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Orchitis is swelling (inflammation) of one or both of the
Alternative Names
Epididymo - orchitis; Testis infection
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Orchitis may be caused by an infection from many different types of bacteria and viruses.
The most common virus that causes orchitis is
Orchitis may also occur along with infections of the prostate or epididymis.
Orchitis may be caused by sexually transmitted infection (STI) such as
Risk factors for sexually transmitted orchitis include:
- High-risk sexual behaviors
- Multiple sexual partners
- Personal history of gonorrhea or another STD
- Sexual partner with a diagnosed STD
Risk factors for orchitis not due to an STD include:
- Being older than age 45
- Long-term use of a
Foley catheter
- Not being vaccinated against the mumps
- Problems of the urinary tract that occurred at birth (congenital)
- Regular
urinary tract infections
- Surgery of the urinary tract (genitourinary surgery)
- Blood in the semen
- Discharge from penis
Fever Groin pain
- Pain with intercourse or ejaculation
Pain with urination(dysuria) Scrotal swelling
- Tender, swollen groin area on affected side
- Tender, swollen, heavy feeling in the testicle
Testicle painthat is made worse by a bowel movement or straining
Signs and tests
A physical examination may show:
- Enlarged or tender prostate gland
- Tender and
enlarged lymph nodesin the groin (inguinal) area on the affected side
- Tender and enlarged testicle on the affected side
Tests may include:
- Complete blood count (
CBC) Testicular ultrasound
- Tests to screen for chlamydia and gonorrhea (urethral smear)
Urinalysis Urine culture (clean catch)-- may need several samples, including initial stream, midstream, and after prostate massage
Treatments may include:
- Antibiotics -- if the infection is caused by bacteria (in the case of gonorrhea or chlamydia, sexual partners must also be treated)
- Anti-inflammatory medications
- Pain medications
- Bed rest with the scrotum elevated and ice packs applied to the area
Expectations (prognosis)
Getting the right diagnosis and treatment for orchitis caused by bacteria can usually preserve the normal testicle function.
If the testicle does not completely return to normal after treatment, further testing to rule out testicular cancer should be done.
Mumps orchitis cannot be treated, and the outcome can vary. Men who have had mumps orchitis can become sterile.
Some boys who get orchitis caused by mumps will have shrinking of the testicles (testicular atrophy).
Orchitis may also cause
Other potential complications include:
- Chronic epididymitis
- Death of testicle tissue (testicular infarction)
Fistulaon the skin of the scrotum (cutaneous scrotal fistula)
- Scrotal
Calling your health care provider
All testicle problems should be examined by a health care provider.
Callyour local emergency number (such as 911) or go to the nearest emergency room if you have sudden pain in the testicle.
Getting vaccinated against mumps will prevent mumps-associated orchitis. Safer sex behaviors, such as having only one partner at a time (monogamy) and condom use, will decrease the chance of developing orchitis as a result of a STI.
Krieger JN. Prostatitis, epididymitis, and orchitis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone;2009:chap 109.
Mason WH. Mumps. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 240.
Nickel JC. Prostatitis and related conditions, orchitis, and epididymitis. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 11.
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During Spring 2010, Grant Schreiber was under-unemployed when he heard Uncle Sam's siren call for US Census workers so he signed up. As a crew leader, his mission was to lead a team assigned to count every person living in a small area on the northside of Chicago. Luckily for Judas Goat Quarterly readers, Schreiber decided to write down his experiences and share some of the wisdom he picked up on the job. His tales of training, organizing and learning to text make for terrific reading and you'll cringe along with Schreiber as he tries to whip a group of people into a lean, mean head-counting machine in less than a week. After all counting every man, woman and child in the United States isn't for the weak of heart, as Schreiber loves to point out. In his own words, Schreiber "served" and he expresses a certain amount of pride in a job done as well as some frustration with the inner workings of the Federal Government. So there you have it, a first hand account of the 2010 Census, and if that's not enough, check out the book review of R. Crumb's Genesis. That is another good book you can check out from the library.
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Manhattan/Upper East Side
The Upper East Side (UES) of Manhattan spans the section of the island from 59th Street to 96th Street east of Central Park and 5th Avenue. The UES includes Lenox Hill, Yorkville, Carnegie Hill and areas along Park Avenue, Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue.
Get in
By subway
The primary subway service to the Upper East Side is the 4 and 5 express lines and 6 local line, which run under Lexington Avenue. All three lines stop at 59th St. and 86th St., with the 6 also stopping at 68th St., 77th St., and 96th St. 5th Avenue is a three block walk west from Lexington Avenue. Since this is the only north-south subway line serving the east side, these trains can get very crowded during rush hour.
Serving the very southern end of the district is the F line, which stops at Lexington Avenue and 63rd St., and the N, R, and Q lines, which run along 59th Street and stop at 5th Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Both Lexington Avenue stations have a free transfer to the 4/5/6 lines at the 59th Street station (the F station is an out-of-system transfer, meaning you have to walk 4 blocks south to 59th Street from 63rd Street).
By bus
Every avenue (except Park Avenue) from 5th to York has at least one bus route, and there are also crosstown buses on 57th St. (M57; also M31, which doubles as the York Av. bus), 66th/68th Sts. (M66), 72nd St. (M72, which uses the 66th St. transverse through Central Park), 79th St. (M79), 86th St. (M86) and 96th St. (M96).
On foot or by bicycle
From the Upper West Side, a walk or bike ride to the Upper East Side through Central Park is very pleasant in good weather.
Museums and galleries
The stretch of Fifth Avenue alongside Central Park in the Upper East Side is commonly referred to as "Museum Mile", though museums and galleries are also to be found off this particular beaten track. Note that the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the primary museums in this area, is covered under the Central Park page.
The Metropolitan Museum and the Frick Collection are among the many venues in the neighborhood that host concert series.
Madison Avenue is the center of New York's haute couture, full of small shops selling fabulously expensive clothes, accessories, and housewares to people who can afford not to look at the price tag. Even if it's out of your price range, it's worth a visit just to gawk.


