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Comment setting itself up for failure? (Score 1) 213
Unless Apple really has a complete QA failure with a future OS upgrade or new device release, they will remain in front of the other device manufacturers for a very long time. They will be free to pick-and-choose which interesting & successful bits they steal and then super-engineer/implement from Android, Palm, Microsoft, etc and continue their lead.
I'm still convinced these netbook/tablet rumors are just that - rumors.
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Submission + - Drupal 6: Ultimate Community Site Guide
Published by Holistic Vibes Sàrl in 2009, the book was written by Dorien Herremans, an independent Web developer in Belgium who holds an MSc degree in MIS from the University of Antwerp, and has lectured in IT and 3D computer animation at Les Roches University of Applied Sciences, in Bluche, Switzerland. Her Drupal story is no doubt similar to that of many other Web developers: After building numerous sites in Drupal, she decided to create a new community site — in this case, Raw Vegan Dating. She was well aware that other CMSs offered fairly sophisticated modules that could be dropped into a fresh CMS installation, thereby creating a new community site instantly. But that approach generally requires one to accept the functional limitations of the chosen module, or start hacking the module's code (which for most modules is poorly written and equally poorly documented), with no guarantee that one's modifications will even work. Dorien instead opted for Drupal's flexibility, but found the development process rather difficult and time-consuming, partly because of some technical issues that arose: How can one easily create advanced profiles in Drupal? Can one add a photo gallery to each profile? Ultimately, these lead to a much broader question: Is it possible to build a feature-rich community/dating site using only core and contributed modules, without having to make any modifications to them?
Dorien set out to answer that question, in developing a new site, Drupal Fun, which is a community primarily for Drupal users who have read the book and wish to help each other. The site also offers a few tutorials on how to convert to the latest versions of modules. In making that site, Dorien utilized only available modules, with no changes, and documented each step in the process. The lessons learned from that effort form the foundation of Drupal 6: Ultimate Community Site Guide. The first three chapters constitute an introductory foundation; the next two cover user profiles; and the remaining four major chapters explain content, monetization, etc. For all topics, the Drupal Fun site is used as a case study. Even though the book focuses on Drupal version 6, and the example site is created using that version, the book does have notes on how to implement everything in version 5 as well.
In the book's introduction, the author provides a brief overview of Drupal, virtual communities, and her perspective on how to build one of the latter using the former. She states that it is easy to resort to custom modules — i.e., modules created or modified by oneself — but this contradicts one of the central tenets of the book, that a non-programmer would find it difficult if not impossible to go beyond already-available modules in building a community site (unless of course he were to outsource the development of the custom modules). In a footnote, it is incorrectly stated that "You can use the Drupal interface to write a module yourself" (page 4).
The second chapter, titled "Setting up the site," explains the desired functionality of the example site to be created (including the site's main goal, which redundantly was also presented at the end of the previous chapter). The author explains how to install Drupal on one's local Web server. A Windows-only developer may be confused by steps 2, 3, and 8, which are specific to Linux/Unix, but not labeled as such. The expression "hidden files" (page 10) would mean in Windows any files with their "hidden" attributes enabled. But in this case the author is probably referring to a single file,
Any reader following the book should at that point have a working copy of Drupal in his development environment. Chapter 3 explains some basic configuration settings for the newly-installed Drupal instance, as well as how to install modules and themes. However, some of the information is presented in a potentially confusing manner, such as on page 16 when an absolute directory path in one step, is immediately followed by what appears to be another absolute directory path in the next step ("/admin/build/modules"), but is actually meant to convey a navigation path within the Drupal user interface. For a book intended for Drupal newbies, it is essential to clarify technical issues such as this one, because otherwise readers can quickly become frustrated, wondering what the author is discussing and how to follow along in their own Drupal instances. Later, a favicon is described as residing "on the top of your browser window," but that would be the browser icon; rather, favicons are next to the browser's location field and in any relevant tabs. The author briefly describes more than half a dozen modules that arguably should be included in any Drupal site, including ones for dynamic menus, spam control, and task scheduling. Links to the modules' pages — in the text and/or as links in the PDF e-book — would have been quite helpful. The Tagadelic module is recommended for generating tag clouds, including a friendlier 404 error page, using the directory path "/tagadelic"; but Figure 3.5 shows the setting without that leading slash, and a quick test suggests that it does not work. More importantly for the newbie reader, there is no explanation as to how to start using tags. This chapter — like all that follow, except for the last — concludes with a list of contributed modules discussed in the respective chapter. Given that the chapters are short, and the modules' names easily stand out, these module lists add no value and could be removed in a future edition.
In Chapter 4, the reader learns how to use the Content Profile module for making highly functional and versatile user profiles that include photo and video galleries, avatars, contact forms, social networking, map locations, personal Web pages, AdSense revenue streams, and more. Most of the instructions are straightforward, but the discussion on how to implement avatars, on page 30, should have been fleshed out (no pun intended) — with more details as to exactly what settings to make, and where. Chapter 5 extends the previous topic, by demonstrating how to enhance the new user profile content type by implementing additional functionality: image and video galleries, a site member's location on a world map, member search, and featured members. In the next chapter, the author shows how to add more text-oriented content types, using the Views, Panels, and Fivestar modules.
While the first six chapters of the book focus on how to create functionality for users, the three chapters that follow examine how to create functionality for the online community itself. Chapter 7 discusses the details of adding forums, shout boxes, buddy lists, messages, subscriptions, a newsletter, user points, user status, user activity (think Twitter), and user groups. Chapter 8 explains how to utilize Google AdSense, affiliate programs, and donations — so that site owners and members can receive some sort of financial reward for their community-building efforts. Chapter 9 covers subjects that a site builder will encounter near the final stages of site development, such as finalizing the navigation menus, providing a post-registration page, supporting internationalization and localization, customizing system e-mail messages, tuning site performance, promoting a new site, tracking a site's popularity with analytics, performing module updates safely, backing up Drupal files and database, and duplicating a site.
Drupal 6: Ultimate Community Site Guide is wrapped up with a brief chapter, an author bio, and an unnecessary marketing description of the book. Unlike most programming books, this one is missing an index — although, as an e-book, it can be searched far easier than a print book.
The list price of the book is a very reasonable €7.70, and it is currently available for €5.50. Even though it is registered under the ISBN 978-2839904902, it is currently not available from Amazon.com, because it is an e-book, and the Amazon.com Kindle is not yet available in Europe; this apparently prohibits European publishers from using it. However, the book's website makes it possible to purchase it online. That site also has more details on the book's contents and the author. In addition to the book site, the first three chapters can be previewed online, via its Google Books listing.
Like any technical work, this one has its strengths and weaknesses. Sadly, the book is marred by generally sloppy writing, with a high ratio of errors to pages. There are several errata: "to[o] much" (pages 4 and 79), "others[']" (page 5), "look[s]" (page 16), "fig 3.3" (page 17; should read "Figure 3.1"), "Imagecache_actions Module" (page 52), "eld avatar" (page 66), "other then" (page 69), "others['] contact link" (page 94), "less then" (page 117), "Clustermaps" (page 124), and
However, the main problem with the book is how, at several points in the narrative, the author assumes too much understanding on the part of the reader, and does not provide enough details for the reader who is trying to implement each suggestion on his own computer and yet has never before worked with the modules in question, or even the key concepts. This problem is seen in entire sections (such as the tagging section mentioned above) and lone sentences (such as the baffling "If you want to change a preset later on, just flush the preset after making the changes..." on page 46).
