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To answer consumer demand for diverse drink menus and support the flavored water trend, DaVinci Gourmet has launched a new line of green coffee extract beverage concentrates called Invigorators. Combining refreshing fruit flavors with the benefits of green coffee extract, DaVinci Gourmet Invigorators provide a healthy boost at only 70 calories per 16-ounce serving.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce announced on Wednesday that Convergys is expanding jobs at two of its local facilities, adding hundreds of new positions.
The business process outsourcing global leader in providing customer care plans to spend $1.8 million to renovate the existing facility at 8600 McAlpine Park Drive.
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"Convergys is one of nearly 50 call centers located in Mecklenburg County that employs more than 13,000 people," Carter continued.
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The Giants have began making their cuts, and a few notable names are among those let go by Big Blue.
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Film and media studies major Joel Vargas '14 (Bronx, N.Y.) is a recipient of the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship.
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As a recipient of the College's Creative and Performing Arts (CaPA) Fellowship, he has collaborated with other students and faculty on many film projects, including serving as editor of a film that debuted at the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York City. He also received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and spent a semester studying at the Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Czech Republic. On campus, he is the co-organizer of Lafayette Association of Film Students.
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NEW ORLEANS -- This is how the 49ers came to diminish their season Sunday. They complained about the officials. That's not a good way to close the book.
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The 49ers should have taken the tough defeat, 34-31, and absorbed the urge to complain. They should have said they came up short. They should have said they put themselves in a hole and couldn't fully extricate themselves. They should have said they gave it a gallant try, to come back from the interception, fumble, the penalties, trailing by 22 points at one point. They should have said all that.
They even could have spoken of that questionable playing on their last three offensive plays of the game, and more on that later.
But with the defeat no more than 30 minutes old, their focal point lasered on the their last two offensive plays. With 1:55 left in the game and the Ravens leading 34-29, the 49ers found themselves with a third and goal on Baltimore's 5-yard-line.
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw an incomplete pass to wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Niners coach Jim Harbaugh thought Crabtree was held at the line of scrimmage by Ravens defensive back Jimmy Smith.
On fourth and goal, Kaepernick threw another pass to Crabtree, a floater. Crabtree and Smith were both grabbing each other as Crabtree was running his route. The pass sailed just beyond Crabtree's fingertips. Harbaugh immediately went Harbaugh on the Niners' sideline. He grabbed his right wrist with his left hand and yelled holding to the officials.
"I didn't even get an explanation of that (call)," Harbaugh said. "I thought those two plays were very similar."
In that respect, Harbaugh was right. Both pass attempts were very much alike, so much alike that in describing both of them is to come to the same conclusion that NBA officials do late in their games. Unless the call is flagrant and obvious, you let the players play the game and decide it. On both non-calls, the two players did the same thing — they were fighting for territory. Smith didn't throw Crabtree to the ground, spin him around or even give a good yank.
The right call was made on both of them.
What should be of more interest to Niner fans — and this was certainly of interest to two Ravens players — was Harbaugh's play calling on his team's three plays. All were passes from Kaepernick standing in the pocket. Baltimore outside linebacker Paul Kruger said he was surprised he didn't see Kaepernick run to either side of the field, to spread the Ravens defense.
After all, Kaepernick is a unique weapon, the one variable in this game that made San Francisco a favorite coming into the Super Bowl. He can be just a decoy, just pretending to run, but as Atlanta and Green Bay have seen in the playoffs, just offering that as a threat was enough to make Kruger and the Ravens defense skittish.
It wasn't as if Kaepernick didn't have success on the ground. He had run seven times for 62 yards in the game. Four of those runs were for first downs, with one of them a touchdown. So why not spread the defense instead of having this threat sit in the pocket?
"Well, we did have one play in there," Harbaugh said.
It certainly was a mystery play, for Kaepernick never left the pocket. He was a sitting duck and that fourth-down floater over Crabtree was the result of Kaepernick just about to be crushed by Baltimore.
Frank Gore's number wasn't called, either, and again that was curious. Gore had run for 110 yards on 19 carries. Got a touchdown out of it and an observation after the game from Baltimore defensive tackler Haloti Ngata. Ngata didn't understand why Harbaugh didn't call on Gore.
Harbaugh's explanation?
"We had other plays called," he said.
Fair enough. Harbaugh doesn't have to explain anything, but it would have been appropriate to have explained this: Why did a coach who specializes in keeping defenses off balance, who likes to surprise defenders with his play calling, get so conservative with the season on the line?
Sure, Harbaugh had faith in Kaepernick and Crabtree. That much is obvious. What isn't obvious, however, is how that confidence blinded this very creative offensive mind when the 49ers needed him most?
