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The Safety and Effectiveness of Zidovudine in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Children With Mild to Moderate Symptoms
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Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : March 16, 2012
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To determine the safety and usefulness of zidovudine (AZT) for the treatment of children 3 months to 12 years of age. This study is designed to determine if children who are infected with HIV and who have a special type of lung disease called lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) or other early symptoms of HIV infection may derive benefit from treatment with AZT. It is hoped that this drug will prevent children from developing additional symptoms and infections and will help resolve already existing symptoms.
AZT has been shown in the laboratory to inhibit the infection of cells by HIV. AZT has been shown to decrease the mortality and the frequency of opportunistic infections in certain adult patients with symptomatic HIV infection. It is, therefore, likely that symptomatic HIV-infected children may also benefit from specific antiviral therapy.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Zidovudine
|Phase 2
AZT has been shown in the laboratory to inhibit the infection of cells by HIV. AZT has been shown to decrease the mortality and the frequency of opportunistic infections in certain adult patients with symptomatic HIV infection. It is, therefore, likely that symptomatic HIV-infected children may also benefit from specific antiviral therapy.
Children who participate in the study are evaluated at a hospital outpatient clinic and are under the care of a specialist in pediatrics. Of the children who participate in the study, half receive AZT syrup and half receive a placebo (sugar solution). The investigator does not know which medication each child receives as this is decided by a random process. The children take the medication in a strawberry-flavored clear syrup every 6 hours (4 times a day), for a period of 2 years or 104 weeks. The children are monitored on an outpatient basis while receiving therapy and the tests performed on admission to the study are repeated several times during treatment. Blood samples are obtained once a week for the first 4 weeks, every other week for the next 4 weeks, and then monthly until the end of the study. At certain sites, Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is collected by lumbar puncture every 52 weeks to evaluate infection involving the brain and nervous system. An independent committee reviews the data collected on the children every 6 months. The drug is stopped or the dose reduced if unacceptable side effects develop. AMENDED: As of August 7, 1989 the study blind was broken, the placebo arm discontinued and the study closed to accrual as of September 25, 1989. The 6 children enrolled in the study have been offered AZT.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|224 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter Placebo-Controlled Trial To Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Zidovudine in the Treatment of Children Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus With Mild to Moderate Symptoms (Including LIP)
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 1992
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Months to 12 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- Prophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in children with AIDS or CD4 cell count = or < 500 cells/mm3.
Children must demonstrate the following clinical and laboratory findings:
- Laboratory evidence of HIV infection as demonstrated by either a positive viral culture or detectable serum p24 antigen or = or > two positive tests for HIV antibody, which must be determined by a federally licensed ELISA test and confirmed by Western blot.
- Children < 15 months of age, who are thought to have acquired HIV through perinatal transmission and whose only laboratory evidence of HIV infection is a positive antibody test, must also have one or more of the following laboratory criteria indicative of immunologic abnormality:
- hypergammaglobulinemia (IgG or IgA) defined as greater than the upper limit of normal for age-adjusted normals; absolute depression in the CD4+ cells to = or < 500 cells/mm3; decreased helper/suppressor ratio < 1.0; depressed in vitro mitogen response to at least one antigen/mitogen.
- Absence of serious bacterial infections as defined in Exclusion Criteria requiring therapy at the time of entry.
- Hemophiliacs are included.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Children will be excluded for the following reasons:
- Recurrent or life-threatening toxicity. Several allergic reactions such as exfoliative erythroderma, anaphylaxis, or vascular collapse. The presence of one or more of the indicator diseases of AIDS, such as opportunistic infections, malignancy, recurrent bacterial infections, or encephalopathy. Development of two or more episodes of recurrent varicella zoster infection or chronic zoster defined as = or > 30 days duration. Development of AIDS related complex, with failure to thrive, persistent or recurrent oral candidiasis, plus at least one of the following:
- Diarrhea that is either persistent or recurrent, lymphadenopathy at two or more noncontiguous sites, organomegaly, nephropathy manifested by nephrotic syndrome without evidence of renal failure, two or more episodes of herpes stomatitis or one or more episodes of herpes zoster within a 1 year period; plus at least one of the following:
- hypergammaglobulinemia, depression in the CD4+ cells to = or < 500/mm3, decreased helper/suppressor ratio < 1.0, depressed in vitro mitogen response to at least one antigen/mitogen.
Concurrent Medication:
- Hepatotoxic drugs.
- Steroids for lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP).
- Prophylaxis for oral candidiasis, or otitis media.
- Immunoglobulin therapy.
- Chronic use of drugs that are metabolized by hepatic glucuronidation.
Concurrent Treatment:
- Supplemental oxygen treatment for lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP).
Children will be excluded from the study for the following reasons:
- AIDS-defining opportunistic infection or neoplasm.
- Unexplained recurrent, serious bacterial infections (= or > 2 within a 2-year period) including sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, abscess of an internal organ, and bone/joint infections caused by Haemophilus, Streptococcus, or other pyogenic bacteria.
- Encephalopathy.
- One or both of the following:
- Failure to thrive, defined as a child who crosses two percentile lines on the growth chart or a child who is less than the fifth percentile and does not follow the curve; and/or persistent (= or > 2 months) oral candidiasis despite appropriate topical therapy.
- Children with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) who are steroid dependent or requiring supplemental oxygen or who have a pretreatment PaO2 < 70 mmHg.
- Children who qualify for the entrance criteria to open-label zidovudine (AZT) or AZT plus or minus gammaglobulin.
Prior Medication:
- Rifampin or rifampin derivatives.
- Antiretroviral agents.
- Zidovudine (AZT).
- Excluded within 2 weeks of study entry:
- Other experimental therapy.
- Drugs which cause prolonged neutropenia or significant nephrotoxicity.
- Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:
- Immunomodulating agents including immunoglobulin, interferon, isoprinosine, and IL-2.
Prior Treatment:
Excluded within 4 weeks of study entry:
- Lymphocyte transfusions.
Active alcohol or drug abuse.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000990
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|Study Chair:
|P Weintrub
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00000990 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11026 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 16, 2012
|Last Verified:
|March 2012
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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Going Wayyyy To Far: Cop Gets Fired After This Rough Arrest Of A Special Need Student On The Bus!
"A Sarasota Sheriff's deputy was fired after he aggressively threw a special-needs student onto a school bus seat and threatened to shock her with a Taser during a videotaped confrontation on the bus. The deputy, Mark Perrin, was fired Wednesday after an internal investigation spurred by a videotape that shows him snatching a 17-year-old girl from her seat and flinging her across an aisle while others on the bus looked on in shock. Perrin also used profanity during the episode, authorities said. The situation began when an aide on the bus called 911 to say that the student threw a plastic bottle, punched her in the stomach and kicked her wrist. The bus, from Sarasota High School, pulled over at Cattlemen Road and Cattleridge Boulevard about 3 p.m. on Dec. 15. Authorities say that Sarasota County firefighters were the first to arrive, and that the aide and driver remained on the bus as the girl refused to get out of her seat. When Perrin shows up, he sees the teenager in her seat a few rows back. He asks, "What's your problem, girl?" The teenager, who has not been named in reports, is told to stand up, but refuses. "I'll snatch your ass out of that seat," the deputy says. He then grabs the teenager by her sweatshirt and violently throws her across the aisle and face down into another seat. The deputy climbs on top of the teenager's back and struggles to restrain her. "Put both hands behind your back before I Tase you," he says. The girl can be heard screaming while others on the bus back away. She later told internal affairs investigators that she could hear her sweat shirt ripping and that she was surprised the deputy grabbed her out of the seat."
