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Hodgkin's Disease
Hodgkin's disease is a lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are the two types of lymphomas. Hodgkin's disease is distinguished by the presence of large abnormal cells, called Reed-Sternberg cells. The disease is less common than non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Hodgkin's disease is classified into two main types:
Hodgkin's disease is considered one of the most curable forms of cancer, especially if it is diagnosed and treated early. Five-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with stage I or stage II Hodgkin's disease are 90 - 95%. Many patients with late-stage Hodgkin's disease also have good odds for survival.
Risk Factors
Hodgkin's disease occurs most often in people aged 15 - 40 (especially in their 20s), and in people over age 55. About 10 - 15% of Hodgkin's disease cases are diagnosed in children and teenagers. It is slightly more common in males than in females.
Certain types of viral infections may increase the risk of Hodgkin's disease. Infectious mononucleosis, which is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, is associated with increased risk as is infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Chemotherapy and radiation are the main treatments for Hodgkin's disease. Patients who have relapsed may be treated with autologous stem cell transplantation, a procedure which uses the patient's own blood cells.
Preventing Infection after Cancer Treatment
Both chemotherapy and stem cell transplants increase the risk for serious infections. Patients must take precautions to avoid exposure to germs. Ways to prevent infection include:
Hodgkin's disease is a type of lymphoma. Lymphomas are cancers of the lymphatic system. They are generally subdivided into two groups: Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Hodgkin's disease is also called Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Hodgkin's disease is marked by the presence of abnormal large cells called Reed-Sternberg cells. Reed-Sternberg cells are derived from B cell lymphocytes (white blood cells). Reed-Sternberg cells are specific to Hodgkin's disease. They are not found in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
HD usually starts in B cell lymphocytes located in lymph nodes in the neck area, although any lymph node may be the site of initial disease.
There are two main types of Hodgkin's disease:
Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma accounts for about 95% of Hodgkin's disease cases. It has four major subtypes:
Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin's Disease. Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease occurs in about 5% of patients. It is distinct from classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. The cells look like and are referred to as "popcorn" cells, which are variants of Reed-Sternberg cells. This type of HD typically affects younger patients and usually originates in the neck lymph nodes. It is sometimes confused with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In fact, there is a 3 - 5% risk that nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's disease can transform into diffuse large B-cell NHL.
Lymphomas are tumors of the lymphatic system. This system is a network of organs, ducts, and nodes. The lymphatic system transports a watery clear fluid called lymph throughout the body. The lymphatic system contains lymphocytes, which are important cells involved in defending the body against infections.
Lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell. They are an essential part of the immune system:
Lymphatic vessels. Lymphatic vessels begin as tiny tubes. These tubes collect and carry fluids that leak from body tissues, lymphocytes, proteins, and other substances collected from the body's tissues. The tubes lead to larger lymphatic ducts and branches, which drain into two ducts in the neck, where the fluid re-enters the bloodstream.
Lymph Nodes. Along the way, the fluid passes through lymph nodes, which are oval structures made up of lymph vessels, connective tissue, and white blood cells:
Other Structures in the Lymphatic System. The tonsils and adenoids are secondary lymphatic organs. They are composed of masses of lymph tissue that also play a role in the lymphatic system. The spleen is another important organ that processes lymphocytes from incoming blood.
Spread of Cancer. Tumor cells can enter the lymph fluid and travel to the lymph nodes. Hodgkin's disease usually progresses in an orderly way from one lymph node region to the next. This process may be slow, particularly in younger people, or very rapid. The disease typically spreads downward from the initial site:
Hodgkin's disease is less common than non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It accounts for about 10% of all lymphomas. According to the American Cancer Society, about 9,000 new cases of Hodgkin's disease (HD) are diagnosed in the United States each year. The exact causes of Hodgkin's disease are unknown. Research indicates that the malignant process leading to Hodgkin's disease may be triggered by a combination of environmental and genetic factors along with a susceptible immune system.
Hodgkin's disease occurs most often in people ages 15 - 40 (especially in their 20s), and in people over age 55. About 10 - 15% of Hodgkin's disease cases are diagnosed in children and teenagers.
Hodgkin's disease is slightly more common among males than females. Women who get Hodgkin's disease appear to have a slightly lower risk for relapse after treatment than men.
Infectious mononucleosis ("mono"), which is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is linked with increased risk for Hodgkin's disease. However, only 1 in 1,000 patients with mononucleosis develops Hodgkin's disease. The Epstein-Barr virus is present in 90% of all people and, in the great majority of these cases, the virus causes a mild case of mononucleosis or no illness at all. Only a very small percentage of people who have had mononucleosis go on to develop HD. Other factors must be present to trigger the malignancy.
People infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which weakens the immune system, are also at increased risk of developing Hodgkin's disease.
Hodgkin's disease runs in families in about 5% of cases. Siblings of patients have a three times higher risk than the general population.
Symptoms of Hodgkin's disease may include:
The last three symptoms (weight loss, fever, and night sweats) are classified as "B symptoms." B symptoms may be used in staging Hodgkin's disease and can indicate that more aggressive treatment will be required.
Sometimes patients with Hodgkin's disease do not experience any symptoms, or symptoms may not appear until the cancer is very advanced. Enlarged lymph nodes can also be caused by many noncancerous conditions, such as infections.
The doctor will take a medical history and perform a physical examination. If these procedures indicate Hodgkin's disease, a number of additional tests may be needed to either rule out other diseases or confirm HD and determine the extent of the cancer.
The doctor will examine not only the affected lymph nodes but also the surrounding tissues and other lymph node areas for signs of infection, skin injuries, or tumors. The consistency of the node is evaluated. For example, a stony, hard node is often a sign of cancer, usually one that has metastasized (spread to another part of the body). A firm, rubbery node may indicate lymphoma (including Hodgkin's). Soft tender nodes suggest infection or inflammatory conditions.
Blood tests are performed to measure white and red blood cells, blood protein levels, the uric acid level, blood proteins, and the liver's function.
Chest X-Ray. A chest x-ray may show lymph nodes in the chest, where Hodgkin's disease usually starts. It is a useful step for detecting enlarged lymph nodes.
Computed Tomography. Computed tomography (CT) scans are much more accurate than x-rays. They can detect abnormalities in the chest and neck area, as well as revealing the extent of the cancer and whether it has spread. CT scans are used to evaluate symptoms and help diagnose lymphomas, help with staging of the disease, and monitor response to treatment. A CT scan is also often used to detect lymphomas in the abdominal and pelvic areas, the brain, and chest area.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET). PET scans combined with CT scans can help doctors clarify the location of the cancer. PET scans can also provide information on whether or not an enlarged lymph node is benign or cancerous and can be used for staging lymphomas. PET scans may also help doctors determine how well a patient has responded to treatment, if any residual cancer exists, and if a patient has achieved remission.
