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Pre-Order Malcolm Gladwell's New Book, David and Goliath, Coming 3 October 2013. In What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell covers everything from criminology to spaghetti sauce to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about ourselves and our world. Looking under the surface of the seemingly mundane, he explores the underdogs, the overlooked, the curious, the miraculous and the disastrous, and reveals how everyone and everything contains an incredible story. What the Dog Saw is Gladwell at his very best - asking questions and finding surprising answers. "A global phenomenon ...there is, it seems, no subject over which he cannot scatter some magic dust". (Observer). "Gladwell makes the world seem fresh and exciting again". (Evening Standard). "Comes exuberantly close to ...what goes on inside other people's heads". (Daily Telegraph). "A dizzying array ...his writing talks to all of us". (Guardian). "Consistently absorbing ...captivating". (Independent). "Gladwell's storytelling qualities and his eye for the human drama ...make this so compelling". (Sunday Times). Author, journalist, cultural commentator and intellectual adventurer, Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine. His first book The Tipping Point captured the world's attention with its theory that a curiously small change can have unforeseen effects. His other international bestselling books are Outliers, which looks at the stories of exceptional individuals and reveals the secrets of their success, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking and What The Dog Saw, a collection of his most provocative and entertaining New Yorker pieces.
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Author, journalist, cultural commentator and intellectual adventurer, Malcolm Gladwell was born in 1963 in England to a Jamaican mother and an English mathematician father. He grew up in Canada and graduated with a degree in history from the University of Toronto in 1984. From 1987 to 1996, he was a reporter for the Washington Post, first as a science writer and then as New York City bureau chief. Since 1996, he has been a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine. His curiosity and breadth of interests are shown in New Yorker articles ranging over a wide array of subjects including early childhood development and the flu, not to mention hair dye, shopping and what it takes to be cool. His first book The Tipping Point captured the world's attention with its theory that a curiously small change can have unforeseen effects, and the phrase has become part of our language, used by writers, politicians and business people everywhere to describe cultural trends and strange phenomena. His other international bestselling books are Blink, which explores how a snap judgement can be far more effective than a cautious decision, and Outliers, which looks at the stories of exceptional individuals and reveals the secrets of their success.
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Six months have passed since two camp counselors were shot to death on a beach near Jenner in Sonoma County, and detectives do not appear to be any closer to knowing who is responsible.
Jason Allen, 26, and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Lindsay Cutshall, were discovered on August 18 by a search and rescue helicopter that was rescuing a hiker stranded on a bluff. Allen and Cutshall were in their sleeping bags on Fish Head Beach near Highway 1. Each had been shot once in the head.
The couple were supposed to be married last September and had been working that summer as counselors at a Christian camp in the Sierra Foothills. They had gone to visit friends for the weekend and failed to return.
Investigators believe the murder weapon was probably a .45-caliber Marlin rifle, a relatively rare firearm. While detectives have located some models of the gun, they would not say whether they had found the rifle used in the murders.
In November Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation has offered an additional $10,000.

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Nigella Lawson champions the humble sprout and says they are best with a bit of bite. Cause for complaint stems from overcooking, she says
Take a tip from some top chefs when it comes to cooking the perfect Christmas dinner.
Jamie Oliver says: "One of the biggest challenges when cooking a turkey is that the legs take longer than the breasts. The breasts dry out in the oven while you're waiting for the legs to cook.
"I like to push stuffing between the turkey's skin and breasts, increasing the thickness of the breasts so they take the same time to cooks as the legs. The result? Juicy turkey!"
Antony Worrell Thompson
doesn't quite agree, adding: "Some people stuff the inside of the turkey, but this is not a good idea as the turkey usually takes longer and might not be properly cooked. Only stuff the neck. Wrap it in foil, but unwrap it about half an hour before it is ready. When cooked, leave for 20 mins and it will be easier to carve."
Heston Blumenthal's hint for flawless roast potatoes is: "As well as using the right potato (Golden Wonder, Charlotte or Belle de Fontenay are best), it is important never to salt the cooking water, otherwise the potatoes will not crisp up well. When they are parboiled, carefully turn them in flour and place them in the roasting tray."
Nigella Lawson is championing the humble sprout. She says: "Just as I have never understood the sheer hostility that a turkey can induce in people, nor do I have much time for the antipathy displayed toward the Brussels sprout.
"Again, the cause for complaint stems from over-cooking. When a sprout is allowed to keep a bit of bite, it has a nutty freshness. It helps if the sprouts you're cooking are relatively small; once they've reached the large, blowsy unfurling stage they can be harder to deal with satisfactorily."
Delia Smith hate commercially produced gravy mixes, flavoured beef extracts, meat cubes or stock cubes. She says: "The chemical flavours will not enhance the meat at all: on the contrary they compete with it. Use the meat roasting tin containing its fat and juices – or the pan in which the meat has been browned. The additional liquid can be wine, dry cider, stock or even water."


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Harry Redknapp seems to be dropping clues thick and fast that his future looks more likely to be at Tottenham Hotspur than England.
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After being widely reported on Tuesday morning as saying he's "not sure" about England, he has now delivered another 'directive' which is aimed at helping club rather than country.
His "I'm not sure" remarks were reported initially in L'Equipe, but within the same article was another far more pertinent comment which seems to suggest that his thoughts are becoming more and more distanced from the England job.
He declared: "Our owner is prepared to pay for an exceptional talent like Eden Hazard. I've seen him many times, most recently against Marseille. But I know Manchester United are following him and Manchester City, too. It will be difficult to get him here. But I like him a lot."
That is quite simply not the talk of a man considering leaving a club and, given that it has taken him a lifetime in management to find a club which gives him all their faith and money, his odds for the England job may soon need to be adjusted.
For Harry, it begins to appear, could be at White Hart Lane for some years to come. Redknapp is 6.50 to be England's next permanent manager, while Roy Hodgson can be backed at 1.12, Stuart Pearce at 21.00 and Jose Mourinho at 51.00.
