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When you are pregnant, you do everything possible to protect your baby's health. You try to rest, exercise, eat healthfully, and avoid alcohol. Some experts are saying that you should also avoid overexposure to some common household chemicals. What are these chemicals and how can you protect your baby from being exposed to them?
Some of the chemicals you come in contact with may be toxic, especially to your unborn baby. Chemicals and substances that can cause birth defects are called
teratogens. Most pregnant women know about some teratogens, including illicit drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and some prescription drugs. What they may not know, however, is that common items around the house—including paint, paint removers, bleach, lye, cat boxes, and oven cleaners—can be dangerous to an unborn baby. Organizations such as the March of Dimes recommend that pregnant women avoid excessive exposure to these substances.
It's important that pregnant women avoid direct and prolonged exposure to potentially toxic substances. If you are pregnant and you live or work around toxic chemicals, talk with your doctor about what you should do to protect yourself and your baby. But if you come into contact with toxic substances when you are working around the house, there are a few precautionary measures you can take to reduce the risk that your baby will be harmed.
Bleach, oven cleaners, and other cleaning agents can harm an unborn baby. You should limit your use of these chemicals and take protective measures when you use them.
Until your baby is born, you might want to consider having someone else takeover the house cleaning that requires toxic substances. This way, the chances of harming your baby will be reduced. If you do use chemical cleaning agents, wear rubber gloves and open the windows to ventilate the room. But if you've done a little house cleaning since you've become pregnant, don't worry. It is unlikely that occasional and indirect exposure to these chemicals will harm your baby.
Planning on renovating the new nursery? It's best to have a family member or professional take care of home improvement projects while you are pregnant. Most paints and sealants give off toxic fumes that may be dangerous to your unborn baby. The sanding or scraping of walls may also release toxic particles into the air you breathe.
If you are renovating a pre-1970 home, it's possible that lead could be released into the air.
Lead poisoning
can cause severe developmental problems in unborn babies. An environmental home assessor can determine the amount of lead that is in your home and advise you about when and how to safely perform renovations.
If a room in your house is being painted or renovated, here are some things you can do to protect your unborn baby:
Millions of Americans carry a parasite in their blood called
Toxoplasma gondii, which causes an infection called
toxoplasmosis. Most people don't have symptoms of this infection because their immune systems protect them from getting sick. However, pregnant women have to be more cautious because the parasite can seriously harm an unborn baby, causing symptoms such as blindness and
intellectual disability.
People can become infected with the
parasite by eating undercooked or raw meat, and coming in contact with cat feces in a litter box or in the soil outside. Cats in particular, pick up the parasite by eating infected rodents, birds, or other animals. The
parasite is then passed into the cat's feces, which is how humans come in contact with it. Take these precautions when you are gardening or changing your cat's litter box to reduce your risk of getting toxoplasmosis:
While you should use common sense and avoid overexposure to toxic substances when you are pregnant, it is important to keep this information in perspective. No randomized studies have been conducted to test the effects of household chemicals on unborn babies, so it is unclear if occasional use of these chemicals can significantly affect the health of your baby. Therefore, you should be cautious—not paranoid—when you are using potentially toxic substances around the house.
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While his teammates celebrated around him in the Crew Stadium visitor's locker room last Saturday, Brian Mullan laid on the trainer's table receiving treatment from Colorado Rapids' medical staff. The midfielder was in some pain following the team's penalty shootout victory over the Columbus Crew.
A knock from Columbus' Emmanuel Ekpo opened up a cut on Mullan's left leg within 10 minutes of kickoff that would later require 12 stitches.
Despite the injury, Mullan will be available for the Rapids' Eastern Conference Championship match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday (9:30 pm ET, FSC), his fifth straight conference final appearance.
"It didn't feel good, but the adrenalin was pumping," Mullan said of the injury on Tuesday morning.
Mullan played 75 minutes before coming off for Macoumba Kandji in the 76th minute.
"It was a nasty knock early in the game and Brian showed great bravery and courage," Rapids head coach Gary Smith said. "He was not only competitive but also very effective and instrumental in getting us back on the front foot."
Shortly after Mullan went off, and with the Rapids 2-0 down after an against the run of play goal from the Crew's Robbie Rogers, Conor Casey notched the vital Colorado goal that took the series into overtime.
With Mullan good to go this weekend, Smith appears to have a full complement of players available against the Quakes.
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To boost the working condition of the blue collar employees, police officials and other factory workers, Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI - Free Report) plans to launch new mobile computing devices supported by Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT - Free Report) Windows 8-based platform.
These will likely hit the market in the second half of fiscal 2013 or in the beginning of 2014.
These days, most firms are sidelining their traditional PCs and adapting to laptops. Moreover, with the advent of popular tablets like Apple Inc.'s (AAPL - Free Report) iPads, the ease of doing work has become much easier.
So to tap the growing potential of the changing PC market, Motorola Solutions is emphasizing on developing such handheld tablet-like devices based on the newly launched Windows 8 operating system, hence giving these governments and low-paid employees the ease of doing their task effortlessly.
Motorola Solutions also manufactures tablets supported by Google Inc.'s Android software. Therefore, the company likes to expand its flexibility by offering multiple operating systems to its customers.
Recently, Motorola Solutions reported strong fourth-quarter 2012 results with the bottom line topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate but the top line missing the same.
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Admission Standards
UW-Green Bay Admissions Office website: www.uwgb.edu/admissions/
Success at the university level requires proficiency in a number of academic skills areas. Preparation for university study is best achieved by completion of a rigorous high school program. In order to be assured that students are prepared to successfully complete college-level work, UW-Green Bay is guided by a philosophy of personalized admission and comprehensive applicant review.
High School Coursework
Freshman applicants will typically meet or exceed the following college-preparatory unit standards:
- English, 4 credits
- Science, 3 credits
- Math, 3 credits
- Social Studies, 3 credits
- Academic Electives*, 2 credits
- Other Electives**, 2 credits
- Total: 17 credits
From the areas of English, science, math, social studies, or foreign language.
From the above areas and/or in the fine arts, computer science, business or other areas.
Please note that most freshmen exceed these standards by a significant amount.
Consideration for admission is based on a number of factors: cumulative grade point average, GPA trends, GPA in core courses, ACT/SAT scores, strength of college-preparatory curriculum in high school, special talent/circumstances, leadership and extra/co-curricular participation, socio-economic background, the personal statement, and other materials requested as part of the application process.
Locate your ACT composite score along the top of the chart below and your high school GPA in the column on the left. Follow down from your ACT score, and over from your GPA, and the square that you end up in shows the percent of applicants with academic qualifications similar to yours that were admitted to UW-Green Bay for fall 2013.