A biopsy of the suspicious lymph node is the definitive way to diagnose Hodgkin's disease. The lymph node sample will be examined by a pathologist for the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells or other abnormal features.
The type of biopsy performed depends in part on the location and accessibility of the lymph node. The doctor may surgically remove the entire lymph node (excisional biopsy) or a small part of it (incisional biopsy). In some cases, the doctor may use fine needle aspiration to withdraw a small amount of tissue from the lymph node. Biopsies of bone marrow may also be performed in patients with existing Hodgkin's disease if the doctor suspects that it may have spread to the marrow.
Hodgkin's disease is considered one of the most curable forms of cancer, especially if it is diagnosed and treated early. Unlike other cancers, Hodgkin's disease is even potentially curable in late stages.
A 5-year survival rate is the percentage of patients who live at least 5 years after their cancer is first diagnosed. Five-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with stage I or stage II Hodgkin's disease are about 90%. With advances in treatment, even most patients diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin's disease live longer than 5 years.
Outlook tends to be poorer for patients who do not respond to first-line therapy or who relapse within a year of treatment. Patients who survive 15 years after treatment are more likely to later die from other causes than from Hodgkin's disease.
Survival rates are a general term based on data collected from large numbers of people. A patient's prognosis depends on factors specific to that individual. Factors that influence prognosis and survival include age, overall health, stage of cancer at time of diagnosis, symptoms associated with the cancer, and how well the cancer responds to treatment.
The International Prognostic Factors Project on Advanced Hodgkin's Disease uses seven factors to help determine which patients with advanced Hodgkin's disease have a more serious prognosis and could benefit from more aggressive chemotherapy. These factors are also used to predict success in patients with relapsed or persistent HD who are undergoing stem cell transplantation.
The more of these factors that are present, the worse the outlook and the more likely the patient needs to be treated aggressively:
The good news about Hodgkin's disease is that treatment can cure the disease. The bad news is that survivors face a higher than average risk for long-term complications of these treatments, some very serious.
Many patients experience chronic fatigue that can sometimes last for years. The most serious complications are secondary cancers and heart disease, which may develop over the 20 - 30 years following treatments.
Secondary cancers include non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia, melanoma, stomach and lung cancers, and breast and uterine cancers. Heart disease complications include coronary artery disease, stroke, heart valve problems, and cardiomyopathy (weakening of the heart muscle). Thyroid disorders are also a potential complication. Combinations of radiation and chemotherapies pose the highest risk of these problems.
Studies of adult survivors of various childhood cancers have found that 30 years after treatment, patients with cured Hodgkin's disease are especially likely to have other serious health problems. Female survivors face a significantly greater risk than male survivors. In particular, women who received chest radiation are at very high risk for developing breast cancer.
Patients with Hodgkin's disease should get a written record of the treatments they received as children, and the potential risks of these treatments. These records can help the doctors who later oversee their care monitor for potential health problems.
Survivors of Hodgkin's disease should receive regular screening tests for cancer and heart disease. They may need to get these tests at a younger age than most patients. In particular, patients who were treated with chest radiation should get blood tests every 5 years to measure their cholesterol levels. Female patients who received chest radiation should get early and frequent mammograms.
Treatment options for Hodgkin's disease depend on:
Certain factors may determine whether more intensive treatment is required. For example, the presence of B symptoms and "bulky" (large mass) tumors usually indicates a more aggressive treatment approach.
Chemotherapy and radiation are the main treatments for Hodgkin's disease. Stem cell transplantation or a biologic drug may be recommended for patients whose cancer has recurred.
Hodgkin's disease is staged (I through IV) depending on how far the cancer has spread. Staging is the primary method for determining both treatment options and prognosis.
Stage I. Disease is limited to a single node region (I) or has involved one neighboring area or a single nearby organ.
Stage II. Disease is limited to two or more lymph nodes on the same side of (above or below) the diaphragm or extends locally from the lymph node into a nearby organ.
Stage III. Disease is in lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm or has spread to nearby organs, the spleen, or both.
Stage IV. Disease has become widespread involving organs outside the lymph system, such as liver, lung, or bone marrow.
Early Stages (I or II). Hodgkin's disease in stages I or II is usually treated with chemotherapy followed by radiation.
Later Stages (III and IV). Hodgkin's disease in stages III and IV is usually treated with chemotherapy alone. .
Refractory and Relapsed Hodgkin's. Treatment is considered successful when the signs and symptoms of cancer disappear. This is referred to as remission. Cancer that does not respond to treatment is called refractory or resistant. Cancer that recurs after remission is called relapsed. Treatments for refractory or relapsed Hodgkin's include high dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation. Patients who are not good candidates for transplantation or who have not been helped by it may benefit from treatment with the biologic drug brentuximab (Adcetris).
Preventing Infection. Both the disease and some of the treatments suppress the immune system, increasing the risk for infections. Widespread, life-threatening infection is a particular danger if the spleen has been removed and both radiation and chemotherapy are administered. Patients should be vaccinated against pneumococcus, meningococcus, and Haemophilus influenza bacteria before receiving treatment.
Preserving Fertility. Patients who may wish to have children in the future should ask their doctors about fertility-preserving treatments. It is very important to have these discussions before cancer treatment starts. The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has guidelines for the best fertility preservation methods for male and female cancer patients. For men, ASCO recommends banking and freezing sperm (sperm cryopreservation) for later use in assisted reproductive therapies.
For women, egg (oocyte) cryopreservation is recommended. This procedure involves harvesting and freezing a woman's eggs (oocytes), and can be followed by in vitro fertilization and freezing of embryos for later use. It requires several weeks of pre-treatment with ovarian stimulation drugs, so timing is very important. For women who will receive radiation therapy to the pelvic region, a surgical procedure that moves the ovaries out of the path of radiation (ovarian transposition) can also help preserve fertility.
Relapse of Hodgkin's disease is not uncommon, even after treatment for early stages. It can occur a decade or more after treatment. Relapse is more likely to occur in early-stage disease, probably because limited radiation normally used in such cases does not destroy all malignancies. Patients who had large tumors in the chest are also at higher risk for recurrence.
Patients need periodic examinations and imaging tests for years after treatment, both to check for signs of relapse as well as to monitor the long-term effects of treatments.
Because Hodgkin's disease often occurs in young adults, treatment for pregnant women is of particular concern. Therapy must be effective enough to protect the mother without hurting the fetus. Chemotherapy is rarely used early in the term, because it poses a risk for birth defects.
Treatment choice must be individualized, taking into consideration the mother's wishes, the severity and pace of the disease, and the remaining length of the pregnancy. The treatment plan may need to be changed as the pregnancy progresses. If the disease develops in the second half of the pregnancy, it may be possible to postpone chemotherapy or radiation therapy until after an early induced delivery.
