tested or quarantined, hope remains slim and skepticism at an all time high.
The sad reality is, all Liberians are guilty of overlooking a deadly virus and taking it for granted.
We're talking about a country where citizens have attacked an Emergency Room at the country's largest hospital demanding the body of a relative who had just been diagnosed with Ebola, a country where a nurse was stabbed on her way to work in her nursing uniform, a country where some relatives are determined to hold regular funeral for relatives who have died from Ebola even though they have been told that it is dangerous, a country where some medical facilities are still without protective gears. Mind you, people have contracted the virus after coming in contact with dead and living chimpanzees, gorillas, monkeys, forest antelope, porcupines and humans.
More importantly, doctors and nurses in the line of fire are dying in the droves even as the World Health Organization have declared that testing blood specimens for the disease presents "an extreme risk", and must be done only under the strictest containment conditions.
Even those foreign doctors on the front line at the only facility capable of dealing with the outbreak, the Samaritan Purse at ELWA are putting their lives at risk.
Despite the danger, these Samaritan Purse doctors continue to press on, against dissent from ELWA community residents who have resisted the doctors' attempt to open more centers to cater to more suspected cases out of fear that the disease will spread to them. As a result, the good Samaritans are no longer taking new cases. So much for trying to do good to a nation that does everything to show their ignorance, intolerance and naivety.
This brings me back to Lagos and my mission here. Gauging between how my own country handled the outbreak in the initial stages and what I have seen and experienced since I arrived here, I think it is pretty fair to say that my country "F... .ed up.
One could argue that authorities in Lagos where the federal government has issued an alert, canceled flights to Liberia and IMPLEMENT, not just DECLARED stringent measures are doing so because of its large population, with millions of peoples' lives at stake and at risk.
Here, authorities are actually scrambling to contain the threat since Patrick Sawyer's death.
International airports in Nigeria are screening passengers arriving from foreign countries for symptoms of Ebola, Health officials are also working with ports and land borders and giving out information in terms of enlightenment, what to do? what to look out for? More importantly, airports are setting up holding rooms to be ready in case another potential Ebola victim lands in Nigeria.
In Liberia, a long-debated border closure have finally been 'DECLARED' and the President has again declared yet another state of emergency.
To understand the magnitude of Patrick Sawyer's death, one has to weigh a series of possible complications. Besides those he may have come in contact with in Monrovia, the SKD Sports Complex and his peers at Finance Ministry, the plane carrying Sawyer, stopped in Lome, Togo, according to the World Health Organization. There have been some reports that he vomited a few times among friends prior to making his trek and even vomited on the plane; that he argued with a Deputy Minister over the delay in getting his travel per diem and unanswered questions over how forthcoming Patrick was to his family, his friends, the government he worked for and his country.
Authorities announced Friday that blood tests from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital confirmed Sawyer died of Ebola earlier that day.
"Several potential vaccines are being tested but it could be several years before any are available," according to the WHO. "A new drug therapy has shown some promise in laboratory studies and is currently being evaluated." In Monrovia, shutdowns have been announced at several government buildings: The General Services Agency, the National Oil Company of Liberia, the Ministry of Finance. In setting up her task force to deal with the Ebola threat, President Sirleaf says: "We must come together as never before despite of our political, religious and social persuasions, we must show a deep sense of nationalism. We must reach across borders and join our brothers and sisters in other neighboring countries that are affected to ensure continuing common response." Upon the declaration of Ebola as a National Emergency, the task force headed by President Sirleaf, has announced the closure of all border entry points."
I hope that this time, the president means it, I hope this time eye-servant Cabinet ministers and government officials, notorious for waiting for the President to move before they move will take this Ebola madness more serious than they have. While the setting up of a task force and late measures to curb Ebola is commendable, the president must take steps and action to dismiss someone over the poor handling of this, particularly, whoever was responsible for not quarantining Patrick Sawyer and whoever allowed him to leave Liberia.
