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You dont say Azn?
i still dont know what a guild is
A gang.
I'm in the bloodz, I have a red shirt, red car, and red hat
Idea to balance:
Four guilds, four guild leaders, me (it was my idea fags), Tim and some other guys. They have a spending of cool points and every member is given a number of cool points 1-100. You can only buy 250 cool points per guild.
The leaders are people that deserve their leadership and/or are ultimately cool.
what would the point of the guilds be?
something to do
create enemies
give additional rights for fullmetal / devil to bitch
increase the heat with pd
Lucario you better stop posting right now before I bite you.
It's because I hate you and every post you make is something I should just generally ignore. Sometimes you've gotta learn that life doesn't work in technicality. There is no reason that the ultimate leaders should be uncool, nor is there a reason you should be posting when you actually have nothing to say which people will care about and are posting with no real purpose in mind.
They have guilds on neopets.
It's true, I was in a guild called Meerca Lovers
@azn: I was in a Warriors cats guild. Oh ya.
@solly: I'm just about to go get some one to ban you.
How the hell did you get into the Warrior Cats?
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Before the season started, I predicted the Carolina Panthers would finish 7-9, and Ron Rivera would be out as head coach after three mediocre seasons. I also predicted the Saints would win the Super Bowl (wavering moderately on that one, would look a lot better if they had home field advantage), over the, ahem, Texans. Well, the Saints have been average at best on the road, that's why they are the No. 6 seed in the NFC for the playoffs, which start this week. Just about anything that could go wrong did for the Texans, and it cost Gary Kubiak his job which, sadly, cost Penn State Bill O'Brien.
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I've never experienced the WSOD before and today my over enthusiastic dog jumped and made me drop the zen(I've dropped it before with no problems) and after that the screen has been white. I tried recovery mode but no dice and I left it off for a solid 2 hours and that didn't help either. It still plays songs with no problem and I can see it dim, I just can't see anything
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I don't know what to do! I've had my Zen for a couple of years, and it's run perfectly. I left it overnight it a USB port to recharge, and this morning, it won't finish booting up! It flashes the "Creative" screen, it flashes the "Zen" screen, and then it freezes. The blue light on trhe switch stays lit and the screen is lit, but blank. I've tried pressing the "reset" button with a paperclip, which makes the blue light and the screen turn off, but when I try to turn it on again, the exact thing happens. This has never happened before--is there anything I can try?
Never mind--spoke too soon...read the post about "Recovery" mode, did a cleanup and everything's back to normal. Sorry!
regarding WSOD
Hi folks,
i jus joined this forum becos i happen to see this White screen of death for ZEN. Frankly speaking yea, to alot ppl out there, think twice if you are getting creative ZEN be it 4gb or 32 gb haha. For those who possesses this player, dun "itchy hand" go update firmware. You will definitely get the white screen of death. Tested and proven.
i not sure any1 have found out a better solution but yea my way of solving this problem is:
when u see white screen appear upon booting up your player or your player brightness is "way" to high, dun panic... the way to resolve is to shut down and the moment u see your player turns blank, turn it on str8. It will solve the white screen problem. + dun tink of RMA-ing it (if warranty over or u DROPPED IT) , no use...
Sry but no offence to creative ><
you dun haf to reload firmware or watsoever, my above stated steps will help ><
OK, to the brass tacks. BobbyRS has remained diligent and tenacious about the WSOD issue, I had to join to toss my pennies in, lest the rubber room might collect a fine moderator.
The whole issue with the WSOD is circuitry in its base form. Transistors switch on and off, resistors dampen current and capacitors gulp and dispose of surges as required to satisfy needs. Then there are inductors, potentiometors, IC timers and so on, to regulate and refine the circuit to perform the tasks properly. Years ago, these were separate components, easily bench tested and repaired by replacement.
Todays circuits are combined and miniturized to surface mount technology. I have the hot air machines to service this technology but the part numbers are obscured or not even there! Couple this with sourcing import craftsmen who produce the circuit boards, with absolutely no idea of potential values and substituting, to the best of their limited knowledge, a part they have on hand.
This is where "Bad Batch" arrives. It is also where Firmware resides.
Designers will see where the issue is, say the impedence to Q5 (transistor) is 5Khz but the display module requires 17Khz or better, the firmware pushes that. The problem now is how much can that circuit take before failing completely?
Sadly, this will be a recurring issue until companies, once again, build in house.
So, the final judgement is with BobbyRS. Send it back, perhaps American companies will decide to give the R&D back into their own house.
I have owned my Zen (16GB) for about a year and a half now, with lots and lots of bugs and problems. However, I was confident of not having a defective unit because I never experienced the WSOD. Until Sunday. The warranty has expired, all I can do now is waiting for the damned thing to die on me. Just when I thought I was golden concerning the device to completely fail, I had to learn how horrible the quality of Creative devices is. I liked my Zen Touch back in the day, even with all the crashes that frustrated me, and I even thought my Zen, for all its faults, was a decent device. Sorry for spamming this thread with yet another WSOD-story, but I just want to go on record that I will never buy a Creative product again.
Can anyone post me the menu tree for the Zen?
My 4gb player has gone all WSOD on me, and it's out of warranty... I could still use it as a blind shuffle if I could get it back into the right mode, but I've been trying to get it back to the main menu & through to the music for ages And can't seem to manage it...
