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"You've come a long way baby!"
That slogan from decades ago now returns with a new meaning and a new vengeance, according to a study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The report, co-authored by Michael Thun, the recently retired vice president emeritus of the American Cancer Society along with colleagues from several outstanding institutions in the United States, shows clearly and unfortunately that women who are smokers are now neck and neck with men smokers when it comes to the relative risk of dying compared to non-smokers, whether it is from all causes, lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (emphysema), and cardiovascular diseases including heart disease and stroke. (See below for an explanation of relative risk)
In a somewhat unvarnished tone, the authors write, "This finding is new and confirms the prediction that, in relative terms, 'women who smoke like men die like men.'" More...
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in this country. In 2012, the American Cancer Society estimates that there were about 226,000 people newly diganosed with lung cancer, and 160,000 deaths. If there is good news here-and unfortunately there isn't much good news when it comes to lung cancer-it is that deaths from this dreaded disease have been declining in men and women, since fewer people are smoking. But there is much we have to do to improve this picture.
That's one of the reasons the American Cancer Society is releasing new guidelines on screening for lung cancer. After carefully reviewing the available research, the Society has concluded that there is good evidence that lung cancer screening saves lives by reducing deaths from lung cancer (20% in largest carefully controlled study) in people at high risk when the screening is done by experienced, high-volume lung cancer screening programs.
So who should be screened? Who is at high risk?
According to the guidelines, those for whom lung cancer screening with low-dose chest CT scans are appropriate are people who are between the ages of 55 and 74 and who have smoked 30 pack years (a pack year is one pack of cigarettes a day for one year) or more or who have smoked 30 pack years in the past and quit within the last 15 years and are now within that age range. Those individuals who meet those criteria-should they choose to be screened-should have a low dose chest CT scan every year until age 74.
However, this isn't a blanket recommendation. There are other cautions in the guidelines that you should know about. More...
Cancer Care | Early detection | Lung Cancer | Prevention | Screening | Tobacco | Treatment
The positive news continues: cancer death rates have continued to fall in the United States, for men and women, maintaining a trend that began in the early 1990's. That's the essence of a report released today by the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The report, titled in part "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2009" also features a special section on the burden and trends in Human Papilloma virus (HPV) associated cancers and HPV vaccination coverage levels. Unlike the continuing decline in cancer deaths in the United States, we could be doing a much better job of getting young folks vaccinated against HPV and reducing the incidence and death rates from several HPV-associated cancers, according to the authors of the report and an editorial that accompanied the report.
This report comes out every year. It is a summation of what we know about the trends in incidence rates for the most common cancers in the United States among both men and women as well as the trends in death rates from those cancers that lead to the highest mortality in the general population as well as specific ethnic groups. It is in a real sense a report card on our progress, which in large part is good but in a number of cancers, not so good.
The good news is what we have come to expect: since the year 2000, the overall cancer death rates have continued to decline 1.8% per year in men, 1.4% in women and 0.6% per year in children. That may not sound like much, but when you consider the fact that this is an average change seen every year, those numbers begin to add up. More...
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Now that we are saying goodbye to the pink of October as we move onward from breast cancer awareness month, let us welcome the month of November, when we will shift our attention to lung cancer.
An article I read this past week posted on "Fair Warning" highlighted these issues, using breast cancer and lung cancer as a frame of reference. It carefully and in my personal opinion very professionally looked at the differences. Not casting blame, not failing to report both sides of the story, the author concisely pointed out how the way we relate to these two cancers is so fundamentally different.
In October we are awash in pink. Sometimes it seems the whole world is "pinked." Breast cancer is a passionate and compassionate topic, one that touches so many aspects of our sensitivities and sensibilities. It is a disease which frightens many women. It is a disease worthy of our efforts to find a preventive strategy that is acceptable and a treatment that will provide a cure. It is a disease which in our minds is almost always curable, if only we find it early. And-please keep this in mind-it is a disease where the perception is common that women (and the rare man) didn't do something specific to cause in the first place, other than occasionally to have the unfortunate fate of having been born to parents who carried a genetic trait that increased their risk.
Although lung cancer is a disease that merits our concern and our focused and committed efforts to reduce its incidence and impact on our lives, our families and our society, the reality is that how we talk and act about lung cancer is eons away from how we approach the topic of breast cancer. After all, lung cancer is in the minds of many a disease that people bring on themselves. If only they didn't give in to tobacco. If only they had stopped when they knew the real risks. If only, if only, if only...
Lung cancer is almost always a fatal disease. It is a disease that frequently strikes in the later years of life, when other diseases are also prevalent, and those other diseases (think heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease) can substantially impact the ability to treat lung cancer. It is a disease where screening has proven to be successful, but we forget that the vast majority of people screened for lung cancer still died and a significant number of folks who were screened but didn't have lung cancer died from the investigations needed to prove they didn't have lung cancer in the first place.
Breast cancer touches almost everyone, and the survivors (fortunately) are legion. They carry the flag to promote early detection, research into treatment, political attention to issues of interest (think mammography and more recently breast density), and fundraising for the cause.
Lung cancer is, in comparison, much more hidden, even perhaps shunned and shamed, since it is perceived as a disease of blame. There is no army of survivors. Much less is spent on lung cancer research compared to breast cancer. Lung cancer does not get a lot of political attention unless we are talking about laws to decrease smoking (which are not bad in and of themselves). But when you think about it, many of those laws are backed not by the smokers-who still want the right to expose themselves to second hand smoke in the last refuges available, such as bars frequented only by adults-but rather by the legions of people who understandably will no longer tolerate the true evils of second hand smoke where they work, where they play and even where they live (smoking in communal buildings such as apartments and condominiums is becoming a hot topic). More...
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One of the things I enjoy about coming to meetings like the current annual session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is that it gives me a chance to give thought to some larger questions that face cancer care. A presentation I attended Friday afternoon on the impact of genomics on cancer diagnosis and treatment in the future has offered just such an opportunity.
