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Lycera said today it could reap another $300 million-plus through the expansion of a two-year-old collaboration with Merck & Co.—all but doubling its original potential proceeds from the partnership—now that the companies agreed to broaden its purpose into developing and commercializing small molecule therapies directed at new targets for a range of immune-mediated disorders.
The expansion would all-but-double the up-to-$307 million that Lycera stood to gain under its original collaboration with Merck. That effort was focused on developing small molecule therapies targeting the retinoic acid-related orphan receptor (RORγt), the key transcription factor that orchestrates the differentiation of T-helper 17 (Th17) cells, which produce interleukin-17 (IL-17). By mediating IL-17, Lycera and Merck aimed to develop a new class of drug candidates capable of treating major autoimmune diseases—including inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
"There are substantial unmet medical needs and opportunities in autoimmune disorders, and new targets representing attractive opportunities that we are very pleased to pursue through our new collaboration with Lycera," Rupert Vessey, D.Phil., FRCP, senior vp, global scientific strategy with Merck Research Laboratories, said in a statement.
Lycera said it would receive from Merck an up-front payment and research funding, both undisclosed. Lycera would also be eligible for "in excess of $300 million" in research, development, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments.
Under the original agreement, Merck agreed to pay Lycera $12 million up-front cash, "significant" committed research funding, and up to $295 million in research, development and regulatory milestone payments tied to approval of "multiple major indications."
As with the original collaboration, Lycera agreed to grant Merck clinical development responsibility, as well as worldwide marketing and commercialization rights, for any products that may be developed as a result of the collaboration. And as with the original accord, Lycera will receive royalty payments, as well as development and sales milestones, on global sales from any products from the collaboration.
However, the companies this time disclosed fewer specifics; the 2011 announcement quantified Lycera's potential royalties as "up to low double-digit tiered" royalty payments. Also, today's announcement did not include a provision of the original collaboration disclosed by the companies in 2011: A profit share option in the U.S. retained by Lycera to all products resulting from the collaboration.
In doubling its bet on Lycera, Merck is counting on the collaboration to help address its struggle in recent years to rebuild its drug pipeline. As of November 1, Merck's autoimmune pipeline drug candidates include three candidates, but all are in Phase II: The anti-interleukin-23 (IL-23) monoclonal antibody MK-3222, a psoriasis drug, and two candidates about which Merck has said little: the allergy/immunotherapy drug MK-8237, for which Merck holds only North American rights, and the RA drug, MK-8457.
Merck's need to boost its pipeline has intensified as patent protection ended for blockbusters like asthma drug Singulair (in August) and blood pressure medications Cozaar/Hyzaar (in 2010), and the company has endured numerous clinical trial setbacks. Earlier this month, Merck disclosed it would delay seeking approval until next year for osteoporosis drug candidate odanacatib, which some analysts predicted last year could generate up to $3 billion in sales.
Odanacatib is the company's second clinical setback in as many months. In January, Merck said it would not pursue FDA approval for the cholesterol drug candidate Tredaptive after it failed a late-stage clinical trial. Tredaptive showed an increase in nonfatal side effects, and did not significantly reduce the risk of coronary deaths, nonfatal heart attacks, and strokes.
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don't worry, tigger, you're still my favorite character from winnie the pooh
I went to Disney World once, when I was five. I don't remember much about it except I got really bad digestion problems towards the end. It sucked.
It's the most magical place on Earth *sighs*
When the Devil is too busy
And Death's a bit too much
They call on me by name you see,
For my special touch.
except when you get a terrible bout of diarrhea
The sissy kid's parents are taking Tigger to court. Is there anything white people don't sue over these days?
Haha I saw that. That kid is such a fucking geek.
i went to disneyland PARIS
I went to Disneyland Paris back when I lived in France. I lived in France for a year when I was younger; very nice place.
ive never been to disney land.. i feel so deprived
the french accent is funny
to quebecers (YES IM SUPPOSED TO BE A QUEBECER
ha. disneyland is gay. i hate theme parks. it's hot, and everyone gets cranky. the bathrooms are sickening too. D:
The man punched the child cause he felt like it.
Telephone listing for Fedelem not located, I wanna know who searched for the phone number.
I like theme parks. The lines suck but roller coasters are worth it
there was a man with cerebral palsy who went on a rollercoaster called Superman in my local Six Flags, and he was so fat they couldn't securely fit the restraints on him, but they let him go on the ride anyway. on the first big drop, he fell out to his death
disneyland tokyo must've been interesting
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Not a Pokemon forum
Not a Pokemon forum
pd is a lot of things
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
this is a debate about pd being a communist forum, not communism, you twat
What, i wasn't arguing, i was just inserting myself. I don't really know what the hell the forum i've seen is, but all i do is stay in miscalaneous, which are not really pokemon forums anyways. So i can't really have an oppinion but wanted to be in the convo.
We're probably the second biggest Communist forum, after RevLeft
I should probably read up on politics sometime.