Can anyone tell me where 'Music' is on the main menu, and what the options within there are? Does the main menu scroll through continuously? Or can I go to the top & then count down again?
I'm really f#cked off about this I have to say - it's obviously a common problem, and the only thing I got from Creative's "Support" was that if it's out of warranty then I should just buy a new one. Well, if they think I'm ever buying another Creative product they are DREAMING!
</rant> If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it
WSOD -- one possible solution
This issue is clearly a VERY common problem with this player. Mine went to WSOD mode about a year after I got it. Creative tech support have been no help at all.
I was ready to chuck it out, but thought I'd take it apart to see what was inside before throwing it in the bin.
Using the disassembly instruction I found on the vid on this site I took it apart. Not surprising to me when I looked at the areas where the ground strips connected to the metal internal cover, held in place by the tiny screws, I discovered that all the connection points had noticeable corrosion on them I cleaned them all with alcohol then gave the circuit board area around where the screws secure the board to the metal cover a bit of a roughing up with a tiny screwdriver and voila! When I put it back together it's working again! Albeit, I now can't adjust the brightness for some reason. But at least it works again. SO, it's not to do with a faulty screen nor edge connectors or anything else--it was a bad contact from the circuit board to the case. At least in my case anyway.
If only I could work out how to get the brightness adjust to work again. Again, Creative were no help. Said run the Recovery Tool (no change) and Reset (again, no change), reinstall Firmware (no change)
So, if anyone knows how to get the brightness control to work again after disassembly please reply.
So basically nowadays we create short lived things, while our grandparents created stuff that would survive them...
And yup, I too have that annoying blank screen (among with other firmware issues).
Amazing that there are 13 pages of posts on this subject, going back to 2007 and yet there still appears to be no summary solution to it, nor any significant attempt by Creative to deal with it.
From everything I've read and all my experiences, I'm inclined to suspect there's a software bug behind this SDOD fault that continues to recur, yet, it seems when all else fails to restore the screen to working, if I disassemble it, wiggle the cables around a bit, charge it for half a day and then turn it on, it comes back to life again, with the exception of the brightness control. In normal operation, when it indicates 100% brightness, it's actually operating at 10% brightness, however, as soon as you plug it into a USB cable to the computer the brightness immediately jumps to normal 100%
Shame on you Creative for not taking any responsibility for this issue. It seems incredibly common in all the Zen players, but the only response I get from them when I ring the helpdesk is something like "it's broken. we can't fix it. it's out of warranty. buy another one."
And there's NOTHING substantive in their "knowledge base" that attempts to help owners deal with it. Sadly, that means no more Creative products for me. I can deal with things breaking, but if a manufacturer doesn't give a damn about helping customers, that really puts me off.
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Day job | Vice president, community and external affairs, University of Chicago Hospitals, on reduced schedule
The candidate | Senator Barack Obama (D.-Ill.), 45
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The spouse | Ann Romney, 58
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Don't forget to pick up Lu's new album "Lasers" in stores March 8th! FNF UP!!
WORLD PREMIERE: "The Show Goes On" [Music Video]
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Don't forget to pick up Lu's new album "Lasers" in stores March 8th! FNF UP!!
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan. Americans call it corporate capacity, The Desert Entry Act and The Department of Agriculture Thus read "controlled or subsidized" rather than "owned" This is easily seen in these as well as the Department of Commerce and Labor, Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Mines, National Park Service, and the IRS control of business through corporate regulations. 8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture. Americans call it Minimum Wage and slave labor like dealing with our Most Favored Nation trade partner; i.e. Communist China. We see it in practice via the Social Security Administration and The Department of Labor. The National debt and inflation caused by the communal bank has caused the need for a two "income" family. Woman in the workplace since the 1920's, the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, assorted Socialist Unions, affirmative action, the Federal Public Works Program and of course Executive order 11000.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country. Americans call it the Planning Reorganization act of 1949 , zoning (Title 17 1910-1990) and Super Corporate Farms, as well as Executive orders 11647, 11731 (ten regions) and Public "law" 89-136. These provide for forced relocations and forced sterilization programs, like in China. 10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production. Americans are being taxed to support what we call 'public' schools, but are actually "government force-tax-funded schools " Even private schools are government regulated. The purpose is to train the young to work for the communal debt system. We also call it the Department of Education, the NEA and Outcome Based "Education" . These are used so that all children can be indoctrinated and inculcated with the government propaganda, like "majority rules", and "pay your fair share". WHERE are the words "fair share" in the Constitution, Bill of Rights or the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26)?? NO WHERE is "fair share" even suggested !! The philosophical concept of "fair share" comes from the Communist maxim, "From each according to their ability, to each according to their need! This concept is pure socialism. ... America was made the greatest society by its private initiative WORK ETHIC ... Teaching ourselves and others how to "fish" to be self sufficient and produce plenty of EXTRA commodities to if so desired could be shared with others who might be "needy"... Americans have always voluntarily been the MOST generous and charitable society on the planet.
and your 16 yo, don't let celeberty shit tell you what to do, educate yourself before it's too late. --- Just one HYPOCRIT example,. to show you what I'm talking about. Lupe was seen with a t-shirt with the face fo Karl Marx, and some weir text on it like 'only anarchist are pretty' sumfin in that dicrection Now watch this....