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The Works of Rigoberto Torres
Introduction by Susan
Jimenez, Carlos. "The Venice Biennial," Art Nexus (September-December)
Lingemanne, Suzanne. "Er sucht Seine Kopfe in Der Bronx,"
Art Kunstmagazine (April)
Carl, Kathy. "Plaster People or Cara Cara," Art in Progress (October)
Kramer, Janet. "Whose art Is It?", The New Yorker (December 21 )
Kuspit, Donald. "John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres at the
Contemporary Arts Museum," Artforum (January)
Stein, Jerry. "Casting Kids, New York Artists Turn Cincinnati
Faces into Art," Cincinnati Post (February)
Weizenbach, Michael. "Faces Cast With Compassion," The Washignton Post (October)
Chadwick, Susan. "Mean Streets, Friendly Faces," Houston Post Chronicle (September)
Chadwick, Susan. "Sculptors Carve Hope Out of Urban Despair,"
Houston Post Calender (September)
Johnson, Patricia C. "Art of the People: Plaster Casts of Neighbors
Help Recreate World of South Bronx," Houston Chronicle (September)
Ludlam, Jane. "Casting Call: John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres
Use Plaster and Fiberglass to Immortalize Their South
Bronx Neighbors," Houston Press Newsweekly (September)
Rigsby, David. "South Bronx Hall of Fame: is Life Imitating
Art or Vice Versa?" Public News (October)
Staff. "John Ahearn/Rigoberto Torres," The New York Times (April 1)
Glueck, Grace. "An Immovable Feast: Murals in the City," The New York Times (July 22)
McCormick, Carlo. "John Ahearn with Rigoberto Torres: Brooke
Alexander," Artforum (February)
Smith, Paul. "John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres at Brooke Alexander,"
Art in America (February)
Hess, Elizabeth. "John Ahearn," The Village Voice (November)
McCormick, Carlo. "Soul Men," Paper (November)
McGill, Douglas C., "Art People: Landscape of the Body," The New York Times (October)
Glueck, Grace. "John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres," The New York Times (July)
Howe, Katherine. "John Ahearn with Rigoberto Torres at Brooke
Alexander," Images and Issues (January/February)
Storr, Robert "John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres at Brooke
Alexander" Art in America (November)
Shepherd, Joan. "Artistic 'Immortality' for Ordinary People,"
Manhattan and Bronx Metro (July)


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From the time that she was a small child, all she wanted to do was attend school. When she was three years old, she "slipped off" from her grandfather, Hiram Martin, to follow her two older sisters across a mountain to the school. Grandpa Hiram or "Harm" as he was called, brought her back and told her she would have to wait for her turn to go to school, but her love of learning had already been ignited. Sadly, however, education was not easy to come by in the mountains and time in which she grew up. Even when it was finally "her turn" she was only allowed to go to the eighth grade before she was required to stay home and care for her younger siblings (who later themselves went on to high school and some to college). But the dream of an education would not die and years later she returned to the mountain "David" school to finish her high school education and to watch her children go on to college and lucrative careers. By example, she taught that education was the one thing people can not take from you. And because education was so prized by our mother and father, we children came to know and understand its value.
But even when she was going to school, things were not easy. She only had two dresses. One to wear, while the other was being washed. She also had very little food to take in her "dinner bucket". At recess and lunch she would stand and watch the other little girls eat their fried apple pies with the delicate crispy curst and sweetened apple filling. Once, she even ventured to ask them for a bite, only to be turned down and laughed at. Most days, her bucket held only cornbread and beans and that was only when her mother had enough to spare for lunch.
As a young woman, she desparately wanted to join the women's Air Corp but her father strictly forbid it, and so she had to content herself with watching after her older sister's children. It was while she was at her sister's house that she met a hard-working, self-made, handsome, dark-skinned man of the community and married him after three months of "courtship". She was 23 years old and 87 pounds of pure determination and spunk, tempered by sweetness of spirit.
Two children later, her husband, a hard-working Applachian coal miner, became disabled through no fault of his own and would never be able to work again. She would go on to be the strong woman that she is and for the next forty years, she cared for him and their four chidlren until the day he died. She lead by example in her quiet, dignified way. She was stubborn but she had to be. She was steadfast and resolved. Yet, the unjust situation to which she had been born and the unfortunate circumstances in which life had placed her and her family never touched her heart nor made her the least bit bitter. Her countenance remained as sweet and as beautiful as the flowers that still grow on the mountainsides of her childhood home.
Now, 84 years young, Opal Virginia Lee France has raised four children, each a success in their own right, loved one man for 45 years 'til the day he died and has went on loving him since. She remains true to her God and her community and still works a four-day week at the local community center.
Gone is the smooth skin that once housed her smile. Faded is the rich chestnut hair that once framed the face of a hopeful young girl. But replacing that superficial and fleeting beauty is a beauty of another kind...a lasting beauty with the hallmarks of a heart having been through the fire of life and having remained ever young. To my mother on this mother's day...May I be half the woman that you are. How very blessed all have been who have known you. All my love, your daughter-- Geneva. P.S. I think I know where we can get some homemade fried apple pies and coffee...and this time...you can have all you want. I love you, Mom. Thank you for your influence in making me the woman I am today.


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Jayne is well known to the Baltimore metropolitan area through her long tenure with WBAL-TV. She has been a reporter with the station for more than 30 years -- first as a general assignment reporter, then as the Consumer Advocate with "11 on Your Side" and now as the chief investigative reporter with the 11 Investigates I-Team.
Jayne has a reputation for breaking stories that otherwise may never be told. Her work has uncovered corrupt public officials and unethical practices in private business. She has raised issues of accountability and effectiveness in public policy. Over the years, Jayne's reporting has led to changes in legislation and regulations.
Jayne started her career in journalism with a small daily newspaper in Pennsylvania. She landed her first job in television in 1976 in Harrisburg, Pa. She was part of the first wave of women to appear on air.
From 1978 to 1979, Jayne covered state government for WQED-TV in Pittsburgh. During this time, she extensively covered the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
Jayne was a reporter for CBS News from 1982 to 1984. Based in Washington, she frequently covered the White House, Capitol Hill and a wide range of domestic and international issues.
Jayne's work has earned national and regional awards in journalism.
In 2012, she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her investigative work about Maryland's Judiciary.
In 2011 and in 2007 she was named by Baltimore Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful people in the region. In 2008, she was recognized as one of the most influential by the Daily Record.
Additionally, the Women's Law Center in Baltimore has recognized Jayne for her contribution to women's rights. She has been recognized by the House of Ruth for her reporting on domestic violence. She is also a Penn State University Alumni Fellow.
Jayne lives in the city of Baltimore and is a member of the Boards of Directors for Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake; the Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA); Stocks in the Future; and the Friends of Canton Dog Park.
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Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
★ "The Poet and the Flea 100 Day Countdown to the Premiere" is underway!! Join us on Tumblr, Twitter, and Facebook!
Thursday, November 15th
- Worked on The First Reich.
- Helped my mom, the abstract painter, set up her new WordPress blog: irenezweig.wordpress.com.
- Signed up with Scribd.com.
- Signed up with DoodlersAnonymous.com.
Friday, November 16th
- E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
Saturday, November 17th
- Thoroughly enjoyed Seven Psychopaths. Very clever with brilliant characters, but actually extremely heartbreaking.
- Working on The Flea script.
Sunday, November 18th
- Date night with Wes! (´ε` )♡
Monday, November 19th
- Applied to a few more fellowships/internships.
- Worked on color samples for Elias & The City of Cats.
- Today, was hired for a 4-day cat sitting job by our sweet neighbors Paula and Gabie. They want me to be with the cats as much as possible, so I figure I can earn a little extra cash while having a window of opportunity to do some work. I'm hoping to use the time to make some major headway on The Flea script — like a little writing marathon. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, November 20th
- Another wonderful meeting with Gabe! Showed him color samples for Elias and he seemed rather surprised at how colorful they are, but delighted! Now, I just have to finish up the second draft and then scan and send it all to Gabe so he can tinker around with the text some more.
- Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
Wednesday, November 21st
- Ran some last minute errands.
- Worked on some special illustration birthday/holiday presents with watercolor and pen!