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Biology Honorary – Beta Beta Beta
Beta Beta Beta is an honor society for biology students. The purpose of this society is to stimulate sound scholarship, promote the dissemination of scientific truth and encourage investigation in the life sciences. Beta Beta Beta is affiliated with the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Throughout the year the group organizes activities including a plant sale, haunted bio lab, and trips to museums.
Heidelberg students have the opportunity to present their research at the annual Student Reseach Conference. Some topics from the past several years include:
- Ben Laubender – "Seasonal Fish Kills among Intersex Males"
- Britt Grimmett – "Comparing Mouse Flora During Life and After Death"
- Katherine Daniel – "Antibiotic Resistance of E Coli in Raw Milk"
- Billy Banks - "Testing Dogs' and Cats' Paws for Pathogenic Bacteria"
- Josh Bierbaugh - "The Effects of Light on Zooplankton Migration"
- Craig Conrad - "Macroinvertebrate Colonization of Hester-Dendy Samplers in Streams Varying in Velocity and Shade"
- Matt Lamoreaux - "Rotifer Migration and Distribution in Natural and Laboratory Conditions"
- Josh Bierbaugh and Matt Lamoreaux - "The Effects of Submerged Green Light on Zooplankton Migration"
- Christopher Boehler - "Larval Fish Drift in Honey Creek"
- Nikki Lagendyk - "Normal Eye Flora: Effects of Gender and Contacts"
Awards and Honors
Beta Beta Beta Outstanding Freshman Award
The biology honorary society, recognizes the outstanding freshman in biology each year.
- 2013: Emily Glor and Bradley Palocko
- 2012: Tessa Benanzer and Destiny Miller
- 2011: Drew Figley
- 2010: Allison R. Willis
Dr. A.G. McQuate Award in Field Biology
Awarded to an upper-level student who has demonstrated an ability, interest and promise in the areas of conservation and field studies.
- 2013: Susan Daniel and Jeffrey Gordon
- 2012: Candice Brothers
- 2011: Scott Langekamp
- 2010: Ben Laubender
Allan King Zartman Prize in Biology
Awarded to a sophomore or junior in Biology who has excelled in the quality of her or his work.
- 2013: Tessa Benanzer
- 2012: Allison Willis
- 2011: Joanna Brewer
- 2010: Drew Figley
Ira and Robert Wilson Memorial Scholarship
Given each year to a senior majoring in biology, who has been accepted for graduate study in a biological science, medicine, or dentistry and who shows promise of outstanding achievement.
- 2013: Matthew Condon
- 2012: Joanna Brewer
- 2011: Drew Figley


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Singapore to lend IMF $5 billion
Singapore on Friday (April 20) joined the ranks of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries by contributing a $4 billion (S$5 billion) loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help troubled economies.
This is part of the broader international effort to boost the IMF's lending capacity, which managing director Christine Lagarde wants to increase by $400 billion.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday announced that Singapore will make a bilateral loan of $4 billion to the IMF but stressed that this contribution will be by way of contingent loans to the Fund, and not directly to countries borrowing from it. "Hence, as with our permanent capital subscriptions to the IMF (or quota subscriptions), this bilateral loan will remain part of Singapore's Official Foreign Reserves," MAS said in a statement.
Singapore joined other countries at the G-20 spring meetings in Washington to make this commitment to the IMF.
In a separate joint statement issued, Singapore – along with Australia, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom – said these contributions were made "to increase the precautionary resources of the IMF" and would be done by way of contingent loans or note purchase agreements.
Besides the pledge by Singapore, Australia committed $7 billion, Republic of Korea $15 billion and the UK $15 billion, bringing the total pledged yesterday to $41 billion.
The four countries clarified that their contributions have been made to increase the capabilities of the IMF in playing its role effectively without any specific mention of whether this amount would be used for helping to bail out eurozone countries from their debt crisis.
"Should these additional resources be used, they would support well-designed IMF programmes with appropriate conditionality and risk-mitigating measures would apply."
The IMF announced on Thursday that it was confident of raising an additional $400 billion of funds to assure markets that it was able to cope with any future needs of the eurozone crisis. It has already secured $320 billion in commitments, buoyed by Japan's pledge of $60 billion and a total contribution of $34 billion by Poland and Switzerland.
At the meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bankers in Washington, Ms Lagarde said she expected the IMF's "firepower to be significantly increased" and even mentioned a commitment from Singapore without specifying any amount.
While the IMF is closer to the $400 billion target it has set for it to better cope with the crisis, the figure is down from the additional $500 billion Ms Lagarde had initially requested in January.
The IMF is yet to receive a contribution from the US, the largest contributor to the Fund, although it is unlikely to make any additional funding commitment with presidential elections only a little more than six months away.
China, another notable absentee from the list of contributors thus far, has been silent on its likely commitment although it is expected to do so at the G-20 meetings alongside its fellow BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa.
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Short form of Natasha, now also used as an independent given name.
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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2007 Turkey is a strong NATO ally and partner in the war on terror, and the best way to handle its conflicts with neighboring Iraq over Kurdish rebels is diplomatically, a senior Joint Staff official told Pentagon reporters today. (Video)
Meanwhile, the Pentagon is conducting "prudent planning" to evaluate how it would modify its operations in the event Turkey moves forward militarily and cuts off U.S. supply routes, said Army Lt. Gen Carter F. Ham, the Joint Staff's director of operations.
Ham's comments came a day after the Turkish government asked its parliament for authority to conduct military raids across the border into northern Iraq. The vote is expected tomorrow.
If approved, the one-year authorization would permit Turkey's military to move into the Kurdish region of Iraq to go after members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party who have been launching attacks into Turkey. Known as the PKK, the group wants an autonomous Kurdish region in eastern Turkey.
