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MUAC Versus Weight-for-Height in Assessing Severe Malnutrition
Summary of published paper1
An infant having MUAC measured during the study in Kenya
Current WHO guidelines for the management of severe malnutrition in children recommend calculation of weight for height z score (WHZ) or % of the median (WHZ)2. However, in practice, this can be difficult to implement in resource-poor settings in sick children. A recently published study set out to evaluate MUAC and visible severe wasting3 as predictors of inpatient mortality at a district hospital in sub-Saharan Africa and to compare these with WHZ.
The principle aim of the study was to examine the predictive value for inpatient death of MUAC compared with WHZ among children aged 12 to 59 months. In addition, the study:
- investigated whether there were any differences in the children identified by MUAC versus WHZ
- evaluated the clinical sign of visible severe wasting as a predictor of subsequent inpatient death, and
- evaluated MUAC as an indicator of the presence of a WHZ less than or equal to -3.
The study was conducted at Kilifi District Hospital, located in a rural, malaria-endemic area on the Kenyan coast. Approximately 10% of women attending the hospital antenatal clinic were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2000. Antiretroviral therapy was not in routine use at the time of the study and data on individual HIV status was not available. Data were prospectively collected from all paediatric admissions as part of an ongoing surveillance study. For this study analysis, data from all children aged 12 to 59 months admitted between April 1, 1999, and July 31, 2002 were included.
From April 1 1999, trained clinical assistants measured MUAC, weight and height/length and from September 1, 1999, data on visible severe wasting4 was also collected. Children with a clinical diagnosis of severe malnutrition were treated according to WHO guidelines and local protocols.
Statistical Methods
WHZ, weight-for-age z score (WAZ), and height-for-age z score (HAZ), using the NCHS reference standards, were calculated using EpiInfo version 6.045. Only children with complete data for all three indices were included in the main analysis.
The predictive value for inpatient death was determined as the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using the roctab and roccomp (a2 test) commands in STATA version 8.0 (Stata Corp, College Station, Tex).
The sensitivities6 and specificities7 of commonly used cutoff values were investigated, as well as the clinical data for differences between children identified as severely malnourished by the MUAC and WHZ methods. Since the WHO recommends that children be treated for severe malnutrition if they have severe wasting or kwashiorkor, the investigators evaluated the positive and negative likelihood ratios for death for each of MUAC, WHZ, and visible severe wasting combined with (and/or) kwashiorkor.
To determine the independent associations of different nutritional indices with mortality, multivariable logistic regression was used that included age, sex, visible severe wasting, WHZ, and MUAC.
To determine the clinical features that differed between children identified by MUAC and WHZ, backward stepwise multivariable logistic regression were used. All analyses were performed using STATA version 8.0, and P<0.05 was used to determine statistical significance.
A total of 8,500 children aged 12 to 59 months were admitted during the study period (1999- 2002). Anthropometric data were incomplete in 3.6% (n=310) of children, who were mostly admitted in extremis and were excluded from the analysis. Overall, 4.4% (n=359) of children included in the study died while in the hospital. Sixteen percent (1282/8190) of admitted children had severe wasting (WHZ<-3) (n = 756), kwashiorkor (n = 778), or both.
Prediction of inpatient mortality
The case fatality rate among children admitted with WHZ less than or equal to -3 was 19.9% (151/756). The case fatality rate among admitted children with MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm was 19.0% (166/873) and did not significantly vary with age.
The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for predicting inpatient death did not significantly differ between MUAC (0.75, 95% confidence interval, 0.72-0.78) and WHZ (0.74, 95% confidence interval, 0.71-0.77) (P = 0.39).
Sensitivity and specificity for subsequent inpatient death were similar for WHZ, MUAC and visible severe wasting: 46% and 91%, respectively, for MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm, 42% and 92% for WHZ less than or equal to -3, and 47% and 93% for visible severe wasting. However, the 3 indices identified different sets of children and were independently associated with mortality.
Clinical features of malnutrition were significantly more common among children with MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm, than among those with WHZ less than or equal to -3.
Visible severe wasting was present in 9.0% (608) of 6727 children assessed. The median age of children with visible severe wasting was 24 months (interquartile range, 18-35 months). Of the 608 children with visible severe wasting, 22.5% (137) died, compared with 2.5% (153/6117) without this sign (sensitivity, 47%; specificity, 93%).
