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By Doug and Polly Smith
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Niagara Gazette — Dear Mainland Patriots (Hope that doesn't get us audited) — We've observed Memorial Day already, we just didn't realize it.
You couldn't exactly set your sundial by it, but every twilight in decent weather Jim Moss' old dog would waddle down the street, tugging Jim behind him. We always exchanged a few words, and thought we knew him pretty well.
Eventually the dog was called up to the Great Kennel and in December, so was Jim, 95. Last Saturday, they gathered to remember Jim at St. Stephen, our only Catholic congregation.
As we've said, we're going to too many farewell rites, too often leaving with no insights into the deceased. Particularly vexing was one last fall for an acting pal, a wonderfully droll man named Carl Kowalkowski, and in 1 ½ hours, a program bill the size of a small-town phone book, not one word was said about his special charms. Look, we're not trying to stamp out prayer in church, but if the eulogy doesn't bring us closer to the subject, why bother?
Jim Moss' eulogy, delivered by the Rev. Dan Fiebelkorn, former pastor, was perfect. We learned, for example, that Jim faithfully brought two elderly nuns to Mass and that, Father Dan said, "Sister Ann Nonymous was a handful." (He named her, we won't, but any reference to a cantankerous nun will bring down the chapel.)
Jim, we learned, had worked for decades at Bethlehem Steel and would tell Father Dan of its unspeakable heat as a science, not complaint. We suspect a bit of pastor-client secrecy was breached here – Jim was loath to have people think he'd had it hard.
World War II arrived. With a family and a defense job, Jim was deferred but felt that unfair and volunteered, flying recon (i.e., spying) over enemy territory. Again, he kept it mostly to himself but Father Dan knew. Thanks for sharing.
Father Dan said he respected Jim Moss so much that when he learned of his passing, "I didn't cry, I smiled."
Then Father Dan broke down.
"Jim would have hated for me to do that," he said on recovery.
In more than a decade of watching Jim walk his dog, we never learned what we learned from Father Dan and then a daughter, who had helped choose the music including "If I Ruled the World." Said she: "If Jim had ruled the world, it would be a much better place."
Copy that for Father Dan.
Sustenance followed, as a wedding broke out in the church. When all had been scrumptiously served, the St. Stephen Bereavement ladies abandoned their posts to press their noses against the glass doors, watching, like kids outside a toy store window.
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A family of three escaped serious injuries after their vehicle went over Angeles Crest Highway, Sunday afternoon.
Two children and their mother were inside the Toyota 4Runner when it went over about 25 feet near Newcomb's Ranch at mile marker 49.7. The mother received minor injuries to her hand and all were able to reach the road before authorities arrived, according to scanner reports.
Deputies learned of the crash around 5:15 p.m. After the family made it to the road, California Highway Patrol officers escorted the mother and her children down the mountain, said Sergeant Paul Gallo of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station.
Conditions on the road necessitated the removal of the 4Runner for Monday, Gallo said.
"There are a lot of area's that are pretty clear, then there were patches of fog and then ice and snow. It varied all the way up there. It's very treacherous conditions," Gallo said.
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— Some truly stellar documentaries have cast light recently on the global financial crisis that struck with devastation in 2008, such as the 2011 Academy Award winner "Inside Job" or the beautifully shot "Detropia."
I would add to that list Lauren Greenfield's jaw-dropping "The Queen of Versailles," described as a "rags-to-riches-to-rags" story.
If you find detailed economic analysis intimidating and interviews with talking heads dull, "The Queen of Versailles" might be for you. Think of it as "The Real Housewives of Economic Collapse."
Greenfield began the project intending to document the lives of Jackie and David Siegel as they build the largest family home -- dubbed Versailles -- in the United States. Where the story leads will leave you amused, surprised, sympathetic and even angry.
Self-made billionaire David Siegel is the founder and owner of Westgate Resorts. His much younger wife is a paradox; the former Mrs. Florida is fond of Botox, spray tans and plastic surgery, yet she's also a doting mother to eight children, loyal wife and former IBM computer engineer.
Despite her penchant for dropping $1 million a year on clothes, Jackie seems like a sweet, if somewhat clueless, person. She attends her son's Little League games and volunteers in the snack bar. She adopted her niece, who had been living in poverty and neglect.
While getting her hair done, she grabs her phone and hilariously orders a 50-piece McNugget from McDonalds, "with all the sauces." She even sends her childhood friend a check to save her home.
Her husband, on the other hand, comes across as an arrogant control freak, albeit an intelligent, hardworking one. He takes credit for personally getting George W. Bush elected, both times, and is prone to statements such as "I've changed a lot of people's lives. A lot of people are better off having known me."
When the U.S. stock market crashes in 2008, the Siegels' world of privilege crumbles.
Four months after the opening of the newly built Planet Hollywood Westgate Towers in Las Vegas, the company is sued for unpaid bills. The Siegels begin selling their assets to pay off the huge debt, cease construction on the 90,000 square-foot Versailles and put it up for sale. Eventually, the property goes into foreclosure.
At first the Siegels don't accept responsibility for their predicament.
Instead, the family blames the banks, which they claim forced them to stop sales and lay off 6,000 employees. Money lenders are likened to drug pushers; they offered cheap money, got people addicted, then withdrew the money. Jackie is baffled as to why the government bailout money, which she says was supposed to be passed along to the "common people. You know, us," hasn't trickled down to benefit them.
As the situation grows dire, David fights to save his company. Jackie, meanwhile, does what she can to live on a budget but is woefully out of touch. She lets most of the servants go but can't maintain her household. She shops at Wal-Mart for Christmas presents but gives out puppies and enjoys caviar on Christmas Day. She flies commercially to visit her hometown and tries to rent a car, but asks if a driver comes with the car. The clerk's reaction is priceless.
Ultimately, "The Queen of Versailles" is a familiar story, told on a grander scale. It is one of success and failure, personal responsibility, family and marriage. David himself finally understands the moral of this cautionary tale:
"We need to live within our means," he says. "Don't spent money that we don't have. Don't spend money that we think we're eventually gonna have. Spend what we do have. Get back to reality."
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On Valentine's Day at sunset, hundreds of people — from lovers and dogs to singles and children — on foot, riding bikes, toting lawn chairs, sipping glasses of wine, and eating picnic dinners, gathered on the bluffs at the end of Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay to take in the last performance by artist Mauro Ffortissimo and bid farewell to the baby grand piano before he carts it away and burns it.
Musicians and a female fire dancer, who performed her routine on top of the piano, accompanied Ffortissimo for his last "Sunset Piano" performance.
A man videoing the event on his iPhone with a toddler strapped around his shoulders said out loud that he wishes this moment could last forever. When Ffortissimo was done playing, the crowd chanted his name, "Mauro, Mauro, Mauro." Two women sitting in lawn chairs shook their heads in awe, and one marveled, "Only in California, where else is there to be?" when the fire dancer took center stage. And when it was all over, a couple packing up lamented how disappointed they are that the piano has to go so soon.
