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The Book Show #1622 - Sister Helen Prejean
By Joe Donahue • Aug 20, 2019
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Sister Helen Prejean is considered one of the nation's foremost leaders in efforts to abolish the death penalty.
In her new book, "River of Fire," she shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive.
Sununu Vetoes Death Penalty Repeal Bill
By Pat Bradley • Jun 21, 2018
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Republican Governor Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that would have abolished New Hampshire's death penalty.
Group Delivers Anti-Death Penalty Petition
By Pat Bradley • May 17, 2018
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Organizers of an anti-death penalty coalition say they have delivered over 56,000 petition signatures to New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu, urging him to sign a bill that would repeal the state's capital punishment law.
The Book Show #1518 - Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich's new book, The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir, is inspired by her time at a law firm in Louisiana working on the retrial defense of death-row convicted murderer and child molester Ricky Langley. She shows how ''the law is more personal than we would like to believe and the truth more complicated, and powerful, than we could ever imagine.''
Lawyers For Man Facing Death Trial Seek Appeal And Delay
By Pat Bradley • Dec 28, 2016
Attorneys for a Vermont man facing a second federal death penalty trial want an appeals court to rule on the constitutionality of the death penalty.
Connecticut's Top Court Overturns State's Death Penalty
By Jim Levulis • Aug 13, 2015
Connecticut's highest court has overturned the death penalty in the state, saying it's unconstitutional.
'Toe Tag Parole: To Live And Die On Yard A' - New Documentary on HBO
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America is the most punitive nation in the world, handing out historically harsh sentences that largely dispense with the concept of rehabilitation.
Alan and Susan Raymond - Oscar and Emmy winners for HBO's I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School - explore the reality of "the other death penalty" in Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A.
Featuring exclusive, unprecedented access, Toe Tag Parole: To Live And Die On Yard A was shot entirely at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, a maximum-security facility in the Mojave Desert. The documentary debuts on Monday, August 3rd at 9PM on HBO.
5/18/15 Panel
By Joe Donahue • May 18, 2015
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond.
Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, political consultant and lobbyist, Libby Post, and essayist, author, editor and activist - Barbara Smith.
Scheduled topics include Key Iraqi City Falls To ISIS; Marco Rubio on Iraq; Jeb Bush on Same-Sex Marriage; Biker Gang Shooting; Boston Bomber Death Penalty.
Open Forum: The Death Penalty
The defense team for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began a two-week campaign in court yesterday to avoid the death penalty. We have an expert on the topic in the studio with us today—Professor James Acker of UAlbany's School of Criminal Justice is here to discuss the Tsarnaev case and to answer your questions.
Massachusetts' Varied History With The Death Penalty
By Jim Levulis • Apr 22, 2015
The Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial has led the news throughout New England and the country over the past couple weeks. The man found guilty of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings is now facing the death penalty in federal court in Boston. WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis takes a look at Massachusetts' history with and without the death penalty.
Death Penalty Case To Be Retried After 15 Years
By Pat Bradley • Mar 9, 2015
Preparations for a new trial are getting underway for a Vermont man whose kidnapping and murder conviction was overturned because of juror misconduct.
'The Hanging Judge' By Michael Ponsor
By Joe Donahue • Dec 15, 2014
When a drive-by shooting in Holyoke, Massachusetts, claims the lives of a Puerto Rican drug dealer and a hockey mom volunteering at an inner-city clinic, the police arrest a rival gang member. With no death penalty in Massachusetts, the US attorney shifts the double homicide out of state jurisdiction into federal court so he can seek a death sentence.
This is the plot of The Hanging Judge: A Novel – it is based on the experience of the author, a senior judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts – Michael Ponsor.
'Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions And America's Death Penalty' By Austin Sarat
By Joe Donahue • Sep 2, 2014
Renewed and vigorous debate over the death penalty has erupted as DNA testing has proven that many on death row are in fact innocent. In this debate, however, the guilty have been forgotten. In his new book, Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty, legal scholar Austin Sarat describes just how unquiet death by execution can be. If we assume a death row prisoner is guilty, how can we be sure that we are fulfilling the Supreme Court's mandate to ensure that his execution is "the mere extinguishment of life" and not a cruel and unusual punishment?
Sean Philpott: The Ethics Of A Botched Execution
By Sean Philpott • May 8, 2014
Clayton Lockett died last week, but few will mourn his death. A four-time convicted felon, Mr. Lockett was executed by the State of Oklahoma for shooting and then burying alive a 19-year-old girl. Following his death, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin proudly stated that, "justice was served".
3/3/14 Panel
By Joe Donahue • Mar 3, 2014
Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao and political consultant Libby Post.
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Death Row Inmate Challenging New CT Law
By Jim Levulis • Oct 22, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court for the second time has heard arguments that the recent repeal of the state's death penalty should also apply to the 10 inmates currently on death row.
The court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the appeal of Daniel Webb, who is awaiting execution for the 1989 kidnapping and murder of bank executive Diane Gellenbeck.
Webb's lawyers argue that repealing capital punishment only for future crimes violates Webb's constitutional rights to equal protection by treating him differently than other defendants.
Suspect In Boston Marathon Bombing Indicted
By Jaired Crofut • Jun 28, 2013
Authorities say Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces a 15-count state indictment related to the death of a police officer and a police shootout.
That's in addition to a 30-count federal indictment returned by a federal grand jury Thursday.
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and state officials said at a news conference that they're thinking of the three people killed and 260 people injured when two bombs exploded April 15 near the finish line.
4/24/13 - Panel
By Joe Donahue • Apr 24, 2013
Today's panelists are WAMC's Alan Chartock, Ray Graf, and Stephen Gottlieb, the Jay and Ruth Caplan Distinguished Professor at Albany Law School.
This morning our discussion topics include:
• The Death Penalty
• Miranda Rights
• Surveillance and Privacy
• Justice in the era of the 24-Hour news cycle
State Senator Defends Tweet, Calls For Death Penalty for Cop Killers
By Allison Dunne • Apr 23, 2013
Courtesy of the Office of NYS Senator Greg Ball
Following the Boston Marathon bombings, a New York state Senator is renewing his call for the death penalty. He also says he's not opposed to torture, under certain circumstances, and is standing by a tweet that made national headlines.
Following the capture of Boston Marathon bomber suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Republican state Senator from the Hudson Valley Greg Ball tweeted Friday night, quote "So, scumbag #2 in custody. Who wouldn't use torture on this punk to save more lives?"
Conn. Supreme Court takes up death penalty appeal
By Lucas Willard • Sep 14, 2012
Connecticut's Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the recent repeal of the state's death penalty applies only to future defendants.
The state's highest court granted a request on Thursday by Eduardo Santiago to challenge the repeal's impact on those who committed capital crimes before the law was passed. He was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot that promised him a broken snowmobile.
The death penalty was repealed in April, but it was preserved for 11 inmates on death row and for pending cases.
5 CT Inmates Challenging Death Penalty
By Lucas Willard • Sep 5, 2012
Connecticut death row inmates who have sued the state to get their sentences overturned argue that race and geographic bias played a part in their prosecution. WAMC's Lucas Willard has more….
Five of the 11 men on Connecticut's death row are plaintiffs. They claim their penalty was arbitrary and discriminatory.
Their lawsuit went to trial Wednesday at the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers.
CT Abolishes State's Death Penalty
By Lucas Willard • Apr 26, 2012
Connecticut's governor has signed a new law that abolishes the state's death penalty for future crimes. WAMC's Lucas Willard reports…
A spokeswoman says Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed the bill Wednesday afternoon at a private ceremony with lawmakers, clergy and family members of victims.
Malloy issued a statement calling it "an historic moment" as Connecticut joins 16 other states that have abolished capital punishment. He said it was a moment "for sober reflection, not celebration."
CT On Track to be 17th State Sans Death Penalty
By Tristan O'Neill • Apr 6, 2012
Connecticut is on track to become the fifth state in five years to abolish the death penalty amid what supporters say is a growing national sentiment against executing prisoners. WAMC's Tristan O'Neill reports...
The state Senate approved a repeal bill 20-16 early Thursday. It now goes to the House of Representatives, where lawmakers say the legislation has strong support.
Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy has said he will sign it into law.