Instead, Harbaugh was more willing to talk about getting jobbed by the officials instead of focusing on what really impacted the game — repeating himself on three consecutive plays with the same two players.
The 49ers had a magnificent season and should take pride in that, and ignore what passes for conventional wisdom.
"Nobody remembers who loses the Super Bowl," 49ers Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice said.
That doesn't have to be true. This is one of those Super Bowls, Colin Kaepernick is definitely ready for prime time, a long career in the offing ... and there's the defense and Frank Gore and, well, you know the drill. The hope here is that Harbaugh allows his team to reflect upon this season fondly, allowing them to take away much more of the good than the bad. The same should be true of Harbaugh with, of course, a little more reflection from him on those last three offensive plays of the season.
Super Bowl XLVII will be, the bet here is, a learning experience for everyone, including the incredibly bright and usually creative head coach.
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As a young voter and candidate for the New Hampshire Legislature from Salem, I'm very concerned about what our elected officials are doing to future generations with their careless spending habits. As our sky-high debt rockets ever higher — it's now $140,000 for each and every household in the U.S. — you rarely hear politicians talk about solutions or offer voters the hard truth: We need to spend less, not just call spending "investment" and pretend it's something else.
We in New Hampshire are lucky to be represented in Congress by someone who not only speaks the truth on spending, but is doing something about it. Our Congressman Charlie Bass has fought for the balanced and bipartisan Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan, and he's worked to aid small businesses and reform the tax code and regulations.
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Shark cartilage has gained increased popularity as an unconventional cancer treatment and in prevention of cancer. Shark cartilage was initially promoted by William Lane, Ph.D. in his book "Sharks Don't Get Cancer" and the follow-up book, "Sharks Still Don't Get Cancer." Unfortunately, sharks do get cancer. They develop melanoma, brain tumors, cancer of the blood system and even cancer in the cartilage.
Shark cartilage is purported to contain angiogenesis inhibitors, which prevent the formation of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. A modest anti-angiogenic effect has been seen in test tubes, but not in humans at this point. Shark cartilage is supplied in powder and capsule forms. It is taken orally and sometimes as an enema.
The news program 60 Minutes gave shark cartilage a huge boost in the 90's. The program reported a Cuban study of 29 patients with"terminal" cancer who were placed on shark cartilage. Most patients "felt better" several weeks after starting the shark cartilage. "Feeling better" is not a reliable endpoint in a scientific study. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) performed a review of the study and felt the data was "incomplete and unimpressive." 60 Minutes subsequently refused to broadcast the findings of the NCI.
A small study on shark cartilage was reported at the American Society for Clinical Oncology in 1997. Patients with advanced cancer were given sharkcartilage for 12 weeks. Of the 58 patients treated, there was not one complete response or partial response to shark cartilage. Only 2 patients had significant improvement in quality of life. There are currently some ongoing studies of shark cartilage at a number of institutions, but no positive trials have been published in the scientific literature.
Shark cartilage is relatively expensive. If it is taken as described by William Lane, the 16 week program cost is approximately $3000. There are discount suppliers, but beware of utilizing some sources. Some producers do not supply pure shark cartilage and there may be additives and fillers.
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Love is certainly in the air at the library this month, as February marks not only Valentine's Day and American Heart Month, but also "Love Your Library Month."
It is a time to celebrate public, school, and private libraries of all types, a time to recognize the important role libraries play in the cultural and economic success of local communities and the nation as a whole.
Libraries are non-profit organizations that depend on the support of individuals, corporations, and foundations to help ensure that libraries remain free to the millions of people who visit in person or via the web each year. While government funding supports the basic operations of many libraries, most libraries must also depend on contributions from other sources.
If you have a library in your community, when's the last time you visited? Libraries have changed substantially since we were kids. They still offer story time and bestselling books, but now you can find much more – public computers with internet access, eBooks, free Wi Fi and programs of interest to people of all ages, to name a few.
Research has shown that everyone loves libraries, but no one thinks about them very much. That's where you come in. You don't have to be a public relations expert to promote your library.
You just have to talk about your library. Here are some ways to do it:
• Consider a tax-deductible gift to your library. Many libraries have memorial programs, endowments and other opportunities to support quality library services.
• Donate your time, money, and expertise to your library.
• Nominate your library as your community, school, and corporate organization's project for the year.
• Buy your library a subscription to a popular magazine.
• Honor a friend or relative's birthday with a book for the library.
• Donate a book...or a whole shelf of books.
• Remember your library in your estate planning.
• Write a check to your library's Charitable Trust or Friends group.
• Give to the library through your company's matching program for charitable giving.