The positive and negative likelihood ratios for death for WHZ less than or equal to -3 and/or kwashiorkor were 4.36 (95% CI, 3.95-4.84) and 0.47 (95% CI, 0.41-0.53), respectively; those for MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm and/or kwashiorkor were 5.12 (95% CI, 4.49-5.84) and 0.59 (95% CI, 0.54-0.65); and those for visible severe wasting and/or kwashiorkor were 5.31 (95% CI, 4.71-5.97) and 0.46 (95% CI, 0.40-0.53).
A multivariable logistic regression model adjusted for age and sex showed that MUAC, visible severe wasting, and kwashiorkor were all independently associated with inpatient death.
Predicting the current WHO criterion for severe wasting
For detecting the WHO standard criterion for severe wasting (WHZ -3), the sensitivity and specificity of MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm were 65.1% (486/746) and 94.8% (7057/7444), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of visible severe wasting for WHZ-3 were 52.6% (320/608) and 95.3% (5831/6119) (P<.001), respectively. Of 608 children with WHZ less than or equal to -3, 29.3% (n=178) did not have visible severe wasting or MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm.
Differences in children identified by MUAC and WHZ
Comparing children with a MUAC less than or equal 11.5 and those with a WHZ <-3 (univariate analysis), the MUAC group were more likely to be stunted, female, and to have a longer history of illness, cough, diarrhoea, subcostal indrawing, visible severe wasting, kwashiorkor, moderate anaemia, and bacteremia.
Although the median ages appeared similar, the distribution of ages also significantly differed between the 2 groups.
Multivariable analysis showed that skin/hair changes associated with recent kwashiorkor, bipedal oedema associated with current kwashiorkor, stunting, subcostal indrawing, no history of seizures, female sex, and younger age were independent associations of having MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm, rather than WHZ less than or equal to -3.
The study found that MUAC performed as well as WHZ in predicting inpatient mortality in this context. Since MUAC is inexpensive, more commonly available, does not require a chart to calculate, and is easier to measure than WHZ, the authors suggest it may be a useful screening tool for such children. However, there were differences in the groups of children identified by these methods, and they independently predicted inpatient death. The study observed statistically significant, independent associations of age and sex and identification by MUAC alone, compared with WHZ alone, when adjusted for the effects of other variables. Since the case fatality rate for MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm was consistently high (19.0%) at all ages, the authors suggest that an unadjusted MUAC may be clinically useful in this setting.
The authors suggest that stunting is a risk factor in itself for poorer outcomes, and small physical size may contribute to a low MUAC measurement (but has no influence WHZ). In this study, the prevalence of stunting in children with MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm was greater than in those with WHZ less than or equal to -3. They also suggest that the association of a number of other clinical characteristics, e.g. bipedal oedema and skin/hair changes among children with MUAC less than or equal to 11.5 cm, may mean MUAC is a better indicator of severe malnutrition than WHZ in this setting.
Visible severe wasting was as useful as anthropometry in this study in detecting severe acute malnutrition. The authors suggest subjective clinical assessment by trained staff in this setting is appropriate, ideally supported by an objective measure such as MUAC, to allow standardization between centres and classification of the degree of malnutrition.
Since visible severe wasting did not predict WHZ less than or equal to -3 as well as MUAC, MUAC may be better in identifying less severely ill children in need of nutritional rehabilitation.
The main limitations of this study are that it was performed at only one site and that varying malaria transmission and HIV prevalence may influence observations. Also, there was no systematic follow-up of deaths post-discharge.
Given their findings, as well as cost and practicalities, the authors suggest that MUAC may be more appropriate than WHZ for identifying severe malnutrition in children aged between 1 and 5 years who are admitted to an African district hospital. However, an assessment that includes MUAC, WHZ, and visible severe wasting increases the number of at-risk children who are identified on admission and highlights those in overlapping groups who are at the greatest risk of dying. They suggest further studies are needed to evaluate MUAC and visible severe wasting in other operational settings and other situations in which anthropometric assessment is difficult to perform.
