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Blacks and Hispanics who are hypertensive may not be receiving adequate diuretic treatment, two studies indicated.
In the first study, which included black patients with uncontrolled hypertension, only 46% of them were prescribed a diuretic, according to Linda M. Gerber, PhD, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and colleagues.
Breaking down the data further revealed diuretics were prescribed in fewer than half of those taking one or two antihypertensive drugs," they wrote in the February issue of the American Journal of Hypertension.
In patients taking three or more drugs, nearly one-quarter (21.5%) were not taking a diuretic.
This indicates that the "diuretics are not being chosen as the first- or second-line treatment for the majority of patients," they wrote.
The investigators noted that the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC7) recommends diuretics as the first-line agent in people with hypertension.
"These findings are particularly striking, because all of the patients assessed in this study were black and had uncontrolled hypertension, in whom a diuretic would almost always be recommended," the authors noted.
"The finding is even more disturbing given the socioeconomic status of most patients in this study and the low cost of diuretic therapy that could enhance patient adherence," they added.
To better understand diuretic prescribing patterns in this population, Gerber and colleagues included 658 black patients receiving home care from a large urban home health organization setting. They collected data from records, took three blood pressure readings at a single point in time, and conducted an in-home interview, which included directly recording information from prescription bottles and medication lists.
Two-thirds of the patients were women and patients ranged in age from 21 to 80, with more than half (54%) being 65 or older. Forty-three percent were Medicaid enrollees.
They found that those who were not taking a diuretic also took significantly fewer antihypertensive drugs (1.7 versus 2.9), had significantly higher diastolic blood pressure (89 versus 85 mmHg), and were significantly more likely to have a systolic reading ≥160 mmHg (58% versus 49%, P=0.04).
The systolic blood pressure of those not prescribed a diuretic was a mean 5 mmHg higher compared with patients on diuretics, while diastolic BP was a mean 4 mm higher.
Reasons for these disparities may include unenforceable guidelines or concern about side effects, Gerber told MedPage Today.
"We don't think these reasons explain the vast underuse of these medications," Gerber said. "Part of the reason could also be due to a perception that the newer blood pressure drugs are better and they are promoted more aggressively."
A limitation of the study is that results may not pertain to other ethnic groups; however its strength is its focus on an undertreated, understudied population, researchers wrote. Also, the medication information and the blood pressure readings were collected at a single time point.
Hypertension and Dialysis
In the second study, blacks, Hispanics, and other ethnic minority patients with hypertension and on dialysis were about 25% less likely to have "exposure" to each of four common classes of blood pressure medications such as beta-blockers and calcium-channel blockers compared with whites, reported Theresa I. Shireman, PhD, of the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kans., and colleagues.
Researchers used the term "exposure" because they could not determine the use or adherence to medication. Their analysis spans a mean of 2 years of patient data analysis and was published in the February issue of the American Journal of Hypertension.
For the study, Shireman and colleagues reviewed the records of 38,381 hypertensive patients who began dialysis between January 2000 and December 2005 and who survived at least 90 days after initiation of dialysis. To amass a sizable amount of data, researchers linked the U.S. Renal Data System, which includes Medicare claims, with Medicaid prescription claims data.
"Chronic dialysis patients who have dual eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid, and who are therefore indigent, constitute a uniquely informative population in which to study how prescribing patterns vary by race," they wrote.
Compared with whites, researchers found that African Americans were associated with significantly less exposure to beta-blockers (adjusted OR 0.69) and calcium-channel blockers (adjusted OR 0.85, P<0.0001 for each). The adjusted odds ratios for Hispanics were 0.56 for beta-blockers and 0.84 for calcium-channel blockers (P<0.0001 for each).
Regarding the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), blacks were 22% less likely to be exposed to this class of drugs, while Hispanics had a 27% less likelihood of exposure (P<0.0001 for each) compared with whites.
They found that the chances of blacks or Hispanics having exposure to one or more blood pressure medications were 22% and 32%, respectively (both P<0.0001), compared with whites.
In addition to reduced odds of even being exposed to the drugs in the first place, once they were prescribed one or more drugs, their cumulative exposure to those drugs was only 70%.
Shireman noted in an interview with MedPage Today that physicians could have discontinued the drug or switched from one medication to another, which would skew the results less favorably toward patients. Another reason for the reduced use of drugs could also be that the dialysis helped to control patients' blood pressure, foregoing the need for drugs.
"Ultimately, we are trying to determine if these drugs are effective in dialysis patients because there is evidence to suggest they are not," she said.
The next leg of the group's research involves examining morbidity and mortality in this patient population, Shireman said.
The study was limited because the results are most likely not applicable to the general population considering the number of Medicaid patients, investigators wrote. Also, they could not prove medication use or disuse, and less medication for minorities could have been a reflection of decreases in hypertension.
From the American Heart Association:
Funding for the study led by Shireman was provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, a National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Award, and a Sandra A. Daugherty Foundation Grant.
Funding for the study led by Gerber was provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Shireman and colleagues reported they had no conflicts of interest to declare.
Gerber and colleagues reported they had no conflicts of interest to declare.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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American Journal of HypertensionSource Reference: Gerber LM, et al "Diuretic use in black patients with uncontrolled hypertension" Am J Hypertens 2013; 26(2): 174-179
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American Journal of HypertensionSource Reference: Wetmore JB, et al "Impact of race on cumulative exposure to antihypertensive medications in dialysis" Am J Hypertens 2013; 26(2): 234-242


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Steve Tambellini welcomes the challenge.
Having been put in place to clean up the mess made when new ownership took over of the club and bad contracts were awarded based on an unlikely playoff run, the Edmonton Oilers general manager is ready for the next stage in the team's evolution.
It's one that comes with expectations of winning, something the Oilers have not done since Tambellini took over the reins prior to the 2008 season.
"There's a couple of years now that our young players – with the exception of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – have in experience," said Tambellini. "Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle have had a couple of years in the league. Jeff Petry is getting more comfortable. Ales Hemsky is probably the healthiest he's been in some time. He's a key component. Devan Dubnyk looks like he's taken a step and we've acquired some help on the blue line with Nick Schultz and we look to add to that if possible."
Until now, there really haven't been any expectations on Tambellini, other than getting the team out of those bad contracts and rid of underachieving players.
There was little question as to whether the Oilers were going to bring him back for another term, having succeeded in re-stocking the shelves and brining some credibility to their farm system.
The length and condition of the new deal — purported to be three years — where what delayed the announcement until Wednesday.
"There are lots of things that have to happen within the organization, it takes time," said Tambellini. "I never felt that it wasn't going to get done. Kevin (Lowe) and I had spoken some time ago that that plan was to continue on. We just never got into a spot where we could sit down and finalize a deal.