Most of you I suspect give little thought to the actual processes that we use to diagnose cancer. One has a tumor somewhere in the body, the doctors take a specimen, send it to the pathologist and the pathologist makes the diagnosis. Simple and straightforward. Get it done and get on with treatment.
But in fact it isn't so simple and straightforward. And in the world we live in, it is getting more and more complex.
Looking at cancer tissue under the microscope is something that has been done for over a century. More recently, we have seen the advent of special additional tests that tell us for example whether or not a cancer such as breast cancer is hormone sensitive or whether it has other markers such as HER2. We can send specimens of the cancer to a lab to find out whether or not it is more or less aggressive and we can even do tests to find out whether or not--for example--a woman with a breast cancer really needs to take traditional cancer chemotherapy. There are even special stains that can be applied to tumor tissue through a variety of techniques that can further refine the characteristics of a particular tumor and help us determine what kind of cancer it may be, or what subgroup of a family of cancers, such as lymphoma, a particular cancer fits in to.
All of that is well and good, but unfortunately that simple explanation does neither justice to how doctors diagnose cancer, nor does it say much about the problems that can occur in making cancer diagnoses, especially with all of the new tests that are available. I suspect that many physicians will agree that simply looking at the tissue under the microscope just doesn't tell us anymore all the things we should know about a particular individual's cancer. More...
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Every year at this time cancer specialists and researchers from around the world descend on Chicago for the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to hear the latest breakthroughs in cancer research and treatment.
Through all the fog of all the information--which is impossible for any one individual to evaluate much less comprehend--there is always the search for the "buzz," or the next "big thing" that will make a huge impact on cancer treatment and the lives of the patients we care for and the people we love who are affected by cancer.
This year, it is apparent already that one of this year's "big things" are the reports of new success in an old and ongoing effort to harness the body's own defense mechanisms to fight cancer. And--being the skeptic that I can be at times--I will throw my hat in the ring that maybe this is going to be one of those events that truly will impact cancer care. But despite the enthusiasm, we must always temper our expectations with reality and lessons we have learned from the past that early success doesn't always tell us the whole story.
Without going into great detail here, the reality is that in early stage trials an antibody drug now called "BMS-936558" produced significant responses in a number of patients who had certain advanced cancers and had failed multiple prior treatments. In these studies, patients with melanoma, kidney cancer and non-small cell lung cancer showed responses to this new drug and some of those responses lasted for over a year.
When you see these kinds of results in cancers that are ordinarily difficult to treat, and in patients who have failed multiple other therapies, that becomes news. More...
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The "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer" was released this afternoon as has been the case every year since the first report was issued in 1998. And, like many of the reports previously, we are fortunate to continue to see declines in the rates of deaths for many cancers along with a decrease in the frequency of some cancers.
However, the news is not all good.
Unfortunately, the incidence of some cancers continues to increase. And, as explained very clearly in this excellent report, this nation continues to suffer from an epidemic of overweight, obesity and physical activity that the authors suggest-but don't actually say-has the potential to overcome the favorable impact of declining smoking and tobacco use on cancer incidence and deaths. The implication is clear that if we don't do something-and do something quickly-to reverse the trend we will see incidence and deaths from certain cancers continue to increase in the future.
And I would stress the point that it is no longer just being oversized that increases your risk of cancer, but also sitting all day on the job (like I am doing right now) as another factor that plays into your cancer risk, independent of how large or small you may be. More...
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I had the opportunity yesterday to attend the event marking the release of the 31st Surgeon General's report on tobacco and smoking.
What struck me about this report-which focuses on tobacco use in youth and young adults--is that although we have made progress in the tobacco wars, we presently seem to be in a holding action. We are not making advances in reducing the incidence of smoking and use of smokeless tobacco products, although we are all well aware of their risks and harms.
The fundamental question remains: Although we have a pretty good idea of what works, when are we going to start reinvigorating our efforts to reduce the use of these killer products among our children?
As I have said many times before, tobacco is the one product readily and legally available in the United States that when used as intended will kill half the people who use it. 443,000 deaths a year, 1200 a day, $96 billion each year in direct medical costs and $97 billion in lost productivity. Those, my friends, are big numbers. And they are not just numbers: they are people. They are the people we love, the people we know, the people we work with. More...
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Welcome to the New Year!
And as has been the case for many years in the past, the American Cancer Society takes the New Year opportunity of providing the nation with the latest estimates of cancer incidence and deaths, along with a measure of how well we are doing in reducing the burden of cancer in the United States.
The data is contained in two reports released today by the Society: the consumer oriented Cancer Facts and Figures 2012 and the more scientifically directed Cancer Statistics 2012. Both are available online.
It is never "good news" to realize that the burden of cancer in this country is immense. And with the country gaining in population and age, the extent of that burden is inevitably going to increase. But this year's report does contain some welcome information, namely that cancer death rates have declined in men and women of every racial/ethnic group over the past 10 years, with the sole (and unfortunate) exception of American Indians/Alaska Natives. In addition, the Society now estimates that a bit more than one million cancer deaths (1,024,400 to be exact) have been avoided since 1991-1992.
That one million number is actually more significant than it seems. Many of the people in that 1 million never heard the words "you have cancer." Maybe they had a colon polyp removed before it became cancerous, maybe they stopped-or never started-smoking. Maybe they had a pap smear that found a pre-cancerous lesion. And then there are the patients who have benefitted from the advances in cancer treatment that have occurred over the past number of decades.
But the 1 million number also means that these are people who have hopefully remained active and engaged in life, loved by their families, productive in their communities. In economic terms, the return on investment on avoiding those one million deaths may likely be incalculable. In human terms, it is an amazing accomplishment. More...
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It's that time of year again.
Thanksgiving is just a week away (go turkey!!!), which means today is the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout (or GASO for short). In fact, 2011 is the 36th year for the Smokeout, which makes it a longstanding (and successful) tradition in our world.
What, you may ask, is GASO?
