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It's hard to believe, but area Planned Parenthood CEO Claudia Stravato has achieved a new high in irony.
She sheds copious tears for the millions of criminal invaders in our midst (yes, criminal, not "undocumented"; they can buy all the "documents" they want in Balboa Park for $50 or less). Yet she shows no remorse whatsoever for the 1.5 million perfectly legal and innocent residents who are brutally murdered each year in the "legal" abortuaries. Planned Parenthood is admittedly the largest single abortion provider in the U.S.
Stravato further takes exception to the attitude of those opposed to the continuation and encouragement of this illegal invasion in regarding employers of these interlopers as "evil." Why should they not be considered "evil," the same as other lawbreakers?
Her explanation that they are only trying to use these other lawbreakers to operate their businesses appears to be a distinction without a difference, or a difference without a distinction.
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Dont Make These 5 Common Mistakes When Replacing Your Windows
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Homeowners often find that window replacement has a substantial impact on home energy efficiency, not to mention major heating and air conditioning savings. But with the race to go green and cut costs, too many homeowners fall into pitfalls along the way. Here are the five most common mistakes when buying replacement windows.
1. Buying the cheapest replacement windows you can find
When you view window options, the prices of top shelf items may shock you, causing you to select something that is cheaply made and not durable for your climate conditions. You may think that all types of windows are the same, but you get what you pay for, and getting something cheaply made hurts your energy bills just as much as the windows you replaced. Also be careful going too far in the opposite direction by purchasing the most expensive windows. The more expensive ones may also not be right for your home, which is why it is important to hire a knowledgeable window contractor who can assess your proper needs.
2. Not hiring a specialist
Because home energy efficiency is a somewhat new concept, most people are not informed in the world of windows, especially since tracking down cost-effective windows is something that only occurs once in the time of owning a house. Don't allow your pride to take over by relying solely on what you think you know. You need to find an expert contractor who has been in business for a number of years.
3. Improper installation
Even if you choose the perfect installer who helps you purchase the perfect, most energy-efficient windows, you're still subject to mistakes in the installation process. How to keep this from happening? Make sure the contractor has been trained and authorized by the manufacturer to install the windows. Also, many contractors hire sub-contractors for the installation process. Adding another person to the mix creates opportunity for information to be lost in translation, so verifying that your window contractor is actually the one installing the windows could save you from an unforeseen problem.
4. Selecting non-brand names
Whatever window selection you make, choose one of the top, most respected window brands. Often times homeowners piece together the home remodeling process here and there, and if you buy off-brands you are taking the dangerous risk that the same windows and replacement parts won't be available in the future.
5. Not asking enough questions
There are a lot of things you may not realize are important to home energy efficiency. One is the thickness of the window glass. Ask if the thickness is appropriate for your climate. Is the wood frame around the glass pane durable? Also, considering asking questions about the contractor's reputation. Do they have references? Are they insured? Are they getting permits for the project? Once they answer those questions, try their name in a search engine. Trust that other homeowners have dealt with the company you are interested in, and will warn you of positive and negative experiences. After all, there are no "stupid questions" or wasted time with research when it's your money and home on the line.
Remember that an unquestioned concern in the short term can cost you heavily in the long term.
Sarah Danielson is a freelance writer and contributor to Replacement Windows in NJ. In her spare time she likes to go hiking and help with an animal rescue out of Los Angeles, California.


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I have configured my postfix so as users under my server shall send mails through port 587 and port 25 will only be used to receive mails from mail servers.
I am successful to the extent that on connecting to port 25 mails are not allowed outside the mail server and it is being rejected as relay-access denied. whereas on port 587 the clients are able to sent mail to outside mail servers.
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if I add this condition, the mails are allowed to be sent outside the network and if I am removing the condition, any one can connect to port 25 and since there is no authentication can sent any number of mails to local recipients.
what is way that I can use sasl authentication on port 25, yet prevent it from relaying mails outside my network.
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How do i know when i concive my baby ?
I had sex with some guy In december. And i want to know when i concive so i can know hes not the father. Im 23 weeks now and my due date is octubre 13.
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"Bates Motel," inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's genre-defining film, "Psycho," premieres its second season tonight on A&E. Starring Vera Farmiga and Freddy Highmore, "Bates Motel" is is a modern-day exploration of the formative years of Norman Bates, his relationship with his mother, Norma, and the world they inhabit.
Picking up from last season, Norman is fixating on Miss Watson's death while Norma's mysterious past starts to haunt the family with the introduction of her brother. Meanwhile, Norman's brother Dylan, (Max Thieriot), gets more entrenched in the familial drug war that fuels White Pine Bay and finds himself right in the middle of the danger as Bradley (Nicola Peltz), who remains on the hunt to uncover her father's killer, is driven to precarious extremes.
In this interview to promote the season premiere, Vera Farmiga talks about why she keeps signing on for these dark roles, what playing Norma has taught her about being a mother to her own children, how she prepares for the role, and more.
Do you know like a lot of the story line ahead of time? Or do you prefer to be surprised when it comes out?
I'm still figuring what it is that is part of my process. I've never had the luxury of a second season. I've done three series before. And they all never had the opportunity to go beyond 13 episodes in the first season. So I know first season I did feel a little disabled. Not that I couldn't act because I remember [being asked]: Do you want some more clues? And I wanted to take it an episode at a time and not get ahead of myself.
In hindsight, especially having sort of a big bomb land in the last episode, for me it was impossible to dig as deep initially with the root of this new character. I felt like Norman Bates was this huge voluptuous shrub that I just had to trust in this kind of a shallow root system.
It's interesting developing a character over TV time. But that's my own fault because at the same time I wanted to pace myself with the information that was coming at me. But I think second season I did ask for more clues. I wanted to have the trajectory of the second season. I wanted to have more answers at the start, which I was provided. So I think you're in for a better second season.
What kind of mothering tips have you learned from Norma?
I admire her tenacious love for her child. She goes to extreme lengths to give her child the life that she imagines for him, and that is really valiant to me. I admire her generous heart. She's really disarmingly honest. Those are amazing qualities that she possesses. The flip side of Norma Bates is that her software is a bit faulty. She doesn't wrap Norman in bubble wrap, all the time. After all, this is a story about family dysfunction. I have to work so hard to get an audience to identify with her, to defend her, and to admire her. For me, the name of the game is to present a woman who lives every day in the trenches of maternity, and in the trenches of her own stubbornness and denial. Those negative qualities influence me to be a better parent. Norma's two demons are denial and stubbornness, and that keeps me in check.
What is attracting you to these like scarier parts. These roles like Martha in the "Conjuring" or the Bates Motel, and "American Horror Story"?
Oh my God, you know, it's like my own beautiful internal logic about why I choose to participate. Or, I think, actually the projects choose us. But why like there's this magnetism oftentimes with dark subject matters is like, I don't know. It's like quantum physics really. I think like were called upon like some thermal - I'd like to think of this. Like called upon like some simple thermal sources that like.