Range of High School GPA to Range of ACT Composite Score
|Range of High School GPA
|ACT 18 to 20
|ACT 21 or 22
|ACT 23 and above
|3.25 and Higher
|3.00 to 3.24
|2.75 to 2.99
|Under 2.75
Criteria may be guided based on enrollment targets, application volume, and institutional capacity.
Home Schooled Students
The Admissions Review Committee will consider students individually based on the same criteria used for other applicants.
GED/HSED Applicants
The Admissions Review Committee will consider students who have completed the tests for the General Education Development (GED) or the High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED). Factors considered in these decisions include:
- Review of high school coursework completed
- Review of total GED/HSED score, plus review of individual test scores
- Review of ACT/SAT scores
Students with GED/HSED scores below admissible standards may be considered if additional coursework has been taken to improve ability in that area. Since a GED/HSED test may be taken only once if a passing score is earned, successful additional work may be presented as evidence of ability.
Transfer Admission Requirements
Students who have attended college after high school graduation may transfer to UW-Green Bay if the college work has been successful. All transfer applications receive a comprehensive review. Admission decisions are based on GPA, number of credits earned, rigor and breadth of curriculum, and other predictors of success. Generally, students with a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.5 or above have the highest likelihood of admission. Based on the comprehensive review, students with less competitive academic records may be placed on a waiting list or may be denied admission.
Extra consideration will be given to students whose most recent college experience is at the UW Colleges and who have earned a UW Colleges Associate Degree.
Admission to UW-Green Bay does not guarantee admission to all majors. A number of majors have competitive program admission requirements. To see if your proposed major has additional admission requirements, refer to the Undergraduate Programs section of this catalog.


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Home > Improve Your Health > Health Library > Slit Lamp Examination
The slit lamp exam uses a tool that provides a magnified,
three-dimensional (3-D) view of the parts of the eye. During the
exam, your doctor can look at the front parts of the eye. These parts include the clear,
outer covering (cornea), the lens, and the colored part (iris). The doctor can also see the front part of the thick fluid
(vitreous gel) that fills the large space in the middle
of the eye.
Special lenses can be placed between the slit lamp
and the cornea (or on the cornea) to help the doctor see the deeper structures of the eye. These structures include the
optic nerve,
the retina, and the area where fluid drains out of the eye
(drainage angle).
A camera may be attached to the slit lamp to take pictures of
different parts of the eye.
Fluorescein dye may be used during a slit lamp exam. The dye makes it easier to see
a foreign object, such as a metal fragment, or an infected or injured area on the
Routine slit lamp exams are done to find eye problems at an early stage and to guide treatment if
eye problems develop.
A slit lamp exam may be done:
If you wear glasses or contact lenses,
you will need to remove them before the slit lamp exam.
Eyedrops may be used to widen (dilate) your
pupils and to numb the surface of your eyes. Before
the test, tell your doctor if you have glaucoma or are allergic to eyedrops that dilate or
numb your eyes.
If dilating drops are used, your eyes may be
sensitive to light. You will have trouble focusing your eyes for several
hours. If you know your eyes will be dilated, you may wish to find
someone to drive you home after the test. You also will need to wear sunglasses
when you go outside or into a brightly lit room.
Talk to your
doctor if you have any concerns about the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the
importance of this test, fill out the
medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
Most of the time, a slit lamp
exam is done by an
ophthalmologist or
optometrist. In some cases, a
family medicine doctor or an
emergency medicine specialist may do the
A test called fluorescein staining may be done along with
a slit lamp exam.
A slit lamp exam takes about 5 to 10 minutes.
It is usually not painful to have a slit lamp test.
The dilating drops may make your eyes
sting and cause a medicine taste in your mouth. You will have trouble
focusing your eyes for up to 12 hours. Your
distance vision usually is not affected as much as your near vision. But
your eyes may be very sensitive to light. Do not drive for several hours after
your eyes have been dilated, unless your doctor says it's okay. Wearing sunglasses may make you more comfortable until the effect of the drops wears off.
Numbing drops usually
wear off in about 30 minutes.
In some people, the dilating or numbing drops
can cause:
Contact your doctor right away if you have severe and
sudden eye pain, vision problems such as halos that appear around lights, or loss of
vision after the exam.
The slit lamp exam uses a tool that
provides a magnified, three-dimensional (3-D) view of the parts of
the eye.
Not being able to stay still
during a slit lamp exam may make it hard for your doctor to check
your eyes.
Other Works Consulted
Chernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.
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a Sanky , is a group of very legit people originating from Constanta , Romania. They always doing legit stuff and they hate wannabes and they are making fun of them everytime , you can find them dressed very stylish , most of time having fun and partying also they are pretty hardcore.
guy 1: that group of people looks so legit and they are looking like having great fun
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I wouldn't pay that, but given they're only releasing 7,760 packs in the US, I doubt I'll even see one.
aroudn 15000 packs to the US, just 7760 east of the mississippi.I don't think I will be buying one. I hope they make lots of money and whenever I make to belgium I will try it.
6 beers and 2 glasses for $85 is a lot cheaper than going the black market route...http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/Westvleteren.html


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Reviewed by A.J. (age 5)
I thought the book was kind of sad because Alexander was having such a horrible day. I also thought it was funny like when he drew an invisible castle and thought it was the best drawing in the class or when he says he's moving to Australia.
The pictures in the story made Alexander look really cranky since they were in black and white. Being cranky reminds me of my sister, she was especially cranky when she feel in the mud while flying a kite.
I think other kids would like to hear this story because then they can learn about feeling cranky or happy or sad.
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Annual disinformation campaigns to trivialize the birth of Jesus Christ as something that didn�t occur at or near Dec. 25 have become as consistent as whales migrating off the N.C. coast each winter and monthly proclamations from the Obama administration the economy is chugging along with prosperity just around the corner.
We can believe the part about the whales because we can see them; we mostly don�t believe Obama�s economy cheerleading because we can�t see the evidence (actual unemployment/underemployment figures don�t support the claim).
In any case, let�s take a quick look at Christmas as Jesus� birth date.
Critics like New York University professor Jonathan Zimmerman (Times-News, Dec. 12) beat the drum every winter that Christians turned a pagan ceremony (winter solstice) into a Dec. 25 celebration of parties, excessive drink, large decorated indoor trees, food and gift-giving. Sorry, first of all, society mangled the true meaning of Christmas, not Christians, and secondly, professor Zimmerman ain�t telling the whole truth.