Chemotherapy is usually the first treatment for all stages of Hodgkin's disease. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. The drugs are called cytotoxic ("toxic to cells") medications. Chemotherapy is referred to as body-wide, or systemic, therapy because the drugs affect cells throughout the body.
Chemotherapy drugs may be taken by mouth as pills or given by injection or infusion. Treatment may be administered at a medical center, doctor's office, or even a patient's home. Some patients receiving chemotherapy may need to remain in the hospital for several days so the effects of the drug can be monitored.
Patients typically receive 4 - 8 cycles of chemotherapy, depending on the stage. A cycle is usually 28 days and consists of several doses of drug administration followed by a period of rest.
Several chemotherapy regimens are used for treating Hodgkin's disease. Standard regimens include ABVD, Stanford V, and BEACOPP.
ABVD is used to treat adults and children in both early and late stages of Hodgkin's disease. For early stages (I and II), patients typically receive 2 cycles of the drugs, followed by radiation. In late stages (III and IV), patients receive 6 – 8 cycles of chemotherapy. ABVD consists of a 4-drug combination:
Stanford V is usually reserved for late-stage Hodgkin's disease. It consists of a 7-drug combination:
BEACOPP is a chemotherapy regimen reserved for late-stage Hodgkin's disease. It is effective but can increase risk for developing secondary cancers such as leukemia. Patients who are treated with BEACOPP should receive long-term follow-up care to monitor for side effects from this therapy. BEACOPP consists of 7 drugs:
Brentuximab (Adcetris) is a newer biologic drug that is used by itself. It is approved for patients with Hodgkin's disease who have either:
Brentuximab works by targeting CD-30, a protein found on Hodgkin's cancer cells. The drug is given by intravenous infusion. The most common side effects are neutropenia, peripheral sensory neuropathy, fatigue, nausea, and anemia. A more serious but rare side effect is the brain disorder progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
Side effects and complications of any chemotherapeutic regimen are common, are more severe with higher doses, and increase over the course of treatment.
Common Side Effects. Common side effects of chemotherapy include:
Serious Side Effects. Serious side effects can also occur and may vary depending on the specific drugs used. They include:
Long-Term Complications. Some side effects of chemotherapy may linger after treatment or may develop long after the treatment has ended. Be sure to discuss with your doctor what tests you may need to monitor the long-term effects of chemotherapy treatment. Long-term complications of chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease may include:
Radiation therapy, which shrinks tumors, used to be the main treatment for Hodgkin's disease. Today, radiation therapy is mainly used to treat early stage (I or II) Hodgkin's disease and is usually given following chemotherapy.
Involved field radiation is the preferred method of radiation therapy for treating Hodgkin's disease. It targets only the lymph node regions that are known to have cancer, not the adjacent, uninvolved lymph node regions. Involved-field radiation is usually given after several rounds of chemotherapy.
Involved field radiation is a type of external-beam radiation therapy. The patient lies on a table while a machine delivers high-energy x-rays to specific targets on the body.
Extended field radiation, an older approach that targeted both the diseased lymph nodes as well as surrounding healthy lymph nodes, is no longer used.
Doctors are working on refining radiation therapies for Hodgkin's disease so that they more precisely target the affected lymph nodes and deliver the lowest possible effective dose of radiation. The aim is to destroy the cancerous cells while minimizing the damage to healthy cells and causing fewer side effects.
Newer radiation techniques for Hodgkin's disease include involved node radiation therapy, involved site radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, and proton therapy.
Fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, skin irritation, and increased risk for infections are common short-term side effects of radiation therapy. These side effects generally clear up after treatment is completed.
Radiation therapy can cause more serious long-term complications, which is why researchers are working on techniques that can reduce the radiation doses and increase the accuracy of the beams. These side effects generally depend on the radiation target site in the body. They include:
This treatment involves removal and replacement of stem cells, which are produced in the bone marrow. This allows the patient to receive high-dose chemotherapy without destroying these important cells. Stem cells are the early forms for all blood cells in the body (including red, white, and immune cells). Cancer treatments harm growing cells as well as cancer cells, and so the healthy stem cells must be replaced by transplanting them.
For Hodgkin's disease, the most common type of transplant is an autologous procedure, using the patient's own cells. An allogeneic transplant, using cells from a donor, is more risky for patients with Hodgkin's disease and is generally used only when an autologous transplant has failed. Allogeneic transplants are sometimes used as treatments for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. They have a greater risk than autologous transplants for complications such as graft-versus-host disease.
Stem cells must first be collected in one of the following ways:
Stem cells are collected several weeks before the procedure. They are frozen and stored while the patient undergoes high-dose chemotherapy. Some patients receive high-dose whole body radiation therapy along with chemotherapy.
After the patient completes the pre-transplant therapy, the frozen cells are thawed and then infused into the patient. Within a few weeks, these cells start to generate new white blood cells and then new red blood cells.
The risk for infection is greatest during the first 6 weeks following the transplant. During this period, a patient usually remains in isolation and receives antibiotics and intravenous nutrition. It takes 6 - 12 months post-transplant for a patient's immune system to fully recover.
Many patients develop severe herpes zoster virus infections (shingles) or have a recurrence of herpes simplex virus infections (cold sores and genital herpes). Pneumonia, cytomegalovirus, aspergillus (a type of fungus), and Pneumocystis jiroveci (a fungus) are among the most serious life-threatening infections.
It is very important that patients take precautions to avoid infections. Guidelines for infection prevention include:
Early side effects of transplantation are similar to chemotherapy and include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, mouth sores, and loss of appetite. Bleeding because of reduced platelets is a high risk during the first four weeks and may require transfusions. Later side effects may include fertility problems (if the ovaries are affected), thyroid gland problems (which can affect metabolism), lung damage (which can cause breathing problems), other organ damage, and bone damage.
In younger patients, there is a small long-term risk for leukemia after transplantation. Chemotherapy itself increases the risk of secondary cancers. Recent studies suggest that transplantation after chemotherapy does not add any additional risks.
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The other morning I woke at the usual time — a quarter past crack of dawn. I seem to have become a farmer as I near 50, and have some deep-seated instinctual need to rise with the chickens (though a chicken in my neighborhood is usually wrapped in yellow and blue Perdue plastic). Anyway, I woke at the increasingly common ungodly hour, dressed in the ever-so-fetching baggy shorts and ace-bandage-esque, boob-giggle-preventing yoga top, laced up the Nikes and trotted out the door for my daily six-mile constitutional. But when I moved beyond the cocoon of cool in my building and into the world outside, the world outside had been stolen and replaced with a wall of thick, steamy hot YECH. Seems I overlooked my invitation to the annual "SWEET GEEZUS IT'S FRIGGIN HOT" preview to what we Gothamites call summer. Or stinkin' summer. Or fetid, humid, ridiculously hot, eau-de-dog-wee stinky Schvitz City. And while I'm on a rant, might I point out that the countless news reports of how FRIGGIN' HOT it is are NOT helping. Face it, we really don't give a crap at the actual number or the oh so obnoxious "relative temperature," which is usually somewhere around seventh circle of hell degrees. We KNOW it's BLOODY HOT!
