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Doheny "Green" Surf Festival to Raise Funds for Southern California State Parks and Beaches
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Dana Point, Calif., July 18, 2012 - The Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association (DSBIA), San Onofre Foundation (SOF) and Utopia Entertainment, Inc. are producing the Doheny Surf Festival coming to Dana Point, CA, August 11-12. This fundraising event helps support San Onofre, San Clemente, Trestles and Doheny State Parks. The two-day event, presented bySubaru along with supporting sponsors Kona Brewing and Rubio's, is an expanded version of the summer surf event that has been held for the last four years. It will include all things Surf: exhibits, woodies, vintage surfboards, music, tandem surfing, nose riding, Outrigger Canoe and SUP demonstrations, Kids' Corner, environmental and ocean education, state park wildlife, autographs and photo opportunities with surf legends as well as current professionals. A major music lineup includes headlinerEddie Money, as well as Everlast, Fishbone, ALO, Honk, Common Sense, Paula Fuga, Le Blorr plus others will entertain 3,500 concert attendees each day. 20,000 attendees are expected to visit Doheny beach during the two-day event.
"We have loved producing a great event over the past four years," says DSBIA President Bill Brooks, "We're very excited to have such great sponsors this year, they all comprehend the importance of keeping these legendary beaches maintained and protected; as does our commissioned Surf Fest logo artist and San Clemente resident Drew Brophy." Brophy stated, "Doheny and San Onofre State Parks are some of the most enjoyed and valuable surfing areas in California and even the world. I am stoked to participate in anything that preserves these natural playgrounds for our future."
Nearly 70 State Parks are slated to close in 2012, and the budgets for the remaining Parks are being slashed. The SOF and DSBIA are California non-profit public benefit charitable corporations, dedicated to protecting the treasured State Parks and Beaches of San Onofre, Doheny, Trestles and San Clemente. Although these parks are not on the closure list, SOF and DSBIA depend on donations to preserve and operate these parks for over two million yearly visitors.
"This is a significant effort to show how much appreciation the citizens of California have for their public lands," says San Onofre Foundation President Steve Netherby. "Every dollar we raise stays right in the local Parks."
There will be something for everyone in Vendor Village. Beer and wine will be available in the Kona Brewing beer garden; great food fare and beverages will be served by LA Gourmet Food Trucks and eateries that have supported surfing through the years, among them, Daphne's California Greek, Nalu's Island Grill and Rubio's.
"The Surf Festival's vision is to present the surf culture as a leading edge movement in the world today," says Jim Kempton, the Festival Director and CEO of the San Onofre Foundation. "This will be a celebration of the surf culture and fun for the entire family and will an example of an environmentally sound event that is endeavoring to be 100 percent carbon neutral. We couldn't achieve vast awareness without our truly great media partners, Surfer Magazine, Surfline, Playlist 92.7 and the San Clemente Times."
Doheny State Beach became California's first state beach on May 31, 1931. Steep in surf culture it remains one of Southern California's most famous beaches and is one of California's most popular camping grounds. The beach covers an area of 62 acres and includes a day use surfing beach at the northern end, as well as campgrounds in its southern area.
For more information and concert tickets visit www.dohenysurffest.com
For Booth and Vendor applications, contact Malia Murray at SurfFestSales@gmail.com
About the Organizations:
SOF and DSBIA are California non-profit, charitable corporations. They work co-operatively with California State Parks to provide education, protection and promote these State Beaches as "World Treasures" that must never be compromised. They foster a comprehensive stewardship of this unique recreational resource, with its historically important sites and environmentally significant setting. Their mission is to enhance the rich cultural and natural history of this magnificent coastal zone for the park's main stakeholder groups, including surfers, cyclists, campers, hikers, Native Americans, the Military, environmentalists and others.
www.sanofoundation.org / www.dohenystatebeach.org
Utopia Entertainment, Inc., is a leading provider of entertainment solutions for clients around the globe. Utopia Entertainment's Design, Partnership, and Production groups all focus on a singular goal: Providing "World Class" entertainment experiences for commercial applications worldwide. For more information contact Nicole Casano, at Utopia Entertainment, Inc., 661-254-9943, or visit us on the web at www.utopiaworldwide.com
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Sexual outcomes after partial penectomy for penile cancer: results from a multi-institutional study
Salvatore Sansalone1, Mauro Silvani2, Rosario Leonardi3, Giuseppe Vespasiani1, Valerio Iacovelli1
1 Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery - Urology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy
2 Department of Urology, Biella General Hospital, 13900 Biella, Italy
3 Musumeci GECAS Clinic Gravina di Catania, 95127 Catania, Italy
Date of Decision 11-May-2015
Date of Acceptance 14-Sep-2015
Date of Web Publication 04-Dec-2015
Dr. Valerio Iacovelli
Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery - Urology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133 Rome, Italy
Penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy. Surgical treatment is inevitably mutilating. Considering the strong impact on patients' sexual life we want to evaluate sexual function and satisfaction after partial penectomy. The patients in this study (n = 25) represented all those who attended our institutions and were diagnosed and treated for penile cancer from October 2011 to November 2013. All patients underwent partial penectomy and followed-up (mean: 14 months; range: 12-25). Sexual presurgical baseline was estimated using the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction 15 (IIEF-15). Sexual outcomes of each patient were estimated considering four standardized and validated questionnaires. We analyzed the means and ranges of IIEF-15 including erectile function (IIEF-1-5 and -15), orgasmic function (IIEF-9 and -10), sexual desire (IIEF-11 and -12), intercourse satisfaction (IIEF-6-8), and overall satisfaction (IIEF-13 and -14). Then, we also used Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ), Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS) and Self-Esteem and Relationship (SEAR) to evaluate the sexual function and satisfaction of our patients. The final results showed that penile cancer leads to several sexual and psychosexual dysfunctions. Nevertheless, patients who undergo partial penectomy for penile cancer can maintain the sexual outcomes at levels slightly lower to those that existed in the period before surgery.
Keywords: partial penectomy; penectomy; penile cancer; penile tumor; sexual outcomes
Sansalone S, Silvani M, Leonardi R, Vespasiani G, Iacovelli V. Sexual outcomes after partial penectomy for penile cancer: results from a multi-institutional study. Asian J Androl 2017;19:57-61
Sansalone S, Silvani M, Leonardi R, Vespasiani G, Iacovelli V. Sexual outcomes after partial penectomy for penile cancer: results from a multi-institutional study. Asian J Androl [serial online] 2017 [cited 2019 Jul 18];19:57-61. Available from: http://www.ajandrology.com/text.asp?2017/19/1/57/168690 - DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.168690
Cancer of the penis is a rare diagnosis in the Northern hemisphere (1 in 100 000 inhabitants in the USA and Europe),[1],[2] whereas it is much more common in the Southern hemisphere (50 in 100 000 in Brazil).[3] Penile cancer accounts for 20%-30% of all male cancers in some regions of Asia, Africa, and South America[4] and is a severe problem in the developing world.[5]
Etiological factors are thought to include poor penile hygiene, phimosis, tobacco smoking, and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.[6],[7] It is a rare disease in communities that practice circumcision in newborns or before puberty (Jews, Muslims, and the Ibos of Nigeria).[6] Early circumcision involves a 3- to 5-fold reduction of the risk of penile cancer while adult circumcision does not exert a protective effect.[8]
