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Fall 2013
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Jeffrey Judd
455-0434 (Ph)
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|08/26/2013 - 12/12/2013
|Course Requirements:
|Students will be contacted by their instructor by UH email before the first day of instruction. Students must check their UH email for course correspondence before the first day of instruction.
|Course Prerequisites:
|ENG 22 or placement in ENG 100 or consent of the instructor.
|Course Description:
|This is an introductory course that provides a broad yet detailed
exposure to the American Educational System, an introduction to
the teaching profession and a knowledge base of contemporary issues
in Education. Students will examine the structure, culture, and
curriculum of schools and the broad forces (historical, philosophical,
legal and financial) that shape the foundation of our educational
system. Students will participate in fifteen hours of field experience
outside of the class to provide an opportunity to observe what
happens in a classroom. (formerly ED 298C)
|Books may be purchased at the Leeward CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/lcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
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|The Internet allows students to take a course at home using a personal computer. Familiarity with using a computer and basic Internet skills (browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) is required. Students must have a computer with Internet access. Depending on the online course, students may be required to log in at a specific day and time or at anytime. Students taking an online course should always contact their instructor after registration or prior to the first day of class to get detailed information regarding the course.
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An Alternate Technology Access Plan will be made by the student prior to the start of the semester and should be implemented immediately upon encountering technical difficulties. The student is required to continue course work as a result of having an alternate plan of access while independently resolving any technical issues with hardware/software, VCR/DVD, ISP, or Cable Provider.
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'Woman of Vision' honored as Professor of the Year
When an entourage of University of South Carolina faculty and administrators made a surprise appearance in the class of dance professor Susan Anderson on Oct. 23, they had good news to share with her.
University President Harris Pastides and Ken Wingate, chairman of the S.C. Commission on Higher Education, told Anderson that she had been selected as the 2009 Governor's Professor of the Year. On Thursday (Nov. 5), Anderson stood in the rotunda of the S.C. Statehouse where the honor was officially recognized by state leaders.
Betty Davidson, the educational ombudsman for S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, praised Anderson for shaping the university's dance program from its humble beginnings in the late 1970s to a flourishing program that serves 3,000 students each year.
"Susan Anderson is woman of vision. She has great passion for teaching … she guided the university's dance program into a new era," Davidson said, noting that Anderson's college students visit at schools where many young students have not had the opportunity to see dance performances.
"She wanted to reach out to the world," she said.

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Good Spanking for Toddler's Extreme Negativism
Hi, I'm Josephine, and I have a 2-year old toddler. Her name is Cielo. As parents all know, toodlers are regarded as terrible twos wherein frequent mood swings and tantrums happen. I am a first time mother, and I really have difficulty dealing with this concern. The more I reprimand my toddler, the more that she opposes what she is being told, really extreme negativism. Can anyone give me some advice on how should I effectively respond to the misbehaviors or disregard of rules of my toddler. How can I give her a good spanking? Many thanks!
10th September 2012 06:21 AM #2
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Hi Josephine,
You'll find here that we focus on gentle parenting rather than spanking. Personally, I do spank my young children when it's truly needed, but those spankings are few and far between and are never done in anger. They are very effective, and as such, spankings are rarely needed.
So let me see if I can give you some suggestions on how to train little Cielo in a way where you can reduce/avoid spanking and yet still see some positive behavior correction.
Do you have a specific incident or a specific challenge that you would like help with? Please post back here and I'll give you some suggestions.
Warm Regards,
11th September 2012 12:48 AM #3
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Hi Kate! I'm using another account, since I forgot the password of the first one. Thank you so much for your reply.
11th September 2012 02:15 AM #4
Hi Josephine,
I feel that gentle discipline is the best approach for dealing with the misbehaviour of a child. It's important to communicate to your child that it is their behaviour you don't like/ are unhappy with rather than the child themselves. Gentle discipline does involve telling your child what is expected of them and expecting good behaviour from them but in a respectful way (to the child) that encourages a lifelong healthy relationship between parent and child.
There are some excellent resources in discipline and behaviour on Dr. Sear's Attachment Parenting site here. These include tips such as don't discipline your child in anger and how to get a good balance between saying 'no' and 'yes'.
I hope these resources are helpful to you,
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I agree with LJ. Dr. Sears does have some excellent information on his website.
If you ever have a specific incident come up that you would like help with, feel free to post it. Effective discipline means that a child will not resent you nor will they purposely try to make you upset again. Usually, if the discipline is effective, the behavior will change right away.
Warm Regards,


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Students graduating from the Department of Art and Design present their creative work in this group show. The exhibit typically feature works in all fine arts media including painting, drawing, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, metals, ceramics and computer assisted design.
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Climate Science Takes Another Spin Through The Fox Cycle
With the fake "Climategate" scandal thoroughly and incontrovertibly debunked [1], the right-wing media are pushing a new round of bogus climate science accusations, and the familiar Fox Cycle [2] pattern is again revving up. Right-wing activists and Fox News are working to push climate misinformation into the mainstream press, and the mainstream press have a responsibility not to repeat the failures of the "Climategate" fiasco.
On June 17, FoxNews.com published an article [3] asking whether climate scientists are "doctoring the data" showing rising sea levels. The reporter, Maxim Lott, based his story on a May 11 Forbes.com blog post [4] by the Heartland Institute's James Taylor, who accused the University of Colorado's Sea Level Research Group of "doctor[ing] sea level data." Taylor came to this conclusion after Professor Steve Nerem of the research group posted a blog entry [5] a few days earlier explaining that they added a correction to their sea level data to account for expanding ocean basins. The correction, as Media Matters documented [6], is a standard scientific procedure about which there is "nothing controversial," to borrow the words of one leading climate scientist. Taylor, however, seemed to think that he caught a climate scientist announcing via the internet how he was tampering with his data.
As the story made the subtle transformation from overt right-wing activism to Fox News "journalism," important details were left by the wayside. Fox News' Lott contacted Nerem, who told Lott that "this is a scientifically well-understood correction" that is used by other groups, but that key bit of information never made it into the final story. The article quoted a climate scientist appearing to bolster Taylor's claim of "doctoring," but that same scientist told Media Matters that he "would object to making that accusation."
As we saw with "Climategate," climate science is uniquely susceptible [2] to right-wing attempts at distortion. There is near-universal agreement on the right that climate science is either wrong or an elaborate hoax, so accusations of malfeasance against climate scientists are guaranteed to find widespread repetition. Decades of demonizing college professors and undermining the standing of academics have helped feed this animosity against climate scientists.
Also, the language of climate science is dominated by technical terminology and arcane jargon. This language sometimes lends itself to distortion (anyone familiar with the "Climategate" fiasco knows that much of it centered around a deliberate misinterpretation of the phrase "hide the decline") and it can have a certain eye-glazing effect: "He's lying about sea levels" is far more accessible than "he accurately compensated for ocean basin-expansion caused by glacial isostatic adjustment."
The latest accusations against the Sea Level Research Group show that Fox News serves not just to amplify, but to help fashion false right-wing attacks against climate scientists. As I wrote [1] after "Climategate" collapsed, it is foolish to expect Fox News or the right-wing ideologues they use as sources to modify their behavior. The responsibility falls to legitimate journalists to see through the distortions and view Fox-hyped stories such as these with an extremely wary eye.
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Just curious. Does anybody ever sit down with you guys and discuss your performances?
I ref basketball and for any important high school game (tournament final for example) we have an evaluator who critiques are performance and has a post game breakdown with us. Feedback on things we did right and wrong.
Does MMA have anything like that?


