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Who speaks for the patient if nobody with authority for legal change listens when the patient speaks alone? How do consumers 'handle' accusations of scientific fraud when it comes to vaccine whistle-blowers? Do most people assume or speculate that the spread of disease actually boosts vaccine sales? Epidemics are a "marketing tool" to create demand for a profitable product that people can be convinced to purchase over and over again, year after year, whether it works or not.
After all, each year the news is relatively silent during the shopping season between Halloween and New Year's Day about seasonal illnesses and the vaccines you're told to get, and suddenly, as soon as the holiday decorations come down, the newspapers and TV news channels are flooded with the latest news on flu deaths, pneumonia cases, spreading illnesses, and urging to get vaccinated. But why all the silence during the holiday season followed by a flood of media urgings to get vaccinated? But little news of whistle-blowers?
You may wish to check out the November 11, 2013 Natural News article, "Merck falsified its mumps vaccine efficacy results, say former employees." The article's sub heading reads, "Vaccine fraud exposed: Measles and mumps making a huge comeback because vaccines are designed to fail, say Merck virologists."
Then you can check out a vaccine-whistle-blower-related lawsuit PDF file online, "VIOLATIONS OF Plaintiffs, THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT v, Metcl:c." It's a link at the November 11, 2013 Natural News article, "Merck falsified its mumps vaccine efficacy results, say former employees."
What the former Merck virologists said about its mumps vaccine, according to Natural News
Merck knowingly falsified its mumps vaccine test results to fabricate a "95% efficacy rate" say former Merck virologists Stephen Krahling and Joan Wlochowski in their shocking False Claims Act document. The author of that article, Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, Editor of NaturalNews.com wrote last year, "
In order to do this, Merck spiked the blood test with animal antibodies in order to artificially inflate the appearance of immune system antibodies." You can check out the article, "Vaccine fraud exposed: Measles and mumps making a huge comeback because vaccines are designed to fail, say Merck virologists."
Another recent study on whistle-blowers defines what happens when a whistle-blower's identity is disclosed
In another recent study on whistle-blowers, researchers define when disclosing a whistle-blower's identity, like in an email, becomes retaliation. Under the law, whistle-blowers are supposed to be protected from direct reprisals on the job, including discrimination. What if any given individual or group of whistle-blowers and their actions become the subject of a widely distributed email? Is that a form of retaliation? You may wish to check out a January 7, 2013 news release, "Study defines when disclosing a whistle-blower's identity, like in an email, becomes retaliation."
Two professors at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business set out to answer that question and determine when public disclosure of the whistle-blower's identity -- like in an email -- is sufficient to support such a claim, in a paper, published in March 2013 in the North Carolina Law Review. You can check out the study or its abstract, "North Carolina Law Review | Retaliatory Disclosure: When Identifying the Complainant Is an Adverse Action."
"When someone makes a complaint of discrimination that's covered by federal anti-discrimination laws, you're automatically cloaked in protection from retaliatory actions that could come in response," said Jamie Prenkert, associate professor of business law at the Indiana University (IU) Kelley School of Business Bloomington and the study's lead author. "But what can be retaliatory is a broad-ranging continuum of actions that the courts don't specifically define."
Publicly identified as a complainant: The whistle-blower
Prenkert, who also is a Weimer Faculty Fellow, noted that simply the possibility of being publicly identified as a complainant is enough to discourage someone from becoming a whistle-blower. But Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, existing case law and EEOC regulatory documents provide little guidance on the use of email and similar, immediate forms of communication.
"It doesn't even provide a framework for how to consider these issues," he said, according to the January 7, 2013 news release, Study defines when disclosing a whistle-blower's identity, like in an email, becomes retaliation. "To the extent that they've come up, the courts have been inconsistent and not made these determinations in a coherent way. The outcomes are fairly consistent, but the reasoning is not consistent, which is always a problem in the law."
Courts inclined to stop retaliation against whistle-blowers
The courts have been inclined to put a stop to retaliation so that employees who blow the whistle on discriminatory practices are not threatened or prevented from doing so, said Julie Manning Magid, associate professor of business law at the IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis.
"There's a lot of research about whistle-blowers -- why people blow the whistle, what influences them -- and anonymity is one reason to decide to blow the whistle," Magid said, according to the news release. Allison Fetter-Harrott, an assistant professor of political science at Franklin College, also was a co-author on the study. In their paper, the professors discuss social science literature and analogous cases regarding when parties to litigation can remain anonymous to come up with a framework for defining retaliatory disclosure.
Also at the heart of their paper was a 2007 case involving Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic institution in North Carolina, and eight of its faculty members. When Belmont Abbey College chose to exclude contraceptives from its employee health care coverage, the faculty members filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming religious and gender discrimination. The college's president reacted by sending a mass email to faculty, students and staff detailing the complaint and identifying the faculty members, which resulted in an additional EEOC complaint against the college of retaliation.
In July 2009, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe Belmont Abbey had discriminated against the charging parties based on gender but found "no cause" supporting the religious discrimination charge. Separately, the EEOC indicated that the president's email constituted cause to find retaliation and was "intended to produce a 'chilling effect' on the campus and to create an environment where faculty and staff would hesitate before filing complaints against the college."
"Belmont Abbey did not discriminate against its employees based on religion, as the EEOC determined, despite outrage among many that might suggest otherwise," the professors wrote. "However, in publicly disclosing the names of the eight faculty members who sought to utilize the process established for asserting employee rights against discrimination, the college may have sought to discourage other employees from taking similar actions, the news release explained. "The facts of Belmont Abbey demonstrate a doctrinal gap in the competing interests of employers and employees."
While public disclosures can discourage employees from exercising rights established under Title VII, the authors also noted the need for a balance that includes the interests of employers in appropriate disclosures
"We recommend a standard for retaliatory disclosure that considers disclosure an adverse action unless a 'need to know' defense exists," they said, according to the news release. The authors noted that disclosure of very personal information, such as an employee's allegation of sexual harassment, may be retaliatory, as well as when the disclosure will directly lead to threats and punitive actions from co-workers or the community. An employee's vulnerability within an organization also should be a factor.
The form and tone of the disclosure is another consideration
Unlike in the Belmont Abbey case, sometimes word may get out inadvertently, because one of the parties involved does not keep the matter confidential. The paper, which was chosen as the best paper of 2012 by the Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, noted that companies do maintain a right to disclose that there are employee complaints in order to report the matter to shareholders or expose a perceived injustice.
"It was an interesting case," Magid said, according to the news release. "We've adopted what we hope to be a balanced approach in order to understand the employer's interest in furthering their ability for communication, transparency and work-related issues while recognizing an employee's legal rights. It really has important implications, and I'm glad we were able to present a new way of approaching it."
Who speaks for the patient: The whistle-blowers? And who with the authority to make changes listens?