"There's always negotiations in any deal. I think the most important thing is that I knew that we were going to continue on with the same type of plan that we started a couple of years ago of how we were going to grow, turn around this hockey club and bring in talent. You're starting to see some of that now and now the expectations go to a different level and that's the way it should be."
Tambellini was brought on board prior to the 2008-2009 season to replace Lowe, who became the president of hockey operations and alternate governor under the new ownership of Daryl Katz.
That season, the Oilers missed the playoffs for a third consecutive year, prompting Tambellini to fire head coach Craig MacTavish and replace him with Pat Quinn, with Tom Renney as Quinn's associate.
Quinn lasted just one season before he was asked to step aside for Renney as the Oilers went on to finish last in the overall standings for the first time in franchise history.
It was at that point Tambellini and the Oilers had little choice but to rebuild through the draft. The decision to gut the team and start from scratch was essentially made for them.
"I remember coming in and having to give an assessment to where I think we were somewhere through my first year," Tambellini said. "We had good people, guys that played extremely hard for the Oilers and had been there a long time. It wasn't that they were bad people or that they couldn't play in the NHL, but we knew in order to get some elite players, we were going to have to move some people out and open up some opportunities. We had to open up some payroll room."
Having recently let go of his third coach in four years, and holding the first overall pick for the third consecutive summer due to some luck at the lottery, the accountability now rests squarely on Tambellini.
He has taken his time hiring his next head coach, knowing full well that if it doesn't work out, the two of them could be cleaning their offices out together.
Tambellini and organization will also do its due diligence when it comes to the first overall selection.
"We want to keep growing," Tambellini said. "We're sticking with the plan that we set out before on how we're going to get better. Now we want to translate that into more wins."


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If he retires, however, the 35-plus rule dictates his contract counts in full against the #Flyers cap through 2017. http://www.capgeek.com
So, he can't retire until 2017? Did the Flyer's ask him not to retire? Not that it matters to Pronger, he still gets his money anyway. But, this is huge for the Flyers.


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CRESTVIEW � The Crestview Public Library will tackle a global topic as part of its First Tuesday Series. George Collins, of the Okaloosa County Sheriff�s Office, will discuss human trafficking at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 4.
CRESTVIEW � The Crestview Public Library will tackle a global topic as part of its First Tuesday Series. George Collins, of the Okaloosa County Sheriff�s Office, will discuss human trafficking at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 4.
Collins, who has been with the sheriff's office since 2001, deals with human trafficking cases while working with the Homeland Security unit and the regional domestic security taskforce.
"There have been several instances of human trafficking in the (Florida) panhandle," Collins said, adding illegal human trade could happen in any small town.
Aside from prostitution, other forms include labor trafficking, domestic servitude and debt bonding, Collins said. "Debt bonding mainly involves those who are in the country illegally,� he said, adding that immigrants face a huge debt from their smugglers. "Usually, these unscrupulous people continue to raise that person's debt once they are in the country," Collins said.
An abundance of people living in a small space � like 15 people in a two-bedroom apartment � may be an indicator of human trafficking, especially if several vehicles go to and from a residence, officials said. Non-English speaking people who seem depressed or sad while at work also may be red flags.
"The best thing to do is contact law enforcement and not approach the subjects on their own," Collins said. Additionally, residents should have as much information as possible before contacting the authorities.
"The more information we have, the better off we are at stopping these kinds of activities," Collins said.
The library staff hopes attendees leave with a better understanding on the many ways human trafficking occurs within U.S. borders, reference librarian Sandra Dreaden said.
"We want people to know that modern slavery is still around in other forms to this day," Dreaden said. "We want them to learn how to be aware of these situations and what they can do to help prevent it."
Coffee and cookies will be available beforehand. Call the library, 682-4432, for details.
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Matthew Brown at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbMatthew.


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HONESDALE- At the Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Honesdale, there will be an emergency shelter "Warmth in the Night" available this week.
In its third year, the shelter opens when the temperature or wind-chill approaches zero degrees.
The shelter is run from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, offers a simple hot supper and breakfast, a warm bed and pleasant hospitality for all who are in danger due to extreme weather.
For more information, call the church at (570) 253-2760. Grace Church is located on Central Park in Honesdale, at the corner of Church and Ninth Streets. If interested in volunteering at the shelter, call Father Ed Erb at (570) 241-2685.


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|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01703195
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 10, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 11, 2019
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
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- How to Read a Study Record
|Condition or disease
|Vaginal Cancer
|Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Procedure: Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMR)
|Not Applicable
If you agree to take part in this study, information will be collected from your medical record including your age, sex, and status of the disease.
For the MRI scans, you will receive a routine contrast drug by vein. Contrast drugs are used by doctors in order to see MRI images more clearly.
A modified MRI scan will performed right after your scheduled standard-of-care MRI scan. This modified MRI scan is the investigational scan. To complete the modified MRI scan, you will need to stay in the MRI scanner for about 8 extra minutes. It should take about 47 minutes total to complete both scans.
The way that researchers program the MRI machine and the order in which the images are taken is what is being modified for the investigational scan. These changes may help researchers capture better images.
Length of Study:
Your participation on this study will be over after the modified MRI scan is complete.
This is an investigational study. The standard-of-care MRI scan method is FDA approved and commercially available for the diagnosis of several diseases. The modified MRI scan method is being used in research only.
Up to 25 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|12 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gynecologic Malignancies Involving the Vagina
|Actual Study Start Date :
|November 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|November 2019
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|November 2019
Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMR)
Patients receive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMR) imaging pre-treatment and 4-6 weeks post-treatment.
Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) obtained pre-treatment and 4-6 weeks post-treatment.
Other Name: MRI
Procedure: Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMR)
Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMR) obtained pre-treatment and 4-6 weeks post-treatment.
Other Name: DWMR
- Accuracy of Tumor Involvement Detection [ Time Frame: 1 day ]Location of tumor involvement determined based on pre-treatment imaging findings, where inferior margin of tumor marked on the MRI. Tumor involved areas will then be evaluated by EUA, where fiducial markers will be placed and MRI images will be fused with the CT images to find if there is any discrepancy between the EUA and the DWI images. The primary endpoint is the accuracy of tumor involvement detection (binary endpoint), where tumor invasion is defined as similar to that seen by EUA, in the anterior/posterior or the lateral walls of the vagina. Similarity will be defined as the tumor margin seen on MRI being similar to what is seen on the EUA where the markers correspond to the margins defined on the MRI. This will be defined as 5mm or less.
