text:
November Campaign
An Evening with the Stars
Become an Advocate
Corporate Champions
Social Media
Vision of Progress
Volunteer Stories
One on One Support
Recently Diagnosed
Learn About Pancreatic Cancer
Clinical Trials
Treatment Options
Find Support Resources
Survivor Stories
Educational Events
Free Educational Packet
For Health Professionals & Researchers
Strategic Research Program
Research Grants
Scientific Progress
Resources for Scientists
Submit Clinical Trial Info
Research in the News
Scientific & Medical Advisors
Researcher Stories
Become an Advocate
Sign Up for News & Advocacy Alerts
Advocacy Day
Learn Our Issues
Fact Sheets & Reports
Advocacy Action Center
Congressional Update
Advocacy Stories
2020 Goal/Vision of Progress
Mission & Goals
Programs & Services
Financial Information
Leadership Teams
Celebrity Circle
Press Center
Video Library
Contact Us
Donate Now
How Your Donation Works
Ways to Give
Visionary Circle
Shop Purple
Cards with a Heart:
Flowers That Give Back
En Español
Adjust Text Size:
See All Stories
Survivor Story: Scott Nelson
When I turned 50 in 2004, I decided it was time to start doing a better job of monitoring my health. Up until that point, I had rarely seen a doctor and had never been in a hospital. Among other things, I started working with my doctor to find the right prescription medication to reduce my cholesterol. This included quarterly blood tests.
In between two of my quarterly tests, I felt slightly sick to my stomach for an extended period of time. I moved up my next test and went in to see my doctor. He saw an unusual blood test result and sent me for an ultrasound test to see what might be causing it. I'll never forget that ultrasound test. The technician did the ultrasound, looked up at me and ran out of the room. He was going to find the doctor to tell him that he had found a tumor on my pancreas.
What followed was a dizzying array of tests and consultations. The bottom line was that my tumor was cancer, and, given the size and location, surgery was not an option. The doctors recommended that I enter a clinical trial in an attempt to reduce the size of the tumor so that I could have surgery to remove it.
The clinical trial consisted of three different types of chemotherapy treatments, as well as radiation. The idea was to blast the tumor in order to reduce it. After eight weeks of treatment, and eight more weeks of waiting, the tests came back indicating that the clinical trial had been successful.
I had a Whipple procedure in late 2004, followed by six more weeks of chemotherapy treatments – just because having chemo was so much fun! It was actually to ensure that the cancer wouldn't come back; it's now five years later, and it hasn't returned.
I'm convinced that the reasons that I was able to beat this disease included great support from family and friends, an optimistic and competitive attitude, and finding great doctors and nurses. My family and friends were with me every step of the way. I've always been a competitive person and I wasn't going to let this thing beat me. My optimism was there because it had to be.
The information I gathered when I was first diagnosed was so overwhelmingly negative that the only way to deal with it was to believe that there had to be exceptions to the norm, and that I was going to be one of them. Early on, I did some research, found the best pancreas doctors in my area, and they saved my life.
I do volunteer work with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, as well as with two pancreatic cancer research facilities in an attempt to give something back to the people who helped me, and to do what I can to ensure that no one else has to be lost to this disease. I will spend the rest of my life working to help in this cause.
I feel extremely blessed, and I enjoy life every day. I have three grandchildren that I wouldn't have been able to enjoy if I hadn't made it through this ordeal. Life doesn't get any better!
See All Stories
1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Toll Free: 877-272-6226 | Phone: 310-725-0025 | Fax: 310-725-0029
Share This Site
Donate Now
Contact Us
Site Map
Privacy Policy
Job Listings
Site Problems
Join Our Mailing List
Our 9th Consecutive Year.
Honors the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network as
ranking in the top ten of outstanding charities.
© 2014 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
PANCAN®, PURPLESTRIDE®, PURPLERIDE® PURPLEBOWL®, TEAMHOPE® and
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK® are registered trademarks.


text:
Order by Phone 800-220-4242(See availability)
Sign In | My Account | My Lists | Help
Be the first to review this item
This item ships for FREE with 2-Day Shipping on orders over $50. (Details)
Want it delivered on Tue, Mar 11? Order in-stock items in the next 3 hrs 10 mins and choose One-Day Shipping at checkout.
Shipping Weight:
1.25 pounds
Package Size:
5.4 x 5.4 x 3.7 inches
The FTA classic card utilizes patented Whatman FTA technology that simplifies the handling and processing of nucleic acids. FTA cards contain chemicals that lyse cells, denature proteins, and protect nucleic acids from nucleases, oxidative, and UV damage. FTA cards rapidly inactivate organisms, including bloodborne pathogens, and prevent the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms. They allow you to capture nucleic acids in one easy step. Simply apply your sample to the FTA card. Cell membranes and organelles are lysed and the released nucleic acids are entrapped in the fibers of the matrix. The nucleic acids remain immobilized and are stabilized for transport, immediate processing, or long-term room temperature storage. Since captured nucleic acids are stabilized, FTA cards facilitate sample collection in remote locations and simplify sample transport. For example, you can collect samples in the field without worrying about immediate refrigeration. Ship your samples back to the laboratory without expensive special handling or dry ice and process at your convenience. There are four sample areas for application of up to 500µl whole blood or 100µl plant homogenate per card. Convenient for protocols that require different locations for testing and archiving samples. Different samples can be processed independently. 100/Pack. Whatman #: WB120205.
How can we improve our Product Description?
There are no customer reviews yet.
Be the first to review this item