1Assessment of Severe Malnutrition Among Hospitalized Children in Rural Kenya. Comparison of Weight for Height and Mid Upper Arm Circumference. Berkley J, Mwangi I, Griffiths K, Ahmed, I;Mithwani S, English M, Newton C, Maitland K. JAMA. 2005;294:591-597.
2The WHO defines severe malnutrition requiring hospital admission as weight-for-height z scores (WHZ) of less than or equal to -3 or as less than or equal to 70% of the reference median using US National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS)/WHO reference values (severe wasting) or symmetrical oedema involving at least the feet (oedematous malnutrition, kwashiorkor).
3Because of the recognised difficulties of measuring weight for height, the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness programme for primary-level care makes use of the clinical sign of visible severe wasting.
4Muscle loss manifested as a wasting of the gluteal area and as the presence of a bony prominence over the chest wall.
5Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
6Sensitivity was defined as the number of inpatient deaths among children with anthropometric measures equal to or below a cutoff value, divided by the total number of inpatient deaths
7Specificity was defined as the number of children discharged alive with anthropometric measures above a cutoff value, divided by the total number of children discharged alive.
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In a recent edition of the Reporter, Rep. Larry Springer is noted for introducing a retirement savings bill in the Washington State House.
In the article, while noting the dangerously low rate of retirement savings of millions of Americans, Springer is quoted as saying, "I run a small wine shop in Kirkland with four employees. I would love to offer them a retirement plan, but I can't find one."
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In the currency of food stamps, that's a lot of cartons of milk and cans of tuna.
"When you get down to the family budget level," says Robyn Johnson of Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, "it's a gut punch."
Any food stamp cut disproportionately hits Oregon, because it's still a particularly hungry state, and because we've worked hard for more than a decade for get the most out of the food stamp program. When you're calculated to be one of the top states in child hunger, as Oregon was recently, you can get very close to any people prepared to feed your kids.
But the cut's structure hits Oregon even more directly. In the current law, there's a way certain people who get LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assistance can qualify for some additional food stamp help if the state government contributes something. Oregon is one of about a dozen states participating in the program, on the reasoning that people who are cold are likely also hungry.
The conference committee proposes to save its $8.5 billion by sharply increasing the amount the states would have to contribute, which for a strapped state like Oregon changes the calculation – which is how we get to 78,000 Oregon households getting to put $58 less food on their tables every month.
The effect moves through the system, with hundreds of millions of dollars not spent at Oregon supermarkets and farmers markets, where food stamps are often matched by local programs. It will shortly be felt at Oregon's emergency food pantries, where people show up after their food stamps run out. "With another cut looming," notes Johnson, "it's going to send people to the pantries earlier in the month."
Meanwhile, people on the conference committee are also arguing about how to set up payments to growers, and the different formulas favored by the House and the Senate – and by soybean and cotton growers. While those will be changed, nobody figures that will save much money.
"It's going to irritate the heck out of me," says Schrader, "if that's why we have to get money out of nutrition some more."
Nobody knows how it's going to work, or if there's going to be a farm bill at all, or how the overall budget deal announced Tuesday – and drawing immediate conservative opposition – will affect things. The country needs a farm policy; next spring it needs to plant.
But the new policy is likely to dig deep into Oregon.
David Sarasohn, associate editor, can be reached at 503-221-8523 or firstname.lastname@example.com. See other writing at oregonlive.com/sarasohn


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Average Pro | Sports writer plays H.O.R.S.E. with Bremerton's Andre Coleman
Strolling into the Bremerton YMCA last week with a bright gold Lakers jersey and wide smile, I had all the confidence in the world.
My shoes were tied tight, undershirt tucked and hands ready to deal the biggest win of H.O.R.S.E. of my life. All that was missing was a matching headband to honor my hero, the fictional Los Angeles based journalist, Fletch, who also conjures up his own delusions of playing NBA basketball.
I'm following in his footsteps.
The opponent was Bremerton High School guard Andre Coleman, a 2011 All-Olympic League boys basketball standout who led the Knights to a district tournament appearance this season.
But I had no time to worry. Faith trumps fear. The sweat beading from my forehead was from the pregame Mountain Dew and humidity on the floor, not anxiety.
