Key Players in
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. The author of the status legislation now before the House Resources Committee, which he chairs. Young, who advocates statehood for the island, has taken on the "decolonization" cause with a fervor. He has sparked bipartisan interest in Congress in his efforts for a resolution to the island's status dilemma.
Rep. George Miller, D-California. The ranking Democrat on the Resources Committee. Miller, who strongly opposed Young's status legislation last year on grounds that it was prejudicial to commonwealth, and because the 10 year transition could not guarantee a status change, has signed on to this year's bill after Young indicated he would greatly shorten the transition period. Miller's switch frees other House Democrats to back the bill.
Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Georgia. As speaker of the House, Gingrich will give the final go-ahead on bringing the Young bill to the floor for a full House vote. The fact that he is one of the legislation's 70 co-sponsors greatly increases chances that he will do just hat once the measure clears committees.
Rep. Gerald Solomon, R- New York. The chairman of the House Rules Committee who is expected to propose an amendment that would require the state of Puerto Rico to adopt English as the language of instruction in its public schools. Solomon's panel must clear Young's bill for a floor vote. He is expected to introduce his potentially explosive language provision before the full House.
Manse Mansur, chief advisor on insular affairs to resources committee Chairman Young, Mansur, a former aide to pro-statehood ex- Rep. Rep Robert Lagomarsino and also a supporter of statehood for Puerto Rico, was the main craftsman of Young's status legislation and helped spur the Alaska Republican's interest in the island's political situation
Sen. Frank Murkowski, R- Alaska. The chairman of the Energy and Natural resources Committee, where upper chamber status legislation will be shaped. Murkowski, whose recent visit to the island raised hopes among commonwealth supporters that the option would get fairer shake in the senate, has yet to commit himself on specific status legislation. He appears to be more of a pragmatic than Young, and has accented fiscal rather than "colonial" concerns over the U.S. Puerto Rico relationship.
Sen. Dale Bumpers, D-Arkansas. The ranking Democrat on the Energy panel and a participant the last time the committee considered status legislation in 1991. Bumpers raised the idea then that a super majority plebiscite victory of 60 percent or more be required for statehood bid. He has yet to voice his sentiments on the island status issue this time around.
Sens. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Bob Graham, D- Florida. Co-authors of legislation that mostly mirrors the Young bill, Both are members of the Energy Committee which will take up their bill, the only status legislation in the Senate so far Murkowski has not yet said whether he favors this measure.
Sen. Trent Lott, R- Mississippi. The president of the Senate. After input from other upper chamber Republican leaders, Lott will be the final arbiter of whether the 100-member Senate gets to debate and vote on legislation authorizing a plebiscite on the island next year. And what guarantees will be included that the status choice will be implemented.
Jim Beirne, Majority senior counsel of the Energy panel. Beirne, who dealt in depth with the status initiative in 1989-91, is the Senate's institutionalized memory of Puerto Rico. He has voiced the belied that any future plebiscite should offer the shortest possible definitions for each status How much influence he will have with Murkowski remains to be seen.
Jeffrey Farrow. The co-chair of the White House Working Group on Puerto Rico. The exodus of White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and Deputy Chief of Staff Harold Ickes leaves Farrow as the one White House official with any extensive knowledge about the intricacies of Puerto Rico status. Farrow speaks for the president tom the status issue.
President Clinton. Where the buck eventually will stop. The president will make the final decision on whether any status legislation passed by Congress becomes law. He has said, though spokesman Farrow that he would like the status process in full swing next year. Clinton looks forward to "our entering the new millennium (less than three years from now) having concluded the debate and implementing the will of the Puerto Rican people".


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Finding Peace of Mind | Piano Solo for Early Intermediate
|PRODUCT TYPE||Digital Download|
Discover a moment of calm amongst a swirl of notes in this atmospheric piece that focuses on creating an even tone and two-part playing in the left hand in order to strengthen weaker fingers.
Pianists can follow the dynamics, articulation marks and finger numbers while working on maintaining five finger hand positions, coordination and balance between hands.
This original piece is suitable for children and adults of any age and can be used to help build technique, expand repertoire, perform in recitals or learn for fun.
The duration is approximately 1 minute 30 and it is 2 pages long.

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|Publication number||US4944307 A|
|Application number||US 07/234,546|
|Publication date||Jul 31, 1990|
|Filing date||Aug 22, 1988|
|Priority date||Aug 22, 1988|
|Publication number||07234546, 234546, US 4944307 A, US 4944307A, US-A-4944307, US4944307 A, US4944307A|
|Inventors||Edward H. Hon, Robert W. Hon, Edward D. Hon|
|Original Assignee||The Hon Group|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (51), Classifications (6), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention concerns the measurement of intrauterine pressure and more specifically to a intrauterine catheter adapted for the measurement of intrauterine pressure during labor.
Fetal monitoring is a standard procedure for monitoring the condition of a fetus during childbirth. In most cases fetal heart rate and intrauterine pressure are measured and separately plotted on a strip-chart recorder. By examining these curves, the onset of certain distress conditions can be detected so that appropriate remedial action can be taken earlier than would otherwise be possible.
At present, to measure intrauterine pressure, an open-ended liquid filled catheter is inserted into the uterus so that the force of the intrauterine contractions can be transmitted through the uterine fluids and the liquid in the catheter to a pressure measuring device such as a strain gauge or the like.
