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The teenage girl's family has now sued the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, the event company Insomniac, a former events manager, and other parties alleging negligent staffing and supervision, inadequate security, slow emergency response and other deficiencies [L.A. Times]
Dies of Ecstasy overdose while attending rave
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- 1 09.12.11 at 7:52 am
This lawsuit gives new meaning to the word frivolous.
- 2 09.12.11 at 12:28 pm
So lax/inattentive parenting = totally everyone else's fault but the parents.
- 3 09.12.11 at 1:50 pm
There's nothing more terrible than burying your own child, but sadly I must agree with the two previous comments.
- 4 09.12.11 at 2:13 pm
If their child had been arrested on drug charges, and raped or murdered in prison, would they be suing the venue for overzealous enforcement?
- 5 09.12.11 at 2:43 pm
Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime: the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.
— RAH - 6 09.12.11 at 3:49 pm
@ loco,
I totally agree. If I were to lose my son, I would be devastated.
However, I am raising him the same way my parents raised me. Granted, he's not even a teenager, but I will keep tabs on him, I willfind out where he's going and who he's with. I will expect calls from him when he goes out/or if he's running late.
My parents did the above for me and I made sure I did nothing to betray their trust. The one time I did, (Not calling and spent the night at a friend's house) I got grounded for three months. Never did that again.
Then again, I'm just old fashioned when it comes to parenting.
- 7 09.13.11 at 8:00 pm
Karma's a bitch, Rliyen. Best of luck with your parenting.
- 8 09.14.11 at 9:51 am
I'll take my chances, Jared… Thank you for your sardonic concern.
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My apologies if a similar thread is out there on this issue. I couldn't find one. I used a pumpkin ale extract kit from Midwest Supplies and added more canned pumpkin than it recommended. I believe I added roughly 90oz of canned pumpkin to hopefully obtain the pumpkin flavor. Also added the supplied spice mix plus 1/2 teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice. Came out to 1.054 before the yeast addition. Attempted straining the batch as it was going into the primary, but eventually got clogged 1/2 way through and just poured the rest into the primary and topped up to 5 gallons. As I went to transfer the beer to the secondary, I had almost 1 1/2-2 gallons of trub. Has anyone had this happen? Should I just accept the fact that I had less beer or should I top up the secondary with 1.5 gallons of boiled (and then cooled) water? Any help would be appreciated, I've done 11 batches of various beers and this is the first time I've run into an issue of way too much trub and roughly 3 gallons of beer before bottling.
I probably wouldn't top off unless you don't like the taste. You would really be watering down your beer at that rate. 1.054 is a great OG for a pumpkin, imagine what it would have been with that extra water in the beginning. Pretty low. If anything, I would make a small batch of beer to add to it if you really want the full 5 gallons. You could give it a taste, and decide how much (if any) more pumpkin and spices to use in the second and smaller batch. I would probably just settle for what you have now, assuming you are happy with the flavor. It sounds like too much work to gain a couple of gallons. My two cents. As far as all that trub, I never worry about it. It's pretty much impossible for a pumpkin to not have a bunch. I just dump it all in the fermenter and pitch the yeast.
Well, I think that you meant "oz" not "lbs" Did you brew this from the couch on your porch?
Berxleben, I had the same thing happen with my pumpkin ale, but I guess not as bad. I didn't add as much pumpkin as you, I think I added 64oz. I had close to a gallon of pumpkin gunk at the bottom of my primary when I transfered, so I too was a little disappointed that I was losing a decent amount of beer. But I didn't add any water or anything I left it alone except for adding a cinnamon stick. I bottled this past Saturday and I was pleasantly surprised that when I filled my bottling bucket it filled to roughly 4 and 1/4 gallon mark and when I was done bottling I was only four or five bottles short of two cases. I tasted a sample from the bottling bucket and was pretty good so I'm glad didn't mess with it. (I also added a tablespoon of vanilla extract when I bottled.) This was my first pumpkin ale so I did experiment with some spices, looking forward to cracking it open in four weeks! As for the trub, I am thinking that is pretty standard for pumpkin ale. Next year I may wait until fresh pumpkin is available and use fresh instead of canned. Maybe large chunks of fresh pumpkin will be easier to "strain" when pouring into the primary than the canned mush.
Thanks for the advice. I think I will just leave it as is and just have a small batch. It was just so odd to see that much trub. I didn't taste it but hopefully it will turn out ok, I forgot to post this but the FG was 1.012 so it seems that things went well.
Your gravity levels were both dead on with mine. I made the Austin Homebrew Supply version. Now the waiting....as Tom petty said, the waiting is the hardest part!
I made the same exact kit this past weekend but I used 75oz of pumpkin, and added 1/2 cup of turbinado along with triple the amount of spices they give you plus, all spice, cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, etc. My gravity was 1.060. It smells great coming out of the bubbler, and I'm sure I'll have a lot of trub but what else can ya do with all that extra mass.