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Dissolve the SEC
A few days ago I wrote about the $5 million fine the SEC gave to NYSE for allowing certain customers prices before other customers. I was baffled that the fine is so low- access like that allows the customers to make outrageous profits, and it seems like the resulting fine should be more along the lines of those profits, since kickbacks are probably in terms of percentages of take. The lawyer fees from this case on both sides is much higher than $5 million, for christ's sakes.
But now I'm even more outraged by the newest smallest fine, this time an $800,000 fine for a dark pool trading firm eBX. From the Boston.com article:
Federal securities regulators on Wednesday charged Boston-based eBX LLC, a "dark pool" securities exchange, with failing to protect confidential trading information of customers and for failing to disclose that it let an outside firm use their trading data.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said eBX, which runs the alternative trading system LeveL ATS, agreed to settle the charges and to pay an $800,000 penalty.
You know that if I can actually consider paying the fine myself, then the fine is too small. It's along the lines of the cost of college for my kids.
Look, I don't care what it's for: if the SEC finds you guilty of fraud, it should threaten to put you out of business. Otherwise why should they waste their time doing it?
On the one hand, I'm outraged that these fraudulent practices are being so lightly punished. Indeed it's worse than no punishment at all to get such a light punishment, because it establishes precedent. Now exchanges know how much it costs to let certain traders get better access to data than others, and as long as they charge sufficiently, they'll be sure to make profit on it. Similarly dark trading pools know how much to charge third-party data vendors for their clients' "confidential trading information." Awesome.
On the other hand, I'm outraged at the SEC for not picking their fights better and for general incompetence. Here they are nabbing firms for real fraud, and they can't get more than $800,000? At the same time, they've decided to go into high frequency trading but what that seems to mean to them is that they'll finally collect some tick data. I've got some news for them: it's gonna take more than a little bit of data to understand that world.
The SEC needs to concentrate more on not trying to keep up with the HFT'ers of the world, since it's a lost cause, and spend more time thinking through what policy changes they'd need to actually do their job well – for example, what would they need to get Citigroup and Bank of America to admit wrongdoing when they defraud their customers? Instead of wasting their time trying to keep up with HFT quants, what would they need to institute a transaction tax, or some other policy to slow down trading? What would they need to be able to shut down firms who sell confidential client trading information?
The SEC needs to write a list of policy demands, pronto.
And if the political pressure the SEC receives to not actually get anyone in trouble is too strong for them to do their job well, they should either quit in protest or make a huge stink about being kept from completing their mission.
I get it, I've talked to people inside the SEC who want to do a better job but feel like they aren't being given the power to. But I say, enough with the resigned shrugs already, this stuff is out of control! Continuing in this way is giving the public the false impression that there's someone on the case. Well, there's someone on the case, all right, but they aren't being allowed to or don't see the point of doing their work. It's bullshit.
I say dissolve the SEC so that people will no longer have any false hopes of meaningful financial reform.
I've been reading Sheila Bair's book Bull by the Horns, and it's really good. Maybe by the end of it I'll have changed my mind and I'll see a place for the SEC. Maybe I'll have hope that these things have natural cycles and the SEC will have another day in the power position, like it had in the 1980′s. But right now I'm in the part of the book where the regulators, apart from the FDIC, are taking orders directly from financial lobbyists, and it makes me completely crazy.
October 7, 2012 at 7:01 am | #3|
But doing so is the point of the exercise.. Once the institutional arrangements are in place, antisocial actions like the ones discussed — and the state will use its monopoly of force to enforce this 'view' — suddenly become "legal" rather than "moral" issues.
October 6, 2012 at 11:53 am | #4|
This eBX case looks like exactly the thing that I want the SEC to chase down. Did you read their release or complaint?
http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2012/34-67969.pdfIt seems like an unnamed Service Provider is the one that benefited from the extra knowledge. I expect some follow up action related to that. I don't have a feel at all for how this will play out for eBX or what their revenues are, but it wouldn't surprise me if they are done after this due to clients abandoning them. (Wild guess — will have to watch.)
The SEC was a basket case in the Harvey Pitt days, and then they had huge demands and complex situations to sort through in the last few years. I think it's right to demand the SEC focus on market problems and bad actors, and I really don't get the call to dissolve it. I can't even tell how earnest you are about that, as your piece seems more like a lament than something focused on useful lessons.
October 8, 2012 at 12:50 am | #6|
I have never, I believe, seen the hard costs analysis of a zero-regulation environment == entirely market based control, vs a defrauded value * number + taxes.
How much marginal profits could a company charge if there were a smart phone application that allowed you to judge the alignment of a particular profit with your values? The app is easy, the databases and connections difficult to obtain, incomplete, and subject to interpretation. But they would at least be out there for all to see in several competing sites, for all to judge.
What marginal profits would be needed to keep companies honest, to keep the bad guys going broke during the inevitable corporate churn?
I haven't seen a good case from either side about the costs. But the recent news that the customer satisfaction for an anonymous online drug bazaar was 97% makes me think human nature is good enough most of the time for the world to scrape by without regulators. Also, the fact that they did so for 1000s of years before modern governments.
October 8, 2012 at 12:55 am | #7|
sentence I forgot in the above :
What %age "good hearted" do average humans need to be to use the app, pay pennies for goodness and simultaneously protect themselves from dishonesty and feel good about themselves in order for us to have equal-to or better protection from pollution and other forms of anti-social behavior than we currently have?
October 6, 2012 at 1:29 pm | #8|
Surely the eBX fine from the SEC is irrelevant. Companies/individuals that were using them for secret trading should presumably sue them for breach of contract, and switch to a more trustworthy competitor.
I don't really think the whole concept of "secret trading" is something that promotes the two most important aspects of a market: honesty and integrity.
October 6, 2012 at 2:00 pm | #10|
I stumbled upon this the other day, and it may shed some light on the ineffectiveness of the SEC. The courts don't seem to be backing them up due to the 1996 "National Securities Markets Improvement Act", and in particular "Sec. 106. Promotion of efficiency, competition, and capital formation." The law can be found here:
The Washington post ran a piece about opposition to Dodd-Frank where I was first made aware of this law:
The corporate lawyer spearheading some of this is none other than Eugene Scalia, Justice Antonin Scalia's son. Like father, like son I guess. I continue to be baffled (and dismayed) by all of this since it all just seems to portend a "Great Depression 2.0″. Let's hope financial reforms don't get sabotaged for too much longer…
October 6, 2012 at 10:21 pm | #12|
Gee, the cops are corrupt. Quick! Shut down the police department!
This seems to be the political line of reasoning we follow where any sort of financial crimes are concerned. Since the government isn't being effective at reining in bad behavior by large corporations, we should just cut the government down to a size where … what? Large corporations will have absolutely NO check on their bad behavior. Sure sounds like a winner to me … if you LIKE the bad corporate behavior.
The alternative is for government to become more responsive to public interests OTHER than large corporations. But since so much of the public responds with this "fire the cops" reasoning, we're all just collectively surrendering to the war lords who want to rule without interference from pesky 'public sector' weenies.
October 7, 2012 at 6:57 am | #14|
What I understand of what she is saying it that arbitrariety is much worse that authoritarianism or the simple lack of rules.
If you are in the jungle you know there are no rules and that you can't expect anything from anyone. Many can live with it.
If you live in a society you expect rules to be honored. Imagine you are being harassed by an invisible man who hits you and fools you whenever he feels like it. Would you be able to survive the uncertainty? I bet you would rather commit suicide than living like that.
October 7, 2012 at 2:46 pm | #16|
Math Babe, you are technical enough to understand the difference between open, evolving, complex systems and mechanisms.
You probably understand enough general background in Computer Science to understand that we can produce control systems for mechanisms, not complex systems, much less open, evolving, complex systems.
Regulatory apparatuses are attempts at control systems. Banks and other markets are not mechanisms.
Of course the SEC doesn't work. Of course the Fed has perverse consequences relative to the stated goals. Of course all such regulatory apparatuses have perverse consequences, e.g. the educational establishment produces more people who are both illiterate and hate edudcation than any entity in human history.
Give it up, that entire approach to dealing with econo-socio-political systems has not worked, is failing everywhere in the world. And at the same time, due to the intellectual monoculture our Intellectual Elites have fostered.
October 7, 2012 at 9:28 pm | #17|
To continue that line of thought :
I just watched a video blog post by Penn Gillette to the effect that "Liberals think they understand everything". That is a good example of an expert using their expertise and critical thinking to illuminate the reality around them, tho Penn could drive you crazy while he does it.
You could easily do emulate the expertise + critical thinking, rather than merely being another voice in the echo chamber.
For instance, given a fractally-dimensioned nature, can we encompass any subsection of reality with rules? How to enforce rules in a way that minimizes side-effects?
Given a limited and probabilistic view of the future, are there algorithms that can guide us to a desired future? What are the conditions for that and the payoffs in models with differing abilities to predict? The effects of real vs normal distriutions? (Taleb's "Black Swan" on this.)
There should be math behind any such thinking, and your strengths in math and writing could help me see it.
The internet is a mechanism equally suited for echos or insight. Probably echos produce the most cross-links and hits, but serious people will notice your insights, if any, and those will be your long-term legacy.
October 11, 2012 at 7:45 am | #18|
When I read this – "You know that if I can actually consider paying the fine myself, then the fine is too small. It's along the lines of the cost of college for my kids." – referring to an 800K fine – I know that you live in a world as remote from my own as that of the banks.
I am a university professor in Europe. With my current income I would have to work for 20+ years to make 800K.
Actually, I can't even make sense of the statement. Even supposing you have 4 children and send them all to Harvard, full price, I don't see how you get to 800K.
Please don't misunderstand. I am not disagreeing with your point. I am simply saying that for an average person (not to say your average reader) your point is not helped by comparing with what you can pay, since for the average person 800K is an extremely large amount of money.


