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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Timing of Dialysis Initiation: The Billion Dollar Question
Does this differ from what's been going on in practice for the last 10-15 years? A quick look at the USRDS shows that back in 1996 less than 20% of patients started dialysis with an eGFR of greater than 10 ml/min/1.73m2. In stark contrast by 2009 a full 20% were starting with an eGFR of over 15 ml/min/1.73m2 and greater than 50% were starting above the 10 ml/min/1.73m2 mark.
Why the heck did this happen when uremic signs and symptoms, at least in the IDEAL trial, in general seem to occur at GFRs below 10 ml/min/1.73m2?
A variety of explanations have been put forward (well reviewed by Rosansky and colleagues here and here). A commonly proffered argument is that perhaps uremic signs and symptoms are occurring earlier in our aging and increasingly ill population. However, in a study of 2402 nursing home residents who initiated dialysis, the authors found that seven signs and symptoms commonly associated with declining kidney function, such as volume overload and cognitive or functional decline, accounted for less than one third of all cases of early dialysis initiation including less than half of all cases of early outpatient dialysis initiation, suggesting that dialysis initiation may be primarily prompted by laboratory values in a large number of patients.
Regardless of the reasons, the trend is clear, early start was the rule rather than the exception building through the late 90s into the 2000s.
What has this meant for patients and US societal economic cost? A very nice paper from O'Hare and colleagues tells part of the story, using information from a large integrated health care system in Seattle, the group was able to estimate the rate of eGFR decline prior to the onset of dialysis in a subset of patients. This in turn allowed them to predict how many additional days on dialysis patients spent in 2007 versus 1997 by looking at the mean eGFR at time of dialysis initiation in patients listed in the USRDS and then back calculating (this relied on the assumption that the rates of decline were similar in these groups).
These estimates showed that dialysis was initiated on average of five months earlier in 2007 compared to 1997 and almost 8 months earlier in patients over 75! Doing some back of the envelope calculations the group guessed that early initiation in the US had cost an additional $1.5 billion dollars during 2007. This is slightly higher but similar to the over $1 billion dollar additional yearly cost estimate made using slightly different assumptions by the AJKD editorialists for the economic analysis of the IDEAL trial (this was the US estimate - the IDEAL trial was conducted in Australia and New Zealand).
Given that early initiation of dialysis in asymptomatic closely followed patients has no proven benefit (and may even be harmful if you look at recent retrospective data) part of our charge as emerging nephologists is helping to reverse this expensive and unhelpful trend.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
AKI in the hospital: What does this mean for my long term kidney health?
A nice example of this literature was published this past month in CJASN by a group from Cincinnati examining 3679 diabetic veterans over an average followup of about 5 years looking at how hospital acquired AKI, defined using AKIN criteria, influenced the development of stage IV CKD and mortality. Individuals with less than 3 outpatient serum creatinine measurements or eGFRs of less that 30 ml/min/1.73m2 where excluded from the study.
Hospital acquired AKI occurred in 29% of the cohort and in the vast majority of cases, 88%, was of mild severity (AKIN stage I) with only 12% of cases in AKIN stages 2 and 3. The group was unfortunately unable to capture data on the need for inpatient dialysis. Of those who developed hospital acquired AKI, 23.4% went on to develop stage IV CKD as compared with 10.4% of hospitalized patients who avoided AKI. Hospital acquired AKI was a significant risk factor for the development of stage IV CKD with HR of 3.56.
As with severe dialysis requiring AKI, these less severe cases of AKI were also significantly associated with mortality with 38% of the patients who developed hospital acquired AKI dying by the end of the study period as compared with 24% of the hospitalized patients who did not develop AKI.
Interestingly the group looked at individuals who developed multiple episodes of AKI and with each episode up to 3 there was an approximate doubling of the risk for developing stage IV CKD. It was additionally notable that the hazard ratio for AKI was similar to that of proteinuria, a well known risk factors for CKD progression.
So how should the post hospital followup of these less severe cases of AKI be handled? Some have asked whether these patients should be seen by nephrologists, however given the already strained capacity of many renal clinics this would seem difficult to achieve. More practically, educating housestaff and primary care physicians on the importance of AKI as a risk factor for CKD and encouraging them to refer when CKD becomes present seems more achievable. In addition, in integrated systems such as the VA these patients could be followed remotely and brought into nephrologic care when our services are of value to the patient.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
The Origins of Renal Physiology, a National Course for Renal Fellows
The course took place on the coast of Maine at the MDIBL, a place with great historical and modern day significance for renal physiology. George Dorr, who founded Acadia National Park with John D. Rockefeller, had the foresight to recognize the potential value of the island for the scientific community. He offered land for two labs, the MDIBL and the Jackson Laboratory (which also continues to operate on the island with tremendous success). The MDIBL is where E. K. Marshall discovered and described active tubular transport in the goosefish in the 1920's. It is where Homer Smith wrestled with the concepts of clearance, GFR, and effective renal blood flow and worked out calculations based on his studies in marine animals. He did ground breaking experiments in the lab and wrote a number of manuscripts and books in his cottage on the campus describing these fundamental concepts. For 35 years, he spent his summers working at the MDIBL. Roberts Pitts called this time the "Smithian Era of renal physiology". Homer Smith brought many others to the island to work on renal physiology, and over the years a number of important discoveries have been made at the MDIBL. The lab continues to be a place of excellence, active in research.
The annual course brings fellows back to this historical place and places them under the mentorship of a distinguished faculty. Mark Zeidel serves as the course director and every year he brings in a remarkable faculty from across the country to distill fundamental concepts of renal physiology in a historical and comparative context. They do this by dividing the course up into six modules. Each fellow participates in three of the six modules with each module lasting for two days. The modules split the kidney up into functional units beginning with the glomerulus and continuing on through the proximal tubule, the loop of Henle, and the distal tubule. They also covered salt and water homeostasis and renal genetics. On the first day of each module, we worked with the faculty in the lab performing experiments using classic physiology model systems such as the toad bladder, the shark rectal gland, the zebrafish, and the xenopus oocyte. We developed a presentation based on our experiments to share with the group on the morning of the second day of each module. Even though we only work with three of the modules each year, we learned what the other groups were doing through the peer presentations. The afternoons after the presentations were spent exploring the island and Acadia National Park. There were organized outings for hiking, biking, and kayaking. We finished the week with a big lobster bake at a park on the seawall.
I have had the great pleasure of attending the course each of the last two years, participating in all six modules. I told my wife when I got home each time that I felt like a kid at camp. Only instead of the usual camp games, we were playing with kidneys and urine. These were tremendous experiences that I will carry with me throughout my career in nephrology. It was great to meet and work with faculty and fellows from across the country. I came away with an enhanced understanding of physiology and a renewed enthusiasm for all things renal. As you make your schedules out for next year, I would encourage you to consider setting aside some time to attend next year's course, September 2-9.
Posted by Michael Hovater MD
Sunday, December 11, 2011
From the RFN Archives: Plasma Exchange for Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Pregnancy and ACE inhibitors
Treating hypertension on pregnancy sometimes feels a little like going back in time. As Nate posted previously, the list of anti-hypertensives that are considered safe in pregnancy is relatively short – first line agents include labetalol, hydralazine, methyldopa and some calcium channel blockers, while beta-blockers and diuretics are relatively contraindicated and ACEi and ARBs are definitely contraindicated. ACEi have been associated with a constellation of fetal injuries when used in later pregnancy while a study published in 2006 suggested that they were associated with fetal malformations when used in the first trimester. Given the prevalence of hypertension in the general population and the ubiquity of ACEi, this lead to some understandable anxiety about whether these classes of drugs should be prescribed at all to women of child-bearing potential.
However, two recent studies published in the BMJ and the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology have challenged this orthodoxy. The first is a large registry study while the second is a meta-analysis of all studies of ACEi in early pregnancy. These two large studies found that although the risk for fetal malformations was higher than controls with first trimester use of ACEi, there was a similar increased risk associated with the use of any other class of anti-hypertensive and in women with untreated hypertension. There was no excess risk of ACEi over these other groups. This suggests that it is the hypertension itself that is causing the increased risk of malformations rather than any effect of an individual medication. It is important to note that the previously documented association between fetal malformations and the use of ACEi in the second and third trimesters was confirmed in the BMJ study. This indicates that the drugs are not safe for use throughout pregnancy and should be stopped when a woman becomes pregnant. That said, it should bring some relief to mothers who have conceived while taking an ACEi that they have not done any inadvertent harm to their children.
