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Co-Investigators: Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; D. Craig Allred, MD Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Cynthia Ma, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; A. Marilyn Leitch , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
In 2004, Dr. Matthew Ellis engaged the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG), now a part of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, and the National Cancer Institute to conduct a trial of treating estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancers with aromatase inhibitors before surgery (or the "neoadjuvant" setting). The resulting trial, called ACOSOG Z1031, was built around the observation that the growth of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer is fueled by estrogen. Aromatase inhibitors, a form of anti-estrogen therapy, work by blocking the enzyme aromatase, which turns the hormone androgen into small amounts of estrogen in the body and produces less estrogen to stimulate the growth of ER+ breast cancer cells.
With BCRF support, the ACOSOG Z1031 trial (cohort B) has completed accrual with 245 patients on study and 35 patients triaged to chemotherapy. All patients have completed therapy and a paper describing the results is planned for the second half of 2012. This trial has had a tremendous impact though the recent publication of a paper in Nature journal entitled "Whole genome analysis informs breast cancer response to aromatase inhibition." The results presented in this publication will accelerate the arrival of a comprehensive personalized approach to breast cancer treatment, with the promise of reduced toxicity and an increase in treatment effectiveness.
Dr. Ellis's team has also launched the ALTERNATE trial, the successor trial to Z1031, which will provide a definitive validation of the Preoperative Endocrine Prognostic Index, as means to spare patients chemotherapy, as well as an opportunity to develop a large validation sets for complex gene expression, gene copy and gene mutation based predictive models they are in the process of developing. This study will help lead to improved prognostic models and new avenues for the treatment of resistant disease.
Mid-year Progress: The ALTERNATE trial is designed to evaluate two primary objectives. The first objective is to examine whether patients with early stage, meaning no disease outside of the breast and the axillary lymph nodes, estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and HER2-negative breast cancer, who had a Modified Preoperative Prognostic Index (PEPI) score of 0 at the time of surgery following six months of endocrine therapy, have a low risk of recurrence in five years without the need of chemotherapy. The second objective is to compare the effectiveness of three different endocrine therapies in the likelihood of leading to a modified PEPI score of 0 when administered for six months prior to surgery, so that the most effective therapies could be studied further. These three different endocrine therapies include anastrozole, a standard drug for treatment of early stage cancer, and fulvestrant, which is a drug that decreases the amount of estrogen receptor (ER) in ER positive breast cancer, either as a single drug or in combination. Fulvestrant has been approved in patients with metastatic breast cancer, but not for early stage cancer.
This trial will help to determine whether fulvestrant could be a better therapy for early stage breast cancer. In addition, tumor biopsies are taken during therapy to check for Ki67, which marks cells that are going through cell proliferation, to determine whether the tumor is responding appropriately. If the tumor is not responding, patients will be switched to other alternative therapies, such as chemotherapy or surgery or other clinical trials. Modified PEPI score is calculated at the time of surgery. The calculation is based on the size of the tumor, whether there are any lymph nodes involved and whether the Ki-67 is high. The Modified PEPI score will help to decide whether a patient needs chemotherapy after surgery. An important aspect of this trial continues to be looking at what molecular factors predict a response or not to therapy and what mechanisms are involved, so that effective drugs could be developed. This trial has the potential to develop better treatments for patients with ER+ breast cancer and methods to determine the risk of recurrence and the need for treatments other than endocrine therapy. Since the start of this award, the researchers have been working on experiments in the laboratory to make sure that the assay that they are using to test for Ki-67 is accurate and reproducible. The results of these experiments are required by Food and Drug Administration and National Cancer Institute for the final approval of this trial. Dr. Ellis's team anticipates completion of these experiments before the end of this grant period so that the trial will be activated in year 2013.
Dr. Hunt received her medical degree with highest honors from The University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1986. From 1986 to 1993, she fulfilled her postgraduate training at the University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, where her positions included: resident, Department of Surgery; surgical oncology research fellow, National Institutes of Health Surgical Oncology Training Grant recipient; American Cancer Society Clinical Fellow in the Division of Surgical Oncology; assistant resident in general surgery, Department of Surgery; and chief resident in general surgery. She also served as a registrar in General and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, England. From 1994 to 1996, she was a surgical oncology fellow at The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Hunt joined the M. D. Anderson faculty in 1994 as junior faculty associate in the Department of Surgical Oncology. In 1996, she was promoted to Assistant Professor of Surgery, and in 2000, was named Associate Professor of Surgical Oncology and Chief, Surgical Breast Section in the Department of Surgical Oncology. In 2004, Dr. Hunt was named as Professor of Surgery. Within the Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. Hunt also serves as the Director of the Surgical Breast Research Program. She is the Director of the weekly Breast Education Conferences. In addition to her responsibilities in the Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. Hunt is also the Associate Medical Director of the Nellie B. Connally Breast Center and the Director of the Breast Lymphatic Mapping Working Group at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Hunt has received numerous awards, including the American Cancer Society Clinical Fellow of the Year for two consecutive years. She holds membership in a number of institutional committees, including the Steering Committee of the Breast Cancer Research Group and the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff. Dr. Hunt has published over 240 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Annals of Surgical Oncology, Cancer, Cancer Research, The Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Science. In addition she has published 20 invited articles, two editorials, over 200 abstracts in the past 5 years, and 24 book chapters. She has edited three books on breast cancer and one book on gene therapy. She has been an invited speaker at over 111 national and international presentations, and more than 70 other guest lectures, grand rounds, visiting professorships, and professional conferences.
Since her arrival at MD Anderson, Dr. Hunt has served as principal investigator, collaborator and co-investigator on numerous grants, contracts and funded protocols. She is the Chair of the Breast Organ Site Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group; a member of the Correlative Science Committee of the Breast Cancer Intergroup of North America; and a member of the Scientific Program Committee of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Her primary research interests are gene therapy and tumor suppressor genes, and her clinical interests include breast conservation, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and skin-sparing mastectomy.


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"Twenty years ago, Paxton Gate opened as a modest local gardening store. It's since become a favorite gardening-slash-curiosity shop and Mission District destination, full of fascinating and macabre finds from the natural — and sometimes mythical — world. Paxton Gate is the place to go if you haven't yet seen a unicorn taxidermy, or if you've ever wanted to own a raccoon penis bone or a taxidermied mouse dressed in Renaissance garb, or if you'd like to learn how to mount an insect. Help Paxton Gate ring in 20 years at a party that's guaranteed to offer a twist or two. From 3-6pm, Paxton Gate's Curiosities for Kids (766 Valencia St) celebrates with kid-friendly activities and refreshments. Then, from 8-10pm, the main Paxton Gate store (824 Valencia St) overflows with contortionists, stilt-walkers, door prizes, discounts, and an open bar. Here's your chance to drink gin with a unicorn."
You'll find contortionists, stilt walkers, the mysterious musical styling of "Shovelman," and so much more. We'll also feature special discounts and door prizes, refreshments, as well as an open bar courtesy of Hendrick's Gin.

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Oh white colonialism..
And what scares me most is the people that look at this and see nothing wrong…
Imagine growing up and rarely seeing anyone that looks even vaugley like you or your people. EVER.
Imagine when you finally do, they are almost always the most racially ambigious person you have ever seen, within the confines of the perfect weight for the category of media you are viewing.
Take a moment to digest the depth of that. For years, you are subliminally taught that if you are not the standard white beauty you A: Do Not Exist. B: Are not beautiful. C. Do not matter D. All of the above.
Imagine what that does to you in life…For life. And how hard it is to try to undo all of that, plus the damaging messages that your own family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, significant others, etc. do as they are trying to work through their own internalized hatred. Imagine the projection….The defiance The ignorance known and unknown. Seen and unseen.
How do you love yourself in a world that refuses lift the white veil and acknowledge your existence, beauty, and worthy beyond a convenient caricature formulated for the white world to feel safe?
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now look at hot and sexy:
notice how both "hot" and "sexy" have more women of color than either "beauty" or "pretty". anything seem off to you about this? (hint: fetishization of women of color)
Notice none of them are Black. Woc means nothing to me when they all look non-Black. Ugh
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68-Year-Old Charlotte Rampling Is NARS' New Face
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Plus, a deodorant commercial was banned in South Africa for being sacrilegious.
Also, Will Chalker stars in a campaign for the new men's Givenchy fragrance.