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FOX's oil-for-food special smeared Annan, left out facts
Research ››› ››› GABE WILDAU
A promotion for a FOX News special report titled Breaking Point: U.N. Blood Money: Kofi Annan Under Fire promised that the hour-long special would deliver "shocking new information" on corruption in the United Nations oil-for-food program. Instead, viewers were treated to a host of glaring omissions, dubious sources, falsehoods and distortions, smears, and innuendo.
As the title suggests, the report focused on U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. FOX chose to target Annan despite the fact that no specific allegations -- beyond the generic charges of "mismanagement" and "lax oversight" -- have surfaced to connect Annan to corruption in oil-for-food, let alone actual evidence.
Glaring omissions
FOX News anchor David Asman, who hosted the special, repeated numerous times during the show that "Saddam stole billions from the oil-for-food program" and that oil-for-food "was supposed to pay for food and medicine for the Iraqi people, but Saddam Hussein stole billions." He narrated how "questions mounted ... about corruption at the U.N., about the billions Saddam stole," and he ended one segment of the show by reminding viewers, "you've heard how Saddam skimmed billions from the oil-for-food program." FOX News correspondent Eric Shawn emphasized that "[u]nder oil-for-food, the Iraqi people suffered while Saddam Hussein stole billions," and FOX News correspondent Jonathan Hunt noted that "Saddam stole billions right under the nose of the United Nations." Most of these statements accompanied explanations of how Saddam supposedly used this illicit revenue to purchase weapons, finance weapons research and programs, and prop up his regime, threatening the safety of the United States and the world.
But no one found time in the hour-long program even to mention that the Duelfer report -- the final report by the Central Intelligence Agency's Iraqi Survey Group (ISG) on the search for banned weapons in Iraq, which Hunt discussed at length in another context -- estimated that of the nearly $11 billion in illicit income that Saddam obtained from August 1990 to March 2003, only $1.7 billion, or 16 percent, came through oil-for-food. Most of the rest came from so-called "bilateral protocols" -- illegal oil-smuggling agreements with Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and others. Near the beginning of U.N. Blood Money, Asman declared: "This hour, you'll also hear how oil-for-food had in effect financed Saddam's most sinister biochemical weapons plants." Saddam actually had no biochemical weapons plants (see below), but even if such a plant had existed, it would have been "effectively financed" far more generously through this smuggling than through oil-for-food.
Second, even as FOX News reporters and their sources heaped suspicion and innuendo on Annan and other U.N. officials (see "Innuendo" below), no one mentioned the substantial role of the U.N. Security Council, including the United States, in overseeing oil-for-food. As Media Matters for America has detailed, all members of the so-called "661 committee" -- the committee established by U.N. Security Council Resolution 661 to monitor Iraq's compliance with the newly established sanctions regime -- had the power to veto any sale of Iraqi oil and/or purchase of goods financed with oil-for-food revenues that it deemed suspicious. The committee was free to scrutinize detailed distribution plans" in which Iraq specified each item it intended to purchase. The committee also had access to the periodic audits of the U.N.-managed escrow account where Iraq's oil revenues were held.
Finally, Asman, Shawn, and Hunt never found time in their hour-long report to explain the central rationale for the creation of the oil-for-food program in Iraq -- namely, the humanitarian catastrophe that occurred under the U.N. sanctions regime prior to oil-for-food. Shawn reported simply: "After Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1990, the U.N. slapped sanctions on Iraq. Those sanctions later became oil-for-food." But he did not mention that an estimated 500,000 children died as a result of sanctions between 1991 and 1998, according to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). The Oil-for-Food Program, authorized in late 1995 and begun in 1996, was a response to this disaster, as the U.N. Security Council noted in Resolution 986. In 1998, even after oil-for-food had somewhat alleviated the suffering, U.N. humanitarian coordinator Denis Halliday quit his job in protest over the suffering caused by sanctions.
Dubious sources: Richard Spertzel on Iraq's "even more sinister plan"
For its specific criticism of the oil-for-food program, U.N. Blood Money relied heavily on the recollections of Richard O. Spertzel, a highly dubious source with little firsthand knowledge of the oil-for-food program. Spertzel is the former head of the biological weapons section of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM), the task force established in 1991 to monitor Iraq's weapons program following the first Gulf War. But his interview with Hunt for U.N. Blood Money suggests that Spertzel's knowledge of the oil-for-food program is limited to having seen oil-for-food officials around during his work in Iraq with UNSCOM. The only evidence he provided was his general impression that U.N. inspectors were lazy and his assertion that "[i]t was such common knowledge it had to be known":
SPERTZEL: We used to joke about the oil-for-food people in Baghdad. The oil-for-food people spent most of their time in the cafeteria, as opposed to being out in field making sure that the material was going to the locations that it was supposed to.
HUNT: So the whole U.N. oil-for-food team was something of a joke?
SPERTZEL: It certainly was among the UNSCOM inspectors.
HUNT: So everybody knew this, within the U.N.?
SPERTZEL: It was such common knowledge it had to be known.
Spertzel also worked for the ISG, the CIA-led task force that searched for banned weapons in Iraq following the U.S.-led invasion. But in his interview with Hunt, Spertzel made claims that are unsupported by the Duelfer report. Hunt reported that Spertzel "stunned us" with the revelation that Iraq had "secret labs to make deadly weapons of assassination and terror, a nerve gas sarin, and a biological poison Ricin in spray form" and that "Spertzel believes an even more sinister plan was being cooked up by Saddam to put the poisons on department store shelves across the United States and Europe." These descriptions were interspersed with clips of Hunt's interview with Spertzel, in which he depicted this vivid and horrifying scenario:
SPERTZEL: Released into a closed area the limitation would be how many people are there.
HUNT: So, literally you could walk into Madison Square Garden, squeeze that aerosol?
SPERTZEL: Absolutely. If that were released in a closed area such as Madison Square Garden or some of your smaller shopping malls, it would have a devastating effect.
HUNT: Killing hundreds, thousands?
SPERTZEL: Killing hundreds of thousands.
SPERTZEL: Some of the photographs that were obtained from this same laboratory had multiple shapes of perfume spray bottles, I presume where he could mimic different brand names. Can you imagine somebody going into a department store and spraying a little bit of a perfume to see whether they like the scent, only instead of perfume they're getting a face full of sarin?
HUNT: Again, that would kill?
SPERTZEL: And that would kill within -- within a few minutes, and if this were to appear at a couple different locations, imagine the economic impact in the U.S. People would be afraid to buy anything.
HUNT: And that was something that he was working on?
SPERTZEL: That was being actively pursued as late as March 2003.
But the Duelfer report's Chapter 5 cites only a single Iraqi intelligence source on Iraq's alleged plot to smuggle poison onto European or American department store shelves, and this source claimed that they could not implement the plan because they lacked the chemical agents:
A former IIS [Iraqi Intelligence Service] officer claimed that the M16 directorate [IIS Directorate of Criminology] had a plan to produce and weaponize nitrogen mustard in rifle grenades, and a plan to bottle Sarin and sulfur mustard in perfume sprayers and medicine bottles which they would ship to the United States and Europe. The source claimed that they could not implement the plan because chemicals to produce the CW [chemical weapons] agents were unavailable.
Similarly, the report's "Key Findings" on Iraq's chemical weapons capability undermine Spertzel's suggestion that the laboratories posed a realistic threat to the United States:
ISG uncovered information that the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) maintained throughout 1991 to 2003 a set of undeclared covert laboratories to research and test various chemicals and poisons, primarily for intelligence operations. The network of laboratories could have provided an ideal, compartmented platform from which to continue CW agent R&D [research and development] or small-scale production efforts, but we have no indications this was planned. (See Annex A.) ISG has no evidence that IIS Directorate of Criminology (M16) scientists were producing CW or BW [biological weapons] agents in these laboratories.
Following Spertzel's description of the secret laboratories, he assented to Hunt's suggestion -- in a highly leading question -- that this capability was "tied together" with corruption in oil-for-food, but no one explained how. Here's the exchange:
HUNT: I assume the U.N. and the secretariat should have done more to stop Saddam acquiring weapons and to oversee the oil-for-food program far more efficiently because the two are tied together.
SPERTZEL: The two are tied together. I think they let the world down, no question about that.
