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Deadpool will release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on June 28, Activision has announced, with additional in-game bonuses available to those who pre-order.
Anybody who pre-orders the comedy shooter from GAME will receive an exclusive "Merc with a Map Pack" DLC, containing two new maps - GRT Plaza and Inside the Tower - for the game's Challenge mode, and two additional costumes - the 'D-Pooly' and 'Uncanny X-Force' suits - for use in Deadpool's unlockable Infinite mode.
Deadpool is currently in the works at Transformers: Fall of Cybertron developer High Moon Studios.
Earlier this month, it was reported that 40 staff were let go from the studio following their completion on the project.
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Performs 'Crossroads,' Chats with 'Arsenio'
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After reuniting at the 2013 Rock the Bells concert, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony performed on the 'Arsenio Hall Show' Friday (Jan. 10) for their first televised performance in 15 years.
The Cleveland rap quintet — Bizzy Bone, Flesh-N-Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone and Wish Bone — performed their Grammy Award-winning song, 'Tha Crossroads,' as well as their latest single, 'Everything's 100′ with Ty Dollar $ign.
But the group also sat down and chatted with fellow Clevelander Arsenio Hall.
The rappers talked about their early beginnings and the struggle to get put on in the rap game.
"When we started rapping in the early '80s, it was like either you sing or you rap," said Layzie Bone. "If you were rapping, you was hard. If you was singing, you were soft in the hood."
"We married hardcore rap and melodic sounds together," he continued. "Every hip-hop artist that's out now been influenced by what we did. We're very happy to be here, we feel blessed to [have] contributed something so substantial to music."
The group says their mission is not finished yet. They have their sights on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which they will be eligible for in five years.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony latest LP, 'Art of War: World War III,' is in stores now.
Watch Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Perform 'Everything's 100′ on the 'Arsenio Hall Show'
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Durban - Traffic in Durban's city centre was brought to a standstill as thousands of National Union of Metal Workers of SA members marched for jobs.
Suspended Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi was at the front of the estimated 3000-strong march.
The march proceeded down Anton Lembede (Smith) Street, where Vavi was expected to address the marchers.
Vavi carried a placard that read "Implement the Freedom Charter".
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Accused paedophile on 252 charges sipping tea in Sri Lanka
A former Catholic brother charged five months ago with hundreds of counts of sexual abuse against children and young adults is currently residing on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka because the authorities dragged their feet in extraditing him to Australia.
The former St John of God brother, Bernard Kevin McGrath, who recently served two years in a New Zealand prison for sexually abusing boys there, had 252 abuse charges laid against him in a Newcastle court on June 27.
The 65-year-old is alleged to have repeatedly raped, molested and abused dozens of young boys at church-run institutions in the Newcastle-Maitland diocese during the late 1970s and 80s.
It is understood that a number of the charges relate to McGrath's time as a brother at the notorious Kendal Grange College in Morrissett.
Yesterday, the Sun Herald revealed that McGrath was one of three brothers being sued by Sydney's so-called "playboy rapist" Simon Monteiro, who is currently serving a seven year nine month sentence for aggravated rape and claims that the abuse he suffered has left him with severe psychological disorders.
Among the charges are 30 counts of homosexual intercourse with a male between the age of 10 and 18, 30 counts of homosexual intercourse between a teacher and a student aged between 10 and 18, and 102 charges of indecent assault.
NSW Police were meant to extradite McGrath back to Australia to face the charges from Christchurch where he lived since being paroled in 2008.
But Fairfax Media has learnt that the 65-year-old was allowed to fly out of New Zealand some time after the charges were lodged and is currently staying on a tea plantation in the highlands of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is a known haven for paedophiles, particularly the rural areas where criminals run large organised child sex operations.
McGrath's New Zealand brother, Clem McGrath, said the accused man had flown out of Christchurch in "early winter" after a friend had told him "why don't you come to Sri Lanka? You've got nothing here".
Neither NSW Police nor the office of Australia's Commonwealth Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Jason Clare, would say when the process of extraditing McGrath began when asked yesterday.
"NSW Police will not comment in relation to this investigation as speculation may jeopardise current lines of inquiry," a police spokesman said in response to a full page of questions.
But a New Zealand police source said that the formal extradition request had only come to them from Interpol on November 15 - nearly five months after the charges were laid, and many weeks after McGrath reportedly left the country.
It is understood that the extradition may have been delayed by the multiple levels of bureaucracy involved in the extradition process.
It is not known whether Sri Lankan authorities have been informed that a potentially dangerous accused paedophile has been residing in their midst.
Australia does not have an extradition treaty with Sri Lanka directly.
However it can extradite suspects from Sri Lanka under the 'London Scheme' which enables Commonwealth countries to extradite fugitive criminals to each other upon the presentation of prima face evidence.
Fairfax Media understands that Australian Federal Police based in Sri Lanka have been made aware of McGrath's presence and may have been following his movements.
Brother Bernard Kevin McGrath was transferred to New Zealand to be teacher and dormitory master at "Marylands", a SJOG boarding school near Christchurch for boys with learning and behavioural difficulties.
In 1993, he was sentenced to three years jail in New Zealand for his offences at Marylands and the Hebron Trust, a learning centre for street kids.
In 2002, more complainants contacted the New Zealand police concerning sexual assaults by McGrath culminating in his conviction in 2006 on 22 counts of abuse.
According to the online Factbook on Global Exploitation, 10,000 to 12,000 children from rural areas in Sri Lanka are trafficked and prostituted to paedophiles by organised crime groups every year.
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One of the best things about your new, compassionate lifestyle is the abundance of plant-based options that taste just as good as your old favoritesfavourites.
We've put together a short list of some of our top picks, but don't stop here — there is such a wide array of choices. Don't be afraid to experiment with different flavorsflavours and varieties to find your favs!
BURGERSMeatless burger varieties offer something for everyone. Veggie lovers can rejoice in patties made from beans, grains, and vegetables. They taste amazing!
FAB FACT: Up to 84% less fat than beef burgers and cholesterol-free.
Try the wide variety of chicken- and turkey-free drumsticks, crispy tenders, breasts, and roasts.
COLD CUTSPerfect for quick sandwiches, meat-free cold cuts now come in a variety of flavorsflavours, including turkey, ham, salami, and bologna.
FAB FACT: Free of nitrates, cholesterol, and cruelty.
HOT DOGS & SAUSAGESFrom ballpark franks to hearty beer brats, vegetarians can enjoy the same delights, without the frights.
FAB FACT: Many are low-fat, low-cal, and high in protein — oh, and they're not made from lips and anuses.
YOGURTThere's no need to have a cow. Dairy-free yogurts are delicious and full of healthy probiotics. Choose from traditional or greek style. There are tons of great flavors.flavours.
FAB FACT: Contains healthy cultures like dairy-based yogurt without common allergens like lactose or casein, a carcinogen found in dairy products.
CREAM CHEESE & SOUR CREAMTry a schmear of non-dairy cream cheese on your bagel or a dollop of veggie sour cream in your burrito and find out how amazing these cruelty-free versions taste. Tofutti cream cheese is also incredible in dairy-free cheesecake. Yum!
FAB FACT: Free of lactose and cholesterol and lower in kidney stone-promoting oxalates.
MILKMooo-ve over cow's milk. Dairy-free milks, made from soy, rice, almond, or hemp, pack a mighty flavor and nutritional punch. They come nutritionally enriched, and in plain, sweet vanilla, creamy chocolate, and strawberry flavorsflavours.
FAB FACT: Almond milk contains 50% more calcium than cow's milk. Also, nut milks contain a wide variety of vitamins and minerals not found in cow's milk.
CHEESESmile and say "veggie cheese." Top off your pizzas, burgers, and pastas with the growing variety of dairy-free cheeses that melt and stretch like your old favoritesfavourites. Available in cheddar, pepperjack, mozzarella, and jalapeño garlic havarti.
FAB FACT: Free of cholesterol, trans fats, and preservatives.
BUTTERYou won't believe it's not butter. No, seriously, you won't. Use non-dairy butters for cooking, baking, and spreading.
FAB FACT: No cholesterol or trans fats.
