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Tropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti's southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and adding to the misery of a poor nation still trying to recover from the 2010 earthquake.
The storm was heading toward eastern Cuba, and forecasters said it poses a threat to Florida Monday and Tuesday, just as the Republican Party gathers for its national convention in Tampa. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said a hurricane warning is in effect for the Florida Keys and for the west coast of Florida from Bonita Beach south to Florida Bay.
At least three people were reported dead. A woman and a child died in the town of Souvenance, Sen. Francisco Delacruz told a local radio station. A 10-year-old girl died in Thomazeau when a wall fell on him, said Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti's Civil Protection Office.
She said as many as 5,000 people were evacuated because of flooding.
Many, however, stayed. The sprawling seaside shantytown of Cite Soleil was among the areas that flooded.
"From last night, we're in misery," said Cite Soleil resident Jean-Gymar Joseph. "All our children are sleeping in the mud, in the rain."
More than 50 tents in a quake settlement collapsed, forcing people to scramble through the mud to try to save their belongings.
Forecasters said Isaac could dump as much as eight to 12 inches and even up to 20 inches on Hispaniola, which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, as well as produce a storm surge of up to 3 feet.
Isaac was centered about 95 miles east-southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, early Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. It was moving northwest at 14 mph.. Tropical force winds extended nearly 200 miles from the storm's center.
Forecasters said the storm was likely to march up the Gulf of Mexico, offshore of Florida's west coast, as a hurricane on Monday, just as the Republican National Convention is scheduled to start. Tampa was within the storm's possible strike zone, but the most likely course would carry it toward landfall on the Florida Panhandle late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Cuba declared a state of alert Friday for six eastern provinces and five central provinces were put on preliminary watch. Vacationers in tourist installations of those regions were evacuated.
State television began an all-day transmission of news about the storm on Saturday.
Radio Baracoa, from the city of Baracoa on the northern coast of eastern Cuba, reported that high seas began topping the city's seawall Friday night. Reports said lower than normal rains had left reservoirs well below capacity and in good shape to absorb runoff.
Cuba has a highly organized civil defense system that goes door-to-door to enforce evacuations of at-risk areas, largely averting casualties from storms even when they cause major flooding and significant damage to crops.
In Port-au-Prince, a city of some 3 million ringed by mountains, authorities and aid workers tried to evacuate people from a tent camp to temporary shelters.
More than a hundred people were at a shelter in a school that President Michel Martelly toured Friday, but after the visit some people began to leave.
"They dragged me from the camp and brought me here," Marlene Charles, thirsty and hungry, said about the aid groups. "There's no way I'm going to spend the night here."
In the Dominican Republic, authorities evacuated people from low-lying areas but, as in Haiti, they encountered resistance. Still, authorities said they evacuated nearly 2,900 people. The majority were transferred to the homes of relatives while about 300 were sent to government shelters.
Flooding was reported in Santo Domingo and Santiago but no reports of injuries.
Organizers of next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa were monitoring storm developments, and authorities said there were no plans to cancel the convention.
Out in the eastern Atlantic, former Tropical Storm Joyce degenerated into a weak low pressure system Friday.
Associated Press writers Evens Sanon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Peter Orsi in Havana and APTN journalist Fernando Gonzalez in Santiago, Cuba; Danica Coto in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Ezequiel Abiu Lopez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, contributed to this report.


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It is 4.30 in the morning, still dark and very still. For a moment I am not sure where I am, but gradually my body recognises the familiar comfort of my own bed and I remember that I am home. A twist in my stomach tells me that I need the bathroom urgently, a feeling that I have lived with for the last fifteen days despite the care I have taken with food and drinks. As I step out of bed, the carpeted floor feels strange to my feet, which have become used to the cool marble tiles of hotel bedrooms. In Delhi it is 9.00 am and a new day has begun. The roads are full of every type of transport imaginable, all weaving in and out of each other, trying to get ahead. The air, already hot, will be filled with the pollution of exhaust fumes and a cacophony of horns, shouts and engine noise. The children that attend school will already be at their lessons in their smart uniforms. Those who don't attend school face a day working beside their parents, peddling souvenirs or begging from tourists.
My adventure is over and it has been an incredible one. I have seen two extremes of life in India, from the lavish extravagances of a Hindu wedding, to the unbelievable poverty that is everyday life for the average family. I have experienced the selfless hospitality and generosity of two families to whom we were effectively strangers. So many people have tried relentlessly to extract money from us, by fair means or foul, that I have become cynical and untrusting. My eyes have been dazzled by the rainbow of colours everywhere; the roadside stalls selling fruit and vegetables; the ladies' saris that sparkle with beads, sequins and metallic threads; the brightly painted auto rickshaws with their gleaming chrome, and they have looked away in disgust from the filth and squalor that is the backdrop from which the colours shine out.
Here, the birds that are so familiar to me are just beginning to sing, tuning up for the morning chorus that I so love to hear but deep in my ears there is a faint echo of the calls of the all exotic birds that I have seen and heard. I have opened the window so that I can hear them better. Tinkabelle, having picked daintily at her breakfast, is curled on the settee under the window, her ears twitching constantly. It occurs to me that she may be better feed than some of the children that I have seen play by the roadside.
I have seen and done so many wonderful things in the last two weeks my head is buzzing with the memory of them all, but in those first few moments while I tried to remember where I was, one image played on my minds eye. The pretty face of a small girl we encountered 3 days ago in Jaiphur. Her green dress is filthy and her hair matted with dirt but her cheeks are plump, her eyes bright and her teeth strong and white. She is a professional beggar, sent by her parents to entice money from softhearted foreigners. With one hand she tugs my skirt to get my attention, with the other hand she gestures to her mouth that she wants money for food. She looks into my face with pleading eyes and her most beguiling smile. I have been subjected to this so many times now that my heart has hardened to it and I try to walk away without responding. She continues to tug my skirt and constantly manoeuvres to stay in front of me. "Please, madam, please." I tell her I don't have any change and she immediately replies, "the ice-cream man has change" and tries to tug me in his direction. I nearly give into her pleas but a glance around me takes in more children and beggars gathering around, if I open my purse for her they will all press closer and hold out their hands for rupees. I shake my head firmly, push her hand away and avert my eyes.
Laying here in my comfortable bed with clean sheets, I am full of remorse. I don't know what difference 10 rupees would make to her but I know that it would have done more good for her gain 10 rupees than it would have harmed me to part with it.
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Incredible India
Posted by coral-seas at 11:17
Labels: India trip
3 comments:
- Christine said...
Thank you for sharing this wonderful small window in to what you experienced in India.
Christine, in Northern Virginia, USA.
- 26 April 2007 at 04:01
- Elizabet said...
Hi CA. Yes, i did get the message and it did help.Sorry I didn't reply.hope you are well.x
- 26 April 2007 at 17:49
- Hideko Ishida 石田英子 said...
Dear Carol,
I haven't been to India, but heard lots of similar stories. Anyway, welcome back home and to your computer. I will send my personal message about my future trip in May to you soon. Hideko
- 27 April 2007 at 10:27
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Let me take a shot at it.
Simplify! Say something like: "This book affected me deeply." (Not much) Use your own words.Originally Posted by kamel
Im supposed to write a 1 page review of a book and how it effected me. Please check for any mistakes. Thanks in advance.