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The Next State-Level Fights Over Abortion Are Already Brewing…
Last week, voters in Albuquerque rejected a ballot initiative that would have imposed the first city-level ban on later abortions. It was a closely-watched campaign — largely because a 20-week abortion ban in Albuquerque would have had far-reaching implications — and the measure's defeat signaled an important victory for the pro-choice community. But abortion opponents are undeterred. They're simply planning on redoubling their efforts in New Mexico's legislature, claiming that Albuquerque is an unusually progressive city and the rest of the state will be more receptive to abortion restrictions.
And New Mexico isn't the only state where the anti-choice community is gearing up for another fight. Here are four other states to keep an eye on, since they represent some of the next battlegrounds for reproductive rights:
West Virginia
Back in August, West Virginia's attorney general launched an investigation into abortion clinics to determine whether they're adhering to all of the proper safety regulations. Reproductive rights supporters quickly objected, pointing out that AG Patrick Morrisey (R) is on a politically-motivated crusade against legal health facilities. These type of investigations don't typically turn up any evidence — in fact, after House Republicans conducted a nationwide probe into the abortion clinics in all 50 states, they found only that they're all very safe — but they can signal the first step in state officials' attempt to force clinics to shut down. Morrisey's tactics have been compared to Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli (R), another conservative state official who did everything in his power to target abortion abortions.
This week, a new poll sponsored by Planned Parenthood found that the majority of West Virginia voters don't actually support imposing additional regulations on abortion clinics. And once the survey respondents learned about Morrissey's effort to go after clinics, they were more likely to oppose him.
Abortion opponents in Tennessee are already preparing for their own fight over a ballot initiative. Next November, when Amendment 1 is up for consideration, voters will decide whether to give their state the power to restrict abortion more stringently than it currently does. Right now, Tennessee's constitution has even broader protections for reproductive rights than the U.S. constitution. The state's Supreme Court decided that some types of restrictions — specifically, mandatory waiting periods and forced counseling laws — are unconstitutional because they go too far to limit women's right to choose an abortion.
But Amendment 1 would change that. If voters approve the ballot initiative, they'll essentially be overturning that Supreme Court decision and restoring their lawmakers' power to enact waiting periods and counseling requirements.
The fight is already gaining momentum, since abortion opponents anticipate significant resistance. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, who star in the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting," have been making public appearances in Tennessee to drum up public support for Amendment 1.
Just like in Tennessee, abortion opponents in Georgia appear to be laying the groundwork for harsh abortion clinic restrictions. Georgia Right to Life, along with other state-level anti-choice groups, recently released the results from their own investigation into abortion clinics. The report draws comparisons between Georgia's abortion providers and the illegal abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was convicted of murder for butchering infants in his unsanitary Philadelphia-area clinic. Abortion opponents are increasingly conflating Gosnell's crimes with legal abortion clinics to leverage public support for unnecessary restrictions.
Georgia officials have been slipping other types of abortion restrictions under the radar, too. At the end of the summer, the health board voted to ban the state's 650,000 public employees from using their insurance plans to cover abortion services — a measure that the legislature failed to advance during its last session. Since lawmakers weren't able to get that abortion restriction through, the members of the health board simply circumvented them to enact it anyway.
Restricting insurance coverage for abortion services is becoming a popular tactic to attack people's access to this type of health care. Particularly since the health reform law gives each state some flexibility in how to manage abortion coverage, anti-choice groups have seized on the opportunity to ban abortion coverage outright in Obamacare's new insurance marketplaces.
Michigan is poised to be the latest state to employ this tactic. Anti-abortion activists in Michigan have turned in more than 315,000 signatures to put this type of initiative before state lawmakers. That measure is moving forward this week, and is expected to easily pass in the GOP-dominated legislature.
This is yet another instance of the anti-choice community circumventing the typical legislative process to impose additional road blocks to women's right to choose an abortion. Gov. Rick Snyder (R) actually vetoed this insurance restriction last year, saying it would go too far to interfere in the private insurance market. That's why abortion opponents decided to collect enough signatures to provoke a "citizen-initiated" vote on the issue. If state lawmakers approve the measure, it will immediately become law, even without Snyder's signature — and if lawmakers reject it, the measure will be put up for voters' consideration on the 2014 ballot.
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Gowers Admits That Evidence Suggests UK Should Shorten Copyright Length, Not Extend It
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Late last year in the UK the infamous "Gowers Report" on intellectual property was issued, while it recommended not extending copyright terms on performances, some of us felt that the report was too balanced for its own good. Gowers seemed to go out of his way to make sure the report gave a little to everyone -- and therefore basically gave nothing to anyone. Rather than looking at the fundamental issues, it just tried to give a little bit here to one side and a little bit there to another. Of course, the copyright term extension got the most attention -- with supporters of term extension mistakenly thinking that copyright is a welfare system to perpetually support musicians rather than an incentive system for the creation of new content. Now that the report is all published and done with, apparently Andrew Gowers is willing to admit that when they did their actual research and investigation, they found that the economic evidence supported making copyright terms even shorter than the existing 50 years. However, recognizing that decreasing the length would have created howls of outrage from the industry that still thought it had a chance for extending the term, he simply recommended leaving it alone. Of course, it should come as no surprise to those of us around here that the economic evidence would suggest society is better off with shorter copyright terms -- but it's disappointing that Gowers had to wait until well after the report was released to even make that basic point. At least it's one more hole in the myth that longer copyrights must be good for society. The entire interview makes for an interesting read, though (as fits with his report) Gowers keeps focusing on the importance of "balance" between two opposing extremes, as if they're competing. At some point it would be nice for people to realize that there are solutions where everyone can benefit.


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The impending perfect storm of federal retirements, hiring freezes, and sequestration is giving government executives a lot to manage. No other position in the federal government is poised so perfectly to take on these challenges as the chief learning officers (CLO) within each agency.
"We are at an inflection point right now within the federal government," Tom Fox, the Vice President of Learning and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Service told the Government Business Council (GBC). "The government needs to fundamentally change because we don't have the resources we had in the past. The chief learning officers are right in the middle of that inflection point. They can help empower their employees for the changes [ahead]."
Before the CLO position was created, agencies would go out and purchase the training and learning vehicles they needed for their staff without any single strategic vision. The lack of coordination often led to program duplication, which sucked needed funding out of shrinking budgets. Not only that, but lack of clear goals left agencies without a single vision of future workforce and learning needs.
Any solution to the challenges ahead will need to start with CLOs preparing the federal workforce with the tools they need to adapt. The Government Business Council, the research arm of the Government Executive, was compelled to contribute to the conversation around this unique challenge and completed an extensive study on the character of chief learning officers in the federal government. According to the study of over 400 federal managers, 32 percent of them indicated that their agency does not even have a CLO. Of the agencies that do have a CLO, only 30 percent reported that their CLO encourages a culture of learning.
Creating a strategic vision for learning is one of the essential responsibilities of the CLO and being associated with that vision is tantamount to that cause. Ensuring that federal employees associate the learning culture with an overall strategic vision will not only propel more staff members to get involved in learning, but will ensure that employees associate learning and training as an essential part of achieving his or her mission. A new breed of CLOs are doing just that.
Thom Terwilliger, CLO for FDIC Corporate University, is rounding out a 5 year action plan to enhance the FDIC's leadership and development courses. "We have 18 months left [in our plan]…and we now have 5 core courses for leadership development and they start with new employees and go up to the executive level," said Terwilliger. "Additionally, we have rolled out on average 30 to 35 electives to expand opportunities for learning." Indeed, the new breed of CLOs are making learning and training a strategic goal across departments and agencies and are working to ensure that the vision is widely shared.
Learn more about chief learning officers in the federal government by reading GBC's report. Also, come join the conversation on how to create a culture of learning at your agency by joining the Government Business Council at an event on Thursday, Dec. 13.


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MBA Admission Criteria
The MBA program is open for admission to all eligible students from all undergraduate majors. We consider each applicant's professional, academic, and life experiences in addition to character and personality. Admission to the program is based upon several criteria, including the quality of previous academic work, personal essays and letters of recommendation, and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE) performance. The GMAT or GRE is required for all applicants.
Professional experience is considered advantageous but is not required for admission. We encourage recent graduates, entry-level and mid-career applicants to apply.
Quantitative methods (business calculus, linear algebra, statistics) is a prerequisite to the program. Qualified students who have not taken this prerequisite course may be admitted, but must meet this requirement by completing MGT 403 during their first two quarters in residence.
How to Apply
To apply to the MBA program, you will need to complete an online application and submit the required documents listed below. Please note that not all documents are necessary to begin and complete your online application. Refer to the Graduate Division website for specific application instructions.
If you need to contact our office about your application, please make sure to include your Full Name (as entered on your application) and Application ID on all correspondence.
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Required Documents
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- Resume/CV
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- Official transcripts
- Official GMAT or GRE scores
For International Applicants Only
- Official TOEFL or IELTS scores
- International Applicant Sponsorship Information Form
All application materials (including transcripts) should be mailed to:
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Fall 2019 Admission
Priority Round:
December 15, 2018
Round 2:
January 31, 2019
Round 3:
March 1, 2019
Late Round:
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Program Costs
Approximately 80% of domestic students receive financial awards through scholarships, and financial aid. International students are also eligible for merit-based financial awards. Applicants are automatically assessed for awards as part of the admissions process.
Current fee and tuition schedule
Please note: All graduate students are required to have mandatory health insurance through the university and pay the associated GSHIP fee each quarter. This fee may be waived if you have existing qualified health coverage and apply for a waiver through Student Health Services.


