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Jan. 24, 2011
News Release
Next Meeting of Public School Capital Construction Assistance Board Is Wednesday, Jan. 26 in Denver
The next meeting of the Public School Capital Construction Assistance Board (CCAB) is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 26.
The meeting will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Colorado Department of Education, 201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 101, in Denver.
The meeting agenda includes:
- Roll call;
- Approve agenda;
- Approve minutes from October and November meetings;
- Board report;
- Directors report
- Miami-Yoder School District JT-60 ribbon cutting;
- Status of FY2010-2011 certificate of participation projects;
- Update on Akron R-1 School District's certificate of participation project;
Discussion topics
- Discussion on the results of the procurement meeting held Nov. 30, 2010;
- Discussion pertaining to charter school match percentages;
- Discussion pertaining to Colorado Historic Society issues;
- Discussion pertaining to capital renewal amounts for BEST lease-purchase projects;
- Discussion pertaining to encumbering money for master planning;
Upcoming meetings:
- Set date for June meetings;
- The monthly board
meetings for 2011 are scheduled for:
- Feb. 23
- March 23
- April 27
- May 25
Public comment;
All meetings are scheduled for 1—3:30 p.m. in Room 101, 201 E. Colfax Ave., in Denver.
For more information, contact Ted Hughes, director of division of public school capital construction assistance at 303-866-6948.
About BEST
The BEST legislation increases the level of financial assistance provided to school districts, charter schools and Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) for capital construction projects, particularly in those school districts that can't afford to meet their own needs.
The function of the Public School Capital Construction Assistance Board is to protect the health and safety of persons using public school facilities and to maximize student achievement by ensuring public school facilities provide a safe and un-crowded environment that is conducive to student learning.
For more information on the Capital Construction Assistance Board and to read board minutes, visit http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdefinance/CapConstmain.htm


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Recording Tips: How to Record VocalsTuesday, February 8th, 2011
Unless you play instrumental music, the vocal track is the most important part of your demo. It's the part of the music that most fans and listeners connect with the most, and that makes your vocal tracks the heart and soul of your recording. But recording vocals can be a tricky thing. How do you capture the spirit of a great vocal take without losing any of the raw energy of the performance? Here are a few recording tips for vocalists.
Finding a Place to Record
Where will your vocal recording take place? The opportunities are endless, really… Besides professional recording studios, vocals can be easily recorded at home with the proper setup. If you don't have a home recording setup (or know someone who does), you might want to take a look at our guide to finding the right vocal recording studio to help you find the right location. If you do decide to head to a recording studio, you can skip the next section on recording software and hardware.
Recording Software & Hardware
When you take recording matters into your own hands, it is imperative that you choose the right recording gear for the job. The sheer number of options available may seem intimidating at first, but here are a few tips.
You'll need a digital audio workstation (DAW) to start. Some of the most common DAWs include Protools, Cubase and Logic. If you don't want to invest in expensive software, many companies offer scaled down, cheaper versions of their titles. There are also free options available as well, though if you're planning on getting serious about recording you'll probably want to spend a few dollars on decent recording software.
You're also going to need an audio interface of some sort. This is the hardware that you will be plugging your microphone into (which then plugs into your computer, usually via USB or Firewire). Again, there are tons of options out there for interfaces, but there are plenty of basic affordable products such as the Mbox. Just be aware that the more expensive interfaces often boast better sound quality when recording. Music recording gear tends to be pretty straightforward with pricing; more expensive will get you better recordings and more options, while less expensive tends to deliver lower quality and fewer choices.
Choosing the Right Microphone
More than anything else, the microphone is probably the most crucial piece of recording gear you can buy when it comes to recording vocals. The best DAW in the world won't make a difference if you're singing into a $15 Radio Shack microphone. There are several different types of microphones, the most common being dynamic and condenser. Dynamic mics like the Shure SM-57 are typically more affordable, but tend to be better suited for live performance than for recording. Condenser mics can be pricier, but they'll give you a much crisper, more nuanced vocal track. That's why most engineers prefer to use higher end microphones for recording.


text: The Ghost wiki last edited by Jetshade on 02/24/15 09:23PM View full history Comic HistoryGhost appeared in special editions and monthly titles. Her first appearance was in Comics Greatest World in week three in 1993. Then in 1994 there was a popular special edition published. There was enough interest in the individual Ghost for Dark Horse Comics to start a monthly publication featuring Ghost in 1995. This storyline ran for 36 issues and was followed by a six month break. Then Ghost was brought back in a series that ran for 22 issues. The second series had many changes from the first series. The second series contained more information about Ghost's origin.Many characters that were part of Comics Greatest World were fleeting. Ghost, in spite of this continued to exist in her own publications and others lasting on to the 2000s, Also interesting was that Ghost was included in publications not related to Comics' Greatest World. Most significant among these was her appearance in a two-issue crossover with Dark Horse's Hellboy (Ghost/Hellboy Special). Also there was a four-issue crossover with DC Comics Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), which was called The Resurrection Machine. In 2013, Dark Horse Comics had rebooted her story line in a new ongoing series, which is part of the new Project Black Sky Universe.PowersGhost JumpGhost got her powers unknowingly as the result of a genetic nano-virus that was released in the 1940 when the God Machine exploded in the Vortex. Her younger sister Margo also received powers from this nano-virus. Margo has the power to manifest wraith-like servants.Ghost has the power to transport from one place to another instantaneously called a ghost jump. There are limits to this ability. First when she jumps she has to have an intimate knowledge of where she is jumping to. She can not jump to a place she doesn't know well or has never been. The second limit to this ability is based on who she jumps. When Ghost jumps she is entering another dimension and then leaving that dimension to the place where she wants to go. The dimension is a dangerous place as her personal deamon Cameron Nemo dwells there. Also no matter how long she stays in the dimension time does not move for her on the regular plane. So even if she spends months in the dimension she will still appear instantaneously after she left when she reenters the regular dimension.The dimension is very dangerous for Ghost and has a history. When she was a small child Nero was Elisa's playmate and the dimension was filled with things she loved as a child. As Elisa grew older and spent less time in the dimension the dimension became filled with horrors that would horrify Elisa/Ghost. As the Ghost when she enters the dimension she faces her deepest fears in monsters, deamons, and phantoms of her past.The AgentThe Agent is the name of a substance that was given to Ghost to allow her to transport through solid objects phasing like a ghost. She got this power as an agent of the Furies task Force. The Agent however merged with the nano-virus and became permanent.OriginThe Ghost we know today was born Elisa Deerlane. When she was between four years old her birth father Dan Deerlane was killed by Earl Cameron in an altercation. Earl married Elisa's mother June Deerlane and adopted her and her sister Margo Deerlane changing their last names to Cameron. Elisa and Margo repressed their memories of their father's murder and believed the alcoholic Earl Cameron was their birth father. When Elisa was an adult an Alien named Vortex restored her the repressed memories of her father. Eventually Earl and June would both be killed by a hit-man who was hired by Crux.As a child Elisa had the power to enter a new dimension and had a friend Nemo whom she played with. (See powers section above.) Nemo turned out to be Elisa's personal demon but while Elisa was little Nemo was her "imaginary" friend. Elisa did everything she could to keep her secret from everyone including her family.When Elisa went to college her powers were discovered by an all female task force group known as the Furies. She joined them and they trained her in the way of espionage and armed/unarmed combat. This upset Nemo and he turned the dimension that was once a place of dreams to a place of nightmares. She became so terrified about the dimension that fellow Furies, Focus and Mindgame