- Ability of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWMR) to Assess Response to Radiation Therapy [ Time Frame: 4 weeks after radiation therapy treatment ]Secondary endpoints include quantitative measurements of discrepancies (or: quantitative measurement of the discrepancy) between DWMR and exam under anesthesia (EUA), agreement and difference between DWMR and other MR sequences (T2, DGE), and the ability of DWMR to assess response to therapy. Summary statistics of results for each modality tabulated. Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV estimated along with corresponding 95% CIs. Quantitative discrepancy measurements summarized using mean, SD, and range. Difference and agreement between DWMR and other MR sequences assessed using the McNemar test and Kappa statistics, respectively.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients who have gynecologic malignancies involving the middle third and the distal third of the vagina who will be receiving radiation therapy
- Patients who have gynecologic malignancies involving the upper, middle and/or lower third of the vagina or are undergoing pelvic exenteration.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant patients
- Any implantable medical device that is not MRI compatible (e.g. pacemakers, defibrillators, pain pumps or insulin pumps)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01703195
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Priya Bhosale, MD
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01703195 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2012-02054 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP )
|First Posted:
|October 10, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 11, 2019
|Last Verified:
|January 2019
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
Vaginal Cancer
Malignancies involving the vagina
Middle third and the distal third of the vagina
Pre and post radiation therapy
Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Tumor involvement
Response to radiation therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vaginal Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Vaginal Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female


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China Must Avoid Excessive Force in Response to Tibetan Protests, says Amnesty International
WASHINGTON - China must avoid using excessive force in response to protests and allow independent monitors into areas of protest, Amnesty International said today after Chinese security forces in Sichuan Province reportedly fired on Tibetan protestors for a second successive day.
Chinese authorities have dismissed reports based on eyewitness accounts of deadly clashes between police and Tibetan protesters as "hype."
"The Chinese authorities are responding only with repression and a security crackdown to an already volatile situation, instead of addressing long-standing human rights grievances on the part of Tibetans," said Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific director. "The situation has not improved in Tibetan areas since 2008 when tensions exploded into violence. Grievances regarding restrictions on religious and cultural freedoms have gotten worse, not better."
According to the official Xinhua news agency, Chinese security forces fired on protesters in Drango County (in Chinese, Luhuo) on Monday, killing at least one. Five police officers and several protesters were reportedly injured. The protesters are also said to have smashed shops in the area.
Independent Tibetan sources told Amnesty International that at least 36 protesters were injured, several of whom are in critical condition. New reports of protests in other parts of Sichuan Province and shootings by the police emerged today.
According to unconfirmed reports, the security forces opened fire on Tibetan protesters in Sherthar (Seda in Chinese) county in Sichuan province, killing two and injuring others.
This is a third reported incident of police shooting at Tibetan protestors in less than two weeks, although Amnesty International is unable to independently confirm the reports. No foreign media or observers have been allowed into the area, making events difficult to confirm. The authorities have stated that they will investigate the Monday incident.
"The Chinese government must ensure that the investigation is independent, impartial and effective," said Zarifi. "They should also promptly investigate the other reports of excessive use of force."
Amnesty International repeated its request that the Chinese government allow independent monitors, for instance the U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, into the country.
"The Chinese government has displayed increasingly repressive behavior in ethnic minority areas such as Tibet," said Zarifi. "That's why we are worried about further violence and bloodshed. Chinese security forces should exercise restraint and only use firearms when absolutely necessary and as a last resort. Lethal force may only be intentionally used strictly to protect life."
Since March last year, 16 ethnic Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest at religious and cultural repression under Chinese rule.
In a joint letter to the Chinese government in November, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called for the authorities to address the underlying causes of the protests.
Amnesty International is a Nobel Peace Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with more than 3 million supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries campaigning for human rights worldwide. The organization investigates and exposes abuses, educates and mobilizes the public and works to protect people wherever justice, freedom and dignity are denied.
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Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his apartment in Paris, Monday. He was not required to appear at the hearing in New York.
By Reuters
A New York City hotel worker has settled a civil lawsuit she filed against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, whom she accused of sexual assault, a New York judge said on Monday.
The agreement ends a legal saga that began when Nafissatou Diallo, 33, told police that Strauss-Kahn attacked her in his suite at the Sofitel Hotel in Manhattan on May 14, 2011. Her suit alleged that a naked Strauss-Kahn emerged from the bathroom in his $3,000-a-night suite and forced her to perform oral sex.
Bronx Supreme Court Justice Douglas McKeon announced the two sides had reached a deal to end the litigation, but said details of the settlement, including the amount of any damages to be paid to Diallo, will not be made public.
The scandal forced Strauss-Kahn to resign his post as head of one of the world's most influential international finance organizations and wrecked his hopes of running for president in his native France. Prosecutors initially expressed confidence in the evidence, including DNA that showed a sexual encounter. But they dropped the criminal case in August 2011 after developing concerns about Diallo's credibility, including what they said were inconsistencies in her account of what happened immediately following the incident.
Accusers in such cases often hide from the media glare, and many media outlets protect their identities by not revealing their names.
But Diallo, the daughter of an imam from Guinea, broke her silence in July 2011, while the criminal investigation was still active, revealing her identity in interviews to Newsweek and ABC News.
She filed her civil lawsuit just weeks before the charges were dismissed, claiming he forced her to perform oral sex and caused her physical and emotional damage.
Strauss-Kahn, 63, filed a countersuit earlier this year against Diallo for defamation. He has said the sexual encounter was consensual but has admitted it was a "moral error."
The resolution of the civil case brings Strauss-Kahn closer to ending his legal troubles, which have persisted since his return to France after the initial incident.
Strauss-Kahn is awaiting a decision by a French court on his request to halt an inquiry to determine whether he should stand trial on pimping charges related to sex parties attended by him and by prostitutes.
He has quietly begun to resume his career in recent months, delivering speeches at private conferences and setting up a consulting firm in Paris.
Strauss-Kahn was not required to appear personally in court in New York, but the judge ordered Diallo to be present.
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The rapidly changing field of psychology encompasses a wide range of concepts, theories, experiments, and related scientific disciplines. The JRank Psychology Encyclopedia web site endeavors to provide useful information on many aspects of psychology. Famous experiments, psychological theories, mental disorders, and the science of the human mind are just a few of the topics covered in the thousands of articles collected here.
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- Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment, which tested an individual's willingness to harm others when instructed to do so by authority figures.
- The science and logic behind the Rorschach Technique, or ink-blot test.
- The symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of common conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder.
- The life of Sigmund Freud and how it shaped modern psychoanalysis and contemporary popular notions of psychology.
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Lotus Mattress Sanitizing in Archerfield involves the extraction of both sides of your mattress.
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Lotus Mattress Protection Archerfield provides best services for mattress sanitizing, Mattress Deodorizing and Anti-Microbial Mattress Treatment. Call today on 0425 029 990 for emergency mattress cleaning Archerfield services
Mattress Cleaning & Senitisation is most important. A human being on an average spend 1/3 of his/her time sleep on Mattress.
Your mattress would be home for Dead Skin cells, body fluids, dust mites etc these might cause you or your family
What about if your mattress is not cleaned or senitised?
