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I was googling Prof Garrett today as we were discussing an issue at work that I had discussed that topic with him many many moons ago. I took several courses with Prof Garrett in the mid 1960's when he was teaching at the American University of Beirut, in Lebanon. It was him who instilled my interest in foreign affairs and international relations. He taught with such great enthusiasm and always had time to answer questions. I greatly loved to discuss and debate issues with him as he was always willing to play the devil's advocate. And as a human being he had a great sense of humor with always a smile on his face. Truly a great teacher !

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Got into Barcelona about 9:30 Sat. and was able to get on the ship by noon. We had intended to go back into Barcelona and see some sights but crashed and missed it all. Next time we will fly in a day or two before so we can enjoy the port.
Toulon: Sunday in Toulon was very quiet. I don't think they are prepared for cruise ships. Take note that the Ruby did not dock where the port guides all say the ships dock, "a 5 min. walk into town". We had to take a shuttle boat ($15) but it docked right on the main strip and was convenient. We managed to hit the street market and easily walked around town hitting the sights. Ended up in a little bar for a glass of wine to people watch
Florence and Pisa: Florence is 1 1/2 hrs. from port and then an hour back to Pisa so this was not a port we wanted to do on our own. The ship excursions would only take you to Florence OR Pisa so we went with an independent, Driver Guide Service. We saw everything we wanted to see and the driver was very careful to get us back to the ship in time. If you want to go to both cities, this is the only way to go. Note that the Museums are closed on Mondays.
Rome: The port is one hour out of Rome and the traffic is terrible. Again we went with our independent tour company. The four of us in a van and the driver parked right next to the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain, one block away from Colosseum and Vatican City. The driver walked with us thru the Colosseum and Roman Forum. A quick Panini in the car on the way to Vatican City and we saw everything again that we wanted.
Naples: We wanted to see Sorrento and Pompeii and heard that the traffic along the coast can be tricky so we decided to take a ship excursion. We had a very good guide but it should be noted that in Sorrento we were herded into an inlaid wood shop to use the bathrooms. DO NOT buy anything in that shop. The same thing down the block is half the price. Someone is making a commission on it I am sure. Again in Pompeii, we stopped at a Cameo "factory" which was also overpriced.
Day at Sea: Much appreciated after three full days in ports we were ready for a rest and wash some clothes. Princess has nice laundry facilities.
Mykonos: We were tendered into port and Princess did a good job keeping the lines short both ways. This was appreciated because it rained all morning. We walked around this quaint little town until we were soaked to the bone. Would like to go back on a sunny day.
Istanbul: All the port guides told us that we could do this port on our own. Our first hangup was getting to the main road. We docked about as far away as we could get and it was very confusing when we got off the ship. Everything was fenced off and there weren't signs showing us where to go. I guess they just take for granted that everyone takes excursions. Once we made it to the main road we had to find an ATM to get Lira (the ship did have Lira) in order to ride the tram into town. ATMs were plentiful, however, they only gave us large bills and the tram machines only would take small bills. It was Sat. and the banks were closed so we had to stop and buy something. We had our first taste of Turkish coffee, and our last! Once on the tram we had no problem reaching Sultanahmet, the tourist area. We were walking to the Blue Mosque when a young man approached us. He introduced himself and offered to guide us thru the site. There was a huge line into the mosque so we agreed and he got us right in and did a great job describing everything to us. Of course everything has its price. Now we had to go to his uncle's rug shop. It was close by and was a very nice shop. After some apple tea and discussing our families he showed us his beautiful rugs. We thanked him but assured him we were not in the market for a rug. He thanked us for looking and we were on our way. We had spent less time than if we had stood in the long line at the mosque. Some more sites and an expensive lunch (don't eat in the palace) and we were ready to go back to the ship. We found the tram stop, asked advice as to what train to take and we were off. Please note that just because the tram is going the direction you want to go doesn't mean you will get to your destination. The one we were on went to the bridge we were supposed to cross to get to the ship but it reversed directions and we were across town before we knew it.
Ephesus: Transportation is not reliable here so we took another ship excursion. We saw and learned alot but our only gripe was EVERY tour ended at a rug weaving demonstration. We ducked out and did some shopping as this was the first chance we have had to shop. There is lots of good shopping right close to the docks and a short walk to the ship. Security is tight here so don't do anything suspicious. One person in our group pulled something out of his bag to show us and he was stopped and searched.