As a result of incompetence, Nigeria has suspended flight operations to Liberia and Sierra Leone even as it advised that all inbound flights into Nigeria from any of the Ebola affected countries be immediately suspended by the Federal Government. This is a major embarrassment for Liberia and could set a precedence for others to follow. In Monrovia, airline offices are jamming with those who can afford to leave. It is more than likely that most government officials will try to leave. What President Sirleaf should do, is order all those senior officials already out to return home and demand that they all stay in Liberia and deal with this madness. If possible, President Sirleaf should designate Vice President Joseph Boakai to represent her at President Barack Obama's White House meeting with African leaders next week.
Liberia survived more than a decade of war and enduring a corrupt system. I hope and pray that we survive Ebola and that those foreign powers contemplating leaving Liberia reconsider and help us fix the mess health authorities have made. My diplomatic sources in Monrovia tell me that a town hall meeting of U.S. citizens in the country is being planned for Tuesday and U.S. embassy staff are meeting to ponder what's next. We must all hope it doesn't come to what many are dreading. At JFK, sources tell me that an emergency meeting was held Monday and that the staff has given the hospital management an ultimatum to shut the facility down between today and Wednesday for a 21-day incubation period, so that the entire facility can be sprayed. Both the Emergency Wing and OPD have already been shut down. Perhaps, it wouldn't be a bad idea to quarantine all the healthcare workers.
Sadly, 21 days would mean a living hell for pregnant mothers awaiting delivery or accident victims in need of urgent care. But nurses and doctors' lives are at risk. "If the American doctors wearing masked and the best gears are getting infected, what about us," a health worker told FrontPageAfrica via phone Monday, shortly after the meeting with management.
In hindsight, I hope those at the helm of power learn a hard lesson from this. Nigeria is taking these steps not because it does not consider Liberia a friend, not because it does not want a fellow ECOWAS nation to feel offended or bad, it is taking these measures because it wants to stop the spread, and keep Ebola out of reach of its 168 million population. My country of a little over four million, according to 2012 estimate, still has a long way to go. But leadership is about taking hard decisions, making tough choices -even at the expense of losing popularity or making someone feel bad.
I strongly believe that if our leaders had taken the steps they are 'declaring' now, we would not be in the situation we are today. But the damage is already done, the onus is on all of us to work within the reach of what we have to keep more people from dying, to give health care workers hope that the broken system will be restored so they can return to work, to bring hope to all and believability to many still harboring doubts about Ebola.
As I end on this note, Arik Airlines which flew me into Lagos, has suspended flights to my homeland, passengers arriving here are being screened and the country is on Red Alert. I have to find another way out and hope and pray that this Ebola thing will pass over soon so that Liberia can return to normalcy from the state of uncertainty and fear now creeping and lurking behind the shadows of incompetence and failure. For those still in doubt? Ebola is for real. We must all work the clock and spread the word before we all end up dead.


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The biggest travesty of RocknRolla requires me to spoil the ending. Ready? THERE IS NO ENDING. The film actually ends with a promise that the story will continue in a sequel, called The Real RocknRolla, and Ritchie has declared these films to be a trilogy in the making…It takes real balls to announce a sequel to a movie at the end of a comeback movie, and it takes a heroic act of imagination to believe anybody besides Ritchie actually gives a shit about these characters. If the universe is a good and just place, the proposed trilogy will be aborted with the swift and decisive failure of this awful, awful movie at the box office.


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Heads in Beds is a funny, authentic, and irreverent chronicle of the highs and lows of hotel life, told by a keenly observant insider who's seen it all. Prepare to be amused, shocked, and amazed as he spills the unwritten code of the bellhops, the antics that go on in the valet parking garage, the housekeeping department's dirty little secrets—not to mention the shameless activities of the guests, who are rarely on their best behavior. Prepare to be moved, too, by his candor about what it's like to toil in a highly demanding service industry at the luxury level, where people expect to get what they pay for (and often a whole lot more). Employees are poorly paid and frequently abused by coworkers and guests alike, and maintaining a semblance of sanity is a daily challenge.
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Five area teams set for postseason
Published: Friday, May 15, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.
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Rain, rain, go away. The wet weather would certainly not be welcome by any of five area baseball coaches. Brevard, Hendersonville, Polk County, Rosman and West Henderson will begin, weather permitting, the NCHSAA playoffs today.