Uncleaned Mattress Can cause Asthma.
Many residents got Hay Fever because Mattress cleaning not done from long time.
10 % of the residents got Eczema because of mattress cleaning cleaned.
If mattress cleaning not done including Senitisation can cause Rhinitis, Psoriasis etc.
Poor sleep, Headaches because of the unclean mattress that's why Mattress Cleaning is important.
Poor Mattress Cleaning can cause Itchy or watery eyes
As per the Melbourne university research Depression,Sneezing & Fatigue are linked with non mattress cleaned.
Lotus Mattress Sanitizing process is dry and leaves your mattress free of dust mite eggs, larvae, excrement and of course the dust mites themselves.
The extraction process also rids your mattress of dead skin, the primary food source of the dust mite and leaves your mattress in a much healthier state.
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Suction or airflow, along with the brush roll, is responsible for lifting and removing all forms of particles, debris, skin cells, and dust mites which accumulate everyday in the mattress.
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Yann de Wikipédia. ;o)
I am from the French Alps, very near the city of Geneva (Switzerland) where I work as computer consultant and system administrator. See also my web site at http://www.forget-me.net/.
I have traveled extensively in Europe (Switerland, Germany, England, Ireland, Spain, and of course France) and South-Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal). I even made the trip from Europe to India (and back) by road, using local transport along the way, crossing Turkey, Iran.
I managed to stay about 4 years in South-Asia, mainly in India, where I have learnt Hindi phrasebook Hindi.


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Ernie K-Doe, R&B Emperor
By: Legacy Staff
6 years ago
Ernie K-Doe was one of the many unique characters that make Louisiana great. With his quirky rhythm and blues music and outrageous antics, the New Orleans native fit right in with The Big Easy.
A new book published by the Historic New Orleans Collection, "Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans," by Ben Sandmel, captures the quirks and talent of one of New Orleans' most celebrated and eccentric entertainers, his ups and downs and the era that shaped him.
K-Doe's first – and only – big hit came in 1961. It was a tongue-in-cheek tribute to, in K-Doe's words, "the worst person I know" – "Mother-in-Law."
"Mother-in-Law" rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. K-Doe wasn't destined to reach those heights again, but he had a modest hit with "Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta," from the same year.
After his musical success in the 1960s, Ernie K-Doe moved on to new frontiers – working as a radio disc jockey and becoming a favorite eccentric of the New Orleans community. He wore a cape and crown around town, putting on ever more elaborate shows (like the time when he sang "Mother-in-Law" seven times in a row in front of the Aquarium of the Americas shark tank). He became a local legend for his costumes, catch phrases and energetic dancing, and his talent and antics won him a place in the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Ernie K-Doe died July 5, 2001. Given his stature in his hometown community, it's fitting that he was remembered with a traditional jazz funeral – and we can only imagine the dancing he inspired.
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The GEX-P6400TV includes the TV Tuner Antennas, so it's a complete package from the start. 4-channel diversity means you get optimum reception, and 24 station presets and Best Stations Sequence Memory (BSSM) let you quickly find favorite shows, either yours or your RSP's (Rear Seat Passengers). For connectivity, you get an IP-Bus system input, AV-Bus input, a composite audio and video output for the rear seat, and a diversity antenna input (4-channel). 3m cables for AV-Bus and IP Bus are included.
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Going Too Far In Kowtowing To Copyright Holders
from the public-domain-and-fair-use-exist... dept
The latest, though, is that I just went to upload another document (a public domain court ruling), and as I did, I saw that Scribd now requires me to check off a box saying: "I certify that I own the copyright to these documents." That was troubling to me, because I do not own the copyright on this particular document... no one does. As I moved to upload the document at a competing site (DocStoc), I Twittered the dilemma, noting that I wasn't sure what to do. To Scribd's credit, it took a company representative all of three minutes to respond that public domain documents were okay, and that they would update the language of the uploader to make this clear. A quick response, which actually makes me feel good about Scribd, but... at the same time highlights the problem.
After getting so much pressure from copyright holders, Scribd feels the need to be extra proactive in "protecting" copyright, even to the point where its default decisions go too far. While it will now clarify that public domain documents are okay... what about cases where the document would be fair use? Someone should still be able to upload the document without declaring that they own the document or that it's in the public domain if it's a fair use case. This certainly isn't putting any of the blame on Scribd, who seems to be bending over backwards to satisfy everyone. But that's a part of the problem. The copyright holders are clearly pushing well beyond what copyright allows them to do, and it's putting pressure on Scribd to respond -- with the early response going so far as to wipe out certain user rights. The copyright supporters love this, because they don't care much about trampling user rights, but it shows just how screwed up things are that a company like Scribd even needs to be put in this position.


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MARANA, Ariz. (AP) – Ernie Els hardly ever catches a break at the Match Play Championship.
When the first edition was held in 1999 at La Costa, he was trailing Paul Azinger going to the 18th when his tee shot caught the worst of lies in the rough.
PHOTO GALLERY: The best shots from the Accenture Match Play Championship
And it didn't get much better after that.
He lost in the second round a year later to Bob Estes by missing a 4-foot putt on the last hole. He once blew a 3-up lead against Tom Lehman and missed a 4-foot putt on the 19th hole. And even the Big Easy could only laugh the year Phil Tataurangi buried a 25-foot putt on the bumpy greens of La Costa to force extra holes and beat him in 20.
Just last year, Els lost on the last hole at Dove Mountain by missing from 5 feet on the last hole to Freddie Jacobson.
So perhaps this year is a small measure of justice. Counting the conceded putts, Els had a 75 on Wednesday and a 73 on Thursday. And somehow, the 44-year-old South African is still in the tournament.
The latest win was a big one. Els was 1 down with two holes to play against U.S. Open champion Justin Rose and beat him in 20 holes.
''I don't know if I can say I enjoy it,'' Els said. ''But it's a different experience every time. It's a battle. Sometimes you're up for it. I found myself at times not being quite up for it. … It's a matter of who is going to gut it out. And that's, I guess, the nature of match play, is how much you want it.
''But in this tournament, I haven't done that well,'' Els said. ''Hopefully, I can go further in the tournament now.''
Two days have served as a reminder that hope is fleeting.
Matt Kuchar and Hunter Mahan have made it look relatively easy. Both won their matches Thursday – Kuchar only won two of the 18 holes in a 1-up win over Ryan Moore – and advanced to the third round for the fourth consecutive year.
Graeme McDowell?
He has trailed in 33 of the 37 holes he played this week at Dove Mountain, and he has managed to win both time. McDowell was 3-down to Gary Woodland with three holes remaining in the opening round, forced overtime and beat him with a birdie. On Thursday, he was 2 down with four holes remaining against Hideki Matsuyama and beat him with a par on the 18th hole.