used their powers to make her forget she even had the power. After that the team introduced her to "the Agent" (See powers section above.)While Elisa was a member of the Furies she became captured Archibald Scythe while on assignment. Archibald controlled and manipulated Ghost with his powers and she was used in the Crux organization. It was not until and incident with the shades that she was released from her control and allowed Nemo to escape to this world.Elisa lost memories and had her brain twisted erased and changed by Focus, Mindgame, Archibald and Nemo. She disappeared for weeks and was only left with the fragmentation of memories and suggestions when she was found again by the Furies who reformed her mind with more false memories and convinced her she was a real ghost.Elisa ended up getting her mind restored while she was working with King Tiger to find a way to restore souls to their bodies and help her sister. She meets Vortex who was indirectly responsible for her getting her and her sister getting her powers. He not only restored all the damaged parts of her mind, he restored her repressed memories as well. He also offered to take heal her nano-virus that infected her body and eliminate her power but she refused believing she was going to need her powers to save her sister.Dark Horse / DCThe Ghost has had some interaction in the DC Universe as she worked closely with Barbara Gordon and Cassandra Cain in the City of Arcadia. They worked together to find out who is resurrected young woman to serve in a strip club as virtual slaves. What Ghost discovered was it was not only woman who were being resurrected but men as well and they were in all different stages on their own brain rotting. Much of this was due to how long they were dead before they were resurrected. Some people were so bad they were just mindless automatons and others were full fledged zombies.The were being brought back to life be the General (Malcolm Greymater). He was using the stronger ones gang members and the weaker one he sold off a slaves and many as sexual slaves. the more zombie like ones were kept caged up like dogs in case he was attacked he would release them on the enemy.Project Black Sky: Smoke and DinGhost was summoned using a mysterious box, which was used by ex reporter Vaughn Barnes and paranormal investigators Tommy. Later she saves both of them from attackers who are after the box that Tommy used to bring her back.Not remembering anything about who she was or how she died she sets out on a quest to find out the truth with both Vaughn and Tommy's help, as well as the help of Vaughn's ex wife Caroline. Meanwhile a woman is using the same kind of box which brought her back on a man named Alex, Ghost feels this and it sends her into a frenzy in a dinner that Vaughn, Tommy and her on in, which make her almost rip out Vaughn's heart. She asks them for the address of the guy Tommy bought the box from, as a place to start then investigation. Vaughn using his connections from his life as a reporter he finds out that the box came from a man named Alexander Smalls who worked for a company and that he took the box and sold it to them, with out knowing what it really was. This leads them to the office's of Doctor Linda October (aka Doctor October). At this time Doctor October is getting attacked by a man, who turns out to be Caroline's new boyfriend, who turns out to be a demon.The team gets to the building only to find that Alex Smalls is wanted for the assault of Dr. October. Using her ghost powers, Ghost sneaks into the building and sees the blood all over. She then steals some files and leaves. A cop notices her with the file and she runs to the truck and makes Tommy drive off, leaving Vaughn behind. After a chase with the cops Tommy and Ghost get away, while Vaughn gets arrested. Caroline helps Vaughn get out and under ,her boyfriend, the mayor's request invites Vaughn to his black and white ball.Meanwhile the Mayor is at the hospital where Dr. October is at, he finds out that she has got out and has ran away from him, before he could kill her. At a hotel Tommy and Ghost are investigating the file that she took. They discover that she use to be a reporter herself named Elisa Cameron. On his way home we see that Vaughn is then picked up by a limo driver and taken to Dr. October.Dr. October then tells Vaughn the truth about who the mayor is, a demon who takes over bodies. She also tells him what the box is for, which is to bring demon's into this world and put them into other peoples bodies, she then places a demon inside Vaughn's body.Elisa is reading more about herself, she learns that she was born and raised in Chicago, has a sister named Margo and was raised by a single father who was a cop. She learned that she was working on a piece about missing Chicagoans and then Elisa went missing. She wakes up from a nightmare and then remembers who did this to her. Elisa has a flash back to a time where Margo came to see her at her job at the Chicago Sun-times. Together they go shopping for a dress because she plans to sneak into the Mayor's yearly black and white ball.Ghost heads over to the Mayor's ball, now knowing that, that is where she last was before she went missing. She then has another flash back when Dr. October walks into the party. She has a flash back to Linda helping Elisa sneak into the party in the first time, saying that the mayor wants to meet her.Back in the current time, Tommy sees Vaughn at the party talking to Caroline and the Mayor. The Mayor tells Caroline to dance with Vaughn while he and Dr. October talk.In another flashback Elisa gets lead to a long stair way, Dr. October tells her the mayor is down stairs. As they get closer to the stair way Dr. October kicks her down them.In real time, the mayor as well as Dr. October take Caroline down the sames stairs Elisa got pushed down. The Mayor then starts to hurt Caroline. They both discover that the box which brings demons back is now gone and Caroline gets away. Caroline then grabs a near by torch and threatens the Mayor, who in response tosses a table cloth at her, which sets on fire.It turns out that Ghost has the box and tells the mayor that she is sending him back where he came from. This leads into another flash back in which we see the mayor using the box on Elisa which sends her into another world. Elisa explains this world by saying its was like the normal world, but a shade off, an alternate plane. There instead of dying like the mayor wanted, she learned how to survive.Out of the flash back the mayor points a gun to Caroline's head and tells Elisa to give him back the box. Caroline then uses a near by mask to stab Dr. October in the leg. Tommy then pushes the mayor and makes in drop his gun. Then Ghost gives Tommy the box while see pulls the demon out of Vaughn who attacks Ghost, Ghost then tosses the demon into a fire. The mayor attacks Tommy, but he gives the box back to Ghost before he can take it.A now normal Vaughn breaks up the fight between Dr. October and Caroline by punching October out. He then asks Tommy to take Caroline outside while he helps Ghost, who is currently fighting the Mayor. Ghost tosses the box, which had been heated in a fire, at the mayor which burns his hands. Vaughn then tosses a gun to Ghost, who then shoots the box, as the bullets go though straight to the mayor. The demon that was inside him, now leaves him and goes into Dr. October who then runs away, then Vaughn and Ghost get out of the burning house.A little while later at a cafe Elisa, Tommy, Vaughn and Caroline are all talking about want to do next. Caroline takes out 32 crystals from her bag. Elisa explains that each crystal came from the box and that each one corresponds to an exchange, a person who was replaced by a demon. They then make up there minds and say that they are going to have to go after each of these 32 demons.Project Black Sky: The White City ButcherThree weeks after "Smoke and Din" Elisa is still on the hunt for the 32 demons. We find Ghost on the chase of one who is currently in a human body. During the chase they both crash into a train and start to fight, the demon then is pushed out by Ghost going though the human's body. She kills the demon, but before the human host dies he says Elisa's name. She then goes to meet up with Tommy and Vaughn who are in a car below her, they drive back to Tommy's place. We then see reporters talking about a killer known as the White City Butcher, who has killed again. Though this we also learn that they know of the Ghost and that she has been killing people, which we know are demons. It cuts back to the house and we learn that Ghost has been staying with Tommy and his friends, including Tommy's girlfriend Sloane, for a few months now and that they have taken care of 7 of the 32 demons so far. We also learn that he media knows of Ghost and that some think she is a urban legend.Vaughn then tells Ghost about the man that the demon took over, his name is James Barrow, who is mysterious himself and has no family, no close friends and no life outside of his job. Ghost and Vaughn start fighting about what to do next. Ghost wants to learn more about Barrow, but Vaughn wants her hunting demons, while Tommy and Sloane want her to track down and stop the White City Butcher. In the end Ghost leaves to do what she wanted and to learn more about her. She heads to Barrow's place of work, and we learn that Ghost does not know much about herself. She knows that she has a sister who left town after she went missing and that is all really. After looking into his work email and computer, Ghost still learns nothing new and leaves. Vaughn is waiting for her outside and together they go to Barrow's apartment. While there they find cravings on the walls that say "James...Jim...Help...Me...Jakk...Jimmy...Save...Me". As the two of them are leaving Ghost runs into another demon and runs after it.Ghost catches up to the demon and the two start to fight. The Demon then offers info one James Barrow, The Mayor and Doctor October. The two make a deal that he will tell her everything if she can find him a new and alive body, the two of the shake hands on it.Elisa and The Demon head back to Tommy's place where the Demon looks over who they think are demons and picking out which ones are wrong. Vaughn is shocked to hear that Ghost has made a deal with the Demon. The Demon then tells the team that the Mayor had installed them in positions of power, political, financial and cultural power, but he does not know why because only the higher ups know that. They also learn that the Mayor's demon is back in a new body, and the new body is Doctor October, and that she is bleeding the city dry though the demon's she has placed. Ghost threatens the Demon to tell her more about Barrow, but he says first she has to deal with October and tell her to dress in something fancy for where he is taking her.Sloane gives Ghost a dress and the Demon and her head out. After driving for a bit the Demon walks her up to a wall that becomes a long stairway, that leads to a bar called The Epilogue. We learn that the Demons name is Beleth and the two of the walk in. The Bar is full of people, and every person in there is a Demon on her list in human skin. Meanwhile Tommy and Sloane work on a lead that could lead them to the White City Butcher, they find his house and they break in. While they are looking around we see someone is watching them.Back at the bar Ghost has been walking around learning stuff, but nothing really important, but she does pickpocket them for their wallets and IDs. Then Doctor October shows up and points out Ghost in the crowed and tells the demon to attack. Both Ghost and Beleth start to fight the demons and are killing them one by one. Then Doctor October brings out a robe like demon to attacks Ghost and we learn that October knows a weakness Ghost has, which is to confuse her special ghosting ability with multiple points of contact. Ghost and this new demon start to fight. We then see Vaughn and Caroline, his ex, start to research Beleth and they learn that he loves money and hates competition, and that most of the people on the demon list he gave the team are his competition. We cut back to the fight being over and Beleth takes Ghost back to the car and Ghost asks him for information on Barrow. Beleth then starts to drive Ghost to the suburbs. In the car Beleth starts to go over what kinda body he would want and Ghost tells him that all she said she would do is give him a body, not that he can pick one.It then cuts back to Tommy and Sloane they end up finding writing of some kind under the wallpaper of the Butcher's house. It has some odd lines and what Sloane thinks could be a name it reads "L E f F". Sloane and Tommy then hear and sound and run out of the house. Sloane comes up with an idea of how the Butcher gets in and out of the houses without a trace. Her idea is that he use to live at all the houses and that he knows the layouts. Back to Vaughn and Caroline we now she them rushing out to find Ghost to tell her what they found and Vaughn starts to call her. We then see that someone is following them. Ghost in the meantime is with Beleth in the suburbs, he ends up taking Ghost to the house where James Barrow grew up and we learn that Elisa grew up in the house right next to his and that Barrow was chosen because of her. Ghost gets mad and starts to attack Beleth while asking why, to which Beleth says its because she pissed off the Mayor and that killing her was not good enough, he had to destroy what she cared about. Then a car pulls up and out of it comes the dead, beat up, body of James Barrow with a new demon inside of it. It then cuts back to Tommy and Sloane back home and we see that the Butcher followed them home. Popular RecognitionGhost was ranked 15th in Comic Buyer's Guide's 100 Sexiest Women in Comics list.


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I'm always in search of the cosmopolitan lifestyle on the Eastside. As a Bellevue-ite, I don't like traveling across either bridge to find cool things to do . Be surprised at all there is to do on the Eastside. The Eastside; it's more than a place, it's a lifestyle.
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Dear Friends, For weeks the phrase "A spade is a spade" has been echoing through my mind. Recently, a psychiatrist spoke to me about a man who had visited both of us. Said the psychiatrist, "He is selfish and he is a coward. He does what he does because he wants to." I was surprised not only by the doctor's comment but also by the force with which he (a quiet, self-restrained doctor) expressed it. The statement was accurate, however, and I understood his exasperation. As a matter of fact, it was so good to hear a spade called a spade that the statement has been intruding itself into my mind ever since. Most of us habitually use circumlocutions to say things politely and to avoid giving offense. At a baseball game the official announces over the public address system: "Anyone reaching onto the playing area or moving onto it to get a baseball will be escorted from the park." The official means: "The person will be thrown out." A master writes in a report: "He is a nice boy with many gifts, but he has not yet learned to use his full potential." The teacher means: "The boy is able, but he is failing because he is lazy. He needs to learn self-discipline or he will continue to fail." By their very nature euphemisms are seldom clear; likewise, they are neither forceful, direct, nor completely honest. Worse, they tend to breed thinking habits that evade truth and place responsibility not where it should be placed, but elsewhere. Isn't it far better to call a spade a spade? I am well aware that one needs to speak and write in a pleasing manner to win people rather than cause them to be resentful or to close their minds. I also know how desperately we all need compassion, understanding, and love. But I know, too, that one must be honest, definite, and responsible. Much harm can be done in the name of love by a kind of softness so fearful of hurting that it evades speaking the truth. By being less than honest, by sugar-coating our statements, we are not only being unkind to persons we want to reach and to help, but we are also avoiding responsibility. A recent report on juvenile delinquency contained the following observations about taking vs. evading personal responsibility. The writer observed that juveniles in England, when asked about the reasons for their troubles, gave answers like: "Aw, I bashed him on the head, " "I swiped some money," or "I had a little joyride in a car and smashed it up." Some of the questions asked of young people in juvenile courts in our own country brought answers like: "They never gave me a chance," "My friend squealed on me," "My social worker fouled me up," or 'They gave me a punk for a lawyer." The English group recognized personal responsibility; the American group shifted responsibility. Significantly, the writer reported that when responsibility is placed squarely upon the individual, social workers appear to have more success in dealing with the juveniles involved. Among ourselves at School I sometimes see this tendency to "pass the buck." A master says of a boy: "He will not work" or "He shows no interest." Why will he not work? Why is he not interested? We seek reasons in ourselves, in the home situation, in his adolescent adjustment. Sometimes we find reasons; sometimes we do not. Often, in our earnest desire to uncover a reason, we fail to recognize an obvious fact—the boy himself has failed to accept his responsibilities. As I write this letter, I am reminded of the persistent effort the faculty made to understand a boy. We had long talks with him, with his friends. Finally we arrived at a composite picture of a shy boy, overawed by the successes of those around him—a boy given to escape into the security of what he can do easily. With this understanding, we went to work. Nothing happened. Then out of the blue came an experience that jolted him into new life. A teacher wiser than the rest of us said with iron authority, "You must," and the boy did. Our concern and sympathy were beneficial, even necessary, but we did not find a solution. The methods that ultimately worked in this case were the master's direct approach and the boy's acceptance of his responsibility. Occasionally we hear such excuses as "Mom can't spell either, and I guess that's why I can't," or "Dad flunked freshman math so I guess it runs in the family." Such statements may contain a measure of truth; more likely, they are rationalizations that afford an easy avenue of escape from personal responsibility, permitting a boy to accept a situation that need not be accepted. Hard work and a refusal to accept defeat will usually enable a boy—or any of us, for that matter—not only to do the possible, but often to achieve the impossible. All of this makes me somewhat uncomfortable. By nature, I am one who seeks constantly to understand, to sympathize with, and to avoid saying or doing what may hurt. I am too much given to euphemisms and circumlocutions. Yet I know that unless controlled and wisely directed, the efforts involved in avoiding hurt may defeat their own purposes. The spirit of our times to "pass the buck" from ourselves to others or to society—to any cause beyond our control—resists calling a spade a spade, resists straightforward acceptance of our responsibilities. The parable of The Prodigal Son speaks about such honesty.