Athens: Afraid we were really "ruined" out by the time we arrived here but took an 8 couple excursion organized by our CruiseCritic friends. We knew exactly what we wanted to see and after an hour we knew we were not going to get to half of it. Make sure you all agree ahead of time where you want to go and communicate this to the guide. Actually the ruins in Athens were not as well preserved as other places and were a bit disappointing. Especially the Parthenon which is being dismantled so they can reconstruct and stabilize it.
Day at Sea: Another welcome rest. Princess does a good job of having something for everyone on the itinerary. If you are board it is your own fault.
Venice: NOT ENOUGH TIME! Why on earth would you arrange to get into such a wonderful port in the middle of the day? However, the ride into port was spectacular. You have to be on deck with the Italian opera playing on the ship speakers. It gives you goose bumps. We docked at noon but could not disembark until 1:00. Disembarkation was very unorganized. Usually you would get a number and sit down to wait until your group was called. Here there was just a long line running up and down the halls with people cutting in everywhere. When you finally got off the ship you had to wait for an elevator, wait for a bus and wait for a boat shuttle ($15). It was 3:00 before we got to St. Marks Square. St. Marks closes at 5:00 so we had to hustle plus it gets dark by six so you had to make tracks to see anything. Make sure you take note where the shuttle boat docks because it is not lit well and finding it in the dark was difficult.
Going over our pictures I realized just how much we did see on this cruise. I would highly recommend this to those who have never been to the Mediterranean before. You must realize that you cannot see everything with only one day in port but you get a taste of it and can see the rest next time.
Princess always does a nice job with food and service. If I had to find a fault it would be there weren't enough vegetables offered. The only port I think they could have done better was Venice with disembarking that afternoon. Also, they should have made it clear in the cruise description that there would be a need for tendering in Mykonos and the boat shuttles which we would be charged for. No one likes surprises.


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Teaching Pranayama
Kundalini: Combining Mudra, Mantra, and BreathIn Kundalini yoga, introduced to the West by Yogi Bhajan, breathing practices are integrated into all classes along with asana, chanting, meditation, and other cleansing practices designed to liberate healing flows of energy from the base of the spine. Strong pranayama techniques are fundamental to this approach, and breathing is given greater emphasis than precision of movement or technique. "In Kundalini Yoga, breath is as important as asana," says Kundalini instructor Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa. "That's the root, that's the structure—breathing into a soul, living within a body. Everything else is frosting on the cake."
Pranayama techniques in this tradition are often woven directly into the practice of asana. For example, in a class students might hold a posture like Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) for five minutes or more while breathing rapidly, inhaling through the mouth and exhaling through the nose. Or one particular movement—standing on your knees and then bowing down into Child's Pose—may be repeated for 10 minutes or so, while breathing in a particular rhythm and chanting one phrase or mantra, sometimes to music.
An important element of Kundalini Yoga is the Breath of Fire, a rapid diaphragmatic breath similar to what's called Kapalabhati in other traditions. Khalsa doesn't overwhelm beginning students with detailed techniques; instead, she encourages them to dive into the practice immediately. "Usually I just say, Open your mouth and pant like a dog,' " Khalsa says. "or, Pretend you're a Saint Bernard in the Mojave Desert.' " Once students get a feel for this fast-paced breath, with the belly swelling on the inhalation and pressing back in toward the spine on the exhalation, Khalsa instructs them to close the mouth and continue this breath through the nose. In a typical class, Breath of Fire might be practiced for several minutes on its own or else performed while moving through a repetitive series of movements, like scissoring the legs back and forth overhead while lying on one's back.
In addition to Breath of Fire, students are also taught techniques that emphasize long, deep breathing, Khalsa says, as well as alternate nostril breathing. Kriyas (cleansing practices), mantras (sacred sounds), and mudras (hand gestures) are combined together with various breath techniques. Khalsa says the unique combination of these techniques helps turbocharge the breath and foster deeper states of meditation. "Breath alone is just a physical exercise, " she says. "But when you start adding the other components, that brings change about much quicker than sitting and following your breath alone."
Consideration of the chakras, or energy centers, is also integral to the Kundalini tradition. Khalsa encourages her students to feel the breath originating from the lowest three chakras at the base of the torso. "We have to bring forth the prana, the life force, from the source," she says. "And the source is really the mother, the Earth."