"This is obviously a very sensitive matter right now and largely a diplomatic effort," Ham said. He noted that Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi is in Turkey today to discuss possible diplomatic solutions.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in a statement released yesterday that Iraq shares Turkey's commitment to stopping the PKK attacks and will strive to work with Turkey to resolve the crisis. Maliki emphasized, however, that his government "will never accept a military solution to the differences between Turkey and Iraq."
Ham noted today that Iraq is a sovereign nation "and obviously would take their sovereignty and defense of their territory quite seriously."
An attack by Turkey would put the United States in a difficult position. The United States and NATO are committed to each member country's mutual defense, although Ham said he was unsure if the United States has a treaty obligation to help Turkey stop the PKK incursions.
Ham called Turkey "a highly valued NATO ally" and noted that the U.S. and Turkish militaries share "a longstanding and very close and professional relationship."
However, the United States also is committed to Iraq's sovereignty and its right to protect itself. While emphasizing that Iraq is a sovereign nation with primary responsibility for providing its own security, he said the United States would "want to assist them as best we can."
Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department has designated the PKK a terrorist organization.
Further complicating the issue is the fact that Turkey serves as a transit route for support for U.S. military operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In the event that Turkey launched an attack into Iraq, that access could be curtailed or cut.
Ham said the Defense Department is "looking at a broad range of options" it could pursue if that happened. "We are now addressing how we would modify our operations should the government of Turkey choose to change the access that we currently enjoy either by ground or air," he said. "And that is prudent military planning that you would expect us to do."
While expressing confidence the United States could continue supporting its military operations in Southwest Asia, albeit more expensively and more logistically challenging, Ham said he's hopeful it won't be necessary. "We would prefer to maintain the access that we have," he said.
Should diplomacy between Iraq and Turkey fail, the United States "will have to assess the situation," he said.
But for now, he expressed hope in a diplomatic breakthrough. "This is primarily and necessarily an opportunity to find a diplomatic solution," he said. "We think that is obviously the best way to approach this, diplomatically, rather than militarily."


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House Oblodra is a deceased drow house of Menzoberranzan. House Oblodra was gifted in the rare art of psionics. The matron of House Oblodra used this advantage, during the Time of Troubles, by attacking other houses. Though it fell during the years 1358 DR - 1359 DR and was defeated by House Baenre and by the help of an avatar of Lolth. Undead survivors might haunt the Claw Rift as some sort of ghosts or witchlin.
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A few sleep studies out this week have clear implications for married couples, especially those with kids. The Daily Mail has a nice round up here. A recap: The University of Warwick Medical School finds women who sleep five hours a night or less are twice as likely to have high blood pressure as women […] [Read More]


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I love complicated characters, and I especially love a good unlikable female. It's something that fascinates me from the perspective of a reader and sometimes even more because of the reaction those characters elicit from other readers. When you read reviews of books that feature unlikable females or females who make choices which aren't always the prettiest, the nicest, or the most logical, people react with either surprise, disbelief or sometimes downright hatred for the character.
This doesn't really happen with unlikable male characters, especially in YA. In my mind, it has to do with our perceptions of gender roles and our society's belief that all girls are good and make the right choices all the time. Whatever the "right" choices may be. Unlikable girls are not easy to read. If you've never spent time reading the reviews of books featuring these kinds of female characters, I highly recommend it. It's not as a means to belittle readers who are put off by unlikable characters. Instead, I think reading those reviews makes you a better reader and better able to assess character and character arcs. Not everyone is good, not everyone is nice, and not everyone makes the likable choices.
Unlikable characters are realistic because they are reflections of us. We aren't always likable, no matter what face we like to put on.
In thinking about the contemporary YA I've read, it was easy for me to draw together a number of books featuring an unlikable female character. But because I am always curious about other people's thoughts and reactions to less-than-pleasant females (or those who make the less-popular choices), I solicited the insight of a number of other librarians with whom I regularly communicate.
Thus, a list was born.
All of these YA books were published within the last five or so years and feature female characters who are unlikable or who make choices which are easily classified as unlikable. I find often in the reviews I read that the criticism is launched at the whole character, rather than her choices, thus casting her choices as who she is -- unlikable. I've included descriptions from WorldCat, along with commentary, where possible, about what it is that makes that particular character unlikable. Some come from the wonderful librarians who played this thought game with me on the Code Name Awesome group.
I don't think there are any right or wrong definitions of unlikable. Sometimes what's unlikable to me is what's appealing and powerful to another reader and vice versa. So chime in with anyone you think fits your definition and share why. I'd love to have a nice thick resource of books featuring the unlikable female character. Also included at the end of this post are a couple of links to other pieces written on this topic that are absolutely worth reading for anyone who finds this topic as fascinating as I do.
Maybe worth noting as a general observation -- something maybe I'd love more insight from from readers -- is this: many of these characters who are unlikable come from privilege of some sort. Either they've had it all or they can get it all and they choose instead to not. I wonder how much that impacts our reading of these girls if it matters at all.
Amplified by Tara Kelly: When privileged seventeen-year-old Jasmine Kiss gets kicked out of her house by her father, she takes what is left of her meager savings and flees to Santa Cruz, California, to pursue her dream of becoming a rock musician.
So what's not to like about Jasmine? She's a liar. And she's unapologetic about going after what it is she wants, even if it means defying her father and potentially hurting other people to get it. She doesn't make great choices.
Send Me A Sign by Tiffany Schmidt: Superstitious before being diagnosed with leukemia, high school senior Mia becomes irrationally dependent on horoscopes, good luck charms, and the like when her life shifts from cheerleading and parties to chemotherapy and platelets, while her parents obsess and lifelong friend Gyver worries.
The reason Mia can be an unlikable character is that she hides her leukemia diagnoses from her best friends. She also lies to them about why she's not around. At times, she's downright prickly and she doesn't always make popular choices.