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The MC722SG-40 is a compact dual fiber media converter. The standalone device is constructed of a metal case to fulfill the FCC emission standards. Each converter features LED diagnostics for power, activity, link and full duplex/half duplex operation. All converters are fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u Fast Ethernet standards and feature one RJ45 1000BaseTX port as well as one Fiber Optic 1000BaseFX SC port. Each unit is powered by an external power supply.
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MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- For the eighth straight season, the Christopher Newport University football team opened the USA South portion of the schedule with a win. The Captains (2-2, 1-0) held off the Maryville College Scots (1-3, 0-1) for a 45-31 victory on the road, led by a three-score day by freshman running back Paul Dukes.
The freshman from Norfolk, Va. broke out in a big way in Saturday's game, rushing for three touchdowns and 92 total yards on 13 carries. He also picked up an average of 29.5 yards on four kick returns. He finished the day with over 200 yards of all-purpose yards. It was the 15th time in program history an individual rushed for three touchdowns in a single game.
"To have over 200 yards of offense, he was definitely a spark," said head coach Matt Kelchner. "But we still haven't put together a full game yet. We did some nice things, forcing turnovers on defense - we put in a lot of work on that - but we still have a long way to go."
Christopher Newport used a balanced rushing attack to build a two-touchdown first half lead, and then held on in the second half for the win. Five different players carried the ball for CNU, a total of 43 times, compiling 240 yards on the ground. The Captains had just one rushing touchdown in the first three games before punching in five against the Scots.
Tyler Portell sparked an early touchdown drive by the Captains when he picked off the Maryville quarterback, Evan Pittenger, at the Maryville 35-yard line. With the short field, CNU handed the ball to Dukes for a 10-yard run, and then to junior running back Markeese Stovall on four successive plays capped by a 9-yard scamper into the end zone.
Maryville answered on the following drive to pull even at 7 on a 14-yard touchdown pass by Eric Sisson to Travis Felder. On the ensuing kickoff, Dukes nearly broke free for a kickoff return touchdown, but was wrestled down at the CNU 49-yard line after a 35-yard return. The solid field position again benefited the Captains offense, as the team drove down the field in nine plays, setting up a 31-yard field goal by Mason Studer.
Again the Scots responded, with a 24-yard field goal by Dylan Miller, to tie things at 10. In the final eight minutes of the second quarter, though, CNU created some distance offensively. Dukes scored on a 17-yard run with 2:28 remaining and on the following kickoff, Chad Cieslewicz forced a momentum-shifting fumble to give CNU one more possession before halftime. The Captains converted, with a 13-yard touchdown strike from Aaron Edwards to Rudy Rudolph as CNU took a 24-10 lead at the break.
Maryville was unable to close to closer than seven the rest of the game, as CNU responded to each Scots touchdown. The defense continued to make big plays, grabbing three interceptions in the game. CNU now has seven picks in the last two games.
Dukes continued to pace the Captains rushing attack, adding 1- and 24-yard rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Between those two scores, Marcus Morrast added a 28-yard sprint to the end zone for his first score of the year. Dukes finished the game with 92 yards on 13 carries, Morrast with 74 yards on 13 carries and Stovall added 47 yards on 10 attempts.
Defensively, Tyshawn Harris led the way, with 11 tackles and one interception. Cieslewicz added 10 tackles while Daniel Lewis and Portell each had interceptions in the game.
CNU will now return home for a big conference matchup against Ferrum College next Saturday at 7:00 pm.
"It'll be nice to get back home to POMOCO next week -- looking forward to a nice crowd," Kelchner said.
The game is a WHITE OUT and fans are encouraged to wear all white in support of the Captains on Family Weekend.
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MARYVILLE, Tenn. -- For the eighth straight season, the Christopher Newport University football team opened the USA South portion of the schedule with a win. The Captains (2-2, 1-0) held off the Maryville College Scots (1-3, 0-1) for a 45-31 victory on the road, led by a three-score day by freshman running back Paul Dukes.


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Ex-KSTP-TV Reporter Acknowledges Joke Was Mistake
ST. PAUL, (AP) - A fired reporter for a Twin Cities TV station acknowledges his attempt at a joke was irresponsible.
Mark Saxenmeyer wanted to do story about a gay Minneapolis couple who attended the White House Easter egg hunt but handed it off to a co-worker at KSTP-TV. While she was writing it, Saxenmeyer, who's openly gay, added some things to her script to make her laugh, including a reference to gay fathers using a word often considered a slur.
That line made into the story, which was posted March 30. Saxenmeyer says it was up for less than five minutes before the line was deleted, but not before a reader complained.
Saxenmeyer says he feels terrible about his mistake and understands why KSTP fired him Wednesday.


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CD reports that, "Multiple studies have demonstrated that persons entering correctional facilities have high rates of STDs (including HIV) and viral hepatitis." STD testing is more common in juvenile facilities instead of adult facilities, but for teens who are admitted into short-term facilities, they may not have access to comprehensive STD services. Incarcerated persons are more likely to have low socioeconomic status and may not have access to regular health care.
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There was passion in Charlie Manuel's voice Thursday night when he talked about the 2013 season. Credit that mostly to the new faces who will make their way into the Bright House Field clubhouse for the first time.
The Phillies manager already is tinkering -- in his head -- with multiple lineups. He's of the belief that Jimmy Rollins won't play 158 games this year. And he'd much prefer having Antonio Bastardo be depended on in the seventh inning rather than the eighth.
That kind of talk can only last so long.
When the topic skidded away from the Xs and Os of baseball during the media portion of the Phillies Winter Banquet at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and turned to his contract -- this is the last year of his deal -- that passion extended beyond just an energized tone of voice.
Manuel's face turned red as the words started coming out of his mouth faster than usual -- something for him that is a sure sign of added vigor.
"Do I want to manage the Phillies?" Manuel asked. "You're damn right. I ain't ready to leave. That's all I can say."
It's a question the 69-year-old will be asked this year with the frequency of a texting teenager. He knows that. He even said he needs to come up with a way to answer the question.
Manuel's ability to manage has been second-guessed by many over the years, but let's make this clear:
-- He is the winningest manager in Phillies history with 727 wins.
-- In his eight years at the helm from 2005-12, he's never had a losing season.
-- Four times his teams have recorded 92 wins or more.
-- His clubs have won the National League East five times.
-- The 102 wins in 2011 set a single-season record for any Phillies manager.
-- His teams made the postseason five years in a row (2007-11).
-- His teams have won two pennants and one World Series.
But he may not have a choice either during or after this season. The man many have pegged as Manuel's successor, Ryne Sandberg, was promoted from the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to Philadelphia, where he will be the club's third-base coach.
If the front office feels the Hall of Fame second baseman is ready for a new venture after the 2013 season, that would close the door for Manuel in 2014.
And that's assuming the Phillies wait that long. If the club stumbles and finds itself out of contention by the All-Star break, the front office could opt to take the reins away from Manuel.
There's undoubtedly a perception that the Washington Nationals, who won the division last year, and the Atlanta Braves, the 2012 wild-card winners, have improved more this offseason than the Phillies.
"That's good if people think that," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "I'd like to be an underdog. We were the favorites last year and we didn't do so well. Maybe the tides will turn."
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Phillies'Manuel: "I ain't ready to leave."
There was passion in Charlie Manuel's voice Thursday night when he talked about the 2013 season. Credit that mostly to the new faces who will make their way into the Bright House Field clubhouse for the first time.