And actually to be honest with you, I do find dark stories uplifting. I think it's like during the darkest moments of our lives that we see the light, right?
There's a lot of darkness in "Bates Motel," but again, there's a lot of joy. And the thing for me, I choose to look at it through the lens of positivity. I think our story is, yes it's a story about dysfunction. It's dark. But it's a story about commitment and love and family and resilience and loyalty.
Norma seems to be completely wrapped up with Norman, is there any possibility of a love interest for her in the new season?
She's proven, from the first season, that she's totally over anxious. She's too involved. This is a woman who's been abused by her father and abused by her brother, and then discarded and unneeded by her older son. She clings to the one man that has been her protector, her confidant, her consolation and the light in her life, and that is Norman. She's totally too involved, and she's unable to cut the cord. With survivors of childhood sexual abuse, it's really complex. It impedes the ability to trust. These poisonous feelings that she has are embedded so deep in her psyche, and she's never uprooted them. She just has this vault, like a burial chamber, where she squashes all that sadness and stress and torment. She's totally preoccupied with Norman because she has discovered and suspects that there's something not quite right, neurologically, with her child. It's not a job for the faint-hearted. Every ounce of energy is about trying to struggle with raising this atypical child, and doing it as a single parent. She's also got her own painful history to contend with. She's got this rampart that she's built. It's like the walls of Constantinople. It's a lifetime of defensive walls that she has.
Will we learn more about her background this season?
Yes. She's built this brick by brick, and the ramparts are not so fortified anymore. Somebody comes in, and then she has this reason for moving out to White Pine Bay, to put as much real estate as possible between her and her past, and these people that have been a part of this. It's all developed really complicated psychological issues, like depression, that she squashes, along with low self-esteem, fear and guilt. There's all that trauma that she hasn't dealt with. She's got pretty significant stressors that affect her parenting capacities, as well as every other relationship that she can take on. I feel like she's driving the bus from the backseat. It's also a coping mechanism. She has an incredible sense of denial. She looks at it as creative visualization. She shoves everything inside this vault, and she just takes on this fresh and fabulous outlook on life. Achieving success with the hotel, she equates to happiness, which is the one thing she's always struggled with achieving. She just throws herself into the hotel's success, and that involves going out into the community and meeting people. The word is out in the street. There's already a negative association with her and what's happened at that hotel. So, her mission at the start of Season 2 is to change that. That consists of being more involved in the community, and she develops friendships outside of her relationship with Norman.
Is there anything you do to prepare before your emotional scenes? Do you have any specific rituals?
It's such an elusive sport. Some days, things that I think are going to work don't. The bottom line is that I'm so close with Freddie [Highmore], so there's a lot there. There's a lot of instigation. The best thing is just to trust him and react. I simply remind myself to react. It's not about acting. It's reacting. That is always the bottom line. And sometimes you don't quite feel it. I have so much to draw upon within my imagination, just putting myself in the, "What if?," position with my own children. I don't know. Sometimes music helps. If I feel that it's bogus, I'll literally just call myself out on camera and say that it's dishonest. You do whatever it takes.
Sometimes that process is quite weird and wacky. It depends on what the scene calls for and what the moment calls for. It's tough, too. It's like balancing my own maternity, and the demands of that, with playing this cocktail of madness and maternity that is Norma Bates. I'm so tired that oftentimes it's just submitting to that weariness. That inspires me. Usually, it's just a matter of opening my mouth. We work at such a rapid pace. Sometimes we shoot eight scenes a day, or more. You've got to be prepared. And I'm a full-time mom, too. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.
It's challenging, especially with this role. But mostly, I just rely on my scene partners. Be prepared to see some astonishing work from all of the actors this season. I try to do the right research. There's so much online. If you type in parenting a psychopath, there's so much that comes up that will give me so much compassion for the struggle of a mom, loving her child through mental illness, or whatever it is that that child is suffering from. There so many testimonials online that are really inspiring to me.
Vera, a few years ago, you directed the film Higher Ground. Would you like to do some more directing, like maybe an episodes of Bates Motel?
I think I have that option, contractually. Carlton asked me last year. But, I feel like I'm still grasping the tone. I feel like I'm more fortified in the second season then I felt in the first season. Kerry and Carlton so skillfully balance these like multiple tones to create this like strange tonality of drama, melodrama, mystery, horror, psychological thriller, dark comedy, screwball comedy and oddball comedy, all together. This is the tallest order I've had, as far as the demands of the character, emotionally, physically and spiritually. This role is epic. I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed for this role. I cherish each director that we have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don't have the time to prepare. Not yet. I'm not ready yet. Ask me in another season.
When you first took on the role, were you worried before Season 1 how it would work setting it in the modern day? And why is it you think it does work so well?
I'd be lying if I didn't have like some reservation about it when initially I was presented with the offer. I thought there is so many things that can go wrong. And where we are being tethered, you know, we're borrowing these characterizations, or these plots points from like from the most successful horror film ever. And that's why that is a tall order. I think what assured me was I saw Freddie's audition tape. And any skepticism, any trepidation, and any fear I had … I mean the risk really vanished when I saw his audition tape because it wowed me. And then it became to me simply a story, which at the heart of the story was this relationship between mother and son. I just thought with his performance it had a new life.
And, you know, I'm a mom of two toddlers. The story for me resonates. It's unnervingly relatable. It's like my inspiration for the role's development is always point-blank myself. I see the way my strength and my weaknesses shape my babies, and that's what the story is about.
"Bates Motel" premieres tonight at 9 p.m. on A&E.


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Some of the people standing in the welfare line are professional mothers, plain and simple.
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Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona Wildcat No. 9 women's track and field team received an individual award on Tuesday from the Pac-12 Conference. Senior Julie Labonté was named the Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the week.
Labonté, a two-time NCAA Champion, had quite the day on March 29 at the ASU Invitational. She began the day by beating the defending NCAA Champion in the discus, Arizona State's Anna Jelmini. Labonté had a personal-best toss of 186-6 (56.84m). That mark was good for first place overall and ranks as the fourth-best toss in the country this year. That mark is also the No. 4 toss in school history. Later that afternoon, Labonté took first place in the shot put competition with a season-best toss of 56-6.75 (17.24m). Labonté set the top mark in the country at the Willie Williams Classic, throwing 56-0 (17.07m). Her mark on Saturday also ranked as the collegiate-leading mark, over a foot further than the No. 2 mark.
Milan Ristic of California was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Week. Oregon's Jenna Prandini was named the Women's Track Athlete of the Week. Viktor Fajoyomi of USC was the Men's Field Athlete of the Week.
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DUARTE, CA, December 3, 2012 -- City of Hope and City of Duarte have designated Sunday, Dec. 30 "Duarte Day," an opportunity for local volunteers to work on City of Hope's especially significant 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade float. The world-class biomedical research, treatment and education institution founded in 1913 in Duarte, will officially launch its Centennial festivities as a participant in the Rose Parade on New Year's Day.