MAYOJust as tasty and healthier than the animal-based version, veggie mayo is great on sandwiches or perfect for creating creamy dressings.
FAB FACT: No preservatives, cholesterol, or animal fat.
ICE CREAMDive into decadence! Dairy-free ice cream, made with soy or coconut milk, is rich and creamy and comes in many different flavorsflavours, from Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl and Mint Chocolate Chip to Butter Pecan.
FAB FACT: No cruelty to cows.


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'Dogface! I show you how Soviet dies!'
We loved the music and adored the movies. But you know what the real secret is to our enduring devotion to the 80s?
The creeping Red Menace of Communism, the perfect villain for a more simple time.
I miss those evil Ruskies with their "moose and squirrel" accents, always one step ahead of us with some delicious doomsday weapon or chemically enhanced Olympic athlete stealing the gold from our innocent freedom-loving Americans. (Because, "Oh no, U.S. athletes would NEVER use steroids!")
So with the help of a very special guest-host, this week's Stuck in the 80s podcast honors "The Red Scare Movies" that we loved so much in that golden decade. Click here to listen, or click here to get all our podcasts delivered to you for free via iTunes.
In the meantime, here's the obligatory list for you, Comrades!
5. "You know what they say, 'Men'she ty znaesh', lushche.' " (Spies Like Us)
4. "What you call yourself is of no concern to us. Here, you're just a criminal." (White Nights)
3. "You will not, of course, make it to wherever you are going. Goodbye, Mr. Gant!" (Firefox)
2. "Any country that can survive Stalin can certainly handle a little dope." (Red Heat)
1. "Dogface! I show you how Soviet dies!" (Red Dawn)


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Here's a look at five things we learned from week nine of the high school football season...
1. The difference in the Region 7-AAA playoff race could be 1-2 plays
While the top spot in 7-AAA has been in no doubt so far (thanks to Buford's dominant play), the difference between the two-four spots has been razor thin. How close? Consider that White County, North Hall and West Hall have all had photo finishes in region play. And even though the Warriors are currently second -- with the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Trojans -- two of their four 7-AAA wins came by a combined 13 points. Meanwhile, North Hall's sole region loss to White County, contained plenty of near misses, and West Hall fought the Trojans for four quarters this past Friday in a 35-21 finale that was only a touchdown difference until just over a minute remained. This week, the Spartans will play host to the Warriors in what could be another photo finish. And even fifth place team Dawson County knows it is not out of the running after a close loss to White County last week, getting a shot at West Hall in the regular season finale. Stay glued to the 7-AAA playoff race -- it could be Hollywood script-type stuff.
2. The Flowery Branch defense means business
We had an idea that the Falcons were pretty good on defense -- but, as Clarke Central found out on Friday, they may be historically good. At least they were to the Gladiators, holding the traditional power to their lowest scoring output since 2009 in Friday's 37-7 win. During the game, Flowery Branch allowed just 212 total yards, only improving on what had already been an impressive string of performances. The win helped the Falcons assure themselves of no worse than second place in Region 8-AAAAA and set up a sumptuous region finale with Gainesville on Nov. 8. That game looks all the more intriguing considering how well Flowery Branch is playing on defense. They will most certainly be the best unit the Red Elephants have faced all season outside of Buford and will give the Falcons a great chance to counter Gainesville's high-flying attack. It should be a heck of a match-up, and we can hardly wait.
3. Rabun County has both ability and depth
We already knew that the Wildcats had plenty of standouts, including Charlie Woerner, Wes Holcombe, Dan Dailey, etc... On Friday, Rabun showed that they are good enough to win a key game without two of those standouts. With both starting quarterback Holcombe and starting running back Dailey sidelined, the Wildcats turned to Hunter Sims and Woerner and pulled through -- against their fiercest rivals and coming off a two-game losing skid. It was an impressive performance, and showed that Rabun is building depth, which is a huge key for sustained success. Woerner did the heavy -- and explosive -- lifting in the backfield, rushing 29 times for 236 yards and 4 touchdowns. Meanwhile, Sims stepped in at QB and showed the Wildcats have a very bright future indeed, rushing 15 times for 150 yards and 1 TD, while also completing 8 of 14 passes for 155 yards and a score. The future was already looking up for Rabun; after Friday, it's looking up even more. The also win put the Wildcats in a great position to finish third in a Region 8-AA that features two outstanding teams at the 1 and 2 spots (Washington-Wilkes and Jefferson, respectively).
4. North Forsyth still has a shot at postseason
Just two weeks ago -- heck, through the much of Friday's game -- any playoff hopes the Raiders had appeared grim. But, thanks to a tremendous fightback win over Centennial, 28-24, on Friday, North Forsyth still has a shot to get back into the postseason for the first time since 2010. The Raiders -- who have already out-stripped a lot of expectations outside the program in coach Jason Galt's first season in charge -- have two huge games remaining in the regular season, traveling to Johns Creek (Nov. 1) and then playing host to South Forsyth (Nov. 8). North Forsyth must win out and hope that West Forsyth can get the better of arch-rival South this Friday -- though, at this point, the Raiders will only be focused on themselves -- and probably feeling pretty good about their chances.
5. Jackson County has an offense that can lead it back to playoffs
The Panthers have not had a smooth ride this season, but they certainly have the ability to put up points -- as they showed on Friday -- and that could make the difference in the race for the playoffs in Region 8-AAA. Jackson County certainly has a big challenge ahead this week against region leader Elbert County. But it could be the regular season finale against Morgan County that makes the difference. Both the Panthers and Bulldogs are 3-2 and tied for the fourth spot in 8-AAA, and after both reaching the playoffs in 2012, each will be itching to get back again in 2013. That Jackson County offense could be the difference on Nov. 8. The Panthers are averaging just over 31 points per game and will be facing a Morgan County defense giving up 24 points per game. Jackson County will certainly be comfortable if its offense is in charge. Quarterback Jacob Lewis was stellar in last week's 56-27 win over Oconee County, passing for 331 yards and 6 touchdowns. Lewis' receiving corps is also very tough to cover -- as Xavier Harper and Layson Giles showed last week. And over the next two weeks, the Panthers would love for the game to be in their hands.
Buford 45, Fannin County 8
Cedar Shoals 27, Winder-Barrow 6
Chestatee 42, Lumpkin County 14
Commerce 48, Hebron Christian Academy 12
Collins Hill 53, North Gwinnett 28
Duluth 27, Habersham Central 14
East Hall 33, Banks County 7
Flowery Branch 37, Clarke Central 7
Jackson County 56, Oconee County 27
Jefferson 68, Social Circle 0
Lakeview Academy 42, North Cobb Christian 7
Lanier 31, Stephens County 14
North Forsyth 28, Centennial 24
North Hall 35, West Hall 21
North Oconee 45, East Jackson 7
Pickens 21, Johnson 14
Rabun County 42, Union County 18
Riverside Military 66, Glascock County 0
Salem 27, Apalachee 7
St. Francis 30, Towns County 3
White County 17, Dawson County 10
Apalachee at Heritage, Conyers
Chestatee at Monroe Area
Clarke Central at Winder-Barrow
East Hall at Buford
Fannin County at Dawson County
Franklin County at East Jackson
Gainesville at Loganville
Greene County at Rabun County
Jackson County at Elbert County
Jefferson at Riverside Military
Lakeview Academy at Towns County
Lanier at Lumpkin County
Mill Creek at Habersham Central
North Forsyth at Johns Creek
North Gwinnett at Mountain View
North Hall at Banks County
Stephens County at Eastside
Union County at Social Circle
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The virtues of a simple seed: Gardeners exchange wisdom in Fall City | Photo gallery
They came for practical reasons, and for political ones, and they came by the dozens. Fall City's old Masonic Hall was crowded with gardeners last Saturday, Feb. 23, during Transition Snoqualmie Valley's third annual seed exchange, picking up seeds and advice from other local gardeners.
Jaymie Blatt of North Bend, a two-time participant this year, came prepared with her own seed bags and a permanent marker for labeling. Carey Thornton, a Tilth employee and Seattle resident, was there as a gardener first, but couldn't stop herself from extolling the virtues of a three-foot, curving Tromboncino squash. It can be eaten small, like zucchini, or after its skin turns golden and hard, like the butternut squash it resembles, she said, as she scooped a few seeds into a bag for herself.