Thursday, November 22nd
- Happy Turkey Day!!
- Worked on The First Reich.
Friday, November 23rd
- Recovering from Thanksgiving…!
Saturday, November 24th
- Family Bonding Day…!
Sunday, November 25th
- Date night with Wes! (´ε` )♡
- See additional post here.
- The Poet and the Flea: 52 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-24, 27-30 completed, and 25-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
- The First Reich: about 1-6 pages of illustrated work in progress.
To Do:
- December 8: The East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest
- Add more information to my Coroflot.com profile.
- Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
- Continue to work on The First Reich.
- Continue to work on Elias & The City of Cats.
- Schedule next meeting with Gabe.
- Sign up with Top Web Comics: Comic Rankings.
- Sign up with OnlineComics.net.
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
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Three Finalists Named for Williston State Presidency
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Debra A. Anderson, Director of Public Affairs
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Phone: 701.328.2962
Three Finalists Named for Williston State Presidency
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Williston State College presidential search committee today recommended three finalists for the position to the State Board of Higher Education. They are Patricia Adkins, Ed.D.; Raymond Nadolny, Ph.D.; and Greg Timberlake, Psy.D. The search committee interviewed six semi-finalists who also met with campus and community members during open forums Jan. 14 - 16, 2009. A brief description of the three finalists follows.
Patricia Adkins, Ed.D. - Adkins currently is the provost at Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio. Prior to joining CSCC, she was CEO of the EpiCenter Campus of St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Fla. Adkins holds a doctorate in educational administration from Illinois State University, Normal, Ill.; a master's degree in education, training and development and a bachelor's degree in elementary education, both from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill.; and an associate degree from Shawnee Community College, Ullin, Ill.
Raymond Nadolny, Ph.D. - Nadolny currently is the vice president for extended learning at Lake Washington Technical College in Kirkland, Wash. Prior to joining LWTC as vice president for institutional advancement, he was the executive director of development at Cochise Community College in Arizona. Nadolny holds a doctorate in education from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.; a master's degree in theology from Mount Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Ore.; and a bachelor's degree in philosophy/history from Benedictine University, Lisle, Ill.
Greg Timberlake, Psy.D. - Timberlake is the CEO of Hinds Hospice in Fresno, Calif., and a senior lecturer in organizational leadership at Chapman University, San Joaquin Valley campus at Lemoore, Calif. Prior to these positions, he was an assistant vice president at Alliant International University in California. Timberlake holds a doctorate in organization development from AIU, a master's degree in organizational management from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and a bachelor's degree in counseling and human development from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
Finalists will be interviewed by the SBHE Feb. 9, 2009. The start date for the new president is subject to negotiation with the successful candidate. Dr. Joseph McCann, WSC president, announced his upcoming resignation in June 2008, effective April 15, 2009.
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The Florida Department of Education released a draft revision of the state science standards on October 19, 2007, and the e-word -- "evolution" -- is not only included but also prominent. In contrast, the 1999 version of the standards received a score of 0/0 for its treatment of evolution in the Fordham Foundation's report The State of State Science Standards 2005, which observed, "The E-word is sedulously avoided. ...
Selected content from volume 26, number 6, of Reports of the National Center for Science Education is now available on NCSE's website, including Jim Lippard's account of the 2005 schism of the young-earth creationist ministry Answers in Genesis, Nick Matzke's report about the latest creationist textbook to come down the pike, Kevin Padian's review of Donald Prothero's
After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals, Lawrence S.
A special issue of the McGill Journal of Education (vol. 42, no. 2) focusing on evolution education is now freely available on-line. In their preface, the issue's editors, Jason Wiles of McGill University and Anila Asghar of Johns Hopkins University, write:
the teaching and learning of evolution has faced difficulties ranging from pedagogical obstacles to social controversy.
The following is a press release, dated October 17, 2007, from People for the American Way.
Earmark for Anti-Science Creationist Group Must Be Removed
People For the American Way today called for the Senate to remove an earmark for an anti-science creationist group from the FY08 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education appropriations bill. The earmark, inserted by Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, would send taxpayer money to the Louisiana Family Foundation (LFF), a leading advocate of creationism in the state.
Speaking on the Senate floor on October 17, 2007, Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana) withdrew a controversial $100,000 earmark that he previously added to the appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The earmark was to the Louisiana Family Forum, a religious right group with a long history of promoting creationism and attacking evolution education in the state, including backing a "strengths and weaknesses" policy in Ouachita Parish.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio will release more than 15,000 ring-necked pheasants at 27 Ohio public hunting areas this fall to provide additional hunting opportunities
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says pheasants will be released Oct. 18 and Oct. 25, prior to the small-game weekends for youth hunters.
Ohio's small game hunting season begins Friday, Nov. 1, with pheasant releases scheduled for Oct. 31 and the evening of Nov. 8. The final release of the year is set for the evening of Nov. 27.
Pheasant hunting season runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 5.
State officials say the daily bag limit is two male birds. No females can be killed.
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Volume 17 Issue 18 | SEPTEMBER 24 - 30, 2004
A worried Lynne Stewart plans to testify
By Mary Reinholz
Embattled Downtown lawyer Lynne Stewart, the first American attorney to face charges for materially aiding international terrorism, wore a black velvet jacket and smiled serenely from a front row pew in an Uptown church on Sunday.
She was listening to several like-minded folk singers strumming guitars and passionately advocating causes for social justice during a benefit thrown by the Lynne Stewart Defense Committee and the New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. The benefit came as the government prepares to rest its case against her in her trial with two co-defendants in the U.S. District Courthouse at 40 Foley Square. The defense is expected to begin Oct. 4.
Stewarts apparent cool belied some heavy hits she took in recent weeks when federal prosecutors played a 2000 videotape of Osama bin Laden calling on followers to kill in order to free Stewarts client, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman. The sheikh was convicted of inspiring the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and participating in other plots.
Prosecutors also showed tapes of Stewart appearing to distract a prison guard by speaking in English while Abdel Rahman spoke to another visitor in Arabic; and they brought in a reluctant reporter from Cairo to testify against her for issuing a 2000 statement on behalf of her client, whose words and speeches lead prosecutor Christopher Morvillo has said are as dangerous as weapons.
The blind, diabetic sheikh is in a federal prison hospital for conspiring to blow up New York City landmarks with members of the Islamic Group, which had claimed responsibility for the 1997 murders of 59 tourists in Luxor, Egypt.
Shortly before the benefit began at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrews on W. 86th St., Stewart, 64, said it was hard knowing how the anonymous jurors were reacting to the bin Laden tape because you cant look into the minds of jurors. But we all know that people have tremendous feelings about bin Laden and terrorism. We just believe I can overcome it when I get up there to testify.
The silver-haired Stewart faces a 45-year sentence if convicted of aiding a terrorist conspiracy and she admitted to being worried. Anybody but a fool would be, she said. I too wake up at three in the morning and think: oh my goodness. Whats going to happen here? But she said she has tremendous support from family and lawyers like lead defense attorney Michael Tigar and especially from her husband Ralph Poynter who is the greatest cheerleader of all.
While the government has not linked Stewart to bin Laden, she said the tape showed a man who knew bin Laden in conversation with one of her two co-defendants, paralegal Ahmed Abdel Sattar, who also worked on the sheikhs defense. And if there is any link, this judge lets it in, she said of federal Judge John Koeltl. He had dismissed as constitutionally vague two of the most serious charges against Stewart in her 2002 indictment but let stand all five counts in a subsequent indictment fashioned last year from different anti-terrorism statutes by the U.S. Attorneys Office in New York, Southern District.
The centerpiece of the governments case came live on Sept. 13 from a visibly nervous Esmat Salaheddin, a Reuters News Service reporter, who testified he had tape recorded from his home in Egypt Stewarts statement in New York from Abdel Rahman calling on the Islamic Group to reconsider ending its cease fire with the Egyptian government, an act which Morvillo has said was comparable to a call to arms. Salaheddins story ran over the wire on June 14, 2000 and was published in Arabic language newspapers, provoking intense debate in political circles over such issues as the diminished militancy of the I.G. which by then had been non-violent for three years and the legitimacy of the sheikh as the groups spiritual leader.