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Have any strange flying habits? Tell us in the comments.
It wasn't even noon, but there was Kirsten Blair, in a Hudson News at Logan Airport, trying to fight off the siren call of a 10.7-ounce "sharing" bag of Peanut M&M's.
"It's bad," the usually disciplined eater, a young mother from Fayetteville, N.C., said on a recent day. "I turn into a different person when I fly."
Who doesn't?
A growing body of scholarly research, studies commissioned by the flight industry, and observations from mental health professionals show that engine noise, cabin pressure, and, of course, stress can trigger physical and emotional changes that alter our behavior.
Fliers cry more at movies in the air. They confess secrets to strangers. They develop compulsive behaviors so intense they fear being seen by co-workers on a group business trip.
The change in behavior starts in the airport, a place of both freedom and captivity, said Merry White, an anthropology professor at Boston University.
She calls it a "third space" where people who are free from usual constraints — but also anxious — buy food and duty-free items in an attempt to calm themselves.
"The anonymity is liberating," she said, "but it can also make you feel lonely."
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Onboard, things get even weirder, as demonstrated by the surprisingly common craving for tomato juice, a beverage not so popular on Earth. At cruising altitude, however, it's so beloved that when United Airlines announced last year that it was pulling it from the menu, the backlash was so intense not only did the airline reverse its plans, but the episode made national news.
"@ABC confirms that United Airlines is bringing tomato juice back onboard after passenger uproar over its removal," a network reporter tweeted.
Why tomato juice? A 2010 study commissioned by Lufthansa — after the airline noticed intense tomato juice consumption aloft — found that changes in air pressure can reduce the sweet and salty signals to the brain by up to 30 percent.
As a self-described member of the "Mile High Tomato Club" wrote in a 2016 Los Angeles Times piece, "That confirmed earlier research, dating to the early 1970s, which led airlines to serve honey-roasted peanuts. Their thinking went like this: Give the people extra-sweet and extra-salty snacks, and you can overload their unresponsive tongues. From there, it's just a short step to tomato juice, a sweet and salty drink."
In 2015, Cornell University researchers further investigated the question and found that extreme noise conditions — such as inside an airplane cabin — diminish perception of sweet flavors but enhance the taste for umami, a category in which tomato juice kills.
If you want to be on-trend on your next flight, order a Mr & Mrs T Bloody Mary mix, watch a movie, and weep.
Research commissioned by Gatwick Airport in 2017 on the likelihood of passengers bursting into tears found that 15 percent of men said that they were more likely to cry while watching a film on a plane than if they saw the same movie at home or in a cinema. The figure for women was 6 percent.
If you find yourself crying while watching "Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase" (now playing on Delta), one explanation may be hypoxia, a condition that can be triggered by low air pressure in the cabin.
As with tomato juice cravings, the search is on for a scientific answer. Popular Science recently took a crack at it. "As planes ascend to their cruising altitudes, air pressure drops — that's why our ears pop — to levels equivalent to the outside air pressure you'd experience while hiking through the mountains in the Swiss Alps," the magazine explained.
The low air pressure causes a reduction in the amount of oxygen carried in our blood, which can lead to fatigue, confusion, impaired decision-making — and the inability to handle emotion.
That's a science lesson Jennifer Gear, president of Gear Communications, in Stoneham, learned the embarrassing way, when she sobbed her way through "Stepmom," and drew so much attention the flight attendants kept asking if she was OK.
The incident, on a flight to Los Angeles that left her with a headache and red eyes, was some 20 years ago, but she's so fearful of breaking down again that she only watches comedies now.
"I'm an emotional person but I would not typically lose it in public like that," she said.
The so-called "Mile Cry Club" is such a thing that in May, when Chrissy Teigen asked the Twitterverse, "Is there something about being on an airplane that makes you cry more during movies?" she got more than 57,000 likes and 1,600 comments.
Among the responses was this observation from Ian Buchanon, a Scottish television actor and American soap opera regular.
"I call it the 'confession tube,' " he tweeted. "Complete strangers feel compelled to tell you their entire life story as if it's the last chance they'll get to share it!"
That's a familiar phenomenon for Alexandra Thomas, a content creator for YouTube from Shrewsbury, and a frequent flier.
"I've had a lot of people tell me about their life," she said. "You are in a space where you are vulnerable. Your life is in someone else's hands. Planes are like therapy."
The therapy continues in the therapist's office. In Cambridge, Kyle Carney regularly sees patients — rational, high-performing people — who become so different while flying that they are embarrassed to be observed by colleagues on a work trip and will make an excuse to change seats.
"They have this hidden side of themselves related to flight anxiety," she said.
"They become hypervigiliant, very sensitive to sound, they like to sit in a certain section. They'll check out the pilot to see if he seems to have a mental health issue, or seems drunk."
Meanwhile at Logan on a recent day, about a half an hour after Blair, the North Carolina mother, pondered Peanut M&M's, a reporter saw her sprinting with her double stroller back to the store, waving a bag of beef jerky and gesturing to her 3-year-old son.
"We stole this and we're returning it," she called out.
A preschooler shoplifting jerky? Weird airport behavior starts early.
Beth Teitell can be reached at beth.teitell@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @bethteitell.

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The Hannaford Centre has a particular focus on providing programs, services and information to seniors (people aged 55 years +) within the Leichhardt.
The Hannaford Centre opened 1976. The centre was named after Harrie S. Hannaford who ran a produce store from the site between 1936 and 1975.
In 2010 it was redeveloped by Council and now has more storage for yoga mats, painting equipment, handicraft materials and other items required for the various activities.
A range of activities take place at the Hannaford Seniors & Community Centre and seniors are encouraged to attend as many activities as they choose. Classes are varied and available for different levels of fitness, ability and interest.