Husband and wife team Scott Mountney and Claudia Vagas considered a variety of seeds to plant on their Redmond acreage, but Mountney was especially selective about one crop.
"Tomatoes will frustrate the (heck) out of you," he explained, and around him, people silently nodded.
Along with the seed swapping, participants could sit in on presentations on seed saving, herbs, and growing potatoes and tomatoes.
Learn more about Transition Snoqualmie Valley at http://transitionsnoqualmievalley.ning.com.
A large Tromboncino squash attracted people to one seed table, Seattle resident and Tilth gardener Carey Thornton.
Jerusalem artichoke in hand, Duvall gardener Jamie Roberts considers a box of the tubers, which includes another type of seed that resembles a large grub.
Jaymie Blatt, a North Bend resident, labels a packet of scarlet runner beans she just picked up at the Transition Snoqualmie Valley seed exchange Saturday, Feb. 23.
Presenter Silvermoon talks with visitors at her booth at the seed exchange Saturday. Later in the day, she gave a talk on "Living with our garden plants and herbs to create health and vitality."


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CLEARWATER – A teenager shot by police three weeks ago during a burglary investigation has been arrested in connection with an attempted armed robbery.
Sylvester Brown, 15, was one of four males who tried to rob the man at about 1 a.m. Saturday near 1340 Franklin St. in Clearwater, according to police. Officers witnessed the incident.
The four males fled in a 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. Police established a perimeter in the area of 1255 Jeffords St. at the El Camino Apartments complex after the Chevrolet was found abandoned in the parking lot there.
Clearwater and Largo K-9 units found Brown and Steffon Birks, 19, hiding in a garbage can a short distance away from the abandoned car. They both were arrested and charged with armed robbery. Birks was also charged with possession of marijuana. Police are trying to identify and locate the other two suspects.
Brown was involved in an officer-involved shooting on October 12 after a police officer fired at a stolen pickup truck he was in. The driver of the pickup tried to hit two police officers who where called to a burglary scene. Officers found a stolen motorbike in the back of the truck.
Brown sustained non-life threatening injuries in the shooting.


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Trial record 2 of 7 for: Retrophin
Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) Prevalence Study
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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This is an observational, multicenter study to determine the prevalence of Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) in patient populations diagnosed with early-onset idiopathic bilateral cataracts. Patients who are potentially eligible for study participation will be identified through a chart review of patients who were seen at each study site prior to that site's initiation, or by entering care at the site while the site is participating in the trial.
|Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Other
|Official Title:
|An Observational, Multicenter Study of the Prevalence of Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) in Patient Populations Diagnosed With Early-Onset Idiopathic Bilateral Cataracts
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Genetics Home Reference related topics: cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- To calculate the prevalence of Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) in a patient population diagnosed up to age 21 with early-onset idiopathic bilateral cataracts [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ](by blood draw where plasma cholenstanol levels and/or urine bile alcohol results will be used to determine whether genetic testing is indicated. Genetic Testing, if indicated, will be used to determine the prevalence of CTX)
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To assess other manifestations of CTX within patients presenting with idiopathic bilateral cataracts. [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Based on a patient reported, CTX disease-specific medical history for the patients diagnosed with CTX, the manifestations and symptoms related to the disease will be presented by body system.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2015
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|2 Years to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Study Population
Early-Onset Idiopathic Bilateral Cataracts
Inclusion Criteria:
- The patient has a diagnosis of idiopathic bilateral cataracts.
- Between the ages of 2 to 21 years at the time of diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria:
- The patient has a diagnosis of cataracts with known etiology other than CTX.
- The patient has a diagnosis of CTX.
- The patient has cataracts caused by cataractogenic treatments.
- The patient has taken or is currently taking cholic acid or chenodeoxycholic acid.
- The patient has participated in an interventional clinical trial in the past 30 days.
- The patient and/or their parent/legal guardian, in the opinion of the Investigator, is unable to adhere to the requirements of the study.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
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Keywords provided by Retrophin, Inc.:
Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis
CTX Prevalence Study
Idiopathic Bilateral Cataracts
Bilateral Cataracts
Early-Onset Idiopathic Bilateral Cataracts
Observational Study
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Xanthomatosis, Cerebrotendinous
Lens Diseases
Eye Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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Bradfords's Youth Centre could be run by the town council in future.
The council is applying for a community asset transfer which would allow it to keep the building open for youngsters and other local groups.
A working group has been set up to explore ways to keep the Youth and Community Development Centre open for community use.
Wiltshire Council is currently carrying out a property review of the Frome Road building, and although the youth club is no longer operating, the other users will be able to continue until the review is complete.
Boacan, the Bradford on Avon Community Area Network, and the Youth Advisory Group are joining the efforts to save the building and get local people working with the newly formed Local Youth Network.
Anyone wanting to be part of the centre's future – whatever their age, or area of interest – is invited to take part in an online survey at http://ow.ly/AelyU


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TRENTON — Gamblers in Atlantic City would be able to place bets poolside or from any other area of their casino hotel without setting foot in the gaming room under legislation released from an Assembly committee Monday.
The bill, A2575, would allow visitors to use mobile gaming devices throughout the hotel, including the swimming pool or any outdoor recreation area like a beach bar.
The unanimous approval of the Assembly Appropriations Committee puts the legislation, whose companion bill was already approved by a Senate committee, in position for a vote in both houses on Thursday.
"To remain attractive to visitors and competitive with neighboring states, it's important that Atlantic City keep up with the latest innovations and trends," said Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester), a sponsor of the bill.
Nevada has offered the technology since 2005.
Schools may need to install defibrillators
New Jersey's public and nonpublic schools would be required to have automated external defibrillators under a bill approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
The bill, A1608, known as Janet's Law, was inspired by the parents of Janet Zilinski, an 11-year-old Warren girl who died in 2006 after suffering sudden cardiac arrest during cheerleading practice.
The measure would also require schools to establish emergency procedures for responding to sudden cardiac events, and mandate defibrilator training for school officials and coaches.
Testifying on the eve of what would have been Janet's 17th birthday, her mother, Karen Zilinski, said 35 children in New Jersey had suffered sudden cardiac arrest since her daughter's death.
There is no corresponding legislation in the Senate.
Protection for witnesses to overdoses
People who witness a drug overdose and call 911 would be protected from prosecution under a bill unanimously approved by an Assembly panel.
Too many people have died when a friend or fellow drug user panicked instead of calling the police, according relatives and drug policy advocates who urged the Assembly Judiciary Committee to pass the "Good Samaritan Overdose Response Act."
"Calling 911 should never be a crime," said Roseanne Scotti, state director of the Drug Policy Alliance, an organization that supports the reform of current drug laws. "Our current policies focus on punishment and drive people into the shadows and away from help."
Scotti said if the bill (A578) were approved, New Jersey would be the sixth state to enact Good Samaritan laws for drug overdoses.
"This is not about turning a blind eye to drug use, but hopefully saving lives during a potentially fatal overdose," said Assemblywoman Angel Fuentes (D-Camden), a sponsor of the measure.
Fight over DEP rules develops
A measure blocking the state Department of Environmental Protection from waiving regulations on a case-by-case was approved by the Assembly Environment Committee.
The measure (ACR-37), approved by a 5-2 vote, gives the commissioner of the environmental agency 30 days from the time the resolution is sent to him to amend or withdraw the proposed rules.
Critics of the waiver contend it would weaken protections, while proponents say it would give the state more flexibility to eliminate regulations that should not be applied in every instance.
Star-Ledger staff writer Susan K. Livio contributed to this report.


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Unit 11: Historical pragmatics
In A11 and B11, we provided you with examples of form-to-function studies that have traced a particular word or lexical phrase over time, as a means of noting any changes in meaning and/or function. We also provided you with examples of function-to-form studies that have shown how particular speech acts – such as 'insults' and 'compliments' – were realized at different times in history. Here, we focus in more detail on the first of these two approaches – in part so that we can help you to become more familiar with the work of Elizabeth Traugott. We begin with Traugott's (1999) invited inferencing theory, paying particular attention to her use of Levinsonian heuristics (see A5 of the Advanced Pragmatics Textbook). We also explore the different approaches you might use to investigate language change over time, and provide opportunities for you to undertake such studies, by tracing the development of phrases such as as long as, kind of and sort of.
