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Another name for it is enobosarm. I will post some studies highlighting it's effectiveness.
The selective androgen receptor modulator GTx-024 (enobosarm) improves lean body mass and physical function in healthy elderly men and postmenopausal women: results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II trial.
Dalton JT1, Barnette KG, Bohl CE, Hancock ML, Rodriguez D, Dodson ST, Morton RA, Steiner MS.
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Cachexia, also known as muscle wasting, is a complex metabolic condition characterized by loss of skeletal muscle and a decline in physical function. Muscle wasting is associated with cancer, sarcopenia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end-stage renal disease, and other chronic conditions and results in significant morbidity and mortality. GTx-024 (enobosarm) is a nonsteroidal selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that has tissue-selective anabolic effects in muscle and bone, while sparing other androgenic tissue related to hair growth in women and prostate effects in men. GTx-024 has demonstrated promising pharmacologic effects in preclinical studies and favorable safety and pharmacokinetic profiles in phase I investigation.
A 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial was conducted to evaluate GTx-024 in 120 healthy elderly men (>60 years of age) and postmenopausal women. The primary endpoint was total lean body mass assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, and secondary endpoints included physical function, body weight, insulin resistance, and safety.
GTx-024 treatment resulted in dose-dependent increases in total lean body mass that were statistically significant (P < 0.001, 3 mg vs. placebo) and clinically meaningful. There were also significant improvements in physical function (P = 0.013, 3 mg vs. placebo) and insulin resistance (P = 0.013, 3 mg vs. placebo). The incidence of adverse events was similar between treatment groups.
GTx-024 showed a dose-dependent improvement in total lean body mass and physical function and was well tolerated. GTx-024 may be useful in the prevention and/or treatment of muscle wasting associated with cancer and other chronic diseases.
Effects of enobosarm on muscle wasting and physical function in patients with cancer: a double-blind, randomised controlled phase 2 trial.
Dobs AS1, Boccia RV, Croot CC, Gabrail NY, Dalton JT, Hancock ML, Johnston MA, Steiner MS.
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Cancer-induced muscle wasting begins early in the course of a patient's malignant disease, resulting in declining physical function and other detrimental clinical consequences. This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial assessed the efficacy and safety of enobosarm, a selective androgen receptor modulator, in patients with cancer.
We enrolled male (>45 years) and female (postmenopausal) patients with cancer who were not obese and who had at least 2% weight loss in the previous 6 months. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1:1 ratio, by computer generated list, block size three, stratified by cancer type) to receive once-daily oral enobosarm 1 mg, 3 mg, or placebo for up to 113 days at US and Argentinian oncology clinics. The sponsor, study personnel, and participants were masked to assignment. The primary endpoint was change in total lean body mass from baseline, assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Efficacy analyses were done only in patients who had a baseline and an on-treatment assessment in the protocol-specified window of within 10 days before baseline or first study drug, and within 10 days of day 113 or end of study (evaluable efficacy population). Adverse events and other safety measurements were assessed in the intention-to-treat (safety) population. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00467844.
Enrolment started on July 3, 2007, and the last patient completed the trial on Aug 1, 2008. 159 patients were analysed for safety (placebo, n=52; enobosarm 1 mg, n=53; enobosarm 3 mg, n=54). The evaluable efficacy population included 100 participants (placebo, n=34; enobosarm 1 mg, n=32; enobosarm 3 mg, n=34). Compared with baseline, significant increases in total lean body mass by day 113 or end of study were noted in both enobosarm groups (enobosarm 1 mg median 1·5 kg, range -2·1 to 12·6, p=0·0012; enodosarm 3 mg 1·0 kg, -4·8 to 11·5, p=0·046). Change in total lean body mass within the placebo group (median 0·02 kg, range -5·8 to 6·7) was not significant (p=0·88). The most common serious adverse events were malignant neoplasm progression (eight of 52 [15%] with placebo vs five of 53 [9%] with enobosarm 1 mg vs seven of 54 [13%] with enobosarm 3 mg), pneumonia (two [4%] vs two [4%] vs three [6%]), and febrile neutropenia (three [6%vs one [2%] vs none). None of these events were deemed related to study drug.
Cancer cachexia is an unmet medical need and our data suggest that use of enobosarm might lead to improvements in lean body mass, without the toxic effects associated with androgens and progestational agents.


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Nearly a Year After Being All Odds, Bulmer Wins Saskatchewan Men's Amateur Title
July 25, 2011
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WARMAN, SK On a course fittingly called The Legends and in the historic 100th playing edition of the tournament, Troy Bulmer of Saskatoon and the Riverside Country Club wrote a fairytale ending to long, arduous story after claiming the 2011 Saskatchewan Mens Amateur Championship.