In fact, even the mayor of Half Moon Bay would like to see Ffortissimo and his piano stay a little longer.
"Mauro and I were able to exchange a few emails, and I met him on the bluffs. I enjoyed his performance immensely," said mayor Rick Kowalczyk, who did what he could to allow Ffortissimo to keep the piano on the bluffs for longer despite the fact he needed permits to do so.
When Kowalczyk heard a couple of days ago about the enforcement code, which required Ffortissimo to have a permit for placing the piano on the bluffs for which he did not, he wanted to see if there was something he could do about it, so he put a call into the city manager.
Turns out it's the type of situation where the city wouldn't enforce the rule unless there was a complaint.
"I'm told there was a complaint, in spite of the clear popularity of the piano and his playing,"
Still, Ffortissimo had already made up his mind. Moving the piano was the right thing to do.
"All good in the hood," he said. "They gave me 10 days, and I am grateful for it. No need to bend the rules. I don't want to put anybody on a tight spot. Thanks so much anyway."
Kowalczyk explains that given the tight timing, he was not able to turn things around at this point since there just wasn't time to put the permits in place anyway. He is now, however, investigating how to put in place a process to fast track permits for art installations going forward.
"Tonight was the last performance on the Half Moon Bay bluffs, although it is fitting that the final performance be on Valentine's Day," said Kowalczyk. "I found Mauro to be a gentleman and very understanding of the situation. Mauro not only brought out the community through his art and music, he also brought people from all over the Bay Area to Half Moon Bay."
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- Is There Really a Baby Grand Piano Sitting on a Bluff in Half Moon Bay?
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NORMAN — Weight Watchers is unveiling a newly designed store in Norman with a contemporary, yet welcoming and comfortable environment. The store, located in University Town Park at 1636 N. 24th Street, Suite F2 will be open during regular retail hours, so people can stop in anytime and learn more about Weight Watchers, ask questions, purchase memberships, and can shop for many Weight Watchers products designed to support a healthier lifestyle.
Members can also weigh in at their convenience in a way that is more discrete than ever before. This new store design in Norman will be one of hundreds of new stores that Weight Watchers expects to open this year, bringing the number to over 500 by the end of the year.
The new design creates an atmosphere conducive to a comfortable, warm and inviting weight loss experience. These stores are another part of Weight Watchers continued improvements and were designed to make member's experience at Weight Watchers a more enjoyable one while inspiring them to succeed in their journey. The Weight Watchers store features some of the area's most inspiring success stories — the local staff — who are helping their members develop healthier habits.
"We are thrilled to deliver the PointsPlus 2012 program in such a contemporary and convenient setting to support area residents in their efforts in making smart, healthy and satisfying choices to lose weight," said local Weight Watchers leader and ambassador Shelley Lombardi. "Meetings continue to be an important part of how Weight Watchers helps members reach their goals. We welcome people to stop in anytime for a tour of our newly designed location or to visit a meeting for free."
Weight Watchers, ranked the No. 1 commercial diet plan in 2012 by US News & World Report, launched the PointsPlus 2012 earlier this year with the enhancements designed to help members who are new to Weight Watchers begin the program with the strongest start possible, as well as tools to help members stay on track.
Members with an eTools subscription can access mobile technology tools such iPhone, iPad and Android apps. Further, the Barcode Scanner App for iPhone or Android allow users to scan bar codes on food packages and instantly get PointsPlus values for thousands of food items. Users can then send to their Trackers with the touch of a button. It brings an entirely new dimension to navigating the grocery store.
To learn more about Weight Watchers services, products, and publications, visit www.weightwatchers.com. To find the nearest Weight Watchers meeting location call 1-800-651-6000 or click on the "Find a Meeting" link at the top of the homepage.
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A hot Manhattan club on a Saturday night? No, it's the launch party for Fabulosity!
On Tuesday night, JC Penney didn't let the difficult retail environment get it down.
The mid-priced department store operator threw a raucous party to celebrate the introduction of Fabulosity — the new sportswear line designed by former runway model Kimora Lee Simmons that it is introducing in its stores in time for the back-to-school shopping season.
At Hiro, a club in Manhattan's trendy Meatpacking district, the lighting was low, the music was loud and the drinks were free. The tightly packed crowd danced to music and clicked pictures of themselves while waiting for Simmons to arrive and introduce her new line with a fashion show.


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Westcliff back at top after Brentwood win
Updated 2:13pm Tuesday 7th January 2014 in Sport By Chris Phillips
WESTCLIFF returned to the top of the London One North table after winning 27-15 at Brentwood.
The victory was Westcliff's second in succession after four defeats in six games.
And it was also enough for them to climb back above title rivals Eton Manor, much to the delight of their first team manager Rick Compton.
"This was another really satisfying performance from the lads following on from the Colchester match," said Compton.
"The lads worked really hard and applied the game plan particularly well in the second half.
"There really was only one winner as the game wore on and keeping a good Brentwood side pointless throughout the second half in heavy conditions demonstrated that.
"We have made good progress in recent weeks since having a dip in form pre-Christmas and returning to the top of the table, as we did with Eton Manor not playing, is just reward for the lads."
Playing up the notorious Brentwood slope in the first half against a stiff breeze with heavy and muddy conditions underfoot, Westcliff forced their way into the hosts' 22 and their patience was rewarded when their pressure produced a short-range penalty which stand-off Jack Jones converted after just five minutes.
Brentwood made good use of the conditions in their favour and exerted pressure of their own through their larger ball-carrying forwards, which Westcliff did well to repel.
It was therefore a disappointment for the visitors when a kick out of defence was fielded and run back by the home side through a gap that was not closed down and the ball was scrambled to the wing and run in for the game's first try.
A penalty shortly after gave Brentwood an 8-3 lead but Westcliff hit back when Buster Reynolds was fed by brother Sam and forced his way over in the corner.
With the match all square at 8-8, Westcliff were a little frustrated not to have made more of their opportunities, so they were then doubly disappointed when Brentwood forced their way over from short range on their next visit to Westcliff's 22 to earn a 15-8 half time lead.
But, at the start of the second period, the visitors gradually applied pressure and began to dominate territory and possession.
Sam Reynolds soon went over to bring Westcliff back to within two points at 15-13 and, on the hour, Buster Reynolds went over for his second which Jones converted to put Westcliff 20-15 in front.
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A local herbal society is beginning to sprout at the McAlester Public Library.
"Unofficial" members from the McAlester area of an "unofficial" organization come together every other Saturday, swap seeds, swap researched information and swap laughs and stories. On Saturday at 9 a.m., a bare-bones attendance snacked on zucchini bread made by regular member M. Forrest. Other members shared Dill, Purple Hyacinth Bean and Cleome seeds.
For now, the herbal enthusiasts are looking into the logistics of becoming an official group. Until then, they continue to meet, talk and share.
