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New Phase III trial data suggests giving colon cancer patients Roche's oral anticancer drug Xeloda in combination with intravenous oxaliplatin immediately after surgery boosts disease-free survival compared with combined postsurgery chemotherapy using 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin. The open-label international trial included 1,886 patients with stage III colon cancer who underwent surgery for their cancer. Roche says that it plans to use this data to apply for an extension to the Xeloda label. Xeloda was first approved as first-line monotherapy for metastastic colorectal cancer in the U.S. and EU in 2001. Since then the drug has been sanctioned in a number of other countries for use as either monotherapy or in combination with other chemotherapies for the treatment of metastatic colorectal, breast, and pancreatic cancers, as well as advanced gastric cancer. In 2008 Xeloda represented Roche's eight best-selling pharmaceutical, with sales for that year reaching CHF 1.2 billion ($1.12 billion), up 13% from 2007. Growth in Japan was particularly strong, with sales in this market up 74%.
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Remember when the Oakland Athletics had the best record in baseball for almost two straight months?
They sure don't.
The A's were 72-44 on August 9 and rolling. Today, they're just 79-60, wondering what happened to all the momentum they'd built up over 4.5 months of great baseball.
And after yet another loss to Felix Hernandez yesterday, Oakland missed two straight chances to gain ground on the Los Angeles Angels—losing by one run both times to the Mariners.
Not a recipe for success in September.
That 19-20 record in one-run games is killing the A's in 2014, too: the last two years combined, the team posted a 55-38 record in those kinds of close games. Oakland owned the close ones, so to speak.
Not any more.
Maybe they're tired, maybe they're injured, maybe they're just not that good.
Who knows?
All we know is this: the A's are 13-19 since they traded away Yoenis Cespedes, and even though his numbers for Oakland weren't that impressive this season (.767 OPS), clearly something is missing from this team.
They are just 23 games left in the regular season. The A's still control their own destiny: Oakland has a three-game lead over the Detroit Tigers (76-63) in the race for the top wild-card spot. The Mariners (75-63) are a half game behind the Tigers.
Here's the A's remaining schedule and what they need to do to make the American League playoffs for the third straight season:
- Three home games against the Houston Astros (61-79). The A's are 10-6 against their division foes this season, and they could really use a sweep this weekend. This is their final series against Houston;
- Four road games against the Chicago White Sox (63-76). Along with the Astros games, these are seven games against inferior competition the A's need to be winning. Maybe asking them to win all four on the road is a stretch, but Oakland could really use three wins on the South Side;
- Three road games against Seattle. The A's are just 7-9 against the Mariners this year, and this is the final series between the two division rivals gunning for a playoff spot. In case of tiebreakers, too, it would be great for Oakland to sweep this series, but even if they win just one game in Seattle, that might be enough;
- Three homes games against the Texas Rangers (53-86) to kick off a nine-game home stand that could make or break the season for the A's. The Rangers have the worst record in baseball, and Oakland is at home. A sweep is necessary here;
- Three home games against the Philadelphia Phillies (64-75). The Phils aren't good; another sweep almost is necessary here;
- Three home games against the Los Angeles Angels (83-55), the final three against the AL West division leaders. Depending on what the standings are here, these games could be huge. Winning this series is an absolute must, no excuses;
- Four road games to end the season in Texas. Winning all four could be necessary.
Oakland has just six games left against winning teams on their schedule. The situation is prime for a strong run to October. If they can win—based on the above conjecture—19 of their last 23 games, that would give the A's a 98-64 record, which would be an improvement on the last two seasons, for sure.
Is that asking a lot of a team that's been so bad for the last three-plus weeks? Yes.
Is it possible? Yes.
It's baseball. Anything is possible.

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Jennette McCurdy has not been happy with her ex-boyfriend ever since a few pictures came out of her that were questionable. He never admitted that he was the one who put them out there though. On Friday, Web Pro News shared about what she had to say now about him.
She went to Twitter saying, "sometimes I look at old photographs of my ex and I cry because he was so ugly." Wow she might be taking it a bit far with that comment. She has to be talking about NBA star Andre Drummond. He is the one that he dated that supposedly leaked the pictures of her. They dated back in 2013 and they were not together for very long before it all went downhill. At least the pictures of her were not terrible and didn't show off everything.
Andre and Jennette actually met on social media. They seemed to get along great until their big split. She had great things to say to him during their time together, but since they split things have been ugly. It has been long enough ago that you would think she would let it go and stop talking about him for the world to see.
