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Nearly 24 million Americans have asthma or chronic bronchitis. Metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) are a primary means of delivering asthma medication to these patients.
When airways become constricted, medication is needed quickly. The most efficient means of getting the medication into the airways where it's needed is with a metered-dose inhaler. When properly used, the MDI gets up to 12 percent to 14 percent of a bronchodilator or other medication deep into the lungs with each puff. The medication acts more quickly than medication taken by mouth. And it causes few side effects, because the medication goes right to the lungs and not to other parts of the body.
Many patients don't use their MDI correctly, though. When a MDI is used incorrectly, symptoms may persist and worsen. This may lead to a severe asthma episode.
What Is a Metered-Dose Inhaler?
Metered-dose inhalers are used to deliver a number of commonly prescribed asthma medications that help open up the airways and ease breathing. They are especially important for delivering quick relief medication—short-acting beta agonists that relieve an acute asthma attack.
MDIs are also used to deliver some long-term control medications, including antiinflammatory medications and long-acting bronchodilators. These are taken routinely to keep asthma in check.
Metered-dose inhalers are devices designed to release a premeasured amount of medication into the air. They are not all alike. In general, though, they have a chamber that holds the medication and a propellant that turns the medication into a fine mist. You push a button to force the medication out through the mouthpiece.
Some people have trouble using an MDI correctly. They can use a spacer to help them get the medication they need. Attached to the mouthpiece, spacers hold the discharged, premeasured cloud of medication in a chamber until the patient breathes in. Spacers are recommended for young children and older adults who have trouble coordinating breathing and activating the MDI. For these groups, a MDI is especially recommended for use with inhaled steroids because it reduces the amount of drug deposited in the mouth and throat thereby reducing unwanted side effects.
How Do I Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler?
There are several basic steps for using an inhaler:
Before using any MDI, read the product's instructions carefully. Remember that MDIs are not all alike. If you have any questions, call your doctor, nurse or pharmacist for help.
Remove the cap and look inside to see that nothing is blocking the mouthpiece.
Hold the inhaler upright with the mouthpiece at the bottom and shake it.
Tilt your head back slightly and breathe out fully.
Place the inhaler with the mouthpiece in the position that is correct for you. Close your lips on the inhaler or hold it 1 to 2 inches from your open mouth.
Press down on the inhaler to release the medication as you start to breathe in.
Breathe in slowly and steadily. Take 3 to 5 seconds for each breath.
Hold your breath for 10 seconds to allow the medication to settle in the lungs.
Breathe out slowly.
Repeat puffs as directed.
If a steroid inhaler is used, rinse the mouth after use.
How Do MDIs Work?
Most MDIs deliver premeasured doses of medicine to the lungs using a propellant. Older devices use chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, as the propellant. Too many CFCs can damage the ozone layer around the earth, and this can harm the environment.
Now these older models are being phased out and replaced by new CFC-free devices. The Environmental Protection Agency has given manufacturers several years to come up with alternative ways to deliver medications. Several innovations are under way:
Now on the market are MDIs using an environmentally safe propellant (HFA). Examples are Proventil HFA and Xopenex HFA. HFA inhalers contain albuterol (formerly available in a CFC-propelled MDI) as the active bronchodilator ingredient. Instead of chlorofluorocarbon, they use hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) as the propellant. Overall, side effects of the two versions are "comparable." The new product's taste is less bitter, the canister size is smaller and less force of the spray is needed to get the medication into the lungs.
Also available are dry-powder inhalers (DPI). An example is Pulmicort Turbuhaler. It delivers the corticosteroid budesonide without a propellant. The device releases a fine cloud of dry powder when the patient closes his or her lips around the mouthpiece and breathes in. It avoids the common problem with many MDIs of coordinating the release of the medication with the effort of breathing in.
Other CFC-free devices are in development, including pocket-size nebulizers, which turn a liquid drug into an inhalable mist.
Be sure you do not cut back on the amount of medication you take because of concern about ozone. MDI usage accounts for a very small amount of the total CFCs used worldwide and have little effect on the ozone layer. Talk to your doctor about using a CFC-free inhaler.
How Will I Know If I'm Correctly Using My MDI?
There are some signs that may suggest incorrect use:
Number of puffs. How many puffs of medication do you typically take when using your inhaler? If you routinely take more medication than your doctor has prescribed, your condition may have worsened, or you may need a refresher lesson on proper inhalation technique.
Timing. When do you begin breathing in? Just before you push down on the canister? Just after? While you push down? The recommended method is to press down on the inhaler to release medication at the same time you start to breathe in slowly. This requires a certain coordinated technique to deliver the full premeasured puff of medication directly to the lungs. This is a problem for many patients. Besides dry-powder inhalers, the Maxair Autohaler has overcome this problem. It is designed to automatically release a precise dose of medicine to the lungs when you inhale.
Type of inhalation. Do you take a quick gasp? A normal breath? Most experts say you should breathe in with a slow, steady force. However, with DPIs, a rapid, forceful inhalation is required.
Breath-holding. How long do you hold your breath after inhaling the medication? Most patients should hold their breath for 10 seconds for the medicine to reach deep into the lungs.
Mouthpiece location. Experts disagree on the best location for the mouthpiece when using the inhaler. Ask your doctor which is best for you. The three most commonly recommended locations include:
Positioning the inhaler 1-2 inches away from your open mouth.
Placing the mouthpiece in a spacer if your doctor has prescribed one for you. Spacers are tubes that connect the inhaler to your mouth. They help overcome the problem of pressing on the inhaler and breathing in at the same time. Spacers hold the medication in a chamber until you breathe in. Always follow label directions or your doctor's instructions.
Placing the mouthpiece directly in your mouth and closing your lips firmly around it.
Medication location. Do you feel the inhaler spray land on your tongue or on the back of the throat, or do you see it in the air? If you answer "Yes" to either of these questions, the medication hasn't reached your lungs, where it's needed.
Refilling your bronchodilator prescription more often than necessary. A 200-puff canister of a bronchodilator should last at least 30 days. If you are buying refills before the refill time prescribed on the product label, you may not be using the inhaler correctly. It also could mean your asthma is worsening and you need other medication.
If any of these problems are happening to you, check with your doctor. You can also view a video of correct metered-dose inahler techniques with or without a spacer or holding chamber at www.use-inhalers.com.
How Can I Take Responsibility for Using My MDI the Right Way?
If you are a new patient, make sure you know how to use it correctly. Review the package insert illustrations that show the steps to take. Also have your doctor or pharmacist demonstrate the correct technique for you. Then repeat your technique for the health care provider until you get it right.
Prepare a written action plan with the help of the doctor. Clearly list what medications to use when you first notice symptoms, as well as what to do—step-by-step—to handle certain symptoms or an emergency. Keep copies of your written action plan at home, work or school. Try to have a copy with you at all times. Children should have a copy of their plan at school, and school personnel should learn how to help the child with an asthma attack.
If you use more than one type of MDI, clearly label each so that you use them as indicated and in the correct order. For example, you may use a bronchodilator to relieve short-term symptoms, followed by an inhaled corticosteroid to reduce airway inflammation.