ReddHead, That does sound tasty! Taste a sample when you transfer to secondary and see if the flaovor is where you want it. Mine seemed to lose a lot of the spice flavor after fermentation so I doctored it up some more. I also used brown sugar to prime instead of the standad priming sugar that came with it. Good luck!
Where are you putting the pumpkin, boil? Have you considered steeping the pumpkin along with any specialty grains? I'm doing a ST Pumking Clone and steeped the pumpkin in a muslin bag after baking it for 45 mins. Turned out awesome, and you don't have the trub issues.
Jeremy, I just put my canned pumpkin right in the boil, no bag. I have since read that others have used a bag too so yeah I will probably do that next time. Also, if you wouldn't mind sharing you Pumking recipe, I would love to try that!

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Look forward to meeting you and who ever else shows up.
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Lou, Looking Glass and I will be there! We were planning on leaving DHS about noon to head to EPCOT, but we will stick around for the meet. It will be our first one!
Look forward to meeting you and who ever else shows up.
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Hi Lou, just thought I would let you know here too. We will be at the meet, DH, DD & I. We are 2 weeks away from your arrival date.
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As India is picking up speed on the information-Internet highway, the devices they use for accessing the web are also changing. How is healthcare keeping up? The information technology revolution has followed a serendipitous path. What started with Personal Computers (P.C), then moved to a lighter mobile version called a Laptop as more people started using them to perform more tasks. Somewhere along the way a new breed of miniature laptops called Notebooks also appeared. All of these were geared towards generation and consumption of content.
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Be prepared is our motto and this wedding photo checklist is designed to help you think about the images you want and expect to see long after the day is done. Avoid disappointment and get the pictures you want...
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In truth, most couples don't really think about the actual photographs until it comes to reviewing them afterwards. While usually everything is fine, as there is a standard list of images (see below) and a good photographer will capture all the important stuff well, there may be a few shots that you would really like, but may not be prioritised on the day unless you ask in advance. Basically you want to make sure to avoid thoughts like... "Oh, I wish we had one of my favourite Auntie Mary and me together, should have thought of that..." or "we've none of us in the garden with the thank you signs, forgot to ask the photographer about that"...
So we thought going through the list of headline shots would help you think about what images you are expecting to see after the day is over...
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- Engagement Shoot/Love Shoot - an opportunity to get comfortable on front of the camera and get to know your photographer, there are lots of reasons why you should definitely consider an engagement shoot
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Getting Ready - If there are two photographers, one can focus on the Groom and the other on the Bride.
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After the ceremony you have to make time for the wedding portraits - this usually takes 1-2 hours depending on the couple and the list of specific shots you require. Prepare a list of all the people you want in the portraits - family members and friends - and the specific combinations you require e.g. a shot of just you and and your siblings or a shot of all your first cousins together.
Give this list to your photographer well in advance so they can prepare and discuss any issues. Also assign a close friend (not a bridesmaid or groomsman who will be in the images), someone who knows all the people on the list, to work with the photographer on rounding people up.
Couple Shots
- Portraits of the couple alone
- Portraits of Bride on her own
- Portraits of Groom on his own
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- Bride and Groom with bridal party
- Bride with bridesmaids/maid of honour
- Groom and groomsmen/bestman
- Entire wedding party
- Bride and Groom with her parents
- Bride and Groom with his parents
- Bride and Groom with both sets of parents
- Bride and Groom with siblings
- Bride and Groom with close family members
Informal shots
- Shots with friends
- Bride showing her new ring to the guests
- Shots of Guests eating, drinking, and chatting
Wedding Day - Reception
- The reception space set up - before room fills up
- Details and room decor shots - table settings, place cards, favours, candy buffet, centrepieces etc.
- Wedding cake detail shots
- Bride & Groom arriving
- Toasts and Speeches
- Cutting the cake
- The first dance
- Bride dancing with father/Groom dancing with mother
- Bride and Groom mingling with guests
- Guests dancing
- Musicians, singers, DJ
Eric Savoie wrote a great post about choosing your wedding photographer - it's well worth reading. The biggest mistake to make is choosing a photographer whose style you admire, but who won't produce the photos you really want to see 3 months after the day. As he points out, the key question is: "Can you imagine yourself in the same photos you're viewing?"