When they're not practicing a particular breathing pattern, Khalsa encourages her students to breathe in a very relaxed and easy fashion, with the belly swelling on the inhalation and then releasing back toward the spine on the exhalation. Sometimes if she notices that a student's belly isn't moving with the breath, she'll place the spine of a book into the belly horizontally and tell the student to press against it with the abdomen on an inhalation and then release the pressure against the book on an exhalation. "So many people do yoga for years and never breathe right," Khalsa says. "Their breathing is nutty; it's barely there. Their practice might look really good, but it's not taking them where they really want to go," she says. "Most of us inhale way more than we exhale, and we need to reverse that so we give back more than we take. The breath heals more than anything else in the whole wide world."
Finding Your Own WayHow can so many experts offer such different approaches to pranayama? In part this variety results from the brevity of the ancient texts upon which our modern practices are based. Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, for example, says that lengthening the exhalation can help to reduce disturbances of the mind, but doesn't offer detailed techniques for doing that.
"Different people come along and interpret these very succinct verses in different ways, and then they practice based on their interpretation," says Kripalu's Yoganand. "Yoga is so powerful that people tend to get an effect almost regardless of what they do. So someone says, 'I did it this way and it worked, so I must be right,' and someone else says, 'I did it completely differently, but it worked, so I must be right.' Since neither can convince the other and since they both have experience to support their beliefs, they go off and generate two schools. It makes perfect sense that no one can agree. Everyone's experience is different."
In the West you can even find teachers who counsel us to step with caution into traditional pranayama practices. When students aren't well prepared, they say, classical breathing techniques can actually distort natural and organic patterns of breathing, forcing us into rigid and controlled ways of being.
"Most people begin yoga with so many pre-existing blocks and holding patterns that to introduce a controlled breathing regime right away further concretizes the blocks," says Donna Farhi, yoga teacher and author of The Breathing Book (Henry Holt, 1996). "I think it's extremely important to remove the blocks and holding patterns first, to reveal the natural breath that is our birthright. And then it can be very interesting to explore the subtle movement of prana through formal pranayama work. But for the most part this controlled practice is introduced too soon and often only obscures the unconscious forces that drive the breath-holding patterns."
Viewed alongside one another, these varied perspectives offer us the unsettling yet inspiring prospect that there may not be one right way to reap the gifts of pranayama. As teachers, we need to offer a range of tools to our students and let them use their experience and discrimination to discern which approach works best. Each of them must decide for themselves which method steers them closest to yoga's ultimate gift: the ease, balance, and inner quiet that reveals the very heart of life.
Claudia Cummins lives in Mansfield, Ohio. She took her first pranayama class more than a decade ago and has been inspired by the power and the poetry of the breath ever since.
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All the latest high-tech conveniences in a charming 1930-era two-story, lakefront cottage on beautiful Bass Lake near Grand Rapids and Greenville. Two bedrooms with full size beds, twin bed on sleeping sunporch, living room sofa makes into full bed with memory foam mattress. Master bedroom overlooks the lake, second bedroom has a treetop view.
Upstairs bath has large shower, vanity with sink, and comfort height toilet. Downstairs bath has tub/shower, large vanity with sink, and comfort height toilet.
Fully equipped kitchen, including dishwasher, and fully equipped laundry.
Large front sun porch faces west to catch spectacular sunsets over the lake and has a great restored antique swing and glider.
Large living room has a unique stone fireplace with gas insert that is thermostat controlled. Flat screen TV and BluRay/DVD player. Cable and Wifi.
Cookware, dishes, linens and towels provided.
Outside gas grill and picnic table. Fire pit to make s'mores and toast marshmallows.
Housekeeping service for longer stays is available at reasonable cost.
Bass Lake, a 184-acre lake, is ideal for water skiing, tubing, personal watercraft, kayaking, fishing, and swimming. The cottage has its own dock to tie up your boat or to sit and watch sunsets. List of area boat rentals upon request.
Small dogs (under 35 lbs.) welcome with additional refundable pet deposit. Sorry, no cats or other pets.
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Your getaway from work and the rat race doesn't mean you have to get away from modern and high tech amenities. Stay connected through the cottage's own network with WiFi. Enjoy cable television on the large flat screen TV or watch movies on the BluRay device. For simpler pleasures, read one of the many books that are on the shelves in the cottage.
Waterfront means water sports, right? Enjoy fishing, swimming, tubing, water skiing, kayaking, and bird watching. There are loons on the lake that make their plaintive call in the evenings.
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Bass Lake: Fourth of July decorated boat parade.
Greenville: travel time, 15 minutes. Charming small town with dining, shopping, antiques, fitness, movies, skating, biking, and more recreational options.
