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I like ambient music that incorporates noisy elements, so I'm really liking this. The only flaw I can think of is that I do find it to be a bit too loud though.
Quote from: Castleview on November 10, 2013, 12:48:41 PMI like ambient music that incorporates noisy elements, so I'm really liking this. The only flaw I can think of is that I do find it to be a bit too loud though.I give you the second mix, with lower volume level, no peaks above 0 DB on this one. let me know which you like most.http://delafil.se/key=1dad6d4262cbbf38c5b41e7e6880ecd5
I got it to work by using a different browser. That lower mix was definitely better to me. Really solid track. You should try some of my music on my Bancdamp page if you have the chance. I think you would probably enjoy my newer work. I'm actually about to release a new track.
Definitely check out Droneworlds and Hortus Conclusus. I also recommend Chamber Music. The other ones are more hit-and-miss, though I'd definitely recommend the song Devotion from Dronefest.
I'm glad that Bandcamp provides FLAC downloads for those that want really high quality. I personally don't find the Bandcamp streams to be that bad but they're definitely not the highest quality.
Hi Immersion,I meant to tell you that I gave your track with the lower volume mix a listen (burned it onto CDR and listened to it through my stereo system). Some nice textures...I like your sounds at the high end, but the mix as a whole seems to lack a midrange (maybe you overcompensated the EQ by trying to avoid a muddy midrange??). I would also dial back the reverb tail on the high end--it seems to smear a bit and there could be a little space there, so that the reverb setting could come through better.HTH,Forrest
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Yesterday, Galena Biopharma (GALE) plunged on news that it's being investigated by the SEC. But at least one analyst believes a little trouble with regulators shouldn't derail Galena Biopharma's stock.
Maxim Group's Echo He explains why she's not ready to bail on Galena Biopharma yet:
It is not clear what the outcome of the SEC investigation will be, however, we believe the worst case scenario is that the SEC finds some liability with management. We believe this should not materially affectthe value of underlying assets based on our current assumptions.
Our fundamental metrics remain unchanged. [Galena Biopharma] currently has one marketed drug, Abstral, a transmucosal immediate release fentanyl that [Galena Biopharma] guided $11M-$15M sales in 2014, and three pipeline drugs, including NeuVax, a breast cancer vaccine in a phase III (under SPA) and a phase IIb trial (in combination with Herceptin), FBP in a phase II trial for ovarian cancer and Anagrelide CR, which is scheduled to enroll to a phase II trial in ET this year. We value Abstral at $1/share, NeuVax at $8/share and Anagrelide CR at $2/share. We do not assign any value to FBP at this stage.
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Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker, Black Dog, Since I've Been Loving You, Celebration Day, Stairway to Heaven, Going to California, That's the Way, Tangerine, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Dazed and Confused, What Is and What Should Never Be, Moby Dick, Rock and Roll, Whole Lotta Love (medley incl. Let That Boy Boogie, Hello Mary Lou, Let's Have a Party, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Going Down Slow), Communication Breakdown, Organ solo ~ Thank You.
While in town, the band attends a press party and conducts interviews for radio and television. Footage from this concert and the press party is featured on the official dvd, released in 2003.
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Press Report: The Led Zeppelin concert at the showgrounds last Sunday must rate as one of the best ever held in Sydney - but, if the crowd had not stormed the fences, it could have been the worst.
The official attendence figure was 27,000 but senior police officers at the concert estimated the crowd at "at least 30,000". According to showground officials the three stands used last Sunday have a maximum capacity of 25,000 - so whatever way you look at it the ground was dangerously overcrowded.
Despite the fact that there were no seats left at mid-day and no standing room by 1.30pm., people were still coming through the gates at 2.30pm. The overcrowding that existed before the fences were stormed must never be allowed to occur again because next time someone could be killed in the crush. Once capacity is reached the gates should be closed. David D. Bryant The Sun-Herald, 5 March 1972, p. 109.
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Led Zeppelin Live in Sydney 27/02/1772
Led Zeppelin – Sydney Showground
February 27 1972 2.00pm
It was a balmy summer's Sunday afternoon, rain clouds had threatened all morning but thankfully never eventuated.
My good mate Muzza and I jumped on the train and headed into the city.
We arrived at Central Station and walked the couple of miles to The Sydney Showground, more accustomed to holding Rodeos and such rather than rock concerts.
Thousands of people had gathered estimated at somewhere between 26 and 38 thousand.
They threw the gates open about 15 minutes before it started.
The stage was set back about 50 yards from the boundary fence, the stands were full except for a handful of VIP's sitting on the grassed area.
Several fans tried to join them but were tackled by the cops and escorted back to the stands.
The band ripped into the Immigrant Song and pandemonium broke out when we charged on to the field and the cops didn't know what had hit them and gave up the chase.
As fast as it started it ended with everybody just stopped and sat down all at once for a few seconds then started going off.
After a couple of songs Robert said "Hello Sydney, I hope it doesn't rain and we have to stop, if we don't we'll all blow up!" and the throng erupted.
We were about 10 yards from them centre stage
One of the many highlights was when they played Bron-yr-aur Stomp he whole crowd clapped along with the chorus in perfect time, a real "you had to be there moment".
I left there with a feeling that I was part of something special that day and it only seems like yesterday, even though it will be 36 years ago at the end of the month that The Mighty Led Zeppelin landed in Oz.


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Research from Stanford's Jonathan Mayer and ProPublica has shown that Verizon's undeleteable UIDH mobile tracking header is being used by advertising and tracking company Turn.com to respawn deleted cookies. The only complete protection from being tracked by Verizon's injected headers is to follow the advice in Verizon's privacy policy, and not use their product at all:
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Verizon advertising partner Turn has been caught using Verizon Wireless's UIDH tracking header to resurrect deleted tracking cookies and share them with dozens of major websites and ad networks, forming a vast web of non-consensual online tracking. Explosive research from Stanford security expert Jonathan Mayer shows that, as we warned in November, Verizon's UIDH header is being used as an undeletable perma-cookie that makes it impossible for customers to meaningfully control their online privacy.
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I went to the Mall of Bluffs today, Target didnt have anything special. So i went to the Council Bluffs TRU and i found the newest wave of figures. I didnt have much money on me so i was only going to pick two up and leave the rest, but my sister said as a Christmas present she would buy me as many of the figures as i wanted, so i picked up four of the 442nd Siege Battalion, four Fifth Fleet Security, R5-J2, one Clone Trooper Sergeant, one Super Battle Droid, and two packs of the Battle Droids. They had every other figure from that wave still there, but i didnt want those. I wont be able to get them until Christmas though, but its a relief knowing that ive got them, and so many of them, in one swoop. Now i just need to pick up three more of the Super Battle Droids, and two more packs of the Battle Driods, and i will be done with this wave.