Well, I open my eyes and I see things. I've seen spirits moving through the walls. I've seen a vortex coming through the wall. I've seen amorphous little balls of light bouncing all around in the front yard through the window. I've seen giant bugs on the floor. I was in a hotel room in Amarillo, Texas, and all I remember is standing on the bed and seeing the whole wall in front of me filled with lights that were [makes popping sound] popping like popcorn out of the wall. Then I'll wake up and I go "Wow, I was standing on my bed and staring at this wall."
this forum is probably in the upper percentile on the internet for producing radical leftists
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
with proportion to its population at least
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
we hover as a community around God, who keeps this community going and documents its existence. god is a far-leftist.
not in terms of literally the social structure of the forum. pd is a forum where we mainly discuss communism. how hard is that to understand
No dummy, not a forum based on Communist values, a forum with a prominent Communist population
a meritocratic oligarchy is how i always saw pd's governance
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
If it wasn't for PD, I probably would have tried to become some dumb business owner who treats their workers like shit, tries to sell stuff well above labour value, and whose ultimate destiny would have been to become bankrupt within three years. All the while, enjoying nothing of my ventures. Thanks, PD
PD is a communist forum. Different members of integrated forums post a certain quota of posts per day, which are then tallied together to produce activity. As less and less communal forums produce posts, activity declines and Pokedream goes into a state of decay. If a member fails to fulfill their quota, they are deleted. The forum is ruled by a strict, ideological leader who provides insight into various forums but nonetheless acts in a dictatorial manner, with him and the other elites he surrounds himself with acting as an administration from which any right of speech or association may be crushed on a whim. Sometimes it seeks to surround itself with satellite forums such as Gr00vy or Cosmo, which it keeps under the same ideological banner in order to sustain proper activity. Truly, there is not a more communist forum than Pokedream.
Solly is one, I believe, due to Hicky's INCREDIBLY ACCURATE POLITICAL COMPASS TEST, I am inclined to say he is too, or, atleast some brand of socialist, and Rayne is one. That's like most of the population of PD
im not a communist. i dont think god could call himself a communist anymore. kirby is just communist because god used to be. celery used to be like kirby but right now he seems to be learned enough that he's earned the communist label.
Kirby's not a hardcore communist, he knows fuck all about communism and only follows it because God does.


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Man, it's been awhile since I've written on this blog. I guess this year, I'm taking the annual loss to the Yankees in the playoffs a bit harder than usual.
To be honest, I'm not even going to comment on that ALDS. If you are curious as to some analysis about why we were beaten by the Yankees again, just look at two older posts from this blog:
Just change around a few of the names and faces, and that (once again) perfectly explains why the Twins can't quite topple the mighty Yanks (even though a team like Texas doesn't seem to have much trouble with them).
What I want to look at right now, instead, is a huge missed opportunity. After seeing Cliff Lee (Game 1 WS start aside) pretty much buzz-saw his way through the playoffs once again, I can't help but wondering if Twins execs shouldn't be "watching closely" as to the difference one ace pitcher can make.
Consider this:
Throughout the regular season, the Twins were the far superior team than Texas. In those final months of the year, we practically ran away with the #2 seed in the American League. The ultimate turning point, though, came at the All-Star break, when we had a chance at acquiring Mr. Lee…
However, it seemed as if Wilson Ramos…
…was the stumbling block (at least as reported in the papers) as to why the deal fell through.
Basically, the way I understand it, the Twins didn't want to give up such a touted prospect for a guy who they knew they would only be renting, especially at a time when a playoff spot was not a given at that point.
Here's what boggles my mind, though. Ramos eventually did get shipped out of town, but for the services of one Matt Capps, who did relatively nothing to lock down a solid closing role and was a non-factor in the playoffs.
Now, on one hand, I get what the mid-market (with the new stadium) Twins were trying to do, and that is not tie up too much money in a short-term player when our own talent will need to be paid again soon. I just wish that Twins execs would have taken a page out of the 2009 Vikings handbook. The Vikes gambled on Brett Favre, and it took them to the NFC Championship game with a magical season. Why couldn't the Twins have done the same?!
I truly believe that we were a much better team than the one that lost to the Yankees in a short three games. We could hit, field, and pitch (despite a lack of a star bullpen) quite well, but we were just missing that one ace who could give us that confidence-building lead in the series. Cisco and Pavano did their best, but once it got to Duensing it was all but over.
As much as I hate to say it, the window may have just closed a bit. Thome's status is uncertain, Hardy/Hudson might both be gone (leading the old faithful Punto/Casilla middle infield that inspires little confidence both on the field and in the box), and who knows if Pavano can put together another inspired season again (if he even does return). As evidenced by Texas bouncing the Yanks rather easily, they were ripe for the picking this year. It just would have taken one ace…the one ace we didn't gamble on.
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Arizona (7-7-4) defense held Utah scoreless for 102 minutes through two overtime periods. The Wildcats outshot the Utes, 19-13, with senior Jazmin Ponce leading the team with eight, three on goal. Lexe Selman and Ana-Maria Montoya each recorded three shots apiece.
Freshman Taylor Slattery picked up the game-winning goal for Utah (9-3-6) in the first two minutes of the final overtime period. Ashton Hall led the team in shots with three to contribute to the 13 shot total for the Utes.
"Both teams battled for long stretches of the game," head coach Tony Amato said. "Unfortunately, they took their chance when they had it in extra time and that was the difference in the game. I thought it would come down to execution in the final third period and that's exactly what happened."
In the net, goalkeeper Gabby Kaufman recorded six saves for the Wildcats while Utah goalkeeper Lindsey Luke recorded eight saves.
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Have you done any art journaling? I've only done that one page so far, but I'm ready to do more. Do you have any favorite online places for inspiration?
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Art Journaling
Have you done any art journaling? I've only done that one page so far, but I'm ready to do more. Do you have any favorite online places for inspiration?
11 comments:
- krcrafts said...
I really like the start of your journal! And how great that Layla is starting one, too. I may have to do this myself :)
- January 29, 2012 at 10:27 AM
- Natalia Lynn said...
I think this is great! I think I want to do one like it!
- January 29, 2012 at 3:30 PM
- WhyCuzICan said...
True story- I "crush" on REAL (snail) mail too!
Darling journal idea!
Visiting from Homemaker On A Dime linky party,
~Suzanne at WhyCuzICan in NW Illinois
- January 29, 2012 at 8:22 PM
- Dani said...