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2020| September | Volume 15 | Issue 3
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Perception about social media use by rheumatology journals: Survey among the attendees of IRACON 2019
Sakir Ahmed, Latika Gupta
September 2020, 15(3):171-174
Background: Rheumatology journals are exploring social media presence, though currently less than a third have dedicated social media editors. Methods: A survey was conducted among the attendees of the Indian Rheumatology Association annual meet 2019 held at Puducherry, to assess the attitudes and perceptions of a target audience. Results: There were 111 respondents, 90 practicing rheumatology and 21 from allied fields. Around threequarters (76.6%) have never subscribed to hard copies of any journal and 65% followed at least one medical journal on at least one social media platform; 87% preferred visual cues for learning and 95% felt the need for visual abstracts to promote articles on social media. Two-thirds (64%) felt that Altmetrics® might reflect the impact of an article better than the number of times it is cited. Conclusion: Thus, the survey strengthened the felt need of rheumatology journals to have a presence on the social media. This presence ought to be supported by a strategy, including the active use of visual abstracts.
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Chronic granulomatous disease presenting with foot abscess caused by Serratia marcescens and autoimmune dactylitis
Sunil V Kapur, Jitendra S Oswal, Vibha Bafna, Vijay Viswanathan
Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited neutrophil phagocytic function disorder leading to recurrent infections, granuloma formations, and rarely autoimmune diseases. We report a case of genetically proven autosomal recessive CGD in a child with a mutation in NCF2 gene resulting in p67phox defect presenting with foot abscess caused by Serratia marcescens and autoimmune dactylitis at the same time. The case emphasizes the importance to consider a primary immunodeficiency in patients with musculoskeletal manifestations who develop unusual or opportunistic infections. We also hope awareness among pediatricians may lead to increased recognition of the autoimmune manifestations of CGD.
Platelet-rich plasma therapy for knee osteoarthritis: The jury is still out
Nilesh Nolkha
Convalescent plasma therapy in severe coronavirus disease-2019: A narrative review
Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Kasturi Hazarika, Prashant Bafna, Manesh Manoj, Anupam Wakhlu
Passive immunotherapy using whole blood or plasma from recovered patients is a potential therapeutic strategy for infections with no known drug therapy or prophylactic vaccines. Much before, the concept of transfusing neutralizing antibodies through convalescent blood or plasma was established; this modality demonstrated its effectiveness in containing the havoc caused by diphtheria and tetanus during the early 20th century. Convalescent blood products were effective in reducing the mortality risk when administered early in the disease course during the deadliest pandemic of Spanish flu in 1918. Even in the antibiotic era, the use of passive immunization strategy continued to expand with promising results against measles, Ebola, Argentine hemorrhagic fever, and Zika viruses. It was also effective in reducing the mortality and viral load in severe acute respiratory syndrome, H5N1, H1N1, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Convalescent plasma administration carries the risk of anaphylactic reactions, transfusion-related acute lung injury, and transfusion-associated circulatory overload, but these are extremely rare. The impact of the recent coronavirus disease 2019 is enormous with significant morbidity and mortality. Until, a specific antiviral therapy or an effective vaccine is made available, the consideration for use of convalescent blood products, especially plasma, is warranted. Conceptual and observational wisdom often blossoms among therapeutic penury.
Myositis as initial presentation of sarcoidosis: A rarity
Mayank Gupta, Lalit Duggal, Neeraj Jain, Bhavya Chintala
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem chronic inflammation characterized by noncaseating granulomas with internal organ involvement. Lung and lymph nodes are most commonly affected with muscles are involved in up to 3% of patients. Here, we discuss a 39-year-old male patient consulted in rheumatology OPD with chief complaints of localized swelling over the left calf since 6 months. Routine blood investigations were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging of the left thigh muscles was done which was suggestive of features of inflammatory myositis. Muscle biopsy was suggestive of epithelioid granulomas, more in favor of sarcoidosis. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography chest revealed symmetrical nodules in upper lobes of both lungs. We made a diagnosis of granulomatous myositis secondary to sarcoidosis. Steroids and azathioprine were started. The patient responded well to treatment and muscle swelling subsided.
An unusual presentation of IgG4-related disease
Upreti Rohit, Hegde Arun, Sengupta Prashant, Gupta Vikas, Jain Anurag, Kovilapu Uday Bhanu
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an emerging disease concept that was first recognized in the 21st century. It has since then been attracting substantial attention in many fields of medicine as it tends to involve either synchronously or metachronously, various organs, including the pancreas, bile duct, lacrimal gland, salivary gland, and many others. This umbrella diagnosis now successfully explains a substantial number of disorders, which were previously regarded as "idiopathic." Reports of the manifestations of IgG4-RD in the head and neck are extremely rare. Otologic manifestations have been reported, but only a handful of cases are available in literature that have been confirmed by immunohistopathology. We, herein, present a case of IgG4-RD of the middle ear, which manifested as a growth in the left mastoid and middle ear cavity, and became symptomatic with symptoms of chronic otitis media in the left ear, and was subsequently diagnosed to have IgG4-RD.
Gout in premenopausal women and in pregnancy – A case-based review
Lubna Khurshid, Suraj Chaudhari, Sanjiv Kapoor, Anand Narayan Malaviya
Gout is uncommon in reproductive age group. In this report, two women with gout are presented, one of whom became pregnant while under treatment. The causes of gout in premenopausal age and challenges of managing gout flares in pregnancy are discussed.
An unusual cause of recurrent meningitis in a 17-year-old girl
K Nikitha, Sachin Sureshbabu, P Anoof
We present the report of a 17-year-old girl, with a history of recurrent headaches, diagnosed as meningitis on two occasions 2 years apart. She was extensively evaluated for all systemic and local causes of the same, which was finally diagnosed as Sjogren's syndrome (SS). SS presenting with recurrent, aseptic meningitis as the only manifestation in the pediatric age group is a very rare occurrence.
Leflunomide induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: A lesser known entity
Deepak Vashisht, Madhab Durga Tripathy, Sunmeet Sandhu, Rohit Kothari, Surbhi Vashisht, Arun Hegde
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe cutaneous adverse reaction to drugs with varied clinical manifestations. Diffuse morbilliform rash with facial edema and systemic involvement in the form of lymphadenopathy, eosinophilia and hepatic involvement are the commonest clinical presentation. Features mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN), sepsis, Kawasaki disease andhyper-eosinophilic syndrome can cause immense diagnostic dilemma. We report a case of DRESS which is unique as the triggering drug being leflunomide that has rarely been reported and atypical presentation wherein exfoliative dermatitis and erythema multiforme like lesions which evolved sequentially. A 56-year-old lady, a known case of rheumatoid arthritis on treatment, developed diffuse exanthematous rash over body with fever and hepatic dysfunction, a month after administration of leflunomide. She was diagnosed as DRESS partially managed with steroids to rebound back a week later with severe and atypical manifestations. The uniqueness of the case lies in the fact that DRESS resulted after an uncommon incriminating drug and polymorphic presentation appearing sequentially, besides, highlighting the need of slow tapering of steroids.
Look beyond the eye: A rare case of retinal neovascularization in Takayasu arteritis
Divyalakshmi Kaiyoor Surya, Cynthia Arunachalam
A young 18-year-old girl presented with gradually painless progressive diminution of vision in the left eye for 4 months. Her best-corrected visual acuity was 6/36 Left eye. Clinical examination showed anterior segment ischemia and extensive peripheral retinal avascularity with neovascularization. Fundus fluorescein angiography confirmed the findings of ischemia with nonperfusion. Systemic evaluation showed feeble upper limb pulses and nonrecordable blood pressure. Computed tomography angiogram showed signs of inflammatory aortitis involving the left common carotid artery. All the findings were consistent with Takayasu arteritis. The patient was treated with systemic immunosuppressant and showed good response to therapy with regression of neovascularization. oculus sinister that is
Blaming the peer reviewer: Don't shoot the messenger!!
Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal
Journal metrics: Different from author metrics
Chengappa Kavadichanda
The true meaning of plagiarism
Sakir Ahmed, Prajna Anirvan
Spondylodiscitis in ankylosing spondylitis: Andersson lesion
BN Shiva Prasad, HA Karthik Urala
Usefulness of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: Does answer lie in timing to start?
Mohan Gurjar, Vikas Agarwal
A rare case of primary antiphospholipid antibody-associated chorea in a child
Sunil V Kapur, Jitendra S Oswal
Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Mahmood Dhahir Al-Mendalawi
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Comparison of intra articular autologous platelet-rich plasma with steroids in osteoarthritis knee: Experience from a North Indian tertiary care center
MN Arjun, Vivek Vasdev, Kunal Kishore, Arun Hegde, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Abhishek Kumar, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Roopa Shivashankar
Background: Intra-articular (IA) platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a promising treatment option for knee osteoarthritis (OA). It accelerates the process of healing, ligament repair, cartilage regeneration, and bone formation when given in supraphysiological doses. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of IA PRP versus IA methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) in patients with knee OA. Methods: Open labeled prospective observational study was conducted on 60 patients with Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2 and 3 OA knee, who fulfilled the ACR classification criteria for knee OA. Thirty patients were given IA PRP (6 ml) and 30 received IA methyl prednisolone (80 mg) at baseline line, which was repeated at 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was an improvement in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index (WOMAC) and 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain at 24 weeks postinjections. Results: The mean change in VAS pain and total WOMAC score from baseline to 24 weeks was 32.9 ± 12.1, 31.8 ± 14.7 for PRP group, and 12.9 ± 5.9, 7.5 ± 5.5 for MPA group, which was statistically significant (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Treatment with IA PRP showed sustained improvements in WOMAC and VAS scores compared to IA steroids. PRP is an effective treatment for functional status and pain in moderate knee osteoarthritis.
Evaluation of a new biomarker 14-3-3 Eta protein in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Lakshmi Deepika Yarlagadda, Rachel Jacob, D Liza Rajasekhar, Krishna Mohan Iyyapu, Sai Baba S S. Kompella, Vijaya Bhaskar Madrol, NN Sreedevi, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Noorjahan Mohammed
Context: The lack of sensitivity and specificity of the existing diagnostic markers in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stimulates the search for new biomarkers to improve diagnostic sensitivity especially in seronegative cases. Aims: To estimate the levels of 14-3-3 η in RA cases, to assess the positivity of 14-3-3 η in seronegative RA and to correlate rheumatoid factor (RF) positivity with 14-3-3 η positivity in seropositive RA. Settings and Design: This was cross sectional case control study by the Departments of Biochemistry and Rheumatology and clinical immunology. Subjects and Methods: A total of 61 RA cases and 20 healthy controls were included. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, high sensitivity C reactive protein, RF, anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (CCP) and 14-3-3 η protein were estimated. RA cases were further classified as seropositive (n = 23) and seronegative (n = 38) based on the positivity of either RF or anti-CCP result. Statistical Analysis: Prism 7 (GraphPad Software Inc.). Results: The median levels of 14-3-3 η (ng/ml) in cases (0.66 [0.2–1.1]) were significantly high compared to controls (0.1 [0.07–0.28]), P < 0.0001. It had a sensitivity of 74% and specificity of 90% at >0.3 ng/ml. 14-3-3 η showed statistically significant difference between seronegative cases and controls (P = 0.0003). The sensitivity and specificity of RF and anti-CCP were 33% and 85% and 37% and 90% respectively. The combination of 14-3-3 η, RF and anti-CCP showed sensitivity and specificity of 85.4% and 100% respectively with area under the curve 0.927. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that serum levels of 14-3-3 η were significantly higher in cases compared to controls. Seronegative RA cases showed 14-3-3 η positivity in 71% of cases. 14-3-3 η appears to be a useful and highly specific marker in RA.
The clinical and immunological profiles of systemic lupus erythematosus patients from Assam, North-East India
Debashree Talukdar, Akash Protim Gogoi, Daisy Doley, Rebecca R Marak, Sanjeeb Kakati, Vandana Pradhan, Anita H Nadkarni, Shashi Baruah
Objective: The objective of this study is to document the clinical and immunological profiles of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from the Upper Assam region and to evaluate the relevance of autoantibody combinations on the clinical presentation of SLE. Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty-five SLE patients were enrolled in the study. Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) profiles and titers of autoantibodies were determined using the ANA blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. The patients were clustered based on autoantibody titers and clinical features among the clusters were compared. Results: Mucocutaneous (87.59%), hematological (69.65%), renal (58.03%), and musculoskeletal (50.34%) manifestations were the common clinical complications, whereas anti-double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (dsDNA) antibody was noted in 62.76% of the patients. Patient clustering using autoantibody titers revealed that the cluster with a combination of high titers of anti-dsDNA, anti-nucleosome (Nuc), and anti-ribosomal P (Rib-P) antibody had complex disease presentation with higher frequencies of oral/nasal ulcer, serositis, musculoskeletal, hematological, and central nervous system manifestations. Conclusion: The most common clinical features of the SLE patients were mucocutaneous, hematological, renal and musculoskeletal manifestations, and anti-dsDNA antibody was the most frequent autoantibody. A combination of high titers of anti-dsDNA, anti-Nuc, and anti-Rib-P antibodies showed association with disease complexity but not the combinations of autoantibodies against extractable nuclear antigens.
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: A biomarker for predicting systemic involvement in iga vasculitis
Rintu Merin George, Arun C Inamadar, Ajit B Janagond
Context:"IgA vasculitis, is an immune complex mediated, self limited cutaneous small vessel vasculitis, characterized by palpable purpurae, arthralgia or arthritis, gastrointestinal and/or renal involvement." Systemic involvement is considered to be the presence of gastrointestinal (GI) and/or renal involvement in IgA vasculitis patients. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a relatively cost-effective and easily obtainable laboratory parameter integrating information on two immune pathways to provide a superior predictive ability over other inflammatory parameters regarding systemic involvement. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the predictive value of NLR with regard to the systemic involvement in IgA vasculitis. Subjects and Methods: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study of patients diagnosed with IgA vasculitis, irrespective of age, between 2017 and 2019. Results: The study consisted of 33 patients with a mean age of 33.52 ± 19.78 years. Joint involvement was observed in 52% (17), whereas systemic manifestations in the form of renal involvement were present in 7 (21%), GI in 19 (57.6%), and renal and/or GI in 22 (66.7%) patients. NLR was found to be significantly associated with GI manifestations (P < 0.001). Optimal cutoff value of NLR for predicting systemic involvement was 3.25, with a specificity of 100% and sensitivity of 59%. Conclusions: NLR can be considered as a biomarker for predicting systemic involvement in IgA vasculitis, presenting with only cutaneous with/without joint manifestations.
Ultrasonographic measurement of the peroneal and tibial nerves in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with symptoms or signs of polyneuropathy: A cross-sectional study
Serdar Kaymaz, Hakan Alkan, Uǧur Karasu, Veli Çobankara
Background: Drug toxicity, vasculitis, entrapment neuropathy, and amyloidosis are among the various different reasons of peripheral neuropathy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to determine the cross-sectional areas (CSA) of the peroneal and tibial nerves in patients with RA who had neuropathic symptoms, and to determine a cutoff value for peroneal and tibial nerves CSA by ultrasonography (USG) to diagnose polyneuropathy (PN) in patients with RA. Materials and Methods: Sixty-nine patients with RA and thirty healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study. According to nerve conduction study (NCS) test, patients with RA were divided into two groups, diagnosed as having PN or not. Demographic data, laboratory findings, CSA of bilateral peroneal and tibial nerves, NCS values, and painDETECT (PD-Q) scores of all patients were assessed. Disease duration, disease activity score 28, duration of neuropathic symptoms, and Health Assessment Questionnaire of patients with RA were also determined. Results: No statistically significant difference was found among the groups in terms of age, gender, and laboratory findings. However, a statistically significant difference was found among these three groups in comparison with PD-Q, NCS values, and nerve CSA (P < 0.05). Seropositivity was statistically higher in the group with PN. When peroneal nerve CSA cutoff value was taken as 20 mm2, sensitivity and specificity values were 96.6% and 79.6%, respectively, for the diagnosis of PN (area under the curve [AUC] = 0.962). When tibial nerve CSA cutoff value was taken as 8.5 mm2, the sensitivity and specificity values were 93.1% and 71.6%, respectively, for the diagnosis of PN (AUC = 0.897). Conclusion: USG can be used as a noninvasive diagnostic modality in the assessment of RA-associated PN.
Determinants of self-care behaviors in patients with knee osteoarthritis based on the theory of planned behavior in Iran
Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Sakineh Gerayllo, Zohreh Karimiankakolaki, Ali Dehghan, Hossein Soleymani Salehabadi, Hossein Fallahzadeh
Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevailing causes of knee joint pains depending on age and one of the main reasons for functional deficiency. As patients are in need of effective self-care plans in promoting health, so that, this study was conducted with an aim to study the determinants of self-care behaviors in the patients with knee OA referring to clinical centers of Yazd city based on theory of planned behavior (TPB). Methods: The cross-sectional study was performed on 235 patients who referred to the health-care centers of Yazd city. A questionnaire was developed and used to collect the data based on TPB constructs. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18 software and by the statistical tests of correlative coefficient, Chi-square, and linear regression at 0.05 significance level. Results: This study was conducted on 235 patients. Based on the results of Pearson correlation test, the self-care behaviors of knee OA had a statistically significant positive correlation with all constructs of the TPB (P < 0.05). Following data analysis, the constructs of the TPB predicted 8% of the variance of intention and 16.2% of the variance of OA self-care behaviors. Conclusion: According to the results, the TPB can be suitable for explaining knee OA self-care behavior. Furthermore, recurrent training can be effective in promoting behavioral intention of patients in self-care.
Autoinflammatory diseases: Emerging phenotypes
Gummadi Anjani, Surjit Singh, Amit Rawat
Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are a heterogeneous group of genetically inherited disorders involving genes regulating innate immune response. The genetic basis of several AIDs has been characterized and many new syndromes have been identified in the past few years. This review focuses on some of the common AIDs encountered in clinical practice.