Bulmer sunk a par putt on the 72nd hole to edge out a hard charging Brad Blair of Lanigan by one stroke and claim his first Mens Amateur title. The 20-year-old finished at 3-over-par 291 for the week.
Bulmer was seriously injured last August after the car he was travelling in was swept off the highway by tornadoes in North Dakota. The effects of the crash tragically killed his father, Rod, himself also a former Saskatchewan Mens Amateur champion.
The younger Bulmer spent most of the last year rehabbing from his injuries and returned to competitive golf in June.
With the win, Bulmer and his late father join Ron (2007, 1987, 1977) and David Stewart (2008) as the only father-son pair to win the tournament. Rod Bulmer won the tournament in 1984.
Blair shot an even-par 72 during the final round and will join Bulmer and David Stewart of Saskatoon and The Willows Golf & Country Club as member of Team Saskatchewan at the 2011 Canadian Mens Amateur Championship at the Niakwa Country Club and the Elmhurst Golf & Country Club in Winnipeg on August 9-14.
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Forwards: Aidon Davis (EP), Daniel du Preez (KZN), Jean-Luc du Preez (KZN), Francois Esterhuizen (Boland), Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls), Gideon Koegelenberg (Boland), Wilco Louw (Boland), Thabo Mabuza (Blue Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Golden Lions), Ox Nche (Free State), Abongile Nonkontwana (Blue Bulls), JD Schickerling (WP), Pierre Schoeman (Blue Bulls , c) Chad Solomon (WP), Dayan van der Westhuizen (Blue Bulls), Jano Venter (Pumas).
Backline: Ryno Eksteen (Blue Bulls), Warrick Galant (SWD), Rohan Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls), Jesse Kriel (KZN), Sandile Khubeka (KZN), Jurie Linde (Blue Bulls), Matjikinyane Molapo (Blue Bulls), Sergeal Petersen (EP), Justin Phillips (Blue Bulls), Handre Pollard (Western Province, vc), Akhona Sihunu (Border), Duhan van der Merwe (SWD).
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SA Schools fixtures
France – Wellington (10 August)
Wales – George (14 August)
England – Cape Town (18 August)
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What does she need to provide for proof of relationship?
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bmilazzo wrote:Thank you. I've been to that page several times. But it isn't specific to my niece's situation. Besides her BS and he dad's BC, will she need her mom's BC, her parents marriage certificate. One of the reasons the Italians ask US citizens for so much documentation is that there is little clarity between US locals, states, federal and every US location has a slightly different requirement for what they call documentation. For example, I was married in a county. no such possibility exist in Italy. so I had to go to a different consulate and get them to verify that marriage registered in a county (as opposed to a city or town) was legally acceptable in the US local where I was married.
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To determine whether or not you have an influenza infection; to help your health practitioner make treatment decisions; to help determine whether or not the flu has spread to your community
When to Get Tested?
When it is flu season and your health practitioner wants to determine whether your symptoms are due to seasonal influenza A or B or to other causes; within 48 hours of the onset of your symptoms to help determine treatment options
Sample Required?
Depends on the requirements for the manufacturer's product being used; usually a sample collected on a swab from the nasopharynx or a nasal aspirate; under approved circumstances, a throat swab
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The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Influenza (the flu) is a viral respiratory infection that tends to be seasonal, usually beginning in late fall and disappearing in early spring. Influenza testing detects the presence of the virus in a sample of respiratory secretions.
Influenza is a common respiratory illness that affects 30 to 50 million Americans each season. Symptoms like headache, fever, chills, muscle pains, exhaustion, a stuffy nose, sore throat, and a cough tend to be more severe and longer lasting than the flu-like symptoms caused by the common cold.
Two types of influenza virus, A and B, cause annual flu pandemics and most epidemics. Type C can cause mild respiratory illness and is not thought to cause epidemics. There are numerous subtypes of influenza A viruses, and they are named using two designations, H and N. The most common influenza A viruses currently infecting humans have the subtypes H1N1 and H3N2. (For more on this, see the condition article on Influenza.)
It is common for health practitioners to diagnose and treat the flu without laboratory testing, especially during peak influenza season and when influenza has already been documented in an area. However, influenza testing can help rule out other illnesses and reduce the chances of people using unnecessary antibiotics, while increasing the chances that they will receive anti-viral therapy early in the illness, when it is most effective.
Also, if there is an outbreak of respiratory illness in a confined setting like a hospital, nursing home, or school, diagnostic testing will help determine the cause of the outbreak. Influenza testing also helps local and state health departments, and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio (CDC), track influenza in communities. Since the flu virus changes every year, testing also helps the CDC to monitor the subtypes and strains of flu that are circulating that year, to collect information for developing flu vaccines, and to monitor strains for resistance to anti-viral drugs.