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounts for more than 95% of cases of the malignant penile disease.[9] The prepuce and glans are the most common primary lesion sites.[10] In selected patients, early disease can be treated with organ-preserving techniques such as Mohs micrographic surgery and laser and radiation therapy. Patients with more advanced primary disease require partial or total penectomy. Patients with inguinal metastatic disease should undergo elective or therapeutic lymph node dissection.[5]
Cases which a sufficient portion of the penile shaft can be preserved to enable patients to direct the urinary stream comfortably are managed by partial penectomy.[11] Penile cancer has profound implications for a man's self-image and sexual life,[12] yet very little has been published on patients' sexual function and their partners' sexual satisfaction. Kieffer et al.[13] recently investigated the quality of life (QoL) of patients treated for penile cancer. They reported that partial penectomy was associated with sexual and psychological problems regarding orgasm, body image, life interference and urination, and stressed the lack of studies in this field of urology. The opinion of patients' partners has never been explored.
This study examined patients' sexual activity, self-esteem, and sexual relationships after penile cancer surgery as well as their partner's satisfaction with treatment.
The patients enrolled in the study (n = 25) were diagnosed and treated for penile cancer at the three participating institutions from October 2011 to November 2013 (10 patients, Department of Urology Tor Vergata Rome; 7 patients, Department of Urology Biella; 8 patients, Clinica Musumeci GECAS Catania).
Inclusion criteria were partial penectomy for penile carcinoma, erectile function domain score (items 1-5, and 15 of the International Index of Erectile Function, IIEF-15) ≥17, and a postoperative penile stump length ≥3 cm. Exclusion criteria were a conservative treatment (Mohs micrographic surgery; laser and radiation therapy), total penectomy, recurrence and/or metastasis, and surgical complications (e.g., wound infection).
Given the controversies over penile length measurement, standardized protocol was applied by a skilled operator at all participating institutions. Length was measured with the penis fully stretched, not flaccid, and the glans held between thumb and forefinger; the suprapubic fat was pressed inwards as much as possible and the foreskin, if present, was retracted.[14] Penis length was the distance from the pubic ramus to the distal tip of the glans, taken on the dorsal side.
Ethics Committee approval was obtained for the clinical study and data collection. Each patient provided his written informed consent prior to enrollment, according to the Ethics Committee of each institution. All data were collected in a database and analyzed retrospectively. Patients and partners were invited to the out-patient clinic for a follow-up visit that involved a physical examination and 4 self-administered questionnaires on day 90 ± 5 for patients and self-administered questionnaires, also on day 90 ± 5, for partners. Mean follow-up was 19 ± 6.3 months (range: 12-25).
Procedures: surgery
All patients were operated on using the same organ-sparing partial penectomy technique followed by pseudoglans reconstruction with an inverted distal urethral flap. The shaft penis was completely degloved to enable complete dissection of the urethra off the corpora cavernosa down to the crura. The distal portion of the urethra was then spatulated ventrally for approximately 2.5 cm, everted and used to cover the corporeal heads, forming a pseudoglans.[15],[16]
A skilled surgeon from each institution applied the same technique.
The IIEF-15 questionnaire was provided prior to surgery, to collect data on erectile function. Moderate to severe erectile dysfunctions were exclusion criteria. Sexual outcomes were investigated by four self-administered standardized questionnaires, validated in Italian, 3 months after surgery. Urinating problems were not investigated.
Before the operation, 3/25 (12%) men were using erectile dysfunction drugs (phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, PD5i; tadalafil 5 mg d−[1]
Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS) questionnaire
This tool was used to assess Patient and Partner satisfaction with postoperative erectile function with or without drug treatment (e.g., PD5i). The 11 items of the Patient scale and the 5 items of the Partner scale were scored from 0 (no satisfaction, dissatisfaction) to 4 (high satisfaction). The mean EDITS score of each patient and partner was calculated. For easier interpretation, mean scores were multiplied by 25; as a result, EDITS scores ranged from a minimum of 0 (extremely low satisfaction) to a maximum of 100 (extremely high satisfaction).[17]
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) questionnaire
This 15-item, self-administered questionnaire was devised in the 1990s as a reliable, cross-culturally valid, and psychometrically sound measure of erectile function with high sensitivity and specificity in assessing treatment-related changes in patients with erectile dysfunction. Items are scored from 0 to 5 and are divided into five domains: erectile function (items 1-5 and 15; maximum score 30); Orgasmic function (items 9 and 10; maximum score 10); Sexual desire (items 11 and 12; maximum score 10); Intercourse satisfaction (items 6-8; maximum score 15); and Overall satisfaction (items 13 and 14; maximum score 10). Patients were given it before the operation and 3 months after surgery, respectively, to assess premorbid sexual function and current function.[18]
Quality of Erection Questionnaire (QEQ)
This is a new 6-item tool evaluating erection hardness, onset, and duration. It is employed as a total score, which is the sum of all items converted to a 0-100 scale.[19]
Self-Esteem and Relationship (SEAR) questionnaire
This 14-item measure assesses the effect of treatment and any erectile dysfunction on the patient's self-esteem and sexual relationship. It involves two domains, Sexual Relationship (items 1-8) and Confidence (items 9-14); the confidence domain has two subscales, Self-Esteem (items 9-12) and Overall Relationship (items 13 and 14). Here, too, the domain scores, subscale scores, and overall (total) score were converted to a 0-100 scale, higher scores indicating a more favorable response (0 least favorable, 100 most favorable).[20]
Clinical data and questionnaire scores were recorded and entered into tables. T-test for dependent means (also called a paired samples t-test) was applied to pre- and post-operative IIEF-15 scores. Results were considered significant if the P ≤ 0.05.
This study involved 25 Italian Caucasian patients. Two patients, who had been enrolled but died from other causes (myocardial infarction and stroke), were not included. Five patients were aged ≤40 years (20%). Twelve patients had phimosis or redundant prepuce, 10 had a history of smoking, and 2 had a history of acuminate warts. Five patients (20%) were positive for HPV 16 on the HPV-DNA test, whereas the other patients did not undergo this test. Eleven patients (44%) had T1 tumor, 6 pT1a (24%) and 5 pT1b (20%), whereas 14 patients (56%) had T2 tumor. Eleven patients (44%) required radical or modified lymphadenectomy. Patients' data are summarized in [Table 1].
Table 1: Patient characteristics on presurgery staging and pathology results
At the time of the study, mean patient age was 61.5 ± 2.5 years (range: 25-75); 75.5% came from urban areas. All were married and living with their wives, except for a young man. All patients were sexually active prior to surgery according to IIEF-15 data. All partial penectomies had approximately the same extent, with an average postoperative stump of ≥3 cm (range: 3-4.5 cm). None of the patients experienced surgical complications such as wound infection. None suffered from any severe, chronic illness that could otherwise interfere with their QoL. All patients and partners compiled their questionnaires. The results are shown and summarized in [Table 2].
Table 2: Postoperative sexual data
The sexual function data are reported first (IIEF-15 and QEQ) and those regarding the satisfaction and self-esteem (EDITS and SEAR) are reported next. The patients who did resume their sexual life did that on postoperative day 75 ± 8.6 (range: 55-89); 5 (20%) including the three patients who used them preoperatively took erectile dysfunction medications (PDE5i, tadalafil 5 mg d−1 .
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15 questionnaire)
The preoperative IIEF-15 scores regarded the 8 weeks before surgery, not the classic 4. For the first domain, the mean Erectile function score was 28.68 ± 1.04 (range: 24.5-30); the Orgasmic function score was 9.86 ± 0.59 (range: 8.8-10); the sexual desire score was 8.75 ± 1.67 (range: 7.9-10); the Intercourse satisfaction rate was 12.5 ± 1.75 (range: 11.8-14.5); and the Overall satisfaction rate was 9.01 ± 0.79 (range: 7.9-9.8).