Remember a library is only as good as its supporters. Eastern Oklahoma District Library System is made up of 15 libraries in six counties, including four in Muskogee County: Fort Gibson, Haskell, Muskogee and Warner. Let's work together to make them the best.


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Roy has over seven years of experience as a Software Engineer in start-up companies and enterprises. Before joining the MIT Media Lab as a Research Assistant he worked as a Technology Strategist in the Innovation Laboratory of Comverse, a telecom solutions provider. He also dabbled in consultancy, and worked as an intern for Microsoft research at Redmond.
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In wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, two major retailers are pulling the plug on sales of certain semi-automatic weapons nationwide.
Dick's Sporting Goods, one of the largest sporting goods retailers in the world, has suspended sales of some semi-automatic rifles from all stores.
The company, which is headquartered in Moon Township, also has removed all guns from its chain closest to Newtown, CT.
In a statement, the store said it ordered the move out of respect for the victims and families of Newtown. Friday's shooting left 20 children, all between the ages of 6 and 7, and six adults dead.
"We are extremely saddened by the unspeakable tragedy that occurred last week in Newtown, CT, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families, and to the entire community," a statement on the Dick's website said.
CNN reports authorities are working to determine if Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old shooter who killed himself inside the elementary school once the shooting spree was over, tried to buy a gun at the Dick's Sporting Goods in Danbury, which is about 12 miles away from Newtown.
"At this time, reports that the suspect visited one of our stores last week have not been confirmed by law enforcement," the sporting goods store said in a statement to CNN. "Based on our records, we can confirm that no firearms were sold to the suspect identified in this case."
It is unknown how long Dick's ban on semi-automatic rifles, also known as modern sporting rifles, will last, CNN reports.
The Bushmaster Patrolman's Carbine M4A3 Rifle also no longer will be sold from Walmart's online store.
A military-style assault rifle, the Bushmaster is in the same family of guns as the one Lanza reportedly used in the massacre, the Huffington Post reports.
Locally, Dick's Sporting Goods has stores in Cranberry, Ross Township, Robinson, Monroeville and at the South Hills Village Mall in Upper St. Clair and the Pittsburgh Mills Mall in Tarentum.
Walmart also has locations throughout the Pittsburgh area, including North Versailles and West Mifflin.
We want to know what you think? Do you agree with Dick's decision to suspend sales of semi-automatic rifles? What about removing the guns from the store near Newtown?
Should Dick's make the ban a permanent decision?
Leave your thoughts in the comment section below or take our Patch Poll.


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Bendamustine + Pomalidomide + Dex in R/R Multiple Myeloma
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This study is designed as a phase I-II, open label, dose finding study.
Study treatment will be as follows, in 28 day cycles:
- Pomalidomide: once daily orally (PO) dosing on days 1-21, every 28 days
- Bendamustine: once intravenously (IV) dosing on day 1, every 28 days
- Dexamethasone: weekly PO or IV dosing on days 1, 8, 15, and 22.
After completing 6 cycles of treatment, dexamethasone will be decreased to 20mg. After completing 12 cycles of treatment, patients will proceed to the maintenance phase of the study. Patients will receive Pomalidomide 4 milligrams (mg) on day 1-21, every 28 days and dexamethasone 20 mg on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 every 28 days until time of progression.
Multiple Myeloma
Drug: Bendamustine
Drug: Pomalidomide
Drug: Dexamethasone
Phase 1
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I-II Study of the Combination of Bendamustine and Pomalidomide With Dexamethasone in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
- Maximum tolerated dose level [ Time Frame: 4 weeks after starting the study drug ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]In the phase I dose escalation portion, patients will be sequentially enrolled in 4 cohorts at dose levels defined in section 3.1 in a standard 3+3 design until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is reached. If dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is observed in 2 or more of the six patients at the same dosing level while DLT is observed in only 1 or none of the 6 patients at the dosing level immediately below it, then the lower dosing level will be defined as the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Up to 24 patients will be enrolled in phase I portion.