11.1. Tracing the role of pragmatics in semantic change
As Culpeper's (2010) extract highlights (B11.2), Traugott has made a particularly important contribution to the more micro approaches within historical pragmatics. For example, she has provided us with a 'step-by-step account' of how:
one-off, context sensitive, particularized implicatures ... [can] evolve into preferred, contextually-stable generalized implicatures, which ... [can] then become part of the semantic meaning of [a given] item. (see Levinson 2000)
To use Traugott's (1999, 2004) own terminology, this gives us the following pragmatic progression towards semantic change...
...where IIN stands for Invited Inferences(Traugott's term for Particularized Conversational Implicatures or PCIs) and GIIN stands for Generalized Invited Inferences (Traugott's term for Generalized Conversational Implicatures or GCIs).
According to Traugott (1999), such processes of semantic change require a pragmatics:
...that privileges process, not end-product and result.
...that allows meanings to be added over time.
...in which speaker/writer plays a central innovative role.
...that allows for polysemy (as opposed to arguing for monosemy or homonymy wherever possible).
Although Traugott argues in her 1999 paper that it is speakers/writers who do most of the work of innovation, she argues elsewhere that the notion of invited inference allows for 'the possibility of alluding to both the speaker's strategic action (inviting) and the hearer's response (inferencing)' (Traugott and Dasher 2002: 29). She also states (in Traugott 2004: 552) that she uses the term invited inference, in preference to implicature, so as to emphasize 'the dual role' of speakers/writers and addressees/readers 'in the dyadic speech event'.
Find examples of the use of as/so long as in both historical and modern corpora, and determine any evidence of the speaker/writer 'guiding addressees to a [specific] interpretation'.
Read more...
- Culpeper, J. (2010) 'Historical pragmatics', in L. Cummings (eds) The pragmatics encyclopedia, London and New York: Routledge, pp188–92
- Levinson, S. (2000) Presumptive meanings: the theory of generalized conversational implicature. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press
- Traugott, E.C. (1999) 'The role of pragmatics in a theory of semantic change'. In: J. Verschueren (ed.) Pragmatics in 1998: Selected papers from the 6th International Pragmatics Conference, vol. 2, Antwerp: International Pragmatics Association
- Traugott, E.C. and R.B. Dasher (2002) Regularity in semantic change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Traugott, E.C. (2004) 'Historical pragmatics' in L.R. Horn and G. Ward (eds.) Handbook of Pragmatics, Oxford: Blackwell, pp538–61
11.2. Traugott's use of Levinson's heuristics
As Culpeper's reference to Levinson (see B11.2) – and our mention of PCIs and GCIs – highlight (see A5.2.3), Levinsonian heuristics play an especially important part in Traugott's (1999: 96) Invited Inferencing Theory of Semantic Change (IITSC). By way of illustration:
- The Q-heuristic – Make your contribution as informative as required, and imply no more thereby – is claimed to invoke 'literal meaning' and to impede change
- The R-heuristic – Say no more than you must, and mean more thereby – 'warrants enriched interpretations relevant to context, and invites inferences to specific subcases' and, hence, 'leads to change, as it induces enrichment of what is said/written'
- The M-heuristic – periphrastic expressions warn 'marked/pragmatically special situation' – 'is especially likely to lead to semantic change in grammaticalization' when it enforces the R-heuristic
Traugott goes on to explain that:
There is the potential for change [especially] when the R-heuristic is exploited innovatively by inducement of ad hoc invited inferences or IINs (especially in redundant linguistic context[s]). An enriched IIN may then become a GIIN if it acquires saliency in [and hence its use is adopted by] the community. (ibid.)
In spite of privileging the R-heuristic and M-heuristic, Traugott nonetheless maintains that the Q-heuristic still plays an important role, especially in relation to standardization (cf. 'the search for unambiguous, literal meaning, and the resistance to change typically associated with it'; ibid.).
As an example of how her IITSC approach allows for polysemy, Traugott (1999) tracks the different meanings of as/so long as over time, and demonstrates how the conditional meaning('provided that, if'), in particular, was able to co-exist alongside the more traditional temporal and spatial meanings from which it is derived: hence, we have the development: 'equal in length' > 'equal in time' > 'provided that', with significant periods of polysemous overlapping. Jot down some examples of lexical items or constructions you are aware of that are polysemous. You might begin by listing three or four discourse particles like as long as; then use a dictionary, such as the Online OED, to trace the various senses of these polysemous items or constructions as a means of determining:
- which sense was the original one,
- whether they can still mean this today (in appropriate circumstances), and
- what additional meanings they now have, and the order in which these additional meanings first came into use.
Read more...
- Traugott, E.C. (2004) 'Historical pragmatics' in L.R. Horn and G. Ward (eds.) Handbook of Pragmatics, Oxford: Blackwell, pp538–61
- Traugott, E.C. (1999) 'The role of pragmatics in semantic change' in J. Verschueren (ed.) Pragmatics in 1998: Selected papers from the 6th International Pragmatics Conference, vol. 2, Antwerp: International Pragmatics Association
11.3. Traugott's proposed methodology
Traugott (2004: 553) provides a slightly different methodology to the one we've suggested to you in our second exercise:
A methodologically useful way to begin such a study is to investigate the synchronic situation after a set of polysemies has come into existence and then to seek evidence in a historical corpus for the transition from an earlier stage to the synchronic one studied, all the while watching for developments that may have dead-ended. Such dead-ended developments frequently show incipient conventionalization of a meaning that is not replicated, or not replicated for any considerable length of time, whereas it may become a highly salient meaning in another language. For example, there is some sporadic evidence of incipient 'because'-meanings for while in Middle English; this IIN never became a GIIN in English, but it did for the cognate weil in German.
Traugott goes on to give some useful advice in terms of matching up genres (when comparing synchronic and diachronic data):
Since most of the material for historical linguistics is written, it is important to use corpora in the same mode, if not genre. This means that contemporary spoken language can be used as a comparison only with spoken material from an earlier era; and constructed data may be helpful in highlighting areas of inquiry but they need to be used with great caution since they cannot be verified by native speakers in earlier periods. (ibid.)
A. Divide a sheet of paper into two, and then label the right-hand column 'historical corpora', and label the left-hand column 'modern corpora'.
- Populate the two columns with the titles of historical corpora and modern corpora. As a starting point for your right-hand column, check out the following URL, which lists some of the more well-known publicly available (English) historical corpora http://corpora-engling.split.uni-bamberg.de/index.php?id=historical-corpora.
- Draw arrows between the modern and historical corpora that you think are a good 'match', given Traugott's advice above.
B. In A11.4 and B11.4, we outlined some speech act studies that have made use of a number of different modes/genres to explore the evolution over time of, for example, insults (Jucker and Taavitsainen 2000) and compliments (Taavitsainen and Jucker 2008b).
- To what extent is this because Jucker and Taavitsainen were engaged in function-to-form studies? (see A11.3)
- Would your arrows between modern corpora and historical corpora be the same as – or different from – before, if you repeated (A) above, if you opted to study a particular speech act (such as insult or compliment) or speech act type (such as directive)?
Read more...
