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Having a baby with her football star hubby didn't keep Gisele Bundchen from retaining her title of world's highest-paid model.
In a year in which she and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady welcomed her first baby in December, the 29-year-old Brazilian stunner made a whopping $25 million, according to Forbes, which compiled a list of the top earners of the runway. If that isn't enough to make her peers jealous, there's the fact that 5-foot-11 beauty comes so effortlessly to her.
"I'm a tomboy," she famously told Access Hollywood. "I don't really wear makeup or do my hair."
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Bundchen outpaced Heidi Klum, who the magazine says earned $16 million. Klum, the star of television's "Project Runway," and wife of singer Seal, hawked everything from McDonald's to Volkswagen.
Bundchen's dough came from starring roles in campaigns for True Religion jeans and Dolce & Gabbana, as well as her own lines of skin care products and a sandals brand called Ipanema by Gisele.
In third place was Kate Moss, who raked in $9 million. Moss designed a fashion line for a British retailer and is the longtime face of Versace, Longchamp and David Yurman. Forbes' list was based on earnings estimates for June 2009 through June 2010.
Also making the list were Dutch model Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima, Russian model Natalia Vodianova, Alessandra Ambrosio, Daria Werbowy and Miranda Kerr.
The only American to make Forbes' list was Carolyn Murphy, who has been seen in ads for Estee Lauder, Roberto Cavalli and Anne Klein. She earned $3.5 million.


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A Compilation of Environmental Education News from Across Louisiana
Community Oil Spill Public Forum (November 19)
The Central Gulf of Mexico Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), housed at The University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL) is partnering with Louisiana Sea Grant, Audubon Aquarium of the Americas and Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center to offer a Community Oil Spill Forum at each location on Saturday, November 19th.
One and one half years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill began in 5000 feet of water off the southeast coast of Louisiana, many questions remain about the effects of this catastrophe. The Community Oil Spill Forum has been designed to address some of these questions for members of the general public, including adults and their children over the age of 12. Classroom teachers who attend will earn continuing learning units (CLUs). The event will feature presentations by scientists geared to a general level of understanding, an opportunity to ask questions of the scientists and activities that will clarify aspects of the oil spill – specifically seafood tasting and turtle rehabilitation.
The event will be a videoconference among the three partner sites with all speakers presenting to and answering questions asked at all sites. Speakers at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge include resident scientists: Dr. Ed Overton will provide an overview of the oil spill event. Dr. Julie Anderson will discuss dispersant use. Dr. Lucina Lampila will explain the current knowledge regarding seafood safety. At the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans, Ms. Suzanne Smith, of the Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program, will discuss rehabilitation of large animals. At Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center in Shreveport, Dr. Jessie Kastler, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and producer of SpillScience.com, will summarize lessons of the oil spill and how science uncovers them.
Registration for this event is strongly encouraged because space in videoconferencing facilities at each location is limited. Links to register at each location and more information about the event are available at http://cosee-central-gom.org/community_forum_la.htm. Contact Dianne Lindstedt at Louisiana Sea Grant, 225-578-1558, firstname.lastname@example.com; Tricia LeBlanc at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, 504-378-2675, email@example.com; or Michele McKee at Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center, firstname.lastname@example.com, (318) 424-8688, for more information.
First Annual Nutria Rodeo (December 3)
Sassafras, Louisiana is very proud to announce that it will host the First Annual Nutria Rodeo on December 3rd, 2011! The Nutria Rodeo is an effort to bring much needed attention to invasive species populations found in southern Louisiana, and will be set up similar to a fishing rodeo but with a creative twist. Each participant must follow all federal and state hunting laws and will be required to purchase a ticket prior to weighing in nutria, coyote, Asian carp, or feral swine. The Hurricane Levee Band will be playing most of the day and Cajun food will be sold. T-shirts are on sale now for $15 and tickets for $10. If you are interested in being an exhibitor for the First Annual Nutria Rodeo please fill out the attached registration form and mail it to our address or email it to Alex Naquin firstname.lastname@example.com or call 985-696-0529 for more information.
FREE Educator Workshop (Deadline: November 18)
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab is hosting another great NOAA Ocean Explorer professional development workshop! This new workshop, "Why Do We Explore?" will be held on Saturday, December 3, and is open to all 5-12th grade educators. Wonderful new classroom and interactive materials will be distributed, and educators who attend the full day will also receive a $50 stipend. Please see the attached flyer for complete workshop details and registration form. Applications can be emailed or faxed directly to Sara E Johnson, or sent via usps. To register, or if you have any questions, contact: Sara Johnson at (251) 861-2141 x7515 or firstname.lastname@example.com
"Document Your Environment" Contest for Students (Deadline: January 6, 2012)
The National Archives in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a student multimedia contest, "Document Your Environment". Drawing inspiration from a collection of environmental photos from the 1970s, this contest invites students ages 13 to 18, college, and graduate students to create any type of graphic art, a short video, or a poem using a Documerica photo as a prompt. The grand prize for this contest will be $500, courtesy of the Foundation for the National Archives. The contest is hosted on challenge.gov, the federal government's online challenge platform. Entries will be accepted from November 1, 2011 to January 6, 2012. Finalists and the grand prize winner will be announced in February 2012. Finalists may be featured in an upcoming exhibit at the National Archives and a traveling exhibit with the EPA.
View contest details online at: http://documerica.challenge.gov/
Documerica Photos on National Archives Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/collections/72157620729903309/
Documerica photos online in National Archives Online Public Access (OPA): http://research.archives.gov/search?expression=parent-id-lnk%3A542493+lod-display-lnk%3AItem&pg_src=brief&data-source=selected-archival-data-records&data-source=archival-descriptions-with-digital-objects
Environmental Protection Agency's State of the Environment Project: http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/
Accept the Biology Challenge: Become part of the USA Biology Olympiad (Deadline: February 3, 2012)
The USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) is the premiere US biology competition for high school students. After two rounds of challenging exams, 20 students are invited to a residential training program at Purdue University where they experience labs and lectures with advanced biological concepts and exacting lab skills. The top four students go on to represent the USA at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Singapore July 8 to 15, 2012. Online registration is open from October 24, 2011 to February 3, 2012 at http://www.usabo-trc.org. For more information on how your students may participate in the USABO, please contact Kathy Frame at email@example.com.