In issuing the sheikhs statement to Salaheddin, Stewart broke a sworn agreement she had made with the U.S. Justice Department to restrict his contacts with the outside world and particularly the I.G., which the government believes had hatched a plot to kidnap and kill innocent people to win the release of Abdel Rahman.
Stewart seemed less concerned about Salaheddins role in the prosecutions case because she said her press statement to him was never hidden. It was never done secretly. I guess they had to prove that little piece of their evidence. Salaheddin appeared in court after Reuters unsuccessfully attempted to quash a subpoena by prosecutors compelling him to testify as means of verifying the accuracy of Stewarts quotes.
Lynne Stewart is the first person in history of America whose crime essentially was to communicate information to the news media, said Ron Kuby, a prominent criminal defense lawyer and radio talk show host who with his late partner, William Kunstler, represented Abdel Rahman after the first World Trade Center attack. Kuby said that there was a world of difference between saying that the sheikh believes the cease fire is over and the sheikh saying, its time to blow things up. Conveying your clients view about the most important issues of the day falls within an attorneys duty of zealous advocacy.
Kuby, in a telephone interview, said the major issues in Stewarts case remain the same: Did she intend to aid terrorist acts or did she intend to advocate vigorously for her client? Her history, her prior statements, the causes to which she has dedicated her entire life, show its the latter not the former. Ultimately Lynne Stewart is going to look that jury in the eye and explain the meaning of her actions.
Stewart has often said that nothing violent ever occurred as a result of her press statement and she has noted one of her goals was to provide the blind sheikh a forum so he wouldnt feel buried alive in prison. She has also acknowledged that it may have been a mistake to break jailhouse rules she regards as unconstitutional, but doesnt consider the offense as criminal.
Poynter, Stewarts husband, speaking to a reporter while hugging one of the couples ten grandchildren, claimed: This prosecution doesnt have a damn thing to do with terrorism; it has to do with politics and putting Lynne Stewart away. But Poynter claimed he was not too worried about his wife winning an acquittal because he said, We have a sophisticated jury. Theyre New Yorkers and can see through the prosecutions case.
The court as well as Stewarts office is a short walk from the W.T.C. site and Poynter said the defense team originally believed that if Osama bin Laden was brought into the case that it would be too great a smear for New Yorkers to overcome. When they were picking the jury, the judge said Osama bin Laden has nothing to do with the case. Some of the people had said that if Osama bin Laden was involved, I dont know if I can be fair. Lynne doesnt know Osama. Lynne doesnt know anybody associated with Osama. Poynter added, I saw some of the jury laughing when the bin Laden tape was played, so lets hope.
Others who attended the benefit to support Stewart were more guarded in their assessments of her chances. You think people will do the right thing and see through things. I thought they would see through [President Bush] but they didnt and he was elected, said Dave McLaughlin, a customs broker at J.F.K. Airport who worked in 5 World Trade Center on 9/11 and fled from the 8th floor immediately after the first tower was struck by a hijacked jet. He said he didnt want to have misguided optimism.
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Free agency starts tomorrow at 1 pacific time I believe?
So give me your best guess:
1. The first free agent the Seahawks sign (agreeing to a deal with Percy Harvin doesnt count): Who will it be, and when will it be?
2. The first Seahawk to sign a deal elsewhere.
My prediction: The first free agent we sign will be Charles Woodson. Thursday afternoon.
First Seahawk to sign elsewhere: Jason Jones to Detroit, Tuesday evening. (I think Seattle would like to have him back but Detroit offers more years making them more appealing)


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Stocks finished slightly lower in lackluster trading Monday as investors remained cautious amid a lack of new market catalysts following the recent rally that helped the S&P 500 end its sixth-consecutive week higher.
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"We've been 500 days without a 10 percent correction and we've got 57 percent bullishness—that gets a little scary on the contrary basis," said Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS Financial Services. "And it's also the year of the snake, which is the least bullish of the 12 Asian zodiac characters and it's seen some spotty events—9/11, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the crash of 1929."


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Twenty four of the area's best and brightest high school seniors are competing to become the Terrebonne Parish Teenager of the Year.
Twenty four of the area's best and brightest high school seniors are competing to become the Terrebonne Parish Teenager of the Year.
The Houma, Montegut and Chauvin posts of the American Legion will name the top teen during the 56th annual ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Houma post, 602 Legion Ave.
The award is one of the most prestigious a local student can earn, said Terrebonne Parish School Board President L.P. Bordelon, who is coordinating the event.
"This is my favorite event of the entire year. At this event we see the best of the best of our young people in our community," Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet said. "It gives me a great sense of pride for the future of our parish, our state and our country."
The dinner program features guest speakers that include Claudet, Judge Morris Lottinger and representatives of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce, South Central Industrial Association, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Terrebonne government and the Terrebonne Parish School Board.
Teachers and school administrators nominate four students from each high school and send their applications to a panel of seven legion members, who don't see the names or schools of the submissions. Jack Croker, commander of American Legion Post No. 31 in Houma, said the judges then spend hours painstakingly combing through each application to find the one who most stands out.
Students nominated for the award are chosen from H.L. Bourgeois, South Terrebonne, Vandebilt Catholic, Ellender Memorial and Terrebonne high schools, and Houma Christian School.
Last year's recipient, Vandebilt graduate Gabrielle Espiritu had kept a perfect 4.0 grade point average while earning statewide honors in choir, serving as the president of the Key Club, participating in other school clubs and working as a contributing writer for Point of Vue magazine.
She called the award an honor and said she hadn't expected to win when she heard the descriptions of the other nominees.
"That's how tough the competition is," Bordelon said. "They really are outstanding. You could choose any of them and have the Teenager of the Year."
During the ceremony, principals will read out loud the resumes and achievements of the students from their schools, listing volunteer efforts in their schools, churches and the community.
"It's a real nice ceremony. We crank it up with the color guard from the United Veterans League, followed by an invocation. Then, each year we alternate schools and choose which school's choir will sing the national anthem," Bordelon said. "We'll have guest speakers, and everyone will be served by servers from two high schools. Michel Claudet will lead the list of speakers."
Each student will receive a plaque for his or her work. The Teenager of the Year will also receive a larger plaque and a $500 scholarship during the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce Banquet Jan.22.
"I think sometimes our young people get some bad publicity. You hear about a certain percentage of people that give a bad name to teens. But these students do all kinds of good things for the community with very little recognition," Bordelon said. "It's super important we promote our young people positively. This is a great way to recognize the teens in our school system."
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The following editorial appeared in the Aug. 22, 2012 edition of the Charleston Daily Mail:
Wall Street regulation is felt on Main Street
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial meltdown, Democrats were in control of both houses of Congress. They passed another law to rein in the banking industry, already highly regulated.
The Dodd-Frank law did not simply rein in the big banks whose behavior brought on trouble. It also affected small community banks, credit unions and sellers of manufactured homes.
In her capacity as chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito held a hearing in Charleston on how the Wall Street law has hurt businesses on Main Street.
Sen. Joe Manchin also participated in the hearing.
"Of all the challenges we face today, coping with compliance tops the list," said Tom Brewer, president and chief executive officer of Peoples Federal Credit Union of Nitro.
"There's nothing in the regulations today that you could consider positive for business growth."
William Loving, president and chief executive officer of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin, echoed that sentiment.
"I can't think of one aspect of our bank that is not touched by regulation," Loving said. "My staff spends more time on regulatory compliance than it did before 2008. I can assure you our bank did not have anything to do" with the financial crisis.
Among other provisions in the new law is a doubling of the size of the deposit insurance fund, an action that will take as much as $50 billion out of the earnings and capital of the financial industry.