"Helping to decorate a Rose Parade float that will be seen and enjoyed by millions of parade viewers around the world is a fun and exciting way to kick off the new year. Volunteering to work on the City of Hope float is a great opportunity for our Duarte residents to salute the City of Hope's 100 years of life-saving work," said Deputy City Manager, Karen Herrera.
City of Hope is recognized worldwide for its compassionate patient care, innovative science and translational research, which rapidly turns laboratory breakthroughs into promising new therapies. "The Journey to CURE," theme of City of Hope's 2013 Rose Parade float, depicts a colorful oversize lab. The float was built by Phoenix Decorating Co.
Decoration site for the City of Hope float is Rosemont Pavilion, 700 Seco St., in Pasadena. Volunteers must be at least 13 years of age or over. Opportunities are available for 80 volunteers who will be split into two work shifts of 40 persons each. The first shift will work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The second shift from 4 p.m. to completion.
Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt, and a co mmemorative City of Hope Centennial lapel pin. Day of event information packet is available below.
For those who would like to support the City of Hope float decorating efforts, but are unable to volunteer, there is another way to help. Purchase a rose that will be used on City of Hope's float. Roses can be purchased for $20 each online at www.cityofhope.org/buy a rose. The vial that will contain the rose can also include a personal message.
To volunteer for Duarte Day float decorating, call Karen Herrera at Duarte City Hall and reserve your spot today by calling (626) 357-7931.


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The animals, which once inhabited Earth in abundance, are no more alive. They have suffered at the expense of man. The desire for supremacy on earth by the human beings resulted in complete wipe-off of some species of animals. Here, we discuss about some cool extinct animals:
Haast's Eagle: This species of bird was found in New Zealand, which is considered to be the land of birds. It is believed to be the largest species of eagle to ever exist on earth. It weighed about 30 pounds. It probably fed on human beings, although its primary prey was a flightless bird, moa.
It was believed to be the greatest predator on the island, other than the human beings. It was completely wiped-off from the island in about 1400 CE. Habitat loss due to clearing of dense forests for cultivation, and extinction of its primary food source, moa, by human beings caused this species of animal to become extinct.
Megalodon: It was one of the largest and the most powerful predatory fish on earth. It had sharp tooth, and was the largest shark ever. Its name means "big tooth" in Greek. The largest species of this predatory fish roughly measured 67 feet.
Arthropleura: It was a giant bug. It belonged to the species of millipedes and centipedes, and was found in Scotland and the parts of northeastern North America. It is the largest known land invertebrate, which measured 8 to 8.5 feet.
Smaller arthropleuras were herbivores, while the larger species of them were omnivores that ate small animals. It was a fast-moving creature having 30 pairs of legs.
Smilodon: It is also known as Saber-tooth tiger, although it was not a tiger. It was one of the largest known felines that ever lived on earth. It weighed between 120 and 1,100 pounds. It was found throughout North and South America. Lack of food sources and encroachment of its territory by human beings caused the extinction of this animal about 10,000 years ago.
Quagga: It was a subspecies of Zebra found in the plains of South Africa. Hunting of this animal for hides, and as a source of food for human beings led to its extinction in 1870s.
The Thylacine: It is also known as the marsupial tiger or the marsupial wolf. Popularly it is called Tasmanian tiger. It had a close similarity to wolves and dogs, which is an example of convergent evolution. It was mainly found in Tasmania, Australia.
The Great Auk: It was a flightless bird native to North America. It is also known as Garefowl. It had physical features similar to Penguins, and was the only flightless bird in the northern hemisphere.
Dodo: Extinction of Dodo is a classic example of animal suffering. This friendly creature lacked fear of human beings, which resulted in their easy-killings. It was a flightless bird found on the islands of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It was first discovered in 1508 when the Portuguese navigators landed on this island nation.
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The Milton Garden Club will take orders for its signature Williamsburg-style boxwood and magnolia leaf wreaths beginning at 9 a.m. during the Milton Holly Festival.
The club's booth will be located in the Milton Fire Department, 116 Front Street.
The wreaths are priced at $45 each. Also available for sale will be bunches of greens, swags, small arrangements, table centerpieces, bows, pine cones and pods. Raffles tickets will be sold for the "Dessert of the Month," which is 12 dozen homemade cookies. The tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The winner will be drawn at 3 p.m., when the festival ends.
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MOBILE PHONE VENDOR Orange is offering anyone that is interested in a Nokia Lumia handset a free Xbox 360.
This might say something about how tempting the Windows Phone-based Lumia phones are, but as an upgrade freebie from a mainstream mobile operator it's worthy of note.
"Get a free Xbox when you upgrade to the Nokia Lumia 800," says a page on the Orange web site. "To register your interest in the Nokia Lumia 800, please enter your mobile phone number below to get started." We assume that it is an XBox 360, as opposed to just an Xbox.
The Lumia 800 is perhaps the more interesting of the two new Windows Phone-based Nokia smartphones and, judging by the sale pitch presented at Nokia World just yesterday, it should not need any gewgaws to sell it. However, while other firms are also offering the devices, only Orange has stepped in with the additional sweetener.
Nokia will ship the Lumia handset in the UK and selected European countries in November and it will be priced at €420. µ
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Just in time for Christmas 2008 comes Andreas Schmidt's fifth book in his artist book series.
Aptly titled "Number 5", it contains 27 photographs taken by Andreas Schmidt of every perfume advertisement in strict order of appearance, as seen in the December 2008 issue of British Vogue.
Limited to 100 copies only, even Santa will want to keep one.