I recommend this excellent editorial on the topic
Cold and OTCs in Transplantation
When recommending OTC medications, it is important to suggest therapies based on patient symptoms, drug interactions and adverse effect profile. Below a summary of safe drugs to use in this population according to symptoms:
Relief of non-productive cough:
Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant with no reported drug-interactions with immunosuppressant medications. Caution should be exercised in liver transplant patients as dextromethorphan is metabolized by the CYP450 2D6 isoenzyme.
Codeine is typically used as an opioid analgesic but is also used as a cough suppressant in combination products. In patients with low GFR, doses should be reduced (25% - 50% reduction) due to potential for accumulation of metabolites.
Relief of congestion and productive cough:
Guaifenesin is an expectorant with no significant drug-drug interactions, although caution is recommended in renal transplant recipients and in patients with decreased renal function as it is hydrolyzed to a renally eliminated metabolite and high doses of guaifenesin have been rarely associated with urolithiasis.
Antihistamines including diphenhydramine (1st generation) and loratidine (2nd generation) are used for relief of symptoms such as cough, watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing.
Caution should be advised in the following settings: patients on calcineurin inhibitors as antihistamines decrease gastric motility; patients with renal dysfunction due to urinary excretion of antihistamine metabolites (extend dosing interval); liver transplant patients due to hepatic metabolism; and lung transplant patients as antihistamines thicken bronchial secretions and can cause respiratory depression.
Don't forget about nonpharmacological therapies, which can be safely utilized to provide relief for cold symptoms: saline sprays, vaporizers and humidifiers.
The following medications are NOT recommended: Pseudoephedrine, Phenylephrine, Oxymetazoline and NSAIDS (Advil, Aleve, Ibuprofen, Motrin, Excedrin, Midol). Patients should be informed to carefully read product ingredients as combination therapies could contain these agents.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
An 18 year-old girl with end stage renal disease secondary to focal segmental glomerular sclerosis had a double cuff flex neck peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter uneventfully inserted in order to begin dialysis. Ten days after this procedure, following successful post-operative catheter flushes, she presented with new, intermittent, sharp, right-sided abdominal pain with catheter flushes. Over the next week, she went on to experience progressive peritoneal filling difficulties that required curtailing planned treatments. She was otherwise asymptomatic and, when not on dialysis, reported feeling well. An abdominal x-ray revealed that her catheter had migrated into the right flank, and her dialysis treatments did not improve after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator or an intensified bowel regimen. Her PD catheter was capped, and she was instructed to present for surgical repositioning of the catheter the following day.
In the operating room, the peritoneal catheter was found to be in the right lower quadrant as expected and initially appeared to be surrounded by only inflamed omental remnants. Further dissection of the omentum away from the catheter, however, revealed multiple dense adhesions, including a small loop of bowel and a markedly inflamed appendix, encircling the PD catheter. These adhesions were lysed, freeing the PD catheter from the appendix. After a pause to discuss these findings with her mother, the surgeon proceeded to perform a previously unplanned appendectomy. The PD catheter was relocated to the pelvis and flushed with ease.
This case highlights a rare but previously documented cause of PD catheter obstruction: appendiceal entrapment. However, this case has a few significant differences from the literature. First, and most notably, the patient's pathologically-confirmed appendicitis did not present with signs or symptoms consistent with this disease (fever, localized abdominal pain, elevated WBC). Catheter obstruction and malposition were our only clues, and even en route to the OR, both the medical and surgical teams believed this to be a simple case of catheter malposition, perhaps with an element of omental adherence. Second, this case questions the current literature's suggested management of surgical peritonitis, which centers around catheter removal and dialysis interruption. HS's catheter was left in, and her pain, catheter flows, and dialysis treatments dramatically improved post-operatively. Perhaps the most important lesson that I take away from this case, though, is to quickly consider the more rare surgical causes of PD catheter obstruction and even peritonitis when conventional medical treatments fail.
Posted by Matt O'Rourke
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Renal disease and HIV
In addition there are many other renal diseases that can be associated with HIV infection, its treatment or associated conditions. An interesting review can be found here.
Below are some of the differentials on that long list:
Many of the anti-retrovirals have been associated with nephrotoxicity in various forms. Further information can be found on previous posts.
Similarly, various antibiotics and other anti-microbials used to treat or prophylaxis this population must be kept in mind (e.g. Bactrim, amphotericin, pentamidine etc.). Another potential problem over the longer term is the diabetogenic potential from various protease inhibitors.
Co-infection with other diseases, particularly HBV and HCV should be investigated. This opens a whole other list of differentials in terms of renal disease – e.g. membranous associated with HBV and syphilis; cryoglogulin and membranoproliferative disease associated with HCV. An immune complex mediated disease with predominance of IgA has also been described, as have various forms of lupus like clinical cases.
One other rare consideration is thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura, which may result from HIV induced endothelial injury.
Just some of the differentials to keep in mind when asked to see a patient with kidney disease and HIV infection.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
The odd couple: the kidney and the colon
Two examples of such compounds are indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate which are produced by colon microbes from tryptophan and phenylalanine/tyrosine, respectively. In the ongoing search for the medley of true uremic toxins (remember that urea, produced from protein metabolism in the liver is at worst only mildly toxic) compounds such as indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate are potentially toxic candidates.
In an interesting study recently published in JASN a group from Stanford examined the profile of plasma solutes in normal subjects and dialysis patients with and without colons. As expected, HPLC assays revealed that indoxyl sulfate and p-cresol sulfate were nearly absent in dialysis patients without colons in contrast to solutes like urea that were present in equal amounts in both the colon intact and absent groups.
In addition, mass spectroscopy revealed a number of other known and unidentifiable solutes in significantly higher concentration in the dialysis patients with colons when compared with normal subject and dialysis patients without colons. This suggests that we are just at the beginning of understanding the contribution of the colonic microflora to uremic toxicity.
As suggested at the end of the JASN article, a deeper understanding of our micorflora's contribution to uremic toxicity could allow us to explore the health benefits of reducing the production of toxic solutes by nutritional, probiotic, or pharmacologic means.


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Hair apparent: Local stylist does Fashion's Night Out
New York's Fashion Week can seem a world away, but for Charlottesville-based hairstylist Lucas Shaffer, it was an opportunity to show the skills he's honed as a Redken artist–- and work on the hair of supermodel Gisele BŒndchen.
"It was an honor to be asked to do it," says Shaffer, 39, who successfully auditioned for Redken a decade ago, and who plies his trade locally at be. hair loft salon on West Main Street next to Zinc restaurant.
For the Fashion Week opener–- a star-studded September 10 event dubbed Fashion's Night Out–- Shaffer worked some of the 'dos of the 200-plus models at Lincoln Center in front of a crowd of 1,500. Under famous master stylist Guido (so famous he only needs just one name), Shaffer helped to create '50s-inspired bouffants for models.
While Guido remained in charge of Gisele's long tresses, Shaffer did get to "tong" the hair (that's a curling technique) of the supermodel who is married to Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady.
"She's a very sweet, genuine person," Shaffer says.
For the first time, Fashion's Night Out will go wide with a CBS special that airs on Tuesday, September 14 at 10pm and features interviews with famed outgoing Vogue editor Anna Wintour and a slew of other fashion celebs.
"It all worked out beautifully," says Shaffer.
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Lucas Shaffer is so lucky to reach his goal and of course, to have a makeover with some celebrities all over the world. He's an inspiration.
Maybe Lucas can hook-up with the Chang chef guy and they can open up an ultra chic "Coiff 'N Cop" hair-cuttery and sushi joint.

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Supplier Roundtable Examines the Future of Sourcing
Indian companies are on the rise. They are investing in their capacity, formulation expertise and export businesses to offer more transparency and stability for importers and distributors around the world. See how Indian companies are transforming sourcing for crop protection products during the FCI Global Sourcing Summit Supplier Roundtable, 8 December in Delhi.
Join leading companies as they discuss their strategies to gain global market share and expand products and services to the crop protection supply chain.
