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COLUMBIA -- Before officials can take the guesswork out of water use during droughts, they'll need to remove the uncertainty from the funding source of a proposed study.
South Carolina natural resources officials are still looking for the state's $100,000 piece of the money necessary to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Georgia to do long-range planning for Savannah River Basin withdrawals during drought conditions.
The South Carolina Legislature had supported the funding initially, but it was ultimately left out of the state spending plan. Officials may try to tap county water recreation funds to pay for the study.
"In normal years we're in pretty good shape no matter what the demands are on the river, but we haven't had many of those years lately," said Ken Rentiers, deputy director of Land, Water and Conservation for the state Department of Natural Resources, following a meeting of the S.C. Savannah River Committee. Rentiers said the state had experience three or four normal rainfall years in the past 15 years.
"So there are some major concerns that we need to get at this information."
South Carolina was supposed to chip in $250,000, including $100,000 in funding. The rest would be provided through in-kind resources, such as staff support. The Nature Conservancy had stepped up to help, too, which Rentiers called "a saving grace" for the state's effort.
Georgia would provide a comparable amount, and the Corps is expected to offer up approximately $500,000 in resources.
"If you look at our drought designations, the Savannah Basin is still the worst in the state," said David Baize, assistant bureau chief of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's bureau of water.
The entire basin includes the 300-mile river and Hartwell Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, and J. Strom Thurmond Lake. Nearly 95 percent of the water provided by the Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority comes from the Savannah River.
"Without this good information and sound science on it, we're guessing a little bit," said Rentiers. "We want to take the guesswork out of it and have the sound science behind us to make good decisions."


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These are things that are interesting to me. Enjoy these images from my world!
|This is a homeless camp alongside the Sacramento River.
As the weather gets colder, these tents have become less and less commonplace.
|The memorial is heartbreaking but hopeful.
|Just a fisherman
|Cyclists and vegans take note! You cyclists, they have a pump there and let you bring in your bike!
Useful if you don't have a lock with you! If you are a vegan, they have vegan donuts!.
|The fun part of my ride. This is our river walk in West Sacramento. To the left is the bridge leading into Sacramento.
The pyramid building and the new CALSTRS building are on the right.

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Had these last night. Simple, but they hit the spot. Tonight's meal was brined and fried shrimp, garlic and cheese biscuits and caesar salad. No pix from tonight since it was made indoors, but here are the cheeseburgers from last night. Figured there aren't too many things more American that a good ol' bacon cheeseburger.
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Favorite College Football Uniforms
Nothing I hate more than Sunday evenings, even on a beautiful night like this. Boring as hell getting mentally ready for the week ahead. Anyway, to kill some type, I thought I'd ask this question:
What are your favorite college football uniform sets (other than Michigan:)
Florida State for me.
The helmets with the stickers are awesome. The colors, and several possible uniform combos (Maroon, Black, Gold and White), make it for me. I also like the seminole logo on the pants.
They have the sickest uniforms in college football other than Michigan.


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While drought continues to threaten the U.S. agricultural economy in 2012, another significant setback has been added to the growing list of negative impacts to farm income for 2012.
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released their 2011 Farm Production Expenditures Summary Aug. 3 that indicated elevated production costs for the previous year rose more than10 percent, a spiraling trend that economists say continues into the current year as drought conditions threaten to chip away at farm income across the industry.
Farm production expenditures in the United States are estimated at $318.7 billion for 2011, up from $289.1 billion in 2010. The 2011 total expenditures rose 10.2 percent compared with 2010 total expenditures. All expenditure items except interest and labor increased from the previous year.
Leading the list of higher production costs was the cost of diesel. Total fuel expense was $15.3 billion. Diesel, the largest sub-component, was $10.1 billion, accounting for 65.9 percent. Diesel expenditures were up 23.7 percent from the previous year. Gasoline was $2.8 billion, up 9.4 percent. LP gas was $1.6 billion, up 8.8 percent. Other fuel was $820.0 million, up 13.9 percent.
Overall, the four largest expenditures at the national level totaled $147.1 billion and accounted for 46.1 percent of total expenditures in 2011. They were: feed, 17.1 percent; farm services, 11.6 percent; livestock, poultry and related expenses, 9.0 percent; and labor, 8.4 percent.
David Anderson, livestock economist for Texas A&M University's Department of Agricultural Economics, says higher input costs, especially for the livestock and poultry segments, are at least in part the result of lingering drought conditions.
"We certainly have seen a spike in feed costs that are directly related to the drought. But other input costs — fertilizer for example — may be related more to a bumper corn crop year in 2011. The more acres of crop means more demand for fertilizer, so prices rose as a result," Anderson says.
But on the bright side, once drought conditions fade and forage production returns to near normal levels, producers should get some relief.
"Call me terribly optimistic, but I think once pasture and range recovery takes place, then we will begin to see expansion in livestock production again and elevated input costs related to drought conditions will slowly get back to normal — or so we hope," he adds.