Hopefully the weather will be good to us, Jason Brubaker, Brevard coach said. Of course we dont have any control over it and there are definitely other things to worry about.
Last year, the Blue Devils lost in the second round of the 2-A playoffs to East Rutherford. The No. 1 seed from the Western Athletic Conference will start their playoff run this year against Shelby (8-14).
I think this will be a tight game, Brubaker said. Shelby has always had a good baseball team and I think they are going to come here and give all they have. I dont like to look to far ahead in the playoffs. I keep the guys focused on one game at a time.
Ace Nathan Hyatt will be leading off at the mound for the Blue Devils.
I am very confident in Nathans abilities, Brubaker said. I cant afford to hold him back in this game. He will come into the game well rested.
While the Blue Devils are preparing for a fight with Shelby, Polk County Coach Ty Stott is taking a more relaxed approach to the Wolverines first-round game against Elkin (6-15) in the 1-A playoffs.
Its basically the same routine around here, Stott said. We are going to do our best at the game tomorrow. We are just going to let our bats give us a lead and then hold onto it.
Last season, the Wolverines made it to the fourth round, a first for the school, where they lost to Cherryville. Stott said that kind of experience makes his team hungry for more.
We got a lot of attention last year when we made it that far, Stott said. We want to get there this year but you have to be careful not to underestimate your first round opponent. When you play a team that has nothing to lose, you really have to pay attention.
Hendersonville will be starting against a familiar opponent, Rosman, in a game bewteen two area 1-A teams.
I feel really good about this game, Mark Cook, Hendersonville coach, said. We have been playing better all year and it has helped get us ready.
On Thursday, Cook focused on fielding and fine-tuning his outfield.
Rosman has a great team and coach. They are not going to come over here unprepared. I want to make sure we focus on our weaknesses and try to improve them as best we can before the game.
While most of the local teams competing have had a healthy 2009 with few injuries, West Henderson will not be starting at full strength. Bryce Danielson, who has missed all of the spring, and Daniel Hyatt are out for the postseason and will not be able to contribute to the Falcons playoff run.
They entered the season as Wests most experienced pitchers.
Despite Bryce and Daniel being out, the team is as relaxed as they have been all year, Jim Hyatt, West Hendersons coach, said. I would like to see us play good defense and hit well. We had some winning streaks this year and I want to continue that today.
The Bearcats will be the first on the field with a 4:30 p.m. start time. The Wolverines game will begin at 6 p.m. Brevards game will be at 6:30 p.m. and West Henderson will take the field at 7 p.m.
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Situated in Chalon-sur-Saone, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Musee Denon, Musee Niepce, and Chalon Cathedral. Maison des Vins is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) away.
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Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a seasonal outdoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include conference rooms, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
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The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 269 square feet (25 square meters) include conference space. This Chalon-sur-Saone hotel also offers a seasonal outdoor pool, a fireplace in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Ibis Styles Chalon sur Saone is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 269
- Conference space size (meters) - 25
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- Fireplace in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Smoke-free property
- Total number of rooms - 85
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- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
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- Air conditioning
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A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Millezim - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Open select days.
Lounge Millezim - Onsite bar.
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at noon
Check-out time is noon
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- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per night
- Up to 20 kg
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.20 per person, per night
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- Pet fee: EUR 8 per pet, per night
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Simple Definition of conciliate
: to make (someone) more friendly or less angry
Full Definition of conciliate
conciliationplay \-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən\ noun
conciliativeplay \-ˈsi-lē-ˌā-tiv\ adjective
conciliatorplay \-ˌā-tər\ noun
conciliatoryplay \-ˈsil-yə-ˌtȯr-ē, -ˈsi-lē-ə-\ adjective
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Examples of conciliate in a sentence
The company's attempts to conciliate the strikers have failed.
<it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits>
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A council is "an assembly or meeting for consultation, advice, or discussion," and it is often the task of a council to conciliate opposing views. It seems fitting, therefore, that the words "council" and "conciliate" both derive from the Latin word concilium, which means "assembly" or "council." "Conciliate" comes to us from the Latin conciliatus, the past participle of the verb "conciliare" (meaning "to assemble, unite, win over"), which in turn is from "concilium." ("Council," on the other hand, derives from the Anglo-French cunseil or "cuncile," from "concilium.") Other "concilium" descendants in English include "conciliar" ("of, relating to, or issued by a council") and the rare "conciliabule" ("a clandestine meeting especially of conspirators or rebels").