Well, GASO is a day to focus on the opportunity--if you are a smoker or know someone who is--to make a commitment to quit, or perhaps a day to choose as your "quit day" if you were alert enough to plan ahead. It is a day when you can take a step that could be one of the most important ones you can make, a pledge to do something which could be the single greatest thing you can do for your health, a day to reduce your risk of death from cancer and many other diseases related to smoking.
Quitting isn't easy. We all know that. Cigarettes and other forms of tobacco are among the most addicting substances we can take into our bodies. And the sad reality is that if you decide to smoke, the chances are about 1 in 2 that smoking will have a role in causing your death. And to make matters even worse, that death is likely to be premature.
In fact, every year in this country, 443,000 people die from tobacco related illnesses. More...
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J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP - Dr. Lichtenfeld is Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the national office of the American Cancer Society.


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This week on TNT's The Closer, Fritz "distracted" Brenda from thoughts of Kitty by luring her into helping out on an FBI case. Provenza, meanwhile, had a big surprise for the squad room. On with the recap!
As Brenda cooks up a storm (things are slow at the MCD), Fritz comes home... with Kitty's ashes. "I see dead bodies all the time," Brenda says as she moves past Fritz to get a look. But upon doing so, she is crushed: "Ohhhh! These are not ashes, they're chunks!" And they're labeled "Kitty Howard" at that. Brenda wants to spread the ashes somewhere important to Kitty. "Where?" Fritz asks. "She was never allowed to go outside."
Fritz asks Brenda for a "favor" — even though it might run afoul of their pledge to separate work and home. Seems the FBI is looking for a guy named Austin Blair. Brenda agrees to discreetly sniff around.
But not discreetly enough, as Pope asks why she's poking around for a missing persons report. "It's a 'special request'? What are we, a karaoke bar?" When Brenda breaks up over Kitty's ashes, a sympathetic Pope agrees to have an underling extract the file, if only because the emotionally distraught Deputy Chief Johnson is "a little too... high-ranking."
In the murder room, Provenza introduces his pretty (and relatively young) new lady friend, menswear saleswoman Lauren, to the boys. (This twist was first teased by the Mitovich Mega Minute.) To Flynn, she says, "I've heard so much about you." He responds, "Really? Because to me you're a complete surprise." Sanchez ultimately takes one for the team by blurting, "So how old are you?" Alas, no answer. Provenza asks Buzz to show Lauren one of his old interrogation videos. "OK, how about the one with John Wilkes Booth?" Ha!
Taylor presents Brenda with the missing persons report on Austin Blair, which had more or less been shrugged off as a case of "gay guy takes up with someone else, scorned boyfriend cries foul." Brenda urges the detectives to set aside convenient stereotypes and do some actual investigating. Soon after, the morgue turns up four possible hits, and the coroner schools the cops on "Gay Culture 101," surmising that Austin didn't just go out the night he vanished, he was at Hell-A, a circuit party. Tests later reveal that Austin had GHB and alcohol in his system. Fritz has the MCD crew deputized as temp FBI agents to properly share in the investigation.
Austin's stepfather comes in, says he last spoke to Austin a month ago. Brenda says Austin died, perhaps by OD. "You people"! the doctor-dad scoffs. When Brenda presses for a "why" to the death, Dad suggests they ask the kid who answers the phone at Austin's house.
There, they meet Travis, Austin's beau who called in the missing persons report. The MCD team also finds a fridge full of GHB, a satchel of cash and... Fritz's business card. back at the station, Pope suggests to Brenda that Austin was a government snitch, the operation went south, and now the feds want LAPD to help fix their mess. Fritz confirms as much in a private convo with Brenda. Questioned by Brenda, Travis maintains that Austin wasn't a user, and that he was using the cash to keep missing Austin's bills paid. Travis then drops the bombshell: Austin worked for Hell-A, pushing drugs all across the country. Just as Travis names the boss man, Peter Benjamin, Fritz pulls the plug — almost literally — on the Q&A.
At home, Fritz invites Brenda to sit in on the FBI's question of Benjamin, but nothing more. When Brenda tries to play the grief/Kitty card, he says, "That is so not going to work." He does, however, sneak peek for her a video obtained via a wire Austin was wearing the night he vanished. It shows Austin getting woozy in the men's room, then passing out.
Speaking with the FBI, Benjamin waves off talk that he spied Austin leaving the club with someone (which seems unlikely given the last moments of the wire). Benjamin then claims the Hell-A med staff revived Austin, and he drove off on his own. When Brenda attempts to argue differently — Austin was found in an alley by the club — Benjamin's lawyer shuts down the interview. Fritz questions Brenda's tactics (fibbing about three eyewitnesses), to which she says, "If we all stop lying to each other, how will we ever get to the truth?" Brenda turns in her FBI creds.
Tao shoots down Benjamin's claim of revival-via-IV, saying there were no needle marks. Brenda then gets to wondering about Austin's car, which has not been accounted for. When Travis reveals it was in fact the stepdad's car, the MCD pay the doctor a visit. Hauling him into the station, they reveal they found a drug lab in his office. She lies that they can connect the GHB ingredients to the finished drug sold by Austin. ("Does she always lie like this?" asks Fritz's FBI pal. "I hope not," Brenda's hubby sighs.)
Stepdad confesses that he was manufacturing for Benjamin, only until he and Austin could get out from under his thumb. When Austin tried to bail, Benjamin had him killed — and threatened to do same if the doctor stopped cooking up the GHB. Brenda and Fritz agree to "trade" a drug boss for a murderer, and Fritz later tells his buddy, "Did this not turn out exactly how I said it would?"
Back home, Brenda and Fritz note how Kitty in some ways helped the joint case along. "He was super-loyal, even in death," Brenda says, lighting a candle by the urn. They then settle in for the night watching one of Kitty's "babysitting" DVDs, about birds mating.
The Closer fans, what was your take on this episode? Me, I enjoyed its bits of dark humor as well as the overdue teasing of Provenza (e.g. Flynn likening his "country gentleman' suit style to Mr. Rogers). The mystery was also pretty good, too. I never made the stepdad for a drug chemist.