There are several different kinds of influenza tests and they serve different purposes. For example, rapid diagnostic tests have become more widely available and can help with individual treatment decisions. However, they are still not very sensitive and can result in misleading, false-negative results.
Some, but not all, rapid diagnostic tests can distinguish between the two different types of influenza subtypes. However, they cannot identify which subtype, or influenza strain, someone has. Therefore, molecular tests (polymerase chain reaction, PCR) and viral cultures are still very important because they identify specific viral strains, something necessary for things like identifying which strains to include in the next year's flu vaccine and finding new types of influenza A that could be a pandemic threat.
How is the sample collected for testing?
Sample collection technique is critical in influenza testing, and different kinds of influenza tests rely on different collection techniques. The best sample is usually a nasal aspirate, but the most frequently used sample is a swab from the nasopharynx.
Health practitioners usually use nasopharyngeal swabs for adults but may choose to do a nasal wash or aspirate for a child. In some circumstances, a health practitioner may use a throat swab, but this contains less of the virus than a nasopharyngeal aspirate and so may not be appropriate for use in rapid testing where sensitivity is a concern.
For an aspirate, the person collecting the sample will use a syringe to push a small amount of sterile saline into the nose, then apply gentle suction to collect the resulting fluid (saline and mucus). To preserve the organisms in the sample, the sample is put into a special container, referred to as "viral transport media" or VTM, for delivery to the laboratory.
The nasopharyngeal swab is collected by having the person tip his or her head back, then a Dacron swab (like a long Q-tip® ) is gently inserted into one of the nostrils until resistance is met (about 1 to 2 inches in), then rotated several times and withdrawn. This is not painful, but it may tickle a bit and cause the eyes to tear.
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Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
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Reviewed March 2013. Influenza Virus. Arup Consult. Available online at http://www.arupconsult.com/Topics/InfluenzaVirus.html through http://www.arupconsult.com. Accessed November 2013.
Reviewed December 2012. Laboratory Support for Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/surv-manual/chpt22-lab-support.html through http://www.cdc.gov/. Accessed November 2013.
Reviewed March 2012. Guidance for Clinicians on the Use of RT-PCR and Other Molecular Assays for Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/diagnosis/molecular-assays.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed November 2013.
Reviewed December 2011. Influenza Symptoms and the Role of Laboratory Diagnostics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/diagnosis/labrolesprocedures.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed November 2013.
Reviewed October 2013. Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/overview.htm through http://www.cdc.gov. Accessed November 2013.
Updated February 2012. Diagnostic Influenza Tests. Medscape. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2053517-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed November 2013.
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MISENHEIMER, N.C. - The Pfeiffer University men's volleyball team may have lost to non-conference foe Princeton Monday night, but for a short amount of time in the middle of the match the Falcons had their guests second-guessing their trip to "The Village." In front of a raucous crowd of 200 fans inside Merner Gym the Tigers proved to be a little too much for Pfeiffer, defeating the home team 3-1. The loss drops the Falcons to 8-11 overall this season and with the win, Princeton improves to 10-7.
Game one of the match was nearly neck-and-neck at the outset, with the score separated by no more than two through the first 25 rally points. After scoring their 13th point however, the Tigers began to pull away from the home team, embarking on a 7-2 run which would eventually secure them the win in the first frame. Down 1-0 heading into the first break, Head Coach Paul Lawson circled the wagons and sent his troops back out to try again.
Resilience and determination would prove to be the game winner in the second round, with Pfeiffer cruising to victory 25-18 and evening the match score at one game apiece. Following a series of ties and lead changes to begin game two, the Falcons found themselves down 7-4. No strangers to adversity however, Pfeiffer clawed and scratched their way back into the game, going on a 6-2 scoring run and taking the lead from Princeton following a monster kill from sophomore Fabio Diniz. Despite several attempts by the visiting team to string points together, the Falcons would hold onto the lead and carry it all the way to pay dirt. Diniz was crucial in the victory, serving four out of Pfeiffer's final five points.
In the end Princeton eventually won out, picking up the final two games 25-17 and 25-14, and securing the match. Junior Michael Brewer led the way offensively for the Falcons, notching 13 kills for the match and giving him 175 total kills for the season. Junior David Specian led Pfeiffer in the assists and digs columns, with 39 and seven respectively. Falcon Senior Buck Boswell also saw playing time for the first time this season chipping in one kill and one dig.
Princeton was led by Cody Kessel and Devin Stearns who each had double-doubles. Kessel finished with 15 kills and 12 digs and Stearns added 15 kills and 10 digs.