Walmart in Bellevue had two AAT tanks, and one Hailfire Droid. I passed on them for now, i hope i dont end up regretting that in a couple of weeks.


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Hunted the first week here in South Alabama and the hunting was very slow. Very little gobbling and skittish birds. Called in two gobblers on Monday. My friend shot and killed one of them and I shot and missed the other.
We had the youth hunt in Tennessee this past weekend and we hunted on a St. Jude charity hunt. My granddaughter killed a big Jake on Sunday after missing a really big longbeard on Saturday. It was her second bird this year. We had three kids hunt our J Hook property and all three killed turkeys. Can't do any better than that.
I will be headed up there on Friday to guide and hunt for 16 days. Can't wait. Also can't wait until next season as Jakes were running everywhere.
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Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
What if all we have today is what we gave thanks for yesterday?
Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions. (Jim Rohn)
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
Its all about the money for most people and since people run companies it is all about the money for companies too.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
What if all we have today is what we gave thanks for yesterday?
Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions. (Jim Rohn)
The mickey D employee shows up, more than likely having never held a job. This employee receives training, learns job skills, & in many cases advances to a managerial position of some to significant responsibility. Or moves elsewhere with those job skills, the employer does not retain those skills . I would consider that a fair trade of labor for profit. Don't forget the employee that manages to injure themselves, receives compensation, sometimes for a significant amount of time & contributes nothing to the bottom line.
Though I do agree with the poster that believes some executives are grossly overcompensated. We have to remember they pick their own boards, unless the stockholders vote against that compensation, it happens.
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A whole bunch of you somehow have lost track of what the free market system is all about....a persons wage, prices we pay for products, should all be driven by "the market"! If you are not welling to pay $5 for a gallon of gas, and others agree with you the oil companies will have to lower the price until you start buying the product again. If they don't they will suddenly have a glut of inventory, and start losing profitability fast! The market should drive the balance between price and inventory (Adam Smith called this the Invisible Hand)... it has nothing to do with profits (but in the long run companies must make money or close). Same for wages, if people choose not to work at McD's for the wages they offer, McD's will be out of business fast...it really is that simple...unfortunately, Unions and Governments screw it all up with taxes and demands for wages/benefits that exceed the market norms...over time these external forces force companies to look for other ways to stay in business.....off shore is a short term solution, because in time, unions and governments will push those markets to a point they are no longer competitive....the good old USA is looking more like the USSR and unfortunately a bunch of voters out their do not understand the free market or Capitalism is one of the foundations to what made our country great....
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I can answer that FIRSTHAND...we have already been put on 30 hr work weeks at the hotel that is the NEW full time standard, there is even talk that the union will drop our "cadillac" insurance program and try and dump it off on the hotel, which in turn will schedule us for less than 30 hrs and make us responsible for paying for our own insurance
its gonna get ugly...
You don't suppose the SEIU overstepped their limits with this latest power grab? As Jackie Gleason used to shout out, "How sweet it is!!!" It's sounding like this may turn out to be another example of 'unintended circumstances' eh? Make my day. It just couldn't have happened to a more ignorant batch of fools.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
It's all working out exactly as Obama wanted however. The plan all along was to get employers to dump their employees so the employees would be forced into the socialist system. Who cares how much it costs? Damn sure not Obama.
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2. You will have a SUBSTANTIAL RATE INCREASE ( direct form BCBS NC)
We purchase a private policy and this is what is happening.
We can't plan anything because all we know is that we are getting hit with a huge increase, but have no idea how much. How can anyone plan their budget as we always do.
Sadly, this is the best time of year to purchase a new car and we were planning on replacing my 2002. That purchase will not happen without knowing what is happening to our insurance premium. We are really thinking about dumping medical and paying the fine. I will be damned if I'm forced to buy his crap that I neither want nor need.
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Can harmony exist between the biblical and scientific accounts of creation? Noted physicist and author Gerald L. Schroeder will address the issue in a presentation titled "Genesis and the Big Bang - A discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and Ancient Biblical Commentary" at 1 p.m. Friday, September 12, in the Anderson Center Reception Room on the Binghamton University campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.
With a background in both physics and biology, Schroeder has in recent years, taken on skeptics from both sides of the cosmological debate, arguing that science and the Bible are not at odds concerning the origin of the universe. He is the author of several books on the subject of science and creationism, including the best-sellers, The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth, Genesis and the Big Bang Theory: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible and The Science of God: The Convergence of Scientific and Biblical Wisdom. His formal training in chemistry, nuclear physics and the Earth and planetary sciences provides the basis for the broad scientific perspective he brings to his books and lectures. In addition, Schroeder's research has been reported in Time, Newsweek, Scientific American and in newspapers around the world.
Schroeder earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before moving to laboratories at the Weizmann Institute, the Hebrew University and the Volcani Research Institute in Israel. Currently, Schroeder teaches at the Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.
A reception will follow the presentation. Schroeder's lecture is made possible through the support of Philip M. Piaker, professor emeritus at Binghamton University, and sponsored by the Office of the Dean, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, in cooperation with the Judaic Studies Department, the Philosophy Department and Chabad House.


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Entire article here>>>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...002217_pf.htmlPentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
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Monday, December 1, 2008; A01
The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
The long-planned shift in the Defense Department's role in homeland security was recently backed with funding and troop commitments after years of prodding by Congress and outside experts, defense analysts said.
There are critics of the change, in the military and among civil liberties groups and libertarians who express concern that the new homeland emphasis threatens to strain the military and possibly undermine the Posse Comitatus Act, a 130-year-old federal law restricting the military's role in domestic law enforcement.
But the Bush administration and some in Congress have pushed for a heightened homeland military role since the middle of this decade, saying the greatest domestic threat is terrorists exploiting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, dedicating 20,000 troops to domestic response -- a nearly sevenfold increase in five years -- "would have been extraordinary to the point of unbelievable," Paul McHale, assistant defense secretary for homeland defense, said in remarks last month at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. But the realization that civilian authorities may be overwhelmed in a catastrophe prompted "a fundamental change in military culture," he said.
The Pentagon's plan calls for three rapid-reaction forces to be ready for emergency response by September 2011. The first 4,700-person unit, built around an active-duty combat brigade based at Fort Stewart, Ga., was available as of Oct. 1, said Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of the U.S. Northern Command.
If funding continues, two additional teams will join nearly 80 smaller National Guard and reserve units made up of about 6,000 troops in supporting local and state officials nationwide. All would be trained to respond to a domestic chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive attack, or CBRNE event, as the military calls it.The American Civil Liberties Union and the libertarian Cato Institute are troubled by what they consider an expansion of executive authority.
Domestic emergency deployment may be "just the first example of a series of expansions in presidential and military authority," or even an increase in domestic surveillance, said Anna Christensen of the ACLU's National Security Project. And Cato Vice President Gene Healy warned of "a creeping militarization" of homeland security.