But none of these weaknesses diminish the overall value of this contribution to the Drupal literature. The book largely achieves its goal of teaching the reader how to create his own Drupal-based community site, using core and contributed modules only, with no custom programming (with the exception of some code snippets stored in the Drupal database). The explanations are, for the most part, clear enough for the reader to step through the process within his own Drupal installation. Some people may fault the book as being too lightweight and lacking the in-depth discussions typical of most Drupal books. But those detractors would be missing the point: This particular title is written for a different target audience, namely, people who wish to build a new website as quickly and easily as possible, and who may not have the knowledge or time to write custom code.
With plenty of detailed instructions, and an upbeat tone throughout the presentation, Drupal 6: Ultimate Community Site Guide can serve as a useful and fast-paced beginning resource for any Drupal developer who wants to create a social media website, requiring minimal time and custom PHP code.
Michael J. Ross is a freelance Web developer and writer."
Submission + - Book Review: Beginning Python Visualization->
The book uses several very specific examples that illustrate general principles.
The first example is using GPS data. By using Python one can extract data from GPS receivers and enter it into the computer and manipulate it to do what one wants including creating graphs and charts. In this section he shows how to use CSV, comma separated values, as a most useful file format. He shows show to extract data from real world GPS devices and import it via serial ports and the PySerial module. It would be easy for the reader to duplicate and extend this project.
The heart of the book is coverage of useful examples utilizing MatPlotLib, NumPy and SciPy. These related tools are easy to use and fully integrated with Python. MatPlotLib is for plotting data and graphs, including interactive graphs and image files. NumPy is a powerful math library comparable to commercial tools like MatLab, and SciPy extends NumPy to for the sciences. Examples are numerous and include signal analysis using Fourier transforms.
There is also a section on Image Processing using PIL, the Python Imaging Library. This is used for relatively simple image cropping and sizing and also for bit by bit image processing. Interpolation and curve fitting are also well covered. For anyone wanting an introduction to graphical analysis of statistical data, this would be an excellent resource.
The author is obviously a professional in this field. He has a knack for good organizational style and a pragmatic approach to the work. In the book he says "Most of the time, research is organized chaos. The emphasis, however, should be on organized, not chaos." A real value I got from the book is a better understanding of data files, format, and organization as well as methods and guidelines for selecting file formats and storing and organizing data to enable fast and efficient data processing. It is obvious that this book was written by a practicing engineer.
The theme of the book is that Python can be an all purpose environment for data manipulation and visualization, using nothing but free and open source tools that are easily integrated and scriptable without using multiple programming languages. The book should be an invaluable tool for scientists and engineers but it is also easily accessible to anyone interested in math and data analysis. There is no need for an advanced math background. While, as a matter of full disclosure, I have undergraduate degrees in Math and Physics, I feel the book should be easily accessible to anyone with a solid high school math background who is seriously interested in the subject. The book contains a short introductory tutorial on the basics of Python so anyone familiar with programming in any language should be fine.
The book is an easy read from front to back, and I am sure it will also be a good reference resource for the future. The writing style is very clear and unforced and I found surprisingly few errors. While the Python world has a surplus of introductory and general books, books covering this kind of specific domain are especially welcome, and we could use more on other topics by competent authors.
At 363 pages the book is a surprisingly fast read. Its methodology is to use specific, short code examples to make all the key points. Most of the code samples are well selected, short and written in clear, concise Python. This is not the kind of book that overwhelms you with massive amounts of code. Either the book was well edited or else it was written by an exceptionally lucid thinker, or both.
So, if you want to learn how to process, organize, and visualize data from various sources using the Python language, I recommend this book to you. I have also posted a podcast of an interview with the author at Python411"
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Comment What gives us the right? (Score -1, Troll) 705
So far, the United States has been the only country insane enough to actually use atomic/nuclear weapons offensively (pretty much to kill scores of civilians). How does that give us the right to prevent other countries from doing the same thing? The "civilized" world has no moral high ground to stand on for this issue.
Comment Re:Rhetorical Question ... (Score 1) 705
He (and you) *are* naive. Those "countries who really have no business with them" don't give a hoot about what the international community thinks and have demonstrated - consistently - that they are immune from this "pressure" you speak of.
Obama continues to undermine the leadership position of the United States in the world through statements like this and also continues to show how much he just does not "get it".
Comment Don't forget Alaska Airlines (Score 1) 303
They've got a website - http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/help/faqs/inflight-broadband.asp - answering questions on their inflight wi-fi and their @alaskaair Twitter account - http://twitter.com/alaskaair - provides daily updates what flight #'s will have wifi.
Comment Focusing on the wrong problem... (Score 3, Insightful) 379
Isn't Facebook itself the huge waste of bandwidth as opposed to just the verbose URLs it generates?
Comment Glad /. will be discussing this (Score 1) 329
I posted my retort on this just before the
I wish non-security folks would stop reporting on security "stuff"... I can't wait for NPR, CNN and Fox to run with this "breaking news!" tonight or tomorrow.


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Aquinas College has long fostered appreciation for international perspectives, whether through studying abroad, international business programs, or welcoming international students to campus. Through renewed awareness, the College sheds a global light upon our local communities. Take Frederick Bw'Ombongi, an Aquinas graduate who has linked Grand Rapids and Kenya through the modern concept of a global village.
Initially, Bw'Ombongi was introduced to Aquinas by a friend from church, who happened to be an alumna. Through her urging and guidance, Bw'Ombongi applied to, attended, and graduated from Aquinas in 2004, with a degree in international business.
"It's a nice, small college with small classes, and you're able to really benefit from the intimate atmosphere," he recalled. "The professors and staff are very approachable, in the sense that you are able to strike up conversation, have dialogue on current events, or even find career opportunities and guidance. Those are the things that really stood out to me in my experience."
Finding success after his time at AQ, Bw'Ombongi currently works for Spectrum Health as a director of Patient Care Services. However, while working with refugee families as a case manager and preventive health coordinator, he began to see a need within the Grand Rapids community for services to African refugees. "Many of the families that I worked with were coming home and needing volunteers to help with kids' homework, learning how to drive, employment, things like that," he explained. "So I got a group of individuals together, African refugees, and founded the West Michigan Refugee Education & Cultural Center."
Very well received in the community, the Center works to especially help children, whose education Bw'Ombongi sees as critical. "Many of the refugee families that were coming," he said, "the kids had a lot of challenges in terms of academics. Unfortunately, when they went home, they didn't have support because the parents didn't have the language and were unfamiliar with the education system here. So the role for the organization is to support refugee youth and help them to succeed in school, having volunteers help them with homework, a summer youth leadership program, and encouraging parental support so that we can surround these refugee kids, so they can better succeed in school and in their lives."
In addition to founding the West Michigan Refugee Education & Cultural Center, Bw'Ombongi also founded the Opening Village Doors Foundation. The Foundation strives to assist families in Kenya who struggle with poverty through providing entrepreneurial, micro-business solutions. The organization has helped 32 individuals start small business and impacted over 100 families directly. The 2014 goal is to start 100 businesses.