In addition, he says while consumer demand for beef may suffer if and when beef prices rise next year, once more normal weather returns and forage production is no longer regulated by shortages, consumer demand should return to normal as well.
Ag can adapt
"Agricultural producers can adapt to current drought conditions to survive. While some producers may cull herds and opt to grow forage crops as a means to get through tough times, eventually we should see a healthy rebuilding of cattle herds and a return to more normal conditions," he said.
According to the USDA Summary, in 2011 the United States total farm expenditure average per farm was $146,653 compared with $131,821 in 2010, an increase of 11.3 percent. On average, U.S. farm operations spent $25,129 on feed, $17,075 on farm services, $13,163 on livestock, poultry and related expenses, and $12,334 on labor.
For 2010, U.S. farms spent an average of $20,705 on feed, $16,281 on farm services, $11,128 on livestock, poultry and related expenses, and $12,450 on Labor.
Overall, and fueled by the drought, livestock and poultry producers shared the brunt of increased input costs in 2011. The top three average expenses per farm with the largest dollar increase were: feed, up $4,424 or 21.4 percent; livestock, poultry and related expenses, up $2,035, or 18.3 percent; and fertilizer, lime and soil conditioners, up $1,975, or 20.6 percent.
By region, the Midwest contributed the most to United States total expenditures with expenses of $98.7 billion (31.0 percent), up from $87.7 billion in 2010.
The other regions ranked by total expenditures were: Plains at $73.8 billion (23.2 percent), West at $68.9 billion (21.6 percent), Atlantic at $39.1 billion (12.3 percent), and South at $38.2 billion (12.0 percent).
The sum of total expenditures for the 15 estimate states was $205.8 billion in 2011 (64.6 percent of the United States total expenditures) and $188.1 billion in 2010 (65.1 percent). California contributed most to the 2011 United States total expenditures, with expenses of $31.2 billion, (9.8 percent).
California expenditures were up 3.2 percent from the 2010 estimate of $30.2 billion. Iowa, the next leading state, had $24.2 billion in expenses, (7.6 percent).
Other states with more than $15 billion in total expenditures were Texas with $22.7 billion, Nebraska with $17.3 billion, Illinois with $17.0 billion, and Minnesota with $15.5 billion.
Anderson says input costs and consumer demand for beef, for example, will always be affected by weather. But when the rains finally return and herds expand, livestock production and farming in general will see the return of better profits and fewer losses associated with the drought.
To view the complete USDA Farm Production Expenditures Summary, visit http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/FarmProdEx/FarmProdEx-08-02-2012.txt.


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High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each Head Coach of participating league institutions. Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Conference Second Team and All-Conference Third Team. Awards were presented at the league golf team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships co-hosted by Belmont Abbey College and the Tanglewood Park Championship Golf Course in Clemons, NC. This year's award winners are as follows:
Player of the Year:
Chris Marsh, Coker
Freshman of the Year:
Luke McClellan, Limestone
Coach of the Year:
Tommy Baker, Coker
All-Conference First Team:
Jonathan Burke, Barton
Adam Sheriff, Anderson
Chris Marsh, Coker
Scott Woodard, Mount Olive
Patrick Wilson, Erskine
All-Conference Second Team:
John LaDow, Coker
Tom Muto Jr., Barton
Pete Skirpstas, Mount Olive
Chris Carvill, Belmont Abbey
Luke McClellan, Limestone
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Peter Tarver Jones, Belmont Abbey
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Release Date: 01/23/2012
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(Boston—January 23, 2012) Carole Fowler, an Environmental Technician with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, is being honored with a "2011 Regional State Wastewater Operator Certification Provider Excellence Award" by EPA.
Ms. Fowler was nominated by a number of wastewater professionals in the state of Vermont and in New England. The EPA award program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable operator training and professional certification assistance to wastewater treatment operators throughout New England. Ms. Fowler has been with the Vermont DEC for 27 years and has been overseeing the State of Vermont Wastewater Operator Certification Program since 1994. She has done an outstanding job to provide assistance to wastewater treatment operators throughout the state.
"I am proud to acknowledge Ms. Fowler's contributions to ensure that municipal wastewater treatment professionals continue to acquire the proper training and maintain the necessary certification so they may be able to better protect water quality and public health," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator for EPA's New England Office.
EPA's New England office will formally acknowledge Ms. Fowler for her exceptional work during the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference in Boston on January 25th. In addition, another opportunity to honor Ms. Fowler will be at the Green Mountain Water Environment Association Spring Conference scheduled in May of 2012 to be held in Killington, Vermont.
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If the lines aren't crossed of course this will work. But when gusty overpowered with lines crossed I think this is a dicey situation. Typical flagging will probably not be as effective.jens wrote:every 4 line kite has a front line safety system built in. all you have to do is bring the kite to the edge of the window, grab the front line of the down side and pull that one front line hand over hand. the kite will flag out on its back and that is the end of it. the more wind, the better it works. Think about what your doing,kiting isn't that hard.