K Pop Starz also shared some about Jennette McCurdy today. Just last year her ex-best friend Ariana Grande was telling her to have a great birthday via social network. Now one year later these two don't even seem to be talking to each other and their show "Sam & Cat" will not be back on the air again.
Hopefully Ariana and Jennette can find a way to get along again soon. She also needs to get over her ex and stop dissing him on social networks all of the time. It was a long time ago and it is time to get over it and move on.
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Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Hi forum http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=38762&th=7134#msg_38762 <![CDATA[Hi all

 I am new to this new technology of modeling and 3d printing and hope that I will be able to do what I set out to achieve.

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Goalkeeper Saundra Baron
Oct. 30, 2013
Match #19: East Carolina (7-8-3, 4-4-1 C-USA) vs. Middle Tennessee State (6-7-4, 3-4-2 C-USA)
When: Thursday, October 31 at 7 p.m.
Where: Greenville, N.C. - ECU Soccer Stadium
Series Record: First-ever meeting
Links: Live Stats | Video Stream | Game Notes
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Controlling its own destiny for a spot in the 2013 Conference USA Tournament, the East Carolina women's soccer team will close out its regular season slate when it hosts Middle Tennessee State this Thursday, Oct. 31, on Senior Day at the ECU Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Pirates will automatically clinch its third consecutive berth in the C-USA Tournament with a win or tie against the Blue Raiders. ECU can also claim a spot if Marshall loses or ties its road contest against Florida International Thursday evening. The C-USA Tournament will take place Nov. 6-10 in Houston, Texas.
As part of Senior Day festivities, East Carolina (7-8-3, 4-4-1 C-USA) will honor Katelyn Custer, Emmy Frederick, Lexi Miller, Skylar Poole, Danielle Romano and Anne Workman in a postgame ceremony on the field.
East Carolina improved its unbeaten streak to four straight with a 2-2 tie at Rice in its final regular-season road match of the season last Sunday afternoon. Junior forward Stephanie Seagrave and Kendall Frey scored the goals for ECU, who led twice in the match, but could not hold on for a fourth straight win. The Pirates outshot Rice, 24-22, while redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Saundra Baron made seven saves.
After picking up 10 points in the C-USA East Division standings over the last four games, the Pirates are at the center of the C-USA Tournament hunt. A victory guarantees East Carolina (13 points) at least the No. 4 seed in the East, and depending on results from around the conference, could still elevate the team to the No. 1 spot in the division, which is led by FIU with 15 points. ECU's highest-possible seed in the tournament is No. 4 behind Colorado College (22), UTEP (17) and North Texas (16), who own the top three spots in the West Division.
Sophomore striker Kendall Frey has three go-ahead goals in the last four games, bringing her season total to four. Two of those scores were game-winners, coming in the Pirates' 2-1 overtime win at FIU on Oct. 18 and one week later in a 1-0 triumph at Southern Miss on Oct. 25.
The area in front of the East Carolina has looked impenetrable at times this year, as the Pirates have shut out five opponents this year and are yielding just 1.11 goals per game , while holding opponents to a .080 shooting percentage.
Redshirt junior midfielder Skylar Poole has scored three game-winning goals this season, the latest coming against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 20. ECU owns a 7-3-2 record when Poole is in the starting lineup, which includes a 4-0-1 mark in C-USA matches.
Redshirt sophomore midfielder Lexi Herring made her first-career start at Florida International on Oct. 18, and scored her first-career goal just 11 minutes into the match. Herring took a career-high three shots, before matching that effort in the 2-2 at Rice on Oct. 27.
Freshman defender Caitlin Hite has played every minute in 16 of the Pirates' 18 matches during her first campaign, and ranks second on the team in minutes played with 1686, behind only goalkeeper Saundra Baron. Included in that total are five double-overtime games.
ECU's four-game unbeaten streak, which includes three wins and one tie, is its longest since its five-match streak last season, where the Pirates went 2-0-3 from Sept. 30-Oct. 14.
Six East Carolina players, juniors Skylar Poole and Kelly Miller, sophomore Lexi Herring and freshmen Caitlin Hite, Lana Spitler, Jenna Geist and Kelsey Reeves, have scored their first-career goals during the 2013 season.
-The Blue Raiders are coming off a 1-0 home win over FIU last Sunday, but own just a 1-2-3 record in road matches this season.
