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Before crossing the finish line to complete his ninth Tour, Cadel Evans was asked if this would be his last ride into Paris.
"In my heart, I don't want to leave the Tour with a result like this – not being competitive, not being in the front," the 2011 winner of the race said. "But it also depends on what the team wants to do. Remember it is an American team and Tejay van Garderen is American, for example. So we'll get this Tour done and reflect on it and sit down and see where everyone's goals are, or what they think the direction the team should take." In the final stage of the three-week race, BMC Racing Team's Manuel Quinziato figured in a short-lived breakaway before Marcel Kittel (Team Argos-Shimano) took his fourth stage win.
BMC Racing Team President/General Manager Jim Ochowicz said the performance of the team did not come close to pre-race expectations. "It's hard to diagnose at this point, but certainly not up to par with what we can do," he said. "We won the two race years ago. We certainly have the capability to win it again. We are just going to have to regroup and figure out out what happened here and take another crack at it again next year."
Different Perspective for Evans
Evans said he would like to do another edition of the Giro d'Italia since that was his first grand tour where he transitioned from a successful mountain bike career to road racing. The former world road champion said finishing the Tour in 39th place, more than an hour-and-a-half behind winner Chris Froome (Sky Procycling), has given him a different perspective on the race.
"It's funny when you're not concentrating on the results or trying to gain a second here or not lose a second there," he said. "You can appreciate and enjoy a lot of it. I was 15 or 18 minutes down yesterday, but I could see people I knew in the crowd and wave to them. That's certainly not something I have ever had a chance to do in the past."
Steve Morabito was the BMC Racing Team's best finisher overall, in 35th place, in a Tour that included a runner-up finish by van Garderen on the double climb of L'Alpe-d'Huez on Stage 18. Van Garderen said finishing 45th one year after placing fifth overall and earning the best young rider jersey was a vastly different experience. "This Tour tested me in a lot of different ways," he said. "In the end, I am just really happy to finish. It certainly gets me very motivated and already thinking about 2014."
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TAUNTON — A Taunton group is working to form a youth sports league in the city to serve as an inclusive alternative athletic organization for "mentally, physically and socially unique" youths.
Taunton White Tigers is a planned youth league to serve special-needs children, which aims to provide an outlet for athletes of all different ability types to learn about sports and play in a non-competitive atmosphere.
On Wednesday, Taunton mother Jenn Wilson said that she is motivated to help found the group to provide a local recreational resource, to provide exercise and camaraderie for youngsters whose needs are not met by a traditional competitive sports league.
"It will fill a huge need," Wilson said. "This is for children with disabilities and also for kids with social issues. If a child is really shy but wants to learn sports, they can come too. Right now there is nothing for kids with social issues."
Wilson said that she used to teach special needs children, but now she is the mother of several special needs kids.
"Although coaches and organizations my kids have been involved with have been great, the other athletes, I found, got frustrated because they want to win," Wilson said. "I wanted to create an organization geared for all different ability types and in a non-competitive way to learn the sport and teamwork and basically skills to have fun and get to know people at the same time."
The Taunton White Tigers group is holding an information meeting and board selection on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is being held at Mulcahey School at 28 Clifford St., Wilson said.
This program is moving along but cannot move any further without a board of directors, fundraising and athletes.
The Facebook page set up by the Taunton White Tigers has nearly 300 members.
Tiffany Fries, vice president of the Taunton White Tigers, said that she has four children and that the league will be helpful in terms of cultivating teamwork while being inclusive to children of all ability levels.
"The problem we face is that he would have difficulty keeping up with the rigorous training," Fries said. "(My son) would need extra help and patience to understand all the rules of the game. That would make him become frustrated with himself and take the fun out of it. The White Tigers will give all children the opportunity to belong to a team, to play, to learn, and grow."
Fries said the league will be a good opportunity for parents of special needs children in the city to come together for a good cause.
"It will offer coaches and board members and players who understand each different ability and can adapt to it so that everyone can reach their full potential without the pressure of letting a peer or coach or team down," Fries said. "This league opens the door for every child to have that chance. That is something I am proud to be a part of."
Wilson said Taunton White Tigers is now working to get a proper insurance policy to provide coverage allowing the group to use public fields in the city.
Donations for the Taunton White Tigers can now be made at any Mechanics bank through the Taunton White Tiger Fundraising fund, Wilson said.
For more information on the group, go to www.facebook.com/taunton.whitetigers.

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Take a quick drive around Superior's Rock Creek neighborhood and it is impossible not to notice the abundance of roofing company signs planted in front yards.
After being battered by a damaging thunderstorm on the evening of July 7 — a system that dumped hailstones between an inch and an inch and a half in diameter on towns from Louisville to Arvada, according to the National Weather Service — nearly every single home on the neighborhood's Briggs Place has one of the eye-catching signs in its yard.
Briggs Place resident Chuck Marrero said that while he wasn't there to experience the storm himself, his home suffered in the storm, with insurance adjusters assessing about $22,000 in damage to his roof, paint, screens and other parts of his property.
He said a representative from Pachner Exteriors knocked on his door within days of the storm, and he is glad they did, helping him move along the claims process.
"I had my insurance — Farmers — come down and they totally agreed with Pachner's assessment," Marrero said, adding that his roof repair will cost about $11,000 alone. "The Pachner guy was very knowledgeable. He walked through with my claims adjuster and gave him details I wouldn't have been able to provide."
Superior might not been the only town where roofing signs become a common sight this summer.
Conditions right this summer for more hail
Mike Baker, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Boulder, said that the recently-released long-range outlook from the Climate Prediction Center in Washington D.C. indicates that Colorado could see below average temperatures and above average precipitation the rest of the summer. If conditions work out right, Baker said, that could obviously mean more hail.