The postoperative data were very encouraging although predictably lower. The mean erectile function (items 1-5 and 15) score was 21.28 ± 3.07 (range: 12-29), with a total of 17 patients reporting erection of the penile stump hard enough for penetration "most times" or "always" during the entire sexual intercourse, similar to that before surgery. Five patients reported moderate erectile dysfunction (score 11-16).
The Orgasmic function (items 9 and 10) score was 7.92 ± 0.86 (range: 2-10), with 16 patients reporting that they ejaculated and experienced the feeling of orgasm "almost always" or "always" when they had sexual stimulation or intercourse. Three patients did not reach orgasm.
Items 11 and 12 investigated sexual desire. Fourteen patients reported feeling desire "always" or "most times." Five patients reported a reduction in frequency ("a few times" to never") and/or level ("moderate" to "low") of sexual desire. The mean score was 7.16 ± 0.94 (range: 3-10).
Intercourse satisfaction (items 6-8) registered a score of 7.32 ± 2.65 (range: 0-14). Seven patients maintained the same sexual frequency as before the operation, but the majority of patients reported a reduction and 2 "did not attempt intercourse." Sexual intercourse and satisfaction varied, the majority finding intercourse "almost always" or "a few times" satisfactory and satisfaction being described as "fairly" or "highly enjoyable."
The Overall satisfaction score (items 13 and 14) was 6.52 ± 1.84 (range: 4-10). Two patients were "very dissatisfied" after partial penectomy; 7 were "very satisfied" with their overall sex life and sexual relationship with their partners. The rest reported that they were "equally satisfied and dissatisfied."
In conclusion, with regard to the erectile function domain, 17/25 patients (68%) had high or very high confidence in achieving erections. Although 3 patients did not reach orgasm at all, 64% (16/25) reported a good result. Sexual desire was maintained in 14/25 patients (56%). The majority of patients reported a reduction in the frequency of intercourse; the main reason for embarrassment appeared to be related to shame for the small penile size, which seems to be related to overall satisfaction [Table 2].
Significant differences were found using paired samples t-test in all the five domains.
The mean score was 77.46 ± 16.20 (range: 33-91.6). With regard to the first item, "you had erections hard enough for penetration of your partner," 18 patients answered "about half the time" to "almost always or always," and only three patients answered "almost never." Items 2-6 explore the characteristics of erection in relation to intercourse, and most patients reported being quite satisfied or satisfied. The QEQ data, describing the quality of erection, can be considered satisfactory, since 18/25 (72%) patients were very confident with their potency after treatment.
Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS questionnaire)
Treatment satisfaction differs from treatment efficacy since it focuses on a person's subjective evaluation of the treatment received. What we consider as "treatment" is the surgical partial penectomy procedure, with or without the postoperative use of PD5i; 5/25 patients (20%) currently take PD5i.
When questioned about treatment, only four patients reported a quite low satisfaction rate (≤50), whereas 9 patients reported a high satisfaction rate with an overall score (≥80). However, the mean EDITS Patient score was 74.97 ± 17.06 (range: 43.18-93.18).
Partner satisfaction has never been evaluated, although it is probably an important determinant. All partners were interviewed and filled in the questionnaire. All those we talked to seemed to be very sympathetic to their partner. The quite high EDITS Partner score of 73.25 ± 15.20 (range: 50-95.7) confirmed these subjective considerations. None of the partners had a score ≤50.
Self-Esteem and Relationship (SEAR questionnaire)
The first 8 items of the SEAR questionnaire analyze the patient's sexual relationship. The overall score of SEAR 1-8 was 68.06 ± 19.14 (range: 28.12-96.8). Seven patients had a score ≤50 and 6 patients had a score ≥85.
The second domain of the SEAR is about confidence and has two subdomains, self-esteem and overall relationship. The self-esteem score (items 9-12) was 73.25 ± 16.29 (range: 43.75-100); 17 patients had a self-esteem score ≥75, with a quite good result. Only two patients were dissatisfied. The SEAR 13-14 overall relationship score was 74.5 ± 22.67 (range: 25-100). Seven patients had a score of 100 and 19 a score ≥75. Furthermore in this subdomain, only two patients had a low score (25) [Table 2].
Penile cancer is a rare malignancy in the Northern hemisphere. Its radical treatment can be disfiguring and may have an impact on sexual function, relationship with a partner, self-image, and self-esteem. Moreover, very few studies have addressed this topic, and the partner's opinion has never been assessed.
We used four standardized and validated questionnaires. The IIEF-15 addresses the relevant domains of male sexual function including erectile function, orgasmic function, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction, and overall satisfaction. Nevertheless, this tool is limited by the superficial assessment of the psychosexual background and the very limited assessment of partner relationship, two important factors in the presentation of male sexual dysfunction. For this reason, we evaluated IIEF-15 together with the other questionnaires. Moreover, a severe problem when speaking to patients about the erectile function is the patient's self-evaluation, since many men are not wholly truthful or are too embarrassed to be specific about their erection and erectile function.
The IIEF-15 was distributed both before and after surgery, to collect data on erectile function, whereas the QEQ, EDITS and SEAR questionnaires were given to patients and their partners after surgery. Before surgery, self-esteem and sexual life were obviously compromised due to the penile mass; for this reason, we assessed only erectile function preoperatively and waited for the resumption of patients' sexual life. The postoperative questionnaires were administrated and completed 3 months from surgery.
A systematic review by Maddineni and co-workers[21] reported that there are five main studies of radical treatment and sexual function in patients with penile cancer and that the IIEF-15 was the tool used most commonly to evaluate sexual function. In the study by Windhal and colleagues,[22] 50% of patients reported being satisfied with their sexual life. Encouraging results were described by Romero et al.[23] and Gulino et al.[24] In the study by D'Ancona's group,[25] who used the Overall Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (OSFQ), nearly 36% of patients had no sexual function or moderately to severely reduced sexual function. Ficarra et al.[26] reported that patients with penile cancer who were subjected to mutilating treatment had lower sexual function scores.
We focused on different topics. The EDITS questionnaire stresses the importance of treatment satisfaction both in patients and their partners. The former showed a high rate of satisfaction with the treatment, and the latter proved the high partner compliance with the partner situation after surgical intervention.
As described in the results, the majority of patients (68%) had high or very high confidence in achieving erections; 64% of patients reported good results in achieving orgasm. Sexual desire was maintained in 14/25 patients. The majority of patients reported a reduction in the frequency of intercourse; the main reason of embarrassment appeared to be a feeling of shame due to the small penile size, and this seems to be related to overall satisfaction. Significant differences in pre- and post-operative scores were observed in all the IIEF domains. These findings clearly demonstrate the unavoidable deterioration of sexual outcomes after surgical procedures and seem to underline the fundamental role of partners' psychological involvement.
In the QEQ, 72% of patients reported being quite confident with their postoperative potency. These data seem to support the high scores of the IIEF-1-5 and -15.
Patients' sexual relationship was also investigated by the first domain of the SEAR questionnaire, which yielded a very good result and a score that was similar to IIEF items 13 and 14. Self-esteem and overall relationship exhibit almost the same good score, emphasizing how the physical deformity does not depress mood and social relationship.
Although penile cancer is an uncommon malignancy, 5-year disease-specific survival exceeds 90%, despite the possibility of local recurrence.[27] These patients are therefore likely to live with the sexual and psychosexual effects of penile surgery for a long time. Inevitably, partial penectomy changes both patients' feelings of masculinity and their perception of self and body image. Clearly, these feelings may have an emotional basis, reflecting unconscious fears related to one's tarnished image as a lover, and may go as far as avoiding showing the surgical site to the partner. Furthermore, to our young partnerless patient the changed appearance was a major concern and a potential barrier to seeking a new relationship.