it's nothing personal but i'm sick of the hypcrissy, period. ( and I said they push the perpetual childhood agenda and 'fashion opposite sex clothes' agenda) I love Wasalu, but I hate Lupe (atleast the one he's been after the death of his father) This whole image is just fake, i'm fine with that, i'm fine if he wants to sell his soul. But don't go around tellin people i'm all about 'possitiv this possivity that' ish. Cuz it's NOT, it's misleading, and I'm not saying this with no reason, I'm saying this to save Wasalu, cuz some weird ish going on. Back in the days it was all about WE SICK OF GANGSTA RAP, WE SICK OF KILLIN EACHOTHA ON RAPS.. BLA BLA BLA... that shit was obvious ignorant. But this shit is on another level DANGEROUS and even MORE IGNORANT. flirting with soulja boy waka flokaa WTF? Not speaking against it is APROVING IT . PERIOD. This whole skull and bones is just so lame, this whole anarchy shit is so teenage dream CMON WASALU is ALLMOST 30 YO, 30 YEARS MAN he need to grow up be A MAN, take care of his family. 30 YEARS MAN. he's not a teenager to live in this alter ego dream rock boy band ish.
@exposingthewicked: the word faggot is very offensive and it is really innapropriate to be using that sort of term online. and no, i'm not some nosy parent spying on their child's online escapades, i'm 16 years old and i really do think that what you said is a form of abuse. and what an asshole, you had to post twice? i'm not gay, so don't go saying i am..not that it would be an insult of course. it would just be an incorrect statement. and Yes. you are a hater. not like against lupe and his amazing works and stuff, but you hate on things you don't understand. like gays. you dickhead.
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhb9st9x54zf6J76VV THIS is what lupe kanye and all other gay rappers and perpetual childhood rappers have been pushing since 2001 fashion fag rappers, who care more about thei're FRESH CLOTHES (cough cough( than anything worthless piece of shit, wearing clothes of the opposite sex is cool nowadays snake skin leather shine is dope nowadays -.- and people still dare to say I hate
WTF , lupe dissed his father this goes beyond insane! 1:16 left hand devil horns with skull and bones gloves. (http://www.thedoggstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/pic-washington_baphomet.gif) that's how your dad raised you|???? no that's how you raised youself up lupe turned boyband yey! snake skin shiney jacket /5k check skull bones glove lefthand /100$ check stud belt shiney / 2k check gothick shoes / 4k check idol worship teens front row / check
Great video Lupe. Nice song too, just hoping that the entire album isnt as pop influenced as the lead single. But none the less you kiled it as usual.
Great Job. Cool vid. I see your also facinated with incorpating skull and bones in your wardrobe my friend, japan inflanced im sure.
Great vid. looking fresher than ever. Please KEEP SPEAKING THE TRUTH! Although I hope Lasers is a little less "pop"ish then this. Ps. If anyone knows where lupe got his scarf from plz let me know!
What a wonderfully inspirational song and vid! Love it! Big song, Lupe! NeXplicable P Owner/Radio Host, NeX Radio
That was amazing! The song is so inspiring and deep and the video goes well with it! Can't wait for Lasers!
brill vid!! need 2 come 2 the uk(glasgow) !! also where u get that dope jacket!!/ lol march 8th....LA...SERS!!!
LUPE. You are amazing. You are such an inspiration to everyone who actually cares about the world. Its a greatttt song and an even better christmas gift..even for those of us who celebrate Ramadan :)
Amazing video. Amazing track. It's so difficult to battle the war the Lupe has to deal with on a daily basis but he does it with dignity, intelligence, and smooth Chicago-styled swagger. He's truly one of the great ones, and it is a shame that not enough people recognize him for the remarkable artist that he is. -A Fellow Laser
dope.Dope.dope.dopedopedope. Simply put, the best in the business. This song is the epitome of why I love the power of music. I've listened to this song probably one hundred times, and every time, I get chills in my arms through my entire body. Isn't that the feeling music is supposed to give the listener? Never has a song or sound had this affect on me. I'm glad I have real music to listen to, even in an age littered with material persuasion and artificial feelings that many artists portray. This just makes me even more excited for March 8. Best of luck Lupe!
FNF UP! I love this song so much. Like all of your music, it inspires me. Hah, I remember the first time I heard this song, I cried so hard. My family's been hit extremely hard by the recession, and I felt like I was given a new sense of hope when I heard this song. Even though I want to sometimes, I'm not giving up. There are so many things going on in this world. So many lies and secrets. So many ignorant people who don't care to hear the truth. And your music always brings me hope. It's nice to know that you're working so hard to help the public find light. Even though I don't believe you get as much recognition as you deserve, I hope you know that you have so many devoted fans that love you and your message. Your music brings hope to all willing to accept it. I think I speak for all who really listen to you (and I mean really LISTEN) when I say, I can't wait for LASERS to drop. It's going to be epic; I can feel it. Keep leading the way, Lupe! We love you and your music! - A Loyal Laser.
This video was great and I love the song...when i first heard it I blasted it for like 2 hours straight lol. But I need help figuring out something. I saw a picture of B.o.B in a LASERS t-shirt and i want to know how can i get one??? Or a hoodie??? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lu, keep doing what you doing! your music is inspiring and even though it does not appeal to the masses, it represents us chosen few! Keep putting Chitown on top. Lasers will be the TRUTH!!!


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A dirty dozen to watch in the Senior Bowl
After a week of watching Senior Bowl practices I've picked a few favorites to track in Saturday's game, and during the draft process.