In prior art applications of the type described, a cumbersome procedure is required to fill the catheter with liquid and then to couple the catheter to the strain gauge or the like to complete a liquid path or column from the uterus to the gauge.
Conventionally, the catheter is inserted through a relatively rigid guide tube which is curved to conform to the vaginal canal. The catheter is pushed through the guide tube until the uterine end of the catheter tube is located correctly within the uterus.
The catheter tube is coupled by means of an adaptor to a three-way stopcock, with two inlets of the stopcock being connected, respectively, to the lower fitting of the strain gauge and the syringe. The third inlet is "open to air". This enables the operator to open the system "to air" to check the electrical zero, i.e. "0" millimeters of mercury at any time during the recording to provide a means of calibrating the recorded data. This is accomplished by turning the "off" lever on the stopcock to the "open to air" inlet. The electrical zero can then be adjusted to "0" if necessary. The "off" lever is then turned towards the liquid filled syringe and liquid is injected into the system to purge any air from it and fill it again with liquid. The "off" lever is then turned towards the strain gauge closing the system.
During such an operation, if the "off" lever of the stopcock is improperly rotated, the force generated by the advancing syringe plunger may be applied directly against the transducer diaphragm, damaging it.
During use, presently available intrauterine catheters of the type described may have their openings "plugged" by clotted blood or other biologic debris present within the uterus. If this happens, pressure measurements are compromised and the catheter must be flushed to remove the debris and the system again bled as described above. If this is not successful, the catheter must be replaced.
Despite the use of a sterile liquid, because the liquid injection and air bleeding procedures take place in a non sterile environment, use of these standard catheters too frequently is accompanied by substantial risk of infection.
Other devices have been devised to avoid such a cumbersome procedure, including the invention of the co-applicants, Edward H. Hon, M.D., U.S. Pat. No. 4,136,681. In the device described therein, a catheter is disclosed for measuring the intrauterine pressure of a woman in labor. It comprises an elongated flexible tube which is inserted into the uterus through a curved guide tube adapted to be inserted through the vagina and cervix of a woman in labor. The catheter tube contains a sterile liquid and is closed at both ends by a seal which is capable of transmitting pressure from the liquid within the catheter to an external liquid. In a preferred embodiment, a limp membrane is used to couple the catheter tube to a strain gauge or the like for measuring pressure. The catheter end within the uterus includes a number of pinholes and a capillary material within the tube to prevent loss of the catheter liquid. Alternatively, and particularly where it is desired not to rupture the amniotic membrane, a second limp membrane may be used as the means for coupling between the catheter liquid and the uterus.
The use of the limp membrane at the uterine end of the catheter tube was found to be unacceptable due to the fact that during use it would frequently fold over itself, bend, or break due to the tension placed on it during insertion into the uterus.
Recently, disposable intrauterine catheters have been introduced, such as from Utah Medical, Inc., where a miniature transducer is placed on the catheter tip. (These are costly and represent a departure from the tried and true apparatus for measuring contraction.) Such devices have relatively large tips and are supported by relatively rigid wires which may cause damage to the fetus and uterine walls. Additionally, since the catheter is unprotected from its entrance to the vagina, until it is placed high in the uterus, the probability of transporting infectious material inside the uterus is high; the insertion of the large tip pushes bacteria high into the uterus where it is more likely to cause infection.
Also, in order to check the operations of such devices, once in place in the uterus, it is necessary to remove the catheter. This is highly undesirable, since it raises the probability of additional infection as well as being inconvenient and time-consuming.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved intrauterine catheter which is easier to use than presently available catheters.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improved intrauterine catheter which is easier to fill or may be pre-filled.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improved intrauterine catheter which may be more easily connected to monitoring equipment.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide an improved intrauterine catheter which is more economical.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved intrauterine catheter which reduces the risk of infection or contamination during use.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an improved accessory for existing catheter tubes.
It is yet another object to provide an improved catheter device that may be zeroed while in place in the uterus.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from a review of the following specification, including the accompanying drawings.
In the present invention, a catheter tube of about 18 inches long is employed. The catheter tube has a uterine end and a gauge end. The uterine end is covered by a flexible, limp membrane having a rigid supporting structure for maintaining its general configuration.
The uterine end of the flexible membrane has a sealable latex plug, through which a small bore needle can be inserted, for filling the catheter tube with sterile solution.
The gauge end of the catheter tube is connected to an input of a pressure transducer. The pressure transducer has a closable opening so that the sterile solution, after filling the catheter tube, can overfill the transducer. The outflow opening can then be sealed assuring that no air is in the catheter tube or transducer.
To test the operation of the catheter prior to insertion in the uterus, the uterine end of the catheter can be raised or lowered to cause an increase or decrease in pressure.
The electrical cable of the transducer is then connected to the main cable which is in turn connected to a conventional monitor such as made by Corometrics.
In an alternative embodiment, the rigid supporting member for the limp membrane may be filled with a silicone type material such as Visilox so that the tip can be connected directly to a conventional catheter tube.
In one embodiment, a limp membrane is placed across the gauge end of the transducer. During use, this membrane is supported by a rigid structure to prevent expansion. When it is desirable to zero the system while in place in the uterus, the support to the flexible membrane at the gauge end of the catheter is withdrawn, permitting the membrane to expand outwards until the pressure within the system reaches equilibrium with the outside air pressure. At this point, the electrical zero of the pressuring measuring system may be adjusted, if necessary. Once checked, the support structure is returned to place, and the system again measures intrauterine pressure.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the improved catheter apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the catheter of FIG. 1, taken along lines 2--2.