Coleman handed me the ball with an open court and wild ride of circus shots ahead of us. There was just one thing left to decide. Would our friendly but heated contest be H.O.R.S.E. or P.I.G.?
"It doesn't really matter," he said, without a hint of arrogance. "I'll win either way."
What was once a mere showcase of two talents, one a sports writer and the other a prep sports star, evolved into a full-blown challenge. Simply put, I had to prove the world wrong. I was destined to beat Coleman at his own game in his hometown.
After deciding on H.O.R.S.E., I entered the court, gazing at the rim as it towered over me. Suddenly every famous Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dominique Wilkins and Julius Erving dunk flashed before my eyes. The words of Gene Hackman in "Hoosiers" echoed in my head as his words of overcoming adversity inspired my will to compete.
I thought about seriously taking Coleman. I also thought, 'What was in that Mountain Dew?'
The game started and Coleman didn't hesitate to start raining on my parade. He drained consecutive long-range shots, each bucket hurting more than the one before.
His shirt featured a cartoon character that said "Ya Dig?" But I didn't dig this at all.
Within five minutes, I was on the brink of defeat, holding an "S" while Coleman had yet to earn any letter in this cruel game.
Was this really the end of the dream? Did I just prepare for a potential upset when in reality I was completely hopeless, and maybe even delusional?
I think not.
I come from the affluent suburbs of Los Angeles, born on the not-so-hard streets of Glendale. And if there's anything I've learned from years of playing youth basketball and weaseling my way through pickup games, it's the art of proving your shot. Proving your shot means making the same shot twice to win, or having your opponent miss it two straight times to lose the game.
I once again weaseled my out by authoring the rules at the end.
Coleman had thought the game was over.
"Oh, are we proving it?" he asked, again not arrogant, just sort of stating facts.
Now we have a game. The Knights star failed to prove his first few makes. There was still hope.
Then, the impossible happened. I hit another three-pointer for Coleman to match. He stepped beyond the arc, knees bent and eyes focused, missing the shot as the ball rolled around the steel cylinder before landing 10 feet down.
It took three seconds for me to give an emphatic shout of "H" to Coleman. I was finally on the board. Anything was possible. I knew that if I kept my hands hot, this game could come down to an "E" for both of us.
The Bremerton athlete walked around the court, scanning the area and strategizing his shot. I thought I still had a chance, but it was something about his demeanor that said the game was over. He walked with confidence and finally settled himself behind the hoop for the ultimate trick shot to punch my ticket home. Coleman walked behind the hoop, sporting a grin, and tossed the ball straight through the nylon net effortlessly. He proved his shot moments later.
Despite the loss, I held my head high. Coleman failed to shut me out with straight letters, and I got in a great workout to burn calories from my two lunches.
Coleman expressed praise for my performance, a few generous lies to salve my bruised ego.
"You did alright, man," he said.
I felt like the kid in the 1979 Super Bowl advertisement when he gives Mean Joe Green a coke, and receives the Pittsburgh Steelers star's game towel in return.
To compete with a star prep athlete poised to continue playing basketball at the college level was truly special. However, I took out my postgame anger on my editor, Andrew Binion, thoroughly thrashing him. After watching myself hit several three-pointers, most from my sweet spot, I felt Binion's pain.
I was just in his shoes, losing to a basketball stud.
It may only be a dream, à la Fletch, to start for the Los Angeles Lakers someday and play under the lights at Staples Center. But for one day, I got to play with Bremerton's best, and wasn't completely humiliated.
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"I wonder why the Democrats don't seem to have primaries anymore?
"We all know that most Democrat rank and filers are outraged at this current crop in Congress (so called) that ran as pro-faith, life, freedom, justice, etc., and have taken part in the most mindless assault in all our nation's history.
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - With the news of University of Alabama athletics director Mal Moore stepping down, his right-hand man Shane Lyons is certainly a name that's come up in conversation.
Who is Shane Lyons? Lyons, who arrived at the Capstone in October 2011 replacing Dave Hart, got his undergraduate and graduate degrees from West Virginia University. He worked for the Big South Conference, for the NCAA, as an associate athletics director at Texas Tech for three years and recently spent 10 years as an associate commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference before coming to Alabama.