Currently serving on boards for both nonprofits, Bw'Ombongi shared that this work holds a deeply personal connection. In 1999, he arrived in Grand Rapids from Kenya, with plans attend school and work in the United States. While he has come to establish roots in Grand Rapids over the years, he still tries to give back, to continue helping those in need. "Coming from Kenya myself," he emphasized, "I understand the challenges that many families face in Kenya, including my own family. Families that continue to struggle, all they really need is someone to walk beside them, to support them, so they can rise out of poverty. Many of those who struggle with poverty in Kenya, they have what it takes - or know what it takes - to get out of poverty. All that they need to blossom and succeed is the financial resources, education, and training that we provide."
Bw'Ombongi invited students to develop a new perspective, to recognize the great potential within every community to affect change. "Within the 'global village,' we need to recognize that what is happening in the world - in East Africa, Europe, etc. -has a direct impact in our own communities. So, my challenge to students is to have that global awareness and concern for what is happening in the world, and really find their place to contribute."
While his two programs have been highly successful, Bw'Ombongi believed that his education at Aquinas has given his endeavors a firm foundation. "If you look at Aquinas," he said, "you see themes of service, community service, creating global leaders who will impact others in a positive way. Aquinas is unique, in the sense that it is a place that walks alongside you as you find yourself. Really, the education you receive empowers you to become anything that you want to be. It is small enough so that you can get that individual attention you need to thrive, but on a global scale."

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Q: Mr. Secretary, (inaudible) for Slovenian Television. What went wrong in Sintra? You didn't include us in the first Slovak countries to be included in NATO.
A: There has been no decision yet in terms of who will be recommended for inclusion in the first round. That's something that the President is taking under advisement now and we'll have to await that until we get to Madrid before such decision is made.
Q: What are our chances in that you will reverse the decision?
A: Well it's hard to say. I think Slovenia has a very good record and certainly, it's under consideration. But one cannot make any predictions at this point.
Q: Mr. Secretary, the commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground is leaving after having had an affair while he was married. He's losing one star. And this is the latest of several high-ranking military officers who recently have been relieved or forced -- being forced to leave the service. Is this sapping the strength of the military? Is calling to question the leadership of the military? And are you worried that this thing is being handled?
A: No, it's not sapping the military of its capability or strength. We insist upon very high standards. We expect the highest of standards from our military leaders and they fully understand that. And this individual is retiring based upon his belief that this it's in the best interest of the Army. So these happen from time to time, but I think that it's the appropriate thing to do.
Q: Are you worried that this is an epidemic?
A: I'm not worried it's an epidemic. I think we're going through a period in which this has become a very much in high profile, but I believe overall, our military is doing an outstanding job. Our leaders are doing an outstanding job and we are dealing with the issue in a very proactive and open fashion.
Q: Are going to buy helicopters from the United States, Mr. Minister?
Minister Turnsek: Well, this could be. But we will discuss modernization process and modernization, also the practice and procedures. And for sure, this will be one of the topics of our discussion.
Q: Are you going to request to become a member of NATO?
A: Well, we're going to discuss this subject. We will discuss different aspects of the subject. I'm sure that we will clear some -- unclear situation and unclear answers.
Q: If Slovenia does not get accepted to NATO, does it expect to receive some sort of special standing militarily?
A: Well I think in our case, we will have to rethink the strategy, but this is our long-term strategy to became a full member of NATO and this is the process. I think -- and I observe this as more as an on-going process, not as an event.
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
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PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
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More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
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Mozilla's script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.
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The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
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Popular desktop environment continues the Gnome 2 legacy – with new support for the Gnome 3 toolkit.
US Government Requires HTTPS
The Obama White House has issued a memorandum telling all US government agencies they must use HTTPS for all websites and web communication.
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Jason Doyle makes strong start in Australian Speedway Championship
Posted: January 06, 2013|
Somerset Rebels captain Jason Doyle made a strong start to the 2013 Australian Speedway Championship in yesterday's opening round at Gillman Raceway.
After qualifying for the three-meeting series 24 hours earlier, Doyle led the way with 14 points after the 20 qualifying heats which included a win over title favourite Troy Batchelor.
The Somerset skipper's only defeat came at the hands of Rebels team mate Alex Davies in heat 18, but by then Doyle had done enough to ensure his place in the A Final.
It proved to be Batchelor's day in the final, though, as he gained revenge for the loss in heat nine to beat Doyle and claim the win. Doyle was runner-up, followed home by Rohan Tungate and Micky Dyer.
Doyle's fellow Rebels Davies and Josh Grajczonek also made solid starts.
After a disappointing start which saw Davies pointless after his initial two rides - an engine failure at the start of heat five not helping his cause - he came back strongly to finish on seven points which included two race wins.
New Somerset signing Grajczonek also finished on seven points from his five qualifying rides. The pair just missed out on a place in the B Final by a single point.
Round two will be held at Undera, Victoria, on Wednesday.
A Final: 1) Troy Batchelor, 2) Jason Doyle, 3) Rohan Tungate, 4) Micky Dyer.
B Final: 1) Micky Dyer, 2) Cameron Woodward, 3) Dakota North, 4) Justin Sedgmen.
Qualifying scores: Jason Doyle - 14, Troy Batchelor - 13, Rohan Tungate - 9, Dakota North - 9, Micky Dyer - 9, Cameron Woodward - 9, Justin Sedgmen - 8, Alex Davies - 7, Davey Watt - 7, Josh Grajczonek - 7, Mark Lemon - 6, Sam Masters - 5, Ty Proctor - 5, Kozza Smith - 4, Adam Shields - 4, Cameron Heeps - 4.


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TEAM GB Dressage has spoken about their preparations for the London 2012 at Hartpury College at a press conference today which was attended by approximately 30 journalists, photographers and TV crews.
The college welcomed Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Richard Davison as part of the Hartpury Festival of Dressage.
The dressage competition consists of a team event which is made up of the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special rounds and Individual event, the Grand Prix Freestyle.
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COLUMBIA – The annual State Fair fortnight starts in Columbia on Wednesday. Yes, the fun includes the Crazy Mouse, Polar Express and live farm animals. Plus, an appearance by Foreigner.
Conveniently for drivers near the Williams-Brice Stadium/Fairgrounds complex, the South Carolina football team after Saturday night's 35-28 victory over hapless Kentucky plays three straight road games.
But thrill rides follow these Gamecocks. No. 13 South Carolina got by Kentucky with Jadeveon Clowney resting — mysteriously resting to hear head coach Steve Spurrier tell it. Trips to Fayetteville, Knoxville and the other Columbia look every bit as stomach challenging as deep fried Spam.
"We can play defense," Spurrier said after South Carolina failed to close strong once again. "We just can't play very well in the fourth quarter right now."
Connor Shaw and Damiere Byrd opened with a bang, Mike Davis continued to run like an All-American and this Elliott Fry kid is one able kicker.
Puzzle piece: Can a 4-1 team that has been outscored 51-22 in the fourth quarter by Vanderbilt, Central Florida and Kentucky survive for three weeks in the SEC wilderness?
Not 'real smart'
Kentucky is the third-best team in Kentucky.
The Mildcats (1-4) have already lost to Western Kentucky and Louisville and are in no mood to schedule Murray State.