According to the Biblical Archaeology Society, 4th-century Christians did adopt some pagan holidays as their own, but 3rd-century Christians (earlier believers) tried to distance themselves from paganism: �In the first few centuries C.E. (post Christ�s death), the persecuted Christian minority was greatly concerned with distancing itself from the larger, public pagan religious observances, such as sacrifices, games and holidays. This was still true as late as the violent persecutions of the Christians conducted by the Roman emperor Diocletian between 303 and 312 C.E.�
So the noted Dec. 25 birth date actually existed before the year 312 � prior to Constantine and his conversion to Christianity. The Donatist Christians in North Africa also seem to have known about that date much earlier. Moreover, in the mid-to-late fourth century, church leaders in the eastern Empire added Dec. 25 as a change from their traditional Jan. 6 celebration of Christ�s birth.
The earliest mention of Dec. 25 as Jesus� birthday comes from a mid-fourth-century Roman almanac that lists the death dates of various Christian bishops and martyrs. The first date listed, Dec. 25, is marked: natus Christus in Betleem Judeae: �Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judea.�
However, a more interesting (and prophetically believable) explanation that dovetails with Christian theology exists: The origin of Jesus� birth date lies in the date of his death. In Bertram�s 14th century painting of the Annunciation, Jesus� conception carried with it the promise of salvation through his death. The early church celebrated his conception and death on the same calendar day, March 25 � exactly nine months before Dec. 25.
Scholars indicate near the year 200, Tertullan of Carthage noted the calculation that the day of the crucifixion (Gospel of John) in the year Jesus died was March 25 in the Roman (solar) calendar. That date later became the Feast of the Annunciation � the commemoration of Jesus� conception. So Jesus was believed to have been conceived and crucified on the same day of the year. Based on these dates, Jesus was born 9 months after March 25 � on Dec. 25.
Summing up, one first has to take an interest in seeking this information to determine the truth, as much as it can be understood. Moreover, it�s certainly evident that centuries-old studies may be in error and Jesus may have been born Dec. 22, 23, 24 or even Jan. 6 � or a few days later. Nothing is precise regarding events that occurred that long ago and such ancient record-keeping might not hold up in a court of law today.
But to claim, as professor Zimmerman does, that because the ascetically-minded Puritans didn�t celebrate Christmas (they didn�t believe in celebrating anything, it seems) and the Dutch created the Father Christmas figure (not �Santa Claus,� as Zimmerman propounds) and America has commercialized the event over the years, it means Jesus wasn�t born on Dec. 25 is a leap of faith that should give pause to the good doctor � besides being illogical.
By the way, somebody also could inform the good professor the war for men�s souls between God and Mammon hasn�t ended in America or elsewhere. It�s just that Christians believe they have a Shield whose birth is worth celebrating and the facts, as we know them, tell us that day is Dec. 25.
Craig Holt is a freelance writer who lives in Snow Camp.


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Despite last year being the worst year for recreational vehicle sales in 18 years, industry officials are smiling on the eve of the 2010 Central Florida RV Show that starts Thursday (Feb. 18) at the Volusia County fairgrounds in DeLand, according to the Daytona Beach news-Journal.
More than 200 RV units — pop-ups to super motorcoaches — will be on display at the RV show in DeLand. Campgrounds, RV resorts, camping clubs, RV lenders, RV insurance and suppliers also will be represented. The show is sponsored by the Florida RV Trade Association (FRVTA).
Industry officials report they are seeing a turnaround from 2009.
Shipments of RVs from manufactures to retailers rose during the second half of the year, compared to 2008. And Snow Bird visitors to recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds are up across the Sunbelt.
"And attendance at the RV shows are up as is our walk in traffic," said Larry McNamara, chief operating officer of Giant Recreation World with sales and service facilities in Ormond Beach, Orlando and Melbourne. "(The RV industry is) seen as a rule as an economic indicator. When things are good, sales are up. But when things are bad, it's very bad."
During a period of easy credit, annual RV shipments topped 311,000 units each year from 2002 through 2007, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA). Shipments peaked at 390,500 units in 2006.
Shipments slipped to 237,000 in 2008.
Last year started off with only 7,300 shipped units, a monthly record low. In March, RV icons Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. and Monaco Coach Corp. filed for bankruptcy. Several smaller manufacturers closed their doors in late 2008 and early 2009.
The second half of the year brought some good news.
Fleetwood's motorhome division was bought by investor American Industries Partners. Navistar International Corp. bought Monacos' RV assets. Both will continue to be made using the well-known names.
Monthly RV sales in 2009 surpassed those of the same month in 2008 since August, but annual sales totaled only 165,700 units, down 30% from 2008.
"Manufacturers have cut their margins, reducing prices a bit," McNamara said. "I think there is a lot of pent up spending."
Campers are becoming active again as fuel prices level off, the stock market improves and the economy shows signs of recovery.
"Most RV parks and resorts that cater to Snow Birds are reporting higher occupancies this winter than they did last winter," said Linda Profaizer, CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds in Larkspur, Colo.
Sunbelt parks are reporting increased snowbird occupancy of 10-30%, especially in Texas and Arizona. However, Equity Lifestyle Properties, the nation's largest Sunbelt RV resort operator, reports flat Florida revenue for late 2009 and early 2010.
Bulow Plantation RV Resort in Flagler Beach as seen twice as many Snow Birds this year compared to last year, general manager Jeff Conner said.
"And we are getting calls daily from people making plans and then canceling or delaying them depending on the weather in Tennessee and the Carolinas. They'll get here when they can get the RV out of the snow," he said.


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I would love to get back into the swing of regular practice. I used to play ALOT and never had an official rating, but would say I was about a 3.5-4. I haven't played regularly in about 5 years and am pretty out of shape but really want to get back into playing.
I work from home and would preferably find people who can play mornings during the heat of summer and anytime during the day once it cools off.
Not interested in keeping score/competitive play, just volleying. Play best with straight shooters, not so much with lobbers.I have a key to the Cedar Park city courts (Buttercup Creek Rd is closest to me) but would also play at the High school or Kay Milburn.
Also not one to stand around the net and gab. I like to PLAY!
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Hey! my name is Grace. we sound like we would be a good match! i haven't played regularly in about 3 years, i would say my rating was a 3.5-4 as well. i have very good returns and serves. and i really want to get back in shape as well. starting a diet and cardio exercise plan tomorrow. and i would love to start tennis up again. i have access to private courts in lago vista, so maybe we can meet up in cedar park to play and take turns traveling to cedar park and lago. let me know! you can email me if you would like. email@example.com
hi, are you guys still looking to play? i'm also at a 3.5 and looking to play evenings after 6 pm or weekends
I am looking for hitting partners on weekdays anytime after 5:30/6:00. I can drive so location is not an issue. My number is 512 694 1408. I am 4.0 but coming back after a break.
I would love to get back to playing tennis. Used to play during my high school and now I want to get back in touch with the game. I live in Metric Blvd and can drive to Cedar Park. Prefer weekends though weekdays except Monday and Wed also should not be an issue.
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Taking care of Fido is mostly women's work
I imagine that few people will be surprised to learn that women do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to pet care.