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Teachers, students, parents, tell us your favorite website about nature, plants, or water. We might write a blog about it. We can help you get started writing your own blog entry about an environmental service project. This blog is a place where you can read about what kids are doing to protect the environment. You will also read about contests and cool environmental sites. Comment on our posts and tell us about all the great things you are doing to help the environment. Teachers and parents visit the blog to find out about all the great things kids are doing for the environment and how you can help them become future environmentalists! From this blog you can check out our new students site which includes resources for both students and teachers.
EarthEcho International's New Classroom Action Guide asks "What's On Your Fork?"
Does what you eat really have impact on our planet? Could mealtime choices actually help promote clean drinking water? What's On Your Fork? is a new, free downloadable Action Guide and collection of supplementary educational tools from EarthEcho International designed to help educators and students explore the environmental and community impact of daily food choices. Rich in academic connections, the What's On Your Fork? step-by-step Action Guide includes stimulating content, student organizers for discussions and planning, and examples of youth taking action.
Visit www.WaterPlanetChallenge.org to learn more, including news about NEA Foundation Water Planet Challenge educator grants AND an upcoming What's On Your Fork? Webinar hosted by Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
What's On Your Fork? A Campaign for Meatless Choices is authored by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. for Earth Echo International with contributions from the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future.
Additional Water Planet Challenge Action Guide topics include: Know Your Flow (water efficiency), Out the Spout (water quality), Down the Drain (water quality), You Have the Power (energy efficiency), CleanUP (marine debris)
New Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas Now Available
For the first time in 25 years, a new Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas is now available: http://gulfatlas.noaa.gov. Based on the idea of a traditional atlas but offered via the Internet by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the new Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas provides answers to questions related to the physical environment, marine resources, and economic activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Published on-line by NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), this initial release of the pilot version of the atlas has 95 map plates in 31 different subject areas with more planned in 2012. The actual map data can be found here. Each plate has a description explaining how the data was gathered and how it is relevant. Users can also link directly to the data and to a high resolution image of the original 1985 plate if available.
Invasive Species Compendium (Beta)
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide.
The ISC is a constantly developing encyclopedic resource containing:
Datasheets on over 1500 invasive species and animal diseases
Basic datasheets on further species, countries, habitats and pathways
Bibliographic database of over 65,000 records (updated weekly)
Full text documents (updated weekly)
To see papers authored by NWRC staff, go to the Start Menu > highlight NWRC Virtual Library > click on Library Shared Files > select desired file and print or copy. Although there are exceptions, most files use the following naming conventions: author > pub year > publication > first page.
The bibliographic citation has been added to the NWRC Pubs database. When searching, be certain to add an asterisk after the search term to pull up more accurate search results.
Publications Database: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/pblctns.htm
USGS Publications Warehouse: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/
Promoting Outdoor Recreation and Conservation in Louisiana
The Department of the Interior will issue a 50-state report outlining the country's most promising ways to reconnect Americans with the natural world. They are highlighting two projects in Louisiana that will be included in the final report – representing stakeholders believe are among the best investments to support a healthy, active population, conserve wildlife and working lands, and create travel, tourism and outdoor recreation jobs across the country. Creating a partnership to revitalize and increase access to rivers, lakes, and streams in the New Orleans area and habitat restoration in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin are among the projects nationwide that will be highlighted in the report as part of President Obama's America's Great Outdoors initiative to establish a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda and reconnect Americans to the outdoors. These projects were identified for their potential to conserve important lands and build recreation opportunities and economic growth for the surrounding communities as part of close engagement with Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state of Louisiana, as well as private landowners, local- and tribal-elected officials, community organizations and outdoor-recreation and conservation stakeholders.
To view a map of the projects announced, click here.
BTNEP - Public Involvement Coordinator (Deadline for Applications: November 28)
The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) is seeking to fill a position for a Public Involvement Coordinator. This person will be domiciled in the BTNEP office on the Nicholls State University campus. The Public Involvement Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of BTNEP Action Plans related to involving the public in various volunteer programs and restoration activities within the Barataria and Terrebonne systems. To ensure maximum consideration, please submit a letter of application, a résumé, and three references by November 28, 2011. For position details, please visit: www.btnep.org
Find out about wetland outreach activities including symposiums, conferences, meetings, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and related support material at the Louisiana Unified Coastal Community Calendar at http://lacoast.gov/calendar/
Venise Ortego, Environmental Education Coordinator, 337-948-0255, email@example.com
Juliet Raffray, Environmental Education Assistant Coordinator, 225-765-0124, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Pulled Chicken Caesar Sandwiches are ight and savory, with an utterly addicting Caesar dressing!
I have a recipe you have got to try. It's easy, ready in 30 minutes, and insanely delish.
Pulled Chicken Caesar Sandwiches!
I featured this recipe in a Friday Favorites post a few weeks ago, and have been chomping at the bit to make them since. I'm not a huge Caesar Salad girl, but for some reason this sandwich lingered in the back of my mind, practically calling my name. Maaaaake me! it demanded. So I did! :)
The original recipe was a crock pot recipe using chicken thighs, but I shortened the cooking time, and lowered the calories, by poaching-then-shredding chicken breasts. That's just 2 chicken breasts cut in half, cooked in boiling water for about 10 minutes, then shredded by hand.
After the chicken was shredded, I placed it in a sauce pan and started adding goodies like Brianna's Homestyle Asiago Caesar Dressing. I think the reason I'm not a huge fan of Caesar Salads is because the dressing is never quite right. This dressing is IT, people! Best Caesar dressing I have ever had, hands down.
