Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow was known as "Fanny" since the day of her birth, October 6, 1817. Fanny was the youngest of four children born in Boston to Nathan and Maria Appleton. Nathan became wealthy as one of the owners of a textile factory in Waltham, MA and was eventually elected as a Representative to Congress.
After his wife's death in 1833, he proposed to his children a North American "grand tour" to Trenton Falls, Niagara Falls, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Fanny acquired a sketchbook in Utica, NY which she used to record her remembrances of her two-month journey. In this sketchbook, Fanny recorded two of the earliest known artistic images of the Old Man. Although said to have been discovered in 1805 during road work, this unique rock formation does not seem to have inspired artists until the late 1820s when tourism was beginning to flourish in the region. It was not until 1837 that the first painting of the Old Man was exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum by another Bostonian, Catherine Scollay.
Returning to Boston from Franconia Notch, Fanny sketched a view of Centre Harbour on Lake Winnipiseogee. In total, Fanny made forth-eight drawings as souvenirs for herself and her family of their excursion.
Three years later in Switzerland during the family's European grand tour, Fanny Appleton met poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Back in Boston, he courted her for seven years before they were married. After her marriage, Fanny's drawing activities came to an abrupt halt.
Korzenik, Diana. Face to Face: Fanny Appleton and the Old Man of the Mountain, Historical New Hampshire, Vol. 63, No. 2, Fall 2009, pp. 120-139.