According to the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, researchers in a recent study found that about 75 percent of those who take responsibility for pet care are women.
This is the case until men retire. After age 65, pet care seems to be split half and half.
The study was cited in an article in the Foster, N.H., Daily Democrat by a former dog breeder who said it mirrors his experience. Just look around the waiting room of your local veterinarian, he added.


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�Well-behaved women rarely make history,� said Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
I know you guys reading this probably don�t spend more than $200 a year to see what the revitalized and now glamorous Hollywood Reporter is telling us addicts of celebrity every week. You�re all reading The Wall Street Journal, Taki�s conservative blogs, Vogue and The Economist. So I have to tell you what the Reporter advises this year for the Oscar red carpet. It hasn�t been always warm in LA of late. You may be surprised. Here goes:
1. Choose walkable heels. (I know, I know � sheer blasphemy!) But they say you may need to move fast and get inside.
2. Look for a dress with sleeves. They are very on trend this season and no longer confined to those over 60. Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie wore long sleeves last year.
3. Go with heavy-duty material ... velvet, stretch crepe, silk brocade or silk wool blend. No chiffons, tulle or lace.
4. Watch out for static. Carry a small hairspray and wear your hair down for warmth.
5. Try stick-on athletic pads. They say this sounds crazy, but athletes do it and they are all the rage at fashion shows in Paris, Milan and New York. I would say the lower heel is a really good idea. At the Golden Globes, the worst moment was the star and creator of �Girls,� Lena Dunham, stumbling around and falling out of her high heels, which she obviously was not used to wearing.
Speaking of such matters, I don�t know how Jennifer Lopez looked on the Grammy Awards red carpet, wearing that black shmatte with the slit up her leg, but it didn�t look very good in motion, as she sashayed onstage Sunday night. In conversation about the gown, a friend said to me, �The amazing thing is that she paid people to make her look like that, complete with the bagel on her head.�
Oh, well, like she cares? I did notice that Lopez perhaps inadvertently stole Cher�s, �As you see, I received the memo� line. Many years ago, the Academy of Arts and Sciences released a memo similar to the one issued by the Grammy committee, about no outrageous or revealing clothes on Oscar Night. Cher paid it no mind, wore something outrageous and revealing, and joked onstage about receiving the memo. The difference? Cher�s outfit was supposed to be a joke.
I watched Taylor Swift�s opening number, and then basically abandoned the 2013 music industry for the period glories of �Downton Abbey.� I switched back a few times and that�s how I managed to catch the Lopez Leg.


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BOSTON — The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team wouldn't have minded winning Sunday's game at Boston University the same way it had won the previous three, by shutout.
But as long as the final result is a win, you won't hear anyone complaining.
Goalie Casey DeSmith stopped 45 shots in a 3-1 win on Sunday, in the process helping UNH set a program-record streak of 204 minutes, 40 seconds without a goal allowed.
"Nobody really cares about how many goals we let in as long as we (score) more than we let in," said Wildcat defenseman and captain Connor Hardowa after Sunday's game. "It's great for Casey. He's been playing unreal, so it's nice to have that confidence in the back of the net."
UNH (8-1-1 overall) takes a four-game winning streak into a two-game western swing this weekend with games at No. 14 Colorado College (Friday) and No. 2 Denver (Saturday).
Including Friday night's 3-0 win at UMass-Lowell, UNH has now won four straight and largely has its defense to thank. In addition to DeSmith's stellar play, the Wildcats' penalty kill was kept busy against BU as UNH was sent to the box seven times, and twice was down two men. The Terriers had 11 shots with at least a man advantage, but scored zero.
"When you're a man short, you have to focus that much more," DeSmith said. "Seven penalties in the game, you're more focused and more busy."
UNH coach Dick Umile was impressed with how his defense played.
"I'm taking nothing away from Casey DeSmith, believe me, he is playing terrific," Umile said. "But the defensive group in front of him (are) as good as we've had. They've made a huge difference. (That's) maturity, led by (Hardowa) and (Brett) Kostolansky, the two defensemen who lead the way for us. And the young kid, (freshman Brett) Pesce. He's playing like a junior right now."
UNH is now ranked No. 3 in the USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls, and received one first-place vote in the former. Boston College is in the top spot.
"Any time you can win two games in Hockey East, it's a huge weekend," Umile said. "Especially coming down here. We always have good games with BU."
Umile was clearly upset with some of the calls that caused the Wildcats to spend so much time in the box against BU. But he took the diplomatic approach when asked about it postgame.
"We just did a good job on penalty kill tonight," Umile said, tongue planted firmly in cheek. "Thank God. We had a lot of practice."
UNH staked itself to a 2-0 lead early against BU, as Kevin Goumas and Maxim Gaudreault lit the lamp less than four minutes apart midway through the opening period. BU scored less than five minutes into the middle frame, breaking DeSmith's personal school-record scoreless streak at 2:03:32.
The Wildcat defense was kept on its toes the remainder of the afternoon, as the Terriers outshot UNH 17-4 in the second period and 17-11 in the final frame.
"You can never count those guys out," Hardowa said about BU. "They're always going to bring everything no matter what the score is. We've seen it before. (It) was good for us that we were could hold on to the win and get those two points."
UNH is 6-1-1 in Hockey East and trails only BC, which sports an 8-1 league mark. The two clubs have yet to play this season and will meet for the first time for a home-and-home series Jan. 11 and 12.
For now, the Wildcats are focused on their Thanksgiving break out west before they return home to face UMass-Lowell on Nov. 30.
"We're feeling definitely confident, but we can't let that get to us," Goumas said. "We just have to continue playing our hockey. We have a long road stretch coming up, going out to Denver and Lowell the following week. (We) can't let the standings get to us. Just have to keep doing our thing."
DeSmith, defense continue to carry Wildcats
BOSTON — The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team wouldn't have minded winning Sunday's game at Boston University the same way it had won the previous three, by shutout.


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TinaMartin wrote:So hes getting all the PBT vibes we are all sending? Tell him to stop worrying us.
However, Vincenzo seems happy and he isn't letting anything keep him down. Vinny is ready for whatever it takes. When we go out, he always ends up walking over to the vehicles in the driveway and waiting to be let in one of them. Since the only place he has really gone in a car recently is All Pets, I know he is telling me he's ready to go back and do what it takes to get better. What a guy!
I gave him one quarter of a valium tonight because he's having some trouble resting. Now he seems comfortable. On a side note, I took 2 glasses of wine and 1 beer, and I'm feeling more comfortable too.
It's been a really rough week.
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(a)Actions Under Section 3730.—
Any action under section 3730 may be brought in any judicial district in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, transacts business, or in which any act proscribed by section 3729 occurred. A summons as required by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall be issued by the appropriate district court and served at any place within or outside the United States.