There was no sustained evidence Saturday night that the Gamecocks fixed the "fundamentals" issues Spurrier complained about this week.
Or that this show is tour-worthy.
The Gamecocks scored on five of their first six possessions, failing only on a drive in which Dylan Thompson subbed for Shaw. But they just couldn't give fickle students a good reason to leave early.
Kentucky started its rally by forcing South Carolina to settle for field goals, then forced a Bruce Ellington fumble on a kickoff return.
Suddenly, a 27-7 lead was shaved to 27-21.
Any resemblance to the Vanderbilt and Central Florida wins was purely obvious.
"We don't play real smart," Spurrier said. "We may be limited though. We don't tackle very well. They give our linebackers a juke and our guys are diving over here and they're running down there a lot. I don't know how you change that."
Here's an idea: Spurrier ought to get former South Carolina baseball stars Matt Price and Tyler Webb to lecture the football team about closing.
The road has been bumpy for the Gamecocks so far in 2013. Two strange trips, and a 1-1 record.
At Georgia. Assistant coaches fought on the sidelines, Clowney complained about formation tactics on defense and the Gamecocks lost, 41-30.
At Central Florida. A 28-25 win, but South Carolina had to hang on and Clowney questioned the effort of veteran teammates. A sweat-soaked Spurrier changed shirts at halftime and (again) questioned the Gamecocks' strategy on defense.
Clowney might not be back at Arkansas next week; he sat out Saturday night with bruised ribs. Nagged most of the season by a bone spur in his foot, Clowney simply isn't the reliable force everyone expected. It's not a lack of effort or a talent outage, but the injuries and complaints are adding up.
Shaw: 'We'll progress'
At Missouri three road games from now, Clowney might sack the quarterback 4.5 times. Or watch from the sideline.
"If he doesn't want to play, he doesn't have to play," a clearly miffed Spurrier said. "It's as simple as that."
Kentucky — ranked 14th in the SEC in scoring offense — gave up five sacks last week in a 24-7 loss to Florida, which led the SEC in scoring defense and total defense coming into this weekend.
Minus Clowney, the Gamecocks had just two sacks Saturday night.
Shaw remains upbeat.
"I have full confidence in our offense," the veteran quarterback said. "We still haven't played the best we can and we'll progress through the season. And our defense will be fine; you all (the media) need to relax about that."
Something about that Arkansas trip for South Carolina. Always tough.
Tennessee found some hope Saturday against Georgia.
Missouri, 5-0, just went to Nashville and clobbered a Vanderbilt team South Carolina had trouble putting away.
It's not quite the State Fair, but quite a carnival act. Foreigner should have such a road grind.
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By: Associated Press
READSBORO, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont man in the town of Readsboro has reached his goal of finding the gravesites of 78 men who enlisted to fight in the Civil among the Green Mountain Boys.
It's taken Tom Boudreau 15 years of digging through town archives of burial records and Select Board minutes, federal pension records, newspaper obituaries, and other sources. Fewer than half of the 78 were actually buried in town.
The Bennington Banner reports Boudreau, a math teacher, recently checked the last name off his list. He also came across an additional 20 to 30 men from the town who fought in the war, but registered with other towns.
Boudreau is planning to talk about his research on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Readsboro Central School.
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Date: 11/1/2013
Start Time: 7:00 PM
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The Zombie Apocalypse is here. Help prevent the end of the world as we know it, or possibly help speed it along, by playing as either a human or a zombie in this library-wide after-hours game of tag.Library: Oak Park Public Library Main Branch
Participants may bring their own blasters, as long as they are brightly colored and won't hurt other participants upon impact.
Location: Second Floor - Veterans Room
Contact: Adult and Teen Services
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Senate to vote on Castro's HUD secretary nomination Wednesday
SAN ANTONIO - The Senate is scheduled to vote on Mayor Julian Castro's nomination for Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Illinois Senator Dick Durbin's office confirmed the vote will be Wednesday afternoon.
There will be two minutes for debate prior to the vote.
Nearly two weeks ago, the Senate banking community approved Castro's nomination.
When Castro assumes his new role in Washington, current city council members will then formally inform the city clerk they would like to fill the mayor's seat.
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Unemployment Rate Lowest in Five Years
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine's Department of Labor says the state's unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in October, the lowest figure reported in five years. The department said on Friday that October's rate is down from 6.9 percent in September and 7.2 percent last year. It says Maine's rate is lower than the national unemployment rate of 7.3 percent. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that about 47,000 Mainers were unemployed, down nearly 4,000 since last year. Republican Gov. Paul LePage applauded the announcement of the declining unemployment rate. He says the figures show that his policies like reducing taxes and streamlining regulations are helping Mainers get jobs.
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Generic Axert Availability
Axert is a brand name of almotriptan, approved by the FDA in the following formulation(s):
AXERT (almotriptan malate - tablet;oral)
Manufacturer: JANSSEN PHARMS
Approval date: May 7, 2001
Strength(s): EQ 6.25MG BASE, EQ 12.5MG BASE [RLD]
Has a generic version of Axert been approved?
No. There is currently no therapeutically equivalent version of Axert available in the United States.
Note: Fraudulent online pharmacies may attempt to sell an illegal generic version of Axert. These medications may be counterfeit and potentially unsafe. If you purchase medications online, be sure you are buying from a reputable and valid online pharmacy. Ask your health care provider for advice if you are unsure about the online purchase of any medication.
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Indole derivatives
Patent 5,565,447
Issued: October 15, 1996
Inventor(s): Forner; Dolors F. & Duran; Carles P. & Soto; Jose P. & Noverola; Armando V. & Mauri; Jacinto M.
Assignee(s): Laboratorios Almirall S.A.
A compound of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, Z represents a ring selected from: ##STR2## in which n represents 4, 5 or 6; ##STR3## in which R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group and R.sup.4 represents an alkyl, methoxy benzyl or R.sup.5 NHCO group, R.sup.5 being an alkyl group; and ##STR4## in which R.sup.6 represents an alkyl group. and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful in the treatment of migraine and other conditions. They are prepares by decarboxylation of the corresponding indolyl 2-carboxylic acid.Patent expiration dates:
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- Axert Consumer Information (Wolters Kluwer)
- Axert Consumer Information (Cerner Multum)
- Axert Advanced Consumer Information (Micromedex®)
- Axert AHFS DI Monographs (ASHP)
- Almotriptan Consumer Information (Wolters Kluwer)
- Almotriptan Consumer Information (Cerner Multum)
- Almotriptan Advanced Consumer Information (Micromedex®)
- Almotriptan Malate AHFS DI Monographs (ASHP)
|Drug Patent
|A drug patent is assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and assigns exclusive legal right to the patent holder to protect the proprietary chemical formulation. The patent assigns exclusive legal right to the inventor or patent holder, and may include entities such as the drug brand name, trademark, product dosage form, ingredient formulation, or manufacturing process A patent usually expires 20 years from the date of filing, but can be variable based on many factors, including development of new formulations of the original chemical, and patent infringement litigation.
