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Christianity around the World Is under Assault, but not from Muslims
The neo-conservative cabal entwined in Western governments and media is fond of stating that «Judeo-Christianity,» itself a loaded term, is under assault from «Islamo-fascists» around the world. The record, however, is clear.
From Moscow to Cairo and Damascus to east Jerusalem, Christianity is under assault, not from main stream Islam but from a nexus of Jewish and «Christian» Zionists allied with the disruptive forces of non-governmental organizations financed by global troublemaker George Soros, alias György Schwartz.
In Moscow, a feminist rock band called «Pussy Riot» has used trademark Soros disruption tactics against the Russian Orthodox Church. Prior to the recent Russian presidential election, Pussy Rioters staged a sacrilegious, intolerant, and insensitive «concert» during worship services at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. After they were imprisoned for hooliganism, the Pussy Riot punkers instantly received support from all the usual suspects that kow-tow to the anti-Gentile line of the Zionists and their deep-pocketed Soros allies: The Washington Post, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Bloomberg News, and Forbes magazine.
Recently, tens of thousands of Orthodox believers took part in a vigil outside Christ the Savior in support of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who, himself came under fire from the propagandists of the West and global Zionism for wearing an expensive wristwatch, a gift from his parishioners.
Almost half of the Russian public surveyed in a poll conducted by the Levada Center agreed that the Pussy Rioters deserve a two- to seven-year sentence for their antics. However, the Soros and neo-conservative/neo-liberal NGOs and media outlets have demanded the immediate release of the politically-active trollops.
Last year, a group of women protesters from Ukraine, who call themselves FEMEN and are linked to Soros disruption operations, staged a topless protest inside the Vatican. Although the Catholic Church, as an institution, has much to answer for, the disrespect shown by the action to devout Catholics is in keeping with Soros's and his supporters' disrespect for the Christian faith.
Attacks on Christianity are also the norm in illegally Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem and the West Bank. Attempts by some Western media to report on Israel's gulags in the occupied territories comes at a tremendous price, something that was witnessed by the veteran White House correspondent for Hearst Newspapers, Helen Thomas, after she criticized Israel's occupation of Palestine to an undercover rabbi who «ambushed» her with a hidden camera on the grounds of the White House. Thomas was pilloried and fired by Hearst after the Zionist/neo-conservative cabal ganged up on the 91-year old Thomas.
In a recent CBS "60 Minutes" piece on Israel's repression of Arab Christians, Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren told one whopper of a lie but received a free pass on it from the generally Israel-subservient media. Oren, in his answer to a question posed by veteran CBS newsman Bob Simon about Oren having attempted to "spike" a report on the plight of Christians in occupied Israeli territory by interceding with CBS 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager before the segment aired, replied, "There is always a first time."
Oren knows full-well that it was not the first time that Israel's international network of hasbara propagandists and Zionist sayanim well-entrenched in media outlets has attempted to kill a story unfavorable to Israel. Oren, alias Michael Bornstein, gave up his American citizenship when he agreed to become Binyamin Netanyahu's ambassador in Washington. Oren, a life-long Zionist, laughably claims he emigrated to Israel from his native West Orange, New Jersey to escape what he described as "anti-Semitism" rampant among the town's largely Catholic residents. Oren is a veteran of the Israel Defense Force and served in Lebanon during that nation's bloody civil war, a war in which Israel took the side of a right-wing Christian President.
In the 60 Minutes piece, the Christians of the Holy Land were referred to as the "invisible people," with many trying to flee the onslaught of steady and growing Jewish encroachment on traditionally Arab and Christian lands. The broadcast featured a Palestinian Christian family completely surrounded on all four sides by Israel's separation wall on te West Bank.
Oren and his fellow Jewish Zionists, aided and abetted by so-called "Christian Zionists" like John Hagee and members of groups like Christians United for Israel, which are financed by Israeli interests, do not want Americans to see Christians being treated as second-class citizens in an apartheid state. Former President Jimmy Carter knows the hard way what happens when someone dares speak the truth about Israel's racist policies, which affect Palestinian Christians and Muslims, alike.
True to form, the anti-Gentile Oren called the 60 Minutes report "outrageous" and "incomprehensible." Simon said, "I never gotten a reaction before from a story that hasn't been broadcast yet."
After the suspicious activities of Israeli "art students" and others suspicious Israelis linked to Israeli intelligence prior to the 9/11 attacks were reported by Fox News, the Associated Press, and others, Israel's public relations shill in Washington, Mark Regev, dismissed the stories as an "urban myth." Regev is now the public relations spokesman for Netanyahu's government. Fox pulled down its four-part series from its website amid a flurry of Israeli and domestic U.S. Jewish criticism. A veteran AP reporter recounted the threatening phone calls his editor received from a Boston-based Israeli-funded media "watch dog" group, CAMERA or the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America.
Israel supporters also rallied against CBS, claiming that Christians in Israel are the only Christian community in the Middle East protected from "Islamist terrorists." That must come as news to Maronites and other Christians in Syria and Copts in Egypt who have been beset by Wahhabist Salafist terrorists supported by Israel's Lobby in North America and Europe. It is well-known that Syria's Christians have been protected by Bashar al Assad's government while Syrian Islamist rebels have received support from Israel and their neo-conservative supporters abroad who nest in such outfits as the American Enterprise Institute and the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC. Attacks on Copts in Egypt, including the bombing of a church in Alexandria, have been determined by Egyptian authorities to have been signature Israeli-style "false flag" attempts to garner support for Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak during his final days in power. The Egyptian Bar Association said Israel was behind the 2011 New Year's bombing of Saints Church in Alexandria that killed 22 parishioners who were celebrating midnight mass. The world media dutifully reported the attack as the work of Islamist terrorists.
A document prepared by an inter-faith group of Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox called Kairos Palestine and issued in 2009, calls Israel's occupation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem "clear apartheid," echoing President Carter's similar charge. Oren and his Zionist colleagues merely dismissed the document and its authors -- patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops of the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Coptic, Syrian Orthodox, Maronite, Ethiopian, Greek Catholic, Syrian Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Syrian Catholic churches -- as being the work of "anti-Semites."
Similarly, anti-Gentile invectives have been hurled by Israeli Jewish leaders and Jewish leaders abroad at Christian church leaders who back the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) program against Israel for its draconian apartheid policies in the Occupied Territories. Particular anti-Gentile abuse has been heaped on leaders of the Church of England; the Church of Scotland; five large American denominations – the Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and United Church of Christ; the National Council of Churches of Australia; the Quakers; the Lutheran Church of Sweden; the United Reformed Church of England, Scotland, and Wales; the Protestant Church of the Netherlands; the Church of Norway; the South African Council of Churches; the British Methodist Church; the United Church of Canada; and the World Council of Churches. Personal insults from the hasbara propaganda machine have been thrown at retired South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu; retired Swedish Lutheran Archbishop K. G. Hammar; Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams; and President Carter, a Baptist. Some 140 leading Jewish Israelis have also endorsed the BDS policies of the Christian churches, which puts a significant dent in the argument that the movement has «anti-Semitic» intentions.
And to further inflame inter-religious tensions around the world, the Israeli Mossad's fingerprints can be seen on false flag violence that seeks to inflame Buddhist-Muslim tensions in Thailand and Myanmar; Muslim-Christian tensions in Indonesia, Turkey, the Philippines, Sudan, and Nigeria; Sunni-Shi'a tensions in Iraq, Yemen, and Syria; and Hindu-Muslim tensions in India.
This past Good Friday, as with all Good Fridays since the papacy of Pope John Paul II, saw Franciscan brothers the world over collect donations in Catholic churches around the world for the Holy Land's besieged Christians and their churches. It was not the actions of Muslims that prompted the appeal for help but the actions of the Jewish state of Israel. That fact was made very clear in the international appeal of the Franciscan order, named for St. Francis of Assisi, who was a sole voice of reason during the infamous Crusades and who earned the respect of the Muslim leader Saladin and his nephew, the Sultan of Egypt Malek al Kamil.