The Opposite of Hallelujah by Anna Jarzab: For eight of her sixteen years Carolina Mitchell's older sister Hannah has been a nun in a convent, almost completely out of touch with her family--so when she suddenly abandons her vocation and comes home, nobody knows quite how to handle the situation, or guesses what explosive secrets she is hiding.
Caro's grief about losing her independence and status as only child turns into being cold and mean toward her sister, who is battling a number of personal demons. In being that way, Caro's choices don't always put her in the best light.
Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian: High school senior and student body president, Natalie likes to have everything under control, but when she becomes attracted to one of the senior boys and her best friend starts keeping secrets from her, Natalie does not know how to act.
Natalie knows how every girl should want to be, and she's not afraid to push her agenda, even if it means hurting other people.
Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers: High school senior Parker Fadley has quit the cheerleading squad, broken up with her popular boyfriend, and is in danger of not graduating with her class, but she refuses to tell anyone what has precipitated this sudden change in her attitude and behavior, insisting that she only wants to be left alone.
Parker's bitchy. That's really the nicest way to put it. But it's her defense mechanism and her coping strategy with the things she's fighting inside for something that she may have been responsible for.
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers: Regina, a high school senior in the popular--and feared--crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.
Mean girl Regina loses her spot on the social ladder after her friends think she's slept with one of their boyfriends (not the case). But who is to believe her when she's the kind of girl who likes to make other people's lives hell?
Pairing these two books together it's interesting to consider how Parker's unlikability compares to Regina's. Where Parker's struggles are more internal and she chooses to pull away, Regina's are more external and she chooses to lash out.
The Girls of No Return by Erin Saldin: A troubled sixteen-year-old girl attending a wilderness school in the Idaho mountains must finally face the consequences of her complicated friendships with two of the other girls at the school.
None of these girls are good girls. That's why they're at Alice Marshall in the first place. But it might be Gia who takes the cake of most unlikable.
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr: Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.
Jill is so hard to like, even though it's understandable why she is the way she is and why she behaves as she does. She's grieving both the loss of her father and she's not entirely eager to have a new baby join the family as a replacement.
The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour: Colby's post-high school plans have long been that he and his best friend Bev would tour with her band, then spend a year in Europe, but when she announces that she will start college just after the tour, Colby struggles to understand why she changed her mind and what losing her means for his future.
Bev is pretty terrible in what she does to Colby. What's interesting about this book, though, is that one wonders whether she's really unlikable or whether Colby is partially to blame for not reading her the right way.
The Children and the Wolves by Adam Rapp: Abducted by teen genius Bounce and her drifter friends Wiggins and Orange, three-year-old Frog seems content to eat cereal and play a video game about wolves all day--a game that parallels the reality around her--until Wiggins is overcome by guilt and tension and takes action.
Bounce is arguably one of the most vile characters -- not just female characters -- in YA lit. She is out for revenge by playing one nasty game of life and death and she doesn't care who she's going to take down with her.
Me, Him, Them, and It by Caela Carter: Playing the "bad girl" at school to get back at her feuding parents, sixteen-year-old Evelyn becomes pregnant and faces a difficult decision.
Evelyn's game of playing bad girl might end up showing that she really is unlikable in how she chooses to handle her accidental (or maybe purposeful) pregnancy. She is an up and down character through and through who makes a lot of choices which aren't easy to like.
Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt: Anna remembers a time before boys, when she was little and everything made sense. When she and her mom were a family, it was just the two of them against the world. But now her mom's gone most of the time, chasing the next marriage, the next stepfather. Anna gets used to being alone, until she discovers that she can make boys her family, from Desmond to Joey to Todd. But filling the void comes at a price.
I liked Anna a whole lot and found her quite sympathetic. However, so many other people have cited her as unlikable, I'm including her. She's unlikable because she drops out of high school and spends her days sleeping with boys -- which is her way of trying to make a life for herself, much like her mother. Her choices aren't smart, nor are they easy to like. Anna is an incredibly complicated character.
Beautiful by Amy Reed: Haunted by serious problems in her recent past, thirteen-year-old Cassie makes a fresh start at a Seattle school but is drawn by dangerous new friends into a world of sex, drugs, and violence, while her parents remain oblivious.
Cassie has so much potential, but she makes a lot of seriously poor decisions throughout the story. The worst part is because she's so strung out and her mind so altered, she doesn't even care what happens.
Over You by Amy Reed (out in June 2013): A novel about two girls on the run from their problems, their pasts, and themselves. Max and Sadie are escaping to Nebraska, but they'll soon learn they can't escape the truth.
Sadie is an awfully unlikable character. But it's interesting because the story is told through Max's point of view, and it is Max who comes to realize this as the story progresses. As readers, we see how unlikable Sadie is, but as Max realizes it, she begins to wonder if she needs to dump her all together or find a way to keep Sadie part of her life but at a distance she that her unlikability doesn't rub off any more than it already has. (For what it is worth, Max may be one of my favorite characters in a long time, too).
The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney: When Alex, a junior at an elite preparatory school, realizes that she may have been the victim of date rape, she confides in her roommates and sister who convince her to seek help from a secret society, the Mockingbirds.
The Rivals by Daisy Whitney: Alex's role in the Mockingbirds, an underground student justice system at her elite boarding school, is challenged when she tries to stop a group of students using prescription drugs to help other students cheat, as school officials turn a blind eye to the wrongdoing.
I find it really interesting the number of reviews that call Alex unlikable because that thought never crossed my mind about her. I realize there's a difference between being likable and being sympathetic, but I wonder how much those two things intertwine in these books. The books start following Alex's rape, and she's out for vigilante justice for herself in book one and then for others in book two. That she wants a world that's just and fair and wants to fight for it anyway she can? I see where people find that unlikable (she's hardheaded and goal-oriented and not always making great decisions to get there) but I liked Alex a lot.


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Romanian low-cost operator Blue Air is poised to start serving nearby Moldova following the country's integration into a pan-European aviation market.
