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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Moultrie News will once again sponsor an essay contest in coordination with local attorney Larry Kobrovsky.
This year's topic will be the meaning of the First Amendment "Freedom of Religion" clause.
Open to all middle school and high school students as well as adults, the contest will accept entries until May 20.
At a time when conflicts between different religious beliefs and non-beliefs are at the heart of nearly every major political issue, the Moultrie News wants to know what its readers and local students think about the meaning of the First Amendment, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
After winning a federal lawsuit based on the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, longtime attorney Larry Kobrovsky wanted to make people more aware of the language of the Constitution, so he began a community-wide essay contest. Most people think the First Amendment contains a separation of church and state, Kobrovsky pointed out, when in fact that concept comes from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote after the First Amendment was enacted. Misperceptions like this one are what Kobrovsky hopes to fix. "I'm convinced that the Constitution is the foundation of our way of life and why we're exceptional," he said.
"The more people who are aware of it and wrestle with the language, the better off we'll be."
Special to the contest this year is the addition of a featured judge. Gene Tumbleston, a former prisoner of war during the Korean conflict, will join the Moultrie News staff in picking the winners. He is an 81-year-old Mount Pleasant resident. Tumbleston is just one of many POW's who live among us in the Lowcountry. He is an unassuming man - not one to seek attention for his service to the United States. He is being honored to commemorate his service.
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Students, here is a chance to show off your knowledge and voice your opinions - and this time it's for money, not a grade, so it's up to you to take the initiative.
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5 Manly Things That Are Going Away Forever
Dudes who complain that "manliness" and "masculinity" are going away are usually douchebags. Typically it's guys complaining that they can't get away with as much sexual harassment and degrading jokes as they could back in the "good old days." So what they seem to be missing isn't a time when "men could be men," but rather a time when men could safely be assholes.
But they're also not wrong. There are some staples of "manliness" that are absolutely going bye-bye, never to return. I don't know how soon (people who write about future trends are not in fact claiming to be time-traveling wizards), but they are going away. I'm talking about things like ...
#5. Car Culture
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When I was 16, I had this poster on my wall:
I didn't realize there was a car for the first two weeks.
I actually don't know if it was that exact one, but it heavily featured a Lamborghini Countach and butts. And I don't know if it's readily apparent to people who aren't experts in dissecting symbolic imagery, but that poster subtly suggests a connection between automobiles and sex. So at age 16 I knew only one thing: If you didn't have a car, no woman would ever touch your dick. Where I was from, that was both the age at which you could get a driver's license and the age at which you could legally hold a part-time job. The only reason to get a job was to get your own car, and it sure as hell wasn't so I could help Mom with the grocery shopping.
And even though there are presumably an equal number of male and female drivers in America, car culture -- the love of cars, and the worshiping of them -- was always about manliness. Race car drivers are male, mechanics are male, and car ads portray females as merely one of the accessories that come with a nice one. I don't know exactly why our means of transportation was always seen as a male-dominated thing (it was the same when we were getting around on horses, right?), but it's so ingrained that we don't even question it.
The front bumper is circumcised.
But Soon ...
It would have been unthinkable when I was a teen, but the hot new trend among kids these days is to not bother getting a driver's license at all. Back in my day, around 90 percent of 18-year-olds had a driver's license; now it's down to 70 percent and falling rapidly. There's a bunch of reasons for this, part of which is simply that more people live in cities now, where life is actually more difficult with a flame-painted El Camino than without one. But these are just the early rumblings before the collapse.
The world has simply changed -- the entry fee for being a cool, sexually active male no longer includes owning a badass muscle car that guzzles gasoline and belches exhaust with a roar that can wake the neighbors. Even if they get a car, they're probably not getting that car. Thanks to global warming, the era of gasoline is simply ending -- more than half of the new cars will be electric or hybrids by 2040, and while there are certainly hybrid cars that are worthy of having bikini-flossed butts draped over the hood ...
... the next trend will hit soon after: Cars that drive themselves. The era of driving your own car will be over by 2050. It doesn't matter how much you like driving or how important your Trans Am pussy magnet is to your masculine identity -- there are 1.24 million car accident deaths a year worldwide, and car accidents in the U.S. alone costs us an astounding $300 billion a year. Society is simply sick of bearing those costs when the technology exists to make them go away.
And at that point, everything that made cars appealing as a form of mechanized penis augmentation -- the power, the sound, the adrenaline rush -- will be gone. And some day in 2063 a kid will sit down and watch an old movie called The Fast and the Furious and he'll either wistfully long for those days when males ran on a mix of testosterone and gasoline, or he'll think it's the most ridiculous, bombastic shit he's ever seen in his life.
#4. Red Meat
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When a bunch of manly type dudes (or dudes who like to portray themselves as such) came up with the masculine alternative to Valentine's Day, what did they call it? Steak and Blowjob Day. And when Carl's Jr. advertises its huge hamburgers, it knows who to target with their ads:
Carl's Jr.
And once again, despite the fact that I assume women eat meat just as often as males do, in our culture beef is man's food. Probably because it combines several popular masculine pursuits in one: fire, murder, and dying early.
"Tongs? Pussy."
Hell, in the West, our symbol of masculinity for the last 200 years has been the cowboy, the guy in charge of riding around on horses and guarding our beef.
But Soon ...
It's simple math.
It takes about 50 times more resources to grow grain, feed it to a cow, and then eat the cow than it does to just feed the grain to a human (for example, it takes about 100,000 liters of water to get 1 kilogram of beef, versus about 2,000 liters to get 1 kilogram of soybeans or rice). You lose 90 percent of the calories that grow from the ground if you pass them through a cow first. And don't shoot the messenger here -- I'm no vegetarian. I've eaten so much meat that my body is practically made of the stuff. But if you saw somebody routinely take one bite of their food and then toss the rest in the trash, you'd think they were an asshole ("Dude, there's starving people in the world!"). Well, that's what you're doing when you insist on converting your food into steak just to make it taste better. You're throwing 90 percent of it away, in the form of cow shit.
But then we have global warming -- this is almost never brought up as one of the causes, but the reality is that somewhere between 15 and 20 percent of carbon emissions come from meat production, and beef is by far the worst offender. As the above-linked article mentions, beef produces "twice the emissions of pork, four times as much as chicken, and 13 times that of vegetable protein such as beans, lentils, and tofu." Oh, look, there's the "T" word. Quick, go to a steak place, find a masculine-looking dude, and suggest that he eat tofu instead. I will bet you a thousand dollars he'll reply something to the effect of "What, you think I'm gay?" See, because society has told him that Beef = Bro.
"Honey, can you knock this other shit off my plate? It's touching my beef."
So while worldwide this trend is still going in the other direction as developing nations are getting their first taste of beef (consumption in China is skyrocketing), in the U.S. you can already see the curve going the other way -- we've been eating less meat for a decade now.
Some of that is for health reasons, and that's another element of it -- where you see lots of red meat, you also see lots of heart disease, and along with that comes hundreds of billions in health care costs. And just as with the car accident statistics I mentioned above, that's where it really starts to matter -- these things tend to stick around in the culture right up until there's more money in opposing them than supporting them. At that point, they'll go to work making it socially unacceptable, like how you can watch old movies now and think it's weird to see everyone smoking indoors.
#3. Football
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A lot of you don't know this about me, but I actually would have wound up playing in the NFL if it wasn't for a knee injury I suffered my sophomore year of high school, and the fact that I wasn't good at playing football at all.