''I thought I was dead and buried, both times,'' McDowell said.
Els looked to be in the same boat.
He was one hole behind with two holes remaining when Rose made a bogey on the 17th hole to square the match. That's when Els showed, at least Thursday, that he wants it.
First, the Big Easy faced a tricky 6-foot par putt to extend the match on the 18th hole.
''I've hit that putt so many times. I just guessed right,'' Els said. ''For once, I made it. I've missed it many other times.''
On the first extra hole, No. 1, he stood on the crest of the hill and watched Rose hit his approach to 10 feet. Els hit his shot in nearly the exact location, and then poured it into the cup for birdie. Rose made his birdie putt, too.
But it looked as though the ghosts of Match Play returned to play tricks with Els' mind. With Rose in the bunker left of the green on the par-5 second hole, Els smashed a 5-iron right into the sun. He couldn't see where it was going, but figured it was good.
It wasn't. The ball curled around the edge of the bunker and stayed on the slope of the brown collar.
''An impossible shot,'' Els said.
He thought about lofting a chip onto the green and let it ride a ridge behind the cup back toward the hole for a reasonable look at birdie. He caught it slightly thin. The ball went into the bank of the green and trickled down to 4 feet, a tremendous outcome.
Rose left his shot in the bunker, and Els made the birdie putt to advance.
''It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime shots, really,'' Els said.
He was due for one of those.
Next up for Els is another major champion, Jason Dufner, who rallied to beat Matteo Manassero.
In other matches Friday:
– Sergio Garcia, the top seed remaining at No. 5, takes on Rickie Fowler, who already has beaten match-play wizard Ian Poulter and Jimmy Walker, one of the hottest players in golf.
– Harris English took out Rory McIlroy in 19 holes and now plays hometown favorite Jim Furyk, who went to Arizona.
– McDowell next gets Mahan, a rematch from their Ryder Cup duel at Wales that McDowell won to give Europe the victory. ''A lot of water under the bridge since 2010,'' McDowell said. ''He's a quality player. He's got a great record around this golf course. He's going to be a tough nut to crack.''
– Jordan Spieth, who had the shortest day in the second round with a 5-and-4 win over Thomas Bjorn, faces defending champ Kuchar.
And then there's Bubba Watson, making his way across Europe. He already has beaten players from Finland (Mikko Ilonen) and Sweden (Jonas Blixt), and next faces Victor Dubuisson of France.
''I could care less who it is,'' Watson said. ''I just want to win.''
Fifteen other guys share his sentiments.


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Thanks guys,Mark - The book is a bit long in the tooth. Is the info pertinent to the latest version of Vuescan?SC
Greetings all -Sorry if this is a bit of flogging the horse, but the more I read on using Vuescan, the more confused I get. either it's PC specific or references old versions. Then there's the terminology... Is RAW RAW?, and is DNG DNG? Do you save as TIFF, or DNG and TIFF? Etc. Than there's the "Output Raw save film" checkbox, that actually means 'save negative as a positive file', thing.I'm helping a friend set up a Coolscan V(LS-50) that he's had sitting around for awhile. Nikon has stopped supporting this device years ago and want to use it with OS 10.6.8, so that leaves out their software. Silverfast is a bit spendy, so Vuescan seems the best option so far. The initial tests with Vuescan Pro have been decent, so have been researching as to how to set it up for best results to create linear RAW files to post with Lightroom4. He's not technically inclined, so hoping someone can just recommend what settings to use for scanning mostly Kodachromes and B&W negs. If not, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction to get easy to understand info on using the latest version of Vuescan with recent Macs. Thanks, any help appreciated.
OK, perhaps time to discuss some of what you raise above a bit more specifically. There is questionable semantics in scanning circles about "RAW". Dean is right - in the sense that we do not get output from scanning software similar to the unprocessed data from a digital camera, (which then gets rendered after we process the raw data in a raw converter). Scans emerge as three channel, rendered, pixel based images. The most that they can claim for being "raw" is that provided they are scanned in linear gamma and until the user starts adjusting them, they are unadjusted scans - unadjusted, not "raw" in the digital camera sense. This is true regardless of whether they wear a DNG jacket or remain as TIFF. It is especially true of negatives that have been converted to positives in the scanning software. I think you should differentiate between "spendy", as you put it, and "best option", because there are criteria other than cost which enter into the choice of scanner software. There is much more than what Dean says above about the most effective places to perform various kinds of image editing, and I spend a good deal of space in my book on SilverFast 8 explaining all that. More to it than one can deal with in a forum post! That said, I have no problem with Dean's workflow; - only a word of caution that there other ways of approaching this subject, of which his is a workable subset. For scanning Kodachrome, it is most desirable to have a Kodachrome-specific scanner profile, made from a Kodachrome target. Unfortunately, these have become expensive because they are on the way to extinction. AFAIK, there is no more new stock of Kodachrome film and no labs to process it, so new batches of Kodachrome targets cannot be made. When you buy SilverFast, it comes equipped with pre-made Kodachrome profiles specific to each scanner model the application supports. In the same breath, I'll emphasize - I absolutely won't enter into a SilverFast vs Vuescan slug-fest here or any where else. I own both applications, and my standard advice to newcomers in this field is to demo both and see what suits them best. There is no question that for the Nikon scanners in particular the price difference is large, hence for most people a considerable decision point - amongst others.
Silver fast Studio is $300 vs $80 for VS Pro. Other than the iT8 profile there seems to be little difference in features. And that's an iT8 profile, not an actual slide. While the profile would probably be better than none, it would not have been generated by the user's actual scanner, so variations in manufacture or maintenance would not be factored in the profile.I understand that scanner RAW is not the same as camera RAW, and as Lightroom recognizes TIFFs, not sure how the whole TIFF vs TIFF/DNG thing shakes out in regards to working in Lightroom. There's a lot of verbiage on all this, some of which is rather dense, if not contradictory. Looks like I'll just have to wade through to glean what's germane. My ability to soak up more of this is getting to the saturation point...Thanks again for the help.


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Alert 2008-28
Subject: Unauthorized Banking
Date: June 16, 2008
Description: Current List of OCC Alerts on Unauthorized Banking
Unauthorized Banking List
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issues alerts, among other reasons, to provide information about entities engaged in unauthorized banking activities, both offshore and domestic. Attached to this alert is an alphabetical listing of all such entities named in OCC alerts from the year 1996 to date. This listing is intended to aid in the search for names of such entities and to indicate the nature of the problem that prompted the issuance. Please refer to the original alert for more complete information.
Individual OCC alerts, from the year 1994 to date, are available on the OCC's Internet Web site at [https://www.occ.gov], listed under "Issuances."
Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
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There are many reasons why our education system is in crisis. Prospective educators are subjected to an oppression-obsessed, feel-good and esteem-ridden curriculum with little emphasis on mastery of subject matter. Note some college courses offered to prospective educators: "Social diversity in Education, "Oppression of the Disabled", "Diversity and Change", Lesbian/Gay Oppression", "Multicultural Education".
Some educators prefer to be called "facilitators" and consider themselves bystanders as they guide the self-educating child. Requiring and abiding by a curriculum is considered "cramping the human spirit."
Another factor in the decline of our schools was the elimination of music education programs. Learning to play an instrument is an unforgiving endeavor: you can't hide a wrong note or a missed beat. Demanding rigorous disciplined repetitious drills are indispensable for the development of a variety of skills, musical or otherwise.
Such drills are frowned upon and, in some schools, considered punishment. However, the National Commission on Music Education reported "in 1987-89 students taking music courses scored an average of 20-40 points higher on both verbal and math portions of the SATs."
I respectfully suggest that all education professors, as well as prospective educators, begin learning how to play an instrument. The benefits of disciplined repetition will soon become apparent to them.
Ed Konecnik


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The recent warm weather has spelled misery for hay fever sufferers with a massive rise in the number of patients visiting their GP complaining about the condition.
The number of patients with hay fever symptoms or allergic rhinitis visiting GP surgeries in England and Wales during the week before last stood at 11,873 compared to 5,560 in the same period last year, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) said.
The college said there had been a five-fold increase in cases in the past fortnight compared with the start of this month.
Hay fever is caused by allergy to pollens and symptoms include sneezing, a runny nose and itchy eyes. Sometimes the sinuses and throat can be affected.
Children aged five to 14 years are most affected, followed by people aged between 15 and 24 years old.
Maureen Baker, chair of the RCGP, said: "Each year, seasonal hay fever causes untold misery to thousands of people across the country, especially when we all want to enjoy the warm weather.
"Hay fever is awful but the discomfort should only be temporary and there should be no long-term effects.
"Whilst in some cases it may be necessary to see a doctor, especially if the symptoms persist, there are many anti-histamine medications that can be bought over the counter at your pharmacist that should provide effective relief.
"Patients that suffer from hay fever can also take simple steps to help minimise their exposure to pollen, such as wearing a hat with a wide brim and sunglasses, and applying Vaseline to nostrils to help trap pollen particles."
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Trahern Farm, Jeff Danielson, Operations Manager, Beaver, Oklahoma
Three-years-old and time for a checkup. Jeff Danielson rows the boat while Andy Miller handles the sonar equipment as they measure lagoon sludge levels.
At Land O' Lakes Trahern Farm several miles outside Beaver, OK, things get done according to a timetable and a checklist.
"This is a team effort," says Miller, Land O' Lakes' environmental development manager based in Fort Dodge, IA. "Each person involved is responsible for working with a specific area, and that information is funneled back to Fort Dodge for tracking and entered into our data base."
The goal: No surprises. "We're very big on processes. There's a process for pumping, a process for checking lines, pressure gauges and switches. If the process is followed, everything should be all right," Miller says.
The process for lagoon inspection, for example, is specific. Danielson, the local operations manager, inspects each lagoon weekly. Miller comes down for more detailed inspections quarterly. A corporate environmental engineer checks lagoons annually, as do a licensed engineer and an inspector from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. Lagoon sludge levels are carefully charted on a grid and recorded every three years.
"If there's a problem, it's going to be found," Miller says. "If there are holes in the lines - or trees causing difficulties, or breakdowns in the rodent protection, or erosion - we're going to see it."
Taking care of the details fits Land O' Lakes' business philosophy, Miller says. "We have a certain standardization across the system, with forms to fill out, that we've grown into over time. It works whether it's on one of our farms in Illinois, Missouri or Oklahoma."
Key employees receive extra company training and are state-certified as well. "They're taught how to spot check, to do a spray field inspection and fill out a report, to look for ponding, to know the pressure stages, to operate the Murphy switch (irrigation motor safety switch). They can pressure test the line so that a certain set of standards must be met. We pressure test our lines prior to start up."
Employees are also trained for environmental emergencies. "There's a process for what to do in case of emergency spills and for what plan of action to take if a pipe breaks. There's an emergency kit for those situations and a phone tree for calling," Miller says.
Finishers, mostly located in Minnesota and Iowa, rely on Trahern Farm for a reliable supply of pigs. "If we're not good stewards, we not only have a problem here and create problems for Land O' Lakes, we jeopardize the livelihoods of all those family farmers and local cooperatives who depend on our pigs," Danielson says.
With 5,200 sows producing 104,000 pigs annually in the sparsely-populated Oklahoma Panhandle, Trahern Farm is highly visible. Its four, single-cell, anaerobic lagoons tie in with an irrigation pipeline system, applying wastewater to fields rented by a local farmer. Each lagoon has a 2-ft.-thick compacted clay liner and a 40-ml. thick, flexible membrane liner. The liner covers the side walls to a depth 2 ft. below the minimum treatment volume level and is designed to keep the clay liner from eroding.
Safety ropes on the sides of the lagoons protect the staff on their lagoon inspections. Each lagoon and building is fenced.
The farm's manure management plan includes careful recordkeeping for land-applying the effluent to match crop nutrient needs, avoiding runoff into any water sources.
Detailed spreadsheets, which help determine the percent of capacity remaining and number of gallons that need to be pumped, are kept on each lagoon. Gauge poles in each lagoon measure liquid depth.
Effluent tests prior to application pinpoint nutrient values. These values are matched with annual soil test data and crop nutrient usage data for each field. Application date and time, volume pumped and wind speed and direction are logged for each application. Effluent is applied on 554 acres of cropland through five center pivot sprinklers.
In addition to mandating no runoff, Land O' Lakes holds to several other effluent standards:
* Application rates are based on nitrogen;
* No irrigation is allowed when soil is frozen or saturated;
* Ponding or puddling should be minimized; and,
* Irrigation should not affect any endangered species.
In 1999, Trahern applied 17.3 million gallons of effluent on the fields, the equivalent of 36,177 lb. of nitrogen made available to crops, equaling about $4,300 of anhydrous ammonia. Crops include wheat, oats, rye, milo, alfalfa and millet.
"Alfalfa is a great crop for us. We try to tailor things to specific renters so our requirements for nitrogen production and use match his crop goals," Danielson says.
Water is precious in this semi-arid region where rainfall averages 19 in. annually, but evaporation sucks out more than 60 in. A water conservation plan logs use on the farm. The farm's water use practices were evaluated and changed to improve efficiency. Dams in the water trough system combined with nipple waterers in just one of the breeding-gestation-farrowing units reduced water usage more than 100,000 gal./week.
Trahern Farm has been environmentally assessed just about every way possible. It was an early cooperator in the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Odor/Environmental Assess Program, and it trained a manager in the NPPC Environmental Assurance Program. The farm also participated in the Compliance Audit Program (CAP), and it now proudly displays the CAP seal at its entrance.