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The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Electorate
The upcoming 2020 presidential election has drawn renewed attention to how demographic shifts across the United States have changed the composition of the electorate.
How we did this
For this data essay, we analyzed national and state-level shifts in the racial and ethnic makeup of the United States electorate between 2000 and 2018, with a focus on key battleground states in the upcoming 2020 election. The analysis is primarily based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey and the 2000 U.S. decennial census provided through Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) from the University of Minnesota.
Eligible voters refer to persons ages 18 and older who are U.S. citizens. They make up the voting-eligible population or electorate. The terms eligible voters, voting eligible, the electorate and voters are used interchangeably in this report.
Registered voters are eligible voters who have completed all the documentations necessary to vote in an upcoming election.
Voter turnout refers to the number of people who say they voted in a given election.
Voter turnout rate refers to the share of eligible voters who say they voted in a given election.
Naturalized citizens are lawful permanent residents who have fulfilled the length of stay and other requirements to become U.S. citizens and who have taken the oath of citizenship.
The terms Latino and Hispanic are used interchangeably in this report. Hispanics are of any race.
References to Asians, Blacks and Whites are single-race and refer to the non-Hispanic components of those populations.
Battleground states include Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. These states were identified by Pew Research Center using ratings from a variety of sources, see the methodology for more details.
In all 50 states, the share of non-Hispanic White eligible voters declined between 2000 and 2018, with 10 states experiencing double-digit drops in the share of White eligible voters. During that same period, Hispanic voters have come to make up increasingly larger shares of the electorate in every state. These gains are particularly large in the Southwestern U.S., where states like Nevada, California and Texas have seen rapid growth in the Hispanic share of the electorate over an 18-year period.1
These trends are also particularly notable in battleground states – such as Florida and Arizona – that are likely to be crucial in deciding the 2020 election.2 In Florida, two-in-ten eligible voters in 2018 were Hispanic, nearly double the share in 2000. And in the emerging battleground state of Arizona, Hispanic adults made up about one-quarter (24%) of all eligible voters in 2018, up 8 percentage points since 2000.
Percentage point change in the non-Hispanic White share of each state's eligible voters, 2000 to 2018
Eligible voters by race/ethnicity
Note: White, Black and Asian adults include those who report being only one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race. Percentage point increases are computed before the underlying estimates are rounded.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2018 American Community Survey and 2000 decennial census.
Total eligible voter pop. 2018
White eligible voter pop. 2018
White share of eligible voters 2018
Percentage point change '00 – '18
Alabama 3,713,000 2,552,000 69% 2,522,000 71% 2,403,000 73% -5
Alaska 535,000 351,000 66% 354,000 70% 307,000 73% -7
Arizona 5,042,000 3,192,000 63% 2,968,000 69% 2,548,000 75% -12
Arkansas 2,219,000 1,724,000 78% 1,704,000 80% 1,613,000 82% -5
California 25,869,000 11,750,000 45% 11,950,000 52% 12,093,000 60% -15
Colorado 4,147,000 3,110,000 75% 2,777,000 78% 2,431,000 81% -6
Connecticut 2,614,000 1,917,000 73% 1,982,000 78% 1,990,000 83% -9
Delaware 721,000 496,000 69% 476,000 72% 439,000 78% -9
District of Columbia 527,000 220,000 42% 181,000 40% 134,000 33% 9
Florida 15,342,000 9,325,000 61% 8,799,000 67% 8,210,000 74% -13
Georgia 7,487,000 4,358,000 58% 4,190,000 63% 3,879,000 68% -10
Hawaii 1,018,000 259,000 25% 260,000 27% 224,000 27% -1
Idaho 1,254,000 1,089,000 87% 982,000 90% 825,000 93% -6
Illinois 9,059,000 6,156,000 68% 6,334,000 72% 6,315,000 75% -7
Indiana 4,933,000 4,137,000 84% 4,082,000 87% 3,909,000 89% -5
Iowa 2,326,000 2,114,000 91% 2,099,000 93% 2,049,000 96% -5
Kansas 2,100,000 1,724,000 82% 1,722,000 85% 1,673,000 88% -6
Kentucky 3,371,000 2,971,000 88% 2,910,000 90% 2,736,000 91% -3
Louisiana 3,464,000 2,154,000 62% 2,142,000 64% 2,116,000 66% -4
Maine 1,072,000 1,016,000 95% 999,000 96% 934,000 97% -3
Maryland 4,326,000 2,444,000 57% 2,491,000 62% 2,485,000 67% -11
Massachusetts 5,042,000 3,923,000 78% 3,894,000 83% 3,930,000 88% -10
Michigan 7,549,000 5,948,000 79% 5,859,000 80% 5,824,000 82% -3
Minnesota 4,114,000 3,539,000 86% 3,443,000 90% 3,258,000 93% -7
Mississippi 2,240,000 1,329,000 59% 1,344,000 62% 1,322,000 65% -5
Missouri 4,638,000 3,833,000 83% 3,767,000 85% 3,538,000 86% -4
Montana 828,000 729,000 88% 687,000 90% 607,000 92% -4
Nebraska 1,381,000 1,180,000 85% 1,165,000 89% 1,116,000 92% -6
Nevada 2,071,000 1,204,000 58% 1,174,000 66% 1,006,000 76% -18
New Hampshire 1,071,000 993,000 93% 951,000 95% 872,000 97% -4
New Jersey 6,196,000 3,866,000 62% 3,998,000 68% 4,167,000 74% -11
New Mexico 1,509,000 653,000 43% 691,000 48% 643,000 52% -9
New York 13,770,000 8,544,000 62% 8,769,000 67% 8,810,000 71% -9
North Carolina 7,632,000 5,265,000 69% 4,920,000 72% 4,385,000 75% -6
North Dakota 569,000 499,000 88% 476,000 92% 448,000 94% -6
Ohio 8,871,000 7,291,000 82% 7,272,000 84% 7,187,000 86% -4
Oklahoma 2,854,000 2,044,000 72% 2,049,000 76% 1,974,000 79% -8
Oregon 3,108,000 2,567,000 83% 2,399,000 87% 2,178,000 90% -7
Pennsylvania 9,786,000 7,894,000 81% 8,035,000 84% 7,972,000 87% -7
Rhode Island 801,000 627,000 78% 650,000 85% 665,000 89% -11
South Carolina 3,851,000 2,605,000 68% 2,348,000 69% 2,053,000 70% -2
South Dakota 654,000 562,000 86% 537,000 89% 496,000 91% -5
Tennessee 5,070,000 3,978,000 78% 3,769,000 80% 3,469,000 83% -4
Texas 18,510,000 9,402,000 51% 8,952,000 56% 8,308,000 62% -12
Utah 2,085,000 1,761,000 84% 1,553,000 88% 1,293,000 91% -6
Vermont 503,000 473,000 94% 468,000 96% 438,000 97% -3
Virginia 6,212,000 4,175,000 67% 4,074,000 71% 3,794,000 75% -8
Washington 5,359,000 4,096,000 76% 3,830,000 81% 3,483,000 85% -9
West Virginia 1,433,000 1,335,000 93% 1,375,000 94% 1,329,000 95% -2
Wisconsin 4,396,000 3,790,000 86% 3,735,000 88% 3,558,000 91% -5
Wyoming 435,000 378,000 87% 376,000 89% 329,000 91% -4
To be sure, the demographic composition of an area does not tell the whole story. Patterns in voter registration and voter turnout vary widely by race and ethnicity, with White adults historically more likely to be registered to vote and to turn out to vote than other racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, every presidential election brings its own unique set of circumstances, from the personal characteristics of the candidates, to the economy, to historic events such as a global pandemic. Still, understanding the changing racial and ethnic composition in key states helps to provide clues for how political winds may shift over time.
Black, Hispanic and Asian registered voters historically lean Democratic
The ways in which these demographic shifts might shape electoral outcomes are closely linked to the distinct partisan preferences of different racial and ethnic groups. Pew Research Center survey data spanning more than two decades shows that the Democratic Party maintains a wide and long-standing advantage among Black, Hispanic and Asian American registered voters.3 Among White voters, the partisan balance has been generally stable over the past decade, with the Republican Party holding a slight advantage.
National exit polling data tells a similar story to partisan identification, with White voters showing a slight and fairly consistent preference toward Republican candidates in presidential elections over the last 40 years, while Black voters have solidly supported the Democratic contenders. Hispanic voters have also historically been more likely to support Democrats than Republican candidates, though their support has not been as consistent as that of Black voters.4
These racial and ethnic groups are by no means monolithic. There is a rich diversity of views and experiences within these groups, sometimes varying based on country of origin. For example, Pew Research Center's 2018 National Survey of Latinos found that Hispanic eligible voters of Puerto Rican and/or Mexican descent – regardless of voter registration status – were more likely than those of Cuban descent to identify as Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party (65% of Puerto Rican Americans and 59% of Mexican Americans vs. 37% of Cuban Americans identified as Democrats). A majority of Cuban eligible voters identified as or leaned toward the Republican Party (57%).
Among Asian American registered voters, there are also some differences in party identification by origin group. For instance, Vietnamese Americans are more likely than Asians overall to identify as Republican, while the opposite is true among Indian Americans, who tend to lean more Democratic.
Given these differences within racial and ethnic groups, the relative share of different origin groups within a specific state can impact the partisan leanings of that state's electorate. For example, in Florida, Republican-leaning Cubans had historically been the largest Hispanic origin group. However, over the past decade, the more Democratic-leaning Puerto Ricans have been the state's fastest-growing Hispanic-origin group, and they now rival Cubans in size. At the same time, in states like California and Nevada, Mexican Americans, who tend to lean Democratic, are the dominant Hispanic origin group.
Partisan alignment does not tell the whole story when it comes to voting patterns. Voter turnout rates – or the share of U.S. citizens ages 18 and older who cast a ballot – also vary widely across racial and ethnic groups. White adults historically have had the highest rate of voter turnout: About two-thirds of eligible White adults (65%) voted in the 2016 election. Black adults have also historically had relatively high rates of voter turnout, though typically slightly lower than White adults. There was an exception to this pattern in 2008 and 2012, when Black voter turnout matched or exceeded that of Whites. By contrast, Asian and Hispanic adults have had historically lower voter turnout rates, with about half reporting that they voted in 2016.
White and Black adults are also more likely than Hispanic and Asian adults to say that they are registered to vote.
Non-White eligible voters accounted for more than three-quarters of total U.S. electorate growth since 2000
The non-White voting population has played a large role in driving growth in the nation's electorate. From 2000 to 2018, the nation's eligible voter population grew from 193.4 million to 233.7 million – an increase of 40.3 million. Voters who are Hispanic, Black, Asian or another race or ethnicity accounted for more than three-quarters (76%) of this growth.
The substantial percentage point increase of voters who are not White as a share of the country's overall electorate was largely driven by second-generation Americans – the U.S.-born children of immigrants – coming of age, as well as immigrants naturalizing and becoming eligible to vote. The increase has been steady over the past 18 years – from 2000 to 2010, their share rose by 4 percentage points (from 24% to 28%), while from 2010 to 2018, their share further grew by 5 points (up from 28% to 33%).
Hispanic eligible voters were notably the largest contributors to the electorate's rise. They alone accounted for 39% of the overall increase of the nation's eligible voting population. Hispanic voters made up 13% of the country's overall electorate in 2018 – nearly doubling from 7% in 2000. The population's share grew steadily since 2000, with similar percentage point growth observed between 2000 and 2010 (3 points) and 2010 and 2018 (3 points).
The Hispanic electorate's growth primarily stemmed from their U.S.-born population coming of age. The 12.4 million Hispanics who turned 18 between 2000 and 2018 accounted for 80% of the growth among the population's eligible voters during those years. The group's sustained growth over the past two decades will make Hispanics the projected largest minority group among U.S. eligible voters in 2020 for the first time in a presidential election.
Asian eligible voters also saw a significant rise in their numbers, increasing from 4.6 million in 2000 to 10.3 million in 2018. And similar to Hispanics, their nearly two-decade growth has been relatively consistent. The population's share in the electorate grew at similar rates from 2000 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2018 (1 point each). In 2018, Asian eligible voters made up 4% of the nation's electorate (up from 2% in 2000), the smallest share out of all major racial and ethnic groups. Naturalized immigrants – a group that makes up two-thirds of the Asian American electorate – are the main driver of the Asian electorate's growth. From 2000 to 2018, the number of naturalized Asian immigrant voters more than doubled – from 3.3 million to 6.9 million – and their growth alone accounted for 64% of the overall growth in the Asian electorate.
Despite notable growth in the non-White eligible voter population, non-Hispanic White voters still made up the large majority (67%) of the U.S. electorate in 2018. However, they saw the smallest growth rate out of all racial ethnic groups from 2000 to 2018, causing their share to shrink by nearly 10 percentage points.
Shares of non-Hispanic White eligible voters have declined in all 50 states
The overall decline in the shares of the non-Hispanic White eligible voter population can be observed across all states. (There hasn't been a decline in the District of Columbia.) While this trend is not new, it is playing out to varying degrees across the country, with some states experiencing particularly significant shifts in the racial and ethnic composition of their electorate.
In total between 2000 and 2018, 10 states saw a 10 percentage point or greater decline in the share of White eligible voters. In Nevada, the White share of the electorate fell 18 percentage points over almost two decades, the largest drop among all 50 states. The decline in the White share of the electorate in Nevada has been fairly steady, with a comparable percentage point decline observed between 2000 and 2010 (10 points) and 2010 and 2018 (8 points). California has experienced a similarly sharp decline in the White share of the electorate, dropping 15 percentage points since 2000. This has resulted in California changing from a majority White electorate in 2000 to a state where White voters were a minority share of the electorate in 2018 (60% in 2000 to 45% in 2018), though they still are the largest racial or ethnic group in the electorate.
Latinos vote at a polling station in Los Angeles. (David McNew/Getty Images)
Even with declines in all 50 states, White eligible voters still make up the majority of most states' electorates. In 47 states, over half of eligible voters are White. The only exceptions are California, New Mexico and Hawaii, where White voters account for 45%, 43% and 25% of each respective state's electorate.
As reflected on the national level, Hispanic eligible voters have been the primary drivers of the racial and ethnic diversification of most states' electorates. In 39 states between 2000 and 2018, Hispanic eligible voters saw the largest percentage point increase compared with any other racial or ethnic group. In three additional states – Alaska, Kentucky and Ohio – Hispanic voters were tied with another racial group for the highest increase. Five states that observed the largest growth in Hispanic shares in their electorates were California (11 percentage points), Nevada (10 points), Florida (9 points), Arizona (8 points) and Texas (8 points).
The number of Black eligible voters nationwide grew only slightly in the past 18 years. Even so, Black voters saw the largest percentage point increase out of any other racial and ethnic group in three states in the Southeast: Georgia (5 points), Delaware (4 points) and Mississippi (4 points).
As for Asian eligible voters, they saw robust growth in California (5 percentage points), Nevada and New Jersey (4 points each) between 2000 and 2018. However, their share increases paled in comparison to the Hispanic electorate's growth in those states. Overall, Asians saw their shares increase in the electorates of every state except Hawaii, where their share dropped by 4 percentage points. Still, Hawaii has the highest percentage of Asians in its electorate – 38% of all eligible voters in the state are Asian.
Racial and ethnic change among eligible voters in battleground states
As the 2020 presidential election draws near, these demographic shifts are particularly notable in some key battleground states, where changes in the composition of the electorate could have an impact on electoral outcomes.5
Nationally, Florida and Arizona saw the third- and fourth-largest declines in the shares of non-Hispanic White eligible voters. The White shares of the electorate in those states each stood at about six-in-ten in 2018, down from about three-quarters at the start of the century. Four other battleground states – Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Michigan – also saw declines in the share of White eligible voters between 2000 and 2018, though to a lesser extent.
In Florida, a state that has been pivotal to every U.S. presidential victory in the last 20 years, the White share of the electorate has fallen 13 percentage points since 2000. At the same time, the Hispanic share of the electorate has gone up 9 points, rising from 11% of eligible Florida voters in 2000 to 20% in 2018. During this same period, the Black share of the electorate in Florida has increased 2 percentage points and the Asian share has increased by 1 point.
Arizona, largely seen as an emerging battleground state, has seen substantial change to the racial and ethnic composition of its electorate. Hispanic adults now make up about one-quarter of all eligible voters (24%), an 8-point increase since 2000.
Several battleground states have seen smaller – though still potentially meaningful – changes to the demographic composition of the electorate. In Pennsylvania, the White share of the electorate fell 7 percentage points while the Hispanic share of the electorate rose 3 points from 2000 to 2018. And in North Carolina, a state that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and previously went for Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the White share of the electorate fell from 75% in 2000 to 69% in 2018. During the same time period, the Hispanic share of the electorate rose to 4% (up 3 points since 2000) and the Black share of the electorate rose to 22% (up 1 point since 2000).
Demographic changes could continue to reshape the electoral landscape in future elections. While Texas is not currently considered a battleground state, demographic shifts have led some to wonder if the state could become more competitive politically down the road. In 2018, three-in-ten eligible voters in Texas were Hispanic – that's up 8 percentage points since 2000. During that same time, the share of White eligible voters in Texas fell 12 points, from 62% in 2000 to a bare majority (51%) in 2018.
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Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is like a nervous poker player with a pair of kings as his hold cards: he's too scared to bump the bet for fear of revealing his hand. Despite a disastrous start, Gardenhire continues to parade a ridiculous combination of players to bat cleanup. . .Ruben Sierra, Tony Batista, Rondell White. . .while not only leaving Torii Hunter in the No. 5 spot, but abandoning struggling first baseman Justin Morneau in No. 6 hole with no one behind him for protection. Gardenhire even tried batting backup catcher Mike Redmond in the No. 3 spot. At the same time, the wheels have come off Brad Radke's, Carlos Silva's and Kyle Lohse's games, yet Gardenhire refuses to move fireballing lefty Francisco Liriano into the rotation though the handwriting is on the wall with Saturday's 18-1 loss to Detroit. Fortunately for Gardenhire, the Twins are too cheap to eat his contract and hire a replacement. If years past are any indication, the Twins game usually doesn't jell until the third and fourth weeks of May. Until then, Gardenhire would do well to follow the advice of an old prospector: "If you find yourself getting nowhere in a deeper and deeper hole, stop digging."
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You may be 100% right, but sometimes
mgrs. don't get to make all the decisions--eg some mgrs. aren't allowed
final decision on their own line up card,
but they're not going to publicize that
kind of info of course. Just wondering.