Although few published data are available, the sexual outcomes of partial penectomy found in this study are similar to those found with other penile cancer treatment strategies. Opjordsmoen and colleagues[28] published one of the first studies on the topic, and described patients' sexual outcomes after different treatments, albeit in a small sample. They found that all organ-sparing techniques (local excision/laser beam treatment, definitive radiotherapy, and partial penectomy) had roughly similar sexual outcomes, but sexuality postirradiation was more impaired than that experienced by the other patients. In 2014, Delaunay et al.[29] concluded that penis brachytherapy is a good alternative treatment that appears to have a moderate impact on sexual function and behavior. Indeed, 10 (58.8%) of the 17 patients who were sexually active before brachytherapy were still active after treatment, and 17 (94.4%) of the 18 patients who had erections before penile cancer therapy still had them after treatment. Similar promising data were described by Sharma and colleagues,[30] who studied the role of high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in selected patients with T1-T2-stage penile carcinoma, and found that 10/14 patients had satisfactory sexual function status at the last follow-up visit.
Anatomical preservation is an important factor in patients' sexual outcomes. In 2014, Hegarty et al.[31] reviewed the organ-sparing techniques available to patients with penile cancer, and concluded that innovative surgical approaches would be able to preserve as much penile tissue and functional integrity as possible, thus minimizing disease and treatment impact on patients' QoL, without compromising oncological outcomes. In 2012, Veeratterapillay et al.[32] found that penile-sparing surgery can achieve good oncological control with limited morbidity and psychosexual side-effects. A multicenter study by Yang and colleagues[33] has emphasized the important role of glans-sparing approaches that can achieve preservation of functional anatomy and esthetic appearance; glans preservation contributes to limiting postoperative erectile dysfunction and negative psychological effects, and promotes patients' return to satisfactory sexual intercourse. These considerations lend support to the view, recently expressed by Zukiwskyj and co-workers,[34] that organ-sparing techniques lead to more acceptable psychosexual and oncological outcomes.
Pretreatment evaluation of sexual function allows planning a follow-up process that can address several different domains. Medical rehabilitation can be considered in some cases where residual erectile dysfunction follows the surgical treatment. Nevertheless, a multidisciplinary follow-up with psychologists trained in sexual therapy is necessary and should begin when treatment is being decided, to help patients and their partners discuss their feelings and facilitate the return of sexual functioning. Patients should be reassured that although their penis will be smaller after surgery, penetration and pleasant intercourse may still be possible. Pretreatment education may also prevent psychologically based sexual problems.[11]
This study assessed different aspects of patients' sexual outcomes after radical penectomy using four validated questionnaires. Its limitations involve first of all the small sample, penile carcinoma being a rare malignancy. In addition, data analysis was retrospective and the study does not include a control group. Although preoperative evaluation would have been compromised by the tumor, administration of the QEQ, SEAR and EDITS questionnaires also before surgery would have enabled a more effective comparison of results. Finally, 3 months is a limited follow-up. Further studies will be conducted to gain further insights into the various outcomes of partial penile surgery.
Although uncommon, penile cancer has profound implications for men's sexual life. This study found a high percentage of patient and partner satisfaction with the surgical treatment and promising results regarding recovery of sexual function, self-esteem, and overall relationship satisfaction.
Appropriate preoperative education and multidisciplinary follow-up have the potential to improve sexual outcomes after partial penectomy. Further studies are required to gain a greater understanding of sexual outcomes after partial penectomy.
SS carried out surgical procedures, conceived the study and drafted the manuscript; MS carried out surgical procedures and follow-up; RL carried out surgical procedures and follow-up; GV carried out surgical procedures and participated in the study coordination; VI conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination and drafted the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree with the order of presentation of the authors.
All authors declare no competing interests.
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Nepotism at NASCAR: How Do You Manage Family in a Family Business?
By Lynette Silva November 4, 2015 November 4, 2015
Nepotism seems to be the obvious punch line to workplace jokes like this one:
One employee to another employee: 'When the boss' son starts working here tomorrow, he'll have no special privileges or authority. Treat him just as you would anyone else who was due to take over the whole business in a year or two.'"
In family-run businesses, it's only fair to expect nepotism to be alive and well. I'm sure readers have seen nepotism in action, including the benefits and downsides that come with "hiring the boss's family."
But nepotism doesn't have to be negative, and when family members are expected to behave and perform the same as other employees, then outcomes can be quite positive.
Rising through the ranks of a family business
While I'm not a personal fan of NASCAR, I am fast becoming one of Lesa France Kennedy, the granddaughter of the late Bill France, Sr., the founder of NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). Ms. Kennedy is the chief executive of the International Speedway Corporation and vice chairwoman of NASCAR.
In a New York Times "Corner Office" column, Ms. Kennedy responded to a question about how she handled the unique challenges of rising through the ranks of a family business:
My father had some very specific expectations, and I admire him for it, even though it was a little bit painful at the time. He let us find our own way. A lot of the senior executives at the time were a little bit leery of new ideas from my brother and me, and we'd have to fight for those quite a bit.
It would have been easy for Dad to step in and say, 'No, no, let the kids try this out.' But instead he would really make us work for it and prove those ideas, and also to convince the other people. It was a great learning experience. He could have made it easier, but in the long run, I don't think that would have been the way to go."
While true enough for a family member rising through the ranks, there is also profound wisdom here for encouraging and developing all new or younger employees.
Lessons learned by not riding the coattails
Too often, immature or insecure managers will simply tell employees what they should do. Even well-meaning and skilled managers will sometimes try to clear the path for their rising young stars. But making the path easy for others can deny them the opportunity to learn important skills that will serve them well throughout their careers.
In Ms. Kennedy's statement above, I see three lessons she learned by not being allowed to ride the coattails of nepotism:
Do the research and necessary preparation to prove the value of your ideas.
Learn how to communicate with others to gain needed buy-in.
Fight for what you believe in.
Think what could be accomplished in your organization if people had this kind of attitude toward bringing their best work forward. Think how empowered people would be if they knew their ideas would be given appropriate consideration if these measures are taken.
Think about your own early career. What might you have done differently if you'd had this approach to selling your ideas internally?
Lynette Silva
Facts and stats run through Lynette Silva's veins. She uses her wealth of data and knowledge to help customers build strong business cases for the power of thanks to increase employee engagement, retention, productivity, and performance. In her role as senior recognition strategist and consultant at Globoforce (www.globoforce.com), she's also a frequently requested speaker and session leader. Contact her at Lynette.silva@globoforce.com.
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Sukorady  est une commune du district de Jičín, dans la région de Hradec Králové, en Tchéquie. Sa population s'élevait à  habitants en 2020.