The world is ready for religious leaders to emulate the peace-making of St. Francis, Saladin, and Sultan Malek and not the extremism of Zionists, Christian Zionists, and the catalysts for violence and intolerance endemic in the Soros movement and its agents provocateurs.
Article published here: Strategic Culture Foundation
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SA orthop. j. vol.10 no.4 Centurion ene. 2011
Autologous intramedullary bone graft harvesting as an alternative to conventional harvesting methods
Francois SprongI; Christian Hugo SnyckersII; Franz Friedrich BirkholtzIII
IMBChB(UP) Senior Registrar. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
II(MBChB, MMed(Orth)(UP) Consultant. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
IIIMBChB, MMed(Orth)(UP) Orthopaedic Reconstructive Surgeon. Private Practice, Unitas and Zuid Afrikaans Hospitals, Pretoria, South Africa
Conventional bone graft harvesting using the iliac crest is often cited as having significant donor site morbidity and complications. A technique has become available in the form of intramedullary harvesting, using a reamerirrigationaspiration (RIA) system. It is hailed as a safe alternative, with minimal donor site morbidity and pain.
This study presents a retrospective case series of 16 patients where the RIA system was used as a harvesting technique from June 2008 to January 2010. This technique involves harvesting autograft from the femoral canal (anterograde or retrograde) by reaming the intramedullary cavity only once. A single surgeon performed the operations over a 24month period. Fluoroscopy was used to size and measure the width of the canal and to confirm guide wire placement. Outcomes evaluated were postoperative pain perception and patient satisfaction. Bone harvest volumes, intraand postoperative complications and bony union were noted. Telephonic interviews were conducted in all 16 cases.
The average age of the patients was 31 years (15-55 years). The femoral canal was used as the donor site in all the patients. The mean postoperative followup period was 18.8 months (8-27 months). The average amount of bone harvested was 39.6 cc (20-70 cc). Two technical complications were encountered intraoperatively and there were no systemic complications due to reaming. Although
The RIA system was found to be a safe technique, with reliable volumes of autograft obtained. Patients recovered quickly without wound complications and minimal donorsite morbidity. This technique seems to be a viable option as an alternative to conventional bone graft harvesting.
Ethical clearance was obtained from The Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria.
Key word: Reamerirrigationaspiration, bone graft harvesting, intramedullary harvesting, RIA, donor site morbidity, donor site complications
Open bone graft harvesting continues to be recognised as the gold standard to obtain an autograft in patients needing additional bone for various reasons.1,2 Patients suffer from significant donor site morbidity following open graft techniques.312
Bone grafting is a standard orthopaedic procedure. Donor bone is usually harvested from the iliac crest. The intramedullary femoral canal can also be used as a donor site. It provides good quantity and quality autograft. To harvest bone from the intramedullary canal a reamerirrigationaspiration (RIA) system (Figure 1) is utilised. The same approach to the intramedullary canal is used as is used in the nailing of femoral fractures. This technique does have its disadvantages in that reaming the intramedullary canal can cause complications such as cortical penetration, iatrogenic fractures and excessive blood loss. The use of fluoroscopy also adds to radiation exposure, not only to the patient, but also to theatre personnel, but this can largely be eliminated.
We propose that bone grafting from this donor area has less donor site morbidity than conventional open bone graft harvesting from the iliac crest and should be made use of much more often.
Although the intramedullary autograft harvesting technique provides one with the same osteoinductive and osteoconductive advantages, no single study could be found reporting primarily on donor site morbidity.
This retrospective review focuses on the postoperative pain and discomfort experienced by the patient at the donor site. Graft volumes obtained during this reaming technique were documented. Progressions to union at the graft site were noted using clinical and radiological assessments although this was not the aim of the study. Not all patients could be followed until bony union occurred.
With permission from both the surgeon and the patient, surgical notes and patient files were examined for data. Graft volume obtained intra-operatively and any intraoperative complications were noted. These volumes could be measured accurately using the calibrated suction canister provided with this system.
Materials and methods
This is a retrospective study from June 2008 to September 2010. All patients who had undergone intramedullary harvesting during this period were reviewed. Twenty patients were treated over this time period by a single surgeon. All nonunions were included. Some of these fractures had multiple previous attempts at union, while other fractures were simply complicated by extensive comminution or severe soft tissue damage. This must be kept in mind when union rates are assessed.
Twenty cases underwent intramedullary bone harvesting using the RIA (Synthes®) system (Figure 1). Four cases were excluded from this study as the indication was to address underlying osteomyelitis. The medullary canal was sized intraoperatively using fluoroscopy (Figure 2). Bone harvesting using a single pass reaming technique was employed in all cases. The bone graft was collected and measured intraoperatively (Figure 3).
The 16 patients included in this study were contacted telephonically following surgery. The final interview was conducted during September 2010. During each interview a questionnaire was completed. Questions regarding pain focused on postoperative pain experienced and pain at the time of the interview. A pain analogue scale ranging from 1-10 (no pain to severe pain) was used to determine a pain score. All complications regarding the donor site were documented and included questions on the following:
wound breakdown
any visit to a general practitioner
any oral antibiotics taken
aesthetic appearance of the wound
With permission from both the surgeon and the patient, surgical notes and patient files were examined for data. Graft volume obtained intraoperatively and any intraoperative complications were noted. These volumes could be measured accurately using the calibrated suction canister provided with this system.
The 16 patients included four females and 12 males with an average age of 31 years (15-55 years). In all these patients the femur was used as the intramedullary harvest site (retrograde or antegrade). In 13 cases (81%) the tibia served as the graft site. The other three cases included a clavicle nonunion and two non-unions of the femur.
In two cases no documentation of graft volume was available. The average volume of bone harvested was 39.6 cc (20-70 cc) (Figure 4). Two complications occurred during reaming of the canal. In one patient the reamer tip broke off (recovered by guide wire) and in the other case cortical penetration occurred. This patient was treated with protected weight bearing for 6 weeks and recovered uneventfully.
Final followup interviews were conducted during September 2010 establishing an average followup duration of 18.8 months (8-27 months). All patients reported mild to severe pain immediately postop with an average pain score of 6.5 (1-10). Seven patients reported minor pain at the donor site during the last interview. Nine patients had no pain. All patients followed up after 21 months were pain free (Figure 5). No patient reported any complication with regards to the questionnaire on post-operative wound complications.
The incidence of non-union during the study period in the remaining cases can be explained by the complex nature of these injuries. Most of these patients had multiple previous surgical attempts to obtain union. This article focuses on donor site morbidity and not on the time to union. Taking these factors into consideration bony union was still achieved in 56.2% of patients. One patient was lost to long-term followup after an aboveknee amputation at his request.
Bone graft donor site morbidity
The osteoinductive and osteoconductive advantages of autogenous bone graft over allograft to ensure bony union of spinal fusions is well known and documented.35 The risks of using allograft include histocompatibility differences, impaired healing, increased risk of infection and transmission of infectious diseases and structural weakness.6 Complications such as haematoma, pain, numbness, limping, scarring, bone contour deficit and irritability of local tissue might necessitate the need for another means of obtaining autogenous bone graft other than from the iliac crest.6,7,12 Less frequent but severe complications of the ilium as donor site include infection, pseudoaneurysm of the pelvic vasculature, urethral injury, nerve injuries (lateral femoral cutaneous or ilioinguinal nerve), peritonitis, herniation and iliac crest fractures.6,8,9 Our aim was to make use of an alternative autograft site that would have the same osteogenic potential as cancellous autograft from the ilium, but without the detrimental side effects of current donor sites.13
A large number of published studies on conventional bone graft harvesting raise concerns about the detrimental sequelae of the procedure.312,1419 The volume of graft taken, the donor site for bone grafting and the method of taking the graft all influence the donor site morbidity.8 Due to its accessibility the iliac crest is the most commonly used graft site.