Falsehoods and distortions: Iraq's military infrastructure under oil-for-food
Hunt misleadingly reported that "somehow under oil-for-food, Saddam was able to build underground bunkers, like this one, so hardened that even dozens of missile strikes on the palace above it didn't seem to damage it at all." But there's no evidence that Saddam used oil-for-food money to build bunkers; in any case, oil-for-food was never intended to prevent Saddam from building bunkers, only to alleviate the Iraqi people's suffering while maintaining the sanctions regime.
Hunt continued with an outright falsehood:
More worrisome, the Iraq Survey Group found that supposed humanitarian imports under oil-for-food gave Saddam the ability to restart his biological and chemical warfare programs at a moment's notice.
This is false. The Duelfer report does not say that Iraq successfully obtained material for its weapons program under the guise of "humanitarian" imports. The report says only that the "Iraq's acceptance of the Oil-for-Food (OFF) program was the foundation of Iraq's economic recovery and sparked a flow of illicitly diverted funds that could be applied to projects for Iraq's chemical industry." The report does not say that Iraq successfully obtained weapons material under the guise of "humanitarian" imports.
Smears: Kofi Annan and the Rwandan genocide
Shawn began a discussion criticizing Annan's role in efforts to confront the 1994 Rwandan genocide by declaring that oil-for-food "isn't the only time Annan played a central role in a United Nations debacle." even though it's far from clear that Annan "played a central role" in oil-for-food. The Rwanda discussion included clips of an interview with retired Canadian General Romeo Dallaire, who commanded the U.N. peacekeeping mission to Rwanda beginning in December 1993. Shawn's report misleadingly suggested that Annan was callously indifferent to the genocide and forbade Dallaire to act:
SHAWN: The U.N. force was commanded by Canadian General Romeo Dallaire. Dallaire learned from an informant that Hutu militia had targeted all Tutsis for "extermination." Dallaire requested permission from Annan's office to try and stop the atrocity.
DALLAIRE [clip]: And so I was quite surprised to get a message back fairly promptly telling me that I was well outside of my mandate.
SHAWN: And so the U.N. peacekeepers did nothing. Annan never passed Dallaire's information on to the Security Council. Once the killing began it went unchecked until mid-July. By then the Hutus had slaughtered an estimated 800,000 Tutsis.
In fact, Annan's role as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations was simply to implement U.N. Security Council Resolution 872, which explicitly laid out the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda's (UNAMIR) mandate. The resolution authorized the mission to enforce the Arusha Peace Agreement of August 1993 between the Hutu government and Tutsi rebels, who had been fighting since 1990. The mandate did not permit the force to intervene to take preemptive action against the threat of new violence. Annan has expressed regret for the United Nations' failure to act more aggressively against the genocide, but ultimately, only the Security Council could have authorized U.N. military action. Indeed, the Security Council passed Resolution 909 on April 5, 1994, two days before the genocide began, but it merely extended the time period for UNAMIR's previously established mission.
As for Annan's alleged failure to "pass Dallaire's information on to the Security Council," Annan in fact instructed Dallaire to inform two Security Council members of the impending threat of violence in Rwanda. The United Nations' independent inquiry into its actions regarding the Rwandan genocide explained (select "English") that on January 11, 1994, Dallaire requested permission to act preemptively based on information from an informant about possible violence against both the U.N. mission itself and against Tutsis. Annan's reply to Dallaire, in which he informed Dallaire that his plan to intervene was beyond the mandate of the U.N. mission, also instructed Dallaire to meet with Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana and inform him of the situation. Finally, Annan's cable instructed Dallaire: "Before the meeting with the President, the Ambassadors of France, Belgium, and the United States were to be informed and asked to make similar demarches." The subsequent reply to Annan confirmed Dallaire "met with the heads of mission of France, Belgium, and the United States" to tell them of the impending threat [pp. 10-12]. These events occurred on January 11-13, 1994, but the genocide did not begin until April 7.
Shawn introduced the segment on Rwanda by explaining that Annan "was the under-secretary-general in charge of U.N. peacekeeping ... when the Security Council dispatched 2,500 mostly Belgian troops to Rwanda to keep the peace between the warring Hutus and Tutsis." In fact, the 2,500-member U.N. peacekeeping mission to Rwanda, or UNAMIR, included only about 400 Belgians along with 940 Bangladeshi and 840 Ghanaian troops.
Though no allegations of corruption have surfaced against Annan, a picture of Annan flashed on the screen in the first minute of U.N. Blood Money as the announcer explained that "Saddam stole billions from the oil-for-food program, and now, word he got help inside the U.N." The picture appeared just as the announcer uttered the words "he got help inside."
The program also included a series of suggestions that Annan deserves blame for corruption in oil-for-food despite the absence of evidence against him:
For example, Asman explained: "The biggest question of all: Where does the buck stop in this scandal? The answer for a growing number of people is that it stops with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan."
Similarly, Claudia Rosett, whom Asman identified simply as "Claudia Rosett with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies," asked: "The big question is how much did Kofi Annan know? ... How deeply involved was he in the aspects that were clearly corrupt? Why did he not tell us much, much sooner things that were wrong with it?" But she, too, produced no specific evidence against Annan. Rosett is a former Wall Street Journal editorial board member and a regular columnist for the Journal's website, OpinionJournal.com. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a conservative think tank that has been attacking the United Nations since long before corruption in oil-for-food came to light. Foundation President Clifford D. May wrote in March 2003 that "U.N. fecklessness has been responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent victims."
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Date: January 09 2013
Fremantle midfielder Anthony Morabito's AFL season is over with the young Docker to undergo a third knee reconstruction after breaking down at training in Perth.
Morabito twisted his leg during a tackle with teammate Tanner Smith at Fremantle Oval on Wednesday.
He clutched his left knee as he went to the ground and was immediately rushed for scans to determine the extent of the injury.
The club has revealed the 21-year-old tore the graft on his repaired left anterior cruciate ligament.
General manager of football operations Chris Bond said Morabito was shattered.
"Understandably, Anthony is devastated at the moment and the club will be working extremely closely with him and his family," he said.
Morabito was recruited by the Dockers as the fourth pick overall in the 2009 national draft but has only played 23 games due to injury.
Former AFL premiership coach David Parkin had been mentoring Morabito for his comeback.
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text: $1 Million Gifted to Human Needs and Global Resources The gift from anonymous donors is the first installment toward a $4 million sum in support of the program. Amanda Morris | News Editor Anonymous donors gave $1 million to the Human Needs and Global Resources program in October, a portion of a projected sum to the program of $4 million. More > Wheaton Celebrates Sudanese Neighbors Wheaton College will host a basketball game and film screening this weekend in an effort to connect with South Sudanese neighbors. Anna Morris | Asisstant News Editor This Saturday, students and their families will have an opportunity to connect with their South Sudanese neighbors through a basketball game and film screening. The event will seek to introduce the South Sudanese and Wheaton communities and to develop relationships with some of the 1000 plus Sudanese refugees in the Chicagoland area. More > Déjà Vu Thunder get past North Park twice in a row to advance to CCIW title game. Calvin Wetzel | Sports Editor Twice the No. 25 North Park University Vikings (11-5-3) entered Joe Bean Stadium in the past week, and twice they left without a victory. A 1-0 win on Friday, Nov. 1 to close the regular season and a 5-3 shootout win following a 1-1 tie on Tuesday, Nov. 5 have propelled the No. 8 Wheaton Thunder men's soccer team (15-3-2) to its second consecutive CCIW title game. More > Last Minute Business Seabolt scores in 90th minute to defeat Augustana. Calvin Wetzel | Sports Editor The Wheaton women's soccer team has never officially lost a CCIW tournament match, and it plans to keep it that way. After clinching the conference regular season title with a 3-1 win over North Park University (7-8-1) on Saturday, Nov. 2, Wheaton eliminated Augustana College (12-5-4) in the first round of the CCIW tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 6 to improve to 19-0-3 all time in the CCIW tournament. More > CCIW Tourney-Bound Judah Newby | Assistant Sports Editor The Wheaton Thunder volleyball team clinched a spot in the conference tournament last Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Augustana College in King Arena. More >