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We have hardwood in our kitchen and in past kitchens we've always used dry and wet swiffers to clean them with no trouble. However this kitchen is a lot bigger and I'm going to have to buy stock in swiffers because I'm going through so many. Any suggestions on what to switch to? I'm thinking some kind of mop? With sponge? Or a washable pad? Do you use water or cleaner? I've heard of Bona - is that any good? Any other suggestions? What do you use? Thanks! |
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I use a cedar mop which can use swifter mop pads, but I prefer the microfiber pads it came with for they are washable and can be used dry or wet. The cedar mop has a refillable squirt bottle attatched and I fill it with just soap and water to clean my wood floors. It is also made for a taller person than my swifter mop and as a 5'8 woman that is a big plus for me. I also love my cordles linx by hoover vac for quick clean ups. |
We invested in a Roomba (790), schedule it to clean daily while we are out of the house, and use that in conjunction with the Bona floor cleaner. The Roomba will easily go from carpet to hardwood and we like it a lot. (I call it 'The Help'). Good luck! |
Your kitchen is so beautiful. I have a Hoover Floormate Widepath that I like very much on our tile (lots and lots of tile). It's supposed to be used on hardwood also, but our hardwood in the living room badly needs to be refinished and has some gaps (it's the original 1950s cabin floor) so I've been reluctant to try it (or "Hoover" it, as my grandmother used to say about her rugs but I digress). It comes with cleaners but you can use your own solutions if you'd like or just hot water. I'm sorry that this isn't a ringing endorsement for the Floormate on hardwood as I don't have experience there but I thought it might be an option for you to consider. Something else that may be helpful is that the Cleaning forum has lots of info on steam mops and these types of things. cheers |
- Posted by hobokenkitchen (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 12:30
Lol, we have a tiny dog who is very happy to clean up under-high-chair messes. We've only just getting to that stage though. Bought a highchair last week. It's my most loathed piece of baby gear, but the one we got is actually pretty nice. Less of an eyesore than most! I'll take a look at the Floormate. Thanks! |
- Posted by killinsnakes (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 14:06
A commercial size swiffer with large felt . Got the felt at Walmart and cut it bigger than swiffer. It picks up dirt better and is quick and washable. Been doing this for years! |
We use Bona and a swifer-like product that has a washable pad. Kind of like the one in the link, only mine is neon pink and green. Good thing it stays in the closet most of the time! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rubbermaid product at Amazon
I vacuum my hardwood with the floor attachment; spot clean by hand with a sponge; when it needs overall washing I have found that the mops with the blue ridged heads (I don't know what the material is) OR using an old piece of terry towel or microfiber shop towel on the old swiffer holder work qeually well. The company that refinished these old floors told me to use only vinegar in water to wash, so I do. I agree, the swiffer system is wasteful. |
A former Swiffer user, I eventually went looking for something else -- I found swiffers inconvenient, ineffective and poorly built and too expensive long-term. Now for dry dusting the floors I use the 3M Scotch-Brite Microfiber Hardwood Floor Mop. Love it! It does a great job of attracting and picking up dust, has a large head (= less work), and is well made. I have a couple of the mop head covers for it, so it's easy to toss it in the wash. Have had it years, and still looks and works great. A nifty huge-button-head-splits-in-half system for putting the clean cover on makes it oh so easy to do. Love everything about it. I also used to use Swiffer wet (jet, pads, and all the various knock-offs) -- and felt frustrated by them (expense and inconvenience). After reading around some forums I ended up trying the Eureka Envirosteamer and have had great results, I really love how clean it gets the floors and that it does it entirely with steam and no chemicals. However, some opinions expressed by others on the forum have lead me to believe that it may not be the best thing for all wood floors/finishes, so YMMV. That hasn't deterred me from using it because it's worked wonderfully on my floors. We have heavy traffic and a lot of use and really need a good cleaning solution for the wood floors -- I've used it weekly for 3 years now. Floors look brand new each time I use it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 3M Scotch-Brite Microfiber Hardwood Floor Mop
- Posted by debrak_2008 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 14:43
I just purchased a Bruce hardwood floor kit $20. I just used it once so I really can't say what I think about it. I worked pretty well. The floors were dirty. It comes with microfiber pads that can be used like swiffers but they are washable. |
Just put hardwood in kitchen, dining room & living room this summer. I sweep everyday with my Bissell power edge pet (rubber thingys, no brush) for the grit and dog hair and mop once a week with the above mentioned Rubbermaid Reveal mop & Bona. Takes a few minutes a day. I have two dogs, so the sweeping is mostly for hair balls. Bona was recommended for my floor. Vinegar would be Ok too. |
We have two large dogs and I am forever having to sweep up their hair. I use a purple rubber broom I purchased from the Flylady website. It works far better than the swifter or any other type of hard floor sweeper I have tried. It is excellent on small particles like sand as well as dog hair. I have the 3M microfiber mop as well that I use with the Bona cleaner. We added about 800 sq ft. of hardwood and though it shows the dog hair more I love it so much more than the carpet it replaced. |
Robot vaccuum! I love my Neato XV-14 from Costco. |
- Posted by remodelfla (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 19:56
Use the Roomba to sweep and an old style mop and mop bucket to wash our tile floors. |