This sounds extreme and not cheap but maybe pull out your hook knife and cut both outside lines. Then kite is stable flagged on front lines. Or use Jens method and cut the one outside line that's crossed with your lower front line.


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AMANDA Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have been found guilty for the second time of killing their British flatmate in Italy in 2007.
Meredith Kercher, 21, was found in a pool of blood after being brutally stabbed in the villa she rented with Knox, while they studied in the Italian university town of Perugia.
In 2009, the former couple of Knox and Sollecito were first convicted of the gruesome murder. Prosecutors said at the time the murder was the result of a sex-game gone horribly wrong.http://www.news.com.au/world/amanda-knox-guilty-again-the-murder-of-meredith-kercher/story-fndir2ev-1226814824543


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Scattering Seeds
We have to hope that the intelligent and principled [few?] among our country's national legislators will rise to the occasion and do the right thing to help our Republic navigate the treacherous shoals which we now confront.
It seems, at times, that hypocritical posturing for the satisfaction of those perceived as core supporters will rule the day, and force the nation into still greater danger. A pompous sense of self-importance, perhaps understandable in those who serve as junior high school hall monitors, is not at all what we need.
This is a bi-partisan problem. Both sides of the current debate need to check their egos. Posturing for the next campaign should not be the modus operandi. Re-election is not the penultimate value. Doing what is right for the country and all of its citizens should be the guiding principles.
This is being written on July 1. It may be unrealistic, but one hopes that by the time you read this, that progress has been made to resolve in a positive fashion the impasse hamstringing our nation's government.


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The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: From Theory to Practice
The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: From Theory to Practice
ISBN: 978-0-470-62444-9 June 2011 Jossey-Bass 432 Pages
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DescriptionPraise for The Handbook ofKnowledge-Based Coaching
"Definitive, with extensive references and a commitment to connecting theory to practice in every chapter, this important contribution is a delicious and wide-ranging exploration of the lineages that have shaped the modern practice of coaching."
—Doug Silsbee, author, Presence-Based Coaching and The Mindful Coach
"The translation of theories from multiple disciplines to the practice of coaching makes this book a must-read!"
—Terrence E. Maltbia, senior lecturer, Adult Learning and Leadership; and faculty director, Columbia Coaching Certification Program, Teachers College, Columbia University
"If you have an appetite for the scientific roots of what works best in coaching, and you are hungry for an easy-to-digest translation of the science to practice, this book is a feast and will be on your plate for many years to come."
—Margaret Moore (Coach Meg), founder and CEO, Wellcoaches Corporation; and codirector, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School
"Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coach, this rollicking ride through dozens of the most important theories and perspectives in coaching will be a vital companion. With quick and helpful summaries of key ideas and their use—and selective bibliographies should you wish to go deeper into a particular area—this book will help you support your clients in a targeted and sophisticated way."
—Jennifer Garvey Berger, author, Changing on the Job: Growing the Leaders Our Organizations Need; and coeditor, Executive Coaching: Practices and Perspectives
"This is a book I have been missing. What a pleasure to read and what a stretching of my mind."
—Kim GØrtz, senior consultant, Copenhagen Coaching Center
"Anyone who is serious about improving the quality of coaching will find The Handbook an invaluable resource that reflects the breadth and richness of the growing evidence-based approach to coaching practice."
—David Clutterbuck, visiting professor in the coaching and mentoring faculties, Oxford Brookes and Sheffield Hallam Universities
PART ONE: Human Behavior and Coaching.
ONE: Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology (Alison Whybrow and Leni Wildflower).
TWO: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Related Theories (Leni Wildflower).
THREE: Positive Psychology (Kate Hefferon).
FOUR: Transactional Analysis (Jenny Rogers).
FIVE: Adult Development (Leni Wildflower).
SIX: Theories of Intelligence (Jonathan Passmore, Chloé Tong, and Leni Wildflower).
SEVEN: Neuroscience (Linda J. Page).
PART TWO: Human Interaction and Coaching.
EIGHT: Theories of Adult Learning (John Leary-Joyce and Leni Wildflower).
NINE: Social Constructionism (Sherry Harsch-Porter).
TEN: Theories of Change (Leni Wildfl ower and Diane Brennan).
ELEVEN: Communication Theory (Irene F. Stein and Reinhard Stelter).
TWELVE: Confl ict Management (Cinnie Noble, Edward G. Modell, and Diane Brennan).
THIRTEEN: Systems Theory and Family Systems Therapy (Leni Wildflower and Diane Brennan).
FOURTEEN: Transition and Career Management (Jenny Rogers).
PART THREE: Organizations, Leadership, and Coaching.
FIFTEEN: Leadership (Diane Brennan).
SIXTEEN: Organizations and Organizational Culture (Mary Wayne Bush, Tony Latimer, and Leni Wildflower).
SEVENTEEN: Team and Group Behavior (Laura Hauser).