I will arise and will go unto my father and say unto him, father, I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy son.... It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.
I will arise and will go unto my father and say unto him, father, I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy son.... It was meet that we should make merry and be glad; for this thy brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost and is found.
Beautiful as is the language, infinitely more important is what the Gospel says. At the heart of the world is goodness—the goodness of forgiving and sustaining love. As soon as we can recognize that we have been less than our best, that we have not taken personal responsibility—as soon as we can call a spade a spade—we will receive the grace to discover a new life. We who were dead can be reborn.
Faithfully yours, Charles Martin
Letter dated: November 8, 1962
This letter was printed in Letters from a Headmaster's Study by Charles Martin.
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Safe Communities program will include D.C., Montgomery County
Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. have decided not to delay the inevitable, and will voluntarily join the controversial Safe Communities program, which creates a fingerprint database of "those who pose a threat to public safety, and repeat immigration violators," according to its website. The program has also been accused, however, of deporting petty criminals and even responsible non-citizens who report crimes.
Citing those "legal and regulatory squabbles," Councilman Phil Mendelson wrote in a letter to the Department of Corrections, "The DOC needs to be prudent and limited in its participation." Police union chief Kris Baumann, in turn, accused Mendelson of trying "to interfere in a federal program designed to make the District safer." Those two guys are in love.
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PRUDHOE YC Blues U9s continue to make light of their year younger situation at Division One level with the 4-1 defeat of Haydon Bridge on Saturday morning to move within two points of front-runners Stocksfield.
This was a significant early season double for the Prudhoe youngsters having beaten the Haydonians by the same scoreline on the opening day in the first round of the West Division Cup.
Connor Gillon hit a brace with Lewis Cant and man of the match Cameron Richarson also netting, while Joey Robson scored an earlier equaliser for the visitors whose star man was recent signing Tom Anderson from the now defunct Allendale Curlews.
Prudhoe remain unbeaten and this was a real confidence booster for the joint second placed youth club outfit.
Although there is a long way to go, tomorrow's derby encounter with 100 per cent Stocksfield could be crucial.
Third placed Hexham Whites hit six without reply at home to Wylam Rockets Dynamo after racing into a quickfire three goal lead.
Finlay Batey fired them into a first minute lead, finding the net from long range for his first goal of the season.
The scorer then provided the assist for Logan Fawcett to hit the target from just outside the box and Fawcett added a third to give Hexham a commanding three goal lead after only six minutes.
There was a lull in the scoring until 10 minutes from time with a further three goal surge.
Calum Armstrong finished off a fine solo run by firing home a lob and then converted a penalty after being brought down in the box.
Fawcett completed his hat-trick with the last kick of the game after latching on to a through ball from William Scott.
Calum Armstrong excelled for the winners with the good tackling of left back Charlie Waller gaining him the Dynamo man of the match award.
Keeper Josh Squires continues to impress for Prudhoe YC U10s but they found Corbridge United too hot to handle in going down 8-0 away.
Midfielder turned striker Jack Thompson followed up his four of last week by notching a hat-trick with Finn Garrett-Jowsey and George Twizell hitting doubles and Charles Downs one as Corbridge consolidated fourth spot.
With leaders Stocksfield U9s off duty, their closest rivals Throckley Magpies Inter U9s displayed their strength in the Second Division with a convincing win over Wylam Rockets U9s.
The finishing of Daniel Duguid, Ethan Nisbett, Robson Plasted, Callum Whitehead and star performer Robbie Rowntree was too much for beleaguered Wylam whose top man on the day was Jamie Grisedale.
Haltwhistle United's mini revival came to an end as Haydon Bridge U9s won their derby match 7-1.
Their counters came from George Priest (4), Hal Hodkinson, star man Kai Rafferty and an own goal while Adam Shipley netted the consolation strike for Halty who were best served by Ben Doughty.
The prolific Liam Oliver hit another treble as Wark overcame Throckley Magpies AC U9s with Jack Gray scoring a brace and Shay Stokoe one in their 6-3 win.
Kyle Henderson, Jordan Taylor and Josh Watson replied for AC whose Jack Foggin impressed in defence.
The bottom of the Division clash between pointless duo Hexham U9s and neighbours Corbridge United Lions U9s resulted in a 4-2 victory for the former.
Jack Chicken (2), Marcus Armstrong and Henry Stephenson were on target for Hexham with Charlie Gorham their star man while Jake Scott capped a man of the match display for the Lions by scoring both their goals.
n The previously postponed TVI Commercial Tynedale Mini-soccer League meeting will now be held on Wednesday at Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, at 7.30pm when all clubs should be represented.
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Trends can be seen in younger viewers – where Millennials spend 3 times the amount time with internet based TV – 34% of their TV time. Internet TV is replacing linear TV. Meeker proclaims this – "The Early Stages of TV's Golden Age with Epic Content Creation, Consumption, Curation, and Distribution", as Internet TV replaces Linear TV.
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Thanks to the fact I was able to share my silly dilemma I have come to a decision. I am now in contact with my dealer to see if they can find me a manual with the specs I want. Hopefully they will find the perfect match and the deal with make financial sense!
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At the 2010 Toronto Film Festival, there was no discovery as buzzy as Richard Ayoade's Submarine. The film is a stylish and funny portrait of a young boy growing up fast in a small Welsh town. It owes a debt to Wes Anderson and Hal Ashby, yet Submarine remains a worthy film to catch when it opens this month in arthouses. How will it play, though, to a non-festival audience? People like me who attend festivals like Toronto, arrive hungry for enjoyable debut features like Submarine. We drool over films like Submarine, because it's so rare to find a new comic voice at most film festivals. To a typical Saturday evening cinema crowd, however, maybe it won't feel as fresh. At the very least, it should lock itself into the canon of cult UK comedies. Here's the U.S. trailer:


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About 1,100 college students committed suicide this past year.
To remember each victim there is a small black flag planted in the ground at East Tennessee State University's amphitheater, part of the school's observance of National Suicide Prevention Week this week. Thursday is National Mental Health Day and Saturday is the international day for recognizing and preventing suicide.
This is the second year the school has organized a week of activities for the prevention of suicide and to help remove the stigma often associated with mental illness, said Jameson Hirsch, an assistant professor of psychology.
"My thing that I'm most interested in is protective characteristics," Hirsch said. That is the avenues available to help people cope with situations or feelings that could lead to mental distress and possibly suicide.
While college students do die by suicide, some research indicates college students are actually at less risk for committing suicide than other populations because they typically have many resources in place to seek counseling or help.
At ETSU many resources are available to troubled students, including a campus counseling center, behavioral health and wellness clinics, a military veterans center and other things.
Hirsch said college students have a high level of stressors that can contribute to mental distress, including pressure from studies and peers, financial strains, being homesick and adjusting to life as an adult.
"All those are risk factors for suicide," Hirsch said.
ETSU has had very few students to commit suicide, but the stressors exist at the school just like at other colleges. Hirsch said recently the school's counseling center has seen an increase in the number of students utilizing services there.
"Everything that we do is drumming down the number of students who have suicidal thoughts but also drumming up the number of students who seek counseling services," Hirsch said.
The ETSU PEAKS (Prevention through Education, Awareness and Knowledge of Suicide) group, of which Hirsch is the director, will be assisting in the week's activities. PEAKS was established through a grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The week's activities include a one-man play by Michael Mack, who advocates for those suffering from mental illness in an attempt to reduce the stigma associated with the condition. PEAKS members will be handing out "coping kits" from a table set up in the school's student center. The kits include several items, including brochures and a list of agencies that can assist mentally distressed people.