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Learn why sweet challenges mean a bitter end for one baker as the six battle for a spot in the quarter final. Monday, July 24 at 10 PM
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I just had my day 5 transfer on Monday. I was curious to know when I should start experiencing pregnancy symptoms. Is there anything that I might start experiencing this early? I read some posts about mild cramping and I haven't really noticed any of that. I'm guessing that if they were to implant that would have happened by now.
This wait is a killer and I just wish there was some sort of reassurance at this point. I'm excited to be a part of this board.


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SOA governance is an extension of IT governance, which is an extension of corporate governance. SOA Governance exercises control of the lifecycle of services and composite applications in an organization's Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) .
The function of SOA Governance is primarily to:
- Establish decision rights for the development, deployment, operations and management of new services
- Monitor and report decisions and results for communicating governance results
SOA Governance provides the Business/IT alignment needed to achieve the SOA promise-of-value for service reuse and improved business agility. The two key components of SOA Governance are Service Governance and Organizational Change .
Effective SOA Governance must cover the people, processes, and technologies involved in the entire SOA lifecycle from a business point of view, and connectivity and reuse from an IT point of view, thus aligning business with IT. Numerous studies have found that to achieve the benefits of SOA, governance needs to be in-place at the beginning of the initial SOA implementation.
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|SOA governance can facilitate fast, effective decision making across both business and IT, and enhance the ability to rapidly build, configure and assemble services to form innovative solutions in the marketplace, reducing bureaucratic obstacles that get in the way
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|SOA governance can speed resolution when things do not work according to the plan. People will understand who to go to and how best to resolve issues for maximum effectiveness. This knowledge can help speed change, enabling organizations to react more quickly and decisively to competitive threats and marketplace opportunities
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|Acceptance of and agreement on services that provide the greatest value encourages adoption and reuse of those services and reduces wasted effort and cost. Tracking and managing to standards helps guide users and developers to know what to do and when and where to look for available services. As existing service assets are leveraged across the organization, return on investment improves.
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This case has a luxurious and classy soft touch aluminium finish which not only looks stylish, but also help increase your grip of the iPod Touch 5G while holding it. The finish is also very comfortable to hold, letting you read for longer without discomfort.
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Biopic on Who drummer Keith Moon in development
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A movie about late Who drummer Keith Moon is in the works.
"The Hollywood Reporter" says group frontman Roger Daltrey has given the blessing to the biopic, which is being produced by Da Vinci Media Ventures.
Daltrey recently spoke about efforts to make a film about the infamously misbehaved drummer who died of a drug overdose in 1978. He said he wouldn't be crushed if the movie never gets made, but if it does make it to screen, it has to be done right.
The still-untitled biopic is still in search of a screenwriter.
Meantime, Daltrey recently announced that The Who would begin winding down its touring days in 2015 with what he describes as the band's "last big tour."
A super deluxe edition of The Who's classic rock opera "Tommy" is in stores this week.
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The Cyprus Pirates have struggled to be a volleyball contender for years.
Comparing this year's record with the past, it would appear the team isn't making much headway.
But digging deeper shows that first-year coach Mika Moe is transforming the program in every aspect. Moe has Cyprus moving forward, and the Pirates are on the verge of breaking onto the scene at any moment.
Moe took over the team at the beginning of the season, and he immediately shook up things. He realized early on that the team had some deficiencies, so he engineered a plan to play to his players' strengths. He understood that having set middle blockers and outside hitters wouldn't help the squad, so he eliminated all positions. The team now constantly rotates, and every player plays every position.
"I love it, there is so much variety," senior Marquessa Gilson said. "The best part is that it makes us more diverse and we have sharper skills."
The revolutionary approach Moe implemented didn't produce results immediately, but the plan is starting to take hold.
"I introduced the system to them and gave them the choice," Moe said. "They were excited to use it. The system stresses defense, and it takes a lot of discipline. They still forget a few things sometimes, but they are getting better and better."
Moe's players are getting used to the new scheme, and they are invested in it. Along with the off-the-beaten-path X's and O's, Moe has instituted some novel concepts to help his players off the court.
"He has really preached that we be student-athletes," Gilson said. " 'Student' comes first. He has taught us the lesson that what we do in the classroom is much more important than what we do on the court."
Gilson and the other four seniors on the team have gained physical and mental skills that will aid them in life after volleyball. However, their volleyball careers aren't quite done yet, and they aren't giving up on making a trip to the playoffs.
"I guarantee we will be better from here on out," Gilson said. "We still are dying to make it to state."
Perfect timing
Few expected the Kearns volleyball team to rebound after its rough start.
The Cougars lost their first 12 matches, including nine sweeps. But they have gone against the odds by winning two of their last five matches in region play.
Middle blocker Rosetta Kasala has been instrumental in Kearns' shift. Kasala blocked seven Granger spikes in the Cougars' first victory, and she has been one of the team's top blockers this year.
Kearns entered the week in fourth place in Region 2. The Cougars will return to the playoffs for the third straight season if they can hold onto that spot.
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Outside hitter Marlee Flint has Stansbury in great shape heading into the tail end of the regular season.
The Stallions won seven of their first eight Region 11 matches after compiling a 3-7 preseason record.
Flint has led the team in kills during region play, and she shows no signs of slowing down.
Stansbury has a stronghold on second place in the region, and it should ride that to a solid seed in the state tournament.