FIG. 3 is an end sectional view of the catheter of FIG. 2 taken along lines 3--3.
FIG. 4 is a sectional side view of a first alternative embodiment of the uterine end of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an end sectional view of FIG. 4 taken along lines 5--5 of an alternative embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a second alternative embodiment of the uterine end of the catheter.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the present invention using an internal fill tube.
FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the device of FIG. 7, taken along lines 8--8.
FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a protective cap used during sterilization.
FIG. 10A is a section view of the zeroing apparatus in non zeroing position.
FIG. 10B is a section view of the zeroing apparatus in zeroing position.
Referring to FIG. 1-3, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown.
A catheter tube 10, having a gauge end 11 and a uterine end 13, has an internal opening 12 along its entire length. The length of the catheter is approximately 18 inches, but may be as long as 2 feet. The gauge end 11 of the catheter 10 is connected by adapter 15 to the input 16 of a pressure sensing means 14. The pressure sensing means 14 has a second opening 17 closable by a cap assembly 121 and a threaded member 19 for receiving a control valve 117.
The pressure sensing means has an electrical output cable 20 having an electrical plug 22 at its end. The length of the electrical output cable 20 is approximately 7 (seven) inches. The plug 22 is designed to be attached to a main cable not shown, which is in turn connected to an electrical monitoring system.
The uterine end 13 of the catheter tube 10 is connected to a uterine tip assembly 24. The uterine tip assembly 24 consists of a first disc 26 having an opening 30 in the center having a widened portion 27, and a second disc 28 spaced away and parallel from the center of the first disc 26, also having an opening 32 in its center. A central hollow rod 34 extends from the center of the first disc 26 to the second disc 28 and then extends approximately one-half inch through the opening 32 in the second disc 28. The outer diameter of the central hollow rod 34 is such that it forms an air tight fit in the internal opening 12 of the catheter tube 10.
The central hollow rod 34 has an opening 36 in its side wall 37 between the first disc 26 and second disc 28. A cap 38 having a semi-spherical shape is affixed to the first surface 41 of the front disc 26. In preferred embodiment a space 39 is present between the front surface 41 of the first disc 26 and the cap 38.
A flexible membrane 40 is fitted between the firs disc 26 and second disc 28. Adhesive means 42 or other attachment means attaches the flexible membrane 40 to the periphery of the first disc 26 and the second disc 28, creating a hollow chamber 43 having access only through central hollow rod 34.
In the preferred embodiment, the length of the tip assembly 24 is approximately 3 (three) inches and has a cross sectional diameter of about 3/16 inches. The diameter of the catheter tube is approximately 1/8 inches, making it quite flexible.
Referring to FIG. 4 and 5, a first preferred alternative embodiment of the present invention is shown in which an exoskeleton tip assembly 44 for supporting the flexible limp membrane 50, is shown. The tip assembly 44 has two ribs 46 and 48 extending between first and second discs 54 and 52. The flexible membrane 50 is attached to the discs 52 and 54 by suitable adhesive 60. Semi-spherical cap 62 covers the first disc 54 around the periphery of disc 54. An opening 64 is located in the center of the first disc 54.
In practice, a sterilized syringe full of a saline solution is inserted through the latex cap and into the tip assembly. Solution is injected and the air is forced up the opening in the catheter tube and out of the second opening in the pressure sensing means. Before tightening the cap, the transducer end is elevated slightly to avoid trapping air bubbles and the flexible limp membrane is squeezed slightly to make sure that there is a negative pressure in the system. The cap is then tightened, sealing the system and the syringe is then removed.
Referring to FIG. 6 an accessory tip 66 for use with existing catheter tubes is disclosed. A semi-spherical cap 68 is attached to first disc 70 which is separated from second disc 72 by ribs 73 and 75. The second disc 72 has a central opening 74 through which extends central hollow rod 76. Flexible limp membrane 78 is adhesively attached to the periphery of the discs 70 and 72, forming an inner chamber 80. The inner chamber 80 and the central hollow rod 76 are filled with a fluid medium such as silicone based Visilox.
The central hollow rod 76 is capable of being fitted in an air tight arrangement within the internal opening 102 in catheter 100. The walls 106 of catheter tube has a series of capillary openings 104.
In operation of the device, the accessory tip 66 is fitted within the conventional intra uterine catheter, and used as present intra uterine catheters are used.
In the event of clogging of the capillary openings 104, the device will still operate.
Referring to FIG. 7 and 8, another alternative embodiment of the present invention is shown.
An inner filling tube 130 is fitted within the catheter tube 110 extending through the opening 128 in disc 152 and into the chamber 160 in the tip assembly. The smaller diameter filling tube is located within the entire length of the catheter tube and permits the flow of fluid between the molded walls of the catheter tube 10 and the outside walls of the inner filling tube 130. The gauge end of the catheter tube is connected to the input 16 of the transducer 14, and the filling tube 130 is connected to cap 250 which is covered by a loose end having a latex cover 18. A sterile solution, such as water is inserted, by a syringe S, through the latex cover 18 into the filling tube 130, and then into assembly 44 and back up the catheter tube 10. When the water flows out of the opening cap 17, the syringe S is removed and the cap 250 tightened.
The latex material 18 is such that it is essentially self-sealing after the removal of the small gauge needle of the syringe.