Supplier Roundtable panelists include:
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text: Architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms have increased their hourly billing rates an average of 16% over the past five years, according to Natick, Mass.-based ZweigWhite's report titled "2004 Fee and Billing Survey of A/E/P and Environmental Consulting Firms." Executives from 150 firms provided information on their billing rates, fee structures, staff chargeability, and billing practices for 29 employee positions. For this survey, each firm provided the industry standards for the billing rate of each level of employee in its firm. Results showed electrical engineers with one to five years of experience charge a median of $80 per hour, and half have billing rates between $72 and $92 (Table below). Senior electrical engineers have a median billing rate of $100 per hour, and a quarter charge $118 or more per hour. Designers and senior planners with more than five years of experience increased their hourly rates by as much as 35% while electrical engineers reported the lowest percentage increase of less than 10% over their 2000 rate. The survey also found that consulting firms often charge clients for their employees' time by the hour under time and materials contracts. They may even measure their profit and loss under lump sum or fixed price contract jobs by charging time against a project at billing rates.


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SALISBURY, MD – The York College Spartan men's lacrosse team made their first Capital Athletic Conference championship game appearance in school history on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Spartans, their foe, the second ranked Salisbury Sea Gulls, were in familiar territory as the Sea Gulls captured their 18th CAC crown with a 12-4 win over the Green and White.
The Sea Gulls improve to 18-1 overall while the Spartans fall to 15-4.
Salisbury jumped on the Spartans early with four goals to open the game. Donovan Lange struck twice on the run as the Sea Gulls seized control early. Spartan senior James Lowe (Monrovia, Md./Urbana) got York on the board with 4:10 left in the first quarter, temporarily slowing the Salisbury momentum.
The Sea Gulls stretched out the lead in the second quarter, scoring three straight to take a 7-1 lead with 7:33 remaining in the half. Taylor Tolbert (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) got the Spartans' second goal with 5:22 left in the quarter but the Gulls' Luke Phipps capped the first half with his second goal of the game as Salisbury took an 8-2 lead to the intermission.
The way Salisbury's defense was playing, that was more than enough to capture the conference championship.
Salisbury outscored York 4-0 in the third quarter, a quarter the Spartans have dominated all year.
York got a pair of fourth quarter goals to account for the 12-4 final score.
Phipps and Rhett DePol led Salisbury as they each tallied two goals and two assists for four points. Brandon Kendrick, Sean Fitzgerald and Donovan Lange each added three points off the bench for the Gulls.
Zeke Smith led the defensive effort with three caused turnovers and four ground balls. Chris Biank went 12-for-20 at the X while he also had eight ground balls.
Lowe, Tyler Davis (Finksburg, Md./Westminster), Dennis Young (Spring City, Pa./Spring-Ford), and Tolbert scored the goals for York as the Spartans were held to their lowest scoring output of the year.
Sophomore All-CAC defender Josh Kluver (Abington, Pa./Abington) had four caused turnovers and two ground balls to lead the Spartan defense.
Salisbury finished the game outshooting York 39-18 while the Gulls also held a 35-29 margin in ground balls. Both teams were sloppy with the ball, committing 20 turnovers each.
Alex Taylor earned the win as he registered seven saves in the victory. Caleb Abney (Forest Hill, Md./Fallston) notched ten saves with ten goals against in 59:02 of work for York.
The Sea Gulls snapped a pair of lengthy Spartan win streaks during the year. They broke York's school record seven game streak in March and the win today broke York's current five game streak.
The Spartans will now await their NCAA Tournament fate while the Gulls earn the CAC's automatic bid. The NCAA will announce the Division III Tournament field Sunday night. Please check back at www.ycpspartans.com for complete tournament coverage on Sunday evening.
Taylor Tolbert photo courtesy of Scott Guise - Director of Athletic Communications


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I visit teach this wonderful friend of mine in the ward named Pennie. I met my dear friend while working with her daughter at Stone Drug. This lady is amazing. She really is like my adopted grandmother. She would give the shirt off her back if she found someone who needed it more. Well I went with my partner to visit Pennie, and we were a few minutes early. She had modern, youthful music playing loudly, and she was in the kitchen. We came to visit her, but she had a pie baking in the oven for US! I love her! She gave us a fresh piece of pumpkin pie, a large glass of chocolate milk, and some homemade caramels that are to die for. I finally got to the spiritual message after awhile, and we chatted for a bit. I thanked her for my "dinner" and gave her a big hug. I told her and my companion that we would for sure come back more often :) I can only hope that when I am in my 70's, I can be as charitable and youthful as she is. She rides jetski's and 4-wheelers and wants to ride in a hot air balloon for her birthday. She's an amazing perosn,and I love her.
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Was I ever like that?
As I serve in the Young Women's in my ward, I often think back to when I was 12 and 13. I don't EVER remember acting silly and girly like they do. I love the enthusiasm my girls show. Sometimes it gets too loud and chaotic, but I love 'em anyway! Maybe I had teenage blinders on, I don't know, but surely I wasn't giddy, right? I remember being a tomboy-ish, quiet, shy, and an awkwardly tall teenager with not many friends. That's what I remember about being 12 and 13. When my YW leader said to me "Boy, I'm so glad you came out of your shell." I didn't know what she was talking about. I was the same as always. I am so grateful that those awkward years are behind me, and you couldn't pay me to go back. What do you think? Do you remember me acting like that? I don't!


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When I arrived at work this morning, I was reminded that today was our first day back to school on campus. I know many other kids have already went back in our area, but now, even the college crowd has arrived. I will not name exactly which University I work for, but I was amazed at the amount of blue and white being worn by the students. Sure, some school spirit is natural, but on the first day it was pervasive.....and very fun to see. There was an air of excitement and a bit of joy....I can remember when sporting your school colors would have been seen as a bit nerdy......but I'm very glad to see things have changed for the better in this area. For the rest of the youngsters out there who were not as excited about returning to school I present this small token for your amusement.
This is quite the smart looking bunch sitting for their school portrait in Pendleton County Kentucky - but then, if you look closely - I see a whole lot of scowling faces! I know that smiling for the camera was not a preference in the above time period......but I see some girls in the very back row grinning for the camera. The rest of the students on the other hand were downright sour! Regardless of whether you are wearing a grin or a sour face - welcome back everyone!!


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Today, the cost of one barrel of Azeri LT CIF oil in the world market decreases $0.46, Caspian Energy News (www.caspianenergy.net) reports with reference to marja.az
At present Azeri LT CIF oil brand costs $78.82 per barrel. It should be reminded that the minimum price for Azeri LT CIF was recorded in December 2001 ($19.15), and the maximum price in July 2008 ($149.66).
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Kermorgant saves Addicks blushes
Yann Kermorgant saved a point for nPower League 1 leaders Charlton, who could only draw 1-1 away at struggling Walsall.
The Saddlers had taken the lead through Jon Macken's effort, but Kermorgant equalised with a header.
The result meant Charlton's eight-match winning streak came to an end, but manager Chris Powell was happy with the point.
"A point is very favourable. Of course we came here trying to get three points but you have to be careful away," he said post-match.
"I still take the positives. We are now on 47 points and still on top."
Sheffield Wednesday closed the gap on the pacesetters with a 2-0 victory at Oldham. After a goalless first period, David Prutton opened the scoring and Ryan Lowe converted a penalty when Sanchez Watt was fouled by Robbie Simpson to give the Owls a comfortable win.
Huddersfield lost for the second successive match after their 43 game unbeaten run came to an end last week, as they went down 1-0 at home to Bournemouth thanks to a goal from Harry Arter.
A fifth successive win for MK Dons meant they climbed to third in the table after a 2-0 win away at Tranmere.
Jabo Ibehre nodded home after a rapid counter attack with 20 minutes played, and Shaun Williams doubled the lead on the hour mark.
Ched Evans now has eight goals in his last five games following a brace in Sheffield United's 3-0 hammering of Rochdale.
Evans' goals, the first a scrappy effort, the second a stunning free-kick, sandwiched a strike from Richard Creswell to give the Blades their fifth win on the bounce.
Wycombe won the battle of the bottom two as Steve Beaton grabbed a last gasp winner.
Chesterfield were twice ahead thanks to goals from Dean Morgan but were pegged back on both occasions by Anthony McNamee and Marcello Trotta.
Beaton then popped up to make it 3-2 in the 94th minute as Wycombe took the lead for the first time in the match.
Brentford beat managerless Hartlepool 2-1 as Niall McGinn's weak effort and Gary Alexander's penalty beat Scott Flinders. Sam Collins scored for Pool.
Carlisle left it late to overcome Scunthorpe 2-1 as Francois Zoko netted the winner in injury time.
Andy Barcham had put the Iron in front with a great goal from a tight angle but James Berrett brought the scores level before Zoko took centre stage.
Colchester thumped Bury 4-1 to stop the rot of three defeats in a row. A double salvo from Karl Duguid and one each from Ian Henderson and Lloyd James made the game safe before Lenell John-Lewis's consolation.