(b)Claims Under State Law.—
(c)Service on State or Local Authorities.—
With respect to any State or local government that is named as a co-plaintiff with the United States in an action brought under subsection (b), a seal on the action ordered by the court under section 3730(b) shall not preclude the Government or the person bringing the action from serving the complaint, any other pleadings, or the written disclosure of substantially all material evidence and information possessed by the person bringing the action on the law enforcement authorities that are authorized under the law of that State or local government to investigate and prosecute such actions on behalf of such governments, except that such seal applies to the law enforcement authorities so served to the same extent as the seal applies to other parties in the action.
(Added Pub. L. 99–562, § 6(a), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 3158; amended Pub. L. 111–21, § 4(e), May 20, 2009, 123 Stat. 1625.)
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2009—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–21 added subsec. (c).
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Amendment by Pub. L. 111–21 effective May 20, 2009, and applicable to conduct on or after May 20, 2009, except that this section, as amended by Pub. L. 111–21, applicable to cases pending on May 20, 2009, see section 4(f) of Pub. L. 111–21, set out as a note under section 3729 of this title.
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The Santa House, which has been an attraction in downtown Pontiac during the holidays for several decades and longer than many can remember, has a rich history that not many can tell about.
Doug McCoy and Dennis Schultz, former Jaycees members, can stretch their memories back as far as possible and still not remember all the details of the house.
McCoy tells a story of the second Santa House, which is the one that can be seen in Pontiac today, but doesn't exactly know when the original one was built.
"I know that my dad told me stories of it, that it was a panelized house. I'm not sure if the Jaycees built it or not, but I know that it existed for a number of years and it was tough to put it together and take it down. It was also very drafty and it didn't have nearly the structural components to make it unique like the one we have now. How long it existed, though, I'm not sure," McCoy explained.
According to Schultz, the second house, which is the one that is still in use today, was built in 1954. The red siding was added in 1968 or '69 and was donated by a company in Chatsworth.
"The house was remodeled in the early to mid 70s. Mr. Giovanini donated steel to make the trailer that the house sits on. Insulation was also added. Earlier, the house had a chimney, but that was removed in 1970 or '71, and that was because we had clearance issues when moving it," Schultz said.
Sadly, though, both men say that local merchants weren't able to donate many materials during the remodel and neighboring towns, like Chatsworth and Graymont, donated the majority of it.
"The design of it, and I can't swear 100 percent by it, but I believe my dad and uncle, Bill Diaz Sr., were the ones that initially put the sketches together. If I was to guess, Bill, who was a very talented artist, probably had a lot to do creating it. It was a Jaycees project, so I'm sure there were many people involved with it at that time," McCoy explained.
The members of the Jaycees took care of the building, storing it yearly and bringing it to downtown Pontiac until the mid to late 1980s, when the organization ceased to exist in Pontiac.
"It's a shame, because it was such an exceptional organization. When I came on when I just got out of college, it was a way of getting involved in the community. The Jaycees were strong up into the 80s. It just lost its thunder. I always thought it would get started back up but to this day it hasn't. Hopefully it will. It's an excellent organization to have doing things for the community," McCoy said.
Schultz agreed, "A lot of things get taken for granted until it isn't available anymore,"
The men also agree that the house is very unique.
"I don't know of anyone else that has one like this," Schultz said. "The project was very near and dear to me back in the day."
"There were a lot of guys that worked very hard for this and the fact that it's been around all this time is rather amazing," McCoy added.
P.R.O.U.D. currently cares for the Santa House.
Santa will be in his house Saturday, Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, 8, 15 and 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Monday, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 10, and 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera for photos. Santa will be happy to have his photo taken with friendly pets, also.
Santa is in the house
The Santa House, which has been an attraction in downtown Pontiac during the holidays for several decades and longer than many can remember, has a rich history that not many can tell about.


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JP Tom Lish announces campaign for re-election
Tom Lish has announced his bid for a third term as justice of the peace for Saline County District 13.
Lish is seeking the nomination of the Saline County Republican Party in the May preferential primary election.
Lish stated, "While serving as JP, we have continued the tradition of being one of two counties in Arkansas not having a County General Sales Tax. I will continue to vote against any General Sales Tax.
"I will continue to keep my options open for specific taxes that have a stated purpose and an expiration date, e.g. jails, public facilities, etc. Any taxes for which I might vote will go to the county residents for approval or rejection," he said.
"Saline County does not need additional general revenues so long as the Quorum Court spends money only on the basic functions of government: crime prevention and enforcement, health and welfare, safety, county roads, and other services mandated by the Arkansas Constitution and Legislature
"I will oppose any "county earmarks" that do not benefit the majority of the county as a whole," he said.
As examples of unneeded earmark, he said: "Suppose you have a district in the county that consistently has the highest voter turnout for countywide elections. Should money be spent to provide early voting for such district for two weeks prior to the General Election? I think not.
"If there are only a minute number of county services that cannot be accessed by telephone or Internet, do we need to provide remote offices? I think not."
He noted that the Quorum Court asked for a $5 voluntary tax about three years ago to provide free weather alert radios to each household to replace obsolete warning sirens. "Each household in this district was offered a weather radio simply by going to a facility in their district or to the County OEM office and picking them up. More than a 1,500 households did so, and if not they can contact me and I will tell them how to get one.
"Recently there has been a push to get an alarm installed in the Village. Is this necessary? I think not. It seems as though most people in the district agree.
"My campaign is not based on change," he said. "It is based on no change to the concept of not wasting money and providing only needed services and ordinances."
He cited an example of ordinances he feels are not needed. "About three years ago I was approached by the POA Board and General Manager to petition the Quorum Court to pass three ordinances that pertained only to Hot Springs Village: a special noise ordinance, a special property upkeep ordinance and a firearm discharge ordinance. Current POA bylaws and state statutes already dealt with these issues ... but the village representatives agreed to enforce the ordinances with HSVPD personnel and send the citations to the county courts."
Three years later there has not been one citation issued in accordance with these ordinances, he said.
"The county ordinances continue in effect. ... I think my government philosophy – less is better — is more important than my pedigree."
Lish is retired from the U.S. Marine Corps with the rank of captain after 20-plus years as a Mustang officer. He served multiple tours in Viet Nam, Japan, Thailand, and various bases in the United States.
After retiring from the Marine Corps, Lish worked 23 years with one of the nation's largest electronic retailers in positions taht included mid- to upper-level management and International Manager for company operations in more than 40 countries.
Lish and his wife, Jo, live in Hot Springs Village. He is a graduate of Saddleback College in California and Tarrant College in Texas and pursued further studies at the University of Texas in Arlington. He majored in business administration and minored in political science and English. The Lish family attends Presbyterian and Baptist churches in Paron, Crows Station and Hot Springs Village.