Posted on Jun 27, 2017 by Appleton Downtown Inc.
We love the spark. It's what you see when kids get really excited over a science experiment, when a little girl yells "I did it!" as she and her daddy drop magnetic pieces from our crane, as a kid exclaims "That was SO much fun!" when leaving a program. In everything we do we reach for the spark. And it's not just for kids, adults need it too.
Summer is a fantastic time to go in search of the spark. It's the time to try something new, spend time laughing and making memories. Here at The Building for Kids, we have 25 summers of experience in making sure your kids, and you, find a bit of awesome this summer.
Along with program favorites Puddle Jumpers and Busy Bees, this summer we have added camps to our lineup. These include an engineering camp where kids will create a racer out of recycled materials, an art experience that uses summer as creative inspiration, hands-on activities that will teach kids about history and reading adventures that come with a tasty twist.
This non-motorized parade is a chance for families to get creative, fun and funky. Last year alone we saw aliens, princesses, pirates, heroes, fairies and everything in between. If your imagination can create it, we want to see it at the Children's Parade. And it's not just for the kids. It's time to dust off your imagination, step into your kid's world and see what amazing things you can create!
Registration is free and opens June 1. The Parade is Wednesday, July 26 (right in the middle of Appleton Children's Week) and steps off at 6 p.m. After the parade, the fun continues in City Park with a Fox Valley Food Truck Rally, music with 95.9 KISS FM, interactive activities and "The LEGO Batman Movie" playing at dusk.
A new, free, event series we created with Appleton Downtown, Inc. to compliment Art on the Town is Creative Kids. The BFK, along with partners Appleton Public Library, YMCA and The Trout Museum of Art, will fill Houdini Plaza from 3-5pm with family fun activities that go perfectly with the Art on the Town themes for the summer dates of the series.
We also have this fun little museum in the heart of downtown Appleton where you can be a firefighter, artist or pilot. But don't forget to share with your kids. So this summer, it's time to chase fun and create memories. It's time to find laughter, adventure and the spark.
Want to know more? Check us out at buildingforkids.org.