With that in mind, insurance industry experts are recommending homeowners be proactive this year.
"First and foremost, if you believe you have damage get in touch with your insurance company immediately and get the claims process started," Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association, said on Friday.
She also cautioned about rushing into a contract with a roofer, saying that it is important to research a company and make sure they are bonded and reputable.
"There are some you need to be cautious of whether they are scam artists or using high-pressured sales techniques. What they may say is 'Your whole roof needs to be replaced,' and then your insurance company comes out and says 'This can be repaired,'" she said. "You want to make sure you're not paying out of pocket or paying up front with anyone."
Walker said that after reaching out to their insurance company, the next thing homeowners ought to do is take pictures and document damage done by a storm. In some cases some temporary repairs may be wise to prevent further damage, but homeowners should be sure to keep receipts for any such work so they can reimbursed.
Over the last decade hailstorms have caused more than $3 billion in insurance-covered damage in Colorado, according to statistics kept on the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association website. Walker said that while most of the damage in a typical summer is done by a few large-scale events, this year has seen more frequent, smaller storms, including a series of storms between May 20 and 22 that caused and estimated $109 million in losses across the state.
Angela Thorpe, a spokeswoman for the biggest insurance provider in the state, State Farm, noted that Colorado dropped out of the company's top 10 states for wind and hail damage insurance claims last year after long holding a place on the list. Still, being in an area where severe thunderstorms are frequent, Thorpe said the company offers clients discounts as deep as 28 percent on their homeowners insurance if they invest in impact-resistant roofing.
The importance of being proactive
Isiah Pachner, managing partner of Pachner Exteriors, said it has been a busy year for his company, doing work in Superior, Boulder, Louisville, Broomfield and across the Front Range from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins.
Noting that he takes pride in working as an insurance specialist that provides sound advice for homeowners, he echoed the value of impact-resistant roofing in Colorado. He said the most important thing for homeowners, though, is being proactive.
"Not matter how big or how small (a storm is) it's never a bad idea to have someone come and give you an assessment," he said. "The last thing you want to do is sleep on something like this and then six months or a year later find out you have damage and find out you don't have coverage."
He emphasized the importance of homeowners checking local references for any company they may work with, and only signing a contract if they are totally comfortable with that company.
Parker-area contractor CJ Restoration is also a firm that has planted its signs in a few yards in Superior and elsewhere in Boulder County this summer. Brian Graybeal, the company's in-house claims adjuster, said that with the more frequent, but lower impact hailstorms the state seems to be experiencing this year, homeowners should be wary of damage that is less visibly noticeable.
"If we get some big hail, you'll notice marks. With the light hail you may not see stuff like that, but at the same time that impact may have lifted a nail out of the roof, and now the shingles are shifting and moving whenever the wind comes along," he said.
With that in mind, Graybeal advised homeowners to be vigilant and keep an eye out for internal indications of exterior damage such as discolored ceilings or walls.
"It is very important for homeowners to be hands-on this season," he said.
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Applications are processed as they are received throughout the year.
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From Whom: Letters of recommendation should come from college/university faculty members familiar with academic competence and/or immediate work supervisor.
Although no specific course are required applicants to the Executive M.B.A. program are expected to have 7-10 years of experience with 5-7 years of managerial experience.
Applicants for the M.B.A. program are expected to submit a Statement of Goals that describes future goals in specific terms. Applicants should avoid use of generalizations or blanket statements. The Statement of Goals should address how the M.B.A. will assist in achieving the applicant's goals.
The GMAT is required. Applications with scores under 550 are not considered for the Executive M.B.A. program. Applicants scoring less than 550 are encouraged to re-take the GMAT to be considered for admission.
Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed to be accepted: 230 on the computerized exam or 575 on the paper exam. Students scoring less than 600 on the paper-based TOEFL or 250 on the computer-based TOEFL are required to take the SPEAK test and may be required to take an English course to improve communication skills.
Applicants will be offered a pre-screening interview. This interview is designed to determine if a candidate meets the minimal requirements for admission. Since the Executive M.B.A. program requires an applicant to submit a corporate sponsorship agreement, our intention is to prevent candidates not eligible for admission from seeking corporate approval and then being rejected for admission.
A resume is required.
There is a GMAT waiver for applicants with a J.D., M.D., or other doctoral degree.
Students must submit a corporate sponsorship agreement.
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before 4:30 p.m.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 48
Required Courses:
ACCT 800: Financial Information Reporting and Analysis (3 s.h.)
ACCT 804: Strategic Cost Analysis for Enterprise Management (2 s.h.)
BA 802: Managing Information in the Enterprise (2 s.h.)
BA 804: Managing the Enterprise from a Global Perspective (3 s.h.)
BA 900: Capstone - Enterprise Strategy Formulation and Implementation (4 s.h.)
Business Law 802: Law and Ethics in the Enterprise (2 s.h.)
ECON 800: Economic Environment of the Enterprise (3 s.h.)
FIN 804: Financing the Enterprise (2 s.h.)
FIN 806: Enterprise Financial Management (3 s.h.)
GSM 804: Contemporary Corporate Strategy (3 s.h.)
HRA 802: Leading and Managing Teams and Individuals (2 s.h.)
HRA 804: Managing and Developing Human Capital in the Enterprise (2 s.h.)
MKTG 804: Managing Marketing in the Enterprise (3 s.h.)
MSOM 806: Managing Operation in the Enterprise (2 s.h.)
STAT 800: Statistical Analysis for Management (3 s.h.)
STAT 802: Quantitative Techniques for Management (3 s.h.)
Two electives
All courses are required to be taken at Temple University.
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Capstone Course Sequence:
Students are required to successfully complete the capstone course sequence. The purpose of the capstone sequence is to ensure that M.B.A. candidates have mastered the skills necessary to conduct business analysis. The capstone sequence is graded in the normal manner by the instructor.
Fox School of Business and Management
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Philadelphia, PA 19102
Cindy McCauley
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Program Coordinator:
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Graduate Chairperson:
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Executive Director
The Fox School of Business and Management offers M.B.A. programs that help develop a solid understanding of business models created by the synergistic forces of globalization, entrepreneurship and information technology. Our approach to graduate education helps develop practical expertise through case analysis, presentations, interaction with business practitioners, and team projects. The Fox School prepares students to step immediately into key management roles in highly specialized fields. The Fox School is the region's second largest business graduate school with over 1300 students studying in 16 areas of concentration, including the region's second oldest Executive M.B.A. program.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 6 years
Fox School of Business and Management
1515 Market Street, Suite 614
Philadelphia, PA 19102
The Fox School of Business and Management is currently ranked in the top 75 business schools by Forbes and in the top 50 programs for our Executive M.B.A. The Fox School has also been ranked 14th for technology M.B.A. programs by Computerworld, and holds a specialty ranking of 26th in the nation for healthcare management programs. The Fox School has been recognized for research in numerous departments and is in the top 1% of citings of university research.
All of our graduate programs are accredited by AACSB -- The International Association for Management Education.
The Executive M.B.A. program is designed to mirror a real work environment with students assigned to teams. EMBA students work extensively in these teams to prepare assignments and presentations. Support is given by the faculty on how to manage a successful team environment.
Graduates of the Fox School of Business and Management obtain jobs in: Computer / Information Technology; Consulting; Pharmaceutical Industry; Consumer Products / Services; Energy / Utilities; Financial Services / Banking; Government; Healthcare; Industrial Products / Services; Manufacturing; Telecommunications; and Tourism / Transportation
Research is supported by the Fox School of Business and Management's eBusiness Institute, the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Institute of Global Management Studies, the Institute for Healthcare Management, the Center for e-Marketing, the Ethics Resource Center, the Safeguard Scientifics Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Financial Services, and the Small Business Development Center. Research interests of the Fox School faculty are also supported by numerous centers and institutes throughout Temple University.
Students in the Executive M.B.A. program do not have an area of concentration. Instead, they receive the breadth and depth required to succeed as an executive.
An optional international trip is arranged for the students of the EMBA program.
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Greg Farmer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Awardedwines.com.au is a wine sales website for the general public and sells wine directly to restaurants and cafes.
The sale of awarded wines ensures better quality wines are sold to both the restaurants and their customers.
Awardedwines.com.au will enable the restaurants and their database of customers to buy quality wines at the best prices.
Awardedwines.com.au will differentiate itself through clean, efficient web design and intuitive user interface to deliver a user experience which helps users quickly find awarded wines and wines of similar variety and quality. The team behind Awardedwines.com.au has experience in online marketing as well as hospitality management.
The logo needs to reflect the sites strong emphasis on design and usability – so needs to be contemporary, modern, simple and clean.
Awardedwines.com.au targets the 25 to 49 year old. It is an online savvy audience whom are regular users of the internet for research and purchases. Women and gay men are a large proportion of the target audience. This market seeks convenience and ease of use.
The wine community are typically high income professionals working in professional environments like Legal, Banking, white collar businesses with an interest in the arts and are attracted to corporate design and style.
A large portion of Awardedwines.com.au's audience like to discuss their wine and are usually proud of their choice of wine which is a direct reflection of themselves.
The Logo needs to be distinctive and stylish as well reflect all the principles of intelligent design which Apple has made famous. However, must offer the warmth of red wine and the crisp freshness of white wine
Awardedwines.com.au is a Web 2.0 site so will incorporate allot of the latest graphic designs as referenced in the site below :
Typeface should be clear, simple and bold. We want something that stands out and which is not too complicated.
The logo should also have an element of warmth while being sexy and seductive as we drink wine for pleasure and it compliments our tastes in food. So logo should not be too serious or formal.
The 7 letters of Awarded and 5 letters of wines have already weighted AwardedWines to 'Awarded", moving us away from general or just wines, so logo needs to support this premise.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
We will be using the following rating system to communicate how we feel about the designs :
1 star - Wrong direction, start over again with something completely
2 star - some elements I like
3 star - getting closer but need revisions or a different take on your
4 star - design is being considered
5 star - made the final cut!
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Missing Malaysia Airlines jet: AirAsia pilot suspended for claiming Kuala Lumpur is 'hiding facts'
Kuala Lumpur: A senior AirAsia pilot has been suspended for suggesting in a Facebook post Malaysian authorities have been "hiding facts" about the disappearance of MH370.
"The supposed debris…isn't even confirmed to be from the plane yet! Show us the proof and then tell us MH370 has crashed," wrote the pilot from the Kuala Lumpur-based airline.
"Till then stop hiding the facts! It's obvious even to a blind man that there are tons of info the government definitely knows and isn't sharing yet!," he wrote.
AirAsia's chief executive officer Tony Fernandes tweeted the senior first officer who he did not name had been suspended pending an investigation.
The suspension came as other Malaysian pilots rushed to defend the missing Malaysia Airlines' senior pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah who has been accused by unnamed sources quoted in international newspapers as being responsible for the plane's disappearance and deaths of all 239 people on board.
"Everyone is innocent until proven guilty…I can fully vouch for them (all MH370 crew members, 100 percent," said a senior Malaysia Airlines pilot, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
Another commercial pilot told the New Straits Times newspaper the media should not publish speculation.
"It's a big no no for the media to publish assumptions without firm evidence as this will not only affect family members of victims but also cause anxiety among the people," said the pilot, who also did not want his name published.
"The public's confidence in MAS (Malaysia Airlines) could deteriorate," he said.
"We need to find the flight data recorder or black box, to know the truth. They (the media) can publish speculations but doing so can unduly and negatively affect everyone's perception towards Malaysia and MAS."
Malaysia Airlines chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya has also defended Captain Zaharie, saying his record over more than 30 years with the company, flying 18,000 hours, was "exemplary."
"There are no records which are out of order," Mr Ahmad Jauhari said.
Asked by a BBC reporter if Captain Zaharie flew the plane into the sea, Mr Ahmad Jauhari replied: "We don't know."
Azil Abdul Rahman, the founder and former chief executive officer of Malaysia Airlines, said he has known Captain Zaharie since he was a cadet pilot 30 years ago.
"He is an excellent pilot and is also an excellent gentleman…I think they are going the wrong way pointing the finger at him," Mr Azil said.
Mr Azail also defended 27 year-old co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid.
"His father learnt the Koran by heart and he also learnt the Koran by heart – he was a good Muslim," he said.
The pro-government New Straits Times in a news report said several newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald and the United Kingdom's The Daily Express have published articles alluding to the fact that 53 year-old Captain Zaharie was the only person who could have pulled off the complicated manoeuvre leading to the crash.
In an editorial the New Straits Times accused international media of snatching "every piece of possible hearsay and gossip to produce sensationalist copies thought to sell best, with a public driven to boredom and looking for gratuitous adrenaline rushes."
The editorial said that as a result Malaysia's leaders have had to pay a high price despite that a "small country was thrust into a maelstrom of unparalleled proportions, and she has done well."
Lindsay Murdoch is a three-time winner of the Walkley Award, Australia's top award for journalistic excellence. Lindsay is a former correspondent based in Singapore, Jakarta and Darwin. In 1999 he covered the tumultuous events in East Timor, and in 2003 he covered the Iraq war while embedded with US Marines.


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The Message Queue Administration Console combines some of the capabilities of the Command and Object Manager utilities. You can use it to perform the following tasks:
Connect to and control a broker remotely
Create and manage physical destinations
Create and manage administered objects in a JNDI object store
However, you cannot use the Administration Console to perform such tasks as starting up a broker, creating broker clusters, managing a JDBC database or a user repository, installing a broker as a Windows service, or generating SSL certificates. For these, you need the other command line utilities (Broker, Database Manager, User Manager, Service Administrator, and Key Tool), which cannot operate remotely and must be run on the same host as the broker they manage (see Figure 1–1).
See Chapter 2, Quick-Start Tutorial for a brief, hands-on introduction to the Administration Console. More detailed information on its use is available through its own help facility.


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|Bolivar Point Lighthouse, Bolivar Point, Texas. © Copyright 2012 Caroline M. Pointer
One hundred twenty-five people sought refuge in the Bolivar Point Lighthouse during the Storm of 1900 that devastated Galveston Island, Texas, and the surrounding area including Bolivar Peninsula. And I cannot even imagine the horrors those lighthouse refugees and those like them on Galveston Island went through.
Luckily my 2nd great grandparents had already moved their family clear to the other side of Texas. [And there was a part 2 to that story as well.]
Anywho. The lighthouse was built in 1872 and has survived all of the storms that have hit this part of the Gulf Coast of where it still stands today.
And other than its color being changed from black and white striped to the solid black that it is today, it is the same lighthouse my great grandmother, Alice Florence Vaughan, would have seen on a daily basis as she grew up on Bolivar Point.
And it's the same lighthouse that stood there on the day Daniel and Annie boarded the ferry for Alice's baptism which would take place later on Galveston Island in St. Mary's Cathedral. And as they sailed across the bay, I wonder if either Daniel or Annie looked back at it? Surely they would have gazed at it on their way back home after Alice's baptism, for it would have been, as it is now, the tallest structure on Point Bolivar.
I wonder if, as she grew up, Alice ever stopped to look at the lighthouse. Did she ever ponder its stories it held inside? Did she marvel at its strength?
I know every time I gaze at the old lighthouse I ponder the stories located within its steel-covered brick walls. I wonder if it could ~ or even if it would ~ share its stories with me.
Note: I'm in the process of getting all my records together in order to apply for membership into the Daughters of the American Revolution as well as the United Empire Loyalists. At the same time. With the same line. [Scandulous, I know.] And I've blogged about this quest previously. Also, when I ordered my great grandmother's baptismal record from the Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Archives, the awesome archivist sent me my great grandmother's sibllings' records as well. [At least, the ones who had been baptized in the same diocese.] Therefore, I've been blogging about their records and the resulting stories: James Cornel, Henry Lewis, Genevieve Lennon, and Viola Prudence, and now, finally my Great Grandmother, Alice Florence (Vaughan) Truitt, but we just called her 'Boo', a shortened version of her nickname 'Bamboo' [And you know you wanna click on the link to read *that* story. =) ]
St. Mary's Cathedaral (Galveston, Galveston County, Texas). Baptismal Registers. Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese og Galveston-Houston, Texas.


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While perusing one of my favorite blogs, What Junebug Loves, I found the perfect solution—a Wishes Party. Instead of a standard Sip and See that one might host after a baby's birth, a Wishes Party allows guests to not only see your newest addition, but also handwrite their wishes and blessings for the babe. The resulting "wishes tree" is a keepsake you and your child will be able to cherish for many years (and also makes for an adorable accessory for your nursery).
Below is an inspiration board that Rebecca from Tastefully Entertaining and I assembled for a whimsical pink and brown Wishes Party.
Top Row: Brown and Pink Table Setting; Rose Serenade Glassware; Pink and Brown Cake
Middle Row: Pink Place Card by Checkerboard; Pink and Brown Taffy Favor by Martha Stewart
Bottom Row: Pink and Chocolate Invitation by Vera Wang; Pink Taffeta Baby Dress; Wishing Tree


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- Certain gene mutations increase risk for breast and ovarian cancer
- BRCA1, BRCA 2 account for 5% to 10% of breast cancer cases, 1 in 7 ovarian cancer cases
- Gene carriers face tough decisions about preventive surgeries, treatments
When Erin Molenhouse went in for a physical this year, a nurse practitioner urged her to get tested for the BRCA gene mutation. It was a difficult moment for the 37-year-old mother.
"Why would I want to know that I am going to get cancer?" she remembers thinking. Her mother died of the disease when Molenhouse was 22.
Her nurse explained there were benefits to knowing, even if the test came back positive. Molenhouse learned that having the mutation didn't have to be a death sentence, but could be an empowering piece of knowledge.
"If the results do come back positive then I will have the edge," Molenhouse said before receiving her results.
Molenhouse is one of more than 40 CNN iReporters who shared their experiences with testing for the BRCA gene mutation and the choices they were faced with as a result.
Thanks to advances in genetic testing, many women are finding out if they are predisposed to breast cancer and making life-altering decisions at young ages. While people with the gene mutation may never get cancer, carriers are at significantly higher risk of developing breast, ovarian and other cancers -- and passing on the mutation to future generations.
Mutations in the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, account for 5% to 10% of all breast cancers and one in seven ovarian cancer cases.
If the results of the BRCA gene test are positive, there are options. Some women will have preventive mastectomies, remove their ovaries, take anti-cancer drugs or change their lifestyles entirely before ever developing the disease. Whatever their choice, genetic testing can have a profound ripple effect throughout families.
A big decision
Testing positive for the BRCA gene wasn't the hardest thing that Eryn Powell heard from her genetic counselor. It was hearing, "What's your time line?" The genetic counselor meant her time line for getting married and having kids. This was all before Powell knew whether she had the gene. She says at that moment, it became real.
Women with the BRCA gene are at high risk for having aggressive types of breast and ovarian cancer. In order to prevent ovarian cancer, women are advised to have either a hysterectomy or oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries), both of which will eliminate all chances of having children biologically.
Powell broke down in tears. Here she was, 24 years old, needing to plan her life as it was just getting started.
After reading blogs, medical journals and speaking with doctors, she opted to have a preventive mastectomy to remove both breasts. Her gynecologist was very sympathetic to her situation and advised her to wait on the oophorectomy or hysterectomy because she is young and will most likely want children in her future.
As a 20-something in a serious relationship, one of her biggest concerns before her mastectomy was: Would her new breasts be cosmetically appealing? She didn't want to look different from other women.
Her family was absolutely supportive of her decision, but some of her friends asked, "Why would you cut off a healthy part of your body?"
The answer was simple. Powell had seen the effects of cancer firsthand, watching her aunt die from the disease.
"If I have to cut off a part of my body so that my future husband and family won't have to go through that, then I will cut off anything," she says. "No questions asked."
"Waking up from my mastectomy/reconstruction surgery, I felt pressure," Amy Shainman remembers. "It goes from feeling like an elephant, to a rhinoceros, to a lion, to a cheetah, to a large dog. It then feels like you have a heavy log on top of you. Eventually the pressure turns into feeling like there is lap dog on your chest, then a small cat."
Shainman says it took her about two weeks to feel somewhat normal after her surgery and six weeks for a full recovery.
As an outreach coordinator for the organization FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered), Shainman provides resources for women who grapple with the tough decisions they are facing after finding out they are BRCA gene carriers.
Having traveled this path, she is very honest in telling women how the surgery will alter their bodies and change their life. She believes education is key among doctors and patients to prevent, treat and conquer cancer in BRCA gene carriers.
"Hereditary cancer needs to not only be on the radar of all women, men and families -- but on doctors' radar, no matter their specialty," she says. "The medical community as a whole needs the training/education on hereditary cancer so they can look for hereditary cancer signs in their patients, ask their patients the right questions and then advise those patients that fit the criteria to get genetic counseling.
"People make hugely important health decisions based on this one test, so the pre-genetic test counseling and the post-genetic test counseling are essential."
Shainman has a history of cancer in her family and knew she needed to be tested for the gene. Once the results came back positive, she did a lot of research and used the FORCE organization to help her make the decision.
She chose to have both a hysterectomy and mastectomy to avoid cancer. She believes having surgeries are the only "cure" for BRCA patients.
She says she could not live with the continual anxiety of not knowing what would show on her next mammogram or breast scan. She says having the surgery allows her to feel relieved.
"Every day when I see my children at the breakfast table and am able to make them breakfast and get them off to school ... I am thankful and I know I made the right choice."
Early detection
A few months after Cara Scharf graduated from college, her dad encouraged her to get tested for the BRCA mutation. Her mother died of breast cancer when she was 3, and her grandmother died of ovarian cancer before she was born.
When she tested positive for the gene, surgery seemed like a drastic move. She was 22. She decided it was best to undergo regular screenings and MRI scans to detect any abnormalities early.
"I think some people don't realize how serious of a surgery it is," Scharf says. "It is an amputation. Your body will never look the same and there is a high risk of complications. I wanted to keep my body the way it was and I was convinced that I had time to make my decision."
Three years later, her scans showed breast cancer.
The doctors were able to catch the disease in the early stages because she had been so vigilant about her screenings. But having breast cancer and undergoing chemotherapy at 25 was rough. Her brother got married that year, and she had to wear a wig to the wedding.
She, too, decided to have a double mastectomy to prevent the cancer from returning. She still lives in fear of a relapse.
"Young breast cancer survivors have a whole set of issues to deal with that are different from breast cancer survivors who are older," she says. "I'm not saying the following considerations are exclusive to young breast cancer survivors, but they are experienced differently: Fertility, relationships, long-term survivorship, body image, dealing with friends who don't understand."
She says she now finds herself asking a lot of existential questions like, "Why am I here?" and "What's my purpose?"
She doesn't blame herself for not having surgery when she was younger. She has joined a couple of young breast cancer survivor groups and says they have helped her through the process. Her focus now is how she can live out her dreams.
Lisa Fassnacht watched her sister, Christy, die from breast cancer when her sister was 34 years old. While Christy was fighting for her life, she begged her sister to get tested for the gene mutation and have the necessary surgeries so Lisa's children wouldn't have to watch their aunt battle a debilitating disease.
"My family, friends, sister and doctors all wanted me to have the surgeries right away," Fassnacht said. "I was very reluctant. I suppose I was still in a bit of denial. I was a single parent, working full time as a nurse, and spending my weekends driving four hours to help care for my sister. I didn't have time to think about me."
She eventually went for the test, convinced that the results would be negative.
After hearing the results were positive, she remembers feeling shocked. Since then she has undergone a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and she is scheduled to undergo a hysterectomy later this month.
"It has been very difficult. Not only did I have to lose my breasts that make me look like a woman, but I also will soon lose my ovaries that make me a woman. I remember telling my sister 'Oh, they are just breasts. The doctors will give you new and improved ones when you are all done.' Now I know why that was the wrong thing to say," she says.
At the time of her mastectomy, Lisa was newly engaged (she is now married) and worried that cutting off her breasts and having a hysterectomy would change the dynamic of their relationship emotionally, physically and sexually. She says her husband, Dave Fassnacht, was -- and is -- absolutely supportive.
"She is my hero for making the very difficult decision to have these surgeries, while 100% healthy, to prevent cancer from taking a wonderful wife and mother from my life and the lives of her children," her husband says. "We will always be grateful for what she is doing."
Tobey Young, 54, believes you have to be positive when going through this journey. While there will be hiccups, staying positive is key for speeding along the recovery process, she says -- allowing you to be here for your childrens' weddings, the next birthday and your next anniversary.
It has been five years since Young's last surgery and she says she feels absolutely fabulous. Young has never had cancer and therefore identifies with the term "previvor." The term has been adopted by many carriers who have taken preventive measures -- surgeries, drugs or vigilant screenings -- to dramatically reduce their risks of developing the disease.
In 2007, Young's physician told her she was positive for the BRCA gene. The first thing she remembers saying was, "Cut off my boobs -- what, are you crazy?" She was aware of her family's history of cancer and was already vigilant in testing for breast cancer through screenings and mammograms.
But, she says, after being in denial for about 20 minutes, she made the decision to have her breasts, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.
"I was a ticking time bomb with an 87% chance of getting breast cancer and a 44% (chance) of ovarian cancer," she says. "(I) didn't like the odds."
She still gets screenings, although she has been told the chances of her developing cancer are slim. She no longer needs mammograms and describes her breasts as beautiful. She is also no longer in fear of developing cancer and is very involved with the organization she founded after being tested, previvorsandsurvivors.com.
She created the organization to offer support to women who are BRCA gene carriers.
"While I was going through my previvor experience, I was invited to join a group of women breast cancer survivors," Young said. "I can certainly empathize with the breast cancer community, but those of us who have never heard the words 'You have breast cancer' are not the same."
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As lawmakers gathered in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to vote on a plan to expand background checks for gun buyers, staffers in the office of Alaska Democratic Senator Mark Begich fielded a steady stream of calls urging him to break with his party and vote against the measure.
Those callers got what they wanted: Begich voted no - one of four Democrats from gun-friendly states to do so - and the most ambitious gun-control push in two decades went down to defeat.
It was an impressive show of force by the National Rifle Association, which reaffirmed its reputation as one of Washington's most powerful interest groups by turning back one of President Barack Obama's top second-term priorities.
The NRA mobilized a disciplined, grassroots army that flooded Republican and conservative Democratic lawmakers' offices with phone calls and e-mails.
The NRA and its supporters also followed a tightly woven script that accused Obama of not following up on thousands of gun buyers each year who fail background checks under existing laws. The association's talking points, often repeated word for word by lawmakers and NRA supporters, cast the new background checks plan as an infringement on the constitutional right to bear arms of law-abiding citizens.
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Organizing for America, an advocacy group spawned from Obama's re-election campaign, plans to mount rallies to pressure lawmakers who voted against the bill.
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This question is a bit hardcore, but if we can manage to find a solution to it, I will be able to finish my line and polygon clipping, and Chema will be able to continue is 3D game !
Basically, imagine you have two 16 bits (signed) coordinates (let's say in the -32000 to +32000 range), that represent a line or the border of a polygon.
Obviously, you need to clip that to something that fits into the screen.
There are a lot of well known algorithm, and I'm using one of these designed by Cohen & Sutherland.
The code is working fine, except that in the implementation I ran in an overflow issue when the lines are in certain positions, and this is not solvable in the current way, because the clipping involves doing some linear interpolation (X0+(Width*position)/Height), and unfortunately the result of the multiplication of two 16 bits numbers can easily require more than 16 bits.
Of course, both the multiplication and the divide could be replaced by 24 or 32 bits variants (16*16 to 32 and 32/16 to 16) but the existing 16 bits variants are already of killing the performance anyway, so it would be nice to get rid of them entirely.
This week end I will try something doing some dichotomy loop, but I wanted to ask if anyone would have an idea on how to implement efficiently (and accurately) this operation.
So, what I need, is the following.
Given X0,Y0,X1,Y1 (all 16 bits, the coordinates of both points of a line), if I give some value Xn (with Xn some value between X0 and X1) I need to get the corresponding Yn (and if given some Yn, need to find Xn).
It's the equivalent of these formula:
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If Xn=50 -> get Yn=0+(200-0)*(50-0))/(200-0)=0+(200*50)/200=50
If Xn=75 -> get Yn=0+(200-0)*(75-0))/(200-0)=0+(200*75)/200=75
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If Xn=20 -> get Yn=90+(160-90)*(20-30))/(15-30)=90+(70*-10)/-15=136
If Yn=100 -> get Xn=30+(15-30)*(100-90))/(90-160)=30+(-15*10)/-70=27
Thanks for any suggestion !


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Here's something to keep in mind as you follow t his evening's congressional debate over the debt ceiling.
According to the latest daily statement from the U.S. Treasury, the government had an operating cash balance of $73.8 billion at the end of the day yesterday.
Apple's last earnings report ( PDF here) showed that the company had $76.2 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of June.
In other words, the world's largest tech company has more cash than the world's largest sovereign government.
That's because Apple collects more money than it spends, while the U.S. government does not.
(The Atlantic and C NBC both pointed this out earlier.)
Find out just why Apple has so much cash with these mind-melting facts from its June Quarter >


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70 Dogs Rescued from 'Filthy' East Texas Puppy Mill
Nearly 70 dogs were rescued from a puppy mill located in Harrison County.
Harrison County Constable Robert Wood, who made the discovery, said the puppies and a few adult dogs were being kept in portable buildings with little ventilation and were living in what he called "deplorable, filthy conditions."
Wood said a tip led him to the location on Drisckell Bridge Road, where a strong odor was coming from the property. Most of the dogs were being housed in cages, one dog died and the rest were taken by trailer to the Fort Worth Humane Society, where they will be brought back to health and could be put up for adoption after a court hearing yet to be scheduled.
Wood said the owner moved to Odessa and put a person in charge of taking care of the dogs. No citations have been issued pending a hearing.
The majority of the breeds of dogs were Shih Tzus, Pekingese, Pomeranians and one Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.


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Despite all his success in nine seasons in St. Louis, former Rams running back Steven Jackson never rushed for 100 yards in a game against the Seattle Seahawks.
On Monday night, Rams' fifth-round rookie Zac Stacy did it in his first try.
Stacy rushed for 134 yards on 26 carries against the Seahawks. Stacy led a strong rushing attack for St. Louis against a Seattle defense that is usually very strong against the run. St. Louis rushed for an even 200 yards on the night. Seattle had allowed just one 100-yard rusher this season prior to Monday night when Arian Foster ran for 102 yards for the Houston Texans in Week 4.
However, Stacy suffered an ankle injury late in the game that limited him on the team's final possession. According to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com, head coach Jeff Fisher said Stacy was injured on the Rams' second-to-last drive of the game, which led to Daryl Richardson getting the call for most of the final possession.
Stacy was taken for X-rays after the game, per Mike Garafolo of FOXSports.com.
Stacy has been a nice fit for the Rams' rushing attack since earning more time a few weeks ago. In four games since taking over, Stacy has carried 75 times for 344 yards and a touchdown.


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Could someone please be kind enough to confirm if I have understood the Async await keyword correctly? (Using version 3 of the CTP)
Thus far I have worked out that inserting the await keyword prior to a method call essentially does 2 things, A. It creates an immediate return and B. It creates a "continuation" that is invoked upon the completion of the async method invocation. In any case the continuation is the remainder of the code block for the method.
So what I am wondering is, are these two bits of code technically equivalent, and if so, does this basically mean that the await keyword is identical to creating a ContinueWith Lambda (Ie: its basically a compiler shortcut for one)? If not, what are the differences?
bool Success =
await new POP3Connector(
"mail.server.com", txtUsername.Text, txtPassword.Text).Connect();
// At this point the method will return and following code will
// only be invoked when the operation is complete(?)
MessageBox.Show(Success ? "Logged In" : "Wrong password");
(new POP3Connector(
"mail.server.com", txtUsername.Text, txtPassword.Text ).Connect())
.ContinueWith((success) =>
MessageBox.Show(success.Result ? "Logged In" : "Wrong password"));


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Brook Stockberger
Cheeseburgers are my demon.No, no, I don't mean to imply that a stack of beef with bacon, cheese and mayo is inherently evil. I love 'em. My problem is I have trouble with moderation. A cheeseburger is fine for me once in a while, but I want them every day. I know, though, that I must be careful with my diet. About a decade ago I was diagnosed as a Type-2 diabetic, which is when the body does not produce enough insulin or cells ignore the insulin. (Type 1 diabetes is when the body does not produce insulin.) Since November is National Diabetes Month as well as Diabetic Eye Disease Month, I thought this would be a good time to raise awareness. Romi Means, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator who teaches classes for the department of health, told me that the Center for Disease Control reports there are more than 25 million people in the United States with diabetes, 7 million of who do not realize they have the disease. How can so many not realize they have diabetes? In seems to come down to multiple reasons, whether people do not know what the symptoms mean, they are in denial or they feel they can't afford the health care. "A huge number of people don't know they have it," said diabetes educator Charise Ellsworth. "There are people walking around with pre-diabetes (undiagnosed) because they don't normally keep up with annual appointments with their family physician. "Or they're having symptoms of diabetes and they are ignoring them," she said. Means said that finances can be a concern too. "A lot of people don't have insurance and are afraid because of what the bill would be," she said. "We try to get them go to one of the community health clinics." Another diabetes educator, Sunnie Bell, said that the America has developed a "diabetes lifestyle." "I'm not trying to berate America, but many of the habits here are not conducive to good health," Bell said. "If we can buy a gallon of milk a block away, we still drive. "You have to make a decision to live a healthier lifestyle, you have to pull yourself away from the norm," she said. "It's not a matter of just joining a gym, it's working (exercise) into your lifestyle. Our work isn't physical, it's sitting at computer screens. We have to work in some level of physical activity several times a day. Instead of taking an elevator, go up the stairs." Means said that it helps to look around at your relatives. "Diabetes is a disease associated with family history," she said. The American Diabetes Association reports that some people with Type 2 diabetes have no outward symptoms and that is why you need to be aware of your family situation and/or if you fit other risk factors. If there are symptoms, some of the signs to look for include frequent urination, unusual thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss, fatigue, cuts bruises that won't heal, blurred vision and others. You can take a free, three-part class through the department of health. Means said people can call 575-528-5053 or 575-528-5065 for information. Brook Stockberger may be reached at 575-541-5457; follow him on Twitter @Bstockberger Symptoms Here are some of the symptoms for diabetes as reported by the American Diabetes Association: --Frequent urination --Unusual thirst --Extreme hunger --Unusual weight loss --Extreme fatigue and irritability --Frequent infections --Blurred vision --Cuts/bruises that are slow to heal --Tingling/numbness in the hands/feet Education There are multiple sources to learn about diabetes. One is with the state department of health which conducts weekly classes. For more information, call 575-528-5053 or 575-528-5065 ___ (c)2012 the Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, N.M.) Visit the Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, N.M.) at www.lcsun-news.com Distributed by MCT Information Services


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Through the Troops to TrucksSM program, DMV is making it easier for personnel trained by the military in the operation of heavy vehicles to obtain civilian commercial driver's licenses (CDL). A commercial driver's license is required to operate large trucks and buses.
To find out if you qualify for the Troops to TrucksSM program, complete the Troops to TrucksSM checklist. For more information about obtaining a commercial driver's license, refer to Applying for a CDL or the Troops to TrucksSM flyer.
CDL Skills Test Waiver
Qualified military personnel are required to pass only the required DMV-issued CDL knowledge test(s) and are exempted from having to take the CDL road skills test. Waiving the road skills test requirement streamlines the CDL application process for service men and women and eliminates the need for them to provide a commercial motor vehicle for the skills test.
In order to qualify for the road skills test waiver, you must:
- Be a Virginia resident currently holding or eligible for a Virginia driver's license (proof of legal presence may be required);;
- Have two or more years of military heavy truck/bus driving experience;
- Be active military (including the Reserves and National Guard) or have been released from the military within the last 12 months.
- Submit the following documents to DMV:
- Be certified by their commanding officer or designee as possessing (1) a military operator's permit and (2) at least two years experience driving the same type of vehicle that the applicant plans to drive with a Virginia CDL. (For a list of CDL vehicle types, refer to CDL Classifications, Restrictions, and Endorsements.)
- Successfully complete the written knowledge exam
- If necessary, pass additional knowledge and skills tests for specialized endorsements (hazardous materials, school bus, etc.), and
- Have a safe driving record
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Troops to TrucksSM provides an opportunity for wounded service men and women with missing or impaired limbs to obtain a CDL following a skills performance evaluation by DMV.
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To assist military members who lack experience operating heavy vehicles but who are interested in obtaining a Virginia CDL, DMV is partnering with a number of military installations to provide the necessary training. Through this plan, military personnel can receive their CDL training and testing on their military base prior to leaving service.
To find out more about the eligilibity requirements for this program, refer to the Troops to TrucksSM flyer.
Employment Assistance
DMV and various associations are working together to assist service members who obtain their Virginia CDL through Troops to TrucksSM find jobs. This helps these service members transition from military to civilian life, and also helps the trucking and transportation industry find qualified licensed commercial drivers.


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NM Tech Grad Student Ranks Highly in Putnam Math Contest
by George Zamora
Right to left: Craig Nicholas, Prof. Brian Borchers (team advisor), and John Corbin. Not pictured: Henry Horton and Ian Schroeder. Photo by Emma Lujan de Rison.
SOCORRO, N.M., March 30, 2007 – Craig Nicholas, who is now a graduate student in mathematics at New Mexico Tech, recently was ranked 208th among the top individual scorers in the 67th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
During the continent-wide competition which was held this past December, Nicholas was on a team of New Mexico Tech undergraduates that placed 97th overall among all the three-person teams competing in the six-hour-long problem-solving contest. His teammates were Henry Horton and John Corbin, along with alternate team member Ian Schroeder.
A total of 3,640 students from 508 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada participated in the latest competition.
The William Lowell Putnam Competition was established in 1938 as a means to stimulate a healthy rivalry in mathematical studies among college and university students.
The competitive examination is designed to test originality and technical competence and is open only to regularly enrolled undergraduates in the United States and Canada who have not yet received a baccalaureate degree.
Students competing in the annual event typically sit in on two three-hour-long sessions in which six mathematical problems are posed, such as the following problem: "A right circular cone has a base radius 1 and height 3. A cube is inscribed in the cone so that one face of the cube is contained in the base of the cone. What is the side-length of the cube?"
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is administered each year on participating college and university campuses under the auspices of the Mathematical Association of America.