In a comparative study done by Ahlmann et al The complication rate of posterior iliac crest graft harvesting was found to be less than anterior iliac crest graft harvesting.12 Complication rates following iliac crest bone graft harvesting have been reported to range between 2.8% and 39%.4,10 This wide discrepancy in published figures might be attributed to the difference in analytical methods used.11 Another reason for this large discrepancy may be the fact that the perception of pain is multifactorial, combining mechanical injury with emotional elements.11 Sasso et al confirmed longterm donor site pain at 2 years postoperatively.10 Although harvesting from the proximal tibia was associated with a lower morbidity rate, the amount of graft obtainable is questionable.13
A further study by Sasso et al published data on 202 patients reviewed after undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion with bone graft taken from the iliac crest. Only two patients had no donor site pain on discharge from the hospital. After six months 41% of these patients still had donor site pain and this number decreased to an alarming 33% of patients only after 1 year. At the 2year followup review 31% of patients still had pain at their donor site.10
In a retrospective study by Goulet et al reviewing 170 patients who underwent iliac crest grafting, 37.9% of patients still had pain 6 months after surgery at the donor site. This figure declined to 18.3% after two years, indicating a very slow decrease in pain over time.9
Silber et al compiled data from 134 patients retrospectively who underwent anterior iliac crest bone graft harvesting. Difficult ambulation of patients in the acute period (less than 3 months) occurred in 50.7% of patients. The incidence of chronic pain (>3months) at the donor site was 26.1%.4 This study demonstrated significant donor site morbidity even when small amounts of graft were harvested.
Heary et al performed an independent outcome assessment on 105 patients who had iliac crest donor grafts. Sixtysix of these grafts were from the anterior iliac crest, 18 were from posterior and 21 were anteroposterior combined grafts. Independent interviewers determined the incidence in donor site pain to be as high as 34% compared to 8% when the assessment was done by the operating surgeon. This study infers that the incidence of graft harvest site pain may be considerably higher than indicated by the operating surgeon's clinical assessments.11 The same study showed no difference in donor site pain with regards to sex, obesity, site (anterior versus posterior iliac crest) and the volume of graft harvested.11
Of concern is not only the functional outcome of the patient, but also the aesthetic appearance of the wound. In a study published by Sasso et al 16% of patients who had open iliac crest bone harvesting rated their donor site wounds as fair or poor after 2 years.10
With review of the literature it is clear that donor site morbidity is complex in nature and common in prevalence. The discomfort during the postoperative period is substantial and the improvement of symptoms occurs slowly. The surgeon's method of dissection, different approaches to the donor site, the graft volume and even complex emotional patient factors must be considered.11
Effects of intramedullary reaming
Reaming the intramedullary canal is not without complications. First, intramedullary blood supply to the femur is largely destroyed.20,21
CourtBrown refers in his article to the work of Schemitsch et al who showed that cortical revascularisation does occur and takes about 12 weeks.21 In the same article, he mentions that Reichert et al suggest that reaming may actually be beneficial to fracture union by inducing an increase in periosteal blood supply.21 They do not actually show an increase in overall blood supply but postulate that the increase in periosteal supply compensates for the decreased intramedullary circulation.21
Secondly, thermal energy is produced and the risk of thermal necrosis exists. The critical temperature for thermal injury to bone is 56 ºC, but extensive cortical necrosis occurs only at around 70 ºC.20 Although cortical necrosis is often quoted, clinical evidence is rare with only ten cases reported in the literature.20
Thirdly, and probably the most concerning, is fat embolism resulting in fat embolism syndrome and respiratory compromise. The main reason for marrow extravasation is related to the peak pressure generated by the reaming process20,23 and should not exceed 40 mmHg.24
The risk of resultant lung compromise, though, seems to be related to preexisting lung contusion in addition to reaming.20,2325 In a recent review article by Court-Brown21 the conclusion from a number of experimental studies is that reamed intramedullary femoral nailing under most circumstances does not cause significant respiratory compromise. The risk of fat embolisation is further reduced by simultaneous reaming and aspiration, which reduces intramedullary pressure2,25 with resultant decrease in the systemic effects, i.e. lung compromise. Newer reamer designs have also been shown to decrease peak pressures while reaming.23,24
Sarasin referred in his article to the work of Muller et al who showed that a reamer shaft that is narrow and flexible and a head that is hollow with enlarged flutes will also result in lower peak pressures.23 Lastly, reaming should be done with a sharp reamer and a controlled slower rate of reamer advancement down the canal, which will also result in lower pressures.24
When looking at RIA specifically, Belthur et al reported only two reamerspecific complications in their group of 41 RIA harvested patients, namely one with anterior femoral shaft penetration which was managed nonoperatively and one patient who had excessive reaming of the base of the femoral neck as a result of a piriformis entry point. This patient underwent prophylactic femoral neck fixation.2
In a case series reported by Lowe et al, four patients encountered fractures through the donor bone and two patients experienced acute RIAassociated events.26 He concluded that preoperative bone quality evaluation, patient selection and careful fluoroscopicguided reaming may prevent these complications.26
In a cohort study published by Quintero et al, 19 of their 20 patients reported no pain at the entry portal and there were no cases of infection, heterotopic ossification or postoperative antalgic gait due to donor site complications.27 He did, however, warn surgeons to be aware of blood loss from the medullary canal, to prevent unnecessary aspiration while not reaming and to use fluoroscopy to guide and control the reaming process.27 These findings correlate well with a small pilot study done by Newman et al, where they analysed retrospective data of ten patients who underwent RIA bone harvesting. No donor site pain was reported within six weeks of the procedure and the union rate in this series was 90%.28
Finnan et al studied the mechanical effect of reaming the intramedullary canal in 42 cadaveric femurs, using the RIA system to obtain adequate volumes of bone graft. These femurs were subjected to axial and torsional forces after reaming while the contralateral side served as a control. He concluded that intramedullary reaming did not degrade the mechanical behaviour of these femurs, regardless of the reamer entry site.29
The effect of reaming does have benefits. It is a way of autografting aseptic nonunions of tibias and femurs.20,22 Reaming debris is also an excellent source of growth factors and multipotent stem cells, including osteoblasts.1,2,20,30
In a study by Schmidmaier et al on reaming, it was shown to contain higher concentrations of certain growth factors, including BMP2, than pelvic bone grafts.30 Besides the debris as a source of stem cells and growth factors, the reaming process itself has been shown to liberate growth factors within the body, possibly leading to its secondary osteogenic effect.20 The volume of bone graft acquired when using the intramedullary canal as a source is substantial, with the literature reporting 30-90ml.1,26,27 This was validated in a recent study by Belthur et al who reported between 25 ml and 75 ml of bone graft with the use of RIA.2
The effect of intraoperative fluoroscopy
The effect of fluoroscopy intraoperatively on the patient and the surgical team must be taken into consideration when introducing a new method of bone graft harvesting requiring such exposure to radiation. The RIA system will inevitably make use of fluoroscopic control, thereby exposing everybody in theatre to the harmful effects of radiation. These effects have gained increased attention during the past few years. The amount of exposure is determined by a number of factors including the type and difficulty of the procedure, the experience of the surgeon and the radiographer, as well as the protective measures taken.31
Perisinakis et al compared the risk of developing fatal cancer or genetic defects on patients treated for a femoral fracture to that of the normal American population not exposed to irradiation.32 Elderly patients had a risk lower than 1.3 per million for developing fatal cancer and a risk close to zero for genetic birth defects.