- Jucker, A.H. and I. Taavitsainen (2000) 'Diachronic speech act analysis: Insults from flyting to flaming', Journal of Historical Pragmatics 1(1): 67–95
- Taavitsainen, I. and A.H. Jucker (2008a) 'Speech acts now and then: Towards a pragmatic history of English'. In A.H. Jucker and I. Taavitsainen (eds.) Speech Acts in the History of English, Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, pp1–23
- Taavitsainen, I. and A.H. Jucker (2008b) '"Methinks you seem more beautiful than ever." Compliments and gender in the history of English'. In A.H. Jucker and I. Taavitsainen (eds.) Speech Acts in the History of English, Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, pp195–228
- Traugott, E.C. (2004) 'Historical pragmatics' in L.R. Horn and G. Ward (eds.) Handbook of Pragmatics, Oxford: Blackwell, pp538–61
11.4. Searching a corpus for examples of kind of, sort of, type of
It has been suggested that there are three types of construction using the expression, kind of, in Modern English(Denison 2002):
a. What kind of bicycles do you ride on... binominal construction (BC)
b. ...wouldn't you expect to get some kind of discount... qualifying construction (QC)
c. I was kind of thinking for myself about my life... adverbial construction (AC)
Each of these constructions uses the kind of expression less literally (albeit slightly). In (a), the speaker is asking about different kinds or varieties of bicycle, such as a mountain bike or a racing bike. Notice that the literal meaning allows us to pluralize kind – a kind of bicycle, or many kinds of bicycle. In (b) the question is not about different kinds or varieties of discount, but a discount of some indeterminate amount. In the last example, (c), kind of is used before a verb, and functions like an adverbial but one that downplays the meaning of the verb, possibly to make the statement seem less definite or assertive. In (c), therefore, the literal meaning of 'kind' meaning 'variety' has been virtually lost, and the word has a pragmatic function with interpersonal meaning.
- Search a modern corpus of your choice for examples of kind of, sort of and type of. Categorize the examples you have found according to (a), (b) or (c) above. Are all the occurrences easy to categorize in this way? How do you decide what each occurrence means?
- Now undertake a diachronic investigation of the same terms in historical English corpora, using the approach advocated by Traugott (2004) (see the outline in 11.3. above). Were the three constructions identified by Denison in evidence in times past? Did your terms have different meanings (not identified by Denison)?
Read more...
- Brems, L. and K. Davidse (2010) 'The grammaticalisation of nominal type noun constructions with kind/sort of: Chronology and paths of change'. English Studies 91(2), April: 180–202
- Denison, D. (2002) 'History of the sort of construction family'. Paper presented at ICCG2: Second International Conference on Construction Grammar, Helsinki. (see also http://tinyurl.com/DD-papers)
- Mair, C. (2004) 'Corpus linguistics and grammaticalisation theory: Statistics, frequencies and beyond' in H. Lindquist and C. Mair (eds.) Corpus Approaches to Grammaticalisation in English, Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, pp121–50
- Traugott, E.C. (2004) 'Historical pragmatics' in L.R. Horn and G. Ward (eds.) Handbook of Pragmatics, Oxford: Blackwell, pp538–61


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Summer words to use on your pages..
summer. sunshine. cool shade
popsicles. fireflies. laughter. baseball
lemonade. the songs of children and
crickets and tree frogs. seashore
morning walks. sprinklers. afternoon
thunderstorms. long vacations. a dip
in the pool. bare feet on green grass
SUMMER. picnics. flip flops
watermelon. ice cream. hammock naps
freedom. friendships. ocean waves
crashing. lazy days. buzzing of bees
warm breezes. sandcastles. outdoors
mudpies. sparklers glowing. smores
ponytails. camping out. sunburns. fun
long bike rides. sleeping in. memories
flying kites fluffy clouds hide-n-seek
wishing on a star


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*UPDATE: Sci Fi Wire got the episode info for the final three!*
The final three directors in the second season of IDT/Showtime's Masters of Horror series have finally been named with their work set to start up in the next few weeks according to sources at Fangoria.
Despite my insistence to hire Waxwork helmer Anthony Hickox, Garris and crew have decided to go with Changeling and Species II helmer Peter Medak, who will be helming the Richard Chizmar/Jonathan Schaech script "The Washingtonians" from a story by Bentley Little. The tale deals with a doccument that is found indicating that George Washington was acutally a cannibal, and the effects is has on modern-day politics.
Also new to sign is Wrong Turn director Rob Schmidt, who will be getting behind the camera for "Right to Die". Described as "a ghastly take on the right-to-life debate", this will be the second ep this season to have abortion themes, the other being John Carpenter's "Pro-Life".
Finally, they've hired Norio Tsuruta, who brought us The Ring 0 and Premonition, to direct "Dream Cruise", a (big surprise) Japanese ghost story.
I gotta say I'm pretty underwhelmed by those choices; it just seems like there's more of an untapped talent pool out there that they got nowhere near. I guess we'll have to let the results speak for themselves!
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JUDY WOODRUFF: President Obama opened a campaign today to build public support for his ideas on cutting the federal budget deficit. It came at a time when public support for the president's performance in office is declining.
The president went to Annandale, Va., just outside Washington, to road test a message he will take across the nation this week.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I want everybody to be in the game. I want you to hold me accountable. I want you to hold all of Washington accountable. There's a way to solve this deficit problem in an intelligent way that is fair and shares sacrifices, so that we can share opportunity all across America.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Mr. Obama said his way of solving the problem means cutting defense spending and health care costs and raising taxes on the wealthy. But some programs would remain intact.
BARACK OBAMA: My view is we need to live within our means while still investing in our future — cutting where we can while investing in education, investing in innovation, investing in infrastructure, and strengthening the safety net provided by programs like Medicare so that they're there for this generation and for next generations.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The Obama plan, introduced last week sets a goal of cutting $4 trillion from the federal deficit over 12 years. House Republicans have passed their own package billed as cutting the deficit by more than $4 trillion over 10 years.
The president's events this week are meant to help win that argument. But he also talked up the chances for compromise today.
BARACK OBAMA: I believe the Democrats and Republicans can come together to get this done. It won't be easy. But I'm optimistic. I'm hopeful. Both sides have come together before. I believe we can do it again.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The focus on the deficit grew even more intense Monday, when one credit rating agency voiced doubt about getting a deal. It lowered its long-term outlook on the nation's debt to negative, triggering a sell-off on Wall Street. But the markets have risen since then.
And Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner insisted again today on CNBC that a broad consensus is emerging.
TREASURY SECRETARY TIMOTHY GEITHNER: I think our challenge now is to lock that in, in terms of reforms that Congress passes, so that people around the world will look at the United States and know that we are not going to get this behind this problem. We're going to get ahead of it.
JUDY WOODRUFF: Two new polls today reflected growing public anxiety about deficits in the economy, with Mr. Obama bearing much of the fallout.
An ABC News-Washington Post survey found the president's approval rating falling to 47 percent, a seven-point drop since January. Disapproval over his handling of the economy was up to 57 percent and 44 percent said the overall economy is getting worse, the most in more than two years.
Still, the poll showed Mr. Obama besting all potential Republican presidential contenders. A separate Marist University-McClatchy news survey found 61 percent disapprove of how the president is handling the deficit issue and 64 percent said they think the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Mr. Obama will be looking to change minds and turn trends in his favor as he travels to California and Neveda later this week.


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AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced additional results from the SAVOR cardiovascular outcomes trial, which found no increased rate of hypoglycemia among patients treated with Onglyza ® (saxagliptin) compared to placebo when added to metformin monotherapy and higher rates of hypoglycemia only in the Onglyza group compared to the placebo group among patients taking sulfonylureas, agents known to cause hypoglycemia, at baseline. Additionally, a greater percentage of patients taking Onglyza reached their target HbA1c without hypoglycemia, except patients who were treated with sulfonylureas alone at baseline. These findings are consistent with previous studies of Onglyza. Results were presented today at the 49 th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain. "Treating diabetes often requires the use of multiple therapies to help lower blood glucose levels without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia," said Itamar Raz, MD, Co-Primary Study Investigator and Head of the Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. "In a post-hoc analysis from SAVOR, the data reflected that when saxagliptin was used in combination with metformin, there was a lowering of blood sugar and no increase in the risk of hypoglycemia." Additionally, results from SAVOR found rates of any events of adjudication-confirmed pancreatitis were balanced between the Onglyza and placebo treatment groups (24 patients in the Onglyza arm versus 21 patients in the placebo arm). Moreover, in patients who experienced pancreatitis, the duration of the event, study drug actions and outcome of the adverse event were balanced across the two treatment arms. Observed rates of pancreatic cancer were also low (five patients in the Onglyza arm versus 12 patients in the placebo arm). "Recent discussions regarding the pancreatic safety of some type 2 diabetes medicines, including incretin-based therapies such as DPP-4 inhibitors, have been largely based on non-randomized studies with significant limitations," said Prof. Raz. "SAVOR is the first large-scale, randomized, blinded study of a type 2 diabetes treatment to report an adjudicated review of pancreatitis events, and results from this trial showed no overall increased risk of pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer in patients taking saxagliptin."