The carrier's general manager, Sherif Ussama, gave a presentation to the Moldovan government in Chisinau and conducted talks with its prime minister Vlad Filat.
He said: "We've kept a close watch on Moldova's steps toward achieving a comprehensive air transport agreement with the European Union.
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According to Filat, Moldova will formally join an 'open skies' policy governing the European common aviation area on 22 March.
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GVTC promotes executive
Pettiette Josh Pettiette of GVTC Communications has been named that company's vice president-product development. In his new role, Pettiette will oversee managers for the company's broadband, cable and phone businesses while also managing GVTC's profitability and new product revenue Pettiette joined GVTC in 2004 and since 2005 served as its manager of installation and repair. […] [Read More]
AT&T 'sets the record straight' on Verizon ads
AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless over the company's "There's a Map for That" commercials, but has been relatively mum on responding to the media about its competitor's claims. That changed Thursday when the Dallas-based telecommunications giant issued a statement in response to the ads, calling them "blatantly false and misleading." AT&T also hopes to "set […] [Read More]
Harte-Hanks Inc. declares a dividend
Not many companies can manage to pay dividends to shareholders these days, but here's a San Antonio company that is going to. Harte-Hanks Inc. on Friday reported that its directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 7.5 cents per share payable on Dec. 15, to shareholders of record of shares of common stock of the […] [Read More]
Local union president vows to press AT&T on temporary workers
Roughly eight months of wrangling between AT&T and the Communications Workers of America's regional district that includes about 16,000 Texas workers came to an end Wednesday when union members ratified a new four-year contract. While local union leaders expressed relief that a contract had finally been approved by members, not everyone was completely satisfied with […] [Read More]
USAA chief claims top spot
Josue Robles USAA's CEO and President Josue Robles Jr. has been recognized by the Christian Science Monitor as the top veteran in the business world. In a blog item published on the newspaper's Web site on Veterans Day, the newspaper ranked Robles as the American veteran who had made the biggest impact in the economic […] [Read More]
Call of Duty breaks record
Call of Duty is the best video game series of all time! And I say this knowing full well that Halo, GTA and Rock Band boobs will cry foul. Yes, best game ever is a totally subjective statement, but come on, have you ever played Call of Duty? It is an insanely fun time-eater, so […] [Read More]
Local company gets reality TV show
San Antonio will be the home of the newest reality TV show in the TLC network. The Texas Armoring Corp., a locally based company that makes bulletproof armoring for vehicles, will be featured in the new show "Family Armor." Billed as being in the same style as "American Chopper," the show promises to be a […] [Read More]
Valero urges stockholders to reject mini tender offer
Valero Energy recommended today that its shareholders reject an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corp. A mini-tender offer is an offer for less than 5 percent of a company's outstanding shares, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. TRC made the offer to buy as much as 5 million shares of Valero common stock […] [Read More]
Six Flags closes Friday for volunteer outreach
Six Flags Fiesta Texas isn't just about fun and games. On Friday, it will show its philanthropic side when it and other properties in the Six Flags family of parks will close their offices and send full-time employees out to volunteer at a variety of community organizations. In San Antonio, the city's Parks and Recreation […] [Read More]
Pioneer prices stock sale at $6.75 a share
San Antonio-based Pioneer Drilling Co. said Thursday it will sell 3.8 million shares at $6.75 a share as part of a public offering. The price represents a 6.4 percent discount to Wednesday's closing price of $7.21 a share. The offering will close on Nov. 17. Pioneer, which drills on land, under contract, for clients, said […] [Read More]
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The Threshold Care Circle exists as a community network and resource for Southwestern Wisconsin. Our mission is to educate individuals and families who wish to care for their own at the time of death, according to their spiritual and/or cultural beliefs, in ways that honor the one who is crossing the threshold and the surviving loved ones.
We provide educational materials, group presentations and family consultations that prepare and empower individuals and the community to care for their dead at home, enabling them to carry out a home or family-directed funeral, with or without the services of a funeral director.
The Threshold Care Circle was formed in January of 2006 in Viroqua,Wisconsin. We came together to educate and train ourselves in caring for the dead at home. Members of our group have received training from JerriGrace Lyons of Final Passages, Linda Bergh, and Nancy Poer.
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It's time to "spring forward." Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday. That means you should set your clock one hour ahead before going to bed tonight.
In addition to changing the time on your clocks, this is also a good time to change the batteries in your home's smoke detectors. Daylight saving time has become an occasion for replacing batteries in smoke detectors in the home. Firefighters say having a properly functioning smoke detector in the home more than doubles a person's chances of surviving a house fire.
Tennessee routinely ranks among the top states in the nation when it comes to the number of residents killed in house fires. Many of those lives might have been saved by a fully functioning smoke detector. That means a smoke detector should be checked regularly. And a smoke detector that has had its battery drained or removed is of no use in alerting a family to a fire.
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So don't forget to set your clocks an hour ahead and change the batteries in your smoke detectors before going to sleep tonight.
It is up to you to do with that extra hour of daylight. Americans have had a love/hate relationship with daylight saving time. Golfers and gardeners love it. Theater owners and parents with schoolchildren hate it.
Nonetheless, daylight saving time has been a bright idea for curtailing energy use in the United States. The additional hour of sunlight has helped Americans save on their electric bills. It's been a very simple idea: If there is light outdoors, there are fewer lights turned on inside homes across this country.


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Best Outdoor Dining St. Louis 2011 - Bar Italia
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There are, generally, two types of good outdoor dining: the leafy green oases, and the sidewalk tables that are ideal for seeing and being seen. It's a rare restaurant that manages to combine the two — which brings us to Bar Italia. Located barely a stone's throw from one of the busiest pedestrian hotspots in the city, the Euclid/Maryland nexus, there's great people watching from the street-side high tops and modern orange couches along the perimeter. But if you're feeling romantic, the quieter corners of Bar Italia's lush garden of a patio won't fail to delight. Graceful old trees provide shade and privacy; the mellow hum of grown-up conversation is the only soundtrack. There's a small outdoor bar, too, for alfresco solo dining.