To the chicken and dressing I added 1/4 cup of an Italian shredded cheese blend,
and dried parsley and pepper.
While the chicken and mix-ins warmed, I toasted up a couple Arnold Sandwich Thins, that I had spread with a little Earth Balance, and dusted with garlic powder.
It made all the difference! These golden brown and crispy buns held up so well to the saucy chicken, and that pop of garlic-butter was insane.
After they were toasted I piled on the chicken, added a few leaves of ice-cold romaine, and called it
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Pulled Chicken Caesar Sandwiches
Pulled Chicken Caesar Sandwiches are my kinda meal — light and savory, with an utterly addicting Caesar dressing!
- 2 large chicken breasts (about 1lb)
- 1/2 cup Caesar dressing
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- Pepper
- Romaine lettuce, torn
- Sandwich Thins or buns
- Earth Balance or butter
- Garlic powder
- Poach chicken breasts by cutting each breast in half, then placing in a large pot of boiling water for 10-15 minutes, or until cooked through. Drain and let cool slightly, then shred.
- Place chicken, Caesar dressing, cheese, parsley flakes and pepper, into a saucepan over low heat until warmed through.
- Thinly spread Earth Balance onto each bun half, sprinkle with garlic powder, and toast under the broiler. Spoon chicken onto toasted buns, and top with romaine lettuce.
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This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
Unbelievable, I'm telling you. It was ready in a jiff, and that dressing was so crazy good! You've gotta find it!
I served some fresh, crunchy veggies on the side.
Ben's all "Um, what's this?" when I put it down in front of him.
Then proceeded to double up the carrots and celery when I informed him that eating them was mandatory.
In other news, it finally happened…
We got SNOW last night. :( I had no idea it was coming and threw a fit I'm glad no neighbors were around to see when I opened up the garage door this morning.
Tropical vacation search is going into high gear this evening…
What's your favorite warm weather destination?
I've been to Mexico a dozen times, so right now I'm thinking Jamaica, Belize or Costa Rica for a spring break trip. Weigh in with your thoughts?!


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Here is Kenzo:
And here is Finnegan:
These two guys have been sitting in a local impound for nearly a month now. The impound that they're in is pretty lenient as far as animal control facilities go, but even there these two are getting close to their time limit.
I met them in person yesterday, and they are both beautiful dogs who just want to be near people. Finnegan was so happy to be petted he was doing summersaults, and Kenzo kept trying to fit all 60+lbs of himself into my lap. They both seem to be good with other dogs, though Finnegan is afraid of cats. Kenzo did all right with them.
I am willing to foster them (Unless anyone else in MN would be interested! ), so no problems with finding room. What we are lacking though, is funds. If anyone could help us raise even just a few dollars to relieve the stress of vetting both dogs it would be greatly appreciated. The only reason I'm asking this is because none of the other local rescues have come forward to get these guys out of jail, and their time is almost up.
http://www.unchainedrescue.org is our website, and the link to donate is on the home page.
Thank you so much to anyone who can help out in any way! Maybe another MN rescue that I don't know about has room and funds? That'd be great! I just want them out of jail.
Finnega and Kenzo need help! Minnesota
Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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Andrew "Stitches" Graham was preparing to attend graduate school after earning a civil engineering degree at the University of Colorado and working briefly in Dubai for an oil exploration company.
Though he was gifted and had a promising career to look forward to, he never saw himself as being better than anyone else.
He would often talk to homeless people while waiting to board a light rail train. It wasn't uncommon that he would buy them a sandwich or a cup of coffee.
On the night he was shot to death he was targeted by five young strangers.
"It was a hate crime," said his mother Cyndi Gelston-Graham. "They attacked him because he was white and it looked like he had money. If they would have given him half a chance he probably would have given them his money."


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Vintage jewelry brings bling within reach. Mom's Coro brooches, and Hobe clip earrings bring good prices at antique fairs as well as online.
Italian jewelry designer Annarita Vitali collects vintage pieces and beads and baubles to craft her own jewelry. Here, Annarita's daughter, Chiara, wears a garland of flowers handmade from a range of materials, but as fresh as the real thing.
Chiara Veratti, Annarita's daughter, at work in the studio surrounded by the faux jewels and enamels that characterize her and her mother's work. Luce the studio cat looks on. The enterprise is very much a family affair and Chiara's brother, Francesco Veratti has created a virtual boutique online. Visit it at www.annaritavitali.com to view a complete catalog.
Although violas and violets are a recurring motif—and a constant passion— Annarita does not limit herself to these flowers. Annarita says of her jewelry creations, "Ever since I was a child I've carried a world of sensations, love and imagination with me, and that is what I try to express in my jewelry."
Fantasy, dreams and imagination are recurring themes for costume jewelry mavens. Perhaps it brings back memories of playing Princess and dressing up with pieces from Mom's jewelry box.
Annarita's cuff bracelets are andcrafted from seedbeads and semi-precious and faux stones. Annarita stitches these onto a tulle backing lined with grosgrain satin. It's a look that says "flapper" and recalls the fashion jewelry of the early 1900s.
Brooches are making a comeback, and fanciful bouquets like this are a Vitali specialty, charmingly whimsical but a definite fashion statement. Bright and glittery, these brooches are just the sort of thing to set off a faux fur stole for evening glam or lightens-up a workday suit, and to add an sense of movie-star haute couture.


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Current evidence does not support selenium for preventing heart disease in well-nourished adults
A systematic review published today in The Cochrane Library finds that in well-nourished adults current evidence does not support selenium for preventing heart disease. The review suggests that taking selenium supplements does not reduce a person's risk of developing heart disease, although most evidence is currently limited to healthy American adults.