Two penalties from Kevin Lisbie helped Leyton Orient to a 3-0 win over Exeter. Lisbie also set up Jonathon Tehoue for Orient's other goal.
Yeovil escaped from the relegation zone with a 1-0 triumph over Notts County as Andy Williams headed home with two minutes left on the clock.
Preston were wasteful in their 0-0 draw at home to Stevenage, with Neil Mellor missing the best chance when one-on-one with the Boro keeper.News Now - Sport News


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The Geothermal Training Programme of the United Nations University (UNU-GTP) is a postgraduate training programme, aiming at assisting developing countries in capacity building within geothermal exploration and development. The programme consists of six months annual training for practicing professionals from developing and transitional countries with significant geothermal potential. Priority is given to countries where geothermal development is under way, in order to maximize technology transfer.
The programme has operated in Iceland since 1979. It is a cooperation between the United Nations University and the Government of Iceland and is hosted by the National Energy Authority (Orkustofnun).


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Decision : CONF 202 IV.B.2.1
Examination of requests for International Assistance - Cultural Heritage - Requests not recommended by the Bureau - Technical Cooperation
Historical centre of Mompox (Colombia) (US$ 30,000 requested)
The Bureau recommended that the State Party revise the request for a smaller amount and resubmit it to the Chairperson of the Committee.
Context of DecisionWHC-95/CONF.202/4 Rev.
International Assistance (1)
Decision Code: CONF 202 IV.B.2.1
Themes: International Assistance
States Parties (1): Colombia
Properties (1): Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Jumping the gun
So, we thought it interesting that Robyn Tysver of the OWH put together a list of Omaha Mayoral maybes, if a) the recall signatures go through and b) Suttle then loses a recall vote.
A little hasty of the OWH, no? Sounds like something WE would have done, right?
Well, nice to see that the newspaper is catching up, and we appreciate their insight.
So here is what we think of their list, and others who should or shouldn't be on it:
1) Hal Daub
Unless someone tells us otherwise, we have to assume Hal is in.
First, interesting that the OWH has changed his name from "Hal Daub" to "Hal Daub, 69". Very subtle there OWH (pun not intended).
But here are our thoughts on a potential Daub campaign: Hal once again will have to combat any preconceived notions of himself and his personality, etc. He will have to run as "the man you know" -- meaning a guy who can get the job done.
Differently though, Daub will have to completely spell out what he would/will do differently as Mayor to turn things around. He will have to let voters vote on the "Hal Daub Plan" -- instead of simply voting on "Hal Daub, the person".
It will really need to be a "if you want a 'perhaps and maybe' plan, then vote for the other guys. But you did that with Suttle. If you want to implement my plan, I'm your guy." Otherwise Daub will fall victim to the "he's a mean ogre" campaign that Suttle ran. He will need to be specific.
The risk there is that someone else just does a "me too!" on his plan. But that is the sort of risk he will have to take.
2) Dave Nabity
Again, unless someone says otherwise, we will assume he is in.
Nabity has the benefit of being Hal Daub-esque, without many of the negatives that Daub has built up through the years. But if Nabity is Daub-Lite, would voters be more likely to go with the Real Thing? It could possibly come down to that.
All of that being said, a commenter noted that the City Charter states that a candidate for Mayor must have lived in the city "for five consecutive years immediately prior to taking office..."
We don't know all the details of his residency, but this may be an issue for him. Any legal beagles can let us know more on this.
**Update update**
It is our understanding that Nebraska state law takes precedence over the city charter, and that the Nebraska law says Mayor has a six month residency requirement. This being the case, we understand that Nabity would meet the requirements.
3) Pete Festersen
If the Democrats need to get behind someone, it is probably Festersen. But though he has made some votes, he is still essentially an unknown to voters.
He was unopposed for his City Council race, so didn't have to really campaign. And like it or not, someone has to carry the stink of the Fahey years and decisions. Festersen, a top Fahey aide, will have a a target on his back for all of that.
The relatievely young Festersen (40) hasn't had to face up to that yet, but in a Mayoral race, absolutely would. That could pose a real problem.
4) Scott Hazelrigg
We have put Hazelrigg on our various lists in the past, but we found it interesting that Tysver included him in her list. There had to be someone who suggested him or pushed him, because otherwise he is quite an unknown to make the big list.
Hazelrigg has had the backing of Suzie Buffet and her deepest pockets for a while, and there are certainly many who think, "he's a smart, good looking guy; he is what Omaha needs!"
Except that Hazelrigg is a complete unknown in most of the city. He doesn't have much to hang his hat on, and has a few demerits in his career. He also just took the gig at the Omaha Home for Boys, in a position that usually is long term.
Could be just a trial balloon. But keep an eye on this one.
Is Vokal willing to give it another shot? He recently started a new gig himself, and has kept himself active on the MECA board.
But someone like Vokal would not just be able to decide to run and "go for it". He would need to have immediate financial backing and political support to make him a front runner.
If he was the least bit half-hearted or unsupported, he would have a hard time.
It is our understanding that former councilman Welch is looking at this. But we would be surprised if he pulled the trigger here, in the end.
7) Tom White
After the "shellacking" that White took (to use the President's words), we would doubt that Dems would back him so soon. We think White will need to take a break before coming back.
And now those left off the list.
He wasn't listed as a yes or a no, but Morgan has gotta be thinking about it. Just elected -- unopposed -- to the Douglas County Board, Morgan is politically "back". Though the DCB is a much easier decision than Mayor.
Morgan is someone who could immediately gather the funds for a run. But, like it or not, Morgan will still have to have a heart-to-heart with voters on why he suddenly quit the job back in '94. Yes, we understand that it was a "personal" decision. But in this very public job, Morgan would have to be much more forthcoming for voters to trust him again.
Or is 17 years long enough for voters to forget?
Tysver lists Ashford among the "not going to run".
Don't you believe it.
Right now Ashford is the face of the anti-Recall campaign, and he couldn't come out now and say "but just in case..." People would immediately question his sincerity, right?
But if Suttle is out, look for Ashford to suddenly say, "well, for the good of the City..."
He will position himself as a "Republican who can work with Democrats". But of course, the pro-higher taxes, pro-abortion, pro-gun ban Ashford is really the face of the word "RINO" in the political dictionary.
Ashford would simply be Jim Suttle with a wig and glasses. Or at least that's the way his opponents would/should frame him.
10) Someone Else!
The way things stand now, this race has the potential to be really wide open. If enough credible names get in, second place could be a battle. So if someone with the right backing decides to play, everything could change.
Stay tuned.
And hey, we haven't forgotten about you non-Omahans! We have a little statewide news.
First, remember Pay Flynn? Well, he announced quite a while back that he was running for Senate in 2012.
And not to be left out on all the discussions, he announced it again. He is now (surprise!) trying to position himself as the Tea Party candidate. Watch that drum get banged repeatedly the next few years.
Then there is a name that is currently being floated around as an alternative to Jon Bruning:
Fisher was recently featured in the OWH, and has been mentioned as a potential President for the Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District board.
But lately certain business types have been floating his name for Senate.
The main question now is if Fisher is really interested in that job.
And then there is the fact that Bruning is efficiently locking up support in the business community on his own.
Things are still interesting here, nonetheless.
107 comments:
I heard that Heath Mello is making calls. He has also had several big dollar fundraisers this year. He is the Jon Bruning of the Democratic Party.
- 10:14 AM, November 22, 2010
Hate to burst people's bubble's, but Nabity can't run for mayor should Suttle be recalled...Section 3.02 of the City Charter says:
"A candidate for the office of Mayor shall, at the time of filing for the office, be a qualified elector and resident of the city, or an area annexed by the city, for five consecutive years immediately prior to taking office..."
- 10:34 AM, November 22, 2010
- Mario Mello said...
Doesn't Heath Mello already have another job - as a presenter on "Extra!" ?
- 10:38 AM, November 22, 2010
- Street Sweeper said...
Interesting. We will note it in the post.
- 10:47 AM, November 22, 2010
Mello for Mayor......? While I'm not a Mello basher nor supporter, phuleease!
Not to mention Mello's wife works for Suttle! Nope on Mello. Maybe in 20 years when he is in his early 40's.
Ashford.......hehehe we should be so lucky.
- 10:57 AM, November 22, 2010
Bo Pelini for Mayor!
He sure would be fun to watch!