Alisha Foster, a second-year graduate student in clinical psychology and member of PEAKS, was handing out information about suicide and mental health near the amphitheater Tuesday. She said many campus organizations are participating throughout the week to help those with mental health issues.
"We are all gathering together trying to build awareness of suicide prevention and education," Foster said.
On Thursday, the school will host an event promoting mental health. Many games, prizes and food will be available for people.
"We're just trying to make it an inviting environment in which we can be able to educate not only students but also maybe faculty and other leadership individuals on campus," Foster said.


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Yea, in America girls go to the mall with their cell phones, in Israeli girls go there with their M-16 assault rifles. Our country (USA) used to be as masculine as that until the limp wristed politicians started passing gun control measures to give criminals a fair chance to commit crime (ops did I type that out loud?). At any rate, the normal day of an Israeli chick could mean violent death for the innocent reason for wanting to go to the mall for some halvah, falafel, humus or hamantashen. Just the simple things we take for granted everyday an Israeli chick has to take with them a collapsible M-4 assault rifle. At some level I thinks it's hot but at another, I think it's terrible that Women are forced to be put in an environment like that, but that is how it is in their world? Nonetheless, I may have to conduct a field study of the Israeli female and see if they are different from women I interact with as a whole.
Non combative or not the Israeli female soldier still faces threats to the likes of which most western women could not fathom. Death can knock on the door of the life of Israel at anytime and these women would pick up their rifle and fight. The discipline in an automatic two year conscription service would probably serve American women well. It would give them a since of what the world really is that can not be described on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter or Youtube. When I actually meet an Israeli chick first hand then I will know for sure if that's how God intended real women to be like.


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She's bare and she doesn't care! Emma Stone is hands-down one of the loveliest ladies in Hollywood, and over the weekend she proved that she doesn't need any outside help. The Spider-Man actress ventured out in Boston sans-makeup, and looked just as gorgeous as ever!
Recently she has been shooting scenes in New York City for the Spidey sequel with her costar/boyfriend Andrew Garfield. She'll continue to play Gwen Stacey to Andrew's Peter Parker in the franchise. "I'm very much looking forward to it. I'm very happy that our first one was received so well, it'll be cool in the next one to see how Gwen and Peter bridge that distance that was between us at the end of it," she told Movieweb.com. "I think the way it all unfolds is pretty neat. And I hope they continue letting Gwen be heroic, I think they might!"
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A Mechanical Engineering doctoral degree requires depth of knowledge in the dissertation/research area as well as breadth of knowledge across the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. Before becoming a candidate for the doctoral degree, students must pass a comprehensive examination.
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- The Holy Cross men's swimming and diving team wrapped up the 2009 portion of it schedule at the Harold Anderson Invitational on Dec. 4-5 and will return to the pool on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at Bryant.
- At last weekend's Invitational, sophomore diver Adam DeVito (Walpole, Mass.) took first on the three meter board with a score of 251.85. DeVito's best performance this season came on Oct. 31 at the Hart Center against Springfield when he scored 310.58.
- Last weekend, junior Sean Hager (Westfield, N.J.) had season-best performances in the 200 and 400 IM. Hager finished the 200 IM in eighth place with a season-best time of 2:07.90, while he took fourth in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:37.86. Hager is the top Holy Cross performer in both events, while he also has a team-best time of 2:12.53 in the 200 fly.
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Brooklyn, Mich. (June 18, 2012) – Michigan International Speedway is considered the "home track" for Jack Roush and Ford Motor Company, and the Roush Fenway Racing teams have an impressive record at the two-mile oval. This weekend proved to be a bit more challenging for Carl Edwards and the Fastenal Blue Team than usual. After a mechanical problem during qualifying, Edwards was forced to start 42nd on Sunday and work his way forward with a new left-side tire compound. Although it was not the day the team was hoping for, they were able to rally for an 11th-place finish.
The Sprint Cup teams came to MIS a day early for testing due to the new track surface. The cars were very fast and the left-side tires were not holding up very well. Late Friday night NASCAR and Goodyear opted to change the tire compound for the race and gave the teams an additional 75 minutes of practice after qualifying on Saturday evening.
When Edwards fired up his car for qualifying he could tell something was not right. He thought it might be a fuel pickup issue so crew chief Bob Osborne told him to return to the garage. Since he did not take an official qualifying lap he was credited with 42nd place at the back of the field. The team diagnosed and fixed the problem, and Edwards ran the third-fastest lap in the additional practice session that evening.
After a two-hour rain delay on Sunday, the 400-mile race finally got underway. Edwards was up to 27th by the competition caution on lap 27 and told the team the car was loose. It was a condition the team fought most of the race. The Blue Team made adjustments on every pit stop, but even by the end of the race the car was still loose early in a run before it got better.
Edwards was as high as fifth with 75 laps to go, but due to the loose condition he was not able to maintain that position and fell back on the restarts. He was eighth with 50 laps remaining, but had slipped back to 12th with 25 to go. In the closing laps he was able to move up to 11th where he finished the race.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the race followed by Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle and Jimmie Johnson. Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Juan Pablo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 10.
"I am not very happy with the end result," Edwards said. "I thought our Fastenal Fusion was one of the fastest cars here. We were just too loose all day. I am talking loose. That is as hard as I can drive and Bob and I just didn't pick the right set up for the race. We didn't expect it to be that loose. It wasn't a terrible day for some of the fighting and wiggling we were doing out there. It was crazy and I am glad we finished in one piece and got a decent day."
Edwards and the No. 99 Blue Team remain 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, but are only two points out of 10th place. The next race will be Sunday, June 24 at Sonoma Raceway for the first of two road-course races this season. The race will begin at 3:00 p.m. (ET) on TNT.


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Moving into a new abode is a huge undertaking. There are heavy boxes, packing and unpacking, and moving trucks to contend with. The process can be an emotional and physical strain.
Having gone through the sweat and tears of several major moves myself, I understand the importance of transforming a foreign space into your own. From an antique oriental rug in the dining room to your favorite painting above the mantel, personal touches are what transform a house into a home.
When offering a housewarming gift to celebrate the move of a family member, congratulate a friend, or welcome a new neighbor, I look for thoughtful items tailored to the moving party's situation. Here are my never-fail housewarming gifts:
- Honor Ancient Traditions – To find a cricket on the hearth has been a sign of household luck for thousands of years. And the idea is prevalent in every corner of the world. From Native American tribes to the Far East and in Europe, crickets are believed to bring good luck and to serve as a watch for danger. A Hearth Cricket makes a thoughtful housewarming gift.
- Comfort with Comfort Food—Bring over a friend's favorite dish while it's still hot and fragrant. Not only will it provide a tasty treat, but the familiar scent of fresh-out-of-the-oven red velvet cupcakes or homemade lasagna is a fast way to warm up any space.
- Neighborhood Flavor—When welcoming a family new to the area, give something that incorporates the local culture, such as Achla Designs Pineapple Bird Feeder in a region known for its wildlife.
- Flourish with Flowers—DIY gardens, such as organic seed gifts, Bloembox Habitat Gardens and Potting Shed Garden-in-a-Bag, allow a family to quickly and easily transform their new dwelling into a place of beauty. Planting flora is a fun activity that allows the family to begin a new while simultaneously improving their yard. Everyone on the block will thank you!
- Locals Only—Even a move across town can feel like it requires a passport. Help your friend out by getting to know the area for her. Scope out the nail salon and cafés in her new neighborhood. A gift certificate to these places will encourage her to explore the local haunts. Note: when giving a manicure gift certificate, toss a few dollars of cash in for the tip. It's a small step that makes the gift extremely thoughtful.
- Personal Touches—consider the home's new inhabitants, and offer a housewarming gift that incorporates their interests and lifestyle. For example, the colorful, certified organic bamboo Mini Me Outside in Bowl Gift Set is ideal for those who like to entertain in eco chic style.