According to two whistle blowing former Merck virologists who filed a 2010 Federal False Claims Act complaint two years ago in 2010 when the Act first passed, as of June 28, 2012, the scientist's complaint at last has been unsealed. The complaint reports that the corporate pharmaceutical vaccine manufacturer, Merck allegedly "knowingly falsified its mumps vaccine test data, spiked blood samples with animal antibodies, and sold a vaccine that actually promoted mumps and measles outbreaks."
The complaint accuses Merck of allegedly ripping off governments and consumers who bought the vaccine thinking it was "95% effective, according to the June 28, 2012 Natural News article, "Merck vaccine fraud exposed by two Merck virologists; company faked mumps vaccine efficacy results for over a decade, says lawsuit," by Mike Adams. Also check out yesterday's June 27, 2012 Forbes article, "Merck Whistleblower Suit A Boon to Vaccine Foes Even As It Stresses Importance of Vaccines."
Of course Merck denies all alleged accusations to today's breaking news report. Readers may want to know about a study published in 1998 in the medical journal Lancet by Dr. Andrew Wakefield that reported a link between the MMR vaccine and the incidence of autism in children.
There are two sides to the vaccine debate. Today you have breaking news focused on the sudden unsealing of a whistleblower suit against Merck, filed back in 2010 by two former employees accusing the drug maker of overstating the effectiveness of its mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine. What's a fresh new angle on the news is that another company, Chatom Primary Care, also is suing Merck for monopolization of the vaccine industry at the same time as the whistleblowing scientists allegedly are accusing Merck of falsifying its mumps vaccine test results to fabricate a "95% efficacy rate."
In the June 28, 2012 article by Natural News, readers are referred to the False Claims Act document site which contains a PDF file article, "Merck False Claims Act." NaturalNews is continuing to investigate further news about Merck and the vaccine industry
Locally, in the past two years Sacramento, San Francisco, and Berkeley, CA have experienced growing mumps outbreaks, including a mumps outbreak on the UC Berkeley campus, among Sacramento children, and on several San Francisco college campuses. But what happens when the vaccine doesn't work, as court claims have recently been made?
Check out the news reports, Mumps Outbreak Reported On Cal Campus « CBS San Francisco, Mumps outbreak may be spreading to L.A. - latimes.com, and UC Berkeley hit by mumps, students receive vaccinations - Los Angeles Times.
Courthouse news reports that the virologists complained Merck allegedly spiked the vaccine with animal antibodies
Adams reports in the June 28, 2012 Natural News article that virologists Stephen Krahling and Joan Wlochowski, who formerly worked for Merck, blew the whistle and revealed how Merck knowingly falsified its mumps vaccine test results to fabricate a "95% efficacy rate." How the alleged falsification happened, according to the virologists, focused on Merck allegedly spiking the blood test with animal antibodies.
Those animal antibodies artificially inflated the appearance of immune system antibodies. You can read the original case which is reported in Courthouse News. Merck, of course, denies it ever happened.
The main point that the virologists emphasize of this alleged accusation is that the laboratory antibodies never corresponded to real life situations such as the way viruses 'neutralize' in people getting vaccinated. Read the virologist's complaint filed in Court House News.
The Court House News also reports that Merck's scientists added antibodies to blood samples. This alleged faking of data produced results showing more favorable test results. The alleged problem is that human immune systems don't produce those types of antibodies.
The news report by Adams revealed that Merck used the falsified trial results to (the article actually uses the word 'swindle' and report to the U.S. government the results. The measurable result of the incident meant that the U.S. government spent "hundreds of millions of dollars for a vaccine that does not provide adequate immunization."
Did the alleged fraud contribute to outbreaks of mumps across the USA between 2010 and the present?
Then Adam's article reports that Merck's vaccine fraud has actually contributed to the continuation of mumps across America, causing more children to become infected with mumps. The issue with this conclusion when examined is that consumers are going to believe that outbreaks are caused by contaminated and/or problematic vaccines.
Years ago, you heard in mainstream and niche health media about the monkey virus found in polio vaccine during the late 1950s. Now in 2012 it's the mumps vaccine that's allegedly problematic and/or contaminated causing more cases of mumps.
The average consumer is more likely to conclude that vaccines keep outbreaks happening in order to make more money. If a disease is entirely wiped out such as smallpox was in the 1940s, then nobody's going to buy the vaccine for a particular disease anymore, and a company can't make money unless a new outbreak appears of other diseases or old diseases come back again.
Is one company trying to allegedly monopolize the vaccine market?
Whether this idea is urban myth or real, it's only known by virologists who develop the vaccines. On one hand you have Merck claiming 95% effectiveness of it's vaccines. The company, after all makes a living developing vaccines that work. On the other hand, consumers may be saying that one company is trying to monopolize the vaccine market so there will be fewer competing companies.
According to the former Merck virologists, the alleged 'fraud' began in the late 1990s. The virologists report that tests were falsified. But before any scientists can allegedly point a finger at Merk, it has to be proven that testing of Merck's vaccine was never done against "real-world" mumps viruses in the wild. You can read the court case report to see whether in a court of law any test results were actually proven to be falsified to achieve the desired outcome.
Senior management testified they were never aware of what the tests revealed
On the other hand, Merk's senior management were never aware of what the tests revealed and had no idea about the alleged fraud accusation. The Adams article reported that it was the Merck scientists who knew about the testing and data and whether or not anything was falsified.
The motive, according to Adam's article notes that Merck allegedly inflated the vaccine's test results. The source for the June 28, 2012 Natural News article is court documents. You can check out the court documents yourself at the Court House News site.
The 2010 False Claims Act is a federal consumer protection law
Federal contractors are not allowed by law to defraud governmental programs. Consumer protection laws exist at the federal level. Consumers need to know what the 2010 False Claims Act reports about liability for specific claims and acts, persons, and companies that defraud governmental programs.
Check out the sites, False Claims Act Cases - Department of JusticeTAF- Federal False Claims Act. The Act is about liability. The False Claims Act, also known as 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733, is sometimes referred to as the Lincoln Law. The Act is an American federal law that imposes liability on persons and companies (typically federal contractors) who defraud governmental programs.
There's also another law suit filed against Merck by Chatom Primary Care, which is mentioned at the Natural News site. Check out the article, "Chatom Primary Care sues Merck for Sherman Act monopolization, breach of warranty, violation of consumer protection laws." Check out the original article on the Chatom Lawsuit against Merck.
What the Qui Tam provision covers
You can file actions on behalf of the government as a whistleblower even if you're not working for the government or affiliated with the goverenment. Also called the whistleblower law, the 2010 False Claims Act is a law that includes a "qui tam" provision that allows people who are not affiliated with the government to file actions on behalf of the government (informally called "whistleblowing").