The roller derby media is still in its youth but, as with the majority of the community, it's all about the DIY ethos. Here in the UK, there's two roller derby magazines, Lead Jammer and Inside Line – both editors are skaters, and the majority of the writers are too. There's also an online TV broadcaster, RDUK.tv, who are usually found at the major events, international games and that sort of thing.
At Rollin' News, I feel like we're almost always playing catch-up with new leagues and keeping up to date with bout calendars. This year, there's been a new league popping up at the rate of one every twelve days. And that's just the active leagues that have started bouting! I'm almost certain there's another half again for the thirty leagues that are now active that are still learning the ropes and thinking about maybe having their first bouts.
Apart from the new leagues, we have to keep up to date with all the established leagues too! The best way is to follow their twitter and facebook pages, and their blog RSS feeds. But if I told you I actively read all of them all the time, it would be a big damn lie. It's just impossible!
Usually, when a bout has taken place, someone from a league will do a kind of review blog post, like this one from Nottingham Roller Girls vs Sheffield Steel Crucibelles. They'll try to give a good general view of how the bout went, what the atmosphere was like, that kind of thing. There's also something called "tweetcasting", which I've not heard much of outside roller derby. At the end of October, I tweetcasted the Rainy City vs Glasgow bout in Oldham, great fun, and you can see how I got on with this Storify thingy (you might have to start at the bottom, or just read it backwards). The whole idea of tweetcasting is to give those who can't be there for the live performance as accurate a version of what is happening as possible, a blow-by-blow account if you will. It's one of my favourite things, it might even be ranking above taking photos of roller derby now!
Photos, of course, are another way of reporting on a bout. All the photos I've been using for Advent Roller Derby are ones I've taken myself, but many photographers take much better photos than I do!


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From today, smart work is changing, and we are working to expand the fragile economy
Karen Hines September 1, 2022 2 min read
The emergency phase of agile work is over e From today, everyone will return to work in attendance Unless agreements are signed with the company to retain at least part of the agile business. Employers, thanks to the new rules introduced with the simplification decree, will be in any case from September 1Or the ability to send in a simplified way Names electronically while simplifying procedures which makes the use of agile mode more convenient for the company and reduces the work of the general administration.
Work is underway to extend smart work until December 31 for i Vulnerable workers and parents of children under 14 years old: The Secretary of Labor, Andrea Orlando, as far as is known, was going to draw up an amendment to be submitted in the transfer of aid dl bis to the Senate that gives the possibility to request smart work even after August 31 without it being done. Individual agreement is necessary. Relative coverage of public sector workers – again according to ministry sources – could have been found through private Ministry of Labor funds.
for fragile workers The rights expired on June 30th, in the case of tasks incompatible with agile work (eg cashier in a supermarket), to equate the period of absence from work with a stay in the hospital. For parents of children under the age of 14, the right to smart work expired on July 31 for tasks that can be performed in an agile manner and provided that the other parent works and is not a beneficiary of income support tools. It is possible that the announced new standards will follow those that expired this summer, but these are clearly measures that have a cost, at least for the vulnerable. "For the frail who do not carry out activities that can be made fast-moving – confirms Uil Confederation Secretary Ivana Veronese – the hospital stay allowance should be restored."
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Often asked: Where Is The St Jude Aortic Valve Made?
1 What is a St Jude heart valve made of?
2 How long will a St Jude heart valve last?
3 Is St Jude a mechanical valve?
4 What company makes heart valves?
5 Which artificial heart valve is best?
6 What is the life expectancy of someone with an artificial heart valve?
7 What happens if aortic valve is not replaced?
8 Can you fly after heart valve replacement?
9 Can a heart valve be replaced without open heart surgery?
10 How much does a mechanical heart valve cost?
11 What is the survival rate for aortic valve replacement surgery?
12 What is a prosthetic heart valve made of?
13 Who makes mechanical aortic valves?
14 Is TMVR the same as MitraClip?
What is a St Jude heart valve made of?
The St. Jude Medical cardiac valve is a low-profile, bileaflet, central-flow prosthesis made entirely of pyrolytic carbon. A total of 261 St. Jude valves were implanted in 253 patients during a 25-month period.
How long will a St Jude heart valve last?
Conclusions: The SJM valve has a long record of excellent performance with durability lasting more than 20 years. The incidence of untoward events is low and death over time due to valve-related complications is low (4 of 271).
Is St Jude a mechanical valve?
Two of the most widely used mechanical heart valves are the standard St. Jude Medical® Mechanical Heart Valve (SJM; St. Jude Medical Inc.; Minneapolis, Minn) and the CarboMedics Standard Aortic Valve (CM; CarboMedics, Inc.; Austin, Tex) bileaflet valve prostheses.
What company makes heart valves?
There are three heart valve manufacturers that are very, very, very reputable in the heart valve replacement market: St. Jude Medical. Edwards LifeSciences.
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Which artificial heart valve is best?
In general, guidelines recommend that patients under the age of 60 would benefit from a mechanical valve, and those over 70 would benefit from a bioprosthetic valve.
What is the life expectancy of someone with an artificial heart valve?
For example, they estimated that a 45-year-old undergoing mechanical valve replacement has a life expectancy of 19 years (compared with 34 years in the general population), and lifetime risk of thrombo-embolism, bleeding, and re-intervention of 18, 15, and 10%, respectively.
What happens if aortic valve is not replaced?
Aortic Valve Problems Or, it could be from wear and tear over the years, or because of another health condition, like a heart infection. Those problems can cause shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, fainting, and other symptoms. If you don't get the valve replaced, it can be life-threatening.
Can you fly after heart valve replacement?
The answer is there are generally no travel restrictions for people who have had a heart valve replacement.
Can a heart valve be replaced without open heart surgery?
Answer: Yes, there's a minimally invasive procedure that uses a catheter — TAVR — that may be a better choice for some people who are at moderate to high risk of complications from open heart surgery. TAVR stands for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
How much does a mechanical heart valve cost?
The cost of a typical heart valve replacement can differ by several thousand dollars. The range, however, is from $5,000 to $7,000 for a typical valve." Another surgeon told me, "I can not provide specifics but heart valve replacements range from $2,000 to $10,000."
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What is the survival rate for aortic valve replacement surgery?
Relative survival rates (excluding early deaths) were 84% 10 years after aortic, 68.5% after mitral and 80.9% after both aortic and mitral valve replacement.
What is a prosthetic heart valve made of?
Bioprosthetic valves are usually made from animal tissue (heterograft/xenograft) attached to a metal or polymer support. Bovine (cow) tissue is most commonly used, but some are made from porcine (pig) tissue. The tissue is treated to prevent rejection and calcification.
Who makes mechanical aortic valves?
On-X Life Technologies is a leading manufacturer of artificial heart valve replacement and repair products. On-X aortic and mitral prosthetic valves are FDA approved and have been safely implanted in approximately 200,000 patients worldwide.
Is TMVR the same as MitraClip?
A type of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR), MitraClip is a relatively new heart valve procedure. We use this minimally invasive approach to treat the main form of mitral valve leaking, or mitral regurgitation. To perform TMVR, your doctor inserts a catheter, or a small, thin tube, into an artery in your groin.