"There's a notion that whenever there's an important problem, that the thing to do is to call in the boys in green," Healy said, "and that's at odds with our long-standing tradition of being wary of the use of standing armies to keep the peace."


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Description 1620". Elongated, somewhat compressed. Back brown or olive with black spots; 810 gray patches and red stripe along lateral line; sides golden yellow; belly bright red. Single triangular dorsal fin and adipose fin small; tail fin notched, reddish with black spots; pelvic and anal fins reddish with white tips. Mouth large. Gill covers reddish.
Endangered Status The Little Kern Golden Trout, a subspecies of the Golden Trout, is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as threatened in California. The Department of Fish and Game contributed to the decline of this fish by introducing other sportfish (Rainbow, Brown, and Brook Trout) into its Kern River habitat. The introduced fish hybridized with the Golden Trout, and the existence of the pure Little Kern Golden Trout became threatened. Grazing cattle also had an impact, trampling the streambanks and reducing necessary vegetation. The Fish and Game department quickly took measures to reverse the decline, removing the non-native trout and reestablishing habitat. The Little Kern Golden Trout has now been restored to all of its historical range.
Habitat Clear cool streams and lakes above 6,600.
Range Native only to Little Kern River, in the Sierra Nevada, Kern County, California. Introduced in Rocky Mountains.


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NCI awards $15.2 million to create Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center
Posted October 26, 2009; 08:00 a.m.
Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.
The Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center was launched Oct. 26 as one of 12 centers in the institute's new network of Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers. Collaborating with Princeton will be: the University of California-San Francisco; the Johns Hopkins Hospital; the University of California-Santa Cruz; and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif.
The center's goal is to understand the explosive evolution of cancer under stress at a deep theoretical and experimental level by leveraging the strengths of an interdisciplinary team of physicists, engineers, chemists, biochemists and oncologists. Using a physics-based approach, the team intends to better grasp the rules or laws that govern how cancer evolves, which may one day inform entirely new treatment approaches.
Guillaume Lambert (left), a physics graduate student at Princeton, and Robert Austin, principal investigator of the new Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center and physics professor, observe prostate cancer cells growing on a microhabitat in Jadwin Hall. With their collaborators, the scientists are developing devices and technologies that will allow them to control a wide range of variables in an effort to understand how cancer evolves. The entire experimental setup will be controllable via the Web, enabling their colleagues at peer institutions to conduct experiments remotely. (Photo: Denise Applewhite)
"The mortality rates for many cancers are flat to rising," said Robert Austin, the center's principal investigator and a Princeton professor of physics. "It's true that people are living longer than they used to live, but in the end, the cancer wins most of the time. Our current 'shock and awe' approach to treatment may not be the best thing to do -- we're leaving behind small populations of highly resistant cells."
This course may, in turn, contribute to the development of intractable cancer recurrences. Because it is nearly impossible to kill every single cancerous cell in the body, those that survive the stress of chemotherapy and radiation often have undergone mutations that render them resistant to traditional treatments, capable of rapid reproduction and therefore exceedingly dangerous.
"The evolution of cancer is the Achilles' heel of cancer treatment," said Thea Tlsty, the center's co-principal investigator and professor of pathology at the University of California-San Francisco. "It's why we can't deal with metastasis or drug resistance; it's the thing that kills people. We're addressing these important questions -- how does evolution lead to metastasis and resistance, and how can we use evolution to skew the outcome in a different way?"
This silicon chip features cell growth regions separated by funnel-like structures. Cells must crawl between the funnels to migrate from one region to another, allowing researchers to sort the cells according to their motility. In future experiments, similar microstructures will be used to screen for cells that have acquired through genetic changes an increased ability to invade surrounding tissue. (Image: Courtesy of Austin Lab)
Research in the center hinges on the use of microfabrication techniques to create complex habitats that provide an unprecedented ability to manipulate many variables at once and observe how cells respond, allowing the team to determine how different conditions promote or inhibit rapid cancer evolution and tumor formation.
The results they obtain will inform the development of sophisticated computer models that simulate tumor growth and predict how and when certain tumors might invade surrounding tissue. Data obtained from these simulations will, in turn, suggest new questions to ask and explore.
"One ambitious goal is the creation of an 'in silico' growing tumor, meaning a realistic model on the computer, which could suggest new experiments, test new hypotheses, predict behavior in experimentally unobservable situations, and be employed for early detection," said team member Salvatore Torquato, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, and the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science. "As you go back and forth to refine the experiments and the theoretical models, you're coming to a real understanding of cancer. And that is what we'd ultimately like to do."
Watch a time-lapse video of prostate cancer cells moving over several days through an array of funnel-like structures on a silicon chip. (Video: Guillaume Lambert)
The experimental microhabitats, being developed jointly between the labs of Austin and James Sturm, a professor of electrical engineering and the director of the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, are constructed on chips of silicon or polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a silicon-based plastic. Featuring a series of wells just 10 to 100 microns in size (a human hair is roughly 100 microns in diameter), the devices allow for the growth of distinct but interconnected populations of cells. Ultrasmall channels link the compartments together, providing avenues for cells in different communities to move and interact with one another. A given chip might contain tens to hundreds of interconnected wells, each capable of housing hundreds of cells.
A series of pumps and valves on the chips will enable the delivery of a variety of mechanical and chemical stressors, such as extreme pressure or chemotherapeutic agents, to different populations of cells living under a range of different conditions, including gradients of temperature and resource availability.
"A tumor is a heterogeneous thing with many different metapopulations of cells inside it," Austin said. "We're trying to represent the biological environment of a tumor and hopefully understand the rules by which a tumor evolves."
This microhabitat, dubbed the "Death Galaxy" by the research team, is one possible device that will be used to study the evolution of cancer. Roughly 2 centimeters across, the structure contains an interconnected array of wells where cells will grow. Nutrients and oxygen will be provided to wells on the periphery of the device, but not to those in the middle. As resources in the center are depleted and a high-stress environment develops, the researchers will observe how bacterial and cancer cells evolve in response to stress gradients. (Image: Courtesy of Austin Lab)
Experiments will be conducted at Princeton using both bacterial cells, which form biofilms analogous to human tissue that can be used as model systems, and human cancer cell lines. The research team currently is developing technologies to make the microscopes fully controllable remotely, allowing team members at partner institutions to conduct experiments and obtain real-time data via the Web.
The Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center's research will build on previous experiments by Austin and his collaborators using a silicon microhabitat to study the evolution of E. coli bacteria. The research team already is culturing prostate cancer cells on silicon and PDMS chips, using pumps and valves to refresh the growth medium.