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Sukorady se trouve à  au sud-ouest du centre de Hořice, à  au sud-est de Jičín, à  au nord-ouest de Hradec Králové et à  à l'est-nord-est de Prague.

La commune est limitée par Lískovice au nord-ouest, par Bašnice au nord et à l'est, par Bříšťany et Petrovičky au sud-est, par Petrovice au sud, et par Myštěves au sud-ouest.

Histoire
La première mention écrite de la localité date de 1382.

Notes et références

Commune dans le district de Jičín

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ISC High Performance is happy to announce that it is offering a full-day program for industrial HPC users, specifically addressing challenges in the industrial manufacturing, transport and logistics sectors.
The Industrial Day, which will be offered on Tuesday, June 20, is designed and chaired by high performance computing experts, Dr. Alfred Geiger of T-Systems and Dr. Marie-Christine Sawley of Intel Lab. The new program is a reflection of their own experiences derived from working with user communities, as well as expectations of past years' attendees.
This year's ISC High Performance conference will be held at Messe Frankfurt from June 18 – 22, and will be attended by over 3,000 HPC community members, including researchers, scientists and business people.
The day will begin with a keynote talk at 8:30 am and end at 4:45 pm with a round-table discussion between industrial HPC users and HPC service and technology providers. This discussion will set the agenda for the Industrial Day at ISC 2018.
Professor Dr. Norbert Kroll of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, has been invited to deliver a keynote address on "High performance computational fluid dynamics for future aircraft design," focusing on numerical flow simulations, which is a key element in the aerodynamic design process, complementing wind tunnel and flight testing.
In his abstract, he reveals that DLR is working on developing a next-generation computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software code, known as Flucs, to provide the basis for a consolidated flow solver. This software offers high flexibility across a wide range of multidisciplinary applications. It is also being designed to enable future HPC hardware utilization and is therefore exascale compatible.
For instance, Flucs follows a multi-level parallelization that features a shared-memory level, in addition to the established domain decomposition for distributed memory, to allow for significantly improved scalability. Moreover, Flucs features a higher-order Discontinuous Galerkin method, in addition to a 2nd-order finite-volumes discretization. These two simulation approaches are highly integrated to maximize code reuse and minimize source-code duplication.
Kroll will address the above, as well as the further design aspects of Flucs that aim to tackle the challenges of future aircraft design, and present simulation results demonstrating Flucs' current capabilities.
First held in 1986, ISC High Performance is the world's oldest and Europe's most important conference and networking event for the HPC community. It offers a strong five-day technical program focusing on HPC technological development and its application in scientific fields, as well as its adoption in commercial environments.
Over 400 hand-picked expert speakers and 150 exhibitors, consisting of leading research centers and vendors, will greet attendees at ISC High Performance. A number of events complement the Monday - Wednesday keynotes, including the Distinguished Speaker Series, the Industry Track, The Machine Learning Track, Tutorials, Workshops, the Research Paper Sessions, Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) Sessions, Research Poster, the PhD Forum, Project Poster Sessions and Exhibitor Forums.