Origin and Etymology of conciliate
Latin conciliatus, past participle of conciliare to assemble, unite, win over, from concilium assembly, council — more at council
First Known Use: 1545
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CONCILIATE Defined for Kids
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1 : to bring into agreement : reconcile <It's hard to conciliate the stories of what happened.>
2 : to gain or regain the goodwill or favor of <She apologized to conciliate an angry friend.>
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Another developer wants the county to grant him an exception so that he can build a four-story condominium unit in Vilano Beach.
As you probably know, the county has height restrictions that permit only three-story buildings along the coastal corridor.
That got punctured in October when the County Commission approved the construction of a four-story, 47-foot building (57 feet if you add in the tower). In Vilano Beach, the rules limit construction to 40 feet of living space and three floors.
Back then, the County Commission gave the developer of Vilano Beach Town Center an exception, saying it was a one-time thing.
We warned then that a line would soon form with other developers looking for exceptions for the number of floors. The first people in that line are six developers who want to build a four-story building where the Fiddler's Green Restaurant is now in Vilano Beach.
Here's where it gets interesting. They say, no, no, they don't really want to build on the property at all, they just want to get an idea of what the land is worth so they can sell it to the county for a park.
Why do they want four stories? To find out what the maximum value of the property is.
The county has already agreed to buy the land for $5.5 million, with the county paying $1.2 million of that and the Florida Communities Trust paying the remainder.
The contract says, however, that if the owner can show that the value of the land is higher than the average of two assessments, the seller may renegotiate with the county for a higher price.
And, guess what, a four-story building is worth more than a three-story building.
So, in a nutshell, the owners don't want to develop the property, they want to sell it to the county for a park. But they also want the highest price they can get for the land so they want the county to approve some variances so that their property is worth more. By granting the variances, the county will get to pay more for the land.
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Mechanism Of Action
Regadenoson is a low affinity agonist (K i ≈ 1.3 μM) for the A 2A adenosine receptor, with at least 10-fold lower affinity for the A1 adenosine receptor (K i > 16.5 μM), and weak, if any, affinity for the A2B and A 3 adenosine receptors. Activation of the A2A adenosine receptor by regadenoson produces coronary vasodilation and increases coronary blood flow (CBF).
Coronary Blood Flow
Lexiscan causes a rapid increase in CBF which is sustained for a short duration. In patients undergoing coronary catheterization, pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography was used to measure the average peak velocity (APV) of coronary blood flow before and up to 30 minutes after administration of regadenoson (0.4 mg, intravenously). Mean APV increased to greater than twice baseline by 30 seconds and decreased to less than twice the baseline level within 10 minutes [see Pharmacokinetics].
Myocardial uptake of the radiopharmaceutical is proportional to CBF. Because Lexiscan increases blood flow in normal coronary arteries with little or no increase in stenotic arteries, Lexiscan causes relatively less uptake of the radiopharmaceutical in vascular territories supplied by stenotic arteries. MPI intensity after Lexiscan administration is therefore greater in areas perfused by normal relative to stenosed arteries.
Effect of Aminophylline
Aminophylline (100 mg, administered by slow iv injection over 60 seconds) injected 1 minute after 0.4 mg Lexiscan in subjects undergoing cardiac catheterization, was shown to shorten the duration of the coronary blood flow response to Lexiscan as measured by pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography [see OVERDOSAGE].
Effect of Caffeine
Ingestion of caffeine decreases the ability to detect reversible ischemic defects. In a placebo-controlled, parallel group clinical study, patients with known or suspected myocardial ischemia received a baseline rest/stress MPI followed by a second stress MPI. Patients received caffeine or placebo 90 minutes before the second Lexiscan stress MPI. Following caffeine administration (200 or 400 mg), the mean number of reversible defects identified was reduced by approximately 60%. This decrease was statistically significant [see DRUG INTERACTIONS and PATIENT INFORMATION].