Diet is a key factor influencing heart disease risk. Selenium is one dietary element that could potentially play a role in preventing heart disease by protecting against oxidative stress and inflammation. It is a common food supplement and is often given to guard against heart disease, but with little evidence that it works. In addition, there is concern that consuming too much selenium could increase a person's risk of type 2 diabetes in individuals with high selenium status.
The researchers analysed data from 12 trials that together involved 19,715 people. Compared to placebos, taking selenium supplements did not lead to any statistically significant difference in the risk of death due to heart disease or any cause, or in the occurrence of heart problems. Although supplements were associated with a small increase in the risk of type 2 diabetes, this increase was not large enough to be statistically significant. Side effects included alopecia and dermatitis.
"The limited evidence available at this time does not support the use of selenium supplements in the primary prevention of heart disease in well-nourished populations," said one of the authors Saverio Stranges of Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK. "Taking selenium supplements is probably neither beneficial nor harmful, but given the lack of trials to date, we cannot rule out some low level of increased risk of type 2 diabetes, at least in individuals with high selenium status."
Most current evidence on selenium and heart disease risk is limited to American adults who are already getting adequate levels of selenium in their daily diets. The trials the researchers reviewed involved healthy individuals rather than groups that might be predisposed to selenium deficiency. "We need to know what effect selenium supplements have in less well-nourished populations where dietary intake of the element is lower," said Stranges. "However, the indiscriminate and widespread use of selenium supplements in individuals and populations with adequate or high selenium status is not justified and should not be encouraged."
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Sveum looking forward to Wrigley improvements
ATLANTA -- The Cubs will finally wear their home whites Monday when they face the Brewers in the home opener. It also will be the last home opener before Wrigley Field goes through its makeover.
The Cubs have outlined a five-year, $300 million renovation plan expected to begin after this season.
"It'll turn into, obviously, one of the top venues in the league to play," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of the ballpark, which turns 100 years old next year. "Us, getting a new clubhouse and the batting cages and a new dugout and, if the jumbotron [scoreboard] does come into play, now you're turning this place into an unbelievable place to go to work every day for all of us."
The Cubs will finally be able to "keep up with the Joneses," Sveum said. All of the National League Central teams have gotten new stadiums in the last 12 years.
The work was supposed to begin with the home clubhouse and batting cages.
"As far as the last conversation I had a few months ago, it was going to be ready for Opening Day next year," Sveum said. "To start digging that much, hopefully there's nothing in the way, because I think they probably have to work 24/7 to get it done by Opening Day [2014] once the last pitch is thrown this year."
Are there any aspects of Wrigley that he'll miss?
"The clubhouse? The batting cages? No, I don't think anybody can say they'll miss any of that," Sveum said.
Still to be determined is whether the Cubs can play more than 30 night games.
"You don't want to lose that aura about what we have at Wrigley, playing the day games," Sveum said. "When we get back off road games and things like that, it comes in handy to have a night game."
There's a 60 percent chance of rain on Monday in Chicago, which may dampen the season opener festivities.
"I heard the weather is starting to turn for the worse," reliever James Russell said. "I'm looking forward to [the home opener]. My little sister and mom are coming out. I think they've been to every Opening Day. They're keeping the streak going."


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With more than 365 days in space, Fincke is the third in the list of most experienced American astronauts. He holds the record, along with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, for International Space Station-based spacewalks: he has logged 26 hours on six spacewalks wearing the Russian Orlan spacesuit.
He has flown twice aboard Soyuz to the Space Station, for Expeditions 9 and 18. For his first long-duration mission, in 2004, Fincke spent six months aboard the Station.
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The Land Stewardship Program, a five-year capital improvement program supplements the development of Bond acquired Green Space and Open Space sites for utilization of "green" standards. Green standards are features such as recycled materials for playgrounds, boardwalks and shelters, low flow water fixtures and irrigation methods, pervious parking and pathways, and solar applications for lighting, and/or hot water systems.
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During the past eight years this grant program has reimbursed over 70 completed projects, totaling more than 4 million dollars to the eligible municipalities in Broward County. Many new neighborhood park sites have been opened and existing park and open space sites improved with green amenities and native landscaping. We continue to move existing projects forward and look to the successful completion of another two park and/or open space sites with a reimbursement of an additional $150,000 dollars. Below is an example of improvements done at a municipal park site through the Parks for People grant program.
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Buying online has always been something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it's convenient. On the other, there's lots of potential for thievery. Of course, nowadays there are all manner of anti-theft measures in place and purchases have been made even simpler with payment info storage and the like. But what about those spontaneous instances of shopping need where there's no computer present? Well that's what TapBuy Deals is for of course.
TapBuy Deals is something of a dream come true for super-saving shopaholics. The app stores billing and shipping information using "bank-grade encryption," so once the desired item is found it only takes a tap or two and the order is completed within seconds. For added security, it requires a PIN for each purchase so if the iPhone is lost or stolen no one else will be able to run up unwanted charges. But this ease of use coupled with security is only a part of the draw.
In addition to all that, TapBuy Deals will group purchases (from the same vendor, of course) together to reduce shipping costs. Sometimes this even leads to zero cost. On top of all that it also automatically finds coupons and applies them as needed, saving users the most money it can. Of course, they can also add their own if they'd like.
TapBuy Deals is sitting in the App Store right now for free. And my apologies for the phrase "lickety-split." It's just that the opportunity to use it comes along so infrequently I couldn't resist.


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Physically active children tend to grow up to be physically active adults. A lifetime of physical activity can lead to better health. Parents can help their children be more physically active by making activity an important part of family life. Limit television and computer time. Make it a priority to spend time with your child by going outside, walking, sledding, playing catch, building a snowman, biking, swimming, playing at the park, and even doing chores together. Children learn from their parents the joy and fun of physical activity by doing it together.
To feel great and maintain a healthy weight, children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Physical activity is anything that gets your heart pumping or makes you stronger. This recommendation comes from health leaders at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For more information about these recommendations, visit thePhysical Activity Guidelines Toolkit website or Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit Fact Sheet .