By exposing younger patients with fluoroscopic control, this risk increased to 0.4 cases per million with regards to genetic defects and 1.3 cases per million may develop fatal cancer.32 Perisinakis et al also found the age and gender average risk for developing fatal neoplastic disease and for severe hereditary disorders to be 110 per million and 4 per million of patients treated for pedicle screw internal fixation.33 Given the fact that the average risk for spontaneous onset of cancer in the US is 20% (200 000 per million) and the incidence of serious birth defects is 6% (60 000 per million), these figures may be considered acceptable.32,33
Reducing the time of fluoroscopic beam radiation still remains the most effective way to decrease patient exposure.32 The use of pulse fluoroscopy, last image hold and the avoidance of continuous screening together with surgeon and radiographer experience will decrease fluoroscopy time.31 The use of a protective apron and a thyroid shield decreases the effective dose received by theatre staff by a factor of 16.34,35 By ensuring a distance of more than 70 cm from the Xray beam, a significant decrease in radiation exposure was detected.34
Reaming the intramedullary canal to obtain autograft produces good volumes of bone that are rich in bone morphogenetic proteins. Although this procedure is not without complications, adverse events can be prevented by careful patient selection and fluoroscopicguided reaming.
The use of fluoroscopy in theatre is well accepted and commonly practised. Taking the above into account the risks of radiation exposure can never be underestimated. However, current literature supports the fact that with adequate protection, knowledge and understanding of the commonly used Carm, these risks may be very low and do not put the patient at risk of developing fatal cancer or hereditary defects.
No studies specifically focusing on donor site morbidity with regards to the RIA system could be found in our search of the literature.
The results of this study suggest a significant decrease in donor site morbidity. Pain at the donor site area declines rapidly, with most patients not experiencing any pain at the entry site after 21 months.
From the literature it is noted that patients ambulate quickly after surgery, experience less pain at the entry site and are generally more satisfied with the aesthetic appearance of the donor area (Figure 6).
There are some limitations to the study. These include a small sample size, telephonic interviews and subjective quantification of pain. Using this system also adds additional costs, prolonged setup and anaesthetic time to the procedure.
This study shows a significant decrease in donor site morbidity that benefits patients in need of autograft harvesting.
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President Obama holds off-record meeting with top White House reporters
President Barack Obama held an off-the-record meeting with top White House reporters on Thursday afternoon, POLITICO has learned.
The meeting, with reporters from major print and television outlets, comes days after the White House Correspondents Association complained publicly about their lack of access to the president during a golf outing in Palm Beach, Fla., and one day after Obama met with local television reporters.
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White House press secretary Jay Carney declined to comment on the meeting.
"Potus has meetings all the time. I don't comment on all of them," he told POLITICO in an email.
(VIDEO: Carney answers press corps concerns about access)
WHCA president and Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the meeting.
On Sunday, Henry released a statement on behalf of the White House press corps expressing "extreme frustration... about having absolutely no access to the President of the United States" during his vacation in Florida and promised to fight for greater transparency. POLITICO followed that news on Monday night with an extensive report about the president's media relations strategy, noting that Obama's careful "limiting, shaping and manipulating" of the media had left reporters "scrambling for access." The president held one-on-one, on-the-record interviews with reporters from local television affiliates on Wednesday.
In a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Carney said he was "completely sympathetic" to the press corps' concerns about access.
POLITICO was not invited to the meeting, though it has been invited to similar off-the-record meetings in the past.


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(CNN) -- At least three tornadoes caused massive damage in Virginia and injured more than 200 people on Monday, officials said.
This Suffolk, Virginia, house was destroyed by an apparent tornado Monday.
At least 200 were injured in Suffolk where a twister destroyed several homes and businesses, said Bob Spieldenner of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
The storm hit the 138-bed Sentara Obici Hospital, though Spieldenner said the facility was still operational and accepting patients.
A second tornado struck Colonial Heights -- about 60 miles northwest, near Richmond -- injuring at least 18 people, he said.
A third twister damaged several homes near Lawrenceville, about 70 miles south of Richmond, said Bryan Jackson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, which confirmed all three tornadoes.
Gov. Tim Kaine declared a Virginia-wide state of emergency as hazardous weather continued through the central part of the state.
The Suffolk twister touched down just before 4 p.m. ET and plowed its way east into Norfolk, damaging scores of homes, stores and cars and downing dozens of trees and power lines, Jackson said. Watch as a witness describes the tornado form »
Video footage from the scene showed roofs torn off homes, cars flipped over, trees snapped in two and a caved-in section of a newly constructed shopping center.
Furniture, fences and mounds of other debris were tossed in streets, parking lots and lawns. Watch the storm's massive destruction from the air »
A tornado warning over the area remained in effect Monday evening.
Jeff Judkins, the city's emergency management coordinator, said there also were reports of people trapped inside cars. It's the worst damage he's seen in the area, he said.
An emergency shelter will be established by Monday night, Suffolk spokeswoman Dana Woodson said.
Officials initially reported a fatality, but later determined that it was unrelated to the storm, she said. E-mail to a friend
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QuoteThose were custom electronic speed controllersWhy does he use all those boards? Couldn't he just use a micro to pwm?
Amazing how fast this thing is. How angry do you think the army would be if you flew this in one of their bases and had a look around?
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Get To Know Semex Better At World Dairy Expo
Known as the 'Center of the Dairy Universe,' World Dairy Expo (WDE) is the international dairy meeting place, and this year Semex is inviting dairymen to 'Get To Know Us Better' as we introduce and feature the following key products and services designed to increase dairy profitability:
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- Immunity+™: A nominee for the 2013 Dairy Herd Management's Innovation Award, Semex's patented Immunity+ sires have a naturally high immune response and will improve the health of the next generation
- SemexWorks™: Visitors can step up to our interactive station and use a simple touch, step-by-step process to define their own genetic strategy
- Semex Premier™ Daughters: This year we're featuring daughters from our Premier Young Sire Sampling Program including:
- 0200HO09901 Clayton-Crest Ace: HealthSmart™ sire graduating in December 2013
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Semex is a proud, three star sponsor of WDE and looks forward to visiting with dairymen at their Semex Tent and also in the Exhibition Hall at booth EH 2608-2709.
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Nokia has said it has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in a deal that would value the French telecommunications equipment maker at $16.5 billion.
The Finnish company is also considering a possible divestment from its Here mapping and navigation business.
On Tuesday, Nokia said it was in talks for a merger with Alcatel-Lucent. Under the all-share deal announced Wednesday, Nokia will make an offer for all of the equity securities issued by Alcatel-Lucent, through a public exchange offer in France and the U.S., on the basis of 0.55 of a new Nokia share for every Alcatel-Lucent share.
After the transaction, Nokia shareholders will hold 66.5 percent of the equity of the combined company, while Alcatel-Lucent investors will hold 33.5 percent.
The combined company will be called Nokia Corporation and have its headquarters in Finland and a strong presence in France, which will have some key business locations and research and development centers. Current Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri is expected to continue in this position in the combined company, while Risto Siilasmaa, current chairman at Nokia, will also remain in the post. The boards of both companies have agreed on the merger, which is expected to be completed by the first half of next year.
Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia have complementary portfolios and geographies, with strengths in the U.S., China, Europe and Asia-Pacific, the companies said. The new entity hopes to combine the best of fixed and mobile broadband, IP routing, core networks, cloud applications and services. The business is expected to operate under the Nokia brand, while retaining Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs brand for its networks-focused innovation activities.
The expanded company had net sales of nearly €26 billion in fiscal year 2014, giving it the scale after the merger to better compete with top-tier players Huawei Technologies and Ericsson.