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Other than size, muscle, and race, I was exactly like Vernon Davis.
And it's too bad, because not only is football the most popular sport in the U.S. 30 years running, it's the ultimate man's game. Winning involves not just strength and speed, but brutality and intimidation. The goal is absolutely to hurt the other team. That's why we speak of the game in war metaphors (bombs, blitzes, trenches).
It's no coincidence that there has never been an openly gay pro football player -- when a top college player recently came out, an unnamed NFL executive put it bluntly: "I don't think football is ready ... at this point in time it's still a man's-man game." Now let's go out there and wrestle around in our spandex pants and buttless underwear!
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"... and Sexy Rexy takes another hard shot from behind. The Packers have been pounding him all day. It's gonna be hard for him to concentrate with that D in his face."
But Soon ...
Even if you're not a big sports fan, you may have seen headlines about the NFL's concussion issue. To briefly summarize, science recently discovered that playing football tends to lead to long-term neurological damage, which triggered a massive lawsuit by ex-players that's still being litigated.
So, the NFL has taken all sorts of steps toward supposedly making the game safer (such as the revolutionary practice of telling a player to stop playing if he gets hit so hard that his brain stops working), but ultimately this is not a sport that can be made safe, not in its current form. The helmets they wear don't do shit to protect the brain, and they never will. As long as the game features 250-pound men slamming into each other at top speed, playing it will result in brain damage and other horrific long-term health effects. You can't fight physics.
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They had to take away the playbook after Peyton tried to finger paint a new play in.
Now, when you bring this up around fans, they point out that these guys are being paid millions of dollars and virtually all of them would take the cash even if they knew the risks (as evidenced by the fact that they're still playing).
And that's absolutely true.
For adults.
But the soil from which the NFL money tree grows is high school football, and the vast majority of players start their playing careers at age 14 or younger. And that, friends, is where football is destined to die -- at the roots. Teenagers suffer as many as 3.8 million brain injuries a year from playing various sports, with football accounting for far more than any other. And the damage the kids suffer is permanent.
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"Look at him, just staring blankly, unaware of anything."
"Uh, the one that played football is in the other room."
So it's one thing for the multibillion-dollar pro football empire to fend off liability lawsuits. The moment that shit gets directed toward high schools and colleges, it'll be much easier for the vast majority of them to just shut it down. Remember, while football is big profit for the NFL and large colleges, it's a massive money loser for public schools. Like many cultural institutions, the foundation is much more fragile than it appears.
It's not that football will suddenly vanish overnight, but it's not like our tastes in sports are set in stone, either -- 70 years ago the "big three" American sports were boxing, horse racing, and baseball. Among those, boxing is the one you should look to for a parallel. Football is destined to follow its slide for the exact same reason: We simply reached a point when parents decided they didn't want their kids to grow up to be boxers.
Damn it, society, how many times are we going to ask our males to surrender their masculinity just so they can have working brains?

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Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system has been
lambasted ever since it was launched
for consumers in January 2007. Diehard Windows users balked at the steep
system requirements, sometimes sluggish performance, inadequate
driver support, and varying products SKUs at multiple price points.
One feature that has caused quite a bit of controversy with
consumers has been the User Account Control (UAC) that is included in Windows
Vista. UAC prompts nag users for simple operations such as going to device
manager, emptying the recycle bin, or installing/uninstalling an application.
David Cross, a product manager responsible for designing
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yesterday. "The reason we put UAC into the platform was to annoy users. I'm
serious," remarked Cross.
Cross added that Microsoft's unorthodox method to stop users
from wreaking havoc with their systems and to stop software makers from making
applications that delved too far into the Windows subsystem was a necessary
"We needed to change the ecosystem, and we needed a
heavy hammer to do it," Cross added. Cross went on to say that although
UAC may be seen as an annoyance to some, but its lasting implications are far
more beneficial to Vista users. "Most users, on a daily basis, actually
have zero UAC prompts."
Many would say that many users have zero UAC prompts on a
daily basis because they have already disabled UAC -- not so says Microsoft.
According to Cross, 88% of Vista users have UAC enabled and 66% of Windows
sessions do not encounter UAC prompts.
quote: Who the hell is Microsoft to tell a paying customer for their product how they should use their system?
quote: The company who provides the product? They made it so they can do whatever they want with it.
quote: then I'll concede I'm talking out my ass.
quote: I'd hate to think if I used Vista it would prompt me each and every update.
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The point atleast puts us ahead of Dallas again, so as long as we play even with them the rest of the way and even with Columbus, we're in.
Good game overall, keep that kind of play up and start finding the back of the net. Liking our team defense and effort lately, bring up Tatar and bench Cleary to get the O going.
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Interesting video. You can do the same things in VB or C# it just requires knowing a bit more. You can download an RSS feed and parse it with an XmlReader object, but that is beyond the level of knowledge those students. PopFly appears to solve that problem by generating workflow through a visual designer that generates the code for you.
Nice, job. At least those students will now have a better understanding of what goes into an application, and they won't roll their eyes when something is behind schedule.
Also, if those students ever need to make a Mashup they will be able too. If their job requires them to anaylze data, they can now consume sources of information and mashup data in the format they need.
Good example using real estate with zip codes, a totally useful application. For a first time home buyer, now put some schools, stores, and work on the same map, and you get an idea of where you live, or it just may seal the deal
You are correct, C# and VB while viable, prevent the students from going beyond simple programs in the time frame of a single semester. PopFly allows them to create fairly sophisticated applications that work with data that is interesting to them AND they can share their results on line via Facebook. It's a win-win.
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I have two spots open for a Fantasy Hockey league throught espn. It is head to head and all I need is your email. Thanks
Fantasy Hockey ESPN, Keeper League
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one spot left. This is a keeper league. Head to head points.
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If you still have a spot open, I would love to join! You can email me at firstname.lastname@example.com! Thanks!!!
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For the first two episodes of The Ultimate Fighter, I've been giving Georges St-Pierre, aka The Good Guy, the photo love so I thought it was time to feature the heel.
Not a second too soon, either, because Josh Koscheck is most certainly grabbing The Bad Guy role and running with it.
Thus far in Season 12, the TUF Season 1 alumnus is re-discovering the instigator roots that served him so well during his original spin on the show. Only instead of the right-on-the-edge Chris Leben as his intended target, "Kos" is taking aim at a considerably more confident and subdued nemesis this time around in GSP.
It's gonna take more than a couple verbal barbs—some more subtle than others—to get under the French-Canadian's skin.
Of course, the blond bomber might regret his tack if he's successful because "Rush" is no one with whom you should trifle. He's not the Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight Champion for nothing.
We haven't really seen it despite Matt Serra's efforts, but it's probably unwise to get St-Pierre too focused on destruction by making the scrap personal.
Unwise for Koscheck, that is.
It's BRILLIANT as far as fight fans and the organization are concerned; we'd love a chance to see a sincerely angry GSP do his thing.
As for the guys in the house, we haven't gotten to know them well enough for much separation to materialize. The first elimination bout after the preliminaries did give us a little fun, though.
Jeff Lentz tried to use false bravado to make a name for himself, promising he wouldn't tap and his opponent would have to make him go to sleep to win by submission. Apparently, Mr. Lentz has never seen an episode of the show or an MMA promo reel or a mixed martial artist interviewed.
Otherwise, he'd know what the audience knows—talk is cheap.
And getting cheaper it would seem.