Not all of these prospects fit what the Miami Dolphins are looking for, but on more than one occasion, in more than one practice session, these individuals flashed at me for one reason or another.
I'm not saying these players will become superstars, Pro Bowlers, or even first round pick. What I am saying is they've caught my eye, and I'm pretty sure they'll do something to warrant tracking during the draft process.
North Squad
Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick – He's got an arm, and athleticism. But he's got some mechanical issues that need to be worked out.
Boise State WR Titus Young – He's the fastest man at the Senior Bowl, and people are saying he's a poor man's Desean Jackson. The Dolphins need to have this speedster on their radar, but not at No. 15. That's a bit too high for a stretch the field receiver/returner.
Wisconsin Olineman John Moffitt – He's got that beefy body the Dolphins like, and can move, which is a good combination for pulling.
Wisconsin OT Gabe Carimi – He's tall and physical, which is exactly what you want from your offensive tackles. The Badgers usually produce pretty good offensive linemen.
California Dlineman Cameron Jordan – For a big boy he's super athletic, and has the power and physicality needed to anchor as a 4-3 tackle or 3-4 defensive end. I'd be shocked if he wasn't a first rounder.
North Carolina CB Kendric Burney – At 5-foot-9 he's small, but has ball skills and anticipation that clearly comes from being a center fielder for the baseball teams. The ball just kept finding him daily, and that's a good starting point. In the NFL he's more of a nickel cornerback, but has the potential to become a boundary guy.
South Squad
Louisville RB Bilal Powell – He's the power back the Dolphins like, but he consistently produced second level runs. It'll be interesting to see what happen when tackles comes into play on Saturday. He was the most impressive tailback to me for the Senior Bowl batch.
Kentucky RB Derrick Locke – He's super tiny, but just kept making plays. Linebackers can't defend him, which is a good start. It's unrealistic to think he can be an every down back, but he's a decent change of pace option.
Miami WR Leonard Hankerson – This Hurricane consistently made plays, and was clutch every day. He's not in the first-round yet, but he did help himself during the week. He's a solid No. 2 in the NFL. I'm told he's a solid second-round pick, and needs to run a sub 4.5 40-time to push himself into the first round.
Texas A&M LB Von Miller – He's the most athletic guy at the Senior Bowl. He has an explosive first step and could be an ideal 3-4 pass rushing outside linebacker.
Miami ILB Colin McCarthy – He's not the biggest inside linebacker, but he's instinctive, and can read plays effectively. I'm pretty sure he's a best fit in as an inside linebacker in a 4-3 scheme.
Auburn ILB Josh Bynes – This former Boyd Anderson standout is big, physical and intelligent. He has the size and athleticism needed to play in both a 3-4 or 4-3 scheme.
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NCCN Expands Disclosure Policy after CSPI Protest
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this month added the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Compendium to its roster of drug reference guides that oncologists may use to claim reimbursement for the off-label use of anti-cancer drugs. CMS' approval came just one day after NCCN promised to expand its flawed conflict-of-interest disclosure policy. NCCN pledged that starting in July it will disclose the individual financial ties to drug companies of the oncologists who write its clinical practice guidelines. The change in policy came one week after the Center for Science in the Public Interest asked CMS to deny NCCN's request because its guidelines' disclosure statements failed to list which guideline writers received industry cash (see Integrity in Science Watch, June 2). NCCN currently lists the companies that gave money to any of members of its guideline-writing committees, but not the names of the committee members themselves. "Historically, the NCCN has disclosed the names of companies with whom there are relationships," said Dr. William McGivney, CEO of the NCCN said in a press release. "We now will apply that to individuals so that the public may better use the scientific, evaluative information that we provide.
Harvard Shrinks Shrank from Disclosing Consulting Fees
A group of leading Harvard researchers failed to tell their university about millions of dollars in consulting fees collected from drug companies, according to an investigation by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). Child psychiatrist Joseph Biederman underreported at least $1.6 million received from drug companies between 2000 and 2007, as did his colleague Timothy E. Wilens. Another Harvard researcher, Thomas Spencer, reported earning at least $1 million after being pressed by congressional investigators. Their research, some of which was funded by federal grants administrated by Massachusetts General Hospital, supported controversial use of antipsychotic drugs in youths with bipolar disorder, a mental disease once considered limited to adults.
The financial relationship between the researchers and drug companies violated both federal and Harvard policies governing conflict-of-interest disclosure. For example, the National Institutes of Health requires researchers to disclose consulting fees over $10,000 from drug manufacturers if the researchers are studying those companies' products in a federally-financed clinical trial. According to Eli Lilly, Biederman in 2000 accepted more than $10,000 from the company while conducting NIH-funded clinical trials in children using Strattera, Eli Lilly's attention deficit disorder medication. Biederman told Harvard that he received less than $10,000 from the company that year. While universities ask professors to self-report conflicts of interest, they rarely verify the accuracy of the disclosures. Grassley uncovered the discrepancy by comparing the university's financial disclosure forms to the pharmaceutical companies' lists of payments to the researchers between the years 2000 to 2007.
Grassley said these discrepancies demonstrate profound flaws in the oversight of researchers' financial conflicts and the need for a national registry, which he has proposed as part of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act currently before the Senate. However, a number of the payments to the Harvard physicians would not have been covered by the proposed law because they were funneled through private firms that sponsor continuing medical education seminars.