Danielson and the other employees like watching wildlife on the surrounding acreage in the early mornings and late afternoons. In addition to deer, they see wild turkey, quail and pheasant, migrating ducks and geese.
Prior to construction, Land O' Lakes hired a private company to make absolutely certain no endangered or threatened species would be harmed by the hog farm. Surprisingly for such a dry climate, the Trahern Farm has about 100 acres of wetlands and intermittent streams. These areas were undisturbed during construction and are not located in areas receiving effluent through the irrigation systems.
Neighbors are important, too. The Trahern Farm buildings are 3/4 mile from the nearest neighbor. "Barn maintenance and cleanliness and good lagoon management are key to ensuring the farm produces as little odor as possible," Miller says.
As Beaver County's second-largest employer, Land O' Lakes takes part in many community activities, including hosting an open house and providing separate tours for Oklahoma legislators. Land O' Lakes donates pigs for the county fair barbecue and the greased pig contest. They donated lights for the local softball field, an outdoor basketball court and trophies for the Boy Scouts. And, they help fund numerous activities, including an after-prom party for high school students.
"We live here. This area is important to us. These people are our friends and often our fellow employees, so it's natural for us to help out where we can," Danielson says.
"We have a very high consumer profile, and being part of a farm cooperative system makes stewardship even more important. The true test of stewardship is the commitment to apply the necessary resources to achieve environmental excellence each day," Miller says.


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Nearly every weekend there's a minor league MMA event somewhere in the world. Here's a brief look at one: the Superior Combative Championships, which took place in Galveston, T.X. on Friday, March 29, 2013.
- Eric Lunsford over Jeremy Hardy by second round submission (americana), RD2
- Cody Garza over George Burchfield by unanimous decision.
- Andrew Martinez over Dominique Robinson by unanimous decision.
- Leomana Martinez over Preston Anderson by KO, RD1 (0:12)
- Rick Gonzalez over Jordan Zendejas by TKO (doc stoppage), RD1
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- David Waters over Michael Larson by unanimous decision.
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February 11, 2014
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Aiming a laser at an aircraft creates a serious safety risk that violates federal law. High-powered lasers can temporarily blind pilots flying aircraft that often carry hundreds of passengers. As shown in the chart below, reported incidents of lasers aimed at aircraft have increased dramatically since FAA instituted a formal reporting system in 2005 to collect information from pilots.
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The FAA since June 2011 has taken enforcement action against those who violate Federal Aviation Regulations by shining lasers at aircraft. The agency may impose civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation. Civil penalties of up to $30,800 have been imposed by the FAA against individuals for multiple laser incidents.
From February through December of 2012, the agency investigated 95 cases of laser events and took enforcement action in 62 of those cases. During 2013, the agency investigated 57 cases and took enforcement action in 34. The two-year total is 152 investigations and 96 enforcement actions.
The increase in reports is due to a number of factors, including greater awareness by pilots to report laser incidents, as encouraged through an extensive outreach program by the FAA; the availability of inexpensive laser devices on the Internet, stronger power levels that enable lasers to hit aircraft at higher altitudes and the introduction of green lasers, which are more visible to the human eye than red lasers.
The FAA's guidance for agency investigators and attorneys stresses that laser violations should not be addressed through warning notices or counseling. The agency seeks moderately high civil penalties for inadvertent violations, but maximum penalties for deliberate violations. Violators who are pilots or mechanics face revocation of their FAA certificate, as well as civil penalties.
Some cities and states have laws making it illegal to shine lasers at aircraft and, in many cases, people can face federal charges. (FBI Pilots New Reward Program Aimed at Deterring Laser Strikes) The FAA works with law enforcement agencies to assist with criminal prosecutions. Federal, state and local prosecutors have sentenced laser violators to jail time, community service, probation and additional financial penalties for court costs and restitution.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 26, 2012) – Below is a list of all the ETSU Athletic events taking place for the week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2.
Men's Basketball (1-3)
This week: The Bucs return home after their brief road stint to host Milligan on Thursday night. Tip time is set for 7 p.m. inside the MSHA Athletic Center. The game will be broadcast live on ASun.TV for free, while "Voice of the Bucs" Jay Sandos will carry the play-by-play on WXSM-AM 640 The Extreme Sports Monster. Live stats can also be accessed by visiting ETSUBucs.com.
Last week: ETSU split its pair of road games last week after rallying past Charleston Southern, 59-57, on Tuesday night; however, the Blue and Gold fell to Georgia, 54-38, Friday night in Athens. Red-shirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville, Tenn.) scored a career high 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting, while John Walton (Memphis, Tenn.) scored the game-winning basket with his layup with 3.7 seconds remaining, lifting ETSU to the two-point win at Charleston Southern. Meanwhile, Friday night at Georgia, Wilson led the team with 12 points and freshman guard Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.) added eight points, four assists, and three steals in 37 minutes of play.
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This week: After a 13-day layoff, the ETSU women's basketball team returns to action when the Bucs host Memphis in their home opener on Friday night. Game time is set for 7 p.m. inside the MSHA Athletic Center and will be broadcast live on ASun.TV for free. In addition, live stats will be provided by visiting ETSUBucs.com.
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Volleyball (23-12, 11-7 A-Sun)
This week: The ETSU volleyball team travels to Lexington for its NCAA Tournament first round matchup with Kentucky on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. inside Memorial Coliseum. The game will be video streamed live and live stats can be accessed via Gametracker.
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The battling Blanche Ely High School students only ceased when zapped with a Taser, officials said.
Arrested were two 18-year-olds, Latia Johnson and Kayla Robinson, each charged with battery, disruption of a school function and resisting arrest without violence. Another 18-year-old, Ashley French, was charged with disruption of a school function, as were an unnamed 17-year-old and 16-year-old.
There were no weapons involved. Johnson and Robinson, briefly stunned by the Taser, were examined by doctors before being booked into jail.
Veda Coleman-Wright, spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff's Office, said the fight broke out shortly after school started at the Pompano Beach high school.
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America's chronicles August 11, 2007Posted by Luca Marchetti in Friends, Holiday, RoboCup, USA.
Tags: Atlanta, Montreal, New York, niagara falls, Philadelphia, trip
Hi guys!
Very long long time without posts. After came back in Italy I had few spare time to write something .
But I want to finish my memories, ehm…. sorry…, chronicles about our american trip. So I completed some of them and here you can find a brief overview if you want to check them:
11th-12th: Atlanta – Stone Mountain Park
13th: Niagara Falls
15th: Montreal
17th: NYC (the Brooklyn Bridge)
18th: NYC (Mahanattan Downtown)
19th: NYC (Empire State Building)
20th: Philadelphia
21th: NYC (Central Park – Yankees Stadium)
22th: NYC (Harlem)
23th: towards Italy…
They need some photos, but I have about 9000 to choose! Please be patient and I will put many beautiful pictures.