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There was a sick one handed goal at Top 205 this Summer, and we wonder if the new stick rules will result in less plays like that in 2013. Plus the top news, links and video from across the lacrosse world!
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Wake up on Wednesdays to the Hot Pot of Lax. An interesting take on a current lacrosse topic coupled with news and links to top stories and the lax video of the week.
Hot Pot Of Lax: What D1 Teams Will Thrive Under The New Rules?
How will each and every proposed 2013 rule change impact the top D1 college lacrosse teams? Which teams will excel? And who will struggle?
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We've heard a LOT about the newly proposed rule changes, but now we need to hear from YOU. First up is a poll, and then a chance where you can win gear just for offering up your opinion! Plus rule changes news and links!
Hot Pot Of Lax: Issuing The August Challenge
The Hot Pot is back and issuing a SERIOUS August Challenge! It's all about Growing The Game, and YOU making a difference. Plus news, links and our lacrosse video of the week!
Hot Pot Of Lax: Professional Lacrosse League
Connor Wilson takes a look at new Professional Lacrosse League. It's more box lacrosse in the US, but is that a good thing? Is it needed? Plus BIG news, links and a great video!
Hot Pot Of Lax: The MLL Playoff Picture
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Hot Pot Of Lax: Putting Politics Aside
Putting Politics aside can be the difference maker your area needs when it comes to real lacrosse growth. Here is how you do it! Plus news, links and the CRAZIEST place we've ever seen a GTG sighting!
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We want YOUR opinion on fighting in professional lacrosse! Where does it belong? Does it belong at all? Answer our poll for the TRUTH! As always, we also have lacrosse news links and video!
Hot Pot of Lax: "Best-of" Playoff Format for Pro Lacrosse
With the NHL and NBA Playoffs in full swing, we take a detailed look at what a multiple game playoff series would mean for each of the professional lacrosse leagues in America.
Hot Pot Of Lax: As Usual, Everyone Misses The Bro Point
The Lax Bro phenomenon is sweeping the nation! At least it is according to the Boston Globe… there have been many responses, but all got it wrong. CW sets you straight!
Hot Pot Of Lax: The Funniest Lacrosse Shot Ever
One of the most skilled college lacrosse players should switch to baseball. He's got great glove and throwing skills. It results in a funny shot. We've also got news, links and our lacrosse video of the week inside!
Hot Pot Of Lax: The MCLA Is The WILD West
This week's Hot Pot takes an outsider's look at the MCLA. If you know the MCLA, what did Connor get wrong? If you don't know the MCLA, did this make you want to check it out? Also some great news links and a fantastic German lax video!
Hot Pot Of Lax: NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Snubs
Let's talk NCAA Lacrosse Tournament snubs! Who was left out? Who got an unfair draw? Who seemed to get a bad draw but really lucked out? It's all inside plus lacrosse news, links and a great Billy Bitter video! Grow The Game!
Hot Pot Of Lax: Congratulations To Birmingham Southern (NCAA D3)!
Congratulations go out to Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama for winning the SCAC and getting their first-ever NCAA tourney bid! We also have video of one of the biggest cheap shots EVER from a High School game in Florida.
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Economic hurdles for Australian beef
The Australian beef industry is experiencing a perfect storm of economic disaster. Drought, oversupply from closed markets, and ag policy gone awry have left Aussie producers scrambling to find an alternative to simply shooting the hundreds of thousands of excess animals which cost more to feed and ship than they're worth at market.
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In a deserted village the jackass is king.Indian Proverb
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.Mother Teresa
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.Edward R. Murrow
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.Samuel Ullman
When you are confronted with terrible hardships, and no one offers you any support, when your friends turn into enemies, and even your relatives have deserted you, and when all support has given way, and all hope has been lost - if you then come to remember the Supreme Lord God, even the hot wind shall not touch you.Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Those whom fortune has never favored are more joyful than those whom she has deserted.Seneca
The dream of reason produces monsters. Imagination deserted by reason creates impossible, useless thoughts. United with reason, imagination is the mother of all art and the source of all its beauty.Francisco Jose De Goya Y Lucientes
The presence of this profile suggested that Mamba had access to police files and information and may also explain why the farm was deserted when the police came to search it.Makhosini Nkosi
My sin and judgment are alike peculiar. I am a castaway, deserted and condemned.William Cowper
Without the True Guru, the Name is not obtained. Without the Name, what is the use of it all? People come and go, regretting and repenting, like crows in a deserted house.Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.John LeCarre
I earnestly pray that the Omnipotent Being who has not deserted the cause of America in the hour of its extremest hazard, will never yield so fair a heritage of freedom a prey to "Anarchy" or "Despotism".George Washington
A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away--the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us--is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.Charles Dickens
Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.Pearl S. Buck
Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert, but that I never deserted her.Abraham Lincoln
One can never know for sure what a deserted area looks like.George Carlin
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.Marcus Annaeus Seneca
For cowards the road of desertion should be left open; they will carry over to the enemy nothing, but their fears.John Christian Bovee
He who wants to sell his honor will always find a buyer. The garlic complained to the onion, You stink! If you count your friends mistakes, he will desert you. Many wars have been caused by a single word.Arabian Proverb
Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.George Bernard Shaw
Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.John Christian Bovee
Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.Sydney Smith


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State Tax Receipts Fell Slightly Below October Projections
New Hampshire's tax receipts are $25 million ahead of estimates so far this fiscal year despite a weak showing in October.
Administrative Services Commissioner Linda Hodgdon said receipts were $2 million below estimates, but October is a relatively small tax month. The state collected $105 million and had forecast receiving $107 million. Hodgdon said business taxes were down over $4 million, but such a small tax collection month makes it difficult to know if that signals a trend.
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same error message
same error message
i have tried searching from a machine by using http://(InternalIP of server)/classroombookings/ but again same error message
i was talking to a guy from c2k when i ust checked to make sure that port 80 wasnt blocked and he said something about binding the internal ip address to that of the wampserver he said something like the wamp server would use 127.0.0.1 is that right is it possible to bind the server IP to this?
127.0.0.1 is localhost.