What a cool idea! I could see doing this at night to get all those ideas out before falling asleep. . . Gonna have to find me a little book.
Came here from the Craftastic Link Party and I am your newest follower!
- January 29, 2012 at 8:31 PM
- Natasha said...
love this so cute!
Natasha xxx
- January 30, 2012 at 1:27 PM
- Jessica @ Sunny Tuesday said...
I love the idea of journaling with your daughter!
- January 30, 2012 at 7:14 PM
- storybeader said...
that is so cute, and the pinterest page looks so familiar to the real pages! Great ideas, and Layla is doing great too. Hope she keeps it! {:-Deb
- January 31, 2012 at 8:22 AM
- Yvonne said...
Wendy, your rainbow 'bubble' page looks amazing! I have such a thing for rainbows (as I'm sure you could tell by the way I organized the books in our spool coffee table). And I especially love how you're inspiring your daughter to be creative (on paper) as well. Oh, and thanks for stopping by at 'vonnylein' the other day. :) (PS. I'm only a teeny bit jealous that you live in Florida.)
- January 31, 2012 at 8:57 PM
- Rachel {BubblyNatureCreations.com} said...
This is so cool!!! I love your dots!!! I have been inspired now!!! :) Thanks for linking this up!
- February 3, 2012 at 9:55 PM
- MoonSc said...
Hi Rachel! I want encourage you to continue with your art journal. I found this golden rules yesterday on net, and I pinned it. But reading your begin, I hope these can helps you to develop your mixed media attempts. Sweet kisses!
- February 10, 2012 at 3:06 AM
- Marti said...
I'm in the sunshine state too and I use to draw as well. I've been hitting pinterest a lot and love the doodling pages!! I love your blog!! I'm favoriting it so I can keep up with you! <3
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AUSTIN, Texas - Aric Van Halen and Shalaya Kipp became the first University of Colorado athletes to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa, after winning their sections of the steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships on Friday night.
Van Halen finished his race in 8 minutes, 53.94 seconds, winning the second section of the event. He ran a smart race as he worked his way from the back of the pack to third around the midway point. The top three, including Van Halen, started to pull away from the rest of the field and Van Halen kept improving his position. As he entered the bell lap, he took over second place and heading into the final water jump he propelled his way into first where he would finish just ahead of Lamar's Tom Wade (8:54.89).
"Aric always keeps you on the edge," head coach Mark Wetmore said. "He can be excellent technically but sometimes in a crowd he might not be. He had a couple of hairy hurdles in the first lap or two, but then settled into his rhythm and moved up nicely. He is pretty deadly in the last few hundred meters if he is feeling good."
Kipp's time of 9:58.38 won the third heat of the women's steeplechase, but was also the fastest time of the night. The next closest time was 10:05.11 by Weber State's Amber Henry in the first heat.
"That was everything I was hoping for," Kipp said. "I was hoping to still get a good race in this Austin heat. I'm not very used to it. I really cared about placing but my time was nice too. It feels good to qualify. It's one checkmark off of the to-do list."
Kipp went right to the front of the pack in the beginning of the race and would stay there the entire time. Each lap she added a couple meters to her lead as she pulled away from the field. Kipp's lead was almost 50 meters with two laps left and she easily won the section by almost 80 meters as Oregon's Kimber Mattox placed second in 10:12.89.
"It's hard to know what the times mean today," Wetmore said. "It's what we used to say in New Jersey is a close night. It's hot and humid and very few people ran fast, so her time is probably a pretty good time, especially when you compare it to everyone else.
"It was a good run. We had planned for her to run a little hard because if she runs controlled at the conference and controlled here at prelims, what happens when she finally has to go hard with hard running people. We got what we wanted, which was to get her to advance and it was a good hard effort."
The Buffs also got a good performance from Joe Morris as he advanced to the quarterfinals of the 200-meter dash winning the first heat in 20.82 seconds. Morris got off to a great start, taking the early lead, and was able to hang on to in the last 50 meters as his competitors chased him down. He had missed advancing to the semifinals in Des Moines in the 100 earlier in the day, finishing 20th overall in 10.44.
"I haven't spoken to him, so I don't know, but maybe he was disappointed after the 100 and got revenge on the world by blasting in the 200," Wetmore said. "In this region, against these opponents, you have to blast and bring you're 'A' game every time.
"That was a nice run for him, just shy of his PR of 20.77, so it was an eyelash of what he has run. We are happy to have him through and see what he can do tomorrow."
The NCAA West Preliminary Championships will conclude on Saturday at the Mike A. Myers Stadium.
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Track Events
Men's 100-Meters - first round: (1. Andrew Riley, Illinois, 10.03) 20. Joe Morris, 10.44
Women's 800-Meters - first round: (1. Nachelle Mackie, BYU, 2:02.64) 27. Liz Tremblay, 2:18.18
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles - quarterfinals: (1. Amaechi Morton, Stanford, 49.06) 22. Adam Salzmann, 52.51
Men's 200-Meters - first round: (1. Ameer Webb, TAMU, 20.20) 6. Joe Morris, 20.82
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase - quarterfinals: (1. Henry Lelei, TAMU, 8:48.99) 3. Aric Van Halen, 8:53.94; 27. Hugh Dowdy, 9:11.12
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase - quarterfinals: 1. Shalaya Kipp, 9:58.38; 25. Courtney Bouchet, 10:43.23
Field Events
Men's Hammer Throw -first round: (1. Alec Faldermeyer, UCLA, 219-11) 34. Alex Kizirian, 187-05
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Park City High School student, Jack Runburg said he tries to actively keep up with news as frequently as possible. "I read the New York Times pretty regularly and sometimes BBC. I could probably keep more up to date on local news, however."