Richard Askew mentioned the use of newsprint for mulch. Askew said newspaper inks are now soy-based and are safe for gardening. Since October 2011, the McAlester News-Capital has been printed at the Muskogee Phoenix. The staff at the Phoenix say the pages, black and color, are printed with soy-based inks rather than petroleum-based. Therefore, it's safe to say the News-Capital paper may be used for gardening after a thorough read through.
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Clarkstown School District voters made their choices clear on Tuesday passing the budget, which received 68.72 percent of the vote, and electing newcomers Wendy Adolff, Mike Aglialoro and Chris Conti.
The $180 million budget maintained instructional programs and staff. It included funds for a boiler replacement at Clarkstown North High School and continuation of the district's Technology Refresh Program. The budget stayed within the two percent state property tax cap and drew almost $6 million from reserve funds.
Each of the winning candidates seeking election to three-year terms on the school board received more than 2,200 votes. Adolff received 2,295 votes, Aglialoro received 3,297 votes and Conti received 2,668.
Adolff is a 47-year-old New City resident, who works as an Independent Title Closer. Aglialoro, 43, lives in West Nyack and is a portfolio manager for a money management firm in New York City. Congers resident Conti is 41 years old and is a secondary math teacher at BOCES.
"I appreciate everyone's support," said Aglialoro. "I think the message is the community wanted a new start."
"The only endorsement I needed were the votes. I'm so grateful for everybody that believed in me and came out to vote," said Adolff. "The district is going to move forward in a positive manner. The community has spoken and their concerns will be addressed."
"I hope to move the board in a positive direction," said Conti. "I'm ecstatic about the victory and humbled that over 2,000 people voted for me."
The budget passed with 3,217 votes in favor and 1,464 against for a total number of 4,681.
The other candidates were: challenger Leo Macias and incumbents Phil DeGaetano and Donna Ehrenberg. DeGaetano, a New City resident, served one term on the board. New City resident Ehrenberg, 50, served one term on the school board and is an assistant director and parent advocate at the Rockland Independent Living Center. Macias, 35, works as an assistant principal at Yonkers Montessori Academy and lives in Congers.
"The people have spoken tonight," said DeGaetano. "I'm happy the budget passed in good manner. Good luck to all three of them I know they'll do a fine job."
The $180,931,141 budget is 3.02 percent higher than last year's spending plan. It would increase the tax rate by 2.37 percent or an average of $163 per homeowner. It stays within the state's two percent property tax cap.


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Review of Oxfam Campaign Controls
Risk Management Procedures in Relation to June 2010 Incident at the UNFCCC Intersessional in Bonn
In June 2010, there was an incident at the UNFCCC Intersessional meeting which involved the name plate of the delegation of Saudi Arabia being vandalized, an act whch was both offensive and unacceptable. It was alleged that there was passive involvement of an Oxfam staff member. Oxfam acknowledged its failure to condemn this act immediately, when it apologized publicly to the Saudi Government and the UNFCCC at the August Intersessional. Subsequently, the Board of Oxfam International commissioned an Independent Review of Oxfam's Campaign Controls and Risk Management Procedures. The review is based on documents provided by Oxfam International and interviews conducted by Dr. Cobus de Swardt between 26 August and 9 September 2010.
Oxfam takes its public accountability very seriously and believes that key findings of such a Review should be made public. Below is Dr. de Swardt's summary, his recommendations and Oxfam's management response.
Review Summary and Conclusion
Based on the information at my disposal, I found
- Oxfam's leadership is sincere and serious in its apology, as well as its dedication to prevent such an event (both the incident as well as the poor response) occurring in the future,
- given the gravity of the incident there has been a lack of urgency and judgment to deal with the issue thoroughly, formally, and at the highest levels within Oxfam, with the UNFCCC, with Saudi Arabia, with other governments and with other NGOs, and
- that having managerial responsibility without authority during international fora places Oxfam and its world wide reputation at risk.
Furthermore, I am of the opinion that the delay in appropriate response by Oxfam management and leadership to the incident was, in the end, the result of the interplay of several factors, including:
- a lack of clarity about the incident and its context,
- unclear and informal line management, and
- a lack of structure for risk management (which could potentially mitigated errors of judgment).
Addressing the above perceived shortcomings and weaknesses could, in my view, strengthen Oxfam's resolve to pursue its mission with vigor.
Recommendations for Rapid Response
R1. Oxfam International should consider establishing a centralized international telephone and email 'Rapid Response 24/7 Help Line' ("hotline/red telephone"), attended to by a very small team of specialists in integrated risk and crisis management. This help line/service could:
(i) provide immediate support at any time in the form of advice, action and coaching;
(ii) coordinate political, legal, and safety assessments (i.e., link to specialists and to other NGOs);
(iii) escalate issues to Oxfam leadership, head of communications, etc. immediately if needed; and
(iv) keep a detailed record of all incoming queries and follow-up actions.
"When in doubt, call" could be the motto to all staff/partners facing potentially difficult situations.
R2. Oxfam International should consider establishing a centralized legal assistance and coordination service, particularly, but perhaps not exclusively, for cases related to international events. This service could also be considered for wider use depending on the needs of affiliates. The legal service could potentially be an organizational part of the 'Rapid Response 24/7 Help Line'. (See also R1 above.)
R3. Oxfam should consider making a strong and practical commitment to its staff/partners, also through producing—in appropriate and user-friendly format—and actively promoting, clear guidance on mutual responsibilities (e.g., of Oxfam and of individuals), rights (e.g., also of individuals) and support (e.g., also from Oxfam during a crises).
R4. Oxfam International should consider how to ensure sufficient and efficient formal communication between itself and international bodies, such as the UNFCCC. This could be done in several different ways (e.g., a senior and formal point person per organization, etc.). My knowledge of Oxfam and its various relations/campaigns is too limited to make operational suggestions in this regard.
R5. Oxfam should consider making a strong commitment to international bodies about its seriousness (i.e., political will) and organizational preparedness (i.e., management processes) to abide by official guidelines and act with integrity. This action could be seen as an important compliment to 'operationalise' Oxfam's apology and commitment as expressed, for example, to UNFCCC and Saudi Arabia.
R6. Oxfam should consider, in my view at the very least, compiling an internal legal file of all aspects of this case.
R7. Oxfam should consider to take internal communication on high profile public issues affecting its reputation more seriously in the future. I am not in a position to make operational suggestions in this regard.
R8. Oxfam should consider ways to improve its handling of high profile public issues relating to potentially problematic staff actions in the future. In my view Oxfam should seek to demonstrate:
(i) fairness towards, and support for, its staff, as well as
(ii) decisiveness to deal strongly with staff that bring the organization into disrepute through wrong-doing. (In this regard see also R6 above, and R9-11 below, as ways to implement this recommendation).