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Samsung Introduces Interchangeable Lens Camera with Android and LTE Connectivity
The new Samsung interchangeable lens digital camera known as Galaxy NX is built to combine DSLR class image quality with smartphone-class connectivity while delivering new photographic experience to both amateurs and advance photographers. Samsung has kindly confirmed this new product entry a week ago when we reported news of its existence on 14th June. Today, we're at Samsung's official launch event to bring you more juicy details of what you can expect out of the upcoming Galaxy NX camera.
Camera System and Processing Platform
The camera itself comes equipped with a large 20.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS image sensor which Samsung claims is able to give brighter and more detailed images due to its size and better low light performance. And like any other digital camera, it comes with its own digital signal processor (DSP) that's suitably equipped for the job to not only post processes images but gives the photographer the speed and accuracy they require. In the case of the Galaxy NX camera, it uses a very recently introducedDRIMe IV DSP that was first introduced in the Samsung NX300 mirrorless camera, and like it, the Samsung Galaxy NX is also built with the capability to support 3D lenses.
With an Advanced Hybrid Auto Focus (AF) system that takes advantage of a 105-point phase detection AF and a 247-point contrast detection AF, Samsung claims that the Galaxy NX is able to produce fast and accurate focuses, with objects taking as little as 8ms to focus. The camera's performance is also rather impressive, with claims of up to 8.6 frames per second as well as top shutter speed of up to 1/6000th second. ISO performance of the new Galaxy NX is also pretty dandy at up to 25,600 although it's hard to tell when noise would start to set in. However, specifications-wise, the Galaxy NX does seem to look rather promising.
Like all interchangeable lens cameras in the Samsung NX series, the Samsung Galaxy NX will be able to take advantage of its growing range of 13 NX lenses.
Smartphone-like Capabilities
Apart from the DRIMe IV processor, you'll find another brain within the camera and that's the quad-core Pega-Q 1.6GHz processor that runs the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. This is the part of the camera that gives you the ability to install/run apps, connect to the internet and share/upload images. Basically, it's like a phone built right into a digital camera. And it's not a shabby telecommunication device either, it comes with multi-band 4G LTE support that lets you access and upload your photos at even greater speeds. However, unlike a smartphone, you cannot make calls through the Galaxy NX. This aspect has remained the same since the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Camera.
Part of the reason to integrate an Android system into the camera was to provide users with new experiences and Samsung has added features that aim to help users capture the scene and mood of every hotspot they visit. Location based app like Photo Suggest helps by recommending popular photography spots, sourced from a huge library of images (such as TourWrist, Panoramio, TripAdvisor) taken by fellow photographers across the world. With GPS location awareness, the camera can even tell you which is the best spot for taking that scenic shot.
On the other hand, apps like Story Album lets users enjoy timeless memories by displaying special moments on one timeline, reframing and resizing them to create digital photo books which can be viewed and shared on other devices.
User Friendly Functions
Other features found on the Galaxy NX include Smart Mode which lets users choose the optimum settings for the environment they are capturing, as well as create fresh, artistic images. Included in the camera are up to 30 different modes which they can choose. Modes like 'Multi Exposure' merges two different shots together to produce one distinctive image, while 'Animated Photo' connects continuous shots of up to five seconds, creating a moving GIF file (perfect for Tumblr fans!). For even more fun, 'Sound & Shot' mode stores sound and voice together as the picture is taken, so moments are captured exactly as they happen. Although there are a lot of Smart Modes to choose from, Samsung says that they've made it even easier for users who do not know which to pick. This is because Smart Mode can suggest three different modes to choose based on the camera's analysis of the scene.
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TMC125-TiDP35-C213: Safety and Antiviral Activity of Etravirine (TMC125) in Treatment-Experienced, HIV Infected Children and Adolescents
|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: NCT00665847
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 24, 2008
Results First Posted : December 21, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 23, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Drug: Etravirine (TMC125) Drug: Optimized background regimen (OBR)
|Phase 2
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|103 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase II, Open-label Trial, to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Antiviral Activity of TMC125 in Antiretroviral Experienced HIV-1 Infected Children and Adolescents
|Study Start Date :
|November 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|May 2011
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2011
|Experimental: Etravirine (TMC125)
Drug: Etravirine (TMC125)
Patients will be dosed by body weight , i.e. 5.2 mg/kg twice daily (b.i.d.) up to a maximum of 200 mg b.i.d. for 48 weeks.
Drug: Optimized background regimen (OBR)
An investigator-selected optimized background regimen (OBR) comprising of a low-dose ritonavir (rtv)-boosted protease inhibitor (PI) (either lopinavir [LPV], darunavir [DRV], atazanavir [ATV] or saquinavir [SQV]) in combination with nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitor(s) (N[t]RTIs) to be dosed according to the drugs individual package inserts for 48 weeks.
- The Number of Patients With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]A treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) was defined as an event that occurred in the 48-week treatment period during which it emerged (i.e. started or worsened in severity, relation, or other attribute), and not in the subsequent study periods, even if the event continued to be present. Adverse events were graded from 1 to 4 in severity using the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome severity scale (grade 1 being less severe and grade 4 being more severe). ETR=etravirine/TMC125; OBR=optimized background regimen
- The Percentage of Patients With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]The percentage of patients with a treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) (defined as an event that occurred in the 48-week treatment period during which it emerged [i.e. started or worsened in severity, relation, or other attribute], and not in the subsequent study periods, even if the event continued to be present] are provided below. Adverse events were graded from 1 to 4 in severity using the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome severity scale (grade 1 being less severe and grade 4 being more severe). ETR=etravirine/TMC125; OBR=optimized background regimen
- Population Pharmacokinetic (PK) Estimates of Etravirine/TMC125 (ETR): Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve Over 12 Hours at Steady-state (AUC12h) [ Time Frame: Weeks 4-48 ]The AUC12h is a Bayesian estimation based on a population pharmacokinetic model and sparse samples collected at each visit over the duration of trial. For each sparse sample taken, the time blood sample was recorded as well as the time of etravirine intake just prior to the time of blood sample.
- Population Pharmacokinetic (PK) Estimates of Etravirine/TMC125 (ETR): Trough Plasma Concentration (C0h) [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]
- Population Pharmacokinetic (PK) Estimates of Etravirine/TMC125 (ETR): Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]Etravirine/TMC125 (ETR) Cmax was approximated for each individual using the median value of plasma ETR concentrations taken 4 hours postdose (± 1 hour), when available, on the day of the Week 4 visit as shown in the table below.
- Percentage of Patients With Virologic Response at Week 24 [ Time Frame: Week 24 ]Virologic response was defined as the percentage of patients with plasma viral load < 50 copies/mL at Week 24 calculated according to the non-completer=failure (NC=F) imputation method.
- Change From Baseline in Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Type 1 (HIV-1) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) in Plasma Over Time [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48 ]
- The Change From Baseline in CD4 Cell Counts Over Time [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48 ]
- The Emergence of Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Resistance-associated Mutations (NNRTI RAMs) in Patients Classified as Virologic Failures [ Time Frame: Baseline and Endpoint (up to Week 48) ]Virologic failure (lack of response) was defined as: plasma viral load decline of < 0.5 log10 from Baseline by Week 8 and/or plasma viral load decline of <1.0 log10 from Baseline by Week 12. Virologic failure (loss of response) was defined as 2 consecutive measurements of plasma viral load > 0.5 log10 above the nadir after a minimum of 12 weeks of treatment. The table below provides data for 41 viologic failures of which 30 had mutation data available. In the table below, only the 4 most frequently emerging mutations are presented (emerging in at least 3 patients).
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:
|6 Years to 17 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 infected
- Body weight according to age within the 10-90th percentile of CDC growth chart
- On steady antiretroviral therapy regimen for at least 8 weeks at screening and willing to remain on that regimen until baseline
- HIV viral load of 1,000 copies/ml or greater at study entry
- Parent or legal guardian willing to provide informed consent, if necessary
Exclusion Criteria:
- The Key Exclusion Criteria are: Evidence of resistance to etravirinel Any grade 3 or 4 toxicity (More information available in the protocol)
- Use of disallowed concomitant therapy (specified in the protocol)
- Currently active AIDS defining illness (category C)
- Active hepatitis A, B or C virus infection
- Any clinically significant diseases or findings that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the study
- Receipt of any ARV or non-ARV investigational medication or investigational vaccine within 30 days prior to screening
- History of clinically significant allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the excipients of the investigational medication (TMC125)
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): NCT00665847
Show 42 Study Locations
|Study Director:
|Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland Clinical Trial
|Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland
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|Responsible Party:
|Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland
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|NCT00665847 History of Changes
|Obsolete Identifiers:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
TMC125-TiDP35-C213 ( Other Identifier: Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland )
2007-007086-21 ( EudraCT Number )
|First Posted:
|April 24, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|December 21, 2012
|Last Update Posted:
|April 23, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2015
Keywords provided by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland:
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Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Friday, January 6, 2012
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Good luck on your contest hun, I'm sure people will like your story. I can't wait to see that robot devil though.ReplyDelete
You should make a Nibbler - and post the pattern of course!ReplyDelete
Actually there's already a pretty good nibbler pattern out there! Here's the link: http://www.hookandneedles.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nibblerpattern.pdfReplyDelete
Good luck with the contest!ReplyDelete
I have read your mostlynerdynarrative Untiteld story and so far I liked it a lot. I am even a little disapoined I have to wait till Febraury to know what happens to Wren and V and the wole powers of the elite thing; I undestand the reasons so THE BEST OF LUCKS WITH YOUR BOOK!ReplyDelete
Ps: I am a uruguayan fan ;)
To Nessy: Thank you so much! You just made my week! I'm so glad that you've read my work on MNN. I can't wait to get back to writing and posting. I'm sorry for the delay, life gets in the way sometimes! I'll try and post something at the end of this month, just to boost your spirits!ReplyDelete