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Under the terms of the license agreement, SPACECODE has full access to CEA Letis RFID technology for use in the development of its RFID portfolio. CEA Letis patent suite includes frequency agnostic communications techniques, as well as chip and reader technology methodologies that would allow enhancement of existing, and development of new product families and solutions for SPACECODE. Concepts covered by the licensed intellectual property include speed and range enhancements, dealing with large tag populations, low complexity system and components, alternative modulation schemes, signaling techniques, analog front end concepts and chip & reader designs.
Leti is a laboratory operated by the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and is one of the largest applied research centers in electronics in Europe. Letis mission is to help companies increase their competitive position by technological innovation and transfer of its technical know-how to industry says Hughes Metras, VP components & applications. We are pleased to enter into a long and valuable relationship with a trusted partner. Our focus of licensing industry-leading companies with our patents continues to help push the boundaries of what our collective engineering teams can accomplish. We look forward to many years of development with SPACECODE."
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A traditional Greek salad, called Horiatiki Salata, is a flavorful combination of olives, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, feta cheese and sometimes capers. But the most frequent version of a Greek salad in our area is always combined with greens and potato salad. It's a bit different, but I've become so accustomed to this version, I think I would miss the creamy potato salad if we left it out.
You could go to the trouble of making your potato salad from scratch, but with the assertive flavors of the Horiatiki, deli potato salad works well. (If you have capers on hand and want to throw them into the salad, go for it.)
To make our homemade Greek Dressing really special, use a good-quality oil for a bold olive flavor. If you are a big garlic fan, add more to taste.
For a completely different take on a Greek potato-salad recipe, visit our website at kitchenscoop.com.
Greek Greens with Potato Salad
8 servings
Greek Dressing (see accompanying recipe)
8 cups prewashed romaine lettuce leaves, medium-packed
1 jar (6 ounces) pitted Kalamata olives (see note)
4 Roma tomatoes
2 Kirby cucumbers (see note)
1 small red onion
1 pint (2 cups) creamy deli potato salad
Crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese, to taste
Place the lettuce in a 3-quart or larger serving bowl. Drain the olives, and add to the lettuce. Slice the tomato into 1/4-inch slices (leaving the peel on), and add to the salad. Thinly slice the cucumbers (with peel) and onion, and add. Toss well.
To serve, drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Place 1/4 cup potato salad in the center of each serving plate. Top with about 1 1/2 cups of salad mixture. Sprinkle with the crumbled feta cheese to taste, and serve.
Start to finish: 15 minutes
Notes: Buying the pitted olives saves time, but don't forgo these beauties if all you can find contain pits. It takes only a few extra minutes to pit the olives, and this can be done up to four days ahead. Then the olives can be refrigerated until you are ready for the salad. One hothouse cucumber can be used instead of the Kirbys.
Per serving: 227 calories (70 percent from fat), 18 g fat (3 g saturated), 8 mg cholesterol, 3 g protein, 14 g carbohydrates, 3 g dietary fiber, 557 mg sodium.
Greek Dressing
Makes 3/4 cup
1 clove garlic, or more to taste
1⁄4 cup red-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
1⁄2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Peel the garlic clove, and press through a garlic press into a small jar or container with a lid. Add all the remaining ingredients. Cover and shake well to mix thoroughly. Leftovers keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to one week.
Start to finish: 4 minutes
Per tablespoon: 85 calories (98 percent from fat), 9 g fat (1 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g protein, 0.5 g carbohydrates, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 mg sodium.
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The .44 Remington C.F.
I have only one specimen of this round in my collection, and I suspect it is a reload, as the bullet appears to be cast, not swaged. The unmarked case is clearly by E. Remington, and dimensions clearly put it as the .44 Remington.
Only one gun was chambered for this round, the Remington 1875 Army revolver. Don't be misled by the name, the gun was never used by the U.S. Army. I think it was submitted, but the Army already had Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers in service by then, and certainly they weren't interested in introducing another cartridge into the supply chain.
White & Munhall, in their work, state that the .44 Colt cartridge could be used interchangeably in this revolver. But in their work "Remington Handguns" Charles and Carol Karr state that though the two rounds were similar, they were not readily interchangeable. Some .44 Colt rounds would fit some Remington revolvers, but full interchangeability was not possible.
.44 Colt rounds produced by Frankford Arsenal have box labels reading "For Colt and Remington Revolvers." This has misled some, as they predate the .44 Remington ammunition by some four years. This ammunition was intended for use in the 1858 Remington revolvers converted to metallic cartridges and still in the hands of the troops, as were the Colt cartridge conversions. Until these guns were phased out, Frankford Arsenal was making the .44 S&W (American), the .44 Colt, and the .50 Remington. All were officially replacedby the .45 Colt in 1873.
The .44 Remington cartridge was short lived, and I believe only E. Remington made the round. The last Model 1875 revolvers were chambered in .44 Winchester and .45 Colt.
Bob Wright
What about the Model 14 1/2 pump in .44 REM
Remington also produced the model 14 1/2 pump in .44 Rem. What is interesting is that the stamp says for.44 Rem or 44-40. Are the rounds really that close in size or was Remington refering to a different round when they produced the rifle.
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The cartridge from the original post was discontinued prior to 1895. Your pump action Remmy started manufacture in 1912. It was made in 44-40, properly called the 44 Winchester Center Fire, but Remington did not like putting WINCHESTER on their rifles, hence the name. Common practice among all the makers. I have a .38 COLT Special cartridge- because Colt did not want to mark their guns .38 Smith & Wesson Special. The original 44 Remington used a heavier bullet than the 44-40. It is shown on pg 202 of Suydam's US Cartridges and Their Handguns- and is a round I do not have in my collection.
I will have my wife take a photo of a factory 44 Remington from my collection and post it here tomarrow.
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I have vintage colt revolver that my great grand mother used in a Wild West show. It says that it is chambered for the 44 rem. I really don't know much about this gun just that it was passed down to me and I have pictures of my great grand mother using it around 1925.
As a matter of interest, here are Colt versions of the .38 S&W and .38 Special, note the Colt versions have flat point bullets:
Bob Wright
As promised, earlier and forgotten about, here is a photograph of an original 44 Remington CF. As you can tell this is a non headstamped cartridge. This is a very rare cartridge, as stated, only chambered for one gun. Any other gun Remington with 44 REM stamped on it is actually a 4440 cartridge. As you can see from the photograph this cartridge had a heal type bullet similar to a 22 LR cartridge. The bullet diameter is the same as the case deameter. Sorry it took so long to get this to you.
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Thanks for the photo. My specimen is exactly (well, sort of) like your photo, except the bullet of mine appears to be cast instead of swaged.
For what its worth: Many collectors have stated that the .44 Remington aand .44 Colt were interchangable. However, in a book, Remington Handguns the writers state that is not the case. They state that only .44 Colt rounds made to the smallest of the dimensional tolerance will fit only in Remington revolvers made to the largest dimensional tolerance will work. I think I stated that correctly.
The confusion comes from Frankford produced .44 Colt ammunition that states on the package "For use in Colt and Remington Revolvers," the Remington revolvers being converted cap-and-ball Army revolvers.
Bob Wright
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A brand new series from the author of the Weather Warden novels, who is "Swift, sassy, and sexy as Laurell K. Hamilton." (Mary Jo Putney)
Once she was Cassiel, a Djinn of limitless power. Now, she has been reshaped in human flesh as punishment for defying her master - and living among the Weather Wardens, whose power she must tap into regularly or she will die. And as she copes with the emotions and frailties of her human condition, a malevolent entity threatens her new existence....