"knowingly at the opposite end of attractive publishing" Elisabeth Tonnard / artist "a prolific self-publisher exploring the very nature of books and magazines" Christopher Clary / artist "It's such a bold yet brilliant idea" Mishka Henner / artist "What a laugh!" Martin Parr / photographer / curator / supreme book collector "I'm appalled that you did this" Judy Natal / photographer "One more time you do a very clever job" Rémi Coignet / Le Monde "Andreas Schmidt brilliantly debunks the notion that expensive equals quality" Jonathan Lewis / artist "Andreas Schmidt takes the concept of the book and shakes it like a rag doll...until its head comes off. He finds truth in extremes." Jean Keller / artist "Schmidt is a master of the unexpected twist" Hatje Cantz Publishers "a superb collaborative photobook work" Harvey Benge / photographer "I'll track down your books" Alec Soth / photographer "a pleasingly disruptive photobook maker" Marc Feustel / Eyecurious
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JWC TO THOMAS CARLYLE ; 7 September 1847; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18470907-JWC-TC-01; CL 22: 54-56
Long Car BarnsleyTuesday [7 September 1847]
Good gracious! What a sudden snatching away of Proserpine!1 I fancied the man who got into the carriage,2 while I looked under the seats for that confounded box, was you, come in to take leave of me, and get out, when the train should stop, like the Eustonsquare ones,3 at the end of the covered space. In which comfortable assurance I addressed him, "but, my Dear, will you have time to get out?" Then having got my eye on the box I added "Oh here it is"; and looked up, and saw—the sickly gentleman! who had cast such a die-away glance on you, as we were walking up and down. I flew at the window like a wild thing, and could not pull it down, and saw you in a state of distraction—ordering the train to halt; while it went its way like destiny—"never minding"!4—not a single kiss executed!—really it was "very absurd"5—and I have not yet recovered from the sort of shock to my feelings. The sickly gentleman whom I had addressed as "my Dear" testified his gratitude in telling me of "daily accidents on that line" which were he said "most iniquitously concealed from the Public"—but he "had written to his friend Strutt6 about it," and hoped that measures would be taken—meanwhile he took himself off, at the first station—and I went one stage sola—at Normanton a Lady came in, who within the first minute gave me a pear—and regretted that she could not accompany the gift with the offer of a knife! I spoke a few words of thanks—when, looking deeply interested in me she said softly; "I easily perceive that you are not are not7 English"!— "No—I am a scotchwoman"—"Indeed!— I took you for a foreigner! I should never have dreamt of your being Scotch"! Perhaps she would not have given me the pear if she had— Mrs Newton was waiting for me with the brightest looks—and we went the three miles to Barnsley in a nice "neat but not gaudy" little omnibus which we had all to ourselves.— I lost no part of my luggage nor was the kitten dead—when taken from its basket it spat to right and left in a way a faire peur [to frighten]! but the children all set themselves to loving the Devil out of it,8 and now it is pretty well domesticated in the nursery— Nodes came home at four to dinner—and they are both as heartily kind as can be—we went in the evening for a walk—and so far as the views were discernible thro' a thick haze, the country hereabouts is even more beautiful than at Rawden. We—that is Mrs Newton and Noedes and I are going off now in a fourwheeled gig to see some beautiful nature somewhere and what is more to the purpose the largest shawl factory in Yorkshire—there is also talk of descending actually into a very deep coal pit close by—
It is clear I shall not get home tomorrow, but I aim at Thursday—certainly not later than Friday—last night I got next to no sleep, for a chained dog which barked without a moments intermission till three in the morning— — The immense quantity of children too, tho nothing of the sort can be less troublesome, are a rather unmanageable element in the business for me.
I long to hear your news; above all that you have had a good nights rest at Scotsbrig—
There is no privacy for writing here—and besides my Host and Hostess are counting the moments till I shall be ready to start—so I must make an end—and use the lighted candle which Mrs N is holding for me
Love to them all—and a kiss to—Jamie!
Ever yours
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BEREA — Strong safety T.J. Ward wouldn't take back a word.
"I don't regret what I said," he said Wednesday. "I was frustrated of course, but if it happened again, I probably would say the same thing. It's the truth, that's how I felt, and it's no negative tone towards anybody but the entire team."
Ward's postgame comments after the 27-11 to the Steelers on Sunday drew the attention of the media and coach Rob Chudzinski, who addressed his team Monday about the need to stick together. Ward repeatedly brought up the offense's four turnovers as the main reason for the loss.
"That's why we're losing. You can't win ballgames turning the ball over," he said.
"I didn't say anything wrong," Ward said Wednesday. "I didn't target my teammates, I didn't point anybody out. I just stated a fact and my teammates know where I'm coming from with that statement. It was never to down-talk anybody on my team. We're all in this together. We're a family, so speaking within the family, if something's not right or something's going wrong, I'm going to speak up."
Linebacker and captain D'Qwell Jackson understood the frustration but said Monday Ward's got to do better "controlling those emotions" and "I'm sure he regrets it."
Ward wouldn't admit that.
"DQ, he's a great player, a great captain, but I don't regret what I said," Ward said. "Me myself personally, special teams, offense, defense, we're not winning games as a whole and that's where I came from with that statement.
"But I did say we're not creating as many turnovers as well, I have complete faith in the offense and what they're doing. That was the entire interview, but only a little bit got captured and that's what was focused on. But it's all about winning here. I love my teammates, they're doing a great job, we just can't turn the ball over and win games."
Chudzinski believes the team has moved past the postgame frustration.
"This team is a very, very close team," he said. "I haven't been around one that's closer. There's really not finger-pointing going on. I think sometimes those things can be taken the wrong way. As far as the team and the chemistry of the team, there's no issues there."
No contract talk
|These are interesting times for Ward. He has five games left on his rookie contract, is set to become a free agent in March and said he hasn't heard from the Browns regarding an extension.
"No, not disappointed. When they want to talk to me, then we'll talk," he said. "Until then I'm going to play the rest of this contract. I signed a four-year contract, so they're really not obligated to do anything until this contract is up."
Ward is having a good year, with 89 tackles (second on the team), 1.5 sacks, two interceptions, a touchdown and five passes defensed. He will likely draw considerable interest on the free-agent market and get a significant deal.
"I'm definitely going to give the Browns the first shot," he said. "But it depends on them. It's all on them. If they want me back, they'll let me know."
Ward said his frustration with losing – the Browns are 18-41 in his four years – won't drive him out of town.
"I want to win. And I think we have the pieces here to win," he said. "This is my home. I've been here for four years."
Get over it
|Backup quarterback Alex Tanney (6-foot-3, 223 pounds), signed Tuesday off Dallas' practice squad, wants to move past the trick-shot video that made him an Internet sensation with more than 3 million views on YouTube.
"Was that the third question it took before it came up?" he said. "No, it was just spur-of-the-moment and it went viral.
"I've heard so much about it. It's just kind of old to me. But I like to think that I'm here because of the skills on the field, not throwing into garbage cans."
Tanney, who said he was called "Trick Shot" by some teammates in Kansas City, wants to be judged on his own merits. He threw with a tight spiral and a lot of velocity during the portion of practice open to the media.
Chudzinski said the Browns considered a number of quarterbacks before deciding on Tanney. Assistant general manager Ray Farmer and Tanney were together last year in Kansas City. The Chiefs signed him as an undrafted rookie out of Division III Monmouth College and he spent the season on injured reserve (finger).
With Jason Campbell (concussion) all but ruled out for the game Sunday against Jacksonville, Tanney must get himself ready in case Brandon Weeden gets hurt.
"I'm excited for this opportunity. I've got to get my head in the playbook," Tanney said. "There's definitely some different wrinkles in the system but there's some similarities from Dallas."
Chudzinski said the similar terminology should make the transition smoother.
Injury report
|Inside linebackers Craig Robertson (knee) and Tank Carder (shoulder) didn't practice, along with Campbell. Robertson said he'll be a gametime decision.
"I feel good now, so we'll see throughout the week," he said.