-MTSU is led by forward Kate Loye, who leads the team in goals (7), points (17), shots (48) and shots on goal (23). Goalkeeper Kelsey Brouwer has been excellent this season, posting seven shutouts and a 0.97 goals-against average in 17 starts.


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I have been waiting and looking and lurking and wondering what everyone is planning on cooking this year... if you are!
So, what's the scoop, ladies? Who's ordering a whole turkey from the butcher and doing the whole sha-bang-bang this year for T-Day?
Share your recipes, your replacement finds for "exotic" (read: quintessential American, hard-to-find unless you live in Ephrat) ingredients... and again, a call for your tried and tested and bestest parve pumpkin pie. Because maybe one day, one day --- this land that loves pumpkin, will also learn to love pumpkin PIE! :)


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The Military Order of the Purple Heart Foundation Service Foundation has given a $500,000 donation to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) to jumpstart the construction of the Fort Bragg National Intrepid Center of Excellence Satellite Center to treat Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) in returning service members. IFHF will break ground on the new center in early 2014. It is the fourth in a series of nine planned centers nationwide.
"We are struck by the immense passion of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund in its mission to provide our military men and women with the medical assistance that will be critical to their lives after they have left the battlefield," said Jeff Roy, First Vice President of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation. "We wanted to do our part to make sure these centers get built as quickly as possible, as Purple Heart recipients we have firsthand knowledge into the importance of the treatment that our troops get and the care they need."
As part of the donation, the Foundation has decided that all funds raised through their text-to-donate line during January will be added to their original donation, this is where Americans interested in helping to build the center can support the effort. Text "Purple" to 20222 to give $10 directly to the Fort Bragg NICoE Satellite Center and the donation will be reflected on your next month's cell bill.
As home base to the United States Army Special Forces Command, nearly 40,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families reside in Fort Bragg. An elite segment of the U.S. Army, Special Forces has played a vital role in the War on Terror, deploying thousands to serve in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world since September 11th.
"We are humbled by the generosity of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, representing a group of men and women who have already made enormous sacrifices for our nation," said Arnold Fisher, Honorary Chairman of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. "This center and the three that have come before it will provide the medical care that our wounded men and women need so badly – to treat the invisible wounds they will battle for the rest of their lives."
The Fort Bragg center is estimated to cost $11 million and will span 25,000 sq. ft. The centers, funded entirely by contributions raised privately through IFHF, are gifted to the Department of Defense upon completion. IFHF has already built and opened two centers, at Fort Belvoir, VA and Camp Lejeune, NC, and each has already treated hundreds of service members since opening their doors in July. A third center is currently under construction at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.
All Intrepid Spirit NICoE centers are located at medical centers at military bases around the country to provide care for service members without having to separate them from their units or leave their families for extended periods of treatment. This proximity to family and friends is expected to enhance their care and rehabilitation.
"We were honored to connect the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation with the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, to further the goal of raising $100 million to build these much needed centers across the country," said Bill White, CEO of Constellation Group, which was retained by IFHF to mount the fundraising effort for the centers. "These facilities will do amazing work for the men and women who have worn the cloth of our nation and sacrificed in battle."
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund has provided over $150 million in support for the families of military personnel lost in service to our nation, and for severely wounded military personnel and veterans. In 2013 the Fund launched a new $100 million campaign to build nine NICoE satellite centers at major military bases around the country.
The organization now known as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc." (MOPH) was formed in 1932 for the protection and mutual interest of all combat wounded veterans and active duty men and women who have received the decoration. Chartered by the Congress, The MOPH is unique among Veteran Service Organizations in that all its members were wounded in combat and they were awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
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New AutoConfig Rollup Patch P Now Available
By Steven Chan - EBS-Oracle on May 08, 2007
The latest AutoConfig Rollup Patch P (Patch 5759055) is now available for download from Metalink.
The official name of this patch is:
- TXK (FND & ADX) AutoConfig Rollup Patch P (Mar/Apr 2007) (Patch 5759055)
This patch is also included in the latest ATG RUP 5 patch. If you've installed ATG RUP 5, you don't need to install AutoConfig Rollup Patch P separately.