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The intergovernmental agreement with the City of Gainesville will provide funding for three Colt M4 6920 rifles and for three rifle safes for SROs at Gainesville High School, Gainesville Middle School and Woods Mill Academy.
The City and the School Board would equally share the $6,000 cost with the Gainesville Police Department handling the acquisition.
The Board had originally planned to vote on the gun plan in October, but governance councils at each of the three schools involved wanted time to review the pros and cons of having the weapons on their campuses.


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Gina DiBello was appointed to to the first violin section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in
April 2013. Previously, she was Principal Second Violin of the Minnesota Orchestra for four
seasons and prior to that, a member of the first violin section of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
A Chicago native, DiBello developed an intense passion for music at a very young age, inspired
by her parents; her father Joseph is a veteran bass player with the CSO and her mother Bonita a
violinist with the Lyric Opera Orchestra. She began her violin studies at age four with Betty
Haag and made her solo debut at age fifteen, performing the Glazunov Concerto with the
Kishwaukee Symphony. The next year she also appeared as a soloist with the Midwest Young
Artists Youth Orchestra, a group she was a member of for eight years while growing up in the
Chicago area. Gina then went on to study at the Cleveland Institute of Music and The Juilliard
School in New York. Her principal teachers include Desiree Ruhstrat, David Cerone, and Linda
An accomplished soloist and chamber musician, DiBello's playing has been described as
"exquisite, bewitching, and ravishing" by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She performed
Mozart's violin concertos nos. 3 and 5 with the Minnesota Orchestra under the batons of
Stainslaw Skrowaczewski and Andrew Litton. Recent chamber music recordings include Asako
Hirabayashi's "The Harpsichord in the New Millenium" (Albany Records) and Kalevi Aho's
Clarinet Quintet featuring Osmo Vanska (BIS Records). An advocate of contemporary music,
DiBello is a founding member of the collective New Music Detroit.
DiBello has also performed with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony in Sun Valley, Idaho and the
All Star Orchestra in New York -- an ensemble comprised of principal players from orchestras
across the U.S., put together to film a series of educational programs for Public TV. Other recent
appearances include concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia
DiBello lives in Sheridan Park with her husband, percussionist Ian Ding. Both are Chicago
natives and are thrilled to be back in their hometown.
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Start by doing the following:
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I loved this book. My son is a history major and it was a gift for him.
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Now we can tab it the top recruiting class in the nation.
For the second year in a row head coach John Calipari has hauled in the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, according to Rivals.com. The recruiting-based website tabbed UK's No. 1 over Memphis, Ohio State, North Carolina and North Carolina State, respectively.
UK's recruiting class features five top-33 recruits in addition to junior-college transfer Eloy Vargas. No other school can boast five recruits in the Rivals' top 33.
Here is what Rivals had to say about Kentucky's top-ranked class:
"For a second straight year Kentucky is at the top of the national team rankings. Coach John Calipari has four five-star prospects and a couple four-star prospects joining the 2010-2011 roster. Kanter is a Turkish import who dazzled during the Hoops Summit. Fellow five-star standout Knight should be able to step right in and take over the controls of the dribble-drive offense. A highly-skilled, left-handed power forward, Jones fits in perfectly with Calipari's system. Lamb, the fourth five-star prospect, is a reliable scorer and defender. Poole gives the Wildcats an athletic slasher on the wing who can get hot from 3-point range, and Vargas, a fellow four-star prospect, will provide frontline depth."
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You've likely seen the videos—People pouring buckets of ice water over their heads and posting it on Facebook.
The "Ice Bucket Challenge" is credited with raising more than $5 million to fight ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
At any given time, around 150 New Mexicans are battling the disease. Donations from the Ice Bucket Challenge are helping with research and support for patients and families.
Those who participate in the challenge must pick three to four friends to "call out" to also take the challenge and then record a video of them dumping a bucket of water on their heads. In lieu of the water, people are encouraged to donate $100. Those who accept the challenge don't technically have to donate, but Kerrie Copelin with the ALS Association of New Mexico says many are doing both.
Copelin took the challenge live on KOB Eyewitness News 4 Today.
Some Albuquerque Isotopes players will also be getting in on the action at their game on Wednesday night.
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Opinion / March 5, 2013
Parody Doesn't Disappoint
I admit that I did not have exceedingly high expectations when I arrived at the opening performance of "The Wizard of Laws" on Saturday night. I didn't doubt the talent of the many whose efforts went into creating the undertaking. Rather, at this point in 3L, my jadedness about the law school experience has reached such heights that I figured that there wasn't much in the way of a light-hearted look at HLS that was capable of eliciting more than a polite chuckle. It turned out though that I was wrong. The wit of the writers combined with the impressive voices and acting abilities of the cast members made the show thoroughly entertaining. It can't be easy to come up with the script of Parody. Required to be funny, the writers no doubt also feel constrained in their choices so as to avoid drawing the ire of the many student … Continue reading
Opinion / February 18, 2013
Professors and My Expectations
I came to HLS from a Ph.D. program, and one thing (among others) that immediately struck me as being very different about law school from a graduate program in the humanities was the nature of the relationship between students and their professors. In a Ph.D. program, students tend to interact with their professors in way that in some respects resembles a peer relationship. The professors are of course much more accomplished, more knowledgeable in their fields, and often more talented, but they nonetheless tend to have relationships with their students that are both less formal and more collaborative than the student-faculty relationships found in law schools. The fact that Ph.D. students tend to call their professors by their first names is one mark of the relative lack of formality; a student calling a law school professor by his or her first name is, in my experience, virtually unheard of. Moreover, … Continue reading
Opinion / February 4, 2013
On a Scale of 1 to 5, What's That Class's Workload Like?