- 10:59 AM, November 22, 2010
Rex Fisher...lol This man cost Nebraska how many jobs under his tenor?
- 11:29 AM, November 22, 2010
Nebraska Revised Statutes § 32-501 Residence requirement; restriction; home rule charter; legislative findings and declarations
No person to be elected to office at any election or nominated at any primary election, except for state officers, shall be required to meet a residence requirement of longer than six months in order to be eligible to be a candidate for such office. The Legislature finds and declares that the election of public officials and the qualifications related thereto are a matter of general statewide concern notwithstanding the provisions of any home rule charter.
- 11:46 AM, November 22, 2010
- Street Sweeper said...
- 11:49 AM, November 22, 2010
Nebraska Revised Statutes §14-217.01. Mayor; election.
A city of the metropolitan class shall elect a mayor for such term as may be provided by the laws and ordinances of such city.
Plus 32-501 mentions at a primary election..the vote after Suttle's recalled would be a special election, not a primary
- 12:20 PM, November 22, 2010
What part "ANY ELECTION" do you not understand
32-501. Residence requirement; restriction; home rule charter; legislative findings and declarations.
No person to be elected to office at ANY ELECTION or nominated at any primary election, except for state officers, shall be required to meet a residence requirement of longer than six months in order to be eligible to be a candidate for such office.
- 12:32 PM, November 22, 2010
"any primary election". Not "any election".
- 12:37 PM, November 22, 2010
What government job is Ms. Mello going to find now that her gig with Suttle is almost up?
- 12:37 PM, November 22, 2010
Sorry to all the Mayor-wanna bees
Omahans have too much common sense to get to that point.
don't waste more money on more politics. Give Suttle a chance.
all departments (except police) are under budget
no services have been cut
Triple A bond rating is back
He did the hard work that nobody would do.
I support Suttle!
- 12:39 PM, November 22, 2010
Jeez, the election commissioner's website says 6 months
- 12:40 PM, November 22, 2010
To 12:39, Don't you have law exams to study for? Are you also on any medication that may distort your view of reality?
- 12:51 PM, November 22, 2010
The Rigg = fraud.
- 12:56 PM, November 22, 2010
Are these the same business types that didn't want Suttle Recalled or think the Learning community is a great idea? No thanks.
- 2:05 PM, November 22, 2010
Mrs Mello doesn't doesn't belong in the conversation. However, I'm sure with her qualifications and contacts she would land on her feet.
- 3:11 PM, November 22, 2010
Now and interesting candidate for Mayor would be State Sen Council!
- 3:12 PM, November 22, 2010
Just hope Ernie Chambers does not throw in his hat. That would be a fun political debate to watch.
- 3:31 PM, November 22, 2010
Dan Welch would make a great mayor.
- 3:54 PM, November 22, 2010
Brenda Council would make a great candidate for mayor. She helped create a lot of jobs over here in Council Bluffs.
- 4:03 PM, November 22, 2010
There is no way Hal Daub gets elected. The OWH is probably pissed that their editorial page was ignored. I bet they do some digging on the OFD contract and previous endorsements. Hal got one before Fahey came around. He played a part in this mess and I would bet OWH would like to prove it. Plus any politician that took money from the OPD and OFD is off many people's list.
- 4:42 PM, November 22, 2010
The Fire pension fund was solid when Hal was mayor. The fire unions attorney (John Fahey) had the union endorse his kid brother for mayor. Then after they got him elected, had closed door good faith (wink and nod) negotiations of the fire contract.
- 4:52 PM, November 22, 2010
New flash. Nabity now lives withing city limits.
- 4:59 PM, November 22, 2010
Hal Daub? Now, there's a retro moment to recall.
- 5:11 PM, November 22, 2010
Hal Daub also said the Qwest wasnt going to cost the taxpayers because all these conventions are going to come to a City without great connecting flights and without convention weather. I love the Qwest, I just wish Hal knew what he was talking about when it was put together.
- 5:17 PM, November 22, 2010
Two names left off the list of possible candidates...Franklin Thompson and Jean Stothert.
- 5:50 PM, November 22, 2010
Hey anonymous at 5:17: You have no clue what you are talking about. Hal Daub has a larger 27 story Marriot Hotel that was big enough to handle large conventions. Then mayor Fahey took over and had a meeting with his union buddies and went with the smaller Hilton hotel, which had less rooms (later we had to add to it). Mike Fahey like all dems screwed this city for union favors.
- 6:05 PM, November 22, 2010
6:05, wouldn't a larger hotel mean more union work, not less? Or were unions somehow going to be banned from working on the proposed Mariott? Your post as it stands makes no sense other than demonizing union workers.
- 6:11 PM, November 22, 2010
Ernie Chambers? Ernie Chambers! Hell yeah!
- 6:45 PM, November 22, 2010
To Fahey's Follies, It doesnt matter how many hotel rooms you have when its 75 degrees in Orlando and its 20 degrees in Omaha. Daub's projections to sell the Qwest were baloney, agressive baloney at that. He is the second worst person for the mayor's job, the problem is the worst has it now.
- 7:23 PM, November 22, 2010
Above a certain size required the use of a non union shop because no one local that is union is equipped to build the larger scale.
It was built small on purpose and for the protection of solely union jobs as opposed to many union jobs and lot's of money for a non union owner.
- 8:28 PM, November 22, 2010
Dave Nabity for Mayor! He's not from around here!
- 9:47 PM, November 22, 2010
So why did the Hilton have to expand then? Was Has wrong?
- 10:36 PM, November 22, 2010
Suttle agrees with expanding the Hilton, so it has to be a good idea! He will probably let the contractor to shred the plans too, paperwork and good decisions just arent his thing.
- 10:43 PM, November 22, 2010
What, you mean the Hilton expansion that every single member of the City Council voted for?
Give it a rest.
- 12:04 AM, November 23, 2010
Hey, don't forget about me!
- 12:06 AM, November 23, 2010
- Malinda said...
BORED NEBRASKA is giving a big shout-out to Tom Becka, who will be tending bar at the Dundee Dell tonight as a fundraiser for the Heartland Food Bank. And you all thought Jane and her posse didn't love right wingers!
- 11:39 AM, November 23, 2010
Is that Augustus Gloob I see standing behind Governor Heineman?
- 12:38 PM, November 23, 2010
Anon @ 5:17. Hey, at least Hal let the citizens VOTE on the Qwest. Feeble Feehey did the Ameritrade behind closed doors. I guarantee you we will be paying for that in 10 years.
- 1:27 PM, November 23, 2010
James, you're wrong. Daub himself had nothing to do with "allowing the public to vote" on Qwest Center. The vote happened because of the creation of MECA. The private money behind QCO said they would not put their $$$ in unless MECA was approved/created.
It's all about control, baby. That's what the private boosters got in exchange for their $75,000,000.
It's the way business has always been done in this town.
- 1:36 PM, November 23, 2010
Becka? right wing? Hardly. he just does what gets him ratings.
kind of like Jane Kleeb, whatever issue gets her paid the most from Dick Holland.
- 1:41 PM, November 23, 2010
Hal Daub, the greatest Mayor since AV Sorensen. Fahey coasted on Hal's achievements then look at Fahey's Legacy,$500 million in underfunded pensions.
- 1:48 PM, November 23, 2010
Yea, Let the city run MECA. Imagine what the pay and pension would be for a ticket taker at the QWEST CENTER. NO THANKS!
- 2:35 PM, November 23, 2010
Tanned, rested and ready...Subby for Mayor
- 3:53 PM, November 23, 2010
Wish Dan Welch knew how viable he was in comparison to the mentioned field of good ole boys.
- 4:24 PM, November 23, 2010
Did NNN jump the gun?
Seems that in the past week, only 24 comments were posted on the four articles Vile Kyle wrote at NNN.
That's an average of six comments per article. wow. Why so few posters there?
- 6:02 PM, November 23, 2010
6:02, maybe because you have to create an account there before posting. Kyle's blog has more quality than quantity, unlike this one (and I'm not Kyle :))
- 6:19 PM, November 23, 2010
Suttle has all of Obama's success and none of his charm. No wonder the World Herald is rooting for him to be ousted. He's put Omaha in a coma.
At least Brad Arseward would be more entertaining.
- 8:06 PM, November 23, 2010
Thanks for the laugh!
- 9:05 PM, November 23, 2010
We pay city Planning Director $185k a year!!! For what??? Fire Jim Suttle!