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Ethical Debates in Orangutan Conservation explores how conservationists decide whether, and how, to undertake rehabilitation and reintroduction (R&R) when rescuing orphan orangutans. The author demonstrates that exploring ethical dilemmas is crucial for understanding ongoing disagreements about…
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Baker Mayfield: Short in Stature, Not in Confidence
Ethan Greenberg
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In the days leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft, *our editorial staff will profile some of the top prospects in the Class including quarterbacks Josh Allen (Wyoming), Sam Darnold (USC), Lamar Jackson (Louisville), Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) and Josh Rosen (UCLA). We will also take a look at Saquon Barkley (Penn State), Bradley Chubb (NC State) and Quenton Nelson (Notre Dame). *
Baker Mayfield may be better known for his appearances in the headlines, but the 2017 Heisman Trophy winner took an uphill battle before reaching the apex of college football.
A former walk-on at both Texas Tech and Oklahoma, Mayfield only fielded scholarship offers from Florida Atlantic and Washington State after starting two years for a prestigious Lake Travis HS program that became the first Texas school to win five straight state championships. When the time came to decide where he was going to play his college ball, Mayfield and his father were at a crossroads.
"He wanted to go to Florida Atlantic and he was sort of afraid to tell his dad because he wanted him to go bigger," said MMQB's Robert Klemko, who has written a multi-part series on Mayfield. "His dad said, 'You can do better than this. You've been able to prove people wrong your entire high school career. Why not walk-on somewhere you want to go?' They got into an enormous argument about it because Baker wanted to go somewhere he was wanted and at the end of it, Baker decided he was going to walk on at Texas Tech."
The 6'1", 215-pounder had his decision immediately validated as he was named starter. He went on to throw for 2,315 yards, 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions for the Red Raiders and earn Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year honors. In his first game as a collegian, Mayfield threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns against SMU. Davis Webb eventually relieved Mayfield due to injury and Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma following the 2013 season.
Due to Big 12 Conference transfer rules, Mayfield was not eligible to play in 2014, but walked on for the Sooners in 2015. He threw for 3,700 yards, 36 touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 68.1% of his passes and won the first of his two Burlsworth Trophies, awarded to the nation's top player who began his career as a walk-on.
In three years as Oklahoma's quarterback, Mayfield put up videogame numbers as he completed 69.8% of his passes and threw for 12,292 yards, 119 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. He finished his collegiate career as the second most efficient quarterback in FBS history (behind Sam Bradford), a two-time first-team All-American, AP Player of the Year (2017) and the Heisman Trophy winner.
"He was so smart in how he went about winning those two jobs," Klemko said. "We talked about the hard work and all of the preparation he had to go through, not knowing if he was going to get an opportunity. But he also talked about making sure you're asking the right questions, not just so you're getting necessary information but so that people know you're asking the right questions and having people notice it.
"I think he was really great at putting in the work but also being noticed and recognized for that work. People say he's not enough of a CEO or a politician to be an NFL quarterback. I think the opposite. I think this guy is crafty as hell."
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Questions surround Mayfield's off-field past as he was arrested in February 2017 on public intoxication and fleeing charges. The maturity concerns then bled onto the field. Last season, Mayfield planted the OU flag at midfield of Ohio Stadium after taking down the Buckeyes 31-16 and made an obscene gesture toward the Kansas sideline after a handful of Jayhawks players refused to shake his hand at the opening coin flip.
"I tell them the true story," he said at the Combine about how he addresses the incidents with NFL teams. "When I got tackled by the cops in Arkansas, I tell them the true story. When I talk about planting the flag against Ohio State, I talk about how it was an emotional win. That was one we worked over a year for after they embarrassed us in our home stadium. And then when I talk about the Kansas thing, it's about me drawing the line and being professional.
"If I want to be a franchise guy, there are certain things I can't do, but I'm still going to be competitive and passionate. That's what has gotten me to this point and I talk about it. And I'm upfront about it."
Coincidentally, Mayfield has leaned on former Jets quarterback Chad Pennington at different points throughout the draft process since the Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL. Klemko believes it was important for Mayfield to meet Pennington at an early point of the offseason.
"I think Baker has found, in him, an impartial ear and somebody he can bounce things off of and somebody he can get advice from," Klemko said. "And Baker knows he's not coming from a place of trying to benefit of off his success or piggyback off of his name. One of the things Chad has tried to do is curtail these instincts in Baker that lead people to think he's not the CEO type."
Aside from maturity, some pundits believe Mayfield's stature at 6'1" is a red flag. While he's drawn comparisons from Johnny Manziel to Drew Brees, perhaps the biggest concern among evaluators pertains to the quarterback-friendly offense he ran in college. Klemko believes it's a bit of a stereotype, specifically for signal callers with a lot of experience in a program with a particular coach in that offense, e.g. Mayfield and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, the No. 10 overall pick in 2017.
"Just from speaking with Baker, I know that he got a real sense from the Jets in their visit with them that it wasn't a boilerplate interview," Klemko said. "They already did some research and watched a lot of film of Oklahoma football and Jeremy Bates was already putting together some offensive concepts that would translate to the NFL from Oklahoma in the event that they did draft Baker. That interview really stood out to him because they were doing some of the same things that I was doing with [Sooners coach] Lincoln Reilly in trying to learn what Baker's responsibilities were and how quickly he could take on information at the next level."
In fact, Sirius XM NFL Radio's Jim Miller not only likes Mayfield's game but the idea of a potential marriage between the Heisman Trophy winner and the Jets.
"I think that's really the system in the NFL that's going to fit him the best," Miller told Eric Allen at the Annual League Meeting. "He has great feet and it's timing and rhythm in the throws. His accuracy allows a lot of run-after-the-catch potential because he's so accurate. Then of course, when plays break down, he has the natural instincts to really find a sweet spot in the pocket or extend the play with the ability of his legs to make moves on the run."
Although slighted for his stature, one thing Mayfield is not short on is confidence. After being labeled a system quarterback in high school and college, Mayfield's background as a two-time walk-on fuels his fire, but his success has proven he can bet on himself.
"I think it's become clear he's closer to being a top-five pick than a top-15 pick," Klemko said. "There are teams that probably would've taken a look at him but aren't willing to trade up into that spot. I would say that list is probably five teams at this point. I think you have to consider the Bills and Dolphins, but they would have to trade up early in the first round. I'd say the Jets, Broncos and Browns are probably your top three in terms of candidates for Baker."