The banks that were "too big to fail" caused the near collapse of the economy four years ago.
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The British Open has always been known for insane weather conditions and tough golf courses. 2011 was no exception, as wind and rain confused PGA contenders and opened the door for an grizzled veteran to win the championship.
Forty-two-year-old Northern Ireland native Darren Clarke didn't play perfect golf, but did just enough to become the first player over age 40 in seven years to win a major title. Clarke finished 5-under-par and shot a 73 in the final round to hold off contenders Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, and Thomas Bjorn.
Clarke may have been known to hardcore golf fans, but for casual viewers of the sport, this tournament was his introduction into the mainstream sports world. Unlike U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy, Clarke is not the next young golfing superstar—instead, he resembles John Daly. Cigarettes and alcohol fuel Clarke more than workouts and nutrition, which makes him relatable to fans. But will hardcore purists take him seriously?
Now fans wonder if Clarke could make a run at multiple victories at major championships, or if he will fade into obscurity. McIlroy was dubbed as the next Tiger Woods—captivating the sports world—but wasn't in contention during the final round. With American golfers on a significant drought in major championships and zero sign of Woods returning to the sport any time soon, golf is beginning to lose its popularity. For the PGA's sake, Clarke's victory better not be a one-hit wonder.


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The Washington girl's basketball team went to Fairfield and took care of business last night getting the win 44-39.
Both teams struggled with fouls in the first quarter and making shots, with the Demons in the bonus after the first quarter and after the first quarter the score was 9-6.
In the second both teams yet again struggled to make shots, shooting from three point range but nothing falling, until Beth Dillon made a three pointer, three of the six points the Demons would get in the quarter, and Washington took the lead into halftime at 15-14.
Into the third quarter, the battle continued for the lead, as Washington held on to it for the quarter, but Fairfield started to battle back as they pushed the ball up and down the court and worked a quick aggressive transition game to keep the game within one.
In the fourth quarter the Demons struggled, and Fairfield took the lead, but just as they did Grace Redlinger got hot from the three point arc and nailed one along with Lauren Kimball to secure the lead, and the Demons road out the double bonus t a 44-39 victory.
Leading scorer for the Demons, with 12, Beth Dillon said in the midst of the fourth quarter her team stayed positive.
"We just knew we had to stay calm, and this is how a lot of our games are and we're going to have to play through little ruts like and we're just going to have to keep our heads up and work through it and it will come out [okay]," Dillon said.
Head coach Phil Long said his team did better tonight, they weren't perfect but better.
"We should be getting better all of the time, and with as many kids as we are playing, sometimes that is a down side because you're not getting enough minutes to learn their rotations or know what your role is," Long said. "Tonight we told the kids prior to the game that we've been playing 11-12 kids all along, but the majority of the game is being played by our top 7-8 kids."
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by Vincent Tophoff, Senior Technical Manager, IFAC | November 4, 2013 |
High-quality internal and external reporting is critical for all organizations. High-quality reports promote better internal decision making and high-quality information is also integral to the successful management of any organization.
Therefore, it is clearly in organizations' best interest, for their internal decisions and management issues as well as external stakeholder needs, to provide stakeholders with high-quality business reports. The most effective way to accomplish this is to implement effective reporting processes throughout an organization. When done correctly, effective reporting processes ensure that all internal and external stakeholders receive appropriate high-quality business reports in a timely fashion.
Principles for Effective Business Reporting Processes, new International Good Practice Guidance from the Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), helps organizations enhance their reporting processes. This guidance was written for all organizations, regardless of their size or structure, private or public, to address the need for effective reporting processes to produce high-quality reports.
Professional accountants in business are often involved in the implementation—including design, planning, execution, audit, evaluation, and improvement—of their organizations' reporting processes. The key issues professional accountants in business need to address when implementing effective reporting processes in their organization are discussed in the guidance.
At the heart of the new guidance are 11 key principles for evaluating and improving business reporting processes (see below). These principles are complemented by practical guidance that outlines the critical arrangements that need to be in place for effective business reporting.
The guidance also includes a limited list of relevant resources from IFAC, its member bodies, and other relevant organizations. It can be downloaded free of charge from www.ifac.org/paib.
Key Principles for Effective Business Reporting Processes
These principles do not prescribe a specific approach but highlight a number of areas for consideration when implementing or improving business reporting processes.
A. Senior management should assume leadership for high-quality reports through effective reporting processes. The governing body should demonstrate commitment to high-quality reports and provide strategic input into, and oversight over, the organization's reporting processes.
B. The organization should determine the various roles, responsibilities, and consequential capabilities in the reporting process, appoint the appropriate personnel, and coordinate collaboration among those involved in the reporting process.
C. The organization should develop and implement an effective planning and control cycle for its reporting processes in the context of, and in alignment with, its wider planning and control cycles.
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E. Based on the outcomes of its stakeholder engagement, and taking cost-benefit considerations into account, the organization should define the content to be included in its reports and also decide on the audience, layout, and timing of its reports.
F. The organization should have a process in place to ensure that the most appropriate reporting frameworks and standards are selected and that the requirements of those frameworks and standards are aligned with stakeholder information needs.
G. The organization should determine what information needs to be captured, processed, analyzed, and reported, and how to organize the information processes and related systems for effective reporting.
H. The organization should (a) identify, analyze, and select appropriate communications tools and (b) decide how to optimize distribution of the organization's reporting information via the various communications channels.
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J. When obtaining internal or external assurance is not a matter of compliance, the organization should consider voluntary internal or external assurance on its reports and reporting processes.
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But when the Kingsman headquarters is destroyed, Eggsy and Merlin (Mark Strong) have to figure out who is responsible. Their research leads them to discover an allied American agency called Statesman comprised of Agent Tequila (Channing Tatum), Agent Whiskey (Pedro Pascal) and Agent Champagne (Jeff Bridges). The two agencies decide to band together to try to discover this new enemy and save the world.
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As daylight fades, Choral Vespers invites students and community members into the darkened Chapel to experience sacred music, scripture readings, and prayer. The Duke Vespers Ensemble leads the choral portion of the service. All are welcome!
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Past ExhibitsAlberta's Last Sea Dragon: Solving an Ancient Puzzle
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How do palaeontologists unravel the mysteries of prehistoric life based only on fossil evidence? Using interactives, photos, and videos, the Royal Tyrrell Museum's exhibit, Alberta's Last Sea Dragon: Solving an Ancient Puzzle, provided the answer. This exhibit featured a new species of 75-million-year-old marine reptile used to explain the scientific process of naming a new, yet extinct, animal, determining its environment, evolution, and possible behaviour.
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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan will go after all militant groups in its unfolding operation in the North Waziristan tribal area, including insurgents who target neighboring Afghanistan, in what would be a major shift in policy, the defense minister said.
The minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, told The Wall Street Journal that the military offensive in North Waziristan would target the Haqqani network, a group affiliated with the Afghan Taliban that has been based in the tribal area for more than three decades. The Haqqanis are seen by the...


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The Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR) is one tool that is available to provide the screening; however, its use is not mandated.
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A finding on the background screening may exclude an individual from working in licensed child care facilities. Certain offenses committed under Missouri statutes require individuals to apply for a Background Screening Review so the department can make a determination about employment eligibility. This application process is initiated by the licensed provider's background screening request with details generated on the finding.
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No. 1-ranked Barnstable High's full-throttle offense gets all the ink, but this season, the Red Raider defense has been an integral part of the 11-0 season.
Much like the pro team that plays in Foxboro, No. 1-ranked Barnstable High's full-throttle offense gets all the ink.
But this season, the Red Raider defense has been an integral part of the 11-0 season. The 'D' needs to come up with one more gargantuan effort on Saturday at Gillette Stadium against No. 2 Everett in the Division 1A Super Bowl.