Persons filing under the 2010 False Claims Act stand to receive a portion (usually about 15–25 percent) of any recovered damages. Readers need to be aware that claims can affect both sides, and usually it's about following the money.
You can check out the Fraud Statistics Overview
Claims under the law have typically involved health care, military, or other government spending programs. The government has recovered nearly $22 billion under the False Claims Act between 1987 (after the significant 1986 amendments) and 2008, according to the Fraud Statistics Overview 1986-2008 website. Comprehensive information regarding FCA statistics may be found at the False Claims Act Legal Center site. Check out the "One Click Statistics Sheet."
The site shows a simple one-page presentation of official Department of Justice False Claims Statistics for the years 1987-2011. To see the statistics for false claims from the Dept. of Justice, click here. But this table doesn't include recoveries to the states in Medicaid cases. You can also see the Department of Justice False Claims Statistics including information regarding recoveries in individual cases for thoses years.
There's also a site you can check out to see a discussion of GSA Best Price Qui Tam claims, in which government contractors violate the False Claims Act by failing to give the Government the "best price" they charge private sector purchasers, according to the False Claims Act - Wikipedia, website explaining the 2010 False Claims Act.
To know both sides of the issue, Merck has denied all allegations. You really need to hear or read both sides of the issue to know all the facts and evidence, since the senior executives at Merck testified that they did not know of any alleged fraud going on in the company.
The conclusion will come with validated evidence and weighing both sides of the issue, hearing fairly and equally from both sides. This is a case that is not relative to opinions, just to the facts presented as evidence and to the credibility of the evidence. In the meantime, whistleblowers do have legal recourse if they have reliable evidence.
NaturalNews derived its data from CourthouseNews.com that covered the alleged Merck information about the complaint of the two whistle blower scientists. Check out the original article at CourthouseNews.com. You may wish to check out other information sources such as: Chatom Lawsuit against Merck, Natural News article: 2010 False Claims Act against Merck, by two Merck virologists, Forbes article: Merck Whistleblower Suit A Boon to Vaccine Foes Even As It Stresses Importance of Vaccines, Natural News. On another note, there's the issue of whistle-blowers who allegedly blow the whistle on their government bosses.
Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is being sued for keeping tabs on its employee's email?
Check out the January 29, 2012 Washington Post article by Ellen Nakashima and Lisa Rein, "FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail." Six researchers say they were fired after being harassed because they warned Congress that the FDA was approving risky medical devices. These doctors and scientists wanted to protect millions of patients from potential harm. They should be called heroes.
Did the FDA's employees actually think their email at work on government computers would remain private? After all, the startup screen on FDA computers warns employees, "you have no reasonable expectation of privacy," including any communication accessed or sent from the machine. It's nothing new. They saw this message for at least the past two years.
The law firm suing the FDA represents whistleblowers on behalf of the National Whistleblower Center, as part of the lawsuit against the agency. This specific message has appeared since at least December 2010. The screenshot and other materials were compiled by Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP, the law firm representing the whistleblowers. Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto is a leading American whistleblower protection law firm based in Washington DC.
What happened as a result of the whistleblowing is that the FDA continued to monitor the personal e-mail of several of its own scientists and doctors. The doctors warned Congress about the FDA because the FDA was approving or about to approve medical devices that those doctors and scientists believed posed unacceptable risks to patients, government documents show.
Should the doctors have tried to protect the public from harmful products? Did the FDA agree the products were defective?
Those six doctors and scientists complained. The result of their 'whistleblowing' then contributed to the harassment or dismissal of all six of the FDA employees, the suit alleges. All had worked in an office responsible for reviewing devices for cancer screening and other purposes, according to the Washington Post article, "FDA staffers sue agency over surveillance of personal e-mail."
Read the article for the details about these whistleblower complaints. See copies of the e-mails. Of course the FDA was listening and and photographed electronic snapshots of the computer desktops of those FDA employees. The FDA then reviewed the documents the doctors and scientists saved on the hard drives of their government computers.
The doctors and scientists have a duty to protect the public from any product, device, or pill that is defective. Did the scientists and doctors share information without permission? No. Protecting the public from gadgets and devices isn't a crime.
FDA doctors and scientists do have a right to complain to Congress or journalists. Who else can they complain to? If they complain to the general consumer, the shopper or patient as an average person with no authority or power to make changes isn't going to do much other than go to the media. But at least Congress can take some action in their voting power.
Is the mission of the FDA undermined by whistleblowers?
Check out the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Any time a doctor or scientist working for the FDA finds problems when reviewing devices for cancer screening or other situations such as a device giving off too much radiation per patient, they have a duty to protect the public from harm.
That's what a doctor's oath is about--first do no harm. Who comes first, the patient or the FDA? Do some doctors and scientists have to choose between getting fired if they complain to Congress (whistleblowing) or protecting millions patients? Is the problem about going over the head of the FDA to Congress?
Is it about ego in government? Or is it more about protecting the public from defective gadgets that were about to be approved unless somebody did some whistleblowing to a higher power in government. What other higher powers are there to complain to on the globe?
The problem focused in part on the doctors complaints about the FDA being on the verge of approving at least a dozen devices that posed risks to millions of patients--radiological devices, for example. So the doctors went to Congress, the White House, and the HHS inspector general. Should the doctors and scientists be fired or punished for looking out for the safety of the public?
Do they have the right to sue the FDA when coming across, for example, a device that falsely diagnosed bone loss? What about that device that created a risk of causing cancer in healthy people because it was defective?
It's time the public learned about those devices and the doctors who fought to protect the public
Or what about the gadget made for colon cancer screening that had such high doses of radiation that they raised the risk of cancer in healthy people? Would you be a whistleblower if you worked for the FDA and found questionable devices about the be approved? Read the Washington Post article and find out all the details. There's no reason why these six researchers who worked for the FDA should have been harassed or fired.
Who speaks for the average patient if not doctors and scientists hired to look at products or evaluate them for the FDA before approval? And is Congress the only source of help these professionals could go to as whistleblowers?
After all, you can sue any given corporation, but it's a lot harder to sue the government without getting fired or harassed, especially when government jobs usually are thought to be lots more secure than jobs in private industry. What course of action do you think the doctors and scientists could have had when they saw something not working right?
War on whistle-blowers documentary film
The War on Whistleblowers is a new documentary film that shows how much 'trouble' the whistleblowers can fall into by telling the truth about issues, problems, or corruption in their place of work or what they witnessed. Check out the trailer of the film on YouTube. The sub-title of the film is "Free Press and the National Security State."
The new film is directed by Robert Greenwald. What the documentary emphasizes is how four whistleblowers nearly had their lives ruined because they had the 'nerve' to inform the media and to "go to press" carrying validated evidence of government wrongdoing.