- 10:27 PM, November 23, 2010
It is so amazing what a load of BS lies that republicans will tell about anything and everything . Just watch the news or read a paper or a magazine. The GOP and the truth are millions of miles a part on everything. How long before the American people wise up? Soon, I hope before the republicans ruin our great country forever. If you don't understand this. Then you are part of the problem!!
- 7:56 AM, November 24, 2010
the best posts (of the few that are made there) actually come from GeoUser--a conservative. lol. 6:19-- Agree that's quality. Bogus that people don't post because they could create an anonymous or other screename.
Face it--people got tired long ago of Vile's rants and hatred to anything other than his views.
- 7:56 AM, November 24, 2010
- Right Wing Professor said...
Making people post via an account is a good idea. It's just that NNN is a tediously boring site. Not a smidgen of humor; no attempt at balance; and sanctimonious sermons about the eeevil GOP while he totally ignores Democrat political corruption. Might as well read a NDP press release.
This site wins 56:0 on humor, 14:7 on balance, and 28:0 on realism.
- 8:45 AM, November 24, 2010
6:19--then go post at NNN.
- 8:58 AM, November 24, 2010
6:19 (Kyle),
If we wanted to be insulted by your ego driven rants, we'd hop over and read your blog. We don't because we find your sanctimonious diatribes to induce nausea. Why don't you buy some ads on Blogger if you want to draw recruits from the Sweeper's enviably numerous readership? Or better yet - go get a life.
- 10:00 AM, November 24, 2010
So, who verifies the signatures and how long of a process is it? A pity that no one took me up on my bet that both Suttle and White would lose. Can't wait for them to get the signatures verified so they can schedule a vote. I'm halfway there on my pick two and none of the tough-talking dems who post here had the guts to back up either White OR Suttle by taking my bet. I had to be right on both races and still, no one had enough confidence in either guy to take the bet.
- 10:14 AM, November 24, 2010
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
- 10:40 AM, November 24, 2010
Vile tweets, "After deleting your 5,000th spammer (literally), you can't help but start wondering if there aren't better ways of spending your time."
We agree Kyle. Please find one!
- 10:42 AM, November 24, 2010
I have several friends that are progressives--they told me they could care less about NNN and stopped reading a few years ago. I hope the discussions here at LS continue the way they have--upbeat, friendly, a few testy exchanges back and forth--but little of the hate and vitriol that marks Kyle's articles. Happy Thanksgiving to all and wishes of continued success by LS in 2011!
- 10:45 AM, November 24, 2010
The Full Story
Kyle's most recent article attacks Rep. Jeff Fortneberry for not supporting the DREAM Act. But GeoUser then posted a bullseye--and quoted Sen. Ben Nelson on not supporting the bill either.
Of course, no mention of that from Vile Kyle... .
VK=shredded credibility
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
- 10:56 AM, November 24, 2010
11:39 a.m. Jane is just sucking up to any media person who will put her in the spotlight and radio is one of her favorites. So she attempts to curry favor with Becka and anyone else she can badger into giving her free publicity for her self-generated media events. One of these days she will learn that "boy cries wolf" will wear out her welcome with the Nebraska media and they will stop covering her press conferences and events that have no substance.
- 11:51 AM, November 24, 2010
Libs want power in the hands of a few, like royalty/politburo. Republicans want it in the hands of industry. In looking back on history the people have ALWAYS benefited the MOST from Capitalism. Not all people have been well treated, but at least in the system the US had in the mid 1900's there was an ability to move up.
Now with Obama and his ilk only a few can move up as the rest must be brought down to pay to bring up a small percentage. So goes the cycle. Eventually those who are paying for those who won't will grow tired and throw the shackles of Progressiveness off for that of true hope found in Capitalism.
Meanwhile, the rest of us will continue to eek out our meager existence and hope Obama doesn't steal CHRISTmas too!
- 11:54 AM, November 24, 2010
I'm really worried about President Obama stealing CHRISTmas.
- 12:07 PM, November 24, 2010
Congratulations to all of the winners in the 11/2 election--i.e. Republicans. Condolences to the losers--Democrats.
- 12:11 PM, November 24, 2010
One question though is if you take away Dick Holland's $$$, what's left in funding Bold NE? Probably very little.
What if Holland has to largely fund the recall opposition campaign--would he have to reduce his allotment to Jane?
Could be a problem?
- 12:17 PM, November 24, 2010
11:54, please pick up a history book. You are correct that Republicans want power in the hands of industry. Read Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" to see how well that worked in the food industry. Your view of Democrats is a tired caricature. I am glad that you realized things were much better in the mid 1900's. We had stronger industry and Wall Street regulation and a more prosperous middle class. The top marginal federal income tax rate was 90%, and the top 1% of income earners only took 9% of the wealth in 1976, closer to 23% today. Yeah I agree that conditions were much better in the mid 1900s, and one had the chance to "move up". Today one's lucky to have a job.
- 1:28 PM, November 24, 2010
- Right Wing Professor said...
Read Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" to see how well that worked in the food industry.
Why not read 'De Bello Gallico"? "The Jungle" is 90 years old. Maybe it's time for the local Democrats to move into another century?
- 1:52 PM, November 24, 2010
Nobody cares what you think RWP. This is an insider blog, you have provided precisely ZERO in incitefulness, just arguing with your trolls to hijack this blog and make it all about you.
- 3:32 PM, November 24, 2010
RWP, it's simple. One has to go back 90 years to find a time when "government was in the hands of industry". Thanks to reforms instigated by Democrats but opposed by Republicans, we don't have the labor abuses and abysmal food production practices documented by "The Jungle". Now considering the removal of regulations started by Reagan and still promoted by Republicans, someone may write "The Jungle II" if Republicans gain anymore power.
- 3:57 PM, November 24, 2010
Ahhh but you deflect the story. The comment was directed at Progressives and Liberals. The democrat party USED to be honorable and shared many of the same goals held by Republicans.
Today the Democratic party has been hijacked by a minority, fanatical, group who have done nothing but tear down the once proud name of Democrats, and the US. PLEASE take your party back!!! As a Republican I would much rather work with a Kennedy Democrat any day. Obama and his ilk are ruinous to not only your Party, but our Country! I suspect many Democrats know this and are working to clean their house to return it to it's once honorable and effective past. Good luck.
- 4:14 PM, November 24, 2010
One has to go back 90 years to find a time when "government was in the hands of industry". Thanks to reforms instigated by Democrats but opposed by Republicans, we don't have the labor abuses and abysmal food production practices documented by "The Jungle".
Well, of course this is nonsense, on so many levels. There never was a time government left industry alone. And whatever one thinks about it, the administration of Teddy Roosevelt was more active in regulating industry than any prior to it, and most since.
- 4:22 PM, November 24, 2010
you have provided precisely ZERO in incitefulness
Learn some English, you moron.
- 4:27 PM, November 24, 2010
If Theodore Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln or Dwight Eisenhower the only three decent( GREAT) Republican Presidents were alive today they would be liberal democrats. That is why the the super kook republican party could be the ruin of the greatest nation in the world. The right wingers care nothing about what being a real American is all about. Ask Sara Palin with her super knowledge of our ally and friend North Korea. Her words not mime.
- 4:33 PM, November 24, 2010
If Theodore Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln or Dwight Eisenhower the only three decent( GREAT) Republican Presidents were alive today they would be liberal democrats.
In your sweaty dreams. As if they would ally themselves with the party of Jefferson Davis, William Jennings Bryan, or Henry Wallace!
- 4:43 PM, November 24, 2010
RWP the dixiecrats are called Republicans today. Ask Richard Nixon and Strom Thurmond. Or better yet pay attention to what the tea baggers have been saying about President Obama. Fool!!
- 4:47 PM, November 24, 2010
RWP the dixiecrats are called Republicans today
By whom? You?
By the way, Henry Wallace and George Wallace were not the same person. Just so you know, Henry was FDR's vice president, until he became too much of an embarrassment.
- 4:55 PM, November 24, 2010
- Nathan said...
Ron Jeremy will be deleted in 3,2,1...
- 5:42 PM, November 24, 2010
No RWP by historians. People who study history. Yes your right about Henry Wallace. Even a broken clock is right twice a day. I know your from Ireland but you live in the USA now. Your lack of knowledge of american history is really bad. Maybe you get your history from people like Glenn Beck? You know the guy who said Martin Luther King JR. had nothing to do with civil rights.
- 5:52 PM, November 24, 2010
Most "Teabaggers" are Democrats.
"Tea Party" people tend to be Republicans or Libertarians.