Tough EU Chemical Regulation Could Have Global Impact
Strict new laws passed by the European Union could have a significant impact on the U.S. chemical industry's manufacturing practices, the Washington Post reported. The regulations, which are in sharp contrast to current weaker U.S. regulations, require industry to disclose any health risks associated with chemicals used in everyday products before they enter the market. In the U.S., regulators are responsible for showing that a chemical is harmful before taking a chemical off the market or restricting its use. Under the European scheme, known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), the chemical industry will also be required to study possible risks from certain chemicals and make the results available to the public. Additionally, chemicals suspected of causing serious health problems will be placed on "substances of very high concern" list and will require EU permission before use by manufacturers.
The REACH laws, which will be phased in over the next ten years, have been fiercely opposed by the Bush administration and the U.S. chemical industry, which complains the regulations are burdensome, unnecessary, and will raise costs. However, if U.S. companies do not meet Europe's new law, they will lose access to markets in 27 countries with over 500 million consumers. "This is going to compel companies to be more responsible for their products than they have ever been," Daryl Ditz, senior policy adviser at the Center for International Environmental Law, told the Post. "They'll have to know more about the chemicals they make, what their products are and where they go."
Most Med Schools' Conflict of Interest Policies Get Failing Grade A majority of medical schools across the country are failing to monitor money, drug samples, and gifts given to doctors and students by pharmaceutical companies, the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) reported earlier this month. Out of 150 medical schools ranked by AMSA, only 21 scored a B or higher while 60 got a failing grade. AMSA, which represents more than 68,000 students, interns, residents, and physicians, spent six months evaluating colleges' conflict-of-interest policies and industry interaction guidelines with the Boston-based Prescription Project before announcing their rankings. The top-rated schools included Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and the University of California medical schools in Los Angeles, Davis, and San Francisco. "By eliminating the gifts and the misleading information that pharma reps currently bring into our schools, hospitals, and academic medical centers, physicians will be able to better practice evidence-based medicine. And that translates into better care for our patients," said Brian Hurley, president of AMSA. In response to the AMSA assessment, several schools have submitted updated conflict-of-interest policy for review.
FDA Panel Issues Several Conflict of Interest Waivers
The Food and Drug Administration issued conflict of interest waivers for three members of the Ophthalmic Devices Panel for its meeting last week. On June 10, the panel reviewed several contact lenses and contact lens care products. Donald G. Ahearn, an emeritus professor at Georgia State University, received a waiver after receiving more than $100,000 from a manufacturer of contact lens products for work as a speaker and consultant. Timothy McMahon, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, received a waiver because he also served as a consultant for contact lens manufacturer. Loretta B. Szczotka-Flynn, associate professor of ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University, received a waiver because of a grant of less than $100,000 from a contact lens manufacturer.
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A congressional hearing held last week failed to reach a resolution on bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in plastics that has been linked to developmental problems. While the department of Health and Human Services' National Toxicology Program has released a report linking BPA to health risks, an FDA panelist argued that based on current research there is no reason for consumers to stop using products with BPA. Some consumer groups and Democratic senators have pushed for a ban of the chemical in children's products. . . .The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is investing $20 million with General Electric to launch an imaging company named Omnyx LLC. The non-profit hospital is hoping the new imaging company will create a virtual microscope whose images can be stored electronically. . . . Chemicals offered as a substitute to the toxic chemical C8 used in manufacturing cookware, waterproof clothing, and grease-resistant food packaging, are similar to C8 and have their own deleterious effects on health, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Within the report, EWG accused the government and industry of withholding information about C8 replacements by redacting scientific studies. C8 is a perfluorochemical (PFCs), which are persistent in the environment, toxic to aquatic life, cross the placenta to contaminate children before birth, lower fertility, lead to birth defects, and cause death, according to EWG.
"Rejuvenating Public Sector Science" is July 11, 2008 Don't Miss the Center for Science in the Public Interest's conference on Rejuvenating Public Sector Science, July 11, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan International Center in Washington, DC.
The conference will throw a spotlight on the need for independent regulatory science and protecting public sector scientists from political meddling and corporate influence.
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Denver Colfax Marathon
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This gets me thinking. The Denver Colfax Marathon Crash Course...
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Ride down Colfax at 4am? You would be dodging bullets, drug dealers, and hookers. "It would be like Escape from New York." HA!
Would be fun though.
Interesting there were not visible TT bikes.
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Check out "To Live and Ride in LA" Longer film with the fixed scene in LA and some of the same characters.
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Cloyd, a senior pharmacy major, turned in solid performances on Saturday afternoon at the Furman Invitational, as he won both the long and triple jump titles at the Irwin Belk Track Complex. Cloyd turned in season best marks in both the long (23-02) and triple jump (47-09). Those leaps also propelled the senior jumper to the top of the performance charts in the A-Sun.
This is the second time Cloyd has won the award and the first during the outdoor season.
The Buccaneer track and field team will return to action next weekend when they compete at the UNF Osprey Challenge, which is the same track the 2009 Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships are going to be held.
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2012-13: Spent the season playing in the No. 5 (1-3) and No. 6 (5-6) singles spots... Recorded a four-match winning streak in her first four matches of the 2013 season. After achieving a career high in doubles victories last season, Stueckemann has not competed in a doubles match this season...