You can obtain a free copy of the DVD if you agree to throw a party or meeting of your neighbors, friends, or relatives and take a photo of the showing of the documentary in your home. Or you can make a donation of any amount at the website. For more information, read the PDF article "Action Guide" from the Project on Government Oversight.
Have you heard about the 2012 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act? It addresses various loopholes in the original Whistleblower Protection Act. Check out the biographies of the whistleblowers and the experts at the website of the documentary film, The War on Whistleblowers. If you click on the icon there to get a free DVD, you can see the documentary and send the DVD on to your friends.
The whistleblowers in the documentary include the following, Michael DeKort, Whistleblower, Project Manager, Daniel Ellsberg, Whistleblower, Former Official of the State and Defense Departments, Daniel Ellsberg, Whistleblower, Former Official of the State and Defense Departments, Thomas Drake, Whistleblower, Former Senior Executive of the National Security Agency, Franz Gayl, Whistleblower, Deputy Branch Head for the Space and Information Operations Integration Branch, Thomas Tamm, Whistleblower, Criminal Defense Litigation Attorney.
Check out the information on the website about the experts in the film, such as Steven Aftergood, Director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists, and the journalists connected with the film. The experts also include Tom Devine Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project Danielle Brian, Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project, Ben Freeman, National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight, William Hartung, Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, J. William Leonard, Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, Jesselyn Radack, Director of National Security and Human Rights at the Government Accountability Project, Pete Sepp, Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union, Pierre Sprey, Weapons Designer and Analyst, and Winslow T. Wheeler, Director of the Straus Military Reform Project of the Project on Government Oversight .
Also check out the biographies of the journalists. You can click on the names of each journalist for more information. Journalists listed work at the New York Times, Michael Isikoff, National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News, the New York Post, the Guardian, USA Today, and the New Yorker. Journalists listed also include Lucy Dalglish, Dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, journalist Seymour Hersh, Jane Mayer, staff writer, The New Yorker. When you click on the journalists icon at the website, you can click on links to more information about each of the journalist's biographies. Examples include Bill Keller and Eric Lipton, who write for the NY Times and Dana Priest, investigative reporter for the Washington Post.
Check out the biographies of the experts, journalists, whistleblowers, and producers
The list of experts and journalists and their biographies listed on the website links is outstanding. Then there's also the biographies of the production team. Click on production to read about the producers. For example, Jeff Cole is the executive producer for "War on Whistleblowers: National Security State and the Free Press." Previously he was the Executive Producer for Brave New Foundation's critically claimed "Koch Brothers Exposed." Before joining BNF he was a producer, director and writer for "Modern Marvels" on the History Channel, a Show Producer for NBC's "The Apprentice" and West Coast Bureau Chief/Senior Producer for the nationally syndicated program "Inside Edition."
Natalie Kottke is the Co-Producer for Brave New Foundation's documentaries, War Costs and Koch Brothers Exposed. She's produced for E! Networks, CBS, and worked in books, crafting the skill of ghostwriting as Associate Editor for New York Times best-selling author, Linda Sivertsen and her agency, Book Mamma.
Jim Miller is the producer of the documentary film, "The War on Whistleblowers." For the past seven years, Jim has been the Executive Director for Brave New Foundation. He joined the company when the Foundation was initially formed by putting together the coalition of over 100 groups (including Amnesty International, MoveOn, True Majority, and Voters For Peace) to push our unique system of distribution and house screenings for Iraq For Sale. Jim produced the documentary Koch Brothers Exposed.
His film experience began 25 years ago working on the film Bull Durham and includes being the Director of Development for The Shooting Gallery, an independent film company which produced 'Sling Blade' and 'You Can Count on Me', and Head of Acquisitions for Cinema Park Distribution. Immediately prior the BNF, Jim produced four star-studded 'Les Girls' charity benefits for the National Breast Cancer Coalition.
If you want a free DVD, click on the War on Whistleblowers free DVD site.
You'll see a link there where you can click on the "I want it free" part, or you can make a donation of any amount you want, should you want to make a donation, but you are not required to make a donation for the free DVD, the website reads. It's your choice.
You can read the biographies of the producers, experts, and journalists, and see whether your political and cultural values agree with theirs, what type of whistleblowing was done, and how you can help by sharing the DVD. The site suggests having a gathering in your home showing the DVD to a group of people, taking a photo of the crowd viewing the DVD, and sending (or emailing) the photo to the website's email address, should you want to share in the privacy of your home by opening your home to many to offer entertainment with your friends and stir up those public emotions.
Perhaps you'd want to view the documentary in private if you enjoy the serenity of meditation and relaxation complemented with thinking about whistleblowing as motivational observation?
Perhaps introverts would prefer to view the DVD alone so as to reflect and think how to be of help without involving the loudness of the crowd as in speak softly and write, photograph, or film suggested in depth problem-solving approaches to thinking outside the box (and away from the cacaphony of theatrics seen in numerous viewers when in public.)
Basically, this leaves out introverts who really want to watch documentaries alone, especially those married to someone who has an opposite point of view and doesn't want to start a controversial conversation, for example, a multigenerational family with several differing outlooks and opinions. But, if you're a home-based senior who really never gets out to meet people due to low mobility and lack of transportation, you still might enjoy viewing it yourself and thinking about whistleblowers. Is there something you want to blow a whistle about in your neck of the woods?
If you see something really is wrong, speak up
People may be scared of the war on whistleblowers. They'd like to whistleblow, but are frightened into silence by the spectre of a war on their careers where the threat of poverty and its consequences looms in their images of "what if" worry, rising cortisol levels, or merely thinking about being reprimanded in their careers. A number of people will be afraid of the consequences of breaking silence, particularly those who are used to living in an environment where keeping silent meant keeping serenity. And others focused on individualism and creativity may feel it's their duty to speak up and 'whistleblow' to make the world kinder, gentler, and safer for all of us.
Whatever your preferences, the documentary is an eye-opener for you to get a handle on what whisteblowing and investigative reporting is about. Perhaps you'd like to be an investigative reporter or documentary producer who observes whistleblowers and their outcomes. Or maybe you have something to whistleblow. Should this film be called the war on whistleblowers?
After you view it, think about that consequence of what happens to people who do whistle-blow regarding their jobs, reputations, serenity, and how those who were helped by whistle-blowers speaking out for the truth can be upheld by the communities they helped. We are all problem-solvers.


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YouTube and Viral Marketing
YouTube captures the marketer's imagination: a huge number of eyeballs, a perfect medium for communicating messages of any length, and a user base that is nanoseconds away from your store. But how do we get them to voluntarily watch a commercial?
While The Times may be a bit late to acknowledge the full effect of search engines, blogs and social media on their business model, they're happy to ask their readers to help them catch up.

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We've lined up some great content for the fans...