It did that the first time the teams met back in October, a 13-7 double overtime Barnstable win. But that game was played in a driving rainstorm that limited both high-powered offenses.
The Barnstable defense was outstanding in the snow Tuesday night, allowing Lincoln-Sudbury's ground-based attack just 79 yards.
You would expect this Barnstable defense to be good, given the pedigree of a coaching staff that includes former NFL players Willie Ford and Mike Dwyer. Second-year head coach Chris Whidden was a defensive back at Springfield College and coached the defensive backs for two seasons as a graduate assistant and is his own defensive coordinator at Barnstable.
Ford, one of the greatest athletes to come out of Falmouth High School, was a defensive back, Big East All-Star and honorable mention All-American at Syracuse. He went onto play with the Raiders, Chiefs and Colts in a four-year NFL career from 2002-2005 and played two summers in NFL Europe with Berlin.
Dwyer, a Barnstable High Hall of Famer and former UMass All-American who got some looks around the NFL, played a few games as a replacement player with the Dallas Cowboys in 1987.
He was a late addition to the Barnstable staff just before training camp.
"I'm having a blast," Dwyer said. "As we get closer and closer to the end of the season, it gets more and more intense and it's the intensity that's kind of addicting."
When these guys speak, who's not going to listen?
"There are a lot of guys with different degrees of experience on this staff," said Ford, who also works as a clinical therapist at the Southeast Alternative School in Sandwich. "We have guys with college experience, guys with NFL experience. Collectively, these kids are getting knowledge from the highest level. Myself, I teach DBs the things I wish I had known when I was their age playing high school ball."
This is Ford's third year with the Barnstable staff. He started under Doug Crook, and stayed on in the transition to Whidden.
"To be around sports for so long, and then find yourself kind of retired (from sports) and working, you find yourself with an itch. You don't want to get out there physically, so coaching is the next best thing."
The Red Raider DB's — corners Tedaro France and Derek Estes and safety Kevin Hardy — are eating up the knowledge Ford imparts.
"He's really fun, on and off the field," said Hardy. "He gets us ready week in and week out. He shows us the drills we need each week just to prepare, especially this week against Everett. They have two very talented Division 1 wide receivers."
Ford can see that what he tells the players has been received.
"They're aware of the history and where I've been and what I've done," Ford said. "We have a good group of kids here and they respect what you've done and where you've been. Any knowledge you're willing to give them they accept and are willing to use." Whidden has long been a fan of Ford.
"When I was growing up in Syracuse I used to watch Willie play on Saturdays," Whidden said. "I didn't know him then, I was in high school."
Now here Whidden is, with not just Ford but also Dwyer toting resumes with NFL in big, bold letters.
Barnstable's weekly practices with the two are a full-blown education in proper technique.
"Mike doesn't just tell what to do, but why," Whidden said. "He breaks down the differences in taking out the run block and pass block; how to use different stances in different situations; how to rush on a run play versus a pass play."
Ford does the same with his DBs, but on game day he is up in the box wearing the headset while the fiery Dwyer is on the sidelines, coaching away and pumping up his linemen.
With Ford's in-depth knowledge of pass defense, from up above he can help out both the offensive and defensive units during games. He tips off offensive coach Andre Lee about what opposing defenses are doing, and also helps out Whidden with his defense.
"It's tough down on the field to see things," Ford said. "Up there in the birds' nest you get a better view of what's going on."
Late last summer, Whidden found he needed a defensive line coach and was told of Dwyer's availability by a mutual friend.
"He's been a great addition," Whidden said. "He's got a bunch of energy and a ton of knowledge. The fire in him to work in football has been burning a long time."
The two former pros have lessened the load of the head coach a little bit.
"When it comes to those positions, I'm pretty hands off," Whidden said.
"There might be individual things I see when they are working with the full unit and I might talk to a player. But with those two, I trust them to do their jobs. My job is to scheme stuff out. They work on individuals."
The big question for Barnstable back at the start of training camp was a defensive line that returned just one starter.
"I was the only returning D-lineman returning but (Dwyer's) made a good D-line out of what he's had," said defensive end Jason Frieh.
"He's high-tempo in the games, but in the practice he brings a lot of knowledge that we really need."
Dwyer, who has his own construction business, said he had a lot to work with in rebuilding the line. Frieh, DE Dereck Pacheco and tackles DJ Gonsalves and John Eldredge have been steadily improving.
"If you have athletes with the natural ability there's a lot of things you can do with a little bit of technique," he said. "I've given them a little bit of technique and you can see the results. They are out there playing their hearts out. They are athletic, so they're not dependent on just size or speed. They have the combination."
Dwyer does say there are times he has to hold himself back.
"These are kids who haven't even begun to figure out where they're going to be, if they are going to college, etc.," Dwyer said. "So you constantly remind yourself — this is high school."


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Vetrata di un grande magazzino
Glass of a department store
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Brilliant! Love the shapes and lines
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I'm interested in trying to induce lactation so that I can breastfeed the baby that my husband and I are adopting. (We aren't matched yet, so I don't know when the baby is coming - but I've been told it could be soon!)
My doctor just got back to me and said that she isn't comfortable prescribing the usual drugs used to induce lactation. Honestly, I'm a little relieved because I wasn't comfortable with it myself.
So here's my question: Does anyone have advice on inducing lactation without drugs?
My plan is to:
1.) Get a hospital grade pump (Medela Symphony or Limerick PJ Comfort)
2.) pump both breasts every 3 to 4 hours
3.) drink the Mother's Milk Tea
So what else should I do? What other herbal supplements do I need to take (and research)? and in what doses and what times?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
P.S. Yep I'll also be using a supplementer...and hopefully breast milk from another generous mom.


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As if a miscarriage isn't painful enough -- one mother's suffering multiplied when she wanted to have her lost fetus treated with respect. Shayna Spitzack was seven and a half weeks pregnant when she miscarried. Often, in a miscarriage this early in a pregnancy, the tiny fetus is lost in the flow of blood and tissue and ends up accidentally getting flushed down the toilet. But Shayna managed to save hers and wanted to have it cremated. She wrapped it carefully and put it in a box.
Then she called a funeral home (whose director just happened to be married to her midwife). The director wanted to make sure he was following the law correctly, so he called the county coroner, Jeff Baldi. And that's when a sad, private loss turned into a CSI episode.
Apparently the coroner didn't trust Shayna's story. Maybe he's just insensitive, maybe he's watched too much crime TV, but the wheels got turning in his mind and took him to Crazyland. Instead of calling Shayna's obstetrician, who easily could have confirmed the miscarriage, he called the freakin' police.
Next thing Shayna knows, there's a loud pounding on the door. Shayna was expecting the coronor. But it was the police, looking for an aborted or murdered baby hidden in the freezer. Shayna tried to show them the box with the fetus but the waved her off and searched her freezer for the dead baby that wasn't there. The police say the call from the coroner's office made them think this was a possible case of murder. They thought they would find a third-trimester baby.
It all got sorted out eventually. But what the hell! Why did the coroner have to assume the worst when the funeral director called him about treating a dead fetus? What kind of misogynist mindset goes there immediately? It's like he was sitting around waiting to catch some wicked harlot in the act of a late-term abortion! Get a grip, man. That poor woman. First she suffers the pain of her miscarriage, and then she's treated with such suspicion and disrespect. Can we please trust women a little more than this?
Why do you think the coroner was so suspicious after the funeral director's call?
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The Irish Daily Star newspaper is under threat of imminent closure as a major row escalates between shareholders over topless photos of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge.
The paper is a joint venture between Ireland's Independent News and Media and Britain's Northern & Shell publishing giant.
The decision to print topless photos of Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William, in Saturday's edition of the tabloid has now caused massive consequences.
Both managing director Ger Colleran editor Michael O'Kane have defended the decision to print the photos which first appeared in a French magazine.
But a livid Northern & Shell chairman Richard Desmond has said he will close the joint venture with immediate effect. Independent News and Media, the other owner, has condemned the decision to publish the photos.