Early on Sunday morning, a violent brawl erupted on the streets of the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, injuring six people, including one critically. About 200 people were involved in the brawl, many of them African Australians or of Pacific Islander descent.
Morrison was suggesting a name change had brought with it a different culture: one that is tougher on and more effective at dealing with the kind of violence seen in Collingwood. But is he right?
The NSW Police Service was formed in 1987 with the merging of the NSW Police Force and the NSW Police Department. The NSW Police Service was renamed the NSW Police Force in 2002 under the leadership of then-commissioner, Ken Moroney.
Only NSW and Western Australia use the term "force" in their police agencies' titles. Other states, such have Queensland, have replaced the word "force" with "service" or just removed the word altogether. This occurred after the Fitzgerald Inquiry into police corruption in Queensland revealed high-level systemic corruption within the police.
The change from "force" to "service" was designed to differentiate the new from the old, and to embrace a greater community policing focus in the renewal after the inquiry.
So how different are NSW and Victoria in their strategic approach to crime? The NSW Police Force lists its vision as "a safe and secure NSW" and its mission as "the police and the community working together to reduce violence, crime and fear".
Victoria Police has as its vision "delivering a safer Victoria". Its mission is to ensure a safe and secure and orderly society by serving the community and the law.
There is no great difference in the underlying strategic ethos of both agencies.
In broad terms, NSW crime is at record lows. Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research data show the rate for some crimes has fallen to 40-year lows.
After six years of increases in the crime rate, Victoria last year recorded the largest decline for the past 12 years.
To put these two states in perspective, Queensland's crime rate has increased for the past three years, including a 2% increase in the overall crime rate for 2016/2017.
Crime data supplied by the Crime Statistics Agency Victoria to the author also highlight the issues around crime committed by Sudanese-born Australians.
There is no doubt that Sudanese-born individuals are over-represented in crime data as a percentage of offender population compared to the general population. When it comes to more violent offences such as aggravated robbery and riot, the level of over-presentation increases.
Anecdotal reports from NSW police suggest they do not have this problem with Sudanese-born people in NSW.
Census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that in 2016 Victoria had 8,415 people who identified their place of birth as being Sudan or South Sudan, accounting for 0.14% of the state's population. NSW had a Sudanese-born population of 6,067, accounting for .08% of the state's population. So, proportionately, Victoria has more Sudanese-born residents than NSW.
The Prime Minister also highlighted the perception that, despite NSW having a large Sudanese-born population, it does not suffer the same problems as Victoria. A media focus on the problems of Sudanese-related crime in Victoria might be the cause of this perception.
A search of the Factiva news database using the search term "Sudanese/African/crime" produces 2,251 media documents matching these criteria since 2013 in Australia. In 2013, there were 93; so far in 2018 there have been 998. When considering most mentioned regions, 979 were Victorian, 680 were identified as Melbourne, only 194 were NSW and 181 identified as being Sydney.
Perceptions of safety are important to police services. Most include annual surveys to measure perceptions of community safety. Victoria Police measures its performance against indicators such as how safe the community feels walking alone and on public transport. Such indicators are included in its annual report.
The 2017 annual report reported substantial declines in perceptions of community safety for the last reported 12-month period across the categories measured.
While crime data would tell us Victoria is becoming a safer place to live, community perceptions do not match this – people feel much less safe. Part of the issue is the critical media focus on the perceived inability of Victoria Police to deal adequately with an easily recognisable offender group. It has all the hallmarks of a moral panic in the making.
Whether Victoria Police is a service or a force is immaterial. Victoria Police needs to improve its messaging and show the public that, as a law enforcement agency, it is a force to be reckoned with.
Reducing crime is only half the battle. Convincing the public that you are in control of crime is the other half.
Dr. Terry Goldsworthy has more than 28 years of policing experience in Australia as a Detective Inspector. He has served in general duties, watchhouse and as a motorcycle officer before moving to the Criminal Investigation Branch in 1994. He spent eight years as a Detective Senior Sergeant on the Gold Coast in charge of the CIB at Burleigh Heads.


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Obama Fact of the Day: Carney says Romney's credentials "deserve some scrutiny"
Today's Obama Fact of the Day comes courtesy of Press Secretary Jay Carney, who took it upon himself to attack those evil private equity firms.
On radio this morning, Glenn played a some audio from yesterday's White House press conference.
To begin, let's here Carney's thoughts on why it is okay to keep attacking private equity firms:
CARNEY: The experience he had as a community organizer and a State senator and then as a United States senator were the experience that he believed helped qualify him for the presidency, he made the case and – that that record...
REPORTER: He didn't do it as a community organizer. He did it as a President. My question is: Why are you saying that he would run things...
CARNEY: Because the governor himself – because the governor himself has said as much. He's not running, that I can tell, on his record or that you can, because he hasn't on his record in Massachusetts. He's running as a businessman who can do for America what he did in private equity and that, I think – I think Americans would expect that that – credential deserves some scrutiny.
In that case, doesn't President Obama's record deserve some scrutiny as well?
Glenn moved on to the audio clip of Carney answering a question about the how hypocritical it is for the President to accept money from the leaders of the private equity firms his campaign deaminizes:
REPORTER: Another question I've heard asked a lot about this is, you know, isn't it hypocritical for the President to attack Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital and then hold fundraisers and take donations from private...
CARNEY: The issue – those folks are not running for President. They do not believe that their experience in their line of work wholly qualifies them to sit in the oval office and be commander in chief and make the kinds of decisions on the economy that a President must make. He appreciates support from Americans from every walk of life and from every area of the economy and as you know, I'm sure you've reported on it, the – you know, the fact of the matter is the President's support as demonstrated by contributions is demonstrative – comes demonstratively from small – people who contribute just a little bit. They're not from huge donors at all. For more details on that, I'm sure the campaign can help you fill…
So there you have it, yet another example of how deep the hypocrisy runs in the Obama White House.
"I don't care if you're a Democrat or Republican. It doesn't matter, if you're honest, you can absolutely tell that this is, as promised, the most transparent administration ever in the history of the United States, transparent – transparently lying," Glenn said in response to Carney's comments.
"It is so clear that these people are just full-fledged hypocrites and liars. He was just lying about everything he was just asked. There is no truth left in these people. The truth for us to survive as a nation needs to live and thrive inside of us. Help spread the truth."


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Robert Charles Wickliffe (* 1. Mai 1874 in Bardstown, Kentucky; † 11. Juni 1912 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1909 und 1912 vertrat er den Bundesstaat Louisiana im US-Repräsentantenhaus.

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Robert Wickliffe war ein Enkel von Charles A. Wickliffe (1788–1869), der US-Postminister sowie Gouverneur und Kongressabgeordneter aus Kentucky war. Er war auch ein Cousin von J. C. W. Beckham (1869–1940), der zwischen 1915 und 1921 für Kentucky im US-Senat saß. Robert Wickliffe besuchte die öffentlichen Schulen in St. Francisville (Louisiana). Danach studierte er bis 1895 am Centre College in Danville (Kentucky). Nach einem anschließenden Jurastudium an der Tulane University in New Orleans und seiner 1897 erfolgten Zulassung als Rechtsanwalt begann er ab 1898 in St. Francisville in diesem Beruf zu arbeiten.

Politisch schloss sich Wickliffe der Demokratischen Partei an. Im Jahr 1898 war er Mitglied einer Versammlung zur Überarbeitung der Staatsverfassung von Louisiana. Am Spanisch-Amerikanischen Krieg nahm er als Soldat einer Infanterieeinheit aus Louisiana teil. Zwischen 1902 und 1906 war Wickliffe Bezirksstaatsanwalt im 24. Gerichtsbezirk von Louisiana. Bei den Kongresswahlen des Jahres 1908 wurde er im sechsten Wahlbezirk von Louisiana in das US-Repräsentantenhaus in Washington gewählt. Dort trat er am 4. März 1909 die Nachfolge von George K. Favrot an. Nach einer Wiederwahl konnte er bis zu seinem Tod am 11. Juni 1912 im Kongress verbleiben. Robert Wickliffe starb durch einen Unfall, als er in Washington eine Eisenbahnbrücke überquerte und von einem Zug erfasst wurde.

