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Rating: 4 / 5
I only ordered from them once. I didn't have any problems. They had the best price I found at Google on this item. Because I haven't had much experience with them, I will just give them a 4 rating .
Rating: 5 / 5
We can visit the Hermit Hut store in Redding ... so we get to deal with them direct ... even though we have also ordered from them.They are great, responsive, and their in store information is great. They are true avatars of the UL movement, checking out and testing gear by personal experience. That makes all the difference, so I would even call them up if there is a question regarding gear, its quality, wearability, weight, etc.Update: I just went into the shop and discussed snow tent stakes with the staff. They admitted they were out of things like snow flukes and could order them. But, they spent time with me discussing better designs, and cheaper designs which anyone could make at home with a little Spectra cord and a baggy. That to me is service. Also, they are going to check out my partners mukluks to see how well the mukluks will work with her snow shoes -- even though they didn't sell us the snow shoes.
Edited by bdavis on 12/13/2006 21:26:47 MST.
Rating: 3 / 5
I have only purchased one item from Hermit's Hut and the product and the shipping were pretty good. CS was mostly helpful, but would not allow a return without the 15% restocking fee. (I felt that this was not warranted because of the product description--the weight, but they never returned by email regarding this issue.) But they do seem to offer great products at good prices.Updated: They did contact me to inform me. Also were helpful with product information.
Edited by scsjohn on 05/19/2007 10:11:52 MDT.
Purchased a WM bag from them. They had the best online price. Was listed as in stock but was not. However they got me one ASAP and kept in contact with me thu the process.
My Christmas present to myself was a WM Flight Jacket, which I ordered from Hermit's Hut. It was wrapped by the kids before I got to see it, and as luck would have it, it was the one present I was allowed to unwrap on Christmas Eve. To my astonishment, it wasn't a Flight Jacket, it was a Vapor! A $50 upgrade at no cost...apparently they ended up being out of the Flight in my size and didn't want me to be empty-handed for Christmas! They certainly have earned more business from me, and I appreciate their Christmas spirit.
Rating: 1 / 5
I ordered a product that was advertised "on sale" through this company, called and confirmed that it was in stock (so that the sale price is valid according to their terms and conditions) placed my order right away... 20 minutes later they deny having it in stock and want me to reorder at the NEW higher sale price.
I would caution anyone doing business with this company. I ordered a GoLight Ion on 2/18. They ran my card on 2/19. They didn't call until a week later and said that it was no longer available.Three weeks later and I still have not recieved my money back after they flubbed my order. Numerous calls to them, and they always say someone will call me back but they never do.Avoid them like the plague.gl
Edited by gpl916 on 03/05/2010 17:32:15 MST.
I just purchased two WM Ultralite bags from HH and they arrived today. I got an email to say when they were shipped and the shipped free from America to Australia. Couldn't be happier.
Rating: 2 / 5
be careful what you order. I ordered boots and there was a size discrepancy. It took over a month to return them and have my account credited. Not only that, but they charged a $40 re-stocking fee. I've never seen such a charge when returning an item.
In response to T.G.'s review, I am very familiar with the situation and need to explain the "size discrepency" was related to the fact that T.G. recieved exactly the boot she ordered, but attempted to convince the store they shipped the wrong boot because the size marker on the boot showed a size smaller than she ordered... which was true. Scarpa uses UK sizing markers, but HH uses US Sizing (clearly stated on the page) for ordering purposes to make it easier on the majority of its customers. T.G. insisted that due to HH shipping the "wrong boot", all fees & shipping should be waived... HH didn't see it that way and was still willing to work with her. Along comes another order from TG for TWO MORE pair of identical boots in TWO different sizes that she wanted shipped. Before shiping the boots HH contacted TG to ask if she really needed both or intended to (yet again) return one or both of them. TG informed HH to just cancel the order as she had found a pair of used boots for $75. The entire process did take awhile, but there was a great deal of communication and several efforts made to service, appease and please T.G. If you'd like more information, I ENCOURAGE you to contact me (Ken) at 888-507-4455... we want you to buy with confidence knowing we know our stuff and will take very good care of you, fulfilling any reasonable request you may have.Oh... one other thing. HH offers FREE SHIPPING on any purchase over $99 so shipping mountaineering boots back and forth at the expense of HH soon diminishes any margin as most items are already on sale for 18 to 20% off at the HUT.
Edited by OpsGuy on 10/29/2010 21:05:00 MDT.
i bought a Marmot Col quite a few years ago from HH. Their price was the lowest I could find. Their service was great. I recently bought a Big Agnes Copper Spur from them. Again it was the lowest price online. They kept me updated and shipped without any problem.
I'm headed for northern Canada and wanted the WM Down Pants. My time was very short before departure and I couldn't find my size in stock anywhere. HH got WM to drop ship the pants 2nd day air with no extra charge for the shipping upgrade. I know that they had to work hard to make this happen. Much appreciated.
I recently purchased a bivy sac and realized that it wouldn't work for me even before it arrived. I called them and told them I'd be returning it and was informed that they would charge me a 15 percent restocking fee. After speaking with them further, however, they were happy to waive the restocking fee. I also learned about why they sometimes charge a restocking fee, which in some circumstances is very appropriate. I will buy from them again.
Edited by Gabe on 01/06/2011 10:25:49 MST.
written above: "If you'd like more information, I ENCOURAGE you to contact me (Ken) at 888-507-4455"okay. that's what i just did, explaining to the normal "is there something i can help you with" employee line that i was a potential new customer, following ken's general advice to speak to him directly. wanted to verify that the exact items i wanted were in stock, and be assured there would be no runaround. he was busy speaking with a contractor, and i was told that 20 or 30 minutes later would be a good time to call.no problem. called 30 minutes later, and immediately ran into a gauntlet of hemming/hawing interference. explained that i was following the explicit instructions ken supposedly left on a message board, but if they weren't his, or it didn't apply anymore, that was fine; just let me know. may i speak with him?"well, it's just that i don't know which message board you're talking about."ken, if that really was you writing above, i tried twice. no third. if you can't convey to your employees your general communication offer to the public, i don't want to roll the dice and end up as some of the complaints i've read.