Desmond will address an emergency board meeting on Tuesday with staff at the paper's Dublin offices to be addressed by senior management on Sunday.
An outraged Dennis told reporters: "I am very angry at the decision to publish the photographs and am taking immediate steps to close the joint venture.
"The decision to publish these pictures has no justification whatever and Northern & Shell condemns it in the strongest possible terms."
Desmond is keen to distance his British newspapers, including the Daily Star and the Daily Express, from the fall-out as the British Royal family threaten to sue the Irish Star.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have already said they will sue the French managzine which first published the photos, taken from a tree almost a mile away from their holiday villa.
An Italian magazine has said it will publish another 20 photos of the princess on Monday.
Irish Daily Star Editor Michael O'Kane defended his decision to print.
O'Kane told the BBC: "I am taken aback by the reaction. The duchess would be no different to any other celeb pics we would get in, for example Rihanna or Lady Gaga.
"She's not the future queen of Ireland so really the only place this is causing fury seems to be in the UK.
"Of course people are going to be interested in this. She's married into the Royal Family, she's one of the most photographed people in the world, and she decides to partially disrobe on a balcony where it can be seen from a public road and she's stunned now, or the palace are annoyed, that people are interested in this."
Irish Daily Star managing director Ger Colleran added: "What we do in the Irish Daily Star is to produce an Irish newspaper for an Irish audience. The photographs of images taken from the magazine were not printed in our Belfast edition and there were two reasons for that - sensitivity to our British partners, Express Newspapers, and a slightly different legal regime.
"The issue here is that one is somewhat surprised about the furore that's been created, particularly in a British media that gave freedom of speech to the world and is rightly called the Mother of Parliaments, underwritten by freedom of expression and a free press." said Mr Colleran.
The Independent Group in Dublin has distanced itself from management at the Star and their decision to publish the photos.
INM chief executive Joe Webb said: "This was a poor decision. These pictures should not have been published. I understand the anger that many Irish citizens feel at the offence caused to the British Royal family, especially in the light of the visit of Queen Elizabeth last year.
"That visit was an important culmination of the work of the Peace Process. Since then Ireland has regarded the Queen and her family in the warmest light. Kate Middleton is a member of her family and on behalf of INM, I wish to offer her my deepest apologies.
"We have noted Richard Desmond's statement and we will be launching an internal inquiry to ensure there will never be a repeat of this breach of decency. However, we will be doing everything in our power to safeguard the 70 jobs at the Irish Daily Star."
Northern & Shell are consulting their lawyers 'as a matter of urgency' over what they believe to be a serious breach of their contract with INM.
Gareth Morgan, the editor of the Daily Star Sunday in Britain, also slammed his Irish colleagues.
Morgan said: "We are absolutely horrified here in the office. I am not just talking on behalf of the Daily Star Sunday but the four other responsible titles in Northern & Shell.
"This has no merit as an editorial decision. This has no merit morally. Frankly, it's a morally horrible decision.
A Royal spokeswoman condemned the publication by the Irish Daily Star's.
She said: "There can be no motivation for this action other than greed.
"We will not be commenting on potential legal action ... save to say that all proportionate responses will be kept under review. Any such publication would serve no purpose other than to cause further, entirely unjustifiable upset to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge."
Politicians on both sides of the Irish Sea have also condemned the Irish Daily Star.
Fine Gael party chairman Charlie Flanagan tweeted: "Irish Daily Star disgraces itself yet again by now publishing Kate photos. Neither shame nor standards."


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Hornish returns to Indy as Nationwide leader
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Sam Hornish Jr. has been coming to Indianapolis for a long time. His mother went to the Indianapolis 500 when she was eight months pregnant.
This could be another special visit.
NASCAR makes its annual stop at one of racing's most historic tracks this weekend, with Hornish returning to town as the leader of the Nationwide Series. He finished second at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, wresting control of NASCAR's second-tier circuit from Regan Smith.
"When we looked at what the day could bring, we felt like if we just continued to go out there and run the way that we have, we're going to have good days," Hornish said.
There could be more good days to come.
Hornish had the best car for the STP 300, winning the pole and leading the first 49 laps of the race. But a penalty for speeding into pit road sent him to the back of the field, and he wasn't quite able to run down Penske teammate Joey Logano at the very end, finishing second.
Logano's 20th career Nationwide victory also came at an important time for the lone Sprint Cup regular in the field on Sunday. A pair of wrecks for the 23-year-old Logano led to disappointing results at New Hampshire and Daytona, and the Chicagoland win put a stop to that negative run.
"The last two weeks haven't gone great on the Sprint Cup side, with two tire failures," Logano said. "So to get back out and get back to Victory Lane, it builds the momentum back up. It's a big deal for next week going to Indy."
Logano has made five career starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway between NASCAR's top two circuits. He has no wins and two top 10s, but the relative lack of success hasn't diminished the appeal of the track for the driver.
"I love going to Indy, because it's Indianapolis, and it's cool," said Logano, who will compete in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races this weekend. "I'm pumped up about going there and trying to get a win."
Hornish knows what it's like to win in Indy, taking the Indianapolis 500 in 2006. The three-time IndyCar champion then made the switch to NASCAR, but his biggest racing victory still follows him around.
"It's something that's kind of in my blood, I love going back there," he said. "A lot of people ask me if I miss the Indy 500. And I don't miss it at all. Because I watch it every year from start to finish and I get the opportunity to actually enjoy it now. When I was racing in it, I took it very seriously and for about 11 months out of the year I was frustrated, why weren't we at Indianapolis and how do I win this race? And now I get to just watch it and be a fan like I was as a kid."
The 34-year-old Hornish hasn't enjoyed the same success in Indianapolis since he moved to NASCAR, with no wins and one top 10 in five career starts between the top two series. He finished second to Brad Keselowski in the Nationwide race at Indy last season.
This could be the year he returns to Victory Lane at the beloved track.
Hornish has recorded five consecutive top 10s to move into the lead in the Nationwide standings, seven points ahead of Smith. He won at Las Vegas in March, and another big win in Indy could springboard him to a series title that could help him reach his goal of returning to the Sprint Cup.
"I was glad the race didn't go any longer. I think Sam had something for him," said Jeremy Bullins, who was the crew chief for Logano's winning car at Chicagoland. "But just congratulations to everyone at Penske Racing for taking it home 1-2."
Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap


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I use a cubieboard (a small computer on ARM10-base) with debian.
I would like use midori for surfing, but I'm not able to install a player.
I did try to download adobe flash player, but bevore starting said the browser the
address (named by adobe' server) apt:adobe_flash_player_11_linux.... could not be found / resolved.
Then did I a download from an other website the file libflashplayer.so (in midoris faq is that file recommanded). I put it in the right directory (/usr/lib/midori/) to the other libs.
In midoris extensions list is now libflishplayer.so listed, but I can't activate it. The message was:
Cannot open the shared file.
What can I do?
In the terminal paste the following lines:
apt-get update
apt-get install flashplugin-installer nspluginwrapper
ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libflashplayer.so
nspluginwrapper -v -a -n -i
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Luis Suarez Bites Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay's 1-0 Win Over Italy [VIDEO]
Uruguay capitalized on a one-man advantage for most of the second half to pull out a 1-0 win over Italy and advance out of Group B of the FIFA World Cup. But the only thing people around the world are talking about after the game was the play that should have drawn a red card against Uruguay.
Luis Suarez, who has twice bitten an opponent during a match, clearly sunk his teeth into Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini late in the second half of Tuesday's game. The call was missed by the referees, but pictures show the teeth marks left on Chiellini's shoulder.
The bite marks on Chiellini from Luis Suarez. pic.twitter.com/YwIvSlZNi8
— Sports Pics (@AmazingSprtsPic) June 24, 2014
No official statement or punishment has come down from FIFA, but Suarez is expected to receive some sort of suspension for his actions. The knockout stage matchup hasn't been set yet, but Uruguay will play the winner of Group C on Sunday.