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- Posted by hobokenkitchen (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 21:14
Update: we went to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought the Bona dry microfiber 'mop' thing and the Bona hardwood floor cleaning system. OMG what a difference this thing makes - why didn't I switch over years ago?! First the head is twice the size of a swiffer and in the case size DOES matter! Second it seems to really clean, really easily. I don't feel like I'm just pushing around the dirt like I did sometimes with the dry swiffer. Thanks for your responses, they made me realize that there are better products out there and i'mbsuper happy with what we got and that it will now take me half the time to get the floors clean! Yay!!! |
- Posted by greenhousems (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 23:15
I like the Libman Wonder Mop and add a little Murphy Oil Soap to the water. I love the smell of Murphy when I have just cleaned the wood floor. The mop is very hard wearing and costs around $13 from target. |
- Posted by sandra_zone6 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 5, 13 at 23:25
I can't stand the residue of swiffer cleaners. On my hardwoods, I vacuum with a Miele a few times a week. Once or twice a week, I use a Quickie Microfiber mop that I dampen with a bit of water and white vinegar. Love it as it does the floorboards at the same time. |
- Posted by EATREALFOOD (My Page) on Sun, Jan 6, 13 at 0:22
Vermont Country Store has a wool dust mop--remember these ? I haven't purchased it yet but if it works like I remember, I will buy many for gifts !!! My GF's swiffer STINKS so bad I had to leave the room. |
Yay! Congrats on joining the swiffer-no-more club! Definitely agree that "size does matter" when it comes to a mop head. Sometimes I think about the size of the dust mops my old grade school custodians used to use (seemed to be miles wide...) and I wonder about hunting down something even bigger..... |
For cleaning supplies head to your local janitorial supply house.... Or I suppose you could buy pro equipment online. I've been using the same huge dust mop with full swivel head that I bought back in the 80's. Head is removable, it doesn't scratch or leave residue and the metal attachment and wooden pole are built like a rock. Btw the same thing goes for the wet mop. If you have big expanses to mop, get a rolling "squeeze" bucket and a 2 sided mop head that's removable for laundering. I figured that since I was going to be doing my own house cleaning, I'd invest in the tools that the pros used and have never regretted my "splurge" at the janitorial supply house! |
Shark Steam Mop on the "dust" setting. WONDERFUL! |
- Posted by cearbhaill (My Page) on Sun, Jan 6, 13 at 10:55
I received a Flylady mop package as a Christmas gift and I love it- it has a 6x12 head and is very heavy duty. Reusable microfiber cloths with water and a skosh of vinegar do a great job. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Flylady Mop Package
So timely as I need new mops- thanks! |
- Posted by andreak100 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 6, 13 at 20:01
For day-to-day, I use the Roomba. She is ah-maz-ing. One of my very favorite cleaning products EVER. I admit to wanting to check out the Neato one as well someday when my Roomba decides that she's not my happy housekeeper any longer. Although I've heard the the Roomba is better at getting the dust and hair that accumulates in corners, so that's a factor that I'll have to check into more when time comes to get another robot. Every once in a while, I need to do a manual sweep down and use a larger-than-swiffer type thing that uses reusable microfiber cloths and I've been very happy with it also. Our steps are hardwood as well and I use the "little bitty" swiffer on those. But, I'd go insane (okay, insane-r!) if I had to use the swiffer for all of our hardwood. |
I just popped in here because I just became the last person on earth to buy a Swiffer. I thought I was all cool and all and I was going to ask for some tips on cleaning my hardwood floor. Now I discover that there are better options than a Swiffer. So, Bona. Tell me more. I have plenty of cat hair and errant bits of cat litter to deal with on a daily basis. Dust, that too. I've had wood floors for a number of years so I'm way past dusting them once a day. They do need a good cleaning with vinegar and water periodically and I'd love a method where I'm not on my hands and knees, although they come out clean, for sure. |
Confession: I do not clean my floor. However, my cleaning people do this which I have never seen other than them. They have been cleaning for me for more than a decade. They do 3 bedrooms, L/D/K rather quickly with this system. My cleaning people clean the floor by vacuuming and then using an old wet towel wrapped around a broom which they use as a makeshift mop. They use a rubber band to wrap the towel around the broom head when the broom head attaches to the broom stick so the towel does not fall off. They put a bit of osmo cleaning solution in the water since that is what I have on my floor. They rinse the towel as needed and wring out the towel quite a bit so that it is not dripping as many mops can be. It also has enough surface area so that the job is quick. I once asked them why they don't use a mop and they said it works better. I am also thinking that a bit of "mass" on the broom head helps rub off the sticky bits that may be on the floor. This is what they do with all their houses. I am guessing that speed is of essence. I am not sure if this helps but I thought I would toss it in since speed too maybe of essence to the poster. |
If I may hijack a bit, how do you all get black scuff marks off wood floors? They're new to me and I'm a little reluctant to use the magic eraser, since I figure it will leave a residue. |
Thanks, kaismom. Speed is always of the essence when it's not a fun thing to do. However, I do have the time and no cleaning staff besides myself. When I read on GW all the people who are vacuuming/Swiffering their floors every day and washing once or twice a week, I'm shaking my head. Either they have brand new floors or lots of dirt being tracked in, or too much time on their hands. Maybe all of the above. My red oak floors don't show dirt at all, until I really focus on it and realize there's a good amount of drips and stuff. I try to wash mine completely twice a year, using the Old Country hands and knees method, starting in a corner and scooting around knees on a thick towel. |
Lots of great ideas I use my Miele stick vac with the hardwood brush first - but looking at the mop ideas - For black marks - learned this from the custodians at the hospital - just use the heel of your "tennis" shoe or running shoe or whatever rubber sole and it works just like an eraser! Linelle - impressive - guess I make more of a mess than I thought when I cook - but I only wet mop about every couple weeks unless really bad. |
I use the Rubbermaid Reveal mop with Bona cleaner. I use both the microfiber head and the mop head. I have two of each because one is always in the laundry. |
Another vote for the Shark steam mop on the "dust" setting -- love it for the hardwoods all over the house! |
- Posted by AboutToGetDusty (My Page) on Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 21:19
Thanks so much, a2gemini, for the eraser tip! Love our Bona system :-) I just had to get a new one because the old one broke (it did take a tumble down our basement stairs, so it's not Bona's fault!). What a difference when I didn't have the Bona for two months. Sooo happy to have it again. We use it ~2x/week and use an Electrolux stick vac 1-2x day, and the Sebo upright and bona with a mop for bi-weekly cleaning. I try for a shoe-less house but my boys somehow forget here and there ;-) |
- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Sat, Mar 9, 13 at 22:14
I use the Bona wood floor wet cleaner stick thingy that dispenses their cleaner too. I'm happy with the sturdiness, the long handle, and washable mop pad. I have two pads so one is always clean and ready to go. If you sneak into the box on the way to the register, you'll find a coupon. I know i wouldn't get the floors clean as often as i do without it. I loathed the swiffer mop, but do use the lightweight stick vac regularly to pick up the endless stream of cat hair and kid mess. |
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i made a hydroponic machine with four net cups in a 10 gallon bin and i have a brand new cherry tomatoe seed kit for the aerogarden and i have no use for it. i will be growing 4 hot peppers and need to know how many nutrients to use for the 10 gallon bin do i use the same amout i would use for the aerogarden or does a bigger bin mean more nutrients? i have two 8ml packets and 16 5.5 ml i just need the nutrients to last for a month until i purchase a nutrient kit can someone please help me figure out how many to use in one two week feeding thanks |
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[907] Semaphorin 4F Expression and Its Role in Axonogenesis and Aggressive Behavior of Prostate Cancer.
Adriana Olar, Rile Le, Yi Ding, Dandan He, Diego Florentin, Gustavo Ayala. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Background: Cancer related axono-neurogenesis is a recently described biologic phenomenon. Semaphorin 4F (S4F) is a member of a family of proteins with roles in embryological axon guidance and continues to be expressed in adulthood. S4F produced by prostate cancer (PCa) cells is a key regulator of the interactions between nerves in the tumor microenvironment and cancer cells. S4F is also expressed in the reactive stroma.
Design: Tissue microarrays from 350 radical prostatectomy specimens with PCa were immunostained with antibodies against S4F developed at our institution. Slides were digitized using image deconvolution imaging and analyzed using image segmentation technology. Data was provided on a cell per cell basis (nuclear vs. cytoplasmic), per tumor compartment, per patient. Data was correlated with pertinent clinico-pathological parameters and biomarkers. Survival analysis was performed. To understand the heterogeneity of S4F expression we used an unsupervised clustering algorithm. Each patient was represented to a row, and the expression bins were columns. Color-coding showed the percentage of cells present in each expression bin, with blue representing low % and orange high % of expressing cells.
Results: S4F expression was found in the cytoplasm and nuclei of epithelial PCa and reactive stromal cells and was increased in high grade preneoplastic lesions and PCa compared to normal epithelium. Nuclear and cytoplasmic PCa, as well as stromal S4F expression had different patterns of heterogeneity. Patients with high values of S4F in PCa cytoplasm were at significantly higher risk of biochemical recurrence, by univariate and multivariate analysis [p=0.0007, HR=7.551 (2.34-24.31)]. It was also significant for time to PCa specific death on univariate analysis. S4F cytoplasmic expression in PCa cells also correlated with nerve density in PCa (p=0.04) and perineural invasion diameter (p=0.004), corroborating evidence of S4F's involvement in PCa induced axonogenesis and perineural invasion. Significant correlations were identified with NFkB and inversely with PCa apoptosis in perineural invasion.
Conclusions: By using state of the art quantitative methods we studied S4F biomarker expression within the cancer compartments as well as within the reactive prostatic stroma. Our cumulated data demonstrates that S4F is significantly involved in human PCa progression and regulates the interaction between cancer and nerves.
Category: Genitourinary (including renal tumors)
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Soyo are a relatively new company to TweakTown's list of review suppliers. We haven't had much contact with them until recently when we were fortunate enough to review their P4I Fire Dragon motherboard in our Battle of the I845 Titans article. This board proved to be a winner with just about everything you could want being built onboard.
Before we go into to much detail about the new Soyo gear we have today, let us first give you a bit of background on the company.
Established in the heart of Asia in 1985, SOYO is one of Taiwan's leading computer motherboard manufacturers. With an initial capital of US $185,000, SOYO was the first to introduce motherboards under its own brand name. Following the initial success, SOYO continued to innovate and launched the first XT motherboard line manufactured in-house.
Soyo's line of Pentium 4 motherboards is rather short, as the company did not jump head first into the Pentium 4 market, but rather wait until the time was right for this new technology. The P4I Fire Dragon placed this company on the map with outstanding performance and innovative features. With 533Mhz P4 processors emerging and Soyo being not ready to fully release its I845G board but rather get them right the first time, Soyo have come out with an interim product, the P4S 645DX Dragon.


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Works well, at least for small tables, when you don't need a lot of filtering. It would be helpful to have a list of recently visited databases. It is tedious to always pick the database using the file dialogue.
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"Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future."
–Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
The FFG World Championship Weekend is nearly upon us, and that means that players everywhere are getting ready for the first-ever World Championship tournament for Star Wars™: The Card Game. While you've been honing your decks and attuning yourself to the ebb and flow of the Force, the game's developers have been updating the FAQ (pdf, 16.8 MB) and Tourney Rules (pdf, 7.7 MB).
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You can download the new FAQ and Tourney Rules above or from the game's support page. Additionally, we have uploaded a low-res version of the FAQ (pdf, 967 KB) and the rulesheet for the Balance of the Force expansion (pdf, 2.2 MB), which introduces new rules for the 2v2 team play to be featured as a side event at the FFG World Championship Weekend.
Finally, developers Nate French and Erik Dahlman offer an overview of the recent changes and additions.
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Hello, Star Wars: The Card Game players!
With the game's first World Championship event just around the corner, we have updated the Frequently Asked Questions and Tourney Rules documents in preparation for the event.
In the FAQ, we have clarified the subtle distinction between a source "dealing damage," which begins the damaging process, and a unit being "dealt damage, "which is the end of the process, when the damage actually makes it to the unit. This entry is primarily in response to questions regarding Chewbacca (Edge of Darkness, 319), but it is a distinction worth bearing in mind when interpreting a number of card effects.
Additionally, we have added language to the FAQ that enables the "Protect" keyword to be followed by descriptors other than traits, to pave the way for some new cards that use this keyword to protect a wider range of entities. Finally, the Q&A section includes a number of official answers to the most frequent rules questions we have fielded, including important rulings on the cards Get Me Solo (The Search for Skywalker, 227), Trust Me (Edge of Darkness, 327), and Spice Visions (Edge of Darkness, 387).
The Tourney Rules introduce tournament guidelines for a new tournament format, 2v2, in which players enter and compete as partners in an attempt to win as a team. The rules for playing 2v2 games can be found in the Balance of the Force deluxe expansion set and the Balance of the Force rulesheet, which is now available on the game's support page. Additionally, we have updated the list of legal card sets for the World Championship tournament next month. Good luck in your preparation, we're looking forward to seeing you all there.
Nate French
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Sam Allardyce congratulated his West Ham United players on following their game-plan to the letter in Saturday's goalless home draw with Barclays Premier League champions Manchester City.
The Hammers were well-organised and defended from the front against Roberto Mancini's side. Every player did their job perfectly, keeping the expensively-assembled visitors at bay with a resolute and resilient display.
Indeed, had Kevin Nolan's early goal not been wrongly ruled out for offside, Big Sam could even have been celebrating a famous victory. Yossi Benayoun hit the crossbar, while Andy Carroll came agonisingly close to opening his account in a claret and blue shirt.
"I think tactically we were very good," the manager told West Ham TV. "You have to earn the right to play in this league, no matter who you are, and I think that the first thing was to stop Manchester City doing what they wanted to do and, from there, use our possession correctly.
"We didn't use our possession quite as well in the second half as we did in the first but we caused them real problems - Yossi's volley hit the bar, Andy's shot just went wide of the post and we scored a goal that wasn't a goal that we'll all unfortunately be talking about for a day or two. The assistant should have kept his flag down but instead he put it up.
"We then produced some last-ditch defending when it was needed in the second half, either by the goalie or the back four. We had the odd break-out and Andy's overhead kick looked goalbound until it hit one of their defenders on the back. Andy also had a side-footer from Matt Jarvis's cross that he'll be disappointed with. They might have been against the run of play, but that's what you do because Man City threw more and more men forward because they wanted to win and they left more and more gaps that we exploited but unfortunately we couldn't turn them into a goal.
"It is very satisfying, particularly after last week [at Wigan]. We've played ten games and got fifteen points and we're right in the top half of the Premier League. There are about five or six of us who have got fifteen points. There's a massive credit to the players for that performance that they gave against the champions of the Barclays Premier League."
Keeping a clean sheet for the first time in six league matches was perhaps the most pleasing thing for Big Sam, whose players kept out an attack comprising Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko and former Hammer Carlos Tevez, as well as second-half substitute Sergio Aguero.
The only negative news came in the shape of injuries suffered by James Collins and James Tomkins which could put their appearance at Newcastle United next Sunday in jeopardy.
"We haven't had a clean sheet for a while so that's another plus and another bonus. We have to make up the points we lost at Wigan and we had to do it against the champions. We have done that and nicked one point back that nobody expected, so that's really good.
"We've got to go on from here now. The disappointing thing for us, other than the disallowed goal, was that James Collins picked up a hamstring injury and James Tomkins did a little bit of a groin on Friday. Thank goodness for Joey O'Brien because I thought he did great coming back in. Numbers are becoming a big, big problem for us, so we have to get these players fit and back in the squad as quickly as possible.
"Ricardo Vaz Te is coming along well but it will be ten or twelve weeks in total. If it's any sooner than that like it was with Andy's hamstring, but we've got to get him right. Guy Demel starts training this week so that might be important to us, and hopefully Tomkins and Collins are not too bad when we have them in on Sunday and see what they're like.
"Going to Newcastle is going to be a big occasion for Kevin Nolan and Andy and we want to give our best performance, not just for us but for them going back to St James' Park."


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Can anyone point me in the right direction towards finding a nice Noah's Ark pattern? I have viewed many nice ones in the past but now that i am searching i have not come across one.Thank you in advance and happy stitching.
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- Posted by SaraEmmasMom (My Page) on Sat, Aug 7, 04 at 17:42
An old magazine from the 80's - "Cross Stitch & Country Crafts" had a wonderful one. I believe it was featured on its' cover. Magazine has been out of print for a long time. I'll try to get up to the attic soon & dig out my copies; then I'll be able to give a better description or email a pix. Dale |
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This course introduces Maxwell's equations, wave equation, vector potentials, boundary conditions and Poynting vector. Time-harmonic fields and phasor approach are introduced. The properties of freely propagating plane waves in uniform and layered media are derived, as well as waves guided by structures, including various transmission lines, hollow waveguides and dielectric waveguides. A unified treatment of wave propagation is given with general theorems and examples drawn from microwaves, integrated circuits and optics.
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[1123] Cervical Carcinomas with Neuroendocrine Differentiation: A Report of 29 Cases with Immunohistochemical Analysis and Molecular Genetic Evidence of Common Clonal Origin with Coexisting Squamous and Adenocarcinomas
Robert E Emerson, Helen Michael, Mingsheng Wang, Lawrence M Roth, Liang Cheng. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Background: Cervical neuroendocrine tumors are a rare, aggressive subtype of cervical cancer, but their immunohistochemical features and relationship to coexisting tumors are incompletely described in the medical literature. Expression of TTF1, c-kit (a potential marker or therapeutic sensitivity), and CD44 (a tumor stem cell marker) by extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas has been recently reported. Cervical neuroendocrine tumors are known to be related to high risk human papillomavirus and p16 immunohistochemical expression is expected.
Design: A search for a 22 year period was performed for all available cervical neuroendocrine tumors. Immunohistochemical staining for synaptophysin, chromogranin A, TTF1, c-kit, CD44, and p16 was performed. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis for five polymorphic microsatellite markers (D3S1300, D9S171, D11S914, D13S319, and TP53) and X chromosome inactivation analysis were performed.
Results: Twenty-nine cases were identified (17 small cell, 10 large cell, and 2 mixed). The mean patient age was 44 years (range: 18-82 years). There was coexisting adenocarcinoma in 7 cases, squamous cell carcinoma in 2 cases, adenosquamous carcinoma in 1 case, adenocarcinoma in situ in 1 case, and squamous cell carcinoma in situ in 1 case. Of 18 cases with available blocks, 13 (72%) were synaptophysin+, 8 were chromogranin A+ (44%), 9 (50%) were TTF1+, 8 (44%) were c-kit+, and 7 (39%) were CD44+. Strong patchy or strong diffuse p16 staining was seen in all cases. LOH and X chromosome inactivation analysis were performed for 17 cases, 8 of which had a coexisting squamous or adenocarcinoma component. Five of the eight (63%) cases with two components showed allelic loss in both components. All five of these cases demonstrated identical LOH between the neuroendocrine and squamous or adenocarcinoma components. Nonrandom X chromosome inactivation was seen in the neuroendocrine and other components in 4 of the 8 cases. In all 4 cases the pattern of inactivation was identical between the two components.
Conclusions: Cervical neuroendocrine carcinomas have immunophenotypic features similar to other extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas, including frequent expression of TTF1, c-kit, and CD44. Consistent staining for p16 is also seen. Concordant genetic alterations in X inactivation patterns support common clonal origin for neuroendocrine carcinomas with a coexisting squamous or adenocarcinoma component.
Category: Gynecologic & Obstetrics
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:30 AM
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Jerry Davich: Documentary says Indiana's second-worst state for teenage rape
Jerry Davich email@example.com March 12, 2013 10:58PM
Kelly Vates, New Hope Women's Outreach, Highland, a support/mentoring service for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. | Post-Tribune
Updated: April 14, 2013 6:34AM
While driving across the region last week, I had to pull my car over while listening to startling statistics from a radio show documentary.
"Shadows of Innocence: Sexual Assault Among Indiana's Youth," created through Indiana Public Media, grabbed my attention with compelling personal stories from sex abuse survivors and these eye-opening statistics:
Nearly 18 percent of Indiana girls are raped before they graduate high school.
Indiana is second worst in the country in regard to sex assaults of teenage girls.
One in five Hoosier women has been raped at some point in her life.
What?, I thought while listening to the documentary on Lakeshore Public Radio. Such stats, according to federal figures, only confirm our state's backward-bumpkin stereotype to the rest of the country.
After I wrote down those numbers, I resumed driving and heard the familiar voice of a sexual abuse survivor featured in the documentary. Her name is Kelly Vates, director of the Fair Haven Center for Women in Highland, who was recommended for the documentary by the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
Later that day, I invited Vates to chat with me on my Casual Fridays radio show to answer a few questions. For instance, does simply saying "no" (even repeatedly) really work when dealing with sex-starved men or horny teenage boys?
"Indiana state law states that a woman in the middle of a sexual act can first give consent, but if she changes her mind and begins to say no, then it's called rape," Vates said. "No means no. Period."
The vast majority, more than 80 percent, of sexual abuse attacks against teenage girls (and women) are perpetrated by someone they know, Vates noted.
The well-known "stranger danger" violence prevention campaign may be more familiar to kids. But we need to keep reminding girls of the more realistic threat — boys and men in their daily orbit.
On Monday night, I spoke to the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs at The Patio Restaurant in Merrillville. During my presentation to the all-women audience, I noted this documentary and its dire statistics.
One of the women asked rhetorically why all the prevention, education and awareness efforts are typically aimed at girls and women, not boys and men. She nailed it, of course.
Vates, in my radio interview, noted that many of today's stereotypical pop culture images of "manhood" focus too much on anger, violence and dominance.
"These images help teach men how to be men, and wrongly so," Vates said.
Another obvious yet million-dollar question: Why is Indiana second worst in the country for sexual assaults of teenage girls? (Wyoming ranks first.)
Vates didn't have an answer, and I doubt anyone does.
"We need funding for primary prevention efforts, not only to raise awareness but to prevent sexual violence by changing beliefs, attitudes and behaviors in our society," Vates told me.
In the meantime, I'm convinced we need to continue a dialogue about this issue even though we'd rather not for the typical reasons: Shame, stigma, pain, hurt and, of course, fear.
As one man said in the documentary, "We've got to talk about this issue until everyone is so uncomfortable talking about it, we just don't let it happen anymore."
To watch the documentary, visit http://video.indianapublicmedia.org/video/2339469646/. To hear my radio show interview with Vates, visit http://jerrydavich.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/shadows-of-innocence/.
On a lighter note ...
Attention, ladies: What is your collective fascination with shoes — heels, flats, boots, pumps, stilettos, whatever? Why such an attraction to buying them, hoarding them and rockin' them?
A female friend offered a few behind-the-scenes explanations to this naïve, clueless columnist. See if you agree.
First, it's possibly because a woman's shoe size doesn't typically grow along with her dress size. Second, because shoes come in "twos" (double the pleasure). And third, because shoes can be the "exclamation point" to any outfit, she says.
I asked this question on my social media sites and I received dozens of responses from women. Everything from "They make me feel sexy" to "shoes equal art."
"I have over 100 pairs of shoes and continue to keep buying them," said Sue Nuzzo. "Heels for special occasions, flats for the casual style, and gym shoes, flip flops for everyday wear!"
"Shoes are the best way to make an outfit," said Denise K. "The heels make your legs look amazing and the flats look great without pain. It's great for a simple change to make you feel great about yourself."
Donette H. said, "Heels make you look thinner if you have some extra pounds on you. The right shoe makes you feel sexy and they show off your beautiful legs."
Tina R. added, "It doesn't matter your size, or even your age. You can find fantastic, sexy, flattering shoes in every price bracket. Plus, shoes really are a sensible purchase. They protect your feet."
Andrea B. confided she owns 142 pairs of shoes, saying, "It's a woman thing."
Amy T. offered a dual-meaning rationale: "Because some of them actually put us on a pedestal, of sorts."
So ladies, what is your attraction to them?
Good morning, Midge
I get a lot of calls, emails and social media messages for various requests, but this is one I simply couldn't ignore.
"Hello Mr. Davich, my name is Angelica Niaves and I am a home health caregiver," the Facebook message stated. "I take care of a woman named Marjorie (Midge) Gerometta. She is 91 years old."
"I was wondering if you ever did outings. Midge has followed your columns for as long as she can remember and she would love to meet you. I would love nothing more than for her to be able to meet you. She lives at the Pines Village retirement facility (in Valpo). Hope to hear back from you."
On Monday, I visited Midge while she ate lunch in the facility's dining room and she told me something I want to share with you.
"At my age, I'm just happy to still be in this world," she told me softly.
Words of wisdom for all of us, at any age, I say.
Find more of Jerry's writings on Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, and jerrydavich.wordpress.com.


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