Carder said it was too early to tell if he'll be available. He hurt the back of his shoulder Sunday in an awkward collision with the running back and was forced to leave the game.
"I went in and the running back came to block me and I kinda went to shoulder him and got my wrist caught up in him and my shoulder kicked up," Carder said. "It hurts because you feel like you're letting your coaches down."
Rookie Darius Eubanks would start alongside Jackson if Robertson and Carder can't play.
l Cornerback Buster Skrine (ribs), tight end MarQueis Gray (hamstring), defensive end Armonty Bryant (back) and receiver Josh Cooper (illness) were limited. Gray returned to practice after missing two games.
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Windcatcher: The Story of Sacajawea is the film of the decade, bringing a raw beauty of the American west with its magnificent epic nature, cascading mountains, treacherous rivers, iconic characters and real adventure. This movie masterpiece will be compared only to Dances with Wolves, Last of the Mohicans, and the coming-of-age movie Memoirs of Geisha. The film's production team will include many Native Americans in key positions. And they'll be casting authentic Native actors for all indigenous roles, making sure this important history is properly represented.
"We're excited to be part of this significant piece of history," says Lainie S. Quirk and Ivan Wiener, Co-producers, ABQ Global Entertainment. "Our vision has always been to support incredible projects that bring to light important topics and compelling characters. Sacajawea personifies all that's good in the human spirit and we're proud to be part of bringing her story to the big screen."
This inspirational independent film project has attracted the talents of industry professionals including the incredible acting abilities of award-winning actor, Raoul Trujillo. Raoul is best known for his character, Zero Wolf, the Mayan villain in Apocalypto, directed by Mel Gibson. In the "Windcatcher" film he will be portraying an adapted character of history as a chief of the Hidatsa tribe, White Eagle.
Raoul's career has spanned over 30 years as an actor, choreographer, director and dancer. He was a soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theatre out of New York City, and toured the world from 1980-1987. He directed and choreographed projects for Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto, the Repertory Dance Theatre of Utah, and he taught at the Aboriginal Dance Project at the Banff Center for the Arts in Canada.
Raoul's past film projects have included: Black Robe, The New World, Apocalypto, Cowboys & Aliens, Riddick with Van Diesel, and his newest film, Persecuted, among many others. He brings an exciting depth-of-character and vibrant talent to the Windcatcher production.
Windcatcher: The Story of Sacajawea is projected to be in theaters by the fall of 2015. Watch for the casting call and crew at: www.WindcatcherTheMovie.com or the film's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WindcatcherFilms/?ref=br_tf


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Halloween is being celebrated by the theater community in New York beginning this weekend. Here are some of the shows we spotted which feature a Halloween theme.
This Weekend
The Canal Room is hosting "Nightmare on Canal Street" which includes prizes for the best costume and a show by the 80's Tribute Band Jessie's Girl featuring "Rock of Ages" Tony Nominee Constantine Maroulis. Doors open at 10:00 p.m. There is also an 8:00 p.m. show with Constantine and Jessie's Girl. Check the website www.canalroom.com for information and tickets.
Two other "Rock of Ages" alumni, MiG Ayesa and Angel Reed, will be a part of the Rock'nRock Debauchery show "Nightmares" at the Cutting Room. The show also features other Broadway dancers and singers for a 10:00 p.m. show presented by Studio7Arts which includes a Best Costume Contest. Visit the website for the Cutting Room, thecuttingroomnyc.com for information and tickets.
Halloween – Oct. 31, 2013
The Broadway show "Annie" invites show goers to celebrate Halloween at the Palace Theatre by coming to the performance in their Halloween costumes and get a trick-or-treating surprise. More information is available on the Annie website, anniethemusical.com.
Perhaps the most famous of all events in New York City for this holiday is the Village Halloween Parade. If you want to walk with the crowd, turn up in costume at Sixth Ave between Canal and Spring Streets, Oct 31 between 6:30–8:30 p.m.


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Reenergizing the past - I'm not sure what I expected with the now seventh film to what is clearly becoming its own series for Marvel. This is of course is completely separate from what's going on with "The Avengers" in their own cinematic universe. So, don't try to combine the two or your head might explode. I know I won't as its hard enough to focus on what's going in this series, which thankfully is back in the hands of Bryan Singer, who with this film has finally regained that momentum lost after "X-Men: The Last Stand."
What's it about? For once, I'm really not 100% sure, but it is based off the 1980 comic by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, which according to some fans is hallowed ground. Having never read the comic, I would have no clue, but it appears as if the events of the future are in many ways controlling the past, which we find out needs to be altered. And while we do spend some time in the future where Sentinels are exterminating pretty much everything in sight, most of this story follows Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) trek back to 1973 through his consciousness. You see, the idea is for Wolverine to find a younger version of Xavier (James McAvoy) and convince him to help stop Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from killing Trask (Peter Dinklage), the designer of the Sentinels. Otherwise, Mystique will be captured and her DNA will be used to help create the same mutant-killing Sentinels of the future. So, after waking up in 1973, Wolverine attempts to follow through on this insane plan that could only come from Professor X, but doing so becomes quite the chore given all the obstacles in the way from the past and future. Confused? I know I am and I have seen it, but don't worry, it's still a lot of fun to watch unfold.
Who's in it? You almost need a guide to figure out who is in this, but with little to no character development, it almost doesn't matter. I mean, unless they explain some of the new mutants later, I really don't feel the need to introduce them here, especially when their presence is barely felt. Instead, I will speak to who was around and leading the pack yet again was Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman. One day, someone a lot more verse than me with the pages of the comic will have to explain why he is always the one to connect all the stories together, but it works. And truthfully, this might the only role where I have no issue with Jackman. He is Wolverine for the rest of his life, just like Johnny Depp is Jack Sparrow the rest of his. Iconic figures in cinematic history are a good thing, so kudos to Jackman for not screwing up this role and being the familiar face we look forward to seeing again when the next sequel gets released.
Following Jackman's lead virtually every step of the way was Jennifer Lawrence, how continues to impress me with whatever she does. This girl can flat out act and even in this role as Mystique did some things you wouldn't normally expect. So, good for her and to Singer for ensuring she was a part of this yet again. Same can be said for Michael Fassbender, who I admit I have not always been a big fan of given how he tends to overact in many of his scenes. But, he is so good in this role as the younger Magneto that you forget about what Ian McKellen has done in the series. Yeah, I realize it's in a blockbuster film with a huge budget, but that doesn't take away from what he has managed to do in each scene he pops up in. I mean, his interaction with the often undervalued James McAvoy, who played the younger Charles Xavier, is some of the best this series has seen between two stars. So my hope is that continues even more with the final chapter "X-Men-Apocalypse" in 2016.