Here's the video of Suarez's bite:


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Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
Issue(s): Whether a suspect unequivocally invokes his right to counsel under Edwards v. Arizona, when he makes a simple request to contact an attorney but does not express an unwillingness to speak with police without the attorney present.
Recommended Citation: Mary Pat Dwyer, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 25, 2013, 10:26 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/04/petition-of-the-day-442/


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On the outside, the SUVs get a refreshed appearance. While they still look similar to last year's models, the new Suburban and Tahoe clearly boast updated grilles, lights and overall lines. Inside, there's an entirely new cabin with a larger center console, higher-quality materials and new features, such as Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system.
Under the hood, the Suburban and Tahoe offer a new V8 engine. It's the same 5.3-liter found in the newly redesigned Chevrolet Silverado, and it boasts 355 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque -- a huge boost over last year's 5.3-liter V8, which offered 320 hp and 340 lb-ft. Fuel economy with the new engine is said to be a sharp improvement over last year's powerplant. The Tahoe and Suburban don't include the same 420-hp 6.2-liter V8 that's available in the mechanically similar GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade SUVs.
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RV Supplier Airxcel Marks 20th Anniversary
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Recreational vehicle supplier Airxcel Inc. marked its 20-year anniversary with a May 27 luncheon at its headquarters in Wichita, Kan., according to a press release.
During the ceremony, Airxcel President Mel Adams and Greg Guinn, president of RV Products, thanked the Airxcel associates for their service and dedication to the company.
The RV group includes over 230 associates and has manufactured over 3 million Coleman-Mach air conditioners over the 20 years. The company noted that Coleman-Mach air conditioners have been produced in Wichita for the RV industry for over 40 years.
Suburban Manufacturing Co. in Dayton, Tenn., is also part of the Airxcel RV group. Suburban is the industry's leading manufacturer and supplier of furnaces, water heaters and cooking appliances.


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County councillors walked out of a meeting en masse as a proposal was made for them to declare membership of Freemasons.
Derbyshire County Council's Conservative group refused to debate the motion, but forward by Matlock councillor Andy Botham, for members to declare membership of pressure groups, trade unions and Freemasons, at a full council meeting.
Councillor Botham said he had been "surprised" by the action of the opposition, who stood up and walked out of the meeting last week, not to return.
"For the whole of the Conservative group to stand up and walk out and not even return is quite disrespectful," he said.
Cllr Botham said he decided to put forward the motion after central Government called for councillors to declare membership of trade unions.
"That got me to thinking 'hang on a minute, why don't we have to declare membership of Freemasons'," he added.
Cllr Botham said shortly after putting the motion forward, the council received a letter from the United Grand Lodge of England, the oldest Masonic grand lodge in the world, objecting to it on the grounds that it went against the human rights of members.
"I have got no idea why they are so protective about disclosing membership," Cllr Botham said.
Cllr Simon Spencer, deputy leader of the county's Conservative group, said members had not walked out of the meeting because the were unwilling to debate the motion.
Rather, he said they had been informed by the director of legal services, John McElvaney, at the beginning of the meeting that members would have to declare any membership of such organisations in order to debate in the meeting.
"It defeats the object of the motion in the first place," he said.
The motion was carried in the members' absence.
Cllr Spencer, who said he was not a Freemason himself, said he was planning to meet with the council's chief executive Ian Stephenson, to discuss the matter further.


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You Would Think You Was In A Palace
An absolutely terrific letter from 1883, lots of great historical references. Read it for yourself:
Saturday Jan. 6th 1883
Dear Sheri ???
I guess you have given up all thoughts of ever hearing from me, you must forgive me for not writing before. I have thought of writing forty or more time when we were coming down here but I though I would wait till we got down here so I would have more to write about and when we got down here I soon commenced going to school and then I didn't find any time to do any thing.
I received a letter from Hattie as soon as we got down here and a postal yesterday asking if I was dead or alive the reason I didn't write.
We left Newark that same night that I was to your house for Syracuse. I told you there that Ma was going to carry a live rooster on the cars didn't I? Well, she was bound she would and so she did. I told her I wouldn't take of it a minute not even when she got her ticket. I was in a perfect fret all the time till we got on the boar. I was so afraid the shang-hai would squawk or get away from her, but I guess no one suspected what it was. We got to Syracuse about 8 or 9 o'clock and we ????? to the depot till about twelve o'clock before our folks came after us. They had just come from Oswego. I tell you wasn't I sleepy.
Nothing happened of much account as I can remember down to New York unless I mention that one of our horses fell in the canal and came fully near being drowned, we thought it was dead once but it came out all right after a while.
The first Sunday in New York was Thanksgiving. I went to Talmage's church in the evening it was decorated lovely, I just wish you could see it you would think you was in a palace. The organ in it is perfectly grand it is played by a middle aged man and a man plays on a silver horn at the same time. The sermon was good, the subject was "Hagar in the wilderness."
A few days after Thanksgiving we went to the "Erie Basin" Brooklyn to tie up for the winter and about two days after than I went to school, a girl on a boat in "Atlantic Basin" came and stayed two days with me she has been to school here before. I got acquainted with her about give years ago when I went to school in New Jersey her name is Ella Bawless(?).
I have a nice little walk only a mile and over. The school is number 27 Nelson Street, there is only about thirty two teachers and only about 200 (?) scholars in it, how is that for a school and the rooms are all partitioned off by sliding glass doors. The principal's name is "Mr. Weed" he is just as nice and pleasant and sociable as he can be, my teacher's name is Mrs. Lyons, she is nice too.
I was first put in the first class, first division that is the highest class next to the graduation class. He told me I might go in that but I told him I would rather not go quite so high than to go in that class and possibly be put back. Emma Allen goes to this same school she was in the same one that I spoke to you about that I got acquainted with at Lockport. I would like to have you get acquainted with her she is a sweet girl. I have got acquainted with a girl on a boar where we lay (?) they have a piano on the boat, she is a splendid player and singer, she has taken singing lessons of ???? masters and received a salary for singing in the choir well, she and ??? and Jared ???? crossed the ferry and got to the elevated railroad to go to 14th to see if we could get a piano small enough to get in our cabin but we couldn't find any any where. Once place we went into where Nora (Nora Vandover (?)) got hers. They made them there but the did't have any on hand of the small ones, so we all went to Bunnell's museum where they have curiosities, we saw the ???asian girl and two albinos, and the giants Mr. and Mrs. Bates. It was perfectly comical to see them. They were about 8 feet tall, but the most interesting to me of all the curiosities was a little boy about a foot high, he was ten years old and weighed 5 pounds, he talked and acted like a little child 2 years old. He was just as cute as he could be.
At the stage performances Dr. Lynn (?) cut a live man's head arm and leg off and put them on again and I saw it done. He invited any man out of the audience to come up on the stage and he would to do the same thing to them. Two men went up but when the man came up to them to cut off his arm they backed out frightened, one of the men that came up was a doctor. The arm and leg that Dr. Lynn cut off from the man (that he had a purpose for it) he placed the arm in one man's lap and the leg in the other man's lap (the ones that came upon the stage) they were about frightened to death. There lay the leg with the leg of the pants on it and his arm with the sleeve on it. Besides this I saw a living head, you could see all around it and under it that it was not on a body it was suspended in air. When the manager asked it to tell who I was I said "I am Rourah (?) , the Roman Mystery."
Well, I guess I have written enough on this subject, the last two were some sort of tricks I guess. Though well got up for I don't see how under the ??? they were down as the were both life size and alive. I don't believe have written about these in a way so you can understand it. (enough on this subject)
What did you get for Christmas? I got
Found in an extremely worn copy of "Money in the Garden: A Vegetable Manual" by P.T. Quinn. Published by The Tribune Association, 1872.
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