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PITTSBURGH - Despite firing its most shots on goal in four seasons, the No. 5 Miami hockey could not solve Robert Morris netminder Eric Levine and the Colonials held off the RedHawks for a 1-0 win in the inaugural Three Rivers Classic championship game Saturday night at CONSOL Energy Center. Miami (12-4-4), which beat Ohio State, 1-0, in Friday's semifinal, was shut out for the third time this year, while RMU (9-4-2) pitched back-to-back shutouts to earn the tournament title.
The RedHawks sent a season-high 51 shots on target, their most since taking 58 against Army Jan. 3, 2009, while limiting the Colonials to just 21. Levine, who finished with 99 saves on the weekend after a 48-save shutout against Penn State Friday, stopped each Miami shot, however, en route to tournament MVP honors. RedHawk senior captain and defenseman Steven Spinell and freshman defenseman Matthew Caito each joined Levine on the Three Rivers Classic All-Tournament Team.
"You have to take your hat off to their goaltender, he played great tonight," Miami head coach Enrico Blasi said. "In tight games like that, hopefully we'll be in a lot down the stretch, you just have to match that. We broke down for one second and they were able to score a goal and that can't happen when you're playing against a hot goaltender."
Miami came out much more aggressive than Friday night, firing 18 shots to RMU's six in the opening 20 minutes after totaling 12 shots over the first two periods combined the previous night. The RedHawks had multiple scoring chances on their lone power play of the stanza and sophomore forward Jimmy Mullin used some nifty stickwork to create another chance later but Levine was up to the task each time to keep the game scoreless after one period.
The second period was full of penalties and special teams as the sides combined for seven infractions. Miami had four power plays in the middle 20 minutes, and created several more chances, but Levine was there to deny each one. RMU garnered three man advantages of their own, including a pair of 5-on-3 power plays for over 1:45 each time, both of which the RedHawks were able to kill, including one in the opening minutes of the second stanza. During the second two-man advantage, the Colonials hit the post with less than 11 minutes remaining in the frame, but the second period ended like Friday's game, knotted at 0-0.
With 12:06 remaining in the third, Robert Morris broke the deadlock when Brandon Denham batted a bouncing puck in front of the net past freshman goaltender Ryan McKay to put the Colonials up 1-0. Tyler Hinds centered to Denham in front of the crease where his initial shot was deflected and popped up but he finished the second chance for his first career goal.
Miami earned two more power play chances over the final 10 minutes of the contest, including one with 1:40 remaining, but Levine held strong and denied each RedHawk attempt. Miami pulled McKay, who finished with 20 saves, in the final minute for a 6-on-4 advantage but the 'Hawks were unable to generate another opportunity and fell by the one-goal margin.
The RedHawks finished 0-for-7 on the power play while firing 14 shots on the man advantages. Miami killed all five RMU power plays, including the two 5-on-3 advantages, and has now killed 18 straight penalties dating back to Dec. 8.
Mullin finished with a game-high nine shots on goal while classmate Blake Coleman blasted seven.
The RedHawks are off next weekend before hitting the road again to resume CCHA action at Northern Michigan, Jan. 11-12. Puck drop is set for 7:35 p.m. both nights at the Berry Events Center in Marquette, Mich. Miami beat and tied the Wildcats in Oxford, Nov. 9-10, taking five of six points in the CCHA series.


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She was named the Ladies Professional Bowling Tour Bowler of the Year in 1990 and 1992. Johnson led the tour in winnings both years with $94,420 in 1990 and $96,872 in 1992, when she won two major tournaments, the Women's Open and the Sam's Town Invitational. She led in earnings again in 1995 with $123,440 along with winning her third Bowler of the Year Award.
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LECOM Erie pharmacy students and faculty members joined the Sea Grant Pennsylvania staff to collect unwanted medications for proper disposal. Concern has been growing over the amount of prescription medication and chemicals from personal care products that are reaching the nation's drinking water.
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For four hours, a steady stream of Erie residents arrived at the Bayfront Cruise Terminal to dispose of hundreds of bottles of old medications. After registering every pill and bottles of liquids, the volunteers turned over more than 600 pounds of old medications and personal care products to Environmental Coordination Services and Recycling of Cochranton, Pennsylvania. That company incinerated the unwanted medical products.
Pharmacy students Danielle DeBias, Allison Markievich, Lyndsay Wormuth, Breanne Keating, Joe Marucci, Sara Lucas, Carly Sanfrey, Alyssa Falkowski, Deborah Hofmeyer assisted in the collection.
Assistant Professors of Pharmacy Practice Elliott Cook, Pharm. D. LECOM 2006, and Sana Sukkari, B.Sc. Pharm., M. Phil., R.Ph. organized the project along with the Sea Grant Staff. Larry Sasich, Pharm. D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice helped during the collection.
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More Americans are taking more medications than ever, according to IMS Health and the Nielsen Co. Over the past five years, the number of U.S. prescriptions rose to a record 3.7 billion, a 12 percent increase. Nonprescription drug purchases held steady around 3.3 billion.
Recent Associated Press articles reported small amounts of medications, including antibiotics, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, and sex hormones, have been found in drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. Although medications may be practically undetectable in our drinking water, small amounts over decades may produce harmful effects. Researchers are still unaware of the long-term complications.
While sewage and waste treatment plants need to address this issue, we as the public can do our part to keep medications out of our water by not flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash.
Proper disposal can decrease the level of these substances found in our drinking water; prevent accidental poisonings in children, the elderly and pets; and eliminate the possibility of identity theft and drug abuse.
Ask your retail pharmacy if it has a take-back program for proper disposal. Do your part to protect Lake Erie and our drinking water by registering for the event so your unused or expired medications can be disposed of properly.
There is also legislation pending in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Rep. John Hornaman, D-3rd Dist., and Rep. Pat Harkins, D-1st Dist., have co-sponsored House Bill 2073 -- the Pharmaceutical Drug Disposal Act. It would "require retailers of pharmaceutical drugs to have a system in place for the acceptance and collection of pharmaceutical drugs for proper disposal." Go to: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/ Select: find legislation by bill in the search and enter HB2073.


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OXFORD, Ohio—Miami University's baseball team scored 11 unanswered runs to seize an 11-3 win over the Western Michigan University Broncos on Friday evening at McKie Field at Hayden park in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.
The Broncos (9-9; 0-1 MAC) took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning when WMU scored off four hits with two RedHawk errors.
But the RedHawks (9-9; 1-0 MAC) fired right back in the bottom of the inning. Junior left fielder Matt Honchel and sophomore right fielder Jacob Wolf tagged RBI singles to put the RedHawks within one of the Broncos, and sophomore outfielder Jake Romano launched a two-RBI double to right field to hand Miami a 4-3 edge. Junior first baseman Scott Slappy had an RBI single up the middle, while sophomore designated hitter Gary Russo had an RBI single through the left side as Miami upped its lead to 6-3 off of six hits.
Miami tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Junior shortstop Ryan Elble hit a double off the right centerfield wall and was plated off a senior third baseman Dan Walsh single through the right side. With two outs, freshman second baseman Steve Sada singled down the right field line to send pinch runner sophomore Reed Schlesner and Honchel across the plate to hand Miami a sizeable 9-3 lead.
With bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Walsh reached on an error which allowed Russo to score. Honchel then singled to second base to plate junior catcher Max Andresen to hand Miami an 11-3 lead heading into the top of the ninth.
The RedHawks gave up one hit in the top of the ninth, but freshman reliever Jacob Banks struck out Jared Kujawa to ice the game.
Senior pitcher Seth Varner earned the win on the mound to move to 4-1 on the season. Varner pitched 7.0 innings, giving up just two earned runs off seven hits while striking out nine Bronco batters.
The RedHawks amassed 16 hits, while the Broncos recorded 9.
Miami continues its three-game series with the Broncos at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.


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It's in our faces every single day.
Everything is connected. Nothing takes place in isolation. Events cascade upon each other. The world is too much with us. Everyone knows everything, right now, even if it's wrong. Nobody knows anything.
What a stunning 10 days this country has just endured. History eventually may sort it out, but now there is only grief and dislocation.
Bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon on a Monday, Patriot's Day. By the following Friday, an entire American city had been locked down and an all-out manhunt was under way.
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An Elvis impersonator was arrested, then released, for sending letters laced with ricin to the president and a
On social media, it seemed anyone who'd ever been to
The news media covered all of this relentlessly. Fact and rumor went head to head. Too often rumor won. Former cops, former FBI agents and former Homeland Security experts crowded TV studios. One of the experts identified
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Speculation is becoming a national pastime in this nation now saturated in wall-to-wall information and guesswork which is part of the trouble: The nation can barely keep up with the procession of horrors, much less absorb them, much less prescribe thoughtful remedies.
As a nation, the time is here to stop and think. And perhaps we need to care about each other, instead of finding fault in some kind of endless blame game. It's how people in
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Who says you can't teach an adopted pet new tricks? Certainly not Uggie! Ten years before capturing the hearts of moviegoers around the world, The Artist's Uggie was a shelter pup. Yep! In fact, he was returned by two guardians who were unprepared for the little Jack Russell's boundless energy. But dog trainer Omar Von Muller saw something special in the playful pup. He fell in love with Uggie's outgoing, mischievous behavior—and it's been a perfect match ever since.
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A Tree which stands in a Lake District wood is the tallest in Cumbria and could be the largest in the North West.
The 57.8-metre giant grand fir in Skelghyll Wood, Ambleside, has also been recorded as the tallest of its species in England, breaking the previous Cumbrian record of 55 metres, which was held by a conifer at Thirlmere.
National Trust ranger John Pring got the idea to get the tree measured and recorded by the National Tree Register charity when driving through Ambleside.
He said: "I've driven on that main road (A591) in Ambleside for a long time and I just thought: 'That really is a very big tree, I wonder how big it is? We were surprised just how tall it was when we measured it. There are some very big trees in the area but we didn't realise how tall it actually was. This is just one of the thousands of big old trees the National Trust looks after in the area."
Mr Pring, who has covered Windermere and Ambleside for 20 years, is now encouraging nature lovers to go to Skelghyll Wood and see the true scale of how tall the trees are for themselves and the grand fir, which was planted in 1860, looks set to continue growing and could push the 60-metre mark unless there are any accidents such as a storm blowing it over.
The tree was measured by tree climbers Mark Sigrift and Mick Lupton of Aspen Tree Management in Witherslack by dropping a long tape measure and using a badminton pole to attach a tape measure. "It just shows that the tree is happy with the climate there," said Mr Pring. It's only 160 years old so it is still growing."
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text: In a Time magazine article about the advent bookless libraries, Patron Steven Holl noted that "Acknowledging the digital and its speed and putting it in relation to the history and physical presence of the books makes it an exciting space. A book represents knowledge, and striking a balance in a library is a good thing." Asked what makes a city successful, Board Member Saskia Sassen (pictured at left) argued that it is cities' "incompleteness that gifts them their longevity. A city does not become obsolete." (Sassen also sat down with Nicolas Nova for a great interview in advance of Lift Lab earlier this month.) And June Williamson spoke about the future of suburbia in one of Record's "What's Next" features, explaining that "We spent 50 to 60 years building it up, so we're going to have to spend an equivalent period of time restructuring, infilling, and remaking it."


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE — While weeks of mostly sunny skies have already told the tale, state water managers made this year's sub-par winter official Wednesday by measuring meager amounts of snow at Echo Summit.
California Department of Water Resources staff measured 15.6 inches of snow at Phillips Station, near the entrance to Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, Wednesday morning.
The snow contained the equivalent of 3.8 inches of water, just 19 percent of the long-term average for the snow survey site at this time of year.
The measurements make 2012 the second driest year for the site since the Department of Water Resources began keeping records in 1946, according to a Wednesday statement from the agency.
Last year at this time, snow surveyors measured the equivalent of 28.4 inches of water in the snowpack at Phillips Station, more than seven times what was on the ground this week.
"We're way below average," said Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Survey program, following Wednesday's measurements.
This winter season has been similar to 1958, but not as bad as 1963, when "pretty much all of the snow courses had no snow," Gehrke added.
Snow survey sites within the Lake Tahoe Basin faired slightly better than the Echo Summit site, with measurement sites running between 26 and 48 percent of their long-term averages, according to Natural Resources Conservation Service data.
The few inches of snow that fell Wednesday was a "little quirk" that may give area ski resorts a boost, but served to obscure the true conditions in the Sierra Nevada as far as water goes, Gehrke said.
Low snow measurements have been made throughout the mountain range. Statewide readings show the water content of the snowpack at 37 percent of normal.
And there is little hope of change through the end of February.
"We're probably looking at another dry month in February," Gehrke said.
There is a slight chance of snow Tuesday, but a storm moving over the Pacific Ocean is expected to split as it reaches the West Coast and not bring much precipitation to the Lake Tahoe Basin, according to a Thursday forecast from the National Weather Service in Reno.
"Bottom line ... not expecting a big storm here," according to the forecast. "Chances of snow are marginal, and splitting troughs are very uncertain. Even it does come directly through the Sierra, snow amounts won't be heavy. After Wednesday, high pressure moves in again over the western states, with dry weather likely to carry through mid-February."
Mountain snow provides approximately one-third of the water for California's households and farms, and the lack of snow has concerned the state's water managers.
The Department of Water Resources estimates the State Water Project will be able to deliver 60 percent of the more than 4 million acre-feet of water requested by 29 public agencies.
The estimate is largely based on carryover reservoir storage and may change depending on the amount of snow that falls through the end of the winter.
"So far, we just haven't received a decent number of winter storms," said Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin in Wednesday's statement. "We have good reservoir storage thanks to wet conditions last year, but we also need more rain and snow this winter."


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However " New Orleans Battle" would be neat with cannons as a symbol and the Jackson square logos on the side of the shorts would be cool.
Ha then he was being very subtle
Seems like the rebranding thread has plateaued. I don't hate the Knights, Pilots, Dukes, or Rebels, but neither of these names are as epic as Arcangels.
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
I thought Krewe was pretty epic
Since the rebrand thread has stalled, let's go through this again starting with NOLA icons and potential names associated with them.
Jazz: Brass, Rhythm, Blues. Jazz is taken.
Mardi Gras: Krewe, Revelers, Carnival. Mardi Gras itself wouldn't make a good name.
VooDoo: Magic, Spirit. VooDoo is also currently used.
Crescent City: Moon, Crescent, Nights, Lunars, Arcangels (epic)
Big Easy: Free, Royal (old definition), Smooth, Light
Historic: Rebels, Dukes, Regents, Privateers, Battle, French, Creole, Bourbons
Louisiana: Bayou, Gators, Cajuns
This is just a start.
The state amphibian is the green tree frog. Choosing that as our mascot makes about as much sense. The ONLY thing that makes complete sense in the Dukes. As always, hope this helps.
I once had some of the worst grits and drippings in the Queen City
Jeff Duncan apparently likes the Dukes...and maybe reads this board?
http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ss...drape_its.htmlOriginally Posted by Jeff Duncan
I think we should just go back to Bucs. Or if you dont like that because of Tampa Bay, use Pirates. Update that old ABA logo and colors.
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A two-month investigation into illegal sexual activity at the Lockington Reserve in Shelby County has resulted in the arrest of nine individuals including the former Sidney Daily News editor, a former Piqua Park Board member and more arrests are pending.
During a press conference on Wednesday morning, Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart, who was joined by Shelby County Commissioners Julie Ehemann and Bob Guillozet, said that "there were 25 to 30 cars per day going in there (the park). This is probably the tip of the iceberg." Only part of the park was under surveillance during the 60-day investigation.
Lenhart said there was allegedly "lewd sexual activity" and described it as "anal sex, oral sex, guys running around naked, you name it." He said that there were no women or children involved in the activity, but it was noted that one man, David Murray, 51, of Sidney, was allegedly seen masturbating in his car as "children were being dropped off" from the school bus in that area. He was previously arrested in October.
Lenhart said he was surprised by the age of the men. "Most of them are older," including a 72-year-old. Another man works for American Airlines as a supervisory gate agent and had allegedly previously been arrested for "lewd public acts" in Texas. In response to a question, Lenhart said the American Airlines employee was still employed "as of yesterday" and "had a chance at a promotion" and was worried his arrest could affect his chances.
Lenhart said he had seen some of the footage of the surveillance at the park and "some of the films, in my 47 years (in law enforcement)….never seen anything like it…..this was in a public park. It is not tolerated."
The sheriff said there had been "lots of complaints" about the activity at the park, which is part of the Miami Conservancy District and part of the Dayton Flood Plain District. He noted that the illicit activity took place "on park benches" and on the trails.
An ad on Craig's List advertised the illegal activity and Lenhart said, "it was passed from one person to another" by word of mouth.
Lenhart said the activity is an "embarrassment. Not good advertising" for Shelby County and he said he has decided more drastic action must be taken. "We're going to ask that (the) park be closed."
He noted that he is asking the Shelby County Commissioners and Shelby County Engineer Bob Geuy to close that area to the public and only allow it to be used with a permit.
Ehemann said, "We're not looking forward to closing the park. But we will do what we can" to make sure it is closed. She noted that the Shelby County Commissioners ended funding for the park several years ago.
Guillozet agreed, noting, "The county commission will back up the sheriff."
Ehemann said that she called Barb Heilers, Cara Kellersmith and Melissa Clark, all members of the park board, twice and left messages that there was a "pressing" matter she needed to discuss, which was the activity in the park and the arrests. She noted that none of the women returned her calls and that fact was also noted by Lenhart.
The Sidney Daily News attempted to reach all three women for comment and was not able to reach them. A message left for Heilers had not been returned.
The sheriff's office released the names and information of those arrested in the sting operation and the arrests of others are pending. They include:
*Dennis Baldwin, 64, of Arcanum. Baldwin faces one count of public indecency after video surveillance captured him involved in sexual activity with a male in the park.
*Jeffrey Billiel, 69, of Sidney. Billiel was the former Sidney Daily News editor and resigned his position immediately after his arrest. He faces one count of public indecency after surveillance captured him in sexual activity with an 83-year-old man.
*Gerry Drees, 53, of Russia. Drees is a volunteer firefighter with the Russia Fire Department. Drees faces one count of public indecency after surveillance captured him walking around in the park naked.
*James Miller, 52, of Bradford. Miller faces one count of public indecency after surveillance captured him involved in sexual activity with a male in the park.
*David Murray, 51, of Sidney. Murray was charged with one count of public indecency after he was observed masturbating while sitting in his vehicle in the park's parking lot.
*Michael Perando, 55, of Piqua. Perando is a former member of the City of Piqua Parks Board. Perando faces two counts of public indecency after surveillance captured him involved in sexual activity with a male and another incident exposing himself.
*David Scott Stone, 47, of Vandalia. Stone is employed by American Airlines as a supervisory gate agent at the Dayton International Airport. Stone faces two counts of public indecency. Surveillance captured Stone involved in sexual activity with a male in one incident and in a second incident exposing himself. Both incidents were at the park.
*Joshua Taylor, 29, of Piqua. Taylor is charged with one count of public indecency after surveillance captured him involved in sexual activity with a male in the park.
*George Treon, 72, of Versailles. Treon faces one count of public indecency after surveillance captured him involved in sexual activity with a male.
Public indecency charges are a third degree misdemeanor with a fine up to $500 and a 60-day jail term. Those charged with exposing themselves face a fine up to $250 and a 30-day jail sentence. It is a fourth degree misdemeanor.
Others are being sought in the sting and those names and their charges will be made public following their arrests.
"It is a sad day," Lenhart said. "Our job is to protect the public."


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Wednesday - 10/31/2012, 8:52pm EDT
The Homeland Security Department increased its cyber workforce by 600 percent over the last few years, but it still has a ways to go.
Secretary Janet Napolitano said today DHS and the rest of government have been moving at 80 mph over the last few years and need to move at 120 mph to deal with the ever-increasing cyber threat.
"We have great and fabulous people, and they attract fabulous people like them," Napolitano said during a discussion in Washington sponsored by Washington Post Live. "We are in the midst of hiring. We need cyber folks, analysts, IT specialists and people who are familiar with code and coding."
Current hiring not enough to fill gap
She said DHS is bringing in about 600 new cyber workers but probably needs many more.
DHS needs help and new authorities to hire more quickly and be more competitive with the private sector. She said that is one of the most important, but least focused on, parts of the Senate's comprehensive cyber bill.
The version authored by Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) calls for the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) to receive the same hiring authorities that the National Security Agency uses to recruit and retain critical employees.
The bill allows the DHS secretary to establish positions in the excepted service, make direct appointments, set rates of basic pay and provide additional compensation, benefits, incentives and allowances.
"The section also authorizes the Secretary to exercise, with respect to cybersecurity employees, the same authorities as the Secretary of Defense to establish a scholarship program to enable employees to pursue an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree, or a certification in an information assurance discipline," the bill states. "The section requires the Secretary to report to Congress annually on the process used to hire individuals for cybersecurity positions and how the Secretary plans to fill the critical need of DHS to recruit and retain skilled cybersecurity employees."
Napolitano said these changes can only be done by Congress and are critical to giving DHS access to hire the expertise needed to protect federal networks and help critical infrastructure providers secure their systems.
New fellows program underway
She said DHS also is taking steps on its own to address recruitment.
"We just created and announced the Secretarial Honors Program," she said. "It is scoped to bring in about 50 people. They will be selected on a competitive basis and some will be in the cyber arena."
DHS began accepting applications Oct. 24 across six areas, including IT, policy, management, emergency management, attorneys and cyber.
In the cyber fellows program, DHS is looking for recent college graduates to enter a two-year program to develop technical skills.
"Through rotational assignments, participants see how each DHS Component agency collaborates on cyber-related issues and works first-hand on critical issues or incidents in a fast-paced, growing environment," DHS stated on its website. "Candidates are encouraged to participate in the Cybersecurity Internship Program prior to applying for the Honors Program."
A recent report by the Homeland Security Advisory Council's Task Force on Cyberskills recommended that DHS hire 600 expertly skilled cyber workers. This was one of several recommendations made by the task force to increase the number and skills of the agency's cyber workforce.
FEMA of cyber attacks
Napolitano said the need for more well-trained cyber workers is part of the way DHS is becoming the FEMA of cyber.
She said when there is an attack or when a cyber vulnerability is discovered, DHS is the hub for information sharing with the private sector and for protecting federal civilian unclassified networks.
"There are three key players: us, the FBI and the NSA," she said. "A call to us is a call to all of us. We are so closely interlinked. We have people from each organization on each other's [security operations center] floors. As we go through an event, we make decisions together on who takes the lead. If it's a criminal event, the FBI is in charge. If it's a systems protection vulnerability that needs to be explored or if information needs to be shared to broader world, that's the role we play."
Napolitano said she doesn't worry about who's in charge. She said she meets regularly with FBI Director Robert Mueller and cyber is a common topic of discussion.
She said a recent example of this coordination is the denial-of- service attacks against the financial sector.


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Get free Standard Shipping with your $50 purchase today! Just choose Standard Shipping during checkout.
Please note this offer is only available to physical shipping addresses in the 48 continental United States (no PO Boxes), and oversize charges still apply on some heavy/large items.