text:
News & Press
ICANN Publishes Quarterly Financial Report (Q2) for Fiscal Year 2014
7 March 2014
ICANN achieves another milestone in its financial accountability and transparency, with the publication of its quarterly (Q2) financial statements report. You can click here [PDF, 738 KB] to look at the...
Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Asadal, Inc. to Gabia, Inc.
5 March 2014
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Asadal, Inc. to Gabia, Inc. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the...
UPDATED: WEBINAR - Opportunities and Challenges to Keep up with the Internet of the Future - Everything You Need to Know About the ICANN Meeting in Singapore
5 March 2014
Updated: 10 March 2014
Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2014 Time: 04:00-05:00 UTC (time converter: http://goo.gl/oCTLer)
Please join ICANN Vice Presidents Yu-Chuang Kuek and Christopher Mondini for...
Publication of One World Trust Report on ICANN Accountability Benchmarks and Metrics
4 March 2014
One World Trust (OWT) has submitted an independent assessment and measurement recommendations to ICANN. OWT was contracted to assist with developing a means to measure ICANN's...
IRTP Part D PDP WG Initial Report Public Comment Opened
3 March 2014
This Public Forum invites comments on the Initial Report on the IRTP Part D...
IDN Variant TLDs – LGR Procedure Implementation – Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 is Now Open for Public Comment
3 March 2014
Ashwin Rangan to Join ICANN as New Chief Innovation and Information Officer
3 March 2014
WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panels – Draft Reports
28 February 2014
Join the Strategy Panel Chairs for an update and interactive discussion.
Date: Tuesday, 11 March 2014 Time: 15:00-16:30 UTC (time converter: http://tinyurl.com/l458x7v)
Vint Cerf, Nii Quaynor, Beth Noveck and Paul Mockapetris invite you to join them on...
Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions
26 February 2014
An independent report commissioned by ICANN, Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions, has offered a set of concrete recommendations on how to mitigate potential risks of domain name collisions.
Video: Details on the Globalization Advisory Groups
25 February 2014
On February 17, 2014, ICANN's Board of Directors approved a resolution creating several Globalization Advisory Groups to support ICANN's globalization efforts. In this...


text:
Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can inflict substantial harm to a person's health. Learn about obesity causes and obesity health effects.
Given the chronic diseases and conditions associated with obesity and the fact that obesity is difficult to treat, prevention is extremely important.
We've all heard warnings, yet many of us keep gaining weight. More than half of American adults are overweight or obese, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Whether you have tried to lose weight on your own or with the help of a weight-loss program, the focus is too often on severely restrictive diets and unrealistic goals, nutrition experts say.
Your BMI gives a fairly accurate assessment of how much of your body is composed of fat.
With all the diets out there to choose from these days, it's hard to know which ones are legitimate and which are diet fads.
You can lose weight by dieting, exercising, or a combination of both. Including exercise into your daily routine offers other benefits besides weight control.
Which is more important to you -- being able to wear the jeans you wore five years ago, or being able to move better, have more energy and improve your health?
The fact is, you might not care as much about looks as your wife does, but that fat around your abdomen is no laughing matter. A man's potbelly often warns of later problems ranging from heart disease to cancer, diabetes, arthritis, back pain, and sleep apnea.
In today's society, there's much confusion over what constitutes a healthy weight. Here are some ways to find out where you stand on the weight issue.
© University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA | An Equal Opportunity University


text:
SPECS Preview: Technology Maintains Your Retail Operations
By Dan Berthiaume, Chain Store Age
As demonstrated by the speakers lined up for the March 11 Tech Boot Camps at this week's SPECS conference in Dallas, technology is also a concern of operational departments such as store planning, energy management, construction management, and real estate. Read More.
More Tech Bytes
Tennis Express Aces Customer Segmentation
By Dan Berthiaume, Chain Store Age
Tennis is an individual game, and tennis players have individual tastes when it comes to buying gear and apparel. Read More.
Omnichannel Expectations Continue Past the Point of Purchase
By Loreal Lynch, VP marketing, Shopatron
The rise of multichannel shopping has forced retailers to begin implementing strategic omni-channel initiatives across their organizations in an effort to satisfy increasing customer demands. These initiatives are ushering in even higher customer service expectations from shoppers who have no patience for disconnected experiences that fail to match the omni-channel marketing promise.
Report: CVS tobacco decision spurs social media discussion
The Feb. 5 decision by CVS to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by October 2014 reportedly created a large volume of related discussion on social media.
Read More
Study: U.S. retailers' online sales to hit $50 billion by 2020
International sales from U.S. online retailers will jump from $11 billion in 2014 to almost $50 billion by 2020, which would make up 16% of the overall U.S. online retail market, according to a new report by OC&C Strategy Consultants.
Read More
Report: Responsive design is tactical approach to mobility
More than 70% of time on responsive web design (RWD) is spent on the back end in areas such as integration and infrastructure.
Read More
Get the latest industry news sent to your inbox.
Subscribe here