Clean inhalers often. Follow the directions on the label. This will prevent buildup that might affect how well they work.
If you have trouble using your MDI the right way, ask your doctor about trying a spacer to hold the medication until you breathe it in.
Every time you visit your doctor, demonstrate your inhaler technique to make sure you're using it correctly. Over time, many people get bad habits that affect use of MDIs. Refreshers on how to use them will make sure you get back on track quickly.
How Do I Know If I'm Taking Too Much or I'm Almost Out of Medicine?
Read the MDI's label so you know how many total puffs it holds. Then, keep a daily log and record the number of times you use your MDI each day. Keep a separate log for each MDI you use. After a week or two, review your record. You'll know how long it takes to empty your MDI and can plan to refill your prescription so you're never without medication. If you use up a 200-puff canister of bronchodilator within 30 days, talk to your doctor. You may be taking too much, or you may need other medications. Some newer devices also have counters to help you know when you're about out of medication and need to get a refill.
Can I Expect a Symptom-Free Life?
Every person with allergies, asthma or chronic bronchitis can expect to live a full and satisfying life free from most symptoms, most of the time. Even though they cannot be cured, they can be managed and managed well.
To do that, you must take control of your disease and your life. The first step is learning to use your medications, and particularly your MDI, as prescribed.
Metered dose inhalers are not all alike. Before using an MDI, read the product's instructions carefully. If you're unsure how to use, clean or test your MDI, call or visit your doctor, nurse or pharmacist. If you use more than one type of MDI, do not assume they can be used the same way.
SOURCE: This information should not substitute for seeking responsible, professional medical care. First created 1995; fully updated 1998; most recently updated 2005.
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it's all about James Hunter, now ;)
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Now that I know the whole truth, recovery is going well. He was bound and determined not to lose me, so bound and determined that the best thing was for him to carry the burden. He's grateful it's all out and so am I.
Bottom line, R did not go well because my gut told me he was not being truthful. I feel he is now, so we're doing as well as can be expected.
Hugs to you...
Count me in, too. The EA with co-worker my WH had for years was a killer...it devastated my life, and affects me to this day.
I'll post and/or reply in here when I can.
reallylost...read Lucky's stuff..she survived this and they are thriving. Its possible to survive *all* types of infidelity if both parties choose to. EA's are especially difficult sometimes because of that "fine line" of the WS being able to say "well, I didn't have SEX with the OP!"...
yeah, blek...you gave the OP so much more of yourself than just your weiner. You gave the OP your mind, your heart, your attention, your emotional spirit, and shared your secrets, hopes and dreams..
Its a very difficult thing, and I have much empathy for all of you here.
I told my WTFH many, many times that I wished he had just 'banged her' and gotten it over with. Investing almost two YEARS in a secret "relationship" was so much more unfair to me.
There has always been that nagging doubt in the back of my mind that there relationship was also sexual. I know, without a doubt, that he was pursuing her for this for the last six months (or so) of their "relationship." He's lied about basically *everything* else, so I would assume that there is no truth anywhere in his brain.
*We* will not survive this, but not because of the emotional infidelity. There is a much bigger can of worms that is just unreconciliable (for any human being).
YOU can do this if both spouse are willing to commit to the work. Its grueling, nasty and sweaty. I wouldn't wish it on anyone!
Where there's remorse (on the part of the WS), there's hope.
((hugs)) to all EA finder-outers...
[This message edited by 2yrsinthedark at 12:35 AM, April 6th (Sunday)]
Me-44 BS
Him-44 WS
Married 18 yrs
Dday 8/25/07
two yr EA (maybe longer, maybe w/ more than one)
4 Kids 15,13,8,8
Then there are the other times that says he is just a jerk who got his jollies by having this "secret" idiotic relationship but in the end I still hate him for it.
Most days....
Now that we are working on R and have started to try and fix the things that weren't working in our relationship life has gotten better. but there still isn't a day that I don't think about what I read in his love letters to her.
People don't understand how hurtful an EA can be to the BS. They seem to think if he didn't have sex with her than it should be no big deal but it is. They don't see that the amount of time that he spent maintaining that EA took time away from our marriage. The loving things that he was saying to her should have been loving words to me.
I knew something was wrong before I found out and even asked a couple of times if he had a lover. The last time I asked was the day I found out. He left to go out of town and I hacked my way into his email and myspace accounts. I felt like someone kicked me in the gut and then stood there laughing at me. WHAT A FOOL I was for not checking up on him sooner.
Anyway, things are getting better. I have just gotten to the point that I want to start doing things again. I've let all of me hobbies and interests just stop. I didn't ask for any of this but I got it anyway and now it's up to me not to let it destroy my life and who I am. I'm back!!!!!!111
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Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties all collect bed tax, a fee assessed on hotel room rentals. The practice has proven profitable to varying degrees for each county.
But all three counties face a difficult calculus when it comes to enforcing the collection of the fee, which is formally known as occupancy tax.
There are provisions in each countys law that allows for enforcement measures when hotels fail to pay.
They range from letters of admonition to warrants of seizure, but are effective only when hotel management either neglects or refuses to pay the tax.
When it comes to hotels underreporting or underpaying, the policy becomes much more difficult to enforce.
While treasurers do have the authority to audit the books of the hotels within their county and check them against sales tax figures reported to the state, the practice can prove time-consuming and expensive, according to Lewis County Attorney Richard J. Graham.
In Jefferson County, no audits have been conducted in the last few years.
Right now its the honor system, County Treasurer Karen M. Christie said.
On the other hand, revenue from the tax has grown so steadily in Jefferson County that its hard to imagine anyone is actually failing to pay the tax.
Revenue has gone from $430,000 in 2001 to more than $960,000 in 2012.
But the county has had to issue several warrants in recent years to force some hotels to pay their share of the occupancy tax, raising some questions about the methods of enforcement.
The county has issued warrants at least 10 times over the last eight years, according to Jefferson County Attorney David J. Paulsen.
Hotels are required to file quarterly bed tax returns with the county treasurers office. If they fail to do so, treasurers are authorized to estimate the amount to be paid and send the offending hotels a bill.
If an offending hotel still does not comply, the county attorney can get involved and issue a warrant or send a sheriffs deputy, who is authorized to collect cash or assets.
The old raid-the-till kind of concept, Mr. Paulsen said.
But when it comes to auditing large hotels to ensure they are not underreporting their occupancy tax collections, the balance gets thrown off a bit.
The cost to a county of auditing such an operation may prove to be more expensive than what the county would be able to recoup in tax collection, both Mr. Paulsen and Mr. Graham said.
The problem would be particularly acute in Jefferson County, which has added several hundred rooms in the last eight years. At the end of 2012, the county had 2,849 rooms in 91 hotels with six or more rooms.
Facilities with six rooms or fewer are exempt from the tax in Jefferson County. They are not exempt in Lewis or St. Lawrence counties. Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties collect 3 percent in occupancy tax per room per night while Lewis County collects 5 percent.
With markets of varying size, all is not equal among the three counties when it comes to occupancy tax collection and enforcement.