Plus, the spread to match Daphne Groenevold's 'Numéro' cover.
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Dale Cregan lured two female police officers to their deaths by reporting a bogus burglary, a jury has heard today.
The prosecution at Preston Crown Court said Creegan then lay in wait and shot PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone repeatedly when they arrived before throwing a grenade towards the victims.
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Hey look, Ron Cook found someone else to pick on.
These guys are supposed to be our rivals? Here is the money quote; The Miami players were bigger, faster, stronger, better, smarter, better citizens, better students, better sons, better boyfriends or husbands, nicer to old ladies and animals ... I guess it's unfair to base your opinion of your fanbase on one guy, and one article. But shoot, doesn't this guy have some manner of professional obligation to cool off before he calls out the whole squad like this? They lost a football game. It has happened before, especially at Pitt.


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An epidemic is sweeping the U.S., and each day, more Americans are finding themselves afflicted with this curious illness. Symptoms include heart palpitations, shortness of breath and hair flipping – lots and lots of hair flipping. The origins of this illness can be traced back to the exotic nation known as Canada. This great 21
century epidemic is, of course, Bieber Fever. Although you may not have been prepared for the mass hysteria Justin Bieber Fever would cause, the next great Can-epidemic doesn't have to take you by surprise.
There is no shortage of Canadian actors in Hollywood. From A-Lister's like Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves to up-and-comers like Seth Rogen and
's Cory Monteith, it's an absolute Canadian invasion and we have to be prepared.
Canadians Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds are currently two of the hottest actors in Hollywood. While they have drastically different careers, their paths have been quite similar. Both starred on kid's shows in their native Canada, Reynolds on
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Breaker High.
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The Proposal
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The Green Lantern
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Canadian Ryans, it's no surprise that the parallels are not lost on the actors themselves. Gosling recently joked with CNN, "I do get a lot of disappointed 'You're not Ryan Reynolds'…and then they walk away with their heads down."
While Canada has turned out some great leading men, there are also plenty of ladies from America's great neighbor to the north, especially in the music industry. Music icon Celine Dion is a native of Quebec while 90s hit-machines Shania Twain and Alanis Morrisette both grew up in Ontario. Three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz sensation Diana Krall is from British Columbia, as is pop star Nelly Furtado. Alberta boasts Joni Mitchell and Tegan & Sara, and Sarah McLachlan calls Nova Scotia home.
As is typical with Canadians, their ascent to the top of the A-List is done without much trumpeting or fanfare. While British success in the U.S. leads to an "invasion," The Great White North sits silently and watches with pride, though that might be because there is a hockey game on and they can't be bothered to discuss the pride they feel to have produced the man (Mike Myers) who starred as Austin Powers in
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LAS VEGAS -- Shelby American is moving its global headquarters to a new facility near the Las Vegas Strip.
Shelby American is one of the strongest independent automotive brands in the world, but the company's president often says Shelby is Las Vegas' best-kept secret.
Die-hard car enthusiasts know to head to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to find Shelby American.
"I think the real Shelby fans know where it is now, but I think they're going to pick up a lot more fans by moving it to the Strip," said Woody Van Oosbree, who was visiting from Apple Valley, California.
John Luft, president of Shelby American, gave a behind-the-scenes tour.
"This is where we build the late-model Shelby vehicles," Luft said "A GT350 comes in as a Mustang and gets converted to a Shelby GT350."
The late Carroll Shelby brought the company to Las Vegas 14 years ago.
Now, the factory and the Shelby Speed Shop and Museum with its multi-million dollar Shelby car collection are headed to a larger facility near I-15 and the 215 southern beltway.
"They would catch a lot more people coming from California." Shelby owner from Las Vegas Denny Kern said.
"We now position ourselves in the heart of the most vibrant city, Las Vegas, Nevada." Luft said.
Shelby American now employs more than 100 people, turning out only seven to ten Shelbys a week. However, as the business grows, so could the number of employees, Luft said.
The Shelby focus may be affordable, but if you want to be in the driver's seat of the Shelby 1000, expect to pay a little more than $200,000 dollars, as the demand for these high-end vehicles worldwide is accelerating.
The new Shelby American headquarters is set to open December 1, but in the meantime, everything is business as usual at the old location on Speedway Boulevard.


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Gaylord Opryland Resort will kick off its 30th annual "A Country Christmas" with a lighting ceremony Friday night.
The music-filled event begins at 5:45 p.m. and will feature country singer Ty Herndon and the Donelson Christian Academy Show Choir, among other performers.
"It has become a family tradition for many people in Nashville and the southeast," said Marketing Director Rob Regg said in a release.
Each year, Opryland hangs 20,000 strands of lights, stretching for 189 miles from end to end and totaling two million bulbs in all.
"We have five or six horticulture employees that have been working since July to get the two million Christmas lights up," Regg stated. "It is definitely a long, long work to be done here, but it is well worth it when the lights are turned on."
Two million plus pounds of ice were again used for the resort's signature ICE! attraction which is themed "Frosty the Snowman" this year.
"A Country Christmas" continues through New Year's Day. Around one million visitors visit each year.For more information, visit ChristmasAtGaylordOpryland.com or call 1-888-999-6779.
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It seemed too good to be true. When the Pension Protection Fund announced in March that collectively, its member schemes had a surplus of £0.3 billion, UK savers heaved a sigh of relief and hoped that the trend would continue.
However, the PPF have confirmed that the schemes have fallen back into deficit again. At the end of April, UK defined benefit schemes had a total deficit of £2.2 billion. The deficit may be partially explained due to the dip in the equity markets and fear about UK political uncertainty and more severely about the European debt crisis took hold. Commentators expect a better performance now that the European Central Bank and the European finance ministers have outlined their commitments to this problem. But a month is a long time in economics so who knows what May's figures will bring for pensions?
Not all of the 7,400 UK private sector final salary schemes were in deficit in April – the PPF revealed that 31% of schemes are either on target or have a surplus.
When comparing the figures to last month's investors may be dismayed. On the other hand, if you consider that this time last year the schemes' collective deficit was £188.5 billion, there is much to be positive about.
Some of the difference in the 2009 and 2010 figures can be explained by a change in the way in which the figures have been calculated. The accounting practice was altered in October 2009 to adjust the way that final salary pension schemes' liabilities are worked out. Rather than an accountant's trick to make the books look better, this adjustment is said to give a truer reflection of the long term nature of pension liabilities.
Nine out of ten defined benefit schemes are closed to new members, and more seem to be closing every day. Whilst their deficits may be frightening, this funding gap must surely pale into insignificance compared to the fact that the state pension is completely unfunded, being set up on a "pay as you go" basis. Interestingly, the UK government does not splash their figures across the news on a monthly basis – it would just be too terrifying.


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MEMBERS – Remember, we will not have a Saturday session this week at the gym. We are hosting a Level 1 Course. Stay tuned… if the weather is right… we might be meeting at the park!
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`Forty Flames to Follow' in 2013-14: Maggie Strus
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CHICAGO – Redshirt junior libero Maggie Strus concluded the 2012 season with 600 digs, the most in UIC volleyball program history, along with the most single-match digs at 35. Strus is a leader both on and off the court and is Thursday's featured student-athlete in the "Forty Flames to Follow" in 2013-14 summer series.
Strus appeared in all123 sets during the 2012 season, where she served as the top defensive player with 600 digs on the season at 4.88 per set. She collected 35 digs against Belmont on Sept. 15, which marks the most digs earned in a single match in program history. She collected 13 20-plus dig feats and two 30-plus performances.
Strus led the Flames to the championship match of the Horizon League tournament. During the three post-season matches, she earned 64 digs and was named to the Horizon League all-tournament team.
During her rookie season with the Flames, Strus earned the UIC "Unity, Integrity, Commitment" Award, which depicts the three core values of the UIC volleyball program. She appeared in all 106 sets, where she began the season as a hitter before transitioning to a defensive specialist.
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June 3, 2003Cordele-- Two Crisp County deputies are fired for having sex with a 16-year-old Cordele girl.
Although the sex was consensual and legal, Sheriff Donnie Haralson says the events are certainly a "moral issue" and that the "integrity of the Sheriff's office needs to be protected."
Willie Graham and Curtis Luden had sex with the 16-year-old while off-duty. One encounter involved just one of the men, another time both men were there. The girl's mother filed a complaint with the Sheriff's office on Memorial Day.