- Response Rate [ Time Frame: best response with up to a minimum of 2 cycles of therapy ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Response rate (complete response + partial response) - number of patients achieving a complete response or partial response
- Overall response rate [ Time Frame: up to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]the number of patients achieving stable disease (SD), minimal response/minor response (MR), partial response (PR), very good partial response (VGPR), complete response (CR) or stringent complete response (sCR)
- Time to progression [ Time Frame: up to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Time to progression - defined as time elapsed in patients between achievement of response and disease progression
- Time to next therapy [ Time Frame: up to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Time to next Therapy - defined as the time elapsed for patients from initiation of study therapy until initiation of next therapy
- Progression free survival [ Time Frame: up to 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The time elapsed for patients between initiation of study therapy and either disease progression or death
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2023
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Bendamustine+Pomalidomide+Dexamethasone
Study treatment will be as follows, in 28 day cycles:
After completing 6 cycles of treatment, dexamethasone will be decreased to 20mg. After completing 12 cycles of treatment, patients will proceed to the maintenance phase of the study. Patients will receive Pomalidomide 4 mg on day 1-21, every 28 days and dexamethasone 20 mg on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 every 28 days until time of progression. Study treatment will be administered starting at Cohort 1 for up to four sequential cohorts, with 3-6 patients in each cohort. A standard 3+ 3 dose escalation schedule will be used. Once the MTD is reached, any additional patients will be enrolled at the MTD level, up to a total of 30 patients.
Drug: Bendamustine
Bendamustine will be Aadministered intravenously over one hour.
Other Name: TreandaDrug: Pomalidomide
Other Names:Drug: Dexamethasone
For subjects ≥ 75 years of age, the starting dose of dexamethasone is 20 mg/day on Days 1, 8, 15 and 22 of each 28-day treatment cycle.
Other Name: Dexamethasone
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cytopathologically or histologically confirmed diagnosis of multiple myeloma
- Relapsed or refractory to the most recently received therapy. Refractory disease is defined as < 25% response or progression during therapy or within 60 days after completion.
- All patients must have received prior lenalidomide therapy and been determined to be refractory. Refractory will be defined as a history of progression on a regimen containing full or maximally tolerated dose of lenalidomide administered for a minimum of at least two completed cycles of therapy.
- Measurable disease as specified in the protocol
- Prior to enrollment, sites must provide evidence of myeloma progression/relapse and evidence of being refractory to lenalidomide, with start and stop dates of lenalidomide therapy and the most recent treatment regimen, as well as best tumor response to all prior treatment regimens.
- Males and females 18 years of age or older
- Life expectancy of more than 3 months
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2
- Adequate hepatic function, with total bilirubin < 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 3 times ULN
- Serum creatinine <3 mg/dL
- Laboratory tests meet the levels specified in the protocol
- Patients must agree to take enteric coated aspirin 81 mg orally daily, or if history of prior thrombotic disease, must be fully anticoagulated with warfarin (INR 2-3) or be treated with full dose, low molecular weight heparin, as if to treat deep venous thrombosis (DVT)/pulmonary embolism (PE)
- Written informed consent in accordance with federal, local, and institutional guidelines
- Females of Child Bearing Potential (FCBP) must meet requirements for pregnancy testing and use approved methods of contraception.
- Male patients must use approved methods of contraception.
- All study participants must be registered into the mandatory POMALYST REMS™ program, and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of the POMALYST REMS™ program.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with known sensitivity to any immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs)
- Use of any other experimental drugs or therapy within 21 days of study-related drug therapy.
- Exposure to any prior chemotherapy or steroids use within 14 days of screening assessment. (steroids use allowed if necessary to treat spinal cord compression).
- Any prior use of bendamustine.
- Any prior use of pomalidomide.
- Radiation therapy within 14 days of screening.
- POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes).
- Plasma cell leukemia.
- Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
- Major surgery within 21 days prior to first dose.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III to IV), symptomatic ischemia, conduction abnormalities uncontrolled by conventional intervention or myocardial infarction in the previous six months.
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Acute active infection requiring systemic antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals within 14 days prior to first dose.
- Patients receiving active treatment or intervention for any other malignancy or patients who, at the investigator's discretion, may require active treatment or intervention for any other malignancy within 8 months of starting study treatment.
- Serious psychiatric or medical conditions that could interfere with treatment
- Significant neuropathy (Grade 3, Grade 4) at the time of the first dose and/or within 14 days before enrollment
- Contraindication to any of the required concomitant drugs, including, including proton pump inhibitor (e.g. lansoprazole), enteric coated aspirin or if a history of prior thrombotic disease, warfarin or low molecular weight heparin
- Patients with primary systemic amyloidosis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01754402
|Contact: Cristina Gasparetto, MD
|Contact: Kimberly Oates, RN
|United States, North Carolina
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
|Principal Investigator: Cristina Gasparetto, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Cristina Gasparetto, MD
|Duke University
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Cristina Gasparetto, Sponsor Investigator, Duke University Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01754402 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Pro00040206, PO-MM-PI-0045
|Study First Received:
|November 27, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 9, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Duke University:
Multiple Myeloma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hemostatic Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Dexamethasone acetate
Dexamethasone 21-phosphate
Nitrogen Mustard Compounds
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Agents
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While the football team still has three regular-season games left, the North Haven High School teams are getting ready for the state tournament. The state tournament has already been affected by weather as Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the final week of the regular season, the opening day of states has now been pushed back due to the falling snow.