As I imagine is the case for most HLS students, I would never dream of taking a class without first thoroughly reviewing the professor's course evaluations. And for the most part, I have found them to be very useful and accurate. The Feldmans and Rubensteins of the world who tend to elicit a near unanimous string of 5's generally don't disappoint. That being said, the forms themselves could stand to be revised rather substantially, and I propose that the time has come for these revisions to be made. Clearly a number of purposes must be served by the evaluation forms, as they are meant to be for the benefit of the professors, as well as students. But as the current evaluation forms stand, there are a number of ambiguities that seem to serve no purpose at all. Take for instance the question referenced in the title: the one that asks … Continue reading
Opinion / November 29, 2012
Why I Chose Corporate
When I started law school I was sure I would be a litigator. In part this was because the task of constructing and criticizing arguments was what appealed to me about law in the first place; but it was also because I had virtually no idea what a transactional lawyer did. Finance had never much appealed to me, and my background prior to law school had been largely in academia, not business. Litigation seemed like a natural fit. But for a variety of reasons, I ended up choosing to begin my career doing corporate work. The more I learned about what such work entailed, the more interested I became in it, and I realized that while litigation seemed to be a much better fit with my background, corporate was a better match for my personality and what I wanted out of my career. There were some practical concerns that made … Continue reading
Opinion / November 15, 2012
The Irony of Firmly Refuse
In the latest installment of the Firmly Refuse, the authors end their article by stating their intention to start a conversation. But by the time one gets to that point, it's pretty clear that this is a bit disingenuous. They don't actually want to start a conversation; they've already made up their minds. They've already decided, for instance, that everyone who goes and works for a corporate law firm (all of whom, by the way, have no "relevant professional experience") practices corporate defense where they will "defend tobacco" and the BP oil spill. They've decided that everyone who chooses to work for a law firm does so for the money (and presumably they find such a motivation morally suspect). They've decided that securities law and antitrust are mind-numbing and the work they involve resembles "criminal activity." In short, to enter a career in Big Law is to "waste the vast … Continue reading
Opinion / November 1, 2012
Some More Unsolicited Advice for 1Ls
1Ls certainly receive their fair share of unsolicited advice. Not wishing to break from tradition, I humbly offer some more. My advice will concern the timely topic of exams (and if you don't think this topic is timely please see below regarding when to begin studying). First, however, I will describe my approach to exams 1L fall, as an example what not to do. I began outlining over Thanksgiving Break, although if I'm being honest, really I did very little until I got back to school. I brought a lot of books home with me but barely cracked a single one. This was a mistake. There is in fact a lot to learn, and it takes time, so I should have started studying earlier. But when I look back at my preparation for 1L fall exams, what I regret more than when I started studying or what methods I employed … Continue reading
Opinion / October 18, 2012
What Changed Our Minds?
It is no secret that the 1L class undergoes a transformation every year. Large numbers of HLS students begin law school having no intention of working at large corporate law firms, yet without fail, a large majority of students opt for the well-trodden path toward Big Law. What could possibly account for such a rapid reversal of opinion? This past spring, under the title "Firmly Refuse," a group of students suggested that this change is due to what they consider to be the coercive and fear-based approach adopted by Office of Career Services that funnels students into the private-sector Early Interview Process regardless of their actual career ambitions. This claim, however, fails to comport with my own experience and the experiences of many of my classmates. When I reflect on my own decision-making process, I feel as though I made the choice to begin my career at a large … Continue reading
Opinion / October 4, 2012
What Is The Point of 3L?
1L was great. Meeting a whole new slew of classmates was fun, the novelty of studying the law was exciting, and attempting to adopt a new way of thinking challenged and engaged me. Even the cold calls weren't completely terrible, as they added some welcome suspense and drama to the experience. 2L wasn't so bad either. I enjoyed feeling as though 1L had taught me a few things. I appreciated knowing that I was no longer a rank amateur with respect to the law and I liked knowing what to expect come exam time. The EIP interviewing process made me eager to get my summer job underway, but I transitioned easily back into school mode and before long I had immersed again in the law school experience and was enjoying my day-to-day routine. I cannot, however, say that I have a similar level of affection for my 3L year, nascent … Continue reading


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Nutrition, Exercise and Prostate Cancer
In general, our society combines low levels of exercise along with foods that are high in calories, fat, sugar and salt. Our bodies respond as they were designed- they store excess food as fat to prepare for times of prolonged starvation. Prolonged starvation does not typically happen in modern society and this safety mechanism means that we just continue to gain weight and store more fat.
This excess fat, especially the fat around the middle of your body has been associated with an increased risk of many diseases, including prostate cancer, and particularly aggressive prostate cancer. Body fat is actually an organ with functions. It secretes hormones and specialized proteins that can increase inflammation and oxidation in the cells or your body-two natural processes that are strong contributors to the development and progression of prostate cancer.
Effects of Oxidation and Inflammation
Oxidation is a normal chemical reaction that occurs when free radicals form within the cells of the prostate. Each oxygen atom contains two electrons that cling together. When heat or light breaks apart the atom, the electrons are separated, leaving unpaired oxygen radicals. These radicals are free to roam around and initiate a process of breaking down normal cellular structures, causing damage and promoting the development of cancer. The more free radicals present, the more cancer-causing damage occurs.
One of the most common causes of the loss of protective antioxidants is inflammation, a biochemical process that your body initiates when fighting off an infection. If the body senses invaders, such as bacteria, white blood cells are mobilized to go to the site of the invasion and to release oxygen and nitrogen radicals to help kill the invaders. Unfortunately, if they remain unchecked, these same oxygen radicals can also break down normal tissue and promote the development of cancer. Oxygen radicals damage normal DNA, causing errors that allow cancer growth.
In fact, researchers have noted the presence of inflammatory cells in virtually all prostate cancer tissue that is removed surgically and have found that inflammation leads to the atrophy or wasting away of normal prostate tissue adjacent to precancerous and cancerous areas of prostate tissue.