Last fall, AL.com had an extended conversation with Lyons. Here are parts of that interview.
Only a few years at a University, most of the time at a conference office. What attracted you to Alabama in this capacity?
Being on campus, having that taste. At a conference office, you're not on a campus day to day, but you really have the ability to get to know, at the time the ACC was 12 institutions. I had spent time on all of the campuses throughout the year. It was the itch to get back to campus and work more directly with the coaches and try to make a difference in the lives of student-athletes. I really enjoyed my time at the ACC but felt it was time to move forward to a different direction and get back to campus. Having the ability to see 12 different campuses and how campuses are operated, I've gotten to see the campuses and how they operate, some good things I saw and some bad things and how I can help Alabama progress and do what they need to do to win more championships and all that is the ultimate goal.
Where do you feel like your niche is?
The niche is just, for my first six months here, was sitting back and listening, learning, trying to lead from a day to day operational standpoint the department in the right direction. Working with Coach Moore, here's some things we can do and do better, some tweaks and modifications, what this position really is is being his eyes and ears. The niche is looking at the total organization and looking at how we can be better and now slide backwards. We've got the momentum, how can we keep the momentum and get everybody moving in the right direction.
Were you recruited here or did you put out the feeler?
I was contacted by Coach Moore. Through some of my contacts, the conference office, being at the ACC for 10 years, they knew I had an interest of potentially looking at other opportunities if those presented itself. I was contacted by Coach Moore about this position. I was interested. Things worked out. I feel very blessed to come here and work for Coach Moore and his department, the vision he's had for being an athletic director, being able to help him on issues he needs to deal with where I can run the day-to-day operation was a very fortunate opportunity I was blessed with.
Dave Hart seemed very satisfied in that No. 2 spot and used to say he had no desire to be the next athletic director when Mal moved on. Now he's at Tennessee as the athletic director there. Do you see this as a stepping stone for yourself? Is the next step being an athletic director?
One of the reasons of taking this job is getting me back to campus and handling day to day operation. The next viable step would be into the athletic director's role. Obviously in a very short time I'm very happy here and I'm not looking into other opportunities. Let the chips fall where they fall and just continue doing the job I want to do here, helping this program here and see what the future holds.
Coach Moore has not thrown out any hints on how long he wants to keep going. Is that something that when the time comes, you'd be interested in?
Absolutely. Again at a very short time, there's a great respect I have for this university and the people associated with this university. In life, timing is everything and if they feel I would be a candidate for this job, I would love to be looked at. There were no promises coming in. A lot of people asked that. It's just a matter of taking this opportunity.
Conference commissioner track - is that still out there or have you turned the page?
You just never know. I was on the path of obviously stepping into a commissioner's role but I felt to broaden my professional experience to come back to campus. That doesn't mean you can't ever go back to a conference office but this helps me take that path to an athletic director as well. It helps you if you want to go back and look at a commissioner's job to say I've been in that athletic department and I know what they need in a conference office. It's been a great opportunity to have the ability to work in a conference office, but obviously being able to work in one of the biggest and finest athletic departments in the country has been a great honor.
What is the next step for a program like this?
Sustaining what we have. When you're on top, everybody's looking to knock you off the top. We talked about that all the time. Things evolve, things change. It's a matter of staying up with times from our fan experience. Looking at Bryant-Denny Stadium, for example, what can we improve from a fan experience on the weekends? It's not sitting back and saying everything's great, we have to keep the pedal down and look at what's next and how can we continue to win championships.
You get to a point when you win championships, you sit back and get complacent. You get that taste, you want to continue what you're doing and everybody's chasing after you and wants to catch you. How do we keep moving forward in all of our programs? We've done it in gymnastics, golf and softball, winning championships there. How do we do it in all of the other sports and how do we continue in the sports we've won championships.
What do you see as the key on taking those other sports and raising them a notch or three?
Use track and field for example on the improvements in facilities. Coach (Dan) Waters was hired after a national search and it was looking for the best coach for the direction of that program. It boils down to recruiting the right type of athlete and wanting that athlete to come here. By giving them to the tools to be successful both as an athlete and as a student. We have that with our academic center and we're doing the same thing with our facilities from the strength and conditioning areas. Everything we provide the student-athlete is something they want for when they come to the University of Alabama.