A deal would combine Nokia's focus on the mobile equipment business with Alcatel-Lucent's business in fixed networks, which would be an advantage as mobile and fixed networks become increasingly integrated, research firm Ovum said Tuesday, after the companies announced talks. There are, however, overlaps in the companies' product lines in areas such as mobile broadband and small cells, said Mark Newman, chief research officer at Ovum's telecoms research business.
Keeping two parallel product lines and servicing customers would counteract the benefits of increased scale, but attempts at rationalization would be difficult, and dealing with French labor laws could place limitations on what Nokia can achieve in this area, Newman said.


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The Global Tire Material Market is expected to grow from USD 58,125.13 Million in 2018 to USD 86,125.13 Million by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.77%
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NEW YORK, April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Tire Material Market is expected to grow from USD 58,125.13 Million in 2018 to USD 86,125.13 Million by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.77%.
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The positioning of the Global Tire Material Market vendors in FPNV Positioning Matrix are determined by Business Strategy (Business Growth, Industry Coverage, Financial Viability, and Channel Support) and Product Satisfaction (Value for Money, Ease of Use, Product Features, and Customer Support) and placed into four quadrants (F: Forefront, P: Pathfinders, N: Niche, and V: Vital).
The report deeply explores the recent significant developments by the leading vendors and innovation profiles in the Global Tire Material Market including are Chevron Corporation, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, KURARAY CO., LTD., PetroChina Company Limited, Sinopec Corp, Exxon Mobil Corporation, JSR Corporation, Phillips 66 Company, Royal Dutch Shell, and Umicore N.V...
On the basis of Type, the Global Tire Material Market is studied across Chemicals, Elastomers, Metal Reinforcements, Plasticizers, Reinforcing Fillers, and Textile Reinforcements.
On the basis of Vehicle Type, the Global Tire Material Market is studied across Buses, Heavy Trucks, Lightweight Commercial Vehicles (LCV), and Passenger Cars.
For the detailed coverage of the study, the market has been geographically divided into the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East & Africa. The report provides details of qualitative and quantitative insights about the major countries in the region and taps the major regional developments in detail.
In the report, we have covered two proprietary models, the FPNV Positioning Matrix and Competitive Strategic Window. The FPNV Positioning Matrix analyses the competitive market place for the players in terms of product satisfaction and business strategy they adopt to sustain in the market. The Competitive Strategic Window analyses the competitive landscape in terms of markets, applications, and geographies. The Competitive Strategic Window helps the vendor define an alignment or fit between their capabilities and opportunities for future growth prospects. During a forecast period, it defines the optimal or favorable fit for the vendors to adopt successive merger and acquisitions strategies, geography expansion, research & development, new product introduction strategies to execute further business expansion and growth.
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Winter is here. . . and so is the cold and snow that can be harmful to those of us who work outdoors with livestock. "Bundle up, dress in layers, put on your hat" are familiar sounds to many children who grew up in cold weather climates. But, those wise words apply to people of all ages.
While exposure to extreme cold weather can cause frostbite, which is when tissues freeze, there are milder conditions such as frostnip, chilblains (pernio), and trench foot. Symptoms of some of these include tingling sensations, itching, pain, reddened, swollen, and numbness of the feet.
The key is to keep your body protected in cold weather. Those most susceptible are the elderly, very young, those with diabetes, hunters, and those who spend a great deal of time outdoors. Listed below are some helpful suggestions to make your holiday season a bit warmer:
- Dress for weather – don't play the "I can handle the cold weather" card.
- Layers and mittens – multiple layers, and when mitten are an option for the work being done, consider them. They keep your fingers together which keeps them warmer.
- Wear two pairs of socks – recommended that the inner layer be made of synthetic fiber (polypropylene) to keep water away from the skin and the outer layer be made of wool for increased insulation.
- Waterproof shoes – in our cases, boots.
- Cover your head, face, nose, and ears at all times.
- Clothes should fit loosely to avoid a decrease in blood flow to the arms and legs.
- If traveling to a remote area of the farm, consider taking along another person if help is needed.
So, bundle up, dress in layers, put on your hat, and try to stay warm during this holiday season, even if it means wearing that funny hat with the fuzz around the ears to the milking barn. The cows won't care what's on your head, as long as your hands are warm!


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The iChatr iPhone app is as exciting as it is terrifying. Why? Because it's basically Chatroulette for your iPhone.
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The app is free, but does require an iPhone 4. All you do is connect to your Wi-Fi network, open the app, and swipe through chat partners like the lady in the photo. I just hope that, unlike her, you don't encounter too many weird-looking guys—or wanking ones. [iTunes—Thanks, Scaughtt!]


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Nashville, TN – Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, Stevan Ridley rushed for a career-high 125 yards with one score and the defending AFC Champion New England Patriots opened their season with a 34-13 win over the Tennessee Titans at LP Field.
Brady had 236 yards on 23-of-31 passing for New England (1-0), which got two fourth-quarter field goals from Stephen Gostkowski.
"It wasn't a perfect game by any stretch, but it's always fun winning," Brady said.
Tennessee quarterback Jake Locker connected on 23-of-32 passes for 229 yards with one touchdown and one interception before leaving his first NFL start in the fourth quarter with an apparent shoulder injury.
Locker, the eighth overall pick in the 2011 draft, and wide receiver Nate Washington were hurt on the same play, one that was eventually overturned.
Washington was sandwiched by New England rookie safety Tavon Wilson and linebacker Jerod Mayo on a pass deep down the middle of the field. The ball came out following the nasty collision.
Locker then grabbed at his left shoulder after tackling safety Patrick Chung, who recovered the fumble and made the return. The ruling of a reception was reversed via a replay review.
Matt Hasselbeck replaced Locker and guided the Titans to a 24-yard Rob Bironas field goal.
Chris Johnson had only four yards on 11 carries for the Titans (0-1), who won nine games last season, Mike Munchak's first as head coach. Tennessee finished a game behind Houston, the AFC South champs, and missed a wild-card spot on a tiebreaker.
"I can't say what New England was doing, but we didn't execute as a team," Johnson said. "We had some nice catches, but overall a tough day."
The Titans got the ball to begin the game and Locker completed his first pass as a starter, hooking up with wide receiver Kendall Wright, a 2012 first-round pick, for a 17-yard gain on 3rd-and-7 from the Tennessee 23.
Locker guided the offense into New England territory, where the unit faced a 4th-and-short from the 37-yard line. Lined up in the shotgun, Locker moved the chains with a 24-yard completion to Washington.
The second-year quarterback out of Washington connected on his first four throws before a missed pass interference call on third down forced the Titans to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Bironas.
On the disputed play, New England cornerback Devin McCourty, whose twin brother Jason plays for Tennessee, had his backed turn as he bumped into wideout Damian Williams in the end zone prior to the ball arriving from Locker.
The Patriots' star-studded offense nearly struck on their first possession. Brady, though, overthrew new deep threat Brandon Lloyd on a fake end-around, and New England wound up punting. But on their next series, the Patriots reached the end zone as Brady found tight end Aaron Hernandez for a 23-yard touchdown with 1:59 remaining in the first quarter.
New England was 31st in total defense last year and looked to improve the outfit through the draft. The rookies made an immediate impact on Sunday. Wilson, a second-round selection, hauled in a deflected ball in the end zone for his first career interception.
Locker threw a deep pass intended for Washington and the ball caromed off Kyle Arrington. Wilson tripped over the fallen receiver, but still managed to secure the ball before diving on the turf.
The Patriots couldn't capitalize on the turnover, but a Zoltan Mesko punt pinned the Titans at their own 10-yard line. On third down, New England's two first-round picks combined for a defensive score. Defensive end Chandler Jones hit Locker near the goal line, forcing a fumble that linebacker Dont'a Hightower, taken four picks after Jones at No. 25, returned for a six-yard touchdown.