EIGHTEEN: Situational and Contextual Issues in the Workplace (Mary Wayne Bush).
PART FOUR: Traditions from Self-Help, Personal Growth, and Spirituality.
NINETEEN: Spiritual and Religious Traditions (Jennifer Sellers).
TWENTY: The Self-Help and Human Potential Movements (Leni Wildflower).
TWENTY-ONE: Mindfulness (Janet Baldwin Anderson, Francine Campone, and Jennifer Sellers).
PART FIVE: Coaching Specific Populations.
TWENTY-TWO: Education (Kathy Norwood and Mary Ann Burke).
TWENTY-THREE: Issues of Aging (Connie S. Corley).
TWENTY-FOUR: Culture and Cultural Intelligence (Katrina Burrus).
TWENTY-FIVE: Issues of Gender (Karen Tweedie and Leni Wildflower).
TWENTY-SIX: Environmental Sustainability (Katrina S. Rogers).
PART SIX: Creative Applications.
TWENTY-SEVEN: Coaching and the Body (Terrie Lupberger).
TWENTY-EIGHT: A Narrative Approach to Coaching (David B. Drake).
TWENTY-NINE: Solution-Focused Coaching and the GROW Model (Carol Wilson).
THIRTY: Appreciative Inquiry (Jacqueline Binkert and Ann L. Clancy).
PART SEVEN: Components of Effective Coaching.
THIRTY-ONE: Coach Maturity: An Emerging Concept (David Clutterbuck and David Megginson).
THIRTY-TWO: Use of Assessments in Coaching (Mary M. Nash, Dian Christian, and Janet Baldwin Anderson).
THIRTY-THREE: Current Research on Coaching (Francine Campone).
Afterword: Challenges Ahead (Jenny Rogers).
The Editors.
The Contributors.
Name Index.
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North Warwickshire, borough (district), administrative and historic county of Warwickshire, central England. It adjoins West Midlands metropolitan county northeast of Birmingham and northwest of Coventry. Among the borough's towns ("parishes") are Coleshill and Kingsbury in the west and Polesworth in the north. Atherton, in the east, is the administrative centre.
The borough is largely rural. Central North Warwickshire occupies a 500-foot- (150-metre-) high upland, which is mostly coextensive with a section of the Warwickshire coalfield extending through the borough for 16 miles (26 km) in a north-south direction.
Assorted cereal crops and livestock are raised in the borough. There are industries producing boots, shoes, hats, and knitwear in the old market town of Atherstone. Many inhabitants of the borough work in nearby urban areas, including Birmingham and Coventry. The southern portion of North Warwickshire is part of what is sometimes called "George Eliot country"; Arbury Hall, south of the borough boundary, is where the Victorian novelist lived as a child. Area 110 square miles (284 square km). Pop. (2001) 61,860; (2011 prelim.) 62,000.


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Monster Truck Hits Crowd (VIDEO): Driver Francisco Velazquez Detained on Suspicion of Manslaughter (PHOTO)
A monster truck rammed into a crowd of spectators at a Mexican air show on Sunday, killing eight people and injuring 79 others.
Driver Francisco Velazquez appeared to lose control of the monster truck after performing a stunt by driving it over a ramp and over two cars. The monster truck bounced down from the ramp but failed to stop and continued forward straight into a nearby crowd during the demonstration at the "Extreme Aeroshow."
The diver has since been detained on suspicion of manslaughter.
Video footage shows the vehicle leaping over two cars before ramming straight into the crowd watching. There was no significant barrier to separate the monster truck and the spectators, sparking speculation about potential safety issues at the event.
Feld Motor Sports spokesman Stephen Payne told the Tampa Bay Times: "We're inspecting every single truck before it comes on the performance space. And at each and every venue that we play at, we make sure the safety buffers that we put in place are appropriate for that venue.
"We have people on the floor who have remote ignition interrupters, so at the first sign of a problem with one of these trucks, we can shut it down immediately. And a truck is not allowed on the floor unless it passes a test that shows that interruption works."
The "Extreme Aeroshow," held outside of Chihuahua in Mexico, was only in its second day of the three-day event when the tragedy occurred. Other performances at the show were canceled after the tragedy.
Witnesses say that they saw the driver of the monster truck hitting his head on the inside of his vehicle as he drove over the other cars. Some reported that they saw his helmet coming off before the truck hit the spectators.
Twelve of the 79 injured spectators remain in intensive care, and four are in critical condition, according to Chihuahua Mayor Marco Quezada. At least one child is among the 8 killed.
Carlos Gonzalez, spokesman for the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office, said they were looking into the possibility of a mechanical failure in which the driver was unable to release the gas pedal. Other reports emerging Monday suggested that police had detected alcohol on the driver's breath in tests following the incident. However, the level of alcohol was not publicly revealed, and it is unclear whether alcohol played any part in the incident.


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Pendergraph signs 2-year deal with Spurs
July 16, 2013
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have agreed to a two-year contract with forward Jeff Pendergraph.