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Q: Angular ui-grid Cell validation I want to validate cells in a uigrid with my own validator.
I've found the method setValidator(), but I have no idea how to begin:
http://ui-grid.info/docs/#/api/ui.grid.validate.service:uiGridValidateService#methods_setvalidator
In my column definition I have already defined a required validator, but this have no effect:
{ name: 'SERIALNO', field: 'SERIALNO', validators: {required: true}, cellTemplate: 'ui-grid/cellTitleValidator', displayName: 'Serialnummer', enableHiding : false, width: 1062  }

In my own validator i want to call a webservice, which validates the input.
I have prepared a Plunker to illustrate my problems:
https://plnkr.co/edit/KqQyCqFRr2OwH0CnTP8J?p=info
Thank you for your help!


An emergency fund is designed to cover a financial shortfall when an unexpected expense crops up. Your emergency fund can serve as a place to get the money you need when you find yourself short. Because it must be reliable, it needs to hold guaranteed investments. In other words, savings accounts are good for emergency funds, while stocks may not work so well.
A health emergency that is not covered in your health insurance plan.
Major unexpected car repairs. This can include paying your deductible for damages caused by a car accident or paying for a new engine. Routine car maintenance, however, should be scheduled into your monthly budget.
The failure of a major appliance. If your big freezer breaks, you may need to pay for a replacement quickly. Keep in mind the best times of the year to buy large appliances.
Break in case of recession.


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Blue Shield of California Foundation Awards $1.32 Million to Support the Immediate Health and Safety of Vulnerable Californians
San Francisco, CA (February 6, 2017) - Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today $1.32 million to support nine organizations as part of the first phase of its "Act Now" fund, a rapid-response grantmaking initiative to support the health and safety of the Californians most in need. Given the dynamic policy landscape, the Foundation is funding key partners who are working to protect recent gains in health care and domestic violence prevention and urging them to push for innovative and enduring solutions to address these complex issues.
"Act Now" will support organizations that are aligned with the Foundation's mission and values, are actively engaged in supporting vulnerable populations, and uphold many of the essential priorities that remain at the heart of the Foundation's work, specifically:
Medi-Cal expansion and access to coverage for immigrant populations;
Innovation within the healthcare safety net, driven by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA);
Person- and community-centered approaches to health and violence prevention; and
Cross-sector approaches to identify and address domestic violence.
All "Act Now" grant recipients are recognized leaders, spanning the areas of advocacy, community organizing, network building, strategic communications, policy, and research. Each organization has a track record of engaging local communities to affect positive change through approaches that are grounded in trust and focused on the needs and experiences of the people they serve. The Foundation is proud to partner with these organizations to help maintain the critical progress that has been made in our great state, and to encourage ongoing collaboration as we work to achieve a California in which everyone has what they need to be healthy and safe.
Within the current social and political environment, our ability to improve the lives of vulnerable communities will depend upon our willingness to collectively organize to face the challenges ahead. Blue Shield of California Foundation remains a steadfast partner as we move forward, together.
"Act Now" fund recipients include:
California Immigrant Policy Center, a project of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
California Primary Care Association
Council on American-Islamic Relations, California
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
National Health Law Program
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund, a program of Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health
The Children's Partnership
Western Center on Law and Poverty, Inc.
About Blue Shield of California Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation is one of the state's largest and most trusted grantmaking organizations. Our mission is to improve the lives of all Californians, particularly the underserved, by making health care accessible, effective, and affordable, and by ending domestic violence. For more information, visit: www.blueshieldcafoundation.org.
Foundation Contact: Christine Maulhardt 415.229.6145
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Mark Twain Weekend at the Elkhorn Inn
Join us for a unique and fun "Mark Twain Weekend" at the Elkhorn Inn Oct. 27-29 with Chef Dan Dinners and Mark Twain! Mark Twain is Doug Riley, the scholar/actor who personifies Mark Twain state-wide for the WV Humanities Council, and this promises to be a great weekend of literature, history, food, and fun! Call us at 304-862-2031 or 1-800-708-2040 for reservations!
Inaugural BB&T Malden Salt Fest
Join us for an authentic and unique event designed to educate and commemorate the history of the salt industry, and celebrate its revival. Be immersed in local history, indigenous food, music and family fun.
Girl Scout Cookie and Craft Beer Pairing
Enjoy delicious Girl Scout Cookies paired with craft beer for sensational flavour combinations. It's also trivia night. Play Pub Trivia to win prizes.
West Virginia Food Truck Festival
A one-of-a-kind event with a select group of WV food trucks and some of WV's most entertaining musicians. Get ready to chow down, rock out, relax, and have fun.
GNCC Motorcycle & ATV Racing Series
The toughest, most spectacular and most unique race on the whole GNCC tour, the race is set in the upscale ski village at Snowshoe, West Virginia's largest ski resort. The soil of Snowshoe is a black loamy dirt that is absolutely incredible in the dry spots, then sticky and nasty when it's wet. Couple that with the rocks, roots, and everything else and it's no wonder why Snowshoe is so tough. In the tradition of the old Blackwater, which was known as "America's Toughest Race," the Snowshoe GNCC is the ultimate test for a cross-country racer. Luckily, the course also features a few miles of open ski slopes which offer a much-needed rest. The surroundings are not only several steps above the typical GNCC course, they're also plusher than many luxury resorts. The array of hotels, shops and restaurants provide plenty of entertainment off the race track, and the facility also hosts an amazing golf course and some of the best mountain bike trails in the country. But once the riders are on the course, everything beautiful disappears. A few miles of the course make up simply the roughest, toughest section of GNCC track you'll see all year. Deep mud bogs, massive tree roots and hills going both up, and down, are enough to stop almost everyone, and if not for the help of the ever determined Howard's Hole "mud fleas" (GNCC fans) some sections may not be passable at all.
Giant Fall Flea Market
With indoor and outdoor exhibitors selling antiques, collectibles and crafts, new and used merchandise, the State Fairgrounds turn into a bargain hunter's hangout and a hot-bed of unique and one-of-a-kind treasures.
Giant Spring Flea Market
With indoor and outdoor exhibitors selling antiques, collectibles and crafts, the State Fairgrounds turn into a bargain hunter's hangout and a hot-bed of unique and one-of-a-kind treasures.