R9. Oxfam (International and affiliates) should consider to carefully review the lines of final authority for international actions seeking to fully empower the person in the lead role at the event. In my view Oxfam International has to take full responsibility for actions committed in its name, as well as (with all affiliates) the protection of its brand. It is likely that a seceding of authority to Oxfam International by affiliates would also require the voluntary consent of individual staff - without which Oxfam International might have no choice but not to include them in international delegations. A similar review would be needed vis-à-vis other partners participating/accredited 'under the Oxfam banner'. Particular attention would need to be given to the integration of partners into Oxfam teams without disempowering the partners, their local organizations and/or their local stakeholders. Whilst affiliates, individual staff coming from affiliates and potentially outside partners might feel constrained by this 'centralization of authority' for international events, they will benefit significantly from the political and legal support provided to them by Oxfam International to maximize opportunity and in facing crises.
R10. Oxfam should consider striving to have a clear line management structure, accompanied by full authority (see R9 above) and clearly spelled out basic responsibilities for each international event. (See also R11 below.)
R11. Oxfam should consider producing a 'Basic Guidance document' for its campaigning work to provide a simple overview/template which could include:
(i) the key purpose of its campaign work,
(ii) the key operating principles of the campaign (including in regard to the links between policy advice and more direct action orientated contributions),
(iii) the overall management structure and lines of authority,
(iv) a clear, simple and short Code of Conduct/Principles of Conduct/Core Values (including the full adherence to guidelines provided by accrediting agencies (such as UNFCCC); and
(v) basic risk management processes/risk map (which could also include the 24/7 helpline suggested in R1 above).
If Oxfam were to produce such a short document, it should be easily accessible to all, adaptable to different events/agencies, and actively used during (including before and after) international events, including being signed off by all Oxfam participants. This document does not at all replace hands-on management, nor the much needed authority and judgment of leadership, but could be an important additional tool.
R12. Oxfam should carefully consider the political judgment, cultural sensitivity and diplomatic skills of all members of delegations, particularly those in leadership positions. In addition, Oxfam should consider practical ways (such as cultural briefings by experts, mentoring buddies, etc.) to augment the understanding (of political contexts and cultural environments), skills and expertise of staff participating in international fora, particularly when these involve high stake discussions and negotiations.
Cobus de Swardt
20 September 2010
The Review was carried out by Dr Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director of Transparency International, in his private capacity and on a pro bono basis.
Management Response
Oxfam is doing the following in response to the Review:
- Adopting a simple Code of Conduct for all staff at Campaign Events.
- Refreshing Campaign Event Guidelines, incorporating recommendations from this Review.
- Adopting a Campaign Event Contract to be signed by all affiliate staff participating in OI Campaign Teams. This will be based on the Code and Guidelines and will require staff to accept direction from the Campaign Team Leader during the event. Partners and allies accepted onto OI Teams will also sign the contract.
- Creating a Rapid Response Capacity for Campaign Events which will include identified legal resources and senior staff to ensure adequate support and back-up at all levels.
- Ensuring thorough induction for all Campaign Event Teams on the Code and Guidelines prior to the Event. This will be the responsibility of the Team Leader.
- An 'Incident Report' File has been created and any future issues will be filed systematically.
- Building performance of the event management measures above into the formal evaluation of each event.
- Reviewing other matters raised, which are not covered above for further consideration.


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I cover science and medicine, and believe this is biology's century.
This morning, drug researchers and cardiologists were again shocked by a big "everything you thought you knew is wrong" moment.
Niacin, a B vitamin, has been used for forty years to help millions of patients control their cholesterol levels. A prescription form, Niaspan, has sales of $900 million a year for Abbott Laboratories' AbbVie unit. Merck Merck had hoped to have an even bigger success with a new version that combined niacin and another drug to reduce the vitamin's main side effect: making patients' faces flushed and hot.
When Merck first announced it was developing that drug, known as Tredaptive, in 2007, it hoped for a rapid approval. It got one in Europe. But the Food and Drug Administration demanded a bigger study of Merck's niacin combo, Tredaptive, before it would clear the medicine for sale.
The FDA was right. Today Merck announced the results of that study, led by independent researchers at Oxford University and involving 25,673 patients. The drug did not reduce heart attacks, strokes, deaths, or heart procedures. There was also a "serious adverse event" that occurred more frequently among those who took the medicine than among those who didn't. Merck has not disclosed what this side effect was, but says it will inform regulators and work with researchers. In the meantime, it took the unusual step of advising doctors in areas where Tredaptive is approved not to prescribe the drug to new patients.
The result is likely to dramatically reduce the use of niacin, already on the wane. It will also make it harder to get new heart drugs approved and to market medicines that are already for sale but are not backed by big studies confirming their benefits. Along with a string of heart drug failures, it could make investors doubt the prospects for cholesterol medicines in clinical trials, making it harder for drug companies to finance new research in heart disease.
This is the second time that niacin, long a mainstay of therapy, has failed to benefit patients in a large clinical trial. A study funded by the National Institutes of Health, called AIM-HIGH, also failed to show a benefit for Niaspan. Cardiologists say the result is likely to mean that the use of niacin will plummet.
"We've all been bombarded with the fiscal cliff. This is going to be the niacin cliff," says William Boden, Chief of Medicine at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany,, who led AIM-HIGH. "There's already been a decline in niacin usage. In all the lectures I've given physicians and practitioners are skeptical. I can spin the results to a degree, but the doctors say show me the evidence. What the doctors say is if HPS-Thrive is negative, we're bailing. There will be much less enthusiasm for prescribing niacin now."
Randy Thomas a preventative cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., says: "I don't think there will be much of a future for niacin." He is disenchanted with many cholesterol-lowering drugs. The big exception, he says, are statin medications like Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, and Pravachol, most of which are now cheap and generic and have been shown to reduce heart attacks and deaths in big studies, and which are among the most commonly prescribed medicines.There is no doubt that these medicines have a big benefit for heart patients.
"As we delve into the statin therapy there are probably multiple reasons that the statins are so beneficial and lowering [cholesterol] may be just one of the reasons for benefits from statins. Anti-inflammatory effects may be another factor."
Until detailed data from the Merck study are released later this year, it's hard to make firm conclusions about exactly why Tredaptive failed. It could even be that niacin is effective, at least in some people, or that the unknown side effect occurred in a predictable way that would not mean the drug should never be given.
One possibility is that niacin works, but that the flush-blocker Merck paired it with undermined its efficacy. That drug, laropiprant, "was a complete unknown," says Allen Taylor of Georgetown University. Research by Garret Fitzgerald at the University of Pennsylvania, who had a decade ago warned about the potential heart risks of the arthritis drugs Vioxx and Celebrex, seemed to show such an effect was possible. Early Merck research may have raised similar issues, according to James Stein at the University of Wisconsin.
Statin drugs and the fear of cholesterol is the biggest and deadliest scam in history.
No kidding! They gave Lipitor to my mother, whose cholesterol was only a bit too high, and now she has diabetes! Her family has NO history of diabetes for any branch for any generation.
She had no sign of it prior to Lipitor.