Book: Shes Come Undone
Having read a number of books in my time. Ranging from the provocative Roots to the bittersweet award winning novel Angelas Ashes, none have accomplished the goal of affecting me so much as Shes Come Undone. The tale is written in the first-person narrative and depicts the life of an ordinary girl placed under extraordinary circumstances and how she hides behind an overweight, confused and pessimistic persona.
Many surprises are in store for the readers of this book. The main surprise being the authors sex. Many times I caught myself checking the back of the book in order to reread the authors name, as he writes in such a convincing way that it actually seems that a woman is writing her autobiography. Another is that even though the book is loaded with endless trials and tribulations, it still managed to amount into a charming, witty and inspiring book.
The heroine is Dolores Price. Shes 13, smart-alecky but emotionally scarred, having bid her childhood farewell. After the rape caused by the man she admired, she begins to slowly shut herself away from the world. Her distressed mother, too afraid to press charges, attempts to provide the temporary relief for her daughter, food. Thus beginning the gradual decline of Dolores Price.
Having never suffered from weight problems and having lived in countries with little obesity issues, I always thought of it as a lewd act of self-indulgence and I never understood how people could allow themselves to get so tremendous. This book played a major role in broadening my narrow-minded view of the over weight community. I realized there were more complicated issues behind obesity.
In the high school I am currently studying, there enrolls an obese student who is way too offensive and loud. I never really took to this student when I first met him. It seemed I was not alone in this matter because most of my peers were pretty cruel to him. Now this student would always laugh it off and retort with an equally cruel comment. Thinking it was all playful humor, I did not pay it any heed. Only after reading this novel did I realize that his larger than life personality was made by him to cover up the struggling hefty boy within. Thankfully I can say I befriended him and now stand up for him during the fierce class room brawls. As I regard it, I feel I owe him more for his friendship than he does for mine.
One does not need to be overweight, or even a woman for that matter, to relate to Dolores Price. No matter how infuriating and obnoxious she was portrayed, and how sometimes she was just plain depressing to observe, there was always a part of me that kept rooting for her. Her will was admirable, but her courage, remarkable.
Let me take a shot at it.
Simplify! Say something like: "This book affected me deeply." (Not much) Use your own words.Originally Posted by kamel
Try:Originally Posted by kamel
It seems like an autobiography and not fiction.Simplify! (Too many words.) You want to come across as a person who read the book and has something to say about it.
The first two sentences are okay, but say:Originally Posted by kamel
After being raped by a man she had admired....Say:
Thus begins....
Change "having lived in countries with little obesity issues" to (perhaps) "having always lived in countries with little obesity...."Originally Posted by kamel
By "tremendous" do you mean "fat"? "Overwieght"?
Substitute "are" for "were" in the last sentence.
thanks alot. I'll do those changes immediatly
Say:Originally Posted by kamel
In the high school where I am currently studying there is enrolled an obese student who is way too offensive and loud.(You are not studying a high school )
As I regard it, I feel I owe him more for his friendship than he owes me for mine.
Change the last sentence. Say:Originally Posted by kamel
Her will was admirable and her courage remarkable.Good ending!
(You're welcome.)


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Diane Lane
Diane Lane played the cheating wife in the 2002 thriller Unfaithful (with Richard Gere), a role that cemented her position as a leading lady in Hollywood after more than two decades in the movies. Lane made an auspicious debut when she was just 13 years old in A Little Romance (1979), and during the '80s starred in three films by Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsiders (1983), Rumble Fish (1984) and The Cotton Club (1984). In the next decade Lane appeared in several duds, but she stood out in the television mini-series Lonesome Dove (1989) and in a small role in Chaplin (1992, with Robert Downey, Jr.). Since then she has had a good run in solid Hollywood roles: The Perfect Storm (2000, with Mark Wahlberg); Hardball (2001, with Keanu Reeves); The Glass House (2001, with Lee Lee Sobieski); Under the Tuscan Sun (2003); Must Love Dogs (2005, with John Cusack); Hollywoodland (2006, with Adrien Brody); Untraceable and Jumper (both 2008); Secretariat (2010); and the Superman reboot Man of Steel (2013).
Diane Lane married actor Josh Brolin in 2004; they had no children and were divorced in 2013… She was previously married to actor Christopher Lambert, of Highlander fame, from 1988-94. According to FilmReference.com, they had one daughter, Eleanor Jasmine… Diane Lane's mother, Colleen Farrington, was a Playboy centerfold: Miss October of 1957.
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WALNUT CREEK — World class concert pianist Gregory Taboloff will perform works by such legendary composers as Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and others masters at a piano concert, "Great Music from Great Ballets," Friday Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Sherman Clay store, 1605 Bonanza St. in downtown Walnut Creek.
Lauren Jonas, Diablo Ballet's artistic director, will introduce and talk about each ballet.
Taboloff, a graduate of Skyline High School in Oakland, hailed from Southern California. He took Oakland and most of the West Coast by storm during his teenage competition-winning years, established himself as a performer and composer, and now lives with his wife of three years, Ann Marie, in San Ramon.
Taboloff is fresh off a Sept. 30 performance with the California Symphony at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts. He had been waiting 26 years for the opportunity to sit under the baton of guest conductor Robert Moody, and performed the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2.
"Patience works out," Taboloff joked. He called the opportunity of his California Symphony debut "a dream come true."
Two years ago, a phone call accelerated what had been a deliberate courtship by the symphony's board of directors.
"They've gone to my concerts for many years, and finally the date was set up," he said.
The Sept. 30 California Symphony performance had been agreed upon seven months ago, and Taboloff practiced four hours a day in advance of that concert.
"There are repeated, five- and six-note chords, which means you have to split your fingers and play right on the cracks," he said of Rachmaninoff concerto performed Sept. 30, identifying one of its greatest challenges. "I usually try to stay away from pieces like that, but I love the long cantabile lines and getting the rubato going."
It helps that Taboloff has a natural inclination for his instrument.
"For me, the piano is something I could not live without," he said. "I've tried other instruments — the viola and clarinet — and they opened up doors for me. At Skyline, I got to do a lot of music, which wouldn't have happened with just the piano."
One experience, playing viola in the musical "South Pacific," ranks low on his musical satisfaction scale, but high on the experience of a brush with a celebrity classmate.
"I didn't get to know Tom Hanks, but our paths crossed in the musical," he said. "I remember the guffaws when he came out dressed as a transvestite in one scene. At our high school reunions, everybody talks about him, but he's never come up for a concert. Maybe he will someday."
He said having a contemplative approach to life is a good temperament for a pianist.
"Stepping back, looking at the work, tackling one small section at a time: you have to be brave, intrepid," he said.
That doesn't mean he has always been hopeful.
"My dad was very pessimistic about my ever making a living and I had a pianist friend who was so frustrated he committed suicide … so I was discouraged at times," he said. "But it also made me work all the harder to be the exception."
To relieve the tension in his fingers and forearms, Taboloff visits an acupressure massage therapist. To release the stress from performing, he engages in long distance bicycling and plays tennis with his wife.
"That's where we met — on the tennis courts in Lafayette, and it was on Valentine's Day," he said.