The Indians' 7-6-3 regular-season 2012 record earned them the No. 21 seed in the Class L State Tournament. North Haven is scheduled to travel to Madison on Friday, Nov. 9 for a 2 p.m. matchup against Daniel Hand. Hand is the 12th seed and finished the regular season with a 10-6 record.
The winner will advance to the second round on Monday, Nov. 12 to take on the winner of the Watertown (No. 5) - Guilford (No. 28) matchup.
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MANHATTAN — Kansas State will face stronger competition than Lamar and play in more meaningful games than the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-off, but its 79-55 victory on Monday at Bramlage Coliseum was still a good example of what the Wildcats are capable of.
On offense, they moved the ball around, werent afraid to attack the basket and looked confident shooting the ball. They scored the first 15 points, raced to a 35-9 lead and had former Texas Tech coach Pat Knight searching for answers on the Cardinals bench before halftime.
On defense, they challenged ball-handlers most of the way up the court, drew charges and blocked shots. Lamar made 28 percent of their shots in the first half, and K-State senior Jordan Henriquez led all players with six blocks in front of a small crowd.
Put it all together and K-State coach Bruce Weber didnt have much to complain about.
Its pretty obvious we came ready to play, Weber said. I thought we were very well prepared defensively. We jumped to the ball. Our pressure hurt them when you shoot the ball well and you guard you are in pretty good shape.
The victory gives the Wildcats (2-0) the chance to reach the tournaments final rounds at Madison Square Garden with a victory over Alabama-Huntsville at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Bramlage Coliseum.
In New York, the Wildcats could face Michigan, Virginia or Pittsburgh next week.
Thats every kids dream to play in Madison Square Garden, said senior forward Rodney McGruder, who scored nine points in 24 minutes. Growing up when you play basketball you hear about the great things Michael Jordan did there and how well Kobe Bryant and LeBron James played there. We really want to go there and play.
The Wildcats will get their wish if they can avoid the few negatives that came up Monday came in the second half once K-State started to let up and Weber began using players from the end of the bench.
Starters Will Spradling, Nino Williams and McGruder all exited the game for lengthy periods, making it difficult for the Wildcats to score. Lamar outscored K-State in the second half 40-36 and pulled to within 65-45 with 7:51 remaining, but sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez made sure K-State won by a wide margin by knocking down two three-pointers and scoring eight quick points.
He finished with a game-high 19 points and four assists.
Knight was proud of the way his team stayed competitive, but he knew Lamar faced an uphill battle from his previous trips to Manhattan when he was coaching at Texas Tech.
I couldnt tell a difference, Knight said. They got after us defensively and offensively Theyve got the makings of a great team. They are going to be good.
Spradling also played a nice game for the Wildcats. The junior guard made four three-pointers on his way to 14 points and seemed confident on both ends, grabbing three steals.
Both players were proud that K-State dished out 20 assists compared to 10 turnovers, while Lamar had 26 turnovers compared to 13 assists.
Stats like that will almost always produce victory, regardless of the opponent.
Thats what we do, Rodriguez said. We pressure the ball, we get after people, we wear them down and then we capitalize on turnovers. Thats what we did tonight.


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New York Times Editorial - Courting Disaster in South Carolina
Now that Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina has polished his credentials with the Republican right by recklessly rejecting $700 million in federal education stimulus money, we keep hoping he will change his mind and put the needs of his recession-ravaged state ahead of his political ambitions… [3/30/09]
Martinsville Bulletin (Virginia) - Lawmakers: Stimulus saved Virginia jobs
Federal stimulus funds saved an estimated 90,000 jobs in Virginia, according to state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds.
"Thank goodness for the stimulus package," Reynolds, D-Ridgeway, told about 60 people at the Piedmont Democratic Women's Club's legislative breakfast Saturday at Forest Park Country Club.
Both Reynolds and Del. Ward Armstrong, D-Collinsville, said the $1 billion in stimulus funds the commonwealth received prevented the budget shortfall from being worse than it was. The money was in the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Barack Obama last month.
While Reynolds said the funds saved 90,000 jobs throughout the state, Armstrong said they prevented the layoffs of 7,000 state employees… [3/30/09]
Des Moines Register (Iowa) - State plans for school stimulus
State education leaders expect to begin learning this week how more than $580 million in federal stimulus money could be parceled out to Iowa schools over the next two years.
Gov. Chet Culver plans to unveil a revised budget this week that will outline how the state could spend roughly $386 million of its federal education stimulus, known as state fiscal stabilization funds, Culver spokesman Phil Roeder said… [3/30/09]
Fox Valley Villages Sun (Illinois) - Fox Valley getting share of 'green' dollars
Another round of federal stimulus money for the area means millions for energy-based programs.