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10 Fresh Ways to Eat Spicy Spring Arugula
Whether you call it arugula, rucola, or rocket, this spicy salad green is one of the best treats of early spring. Yes, arugula is generally available all year long, but it's at its best in the cool months of early spring. Arugula quickly bolts and gets bitter as the weather warms, so I look for it at the farmers market (and in the garden) first thing in the springtime.
Here are a few ways to put that spicy, aromatic green to good use!
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- Appetizer Recipe: Sweet Potato, Ricotta & Arugula Flatbread - The sweetness of sweet potatoes is a nice foil for spicy arugula.
- Recipe: Strawberry-Arugula Salad with Ricotta Topping - A more sophisticated style of fruit salad, with some spicy greens in the mix and a creamy topping.
- Recipe: Potato Salad with Yogurt, Arugula, and Dill - One of my favorite spring potato salad recipes, this is tangy and fresh.
- Recipe: Nutty Arugula Pesto with Penne - As the weather warms and the arugula gets spicier, make pesto out of it!
- Recipe: Whole Wheat Couscous with Cherries & Arugula - A hearty couscous salad that is wonderful in the lunchbox.
- Weeknight Dinner Recipe: Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza - A super classic style of pizza, topped with handfuls of arugula.
- Quick Snack Recipe: Cream Cheese and Arugula Toast Bites - A quick and easy appetizer.
- Recipe: Ham, Brie, Marmalade and Arugula Pressed Sandwich - A tasty lunch sandwich.
- Recipe: Arugula, Apple & Chickpea Salad Wraps - It's always nice to pair arugula with something sweet. Here, apples do the trick.
- Dinner Quick: Arugula with Orzo and Garden Tomatoes - The easiest of dinner recipes.
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Now, you're going to have at least a three-star rating heading out of here, and you have two priorities. The first is to lose the cop car, and the second is to get out of dodge as quickly as you possibly can. Losing the cops with three stars is a bit of a challenge, but it can be done. You'll probably want to start jumping from borough to borough for starters, but bear in mind that only after you lose your wanted level will the quest continue.
Once you've lost the cops, Little Jacob will summon you via cell phone to his location in an alleyway between Attica Avenue and Guantanamo Avenue in Bohan. Once you arrive, the story promptly gets turned on its head. Little Jacob and Niko will only talk briefly before who, of all people, but Michelle shows up on the scene. It appears Michelle is working for a government agency and has set you up. But she's letting Niko and Little Jacob go, on the contingency that they help her out when she needs help. And just like that, the mission ends, and you're left wondering why you wasted so much money on this girl!
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People have been asking me since our return to Ireland last May if we miss New York. My answer has always been "no but we miss our friends terrible," and it was the truth, up until now that is. It finally hit me; that homesick feeling (if you can call it homesick for a land we only ever lived in for nine short years) about a week ago and if I'm being brutally honest it hasn't gone away. It's like a knot in my stomach or a mild belly ache.
I'm not saying I don't like Ireland anymore, quite the opposite, I love Ireland more and more everyday if you can believe that and at the same time I really miss New York. And there is no question in my mind we made the right decision to move back to Ireland when we did. We are tremendously happy here so why is it I get a little sad when I see an episode of Law and Order or hear Frank Sinatra's infamous song "New York, New York"?
I will always miss our friends; that's something we just have to live with on a regular basis - the sadness of not knowing when we can see them again - but this past week I've been missing New York City, Yonkers, and America in general a lot.
Why has this happened all of a sudden?
It could be something to do with the low after the high of Christmas, or the winter blues (it's cold, damp, dark early and it doesn't get bright till 8.00 a.m.) or it could be the fact that in the next few weeks friends and relations of ours are traveling to New York for mini vacations.
Maybe it's really a feeling of jealousy that has overcome me. They will get to walk down the streets of Manhattan, the very same streets that I carved my own little life out of not so long ago. They will go to Woodbury Commons and Jersey Gardens to shop, malls I frequented on many occasions to get the latest bargains. They will also eat in some of the restaurants my husband John and I dined in so many times and if they're lucky they will experience a real snowfall, something I miss so much.
January and February are quiet time for everyone here in Ireland and I'm sure it's pretty much the same in New York. There isn't much happening outside of our regular lives with the kids and work. People are broke after Christmas, the weather isn't appropriate for outdoor activities and there is an overall feeling of despair in the air.
I guess this feeling of longing for the Big Apple was about to come at some point. Since our arrival back to Ireland we have been on the go non-stop. John and I both began working the first few weeks of moving home. Colum (our 2-year-old son) and Sadie (our-11-month-old daughter) began daycare at the same time and it's been a busy few months.
I like being busy and maybe it's the slowness of the new year that has me in my head. I work as an Irish Sign Language Interpreter and January is slow in my business. The downtime has me thinking and feeling a little whacky I guess.
I suppose it's like a break-up. A break-up you initiated and for the first few months you don't miss the person but suddenly out of nowhere you begin thinking about the person, reminiscing about all the good times you had together and wonder if you should make contact with them again.
I've nine years of New York memories etched into my brain and they are all wonderful. In fact I don't think I can think of one bad time, at least none that have stayed with me anyway and it's nice to tap into them often and be thankful for the time we had in New York. John and I often discuss the little things we experienced in America and it's nice to share that together, I just don't want to have this sad feeling now when I do talk about it. I haven't asked John if he is feeling the same but I've no doubt his answer would be "Ah cop on April I love being home, I enjoyed my time over but sure haven't we got everything we want here." And he would be right.
Our good friends Jason and Irma just had a beautiful baby boy whom they named Mason last week and as any parent knows the birth of a child is something so special. After leaving the hospital after meeting the little man for the first time I got emotional. I have such fond memories of the birth of our children in New York and whether I like it or not I'll always have a very strong emotional attachment to the country for that very reason.
And in a few weeks my daughter will turn one. She will share her birthday with Ailbhe Doherty, the daughter of Orla and Eunan. Also that same week our friends Mary Brennan and Charlie Shields will celebrate the first birthday of their daughter Sarah. Orla, Mary and I went through our pregnancies together and that was a very special bonding time too. I miss them and am a little sad that Sadie won't get to celebrate with her little friends.
There have also been a lot of goodbyes in the past few weeks. Goodbyes that are the product of the recession. Friends, relations and friends of friends have packed their bags and boarded planes bound for Canada and Australia. It's been a sad month for many families and an exciting month for those about to begin a new adventure in unfamiliar territory. One girl I know from school went to Canada this past weekend in the hope to finding a new life. Her family (especially her 66-year-old mother) was devastated. Her dad died six months ago and her only other sibling works in London. But it was her time to try new things (she lost her marketing job in 2011 and didn't have much luck finding anything since). She was beyond excited the night before she left and it brought me back to 2003 when I left my simple life in Ireland for bigger and better things in America and I don't regret one bit of it.