Referring to FIG. 9, a protective cap is shown for protecting the tip during shelf storage as well as during sterilization. The cap 200 fits over the entire tip 210 fitting snugly so that there is little space between the flexible membrane 220 and the inside wall of the cap 200. A latex seal 230 surrounds the catheter 240 and forms a sealed enclosure 250. The protective cap 200 prevents the flexible membrane from expanding excessively during sterilization and bursting like a balloon. Sterilization frequently occurs under reduced atmospheres so that fluids may boil and expand within the catheter. The protective cap limits the expansion of the flexible membrane.
Additionally, a water soluble gel, such as compositions of glycerine and methylcellulose, may be inserted within the cap enclosure 250 to protect the flexible membrane material during storage and sterilization.
Referring to FIG. 10A and 10B, an alternative embodiment of the present invention is shown which permits zeroing of the intra uterine catheter system when it is in place in the uterus.
When unusual pressure recordings are made by an intra-uterine pressure measuring system, it is important to determine if they are covered by actual biologic changes or caused by electrical malfunction. The electrical system is checked by reducing the intra uterine pressure until it is in equilibrium with atmospheric pressure and adjusting the electrical zero of the system if it is necessary. When the electrical zero of the system is checked and the system closed, any pressure recordings are caused by biologic changes.
The ability to check the electrical zero of the system is still important, for in certain medical situations such as Abruptio Placenta and toxemia of pregnancy the tomis of the uterine contractors may be higher than normal, thus providing early indication of a abnormal medical situation. Without a method of checking the electrical performance of the pressure measuring system it would not be possible to determine the source of an unusual pressure recording.
Referring to FIG. 10A, a cross section of the zeroing system 500 is shown.
The structure is essentially the same as that of cap 18 discussed above with the exception of the added rear structure used for zeroing the system in place. A limp membrane 510 is fitted across the inside diameter of the transducer opening. The limp membrane 510 is preferably made of latex, although other flexible membrane materials may be used which have little energy transference. A threaded plug 520 engages a corresponding threaded tubular portion 530 behind the flexible membrane 510. The front face 540 of the threaded plug 520 is essentially flat and is capable of being advanced until it rests flush against the flexible membrane 510.
The threads are loosely fitted so the chamber 550 formed between the front face 540 of the threaded plug 520 and the flexible membrane 510 is essentially open to the air. This may be achieved also by use of an air bleed hole 560 which will admit air to the chamber 550.
Referring to FIG. 10A and 10B the operation of the device is shown. The system is installed in place in the manner indicated previously. If it is desired to check the zero of the system, the threaded plug 520 is rotated from its position shown in FIG. 10A to the position shown in FIG. 10B. As indicated in FIG. 10B the limp membrane, no longer supported by the front face 540 of the threaded plug 520, is now free to expand due to the pressure exerted on the limp membrane 510 by the fluid in the catheter and the pressure from the intrauterine space.
The limp membrane 510 will continue to expand until an equilibrium is reached between the pressure inside the catheter and the outside pressure, namely air. Thus, the system is essentially opened to air with the threaded plug 520 retracted away from the flexible membrane 510. It is recognized that there is a slight amount of energy stored in the flexible membrane, but this energy may be disregarded as insignificant.
While the present invention has been described with regards to particular embodiments, it is recognized that additional variations of the present invention may be devised without departing from the inventive concept.
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The Leafs nabbed a massive win in Game 3, but they have to keep the pedal down and the Lightning won’t make that easy. Heading back to Toronto with a 3-1 series lead down seem like a great idea though, regardless of recent history.
Head Coach Sheldon Keefe will refrain from making changes going into Game 4, which you can’t blame him for. The lines are projected to look like this:
The only question that remains is who will Jon Cooper sling mud at if his team fails to win again tonight?
Enjoy the game.
GO LEAFS GO!!

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Whereas, every child in care deserves a CASA Volunteer, but fewer than half the children in care have a CASA volunteer;
Whereas, Bluebonnet CASA, Child Protective Services, Child Advocacy Centers, Foster Parents, Mason County Child Welfare Board, Teachers and others work to ensure that children in our community have the opportunity to grow up in safe, loving permanent homes;
Therefore, I hereby proclaim April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Mason County/Mason and commend all organizations, including Bluebonnet CASA and CASA Volunteers for their commitment and dedication to preventing abuse and mitigating the devastating effect of abuse and neglect by serving children who have been victimized.
I further call upon all citizens, community agencies, faith groups, schools, government agencies, and businesses to increase their participation in efforts to support families and prevent child abuse, thereby strengthening our entire community on this, the 1st Day of April, 2013.

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Jonathan Cape has acquired two books by American author Maggie Nelson, who was revealed as one of this year's $625,000 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant recipients yesterday (22nd September).
The so-called "genius" grants provided by the John D and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation are given to people of "exceptional creativity" who need more "flexibility" to pursue projects, with previous recipients including "Hamilton" playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Bluets, scheduled for publication in June 2017, is a book of poetry that was first published in 2009 by Wave Books, an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington, but never before in the UK. It is said to "wind its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures, including Joni Mitchell, Billie Holiday, Yves Klein, Leonard Cohen, and Andy Warhol", as a "pillow book" to her lifelong obsession with the colour blue, and part of coming to terms with the painful end of an affair and the grievous injury of a dear friend.