Even though Runburg tries to follow world news, we have observed that he might be an exception. Other students at PCHS do not seem to directly rely on vast news sources such as the Times and BBC, but rather attempt to stay up to date with their cell phones. Apps such as Twitter have completely taken over the world of communication, and many students rely on its accessibility.
"It's easier to get my news on Twitter and Facebook because it's right on my phone," said Park City High School junior, Dani Lecher.
This change in journalism, and in the way teens get information can be seen everywhere at our school. This year, Park City High School students received laptops. With this new technology, students are being encouraged to learn how to work with computers and to eliminate the use of paper. With the latest and greatest technologies being handed to the younger generations, a change in journalism is inevitable. Our peers have welcomed the change and have embraced the new technology and also style of learning. These new means of knowledge are much faster and more efficient and could prove to be beneficial in the long run.
As seniors, both of us are now editors at the school's newspaper, The Prospector, which has given us three years of publication experience. We started off as staff writers, who the upperclassman would constantly step all over. We always got assigned the worst articles, the most obscure media projects, and the senior editors would always rip our writing to shreds.
Today, The Prospector is doing better than ever, but it is still not nearly getting the viewers that other local and school newspapers do. The paper isn't printed and even though each student is provided with a laptop that allows them to easily access the website, for some reason the interest in the student body is lacking. For this reason, The Prospector has tried to move more in the direction of social media, and viewership has started to increase. Hopefully, as The Prospector increases the amount of news directed at students through social media and starts to focus more on relatable articles, the paper will become more prominent in the school and also in the community.
Even though we have had our fair share of frustrating and unsettling journalism moments in our high school career, our passion for the art of communication and our curiosity will always continue to grow. We both hope to evolve alongside the coming changes in the news and also social media scene. The world may change journalism, but journalism will change the world.
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Photographer and Community Artist, Kev Ryan, contrasts the power of centralised planning and the local state in determining future urban development against the emergent hub of arts development occuring in the Huang Jue Ping area of Chongqing.
Publicly sanctioned but seemingly contradictory forces are at work here. Do the brightly painted murals symbolise the growth of the arts and cultural industries in this area or the transitory nature of this community as it faces re-development on a massive scale?
I have worked in the field of community arts in the UK for most of my working life and have been involved in and inspired by the movement since 1976. My own photographic work began in the early 1980s but for a good 20 years my main focus became that of encouraging others to develop their photographic skills and imagination through setting up community darkrooms and running photography projects. In between I managed to be an exhibiting photographic artist from time to time and have had work published in a wide range of ways. I co-run the Pixel and Grain Gallery with a colleague and have organised a number of international photography competitions. My work includes a fair amount of performance photography from large scale outdoor events and festivals to stage work in music, theatre, live literature and dance. My passion is for street photography and one day I promise myself time for imaginative studio based work......... I have another book on Blurb published under Charnwood Arts.
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PheromoneAut dice Nice
publicado a las 26 de jul. a las 20:44 PST
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wow! congrats to a PRO! I read it 1-end. I was in Chongqing in the late 90ies, all greygrey then. Feel the ambiguity ... nothing ever stands still in Ch. so nice and colorful now ... so clean and chromo blanc in the future plans. But the public artists soon will take over and we see their new visions of another world to come. They can't stop them any more.
Thanks for your work and may I invite you to look at mine too.
Greetings from Germany
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Your book is really beautiful. My wife and I enjoyed it very much. Have been to many places in China but never saw anything like this.
Thanks for sharing.
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I should have said "The last one we did for Charnwood Arts" - sorry Nat!.........and Flying Panda!! Ooops sorry Flying Pandas!!
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kaparu2 dice I agree it is costly to buy one of the Blurb books but from the last one I did for Charnwood Arts the quality was just superb! That's why I haven't added any profit margin to it either - it's the same cost for me. Thanks for the feedback - after a rather intensive period of putting it together it's great to know that people are reading/seeing it for the things we intended! We've had some great (and insightful) e-mails about it and Facebook responses! bw Kev
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jtowers123 dice beautiful book.so interesting. i have some harajuku books as my main focus of work is costuming and it reminded me of these in an odd way.my daughter's doing 'halls,walls and coridoors' as a photography project at college and this would be a great book to have,but ditto last comment, a bit too out of my price range at the minute. good luck with it. a great idea to Blurb it!
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Dear Kevin,
This is a fascinating insight into the development of this area. I particularly enjoyed looking at the surrounding area of the creative district. It is not often you get to see all the information laid out in this way and it is quite inspiring to know what efforts are being made to enhance creativity in this developing country. It opens up lots of possibilities and ideas for us, in the UK... I would just love to buy the book, but I am a struggling creative myself!
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C.J. Longhammer wants to film an action-packed Western about the Pony Express, but to really research what the lives of riders was like, he decided to make a documentary first. And he did it just in time for the 150th anniversary.
The Pony Express was only in service from April 1860 to November 1861, but it left a mark on American history, as men would cross rugged and dangerous terrain on horseback to deliver important documents. "Those riders went 2,000 miles in 10 days from St. Joseph, Missouri all the way to Sacramento," Longhammer says. "And I lived in St. Joseph for almost a year making this film."
Longhammer, who did visual effects for X-Men: First Class, worked on his film, Spirit of the Pony Express, with producer Kevin Marcus. It goes in depth on Pony Express history, recounts the 150th anniversary re-ride of the National Pony Express Trail by the National Pony Express Association and introduces those who dedicate their lives to preserving this part of US history.