text:
Time: 10 am to 4 pm
$10.00 at door for lunch and handouts, unless paying dues ($50), then lunch and handouts are free.
The spring meeting of the Midwest Nut Producers Council, the non-profit organization that helps professional chestnut growers make good decisions regarding chestnut cultivar selection, orchard care, production and to a limited extent, marketing.
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Spring meeting of the oldest nut-growing group in Michigan (founded 1952) for both hobby and professional growers. Wonderful nut-based goodies available, but must bring own lunch or walk to fast-food lunch. Auction in afternoon usually contains trees and equipment used in orchards or greenhouses.
105th Annual Meeting
© 2014 Michigan State University Board of Trustees. East Lansing, MI 48824
MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer.
Last Updated 11/28/2012


text:
Leo Shapiro added text to "Brief Summary" on "Symbiodinium Freudenthal, 1962".
Meyer and Weiss (2012) and Davy et al. (2012) review what...
Adriani Sunuddin added an association between "Coral" and "Symbiodinium".
The Newsfeed for this EOL Taxon Page gathers updates associated with items shown on it, including curator actions and comments from EOL users.


text:
ArchiveOtherBlogs 2010
281 Items
Alilia Z Loves Efterklang
The Green Room
Sep 2010
I'd like to introduce Alilia Z, internet sensation, self-help coach, and self-appointed renegade street team. Here's a video she made at the State Fair about the Walker's Efterklang showtomorrow: her insistence with passersby is a hilarious flirtation with the monomania of truth-and-lies fandom obsession.
Tickets still available! The show is tomorrow, September 11, 8 pm. Common Roots is providing…
A Lively Discussion on the Field about What Makes Something Art
Field Guide
Sep 2010
When you work at the Walker on staff or as a volunteer you will, at least once during your tenure, be asked the following question: Why is this art? Depending on the person she or he may feel panicked or revved by this honest and valid inquiry.
A number of us gathered on Open Field in its final week to discuss our take on what is art and what, well, it maybe isn't. The group: 4 tour guides, 1 college…
Announcing Choreographers
The Green Room
Sep 2010
The line up for Choreographers' Evening is official! Susana di Palma saw more that 60 pieces during the audition process and is thrilled to present this amazing group of artists.
Thank you to everyone who auditioned. It was so rewarding to see what you are all creating. The Twin Cities has an incredible dance community!
Views from the Open Field: 10 Highlights from the Summer
Field Guide
Sep 2010
There are only three days left of Open Field, and I am sure that the events to comeare going to be quite memorable. Nevertheless, as the curtains draw to a close on our cultural commons, we are all becomming a bit nostalgic about our favorite Open Field events. It was incredibly difficult to choose, but let me share with you my top ten.
1. On the rainy First Free Saturday in June, Roma di Luna managed…
Interview with Auctioneer, Glen Fladeboe
Field Guide
Aug 2010
Saturday, September 4th is the grand finale of Open Field summer programming and it's also the conclusion of the month-long residency project, "A People Without a Voice Cannot Be Heard" led by the San Francisco-based art collective, Futurefarmers, and a core group of local art school students. Together they have been exploring the topic of "voice" in a myriad of ways. For their final project they have…
Lessons Learned 3: Chris Kennedy
Field Guide
Aug 2010
Christopher Lee Kennedy spoke with me about School of the Future,on July 26, 2010,a collaborative experiment in unschooling that took place this summer at a park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They offered classes that ranged from guerrilla gardening and how to make your own biodiesel to a crash course in radical library sciences.
is the Director of the Institute for Applied Aesthetics an experimental…
Catch Walker Jazz Radio Before It's Gone
The Green Room
Aug 2010
To celebrate the final week of Open Field, Performing Arts at the Walker has a final Jazz playlist to share. This playlist was chosen by David Hill, Manager of the Whole Music Clubon the University of Minnesota campus. He's also the producer of the Making Music series(occasionally presented at the Walker).
If you're looking to buy, the tracks on this playlist can be found on Itunes or Emusic. And it…


text:
Cancer Center
When faced with a cancer diagnosis, fear is typically the first reaction. Those diagnosed with cancer describe feeling numb, overwhelmed and alone. Thanks to the physicians and staff at the Riverview Hospital Cancer Center, you do not have to fight the battle on your own. At Riverview, some of the areas best oncologists, nurses and staff practice the art of healing every day, using the most advanced technologies available in cancer diagnosis and treatment including PET/CT and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Our expert team will guide you through your journey from diagnosis through recovery.
Riverview Hospital Cancer Center has been recognized as a leading cancer care center in the Midwest through its Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation by the American College of Surgeons. Riverview is the only hospital in Hamilton County to achieve this prestigious distinction. This designation is awarded only to programs that demonstrate a strong commitment to providing the highest-quality cancer care, and undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance.
Receiving care at a CoC-accredited cancer program hospital such as Riverview Hospital ensures the patient will receive:
- Quality care close to home.
- Comprehensive care offering a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment.
- A multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best cancer treatment options available.
- Access to cancer-related information and education.
- Access to patient-centered services, such as psychosocial distress screening and navigation.
- Options for genetic assessment and counseling, and palliative care services.
- Ongoing monitoring and improvement of care.
- Assessment of treatment planning based on evidence-based national treatment guidelines.
- Information about clinical trials and new treatment options.
- Follow-up care at the completion of treatment, including a survivorship care plan.
- A cancer registry that collects data on cancer type, stage and treatment results, and offers lifelong patient follow-up.
We invite you to learn more about our radiation oncology, medical oncology and surgical oncology staff.
For More Information
Riverview Hospital Cancer Center
395 Westfield Road
Noblesville, IN
Phone: 317-776-7179
Complimentary Colorectal Cancer Screening Kit
Complete this questionnaire to find out if you are eligible to receive a complimentary colorectal cancer screening kit from the Riverview Hospital Cancer Center.