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Aaron (27th November 2009)
thank you for that i was trying that and everything seemed to go through ok but unfortunatley its the same error i cant seem to get access to the site from any other computer
it is very strange that from the computer i have wampserver installed when searching on the internet with http://localhost/classroombookings/ it works fine when i try http://(servername)/classroombookings/ this also seems to work fine but when i try http://(serverip)/classroombooking/ i get the following error
Explanation: The request timed out before the page could be retrieved.
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Refresh page: Search for the page again by clicking the Refresh button. The timeout may have occurred due to Internet congestion.
Check spelling: Check that you typed the Web page address correctly. The address may have been mistyped.
Contact website: You may want to contact the website administrator to make sure the Web page still exists. You can do this by using the e-mail address or phone number listed on the website home page.
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Error Code 10060: Connection timeout
Background: The gateway could not receive a timely response from the website you are trying to access. This might indicate that the network is congested, or that the website is experiencing technical difficulties.
Date: 25/11/2009 15:35:25 [GMT]
Server: PROXY4-01.SCHOOL.C2KNI.net
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it does look like things are blocked at the router which is stopping me from seeing the bookingsystem from another computer. I have asked to unblock this so that it can work but this can take up to 3 weeks thank you very much for all your help EDU-IT as soon as things are working ill post back up again.
3 weeks? Geez.I have asked to unblock this so that it can work but this can take up to 3 weeks
HI thank you for your post yes i have added it in but still does the same thing. It turns out our legacy network is blocked on the router from the cat B side this doesnt allow any other computer to see the booking system from the internet or network other than the host machine. So i have been told
Whoop, I have webmans booking system up and running with the one exception of when setting up week dates (Not sure what that is for!) there is a 404 page not found error! Looks good in every other way though.
thanks Webman
webman (18th December 2009)
Whenever a member of staff books a room for a furture date, it books the room on the day we're on.
e.g. if we're on Monday 11th January period 1, and try to book for Thursday 14th period 4, it will book in the Monday 11th January Period 4 and not on the Thursday.
administrators can change the date but staff can't
How do resolve this problem as it happens for every member of staff and administrator?
rob998 (11th January 2010)
Perfect...thank you!
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Absolutely Great Game
posted by Netman (MEDIAPOLIS, IA) Sep 19, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
18 out of 19 gamers (95%) found this review helpful
An overview:
Graphics: 10/10 Simply put these graphics are stunning. The 3D works perfectly and the graphics themselves, 3D or not, look amazing.
Story: 10/10 This game's story is great. Its deep, and it draws you in from moment one.
Gameplay: 8/10 Plays great. Gyroscopic aiming for weapons like the bow and the slingshot works very well, but 3D will blur up when you tilt the system to use the gyroscope.
Final comments: Rent this game or buy it asap. It is a must have, and I'm a person who rarely, if ever, calls a game a must have. I have had it for over a month, have beaten it repeatedly, and still play it today.
Final Score: 9/10
A Masterpiece
posted by Cykke (AKRON, OH) Jun 21, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
21 out of 24 gamers (88%) found this review helpful
The 3D graphics are an amazing accomplishment and do this game such justice, showing off the incredible fully realized world and it just gets better with the new-and-improved graphics.
The gameplay is unchanged, and always, fantastic.
It is truly a legend among gamers and deserves nothing less than the full respect of any 3DS gamer!
posted by FluffosaurusRex (LITHIA, FL) Jun 24, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
15 out of 17 gamers (88%) found this review helpful
This game brings me back to when I was very young playing a borrowed version of Ocarina the N64. Hearing the classic scores such as Saria's song in the lost woods took me back to a different time.
The 3D in this game is eye popping the only problem is that it can be a little much after a while.
The enemies, environment, Link, everything has been revamped in a higher resolution but maintains that "Classic" feel that the original had.
The sound effects are still all there and they catch your ear just like they used to.
Even though I haven't finished the game yet I know about Master Quest mode which sounds very interesting and I will be giving this a try.
A must have for any Legend of Zelda fan, and a absolute must have for any 3DS owner.
I wish I could shell out the money to buy this fantastic game.
A Classic Reborn
posted by SonyKL (CHANDLER, AZ) Feb 8, 2014
Member since Apr 2013
1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
While I do feel that the impact the game had in 1998 was the strongest, the 3DS version does not disappoint in any way. This was the first game that I ever played on the 3DS, and it is easily my favorite. OoT was meant to be played, and now you have the ability to do so with so many new features that not only make the game more convenient to play, but just as accessible as it was on the Nintendo 64.
Greatest video game of all is now in 3D!
posted by MaleficusLues (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) Jun 19, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
11 out of 14 gamers (79%) found this review helpful
This game is worth buying a 3DS for alone.
Freaking Awesome Must Get
posted by cutoverSCORPION (SPOKANE VALLEY, WA) Oct 6, 2011
Member since Oct 2011
3 out of 4 gamers (75%) found this review helpful
A very great game!!!
posted by reddilonis (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) Sep 11, 2011
Member since Mar 2011
2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful
Greatest Yet
posted by javaladez90 (RIVERBANK, CA) Jun 24, 2011
Member since May 2011
4 out of 7 gamers (57%) found this review helpful
posted by MJBMAN1091 (ATHENS, GA) Jun 20, 2011
Member since Aug 2010
7 out of 13 gamers (54%) found this review helpful
posted by RanchPizza (LEHIGH ACRES, FL) Jun 26, 2011
Member since Apr 2011
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Very Good
posted by Jesse515 (ROCHESTER, NY) Jun 23, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Takes Me Back
posted by element04 (BAKERSFIELD, CA) Jun 21, 2011
Member since Sep 2006
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Nostalgia in the best form.
posted by Barbaro (BRYANT, AR) Jun 21, 2011
Member since Feb 2009
3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
I have absolutely NO complaints besides the fact that you lose the 3D effect when you shoot the slingshot with gyroscope, seems like a flaw to me.
However, my positives of this game are endless. The story is well, amazing. It's the best story of any Zelda game hands down. Infact it's one of the best stories I have seen in a game.