Capitalizing on the Sundance Film Festival, Longhammer, Marcus, members of the National Pony Express Association and locals gathered to celebrate the film at Cicero's in Park City on Jan. 23. "I'm trying to evoke the spirit of Sundance," says Longhammer. "I wanted to do something Robert Redford would be proud of." Guests saw a 22-minute trailer of the film and Cicero's served free Bloody Marys at the event.
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Pat Hearty, member of the National Pony Express Association
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Results tagged ' Whose Your Daddy '
Evolution of A Curse
Before 2004, the year in which a staggering chain of events (begun with this)…
…released the Boston Red Sox from their Yankee-dominant purgatory, the Sox were seemingly "cursed" by the inability to: A. Win the big game; and B. Win ANY meaningful game against the arch-rival Yankees.
After watching (in person) the Twins fall twice to the Yanks in one day today at Target Field, I now have my own little theory as to where that curse went and where it is dwelling now…
In both 2003 and 2004…
…the Yankees defeated the Twins in the ALDS. From that point forward, we haven't been able to touch them. At home, we are something like 10 games under .500 against them in the Ron Gardenhire era. On the road, we have won (literally) a handful of games in that same time period. Plus, the 2009 playoffs brought another ALDS defeat at their hands, this time a clean sweep.
Could it be possible that the Red Sox, free from the "1918" chants, somehow transferred the curse to us, seeing as it was us who allowed the epic 2003 and 2004 ALCS' to transpire in the first place?
Today, the Yankee heroes were primarily three-fold:
First, Derek Jeter provided the lone offense in the resumption game today, then proceeded to make a spectacular "jump-throw" (his trademark) to gun down a runner at first that, if safe, would have allowed the tying run to score.
Then, Pettitte again basically shut us down for eight innings, only allowing two measly runs.
Finally, the back-breaker came from Nick Swisher, who launched a bomb into the right field bleachers in the bottom of the eighth inning (with two outs, of course) off Jon Rauch to give the visitors a lead they would not relinquish.
Let's just say this: Remember those old "whose your Daddy" chants that Yankees fans used to hurl at Pedro Martinez? They now apply for a completely different reason.
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Led by Darian Jenkins, UCLA went 4-1-1 in the spring season.
UCLA's 2016 freshman class has been ranked No. 1 in the nation by TDS.
Nine UCLA women's soccer alumnae are on NWSL opening day rosters.
Wallis Annenberg Stadium for UCLA Soccer project announced.
UCLA women's soccer kicks off its Spring schedule Saturday at CSUN.
The U.S. and Canadian Women's Soccer National Teams are Rio-Bound.
Goalkeeper coach Aline Reis is training with Brazil's National Team.
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But. Such is the life of a sports fan, right? We knew we were taking a chance on this. And some college kids bouncing a ball around is nothing to lose sleep over. Besides, McLurky and I were on our first no-kids-allowed trip together since long before Miss C was born. We had two whole days left in Arizona—what to do? Hey, I know—let's go here:
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Facing growing pressure on social media, the chief of Spirit Airlines said late Friday he will personally refund a $197 airfare to a cancer-stricken veteran and make a $5,000 contribution to the veteran's charity of choice.
The move came after more than 30,000 people supported a campaign on Facebook to boycott the low-fare airline for denying a refund to a dying Vietnam veteran on a non-refundable ticket.
Former Marine Jerry Meekins, of Clearwater, Fla. was denied the refund last week, after his doctor told him he could not fly to see his daughter. The 76-year-old Meekins has terminal esophageal cancer.
Here are excerpts of the statement from Ben Baldanza, CEO of Miramar-based Spirit Airlines:
"Every day we seek to balance customer service with customers' demands for the lowest airfare possible. But sometimes we make mistakes.
"In my statements regarding Mr. Meekins' request for a refund, I failed to explain why our policy on refunds makes Spirit Airlines the only affordable choice for so many travelers, and I did not demonstrate the respect or the compassion that I should have, given his medical condition and his service to our country. "Therefore I have decided to personally refund Mr. Meekins' airfare, and Spirit Airlines will make a $5,000 contribution, in his name, to the charity of his choice, Wounded Warriors.
"We have worked hard to build a great company that makes air travel affordable while making our employees proud and customers satisfied. All of us at Spirit Airlines extend our prayers and best wishes to Mr. Meekins."
Support for a boycott of Miramar-based Spirit Airlines is mounting on Facebook.com in wake of the airline's refusal to make an exception and refund a dying Vietnam veteran $197 for a non-refundable ticket.
The 76-year-old Clearwater, Fla. former Marine has terminal cancer and was reportedly ordered by his doctors not to fly, according to a FoxNews.com report.
The number of "Likes" on the Facebook page 'Boycott Spirit Airlines' stood at more than 30,000 early Friday, up from 700 earlier this week, according to FoxNews.
In an interview with FoxNews this week, Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson said the airline's refusal to compromise on its policy helps it to keep costs down for all passengers. Pinson added that passengers can opt to purchase insurance , which would allow them to apply for a refund.
In response to the outcry, travel expert George Hobica of Airfarewatchdog.com said Spirit isn't the only airline he's aware of that has refused to refund a non-refundable ticket.
"One of our subscribers reported a while back that her husband died just before they were scheduled to fly on US Airways and the airline refused to issue a refund, but they eventually gave in and returned the money," Hobica said. "Spirit Airlines, however, is famously tone-deaf when it comes to public relations."
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My college offers many writing courses. I notice, one course is called "Creative Writing" and another is called "Fiction Writing". What is the difference between creative writing and fiction writing?
In terms of what your college is offering and the differences, your best bet is to ask them directly.
In terms of the wider world of writing, based on my own experiences in my own locale:
So in creative writing you'd learn to experiment, have fun, and grow as a writer, while in fiction writing you'd learn how to be a professional author.