WHAT: Piano concert, Gregory Taboloff, "Great Music from Great Ballets"
WHERE: Sherman Clay store, 1605 Bonanza St., downtown Walnut Creek
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
COST: Free
INFO: Diablo Ballet at 925-943-1775 or visit www.DiabloBallet.org.


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What is a Midwife to the Dying?
There are many similarities between labour pains of dying and those of being born. It is the same doorway; all are passing through, some coming in and others going out. On either side of the doorway midwives are needed to guide this passage. Both are a holy service requiring a great work of labour and love. Both are moments of vulnerability and the same preparation that is encouraged for birth is also as valuable for death. Through this preparation and deeper understanding of the deathing process it is possible for pain to exist and be lessened by tenderness, love and compassion. Death can be a long labouring process, and, again as in birthing, gentle touching, massaging, words of encouragement to relax and let go, gentle singing and cradling are all greatly comforting. A midwife knows how to practise inner stillness and be peacefully present putting aside any pains or sorrows. The midwife tenderly holds the energy, keeps vigil and guards the almost invisible gossamer film of light while the dying person passes through the matrix. This transition leaves in its wake a divine stillness which touches the very depths of the soul, leaving a feeling of the presense of the miraculous and the mysterious.
As a midwife to the dying I am a multi-faith practitioner who gives non-intrusive guidance and support through the dying process.
My approach is:
- walking alongside the person facing death, honouring and respecting his or her own individual and unique way of living and dying
- helping to overcome fears
- encouraging the resolution of outstanding issues, both practical and emotional (e.g. forgiveness and the healing of relationships)
- easing the transition using a variety of therapeutic methods including breathing and relaxation techniques
- addressing the needs of the spirit and the soul, leading to an awareness that embraces death as a part of life
- supporting the dying person to feel empowered and able to make conscious choices
- creating a sacred, healing and loving space
- encouraging family and friends to be a part of this journey, teaching them how to listen, understand and respond appropriately to the dying person


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What does it mean to say "Gravity is the weakest of the forces"?
Strongest force in nature
It is usually taught that the gravitational force is the weakest but I wanted to know if it will be always so. For example, On earth gravity is weaker than electromagnetic force or weak nuclear force, so is it that on black hole also if gravity is strongest than other forces shall be more stronger than it or it's that gravity becomes most strong suppressing others.
Because if other forces increase in same proportion than it will have serious implications.


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Got discerning taste? Interested in digging in the digital crates for the best music available in the cloud? Then you've no doubt been targeted by Beats Music in the past few months.
The much-hyped streaming service is the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field that includes Spotify and iTunes. It offers access to millions of songs and hundreds of hand-selected playlists for $9.99 a month (or, for ATT customers, $14.99 for a family plan).
It was unveiled last month during a big budget rollout by longtime music business executives and hitmakers Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine through their company, Beats Electronics. Considering their Beats by Dre brand upended the headphone market after launching in 2008, other streaming services have to be nervous.
INTERACTIVE: Discover songs of L.A.
At first blush, the app is crush-worthy, featuring playlists galore from artists including Usher, Miranda Lambert, Vampire Weekend and dozens of others, taste-making outlets and organizations including Pitchfork, XXL and Mojo and a host of in-house experts seemingly building playlists by the hour.
Offering boundless avenues to bundles of songs, the easy-to-navigate interface seems to have overcome log-in issues during the rollout that left some early adopters frustrated.
It was a rough few days, considering the competitive market for digital music portals populated by similar subscription and free services from iHeartRadio, MySpace, Rdio, Rhapsody and dozens of others. Each is claiming territory in a future in which music ownership is replaced by unlimited access to files stored on faraway servers but readily available wherever, whenever and in whatever order you so desire.
Combined with creative director Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails, How to Destroy Angels) and a roster of musical minds to guide you, Beats is marketing itself for its curatorial prowess and is banking that their cache and histories as innovators will lend a musicianly air to what has so far been a crowded and decidedly under-evolved streaming-music experience. Their thick Rolodexes don't hurt.
INTERACTIVE: A festival for every fan – SoCal's yearly sonic lineup
Curious as to what Richard Sherman was listening to while prepping for the big game? The Seahawks cornerback compiled a playlist that features rap tracks from Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Ace Hood, Yo Gotti and others. (His taste is as exquisite as his play.) For his part, quarterback Peyton Manning offered a collection called "There's No 'I' in Peyton," with nods to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.
Stevie Nicks offers soft rock. The Academy of Country Music and the Grand Ole Opry highlight old and new twang. Top 40 guide PopCrush, hip hop realm Rap Radar and the metalheads at Revolver and Decibel aim to draw the young and obsessed. Indie haven Pitchfork offers 32 different playlists. Naxos Records spins classical through filters including "Sampled: Classical Music in Hip Hop, vol. 1." Reissue go-to guide Mojo Magazine, jazz standby Downbeat and electronic chroniclers DJ Mag all offer fresh and resurrected sounds.
Genre tabs point to constantly updated playlists of new releases and "trending tracks," all incredibly useful for those like me whose life revolves around fresh sounds. Browse by genre and find tips on indie, pop, electronic, kids music, comedy, country, "musica Mexicana," new age, punk, reggae and everything else amid the millions of songs.
Though all of this is certainly a step in the right direction, Beats still hasn't addressed the gaping hole of missing data, images and information, so it isn't the revolution it promises to be. So far it's the prettiest window dressing into the same 15 million to 20 million songs that most services offer, one best enjoyed on hand-held devices in range of a solid WiFi connection.
The major commitment that Beats, like Spotify and the others, has yet to make is in gathering all the informational minutiae of music. It's hard to get lost in the wormhole of geekdom if said tunnel is only a few inches deep. For example, unlike film and TV streaming service Netflix, which breaks down films by not only genre but cross-references details on actors, movie studios, directors and links to important reviews, Beats has yet to build a similarly well-connected infrastructure, even though the service costs 20% more than Netflix a month.
Specifically, searching Queens of the Stone Age mastermind "Josh Homme" reveals vague, uninformative links to other "similar" artists (Kurt Cobain, Helmet's Page Hamilton and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains among them). In a perfect world, I'd be able to get lost searching for unfamiliar Homme moments, or happen upon strange corners through a combination of curatorial expertise and exploratory data. Why can't I see a scan of the original packaging? Why isn't there a "liner notes" tab where I can learn who played on which tracks?
Ideally, when I search on Trent Reznor, I'd see not only a link to Nine Inch Nails and How to Destroy Angels and accompanying liner notes, but producer and studio notes a la LP jackets and CD booklets, links to Reznor's work in film scoring, his early contributions to work from Pigface and 1000 Homo DJs, his remixes and guest appearances. Each detail would be linked.
CRITICS' PICKS: What to watch, where to go, what to eat
As it stands now, Reznor's page offers bio and recommended links to soundtrack composers Howard Shore and Cliff Martinez, director John Carpenter and Nine Inch Nails. That's it, even though a Reznor production playlist is available one step away, through the Nails page.
If I'm greedy, I'd want to know what recording studio Sly and the Family Stone used for "There's a Riot Goin' On." When it lists the Village Recorder in Santa Monica, it'd be fascinating to connect it to artists and albums by Fleetwood Mac, John Mayer, Bob Dylan and Missy Elliott and the hundreds of others who have worked there.