Councillors in Preston look set to get a small pay rise.
The annual allowance paid to elected representatives is due for a 1 per cent rise.
This comes as staff at the city council are due to a pay award of 1 per cent during 2018/2019.
An Independent Remuneration Panel has put forward the rise for councillors in their members allowances.
Each councillor can claim a basic allowance of £3,756, rising to £3,794, if they vote for the recommendations in a meeting of the full council on Thursday (19 October).
Councillors with special responsibilities, for example the leader of the council or those who chair specific committees such as planning, would see a 1 per cent rise as well.
The leader of the council receives an additional £10,448 while leaders of opposition groups receive an extra £3,484.
The pay rise is recommended by the panel after looking at what councillors for other local authorities in Lancashire are paid.
Increasing councillors pay would cost the city council an extra £2,850 during 2018-19 financial year. More than £280,000 is currently spent on councillor's allowances each year.
Councillors could vote not to accept the recommendation and keep their pay frozen for the next 12 months.
The number of councillors on Preston City Council is likely to be slashed by 2020 – with new boundary proposals reducing the total councillor headcount from 57 to 48.
You can read the full report by the panel on the city council website.


The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that it is helping to support the growth of UK SMEs, with £32m of finance set to be shared amongst three new lenders.
In a bid to offer SMEs some viable alternatives to traditional bank lending, the three lenders – MarketInvoice, URICA and Beechbrook Capital – will receive respective figures of £5m, 10m and £17m.
URICA is set to use the funds to establish a new supply chain finance platform to enable the smooth running of cash from institutional investors to SME suppliers. In contrast, Mezzanine fund manager Beechbrook Capital argues that it will use the capital it has been awarded to create a new SME fund, focusing on growth capital.
Each lender has also committed to attracting more funding from investors in the private sector, which is set to bring the total fund available to SMEs up to more than £70m.
The funding has arisen from the small business branch of the government's Business Finance Partnership, which aims 'to increase the supply of capital through non-bank lending channels', and give businesses greater access to diverse sources of finance, with a total investment of £1.2bn.
The big four banks, Barclays, RBS, HSBC and Lloyds's, currently handle 85% of all business loans.
Seven successful bidders under the programme are set to offer £240m in lending to SMEs through a combination of government funding and private sector investment.
The latest round of investment from the BIS is the second allocation in funding, with the first allocation seeing £55m awarded to four lenders (Funding Circle, Zopa, BOOST&Co, and Credit Asset Management Ltd) in December 2012.
If your business is struggling in the current economic climate, you may want to seek professional advice on your business recovery options.


Cute little bento lunch for my three-year-old daughter - in a new box!!
I've been eyeing these colorful sandwich boxes online forEVER! Seriously, it's been months. I just couldn't get a really good idea of size or depth on it at all to determine if it would be a good box for bento. Also, I have been trying really hard to cut back on the amount of lunch supplies I bring into the house. I just don't have the space. I have overflow. My cabinets runneth over. And over and over.
Anyway, back to this box. I've been really really good at resisting the urge to order it online. And then one day I'm innocently pushing my shopping cart through the grocery store buying necessary food stuffs to feed my hungry family and I just so happen to be passing by this small display section that shelves some kitchen items and there I see The Box. I grabbed for it with such a lightning fast reflex that I actually startled my father who was shopping with me. And that was that. It came home with me. And it was soon joined by two three of its friends. So much for cutting back. Oops.
What brand is the Box?
Hi Melissa! So that is just the size of a typical sandwich box? You fit ALL that in there? Amazing. lol I have been holding off on buying any lunch size containers ( my son will only need one next year for K ) but this one might be too hard to resist!
Astrid, on Amazon (where I first saw it and have drooled over it for months....) they call it "Everset Sandwich Box", but on the lid it just says "fuel". I'm not really sure!
Kristine, it's a sandwich box size, and it separates right in the middle - so the lid stands up just as high as the bottom is deep (hope that makes sense). It's roomier than a typical sandwich box - those ones that are shaped like a slice of bread - but still really compact. :) I really like it!
I have this box & LOVE it. I grabbed one at the grocery store at "back to school" time, and have been on the hunt for another ever since. Curious to know which store you were shopping at!
Can you tell me the brand of the pretzel thins you have in today's (and yesterday's) lunch. I know Weight Watchers makes some, but if I can buy them somewhere besides in their meetings, I'd be in heaven!
I use the lock and lock that has the four separate compartments. I have a terrible time judging size - is it like that size, just without compartments? I love your (very old now!) post describing box sizes and it encouraged me to buy this lock and lock box. The visual was great!
Cute box! What I want to know is where the awesome squirrel cutters you've been showing lately are from (big and little)?
The big squirrel I used yesterday is from a set of autumn themed cutters - there's also a couple leaves, a pumpkin (?), apple (I think?), acorn, turkey... it's a set by Fox Run.
The pretzel thins are just Pretzel Thins brand, I think. That's all it says across the top of the bag. I got them at Publix and they are stocked in the produce section, not the regular chip/snack aisle. I hope that helps. They are fabulous!
Kelly, I just checked this box vs. the 4 square Lock & Lock and they are very close to being exactly the same size. I can fit all 4 of those inner boxes into this box, with just a tiny gap on the side. They are the same height too, though you can't close this lid with the boxes in there.
If you can see in this photo how the lid has an indent in it? That same indent appears on the bottom of the box too.
Thanks! I will keep an eye out for them here on the west coast! I LOVE the Weight Watchers ones, but they are soooooooo expensive.
I love those boxes! They are great containers and easy to open too. I love the squirrels and it's the perfect amount and variety of food for a three year old!
Sorry for the confusion. I'll be making my next eye exam now.


With this qualification, a career in barbering could be yours. You will study a variety of units including shampooing, conditioning, cutting facial hair and creating patterns in hair using basic barbering techniques. You will also develop your communication skills during consultation with clients.
As part of your studies, you will be required to complete work experience to support the development of your skills and behaviours to enable you to be successful within industry.
a minimum of five GCSEs at grade D or above including English and/or Maths (grade 3/4 or above).
You will have an interview and initial assessment in maths and English and will attend a taster session. Parents and carers are welcome to attend the interview but not the initial assessment. If you are successful, you will be allocated a place to study.
You will study a variety of units including shampooing, conditioning, cutting facial hair and creating patterns in hair using basic barbering techniques.
A kit and uniform are required for the programme. Details will be made available during your interview.
You can progress to an advanced apprenticeship where you can continue to develop your skills in maths and English.
This course paves the way to employment as a barber or to self-employment.
Former hair apprentice Katie Weeds opened her own salon within a year of qualifying via Derby College – at the age of just 19.
Now running the Katie Weeds 1853 Hair Design Studio in Belper, she had set her heart on launching a hairdressing business ever since taking a Saturday job in a salon. After leaving school, she started an apprenticeship with a local hairdresser and completed her NVQs in October 2014.
She praises the College's training facilities and the supportive, encouraging staff. She also enjoyed interesting assignments such as creating styles for a 1960s avant-garde photo shoot.
Given her business success so far, Katie's long-term plan is to open more salons and then franchise the Katie Weeds name.
Taking an apprenticeship gave me the hands-on training I needed to be able to qualify as a hair stylist and open my own salon. What I love most about my job is making people feel better about themselves.