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|Exclusivity is the sole marketing rights granted by the FDA to a manufacturer upon the approval of a drug and may run simultaneously with a patent. Exclusivity periods can run from 180 days to seven years depending upon the circumstance of the exclusivity grant.
|A Reference Listed Drug (RLD) is an approved drug product to which new generic versions are compared to show that they are bioequivalent. A drug company seeking approval to market a generic equivalent must refer to the Reference Listed Drug in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). By designating a single reference listed drug as the standard to which all generic versions must be shown to be bioequivalent, FDA hopes to avoid possible significant variations among generic drugs and their brand name counterpart.


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|Steel industry
|Usinor, then Arcelor, ultimately ArcelorMittal as the subsidiary "ArcelorMittal Liege"
|Liege, Belgium
Cockerill-Sambre was a group of Belgian steel manufacturers headquartered in Seraing (province of Liège), on the Meuse River, and in Charleroi, on the shore of the Sambre River.
The Cockerill-Sambre group was formed in 1981 by the merger of two Belgian steel groups; Cockerill based in Seraing (Liege province), and Hainaut-Sambre based in Charleroi in the province of Hainaut; both being the result of post second world war consolidations of the Belgian steel industry.
The company inherited a steel industry with significant debts and production overcapacity based on blast furnace production rather than electric furnace recycling, with numerous factory sites in constrained city locations, and adversely affected by competition in the export market from new steel producing countries such as South Korea and Brasil. The need to streamline was complicated by regional dependence on employment by the steel industry.
It was merged into Usinor in 1998, and after 2002 was part of the Arcelor group. As of 2010 the bulk of the group is part of the ArcelorMittal multinational steel group, where it is known as ArcelorMittal Liege.
Background - Cockerill[edit]
The Cockerill group's name came from the British born industrialist John Cockerill who founded the John Cockerill company (John Cockerill & Cie) in 1817. In the first few decades of its existence it rose to become a major integrated steel company, not only producing iron in blast furnaces, but also producing machines and other articles from the metal. After Cockerill's death in 1840 the company became the state owned Société anonyme John Cockerill, and an international scale producer of iron and steel metal and products.
In 1955 the company merged with Ougrée-Marihaye and Ferblatil[note 1][1] to from Cockerill-Ougrée; the new company had a total steel production of over 2 million tonnes, and employed over 45,000 people in 1957.[2]
In 1961 Tolmatil became part of Cockerill-Ougrée,[3][note 2] in 1962 it participated in the founding of Sidmar contributing 1bn Belgian francs of the companies 4.5bn capital.[3] Further consolidation of companies occurred in 1966 when it merged with Les Forges de la Providence, a Belgian steelmaker with plants in northern France with three steel plants; in Réhon[4] and Hautmont, (France) and in Marchienne-au-Pont, (Belgium) adding over 35,000 persons to the company. The new company was named Cockerill-Ougrée-Providence, and had a production capacity of 5million tonnes of steel.[2]
In 1970 the company merged with the Liege based Société Métallurgique d'Espérance Longdoz, forming Cockerill-Ougrée-Providence et Espérance Longdoz;[5] the new group was the fifth largest steelmaker in the EEC, with a steel production capacity of 7million tonnes; the new group contained all the steel producing companies in the Liege basin.[2]
In 1975 the company sold its 25% stake in Sidmar to Arbed.[6] In 1979 the Forges de la Providence company was sold to Thy-Marcinelle et Monceau (TMM), disposing of the groups interests outside the Liege area;[7] the resulting Liege based group being known simply as Cockerill.
The company then merged with the Charleroi based steel group Hainaut-Sambre in 1981 to form Cockerill-Sambre.[8][9]
Cockerill Sambre[edit]
The merger to form Cockerill-Sambre was announced on 16 January 1981,[10] and the company came into being on 26 June 1981.[11] The company inherited a debt equivalent to 1363million Eur from Cockerill and a similar amount from Hainaut-Sambre.[12] A rescue plan was drawn up by consultant Jean Gandois in 1983,[13] the aim was to return the company by 1985, which was a prerequisite for sanction by the European Commission of a government backed investment plan (the second Claes plan).[14] One consequence of the restructuring was that, of 22,000 workers (1983) nearly 8,000 would no longer be required by 1986 in addition to production cuts and closures.[15]
The phenix works and EKO Stahl (in Eisenhüttenstadt) were absorbed in 1989 and 1994 respectively.[9]
In 1999 the group became part of the French steel group Usinor; in 2002 another merger, this time with Arbed and Aceralia of Luxembourg and Spain, to form the continental western European steel giant Arcelor.
See also[edit]
- ^ Ferblatil: Laminoirs à Froid de Fer-blanc à Tilleur, Cold rolling and tinplate production
- ^ Tolmatil: based in Tilleur, production of grain orientated magnetic steels for electrical applications. Source: Paul Mingret, Quelques problèmes de l'Europe à travers l'exemple de Liège et de sa région, p.8
- ^ The Belgian economy in the twentieth century, p.91
- ^ a b c Kaléidoscope d'une modernisation industrielle. Usinor-Cockrill Sambre-Arcelor, p.61
- ^ a b The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p.693
- ^ "La Providence - Réhon (France)". www.industrie.lu (in French).
- ^ "Société Métallurgique d'Espérance Longdoz , Seraing / Liége". www.industrie.lu (in French).
- ^ The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p.695
- ^ The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p.698
- ^ "Cockerill Sambre Group -- Company History". www.fundinguniverse.com.
- ^ a b "ArcelorMittal Liège : Historique" (in French).
- ^ Kaléidoscope d'une modernisation industrielle, p.83
- ^ The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p.717
- ^ Kaléidoscope d'une modernisation industrielle, p.97 note.65 (to p.83)
- ^ The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p,726
- ^ The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p.722
- ^ The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years, p.728
- Suzanne Pasleau (2002–2003). "Caractéristiques des bassins industriels dans l'Eurégio Meuse-Rhin". Fédéralisme Régionalisme (in French) 3.
- Michel Capron (1987). "The State, the Regions and Industrial Redevelopment: The Challenge of the Belgian Steel Crisis". In Yves Mény, Vincent Wright. The Politics of steel: Western Europe and the steel industry in the crisis years (1974-1984). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 692–790.
- Paul Mingret (1962). "Quelques problèmes de l'Europe à travers l'exemple de Liège et de sa région". Revue de Géographie de Lyon (in French) 37 (37-1): 5–74. doi:10.3406/geoca.1962.1734.
- Bernard Fusulier; Jean Vandewattyne; Cédric Lomba (2003). Kaléidoscope d'une modernisation industrielle. Usinor-Cockrill Sambre-Arcelor (in French). Presses univ. de Louvain.
- André Mommen (1994). The Belgian economy in the twentieth century. Routledge.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cockerill-Sambre.
- ArcelorMittal Liege, company website
- Harold Hfinster, "Cockerill Sambre Liège / Seraing", www.hfinster.de


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Multiplex PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis are used to test DNA for the presence of microdeletions in the AZFa, AZFb, and AZFc regions of the Y chromosome.(Simoni M, Bakker E, Krausz C: EAA/EMQN best practice guidelines for molecular diagnosis of y-chromosomal microdeletions. State of the art 2004 Int J Androl 2004;Aug 27[4]:240-249)
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Despite alarming obesity rates among school-age children and a state requirement that all students get some level of structured exercise every week, many New York City schools do not provide physical education, or do not provide it as frequently as they should, according to an audit released on Tuesday by the city comptroller.