The gameplay is flawless, and there is so much to do you will easily spend 30 hours on this game. EASILY. That's without doing all the extra stuff and collecting hearts and gold tokens. The combat is smooth, and the dungeons are the masterpiece of what is Zelda. Water temple though, still a PAIN IN THE BUTT. However, they do assist you with the map on the lower screen.
Which brings me to my next point. The lower screen alone makes me wonder what kind of possibilities games have that used to be a hassle. Going through the menus on the old version was a pain and got old very quick. Even playing the Ocarina got old, however with the bottom screen all the info you need is RIGHT THERE. It's something you will love.
Graphics wise this is once again the best I've seen on the 3DS, the 3D is completely worth it. I advise you play this in 3D unlike some you should play a little. Take a break because the 3D makes the game have much more depth and immersion.
Overall, this isn't a rent. It's a BUY. Considering you will have this game for a while especially if you are a first timer. You will want to buy this. Especially since there is a master quest mode.
10/10 in every aspect especially when it comes to a portable console.
6 out of 5 stars
posted by doctorw (ATHENS, TX) Jul 18, 2011
Member since Feb 2007
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
posted by evilraiden (FREEHOLD, NY) Jun 24, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
P.S watch for cows in walls...
(Almost) Flawless
posted by Narutofan123 (SAN DIEGO, CA) Jun 23, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
LOZ OoT Remake is GREAT!!
posted by DevinR (EFFINGHAM, IL) Jun 19, 2011
Member since May 2010
2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
Once you beat the game you unlock the maters quest (which is a mirrored version of the game with all the temples redesigned). Not only that they added the boss mode. The boss mode is a challenge where you must defeat all the bosses one after another.
Just like the classic the storyline is one of the best out of any game. The quest is long, full of puzzles, bosses, and interesting characters. If you have never played a Legend of Zelda game this is the perfect game to start the series. At the moment it is the beginning of the LoZ storyline and its the best rated LoZ game out. A must play game!!
Great Game to Rent....Then Buy
posted by review1899 (OVERLAND PARK, KS) Jun 23, 2011
Member since Jun 2011
1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful
posted by york78 (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) Jun 21, 2011
Member since Jun 2008
3 out of 7 gamers (43%) found this review helpful
Great Game
posted by surfnshan (SAN BERNARDINO, CA) Jul 29, 2011
Member since Aug 2008
2 out of 5 gamers (40%) found this review helpful
The Legend of Zelda OOT 3D (The Nightmare veiw)
posted by NightmareXIV (RIVERTON, UT) Sep 9, 2011
Member since Sep 2011
1 out of 3 gamers (33%) found this review helpful
"Order today, and check some of my other reveiws"
The Legend of Awesomeness Ocarina of Time
posted by XxslayerxX (CLIFTON PARK, NY) Jun 19, 2011
Member since May 2010
1 out of 3 gamers (33%) found this review helpful
For those who dont know the story its about a kid named Link. He 1st has to save a tree. (I forget his name :P)and then you go see zelda she thinks ganon is bad so you do what she tells you and then ganon is after Zelda! Oh No what now well she throws you the Ocarina of Time and you go nto the Temple of time and get the master sword then you turn into an adult and you do more Quests through dungeons getting hearts, rupees and the pleasure of slashin things ya know? And find out the Legend of Zelda.
The only thing i dont look forward to doing is the Water Temple ugg. This game also has a great sound track! Listen to it on youtube and put it on a cd or ipod. Hope you will get this game :)
Been there done that
posted by Slammer612 (LUNA PIER, MI) Aug 26, 2011
Member since May 2005
3 out of 16 gamers (19%) found this review helpful
If you have the Windwakers collectors version (like I do) you will get nothing but a paint job on this game vs that one for 40 more bucks. I cannot recommend this game for you.
If you have the Wii version which is an exact copy of the N64 one see the N64 version response.
Do not get me wrong, I think OoT was a great game. However, I think it is a little too much milking of the same game for myself to want to repurchase. (If you got all the versions you spent already and getting this you are over 100 bucks for this game), and the sales for this game shows that quite a few people agree.
It did not lift sales of the 3ds like they thought (just like starfox 64 again.. how about a new game or have they ran out of ideas for their games now). I would prefer them concentrate on new IPs and not rehashes of the exact same game they have given us 3x already.
I might be marked down on this review since I choose not to go with the norm and blindly score a game 10. It was a 10 back on the original release. I gave it a 5 because it is an average game for someone like me who has beaten it multiple times on different platforms.
Good graphics for such an old game...
posted by greg137 (CALDWELL, ID) Dec 10, 2011
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1 out of 6 gamers (17%) found this review helpful
But.. It is a OLD game, so nothing is really new beyond
the 3D perspective.. You can play the original game or you can play the master quest.. Master quest is proof that you can make a hard game without have a defective camera(So the People at FROM Software should pay attention to Nintendo, because Nintendo has experience in this field).. Yes, Dark Souls I am talking about you! Still, though if you already have this game for either the 64 or Gamecube you might not see much too benefit to owning it, beyond the portability option... So it is your call.. I rate the game a 4 only because I already have it for the gamecube.. But I could also give it a 6 as well for quality, but the painful lack of combat development variety options which has hounded the Zelda series also makes this a basic game at best even with the 3D function.. Well, remember to try before you buy! then again maybe a 5 is more fitting..
Old, bland, and boring remake
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MILTON, Ga., March 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exide Technologies (Nasdaq:XIDE) ( www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, was honoured with the Supplier of the Year Award from Saab Automobile during a ceremony held on Feb. 23, 2011 at the Saab factory in Trollhattan, Sweden. Exide supplies SLI (starting, lighting, ignition) batteries for Saab's original equipment manufacturing and services channels.
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"I am very proud to receive this honourable award on behalf of Exide," said Magnus Ohlsson, Business Director, Transportation, for Exide Nordic. "We have worked together with Saab for more than 40 years and this is an acknowledgement that we have achieved our goals to be a loyal, safe and competitive supplier providing Saab with the best possible solutions."About Exide Technologies Exide Technologies, with operations in more than 80 countries, is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company's four global business groups -- Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World -- provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications. Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.
