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Five-year old Ehsam (not his real name) had suffered from a debilitating inguinal hernia since he was six months old. Funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) helped get him the life-saving treatment he needed.
Fairly common and relatively easy-to-treat, most inguinal hernias occur when a portion of the intestine bulges out at a weak point in the abdominal wall. Ehsam's parents were unaware that, if left untreated, the condition could have fatal complications. But, as is the case for most people in Bangladesh, hospital care was simply unaffordable.
"We did not know what Ehsam was suffering from or where to seek help. The traditional healers we went to only managed to make the pain worse," said Ehsam's mother, Farida.
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One day, Farida found out about free medical consultations at a community meeting in Uttar Mamunpur, a remote and impoverished town in Bangladesh's south eastern district of Cox's Bazar where she lives with her husband and five children. The consultations were provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
In September 2013, CERF's Underfunded Emergencies Window gave US$650,000 to enable IOM create mobile medical teams to provide emergency health services to vulnerable people in Cox's Bazar.
More than 150 health volunteers were trained to spread the word about the medical teams and the services available. They share information about preventative healthcare, safe sanitation and hygiene practices, and the availability of free medical consultations for people in need.
Eighteen-year-old Munni is one of IOM's volunteers said:"It is a real honour that the women in the neighborhood openly discuss their health as well as other social issues with me."
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Ehsam was operated on in April 2014 and made a full recovery. "I cannot believe the miracle. My son can now run and play with other children in the neighborhood," Farida said.
The programme has already provided free medical consultations to more than 30,000 people like Esham, and reached close to 500,000 people with critical information about health and sanitation practices.
Dr. Mohiuddin Khan, the Project Coordinator of IOM, said: "The overwhelming response from the community and the enthusiasm of the volunteers is inspiring. This is what we believe will lead to a sustained improvement of the health situation in one of the least developed districts in Bangladesh."
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Aug. 2, 2011 -- Breastfeeding helps protect babies and mothers from many significant health risks, including childhood obesity and breast and ovarian cancers in mothers. Yet most hospitals in the United States fail to adequately support the practice, according to a new report from the CDC.
"We are a very long way from where we need to be," CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, told reporters in a news conference.
The report, published in the August edition of the CDC's monthly newsletter Vital Signs, states that less than 4% of hospitals follow at least nine of the 10 breastfeeding practices recommended by the World Health Organization/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a program endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Frieden said that although hospitals have shown some improvement in the past two years -- the report compares practices in 2007 and 2009 -- the pace of those improvements is much too slow.
At this rate, Frieden said, "it will be more than 100 years before every baby is born in a baby-friendly hospital."
The AAP recommends that new mothers breastfeed their babies exclusively for the first six months after birth. Studies have shown that children who breastfeed are less likely to become obese, develop diabetes, or die of sudden infant death syndrome. Mothers are also protected by the practice. Breastfeeding has been associated with a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancers.
Most mothers-to-be say that they plan to breastfeed, and three-quarters of them do so. However, about half of new mothers give their babies formula within a week of birth. One reason for this, the authors of the CDC report write, is that hospitals fail to adequately support the practice.
"For women who plan to breastfeed, experiences and support during the first hours and days after birth influence their later ability to continue breastfeeding," the authors write.
Most hospitals teach women about the benefits of breastfeeding and instruct them how to breastfeed and how to recognize when their baby is hungry. However, more than 85% of hospitals do not have a written breastfeeding policy; only 21.5% give healthy infants exclusively breast milk, unless there is a medical indication to supplement the diet; and just over a quarter provide what the authors consider adequate referral to breastfeeding support groups at time of discharge from the hospital.
Overall, just over half of hospitals followed three to five of the 10 recommended practices, which include the following:
Implementing changes within hospitals to ensure that all of these practices are supported will take a lot of effort, Frieden said. Some hospitals, he said, are worried about what such changes will cost. But with the protective health benefits of breastfeeding, Frieden continued, short-term costs will likely be offset by long-term savings.

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Given the proliferation of e-commerce companies in India, the barrage of ads are unlikely to stop. "It's an everyday fight. There is no way to get rid of all these ads," said Thejesh, co-founder of data science community Datameet. Thejesh represents a growing population of internet users who are becoming aware of the risks that come with their online habits -- specifically, having each data point of their everyday lives collected by companies and tech startups.
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Thomas Greene Broughton (27 September 1786–24 August 1861), journalist, was born in Princess Anne County, the son of Charles Broughton and Elizabeth Greene Broughton. He grew up there but as a young man moved to Norfolk, where on 6 May 1808 he married Ann Bell, a native of Carlisle, England. They had six sons and six daughters. In addition, Broughton was serving as guardian of a young woman at the time of her marriage in 1811.
Beginning in 1808 Broughton worked for seven years as an editor for James O'Connor, publisher of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald. In 1815 Broughton became O'Connor's partner and part owner of the newspaper, and following O'Connor's death in July 1819 he became sole publisher and editor. Originally issued on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the newspaper under Broughton's editorship expanded from a triweekly publication with a separate edition for outlying areas to a daily paper (except Sundays) beginning on 13 August 1840. With name changes to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald and General Advertiser in 1833, the Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald and Daily Commercial Advertiser in 1843, and back to the Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald by 1847, the paper was one of the most successful and long-lived of all the lower Tidewater papers and circulated in northeastern North Carolina as well as Virginia. Broughton's son Thomas Gibson Broughton became a partner with him in the ownership and publication of the paper in 1836 as Thomas G. Broughton and Son, and later another son, Richard Gatewood Broughton, joined them. By the mid-1840s T. G. Broughton and Company served also as a general printer. The firm continued publishing the daily newspaper until a shortage of paper forced it to suspend publication sometime in the summer of 1861. Broughton's death shortly thereafter and the turmoil associated with the Civil War in Norfolk kept his sons from resuming publication thereafter.
Broughton and his sons supported the Whig Party from early in the 1830s until its demise in the mid-1850s. They backed John Bell, the Constitutional Union Party candidate who carried Virginia in the 1860 presidential race, and they were Unionists during the secession crisis. Besides becoming the senior journalist in Norfolk, Broughton was also a respected community leader. He sat on the Norfolk common council, was secretary of the board of health during a cholera epidemic in 1832, and served for two decades before his death as a ruling elder in the local Presbyterian church. Thomas Greene Broughton died in Norfolk on 24 August 1861 and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in that city.
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13 Things We Still Know After the Masters
The shot.
1. Augusta National produces the most excitement in golf. The risk-reward holes and resulting roars keep people tuning in to the Masters year after year to see who will win the Green Jacket. Often it's in doubt until the 72nd hole.
2. Phil is going for it. That shot (above) off the pine straw through the trees over the water on 13? A Phil special. Bones was against it. Butch was against it. Millions of fans were probably trying to talk some sense to Phil through their TVs. "Lay up, Phil. Just lay up." Phil's NOT laying up. The 207-yard 6-iron was a gutsy and brilliant play that turned things in his favor.
3. Tiger will contend no matter what. Five months off, bailing-wire swing, Buddha bracelet—it does not matter. Tiger will find a way to be in contention, especially at Augusta. No one scores better on an off day than Tiger.
4. Lee Westwood is ready to win his first major. Unfortunately, for Lee, still ready.
5. Jack has more Green Jackets. Arnie has more fans. The dynamic duo of ceremonial starters, Arnie is still the beloved. Jack is the respected one. During the eight years from 1958 to 1966, Arnie and Jack won six Masters.
6. Some old-guy champion is going to climb onto the leaderboard. Tom Watson and Fred Couples, for example. Before them, Ben Crenshaw and Jack Nicklaus.
7. Billy Payne and Masters brass will say and do what they want. Leave it to Payne to make harsh comments about Tiger that others have thought but been reluctant to say. Don't like it? Too bad. The Masters men speak their minds and run their club and golf tournament as they see fit.
8. The patrons will behave themselves. Or they will have their passes rescinded. Don't even think about heckling Tiger or another player. You are in "church."
9. CBS will use Masters vocabulary and reverent tones. At times their Masters-restrained commentary will sound just plain goofy.
10. Bobby Jones will be quoted ad nauseam. Bobby Jones this. Bobby Jones that. The five-and-a-half inch course quote will appear everywhere. I'll be guilty of it.
11. Augusta is the Fountain of Youth for Fred Couples. Freddie will make the cut (he almost always does) and shoot a good score or two. He might even trick you, me and most of the golf world into thinking he can win it again.
12. Tiger is not a gracious loser. If he fails to win, he will not dress up and put lipstick on his bitter disappointment. He hates it, pure and simple. He will not smile. He will not congratulate the winner. It's not in his DNA—or part of his therapy.
13. John Daly will be at the Masters. Outside the gates on Washington Road.
−The Armchair Golfer
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- Unknown said...
7. Part of the 'power' of being an Augusta member is also the prerogative NOT to sermonize from the bully pulpit.
I'm not defending TW. Just an opinion.
- Average Golfer said...
I felt the same about #9. Nantz raises my blood sugar level. Never happen most likely, but I'd love to see Johnny Miller have a crack at the Masters broadcast.
"Tiger is not a gracious loser"
Understatement of the year.
I'm waiting for some intrepid reporter to ask Steve Williams this question.
"Do you still think Phil's a prick? and is Tiger a bigger prick?
- courtgolf said...
Pretty good list...couple of corrections.
When Tiger was being interviewed, the tournament was still going on. How is he supposed to congratulate the winner ?
No - he is not gracious in defeat - especially when there is no winner. Many of the biggest names in sports history had the same attitude - Losing sucks. Bob Gibson, Johnny Unitas, The Oakland Raiders (before Al Davis lost his mind), Vince "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" Lombardi...Jack Nicklaus...lots of the greatest winners.
That one quote from Bobby Jones wasn't really used by the announcers - it was a part of the CBS rejoin...at least once an hour. They really do need to make more than three of those things.
Nit picking - Jack only has one green jacket - just like every other Master Champion. He has 6 titles...but one jacket.
It was a great Masters...I just wish everybody would focus less on Tiger's behavior...he's not a good loser but has been for the most part been a pretty good golfer. And Jim Nance is a boorish fool...ain't he being divorced because some hottie he's been cavorting with outside his marriage?
- John Patota said...
Johnny Miller broadcasting The Masters? I can just imagine him having to apologize for saying that Matteo Manassero, this years low amateur "looks likes the guy that cleans Tiger's swimming pool"
CBS is so afraid of damaging their handshake agreement with the Masters that Jim Nance has do his "masters speak".
- Cynthia Cronk said...
Undoubtedly the best shot of the tournament for anyone, but Phil's glory. He's got guts that guy!
What Tiger could have said after his last round.
"I'm pleased to back after a difficult period in my life. I didn't play well and its a great feild of golfers - three of them played better than me.
I'd like to apologise to my friends, fellow players and fans for my outbursts on the course - I said I'd be improving my behaviour and I clearly have work to do in this area. Now, if you'll excuse me I'd like to spend some time with my fans"


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Happy weekend everyone! I'm very excited to be going to the once a year miniature flea market on Sunday. Besides all the good deal opportunities I will get to see some of my blog friends too. Really should be a great day.
So my pictures for you are of blueberry muffins. A true favorite in my house. Here is my mini version. I wish you all a nice weekend. I promise to share some of my mini treasures that I find at the flea market. I'm so excited. Is it Sunday yet? Mini hugs!


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Hi all,
I had a question in my mind for so long and I wanted to share it. Recently i started playing other sports title besides cricket like Madden football series, NBA live series, MVP baseball series. These games are so well done gameplaywise, graphically, statistically etc etc.... that it just amazes me that EA sports cricket titles are so lacking in all the aspects of console and pc gaming. Even the patches released are not that effective. Is it due to the lack of market? or Due to lack of application. I might imagine its tough to develop a nice and complete cricket game but so are some other games like NBA , baseball etc. Soccer is relatively easier but boy what a job they have done with soccer ....its amazing.
I think cricket needs much more application in the gaming world. i remember ordering cricket 2002 and cricket 2004 from Australia and Newzealand the day they were released, paid like 65 $ (US) for them and i will continue doing that but i expect a lot lot more from them after playing other sport titles from the same company.
Whats the deal with cricket 2004 ....no demo released and the official site didn`t mention that they are going to release cricket 2004...they still have cricket 2002 demo on the site with very less mention of cricket 2004.?
I hope codemasters do a good job with their next brian lara title.


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"It will fascinate anyone interested in how fiction gets put together. For the young writer it will become a necessary handbook, a stern judge, an encouraging friend… In the first half of the book, Gardner investigated just what fiction is. In the second half, he treats specific technical matters. The Art of Fiction is filled with lecture counsel, wise encouragement." -John L'Heureux, The New York Times Book Review
"A densely packed book of advice to all writers, not just young ones… It is serious, provocative, and funny, and I recommend it to anyone who cares about literature."- Margaret Manning, The Boston Globe
"He lays out virtually everything a person might want to know [about] how to say it, with good and bad examples and judgments falling like autumn leaves in a November storm." -William McPherson, The Washington Post
"The next best thing to graduate workshop in fiction writing. Drawing on examples from Homer to Kafka to Joyce Carol Oates, Gardner unravels the mysteries of plot, sentence structure, diction, and point of view." – Book-of-the-Month Club News


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Help for the rural driver's winch-hunt. A car winch not only pulls your vehicle out of trouble but has many other uses.
The Car Winch: A Multi-Purpose Tool for Rural Areas
Somehow, it's always easier to get yourself into a hole than out of one. One backcountry wit, having spent most of his life waiting for the state to pave his road, passed the remainder wondering why people were so eager to get off of it. His observation regarding off-road motoring was capsulized in one sentence: "Four-wheel drive will get you into trouble, but it takes a winch to get you out."
A winch? That distinctly all-business rigging that squats on the front of pickup trucks? You bet. Because even if gathering firewood is the extent of your off-roading—or even if your rural existence is limited to weekends in the woods—a winch, carefully tailored to your needs and to the vehicle you drive, may be the most useful country companion you can have pulling for you.
Forget the transmission-driven monsters of a generation ago. Today's electric winches are compact, convenient and unobtrusive. Some can even be hidden completely behind the original factory bumpers. But before we get into what they are, let's look at what they can do.
Most people are familiar with a tow truck winch. It's really a portable windlass built for hauling and lifting. Not so a vehicle winch, which is meant for pulling a load across a more or less horizontal surface. That's not to say that overhead lifting is beyond its ability, but most manufacturers would prefer that users leave that job to hoists, which are designed with safety features specific to overhead work.
Even so, a winch is more productive than you might imagine. Besides its obvious use—hauling other vehicles or the vehicle it's attached to out of impossible situations—a winch can pull firewood up slopes and out of slippery spots, yank stubborn stumps and snags from fields or lake beds, stretch cable or fence wire tight as you please, raise gin poles or structural members at construction sites or drag heavy loads from where you don't want them to where you do.
Mounted at the rear or behind the cab of a truck, the same machine can help skid loads onto a trailer or into the bed. And, when used with pulley blocks and clevises, it can double the power of the pull or exert force at right angles to the normal direction of travel.
The fact that a 60-pound device can move 100 times its weight with ease is strong testimony to the potential of gear reduction. Virtually all winches use similar engineering principles, but apply them in different ways. Typically, an electric motor, powered by the vehicle's battery, drives a shaft connected to the winch transmission. That gear train is linked, often through a clutch, to the drum that wraps the cable.
The type of gearing arrangement used is generally matched to the winch's workload. Most traditional is the worm-gear drive: tough as nails, but demanding a lot from the motor because of friction losses in sliding gear surfaces. Paul Haugtvedt of the Oklahoma-based Ramsey Winch Company estimates the worm drive to be about 40% efficient—considerably less than the 70% efficiency of the firm's more modern rolling planetary gears. Other types being used include spur gears—an uncomplicated and reliable power transmission method—and cycloidal gearing, which is about midway in efficiency between worm drive and planetary designs.
Durability and efficiency shouldn't be thought of as absolutes, however. It's far more practical when winch-shopping to establish beforehand what kind of use the machine will see. For example, occasional log-hauling or back-road towing isn't that demanding if the winch is properly sized to the vehicle. Pulling full-size pickups out of gumbo mud as an everyday chore, on the other hand, puts a load on the equipment that it better be prepared to handle.
Making the right choice is simply a matter of paying attention to details. Probably the most important is the winch's line pull rating, measured in pounds. Unless you enjoy struggling through formulas, you can come pretty close to making a perfect match by using your vehicle's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) to choose the rating of your winch. Because the GVWR represents the weight of the vehicle plus its load capacity, it includes enough built-in reserve to cover unknown factors such as the suction of mud or the stress of pulling up an incline.
Of course, it's not really that simple, because there are other elements to consider. For one, make certain the rating is based on a single-line pull. Double-line hookups, in which a pulley block is used at the anchor point, reduce the winch load by half—essentially doubling its capacity. By the same token, look for a working load rating rather than a stall rating. The former is a more practical measure of the machine's pulling capacity, for the stall rating merely indicates the point at which the winch motor will stop working. If a stall figure is the only one available, make a thumbnail conversion by reducing the number by at least 15% to get an accurate representation of how much weight the winch can handle in normal use.
It's also important to realize that the cable and drum affect the capacity of a winch because they vary the tool's reduction ratio as they operate. Since the drum diameter is smaller with one layer of cable around it than with four, a winch can pull more weight with its cable fully extended. The significance of this fact becomes apparent when scanning the spec sheets. One manufacturer's 6,000-pound winch can pull 5,100 pounds with the cable on the second layer, 4,400 pounds when it's at the third layer, and only 3,900 pounds when the cable is within 25 feet of being fully wrapped on the drum.
To play it safe, figure on using the winch a lot in its middle range, with the cable on the third layer so 50 feet or 60 feet of it is free. On most front-mounted winches, manufacturers supply from 80 feet to 150 feet of cable, so take that into account if you'll be dealing with a specific distance.
Another thing to consider is the machine's amperage draw. It's a complicated factor, based on everything from motor type to gear efficiency. Series-wound motors have a high starting torque and a longer duty cycle than do permanent magnet motors, but draw more amperage under load. Since larger winches can test the limits of battery capacity, the current a winch uses, and how many minutes you'll be using it at one time, become important in the long run. If you expect extended pulls, you might even consider having a second battery and an isolator installed to allow you to use one power supply independently.
Think, too, about whether you want a clutch, or "freewheeling," design. It will allow you to manually pull the cable out to its full length without engaging the motor—something to consider when you take into account typical winch line speeds of 15 or 20 feet per minute. Almost every winch operates under power in both directions (in and out) and includes a self-locking brake system. And at least one firm makes a two-speed winch to handle a variety of jobs.
One big question is that of mounting. Though a good welder could secure a winch to just about any vehicle, Ramsey's Haugtvedt gives a compelling reason why it's a good idea to stay with factory kits: "We stress-test mounting systems for all kinds of vehicles, and market the ones that work. Some applications, especially to fourwheeldrive passenger vehicles, require careful engineering because many have unit bodies, rather than channel frames like a truck. It's quite possible to damage a vehicle's subframe by installing a winch improperly."
Then too, mounting kits often include or allow for better features such as a roller (rather than a hawse) fair-lead, which guides the cable in front of the drum. The four rollers reduce friction considerably and extend the life of the cable in the process.
Finally, don't forget that certain accessories are nearly as important as the winch itself. A pulley block is useful for heavy-load situations and for pulling things at odd angles. Nylon straps are a must when anchoring to tree trunks or other points that would be damaged by a cable, and a clevis allows you to secure the winch hook to the strap safely. Heavy leather gloves are highly recommended when handling the cable to avoid serious cuts from frayed wire. And a remote winch control is essential if you anticipate much vehicle hauling on rugged or unstable terrain.
There you have it. Even if you can get by without a winch for the present, you'll know what to look for in the future. And if you do any driving in the country, that future will one day come.


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Natural and Alternative Treatment Study Report: Fish Oil and Heart Disease
Medical interest in fish oil began with the observation that heart disease is extremely rare among the Inuit (Eskimo) people despite the fact that they consume a great deal of fat. Close investigation showed that the Inuit diet includes high amounts of an unusual type of fat found primarily in cold-water fish, seals, and whales.
This finding led to an enormous amount of scientific investigation into the potential health effects of what came to be called fish oil . However, despite decades of research and hundreds of clinical trials, it has proved difficult to conclusively demonstrate that fish oil does in fact prevent heart disease.
The active ingredients in fish oil are two fats in the omega-3 category: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and the other docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Fairly solid evidence indicates that EPA and DHA can reduce levels of triglycerides . Triglycerides are a substance that is related to cholesterol and helps to create the artery clogging plaque.
Much weaker evidence hints that EPA and/or DHA might:
- Raise HDL ("good") cholesterol levels
- "Thin" the blood
- Prevent dangerous heart arrhythmias
- Slow heart rate
- Improve blood vessel tone
- Decrease blood pressure
However, in 2007, the results of a gigantic study were published that appeared to settle the question at last. The heart-protective effects of fish oil—so it seemed—had at last been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Unfortunately, as we shall see, this study suffers from severe design flaws, and in fact proves little or nothing at all.
Over 18,000 people were enrolled in the trial. All had high cholesterol, and all were using standard drugs in the statin family to lower their cholesterol. About half of the participants were additionally given 1800 mg of purified EPA daily while the other half were given no extra treatment. Researchers then followed the participants for about five years. What they wanted to know was whether the use of EPA on top of statins further reduced the rate of major cardiac events (broadly defined to include sudden cardiac death, fatal and nonfatal heart attack, unstable angina, angioplasty, stenting, or coronary artery bypass grafting.)
The outcome was quite positive. Participants in the group taking EPA plus statins showed a 19% reduction of major cardiac events as compared to those taking statins alone. Positive indeed, but, unfortunately, far short of proof. This study was an open trial, meaning that participants knew whether they were taking the treatment or not taking it. Open trials are notoriously unreliable. Only double-blind studies can actually establish the effectiveness of a medical treatment.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, some participants are given the real treatment while others are given an identical-appearing placebo, and both participants and researchers are kept in the dark ("blind") as to which is which. This is a very complex subject, discussed in detail in the article, "Why Does This Database Depend on Double-Blind studies?" . Here, we will mention only one of the many possible problems that can occur when a study isn't double-blind: the so-called "halo effect."
As has been established in thousands of studies, when people know they are being given a treatment in a medical trial, they take better care of themselves in general. They may exercise more, eat a better diet, follow their doctor's advice more closely and seek medical care for symptoms they might otherwise ignore. The net result can be dramatic improvements in health that have nothing whatsoever to do with the treatment under study.
This is not a merely theoretical problem; quite the contrary, the power of the halo effect is known to be substantial. In this particular study, the entire relative benefit could easily have been due, not to the EPA itself, but to the "halo" that surrounded the use of EPA.
The doubt always raised by lack of blinding was further worsened by a specific detail in the outcome of this study: the fact that no significant difference between the two groups was seen regarding death rate. It was only in the more subjective, elective "major cardiac events" that EPA showed relative benefit, such as in the frequency of angioplasty procedures. These are relatively subjective "outcomes" inherently susceptible to psychological influence.
The bottom line: While it continues to appear likely that fish oil or its constituents offer a heart protective effect, definitive evidence still remains to be presented.
Yokoyama M, Origasa H, Matsuzaki M, et al. Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis. Lancet. 2007;369:1090-8.


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Nasdaq CEO on $62 million Facebook payout: This is itJuly 25, 2012: 2:25 PM ET
Nasdaq is hopeful that its most recent compensation plan will satisfy the trading firms that incurred losses during Facebook's botched debut May.
During the company's earnings conference call with analysts Wednesday, Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld said its plan is "definitive" and said there haven't been any negative comments about it since Nasdaq boosted the size of the compensation fund to $62 million last week.
"I would definitely highlight the absence of negative comments with respect to the plan from the members who are directly impacted by it," Greifeld said.
While Greifeld was careful not to say that any the four major trading firms -- Knight Capital (KGC), Citadel, Citigroup (C, Fortune 500) and UBS (UBS) -- have given their nod of approval, he did say that Nasdaq has been in discussion with its customers and that the "accommodation plan hopefully reflects some of those conversations."
Nasdaq (NDAQ) said it has also had discussion with rating agencies, briefed them about the plan, and doesn't expect any material impact on its credit ratings.
And Greifeld noted that Nasdaq has not and doesn't plan to set aside any reserves for legal expenses.
"We have substantial legal and factual defenses to any litigation that has been or could be brought in connection with this IPO," he said.
Greifeld said the compensation plan, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, would likely take effect in the fourth quarter.
Nasdaq hired IBM (IBM) to review its operating systems following the glitch during Facebook's debut, and said the results will be out next week.


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ABC revives the critically-acclaimed drama for a second season.
The prognosis for "NY Med" is quite good, despite a few complications. Pronounced dead by ABC after a critically acclaimed, ratings-starved first season in 2012, diehard fans sought a second opinion. They wanted it back, and the alphabet network finally obliges by resuscitating the real-life hospital drama for an eight-week run starting at 10 tonight on WCVB, Channel 5.
But it's a somewhat diluted version in which every case results in a positive outcome. Apparently, the Grim Reaper, like most working slobs, has taken a summer vacation. So much for the suspense, yet the series remains imminently watchable.
Featuring Milton native Diana Costine, whose personable nursing skills made her a fan favorite two years ago, the hour-long show remains a riveting, behind-the-operating-room-doors look at life in the ER at a handful of Big Apple hospitals. It also offers an intriguing socio-economic lesson, as the action oscillates between upscale facilities in Manhattan's wealthiest sections and an over-stressed public hospital across the Hudson in Newark.
Like before, each episode focuses on three or four cases, the majority of which involve either cancer or heart disease.
Mixed in are bits of comic relief, along with up-close-and-personal looks at the featured nurses and doctors, including TV favorite, Mehmet Oz, a practicing heart surgeon at New York's Presbyterian Hospital. He's a bona fide star, but on "NY Med" he's repeatedly overshadowed by unknowns like urologist Ashley Winter, a 28-year-old beauty who spends her off-hours partying in extremely short dresses and work days (up at 4 a.m.) counseling men twice her age on the ups and downs of erectile dysfunction.
She's a keeper, as is the equally young and equally lovely Costine, who is not only a nurse; (in Episode 2) she's also a patient. Despite her tender years, doctors recommend inserting a pacemaker to correct an irregular heartbeat. Without it, they fear she could die if she strikes her head on something during the black-outs triggered by her condition.
Her story is uplifting, but it's a shame we're made privy only to the surgery, not her recovery, which would have been fun to see how a nurse responds to being on the other side of the bed rail.
Perhaps we'll be treated to that experience in Episode 7 (not made available for review), when Costine must cater to fellow ER nurse, Marina, after the latter is injured in a car crash.
Even when she is not featured, Costine remains a warm and welcome presence, like when she tends to an eccentric elderly widow stuck in the ER for hours. Their exchange is as adorable as it is funny, with the woman lamenting that she'll never find another man as long as Costine is her competition.
Light moments like that are regular respites from the intense drama inhabiting the rest of the hour. You suspect every patient will pull through, but each case is shot and edited in a way to generate optimum suspense, like when a 2-year-old is rushed back into the OR after her developing a potentially fatal complication after surgery.
Still, as sad as it would be, a bit of bad news might do the show some good. Seeing how a doctor reacts to losing a patient would be fascinating. As close as the show comes to dabbling in such grief is when a patient suffers a miscarriage and her attending physician, Debbie Yi (yet another beauty; obviously a prerequisite), confides that she, too, lost her unborn child two weeks earlier.
By far, the most interesting of the docs is Hugo Razo, a young, hunky Latino who is as dedicated as they come, and has the patience to deal with the scores of violent patients who enter his Newark ER, usually in handcuffs and with a police escort.
Yet it's an uncooperative elder gent who lands the biggest punch. Razo's resistance to the urge to strike back is amazing.
Sure, he's playing for the camera, as all the pros here are to some degree, but his cool in that tense moment is truly inspiring.
More of Hugo certainly would be preferable to Oz, who's almost as big a ham as the Broadway actor he treats for a ruptured aorta in Episode 1. Talk about playing to the camera!
Oz also pops up in Episode 4, easily the best of the six made available for review. In it, Oz is both a patient (he broke a finger playing basketball) and a doctor trying to get to the bottom of what caused a seemingly healthy gentle-giant of a motorcycle cop to suddenly suffer a stroke.
The resulting operation, performed (in Oz's place) by ace cardiac surgeon Allan Stewart, is definitely not for the queasy or faint of heart. The rest of the episode is equally strong, with the still wet-behind-her-ears Dr. Winter dealing with her first potentially terminal case, a sweet, loving man with advanced bladder cancer; and Dr. Ziad Sifri rushing to save the life of a 19-year-old student pilot who miraculously survived a plane crash that instantly killed his instructor.
The entire series, created by the award-winning producer Terence Wrong ("Boston Med," "Boston 24/7"), is loaded with such cases, including a 19-year-old New Jersey lad who somehow made it through Marine boot camp with an acutely diseased heart, and a son who gives his mother "the gift of life" as a thank you for giving birth to him.
Each tale is guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye, not to mention a heightened respect for medical professionals blessed with superhuman skills that enable them to extend life in the face of death. Now it's up to viewers to do the same for them, or at least their fledgling TV careers. Like stubborn men, you can't force viewers to see a doctor, but a visit to "NY Med" can't help but do you well. It's the perfect antidote to what ails summer TV.


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Dear Fellow Lacrosse Addicts,
Another great season is coming to the end, and for all the teams who were not fortunate enough to make it to the post season, the only thing that is running through their mind is the upcoming summer ball, then fall ball.
From the season of 2006, Nebraska has made drastic turn around to their program. With a record of 1-13 in 2006, the 2007 freshman class brought in a lot of talent. The 2007 season was the turn around year for the Nebraska lacrosse program. Going 7-6 in the B Division, Nebraska, for the first time in the program's existence, had a winning record. The 2008 season brought in another talented freshman class. Playing a more difficult schedule due to the new arranged GRLC Conference, Nebraska finished the season with a 6-11 record. Although the record doesn't show it, just about every team they played could contest for me when I say that there has been yet another drastic turn around on the team's efforts and organization. The years ahead are only looking more promising for the Nebraska Lacrosse Program.
One advantage that the University of Nebraska - Lincoln's Men's Lacrosse team does have is their state of the art facilities. With access to 3 different full turf fields, one of which is indoors, and many other grass fields, Nebraska has been able to take full advantage of these opportunities that are naturally brought to them due to the University's passion for sports.
With that said, the fall is just around the corner (hopefully not too close because I need some warm weather first!). Just as last year Nebraska will be hosting another fall tournament that will benefit a family associated with the University.
Last year the tournament was held to benefit the family of a young girl who had been hit by a car while crossing the street to her school in Lincoln. Roughly 1,000 dollars were raised to help pay off medical bills for the girl.
This spring was a pretty difficult time for the UNL Men's Lacrosse team. During a school sponsored Biology Spring Break trip to Puerto Rico, a team mate suddenly collapsed and died on the beach. The death was sudden and unexpected, the cause still has not been released.
Brian was an amazing person, friend, team mate, brother, uncle, son, student, etc. He had a passion for bugs. He was a biology major who made the Dean's list every semester during his short time here at UNL (was a sophomore). Brian will be greatly missed.
Just prior to this freak incident, Brian's father had undergone Triple Bypass Surgery the family is still paying off. One of many articles posted on the facebook group "Rest in Peace Brian Smith" is linked below.
With all that said, this upcoming fall's tournament is being hosted to benefit Brian's Family. We hope to raise money for his family to help pay off his father's surgery and any other financial purposes they need it for.
The Tournament:
When: October 10-12th, 2008
Where: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Who: Anyone interested - We have mentioned the tournament to everyone we have played this year. Many of the teams have shown interest. I will keep you guys updated on what teams confirm with me. We are hoping to get at least 8 teams, with a top out of 12.
How: As stated before, we have 3 full athletic turf fields (one inside. Possibly two if we get REALLY lucky and the football team allows the use of their's....not likely) and many other grass fields throughout our campus.
Additional information
Tournament Entrance Fee: We are requesting only 300 dollars for a great weekend of lacrosse. 150 dollars is asked to be paid by check before the date of September 12th, 2008 just so we have a down payment and teams do not just not show up. The addition 150 dollars is just asked to be paid upon arrival here in Lincoln.
Games: Games are being ref-ed by volunteered officials from all over. Each team is guranteed at least three games. The more teams we can get to come, the more games will be able to be played.
By now you are all probably sick of reading over me blab on and on so I will open this up to the rest of you.
If anyone is interested or has any questions please contact me:
Email - firstname.lastname@example.com
Phone Number - 708-431-2544
Thanks so much and hope to hear from some of you. It should be a great weekend of lacrosse.
Chris Mack
University of Men's Lacrosse - Attack #27
Team Captain and Executive Board Member
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Sorry, Colorado Avalanche fans ... you might have a rather unfortunate new mascot.
A 27-year-old man who was posing as a woman when he was arrested by Denver police during a prostitution sting has been charged with prostitution with knowledge of being infected with HIV or AIDS. Darren Garcia is being held in lieu of $50,000 bond on the felony charge.
According to a police probable-cause statement, officers were running a sting Thursday night because of community complaints when an undercover officer stopped at East Colfax Avenue and Josephine Street. Garcia climbed into the officer's car and offered to perform a sex act for $30, police said. Garcia had long hair and makeup and was wearing an Avalanche jersey, according to authorities.
We Blues fans cut such a better mugshot.
Male Prostitute Held In HIV Case [Rocky Mountain News]


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Investor Relations
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TiVo Announces Settlement of Patent Litigation and Doubling of Stock Repurchase Authorization
Settles Patent Litigation With Cisco, Motorola and Time Warner Cable for $490 Million
Brings Aggregate Awards and Settlements From Intellectual Property Actions to Roughly $1.6 Billion
Increases Stock Repurchase Authorization to $200 Million With Plans to Increase Size of Current 10b5-1 Plan
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/07/13 -- TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) announced today that it has settled its pending patent litigation with Motorola (now owned by Google and Arris), Cisco and Time Warner Cable and that TiVo has agreed to enter into certain patent licensing arrangements with Arris, Cisco, and Google. As part of the settlement, Google and Cisco will pay TiVo an upfront lump-sum payment of $490 million, bringing the total from awards and settlements related to the use of certain TiVo intellectual property to roughly $1.6 billion.
In conjunction with approving the terms of the settlement, TiVo's board of directors also approved a major expansion of TiVo's stock repurchase authorization. The board's action doubles the size of the authorization from $100 million to $200 million and extends the stock repurchase plan for an additional two years until August 29, 2015. Additionally, TiVo intends to increase the size of its 10b5-1 trading plan significantly as a result. This will allow TiVo to build on the almost $57 million worth of equity acquired through open market purchases and from tax withholdings on employee restricted share vesting since the time the board of directors first authorized the $100 million stock repurchase plan. This increased and extended repurchase authorization means TiVo will have over $160 million of unused stock repurchase authorization.
"We are pleased to reach an agreement that brings our pending litigation to an end and further underscores the significant value our distribution partners derive from TiVo's technological innovations and our shareholders derive from our investments in protecting TiVo's intellectual property," said Tom Rogers, CEO and President of TiVo. "Further, this settlement significantly enhances our already strong balance sheet, bringing our cash position to over $1 billion before inclusion of future expected payments of at least $400 million from prior settlements. We intend to use our significant capital resources to drive shareholder value, including more aggressively returning capital to shareholders under our newly increased share repurchase authorization and we will be increasing the size of our 10B5-1 trading plan as soon as permissible."
Mr. Rogers added, "Importantly, we just recently closed one of our best quarters ever in terms of subscription growth, driven by a number of our existing operator deals in the U.S. and abroad that are now fully up and running. As a result, we delivered our highest gross margin ever and solid MSO revenue growth of 98% year-over-year, and we expect this MSO revenue growth will continue as we roll out additional deployments. So, as we look out beyond today's important settlement we believe our core operating business will continue to drive growth to both the top and bottom line."
As part of the settlement, TiVo and Motorola, Cisco, and Time Warner Cable agreed to dismiss all pending litigation between the companies. TiVo will recognize a portion of the payment as past damages during the second quarter and the remainder over time. The company intends to provide additional details regarding the timing of revenue recognition in its second quarter fiscal year 2014 earnings report. Further, as a result of this settlement, TiVo expects net income and Adjusted EBITDA to benefit from lower litigation spend in the remainder of its fiscal year ending January 31, 2014 and beyond.
About TiVo Inc.
Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at www.TiVo.com and through third-party retailers. TiVo also distributes its technology and services through solutions tailored for cable, satellite and broadcasting companies. Since its founding, TiVo has evolved into the ultimate single solution media center by combining its patented DVR technologies and universal cable box capabilities with the ability to aggregate, search, and deliver millions of pieces of broadband, cable, and broadcast content directly to the television. An economical, one-stop-shop for in-home entertainment, TiVo's intuitive functionality and ease of use puts viewers in control by enabling them to effortlessly navigate the best digital entertainment content available through one box, with one remote, and one user interface, delivering the most dynamic user experience on the market today. TiVo also continues to weave itself into the fabric of the media industry by providing interactive advertising solutions and audience research and measurement ratings services to the television industry. More information at: www.TiVo.com.
TiVo and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries worldwide. ©2013 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, the payment of $490,000,000 by Motorola and Cisco pursuant to the settlement agreement, future increase in the amount of stock repurchases pursuant to TiVo's 10b5-1 plan, TiVo's plans to drive increased shareholder value including more aggressively returning capital through increased stock repurchases, future increases in MSO revenue growth, future improvements in both TiVo's revenue and net income (loss), TiVo's expected revenue recognition of the settlement award and its plans to provide further details at its second quarter earnings call, and TiVo's expectation that net income and AEBITDA will benefit from lower litigation expenses in the remainder of fiscal year ending January 31, 2014. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "intend," "estimate," "continue," or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include delays in development, competitive service offerings and lack of market acceptance, as well as the other potential factors described under "Risk Factors" in TiVo's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including TiVo's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013 and Current Reports on Form 8-K. TiVo cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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The blog at Cars.com obsessed with breaking toes on hard black rubber and chrome had pricing info on the latest mid-size sedan from the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid dropped into it's lap. And although pricing info on the SE trim level of the Dodge Avenger was announced at the Detroit Auto Show — pricing on the other trim levels wasn't
really cared about yet available. Luckily for those interested in not-so-budget-priced mid-size sedans, Cars.com appears to have snagged all the info from the maws of the half-teutonic beast. And we've snagged it from them — along with a pretty little gallery to remind you of what the not-Sebring looked like at its Detroit Auto Show reveal last week. Pricing's below the jump.
• Avenger SE: $18,220
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Denver, Colo., Jan 24, 2013 / 02:01 am MT (CNA).- Catholic healthcare providers and legal professionals in the Denver region convened to share the importance of end-of-life care as a necessary part of a pro-life worldview.
Mark Skender of Divine Mercy Supportive Care, Inc. reminded the more than 60 people in attendance at the Colorado Catholic Medical Association's Jan. 16 meeting that being pro-life means protecting life from conception to natural death.
Unfortunately, he noted, today there is "not a whole lot of natural death."
Divine Mercy Supportive Care, Inc., a group of medical and legal professionals who aim to "deliver medical, supportive and spiritual end of life services consistent with the Catholic standard of care to anyone who desires it," presented information to help Catholics achieve the best care possible as they approach the end of life in a way.
Although hospice care consists of "many caring and compassionate providers," the group saw a great need to offer care for Catholics that is consistent with Church teaching while providing the "very best medical services."
Skender highlighted the importance of hospice care while dispelling common myths about it, noting that it is not a kind of "death sentence" as many people may believe.
"What keeps people out is misconception that it's a death sentence, when in fact, if used properly it can be a way to prepare for death and solidify family relationships," he said.
Deacon Alan Rastrelli, who serves as the organization's medical director, noted that the average time in hospice care is only about two weeks even though it is designed for those who have six months or less to live. His role with the organization is to help patients sooner than that to prepare them better for death.
"The mindset of American culture is that if you can't cure that, something is wrong," he said.
However, as a patient ages and as disease continues to progress, a patient's base level of health is deteriorated. Eventually, no matter how good the care that the patient receives is, he pointed out, they will die.
By helping arrange Catholic hospice or other forms of end of life care, Deacon Rastrelli said that people can be more comfortable with the knowledge that "eventually we will reach that point."
Sean Murphy of the Twilight Brigade, a group of trained volunteers dedicated to visiting terminally ill patients in veteran's hospitals and hospices, lifted the mood by reminding the crowd that simply "being born" is the "number one cause of death."
Often times people will look at the extreme example of Terri Schiavo and say "I don't want that to happen," but are not aware of where to begin the process of how they wish to be cared for at the end of their life, Jim Evans, as estate planning attorney in the Denver region, said.
He discussed the importance of creating an advance planning directive, which is the outline of one's preferences for medical treatment, especially towards the end of life.
To assist them in the process, his organization has compiled a list of options based on the National Catholic Biomedical Center's standards of care that a patient can choose, as many people are unsure of what they are able to request.
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UnNews:Having already decided results of 2008 elections, U.S. media moves on to predicting 2012 results
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5 March 2008
AMERICA, USA -- The major news stations in the United States, CNN, Fox News, and NBC, have started airing predictions of the results of the 2012 presidential elections, after already deciding what the outcome of the 2008 election will be.
"We found ourselves facing quite a dilemma," says the president of a prominent news corporation, "For about four weeks now, we've been airing report after report about how blisteringly, painfully obvious that Hillary Clinton is going to be the next president of the United States. After all, she has a lead of almost .0005% in the latest polls! This temporary, meaningless fluctuation obviously indicates that she will win by a major landslide, and defeat Barack Obama very dramatically!"
But, since the media had already decided on who was going to win the election, there was no longer any suspense in doing election coverage. "Since we already decided who was going to win, it seemed pointless to report any more on the election. So we had to think of some other sensational story that could keep the American public entertained. And it's not like there's anything major going on in the world that we could report on."
News stations tried to compensate by airing hour after hour of touching human-interest stories about three year olds calling the police all by themselves and saving their mommies. But this well of journalism quickly ran dry and again left the media with nothing to report on. But then, CNN journalists got a brilliant idea: "We've decided the results of the 2008 election...why don't we just move right along and decide who'll win the one AFTER that!"
And so, many stations have begun airing DECISION 2012 specials, in which they confidently state that Condaleeza Rice will captivate the nation and win in a tight election. Most journalists are extremely confident in their predictions, or, as Sean Hannity put it, "I am absolutely 100% certain that, in 2012, Condaleeza Rice will become President. Absolutely certain. Don't think I'm right? But I'm from the media! The media's always right! Hell, we were right when we said Dewey would defeat Truman! It's the place of the media to decide who will win the presidential election, though some foolish people will try to convince you that it's the place of the people. Obviously, they aren't very patriotic."
Textbooks are already being written based on the media's highly reliable predictions. NBC, with hopes of overshadowing the competition, is planning on airing coverage of the 2016 elections in a few weeks. "At this rate, we'll have mapped out the entire future of the United States by the end of the month," said an NBC chairman happily as he flipped a coin in order to decide which candidate he'd support.
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- In A Smart Alternative to Junk Bonds, Jack Hough makes the case for business development companies, or BDCs, while offering a solid primer on the asset class. BDCs make loans to small and midsize businesses and pass the interest on to shareholders as income, and trade like stocks, akin to pass-through investments like real-estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships. The article recommends investors look in particular at Hercules Technology Growth Capital (HTGC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and Ares Capital (ARCC). This blog has written previously on BDCs, and you can read more about the pitfalls of such investments, particularly regarding their fee structures, here.
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Carrie Prejean, the beauty queen who was stripped of her Miss California crown in June, sued two Miss USA California officials on Monday, claiming that she lost her crown solely for her religious beliefs. She is seeking unspecified damages.
Prejean, a Miss USA finalist, fell into the national spotlight in June when celeb blogger Perez Hilton asked her a question about gay marriage.
"You can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage," Prejean replied. "And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."
Officials stripped Prejean of the Miss California title in June for failing to make required appearances, and for making unsanctioned public appearances, Miss USA officials said.
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The lawsuit names Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler, who were Miss USA California officials while Prejean was representing the organization, as well as publicist Roger Neal.
"This was a decision based solely on contract violations, including Ms. Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization," stated Miss Califronia USA director Keith Lewis at the time.
The suit's complaint for damages include:slander, libel, public disclosure of private facts, religious discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
"Over the past two months, we have worked hard to provide overwhelming evidence that Carrie Prejean did not violate her contract with Miss California USA and did not deserve to have her title revoked by Keith Lewis," said attorney Charles S. LiMandri, who is representing Prejean. "We will make the case that her title was taken from her solely because of her support of traditional marriage."
Since Prejean was stripped of her crown, LiMandri said, "we have been working behind the scenes, trying to get Keith Lewis' people to do the right thing."
LiMandri said pageant officials accused his client of appearing at events without permission, specifically a Shape magazine interview, and hosting the show "Fox and Friends," but Limandri said pageant owner Donald Trump personally set those appearances for her and asked her to do them.
The Rancho Santa Fe attorney said the research he had undertaken since being hired "led us to conclude if she answered that question differently, she'd be probably Miss USA right now, but she would certainly be Miss California."
Prejean is doing fine these days, her attorney said, and will be doing some motivational speaking engagments. She has a book coming out in November, but there are no plans imminent for her to do any additional broadcasting work, which she has said was one of her goals.
"A lot of those opportunities seemed to have dried up, which is why we have to clear her name," LiMandri said.
Prejean is not speaking to the media about her case, her attorney said.
"There are legal issues requiring a level of expertise that she doesn't have," the 54-year-old attorney stated.
On Tuesday, Neal released a statement, saying, in part:
"I am a Christian advocate who raises awareness for MS.... That Ms. Prejean would say that I '... told her to not talk about her religious faith' is one of the many untruths in this lawsuit which will be proven. It's a sad commentary that this Christian woman chooses to attack another Christian in this way. Every person of faith and morality should be outraged by her motives for this lawsuit. "
Neal also said he would be asking an attorney to file a motion to have Neal dismissed from the suit.