The Red Parts, to publish as a Vintage paperback in June 2017, is a memoir, an account of a trial, as well as a provocative essay exploring the American obsession with violence and missing white women, as it reflects on the 1969 murder of the author's aunt and explores the nature of grief, justice, and empathy.
Michal Shavit, publishing director at Jonathan Cape, acquired UK & Commonwealth rights to both from PJ Mark and Stephanie Koven at Janklow & Nesbit in New York.
Shavit said: “Maggie Nelson has established herself as one of the most exciting and innovative writers at work today. With Bluets she has written a cult classic that defies literary categorisation. We are thrilled to be publishing her at Jonathan Cape and Vintage”
Nelson, based in Los Angeles, is a poet, critic and the author of five books of non-fiction. Her books include The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning and The Argonauts, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as five collections of poetry. She teaches in the School of Critical Studies at CalArts.


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Lima, a City Tasting Tour with Chef Rafael Osterling
Food is an important part of everyday life in Lima, and the gastronomic boom witnessed in the past 10 years across Peru, especially in Lima, has laid way for a variety of restaurants offering a real mix of tasty cuisines.
From the Nikkei at Maido to a secret Butcher’s Table dinner at Osso, amazing tasting menus at Gaston Acurio's new Astrid Y Gaston restaurant and the high altitude dining experience of Virgilio Martinez at Central - the mix of foods, right from the top end - mentioned above, down to street shacks and local taverns - is one of the most vibrant mixes of cuisine, colour and culture anywhere in the world.
With the Latin America’s best chefs currently in Lima for the announcement of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants List - we decided to get off the fine dining track with local chef Rafael Osterling who owns the Rafael (13th on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurant List 2013) and El Mercado restaurants in Lima.
Working in the energetic city for many years, Osterling has an extensive knowledge of the area and was kind enough to share some insight on some of the top places to enjoy a local bite in Lima.
“It’s a very nice place, quite small in a rough area. Picantere is the name of the houses that serve Chicahora in the Andrean part - an alcohol drink made of fermented corn. So they serve this Chica with a few tradition dishes of the family and there is no sign outside the restaurant, just a flag outside, this red flag.
They sell lots of fish dishes and the nice thing about this place is that they’ll serve you the whole fish and you can say i’ll take some of it fried, some roasted - it’s a really nice concept. The owner also has a restaurant called Fiesta where they serve traditional North Peruvian home cooking.”
ONE DISH WONDER
“This place is really cool because they make just one dish again. You have this really nice, fat, grumpy guy cooking and the tables are around him. They just make one dish a day so it’s got to be good. The favourite, classic one is a roast rabbit with cinnamon and orange - it’s very cool.”
FINGER LICKING LIMA
“This is a very small cantina but they have this one dish that is totally amazing. This small dish of crab chowder, it’s beautiful, you’re constantly sat there licking your fingers with a big beer. Amazing.”
HOME FROM HOME
“It’s a frame of mind - it’s quite an old place, probably about 25 years. It was opened by an Argentinean immigrant and now it;s run by his son. The place is really homely, a nice bar with food. People just want to have a nice relaxed time and to taste great food.”

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|The Associated Press reports that the City of Reno is “putting a new cleanup plan in place intended to rid the downtown casino district of drug dealers, prostitutes and chronic panhandlers.” More than three dozen initiatives were adopted by the City Council, including a rejection of licences for any new liquor stores and a ban from downtown streets for repeat panhandlers (beggars) and those who violate laws regarding the consumption of alcohol. |
It may come to pass that one or two of the measures will be deemed by some to be in violation of civil rights. But Reno is bound to clean up its act its own way. A group of retried police officers have volunteered their time to keep drug dealers from plying their trade.
Downtown Reno will also get more of a physical revamping, too. Sidewalk tiles will be replaced and downtown’s Virginia Street will be widened and Fourth Street will be changed into a divided highway, in the hopes of discouraging freelance on-street prostitution.


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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our lives, from voice assistants to recommendation systems and autonomous vehicles. Its transformative power has brought both remarkable advancements and profound ethical dilemmas. Recent calls from MPs urging the Prime Minister to pass new legislation for AI safety in the UK, before the EU takes the lead, have brought the spotlight back onto the importance of AI ethics and the critical role data hygiene plays in ensuring safe AI systems.
The Call for AI Safety Legislation
MPs are sounding an alarm, warning that the UK risks falling behind in the global AI race if comprehensive AI safety legislation is not put in place promptly. The European Union is poised to establish a strong regulatory framework for AI, potentially setting a precedent that the UK could follow. But why is AI ethics such a pressing issue?
The Importance of AI Ethics
AI systems are increasingly making decisions that affect our daily lives, from determining credit scores and hiring recommendations to healthcare diagnostics and autonomous vehicle navigation. Ensuring these AI-driven decisions are fair, transparent, and devoid of biases is paramount.
AI algorithms, the engines that power these systems, are typically designed using vast amounts of data. They learn from this data, identifying patterns and making predictions. However, if the data used to train these algorithms is biased or unclean, the AI will inherit these flaws, potentially perpetuating discrimination and misinformation.
Data Hygiene: A Crucial Element of AI Safety
Data hygiene, the practice of maintaining clean and accurate data, is at the core of responsible AI development. Here’s why it’s so critical:
- Bias Mitigation: Biases can be inadvertently introduced if training data is not carefully curated. Clean data helps reduce biases, ensuring fair decision-making by AI systems.