I had been to Hermit's Hut website looking for a cold weather sleeping bag. I did find one on sale that I liked, along with a pair of hiking boots that were on sale. This stuff was ordered on a Saturday. On the following Monday I recieved a call from HH stating that the sleeping bag I was looking for would not be available for a few months as the manaufacturer would take this long to get more. HH did not charge my card anything until I figured out what I wanted to do. I ended up getting a Western Mountaineering Bison V GWS bag(which I love!!) I was appreciative of HH correspondence through the whole process. I also got free overfill on the bag (which is offered on the website). Great company, good prices, and good customer service. I would definetly buy from them again!!
My experience with Hermit's Hut was AWFUL. But, I guess you get what you pay for. I found that they offered the Gregory Baltoro 65 for the cheapest online and decided to order from them. Big mistake. I placed my order June 5th, hoping to take it on a trip to Belize June 20th. A few days after placing my order, I get an email telling me that to do not actually have the color I ordered in stock, so I had to pick another color. A week or so passed and I had heard nothing from them, so I emailed them asking where my pack was. I then got an email saying something along the lines of it should be here any day. Days passed with no bag being delivered, so I called them to talk to someone. The first person I talked to said he would call me back, and never did. I called an hour later and found out that they had none in stock and were not sure when they would. Why in the hell they did not inform me of this earlier, I have no idea. Now, the rep I was talking to says he will order the bag directly from Gregory and ship it to me, 2nd day air. Problem is, this is Thursday, I need it Saturday. I made it very clear I needed it Saturday but he said over nighting it would be too expensive. On Saturday, I call to ask for a tracking number, and he tells me he has none and to expect it on Monday. I tell him this doesn't help me, I made it clear I needed it on Saturday, and the jack ass hangs up on me. Worst shopping experience of my life. I now have to scramble to come up with a bag to take on my 10 trip to Belize with. I will NEVER shop with the atrocious Hermit's Hut again and I warn you to be careful when ordering from these incompetent idiots.
Nice small company , good pricing, great sales. Nice people on the phone.- a star My only complaint is that these people always assure you they will call you right back, take your number every time (on file?) then almost never do they are a bit dis organized but loveable all the same. the way they do refunds seems to take an inordinate amount of time. one to three weeks?
Ordered DragonFly Stove, great price. No response to 1St email regarding when it would be sent. Then telephone callto them on Saturday, informed that it would be most likely sent Monday, their shipping people do not work on weekends. Sent emails 2 on Monday as site did not indicate item mailed. Telephone call to company answered with I'll check on it, and get back to you, again, with no followup or response.Today telephone call, there was a "mishap" item needs to be replaced and sent by manufacturer and it would be sent upon receipt...sound familiars to other complaints. Then the we are a small company and our internet business grew beyond our expectations...most other companies do not use "growth" as an excuse and have incorporated the systems and people necessary to accommodate their "growth" to meet customers needs. Person in shipping was curt and rude when I stated I wanted to cancel order. Said they would credit credit card....hmmm...In many years of online purchases, this is possibly the worst, if it takes another call to get the credit, it will be... I would never do business with them and although their rhetoric is good, there words do not correlate to their deeds. Avoid them is an understatement.Received quick response on refund.. relief...Alas that does not eliminate an apparent pattern of delayed response, words with little substance and the it now must be sent from the manufacturer.
Edited by clanmcdbpl on 01/24/2012 12:30:38 MST.
WORST EVER …… STAY CLEAR OF THIS AWFUL SHOP !!!In many years of online shopping this one is without the doubt the worstIn May I have ordered 2 dry sacks, sleeping pad and a tent. Waited patiently 4 weeks and nothing, than sent an email. Reply: we are waiting for a tent but THE OPERATIONS MANAGER (?) has allowed to send you 3 items and the tent will be send separately. OK, the 3 items arrived2 more weeks … no tent. email ... no reply, email ... no reply, phone call ... Cody, the guy in charge of internet sales had no answersAnother email ... reply from Rich G (Manager/Buyer/Ski Tech/IT department): there are problems with vendor - soon we will have it. 2 weeks go by ... nothing. I ask for refund which is a simple electronic transaction. Another 2 weeks go by ... nothing. Another phone call .... finally refund done over the phoneBut ….. I live in Sydney, Australia and the original shipping charges for the TOTAL order were $100, the shipping of 2 sacks and a pad was $40 So all in all I am $60 out of pocket and don't have the tent after 3 months of waiting, several emails and a few international phone callsCurrently I am emailing them re: refund me outstanding $60 in shipping charges for the tent I have not received but honestly I don't see it being a success story as all my emails remain unanswered
Just bought a WM Alpinlite from Bob and Co at Hermits Hut. They are pleasant to work with, have overfill included and make accommodation for SAR / Government OPS folks. Honest and responsive. Folks banter on here a lot about things, buying local, sustainable, rage against the megastores...etc... This is a brick and mortar place making a living in unfavorable times. They have my vote!
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2 U.S. Code § 130d - Waiver by Speaker of House of claims of United States arising out of erroneous payments to officers or employees paid by Chief Administrative Officer of House
(a) Waiver of claim for erroneous payment of pay or allowances
A claim of the United States against a person arising out of an erroneous payment of any pay or allowances, other than travel and transportation expenses and allowances, on or after July 25, 1974, to an officer or employee whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the collection of which would be against equity and good conscience and not in the best interests of the United States, may be waived in whole or in part by the Speaker of the House.
(b) Investigation and report
An application for waiver of a claim shall be investigated by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives who shall submit a written report of his investigation to the Speaker of the House.
(c) Prohibition of waiver
The Speaker of the House may not exercise his authority under this section to waive any claim—
(1) if, in his opinion, there exists, in connection with the claim, an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or lack of good faith on the part of the officer or employee or any other person having an interest in obtaining a waiver of the claim; or
(d) Credit for waiver
In the audit and settlement of the accounts of any accountable officer or official, full credit shall be given for any amounts with respect to which collection by the United States is waived under this section.