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Nahyan, An Automotive Enthusiast, Won Young Innovation Award 2020
Lifestyle Press Release
September 30: Nahyan Haissanar has won the Young Innovation Award 2020 for his innovations in automotive. This young automotive enthusiast studies bikes and cars on the internet and watches videos to understand their applications better.
The Young Innovation Award is a recognition of young and talented minds who take their curiosity ahead, driven by innovative ideas. Organized with a goal to identify and encourage child prodigies, these awards get thousands of entries from across India every single year. The process of determining the winners involves identifying the calibre of the candidate across various categories like curiosity, entrepreneurial traits, innovative thoughts, ideas, personality development, emotional intelligence, and so on. Nahyan was selected, keeping all the categories in mind. The calibre he showed at such a young age impressed the judges. "Nahyan is very confident at what he does. He knows what he knows and he also knows what he doesn't know. That is very important at this stage. I have seen a lot of child prodigies fail later because they stopped learning new things. Nahyan is different. His constant urge for learning new things is what makes him a rising star fit for this prestigious award.", one of the judges said.
Currently, in Class 8, Nahyan started showing interest in automotives from a very young age. "He was always interested in learning new things about vehicles", his mother said. "He kept experimenting with his toy cars first, and then with his cycles and ATVs later. Today he is so good at what he does that everyone in our family trusts him to even open the engines of their expensive cars and bikes! ", she proudly added. This young automotive enthusiast knows his cars and bikes inside out. Ask him anything about them and he will have an answer ready for you. "Whenever I see a new car or bike, the first thing I do is check it's engine and performance reviews on the internet. There are so many types of engines and people don't pay attention to them. I watch videos of new automobile releases all the time. I then go and tell everything about it to my friends in school!", Nahyan said. His love for automotives was first recognised by his teachers at school. His interest in physics too grew because of his love for how automotives work.
Nahyan dreams to be an F1 racer when he grows up. He is a loyal fan of car racing shows and never misses an F1 race. His favourite F1 car is the Red Formula1 racer, and his favourite bike is the Black Ducati Devil. He has a Ducati Scrambler at home, which he absolutely loves. When we asked him about the best thing in the Scrambler, he said, "It's speed and stroke are the best!".
Like all other teenagers of his age, Nahyan loves playing mobile games too. But he also spends time playing with animals that he meets in the neighbourhood. His mother described many incidents in his childhood where he took care of animals when hurt, fed them, and nurtured them. This quality in him of loving nature while loving technology is what keeps him grounded and helps him grow at the same time, his father said. Like automotive, he knows his cameras perfectly well too.
"I wish to become an F1 expert one day who not just drives cars but also knows how and why they are so fast!", Nahyan said. With the powerhouse of talent that this young automotive enthusiast is, it will be interesting to see the wonderful contributions he brings to India's automotive journey in the coming years.
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« The duty of inquiry
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DIY Justice
Apr 17th, 2007 | By Ophelia Benson
Oh – so if the victims are all morally corrupt, then murder is not murder, or perhaps it is murder but the murderers are not guilty. Interesting jurisprudence.
Iran's Supreme Court has acquitted a group of men charged over a series of gruesome killings in 2002…The vigilantes were not guilty because their victims were involved in un-Islamic activities, the court found. The killers said they believed Islam let them spill the blood of anyone engaged in illicit activities if they issued two warnings to the victims.
Illicit according to whom? Illicit under what and whose definition?
According to their confessions, the killers put some of their victims in pits and stoned them to death. Others were suffocated. One man was even buried alive while others had their bodies dumped in the desert to be eaten by wild animals. The accused, who were all members of an Islamic paramilitary force, told the court their understanding of the teachings of one Islamic cleric allowed them to kill immoral people if they had ignored two warnings to stop their bad behaviour. But there was no judicial process to determine the guilt of the victims in these cases.
And even if there had been, would it then be standard procedure to hand the guilty victims over to an Islamic paramilitary force to be tortured to death?
Now the Supreme Court is reported to have acquitted all the killers of the charge of murder on the grounds that their victims were all morally corrupt.
Well aren't we all. So let's hope this fashion for letting vigilantes murder morally corrupt people does not catch on.
Justice delayed
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Thank god these rules dont aply here we would have aprox 60 million corpses.
But, Richard, of course the rules apply here! They apply everywhere. The Compassionate & Merciful One says so.
JonJ
One point I notice in this horrific story (aren't we deluged with horrific stories, from Virginia and everywhere, these days?) is that these splendid fellows acted on "their understanding of the teachings of one Islamic cleric." From what I know of Islam, religious authority in it is radically decentralized, compared with Christianity. One cleric can issue fatwas, etc., completely independently of everyone else. Apparently this is one big problem in developing a "moderate Islam."
G. Tingey
[Ir] But this is nowhere nearly as bad as the evil, degenerate Western-contaminated Israelis who are continually oppressing the Palestinian peoples, and their corrupt henchmen, the vile BBC reporters, one of whom has met his just desserts for spying on behalf of the godless Americans in Gaza ….
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Let's be honest, Mr. Tingey. The Hebrew fundamentalists that play a significant role in Israeli politics and actions are pretty nasty, too.
One can be anti-Islamism while still recognizing the injustices in Palestine.
Yes but Brian you dont get many of these super orthodox jews self exploding in discos and piza parlours!
Excellent post. Thank you. I also worry that our disgust with the Bush admin sometimes leads us to remain silent about criminal behavior in the rest of the world, including horrible things done in Muslim countries.
My basic attitude on that is very simple: Bush is our president (god help us). We have a responsibility to ourselves and to the world to set things straight when our guy is incompetent and is doing awful things. Nobody else can throw Bush out of office. We have to do it.
In case it isn't obvious by now, we have basically no leverage over Muslim countries. We have to accept the things we cannot change and change the things we can. Cliche? Yes. But it's true in this case. Or, if you prefer, remove the beam from our own eye. Something like that.
"The Basij, or Baseej paramilitary volunteer forces, come under the control of the Revolutionary Guards. They have been active in monitoring the activities of citizens, enforcing the hijab and arresting women for violating the dress code, and seizing 'indecent' material and satellite dish antennae.
I wonder if the vigilantes who did these despicable acts belong to above group? If so it would be understandable as to why they got off lightly.
Ralph are you equating George Bush with lunatics like these Irainian thugs?
The only similarity between Bush and the Iranian thugs is their commitment to irrational beliefs. Nobody was conned into electing the thugs.
Well, I would point out one of these lovely true believers did assassinate a Prime Minister a few years back? You alson get the state building massive walls across city neighborhoods and "legalizing" settlements.