Grand Rapids: travel time, 35 minutes. Large city with theater, museums, educational, and botanical attractions. Major attractions are the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Meijer Gardens.
Trufant: travel time, 15 minutes. Giant flea market every Thursday takes over the town.
Rockford: travel time, 35 minutes. Quaint shops, restaurants, antiques, entertainment. Eating at Arnold's on the Rogue River is a must. Kayaks and bikes available for rent.
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- Danish Festival, Greenville in August
- Klackle Orchards, Greenville. Hot apple cider and donuts, Cornucopia Market, youth and adult sports in the Pavilion.
- Tulip Time Festival, Holland in May (63 miles)
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Smartphones and their apps are the new way of the world, and developers are lured by their increasing popularity. But with two major platforms -- Apple's recently upgraded and renamed iOS 4 and Google's Android -- competing with one another, how does a developer choose between them?
In fact, how would developers interested in maximum exposure for their apps fare by targeting either -- or both -- platforms? What roadblocks are there, and how does a developer get around them? I'll take a look at these questions and relay advice from experienced developers on both platforms.
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For developers who have one app in mind and envision their code running on multiple mobile platforms, the going is rough in today's world.
Android apps are written in the Java programming language. Many developers have made careers in enterprises by becoming very proficient in Java, so developing for the Android platform is a natural fit for those folks.
On the other hand, applications that run natively on the iPhone operating system are written in Apple's Objective-C, a dialect of the more common C language that has elements of Smalltalk. (Technically speaking, Objective-C is a small, strict superset language on top of C, so any C program will compile with an Objective-C compiler, and a developer can include C code within an Objective-C class.) Developers who have spent their careers working with C and C++ probably won't find Objective-C to be a difficult language to pick up, although there may be speed bumps along the way.
"There is no obvious way to write one set of code that targets both platforms," says Matthew Baxter-Reynolds, director of AMX Software Ltd., a software development firm in England, and author of the upcoming book Multimobile Development: Building Applications for Any Smartphone. "You cannot run Java on iPhone, and you cannot run Objective-C on Android."
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That was the story for a while -- you had to develop your apps in the native language for each device. Over the past year or so, however, new tool kits and development platforms have emerged in the marketplace to make it possible for programmers create iPhone applications without having to study Objective-C.
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"Ask an Expert" Calls are webinars or teleconferences featuring FTC subject matter experts and are designed to provide training on a variety of topics.
Once a call is complete, the recording or webinar is posted to this page for download.
2013-2014 Ask an Expert online trainings
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Marketing and business Strategies for Successful FTC Teams
Experts: FTC Team Beta and FTC Team the Bears
Team 3550, Beta from Iowa, and Team 3141, The Bears from Mexico, talk about how they've successfully used business plans, marketing and branding to build a better team.
Engaging Girls in STEM Education with FIRST
Experts: Navrina Singh, Qualcomm R&D; Trish Tierney, Institute of International Education; Jackie Meissner, Mentor, FRC Team 16 and STEM educator
Overview: Join us as we talk to leaders in the STEM field about the need for young women to pursue STEM careers and how to encourage them to do so.
The FIRST Scholarship Program and the College Admissions process
Experts: Michelle Long, FIRST Scholarship Program Manager and Kate Caulfield, Assistant Director of Admissions at Olin College of Engineering
Overview: Is your high school graduation right around the corner? Then join us as we talk about the FIRST Scholarship Program, the admissions process and best practices for how to make your application stand out!
Experts: Mike Meholensky, Senior Electrical Engineer at Rockwell Collins; Charlie Blair, Project Lead the Way Engineering Teacher
Overview: Join real-world engineers Mike Meholensky, of Rockwell Collins, and Charlie Blair, a PLTW engineering instructor, to learn about what it means to pursue a career in engineering.
Experts: FRC Team Exploding Bacon; FTC Team Tesla; Renee Becker, FIRST VISTA
Overview: Join experienced members of the FIRST community as they discuss strategies for sustaining a team through fundraising, gaining (and keeping) sponsors and hear about a new fundraising training kit to be released this Fall.
Expert: Tim Friez, ROBOTC Senior Software Engineer
Overview: Tim Friez, ROBOTC Senior Software Engineer, goes over the basics of ROBOTC programming for FTC.
LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS for FTC
Expert: Hunter Smith, National Instrument's K-12 Engineering Specialist
Overview: Join Hunter Smith, National Instrument's K-12 Engineering Specialist, as he goes over the basics of LVLM 2012 for FTC. This is a great opportunity to get an overview of the environment, learn from an expert and ask questions.