(e) Effect of waiver
An erroneous payment, the collection of which is waived under this section, is deemed a valid payment for all purposes.
(f) Construction with other laws
This section does not affect any authority under any other law to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive any claim of the United States.
Source(Pub. L. 93–359, § 3,July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 395; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(76),Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1742; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 102(c),Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3828.)
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–316struck out ", if the claim is not the subject of an exception made by the Comptroller General in the account of any accountable officer or official" before period at end.
Pub. L. 104–186substituted "Chief Administrative Officer" for "Clerk".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186substituted "Chief Administrative Officer" for "Clerk".
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What happens to your Facebook page when you die?
At 16, Sabrina Roberts was a star in the making as a singer and an actress.
"She loved performing. Loved it," said her mother, Tammy Harris.
"She's a big performer and singer," said friend Mason Catt.
Catt shared the stage with Roberts in a local production of "Footloose," but he didn't know she was fighting a rare blood disorder.
"Almost everybody that was a fan of her knows what happened because of the social media that exists today," he said.
Sixteen-year-olds aren't supposed to die, but there it was - the details of her deadly condition on her Facebook page. Word spread quickly online.
She died on Feb. 19, 2010.
"Right when she passed away, I went right to her Facebook page and you could automatically see there are so many people posting about 'I'm sorry what happened, RIP,'" said Catt.
Because Roberts' parents knew her password, they were able to keep her Facebook page active. Without that password, this communal grieving place wouldn't have been possible.
"It makes me feel comforted that they're still remembering her, because I never want her forgotten, obviously," said her mother.
After Roberts' death, her parents wanted to read everything their daughter had left behind. But they didn't have easy access to her online life. Her MySpace page was password-protected, as were her text messages.
"I wish we would have known a lot of things," said Harris.
Estate planning attorney Wendy Goffe of Graham & Dunn encourages clients to incorporate their digital assets into their estate planning.
"Who is going to have access to those accounts? That's something everybody needs to at least think through. 'What do I have digitally that someone might need access to?'" said Goffe.
The process, Goffe says, involves choosing an administrator for your digital assets - online accounts, photos, websites. The administrator should know your wishes and your passwords.
Stefanie Felix is an editorial photographer who has archived millions of photos. She's decided her sons should access and share some of her work after she's gone.
"I sort of see it as a legacy almost," she said.
Most of her pictures are archived on her personal computer, but others are stored online at her website.
Goffe encourages clients to know their online provider's policy as some accounts are considered non-transferable.
"It might take a court order to get access to that information, depending on the company's policies," she said.
When soldier Justin Ellsworth died in Iraq, his parents wanted access to his Yahoo email account. He did not leave behind his password.
Yahoo refused their request, saying the account is non-transferable. But after a costly and emotional court battle, a judge granted them access.
"For a lot of people, it's going to be about legacy. What's your legacy?" said John Romano, who authored the book Your Digital Afterlife with Evan Carroll. The book is the first of its kind that helps people navigate through the planning process.
"As long as you do something - even if it's just a short list of what's important to you, even if it's not legally binding - doing some sort of planning and leaving it behind increases the chances that your wishes will be carried out," Carroll said.
The authors recommend sifting through YouTube videos, tweets, blogs, photos, email accounts and social media sites, and decide which are most important.
Facebook recognized the need with a "memorialized" status for profiles, like the one for Roberts.
"It really helps me through my grieving process," said her mother. "I'm shocked I'm saying that actually."
None of us will live forever, but what we create online can live eternal.


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Twenty months have passed since the citizens of Switzerland voted to amend their constitution and ban the future construction of Muslim minarets, but only in recent days has it become clear that the will of the Swiss people may be allowed to stand.
A clear majority of 57 percent of Swiss voters approved the constitutional change in November 2009, but it was only on July 8 that the European Court of Human Rights issued a ruling that allows the constitutional change to remain in place. A story at SwissInfo.ch ("Strasbourg minaret ruling causes no surprise") reports on the action of the European Court, which rejected two appeals from Muslims living in Switzerland who had sought to overturn the will of the majority of that nation's citizens:
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In a recovering economy, every little bit counts.
Local officials reacted positively to the unexpected announcement Tuesday from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that the average amount municipalities are required to contribute to the states pension fund will decrease by 0.8 percent.
The New York State Common Retirement Funds strong gains over the last four years have mitigated some of the impact of the financial market collapse of 2008-2009, Mr. DiNapoli said in a news release. Strong investment performance, along with a revision in actuarial smoothing, has lowered the employer contribution rate for 2014-2015.
Jefferson County is scheduled to pay $8.96 million to the Employee Retirement System in fiscal year 2013-14, according to county budget analyst Gregory C. Hudson.
For fiscal year 2014-15, the county will save $309,000, paying $8.65 million, Mr. Hudson said.
Its a nice surprise, Deputy County Administrator Michael E. Kaskan said, tempering his statement with the reminder that the county has seen its contribution rate go up consistently during the past 10 years.
Though the decrease comes as welcome relief, challenges in the countys budget remain.
The budgets always difficult, Mr. Kaskan said. We always have our challenges and Im sure therell be challenges this year, but retirement wont be one of them.
Lower pension contributions in fiscal year 2014-15 will help the city of Watertown partly offset salary increases, city Comptroller James E. Mills said. Increases are expected to be mainly due to a renewed employment contract now under negotiation with Civil Service Employees Association Local 823, which represents 143 employees. Additionally, this year the city approved a 2 percent across-the-board salary increase for 35 management positions.
The city is projected to make a slightly larger contribution toward its Early Retirement System fund in fiscal year 2014-15, despite the reduction in state contribution rates. Compared with its estimated pension contribution this year toward the fund, next years payment is expected to increase from $1,732,000 to $1,796,220. Those figures are based on a projected total salary increase in the fund from $8.3 million this year to $9.8 million, according an estimate released by the state comptroller.