I'm sure some of you are probably think thinking, "Oh, stop your whining woman. O.K., so it's hot." And if that some is you, allow me to usher you into what hot humid blast of summer means in the big city. First, the air's density increases to the point that you can actually see it. I mean SEE the air, or the hazy brownish-green gray muck that passes for it. As you can imagine, breathing this stuff is a wee bit challenging, since you don't exactly breathe it. It's more like chewing. Then there's the sidewalk effect. It's a scientific fact (I read it somewhere) that everything that hits it or has hit the concrete in the past, oh, 15 years or so, suddenly rises to the surface and stews. So when those well-meaning building folk hose down the sidewalks in the early A.M., you get this kind of 15-year-old sidewalk soup. And if it happens to be a garbage day, oh well then you are in for a treat kids!
So back to the other morning. Having woken up to the apparent kidnapping of my very lovely late spring city and finding it replaced with Little Calcutta, I bravely stumbled out into the quagmire to get my exercise in. I should have stumbled right back into the sanctity of the AC. Yes, I am one of those crazy people you see running, biking, walking arms intently pumping on 90+degree days. "Sweating is good for the body," we think. "It purges the toxins." If only we'd realize that when the city is as wicked as it's been the past two days, nobody needs our sweaty toxins added to the schvitz-stew. I should know better, truly. Liquid people aren't pretty. Liquid people are cranky, ripe and can explode at any moment. You can actually witness the transformation. We start out nice, kind members of society, but with each step the blech seeps in and the sweat, garlic, makeup and milk of human kindness seep out as we transform into the hot, mean and sticky equivalent of the Hulk. Please do not to confront us at this point, trust me. Just move quickly to the nearest available climate-controlled safe house and wait it out. We'll convert from sweat to sweet selves eventually. That is, as soon as the heat wave breaks.
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Moraine Park Technical College graduated its seventh and eighth class of students from the Manufacturing Skills Academy, Friday, December 20. Three students graduated from the welding training and nine from the Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machinist training. In total, Moraine Park has had 76 students graduate from the Skills Academy in the past year.
Moraine Park's Manufacturing Skills Academy offers 15-week boot camp sessions in either welding or CNC training. They were designed to combat a shortage of skilled manufacturing workers in Wisconsin. Moraine Park partners with many local manufacturing employers including Amerequip, Brenner Tank, John Crane and Mid-States Aluminum.
The boot camps combine a 72-hour paid internship with coursework, including Occupational Math, Print Reading, Team Building and Problem Solving and courses specific to their program. Skill training for CNC includes basic programming, machining and turning center, while welding students learn welding and cutting techniques.
Those who completed the CNC boot camp include: Andrew Behrensprung of Random Lake, Nicole Cross of Menomonee Falls, Jason Dorn of Oshkosh, Brian Heath of Oshkosh, David Hess of Eden, Taylor Knapp of Menomonee Falls, Ray Pinch of Fond du Lac, Roy Siewert of Berlin and Shawn Stapleton of Hartford. Those who completed the welding boot camp include: Paul Anderson of Kewaskum, Colin Schloegel of Grafton and Ian Wirtz of West Bend.
Both the welding and CNC boot camps are funded by grant dollars. The welding training is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor TAACCCT grant, and the CNC training is funded by the Wisconsin Workforce Partnership grant from The Wisconsin Covenant Foundation, Inc.
For more information about Moraine Park's Manufacturing Skills Academies, visit morainepark.edu/bootcamps.
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The NSRA is a voluntary non-profit health organization that has worked exclusively in the field of tobacco control for over 35 years. Its mission is to promote public health by eliminating illness and death caused by tobacco, including second-hand smoke. The NSRA has members in all provinces and territories.
SHAF is a national, non-profit health organization formed in 1974 to conduct public policy research and education designed to reduce tobacco-related disease and death. SHAF is the sister organization of the NSRA, and acts as a policy think-tank for governments and NGOs in Canada and abroad.
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The Non-Smokers' Rights Association has developed a hard-earned reputation in Canada and in international health circles for its forceful health advocacy. In fact, the NSRA has been the driving force behind several world precedents directed at both the environmental tobacco smoke problem and prevention of Canadian kids from becoming future statistics of the tobacco epidemic.
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Inductees Include Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N' Roses,
Freddie King, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers And Small Faces/Faces
Beastie Boys, Donovan, Guns N' Roses, Freddie King, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Small Faces/Faces are among the inductees on the exclusive HBO special 2012 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY, debuting SATURDAY, MAY 5 (9:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT). The 27th annual induction ceremony was conducted April 14 at Cleveland's legendary Public Hall, just steps away from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The HBO special features long-awaited performances, momentous jams, reunions of former band members and moving speeches from both presenters and inductees.
HBO Signature will present a 24-hour marathon of the HBO special beginning at midnight the same day the special debuts on HBO, and concluding Sunday, May 6 at midnight.
Other HBO playdates: May 10 (7:30 p.m., 3:20 a.m.), 13 (2:00 p.m.), 15 (3:00 p.m., 12:30 a.m.), 19 (5:15 p.m.), 28 (12:10 a.m.) and 31 (1:30 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 12 (6:00 p.m.), 17 (11:45 p.m.), 21 (9:30 a.m., 10:00 p.m.), 25 (5:30 p.m.) and 30 (1:50 a.m.)
USA Today described the live event as "raucous" and "star-crossed," while AP deemed it a "rowdy celebration." The New York Times said the night featured "blistering jams and shaggy dog stories about rockers' early years" while the Cleveland Plain Dealer called it a "musical extravaganza."
Among the moments captured in 2012 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY are:
Beastie Boys were inducted by Chuck D and LL Cool J. Chuck D noted, "There's no adequate measure for the impact that the Beastie Boys had on rap music and yours truly, Public Enemy, during our formative years. Artistically, just like my man back here [LL Cool J], they are our role models." Mike D and Ad-Rock accepted, followed by a performance from The Roots with Mix Master Mike, Kid Rock, Black Thought and Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy. Songs in the medley included "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn," "So What'cha Want," "Sabotage" and "New Style."
Donovan, inducted by John Mellencamp, performed his classic "Sunshine Superman" and remarked, "It's a singular honor, the grandest searchlight on my music that the world can ever beam."
Guns N' Roses were inducted by Green Day, with band members Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Slash and Matt Sorum speaking. Slash said, "Most importantly, I want to thank the fans. The fans are the ones that made it possible for us to get together tonight."