Based on these and other observations, evidence is mounting that inflammation and oxidation play key roles in the development of prostate cancer. Why is this important? Because although other contributory factors such as aging and altered hormone secretions are difficult or impossible to change, nutritional and exercise habits that reduce the development of inflammation and oxidation can be changed.
There are many anti-inflammatory and antioxidant substances found in colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains and spices, nearly all of which are absent from the processed foods that rely on sugar, salt and fat for flavor. By focusing your diet on fresh fruits and vegetables, ocean-caught fish and whole grains, you can increase the protective anti-inflammatory components of your diet and to benefit from their effects.
The Contribution of Carcinogens
A carcinogen is a chemical that directly or indirectly causes or leads to more aggressive forms of cancer. Hundreds of chemical have been definitively linked to cellular changes that lead to cancer development and hundreds more have been implicated in processes that might be involved.
Overcooking of any type of meat at very high temperatures produces a set of carcinogens that causes prostate cancer in animal studies. In addition, charbroiling red meat or chicken, with its skin intact produces yet another set of carcinogens. Laboratory research findings have suggested that intake of these charred meat carcinogens trigger mutation in prostate cell DNA and leads to a chronic inflammatory response in the prostate. This combination of mutations and inflammation appear to be a key to the development of prostate cancer.
Switching to alternate source of protein that are not prone to forming carcinogens when cooked, such as soy, is an important first step in minimizing the damage caused by overcooking and charbroiling meats. Also, using alternate methods to cook meat can significantly cut down on the amount of carcinogens produced. Choose steaming or baking over char-broiling or pan-frying, marinate the meat and turn the meat frequently to prevent over-cooking . Finally, increaseyour consumption of cruciferous vegetables, which have unique properties that enable them to help "sponge up" carcinogens and possibly even counteract some of the damage caused by these carcinogens.
Effects of excess sugar
Sugar is a prime energy source for many cancers, including prostate cancer. Most normal cells can adapt to an environment low in sugar and use other energy sources. A process developed through evolution when people would go through periods of starvation. However, cancer, which grows faster than normal cells, does not have the same ability to adapt to low sugar environments. Thus, the more excess sugar is consumed, the more the tumor is stimulated. Indeed, several animal studies suggest that cutting simple sugar intake can slow prostate cancer growth.
Obesity is the result of an imbalance of food intake and exercise. When you eat more and exercise less, fat accumulates in the body. The first place that fat accumulates in men is in the middle of the body around the belly and abdomen.
Belly fat is specially evolved to store fat quickly and release it quickly. Thus, this is the first place the fat settles when you gain weight and the first place it leaves when you lose weight. Since this fat grows so quickly, it can sometimes outgrow its blood supply, causing the fatcells to dies. When this happens, the body's immune systems sends out scavenger whiteblood cells to clean up the debris which, as we described earlier, set off a cascade of inflammatory and oxidative events that can ultimately promote heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer including prostate cancer.
Beyond the effects of the excess body fat, the consequences of caloric imbalance that lead to fat accumulation can be significant. Cancer cells grow faster than do normal cells and require excess energy for their growth. Thus, excess calories, above your body's need, will help feed tumor growth. Also, rapidly growing tumors live on the edge of survival due to a lack of an adequate blood supply and low levels of oxygen. Without oxygen, the cells can't break down fat so instead rely on sugars and carbohydrates for energy. Thus, the higher your sugar intake, the more nutrients you are providing to the tumor.
Effects of Muscle Loss
Muscle plays a number of roles in maintaining health. Not only are muscles critical to posture, balance and movement, they also maintain healthy bones by putting a physical stress across the bones. Hormonal therapies often used in men with advancing prostate cancer can have a detrimental effect on muscle, leading o muscle atrophy or wasting. Thus, with muscle loss, from aging, inactivity and hormonal therapies, the bones become more brittle and the loss of balance can also lead to bone fractures.
Incorporating Good Nutrition and Exercise Into Your Everyday Routine
In the majority of cases, when prostate cancer is detected early, primary surgical or radiation treatment is curative and taking additional steps to prevent the growth of the cancer might seem unnecessary. Nevertheless, men at this stage would do well to take an opportunity to inventory and tune up their nutritional habits. Remember, maintaining a healthy diet and regularly exercising can be important steps toward preventing other diseases that commonly occur with aging, including heart disease and diabetes.
Men with advanced prostate cancer or with disease that has recurred can begin by incorporating a healthy diet and regular exercise into their regular routines to help slow the progression of disease while recognizing that there is limited direct proof of the effectiveness of such changes. The key in this phase of the disease is to rationally make dietary and exercise changes in a way that complement any ongoing treatments.
Men who have received hormonal treatments are at particularly increased risk of developing weaker bones and muscles. For these men, endurance training to keep the cardiovascular system strong and resistance or weight training to keep the muscles strong coupled with healthy dietary choices focusing on achieving a goal weight, can be integrated into the treatment plan on an ongoing basis.
Finally, in men with metastatic or advanced disease, supportive nutrition is most important. Because weight loss and loss of appetite is common in men at this stage of disease, healthy nutrition and ensuring adequate calories is critical to the success of therapy and to the support of a healthy immune system.


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Brady got his 17th victory, surpassing his childhood hero, Joe Montana, by throwing for 344 yards. Seldom-used running back Shane Vereen scored three times, twice on receptions.
If Brady can lead the Patriots (13-4) past Baltimore (12-6) in next Sunday's conference title game, then win the Super Bowl, he'll equal the 49ers' Hall of Famer for NFL championships.
The Patriots and Ravens are meeting for the AFC title for the second straight year. Baltimore, which stunned top-seeded Denver in double overtime Saturday, lost 23-20 at Gillette Stadium last January.
Houston (13-5) performed far better than in a 42-14 loss here last month. But the Texans couldn't slow down Brady.
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