Mr. Mills said 181 full-time city employees are now enrolled in the ERS fund, but that figure does not account for part-time and seasonal employees who are also eligible to enroll in the system. The Police and Fire Retirement System fund includes 142 full-time employees.
The total contribution to the citys PFRS fund is projected to decrease in fiscal year 2014-15, because of the 1.3 percent average reduction in the state contribution rate. The estimated fund contribution this year is projected to decrease from $2,885,334 to $2,646,276. The total salary amount in the fund is projected to decrease from $10,331,779 this year to $9,998,444 in fiscal year 2014-15, according to the city comptroller.
Mr. Mills said that decreased pension rates were expected by the city this year, because rates have steadily climbed since 2010 because of the drop in the pension funds value during the recession in 2008 and 2009.
The state had a smoothing technique where that drastic drop in assets was spread over a five-year period, he said. There was a slow plateau going upward over that period, and there should now be a similar downward trend. Were hoping rates come down so that 8 to 9 percent becomes the norm for the ERS fund, and maybe about 15 percent for the PFRS fund. Those were roughly the numbers in 2010.
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2 hurt, including police officer, in crash
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Two people including a police officer were hurt in a crash Thursday morning near Lincoln and Custer Avenues.
"It sounded very loud like somebody threw a grenade or something," said a man who works nearby.
That explosion was actually the sound of a Yakima police car hitting another car.
School Resource Officer Lynn Thorn sounded like she was in pain when she reported the crash to dispatch. She could only communicate she was somewhere on Lincoln Avenue.
"After what happened to her and then having her airbags deploy, it's admirable how she was able to get enough information as to where she was," said Yakima police spokesperson Rod Light.
A smashed Cadillac ended up on a front lawn and Officer Thorn's damaged police car just down the block.
Investigators said she was driving on Lincoln Avenue when the Cadillac turned and cut her off.
"That's a lot of impact to get that car up on that shoulder there and have the police car end up way down there," said neighbor Jason Rozier.
Sergeant Jay Seely trains police officers to drive in their cars full of electronic equipment: on-board computers, radios and cell phones.
They all could be possible distractions, but the state law that bans talking and texting while driving doesn't apply to police.
Officers still have to follow department rules.
"They're expected to listen to the radio, drive, pay attention to their driving," said Yakima police sergeant Jay Seely. "If they're going get on the mobile data terminal and do any type of typing or searching, they're supposed to pull over and do that."
The department said officer-involved accidents happen, but they aren't common.
Investigators are trying to find witnesses to this accident before speaking with the drivers. Answers to help them determine who was at fault are hard to come by.
Both drivers are okay.
Officer Thorn was expected to be released from the hospital late Thursday.
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ISLANDERS LOSE 17TH OF LAST 18 GAMES7,773 show up as full-blown indifference arrives
Kevin Schultz of FanHouse: At the game, on the NYI
"The Flyers played yesterday. We didn't come out ready to play."
Zenon Konopka during the first intermission on MSG
3:45 pm: There are times when there isn't much more left to say, so you let the words and the actions of the athletes speak to you.
Konopka was right. Actually, he went easy on his team. The first period was a disgrace. After Konopka did his interview, the coaching staff roared at their players in the home team locker room.
But again, what is there left to say?
When the Islanders have lost 17 of 18.
When the Islanders host "Kids Day" and a season-low (for now) announced crowd of 7,773 shows up.
When the Islanders have not scored a power play goal in a month.
When the strongest voice in the New York hockey media goes to the extraordinary lengths to use his widely-read column to insist that the NHL take over the franchise.
When the Islanders have just 15 points in the standings, and are 16 points behind the eighth-place team in the Eastern Conference three weeks before Christmas.
When the Islanders, facing a supposed rival they "hate" in their first meeting since the blowout loss and resultant mayhem in Philadelphia last month, hardly lay a glove and don't lay a fist on a Flyer.
The Islanders team, organization and fanbase spoke loudly enough today.
The Flyers sleepwalking for 30 minutes while BOB mishandled Frans Nielsen's go-ahead goal does not constitute a stirring comeback. Peter Laviolette called another one of his timeouts…and presto. It played like Marian Gaborik's winning goal, although it took a little more than 25 seconds for the Flyers to wake up.
(Is this an appropriate time to point out that when the Islanders had a healthy Mark Streit and Kyle Okposo last year, they finished 26th in the NHL?) Okposo is supposed to be back in January, but don't be surprised if he comes back a little earlier.
No, there isn't much left to say. When a collection of hockey players and assistant coaches is hurting like this, December doesn't feel like the right time for piling on.
Let's see what happens when the Islanders set their next course at the trade deadline. Let's see if the Islanders change their minds and bring in someone experienced to run what will be another crucial draft. Let's see if Garth Snow starts speaking with charismatic winners about the head coaching position.
Until then, listen and learn. Listen to what the players have to say. Learn about how they really feel through their actions on the ice.
And someday soon, maybe we'll even get to hear something of substance from the general manager.
Someday soon, maybe we'll get to hear something of substance from the owner.
Until then, there's not much anyone can do.
Comments on this subject. See you tomorrow with the beginning of a run of SNY interviews. Best Point Blank Night ever will be Dec. 23. Let's finish the calendar year strong.


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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
Hard work can pay off in the end. After a long season filled with ups and downs, Carbon High senior volleyball player Amanda Freestone can certainly attest to that theory.
Last week Freestone was named to the second team all Class 3A.
Head coach Bob Potts said in her three years playing volleyball at Carbon High, Freestone quickly grew into a leader on the squad.
"This is a well deserved recognition for her," Potts said. "It's a great reward for her hard work although I wish she was named to the first team."
Freestone averaged 4.06 kills per game during her senior season helping lead the team to a sixth place finish at the state tournament in October.
Potts said Freestone was very determined to get better as a player and did a great job motivating her teammates to succeed.
Three years ago, Potts said he can still remember seeing Freestone walk in the gym for the first time.
"As soon as she walked in that door, I said 'wow, a 6-footer," he said.