Hemodynamic Effects
In clinical studies, the majority of patients had an increase in heart rate and a decrease in blood pressure within 45 minutes after administration of Lexiscan. Maximum hemodynamic changes after Lexiscan and Adenoscan in Studies 1 and 2 are summarized in Table 4.
Table 4 : Hemodynamic Effects in Studies 1 and 2
|Vital Sign Parameter
|Heart Rate
|> 100 bpm
|Increase > 40 bpm
|Systolic Blood Pressure
|< 90 mm Hg
|Decrease > 35 mm Hg
|≥ 200 mm Hg
|Increase ≥ 50 mm Hg
|≥ 180 mm Hg and increase of ≥ 20 mm Hg from baseline
|Diastolic Blood Pressure
|< 50 mm Hg
|Decrease > 25 mm Hg
|≥ 115 mm Hg
|Increase ≥ 30 mm Hg
Respiratory Effects
The A 2B and A 3 adenosine receptors have been implicated in the pathophysiology of bronchoconstriction in susceptible individuals (i.e., asthmatics). In in vitro studies, regadenoson has not been shown to have appreciable binding affinity for the A2B and A 3 adenosine receptors.
In a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial (Study 3) of 999 subjects with a diagnosis, or risk factors for, coronary artery disease and concurrent asthma or COPD, the incidence of respiratory adverse reactions (dyspnea, wheezing) was greater with Lexiscan compared to placebo. Moderate (2.5%) or severe ( < 1%) respiratory reactions were observed more frequently in the Lexiscan group compared to placebo [see ADVERSE REACTIONS].
In healthy volunteers, the regadenoson plasma concentration-time profile is multi-exponential in nature and best characterized by 3-compartment model. The maximal plasma concentration of regadenoson is achieved within 1 to 4 minutes after injection of Lexiscan and parallels the onset of the pharmacodynamic response. The half-life of this initial phase is approximately 2 to 4 minutes. An intermediate phase follows, with a half-life on average of 30 minutes coinciding with loss of the pharmacodynamic effect. The terminal phase consists of a decline in plasma concentration with a half-life of approximately 2 hours [see Pharmacodynamics]. Within the dose range of 0.3–20 μg/kg in healthy subjects, clearance, terminal half-life or volume of distribution do not appear dependent upon the dose.
A population pharmacokinetic analysis including data from subjects and patients demonstrated that regadenoson clearance decreases in parallel with a reduction in creatinine clearance and clearance increases with increased body weight. Age, gender, and race have minimal effects on the pharmacokinetics of regadenoson.
Special Populations
Renally Impaired Patients: The disposition of regadenoson was studied in 18 subjects with various degrees of renal function and in 6 healthy subjects. With increasing renal impairment, from mild (CLcr 50 to < 80 mL/min) to moderate (CLcr 30 to < 50 mL/min) to severe renal impairment (CLcr < 30 mL/min), the fraction of regadenoson excreted unchanged in urine and the renal clearance decreased, resulting in increased elimination half-lives and AUC values compared to healthy subjects (CLcr ≥ 80 mL/min). However, the maximum observed plasma concentrations as well as volumes of distribution estimates were similar across the groups. The plasma concentration-time profiles were not significantly altered in the early stages after dosing when most pharmacologic effects are observed. No dose adjustment is needed in patients with renal impairment.
Patients with End Stage Renal Disease: The pharmacokinetics of regadenoson in patients on dialysis has not been assessed.
Hepatically Impaired Patients: The influence of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics of regadenoson has not been evaluated. Because greater than 55% of the dose is excreted in the urine as unchanged drug and factors that decrease clearance do not affect the plasma concentration in the early stages after dosing when clinically meaningful pharmacologic effects are observed, no dose adjustment is needed in patients with hepatic impairment.
Geriatric Patients: Based on a population pharmacokinetic analysis, age has a minor influence on the pharmacokinetics of regadenoson. No dose adjustment is needed in elderly patients.
The metabolism of regadenoson is unknown in humans. Incubation with rat, dog, and human liver microsomes as well as human hepatocytes produced no detectable metabolites of regadenoson.