Monday is the Pat Catello show
Tuesday is being negotiated
Wednesday is a show featuring a woman's viewpoint AND Curt from Phins.com
Thursday is the Big Papa Pump and Phinatic show
Friday is the Bitchin Dave and Shed Dawg Mike show
Saturday is still open (but we're looking for a great show)
Sunday is game coverage from the guys and Phinfever.
Anyway, except for Sunday's game shows, they all air at around 8pm ET, and are live call-in shows.
We hope you stop over for a listen. There's lots of good stuff we hope you'll enjoy!
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2013-01-03 / Columns
Library could use some monetary help
We hope all of you had a warm Christmas, fun in the snow, and a Happy New Year. At the library, the start of a new year means a new budget for operating expenses. Unlike Santa, it's looking pretty slim.
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PROOFF designs intimate dialogue for public space.
The PROOFF collection was first introduced as an innovative furniture brand in 2006 adopting the 'the EarChair' of Jurgen Bey as the #001 product. At Interieur 2008 PROOFF #002, the WorkSofa, designed by Studio Makkink & Bey (NL) was also introduced. The Work Sofa is a flexible piece of furniture that empowers users to sit in whichever way they see fit.
And, the story continues.
During Interieur 2010 three new products will be introduced and shown for the very first time. Studio Axia (BE) designed PROOFF #003 the PhoneBox. This small booth supplies a private and sound-insulating space for people to use their mobile phones in the public space. They also developed PROOFF #004 the Niche, a comfortable sound absorbing sofa with high panels and a cover for private meetings — an oasis of quiet within a private and secure place amidst the busyness of public areas.
PROOFF #005: SitTable by UNStudio
At Interieur 2010 we are proud to present PROOFF #005, the SitTable, designed by UN Studio, Mr. Ben van Berkel (NL). This mixture of table space and seating has been coined as: 'the longest table for all cultures'. Eventually, it has evolved into a furniture object suitable for everyone, designed to adapt to many different areas and spatial situations. The SitTable is a perfect example of how multiple activities can be brought together in one functional furniture piece, not defining or dictating its use in the first instance, but allowing users the freedom to discover the possibilities along the way.


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DCI Named Category Colonel for Second Year
A slice above the rest: DCI Cheese Company named R&FF Retailer winner of "2008 Category Colonel Award" for specialty cheese for the second year
RICHFIELD, Wis., July 30, 2008 – Another year of innovation and dedication results in a "big cheese" honor from the retail trade. DCI Cheese Company, the premier supplier of American-made and imported specialty cheeses throughout the U.S., has been named 2008 Category Colonel for Specialty Cheese by R&FF Retailer magazine. This is the second consecutive win for DCI Cheese Company in this category, having been awarded the same honor in 2007.
As part of its 2008 Search for Excellence in Branded Partnership Programs, R&FF Retailer selected DCI as the category winner based on votes from hundreds of retail executives from across the country. A confidential vote was conducted over a period of three months, with the ballot posted at the R&FF Retailer website and emailed to retailers nationwide.
"We are thrilled to name DCI Cheese Company as the best in specialty cheese for the second year running," said Warren Thayer, Editorial Director at R&FF Retailer. "This is truly a salute from the industry and an illustration of the appreciation that the retailers have for DCI and their entire team."
Retail executives selected their best suppliers based on the following criteria:
- They consistently deliver on time, accurately, and in the quantities promised.
- They provided customized, useful tactics and strategies on pricing and promotion.
- They never have "surprises." Their communication is top-notch.
"We are truly honored to receive a Category Colonel award again this year in the Specialty Cheese category. The recognition is a reflection of our ongoing commitment to offering our customers the very best on all levels, from product innovation to personalized programs," says Tim Omer, president of DCI Cheese Company, Inc.
DCI Cheese Company has successfully become the single source in the cheese industry for quick-to-market, value-oriented cheese brands, from commodity to artisan. Thanks to a series of strategic acquisitions and consolidations over the years, DCI delivers the offerings and resources of a billion-dollar cheese conglomerate, remaining flexible and nimble to react quickly to customer needs and category trends.
R&FF Magazine will feature a complete list of all winners in their September issue.
About DCI Cheese Company
An innovative leader in the cheese industry since 1975, DCI Cheese Company offers an impressive portfolio of top cheese brands, such as County Line®, King's Choice®, Maitre D'®, Nikos®, Organic Creamery® and Salemville®, among others. For more information on the Wisconsin-based DCI Cheese Company and their portfolio of specialty cheese brands, visit DCI Cheese Company's website at www.dcicheeseco.com.


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Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Mark Trumbo was placed on the 15-day disabled list today with a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury may have been sustained in Arizona's game versus the Chicago Cubs this past Monday when Trumbo began to feel pain in his left foot while running to the outfield.
For now it is still unclear exactly how much time Trumbo will be forced to miss. When he suffered a stress fracture in his right foot at the end of the 2011 season with the Angels it took about 5 1/2 months before his foot was healed and he could resume on-field activity. This fracture is not believed to be as serious and it is not believed Trumbo will be forced to miss as much time.
Arizona recalled outfielder Roger Kieschnick from Triple-A Reno to fill Trumbo's spot on the active roster.
Trumbo is hitting .210 with 7 home runs and 19 RBI's through 21 games this year.


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On September 9th, 2012, during Helen Woodward's 7th Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon, Surf Dog Ricochet amazed the gathered crowds by her ability. Ricochet took first place at Del Mar Dog Beach while at least 4,000 surf, beach and dog-loving enthusiasts were present for the event.
That began Ricochet's need for giving to others. When she won a year's supply of IAMS Pet Food and Tagg, the Pet Tracker, she and her owner decided to donate the winnings to some very worthy pets at another needy animal shelter. Ever since then, Ricochet has been in the news. She even has books on the market. Her website describes all of the charitable events that she continuously participates in.
Take for instance the fact that she acted as an Ambassador for Life Rolls On "They Will Surf Again" Program for people with disabilities this past August. This dog surfed with several of the 100 participants on Augu23rd at the 9th Street Beach in Huntington Beach.
During the event, this special dog presented four new beach wheelchairs to those with disabilities. She raised over $8,000 to purchase the chairs with the help of supporters from her Facebook site.
Can you imagine a dog being such an advocate? But she is! Ricochet is highly regarded as the only SURFice dog® in the world who surfs with people with disabilities, children with special needs, wounded warriors and veterans with PTSD as an assistive aid. And she is a DOG!
People could really learn a thing or two about charity and volunteering from this wonderful creature! In addition to surfing and writing books she supports (and helped initiate) various other charities and is continually looking to help them further their cause. Just take a moment to check out here website for all of her activity with charitable events.
Who knows, if Ricochet had not surfed in the Helen Woodward Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon, maybe she would not have gotten the attention she needed in order to help so many others with their dilemmas. And just think, this weekend the 9th Annual Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon from Helen Woodward Animal Center will take place at Del Mar Dog Beach on Sunday, September 9th. Which of the next winners will follow suit and do good deeds like Ricochet has done? One can only hope that another dog would draw this much attention to various charitable organizations in need!