Freddie King was inducted by Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, who performed with Joe Bonamassa and Derek Trucks on King's "Goin' Down." Accepting the induction for King was his daughter Wanda. Hill observed, "Playing with Freddie for about a month was like a year of experience with anyone else."
Don Kirshner was named the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award by Carole King, with his wife, Sheila Kirshner, accepting.
Laura Nyro was inducted by her friend Bette Midler. Her son, Gil Bianchini (aka rapper Gil-T), accepted and delivered a moving speech about his mother. Sara Bareilles performed Nyro's spirited "Stoney End."
Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted by longtime friend Chris Rock, who called them "the baddest live band in the world." The band's performance included "By the Way" and "Give It Away."
Small Faces/Faces were inducted by Steve Van Zandt, who observed, "They did a bunch of classic records which defined garage rock at its finest." Kenney Jones, Ian McLagan and Ron Wood accepted, and Mollie Marriott accepted on behalf of her father, Steve Marriott. They performed their hit "Stay with Me" with Simply Red's Mick Hucknall on vocals.
Engineers Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns were inducted by Robbie Robertson, who asserted the importance of studio engineers, noting, "The sound of records has played a huge part in the story of rock and roll." John Matassa, Jr. accepted on behalf of his grandfather and Dana Dowd accepted on behalf of her father.
The Blue Caps, Comets, Crickets, Famous Flames, Midnighters and Miracles were inducted by Smokey Robinson, who said, "The bands don't stand behind us – we stand together, we play together. The groups don't sing back-up – their harmonies make the song whole."
The HBO special also features Green Day performing a kinetic rendition of their song "Letterbomb," an "In Memoriam" segment, with Ledisi singing a touching version of the Etta James classic "At Last," and an all-star jam of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" at the end of the show, featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers with Billie Joe Armstrong, George Clinton, Slash and Ron Wood. Paul Shaffer and members of the CBS Orchestra served as back-up band for several of the night's performances.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established by legendary record executive Ahmet Ertegun and a group of music business executives to honor the artists that have defined rock and roll and have inspired and continue to inspire a generation. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum designed by I.M. Pei in Cleveland, Ohio that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as educational programs. For further information, please visit rockhall.com.
HBO presented the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary special in 2009 and a concert spectacular celebrating the opening of the museum in Cleveland in 1995.
2012 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY is produced by Playtone, Tenth Planet Productions and Line By Line Productions. Executive producers are Jann Wenner, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Joel Gallen and Joel Peresman; Rick Austin produces; Joel Gallen directs.


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Hearty Quinoa & Corn Chowder RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 3 medium sweet red peppers
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 6 medium ears sweet corn, kernels removed (about 4 cups) or 2 packages (10 ounces) frozen corn, thawed
- 1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Broil peppers 4 in. from the heat until skins blister, about 5 minutes. With tongs, rotate peppers a quarter turn. Broil and rotate until all sides are blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl; cover and let stand for 20 minutes.
- Peel off and discard charred skin. Remove stems and seeds. Finely chop peppers.
- Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook and stir quinoa over medium-high heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly toasted; remove from the pan.
- In the same pan, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually whisk in stock and cream.
- Add the corn, beans, roasted peppers and quinoa; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until quinoa is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Yield: 14 servings (3/4 cup each).
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"Great! I only used 1/2 c. of quinoa, I sauteed fresh red peppers along with the onion, garlic and I added 2 chopped carrots to the mix. I only used one tablespoon of grapeseed oil, no butter. I only used 1/4 c. flour, 2 ears of corn, a 12-oz can of fat free evaporated milk and I doubled the beans. I did not change the recipe ingredients, just lessen a few. The seasonings were right on point, just delicious. The soup was still very thick with the reduction of flour. I just love this one!"
"Although very creamy, it was lacking in flavor. My kids, however, loved it."
"<p>A delicious, hearty chowder. I did have to add some more broth as it got a bit thick. Also added about 2 Tbsp of Cholula. Delicious!! Next time I will add some green chile! 5 stars with the added spice!!"
"I used jarred roasted red pepper for convenience, and low-fat evaporated milk instead of cream. It was hearty and delicious. I will definitely make it again, but will increase the seasonings a bit and perhaps add some chopped cooked chicken and serve as a main course."
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Was the Grateful Dead's concert on May 8, 1977 the band's best performance ever?
by Nicholas G. Meriwether/archivist at Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz
A month after the Grateful Dead's powerhouse spring 1977 tour, future vault Archivist Dick Latvala singled out the tapes of one show as particularly noteworthy. Writing in his journal, he commented: "After a few hearings I remain pretty convinced that this is the best show I've yet heard from the 1977 tour. Of course, there are shows where they excel on some of the above tunes, but overall, I haven't heard a finer show. Every song is done well and what is extremely nice is that they put extra charge into some of their age-old standards that usually always sound the same. The jam that ends the second set is outstanding. It has to be one of the best "Not Fade Away"s I've ever heard ... "Morning Dew" was possibly the best version yet, with a burning finish ..." Knowledgeable fans would not be surprised to discover that he was discussing the performance at Cornell University's Barton Hall on May 8, 1977. What is surprising is that Latvala's remarks were based on tapes recorded by a fan in the audience, with all the sonic flaws that such tapes generally have. When a cache of soundboard tapes surfaced in 1985, the Cornell show was among the more than 250 hours of pristine recordings that would electrify Deadhead tape collectors, and in the eyes of some fans, change the nature of Deadhead tape collecting forever.
How Cornell came to be such a revered show is an interesting story. For eight years after the show, only audience recordings circulated; Latvala's impressions were based on one of these, capturing the crowd's ecstatic response in thunderous detail. Audience members also recall the quiet moments as well. One fan wrote that "What made the show unique was not so much the band's playing as much as the unusually high level of appreciation and gratitude on the part of the audience. During a quiet moment in one jam, I believe it was during 'Morning Dew,' there was nary a whoop nor a yell, an extremely unusual occurrence at a Dead show. I think that the band sensed the high potential of the evening and ran with it." His reflections capture the feel of the show preserved in the recordings, even if some of those memories are colored by the intensity of the experience – one Cornell student recalled the band's performance as "tight, no mistakes and inspired," though the tapes do reveal a number of minor slips. For most, however, those not only don't detract from the power of the performance but actually enhance it. After all, the Dead were legendary for their ability to bounce back from mistakes; indeed, often those recoveries were what produced some of their most inspired playing and flights of improvisation. As one fan who attended the show put it, "When I listen to the tape of that show now, I hear the band reveling in the perfection of their art – at one with their audience and at peace with themselves."