2011-12: Finished the spring dual season with an 8-12 singles record while posting a combined 9-8 doubles mark...Competed at No. 4 (1-0), No. 5 (4-4) and No. 6 (3-6) singles during the 2011-12 campaign...Her nine doubles victories marks a new career high for wins in a season...Competed with a team high three different doubles partners; Metzger (1-0), Driver (2-1) and Neubert (6-7). Fall: Did not appear during the 2011 fall season.
2010-11: Went 7-12 in dual singles play (12-16 overall) … won five of her first six singles decisions … paired with Pascale Neubert for an 8-2 win over Vanja Radunovic and Sianna May and dispatched Alek Krsljanin (6-3, 6-0) in a 4-3 win over No. 20 Washington (3/11) … went 3-18 in dual doubles play (7-23 overall) while pairing with four partners: Pascale Neubert (1-12), Julia Metzger (1-2), Siobhan Cavan (0-4) and Pavlina Smatova (1-0) … paired with Smatova in an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles in the season opener against Portland State (1/21). Fall: Ranked second on the team with a 5-4 singles record … also went 4-5 in doubles play while pairing with Trudie du Toit (3-3) and Molly McDevitt (1-2) … won three of her last four singles matches of the fall, including her last two at the New Mexico Invitational (11/5-11/7) … went 2-1 in doubles play at the season-opening USAFA Invitational (10/1-10/3).
Before Oregon: Helped lead club team to a third-place national finish … ranked as high as 140th in Germany … posted a combined 25-6 singles record the last three years.
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- 1 can (15-1/2 ounces) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
- Corn chips
- In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Drizzle with salad dressing; toss to coat. Serve with corn chips. Yield: 4 cups.
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Reviews for Festive Dip
"This was just OK. Needs to be perked up."
"Very good reipce and healthy! I left out the hot pepper and was tasty. Would be good with cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. Will make again. A pretty presentation dish. Nice for a Christmas dish, red and green peppers colors."
"The first time I made this was for a church function. Everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. I will definately be making it again. I added celery. You can make this with so many different variations."
"Enjoyed this dip very much. The only tweeking I did was added a can of golden hominy and a dash of cumin. Cilantro would be good in it too."
"This is almost like a recipe that I have done many times called "Redneck Caviar". In place of the black-eyed peas, I use black beans and also add a can of Rotel with Cilantro."


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Clearing the path of destruction
1) The dealership that sells and services Joplin's street and sewer cleaning equipment asked Elgin Sweeper to donate a waterless Eagle sweeper to clean areas of the city that had lost water service after a category EF5 tornado hit in 2011. Key Equipment & Supply Co. Manager Jeff Miles then asked for volunteers to drive from their homes in and around Kansas City and St. Louis to Joplin to operate the sweeper.
2) Working in shifts, dealership employees who responded to their manager's request for volunteers drove to Joplin two days a week to operate a waterless sweeper public works needed to remove small debris but couldn't afford to buy or rent. Volunteers cleared 30 cubic yards of debris a day, taking about six hours to fill a 30-cubic-yard container. In six weeks, they gathered 400 cubic yards.
3) The dealership manager himself, Jeff Miles, often woke at 5 a.m. to make the 2 ½-hour drive from Kansas City, Kan., to Joplin, Mo. "I'd meet with public works so they could show me where they needed me most that day. When we got to the spot, volunteers and city workers drove ahead of me in a truck to push large, heavy objects out of the way so the sweeper could work as efficiently as possible."
4) "I swept everything from car mufflers to parts blown off houses," says Miles of the Eagle, a waterless street sweeper that Elgin Sweeper of Elgin, Ill., introduced in 2004. Because the unit uses a powerful vacuum fan, enclosed brooms, and a long-life filter instead of water to suppress dust, public works deployed it in areas where hydrants were destroyed or damaged beyond use. EPA monitored dust, asbestos, and levels of other potentially harmful materials during this phase of debris removal because of the possibility of increased airborne particles. The sweeper helped maintain normal air quality by collecting and containing coarse particulate matter between 2.5 and 10 micrometers.
5) One-third of Joplin was destroyed when a tornado hit the Missouri city in 2011. Despite the devastation, cleaning up has gone more smoothly than Public Works Operations Manager Tim Nyander could have hoped thanks to equipment and expertise donated by one of his dealers. "We made quite a bit of progress between the city and all the volunteers, and it went much faster than expected," he says. "We've always had a great relationship with the dealership and we really appreciate all their help."Key Equipment & Supply Manager Jeff Miles' advice: Build and maintain a solid relationship with your street, sewer, refuse, and recycling equipment dealer before disaster strikes. "When time is of the essence and resources are limited or stretched thin, the dealer can provide solutions and equipment, parts, service support, and — in Joplin's case — a small army of hard-working volunteers to step in and help out," he says.
By Brian Giles
When a category EF5 tornado touched down in Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, May 22, 2011, the city of 50,150 was forever changed. In a path approximately one mile wide and six miles long, the tornado ripped through the center of southern Joplin before continuing eastward across the city.
In its wake were 162 victims and nearly $3 billion in damage to homes, businesses, schools, and infrastructure. Public works immediately began clearing roads for emergency vehicles, restoring the right of way and using their heavy equipment to help with search and rescue efforts.
With the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and private contractors, the city cleared 3 million cubic yards of waste within 11 weeks, enough to meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency's deadline for funding almost all — 90% — debris removal costs. The city received additional support from U.S. EPA, which removed and recycled furniture, appliances, hazardous waste, and electronics, through the federal National Response Framework.