Flit Technologies, an urban mobility innovator and intellignt payments speicalist, COMO Global, have announced the launch of a new company called COMO Urban Mobility which provides a payment solution designed especially for the urban mobility industry.
Urban mobility encompasses all of the trips made in a city and all of the modes and mehtods of transport used for making them. COMO Urban Mobility will provide urban mobility merchants with a complete payment solution including automated reconciliation by transaction, invoicing and payment fulfilment.
The company will provide a complete payments solution, including automated reconciliation by transaction, invoicing and payment fulfilment. It also enables automated dynamic payment routing and payment splitting, useful for the pay-out of the supply chain and cross-channel transactions.
For urban mobility merchants, this makes payments and managing cashflow simpler, cheaper and faster. It is particularly useful for travel merchants such as travel management companies and travel marketplaces where transactions involve many suppliers and providers.
Flit Technologies is backed by RCI Bank and Services, a French bank specialising in automobile financing and services, whose ambition it is to capitalise on the opportunities offered by digital technologies to develop mobility solutions adapted to the new usages of its customers.
"Flit Technologies' mission is to make urban mobility easier, better and more sustainable for everyone," said Nicolas Andine and Boris Pilichowski, joint-CEOs of Flit Technologies. "We are building a global, open and transparent mobility ecosystem that serves everyone. One of the pain-points of the industry is payment. COMO Urban Mobility is a payment solution designed specifically for the industry, enabling us to add more value to the urban mobility industry.


librarian devoted to resource sharing. open access advocate.
Originally published on the IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship blog, April 19, 2016, http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/blog/open-access-resource-sharing.
IUPUI University Library's mission is to Inform, Connect, and Transform. The work I do as a resource sharing librarian is the literal fulfillment of our mission to Connect. My entire career as a librarian has focused on providing our users with access to the information resources they need to be successful in their teaching, research, and learning. I am, in fact, a self-proclaimed librarian devoted to resource sharing. As such, my interest in open access is no surprise. Though some have heralded open access as the death knell of our oldest resource sharing service, interlibrary loan (ILL), I believe it enhances my ability to connect University Library's users to information. Open access isn't the end of resource sharing; it is resource sharing.
The amount of information available is overwhelming, and it can be difficult for people to locate what they need even if it is open access. Resource sharing practitioners have a role to play in helping library users navigate this vast universe of possible sources. If we are thoughtful in our approach, we have the opportunity to capture the benefits of open access for our ILL operations and to educate our users about the changing nature of scholarly publishing. Facilitating discovery of open access materials should be one more tool in the resource sharing toolbox.
To learn more about the intersections of open access and interlibrary loan, check out Tina's works on the topic in IUPUI ScholarWorks.
I was recently the subject of the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Resource Sharing's "Profiles in Resource Sharing" column. Ryan Litsey, the journal's Associate Editor, sent me a list of questions. Below are my answers for those who (like me!) don't have subscription access.
Tell us who you are and who you work for.
Tina Baich. I am the Head of Resource Sharing & Delivery Services and Bibliographic & Metadata Services at IUPUI University Library.
How long have you been in resource sharing?
I began my resource sharing career as a Graduate Assistant in the Interlibrary Services department at IUPUI University Library (UL) in the fall of 2005. When I graduated from library school, UL was hiring a visiting librarian to supervise interlibrary loan, and I got the job. I've been a librarian at UL for nearly 10 years now. Though my responsibilities have increased over the years, I continue to be responsible for interlibrary loan and related resource sharing services.
What is it about resource sharing you like the most?
I've always been a mystery lover, and resource sharing immediately appealed to that part of me. From the time I was a graduate assistant processing requests, I've always loved the puzzle that difficult requests present. Interlibrary loan requires detective skills and nothing beats solving the mystery.
As my responsibilities have taken me away from day to day processing, I've come to love the comradery of the resource sharing community and the opportunities to share knowledge and help others improve their resource sharing abilities (and detective skills).
What was your most proud moment in resource sharing?
Honestly, I am proud and humbled to have been selected by my peers to receive the 2016 Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award. It is hugely gratifying to know that my colleagues recognize my devotion to resource sharing and the efforts I have made to have an impact on the community. This honor narrowly surpasses the pride I felt in being elected Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of ALA RUSA STARS and entrusted with leading the national organization that represents the resource sharing community.
What was the most difficult item you have gotten for a patron?
The international resource sharing community and their willingness to share with us constantly amaze me. I've been able to locate and obtain items from around the world for our users by going outside our normal OCLC channels. One item that sticks out in my mind is a book we borrowed from a university in Estonia back in 2008. It was hard to track down, and it brought a huge feeling of success when the library actually sent it!
What is unique about your resource sharing operation?
I don't know if it is really unique, but my library places enormous value on resource sharing services and recognizes the important role they play in providing our users with access to the information they need. This gives me the support I need try new and innovative services and the freedom to make changes to improve our existing services.
What piece of advice would you give to a new ILL librarian?
Get connected. Successful resource sharing is built on relationships. Join e-mail discussion lists. Attend conferences. Look for any and every opportunity to connect with the resource sharing community. I wouldn't be where I am today without the collaboration, input, and friendship of my resource sharing colleagues.
Required acknowledgement: This is a preprint of an article submitted for consideration in the Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Resource Sharing 2016 Ryan Litsey & Tina Baich; Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Resource Sharing is available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wild20. The published version of this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1072303X.2016.1172912.


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Rebel Sisters (Hardback)
By Onyebuchi, Tochi
Pre Release Local
In the epic, action-packed sequel to the brilliant (Booklist, starred review) novel War Girls, the battles are over, but the fight for justice has just begun. It's been five years since the Biafran War ended. Ify is now nineteen and living where she's always dreamed--the Space Co...lonies. She is a respected, high-ranking medical officer and has dedicated her life to helping refugees like herself rebuild in the Colonies. Back in the still devastated Nigeria, Uzo, a young synth, is helping an aid worker, Xifeng, recover images and details of the war held in the technology of destroyed androids. Uzo, Xifeng, and the rest of their team are working to preserve memories of the many lives lost, despite the government's best efforts to eradicate any signs that the war ever happened. Though they are working toward common goals of helping those who suffered, Ify and Uzo are worlds apart. But when a mysterious virus breaks out among the children in the Space Colonies, their paths collide. Ify makes it her mission to figure out what's causing the deadly disease. And doing so means going back to the corrupt homeland she thought she'd left behind forever.
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Fiction (Child / Teen)
Spine: 35mm
Science fiction, Sisters, War stories, Blacks, Refugees
Tochi Onyebuchi holds a B.A. from Yale, an MFA in Screenwriting from Tisch, a Masters degree in Global Economic Law from L'institut d'etudes politiques, and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. His writing has appeared in Asimov's and Ideomancer, among other places. Tochi is also the author of Beasts Made of Night and Crown of Thunder.
Rebel Sisters


The Hosa CMP159 cable is designed is designed to connect an audio device with a mini stereo phone output to pro audio gear with unbalanced phone inputs. Perfect for connecting an iPod, laptop, or similar device to a mixing console. 10' long.


Just a friendly reminder from everyone here at PAIL – don't forget to "JOIN THE MOVEMENT" and write a post to submit to Resolve for National Infertility Awareness Week!
While we are not officially working with RESOLVE, we highly encourage you to participate in this very important blog challenge. One of our core messages at PAIL, and the cornerstone of our mission statement is to "keep talking" through this part of the ALI journey. Your story, your journey, and your path to healing matters. Writing on the suggested prompts above from your current place on the journey lends an important perspective and new avenues on how to Join the Movement.
For full details on how to participate in the Bloggers Unite Challenge (including how to submit your posts and formatting) please click here.
Your post must be submitted directly to RESOLVE by tomorrow, April 27, to enter the challenge. If you would like to link your post up to us as well, please fill out the form at the bottom of this post, but remember, you must submit your post to RESOLVE first if you want them to also include your entry. We will post links to the full list from RESOLVE as well as your posts for all to read and get inspired!
This month, rather than hosting our usual Monthly Theme Post, PAIL is encouraging you to participate in RESOLVE's Bloggers Unite Challenge as part of National Infertility Awareness Week (April 21-27).
Your post must be submitted directly to RESOLVE between April 21-27 to enter the challenge. If you would like to link your post up to us as well, please link up or pingback to this post but remember, you must submit your post to RESOLVE first. We will post links to the full list from RESOLVE as well as your posts for all to read and get inspired!
Be sure to share your posts far and wide! We're really looking forward to reading the whole list!