To create the most realistic representations of human tissue, the microhabitats in development will be far more complex than the currently existing chips. One key challenge to address will be optimizing the use of biological matrices on the chips to make them extremely favorable for the growth of mammalian cells, triggering rapid evolution in a relatively short period of time. This process also may require the development of novel three-dimensional fabrication techniques.
Additional members of the research team include David Botstein, the director of Princeton's Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, who will lead the center's outreach and education efforts; David Haussler, a professor of biomolecular engineering and the director of the Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, and Nader Pourmand, an assistant professor of biomolecular engineering, both of the University of California-Santa Cruz; Robert Getzenberg, the director of research of the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital; and Beverly Emerson, a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
From left, electrical engineering graduate student Kevin Loutherback, postdoctoral research associate Liyu Liu, physics graduate students David Liao and Guillaume Lambert, and postdoctoral research fellow Andre Estevez-Torres discuss their research in Web-based meetings with scientists at partner institutions in the Princeton Physical Sciences-Oncology Center. (Photo: Denise Applewhite)
The other centers in the National Cancer Institute's new network will be based at Arizona State University, Cornell University, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Northwestern University, the Scripps Research Institute, the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Southern California and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
"By bringing a fresh set of eyes to the study of cancer, these new centers have great potential to advance, and sometimes challenge, accepted theories about cancer and its supportive microenvironment," said National Cancer Institute Director John Niederhuber. "Physical scientists think in terms of time, space, pressure, heat and evolution in ways that we hope will lead to new understandings of the multitude of forces that govern cancer -- and with that understanding, we hope to develop new and innovative methods of arresting tumor growth and metastasis."


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Analysts at Jefferies don't like what they're hearing from experts about Ziopharm Oncology Inc.'s (ZIOP) lead drug, palifosfamide: Earlier today they cut their rating for Ziopharm to Hold from Buy and drastically lowered their price target for the company's stock to $4 from $7. The cut was spurred both by worries about the drug's effectiveness, and the analysts' view that it will need regulatory approval.
The downgrade seemed to scare investors, with Ziopharm falling 6.1% in Wednesday's session to $4.17 a share — note, though, the stock closed up 8.6% on Tuesday.
The Jefferies analysts wrote in Wednesday's note:
Downgrading to Hold from Buy on what we view as low likelihood of clinical & regulatory success for its lead drug palifosfamide in metastatic STS and SCLC. Based on our experts discussions, we are lowering our probability-adjusted success for palifosfamide in mSTS to 60% (vs. 85% previously) and in 1st-line SCLC to 40% (vs. 65% previously).


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Whether it's questioning the overblown use of synthetic oxytocin, challenging the accepted view that planned hospital births are safer than planned homebirths, or exposing the disparity between rich and poor nations in terms of maternal and infant mortality rates, this issue tackles the idea that every Motherbaby has the right to be treated with reverence and respect during the birth process.
Articles include:
A Hidden Tragedy: Birth as a Human Rights Issue in Developing Countries, by Vicki Penwell. Author Vicki Penwell delves into one of the world's greatest injustices: While a mother dies during childbirth every minute of every day, only 1% of these deaths occur in the developed world.
The Issue of Birth Rights, by Sister MorningStar. Humans are instinctual creatures, writes Sister MorningStar in this potent essay on the issue of birth rights. "Disturbed, the bodily functions of an instinctual animal will stop," MorningStar writes. "Humans deserve the right to birth in their natural environment where they feel safe and with their own 'kind.'"
The International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative: A Human Rights Approach to Optimal Maternity Care, by Robbie Davis-Floyd, Debra Pascali-Bonaro, Rae Davies and Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon. This article outlines the 10 steps developed, by the International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative to help ensure that women everywhere are guaranteed the basic human right of humane and evidence-based maternity care.
Newborn Group B Strep: Top 10 Reasons Not to Culture at 36 Weeks, by Judy Slome Cohain. In a smart twist of logic, author Judy Slome Cohain tells us why there's no need to culture for newborn GBS at 36 weeks. Reason No. 2? Studies have shown that GBS cultures are not reliable for even 24 hours.
A Matter of Maternal Malnutrition? Explaining Stillbirth/Neonatal Death Rates in Developing Nations, by Lisa Fehr. This article investigates potential reasons for the staggering stillbirth/neonatal death rates in developing countries and suggests maternal malnutrition may be to blame.
From Hospital to Home, by Lisa Landen Thompson. Having learned from her "traditional American hospital birth," a mother plans an at-home waterbirth and finds a midwife who makes her feel "important, respected and cared for."
If I Were the Baby—Questioning the Widespread Use of Synthetic Oxytocin, by Michel Odent. Birth expert Michel Odent explores the scientific data collected on the most common intervention in childbirth—the use of synthetic oxytocin to start labor—and concludes that doctors "would be wise to make labor induction an exceptionally rare practice."
The "Miracle" of Induction, by Alicia Kaye. After watching her mother grapple through a Pitocin/Cytotec induced birth, the author starts her quest to find a better, more natural, way of birthing.
Dear Rose, by Gloria Lemay. In this simple yet touching tale, midwife Gloria Lemay remembers a birth she attended, by penning a letter to the baby, Rose, who is now a full-grown young woman.
The Dangers of Planned Hospital Births, by Judy Slome Cohain. Midwife and researcher Judy Slome Cohain dissects currently available published research and finds that hospital birth is never safer than a planned, attended homebirth for low-risk women.
An Afternoon with Marsden, by Sheryl Rivett. An intimate portrait of a legend in the birth field, Dr. Marsden Wagner.
Learning to Listen, by Sandra Stine Tallbear. Women are being undermined in subtle, yet important ways inside the typical American labor and delivery ward, concludes certified nurse-midwife Sandra Stine Tallbear in this succinct essay about learning to truly listen to a mother's needs.
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Maybe we need to have guns registered and start holding people responsible for their guns being misused? I HATE the idea of registration, and I doubt it would make a difference in the SHORT TERM. But in the long term it might make a difference.
And as far as having more people carrying, take a look at the other thread I started - "This is what happens when you let liberals carry guns."
I have put a lot of thought into this over the years. I have had a permit to carry for many years. The first time I sat down to fill out the paperwork it occurred to me that you don't want drunks, drug users, hotheads, dumbarses, mentally ill, or those who can't keep a level head under trying circumstances walking around with loaded weapons. Does the process of getting a permit weed those folks out? Well it does the "documented ones."
"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
Raven - Moneybird's Black Magic Marker***
(Esprit's Power Play x Trumarc's Lean Cuisine)
Mick - Moneybird's Jumpin' Jack Flash***
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Peerless - Moneybird's Sole Survivor
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Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Marvin S
Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Also, I am sorry if my use of the term "crazy person" offended you. Not my intent and insensitive of me. I should have used mentally ill.