Other fans agreed, and their enthusiasm helped propel the audience recording of the show throughout Deadhead tape trading circles. Over time, however, the aging multigeneration audience recordings increasingly relegated the show to "you had to be there" status. Fans with access to low-generation copies of the tapes helped maintain the show's reputation, however, and when the soundboard surfaced, the show experienced a renaissance. The story of how those tapes surfaced is recounted in an interview with sound engineer Betty Cantor-Jackson in Volume Two of The Deadhead's Taping Compendium, the same volume in which Dupree's Diamond News publisher John Dwork reviews the recording. Praising it as one of the band's greatest performances, he concludes, "What a Mother's Day. What a concert. What a tape. But words fall far short of adequately conveying the power of this music. ... This is the stuff of dreams."
His opinions are widely shared, though over time some fans grew increasingly annoyed with what they saw was uncritical adulation heaped on the show. As DeadBase editor John Scott opined, "This show is overrated – though that isn't saying much. If one were to look at the [DeadBase] Feedback results, this would appear to be far and away the single best Grateful Dead concert anywhere, any time. It isn't, but it puts on a pretty good imitation." And even he concedes that "this concert, at any sound quality, still stands as a crucial tape in anyone' s collection," singling out the epic, second set "Morning Dew" as "a religious experience—certainly one of the finest moments in Grateful Dead history." For many Deadheads, the soundboard recording—a breathtaking mix that showcases Cantor-Jackson's skills, and ears—is testament to why the effort to collect so many live performance tapes is warranted. Others mourn the way that this crystalline soundboard changed tape trading and even colored fan perception of the band's performing history, as Mike Dolgushkin wrote in his thoughtful review of the New Year's Eve 1976 release in Dead Letters Volume 4.
But even naysayers admit that Cornell '77 stands as an amazing performance in a historic tour. Nor has that consensus changed over the years. In surveys conducted by fanzine Dupree's Diamond News and DeadBase, fans consistently chose Cornell '77 as their favorite recording; as recently as 2009, a New York Times survey ranked it overwhelmingly the favorite of four highly regarded shows, giving it more than twice the votes of the runner-up, the highly regarded pair of shows at the Fillmore East on February 13 and 14, 1970. Latvala did not revisit his notebook when the soundboard surfaced, but in 1983 he did. Nearly six years after he penned his first impression, he followed up with a brief note: "Enough can't be said about this superb show." He was right.
About Nicholas Meriwether
Nicholas Meriwether has published scholarly essays on Southern history, American literature and archival history. His work on the Dead has appeared in a variety of popular and scholarly periodicals, including All Graceful Instruments: The Contexts of the Grateful Dead Phenomenon (Cambridge Scholars, 2007), Reading the Grateful Dead: A Critical Survey (2012), and the scholarly series Dead Letters, which he edited. He is the founding editor of the peer-reviewed journal Dead Studies, published by the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz, where he serves as Grateful Dead Archivist.


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Win32::ASP - a Module for ASP (PerlScript) Programming
use Win32::ASP;
print "This is a test";
$PageName = GetFormValue('PageName');
if($PageName eq 'Select a page...') {
die "Please go back and select a value from the Pages list";
print "You selected the ", $PageName, " page";
These routines are some I knocked together one day when I was
saying the following: "Why don't my "print" statements output to
the browser?" and "Why doesn't exit and die end my script?". So
I started investigating how I could overload the core functions.
"print" is overloaded via the tie mechanism (thanks to Eryq
(firstname.lastname@example.com), Zero G Inc. for the code which I ripped from
IO::Scalar). You can also get at print using the OO mechanism
with $Win32::ASP::SH->print(). Also added recently was code that
allowed cleanup stuff to be executed when you exit() or die(),
this comes in the form of the `AddDeathHook' function. The
`BinaryWrite' function simply wraps up unicode conversion and
BinaryWrite in one call. Finally I was annoyed that I couldn't
just develop a script using GET and then change to POST for
release because of the difference in how the ASP code handles
the different formats, GetFormValue solves that one.
Installation instructions
Download the file. If you get it from my geocities web site you
will have to rename it (they don't like .pm extensions). Make
sure the file is called ASP.pm
Now move the file into the perl\site\\lib\win32
directory (where is your perl version).
That's it - you're ready to start PerlScripting with ease.
Function Reference
use Win32::ASP qw(:strict);
This allows you to use the ASP module in a "strict" perl
script. Normally under "use strict" PerlScript would
complain that the ASP objects ($Response, $Session etc) were
not initialised: "Global symbol "Response" requires explicit
package name at - line XXX".
To get around this I simply assign and assign back the
variables, and export them into the main namespace.
Note: In order to use this feature you may have to make
changes to the registry. This is at your own risk. If your
computer stops working after you make these changes I am not
responsible. I have made the changes myself and they appear
to work, but please be careful.
Change the following keys:
Write = "$main::Response->write(|);"
WriteBlock = "$main::Response->writeblock(|);"
The change should be just to add the "main::" after the "$"
and before "Response".
Print LIST
Prints a string or comma separated list of strings to the
browser. Use as if you were using print in a CGI
application. Print gets around ASP's limitations of 128k in
a single Response->Write call.
Obsolete - use `print' instead.
NB: `print' calls Print, so you could use either, but print
is more integrated with "the perl way".
DebugPrint LIST
The same as `Print' except the output is between HTML
comments so that you can only see it with "view source".
DebugPrint is not exported so you have to use it as
This function is useful to debug your application. For
example I use it to print out SQL before it is executed.
HTMLPrint LIST
The same as `Print' except the output is taken and encoded
so that any html tags appear as sent, i.e. < becomes <, >
becomes > etc. HTMLPrint is not exported, so use it like
This function is useful for printing output that comes from
a database or a file, where you don't have total control
over the input.
wprint LIST
Obsolete: Use `Print' instead
die LIST
Prints the contents of LIST to the browser and then exits.
`die' automatically calls $Response->End for you, it also
executes any cleanup code you have added with
Exits the current script. $Response->End is called
automatically for you, and any cleanup code added with
`AddDeathHook' is also called.
HTMLEncode LIST
The same as HTMLPrint except the output is not printed but
returned as a scalar instead. HTMLEncode is not exported, so
use it like Win32::ASP::HTMLEncode.
This function is useful to handle output that comes from a
database or a file, where you don't have total control over
the input.
If an array ref is passed it uses the ref, otherwise it
assumes an array of scalars is used. Using a ref makes for
less time spent passing values back and forth, and is the
prefered method.
GetFormValue EXPR [, EXPR]
returns the value passed from a form (or non-form GET
request). Use this method if you want to be able to develop
in GET mode (for ease of debugging) and move to POST mode
for release. The second (optional) parameter is for getting
multiple parameters as in:
In the above GetFormValue("Q", 1) returns "a" and
GetFormValue("Q", 2) returns "b".
GetFormValue will work in an array context too, returning
all the values for a particular parameter. For example with
the above url:
my @AllQs = GetFormValue('Q');
will return an array: @AllQs = ['a', 'b']
GetFormCount EXPR
returns the number of times EXPR appears in the request
(Form or QueryString). Use this value as $i to iterate over
GetFormValue(EXPR, $i).