An outside investigation conducted by the District Attorney's office and the GBI concluded that nothing criminal had gone on between the girl and the officers. Both Graham and Luden were veteran officers, having worked for the Sheriff's Department for more than eight years.
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August 12th, 2012
6 Years
Scooped this story from MashSF. Always good the hear about the few people that are lucky enough to be reunited with there stolen bikes.
His De Rosa track bike was stolen six years ago, and he never forgot that day. He diligently scanned the forums, and swaps for this frame to pop back up. Six years later he rescued his frame from Portland where it had popped up onCraigslist. it was a matter of time, and an inspiring story to those who have lost legacy bikes in the past/present.
Stay positive, and don't miss a moment if your bike takes an unscheduled vacation.
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ZIPS in-season projections
I think this is an excellent new tool that we can use. It basically takes ZIPS pre-season projections, and modifies them with the current stats that a player has. I'm pretty sure that it's just going by bayesian inference, so it won't take into account certain, qualitative data, however it is still a very good tool. With Pujol's hot start, he is projected to have a .450 wOBA the rest of the way (!!!!!) which would give him an overall total of a .454 wOBA. Molina is projected to have a .324 wOBA to the rest of the way (his current wOBA is .383) and a .337 wOBA overall.


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RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WIS) - Richland County
Sheriff's investigators hope video of a man wanted for larceny from a
business will help deputies catch him.
Sheriff Leon Lott said deputies were called
to South Carolina Audio Visual Inc. on Blue Ridge Terrace early in the
morning of March 15th.
Investigators say a man entered the rear
parking lot of the business and stole the catalytic converters from two
vehicles parked there, causing about $5,000 in damage.
Surveillance cameras at the business captured
video of the suspect.
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Mentions: The characteristics of r-HCC are summarized in Table 2. The median time from liver transplantation to detection of r-HCC was 15 months (range, 2-57 months). TACE was performed within one year, between one and three years, between two and three years, or more than three years after LDLT in 16 (57.1%), seven (25.0%), four (14.3%), or one (3.6%) patient, respectively. Nine of 26 patients with intrahepatic recurrence had solitary nodular r-HCC (Fig. 1), while the remaining 17 patients had multiple r-HCC (Fig. 2). Eighteen study patients (64.3%) were initially diagnosed with r-HCC extrahepatic metastasis, of which lung metastasis was the most common followed by bone and peritoneal metastases (Table 2). AFP values were greater than 400 ng/ml in 18 of 28 patients (64.3%).
Tumor Response to Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Bottom Line: The 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates following TACE were 47.9, 6.0 and 0%, respectively, with a mean survival of nine months in all patients.There were no significant complications related to TACE.However, the survival rate of patients with r-HCC after LDLT is poor due to extrahepatic metastasis and intrahepatic recurrence.
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Objective: To evaluate the tumor response and patient survival rate following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (r-HCC) after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).
Materials and methods: Twenty-eight patients with r-HCC underwent one or more cycles of TACE after LDLT (mean, 2.5 cycles). After a mixture of iodized oil and anti-cancer drugs was injected via the arteries feeding the tumors, these vessels were embolized with a gelatin sponge. Tumor response was determined by follow-up CT imaging on all patients four weeks after each TACE procedure. Patient survival was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier survival curve.
Results: After TACE, targeted tumor reduced in size by 25% or more in 19 of the 28 study patients (67.9%). However, intrahepatic recurrence or extrahepatic metastasis occurred in 21 of the 28 patients (75.0%) during the 3-month follow-up period and in 26 of the 28 patients (92.9%) during the 6-month period following TACE. Extrahepatic metastasis was noted in 18 of the 28 patients (64.3%). The 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates following TACE were 47.9, 6.0 and 0%, respectively, with a mean survival of nine months in all patients. There were no significant complications related to TACE.
Conclusion: TACE produces an effective tumor response for targeted r-HCC after LDLT. However, the survival rate of patients with r-HCC after LDLT is poor due to extrahepatic metastasis and intrahepatic recurrence.
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Nintendo Australia has confirmed that the nation will be able to decide from 21 titles for Wii U at its launch on November 30th. Wii U will price varyingly between the basic and premium packs with the former costing $349.95 and the latter at $429.95. You can check out the list of titles below!
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Jefferson County Clerk Carolyn Guidry said she has been informed by the Texas Secretary of State's office that a court order would be required before the county could hold a November election for the Beaumont Independent School District.
That's because the law limits school trustee elections to when city and county elections are held.
BISD filed for a declaratory judgement in 172nd Civil District Court Judge Donald Floyd's court Wednesday, but he has not ruled in the case.
The terms of three board trustees expired in May.
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THE SCREENING ROOM: Judy Craymer and the Spice Girls Talk West End Musical Viva Forever (Video)
By Michael Gioia
Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer and the Spice Girls recently announced that Viva Forever, the new musical featuring songs made famous by the 90s girl group, will play the West End's Piccadilly Theatre beginning Nov. 27. Here is a first look at the upcoming musical.
Directed by Paul Garrington and choreographed by Lynne Page, the musical will feature a book by Jennifer Saunders. Opening night is set for Dec. 11.
Saunders, best known for her TV work as co-creator and co-star of TV's "Absolutely Fabulous" and "French & Saunders," has written the story of a "beautiful, talented girl and her best friends who get swept up in the obsession of today's TV celebrity culture. As she follows her dream, the musical charts her journey into the world of overnight fame and its impact on her relationships with her mother and the friends she thought she'd have forever. From London to Spain and back again, as they confront the bitter reality of fame and as the world judges her, she and her mother learn to empower themselves and be who they really want to be."
The Spice Girls—Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham and Melanie Brown—produced hit songs including "Wannabe," "Say You'll Be There," "2 Become 1," "Mama," "Who Do You Think You Are?," "Move Over," "Spice Up Your Life," "Too Much," "Stop," "Viva Forever" and "Goodbye," among others.
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A solar 'sledgehammer' to produce biomass gas
This is really neat but will using solar power to create fuel have long-term legs? We'll see – at some point alternative, renewal fuel ideas will have to catch on, won't they?
Anyway this one is called solar biomass gasification, a concept and process that's been around for some time, mostly in university scientific research circles. A relatively new company that has emerged from that university research environment, Sundrop Fuels Inc., might have the drop on making a commercial go of it.
CEO Wayne Simmons puts it quite succinctly: "We're going to convert the sun's energy into liquid fuel using concentrated solar power to gasify biomass, then convert the resulting syngas into green gasoline or diesel."
PNW flys with biofuel
Pacific Northwest aviation businesses and airports are flying together to promote aviation biofuel development in the region.
The "strategic initiative," launched this week, includes Alaska Airlines, The Boeing Company, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University. The "Sustainable Aviation Fuel Northwest" project is the first regional assessment of this kind in the U.S., according to a joint announcement from the group.
It will examine all phases of developing a sustainable biofuel industry, including biomass production and harvest, refining, transport infrastructure and actual use by airlines. It will include an analysis of potential biomass sources that are indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, including algae, agriculturally based oilseeds such as camelina, wood byproducts and others. The project is jointly funded by the participating parties and is expected to be completed in about six months.
For 2010 it's bioplastic, not plastic
The future of plastics once fossil fuels run dry or the price for it becomes too expensive will hinge on bioplastics.
So says says Frederic Scheer, chairman, president and founder of Cereplast Inc., a Hawthorne, CA, company that designs and manufactures bio-based, sustainable plastics. But he also says, somewhat ruefully, that the bioplastic future is distant, measured in terms of decades.
Which is not to say that bioplastics' present is particularly shabby: Scheer says that U.S. demand for bioplastics could exceed $10 billion by 2020. That's a conservative estimate, he contends, but it's still a "drop in the bucket" compared to the traditional plastic market, which is about $2.5 trillion.
U.S. kicks-in $2m to Washington State Algae Alliance
The Washington State Algae Alliance, which includes two bioscience firms and the Washington State University, is set to receive $2 million from funding provisions in the 2010 Senate Energy and Water Development appropriations bill.
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) was instrumental in securing the funding for the Alliance, which will jointly develop a new algae-based system for the production of sustainable and renewable fuels, chemicals, and chemical intermediates.
Targeted Growth, Inc. (TGI), Inventure Chemical and WSU are the Alliance members.