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'"Drury was so two-faced during the process that he made me forget how much I liked him in Buffalo," said Mike Mannella, a longtime Sabres fan. "He wanted to go back home, and he tried to make Buffalo management look like the bad guy."'
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Get ready for flight forty over the Bible from 30,000 Feet. On this flight, our tour guide, Pastor Skip Heitzig, will take us soaring over Joel, Amos, and Obadiah. In these three books, we take a look at the strong warnings that God gives His people against greed, injustice, false worship, and self-righteousness. We'll see God's use of these ordinary men to give extraordinary messages; we'll witness His patience, and at the end, we'll see how He stands ready to forgive and restore all who turn away from their sin. The key chapters to review are Joel 1-3, Amos 1, 3 and 7, and Obadiah 1.
DESTINATION: Joel 1-3
Joel sees the massive locust plague and severe drought devastating
Judah as a harbinger of the "great and dreadful day of the Lord" (2:31).
Confronted with this crisis, he calls on everyone to repent. He describes
the locusts as the Lord's army and sees in their coming a reminder that
the Day of the Lord is near. He does not voice the popular notion that
the Day will be one of judgment on the nations but deliverance and
blessing for lsrael. lnstead-with lsaiah (2:10-21), Jeremiah (4:5-9),
Amos (5:18-20) and Zephaniah (1 :7-18) - he describes the Day as one
of punishment of unfaithfullsrael as well. Restoration and blessing will
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Iggeres Haramban / A Letter For The Ages with Bircas HaMazon - Pocket Size Leatherette Cover
The Ramban's ethical letter with an anthology of contemporary Rabbinic expositions.
By Rabbi Avrohom Chaim Feuer
Binding: Leatherette Cover Paperback / Dimensions: 4" x 6" / Weight: 0.84
According to tradition, after his exile from Spain for his defense of Judaism, the great Ramban (Nachmanides) sent this letter to his son. The letter which many recite weekly gives a blueprint for an ethical life as timely today as it was then. This book presents it as the basis for a beautiful collection of insights, comments, and anecdotes. Includes Bircas HaMazon.
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What is a Microbe?http://www.microbeworld.org/what-is-a-microbeOn this American Society for Microbiology site, kids can learn more about bacteria, viruses, and other microbes.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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Compression stockingsCompression hose; Pressure stockings; Support stockings; Gradient stockings
You wear compression stockings to improve blood flow in your legs. Compression stockings gently squeeze your legs to move blood up your legs. This helps prevent leg swelling and, to a lesser extent, blood clots.
If you have varicose veins, spider veins, or have just had surgery, your doctor may prescribe compression stockings.
Wearing stockings helps with:
- Aching and heavy feeling in legs
- Swelling in legs
- Preventing blood clots, especially after surgery or injury when you are less active
Types of Compression Stockings
Talk to your doctor about what kind of compression stockings are right for you. There are many different compression stockings. They come in different:
- Pressures, from light pressure to strong pressure
- Lengths, from knee-high to the top of the thigh
- Colors
Buying Compression Stockings
Call your health insurance or prescription plan.
- Find out if they pay for compression stockings.
- Ask if your durable medical equipment benefit pays for compression stockings.
- Get a prescription from your doctor.
- Find a medical equipment store where they can measure your legs so you get a good fit.
Wearing Compression Stockings
Wear your compression stockings all day. Your compression stockings should feel strong around your legs. You will feel the most pressure around your ankles and less pressure higher up on your legs.
Putting on Your Compression Stockings
- Put on stockings first thing in the morning before you get out of bed. Your legs have the least amount of swelling early in the morning.
- Hold the top of the stocking and roll it down to the heel.
- Put your foot into the stocking as far as you can. Put your heel in the heel of the stocking.
- Pull the stocking up. Unroll the stocking over your leg.
- After the top of the stocking is in place, smooth out any wrinkles.
- Do not let the stockings bunch up or wrinkle.
- Knee length stockings should come to 2 fingers below the knee bend.
Compression Stockings Can Be Hard to Put on
- If you use lotion on your legs, let it dry before you put on the stockings.
- Use a little baby powder or corn starch on your legs. This may help the stockings slide up.
- Put on rubber dishwashing gloves. Use your hands to adjust the stocking and smooth it out.
- For open-toe stockings, use a special gadget to slide the stocking over your foot.
Wash Your Stockings Every Day
- Wash the stockings each day with mild soap and water. Rinse and air dry.
- If you can, have two pairs. Wear one each day. Wash and dry the other pair.
- Replace your stockings every 3 - 6 months so that they maintain their support.
When to Call the Doctor
If your stockings feel too uncomfortable, call your doctor or nurse. Find out if there is a different kind of stocking that will work for you. Do not stop wearing them without talking to your doctor.
Cohen JM, Akl EA, Kahn SR. Pharmacologic and compression therapies for postthrombotic syndrome: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Chest. 2012 Feb;141(2):308-20.
Robertson L, Yeoh SE, Kolbach DN. Non-pharmacological interventions for preventing venous insufficiency in a standing worker population. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jan18;1:CD006345.
Review Date: 8/25/2012
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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Join other dealers in NAEDA's Legislative Fly-In to Washington, D.C. The Fly-in is an intensive two-day program that provides participants with an inside look at the political process. Dealers are encouraged to attend to let their voices be heard. Beginning with briefings on the latest agricultural issues pending in Congress, participants also visit with their representatives and senators on Capitol Hill to educate and lobby them on issues important to their dealerships. The 2013 dates are May 22 and 23.
To attend the fly-in, contact your affiliate association today or call the NAEDA office at 636-349-5000 and talk with Amy Volk.


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Meet the IceCaps' unsung heroes Posted by IceCaps on
Published on May 19, 2012
Robin Short, The Telegram
Ian Cox insists he's a sucker for punishment. Working long, tough hours, he does so without as much as a hint of recognition, except from within the close confines of the St. John's IceCaps locker room.
Cox, the IceCaps' equipment manager, is one of the chaps camped at either end of the St. John's players bench during games, to the right and left of coaches Keith McCambridge and Mark Morrison, joined by athletic therapist Alain Chabbert and sometimes Shannon Coady, the assistant equipment guy.
To the players and coaching staff, the three are as integral to the team as Eddie Pasquale or Paul Postma.
It's just that nobody else notices.
"I always tell people I could go down the road and work at a bank or something and get off at 4:30 every day and not think about work," says Cox. "But it's fun being around the guys and around the room. It's not just about a job because you need to make money. It's not a job to us. We love being here."
Cox is a just-turned-30 Waverley, N.S., product, who got his big break last summer when the Manitoba Moose were relocated to St. John's.
He had worked for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Halifax Mooseheads for three years when he decided to fire off a resume to the Winnipeg Jets, hoping the fact he was from the east would help his chances of landing in St. John's and the brand-new IceCaps.
Cox actually started as an equipment guy by accident. Enrolled in the recreation program at the Nova Scotia Community College, his instructor mentioned one day the junior A Truro Bearcats were looking for an equipment manager.
Having worked at a sports store as a youngster, Cox knew how to sharpen skates.
"That was going to be my fun money," he said of the Truro gig.
"It kept growing from there. I was in Truro for a long time, had a full-time job and was doing the hockey on the side because I liked to do it.
"I was hardly making anything and was about to move on when all of a sudden the Mooseheads called."
During his time in Halifax, Cox worked with Team Canada at world under-18 championship and with Team Atlantic in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
As an equipment manager, Cox oversees the ordering and maintaining of all equipment used by the IceCaps, from the helmets and sticks and gloves, down to the skate laces and tape.
He will even order the players' running shoes and socks (not only hockey socks, but, well, socks).
Keeping a handle on the sticks could be a job in itself. A regular season will see a team go through 1,000 sticks.
A player like rookie Eric O'Dell, Cox said, will probably make a dozen sticks last the year. Paul Postma, on the other hand, will go through 60 or 70, "maybe more."
So what's a typical day in the life of equipment guys?
If you're Ian Cox and Shannon Coady, it means being at the rink by 7 a.m.
Coady usually sets up the bench for practice — water, tape, coach's board, etc. — and has the laundry done. Cox is sharpening skates and repairing equipment if need be ("guys don't like new stuff so they get you to make the old stuff work again.").
Then they will get the line combinations from coach Keith McCambridge and hang up practice jerseys in each player's locker.
After practice, equipment is dried and the laundry is done, and the room is cleaned from top to bottom.
"Practice days aren't really glorious," Cox said. "It's a lot of grunt work."
If there is no game that evening, Cox and Coady will get their work done for the next day (skate sharpening, laundry, etc.) and head home about 3 p.m. or 4 p.m.
If there is a game, every single pair of skates has to be sharpened. Equipment has to be readied. And then there's the added work of helping with the visiting name, not the least of which is doing all their laundry.
"We're getting out 11 or 12 at night on game days, after getting to the rink at 7 in the morning," Cox said. "You might have an hour or an hour and a half to eat and decompress a little bit."
On the road, Cox and Coady are on their own, rarely travelling on the team's bus.
Rather, the two load the gear into a truck and hit the road, scooting about from city to city, often rolling into town late at night or early in the morning. But there's no rest for the weary, as the two will drive to the rink and set up the dressing room, getting back to the hotel for a quick snooze and returning to the arena for practice at 7 or 8 a.m.
"We're kind of on our own (on the road)," Cox said. "The only time we really see the guys is when they show up for the games."
In addition to managing the equipment, Cox will sometimes help McCambridge map out practice times for the year.
"Keith and I will sit down at the start of the year and he'll want to practice here and here and here on the road so between Brad (Andrews, the IceCaps' director of hockey operations) and I, depending on where we are going, we'll call the other organizations and book ice time for those trips.
"We're kind of half grunt and half secretary," smiles Cox.
Alain Chabbert is a westerner who came east to work, which, of course, bucks the trend nowadays.
The 27-year-old from Winnipeg had just finished a four-year athletic therapy program at the University of Manitoba when he landed in Sydney, N.S., working for the QMJHL's Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.
"I was always really interested in the human body, and how it worked, and how we can rehab it, and of course I was really into sports," Chabbert said. "So I figured, 'Why not put both together as a career?'"
While attending university, Chabbert worked with Manitoba's football team, and was also introduced to the AHL's Manitoba Moose. It was with the Moose Chabbert met Rob Milette, who was promoted to head athletic therapist when the Winnipeg Jets arrived.
In his role, Chabbert looks after the overall health of the players, from setting up dentist, eye and regular doctor appointments to more specialized physician meetings, like orthopedics or plastic surgery.
He will oversee the team's nutrition and strength and conditioning programs, and will rehab players from the start of the injury until he gets back on the ice.
"We will rehab everything from muscle strains to ligament sprains to broken bones. We see a lot of shoulder injuries and a lot of knee injuries."
Like the equipment guys, the athletic therapist is at the rink early every day, and Chabbert will work on aching or injured players before, during and after practice.
"A good day for me is when I actually get to watch practice because it means pretty much all the guys are on the ice," he said.
"Otherwise I am back in the room working on guys, whether they're working out or it's manual treatment or whatever it may be."
After the morning skate, Chabbert has mounds of paperwork to sort through and then has to clean up the rehab and workout areas of the locker room.
"We usually have a couple of hours between the morning skate and when the players start arriving for the game," he said.
"Game day is like having two practice days. We have the morning skate and once the guys come back, it's the same thing all over again — treatment before the game and then some guys are working out during the game."
And like Cox and Coady, Chabbert calls it a day around midnight.
"But I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather be doing."