- Felicitations!—Nothing is more welcoming than a handwritten "congratulations" on your favorite stationary.
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Joining the government three years ago as head of the Unique Identification Authority of India was a big shift from my comfort zone. I had spent over three decades in the private sector as an entrepreneur and also served as Infosys' CEO. I felt that this was an opportunity to make a contribution to a public cause.
It was a gigantic project with a goal of providing an identity number to all resident Indians. It had the potential to transform the lives of millions of people who don't have any document from the state acknowledging their existence. In the old days it didn't matter as people tended to stay in the villages. But today, when there's such large-scale migration into cities, having an identity is crucial. Without it you become a nonperson. In India there's a huge divide between people with an ID and those without.
With the online ID number, which we call Aadhaar, a person can open a bank account, get a mobile connection and, eventually, a host of government services. The government has already committed to linking direct cash transfers of pensions, scholarships and other entitlements to Aadhaar. Today the government allocates around $30 billion in entitlements and $40 billion in subsidies annually. Aadhar will ensure this money is reaching the people who are entitled to it.
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What is a "Jabroni?" The Rock explains
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has addressed the meaning behind one of his most famous catchphrases, "Jabroni."
When asked of the meaning of the word Tuesday on Twitter by NFL player Chad Ochocinco, he wrote, "Jabroni was a term I started using to describe a phony, goof, punk or a ham & egger. #NoCandyAssJabronis."
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Taz was calling people Jabronis back in 1997. The Rock was far from the first person to use it, it was a backstage term that was used in the 80s & 90s.
- November 13, 2013 at 9:51 PM
- Kenneth Chadwick said...
Bruh, the Rock was in the industry waaaaayyy before Taz and waaayyy before 1997. Do some research...
- December 1, 2013 at 10:33 AM
AaaaahahHaha Research You Jabroni. Lmao. #jokes
- January 15, 2014 at 7:19 PM
- Evan Sullivan said...
Oh come on, the Iron Sheik was using the term when the Rock's dad was still wrestling. Go to YouTube and look up Kevin Nash story about the Sheik for a laugh.
- February 9, 2014 at 3:26 PM
Try reading comprehension - Rock never said he was the first person to use the term. He simply states that he started to use the term at some point.
- April 3, 2014 at 2:41 PM
I don't know if I understand Kenneth.
>>The Rock was in the industry waaaaayyy before Taz and waaayyy before 1997.
By in the industry, do you mean around the industry because his father was a wrestler -- or actually wrestling? I believe The Rock debuted in 1995, and Taz debuted in 1987. Taz has definitely been a pro wrestler longer than The Rock...however, clearly The Rock has been around the wrestling business longer (since he was a kid) because so many in his family, such as Rocky Johnson, are pro wrestlers.
This is not an insult or a personal attack Kenneth, I am just unclear about your answer and would like clarification. Thanks
- June 13, 2014 at 2:32 AM
Don't want to be a smart-ass, but-- my dad used to use "jabroni" when he talked about my boy interests back in the '50s! LOL!
- August 6, 2014 at 8:51 AM
- Sandra Harper said...
Don't want to be a smart-ass, but-- my dad used to use "jabroni" when he talked about my boy interests back in the '50s! LOL!
- August 6, 2014 at 8:58 AM
Who gives a fuck when any of you first used the term. Bottom line is the rock made the term most popular. As you JABRONIES can see, the term took new heights as soon as possibly the most popular wrestler ever started using it
- October 26, 2014 at 8:51 AM
Jabroni was first used in 483 B.C when speaking of slaves that weren't worth selling or keeping.
- December 31, 2014 at 6:15 AM
The rock me too soon that he got it from the iron sheikh in a documentary about the latter on netflix
- April 9, 2015 at 9:58 PM
True; I watched the Sheik recently and the Rock totally gives Iron Sheik a nod in the "jabroni" department. I don't think the Rock is claiming to be the first person to use it at all but, rather, pointing how he adopted it & used it. And regardless of who used it before him, he blew that word up and it wil be attached to him for the long term.
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Plant Hormone Discovery Offers Potentially Increased Crop Yield
La Jolla, CA – Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have filled in two significant gaps in the molecular pathway that allow plant steroid hormones to stimulate plants to be larger and more fruitful. The findings may open up the prospect of larger vegetables or increased seed yield and could have a galvanizing effect on agricultural research.read more >>
Human Biological Clock Sensor Uses Fly Eye 'Technology'
La Jolla, CA – Scientists working for the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered the chemical basis of our sixth sense – the mysterious switch that resets our biological clocks as we cross time zones. The finding brings closer to reality medications to treat so-called circadian disorders such as severe jet lag and seasonal depression, as well as improve the lives of shift workers.read more >>
Current Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Contaminated With Potentially Dangerous Non-Human Molecule, UCSD/Salk Team Finds
La Jolla, CA – Currently available lines of human embryonic stem cells have been contaminated with a non-human molecule that compromises their potential therapeutic use in human subjects, according to research by investigators at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California.read more >>
Novel Genetic Pathway Tells Developing Body Organs to Get In Line
La Jolla, CA – Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a novel genetic pathway that ensures body organs develop correctly and in the right position during embryonic development. The discovery has important implications for stem cell medicine, which continues to face the challenge of inducing stem cells to form new organs.read more >>
Salk Scientist who discovered cancer 'switch' awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine
La Jolla, CA – Salk Institute scientist Tony Hunter has been awarded the 2005 Wolf Prize in Medicine, Israel's top recognition for achievements in the interest of mankind, for his key discoveries in cell regulation and cancer research.read more >>
Salk Scientists Provide Insight into Aging
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Salk Scientist Who Revolutionized Cancer Research Awarded Horwitz Prize
La Jolla, CA – Salk Institute scientist Tony Hunter has been awarded the 2004 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, a leading national award for scientific achievement, for his pivotal discoveries about the chemical 'switch' that turns healthy cells into cancer cells.read more >>
Binocular Vision Discovery Provides Insights for Stem Cell Therapy
La Jolla, CA – A Salk Institute research team has discovered how nature controls the degree of binocular vision in mammals, work that could have crucial implications for human stem-cell medicine.read more >>
Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante Names Dr. Richard Murphy, CEO of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, to Prop. 71 Oversight Committee
La Jolla, CA – Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante today named Dr. Richard Murphy, chief executive officer of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, to the Independent Citizen's Oversight Committee overseeing the implementation of Proposition 71.read more >>
Salk Institute Scientist Tony Hunter Named to Institute of Medicine
La Jolla, CA – Salk Institute for Biological Studies scientist Tony Hunter has been named a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Dr. Richard Murphy, Salk Institute President said today.read more >>


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For this season, teams increased to 16, up from 12 last season. In addition, during the battle round, opposing coaches have the ability to steal the singer that was sent home by the original coach. If more than one coach hits their buzzer to recruit the singer in question, it's up to the contestant to decide which coach he or she wants to work with. Each coach can save two contestants, which means the battle round will end with 10 singers on each team, rather than eight. Finally, a new two-week "knockout round" will happen after the battle round, where the coaches will reduce their teams to five.
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Why We Pirate, and Why We Don't
March 15, 2013 | 1:05 pm
By Joanna Cabot
One of the anti-DRM arguments people often make is that if you make it easy enough for people to buy content legitimately, they won't need to pirate anymore. Here is a case study in favor of that argument:
Thorin Kiosowski over at Lifehacker has a great essay up about why he stopped pirating media and started paying for it legitimately. Kiosowski begins by explaining why he pirated to begin with, namely that at the time, 'legit' digital media was confusing, expensive and failed to provide a good experience.