Stay tuned as the adventures of Ricochet continue. You just never know, she may help support someone you love!


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Valley Fever
Larry Spratling, MD is the Chief Medical Officer and practices at Banner Baywood Medical Center.
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Text: Dr. Larry Spratling: PULMONARY DISEASE SPECIALIST, CMO – Banner Baywood Medical Center
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Audio: "I'm Dr. Larry Spratling, a Pulmonary Disease specialist and the Chief Medical Officer at Banner Baywood Medical Center."
Text: VALLEY FEVER
Audio: "Valley fever is a fungal infection which we acquire by inhaling the spores of the fungus into our lungs. The spores are airborne in the…"
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Audio: "…dust storms that we have, and everyone in Arizona is potentially exposed to this illness. The good news is…"
Text: 2 out of 3 people will have no symptoms.
Audio: "…that two out of three people who get the infection really have no serious symptoms that cause them to seek medical attention. They recover without even knowing they've been infected."
Text: One-third do have significant illness.
Audio: The other third, though, do have significant illness and it can range all the way from…"
Text: Minor flu-like symptoms
Audio: "…minor flu-like symptoms all the way to…"
Text: Severe pneumonia
Audio: "…severe pneumonia and…"
Super: Meningitis
Audio: "… meningitis."
Text: 2-3 weeks after exposure
Audio: "It starts usually two to three weeks after the inhalation exposure with…"
Text: Low-grade fever and fatigue
Audio: "… a low-grade fever and fatigue. Fatigue is a prominent symptom, and it's the last symptom to resolve when you're getting well. And then there are…"
Text: Night sweats
Audio: "…night sweats. You'll waken at night with a drenching sweat, and then…"
Text: Dry cough
Audio: "…cough with a lot of just dry mucus at first, and then finally more productive cough with some blood-tinging."
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Audio: "Patients see their physicians, and they're usually thought to have bacterial pneumonia the first time; and they may be treated with antibiotics…"
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Audio: "…for that. But eventually, they finally get the proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
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Audio: "Nearly everyone can recover from this infection with treatment except those who have…"
Text: Immunosuppressive states
Audio: "…immunosuppressive states or other conditions that impair their ability to fight infections."
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Audio: "So the good news is, nearly everyone will recover."
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Owens Ends Season in Steeplechase Semifinals
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EUGENE, Ore. (6/12/14) - Junior Eddie Owens had his season come to an end in the semifinals of the steeplechase this afternoon at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field.
Owens finished 11th with a time of 9:05.28. Owens ran back-to-back PRs prior to today's meet with a 8:52.78 at Heps and an 8:46.41 at the NCAA East Regional.
"My head wasn't quite right," Owens said after the meet. "I wasn't feeling the same kind of feel that I normal feel on the starting line. I should have taken the days more relaxed. I usually do my best when I'm more mellow, but that wasn't today. I was late to the check-in, nothing really went right."
When asked about his successful season leading up to the meet, Owens said: "In a few hours I'll look back on....it was a good one. I PR'ed in every single distance I ran this year. I am going to feel like I didn't quite finish it up the way I wanted to. At the start of the season I didn't neccesarily expect to be at this meet, it was a pleasant surprise. But once you get a taste of it you set higher goals - I wanted to be in the final here, I wanted to go to USAs, I wanted to go to the NACAC meet and now I have to shut it down."
Peter Callahan '13 will run for a national title in the men's 1500. He qualified with a fourth-place finish in Heat 2 today with a 3:41.52. Callahan sat back comfortable and slowly moved up along the outside. At the bell he turned on the guns and safely made it in the top 5 to qualify for the Saturday's final. That race will be at 2:18 PT.
Callahan, who won an NCAA title for Princeton as the anchor of the 2013 distance medley relay, is finishing his eligibility at New Mexico.


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In a homework question, I was asked to show: (1) in $L^1(R)$, if $f*f = f$, then $f$ must be a zero function. (2) In $L^2(R)$, find a function $f*f=f$. I don't know how to proceed.
for (1), $f*f=f$ gives $\widehat{f*f}=\hat{f}$, which is equal to $\hat{f}\cdot\hat{f}=\hat{f}$, but this does not guarantee the result. I tried to prove by contradiction, no success. for (2), I don't know where to proceed. Is there any help that I could get? Thanks.


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Tulane Green Wave
Nov. 15, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is asking for the public's help in the annual Conference USA "Let's SAAC Hunger!" food drive, to be held through Nov. 23.
Tulane's SAAC is partnering once again with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana in order to make this year's "Let's SAAC Hunger!" food drive a success.
There are two components to the "Let's SAAC Hunger!" food drive: an online monetary component and an actual canned food drive. Monetary donations can be made at http://www.yougivegoods.com/TulaneLetsSAACHunger until Dec. 15th.
The food drive will take place at the Wilson Center and at six upcoming Tulane home events. Fans can donate canned goods during regular business hours in the Team Shop in the Wilson Center. Fans who donate five canned items will be rewarded with a free Tulane hat, while supplies last.
Canned donations can also be made at three of the upcoming men's basketball games: Nov. 16 against Loyola-Chicago, Nov. 20 against Cedarville and Nov. 20 against Northern Kentucky. Donations can also be made at Tulane volleyball's home match against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 17, the women's basketball game against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 19 and the football game against UTEP on Nov. 23. Any fan who donates at Tulane athletic events will receive a $5 voucher off any single Tulane men's or women's basketball game throughout the month of December.
Students are encouraged to get in on the action, as well, by donating canned goods. Any student who donates three canned items gets one bonus Wave Reward point. Students can download the free app by visiting https://itunes.apple.com/tc/app/wave-rewards/id690074493?mt=8.
"Tulane SAAC and all of our partners are asking that you please help us reach our goal to not only beat out the rest of C-USA but, most importantly, fight hunger in the greater New Orleans area," said Tulane SAAC representative Amber Bennett, a senior for the Tulane volleyball squad. "It could be as simple as donating a can and a dollar, or as great as coming up with your own mini drive."


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Chelsea Houska and Adam Lind have been fighting over visitation rights to their daughter Aubree since season five began, and on last night's episode, the pair appeared together in court where a visitation schedule was established.
On April 2, Wetpaint Entertainment recounted the episode.
"I hate it because I don't like not having control," Chelsea told a friend ahead of her and Adam's court date. "There's no way that I'm going to end up happy. But I have a lawyer … I'm terrified."
Once the two did attend their court hearing, Chelsea and Adam's lawyers decided to postpone the case and begin a three-month trial period in which Adam would have Aubree every other weekend, from Friday at 5:30 p.m. to Sunday at 7:00 p.m. But while Adam could have her over night, he wasn't allowed to have her sleep at his house. Instead, Aubree would have to stay the night at his parent's home.