©2008 Rachel Caine (P)2010 Penguin Audio
"I finally understand"
Because I couldn't get the rest of this series I decided to listen to the weather warden series. It puts Cassel in a setting that make sense. I wouldn't have listened to the Weather Warden series if the second book in this series was available. I am glad I did. Now that I meshed the two series together it puts everything in perspective. You have to understand the Wardens struggle for the story to really pop. Rachel is brilliant. I really love the story. Cynthia does a great job narrating compared with Kendel's audio which is not close. i am really eager for the rest of the series. Nice job Rachel thanks for the wonderful stories.
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"Undone is a great name for this book!"
In Undone, nothing really happens. There are lots of hints of things that might happen in the future. When I got about 10 minutes left of Part 2. I check my library to see if there was a Part 3, that I forgot to download. There wasn't.
The whole book was just a lead to the next book. It makes me feel ripped off. I like series, but I think that each book should be story of it's own. That at least something would happen.
Unless you don't mind waiting for the next book, and you don't mind using your credits. I wouldn't buy this book.
"Great and Unique- but where are the rest of the books???"
Loved this story - extremely unique. Cassiel is unique. But I can't find the other books here on Audible??? There should be a disclaimer!! As soon as I finished this, I was ready to buy and start listening to the second..... :(
"One star is too much"
I have been waiting to listen to the Storm warden series by Rachel Caine for a while. When I saw this book I thought I would give it a chance. The author started the book at the end of a conversation. I guess she intended you to be intrigued by the main characters struggle and then come back to what started the problem in the first place. Wrong!-the book never grabbed my attention completely. I couldn't get past the first few chapters. I hope the Storm warden series is better than this. I'm not so sure I want to find out.
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I'm doing some research into the trend in personal bankruptcies this morning, and I came on this blog,Bankruptcy Law Network: It's by bankruptcy attorneys from around the country.
We get a lot of questions from homeowners interested in doing a "short sale." In essence, they'd like to walk away from their property rather than go through foreclosure. Although there's a certain lure and satisfaction to the idea of sending the keys to the house to the bank, it actually takes a lot of negotiation.It isn't easy, and there are pitfalls. Here's part of a post on the risks of a short sale and why foreclosure is not necessarily bad. It's by Attorney Craig Andresen of Bloomington, Minnesota:
...Without a release of liability on the mortgage note, the homeowner will continue to be liable for the unpaid balance owed on the mortgage, eliminating the entire reason for the homeowner to do the short sale in the first place. This means the homeowner needs to obtain not just a release of the mortgage, but a release of personal liability as well. Worse, the resulting debt forgiveness will be treated as income by the IRS. If the amount of the mortgage which is forgiven is substantial, the resulting income tax owed could present a serious, or even catastrophic, problem for the well-meaning homeowner. It may be necessary to hire a CPA to prove insolvency, if possible, to avoid the tax consequences of short sale mortgage debt forgiveness.
Additionally, many states have anti-deficiency laws, which forbid a lender from pursuing a homeowner for the unpaid mortgage balance after a foreclosure. This means the homeowner who agrees to do a short sale may unintentionally create a problem by doing so: either the homeowner owes the lender for the unpaid balance, or the homeowner owes the IRS for income tax on the forgiven mortgage debt. Plus, by doing a short sale, the homeowner gives up the right to remain in the home during often-lengthy foreclosure process.
A distressed homeowner contemplating a short sale as a means of avoiding foreclosure needs to think carefully about whether a short sale will solve the problem, or merely create additional problems.


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Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan and his kids have reportedly darlings of the nation. Two sons AbRam and Aryan were seen in the video enjoying some fun moments. Aryan was trying to teach AbRam by holding him upside down, suspended from his leg. Their father SRK felt that there is a lesson in that too. He posted the picture on his micro blogging site twitter. His tweet reads thus-' Sumtimes u have 2 let Life turn u upside down, so u can learn how 2 live, rite side up.Or Big Brother is always there'.


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Breath Analysis by Ion Mobility Spectrometry
This study is currently recruiting participants.
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Last updated: September 6, 2016
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
Detailed Description:
Recognition of disease specific clusters of volatile organic compounds in patients with different lung diseases, using breath analysis with ion mobility spectrometry. Lung diseases of interest are:
- tumors
- airway infection
- interstitial lung disease
- sleep apnea Hypothesis: Breath analysis with ion mobility spectrometry can differentiate pulmonary disorders.
|Lung Diseases
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Detection of Clusters of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)in Patients With Different Lung Disorders by Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Different Clusters of VOC in the Diagnosis of Different Lung Disorders Using Ion Mobility Spectrometry
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Further study details as provided by Michael Westhoff MD, Lung Clinic Hemer:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Identification of diseases specific VOCs [ Time Frame: years ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change of disease specific VOCs under therapy [ Time Frame: years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
breath, pleural fluid (only in patients with therapeutic pleurocentesis)
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|July 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
lung cancer
airway infection
interstitial lung disease
sleep apnea
pulmonary disorders with pleural infusions
healthy persons
Detailed Description:
Recruitment of patients with different lung diseases goes on. First sub-group analysis of patients with COPD,lung cancer and sarcoidosis is done in order to create a training set of VOC-clusters for further validation in a bigger population of patients.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
patients of the lung clinic hemer with pulmonary diseases.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Any patient
- Ages 18-90 years old
Exclusion criteria:
- Patient who are not able to perform an exhalation manoever.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00632307
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Bunkowski A, Bödeker B, Bader S, Westhoff M, Litterst P, Baumbach JI. MCC/IMS signals in human breath related to sarcoidosis-results of a feasibility study using an automated peak finding procedure. J Breath Res. 2009 Dec;3(4):046001. doi: 10.1088/1752-7155/3/4/046001. Epub 2009 Sep 23.
Westhoff M, Litterst P, Freitag L, Urfer W, Bader S, Baumbach JI. Ion mobility spectrometry for the detection of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of patients with lung cancer: results of a pilot study. Thorax. 2009 Sep;64(9):744-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.2008.099465. Epub 2009 Jan 21.
Westhoff M, Litterst P, Freitag L, Baumbach JI. Ion mobility spectrometry in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis: results of a feasibility study. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Nov;58 Suppl 5(Pt 2):739-51.
Bunkowski A, Maddula S, Davies AN, Westhoff M, Litterst P, Bödeker B, Baumbach JI. One-year time series of investigations of analytes within human breath using ion mobility spectrometryInt. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. (2010) 13:141-148
Westhoff, M, Litterst P, Maddula S, Bödeker B, Rahman S, Davies AN, Baumbach JI. Differentiation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including lung cancer from healthy control group by breath analysis using ion mobility spectrometry. Int. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. (2010) 13:131-139
Vautz W. Baumbach JI, Westhoff M, Züchner, K, Carstens ETH, Perl T. Breath sampling control for medical application. Int. J. Ion Mobil. Spec. (2010) 13:41-46
Westhoff, M; Litterst, P; Bödeker, B; Baumbach, J: Beath analysis by IMS for differentiation of COPD und Interstitial Lung Disease Pneumologie; 2011, 65: P278
Westhoff, M; Litterst, P; Madulla S, Bödeker, B; Baumbach, J Differentiation of COPD patients including patients with lung cancer from healthy persons by IMS. Implementation of statistic and bioinformatic methods. Pneumologie 2012; 66: V394
Westhoff M, Litterst P, Maddula S, Baumbach JI Differentiation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including lung cancer from healthy control group by breath analysis using ion mobility spectrometry Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl 55, P1699
Westhoff M, Litterst P, Sommer H, Bödeker B, Baumbach JI Volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of patients with COPD ± lung cancer and their correlation with FEV1-values. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl 58, P987
|Responsible Party:
|Michael Westhoff MD, Dr. Michael Westhoff, Lung Clinic Hemer
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00632307 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 29, 2008
|Last Updated:
|September 6, 2016
Keywords provided by Michael Westhoff MD, Lung Clinic Hemer:
lung tumor
pleural tumor
interstitial lung disease
airway infection
sleep apnea
ion mobility spectrometry
breath analysis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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By Linda Cole
Two stray dogs living on the streets of Terre Haute, Indiana met and "fell in love," or so the story goes. Life took an abrupt turn, however, when the two became separated. But one of the dogs wasn't going to let anything stop him from being reunited with his best four legged friend.