Specifically, Aurora stands to get $1.5 million and Kane County $2.4 million as part of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program that is allocating $2.6 billion across the country.
Broad rules for the funds allow governments to use the money for, among other things, job and program creation and transportation initiatives. The ultimate goal: energy conservation and reductions in fossil fuel use and emissions… [3/30/09]
Appleton Post-Crescent (Wisconsin) - Three health clinics in northeastern Wisconsin to receive economic recovery funds
Three northeastern Wisconsin health clinics will receive economic recovery funding under a program to expand services offered at health care centers nationwide, Rep. Steve Kagen announced Friday.
The grants are targeted for health centers that treat the uninsured, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, which is making $3.9 million available to 16 community centers in Wisconsin… [3/28/09]
Detroit News (Michigan) - Michigan will receive $8.6M for health clinics
Michigan will receive $8.6 million in grants for health clinics to expand services for the poor, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday…
The Detroit Community Health Connection plans to use its $360,479 to hire five new support staff in the dental section and a new midwife to help out with obstetrics and gynecology, said Wayne Bradley, the clinic's president and CEO.
'This is really important money for us,' Bradley said… [3/28/09]
Florida Today Editorial - Our views: Stimulus benefit
To those who say the $787 billion federal stimulus package is a waste of taxpayer money, here's one example of why they're wrong:
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office could gain 40 badly needed deputies through the program to help protect our community at a time when the department is down 76 positions… [3/29/09]
- The Hawk Eye (IA) - $625,000 stimulus funds sent to southeast Iowa service members
- The Detroit News (MI) - Stimulus sends more funding to Michigan health centers
- The Day (CT) - Stonington rail project to receive funds
- Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (MS) - Airport to receive $442,500 for terminal
- News and Tribune (IN) - Energy stimulus funds flowing in Southern Indiana
- Portales News-Tribune (NM) - La Casa set to receive stimulus money
- Orlando Sentinel (FL) - Central Florida's Auto Train station to get $10.5M face-lift from federal stimulus
- Ann Arbor News (MI) - Improvements set for I-94 in Washtenaw, Jackson counties
- White Mountain Independent (AZ) - Kirkpatrick announces funding for Edward Byrne JAG Program
- Canton Repository (OH) - Canton Community Clinic set to get stimulus funds
- Brattleboro Reformer (VT) - Energy efficiency grants awarded
- Herald and Review (IL) - City of Decatur Receives Federal Block Grant for Energy Efficiency
- Alamosa Valley Courier (CO) - Stimulus dollars aid Valley-Wide Health systems
- Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI) - Jackson, Albion family health center get $700,000 in stimulus money
- The Daily Journal (IL) - Stimulus funding in the pipe for Veterans Center
- Staten Island Advance (NY) - Stimulus dollars will go toward new ramps at Staten Island ferry terminal


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The median home value in Egg Harbor Township, NJ is $192,400.
This is
higher than
the county median home value of $174,700.
The national median home value is $152,300.
The average price of homes sold in Egg Harbor Township, NJ is $192,400.
Approximately 81.05% of Egg Harbor Township homes are owned,
compared to 12.38% rented, while
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Black Horse Pk frontage, approx 6.5 acres, with Highway Business zoning. Ideal for a wide variety of commercial uses. Contiguous with an additional 20+ acres.
This parcel combines multiple lots and would total approx 20 acres subject to subdivision. parcel was in contract for approvals & development of a proposed 55 single family lots in 2006. With the market decline buyer opted out of contract. Fabulous opportunity to pick up the pieces and have a project right in the middle of all the activity. All public utilities.
High profile corner location on the Black Horse Pk. Estimated lot to be 4.3 acres +- subject to subdivision. Highway Business Zone allows a wide variety of commercial, retail or office uses. One of the busiest parts of the Pike in Atlantic County.
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Crisp scampi with a vodka tonic batter, hot from the fryer with sharp lemon mayo.
vegetable oil, for deep frying
28 langoustines, shelled and de-viened
110g/4oz self-raising flour
110g/4oz cornflour
275ml/9floz tonic water
2 tbsp vodka
2 free-range eggs, yolks only
2 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
300ml/10fl oz rapeseed oil
1 lemon, juice only
sea salt, to taste
For the scampi, heat a deep fat fryer to 190C/375F. (CAUTION: Hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
Meanwhile, mix the flour and cornflour in a bowl until well combined.
Pour the tonic water into the flours and whisk in the vodka until the batter is about the consistency of double cream.