Theres a lot of apples and oranges in this, Mr. Graham said.
The market of available hotel rooms in Lewis County, for instance, is very small compared with Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties, according to Mr. Graham.
In Lewis County, most accommodations are bed-and-breakfasts, Mr. Graham said.
Likewise, the instances of delinquency seem to be less serious in Lewis County.
Weve had to follow up with more than one hotel owner, Mr. Graham said. But theres only been one instance in which weve been forced to seek a judgment against a hotel owner.
The issue is very much a live one in St. Lawrence County, where legislators recently debated potential changes to the enforcement provisions of the law, with some legislators questioning whether hotels are remembering to collect the tax or whether new establishments are even being made aware it exists.
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2011 Contract Status: Restricted Free Agent
2011 Analysis: The only times one tends to remember Mulligan's involvement were when he did bad things. In some ways, just like a kicker, that's the lot of a backup blocking Tight End. Penalties were a problem at times during the season for Mulligan, but he did play well in stretches. Mulligan had a few nice catches like the one from Jeremy Kerley and the touchdown from Sanchez late in the season, but on the whole the Jets are going to have to make a call on their project Tight End this spring on whether he'll be back or if he is whether or not he'll be competing for a job against a mid-round drafted rookie.
2012 Outlook: I think a lot of Mulligan's future with the team will depend on what input the team gets from new Offensive Coordinator Tony Sparano. If Sparano thinks he can work with him to make a better player, then so be it. The Jets won't spend a lot in terms of RFA tendering to keep him around … but he might be back in 2012.
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A local organization known for meeting the needs of people in the Hutchinson County community received a helping hand in return in the form of turkeys.
Four local men, Jimmy Anderson of Conoco Phillips, Mike Bethel of Ardent, Lanny Ferrell of WHM, and Scott Fowles donated 50 turkeys to High Plains Helping Hand for the holiday season. Anderson, Bethel, and Ferrell visited the organization Thursday to make the delivery.
Carolyn Poindexter, who is with High Plains Helping Hand, said the organization was "absolutely" blessed to receive such a generous donation.
Tonight all three Hutchinson county schools will be squaring off in boys and girls basketball action.
The Borger Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs will host Bushland at Tex Hanna Gym with the girls tipping off at 6:30 p.m. followed by the boys at 8:00 p.m.
The Bulldogs are coming off an impressive win over Amarillo Highland Park where the team kept the Hornets scoreless in the third period on their way to a 63-38 win.
The Bulldogs will face off with a solid Falcons team who was a pre-season top 25 team in Class 2A.
On Thursday evening, the Borger Bulldogs wrestling team hosted the Amarillo High Sandies in a wrestling duel out at Tex Hanna Gym.
The Bulldog roster is full of underclassman, however the team showed they are continuing to improve on the mat despite falling to the Sandies Black team 48-21 and the Sandies Gold team 70-6.
Against the Sandies Black team, four Bulldog wrestlers left the mat with their hands raised in victory, which included wins by pinfall by Uriel Orona, Zach Robinson, and Dustin Tucker.
The Christmas holiday will mark the 200 S. McGee hospital facility being 75% complete in the asbestos abatement process. Basement flooring, pipe fittings, and duct work are what will remain to be abated after the holiday. A few questionable items are being tested and pending results, will be abated if they return positive for asbestos.
The initial target date for all interior asbestos removal is the second week of January, unless the items return a positive result. Consultation with the contractors will be necessary to determine a new target date and additional expense.
Luisa Tobar Carrillo, 75, of Borger, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in Amarillo.
Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2011 at St. John's Catholic Church with Father Francisco Perez of St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Pampa officiating. Rosary will be 6:00 p.m. Thursday, at the Minton Memorial Chapel.
Shirley Ann Ward Christian was born on July 18, 1939 in Brackettville, Texas to Hardin Lee, Sr and Dorothy Rea Ward. She confessed her belief in Christ and was a member of New Light Baptist Church in Dalhart, Texas. She attended public school in Brackettville, Texas.
She was married to Chester Christian on July 8, 1986 in Stinnett, Texas and she is the mother of one son, Kenneth Ward and one daughter, Dorothy Yvette Proctor.
The Hutchinson County Farm Bureau has made donations on behalf of several local volunteer departments in recognition of their hard work.
The agency has donated $334 each to Stinnett, Fritch, Morse, and Crutch Ranch Volunteer Fire Department, with $1,000 contributed by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) to help recover resources and funds used to keep the community safe.
Hutchinson County Farm Bureau President John Lieb said the agency is thankful for all of the work the volunteer firefighters do in order to keep the communities of the county safe.
The Borger Bulldogs wrestling team will host Amarillo High in wrestling action this afternoon beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Tex Hanna Gym.
Frank Phillips College is entering into what it considered a unique partnership with two area community colleges.
FPC, Amarillo College, and Clarendon College signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that has been signed by all three colleges outlining the arrangement.
The objective of the MOU is to ease and improve the student transfer process, provide additional options, and leverage resources all toward the ultimate goal of helping students earn a college degree.
The Borger ISD Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in the board conference room of the BISD administration building, 200 East Ninth.
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There are few press conferences happening this week with the important ones being from Blackberry and Motorola. In typical fashion the major companies are aligning their conferences in time for the holiday season to build up the hype and speculation on what new and exciting features are going to be made available.
For last little while Blackberry has been under the gun in that they have long been seen as a phone that has been behind in the times. Most wondered when they will make significant improvements to their operating system. Well, the wait is finally over as Blackberry has just announced their new BBX platform.
The key feature of the operating system is that it is making use of HTML 5 and Blackberry is encouraging developers to use HTML 5 to bridge the gap other applications with the several Blackberry operating systems that are currently being used on their phones such as Unlocked Bold 9900, Torch 9860, etc. This includes Blackberry OS 6, Blackberry OS 7, as well as the native BBX platform set to be released shortly. Other features of the platform include support for integration into the Blackberry cloud service and their proprietary UI framework which will be available in the coming weeks.
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Hello. My name is Debi. I recently adopted a Pit Bull from the Humane Society here in Arizona. It was love at first sight. I walked into the kennels and she was the 4th dog to my right and somehow I knew she was the one. Her name was Bella, a 9 month old with a white face and black body. She sat there looking at me waiting for me to put my hand up to the fence. As soon as I did she licked it then pushed her body up against the fence for me to touch her. I had the volunteer take us to the meeting area. Within 10 minutes I was filling out the paperwork to take her home. What a good girl! After being home for about an hour she happily went with me to pick up her doggie door. It was not a short trip and about half way back home I told here she was such an Angel because she did exceptionally well so far! That was when I decided on her new name. So now I call her Angel. I guess you could say she is (a) Bella-Angel.
We have been together a week now and I was right on my choice, or maybe it was her that chose me.