In a moment of made-for-television bliss (gotta love the wonders of video editing), Alex Caceres forced Jeff to...you guessed it...tap via triangle choke in the third round of their get-together. The poetic justice was even sweeter because Lentz had been whooping "Bruce LeeRoy" up until that point so—if ever there were a moment to risk a little nap rather than cry, "Uncle"—that was it.
On the bright side, Lentz will now have more time to spout nonsense and score cool points (with high schoolers) as he puffs away on his cigarettes.
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per Ward's twitter:
Shouldn't expect conference call for players,until Lawyers/NHLPA has finished clarification process.Likely puts us into tomorrow.
It's sounding like just getting all the details on this offer is going to take a while, then presenting to players, then counteroffer/negotiations.
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quote: HP continues to build Voodoo's boutique PCs, mid-range PCs under the Hewlett-Packard brand and entry level products under the Compaq brand. The company still lacks a direct competitor to Dell's XPS line.
quote: because at least with Alienware when it costs a lot you're getting quite a lot of performance from the machine you purchase.
quote: Just because your PC has worked for you doesn't mean shit about its capabilities compared to computers build with the same parts by someone else.
quote: You mentioned that the reviews I showed you "don't even look at value. That's partly the point I've been trying to make! People who buy Voodoo PCs at no point mention the word value. I've already acknowledged that it's expensive. Whether it offers value for money or not, is not really something I consider. I just like them!
quote: My opinion has merit in that I OWN a VoodooPC, and have 'first hand' having experienced satisfactory performance and customer support for two and a half years. Not a single hardware component has broken down, and the only reason I'm getting a desktop is for studio expansion.
quote: With your logic - if I make handmade chocolate with all the ingredients required (and it's not difficult to make handmade choclate), does that necessarily mean it's as good as a Godiva/Leonidas chocolate?
quote: I can cook a nice balanced, nutritious meal. I can also goto the Ritz and have a nice balanced nutritious meal at a much higher price.
quote: The added value in these cases is in the presentation and putting together of the product - and using high-end components and trying to make them blend together in a nice way. They are crude examples - but with your logic, you're saying you'd turn down the high-end examples that I've just given.
quote: Tell me why is a Louis Vuitton bag more valuable than a bag from well.. in the UK - Marks and Spencer. They both do the same thing.
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Whenever a person, institution or a system of beliefs becomes more important than the people it serves, it is necessary for the offending principle to be removed, by force if necessary.
The American people need to be reminded that they should not be afraid of their government. It's the government that should be afraid of its people. Hopefully, some day soon, the American public will grow weary of the Democratic and Republican parties, which only continue to feed a system that primarily benefits the wealthy and chosen few who have agreed to maintain the status quo and hopefully, some day soon, the American public will rise up to take the power back and place it where it belongs – in the hands of the people.
The battle will not be fought in the streets, but in the courts. There is no certainty in this approach, simply the opportunity to affect change. I think everyone can agree to the notion that our democratic system of government is broken and badly needs reform. The reforms that will follow must be decided upon by the American people who will have to work together in finding the right balance between representation of the citizenry and governmental power.
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A "sticky hands" training drill used in the Chinese close combat art of Wing Chun in order to develop sensitivity. Also sometimes referred to as "rolling," advanced martial artists can detect the slightest inefficiency in an enemy's defenses in order to capitalize with simultaneous attacks and defenses.
Example: "We began our training lesson with Chi Sao and ended with the Wooden Dummy."
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MORGANTOWN - The legendary Jerry West thinks West Virginia University star Kevin Jones probably will not be selected in the first round of next week's National Basketball Association draft.
That shouldn't come as a surprise, though. Most of the scouts have been raising questions about the 6-foot-8, 260-pound forward's chances to be drafted in the first round.
"He did OK in the first day of the combine," West said in an interview from his Los Angeles home. "But the second day of workouts with the (Los Angeles) Lakers he did not do nearly as well.
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"I think he probably will be drafted somewhere around the second round, if not in the first round. But we'll see what happens when the draft starts."
West, the West Virginia University all-time superstar from 1957-60, thought Jones shot the ball well in the combine. But he said some people think the All-Big East first-team standout "isn't athletic enough" in some phases of his playing ability.
"He's just not a great athlete," West said. "He shot the ball well, tough, but did not do well in the next workouts with the Lakers."
Jones' size and lack of bulk also may have been mentioned as possible drawbacks, West noted.
The graduated WVU star played in 139 games as a Mountaineer. He finished his outstanding collegiate career with 1,822 points and 1,408 rebounds. He made 49.4 percent of his field goal shots and 67.7 percent of his free throws.
His career averages per game were 13.1 points and 7.5 rebounds.
West, who played 14 years in the NBA with the Lakers, has earned numerous awards not only as a great player but as a noted club executive in professional basketball. He is in several halls of fame, including the Pro Hall of Fame.
The Kanawha County native now is associated with the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Two new owners of that franchise hired West as an advisor who reported only to them.
"But I am more than an advisor - much more," Jerry said reassuringly. "It's a lot of time and work in the front office. We need to get more players."
West was aware that Eddie Barrett had died in Huntington. "It is sad for all of us," he said "Eddie was a great guy, and he did a great job when I played at WVU."
Barrett served 16 years as the young-starting sports publicity director. "He was a great person, and really publicized the athletes very well," West remembers.
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The Heart of the Highlands Trail System will hold its fifth annual Stakeholders Meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge. Anyone interested in using and connecting trails on public lands in the Canaan Valley and Davis area is welcome to attend and learn more.
The first phase of the Heart of the Highlands Trail System (HoH) is a 23-mile core loop that will connect the partner properties: Blackwater Falls State Park, Little Canaan Wildlife Management Area, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Canaan Valley State Park, Monongahela National Forest, and the National Youth Science Foundation.
Connecting trails will be established and existing trails improved to link the public lands in and around Canaan Valley to each other and to the Town of Davis. Over half of the proposed 23-mile core loop trail is already on the ground.
HoH is currently sponsoring a Student Conservation Association (SCA) trail crew to work on trails this fall. The SCA have completed a footbridge to link the Camp 70 Bridge on Canaan Valley NWR property to the highly popular Splash Dam South trail.
The Splash Dam South Segment is the first new segment of the Heart of the Highlands Core Loop to be completed. This 3-mile trail follows the south side of the Blackwater River from Route 32 near Davis to the Camp 70 Bridge and was built by Canaan Valley Institute with the help of many community volunteers. The SCA crew is also doing much needed maintenance on the Allegheny Trail south of Canaan Loop Road within the Monongahela National Forest.
While many organizations and agencies are partnering to make this trail system a success, the volunteers in the community have made a huge impact in the labor needed to build trails. Tucker County Trails, a Heart of the Highlands partner, is a nonprofit, volunteer organization dedicated to the service, access, and promotion of trails for the health and well-being of Tucker County. They have received a WVDOT Recreational Trails Program grant to supply materials needed for the work that the SCA crew is performing on the Allegheny Trail.
The Heart of the Highlands Trail System board of directors is excited to see Tucker County Trails, the mountain biking community and other community members giving so generously of their time and talents to build these trail connections on our great public lands. We are thrilled to see the efforts and accomplishments of the Heart of the Highlands partnerships.
For more information visit www.heartofthehighlandstrail.org. or contact Julie Dzaack, project administrator, at email@example.com.


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The act of trimming ones friends lists in various social media sites.
"Did you unfriend me?"
"Yeah, I was friendscaping, and you bore me."
"Yeah, I was friendscaping, and you bore me."
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Going through your social network friend list and trimming the ones you don't want anymore.
Omg. You have so many friends on Facebook. You should do some friendscaping this weekend.
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VIENNA, 21 November 2012 – As part of the ongoing celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the world's most successful environmental agreements, a statue dedicated to protecting the ozone layer was officially unveiled today at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna.
The 3.9 metre high sculpture, which depicts the Chinese Goddess Nüwa, was produced by celebrated artist Yuan Xikun, who also acts as a Patron for Arts and Environment for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
In Chinese mythology, Nüwa smelted a seven colour stone to block a hole in the sky to repair the wall of heaven. Yuan Xikun chose the figure of Nüwa to draw parallels with modern-day challenges of ozone depletion and climate change.
The unveiling of the statue in Vienna was hosted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in partnership with UNEP's OzonAction Branch.
UNEP and UNIDO, as implementing agencies of the Montreal Protocol, have been assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition to achieve and sustain compliance with the Protocol.
"I am donating this sculpture to the United Nations as a sign of my commitment to support the organization in its efforts to protect the earth, especially for future generations," said Yuan Xikun.
The sculpture has now found a permanent home in Vienna following an earlier exhibition in Beijing, China, where it was unveiled by the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. The artwork has also been exhibited in Times Square in New York.
Attending the event in Vienna were, among others, Zhao Bin, Ambassador of China to Austria; the deputy of the Director-General of UNIDO, Taizo Nishikawa; Sidi Menad Si-Ahmed, UNIDO Montreal Protocol Branch; and James S. Curlin, Interim Head of the UNEP OzonAction Branch.
"I would like to reiterate UNEP's profound appreciation to Yuan Xikun for his sincere commitment to using his art to promote awareness of sustainable development – this time by donating this great symbol of action for conserving the ozone layer and combating climate change, his monumental statue of the Goddess Nüwa," said Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director.
China is using the Goddess Nüwa as a brand for a communication campaign to reduce and phase out the use of chemicals known as hydrofluorochlorocarbons (HCFCs), which degrade the ozone layer. These chemicals are mainly used in domestic and commercial refrigeration, air-conditioning and industrial foam.
"We are honored to have this work of art at the Vienna International Centre. It will symbolize one of most successful treaties in UN history - the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which 25th anniversary we celebrate this year," said Director General Yumkella. The inauguration of the
"Sky-Patching: Goddess Nüwa" serves as a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the Montreal Protocol. The sculpture stands at the Vienna International Centre not only as the symbol of one of most successful treaties in the history of the United Nations, but also as the symbol of a great cooperation between UNIDO and UNEP.
The Protocol, which has been ratified by 197 countries, has enabled reductions of over 98 per cent of all global production and consumption of controlled ozone-depleting substances.
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a person who is a slut for punk rock guys. or someone who is generally attracted to street punkers in leather jackets, mohawks, and studs.
"did you see her undress for that street kid?"
"yeah shes such a punker slut"
"yeah shes such a punker slut"
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n. A sexually promiscuous punk rocker esp. female.
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A selfrightious young person who sucks at life by society's standards but is has more fun than everybody else.
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A sexually promiscuous punk rock chick.
"I saw a hot punkerslut at the bar last night!"
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n. A person who acts or says things most others don't understand.
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Any one of a class of minerals used to line toilet tanks and hazardous waste storage vats.
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Do you take advantage of price matching when you shop? It's a great way to streamline your shopping. You can buy at a store that's perhaps more convenient to you, while enjoying the lower sale price you found elsewhere. At least, that's how it's supposed to work. What happens when it doesn't?
Q: Why are so many employees clueless about their own policies? One store I shop has a policy that they will match the price of any competitor's ad, as well as some online retailers' prices. I found a video game online that was just a great deal. But I didn't want to pay to ship it, so I went to the store and asked them to match it.
The clerk was clueless. She asked for a manager who said they do not match prices on the Internet. I did not have their policy with me and they refused to check. I came home and called the corporate line, and they said the store was wrong.
A: I agree that there are few things more frustrating than a shopping trip gone wrong, especially when you encounter an unexpected battle in the checkout lane. Couponers and price-conscious shoppers take the time to research stores' policies, and at times you may feel that you know the store's policy better than the person standing in front of you.
While my price-matching adventures usually go well, I have learned that it's always worth taking a few things with me too to help the trip go as smoothly as possible:
1. Take the competitor ad with you. You might think this tip would almost go without saying, but several major chains advertise "ad-free price matching." Without the ad in hand, expect a longer-than-normal wait if the cashier has to look up or verify each item's price. And, if you're matching an online price, print a copy of the ad in question, or be prepared to pull up the ad on a smartphone.
2. Take a copy of the store's policy. If you're faced with resistance at the register, pulling out a copy of the store's policy on price matching makes it difficult for a cashier to say the store doesn't match prices when their policy clearly states that they do.
It's never my intention to generalize about employees anywhere at any store. Most cashiers are knowledgeable, and I especially enjoy the ones who commend me on my savings at the checkout. But as my readers have shared, the cashiers who don't know the policy can inadvertently make life difficult for shoppers who are simply trying to utilize a service that the store offers.
Email your own couponing victories and questions to jill@ ctwfeatures.com.


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Cooley Dickinson Rehab Services will help keep you on the move in the Hilltowns.
At the Worthington Health Center, Cooley Dickinson offers physical therapy services. Marilyn Payne, a physical therapist who holds international certification in spine care, is committed to helping people restore their mobility. In addition, Marilyn has treated a variety of conditions including orthopedic and sports medicine injuries, neurological disorders and incontinence both in hospital and outpatient settings for more than 30 years.
A Worthington resident for more than 30 years, Marilyn knows how to keep Hilltown residents healthy and on the move.
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This year saw Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrate her Diamond Jubilee and 60 years as head of the Commonwealth.
To mark both The Queen's Jubilee and to tell the story of the last 60 years, the Royal Commonwealth Society created the Jubilee Time Capsule.
The Jubilee Time Capsule is an online social archive, containing stories from people across all 54 Commonwealth countries, either as a written memory, a film, an audio recording or a photographic memory.
The time capsule marks the eventful six decades The Queen has seen, from Accession Day on 6th February 1952 to 2011's Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
These memories recount moments of Royal and historical significance, as well as personal histories, including weddings, family migration stories and individual tales of conflict and loss.
When The Queen became Head of the Commonwealth in 1952, there were eight member states - there are now 54. During Her Majesty's reign, 42 Commonwealth members gained independence from Britain and all chose to join the Commonwealth.
All Commonwealth residents, both adults and children, were invited to contribute a story about their family, community, country or the Commonwealth itself, from any time during Her Majesty's reign.
Over 37,000 people submitted contributions, via jubileetimecapsule.org and an Apple app.
Celebrities and members of the Royal Family to have taken part in the project include Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, Paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and William Hague.
The most popular day for people to remember was 29th April 2011 – the Royal Wedding – with more than 200 entries.
A massive 80,000 stories were submitted into the Jubilee Time Capsule in total, creating crowd-sourced People's History - an authentic legacy of the last 60 years.
The mass of entries was whittled down to the 60 'best' memories by a panel of distinguished judges, including the director general of The Royal Photographic Society, the Royal Librarian and Telegraph Deputy Editor Benedict Brogan.
These selected entries have formed the Diamond (re)Collection, and were presented to The Queen by the Royal Commonwealth Society during Her Majesty's tour of the Society's headquarters, on 14th November.
It's all on a Note
The entire Diamond (re)Collection was made public on the internet, immediately following this.
The 60 photographs, drawings, poems, essays and videos were given to The Queen on a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet PC – the digital time capsule.
The tablet PC was presented to The Queen by 12-year-old John Samson, from Malawi, whose contributing essay, 'The day I wore my best clothes', was about the day he received his first school uniform.
John won the Royal Commonwealth Essay Junior Prize, which ran alongside the Jubilee Time Capsule project.
The tablet PC will be stored at Windsor Castle as part of the Royal Collection, which is held in trust by the Sovereign for her successors and the nation.
The Royal Collection already includes technology, including PCs and DVDs, as well as art, furniture and other memorabilia, but this is the first artifact on a PC tablet to be added.
Danny Sriskandarajah, Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society said: "The Commonwealth has been at the heart of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and we wanted to do something innovative to celebrate the association and the 2.1 billion people that live in it.
"The Jubilee Time Capsule is an amazing collection of stories and memories that shows the shared history and aspirations of the Commonwealth's citizens."
The legacy of Alan Turing
The first date in the Jubilee Time Capsule timeline is 6th February 1952 – A National Parks employee in Kenya shares a photo and remembers the day Princess Elizabeth found out about her father's death and her imminent accession to the throne.


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to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected.
They never learn even after all the games they play continue to backfire on them.
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When you're about to fart, and something extra (and usually liquid) explodes out of the ass.
I was going to light my fart on fire at the party, but a few seconds later everyone got hit by my backfire.
автор: Smackdown Lane 19 июня 2006
When a guy cums so hard, he ejaculates into his own face.
Dudes, I hella thought she was going to swallow, but she totes made me backfire.
автор: LisaHero 10 ноября 2007
The moment where, when you're taking a shit, a large pocket of gas (referred to as a future-fart) that was resting mid-shit or between two shits escapes as you're passing your lovelog, resulting in a sudden violent fart than not only propels your previously freefalling turd at Mach 2 speeds, but also results in a pleasing shotgun blast of turdlings across the toilet bowl.
A backfire is so named for it's similarity to a car backfiring.
A backfire is so named for it's similarity to a car backfiring.
"Man, I was taking a dump and backfired, and now I get 'Nam flashbacks when I visit the shitter."
автор: TheTurdBurglar 28 декабря 2013
When a man is receiving a blowjob and upon finishing inside the mouth of the giver, the contents are spat back in his direction.
Last night my girlfriend backfired all over my chest!
автор: Emmett T 2 марта 2010
The prefix given to an internet thread predicting the future that fails miserably, causing lulz.
PackedLunch's thread just got a Backfire tag
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when a guy cums hard enough to blow his load into his own face.
I thought she was going to finish the job, but she pulled off early, and I backfired.
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Can You Spare 5 Minutes for Blood Cancer Awareness Month?
IMF is asking every advocate to spend 5 minutes to write their U.S. Representative and urge him or her to co-sponsor H. Res. 1433. This resolution recognizes September 2010 as Blood Cancer Awareness Month and highlights the impact blood cancers have in the United States each year and encourages greater support for blood cancer research and education.
In order for the legislation to be considered by the House of Representatives, 100 Members of Congress must first co-sponsor the resolution. Currently, 41 more signatures are needed to meet this goal! It will take just minutes to contact your Representative and help ensure that this important resolution is introduced. Please visit the Advocacy Action Center at www.advocacy.myeloma.org to write your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to support Blood Cancer Awareness Month by co-sponsoring H. Res. 1433.
Senate Schedule for Remainder of 2010
After the August recess, the Senate will return September 13th for a brief pre-election session scheduled to end on October 8th. Legislation on small-business tax and lending legislation (H.R. 5297), a defense authorization bill (S. 3280) and an assortment of energy proposals, such as the elimination of a cap on oil companies' liability in the event of a major oil spill will be considered when the Senate returns from the recess period. Additionally, the Senate will also debate tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 that are set to expire at the end of the year.
The Senate will reconvene after the midterm elections for a lame-duck session beginning on November 15th. The session is expected to last one week. After a week break for Thanksgiving, the Senate will reconvene on November 29th. This post-election work period will deal with potential recommendations from the deficit reduction commission set up by President Obama as this commission may deliver a package of budget proposals to Congress in December. The Senate Appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2011 will also be considered during the lame duck session.
A target date for adjournment of the lame-duck session has not been set.
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Want to stay informed about IMF's advocacy activities? All you need to do is to join the Myeloma Action Network at www.advocacy.myeloma.org and you will automatically receive e-mail advocacy alerts from the IMF. To learn more about health care reform and other important advocacy issues that impact the myeloma community, please visit the IMF advocacy page at www.myeloma.org.


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ALBANY — What if Keyonte Edwards had been able to play? What if those several shots that bounced out of the basket bounced in? What if they were a little sharper with the ball? What if they had just one or two more calls go their way?
Those are understandable, natural questions to ask for the Cardinal O'Hara girls basketball team and its supporters, but, as with any game, not much can come of dwelling on them.
Here's a much more worthwhile what-if: What if the Hawks just lost to perhaps the best small school girls basketball team the state has ever seen?
Cardinal O'Hara had one of Western New York's finest girls basketball campaigns in recent memory end with a loss to a team that is coming off four such seasons. On the final day of high school basketball in New York State, the Hawks fell, 65-48, to Irvington of Westchester County in the state Federation Class B title game Sunday.
The Hawks did not have one of their best players (Edwards was on hand, but sidelined with a blood clot in her right shoulder), and they did not play their best game. They likely would have needed both to be able to beat an Irvington team that won its third Federation title in the last four seasons, a quadrennial that has included four straight public school state Class B championships and 105 victories.
Before an estimated 250 at the Times Union Center, Irvington senior 6-footer Lexi Martins earned MVP honors after putting forth a 22-point, 16-rebound performance despite serious foul trouble (three in the first half). Outstanding senior point guard Brittni Lai had 15 points, four assists and four steals for the Bulldogs, who went 25-2 in a season in which they beat the Federation Class A champion (Long Island Lutheran) and suffered their only losses to Class AA public school champion and fellow Section I school Ossining.
"I don't think there were too many other people that thought we'd give them that kind of a game without Keyonte, but those are people that don't know our team very well," O'Hara coach Dan McDermott said. "I couldn't be more proud of the way the girls performed today against those odds, and against that team, which is just an awesome team. I couldn't ask for anything more."
With Martins in foul trouble, the Hawks were within two points late in the second quarter at 24-22. But several misses and turnovers aided a 6-0 half-closing run by the Bulldogs, who went on to claim the game with a 23-13 third quarter.
"We had it 24-22 and gave them six points," McDermott said. "Even [the halftime score] was better than most people expected, and we were disappointed going in that it was eight points. We had the game where we wanted it to be. We just couldn't seem to buy a bucket when we needed one."
In the third quarter, Irvington displayed the kind of basketball that has earned it piles of plaques and ribbons the last four years.
Martins, who never picked up her fourth foul, scored Irvington's first eight points of the third to open a 38-26 lead. Two of the baskets came after wonderful hot-potato ball movement to create a good shot for Martins. Then it was Lai's turn, making a steal and layup, and then a three-pointer to put Irvington up, 43-26, with 3:20 left in the third. Irvington kept its cushion to the end of the quarter as it took a 53-35 lead to the fourth, where the lead would hit 19.
Edwards, who was unable to make it for the Hawks' semifinal victory Saturday morning, was on hand to support her team. Her road trip with McDermott's wife started at 5:30 a.m. and she surprised her teammates in the locker room for their pregame meeting.
"When they told the coaches to come in, I was behind the coaches, and when I came in there was so much emotion and enjoyment," Edwards said. "It was better to be here than not be here, because I got to share the moment. It's been an amazing season."
Edwards spent the game on the bench near the coaches, cheering and encouraging her teammates. And when things unfolded the way they did, she became a consoler-in-chief as well. When McDonell, O'Hara's all-time leading scorer, fouled out with 4:17 to go and the Hawks down 14, Edwards greeted the devastated senior captain, took her to the end of the bench and held her as McDonell was overcome with emotion.
"When I fouled out, I was like 'Oh my goodness,' and she was right there," said McDonell, who will play at Daemen next year. "She knew it was the last time I'd be on the floor in high school."
Said Edwards: "She thinks it's over. High school is over, but she's starting college. It's not over. She's an amazing player She broke records – Leah is just amazing. I had to tell her, 'don't feel down.' "
McDonell had 13 points and was named to the All-Tournament team, while junior forward Kelsey McCarthy scored 12 on 6-of-10 shooting and had 11 rebounds. Junior guard Aisha Shabazz added nine points, senior forward Sara DiPasquale had six points and six rebounds and senior guard Kayla Brown had five points and four steals.
"We know we fought hard, and we overcame a lot of things this season," said Brown. "There's nothing to be sad about."
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What are some good sci fi, action, or supernatural manga?
Rebirth has to do with Vampire, Warriors of tao (only 4 vol. long) is about human gladiators that have these super power type things. Hope that helps. "Don't doubt the darkness, it can be your enemy as well as your friend."
These are some good shows Karas Blood The last vampireBerserkFate Stay NiteXHellsingMy- Hime Trinity Blood Give your definition of sci-fi and if its machines and stuffthere isAppleseed 1 and 2GunswordVexilleGhost in the Shell (GITS for short) The series and the moviesThe path to conquest leaves nothing else to be desired!!!!
Dragon Knights is pretty good... it is about these 3 guys that have to fight some aliens to save the world... the aliens aren't grostesque looking but more mecha looking & from another planet or dimension...I've only read the first 2 manga and not exactly sure how many volumes there are because I got them used.Dewa Mata,Niji-Hana OTAKU NINJA"If you listen to the world, you'll hear all kinds of false claims about morality. But the gospel offers an unchanging standard of truth."
trigun, trigun maximum, cowboy bebop, bleach, hellsing, gits.
just got done with reading star trek the manga i and got to say it is one of the best that i have read and along time .


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Drew Barrymore is the first to admit taking care of a newborn and a toddler has been an adjustment.
The actress, who delivered her second child with art advisor husband Will Kopelman on April 22, says her recovery with newborn daughter Frankie was quicker this time around than following her first pregnancy with elder daughter Olive, 20 months.
"I knew that I have two kids to take care of now and just kicked my own butt to get back into the swing of things immediately," she tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story.
The biggest challenge? "Just being split. They're awake and asleep at different times, or awake at the same time, and it's a juggling act a little bit."
Barrymore, 39, says her own tumultuous childhood influenced what she sees as most important for her kids.
She wanted Olive "to have a sibling, because I really would have liked that in my life," she says. "And always being on time, being there when I say I'm going to be there. Creating a real stable home. I know when my daughter wants to swing higher and jump into the pool and all of these things, she feels safe. To make your kids feel safe is everything."
Barrymore says Olive is relishing having a baby sister – so far. "Olive loves Frankie and just wants to hang out with her all the time," she adds. "She wants to feed her. She's super into it. That's now. I'm sure things will ebb and flow."
Now promoting Blended, her new comedy with Adam Sandler which hits theaters Friday, Barrymore admits she wasn't sure she wanted to act anymore after Olive's birth.
"I didn't think I could go back to work, honestly. I didn't want to be away from my kids and it just wasn't the priority," she says. "With Adam, he makes everything really safe because he really creates an environment where kids can come and be a part of it. It was a really big lesson for me."
Knowing duty would be calling so soon after she gave birth "kept me at least physically present and sharp," Barrymore adds. "As opposed to being a brain scholar, which I am not right now. As I walk into a room to get something and pass the doorway, I've forgotten already."


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FDA has retreated from earlier plans to relax its conflict rules governing experts who serve on its advisory panels. Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., on February 1 told a House subcommittee, "We don't, at the moment, see major areas where a legislative fix is required." The agency faces pressure from industry to relax rules that it says have slowed down the regulatory process but also from citizen groups that want to ensure tight limits.
At issue are 1988 rules barring individuals from participating in FDA advisory committees if they, their spouse, or minor children have more than $50,000 in potentially conflicting financial interests. Those who vouch for loosening the rules say the instituted limits have resulted in too many empty spots on advisory panels and members not always having the necessary expertise.
The other conflict-of-interest issue currently under discussion relates to rules for principal investigators in drug and device studies who have financial interests that could be impacted by the results of the study. Last May FDA drafted guidelines on this issue to update FDA regulations issued in 2001. The agency is still reviewing comments received on the draft, FDA spokesman Morgan Liscinsky pointed out to GEN.
Comments received thus far fall along similar lines as comments made for advisory panel rules; i.e., those who want the rules loosened profess negative impact on the drug development process and industry and those who want tighter guidelines point to safety concerns and say that financial conflicts are bound to bias investigators.
FDA aims to have no more than 10% of its advisory seats vacant in 2012 but is not yet achieving that, though some may say it is getting better. As of October 2011, vacancies were at 19%, down from 23% in July 2011 and 25% in January 2011.
The agency is allowed to grant waivers to panelists if it deems that the panelists' afford a certain expertise to the advisory committee. Waivers, however, cannot be issued if an advisor is the principal investigator on a clinical trial of a product about which the committee will provide advice.
FDA's goal for 2012 is to issue 12.78% or fewer waivers. This percentage has fluctuated between October 2010 and October 2011 from a high of 4% right down to zero. "In recent years, waivers for FDA advisory committees have not exceeded five percent annually," Liscinsky pointed out. Dr. Hamburg also cited this fact saying that FDA is no longer "bumping up against our cap in terms of waivers."
Dr. Hamburg's comments are a change from a July 2011 address before the public health watchdog group Public Citizen, when she cited vacancies on advisory committees in contending: "We have to be sure that FDA has subject-matter experts that we need for our important decision making," according to a quote published by Bloomberg. Dr. Hamburg and FDA have been squeezed by two sides of the political spectrum: Republicans want more help and less red tape for industry, while progressives like Public Citizen say that the current rules work and no change is needed at all.
"Although I don't think that reason is always the number one feature of the way our Congress acts, there isn't going to be any reason to say we need to relax the financial conflict of interest rules for FDA advisory committee members," Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., Director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, told GEN. Dr. Wolfe, a member of FDA's Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee whose term ends May 31, pointed to the decrease in vacancies over the past year as evidence of improvement. He said that the agency is slowly but surely filling its advisory panel positions, which is also how the FDA now feels.
The views of FDA and Dr. Wolfe contrast with those of some industry speakers at the recent PDUFA hearing. For example, David E. Wheadon, svp, scientific and regulatory affairs at Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Richard F. Pops, chairman and CEO of Alkermes, said the quality of scientific discourse on FDA advisory panels had suffered.
He said that since conflict rules for experts were tightened, the agency sometimes relied on panel members lacking relevant expertise, particularly in rare diseases. "In recent years, arbitrary limits and unnecessarily restrictive interpretations of conflict of interest rules have created barriers that have prevented FDA from consistently recruiting highly qualified scientific advisors," said Pops, who spoke for BIO; he serves on BIO's Health Section Governing Board.
Last October two bills surfaced in Congress that aimed to ease how conflicts were defined, but neither bill has been heard yet. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) introduced the Cultivating Scientific Expertise to Foster Innovation Act (HR 3206) to eliminate limits on the number of conflict of interest waivers FDA can issue. Also, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act (S.1700) to subject FDA to the same conflict policy as the rest of the federal government.
The other side of the conflict-of-interest story relates to principal investigators. No surprise that comments have followed the same division of opinion as with rules governing advisory panels. One respondent said FDA's draft guidance didn't go far enough: "Make it more restrictive. Your first priority is to protect the public from crap, corruption, and bribery," according to 'anonymous.' "The revolving door at the FDA is beyond belief: You do in the public for money, and when you leave FDA, you get big money in big pharma. We need to stop that revolving door."
Representing the other side of the coin, David Verbraska, Pfizer's vp, regulatory policy, said, "Should FDA choose to mandate public disclosure of investigator financial information, Pfizer recommends that the agency not require listing of specific payments or dollar amounts. The implication of such disclosures is that the payments do or have the potential to introduce bias or influence, which is highly unlikely to be the case."
HHS issued new conflict-of-interest rules in August 2011 for researchers receiving funding from the US Public Health Service. It lowered the minimum threshold for disclosure from $10,000 to $5,000. Unlike HHS' prior 1995 rules, any equity interest in privately held entities must be disclosed.
HHS' final regulations exceed FDA's current draft guidance, which requires disclosure of:
FDA and HHS will have to reach a decision about rules surrounding principal investigators. The two agencies should consider combining their regulations into a single biomedical conflict-of-interest standard that offers researchers more clarity about what information they have to disclose to regulators.
FDA and HHS seem to be more on the same page regarding conflict of interest rules for advisory panels. These rules will no doubt get challenged by industry groups looking to ease guidelines and will be an ongoing tussle. To address their concerns, FDA and Congress should agree on a percentage of vacancies that might trigger FDA action such as easing up on conflict rules. That would stave off problems related to too many vacancies should that occur while also heading off any changes during times when the system seems to be working.
Alex Philippidis is senior news editor at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.
Alex Philippidis is senior news editor at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.
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New sequencing studies in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients have identified specific mutations in the FLT3 gene that are associated with resistance to treatment with FLT3 inhibitor drugs, and could point the way to the development of more effective, personalized AML therapeutics.
The work, by a University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)-led team, used Pacific Biosciences' single molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing platform to look more closely at the sequences of activating internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations in the FLT3 (FLT3-ITD) alleles carried by patients who had relapsed after treatment with the investigational FLT3 inhibitor AC220 (quizartinib; Ambit Biosciences).
Their results identified point mutations within the kinase domain of FLT3-ITD that were evident at the point of treatment relapse but weren't present before AC220 therapy, and which led to one of three alterations in the FLT3 structure that conferred substantial resistance to AC220. Reporting in Nature, Neil P. Shah, Ph.D., and colleagues conclude that their findings "validate FLT3-ITD as a therapeutic target in human AML." Their published paper is titled "Validation of ITD mutations in FLT3 as a therapeutic target in human acute myeloid leukaemia."
FLT3-ITD mutations occur in approximately 20% of AML patients and are associated with poor prognosis. However, previous work has been unable to determine definitively whether such mutations play a causal in AML development and progression, or whether they are passenger mutations that occur alongside the true genetic drivers. Indeed, the researchers note, the lack of "convincing clinical evidence" with early FLT3 inhibitors indicated that FLT3-ITD probably represents a passenger lesion. And while studies with the broad-spectrum kinase inhibitor sorafenib have "anecdotally" achieved bone marrow remission in FLT3-ITD+ AML patients, whether the drug's mechanism of action is mediated through FLT3 inhibition is still unclear.
In fact to date, they add, "perhaps the most compelling evidence so far that FLT3-ITD could represent a driver mutation in AML was the identification of a secondary FLT3 kinase domain mutation that conferred moderate resistance to the multikinase inhibitor PKC412 in a single FLT3-ITD+ patient who relapsed after an initial bone marrow response."
To try and provide more definitive data on whether FLT3-ITD mutations in AML are drivers or passengers in disease progression, the UCSF researchers sequenced the FLT3-ITD genes in eight patients who had relapsed after treatment with AC220 in a Phase II clinical trial. They looked for the presence of drug-resistance mutations in the kinase domains of FLT3-ITD in samples taken both before treatment and after relapse.
In every case, subcloning and sequencing of individual FLT3-ITD alleles revealed the presence of mutations at the time of relapse that weren't detected prior to drug treatment. Importantly, the mutations were all found at two of three critical residues that the team had already identified as AC220 resistance-conferring mutations using an in vitro assay.
The researchers then applied the Pacific Biosciences SMRT sequencing platform to more accurately sequence the ITD region and kinase domain of the FLT3-ITD alleles in each patient's sample. They claim the technique effectively provides sequencing reads of sufficient length to allow focused interrogation of FLT3-ITD alleles, and enabled them to obtain from individual patient samples hundreds of reads spanning the ITD region and kinase domain with an average read length of greater than 1 kilobase (kb). Using this technique the presence of resistance-conferring kinase domain mutations were identified in the FLT3-ITD alleles of all eight patient samples.
Moreover, all the mutations identified at relapse were present at a frequency significantly higher than that observed in a normal controls, and were not detected before treatment. And the substitutions that conferred a high degree of resistance to AC220 in vitro were also associated with an equivalent level of resistance to sorafenib in cell-based growth and biochemical assays.
By marrying the obtained sequence data with known structure of the FLT3 kinase domain, the researchers postulated that the mutations lead to conformational changes that obstruct the binding of AC220 and sorafenib. Alternatively, they note, the mechanism of AC220 resistance may relate to increased kinase activity that impacts on downstream effector activation.
Whatever then mechanisms, the investigators say their findings demonstrate that FLT3-ITD can represent a driver lesion and valid therapeutic target in human AML. "AC220-resistant FLT3 kinase domain mutants represent high-value targets for future FLT3 inhibitor development efforts."
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The National Weather Service in Baltimore/Washington has issued a winter weather advisory for sleet and freezing rain for an area that includes Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties that will be in effect today until 6 p.m.
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Because of the harsh penalties imposed by the NCAA for the next several seasons, the Penn State coaches are going to need to uncover some prospects capable of playing big-time college football before anybody else does.
In Alabama's Jonathan Walton, they seem to have done that.
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof was instrumental in getting the 6-foot-0, 228-pound middle linebacker from Bayside Academy up to camp over the summer and offering him a scholarship when the other colleges in pursuit were Arkansas State, South Alabama, Troy and UAB. The level of interest in Walton has changed considerably over the last couple of months.
"Ole Miss is recruiting me. They didn't make an offer, but they're talking to me now. South Carolina just started talking to me," Walton, who also had an offer from Minnesota, said.
Even with more high-profile colleges coming into the picture every day, Walton decided to make a commitment to Penn State during his official visit to University Park on Dec. 7-9. If the Nittany Lions can keep him on board, he'll be part of what currently is an 18-member 2013 recruiting class.
For Walton, whose favorite subjects are math and algebra because he likes to work with numbers, things just added up in Penn State's favor.
"I always liked [Penn State]," Walton said. "I held open my options. I said, 'I'll look around.' I sat down with my family. I looked at the schools that offered me. I went on my visits, saw what it was like and made my comparisons. I went to Minnesota and I went to Penn State. Those were my top schools. I went to Penn State, and I made my decision. I knew where I wanted to go."
Playing right in the middle of Bayside's 3-3-5 defense, Walton led the Admirals in tackles, blocking three punts and returning one of those for a touchdown during a 7-5 senior season. In Walton's three years as a starter, Bayside, which is located in the town of Daphne right on Mobile Bay, went 27-10.
Bayside coach Phil Lazenby said the reason colleges have been interested in Walton is pretty simple.
"He's big and he's strong and he's fast. Those are the things that you look at," Lazenby said. "He's got the size to take on a [high school] lineman, but, and I know this is going to sound crazy, we even thought about playing him at safety because he has the speed to do it. He's really good at playing inside-out and chasing you down."
Lazenby said Walton has timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. In addition to playing defense, Walton runs the ball with the balance and power of a bowling ball, enabling him to average more than 10 yards per carry as a senior in around 40 attempts.
Lazenby had Walton return one punt. In what Walton said was one of his favorite moments as a high school player, he took the kick back 74 yards for a touchdown.
"I asked him if he minded just concentrating on Mike linebacker this year. He said, 'Coach, I'll play anywhere you want me to play, and, believe me, he just about could," Lazenby said. "He would have been the best running back we had by far, but he ended up being the best linebacker. And he never once complained."
Walton, whose favorite football players are Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin, also played basketball and ran track in high school - competing in the 100-meter dash while throwing the shot 47 feet - before deciding to devote more time to training for football, which he's been playing since he was 6.
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"We felt comfortable. Everybody was cool. You get to see who you're going to be living with, who you're going to be around the next four years. You have to look at that. I think they're good kids, and we felt at home," Walton said. "I was with Nyeem. He helped me out a lot. He wanted me to come there bad, and he showed it."
It seems like other colleges are going to show Walton the love, too, before letter-of-intent day, but he said he has no intentions of changing his mind.
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I was happy at their compliance to all my requests - especially about not having an IV of any sort. I was doing it all on my own and it felt good.
Within the hour I was starting to really feel the labor kicking into gear. I had a tranquil CD- "Summer Solstice" playing in my room's DVD player and I just let my body relax as much as possible. I asked Jeff to just try to get some sleep and I would wake him if I needed him. Around 5:45 am my water broke and I woke up Jeff to go get the nurse. And then I got on all fours and started pushing. It was just me in the room at that time, then hubby was back in and the nurses were practically begging me from the doorway to stop pushing because the doctor was still on his way. There was no way I was going to stop.
An on-call doctor appeared in the hallway as Gray was coming out on to the bed in literally one push- like a little fish he came out all at once! There had been no breaking down of the bed, stirrups, or bright lights this time. He came so fast. It was wonderful.
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Punk: Almost Playoff Time!
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Punk has been laying low for the most part as of late. I got to go to a great show this past week featuring Trever Keith from Face to Face. He played his new solo album but announced that Face to Face is back together (well part-time anyway) but is planning on touring again starting this summer. It is a must make show for anyone who is a fan, or is into any type of music!
So there is a big weekend coming up to decide the seedings in all divsions. I can't give any brackets, because that would take too much thought tonight. But if the Final Four weekend was upon us, here are Punk's picks. On Sunday, May 4th, we'll have a better picture of what to expect.
Most of D1 is pretty much set. Will there be a Delaware this year, who knows. Duke had a handle on UVA in the ACC finals until the 4th quarter, but with that potent offense, they should cruise into the Final Four. In D2 will most likely be the norm. D3 however, watch out for Cortland. They are putting up numbers and I don't think that anyone in D3 can stop Ryan Heath. Gburg may just put a stop to Salisbury's streak of finals appearences.
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We're in the throes of winter, and Punxsutawney Phil won't be making his prediction until next month.
Instead of hibernating, try some activities – indoor or outdoor – to enjoy the season. While this list is not comprehensive, we have compiled a range of free or inexpensive events and attractions to sample:
• Ice skating. Lace up your skates and get on the ice (even NHL players are getting back into it). Choices include the Rotary Rink at Fountain Plaza in downtown Buffalo, where skating is free. The skate rental fee is $2 for children and $3 for adults – even better, rentals are free on "National Grid First Wednesdays," Feb. 6 and March 6.
You can also try skating at Academy Park in Lewiston and Bond Lake in Ransomville, among many other spots. In Niagara Falls, Ont., at the "TD Rink at the Brink" next to the Horseshoe Falls, skating is free Feb. 4 and 11 (skate rentals are not free).
• Sledding. The snow is bound to return, and when it does, find a hill, something good to sled on, and head downhill. Popular spots include Chestnut Ridge Park (which also has toboggan chutes), the Shakespeare Hill in Delaware Park, the Reservoir State Park in Lewiston, the Lockport Town and Country Club (where it's "sled at your own risk"), and Bond Lake in Ransomville (for inflatable tubes).
• Winter Festivals. What better way to embrace the season than at events celebrating winter? A few to consider are Flurrious! 2013 at Delaware Park (Jan. 26), Amherst Winterfest (Jan. 26), Clarence Winterfest (Jan. 27), and Alden Winterfest (Feb. 1 and 2). There are many others out there – check with your local town or village to see if one is coming up.
• Skiing. Western New York has lots of good choices for hitting the slopes. Emery Park, a county park at 2084 Emery Road in South Wales, has a free skiing hill, with a T-bar to pull you to the top. (Note: skiing is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.)
• Snowshoeing. Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo is offering a "Family Full Moon Snowshoe," 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 26, weather permitting. The cost is $7 for nonmembers of the Buffalo Museum of Science; snowshoes are provided.
• Art galleries. Sample some culture in a free or inexpensive way. Admission to the Albright-Knox is free on the first Friday of the month through "M&T First Fridays" (next is Feb. 1). At the Burchfield Penney Art Center, general admission is free for most programs at "M&T Second Fridays" (next is Feb. 8). In Allentown, there is a "First Friday Gallery Tour" the first Friday of each month (www.firstfridaysallentown.com). Many area art galleries, including the UB Art Gallery and the Anderson Museum at UB, have free admission, offering an enriching experience when the temperature is low.
• Niagara attractions. Niagara Falls is a great place to visit any time of year. The Niagara Power Project's Power Vista has free admission, with a close-up view of the Niagara Gorge in winter. If you venture to Terrapin Point, you'll have fewer tourists to compete with for a spectacular view of the Horseshoe Falls, and parking on Goat Island is free this time of year.
• Catch a movie. The next installment in Shea's free family film series is "Kung Fu Panda," at 2 p.m. Feb. 17. Free tickets are available about a week before the show at Wegmans supermarkets in Erie and Niagara counties.
• Check your favorite baseball team's home schedule. Hey, anything to make spring seem sooner.
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