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New Hampshire town mapsTuesday, January 15th, 2008
Just noticed that Dave has uploaded town-level maps of the recent New Hampshire primaries. It's worth comparing the results of the 2008 Democratic primary with those of the 2004 Democratic primary:
While there are certainly similar patterns in both maps (Dean and Obama both did well on the border with Vermont, Clinton and Kerry both did well on the border with Massachusetts), there are some significant differences. I would go so far as to say that the differences are significant enough to indicate that the social basis of support for the top two candidates in 2008 was, at least in part, quite different to the social basis of support for the top two candidates in 2004.


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Ron George to run for Maryland governor
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Delegate Ron George says he plans to run for governor.
George, an Anne Arundel County Republican, said Monday he plans to formally announce his bid on June 5 in Annapolis.
George is serving his second term in the Maryland House of Delegates. He began his first term in 2007.
George, who is a 59-year-old small-business owner, says he wants to build a better Maryland with true economic growth. The jewelry store owner says Maryland relies too much on federal money. He says the state needs to increase its tax base, and that Maryland can't just continue raising taxes.
George says he wants to emphasize economic development in the state, particularly in Baltimore. He also says he wants to focus on being economically competitive with neighboring Virginia.


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Not welfare
To the editor: I object to the term �welfare state� in George Will�s May 12 column. I don�t think it is helpful to discuss �welfare� states or �failed� states. Rather, we need to focus on functioning states.
To the editor: I object to the term �welfare state� in George Will�s May 12 column. I don�t think it is helpful to discuss �welfare� states or �failed� states. Rather, we need to focus on functioning states.
FDR�s Works Progress Administration programs, which I experienced firsthand, are fine examples of such. Nobody received anything without working!
I remember when FDR was president and I was an upcoming sophomore at Georgia Tech. Word came that federal money was available to build a naval armory at the end of the Tech stadium. The grant did not include money for the design of the building.
Tech President Marion L. Brittain presented the problem to my father, a faculty member in the Department of Architecture. That department was languishing with fewer students than usual because of the Depression. Papa offered to �tell the unemployed workers where to lay the bricks� in exchange for a year�s tuition for me.
Public money combined with individual initiative and bartering gave badly needed jobs to the unemployed, justified my father�s position and gave me an education. If that be �welfare,� we need more of it!
James Herbert Gailey Jr.
To the editor: As �a writer must supply a list of the sources on which his information is based,� a number of us skeptics about Stephen Jones� assertion that more people are killed by knives than by guns are interested in his �source.�
We have never read anything supporting that allegation. And, unlike tragedies such as Columbine, Dunblaine, Virginia Tech or Sandy Hook, a knife wielder would have been subdued after killing but a fraction of the number that guns are capable of.
As for automobiles, vehicular deaths are an unfortunate outcome of drivers often driving too fast and/or too close to the vehicle in front (can anyone say NASCAR?). Cars were invented as a means of transportation. Deaths are an unintended consequence.
Guns, on the other hand, were invented for the sole purpose of killing (bows and arrows � and knives � not being lethal enough).
And yet the gun fanatics parade these hackneyed, and long since discredited, attempts at obfuscating what is a simple matter � guns do kill, and it can never be said with certainty that a seemingly sane person won�t go berserk.
If he does, let�s hope he wields a knife or car, not a gun.
Vic Urbaitis


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There's no such thing as too much sparkle on New Years Eve! If you're a girl who likes to stand out in the crowd, don't be afraid to go all out. From bold to sophisticated, we have the inspiration you need to put together the perfect NYE outfit, whatever the event.
A ring and clutch accessory combo is a fun way to take your outfit to a new level without switching up your wardrobe -- and it's one of Fall's biggest fashion trends! Here are some fun ways to show off and style cocktail rings and statement clutches.
From solid colors to floral patterns and intricate embroidery, this guide will help you navigate the latest trends from top designers in the fashion industry. Here are our 6 favorite styles from New York Fashion Week 2015, along with accessory style tips for the ultimate outfit this season.
As many of my design fans know, I love to use gold in my jewelry. Gold goes back to my Indian roots, and I love the way the tone warms up the skin. But that's not to say that I don't love all varieties of metal hues, which is why I created my Mixed Metals collection. I wanted to design an entire collection celebrating the versatility of all metals from the darkest gunmetal to the brightest light gold. Perfect for fall, this collection is all about the natural shine of metals.
Use our handy chart to find your next statement necklace, and then view our style guide below for tips on how to wear it!
Turn heads without weighing down your own with our top lightweight earring styles for summer!
Summer can be sweltering in New York City, but Amrita Singh does not let her banglebabes down. There's no need to forfeit fashion for comfort, with Amrita's collection of lightweight necklaces perfect for all your summer fashion needs.
The wait is over! The highly anticipated Jaipur Collection is finally here. Fans of Amrita's internationally acclaimed fine jewelry Maharaja Collection, will become fast fans of Jaipur. This collection brings you the sumptuous jewelry designs of the Mughal Dynasty at an accessible price. Glamorous fashionistas will swoon at the affordable luxuries in this collection.
The collection draws from the regal aesthetics of the Maharajas, Maharanis, and Mughul royal families.
The Amrita Singh girls have been planning and preparing for Mother's Day since last month and this Sunday we'll finally get to reveal our surprises! We're sharing the super special reasons why our mom's rock, what we have planned for this weekend, and the Amrita Singh gift we're giving that reflects her style the most.
Mother's Day is all about honoring the most influential women in the world - our mothers - with the a day featuring them. These career-commited moms also know how show off their style and strut their stuff in and out of the office. Continuing our celebration of moms we spoke with Amrita about some of her favorite working mom accessories and inspirations.
Some moms were born in the spotlight and live everyday like it's a red carpet. They are sparkle and shine while also balancing out full time careers and full time motherhood. Continuing our celebration of moms who make a difference, we spoke with Amrita about some of her favorite glamorous moms.
Get rid of those winter blues with the debut of Amrita Singh's Animal Kingdom Collection! Inspiration is drawn from the regal wildlife of India with each piece adding powerful beauty to any and every look. Featuring lively metallics, bold colors and crystal lined pendants - you'll be sure to find a favorite that will add a fierce finishing touch to any outfit.