Coat the langoustines in the batter and fry in the oil for 3-4 minutes, or until golden-brown and crisp.
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At least three bears have been spotted in fairly populated sections of Erie County in the last two weeks.
One was struck by a vehicle and killed on the night of May 15, on the Aurora Expressway in the Town of Aurora.
Another was spotted multiple times last week and over the weekend, in Clarence and several Niagara County locations.
The third was struck and killed on the Niagara Thruway late Tuesday night, about three miles from the heart of downtown. That same bear apparently had been spotted in Cheektowaga early Monday.
Anyone seen any more bears in recent weeks, especially in the more populated areas?
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Dear Forsythe Families,
Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year! The number of students who attend Forsythe Middle School continues togrow. This year, Forsythe has approximately 690 students in grades six, seven, and eight. Our middle school staff iscommitted to the philosophy of middle level education, and to providing your child with a positive, productive,middle school experience.
All students take four core academic classes each day, which include Math, Social Studies, English Language Arts,and Science. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders also have two elective hours each day. A variety of elective classes areoffered in the areas of Music (Band, Orchestra and Choir), Art, Computers, Technology, World Languages (Spanish,and French), Physical Education, and Performing Arts. Students select their electives in the early spring for thefollowing year. We also provide support classes for struggling learners who are experiencing academic difficulties.These classes provide students with organizational strategies and additional opportunities to work on short term andlong-term assignments, as well as receive re-teaching of Math concepts from certified Math teachers. Strugglingreaders are supported with READ 180 classes. A highly effective ninety-minute class, students in READ 180 areprovided with the building blocks of effective reading, allowing them to experience reading success. Additionally, ourspecial education program offers a full range of services supporting students with many types of disabilities in theleast restrictive environment. This year, due to budget cuts, our counselor staff has been reduced from threecounselors to two and a half. We are in the process of reconfiguring counselor assignments and will communicatethose assignments to you.
We also offer a variety of after school co-curricular and sports activities. Due to budget reductions, activity latebuses will no longer be provided. Student staying after school in supervised activities will need to arrange their owntransportation home. I encourage students to become involved at Forsythe Middle School. Please check our web siteand school calendar regularly for scheduled events and activities. I hope you will join us for many of our plannedevents during the year.
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I am delighted that your child is attending our school. It is an honor to begin my ninth year as Principal of ForsytheMiddle School. If I can assist you in any way please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to working togetherwith you and your child during this school year.
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The Horta Museum in Brussels laureate of the 2014 Europa Nostra Awards!
The Horta Museum (Brussels, Belgium) won the EU prize for Cultural heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2014, in the category 1 devoted to "conservation".
"What particularly impressed the Jury about the Horta Museum conservation project was its precision and patient attention to detail. (…) Also exemplary was the perfect synergy which developed between the museum curator and the conservation architect: they succeeded in making themselves unobtrusive enough to allow Victor Horta, so to speak, to undertake the restoration of his own home."
Find more information about the Horta Museum restoration and the 2014 awards
Travelling exhibition The Nature of Art Nouveau 1 at St Peter's Church in Rīga – from 10 June to 7 September 2014
Historical Lab 5 Consistency of inner and outer spaces in European Art Nouveau architecture in Rīga – 5 September 2014
Guided tours and workshops for families Daddy, Mummy, Horta and me ! at the Horta Museum in Brussels – from 7 July to 8 August 2014
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... consider the case of the dapper Siberian violinist Maxim Vengerov, pictured at left.
Vengerov has played all over the world, including in Buffalo. He is a respected violinist. And still!
He was crossing a border in Europe and had to open his violin case at an airport so officials could see what was inside.
And not only that, but he had to play it!
Apparently the officials did not believe it was his violin, and that was his only way out of the situation. Ha, ha! What if they didn't believe that Buzz owned our laptop? Would we have to write something on the Buzz blog while they watched, to prove it?
Airports just get more and more entertaining!
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The little pied bat (aka pied butterfly bat) of central and west Africa is one of the most dazzling of bats, with dramatic white stripes and spots on its black fur. Its markings have been compared to those of a badger or panda. It's also one of the most seldom seen, with only about three reports since its discovery in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1938, and none since one was collected in the Ivory Coast in 1972. That changed this year, when two research teams reported capturing pied bats, one in the DR Congo and the other in South Sudan.
|The pied bat: Glauconycteris superba or the proposed Niumbaha superba. Photo courtesy of Bucknell University/DeeAnn Reeder
This bat "is certainly one of the most spectacular bats in Africa and worldwide", said biologist Jacob Fahr of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Germany. He was on the team working in DR Congo.