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Investigating The Purpose Of Female Beauty In Animals
1:00pm Feb 17, 2017
An adult female baboon from the Amboseli basin in Kenya displays her exaggerated estrous swelling--a sign that her time of ovulation is near.
Courtney Fitzpatrick
SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and Kaleideum, formerly the Children's Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks.
If you're a male animal, you might be far more gorgeous than your female partner. Think about the flowing mane of a lion, the majestic antlers on an elk, or the artistically intricate patterns on a peacock's feathers.
But now researchers are zeroing in on what qualifies as female beauty among many animal species.
Dr. Courtney Fitzpatrick interviews for SciWorks Radio from the studios of WFIU in Bloomington, Indiana. Selfie Credit, Courtney Fitzpatrick.
They are far more muted than the signals that we see in males, so we don't see anything like a peacock's tail in a female animal.
That is Dr. Courtney Fitzpatrick, former postdoctoral fellow at Duke University and a co-author of a recent paper in the journal Evolution investigating the purpose of female animal beauty. And it's not as straightforward as you might expect.
The female's ornamentation is usually red, and you might think that they would increase the risk of predation to an animal who is displaying it.
While we know that for males of many species, it's very important to get as many mates as you possibly can...
The point, scientifically, is for the male to pass his DNA to as many offspring as possible. And while that might seem obvious for females, it's not the case, according to Dr. Fitzpatrick's mathematical models.
This rule is not as likely to apply as ubiquitously to females.
And so, when you see what looks like reproductive competition using, say, a red spot on your side, or a red swelling on your rear end, or an orange patch under your throat if you're a lizard, what has been hypothesized is that, when females are using those traits for what looks like competition for number of mates, that they might be competing for mates of superior quality.
But instead, what our models suggest is that, even if, for example, because they have this trait, they're more likely to mate with a male who is "better," it still is very weak selection.
The female is not influencing future generations in a meaningful way. So what's going on?
There shouldn't be as much pressure on females to compete for mates because they're not scarce from the perspective of the female, and yet we see these things that look like competition for mates.
A female crab is not likely to go without a mate, while many males will. So then, why does that one special she-crab need such alluring and unforgettable red claws?
We might assume that, if a female walks around with a big red spot on her side, that she is going to be more visible to predators and, therefore, less likely to survive. Might it be the case that, by having a big red spot on her side and attracting males to her, that she, somehow, actually gains a survival advantage? So, that's one hypothesis.
Maybe they're a resource in terms of the kind of protection they provide from predators, whether that protection is because males are actively doing anything, or by virtue of being closer to a male, you're less likely to be eaten by a leopard. Or perhaps, in species where males provide nuptial gifts, maybe those females then get more fish, or, you know, whatever the male is bringing to her to eat?
Maybe through social selection, she gets gifts and/or protection from her special guy. The verdict is still out.
So, why does research like this matter?
Just as you would need to go out and get the cement to build the foundation of your house, applied sciences - like medical cures and space habitation research - rely on the foundation laid by basic research, such as this study. That's why seemingly non-urgent research gets funded.
So, there's not an immediate application of this work to, say, human health or anything that would necessarily, in the very immediate, improve or affect the human condition, except for the acquisition of basic knowledge. All of the applied research is based on basic research, but that doesn't mean that all basic knowledge is going to lead to some application. It's important because we want to understand what has given rise to the patterns we see in the living world.
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Missing Italian runner shows why it's a bad idea to use someone else's bib
The lost marathon runner who was found on the NYC subway shows why using someone else's bib can have consequences both unpredictable and dangerous
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Runners cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge during Sunday's New York City marathon. Photograph: Vincent Carchietta/USA Today Sports
For Italian runner Gianclaudio P Marengo, Sunday's New York City Marathon turned from a 26.2-mile race into an odyssey that ended on Tuesday when he was found on the subway still in his running clothes.
One asterisk on his journey: he wasn't registered for the marathon. He ran while wearing someone else's bib.
This is a constant worry and logistical headache for race directors, especially if a runner in someone else's bib gets hurt during the race.
"If they're non-communicative, we've got a real problem if they've got somebody else's bib," said Brant Kotch, president and race director of the Houston Marathon.
Marengo was found two days after the marathon on the New York City subway. Photograph: AP
The New York City Marathon bib has three ways its runner can be identified: the runner's number, information hand-written on the back of the bib (if the runner chooses to fill that in), and a bar code that, when scanned, shows whatever the runner provided upon registration, including name, emergency contact, primary language, and any additional medical information the runner feel officials would need to know.
"The situation could also cause confusion and fear for friends and family of an unregistered runner since race officials aren't able to track the status of a runner on the course in the medical tent who isn't properly identified," said Virginia Brophy Achman, executive director of Twin Cities in Motion, which puts on races that include the Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota.
Running under someone else's bib can also affect competitive results for everything from age group awards to, in the case of the Twin Cities Marathon, the USA Masters Marathon Championships. "We had an innocent situation in one of our smaller events where a husband and wife got bibs mixed up between them and he 'won" the women's race," said Brophy Achman. "It got sorted out in the end, but the situation wasn't something the actual winner needed to bear."
Some races also ban runners who are involved in bib switching. In 2014, the winner of the Marine Corps 17.75 race was disqualified for wearing someone else's bib, and both he and the person who gave him the bib were banned from entering any other Marine Corps Marathon-related event for the rest of the year. In its rules of competition, the New York Road Runners, which puts on the New York City Marathon, says that they ban big giver and bib taker from subsequent NYRR events. The Houston Marathon bans both for two years.
Kotch, who is also an attorney, said there could also be legal repercussions if a runner who didn't sign their electronic waiver at register got hurt and tried to sue the race. "I don't know if that waiver is still effective," he said.
Some races, like the Marine Corps Marathon, Pittsburg Marathon and Broad Street 10 Mile Run, allow entrants to transfer their bibs to another runner before the race. The New York City Marathon does not have such a program. However, organizers allow runners to defer their entry to the following year, though they must pay the fee again, which for 2015 was $255 for US runners and $347 for international runners.