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Velo Cult: Raleigh International S3X Build
A beautiful new build from one of our favorite shops Velo Cult out on the other coast. I have a soft spot for Raleigh's, Carlton's and anything out of the Nottingham factory, and this latest build hits the spot. A scorcher indeed, built up with a Sturmy S3X hub, and a gorgeous bar stem combo. Head over to Velo Cult's blog to check out more of their latest builds.
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Enders makes Elite switch for 2014
Erica Enders-Stevens has made a surprise but not understandable move to Elite Motorsports for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series – the switch coming with Elite team owner Richard Freeman confirming a full-time drive for the six-time NHRA winner.
Enders-Stevens will drive the team's new Camaro, which will be tuned by the father/son duo of Rick and Rickie Jones, with in-house horsepower crafted by Nick Ferri and Jake Hairston.
"I'm really excited to start this next chapter of my career," Enders-Stevens said.
"It's hard to believe that 2014 will be my 10th year in Pro Stock but it's true. We want to make it our best year yet, and we're all going to be working very hard towards that goal.
"The last three years we've been in contention for the championship very late in the season, and we expect to be there again with Elite Motorsports. Rickie just won the NHRA Finals, so it's obvious they have all the pieces in place to be successful.
"I'm sad to leave Victor Cagnazzi. We have worked together for the majority of my Pro Stock career, and I will always be appreciative of Victor and his wife Brita. I certainly value our relationship.
"The deal Richard (Freeman, team owner of Elite Motorsports) offered assures me a full-time ride in his top car, so at this point in my career I thought it was the best move for me to make."
Enders-Stevens has fought hard to earn her place in the drag racing world during her nine seasons in the factory hot rod class.
Despite running partial schedules at times, she has successfully qualified for 102 national events, won six Wallys in 17 final-round appearances, and been the No. 1 qualifier on six occasions. All of those marks represent records for female competitors in the category.
Following a successful Jr. Dragster and Sportsman career, Enders-Stevens made an immediate impact in the Pro ranks due in large part to her immense popularity, which was a result of the Disney Channel movie Right on Track, chronicling her and her sister Courtney's time racing in Jr. Dragster.
For the first time ever, young girls were dragging their fathers into the Pro Stock pits to meet their on-screen hero in person.
And Enders-Stevens didn't disappoint on the track, racing to the final round in Chicago during her rookie campaign with Victor Cagnazzi Racing.
She later collaborated with her father Gregg Enders, purchasing a turnkey race operation from Don Schumacher Racing before moving to Jim Cunningham Motorsports, where she attempted to resurrect the Ford brand in Pro Stock. She returned to Cagnazzi in 2011.
Her next three seasons were filled with career highlights, including her first victory, her first foray into the playoffs, and her first top-10 ranking.
She has now finished in the top 10 in three consecutive seasons with a best of fourth place in 2012.
"I've been so blessed to have had the opportunities I've had so far," said Enders-Stevens, who finished sixth in 2013.
"For many years I got to race with my dad, which was something we always dreamed about when I was younger and something I'd love to do again some day. I've also raced on my own and, although it hasn't always been easy, I love this sport so much that I've fought to stay out here.
"The support I've received from my dad and the rest of my family, my longtime friends, and all of the wonderful fans out there have made it all worthwhile.
"This new start with Richard and Elite Motorsports is exciting for me. I hope I can repay their faith in me by being competitive and chasing after another championship."
The team plans to test extensively in Florida prior to the season-opening NHRA Winternationals, Feb. 6-9, at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif.


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Hampden DuBose Academy, Zellwood, Florida
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February 8, 2016
Photograph of the former Laughlin estate home in Zellwood, Florida, purchased by Rev. P. W. DuBose for the sume of $50,000 in February 1943 to be used for the new home of the Hampden DeBose Academy for children of missionaries.
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Zellwood's Famed Laughlin Estate Sold To DuBose Academy For $50,000 [unidentified article from February or March 1943]
The Hampden-DuBose Academy, well known local interdenominational school for the children of missionaries, has purchased the famed Laughlin Estate near Zellwood which it will use as the new academy site starting about March 15.
The consideration in the purchase was believed to be approximately $50,000, and was purchased from S.W. and Eugene Speer who had formerly purchased the estate from the Laughlin estate.
The purchase included approximately five acres of grove, more than 100 acres of land, and 21 buildings. The Laughlin estate has been known for some years as one of Florida's most beautiful estates.
More than 80 students and 11 faculty members of the academy will move into the new school site about March 15. Dr. P. W. DuBose, president of the academy, announced.
The estate is located on a lake and is filled with giant pines, oaks, azaleas, flowering shrubs and plants that have made it recognized as one of Florida's most beautiful sites.
Dr. DuBose said that Moody Manor, located in the old Beeman home on Gore Ave., will continue to be maintained as a Bible center in Orlando, as well as to provide a Victory Bible Club for servicemen in this area every Friday night.
Unidentified and untitled article from February or March 1943
The Rev. P. W. DuBose, who operates the unique Hampden DuBose school for children of Christian missionaries, in buying the Laughlin estate at Zellwood for $50,000, makes one of the biggest real estate deals of the new year.
It hasn't been so many years back that Dr. DuBose told us he had no particular capital, nor specific backing. "Whenever we need money, it turns up" is the way he explained it. We learned later that people all over the world --people in all walks of life, people of all religious faiths and people of all colors-- hear of his academy and his work among the missionaries' children and send him money.
We would not be surprised to learn that some affluent benefactor has purchased this estate and made the academy a present of it outright.
Memoirs of a Pioneer by W. R. O'Neal published 28 February 1943.
The passing of the Laughlin Estate at Zellwood on the banks of Lake Maggiore to the Dubose Academy marks the passing from private ownership of the largest and most outstanding estate in Orange County. James Laughlin Jr., one of the Jones and Laughlin firm of iron masters of Pittsburgh came to Florida to make a home in a subtropical climate. All that the owner, architect, builder, decorator, landscape gardener, engineer or gardener could do to make a home without regard to expense was done. His dairy herds, poultry farms, were the finest in South Florida, the equal of any anywhere.
The home, famous for its hospitality during the Winter season was always filled with guests to capacity. Localities change as to people. It is within the memory of the writer when the residents of Zellwood were men and women of national and international reputation. Col. T. Elwood Zell, a Philadelphia publisher and author of Zell's Cyclopedia came in 1875. Col. George Foot and Capt. D. A. Irwin, U.S. Army retired; Davenport of Kansas City, whose daughter was an artist of distinction; Col. R. G. Robinson, the first postmaster of Zellwood; Hugart, president of Grand Rapids and Indiana R. R.; J. O. Loraine of Philadelphia; J. W. Paul and Charles H. Baker of Pittsburgh; Dr. Tessen, who was with Reno in the Custer massacre; all forming a community not only of wealth but wide contract with the world.
The venture of Lemuel H. Davis of Philadelphia to drain the low lands of Lake Apopka; the establishment of a community of Hollanders to cultivate the land; the mining of Kaolin; the development of John T. Pirie of Carson Pirie & Scott, merchants of Chicago, all brought a development and romance that few locations have ever enjoyed. The passing of all these splendid people brings a note of sadness. Life has its compensations. Students in the Dubose Academy coming from homes of missionaries from all parts of the world, many of them distant lands, will have the opportunity to know that delightful surroundings will to in South Florida. From the Laughlin home will the young men go out into the great outside world to carry the message of Florida.