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Annie Ireland
Mon, 07/07/2014
Fourteen fellows arrive at PERC to participate in the 2014 Enviropreneur Institute.
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Mon, 02/24/2014
The Park Service wants another large buffalo herd in the Great Plains, which would advance the Department of the Interior's Bison Conservation Initiative. In what may be a huge opportunity for the Oglala Sioux, a Tribal National Park is emerging in South Dakota—the first of its kind.
Reed Watson
Sat, 01/04/2014
With less than a foot of rainfall each year, the Mojave Desert is not an obvious place to look for water. Reed Watson explores an innovative proposal to pump groundwater from the Mojave and move it to nearby Southern California municipalities.
Reed Watson
Fri, 01/03/2014
Water markets are a win-win. The Scott River Water Trust in Siskiyou County pays farmers to leave water instream for salmon and steelhead. This case study looks at how low-volume, low-cost water leases support agricultural communities and municipal development while also enhancing environmental...
Laura Huggins
Wed, 10/23/2013
The Endangered Species Act is expensive and ineffective in its reactive approach to conservation. Laura Huggins explores an alternative system of incentives for environmental stewardship prior to regulatory listing.
Warren Meyer
Wed, 09/25/2013
Park agencies are partnering with private companies to keep parks open, well maintained, and generate a return for taxpayers.
Sun, 09/08/2013
PERC and the George W. Bush Institute will host a conference on energy regulation on September 12, 2013 at the George W. Bush Center in Dallas, TX
Matt Ridley
Thu, 09/05/2013
The death this week of Ronald Coase, one of the world's most-cited economists, comes at a time when there is lively debate about the very issue he raised: why neither markets nor government are panaceas.
Shawn Regan
Thu, 02/07/2013
That there are moose in Yellowstone today tells us something about nature and our role in it.
Sierra Crane-Murdoch
Wed, 11/28/2012
In this PERC Case Study, Sierra Crane-Murdoch explores the challenges facing a tribe atop the nation's biggest oil play. While mineral owners off the reservation have earned thousands of dollars for each acre leased, most allottees within have earned only a few hundred.


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Autoimmune liver disease panelLiver disease test panel - autoimmune
An autoimmune liver disease panel is a series of tests that is done when a person is thought to have autoimmune liver disease. An autoimmune liver disease means that the body's immune system attacks the liver.
These tests include:
- Anti-liver/kidney microsomal antibodies
- Anti-mitochondrial antibodies
- Anti-nuclear antibodies
- Anti-smooth muscle antibodies
Sometimes the panel may also include other tests. Often immune protein levels in the blood are also checked.
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture.
The blood sample is sent to the laboratory for testing.
How to Prepare for the Test
No special preparation is needed for this test.
How the Test Will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the Test is Performed
In autoimmune disorders, cells from the immune system attack tissues or organs. These disorders are one possible cause of liver disease. The most common autoimmune liver diseases are autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis.
This group of tests helps your health care provider diagnose liver disease.
Normal Results
Protein levels:
The normal range for protein levels in the blood will change with each laboratory. Please check with your health care provider for the normal ranges in your particular laboratory.
Negative results on all antibodies are normal.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Blood tests for autoimmune diseases are not completely accurate. They can have false negative results (you have the disease, but the test is negative) and false positive results (you do not have the disease, but the test is positive).
A weakly positive or low titer positive test for autoimmune disease is often not due to any disease.
A positive test on the panel may be a sign of autoimmune hepatitis or other autoimmune liver disease.
If the test is positive mostly for anti-mitochondrial antibodies, you are likely to have primary biliary cirrhosis.
If the immune proteins are high and albumin is low, you may have liver cirrhosis or chronic active hepatitis.
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Angulo P, Lindor KD. Primary biliary cirrhosis. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 89.
Czaia AJ. Autoimmune hepatitis. In: In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 88.
Hoofnagle JH. Chronic hepatitis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 152.
Review Date: 2/4/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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The Wright State women's basketball team jumped out to a 34-19 halftime lead in rolling to a 66-51 decision over Buffalo Sunday afternoon at WSU's Nutter Center.
The Raiders never trailed as they scored the first eight points of the contest, including threes by Breanna Stucke and KC Elkins, and later went on a 10-0 run, half of those coming from Elkins, in building a 34-19 halftime lead.
WSU shot 45 percent from the field in the first half, including six of 11 from three-point range, while Buffalo hit for just 28 percent overall and was three of 15 from behind the arc.
Wright State extended the margin to as much as 24 on two occasions in the second half, the second being 50-26 on a Kayla Lamotte layup with 11:46 to play, only to see the Bulls cut the deficit to 60-46 with five minutes remaining.
A 6-2 burst, though, over the next four minutes, the final four points on a three and foul shot by Kim Demmings, ended any thoughts of a Buffalo comeback.
The Raiders shot 46 percent for the game, including nine of 19 on three-pointers, while the Bulls shot 30 percent overall and were just seven of 30 from three. WSU held a 45-38 rebounding edge and led in points in the paint (24-16) and points off of turnovers (17-6).
Demmings led all scorers with 22 points, 13 coming after halftime, while Elkins scored a career-high 18, 15 in the first half. The junior guard's previous career best was 12, ironically, at Buffalo last November 30.
Rachael Gregory paced Buffalo (1-3) with 14 points while Christa Baccas posted a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Wright State (2-1) heads to Columbus on Sunday, November 25, with a 1:00 meeting against #20/21 Ohio State.