He then lists three things that changed his mind:
• He stopped feeling the need to own everything immediately
• Media and software companies made things easier
• It ended up being more cost-effective not to pirate
In his analysis, Kiosowski raises some good points. I don't think we're all the way there yet in terms of balancing the factors of availability, customer experience and price. But I agree with his point that when you're dealing with free or nearly-free services like Spotify (free, or $5 to remove the ads) or Netflix (less than eight bucks), it's certainly much easier and more convenient to pay and use the service like a regular person than to seek out a torrent and spend hours waiting for it to download.
Of course, as with all Lifehacker stories, the best story is just as often in the comments as it is in the article proper. For a counterpoint, a guy from Argentina writes:
"I live in Argentina and we can't buy or rent SHIT here. Just the other day I tried to buy a $5 item from Amazon. It came with a $50 shipping and handling. Yes, $50 for a $5 item. It's the same with digital content, here it doesn't exist. A private tracker and EVERYTHING I can't (CAN'T) buy, I can get. 1 click away. It's sad, really."
TeleRead Links: UK e-book piracy, loosening e-book licensing terms, digitizing fanzines, and more
Why DRM Leaves Such a Sour Taste in My Mouth
Morning Links: Comixology Subscription Plan? New Movie Anti-Piracy Ads Aimed at Moviegoers
Morning Links: Apple Receives Helen Keller Award. 1990s Guide to the Web
Voice Dream text-to-speech reader to appear for Android in August
Another factor to consider is the growing potential for malware in eBooks that come from subterranean sources. The close kinship of ePub (IDPF) and KF8 (Amazon) with HTML, especially HTML5, suggests that exploits now common to the web might easily migrate to eBooks.
The Internet is currently being swamped with fake sites teeming with malware and identity theft. An author group I belong to has found half a dozen new ones in the last week.
And do be careful of sites whose prices seem astonishingly low. They are after your credit card info. A pile of new ones have appeared as well.
I don't feel bad about the malware because karma is a bitch, but people who want to buy books shouldn't be targeted.


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A monoclonal antibody that depletes blood stem cells and enables chemotherapy free transplants
Successful stem cell therapy requires the replacement of diseased or dysfunctional stem cells with healthy ones. These healthy stem cells can come from either a donor or can be stem cells that are modified by gene therapy techniques. One important step in this process of repair and replacement is to eliminate the existing diseased cells so that physical space is created for the healthy ones, and competition for environmental factors that nurture and support the stem cells are removed.
The oldest and most commonly used form of stem cell therapy is bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Thousands of patients undergo BMT yearly to treat cancers or disorders of blood formation. Bone marrow contains mixtures of cells, but only a minority are the blood forming stem cells, which are critically important as only stem cells can permanently generate new blood and immune cells. In a BMT, stem cells from a donor replace the recipient's diseased stem cells. Currently, the only way to eliminate the patient's own blood forming stem cells is to treat the recipient to accept donor cells with toxic agents such as radiation and chemotherapy.
Our team will focus on the treatment of a disorder in children called severe combined immune deficiency (SCID). SCID children are born without a functional immune system and are therefore extraordinarily susceptible to serious infections. If children with SCID are not treated, most die by the age of two. BMT is the only established cure for this disease. Unfortunately, the likelihood of successful cure is reduced by the way transplants are currently performed, using toxic treatments to prepare the children to accept the donor cells.
We will test an antibody (a type of protein) that recognizes a molecule called CD117 present on blood forming stem cells and leads to their elimination. When used in mice, this treatment enabled excellent donor stem cell engraftment and cured mice with a condition equivalent to human SCID with minimal side effects. We propose to test an antibody that targets human CD117 to safely prepare children with SCID to accept blood forming stem cells from a donor. Based on the animal studies we expect this antibody will allow engraftment of stem cells at high levels, rapidly replacing diseased blood cells with healthy blood cells. Such a result would mean safer and better outcomes for these patients.
Success in this study would have impact far beyond a superior treatment for SCID. If the antibody treatment results in a stronger blood system originating from a donor in SCID patients, this result would prove that the antibody could be used to optimize engraftment of gene-therapy modified cells and could be applied to the treatment of many other diseases that need a BMT. These diseases include, but are not limited to sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and Fanconi's anemia; autoimmune diseases like diabetes and multiple sclerosis; and cancers that originate from the blood system such as leukemias and lymphomas.
Diseases of the blood and the immune system plague thousands of Californians and millions of people world-wide. These diseases are quite diverse, ranging from blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia, to immune diseases such as severe combined immunodeficiency, HIV, and autoimmune disease including type I diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Current therapies do not fully control the symptoms of these diseases, leaving severe morbidity and early mortality as ongoing consequences. For the health of the citizens of California, both physical and financial, we need to develop cures, rather than marginally effective treatments, for a variety of these devastating blood and immune illnesses.
Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation possesses the ability to provide a life-long cure for all of these diverse diseases, as it allows for the replacement of defective HSC. Although effective, the use of this form of treatment is severely limited because of the current need to administer chemotherapy or radiation prior to the transplant to permit engraftment of donor stem cells. The transplant procedure itself carries a risk of death for ~10-20% of patients, and there are long-term toxicities associated with chemoradiation such as infertility, secondary malignancies, endocrine dysfunction, organ damage, and in children, mental and physical growth impairment.
By developing a novel, non-toxic antibody-based conditioning method, HSC transplants could be expanded to the treatment of non-life threatening yet debilitating diseases that are currently not transplanted due to the associated toxicities. We have achieved this goal with an antibody in mice and have identified a similar agent for use in patients. We aim to begin safely treating patients that suffer from severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a diverse disorder that is caused by defects in HSCs. While the incidence of SCID has been thought to be rare, preliminary results of newborn screening in California suggest the incidence is 1/30,000 newborns. In addition, a number of previously treated patients with SCID who did not engraft with donor stem cells are now developing immune failure. The clinical trial to be performed will treat immunodeficient patients from across the state of California through the network of institutions incorporated into this disease team of world-renowned stem cell and transplantation experts.
After successfully treating patients with SCID, we plan to expand this conditioning technique to other diseases, and hopefully pave the way for safe transplantation of genetically modified HSC, thereby expanding stem cell transplantation in California tremendously. We hope this novel conditioning regimen will result in a direct benefit to patients who suffer from blood and immune diseases, as well as create definitive treatments that will lead to a reduction of the massive health care burden these diseases inflict on patients and their families in California.
The focus of our Disease Team is on the treatment of a lethal genetic disease in children called severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) also known as the "bubble boy" disease. Children with SCID are born without a functional immune system and therefore are extraordinarily vulnerable to serious infections. If untreated, most of these children die by the age of two. Transplantation of blood forming stem cells is the only established cure for SCID. Unfortunately, the current ways of performing these transplantations is imperfect, so that a percent of the transplants fail. There are two major problems that are encountered in the procedure that reduces the success of the transplants. The first problem occurs because the children undergo treatments to eliminate their own blood forming stem cells so that they will accept the stem cells of healthy donors. The methods available to accomplish this stem cell depletion are toxic chemotherapies that have side effects that develop shortly after transplant or after many years. These negative side effects include, but are not limited to toxicity to the liver, delays in development and effects on the brain. Because such treatments are toxic, some children are infused with donor cells without stem cell depletion. In those cases, a percentage have relatively poor immune function. The second problem develops as a result of the cell content of the donor grafts that contain the blood forming stem cells. Healthy donor grafts contain not only the life-saving stem cells but have contaminating cells (T cells) that have the potential to attack and destroy some of the tissues in the transplanted patients. Attack of recipient tissues by donor T cells is a syndrome called graft-vs-host disease. In worse case scenario the child dies as a result of the toxicities associated with the transplant procedure.