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Military Aid Pours Into China's Quake Area
More than 19,000 members of China's military are distributing aid in the area hit by a deadly earthquake Saturday. The WSJ's Dinny McMahon talks about his visit to Lushan county and how this disaster differs from the earthquake of 2008.
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... the the ... me said the quake in Sichuan province continues with many still living in temporary accommodation and ever con joining me now is reporter ... Dinny McMahon who was just in the side of the county ... in Sichuan province ... p Diddy and so um I'm using this as a pretty remote area of Sichuan what does it look like today and has everybody been accounted for our rescue are still looking for people ... unless she refuses to try to get into one unit to know who Velshi ... for what we understand the roots it's certainly an exhaustive but it's not often in the right still looks ... of it and it was ... pretty fairly typical of the people the giddy inside ... once those present no one stole the race to his rescue is getting real haven't been a teacher in the tires that ... it's it's can be given as to whether the People's to mix ... okay well I can take shares ad I were we were just to get pictures and ... the PL am I ... marching demonstrated is that you shot at is how instrumental of the P L a are they really mean being aam ... did me in the rescue effort ... the military prisons has been cute it's not anything the only ... it forces me and her Milledge the peoples of lace will be buried in exchange for us ... and it's not just in terms of the numbers of people out there as well and it's just under twenty thousand military personnel and sixteen ... but also the highway a lot of which is extremely new ... to everything from Crane's to was this thank his ... communications equipment ... even my book it's a it's ... been the presence of the millet re read it it's everywhere and that's ... a horse in that that previous earthquake which occurred in two thousand and eight a much more destruction in the bond of love much larger scale during the quake ... but ... there is a lot of criticism and I begin again the Organization of the rescue effort in two thousand and eight ... ABBA was in great what is your son this time around and it was the government really iam prepared for this one ... who in the heat certainly felt that they learn the lessons of five years ago I ... mean when we first integration and ... we did see people on the side of the road a couple of sons Austin was the isthe cleanly ... in Indiana and we got there about to thirty six hours of the bike's top ... to clean the air Leone he was stealing Greg gave ... us ... get ... it became very obvious that the millet re in the government ... and backed it up and it's ... on to the makeshift accommodation that was going on ... outside people's houses in the long weekend when we first arrive ... when by the time we left a couple of guys later ... in government is replacing that that's it makes expensive accommodation ... they received one set up by the military to give people clumsy ... and set me up to get the guys up to the up to the quake struck it was that mean all was not ... a free weights I did it certainly seems be a massively well what made it ... a chance to deal with that the crisis is ... okay I said because of a living through a big earthquake and once you certainly don't expect to go through another one again in your lifetime ... what was this data by the people you you spoke to you in the sun County ... books relists for blue the sun was a complete ... disaster area lost ground in two thousand and eight ... look to respond to hide it didn't feel quite back in two thousand and eight with a deal on the one on one ... of my trip ... so do ... most people were really going through his full ... second time however we did meet one person ... on the in the kitchen to hospital WeChat which it with ... summer months ... it in. badly injured people they sit ... and one one young woman he was actually buried under rubble in two thousand and eight ... in which one she comes a volunteer ... to so to help in whatever ways which ... of the victims of this particular but ... at KNF chorus I'm looking out the pictures and all of the pictures we seen ... on the show London damage a lot of the buildings and and destruction but ... when and there how widespread that and and and how big is still does the damage really appear ... will they don't exist won easily be different from in which one ... of the criticism that its local government or government generates ... generally ... go ... the criticism lived at the government last time around ... was that a lot of school Dewey's government dealings ... which is the very very bad construction quality ... on the inside it ... silly of schools across the whole region collapsed killing and burying it ... thousands of students ... so this time around a lot of was the schools and public duties uneven roads in the area had been built up to two thousand and eight ... so the quality was significantly better ... most of the houses and buildings that collapsed peaceful and ... well older style houses they were great Greek they had wooden base at filed rates ... um we were talking to a doctor into into the scene a lot of these injuries ... he said that the nature the industry in Sydney's east on the Z can significantly different from last ... in two thousand and eight people a lot of crushed green ... with that the deal concrete buildings have fallen over ... the store and they were really injuries but at least ... eight people had for spinal injuries which came from so that they trust they get to the likes of building materials such as cricket with pulling ... and cake thanks Fran that's and David Pratt who has just returned from the sun you can find ... 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Francesca Eastwood Marries Music Manager Jordan Feldstein!
Francesca Eastwood reportedly tied the knot with music manager Jordan Feldstein in Las Vegas earlier this week!
According to TMZ, the 20-year-old daughter of Clint Eastwood's marriage certificate was issued on Sunday (November 17) in Clark County, Nev.
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Jordan is not only Maroon 5's manager, but he is also Jonah Hill's brother!
Despite her recent vows, Francesca went wedding ring-less as she handed over the title of Miss Golden Globe to Sosie Bacon for the upcoming 2014 Golden Globe Awards.
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- North Korea has threatened war against South Korea and handed U.S. President Barack Obama his first major international security crisis.
The South Korean government of President Lee Myung-bak responded Tuesday to North Korea's second nuclear test by joining the United States in the Proliferation Security Initiative to share intelligence and attempt to search ships carrying nuclear technology to proliferate weapons of mass destruction.
But the response from North Korea was swift: Pyongyang came close to issuing its own declaration of war against South Korea and, by extension, even the United States.
The North Korean government stated that if South Korea joined the United States in an effort to search ships for nuclear weapons, it is declaring war. The North would attack the South if any of its ships were searched. It also said it was no longer tied to the 1953 truce that served as a shaky end to the three-year Korean War.
The North also test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast Tuesday and told other nations to avoid the area Wednesday as well, indicating they might fire more.
On Monday North Korea carried out an underground nuclear test. The nuclear blast was estimated to have the power of the bombs the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- relatively small but still potentially devastating. North Korea blamed U.S. aggression and the threat of invasion as the reason for the flurry of tests.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that several South Korean government sources said those launches may not just have been for the sake of posturing or bluster, but to deter U.S. and South Korean aircraft from making surveillance flights in the region to confirm and gather additional data about the nuclear explosion.
The U.N. Security Council met and roundly criticized the tests. Obama said he "strongly condemned" the North Korean officials' "reckless action."
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, announced that the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France, the five permanent members of the Security Council, held talks with representatives from South Korea and Japan Tuesday to coordinate their response to the North Korean tests and statements. She said they held "very serious, concrete talks" about approving a U.N. resolution to create new economic sanctions against North Korea.
However, the international community appears to have no effective sanctions short of war that could convince North Korea to dismantle its nuclear program. Pyongyang has shrugged off all previous attempts at imposing economic sanctions, and while Russia and China both publicly condemned this week's nuclear test, neither country looks likely to allow the United States to push through tougher sanctions. Moscow and Beijing both have the veto powers of permanent members of the Security Council with which they can block such measures.
The North appears increasingly confident that it can defy Obama and his new administration. South Korean media reports claim that the North has reactivated its nuclear reprocessing facility at Yongbyon. In 2007 the North cut a deal with the group of six nations' disarmament process in Beijing to shut down Yongbyon. But in April the North Korean government announced it would reactivate the reprocessing complex after the U.N. Security Council condemned it for testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile.
The Chosun Ilbo newspaper in Seoul reported that U.S. surveillance satellites had monitored steam emerging from a reprocessing facility at Yongbyon. The North Koreans have amassed 8,000 used nuclear fuel rods at Yongbyon that could be reprocessed into between 13 pounds and 18 pounds of plutonium. That would be enough to make at least one nuclear weapon.