City employees and residents then continued a recovery process that could take decades.
Public works has received help with this ongoing effort from a local company that's sold and serviced the department's street sweepers and sewer cleaners for more than three decades. The tornado hit close to home for Key Equipment & Supply Co., an Elgin Sweeper dealership based in Kansas City, Kan., and St. Louis — and, in particular, for one employee who lives in Kansas City but who grew up in Joplin and whose family home was destroyed.
Public works didn't have an emergency services contract with the dealership. Key Equipment & Supply Manager Jeff Miles knew the city's four air sweepers wouldn't be able to handle all the debris, but he also knew the department wouldn't be able to buy or rent one. So he took matters into his own hands.
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Meet Lems Boulder, the "Barefoot Shoe" Boot
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I got good news from Andrew Rademacher, founder of upstart minimalist/barefoot shoe manufacturer Lems Shoes* ("Light. Easy. Minimal.") — the first batch of the much-anticipated Lems Shoes Boulder Boot are now available for order! I say "first batch" because it's only the first few hundred pairs of production (more to come, of course, within a few weeks).
The release of the Boulder boot marks the first of a new line of Lems hitting the market in 2013! What's so exciting about the Boulder? Aside from it being a "barefoot shoe boot" that is super lightweight, zero drop, minimally and flexibly soled, and a boot, well, what else is there to say? If you've had a pair of Andrew's barefoot shoes, you're expectations are likely through the roof for these boots. We've reviewed the first offering from Lems that hit back in 2011 — the Primal (see reviews here and here) and had nothing but good things to say.
Andrew has a pair of Boulders coming my way, so I hope to share more about it soon, but if you're eager to snatch up a pair without further adieu and want to know the scoop, read on!
UPDATE: I got the boots! If you want to jump straight to my full review of the Lems Boulder boot, go here!
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My friend asked me to make her son's 5th birthday cake, and when I asked her what he wanted on it, she said, "Oh, just put on gobs and gobs of candy." Instead of piling on candy haphazardly, I thought it should look like the Candy Land board game. The birthday boy, his friends and family members loved it! —Pen Perez, Berkeley, California
- 2 packages cake mix of your choice (regular size)
- Vanilla and chocolate frosting
- Green mist food color spray, optional
- Assorted decorations: Starburst candies, red Fruit Roll-Up, red coarse sugar, Dots, regular and miniature peanut butter cups, chocolate jimmies, large and small gumdrops, Dum Dum Pops, miniature candy canes, clear and blue rock candy, cake and waffle ice cream cones, multicolored sprinkles, green colored sugar, miniature marshmallows, round peppermints and conversation hearts
- Line two 13x9-in. baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper. Prepare cake batter; pour into prepared pans. Bake according to package directions. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely; remove waxed paper.
- Level tops of cakes; place side by side on a covered board. Frost top and sides of cake with vanilla frosting; mist with food color spray if desired.
- With Candy Land game board as your guide, form a path using Starburst candies. With vanilla frosting, pipe "Happy Birthday" on candies. With chocolate frosting, make an arrow; pipe "Start" on the arrow with vanilla frosting.
- For the Mountain/Gumdrop pass, use a red Fruit Roll-Up, red coarse sugar and Dots.
- For forests, add peanut butter cups topped with piped chocolate frosting, chocolate jimmies, gumdrops, Dum Dum Pops, candy canes and rock candy.
- For castle, pipe vanilla frosting into ice cream cones. Garnish with Dots and sprinkles.
- Between the pathways, add green colored sugar, sprinkles, miniature marshmallows, peppermints and conversation hearts. Pipe additional frosting to fill in spaces; top with sprinkles.
- Pipe vanilla frosting around base of cake; place peppermints around top edge of cake. Yield: 30-40 servings.
Editor's Note: This cake is best eaten the day it's prepared. Do not refrigerate.
Originally published as Candy Land Cake in Taste of Home August/September 2007, p68
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Reviewed May. 1, 2013
"Made this for my daughter's 11th bday(she looooves candy). She couldn't wait to eat it. Had tons of compliments!"
Reviewed Apr. 25, 2012
"I made this for my brother and they loved it"
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2012
"This cake looks amazing! It is so fun to put together. I made it for my son's 6th birthday. I couldn't find blue rock candy, so I used clear at the top with the ice cream cones and instead of rocky candy with the candy canes, I used snow flake sprinkles, white sparkling sugar and finely crushed candy canes. I also used Sno-Caps above the "start" arrow interspersed with birthday candles."
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"Making this cake for a Bake off competition at work to raise money for Christmas for kids. What a perfect idea..so looking forward to showing it off and raising money from it."
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okey, everyone , the barrel is out of stock at this time, next batch will be ready soon
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okey, everyone , the barrel is out of stock at this time, next batch will be ready soon
Is there a waiting list for the next batch of barrels? Please put Jester17 down for two - I'm good for 'em... Just let me know to pay for them. (Since I am new to Gunco.net I apparently can't make direct contact with Bluejack. Please contact me at email@example.com to work out the details.)
Once again, thanks.
S&W specs in 5.45 is early USA made barrel, they are try guess around what russian will be , so S&W 5.45 AR are very close to .223/5.56 . that make the bullet very lose in the barrel. then Russian specs was base on my custom made rifling button , that is almost same as russian Krinov/AK74 barrels.