The only concern I have had in the first week is when after a couple of days (maybe less) I noticed her gums and skin around her mouth was very red as was around her snout. Around her eyes and her ears were also red. I got real concerned when I saw her exposed skin on the belly was also red. I was feeding her the Science Diet that I was sent home with so I did not figure it was food allergy. So I got to thinking about the water. I won't drink the tap water at my house but I gave it to her. I won't even make my coffee and rarely cook with it with it! So I washed out her water bowl and put the water that I bring in from the filtered water station. She readily drank almost a half a gallon. The biggest surprise to me was that within minutes the redness around her snout and inside her mouth was turning back to a healthy pink! The rest followed shortly after.


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The debate has been ongoing since Syracuse sophomore Michael Carter-Williams took the nation by storm with his early-season heroics.
Is the 6-foot-6 point guard a legitimate NBA first-round prospect, or does he need another year of seasoning to become a player the pros covet?
Opinions are varied. Some say he is ready right now to lead a NBA team. Others caution that MCWs stats have deteriorated since the Big East season began, and that he is not physically ready for the rigors of an 82-game pro season.
Troy Weaver, a former Syracuse assistant who now serves as the vice president and assistant general manager of the NBAs Oklahoma Thunder, has seen Carter-Williams in person several times. In the Carrier Dome for a recent game, Weaver said while there is a lot to like about the youngster from Rhode Island, he has some reservations about his readiness for the NBA.
If he came out for the NBA draft, would I take him? asked Weaver, who worked as a Jim Boeheim assistant from 2000-04. I would. And so would probably every other team in the league. But he obviously needs to get stronger, to become a better shooter and learn how to finish better.
Carter-Williams has been listed in the top 10 players in the country on various draft boards for most of the season. As of Wednesday, he ranked as the ninth-best player available on NBADraft.com and was rated 10th by draftexpress.com.
Here are some numbers to chew on. In 13 pre-Big East games, Carter-Williams averaged 10.2 assists, had an assist-to-turnover ratio of more than 2-1 and shot nearly 40 percent from the floor.
In the 11 Big East games, his statistics have fallen off considerably. He is shooting just 36 percent from the floor, his assists per game have fallen to 5.9 and he is averaging 3.2 turnovers, almost 1 1/2 more than during pre-Big East play.
Its not unusual for players to see their stats come down when conference play begins because teams know you so well, said ESPN analyst Jay Bilas, who was in Syracuse for a Big Monday game against Cincinnati. I think Carter-Williams has found that the physical play of the Big East is a lot tougher than some of the other teams they played, and hes taking some time to adjust.
Carter-Williams agrees with that assessment. Its gotten tougher because Big East teams bump and bang you a lot more, he said. I think Im learning how to take that and become a better player. But because I have the ball in my hands so much, Im going to make some mistakes.
Carter-Williams was wowing fans and scouts alike with his court awareness and ability to find the open man as SU won 15 of its first 16 games. National pundits immediately jumped on the bandwagon, listing him in the same breath as legendary SU point guard Pearl Washington, Sherman Douglas and Gerry McNamara.
I think everyone got a little carried away with his stats, said ESPN analyst and former Indiana head coach Dan Dakich, who broadcast last Sundays St. Johns game. Having seen him in person, hes really good and really smart. Is he a lottery pick? I dont think so at this point, but he certainly has the potential to be one down the line.
Weaver said how Carter-Williams performs down the stretch of the Big East season and through the postseason will eventually determine his draft stock.
If he leads this team to a Final Four and plays great, hell move up even further, Weaver said. But hes got to show he can perform on the biggest stage.
Weaver said SU senior Brandon Triche is probably not in the (two-round) draft right now. Hes a really good player, but I need to see a little more consistency.
Boeheim has proclaimed several times he thinks Triche is a first-round candidate.
Weaver likes senior James Southerland more than Triche. Hes really long, very quick and can hit the perimeter jumper, Weaver said. I can see some team taking a shot at him late in the second round.
With just three weeks left in the regular season, the Big East Conference race is so tight that a team such as 11th-place Providence, which stands at 5-7 in league play, still has an outside shot at winning the conference title.
Its been a crazy season throughout the country with five No. 1 teams going down. And the Big East figures to get even more blurred as contending teams play each other in the final games of the season.
As of Wednesday, Syracuse, Georgetown and Marquette were tied at the top with 8-3 records. Pittsburgh and Notre Dame stand at 8-4, Louisville and Connecticut are 7-4, Cincinnati and St. Johns are 7-5 and Villanova is 10th at 6-6.
Connecticut, however, is ineligible for the tournament. That will give one of the bottom teams such as Providence or Rutgers (4-8) at least a chance to move up into the top 10.
The top four teams earn a much-coveted bye into the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament on March 14 at Madison Square Garden. And teams 5-10 avoid playing in the first round on Tuesday, March 12.
In Syracuses case, the Orange have seven games left, three on the road (Seton Hall, Marquette, Georgetown) and four at home (Providence, Georgetown, Louisville, DePaul).
Protecting home court is more vital now because road wins are few and far between in this conference.
Losing at home is like losing two games on the road, said Louisville coach Rick Pitino, whose teams only Big East loss at home was to Syracuse when the Cardinals were No. 1. Winning at home has become more difficult, but youve got to find a way to win no matter what.
SU is 5-0 at home in conference this year, and has won 37 straight home games, tops in the nation. The Orange know that protecting that streak the rest of the way is the key to their earning a double-bye.
Teams are fighting so hard to get into the top four, winning at home is even more important, Triche said. And if you can sneak one or two out on the road, thats even better.
Nichols, Onuaku D-Stars
Former SU standouts Demetris Nichols and Arinze Onuaku have been selected to play in the seventh annual NBA D-League All-Star Game. It will be aired live at 3 p.m. Saturday on NBATV from Houstons Sprint Arena.
Nichols, of the Sioux Falls Skyforce, and Onuaku, of the Canton Charge, are among 20 players who were selected by the NBA D-Leagues 16 head coaches. Onuaku will play for the Futures team, while Nichols will play for the Prospects Team.
Nichols is averaging 17.8 points per game. He earned NBA D-League Performer of the Week honors on Jan. 21.
Onuaku has started 17 of 20 games played with the Charge this season, averaging 12.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.
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Horror films are designed to unsettle our nerves and prey upon our hidden fears. In addition, they are meant to cause frighten, panic, dread and alarm. Most horror films include a terrifying, shocking finale, while simultaneously are both captivating and entertaining. Revolving around the darker side of life, including the strange, the forbidden and the disturbing, horror films depict a snapshot of life none of us wish to experience firsthand. They deal with our most basic nature and fears, such as our terror of the unknown, our helplessness, our nightmares, our alienation, our revulsions, our fear of death, our loss of self and our fear of sexuality. Horror films are also commonly called scary movies, macabre, spookfests and chillers.
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- The Exorcist- Released in 1973, this movie involves the possession of a little girl. A young and old priest are charged to investigate, where they first come to believe, then spend the rest of the movie fighting back the devil for control of the young girl's soul. This is one of the best horror films to depict the consequences of true faith.
- Psycho- Released in 1960. Brought to life by Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho is the true epitome of suspense and tension. Revolving around a crazy Norman Bates and his even crazier mother, this movie tells the story of a killer who is brought to justice after many victims are claimed. Do you know the true secret of the Bates family?