This Rollup includes sixteen enhancements and fixes that affect areas such as:
- Compatibility with Oracle Fusion Intelligence (running on Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 10.1.3.2)
- JDK upgrades
- Technology validation scripts
- 10gR2 Database configuration (for SGA sizes)
- IBM AIX and zLinux compatibility
- Cloning
- Using AutoConfig to Manage System Configurations with Oracle Applications 11i (Note 165195.1)
- Managing E-Business Suite Configurations with AutoConfig


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T.R.A.I.N. Festival
Location: The History Center, 302 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne IN 46802
Cost: Admission: $6 adults; $4 ages 59+ and 3-18; free 2 & under and History Center members
Three Rivers and Northern Indiana Train (T.R.A.I.N.) model railroading exhibit will be back for another year from July 11 to July 19 with an HO scale, fully operational freight yard run by the T.R.A.I.N. model railroad club. Regular museum admission applies for the event
For more information, contact:
- Nicole Griffetts
- E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Phone Number: 260-426-2882
- Website: www.fwhistorycenter.com


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He would rather, along with his "black" comrade, rather smoke a cigar than care about our Military. I support our Commander in Chief Mr. Obama. In my erye's Mr. Limbaugh is a chicken!
boy you drink the cool aid
he proved it when he dodged the draft
i suspect limburger and The Rove are secretly married.
As a Roman Catholic.... Thank God that Mr. Limbaugh has no children.
Sentiment: Buy
Maybe you should try to organize a boycott? LOL!
Be honest, you don't dislike him because he is over the top and bombastic, which he can be. You hate him because he is a small government conservative, the same reason you would dislike me if we met. And by small government conservative, I don't mean the kind of republicans we have had lately.
And yet here you are complaining about him. The type of people he piczes off makes him the hero that he is. LOL!
Of course most dorks get their information about what he says from media matters and not straight from him so they are pretty much clueless about what he really says.


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"For the last three years, business leaders, diplomats and geo-political experts have come to the council to share their perspective on domestic and international challenges and opportunities. There is no question that we live in an age of global interdependence. Because of our commercial connections, the fate and fortune of our city is very much intertwined with the global economy. In a very tangible sense, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta is the glue that binds us to this global community."
– David Abney, chairman of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta
When you become a member of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta you will be joining Atlanta's business, non-profit, government and community leaders in exploring complex international topics with speakers and fellow members.
Benefits of Membership
- Free members-only events, priority notification of events, discounts on council programs and publications such as The Economist, Foreign Policy, The New Yorker and more
- Deepen your understanding of complex international issues, including financial, business and social issues, and an opportunity to network, exchanging views and opinions with other members and experts.
- Connect with like-minded individuals who are seeking a global experience in Atlanta and want to expand their knowledge and understanding of international issues that touch our lives as professionals, citizens and individuals.


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The first hour after a stroke occurs is termed the "Golden Hour" because this is the window in which a stroke victim has the best chance to not only survive but also avoid incapacitating, long-term neurological damage. Often, the first individual that attends to a stroke victim is a paramedic who usually arrive on the scene within the one hour window. UCLA researchers presented the results of an eight-year study, termed the FAST-MAG trial, which evaluated the benefits of prompt administration of intravenous (IV) magnesium. The findings were presented on February 13 at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in San Diego.
Unfortunately, the researchers found that giving stroke patients IV magnesium within an hour of symptom onset does not improve stroke outcomes; however, the study found that, by working with paramedics in the field, IV medications can be given to stroke patients within the "golden hour." That finding is a "game changer," note study co-principal investigator Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center and professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He added, "Stroke is a true emergency condition. For every minute that goes by without restoration of blood flow, two million nerve cells are lost. Since time lost is brain lost, we wanted to develop a method that let us get potentially brain-saving drugs to the patient in the earliest moments of onset of the stroke. If these patients don't get protective drugs until two, three or four hours later, irreversible brain damage has already occurred."
Rather than grumbling about the failure of the FAST-MAG trial, the investigators are now searching for new drugs and treatments that can be administered in the field to improve long-term outcomes. Dr. Saver explained that the infrastructure to treat patients quickly was created by the study and is in place; thus, it marks a major accomplishment.
The study, which was conducted from 2005 through 2013, involved collaboration between 315 ambulances, 40 emergency medical service agencies, 60 receiving hospitals and 2,988 paramedics. It found that 74% of the 1,700 study patients in Los Angeles and Orange counties were treated within the first hour, with the magnesium administered within an average time of 45 minutes. "With this study, we were able to reach the threatened brain faster than ever before," explained co-principal investigator Dr. Sidney Starkman, co-director of the UCLA Stroke Center and professor of emergency medicine and neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He added, "The study has really opened up opportunities to treat patients in the pre-hospital setting in the earliest minutes after symptoms appear." He noted that the study would not have been possible without the approval and confidence of the California and local emergency medical service agencies as well as the administrations of the participating hospitals.