In healthy volunteers, 57% of the regadenoson dose is excreted unchanged in the urine (range 19– 77%), with an average plasma renal clearance around 450 mL/min, i.e., in excess of the glomerular filtration rate. This indicates that renal tubular secretion plays a role in regadenoson elimination.
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Reproductive Toxicology Studies
Reproduction studies were conducted in rabbits and rats using doses of Lexiscan that were 2 to 20 times (rats) and 4 to 20 times (rabbits) the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD), based on body surface area comparison.
When administered to rabbits during organogenesis, regadenoson caused maternal toxicity including tachypnea, soft, liquid or scant feces, and localized alopecia in all treated groups, and caused reduction in body weight and feed consumption at 0.3 and 0.5 mg/kg/day (12 and 20 X MRHD, respectively). At regadenoson doses equivalent to 12 and 20 times the MRHD, maternal toxicity occurred along with decreased number of live fetuses, reduced fetal body weight, and occurrence of fetal variations and malformations. At regadenoson doses equivalent to 20 times the MRHD, resorptions were increased and fetal body weights reduced. Fetal malformations included microphthalmia (1/116 at 20 X MRHD), interrelated vertebrae/rib alterations (2/145 and 2/116 each at 12 and 20 X MRHD), and misaligned caudal vertebrae (3/145 at 12 X MRHD). Fetal toxicity was only observed at maternally toxic doses. The no effect dose level for fetal toxicity is 0.1 mg/kg (4 X MRHD). A no effect dose level was not identified for maternal toxicity.
When regadenoson was administered to pregnant rats during the period of major organogenesis, 4/25 rats from the 1.0 mg/kg/day group (20 X MRHD) and 1/25 rats from the 0.8 mg/kg (16 X MRHD) group died immediately following the first dose of regadenoson. All dams had decreased motor activity and one was gasping post-dosing. At doses ≥ 0.5 mg/kg (10 X MRHD), maternal toxicity included decreased motor activity, increased limb extension, excess salivation, and reduction in body weight and feed consumption. At doses ≥ 0.5 mg/kg, fetal body weights were significantly reduced and significant ossification delays were observed in fore-and hind limb phalanges and metatarsals. Skeletal malformations included delayed ossification of the skull (1/167), and hemivertebra present at a thoracic vertebra (1/167), observed at 16-20 X MRHD, and small arches of a lumbar and sacral vertebrae (1/174) observed at 2 X MRHD. The no effect dose level for maternal toxicity is 0.1 mg/kg/day (2 X MRHD).
Minimal cardiomyopathy (myocyte necrosis and inflammation) was observed in rats following single dose administration of regadenoson. Increased incidence of minimal cardiomyopathy was observed on day 2 in males at doses of 0.08, 0.2 and 0.8 mg/kg (1/5, 2/5, and 5/5) and in females (2/5) at 0.8 mg/kg. In a separate study in male rats, the mean arterial pressure was decreased by 30 to 50% of baseline values for up to 90 minutes at regadenoson doses of 0.2 and 0.8 mg/kg, respectively. No cardiomyopathy was noted in rats sacrificed 15 days following single administration of regadenoson. The mechanism of the cardiomyopathy induced by regadenoson was not elucidated in this study but was associated with the hypotensive effects of regadenoson. Profound hypotension induced by vasoactive drugs is known to cause cardiomyopathy in rats.
Local Irritation
Intravenous administration of Lexiscan to rabbits resulted in perivascular hemorrhage, vein vasculitis, inflammation, thrombosis and necrosis, with inflammation and thrombosis persisting through day 8 (last observation day). Perivascular administration of Lexiscan to rabbits resulted in hemorrhage, inflammation, pustule formation and epidermal hyperplasia, which persisted through day 8 except for the hemorrhage which resolved. Subcutaneous administration of Lexiscan to rabbits resulted in hemorrhage, acute inflammation, and necrosis; on day 8 muscle fiber regeneration was observed.