Facilities here on average are very good. Bryant-Denny's a jewel right now. There's others that stand out and others that might be considered subpar. What are you looking at?
You have to build a plan. You have to look five years down the road and construction and issues don't just happen in a month. It's a matter of having a five-year plan on looking to say, giving our fans a vision of here's what we're trying to accomplish. We have great facilities here but we don't want to get behind. If you look at a lot of facilities are around the country, people are updating and improving their facilities. We have to be doing the same thing and not getting behind the 8-ball. That comes with a cost and we have to have that vision to make sure things don't happen all at once and we're planning that out to where here's the improvements we're making to make our facilities the best in the country.
It's all about keeping up with the Joneses or being the Jones?
We want to be the leaders on the field but we also want to be the leaders when people are looking at building facilities, they want to come to Alabama and look at what we've done and be proud of what we've done. It's shown with Bryant-Denny Stadium. I don't want to always say it's 'Keeping up with the Jones' but things do age. It's a matter of making sure what you have is up to the current times. Time gets away from us and you look around and all the sudden, that facility's 10 years old.
Having a good feel for national trends? Talk about that.
It comes from my background of working at different places and having an ability to work more nationally in a lot of senses. I was involved in a lot of NCAA committees and was chair of the NCAA legislative counsel before I got here. Being able to network and talk to a lot of different athletic directors and presidents about what's ongoing on their campus, good and bad. Part of leadership is looking and learning what others have done, good and bad, and how do you prevent the bad, looking at policies and procedures and making sure you're covered in those type of situations.
How is Alabama up in revenue with the Texases because this is a small and poor state?
There's a lot of similarities between West Virginia and Alabama. Great, hard-working people in the state. Without the professional sports team, there's just a passion around the state about the college athletics programs. That's something very special that you can't take away from the people. You talk to people outside of here, look at spring game and see 80,000 people there and see the passion and desire that people have. That's something we want to have for our fans, something to brag about and for people to talk about.
What's your background as an athlete?
Through high school, I was injury-prone. I ended up choosing basketball and ended up being injury-prone with some ankle injuries and knee injuries and never played collegiately. I had the opportunity to go to some small colleges, but thought it was best to go to West Virginia and look at what I wanted to pursue as a degree in sports administration.
Did you have a dream job in school?
Never really a dream job. Being able to work in intercollegiate athletics is a special thing. The energy that surrounds this industry brings out the youth in you all the time. So many of my friends, each and every day, dread getting up and going work. Being able to get up and come to work and look at how I can help change the future deal with these student athletes. The one constant in life is change. It's having that vision and making that reality and making a difference in these people's lives. We talk so much about the revenue sports of basketball and football, but you deal with another segment of our student-athlete population where they don't have the (professional dream) but how do you make their experience a memorable one to where they look back in 20 years that their experience was remarkable and how we gave them every opportunity.
What I do is not have a closed door policy. I try to get out and about, being at different events, letting them know we're there for that open communication to make a difference in their lives.
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The other part is a chance to get an inside glimpse of some of downtown's new architectural and housing projects.
Several downtown restaurant will offer tastings at the 2014 tour sites. Foremost will be a first look at the offerings by Adega, Cleveland chef Eddie Tancredi's new Mediterranean-themed restaurant home located in the Metropolitan at The 9.
Other food samplings will be offered by restaurants including Al's Deli; 1890 at The Arcade; The Corner Alley; Flannery's Pub; House of Blues; Restaurants at 5th Street Arcades; The Tudor Arms Events, a Doubletree by Hilton; The Winking Lizard; and Zocalo Mexican Grill & Tequileria on East Fourth Street.
Guests at the annual benefit, slated for 5:30 to 11 p.m. get an opportunity to have an early look at Metropolitan at The 9, a new hotel which will be located at the intersection of East Ninth Street and Euclid, as well as other properties. They include:
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- A tenant's unit at the Osborn Apartments, 1020 Huron Road.
- Residences at 1717, new luxury apartments at 1717 East Ninth St.
- A preview of The Ivory on Euclid, known as the Truman Building at 1020-1030 Euclid Avenue, which is being converted to retail and residential space.