To help your child hit the 60-minute mark, come up with fun ways to add a little more activity for the whole family. It doesn't matter what it looks like – an organized soccer match or a game of tag with mom or dad at the park. Finding ways to add a little more activity to every day can mean big health benefits for your children. Try one of these activities for your family.


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Exploring the Belt and Road Markets: An Opportunity for Guangdong's Jiangmen Enterprises
- Photo: Jiangmen enterprises hope to raise the sales of consumer and industrial products
- Photo: Jiangmen enterprises hope to raise the sales of consumer and industrial products
- Picture: Jiangmen enterprises develop Belt and Road markets via Hong Kong.
- Photo: Jiangmen has developed into one of the leading production bases of motorcycles in China.
- Jiangmen enterprises hope to raise the sales of consumer and industrial products to Belt and Road markets (1).
- Jiangmen enterprises hope to raise the sales of consumer and industrial products to Belt and Road markets (2).
- Jiangmen enterprises develop Belt and Road markets via Hong Kong.
- Jiangmen has developed into one of the leading production bases of motorcycles in China.
HKTDC Research recently held a seminar in Guangdong's Jiangmen city in order to canvas the views of local businesses about the host of opportunities arising from the current Belt and Road Initiative. Many enterprises in Jiangmen are looking to sell more consumer goods and industrial products to markets along the Belt and Road. In particular, they are interested in certain developing countries where demand for value-for-money products is strong. These countries offer good opportunities for Jiangmen motorcycle and furniture manufacturers with a competitive edge, enabling them to make an entry into this market and develop their brands there.
Belt and Road markets in which Jiangmen enterprises are most interested include countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and West Asia like Iran. Industry players in the city also wish to use Hong Kong as a source of information on the demands, sales channels, and trade and commercial practices of markets along the Belt and Road. Hong Kong also offers them a wellspring of support in financial affairs and other business matters.
Some enterprises in Jiangmen plan to import quality raw materials from the Belt and Road countries for production, but only a small number of them suggest they would invest in setting up manufacturing facilities there. Actually, when enterprises set out to invest in establishing factories in overseas countries, they are careful to consider the entire supply chain and the pace of investment of their downstream clients in the target region. As such, they would not hastily relocate their production activities abroad merely for the sake of labour supply or lower production costs.
Jiangmen Enterprises "Going Out" to Expand Overseas Business
Today China is not only the world's second largest source of outbound direct investment (ODI)[1]. Under its Belt and Road development strategy, it has also made concerted efforts to strengthen investment in and economic co-operation with countries along these routes. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region is one of China's key production bases as well as a leading gateway to the outside world. Thanks to the inflow of foreign investment, Jiangmen city, situated in the western part of the PRD, has been growing in leaps and bounds economically in recent years. At present, apart from engaging in processing activities, many of the enterprises in Jiangmen are also hoping to expand their business abroad and further develop their sales channels in overseas markets.
It is worth noting that Jiangmen has developed into one of the leading production bases of motorcycles in China. The city not only has a comprehensive motorcycle industry chain. It also produces motorcycle parts, components and accessories supplying to factories locally and in other provinces, as well as exporting them to foreign markets. According to statistics, the annual output of motorcycles in Jiangmen exceeds 3 million units, accounting for over 40% of Guangdong's provincial total and about 14% of the national total[2].
To further promote business, in recent years Jiangmen businesses have been actively 'going out' to seek various opportunities, including those for selling to Belt and Road markets, as well as exploring the feasibility of sourcing and investing in them. Current statistics show that 64 enterprises in Jiangmen have filed for 'going out' to make offshore investments, with a cumulative total investment amounting to US$710 million. Of this, 87% has first flowed into Hong Kong, before later reaching its final investment destinations overseas[3].
In mid-2016, HKTDC Research conducted a survey in selected locations in Guangdong and Guangxi. The aim of this was to investigate the intentions of those mainland enterprises who are 'going out' to explore business opportunities created by Belt and Road Iinitiative, as well as their demand for the necessary professional services[4]. The findings summarised in this article also include views expressed by Jiangmen businesses, both manufacturers and traders, which attended the above-mentioned seminar in the third quarter of 2016. Key points of the findings are as follows:
Deepening penetration into Belt and Road markets
In particular to Jiangmen's motorcycle industry, local manufacturers of parts and components supply to domestic and Sino-foreign joint-venture motorcycle assembly plants in the mainland. Additionally, though, some of them sell parts and components to foreign markets (including Pakistan), through the global sourcing system of their Japanese automotive clients.
In a move to further tap into overseas markets, parts and components enterprises are actively negotiating with their motorcycle clients in the hope of providing more support to these clients' production activities in other countries. A number of enterprises have plans to develop direct contact with other motorcycle assembly plants and components distributors in India and Indonesia. By so doing, they wish to conduct more direct selling to clients in overseas markets. This is in a bid to develop their brands, as well as to sell their own brand components in Belt and Road markets.
Some developing countries along the Belt and Road have a marked demand for value-for-money motorcycles with lower fuel consumption and power output. Hence motorcycle assembly plants in Jiangmen, currently producing on an OEM basis for Japanese brands for sale in the mainland, have now turned their attention to Belt and Road markets like India, Pakistan and West Asia such as Iran.
Other Jiangmen-based producers of consumer goods indicate that they wish to export to Belt and Road markets in Southeast Asia. They are currently faced with challenges such as the lacklustre market on the mainland and currency depreciations in certain developing countries (such as the Russian rouble and currencies in some African countries). To combat this, many enterprises are eager to develop markets along the Belt and Road in order to expand their brand business and diversify market risks.