Brady, who suffered a bloody nose on the previous possession, then led New England on a 67-yard drive, capping the 12-play march with a two-yard touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski. Gronkowski set NFL records for tight ends with 1,327 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns last season.
The Titans moved the ball smoothly on their first second-half series. They went 80 yards in just 90 seconds and Washington finished the four-play drive with a 29-yard TD grab.
New England then took advantage of a short field and Ridley's one-yard TD made it a 28-10 game late in the third quarter. The Patriots had started from the Tennessee 48-yard line following a punt.
Game Notes
The Patriots have won nine straight season openers, the longest active streak in the NFL ... Brady (302) moved past John Elway and into sole possession of fifth place on the NFL's all-time touchdown list ... Brady (125) also moved into sole possession of fifth place for most career wins as a starting quarterback. He entered the season tied with Fran Tarkenton ... Brady became the 14th player in NFL history to reach 40,000 career passing yards ... New England wide receiver Wes Welker caught three passes -- for just 14 yards -- and tied Troy Brown as the franchise leader in receptions with 557 ... Bironas has converted 17 consecutive field goals.


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Financial Accounting Foundation to Host Roundtables and Webcast on Plan to Improve Private Company Financial ReportingNorwalk, CT, November 3, 2011—The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) will sponsor three public roundtables early next year and a live webcast later this month to enable interested parties to express their views and learn more about the FAF's proposal to improve accounting standard setting for private companies, the FAF announced today.
The webcast, set for November 18, and the three roundtables, scheduled for next January and February in Atlanta, Dallas, and Palo Alto, will focus on the FAF's recently issued Plan to Establish the Private Company Standards Improvement Council.
"The upcoming webcast represents an important opportunity for private company stakeholders to learn more about all the elements of the Foundation's plan," said John J. Brennan, chairman of the FAF Board of Trustees. "The roundtables in January and February will enable interested parties to share their feedback and engage in an in-depth dialogue with FAF Trustees on specific recommendations in the plan," he added.
The FAF plan is intended to focus greater attention on private company issues during the standard-setting process. Under the proposal, a new Private Company Standards Improvement Council (PCSIC) would identify, propose, deliberate, and formally vote on specific exceptions or modifications to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) for private companies. Throughout the deliberative process, the PCSIC would work closely with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which would ratify proposed changes and integrate them into U.S. GAAP.
The live, hour-long webcast (which will offer up to one hour of CPE credit) is scheduled for Friday, November 18, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EST. Entitled IN FOCUS: The FAF Plan to Improve Private Company Financial Reporting, the event will feature Mr. Brennan and Terri Polley, president and CEO of the FAF, who will provide an overview of the plan and discuss the importance of stakeholder feedback on its specific provisions. Participants in the live broadcast will have the opportunity to submit questions during the event. A complete CPE course description and registration information are available at www.accountingfoundation.org.
The roundtables will offer interested parties across the country the opportunity for an in-depth, face-to-face discussion of the private company plan with FAF Trustees, and senior FAF and FASB leadership. Participants will include a variety of stakeholders, including private company officers and financial statement preparers, CPA practitioners, and users of private company financial statements. Roundtables are scheduled for January 18 in Atlanta, Georgia; January 26 in Dallas, Texas; and February 7 in Palo Alto, California. Specific sites and times for the events will be announced in the next few weeks.
Any individual or organization representing private company stakeholders interested in participating in the roundtables should complete and submit an online application form on or before December 16. Those wishing to participate in the roundtables must submit their written comments on the FAF plan by January 6, 2012. Written comments may be sent to Private Company Plan, Financial Accounting Foundation, 401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut 06856. Comments also may be submitted online at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Anyone interested in observing the roundtables should preregister for specific sessions. Due to seating limitations, no more than two observers from the same organization will be able to attend. The sessions will be recorded for playback from FAF's webcast archive.
The Plan and additional information is available at www.accountingfoundation.org.
Continuing Professional Education credit earned for the webcast will be determined based on the length of participation in the program, polling questions as described in the CPE eligibility document, and completion of a course survey. Credit is provided only to participants in the live broadcast of this course. Each participant must be registered separately and meet both polling and duration requirements as per the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).
About the Financial Accounting Foundation
The FAF is responsible for the oversight, administration, and finances of both the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its counterpart for state and local government, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The Foundation is also responsible for selecting the members of both Boards and their respective Advisory Councils.


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by Tony Cartalucci
Editor's Note: This is an update from an April 20, 2011 article titled, "Libyan Rebels Fighting the Globalists' War: How the Devil Pays."
"After rebel leader Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi [aka Hakim Belhaj] admitted to being trained in Afghanistan and subsequently fighting American troops there, and admitting many of the rebel fighters now joining him in Libya had similarly returned from Afghanistan as well as Iraq, it must strike them as tremendous irony that the same Americans they were filling pine boxes with overseas, are now protecting their lives and handing them an entire country to rule over.
Of course in life, nothing is quite that simple. The rebels seem to forget that just months ago Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi was also the recipient of similarly ironic support from the West. In the end, it appears it was merely a ploy to disarm and infiltrate Qaddafi's regime ahead of a US funded, armed, and supported militant uprising. The betrayal does not end there, with the militant rebels in tanks and fighter jets, brandishing newly procured weaponry flowing over the Egyptian border with Washington's full knowledge and in direct violation of UNSC r.1973, the corporate owned media has continuously branded these militants as Libyan "civilians" and Qaddafi's attempts to restore order in his country as an inhumane "massacre."
The intent is to fully justify any means necessary to remove Qaddafi from power, and so the rebels think, hand the country and its riches over to the green shoots of democracy led by the valiant Al Qaeda-linked militants that toppled a tyrant. What woeful ignorance."
It seems that in due time, the folly of Libya's rebels has been completely realized. After it was revealed that the newly unelected "PM" of Libya, Abdurrahim el-Keib, is in fact a long time servant of Western powers, in particular, oil giants British Petroleum (BP), Shell, France's Total, the Japan Oil Development Company, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, it is now revealed that his government is moving swiftly to exclude the most vicious fighters involved in his NATO-backed ascension to power. The Guardian has reported this week that Al-Qaeda/LIFG commander Hakim Bilhaj has been excluded as defense minister from el-Keib's cabinet in favor of Osama al-Juwali, chief of the Zintan military council.
The Guardian's article is literally titled, "Libyan PM snubs Islamists with cabinet to please western backers," and could provide no better bookend for April 2011's analysis as to the true nature of Western power projection and the betrayal that awaits all who help propel it along. Belhaj's well-being is now related directly proportional to the resistance he puts up to his predetermined fate. Should he decide to hang up his hat as a mass-murdering terrorist and quietly disappear, he may live a long, uneventful life. Should he attempt to contest his betrayal, the same fate met by those he helped remove from power will be his own.
El-Keib's days are also numbered should he stray from the path laid before him by Wall Street and London. Knowing this would give those like Belhaj and others seeking power the perfect opportunity to test his resolve in executing the West's directives in the face of a mobilized Libyan opposition. Should el-Keib heed the anger of his people, he will be the next one hiding in Tripoli's tunnels from NATO bombs. Conversely, should he decide to crush the will of the Libyan people and those being shunted out of power, NATO's ground troops may still make landfall to provide "stabilization" while el-Keib carries out his treacherous work.


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My thesis asks if the loss of culturally significant art is a human rights violation, and discusses the various legal mechanisms that protect the freedoms necessary for artistic expression. I focus on vulnerable populations, such as women and indigenous communities, for whom these violations would be most detrimental, and propose tangible steps that artists, communities, and governments may take to better fulfil artists' rights globally.