- Alien- Released in 1979, this science fiction horror movie is set several centuries in the future when humanity has ventured into outer space. The crew of a mining vessel becomes unwitting hosts to a bloodthirsty alien life form. This is the best horror film to depict sheer claustrophobic terror.
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New Horror Films 2014
What will be your favorite horror film in 2014? This year looks to be a scary 2014 serving up a host of adrenaline-surging thrillers. Tales vary from haunted house tales, monster tales and supernatural beings to serial killers and malevolent entities. This year is shaping up to be everything you've ever wanted from the horror industry.
The new horror movies for 2014 feature the usual mix of sequels (Haunted House 2). Look forward to new original films like Jinn (Demons), The Returned (Zombies), Nurse 3D (Serial Killer), Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (Fantasy/Adventure), I, Frankenstein (Monsters/Creatures), Seventh Son (Fantasy/Adventure), Devil's Due (Demons), Voodoo Possession (Demons/Zombies) and spinoff Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (Demon Possession). Also on the way are Horror Movie reboots like Godzilla and Robocop.


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If you thought that queuing up for iPhone 4 is a madman's task well you just haven't yet got the hang of the frenzy surrounding the big launch. Here in the San Francisco main Apple store are gathered an assortment of gizmo lovers and techno fanatics to make a grab at the latest 'big step' in the unlocked mobile world. Meet Chris Bank. He has been right here, right at the head of the line since Monday to be the first person to buy the iPhone 4.
Bank said that he has been a faithful believer in the BlackBerry products but the amazing display, multitasking and design was enough to sway him out of the road. He strongly suggested that moving into the Apple products was a huge development for him and he is a firm believer. He chose this particular store as this was one of the very few which boasted its availability for even those who did not order it before hand.
Now to get down to the more excruciating yet vital details of Chris Bank's camp in this Apple store. When hard-hitting questions were flung at him he answered that he uses the bathroom inside the store all day whenever required and holds it until the store re-opens in the morning. A few power bars, coffee with chocolate mix and a few other regular sustenance objects keeps him through. Chris Bank as it turns out is an independent tech consultant and with his MacBook to power him through has resorted to carry out his works with its help.
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Italy may be one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, but there are a number of places to get off the beaten track in this enchanted country. Book tickets to Italy's "heel," Puglia, and explore whitewashed towns. Take a quick day trip from Rome, and wander through the tunnels in Orvieto's underground city.
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From intimate dinners with glasses of fine wine, to lively pizzerias, there are few cities that can match Rome's dining and nightlife scene. Some popular areas of the city for evening entertainment include Testaccio, Campo de' Fiori, and Trastevere; however, the most interesting places are often found by simply exploring the streets on foot and asking the locals.
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As you've heard a thousand times this spring already, this season is all about the '70s. From disco-chic dresses to dance-floor ready platform heels, there are seemingly endless ways to incorporate this decade into your dressier ensembles, but sometimes an off-duty look can be a bit trickier to execute. Our suggestion? Take a note from influential editors, stylish civilians, and fashionable celebrities like Diane Kruger and embrace the era with a pair of flare jeans styled with some structured staples.
When wearing flares, the key thing to keep in mind is that you must refrain from channeling the '70s too literally. Anything that smacks of bohemianism (peasant tops, we're talking to you) or makes you look like a Charlie's Angels extra (meaning, the TV show with Farrah Fawcett, not the Drew Barrymore movie) is verboten. Instead, look to ladies like Claudia Schiffer, who was spotted in London last month wearing a pair of MiH's Marrakesh Mid-Rise Kick Flare Jeans ($189) in Kara with a tucked-in cardigan, polished blazer, and an electric blue patent leather Mulberry Edie Bag ($1175). If that look is a little prim for you, take a styling tip from Harper's Bazaar's Senior Fashion Market Editor Joanna Hillman and wear your flares with an oversized button-up and jacket instead. Snapped at a party for Textile Elizabeth and James, Hillman paired a Derek Lam jacket and a Jil Sander for Uniqlo shirt with Textile Elizabeth and James Jimi Flare Jeans ($195) and a leopard-print Mulberry bag, resulting in a very modern look we love. Of course, if you want to wear your flares in an even more relaxed way, you can always create a Diane Kruger-inspired look and style your jeans with a cable-knit sweater. The actress was recently spotted in Los Angeles wearing a light-wash pair of flare jeans with a chunky-knit crewneck (the Cable-Knit Cotton and Linen-Blend Sweater ($455) by Isabel Marant is quite similar), cream Chanel bag, and a leopard-print pair of Alexander Wang heels.
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Once your jeans are sorted, it's on to the rest of your outfit! As we mentioned earlier, we love paring flare jeans with a button-up and a blazer--the combination makes this silhouette look relevant, not retro. As such, you can style your jeans with your favorite boyfriend blazer or a more fitted jacket: either shape will work! ASOS' Blazer With Contrast Lapels ($134) and Elizabeth and James' James XI Blazer ($445) remind us of Hillman's exact jacket, but if you're interested in a slouchier piece, check out Zara's Blazer with Tuxedo Collar ($80) or Silence & Noise's Boyfriend Blazer ($78). Then simply add a denim button-up or a silky blouse--like J. Crew's Crosshatch Chambray Shirt ($78) or Cheap Monday's Daria Blouse ($55)--and a long-strap flap bag to give your ensemble an additional touch of femininity. Regarding the latter, Alexander Wang's Marlon Mini Flap Bag ($650) in Aloe is a chic choice, or you could go for Cynthia Rowley's Wrapped Piping Satchel ($290), which has a vintage vibe we love!
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CENTRAL FALLS — "Resilient" is the word teacher Robert A. Scappini uses to describe his students at Central Falls High School.
For the past 23 years, Scappini has been teaching kids in this working-class community, including many who have come from war-torn countries.
He's also training some of those kids as members of an elite squad of emergency first responders as part of the Central Falls High School Emergency Response Team (SERT).
Recently, the city experienced severe financial shortfalls, and all public services were cut in half. During that time, the town had two hurricanes and two blizzards.
Scappini, a history teacher, found that his "resilient" students were more than willing to step up.
"What was obvious was that we needed to organize a group of students to work with first responders for man-made and natural disasters," he says.
As SERT members, the students have undergone dozens of hours of training from FEMA, the Red Cross, and even the U.S. Navy, and are ready for man-made and natural disasters.
Given the lack of funding for public services, and a highly multicultural student population in the school (his students are fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Creole, Cabo Verde, and Swahili), Scappini created his team to work directly with first responders, securing partnership from volunteers from the Rhode Island National Guard and local reservists.
The students were inducted by the Red Cross back in April as official members of the Student Emergency Response Team (SERT).
"We're the first in the state as a school emergency response team," says Scappini, adding that the program is "groundbreaking" because it is the first of its kind in the eastern United States to enlist students.