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UKUA Member Update - Jan 2008
In this update:
1. GB Women: Beach World Champions!
2. Ro-Sham-Bo make it 3-in-a-row
3. Membership 2008
4. Board Elections
5. Tournament Dates 2008
6. E-CRB Checks through UKUA
7. Level 1 Coaching Courses
8. Ultimatum! 2007
9. Conference Cancelled
Massive Congratulations to the Beach GB Women team that came back from the World Championships in Brazil with a GOLD MEDAL! The first GB ultimate team to become World Champions? Think so. Nice job.
The Masters clearly came very close themselves but had to be content with silver after what sounds like a tough and exciting final with the US. GB Open and Mixed finished 4th and 7th respectively.
We hope to have some more details and pictures up on the website early next week. In the meantime you can find plenty more infomation on the tournament website and blockstack.
Earlier in December the Uni Indoor National finals saw Edinburgh Uni maintain their stranglehold over the student game - winning the indoor event for the 3rd year in a row. A solid victory over the resurgent Warwick Bears in the final was thrown into some confusion when the final was halted with 16 seconds to go by a fire alarm... The new perpetual trophy was presented by Richard Hicks, who founded Warwick Bears in 1977 and admitted that he had been hoping the result would go the other way!
This was also the first indoor nationals to be held on 3G astroturf - the feedback was very positive.
UKUA Membership now runs for one year from purchase - so you don't need to purchase membership just because its the New Year (oh - Happy New Year by the way). You should receive an email reminder when your membership is due to run out.
When you do renew we are pleased to announce that this year's membership also includes a free copy of "Flat Out" the EUC 2007 DVD. Your chance to re-live the only ultimate of 2007 that wasn't played in ankle deep mud - and of course watch GB pick up a few gold and silver medals too.
If you renew your membership early in order to obtain your copy of the DVD asap please note that:
(i) Your contact details on the website must be up to date.
(ii) You will NOT be penalized for the early renewal and your membership will be adjusted to run to one year from the current expiry date.
Please also note:
(i) The DVD offer will be backdated to memberships purchased since 1 Oct 2007 provided the contact details are up to date.
(ii) The DVD offer is only available to full ordinary, full university and full young members.
Its that time again. Our sport relies heavily on players volunteering to help organise how the game is run in the UK. The Board's job is to make sure that the UKUA has clear goals to ensure a thriving UK ultimate scene. If you'd like to get involved please get in touch to find out more about what is involved - or just go ahead and send your manifesto to admin[at]ukultimate[dot]com.
For more information on how the organisation works please see the website.
Manifestos should be submitted by end of Jan 2008, with voting taking place in the first two weeks of Feb.
Most of the Tour dates and venues are set as follows:
Open/Women:
Tour 0 - 15/16 March - venue NOT CONFIRMED. If you would like to run this event please get in touch
Tour 1 - 5/6 April - Bristol
Tour 2 - 27/28 April - Cardiff
Tour 3 - 10/11 May - Mansfield
Nationals/EUCR-W - 6/7 Sept - Kingston-Upon-Thames, London
Mixed:
Tour 1 - 7/8 June - Brighton
Tour 2 - 28/29 June - Burton-on-Trent
Tour 3 - 12/13 July - Birmingham
Nationals - Date TBC but likely mid-late August - Cardiff
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Airport Rating *****
Reception of locals ***
Cheap cost of living means your money goes a long way
Openly curious stares from locals and at night this can get a little more aggresive
City has some of the most beautiful architecture of any major European city
Very much at the crossroads of Eastern and Western Europe
Main Sights: Charles Bridge, Old Town, Astronomical Clock, Jewish Quarter and Tyn Church
Known as the city of a thousand spires, Prague has taken on a new meaning in the minds of twenty something travellers from England, that as a stag city, and it was in preparation for a wedding of one of my Singh friend's that we headed off to this central European city.
The sight of 15/20 brown people walking through the streets of Prague must have been quite unique for the locals as we got a lot of curious stares, but for the most part the city was very welcoming and friendly. They have no idea what a Sikh is - some thought we were Turkish, others thought we were Hindu and even if you try to explain what a Sikh is, they still don't understand, but its not altogether surprising as there are only a handful of Sikhs in the Czech Republic.
The Old Town is a name given to the Medieval settlement area of the city. The Old Town is now almost completely surrounded by the New Town, but has some phenomenal pieces of architecture.
The Old Town square is the centre of the settlement and is surrounded by grand buildings, mostly built in the Gothic or Baroque style. Two of the most famous landmarks in the area are Tyn Church and the Astronomical Clock.
The Tyn Church (Church of our Lady before Tyn) is an impressive 14th century Gothic Church with spires that rise up to 80 metres. Of all the buildings that I saw in the city, the Spires of this were easily the most impressive thing. It looks like a mix between something you'd find in Disneyland and somewhere you would find Dracula. The only shame is that the perimeter of the building is completely built up so you can't really get a view of more of the building than just the Spires, and this is especially true from the Square itself.
Across the Square, facing the Church is the Orloj, or astronomical clock. Built in 1410, its the oldest working astronomical clock in the world. The clock is composed of three main components; the dial, representing the position of the sun and the moon in the sky, the 'walk of the Apostles' an hourly show involving the Apostles and the figure of Death striking the time and a calendar dial representing the months. The detail and intricacy of the design and mechanism is incredible, especially considering how old the clock is.
On the edge of the Old Town, separating it from the New Town is the Powder Tower/Gate, a large 15th century gate, again built in the Gothic style. The Tower got its name as it was used to store gunpowder in the 17th century, but the construction of the gate dates back to 1475. The gate caught me off guard as I didn't realise just how big it would be in real life and it does stand out considerably in its surroundings in both its colour and size.
Centred around Wenceslas Square, the New Town isn't all that new, in fact it was first settled in the 14th century, its also the area where we stayed. The streets around the Square are almost constantly busy, no matter what the time and a lot of the city's nightlife operates around this area, although some of the larger clubs are on the other side of the Old Town.
If you think Amsterdam can be seedy, then be prepared for Prague. Almost every other person is trying to sell something morally questionable and nowhere is this more apparent than the New Town.
A tram system criss-crosses its way through the city centre and adds a unique charm to Prague. There's something about the trams going through the old buildings of Prague that is quite special, especially when you think this is what would have happened in the city 100 years ago.
Segway City
One of my favourite activities in Prague was touring the city on a Segway. It takes a fair few minutes to get used to riding them but once you're good to go its a fantastic way to see the city as it allowed us to explore much further than we would have on foot.
The one hour tour took us through the Old Town and NewTown as well as across the river, taking in the magnificent Charles Bridge which began construction in 1357. During the tour we also took in the Jewish Quarter, the John Lennon Wall (which is essentially a large artistic wall where buskers play songs), Malostranska Square, Municipal House, Republic Square and the National Theatre (which is an incredibly beautiful building). Some of the sights were impressive, others not so much, but riding on the segway was definitely a lot of fun.
Prague is infamous for its nightlife however I was a little disappointed, especially when compared to other cities in Europe. Sure there are bars and clubs everywhere, but they don't seem to have the character or atmosphere of bars in other places. It was during the night that I'd get a few more shoulder bumps than usual, although nothing more aggressive than that. Its difficult to say how much of the unease was from locals and how much was from other European tourists. That being said, its a long time since I worked behind a bar and I'm at that age where I don't particularly enjoy going out too much either. My friends, mostly Singh's didn't seem to have such a bad time though so perhaps I'm a little harsh in rating the nightlife. The city at night is quite beautiful though, people on the streets everywhere and the positioning of the lights give it a very medieval feel.
There are a lot of places to go, and like the nightlife in southern Europe, everything starts a little bit later. We had quite a nice apartment and one of my favourite moments was looking out of the balcony at the New Town early in the morning, watching all the revellers walking/stumbling home.
The cost of living in Prague is substantially cheaper than other cities in Europe, and a night out is the same. Unlike most other continental countries, the Czech Republic still has its own currency, the Koruna, which a lot of people tend to forget, so make sure you don't purchase Euro's.
Prague is a strange city. There is a definite seediness about the place that is somehow more overt than even Amsterdam, but there is a lot to see and do and the architecture of the city is extraordinary. As a city in the heart of Europe it has a lot of history, but even then, its popularity with stag parties and the fun I had with my group of friends means that it is more than just a city that has a successful past.


We're delighted to announce the cast and creative team working on Leo Butler's All You Need Is LSD which premières here in October 2018 before heading off on tour.
The cast is Annie Fitzmaurice, Jack Hunter, Sophie Mercell and George Potts.
All You Need Is LSD is an exhilarating new comedy co-directed by Paul Hunter, Artistic Director of Told by an Idiot and Stephen Harper with design by Sophia Clist, lighting design by Alex Boucher and sound / composition by Sophie Cotton. Beth Kapila is Assistant Director and Tessa Walker, The REP's Associate Director is Creative Consultant. It's a co-production between The REP and Told by an Idiot.
All You Need Is LSD opens here on 4 October and runs until 13 October. Tickets are available here.


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The WOGCC has posted a position for a Senior Inspection Specialist. To learn more about the position and to apply, please visit the state of Wyoming Administration and Information site at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wyoming/jobs.
The WOGCC has posted a position for a Legal Assistant. To learn more about the position, please visit the state of Wyoming Administration and Information site at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/wyoming/jobs.
In an attempt to streamline the hearing process, the WOGCC requests that all attorneys provide a written document regarding preliminary matters (10 copies) thirty minutes prior to the start of the monthly hearings. The document will identify the applicant, protested party (if applicable), docket number and request to the Commission (i.e. continue, withdrawal, etc.) for each matter.
This policy, which will be effective starting with the March 2019 WOGCC hearings, will hopefully reduce the time for preliminary matters and provide for a more efficient use of the Commissioner's time.
To access a copy of the policy, go to Policy Memos under the News and Notices tab on the homepage of the agency's website.
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) signed order and the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) recommended order regarding Anadarko E&P, Onshore LLC and the protesting landowners are now available on the WOGCC's website. For those interested in reviewing the orders, they are located under the Hearings tab on the WOGCC website's homepage.
ATTENTION OPERATORS Please note the WOGCC Supervisor has issued a Survey Plat Memo reminding that all applications to drill (APD) submitted to the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission must include a signed survey plat that complies with the requirements of Chapter 3, Section 8(i). Those surveys that have been submitted but do not meet the intent of the rule could be denied. Operators have until February 29, 2019, to submit a corrected survey plat. After this date, any APD with a non-compliant survey plat may be denied. To see the memo in its entirety and to ensure survey plats are compliant to the WOGCC requirements, please go to Policy Memos under the News and Notices Tab at the top of the homepage or click here.
The Wyoming eForm application will be ready to use, July 5, 2018.
Operators are strongly encouraged to use this new web application to electronically file Applications for Permit to Drill (APDs), spud and BOP notices, and baseline water quality plans and sample reports. Operators quickly adopting eForm to file APDs will speed up the APD review time.
To get started, please send the Industry Member's name and contact information that will approve Wyoming eForm users for your company. You may send their name and contact information to Tom.Kropatsch@wyo.gov or Robert.Meyer@wyo.gov. As discussed during training sessions, users who previously had logins through WOGCC's legacy Electronic Reporting functionality should use their same information to log in to Wyoming eForm.
Starting July 5, approved users will be able to access the eForm by going to the RBDMS tab on the WOGCC website and click on Wyoming eForm.
If you have difficulty logging in to Wyoming eForm please contact Tom.Kropatsch@wyo.gov or Robert.Meyer@wyo.gov.
If you were unable to attend any of the training sessions, please refer to the RBDMS tab on the WOGCC website and click on RBDMS Training tools. A recorded training session is available and thoroughly covers each step. Also available are short videos to address some of the common questions.