Expert: Jill Wilker, FTC Affiliate Partner, Northern California
Overview: Join Jill Wilker, the Northern California FTC Affiliate Partner, as she talks through important aspects of leading your FTC Team. This webinar is a great opportunity to learn more about the program and ask questions about mentoring your team.
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- FTC Mentor 101 - How to register a Team, season timeline, recruiting mentors and organizing a Team
- Teams in Transition from FTC to FRC - FTC affiliate partner Joe Passofaro and Senior Mentor Javier Saenz discuss the finer points of moving from FTC to FRC (Mp3) - (Power Point Slides)
- FTC Build Strategy (Mp3) - Why does my team need a strategy before we build?
- FTC/FRC Scholarships (Mp3) - Prepare yourself for your next move. Arm yourself with information on FIRST scholarship opportunities. - Outline
- Cross-program Community Outreach (Mp3) - learn how to build a successful community outreach program for your FTC Team.
- How to Impress the Judges (Mp3) - Judging is a critical aspect of the FIRST programs. DId you know that half the teams going to the world championships are doing so because of their judging performance? Come hear about how judging works, what the judges are looking for, and some tips on how your team can better tell your story to the FTC judges. This session is for students and mentors (Mp3). - Power Point Slides
- Samantha Module Basics - Are you wondering what the Samantha Module is all about or how it works? This call will go over the basics of what the Samantha Module is, what it does, how it works and how to hook it up to your robot. - Samantha - 3 Things to Know (Power Point) - Samantha Module and Field Control System (Power Point)
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Six people were indicted in a heroin trafficking conspiracy, including four Middletown residents.
Authorities say the following have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin:
An investigation began in August 2012 when Middletown Police contacted the FBI after noticing a significant increase in heroin-related criminal activity in and around Middletown.
Groves, South and Eric
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at least five years and up to 40 years in prison.
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twenty years under federal law.
Eric and Cheltzy Redding were charged in with
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There's a great debate that occasionally rages here in the GeekWire offices. Unlimited cellular data plans, or lower-cost metered plans? GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop dumped his unlimited data plan with AT&T in 2012, and has preceded to flog me both privately and publicly ever since. I'm wasting money, he says. I've stuck with the higher… Read More
Specs on wheels: Women's online eyeglass seller Rivet & Sway debuts pop-up shop on a tricycle
First robots, then custom suits, and now eye-glasses. Seattle sure is getting its share of local online apparel startups dropping physical temporary pop-up stores. The latest is from Rivet & Sway, a Seattle startup attempting to change the way women purchase prescription eyeglasses. Starting Wednesday and lasting through November, the company is placing a pop-up boutique on… Read More
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There's no shortage of places to find recipes online. And now you can add yet another to the mix. KitchenPC is a new Seattle area recipe search site whose goal is to help you find the best bets on everything from chocolate chip cookie to lasagna. Developed by former Microsoftie Mike Christensen and launching today, KitchenPC faces a slew… Read More


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One thing the Bucs are not looking forward to is owning the no. 1 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.
That is precisely what one reporter sees in the Bucs future though.
2011 NFL Draft Top 5
1) Tampa Bay - Lowest payroll in NFL, youth and inexperience give the Bucs the top spot.
2) St. Louis - When the Rams settle their ownership issue and acquire a lot more talent, they'll stop drafting here.
3) Buffalo - Building "Lines" and finding a QB doesn't happen fast these days.
4) Kansas City - This is K.C.'s last year in Top 10 of the draft for awhile.
5) Detroit - Same for the Lions as Schwartz and Co. restore the roar, if not the wins.
Source - NationalFootballPost.com - Randy Cross
PewterReport.com's Take - On the surface, that may not seem like much of a stretch given that the Buccaneers had the third overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. However, the Bucs look to have had a strong draft class, quarterback Josh Freeman gained valuable experience starting nine games last season, and the defense improved immensely when Coach Morris took over the playcalling during the second half of the season. The team also has a favorable schedule and doubling their win total from last season is certainly in the cards for the Bucs. The team will probably be picking the lower half of the Top 10 in next April's draft, but with perennial losers like the Rams, Lions, and Browns hanging around, it is hard to imagine the Bucs being on the clock with the first overall pick in 2011.