None of the 31 elementary schools throughout the city that officials visited — of about 700 total — were in full compliance with the state guidelines on physical education, the audit found.
It also found that the city's Department of Education had not filed physical education plans with the state since 1982, in spite of a state recommendation that the plans be reviewed and updated every seven years. In response, officials in the department said they were working on a new plan, though its final draft is not expected until next year.
"The D.O.E. is failing gym," the comptroller, John C. Liu, said.
Education Department officials said in the audit that they did not monitor whether students were getting as much exercise as they should in school, and that it was each principal's responsibility to make sure the requirements were met, much as it is the principal's role to supervise compliance in other instructional areas.


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I sat down with Slye, Associate Designer Cameron England, Head Writer Sarah Skibinski, and Head Artist Adam Alexander to discuss just how different the game will be once the patch goes live. I was given access to a test account loaded up on gear, cash, and other goodies. Even though I found my backpacks full, I mainly wanted to look around the game and explore. Fortunately, the difference between the original client and the new one is literally night and day.
Current players who run the game on a decent gaming rig, including those with higher-end onboard chips, should not only see a better-looking game but experience better performance. Even though I ran the test client on its highest settings, I still had nice performance. The game wasn't exactly a power hog before, but it's nice to see that the addition of bells and whistles should affect only "about 10 percent of players." The game's community features a lot of younger players who run on borrowed or hand-me-down equipment; most of them should have no issues running the new client.
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Everything feels brighter, more alive. The housing in Villagers and Heroes is a real stand out. Now, thanks to nicer graphics, villages and individual housing plots feel more real and much more immersive. Even the grass received some tweaking. As the sun sets, it casts long shadows that track smoothly across the landscape. Other more modern MMOs often feature shadows that move across the landscape as well, but they do so in stops and starts. I was surprised at how smoothly everything flowed in this refreshed environment.
So let's talk about the sandbox elements of the game. If you're familiar with Villagers and Heroes (formerly called A Mystical Land, by the way), then you know what a simple-to-learn, complex sandbox it is. You can learn all 10 crafting professions but need to pick two combat classes. Gathering for crafting materials is as easy as going up to a node and gathering from it. Even if it's out of your skill range, you will still attempt to use it, albeit with a lower chance of success. Once you get those materials, you can learn to craft almost anything you might need for combat. On top of that, you can use the Gnogmenting device (the kids call the process "nogging") to easily switch weapon stats with another weapon's look. You simply drag one weapon to one slot, drag another weapon to another, pick the feats (special attacks or abilities that come on weapons) you want to save, and voila! It creates a brand-new, more powerful or more capable weapon. In the example I showed on the stream, I combined three bows to create one awesomely powerful bow. That means that weird players who want to look plain while in game can keep a newbie's look while retaining powerful stats.
On top of the new graphical changes comes new content. On my test client, I had the developers' ability to turn invisible, so I could sneak up to a new massive raid boss, basically a killer purple dragon. While we chatted, we took a few swipes at her (with our buffed characters, no less) and barely scratched her hide. She'll definitely be a worthy foe for those brave -- or stupid -- enough to take her on. Players will also make their way into a new zone that is occupied by short, blind, pig-like creatures who have been enslaved to craft a massive stone army for Lord Pyrrus, the new baddie in all of this.
Villagers and Heroes does a great job of balancing linear, combat-focused content along with sandbox freedom and crafting. Now, with the new graphical updates and additional quests, players should have plenty to look at and do. I tend to take my time in the game and have even attempted to keep up with owning a home. Unfortunately I found that paying my rent in-game was forgotten almost as much as it was in real life, and eventually I lost my game house. Damon let me know that it's very cheap to afford a house in game, and players could simply log in once per day and earn enough through daily check-in rewards. Now I just need to remember to log in daily!
You can still play the game through your browser, but there are plans to phase that out in favor of the client version. The game is free-to-play with plenty of additional digital goodies for sale in the cash shop. Thanks to the team for sitting down with me to show just how pretty the new client will be.
Each week, Free for All brings you ideas, news, and reviews from the world of free-to-play, indie, and import games -- a world that is often overlooked by gamers. Leave it to Beau Hindman to talk about the games you didn't know you wanted! Have an idea for a subject or a killer new game that no one has heard of? Send it to firstname.lastname@example.com!


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As of Thursday, May 2, 2013
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
DULUTH -- The National Day of Prayer was Thursday, when Christians around the country were invited to come together across denominations and pray.
The city of Duluth invited the public out to the Duluth Town Green and Amphitheatre to listen to leaders from different churches lead prayer.
"The city's tradition of recognizing the National Day of Prayer sends a message that our city values and relies on faithful citizens that pray for our protection and guidance," Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris said about the annual tradition.
Around 50 people braved the wind, chilly air and light drizzle to listen, sing and pray.
To start the event, members of the Golden Notes Choir of First Baptist Church in Duluth sang patriotic tunes. Some of those included "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "This Land is Your Land" and "I've Been Working on the Railroad," just to name a few.
Then several people took the podium, including Harris, Brooks Coleman and Minho Chung from Korean Church of Atlanta. A total of 11 people took the mic to pray for different things: the state of Georgia, Gwinnett County and the city of Duluth. There were also prayers for the government and military, education, churches, family and business.
The day ended with two songs performed by the seventh- and eighth-grade chorus of Perimeter Christian School.
Although the crowd was small, people walked away happy to be a part of the experience, such as Deanna Gilliam of Duluth. She attended with her two young children, who were 3 years and 5 months old.
"I want to show my children that prayer in an essential part of our lives and our country," she said. "I think it was excellent. I was encouraged to learn that many of our city leaders are believers in Jesus Christ. That means a lot to me. It's very important to our family."
Each year on the first Thursday in May, local churches, pastors, ministries and others come together across denominations, ethnicity and political lines to spend time together to praise, pray and worship.
Other events held Thursday were in Auburn, Snellville and Lawrenceville.
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Innkeeper(s): Mary & Mike Neff, Proprietors
In Room Special TouchesPrice from: $17.50
- Fresh fruit and cheese tray: $17.50 - $25
- One dozen chocolate dipped strawberries (in season): $25
- One dozen long stemmed roses: $75
- Seasonal flower arrangement: $55
- Wine, champagne or juice: market price
- Breakfast-in-bed: $20
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Tour of St. MarysPrice from: $5.00
- Monday thru Saturday beginning at 11:00am and 2:00pm
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Start your day with the guided tram tour through the St. Marys historic district.
Visit Orange Hall house museum for a tour by the docent, stroll to the St. Marys Submarine museum located on the waterfront and stop in to the Cumberland Island National Seashore museum right across from Spencer House Inn.
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Events Around Delaware for the Weekend of 03/08/13 to 03/10/13
Here are just a few of the events happening around Delaware this weekend! While you are visiting Delaware, use our mobile site to search for nearby restaurants, hotels and attractions at http://m.visitdelaware.com.
MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival
March 6 – 10, 2013
Various times
The MidAtlantic Food + Wine Feast is a world-class, four-day festival designed for connoisseurs of fine wines and spirits, and adventurous cuisine. Events will be held at various locations throughout the state. Choose your favorite event and indulge in delicious fare!