Other than volleyball, Freestone plays on the basketball team and the track squad.
Potts believes Freestone could play volleyball in college, if she chooses to take that path.
"I'll always remember Amanda for her determination to win and how badly she wanted to succeed."


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Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary State-of-the-Science Conference, Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Location: Natcher Auditorium (Building 45), NIH , Bethesda, Maryland
Description: We anticipated that this would be the first of several Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS)-related scientific meetings. The goals of this first meeting were to bring the clinicians/scientists together to review the current state of knowledge and, more importantly, to foster further collaborations among institutions that have heretofore pursued their research independently. We planned to use this meeting to create a North American LFS consortium. The careful coordination of research efforts is essential to efficiently advance our understanding of this rare syndrome as well as to begin the process of creating a comprehensive, evidence-based management program for LFS.
VI International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD 2010): Global Approach to Accessibility in Rare Diseases, Orphan Drugs and Neglected Diseases , Thursday, March 18, 2010 - Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Description: For the first time, the VI International Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Drugs (ICORD 2010) was convened in the southern hemisphere in agreement with its aim of globalization of rare diseases research and orphan products development activities.
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Conference on DNA Repair and Mutagenesis, Saturday, May 30, 2009 - Friday, June 05, 2009
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Gardening season is upon us, and the garden must be tended in order to have a successful harvest. Gardening is one of the more popular leisure activities in the United States. An average backyard garden will cost about $30 for seeds and about $50 for organic potting soil and fertilizers, yet it will yield more than $600 in fresh, organic produce. That is a great investment, not only for our finances but also for our health.
5 Reasons To Grow A Garden
- Health is the main reason people grow gardens. The food we plant, grow and prepare for our families is healthier than produce purchased from the grocery store. If we grow our own food, we know whether it is organic, since we control the fertilization, pest-control and harvesting methods. Gardening is great for mental health, too. Working hard in a garden gives us pleasure in accomplishing something wonderful.
- Stress relief occurs when we do something meaningful that makes us happy. Planting and digging in the dirt relieve stress and make us feel better.
- Connecting to the Earth slows us down and grounds us. The soil, the worms and the living plants are fascinating to watch. When we slow down long enough, we become aware of the miracle of life.
- Self-sufficiency is another great reason to grow a garden. With the cost of commodities rising rapidly, gardening can offset the high cost of food. This puts more money in our pockets to use for other necessities.
- We save money by going to the grocery store less often. It's possible to save hundreds of dollars per growing season, which really helps with the food budget.
If you live in a cramped space and have a small yard, you can still grow a garden. Look around and see if you have places to put tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, etc. Flower gardens are ideal, because you can plant vegetables between flowers. Some flowers help with bug control. For example, marigolds ward off some garden pests.
The location of your garden is important. It needs to be a sunny, well-drained location, rich in compost and soil texture. Plant taller plants on the north side of the yard or garden so they won't shade shorter plants. Plants can be planted along fences, patios and corners of lots, even in the yard. A strip of grass can be removed from the lawn and worked to become a raised vegetable bed.
Raised Beds
Raised beds are ideal for small areas. You can either shape the dirt into a hill or use a wooden frame around the grow bed. The frame is made of 2-by-4 planks placed in a rectangular shape. Use two 2-by-4 planks stacked one on top of the other to make the bed 8 inches tall, or use two 2-by-8 planks stacked one on top of the other to make the bed 16 inches tall. Make the bed 3 feet wide and as long as your space allows. The soil in the raised beds can be added to and maintained even if the texture of the surrounding soil is poor and has bad drainage. Make your raised bed level even if your garden spot is on a slope, so the water will remain in the bed and the soil will not wash away. Cultivate the soil 2 inches deeper than the height of the grow bed. Add mulch, compost or organic matter, and then dig down and turn the soil. Use a pitchfork to break up dirt clots. Rake it into a nice, level bed. Once that's done, it is ready for planting.
Continue to add more compost so the soil improves each year. My husband is in the process of putting wood chips between the rows to keep the moisture in and the weeds out.
Container Gardening
If you are an apartment dweller and long to have a garden, try container gardening. Herbs and vegetables are great for containers, because they can be moved indoors when the weather gets too cold. Onions, radishes and lettuce mixtures can be grown in containers. Tomatoes and sweet bell peppers can be grown in large pots on the balcony. Zucchini and cucumbers can be trained to grow up a trellis or wire fencing. This way, they grow in a smaller space and the vegetables can be picked easily.
Use organic, inexpensive material such as vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, tea leaves, manure, chicken droppings, mulch, potting soil, leaves, grass clippings, sawdust, wood shavings, straw or hay to make a nutrient-rich topsoil. Avoid using anything that might have weed seeds in it. Peat moss, perlite or vermiculite can be used in composting, but they are more expensive and have no nutritional value. The better the soil, the more worms will be attracted to it, which is a good thing. Worm castings and worm holes help develop nutrient-rich soil as well.
Every year, new compost made from all-organic materials must be added to the soil. It is good to mix the compost in a pile as you add to it and let it rest for the year before putting it on the garden — especially if it contains manure or chicken droppings. Manure is considered hot and can burn plants if it's used fresh. That is why you mix it with compost and let it set for a year.
We have a compost pile near our chicken coop so when we clean out the coop we can add the droppings to the compost pile. Mixing it often allows it to decompose throughout the year.
Till the garden by hand
My husband prepares the soil by hand because he likes to break up dirt clots and rake out the beds before he plants. He likes to use a D-handled spading fork and a U-bar digger. A small tiller can also be used to till the soil and prepare it for planting.
The best types of seeds to store are called non-hybrid or heirloom seeds. They can be saved from year to year and will be true to form each season. To learn more about non-hybrid garden seeds, refer to my article Growing A Backyard Garden Can Be Good For Your Health.
The hybrid- or regular-type seeds that can be found in most garden centers are good for only one season. You need to purchase seeds from year to year. The seeds cannot be saved because they are genetically altered. Their offspring the second year will look like a crossbred vegetable.
Keep garden seeds in a container with a lid so mice don't get into the seeds and eat them. It is best to keep them in a cool, dry, dark container to avoid light exposure. The cooler the temperature, the longer the seeds will last. Seeds have a shelf life of up to five years. To extend the shelf life, keep them in the refrigerator or freezer.
Herbs can be started from seed or can be purchased from a nursery and planted in an herb garden or around decorative rocks and flower beds. Fresh herbs have great flavor, and they are good for your health.
Certain plants do well if started indoors or in a greenhouse first and then transplanted later. These plants include tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and onions. Some plants do just as well if started in the ground. These include corn, spinach, lettuce, squash, cucumbers, peas, radishes, Swiss chard, carrots, potatoes and garlic.
Corn, tomatoes, peppers, squash, and cucumbers need warm soil before germination can take place. Onions, spinach, lettuce, peas, cabbage, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower and Swiss chard may be planted early in the spring. A second crop can be planted in late July or early August to extend the growing season.
The frequency of watering depends on the texture of the soil. In dry climates, more frequent watering is very important. Gardens with sandy soil require more watering than those with clay-based soils. Sandy soil does not hold moisture so you will need to water more frequently. After the garden has been planted, it is really important to keep it moist so the seeds will germinate. Carrots are very touchy. They must be kept moist every day to germinate.
My husband puts finely chopped wood chips around our plants and grow beds to hold in the moisture. You could also lay black plastic or newspaper, covered with dirt or chips, around plants to hold in the moisture and keep weeds from growing. Because plastic is an inorganic material, it must be removed in the winter and replaced the next spring. Straw will hold moisture also. However; we tried using straw last year, and it had grain seed in it. As a result, we had an outbreak of oat grass and had to do a lot of extra weeding. If you are using straw, sift through it and use only the stems of the straw.
We have found that it's best to water either early in the morning or just before dark. Whenever we watered the plants during the day, the leaves got burned from the sun reflecting on the water.
Metal Cages And Fencing Wire
When we plant peas, we put tomato cages around them — at least three across — and as many as needed for the length. The peas grow straight up and cling to the metal for stability. As the peas reach the top of the metal cages, we put up a higher fence to support them as they grow taller. This makes it easier to pick the peas, and the plants do not fall over. (See the photo at the right.)
We put up metal fencing for the pole beans, cucumbers, melons and squash. They also climb straight up, which takes up less space. The plants cling to the fencing, which gives them stability and makes it easier to pick the vegetables. All the tomatoes and peppers have cages around them to protect them from the dogs and cats running through the garden. The tomato cages give the tomatoes stability as well.
I once heard that metal around a garden conducts electromagnetic energy during a rain or electrical storm, which stimulates the growth of the vegetables.
It is a good idea to put a fence around the entire garden to keep out deer and other animals. We live near the mountains, and many of my neighbors have a serious deer problem. At night the deer come from the mountains and graze on anything they can find. Many gardens have been completely eaten before they matured. It might be a good idea to have an outside dog near the garden to scare off the nighttime predators.
We lock up our chickens in their run during the months we are planting and harvesting our garden. The chickens will scratch the soil and find all the seeds we have planted. When the tomatoes are ripe, the chickens will peck at them and eat holes into the fruit.
We get the baby weeds before they even have a chance to grow. A small rake made for weeding the garden is the best. It is small enough to go around the plants and loosen the dirt. This disrupts the root system of small weeds, and they die. We do a lot of weeding early on, which saves us many hours of weeding. Weeds use up the nutrients in the soil, so you want to stop them before they grow.
We put wood chips or sawdust on the walkways between the grow beds. This keeps the moisture in the garden, and the weeds don't grow through it. Taking care of the weeds early on saves much frustration later.
Pest Control
Raising a completely organic garden means not using any chemicals in the soil or on the plants. There is always a problem with pests such as tomato hornworms, cutworms, aphids, whiteflies, ants, etc. To kill insects, mix a solution of water and a few drops of dish soap into a spray bottle or a large sprayer and spray the plants with it. When you spray it on the plant, make sure to spray the underside of the leaves where aphids hide. After spraying the plants with the mixture of dish soap and water, rinse the plants with warm water to remove the soap and the dead bugs.
Diatomaceous earth is used as a mildly abrasive insecticide that can be sprinkled onto and around the base of plants. Diatomaceous earth can be purchased in home-and-garden centers. Do not use the one for swimming pools. Get the one for plants and vegetables.
A friend of mine raises ducks to eat grasshoppers, earwigs, worms and other pests. Ducks will eat the insects and not necessarily the vegetables. Ducks are less harmful to produce than chickens. However, chickens will eat any insects they can find, so that might be an option if you can keep the chickens from getting into the vegetables.
We Love Having a Garden
I believe tending a garden is like therapy for the soul. We love the fresh, organic vegetables we get from the harvest. We feel happy that we do not have to depend on the grocery store for our fresh produce. And we know that our food is organic, with no sprays, chemical additives or preservatives in it, which is much better for our health.
Peggy Layton is a freelance writer and the author of seven books on the subjects of food storage and emergency preparedness. She and her husband grow a backyard garden every year and live off the land during the growing season. Peggy bottles and dehydrates excess produce. Peggy and her husband keep winter vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, squash, onions and apples in a root cellar they built. During the winter when produce is less plentiful, they grow food in their greenhouse. And they gather fresh eggs daily from their chickens. Provident living is a way of life in their home.
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BRISTOL, Conn. — Jocelyn Bodington delivered one of the finest outings of her young softball career, Alex Pina knocked in five runs to lead a potent attack at the plate, and the Cumberland All-Stars made their presence felt in a very big way on Friday afternoon in the Eastern Regional tournament.
The three-time Major Division state champions kicked off their New England pool play by parlaying Bodington's dominant pitching and an 11-hit assault into an 11-1 win over Charlton, Mass. that went all six innings at Breen Field on the Bart Giamatti Complex.
"This was an importance piece," Cumberland manager Chris Bodington said of the victory, which raised his team's postseason record to 10-0. "We wanted to come out and really get going in our first game, and I think this game was crucial in getting some momentum for the rest of our games coming up."