- 6:12 PM, November 24, 2010
Google Gerard Harbison
- 6:18 PM, November 24, 2010
- Ron Jeremy said...
I googled Gerard. Ooooh, that sounds nasty! By the way, RWP, you've got a nice grip on ... what is that thing?
- 7:16 PM, November 24, 2010
To be precise, Republicans tend to be closeted "teabaggers."
- 7:33 PM, November 24, 2010
I like this guy Ron Jeremy. He's obnoxious, but so is RWP. Fight fire with fire right. At least Ron Jeremy isn't dragging the University of Nebraska into his unseemly rants.
- 7:50 PM, November 24, 2010
- Street Sweeper said...
Hey kids (and I mean that in the purely intellectual sense),
Enough already with the "teabagger -- har har" discussions. Uh huh. We get it. We got it when Beavis and Butthead giggled incessantly and we get it now.
This is a blog about Nebraska politics. As Jim Rome says, "Have a take and don't suck." All you are doing right now is sucking. (OK, stop giggling again.)
It's not clever, and therefore YOU'RE not clever. Please stop typing and let someone who is more clever make a much better point than you ever can.
Thanks and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
- 8:37 PM, November 24, 2010
Ah, Sweeper, they just need to accept the fact that Republicans won: Sixty-two new seats and counting.
- 8:55 PM, November 24, 2010
I find it ironic that leftists freely use the phrase "teabaggers" to disparage the Tea Party, yet they're embraced by the gay community which invented and practices that which we call "teabagging."
Minorities have to LOVE the compassion, understanding and other lip services they're given by the left!
- 9:15 PM, November 24, 2010
So it goes....... I recall mentioning how the lib/progessive folks were going to howl and cry. Really a pretty easy call.
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- 11:00 PM, November 24, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving, indeed!
We bought an Apple computer. So when I get back from my big meal today (but before capitalistic, midnight, Black Friday shopping) I'll try to learn a little more about operating it!!!
- 7:22 AM, November 25, 2010
Heath Mello couldn't lift Jon Bruning's jock strap.
- 7:56 AM, November 25, 2010
- BkDodge42 said...
Why would having some candidates announce that they would run for mayor before the recall election be jumping the gun? Hasn't anyone heard that people want to know who their choices would be before they vote to recall Mayor Suttle?
- 8:25 AM, November 25, 2010
Why would someone want to lift Bruning's Jock Strap? Why would Mello even consider doing so? Are you worried you won't be allowed to hold Bruning's strap anymore? Are you so close to Bruning, so much a servant of him that this is to be taken as some sort of honor? My God man, stand up for yourself and stop drooling over Bruning. Your Man crush will blind you to the truth.
Jon Bruning may be the next Senator for Nebraska, but don't ever think he is without fault. That is how we ended up with the NeoCon's who spent Billions and Billions. The same people who drove jobs overseas. You know the list of their deeds. Yes they were the lesser of two evils, and I did vote for them. However, don't just put your tail between Bruning's legs and worship him.
- 9:30 AM, November 25, 2010
- Street Sweeper said...
- 9:53 AM, November 25, 2010
For what it's worth -- which is not much on a blog in which I do not know anyone, whether you drink the poison Kool-Aid, or the laced Tea, both parties are not much short of a pile of dung.
- 1:23 PM, November 25, 2010
- RWP said...
It's an NMR probe, 'Ron Jeremy'. It carries a peak voltage of about 100,000 volts at 2 kW.
Stop by some time, and I'll demonstrate it in action.
- 6:30 PM, November 25, 2010
- Ron Jeremy said...
Will it curl my hair, give me a wild-eyed appearance, and cause my mind to hallucinate dangerously erratic conservative thoughts that I will feel impelled to share with Sweeper's readers? Gosh! Given the empirical evidence, I think submitting myself as a test subject for neurotoxin research would be less dangerous.
- 1:12 AM, November 26, 2010
- Right Wing Professor said...
Given the empirical evidence, I think submitting myself as a test subject for neurotoxin research would be less dangerous.
The empirical evidence is that it's already too late.
- 11:34 AM, November 26, 2010
RWP - You have now posted several times in a thread about the Omaha Mayoral recall and pending special election. Do you ever miss an opportunity to weigh in on subjects for which you have no knowledge whatsoever and nothing new to contribute?
- 2:32 PM, November 26, 2010
Festersen might be a little wet behind the ears, but I'd choose him over the rest of these has-beens.
- 2:35 PM, November 26, 2010
This blog is about ME! Get it? It is always about ME, ME, ME, ME, ME ...
- 7:46 PM, November 26, 2010
Man, the libs who post on this blog are a bunch of pathetic, weasel, losers.
What about the post-partisanship that Pres Obama was supposed to be ushering in? All you Dems pointed to that as a reason to vote for him. (Since he had no record to run on, you didn't have much else to hang your hat on.)
So, how's that post-partisanship thing going? Not well, judging by the excrement being flung by liberals who post on this blog. And I thought Bud and Brian were bad. You morons who mindlessly attack RWP on matters completely irrelevant to the discussion are a step below both of those irritating pieces of garbage, which is an accomplishment indeed.
Hopefully, if any libs respond to me, they can work in another clever reference to "teabagging" into their reply. You guys are pieces of work, that's for sure.
- 1:21 PM, November 27, 2010
Maybe you should get a job and move out of my basement.
- 11:58 PM, November 27, 2010
So there's a high rate of invalid signatures, apparently. So many that there may not even be enough valid signatures. Then there's the fact that many petitioners were either illegally paid out-of-state workers and/or they failed to follow the law in asking for signatures. Are you guys prepared to reimburse the taxpayers for the money you wasted on your hissy fit?
- 11:51 AM, November 28, 2010
wouldnt be surprised if mort " the ego" sullivan would run. he loves running and losing. ashford and white and vokal= hell no. why dont some of the omaha world herald "journalists" run for mayor. many of them are basically political activists. Robert Nelson or Michaela Saunders or Mike Reilly or Rick Ruggles or Jeffrey Robb as mayor would make Suttle and Fahey look good.
- 7:12 PM, December 01, 2010
Franklin Thompson and Jean Stothert or Pete Festersen as mayor= great. can we get Jim Siedlecki of wowt to run for mayor and then lose. he would be comedy relief if he ran. same with bill randby of ketv. plus maybe the local media might stop being so dumbed down.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Walter Wyles: "...something out of the ordinary"
George (Tiny) Watts the art director of Woman was keen to encourage Wally to push the boundaries and work in different styles for different assignments. This Elizabethan woman with her hands held in prayer was part of an eight or ten part period serial done for Woman around 1961.
Wally did these science fiction and fantasy covers in the mid 1970s.
He did about four in total and enjoyed doing them.
Throughout his career, clients could usually rely on Wally to do something out of the ordinary...
... sometimes we got more than we expected!
During his career he had been privileged to paint HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, and other prominent members of the Royal Family...
... and he started to accept a growing number of portrait commissions.
He was also working as an easel painter producing landscapes in oil and watercolour.
However, a series of heart attacks resulted in an enforced period of convalescence and he drastically reduced his work commitments.
In 2004, his wife Margaret wrote a book using some of her late mother's letters, featuring her early life as a young girl in a remote village in west Wales. Wyles was commissioned to produce the illustration for the cover. When it was published the Welsh Book Council made it their Book of the Month. (Love from Blodwen. By Margaret Wyles. Seren. ISBN 1-85411-359-3).
Wyles who is now eighty-four, continues to paint every day, and still accepts the occasional portrait commission.
* Many thanks to guest author Bryn Havord for this week's excellent presentation on Walter Wyles! In the late 50s and early 60s Bryn was assistant art director of Woman magazine. From 1963 to 1965 he was associate editor and art director of Woman's Mirror; both of which were published in the UK. During that time he commissioned work from all the leading British Illustrators including Walter Wyles, Eric Ernshaw, Michael Johnson and Gerry Fancett. Walter Wyles remains his oldest and closest friend.
* Personal photographs © Peter Mullett.
* My Walter Wyles Flickr set.
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I guess Wyles' illos and paintings might look dated and academic to the pop culture avant-garde crowd, but I second Joe Jusko's comment.. and add that "gorgeous" is ageless. The English spartan art school training that Robert Fawcett and others that I have read about, comes through in Wyles strong draftsmanship and craftsmanship. My first illustration teacher told us students, "If you learn to draw and paint the human head well, you can draw and paint anything well".. Wyles is another great example of that. Innovation and creativity is only as good as the academic skill behind it.ReplyDelete
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What a fabulous week of art. My favourite was the watercolour of the characters in the pub - spectacular !ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the introduction to this amazing illustrator.