Nitpicky, perhaps, and a very complicated undertaking. But that's how grand innovation is built, and even if Beats' volume of curatorial insight is indeed impressive — especially for the price — the system feels unfinished. A more deeply connected database would provide geeks of the world to use Beats' many excellent playlists more as a springboard into the system.
The data crumbs are out there, scattered among Wiki pages, All Music Guide discography details, liner notes packaging and lyric sites, a Web waiting to be connected into a grand informational database that gathers sound and history into one grand cathedral.
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Google Play
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Research Protection Program Education Division
Office: Engleman Hall, Wing A, Room A110 A - B
Voice: (203) 392-5243
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Table of Contents
The Responsible Conduct of Research
Human Research Protections
Animal Care and Use in Research
The RPP Educational Resources Division provides a variety of information related to research protections including: the responsible conduct of research; human research protections; and the care and welfare of laboratory animals. Information may be found in several hardcopy and online formats such as: text books and instructional materials; federal codes and ethical principles documents; research protection conference and workshop proceedings; newsletters; PowerPoint presentations; and links to related internet sites. Further, the RPP staff are available for classroom and workshop presentations. Contact the RPP office to make arrangements.
Hardcopy materials may be viewed at or signed out from the RPP office in Engleman Hall. The following presents information available in the RPP office and on related online sites:
The Responsible Conduct of Research:
- Kulakowski and Chronister, Research Administration and Management, Jones and Bartlett:
- Nicolas Steneck, The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Introduction to the Responsible
Conduct of Research, ORI: 2005
- The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Handbook for Research Integrity Officers, ORI:
- The Office of Research Integrity (ORI), ORI Newsletter (For past issues from 1993
go to http://ori.dhhs.gov/publications/newsletters.shtml)
- The Office of Research Integrity Policies and Procedures Templatehttp://ori.hhs.gov/policies/ori_policies.shtml
- Office of Research Integrity, The Role of the Research Integrity Officer (RIO), ORI: 2006
- Office of Research Integrity Website: http://ori.hhs.gov
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): Online resource for instruction and training in research ethics.
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR): RCR Interactive Tutorials. This is a series of interactive tutorials on the Responsible Conduct of Research available for use by any group for educational purposes only http://www.responsibleresearch.org/
Human Research Protections:
- Amdur, R., and Bankert, E., Institutional Review Board: Member Handbook, Jones and
Bartlett, 2nd edition: 2007
- Bankert, E., and Amdur R., Institutional Review Board: Management and Function, Jones
and Bartlett, 2nd edition: 2006
- Davis and Bankert et. al., Study Guide for Institutional Review Board: Management
and Function, Jones and Bartlett, 2nd edition: 2006
- Dunn, C., and Chadwick, G., Protecting Study Volunteers in Research: A Manual for
Research Investigative Sites, Thompson, 3rd edition: 2004
- Getz, K, and Borfitz, D., Informed Consent: The Consumers Guide to the Risks and Benefits
of Volunteering for Clinical Trials, Thompson: 2002
- Knudson, Paula, 1974-2005 PRIM&R Through the Years: Three Decades of Protecting Human
Subjects, PRIM&R Boston: 2006
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research Human Research Protection Conference
Proceedings, (hardcopy, CDs, DVDs) 2001 - 2007
- Nesbitt, Lori, Clinical Research: What It Is and How It Works, Jones and Bartlett: 2004
- Protecting Human Subjects: Three Instructional Films -Evolving Concern: Protection
for Human Subjects; Balancing Society's Mandates: IRB Review Criteria; The Belmont
Report: Basic Ethical Principles and Their Application. Prepared by the National Institutes
of Health and the Food and Drug Administration (1989). Reissued by the U.S. Office
for Human Research Protections 2001
- What to Know About Informed Consent, U.S. Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and Friends Research Institute, Inc: Baltimore Maryland (2004
- Forum - The Institutional Review Board Discussion and News Forum The IRB Discussion
Forum (known as "MCWIRB") promotes the discussion of ethical, regulatory and policy
concerns with human subjects research.www.irbforum.org/
- NIH IRB Tutorial http://phrp.nihtraining.com/
- Office of Human Research Protection (OHRP) www.hhs.gov/ohrp/
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) http://www.primr.org/
- U.S. Federal Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov
- U.S. Health and Human Services - http://www.hhs.gov
Animal Care and Use in Research:
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), NIH.http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm
- OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook.http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/GuideBook.pdf
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Tutorial. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/tutorial/index.htm
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/PHSPolicyLabAnimals.pdf
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALA) contributes to the advancement
of responsible laboratory animal care and use through certification, professional
development, publications and resources. http://www.aalas.org/
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Learning Library.http://www.aalaslearninglibrary.org/
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
(AAALAC). http://www.aaalac.org/
- The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) advances the humane care
and responsible use of laboratory animals through certification of veterinary specialists,
professional development, education and research.http://www.aclam.org/
- IACUC.ORG is an information resource for members and staff of institutional animal
care and use committees. It is a link archive where online resources are organized
by menus and submenus. Many who browse the Internet for IACUC resources may find it
overwhelming to randomly sift through the enormity of Web sites and their online materials.
IACUC.ORG was developed as an organizing tool to quickly point to a topic of interest,
such as example protocol forms or disaster plans used by other institutions. http://www.iacuc.org/
- Animal Welfare Act and Regulations: animal welfare regulations, animal laws, animal
policies, animal guidelines.http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm : as amended (7 USC, 2131-2156) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awa.htm
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS). APHIS provides leadership for determining standards of humane care and treatment
of animals. APHIS implements those standards and achieves compliance through inspection,
education, and cooperative efforts.http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/
- The Laboratory Animal Management Association (LAMA) advances the laboratory animal management profession through education, knowledge exchange and professional development. http://www.lama-online.org


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I want to read the articles and webpages which are highly voted by readers around the world using Google's +1.
By voted I mean the articles which have the maximum count of +1s, or at least a very high count.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 61 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
We are Travel Agency and Tour Operating Company.
We would like a 99Designs designer to create an Avatar for our web site and YouTube videos.
Consumers & Travel industry people
1. Please see the slideshow we have created to help you with this project. It is on Youtube. This is a video that is a visual description of the following points. Also, Find it at the right of the video and click on more info while playing a detailed description of what we would like. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7whDMU6545g
2. This avatar will represent our CEO and founder of the company, whose name is David. You can see some photos of David Rubin at http://www.facebook.com/davidtravel
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6. The only jewelry David wears is pearl cuff links and a simple, elegant Movado watch.
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A classic piece of modern cinema. An angry man known better these days for his portrayal of Batman. A deck of Pokémon cards, some better than others.
Demi Adejuyigbe has done one hell of ajob with this. The Snorlax zoom is especially well done.
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This is a true example of not reading the "small print". Applegate claims: "Changing the meat we eat"
The labeling says Vegetarian feed, Humanely raised, all natural breaded Chicken patties. No artificial Ingredients
Well when did SOY become natural? Just saying' They feed there chicks soy and use soy for the breading...Fyi people
I've been duped!