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Richard Branson will finally wear a female flight attendant uniform and serve passengers on an AirAsia flight after losing a a bet with Lotus Racing's team owner and AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes in 2010. Photo: Reuters
Billionaire Richard Branson will finally wear a red skirt and serve as a stewardess on Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia in May after losing a Grand Prix bet with the founder of the airline.
Virgin boss Branson and AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes had agreed in 2010 that whichever of their teams (then Virgin and Lotus) finished lower in the constructors' championship in their debut season, the losing owner would serve on the other's airline.
Branson lost as Lotus finished 10th and Virgin 12th, but the trip was postponed in early 2011 after he injured himself while skiing.
Fernandes said Branson had contacted him to honour his bet.
"He will be an AirAsia stewardess in May on AirAsia. 2 years late but main point he hasn't forgotten," Fernandes tweeted.
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Jennifer Hudson, Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador, and Genentech have joined together to highlight the incredible work being done by today's leading cancer researchers and stress the importance of supporting innovative research.
In order for a medicine to become available to patients, regulators worldwide must vet and approve the data as well as the facilities that make the medicines.
Sometimes the science in the laboratory doesn't exactly play out as we predicted in clinical trials. So we spend time refining our approach in the lab and in the clinic.
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Silver Linings Playbook director David O Russell has described the "elating" experience of being a multi-Oscar nominee.
Russell, who's up for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, while Silver Linings is in contention for Best Picture, used sporting terminology to try and explain his emotions ahead of the ceremony.
Speaking at the Independent Spirit Awards, where his movie won four gongs, he said: "How could you not be happy going into the World Series?
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David was also nominated two years ago for the Fighter, which lost the Best Picture Oscar to The King's Speech - but he admitted he was 'humbled' to be in the running once again.
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RALEIGH, N.C. : January 14, 2013 - A call reporting that burglaries are on the rise in your neighborhood would be enough to get anyone's attention. But if the call includes a pitch for a new home security system, don't fall for it.
According to North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, more than 600 North Carolina consumers contacted his office last year to report telemarketing calls pitching alarm systems.
The calls often start with an alarming recorded message that says the FBI or SBI has noticed a spike in burglaries and "reports a break in every five minutes" in your area. The message then says that the company has installed home security systems in your neighborhood, and that you can get an alarm system for free if you'll agree to let the company place a sign in your yard.
It's against state law for a business to call you using a recorded message, and if you've signed up for the
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Cooper says they're investigating the calls and believe they're coming from firms hired by alarm system companies to generate leads for new business. They've traced some of the calls and ordered companies to stop making them, and are working on other ways to enforce the law.
If you get one of these calls:
Don't respond. Even if the recorded message gives you the option to press a number to stop future calls, don't do it. Pressing a number confirms that the telemarketers have reached a valid phone number, and you're likely to get more calls instead of fewer.
Report the calls to the NC Department of Justice. You can file a complaint online at ncdoj.gov, or call toll-free at 1-877-5-NO-SCAM.
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Funerals begin for victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Funerals are planned each day this week until Friday.
Classes are set to resume for Sandy Hook elementary this Wednesday, December 19th. Students will be going to classes however at a new, undisclosed location.
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Here are five things to keep in mind as the Boston College football program begins the process of going about finding a replacement for Frank Spaziani.
A Look At 2011 Per-Game Home Boston College Football Attendance
After an 0-2 start, the boo birds are out in full force. Can Boston College turn things around? Can BC's gridiron past serve as a guide?
Daily Links look at Mathias Kiwanuka's signing with the Giants, Frank Spaziani, and Dan Persa's recovery from off season surgery.
The Boston College Eagles football program just isn't used to going on prolonged losing streaks. The last time the Eagles lost 3+ games was the 1998 season, Tom O'Brien's second season in Chestnut...
A look at Phil Steele's home field edge calculations and reasons why, with a stadium capacity of only 44,500, Boston College still manages to crack the Top 25 in the country.
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I bought this tent for my wife and me to have some room. This is definitely roomy and with us both being 5'8" we can sit up with room to spare. With it being for taller people we can keep most of our stuff in the tent on either end. When we travel we split the weight and it is reasonable. I still use it flying solo because the weight is worth the real estate. This thing is a tank in the South Texas wind and rains. With a bit of back yarding, you can have this tent up in a few minutes flat.
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NEWTONVILLE, N.Y. – David Hoffman, owner of Hoffman's Playland says Albany County leaders met this week with Great Escape officials about the possibility of Six Flags taking over the family-friendly playland on Route 9 in Latham.
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