The paucity of sightings might suggest very specific habitat preferences for a species that's thought to prefer dense tropical forests. But the new encounters may also reflect a sharp increase in bat research across the continent by scientists from Africa as well as Western countries. That new interest was symbolized in February 2013, as delegates to the first African Bat Conservation Summit in Kenya created Bat Conservation Africa, a continental network of scientists and conservationists.
A paper published in the European Journal of Taxonomy this year announced "the rediscovery of the pied butterfly bat (Glauconycteris superba), 40 years after this species was last reported."
The biologists were working on Mbiye Island in the Congo River as part of larger study, when a pied bat wound up in one of 10 mist nets. Two members of that team, Fahr and Guy-Crispin Gembu Tungaluna of the University of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo, participated in the Kenya summit.
The other published report of the species, in the journal ZooKeys, included a proposal to create a new genus for the pied bat. Its authors included DeeAnn Reeder and Megan Vodzak of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, Kristofer Helgen and Darrin Lunde of the U.S. Smithsonian Institution and Imran Ejotre of Islamic University of Uganda.
They were doing fieldwork in the Bangangai Game Reserve when the remarkable bat was captured. "My attention was immediately drawn to the bat's strikingly beautiful and distinct pattern of spots and stripes," Reeder said in a Bucknell news release. "It was clearly a very extraordinary animal, one that I had never seen before. I knew the second I saw it that it was the find of a lifetime."
After a detailed analysis of the bat, she said, it was "clear that it doesn't belong in the genus that it's in right now. … Everything you look at doesn't fit. It's so unique that we need to create a new genus."
The team proposes a genus called "Niumbaha," which means "unusual" in the Zande language of the area.
"To me, this discovery is significant because it highlights the biological importance of South Sudan and hints that this new nation has many natural wonders yet to be discovered. South Sudan is a country with much to offer and much to protect," said Matt Rice, South Sudan country director for Fauna & Flora International, which is working with Reeder.
"Our discovery of this new genus is an indicator of how diverse the area is and how much work remains," Reeder added.
That observation can be applied across nearly all of Africa, but bat science and conservation clearly is taking hold on the vast continent. There are more remarkable discoveries yet to come.
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A Most Amazing African Bat
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The Geomyces destructans fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome was found on a few Oklahoma bats in 2010, but no symptoms were ...
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A federal lawsuit that targeted Leelanau County's then-sheriff and chewed through hundreds of hours, tens of thousands of dollars and plenty of newspaper space during its nearly four-year run ended with a $625,000 settlement.
Leelanau County sheriff's deputies Jim Kiessel, Michael Bankey and Duane Wright and former deputy Michael Lamb won a settlement to a suit they filed in early 2009 against former Sheriff Mike Oltersdorf and former Undersheriff Scott Wooters. The county board approved the settlement in October and financial details became public this week.
None of the deputies responded to a request for comment made through their attorney, Mike Dettmer, of Traverse City.
The county's insurance company paid the settlement, County Administrator Chet Janik said. Insurance premiums are expected to rise, he said. The settlement amount also covers attorney costs, Dettmer said.
Janik said the county is glad to put the lawsuit in the past.
"I think I speak for everyone involved in this that it's a relief to have it settled," he said. "This is a new year, there's a new sheriff on board, we have a new county board. So it's a fresh start for everyone."
Certain non-financial terms also were agreed upon in the settlement, authorities said previously. Those terms will remain confidential.
The suit stems from allegations that Oltersdorf and Wooters illegally listened to conversations on what employees believed to be private lines at the sheriff's department on several occasions dating to 2006. Sheriff's administrators then retaliated against employees who publicly criticized the practice, the suit alleged.
Oltersdorf said he was against settling, but the county's attorneys thought a trial might be financially risky.
"My preference would have been to go to trial and allow the truth to come out," Oltersdorf said. "All of the attorneys thought differently."
He also said he's disappointed the suit occurred in the first place.
"Most lawsuits are a mechanism for plaintiffs to obtain money. If the conflict was about an issue, those can be settled behind closed doors when people desire to talk out their differences," he said. "Unfortunately for Leelanau County residents, that option was never requested in this case."
Oltersdorf said allegations that he and Wooters eavesdropped were "totally inaccurate." Conversations were continuously recorded with recording equipment installed by the county in the sheriff's department building, he said.
He and Wooters behaved in an "appropriate and proper" manner, he said.
Wooters couldn't be reached for comment.
Melinda Lautner, the only commissioner to vote against settling the suit, is glad county residents now know the settlement amount.
"I'm glad it all finally came out publicly," she said.
Oltersdorf and Wooters left office at the end of 2012 and were replaced by Mike Borkovich and Steve Morgan, respectively.


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