Sunday feeling: Scotland's whiskey-byproduct biomass
It feels like a natural for the Scots to come up with a way to get energy out of whiskey.
If you like your whiskey neat or on the rocks or even if you don't drink this is pretty neat: Helius Energy Plc and the Combination of Rothes Distillers (CoRD) formed a joint venture known as Helius CoRDe, that will build and operate a biomass energy plant using whiskey distillery by-products.
The proposed £50 million ($82.7 million) project would reduce the carbon footprint of the whiskey industry on the Scottish island of Speyside.
The plant will use whiskey distillery byproducts to fuel a 7.2-megawatt GreenSwitch biomass combined heat and power plant and a GreenFields plant that will turn the liquid co-product of whisky production, known as Pot Ale, into a concentrated organic fertilizer and an animal feed for use by local farmers.
Helius CoRDe will be responsible for the financing, construction and operation of the new plant. The project could save more than 20,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year when compared to CoRD's current energy use, the distillers say.
"This agreement formalizes the work we have undertaken so far and sets out the structure for us to take this project forward to completion," says Frank Burns, CoRD general manager. " The ability to generate renewable heat and power and secure additional markets for our distillery co-products is a very exciting development for the malt whisky industry on Speyside."
Officials said they anticipate that engineering procurement and construction contract awards likely will come soon, allowing plant construction to begin in early 2010. It will take about two years to complete project construction.
And there's more recent action on the Scottish biomass front with word late last month that Forth Energy, a joint venture created last year between Forth Ports Plc and Scottish and Southern Energy is preparing to go ahead with the development of four dedicated biomass power stations at Forth Ports' site in Scotland.
Plants are proposed for Dundee, Leith, Rosyth and Grangemouth. Installed capacity would total around 400 megawatts. Softwood sourced from forests in the UK and overseas would provide the main source of fuel.
Pot Ale is a high-protein co-product removed prior to final distillation of the spirit. The solid grain product removed from the mash tun, prior to fermentation of the liquor, is known as draff.
The GreenFields process takes the co-products from distillery operations (including process water, pot ale and draff) and turns them into "value inputs" such as biomass fuel, soil conditioner, animal feed and water for cooling and cleaning purposes.
The combined heat and power unit will use a combination of distillery co-products and wood chips from sustainable sources to generate the 7.2 megawatts of electricity, enough for 9,000 homes, which can be used onsite or exported to the National Grid.
CoRD was founded in 1904 to process the Pot Ale produced by the whisky distilleries in the Rothes area. It is owned by a combination of distilling companies – comprising The Edrington Group, Chivas Brothers, Glen Grant Distillery Ltd, Inver House Distillers, Diageo and Benriach Distillery Co.
"Biomass will play a major role in meeting the UK's targets for emissions reductions, and [the Helius CoRde venture] is a model that has the potential to be rolled-out elsewhere. Drinking green whisky may give you a warm glow but it'll also help to avoid warming the planet," says John Seed, managing director of Helius Energy.
So drink responsibly and don't drive but if you do overdo it on occasion the morning-after guilt might not be so bad, if you can remember the biomass angle. Or not.
BP ventures with Verenium, Martek provide biofuels boost
Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM) a developer of next-generation cellulosic ethanol from biomass and high-performance specialty enzymes, reported a net second quarter loss for the period ending June 30 of $28.9 million on declining revenue and higher operating expenses.
Slightly more than $8.9 million of the total loss was attributed by Verenium to its "non-controlling interest in consolidated entities," so the net loss on the part of the Cambridge, MA, company was $19.9 million. That was an increase of nearly 30 percent over the comparable period in 2008.
Despite the losses as the company's joint venture with BP, called Vercipia Biofuels, gets underway and as it gears up to eventual commercial biofuel production, Carols Riva, president and CEO, told analysts that Verenium continues to make "significant progress on many fronts."
He said the company has continued its aggressive expense management initiatives to control operating expenses and to conserve cash,. Verenium also amended financial covenants related to its 8 percent convertible notes to eliminate some of their "onerous restrictions." Riva says that will simplify its financial structure and give the company financial flexibility.
Riva said that despite significant challenges that the ethanol industry has endured over the past three years, government support for biofuels "remains strong as our government leaders realize that an overdependence on imported oil remains a critical weakness in our economy."
The $300 million Vercipia 50/50 venture was selected in June to proceed with due diligence on a Department of Energy loan guarantee for Venerenium's first commercial project in Highlands County, FL. That project is scheduled to break ground in 2010.
Riva says the guarantee "could extend the project debt covering up to 80 percent of eligible costs."
The company is also making progress on the "optimization phase" at its demonstration plant in Jennings, LA, and has operated the plant on sugarcane bagasse and energy cane.
Riva says that Verenium remains optimistic that the markets for its products "will stabilize and improve as economic activity recovers." He acknowledged that softening market conditions have affected revenues, which declined 11 percent to 16.3 million during the quarter. The revenue deline was mainly on the enzyme side of the business, regarding a change in "revenue recognition," and the discontinuation of two product lines.
BP is also forging aheead on another biofuels front with the announcement earlier this week that it has entered a $10 million joint venture with Martek Biosciences Coporation to develop microbial oil for biofuels. BP and Martek said they will work together to develop a "step-change technology for the conversion of sugars into biodiesel.
Under the terms of the multi-year agreement they said they want to establish "proof of concept" for large-scale, cost-effective microbial biodiesal production through fermentation. The sugar-to-biodiesel plan converts sugars derived from biomass into lipids using unique fermentation mico-organisms. The lipids are then converted into fuelmolecules through chemcial or thermocatalytic processes.
Big biomass supply contract for Green Energy Resources
Green Energy Resources signed a domestic biomass supply contract worth an estimated $300 million over 10 years with an unidentified U.S. power company. Normally I would not write this up because the company is not named — what are they ashamed or something? — but it is a big deal and a lot of money so it is of interest. The player eventually will be known.
GRE, based in New York City, says the contract contains additional provisions for monthly fuel adjustments and yearly inflation increases over its 10-year span. According to Green Energy it is the "largest known U.S. supply contract to date for a single supplier." GRE estimated the biomass supply stream will begin in 2010.
Under the contract, the power plant requirements will exceed 1 million tons of biomass annually. "The contract is significant in reaching or exceeding Green Energy Resources projected revenue next year of $100 million," it says.
Green Energy Resources, formerly New York International Log & Lumber Co, is publicly traded on the Pink Sheets under ticker GRGR. Its mission is to become a major provider of low-cost, high-quality wood fiber fuels.
The company also recently announced a commitment from a group of private financiers, also unidentified, for up to $10 million. It said the private lenders have agreed that the first loan tranche will amount to $2 million.
It is working with various power generating utilities, government agencies and corporations on carbon emission strategies. It says it is 100 percent Kyoto Protocol compliant.
It sources its biomass from urban wood waste streams, storm damage, cities and municipalities. It has been heavily involved in exporting wood chips to to European power plants.
Rentech investments in biomass gasification
The Los Angeles biomass technology company Rentech Inc., has completed two investment agreements with biomass gasification companies: It acquired 100 percent of SilvaGas Corporation and grabbing a 25 percent stake in ClearFuels Technology Inc.
Financial details of the moves by Rentech were not disclosed. With the acquisitions Rentech has broadened its technology portfolio and the range of its biofuel processing capability while increasing its geographic scope from Hawaii to Georgia.
Rentech, based in Los Angeles, said the agreements are "major steps forward" for its strategy of offering various options for converting urban and rural biomass feedstocks into energy products such as synthetic jet fuel, diesel fuel and electric power.
The company signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atlanta-based SilvaGas and its commercial-scale biomass gasification technology, which converts urban waste feedstocks into syngas.
Rentech also completed agreements with the Aiea, Hawaii-based ClearFuels, a bio-energy gasification and project development company. ClearFuels' technology converts rural virgin cellulosic biomass feedstocks into syngas.
In addition to the 25 percent ownership interest in ClearFuels, Rentech said it has agreed to the installation of a ClearFuels biomass gasifier at the its Product Demonstration Unit (PDU), in Commerce City, CO. That facility is designed to produce more than 400 gallons per day of ultra-clean synthetic jet fuel, aviation fuel, ultra-low sulfur diesel, and specialty waxes and chemicals and is scalable for increased output.
The deal with ClearFuels also includes multiple licensing agreements for the Rentech Process at bio-energy facilities currently under development by ClearFuels.