Cumberland, which has now outscored its opposition by a stunning 121-19 margin, rallied big in the third, fourth, and sixth innings in an afternoon loaded with positives. But the biggest boost of the contest came from Bodington, the lone holdover from last season's Cumberland team that reached the semifinals of the Eastern Regionals.
On a day with temperatures hovering in the mid-90s, the hard-throwing 12-year-old southpaw supplied some more heat with a masterful outing that saw her wind up with a splendid one-hitter, strike out 16 of the 22 batters she faced (including 11 straight at one point and the side in order in the first, third, fourth, and fifth innings), and allow two walks and an unearned run.
Bodington also quietly flirted with a no-bit bid for five innings, but in the sixth, the first batter she faced, Isabell Boria, softly lined a 3-2 offering on the outer half of the plate over the head of second baseman Cassidy Carr and into right field for a single.
When did Bodington know she was zeroing in on a no-hitter?
"Probably around the fifth inning," she said. "I was hoping for (the no-hitter), but it was a good hit and we couldn't make a play on it. I was a little upset, but I'm happy we won. I think we're pretty confident now, just getting that boost of energy knowing that we can win."
"She did what she always does," the Cumberland manager (and proud father) said of his pitcher. "Even in the hot weather today, she came in and stayed cool, calm, and collected. She did well, and I'm very proud of her."
Offensively, Cumberland carried its hot hitting from the District IV and state tournaments into Friday's opener by collecting 11 hits and receiving a big game from its cleanup batter, Pina, who went 3-for-3 with her high RBI total, scored three times, and stole three bases. Leadoff batter Abby Goncalves also went 2-for-4.
"This goes back to how the girls have been successful all season," said the Cumberland manager. "Their bats come alive. They know how to hit the ball, and I think that's going to help us get deeper into this tournament."
Surprisingly, Charlton took a 1-0 lead off Bodington in the bottom of the second on a throwing error that came after Hailey Dephia led off with a walk and raced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Carly Snyder. The miscue came on a pickoff attempt after Snyder was erased for the first out, and when the throw sailed into left-center field, Dephia was able to tour the bases and score.
Cumberland, meanwhile, was able to get a runner as far as second base with two outs in its first two trips to the plate, but came away with nothing. But in the top of the third, the locals finally broke through with its first rally off Charlton pitcher Cayley Fagan.
After the top of the order, Goncalves and Renae Lacroix, led off with singles, Bodington moved the runners into scoring position with a grounder to the right side of the infield.
With Charlton's infield playing on the edge of the grass, Pina followed with a two-run double – a blistering shot that ricocheted off the leg of shortstop Carly Snyder and sailed toward the left-field line.
Pina then swiped third with a delayed steal and easily scored on a grounder by Hailey Ballou that was thrown high off the bag for an error.
In the fourth, Cumberland added to its lead on a fielder's choice grounder by Dana Jackvony that drove in Alea Coyle, who led off with a bunt single that died on the infield grass and went to third on back-to-back wild pitches.
Coyle actually scored on a very close play at home. Third baseman Anna Bagley fielded Jackvony's grounder and fired a strike to the plate, but Coyle managed to slide under the tag of catcher Devan Weatherbee.
The rally continued when a groundout and Charlton's third error of the game put runners in scoring position with two gone for Pina, who plated Jackvony and Lacroix with a sharp base hit up the middle and just out of the reach of second baseman Amber Boraccini.
After Pina stole second, she came home on a line double by Ballou into the gap in left-center field to make it a 7-1 game.
In the fifth, Snyder made quick work of Cumberland, but in the final frame, the locals tacked on four more runs on a two-run single from Chloe Kessler that was sandwiched around RBI singles by Pina and Kaitlyn D'Abrosca.
Cumberland will get today off from pool play before returning to Breen Field on Sunday for a 2 p.m. game against the Mount Abraham Little League All-Stars of New Haven, Vt. Another day off on Monday will be followed by another early game on Tuesday, this one an 11 a.m. affair against Scarborough, Maine.
"The girls are going to relax tomorrow," said the Cumberland manager. "They're going to hang out with some of the other teams and just chill out. We will practice a little -- we have an hour of fielding and an hour of batting cages, so we'll utilize that, even on a day off."
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Considering the fact that Medicare eligible military retirees are dying off at the rate of 1000-1500 per day we might be better reserved by our government by insisting that they be given the legal protection of the Federal Endangered Species Laws.
The listing does include mammals, so we could certainly be included in that group, and in view of the rapidly dwindling numbers of military retirees, they should have no problem qualifying. Being added to the Endangered Species list would also qualify them for their fair share of the "pork" Congress so readily attaches to it's numerous bills.


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Brienne (the Beauty) is snoring at my feet at the moment. My parents had a dog during my later childhood, but she's my first (I've always had cats, and still do). She came into my life via the CEO of the nonprofit my girlfriend and I teach for - she's an angel who rescues/rehabilitates strays. She found Brienne in October of '11 tied up to a stop sign near her house with a shoestring looking like this:
She came home with us two days ago having been transformed into this:
She's taking VERY well to being the only dog in the household but is confused as to why the two 7-year-old cats with no dog experience don't like her very much, but since she has cat experience she's gentle and doesn't chase. It's a great situation and we're thrilled to get to the business of spoiling her!
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In a perfect world, your process could ask another process, through some form of inter-process communication, to shut down. However, if you do not have source-level control of the application that you wish to shut down, then you may not have this option. Although there is no guaranteed "clean" way to shut down an application in Win32, there are steps that you can take to ensure that the application uses the best method for cleaning up resources.
32-Bit Processes (and 16-Bit Processes under Windows 95)Under Win32, the operating system promises to clean up resources owned by a process when it shuts down. This does not, however, mean that the process itself has had the opportunity to do any final flushes of information to disk, any final communication over a remote connection, nor does it mean that the process' DLL's will have the opportunity to execute their PROCESS_DETACH code. This is why it is generally preferable to avoid terminating an application under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
If you absolutely must shut down a process, follow these steps:
The 16-Bit Issue (under Windows NT)The preceding steps work for 16-bit applications under Windows 95, however, Windows NT 16-bit applications work very differently.