Scappini said the students, who span grades 9 through 11, are all volunteers who are being trained as first responders in emergencies and disasters that may happen in the school or the community
Earlier this summer, the state formally recognized the 18 teens as an emergency response unit, ready to deploy as needed for mass casualty evacuation, search and rescue, fire suppression, triage, battlefield medical care, disaster food handling and shelter management. During the summer they underwent formal training, provided by the Red Cross of Rhode Island at the R.I. Army National Guard's Camp Fogarty.
Participating students are Jessie Barrios, Erika Botelho, Katherine Carrillo, Pedro Cabral, Abigal Chacon, Devin Chamberland, Sabrina Gonzalez, Melanie Hernandez, Nathalia Gomez, Jose Medina, Mercedes Peters, Abigal Reyes, Angelica Ruiz, Agatha Vargas, Sebastian Zuleta, Jailene Lozano, Helaryn Hernandez and Alexis Dominguez.
On Saturday Sept. 7, the students will host a disaster drill for the community, representatives from other schools, the Emergency Management Agency of R.I., and the Medical Reserve Corps. As the first of its kind in New England, Central Falls SERT will use this demonstration to begin rolling out the program in other schools across the state and region.
Recently, SERT was awarded $1,000 from the Pollination Project, which gives small grants to individuals making a difference in the world, to purchase equipment like ropes, gloves, flashlights, radios, headlamps, ponchos and medical kits.
Scappini noted that, beyond this valuable level of training, many of the students are bilingual and speak Spanish, Creole and Portuguese, something that could prove especially helpful to local public safety officials in the event of a disaster or emergency. This could mean anything from natural occurrences, such as extreme flooding or snowstorms, to medical events such as the H1N1 flu inoculation clinics.
"These kids could bridge the gap between the first responders in the community," he noted.
Scappini said he got the idea for starting a SERT after reading an article about Civilian Emergency Response Teams. Such teams, with adult volunteers, were first organized in Los Angeles in 1985 and are found in 50 states. He put out a flier in the school and was surprised by the number of students who were interested and began attending the weekly after-school meetings.
"I can't tell you the enthusiasm they have shown for this," said Scappini, who said he envisions the program's expansion this school year and beyond. "These are a fantastic bunch of kids who have shown dedication and compassion to this program."
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One of the most common reasons people shy away from woodworking is that they think they need a huge garage or workspace. But you can successfully set up a small hobbyist woodworking shop in any space, even in an apartment. A compact wood shop just takes a little planning and preparation.
First, as most eager but hesitant potential hobbyists realize, you have to be much more thoughtful about tool selection. A 14-inch band saw? In your dreams. In a small space, you're going to have to rely on bench-top or handheld tools. (It is possible to forgo power tools entirely in favor of hand tools, but that's a discussion better left for another time.)
Then there are material considerations, such as how to bring full-size sheets of plywood home to cut down to size (you don't). And safety and cleanup are two more concerns: Proper ventilation and dust collection, a cinch in a larger shop, can be quite a challenge (and a potential health hazard). Nevertheless, you can set up a great wood shop in a small space, and we'll show you what you need.
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AUGUSTA, Maine -- (NEWS CENTER) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered retraining, recredentialing and rescreening of all sexual assault prevention coordinators for the military, as well as for military recruiters after two recent cases where men in charge of prevention programs were charged with sexual assault. But Hagel's orders will do little to help the nation's 1-million Reservists.
Newscenter talked with one former Army Reservist who asked that her identity be concealed since two of her alleged rapists live within and hour of her home. "Ann" told us how she was serving in Iraq from February 2004 to February 2005 and loved her job as a convoy truck driver and combat first aid specialist in large part because of the conraderie she felt with her fellow soldiers.
That changed one night around Christmas, 2004, when "Ann" says she was raped by four other Reservists. When she went to the platoon sergeant the next day, he reportedly told her to, "keep quiet. You drank alcohol so you will get in trouble."
"Ann" kept quiet for years until she was honorably discharged and sought counseling with the Veterans Administration. She was approved for military sexual trauma-related benefits. Then last year, when former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ordered all branches of the military to institute strict guidelines for prosecuting sexual assault cases, "Ann" felt encouraged.
She is now seeking to bring her rapists to justice. She was originally told by the Army Reserve that they did not have jurisdiction over the case. When she pressed the point, she was then told there was no system set up to prosecute in Maine. She is now working with other advocates to establish a system here in Maine, and to navigate the Army's system to prosecute her case.


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Chocolate & caramel ombre cake
By Sarah Cook
Cooking timePrep: 1 hr Cook: 55 mins Plus cooling
Skill levelModerately easy
ServingsCuts into 12 slices
For the ultimate indulgence look no further than Sarah Cook's four-layered chocolate-caramel extravaganza
Nutrition and extra info
- Freeze before filling and icing
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 1036
- protein
- 15g
- carbs
- 99g
- fat
- 67g
- saturates
- 35g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 75g
- salt
- 1.25g
For vanilla & chocolate sponges
- 225g very soft butter, plus extra for greasing
- 225g golden caster sugar
- 175g self-raising flour
- 85g ground almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 150ml pot natural yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp cocoa powder
For caramel & caramel-choc sponges
- 225g very soft butter, plus extra for greasing
- 175g light muscovado sugar
- 50g dark muscovado sugar
- 175g self-raising flour
- 85g ground almonds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 150ml pot natural yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp cocoa
To assemble
- 397g can caramel (stocked near the condensed milk in stores)
- 140g dark chocolate
- 140g milk chocolate
- 300ml double cream
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- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line bases of 2 x 20cm sandwich tins with baking parchment. For the Vanilla & chocolate sponges, mix all the ingredients, apart from the cocoa, together with an electric whisk. Scrape half the mix into a second bowl and whizz in the cocoa. Scrape into the tins and bake for 20-25 mins until a skewer poked in comes out clean.
- Repeat step 1 for the Caramel & caramel-choc sponges, again leaving cocoa out of the first mixing, then splitting the mix in half and whizzing the cocoa into one batch. Cook as above.
- While sponges are cooling, melt the dark and milk chocolate together in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Remove from the heat, stir in the cream and cool or chill until spreadable.
- When the sponges are cool, spread a third of the caramel over the Vanilla sponge and top with the Caramel sponge. Spread over another third of the caramel and top with the Caramel-choc sponge, then the final third of caramel and top with the Chocolate sponge (don't panic if you mix up the layers, the cake will still look great when you cut in). Spread the chocolate icing over the whole cake to serve. It will keep in a cool place in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2011
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Comments, questions and tips
The cake is really good. The additional milk in the chocolate layer makes it as moist as other layers. I made a caramel buttercream using 270 g of sugar, 35 ml of water, 130 ml double cream and 150 g of butter. I have to say it worked perfectly as I made my caramel dark and just slightly bitter ( but not burned) as I was afraid that it could be too sweet and will ruin the flavour.
I also made three colours of ganache (white, milk and dark chocolate) but can not recommend it and it was very difficult to decorate the cake and end result was not as impresive as I hoped :)
This is the most amazing cake. I made the following changes after reading other comments and was very pleased with the result:
- Did 2/3rds quantities and used 7 inch cake tins to make it smaller
- Made caramel into a buttercream to prevent it being too sweet, and sprinkled sea salt on to make it salted caramel
- Added a tablespoon of caramel to the sponge mix for the caramel layers
- Mixed cocoa with water before blending in
- Added a splash of milk whenever the mix looked a bit stiff
Was very rich but not oversweet, and got a special mention in the work weekly meeting! Cannot wait to make this again.
