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|Flagler has learned dorsal pulls but now gets to learn how to drive!
How many of you out there have swimming with dolphins on your bucket list? It's an activity that many people dream about throughout their entire lives and Dolphin Research Center is fortunate to be able to make those dreams come true! Guests can do a multitude of interactive programs from both on the dock and in the water to spend time with the DRC pod.
The most popular program is the Dolphin Encounter, where guests get wet with a dolphin. This program includes a kiss, handshake, imitations, signals, and a dorsal pull. The dolphins do these sessions every day, so it becomes second nature. However, DRC has several younger dolphins who are still learning how to master the pulls.
DRC doesn't have any "behind the scenes" areas where training takes place, so guests not only see how we teach the dolphins, but they also often get to be part of the training process.
One of the first things dolphins learn is to follow a target pole, which looks like a giant cotton swab. The dolphins learn to put their rostrum, or other parts of the body on the pole.
During a recent Dolphin Encounter, Luna and Flagler (Ages three and two respectively) worked on their dorsal pulls. An important part of the behavior is the pattern. The kids are learning a nice figure eight in a smaller lagoon. Working on this required four people.
The first was their trainer, who sent them on the dorsal pull. The second was the guest who held on as the youngsters took him for a ride. Two other trainers stood on the boardwalks with target poles to guide Luna and Flagler.
The trainers stood on each side and slapped the poles against the water to indicate which direction Luna and Flagler were meant to go. The kids traveled from one pole directly across the pool to the other pole, then around to drop their swimmer off at the dock. With each guest, Luna and Flagler got better at their pattern. They began to understand where they were supposed to go and do it without the added hint of the target poles.
The youngsters are still perfecting this behavior but they've almost got it down. Every day, the trainers work with them so that they can get better and better. Luna and Flagler love to know that they're doing exactly what they're asked and we love seeing their growth with each program.


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Grand Prix-São Paulo
November 6-7, 1999
November 10, 1999 (Renton, Wash.)--Competition was tight at Grand Prix - São Paulo in Brazil. An excited group of contestants gathered on November 6 - 7 to match wits in a Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix tournament hosted by Wizards of the Coast Inc. and Devir Livraria, the exclusive Magic distributor in Brazil. The final game of the event pitted Rafael Assafi Alvarenga of Brazil and Douglas Maioli of Argentina against one another. The two top strategists faced off for three games: Maioli won the first; Alvarenga won the second; and when the dust settled in the tiebreaking game, the two players shook hands and Alvarenga stood victorious.
Spectators went wild when 15-year-old Alvarenga defeated Maioli in that final match. They came forward and scooped the triumphant Brazilian up on their shoulders and carried him around the room. Alvarenga has been playing the Magic game for almost five years. His favorite card is Counterspell, and he prefers to play offensive decks. Alvarenga lives in Rio de Janeiro, where he attends high school and enjoys playing video games and soccer.
Second-place finisher Douglas Maioli, age 23, currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, though he was born and raised in Brazil. Maioli was proud that a Brazilian had won Grand Prix - São Paulo and heartily congratulated Alvarenga himself. Maioli participated in the 1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championships in Yokohama, Japan, and in two Argentinean Nationals. His favorite card is Survival of the Fittest, and he calls his winning deck "The Bribery Deck." His most memorable moment of the Grand Prix was when he opened a booster and found a foil-stamped Bribery card.
In addition to their prize money, Alvarenga, Maioli and the other competitors in the top eight received invitations to Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour - Los Angeles, scheduled for February 4 - 6, 2000, in Los Angeles, California.
The top eight finishers were:
- Rafael Assafi Alvarenga, 15, Brazil
- Douglas Maioli, 23, Argentina
- Carlos Mao, 49, Brazil
- Alex Shvartsman, 24, U.S.A.
- Carlos Eduardo Yamave Romao, 17, Brazil
- Eduardo Simao Teixeira, 18, Brazil
- Fernando Moreira Bandeira, 17, Brazil
- Rodrigo Jose Constanza, 23, Brazil
Competitors came from all over the world to compete in Grand Prix - São Paulo. Among those countries represented were Argentina, Brazil, Sweden, Uruguay, the U.S.A. and Venezuela. Grand Prix events, such as the recent ones in Kyushu, Japan, and London, Great Britain, attract an international crowd of Magic enthusiasts and sharp-witted competitors.
Grand Prix - São Paulo hosted a diverse selection of activities for its participants. Attendees got a chance to meet and have cards signed by Terese Nielsen and Michael Sutfin, both celebrated artists who contributed to the Mercadian Masques card set. Other highlights of the weekend included numerous side events and the Magic Scavenger Hunt. Fan favorite Henry Stern, lead designer of the Mercadian Masques set, hosted a trivia show in which players competed for special prizes. Overall, the atmosphere of Grand Prix - São Paulo could only be described as exhilarating.


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Facebook Dives Into Video, and More
Facebook unveils a new video service for its popular Instagram imaging sharing app. The Supreme Cout stops a class-action antitrust lawsuit against American Express. Carl Icahn joins Twitter. Joanne Po reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Myocarditis is a cardiac disease associated with inflammation and injury of the myocardium. It results from various etiologies, both noninfectious and infectious, but coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is still considered the dominant etiological agent. Myocarditis may be caused by direct cytopathic effects of virus, a pathologic immune response to persistent virus, or autoimmunity triggered by the viral infection. The virus enters the myocyte through internalization of the coxsackie-adenoviral receptor (CAR) and its coreceptor, decay-accelerating factor (DAF). Viral proteases cleave various proteins in the host cell. One example is viral protease 2A, which cleaves eukaryote initiation factor 4G (eIF4G) and the dystrophin protein, resulting in a complete shutdown of cap-dependent RNA translation and cytoskeletal destruction in infected cardiomyocytes, respectively. CVB3 also cleaves the member of the Bcl-2 family Bid, leading to apoptosis. CVB3 infection also induces the cleavage of cyclin D protein through a proteasome-dependent pathway, leading to the host cell-growth arrest. Viral infection and necrosis of myocytes may lead to the release of intracellular antigens, resulting in activation of self-reactive T cells. CVB infection is a significant cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) as well as myocarditis. Epidemiologically, myocarditis underlies a significant portion of patients with DCM.
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Roland Emmerich, who directed "The Day After Tomorrow", "2012" and "Independence Day", has bought the rights to "Emergence", a new heart warming coming of age story about a young boy's struggle to reconnect with his father. I'm kidding, it's an alien invasion flick that I'm sure will have all kind of crap blowing up and whatnot. Good old Roland doesn't care about kids! He doesn't care about love. He cares about people getting their faces blow up by giant ships and crap. I don't know where I'm going with this.
Well good for them! "The Purge", which was released this past weekend went ahead and earned back its budget this past Thursday night thanks to late night and midnight showings. The film was made for about $3 million and pulled in close to $3.4 million Thursday night, eventually bringing in over $36 million over the weekend. I can't do the math on what kind of profit that is but I'm pretty sure it's a lot.
No real surprise here folks, "Halloween" will get a special 35th Anniversary release later this year from the good folks at Anchor Bay. What is a surprise though is that director John Carpenter and star Jamie Lee Curtis will reunite for a new commentary track to be included with the release. A special special edition will also be made available with signed yogurt that helps ladies go BM regularly. I made that last part up.
Christina Ricci has been hand selected by the folks at Lifetime to play Lizzie Borden in an upcoming made for TV movie about the famous ax wielding daughter. I assume this means Ricci is only a couple years away from battling giant snakes with fish heads or something on Syfy so that really should be the news here. I'm pretty excited.
I don't usually like to write about behind the scenes videos on here because let's be honest they're usually pretty boring but today I have to break that rule. Today we have a clip from the set of "Machete Kills" featuring the one and only Sofía Vergara. Yes she's wearing next to nothing in the clip and yes it's 100% creepy that this was actually posted on her son's video blog but I think the first point outweighs the second. You try to tell me I'm wrong.
Exciting news has come out of Jamie Lee Curtis' camp that the original scream queen will be making her first and last appearance at a horror convention this coming November. She's stopping in to a special Horror Hound Weekend in Indianapolis from November 16-18 for photo signings, QA and I hope drunken fire tossing in the courtyard. All the money she makes over the weekend will go to Starlight Children's Foundation so if she does end up tossing around the devil stix please drop a 20 in the hat on the ground.
The good folks over at The Scream Factory have dropped knowledge that they will be releasing blu-ray editions of the classic horror flicks "Terror Train" and "The Funhouse" on October 16th. Both will be chock full of special features including audio commentaries, photo galleries and trailers. Only one of them will feature a train though while the other will take place at a carnival. Try to guess which is which.


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Date Night: Old World German at Gottscheer Hall in Ridgewood, Queens
Spots for every kind of date.
When you enter Gottscheer Hall, a restaurant, bar, and event space in Ridgewood, Queens, be sure to look up. Portraits of "Miss Gottschee" line the entryway. Hairstyles and poses have changed since the first photo, taken in 1964, but the smiles—warm and genuine on each young woman—remain the same. The hall, home to one of the largest Gottschee organizations in the world, dates to 1924 and appears unchanged since the Eisenhower administration. (There's still an illuminated sign for the hat check.) But as the string of Miss Gottschees running to the present suggests, the past doesn't merely persist here: it thrives.
Once a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, these days Gottschee is a region in Slovenia. If you're confused about the location, you can take a look at the large map that adorns the wood-paneled Tap Room; you'll understand even more if you can read the inscriptions in German. When we visited, two televisions were tuned to a football game and a soccer game, respectively, and the piano was covered with a cloth. No one would play today. In addition to the map, there were fliers for youth groups, plaques for "best sharpshooter" (Werner Klun is the man to beat, winning the title in 2010 and 2011), and oversize stockings, ready for Santa. Small steins stuffed with fake carnations decorated the high tables.
The goulash and spätzle ($11.50) featured hunks of beef in a peppery sauce. A long time in lard had rendered the beef tender. There were no mushrooms, no peppers, and no tomatoes. It was simplicity in stew form. We mixed the goulash with the side of spätzle, skinny strips of soft egg noodles that took to the sauce like cats take to patches of sunlight, lolling and soaking it all in.
We also tried the krainerwurst with sauerkraut ($6), the Old World German version of meat and one veg. Gottscheer Hall truly put the sour in sauerkraut; its version had all the pungency and puckering of kimchi served with a side of vinegar. But the sauerkraut undercut the salty pork-and-beef sausage, which resembled a hotdog on steroids. The rest of the menu is similarly straightforward: bratwurst, sauerbraten, apple strudel, and so on.
Since we were sitting in a tap room, we ordered a pint of Spaten, a light lager, bypassing the Budweiser. Older men wandered in and out, looking for their monthly meeting about Gottschee culture and other matters. Upstairs, the ballroom holds weddings and receptions. Some nights Gottscheer Hall features dancing, and people come from all around to waltz or polka, often in traditional clothes. Other nights the Queens Artists' Resource Collective takes over, with DJs and karaoke, but so far Gottscheer Hall has remained an irony-free zone. It's best for: a guileless date.
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|A cornbread and bread dressing, made with tart apple, hot sausage and pecans.
Sausage Dressing with Apple and PecanI first made this dressing last Christmas, then again this Thanksgiving and I may even make it again this Christmas, though I'm actually still trying to settle between having a bread or rice dressing, since I'm going with a prime rib roast this year.
Yes, I'm moving away from the traditional turkey and dressing dinner for Christmas this year and going the route of a very expensive hunk of prime rib roast beef with au jus, that I have already warned The Cajun will not be cooked "well done." If he absolutely has to have it cooked more than medium rare, I'm pointing him directly to the microwave! Since a hunk of beef like this is not typically on my financial radar and I'm not solidly comfortable that I won't ruin it, I am planning to do the Cajun ham too. That way if I manage to ruin the roast, at least we'll still have some ham to fall back on.
This is a nice variation of the standard cornbread dressing of cornbread and bread, but dressed up just a bit with sausage, tart apples and pecans, just for something a little bit different. Whether you're planning on making a beef or poultry entree this Christmas, I think this would be a nice one to add to the table. It'd be an excellent stuffing if you're doing a roulade too. Just put any excess dressing in a small baking dish to serve on the side.
|Apple, sausage and pecan dressing with a drizzle of turkey gravy.
Recipe: Sausage Dressing with Apple and Pecan©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 15 min |Cook time: 20 min | Yield: About 10 to 12 servings
- 1 skillet of cornbread, baked, dried and crumbled (about 6 cups)
- 6 cups of cubed, bread (about 10 slices), toasted
- 1 pound of hot breakfast sausage (like Jimmy Dean) or spicy Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter
- 2 cups of chopped sweet or yellow onion
- 2 stalks (ribs) of celery (about a cup), chopped
- 2 tart apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon of Cajun seasoning (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste, optional
- 1 teaspoon dried sage, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning
- 1 (10-1/2 ounce) can of turkey gravy
- 3/4 cup of chopped pecans
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4 to 6 cups of turkey or chicken broth or stock, more or less
Prepare the cornbread and allow it to dry out. Toast the cubed bread in 400 degree F oven for about 15 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool. Increase heat to 450 degrees F. Butter a 4 quart baking dish or 9 x 13 inch pan; set aside.
While the bread is toasting, saute the sausage in a large skillet until brown; remove and set aside. Melt the butter in the pan drippings over medium heat and saute the onion and celery until it begins to lightly brown. Add the apple, cook and stir for about 5 minutes longer. Remove from heat, return the sausage to the pan and season with the salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning, sage, thyme and poultry seasoning. Taste, adjust seasonings and set aside to cool.
Crumble the cornbread into a large bowl. Add the bread and toss. Add the sausage mixture, scraping out all of the butter; stir. Add the gravy and pecans; gently toss. Add the raw eggs and 2 cups of the broth, stir in and adjust broth to desired consistency. Lightly spoon into the casserole dish, but do not pack, and bake, uncovered, at 450 degrees F for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until heated through and top is lightly browned.
Cook's Notes: Add in one large hard boiled egg, chopped, if you like. I used 1/2 loaf of white bread (10 slices) cubed, but you can substitute any leftover breads, rolls or biscuits you may have and make up any difference with crushed saltine crackers. How much broth or stock you'll need will be dependent on how dry your breads are. For a more fluffy stuffing, use less stock. If you prefer a wetter stuffing, add additional stock as needed to reach desired consistency, taking care not to get too soupy. I used 5 cups. In place of the sage, I used a teaspoon of Bell's seasoning. Prepare the cornbread a day ahead if possible so that it is very dry.
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| 8.4°C Belfast
Ministers have rejected calls for internet providers to be forced to automatically filter websites for online pornography.
A joint report by the Home Office and the Department for Education said that a public consultation found "little appetite" for default filtering by internet service providers (ISPs).
Under the proposals by campaigners seeking tighter controls on internet porn, customers would have had to contact their ISP if they wanted the filter switched off.
However the report said ministers would ask ISPs to configure their systems to "actively encourage" people to switch on parental controls if there were children in the household using the internet.
The report was slipped out with little fanfare - without even a press notice announcing its release - following a high-profile campaign in support of default filtering.
It said, however, that there had been little enthusiasm for the idea among respondents to the public consultations.
"There was no great appetite among parents for the introduction of default filtering of the internet by their ISP: only 35% of the parents who responded favoured that approach," it said.
The report said ministers had been guided by expert advice that default filtering could create a false sense of security as not all harmful content is blocked, and it does not encourage parents to learn about keeping their children safe online.
"Warning signs, water wings and lifeguards are all useful aids to safety in swimming pools, but they don't prevent all accidents by themselves, and children still need to have swimming lessons and be alert to possible dangers," it said.
"In the same way, there are content filtering solutions that can help manage risk on the internet but on their own they are insufficient."


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Closing arguments Monday in double murder trial
Joel Hayden accused of murdering Renee Sandora, Trevor Mills
The trial of a Massachusetts man charged with killing the mother of his four children as well as a longtime friend in Maine is winding down.
Closing statements in the trial of Joel Hayden of New Bedford, Mass. are scheduled for Monday in Portland.
The 31-year-old Hayden has pleaded not guilty to killing his girlfriend, 27-year-old Renee Sandora, and his childhood friend, 28-year-old Trevor Mills, of New Bedford, at Sandora's home in New Gloucester in July 2011.
Evidence presented at trial included the 911 call in which Sandora can be heard saying "my boyfriend just shot me," and testimony from the couple's 8-year-old son, who said he saw his father shoot his mother.
Hayden's attorneys told jurors that no gun was ever found and DNA evidence points to another possible killer.


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By Kiefer Thomas, Examiner.com
Every town has its restaurants that one should probably stay away from and of course, restaurants that rise above all expectations of food, service, quality and atmosphere. Every establishment will excel in certain areas, run a mediocre coarse in some and hopefully, not always, falter from time to time. A good, well established restaurant is very similar to a living organism. The overall impression and features that give it its character will always be the same but depending on the time of the day, week, who's working etc. the mood can change frequently making for a wonderful experience or slighting the impression.
Vail has plenty of quality restaurants that more then hold their own on the world stage of gourmet dining. Many are chef-owned like a decent, high-end establishment will be and a few others are directed by the resort that they reside in. In either case, service, food and quality are rarely if ever, compromised.
The following list though certainly NOT exhaustive is indicative to what Vail has to offer. In each case, the food is superior, service is generally remarkable and quality is an orchestration of multiple reviews and opinions and no matter what selection one makes, there is no wrong choice in pleasing the palate.
The first place that comes to mind and has been voted Vail's best restaurant for four years running is the contemporary French-American hide-away, La Tour. La Tour is directed by chef and sommelier, Paul Ferzacca. The dining room is open nightly at 5:30pm and reservations are generally recommended during high-season. La Tour is known for their impeccable service and as far as the cuisine goes, the Veal Sweetbreads, Pan-Roasted Duck and the Crème Brulée Flambée are exceptional. La Tour is located in Vail Village along E. Meadow Drive.
Lancelot's (favorite!) has a considerably more relaxed and less pretentious atmosphere. The overall feel is casual comfortable although blue-jeans would not be recommended and suit & tie would be over-doing it. In business since 1969, there's one reason to dine at Lancelot's, Prime Rib. They offer three varieties: the Knight's Cut, the thicker King Arthur's Cut and the ubiquitous, Surf & Turf. In terms of Prime Rib, one absolutely cannot do any better anywhere in the Vail Valley. Lancelot's is located in Vail Village next to the Children's fountain.
Located inside the Lodge at Vail is the Italian restaurant, Cucina Rustica. The atmosphere is absolutely wonderful and downright romantic. The dining area retains a warm and tranquil feel of home. The Buffalo Carpaccio and Spit-Roasted Bronzino Puttanesco are standout dishes.
For further exquisite choices, the following will leave you smiling:
- Billy's Island Grill (Lionshead- favorite!)
- The Left Bank (Vail Village)
- Mirabelle (Beaver Creek- favorite!)
- Sweet Basil (Vail Village)
- Russell's (Vail Village)


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29 May 2009
Space Camp
26 May 2009
The Results Are In ...
So we finally got the results back on Jay's allergy bloodwork. I had to do a little research on how to read it, but, here's the breakdown: Jay is allergic to peanuts, all tree nuts (this includes cashews, pecans, walnuts, almonds...), eggs, and DOGS! Yes, dogs. Didn't see that one comin'.
21 May 2009
Our family lives less than a block from an elementary school. What a plus for a family with five kids under the age of twelve! I highly recommend it. I digress...
Our two that attend that school ride their bikes or walk everyday, so I only take our middle-schooler to school in the mornings. We actually only live about a mile from that school, and she wants to ride her bike, but, it's so busy with cars and buses that I just don't let her.
Every day, and I mean every day, we see the same sight - a mom and daughter walking to school together. The mom carries the backpack and the daughter walks beside her. I also see the mom walking home alone while I am exiting the school. Every day.
Rachel (11) commented on this sight this morning. She said, "Mom, you would never do that." She's absolutely right. I wouldn't, and I don't. I think it's wonderful that this mom dotes on her daughter. I think it's wonderful that they have that time together every day. I can only assume that she does the same in the afternoons (I wouldn't know, though, because I make my daughter ride the bus home).
After I dropped Rae at the door of her school, she walked in with a friend she saw and they were busy chatting about whatever middle school girls chat about. She's fine; she's independent and she's secure. Should I be doting on her more? Does she understand why I don't dote on her the way she sees that other mom doting on her daughter? Will she raise secure, independent daughters?
I will see that mom again tomorrow, walking her daughter to school, carrying her backpack for her daughter and wonder. Maybe, I think, this mom is there to remind me that she can raise her daughter her way and I can raise mine my way. We all know our children and our capabilities the best. I cannot second guess her, and I should not doubt myself. Neither should you.
19 May 2009
Apple, anyone?
Jay has been showing plenty of allergic reactions, but, one thing is for certain: you give this boy an apple and set him in his chair and he will be a happy man to the core. Pun intended.
On a more serious note, we have seen severe reactions to eggs and peanuts. So, anyone feeding my children please be aware. Give the ladies anything you want (and they'll eat it) but, with our Prince James, ask me first! He reacts still to unknown foods and seems to always have a rash.
18 May 2009
More Field Day
Charlotte had her first field day. As a kindergartner, they do a bunch of fun stuff, like relays and tug of war. Charlotte finished third in the basketball throw, second in the scooter race and first in jump rope and bowling! Great job, Charlotte!
Bad Dog....
15 May 2009
First Place for Rachel!
Rachel is our artist. She loves to doodle and draw. She has been taking some art lessons after school and she posted some of her paintings a while back on her own blog - Eldest of Five. You can see that post here. Well, this week was the school's Art Show and Rachel was sure that a girl in her class, named "H", would win. "H" is a great artist, too, and Rachel had decided going into it that second place after "H" would be satisfying enough.
As we walked down her hallway at school, where all the watercolor paintings hung, a girl was running back up the hallway saying, "Rachel, Rachel, come see! You won!" Rachel looked back at me, pushing the stroller behind her, with a smile that spoke volumes. Her smile said to me - "Mom, did you hear that? I won!" With that smile she took off down the hall with her friend and just starred at her ribbon. First place, Rachel. You won first place!
Fifth Grade Art Show, May 09
12 May 2009
04 May 2009
03 May 2009
Fourth Grade Field Trip
Here we have Samantha on the school bus. Last week her fourth grade class went on a field trip to the State Capitol Building and then to the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. Samantha reports that it was fun and she liked the Museum the best. James, who chaperoned, reports that being a fourth grader is exhausting. He learned a lot about the Capitol Building, facts that went right through the heads of the fourth graders, to be sure. For example, the chandelier in the main hall weighs 4,000 pounds! The marble in the walls and staircase came from three different US states - VT, CO and AL. Fourth grade rocks. Get it? Rocks?


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Capecitabine and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer or Other Pelvic Cancer
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00118300
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (Competing studies)
First Posted : July 11, 2005
Last Update Posted : July 8, 2011
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
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- How to Read a Study Record
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as capecitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays and other types of radiation to kill tumor cells. Internal radiation uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. Giving chemotherapy together with radiation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of capecitabine when given together with radiation therapy in treating patients with locally advanced cervical cancer or other pelvic cancer.
|Condition or disease
|Cervical Cancer Endometrial Cancer Ovarian Cancer Vaginal Cancer
|Drug: capecitabine Radiation: brachytherapy Radiation: radiation therapy
|Phase 1
- Determine the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicity of capecitabine when given in combination with pelvic external beam radiotherapy and intracavitary brachytherapy in patients with primary or recurrent locally advanced cervical cancer or other pelvic malignancy.
- Determine the clinical anti-tumor response in patients treated with this regimen.
- Determine adverse clinical sequelae in patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of capecitabine.
Patients undergo external beam radiotherapy to the whole pelvis once daily 5 days a week in weeks 1-5 and receive 1 or 2 applications of low-dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy in weeks 7-8 OR 5 applications of high-dose rate (HDR)* intracavitary brachytherapy once weekly in weeks 4-8. Patients also receive oral capecitabine twice daily 7 days a week in weeks 1-5 and 7-8. Courses repeat every 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
NOTE: *No external beam radiotherapy is administered on the day of HDR brachytherapy. If the majority of external beam radiotherapy has been administered, HDR brachytherapy may be administered in 2 applications per week (separated by at least 72 hours) in order to complete all treatment by week 8.
Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of capecitabine until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 3 or 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. A minimum of 6 patients are treated at the MTD.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 1 month, every 3 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 4-24 patients will be accrued for this study within 2-12 months.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase I Study of Capecitabine (Xeloda) and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical and Pelvic Malignancies
|Study Start Date :
|April 2005
- Drug: capecitabine
Patients also receive oral capecitabine twice daily 7 days a week in weeks 1-5 and 7-8. Courses repeat every 12 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Radiation: brachytherapy
1 or 2 applications of low-dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy in weeks 7-8 OR 5 applications of high-dose rate (HDR)* intracavitary brachytherapy once weekly in weeks 4-8.
- Radiation: radiation therapy
Patients undergo external beam radiotherapy to the whole pelvis once daily 5 days a week in weeks 1-5.
- Maximum tolerated dose [ Time Frame: weekly ]
- Disease response measured prior to brachytherapy and at 1 month after completion of study treatment [ Time Frame: 1 month after completion of study treatment ]
- Toxicity as measured by CTC v 3.0 weekly [ Time Frame: weekly ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed cervical cancer or other pelvic malignancy, including vaginal, endometrial, or ovarian cancer
- Primary or recurrent disease
Locally advanced disease, defined as the following:
- Stage IB2-IVA (for cervical or vaginal cancer)
- Any non-extra pelvic metastatic stage (for endometrial or ovarian cancer)
- Not amenable to curative surgical resection alone
- Bidimensionally measurable or clinically evaluable disease
- Refused or ineligible for weekly IV cisplatin chemotherapy due to renal insufficiency, prior platinum adverse sensitivity, pre-existing neuropathy, or concurrent co-morbid illness
- No histologically confirmed or clinically suspicious (≥ 1 cm) para-aortic lymphadenopathy
- No brain metastases or primary brain tumors
- 18 and over (80 and under for second and third dose-escalation levels)
Performance status
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
- Absolute granulocyte count ≥ 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin ≥ 10.0 g/dL
- Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
- AST and ALT < 2 times upper limit of normal
- See Disease Characteristics
- Creatinine normal OR
- Creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL/min*
- No proteinuria or clinically significant impaired renal function NOTE: *Creatine clearance testing required in patients > 60 years of age
- No symptomatic New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure
- No unstable angina pectoris
- No cardiac arrhythmia
- No uncontrolled hypertension
- Able to swallow oral medication
- No bowel obstruction
- No malabsorption illness
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No known hypersensitivity to capecitabine or fluorouracil
- No ongoing or active infection
- No other uncontrolled illness
- No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
No other active invasive malignancy
- Prior malignancy in remission for ≥ 6 months that is not currently being treated allowed
Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- Recovered from prior chemotherapy
- At least 3 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas)
- Prior chemotherapy for a non-gynecologic malignancy or in the adjuvant setting allowed
- No prior capecitabine
Endocrine therapy
- Prior adjuvant hormonal therapy allowed
- Recovered from prior radiotherapy
- At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
- Prior radiotherapy for a non-gynecologic malignancy allowed
- No prior low abdominal or pelvic radiotherapy
- Not specified
- At least 3 weeks since prior investigational anticancer agents and recovered
- No prior anticancer treatment that contraindicates study therapy
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00118300
|United States, Ohio
|Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5065
|Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|Principal Investigator:
|Charles Kunos, MD, PhD
|Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|Charles Kunos, MD, PhD, Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P30CA043703 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
CASE-9804 ( Other Identifier: Case Comphrensive Cancer Center )
|First Posted:
|July 11, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 8, 2011
|Last Verified:
|July 2011
stage III cervical cancer
stage IVA cervical cancer
recurrent cervical cancer
stage III endometrial carcinoma
recurrent endometrial carcinoma
stage III ovarian epithelial cancer
recurrent ovarian epithelial cancer
stage III ovarian germ cell tumor
recurrent ovarian germ cell tumor
stage III vaginal cancer
stage IVA vaginal cancer
recurrent vaginal cancer
ovarian sarcoma
ovarian stromal cancer
stage IV endometrial carcinoma
stage IB cervical cancer
stage IIA cervical cancer
stage IIB cervical cancer
stage II vaginal cancer
stage I vaginal cancer
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Endometrial Neoplasms
Vaginal Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Uterine Cervical Diseases
Uterine Diseases
Vaginal Diseases
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents


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When the sun comes shining through
With each brand-new day,
There's one thing that we should do,
We should kneel and say,
Thank you for this day.
Praying for the Father's help
Starts the day out right.
Then we thank Him for his care,
When we pray at night,
And we say good-night.
Heav'nly Father blesses us
As we will obey,
Let us try to his will
Ev'ry shining day,
And take time to pray.
Text: Dennis Crockett
Music: Dennis Crockett
Artist: Crockett
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: Ensign
Composition Date: 1976-01-01
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Editor's note: Roxanne Jones is a founding editor of ESPN The Magazine and a former vice president at ESPN. She is a national lecturer on sports, entertainment and women's topics and a recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award from Women in Sports and Events. She is the co-author of "Say It Loud: An Illustrated History of the Black Athlete," (Random House) and CEO of Push Media Strategies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
(CNN) -- The year was 2002, and group of young editors was trying to decide how risky it would be to put the United States soccer team on the June cover of ESPN Magazine.
It was a tough call for a magazine that had gotten off to a spectacular start serving up a strictly meat-and-potatoes diet of NFL, with a side of baseball (Homerun Derby Only, please.) or NBA mixed in.
But seriously, Landon Donovan, Demarcus Beasley, Clint Mathis? They were the backbone of Team USA in 2002 and the guys we wanted on the cover. Sure, they are all household names now -- at least for sports fans -- but back then we wondered: "How many real sports fans even know these guys?"
You see, 12 years ago, talking anything but NFL or baseball with diehard sports fans in the U.S. would get you laughed out of the room. Soccer (never futbol) was considered a fringe sport -- a game mostly played and left behind in grade school. And certainly putting a soccer team on the cover of a national sports magazine was bound to flop on the newsstands.
But we went with it anyway, thinking it would be fun to change things up a little bit -- give our readers a surprise.
Oh, how times have changed. Unless you have been locked in a dark closet this week, you know: America is in the grips of futbol fever.
How can we tell? Back in 2002, the Men's World Cup match between the United States and South Korea was seen in an average of 1.36 million television homes -- the most-watched soccer telecast ever on ESPN2 at the time -- based on a 1.62 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research Data.
This year, an average of 18.2 million Americans tuned in to ESPN to watch the World Cup game between the U.S. and Portugal, according to Nielsen numbers released by the network. That game also broke a record for the most-viewed U.S. match on Univision Deportes, with 6.5 million viewers.
And NFL? Step aside: The U.S.-Portugal match posted the kind of numbers typically reserved for "Monday Night Football." Those MNF games averaged 13.6 million viewers last year, according to Nielsen numbers provided by ESPN.
Who's driving this soccer obsession? The younger generations, encouraged by a few 40-something Gen-X parents.
I'm no soccer mom, but given a choice, I'd much rather see my kid pick soccer than just about any other sport. It's safer, cheaper, and more diverse. And it's a true team sport. No one player is bigger than the team. Everyone plays and everyone has a chance to help the team win.
But how did this new love affair with the game happen? How did the Sports Nation allow futbol to come onto our turf and take over? They've even stolen our name.
Vince Howley, watching the U.S.-Germany game at a beachside bar in Costa Rica Thursday, thinks he knows:
"Look, 40 years ago when I was growing up, we never even heard of Futbol in Boston. But then my family moved to California. There, all my sons played soccer.
"They were bored with baseball. Kids today want excitement. Baseball was slow. You needed a ton of equipment and a big field. But soccer was exciting. I started coaching and my family loved it. The game became our lives."
But not so fast Uncle Vince. Is soccer really ready to surpass the NFL as America' favorite sport? His younger nephew, Patrick Howley, thinks differently.
Howley, who is a physical education teacher at James Hubert Blake High in Silver Springs, Maryland, agrees soccer has become the go-to sport for most young kids in America. He thinks it's the perfect sport for young people because it teaches the fundamentals of every sport: offense, defense, and spatial movements. But at least for now, football -- not futbol -- remains king.
"American Football will tough to overcome but I do know that soccer will continue to grow," says Howley, who has played and coached club soccer. "All my students love the game and follow it on an international level. It's really neat to see."
This diehard sports fan is sold. I love futbol. It's fast, furious and fun. And it's a game that both boys and girls can excel at and enjoy.
And as I travel the world this summer and walk into the local sports bar to watch the World Cup games, you can be sure that I am the loudest, proudest American in the house.
Go USA!
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"Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena".
- Christopher Marlowe.
An enigma when new
Your unexpected drift
Knocked me from an
Orbit I was already
Spinning away from.
Yet no hard collision,
No bumpy ride or
Clash of sensibility.
My first encounter
Was unimpressive:
Unimpressed, I left
The trajectory for
Others to fix, while
I tried to bluff and
Plot missions new.
This is a wandering
Star that's strayed,
Bright, gold-laden
Comet blazing too
Close to surfaces
I didn't even know
I had grown. Light
Finds a way into
Every crevice, no
Measure of steel
Can resist entire
The piercėd arrows
Of the cherub's bow.
The girl least likely
For me to ever know.
Quicksilver, a swift flash
Of brightness spoiled me:
A hit that no dealer before
Or since can sell me on.
I'm still on withdrawal.
I keep a telescope open,
Unconsciously so [I tell
Myself, lying/hopeless]
Trained for a glimpse
Of such a trailblazer,
For a once-a-lifetime
Convergence of stars,
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I'm trying to track down a problem in someone else's code. At one spot, find() is used on a multimap like so (i is an int):
My question is if this could be the source of the problem I'm trying to track down. More specifically, is this code guaranteed to iterate over all values in the multimap that have a key of i? In other words, is find() guaranteed to find the first value with i?Code:MyMultiMap::iterator matching = myMultimap.find( i ); while ( matching != myMultimap.end() && matching->first == i ) { // do stuff }
According to Schildt (STL Programming From the Ground Up), it is: "[The find() function] always returns an iterator to the first matching key" (page 172). But Meyers, in Effective STL (page 201), writes: "For the multi containers, however, find is not guaranteed to identify the first element in the container with a given value if more than one is present; its character is only to identify one of those elements."
I'm inclined to believe that Schildt is full of bullschildt, and that Meyers is correct, but could someone please confirm this? It's not that I'm worried that Schildt is right when Meyers is wrong (yeah, that'll happen!), I'm more worried that I'm interpreting Meyers wrongly and that find doesn't work with multimaps like I think it does. (One confusing thing is that Meyers uses the word "value" when I think he should be using "key".)


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Meru announced on Wednesday high-performance Wi-Fi access points and software designed to let enterprise IT groups replace wired Ethernet switches at the network edge.
Dubbed Teton, the new 802.11n platform includes software to optimize usage by increasingly diverse Wi-Fi clients, including iPads and other tablets as well as smartphones. Teton introduces what Meru calls the "WLAN 500 mode," which is a network-wide service with features that let one access point deal with up to 500 Wi-Fi clients in a 500-square foot area.
ANALYSIS: "Major Wi-Fi changes ahead"
(Earlier this week, in separate announcement addressing big wireless networks, Motorola Solutions said it was jacking up its WiFi controller tenfold to handle up to 10,000 access points.)
As for Meru, its Teton-based AP400 indoor and outdoor models will have three 802.11n radios, with an option for a fourth via USB port, with each radio supporting three data streams. For three radios, the total throughput per access point is 450Mbps (compared to the prior two-radio, two-stream Meru models of 300Mbps). Adding the optional fourth radio, boosts this 1.8Gbps.
Meru is not yet announcing prices for the new hardware, due out later this year. The company's pitch is that the new product line will enable enterprises to phase out Ethernet edge switches, which are increasingly left idle as laptops and other clients connect via Wi-Fi. But even idle, there are support contracts, electricity, operational costs and traditional switch replacement cycles for which enterprises are paying. It seems likely there will be some premium for the powerful new radios and the software features, but Meru's pricing calculations may take into account the capital and operational costs of edge switches to spur adoption.
The idea of eliminating wired Ethernet as the primary network access has been controversial for the past two or three years. But even in 2009, a range of enterprises (many of them colleges and universities) were discovering that a majority of their wired Ethernet ports (90% at one university) were completely idle, because users were relying on Wi-Fi.
The new products make use of Meru's distinctive "WLAN virtualization" software, which among other things, lets you assign one channel to all access points, simplifying access and management. Additional channel assignments, for specific groups or types of clients or applications, can be in effect stacked across the access points, in what Meru calls channel layering.
Q&A: Meru Networks closing in on the all-wireless enterprise network
But Meru is adding several capabilities that give the AP400 series the power, flexibility and intelligence to replace edge Ethernet switches (see the AP400 data sheet). The WLAN 500 "mode" or service already mentioned is one: a set of Meru algorithms let each radio coordinate with others, load balance, and steer radio signals to optimize throughput.
A second is called Distribution Mode, which Meru proposes to replace or at least reduce the racks of wiring closet switches. In Distribution Mode, AP400 becomes an aggregation point (or "root AP" in Meru lingo) for other access points in the network, via Meru's Wi-Fi meshing software. They pass their traffic wirelessly back to these aggregators, which can offer 900M to 1.8Gbps of backhaul capacity depending on the number of radios. The aggregator has a Gigabit Ethernet port to a higher-end, aggregation-level Ethernet switch.
A third new service is a patent-pending technology called Orthogonal Array Beam Forming (OABF). WLAN vendors over the past two years have been adding support for various optional parts of the 11n standard, (see from May 2010, "Major Wi-Fi changes ahead") including transmit beam forming (sometimes "beamforming"). The same waveform is sent over 11n's multiple antennas, with the magnitude and phase adjusted at each transmitter to focus the beam direction toward a particular receiver. This increases the signal's gain so it's more stable, and can be "steered around" interferers so it's more reliable.
[Ruckus Wireless in 2009 was the first to introduce beam forming for 11n products, exploiting its unique multi-component antenna design. Wireless blogger Craig Mathias used that introduction to explore the topic.]
Meru has created what it says is a more fine-grained alternative. Each Wi-Fi signal is made up of about 60 sub-carriers over a wide swath of spectrum, says Graham Melville, Meru's director of product management. Meru's code can optimize each of the sub-carriers and the result, he says, is an improvement in gain, or sensitivity, on the order of 8-10 dB.
The result of the improved gain is a higher signal quality and higher data rates: where Meru saw 36Mbps before applying its beamforming technology, it saw 54Mbps after, for example. "It stays at the high data rates because the signal is stronger, and better quality," Melville says.
The new access points also can use the optional Meru Proactive Spectrum Analysis as part of another service, called Air Traffic Services. One of the AP400 radios can be assigned the job of continually monitoring the Wi-Fi radio frequencies for unauthorized radios, analyzing the spectrum usage and interference, and running Meru's integrated wireless intrusion prevention system.
Another network service is called Mobile Application Segregation: administrators can create a dedicated channel for individual applications or groups of them, high definition video, or wireless VoIP.
John Cox covers wireless networking and mobile computing for "Network World."
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Latest Diet & Weight Management News
THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Believing you had a large meal can make you feel less hungry hours after the meal, a finding that could lead to new methods of weight control, researchers say.
Their study included volunteers who were given what appeared to be either a small or large portion of soup for lunch. The researchers, however, manipulated the amount of soup the volunteers actually consumed by using a hidden pump that could refill or empty a soup bowl without the eater noticing.
Immediately after they ate, the volunteers' level of hunger matched the amount of soup they had eaten, not the amount they had seen just before eating. But two to three hours after lunch, those who had seen a larger portion of soup had significantly lower levels of hunger than those who had seen a smaller portion.
Twenty-four hours after eating the soup, more of the volunteers who had seen a larger portion of soup believed that the portion they had consumed would satisfy their hunger, according to the study published Dec. 5 in the journal PLoS One.
The findings show that memory makes an independent contribution to feeling full after a meal, said the researchers, from the University of Bristol in England.
The results could be used to find new ways to reduce people's calorie intake, they concluded in a journal news release.
-- Robert Preidt
Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved.


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We'll forgo the mental image of the Fed chairman in a cape and tights, but Alan Beattie, international economy editor at the Financial Times, argues Ben Bernanke is the only hero to come out of the global financial crisis.
In his new book, "Who's in Charge Here? How Governments Are Failing the World Economy," Beattie writes that of all the central bankers in the world, only one (Bernanke) did the right thing by focusing on the crisis as one of markets and confidence, not debt. He calls austerity measures instituted recently by certain eurozone countries "crazy," especially given that they're being undertaken in the midst of a recession.
"Whether it's Europe's top officials blithely stumbling from one bailout to the next, or our own voluntarily flirting with default last summer, there's been a deficit of clear thinking among policymakers," The Atlantic writes in a review of the book. "Add to that a lack of will among international institutions like the G20, and the results have been tragicomic."
And Beattie doesn't hold back when discussing politicians in the United States.
"The worst offenders are the ones in the U.S. who want to replicate the Great Depression," he told The Daily Ticker website on Monday. "Half of Capitol Hill wants to return to hard money, balanced budgets in the middle of a recession, even to the gold standard, which is completely insane."
"One of the more intriguing components of this smart, brief take on the world's woes deals with the emerging economies like China, India, and Brazil," according to the Ticker. "The conventional wisdom holds that they have stepped up to fill in for missing investment and demand, and are asserting themselves as leaders."
But Beattie argues that they aren't pulling their weight in helping to manage the global economy, the Ticker adds. Beattie notes that emerging markets compete with one another, frequently cause trade problems with one another and don't have a unified view on how to cope with significant issues.
"When it really comes down to it, India and China fear one another more than they fear the U.S.," Beattie said. "Their ratio of rhetoric to action is extremely high."


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Blessings Kids Project
Boy Scouts of America French Creek Council
Brandon's Dad
Bridge Builders Community Foundations Operations Endowment
Camo Cares
CASA of Venango County
Catholic Rural Ministry- Sisters Marian & TIna
CDCA-Lyric Theatre Project
Child Development Centers, Inc.
Child Evangelism Fellowship of PA, Jefferson-Elk & Clearfield Chapter
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Pennsylvania, Venango Forest and Clarion Counties Chapter
Christian Life Academy
Clarion Area Agency on Aging
Clarion Community Parks Project
Clarion County Community Foundation Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Clarion County Sportsmen for Youth
Clarion County YMCA
Clarion Free Library
Clarion Shelter Task Force
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Forest County Unrestricted Endowment Fund, Founded by Bill and Judy McDaid
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|Daft Punk Song Creator
Plays: 80781
Category: Other Games
Do you love the awesome techno band Daft Punk? If so than you will absolutely love this Daft Punk Son creator game! This game puts you in the jobs of head men of Daft Punk Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, making insane beats and making people want to dance! You wont want to stop making beats once you start playing this awesome game! So start pumping some beats and lets dance! Is a fun Other game.
|Peter Pan's Flight
Plays: 74124
Category: Other Games
Peter Pan's Flight Ride Animation Is a fun Other game.
|Tractor Mania
Plays: 60185
Category: Driving Games
This ain't your grandpa's tractor... Is a fun Driving game.
|Mario Tractor
Plays: 58843
Category: Driving Games
Mario Tractor is a funny racing game from GameSumo in Super Mario Bros style. Your mission in this tractor racing game is to collect coins while you are racing around. Enjoy the game! Is a fun Driving game.
|Bubble Blasterz
Plays: 53785
Category: Action Games
In this game there is a grid of balls that are slowly moving down. You need to shoot balls to destroy them by forming groups of 3 or more balls of the same colour. After you have destroyed some balls, the balls that are not attached the the rest of the balls will fall down and be destroyed. Sometimes you may need to shoot the balls to the wall so that they bounce off and destroy other balls. If you cannot destroy all the balls before they reach the bottom of the screen, you lose. This game is online. Is a fun Action game.
|Mario Star Scramble
Plays: 49289
Category: Adventure Games
Collect all the shine sprites and defeat Bowser to save the Mushroom Kingdom! Is a fun Adventure game.
|Hero Creator X
Plays: 47331
Category: Other Games
Hundreds of items - that's what a real hero needs. Forget superpowers, fashion is everything! Is a fun Other game.
|Indiana Jones Adventure
Plays: 45679
Category: Adventure Games
Don't let Indy get rolled over and crushed by the boulder. Time your clicks to get thru obstacles and collect coins. Is a fun Adventure game.
|Tom and Jerry in Rig A Bridge
Plays: 43642
Category: Adventure Games
Help Jerry build a bridge to sneak past Tom and get some cheese. This is no ordinary game of cat and mouse! Is a fun Adventure game.
|Rocky Rider
Plays: 43484
Category: Driving Games
A fun racing game! How many levels can you complete in a challenging rocky terrain, use space to jump and try not to crash. Is a fun Driving game.
|Rapid Action
Plays: 42676
Category: Shooting Games
Press the bottom small ball to hit the same colored one at the top and score a point. If you get 10 points in 10 chances you go to next level. Is a fun Shooting game.
|Scooby Adventures
Plays: 41885
Category: Adventure Games
A brand new adventure Scooby Doo just for you. Instructions: playing with the arrows to move, space to act what is around you, change the T objects in inventory, save the game with S and L with the game show where you saved. Watch the top bar, she is scared, if that means filling Scooby and Shaggy were too scared and do not want to continue. Is a fun Adventure game.
|Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
Plays: 40732
Category: Other Games
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Ride Animation Is a fun Other game.
|Pac Xon
Plays: 38774
Category: Adventure Games
In Pac-Xon, You must fill empty space and capture ghosts by building walls. As soon as you fill 80% or more empty spaces, you will go to the next level. Beware of ghosts! If one touches you or the wall you're building, you lose a life! Is a fun Adventure game.
|Sara's Red Velvet Cake
Plays: 38148
Category: Dress-Up Games
Recreate this rich, three-tiered tower of temptation! Is a fun Dress-Up game.
|Rachel's Cake
Plays: 36610
Category: Strategy Games
Are you ready for some pro cooking action? Follow the instructions and learn how to make yummy cakes in your kitchen. Is a fun Strategy game.
|Crazy Real Haircuts
Plays: 35564
Category: Dress-Up Games
Be a crazy hair stylist for a day in your own bedroom. Cut and trim the crazy hair using scissors and electrical hair trimmer until you get the desired lenght. You can paint it in twelve crazy colors, comb it to get the perfect shape and if you can't decide, just get the hair dryer and your haircut will be as crazy as a hair can get. Is a fun Dress-Up game.
|Delivery Dilemma
Plays: 34376
Category: Driving Games
Help SpongeBob deliver ingredients to the Krusty Krab on time without getting run off the road Is a fun Driving game.
|Uphill Rush
Plays: 34135
Category: Adventure Games
Bike, truck, quad, or skateboard… Race over hills and obstacles, but be careful not to fall! Is a fun Adventure game.
|Omnitrix Unleashed
Plays: 32324
Category: Adventure Games
Now that the security guards have been hypnotized, you can use the Omnitrix and help Ben and his friends fight the remaining enemies! Is a fun Adventure game.
|Xylophone Master
Plays: 30797
Category: Action Games
A rhythm game with a xylophone! Is a fun Action game.
|Magic Eight Ball
Plays: 29892
Category: Puzzles Games
A magic eight ball that will give you an answer to a question that you have. Is a fun Puzzles game.
|Power Pamplona
Plays: 29034
Category: Action Games
Power Pamplona is an funny avoiding game by the deodorant brand Rexona. Your goal is to run while avoiding obstacles, and without being caught by the mad bull. The game is a journey in a few european cities: Madrid, Amsterdam, Geneva, Moscow, London, Paris, Munich and Stockholm. Is a fun Action game.
|Wine Pong
Plays: 28954
Category: Strategy Games
This is Wine Pong, the king of the elite sports. You're about to face off against 10 of the best players this elite sport's ever seen. Do you have what it takes to work your way to the top? Is a fun Strategy game.
|Super Mario Flash
Plays: 28730
Category: Adventure Games
Super Mario Flash is based off the graphics from Super Mario Allstars on the Super Nintendo. This is one of the best Mario games online. Is a fun Adventure game.
Plays: 28415
Category: Other Games
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Got scratched by your lovely pet all the time? Even after we cut the sharp nails of them, we could still be hurt. Scratches on the body is not so bad, buy, what if your pet get on your face and wave their claws? It can be really scary! So, let me share a great idea of avoiding those: you just need to put on the paw nail caps for your pet.
Ain't those little nail caps cute? They'll be even cutter after you put them on your pet.
Nomatter which kind of pet you keep – big dog, little dog, cat or any other pets that come with claws. If it got big claws, buy big size nail caps. And if small claws, buy smaller ones.
And besides the yellow color, there are many more other colors to choose: pink, red, and others.
The material is safe, it's made from PVC. So it won't do any harm to your pet. So, get them now before you get more scratches!


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The POP3 method is generally used for downloading messages from the mail server onto your computer (or mobile email application), and removes the messages from the mail server by default. Any mail folders created for filing messages away are created on the local computer or device only.
The IMAP method stores email messages on the mail server even though a copy the emails can be downloaded onto your computer (or mobile email application). This is very useful if you want to check your mailbox from more than one computer or device, or if more than one person need to check the same mailbox simultaneously. IMAP folders can be created to file messages away, and these folders also reside on the mail server. (An implication of using IMAP to bear in mind is that it uses up more disk space on your hosting account than POP3 because all messages are stored on the server until explicitly deleted).
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Bishop Maxim visits Issaquah parish for Serbian Days 2013
Welcoming His Grace Bishop Maxim and new Parish Priest Protpresbyter Predrag Bojovic, St. Sava Parish of Issaquah, WA celebrated Serbian Days, the annual commemoration of the parish's consecration, July 27 and 28.
Saturday began with Hierarchical Divine Liturgy officiated by Bishop Maxim at Western Diocese sister parish, Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God (Pokrov) Church, served by Fr. Serafim Gascoigne, along with Fr. Ilija Balach (St. Sava), and Fr. Nikola Todorovic (St. Steven the First Martyr, Portland). After Divine Liturgy, Pokrov parishioners treated attendants to a delicious lunch and instrumental and vocal musical renditions.
During the afternoon, St. Sava hosted a soccer tournament and served freshly barbecued Serbian specialties and baked goods to the crowd that mingled around the 4+-acre grounds while listening to music under the large tent on a beautiful sunny day perfect for all activities. Vespers were served followed by a question and answer session hosted by Bp. Maxim. The rest of the evening included dinner, a program featuring folk dancing by members of the adult group from St. Sava Parish in Vancouver, BC and St. Sava Issaquah's youngest members of Drina Folklore Group. Live tambura and kolo music continued through the evening.
On Sunday, His Grace was greeted in front of St. Sava by Frs. Ilija, Nikola and Serafim along with servers and parishioners. The choirs of both parishes shared responses throughout the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Following liturgy, Bp. Maxim introduced Fr. Predrag and his family and presented Fr. Ilija with a cross to recognize his years of service to the parish. Lunch followed prepared by the Kolo Srpskih Sestara and experienced barbecue chefs from the parish (as they did all weekend). President Keith Fournier thanked Fr. Ilija for his years of guidance and service to the parish and presented Fr. Ilija and Protinica Carole with a gift from the parish and a ceramic tray remembrance album made by the children. Sunday School children then presented a musical program that also featured recitations. Live tambura and kolo music rounded out the celebration. God blessed the weekend with beautiful weather and joyful volunteers whose advance planning and hard work insured that everyone would enjoy the experience. Glory to God for all things!
Source: Diocese of Western America


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Green Occupation:
51-9011.00 - Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
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HRPP Document: POL038Effective Date: 3/30/07Revision Dates: 2/16/10, 9/9/19Review Date: 9/9/19Subject: UAB Policy on Suspension or Termination of IRB-Approved Research and Administrative Hold
UAB grants the IRB authority to suspend or terminate approval of research that is not being conducted in accordance with the IRB's requirements or that has been associated with serious harm to subjects or others related to the research.
Suspension or termination of IRB approval will be determined by convened board procedures. Proceedings to suspend or terminate approved research may be based upon an IRB determination of unanticipated problems involving risks to subjects or others, determination of serious or continuing non-compliance, or findings arising from continuing review or monitoring of research activities. The IRB will notify the investigator of the date, time, and location of any meeting which will consider the suspension or termination of the investigator's approved research and offer the investigator an opportunity to respond in writing or in person at the meeting. Following any determination of suspension or termination of IRB approval, the IRB will notify the investigator and Institutional Official immediately in accordance with the UAB Policy for Reporting to Institutional Officials and Regulatory Agencies. (See also PRO140 Procedure for Suspension or Termination of IRB-Approved Research and Administrative Hold.)
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Administrative Hold-An investigator-initiated action, either self-generated or in response to a determination of the IRB Chair, which halts temporarily research activities and allows assessment of the conduct of the research.
Administratively Terminated–Category for OIRB termination of either an expired protocol or a protocol voluntarily withdrawn by the investigator and where no human research protection issues are outstanding.
Sponsor-Imposed Hold–A determination from the sponsor of the study to place specific research activities on hold. This determination may be made for interim data analysis; inadequate drug availability; response to a DSMB report/recommendation; or a pre-planned stopping point, as well as for changes in the potential risk-benefit ratio to subjects.
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Why Zipcar's "Greedy VCs" Weren't Quick Enough
Avis is paying a 50 percent premium to buy up Zipcar. That's good news for the car-sharing service, right?
Absolutely not, says managment guru Tom Peters. Via Twitter, he announced his disappointment:
Aargh. Hate hate hate to see Zipcar swallowed by Avis!! Greedy VCs looking for quick payback, I presume???
— Tom Peters (@tom_peters) January 2, 2013
After getting some pushback from start-up folk like First Round Capital's Chris Fralic, kbs+'s Darren Herman and angel investor Jerry Neumann, Peters concedes that maybe this wasn't the case here, and that he doesn't really know or care much about Zipcar the company, but he really thinks most VCs suck.
So let's stipulate that some VCs are fantastic human beings and others are not. But let's also point out that Zipcar's three primary VC backers — Benchmark, Greylock and AOL co-founder Steve Case's Revolution investment group — seem to have been Zipcar believers, not Zipcar flippers.
Zipcar went public in April 2011, when it priced at $18 a share and popped to $26. At the end of 2011, Benchmark still had 66 percent of its original stake, and Greylock and Case hadn't sold a share (click charts to enlarge).
Neither Benchmark nor Greylock seem to have sold anything since then, while Case ended up betting $8 million more on Zipcar in August 2012.
Case's summer investment now looks pretty good, since he was buying stock on the open market for an average of $7.80 a share, and Avis is going pay him $12.25. But Case, Greylock and Benchmark still missed many other chances to sell off their Zipcar stakes at much higher prices.
In November 2011 — more than half a year after the Zipcar IPO, when most lockups traditionally expire — Zipcar was trading at $20. If its VCs were looking for a quick payback, that would have been the best time to bail out.


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Ars Technica reports that a vulnerability on Origin, the game platform by EA, has been found. It's an exploit that allows Origin to become an "attack platform" that can install malware on your computer.
Under normal circumstances, the Origin website creates links which allow it to uninstall or launch games, along with other similar tasks. If a user clicks on a special Origin link created by an attacker, Origin will execute code that might be dangerous for your computer. The links start as "origin://," so it goes without saying that you should be wary of clicking anything like that if it's not coming from Origin itself.
This exploit is similar to one found before on Steam—only those links start as "Steam://." It might be a good idea to set your browser such that it asks you before automatically opening either Origin or Steam links, just to be safe. Otherwise, it might open them automatically if you click on them—and it's possible that an attacker manages to trick you into doing so.
UPDATE: EA comments:
"Our team is constantly investigating hypotheticals like this one as we continually update our security infrastructure."
Bug in EA's Origin game platform allows attackers to hijack player PCs [Ars Technica]