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In 1925 Miro's work took a decisive turn, stimulated, according to the artist, by hunger-induced hallucinations involving his impressions of poetry. These resulted in the artist's "dream paintings," such as Personage, in which ghostly figures hover in a bluish ether. Miro explored Surrealist automatism in these canvases, attempting to freely transcribe his wandering imagination without preconceived notions. Although these images are highly schematic, they are not without references to real things, as the artist made clear. "For me a form is never something abstract," he said in 1948. "It is always a sign of something. It is always a man, a bird, or something else." In these works Miro began to develop his own language of enigmatic signs: the forms in Personage depict a large vestigial foot and a head with three "teeth" in its grinning mouth. The star shape often represents female genitalia in Miro's oeuvre, and the dot with four rays symbolizes the vision of a disembodied eye.
Two years later Miro reverted to imagery somewhat more grounded in reality. In Landscape (The Hare), among other works, he also returned to one of his favorite subjects, the countryside around his family's home in Catalonia. Miro said that he was inspired to paint this canvas when he saw a hare dart across a field on a summer evening. In Landscape (The Hare), this event has been transformed to emphasize the unfolding of a heavenly event. A primeval terrain of acid oranges and red is the landscape in which a hare with bulging eyes stares transfixed by a spiraling "comet."
By the late 1940s Miro was making canvases on a much larger scale and with broader markings. Painting of 1953 is more than 6 feet high by 12 feet wide and is characterized by loose, gestural brushstrokes and stained pigments. The calligraphic drawing style and open field of works such as Personage has, in Painting, metamorphosed into bold, energetic lines in a vast, cosmic atmosphere. Yet the star and sun, the animal-like forms, and the sprays of dots are signs of the artist's symbolic language developed in the 1920s.


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BACKGROUND:We conducted our first patient survey at the 2013 hereditary angioedema (HAE) patient summit and learned that, despite several novel therapies, the burden of disease was high. OBJECTIVE:To determine, from the patient's perspective, if any improvements in the current state of HAE care occurred over a two-year period between HAE patient summits. METHODS:A patient survey was conducted at the 2015 Hereditary Angioedema Association conference by using paper surveys that aimed at understanding the current state of HAE care. Questions included patient characteristics, burden of disease, and satisfaction with care and treatment options. Comparisons between patients with HAE with C1-inhibitor (HAE-C1INH) and patients with HAE with normal C1-inhibitor (HAE-nlC1INH), as well as between patients with HAE in 2013 and 2015, were performed by using χ2 tests. RESULTS:There were 232 surveys distributed, and 143 surveys were identified as complete for inclusion and analysis from patients with self-reported HAE. Most patients had type I or type II HAE (67.5% [n = 106]), with a smaller number of patients with HAE-nlC1INH (23.6% [n = 37]). In 2015, almost half of the patients with HAE-C1INH (47.1%) and 56.7% of the patients with HAE-nlC1INH experienced a delay of ≥10 years between initial symptoms and diagnosis. Among the patients with HAE-C1INH, 25% reported one or more attacks per week and another 48% reported experiencing one or more attacks per month (fewer than one attack per week). The patients with HAE-nlC1INH reported attacks more frequently than did the patients with HAE-C1INH (p = 0.002), with 59.5% who reported attacks at least once a week. Emergency care was reported one or more times per month in 5% of the patients with HAE-C1INH and in 24.3% of the patients with HAE-nlC1INH. CONCLUSION:Similar to 2013, although significant progress has been made, there is still a high burden of disease that faces patients with HAE.


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Trump says border barrier 'critical,' as Dems call for end to shutdown
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President Donald Trump delivered his first primetime address from the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, calling for funding for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. Photo by Carlos Barria/UPI | License Photo
President Donald Trump is seen through the window of the Oval Office as he delivers a primetime address on the government shutdown and his funding request for over $5 billion for a southern border wall, at the White House. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer pose for photographs at the Capitol after delivering a televised response to President Donald Trump's national address about border security. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump delivered his first Oval Office speech Tuesday night, calling for support for a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border.
During the 8-minute nationally televised address, Trump blamed Democrats for an 18-day partial government shutdown because of debate over the border funding proposal.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer offered a rebuttal after demanding equal time following his 9 p.m. EST address.
Trump said the White House issued its plan in response to the Department of Homeland Security requests for funding for technology, humanitarian needs and $5.7 billion "for a physical barrier."
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The president said the proposal includes a request for technology to recognize various types of contraband, including drugs and weapons, at the border, more agents and judges to process lawful migration requests, humanitarian assistance and medical support.
He added the proposal also includes a request to close "loopholes" to return immigrant children home "safely and humanely.
Trump said the border would be made of steel "at the request of Democrats" rather than a concrete wall.
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"This barrier is absolutely critical to border security," Trump said.
Trump did not declare a national emergency to secure funding for the barrier as he said he would consider last week, instead saying funding would come as a result of the United States Mexico Trade Agreement.
"The wall will also be paid for indirectly by the great new trade deal we have made with Mexico," he said.
About 25 percent of the government has been shut down, including the Department of Justice and Homeland Security, because funding hasn't been approved. Other departments, including military, are fully funded through September.
"The government remains shut down for one reason and one reason only: the Democrats will not fund border security," he said.
Trump added "situation could be resolved in a 45-minute meeting" and he invited congressional Democrats, along with Republicans, to settle the issue Wednesday. Earlier, he'll join Republican senators during their weekly lunch in the Capitol.
Schumer called on Trump to "separate the shutdown from the arguments over border security" as Pelosi noted Trump had turned down legislation passed by Congress to re-open the government without funding for a border wall.
"The president is rejecting these bi-partisan bills that would re-open the government over his obsession with forcing American taxpayers to waste billions of dollars on an expensive and ineffective wall -- a wall he always promised Mexico would pay for," said Pelosi.
Schumer agreed, saying "there is no excuse for hurting millions of Americans over a policy difference."
Pelosi added that "we all agree we need to secure our border, while honoring our values" proposing improvements to infrastructure and roads at the border, new technology to scan vehicles entering the nation, hiring personnel to facilitate trade and immigration at the border as well as funding innovations to recognize unauthorized crossings.
"The fact is the women and children at the border are not a security threat, they are a humanitarian challenge," she said.
Schumer ended the rebuttal with a call for the president to put an end to the shutdown.
"Mr. President, re-open the government and we can work to resolve our differences over border security, but end this shutdown now," he said.
About 800,00 employees have been furloughed or working without pay during the shutdown.
The president delivered the address while seeking to change the tide of public support for the wall, which is now at 38 percent, according to a December CNN poll. Roughly 57 percent of Americans oppose the border wall.
Two hours after his address, Trump posted on Twitter: "Thank you for soooo many nice comments regarding my Oval Office speech. A very interesting experience!"
All nine House members serving in districts along the border voted in favor of the bills last week that provided funding for federal agencies and reinstated Department of Homeland Security appropriations without offering any new border wall funding, CBS News reported.
Rep. Will Hurd, a Republican who represents more miles of the southern border than any other member of Congress, won a second term by campaigning against the wall and backing a technology-focused initiative he said would cost less than $1 billion.
"Tonight we didn't see anything new that we haven't already seen," he told CNN. "Unfortunately, I don't think any side put forward any initiatives that are going to move the ball forward."
The Senate on Dec. 19 unanimously approved funding the agencies through Feb. 8 without money for the wall but now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., won't bring the measures up because Trump changed his mind and now says he would veto them.
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Between the 1920s and the 1960s the world's great powers sent vast military-style expeditions to conquer the peaks of the Himalayas, with Everest at their head. This was a great game played - camera in hand - by Imperial Britain, Nazi Germany and superpower America. As a result, Himalayan mountaineering's most iconic, epic and tragic moments didn't just go down in history, but were caught on film - from the deaths of Mallory and Irvine on Everest in 1924, to Everest's final conquest in 1953 by Hillary and Tensing. Using footage never before seen on British television, this is the story how of how film-makers turned the great peaks into great propaganda.
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