Thank you, to all of the members of the Canadian Federation of University Women, for investing in young women to be the voice of change. You have single-handedly changed my future. Because of you, I have been able to pay it forward to hundreds of women in need.
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To date, the notion that health science and rehabilitation models developed outside of the discipline of law can help direct and inform responses to people with mental illness in conflict with the law is not well developed in Canada. Yet, the number of people in jail for whom the underlying cause of their criminal behaviour is linked to mental illness is growing. My health science research career is dedicated to addressing this problem.
My doctoral research—funded in part by the generous support of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)—is an important step along this path. This work, along with upcoming efforts as a Canadian Institutes of Health Research funded post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alberta, will help to develop my health research leadership in this area and provide me with unique expertise for bringing health science scholarship and thinking to an interdisciplinary context to improve our understanding of the nexus of mental health and criminal law.
It had always been my dream to pursue a PhD in nutrition. Scholarship support from the CFUW provided an important part of the funds I needed to pursue my dream. The recognition of having won a CFUW award helped me to win additional awards in subsequent years that carried me through my program. I have just written my dissertation and will be defending it soon. Title of Thesis: Catalyzing adoption and implementation of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth in recreational facilities.
I appreciate the tireless efforts of CFUW members to raise funds in support of graduate studies. It is because of you that I am about to accomplish my goal!
The major objectives of my PhD work were to better understand the factors influencing the change in the location, the selection and the use of calving grounds of two migratory caribou herds in Northern Quebec and Labrador and to better understand the factors influencing the body condition of females and calves from birth to weaning. I believe my work can help identifying factors influencing population dynamics and better protecting calving grounds of migratory caribou herds, which are identified as critical habitats for this species. Very few studies have quantified changes in the use of seasonal ranges, yet this data is essential for habitat protection.
Having been awarded a CFUW Memorial Award was a major financial contribution during the final year of my PhD. This award provided security and independence for completing my thesis and also allowed me to pursue my efforts in communicating with general and scientific audiences.


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It's happened to the best of us: a hard drive crash takes our precious iTunes library down to Davy Jones' Locker, and we either don't have backups, or our backups are corrupted or out of date. If those files are on your iPod, however, you can restore them to your computer—with a little bit of work.
I'm so obsessive about my music collection that I keep two backups of my music, because Kirk's First Rule of Computing is that you will, one day, lose your files. But let's say something happens to your backups and you can't get your music files restored. Apple doesn't provide any way for you to copy files from your iPod back to your Mac. While there are legitimate reasons for blocking bi-directional copying—it would be simple to dump your entire music collection on a friend's computer, for example—there are also good reasons why you might need to do so.
A friend of mine e-mailed me the other day asking how he could recover files from his iPod. There are several ways and utilities to help you, but let's start with the easy and free way.
First, connect the iPod to your Mac; as soon as you do so, hold down the Command and Option keys, which will tell iTunes not to sync to your iPod. You'll then see the iPod (but not iPhone or iPod touch) show up in the Finder sidebar. If you click it, to see its contents, you'll see four folders by default: Calendars, Contacts, Notes and Recordings. But what you won't see are any of the music files stored on your iPod; that's because Apple has hidden them. You'll need a way to display these hidden files in the Finder. If you're comfortable using Terminal, you can run this command:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
Then hold down the Option key, click and hold the Finder icon in the Dock, and choose Relaunch. The Finder will quit, then restart and display invisible files. (After you're all done, repeat the above Terminal command but replace
YES with
If Terminal's not your thing you can use a free utility such as Onyx to simplify this change in visibility. Click Parameters, then Finder, then check Show Hidden Files And Folders.
When you look at the contents of the iPod now, with hidden files displayed, you'll see a folder called iPod_Control. Inside this folder are a number of sub-folders; double-click the Music folder to see more folders containing your music files. They are numbered from F00 to F50, and each one contains a number of music files. Look inside one of these folders; you'll see cryptic names like "ACXD.m4a". In other words, your music files don't retain their original names; just another way to hide them from you.
If you've lost all your music, you can simply select all these folders (or the Music folder that contains them), and drag them into iTunes to copy all the files from your iPod back into iTunes. Your files will retain all of their tag information, but you won't have your playlists.
If you've only lost some of your music, your best bet is to create a new playlist, then drag the music folders to that playlist. You'll have to sort out which files are duplicates (you can select Library in the sidebar, then choose File -> Show Duplicates to find out), and delete the extras. There are also a bunch of utilities that can help you deal with dupes.
There are some limits to the above trickery, however. First, you can't use this technique with an iPhone or iPod touch; they don't show up in the Finder. Second, you can't pick and choose what you want to copy, and you can only copy music files, not playlists.
To get around this, there are a number of utilities that can help, such as Findley Designs' $20 iPod Access, KennettNet Software's £10 Music Rescue, The Little App Factory's $20 iPodRip, Sci-Fi Hi-Fi's $8 PodWorks, or FadingRed's $18 Senuti(many of these utilities also work on Windows PCs). Most apps look at the contents of your iPod—even an iPod touch or iPhone—and compares it with your iTunes library. They shows which tracks are not in the iTunes library, and let you copy the ones you want back to your Mac.
[Senior contributor Kirk McElhearn writes about more than just Macs on his blog Kirkville.]


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text: Back Neck Pain and Problems What is neck pain? The neck is located between the head and the shoulders. Because of its location and range-of-motion, it is often left unprotected and subject to injury. What causes neck pain? Neck pain can result from many different causes--from injury, to age-related disorders, or inflammatory disease. Causes of neck pain and problems may include the following: Injury (damage to the muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments) Herniated cervical disk Arthritis (i.e., osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis) Cervical disk degeneration Congenital (present at birth) abnormalities of the vertebrae and bones Tumors How is neck pain diagnosed? In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for neck pain may include the following: Blood tests. These tests can help determine the diagnosis of inflammatory disease. X-ray. A diagnostic test which uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of bones onto film. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A diagnostic procedure that uses a combination of large magnets and a computer to produce detailed images of organs and structures within the body; can often determine damage or disease of internal structures within our joints, or in a surrounding ligament or muscle. Computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan). A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal, or axial, images (often called slices) of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays. Electromyogram (EMG). A test to evaluate nerve function. Treatment for neck pain Specific treatment for neck pain will be determined by your doctor based on: Your age, overall health, and medical history Your diagnosis Extent of the condition Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies Expectations for the course of the condition Your opinion or preference Treatment may include: Medication (to reduce inflammation) Medication (to control pain) Rest Physical therapy Neck brace or immobilization Exercise Surgery


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Icertainly did not need a reason to be a bigger fan, but thought I would share this fun article in case you needed more reasons to love it. See what a giver I am?
We know kissing as a social pleasantry, the appropriate ending to a date and a means of connecting with our main squeeze. The collision of lips and tongues that we often take for granted has a whole lot more bubbling under the surface than what meets the eye. Swine flu scares and mono aside, kissing actually does a body very, very good.
1.) Kissing boosts immunity. A recent study reported in the journal Medical Hypotheses says kissing may increase a woman's immunity from Cytomegalovirus. Cytomegalovirus, contracted through mouth to mouth contact, can cause infant blindness and other birth defects if the mother is a carrier during pregnancy. Otherwise, the bug is relatively harmless in adults. Kissing has long been thought to be a way to pass along bugs and thus strengthen the body's defenses.
2.) Kissing helps you pick the best mate. Anthropologist Helen Fisher describes kissing as a "mate assessment tool."
Much of the cortex is devoted to picking up sensations from around the lips, cheeks, tongue and nose. Out of 12 cranial nerves, five of them are picking up the data from around the mouth. It is built to pick up the most sensitive feelings—the most intricate tastes and smells and touch and temperature. And when you're kissing somebody, you can really hear them and see them and feel them. So kissing is not just kissing. It is a profound advertisement of who you are, what you want and what you can give.
Other researchers note that kissing is biology's way of determining who in nature you are most genetically compatible with.
"At the moment of the kiss, there are hard-wired mechanisms that assess health, reproductive status and genetic compatibility," says Gordon G. Gallup Jr., a professor of evolutionary psychology at the State University of New York at Albany who studies reproductive competition and the biology of interpersonal attraction. "Therefore, what happens during that first kiss can be a make-or-break proposition."
3.) Kissing burns calories! Depending on different reports, anywhere from 2 to 6 calories a minute. Not quite a jog on the treadmill, but an hours worth of smooching may burn off half a handful of M&Ms or half a glass of wine. Hey, it's something.
4.) Kissing keeps facial muscles strong. Sure tight abs or cellulite-free thighs may be first on the Tone Up list, but don't underestimate the workout your mouth gets during a makeout session. Researchers say you use 30 muscles while kissing and the smooching helps keep your cheeks tight. Nice. We'll take what we can get.
5.) Kissing naturally relaxes you. Scientific reports say kissing increases the levels of oxytocin, the body's natural calming chemical and also increased endorphins, the body's feel-good chemicals. Swapping spit is also noted to increase dopamine, which aids in feelings of romantic attachment.


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Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Hundreds of Islamist militants were among the prisoners freed from a notorious Tripoli prison this week, according to a former Libyan jihadist.
The freed militants had been imprisoned in Tripoli's Abu Salim prison by Moammar Gadhafi's regime during the height of the insurgency in Iraq, according to Noman Benotman, once a senior figure in the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Benotman said he believes as many as 600 militants may have been among the prison population at Abu Salim.
It's not known how many prisoners were held in the vast facility. Human Rights Watch said Gadhafi's prisons "have been filled to the limit in the last few months with thousands of people who were arrested for taking part in the anti-Gadhafi protests, or because of their suspected support for Libya's democratic opposition."
The human rights group, which recently had a team visit the prison, estimates that before the uprising, there were a few hundred Islamists held at Abu Salim.
Benotman said many of the militants released are pro-al Qaeda.
"Nobody knows what these released prisoners are going to do next," he said. "Will they take part in the fighting and if they do will they join pre-existing rebel brigades or form a separate fighting force?"
Benotman, now a senior analyst at the Quilliam Foundation in London, said the freed prisoners are Salafists, embracing a puritanical interpretation of Islam that has gained ground in Libya in recent years.
Gadhafi's regime imprisoned thousands of suspected pro-al Qaeda militants after the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq stoked radicalization in Libya, especially in its impoverished eastern provinces. According to Benotman, those rounded up by the regime included militants who had tried to travel to Iraq and some who had returned from fighting against U.S. forces there. He said many of them had already been released by the Gadhafi regime.
Internal al Qaeda in Iraq records seized by the U.S. military in 2007 indicated that proportionately more Libyans traveled to fight with al Qaeda in Iraq than from any other Arab country. Some saw fighting in Iraq as a "a last act of defiance against the Gadhafi regime," according to a confidential 2008 State Department cable made public by the website WikiLeaks, because of the rapprochement at the time between Gadhafi and the United States.
Wednesday's prison release, which occurred as rebel forces took control of the Abu Salim area of Tripoli, comes as Islamists are taking on an increasingly prominent role in the fight against the Gadhafi regime -- to the concern of some in the West.
Former members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) have assumed leadership positions in several rebel brigades, according to Benotman. Their current prominence, he said, was due to their quick mobilization -- as armed opposition replaced peaceful protests in Libya -- and their valued military skills.
The former leader of the LIFG, Abdullah al Sadeeq, now commands one of the most powerful rebel brigades in Tripoli, according to Benotman and, according to reports, took charge of successful rebel efforts earlier this week to storm Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, further bolstering his prominent position in rebel ranks.
Sadeeq was a well-known figure in the jihadist movement. He fought the Soviet-backed government in Afghanistan and helped found the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group there. In the mid-1990s the LIFG conducted a deadly campaign of attacks on Libyan security services, before a crackdown largely constrained the group's ability to operate inside the country. After the fall of the Taliban, Sadeeq fled Afghanistan to Iran and was eventually arrested in Hong Kong in 2004. According to Benotman, he was then held and interrogated by the CIA before being transferred to Libya where he was held in Abu Salim prison until his release in March 2010.
But Sadeeq has now become a powerful voice against al Qaeda's terrorism, according to Benotman, who says that Sadeeq always resisted requests by Osama bin Laden for his Libyan group to join forces with al Qaeda.
In 2009, Sadeeq and other senior LIFG leaders formally repudiated al Qaeda style terrorism and disbanded their campaign to overthrow the Libyan regime. The breakthrough was the result of a two-year dialogue with the regime brokered by Benotman. CNN interviewed leading figures of the LIFG in Abu Salim prison in Tripoli in September 2009, shortly before the group's leaders were released. Although they were then behind prison bars, the leaders' disavowal of violence appeared genuine.
Benotman says that former LIFG members who have again taken up arms have fused their efforts with rebel forces and do not operate as a separate armed group. Instead they have created a new political organization called the Islamic Movement for Change, which Benotman says is committed to working within a future democratic process.
He says other Islamist units are operating in Libya but does not know of any former members of his group who are fighting with them.
Benotman says that it will be important for the National Transitional Council to keep a close watch over the militants released from Abu Salim jail -- especially if they begin operating as a group outside the NTC chain of command. According to Benotman, the presence of former LIFG leaders in rebel ranks like Abdullah Sadeeq may help prevent this happening.
LIFG members and the younger generation of Salafi jihadists were often incarcerated in the same wing of Abu Salim prison. Benotman believes the presence of former LIFG commanders in rebel front lines will enhance their credibility amongst the released prisoners.
But he says some among the younger generation of jihadists have already begun operating outside the orbit of the NTC. In the east, where radicalization has historically run highest, young Salafi jihadists have linked up with foreign militants and may even have started their own training camps to train volunteers to fight the Gadhafi regime, according to Benotman. A number of jihadists, he says, have entered Libya from other Arab countries. In June, the NTC detained two suspected Jordanian jihadists in al-Brega in eastern Libya and expelled them, according to Benotman.
Neighboring Algeria, which waged a long battle against Islamist insurgents in the 1990s, has already expressed concern about the instability in Libya being exploited by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and other jihadist groups. Algerian officials are also concerned that weapons such as ground-to-air missiles may have fallen into militant hands, a worry that has also been expressed by U.S. commanders.


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Lindsay Lohan -- I Bought the Cupcakes to Apologize to Morgue Staff
Lindsay Lohan I Bought the Cupcakes to Apologize to Morgue Staff
Lindsay Lohan says she is the mystery buyer who ordered 36 gourmet cupcakes and burgers to the L.A. County Morgue today ... insisting the gesture was simply to say, "I'm sorry."
Lohan's rep tells TMZ, "Lindsay asked her assistant to pick up lunches from the In-And-Out in Huntington Park around 10:30 a.m. Around 11:00 a.m., her assistant returned with the lunches and brought them into the administrative trailer and set the food on a table for the volunteers to eat on their break."
The rep added, "Reports that Lindsay had lunches brought in for the other volunteers are completely accurate despite any claims to the contrary."
"Additionally, Lindsay ordered cupcakes for the staff and volunteers. When they were delivered, morgue supervisors would not let them into the building."
"It is unfortunate that Lindsay's well-intentioned actions were not taken in the spirit in which she intended; to say she was sorry for yesterday's misunderstanding."
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told TMZ ... he turned away the cupcake delivery guy because the move is simply, "unacceptable" ... adding, "We're not here to accept food."
Winter also tells us, no burgers were distributed to the staff.