In addition to Zayne's answer, Creative might cover poetry, essays, or non-fiction, while Fiction is specifically fictional narratives (short stories or novels).


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Landscaping ... For the Birds (page 4 of 5)
by Lynn Ocone
Plants Birds Love
Below are the plants birds love most. USDA Hardiness Zones indicate cold hardiness. Use the zones as a guide, and then check with local nurseries to learn which plants perform best in your area.
Annuals. Choose annuals with abundant seeds, especially those in the sunflower family, to lure songbirds such as goldfinches and house finches. Let the flowers stay on the plants to set seeds.
Among the bird-feeding annuals that flourish throughout the country in summer gardens are ageratum, amaranth (Amaranthus), China aster (Callistephus chinensis), basket flower (Centaurea americana), bachelor's-button (Centaurea cyanus), calendula, celosia, coreopsis, cosmos, sunflower (Helianthus annus), sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima), marigold (Tagetes erecta), Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), and zinnia.
Perennials. When selecting showy perennials, consider their seed production and their appeal to hummingbirds for nectar. Some perennials good for birdseed are columbine (Aquilegia), zones 3-10; coreopsis (Coreopsis), zones 3-10; purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), zones 3-10; California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), zones 8-10; and goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), zones 3-10. These are hummingbird favorites: columbine, zones 3-10; red-hot poker (Kniphofia uvaria), zones 5-10; cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), zones 2-9; bee balm (Monarda didyma), zones 4-10; penstemon (Penstemon), zones 3-10, depending on species; orange coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida), zones 3-10; and salvia (Salvia), zones 5-10, depending on species.
Skyline Trees (taller than 50 feet). In a large backyard, you may be fortunate to have space for a skyline tree. These provide a canopy of food and shelter: American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), zone 6; black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), zone 5; black cherry (Prunus serotina), zones 4-8; and white oak (Quercus alba), zone 5.
Large Trees (25 to 50 feet tall). Plant these large trees for cover and fruit: common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), zones 2-9; cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli), zone 5; common persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), zone 5; red mulberry (Morus rubra), zone 6; sassafras (Sassafras albidum), zones 5-8; American mountain ash (Sorbus americana), zones 3-8; and coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), attractive for acorns, zone 9.
Small Trees and Large Shrubs (up to 25 feet tall). For bird-attracting fruit, plant the following: serviceberry (Amelanchier), zone 3, depending on species; hawthorn (Crataegus), zone 5; desert olive (Forestiera neomexicana), zone 7; dogwood (Cornus), zone 2, depending on species; toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), zone 8; holly (Ilex); juniper; sargent crabapple (Malus sargentii), zones 4-8; American plum (Prunus americana), zone 6; American elderberry (Sambucas canadensis), zones 4-9; Sitka moutain ash (Sorbus sitchensis), zone 5; and viburnum (Viburnum), zone 2, depending on species.
Small Shrubs (up to 10 feet tall). Small shrubs are useful in multilevel plantings as a transition from ground covers to trees. These provide both food and cover: Inkberry (Ilex glabra), zones 5-9; fruit-bearing junipers (Juniperus), zone 3, depending on species; northern bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), zone 2; common chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), zones 3-8; currant and gooseberry (Ribes), zone 2, depending on species; wild rose (Rosa virginiana), zones 4-9; and coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus), zones 3-9.
Hedges. Hedges furnish both food and protective cover, including nesting places. Birds prefer informal, unclipped hedges with fruit. Choose plants that form attractive shapes naturally so you won't have to prune frequently. When you do prune, wait until after the fruit has been eaten.
Check the shrub list, above, for plants to use in hedges. A mix of several types of shrubs in a hedgerow is more effective than using one type of plant for the entire hedge.
Needle-Leafed Evergreens. Large con provide year-round cover, buffering winter cold and summer heat. They also provide seed and create nesting places. Some of the best are arborvitae (Thuja), hemlocks (Tsuga), firs (Abies), spruces (Picea), and pines (Pinus). Berry-producing junipers (Juniperus) also attract, feed, and shelter birds.
Vines. Clusters of tangled vines provide hiding and nesting places for birds. Depending on the variety, they also provide nectar, fruits, seeds, and insects. Two hummingbird favorites are trumpet vine (Campsis radicans), hardy to zone 5, and trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), hardy to zone 4. Vines attractive for fruit include supplejack (Berchemia scandens), zone 6; Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), zone 4; and grape (Vitis), zone 3, depending on species.
Ground Covers. Low ground covers enliven the floor of the bird garden while providing bird food and cover. Choose from these low-growers (less than 12 inches high): bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), zones 2-8; wild strawberry (Fragaria), zone 5; wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), zone 4; and cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), zones 2-6.
Brambles. This is a large genus (Rubus) of usually thorny shrubs, including raspberries and blackberries. Many native brambles are popular fruit crops, and their prickly, dense growth provides protection and nesting places for a variety of birds including indigo buntings, cardinals, yellow warblers, towhees, and sparrows.


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You might need to start, or boot, your computer using the Windows 7 installation disc or a USB flash drive if you want to:
Install or reinstall Windows 7. For detailed instructions on installing Windows 7, see Installing and reinstalling Windows 7. For information about downloading Windows 7, and then creating a USB flash drive to install Windows 7, go to Installing Windows 7 on a netbook on the Windows website.
Recover Windows 7 from a serious error. If your computer won't start Windows at all, you can access Startup Repair and other tools in the System Recovery Options menu from the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive. These tools can help you get Windows 7 running again. For more information, see Startup Repair: frequently asked questions and What are the system recovery options in Windows 7?