I also have a permit to carry as does my wife. It's not for everyone, certainly. I've taken my wife to the range several times, sent her to two private training classes, and encourage her to practice at home. However, none of this preparation matters if she can't be responsible with the firearm. The woman in the article you posted is a good and clear example of someone who has no right to be near a firearm.
Joshua T.
The AWB is the absolute most stupid and useless bill. it does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to keep ANYONE Safer.
I'm not exaggerating, I'm not blowing things out of proportion. That's the COLD HARD FACT!
Personally if another 10 yr ban is all they wanted to do, FINE! Let them think it does something to help them sleep at night.
See the AWB explained here;
MnGundog your argument about Romney Vs Obama is just old news.
You guys own this now. Its YOUR guy in there driving the agenda.
Its Your senate that will support him.
Quit the banter about Romney being just as bad. YOUR guy is out to take YOUR gun away...
What I dont understand,,, is if you listened to what Obama had to say yesyerday in his press conference,, most of the points he has appointed Biden to address,, are things we already do.
felons cant own guns,
Domestic violence offenders cant own guns
Under aged kids cant purchse guns
mentally ill cant own guns
There ARE already background checks being done at gun shows.
In some instances there is a time restriction before the sale becomes final.
all sales followed by law are registered.
I am more concerned about his comment he will use what ever power his office holds to make sure something like this doesnt happen again...
A gun is useless,, if ammunition,, or the components to make it, are extreamly expensive due to regulation on manufactuers which will be passed on to consumers,, or the possibility that ammo and components will also be regulated to the gun buying public in an unrealistic, oppressive way..
The feds have regulated ammo before... Non Tox shot.... there has been talk of Non Tox bullets,, studys done as to how much lead is in big game meat after an animal has been shot with a typical lead bullet...
There has been talk of taggants in Powder... There has been talk of restrictions on Quantity of components AND a private citizens requirement to keep records of every round he loads,, and that record keeping being subject to federal inspection..
Of course,, all this would require youto have a license of manufacture, that would require background information, and a heavy licence fee.
I am more concerned that the left has realised the gun is pratically impossible to remove from its dream of utopia,, but they are working on backdoor measure to render the gun as an artifact...
I am concerned that measures like these are what Obama talks about when he says He will do everything in his offices powerto make sure this doesnt happen again...
I reload quite a bit.. I have seen instances where components are short in supply due to panic Hoarding, or manufacturing troubles.. It can make them hard and expensive to purchase.. All it would take is oppressive regulation of stuff like this and the gun becomes increasingly,, incrementally,, useless...
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Not fine. I sold mine . And don't have the money for another. Plus I want an mk18 for home defense, but am not going to pay for one and then start the paperwork just so it can take 9 months to get approved then be banned....
Pointless legislation is pointless.
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JACKSON — As the East Coast continues recovery efforts following Superstorm Sandy, Mississippi is sending more help to the region.
On Sunday, about 50 members of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol's Special Operations Group made the 15-hour trip to New Jersey after a request from Gov. Chris Christie to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.
"They're just going to fill whatever needs New Jersey has, to support the law enforcement efforts up there," Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said.
Strain tells The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/Xde8WU ) the troopers are carpooling to minimize the number of vehicles driven to New Jersey.
He said the troopers are prepared to spend as long as 15 days in New Jersey.
The Mississippi troopers will report to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst near Trenton, N.J., for a swearing-in ceremony.
"They'll have assignments for them," Strain said. "Whatever kind of law enforcement help is needed, that's what they'll do."
The effort is not costing the state any extra money, Strain said, as there is emergency fund money available to New Jersey which will be reimbursed to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. DPS will be reimbursed for any expenses it incurs in aiding New Jersey. The deployments are being made under a mutual aid agreement among the states, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
Meanwhile, Strain said a sufficient number of troopers will be left at home.
"We'll be fine here," Strain said. "It's a situation where a lot of folks reached out to us during Katrina and during the floods (of the Mississippi River in April 2011), and we're just glad we're able to extend a helping hand."
The Special Operations Group consists of troopers from all nine districts throughout the state and responds to civil disturbances, prison and jail uprisings, disasters, manhunts, and any other emergency situation which requires more manpower than SWAT alone can provide.
The troopers are prepared to spend as long as 15 days in New Jersey, Strain said.
"Part of this job is having to leave families and home, and they're prepared to do it," Strain said.


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Hmm, how do you backup the crypto keys?
In short: turtles all the way down.
Not 100% sure, I don't work on that system, but I strongly suspect it's by encrypting the crypto keys with a master symmetric key and replicating/backing up the encrypted ball-o-keys as needed. The master key itself lives in an HSM; backups of the HSM are handled with the usual HSM approach of "M of N physical smartcards".


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Any doctrine that weakens personal responsibility for judgment and for action helps create the attitudes that welcome and support the totalitarian state.
(John Dewey)
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Sorry for the misspelling and yes the AP and every news organization in this Country has a liberal bias with the exception of Foxnews which is fair and balanced.
I hate rude behavior in a man, won't tolerate it. Captain Woodrow Call
I saw it on Fox, BTW.
Here's a distressing story from Todd Starnes:
It was a photo of the kid in camo, holding his new .22 rifle. The kid had a hunting license & had completed his gun safety course. The raid was ostensibly a child abuse complaint! that resulted from the photo being seen by someone on Facebook who reported him to the agency. But when they showed up they wanted to inventory his guns, and inspect his gun safe, etc. They had no warrant, so he refused. They have not returned.By Todd StarnesNew Jersey police and Dept. of Children and Families officials raided the home of a firearms instructor and demanded to see his guns after he posted a Facebook photo of his 11-year-old son holding a rifle.
"Someone called family services about the photo," said Evan Nappen, an attorney representing Shawn Moore. "It led to an incredible, heavy-handed raid on his house. They wanted to see his gun safe, his guns and search his house. They even threatened to take his kids."
Moore was not arrested or charged.
A Dept. of Children and Families spokesperson told Fox News they could not confirm or deny an investigation or raid had taken place due to government regulations.
Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/home-raide...#ixzz2O1XGO3Ez
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Just my thoughts on today's journalists: I am an old-timey journalist, now retired, educated by professors before the days of "talking heads" on today's TV "news" programs. Journalists by their nature tend to be more liberal than the general population. BUT we were taught to handle news on the straight and narrow path--report the NEWS only--who, what, why, when, etc.--and leave the OPINIONS to the editorial pages. I was fairly liberal in college, but became more and more conservative with age and experience. Still middle-of-road today, as I would expect many of us become. I view Fox as far right, MSNBC as far left, and watch little or nothing from either channel anymore. I do believe AP (Associated Press (a cooperative owned by the news organizations who use their services), is about as mainstream as you are going to see today. I do recall their "fact checks" columns during the 2012 election campaigns, calling out the shortcomings/misleading claims of BOTH sides). The main-stream population is being ignored, unfortunately, as the political left and right fight over re-elections. I long for the days when Everett Dirksen and Hubert Humphrey and their compatriats could and did NEGOTIATE issues for the benefit of the COUNTRY, not necessarily their PARTIES.