Obtaining market intelligence
In the past, Jiangmen enterprises mainly focused their business on the mainland market and carried out OEM processing activities for clients overseas. As such, they have little knowledge of what's required in exporting directly to overseas markets. Nor do they have access to effective sales channels in foreign countries. The number of countries along the Belt and Road is large, with each of them having different market environments, cultures, languages and sales conditions. Therefore it's particularly difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises to stay well informed when trying to develop such markets.
Despite this hurdle, most enterprises in Jiangmen hope to seek trading partners via Hong Kong as well as to take advantage of Hong Kong's international market resources to acquire detailed market information on Belt and Road countries. This would include details on market demand, import and sales channels, as well as trade and commercial practices of individual countries, so as to develop these markets in depth. Some enterprises also revealed that they wish to obtain trade financing through Hong Kong to support the expansion of their business overseas.
Following in the footsteps of clients
There are also those enterprises which follow in the footsteps of their clients in exploring the Belt and Road markets. In particular, Jiangmen enterprises involved in motorcycle production are actively looking to establish logistics facilities abroad, in order to meet the stringent requirements of their clients with motorcycle assembly plants based overseas. These clients mostly operate under the just-in-time model. They have stringent requirements for product quality and reliability, as well as the logistics and distribution of parts and components supply.
At present, high-tech production activities overseas are increasing. In addition, factories are being established along the Belt and Road by downstream clients to produce a wide range of products such as auto parts and components, electronic products and different kinds of higher-value furniture, In light of this, some upstream production materials suppliers who are currently supplying primarily to mainland clients, for instance those engaged in new materials, nano materials and other new and high-tech materials, are also expected to follow in the footsteps of their clients by setting up sales channels along the Belt and Road routes. With this they aim to support the offshore production activities of their clients while exploring the industrial market along the Belt and Road.
Yet to consider setting up factories
Despite the previous development, the majority of enterprises in Jiangmen currently have no concrete plans for relocating production activities away from the mainland. As a matter of fact, the development strategy of most enterprises is to conduct trade with countries and territories along the Belt and Road first before considering investment projects such as backing the establishment of industry parks. Even for larger enterprises, such as certain former state-owned enterprises, their current objective is to pursue transformation and upgrading in a move to enhance their technology and value-added content of their business in order to meet an array of challenges.
In general, enterprises in Jiangmen view the central government's Belt and Road initiative as a clear opportunity for business development. As such, apart from developing export business, some enterprises also plan to partner with their industry peers in Belt and Road countries by way of business matching. This would enable them to look into industrial upgrading, such as developing higher technology business like bio-technology, LED and optoelectronics, as well as implementing more high-tech co-operation projects with their business partners.
There are those Jiangmen enterprises who are looking to make direct investment in or else to engage in mergers and acquisitions with Belt and Road markets at a later stage. Most of them said that they would take further advantage of Hong Kong in order to raise funds for their offshore projects, manage their overseas staff and handle international tax matters.
Importing from Belt and Road
As well as achieving sales, certain Jiangmen enterprises also wish to import quality raw materials from the Belt and Road region as inputs for production on the mainland. For instance, enterprises manufacturing chemical fibres and other high-tech products in Jiangmen are not only actively raising the level of R&D and production. They are also seeking more quality raw materials, including various kinds of chemical raw materials, to support further business expansion. These enterprises are most interested in sourcing these raw materials from petroleum products-producing countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Some Jiangmen enterprises indicated that they are actively searching for relevant information from Hong Kong and other channels in the hope of importing the right raw materials from the Belt and Road markets to support their production activities locally in the city.
HKTDC Research wishes to express its appreciation to the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province and the Bureau of Commerce of Jiangmen City for their assistance in conducting research studies and company visits.
[1] 2015 figures. Source: Statistical Bulletin of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment 2015
[2] Source: Jiangmen Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment
[3] Source: Bureau of Commerce of Jiangmen City
[4] For details on the surveys, please see Chinese Enterprises Capturing Belt and Road Opportunities via Hong Kong: Findings of Surveys in South China


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Woof Woof was our semi-tame Tui, he would sing and if you were patient he would talk back to you too. He would often startle visitors with his very deep male voice -- an exact match for centre manager Robert Webb.
"Snoopy" our one legged North Island Brown kiwi died on Wednesday 20 June 2007. Snoopy was 15 years old and had lived with Robert and Robyn Webb at their home since he was only 3 months old.
Snoopys death was a real shock for Robert and Robyn as Snoopy was like a member of their family. Snoopy would call out to them when they arrived home at night and wait to be let out on the grass to probe for worms and grubs. The Webb's have not had a holiday in years as they couldn't just leave Snoopy with anyone.
Sparky will now follow in Snoopy's foot step and take on the role of Kiwi ambassador travelling around schools and other public forums to promote wildlife conservation. Sparky is another one legged kiwi who lives at the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre. He came to the Centre as a young bird in 2002, his leg injury was also caused by a "Gin trap" that had been set on the ground to trap possums.
Fertile eggs are recovered from the burrows of wild kiwi approximately 45 to 50 days into the 75 day incubation. Incubation, hatching and rearing of the young kiwi is completed in captivity.
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A short BG note – odds and ends
Really, this is a short burst of bits – thoughts before I go to bed after a long day. Comments are invited.
I'm going to change my raid-frame. I've been using Xperl2, and really like it for raiding. Two reasons – pets, and buffs/debuffs aren't a dot that can mean half a dozen things. It's got one problem, though, that's killing my performance in BG – no way to know who is in or out of range. I think Grid is about to come into its own. I just need a lot less detail about my (pug) teammates, but REALLY need to know when someone is in range. Only downside is the lack of a pet health indicator — hunters, warlocks, and even frost mages get HUGE benefits when I help keep their pet alive just a little longer.