If you use a Tablet PC or other computer with a touchscreen, you might need to attach a keyboard and mouse in order to use Startup Repair and other tools in the System Recovery Options menu.
Turn on your computer, insert the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive, and then turn off your computer.
Restart your computer.
Press any key when prompted to do so, and then follow any instructions that appear.
When the Install Windows page appears, click Install now to begin the installation process or click Repair your computer to access system recovery options.
Follow the instructions.
If the Install Windows page doesn't appear, and you aren't asked to press any key, you might have to specify that your computer uses its DVD drive or a USB flash drive as the first startup device. To do this, you need to change settings in the computer's basic input/output system (BIOS).
Most newer computers can start from a USB device, but some older computers might not have this capability. For more information, check the documentation that came with your computer or go to the manufacturer's website.
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Be careful when changing BIOS settings. The BIOS interface is designed for advanced users, and it's possible to change a setting that could prevent your computer from starting correctly.
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The BIOS setup screen appears. On the BIOS setup screen, choose the option called "Boot order," or something similar. Boot order settings might also be listed under "Advanced settings" or something similar.
Select your DVD drive or USB flash drive as the first startup device. (The USB flash drive might be listed under "Removable devices" or something similar.)
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A fantastic finale to any meal, this tantalizing trifle helped Patricia Schroedl finish first in a local competition. "It took top prize in the low-fat category of our Wisconsin Strawberry Festival recipe contest," she notes from her home in Jefferson.
- 3 cups cold fat-free milk
- 2 packages (1 ounce each) sugar-free instant white chocolate pudding mix
- 1 prepared angel food cake (8 to 10 ounces), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- 3 cups fresh raspberries
- 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
- 3 whole strawberries, quartered
- In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick).
- Place a third of the cake cubes in a trifle bowl or 3-1/2-qt. glass serving bowl. Top with a third of the pudding, 1 cup sliced strawberries, 1-1/2 cups raspberries and a third of the whipped topping. Layer with a third of the cake and pudding, 1 cup strawberries and a third of the whipped topping.
- Top with remaining cake, pudding, strawberries, raspberries and whipped topping. Garnish with quartered strawberries. Serve immediately or cover and chill until serving. Yield: 14 servings.
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|Vandals buzzer-beaten again
SEATTLE - The Idaho women's basketball team dug itself out of a 14-point second half deficit to take a brief lead late, but Seattle U's Ashley Ward hit 15-foot jumper with 1.2 seconds left to give the Redhawks a 55-53 win in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Vandals missed their first 12 shots in the second half and trailed 44-31 before they got things going on both ends of the floor. Idaho cut the deficit to 11 twice before using a 15-2 run that lasted six minutes to take a 51-49 lead with 4:28 to play. Stacey Barr scored eight points during the run and Idaho forced Seattle U into four turnovers in that stretch.
"Our intensity level at the defensive end really picked up," Newlee said of Idaho's run. "We challenged them at halftime to defend like the last eight minutes of the first half when they didn't have field goal."
After Idaho took its lead, however, it went four minutes without scoring, allowing the Redhawks to regain the momentum. Seattle U tied the game at 51-51 with a pair of free throws form Ward with 2:07 to play. A layup 40 seconds later put the Redhawks up a by pair, but on the next possession Barr earned a trip to the free throw line where she sank both to tie the game at 53-all with 26 seconds left. Daidra Brown's layup attempt was rejected by Jessica Graham and a held-ball call on the rebound gave the Redhawks one last chance with 3.8 seconds on the clock. That's when Ward connected on her game-winning jumper.
Idaho's last three losses have each come by two points with last-second lead-changing baskets dooming the Vandals in the last two.
"I told them we've been on the wrong end all year of last-second shots," Idaho coach Jon Newlee said. "To their credit they executed. We executed pretty well on our end and had a great look and it didn't go down. I was proud of our players for fighting back like we did. In the second half we did a good job of finally defending. The game was a war. Extremely physical basketball game out there and we'll see what happens in Vegas.
Stacey Barr led Idaho with 17 points and six rebounds. Ali Forde added nine points and six boards for Idaho and Christina Salvatore finished with eight points and six rebounds. Connie Ballestero had seven points, four rebounds and three assists for Idaho.
The Vandals shot 35.1 percent from the field in the game and 25.0 percent from 3-point range. Also working against the Vandals was its 6-of-12 performance at the free throw line. The Redhawks out-rebounded Idaho 48-34 and owned a 16-4 advantage in second-chance points. Seattle U shot 37.7 percent from the field and hit 3-of-10 3-pointers. Both teams turned the ball over 19 times and Seattle U led 19-17 in points off turnovers.
"Some of our turnovers were just our own fault," Newlee said. "We've got to do a better job of handling pressure and not panicking. It's a great game to play before we hit Las Vegas when the real pressure is going to hit. We handled it well at times and other times we didn't."
Seattle U clinches the outright regular season Western Athletic Conference championship with the win, as it improves to 18-9 on the season and 15-3 in the WAC. The loss drops Idaho to 14-15 overall and 11-7 in WAC play. The Vandals will be the league's No. 3 seed in next week's WAC tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., and will face No.6 San Jose State in the quarterfinals at noon on March 13.


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Volleyball Opens Home Schedule With Dominant Win Over Rutgers-Newark
The Princeton volleyball team was in total control of Tuesday night's home opener against Rutgers-Newark, leading nearly wire-to-wire in a 3-0 win over the Scarlet Raiders.
Sophomore Cody Kessel, the reigning EIVA Newcomer of the Year, led Princeton with 10 kills in a 25-18, 25-9, 25-16 victory. Princeton trailed only one time in one individual set, and that would be a set the Tigers would ultimately win 25-9 thanks in part to runs of 6-0 and 7-1.