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LAKEWOOD -- A 45-year-old homeless man camped out in Lakewood was burned early this morning after he accidentally kicked over a butane heater in his tent and started a fire, police said.
The small encampment was the same site where Jimmy Wilcox, 65, a one-legged homeless man and local activist, burned to death in February after a propane heater in his tent exploded. Steven Brigham, a Lakewood minister who has spent a decade helping the local homeless, said "fire is a real concern. People can't afford to get careless."
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Mark Reeves, who lived in an African-American encampment in the woods near the railroad tracks off Route 88, received first- and second-degree burns on his legs and face in today's fire, said Lakewood police Lt. William Addison.
The fire started just after midnight, Addison said. Reeves told police he attempted to light a propane lantern in his tent. The lantern flared, Reeves said, and he jumped back, knocking over the floor heater. The fire destroyed his tent, singed a nearby tent and ignited a small brushfire.
The fire was quickly brought under control by the Lakewood Fire Department, Addison said. There were no other reported injuries.
Reeves was admitted to Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, but released several hours later, said Brigham, who saw him back near the railroad tracks by 9:30 a.m.
Brigham actually lives in another tent city for the homeless he established two years ago about a mile away from the Reeves site. Brigham said one of the reasons he moved on-site was to keep an eye on the 20-30 homeless people living there at any given time. All the tents and teepees at the Brigham site are heated with propane stoves, but there has never been a fire there.


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North Warren batted just under .500 on Thursday against Lenape Valley with two outs, driving in four runs across three different innings before the Stanhope school could get the tail-ender.
And in the end, North Warren was thankful for all of those clutch hits as it jumped out to a commanding early lead and held off a determined Lenape Valley rally late to escape with a 7-4 triumph in Stanhope.
"We needed every one of them," North Warren coach Jim Haupt said. "With two strikes, I just want the bat on the ball. In high school baseball, you work the percentages. Put it in play and make somebody make a play."
The Patriots (1-1 both overall and in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference's Freedom Division) went 6-for-13 (.462) with two outs, plating a run in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead, two in the fifth to grab a 6-0 lead and one in the sixth for a 7-0 advantage.
In the third, Alex Hladik doubled with two outs and no one on, then scored on David Wilbur's RBI double. Then in the fifth, Sean Severini drove two runs in with a two-out single. Wilbur then had another two-out RBI double in the sixth.
But once North Warren's two-out magic was complete, Lenape Valley's kicked right in. The Stanhope school (1-1, 1-1) got on the board in the sixth when John Leyden's two-out RBI single scored John Stout to make it 7-1.
Then in the seventh, Lenape Valley, which had cut the lead to 7-2, received an RBI single from David Delsontro and an RBI double from Pat Togno, both with two down, to bring the tying run to the plate before North Warren reliever Brian Turner was able to work his way out of the jam, retiring Leyden with a ground ball to second to seal the victory.
"I was nervous, I'm not going to lie," Haupt said. "That guy hit the ball against us earlier. The last thing I want is a bomb, and it's a tie game."
Hunter Stevens threw well for North Warren to notch his first victory on the season. He allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings of work with eight strikeouts and a walk.
"Hunter is our best," Haupt said. "He pitched a heck of the game. He did extremely well. He worked his fastball away, and when they were looking away, he came in. That gave them trouble. He always had that in his back pocket. He hits the outside corner so well."
Wilbur finished the day 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI and a run. Hladik was 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs. Nick Meyer hit a solo home run for North Warren.
Anthony Basciano was 2-for-4 with a double for Lenape Valley. Leyden also went 2-for-4.
The victory was a relief for North Warren, which had opened its season Tuesday with an error-mired 7-0 loss at Jefferson.
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The Mercer Island varsity boys lacrosse team ventured to the hotbed of high school lacrosse in upstate New York last week to see how they stood against some of the best teams in the country. The result was one victory and four losses against some of the best teams in the nation.
``You just can't make mistakes against those teams,'' said starting Islander defenseman Adam Brazg.
Although many of the players felt that they had a chance to win each game, one or two good quarters of play was not enough to counteract mistakes against nationally-ranked teams.