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On Monday Don Dixon recorded what will probably be the last music tracked at Charlottes famed Reflection Sound Studios, where R.E.M. recorded its first two albums.
Wayne Jernigan, who owns the property and operates Reflection, says the property is under contract to be sold. Reflection and its neighboring properties on Central Avenue near 10th Street (including Grand Central) would be bulldozed and turned into condos or apartments.
He would not say Reflection is ending its run until the closing on June 2 because previous deals have fallen through.
But a Craigslist ad for musical equipment ignited online furor this month. The ad said, Reflection Sound studios is closing its doors and will be selling its musical gear. The ad was also posted on eBay and reported on Billboard.com.
Jernigan and the staff are clearing out some of the equipment while operating Studio A, where Lancaster, S.C., native Don Dixon an artist in his own right and one of the co-producers on those R.E.M. records recorded Carolina beach music band Dip Ferrell & the True Tones this week. He recorded an earlier incarnation of the group there in 1978.
Through its 45 years, major artists Whitney Houston, James Brown, Joe Walsh and Robert Plant recorded at Reflection. So did a slew of gospel greats, alternative and indie-rock artists, and award-winning soul and R&B singers Fantasia, Calvin Richardson and Anthony Hamilton.
Dixon says Reflection is my favorite studio in the world, and thats saying something, considering he has worked in some of the most famous studios on the planet. He estimates he participated in more than 50 projects at Reflection.
We wanted to be the last ones in there before they start ripping out the paneling and tearing out the wire, he says, calling from his home in Ohio. I worked in more famous studios that were great, but there is still something about that room that I particularly like. Part of it may be that I worked there so much, but something about Reflection was just optimal.
Dixon compared it to studios in Los Angeles and Nashville. Maybe it has the same combination of dry and wet areas meaning areas that were echo-y or not so echo-y.
Part of its charm, especially before the gentrification of the neighborhood, was its nondescript location. Famous faces could pop in undetected. When Joe Walsh of the Eagles recorded with producer Bill Szymczyk, the staff was instructed to tell people a local band was recording there, said mixing engineer Mark Williams, who worked at Reflection for nearly 18 years.
Walsh was a shortwave radio fan. One of the first things he did when he got settled into his hotel was go to Radio Shack and set up short wave radio in his room, Williams said, adding that Walsh shared his location with a deejay over shortwave radio. His manager got all over us for telling people he was here, but it was Joe happily telling a deejay he was here.
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Another attraction for foreign bands was the proximity to the Salvation Army store and a long-gone Krispy Kreme.
Across the street at the Salvation Army salvage store was where (guitarist) Peter (Buck) bought the two plastic dinosaurs, Left and Right, that sat on the studio speakers of Murmur and every record we made after that, recalls R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills via email.
Murmur in 1983 and its follow-up Reckoning in 1984 became calling cards for the studio and for Charlotte.
Producer and engineer Bruce Irvine, who began recording artists at Reflection in 2004, remembers the first time he heard R.E.M.s So. Central Rain (Im Sorry) in a mall in Hattiesburg, Miss. That record changed me, says Irvine, who worked with Hamilton, Fantasia, Mary J. Blige, B.O.B., and J. Cole at Reflection.
Producer Mitch Easter recorded the unknown R.E.M.s Radio Free Europe single and EP at his garage studio in Winston-Salem. When R.E.M. signed with IRS Records, the group moved the operation to Reflection with Dixon and Easter at the helm.
(The Spongetones) Jamie Hoover and I were working with bands like Killer Whales, who everybody were convinced would be huge at the time and nobody thought this weird band that Dixon and Mitch were working on would do anything, Williams said with a laugh.
Reflection was one of the last of the general-purpose studios, Easter said. They did voice-over and commercials, radio ads, and all that is gone now. It was sort of a classic Southern studio in the sense that it had a nice Hammond organ and a nice piano and some nice amps. That mustve come from older gospel traditions. You had to have an organ in the South. When I started working in other places, they didnt have that. It surprised some people by being able to compete with any place anywhere.
Studio B, where the voice-overs took place, provided R.E.M. with an uncharacteristic commercial appearance, Mills said.
Someone was making a Dodge truck commercial in an adjacent studio. They wanted to get the lonely whistle from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, but couldnt quite get it right. Then they heard (drummer) Bill Berry making that sound, came rushing over and asked if he would let them record it, Mills said.
Changing industry
The music industry was a different place when those albums were recorded.
There was a robust, active record business. ... You needed professional recording companies because you made big professional records, Williams said. We did six or seven of those major label projects every year. That was what supported us. That was the first thing to get clobbered by file sharing. By the late 90s, all the studios were scrambling to figure out what in the world record labels would spend money on. It turned into teeny-bopper and hip-hop stuff. Because by the time the file sharers were ready to trade it, it was over.
Irvine, who manages Charlotte-based band Matrimony, says the groups new album Montibello Memories was likely the last major label recording at Reflection.
It breaks my heart, Irvine said. Its closing a chapter.
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Have recently found a new way to generate income. For a while I was a vendor for Pepperidge Farm cookies and when I was leaving they put it a new policy. For every error made by a vendor (Honest mistakes, miscounts, misrepresentation of item, ANYTHING) they would fine the company $50.
Say I walked in delivering $100 worth of cookies, and the my bill didn't exactly match what was on their bill (It's common this happens), Pepperidge farm just lost $50. It turns out over the past year one receiver for one of the ShopRites made nearly $300,000 for ShopRite due to these fines. Now ShopRite is looking for all their receivers to match close to that number so there will no longer be any breaks. This is %100 profit and is only going to increase from here.
This may not seem like much but look at the balance sheet. For a company netting a little over $300 million annually, a 5-10 million profit increase in solely fines for mistakes is a nice chunk of change.
