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ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- "I think I was like the average American in shock, trying to understand, and at the same time thinking, 'how does this happen?'
But unlike the average American, Andy Stanley has 33,000 people who look to him for answers each week as the Senior Pastor of North Point Community Church. And he is very familiar with the question that comes after tragedies like this, 'Where was God?'
"The 'Where was God' question was an important question, and I always push back with this question, 'Which God are we talking about?' If it's the God that we keep in our back pocket and pull out in case of emergencies, the God that we say on Friday night, 'You stay home, I'm going out, but if I see a blue light in the rearview mirror then I'll call on you.' But that God doesn't exist, but unfortunately in the United States the emergency case God is the God most people think about and pray to."
Stanley says free will is a big part of what happened in Newtown on friday. But he says the problem is larger, that our national conscience has drifted too far away from common sense, from what is right and wrong.
"I have preached for years and years and years that we as a nation need to rethink our conscience and the problem is, there is only one way to re center or reverse the trend of a conscience whether personally or nationally, and that's tragedy."
The destruction of innocence during the advent season makes many feel there can be no joy in Christmas, but Stanley says the story of Christmas, the vulnerable child born to be a Savior of the world is where hope is found.
"There's hope that God can take what's fragile and make it powerful. God can take what's innocent and use it to impact people who've lost their innocence. While what's happened overshadowed the experience of Christmas, it's in the story of Christmas that I think we find the hope that we're all going to need as we move forward."


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The American DreamWritten by on December 17, 2003 Contributors: Nick Licata, Josh Dunlap We hit the road on Americruise East
Every time we turn on the TV these days, there seems to be some kind of new crisis. Wars overseas, soaring gas prices, political turmoil, and more can often make it seem like the world is in chaos, which is why it felt so darn good to pound a little pavement on the '03 Americruise East. There's nothing quite like having the wind in your hair, the sun at your back, and the sight of a few dozen gleaming rods and customs snaking around the bend to remind you how great this country truly is. After touring through six states in five days on some of prettiest backroads and turnpikes this land has to offer, we can safely say that the inaugural Eastern tour was a success.
Since 2003 marked the 10th Anniversary of Americruise, which historically has ended up in a central location like Lincoln, Nebraska, the powers that be here at R&C headquarters decided to double everyone's fun and create a second tour, which would kick off in the Lone Star State in San Antonio and head east, through the Deep South, and end up in beautiful Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Jack Chisenhall and Rick Love of Vintage Air agreed to lead the tour (two out of four R&C editors are directionally challenged), and more than 50 cars were originally signed up for the two-lane chingo. It seems word caught on a little faster than anticipated, however, as a flood of people showed up at the Vintage Air kickoff party on Saturday, August 9th, hoping to sign on at the last minute. Our publisher extraordinaire De Ette Crow (who helped start this crazy event in the first place) got things handled, and by the end of the evening everyone was enjoying the great tunes and cool rods that permeated the party.
The next morning things kicked off early with a pre-trip drivers' meeting, where our faithful leader Rick Love explained the route ahead before hopping in his flamed blue Ford and hitting the highway. If you somehow got the idea that this is some kind of leisurely stroll through the countryside, think again. Speeds averaged over 70 mph, with a few of the participants upping the stakes quite a bit higher. In fact, that first day on our way to the lunch stop at So-Cal Speed Shop Texas, just outside Houston, a certain blown Willys and his orange highboy driving buddy were snagged by the smokies traveling well into the triple digits.
After scoping out some super-sano rods at the newest So-Cal Speed Shop, the group continued east to Lake Charles, Louisiana, where we spent the night at the Isle of Capri hotel, situated next to a giant riverboat loaded with slot machines and gaming tables. Apparently, in Louisiana gambling is only legal on riverboats, which made for an entertaining evening. It should be noted here that yours truly was driving the recently completed Real Hot Rod, which had approximately 20 miles on it before leaving for the tour. Things went smoothly that first day, until we pulled into the hotel parking lot where the shifter came off in my hand. After half an hour of thrashing in the Louisiana heat, things were buttoned back up with the help of Jim Rizzo and famed rod builder Roy Brizio, and your now-humble tech editor learned a valuable lesson about using Loctite on everything.
We awoke on a steaming Monday morning and headed off toward our lunch stop in Baton Rouge, hitting a few serious storm cells along the way. This was the first heavy rain of the trip, but certainly not the last. At one point the route took us over an elevated highway that spanned over 50 miles of bayou marshland, and it was without question a gorgeous and eerie sight. After arriving in Baton Rouge, the entire group took a tour of the USS Kidd, a retired Fletcher class destroyer moored on the Mississippi, that is available for tours. After inspecting the small, dank quarters where many men had to spend their nights during the heat of war, all agreed that the upholstery-lined cockpit of a street rod looks downright luxurious. After scoping out the Kidd and munching down piles of gourmet Southern cookin', the group continued east on its trek toward the night stop in Meridian, Mississippi. Along the way we lost a few participants who had to get back to the realities of work and school but picked up quite a few more at each fuel and food stop. We also noticed dozens of bystanders waiting at freeway overpasses and turnouts to get a glimpse of what has become an incredibly rare sight: a mile-long snake of brightly colored hot rods screaming down the highway in a search for fun and freedom.
The next morning after the drivers' meeting, the majority of the Americruisers headed off toward Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the folks at Coker Tire were waiting with a full tour of their amazing facilities, box lunches for all, and a quick glimpse at Corky Coker's astounding collection of old iron. The "roadster gang," consisting of Jim Rizzo in the So-Cal Speed Shop roadster, Roy Brizio in the R&C 50th Anniversary Deuce, and Ray Lark in his gorgeous orange '33 roadster agreed to stay behind when the new-car gremlins cropped up once again in the form of a sticky kingpin on this author's '28 Lakes Modified. A quick trip to Wal-Mart for a grease gun and a sweaty 90 minutes later and we were on the road chasing the group and having a great time doing it. Day Three of the tour ended with a party at Lokar in Knoxville, Tennessee, where company owners Skip and Debbie Walls, along with VP Rick Craze, were gracious enough to not only put on a full spread for the Americruisers but open up their shop for quick maintenance and repairs as well.
The following day was one of the shortest driving days of the trip, with the route taking us north as well as east. After leaving Knoxville, the group headed into Virginia, where we were treated to the sight of gorgeous rolling green hills and clear skies, as well as slightly more tolerable weather for the open-air gang. That afternoon the citizens of Harrisonburg, Virginia, welcomed the group into town with a car show at the local mall, hosted by the local car club Valley Cruisers. After a great evening of Southern hospitality and cool cars, everyone hit the sack early in preparation for the final day of driving. Day Five, the home stretch, was also one of the most interesting. A quick jaunt north landed the tour in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, where Ken "Posies" Fenical opened up the doors to his laboratory and let everyone take a gander at the latest doings in his style-conscious rod shop. Many of Posies' wild rides were on display, and after a lengthy tour the group headed over to a '50s-themed diner, called The Soda Jerk, for lunch. The final stop on the tour was just up the road in Hershey, where the Antique Automobile Club of America recently opened an enormous museum dedicated to the preservation of the rolling art form we all know and love. A few participants (myself included) also elected to head across the street to the Hershey Chocolate complex, which houses not only the factory but a complete facilities tour and chocolate-themed amusement park as well. Finally, a scenic two-hour drive north landed us in Danville, which played host to the Americruise participants while the show kicked off up the road in Bloomsburg.
The actual Americruise East show that took place in historic Bloomsburg was a load of fun for all involved, and while the focus of this event was the drive, kicking back at the lush fairgrounds was a great way to unwind after five solid days of hard driving. The people of Bloomsburg welcomed Americruisers into town as if we were celebrities, even coming out for a parade prior to the opening of the show.
All in all, the inaugural Americruise East was considered a fantastic success. Killer cars, wonderful people, and some of the most breathtaking scenery in the country helped make memories and form friendships that will last for years. If any of this sounds good to you, follow our lead and go for a road trip. Enjoy your rod or custom by wringing it out on the blacktop. Better yet, look for upcoming details on 2004's events and join us!
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Things kicked off on Americruise East 2003 with a party at Vintage Air's new digs in San Antonio, TX.R&C Publisher and original Americruiser De Ette Crow handled the logistics of getting dozens of participants signed up and prepped for the road. Goodie bags were handed out that included gifts like The Absorber, The Glosser (a really trick package of throw-away wipes that can clean an entire car in one shot), and Johnny Lightning cars.Vintage Air founder Jack Chisenhall created an award for the event, called the Bill Adams Helping Hand Award, after a Young Guns column in this magazine inspired him. The award is named after a childhood neighbor of Jack's who owned a Deuce roadster and helped him get involved with hot rods. Here you can see, from left to right, Chisenhall, Bill Adams, the author (who presented the award), and recipient Ryan Jackson, whose amazing apple green Chevy coupe is featured on this month's cover.So-Cal Speed Shop Texas welcomed the Americruisers into town with style, putting out a full spread at their incredible Spring, TX, facility. A replica '50s gas station stands out front, and several dozen period-perfect hot rods are housed in back.One such car is this Lakes Modified, which features a full bellypan and flattie loaded with speed parts.
Coker Tire and Honest Charley Speed Shop opened their doors and put out a great spread for participants. The tour included a look through their historic antebellum-era offices and a gander at the largest inventory of classic tires in the world.The folks at Lokar Performance Products in Knoxville, TN, really went the extra mile for Americruise participants. Not only did they host a great little car show complete with an Italian dinner, they also opened up the shop and had their employees work the kinks out of a few different injured rods. Now that's what this hobby is all about.Mike and Jim Barillaro, who are responsible for several of the amazing cars in the Lokar stable, volunteered their time to help keep several Americruisers on the road, including yours truly.The Valley Cruisers of Harrisonburg, VA, welcomed Americruise participants to town with a car show at the local mall. Quite a few great local cars came out for the event, along with hundreds of spectators.Unfortunately, this was not an uncommon sight the first few days of the tour. Since the R&C Lakes Modified project car had about 20 miles on the odometer when it left for the trip, a few details had to be worked out on the road. Here a blown collector gasket gets changed somewhere in Virginia. Luckily, by Day Three the gremlins were gone and the car ran like a top.
The lush green fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, PA, was the site of the Americruise East show, which showcased the long-haul gang with a special section.Jan Girton of Mifflinville, PA, not only owns this amazing '49 Merc sled, he's also the president of a bank. Imagine showing up at the local lender and seeing this bad boy in the employee parking area.
Roy Brizio has always claimed that his hot rods are drivers, and at events like Americruise and Power Tour he proves it. The R&C 50th Anniversary Roadster never even so much as hiccupped the entire trip, and it rode like a Caddy to boot!This Shoebox joined up at a gas stop on Day Three, and it just screamed Two Lane Blacktop. A more perfect cross-country shredder we have never seen.The Real Hot Rods '28 Lakes Modified project car was finished literally a few hours before it had to leave for Americruise East, and after a few minor squeaks were ironed out, it ran like an unbridled thoroughbred. Breaking a car in on the road might not be the easiest way to dial things in, but it certainly was fun!

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Resolution of Bug 10545 - support create/edit/import/migrate/sync outlook notes means that Outlook Notes sync is finally coming to Zimbra (apparently in 8.0).
However, I just had a user visit me and ask if Zimbra can sync his Outlook Notes with his iPhone. I realized that bug 10545 won't really accomplish this in an ideal fashion. Sure, he'll be able to use the mobile web interface (once Bug 59075 - Document error on Android is fixed), but I think it would be much more desirable if ActiveSync or IMAP could be leveraged to bring Outlook Notes into the native iOS Notes app. It turns out that this is already doable for MobileMe and IMAP with Mac Mail.
If you'd like to see this feature, please vote for Bug 66566 - RFE: support Notes syncing for iOS 4+


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Guy from ND scored 12 in the last minute to tie. They were down eight or nine.
Crazy. Siva should have taken that last shot instead of passing it at the feet of a 7 footer.
Originally Posted by gocubs2118
Crazy. Siva should have taken that last show instead of passing it at the feat of a 7 footer.
Yeah, that big wasn't ready, and he had a jumper from inside ten
Um, they look tired.
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
I think it's done in this ot
or maybe not!
Why wouldn't he dribble out of that and get fouled? dumb basketball
Pitino's reaction was predictably classic.
Happy volleyball finish!!!
Originally Posted by cyfanatic13
Why wouldn't he dribble out of that and get fouled? dumb basketball
This is the same guy that slowly dribbled ball up court with 10 seconds and settled for almost a 40 ft shot in one of ots. This game is crazy.
5th overtime. I wonder what's the record for most ot's.
Smith is Mud to Pitino.
Let Prohm's Posse Ride: Hallice, Brady, Stu, Lard, Naz, Deonte, Monte, Matt, Simeon, Jordan, and Babb.
Originally Posted by Cydar
5th overtime. I wonder what's the record for most ot's.
Syracuse-Uconn in the Big East tournament 2009 went 6 OTs.
Looks like it's time for google searches!
7 is the record. Division III game:
Skidmore wins NCAA-record tying 7-OT marathon - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com News, Scores, Stats, Schedule and RPI Rankings
Sherman has been a beast
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February 20th and 21st, 2014 at Microsoft Research, Redmond
Secure multi-party computation (MPC) allows a set of parties to compute a function of their inputs while preserving input privacy and correctness. MPC has been an active area of research of cryptography for over 30 years. The last decade has witnessed significant interest and advances in the applied aspects of MPC. This workshop will bring together researchers in security and cryptography to discuss recent advances, challenges and research directions related to applied secure computation.
Update: the program with videos and slides can be found here
The workshop will consist of invited keynote presentations, contributed presentations and round-table discussions on all aspects of applied secure computation. Some topics of interest include:
- General-purpose secure computation
- Special-purpose secure computation
- Garbled circuits
- Private function evaluation
- Applications of secure computation
- Static circuit designs and compilers
- Implementation and deployment challenges
- New settings and security models
A detailed program describing the talks and discussion topics will be announced closer to the date of the workshop.
Keynote Speakers
- David Evans, University of Virginia
- Yehuda Lindell, Bar-Ilan University
The workshop will include two discussion sessions on important topics related to applied MPC, including:
The business case for MPC
Theory vs. practice
The program for the workshop can be found here.
The workshop is open to all, however space is limited, and we need an accurate count of those attending. If you are interested in attending, please email Seny Kamara or Payman Mohassel. There will be no registration fee.
The workshop will be held in Room 1919 in Building 99 on the Microsoft Redmond Campus. For directions see here.
Related Links
- Directions and hotels (closest hotels are the Courtyard Marriot and Fairfield Inn Marriot)
- Cryptography Research Group


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Small business experts say a relatively new federal loan is aimed at responding to the needs of business owners. And some of them will be at a Gaston College-hosted workshop to offer more information this month.
The Small Business Administration�s newest version of the Small Loan Advantage program offers $5,000 to $25,000 in no-collateral loans for owners whose credit warrants the cash, says Melissa Terrell, a program associate with The Institute of Minority Economic Development.
Her group is sponsoring the event along with Gaston College�s Small Business Center.
The center has offered the program before for a similar small business loan and saw a long list of interested entrepreneurs, said Brad Rivers, who directs the office.
Existing businesses and startups can qualify for the loans to be discussed Jan. 24.
A business plan, while encouraged, is not required and pre-approval can come in two to three days, according to Terrell.
After that, the SBA makes the final say and offers the money within 21 days for eligible applicants.
Nonprofit groups are not eligible.
�It�s like a starting point,� said Terrell.
Collateral and working business plans have been stumbling blocks for truly small businesses where owners need a little something to help them get started, Terrell added.
The Small Loan Advantage money can pay for building projects, employee costs, inventory or a vehicle, she said. The cash isn�t earmarked for any specific line item.
An SBA-licensed lender, California-based Strategies for Small Business, will be at the Jan. 24 workshop to help offer the program.
That company administers the loans.
What: Small Loan Advantage workshop for startups and existing businesses
When: 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 24
Where: Gaston College Kimbrell Campus, 7230 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont, room 114-B
Cost: Free
To register: Go to www.ncimed.com or call 919-956-8889
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I have a "get to know zimbra" server running here at my house and it's running just fine. Great actually. My problem is that Bellsouth makes me funnel my outbound email through mail.bellsouth.net. Not a big deal. If I set my zimbra webmail mta hostname to mail.bellsouth.net I can send via webmail just fine. If I leave the webmail mta hostname set to localhost and set the relay mta for external delivery to mail.bellsouth.net, predictably I get:
The Postfix program
<.....@gmail.com>: host mx00.mail.bellsouth.net[22.214.171.124] said: 550 relaying mail to gmail.com is not allowed (in reply to RCPT TO command)
Soo, can someone tell me how to configure zimbra's postfix to simply use bellsouth's outbound smtp server for internet mail?
I haven't even gotten far enough to ask this question but.. I will anyway. I'll need to send internet emails from scron'd shellscripts via the mail command; I assume this still works when I disable Fedora's sendmail and use zimbra? Forgive my ignorance here.
Thanks for the help. I have high hopes for this product!


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Almost 20% of all childhood cancers start in the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain, the spinal cord, and the surrounding fluid (cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF), lining tissues (meninges) and bone (cranium and vertebrae).
In the past several years, the incidence of pediatric CNS tumors has been increasing. This increase is partially explained by medical advances that have led to earlier detection and diagnosis of brain tumors.
There are many different types of pediatric CNS cancers, all of which have long, rather complicated names. The tumor type is generally determined by two things: 1) where in the CNS the tumor starts, or the location, and 2) how the tumor looks under a microscope, also known as the histology. Primary brain tumors are tumors that arise in the brain, while primary spinal tumors grow in the spinal cord. However, some brain tumors can spread to involve parts of the spine, and vice versa. On rare occasion, certain types of tumors can even spread to areas outside of the CNS, such as distant bones or bone marrow.
Ultimately, every cancer treatment plan is individualized for that patient and takes into account not only the stage and the clinical data, but also the goals and desires of the patient and his or her family.
Before proceeding any further, it is worthwhile to properly define and clarify some important concepts that are relevant to the subject of brain tumors.
The word tumor itself refers to an abnormal growth or mass of cells, also referred to in general terms as a "cancer".
Tumors (cancers) can be either "benign" or "malignant", depending on how "bad" the tumor cells look under a microscope. In simple terms, "benign" tumor cells have a sort of "innocent" appearance under the microscope; they usually do not have features associated with invasion or spread (metastasis) to other locations. In contrast, "malignant" tumors have cells that can, and are likely to, invade and spread, especially if left untreated.
However, it is very important to realize that a benign microscopic tumor is NOT necessarily clinically benign or innocent. Remember, a benign tumor is still a tumor, and it represents uncontrolled, inappropriate growth. Although benign tumors may not spread far beyond where they started, they can continue to grow and thus can still cause trouble from local expansion, particularly in an otherwise small, enclosed space like the brain. Pressure and obstruction from a growing mass can lead to severe neurological deficits and, worst case scenario, even death.
Craniopharyngioma is a benign brain tumor that accounts for about 3-9% of all pediatric CNS cancers. This tumor results from abnormal overgrowth of a part of the brain called Rathke's pouch, located near the pituitary gland. It typically consists of a combination of calcium deposits mixed with cysts, or pockets, of fluid. The fluid characteristically contains protein, lipid (fat) and cholesterol pieces, giving it a so-called "crankcase oil" texture.
Craniopharyngiomas can occur in both children and adults, with a peak in incidence at 9 to 14 years of age. There are approximately 120 cases diagnosed each year in the United States in patients under the age of 19 years old. In fact, more than 50% of all patients with craniopharyngioma are under the age of 18 years. There is no clear association of the tumor with a particular gender or race. It is not really known what causes craniopharyngiomas, but they do not appear to "run in families" or to be directly inherited from the parents.
The most common symptoms of this tumor are visual changes, most often loss of peripheral vision in one eye (visual field cuts) or blurriness. This is because of the proximity of craniopharyngiomas to the visual nerve pathways in the brain. Similarly, craniopharyngiomas are also close to the pituitary gland, and thus children can present with hormonal, or endocrine, problems. This is because the pituitary gland controls various important hormone systems, including those vital for body growth, sexual organ maturation, and thyroid gland function. Up to half of children can even develop notable personality changes or cognitive deficits. Finally, general signs like nausea, vomiting and headache may occur due to increased and excessive pressure in the brain from the tumor.
Please note that the symptoms mentioned here do not necessarily or automatically mean a child has a brain tumor, but further medical evaluation is required to rule out the possibility of a brain tumor such as craniopharyngioma.
Typically, the diagnosis is made based on a radiology study such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain with gadolinium contrast-enhancement. A craniopharyngioma has a very characteristic appearance on MRI scan: a well-defined mass with a combination of solid and cystic parts. Importantly, this is a tumor that occurs in the suprasellar region, a part of the brain also containing the optic chiasm (contains nerves for vision) and hypothalamus (regulates release of growth, thyroid, and stress hormones, among others).
As mentioned earlier, craniopharyngioma is a benign tumor and thus is not expected to spread from the brain to the spine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or other sites outside the CNS. Thus, no additional scans are required unless indicated by symptoms or physical exam findings.
Ironically, although craniopharyngiomas are benign tumors that should have relatively good long-term outcome, the optimal management of them is a very controversial issue in pediatric neurooncology. One major explanation for this is the inherent conflict between wanting to "cure" the patient and wanting to minimize the long-term morbidity, or negative side effects. Physicians are understandably hesitant to recommend and pursue the most aggressive treatment, if it risks leaving the child with worse neurologic problems than the underlying tumor itself. Recent publications from St. Jude's Children's Hospital highlight these concerns. Of 55 patients treated, 93% remained alive at the time of analysis; however, long term side effects included hormone deficiencies, shunt dependence, and seizures. Due to the potential for long term problems, it is very beneficial for children with craniopharyngiomas to be followed with multidisciplinary care to minimize the late complications.
So although no clear consensus has been reached in the medical community on the best therapeutic regimen for craniopharyngioma, presented below are some general management principles. It is important to remember, however, that each patient's case should be approached individually, and the therapy plan designed accordingly.
Surgery is typically the initial and major component of therapy, although the "right" or "best" extent of surgery is a matter of much debate. Some believe that the main goal should be gross total resection of the tumor, or in other words, complete surgical removal of all visible tumor. It is technically possible to perform a total resection in about 70-90% of cases. The success rate of total resection alone also ranges from 70-90%, (meaning the tumor comes back in about 10-30% of patients), which is quite good. So if total tumor resection is achieved based on both what the surgeon describes and what the post-surgical MRI scan shows, then careful observation after surgery is reasonable. Any additional treatment could be used only if and when indicated (ie: if the tumor comes back in future).
A complete surgery with no other required treatment sounds great, but bear in mind that the rates of serious surgical complications following complete tumor resection are high: 50-90% risk of damage to the hypothalamus, 1-12% risk of brain hemorrhage during the surgery, and even a small risk of death. Not surprisingly, the skill and experience of the surgeon plays an important role in the outcome, both in terms of better tumor control and fewer surgical complications.
However, even in the best of hands, there are many cases in which the craniopharyngioma may press against or grow rather close to various critical brain structures (optic chiasm, hypothalamus, blood vessels), thereby making total resection essentially impossible. Instead, the surgeon removes as much as tumor as is safely possible. Simply observing after such a surgery would seem like a bad idea, since there is known tumor still left behind and untreated.
This has led to several important questions: Can you perform a partial* resection in these difficult cases, but then follow it with radiation therapy to eradicate, or "mop up", the remaining tumor cells? Could this approach achieve equally good results as a total resection (if it had been possible), while decreasing the possible long-term side effects of a big surgery? In fact, knowing that the naked eye at the time of surgery cannot possibly see individual, microscopic tumor cells that might be left behind, should gross total resection alone EVER be done? Instead, should partial surgery and postoperative radiation for residual tumor be the goal for all patients, thus minimizing surgical risk and maximizing microscopic tumor control.
*(Please note: the term "partial" will be used synonymously with "incomplete" or "subtotal", all of which describe any surgery that is less than a total resection.)
Studies have tried to answer these questions, and found that craniopharyngioma patients treated with partial resection and radiation have 10-year and 20-year progression-free-survival rates as high as 70-90%. In other words, these patients are living without signs of growing or returning tumor as long as 10 and 20 years after treatment. Notice that this is comparable to the rates mentioned earlier for complete surgery alone, but with much lower rates of problems like hypothalamus damage or brain hemorrhage.
Regarding post-surgical radiation therapy: Firstly, a post-operative MRI scan of the brain is usually obtained to look for any leftover tumor. Residual craniopharyngioma can appear as anything from calcified little "flecks", to a more standard-looking cystic-solid mass. Based on what the MRI shows, together with what the surgeon reports he or she was able to do in the operating room, the surgery is classified as a "total" versus "less-than-total" (aka "partial", "subtotal", or "incomplete") resection.
If it is a partial resection, the patient should receive radiation therapy to the tumor site, which consists of both solid and cystic component of the tumor, to reduce the risk of local tumor recurrence. If the radiation is delayed in such cases and the patient is observed, the tumor will undoubtedly return within 3 years (70-100% of these patients experience relapse). On top of that, treatment at the time of relapse is often more complicated and dangerous. Thus it is generally recommended that patients who get partial resections should receive the radiation therapy upfront, rather than delaying it until the tumor comes back. In the postoperative setting, radiation is usually delivered only to the region of the original tumor, including the surgical area and all remaining tumor. Surrounding brain tissue and other critical structures are excluded from the treatment field as much as possible.
Much attention has understandably been paid to the possible long-term complications of radiation therapy to the brain and spine of a growing child. These can include deficits in memory, learning, and social/emotional adjustment, among other things. The development of such side effects depends on many factors, including extent of pre-radiation surgery, amount and location of brain that is treated, age of the child at the time of radiation, and how much radiation dose is given, among others.
However, modern radiotherapy techniques and proper attention to minimizing radiation dose to important brain structures whenever feasible can allow for safe and effective treatment, even in younger children. There have been considerable efforts within the field to decrease the dose of radiation and volume of brain that receives radiation to minimize long term toxicity. While no therapy is without its side effects, radiation therapy can be planned and delivered in such a way as to minimize any potential long-term side-effects. Newer methods of delivering radiation therapy, such as stereotactic radiosurgery or proton radiotherapy (see below), may be promising options to limits radiation to normal brain tissues. Radiotherapy for craniopharyngioma is best accomplished at a major radiation oncology center where physicians and staff are familiar with pediatric patients and technologically capable of treating childhood cancers.
Proton radiotherapy is a special kind of radiotherapy that uses protons instead of the usual x-rays. The advantage of proton radiotherapy is that it can be shaped to a patient's tumor better than x-ray therapy, avoiding treatment of normal structures, and thus decreasing radiation side effects.
At Loma Linda, 16 patients with craniopharyngioma (age 7-34 yr) were treated with protons after at least one resection (Cancer, 2006). They were treated with 50.4-59.4 CGE (Cobalt Gray Equivalents, the accepted unit of proton radiation that equates to 1 Gray of photon radiation), and 14/15 patients had not recurred after 25 months of follow-up. There were few acute side effects from treatment, but there were late effects observed in four patients, namely panhypopituitarism, one stroke, and one meningioma that occurred out of the proton-field in the patient that had previous photon radiation.
In Boston, 24 children with craniopharyngioma were treated with protons between January 2001 to August 2007 (IJROBP, 2009). Eight had recurrent tumors. The median dose was 52.8 GCE treated with a median of 4 proton fields. Due to intermittent cyst growth during treatment, MRI's were obtained to monitor cysts to ensure that the tumor was covered completely with radiation throughout treatment. Interestingly, when patients were rescanned during treatment, six were found to have cyst growth during radiation, four required re-planning. After median follow up of 40 months of follow-up, there were no local failures seen.
In Orsay, France, proton radiotherapy was used to increase radiation doses delivered to craniopharyngiomas to 59 CGE. They were able to limit radiation dose to important structures, such as the hearing apparatus, optic nervous structures, and brainstem.
At St. Jude Children's Hospital from 2004 to 2007, 14 children with craniophayngioma underwent weekly MRI to compare various treatment techniques with photon and proton radiation. Although IMRT (intensity modulate radiation therapy) had lower dose to visual structures, proton therapy had lower dose to hearing structures, normal brain tissue, and total body doses. Their conclusions of the study were that protons have the potential to decrease low dose radiation in pediatric patients with craniopharyngiomas. However, because of the risk of cyst growth, MRI's should be performed at intervals during treatment to ensure the tumor remains stable in size through treatment.
At the 2006 and 2010 PTCOG meetings (proton therapy professional society meetings), Indiana University presented their preliminary results for proton therapy used in pediatric craniopharyngiomas. From 2004 to 2010, 21 patients (age 5-21 years old) were treated to median of 54 CGE (range- 50.4 to 57.6 CGE) with 3 fields. At a median follow up of 32 months, all patients remained alive with one local failure in the radiation field and one failure outside of the radiation field (Event Free Suvival was 90.5%). 2 patients required cyst drainage. Toxicities during treatment included intermittent headaches, alopecia, and fatigue. No hormonal deficits developed after radiation, although these were present in many prior to radiation treatments. No visual deficits have developed and one patient had neurocognitive decline requiring special education. Although this was a small subset of patients, proton beam radiotherapy for treatment of craniopharyngiomas appears to be feasible and safe in the acute setting.
At this time, proton therapy for treatment of craniopharyngiomas remains experimental, but it offers promise to deliver radiation doses high enough to prevent regrowth with the added benefit of potentially fewer side effects.
There is currently no role for chemotherapy in the treatment of craniopharyngioma. As it is a benign tumor, disease spread to distant locations is not typically expected, and thus systemic (ie: "body-wide") medication like chemotherapy has not been extensively used. Some have tried to inject chemotherapy directly into craniopharyngioma cysts in order to delay the need for surgery/radiation, but this approach is experimental.
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LAWRENCE, Kansas - Iowa State (8-13, 1-8 Big 12) wrapped up its regular season losing a close dual, 4-3, against Kansas (10-9, 2-7 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon.
The duo of Simona Cacciuttolo and Meghan Cassens won their third consecutive match with a 8-7 (5) win over Dylan Windom and Maria Jose Cardona. The Cyclones were unable to get another doubles victory and dropped the point to the Jayhawks.
Cacciuttolo followed up her doubles victory with a win at No. 1 singles. The senior won the first set in quick fashion, 6-1, before her opponent Maria Belen Luduena had to retire.
Ana Gasparovic and Emma Waites both secured a team point for the Cyclones. Gasparovic defeated Anastasija Trubica, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 5 singles.
At No. 6 singles, Waites came back to win a three-set match over Victoria Khanevskaya. After losing the initial set, 3-6, Waites was able to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-4.
The Cyclones will compete at the Big 12 Championships April 25-28 next week.
Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) def. Maria Belen Luduena (KU), 6-1, ret.
Maria Jose Cardona (KU) def. Ksenia Pronina (ISU), 6-2, 7-5
Paulina Los (KU) def. Meghan Cassens (ISU), 6-4, 6-1
Dylan Windom (KU) def. Jenna Langhorst (ISU), 2-2, ret.
Ana Gasparovic (ISU) def. Anastasija Trubica (KU), 6-4, 6-1
Emma Waites (ISU) def. Victoria Khanevskaya (KU), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
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Is there a process or procedure somewhere else that is documted in migrating from Kerio Mail Server to Zimbra?
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Welcome to the light, I just completed one of these for a client. What we did (not elegant, they were running an older version of Kerio), was:
1) Used IMAPSync to bring the mail into the new server. You will want to play around with the IMAP settings, but this seemed to work well for us:
2) They were using Entourage, so we subscribed to the their calendars in iCal, exported to a local copy, deleted the shared calendar in iCal, and imported in the local copy.Code:
imapsync --nosyncacls --syncinternaldates --host1 10.0.0.2 --user1 email@example.com --password1 XXXXXXX --sep1 . --prefix1 / --folder INBOX --host2 localhost --user2 firstname.lastname@example.com --password2 XXXXXX --noauthmd5
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If your clients are Windows clients, you should just be able to export a PST file on the client and use the PST import tool.
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When the New York Times reported in June of 2010 that the US Food and Drug Administration was "seriously considering" approving a genetically modified Atlantic salmon for American consumption the cries from environmentalists and food reformers were, predictably, almost audible on the streets. The AquAdvantage® Salmon uses a "genetic on-switch" from a fish called an ocean pout (a very different animal) in combination with a growth gene from a Chinook salmon to achieve double the growth rate of unmodified Atlantic salmon.
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The following organizations today urged that the points and key elements that follow be considered with regard to this Wednesday's proposed major reframing of the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan: The Bay Institute, Natural Resources Defense Council, American Rivers, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife. On July 25, Governor Jerry Brown, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and NOAA… Read more »
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Washington, DC – Rivers and communities will benefit from nearly $700,000 in grants awarded through the national partnership between American Rivers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center. This funding will support six projects throughout California, Delaware, Massachusetts and Oregon aimed at restoring fisheries, improving public safety, and reducing flood risks. "Removing… Read more »
Report: New water supply reservoirs risky ventures in the Southeast
Washington – Southeast U.S. communities should think twice before building new water supply reservoirs, according to a report released today by American Rivers. The report, Money Pit: The High Cost and High Risk of Water Supply Reservoirs in the Southeast, documents the financial risks and water resource risks tied to the development of new reservoirs… Read more »
American Rivers launches The Anglers Fund, to connect anglers with river conservation
Washington, DC – A new initiative launched by American Rivers, the nation's leading river conservation organization, is engaging anglers across the country in the effort to protect and restore rivers. Healthy rivers and clean water are essential to healthy fish and good fishing. The Anglers Fund supports American Rivers' work to improve river health and… Read more »
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Washington – In a win for public safety, taxpayers, and the environment, the Senate and House today passed critical reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program. American Rivers has worked for years to reform the program, which has run up a near $20 billion debt to the Federal Treasury, and encouraged destruction of floodplains and… Read more »
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Washington – A new online calculator from American Rivers lets individuals discover the benefits of installing green roofs on their homes and businesses. Green roofs are gaining popularity as cities look for cost-effective ways to protect and restore clean water. A green roof is one that is covered with plants and shrubs. By absorbing rainwater and… Read more »
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ATLANTA – As part of its local community efforts and commitment to conservation, Manheim Pennsylvania teamed up with American Rivers on Saturday, June 9 to clean the Conestoga River in Lancaster County Central Park. More than 100 Manheim employees and their family members cleaned up debris from the river and surrounding park area from 9… Read more »
American Rivers and National Park Service Launch "River Stories"
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New Poll Shows Protecting America's Waterways is Good Policy and Good Politics
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - For a second straight game, Kobe Bryant
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Bryant again went over 40 points, this time with 41 and 12 assists, as the
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Gay then missed a jumper that would have given Toronto the win.
Dwight Howard totaled 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, as the Lakers
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text: Steve Jobs: A Wired Life -- 101 ways to save Apple Steve Jobs a wired life 25 November 11 by James Daly This article was taken from the December 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.Wired's James Daly wrote an open letter to Apple in the company's hour of need (5.06, June 1997):Dear Apple, in Independence Day, a PowerBook saves the Earth from destruction. Now it's time to return the favour. Unfortunately, even devoted Mac addicts must admit that you look a little beleaguered these days: a confusing product line, little inspiration from the top, software developers fleeing. But who wants to live in a world without you? Not us. So we surveyed some hardcore fans and came up with ways to get you back on the path to salvation.[The following are selected highlights from the original feature.]1. Admit it. You're out of the hardware game. Outsource your hardware production, or scrap it entirely, to compete more directly with Microsoft without the liability of manufacturing boxes.2. License Apple's name and technology to appliance manufacturers and build GUIs for multiple devices -- from telephones to WebTV. If you make them all use the same communications protocol, you monopolise the market for smart devices and homes.3. Start pampering independent software vendors. Your future depends on strong, user-friendly software.6. Apologise. You've let down many devoted users and did not deliver on the promise of the Macintosh platform.7. Don't disappear from the retail chains. Rent space in a computer store, flood it with Apple products (especially software), staff it with Apple salespeople, and display everything like you're a living, breathing company and not a remote, dusty concept.12. Build a fire under your ad agency. People don't need warm, fuzzy infomercials about the Mac family. And who cares what's on Todd Rundgren's PowerBook? People want to know about power (the CPU kind, not George Clinton's), performance, and price.13. Exploit every Wintel user's secret fear that some day they're going to be thrown into a black screen with a blinking C-prompt.14. Do something creative with the design of the box. The original Macs stood out because of their innovative look. Get the folks at Porsche to design a box. Or Giorgio Giugiaro. Or Philippe Starck.16. Take better care of your customers. You need every one. Make customer service a point of pride. Many Mac users feel alienated and have jumped ship.17. Build some decent applications that the business community will care about.18. Stop being buttoned-down corporate and appeal to the fanatic feeling that still exists for the Mac. Power Computing's "I'll give up my Mac when they pry it from my stiff, dying fingers" campaign hits the right note. In the tech world, it's still a crusade.19. Get rid of the cables. Go wireless.20. Tap the move toward push media by creating a computer with state of-the-art technologies: videogame support for Nintendo 64, graphics such as QuickDraw 3D, and the best bandwidth.21. Sell yourself to IBM or Motorola, the PowerPC makers. You can become the computer division that Motorola wants or the alternative within IBM. This would give the company volume for its PowerPC devices and leverage for other PowerPC offerings.23. Create a new logo. The corporate graphic of the multicoloured apple was tired in the 80s, now it's positively obsolete. Plaster the new logo on hats and T shirts to be worn conspicuously by Andre Agassi, Nicolas Cage and Ashley Judd.25. Portables, portables, portables. Pick the best-of-breed Wintel in each of the portable categories and then better it. Wintel has a fantastic range.27. Relocate the company to Bangalore and make it cheap.29. Work closely with Hewlett-Packard, Casio, or someone who understands power management. When was the last time anyone got more than 60 minutes out of a PowerBook battery?30. Reach forward by reaching back. Secure the hearts and wallets of college students through a highly targeted AppleLoan programme.31. Build a PDA for less than £160 that actually does something: a) cellular email; b) 56-channel TV; c) internet phone.34. Port the OS to the Intel platform, with its huge amount of investment in hardware, software, training and experience. Don't ignore it; co-opt it. Operating systems are dependent on installed base; that is your biggest hurdle now. It is not the head-to-head, feature-set comparison between Windows and Mac OS.36. Clone the PowerBook. When the shabbily made 5300s started to fall apart, catch on fire and explode, a lot of Apple customers were forced to turn to Wintel for laptops. There was no place else to go. If clones had been available, the users might have stayed in the family.38. Make it easier for others to make applications for Apple and Wintel environments -- if not at the desktop, then at the server.39. Build a laptop that weighs 900 grams.43. Remain committed to the open DVD Consortium, addressing the issues of implementing DVD. You've always been a bridge between the entertainment and high-tech industries. Maintain it.44. Continue your research in voice recognition. It's the only way you're going to compete in video conferencing and remote access.49. Bring back Andy Hertzfeld and the other original Mac folks to explain to the executive team that simplicity and design elegance are what made the Mac attractive to developers in the first place and what still makes the Mac unique. 50. Give Steve Jobs as much authority as he wants in new product development... Even if Jobs fails, he'll do it with guns a-blazin'. Read page 2 12 Read on one page Latest on wired.co.uk


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It's Tuesday Trigger time! Load up your approaches to this moxie fab Trigger following these fun-tastic deets:
- Create a paper crafted project that is inspired by this week's Trigger and post it to your blog by Sunday, February 19.
- Then, click on the title of your blog post, copy the URL at the top, and link it using Mr. Linky below.
- Please show the Trigger on your blog and link back to the Tuesday Trigger to encourage your readers to play along as well.
- Please include a statement as to how and why you were inspired as sometimes it isn't easy to tell. :)
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Max Papis Battles for 12th Place Finish in Season Opener at Daytona
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 19, 2011) – The 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season kicked off Friday night, under the lights of Daytona International Speedway. Max Papis and the No. 9 GEICO Toyota team prepared for battle as 36 competitors eyed the prestigious trophy at the track that is known for hard racing and big wrecks.
On Thursday evening under cool temperatures, Papis completed his two-lap qualifying attempt and placed his GEICO Tundra in the 36th starting position for the 100-lap race. The buzz around the 2.5-mile superspeedway on Friday night, prior to the green flag waving, was electric as the Truck Series began one of the most competitive seasons in its history of existence. Mad Max pulled the belts tight in his Germain Racing truck and was ready to draft to the front of the field.
The first lap of the race saw Papis gain 13 positions, to 23rd-place on the grid. The field settled in a single-file draft, while remaining caution-free. Crew chief Randy Goss called Papis to pit road under green flag conditions on lap 30 for right-side tires and fuel. Unfortunately, the Toyota didn't get full of fuel, sending the No. 9 GEICO truck off sequence with the rest of their fellow competitors. A much-needed break for the team came when the first caution was brought out on lap 39. Papis returned to pit road to top off with fuel and restarted on lap 43 from the 25th position.
Papis patiently completed laps, keeping up with the draft but working to stay out of looming trouble. A second caution slowed the field on lap 55 as the Italian was scored in 24th-place. Goss once again brought Papis to the attention of his GEICO crew for Sunoco racing fuel. When the race went back to green on lap 58, Papis was inside the top-20 and the action started to heat up. By lap 65, the Gecko broke into the top-10 on the track.
The third caution came out on lap 67 and Papis returned to pit road for one additional can of fuel. A small issue on pit road with the new fueling system pushed Papis back to the 21st position for the restart on lap 70. The first "big one" happened a short six laps later and the GEICO Tundra received some damage to the right-rear quarter panel. A series of pit stops over the next few laps allowed the team to repair the damage, change four tires, and top off with fuel.
Restarting from 18th-place on lap 82, Papis only had three short laps before the yellow flag was waved for the fifth time. Remaining on the track and keeping his position, Mad Max was lined up in the draft with fellow Germain Racing teammate Todd Bodine. The two Toyotas hooked up nose to tail and worked their way back into the top-10 by lap 90. The drafting dance continued to shuffle with the laps quickly counting down.
The final caution and the second "big one" took place on lap 98, which collected Bodine and Papis. Bodine was unable to continue but Papis came to pit road for repairs and four fresh Goodyear tires. Once the debris and wrecked trucks were cleared from the track, the stage was set for a green-white-checkered finish on lap 102. In the final two laps, Papis gained four spots to bring home a 12th-place finish in the season opener.
"I'm very proud of everyone who works on this GEICO Toyota," said Papis after the race. "All the guys never gave up and kept working on the truck when we would get some damage from the wrecks. We kept going and I'm very happy with a 12th-place finish, when you consider what type of finish we could have had. I feel very confident that we will contend for a win before this season is over."
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Twenty-two years ago, the life of Sharon D'eusanio changed forever. Sharon had been married for ten years and was the mother of three young children, as well as an insurance adjustor about to begin her own business, when she drove toward home one evening in the spring of 1980. When another car passed her, the driver shot at her three times. One bullet penetrated both eyes and immediately and permanently blinded Sharon. She pulled her car to the side of the road and leaned on the horn. A man stopped and offered to get Sharon to the hospital. He turned out to be the man who shot her. He kidnapped Sharon and returned with her to his apartment. There, for hours he raped and beat her repeatedly and left her for dead.
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