With the SilvaGas acquisition, Rentech is acquiring a biomass gasification technology that has operated at commercial scale and is planned for deployment at Rentech's Rialto Renewable Energy Center under a licensing agreement with SilvaGas. The SilvaGas gasifier can handle urban waste streams that are more varied than the virgin biomass streams that the ClearFuels gasifier has been optimized to convert, the company says.
Meanwhile, ClearFuels' technology can convert rural virgin biomass feedstocks into syngas that is cleaner and requires less conditioning, leading to highly efficient conversion into synthetic liquid fuels, it said.
Integration of these complementary gasification technologies with Rentech's syngas conditioning and cleanup technology will enable the company to offer integrated packages for renewable fuels and power production.
Italy plans big investments in renewable energy
Industrial Info Resources is reporting that Italy's Observatory of Renewable Energy will invest nearly $60 billion between 2009 and 2020 in the country's renewable energy sector.
Italy has set a target for the direct use of renewable fuels such as biofuels, wind and solar at 17 percent by 2020. That compares to only 5.2 percent in 2005.
It has a long way to go because it has the highest dependence on energy imports among the G8 group of nations: About 86 percent of its energy needs are met through imports.
The country traditionally has relied on hydroelectric power from dams located in the Alps, but in recent years the power generated from these sources has been equaled or surpassed by power imports from other countries. Natural gas supplies in Italy have declined, last year contributing 12 percent of the country's total power demand, with its oil fields making up 7 percent of total demand.
Italy has the potential for several promising sources of renewable energy, notably geothermal–in which Italy is already a leader within Europe–hydroelectric, wind, solar and biomass, IIR says.
The Observatory says that wind will be the biggest winner in terms of investments, with an estimated 43 percent of investments being directed to windfarms. The Italian oil companies association, Unione Petrolifera, forecasts that wind farms could be capable of generating up to 20.5 terawatt-hours of power by 2020. Unione Petrolifera also forecasts that geothermal power, generated using steam produced from hot rocks located several kilometers underground, will reach around 7.5 TWh by 2020.
Last year, biomass-fed plants supplied almost 4 TWh of electricity. This sector is expected to receive 23 percent of the total forecast investment of $58 billion, which could supplying up to 11 TWh of power by 2020. Of the remaining renewable sources of energy, the Observatory estimates that photovoltaic and thermodynamic energy supplies will receive around 17 percent of the total investment, while hydroelectricity schemes will get 12 percent of the total investment, according to the IIR report.
Plans also are underway to add to Italy's solar power generation. Enel SpA, based in Rome, plans to have a new solar thermal plant with a capacity of 5 MW in operation by the end of the year.
In January, Netherlands-based Econcern NV announced plans to build a 42-MW solar power plant in Puglia, located in southern Italy. The project, named Project Trullo, is expected to add 15 percent to Italy's currently installed solar power generation capacity of 280 MW. Econcern anticipates that Italy's installed capacity for solar power generation will grow to as much as 5,000 MW by 2020.
Sunday feeling: Fungible fungi? Solar dollars?
Fungible fungi?
There are two guys, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre, who want to line the walls of your home with mushrooms. Instead of getting the mold out they want to put put it to more unique and productive use.
This is not something out of Alice in Wonderland, or maybe it is. Anyway they have developed a strong, low-cost biomaterial called Greensulate that could replace the expensive and eco-harmful Styrofoam and plastics used in wall insulation, packaging and other products. This could even be used for wind turbine blades and auto-body panels, the two say. They even won a Popular Science Invention Award for their efforts.
"We like to call it low-tech biotech," Bayer says. In the lab, they grow mycelia, the vegetative roots of mushrooms that resemble bundles of white fiber. But instead of soil, the roots grow in a bed of agricultural by-products like buckwheat husks, and those intertwining fibers give the material structural support. The mixture is placed inside a panel (or whatever shape is required) and, after 10 to 14 days, the mycelia develop a dense network — just one cubic inch of the white-and-brown-specked Greensulate insulation contains eight miles of interconnected mycelia strands. The panels are dried in an oven at between 100° and 150°F to stop mycelia growth, and at the end of two weeks, they're ready to do their thing on the wall.
In 2007, the inventors incorporated under the name Ecovative Design and won $16,000 in funding through the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. A year later, joined by now-COO Ed Browka and other team members, they took the $700,000 prize at the PICNIC Green Challenge in Amsterdam.
Ecovative, based in Troy, New York, has begun a trial run of Greensulate panels as replacements for insulation in a Vermont school gym. The partners expect to complete all industrial certification and testing by the end of the year.
They enlisted Jeff Brooks of the Timberline Panel Company to advise them on meeting American Society for Testing and Materials standards for building insulation. "If they get to the point where I think they'll get," he says, "there's a chance there would be no reason to use conventional foam products."
Solar dollars?
On another note entirely and away from dampish shadows and into the sunlight: Cleantech Group's Neal Dikeman on Friday said his group is "actively looking to buy solar projects and development teams and pipelines. Primarily in the US, but will look elsewhere as well for the right opportunity."
Contact him at email@example.com "if you are in that sector and looking for capital."


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Over 100 Whooping Cough Cases Reported In Washtenaw County
At least 104 cases of whooping cough have been reported so far this year in Washtenaw County. That's compared with 28 cases all of last year.
13 Sickend At Medical Business Taken To Hospital
Thirteen employees at a West Michigan medical supply manufacturing business who were having trouble breathing were taken to a hospital for treatment and later released, officials said Wednesday.
Dearborn Heights School Closed Due To Mass Student Illness
Annapolis High School in Dearborn Height's District #7 will be closed Friday after dozens of students became sick.
Flight From Detroit Quarantined In Chicago
A Minnesota woman who caused a health scare aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit to Chicago says it was all a misunderstanding over bug bites.
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Wayne County Public Health officials have confirmed that norovirus was responsible for sickening as many as 100 players and other attendees at a youth state hockey tournament in Taylor.
MSU Student Sues Jimmy John's Over Sprouts
A Michigan State University student says she was hospitalized for three days after eating a sandwich with sprouts from an area sub shop.
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Health officials say about 30 kids playing in a youth hockey tournament at the Sportsplex facility on Telegraph Road became sick over the past 24 hours.
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Multiple students became ill at a Livonia Middle School, where fire officials say there were slightly elevated levels of carbon dioxide.
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An amendment posted Wednesday from GOP Rep. David Fitzsimmons reframes the wording in Minnesota's marriage law. It would use the term "civil marriage" in all instances, whether couples are of the same or opposite genders.
That's meant to guarantee that religious organizations couldn't be fined, punished or stripped of special status for refusing to perform gay marriages. A religious protection clause had been in the bill, but some Republicans thought it wasn't strong enough.
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We are sorry to announce that Frank will not be joining us this weekend, and the program has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it some time in the future.
Frank Berliner came of age in the turbulent and exciting era of 1960s America, and met the authentic spiritual master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche just as the Western cultural door opened to receive the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. In Falling in Love with a Buddha, Frank recalls the world of Rinpoche's life and teachings. In vivid and often humorous first-person accounts of the founding and evolution of Shambhala, he evokes the powerful and enigmatic presence of this unique teacher. At the same time, Frank tells the moving personal story of a father and son. Their relationship is marked by great tenderness, by conflict, and by strokes of mutual insight as Frank's father encounters the inscrutable force-field of Chogyam Trungpa. As the cycles of life and death inevitably ripen, the passing of each of these men marks Frank indelibly with the imprint of their abiding presence in his own life. This book brings to life again a potent moment in cultural history, and helps us more fully appreciate this revolutionary teacher and his profound impact on the lives of his students. Finally, it deepens our understanding of a genuine, heartfelt spiritual path by revealing the intimate ways our personal awakening can touch those closest to us. Frank Berliner's spiritual memoir is beautifully crafted and written. It is a tale about love, and the great longing that springs from there—to learn, to grow, to be real, and to forge a genuine connection with oneself and others, with life, and with death. I highly recommend it.—John Welwood, author of Toward a Psychology of AwakeningFrank W. Berliner is currently a Professor of Contemplative Psychology at Naropa University, where he has taught both Buddhist and Western Existential psychology and the practice of meditation to BA and MA students, for the past 17 years. He pioneered the teaching of meditation online at Naropa, beginning in 1999. Frank has studied and practiced meditation for 38 years as a close student of Chogyam Trungpa. Over a twelve-year period he served as national director of Shambhala Training, and executive director and resident teacher of the Berkeley Shambhala Center. Mr. Berliner is also a psychotherapist and life coach in private practice in Boulder. For seven years he was the buddhadharma columnist for elephant magazine. Visit Frank's website.CostSuggested donation is $10.