For example, url is:
And code is:
my $numQs = GetFormCount('Q');
gives $numQs = 2
AddDeathHook LIST
This frightening sounding function allows you to have
cleanup code executed when you `die' or `exit'. For example
you may want to disconnect from your database if there is a
my $Conn = $Server->CreateObject('ADODB.Connection');
$Conn->Open( "DSN=BADEV1;UID=sa;DATABASE=ProjAlloc" );
Win32::ASP::AddDeathHook( sub { $Conn->Close if $Conn; } );
Now when you `die' because of an error, your database
connection will close gracefully, instead of you having
loads of rogue connections that you have to kill by hand, or
restart your database once a day.
Death hooks should be executed on a graceful exit of the
script too, but I've been unable to confirm this. If anyone
has any luck, let me know.
BinaryWrite LIST
Performs the same function as `$Response-'>`BinaryWrite()'
but gets around Perl's lack of unicode support, and the null
padding it uses to get around this.
SetCookie Name, Value [, HASH]
Sets the cookie Name with the value Value. HASH is option,
and contains any of the following optional parameters:
* -expires => A CGI.pm style expires value (see the CGI.pm docs for header() for this).
* -domain => a domain in the style ".matt.com" that the cookie is returned to.
* -path => a path that the cookie is returned to.
* -secure => cookie only gets returned under SSL if this is true.
Win32::ASP::SetCookie("Matt", "Sergeant", ( -expires => "+3h",
-domain => ".matt.com",
-path => "/users/matt",
-secure => 0 ));


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Before I have kids (and before petrol becomes 'too' expensive) I would like to have a sporty car.
So, I have a budget of about £28k.
I am thinking, for that amount of money I can get a Porsche 911 Carrera S on an 05 plate (997).
Any alternatives?
My wife likes the Audi TT. I can get an almost new one for that price but... it's an Audi TT?!
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EMU Maintains High Med School Acceptance Rate
By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record All five of EMU's pre-med students were accepted into medical school for fall 2007. The 100 percent acceptance rate, an EMU release says, is "rare for any school" especially because the national acceptance rate last year was 46 percent. Typically, EMU sends four to nine students each year to med school. The students a ...More


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Recipe of the Week: Tofu and Veggie Stir-Fry
I ? stir fries. They're pretty much the simplest, quickest, and most delish dinner you can whip up on a lazy night (if you're like me … you've got a whole lotta those). You basically grab a container of tofu, whatever veggies you love, and stir 'em up with your fave sauce. Easy? Most def!
What you need:
- 1 package of tofu
- 1 fresh crown of broccoli
- 1 can of baby corn
- 1 bottle of Szechuan sauce (or soy sauce, sweet and sour sauce, whatevs! You can find this in the international section of your grocery store)
- 1/2 cup of oil (for your pan, I use garlic ginger wok oil, but you can use olive oil too)
- 1 large frying pan or wok
- Bean sprouts (optional)
First, drain and cut your tofu into cubes. Wash your broccoli crown and snap off small pieces (see pic above for an example!). Coat your pan with oil and throw your tofu cubes in there until they're slightly brown. Saute them in the oil for a few minutes and then add your broccoli and baby corn. Cover your pan so the broccoli softens and give it about 10 or so minutes to fry—make sure you add enough oil to where everything isn't sticking to the bottom of the pan and that you're stirring and flipping often.
Once you've done that, throw on some of your stir fry sauce, make sure everything in your pan is covered with saucy goodness, and let it fry some more. I usually get impatient and only give this about 5 minutes.
Once everything is all sauced up and cooked, throw your stir-fry onto some brown rice and cover with bean sprouts if you're down with that.


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A 2008 amendment to the Florida Condominium Act should prompt condominium association leaders to evaluate their board structure. Prior to that time, the bylaws could set forth any term for board service that the members desired. The 2008 change mandated one-year terms for all directors. The only exception in the law was to permit two-year staggered terms, provided that two conditions were met.
1. The association's bylaws must authorize two-year staggered terms; and
2. The members of the association have voted to authorize (ratify) continuing with two-year staggered terms.
The required vote, per the statute, is a majority of the entire membership, not simply a majority of those who vote. As silly as it may seem, many associations found that they needed to take a vote of the unit owners to follow their own bylaws. If your community hasn't taken the vote since the law was changed in 2008 your directors should be running for one-year terms.
The statute contains no specific penalty for non-compliance. However, there are at least a few potentially unfavorable outcomes that could arise from not following the law.
First, the board members have a fiduciary duty to the unit owners. This is the highest duty recognized in the law. If the board now has knowledge that the law is being violated, it is my opinion that fiduciary duty requires that the error be corrected. Although personal liability may be difficult to ascribe in this situation, there is certainly potential for a breach of fiduciary duty claim.
Second, any unit owner who wants the association to follow the law could file for arbitration with the state condominium agency. If the owner wins, and if they had used an attorney in the case, the association would have to pay the owner's attorney's fees.
In the worst case scenario, there is also potential that someone could challenge the validity of all association actions for having an "illegal board", which would be a messy matter at best.
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I was going to post this prayer for "unknown" for her wedding anniversary...so I will simply post it for all those who are married... Lord Jesus Christ, by Your presence You blessed the wedding in Cana & showed us that You are the true priest of mystical & pure marriage. We thank You for the day on which, by Your heavenly blessing, You joined this man & woman in the sacrament of marriage. Lord, continue to bless & enrich their marriage in love, companionship, mutual support, oneness of heart & progress in faith & life. Protect their Holy wedlock from sin, evil & danger. Nurture between them the spirit of understanding, the spirit of forgiveness & the spirit of peace, that no resentment, quarrel or other problem may cause them to stumble & fall. Grant them to see their own faults & not to judge each other. Keep their bond of love always new. Gladden their lives with the joys of marriage, that with one heart they may praise & glorify You. Amen.
Something strange is going on with Thursday's Marriage page...not sure why my original post on the top from yesterday showed up 3 times. Looks like that post was copied & pasted again 2 times...??
Rebecca, is there a problem with the forum . . . is it going away or is there a technical glitch?
Lisa, there's no problem, I don't think. I've been out of town and it seems it might have slipped someone's mind to open Coffee Talk on certain days of my absence. Back now :)
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Personality disorders begin in early adulthood, at the latest. Some of these tendencies may have first become noticeable during your childhood. They also occur across a range of social and personal situations. They may either cause you to have trouble functioning well in a job, socially or in other areas of life. However, you may do reasonably well in your job if you mostly work alone.
If you have schizoid personality disorder, you may not know how to form friendships, or you may feel too anxious around other people to try, so you simply give up and turn inward.