Back in the saddle – For everything that has been said on this series and what's it become after the original back in 2000, it is nice to see Bryan Singer behind the camera again. To me, that is the story behind the story with this film after the ups and downs we experienced since his departure in 2004 to go film "Superman Returns." And let's face it, given the lackluster returns after "X-Men: The Last Stand," this series was not looking good. So, I guess they waited for him to come back in some ways considering all we had in-between were two Wolverine-based films and the underperforming "X-Men: First Class." And while I'm still trying to understand why we will eventually have three films just on Wolverine, at least with "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and its predecessor, the series appears to be back on track. That's big for a lot of reasons, but mostly because we can look forward to finally ending this thing on a high note with "X-Men-Apocalypse" in a couple years. Sure, this fourth installment was not perfect by any means, but where it failed before with overzealous action and special effects, it excelled here with better storytelling. I just wish it was a bit more balanced and we got to know the new characters more. And I think Singer knows that, but just had too much to try to squeeze together here between the past and the present.
Bottom Line – I think anyone that walks out not liking "X-Men: Days of Future Past" went in with the wrong expectations. I get it, but to me given what this series has endured, to get a film as entertaining as this one was is exactly what fans desperately needed to be excited again.
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In an earlier post I wrote about an archival image in the Annapolis Heritage Society's collection of a woman standing on the deck of ship. Until fairly recently I had thought that image to be solitary photograph. While it was a very interesting image, I was not expecting to find a mate. Because of this, I was thrilled to see today's image when I was looking through a collection which we have recently digitized. While taken from a different perspective, this is clearly the same vessel and the same woman on deck. This photograph was taken bu Samuel Newton Weare circa 1900.
Unlike many of the vessels which made the Annapolis Royal region their home, this one was not for fishing. Looking toward the bow we can see that this is a square rigger. Since the other masts are not visible it is difficult to tell whether this is a bark, a brig or a ship. Despite the style of the vessel, we know that it would be used to carry cargo to ports around the globe. Most likely it was a part of the triangular trade which existed between Nova Scotia, the Caribbean and Europe. By the time this image was taken around 1900 Nova Scotia would have been exporting lumber, salt fish and some fruit. From the Caribbean, the main products which were imported were sugar and rum. The European market provided a wide range of products including textiles, furniture and porcelain. Sadly, inexpensive salt fish from what is now Atlantic Canada propped up slavery in parts of the Caribbean. This inexpensive source of protein meant that slaves could be kept and fed the worst the fish caught and salted on our shores. Of course, slaves were given the poorest quality of salt fish available.
What I like about this image is the scale of the vessel. Everything is so large that the three people standing on the deck are almost an afterthought. The size is actually not actually that grand when you consider that this would be their home for months or years at a time. Here they would fight storms, ice and doldrums. Sailors could expect to experience both the sadness of losing crew members as well as the joy of finally passing through the Digby Gut and making for home.
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No one is safe during the final season of "True Blood," but as actor Joe Manganiello knows, a few are more expendable than others, particularly with seven more episodes still to go. Even so, that doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye to some of the characters. While Maxine Fortenberry met an untimely end on the episode that aired Sunday, July 6, it was Alcide's death that really upset fans.
"Still struggling with the fact that Alcide died on the last episode of @TrueBloodHBO," @macyeast_ tweeted today, July 8; and she is far from the only one who's still mourning for the wolf. But while fans grieved, Manganiello expressed a different sentiment. While he was sad to see his character killed off -- he did tweet "RIP ALCIDE - I will miss you more than anyone. Thank you @TrueBloodHBO, my cast, my Truebies, and my Wolfpack for these past 5 years. #LOVE" after all -- he knew it was coming.
According to an interview the actor did with TVLine, Manganiello knew Alcide was going to die as soon as they filmed the "TrueBlood" season six finale. After all, the vamp drama's central character is Sookie (Anna Paquin), and she still has plenty of things to resolve with the vampires in her life, especially Bill (Stephen Moyer), before the show is over for good. She can't resolve those feelings, not without angering fans, while she's in a relationship with Alcide.
But that isn't the only reason that Alcide was expendable. Ever since the HBO drama changed showrunners, Manganiello's character has taken a backseat. The actor even revealed to DigitalSpy that there was supposed to be a whole storyline about him and his dad -- until the current showrunner cut it out. In turn, his story veered away from the core cast, and as Manganiello says, turned into "mindless yelling."
Does Manganiello bashing Alcide's storyline show a lack of class and lack of respect for a show that has given him so much popularity? Not necessarily. He's just being honest about how he felt about his storyline, something not all actors are willing to do. Plus, some fans of "True Blood" would agree with him. After all, after five seasons of being on the show, Alcide's "departure" from the vampire-filled world lasted mere seconds. Hopefully he'll get more of a tribute, of sorts, with Sookie mourning him. But chances are, considering how the other deaths on the show have been handled as of late (like Tara's), Sookie will move on and continue to do stupid things, like act like vamp bait.
Which character do you think will be killed off next? "
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We hope the athletic department and IU lax can one day be reunited.
I have always wondered why universities shun most MCLA programs from using the athletic fields that the varsity teams play on. Field time is a serious issue for most MCLA teams. Let's explore some of the reasons AD's wouldn't want club teams using their fields. Please comment on any insight you may have. Definitely interested to see if there is anything that I may have missed, and what situations are like at other schools.
Note: This post is purely investigating the issue from both ends of the spectrum.
Reason #1: Grass.
Say, theoretically, Notre Dame only had an MCLA team. The school is not going to want a club team ruining the perfect grass in their football stadium in February/March, on rainy days, on overcast days, on 70 degrees and sunny days.
Rebuttal: None. The grass obviously takes priority over anything, the expenses to keep it the way it is are probably astronomical.
Reason #2: Facilities need to be available whenever the varsity teams need them.
The varsity programs want to keep the facilities free so that IF the players want to use them, they are able to.
Rebuttal: This is a problem we run into. There are several Spring Saturday mornings/afternoons where I ask my roommate, who happens to play football, if they are using the football field that day. I always get the same response, "No."
What I have come to figure out over 4 years is that being a division 1 athlete is a full time job. When they are given breaks, they will take them. If there is nothing scheduled, they use the time to rest. They are already at the stadium 6+ hours a day. They aren't about to just go use the field randomly one Saturday morning. So, I pose the question, what's wrong with using the field for 2 hours if the players aren't using it? Not to mention, there are 2 fields designated for football, one inside and one out. Oh yeah, don't let me forget the two practice fields next to the indoor field. So, there are
2 4 fields designated for football.
Obviously, this is IU specific, but I am willing to bet Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, Iowa, any other big time football program has multiple facilities the players can use. Gosh forbid the varsity athletes can't be in the stadium for 2 hours.
Reason #3: We don't want the stadium or turf to be ruined.
Club sports are not sponsored by the athletic department. They want to avoid any unnecessary hazards. Why risk a ball ricocheting off a post and breaking a bulb in the expensive scoreboard?
Rebuttal: This question is for Ohio State and West Virginia. You guys are top notch football schools with rich history and tradition in your stadiums. Has anything ever gone wrong?