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text: HomeTVGeneral HospitalClaire Coffee Lands A Pilot Regan Cellura February 18, 2009 General Hospital 27 Comments Great news for Claire Coffee fans! What is General Hospital's loss is another show's gain as Ms. Coffee has landed herself a pilot! And, she's sticking with the alphabet network! Here are the details: TITLE: This Might Hurt (single-camera, completed) STUDIO: Guy Walks Into A Bar / 20th TV TEAM: Jason Winer (w, d) SYNOPSIS: Medical comedy revolves around a multi-specialty private practice in which a pediatrician, an internist and an OB-GYN all operate under the same roof. CAST: Josh Dean, Hayes MacArthur, Vanessa Lengies, Missi Pyle, Tom Amandes, Alex Meneses, Claire Coffee Thanks to Addie for the tip! 27 Responses Luke Kerr February 18, 2009 Good for her! She deserves primetime success. Log in to Reply daisyclover1938 February 18, 2009 Good for Claire!! I wish her all the luck in the world. And if the pilot doesn't work out, I hope TPTB bring her back to the show and pair her with Matt Log in to Reply Ladylike555 February 18, 2009 I always thought that she would be great on Greys Anatomy. But anyway i wish her the best:) Log in to Reply sueboo54321 February 18, 2009 Yay!!! Foolish GH idiots. Is it possible that this is why she was taken off contract or did she have time for this because GH wasn't using her enough? When will Nadine disappear? Best of luck to her!! I will miss her. Log in to Reply siomonstuart2003 February 18, 2009 I like Nadine with Nik instead of the rehash of Nem. I wish her success and hope that it goes well. Log in to Reply GH LOVER February 18, 2009 Good Luck Clair!! I wish her all the best Log in to Reply liason4real February 19, 2009 Good for Claire, I liked Nadine when she first arrived in PC, then they started having her act silly around Nic… Log in to Reply mlss40 February 19, 2009 YES she is gone!!!!!!! I did not like her at all!!!! Log in to Reply mrrsinger12 February 19, 2009 I'm really happy to read this news!! I thought it was awful that GH just decided to let such a talented actress go like that so I'm glad this is happening for her. It sounds like it will be a good show. Congratulations Claire! Log in to Reply podcastjunkie February 19, 2009 Good for her. Way to go Claire! Log in to Reply Courtney fan4life February 19, 2009 Im happy for her! She deserves it. GH is so stupid to put her on recurring. Shes very talented and i loved Nadine! Log in to Reply LIASONADDICT February 19, 2009 I hope this works out for her because if GH brings her back as someone who looks like Nadine I might hang myself…LOL Log in to Reply ashlovesgh February 19, 2009 Ahhh I'm going to miss funny little Nadine lol. Good for Claire tho. You show that gh what their missing!! Log in to Reply Maura227 February 19, 2009 I'm really happy for Claire.. they totally sacrificed her at the alter of Nem 2.0.. what a waste. They never even explored what could have been if they woke jolene up… which would have been completely possible w/ babe dead.. way to go Frons… Log in to Reply ladyofthelake February 19, 2009 I wish her luck, though the pilot doesn't sound good. As long as she doesn't come back to GH, all the best. Log in to Reply Courtney fan4life February 19, 2009 ladyofthelake Claire is on recurring so she still will be seen. Log in to Reply ladyofthelake February 19, 2009 Courtney fan4life, just because she's recurring doesn't mean we'll see her. Bobbie is recurring too and we havn't seen her in close to a year, and she's the head of nurseing. Log in to Reply ange-i-am February 19, 2009 And look at all the time Laney gets too. sigh. Good for Claire! Log in to Reply alex197923 February 19, 2009 Good luck Claire. Log in to Reply JasonMorganIsAHottie February 19, 2009 Cool! I hope it gets picked up…any word on which part she'd play? Log in to Reply Trudi February 19, 2009 Great News! I just love it when one of the performers Frons' passes over for his pathetic favorites goes on to accomplish far more then they ever could under the fiefdom that is ABC Daytime! Kick ***! May Beth Ann Bonner achieve the same success. Log in to Reply petitejolie February 19, 2009 With Laney and Kelly on recurring, are there any minorities on the GH canvas? Log in to Reply ahanshew February 19, 2009 Congrats to her! As for the other cast, Tom Amandes played Dr. Abbott on Everwood and Vanessa Lengies was on that show about Dick Clark's American Bandstand. I just can't remember the name right now. I recognize the name Missy Pyle too. Log in to Reply lizznJas4ever February 19, 2009 I am really happy for her. I can't say that I'll miss her because I haven't been watching gh since they broke Liason up. I thought her & Nick had a lot of potential, don't like NEM at all. I love her & think she is a great actress. To pull off her lines & keep a straight face was awesome. Basically, I like all the characters that tiic don't, so I'm done watching. I will check out her new show. Now lets hope that Becky would look for something else. I would love to see the actors that tiic screwed over have a whole lot of success! Log in to Reply Jamey Giddens February 19, 2009 Nadine is amazing! She's a throwback to the great GH characters old old like Lucy and Amy. I cannot believe they tossed her for a Faux Niokalas and Emily regurgitation. Cows chew cud, can soaps stop doing it please?! Log in to Reply infomania12 February 20, 2009 I love CC. She is wonderful actress. GH made a big mistake for letting her go. I can't believe they got rid of her just to accomodate this Em round no3. They could do a triangle or would have paired Nadine with Matt. Nadine was a breath of fresh air on GH. There are not enough women on the show. They keep bringing in men. Enough already GH! Good for CC. I would look out for her in any show she is in. She is talented. Log in to Reply taa2 February 23, 2009 No, I don't think so, petitejolie. As a viewer, I think that's a real shame. As a minority viewer, it makes me damn angry. Furthermore, with the exception of the recent addition of the Hubbard family, there aren't any minorities across any of the ABC soaps. That's three full hours without seeing any people of color some days at worst and at best, two full hours. This, in a genre with a huge black audience. It is time someone or some organization (again) made a huge fuss. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening. Log in to Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply You must be logged in to post a comment.