Currently, the only immediate treatment for strokes caused by blockage of blood vessels is tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which can dissolve clots. However, the drug cannot be given until the patient arrive at the hospital and undergoes a CT scan to rule out bleeding in the brain. Dr. Saver explained that the administration of tPA in an ambulance without a CT scan first is not an option because it could harm patients whose strokes are caused by brain bleed. (Strokes causes by blood vessel blockage are known as ischemic strokes; stokes caused by bleeding in the brain are known as hemorrhagic strokes.) He noted, however, that neuroprotective drugs can be administered in the field because they are safe for both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes..
Magnesium was chosen for the FAST-MAG trial because it dilated blood vessels in the brain in animal studies; thus, increasing blood flow. In addition, it counteracted the damaging calcium build up that occurs in cells deprived of oxygen. Before the study began, magnesium had been approved for the treatment of medical conditions in people because it had a good safety profile.
Dr. Saver said that the FAST-MAG researchers were extremely grateful for the almost 3,000 paramedics involved in the study, as well as the emergency medicine physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and nurses who participated. He said, "Now we are tasked with finding a different agent or combination of agents that can improve stroke outcomes within that golden hour. We developed a treatment platform that works and can be used around the world to test promising agents. FAST-MAG has opened a new, earlier-than-ever window for treatment that has the potential to significantly improve outcomes for the hundreds of thousands of people each year who suffer a stroke."
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the US and is a major cause of adult disability. Approximately 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. On average, one American dies from a stroke every four minutes.


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Once Upon a Car Fire: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
What do you think your constant storytelling reveals about you guys?
TOM: First of all, nothing is sacred. You'll notice that the butt of most of these stories is me. Or my brother.
RAY: Yeah, or our close friends. Family members. Or staff. We laugh at everybody, especially ourselves. And we find laughing at ourselves cathartic and freeing. Plus, it's fun. The stories make us laugh. And if we're laughing, and having a good time, life is good.
TOM: As our listeners have probably noticed, the person telling the story laughs as much as everyone else!
RAY: And we're not embarrassed about anything. Like the story about you stepping in the dog poop...while wearing sandals. We should be embarrassed about that. But we're not.
TOM: That was disgusting! I remember that story like it was yesterday. How long ago was it?
RAY: Yesterday. No, close to 35 years ago.
Is each of these stories really true?
RAY: Every one of them is absolutely true!
Plywood Aerodynamics?
RAY: True!
The Customer Is Always Stinko?
RAY: Absolutely!
Priiiiiiiiii-vate Maaaaaag-leee-o-zee?
TOM: Sadly, that's true, too.
Catch This, You Little Twerp?
TOM: True - and my brother had it coming!
A Nice Juicy Pizza?
RAY: True! How could it be otherwise?
Power to the People?
RAY: That too.
Once Upon a Bird Clock?
RAY: Yup.
My Own Son?
RAY: Afraid so.
I Thought I Wasa Parka da Car Ova Here-a?
RAY: True.
How Many Engineers Does It Take to Screw In a Light Bulb?
TOM: Definitely true.
I Trust You, Joanne?
TOM: Oh boy. True.
Don't Drive Like My Brother?
RAY: True!
"It Could Be Nothing, or It Could Be a Brrrain Tumorrr"?
RAY: True. And very funny!
How Low Can You Go?
TOM: True!
The Subway Fugitive?
RAY: True. Just ask the DC cops.
The Great Montreal Hotel Fire?
TOM: True, and I'm quite proud of that fact.
RAY: In fact, you can get corroboration on all of these from a variety of people - most notably my wife - who witnessed many of these events.
What's your favorite story on this CD and why?
RAY: I think my favorite story is, "It Could Be Nothing, or It Could Be a Brrrain Tumorrr." It was just so unexpected. The doctor's eyes just lit up with excitement, like he was so happy that I might have a brain tumor. I know that sounds awful. But I started laughing and couldn't stop, even though he was talking about my possibly having a brain tumor!
TOM: The great Montreal hotel fire story is my favorite. It still makes me laugh the most. It was so great!
RAY: I fell for it hook, line and sinker.
You seem to take as much pleasure in telling each of these stories the 10th time, as much as the first. Why do you think that is?
RAY: When you tell a story for the tenth time, it's because there's one person in the group who hasn't heard it. And if you tell it with the same enthusiasm that you did the first time, everybody gets to relive the funny moment... including the storyteller.
TOM: And everyone laughs - not just the guy who hasn't heard the story before. The other ten people laugh, too.
RAY: They were funny the first time, there's no reason why they shouldn't be funny the tenth.
Can you hint at a story or two that we'll never hear on the air?
TOM: There are a couple in which the language is so severe...
RAY: ...or the actions of the participants were so unspeakable... Like the time that a friend of ours whose name we can't mention (editor's note: Tony) "flashed a moon" at Cadillac Mountain in Maine, and what he yelled while doing it. Or what our other friend who we won't name (editor's note: Stanley) barked out when his transmission suddenly died.
TOM: They won't make it onto any CD or the radio show. But they were just as funny!
RAY: The story about Mayo's Duck Farm isn't on this CD. I'll have to tell that someday. Stayed tuned... I'll tell it one of these weeks.
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George Allen Summerall
Position: DE-E-K
Height: 6-4 Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: May 10, 1930 in Lake City, FL
Died: April 16, 2013 in Dallas, TX
High School: Columbia
College: Arkansas (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 1952 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8785th overall since 1950)


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Tax Talk,
I purchased office furniture for $1,500 this year and purchased
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As the owner of a Solar Powered Residence, I am responding to the Associated Press article that appeared in the Park Record of 7-30 to 8-1 titled: "Activists, others protest proposed solar fees."
Effective May 2013, our home in Park City has been 100 percent Solar Powered with a return on our investment of approximately 11 years. The article quoted Mike Walton of Creative Energies as stating that "Homeowners with solar systems typically see a return on investment of their total cost in less than seven years." Solar is cost effective, however as a solar homeowner I believe his statement is overly optimistic. Although every residential installation is unique, I believe a time for return on investment could more accurately be stated as closer to 10 years.
Our current electric bill is $8.07 per month. Of that amount, $7.00 includes a minimum charge of $2.00 and basic charge of $5.00. The balance is for home electric lifeline program and local, municipal and state taxes. This basic charge and minimum charge per month is paid by us and all Rocky Mountain Power residential users to pay for grid maintenance. To charge solar powered residences the proposed monthly fee in addition, is in effect making us pay more for grid maintenance than non solar powered residences. Should this fee be approved, it sets a precedence whereby more "solar producer fees" will follow and will certainly be a disincentive for future growth of wind and solar powered homes.
RMP spokesman Paul Murphy's quotes to justify the solar fee are grossly misleading. Remember, he is representing a company whose power is generated in large part by coal. Make no mistake, this is not about "bargains for solar customers to access the grid". It is not about a "hike (that) is needed to help cover costs for those customers on days when the sun isn't out and the wind isn't blowing". It is about narrow financial interest.
Using our home as an example, since March 2014 our solar system has produced 1796 KWH in excess of what we have used. This excess power goes directly back into the grid for use in our neighborhood. That fact is important because this power is generated and used here and does not need to be generated and transported long distances. The physics of electrical generation and transportation prove that most electrical waste is the result of transporting that power long distances to the consumer. Electrical production with solar, using that electricity on site and in the neighborhood where it is produced is far more efficient. Also, growth of residential solar and wind allows Rocky Mountain Power to spend less on infrastructure growth than would be needed if solar and wind were not used.
Murphy stated "....we think $4.65 is a bargain for them to still have access to the grid for when the sun doesn't shine or when the wind doesn't blow."
What Murphy did not say is: When the sun does not shine, we are getting energy from the grid that we have already given to it by generating excess energy we have not used. Remember the 1796 KWH quoted above that we have already given to the grid since March at our expense. Also, what Murphy did not say is that in Utah, unlike many other states, if a residential solar producer has an excess of energy at the end of the company's fiscal year (March), that energy goes to Rocky Mountain Power free and will not be carried over to the next fiscal year or purchased by the company.
I am not surprised that Rocky Mountain Power is proposing a surcharge for Utah residences producing their own power. However, the Utah Public Service Commission should decline to approve the surcharge because it cannot be justified with the facts and as the Commission's name implies it is a public service. Residential consumers generating electricity using current solar technology are being economical, efficient and exceedingly earth friendly. Persons or entities that promote or allow disincentives are shortsighted, primarily interested in the status-quo protecting their own narrow interests and are a disservice to the public.