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import rx.Observable;

/**
 * Type representing PolicyTrackedResources.
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public interface PolicyTrackedResources {
    /**
     * Queries policy tracked resources under the management group.
     *
     * @param managementGroupName Management group name.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException thrown if parameters fail the validation
     * @return the observable for the request
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    Observable<PolicyTrackedResource> listQueryResultsForManagementGroupAsync(final String managementGroupName);

    /**
     * Queries policy tracked resources under the subscription.
     *
     * @param subscriptionId Microsoft Azure subscription ID.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException thrown if parameters fail the validation
     * @return the observable for the request
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    Observable<PolicyTrackedResource> listQueryResultsForSubscriptionAsync(final String subscriptionId);

    /**
     * Queries policy tracked resources under the resource group.
     *
     * @param resourceGroupName Resource group name.
     * @param subscriptionId Microsoft Azure subscription ID.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException thrown if parameters fail the validation
     * @return the observable for the request
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    /**
     * Queries policy tracked resources under the resource.
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     * @throws IllegalArgumentException thrown if parameters fail the validation
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}

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An open edition art print by Charly Palmer that depicts two African American children sitting across from a table. The young man is trying to "get up the nerve" and "muster up the courage" to speak with the apple of his eye across from him. A testimony to young love and a work of art that makes the viewer reflect back on the first time he wanted to interact with a young woman but just couldn't find the courage to do so. This art print measures 18x13.25 inches.


Welcome to the Droitwich store page!
We're located in the Webbs of Wychbold Garden Centre, just off the M5 with plenty of car parking available. You'll find an extensive range of outdoor clothing and equipment in store from leading brands including Montane, The North Face, Rab, Mountain Equipment and Berghaus, alongside a whole host of other superb outdoor gear for your next adventure.
The staff at Droitwich love the outdoors as much as you do, so you can trust them to help you get the kit you need for whatever outdoor adventures you're planning. Our free in-store services include boot and rucksack fittings where our expertly trained staff will make simple adjustments so you have maximum comfort and support.
We are open late until 8:00pm Monday to Friday.
We are easily accessible from the M5.
Free parking is available outside the store.


Each year James Gibb generously make a donation to 6 charities across Scotland. This year they choose us, Moray HandyPerson Services, as one of those charities. As with all donations, we are very grateful for the support we receive from companies and individuals so that we can continue to deliver the valued and necessary services to vulnerable people across Moray. Thank you.
Monday – Thursday: 10am to 3pm.


The colours of this blouse are just beautiful. The orange, dark green, sand, blue and white colour mix will get you noticed in a subtle way. This style is designed so it fits whether you are in a sit-down or a stand-up meeting. It will look good whether you wear it with a pair of jeans or a pair of pants. It will also look stunning underneath a blazer. The material feels soft and light.


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Majority of San Diego High Schoolers Staying in Full-Time Distance Learning
by Will Huntsberry June 3, 2021 March 15, 2022
A classroom inside Hoover High / Photo by Dustin Michelson
In the massive return to schools underway across San Diego, one group is noticeably hanging back: high schoolers.
Age, across the board, plays a big role in whether students and their families are choosing to return to campus, according to a Voice of San Diego analysis of reopening data collected by the San Diego County Office of Education.
Only 32 percent of elementary students remain in full-time distance learning. In middle school, 41 percent are learning remotely. And in high school, 53 percent of students have decided to stay home.
In San Diego Unified, the high school data is even more stark. A full 60 percent of high schoolers remain in full-time distance learning.
The analysis of countywide data revealed several other findings.
The biggest portion of public school students is still learning online, every day: 42.7 percent are learning online-only; 41.7 percent are doing hybrid learning and 15.6 percent are learning in person full time.
Private school students are still far more likely to be going to their physical campuses: Just 18 percent are in full-time remote learning.
Some leaders feared that high-poverty schools might have the fewest students returning to campus. But with the exception of a few outliers, the analysis showed no meaningful correlation between a school's poverty level and how many students are returning to campus.
The trend of high schoolers not returning to campus could have troubling implications for the future, some education advocates said.
"I'm concerned," said Tyrone Howard, a professor of education at UCLA. "I'm concerned because there's a general thinking among school leaders I've talked to that when the fall comes, all the students will come back. And we don't have any data or evidence to verify that."
Ultimately, there could be many reasons older students aren't willing to return. Some may be disengaged and not want to return simply because they don't love school. Others may be needed at home to take care of younger children. Some may have discovered they prefer an online education. One high school senior told the Los Angeles Times it wasn't worth it for her to come back just for two months.
Others may not have been served well in public schools before the pandemic.
"My research is around Black students, and Black students have not been served well by schools for decades if not longer," said Howard. "Some parents may be thinking, 'Why should I send my child back to that environment if there is something different I can offer?'"
The pandemic presents leaders with an opportunity to make schools better and more welcoming for all, Howard said. Schools might develop more well-rounded curriculums that reflect the history of people of color and find solutions to the deep disparities in discipline that plague Black students, he said, in order to persuade young people to return.
In that regard, San Diego Unified board president Richard Barrera agrees. Barrera mentioned curriculum and discipline as two things that should be improved. He also pointed to two changes in the works at San Diego Unified. High schools across the district recently adopted later start times. And next year roughly half of the districts high schools will start using what's called a four-by-four schedule, which means students only take four – instead of six or seven – classes per day.
But Barrera said he's not too worried that a large portion of students won't return in the fall. He believes the majority of students who aren't coming back still don't feel safe.
"When we get to the fall, we expect there will be a much lower percentage of parents and students concerned it's not safe to come back," he said.
In order to make sure most students return, some places, like New York City schools, will not offer remote learning to the majority of students.
But Barrera said that isn't the right route to take. It's important to give parents and students the opportunity to decide for themselves whether it's a good idea to come back, he said.
"Do you take a position where you say, 'Well that's just a wrong way of thinking,'" he said. "We're not going to deny that [online learning] option. Our district is saying, 'We've learned a lot from COVID – and most of it has been a nightmare – but some of it has been positive and creating an online academy is a benefit we can take out of the pandemic.'"
Howard agrees that students and parents deserve to have the agency to choose.
"Ironically, I had a conversation about this with my 15-year-old niece a few weeks ago. She is of the opinion that she doesn't want to go back. She said she doesn't want to go back because she can work from her room and at a time when she wants to. She can do the work independently. It works for her," he said.
"If it's working for you, I can't argue with that," Howard told her.
Both Barrera and Howard also agree that traditional public schools may have to do much more outreach next year to make sure parents and students are comfortable enough to return. But that outreach and messaging will have to be backed up by real promise, said Howard.
"We've often times looked for a moment in time to say schools will do better by all students, not just middle-class White kids, but Black, Brown and poor students. Public schools have never been incentivized to do better. Charter schools posed a threat. But there's never been a moment like this with 30 and 40 percent of students not showing up," he said.
Clarification: This post has been updated to reflect that about half, not all, of San Diego Unified high schools will move to a four-by-four schedule. San Diego Unified Board President Richard Barrera initially said all high schools would make the change, and clarified after this post was initially published that about half of district high schools would make the change.
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Karlie Kloss' shopping tips for finding good quality leggings | Well+Good
Active Clothing Athleisure Wear
The Perfect Pair of Leggings Comes Down to 3 Things, According to Karlie Kloss
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Photo: Adidas
The second it starts getting chilly outside, ladies everywhere have the exact same routine. And no, it's not just ordering all the cozy pumpkin spice beverages—it's stocking up on new leggings to get through the next six or so months of coldness. Right now, searches for the activewear staple are up 800 percent on Google Trends, but don't just add any item in your shopping cart: Karlie Kloss, who rocks 'em year round, has some intel on what to look for before you hit "buy."
Kloss has been part of the Adidas fam for quite a while now, and because the company has a women's collective where #girlbosses are able to give feedback on their pieces, so it's safe to say she's a pro at knowing what makes great activewear. At the brand's recent launch of The Statement Collection—which is a sports bra collection inspired by female creators with new low, medium, and high-impact options, boldly-patterned leggings, and jackets—the model opened up about the three things that make for a can't-beat pair of leggings. And spoiler: the style (gasp!) isn't one of them. Keep scrolling for her take on what to look for in your best-worn pair.
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Check out the three things Karlie Kloss looks for when buying leggings.
Having too-short or too-long leggings can make a break a pair or leggings (or at the very least keep them from being your absolute fave), and that's exactly why it's one of Kloss' biggest deal-breakers when purchasing a pair. "I'm a tall lady, so for me, if I can cover my ankles, it's nothing short of a miracle. Length is key," she tells me. "Obviously what's going to be right for me isn't something that's going to be right for someone who's 5'2." However, whatever your height, by taking a nod from Kloss and paying attention to the length ahead of purchasing, you can fire up you workouts because you won't have to worry about leggings moving around or bouncing up and down while you sweat it out.
2. High-waisted fit
At this point, it's hard to remember the days before high-waisted leggings were a thing—and Kloss is never going back. "I really love a high-waisted fit. Which, again, is a challenge if I'm looking for length and a high-waisted fit," she says. The high waist is a great option when going from the gym to whatever else is on the list. Throw a crop top (we're loving this ocre one from The Statement Collection) over a pair or go with a long sweater to make it work post-gym.
3. Breathable fabric
If you're super-particular about the fabric of your leggings, you're not alone. "I'm such a snob when it comes to fabric. Especially when you're moving. You're active in your workout and active in your day—the rest of your morning you're wearing your leggings, so the fabric is something I'm super conscious of. Even above style. I would rather it fit right and feel good than care about how it looks. I like it to be breathable," she says.
Here are the nine most flattering pair of leggings, no matter your size. Or, check out the 14 best pairs of leggings on Amazon.
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Eleanor joined Scottish Land & Estates in September 2018 and her remit covers current funding and regulation, post-Brexit policy and support, delivery of public goods, Land Use Strategy, climate change, water quality, natural flood management and soil health. Eleanor was previously Knowledge Exchange Manager at Rothamsted Research where she acted as in-house agricultural consultant and working with Defra and others on agriculture research, policy and knowledge transfer. Prior to this, Eleanor was the Agriculture Development Fieldsman at Birds Eye and a Trials Officer for Oxford Agricultural Trials.
Eleanor grew up in a farming family and was an active member of Young Farmers before studying for a BSc (Hons) Agriculture with a focus on sustainable soil and water management at the Royal Agricultural University, graduating with a 2:1 and receiving the Worshipful Company of Farmers Top Student Award for Best Dissertation and the British Soil Science Society Best Student Plaque. She is BASIS qualified and more recently studied for an MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security after receiving the Clyde Higgs Postgraduate Scholarship.
If you were a Scottish animal, which would you be and why?
I think I would have to be a water vole. I too have a love of water and have been known to swim off the West Coast of Scotland in November! I'm also a fan of digging either in the garden or through mountains of documents!
What do very few people know about you?
I was born deaf and wear hearing aids, most people don't realise or forget I've told them. The fact I have Grade 6 Singing and Musical Theory awards does confuse them a bit!
Which three words best describe your outlook on life?
Thrifty, articulate and resourceful.
Tell us, in 10 words, what you would like your legacy to rural Scotland to be
Let me get back to you on that one....