``We don't see defenses like this in Washington state,'' said Mercer Island boys lacrosse head coach Ian O'Hearn. ``We often had trouble getting off shots or getting them to go in.''
On defense for Mercer Island, goalie Noah Symington averaged 15 saves per game, and the Islander back line of Ben Wickizer, Brant Howell and Brazg played well and continually improved, said O'Hearn.
During the team's victory against O'Hearn's old high school, Shaker (Albany, N.Y.), the team had to come from behind to win. The Islanders had fallen behind 7-4 at the half.
Ben York controlled all the face-offs in the second half and scored four goals plus one assist during the game as Mercer Island earned its lone win during the trip 11-8. Mercer Island scored seven goals during the second half of the game to Shaker's one.
Greg Mahony had a season-high five goals while older brother Kevin Mahony had one goal and four assists. Islander David Sandman had a goal and an assist. Chris Taylor and Jacob Sonkin each had an assist.
During the final game against the Guilderland Dutchmen on Saturday, Mercer Island dropped a close game 10-8. York controlled 81 percent of the face-offs and Mercer Island outshot Guilderland 30-20. But the Islanders couldn't find the net consistently.
On April 12, the Islanders lost to Corning East 12-6, despite two goals each by Kevin Mahoney and Taylor. Symington had 15 saves.
On April 11, Mercer Island was defeated by Skaneateles 10-5, as Symington had 15 saves and York finished with two goals.
During the five games, Kevin Mahony had nine goals and nine assists, Greg Mahony had seven goals and one assist, York had six goals and two assists, Taylor had four goals and five assists, Sandman had four goals and three assists, Hank Bennett had two goals and Jacob Sonkin had a goal and two assists.
The Mercer Island players undoubtedly learned a lot from the New York teams as they prepare for the second half of the regular season and a run at a second consecutive Washington state title.
The Islanders also received the opportunity to see college lacrosse games including: Cornell vs. Syracuse in the Syracuse Carrier Dome, Canisius vs. Saint Mary's a Division I game and Cortland vs. Oswego a Division III game.
The Islanders traveled to Bellevue Tuesday (after Reporter deadline) and will return home Friday at 8 p.m. against Roosevelt in Islander Stadium.
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The 80 to 100 people displaced by a three-alarm Union City blaze yesterday are not going home any time soon because all of the building's 20 apartments suffered heavy fire or water damage, officials said today.
Firefighters were pouring 2,500 gallons of water per minute on the blaze in the top floor of the four-story building on Bergenline Avenue, but the roof collapsed, blocking the streams from the four ladder trucks, North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue co-director Jeff Welz said this morning.
"I've never seen such a stubborn fire but once you have a collapsed roof, it shields the fire on the top floor from the hose streams and the water wasn't getting to the fire underneath," Welz said of the yesterday's blaze at Fifth Street.
"The top-floor end apartment had heavy fire upon arrival," Welz said of the response to the 3:30 p.m. alarm. "A line was charged to the apartment door and as soon as they got in, the roof over the apartment collapse so they had to back out. Once the fire was in the roof, it walked down the entire roof line. Finally, the whole roof collapsed."
Welz said the flammable roofing material, wooden roof joists and the content of the top floor apartment caused a tremendous amount of fire and gutted all top-floor apartments. The apartments in the floors below suffered heavy water damage.
NHRF&R firefighters and state arson investigators are attempting to enter the building now to begin the investigation to determine what caused the fire and where it started.
A city construction official will determine if the building is structurally sound and will likely have to call in an engineer, so the process may take several days, Welz said.
The devastating damage to the building will take some time to repair, if possible, so residents are not going home any time soon, Welz said.
Based on the volume of fire found upon responding to the building, investigators suspect there was no one home when the fire started, Welz said. There were no injuries and firefighters were able to contain the fire to the top floor, Welz said.
Union City police ferried residents to a temporary shelter at Jose Martin Freshman Academy on Summit Avenue during the fire. Information on how many displaced residents remained at the school was not immediately available this morning.
Welz said it is likely by now that many of those displaced would have found places to stay with family members or had been assisted in finding shelter by the Red Cross.
Union City Mayor Brian Stack said the residents would be provided shelter at the school for as long as needed, Welz said.


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