I've wreaked major changes on my spell macros – healing and damage both. Here's the generic form using heal:
#showtooltip SPELL
/cast [mod:alt,target=player]
[noharm,target=focus] SPELL
Walking the chain, I can ALWAYS get myself. If I put the mouse over either the unitframe or a toon on the screen: if friendly, spell goes to it. If enemy, spell goes to its target (friend of friend). Noharm? Not much use in BGs, but when grinding it means my heal CAN be used on a neutral if necessary. For "harm" spells, kill the mod:alt line and then replace all noharms with harm.
I've been pondering WWS. I realized that before I can use the stats to properly evaluate my performance I need to decide what a "good performance" should show in a stats report. This deserves serious thought, of course, but I'm tentatively thinking overheals might be MORE important than they are in non-PVP. Tracking the frisbee to ensure it got cast enough is probably good. I'm going to look and see how much I failed to protect myself – given a game duration, how many times did I cast shield. For that matter, I should make a small checklist and see if there are other spells I'm forgetting. Like Elune's grace, Starshards, Inner Focus, …
I need to go ahead and do some purchases – a few enchants, some changes in gems, that sort of thing. One thing I'd had pretty much no need for in the past has bitten me twice in three games. Have to go buy an elite ground mount -sigh.
I need to work on another macro for the buff sequence. Fort, Spirit, and Shadow Protection in spell sequence – target or self, and the Big Prayer versions aimed at target on the control modifier. If I do it right I can probably buff most of the people who rez with me even if they don't wait long to mount and take off.
This weekend is EotS weekend. I've played two, so far, and both were Alliance victories. Quite simply, there was lots of chatter in raid. That said, I need to look at chat addons. I miss a crapload of raid-chat as it's over in that chat window. I think I'll go shopping for something that'll do selected channels (default raid, party, whisper) in an SCT like format. Speaking of… I'm not seeing MY posts in raid. I need to check various setting and see if I've turned off something important.
After the weekend I'll look at my talents and see what if anything gets adjusted.
Late. Sleep beckons. Those of you still awake…
Have fun.
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Pets have been added to Grid although there is still an issue:
"Notes: Due to a bug in the World of Warcraft client and a limitation of Roster-2.1, sometimes a pet frame may appear as a black square. The reason behind this is that when a pet leave your area of interests, the client lose informations about it. One of this information lost is the name of the unit, which is required by Roster-2.1 to correctly register the unit."
Do you use Healbot?
If not give it a try. It has an AV skin which checks for range and I am pretty sure you can add pets to it as well. Healbot has changed the way I heal, I have thought about trying grid but haven't yet.
One other quick note, I was wondering what you thought of this gem from the patch notes:
"Spirit-Based Mana Regeneration: This system has been adjusted so that as your intellect rises, you will regenerate more mana per point of spirit."
The other Priest related changes aren't anything special but this sounds interesting. It looks mostly targeted at Mages but I could see it making a huge difference in how we look at gear, you can't just go max spirit because it won't be as worthwhile without a lot of int as well so you will have to strike a good balance.


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Non profit Organization founded in 1987, working for snoqualmie valley community benefits.
The Mount Si Lacrosse Club was formed in 2010. The Club is a recognized tax exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Boys High School program is a member of the Evergreen Conference of High School Boys Division 2, which also includes Redmond, Union, Liberty, and Overlake. The youth program was also formed in 2010 and played their first year under the Snoqualmie Valley Youth Lacrosse name. The youth program was also part of Issaquah Youth Lacrosse in its inaugural year.
SVRC is a safe, scenic, and pleasant place to sight in and gain proficiency with hunting rifles, hunter or self-protection education, and enjoy the shooting sports in a convenient, natural setting. Our excellent Juniors Program promotes safety and marksmanships skills for young rifle shooters. Events such as Blackpowder are fun for all ages. SVRC is a private club that is accepting new members until further notice.
Have fun Skiing or Snowboarding at Perfect North Slopes while saving some money. As a club member you will receive a 30% discount on Season Passes. Invite your family and friends to take advantage of the special pricing. We hope to see you out on the slopes on Wednesday, our Club Day
Our mission is to create a cycling community for all levels of recreational and competitive cyclists, and to support the sport through advocacy, education, fitness and adventure
Snoqualmie Valley Riding Club (SVRC) was formed in 1947 to promote and encourage good sportsmanship in horseback riding and to advance the education of membership on the care, riding and training of horses. We are a family and community oriented club that offers shows, games, trail rides, parades, lessons, and clinics through out the season. Please check our Club Events page for more info on activities.
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Concordia College
Concordia College was established in Conover in 1877 as Concordia High School by the Lutherans of the Tennessee Synod. It was converted into a college in 1881. The college began as a ministerial training school, although by 1919 it also offered programs in French, "mental science," "moral science," and pedagogy. The Depression years brought a gradual decline in enrollment, which had peaked at slightly over 100. On 16 Apr. 1935 the school's administration building burned, and later that year the Lutheran Church voted to close the college.
Gary R. Freeze, The Catawbans: Crafters of a North Carolina County, 1747-1900 (1995).
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A timeline of North Carolina colleges and universities, 1865–1900, Learn NC: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newsouth/4576
History of Concordia College: http://school.concordianc.org/uploads/files/History%20of%20Concordia%20College.pdf
Institutions of higher learning in North Carolina, NCDCR Digital Collections: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p249901coll22&CISOPTR=429045&REC=7
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Dormitory of Concordia College, Conover, N. C., ca 1906. Image courtesy of UNC Libraries. Available from http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nc_post/id/4537 (accessed November 9, 2012).
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We don't get much snow in the UK, so I don't have much experience photographing it, and when I tried photographing falling snow last year I found it very hard to capture the snowflakes in the air — they either didn't show up or were just streaks. Is there a shutter speed that is best for this? I don't want to use flash to do so.
Any other snow photography tips welcome from those in snowier places!
Here's a couple of shots that I got when I tried the techniques suggested. These were taken with a Panasonic Lumix G1, 14-45 lens at about 25mm (50mm equiv), pop up flash, a plastic bag and an elastic band (to keep the camera dry). Also on my photoblog.