Pendergraph made the announcement on Tuesday before a workout at Arizona State, his alma mater.
The 6-foot-9 Pendergraph spent the past two seasons at Indiana, mostly in a reserve role. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.8 rebounds per game last season with the Pacers, who reached the Eastern Conference Finals.
Pendergraph was drafted out of Arizona State by Portland in 2009 and played one season for the Trail Blazers before missing the 2010-11 season with a torn right ACL.
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I would like to see if anyone can find the password to my site http://www.foraxe.cu.cc/test.html Now I do not mean to say that it is ultra god code. in fact the code is probably noob level. The point of this is to see how easy it is to find the pass.as well as finding ways to better code a way to secure passwords. The backend is in python and is within a cgi-bin. This is all I will tell you about it, but if you find the password please let me know. However do not say the actual pass so others may try just tell me how you found it. Thanks


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With a solid core of veteran players and five incoming freshmen, the Lipscomb women's basketball is excited to get the 2011-12 season underway and the first step begins Sunday as the Lady Bisons hit the court for their first team practice.
"We've got more overall size, speed, quickness and a faster pace of play," said Bennett. "So we're really excited to start regular practice and to get to work each day."
"We've really had a good preseason. The girls have really worked hard and conditioning has gone well. We've seen improvement each week and individual workouts have gone well."
Senior guard Anna Bowers returns to lead the Lipscomb backcourt after averaging just over 13 points-per-contest a year ago. Fellow senior Brittany Duerk returns in the post for Lipscomb as well after starting all 30 contests and averaging 5.5 rebounds and 5.7 points each night as a junior.
"I think we've got a good mix (of players)" said Bennett. "We've got some veteran players who are doing a good job of showing leadership especially our seniors Brittany Duerk, Anna Bowers and Leah McAllister."
The Lady Bisons also return juniors Hannah Phillips, Morgan Faulkner and Chelsea McMeans along with sophomores Haley Nelson, Jess Reece and O'Neisha Smith. Lipscomb also welcomes the "freshmen five" featuring Shanice Burnette, Kateca Favors, Sasha Robsinson, Erika Thornsberry and Jana Wright, who are all expected to make an immediate impact on the program.
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Conservative columnist and frequent television commentator Ann Coulter will present a public lecture at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29 in the Wabash College Chapel. Her talk, entitled, "Liberalism and Terrorism: Different Stages of the Same Disease," is sponsored by The Wabash Commentary, The Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, as well as the Wabash Student Senate. The lecture will be followed by a question and answer session. Ms. Coulter will sign copies of her books, Slander and Treason at a public reception to follow in the Little Giant Room of Sparks Center.


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Herbal Supplement Fails to Relieve Hot Flashes
The herbal supplement black cohosh, whether used alone or with other botanical supplements, did not relieve hot flashes in postmenopausal women or those approaching menopause, who participated in the Herbal Alternatives (HALT) for Menopause Study, according to results from the clinical trial. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that women using menopausal hormone therapy, however, did receive significant relief from their hot flashes and night sweats.
The 12-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, compared several herbal regimens and menopausal hormone therapy (estrogen with or without progesterone) to placebo in women ages 45 to 55.
The HALT Study was conducted by Katherine M. Newton, Ph.D., of the Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, and the University of Washington, and colleagues. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), two components of NIH, funded the research. The findings are reported in the Dec.19, 2006, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
"In recent years, scientific studies have raised questions about the safety of certain types of menopausal hormone therapy in some women. Interest has grown in alternatives to hormones, including herbal supplements, for controlling hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause," says NIA Director Richard J. Hodes, M.D. "Testing the safety and efficacy of various treatments in randomized clinical trials such as HALT is critically important in helping women in mid-life and their doctors to make informed choices."
Three-hundred and fifty-one women, ages 45 to 55, took part in the HALT Study, conducted at the Seattle-based Group Health Center for Health Studies. Each participant was experiencing at least two hot flashes and/or night sweats daily at the start of the study. The women were approaching menopause, having missed at least one menstrual cycle in the preceding 12 months, or were postmenopausal, having had no menstrual cycle in at least 12 months. Researchers included women who were perimenopausal (or in the menopause transition) because most previous studies looked only at postmenopausal women, who tend to have fewer symptoms than women going through menopause.
Initially, the women were randomly assigned to receive one of five therapies:
- Black cohosh
- A multibotanical supplement, including black cohosh, alfalfa, boron, chaste tree, dong quai, false unicorn, licorice, oats, pomegranate and Siberian ginseng
- A multibotanical supplement plus diet counseling to increase consumption of foods containing soy
- Menopausal hormone therapy, consisting of estrogen with or without a progestin
- A placebo, containing no drug or supplement
Participants met with clinic staff at three, six, and 12 months after the beginning of the study and also received monthly telephone calls from study nurses. The women were recruited into the study from May 2001 through August 2003. When the first reports from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in July 2002 raised possible concerns about the safety of menopausal hormone therapy, researchers informed all women in the study about those findings and offered them the opportunity to take part in a study without a menopausal hormone therapy group. Most women consented to continue participation in the trial. All participants were informed about subsequent WHI publications, and later recruits were enrolled in the trial without the option of a menopausal hormone therapy group.