One of the first Hereford herds to earn Pasturefed Cattle Assurance System certification has won a bronze medal in the 2016 Australian Food Awards.
Greg and Lauren Newell run 120 Hereford females and followers on 101ha at Wingham, supplying PCAS certified grass fed beef under their own Linga Longa Farm brand.
Under the RASV Royal Melbourne Australian Food Awards competition, a striploin from a Linga Longa 14-month-old steer was assessed for taste, flavour and tenderness to earn a total score of 75 out of 100 points.
It was the first competition the couple had entered since obtaining their PCAS licence three years ago.
The couple supply steers and heifers to Wingham Beef Exports for processing at 300-350kg liveweight.
They moved to value-adding after being frustrated at the commodity prices received through the traditional physical auction market.
The PCAS licence and Meat Standards Australia certification was added three years ago to verify their grass fed claims to consumers.
"We have taken every link out of the chain bar the slaughter and have full control of our product,'' Mr Newell said.
The family is credited with importing three Hereford bulls from Cox's Green, Herefordshire, to Australia in 1859 on the ship, Duncan Dunbar.
Bulls are selected on calving ease while females are selected for docility, fertility and milk.
Calves are weaned into pasture cells for finishing on kikuyu and clover pastures.
Mr Newell aims for a good yielding carcase with an even fat cover.
"We use low stress handling techniques in good, safe yards – the cattle are kept in their social groups and transported just 5km to the abattoir,'' he said.
"None of the herd is over five years of age and we leave a lead cow in the herd to show the younger cattle the way.
The couple have introduced a farm stay to complete the consumer "nose to tail'' experience.
"About 20 per cent of our business is now on-line, with the balance to farmers markets and surplus cattle are sold through the saleyards,'' Mr Newell said.
He is an advocate of fostering young and small landholding cattle producers.
Mr Newell hopes the medal win would inspire other smaller producers to enter competitions against the large processors.
The Newell family have value added to their Hereford herd with their Linga Longa grass fed brand.


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Welcome to the week of January 29th. I hope you had a great week. We finished up with Winter Diagnostics and we should be on a regular schedule, for a few weeks at least. We had a productive week considering our schedule was so inconsistent.
We go backwards to Chapter 10 this upcoming week which still features characterizations…analysis and development.
Mr. Benson, our elementary music teacher, was kind enough to give me a keyboard so I have begun "warming" the students vocal chords up. We do several exercises with the keyboard as well as physical warm-ups to get them prepared for the day's work.
I want to thank the parents who have consented to letting their children stay a few days a week until 4:00. We are rehearsing for the school-wide Showcase on February 11th. These students will be performing "Hard Knock Life" from "Annie" and "Belle" from "Beauty and the Beast". I've already taught them the beginning of the music and some stage movement as well. They will be very confident when it's time for the drama department to do their showcase in March. I think we all had a lot of fun yesterday. I'm there until 4:00 every day and I can work with them anytime during that time. The rehearsals are scheduled on Thursday and Fridays and I think by the 10th of February, they'll be ready to go.
For those students who are rehearsing for the Showcase, I promised them I would include the lyrics to their songs on Weebly this week. They follow the reminders.


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I Don't Feel Happy For A Number Of Reasons: Daughter Of Lyubov Uspenskaya Spoke About Her Mother
Video: I Don't Feel Happy For A Number Of Reasons: Daughter Of Lyubov Uspenskaya Spoke About Her Mother
Video: Как живет Любовь Успенская и сколько она зарабатывает Нам и не снилось 2023, February
The daughter of the singer Lyubov Uspenskaya, Tatyana Plaksina, on the air of the Dok-Tok show on Channel One, talked via video link with the socialite and host of the program Ksenia Sobchak from the USA. She noted that she resumed communication with her beloved mother. Tatiana Plaksina. Photo: instagram.com/tatiana_plaksin_/
"I understand that she is my mother, an important person for me. I just had a grudge that at some point the scene became more important to her than me. I don't feel happy for a number of reasons. Probably, I was really happy only at school."
Tatiana Plaksina As Plaksina noted, since childhood she dreamed that her mother would pay more attention to her. At the same time, she emphasized that her parent worked a lot and there were some directors and managers next to her all the time. According to Plaksina, she does not think about a singer's career. She is much closer to painting. The girl paints pictures.
Earlier, Lyubov Uspenskaya herself noted that her daughter finally got in touch with her from America, where she left a little less than a year ago after the scandal. She said that love and goodness in their relationship with the heiress will overcome any obstacles. See also:
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Adele Divorced Her Husband And Promised Not To Sing About Parting
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Alexey Glyzin Spoke About Parties In Alla Pugacheva's Room
The artist began working on the stage in the 70s
Mom Didn't Want To Get Into It: Listyev's Daughter Remembered How Her Relatives Shared The TV Presenter's Inheritance
The last wife of the TV presenter hired expensive lawyers so as not to share the inheritance


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