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There's such a thing as too much optimism and too much Seligian "hope and faith." I hope I'm not so unrealistic as to predict Jim's next moves included a trade of Micah Hoffpauir and Carlos Silva for Grady Sizemore. But the more I've been thinking about CF, the more I've been thinking a trade first mentioned as a dream is possible. Maybe my egg nog's been spiked. But in the holiday spirit, perhaps we can all talk what we'd like to see now that Milton's gone. I'm going to try and make a case for why the following is possible, and you can shoot it up with holes, if you like, or better yet, come up with your own optimistic plan.
The centerpiece of my optimistic off-season is Jim Hendry acquiring Jacoby Ellsbury. When this was first suggested, I agreed that it was a nice idea, but on the outside chance of occurring. The more I thought about it, the more it seemed plausible. Why would the Red Sox trade Ellsbury? There are a number of reasons. First - they value defense a great deal and Ellsbury just posted a horrid defensive UZR score. At -18.3, Ellsbury was even worse than Fukudome last season. In 2008, Coco Crisp posted a defensive season almost as bad and the Red Sox traded him. The Red Sox depth chart has Mike Cameron in LF, but his value in LF is limited. Especially when you consider the question marks in their offense, sliding Cameron back to CF and signing a corner OF bat for LF makes sense, especially when you add the trade bounty from Ellsbury onto the scales. Or consider it from this perspective - in Jeremy Hermida, the Red Sox have a LH OF who projects to hit better than Ellsbury and has more offensive upside - why not trade Ellsbury and play Hermida-Cameron-Drew?
So, an Ellsbury trade makes sense from the Red Sox side if they receive enough in return. And Jim Hendry seems like one of the GMs most likely to give the most in return. Jim Hendry overpaid for one year of Juan Pierre, valuing Juan's classic lead-off man abilities enough to pay more than any other GM at that time. Since then, Hendry's offensive philosophy appears to have changed, increasing his appreciation of OBP - but Ellsbury offers that increased OBP. Ellsbury is the perfect combo of what Hendry appeared to value in the past and appears to value now - OBP and gaudy speed. In addition to innate reasons why Hendry would overpay for Ellsbury, the Cubs' particular situation cries out for a CF, a LH bat, a lead-off man, a cheaper player, a younger player, and OBP to help replace what was lost with Bradley. Jacoby Ellsbury fits all of those things.
I won't predict what we'll pay in prospects, but I predict it will be significant and probably enough to elicit justifiable grumbling here. The cost in young talent, however, will leave us with more cash to spend this year. I expect the top free agent target, with Ellsbury in the fold, will become Ben Sheets. He will be a better risk than Harden, with nearly as much reward offered. The Cubs will lose Capps to the Nats, but be glad for some late season bargains, including Kelvim Escobar and Randy Winn. Kelly Johnson will be a late signing and win the 2B job in spring training, giving Fontenot a last minute trade. If Rudy J can get Winn's RH swing back together, he'll replace Fuld as Dome's platoon partner. Otherwise, he'll give much-needed rest to Soriano and Dome v. RHP, as well as smart base-running from the bench.
Lineup v. RHP - Ellsbury CF; Fukudome RF; Lee 1B; Ramirez 3B; Soriano LF; Kelly Johnson 2B; Soto C; Theriot SS
Lineup v. LHP - Ellsbury CF; Fuld RF; Lee 1B; Ramirez 3B; Soriano LF; Baker 2B; Soto C; Theriot SS
Additional Bench - Hill C; Winn OF; Blanco SS (Baker backs up 1B)
Opening Day Rotation - Zambrano, Dempster, Wells, Gorzelanny, Sheets
Bullpen - Marmol, Escobar, Guzman, Grabow, Marshall, Parisi, Silva
When Lilly comes back, we'll have been able to evaluate all of Gorz, Parisi, and Silva, dumping the least effective.


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JACK NOSEWORTHY made his feature film debut in the hit comedy ENCINO MAN. He next appeared in the critically acclaimed drama ALIVE. His notable film credits include UNDERCOVER BROTHER, CECIL B. DEMENTED, U-571, BREAKDOWN, EVENT HORIZON, THE TRIGGER EFFECT, BARBED WIRE, SFW, and THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE. Noseworthy starred in POSTER BOY which premiered in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2004, and was part of OUTFEST LA in July of the same year.
Well known for his starring role in MTV's first dramatic series "Dead at 21," Noseworthy's additional television credits include the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "A Place for Annie" opposite Sissy Spacek and the PBS/American Playhouse tele-film "Mrs. Cage," starring the late Anne Bancroft.
Featured as a series regular on the CBS comedy "Teech," he has also been seen on "Crossing Jordan," "Law & Order SVU" and "CSI." Mr. Noseworthy has appeared on Broadway in the original company of "Jerome Robbins' Broadway," "CATS," and the final company of "A Chorus Line." In addition to his New York stage work, he received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and a Dramalogue Award for Best Actor for his starring role as Alan Strang in "Equus" at the West Coast Ensemble. In 2002 he starred opposite John Lithgow on Broadway in "Sweet Smell of Success" directed by Nicholas Hytner.
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Six Months in 1945: The Origins of the Cold War
February 04, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The Cold War effectively began in 1945, as soon as Americans and Russians encountered each other in the heart of Europe. But nobody, not least Stalin, wanted the Cold War.
From Challengers to Partners? Relations Between Human Rights NGOs and their Home Governments from the 1970s on
January 30, 2013 // 12:00pm — 12:45pm
The concept of human rights acquired global significance during the 1970s, spurred by the activities of a growing number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) responding to state repression in Chile, South Africa, the Warsaw Pact states, and elsewhere. Key interlocutors for NGOs like Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch were their home governments, whom they influenced through a combination of public campaigning and private lobbying. Crucially, it seems that during this period human rights NGOs experienced a trajectory from 'outsider' to 'insider' status. Does this mean that they paid a costly price for their newfound influence, namely abandoning their original 'apolitical' appeal and becoming less impartial and independent? Or should we understand this to be their success in transforming the character of international politics?
The Significance of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation for America
January 28, 2013 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
What were Lincoln's motives in deciding for general emancipation? The emancipation itself changed the nature of the war. It reflected a fundamental change in Lincoln's own thinking about the relationship of slavery to the war as well as the future place of blacks in American life.
Was the Mexican Revolution of 1910 a Success?
December 10, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The Mexican Revolution of 1910 had dramatic effects on both Mexico and the United States that have endured to the present day. This presentation deals with its armed phase (1910-1920) and its institutional, reformist, and state-building phase (c.1920–c.1940), as well as its longer-term legacy.
Women, Ecumenism, and Interracial Organizing
December 03, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Bettye Collier-Thomas explores the ways in which black and white ecumenical Protestant women grappled with issues of race and ethnicity in the early twentieth century and how in doing so they contributed to laying the groundwork for the modern civil rights movement.
Leak: How (and Why) Mark Felt Became Deep Throat
November 26, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Deep Throat, the most fabled secret source in American history, was regarded for decades as a conscientious but highly secretive whistleblower who shunned the limelight. But when the FBI's former no. 2 executive, W. Mark Felt, came forward in 2005 to claim the mantle, questions about his true motivation began to be raised. Max Holland will discuss the Deep Throat puzzle, revealing for the first time in detail why Mark Felt leaked and his inadvertent place in history. In the process, Holland will lay bare the complex and often-problematic relationship that exists between the Washington press corps and federal officials.
The Remarkable Past and Present Fate of UNESCO
November 19, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural, and Communications Organization (UNESCO) grew from seeds planted during World War II and enjoyed bipartisan Congressional support as it joined the UN family in the 1940s. But controversy overtook it; the United States withdrew by 1984. It re-entered nearly twenty years later, but objecting to the agency's 2011 vote to admit the Palestinian Authority, it began extracting itself once again. Barring a political miracle, the United States will assume observer status by this time next year. What will be the consequences?