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When someone mentions Terengganu to you, what is the first thing that comes into your mind? Beaches? Turtles? Food? Your family? I do not know much about Terengganu, really..maybe a little about the turtles. I think we studied Rantau Abang and its turtles in our geography subject, right or was it in sejarah?? I've been there only once for an event at Kuala Terengganu and that was like twenty years ago , i lost my memories what's the town looks like, didnt have much time to go around, meals were all provided at the hotel and the only vivid memory which i have is i burnt my hands there while on a boat! Taking up the role as a host for the month of Terengganu is indeed not easy for me, i have to dig for information to learn about the food specialties in Terengganu and not only that, cook as well and if you find that there's any wrong information posted here, correct and educate me.
|source of photo: http://perangsangvacation.com
|Pulau Perhentian, another famous spot for divers.
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Before we talk about food ,some fast facts about Terengganu, it is located on the north eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia and according to the its 2010 census, its population stands at about 2 million, 96% being Malay, 2% Chinese, 0.2% Indians and the rest others. The largest city in the state is Kuala Terengganu, which is also the state capital is located on the banks of Terengganu river. It is a state rich in Malay heritage, endowed with beautiful natural landscapes, exotic island and beaches and offers a variety of traditional handicrafts such as batik and songkets. Main industries that contribute to the economic growth in the state are petroleum, tourism, fishing and algricultural products.
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|Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, also known as ' The Floating Mosque'
is located in Teluk Ibai, just 4 km away from Kuala Terengganu
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Allow me to take this opportunity to talk a little bit on turtle eggs which i think a subject that needs our attention. Terengganu, which is also known as the 'turtle state' was reported to have 10,000 nests per year of the leatherback turtles back in 1950s and 1960s , which then one the largest nesting population in the world but over the last few decades, this number has dropped tremendously and this species has almost becoming extinct here today although there are still green turtles to be found at a few beaches surrounding the state. One of the reason for these decline is the consumption of turtle eggs. The state now has banned trading and consumption of leatherback turtle eggs. Malaysian conservationists are putting their best efforts to save the other turtles by catching illegal poachers and urging the ban of consumption and trading of all turtle eggs. As long as there is a demand for these eggs, the trading would still continue and if this still carries on, our country will lose sight on these green turtles as well. So if you too want to help to save the turtles, do not eat turtle eggs and try not to buy souvenirs made from turtles too.
|Leatherback turtles, the largest sea turtle can weigh up to 900 kg ( about 2000lbs)
photo source: thestar.com.my
|Green turtles. photo from: WWF
Due to its strategic location besides the South China Sea, the cuisine of Terengganu is mostly seafood based. Not much on beef or chicken although they do consume the both. The icony savoury delights are mostly made with seafood, be it fish, crabs or squids. Even nasi lemak comes with a chunk of sambal fish. One will be able to find a lot of local produce such as dried cuttlefish, dried crackers and dried salted fish in many places around the state. Fish based food such as keropok lekor ( fish sausage ) and satar ( pounded fish wrapped in banana leaves ) ,both street food are considered very popular among the locals in Terengganu. When i was checking through many recipes, i found that fishes like mackarel ( ikan kembung ), sardine ( ikan selayang ), tuna ( ikan tongkol ) are some of the fishes that are widely used for their local cooking. For example, the keropok lekor which i mentioned just now is mainly made from mackarel and wolf herring( ikan parang) , satar mostly from sardine and mackarel , not forgetting their famous nasi dagang that comes with gulai ikan tongkol (tuna) and also terengganu's very famous Laksam , a rice noodle dish with mackarel or sardine fish gravy.
Updated ( october 01, 2012 )
thank you Kak KNor from Secubit Garam telling me that lekor is mostly made from ikan tamban or ikan selayang ( sardine fish) because of its sweetness and ikan parang is mostly used to make fish crackers.
|satar, a concoction of fish meat with ginger paste, wrapped in banana leaves and
grilled over charcoal fire
Source of photo: New Straits Times
|Keropok Lekor, recipe and picture from
Hana's Family
|kuih akok, another popular street food
picture and recipe from http://mamababysya.fotopages.com
and also from here
Besides the above dishes, stuffed crabs is one famous chinese cuisine found in Kemaman, another district in Terengganu. It is like a 'must eat' food when one visits Kemaman. Basically they are crab shells stuffed with chunks of crab meat and then deep fried. And do you know that Terengganu has their very own popular buns too? They are called Roti Paun, they are buttery little small buns. They may look just like ordinary buns but from what i gathered, they are really very delicious and soft, about half the size of our ordinary buns or maybe smaller. Cute eh?
|roti paun. Photo credit : yenlin.com
When i searched for all these information, i noticed that Kelantan, the neighbouring state of Terengganu also has kind of similarity food as Terengganu but there's slight variations that make their food distinct from one another. For example Kelantan Laksa usually comes with kuah putih ( white gravy) that is from the coconut milk but Terengganu Laksa , though they have kuah putih , they also have kuah merah ( red gravy ) offered alongside for choices. Their gravy is also from coconut milk but comes together with
|Laksa Kuah Merah . Recipe and pictures from
|Laksa Kuah Putih. Photo and recipe from Secubit Garam
|Kuih Tepung Bunga, a traditional kuih
photo and recipe from Dari Dapur Madihaa
|Kuih Puteri Mandi, another traditional kuih. They are glutinuous rice balls
usually toss with grated coconut. Some serve with gula melaka syrup.
Photo and recipe from Dari Dapur Madihaa
Of course, they are still many many more delicious temptations in Terengganu. I would like to share with you a list of some of the food specialties coming from this state. You may find some of the names are kind of funny or unheard of , i here giving a brief description of what they are so that you have a better idea what is it like and also the links to some of the recipes i found online.
1) Keropok Lekor - fish sausage or fish crackers. They are 3 types, boiled chewy ones, fried chewy ones and sun dried, fried ones. Normally eaten accompanied by chilli sauce.
2) Nasi Dagang Trengganu - steamed rice with a mixture of normal long grain rice and glutinous rice in coconut cream.
3) Gulai Ikan Tongkol - Curry Tuna Fish
4) Laksam - a noodle dish made from rice flour and wheat flour, steamed and rolled up, like chee cheong fun and sliced before eating. Comes with a fish gravy with coconut milk to be accompanied by condiments like beansprouts, long bean, cucumbers and ulam.