Four and a half year old Ben, a mixed breed, and one year old Jade, a German Shepherd mix, were well known strays that called the streets of Terre Haute home. How they met is anyone's guess, but over time an incredible bond grew between them. The dogs were looked after by locals in the community, but the pair remained skittish of humans. When Jade became pregnant, the Terre Haute Humane Society (THHS) decided it was time to rescue both dogs.
Since they were comfortable with each other, the shelter kenneled them together until Jade gave birth to six healthy puppies. It was decided that they would be better in a foster home environment until the pups were weaned, and were moved to the home of Kali Skinner, one of the THHS adoption counselors. According to Skinner, "Jade was timid, but a very caring mother." When the pups were old enough, they were put up for adoption and all quickly found forever homes.
Ben was overjoyed to see Jade when she returned to the shelter, and life was good until a young couple stopped in looking for a dog to adopt. Courtney and Jason Lawler fell in love with Ben, but they didn't want two dogs. The couple's three year old son, Peyton, and one dog would be all they could handle – or so they thought. Ben was led away from the shelter and his best friend, and Jade was left alone in the kennel. This might have been the end to this sad story of two friends saying goodbye, but Ben had other ideas and wasn't about to be separated from his love.
Ben was adopted about three weeks before Christmas 2012. Three days after Christmas, Jason was talking on his cell phone as he took the garbage out. While Jason was distracted, Ben raced out the door and started running, never once stopping to look back. All Jason could do was yell his frustration as Ben ignored him and disappeared from sight.
The couple began to search their neighborhood. What they didn't know, however, was that Ben had set off to find Jade at the shelter, which was ten miles away. He arrived there the next night, and when the shelter called the Lawlers, they were shocked to learn Ben was able to go that far in such a short time. (Never underestimate the power of a close bond or the determination of a street wise canine!). The couple was aware the two dogs had been rescued together, but had no idea how closely bonded they were.
Jade was inside a fence when Ben got to the shelter. He gave her a kiss through the fence but refused to go inside, as if he detected danger. It also seemed like Jade was trying to warn him to stay away. Workers from the shelter tried to capture him, but he was too quick and used his street smarts to stay one step ahead of them. It took a couple of hours before they were able to corral him. By then, the Lawlers had arrived at the shelter to pick up Ben. They took him inside to see Jade before leaving, and that's when they realized how close the two dogs were. Ben would never be completely happy without Jade, so they did what any compassionate pet owners would, and adopted Jade, too!
The ties that bind can't be fully explained, and when a bond is strong it can't be broken by time or distance. On the streets, Ben and Jade shared a bond that grew deeper day by day. They looked out for each other, depended on each other, and gave comfort and companionship to one another. Isn't that what love is all about? To this day, Ben and Jade are inseparable, and both have formed a close bond with the Lawler's son. The two strays finally found their forever home – together.
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The Waconia boys' hockey team split two conference games last week, first falling to Mound-Westonka, but rallying to defeat Hutchinson later in the week. The Wildcats are now 2-4-0 in the Wright County Conference (fifth) and are 7-10-1 overall.
Mound 5, Waconia 2
Hosting the White Hawks on Jan. 22, Waconia head coach Dan Benham said the Wildcats played "decent" first and third periods, but the second period was tough for the team.
"We took some penalties and played shorthanded," he said.
Mound-Westonka was the first team on the scoreboard, scoring at 3:47 in the first period. Junior Blaine Wilsey tied it at 1-1 at 4:07, scoring on the power play. Wilsey goal came off assists from junior Alex Fortwengler and senior captain Ben Kullman.
The White Hawks scored again at 11:46 to lead 2-1 after one period.
Mound-Westonka continued to control the puck in the second, scoring at 6:53 (power play) and 13:05 for the 4-1 lead. The White Hawks also opened the third period with a goal at 9:12.
At 15:45 in the third, junior Tony Fulkerson scored the Wildcats' second goal, assisted by junior Sam Schiffman, but it was too late for the Wildcat offense to rally and the game went to Mound-Westonka.
The White Hawks handily outshot the Wildcats on goal, 65-26. Waconia spent 19 minutes in the penalty box, compared to Mound-Westonka's four.
Both goalies finished with .923 save percentages. Waconia senior Nathan Kovach saved 60 shots, while Mound-Westonka's Alec Hill saved 24 shots.
Benham said Kovach's excellence in goal helped keep Waconia in the game.
Waconia 4, Hutch 1
Traveling to Hutchinson on Thursday, the Wildcats were able to put together a good game, according to Benham, for the 4-1 conference victory.
The Tigers jumped out in the first with a goal at 5:27, before senior captain Ryan Mattson found the back of the net at 9:42, on assists from sophomore Cal Rassman and Kullman.
Waconia controlled the scoreboard in the second period, netting two more goals. The first came on a power play at 5:53 from Kullman (assisted by Wilsey and sophomore Collin Reus). At 7:25, Fortwengler scored his first of two goals on assists from junior Kevin Kittleson and senior Kyle Kauma. In the third period, Fortwengler found the back of the net again at 3:43, this time assisted by senior Brady Turner and sophomore Joe Benson, for the Wildcats' 4-1 victory.
Although Hutchinson outshot Waconia 39-31, the Wildcats goals snuck past Tiger goal Kellyn Buss and Waconia grabbed the win.
Kovach saved 38 of 39 shots on goal for an impressive .974 save percentage.
"Once again, Kovach played well and put us in a position to win," Benham said.
As the special teams continue to improve, Benham also said the defensemen were playing smart hockey.
The Wildcats are at Providence Academy Jan. 31 and Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato Feb. 5, before returning home to host New Ulm on Feb. 7.
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Elyse O'Rahilly, a student at Stone Bridge High School reviews "West Side Story", performed by South Lakes High School , as part of The Cappies Critics and Awards Program .
Two star-crossed lovers face the challenge of their love surviving the hatred and prejudice of two rival bands, but this isn't Shakespeare. The South Lakes High School Theatre Arts Department's production of West Side Story took audiences on a tumultuous journey about loyalty, loss, and true love.
The musical, written by Arthur Laurents with music and lyrics by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim respectively, was based on the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet, but set in the 1950's on the upper east side of New York City. It describes the tense race relations between the Jets, the resident gang of white Americans, with the Sharks, a gang made up of Puerto Rican immigrants. When Maria, the sister of the Shark's leader, falls in love with a former Jet named Tony the two gangs clash in a violent and bloody rumble. The two then have to cope with the loss of their loved ones, and their love being the target of a fierce gang war.
The show was headlined with a large supporting cast and a few standout leads. Ariana Kruszewski, who played the Puerto Rican ingénue Maria, gave a stunning performance with a pristine soprano voice as she fearlessly tackled Maria's high notes without a hint of strain. Her realistic innocence stood out among the rough characters surrounding her. Playing opposite her as Tony was Ben Peter, whose charisma and honest portrayal created a character the audience could fall in love with right alongside Maria. Sean McCoy's Riff created a worthy foil to Peter, with a brash personality and relaxed '50's gangster physicality that created an unbelievably lifelike stage presence. McCoy's character-appropriate master gestures and classic Brooklyn accent were highlighted in the song "Cool."
Helen Slvinski played Anita in a brilliant twist on the classic "Confidante" archetype. Slvisnki played with sass and flair when describing how she'd rather live in "America" and her acting diversity was exemplified in the second act, when her character confronted the jet gang alone. As a whole, the cast was always engaging and high-energy, though certain scenes and numbers lacked cohesion. The most noteworthy ensemble being the Jet Boys, who brought both comic relief to the show in the song "Gee Officer Krupke" and brutality in the rumble scenes.
The costumes were all very era, from the puffy-skirted Shark girl dresses to the unified white-sneakered Jets, and featured a color scheme for the two rival gangs. While the lighting used specific colored gels and spotlights to set the mood, the sound struggled a little and many actors could not be heard through their microphones. Special effects in the show included creating a starry night sky. The props crew went all-out, making larger-than-life puppets to represent different ethnicities, and incorporating aspects of the city. Though impressive in stature and design, the puppets unfortunately lacked animation.
With a closed curtain, the South Lakes High School Theatre Arts Department left the audience stunned and silent in a contemporary re-telling of a classic Shakespearean tragedy.