Radio Free Europe and the CIA Partnership
November 05, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty became successful substitutes for free media in the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. This seminar talk will draw on CIA and Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty archives to trace the history of their first two decades. It will address three questions: What was the evolving reason for CIA covert funding? What was the relationship between CIA and the Radios? Why did the Radios prove to be one of the most important and successful policy instruments of the United States during the Cold War?
POSTPONED--The Worlds of Joseph Conrad
October 29, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
What were the historical circumstances behind Joseph Conrad's history of the fin-de-siècle as a turning point in international history? In his novels Heart of Darkness (1899), Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), and The Secret Agent (1907)--each set on a different continent, each engaging with a different imperial power, each anchored in real-world incidents and in his own personal experience--Conrad anticipated some of the defining themes of the twentieth century.
Reform Without End: Europe's Welfare Traditions
October 22, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Surveying Europe's welfare traditions since 1500, in this seminar session Tom Adams will discuss characteristics of the modern European welfare state, many rooted in long-held values and centuries of experience. Profound social changes have repeatedly challenged communities to re-examine and reshape institutions and practices. The diversity of arrangements across Europe has contributed to an ongoing exchange of observation, experiment, and aspiration – in short, to reform without end.


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Aubertine wins senate seat - again
Nov 05, 2008 — One of the most closely watched races statewide was the 48th Senate district in Oswego, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence counties. Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine defeated his Republican challenger, David Renzi - 53 to 47%. Aubertine joins the new majority in the Senate. It's the second time in less than a year that he pulled off a victory in a Republican stronghold. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Renzi advocates tax cuts, defends attacks
Oct 28, 2008 — Senator Darrel Aubertine raised almost a quarter of a million dollars in the last three weeks. And he spent nearly that amount. That's according to the latest campaign finance data filed on Friday. Aubertine, a Democrat, is locked in a fierce race with Republican David Renzi for the 48th Senate seat. Renzi raised more than $155,000 over the same time period. He spent $137,000. Both men received most of the money from their respective state party committees. The only poll in the race showed Aubertine with a 20% lead in late September. The big infusion of cash to Aubertine's campaign suggests that lead may have tightened. The Aubertine-Renzi race will be watched closely across New York. It could determine which party controls the State Senate next year. Republicans are clinging to a one-seat edge. Negative attack ads and accusations have dominated the race. Today we begin the first of two interviews with the candidates. David Renzi, the Republican challenger, is a prosecutor and former public defender in Watertown. He's never held public office. Renzi's waged an aggressive campaign as an outsider who wants to bring reform to Albany. He won the endorsement of the Syracuse Post-Standard newspaper. Renzi told David Sommerstein his first priority is to lower taxes. Go to full article
NYSUT mum on non-endorsement; Aubertine alleges secret deal
Oct 22, 2008 — The state's largest teachers' union is staying quiet on why it didn't endorse a candidate in the 48th Senate campaign. Watertown lawyer David Renzi is trying to unseat Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine in a race that has statewide implications. Aubertine blames political dealing for the non-endorsement. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Union leaves 48th Senate district off its list
by NCPR News
Oct 21, 2008 — The state teacher's union left a key North Country race off its list of endorsements yesterday. Martha Foley has more. Go to full article
48th Senate: big Aubertine poll lead spawns big attacks
Sep 25, 2008 — A day after a poll showed Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine with a commanding lead over Republican David Renzi, the once civil race turned ugly. The campaigns traded attacks and accusations yesterday. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
48th Senate poll: Aubertine by 20%
Sep 24, 2008 — A poll out last night shows Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine with a commanding lead over Republican David Renzi. The two are vying for the 48th State Senate district in a campaign that's starting to turn negative. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Aubertine, Renzi race starts to simmer
Sep 17, 2008 — The race between Democratic Senator Darrel Aubertine and his Republican challenger, David Renzi, has been a subdued affair thus far, nothing like February's bruising, nasty special election that elevated Aubertine from the Assembly. The candidates debated last night before a full house in Ogdensburg's city hall. As David Sommerstein reports, the campaign's starting to simmer. Go to full article
Aubertine, Renzi square off in person, but online?
Sep 16, 2008 — The North Country Senate race that grabbed statewide headlines last winter is heating up. Democrat Darrel Aubertine and his Republican challenger, David Renzi, will face off in their second debate in Ogdensburg tonight. The two have also been invited to participate in what could be the North Country's first debate in the blogosphere. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
GOP rallies behind Renzi against Aubertine
Jun 03, 2008 — Less than a month ago, North Country Republicans were floating lots of names to take on Democrat Darrel Aubertine in November. Senator Aubertine upset Will Barclay in a bruising and costly special election last winter. Even former Senator Jim Wright said he might abandon his new lobbying job to win back his old seat. But the GOP state and county committees have rallied behind a surprise candidate: Jefferson County attorney David Renzi. Renzi's a Watertown native. He's young at 39 years old. And he faired well in a failed Assembly candidacy in 2002. Since announcing his candidacy for Senate, Renzi has been openly critical of the failed Barclay campaign, which was run by powerful Albany insiders and featured negative attack ads from the get-go. Renzi spoke with David Sommerstein last week. Go to full article
Roundtatble: politics keeps a high profile in New York and the North Country
by Martha Foley
Jun 03, 2008 — With Republicans defending just a one seat majority in the state Senate, the race for the 48th Senate District seat has broad significance for New York. That was the first question this morning when David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley and Brian Mann for a roundtable on state and national politics. Go to full article


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Elkhart, Indiana-based Tredit Tire and Wheel announced the launch of a new roadside and travel assistance program.
Tredit Care Plus is an expansion to the company's existing roadside assistance program which has grown to include a multitude of services such as an emergency roadside tire change service, vehicle theft recovery, lost/stolen key service, trip routing, and online concierge services to assist end users with travel planning, booking, and discounts, according to a company news release.
"We are truly excited to offer these additional and complimentary services to the industry," said Andrew Wuescher, vice president of sales.
"Our team feels that it further highlights the organization's focus and commitment to performance, quality, and value for both our direct and indirect customer."
The new program and services are available to Tredit's customers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, anywhere in the U.S. or Canada for two years from the customers' date of retail purchase.
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Tredit Tire & Wheel Company supplies tires and wheels for recreational vehicles, cargo trailers, utility, boat, horse and livestock trailers, and tires to the manufactured housing industry.
Tredit Tire & Wheel is an Original Equipment Distributor of tires and wheels to various trailer industries throughout the US.
Tredit is headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana with distribution centers located in Athens (Georgia), Arlington (Texas), Boardman (Oregon), Lenexa (Kansas), Plant City (Florida), and York (Pennsylvania).
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The HTC One X is still just receiving the Android 4.1, JellyBean update in certain parts of the globe.
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This means that the HTC One V and Desire C will not be able to upgrade.The HTC One X is still just receiving the Android 4.1, JellyBean update in certain parts of the globe.The device's web browser is now a lot faster than it was, as the new software allows it to fully utilize its quad-core processor. Various Benchmark results have been posted on to the internet showing the HTC One X ranking higher than it previously did thanks to the update. The Droid DNA by HTC hit Verizon stores last week retailing for $199 with a new 2-year agreement.The handset features the first of its kind 5-inch 1080p
SuperLCD3 display and is powered by the Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with a 1.5GHz quad-core Krait processor. It also features Adreno 320 graphics and 2GB RAM.
Similar to the Android 4.1 update for the HTC One X in India, users will first see a smaller 1.6MB download which is followed by the main 364.54MB Jelly Bean update. If you'd like to check your CID on your HTC One X, head on over to Google Play and search: CID. Most of the CID apps should work. If you have not already received the OTA update notification, you can try to manually ping HTC's update servers by going to Settings > About > Software updates >Check now.


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By ALEXIS ZOTOS6 News Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – A state-wide prostitution bust dubbed "Operation Paladin" shows growing trends in the sex trafficking industry.
On Friday night the Interstate Spa in Roane County was shut down after a raid by TBI and local law enforcement. It was one of more than a dozen massage parlor spas busted for prostitution and human trafficking.
According to TBI, 85 percent of Tennessee counties have reported incidents of sex trafficking.
In their report, TBI says Tennessee and especially East Tennessee have one key element that makes the state conducive to sex trafficking and prostitution and that's interstates.
Located off highway 27 in Roane County is the non-descript Interstate Spa. It's doors closed after law enforcement busted the business for prostitution.
However, brothels masking as "spas" are all too common in Tennessee.