Newton and colleagues found no significant difference between the number of daily hot flashes and/or night sweats in any of the herbal supplement groups when compared to the placebo group. At the end of one year, the average difference was less than 0.6 symptom per day. However, the average difference at one year in symptoms between the menopausal hormone therapy and placebo group was significant - 4.06 fewer symptoms per day among women receiving hormones.
"While this study found that black cohosh alone or with other herbs did not reduce menopausal hot flashes," said NCCAM Acting Director Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., "it highlights the importance of studying herbs using well-designed research to find out what works and what does not. With this information women and their physicians can have a meaningful discussion of complementary and alternative medicine approaches to menopause."
According to the 2000 census, about two million women turn 50 every year, and 51 is the average age of menopause. Many of these women experience menopausal symptoms of varying intensity. Some seek relief from their symptoms. Newton and colleagues previously noted that alternatives to menopausal hormone therapy, including over-the-counter supplements and phytoestrogens, "are sometimes assumed to be safer than ET/EPT (i.e., menopausal hormone therapy), though few have been evaluated in randomized trials."


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Vice President Joe Biden joined Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius on Friday afternoon to meet with video game industry leaders to discuss media violence and ways to curb gun violence in America.
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Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2010"
On September 23, 2010, the House passed, by voice vote, S. 1674, the "Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2010". On August 5, 2010, the Senate had passed the same bill by unanimous consent. The legislation now awaits the President's signature to become law.
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Exclusion of Compensation Received for Participation in Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases or Conditions
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
You can see videos of these presentations at the Quest Software Pain of the Week webcast site.
Archives of other videos are here.
We're joined by my new cohort in crime, Iain Kick, also renowned for his role as the editor-in-chief at SQLServerPedia.
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During the Q&A, we always get a lot of questions. Here are the collected Q's and A's.
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Paul T Asked: General comment..... copying files is where I love the SAN replication. Don't trust it at all for real database stuff though!
Sherbaz M C P Changes Question To: Please suggest the best back/restore techique for huge databases. Should we go for SAN level backup technologies or snapshots that uses SQL Writer? Storage admins claims that they can restore a 28 TB database in 30 minutes. They are saying that they can even take transaction log backups and restores.
Ameena L Asked: When we talk to our management about SLA, Recovery object and uptime etc. They say just do your best. They expect no downtime but will not define any of this so how we determine what we are shooting for if target is not identified?
Kevin Kline Answered: That's why actually working through a recovery is so important. I strongly recommend that you perform a full recovery, perhaps to a dev or QA server, and then using that benchmark as the general rules for your SLA.
Stuart A Asked: What do RTO & RPO stand for?
Fadel Asked: at 2 part questions: part1- what is the advantage of having a sql clustering over Oracle RAC where in the first case, we have at least 1 node sitting there doing nothing waiting on the other node(s) to fail, comparing to the second case where Oracle RAC offers both, HA and scalability - part2: what is the new features on sql 2008 clustering compared to sql 2005 clustering - thanks!
Mohammed Changes Question To: Shouldnt clustering considered as a local HA instead of DR since the other nodes are local?
Alan Xu Changes Question To: Is cluster 2008 support sql 2005 instance and sql 2008 instance in the same cluster?
sjohn Asked: What is the maximum recomended distance for a synced mirroring with a reasonable size of pipe
Anita Asked: You mentioned about multi - instance cluster( active-active)? I will be interested in learning more about this. we have active-active in our environment. Is it scheduled for next week?
robert l Asked: Will mirroring work with a large number of "Smaller" databases? 500 2gb databases vs 2 1tb database
Alvinator Asked: When log shipping if you have a large tlog will it ship it in chunks or the entire log file?:
James M Asked: What are the advantages of Database Mirroring over transaction replication? or vice versa
Martin Asked: IDEA - Maybe Quest should provide a Database Invenotry/Request to gather all the information for a HA environment
Martin Asked: I am very interested in finding a holistic view to HA and DR to handle SQL Server. Oracle and even DB2 - are you aware of such a product/s?
Alan X Changes Question To: How to handle SSIS in multiple instance?
Nadim Y Asked: I was coming from a consolidation angle - looking to install muliple instances on each node within the cluster. Is there an upper limit or just based on the resources available on the nodes
Mohammed Asked: IS clusteting possible in std edition sql 2008?
Kevin Kline Answered: Next week is mostly demos of how to set up these techniques. However, there are some resource slides at the end that point you to more websites and whitepapers about each of these specific technologies.
robert l Asked: Will mirroring work with a large number of "Smaller" databases? 500 2gb databases vs 2 1tb database
Kevin Kline Answered: absolutely! however, there is some management overhead in that mirroring is configured on a per database level
Kevin Kline Answered: It doesn't ship the transaction log, it shipps the backups/dumps of the t-logs. That's an especially good use for backup compression. We have a lot of features specifically for this in our LiteSpeed backup tool.