This reason, though I understand it, doesn't do it for me. The tiny rubber ball used in lacrosse is not going to bulldoze the stadium to the ground. Nothing is going to get broken, plain and simple.
Mess up the turf? I'm fairly certain the idea behind turf is that it doesn't get ruined.
Well, we don't want you to paint it.
Ok, West Virginia plays in their football stadium and uses easily removable tape to line it.
We don't want tape on the field.
Ok, Illinois State just uses some extra black beads to line the field. It works and all that happens is the beads go into the field after.
Reason #4: We don't want to be responsible for kids getting hurt.
MCLA players aren't under NCAA supervision and, thus, not associated with the athletic department. If a kid gets injured under their "supervision" they don't want to be on the wrong end of a bad situation.
Rebuttal: This one does make sense to me. Even though all MCLA athletes must sign a waiver, the AD's don't know that. I guess the only thing I'd say here is that, they do indeed sign a waiver and the stadium is just a site for the game, it would make no difference if the kid got hurt at the rec sports grass field or inside the stadium. They wouldn't be held responsible.
Reason #5: If one club team gets the stadium, all of them will want it.
Rebuttal: This is a strong case and I agree. It is unfair to be accommodating to one club and not another. I'm all for equality.
I would hope the AD would take the time to look into our club and realize we are more than what the connotation of that dreaded "C" word holds. The MCLA is a serious league that wants to be taken so. I think we are an exception over most, if not all, of the clubs. The amount of fans at the games and the support we get should be a clear indication that this is no recreational activity.
The venue doesn't have to be the football stadium. Michigan State plays on their Field Hockey field. There are tons of arenas on college campuses that could host a lacrosse game. Perhaps there is a field turf soccer field? Why not.
My best case scenario is if rec sports would build a nice field(s) on campus that clubs can play on. Illinois has this, but even still don't always get to play on it. Make it so that the serious club teams always have a home field they can rep. Money is obviously an issue for this scenario.
Oftentimes, games must be played at fields that are located off campus. Hopefully more programs in the near future are able to establish on campus, exciting venues that they can be proud of and show off their school.
What do you think? Is it too risky to let club teams use the varsity programs' fields?
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Coach Dennis Allen knows his second year has to produce results, one place the Raiders have an advantage is the draft. The Raiders coaching staff was selected to coach in the senior bowl and it gave them more access to players to evaluate.
2013 is an important year draft wise for the Raiders, Allen has to start molding this team to the image he wants, and that comes with good drafting. He feels coaching the senior bowl gave the Oakland coaches a head start at being able to talk and work with players that are on their draft board. Allen spoke from the NFL combine about his coaching staff's experience:
"First of all, to really comment on the Senior Bowl, it was an outstanding experience for us, for our staff to be able to be there and see those players up close and personal and evaluate not how they play the game of football, but really what types of people they really are.
Because when you look at the draft and you look at the challenges you face and why some people don't make it in the National Football League, a lot of times that's more to do with the type of person they are and what motivates them to succeed more so than it is just on athletic talent.
So I think the ability to get to know those guys a little bit gives us some inside information and helps us make a better decision on draft day. I think, really, when you look at the draft, obviously everybody wants to have as many draft picks as you can possibly have.
So it's a delicate balance of making sure you want to . . . you want to accumulate draft picks if you can, but at the same time you want to make sure you identify the guys you really want and make sure you get the guys you really want," Allen said, via Matt Maiocco csnbayarea.com.


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The ICIS European PET report is used in price negotiations and included in contracts across the continent.
It is packed with information about monthly spot and price developments. We always include shut downs, production problems, new plants, and how upstream and downstream factors impact the market.
There are six price ranges covering bottle and film grade Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). The bottle and film grade, free delivered (FD) West Europe, and the bottle grade FD East Europe quotes reference the monthly price moves in West and East Europe.
We have a weekly FD Europe price range which includes pre-discounted monthly contracts as well as up to the minute spot indications.
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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) began the year in the same depressed vein as the fourth quarter of 2015, and prices continued to drop until bottoming out in the low- to mid-€800s/tonne FD (free delivered) Europe in February.
Producers' margins were dire but buyers were in no mood for purchasing domestic volumes. A lot of material was prebought at a time when imports looked competitively priced. However, buyers who went for the import option in the fourth quarter of 2015 missed out on cheaper domestic PET in January and part of February.
The tide then changed as buyers needed to refuel in preparation for the peak season and had to rely on European PET, as opportunities to buy fresh, competitive imports dried up.
There was a clear upward price trend for PET in March, due to demand/supply balances as well as firming feedstocks.
Prices went up noticeably from February to March, although much of the increase – to more than €900/tonne – occurred during the course of the month of March.
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The ICIS European polyethylene terephthalate (PET) report is used in price negotiations and included in contracts across the continent. It is packed with information about monthly spot and price developments.
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We include shutdowns, production problems, new plants, and how upstream and downstream factors impact the market.
There are five price ranges covering bottle and film grade PET.
The bottle and film grade, free delivered (FD) West Europe, and the bottle grade FD East Europe quotes show a round-up of what has happened during the current month, up to and including the last Friday of the month.
We have a weekly FD Europe price range that includes spot business and regular business settled on an individual basis between European suppliers and their customers.
The ex-works Russia rouble per tonne price has a handy conversion into euro.
The monthly contract prices for feedstocks purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) are included for reference.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal and Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki discussed regional crises as well as bilateral cooperation in a telephone call last night.
They talked about the need to continue consultations to resolve the crisis in Lebanon and reach a just solution that satisfies both sides.
On Iraq, the two foreign ministers expressed their concern about the situation there and highlighted the need for countries in the region, particularly Iraq's neighbors, to cooperate in order to help the Iraqi government establish stability and security.
The Iranian News Agency reported that Prince Saud praised Motaki's proposal to hold a meeting of Iraq's neighbors in Baghdad, and that Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari is continuing efforts to bring about an early convention of such a meeting.


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(Ivanhoe Broadcast)—A specific type of white blood cell count may help doctors predict the odds and length of survival for patients diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a deadly and aggressive form of skin cancer. Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center analyzed patient blood records from 1992 through 2010 in an attempt to find a correlation between lymphocytes and patient prognosis.
"With such a fast-growing cancer, we get one question a lot: 'how long do I have?'," Matthew Johnson, MD, a resident physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase and lead author on the study said in a previously prepared statement. "That's usually hard to answer. These findings enable us to give a more educated response."
The absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) has been used in prognosis efforts of other cancers and is a known indicator of overall immune health. The researchers found that Merkel cell carcinoma patients lived on average 75 months less than patients with high ALC counts prior to surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. High ALC blood work also indicated a 67 percent increase disease-free survival relative to low ALC cases.
"ALC provides patients with some information about how long they may have left. There are a lot of patients who just want to know," Johnson explained in the statement.
The study authors believe though doctors currently have ALC metrics, they may not have known how to apply them to prognosis. This may also give patients a new tool to better understand their overall health condition when making treatment decisions.
Source: American Society for Radiation Oncology's 54th Annual Meeting
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This Facebook FAQ from the Steam Knowledgebase seems to answer most of your questions. When you link your Facebook account to Steam, all that happens is that Steam tries to find if any of your Facebook friends are also on Steam, and suggests that you add them. You also get the option to invite your Facebook friends to link accounts as well, via a wall post (...
Actually, there is a way. In your friends list, click the drop-down arrow and there will be a "View Facebook Page" link if they've linked their accounts.
If you log onto battle.net, go to your "Home" page by clicking the little house button. As you can see there, is a button which says "Import Friends" next to the Facebook icon. Select this, and enter in your Facebook credentials. If the broadcast has expired, select your friends: Click "add friends": Select "add Facebook Friends."
From What are ChessCube Cubits? What is it? Cubits are ChessCube's virtual currency, which can be used to enter a ChessCube Tournament, play a wagered Chess match against other ChessCube users, or purchase items in the ChessCube store How do I get Cubits? Directly purchasing Cubits using your Credit Card or Paypal account Using your ...
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As of January 2013, Facebook integration has been removed by Blizzard because Facebook [...] changed their API usage policy and decided to prevent third-party games like StarCraft II from utilizing their network to make social connections. http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/7592202481
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A video was posted last week that describes Modern Warfare 3's Facebook integration. I believe mostly focuses on helping you to find games with your Facebook friends, but I'm not positive on that.
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District 10 Preseason Girls Basketball Player of the Year
District 10 Preseason Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Angelina Starr
School: Franklin
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Position: Guard
Height: 5-9
Notable: Angelina Starr has been a big part of Franklin's success over the past few years. As a junior, she averaged 16.1 points per game to help the Knights win the District 10 Class AAA championship. Starr has the versatility to bring the ball down the floor and play inside as well. She drilled 51 3-pointers last season and connected on 83% of her free throws. Starr is already over 1,000 career points and is primed to finish as one of the all-time scorers in school history. Franklin lost some leadership to graduation, but Starr is one of the top players in the south and could lead the Knights back to the postseason.
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Lindsey Mifsud
School: Villa Maria
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-7
Notable: Lindsey Mifsud has been a big contributor for Villa Maria throughout her career. She averaged 7.8 points and 3 assists per game last season, but her impact was through handling the ball and playing strong defense. She is an impressive shooter and is primed for a big senior year.
Nikki Arbanas
School: Hickory
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-7
Notable: Nikki Arbanas is having a big career for the Hornets and is in line to go over 1,000 career points. She averaged 18.1 points per game as a junior to help Hickory make the PIAA Class AAA playoffs. Arbanas has solid instincts as a guard and is a big-time player for the Hornets.
Michelle Jahn
School: General McLane
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Position: Guard
Height: 5-8
Notable: Michelle Jahn emerged as one of the top 3-point shooters in the area last season. She averaged 12.7 points per game and knocked down 58 3-pointers. With her sister Lindsey gone to graduation, Michelle Jahn could be counted on as a leader this winter.
Amanda Sonney
School: Seneca
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Height: 5-7
Notable: Seneca has steadily improved over the past few years and could be in for a big season. Part of that success has been Amanda Sonney, who averaged 12.7 points per game as a junior. Sonney finds ways to make her teammates better and is a player to keep an eye on in Region 4.


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Many businesses choose to print their checks on preprinted forms, which is an excellent option. You simply order the checks, making sure they work with the payroll program you are using, submitting the information you would like to have printed on the checks. However, there may be times when it makes sense to print checks on blank check stock, rather than on the preprinted forms. Printing on blank check stock involves purchasing the paper and a special magnetic ink called "Magnetic Ink Character Recognition" ink, or "MICR Ink." Which option is right for your business? Consider these aspects of check printing, and decide which option is best for you.
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No matter which method you use for printing checks, you will be using paper. If you have any upcoming changes that will affect the information on your checks, you could benefit from using black check stock. Rather than having to throw out/destroy the preprinted forms that become obsolete once the change is made, you can use blank check stock. Since you are printing the checks yourself, changes can be made easily, and as often as needed.
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Ordering preprinted checks is actually pretty easy these days. Most payroll software providers offer a preferred check printing vendor who ensures that their checks work with your program (Source: http://www.redwingsoftware.com/rwssn/home.aspx?page=341). Using blank check stock is also easy, but there is the additional step of making sure you have the special MICR ink and the check paper in stock and on hand.
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With Switchfoot's 9th album released last month, the local boys expected to pair their release party with a concert for fans who have supported them thoughout the years. Unfortunately the stars weren't aligned that night when frontman Jon Foreman had a surfing accident that postponed the concert until February 3rd.
Opening up the night with "Ba55", the ambience heavy track off their newest album, Fading West, Switchfoot played through a slew of songs that ranged across their discography. Now, I've seen Switchfoot a few times before at their annual Bro Am festival, but this was the first time I've seen them take the stage in a normal venue setting, let alone one as small and confined as The Casbah. Jon Foreman's ebullience made it easy to forget that he had experienced his accident weeks prior. His experience as frontman was evident in his banter with the audience, attention to working the crowd and stage, and professionalism in keeping a show running despite his prior injuries. The jokes from the band and the audience alike ran through the night with fans yelling out random songs to play ("Freebird" and "Careless Whisper" were the popular choices)
A fan favorite was definitely "Dark Horses," the first single off of their 2011 album, Vice Verses. Jumping into the high energy "Meant to Live" and "The Sound" the band managed to show a stadium level of energy, in a dive size stage that barely fit the quintet. "When We Come Alive" was another hit, allowing the audience to sing along to the "Whoa oh oh ohs" that make the album version so striking
A quick break for audience banter left the crowd with the decision to choose the next song. (Again, "Freebird" and "Careless Whisper" were popular choices) The choice came down to a cover of The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" or an older song. Despite the majority wanting to hear one of the band's older songs, they opted to play both. Completely falling out of their element but managing a fun and entertaining Beastie Boys cover, the band pulled back together to play "Company Car" from their second studio album, New Way to Be Human.
As the night began to wind down, all 5 members of the band wiggled their way into the middle of the already packed room. With a last request for "Careless Whisper," Jon passed the mic to audience member who enthusiastically, and without a lick of music, sang through about half of the George Michael classic. Getting back on track, the band, along with their closest friends for the night sang "Hello Hurricane" with a few acoustic hand instruments. The night ended with their massive hit "Dare You to Move," "Say It Like You Mean It," and "Where I Belong." Everything culminated here as Switchfoot ended on the same high they rode in on. The night was nothing like I expected. It was way better, in fact. Switchfoot have the experience to know what makes one helluva show, and the youthful exuberance to put it on.