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What this shows is that AI ethics and data hygiene are inextricably linked, and addressing these issues now will pave the way for responsible AI development in the future. By enacting comprehensive laws that prioritise fairness, transparency, and data cleanliness, the UK can position itself as a global leader in the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence. In the meantime, any organisation that is using AI should adopt data hygiene principles as a duty of care to their customers.
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Killer quinoa? Time to debunk these urban food myths
Monday, January 28, 2013
This week saw a flurry of headlines suggesting that the quinoa boom, unlike any other commodity boom, must somehow be bad for the people on the producing end. “The more you love quinoa,” The Globe and Mail headline read, “the more you hurt Peruvians and Bolivians.” A report in the Guardian chronicled “the unpalatable truth about quinoa,” which is that “poor Bolivians can no longer afford their staple grain.”
There is nothing quite like food to make us lose all sense of perspective and reason. Behind the killer-quinoa meme you’ll find three modern fallacies of food.
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The workup for a neck mass, particularly in adults, is not as straightforward as most folks believe, prompting some to ask, “Doc, why not remove the darn thing!” The answer: “Well, uh, it’s more complicated than that.”
You see, a lump or bump in the neck can be a variety of things. As mentioned in a prior post (Neck Mass: Not Every Lump Is A Tumor), there are different structures in the neck that can be seen or felt. Some of these structures are normal and some may be heightened variations of normal. Of course, it could be abnormal, but before embarking on surgery, you got to first determine the cause; you don’t want the doc to remove, say part of your larynx, just because that particular something you noticed is actually your Adam’s Apple (part of larynx that projects outward) or remove that pulsating lump which could be your carotid artery—it goes without saying, you’d have one fine, bloody mess.
Neck masses occurring in patients are not that uncommon, yet often the underlying cause is not easily determined. Most of the time, a mass in the neck is due to an enlarged lymph node. As such, we’ll discuss the lymph node system of the head and neck, an exhilarating and thrilling topic, depending on your audience, usually confined to quirky ENT docs.
There are a variety of causes for lymph nodes to enlarge (from here on we’ll sometimes refer to these simply as nodes), one of which can be cancer. In the neck, squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) is one of the most common cancers found. SCCA arises from abnormal, cancerous transformation of the epithelial cells that line the mouth, throat, nose, nasopharynx (the area behind the nose) and larynx—essentially the moist pink tissue found covering those areas. Also, SCCA can occur anywhere on the skin of the head, face and neck. SCCA can then spread via tiny lymphatic channels to various lymph nodes in the neck, causing one or more of these nodes to increase in size and giving rise to an abnormal mass in the neck. The diagram at the beginning shows the pathways of lymphatic drainage from their various sources to different nodes in the head and neck.
Lymph Nodes and the Lymphatic System
Lymph nodes are part of the immune system—the body’s defense system--protecting you from a variety of foreign invaders. The lymphatic system consists of tiny channels that drain virtually any surface of the body, whether it’s the outer skin or the inner tissue lining the various orifices or entry points leading deep into the body. These lymphatic channels carry antigens—various proteins from viruses, bacteria, fungi or other stuff such as allergens (pollens, animal dander, etc.) or cancer cells--and carry it to a series of lymph nodes. The lymph nodes use the antigen to stimulate certain white blood cells within it (lymphocytes) to create antibodies to fight off those foreign antigens. Also, other cells (macrophages, other white blood cells) in the nodes are stimulated to gobble up antigens. The lymph node increases in size to accommodate all this extra activity. Think of the lymph nodes as small factories creating defensive weapons. These weapons: antibodies and white blood cells are then released into the blood stream to prevent the spread foreign material from creating havoc to other bodily areas.
Once they complete their task, the nodes typically reduce back to normal size. However, in the case where an infection overwhelms the node, there is over-population of white blood cells and the node continues to expand. Many of the cells die (foreign invaders and white cells) and then purulent liquefaction occurs, also known as pus, and then a phenomenon called an abscess is formed, which is essentially a collection of pus. The body tries to wall this off, but often cannot get rid of the dead material itself, leading to more inflammation and unpleasant things such as pain and fever and sometimes a big mass in the neck. This then requires surgical drainage.
Cancer cells can also invade lymph nodes. In some cases, cancerous cells growing in a particular area, say on the skin or in the throat may spread through the lymphatic channels and become trapped in the lymph nodes along those channels, stimulating the cells in the node to mount a defense, just as they would with an infection. However, sometimes the cancer cells continue to multiple and grow, overwhelming the defenses of the node and instead of being killed and gobbled up, they proliferate within the node causing it to enlarge. This is termed a metastatic lymph node. Cancer cells can then leave that node, travel down the lymphatics to involve other nodes along the way or to distant sites in the body.
Given the nature of lymphatics and lymph nodes, I hope you can now imagine the importance of determining the source before whacking out any tissue in one’s neck.
The site of node involvement can give you a clue to the source, by working retrograde—i.e., tracing the drainage pattern backwards along the predicted flow of lymphatics from the involved node to the source. This source is called the primary site.
Searching for the primary site
Searching for the primary site refers to a diligent search for the original source of the cancer. Finding the primary site is important in order to properly treat the cancer. Merely removing the involved nodes misses residual cancer elsewhere. The workup is thus done in step-wise fashion:
1. Physical Exam
The doctor does a thorough examination. This includes carefully examining the ears, nose, mouth and throat, and also palpating (feeling the neck with hands). Don’t be surprised if your doc puts a finger or two into your mouth (hopefully gloved—you may not want to taste grubby fingers soiled with the day’s lunch or something worse) feeling around while also pushing around your neck and jaw and face with the other hand. Sometimes unusual areas of firmness or mass-like findings are detected that could not be visualized.
2. Fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy and laryngoscopy.
Oftentimes, a fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy is done. This is a fancy term for placing a flexible scope into the nose, down into the throat to visualize all those nice structures on the way in and on the way out. Though gruesome-sounding and very hideous when seen for the first time, this procedure for the most part is rather painless and most people tolerate this well. If your doc has a smidgen of humanity, the nose and throat is first sprayed with an anesthetizing medication to numb the tissues and a decongestant to open the nose, allowing for easier passage of the scope. With the scope, the doc checks out the inside of the nose, the back of the nose as it blends with the throat (the nasopharynx) and then further down to view the oropharynx, larynx and the hypopharynx (the entrance into the esophagus located behind the larynx).
3. Imaging: this usually is a CT scan (Computed Tomography) of the neck, which provides nice sectional images to determine the extent of the neck mass, its relation to other structures in the neck, whether other nodes are involved. Sometimes the CT may give a clue to the primary site if it cannot be found on exam or with the fiberoptic scope.
4. Biopsy: A biopsy is a technique whereby various amounts of tissue are removed from the suspected mass which is then sent out to the pathologist, who then renders a diagnosis. A needle biopsy of the mass if primary not detected. This requires anesthetizing the tissue over the mass and inserting a small needle into the mass to obtain small bits of tissue. Since the pathologist views the specimen under a microscope, a very small amount of tissue removed in this fashion often is sufficient for a diagnosis
5. Panendoscopy (where pan- means “all”): This is a variety of endoscopic procedures where various types of scopes are used to view the mouth, throat, larynx, esophagus (the tube leading to the stomach) and sometimes the trachea and bronchi (the breathing tubes the bring air to the lungs). These are often rigid endoscopes that look directly at tissues and are more formerly called: direct laryngoscopy, esophagoscopy, bronchoscopy and directed biopsies of any suspicious tissue. If nothing suspicious is found, then biopsies are done where cancer may be hidden, namely in the area of the tonsils, base of tongue and nasopharynx. If the palatine tonsils are present, both are typically removed since a small cancer can hide within the depths of the tonsil and a biopsy can easily miss this.
6. Open biopsy or removal of the mass/node. This is the last resort. If the prior needle biopsy was not diagnostic or if there is suspicion for lymphoma (a type of cancer that originates in lymph nodes), then removal of the node is required and sent immediately to the pathologist who examines it with a technique called frozen section pathology. A panendoscopy usually is scheduled at the same time. If SCCA is noted on frozen section pathology, then we proceed with a panendoscopy to search for the primary. If something else is noted such as lymphoma, then no further procedures are done, since treatment for this is typically medical, and not with further surgery.
6. PET CT (Positron Emission Tomography with CT):
This is an imaging technique that helps to identify the primary site as well as any other sites in the body that might be involved, such as other lymph nodes or within other organs such as the liver, bone, brain, etc. This modality uses radiolabeled glucose molecules known as FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose). Glucose is the common simple sugar your body uses for energy. Malignant cancers tend to be hyper-metabolic—meaning they’ll consume glucose faster than normal bodily tissues. The FDG will thus accumulate more readily in tissues invaded with cancer cells and light up on the PET CT. Thus, imaging with this technique may help identify the primary site as well as other lymph nodes in or beyond the neck.
This was not meant to be an exhaustive coverage on this topic, but to hopefully shed some light on the rationale behind the workup of a neck mass suspicious for cancer. Though receiving a diagnosis of cancer is devastating, don’t despair. Treatment--via a variety of modalities including radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery--is potentially curative in most people, many of whom lead productive, high-quality lives afterwards.
©Randall S. Fong, M.D.www.randallfong.com

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I am so giddy to finally get to share these pictures with you! This week’s Project Sewn theme is Sewing by the Era and without even thinking about it for half a second, I chose whatever era Audrey Hepburn is. 50s, 60s, take your pick. She’s my favorite, so it wasn’t a hard choice. I just love timeless, classic clothing that never goes out of style.
I was telling my friend that I wanted to recreate Audrey’s classic bike picture and my friend was like, hey, do you wanna use my vespa? To which I was like, um, YES PLEASE!!! I’ve been looking for a good excuse to ride this thing since I met her! So she bravely set me loose on the world on her scooter. At first it wasn’t very different from a five year old learning to ride a bike. And I spent a good bit of time chugging around the streets like it was a Hoveround®.
But then I figured out how to make that sucker move and I was off on my own Roman Holiday! (except in Bangkok)
What’s that, you’re here for the clothes and not my scooter riding? Well okay then. First up is that trench. OH that trench! I have to say, it was time consuming. But not as time consuming as I expected, and certainly not too difficult. It was just a whole bunch of steps (71) and a whole bunch of pattern pieces (25, most of which are duplicated in either lining or interfacing). But I gave myself a solid two weeks to get it done and took my time, didn’t cut corners, and ended up with a pretty darn good coat!
I had to jump on the neon + neutral bandwagon before it passed me by completely, hence all the neon pink in these pictures. I apologize if it’s a bit much for you, but this was the only week that you could err on the side of costume-y, so I had fun! I promise I won’t wear those shoes with that shirt or that head scarf ever in real life.
You can’t do Audrey without a Breton top and cigarette pants. Unfortunately, one cannot simply buy Breton-like fabric. I tried. If you want striped fabric where the stripes start halfway down, you have to make it yourself. So I got out a roll of duct tape and some fabric paint and went to town. Me and crafting don’t mix, so I was scared the entire time that I would end up with one of those tragic “nailed it” projects that you see on Pinterest. It wouldn’t be the first time. But amazingly the stripes turned out perfectly and the paint doesn’t even look like paint unless you get really close. Which you shouldn’t. Because everyone has a personal space bubble, and this is mine.
The shirt is just a simple 3/4 length boat neck that I drafted using a shirt I own for measurements. The fabric is a fairly heavyweight rib knit, which lends itself nicely to the structure these shirts need.
My favorite part of the shirt is the fun navy binding detail at the shoulders.
I didn’t want to do a true cigarette pant because I’m mostly a jeans girl, so I made skinny jeans with subtle navy topstitching to keep them looking classier than your everyday jeans. I started with the trousers pattern from this book, and ended up completely redrafting the legs (as you do when you’re making skinny jeans from trousers, der). I also had to create pockets in the front, as this pattern only comes with patch pockets. However I serged off the pocket bags to make the front of the jeans lie smoothly. I did keep the original waistband, but probably should’ve taken it in a little bit more because of the stretchiness of the denim. In other words, I could’ve made my job easier by just tracing a pair of skinny jeans. But the actual sewing of the jeans was incredibly easy, and I’d say it’s probably one of the easiest things I made for Project Sewn! If you’ve never made jeans, you should give it a shot! I was channeling my inner Sabra the whole time, as she is the Queen of the Jean. She has lots of helpful hints to get you started!
I couldn’t leave the jeans out of the neon pink fun, so I slipped a little color into the zip fly.
And I’m off! And you should be too! Go to Project Sewn now to see all the eras and vote for your favorite!


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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assurance that the Government would only allow the participation of foreign observers and not foreign judges in an accountability mechanism to look into war crime charges was untrue and dishonest, the Joint Opposition said today.
It said the Premier did not come up with a clear and a direct answer to their Leader MP Dinesh Gunawardane’s question in Parliament on Tuesday as to how Sri Lanka agreed upon to a resolution which called for foreign judges in a local judicial mechanism, when both the President and the Premier were against such a move.
The sixth clause of the resolution, which was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council says ‘……..Also affirms in this regard the importance of participation in a Sri Lankan judicial mechanism, including the special counsel’s office, of Commonwealth and other foreign judges, defence lawyers and authorized prosecutors and investigators’.
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A leading animal welfare organization rates Delaware as a no-kill state for a fourth year in row.
The Best Friends Animal Society’s pet lifesaving data report offers a national overview of the number of dogs and cats that enter and exit shelters in a given year.
Hannah Stember is with Best Friends Animal Society. She says their sixth annual report found that Delaware saved every dog and cat that entered a shelter in 2021.
"14,153 dogs and cats entered Delaware shelters last year, and all of them were saved. So, in order to sustain that every single year for the past 4 years they have to start at zero again, right. Every year they have to save those animals once again. That means finding homes, finding foster care, working on transport," said Stember.
Stember explains Delaware’s status.
"Of all of the shelters in the state, all of them reached a 90% save rate which is the national recognized benchmark to be considered no kill factoring that approximately 10% of pets who enter shelters have medical or behavioral circumstances that warrant euthanasia rather than killing for lack of space,” said Stember. “So, Delaware saves 100% of all healthy and treatable pets that entered their animal shelters."
Only New Hampshire joins Delaware as states that maintained a no-kill status.
According to Best Friends data, last year was the first time in five years that shelter systems saw a setback in lifesaving as the number of dogs and cats killed in U.S shelters increased from 347,000 to 355,000.
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On April 26th, a group of armed former Seleka fighters entered the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Boguila in northern Central African Republic and carried out a brutal attack that left 16 people dead, including three MSF staff. In protest, and to underline the need for humanitarian work, the 2,300 people employed by MSF in CAR are reducing their activities to emergency medical care only for a week.
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Disturbing footage capturing the moments before a young man was gunned to death in Southall was released as his killers were jailed for life.
Two men found guilty of the "cold-blooded and calculated murder" were sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Thursday August 30.
Malique Thompson-Hill, 22, of Burghley Court, Maidenhead and Jermiane Paul, 23, of Acacia Avenue, West Drayton were found guilty of the murder of 26-year-old Khalid Farah on August 23 and 24.
A third man, Joshua Folorunso, 27, of Station Road, Loudwater, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after he burned a car used in the murder to destroy evidence and will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on September 10.
Detective Inspector Garry Moncrieff of Homicide and Major Crime Command said: "This brutal murder has devastated Khalid's family and I hope that they can now find some comfort in knowing that the people who did this will spend a lengthy time behind bars.
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Khalid was shot in the early hours of November 11 2017 while sitting in his parked car with a friend in Lady Margaret Road. Thompson-Hill and Paul arrived at around 1.20am in a black VW Tiguan, which was later found to have been stolen and fitted with false number plates.
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Police and London Ambulance Service attended but nothing could be done to save Khalid, who died at 3.32am at St Mary's Hospital.
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