Kevin Kline Answered: We're on those slides now. =^)
Martin Asked: IDEA - Maybe Quest should provide a Database Invenotry/Request to gather all the information for a HA environment
Kevin Kline Answered: I like it, Martin. I'll put that in my notebook. Btw, have you seen our "Discovery Wizard for SQL Server"? It does inventorying for SQL Servers.
@SQLRich Asked: I've heard that not all of the SQL components are cluster aware, is this true?
Kevin Kline Answered: Yes, afaik, SSIS is one of the biggest offenders in this area. But I think there are others.
Desi Asked: Can you mirror a database to more than one locaton?
Kevin Kline Answered: I don't recall the exact steps to do this, but yes. Also available with replication and log shipping.
Kevin Kline Answered: Discussed on slide 11, Mohammed. :-)
Kevin Kline Answered: That's on slide 10, :-)
Nadim Y Asked: Is there a maximum number of instances you can have in a multinode cluster
Kevin Kline Answered: Not sure what you mean, Nadim. Usually, I don't see more than 2 actives to 1 passive.
Mohammed Asked: One question before we leave please..i asked this before also. Clustering is more Local HA and mirrroing/ls is DR...is this correct?
Kevin Kline Answered: Clustering across fibre can be miles, sometimes many miles distant, though it's uncommon. Mirroring and log shipping can be long-distance. Latency varies per technology type and is also another issue as to whether the solution is considered HA or DR.
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Equipment And The CropLife 100: The Big Getting Bigger
For the past few years, one of the most interesting and followed parts of our annual CropLife 100 coverage has come from the equipment sector. This is particularly true for the self-propelled sprayer market. Based upon the historical perspective, this part of the ag retail equipment industry has largely belonged to sprayers painted in either white (Spra-Coupe) or yellow (Ag-Chem) colors — brands which in recent years have fallen under the AGCO Corp. umbrella. In fact, when the CropLife 100 survey first started tracking these statistics, respondents indicated that approximately eight out of every 10 sprayers on their facility lots carried the Ag-Chem or Spra-Coupe names.
However, in the latter years of the first decade of the 21st century, this market dominance by AGCO brands began to wane. From market shares consistently in the 80%-plus range, AGCO's overall placement on retailer lots started to fall. In fact, during the 2010 CropLife 100 survey, respondents indicated that only 72% of their sprayer fleets consisted of AGCO units, down 3% from the 2009 survey. Worse still for the company, this percentage put AGCO within striking distance of its nearest rival, John Deere, which held a 70% market share. Indeed, there was speculation that with a little market push and good fortune, John Deere could tie or top AGCO's market share leadership position by the time the 2011 CropLife 100 survey was completed.
But it didn't happen. When the final numbers from this year's CropLife 100 were tallied, AGCO had not only held off its main rival, but firmly re-established itself as the clear sprayer market leader. According to respondents, AGCO sprayers make up 87% of CropLife 100 retailer fleets, up an impressive 15% from the prior year. Better still, this is on par with the mid- to high-80% market share AGCO held back in the early 2000s among the nation's largest retailers.
As for the reason why AGCO has managed to reverse its market fortunes, most respondents credit the company's aggressive line of new sprayer options for both the Ag-Chem and Spra-Coupe brands in the past year for convincing them to purchase the company's products. This included brand new RoGator models such as the 1300 and an updated Spra-Coupe (now sporting a more orange-like color scheme).
No Second Place Slouches
As for AGCO's largest competitors, John Deere and Case IH, 2011 was anything but a down year. Although neither company was able to match AGCO's sales growth among CropLife 100 retailers, both did manage to grow their market shares nonetheless.
For sprayers painted in green colors, 2011 was another solid second place finish. According to CropLife 100 retailers, 79% of their sprayer fleets are John Deere models, up 9% from the 2010 total. Like its larger market share rival, John Deere has been fairly aggressive in new sprayer development during 2011 with the continued emphasis on the company's series sprayers and the launch of the new 4940 unit.
When it came to sprayers painted red, 2011 was also a solid year. Case IH sprayers made up 66% of CropLife 100 sprayer fleets this year, up 4% from the 2010 total. As in the case of AGCO and John Deere, new sprayer model developments and launches kept Case IH units popular in the eyes (and pocketbooks) of ag retailers.
With the intense fight for market share among the Big Three manufacturers, smaller companies tended to see their piece of the ag retailer pie drop during 2011. For example, Hagie units represented 28% of sprayer fleets at CropLife 100 retailers, down from 32% in 2010. Likewise, GVM sprayers saw their market share fall 4%, from 22% in 2010 to 18% this year.
On the other hand, sprayers sporting the Miller-St. Nazianz's name and colors were present at 15% of CropLife 100 retail facilities, up 2% from the 2010 total.