Clinical Studies
The efficacy and safety of Lexiscan were determined relative to Adenoscan in two randomized, double-blind studies (Studies 1 and 2) in 2,015 patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease who were indicated for pharmacologic stress MPI. A total of 1,871 of these patients had images considered valid for the primary efficacy evaluation, including 1,294 (69%) men and 577 (31%) women with a median age of 66 years (range 26–93 years of age). Each patient received an initial stress scan using Adenoscan (6-minute infusion using a dose of 0.14 mg/kg/min, without exercise) with a radionuclide gated SPECT imaging protocol. After the initial scan, patients were randomized to either Lexiscan or Adenoscan, and received a second stress scan with the same radionuclide imaging protocol as that used for the initial scan. The median time between scans was 7 days (range of 1–104 days).
The most common cardiovascular histories included hypertension (81%), CABG, PTCA or stenting (51%), angina (63%), and history of myocardial infarction (41%) or arrhythmia (33%); other medical history included diabetes (32%) and COPD (5%). Patients with a recent history of serious uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina, a history of greater than first-degree AV block, or with symptomatic bradycardia, sick sinus syndrome, or a heart transplant were excluded. A number of patients took cardioactive medications on the day of the scan, including β-blockers (18%), calcium channel blockers (9%), and nitrates (6%). In the pooled study population, 68% of patients had 0–1 segments showing reversible defects on the initial scan, 24% had 2–4 segments, and 9% had ≥ 5 segments.
Image Agreement
Comparison of the images obtained with Lexiscan to those obtained with Adenoscan was performed as follows. Using the 17-segment model, the number of segments showing a reversible perfusion defect was calculated for the initial Adenoscan study and for the randomized study obtained using Lexiscan or Adenoscan. The agreement rate for the image obtained with Lexiscan or Adenoscan relative to the initial Adenoscan image was calculated by determining how frequently the patients assigned to each initial Adenoscan category (0–1, 2–4, 5–17 reversible segments) were placed in the same category with the randomized scan. The agreement rates for Lexiscan and Adenoscan were calculated as the average of the agreement rates across the three categories determined by the initial scan. Studies 1 and 2 each demonstrated that Lexiscan is similar to Adenoscan in assessing the extent of reversible perfusion abnormalities (Table 5).
Table 5 : Agreement Rates in Studies 1 and 2
|Study 1
|Study 2
|Adenoscan - Adenoscan Agreement Rate (± SE)
|61 ± 3%
|64 ± 4%
|Adenoscan - Lexiscan Agreement Rate (± SE)
|62 ± 2%
|63 ± 3%
|Rate Difference (Lexiscan - Adenoscan) (± SE) 95% Confidence Interval
|1 ± 4% -7.5, 9.2%
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They said they carved this one in 2007 and they're gonna carve one for this year's entry this weekend...though you're right, it's strange that they just started the account today...
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Caloric restriction may reverse age-related autonomic decline in humans
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00825.x
© 2012 The Authors. Aging Cell © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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Volume 11, Issue 4, pages 644–650, August 2012
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Stein, P. K., Soare, A., Meyer, T. E., Cangemi, R., Holloszy, J. O. and Fontana, L. (2012), Caloric restriction may reverse age-related autonomic decline in humans. Aging Cell, 11: 644–650. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2012.00825.x
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Caloric restriction (CR) retards aging in laboratory rodents. No information is available on the effects of long-term CR on physiologic markers of aging and longevity in humans. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a marker for cardiac autonomic functioning. The progressive decline in HRV with aging and the association of higher HRV with better health outcomes are well established. Heart rate variability assessment is a reliable tool by which the effects of CR on autonomic function can be assessed. Time- and frequency-domain analyses compared 24-h HRV in 22 CR individuals aged 35–82 years and 20 age-matched controls eating Western diets (WD). The CR group was significantly leaner than the WD group. Heart rate was significantly lower, and virtually, all HRV values were significantly higher in the CR group than in the WD group (P < 0.002). Heart rate variability in the CR individuals was comparable with published norms for healthy individuals 20 years younger. In addition, when differences in heart rate (HR) and HRV between CR and WD were compared with previously published changes in HRV induced in healthy adults given atenolol, percent differences in each measure were generally similar in direction and magnitude and suggested declines in sympathetic and increases in parasympathetic modulation of HR and increased circadian variability associated with CR. These findings provide evidence that CR has direct systemic effects that counter the expected age-associated changes in autonomic function so that HRV indexes in CR individuals are similar to those of individuals 20 years younger eating WDs.