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Posted April 14, 2009
Earlier this year, longtime faculty member and Institute supporter Peter Grothe gathered together a group of students he had worked with as Director of International Student Programs and captured an image that might well be captioned A Portrait of the Monterey Experience.
The image features:
Nadia Fadir of Morocco (MAIPS, May 2009),
Olga Lopo of Angola (MAIPS, May 2009),
Zachary Wells of the USA (MAIEP, May 2009),
Ye Lu of China, (MATI, May 2010),
Claudia Tebay of Argentina (MATI, May 2010), and
Hjalte Hojsgaard of Denmark (MBA, August 2009).
The irony is that while this image might be considered unique or exotic on many campuses in the United States, at Monterey, where 35 percent of the student population is made up of international students, it is the stuff of everyday campus life - representatives of six nations on five continents taking a moment to reflect on the life-changing experience of an international graduate education at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.
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FRVTA Exec Recounts First Family RV Outing
October 26, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on FRVTA Exec Recounts First Family RV Outing
Editor's Note: The following story was written by Dave Kelly, marketing director for the Florida RV Trade Association. His story appeared in the The Tampa Tribune.
As soon as I found out that we were going to my wife's family reunion in Ohio, the wheels started spinning — RV wheels that is.
The closest our daughters Sarah, now 6, and Megan, 5, had ever come to a road trip in a house on wheels was playing in the very stationary display models at RV shows.
Hard to believe, I know. I'm the marketing director for the Florida RV Trade Association. I have done hundreds of interviews talking about the fun, freedom and flexibility of recreational vehicle travel, yet my family had never experienced it firsthand. Now, all I had to do was get my wife, Jody, on board. "I'm scared," she said when I suggested it. "Scared of what?" I asked.
"What if the kids don't like it? What if it's too small? What if it's too big? What if you back into something? What if …""They'll love it! You'll see."
You can rent an RV at a number of places. There are more options in the Orlando area than in Tampa because the Magic Kingdom draws more international travelers there. But you can find rental companies all over the country through the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association's website, www.rvra.org.
At Cruise America, a national chain with an office in Tampa, manager Bonita Martinez says business has been brisk, despite the economy. "We've sold out every weekend this month," she says, noting the office has 25 RVs ranging from 19 feet to 30 feet long. "People have been choosing land travel versus air."
The price at Cruise America averages about $100 a day. In addition, there's usually a charge of 32 cents a mile, but that's reduced to 16 cents through Dec. 15. Being in the industry, I was able to get a loaner from a friend. Jeff Crum at Dusty's RV in Bartow had three from which to choose. At first, I thought they were all about the same, but soon it became apparent which one was right for my family: the 31-foot Sun Seeker Class C Motorhome by Forest River. The Class C styles have a loft bunk over the cab — my girls would love sleeping and playing there. They'd also like eating at the dinette and watching our portable DVD player on the queen-size bed while I drove and my wife relaxed on the sofa with a book.
When I got home, Megan and Sarah's delighted squeals quickly proved I'd chosen well – at least for them. But what about Jody? She entered slowly, stood quietly for a second taking it all in, and then exclaimed, "I love it!"
We headed out on a Wednesday morning, bound for our first stop, Atlanta. My only previous experience driving RVs was ferrying them to shows; I'd never hit the highway for a long haul.
Handling was surprisingly easy. I drove a little more slowly than usual because you can't make sudden moves, like lane changes. (Why rush anyway when you're in an RV?) For the same reason, I also paid closer attention to what was going on farther up the highway and behind me.
It's good to know how tall the RV is, so you don't drive under anything too low, and when you pull into a restaurant or gas station, you need to make sure you're in a spot you can get out of again.
When I needed to back up, Jody jumped out to spot me.
Martinez, at Cruise America, says her company orients renters how to drive and operate the RVs using an online video tutorial. She says the rigs at the Tampa office are akin to driving an SUV, and she's never heard a customer complain they couldn't manage the vehicle.
In Atlanta, we picked up two more passengers: 12-year-old nephew Zach, and 14-year-old niece Rachel. Both opted to ride with us rather than their parents because a trip to Ohio in an RV looked like a lot more fun than a 9-hour car ride.
Even with two more travelers, the camper was roomy and comfortable. Jody and Rachel played Bananagrams (get it if you don't have it) while the girls played with their toys and Zach read and texted his friends. As the kids got hungry, they could sit at the dinette and have a snack. That was especially convenient for Megan's favorite snack, cucumbers.
Later in the day, we stopped for a special lunch. It was Sarah's 6th birthday and her favorite restaurant is Olive Garden. Jody went on-line and found one on our route. Note to future RVers: Having a laptop with an air card helps a lot with spontaneity and flexibility. Throughout our trip, we were able to easily change plans because Jody could find campgrounds, gas stations and whatever else we needed online.
With full bellies, we were back on the road headed to Cumberland Gap Falls State Park in southern Kentucky. We arrived in the early evening, time enough for a quick swim in the pool and a snack for dinner before setting up camp.
One thing about RVs, when you park them for camping, they have to be on a level surface. It doesn't matter so much when you're up and about, but sleeping on a slant can be less than restful. As soon as I parked and got out, I realized our rig was listing. Thank goodness RVers are the friendliest people in the world. My "neighbor" was over in minutes with a few boards and advice. I pulled the RV forward and he stacked a couple pieces of wood on the slab for me to back the rear tire onto. Problem solved.
Sleeping six was no problem. Megan and Rachel got the overhead bed, Zach took the sofa bed, and Sarah slept on the dinette, which converts to a bed. Jody and I got the queen-size bed in the back.
When you're checking out campers, be sure each average-sized adult will have a bed at least 6 feet long, or sleeping won't be as comfortable.
The next day we drove to just outside Columbus, Ohio. Jody's family has a house on an island in the middle of Buckeye Lake. There were about 50 people at the reunion and most of them were staying on the island in tents. We decided to do the same. Lying in my tent that night, I could not stop thinking about the cozy beds we left behind in the RV. But eventually, the cool night air and chirps of crickets lulled me to sleep.
The weekend was full of fishing, swimming, tubing, kayaking, and canoeing. Two rope swings were rarely idle and a shady hammock held a certain snoozing RV driver on two or three different occasions. On Sunday it was time to say good-bye and return home. We loaded up the bottom of the RV with our camping gear, filled the fridge with the leftovers from our cooler, and started our RV wheels spinning toward southern West Virginia. Zach and Rachel were going back with their parents, so we took a different route home. On the laptop, Jody found a campground right off the interstate. Camp Creek State Park and Forest turned out to be a wonderful place, with a new playground that had slides, swings, a climbing wall and two sets of monkey bars. I'm sure we'll never forget that playground, because both girls became monkey bar masters there.
In another memorable moment, Sarah and Megan spotted deer in a field near the road and more alongside a creek. The campground is beautifully serene, with lots of trees and even a small stream that ran alongside our site. So it was especially jarring when, in the middle of the night, we were awakened by a loud electronic chirping coming from inside the camper. It was the carbon monoxide detector. These detectors are a vital feature in a house that runs on a gasoline-powered engine and comes equipped with a power generator. Gas-powered machinery can produce carbon monoxide, a deadly odorless and tasteless gas that can quietly rise to lethal levels. Thankfully, the alarm was chirping only to let us know the batteries were low. My wife just happened to have a fresh pack of the size needed, so we were able to quickly silence the alarm — and rest easy knowing it was standing guard. Note to future RVers: Though rental companies likely change out alarm batteries on a regular basis, it doesn't hurt to put fresh ones in at the start of your trip. Or at least know what kind of batteries it takes and have some on hand.
With two days left on the road, we decided to try to cover a lot of ground. In an RV, it's much easier to go a long distance with your family than in a car. The kids and Jody were able to eat, play, stretch their legs and use the restroom while I drove more than six hours that day. That put us just outside Savannah, Ga. We were thinking about staying in a hotel, but Jody had changed her mind.
"This will be the last night in our little home," she said.
We found a KOA campground right off the interstate, with a playground, swimming pool and a lake. We got an early start the next morning and rolled into Tampa around midday. It was sad unloading our belongings; I'd started thinking of our RV as home. A house is just bricks and a roof, but a home is where you share time with family and friends. A home is where you laugh, cry, eat, sleep, play and create memories.
I know that this will not be our last family RV trip. My wheels are already spinning imagining where we'll go and what memories we will create. And the best news is, my family's on board.


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Police: Triad man killed in weekend crash
Police: Triad man killed in weekend crash
City police said a 39-year-old driver died from his injuries in a weekend crash.
The victim was identified as Carl Kenneth Obyrne of Kernersville.
Police said his 1999 Dodge Caravan was traveling southbond on U.S. Highway 421 early Saturday when he exited on Reidsville Road, lost control of the vehicle, slid off the right shoulder of the road and hit a tree.
He was pronounced dead on the scene.
"Based on the preliminary investigation, both alcohol and speed appear to be a factor," police said in a news release issued Monday morning.