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SIGNAL HILL - After a close race that attracted record numbers of voters, longtime Councilman Ed Wilson defeated Councilwoman Ellen Ward for the third remaining City Council seat, according to a recount Friday.
Late on Tuesday the City Clerk's Office released unofficial final tallies that showed Councilman Mike Noll and newcomer Lori Woods in the top two spots for three contested seats.
Wilson and Ward, meanwhile, were separated by just three votes.
All three incumbents, Wilson, a certified public accountant; Noll, a retired businessman and real estate agent; and Ward, a retired government worker, were hoping to keep the seats they have each held for at least 10 years.
At one point during Friday's recount the incumbents were separated by only one vote, Wilson said.
"I was at (City Hall) watching the numbers," he said. "I was on pins and needles.
"We counted Tuesday's votes first and my lead narrowed from three to one and that was a little interesting. But, in my opinion, I felt that the provisional and the vote-by-mails that came in late were going to swing in my favor."
In Friday's final count, Noll received 633 votes; Woods received 612; Wilson had 546 and Ward 527.
Among the other challengers, Elizabeth Wise received 437 votes, Robert Mendoza had 429, and Nancy Sciortino had 393.


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This is the keyboard that teaches children to play using comprehensive instructional software authored and presented by a former Juilliard instructor. The software has over 100 lessons that cover the basics of finger placement and learning notes and more refined skills such as reading music and playing songs. After playing a song, the software will score the performance, indicating when a wrong note or rhythm was played. The software includes an animated keyboard and videos that illustrate exactly where fingers should be placed. Fifteen interactive games reinforce the lessons. Thirty-one songs come with the software, including Jingle Bells, Mary Had A Little Lamb, and Pop! Goes the Weasel; the tempo of each song can be adjusted to suit learning speed. Includes a 49-key electronic keyboard with built-in speakers and keys sized for children that plugs into a computer with an included USB cable. Software requires a PC running Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP or a Mac running OS-X 10.4 or later. Powered by included AC adapter or requires six C batteries. Ages 5 and up. Keyboard 26" L x 9 3/4" D x 3 1/4" H. (7 lbs.)
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My wife teaches a class once a month at her Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) congregation. She teaches the women's group called the Relief Society. Each month she is assigned to give a lesson on the subject of a talk given by one of the (male) church leaders at the most recent biannual General Conference of the [Read More…]
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Mother Nature and Father Time have given your face a worn look, so much so that you're considering a facelift, also known as a rhytidectomy. Your skin and soft tissue have lost their elasticity. You look tired, even when you're not. You may have deep lines around the corners of your mouth, jowls or neck laxity (looseness) that increase your aged and tired look.
The good news is that modern facelift techniques have evolved significantly over the past 15 years. Early facelift operations tightened only the skin, while the modern facelift removes excess skin, laxity of facial muscle and excess fat, often found in the lower face and neck. The procedure can improve the contour of your lower jaw and jowls, and soften deep lines from your nose to the corners of your mouth.
But a facelift is only one technique surgeons can use to restore youth and beauty. Once the loose skin, fat and muscle have been tightened, laser and other peeling techniques can improve the quality of the skin. Your surgeon can perform a facelift with other procedures, including surgery on the forehead, eyelids or nose.
Who's a Candidate For a Facelift?
The best candidates for facelift surgery are those patients who demonstrate the above signs of facial aging but still have some skin elasticity. Generally this includes patients who are in their 40's to 70's, although older patients occasionally are candidates.
It's extremely important that you are in good general overall physical and mental health, and it's crucial that you have realistic expectations. A facelift is not meant to completely alter your appearance or make you look like someone else. It's a way to turn back the hands of time and restore your once youthful appearance, but it is not a method to solve personal problems or psychological issues.
It's important to recognize that not every person needs or is willing to undergo a facelift operation. Younger patients may obtain significant benefit from smaller or more minimally invasive procedures. Older patients also may choose one of these smaller procedures to address a particularly bothersome area of the lower face or neck. Facial liposuction, a neck lift or a brow lift are examples of such procedures.
The increasingly popular "weekend facelift" is a minor surgical procedure that provides minor improvements to drooping and sagging skin. And while the results are much less impressive than a "real" facelift, the recovery time is also much less.
If you are interested in this procedure, you can discuss with your doctor whether or not it would be a suitable alternative to a regular facelift and whether it will provide the outcome that you desire.
Does Insurance Cover a Facelift?
Insurance carriers generally do not cover surgery that is cosmetic or elective, so you're probably paying for this one out of pocket.
Make sure you receive all of your surgeon's costs in writing, and ask for detailed charges that you will incur for anesthesia, follow up care, any required prescriptions, etc. It's important to note that some insurance carriers will increase your premiums after you've undergone cosmetic surgery and undergoing a facelift may affect future coverage.
Make sure you ask your insurance carrier about its policies and how they will affect you.
You've selected a surgeon, now it's time for the consultation.
During the consultation, your surgeon will examine your facial proportions and may suggest additional minor changes, such as enhancing the chin with an implant or elevating the eyebrows. He or she can show you how you'll look with these changes via computer imaging and may also take photographs of you to assess your situation. During this time, your surgeon will discuss what type of would be required.