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Jason Aldean apologizes after photos released
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Country star Jason Aldean has apologized to fans after pictures of him acting "inappropriately" last week popped up.
Aldean tweeted Sunday that he wanted to talk to fans directly instead of letting gossip web sites tell his story. The tweet comes after photos appeared showing Aldean and former "American Idol" contestant Brittany Kerr together at a bar last Wednesday in Los Angeles. In one photo, they appear to kiss.
Aldean says "the truth is I screwed up," had too much to drink and acted inappropriately at the bar. He noted he left alone and added "ultimately I ended up embarrassing myself and my family." Aldean is married with two children. A publicist says there will be no further comment.
The multiplatinum singer releases his fifth album "Night Train" on Oct. 16.
Online: http://jasonaldean.com
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On the street and on mixtapes, they often use their alternate name, the Wolfpack, but the Bay Area crew that exploded onto the scene with its ode to slip-on sneakers is officially known as the Pack. Members Lloyd "Young L" Omadhebo, Keith "Stunna" Jenkins, DaMonte "Uno" Johnson, and Brandon "Lil B" McCartney were skateboarding and hip-hop fiends who all attended the same high school when they first came together in 2005. As the hyphy movement started emerging as the Bay Area's answer to crunk, the teen group staked its hyphy claim in 2005 with the street-level release Wolfpack Muzik, Vol. 1. The release made some local noise, but it was 2006's Wolfpack Muzik, Vol. 2 that really set things in motion. Young L's minimal production was a fascinating mix of slowed-down hyphy with a bit of Atlanta's "snap" music -- replacing the usual snare drum with a finger snap -- thrown in, best illustrated by the leadoff track, "Vans." Declaring their favorite brand a better and cheaper alternative to the more expensive Nike, "Vans" dominated West Coast radio thanks to its hook, an incredibly infectious one that was delivered by a strange robot voice. When the legendary Too Short caught the single on the radio, he immediately searched out the Pack and signed them to the Jive-distributed label Up All Nite. Before they could get their major-label debut on the racks, rapper Drino Man responded to their hit with "F' Vans," an answer song that proved the Pack's big track was not just a single but a phenomenon. It wasn't until December that their seven-song EP, Skateboards 2 Scrapers, finally came out, and not until October of the following year that their full-length debut, Based Boys, hit shelves. In 2009 the Pack found themselves in a feud with New Boyz, with Stunna accusing the So-Cal group of copying their musical and fashion style. The following year the group released its second official full-length, Wolfpack Party. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi


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DURHAM — Some games take longer to get over than others. Last week's 64-61 setback at Old Dominion tested the University of New Hampshire football team's 24-hour rule.
DURHAM — Some games take longer to get over than others. Last week's 64-61 setback at Old Dominion tested the University of New Hampshire football team's 24-hour rule.
That's the self-imposed time limit players are allowed to mourn a loss or celebrate a win before moving on and turning their attention to the next opponent.
"It was tough," said senior linebacker Alan Buzbee. "It was a long bus ride — three hours to Dulles airport. Guys were feeling it. Guys were cramping up. It was a tough game physically and a tough game mentally."
Especially for a defense that surrendered a Division I record 730 yards through the air and spent much of the afternoon in Norfolk, Va., trying to run down elusive receivers from sideline to sideline.
The lack of a pass rush didn't help. The Wildcats managed only one sack in 79 passing attempts by quarterback Taylor Heinicke.
"You can't harp on those things," Buzbee said. "You've got to move on."
They also had two linemen go down. The Wildcats twice led by as many as 20 points but failed to finish in their CAA opener.
"I think we did some good things early," Buzbee said. "We just ran out of gas in the fourth quarter. ... It was a tough loss, a real tough loss."
Fatigue was a factor in the second half.
"I thought we got worn down on the defensive side of the ball," McDonnell said. "But we still had enough in the tank to win the football game and we didn't do it."
The Wildcats (2-2, 0-1 CAA) hope to rebound Saturday (noon) at Cowell Stadium against another undefeated, top-10 opponent in Delaware.
The No. 8 Blue Hens (4-0, 1-0 CAA) are coming off a 51-21 victory at William & Mary last weekend.
"It's another CAA game," said junior running back Chris Setian. "You can't fall asleep on anybody in this league."
After spending last week preparing for a pass-happy attack, the Wildcats have dedicated this week in practice to stopping the run and back Andrew Pierce.
"Different beast," Buzbee said. "They're physical. They're big. The first thing they want to do is run the ball. It's completely the opposite of last week."
Lost in last week's loss were UNH's offensive numbers. Quarterback Andy Vailas, running back Nico Steriti and receiver RJ Harris all had career games.
The Wildcats racked up 725 yards of total offense and went over 300 yards in both running and passing in the same game for the first time in the program's history.
"That's what happens when you lose," McDonnell said. "Nobody cares what you did. They look at the scoreboard."
The No. 20 Wildcats hope the scoreboard shows a different result Saturday. They've won eight in a row at home and are 20-1 in their last 21 games at Cowell Stadium.
Unfortunately they play only three of their first nine games this season at the Dungeon.
"We love playing here," Buzbee said. "Not many people like coming here, especially teams like Delaware with nice facilities. We use that to our advantage."
"Our record speaks for itself at home," Setian said, "and we take a lot of pride in that."
The pace should be a little slower than last Saturday when Old Dominion and UNH combined for 1,549 yards, 125 points, 195 offensive plays and 74 first downs.
"It ain't the same pace," McDonnell said, "but the physicality can wear you down and that's what we've got to be ready for this week."
The Wildcats have won three of the last four against the Blue Hens. The teams last met in 2010 in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs with Delaware prevailing, 16-3.
"Always happy to be in the Dungeon," Setian said. "It's going to be a nice gloomy day from what I've seen so far which will make a perfect Saturday for us."
Defensive linemen Jared Smith and Randi Vines both suffered knee injuries last week and are questionable for the Delaware game.
Free safety Chris Beranger is out with a concussion.
Either sophomore Nick Cefalo or freshman Hayden Knudson will likely start in his place.
According to an Old Dominion football blog, coach Bobby Wilder has asked the CAA to review two personal foul penalties called on one of his players, Alex Arain, last week against UNH.
One involved roughing the passer. Wilder said the official told him it was for a helmet-to-helmet hit.
"Then I look at the video and it's not even close," Wilder said. "It's a good, hard, clean tackle."
Arain was assessed another personal foul for pushing a UNH player late in the second quarter. Wilder said an offensive lineman blocked Arain from behind below the waist.
"Luckily, Alex lifts his leg up at the last second or he's going to have a torn ACL," Wilder said.
McDonnell said he hadn't seen the blog until it was shown to him on Thursday and he doesn't recall either play specifically because he was so involved with the game.
The Monarchs are the fifth most penalized team in the FCS.
UNH offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Ryan Carty, who played quarterback at Delaware, could be back calling the plays Saturday after missing the last three games because of a medical issue.
He was involved in the game-planning for Old Dominion and is working half-days in the football office this week.
"Ryan Carty is better," McDonnell said. "We're knocking on wood hoping that we get an OK that he'll be here at the game on Saturday calling plays."
Vailas, who threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score last week, is expected to make his third straight start Saturday.
Redshirt freshman Sean Goldrich started the first two games but went down in the first offensive series against Minnesota with a shoulder injury.
"He's throwing," McDonnell said. "He went through practice (Tuesday) and did just about everything we can do in practice except live contact."


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Speeding SUV crashes, teeters on Rankin Bridge railing
An SUV that witnesses estimate was traveling close to 100 mph crashed along the Rankin Bridge early Friday morning, and ended up teetering on the bridge's railing for hours.
Police said the driver is only 13 years old, and they found an electronic monitor on him, meaning he was on house arrest for some reason. He was taken to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and is not being identified because of his age.
East Pittsburgh police first spotted the Chevrolet Equinox driving the wrong direction on Bessemer Avenue around 1 a.m. Officers chased after it, but the SUV did not stop. Authorities say it drove the entire length of South Main Street with two wheels on the road and the other two on the hillside running next to the road.
When the vehicle came closer to the Rankin Bridge, officers noticed it swaying wildly. It then hit a concrete barrier next to the sidewalk, flipped, and landed on top of the railing. The vehicle also caught fire, but a police officer who responded a short later put the flames out with an extinguisher.
SLIDESHOW: Photos of the crash scene
"My heart is beating for that dude," witness Jevahn Patterson said. "It was crazy how it happened that fast. We saw him fly past, doing like 100. And now he's like that, 10 seconds later. It's that fast."
Police found only the 13-year-old inside the vehicle. They say he appeared dazed, and claimed he didn't know who was driving. Investigators believe he was behind the wheel because they've found no evidence to suggest anyone else was in the SUV.
The teen's injuries are not believed to be serious. He is not being identified publicly because of his age. Police said the SUV was reported stolen in West Mifflin, but it was not immediately known if the boy was the one who took it. Police said they do expect to file charges against the teen once their investigation is complete.


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DETROIT – A new 32,000 square foot mental health clinic for Veterans is set to open in Detroit.
The Detroit VA Healthcare System will cut the ribbon on its new state-of-the-art Outpatient Mental Health Clinic on Thursday, March 7.
The $3.6 million facility was built to better serve the needs of nearly 330,000 Veterans in Southeast Michigan.
The clinic will help Veterans suffering from poor mental health , PTSD, substance abuse and aid in psychosocial rehabilitation.
"One of the largest mental health outpatient clinics in Michigan, the Detroit VA has more than 60 mental health staff and a strong academic training program to support the various needs of our Veterans," said Dr. Bella Schanzer, Associate Chief of Staff, Mental Health for the medical center. "We are so fortunate to have been provided the funding to build this center to meet the needs of our area Veterans" The clinic was designed utilizing soft colors, comfortable waiting areas and architecture intended to control sound and promote health and healing.
"Every aspect of this new clinic was built with the Veteran and his or her particular needs in mind," said Schanzer. "Mental health treatment is so unique and we attempted to make this clinic a place like no other in the medical center."
All outpatient mental services will be be located in the new seven story clinic. The Detroit VA expects to treat nearly 25,000 visitors in the clinic this year.
"This clinic is so crucial for this area," Schanzer. "Almost all service members will have reactions after returning from deployment. These behaviors and feelings are normal, especially during the first weeks at home. The key is treatment and timing. We must be able to provide them."
The new clinic is located on 4646 John R Street in Detroit.
Helpful resources:
VA's Veteran Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255, press 1
Confidential chat available at www.veterancrisisline.net or text message #838255
Coaching into Care support program for those who are caring for a Veteran: 888-823-7458
More information on all of these programs is available at http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/


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