5) Lompat Tikam - a kueh with pandan and white layer served with brown sugar syrup
6)Ketupat Sotong - Stuffed squid with glutinous rice
7)Lempeng Nyiur - Coconut Pancakes
8)Sagu Bronok - Sago Kuih
9)Tepung Gomak - Glutinous rice balls with green beans coconut filling
10)Terengganu Green Salad - mixed veggies and local herbs with special dressing
For more recipes on Terengganu food, you can click here and here. I do hope you will join the event this month, make some terengganu dishes to share it with us so that all of us can learn! Looking forward to your entries!
1. Who can join? Anyone can join. Come let's replicate some Terengganu Food at home!
2. Prepare a dish ( sweet or savoury ) that is from Terengganu, be it old time favourite, modern goodies or dishes that has been localized. Take a picture of the food or many pictures. If possible, tell us the story about the dish, share with everybody so that others will learn.
3. Provide a recipe that is credited ( from books, internet, friends or family or maybe i's your own, be specific). Submissions without stating recipe sources will not be accepted for all forms of submission.
4.Submit your entry latest by 31October 2012 except for Facebook submissions.
a. Prepare a dish ( sweet or savoury ) that is from Terengganu
b. Blog about it from 1st October - 31st October 2012
c. Include this caption below your blogpost
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Send the following information to this email address ( email@example.com ) with the email subject as
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c. Take a picture and upload it into Facebook ( this month's FB page link )
d. Provide recipe with picture
Bloggers can submit old recipes to Facebook. Anyone that has once cooked a Terengganu dish and have a picture and recipe can submit to Facebook. Not necessarily a recently done dish.
For a pictorial guide on how to submit via facebook, pls click here
3. Non Facebook users and Non Bloggers
Email a picture of the dish together with the recipe to (email@example.com) latest by 31st October, 2012 by 11.59pm ( Malaysian time )
A Round Up will be done for all blog entries and emailed in entries on Novermber01, 2012. Facebook entries are not included in the round up.


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Nostalgia Post! 10 things you might not know about the Baby-Sitters Club
If you were a young girl during the 80s or 90s, you most likely read The Baby-Sitters Club. (I know I did.) You had a favorite sitter, a favorite client, and you probably even had a favorite Super Special. This book series was a big part of many little girls' literary lives, so let's take a look at some things you may not know about the BSC.
1. The popular series was created to capitalize on the popularity of another book about babysitting. The book was Ginny's Babysitting Job, which was published in the early 80s. An editor at Scholastic saw the success of another novel about the hobby and decided that the publishing company needed their own version.
2. Author Ann M. Martin was originally a freelance author when she was hired to write a book about baby-sitting. Martin was responsible for creating the plot-lines, details, and characters of The Baby-Sitters Club, as well as writing the first books. The series was about a club, rather than a single baby-sitter, to help promote team work and unity among young girls.
4. Author Ann M. Martin only wrote about 60 out of 213 total Baby-Sitters Club books. Most of the novels were ghostwritten by other authors, including 43 by Peter Lerangis, who also wrote for a spin-off of another popular teen series of the 80s, Sweet Valley Twins.
6. While there were popular spin-off's of the series (Baby-Sitters Little Sister namely), there were also less popular spin-offs. The California Diaries was a series of books based on Dawn Schafer's return to California in her teenage years. It took a slightly darker tone in its writing and touched on subjects such as anorexia, sexual identity, and racism. However, only 15 novels were published before the series' end.
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'Black Men in America' is conference topic, March 4
Posted February 28, 2006; 11:37 a.m.
"The State of Black Men in America: The Changing Faces of Leadership and the Quest for Excellence" is the focus of a conference scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4.
More than 30 speakers -- including scholars, writers, civic leaders and entrepreneurs -- will address a range of past and present issues of leadership within the black male community.
Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy, a member of Princeton's class of 1977 and a University trustee, will deliver the keynote address at 9 a.m. in the University Chapel. Other conference sessions will be held in various campus locations.
Speakers will include: Douglas Massey, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton; Melissa Harris-Lacewell, assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago; and Useni Eugene Perkins, president of the Association for the Development of Black Youth.
The conference is open to the public, but registration is required. Registration information and a schedule of events are available on the conference Web site.
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Another illustration of liberalism/environmentalism run amok. When will it end? Not while the Rogers of this country are in control and voteing.
The Bill for Yesteryears Green Projects Still Coming Due
Donny Baseball May 12, 2011
Harrisburg, a dinky town that just happens to be the capital of Pennsylvania, is bankrupt barring a miracle. I thought this was a classic example of a mismanaged city taken down by union contracts, delusions of grandeur pork projects, and a camels back-breaking recession. And it is all that, only more.
Harrisburg has all of that, but the proximate cause of its crushing debt burden is an incinerator that was retrofitted because it violated environmental regulations. So the city had to pump $125 million into its incinerator to make it compliant and/or make it green. Alas it has not worked out well.
Yet somehow, after environmental regulations have bankrupted the state capital of the countrys sixth largest state, the EPA is in overdrive issuing new onerous regulations. I guess cities are a unique case and the regulations that drive them into bankruptcy are not quite the same burden for private companies.
I can almost hear someone like Henry Waxman saying that proposed new environmental regulations wold impose a negligible burden on American business in exchange for vast benefits to society. Why, its almost as if the fattened liberal state eats its young or something
And Harrisburg had the benefit of looser, cheaper credit back in the day.
Just think of businesses today, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, having to borrow precious, scarce credit to, not expand a revenue generating product line or apply an efficient technology, but to comply with arbitrary environmental rules.
It is enough to almost make me believe that the clan in White House has no idea what they are doing or dont care


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Billy at the awkward puppy/dog stage
This is my baby named Teddy-Bear. The first pick is of him on the day we brought him home (at about 12 weeks old) sleeping next to a toy cat I have. The second is of him with the same toy in August this year, just a few months short of his 5th birthday. I can't believe he used to be that small!! <3 :)


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Aura owns a total cultivated area of vineyards that is almost 80 acres and is divided between 24 lots of the Verdejo variety (an authentic variety of the area) and 8 lots of Sauvignon Blanc.
Winemaker Teresa Rodríguez and her team work very hard to squeeze every drop of character from each terroir, with their efforts concentrated on two of the authentic varieties: Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc. View all Bodegas Aura Wines
About Rueda(rue-AY-duh)
Notable FactsThe white wines of Rueda can be single varietal Verdejo, or they can be blended with other white grapes, such as Viura (the primary white grape of Rioja) or Sauvignon Blanc. Either way, the wines are light and fruity, refreshing and dry. The area also makes red wine and there are still fortified wines to be found.