But would I move back to New York in the morning if I could afford to live a comfortable life and provide all the necessary bits for my kids? The answer is no. Our lives are in Ireland now and it's where our hearts are (even if my mind is sometimes 3,000 miles across the Atlantic). But it would be nice in an ideal world to visit New York as often as possible to keep up the romance I have with it.
One thing is for sure, when the kids get older, we have our own home (we are only renting at the moment) and we can save enough money to afford a fantastic holiday we will be back to the country that brought John and I together, that gifted us with two children and that provided us with nine wonderful years of great memories. So I guess I'll see you in a few years, New York.
It's now time for me to get out of my head and into my car to collect my children from daycare but before I do I will switch on the television and delete my recorded episodes of Law and Order, I'm just teasing myself!


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point TOPIC: Silicone Hydrogels and Lens Comfort
The Role of Silicone Hydrogel Lenses in Patient Comfort
For the past 15 years, I have worked on teams chasing an understanding of suboptimal ocular comfort, both with and without contact lenses. I have studied dry eye disease and contact lens-related dryness. Symptoms from many thousands of contact lens wearers have shown me that contact lens-related dryness causes patients to say they have "dry eye," and is an important factor in discontinuation of contact lens wear (Doughty, 1997; Chalmers, 2002).
In particular, worsening late-day dryness and discomfort describe the struggle that hydrogel contact lens wearers face as they proceed through their long, active days. So, let's focus on evidence from symptoms of late-day dryness and discomfort as primary performance measures for patient comfort with silicone hydrogel lenses.
Refitting Studies Show Promise
One study has shown that when hydrogel contact lens wearers are refit with silicone hydrogel lenses, the result is a clinically significant reduction in reports of late-day dryness and discomfort (Chalmers, 2005). In fact, one recent analysis showed that symptoms reported by silicone hydrogel lens wearers were more similar to those reported by non-lens wearers than to those reported by hydrogel lens wearers (Chalmers, 2008). A caution is that patients enrolled in such studies may show some bias in their responses, usually in the direction of improvement. This is known as the Hawthorne effect, in which merely participating in a study imparts some perceived benefit to the subject. This effect could account for some of the difference in symptoms before and after refitting, so I have recently pursued other means to approach this question that were not tainted by the Hawthorne effect.
Silicone Hydrogel Wearers Report Better Comfort
In a recent survey of 882 young adult contact lens wearers who were using habitual contact lenses and not actively participating in a clinical trial, approximately twice as many hydrogel lens wearers reported extreme end-of-day dryness and discomfort compared to the patients who were wearing silicone hydrogel lenses at the time (Chalmers, 2009).
In this large group of patients who were using many different lens types, there was also evidence that the silicone hydrogel lens wearers had been offered these newer materials in response to earlier contact lens-related dryness. Twenty percent of the silicone hydrogel wearers reported a previous diagnosis of dry eye, compared to 12 percent of the hydrogel lens wearers. This difference could suggest that practitioners are indeed using silicone hydrogel contact lenses in practice to help patients who experience dryness and discomfort.
In addition, silicone hydrogel lenses seem to be more resilient than hydrogel contact lenses to various environmental stressors experienced during normal contact lens wear. Patients wear their contact lenses in so many settings: in dry places, while napping, to a smoky pub, and while driving with the air conditioner running. In one study, 80 percent of silicone hydrogel wearers were comfortable in these settings compared to only 40 percent of hydrogel lens wearers (Young, 2007). Doubling the number of patients who have good comfort in stressful environments is one good reason to consider refitting hydrogel wearers with silicone hydrogels.
Silicone hydrogel patients also reported more hours of comfortable lens wear (Riley, 2006). Ask your patients about dryness and discomfort late in the day and consider whether silicone hydrogel lens materials can help make them more successful contact lens wearers. CLS
For references, please visit www.clspectrum.com/references.asp and click on document #161.
Dr. Chalmers is an independent clinical trial consultant and an adjunct professor at Indiana University School of Optometry. Since 1985, she has conducted clinical trials studying contact lens complications, dry eye, and the measurement of ocular surface symptoms. She is a consultant or advisor to Alcon, CIBA, and Vistakon and an advisor to Bausch & Lomb.
Are Silicone Hydrogel Lenses Really More Comfortable?
Two misconceptions are currently making the rounds in the contact lens field. The first is that higher Dk/t is associated with better comfort and, thus, that silicone hydrogel lenses are inherently more comfortable than are hydrogels. The second is that there is no effective difference in comfort within the silicone hydrogel lens group.
Factors for Lens Comfort
Contact lens comfort is driven by a number of factors including such things as lens design, material modulus, and surface properties. Important surface features include lubricity (or slipperiness), wetting, and deposition pattern. Individual patient differences such as tear quality, lid anatomy and tightness, and general sensitivity also impact comfort. These factors overwhelm any influence that oxygen might have.
Moreover, there is limited credible scientific evidence relating oxygen to comfort. Studies claiming better comfort with higher Dk/t have lacked the basics of evidence-based rigor such as randomization, masking, and control. Consequently, a range of different biases remain unchecked. In reality, a low-Dk/t lens, such as PMMA or a thick HEMA lens, might provide greater comfort than would a high-Dk/t lens, albeit through the undesirable mechanism of corneal anesthesia.
Measuring Comfort
Comfort measurement is subject to the inherent vagaries of inter-and intra-subject variation. Further, traditional analytic techniques are insensitive to important changes. In a large ongoing investigation at Brennan Consultants (Melbourne, Australia), we have performed more than 800 one-month daily wear trials with 12 different contact lens brands. The comfort measurement protocol is standard across trials and carefully implemented; expectations of heightened performance with new products are mitigated, and data is analyzed with a sophisticated statistical paradigm. We have indeed found that a silicone hydrogel is the most comfortable lens. But several hydrogels rate as more comfortable than many popular silicone hydrogel lenses — and we've found differences among the silicone hydrogels, especially for "end-of-day" comfort. We have not yet retested some of the silicone hydrogel brands that ranked least comfortable but have since undergone enhancements to improve their comfort.
The ability to measure comfort differences does not automatically translate to clinical importance. We have therefore separately demonstrated that our comfort measures correlate with lens wear success. For every one-point drop on our hundred-point comfort scale, discontinuations increase by about one percent. These research findings are corroborated by global practitioner experiences. Most agree that silicone hydrogels do not necessarily improve comfort and actually can reduce it in some patients.
We have recently heard of comfort differences associated with corneal staining using different care regimens. While there are certainly individual reactions to care systems, I don't believe that these comfort differences have been fully deciphered. For example, I have seen advanced staining with quaternary ammonium solutions that remains asymptomatic, so the staining-discomfort link is not absolute.