text:
Reader's Link - Book Kits ("P")
You are browsing book kit titles starting with "P"
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
Follows the life of Ernest Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, as she navigates 1920s Paris.
Approximate number of books in kit: 10
Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
Set in 1950s rural Minnesota, Enger weaves spirituality into this coming-of-age quest novel. The family's search for one of it's sons is at once a heroic quest, a tragedy, a love story, and a haunting meditation on the possibility of magic in the everyday world.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12
Peony in Love
by Lisa See
In seventeenth-century China, three women become emotionally involved with The Peony Pavilion, a famed opera rumored to cause lovesickness and even death, including Peony, the cloistered daughter of a wealthy scholar, who succumbs to its spell only to return after her death as a "hungry ghost" to haunt her former fiance, who has married another.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
In a thought-provoking coming-of-age novel, Charlie struggles to cope with complex world of high school as he deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt.
Approximate number of books in kit: 10
The Piano Teacher
by Janice Y.K. Lee
It is 1942, and Will Trusdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, has fallen headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But when WWII strikes, Will is sent to an internment camp, while Trudy remains outside. Trudy is forced to form dangerous alliances with the head of the Japanese gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and meets the enigmatic Will. As long-buried secrets start to emerge and she begins to understand the true nature of the world she has entered, Claire learns that sometimes the price of survival is love.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
Set in twelfth-century England, this epic of kings and peasants juxtaposes the building of a magnificent church with the violence and treachery that often characterized the Middle Ages.
Approximate number of books in kit: 9
The Pilot's Wife
by Anita Shreve
The wife of a pilot who has been killed in a crash determines to find out the truth behind a bizarre mystery that has surfaced around his private life.
Approximate number of books in kit: 11
Pirate King
by Laurie R. King
Sent to Lisbon and Morocco, where a British studio is creating a silent film version of "The Pirates of Penzance," Mary Russell investigates a series of crimes targeting the production and confronts a high-stakes situation when actual pirates orchestrate a hostage situation.
Approximate number of books in kit: 10
by Kent Haruf
An unlikely extended family is formed when a high school teacher helps a pregnant student make a home with two elderly bachelor ranchers.
Approximate number of books in kit: 12
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
In a novel of alternative history, aviation hero and isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election, negotiating a cordial accord with Adolf Hitler, accepting his conquest of Europe and anti-Semitic policies, and igniting a storm of fear for Jewish families throughout America.
Approximate number of books in kit: 7
Next »


text:
- Details
This heavy-duty 50"-high gate features exterior side bracing and 2 x 4 8-gauge wire. E-Coated wire keeps horses and small livestock safely inside, allowing no catch points. Frame and braces are made from 1-3/4" tube that has been protected from the elements by E-Coat. It comes complete with hinges, hinge pins, and 22" snap chain. This gate features a superior E-Coat gray finish to ensure longer life in the field.
NOTES: All gates are 3" shorter than listed length to allow for gate hardware and proper clearance. Recommended for light confinement.
- Dimensions: 16' L x 50" H
- 2 Braces
- Specs
SKU 130712362 Model WFGGR16 Weight 83.0000 Color No Size No In Store Only No Price $154.99 - Warranty
Rural King provides a defect or damage warranty within 30 days of receipt. All Manufacturing Return Policies Supersede Rural King's Return Policy.
- Reviews
Write Your Own Review
Questions on Tarter 2 x 4 Wire-Filled Gate - Gray 16' Long WFGGR16
No questions asked yet
Back to the product pageAsk Your Own Question


text:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - State Department of Agriculture officials say longtime Commissioner Gus Douglass has not endorsed a candidate in this fall's general election, although a look at Republican nominee Kent Leonhardt's website might have voters believing otherwise.
A slideshow on Leonhardt's site, www.kentforwv.com, prominently features a photo of Leonhardt and Douglass shaking hands in the commissioner's office.
Douglass, who will retire next year after 44 years as the state's farmer-in-chief, is the longest-serving commissioner in U.S. history and one of the biggest names in the state's Democrat party.
Leonhardt is a retired Marine and Monongalia County livestock farmer running his first-ever statewide campaign. His opponent is another well-known Democrat, longtime state senator Walt Helmick.
Agriculture department spokesman Buddy Davidson said Douglass has not endorsed either candidate, and he doesn't expect the commissioner will do so.
"I would say if he was going to make an endorsement, he would have by now," Davidson said.
Davidson said Douglass' photo with Leonhardt was taken during a tour of the agriculture department's facilities in Guthrie earlier this year. Helmick got a similar tour, he said.
"It's not an endorsement of Leonhardt, but he's free to use that photo. They're on friendly terms," he said.
Leonhardt's campaign also posted the photo to its Twitter account on Monday morning.
"Commissioner Gus Douglass is the longest serving Ag Commish in America. As he retires I am ready to serve! #RealFarmer" the tweet read.
That "Real Farmer" hash-tag is a jab at Helmick.
Beginning in the Democratic primary earlier this year, Helmick's opponents have repeatedly insisted he is not fit for the agriculture commissioner's office because he runs a water bottling operation from his Pocahontas County property but does not raise crops or livestock.
Douglass, a lifelong farmer who still lives on the 540-acre Mason County farm where he grew up, alluded to those attacks against Helmick, albeit subtly, when he endorsed assistant agriculture commissioner Steve Miller in the Democratic primary.


text:
Feb 06th 2014
Olympics: Send in the Mitt!
Utahns can't help be be sympathetic with Sochi's start-up troubles. Read More
Utahns can't help be be sympathetic with Sochi's start-up troubles. Read More
Daily Goods gives you a way to grocery shop without leaving your home. Read More
Utah's best tree climbers are coming together May 17 and 18 at the 19th annual Tree Climbing Championship. Read More
Also known as the "Trail above the Avenues" or the After-Dinner Hike. Read More
A sure sign that winter is ending, starting today, it's time to eat asparagus Read More
For Park City skiers, SkiLink is a traffic—and stress-free transportation method. Shift point A to the Wasatch Front, though, and SkiLink becomes a gas-guzzling time waster. Read More
Tour the Beehive House, Brigham Young's family home. Read More