Under Windows NT, all 16-bit applications run in a virtual DOS machine (VDM). This VDM runs as a Win32 process (NTVDM) under Windows NT. The NTVDM process has a process ID. You can obtain a handle to the process through OpenProcess(), just like you can with any other Win32 process. Nevertheless, none of the 16-bit applications running in the VDM have a process ID, and therefore you cannot get a Process Handle from OpenProcess(). Each 16-bit application in a VDM has a 16-bit Task Handle and a 32-bit thread of execution. The handle and thread ID can be found through a call to the function VDMEnumTaskWOWEx(). For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
175030Your first, and most straightforward, option when shutting down a 16-bit application under Windows NT is to shut down the entire NTVDM process. You can do this by following the steps outlined above. You only need to know the process ID of the NTVDM process (see the KB article 175030
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/175030/EN-US/ )How To Enumerate Applications in Win32
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/175030/EN-US/ )cited above to find the process ID of an NTVDM). The downside of this approach is that it closes all 16-bit applications that are running in that VDM. If this is not your goal, then you need to take another approach.
If you wish to shut down a single 16-bit application within a NTVDM process, following are the steps you need to take:
Sample CodeThe sample code implements the techniques described above for 16-bit and 32- bit applications using the following two functions: TerminateApp() and Terminate16App(). TerminateApp() takes a 32-bit process ID and a timeout (in miliseconds). Terminate16App(). Both functions use explicit linking to DLL functions so that they will be binary compatible across Windows NT and Windows 95.
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Ducks dip their bills in their feathers at Chris Taylor Memorial Park in Anderson.
A garbage container is blown over on Bleckley Street. It was one of many around Anderson.
Brenda Patton of Powdersville helps set up tables to sell knit hats for $5 each at the Jockey Lot in Williamston. The outdoor and sheltered flea market in Anderson County is open on weekends, even in the cold weather.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Craig never seems to stop running in "Skyfall."
As he puts it, James Bond never seems to walk from one place to another. Trouble is, Craig says he hates running. So he had to train by doing a lot of sprints and longer runs.
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. - A Stevens Point company says it will appeal a Wisconsin Department of Administration decision to give a Minnesota company a $15 million education services contract.
The department announced late Friday that it selected Minnesota-based Infinite Campus Inc. to be the sole provider of student information systems to Wisconsin's more than 440 school districts and nondistrict charter schools.
It says Infinite Campus had the highest scoring proposal based on several criteria, including having the highest technical score and the lowest cost.
The Stevens Point Journal says losing bidder Skyward calls the evaluation process flawed. It also says late changes to the process favored Infinite Campus and put Skyward at a disadvantage.
Five other out-of-state companies also lost out. They have until Feb. 15 to review and protest the state's decision.
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A recent Human Rights Watch report outlines ways in which women's rights became more limited in Iraq after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. According to the report, women had a better place in politics and society during the 1970s than at present. Similarly, an article in yesterday's New York Times explains how the current struggle for power in the political arena has curtailed women's rights despite a 25% quota for women in parliament. Some people think there should be a quota for women in the ministries as well, while others feel women are not qualified or do not belong in politics.
In social psychology research, the study of attitudes about affirmative action has expanded to include gender inequality. A survey study conducted by Boechmann and Feather (2007) examined attitudes about affirmative action for women in Australia. For male participants, they found that unfair male advantage was negatively associated with a belief in women's entitlement to affirmative action. However, when men's perceptions of personal responsibility and guilt were entered into the model, unfair male advantage was positively related to women's entitlement and deservingness.
In Iraq, efforts to secure more basic human rights for women might be advanced not just by pushing for more quotas but also by complimentary efforts to increase civic-mindedness and awareness among men.
Boeckmann, R. J. & Feather, N. T. (2007). Gender, discrimination beliefs, group-based guilt, and responses to affirmative action for Australia women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 290 – 304.
Iraqi women feel shunted despite election quota by Michael S. Schimdt and Yasir Ghazi, published March 12, 2011
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Holiday shoppers spreading some green today on Black Friday will get the chance to do the same for small businesses Saturday.
The annual Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce Chamber Dollar$ holiday shopping incentive is under way.
Chamber Dollar$ are like a gift card or a gift certificate but are actually a check from the Chamber.
Chamber Dollar$ are also gift ideas for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings.
The goal is to shop, and spend, locally.
Thats what it was designed for, said Chamber Vice President Lee A. Jones. To get people to shop locally. To spend their money locally.
Chamber Dollar$ can be purchased in denominations of $5 to $100 at no additional cost to the buyer, only the face value of the check being purchased. Buyers of more than five checks are asked to call the Chamber office ahead of time to ensure faster service.
Chamber officials say the Chamber Dollar$ program keeps shopping dollars and tax revenues local, strengthens the economy and supports business growth.
Tomorrows national observance of Small Business Saturday, merchants say, provides an ideal opportunity for consumers and vendors to flex some local economic muscle together.
We are a small business, said Joseph M. Basta, owner of Bastas Flowers and Gifts, 619 Main St., Ogdensburg. It is extremely important to shop locally.
In the past year, Bastas, a Chamber Dollar$ participating business, has expanded its non-floral gifts lines and stepped up its marketing through pamphlets, fliers and its www.bastasflowers.com website.
We went all out, Mr. Basta said.
Fellow Chamber Dollar$ participant William D. Hosmer, owner of Hosmers Marina, 54 E. River St., is all for the local emphasis.
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Mass General and NCAA coaches promote colorectal cancer screening
The Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is partnering with the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) and Coaches vs. Cancer to promote screening and testing during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March.
Produced by CBS HealthWatch, the Public Service Announcements (PSAs) stress the importance of testing and working with your doctors on a treatment plan. Colorectal Cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and often has no symptoms, which makes cancer screening even more important for people over 50 years old.
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