We are joining the class action suit against them. Lipitor is known to cause diabetes.
I take Niaicin for my cholestrol and if you take on 325mg. aspirin about one-half hour before you take the Niaicin you will not have the flushing of the face and hands.
The latest is cholesterol, with the possible exception of middle aged and older men, is good for you, the lipid size may be of some interest; but in general the drugs to lower it do more harm than good.
While there may be no evidence, you cannot definitively conclude that LDL is bad. My evidence is the topic sentence of your article. It is bad until the day "everything you thought you knew is wrong" comes along and puts those conclusions on its ear. We can draw reasonable assertions, but no hard conclusions. So, LDL MAY be bad (for some). Now where is that double cheeseburger? ;)
Please read..
I read Dr.Harlan Krumholz article on AIM-HIGH on 5/31/2012 in Forbes_Five lessons from Niaspan's Disappointing study .
He says,"Each drug must be tested in its own right because it has its own spectrum of effects on "Human Biology"– with Baycol and Zocor as examples.
This is the point made by Dr.Mitsuhiro Yokoyama.
Their JELIS study used "98% pure EPA in big dosage" 1800mg..He also mentions Biological effects on thrombosis,inflammation and arrhythmia in addition to triglycerides.
Dr.Ballantyne who conducted Anchor trials for VASCEPA (AMR101) used 4 grams–which is double the dosage of JELIS trials. Anchor population of 200-500 mg.–showed 22% reduction in C-reactive protein-a inflammation marker that even Jupiter trials for CRESTOR found to be important and FDA document says- significant reduction in Cardiac events for C-rp >2.00 .
Jeffries analyst Thomas Wei says,"Merck's report of Tredative missing its primary endpoint of showing Cardiovascular benefits in the HPS2-THRIVE study might mean INCREMENTAL benefit for AMARIN's VASCEPA.
WEI says-Merck's failure may mean a shift from Niacin therapies.
Epadel–pure EPA has been in use in JAPAN for over 13 years and I have not seen or heard major SIDE EFFECTS.
Have you heard of side effects of pure EPA in high dosage?
Also do you know any study that used 1800 mg or higher EPA?


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Mel's Diner: Chuck LaBella
May 25, 2007 12:59 PM
Who: Chuck LaBella, executive producer, Starz's "The Bronx Bunny"
When: Monday, April 23, lunch
Where: Pane e Vino
The Dish: Chuck LaBella spent much of the week we met for lunch getting calls about actor Alec Baldwin's infamous voicemail to his daughter. A native of Massapequa in Long Island, N.Y., Chuck went to high school with the Baldwin brothers. He's particularly tight with Billy Baldwin, he said, and folks consider him a "Baldwin touchstone."
He wasn't exactly raring to offer his thoughts on Alec's situation on the record, so I can't tell ya his reaction to the voicemail.
A quirky coincidence that did come up on the record: Chuck's obsession with the television business, which has been with him since he was 6 years old, focused quite early on NBC headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York. He was aware of 30 Rock, the source of many of his favorite shows, and just really, really wanted to work there someday. Of course, that's what Alec's character on, wellll, NBC series "30 Rock" does.
Chuck did get a gig there as an intern in development at the beginning of his career. He went on to work as a radio personality and producer and then became the first talent executive for "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher."
Given his knack for getting to know people and the fact that Chuck has a nice way about him, he became one of the most sought-after talent and celebrity producers. He's worked on "The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn" and "Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Recently he was talent producer on NBC's "Grease: You're the One That I Want" and "Thank God You're Here" and ABC's "The Next Big Thing" and "The Big Give."
He continues booking shows, but what Chuck was most excited about at lunch was the fact that Starz was in the midst of debuting "The Bronx Bunny," his first big show of his own.
Part of the pay cabler's new comedy block, "The Bronx Bunny" is a talk show led by two foul-mouthed puppets, Bronx Bunny and Teddy T. ("T" standing for Tourette's syndrome).
The puppets are remarkably well prepared for celebrity interviews on the show and "take the piss" out of the guests, Chuck said. There's puppet porn and lots and lots of language you won't hear on "Sesame Street."
'It's filthy, it's filthy," Chuck said. "But it's funny, too. My mother saw it and said, 'Honey, that's filthy. But funny.' She saw 'Grease' and liked that, then saw this, which was quite different.
"The show is funny aside from the crudeness," he said. "You can get away with anything with puppets."
When "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill was on the show, the puppets said they know everyone asks him the same questions over and over, Chuck said. Then the duo told him they were going to do the exact same effing thing.
Chuck's partners on the show are a couple of Irish guys who were doing some work with these characters in the U.K., utilizing the Bronx accents.
"They created this because they loved 'The Sopranos,'" Chuck said. "Being Irish, I guess they were raised with the same Catholic guilt."
Chuck experienced the "whole spectrum of cliche experiences" getting the project on the air. He is really pleased to have wound up at Starz, which he said seems to be genuinely looking to emulate a young HBO with its new, edgy originals.
Dined On: Chuck picked Pane e Vino for its authenticity.
"I come here for the red sauce and garlic," he said.
If you didn't gather from his last name, or the name of the restaurant, we're talking Italian cuisine.
Neither of us went the tomato route at this meal, however. Rather, Chuck suggested his regular lunch special option, paillard di pollo con rucola e asiago (aka pounded chicken breast with arugula and Asiago cheese). It was simple and light and I could see why he considers it whenever he comes here.
An added bonus: While we sat outside, I personally enjoyed dining on a patio that was relatively free of bits of nature. I don't know why this always is the case, but my favorite Italian restaurants in L.A. seem to come with the added danger of getting pelted in the head, the plate or both by things falling from trees. Pane e Vino steers clear of these hazards. Another of my favorite "real" Italian restaurants in L.A., Orso, gets me every single time.
There are lots and lots of options for good Italian fare in Los Angeles. Dare I ask, what is your favorite?
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Spring 2014 Calendar of Events
Higgins Spring 2014 Calendar [PDF]
Embracing Failure: The New Commons Dialogue Symposium for Spring 2014
This semester, rather than rushing toward success, the Higgins School will embrace failure — grabbing it with both hands to explore its boundaries and possibilities. No skipping to "try, try, again." We will not just "get back on the horse." What's the hurry? For those like us, committed to learning and doing new things, failure is a near constant companion anyway. It follows behind risk, ambition, and curiosity. Let's slow down and accept its company.
No doubt there is much to be learned by doing so: What does it mean to fail in school, the marketplace, life? Who sets the criteria for evaluation? When is failure an opportunity, when is it a constraint, and how can we tell the difference? And what of the failures that one cannot overcome through hard work and determination; what do they teach about fairness, humility, and grace?
We hope you will join us at the events listed below to explore these and other questions.