text:
Main Quotes main index Narrative
German Terrorist: Attention American workers: Your plant has been taken over by an all-star team of freelance terrorists. Bad guys have taken over the good guys' ship/station/what have you, but, unbeknownst to the villains, one or more good guys are hiding out in their midst, engineering their overthrow. At least one air vent will be crawled through. At least one hostage will be a member of The Hero's family and another will be executed while trying to negotiate with the villains.
Named after a meme within the entertainment industry based on the movie of the same name, starring Bruce Willis. One of the most important action films of all time, if all the copycat ripoffs are any indication. An old story says that the High Concept pitches for many action films basically went "Die Hard on a...", until one day, someone tried to pitch a movie as "Die Hard in an Office Building." Apparently, they were unaware that the original Die Hard did take place in an office building.
This plot can be used as the action for a Bottle Episode. The bad guys may unknowingly have Bruce Wayne Held Hostage. Expect to see at least one Bulletproof Human Shield show up.
This trope can be played with varying degrees of blatancy, so remember, just because a work appears on this list doesn't make it a total knockoff of Die Hard. It's just a basic framework.
See also All Your Base Are Belong to Us, "Home Alone" Antics, Spanner in the Works, Right Man in the Wrong Place.
Recycled IN SPACE! is the general trope for remaking works in a new setting.
Homer: Not on my shift! [jumps into an overhead vent] — The Simpsons, "And Maggie Makes Three"
Examples: open/close all folders
Anime & Manga
Live-Action TV
Video Games
Western Animation


text:
Winters Hotel Berlin Mitte · Am Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin´s new and old centre mixes history and future: At Checkpoint Charlie history was written for decades. It is located in the direct neighborhood of the Potsdamer Platz, which is a symbol of Berlin's future and its new centre with political, media, cultural- and lifestyle institutions.
- 112 guestrooms (category: 4 stars)
- 16 single rooms
- 83 double rooms
- 8 superior double rooms
- 5 triple rooms
- all rooms with free highspeed Internet access (DSL), flat screen TV, safe
- breakfast restaurant and hotel bar
- patio
- soundproof windows
- wardrobe
- individually controlled air conditioning
- free W-LAN and business-terminal in the hotel lobby
- parking spaces around the hotel, bus parking spaces at the hotel
- 2 meeting rooms for up to 25 people, each room with state-of-the-art technical equipment and personalized service, patio for meeting break and team work
- U-Bahn station "Kochstraße" in 200 m
Winters Hotel Berlin Mitte · Am Checkpoint Charlie
Hedemannstraße 11/12
10969 Berlin · Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)30.319 86-18-0
Fax: +49 (0)30.319 86-18-8
Mail: .(Javascript muss aktiviert sein, um diese E-Mail-Adresse zu sehen)


text:
History & Heritage in Somerset
Steeped in Arthurian legend, rich in cultural history and surrounded by glorious countryside, Taunton makes an ideal location from which to explore some of the most fantastic historical and scientifically diverse areas in England.
THE MUSEUM OF SOMERSET With many new galleries to explore, and extraordinary objects to discover, the Museum of Somerset is a must-see visitor attraction for people of all ages from across Somerset and beyond. |
HESTERCOMBE GARDENS Hestercombe is a unique collection of three gardens spanning three centuries of garden history and design. All have undergone acclaimed restoration works and today provide important examples of gardens in contrasting styles that continue to grow and develop. In particular, Hestercombe's Formal Garden is a fine example of the world renowned partnership between plants-women, Gertrude Jekyll and architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens. |
DUNSTER CASTLE, MINEHEAD Dramatically sited on a wooded hill, a castle has existed here since at least Norman times, with an impressive medieval gatehouse and ruined tower giving a reminder of its turbulent history. Visit their website. |
CASTLE NEROCHE Castle Neroche is located on the edge of a steep natural escarpment, which forms the northern edge of the Blackdown Hills (some 900ft above sea level). A visit to the Forest of Neroche will offer you spectacular views over the vale of Taunton towards the Quantock Hills and Exmoor and is a great place to enjoy a stroll with the family. |
"The echoes of the past haunt this now empty Tudor manor house, so beautifully restored in the 1920s by the Lyle family. They lived in style, installing a sprung dance floor; the winding mechanism can still be seen under the sweeping main staircase. What were once cow yards, pens and fields became delightful flower gardens, their design influenced by Gertrude Jekyll." Visit the Barrington Court Page on the National Trust Website |
COUNTRY WALKS Somerset offers some of the most picturesque contryside in England and there is no better way to explore it than a ramble. And if you need inspiration, Taunton Deane and Walking in Somerset both offer downloadable maps. |
HOLNICOTE ESTATE The Holnicote Estate is situated in 12,000 acres of Exmoor National Park and offers stunning views of varied landscapes including 5 picturesque villages, beautiful moorland, a shingle beach and ancient woodland. Holnicote is a fantastic place for walkers, with over 100 miles of footpaths to explore. Wander round the villages or walk up to Dunkery Beacon, the highest point on Exmoor. |
WELLS CATHEDRAL Bishop Reginald de Bohun brought the idea of a revolutionary architectural style from France, and Wells was the first English cathedral to be built entirely in this new Gothic style. Visit their website. |
GLASTONBURY TOR & ABBEY Glastonbury Tor is shrouded in the myth and legend of King Arthur whilst Glastonbury Abbey reminds visitors of the religious significance that this area of Somerset has played throughout the centuries. |
COLERIDGE COTTAGE The 17th-century cottage was home to Samuel Taylor Coleridge for three years, from 1797. It was during his time here in Somerset that Coleridge wrote his finest works, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Frost at Midnight, The Nightingale, Cristabel and This Lime Tree Bower my Prison. Both Coleridge and Wordsworth are seen as crucial in the development of the literary Romantic Movement. |


text:
Loading streams...
Now Playing
Connect with Us
Podcasts & RSS Feeds
All Content |
View all podcasts & RSS feeds |
Tri States Public Radio Staff
General Manager
News Director
Morning Edition Host/Reporter
Galesburg Correspondent
Southeast Iowa Correspondent
Music Director
Folk Weekend Host & AIS Program Director
Jazz After Hours Host
Operations Manager
Web Design/Content Production
Director of Development
Membership Marketing Manager
The Two-Way
12:51 pm
Fri January 25, 2013
Don McLean Fined For Speeding; No Chevy (Or Levee) Involved
By Mark Memmott
Originally published on Fri January 25, 2013 2:22 pm
Singer Don McLean has been fined $400, BDN Maine Midcoast reports, for cruising through a Rockport, Maine, school zone last September at 43 mph when the legal limit was 15 mph.
And if we have to tell you why you should wonder if he was driving a Chevy to the levee, then that must mean you're not "of a certain age." Find your mom or dad's old copy of American Pie and check it out — if there's a turntable around, that is.
He wasn't, by the way, in a Chevy. According to BDN Maine, the car was a Chrysler.
Meanwhile, how many of you can remember all or most of the lyrics? And if we've now stuck that song in your head when you don't want it there, sorry!
Copyright 2013 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.