I made this recipe the other day, except made a milk chocolate ganache and raspberries between the layers... and a cream cheese chocolate frosting on the outside... it is really nice! All the layers are moist EXCEPT the dark chocolate layer which I found went really dry when I added the cocoa? So if I made it again I'd add a splash of milk to that layer before baking. It still had a really nice rich chocolate flavour though. Looks impressive and yummy!
Love this recipe, it was fairly easy to make, bakes well and the finished cake looks fantastic and is wonderful and moist. Only thing I would change is that using a whole tin of caramel to sandwich them make it a bit unstable and likely to slide a little so next time I'll use more sparingly or possibly play with the ganache (I'm thinking of maybe using a little more dark chocolate than milk and adding some of the caramel) and using that to sandwich as well as cover. It did come out VERY sweet with all that caramel!
I made this cake last week for a birthday/leaving present. I was surprised at how easy it was to make, and everyone loved it - it fed the entire staff and patients at work!! Having had trouble with oozing caramel filling before in other cakes, I made a Dulce de Leche Buttercream and piped an outer ring on each layer to contain the caramel, with great success! I'll certainly make it again.
Eager to try my new baking tins and liners (only two tins unfortunately) I thought I'd have a go at this recipe. It takes a while to make all four layers if you only have two pans, and as previously mentioned the layers with added cocoa rose more than the other two and, as also mentioned, one of these layers split in two. I didn't go with the caramel filling (used a little buttercream instead). The chocolate topping worked well, it all held together and the finished article looked great and it certainly got some oooo's and ah's when I cut it. It tasted fabulous and will serve far more than 12 (which brings the calorie per serving down I'm pleased to say!). Will be making good this again, that's for sure.
check this spectacular chocolate red fruits cake at marmite et ponpon... really worth a try
I made this for my daughters birthday and it looked and tasted fab!! I used M&S salted caramel sauce in between the layers which was a good consistancy and nobody found it too sweet. I did only cut very thin slices and it easily made 18 pieces. The sponges were lovely and moist. Will def make again.
I thought this cake looked amazing but it looked like quite a big undertaking without an 'occasion' to bake it for. So I only cooked the caramel and choc-caramel layers in a traditional sandwich style cake, still added the caramel in the middle and covered the top in melted chocolate. This made it a lot quicker, less sickly and the tiniest bit healthier... Absolutely delicious!!!! The entire family loves it! I love the addition of the yogurt, makes it so moist without the mixed results I've had with other recipes using soured cream! Amazing, couldn't recommend more...could sell this!
This cake is great. I made it for my husbands birthday and got major brownie points!! It took longer to make than it said as I could only cook two layers at a time, plus allowing time for them all to cool properly before stacking, but once cooled properly it was really easy to put together and looked so impressive when it was cut. It is a seriously sweet chocolate cake, but works well as cake with tea, or as a pud with some cream (coz there aren't enough calories already!!!)
I made this cake for a friends birthday last weekend. It started as a disaster; I only had very limited time, and was over-optimistic - I ended up in the car for an hour with the layers of the still warm cake slopping about all over the place! Despite this, it turned out amazingly well - once it had had chance to cool, I popped it all back together again, slathered it in the icing, and it looked and tasted great. It was really moist, all the layers tasted different (and delicious), and it looked as good as the picture. A real winner of a cake that you will make again and again - my only tip is, give yourself more than three hours in which to do it...!
Have made this before from another recipe but only making a three layer cake, ingredients vertually the same as this, I was wondering if anyone has tried making an all chocolate, sandwiching together with blackcurrant jam to have a black forrest gateau/cake going on if so did it work ..interested to know
I love baking on a Sunday afternoon, and my colleagues love eating cake on a Monday morning. Unfortunately, a couple of extremely busy weekends meant I had to skip a couple of weeks so I decided to give this recipe a go by way of an office treat.
The only problem I found was that my cake tins were too short to fully accommodate what turned out to be a rather tall cake but I easily fixed that with a little improvisation and the cake arrived at work in one piece.
I was sure it would take my colleagues a good couple of days to get through a cake of this size and richness but by lunchtime on Tuesday all that were left were a few tiny crumbs.
They pronounced it my best one yet and loved that each layer of the cake had a different flavour. Great recipe!!


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A couple of hundred Marines en route to Afghanistan have made the most of the north country after being grounded by bad weather late last week at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield.
Since the delay, the Marines have been lodged in hotels around Watertown as they wait for a new flight early this week.
"We're here for a few more days enjoying your fine city," said Lt. Col. Nicholas A. Morris, commanding officer of the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, N.C.
Talking to the Times by phone, he said the hospitality that he and his unit had received from the city and Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division had been wonderful since their layover.
While the sight of Marines in uniform roaming around Watertown is out of the ordinary, it's not uncommon for units from other branches to stop at Fort Drum on their way overseas, said Maj. Josh T. Jacques, 10th Mountain Division deputy public affairs officer.
The Marine unit has to wait until the next available window opens up for its flight out.
At the Hilton Garden Inn, 1290 Arsenal St., a small group of Marines lounged at the bar area ordering drinks and buffalo wings while they watched the Weather Channel. With little means of transportation, most of them had spent the down time in the hotel, and were taking the delay in stride.
"This is something you can't change, so it's nothing to get mad about," said Capt. Robert J. Paugh.
With only a small amount of clothing other than their camouflage utility uniforms, which they were not supposed to wear outside of the hotel, a number of Marines sought out a deal at the Thrifty Shopper store in the nearby Stateway Plaza. The shopping trip turned into a small contest of who could dress the best for under $20.
Among the favorites were Capt. Jay J. Barron, who wore a shirt and tie under a maroon cardigan and slacks, which he described as a "Mr. Rogers look," along with Capt. Andrew J. Matthess, who wore a light blue suit and khaki slacks outfit he described as "Connecticut circa 1975."
"We decided we were going to keep it classy," Capt. Matthess said.
"You look like you're opening an amusement park," one of his comrades called out.
Some of the Marines said they would donate the clothes back when they left.
Many of the Marines will gather at the hotel tonight to watch the Super Bowl, with the hotel putting on a special viewing party for the squadron in its conference room.
Col. Morris noted that if it weren't for the layover, he and his squadron would have had to watch the game by satellite feed in another country.
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Last Modified: October 19, 2005
Presenter: W. F. Regine, MD
Presenter's Affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Type of Session: Scientific
Materials and Methods
Author's Conclusions
Clinical/Scientific Implications
This is a fascinating piece of research that explores a truly novel treatment paradigm. The investigators, based on work performed in the laboratory, moved a new principle into the clinical arena. The idea that low-dose radiation therapy can serve as a chemosensitizer has not been widely tested in clinical medicine. As each of the study patients has such a large volume of disease, it would not be safe to deliver high-dose radiation concurrently with full- strength gemcitabine chemotherapy. Another research group who presented their work at this year's meeting is testing the exact opposite paradigm, using low-dose gemcitabine to act as a radiosensitizer for standard-dose abdominal radiation.