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GAME 16 - PENN (2-13) at NJIT (9-8)
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 * 7:30 p.m.
Fleisher Athletic Center (Newark, N.J.)
TV: NJITHighlanders.com
Radio: WNTP 990 AM (Brian Seltzer, Vince Curran)
Click here for Live Stats!
Penn Game Notes (PDF) / NJIT Game Notes (PDF)
The Penn-NJIT Series
*The Quakers and the Highlanders are meeting for the third time in men's basketball. The first two meetings came in consecutive seasons (2007-08, 2008-09).
*Penn won the first two meetings. The first came Jan. 5, 2008, a 79-68 Quaker victory at The Palestra in Philadelphia. The second came exactly four years ago from the upcoming match on Jan. 17, 2009, a 59-40 Penn win at Fleisher.
A Place in History
Penn actually holds a spot in history in NJIT annals. That 59-40 Quaker win in 2009 gave the Highlanders their 51st loss in a row, an NCAA Division I record. However, NJIT won its next game to end the streak, beating Bryant University, 61-51.
I Know You!
Tonight's game represents a homecoming of sorts for Penn assistant coach Ira Bowman. The northern New Jersey native -- he played his high school ball at Seton Hall Prep -- was an assistant coach with NJIT for four years before joining the Quakers (and head coach Jerome Allen, his former teammate here at Penn) after last season.
Countdown to 1,700
Penn has won 1,699 games as a program; with one more, the Quakers will become the 11th NCAA Division I program to reach 1,700 wins. (Indiana became the 10th on December 19, scoring its 1,700th win against Mount St. Mary's.)
He'll Take the Charity
Junior Miles Cartwright started the season by going 12-of-19 at the foul line -- unusual, given that he began the season at almost 80 percent for his career. Since then, however, he has returned to form -- in fact, he has surpassed it. Cartwright enters Thursday night's game having hit 13 of his last 14 free throws, 34 of his last 37, and he is 56-of-62 (.903) over his last 12 games including a streak of 21 in a row over a five-game stretch that ended at Wagner.
Growing Up
Some of Penn's less experienced players have shown signs of finding their way and growing into the college game recently. Some examples...
*Junior Dau Jok entered this season with nine career points and seven rebounds; he entered last Saturday's La Salle game at 37 career points and 29 career boards; in the last three games, he has scored 29 points and snared 23 rebounds.
*In his last four games, freshman Tony Hicks has 52 points (13.0 ppg); in the last three games he has shot 47.4 percent from the field (18-38) after shooting just 30.7 percent in the first 12 contests.
*In his last six games, freshman Darien Nelson-Henry has 55 points (9.2 ppg); after scoring a combined 16 points in his first six games, "DNH" has scored seven or more points in six of his last eight appearances.
*After averaging just 1.9 rebounds per game in his first nine appearances for Penn -- remember, he missed all of last year due to injury -- sophomore Greg Louis has had four or more boards in five of the last six games. (In the outlier game, he had three.)
*After averaging 2.8 points per game in Penn's first eight contests, Louis has averaged 7.2 ppg in the last seven.
Missing Doc
Penn has played the last five games without junior captain Fran Dougherty, and he is not expected for tonight's game. So what are they missing?
*He leads the Ivy League in overall rebounding (8.8 rpg), and is third in both scoring (15.7 ppg) and field-goal percentage (52.5).
*He led Penn in rebounding in each of the first eight games this season; in his absence, four different players have led the team in boards.
Quaker Notemeal From Princeton
*Penn got more points from its bench players (32) than its starters (21) for the third straight game; in the time, the bench players have outscored the starters, 119-74.
*For the second time in three games, and the fourth time this season, Penn outrebounded its opponent (33-32).
*Penn had season team lows in free-throw percentage (6-12, .500) and assists (8).
*Princeton hit 11 three-pointers and shot 50.0 percent from beyond the arc, both opponent highs for this season.
*Freshman Tony Hicks set season/career highs in points (16), rebounds (6), assists (5) and minutes played (30).
*This was Hicks' fourth straight double-figure scoring game (9.0 ppg in that stretch) and sixth this season.
*Hicks led Penn in scoring for the second time in three games, and the third time this season.
*Hicks also led Penn in rebounding, becoming the sixth player to do that this year (also Dougherty, Cartwright, Nelson-Henry, Louis and Jok).
*Freshman Darien Nelson-Henry had 11 points, his second straight double-figure scoring game.
*Nelson-Henry is averaging 12.0 ppg over the last three games and 9.2 ppg over the last six.
*Junior Steve Rennard played a season-high 34 minutes.
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Oh My Stars!
December 16th, 2010
Have you noticed the stars on our website at the bottom of each featured title? We don't think they are working and we're trying to find out why. Everything seems to end up with three stars—does that mean that an equal number of people love it and hate it so it averages 3 stars, or that everyone thinks "eh!" and could take it or leave it? Or maybe bots and creepy crawlers are doing the ratings remotely? Please try ranking the things you are really passionate about—you love, love, love it or it's the worst thing you've read or seen all year. We'll keep an eye on the stars and see if they shift.
And let's end the year on a positive note. What's on your list for 2010 as those things most worthy of your positive passion? What have you read or seen or listened to this year that you think is worthy of 5 ***** stars?
Here's my 5 star list:
– DVD–Mad Men
– CD Music–Bird in a House by Railroad Earth
– CD Book—Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes
I've read some good 4 star books this year such as Freedom by Jonathan Franzen and The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters, but I'm still searching for a 5 star read! Please share your list!
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National NRP-12 Black
National's new NRP-12 fret model captures the look and feel of an original 12 fret National Duolian. The thin-gauge steel body is highlighted by rolled "f" holes, a formed back, and period-correct, traditional ribbed coverplate. Each body is hand painted to capture the look of the originals. Each mahogany neck clears 12 frets to the body and features an unbound ebony fretboard complete with mother-of-pearl position markers. Vintage-style plain tuners, ebony nut, and "National" stamped headstock complete the look of this classic.


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2014 Rebel Awards Nominations
It is time to recognize those that work so hard for the Rebel community. Please nominate your fellow student, staff, group, program or event for one of the 2014 Rebel Awards.
Nominations are due by March 24, 5 p.m.
Show your fellow Rebel how much your care! Nominate now.
Volunteers are also needed. To sign up, contact Terri Bernstein at [email protected]


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Uber War: Taxi App's Legal Roadblocks in Europe
It's shaping up to be Ubergeddon. Click here or on the map above for an interactive graphic of Uber's current legal challenges in Europe.
Cab drivers across Europe are gearing up to protest in their capitals on Wednesday against taxi app company Uber's rapid expansion.
Protests are planned for London, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Hamburg, and Lisbon.
Jo Bertram, general manager for Uber in London, said she expected demand for the service's taxis to be a bit higher than normal, but not as bad as demand during a subway strike.


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Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) is a specific type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in your urethra or bladder and travels up into your kidneys.
A kidney infection requires prompt medical attention. If not treated properly, a kidney infection can permanently damage your kidneys or the bacteria can spread to your bloodstream and cause a life-threatening infection.
Kidney infection treatment usually includes antibiotics and often requires hospitalization.
Signs and symptoms of a kidney infection may include:
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you. Also make an appointment if you're being treated for a urinary tract infection but your signs and symptoms aren't improving.
Severe kidney infection can lead to life-threatening complications. Seek immediate medical attention if you experience typical kidney infection symptoms combined with bloody urine or nausea and vomiting.
Kidney infection typically occurs when bacteria enter your urinary tract through the tube that carries urine from your body (urethra) and begin to multiply.
Bacteria from an infection elsewhere in your body also can spread through your bloodstream to your kidneys. Kidney infection is unusual through this route, but it can happen — for instance, if you have an artificial joint or heart valve that becomes infected.
Rarely, kidney infection results after kidney surgery.
Factors that increase your risk of a kidney infection include:
If left untreated, a kidney infection can lead to potentially serious complications, such as:
Make an appointment with your family doctor or a general practitioner if you have signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. If your doctor suspects your infection has spread to your kidneys, you may be referred to a doctor who treats conditions that affect the urinary tract (urologist).
Because appointments can be brief and there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well-prepared. Here's some information to help you get ready, and what to expect from your doctor.
For kidney infection, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask other questions during your appointment as they occur to you.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
Doctors often diagnose kidney infections based on signs and symptoms, such as fever and back pain.
If your doctor suspects you have a kidney infection, you may be asked to provide a urine sample to test for bacteria, blood or pus is in your urine. Your doctor may also obtain a blood culture — a lab test that checks for bacteria or other organisms in your blood. Other tests might include an ultrasound, computerized tomography scan or a type of X-ray called a voiding cystourethrogram.
Antibiotics are the first line of treatment for kidney infections. Which drugs you use and for how long depend on your health condition and the bacteria found in your urine tests.
Usually, the signs and symptoms of a kidney infection begin to clear up within a few days of treatment. But you may need to continue antibiotics for a week or longer. Take the entire course of antibiotics recommended by your doctor to ensure that the infection is completely eliminated.
For a severe kidney infection, your doctor may admit you to the hospital. Treatment in the hospital may include antibiotics that you receive through a vein in your arm (intravenously). How long you'll stay in the hospital depends on the severity of your condition.
Recurrent kidney infections may result from an underlying medical problem, such as a structural abnormality. Your doctor may refer you to a kidney specialist (nephrologist) or urinary surgeon (urologist) for an evaluation to determine whether urologic abnormalities may be causing your infections. You may need surgery to repair a structural abnormality.
To reduce discomfort while you recover from a kidney infection, you might:
Reduce your risk of kidney infection by taking steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Women, in particular, may reduce their risk of urinary tract infections if they:
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-infection/basics/treatment/con-20032448
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