text:
What's New
The RX family offers mid-range MCUs that Renesas proudly proclaims will be the next-generation world standard of the #1 MCU supplier.
RX is a revolutionary new core developed by the world's #1 microcontroller supplier, Renesas Electronics. Follow the link here to learn more about this advanced 32-bit core that includes floating point operations and built in digital signal processing capabilities.
Read more about The Core Difference
RX 32-bit MCU Family - The Core Difference in Your Design
These next generation microcontrollers based on the revolutionary RX CPU core enable a new class of MCUs blending the best traits of RISC and CISC MCU architectures while adding DSP and floating point math capability.
This hybrid Digital Signal Controller approach meets the demands of today's embedded applications requiring high performance yet very low power consumption; the smallest possible code and data size; the lowest cost; and the need for digital signal processing.
Drawing from a rich heritage of existing CPU cores from the world's #1 MCU supplier, the RX CPU core design leads the industry for performance and capability in embedded MCUs. There are two compatible RX series to best match your needs starting with RX600 for extreme performance and connectivity, followed by RX200 for ultra-low power applications. Tools, firmware libraries, and documentation make it easy to migrate to RX from any other MCU platform, or to start a new RX design.
RX610 General Purpose
These groups come with a rich set of communication peripherals such as Ethernet MAC, USB 2.0 full-speed (Host, Device, and OTG), and CAN. They are also equipped with several DMA controllers including a dedicated External DMA controller which can be used to drive a TFT-LCD.
>View Products
RX621, RX62N Connectivity
These groups come with a rich set of communication peripherals such as Ethernet MAC, USB 2.0 full-speed (Host, Device, and OTG), and CAN. They are also equipped with several DMA controllers including a dedicated External DMA controller which can be used to drive a TFT-LCD.
>View Products
RX62T Motor & Inverter Control
Optimized for motor control and inverter control applications, the RX62T devices include advanced PWM timers and advanced analog-to-digital converter sub-systems with six programmable op amps, six sample/hold circuits, and six window comparators. With one RX62T device, it is possible to drive two three phase motors at the same time.
>View Products
RX630 Group
The RX630 Group has only 2.5uA standby power and enhanced analog, communication, and timer functions. The products are equipped with 21 channels of 12-bit A/D and another 8 channels of 10-bit A/D making up to 29 A/D channels available.
>View Products
RX631 Group
Offering only 2.5uA standby power; the RX631 Group is built around the RX core and is equipped with 2 channels of USB 2.0 full-speed (Host, Function and OTG) and up to 3 CAN channels.
>View Products
RX63N Group
The RX63N Group is built around the RX core and comes equipped with an Ethernet 10/100 MAC with DMA. The RX63N Group also includes 2 channels of USB 2.0 Full-Speed (Host, Function and OTG), 3 channels of CAN interface, 4 I2C, 13 SCI, 3 SPI, and an external bus.
>View Products
RX63T Group
The RX63T Group is a complement to the RX62T group, bringing lower memory, lower pin-count variants and featuring enhanced safety functions over the RX62T Group. In addition to its use as a general-purpose microcontroller (MCU), the RX63T is a cost effective solution for single vector motor control in consumer devices and industrial equipments.
>View Products
RX210 General Purpose
RX210 Flash MCUs bring new levels of capability and performance to ultra-low-power, low-voltage embedded-system applications. Based on the fast 32-bit RX CPU core, RX210 chips are the first members of the RX200 series of middle-range products.
>View Products
RX21A General Purpose
The RX21A will be the first Microcontroller in the industry to offer a low power low voltage MCU with a 24-bit Delta Sigma ADC, MPU (Memory Protection Unit), AES encryption engine, safety features and temperature sensor.
>View Products
RX220 General Purpose
The RX220 Flash MCUs extend the low-power, high-performance RX200 series, offering additional options for small memory footprint, cost-sensitive applications.
>View Products
RX111 General Purpose
The RX111 group offers ultra low power operation, a fask wake-up time, safety features and more. The RX111 adds USB connectivity, 8KB data Flash, a DAC, and communication channels. Pin counts in the RX111 series are as low as 36 pins and the on-chip Flash memory is from 16KB to up to 128KB.
>View Products
The RX600 is the high-speed and high-performance series in the RX family.
The series is positioned as the upward successor to the H8SX and R32C, the 32-bit families of Renesas MCUs.
The low power series of the RX Family. The RX200 product series combines the high calculation performance of the RX600 and new low power and safety capabilities.


text:
The Power of Gratitude
Oprah.com | January 01, 2008
If you want to start attracting positive things into your life, Michael says there is one small thing you should do every day—show your gratitude, appreciation and love for the people and things around you. "On a daily basis, find something you are appreciative of or find something you are grateful for," Michael says. "Start a journal. You might even want to call it your appreciation journal or gratitude journal and go to it [and write] five minutes a day."
By acknowledging what you are grateful for in your journal, Michael says you'll become a deliberate attractor of positive vibrations. "Did you know that appreciation, gratitude and love are the highest forms of vibration?" he asks. "You can only have one vibration at a time, and if you are noticing what you appreciate and noticing what you are grateful for, you
be noticing what you
As more of your thoughts and words become positive, you'll start attracting more positive people and circumstances, Michael says. "Decide today that you are going to reduce negativity in your life by getting rid of the 'don'ts,' 'nots' and 'no's'—the negative people, the negative thoughts," he says. "Get in the habit of appreciating things."
Printed from Oprah.com on Saturday, March 15, 2014
© 2014 Harpo Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