The win improves Princeton to 2-2 overall, 1-1 in EIVA play. The Tigers will look to move over the .500 mark in both categories Friday night when they head to in-state rival NJIT.
Sophomore Will Siroky led Princeton with 13.5 points, an effort that included eight kills, four aces and three blocks. Three of his four aces came consecutively during the middle set, and he also bolstered the Tigers' attack percentage (.338) with a .778 performance of his own. Junior Pat Schwagler added nine kills and matched teammate Tony Ensbury with a match-best six digs.
"It was good to get this victory, and I hope we can use it to start a winning streak," head coach Sam Shweisky said. "You can never take a night off in this league, as we have learned in past years, and we'll have to be at our best again Friday night at NJIT."
This will be Princeton's only home match in February, though the Tigers will return to Dillon Gym for six home matches in March. Included in that stretch will be key EIVA showdowns with both Harvard (March 2) and reigning champ Penn State (March 29), as well as a nonleague matchup against a strong Lewis squad (March 8).
Princeton's next four matches will be on the road, including matches at both NJIT and NYU this weekend.


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Of Mice and Men
by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Summary
- New BFFs Slim and George walk into the bunkhouse together.
- George thanks Slim for Lennie's new puppy. Slim asks the question that's on everyone's mind, wanting to know why a "cuckoo" like Lennie and a "smart little guy" like George are traveling around together.
- Because Slim is a good guy, George tells him everything: that George knew Lennie's Aunt Clara, that he used to tease Lennie mercilessly until he realized how loyal Lennie was to him, that Lennie isn't exactly crazy, just dumb, that he's gotten used to Lennie's annoying ways, and that he's seen guys that go around by themselves and those guys get lonely and mean.
- So he and Lennie stick together.
- George also tells Slim what happened in Weed with the girl in the red dress—she got frightened of Lennie's petting, cried rape, and he and Lennie had to run for their lives, or at least run and hide in a muddy ditch for a while.
- Slim decides that Lennie "ain't mean…he's jes like a kid."
- If by "kid" you mean a very large and enormously powerful, full-grown man with a tendency to pet things to death.
- Carlson comes in and complains again about the smell wafting off of Candy's dog and offers to shoot the creature with his trusty Luger.
- Candy is miserable, since loves his old companion and can't bear the thought of killing him.
- Slim, surprisingly, sides with Carlson: he'd want to be shot if he were old and crippled.
- Since Slim has handed down his verdict, the dog is as good as dead.
- Candy lies down on his bed and stares up at the ceiling, while Carlson takes his gun and the dog outside.
- George pretends to play cards.
- All is quiet and hideously tense in the bunkhouse.
- Finally, a shot is heard in the distance, and Candy turns his face to the wall.
- Crooks pokes his head in the bunkhouse.
- We haven't met Crook before. He takes care of all the horses and he gets his very own private room.
- Lucky dog!
- Oh, wait. He has to live by himself because he's black, and black people aren't allowed to live with white people. Never mind.
- Crooks tells Slim that Lennie is hanging out in the barn petting the puppies too much.
- That is actually not a euphemism.
- Uh-oh. Slim goes to take a look.
- Whit, another ranch hand, engages George in conversation about Curley's wife, who he says is a "loo loo." They agree that Curley has "yella-jackets in his drawers" and his pants "is just crawlin' with ants," all of which apparently means that Curley's wife's crazy sexuality has pumped up Curley's sexuality.
- George wisely observes that Curley's wife is "gonna make a mess."
- All this talk about sex leads Whit to invite George along on the Saturday-night-trip to the local brothel.
- Hm, George says. Two dollars and fifty cents is a bit rich for his blood.
- Sure, Whit says; you can get it cheaper at Clara's brothel, but Suzy's house is cleaner and Suzy tells better jokes.
- Since George apparently loves a madam with a sense of humor, he's swayed by these selling points.
- And then a whole bunch of people come in: Lennie; Carlson, tactlessly cleaning his gun; and Curley, looking for Mrs. Curley.
- He hears that Slim is out in the barn and immediately fills in "… having sex with my wife," and storms off.
- Whit and Carlson follow, excited for a fight.
- George tells Lennie he'd take a good brothel over "jail bait" any day: at least with a brothel you know ahead of time what you're getting and how much it's going to set you back.
- We get the feeling that "jail bait" means any woman who doesn't post her price clearly.
- All this talk of sex is boring Lennie, who begs to hear the dream-farm story again. George complies.
- Candy overhears this discussion and offers to chip in 300 dollars if they'll let him live at the farm, too.
- The three of them imagine what life will be like once they have a place of their own.
- George and Candy are particularly excited about being able to go where they want, when they want; Lennie is mostly stoked about the rabbits and other garden bits.
- At this point, Candy admits that he should have shot his dog himself.
- All the other guys come back in, and the testosterone in the bunkhouse reaches critical mass.
- Slim is ticked at Curley for bugging him about his wife, Carlson calls Curley a coward, Curley starts punching Lennie, who does nothing until George yells at Lennie to "get 'im."
- In a move that rivals Bruce Lee, Lennie grabs Curley's hand as it's coming toward his face, and essentially crushes it completely.
- Carlson gets ready to cart Curley off to the doctor, and Slim shuts the situation down: he tells Curley to say that he got his hand caught in a machine. If he tries to get Lennie fired, Slim will tell everyone what really happened.
- Moaning and crying, Curley agrees.
- Lennie is scared that—because he has done a "bad thing"—George will no longer let him tend the rabbits. No, no, George reassures him: any future rabbits are his to tend, and tells him to go wash the blood off..
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