Lovely work!The women's faces are exquisite.His range of styles and color is fun also. It's a lively assortment of paintings,and the story of Wyle's career through the decades was very interesting.ReplyDelete
- Rich3:45 PM
Walter Wyles - another great illustrator.ReplyDelete
The watercolor of the characters in the pub is my very favourite too. Just look at W.W's mastery of grey-umber-and-what-not-tones. That would be enough...wow! But beyond that, the design, the white spaces and all. Wow once more.
He even had the honour of portraying the Royal Family. Prince Charles seems to be part of it.
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Love it, of course. But I think that Max might be having a dream...but what could it be??? 5HC:)
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Sophomore Corinne Wiederkehr scored a career-high five goals and senior Keller Torrey added a goal and six assists in leading the #20 University of Mary Washington women's lacrosse team to a 16-8 win over Frostburg State University on Saturday afternoon at the Battleground. The Eagles improve to 5-4 on the season.
Junior Megan Gersbeck opened the scoring for UMW with 27:03 left in the first, and Katie Williams and Wiederkehr followed with scores to give UMW a 3-0 lead with 20:57 remaining. After a Bobcat goal, UMW scored five straight up up its lead to 8-1. Wiederkehr scored three times in the run, while Jenna Petrucelli and Emily Atkinson netted one apiece.
At the five minute remaining mark, the Bobcats scored three straight to cut the deficit to 8-4, but the Eagles closed the half with three straight goals. Hallie Ertel scored with 49 seconds left, and Petrucelli scored with six seconds left. After winning the draw, Petrucelli sprinted to goal and scored just before the final horn to give UMW an 11-4 lead at the half.
Atkinson scored in the first minute for UMW in the second, and after an FSU score, Wiederkehr scored again with 19:52 left. The Bobcats scored twice to cut the deficit to 13-6, but Torrey scored with 16:04 left for UMW. Teams traded goals the rest of the way, with Ashlyn Dacey and Kara Hogan scoring for the Eagles.
UMW led in shots, 38-14, and in ground balls, 30-23. Kathryn Stiltz and Taylor Paige each had one save in goal for UMW. Mackenzie Sloan and Priscilla Smith each had five gorund balls to lead UMW.
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Starglider (Atari ST)
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DescriptionThe Planet Novenia has been attacked by the Egrons, who snuck in by disguising their craft as the protected Starglider species, which Novenia's automated defenses were programmed not to shoot.
Your task is to fight them off using only an obsolete Airborne Ground Attack Vehicle. This was designed as the ultimate combat machine, with sophisticated hardware up to Draziw Yarg's high standards. It has a fully-rechargeable shield, plasma drive unit, an inbuilt scanner and 10,000-sector map, a top speed of 2550 Urads and two homing missiles.
The game is viewed from within AGAV's cockpit, with control over speed, weapon targeting and firing. There are several control options to decide exactly how the craft works, with fixed or floating sighting, and the option of automatic centering, allowing you to balance the game between easy sighting and advanced shooting ranges.
Repair depots must be visited frequently, as they can refill the weapon bays as well as repairing the ship. Crucially, the Egron Stargliders need 3 missiles to shoot down, so at least 1 visit to a depot is required to complete this job, at which point you move up to the next, harder, level.
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Critic Reviews
|Mar, 1987
|1 out of 6
|ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)
|Dec, 1986
|9 out of 10
|Atari ST User
|Dec, 1986
|9 out of 10
|Happy Computer
|Jan, 1987
|76 out of 100
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Farewell messageWhen the player exits the game to DOS, the following message appears just above the command prompt: "Thank you for playing StarGlider - Have a nice DOS!"
Get FreshThe game was shown regularly on the Saturday morning ITV kid's show Get Fresh. To quote from Rainbird's official memorial site, "two players had to battle at the same time get the highest score in a specially modified time-restricted version of the game". This was probably the first instance in UK television history of a computer game being included on a television show not as a freaky high-tech novelty, but as a organic part of youth culture, as relevant as pop music or BMX.
- Power Play
- 1987 - #2 Best Amiga Game '87
- 1987 - Best Digitized Voice (Clare Edgeley)
- Commodore Format
- July 1993 (Issue 34) - Modern Classics: Sims
Related Web Sites
- Atarimania (Entry for the Atari ST version on Atarimania site.)
- Crapshoot (A humorous review on PC Gamer)
- Starglider Pro (A free remake of the original.)
- Wikipedia (Article.)
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i was really inspired by the idea of taking sloane into 2013 and also to make her outfit kid friendly. i knew first off that my daughter would not wear leather or faux leather so i decided to go with a nice, soft fleece so that i could still fringe to my hearts content without finishing all those strands. i also knew that i wanted her to stay true to my aesthetic and also be something that my daughter would actually wear.
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my daughter asked me about the story behind the outfit and i gave her the 5 yr old version but in doing so i could hear myself talking about sloane with the same glorified eyes i had when i was a teenager. she was beautiful, confident, and well....sloane. i told her about the scene i wanted to capture - that sloane was waiting for her boyfriend, whom she loved, named ferris to come pick her up. i told her she had hair just like hers and she was about to have a very exciting day off from school with ferris and her friend cameron and that ferris wanted to marry her.
banyan shorts" from figgy's patterns.
- mods made: faux fly with no zipper insertion.
- random suiting fabric from a store i will not list because i detest shopping there and went out of desperation.
- suiting has a bit of stretch to it which makes these super comfy but a bit of a pain to sew. my daughter has lots of issues with clothing and comfort so i kept these a tad on the baggy side to keep her from feeling uncomfortable. i made a size 4.
- fabric is a soft white fleece from the same store i will not mention...lol.
- the sloane jacket is cropped and features a fun fringed back that dips down to a point, no closures, front fringe on each front panel and an asymmetrical fringe in the middle of the under sleeve. i chose not to go all the way to the armpit or the cuff simply for my own taste. i really liked how it looked not covering the whole arm and so did my daughter. the jacket also has a lovely little gather on the top of each sleeve cap. my version of the infamous shoulder pad. love it!
"banyan tunic" from figgy's patterns.
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- i made the size 4 for the tunic but had to take up the length quite a bit to allow the shorts to still show. my daughter asked me for 3 more of this top and loves it.
i also self drafted a pair of black leggings from an existing pair of pants my daughter had. it was too cold to make her go bare legged and i thought the black tights went perfectly with her black boots. i decided not to do the white boots as i knew there was no way in heck i would ever buy my kid white boots...lol. talk about ruined in one day!
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There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of youth, recreational and middle school coaches in Lenoir County over the past 50 years.
However, you'd be hard-pressed to find one who's had more influence – or who commands more respect – than Coley Little.
Little will be inducted into the Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Hall's new permanent home at the Woodmen Community Center. Tickets for the ceremony are now available at The Free Press and at the Woodmen Center.
For nearly four decades, Little taught or coached at several schools in the county, including Adkin and Kinston High School, along with Adkin, Rochelle and Harvey Middle School. He helped shape young minds in the classroom but helped many young men and women become outstanding athletes on the basketball court, the football and baseball fields and on the track.
"As a member of the inaugural (Kinston/Lenoir County Sports) Hall of Fame class, I cannot think of any other student-athlete, coach or administrator who is more deserving of this honor," said Lin Dawson, who played football at Kinston High School and N.C. State before a long career for the New England Patriots. "You would be hard-pressed to find another head coach in any state who has coached as many different sports at several schools with the level of success he obtained."
Little started the uber-successful Rochelle Middle School basketball program – and his teams promptly ran off a 55-1 record in the first four years of its existence. In the two decades since he created it, the "Little" Vikings have never lost a home game.
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Kinston Mayor B.J. Murphy, who was a student of Little's in middle school, said Little's influence extends outside the sports realm.
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Coley Little career highlights
n Recognized throughout Lenoir County as one of the best middle school coaches in history
n Established Rochelle Middle School basketball program and led "Little" Vikings to 55-1 record in first four years of program's existence
n Mentored many young men and women over a four-decade career
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Tuesday, Oct. 9: Otis Clark
Wednesday, Oct. 10: Thomas Cole
Thursday, Oct. 11: Pat Crawford
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Tuesday: Hugh Pollock
Wednesday: South Lenoir High School boys basketball — 1968-69
Thursday: Carolyn Goodley Souther
Friday: Fred Williams
Saturday: Grainger High School boys basketball — 1963-65
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