All of the patients in this study, based on their disease presentations, have extremely low chances of achieving lengthy survival outcomes using the current standard of medical care. The finding that 9/10 patients had at least radiographically stable disease is quite remarkable. The authors should be commended for undertaking this interesting and promising research. In the future, phase II and III data utilizing this regimen will help us to determine whether this is actually the most effective treatment strategy for this subgroup of patients with unfavorable prognosis.


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The S&TA is the USPA member's direct link to the Regional Director and USPA Headquarters. If you have a safety concern or question about anything related to skydiving, your S&TA is probably the best place to start looking for answers. If he doesn't know the answer to your question, he will likely know where to find it or who to call for an answer.
Information and resources for current Safety & Training Advisors
Summary of Responsibilities
The principal responsibility of the S&TA is to promote safe skydiving. Toward that goal, the S&TA serves specific advisory and administrative functions:
• Observes skydiving operations to verify compliance with the Basic Safety Requirements
• Informs the Regional Director of all flagrant and/or recurring safety violations
• In grave cases, takes summary action under Section 1-6 of the USPA Governance Manual
• Provides safety and training advice to skydivers, drop zone operators, and rating holders
• Reviews plans for exhibition jumps
• Verifies that drop zones qualify as "sanctioned" by meeting the minimum drop zone requirements (see the BSRs in the Skydiver's Information Manual)
• Assists and advises with extraordinary skydive operations (see the BSRs and Advanced Progression section in the Skydiver's Information Manual)
• Investigates accidents and submits reports (submit online)
• Verifies the requirements on D-License applications and rating renewals
• Promotes USPA policies and programs, for example, USPA Safety Day
• Unless excused by the Regional Director, attends an annual S&TA meeting called by the Regional Director
Like skydiving, Safety Day is also about fun. It certainly won't be hard to encourage jumpers to get together at the end of the day's activities for some mid-winter socializing. Make sure to include that in your Safety Day plan, too!


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This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs.
The Windows Setup program configures Microsoft Windows XP to use the friendly Welcome logon screen and the shutdown buttons if your computer is installed as a home computer. A home computer is a computer that does not specify a network domain.
This article describes how to use the classic logon screen that Windows XP-based computers use when they are joined to a domain. The classic logon screen looks similar to the following example: Log On to Windows
User name: _____________
Password: _____________
Use the classic logon screen
To temporarily use the classic logon screen, press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times on the Welcome logon screen.
To configure Windows XP to use the classic logon and shutdown screens for every logon session, follow these steps:1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click User Accounts.
3. Click Change the way users log on or off.
4. Clear the Use the Welcome screen check box.
Note If you turn off the Welcome logon screen, you also turn off the Fast User Switching option.
Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon screen appears
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
If you want users to have to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon appears like a Windows XP-based computer that is joined to a domain, follow these steps:1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Click the Winlogon subkey at the following registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Click Edit, click New, and then click DWORD value.
4. To change the value name, type DisableCAD, and then press ENTER.
5. Keep the data value set to 0. The data value set appears as 0x00000000(0).
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Highlight of your career so far:
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Drumming means to me:
I wouldn't know most the people in my life now if I hadn't started playing drums, and I definitely wouldn't have experienced all the things I have (and hopefully will experience in the future). So I'd say it means just about everything…
Advice for up and coming drummers:
What you don't play is just as important as what you do play – don't be afraid to sit back.
How would you describe yourself:
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The 8-unit power station provides 1,070 megawatts (MW) of electricity by damming the Muddy Run ravine from its mouth. The station's output is critical to meeting the dynamic peak electricity demands on the area's regional power grid on hot summer afternoons. To generate electricity, the water in the upper reservoir at Muddy Run is used to fuel the turbines, flowing into the Conowingo Pond, a 14-mile stretch of the Susquehanna River in Maryland. As electricity demand decreases, at night, the units are reversed and used as pumps to fill the upper reservoir for subsequent peak-demand periods.
Muddy Run has provided electric power to the regional transmission system since commercial operation began in 1966. At the time, it was the largest pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant in the world. The general plant configuration remains the same as the original construction, however, the turbines and generators have been recently refurbished.
Muddy Run has a license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that expires August 31, 2014. Exelon wishes to preserve this virtually emissions-free generating capacity and its electrical output, while enhancing both the environmental integrity and local community relationships.
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Raymond Carver
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Raymond Carver 1938-1988
Raymond Carver came from the hardscrabble world of the down-and-out blue-collar characters in his stories. ''I'm a paid-in-full member of the working poor,'' he said in one of two interviews with The New York Times last spring. ''I have a great deal of sympathy with them. They're my people.''
Mr. Carver published 10 books of prose and poetry in a career shadowed by alcoholism, poverty, a broken marriage and cancer.
In 1988 he collected what he considered the best of his stories in the book ''Where I'm Calling From.'' The novelist and critic Marilynne Robinson, reviewing it in The New York Times Book Review, said he ''stands squarely in the line of descent of American realism'' and ''should be famous for the conceptual beauty of his best stories.'' --From the obituary by Stewart Kellerman, Aug. 3, 1988
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As a boy growing up in Yakima, Wash., Raymond Carver used to slip into his parents' room in the evening, sit at the foot of the bed and ask his father to tell him a story. ''He was a good talker,'' Mr. Carver said. ''All I had to do to get him going was ask about my great-grandfather.''May 31, 1988 artsNews
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Esquire Editor Helps Uncover Carver Stories
The stories sat there for more than a decade, unseen and unread, in a writing desk that Raymond Carver's widow, the poet Tess Gallagher, just could not bear to open. But now they are out, at last: three previously undiscovered stories by Mr. Carver.June 14, 1999 businessNews
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The Carver Chronicles
For much of the past 20 years, Gordon Lish, an editor at Esquire and then at Alfred A. Knopf who is now retired, has been quietly telling friends that he played a crucial role in the creation of the early short stories of Raymond Carver. The basic idea was that he had changed some of the stories so much that they were more his than Carver's. A quick look through Carver's books would suggest that what Lish claims might have some merit.August 9, 1998 magazineBiography
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Ten books by the noted author, who died nearly 27 years ago, will be published digitally for the first time this week.
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Intoxicating Prose
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December 29, 2013, Sunday
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Christian belief figures into literary fiction in our place and time as something between a dead language and a hangover.
December 23, 2012, Sunday
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"Everything Must Go" adapts and fills in the blanks of the Raymond Carver story "Why Don't You Dance?"
May 13, 2011, Friday
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May 8, 2011, Sunday
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Carol Sklenicka's biography and a long-overdue "Collected Stories" spotlight Carver's growth as a writer and illuminate his poisonous relationship with the editor Gordon Lish.
November 22, 2009, Sunday
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I, Editor, Nay — Author
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October 28, 2007, Sunday
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October 26, 2007, Friday
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