14th Annual Spring Art Show at Hagley Museum and Library
March 8 – 10, 2013
Various times
Over 70 outstanding Brandywine Valley artists will exhibit and sell original art including paintings, sculpture, porcelain, ceramics, jewelry and limited edition reproductions through the Delaware Foundation of Visual Arts.
Old Dominion Brewery Tour
Saturday, March 9, 2013
12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Take a tour and sample some Delaware Craft Beer! The best deal in town, for $5 you get the tour, five samples, and a pint glass to take home. Sample our signature beers, Hop Mountain and Fordham Copperhead, as well as the Delaware Beer Bracket winner, Oak Barrel Stout.
Free admission to the Delaware Art Museum
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Enjoy free admission to the Delaware Art Museum every Sunday. For more information, call 302-571-9590.
Bonus trip ideas:
Delaware Culinary Trail
Delaware Geocaching Trail
Delaware History Trail
Delaware Wine and Ale Trail
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TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to prevent breast cancer need to focus more aggressively and coherently on environmental factors.
That's the conclusion of a new report released Tuesday by a committee tasked in 2008 by the U.S. Congress to investigate the environment's impact on breast cancer.
Chemical and radiation exposure, drugs and consumer products are among environmental factors addressed in the report, but so are less obvious factors connected to lifestyle and socioeconomic resources.
If researchers could identify specific factors in the environment, they could take steps to remove them from the environment and/or help people avoid them, said Michael Gould, a member of the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee, which prepared the report.
"This area of primary prevention and taking things out of the environment that might reduce the amount of breast cancer is not as bold as it could be," Gould said.
Environment in this case is defined broadly to mean not just chemicals but also obesity and socioeconomic status, he added. Primary prevention refers to preventing the first onset of a disease, as opposed to a recurrence.
The 270-page report also states that more research is needed on how different populations, such as underrepresented minorities, might face higher exposures.
Issues of obesity and socioeconomic status, in particular, are "understudied and underappreciated," said Dr. Jay Brooks, chairman of hematology/oncology at Ochsner Health System in Baton Rouge, La.
Obesity is responsible for about 20 percent of all cancers, and obesity and poverty often overlap, added Brooks, who was not involved with the report.
The American Cancer Society estimates that 232,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2013 and nearly 40,000 will die of the disease.
Given that most breast cancers occur in women with no family history of the disease, environmental factors could play significantly into prevention efforts, the report stated.
The authors reviewed the existing literature on prevention of breast cancer and came up with several recommendations, the first being that the area of environment in the primary prevention of breast cancer needs better financial support.
"The committee feels the country can do better by increasing that level of support," said Gould, who is a professor of oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
In tandem with more financial investment, organizations -- both governmental and nongovernmental -- need to work together in a more coordinated and strategic manner, the report stated.
And much more research is needed into the chemical and physical causes of breast cancer. This might include low-dose radiation or compounds known as endocrine disruptors, such as bisphenol A (BPA), which are found in manufactured plastics. (There is no clear evidence yet that BPA causes breast cancer in humans.)
"We have tens of thousands of compounds produced by the chemical industry and we haven't tested all of them," Gould said.
Animal research could play an important role in filling the research gaps, he added.
When looking at these environmental factors, scientists need to focus specifically on the times of life when the breast may be most susceptible to insult from outside forces, for example, while the fetus is still in the womb.
Finally, the dialogue around cancer prevention needs to involve the public and findings need to be carefully relayed to this community.
"It is the responsibility of scientists and the government to make sure women are informed," Gould said. "We're really advocating that lines of communication be open."
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Every now & then, I will use a word, that is not exactly a word. Such as Maltry. Though I Googled it, to see what came up, & I find it is a Surname.
My use of it is to indicate something that is mean & paltry- hence, maltry. Not just paltry, but mean as well. I know many maltry people, & one of my friends had an employer she said was so mean, he wouldnt even use a full laugh! Just a strangled sort of nasal whinny. Maltry, we decided, fit it perfectly.
For a time, in one of my other lives, I worked in shoe shop. My two co workers initially, were old enough to be my mother & grandmother. Not a great deal of laughter went on in the shoe shop. Tending to people's footwear needs is not brain surgery, but you can meet some interesting characters. The downside of that is, you also meet some awfully whiffy feet!!
When I had been there for some time, the business was booming- it was on the crest of the style popular now, with one foot on display & racks of just the right foot, meant people could try on as many as they liked & when they needed the mate to try we could get it, & watch as they made their choice. Occasionally someone would steal some shoes, & often they would send a child back with the two right feet, & attempt to get a refund, or another pair of shoes.
Ineterviews were conducted, & I was invited to give my opinion on who seemed suitable. A nice young girl called Kaye was employed.
Kaye was young, pretty, bright & so hilarious. Many a day I would be crippled with laughter behind the racks of shoes. We made words up all the time, it became a hobby, & we had nicknames for all the passing parade of people who walked past the shop every day, on the way to their employment. Sometimes we laughed till we cried.
Looking back, the 2 older ladies were quite tolerant of Kaye & I with our hysterical laughter.
The older I get the more I appreciate people who are genuinely happy with their place in life. Their level, if you would. I did get a haircut yesterday. For once I was quite happy with the result. (Of course it looked great when I came out of the salon, but today, I can't seem to achieve the same end result.) Nevertheless I am happy with it, not too short, nor left too long. Even Gom commented it looked nice,
some of you who read here often will remember the occasion when he muttered "She made a bloody mess of it, didn't she?" He didnt know he had a near death experience that time!. Daughter J thought this a good cut too.
The man who cut it, has his own modest little salon. He has no airs or pretences. He is nice to customers & staff alike. He charges moderate prices & gives care & attention to his art. It makes him happy, he told me. He is not looking to retire yet, though I think he is 'old enough' chronologically. He says he likes his garden & growing vegetables, but it would not be enough to fill his days. He is married, happily. He is originally from Italy. He loves his life here. A truly happy man.
Gom was such a man when he was a Publican. It was what he loved, so he never felt he worked a day in his life. He enjoyed people, was very good at calming alcohol befumed brains, & rarely lost his temper at anyone.
He was attacked with a large walking stick, which broke in half on his watch when he put his arm up, to defend himself. The stick broke, & a piece flew into a young girl's face, cut it badly, & she almost lost an eye. He has had a gun held to his temple, when he was robbed. He was once whacked in the groin with a large shoe when a huge Lesbian had an enormous row with her partner. As it happened one of our Barmaids was a Lesbian, & her partner was furious, as she said Gom was one of the nicest men she had ever met. She leapt upon the offender & shoved her out the door!
He has had his suit coat ripped in half, his cheekbone fractured, after being shoved into a wall. He still loved being a Publican, & he did run a tidy hotel most of the time. Alcohol will always bring about the unexpected, but Gom did not drink while working, & he always said, if you are not drinking you have the advantage of your wits. I have never seen him afraid of anyone.
When we owned our Country Hotel, we had the toilet stolen, -yes the whole pan, ripped out of the floor!- the lights smashed, furniture broken. All sorts of things happened in that country hotel, & the worst offenders were the students at the nearby Agricultural College. Gom even got them whipped into line, & cut down on the the damage & drunkenness, to the local policeman's undying gratitude. We did make a lot of wonderful friends, & had some great hilarious times.