Seddique Mateen, the father of the Orlando nightclub shooter, attended a Hillary Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Florida, placing himself prominently behind the presidential candidate as she spoke to supporters.
Mateen was visible in the backdrop of Clinton's speech as she paid tribute to the police officers and victims of the shooting.
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It is unclear whether the Clinton campaign was aware of Mateen's presence, and have yet to give a statement about the incident to WPTV.
Clinton paid tribute to the victims of the shooting during her rally.
I just have to tell you how grateful I am for the leadership and the people of Orlando and Central Florida for your love and compassion. And I know how many people, loved ones and friends, are still grieving. And I want them to know that we will be with you. We will be with you as you rebuild your lives, as you rebuild hope for the future, because we can't ever let that kind of hatred and violence break the spirit, break the soul, of any place in America.
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Little hope for Mahindra pickup to arrive in U.S.
There is officially no distributor for the Mahindra pickup, so it will not likely come to the U.S. Image from Wikimedia Commons.
The drama continues in the ongoing fracas concerning the Mahindra Pik-Up, a diesel-powered small truck that is sold in numerous countries worldwide. The little truck has been subject of much contention, but since it has no distributor, it isn't likely coming to the U.S.
Yet another blow
There is a small cadre of people who prefer light pickups to full size because they are cheaper to buy, drive and provide a towing and hauling capacity that is more realistic for the average person, who rarely need a full-size pickup. There are few household items that cannot be hauled, in other words, by a Ford Ranger or Toyota Tacoma; not everyone wants to spend more than $40,000 on a half or three-quarter ton truck that gets less than 15 miles per gallon.
For that reason, a good deal of buzz was generated several years ago by the announcement that Mahindra, an Indian company that's been selling farm equipment in the U.S., as well as internationally, was going to bring its small diesel-powered pickup truck to the U.S. A distributor, Global Vehicles, was lined up to sell them. However, according to AutoBlog, it is all but over at this point.
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Distribution arrangement scuttled
As of 2009, a company called Global Vehicles had an agreement with Mahindra to sell the trucks, which were dubbed the T20 and T40, signifying two or four-door models, through a network of up to 350 dealerships, according to the Chicago Tribune. All that was needed was modifications to meet crash safety and EPA regulations.
However, the deal stalled, and by 2010, both sides were accusing the other of breaking the agreement, so Global Vehicles sought arbitration through a British court. The arbitration ruling, according to AutoBlog, has just been issued, finding that Global Vehicles had violated the agreement.
Global Vehicles also sued in a federal court in Atlanta, according to the New York Times, but the case was thrown out because it was in arbitration in Britain.
Few small trucks to choose
The Mahindra T40, the four-door model with four-wheel drive and automatic transmission, was EPA rated at 19 miles per gallon city, 21 highway, according to PickupTrucks, the truck-based companion site to Cars.com. Granted, that isn't fantastic for a diesel, but isn't bad for a truck for starters and definitely for a four-wheel drive crew cab. A price wasn't available, but it would have come in well under $30,000.
Because the Ford Ranger is no more, there are five available pickups that aren't full-size. Only two achieve 21 miles per gallon highway or better for the four-door model with four-wheel drive and an automatic transmission, those being the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon. Though they are nearly the same truck, the Canyon gets better gas mileage, achieving 17 mpg city, 23 highway. The Colorado gets 16 city, 21 highway.
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DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / March 15, 2018 / North American Cannabis Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK: USMJ) and Puration, Inc. (OTC PINK: PURA) are continuing to forge ahead with establishing operations in Canada and California to position both companies to benefit from the respective legalization of recreational marijuana. USMJ recently announced a letter of intent to acquire a company in California that would advance USMJ's strategy to enter the recreational marijuana grow and dispensary markets in California. PURA has recently announced developments in California to establish an extraction operation and produce cannabis extract infused beverages for the legal California recreational marijuana market. Together, USMJ and PURA have been developing an opportunity to acquire a grow operation in Canada in advance of the pending nationwide legalization of recreational marijuana expected this coming July. Management indicates a letter of intent agreement in Canada that would lead to USMJ acquiring a grow operation and PURA establishing an extract facility, is imminent. USMJ recently reported 28% organic revenue growth with over $400,000 in sales for the first six months of the fiscal year for 2018. PURA's sales of EVERx are increasing rapidly with multiple retail outlets and a new distribution partner. With solid historical momentum and the developing expansion opportunities in Canada and California, the combined management of USMJ and PURA indicate operations are full-steam-ahead, and that a strategic acquisition is anticipated to close within the first week of April.
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Hua Hin, one of the oldest getaway destinations in Thailand, is situated not much far from Bangkok. The place is very popular among both Thai and foreign tourists since it takes only a few hours to reach. Hua Hin has a scenic beauty like clear water, very fine sandy beach, and pure atmosphere. It also has an official royal residence called 'Klai Kangwon Palace' where royal family members frequently stay.
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Since I started doing the Patchwork Challenge, I've reached 99 species each year and then got stuck for a number of weeks. My 99th bird this year was swift on the 28th April; eight days earlier than in the two previous years. This bird turned out to be a lone vanguard, as the swifts still haven't returned to the village.
And so the wait for the hundredth species began. I predicted it would be one of lesser whitethroat, yellow wagtail, whinchat, wheatear, hobby, spotted flycatcher, reed warbler, sedge warbler, grasshopper warbler or redstart. Choosing ten species is barely a prediction and I still got it wrong.
On 12th May I watched a cuckoo being chased by a crow, fly through the treetops at Poole's Waste. I'm thrilled to see one in the village again; when I first moved to Thrintoft in 2006, I took it for granted that I could hear them calling as I played quoits at the pub. It's been many years since they were last heard and I'm sure it'll be many more before they're heard again.
It's been quiet throughout the patch, with migrants seeming very thin on the ground. The biggest sign of the warming weather is the grass and nettles, which seem to have sprung from nowhere to be thigh high in a matter of days.
As such, the photography has played second fiddle to covering the kms on foot each weekend. Grey partridge (above) return to Thrintoft in number in summer, or they certainly become more obvious.


Eric Neiley was Sheffield Steelers' top statistical performer in the 26 games he played in the 2018-19 season.
Steelers' season came to a close last weekend, a week early, in the play off quarter finals.
They were a seventh-placed team, scoring 183 goals and conceding 20 more.
And when the dust had settled Neiley - thought to be pondering a move to his former ECHL team Atlanta Gladiators - emerged top of the plus-minus pile, a statistic which represents when a player was on the ice when a goal was scored or conceded.
Some at the wrong end of the Steelers' scale, were some of the club's biggest ice-time loggers.
Neiley, who arrived at Steelers from Milton Keynes Lightning, top-scored with +4.
He was a valuable and versatile performer who popped up on first and fourth lines to suit Tom Barrasso's agenda, over the season.
Underneath him on +3 were wingers Jonathan Phillips and Anthony DeLuca.
Level: Mark Matheson, Jordan Griffin, Silvestrs Selickis.
-1: Jonas Westerling, Brandon Whistle, Jiri Gula.
-2: Aaron Johnson, Ryan Martinelli, Chris Lawrence, Matt Rupert, Ryan Rupert, Ryan Martindale.
-3: Jordan Owens, Kieran Brown.
-4: Jonas Fredriksson, Ben O'Connor.
-5: Justin Buzzeo, John Armstrong.
-6: Stefan Della Rovere, Tom Zanoski.
-7: Josh Pitt, Tanner Eberle.
-10: Josh McFadden, Davey Phillips.
Meanwhile, the four teams in the play off finals are preparing for the season finale.
Saturday 13th April: Semi Finals @ Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.


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Former patients of the Children's Memorial Hermann Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and their parents piled into the Houston Zoo dressed in costumes for the fifth annual NICU reunion. Hospital staff welcomed a crowd of several hundred, including twins John Luke and Isabella (pictured, with parents John Munz and Christi Blakkolb Munz). The twins, dressed as Superman and Superwoman, explored the pumpkin patch, smiled in the photo booth, and reunited with their nurses and doctors.