Better Red Next Year
So now that AGCO has successfully defended and grown its share compared with all other sprayer manufacturers in 2011, the question becomes can this market momentum last? For some indication of this, let's consider another part of the CropLife 100 questionnaire which focuses on ag retailers' intent to purchase going into the coming year.
When retailers were asked which company sprayers they planned to buy in 2012, Case IH finished top of the list at 55%. This was an impressive 16% jump from the number of retailers who planned to purchase Case IH sprayers during the 2010 survey.
In second place on the Intent to Purchase list in 2012 is John Deere. According to 51% respondents, they plan to buy green sprayers next year, down slightly from 2010's 54% total.
As for AGCO sprayers, only 33% of CropLife 100 retailers are looking to purchase these models. Still, this is an increase from the 28% of respondents that were looking to buy the company's units in 2011.
Still, if there is cause for concern for AGCO's market share fortunes in 2012, it could come from the service side of the business. According to various industry sources, part of the reason AGCO sprayers have been less popular among ag retailers in recent years ties to service.
So for the 2011 CropLife 100 survey, we asked respondents which sprayer manufacturer offered the best customer service based upon their experiences with the major players. On this list, John Deere's services finished in first place, noted as exceptional by 37% of those surveyed. Case IH finished a close second at 30%.
As for AGCO, the company was noted as the best customer service provider by 24% of respondents, better than 13% lower than category leader John Deere.
So in other words, there should continue to be a heated battle for sprayer market supremacy among the major manufacturers.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – MIT men's tennis completed another perfect season in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play by blanking Springfield College with a score of 9-0 on Thursday afternoon. With this win, the Engineers, who are ranked 20th nationally and sixth in the region, became the NEWMAC regular season champions for the 15th consecutive year and secured hosting privileges for the championships that will be held this weekend.
MIT, who wrapped up the season with a record of 16-1 and 5-0 in conference play, started the match off well in doubles by switching up the pairings. Seniors Larry Pang (Torrance, Calif.) and Matthew Skalak (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.), who were playing for the first time at No. 1 this season, defeated Benjamin Burnap and Joe Giannelli with a score of 8-5.
Classmate Brian Oldfield (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) and freshman Jeffrey Bu (Arcadia, Calif.) teamed up for the first time to win a close match against Kyle Mersereau and Alex Orban at No. 2 with a score of 9-8. Senior Troy Astorino (Arcadia, Calif.) and sophomore Jeffrey Sperling (Los Angeles, Calif.), also a new duo, easily won against Zac Goldstein and Cody Rodrigues, 8-2, at No. 3.
Still relatively new to the top spot in singles, Pang was able to win against Mersereau in three back-and-forth sets. In the first set, he clinched the win with a score of 6-4, but dropped the second, 7-6. He came back to win the third easily with a score of 10-3. The match between Skalak and Burnap at No. 2 also went to three sets after Skalak lost the first one, 6-4, but rallied to win the final two, 7-6, 10-5. Playing for the second time at No. 3 this season, Oldfield won against Gianneli, 6-3. 6-2.
Bu took a 6-1, 6-0 win over Orban at No. 4, while Astorino came out on top against Goldstein at No. 5 with a score of 7-5, 6-4. Sperling completed the scoring for the Engineers with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Joshua Robinson.
MIT will return to the courts on Saturday, April 27 when it faces No. 4 seed Wheaton College in the semifinal of the NEWMAC championships at 12:00 p.m. Following that match, No. 3 Clark University will face No. 2 Babson College and the winner of those two matches will play for the title on Sunday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m.


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Donnelly and Bayh come 'home' as part of campaign tour
PLYMOUTH — Running for political office can be a long lonely road but Senate hopeful Joe Donnelly has found a traveling friend for the past few days in former Indiana Senator and Governor Evan Bayh.
Friends for the past 26 years - the two have embarked on a two day, five community trip down main street Indiana. The tour began with stops in Indianapolis, Speedway and Terre Haute yesterday and between trips to Fort Wayne and East Chicago the pair stopped for lunch in Plymouth at Opie's Deli.
"It's really good to be home," said Donnelly with a smile. "I'll be sleeping in my own bed tonight that's a real bonus."
Bayh also had some fond memories.
"I'm thrilled to be back in Plymouth. I spent four of the best summers of my life here at the Culver Academy," said Bayh. "My parents used to bring me to Plymouth to go bowling and we always ate at the A&W Root Beer stand."
Donnelly spoke briefly with the press before having lunch with local supporters voicing a message of unity and job creation.
"Opie's is a reflection of what is great about this country," said Donnelly. "A small hometown business that through hard work and determination has been successful. We want to give these businesses the tools they need to succeed. We've always been about creating jobs and that's not about partisan politics and division, it's about being Americans."
Bayh had a similar message.
"Middle class families are facing some real challenges," he said. "All we see in Congress is fighting. We have to work together to solve our problems. We need solutions and not ideology."