Schizoid personality disorder is considered part of the schizophrenic spectrum of disorders, which includes schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia. These conditions all have similar symptoms, such as a severely limited ability to make social connections along with a lack of emotional expression.
However, unlike schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia, people with schizoid personality disorder:
Another way of understanding personality disorders has been to group them into classes. Schizoid personality disorder, along with schizotypal and paranoid personality disorders, are grouped together as Class A personality disorders. Class A disorders refer to odd or eccentric behaviors. They differ from Class B — dramatic and emotional behaviors — and Class C — anxious and fearful behaviors.
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Winners of four of its last five overall, and its last three road games, the Idaho women's basketball team aims to keep the winning going when it clashes with equally-hot UTSA in Western Athletic Conference play on Saturday at 4 p.m. (PT).
Both teams enter with 5-3 WAC records, and are tied with Louisiana Tech for third place in the conference near the mid-point of the WAC season. UTSA is 11-8 overall and has won its last four games, while Idaho is 8-11 on the season and 3-0 in WAC road games.
Coming off wins over UT Arlington and Texas State, Idaho will try for three straight wins for the first time this season. The Vandals got a 14-point, 17-rebound effort from junior Alyssa Charlston in their win over Texas State on Thursday, when five different Idaho players scored in double figures, and a sixth finished just short, with nine points.
UTSA has started 13 different players this season, but none of them average double figures in scoring. The Roadrunners are led by 9.9 points per game from Kamra King. UTSA prefers to slow things down, as the Roadrunners and their opponents both average less than 60 points per game. Idaho and its opponents, meanwhile, both average more than 65 points per game, and the Vandals are 5-0 when holding opponents to 60 points or less this season.
In the only previous meeting between the two teams, Idaho won 68-67 in San Antonio in December of 1984. UTSA nearly became the first team to beat Idaho that season, as the Vandals entered the game with an 8-0 record, and finished the year 28-2.
Fans on the Palouse can catch the action on KMAX 840 AM, or online with live stats and a live video stream at www.GoVandals.com.
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First chartered in 2004 as the Linux Foundation Accessibility Workgroup (LFA), the Open Accessibility (A11y) Group functions today within the Linux Foundation to establish free and open standards that enable comprehensive universal access to various computing platforms, applications, and services. Open A11y makes it easier for developers, ISVs, and distributions to support assistive technologies (AT). Assistive technologies enable individuals to make full use of computer-based technology despite variability in physical or sensory abilities due to illness, aging or disability.
AT enables individuals who are blind or visually impaired to read online text, for example, and provides the means for individuals who do not have the use of their arms and hands to write and correspond. AT also enable individuals who cannot speak or hear to participate on the telephony interfaces of today -- and will support their participation on the multimodal computer interfaces of tomorrow.
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Draft 1a: Navigability Use Cases (Pete Brunet, author)
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Draft 1: Magnification Use Cases (Neil Soiffer, author)
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The world of generalized content markup (such as HTML) is complimented by
markup specifications that facilitate more semantically precise content markup
in particular knowledge domains (such as MathML in the domain of mathematics).
Similarly, users who rely on assistive technologies (AT) require content
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"I got a phone call this morning, and I said to (General Manager) Mickey (Loomis) that something good was happening," Vitt said after Payton was reinstated. "Of course, Sean hadn't called me in the last year." Before Vitt could get his old friend on the phone, Loomis got a call from Saints owner Tom Benson, who informed him that Goodell reinstated Payton after a meeting Monday in New York City. Payton was scheduled to be reinstated on Feb. 4, the day after Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Goodell said last month he might let Payton come back early, which he did Tuesday morning. Payton is expected to join Loomis, his coaching staff and other members of the team's personnel department in Mobile on Wednesday as Senior Bowl workouts continue. Payton missed the entire 2012 season for misleading league investigators looking into a bounty scheme that Goodell said targeted opposing players with the intent of knocking them out of games. Goodell said the investigation showed players put money into and received cash rewards from a bounty pool administered by former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. According to the statement, "Payton acknowledged in the meeting his responsibility for the actions of his coaching staff and players and pledged to uphold the highest standards of the NFL and ensure that his staff and players do so as well." "Sean fully complied with all the requirements imposed on him during his suspension," Goodell said in the statement. "More important, it is clear that Sean understands and accepts his responsibilities as a head coach and the vital role that coaches play in promoting player safety and setting an example for how the game should be played at all levels. "We are committed to delivering football that fans love and the safety players deserve. Coach Payton agrees, and I look forward to working with him going forward to do that." Payton, who signed a five-year contract extension earlier this month, began serving his suspension April 16 and missed the Saints' 7-9 season. Loomis and Vitt, the Saints' assistant head coach/linebackers coach, were also suspended for eight and six games, respectively, for not putting an end to the performance pool and/or misleading investigators. Vitt, who served as interim coach before and after his six-game suspension at the start of the season, has vigorously denied that a bounty program aimed at harming opponents existed and that money put into a pool was distributed for big defensive plays and hard, legal hits. Williams, who was hired last January by the St. Louis Rams before the bounty scandal broke, was suspended indefinitely and remains banned from coaching in the NFL. Four Saints — including linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith — were also suspended, although retired NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue last month vacated their penalties handed down by Goodell. In a statement released by the Saints, Payton said he was thankful to Goodell for reinstating him and reiterated what he said last March: that he and Loomis were responsible for all aspects of the football operations. "I clearly recognize that mistakes were made, which led to league violations," Payton said. "Furthermore, I have assured the commissioner a more diligent protocol will be followed. "Lastly, I feel we have learned from our mistakes and are ready to move forward. I want to thank our owner, Mr. Benson, and all of our great fans for the overwhelming support throughout this past year. I am excited to be back as head coach of the New Orleans Saints." After watching the first Senior Bowl practice Monday, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo talked about how he looked forward to getting Payton back soon. What Spagnuolo didn't know was how soon. "Obviously, a year ago, when I was blessed enough to be offered this job, one of the mains reasons was because it was Sean Payton," Spagnuolo said Tuesday. "Unfortunately, we didn't have this whole year, but I'm really looking forward to it. "I'm sure that I'm saying on everybody's behalf that we're pretty excited. It's going to be really good." Defensive line coach Bill Johnson agreed. "I think he'll bring back a lot of the energy that we lost," he said. "Plus, it's right. Sean's a difference-maker, and heck, why would you not want him back?" Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton said having Payton back is great news. "It's an awesome way to start the season in 2013," Lofton said. "It's going to be amazing to have him back. Now we don't have anything to worry about." Loomis said Payton will hit the ground running. "Obviously, we have been anticipating his reinstatement and return, so the fact that it's early was great," Loomis said. "We want to get back to business as usual. We want to put 2012 behind us and look forward to 2013. This will be the start. "Sean is a great coach, a successful head coach, and a great offensive mind," he said. "So we look forward to having him back." Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe