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March 24, 2008 - Issue #298
From the Desk of Anne Marble:
A recent thread on the Potpourri Forum got me thinking. As the posters noticed, romance novels often use sexuality as a kind of shorthand - a way to send us quick signals about characters. Why, for instance, are so many heroes a Duke of Slut?
Because it's a way to make him more virile. While some readers are turned off by the Duke of Slut, many others prefer experienced heroes. Why? Maybe they like the signals this sort of hero gives off. In myths, gods often slept with numerous women, so there was no doubt that they were potent - and fertile. A romance novel hero who has slept with more women than he can remember isn't that far removed from Zeus or Odin. In the past, statues of gods often boasted huge phalluses. Virile romance novel heroes are like those statues, or like the phallic symbols ancient Romans wore. Even if most people don't wear phallic jewelry, those symbols are still potent. But lest you think romance novels are the only ones who put these studs on pedestals, rest assured that many genres venerate virile heroes. Think of James Bond and all his women. Or of Conan the Barbarian, finding gorgeous women in every city. Are secret baby books and epilogues filled with babies our equivalent of a phallus talisman?
What about virginal heroines? As Kelly B said, "Pure, wonderful, all that is good in the world. Bunnies frolic at her feet, bluebirds do her hair." If you study myths and legends, you'll know that women are often characterized as either virgins, whores, or wise old crones. Laurie, who loves Greek mythology, wrote a major college paper at SMU for Thomas Moore (Care of the Soul) on the three virgin goddesses: Athena, Artemis, and Hestia. Unlike Aphrodite, for instance, the power of these goddesses didn't derive from their sexuality. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, justice, and war. Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt, and, perhaps surprisingly, given her virginal status, fertility. The lesser-known Hestia is goddess of the hearth, domesticity, and nurturing qualities. In Roman mythology she is Vestia, attended by the Vestal Virgins.
Throughout history, though, powerful women were often portrayed by their sexuality. When England was torn by the war for the crown between Maude (Empress Matilda) and Stephen, some contemporaries created horrible rumors about Maude, even claiming that she and Stephen committed incest. Compare that to Queen Elizabeth I, who was known as the Virgin Queen. Guess which female ruler was more popular with her people?
Yet as we know, even the most naive virginal heroines often have insatiable desires, and they can give off signals to those hidden lusts. Does the virginal heroine wear daring silk underwear under her clothing or take long, sensual baths? Does the virginal librarian become a vixen when she lets her hair down from her tight bun? Both are just waiting for the right man to come along and bring out those hidden lusts. And of course, the right man is usually the hero.
Sometimes, the heroine isn't a virgin, but her previous sexual encounters are disappointing. Why? Because she had the gall to sleep with someone other than the hero, of course. Like us, she should have read those signals. That previous boyfriend or husband wasn't the Right One. She is only meant to be with the hero. Her body was telling her what the signals tell us - that she and the hero are meant to be together.
What about the other guy who was a dud in bed? Well of course we know that means he was weak. Maybe even impotent. Years ago, I noticed that kings in fantasy stories were often portrayed the same way - either physically powerful (like Conan), or puny and useless, or (like the bespelled Theoden in The Fellowship of the Ring) so old and weak you expected them to crumble to dust. In romance, the impotent other man or husband is more than just a convenient way to create a virgin widow. This is also a signal that we may be responding to without realizing. Just as the ancients valued virility and fertility, they also feared impotency and infertility. When we read about the impotent other guy, we may be rolling our eyes, but in the back of our mind, we may also be thinking "What a dud. She's better off without him." The impotent other guy is often old, and often cruel, such as the husband in Catherine Coulter's Night Fire or the short-lived husband in Johanna Lindsey's Prisoner of My Desire.
Now and then, the impotent guy is simply very nice, such as a wealthy old husband who marries the heroine to protect her. For example, in the early Heather Graham novel A Season for Love, the heroine is married to a wealthy older artist - who is also impotent. He's so kind that he tells her to go on a cruise and fall in love! This is how she meets the hero, and the wealthy old artist keeps trying to push them together, despite some misunderstandings and nasty accusations from the hero. It's as if the impotent old guy came into the world to protect her until she could meet the hero. One of Valerie Vayle's pirate romances also featured a nice old guy who married the heroine when she got pregnant during a long separation from the hero. So nice. So understanding. So doomed. I always end up feeling sorry for these guys, yet somehow, I rarely imagined the heroine staying married to them. It was as if these older men are like old Father Time, lingering until December 31 so that he can hand over the keys to the Baby New Year at midnight.
Not all other men are impotent. Some are just nice. This almost always means that they are doomed to lose the heroine, like Bill Pullman or similar actors.
But of course we know it was meant to be because this guy was nice, and nice guys finish last. At least in romance novels. Gay guys don't do much better.
In today's romance, gay guys are often the charming best friend of the heroine. This may be a new archetype, or an adaptation of an old one. But a stereotype is a stereotype, and it was a refreshing change to come across characters like Diana Gabaldon's Lord John Grey, or Jules in Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter series - gay characters who are more than just comic relief. Even if, like Jules, they can add lots of witty asides.
They even have real desires. In fact, Jules and his lover Robin got my vote for best couple this year.
But for a while, as discussed in an earlier ATBF, gay villains were the new black in romance novels. One of the villains in an early Julie Garwood Medieval was gay, secretly, of course. Robin Schone's The Lady's Tutor is one of the famous examples of gay villainy. But I think one of the best examples of gay villainy is Andrew Coulter, the hero's brother in Barbara Dawson Smith's Once Upon a Scandal. This pearl of humanity raped her heroine shortly before her wedding (to the hero) to prove he wasn't a "Sodomite" after all, then goes off and gets killed in war. Talk about ineffectual! And that's what homosexuality portrays to some people - the ultimate ineffectual man. We know she won't end up with him because he's not just gay, he's weak. Yet ancient cultures did not always see gays as weak or impotent.The ancient Norse feared seid (also known seidr), the type of magic practiced primarily by women. If you accused another man of practicing seid, you were not just saying that he was gay - you were saying that he was unmanly and effeminate and implying that he took the womanly position, and that he was practicing manipulative magic on top of that. In a culture of warriors, this sort of magic was often feared. Odin accused Loki himself of practicing Seid. (I'll bet you didn't learn about that side of Loki when you read Norse myths in elementary
school!) Similarly, in many Native American tribes, male two-spirited people (gay men embodying both the male and the female) were often respected and powerful shamans. Maybe romances' gay villains hark back to ancient fears about the power of gay shamans. Or for that matter, maybe they just make convenient villains, like the other women.
Other women tend to come in two flavors, frigid or slutty. Both types of other women tend to hold some kind of power over the hero. Even if they are not evil, they can be conniving and manipulative. (Maybe they practice
seid?) The other woman is almost the equivalent of the nice guy who gets pushed aside for the hero. But she can't be too nice, can she? Otherwise, we'd hate the hero and heroine for betraying her. So she has to be distant or overly concerned with money or advancing in society. As Suzanne points out, you can tell these women apart from the heroine because they don't like children, and if they have any children, they neglect them. As Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing said, "The world must be peopled!" Laurie points out that many "other women" are also bad housekeepers. She recalls watching The Best Years of Our Lives on cable last year, and realized the moment she saw how messy Virginia Mayo's character "kept house," she was going to turn out to be a slut. Yet another symbol that they're wrong wrong wrong for the hero. The hero must be paired with the sweet heroine, with bunnies frolicking at her feet, bluejays doing her hair, and cinders on her face from sweeping chimneys or surrounded by dwarfs who help her clean house because she is Mother Earth, and she is going to give him lots of babies.
Then you have the slutty other women, which is vastly annoying because they are portrayed as evil simply because they are not sweet and virginal. Like the powerful mythic images of gay men, the idea of woman as whore is a powerful one, and one that we can't always get away from. In many cases, the hero can't away from the "whore" at first, even if he wants to be free.
Think of the number of romances that start with the Duke of Slut in bed with a greedy, manipulative mistress. In Fern Michael's Captive Passions, the nasty other woman just about drags the hero Reagan around by his privates (not literally). Sometimes the hero sees through her while everyone else thinks she's the hottest thing alive. In Lynda Trent's The Tryst, the heroine's evil slutty manipulative twin sister takes her place late in the book. She comes on to every man in the castle, and everyone but the hero and his loyal sidekick sleeps with her. Only the hero and the sidekick know something is "off." The
hero was like those rare heroes of Greek legends who heard the Sirens and yet were not lured to their doom by their deadly song. The hero who resists the lure of the other woman is rare. How often have we read scenes where the hero, who used to sleep with his mistress all the time, suddenly wants nothing to do with her and can't stop thinking of that adorable virgin he saw at that ball?... Or rake heroes who become jaded with all that darn sex stuff and suddenly find everything, even kinky sex, dull.
Either they're ready for love, or they're doing it wrong.
The evil other women would tell them they're doing it wrong. That's because the evil other women often have skanky villain sex, which means that they do kinky things while the hero and heroine have vanilla sex. The kinky sex is used as a shorthand to say "See, I told you, these are evil people." This is common to genre fiction. In many a science fiction or fantasy novel, the villain is not only bad - he also likes to rape or flog. This can backfire, as it did in a book JennyM read, because it makes the villains look more interesting. JennyM remembers a romance "where we were clearly supposed to be put off by the kinky villain sex, but there was such a dearth of chemistry between the hero and heroine that I found myself thinking I'd rather hang out with the kinky villains because at least their sex was sexy (and not really that kinky, in this age of erotica). Anyway, it was clearly not the author's intention, because the kinky villains really got it in the end."
That's not to say that the hero and heroine can't be kinky. But as Kerstin says, when the hero and heroine have kinky and painful sex, this is often shorthand to show us "how much the otherwise rather prudish and inhibited, sexual inexperienced heroine who would have never dreamed of such kinky sex in her wildest dreams before now trusts the sexually far more daring hero." For Kerstin, though, this makes the heroine look less daring than trusting...and occasionally TSTL. "It is never ever the heroine who has kinky fantasies before she meets the hero and he is finally the man to fulfill them (as in the movie Secretary)." With the increase of erotic romance, though, that's changing. On the one hand, the heroine in Caine's Reckoning, which won in this year's reader poll as Best American/Frontier Historical, didn't know she liked a little pain with her sex until the hero patiently waited for her to realize that fact. And yet, Laurie points out that in two Ellora's Cave favorites - Hannah Murray's Jane and the Sneaky Dom and Lion in Love by Elizabeth Lapthorne - both heroines decide they are missing something in their sex lives and actively seek a dominant partner.
Luckily, many readers are no longer accepting these old chestnuts about sexuality. Look at the death of the gay villain. Around the time of Robin Schone's popularity, nary a gay character couldn't be found who wasn't evil in some way. Yet I can't remember the last time I read a recent romance novel with a gay villain. And while evil other women are still out there, they aren't as common as they were in the 1970s and 1980s. Many of the cliches about sexuality have been turned on their heads. Say what you will about erotic romance, but at least many of these books are giving us heroines who dreamed of kinky sex before meeting the hero. In fact, erotic romances have turned over a lot of our old chestnuts about sexuality. However, many of those chestnuts, from virginal heroines to boring boyfriends, are still roasting even in the fires of the hottest erotic romance. That's a pity, because erotic romance should be the last place we find these old stereotypes.
Questions To Consider:
What do you think of stories that use stereotypes about sexuality as a shorthand for characterization? Does it in some way orient you to the story or is it something you wish no longer existed? Why do you think this "shorthand" is still in use today?
What do you see as the changes in the way some of these stereotypes are used in romance today?
Do you agree that erotic romance has changed some of the stereotypes, or do you find that erotic romance simply uses the same shorthand?
Have you seen a difference in the way villains and their sexuality have been portrayed in romance in the past five years?
Have you seen similar stereotypes in other types of fiction?
What do you think of stories that use stereotypes about sexuality as a shorthand for characterization? Does it in some way orient you to the story or is it something you wish no longer existed? Why do you think this "shorthand" is still in use today?
What do you see as the changes in the way some of these stereotypes are used in romance today?
Do you agree that erotic romance has changed some of the stereotypes, or do you find that erotic romance simply uses the same shorthand?
Have you seen a difference in the way villains and their sexuality have been portrayed in romance in the past five years?
Have you seen similar stereotypes in other types of fiction?
(AAR uses BYRON for its romance
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March 4, 2012
Kenzie Fowler tossed a one-hitter and fifteenth-ranked Arizona shutout College of Charleston, 5-0, to earn a three-game sweep of the Cougars.
Fowler tossed a one-hitter, and recorded her fifth-consecutive complete-game shutout. The junior has not allowed a run in her last 35 innings pitched. Fowler struck out eight and walked three while improving to 7-0 on the season.
In her aforementioned 35 scoreless innings, Fowler has allowed just 14 hits and struck out 45 opposing batters.
The shutout was Arizona's third of the weekend vs. College of Charleston and fifth consecutive on the season. Sunday's game was the first of the series that went the full seven innings. On the weekend, UA outhit CofC 30-3 and outscored the Cougars 22-0.
Arizona's seven hits came off the bats of seven different Wildcats. Likewise, four of Arizona's five runs were batted in with the four RBI spread among four players; Hallie Wilson, Alex Lavine, Jessica Spigner and Shelby Pendley batted in one run apiece. Pendley's RBI was a homer, her team-leading eighth of the season.
Arizona stole six bases in the game, doubling its previous season-high of three against Southern Utah on Feb. 19. Karissa Buchanan swiped half of them, improving her team-leading total to 11.
Kristy Giragosian had College of Charleston's lone hit on the day and all three Cougar hits on the weekend.
Stephanie Saylors took the loss for CofC, dropping her to 5-3 on the season. Saylors pitched the first inning and allowed three runs. She was relieved by Jen Rosene who pitched the final six innings and allowed just two runs, one earned, on four hits the rest of the way. College of Charleston fell to 9-7 on the season.
Chelsea Suitos singled and advanced to third with one out in the first inning. Brigette Del Ponte walked to put runners on the corners and UA executed a double steal with Suitos crossing home and scoring the first run of the game. Del Ponte would score on a single from Spigner. Pinch-running at first, Sam Davis was caught stealing second to clear the bases. Pendley then launched a homer to right center to give Arizona a 3-0 lead.
Buchanan drew a two-out walk in the second and stole second. Wilson hit her home with a single to left.
Arizona's bats went quiet until the sixth when UA nabbed three hits in the frame. The latter of which, an infield single from Lavine, scored Arizona's fifth run of the game. Lavine recorded her first hit and first RBI of the season on the play.
The Wildcats will head to Waco, Texas next week to take on No. 10 Baylor for a three-game set. The Cats and the Bears will hook up March 9 (6:30 p.m. CT), March 10 (1:00 p.m. CT) and March 11 (noon CT).


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Cancer Currents for May 2012
News and Notes from the Director
Cancer research is an iterative process. Progress is usually the result of months or years of focused experimentation. Revelatory, apple-falling-from-a-tree moments are mostly the stuff of legend. Our colleague Margaret Foti, PhD, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Cancer Research and was our Grand Rounds speaker on April 26, put it well in a 2009 op-ed piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer when she wrote, "… [G]reat science doesn't just happen. It begins with a fundamental observation or hypothesis and develops over years into clinical advances that improve our ability to prevent and cure diseases. The gap between the laboratory and the bedside is narrowing, but the process still involves an extraordinary mix of scientific insight, curiosity, hard work, and dedication."
Few people grasp the intellectual commitment, intensive work, and seemingly endless hours contributing to most incremental advances in scientific knowledge. So it is with a special sense of joy that I learned of recent recognition that the Cancer Center investigators have received for their outstanding science and discoveries.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is continuing its generous support of scientific investigation in the Cancer Center through the Institutional Research Grant program, providing funding for five awards annually to Cancer Center investigators. Many of our scientists, including Ethan Dmitrovsky and Mary Jo Turk, cite well-timed ACS awards as vital to their careers.
Nationally, work from many Cancer Center investigators has been recognized for presentation at important conferences, including the AACR, ASCO, and ASH. These conferences are forums where potentially significant ideas garner interest from others and new directions are charted. Since we believe and participate in team science and collaborate with cancer investigators from around the world, these well-attended cancer research conferences are vital to all of our work.
Here at the Cancer Center, we will recognize exemplary research with the First Annual Norris Cotton Cancer Center Awards for Excellence. The first such awards, which can be to an individual or a team, are the result of nominations from our research program leaders. Another round of awards recognizing those who work in the clinical oncology groups will be presented in the fall. Look for the Award for Excellence plaques on display after May 1.
Whether recognition for excellence comes in the form of a grant, publication, presentation, or plaque for display on the wall of a lab, it marks significant intellectual investment, time on task, personal sacrifice, and great success. You are a truly outstanding group of colleagues, and I am proud to work among you.
—Mark Israel, Director
New Nursing Leadership at the Cancer Center
We are delighted to announce that Susan DiStasio, APN, has accepted the position of Administrative Director for Nursing at Norris Cotton Cancer Center. This position integrates all aspects of nursing in our cancer service line. Susan will be responsible for our Advanced Nurse Practitioners, inpatient operations (1 West & HSCU), outpatient operations (infusion, hem/onc, rad onc, clinical research), and regional nursing operations (St. Johnsbury, Manchester, and Nashua). She comes to us with rich academic credentials—MS, ANP-C, APRN, and AOCNP—and will graduate in December 2012 with a DNP from Northeastern University in Boston. Susan also has a rich oncology background in ambulatory, inpatient, and home care, and as a clinical nurse specialist and clinical research nurse. She has worked previously in several clinical and administrative leadership positions at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Yale University, community hospitals, and in private practice. Susan will be transitioning from her current role as an inpatient APN to her new role over the next several weeks.
This is an opportunity, too, to thank Gay Bailey for acting as the Interim Administrative Director, carrying the nursing organization forward for the past several months. Gay has been extremely helpful to Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Cancer Center.
Susan's new position, which reports to both Linda von Reyn, Chief Nursing Officer for Dartmouth-Hitchcock, and Michael Ward, Vice President for Cancer Programs, is part of a major restructuring of nursing at the Cancer Center. Reporting to Susan will be Ginny Bayliss, the new Nurse Manager of inpatient and outpatient services, hem/onc, and bone marrow transplant in One West; Sara Simeone, the new Nurse Manager for clinics and research; Martha Brown, the new Nurse Manager of the infusion suite; Cindy Stageman, Acting Nurse Manager for rad onc; Cathy Rodriguez, new Clinical Specialist for inpatient and outpatient services; and Diane Stearns, Lead Nurse Practitioner. Susan notes that "this is the first time all of these positions have been brought together as one team in the hospital. It's a great opportunity for better, more steamlined care."
It's also a great opportunity to note that National Nurse's Week begins May 6 this year and concludes May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Let's all take a moment during the week to thank the extraordinary nurses that provide such valuable clinical care to our Cancer Center patients and their families.
ACS Awards Grants
On April 9, Norris Cotton Cancer Center welcomed a large contingent from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to present this year's awards for the Institutional Research Grants. Six researchers will be supported with $150,000 in funding for 2012, the final year of a three-year award from ACS.
"This public forum is a wonderful opportunity for research supporters to hear about the impact of their contribution and for researchers to express gratitude," said Bob Gerlach, Associate Director for Administration and Scientific Affairs. "It also publicizes the multiplier effect. Doing a pilot or preliminary study can lay the foundation for a larger investigation. "
Congratulations to:
- Gevorg Grigoryan: "Designing an inhibitor of colon-cancer inducer LPA2"
- Nancy Kuemmerle: "Dietary fat and tumor biology of liposarcoma"
- Brock Christensen: "Epigenetic alterations in breast cancer progression"
- Samir Soneji: "Health-related quality of life in lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer patients."
- Anna Adachi-Mejia: "New technology and participator action to support cancer prevention in local communities: a follow-up study"
- Pradeep Sathyanarayana: "Unique STAT5 microRNA targets in acute myeloid leukemia"
Past award winners presented overviews of their funded projects:
- Brent Berwin: "Ovarian cancer inhibitions by depletion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells"
- Scott Gerber: "Quantitative proteomics to study polo-like kinase 1 dysregulation in cancer"
- Judy Rees: "Subsequent malignancy after nonmelanoma skin cancer"
- Anna Adachi-Mejia: "New technology and participatory action to support cancer prevention in local communities"
Goodbye to Good Friends
The Cancer Center is losing two of its best friends this month. Ray Dauphinais, the Laboratory and Facilities Coordinator for research activities at the Cancer Center, has been promoted to Finance Center Specialist at the Geisel School of Medicine Finance Center. Ray has been a superb organizer for our research teams, presiding over a veritable United Nations on the sixth and seventh floors of the Rubin Building at DHMC. We will miss his equanimous, soft-spoken way of solving even the most complex problems.
Up in St. Johnsbury, practice manager Lory Grimes, RN, BS, MEd, is moving on at the end of April to a new position at Northern Vermont Regional Hospital. Lory has helped guide our St. J clinic to become a crucially important cancer-care facility in the North Country by paying close attention to the particular needs of the local population.
When you have a chance in the next couple of day, wish Ray and Lory well on their exciting new opportunities.
"Oncolution": Redefining Quality Care
Following an external, comprehensive assessment of the Hematology/Oncology Clinic, the Cancer Center Pharmacy, and Oncology Infusion Suite operations completed in January 2012, many opportunities for improvement in our workflow, patient and staff experience, physical layout/design, and communication processes were identified. We are committed to improving these processes in order to meet our system goals of:
- Increasing safety (zero errors that reach the patient)
- Providing reliable, standardized processes
- Decreasing waits and delays for patients
- Increasing patient/family and staff satisfaction
- Increasing productivity while decreasing costs
We will accomplish this system-wide process improvement work over the course of 2012 through the deployment of three project teams, each designed to work on different portions of the system. Team 1 will address the "front-end" and preparation for clinic and/or infusion visits; Team 2 will address the Cancer Center Pharmacy operations; and Team 3 will address the Hem/Onc Clinic and Infusion Suite scheduling processes and daily operations. Team 1 was launched in early April, Team 3 will launch next in early June, and Team 2 is expected to launch by early fall. Each team will be resourced with a project coach (Black Belt/improvement expert) from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Value Institute, a project manager, a team leader (Green Belt trained), financial and measurement consultation, and team members who perform the work on a day-to-day basis and are most knowledgeable about the current processes. Each team will have two to four sponsors who will provide guidance and direction, ensure sufficient resources are available to do the work, and remove barriers for success, if necessary.
Each week the teams will be sending regular updates about their improvement work via emails and bulletin boards; there will also be a new blog. We encourage you to keep informed, ask questions, and offer your assistance by brainstorming improvement ideas, collecting data, piloting new processes, etc. We call this initiative "Oncolution" because only through all of our collective efforts will we redefine quality care for Cancer Center patients and staff.
New Linear Accelerator
Good news: Funding for a new linear accelerator for DHMC in Lebanon has been approved. The $4 million-plus capital expenditure will secure the accelerator from True Beam Varian, which is custom-building the accelerator to Dartmouth-Hitchcock's specifications. The new unit will provide more precise treatment with less tissue and organ damage—it will be especially good for left-breast cancer treatment, avoiding the heart. The unit is scheduled to be installed in about six months.
New Chemotherapy Video for Patients
An excellent new chemotherapy patient education video is the result of an 18-month quality initiative led by Cindy Cameron. In plain language and with excellent production values, the new video will prove to be highly informative and useful for our patients.
Credit also goes to volunteers Mary and Michael Turner and Sandy Lang, RN, for acting. It was produced by D-H Media Services—Andy Hamel, John Gormley, and Tom Kidder. Evelyn Schlosser from the Cancer Center's quality program was also involved.
Melanoma Research Grant Awarded to Eleanor Clancy-Thompson
The Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation has presented Eleanor Clancy-Thompson, a PhD candidate at Geisel School of Medicine and an assistant in the Cancer Center lab of David Mullins, PhD, with one of nine nationally competitive Research Scholar Awards that support exceptional graduate students and provide recognition to their lab directors/PIs, schools, and cancer research institutions. The $10,000 melanoma research scholarships significantly enhance the potential for advancements in the melanoma cancer field to benefit the broad academic, scientific, clinical, and patient communities. Eleanor's research focuses on improving the targeting of immune cells to tumors, which may have a positive impact on patient outcomes in immune therapy for metastatic melanoma.
"Eleanor is an incredibly talented student who is making important contributions to the field of melanoma immunotherapy," said Dr. Mullins, who added that the award "provides external validation of Eleanor's skills and talents, which will increase the likelihood that Eleanor will pursue an independent career in melanoma research. Eleanor is a deserving student, and we are grateful for the Foundation's support."
OpticsPlanet Donates Compact Refrigerated Centrifuge
Ryan Collins, a research assistant and lab manager at the Cancer Center, has been focusing on the molecular pathways involving p62 in chronic lymphomic leukemia. "We work with a lot of patient samples from patients with this disease. However, recently we have adjusted our main focus onto a different project involving a potentially new type of chemotherapy treatment using a drug called dinaciclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and a key positive regulator of cell cycle," he says. Key to the work is an effective centrifuge. Working with Tammy Watkins of OpticsPlanet, Ryan was able to arrange for a donation of an Eppendorf compact refrigerated centrifuge valued at $6,000. "The addition of this instrument gives us the opportunity to perform our work with a much more accurate piece of equipment, allowing us to work with much greater precision and efficiency," he says. Big thanks to Tammy and OpticsPlanet for this generous donation.
2012 Employee Giving Campaign Launches May 1
"Anything I can do to make Dartmouth-Hitchcock more successful is a good thing—for me, for my family, and for those within our region," says Jona Roberts, engineering manager at DHMC and co-chair of the 2012 Employee Giving Campaign for Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine. The campaign launches May 1 and runs until June 30. Employees can give to what matters most to them, whether that be cancer research, patient and family services, the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Annual Fund, or any other existing fund or program. Gifts to The Prouty, the CHaD Half, and other fundraising events also count toward the Employee Giving Campaign.
To make a gift by payroll deduction, check, or credit card, visit the D-H Employee Giving Campaign website.
Questions? Please contact Amy Schrom at 653-0745 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Upcoming Events of Note
Relay for Life - Dartmouth/Hanover/Lebanon, April 28
Relay for Life celebrates cancer survivors, remembers those we have lost, and gives everyone a chance to fight back against cancer. Relay is a community event where teams of friends, families, schools, businesses, and organizations take turns walking overnight at a local track. Special activities, ceremonies, and entertainment make it a fun and moving experience. All teams raise money to help the American Cancer Society fight every cancer, in every community, every day.
For more information, call (800) 227-2345 or visit cancer.org/nhrelays or relayforlife.org.
Dartmouth College
Leverone Fieldhouse
10 N. Main Street, Hanover, NH
Saturday, April 28, 2012
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Bald is Beautiful Fundraising Event, May 5
Bald is Beautiful raises funds for Norris Cotton Cancer Center Keene. Participants gather donations from sponsors and, in turn for that support, have their head shaved by MJD & Co. Hair Design on May 5, 2012, in Walier Chevrolet's show room. You do not have to shave your head to raise money for this great event.
Walier Chevrolet
195 Winchester St.
Keene, NH
Saturday May 5, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Total Image 5K/10K Road Race, May 5
The Total Image 5K/10K Road Race benefits, in part, Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Make sure to stick around for the post-race celebration, sponsored by Jillian's Billiards Club, including live entertainment, food for the runners, and raffles.
Registration cost is $20 for the 5K and $30 for the 10K. Register online before May 4 at www.totalimagept.com.
The Start/Finish line is at Jillian's Billiards Club
50 Phillippe Cote Street
Manchester, NH
Saturday May 5, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
A Legacy of Leadership and Discovery, May 10
On May 10, the Cancer Center will celebrate the establishment of the O. Ross McIntyre, MD, Endowed Professorship at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth with a special symposium, "A Legacy of Leadership and Discovery." Following welcoming remarks by Cancer Center director Mark Israel, MD, presentations will include Steven Gillis, PhD, speaking on "McIntyre as Mentor"; Marc Ernstoff, MD, discussing "This is Not Your Grandfather's BRM"; and Konstantin Dragnev, MD, talking about "Lung Cancer: From Bench to Bedside." The event, which begins at 4:00 p.m. and will be held in Auditorium E at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, concludes with O. Ross McIntyre, MD, who in addition to being the emeritus director of the Cancer Center is an avowed canoeist, addressing "Motion's Reward: Why We Paddle."
O. Ross McIntyre is internationally known for his contributions to hematology and oncology and for his leadership of the Cancer Center from 1974 to 1992. His vision to create a collaborative, multi-disciplinary cancer center was ahead of his time and led Norris Cotton Cancer Center to become the twenty-second Comprehensive Cancer Center in the nation. He is an expert in cellular immunology and large clinical trials focusing on the treatment of leukemia and multiple myeloma. As the chair of the national Cancer and Leukemia Group B, he helped pioneer studies linking the molecular and genetic characteristics of tumors with patient outcomes. Dr. McIntyre has held several prominent positions including chair of the NCCC Review Committee of the National Cancer Institute and president of the American Association of Cancer Institutes. He is the recipient of numerous awards and an author on more than 200 publications. Dr. McIntyre graduated from Dartmouth College in 1953 and the Medical School in 1955. He earned his MD at Harvard in 1957 and trained at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and at Mary-Hitchcock Memorial Hospital.
Receptions will precede and follow the symposium. For more information, please contact Vicky Jensen at (603) 653-0726 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Relay for Life - Greater Nashua/Hudson, May 18
Alvirne High School
200 Derry Road
Hudson, NH
Friday, May 18, 2012
6:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
For more information, call (800) 227-2345 or visit cancer.org/nhrelays or relayforlife.org.
SYNERGY Certificate Program for Translational Research Methods, June 11-15
This year's SYNERGY Certificate Program for Translational Research Methods includes two components: (1) A morning session devoted to general resources for and approaches to clinical and translational research at Dartmouth; and (2) Midday and afternoon sessions designed to help early-career clinical investigators develop the skills and strategies to secure independent research funding. These students will attend both morning and afternoon sessions.
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Great Britain's David Weir, four times a gold medallist at the Paralympic Games last summer, calls Switzerland's Heinz Frei "the best wheelchair racer there has ever been – my inspiration".
Frei comes to London this weekend to compete in the Grand Prix handcycling event at Prudential RideLondon.
"You know, it makes me feel very proud that David looks up to me," says Frei who, in a career spanning almost 30 years, has earned 14 gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympics and has won the London Marathon wheelchair race three times.
At 46, having finally been forced out of the medal placings for wheelchair racing at the 2004 Athens Games, he turned his considerable athletic skill, knowledge and fortitude to handcycling.
"I came home from Athens without medals for the first time and I thought my sports career at top level was finished," he recalls, "so I had a go at handcycling. The mistake I made was getting involved in a race and, once I'd competed, it had me.
"I ended up going to Beijing and winning two gold medals. Then another one in London in the time trial at Brands Hatch – at the age of 54. Handcycling really does feel like a second career right now.
I am not there to be there. I am there to win "I'm surprised at my body and its high performance at this age, but it's great competing against young, dynamic athletes. I still like to fight with the best."
Few may remember that during the 1992 Paralympic Games there was a pile-up in the 10,000m men's race with wheelchairs and racers sprawled across the track. Heinz Frei emerged unscathed and came from the back to win. It's called "track presence" and, according to David Weir, Frei has always had it.
"I looked up to him like he was a god in wheelchair racing when I was a teenager," he says. The admiration is mutual.
"His mental strength and focus were the impressive things in London," says Frei of Weir's Olympic performance last summer.
"It was the way he dealt with the nerves, because they would have been there. He was head and shoulders above the rest."
Recalling the euphoria of the Games last summer, he adds: "It's one of the reasons I'm really looking forward to coming back to compete at the Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix.
"The organisation and facilities in London are first class. There will be some very strong athletes in this race and, let me tell you, I might be 54 but I never come to make up the numbers. I am not there to be there. I am there to win."
Frei comes fresh from competing in the marathon event for Switzerland at the IPC World Athletics Championships in Lyon.
"The Grand Prix will be a dynamic race, a big show, and I think the UK has the potential to bring many more athletes from wheelchair racing into handcycling as it grows in popularity," he says.
"RideLondon will be a huge celebration moment for everyone a year on and a continuation of the momentum."
The Grand Prix
The Grand Prix will feature events for female, hand and junior cyclists. The events begin at 5pm and finish at around 8pm.
All three criterium races will follow a fast, flat 1.3-mile loop around St James's Park, where there will be ample viewing space for spectators.
Riders start on The Mall before racing towards Buckingham Palace, through three tight turns on to Birdcage Walk then taking a 90-degree left-hand turn into Horse Guards Road.
The final left turn at the end of Horse Guards Road brings the competitors back on to The Mall for the epic finish, with the backdrop of Buckingham Palace.
Double Olympic champion Laura Trott, Olympic team pursuit gold medallists Dani King and Joanna Rowsell, 2013 world champion Elinor Barker, Hannah Barnes and Dutch rider Loes Gunnewijk are some of the big names to watch out for in the female event.
In the handcycling event, five medallists from the 2012 Paralympic Games as well as two injured ex-servicemen will compete.
The schedule for the evening of races is:
• 5pm handcycle race, duration 30 minutes
• 5.45pm youth race, duration 30 minutes
• 6.30pm female race, duration 1 hour
• 7.45pm presentations to the winners
• Find out about FreeCycle – a unique opportunity to experience the fun and freedom of cycling through London on an eight-mile traffic-free route


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ERIE, Pa. -- BANANA BREAD MUFFINS
I started with the banana bread recipe in "Whole Foods for the Whole Family" and then I tweaked it. Here's what I came up with.
1 3/4 cups whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/3 cup canola oil
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup hot water
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup blueberries (frozen, fresh or dried)
1. Mix wet ingredients, add dry and mix.
2. Fold in nuts and berries.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes.
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The city of Berkeley is cracking down … on memorial park benches. The Chron reports that Tuesday the City Council will address the "glut" of memorial benches. Slow news day, huh?
To stop the overpopulation of these menacing benches, one proposal presents some criteria for memorial-worthiness:
* honorees dead for at least a year
* well-documented contributions from honorees to Berkeley and its parks
* approval from the Parks and Recreation Commission
Previously, donors could purchase benches for 1,200 bucks for anyone living or dead. The time has come to stop this madness.
We really can't believe the Chron spent 850 words on this piece, but it really paid off:
"Do we want plaques and memorials strewn over our public parks?" (Deputy City Manager Lisa Caronna) added. "A lot of people are offended by it – they feel that the reminders of other people's family and friends diminishes the feeling of freedom and peace you're supposed to have in a public park."
According to the commission's proposal, city parks should not be used to publicly remember someone unless there is "a transcendent relationship between the park and the individual" or unless someone "has made an outstanding contribution to the Berkeley community."
Yes, other people's family and friends, get out of my public park. You're not "transcendental" enough, whatever that means. We're pretty sure that's hippie lingo.
Couldn't the city just hook up a deal with People's Park? There could be some sort of donor mosaic made out of recycled bits. You know, freshen up the place, make it more lively … in the name of dead people.
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With a glut of memorial benches, Berkeley moves to limit seating [SF Chron]
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[Image at top: Josephine Halvorson, Woodshed (Door), 2013, oil on canvas, 70 x 35 inches]
Josephine Halvorson, installation view at Sikkema Jenkins.
Josephine Halvorson, Woodshed (Vine), 2013, oil on canvas, 36 x 28 inches.
A few doors down at Zach Feuer, Stuart Hawkins is less guarded about her point of view. Her disposition is arch rather than neutral, her subject not an older, plainer world but the current one in which artifice and consumerism (rather than individuality) reign supreme. Yet there's no evident anger in the show, titled "Everyone Knows What It Looks Like" – just retro-modern suaveness. The fruit in her still life appears on the brightly-lit shelf of a crowded fridge, a glistening spigot arching over it. A window luminously mediates Hawkins's landscape, the hood of a car her skyscape, a cocktail her seascape. In Portrait of a Woman, a pink exercise ball occludes all but her legs.
Stuart Hawkins, Still Life of Fruit, 2013, oil on canvas, 72 x 54 inches.It would be too easy to call Halvorson po-faced, or Hawkins wise-ass. Their work is more complementary and convergent than these labels suggest. In mocking art-historical genres, Hawkins also smirks at their purported irrelevance and from a distance enshrines the sturdy, uncluttered world that Halvorson sternly records up close. Even a hipster loves a throwback – perhaps more than most.
Stuart Hawkins, installation view at Zach Feuer.
"Josephine Halvorson: Facings," Sikkema Jenkins, Chelsea, New York, NY. Through March 1, 2014. The exhibition is accompanied by a full color catalog with an essay by Tom McGrath.
"Stuart Hawkins: Everyone Knows What It Looks Like," Zach Feuer, Chelsea, New York, NY. Through February 15, 2014.
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There are certain beauty tactics you already know are foolproof: Using lash primer before your mascara, moisturizing before bedtime and leaving your conditioner in for an extra few minutes, for example. Yet you still might be trying to figure out how celebrities look flawless all the time, whether they're stepping off an airplane or strolling down the red carpet.
Some of their go-to products and strategies may seem like common sense, but others might catch you by surprise. Regardless, they seem to be working, so they might be worth a try. Here's a few of their secrets for a stunning look:
Ever wondered why starlets never seem to have flat hair? The trick lies in the temperature of the blowdryer. Harper's Bazaar revealed that actresses like Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel maintain a voluminous mane because they switch back and forth between the hot and cold setting. Professional stylist Oscar Blandi noted that while it seems counter-intuitive to blast your strands with cold air, it helps promote lifted roots that last for up to nine hours, while also adding staying power to the style.
You might already be aware that avocado is good for your body, but did you know that it's excellent for your hair as well? According to Women's Health magazine, Denise Richards mashes the creamy fruit and smoothes it onto her strands with one tablespoon of olive oil for an ultra-rich conditioning masque. Stay away from rubbing the substance onto your scalp, though, to avoid greasiness.
If you're a product junkie, it's important to deep clean your hair to remove buildup once in a while. A clarifying shampoo will do that, but Catherine Zeta-Jones has another tactic: she washes it in beer. Women's Health explained that the alcohol gets rid of any substances that have accumulated on your tresses, which can make them look dull. After working in the solution, just cover your head with plastic wrap for five minutes and then rinse it out.
A-listers always appear to have clear, glowing complexions. According to Daily Makeover, Cate Blanchett concocts her own scrub with olive oil, macadamia oil, grapefruit juice and sea salt for a revitalized, radiant face. Meanwhile, Emma Stone, who has hyper-sensitive skin, swears by natural grapeseed oil as a moisturizer.
Other stars make their own skincare products at home. Us magazine reported that Kristin Cavallari's DIY solution requires tossing half a papaya in the blender and leaving it on your face for five minutes. She told the source, "It's really hydrating!"
According to the magazine, Olivia Wilde gets rid of puffiness around her peepers by steeping tea bags in warm water and laying them over her closed eyelids.
You may have tried a multitude of lip products to get a plumped-up pucker, but you may be surprised to find that the secret is in your pantry. Women's Health noted that Lisa Rinna puts a few drops of cinnamon oil in her lipgloss for a plumping effect. Makeup artist Patrice Evangeline told the source that it's important to test the oil on your skin first to get the sought-after bee-stung look instead of a negative reaction.
If you can't seem to get glitter off your lids, take a cue from Lady Gaga, who's always rocking dramatic eye makeup. According to Women's Health, she uses fabric tape to remove any stubborn stray pieces. However, the source pointed out that it's best to resort to traditional makeup remover if your skin is at all sensitive.
Starlets always seem to look bright-eyed and alert, even if they've been on set shooting all night. Women's Health revealed that Miranda Kerr just uses shimmery lip balm as a highlighter on her browbone and around her eyes to perk them up. For ladies who are prone to breakouts, makeup artist Stefanie Syat advised using a natural product and avoiding gloss, which could clog pores.


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Is More Pain Ahead for Gold Investors?
Since euphoria and emotion are what drive the prices of the precious metals, use them to help identify when gold and silver are good or bad purchases.
Since the precious metals bubble began almost 10 years ago, the prices of gold and silver have been driven more by fear, greed, and other emotions than by fundamentals or allegedly rational reasons.
Gold pays no dividend and provides no cash flows; it actually costs money to own (storage fees and insurance premiums), and it is used in relatively very few industries compared to other asset classes such as land, housing, equities, bonds, or even timber. You simply can't value precious metals the same way you do other investments.
If most gold (NYSEARCA:XME) isn't owned for sound fundamental reasons, it seems that investors must stop trying to value it in fundamental ways and focus on what really matters when it comes to the precious metals market.
What Really Matters With Precious Metals
There are countless examples of "experts" getting the gold trade wrong as our firm has highlighted numerous times throughout the years; one such example was our article
Is the Worst Really Over for Gold and Silver?
All the gold bugs (NYSEARCA:NUGT) who have been touting gold for years based on "fundamental" reasons such as the Fed's non-stop printing press are now getting crushed. They rode the precious metals bubble, falling victim to one of the oldest axioms on Wall Street: "Everyone is a genius in a bull market." If the real reason to own gold is the printing press, then shouldn't the US dollar also be getting hammered?
These experts confused their "correctness" through 2011 with simple correlation of a precious metals market rising because of an entirely different reason: euphoria (which has always driven the gold market).
In 1999, when gold was trading at 30-year lows, no one wanted to touch the precious metal. Contrast that with 2011 when "sell your gold" commercials were on every television channel. Those commercials can still be found.
Even central banks around the world were selling gold at its 30-year price low and buying at its all-time high. As an example of just how clueless central banks (and others) have been when it comes to gold, Ben Bernanke himself said to the Senate Banking Committee in July, "Nobody really understands gold prices and I don't pretend to really understand them either." Yet central banks continue to buy and sell gold.
In July 1999, when gold was hitting its 30-year price low of $250 per ounce, the Bank of England sold a massive amount of gold, solidifying the reserve banks in history as horrible market timers.
In 2012, when gold prices (NYSEARCA:GLD) averaged $1650 per ounce, central bankers around the world bought 535 tons, the most purchases since 1964. With gold now below $1400 per ounce, the world's bankers are again helping mark the top in gold as they have lost over $500 billion and counting since the great gold peak of 2011.
Euphoria and Emotion
As I outlined on March 22 when gold was trading over $1550 per ounce, it was no surprise to us that gold peaked in price in 2011 as euphoria went sky high.
The peak of pop culture's obsession with gold occurred right around the time that gold prices peaked at $1900 in late 2011. We don't see it as a coincidence that
Pawn Stars
was the second highest rated television show in 2011 just as another popular gold-focused television show,
Gold Rush: Alaska
, was in its inaugural season.
Countless treasure hunting television shows remain popular today.
Will History Rhyme?
The precious metals (NYSEARCA:IAU) have always been driven by euphoria -- or lack thereof. In 1980, the previous peak in gold prices sent shares up to $850, then a record. However, within two years, gold prices were back below $300, falling over 50% from its peak. Today, an investor that bought gold in the late 1970s would have lost money after inflation. According to the Fed Bank of Minneapolis, gold around $1400 today is worth only $464 in 1980 dollars, a far cry from the 1980 peak of $850, proving that even with the precious metals, there are good times to buy and also very bad times to buy.
Buying "at any price" is likely a losing strategy, just as it is with all assets.
If euphoria and emotion are what drive the prices of the precious metals, then we should use them to help identify when gold and silver (NYSEARCA:USLV) are good or bad purchases. We shouldn't rely on fundamentals or other justifications that simply don't correlate much with price.
Profiting From Gold and a Long-Term Projection
My firm has been fortunate to capture many of the great gold turning points (NYSEARCA:GDX) over the past year as my article
Is the Great Gold Crash Over?
outlines a few of them. Much of this was because we ignored the mainstream media and listened to our unbiased charts and sentiment measurements.
That analysis helped us capture profitable trades, both long and short on July 13, September 1, September 15, and September 18.
Last week, we suggested buying the
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3x
(NYSEARCA:DUST) to take advantage of another opportune technical setup. That trade was already up over 10% in less than a week. Our tandem trade of buying
Dec GDX
(NYSEARCA:GDX) put options was comparably up 30%.
Gold's long-term, medium-term, and short-term trends are decidedly down; using these charts, history, and sentiment measures help us target $1,000 for the price of gold.
The chart below of gold's ETF proxy helps put this target in perspective as gold is behaving very orderly from a technical perspective.
Gold's July rally to backtest its trend (shown by the green arrow) is a key technical setup that we combined with our short-term outlooks to help provide our September short recommendations when GLD was trading back above $135.
In reality, a gold decline (NYSEARCA:GLL) of 50%, targeting $1000, may actually be conservative as the 1980s price action taught us. Back then, precious metals (NYSEARCA:DGLD) gave back over 50% of their gains in just two years! But ultimately, they gave back over 70% by 1985.
Thus far, the gold decline (NYSEARCA:PHYS) has lasted two years, and prices have been chopped around 40%. Market history, the charts, and sentiment all suggest this trend should continue until gold bugs really start to throw in the towel.
At that point, it will likely be a good time to buy the metals again. However, that time could be years away, when the world's central banks and gold bugs finally completely throw in the towel.
Editor's note: This story by
Chad Karnes
originally appeared on
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Money Management Advice That Will Help Anyone
In order to survive in this world, it is important to learn all there is to know about money. Past generations learned how to save as much money as they could. Today, we live in a more complicated world. While many live with great abundance, others face serious daily struggles. If you use these personal finance tips, you can stretch every dollar further.
When you get all of your finances together, it is not too late to start out. Start now and you will thank yourself 10 years from now. When you are dealing with financial planning, a late start is better than no start at all.
Always read letters sent to you by credit card companies, even if they are tediously long and boring. By law, you should receive at minimum a forty-five day notice. Examine the changes and decide whether the account will be worth keeping. If you decide it's not worth keeping, then it's time to pay the bill and close the account.
Some individuals spend more than $20 each week hoping to win money in the lottery. It would be beneficial for them to save the money instead. This will guarantee that you will increase your income over time, instead of throwing your money away.
Garage Sale
Having a garage sale is a great way to make some spending money and also rid the house of clutter. If one is also good at working with people they can talk neighbors into letting them sell some of their old items for a nominal fee. You can have a creative garage sale!
Try purchasing store brand groceries. Store brand foods are often similar to name brand foods. It usually consists of the same ingredients too. Switching to these products can generate significant savings on your monthly grocery bill.
Eating less from restaurants or fast food joints can save you money and promote better personal finances. Someone can save money by buying the ingredients to make healthy meals and cooking them at home. It is a great way for someone to feel pride in their meals and save money at the same time.
Add a few foreign stocks to your investment portfolio. No load mutual funds greatly reduce the expense involved in buying individual foreign stocks.
You will find that when you control your finances, the rest of your life will seem far better ordered. Also, be sure to track all of the money that you make and what bills are coming due on month's close. You should make sure you have a solid budget prepared that is achievable.
Look over your portfolio every year, and adjust it accordingly. Reevaluation helps you manage your risk and match your investments to your goals. This also allows people to try to sell high and buy low.
Do not stay with your investments based solely on their past performance. If your investments are not paying out like you expected, you should start looking for another solution and select a more stable investment.
Ensure you pay your utilities on time! If you don't make timely payments, it can have a detrimental effect on your credit. In addition, you could incur a late fee, which would cost you more of your hard-earned cash. Paying late is not worth the hassles, so be sure to pay your bills when due.
Do not be fooled into believing that you are actually saving money by not doing the necessary maintenance on your house or car. You're not saving yourself money; you're just transferring those expenses to later. You could also be setting yourself up for bigger issues later due to lack of maintenance. The small expenses associated with maintaining your home or car are minimal when compared to what it will cost you to make any major repairs.
Try to avoid making common mistakes related to your personal finances. Your bank may waive a bounced check fee if it was a one time mistake. This courtesy is usually only extended to customers who are consistent in avoiding overdrawing their checking account, and is usually offered on a one-time basis.
If you keep a good record of finances, you will not have trouble during tax season. Keep all of your personal documents together and you can find them easier.
Credit Card
To make sure that your credit card payments are paid in a timely manner, try setting up automatic payments through your bank. When you can't completely get rid of your credit card debt, making regular monthly payments will improve your credit history. Automatic debit is the best way to avoid late payments.
Knowing how to manage your personal finances is very important. You should keep track of your expenses and save a certain amount weekly. Your goals are obtainable, and these tips will help you on your way.


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NBA Draft with two Cyclones on the board
World Cup with US v. Germany
Something else
1. NBA Draft with 2 ISU players on the board.
2. World Cup.
3. Something else.
I hate 11am games!
Don't know how to edit poll choices, so who will watch the World Cup even if the US played earlier.
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Originally Posted by Cycsk
1. NBA Draft with 2 ISU players on the board.
2. World Cup with US playing against Germany.
3. Something else.
i thought we played Germany around 11 am?
I don't think the NBA Draft starts at 11am
World Cup.
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Originally Posted by theantiAIRBHG
World Cup.
I can't stand to watch the nfl draft and football is actually interesting, the US plays in the morning though.
If there was a conflict, I would watch the World Cup and the thought didn't even cross my mind to watch the Draft instead of the World Cup. Luckily, we don't have to make that choice as the U.S. plays at 11 a.m. Thursday. Time for a long lunch!
Why not both?
Hate 11am starts!
Can't edit poll text. So who will watch World Cup even if the US has already played.
Originally Posted by CyArob
Why not both?
What do you think this is? Old El Paso taco shells?
The real question should be Work vs World Cup which will you be paying attention to?
Originally Posted by CyHawk7
The real question should be Work vs World Cup which will you be paying attention to?
Vacation day, yo.
Eyes closed, head first, can't lose.
Originally Posted by 3TrueFans
Vacation day, yo.
I second this.
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Older pets are some of the most heartbreaking and vulnerable in the City's shelters. Most have experienced years in a loving home and have learned comfort and affection from people and other animals. They've learned manners and how to behave appropriately in a household; slept in warm soft spots and had favorite foods, treats and the chance to go outside. By no fault of their own, they end up in a cold and strange shelter with a barrage of unfamiliar sounds and smells as they lay in a kennel alone. To anyone who has ever experienced the love and companionship of an older pet, the thought alone is unbearable. But situations change and resources can be scarce for regular care and for the medical issues that can arise in an aging dog or cat. With their advanced age and special needs, senior pets are at a very high risk of euthanasia when the shelters are full and space is needed.
For whatever reason they get there, older pets are steadily brought into local shelters. Now there is a Philadelphia group dedicated specifically to helping them get out and safely back into homes. The City of Elderly Love was announced this week as the newest rescue effort to come out of the extensive local work of Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia (CNKP). What started as a Facebook marketing effort is now a full-fledged rescue thanks to the passion and dedication of CNKP Board Member Erin Lewin and the support of many like-minded senior loving fans. Erin explains her motivation: "Starting a senior pet rescue was a little dream of mine ever since I adopted my first senior dog, Jema, from Philly's Animal Control shelter in 2010. It's hard to describe the bond Jema and I shared, but now when I see a senior pet in our shelter-system, I can't stand the thought of someone missing their chance of adopting their own 'Jema.'"
Lewin and her fellow CNKP Board Members have recognized the need for resources to be provided to the City's pet owners to try and keep pets in homes and out of the shelter system. They have made huge strides toward addressing these needs with monthly pet pantries around the city, a community help desk to assist pet owners in finding low-cost vet resources, pet friendly housing, behavioral assistance and much more. (see their website for details and contact information). With senior pets, health concerns change and vet care doesn't get any easier to obtain. (Check out City of Elderly Love's resources page for senior-specific concerns) The best of prevention efforts won't stop all pets, senior or otherwise, from coming to the shelters. City of Elderly Love was started to draw attention specifically to the older pets in local shelters and the need to try and help them as soon as possible, considering their more precious position.
Now that City of Elderly Love is an official rescue, they need the support of Philadelphia residents. The best solution, adopting an older pet, is encouraged at all times and advice and resources are available on the site for general and for senior's particular needs. Foster homes are now greatly needed to hold an a senior (appropriate for their household) until adoption. Foster homes for City of Elderly Love will have the full support of the rescue, with the veterinary care provided and behavioral and training support will available. The rescue will also actively be involved with marketing fosters for adoption and providing other needs, like food, toys, crates, as needed. Apply here to foster a senior pet.
Senior pets are especially rewarding to rescue, with an inexplicable gratitude and seamless and constant love that is nothing short of life-changing. They also tend to need little more than food, water, affection and occasional walks outside. Older animals often come fully trained, accustomed to living with other pets and have all of their inside and outside manners in full effect. They are easy to care for and even easier to fall in love with. Supporters who can't bring a senior pet into their home right now can still be of invaluable assistance by donating whatever possible to City of Elderly Love to offset veterinary and food costs, allowing more animals to be pulled and placed.
Anyone not able to offer financial support right now can also be a huge help by spreading the word about this fantastic new rescue, how to help and about the pure joy of seniors and pet adoption in general. Sharing positive experiences and educating people how to adopt and care for their pets are some of the best ways to help homeless animal in the City and beyond. Every animal saved is a life and a family changed for the better.
See these links for more information and details on programs mentioned herein:
- The City of Elderly Love: resources, foster program details and application, donate.
- Check out their Facebook page for new pets available and in need locally
- Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia: Community Pet Help Desk
- CNKP launches life-saving program and no-kill rescue, City of Elderly Love
- Top 10 reasons to adopt an older dog (ASPCA)
- 10 reasons senior cats rule (Petfinder)


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(NOTE: THE TITLE IS IN A VERTICAL COLUMN - REMINISCENT OF A JAPANESE WRITING STYLE!...Kira Seamon is an expert on Asian Cultures, having grown up in Hawaii, and has had the good fortune of being immersed in the Asian cultures that flourish there.
Beautiful photos capture professional ballerina Kira Seamon mid-performance of her beautiful ballet solo inspired by Japanese Geisha. She designed the costume herself and wore a kimono jacket and handmade ballet obi (from genuine obi material) and used a fan to help depict a Geisha characterization!
This dance won a Platinum Award during Dance Competition and a Special Award from the judges for my "Terrific Timing"!
Professional ballerina Kira Seamon enjoys photography when she isn't dancing! She is inspired by sights found in her backyard and beyond! She has been perfecting her photographic skills for 10 years, and these books are the result. Her choreography has been seen across the US. She enjoys dance competitions and has won an over-all title and trophy in both Regional Competition and at the World Finals! She has won multiple platinum awards and Special Awards from judges, recognizing her strong music background and beautiful balletic turns. She frequently accompanies her cast on the piano during her concerts. She was awarded a Grant from the Cultural Council for her unique, 1-Woman concert which featured her performing ballet and playing the piano. Her concerts have been fortunate to have collaborators from New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, MIT, Boston College, Wellesley College and numerous other artistic institutions. Don't forget to check out her Youtube Channel!
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NetBeans IDE 7.0.1 Now Available for Download
By TinuA on Aug 01, 2011
The NetBeans Team has released NetBeans IDE 7.0.1, with full support for the official release of the Java SE 7 platform.
An update to NetBeans IDE 7.0, this release includes the following notable changes:
- Full JDK 7 support: Running NetBeans IDE on top of JDK 7, and support for the final version of the JDK 7 language features
- Integration of recent patches
- Performance improvements
- Download NetBeans 7.0.1 OR
- If you already have NetBeans IDE 7.0 installed, launch the IDE and an update notification will appear. Click the alert-box to install the updates.


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News came out today that Justin Hartley is joining the cast of "The Young and the Restless" as Adam Newman. Ever since Michael Muhney was fired viewers have wanted to know who would take over as him. On Tuesday, We Love Soaps confirmed that Justin has the job.
"Y&R" fans are unsure of anyone else playing the part. He has some big shoes to fill and only time will tell how great he does at the job. Justin admits that he does watch the show all the time so he could be a really good fit. Justin will start the filming in September, but won't actually be on the show until November.
Justin Hartley is part of the show "Mistresses" on ABC and has a really great part going right now. Joss has finally found love and the two are set to get married. They seem to be a perfect match. Now the fact that he is on a new show means that he could be leaving this show. It would be devastating if they decided to kill off his character after Joss has finally been able to settle down with someone.
As of right now, "Mistresses" will be over before Justin starts filming on "Young and the Restless." It is very possible that somehow he will find the time to do both. Last year when "Mistresses" came to an end it took a while before ABC confirmed that it was coming back for another season.
"Mistresses" is airing season two on ABC right now. TV Series Finale shared that last week the show had over 3.5 million viewers. This does make things look good for the show, but season three has not been confirmed yet either. It is a summer show and Justin could just take time off of "Y&R" to keep doing this show as well if it is picked up for another season.


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Recorded Music from Mercy Creek
New CD Available Now!
"Make A Memory" 2013
In stock!
Recorded in Bloomington, Indiana with Paul MKS Mahern at White Arc Studios, this 2013 release features new studio recordings of
"Only Takes One", "Go On Little Child", "Nothing To Lose", Decisions", "Follow Through", "Did You Ever Notice", "Oh No", "Slow Down","All Around Me", "Waiting For the Perfect Life"
Production: Paul MKS Mahern and Mercy Creek
Engineering: Paul MKS Mahern
Mastering: Paul MKS Mahern
All Songs written and performed by Mercy Creek
Make A Memory Cover Art: Star Root
Make A Memory Photos: Amy Maloney and Cheryl Nystrom
Background Vocals on "Only Takes One" Paul MKS Mahern
"Live at OBX" 2010
Now in stock!
Mercy Creek "Live at OBX"
Outer Banks Brewing Station - Kill Devil Hills, NC - recorded by Vinton Fountain
We have had many wonderful experiences performing at festivals thru the years. The fun and enegry of a big Mercy Creek sound was captured by Vinton Fountain at OBX Brew Station in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Vinton has extensive experience as a live sound engineer, working in Boulder, Colorado at the Fox Theatre, touring with Leftover Salmon running monitors, running sound on the annual Jam Band Cruise, and dialing in many bands at The Outer Banks Brew Station. Many thanks to Vinton for helping Mercy Creek capture our live sound!
"Another Place to Start" 2008
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Another Place to Start is the 5th independent recording that the band has created with producer Paul Mahern Cheryl Nystrom and Jim Ball play all the instruments on the songs that they have written for the album, making this release a close and personal body of music. From the Americana leaning track "Green Beans" to bluesy "Cost of Living", the 10 new songs once again land squarely in the AAA music format. The band has fun on "Green Beans", where Nystrom blows jug and jaw harp on a foot stomping bluegrass tune about love and appreciation for the simple pleasures of life.
Folksy songwriting meets a hint of middle eastern music on the udu inspired "What About Us?". "Another Place to Start" weaves simple melodies thru all the songs, and hammers them home by layering unique instruments. like the roots banjo layered with Asian bells on "Good Enough". All the songs are driven by percussive acoustic guitar, melodic drumming, and organic percussion.
"Bonfire of Vanities" 2004/2005
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A double album, featuring 10 new studio tracks on disk 1, and 11 live tracks on disk 2. Recorded in Bloomington, Indiana by Paul Mahern at Echo Park Studios. "Bonfire of Vanities" is a hallmark album for Mercy Creek.
The studio album(disk 1, "Bonfire of Vanities") features production and recording work of Paul Mahern on 10 new Mercy Creek songs and adds another fine studio recording to our music catalogue. Tracks span from "Born to Rock" an ac/dc hard rocker...to "Freedom" exploring a calypso hippy world groove and theme. "Treasure" a feel good saddle up swing alt-country take time to smell the roses, "I'll Find a Place" banjo foot stomping gospel fun, and "Take it Away" a dreamy sorrow tinged middle eastern oddesy. Vess Ruhtenberg plays electric guitar and bass and Paul Mahern's production work is world class.
Disk 2 , "Two for the Show" presents our "live" sound, stripped down but full with 2 musicians using vocals, guitar, and drums to present Mercy Creek music born from 6 years of hard touring. Hard hitting drums and percussive guitar with Cheryl's vocal easing thru 11 live songs. Live versions of classics such as "Almost", "Match","Hill of Fools", "Shadow Dance" and "4th of July" capture the full, organic sound that has become the hallmark of Mercy Creek's live shows. The record was recorded at Echo Park Studios on a July 2004 afternoon by Paul Mahern.
Both disks 1 & 2 create an album of which we are especially proud. It features a history of our songwriting, showcases our live musical talents, presents our unique 2 piece road sound, and lays the groundwork of our future with a studio album that we are very proud to have created.
"Storm Has Blown Over" 2003
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A warm body of music, positive and up beat. Mandolin and violin lead some tunes into hints of new grass, while songs such as "Hypnotized" and "4th of July" continue to cut into the band's progressive folk rock traditions. "Closer" is a haunting of pedal steel and train groovy beat against Cheryl's vocals. "Outside the Line", "Storm Has Blown Over", and "Half Way There" play out hopeful anthems.
10 Tracks: Mastered at SEA Digital, Mixing Echo Park Studios, Production Paul Mahern, All songs Mercy Creek, Additional Musicians Vess Ruhtenberg, Heidi Gluck, and Megan Weeder.
"Dirty Water" 2001
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Mercy Creek's sophomore album. As with the first record, the music of "Dirty Water" flirts with many musical styles, but the songs are more mature, hardened, and aggressive. Mahern describes "Dirty Water" as a "John Cale blues experience, meeting bits of Credence Clearwater". Nystrom's vocals are again world class, and like the music written on long late drives on the road, the songs and voice are less innocent.
Features: Life in Review, Dirty Water, West of Bluefield, Circles, Sacred Danger Zone, The Only One, Takin A Ride, City Walls, What's Your Vibe, Hill of Fools, Freeze, Miles Away
All songs Nystrom/Ball Mercy Creek is Jim Ball and Cheryl Nystrom Additional Musicians: Vess Ruhtenberg, Heidi Gluck, Paul Mahern, Kevin Loyal - Studio: Echo Park Studios, Bloomington, Indiana - Production: Paul Mahern Additional Production: Vess Ruhtenberg, & Mercy Creek - Engineering: Paul Mahern Additional Engineering: Vess Ruhtenberg, Kevin @EchoPark - Mastered at SAE Digital Mastering Services
"the name of the record is mercy creek" 1999
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An artful mixture of music, flavored with hints of folk, colorings of disco, cutting electric guitar work, and snaps of swing. All the songs are solidly laid in the foundation of Nystrom's percussive guitar, her beautiful voice, and Ball's dynamic drumming. This is a record that does what so many albums fail to do. It delivers a strong, interesting body of songs. The performances are excellent, the production is tasteful, and the sound is uniquely Mercy Creek.
Features: Never Forget, Almost, Laughter in the Rain, Ms. Virginia, Match and a Conversation, Part of You, Sparked Fire, Drawn to the Fire, Lost Love Heart, Shadow Dance, Almost a Dance Mix
All songs Nystrom/Ball - Mercy Creek is Jim Ball and Cheryl Nystrom - Additional Musicians: Vess Ruhtenberg, and Paul Mahern - Studio: Echo Park Studios, Bloomington, Indiana - Production: Paul Mahern Additional Production: Vess Ruhtenberg, & Mercy Creek - Engineering: Paul Mahern - Mastered at SAE Digital Mastering Services
Meet Paul ! (the yogi behind the curtain).
Paul Mahern's many credits include singer for the Indianapolis hard core band Zero Boys as well as engineering and production work for a diverse cast of musicians, (John Mellencamp, The Fray, Lisa Germano, Julania Hatfield, Over the Rhine, and Iggy Pop).


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Even though Nightmare on Elm Street 2 has direct ties to movies one and three in the franchise it is the evil step-sister to the franchise much like Halloween 3 is to the Halloween franchise. It has brief ties to the series but really is a stretch. It is rumored that Wes Craven wanted nothing to do with the series and not due to the gay subtext.
Jesse is the main character. He lives in Nancy's old house. His girlfriend Lisa finds Nancy's diary. At first when it discusses how she likes to watch Glen undress across the street they think it's a dirty secret but Jesse is seriously freaked out when she starts writing about terrible nightmares he's been having.
Jesse has walking nightmares. He ends up in a gay leather bar where he finds his coach that is always giving him and his best friend a hard time. The coach forces him back to the school's gym. For some reason he is sent to 'shower' while the coach gathers up jump ropes. It appears as if he plans on raping Jesse and from the way Freddy reacts it's the way that he feels too. He picks at the Coach and then drags him to the showers where Jesse is. He uses the jump ropes to tie him up and strips him naked as Jesse watches. Freddy whips the coach with a towel before killing him. Jesse screams but we see him wake up in bed.
He tries to tell Lisa and his best friend that he dreamed it…afraid that he did it……but Lisa tries to convince him it was just a dream despite the bloody footprints left in the shower.
Ironically in this movie, Freddy just wants Jesse to be his embodiment on earth. He wants to possess Jesse like Chucky possesses the Good Guy doll to do his killing for him. Jesse is relatively strong despite the nightmares. He fights it when Freddy wants to kill his little sister. Yet when Jesse tries to have sex with Lisa Freddy uses this emotional scattering of thoughts to take him over. He almost kills Lisa and threats the pool party. Lisa's dad shoots at him and he's somehow able to get away.
Jesse ends up in his best friend's room but Freddy kills him and he tries to flee. Lisa tracks him down to the power plant to try to save Jesse. She even kisses Freddy to try to reach Jesse. She has read Nancy's diary and is convinced that Nancy did not go crazy from seeing Glen killed and her mother's suicide but the things really happened. She convinces Jesse to fight.
Jesse survives the power plant but the Monday after the party they are on the bus and he is still experiencing PTSD from the fight from Freddy. The opening nightmare that Jesse experiences at the beginning of the movie seems to be a foreshadowing of the end of the movie.


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Dear Dr. Gott: I am a relatively healthy 48-year-old nurse with no history, no meds and no allergies. I developed severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with diverticulitis. I knew immediately, as I have been preaching to my patients, that nuts, seeds, corn and popcorn were out of my diet, which my gastroenterologist confirmed. Although I am not a nut and seed fan, I do like corn and popcorn.
After my diagnosis, I went online to learn as much as I could about this condition. After reviewing several Web sites, such as the Mayo Clinic and WebMD, I began to notice a trend in their recommendations about diet. The majority of them ended with similar statements. "Your doctor may recommend no nuts, seeds or corn, but there has been no evidence to suggest that these foods actually contribute to this condition."
Have I stumbled upon one of these "our practices have not caught up with the science" findings, or is there still legitimate rational for this restriction? Are we still preaching something that we no longer need to preach?
Dear Reader: Many gastroenterologists have changed their opinions about a diet for diverticulitis (infected diverticula). Your quote seems to sum up the latest recommendation. I am not aware of any recent studies about seeds and the like causing diverticulitis.
There is one way to help prevent diverticulitis and diverticula (intestinal out-pouches caused by weak spots and pressure): a high-fiber diet. Diverticulitis is rarely present in areas of the world that regularly consume this type of diet. In fact, it was almost unheard of until the invention of steel-grind mills, which remove most of the fiber from rice and wheat to make flour.
Diverticula do not usually cause problems and are most often found accidentally during routine screening tests for colon cancer and other intestinal disorders. Diverticulitis, however, is generally diagnosed during an acute attack. Common symptoms include left-lower abdominal pain, fever, nausea, constipation or diarrhea and abdominal tenderness. Less common symptoms are vomiting, rectal bleeding, frequent or painful urination, bloating and abdominal tenderness while wearing a belt or bending.
Treatment options vary. For mild to moderate attacks, home care is recommended and includes a low-fiber or liquid diet, rest for the duration of the attack and oral antibiotics.
Once the attack has subsided, fruits, vegetables and whole grains can be introduced slowly back into the diet. People who have recurrent infections or at high risk of complications such as peritonitis, bleeding, intestinal blockage, abscess or fistula (abnormal passage between intestine and abdominal cavity, bladder or vagina) should be treated in a hospital with IV antibiotics and special diets. Some people with complications or frequent attacks may benefit from surgery to remove the diseased section of the colon.
It is important to see a doctor soon if you think you are having an attack of diverticulitis. It can mimic other disorders, such as appendicitis. The sooner treatment is begun, the shorter the attack will be.
Write to Dr. Gott, c/o NEA-United Media, 200 Madison Ave., Fourth Floor, New York, NY 10016.
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Premium Rush Movie Reviews
Premium Rush
Release Date: Aug 24, 2012
Genre: Action/AdventureSuspense/Thriller
Rating: (PG-13)
User reviews on Premium Rush
What starts out as a normal day at work for a bike delivery driver turns out to be anything but. Overall entertaining movie lots of action from begining to end.
Solid four stars, not a lot of range here, everyone is giving it 3 stars +. The movie is intense from beginning to end. Fun times, good laughs, no point where you get bored. Interesting characters... Nothing more to say, see it, it's worth the money in the theater.
I enjoyed watching this film and I think it is worth seeing in the theaters. This film is fast paced, fun to watch and it also has brains which is pretty rare for films like this one.The characters are well developed so the audience actually cares about what will happen to them and the story is interesting and involving. I did not expect to like this movie but I found it to be quite thrilling and that was a pleasant surprise. I also thought that the cast did a great job and they definitely made this film that much better. Overall, this was a fun film to watch and I think it was worth my time and money.
I thought this film was pretty good and I recommend seeing it in the theaters. I am a fan of action films and I decided to give this one a try because it looked different from anything I have seen before, I guess I was intrigued by the trailer. I am glad to say that the film was pretty good and it was very original. I liked the chase scenes a lot and they were shot very well, I also enjoyed the story and the acting was amazing as well. Basically, I had a great time watching this film and so will you.
I did not think that i will like this film but I did and I am surprised by it. The whole idea of the movie is pretty interesting and I enjoyed the fast pace of this film and the way New York was portrayed in this film. I liked the chase scenes and I have never seen anything quite like it and it was like a breath of fresh air. I am also a big fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and he was great in this film, actually I thought that the whole cast was great. Overall, I had a good time watching this film and I think most people will like it as well.
You might be wondering why someone like Joseph Gordon-Levitt who just appeared in one of the year's best movies, The Dark Knight Rises, is doing in a decidedly low-brow and B-grade movie like Premium Rush. It falls squarely into that oddest of film genres periodically put out by Tinsel Town: high concept, low budget – and therefore, full of mixed results. To be sure, the entire picture rests on Levitt's petite sized frame which has him as Wilee, an agile Manhattan bicycle messenger that is used to dodging cars, cabs, and pedestrians that would sooner plow him down than look at him. I mean, who sends anything by bicycle these days? That's so . . . June Cleaver.
Wilee is about to drop off the last package of the day which is on 'premium rush' delivery status. When he makes it to the destination, however, he discovers that the messenger of the package must be killed upon delivery – at least that's what the wayward NYPD detective played by Michael Shannon says when he wants the package for his own. And this Wilee had not been told by his boss who sent him on the high paying assignment. Hence, the goose chase begins that goes all across Manhattan and the New York gutter line.
We've seen a thousand suspense-ridden chasing movies where an innocent young protagonist is hunted down by a nefarious gang or villain with an almost Gollum-like obsession for whatever the hero or heroine has in their possession. This movie is fun, if not exactly innovatory, and that should be enough reason to want to see anything during the closing days of the doldrums summer movie season. Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi also puts in a memorable cameo as a typical New Yorker. Not great cinema, but good enough if you check your expectations at the door.
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10 Amazing Olympic Facts You Might Not Know
With the Olympics coming to London this summer, we thought we'd take a look at some amazing facts and traditions that make up part of this celebrated global event.
With the Olympics coming to London this summer, we thought we'd take a look at some amazing facts and traditions that make up part of this celebrated global event.
During its illustrious history, the Olympics has been a hotbed for controversy. It can be countries pulling out in some form of protest, the IOC banning athletes or competitors who will cause a storm of controversy.
The Summer Olympics kick off on Friday, and as you're watching some of those feats of superhuman achievement over the next couple weeks, pay attention to the athletes' body language — it could speak volumes.
Olympic taekwondo may not be as popular as, say, swimming or track and field, but its athletes are just as motivated. Take Diana Lopez, for example, a fierce competitor in the sport who hopes to soon add gold to her 2008 bronze medal win in Beijing.
As the athletes get ready for the London Olympics, organizers are also preparing their best theatrics for the opening ceremony.
Forget the 2012 Summer Olympics, what people really want to see are a bunch of hipsters throwing confetti and horned-rimmed glasses at each other while chugging down bottles of beer. That's the 2012 Hipster Olympics for yah.
As one-half of the legendary team also starring Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh-Jennings is instantly recognizable as one of the greatest beach volleyball players in the world.
Together, they're defending Olympic champions who won gold medals in both the 2004 and 2008 games, and they're looking to repeat their success for a third time in London this year.
With the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games coming up soon, we thought we'd take a glimpse at some of the American superstars who have claimed Olympic glory in the past.
While soccer isn't nearly as popular here as it is in other parts of the world, it seems to get its due in the US during the Olympics, at least. And when the women's national soccer team won gold after a hotly-contested battle against Brazil at the 2008 Games in Beijing, its members became superstars.
The 1992 Olympic men's basketball team — dubbed the Dream Team — didn't know it, but they were setting the bar pretty high for future teams. Now, even the president is involved in the debate.
The Olympics will be getting under way in less than 2 weeks. There has been controversy already; from the USA uniforms to the security being provided by a private company not meeting standards. Once the games are underway no one will remember any of that though. It's all about the sports.
The whole world will be watching later this month when the Olympics get underway. Sure, these world-class athletes are amazing, but it's not what they do with their bodies that is so amazing.
It may be the bodies themselves.


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