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Maybe I am naive and ill-informed, but how is soy not natural? It comes from soybeans that are a grown commodity. I figured that labeling soy as natural was OK as long as it wasn't some sort of freaky gmo bean.
I asked that question, seems the jury's still out on that one. I assume gmo. They haven't got back to me.
Most soy grown in the US is GMO. By most I mean 91%
"Currently Commercialized GM Crops in the U.S.:
(Number in parentheses represents the estimated percent that is genetically modified.)
Soy (91%)
Cotton (88%)
Canola (80-85%)
Corn (85%)"
Thank you Marianne for the stats and link. For a quick minute I thought you were my neighbor 'Hollywood, CA. noticed Fl.
I'm originally from San Diego, CA. Happy to help!
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Filmed demonstrations will enable you to understand the process and see the results.
This transformational training will shift the way you think and communicate with your clients.
- Break through isolation and alienation
- Dissolve resistance
- Eliminate the cause of negative habits or destructive behaviors
- Clear shame, guilt, anxiety and anger
- Pinpoint and resolve emotional trauma which may be linked to health issues
Protect your clients from being re-traumatized by reliving painful experiences.
Protect yourself from vicarious traumatization.
This gentle, respectful, active and integrative approach works without subjecting individuals to needless pain and possible re-traumatization. Precise and purposeful multi-level communication results in rapid, profound and lasting change. Practical and powerful tools will maximize your success in dealing with the painful and debilitating effects of trauma, abuse, violence, incest and rape. You will see and experience the results!
- Learn why the treatment of sexual trauma has additional complications and how they can be managed.
- Understand emotional reactions of psychotherapists dealing with sexual trauma and learn to eliminate vicarious traumatization.
- Learn how emotions are triggered and how traumatic memory can be resolved.
- Learn how mental health professionals can identify and eliminate the stigma and shame associated with sexual trauma.
Transform Your Clinical Practice
Your clients will benefit in ways that reach well beyond their treatment goals. They will report an immediate and lasting increase in energy, clarity, and well-being. These positive changes are automatic and lasting because the root cause of the problem is cleared.
Fast-Paced Learning Format
You will remain interested and engaged during this fast-paced, exciting and high-energy instruction. You will watch actual footage of dramatic therapeutic breakthroughs.
Training Schedule, Locations and Registration
This 5-hour workshop is offered in a convenient one-day format to accommodate even the busiest practitioners' schedules. The training begins at 10:00 am and concludes at 4:00 pm. A lunch break will be provided from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
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Certified Practitioners Tuition is Waived – Registration is Required
Sonja Hellman, PhD is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has a private practice in the foothills of Boulder, CO. She earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University. In addition to her private practice she is an adjunct professor at Regis University in their counseling program, and is on the board of Pursuits Life Coaching and Wellness Network. Dr. Hellman is certified in Rapid Resolution Therapy developed by Jon Connelly, PhD LCSW which is designed specifically to help clear trauma.
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Participation in this training is restricted to licensed mental health and medical professionals, registered interns and graduate students in accredited mental health and medical training programs.
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Key Components of Sustainability Assignments
These key components may be applied across the disciplines
- Promote understanding without doom and gloom.
Students may get pessimistic or apathetic when the focus is only on threats and problems. Our society needs graduates that choose to participate in solutions to our society's urgent issues. If we focus only on the problems (e.g., threats to our life-giving ecosystems, the negative consequences of climate change), we may unintentionally generate attitudes of powerlessness and inaction about our global challenges. We may also unintentionally turn off students to the learning if it is depressing. We need to help our students see how they can use academic knowledge to be part of the solutions in the workplace, at home, and in their communities.
- Focus on solutions.
It is important to orient the learning to explore possible solutions to our global societal challenges. Such a focus helps students understand how academic learning in STEM and other disciplines is essential, useful, worthwhile and relevant to their lives. It also strengthens their critical thinking and their skills in proactive problem solving.
- Empower students to make positive changes, moving from analysis to systemic action.
When students are asked to think about and be part of the solutions, they move toward a self concept that they can help create a better society. Moving from thinking to participation is a crucial step, since it builds the attitudes, skills, and habits that value learning, while addressing our urgent societal problems. Moving beyond just individual change to systemic change takes the solutions to the scale needed.
There are two levels of change required to create healthier ecosystems and communities: (a) personal change so we reduce or eliminate our own habits that produce toxins and harm our life supporting ecosystems; and (b) systemic change so our organizations, policies and regulations support a healthier, sustainable future with the core ecosystem health needed to improve quality of life for present and future generations. Students need experience in both changing personal habits and helping to create systemic change. They need change agent skills that will help them in their professional and personal lives as members of society. Quality learning activities in our courses can provide this to our students.
For examples of these core pedagogies, see Tools to Incorporate Sustainability into the Classroom.
This Power Point slideshow gives examples of applications in fields from chemistry to economics for each pedagogy of sustainability. Core Pedagogies PowerPoint (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 182kB Oct28 12)The InTeGrate Project identified pedagogical themes that generalize to teaching the interdisciplinary subject of sustainability within any academic discipline. These involve using the grand challenges that society faces -- energy, food, water -- to help students improve their critical thinking skills, incorporate systems thinking, and make use of authentic and credible data in addressing problems.
Students' Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to define sustainability.
- Students will be able to explain how sustainability relates to their lives and their values, and how their actions impact issues of sustainability.
- Students will be able to utilize their knowledge of sustainability to change their daily habits and consumer mentality
- Students will be able to explain how systems -- ecosystems, individual humans in society -- are interrelated.
- Students will learn change agent skills.
- Students will learn how to apply concepts of sustainability to their campus and community by engaging in the challenges and solutions of sustainability on their campus.
- Students will learn how to apply concepts of sustainability globally by engaging in the challenges and the solutions of sustainability in a world context.
Source: Magdalena Svanström, Francisco J. Lozano-García, Debra Rowe, (2008). "Learning outcomes for sustainable development in higher education," International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 9 Iss: 3 pp. 339 - 351.
This more detailed table (http://www.myacpa.org/task-force/sustainability/docs/Learning_Outcomes_Sustainability_Map.pdf) presents specific dimensions of these learning outcomes and suggestions for students' developmental experiences. (Source: The College Student Educators International, in collaboration with the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development.)
Service Learning
Service Learning helps students apply their knowledge and skills about Sustainability in practice through active engagement in their communities. Service learning can be an important means of moving from analysis to action. (The link is housed on a Geosciences page but applies to all disciplines.)


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Liberty News
Phill Kline joins Liberty University School of Law
Former Kansas attorney general Phillip D. Kline joined the faculty of Liberty University School of Law this month as a visiting assistant professor.
As Kansas' attorney general (2003-07) and more recently as a district attorney (2007-08), Kline said he learned about the mission of Liberty University and the law school and had met Mathew Staver, dean of Liberty University School of Law.
"We're partners in the culture wars, essentially, in trying to inject truth into the rule of law into our society," Kline said.
Kline is most known in the mainstream media for his investigation and prosecution of abortion clinics, although his accomplishments in public service are wide and varied. As attorney general he authored Kansas' Jessica's Law, which increased penalties on child predators, and helped establish a Cyber Crimes Task Force that put over 100 Internet predators of children in prison.
Kline said he is a good fit for the job and aligns himself with the mission of Liberty University School of Law.
"The strength of the law is not found simply in the words … but if the truths reflected by those words reside in the heart of a people. The law is merely a tool of those who have power, unless it resides in truth," he said. "Here at Liberty Law School, we are training up a set of leaders in law who recognize the importance of truth in framing, shaping, interpreting and applying law — and that excites me."
He said he is enjoying his first job as professor, teaching Advanced Trial Advocacy and Lawyering Skills II.
"I have always wanted to teach, and I always saw my role somewhat as teaching. In public policy you have to attempt to persuade and teach and guide people to understanding the leadership you're providing. This is a wonderful opportunity, it's a wonderful transition for my family."
Kline and his wife Deborah live in Amherst County with their daughter Hillary, 16.


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In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act. This law requires EPA to determine the level of contaminants in drinking water at which no adverse health effects are likely to occur. These non-enforceable health goals, based solely on possible health risks and exposure over a lifetime with an adequate margin of safety, are called maximum contaminant level goals (MCLG). Contaminants are any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substances or matter in water.
The MCLG for methoxychlor is 0.04 mg/L or 40 ppb. EPA has set this level of protection based on the best available science to prevent potential health problems. EPA has set an enforceable regulation for methoxychlor, called a maximum contaminant level (MCL), at 0.04 mg/L or 40 ppb. MCLs are set as close to the health goals as possible, considering cost, benefits and the ability of public water systems to detect and remove contaminants using suitable treatment technologies. In this case, the MCL equals the MCLG, because analytical methods or treatment technology do not pose any limitation.
The Phase II Rule, the regulation for methoxychlor, became effective in 1992. The Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to periodically review the national primary drinking water regulation for each contaminant and revise the regulation, if appropriate. EPA reviewed methoxychlor as part of the Six Year Review and determined that the 0.04 mg/L or 40 ppb MCLG and 0.04 mg/L or 40 ppb MCL for methoxychlor are still protective of human health.
States may set more stringent drinking water MCLGs and MCLs for methoxychlor than EPA.


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"Fareed Zakaria GPS," Sundays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN
Argo picked up the Best Picture Oscar last night, but did the operation to rescue six Americans trapped in Iran go just like it did in the movie? Fareed spoke with the mastermind behind the plan, former CIA officer Antonio Mendez, just before the movie was released.
Watch the video for Mendez's take on what happened.
Antonio Mendez... What a phoney! He was in Tehran for a day and a half. The only heros here were the Canadian Diplomatic staff and especially Ken Taylor.
You are wrong! Mr. Mendez was risking his life every minute he was in Iran and had to make the infiltration when all aspects of his plan were cleared and ready to go. If the Iranians learned of his plan he would have been shot or hung on site. It takes courage to pull off something as dangerous as this and Mr. Mendez deserves all the praise he is getting. Yes it was a team effort and they could not have done it without the help of the Canadians, especially Mr. Ken Taylor who housed the hostages and risked his own life and those on his staff but to say Mr. Mendez is a PHONY is insulting and downright mean spirited.
Team effort? Based on this particular movie, could have fooled me. Seems Mendez and the Americans were the only heroes, which is equally wrong. Read up on what the actual hostages have had to say as well as then President Jimmy Carter. This movie did NOT do justice to the courage and heroics of the Canadians that did far more to risk their lives as well as intelligently bringing the plan to free the hostages into fruition... that should have been more of the focal point... but it's an American film geared to a US audience, so it is what it is.... The irony is that it premiered in Toronto.
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Mendez might have fallen into oblivion, had it not been this film "Argo". How many Iranians today still remember the Islamic Revolution?
tpotallu hyped movie . its good but not great . Silver linings Playbook much better!
Here goes Hollywood trying to glorify the cursed C.I.A. and bash the Iranians at the same time. Is Hollywood really crawling that much with right-wing fanatics or is it under the pay of the neocons in Washington D.C.? Probably both!
I'm surprised Fareed dismisses the Canadian roll so readily in this show. Canada hid the Americans, provided them with Canadian passports and background names and stories, were the ones who contacted the US about what was going on and worked with the Americans throughout the whole crisis to facilitate a positive outcome all while putting their consulate members at risk. Ask the 6 Americans and president Carter about Canada's roll! Valid though the CIA operative's role was it was just one cog in the wheel that made this happen not the only story. PBS Detroit aired a program this weekend that showed the 'whole story' about what happened. The whole event and everyone involved in it should be commended. It is regretful that perhaps the most essential component appears to have been dismissed both in the movie, by the CIA agent and Fareed.
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In a classic World League matchup, Italy and Russia will face each other for the 29th time. Italy, the only unbeaten semifinalist this year, will be looking to knock out Russia, who were World League winners in 2002 and 2011.
Russia will try to step up their game to prove their place in the semifinals, after only narrowly qualifying with a 3-2 win against Brazil and a shock loss to Canada (2-3). Russia are also the only semifinal team without a leader in an individual player category. Italy, however, are coming off a strong 3-1 win against Argentina, and will have one of the best servers in this year's Finals, Emanuele Birarelli, helping them advance to the finals to win their ninth World League title – their first since 2000.
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Favorites Brazil will try to keep their World League record streak against Bulgaria going, when the teams meet for the 21st time on Saturday. Brazil have won 17 matches against Bulgaria, who have only managed to win three games against Brazil.
Nine-time FIVB Volleyball World League champions Brazil secured their semifinal spot for the 18th time in 24 editions - including 14 of the last 15 – after beating Canada 3-0 on Friday. Bulgaria, however, will try to recover from its loss against Italy on Friday. The team advances to as Pool D's number 2 thanks to their 3-1 win against Argentina on Thursday.
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-After a loss to Russia and a win over Canada, Brazil have advanced as the winners of Pool E.
-Brazil will finish in the top four for the 18th time in 24 World League participations. They managed this in 13 of the past 14 seasons. Only exception - 6th in 2012.
-Brazil have won eight of the previous 12 World Leagues. However, they did not win in the last two seasons.
-Brazil have lost their last three Finals matches that have gone to five sets (v Russia in 2011 and 2013, v Poland in 2012). Prior to this streak, Brazil had never lost back-to-back five-set World League Finals matches.
-Brazil could become the first country to reach 1000 sets won in World League play. Before this match, they have 999. No other country has reached 900, though Italy could do so before the end of the tournament (897 sets won before their semifinal match against Russia).
-Brazil have played the most matches of all countries in the World League (387), but they have lost the fewest (83) off all teams with more than 140 encounters.
-Junior Mario da Silva Pedreira is the best digger (2.00 per set) in the Final Round of this year's tournament AND the best receiver (51.85% success rate) among all semifinalists.
-Bulgaria beat Argentina 3-1 and lost to Italy with the same set score. With these results, they advanced as Pool D's number 2.
-Bulgaria have reached consecutive World League semifinals for the first time in World League history.
-These are Bulgaria's fifth semifinals in the World League. On the past four occasions (1994, 2004, 2006, 2012), they finished the season in fourth place.
-Bulgaria will play their seventh World League Finals match against Brazil. Only against Italy they have played that many.
-Tsvetan Sokolov is the best scorer in the Finals of this year's World League. He collected no less than 56 points, 12 more than his nearest opponent.
-Brazil and Bulgaria have played 20 matches against each other in the World League. Brazil won 17, Bulgaria 3.
-These teams have met six times in Finals in the World League, but never in the semifinals. Brazil have won the first four of these encounters, Bulgaria the last two (in 2006 and 2007).
-Brazil and Bulgaria also met in Pool A of this season's World League. Brazil won both ends of the doubleheader in Brasília 3-1.
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-After beating Bulgaria and Argentina 3-1, Italy advance as the winners of Pool D. They are the only unbeaten semifinalists this year.
-Italy can win three consecutive matches in World League Finals for the first time since 2003-2004.
-Italy ensured their first top-four finish in the World League since 2004, when they finished second. Italy's best finish in the last eight years is sixth (2006, 2010, 2011).
-Italy can join Brazil on nine titles by winning the World League. This would be their first win since 2000.
-Italy have won 897 sets in the World League. They could become the second team with 900, after Brazil (999), who can become the first team with 1.000 sets this weekend.
-Emanuele Birarelli is one of the best servers in this year's Finals. Birarelli shares the lead in aces (4) and is the outright leader among semifinalists in serve hits (32).
-Russia, World League winners in 2002 and 2011, only narrowly managed to qualify for the semifinals. After a 3-2 win against Brazil and a shock loss to Canada (2-3), they advanced as Pool E's number 2.
-That loss against Canada broke Russia's six-match winning streak in World League Finals. This is Russia's longest run ever at this stage.
-Russia have reached the final in seven World League seasons. However, they have won only two of these, losing five. Only Cuba lost as many tournament deciders as Russia (also 5).
-Russia have now won 756 sets in World League play, the fourth-most of all countries. They need one more set to equal Cuba in third. Only Brazil (999) and Italy (897) have more.
-Russia are the only semifinal team without a leader in an individual player category.
-Italy v Russia is an absolute classic in World League play. These teams have met each other 28 times, with the former winning 11 matches and the latter winning 17.
-10 of these 28 matches took place in Finals. Italy have won four. Russia have won six, including the last four. Last Final Round win for Italy against Russia - 3-2 in July, 2000. Italy went on to win the World League in that year.
-These teams have played two World League semifinals against each other. Italy won 3-1 in 1999, Russia won 3-1 in 2002. Both teams went on to win the title.
-Matches between these teams in World League Finals (10 encounters) have never been decided in straight sets. In Intercontinental Rounds (18), both teams have two 3-0 victories.
-These teams also met in Pool B of this year's World League. They split the doubleheader at Surgut (Russia).
-Italy's win against Russia in Pool B has been their only in the last six mutual encounters. Italy have not beaten Russia twice in the same season since 2006.
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The draft bill, which was obtained by Reuters, calls for regulators to throw out the Basel III capital accord and instead require U.S. banks to hold an equity capital ratio of no less than 10 percent of total assets.
The biggest banks, those with more than $400 billion in total assets, would face an additional capital surcharge under the proposal from senators David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican, and Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat.
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That measure called for eliminating the so-called subsidy big banks receive in the form of cheaper borrowing because financial markets believe regulators would bail them out if they got into trouble.
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Monday, 6 June 2011
Skodsborg 30km race - aka the land down under
So, Skodsborg is, of course a half marathon or a marathon. One can choose. I just decided to make my very own race yesterday; 30k sound like a nice race distance to anyone else? Well, it was more or less my stomach that chose the distance, if you were wondering.
So, Skodsborg is simply a marathon among friends in the woods and that's why we keep going back. We can show up 5 minutes before the start and get a good picture taken, fumbling to get things ready.
(Thanks to Karen for all of the following wonderful pictures!!)
In honour of the Danish constitution, I wore my Thai tank top. I think that is what Jerk had in mind when he said we should wear red or white. (I'm not actually sure it's Thai... anyone?)
The odds were stacked against me. Every time I have run since The Copenhagen Marathon, I've gotten sick to my stomach, not that it hurts, but it's more like I have some mild gastroenteritis that even daily iron tablets won't reverse, if you know what I mean.
Here is a quick race summary:
It was a warm day made cooler in the shade of the woods.
SR was going for the course record, which was 3:10. On a warm day and on a tough course, I knew the odds were also stacked against him. Here he is among the early leaders.
My race, not surprisingly, started out pretty "crappy". Let me just say I can totally respect why women don't run at all at this point of pregnancy. Every 5 minutes I was behind another tree. My stomach was a wreck. This lasted about 10 km! Most people would stop, I know. But it was getting better all along. After 10k I started running with two really sweet girls who were running their first half marathon. They had gotten lost on the first loop (just like I had the last race). We had a fun time and I navigated them through the confusing turns.
So 10-20km was lots of fun.
Here Karen told me to pull up my shirt for the picture - how silly.
But problems started again - if it wasn't a side stitch, it was a Braxton Hicks contraction, or both at once. What an awesome surprise when SR came to meet me. He had started out well, but by the half, he realized he was not on pace for the course record, so let it go. He was pleased with his first place in 3:16 until we were informed by Jesper H. that Jesper Noer had actually won and had run it in 2:55! SR had thought he was running a half and I had thought he came late and was trying to catch up. Anyway, awesome race, Jesper! We made it to the aid station with Jesper and Helle (pictured here)
to round 30km for me in 4 hours and 3 minutes--- and I was more than done. But SR and I thoroughly enjoyed another Skodsborg Marathon! So great to see so many friends again.
Here's Birgitte Nielsen, my dear friend, looking beautiful and well on her way to winning for the women in 3:59.
And here Jørgen celebrates running his 100th marathon
- by receiving a Houston Oilers helmet ????? (again fitting for the Day of the Danish Constitution!)
---doctor's appointment---
So, lots to write about today. I saw the nurse practitioner today, who is very nice, but was very adamant that I stop running now. Not for any particular reason that I could get out of her other than she thought the pelvis muscles couldn't take it. I told her my pelvic muscles were stronger for it and she started to hone in on the fact that I wasn't completely normal. We discussed that there really no evidence saying I shouldn't run at this point in pregnancy, but I told her I was cutting back without intending to due to stomach issues.
She did an abdominal exam and said the head was down and that he probably wouldn't move out of that position, so I learned something very good! Then she measured me and I was only 1cm more in fundal height than at 29 weeks, thus WAY under the chart for normal growth at over 32 weeks. I was kind of like - you're not worried about that? "Well, it's just cause you run so much". I actually begged to differ because I think lots of women who run measure normally. But since I measured small last time (though we don't have the records), she said it was probably just me. But this time I had measured at 50th percentile just 8 weeks ago. I told SR and he was like "are you worried?" and I was like "I don't know. Are you?". Okay, so we both are a little worried and that was my last doctor's visit before the birth. Though there is another with the midwife in a few weeks.
I hate how my growth trajectory resembles that of women who have had Malaria in the beginning of pregnancy. Of course it is hard to make sense of it, but does it just naturally go along with running and exercise that one measures small at the end of pregnancy? And should I be worried I haven't gained any weight since week 29?
Of course, everything is probably normal - but I'm also crossing my fingers it's not a fluid problem or growth restriction or any other thing that women who read this blog might feel like mentioning just to make me not fall asleep at night...
But seriously, should we "demand a scan" as SR has suggested??
19 comments:
- Jacqueline said...
You know what I'm going to say. ;-)
I would ask for a scan, if for no other reason than peace of mind. I know lots of women who ran throughout pregnancy who didn't measure small and had no problems. And women who measured small and had problems.
I have shared my story -- measured small with both pregnancies, ran a ton with the first and not as much with the second, fluid issues both times that required induction at 37 and 36 weeks. I would not have known except for measurements falling drastically -- and a careful doctor.
It truly cannot hurt to just get checked out. And then you will feel so great when you see it's absolutely nothing at all.
But that's me, and I just like to KNOW.
- 6 June 2011 at 21:48
Having lost a baby late in pregnancy (within days of due date) due to growth restriction -- I would "demand a scan." IUG can be a real and severe problem and it's not something you want to find out the hard way.
- 6 June 2011 at 21:58
- Diana said...
First of all, you look adorable in that belly-baring picture. I hope you had a good time despite, you know, all your stomach issues.
Secondly, if a scan would make you feel better and give you peace of mind about your pregnancy, then you should demand one. If modern medicine is going to go through all of the trouble of measuring you and setting a normal range for growth, it makes sense to take more diagnostic measures to make sure everything is all right.
- 6 June 2011 at 22:01
- heather said...
I'd ask for the scan. I guess I'd just want to know what was up, and I wouldn't want to wait with it just in case something weren't quite right and there were something I could do to fix it or to help the baby. If you have to, you can pay for it out of pocket, right? Then, as Jacqueline says, you'll have peace of mind when it turns out to be nothing!
- 6 June 2011 at 22:04
- Karen said...
Echoing the advice of everyone else, you should totally get that scan. For the first few years after I finished cancer treatments, I went to the doctor with a lot of little things that could be signs of a relapse. Just having some normal blood tests come back was worth the trip to the doctor. My doctors never felt that my freak outs were unfounded.
Reassurance that everything is okay is definitely worth it. You're not overreacting. :)
- 6 June 2011 at 22:16
So sorry about the worrisome appointment. For me, I would want the scan, also for peace of mind. And if there is anything you need to know, and anything you can do about it now, that would make it worth it. Good luck!
- 6 June 2011 at 22:51
- cherelli said...
Hey SLG - good work on the run! "she started to hone in on the fact that I wasn't completely normal" - hahahaha! Totally cracked me up. I have known friends to lose a child in the last few days of pregnancy - because symptoms weren't followed up on...get the scan, if only for my peace of mind (haha, I mean your peace of mind of course but I want everything to be a-ok for you).
- 7 June 2011 at 00:59
- Robyn said...
I'm a doctor and a perinatal specialist. And a mother of two. Get the scan. There is literally no downside to it and it will diagnose many, though not all, potential problems related to lack of weight gain or fundal height gain. Just do it.
- 7 June 2011 at 01:40
- PiccolaPineCone said...
Look at it this way... by North American standards you have hardly had any scans whatsoever... so you are not demanding "extra' scans, you're just being North American. If I am doing the math correctly, I was scanned 10 times during my pregnancy. Overkill? Yes! Totally! My point is just that you are not being hypochondriac, you can have another scan (or half dozen) and still be scanned less than many other women!! Most important though... 32 weeks is still a long, long way to go. Think of how much better you'll feel. And, if you won't do it for you & SR, I echo Cherelli's sentiment, do it for all of us! We get a vote too right? :)
- 7 June 2011 at 02:57
honestly consider your reasons for not requesting the scan and then weigh those against the potential benefits of the additional information.
- 7 June 2011 at 03:07
- mmmonyka said...
I do not even know what fundal height is so I am not going to comment on that:)
But, on Saturday I proudly told to some friends that I know a girl who runs marathons and such while 30+ weeks pregnant and they were all impressed. They also told me that it was crazy and that they totally believe that I have friends like you- which was supposed to mean that I am crazy as well.
- 7 June 2011 at 04:33
- sea legs girl said...
Thanks for all of this input. Doesn't seem like there's much doubt here what the best course of action is. Now it just irritates me that when I mentioned a scan yesterday she said it wasn't necessary. Now who to call? I'll figure it out...
Mmmonyka - super cool you said that! I am touched someone in Cali was talking about me, even in the she's crazy way.
- 7 June 2011 at 07:20
- Kirsten said...
I haven't had my kids in Denmark but in Israel and in Turkey. And have had regular scans along the way - that's routine there. I know that in Dk it's not common, but I think you should go for it - at least for your own peace of mind.
When are you supposed to give birth? I will be in Præstø from the 16-19 of July and maybe you are so slow by that time that I would dare to go for a run with you? And get some inside information on running a marathon...
- 7 June 2011 at 09:08
- heather said...
I'm sure you've figured out who to call by now. Hopefully it won't be hard to organise, but if you have a problem, my secret tip is to use your hospital connections. I work for a prof (head of clinic) in a uni clinic and, though I've fortunately never needed him to pull strings for me, have often observed how much easier life can be for people in need of medical services when he picks up the phone and calls a friend ;)
- 7 June 2011 at 13:51
wouldnt worry about the low weight gain, I only gained 14 lbs and stayed active running and swimming throughout. I was measuring a bit small and they did the Non Stress Testing the last month because they were very worried. A beautiful healthy 7.2 lb baby later (half my weight gain) and all is well.
But if youre wondering at all, get the scan! I personally would stop running and did so when it became so uncomfortable. I didnt feel the need to keep running, "because I could" but figured Id take the time to find exercises that felt good-- swimming a mile a day helped with my need for activity and also didnt cause such pain as it seems you seem to have time to time out there.
best of luck to you and congrats on keeping the focus on staying healthy- but remember you can stop running now and still be a rockstar pregnant lady who takes care of herself in other ways!
I enjoy your blog---
- 8 June 2011 at 03:28
- Katie said...
I also measured small at the end of my last pregnancy. I had a scan and everything was fine. They said the baby was just small. She really wasn't that small though, over 7 pounds and 19.5 inches. Can't hurt to have a scan...
- 8 June 2011 at 04:06
- S.A. said...
I measured 'average' (and I'm only 5'2") and ended up with a 9lb 2 oz baby. Anecdotally from chatting with other mothers the measurements don't really seem to be very predictive. Good luck, I'm sure all is well.
- 8 June 2011 at 05:19
- ND Rowing said...
I ran throughout pregnancy with my daughter, but not nearly as much as you. I gained most of my weight early and only 4 lbs after 28 weeks, but my fundal height was always within 2-3 cm of what my week was. I would definitely be worried if you were measuring only 25 cm at 32 weeks and demand a scan. This is the time in pregnancy is when baby is growing most rapidly so you need to know if baby needs a little less running or more calories. I hope everything is fine though and you are just hiding that baby in there!
- 12 June 2011 at 04:09
- The Balls said...
i wonder if your fluid levels are just low? maybe that's contributing to your bathroom issues when running (less cushion = baby directly on colon, etc). i'm sure you already do, but don't forget to drink tons of water! i found that i had to hydrate 3x as much when exercising during my 3 pregnancies! and i'm very impressed that you've been able to do so much this far along!!!
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