See you soon!
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So, it's been a while. I'm under a fair amount of stress right now, so let's use some soothing bullet points to put me at ease…
- Let me tell you, finishing off a law school career is pretty hard work. I only have about 40 more pages to write before next Monday (May 3rd) so that I can graduate, so I can almost guarantee that this will be the final post of a decent length until then. I'm working on three papers: one is a really simple and easy reflection memo on my internship in DC Superior Court; the second involves suggestions on how to implement the Omnibus DC Voting Bill for the 2010 elections; and the third is the beast, a 20-page paper on standing requirements, which are what must be met before one can sue. Overall, not too bad (considering I ended up writing a somewhat controversial 68-pager on the teaching of evolution over creationism in schools last year), but the time frame will make it very difficult. Wish me luck! If I succeed, I'll graduate. If not, well, I'll hope for an extension!
- Friday's game was an interesting one for me. I had missed the two prior days' games due to work and going to the Nationals games. Both, by the way were terrible to watch. Livan Hernandez was pretty impressive Thursday, but still pulled off the loss against Cy Jimenez. He was exactly the guy he was in 2008, which still makes me cringe, but I'm happy he's still finding success. However, Friday's game got nasty on Twitter. When David DeJesus (I think) hit a home run that just barely went over the fence (as was apparent on replay but not on first viewing), Michael Cuddyer did not seem to hustle at all to return the ball to the infield. The problem? The ump called the ball in play, which led to DeJesus getting an inside-the-park home run as Cuddyer meandered back to the ball, which was resting at the base of the fence. Now, I know Cuddyer likely saw the ball go over his head, and the ump's call would have been overturned on instant replay, but the slow walk Cuddyer took incensed many of those on Twitter that day. Our reward for being critical of Cuddyer for (apparently) not hustling (as is the Minnesota Twins way, of course)? This Tweet, by a respected and widely-followed Twins blogger (name removed because I have not spoken with him directly):
Now, as everyone who reads my writing or tweets knows, I am all about the snark and the sarcasm, but there is a line that stops short of accusing someone of "not being a fan" or "not being a true fan." The first tweet crossed that line, and the second Tweet was just a reminder. As of now, I find myself an "alleged" Twins fan in the eyes of at least one (for those not familiar with the legal term of art "alleged," it means roughly "something that has been declared true, but that certainly hasn't been proven.") influential blogger. Frankly, it pissed me off, and I sure hope it pissed off others. I really have one sports rule, and that rule is to NEVER accuse someone of not being a fan. Here's where I shout out to my fellow blogger Fanatic Jack, who tends to have a negative outlook on the team, and frequently gets accused of all sorts of nasty things because of it. Jack, we rarely agree, but I know you are a true fan, and I urge everyone else to read his work at Fanatic Jack Talks Twins, as he does have a lot of good analysis to go along with is (often merited) pessimism.
- So, that dour note behind us, it appears that Joe Mauer hasn't shaved in a while, which is leading to a resurgent case of Joe Mauer's Beard! I unfortunately don't have a very good capture of it, but here is what I got. It is still a long way from the luscious specimen that we had at the beginning of ST, but it's a start. Now if only Denard Span would follow Joe's lead and grow back HIS Man-Beard. I promise he'll stop it with the suckage as soon as he does.
- The Twins have now won six straight series without managing to sweep a single one. Color me unconcerned. So long as the Twins are winning 2/3+ of their games, I won't start to fret. Eventually, the Twins will discover their missing clutchiness and they'll start scoring about three more runs per game than they are now.
- I want to marry the Twins offense, but A) my wife would not approve, and B) it's not legal to marry groups of sports players in Virginia (or Minnesota). So, I guess I'll just have to deal with pining from a distance.
- Topper Anton was nice enough to offer me a place in his "Twins Bloggers: Get to Know 'Em" series, and commences to say nice things about me that I really don't deserve, as I recently discovered that I have a horrible pottymouth while watching baseball: at the Thursday Nats game, there was a whole family, including little kids sitting right in front of me. The Nats are a horrible team, and I really don't love them that much, but I found myself biting my lip far too much. Sorry, Mom! :S Anyway, go check out my Get-to-Know-'Em if you want to know more about me (or if you are looking for good blackmail fodder).
- Because of the back-up of games, I'll give a Stud/Dud for today's game only.
- The Stud: Justin Morneau. Justin absolutely destroyed a pitch in the second inning for a two-run homer, and he has really been flashing the leather recently at second base. Mark Texeira he is not, but he's still impressive.
- The Dud: clearly, today's dud was Kevin Slowey. This is not to say that he pitched poorly (which he did: he couldn't locate around the corners of the plate, and when that goes, so goes Slowey's whole game), but the main reason is that he couldn't make it far into the Sixth Inning on the day after every pitcher but Alex Burnett was used. It turned out not to matter, as Ron Mahay and Burny (starting to like that kid a lot) easily cleaned up the final 2 2/3 innings, but it was something the Twins really needed that Slowey failed to provide.
Nick Punto's groin is apparently just fine (which is more info than I needed to know today), but because he is still experiencing pain in that oh-so-sensitive area, the docs are looking into a possible hip flexor injury. If you didn't know, and I didn't, the hip flexors are any of about ten moving parts that make your hip joint work properly. I put the Wikipedia diagram on the right (credit goes to Wiki user Beth Ohara). Click on the image to go to the Wikipedia page for more info. If, as LaVelle seemed to fear in his tweet, hip flexor surgery is required, Punto could be done for the year, as Royals utility player Josh "Booger" Fields (nickname bestowed by WhiteSoxBlog) decided to do today. Ironically, as I tweeted earlier, if Punto has surgery and misses the rest of the season, the odds of him being with the Twins next year go up significantly: the hip injury will reduce his defensive value, which means all his value. The Twins were going to decline his $5 million option for next year (or so I certainly hope), and this makes it much more likely he'd accept a cheap "make-g00d" deal back with the Twins as a utility infielder. Luke Hughes got his roster spot, and I would really like to see him get a couple starts.
- In other injury news, Clay Condrey had a setback, and there is no timetable for when he resumes throwing.
- Tomorrow is an off day. Hallelujah.
- Tuesday, the Twins will pitch the rearmed F-Bomb against Justin Verlander. In terms of my hopes for the Twins, I certainly hope Francisco Liriano is as good as he's been. In the interest of my fantasy team, however, I want Verlander to strike out 10 Twins through five innings and leave a game tied 0-0, so the Twins can come back and destroy the Tiger bullpen. Life is much more complicated when my fantasy players face the Twins.
I feel better after all those bullets. Cheers!
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