Although Chelesa wasn't thrilled to be losing every other weekend, she appeared to be confident that Adam would eventually violate the terms, thus giving her back her weekends.


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Live streaming of oral arguments and the creation of a digital archive of previously recorded arguments.
The Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department is considering the implementation of a new digital program that would enable live streaming of oral arguments on the Court's website, as well as the creation of a digital archive of previously recorded arguments that could be accessed on the website for subsequent viewing by attorneys and members of the public.
Presiding Justice Gerald J. Whalen is seeking input from members of the bar regarding implementation of the digital program, favorable or unfavorable.
Persons or organizations wishing to comment should send their submissions to the Clerk of the Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, 50 East Avenue, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14604. Submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. on June 30, 2016.
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Equivalent of contrasts.fit & multi-contrast decideTests for edgeR?
Ryan C. Thompson <rct@...>
Hi all, I am trying to compare limma (with voom) and edgeR for RNA-seq differential expression analysis, and I have noticed that while edgeR's glm functionality closely matches the functionality of limma, one feature seems to be missing: testing of multiple contrasts. Specifically: 1. In glmLRT, the contrast argument only takes a single contrast, not a matrix of contrasts (as limma's contrasts.fit would); 2. If glmLRT is used with a coef argument containing 2 or more coefs, then decideTestsDGE cannot handle the resulting object. To illustrate what I mean with an example, consider the following experimental design with 3 replicates each of 3 timepoints, where I fit the same data with two equivalent design matrices, one with an intercept term and one without: library(edgeR) dge <- DGEList(...) # Imagine data here sampledata <- data.frame(timepoint=, ) timepoint <- rep(factor(c("T0", "T1", "T2", "T3")), each=3) design <- model.matrix(~timepoint) design.noint <- model.matrix(~0+timepoint) fit <- glmFit(dge, design) fit.noint <- glmFit(dge, design.noint) ## Test for changes in any timepoint lrt.any.changes <- glmLRT(fit, coef=c(2,3,4)) ## How can this test be performed on fit.noint? lrt.any.changes <- glmLRT(fit.noint, ???) ## This throws an error because the DGELRT has multiple columns ## "logFC.*" instead of just a single "logFC" that the function ## expects. decideTestsDGE(lrt.any.changes) By contrast, with limma I can always do the test that I want regardless of how I choose to parametrize my design matrix (intercept or not): library(limma) ## Equivalent procedure in limma (I think) lfit <- lmFit(voom(dge, design)) lfit.noint <- lmFit(voom(dge, design.noint)) ## Test for changes in any timepoint (result is in $F.p.value) lfit <- eBayes(lfit) ## Same test on the version with no intercept term contrasts.anychange.noint <- makeContrasts(timepointT1-timepointT0, timepointT2-timepointT0, timepointT3-timepointT0, levels=design.noint) lfit.noint <- eBayes(contrasts.fit(lfit.noint)) ## Should give identical results? decideTests(lfit) decideTests(lfit.noint) Basically, I far as I can tell, with edgeR you can test the null hypothesis of multiple model coefficients being zero, but not multiple contrasts, despite the fact that both procedures should be statistically equivalent. Is edgeR missing this functionality or am I missing the proper way to do it? Not having this functionality makes things a little confusing, because depending on which one of several equivalent parametrizations I choose, different tests are available or not available, as illustrated by the code above, in which I can only test the hypothesis of "any change between any time points" if I include an intercept term. If I'm missing something, can someone pleas enlighten me? If edgeR really is missing this functionality, is it planned for the future or is there some fundamental difference between lms and glms that makes it impossible? Thanks, -Ryan Thompson _______________________________________________ Bioconductor mailing list Bioconductor@... https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/bioconductor Search the archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.science.biology.informatics.conductor


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What a great Saturday night on the campground with music hosted by our longtime RVers—Joni and Delton Jones. They brought all of their karoke equipment out to Hummingbird Station and set up a stage to entertain Vineyards campers. And that's exactly what they did…in grand Texas style.
More than 50 campers came out to watch the sing-a-long, and some were brave enough to share the stage with Joni and entertain the crowd as well. Joni sang many great songs, and others of all ages did as well. But no one did this year's favorite American Idol song —"Pants on the Ground" (?)
We've already had requests for a repeat performance, so we hope to schedule the Jones again in the Fall when they return to the campground. Thanks again Joni and Delton!


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More: Your new exercise video, AM/PM Yoga for Beginners, is being released December 4.
Jane Fonda: Over the past two and a half years, the six DVDs I put out were targeted at older people, or baby boomers. Everything is designed to be slower and easier so everyone can take part. This time I am focusing on working out with yoga, and I am calling the video Prime Time, which was also the title of my last book.
More: A yoga video? No more bopping around to aerobics?
JF: This yoga video is for people who are not particularly fit and twisting themselves into pretzels. It is also great for people who don't have a lot of time because the DVD is shot in 10-minute bites.
More: How long have you been doing yoga?
JF: Since 1997.
More: Your first video, Workout: Starring Jane Fonda, debuted in 1982. Some say you were the pioneer in this area of the fitness industry.
JF: Totally. There was no video industry back then. The hardware was there, but it was too expensive, because you needed a lot of women who would say, "Here is a product that I will use over and over again." After Workout became a craze, the hardware got less expensive.
More: How did an Academy Award–winning actress become interested in making fitness videos?
JF: I always exercised. However, my main form of exercise for many years was ballet. I had been doing it since I was 20. I knew what moving to music did for my mind and my body and how good it made me feel inside. I turned it into a business because I was looking to raise money for a political organization I was working on. This was all happening during a recession, and I was told not to go into a business you don't understand. The one thing I understand is exercise, and that is how it all got started.
More: Do you remember making that first video?
JF: I am really proud of that video, yes. There was one camera, no teleprompter. I wrote the script on the floor of a hotel room, and I did my own hair and makeup. When that video took off, it really floored me. Although I was not a clever businesswoman, I did know timing was everything. I never expected this to happen, yet once I started, I couldn't go back.
More: Not knowing the success that would follow, sounds like you took a risk.
JF: I never thought a whole lot of people would see it, anyway. When they did see it, it didn't affect my career in a negative way. If anything, this made me realize people see me in three different ways: one is the actor, two is the political activist and three is the exercise guru. People always say to me things along the lines of, "Cat Ballou was my favorite movie" or "You saved me after my mastectomy" or "Remember when we marched together in San Diego in 1972?" Different people, for different reasons, relate to me in different ways. One does not hurt the others.


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CSKA is the Euroleague's top-scoring team with an average of 91.3 points per game.