About Spain
The most popular red varieties of Spain include Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache). Whites don't garner quite as much recognition, but there are some regional varieties not to be missed, like Albarino and Verdejo. The popular red regions of Spain include Rioja, known for its outstanding wines of the Tempranillo grape; Ribera del Duero, producing high quality reds from Tempranillo and Garnacha; Galacia, with the sub-region of Rias Baixas, home to the deliciously crisp and floral Albarino grape; and Priorat, a region increasing in popularity with its high-quality cult reds. Other regions of note are Rueda, growing the Verdejo grape, La Mancha, a wide desert region, covered in the most planted white variety in the world, Airen, and Jumilla, making wines based on Monastrell (Mourvedre).
Spain's wine laws are based on the Denominacion de Origen (DO) classification system, devised in the 1930's. A four tiered system, the most basic level is Vina de Mesa (table wine) followed by Vino de la Tierra (country wine), DO and at the top DOC. Currently, only Rioja and Priorat have DOC status, while over 65 DO's scatter the country.
Most DO regions are classified and regulated by how long they age the wines. On a red wine label, one may find the terms Crianza, Reserva or Gran Reserva, denoting the wine's barrel and bottle time. Crianza is usually two years between barrel and bottle (the time in each depends on the DO and/or the winemaker), Reserva up to 4 years and Gran Reserva 5 – 6 years. Classifications of each region and wine are controlled by the region's Consejo Regulador.


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Remake of 1981's 'Evil Dead' plays at SXSW
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Plans to remake the 1981 cult horror film "Evil Dead" may have brought some initial skepticism. But with the original filmmakers behind the scenes and a fresh-faced director to inject youthful enthusiasm, the South by Southwest festival crowd in Austin welcomed the reboot with open arms.
Fede Alvarez makes his debut as a feature film director, with the original producer Robert Tapert returning. Also helping out with producer duties are Sam Raimi, who directed the original, and Bruce Campbell, who starred in it.
The reboot stars Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci and Elizabeth Blackmore playing four new characters. The movie's plot remains the same.
The mix of fire hose blood spray, psychological terror and black humor also remain true to the original, considered a horror masterpiece.
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By Shuli Ren
Morgan Stanley analysts Timothy Chan, Philip Wan and Gillian Chung give our readers a quick take on Tencent Holding (TCTZF)'s investment in Sohu (SOHU)'s Sogou.
The analysts think this is a defensive move by Tencent, whose presence in the PC search market is weak. Qihoo 360 sprang out of nowhere a year ago and became the second largest search engine in China – and is still grabbing market share:
The partnership should help strengthen Tencent's PC search business, Soso, which has had limited market share since its cooperation with Google China was terminated in 2009. The strategic alliance should also solidify the competitive positioning of Sogou, which has access to Tencent's vast user base of 400mn+ unique users. Sogou and Soso – the No. 3 and 4 search engines in China by traffic, will be merged. Sogou and Soso had 10% and 4% traffic market share by unique visitors in August, vs. Qihoo's 18% and Baidu's 63% (CNZZ).
The competitive landscape in China's search market has changed quickly. New entrant Qihoo has become the No. 2 search engine in China by traffic in a year, leveraging its massive customer base for online security, browser and navigation page. A year ago, Qihoo held only 1% market share, vs. 12% for Sogou and Soso combined and 80% for Baidu.
PC search is turning into a legacy business and mobile search is the future. In that space, Sogou will benefit from Tencent's massive mobile user base. Here is Morgan Stanley again:
We estimate that the top two mobile search engines in China – Baidu and Easou – contribute 80%+ of the traffic market share in China. The mobile search traffic of Sogou and Soso remains small. In our view, Sogou's search and Pinyin (Chinese input) should benefit from Tencent's QQ Mobile and Weixin sticky mobile platforms, which boast 200mn+ monthly active users.
The analysts also marveled at the rise in Sogou's valuation, as I have commented in a previous blog:
This [Tencent investment] values Sogou at US$1.23bn. In July 2012, the valuation of Sogou was US$237mn when Sohu bought back a 10.88% stake in Sogou from a strategic shareholder for US$25.8mn.
Wedge Partners analyst Juan Lin thinks this investment is good news for Tencent and Baidu (BIDU) but bad news for Qihoo (QIHU). For Tencent, this investment is so small. It is only about 8% of Tencent's net cash and 0.4% of its current market value, which reached $100 billion today. Sogou is like a free option for Tencent.
Here is Wedge Partners on Baidu and Qihoo:
The potential threat from Qihoo combining with Sogou is removed, and we believe the pressure on Baidu from this deal is much smaller than the alternative.
There have been different speculations regarding who will acquire/invest in Sogou, and the most talked about was Qihoo.
With Tencent investing into Sogou and incorporating soso.com with Sogou.com, Baidu's biggest threat from Qihoo is removed.
By mid-morning, Sohu gained 6%, Baidu gained 2%, and Qihoo lost 4%.


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Located on the banks of the Missouri River in the center of the state, it is home to the All Missouri Veterans Memorial on the northeast corner of the capital grounds. It also features the Cole County Historical Museum and the Harry S. Truman State Office Building.
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A chest tube is a hollow, flexible tube in the chest. It acts like a drain.
Chest drainage tube insertion; Insertion of tube into chest; Tube thoracostomy
When your chest tube is inserted, you will lie on your side or sit partly upright, with one arm over your head.
After your chest tube insertion, you will have a chest x-ray to make sure the tube is in the right place.
The chest tube usually stays in place until x-rays show that all the blood, fluid, or air has drained from your chest and your lung has fully re-expanded.
The tube is easy to remove when it is no longer needed. Most people do not need medicine to relax or to numb the area when it is removed.
Some people may have a chest tube inserted that is guided by x-ray or ultrasound. If you have major lung or heart surgery, a chest tube will be placed while you are under general anesthesia (asleep).
Chest tubes are used to treat conditions that can cause a lung to collapse. Some of these conditions are:
Some risks from the insertion procedure are:
You will usually stay in the hospital until your chest tube is removed. People do not usually go home with a chest tube.
While the chest tube is in place, your nurses will carefully check for air leaks, breathing problems, and if you need oxygen. They will also make sure the tube stays in place. Your nurses will tell you whether it is okay to get up and walk around or sit in a chair.
What you will need to do:
Get help right away if:
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Caine Mutiny sounds good there. I'm interested.
Also I can't wait for The Pacific. I hope it's a lot of pilots' stories and fighter jets because we've seen the ground battles a lot in films like The Thin Red Line (which I plan to watch soon) and Letters From Iwo Jima, which I also plan to watch soon.
I love Band of Brothers every time I watch it, but this is a good ground-forces series. And submarine movies like U-571 rock, but I'm in the mood for great air combat. I'd love to see Mustangs versus Zeros. The story can be set with the Navy in a carrier group. Marines could disembark for shore invasions of the islands on approach to Japan. So there's a lot you could do with The Pacific.
I just really don't want 8-10 episodes all set on Guadalcanal or something like that.