Our Team aims to eliminate these complications of transplantation. To address the problem of toxic therapies needed to make space for donor cells, our approach is to replace these regimens with a biologic reagent. The biologic agent we are testing is an antibody that recognizes a molecule called CD117. CD117 is present on the surface of blood forming stem cells. In rodent studies we have observed that targeting blood forming stem cells with an anti-CD117 antibody safely depletes recipient cells, thereby allowing the donor stem cells to engraft. There is no other biologic agent available for human use that can specifically deplete the blood forming stem cells. In the last year, we continued the development of an anti-CD117 antibody that binds human cells. We made the exciting observation that in large animals that express CD117 molecules similar to humans, the intravenous administration of the anti-CD117 antibody results in rapid depletion of blood forming stem cells, similar to what we have observed in mice. The depletion of stem cells is transient since the animals recover their stem cells after a few weeks. But the effect appears to be long enough that transplanted donor cells will have a chance to takeover.
To eliminate the problem of graft-vs-host disease, we have simultaneously produced two other antibodies, called anti-CD34 and anti-CD90. These antibodies label human blood forming stem cells and allow the stem cells to be separated from other potentially harmful cells including T cells. Blood forming stem cells are a rare population comprising only one in several thousands of cells in a standard graft. In the last year we have successfully produced anti-CD34 and anti-CD90 suitable for use to purify stem cells from human grafts. In pilot studies, we have been able to produce purify stem cells away from the other graft cells so that they comprise >97% of the infused product.
Our progress this year, demonstrates that we are well on our way to the initiation of our proposed clinical trial for the treatment of SCID. Children with SCID were chosen as the target population because they are highly sensitive to the negative effects of chemotherapy and, given our existing knoweldge of transplants in these patients, they are the patient group that will allow us to most clearly measure the effect of the anti-CD117 antibody. However, the implications of our study are broad. The tens of thousands of other patients that are cured by blood forming stem cell transplantation each year have the same two potential complications as children with SCID – toxicity from the regimens they need for the donor cells to take, and the possibility of graft-vs-host disease. Transplant patients include those with incurable cancers, sickle anemia, thalassemia, and many others. Blood forming stem cell transplantation can also be curative for autoimmune diseases such as childhood diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and lupus erythematosus. Thus, success in our study will open the door for the use of this approach by markedly improving the way this important form of stem cell therapy is done in the future.


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Ed Kranepool only roots for the Mets if they're winning. And that's OK.
Jan 13, 2011, 1:31 PM EDT
Mets legend Ed Kranepool, speaking to the TC Palm down in Port. St. Lucie:
Like Mets fans, Kranepool said he only watches the team if they are winning.
"I only watch a good product," Kranepool said. "If they are winning, I will watch, and if not, I turn the station and root for someone else.
"I am a Met true and true. I am the only guy who played his whole career with the Mets, I've got the longest time, longevity-wise … but I still want to see a good ball club."
If anyone on the planet has a right to feel this way about their ballclub, it's Ed Kranepool and the Mets. He's been there for it all, and he shouldn't have to endure a minute's more unpleasantness in his life by virtue of the Mets not being all that good than he already has.
And to be honest, I know a lot of Mets fans who feel much the same way. Really, I don't think there's a fan base of its size in all of sports that has a more balanced take on things. Mets fans love 'em when they win. When they don't, well, they're not gonna cry about it and make their lives miserable. Don't get 'em wrong — they'll be there for the team through thick and thin — but you rarely find a Mets fans who lets his team's misfortunes truly upset him any more than a few minutes after the game is over. Life goes on. There's another game tomorrow.
Some folks may think that's not cool, and that you should almost literally live and die with your team. Personally, I find it kind of healthy.
(link via Mets Police)
- BC - Jan 13, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Guess he's going to be watching a lot of "Two And A Half Men" reruns this year.
- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - Jan 13, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- Detroit Michael - Jan 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM
"I am the only guy who played his whole career with the Mets …"
Ron Hodges says "hello." There must be many more players with shorter careers who played only with the Mets.
- sdelmonte - Jan 13, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Just for the record, I love them when they lose, too. The only time I don't love them is when they don't try. And I will gladly watch or listen to the Mets even when it's a bad game. (Thank you, Gary and Ron and Keith and Howie and Wayne for being good broadcasters, BTW.)
But otherwise…yeah, that's me. The grand collapses of '07 and '08 bummed me out. For a day. After that, it was equal parts "wait till next year" and "hey, it's playoff time" and "I have bills I forgot to pay last month." I love the game, but it's just a game.
- yankeesfanlen - Jan 13, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Now that's the spirit, and indicative of the Metropolitans fans I know. Said a couple of weeks ago I wish they were better so I could have a discourse with them when there was at least a glimmer of possibility that there might be a Subway Series.
With this empathy, I still have problems of my own trying to run the Universe.
- seanmk - Jan 13, 2011 at 2:28 PM
not like yankees fans aren't the same way. or any big city fan base for that matter
- sdelmonte - Jan 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM
I will add that during the Subway Series, I did kind of lose perspective and took that loss hard, even though at some level I also knew that the Mets were not as good as the Yanks. But then, it was not about baseball. It was about New York. And as dispassionate as I can be on sports, that is how passionate I am about my city.
- yankeesfanlen - Jan 13, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Thanks, and given how you feel, I can tell you're a rational New York baseball fan. Do you listen to that guy Steve (something) on the FAN on weekend nights during the summer? He's the only one I can stand on that station-he cracks me up.
- fribnit - Jan 13, 2011 at 3:10 PM
There are few teams where a player could be called a legend with a .261 career batting average, a single All-Star game appearance, no Gold Gloves, 1400 hits in an 18 year career and a whopping 118 home runs out of a power hitting position, but that is the Mets.
- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Jan 13, 2011 at 4:32 PM
To paraphrase The Bard: Be not afraid of mediocrity; some are born mediocre, some achieve mediocrity, and others have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Blind introductions breed awkward college acquaintances. Here are a few places you are more likely to find genuine friendships and get through that nervous small-talk phase.
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OK, so I snapped a few pictures of the help windows yesterday while I was in the Test Realm's Pet Pavillion. If you haven't been able to log in there (or just aren't subscribing right now), these might help you with understanding how things "work" in the new expansion.
There's going to be a loooooot of clicky clicky going on over there.
1- Hatchery Window (click on all these to make them bigger)
There are actually two dialogue boxes for this one feature in the game. Once you enter the hatchery with another person, you'll see a split screen where you'll have a chance to confirm that you want to go through with this expensive egg creation exercise. A lot of people seem to think that getting the message "your partner left" is a bug. It isn't (but it could probably be executed better or more explanatory). What it's telling you is that one of you doesn't meet the requirements to be there. You should go in with enough cash and an old enough pet, or you'll get kicked out.
2- mini-game window:
All mini-game windows operate pretty much in the same way. You'll want to click on the different worlds of the spiral to see which one will give your pet the correct stat gain. Always remember to go into these mini-games with a snack to feed your pet when you're done. It'll help boost your pet faster.
3- pet derby window:
This is another double window explanation. So for practice races, you'll get a handy join window, but for the real races, you won't get a window. It just matches you up automatically with other racers. Pressing on the up arrow and using the spacebar to duck and jump will be your new found fun in this patch. Also remember to click those four buttons that hold all your pets special derby abilities. Timing is everything on all the above mentioned clicky clicky fun. :-)
4- Snacks window:
Snacks work much like reagents do. In fact, you will actually get an opportunity to craft snacks (cooking yay!) in this update. Some snacks will be super yummy for your pet, some they'll tolerate, and from what I understand, so snacks are YUCKY for your pet. Pay attention to the wizard class type on the pet. :-)
Hope that helps with understanding some of the Window's you're going to see in the new expansion!
Happy Dueling!
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