It was never my choice of life, but Gom was so happy, & it was as though he was born to it. He misses it still, & it is a shame he has no hobbies to replace his time spent 'working', which he regarded as his hobby.
Have you ever noticed that we seem to eat with our eyes, as much as our actual appetite?
Those huge square platters with small stool- like piles of little bit of things like spiach, minced, or pumpkin pureed. Then the urine-like trails, of various sauces, or jus, or salsa splattered about. Finished off with 2 crossed
Have you notice how starving you feel after eating one of those? How ripped off you feel, when huge wads of money are transferred from your account to pay for the scraps of food you actually recieved.
Have you ever been eating some item, & absentmindedly put it down, then suddenly realising your stomach is telling you, 'But wait, there was more!'?
I find the smaller the actual dinner plate, the more I feel I have eaten. So trying to trick myself into dieting might be worth trying.
On the other hand, I am really put off by overly large servings of things sometimes. I see some photos from Restaurants in the USA boasting of the size of the meals, & I just feel sick to look at it.
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Every now & then, I will use a word, that is not exactly a word. Such as Maltry. Though I Googled it, to see what came up, & I find it is a Surname.
Posted by meggie at 1/18/2008 10:34:00 a.m.
18 comments:
- Catalyst said...
Maltry! A fine word, indeed. Seems like GOM, the Publican, had some maltry customers!
- 12:18 p.m.
- Mike said...
A very good friend of mine is a bar tender. He inherited his dad's bar and has been running it since he was quite young. He loves the work. He also has some great stores and some very great near misses as well.
I am going to try to use the word maltry every chance I get now. Thank you.
- 12:48 p.m.
- Josie said...
Heh, heh. Are you going away for a few days? You have three posts in one here. :-)
I LOVE made-up words. I do it all the time. And often the made-up word is more appropriate and descriptive than the real word.
I am going to borrow the word maltry. I know someone who just happens to be maltry. May I use it?
- 12:57 p.m.
- Marja said...
Oh so nice to make up words. That's how language evolves. I work with an older person in the children's home who is hilarious. When I come in I already have to laugh and I keep on laughing till he goes home. That makes work so much fun.
Gom met some scary persons. I lived between 2 cafes back in Holland and saw some strange things happening as well.
- 2:10 p.m.
- bluemountainsmary said...
what a lovely full post - it should keep me
While I am away.
There - a word which means satisfied by Meg's blog!
- 2:16 p.m.
- meggie said...
Hi All, Please feel free to use the word maltry whenever you like!
It could be a scary old world in the pub life, at times, but we did have a lot of fun too, & met some wonderful people.
Glad you enjoyed the ramblings. After I posted it, I thought noone would want to read witterings like this! I was in a hurry to collect my daughter, so had no time to proof read. Enjoy your weekend Mary!
- 3:12 p.m.
- Bren said...
My Kyle used to call people "muzzly" when he was upset. I finally asked him exactly what was a muzzly?? He said "You won't let me say moron, so I say muzzly instead!!" Here the kid had called me a moron and I giggled about it! He is smarter than we all think!
- 3:14 p.m.
- meggie said...
Hi Bren, I love that word! It is perfect- I dont mean for you, but for some people I know.
- 3:20 p.m.
- Reluctant Blogger said...
Yes, I will try out "maltry" too. It'll be incorporated into the Oxford English Dictionary before you know it if we all give it a go.
I have a (rather irritating, I fear) habit of saying feak and weeble, instead of weak and feeble and my children have actually grown up thinking that it was a real phrase. Ooops!
It is good I think when you find your "niche" in life, particularly with work. I could never enjoy running a pub as I would feel swamped out by people. But I love writing so I am happy too. It's lucky really that different people like different things. Else there would be even more arguing and fighting, I guess!
- 12:46 a.m.
- Ragged Roses said...
I love reading your posts Meggie, they always make me smile. You two have certainly had a few adventures along the way. I don't like maltry portions of food but I do find those excessive servings quite horrible!
Glad it was a good haircut
- 1:58 a.m.
- Ian Lidster said...
I think 'maltry' is a wonderful word. I may steal it from you.
As per your comments on food and its appearance, my wife, who is a trained chef among her other accomplishments of the sort that put me to shame, has told me that 'placement' is nearly everything in a dish, with color coming a close second. Don't serve white fish with cauliflower.
- 5:51 a.m.
- etcetera said...
Thanks for visiting wordsetcetera! I love the word "maltry" and hope I can use it. In academia we get to make up words too and everyone just assumes we know what we're talking about :)
- 7:39 a.m.
- Granny J said...
As for those American restaurant plates heaped with food, I've chucked an semblance of pride and am quite happy doing the Thrifty Old Lady bit -- asking for a ToGo box, which does into the freezer and is usually good for at least two more meals.
- 10:12 a.m.
- smilnsigh said...
Know what you mean about the hair style never looking the same, the next day. In fact I kid my hair man about coming over every morning and doing his magic on my head. He laughs and says; "Sure, he'll pop up out of the laundry hamper." ,-) To which I replied; "Nope, you'd not want to do that! We have a laundry shoot all the way to the basement and you'd not want to have to pop up, that far."
Anyway, it's a lovely day dream, to have a hair dresser come every morning, like some of those rich ladies do.
And not to worry about my granddaughter having too many caramels and ruining her teeth. Her parents have put too much money into all these years of braces! They will not let her not take care of them. :-))))
- 12:25 p.m.
- jellyhead said...
Made-up words are the best. I love bluemountainsmary's suggestion of 'meggified'. We could all do with some meggification of our lives.... I see it as being entertained, in a darkly humorous, warm, insightful sort of way. Thanks Meggie for another of your fabulous posts :)
- 2:49 p.m.
- Molly said...
Love that without alcohol GOM had the advantage of his wits! The grossest thing for me is when they show eating contests on tv. It is revolting to see people cram food into their mouths needlessly when so many in the world are hungry....
- 8:46 a.m.
- Don said...
I like maltry; it's just that I try to stay far, far away from such people. I'll keep in mind though for the ocassional person I might otherwise characterize as an a** hole.
Loved hearing the stories of the pub. It's always been my dream to own one but I know in my heart I don't have the spirit. And now, not the stamina!
Lovely posts. Thank you!
- 11:42 a.m.
- BBC said...
I hate moving, I hope that I never have to move again.
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(Peru, Neb.) Five Nebraska high school show choirs were selected from among 26 groups from across the region as best in their respective classes following Peru State College's (PSC) 38th Annual Show Choir Festival.
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Class AA: Bellevue West's West Connection
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Class A: Norris High School's Norris Gold
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Class B: Auburn High School's Rhythm in Red
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Class C: Grand Island Central Catholic's Crystal Blue
Director: Deb Scheel
Class D: Hamburg (Iowa) High School Show Choir
Director: Teri Emberton
Choirs were judged by guest clinician and adjudicator Paul Gulsvig, an experienced choral director and show choir expert from Onalaska, Wis., who worked with each group individually.
Dr. Thomas Ediger, director of PSC Choral Activities and professor of music, said, "Every year this event brings high school musicians to the Peru State College campus to try out new choreography and music in a clinic/competition environment. Year after year I continue to be impressed by the quality of Nebraska's high school show choirs and the hundreds of students who give their all in the competition."
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