What's the deal with the 5.45x39 AKS74U (Russian and Bulgarian) barrels from Bluejack? Are there going to be any more available? If not, can anybody suggest a quality machinist who can re-profile a Bulgarian AK74 barrel to the Russian profile?
Russian and Bulgarian had different crown and length . you can had Bulgarian ak74 barrel cut down but you will had wrong twist rate. 1:8 , krinkov is 1:6
My understanding for the faster twist rate is to impart more spin on the bullet since there is less velocity to stabilize the bullet.
Thanks Bluejack. Interesting it's not for a heavier bullet but to stabilize the bullet in the shorter barrel. In a 16 inch barrel do they keep the 1:6 twist? So will your AK74 barrels be bulgarian or krink in journal size? And yes I'm learning that these rifles that seem to look the same have a lot of little differences that make for a maze of issues in building.


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Alissa Ostrove spent the fall and spring of 2010 studying abroad in South Africa. During her time there she volunteered through Watergarden, an organization based in Klapmuts, a community which is mostly made up of migrant farm workers from wineries in the area. She writes: "My specific work with the pre-primary school children was basically an effort to supplement the sub-standard public education. Specifically I worked on improving the children's motor and cognitive abilities, reading skills, and instilling positive values and self esteem. The hope is to allow these kids to succeed academically, to promote their confidence and the development of positive value systems which may decrease the likelihood of future gang involvement or substance abuse, and begin to uplift the community out of poverty. I spent 3 hours a week after school, during which I gained a newfound sense of gratitude, learned a tremendous amount about myself and about working with children from a radically different background. I had so many fun experiences I will never forget (teaching them the "Hokey Pokey" is the memory that comes to mind)..." During her time in South Africa, she also volunteered to execute the first ever TED conference in Africa where eleven speakers presented innovative ideas or concepts impacting Africa.


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This is my last PSL 7.62X54 build.
So for i've built about 7 of these fun to build rifles, and this will be my last
one to build, as the parts, and barrles have almost dryed up, plus the cost
has gone crazy.
If Patjimpson haden't came to my aide and sold me his last PSL barrle,This project would have gone down the shit tub.
I ordered a custom barrle from a person from PREXIS by the name of Mike.
Well after about 10 weeks every thing went to hell. So what can you expect
from a person from Snowflake AZ.
Any way, thanks for your help Pat.
Almost forgot. The rifle comes very close to the magic 1" MOA


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The chair of the Democratic National Committee, appearing in Park City on Saturday, said President Obama's re-election last month was a "crowning achievement" for the Democrats.
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, speaking to the party's executive committee at the Montage Deer Valley, said it seemed to some that the contest between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was tight as Election Day approached.
"Guess what, it wasn't close," she said, noting that Obama won some of the swing states by wider margins than had been anticipated.
Wasserman Schultz praised the Democratic grass-roots campaign effort, which stretched through the 50 states. They rallied voters on a door-to-door basis and organized phone banks, she said. The party supporters "knocked on doors until their knuckles bled," Wasserman Schultz said.
Romney offered what she labeled a repeat of trickle-down economics. Obama countered with long-range economic ideas, she said.
Wasserman Schultz, meanwhile, told the Democrats the president is supporting the middle class in the negotiations about the nation's fiscal situation. She said Obama bases decisions on what is best for the middle class.
"We must give the middle class the certainty they deserve," she said about taxes, urging the crowd to keep pressure on the Republicans.
Wasserman Schultz was appearing in one of the nation's most heavily Republican states. Romney easily won Utah on Election Day, and voters picked the GOP candidate in three out of the four congressional campaigns in the state.
The Democratic National Committee was especially focused on the 4th Congressional District campaign between Congressman Jim Matheson, a Democrat, and Republican Mia Love. Matheson narrowly won in the new district.
In comments to reporters after her remarks to the group, Wasserman Schultz said the 4th Congressional District campaign was closely watched by the national party, more so than the campaign for the 1st Congressional District, where Park City and surrounding Summit County reside. Rep. Rob Bishop, the Republican incumbent in the 1st Congressional District, dismissed Pinebrook Democrat Donna McAleer by a wide margin.
The Wasserman Schultz appearance will likely cap a year of high-profile political visits to Park City by both of the major parties. Others this year included a summer fundraising trip by Vice President Joe Biden and a summit hosted by Romney, also held in the summer. Paul Ryan, Romney's running mate, made a local stop as well. Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and Wasserman Schultz's counterpart at the GOP, visited Park City last winter.
In her comments to reporters, Wasserman Schultz touched on topics like the nationwide Democratic campaign efforts, the fiscal cliff and Obama's successes with a diverse group of voters.
DNC chair discusses fiscal cliff
Some of her remarks to reporters included:
"We have an opportunity, for example, right now, the Republicans in the House of Representatives can put the bill that makes sure that we extend the middle class tax cuts on the floor of the House of Representatives. We could have passed it this week and sent it to the president's desk, give the certainty that the middle class needs, but they refuse to do that."
"I hope they get it, but it doesn't appear that they have gotten the message of the election, that the American people had two paths and two choices that they could make. The trickle-down economic vision is the one that they chose not to support. They chose Barack Obama's vision of rebuilding this economy from the middle class out."
"President Obama is and Democrats in Congress are focused on making sure that we, as a result of the reflection of the sentiment of the voters, that they expressed in this election when they re-elected President Obama and elected Democrats across the country, that we can pass a balanced approach to deficit reduction"