"When you look at the problem and try to identify how many of them are legitimate massage parlors, how many of them may have prostitution, how many have forced prostitution taking place, it's hard to put a number on it," explained Christi Wigil, the former director of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking.
As a sex and human trafficking advocate, Wigil says investigations like "Operation Paladin" are incredibly important.
"It takes operations just like this on Friday night because you don't want to pursue one and set off the others. Because a lot of them are owned by the same person, so if you tip off one of them they can very quickly shut down another one, move the girls somewhere else," she explained.
TBI is still investigating to determine whether any of the spas are connected.
According to TBI, the Interstate Spa was one of more than a dozen businesses shut down.
The Chinese Therapeutic Massage Spa, Health Massage Spa in Murfreesboro and the Midori Health Spa in Chattanooga were also part of Friday's bust. All three are located near the interstates. TBI says interstate traffic makes this area conducive for possible crime.
"When you have so many interstates passing through Tennessee it makes it more accessible to be along the interstate, for truck drivers that are passing through," Wigil said.
Wigil says bust like these remind the public that this is a serious problem in East Tennessee.
"We know there are brothels throughout Tennessee, throughout East Tennessee and investigations like Friday are a significant step," she said.
She also say's it's important for the public to be vigilant. If a business looks suspicious she says call the Human Trafficking Hotline at 855-558-6484.
TBI also says anyone with information about possible illegal activity is urged to contact the Department of Health Board of Massage Licensure. Anyone with information about prostitution or human trafficking is urged to call TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3463).
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Dave Talks with SBNation's Crimson and Cream Machine in regards to DeMarco Murray
Just gave this a listen and found it very informative. Thanks dave and good job. I went to the sight hopping to get some insight from the bloggers on our recently drafted running back and stumbled across this audio clip. You asked everything that I wanted to know about...again good job.


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Ted Binion
September 17, 1998
When Ted Binions longtime gardener, Tom Loveday, showed up on Thursday morning, September 17, he couldnt have known, at least not at first, that something was terribly amiss behind the walls of Binions 8,000-square-foot palatial home located at 2408 Palomino Lane.Ā Thursday was Lovedays regular day to mow the grass at Binions expansive gated ranch-style home in an upscale but older Las Vegas neighborhood, centrally located near Rancho Drive and Charleston Boulevard and only minutes from downtown where the Horseshoe is located.Ā It was about 9 a.m. when Loveday arrived and at first this particular Thursday didnt seem any different from any of the other five hundred or so times that he had taken care of Binions grounds during the last fourteen years.Ā It didnt take him long, however, to begin to sense that something wasnt quite right.
Fearing that something might be wrong, Loveday walked around the perimeter of the house that afforded him, at best, a cursory examination.Ā He first noticed that the living room curtains were closed, and he had never seen the curtains closed at any time on past workdays.Ā As a result he could not see into the den where Binion spent most of his time when he was at home.Ā He looked through the kitchen door near where the dogs were staying put, but he couldnt see anything there, either.Ā The house was too dark.Ā Similarly, he went to Binions bedroom window and peered in through the opened drapes.Ā Binions bed was made and there were no articles of clothing on the floor.Ā Knowing that Binion and Sandy Murphy had separate bedrooms, Loveday made his way around to Sandys room.Ā Her drapes were open too and, like Binions, her bed was made.Ā Where was everyone?Ā He wondered.
On Thursdays it wasnt unusual for Sandy to open her bedroom window and talk to Loveday.Ā On occasion, since Sandy hung out with exotic dancers, Loveday would see large-busted girls who liked showing off what they had walking around the house with little covering their bodies, often wearing only tee shirts.Ā The girls Sandy hung out with were a vain lot, and Loveday would sometimes see them with bandaged noses following plastic surgery.Ā On one occasion Sandy even told him that Ted hadnt made love with her for a long time due to his drug use, and blatantly said to Loveday that she needed sex.Ā She had even invited him in to smoke marijuana with her, but Loveday had declined the offers.Ā She was certainly pretty enough with her voluptuous lips, dancers legs, buff body, and those brown bedroom eyes.Ā At five-feet eight-inches tall and weighing in at one-hundred eight pounds, Sandy, her hair no longer blonde but now a light brown, closer to her natural color, was certainly an inviting young woman. But Sandy was Ted Binions girl, and no one in his right mind dared to mess with Binions girl.Ā However, there was no Sandy and no flirting on this particular day.Ā Nothing was going on at the Binion house that day that Loveday could see or hear, no scantily clad young women were running around the house and there were no apparent signs of other visitors.Ā It was quietall too quiet for the Binion residence.
And where was the maid, Mary Montoya-Gascoigne?Ā He wondered.Ā She had usually shown up for work by the time Loveday got there.Ā Although concerned over his observations, Loveday decided that he had learned all that he could from his scrutiny of the premises and went about his business.Ā He left Ted Binions home sometime between 1 and 1:30 p.m.Ā He wouldnt know until later why he had sensed that something was wrong at the Binion residence.
Sometime after Loveday left the grounds, Sandy Murphy emerged from the house with Rick Tabish, and they drove to Horseshoe Gamings administrative offices without an appointment.Ā Sandy wanted to see Kathy Rose, Ted Binions personal secretary.Ā The receptionist told her that Rose was in a meeting, but Sandy asked her to interrupt the meeting so that she could give Rose a check that needed to be deposited into Teds account.
Rose came out of the meeting and met Sandy in the reception area.Ā Sandy looked tired, almost haggard, like she had been up all night.Ā She certainly did not look the showgirl type like she normally appeared.Ā Rose thought it was odd that Sandy would be bringing in a check for Ted.Ā She had never done that before.Ā During the meeting Sandy told Rose that Ted had obtained a prescription drug to assist him in getting off heroin once again.Ā After losing his gaming license for good because of his associations with known mobsters and because of his drug problems, Ted had become depressed and had started smoking heroin again, chasing the dragon as it is called among drug users.Ā Sandy explained that she had in fact stayed up all night with him at his request.Ā Still wondering why Ted hadnt brought the check in himself, Sandy explained to Rose that Ted was sleeping.Ā Besides, she said, she left the house to go out and get something to eat which made it convenient for her to drop off the check.Ā Afterward, she said, she was going to go home to check on Ted.
A short time later Sandy called Kathy Rose again, and asked her for the phone number of one of Binions associates.Ā She didnt say why she needed the number, but Rose gave it to her anyway.Ā Rose heard the sound of a male voice in the background on Sandys end, and did not press Sandy further about why she wanted the phone number.Ā In retrospect, Sandys contact with Rose that day had seemed out of character, even strange, because she rarely had an occasion to speak to her, much less see her in person.
Shortly thereafter, at 3:55 p.m. the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departments emergency communications department received a 911 call from a woman who was obviously distraught and quite hysterical.
My husband has stopped breathing, was all that she had said, and then had abruptly hung up.Ā Although the call was immediately disconnected, the dispatcher was able to trace it to 2408 Palomino Lane, Ted Binions residence.


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Vibrant from the outset, a bolt of energy infects us with the beat of frenetic samba rhythms. A burst of lime, cachaça and fresh mint then appears, intoxicating our senses, much like Brazil's signature cocktail, the Caïpirinha. Exotic scents come into their own as the middle notes of the fragrance reveal Tiaré and ylang ylang flowers, recalling the heady perfume of sun cream. A sea salt note, so reminiscent of holidays, purifies the senses with its delicate fragrance, as if we were on the famous Ipanema beach. Finally, a skin accord comes through to the fore, just like the seductive scent of the samba dancers' skin, emanating a powerful and addictive sensuality.
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Fatal Crash on HWY 276 in Perry County
Date of News Release: 03/19/2007
(Hazard, KY) - On 03/19/07 at approximately 12:42 hours Kentucky State Police in Hazard received a call of an accident on HWY 476 in the Ary community of Perry County. Upon arrival at the scene, EMS and Troopers found a passenger car had collided with a tractor trailer coal truck. The passenger car was traveling north on HWY 476 when he crossed the center line and struck a loaded coal truck head on. The coal truck was traveling south on HWY 476. Charles D. Ingram was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Perry County Coroner's Office and the passenger (Vickie Combs) was air lifted to Cabell/Huntington Hospital. Richard Mills was not injured. The investigation is continuing by Troopers Brandon Thomas and Ronnie Long.