text: Bryce Knorr Archives Morning Market Review by Bryce Knorr Rebound attempts mostly fell flat after Monday's downturn. (Comments are updated by 7:30 a.m. Central Time) Published on: Mar 11, 2014 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print March 11, 2014 Morning Price Trends Corn: Down 1 Soybeans: Mixed Wheat: Mostly steady Grain futures are mixed this morning, trying to overcome a weaker tone after attempts to rally prices ran out of steam in the overnight session. Watch out for follow-through selling on the heels of Monday's USDA Supply and Demand reports, which could threaten key chart support levels. Corn prices are modestly lower, with May futures unable to hold a move overnight back above its 200-day moving average. That could encourage more profit taking from funds, which started buying aggressively the past couple of weeks but were unable to drive the market through upside resistance above the $5 level. Prices broke Monday despite a USDA that modestly exceeded expectations. The government cut its forecast of 2013 crop carryout by 25 million bushels due to stronger exports, but still left Aug. 31 stocks near a burdensome 1.5 billion bushels. While sales picked up this winter, shipments lagged, the only question mark on the export sheet right now. Monday's Export Inspections, released before the USDA reports, were in line with trade guesses at 36.8 million bushels. That topped the rate forecast by USDA for the rest of the marketing year, but year-to-date totals are up only 97%, while USDA sees sales gaining 125% for the full crop year. Trading activity also thinned out yesterday. The preliminary report from the CBOT showed total daily volume down 21% at 310,177, while open interest fell 1,331 despite heavy fund selling. There were 2 lots delivered today against March futures, which go off the board at the end of the week with 2,879 contracts still in play, down 893 on Monday. South Korea is tendering for 2.4 million bushels of corn, but the deal can be sourced from all over the world. Corn from South America or Ukraine looks cheaper than originations out of the Gulf, but it's unclear whether shipping questions could make either of those sources available for May slots. International markets are mixed. Futures for May delivery on the Dalian exchange in China gained 2.1 cents to $9.733, while June corn in Paris morning trade was off 1.8 cents at $6.395, after conversions to bushels and adjustments for currency valuations. Financial markets remain cautious, with gains in Asia reversing yesterday's losses but selling in Europe emerging overnight. Concerns over tensions in Ukraine continue to keep investors on the sidelines, with safe haven plays all a little stronger today, including the dollar, crude oil, gold and bonds. Bottom line: Rallies on international disputes rarely result in a sustained change to supply and demand fundamentals, but the bullish tone to the market should be respected. Keep selling old crop inventory and use the rally to make initial sales of 2014 production. Buying 85% of trend adjusted yield for Revenue Protection and participating in the new Agriculture Risk Coverage program should go a long ways towards guaranteeing a profit in the year ahead. For more, see my Weekly Corn Review. For specific recommendations and daily charts, subscribe to our free E-newsletter, Farm Futures Daily. Soybeans are softer after a rebound attempt fell apart early in European trading. Selling took May futures below the trendline support that's held the market rising in February and March, which comes in around $14.15 today. Prices were already under pressure Monday before USDA cut its forecast of 2013 crop ending stocks by only 5 million bushels, less than the trade expected. While the government raised its forecast of marketing year exports by 20 million bushels, to a record 1.53 billion, that improvement was mostly offset by increased imports and reduced crush, putting projected Aug. 31 inventories at 145 million bushels. USDA also made only minor adjustments to South American production, trimming the crop in Brazil by just 55 million bushels and making no changes to Argentina. Rains are moving through southern Brazil today, but harvest there is past the halfway mark, so precipitation now won't help yields. Heavy rains were seen in parts of Argentina yesterday, but the outlook there is dry until the end of the week. Export inspections topped trade guesses yesterday at 39.7 million bushels, though the total was reduced due to a clerical error. China accounted for 54.4% of the week's export inspections, which took the year-to-date total 7% higher than the increase forecast by USDA for the marketing year. Daily volume in soybeans was steady at 223,638, while open interest rose by 4,218 on active fund selling. There were no new soybean contracts registered for delivery Monday, and 12 were put out today. Soybean oil deliveries fell to 89 lots today, while no soybean meal was delivered. There are 1,505 March contracts still open, down 1621 yesterday. Oilseed markets around the world today are mixed. May futures for Malaysian palm oil fell almost a half cent to 39.7 cents/lb, but soybean oil for May delivery in China gained close to a penny to 52.5 cents. May soybeans in China rose 10.6 cents to $21.03, May rapeseed in Europe was flat at $12.839, and May canola in Winnipeg was off a penny to $9.041. Note: prices are in bushel or pound equivalents including currency adjustments to U.S. dollars for contracts with significant volume. Bottom line: Growers should be down to very small amounts of gambling stocks of 2013 inventory they intend to hold for a late spring and summer rally. Focus on getting 35% of new crop priced by the first week of April, and consider buying 85% of trend adjusted yield for Revenue Protection. Agriculture Risk Coverage should provide the rest of the safety net for 2014. For more information, see the Weekly Soybean Review. For specific recommendations and daily charts, subscribe to our free E-newsletter, Farm Futures Daily. Wheat prices are trying to turn higher this morning, with a battle on the charts underway. While Chicago May failed to take out its 200-day moving average last week it held chart support at its old channel resistance so far today at $6.365. KC May meanwhile held its 200-day moving average around $7.085 today. USDA made no changes to its forecast for U.S. old crop ending stocks in Monday's report, in line with our expectation due to uncertainty over how Ukraine will impact sales this spring. Export inspections at 15.8 million bushels were below trade guesses and the rate forecast by USDA for the last quarter of the marketing year. Year-to-date inspections are still running 3% higher than the government's projection, but that cushion is slipping. Demand so far this week is routine. Japan seeks to spit its regular weekly tender between the U.S., Canada and Australia, with bids for U.S. sources accounting for 43% of the 4.7 million bushels sought. Updated crop ratings put out by Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas were mixed but overall added about a quarter a bushel to yield potential to the hard red winter wheat crop. Storms this morning bring precipitation to the northern Plains, but today's seven-day coverage maps keeps moisture limited for hard red winter wheat. Official 6- to 10 and 8- to 14-day forecasts out yesterday are cold and dry for the crop, but the latest American Model put out before 6 a.m. this morning turned wetter. Elsewhere around the world today, South Russia is seeing some rain today, while Ukraine looks dry for the next week. China's main central winter wheat belt looks dry this week, with a few showers next week for western and southern areas. Australia is getting some light showers in the southeast today though other wheat-growing areas on the continent may receive only light coverage during the next week. Overseas markets were mixed. Futures on milling quality wheat for May delivery in Paris fell 2.5 cents to $7.761, and futures for eastern Australian wheat were at $7.86, after conversions to bushels and adjustments for currency valuations. Total volume in Chicago fell by 31% on Monday to 86,826, though open interest was off just 163 despite fairly active fund selling. Volume in hard red winter wheat was down by a third at 14,173, with open interest gaining 220. There again were no deliveries today in either March winter wheat contract or in Minneapolis, where March closed 11.75 cents premium May. Only 96 Chicago March and 81 KC March are still open. Bottom line: This could be another Chernobyl rally for wheat, though the market may be in the process of forming a long-term bottom. Use rallies to keep pricing 2014 winter wheat bushels, with Revenue Protection as a back stop. For more details on the outlook, see the Weekly Wheat Review. For specific recommendations and daily charts, subscribe to our free E-newsletter, Farm Futures Daily. Want to receive market commentary by e-mail twice each day? This service includes added information, charts and graphs to explain market trends, and more. Sign up for the FREE service today - just click HERE This information is not to be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation or an offer to buy the commodities herein named. The factual information of this report has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but is not necessarily all-inclusive and is not guaranteed as to the accuracy, and is not to be construed as representation. The risk of trading futures and options can be substantial. Each investor must consider whether this is a suitable investment. Past performance is not indicative of future results.