Thanks to everyone for the help, definitely made the difference — the shots without flash are very boring; just looks like heavy rain. And I know the bench is out of focus in the second one — didn't set the focus point correctly and the DOF is wrong, but was starting to get so, so cold :-)


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Bautista sidelined another game with sore right ankle
TORONTO -- Jose Bautista was forced to miss his second consecutive game on Saturday afternoon because of a twisted right ankle.
The Blue Jays delayed the announcement of their lineup prior to a matinee affair against the Red Sox in the hope that Bautista would receive clearance prior to first pitch.
Those hopes were dashed just before noon ET after Bautista went through some light work and was deemed unable to go.
"He still didn't feel quite right this morning," manager John Gibbons said. "It's a long season. No point putting him in a situation to re-aggravate it."
Bautista suffered the injury while attempting to beat out a ground ball during the eighth inning of Thursday night's victory over Cleveland.
There is currently no swelling in the ankle and Bautista has described the injury as soreness rather than pain. The slugger took some swings in the cage early Saturday morning, but he obviously didn't feel good enough to play against the Red Sox.
The Blue Jays can ill afford to lose Bautista for any prolonged period of time. He homered in back-to-back games Wednesday and Thursday and is showing no ill effects from a left wrist injury that prematurely ended his 2013 campaign.
Whenever Bautista does receive clearance to play, he's expected to be eased back into the lineup as a designated hitter.


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Your profile should never look like all those monotonous profiles on whatever online dating site you are using.
Sure, it is not that easy to stand out with rather a small amount of personal information revealed. Therefore, keep your profile playful and positive so as it can easily grasp attention. And which is the best way for reaching this goal? Right – carefully chosen photos making accentuation on some of your interests that maybe are going to be the main topic of conversation for the first period of time, until you get to know each other a bit closer for having a more comfy and intimate talk.
Let her see that you are not interested in dating with sexy women out there in the web, but exactly in her. And here the most important thing is your first message to her. Never start conversation with a pretty nothing saying message like "Hi, how are you?" or "Would you like to meet me?" Such kinds of messages create an impression that you simple copy and paste the same message to all the potential candidates. The best message you can write is the one that makes her to respond with responsive question. This can keep the conversation up and after several positive questions and responds you can already invite her to real life date.
There are an enormous number of online dating communities, eDesire.com among them, helping singles to meet and interact with each other, but all of them can be helpless unless you are familiar with the most important tricks for effective flirts with online sexy women waiting for you.


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New Bypass Surgery for Stroke Riskier Than Drug TreatmentMedicine is safer for mini-stroke patients, as effective as new procedure, study finds.
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2011 (HealthDay News) — To prevent stroke in certain high-risk patients — those with a blocked neck artery who have already had a so-called "mini-stroke" — drug treatment appears as effective and far less risky than bypass surgery, researchers find.
Their study evaluated nearly 200 patients, about half of whom had carotid artery bypass surgery. In the 30 days after surgery, patients had a 14 percent risk of having a stroke, compared with a 2 percent risk among those treated medically, the study found.
"We were trying to figure out a way of taking people who were at high risk of having stroke and prevent that from happening," said lead researcher Dr. William Powers, chairman of adult neurology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, at Chapel Hill.
"The unfortunate part is that we didn't do that," Powers said. "If you made it through the surgery, your risk of having a stroke was 6 percent, but, unfortunately, the risk of having a stroke from surgery was 15 percent," he said. "This procedure should not be used for this propose."
Powers added that despite this failure, they are still looking for a safer way to get blood to the brain in patients who have a completely blocked carotid artery, the large blood vessel in the neck. "We are hoping to take what we learned and take the same type of patients and try a catheter stent-based approach," he said.
The study appears in the Nov. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The surgical procedure is called extracranial-intracranial arterial bypass surgery. It involves drilling a hole in the head and attaching a blood vessel from the scalp to one of the blood vessels of the brain, bypassing the blockage in the neck, Powers explained.
In the trial, called the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study, Powers' team randomly assigned 195 patients to carotid bypass surgery or medical management. These patients were at a high risk of having a stroke, with a 23 percent risk of having one within two years, according to Powers.
Based on early findings, the trial was stopped. Over a two-year period, the researchers found that 21 percent of the patients who had surgery died or had a stroke, compared with 22.7 percent of those on medical therapy alone — which is not a significant difference, Powers said.
Moreover, at 30 days after surgery, 14.4 percent of the surgical patients had a stroke, compared with 2 percent of those on medical therapy. That's a 12.4 percent difference, Powers' group noted.
Commenting on the study, Dr. Ralph Sacco, chairman of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and past president of the American Heart Association, said that "medical therapy with anti-clotting drugs, blood pressure and cholesterol-lowering drugs has improved over the years, which makes it more effective.
"Current guidelines would say there is no indication for pursuing a bypass in these patients," Sacco added. "The Heart Association says the procedures should be done with less than a 6 percent perioperative risk in symptomatic patients and 3 percent in asymptomatic patients." Perioperative refers to the period of hospitalization for surgery.
Looking at a larger picture, Dr. Joseph Broderick, professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and co-author of an accompanying journal editorial, said the effectiveness of any new therapy needs to be demonstrated before it can be used.
"Potential new therapies, particularly endovascular reopening of occluded arteries by devices, need to be tested against the standard proven approach of intravenous tPA [a drug that breaks up clots and is standard therapy for stroke]," he said.
"Yet, these devices are already being used in clinical practice since they have been cleared by the FDA for use and are currently reimbursed by Medicare for acute stroke treatment despite a lack of evidence that they improve clinical outcome in acute stroke patients as compared to standard therapy," Broderick said.
This happens because the rules for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and Medicare reimbursement of devices are different from the rules for approving drugs, he said. This makes it harder to get people to take part in clinical trials of devices, because they are in use before they are clinically proven to work, he added.