Nando De Colo leads the Euroleague in performance index rating this season with an average of 22.7 per game and in scoring with 19.1 points per game.
De Colo has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 of his last 18 Euroleague games.
De Colo has scored in double figures in each of his last 17 Euroleague appearances.
De Colo is the Euroleague's career leader in free throw accuracy. He's shooting 93.2 %, having made 220 free throws out of 236 attempts over 59 games for Valencia Basket and CSKA.
De Colo has made 11 straight free throws in Euroleague games.
Milos Teodosic has made at least 1 three-pointer in 35 of his last 36Euroleague games.
Andrey Vorontsevich has made at least 1 three-pointer in four straight and 12 of his last 13 Euroleague appearances.
Cory Higgins has made at least 1 three-pointer in seven of his last eight Euroleague appearances. He is shooting 12 for 22 from downtown (54.5%) over that stretch.
Nikita Kurbanov has made 12 consecutive free throws in Euroleague games.
Joel Freeland was a teammate of Barcelona guard Alex Abrines when the latter was a young player coming up with Unicaja Malaga back in the 2011-12 season.
Barcelona and CSKA have met in the Euroleague Final Four six times this century, including the semifinals in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2010.
Barcelona's 126 turnovers (10.5 per game) committed are the fewest in the Euroleague this season.
Justin Doellman has made 29 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
Ante Tomic has scored in double figures in each of his last nine Euroleague games; he is shooting 63 of 88 (71.6%) over that period.
Pau Ribas has made 10 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
Stratos Perperoglou won the Euroleague together with CSKA big man Kyle Hines during the 2012-13 season at Olympiacos Piraeus.
In a classic showdown, depleted CSKA Moscow hit 16 three-pointers to top FC Barcelona Lassa 93-82 at Megasport Arena on Thursday night. Playing without Nando De Colo, Joel Freeland, Victor Khryapa and Pavel Korobkov, CSKA registered its second Top 16 win in Group F, while Barcelona dropped to 1-2. CSKA took the lead for good in the second quarter after hitting 9 of its first 11 three-point attempts. The hosts held a 54-46 edge at halftime and used an 18-4 spurt to finish the third quarter to build a 76-59 margin. Barcelona never came within single digits again, despite hitting 12-for-21 form downtown. Cory Higgins paced CSKA with 20 points on 4-for-6 three-point shooting, while Andrey Vorontsevich had 16 points on 4 of 6 three-point shooting, pulled down 9 rebounds and dished 4 assists. Milos Teodosic had 16 points with 6 assists and Kyle Hines and Dmitry Kulagin contributed with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Juan Carlos Navarro netted 16 points for Barcelona before an ejection for 2 technical fouls. Justin Doellman scored 14, Alex Abrines gott all of his 12 points with three-point shots in the fourth quarter, while Stratos Perperoglou had 11 points in defeat.
In the absence of Nando De Colo and big man Joel Freeland, CSKA head coach Dimitris Itoudis opted to give Dmitry Kulagin and Ivan Lazarev their first-ever starts, which for Lazarev was also his debut minutes in the competition. Justin Doellman opened the scoring with a fastbreak layup, before Higgins answered by driving the lane for a layup. Navarro buried a corner triple, but Dmitry Kulagin answered right back from downtown. Lazarev had a put-back for his first Euroleague points, and after Peperoglou scored a layup on the other end, Vitaly Fridzon had a driving layup, and Lazarev hit a turnaround jumper over Ante Tomic to make it 11-7. Back-to-back threes from Demetris Nichols and Fridzon opened a 17-9 lead after 5 minutes, but Perperoglou answered right back with a step-back triple of his own. Navarro and Higgins traded baskets driving to the hoop, before Perperoglou scored a mid-range jumper to get within 19-16. Vorontsevich bettered it with CSKA's fourth triple, but Barcelona's Shane Lawal was left alone inside for a monster dunk. Navarro knocked down another three to get the visitors within 22-21. Oleson knocked down a corner triple, and Navarro nailed a step-back three, his third of the night, giving Barcelona a 25-27 edge. In the final minute of the quarter, Higgins also hit a triple before Vezenkov made a long jumper to make it 28-29 at the end of the quarter.
Aaron Jackson returned from injury at the start of the quarter for CSKA, as Teodosic and Vezenkov traded triples in the opening minute. Hines scored a reverse layup for CSKA to regain the lead before Vorontsevich nailed a long baseline jumper that made it 35-32. Samuels finished in traffic, and after Teodosic nailed one from downtown, Vezenkov and Samuels scored from close range to tie it at 38-38. Dmitry Kulagin scored from close range, before Higgins and Vorontsevich hit back-to-back from long range, giving CSKA 9 triples from 11 attempts, and giving the hosts a 46-38 lead while forcing a Barcelona timeout. Navarro made free throws and then fed Doellman with a no-look pass on a fastbreak. Kulagin and Doellman traded jumpers before Vorontsevich banked in a floater off the glass from the low post. A put-back by Hines made it 52-44. Perperoglou made a pair of foul shots with 4.4 seconds to go in the half, but that was enough time for Teodosic to push the ball up the court and throw an alley-oop pass for Lazarev, who finished with a big two-handed slam for a 54-46 CSKA lead at the break.
Tomic scored inside on the opening possession of the half, but that turned out to be the only basket for more than two and a half minutes of a previously high-scoring affair. Barcelona went with a really big lineup of Samuels, Tomic and Perperoglou, with Tomic dishing twice to Samuels for a three-point play, followed by a layup that got Barca within 54-53. CSKA needed four minutes to score before Kulagin knocked down a triple. Perperoglou scored inside for the visitors, but Teodosic made an off-balance runner and Higgins nailed a wide-open corner triple to re-open an 8-point lead. After a timeout, Higgins gave CSKA its first double-digit lead with a three-pointer, and after Navarro answered with a triple, Teodosic dished a no-look pass to Hines for a three-point play and a 72-59 advantage. Navarro was ejected for two technical fouls and Teodosic hit a triple to make it 76-59 after three quarters.
Barcelona's offensive struggles continued, as it was left scoreless for more than two minutes in the fourth stanza. Hines scored a put-back, but Doellman had a layup and Alex Abrines buried a wide-open triple. After a timeout , Abrines hit another triple, and after an easy dunk by Hines, a third consecutive three-pointer from Abrines cut the deficit to 80-70 with 5:39 left to play. However, Nikita Kurbanov made a long baseline jumper and then scored inside. Lawal had a dunk on the other end, but Vorontsevich and Teodosic hit from long range to push the margin to 18, which essentially sealed the deal. Abrines added a corner triple to his tally, and after Doellman scored twice inside, in the final minute Vorontsevich and Ribas traded three-pointers to appropriately round out the scoring.


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Marine Corporal Jordan Spears from Memphis Indiana is the first U.S. soldier to die in the war against ISIS.
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