Embracing Failure: A Community Conversation
Tuesday, January 28 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
We live in a society that strives to measure our performance in every conceivable way. Failure, we intimately know, can have very real consequences on not only our academic trajectories, but our psyches. Yet research has revealed the importance of failure in the development of character traits essential for later success. (Many Olympic athletes were not the most successful competitors in their sport as children.) Might failure be a key to success? What can the experience of failure teach us if we embrace it as a space of learning? Does something need to change in our personal and societal relationships to failure? Facilitated by Professor Eric DeMeulenaere (Education).
The Anthropocene and Its Discontents: Climate Change and the Future of the Earth System
A Clark University President's Lecture by Daniel Schrag
Tuesday, February 4 @ 7:30pm
Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center
Professor Daniel Schrag will orient us to the climate challenges we face and the question of timescale in which they are occurring. Schrag is the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology at Harvard University, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. He currently serves on President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. This event launches the Council on the Uncertain Human Future, a year-long conversation among thirteen distinguished women on the implications of climate change for our world. A dialogue between Schrag and members of the Council will follow the talk. Co-sponsored with the Office of the President.
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An exhibition by Hugh S. Manon
Opening reception: Thursday, February 13 @ 4pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
Hugh S. Manon (Visual and Performing Arts) presents a selection of images as a means of theorizing the ontology of glitch. His images derive from the abuse of faulty software and from the semi-arbitrary manipulation of the data that comprises various digital photography formats. In each case, a delicate balance has been struck: the glitchy damage is significant enough to be seen, but not so drastic as to render the file unreadable. The software that "reads" the glitchy images does not "crash," but instead fails to fully fail. The result is often an explosion of color and scrambling of image content, reminding us of the complex algorithms beneath the seamless perfectionism of all digital media.
Feminism, Failure, and "Failure" — A Multigenerational Community Conversation
Wednesday, February 19 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
Stories of feminism's failure abound. The movement has been accused of doing both too much and too little to improve the lives of women in the United States and around the world. A common critique suggests that, for some women, feminism has succeeded too well. With many choices and opportunities, a constant feeling of failure, of never doing enough, overwhelms them. Other accounts highlight those excluded from or even damaged by feminism — working-class and poor women who support the gains of the middle-class, young girls exposed to a culture that sells female sexuality, even boys and men constrained by a world remade in feminism's image. What can we learn by exploring and challenging these stories of "failure"? What do they obscure? Facilitated by Professors Cynthia Enloe (Women's and Gender Studies, IDCE) and Esther Jones (Women's and Gender Studies, English).
Glitch in the Machine: The Queer Art of Failure
A talk by Jack Halberstam
Thursday, February 27 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
Social systems established around winning wealth, health, possessions, longevity, mobility and access surely produce a community of people who must reside in the failure of poverty, illness, ephemerality, stasis and lack of access. Professor Jack Halberstam (University of Southern California) applies such insights to new contexts like video games in order to test the scaffolding within which success and failure take place and to explore their reconceptualization. Too often, we believe that winners and losers are distinct populations with little overlap among their membership, but in video games, losers can be winners and winners can lose. Play demands that we experiment with failure, and failure must be possible at all times if the games are to be deemed acceptably deep and challenging. In this talk, Halberstam will explore the appeal of a world in which players must fail before they succeed. Co-sponsored with the Women's and Gender Studies Program.
Why Nations Fail
A talk by Daron Acemoglu
Tuesday, March 11 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
Why are some countries rich and others poor? What can explain why the United States is 5 times richer than Colombia in South America or 50 times richer than Sierra Leone in West Africa? Award-winning economist Daron Acemoglu argues that geographic or cultural explanations of these patterns are unsatisfactory. Rather, it is the economic institutions — the structures that shape people's economic incentives and opportunities — that critically determine a country's wealth. Acemoglu is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He co-authored Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty (Crown Publishing Group, 2013) with Professor James Robinson of Harvard University. Co-sponsored with the Departments of Economics and Political Science.
Learning from Failure: The Case of Cheating in Higher Education
A talk by James M. Lang
Thursday, March 20 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
According to some educational theorists, our deepest learning experiences are driven by failure. When our current knowledge or skills lead us into failure — and we care about that failure — we become motivated to learn something new. Young children are engaged in a constant cycle of testing their minds against the world, failing, and learning from the experience. Hence, we can envision almost any failure as a possibility for new learning. Professor James M. Lang (Assumption College) suggests cheating in higher education is a failure of the teaching and learning transaction that should open pathways to new learning for students, faculty, and administrators at America's colleges and universities.
Welcome to Loserville: A Historian Talks about Failure
A talk by Scott A. Sandage
Tuesday, March 25 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
How does a culture obsessed with success make sense of failure? Historian Scott A. Sandage contends that failure is the very foundation of the American Dream — that economic striving and a faith in the individual have shaped the soul and self of America. Drawing upon examples from the 19th century, his work charts the transformation of failure from a business loss to a personality deficit. In this talk, he will discuss the origins and changing meanings of the American habit of labeling ourselves and each other "losers," his 13-year struggle to complete a book on the subject, and his ultimate acceptance that failure is an inevitable part of everything we do — especially for historians. Co-sponsored with the Department of History.
Other Recommended Events from the Higgins School of Humanities
Don't Bite Your Tongue Dinners
Tuesday, February 11 @ 5:30pm | Hughes Hall
Tuesday, March 11 @ 5:30pm | Dodd Hall
Tuesday, April 8 @ 5:30pm | Blackstone Hall
Many of us were told from a young age that we should not discuss politics, sex, religion, race, or any potentially contentious issue at the dinner table. The Don't Bite Your Tongue dinners break this convention — freeing us from "safe" observations and the fear of offending others. On the second Tuesday of each month, we will gather in different residence halls for dinner and dialogue on difficult topics with the intention of listening and learning from one another in ways that challenge our underlying assumptions about ourselves and others. Dinner will be provided. Students, staff and faculty need only bring themselves and a willingness to be open to anything! If you have questions or suggestions for topics, please contact Barbara Bigelow. Co-sponsored by the Difficult Dialogues Initiative, the Dean of Students Office, and Residential Life and Housing.
Recapturing the Ravishing Tonal Expression of
17th- and 18th-Century Keyboard Music
A presentation by Sylvia Berry and Dale Munschy
Wednesday, February 19 @ 4:30pm
Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts
Sylvia Berry (fortepianist) and Dale Munschy (keyboard technician and restorer) will explore the story and legacy of changing tuning systems and keyboard instruments in the 17th and 18th centuries. The presentation will demonstrate the tonal characteristics of a variety of temperaments in music, ranging from Couperin and Sweelinck to Haydn, using three instruments: the harpsichord, the modern grand piano, and an 1806 Broadwood and Son fortepiano.
John Lewis' March
A Clark Faculty Roundtable with Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell
Wednesday, March 12 @ 7pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
Clark faculty will participate in a roundtable discussion of Congressman John Lewis' graphic memoir, March. Lewis wrote March in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell, both of whom will join the discussion. March recounts the true story of Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights. Book One spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and the battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. Co-sponsored with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Provost.
Technology, Memory, and the Narrative of the Self
A talk by Ted Chiang
Thursday, March 27 @ 5pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
In the very near future, it will become practical to keep a video recording of every moment of your waking life. There's an ongoing discussion about the etiquette of wearable computers like Google Glass, but there are also long-term implications of using such devices that are completely separate from questions of privacy. As we make greater use of computers to record our personal lives, science fiction writer Ted Chiang suggests our cognitive habits are likely to shift away from relying on our own recollection of events and toward consulting digital video. How will this affect our sense of ourselves? Will it change the way we understand our pasts?
White Privilege Meets Interracial Adoption
Comments and Conversation Fern Johnson & Marlene Fine
Thursday, April 3 @ 4pm
Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
Professors Fern Johnson (English) and Marlene Fine (Communications, Simmons College) will talk about their perspectives on white privilege as the white parents of two adopted African American children. They are the authors of The Interracial Adoption Option: Creating a Family Across Race (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013). The book provides a beginning point for the white person who is contemplating or already has adopted a child of another race, but it is also a commentary on how blinded white persons — even those who have studied race — can be to the everyday realities of race.


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NIAMS Introduces Easy-to-Read Health Information on Bones, Muscles, Joints, and Skin in English, Spanish, and Chinese CD-ROM
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Five defendants facing criminal charges in connection with the July 2011 shooting death of a Terre Haute police officer could have trial dates set next year in Monroe County.
Vigo County prosecuting attorneys along with defense attorneys for Jenny Torres, Charles Elkins, Jesse Padgett II, Heather Elkins and Roberta Utterback convened Friday morning with Monroe Superior Court Judge Marc Kellams in Vigo Superior Court 3.
The cases have been venued to Monroe County after the defense attorneys claimed that public outrage and pretrial publicity have made it unlikely that they would receive fair trials in Vigo County. Judge Kellams said Friday that plea hearings or trials will be conducted in Monroe County, but he chose to travel to Vigo County for Friday's hearing rather than have the five defendants transported from the Vigo County Jail to Bloomington.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Rob Roberts told Kellams that formal plea agreements have been extended to the defendants through their attorneys. Roberts said his office is now trying to coordinate depositions of the witnesses to the events on the day that Officer Brent Long was shot and killed by a federal fugitive.
Long and his K-9 partner Shadow were both shot inside a house on North Eighth Street in Terre Haute when a federal fugitive task force attempted to serve a warrant on a known suspect, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting Officer Long. Shadow recovered from his wound and has been retired as a canine officer.
Torres, Charles Elkins, Padgett, Utterback and Heather Elkins were inside the house on that day, and were removed from the dwelling by police only minutes before the shooting death of Officer Long.
Torres, Padgett and Charles Elkins have been charged with class-D felony and class-A misdemeanor charges of resisting law enforcement, as well as class-B misdemeanor charges of visiting a common nuisance.
Heather Elkins faces charges of possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, receiving stolen property, resisting arrest and possession of paraphernalia.
Utterback has been charged with assisting a criminal and resisting law enforcement. She also has other criminal cases stemming from unrelated allegations.
All five were indicted by a federal grand jury for their actions on the day of the shooting. They all entered guilty pleas and received federal prison sentences. Padgett and Utterback are still serving their federal sentences. Charles Elkins and Heather Elkins have served their federal sentences and are being held in the Vigo County Jail on their local charges. Torres has served her federal sentence and has been released from the county jail to await resolution of her local charges.
The prosecution and defense attorneys agreed that the depositions could occur in January and early February.
After the depositions are taken, Roberts said, it will be clear if firm trial dates are needed. He said that the plea agreements made to each defendant calls for a local sentence consecutive to their federal sentences.
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. —
It's like having a fancy sports car and a tank; One as reliable as a pump shotgun, the other a rifle capable of striking from long range. Gabe Blair and Michael Nelson provide the North Laurel offense with two effective weapons in the backfield.
"It's hard for a defense to prepare for that. You have to get ready for someone to run over top of you. You start cheating on that and here comes Michael," North Laurel coach Chris Larkey said.
Blair and Nelson have both rushed for over 1,000 yards this season. Blair has bulled for 1,058 yards on 174 carries. Nelson has bolted for 1,250 yards on 136 carries.
Blair averages about six yards per carry. His role is to pound the defense and keep the ball moving. Blair said he probably inflicts as many hits on offense as he does in his other role as a linebacker. It doesn't matter to him who carries the ball more.
"I'm fine as long as we get the yards we need and are scoring touchdowns. That's all that matters," Blair said.
While the defense tries to strengthen the middle to stop Blair, they also have to be aware of Nelson. Leave Nelson an opening and you will not catch him.
"It makes it difficult for a defense to have to watch both like that," Larkey said.
Nelson averages more than nine yards per carry with the speed to outrun everyone once he gets ahead of the defense. But while he is racing down the field ahead of tacklers he might not be thinking what you would expect.
"I'm thinking if I let this guy catch me my dad is going to kill me," Nelson said.
It was Blair that led the team last season with 1,574 yards. He also carried the ball a bruising 239 times with Nelson just getting 100 carries in 2010. The balance this season has worked well for North Laurel.
"Now Gabe doesn't have to run it every single time. They usually run it about the same number of times. They really complement each other," Larkey said.
Larkey also thinks both have become better runners since last season.
"They have just gotten older and wiser and learned to run better. Obviously the linemen have gotten better," Larkey said.
The linemen opening holes for the Jaguars' runners include Hunter Gilpin, Zach Abner, Miles Sherman, Nick Herrmann, Isidro Acosta, and Austin Baker.
"Those six guys have worked really hard at getting better," Larkey said.
Acosta is the only senior on an offensive line that entered the season young and green.
"They are all basically first-year starters," Larkey said. "They are still learning. They are still a bunch of young kids out there."
Their best game may have come last week when the Jaguars rushed for over 400 yards at Lincoln County. Nelson finished with 210 yards and Blair 168.
When asked about the season, the first thing Nelson mentions is not what he has done, but what he didn't do.
"I would like to have back a few games where I didn't do very well, like Wayne County. I think I could have done better against Madison Southern," Nelson said.
The two games have little in common other than a North Laurel loss. Wayne County held Nelson to 69 yards. It was also the only game this season he has been kept out of the end zone. He did rush for 141 yards against Pulaski County, but the Jaguars saw a 21-0 lead crumble.
"My favorite play was when I got flipped against Pulaski and I liked my touchdown catch because I don't get to do that very much," he said.
The flip came late in the game when Nelson said he wanted to make something happen. He tried to leap over two defenders.
"That didn't work out," he said.
The touchdown catch came on a throw from Hagen Hodges against South Laurel.
Both runners have six games over 100 yards. Blair's high was 176 against South Laurel. Although Blair has fewer carries this season, he has played through injury. A separated AC joint (shoulder) has been an issue all season, but has not slowed him down. Blair hasn't even scheduled a doctor visit yet.
For Blair, it's all part of what he considers a good season.
"I think I have (had a good season). We've had a winning season," Blair said.
The season continues next Friday when the Jaguars travel to Whitley County for their first playoff game since 2004.


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A 54-year-old Omaha man injured in a crash last Tuesday died Friday night at the Nebraska Medical Center.
Police say Don Losole III lost control of his car at 30th Avenue and McKinley Street around 9:45 p.m. while driving at a high rate of speed. His Mercedes sedan went airborne, struck a tree, rolled over and came to a stop behind an Omaha fire station.
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Christmas is the most horrible holiday the human mind could ever imagine.
That's because it is all about the two things our fallen humanity truly despises — self-sacrifice and social rejection.
We celebrate the birth of Jesus who is God incarnate. The transcendent, omnipotent, omniscient, flawless being who imagined the universe and every thing in it and spun it into existence by the force of his will – entered our world 2,000 years ago in Israel to declare war on pride and warped power.
For the creator to become a Jewish infant in a manger in Bethlehem is an act of self-sacrifice no one will ever fathom. Perfect innocence entering a perfectly obscene race of beings. He lowered himself infinitely to raise us up and to restore our dignity.
Before he was even born, he was rejected, hunted and made a social outcast: "Then Herod was exceedingly angry and he put to death all the male children in Bethlehem from two years old and under." And "so Joseph got up, took the child and his mother during the night and fled to Egypt."
Everything the Rabbi taught and did revolved around self-sacrifice and social rejection: "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
Then, "blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake."
Self-centered, vainglorious creatures such as us, who from kindergarten to the grave live lives that scream, 'Look at me!' - must always find an enemy in Jesus of Nazareth, who said: "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."
Christmas, because we are wicked and rebellious and dishonest creatures, has been perverted.
Twisted to replace self-sacrifice with self-gratification and to replace the self-effacing carpenter's son, whose morality makes us uncomfortable, with a jolly bearded obese dude who morphs the holiday into a socially acceptable celebration. An orgy of crass profiteering — because making money will always be more popular than making people holy.
So, what is the true spirit of Christmas? Repentance.
Christmas is the time to face yourself at the end of the year and admit you've rejected the gift of God's call in Christ to forsake yourself and the opinions of others – and to resolve not to spend another entire year glorifying your own sinful self.


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BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — An Oklahoma teenager charged with plotting a mass shooting at his high school is due in court next month for a preliminary hearing when prosecutors will present the evidence against him.
Sammie Eaglebear Chavez appeared via video monitor Friday from the Washington County jail, where he's being held on a $1 million bond. Chavez, 18, is accused of plotting to shoot students at the school and detonate bombs to kill police. No one was harmed.
He was arrested the same day as the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Chavez spoke only at the very end of his court appearance, when he said, "Thank you." His court-appointed attorney, Jim Conatser, declined to comment, saying he just met his client a day earlier and needed to focus on preparing for the preliminary hearing.
Associate District Court Judge Russell Vaclaw set Feb. 21 for the hearing, which will determine whether Chavez should be bound over for trial on a charge of planning or attempting to perform an act of violence. Assistant District Attorney Will Drake estimated that the preliminary hearing will take two or three days.
An assistant principal at Bartlesville High School notified police on Dec. 13 after a student said Chavez "tried to recruit other students to assist him with carrying out a plan to lure students into the school auditorium where he planned to begin shooting them after chaining the doors shut," Bartlesville police Lt. Kevin Ickleberry wrote in an affidavit.
According to court records, police seized a .22-caliber semi-automatic rifle with the stock cut off, handwritten notes, drawings, journals and photos of classmates cut out of the newspaper in a search of Chavez's home.
Chavez's mother has said she did not believe her son seriously planned any violence.


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Bring the whole family to L.A.'s biggest, Emmy-nominated holiday show at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. More than 20 choirs, music ensembles and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of L.A. celebrate the season during this free three-hour extravaganza. Even the parking underneath the Music Center is free. Some highlights this year: Invertigo Dance Theatre, celebrating the sunny weather that characterizes the winter season in L.A.; Special guest Los Angeles Ballet will perform "Waltz of the Flowers"; Double G and Strings, a six-musician ensemble formed by members of daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra, performing holiday favorites; Pacifico Dance Company, presenting folklorico dance from the region of La Costa Chica; Shakti Dance Company, celebrating the classical dance of southern India; Vox Femina Los Angeles, a choir of 40 women singing songs celebrating Hanukah and Christmas; Vaud & The Villains, a 19-piece New Orleans jazz orchestra, will debut on Holiday Celebration with holiday music played in 1930s jazz style and Spirit Chorale of Los Angeles, singing a capella, spiritual arrangements of holiday classics. Watch it live on KCET from 3-6 pm, and again from 8-11 pm. Hear it live on 90.7 KPFK. Stream it live at www.kcet.org. The L.A. County Holiday Celebration is a gift to the community from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Dec 24; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, 90012; FREE; Information hotline: (213) 972-3099 or www.HolidayCelebration.org
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Chattanooga, Tenn. (May 4, 2010) – Imagine the stories Nipper and his penguin pals would tell if they could speak to Tennessee Aquarium visitors. The gentoos and macaronis spend as much time studying people as the guests spend watching the penguins at play. These birds are captivating enough, but most visitors enjoy the extra information provided by penguin keepers and docents. However, there are nearly 30 million Americans who miss out on verbal communications because of they are either hard of hearing or deaf. Twenty-five million people in the United States can hear some sound, but have severe enough hearing loss to be classified as deaf. Nearly three million other Americans are totally deaf.
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Deaf Day at the Aquarium is the result of a partnership between the Tennessee Aquarium and Gate Communications. Members of the Deaf Community and their families will receive the following special discounted rates for Aquarium admission: Adults $20.95 Children 3-12 $12.50 (Under 3 free.)
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Class: timeseries
Interquartile range of timeseries data
ts_iqr = iqr(ts)
iqr(ts, Name, Value)
ts_iqr = iqr(ts) returns the interquartile range of ts.Data.
iqr(ts, Name, Value) reruns the interquatrile range of ts.Data with the specified Name, Value pairs.
The timeseries object for which you want the interquartile range of timeseries data.
Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside single quotes (' '). You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.
A string specifying one of two possible values, remove or interpolate, indicating how to treat missing data during the calculation.
Default: remove
A vector of integers, indicating which quality codes represent missing samples (for vector data) or missing observations (for data arrays with two or more dimensions).
The interquartile range of ts.Data, as follows:
When ts.Data is an N-dimensional array, iqr always operates along the first nonsingleton dimension of ts.Data.
Create a time series with a missing value, represented by NaN, and then calculate the interquartile range of ts.Data after removing the missing value from the calculation:
ts = timeseries([3.0 NaN 5 6.1 8], 1:5); iqr(ts,'MissingData','remove')
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