What Course to Take?
Initial comfort is a good indicator of future comfort. If a patient is not especially comfortable with one contact lens type, and you've taken measures to settle the lens, it may be more expedient to try a different lens to improve longer-term comfort. Silicone hydrogel lenses are generally preferred, but you must choose a lens with the right combination of properties to optimize individual patient comfort. CLS
For references, please visit www.clspectrum.com/references.asp and click on document #161.
Dr. Brennan is director of Brennan Consultants Pty Ltd and an adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology. He has received research funding from Alcon, Allergan, AMO, Bausch & Lomb, CIBA Vision, Clearlab, CooperVision, Igel, and Johnson & Johnson.


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by Anthony A. Mestas
Members of a Philadelphia nonprofit educational foundation devoted to free speech said Wednesday they are deeply concerned that Colorado State University-Pueblo shut down an outspoken professor's school email account.
CSU-Pueblo professor locked out over 'hit list' emailCSU-Pueblo professor's limited email restored
Peter Bonilla, a member of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, sent a five-page letter to CSU-Pueblo President Lesley Di Mare asking that Tim McGettigan's email be completely reinstated.
"We want his email access to be fully restored without any conditions on it and without any strings attached and without it laying the basis for any other disciplinary actions from the university based on the content of the expression in his email," Bonilla said by telephone Wednesday.
The university said McGettigan's email has been restored, but he can't use large distribution groups at this time.
"That's a start, but we are still concerned that he's being discriminated against in terms of his overall email and network access and what he is allowed to say and who he is allowed to say it to," Bonilla said.
The university has accused McGettigan of violating a campus communication policy that prohibits messages intended to "intimidate, threaten, harass other individuals" because of an email he sent out Friday comparing job cuts at the school to the deadly Ludlow Massacre.
"CSU-Pueblo's actions have severely violated McGettigan's First Amendment rights and impermissibly chilled faculty and student expression," Bonilla wrote in his letter.
He said that McGettigan's email fails entirely to meet the exacting legal definition of "threats" or "intimidation" unprotected by the First Amendment, as CSU-Pueblo alleges.
"McGettigan's email does not communicate any kind of 'intent to commit an act of unlawful violence' nor does it 'direct a threat to a person or group of persons with the intent of placing the victim in fear of bodily harm or death,' " Bonilla wrote.
Bonilla said his group is not in the business of suing universities.
"Very few cases that we become involved in need that kind of action to resolve the cases at issue," Bonilla said.
Bonilla said as of Wednesday, the university had not responded to his letter.
McGettigan informed the group of his email cancellation this week.
CSU-Pueblo spokeswoman Cora Zaletel said Wednesday that Bonilla's letter is under review.
View this article at The Pueblo Chieftain
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This specific tutorial is a single movie from chapter three of the Final Cut Studio Overview course presented by lynda.com author Damian Allen. Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/Final-Cut-Studio-3-tutorials/final-cut-studio-overview/52345-2.html?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=videoupload-lynda-52345-0301 The complete course has a total duration of 2 hours and 51 minutes. Final Cut Studio Overview table of contents: 1. Final Cut Pro 7 Overview 2. Motion 4 Overview 3. Color 1.5 Overview 4. Soundtrack Pro 3 Overview 5. DVD Studio Pro 4 Overview 6. Compressor 3.5 Overview
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December 8, 2013
After a timorous start, our embrace of inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase has flowered into what promises to be a long-term love triangle among integrase inhibitors, the providers who prescribe them, and the patients who must swallow them. One look at the Oct. 30 update to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidelines is all it takes to see this integrase lovefest -- considering that more than half of the regimens listed as preferred for initial treatment, expanded from four to seven, are integrase inhibitor-based.
And, why not? Over the past decade, the number of new potent antiretroviral agents has grown; yet, patients preparing to start HIV therapy have still had to choose from a constricted list of imperfect options. Essentially, the selection of initial therapy came down to choosing between the fixed-dose formulation of efavirenz/tenofovir/emtricitabine (Atripla) and one of two flavors of ritonavir (Norvir)-boosted protease inhibitors (darunavir [Prezista] or atazanavir [Reyataz]) plus tenofovir/emtricitabine (Truvada).
When the efavirenz (Sustiva, Stocrin)-based single tablet became available in 2006, the troublesome neuropsychiatric adverse effects of the regimen seemed a relatively small price to pay for convenience and potency. But, do our patients really need to continue to have to deal with nighttime dosing, a break-in period of dream disturbance, and a nagging question of mood effects (see the next highlight)? Likewise, the boosted protease inhibitor regimens are excellent at suppressing viremia and are virtually bulletproof against drug resistance, yet require multiple pills, bottles, co-pays, plus are straddled with important potential drug-drug interactions.
Preferred Regimens for Initial Treatment of HIV Infection -- HHS Guidelines 10/30/13
This is why the release of elvitegravir and dolutegravir (Tivicay, DTG) are a big deal. The single-pill-a-day elvitegravir tablet is a marvel of medicinal chemistry and holds its own against alternatives, including efavirenz and ritonavir-boosted atazanavir. The cobicistat appears to be a hair better tolerated than low-dose ritonavir and may have less of an impact on lipids, particularly triglycerides. Dolutegravir is a stand-alone pill, but a small one at that, and will be co-formulated with abacavir/lamivudine (Epzicom, Kivexa) soon. It also has an impressive clinical trial track record against efavirenz- and raltegravir-based regimens, as well as ritonavir-boosted darunavir. Dolutegravir is also a switch-hitter in that it has been studied with both tenofovir/emtricitabine and abacavir/lamivudine.
These new integrase inhibitors do not smooth over every last rough edge of HIV therapy -- there are still some potential drug interaction issues, particularly with the cobicistat needed to boost elvitegravir, and resistance may be an issue for those with major adherence problems. There is also the small, but annoying, artifactual increase in serum creatinine caused by both cobicistat and dolutegravir, as these agents block transporters responsible for moving creatinine from the blood to the urine across the tubular membrane. The elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir (Stribild) tablet currently is indicated in those with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 70 mL/min. Still, these inhibitors of integrase seem to offer us a bit of what we liked most in the older regimens: the simplicity of the fixed-dose NNRTI and a relatively decent barrier to resistance, albeit not as high as that of the boosted protease inhibitors.
Efavirenz- and ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors have held a near monopoly on our attention and that is now over as we get to know (and perhaps love) this emerging class of antiretrovirals.
What are some other top clinical developments of 2013? Read more of Dr. Wohl's picks.
David Alain Wohl, M.D., is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina and site leader of the University of North Carolina AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Chapel Hill.
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