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If you read Zechariah Sitchin and similar authors, then you will find the claim that ancient aliens made the human race by genetic manipulation. In other words, they can claim that they own the patent on our DNA. If that claim is true, and I seriously doubt it, they will have a problem trying to enforce it. However, human agencies are now experimenting with DNA, and they have been doing so for several decades. Will they claim to own our DNA? Surprisingly, they are already making that claim after announcing the completion of the Human Genome Project, which mapped human DNA.
According to the final Human Genome Publication (No. 12), published in February 2002, the "First International Conversation on Enviro-Genetics Disputes and Issues," sponsored by the Einstein Institute for Health and Science, met in Kona, Hawaii. The meeting took place in July 2001 and was attended by more than eighty judges and forty scientists—all there to discuss the legal and ethical ramifications of the Human Genome Project's results. . . . Shortly thereafter, attendee Justice Artemio V. Panganiban of the Philippines presented a paper with the assigned topic, "Paradigm Shifts in Law and Legal Philosophy," in which he recounted some of the opinions expressed during the Kona conference.
(Thomas R. Horn, March 2, 2014, NewsWithViews.com)
The suggested topics were genetically modified (GMO) foods and agriculture, bioscience and criminal jurisprudence, biological property, genetic testing, and human subjects in biomedical research. However, discussions ranged far and wide.
Justice Panganiban's comments provide a summary of the conclusions of that meeting. First increasing knowledge, travel and commerce are leading to globalization, one of the primary goals of the wealthy and powerful elite. Second, they concluded that legal disputes should be resolved by international courts, rather than the jurisdictions where those disputes arise. The representatives of governmental and legal systems owe their allegiance to each other, and not to the people who elected or appointed them. This sounds like the New World Order that two Presidents Bush proposed in recent decades.
In the realm of biological property, we have long recognized that farmers and ranchers own their livestock. However, if a farmer sells you a cow, you now own that cow and all the milk, calves and other results that the cow might produce in the future. In the realm of GMO crops, on the other hand, companies claim to own the seeds, even after they sell them. Monsanto the largest and most visible corporation involved in the dispute over patented seeds. Traditionally, farmers have saved a portion of the current crop in order to plant the collected seeds in future years. With patented seeds, however, this practice is banned by the contract under which the seeds are purchased. In fact, the same restrictions apply to people buying seeds for their home gardens, even though that information is not typically printed on the retail seed packet.
It is a small step to say that farmers who purchase genetically modified cows may not breed them to produce calves, at least not without paying the holder of the patent for a license. And once this step has been taken, how far a leap is it to say that genetically modified humans must pay license fees if they desire to bear children?
Patents of genetically modified organisms were much more limited in past decades than they are now. The abstract of a scientific paper from the 1980s states:
When genetic engineering patent applications from the period before 1982 are compared to applications filed from 1982 to 1985, some development and trends can be observed. Besides the rapid increase in the number of applications, some charges are obvious as to the frequency with which various objects occur in the applications. Microorganisms per se have become more attractive for patent applications, as have the methods to produce various substances (hormones, virus antigens etc.) The most significant decrease concerns methods to produce recombinant DNA and methods to produce 'man-made' microorganisms. .
(Sisko Knuth, Tuula Pehu, H.G. Gyllenberg, "Characterization of genetic engineering inventions in patent claims", 1987 Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
More recently, however, international patenting trends have taken a different direction. While microorganisms were the most widely patented genomes, today seeds are leading the way, and animals are on the edge of patentability. The United States has been leading the world in the number of patents:
. . . during 1990-94, the U.S. science and technology enterprise emerges as the leading producer of inventions in this key technology area. The United States produced 63 percent of the internationally patented genetic engineering inventions created during the period examined—nearly five times that produced by Japan and six times that produced by the United Kingdom..
These trends raise increasing concerns about biological diversity, as well as the question of who owns your DNA.
Biological diversity is undergoing a dangerous wave of privatization under the label of Intellectual Property Rights, through the patenting of plants, animals, genes and smaller parts of DNA. A biological patent is a patent relating to an invention in biology. Patents were historically developed to ensure that the inventors could get the financial return and benefits deriving out of the use of their inventions. Patents are guarantees given by government that provide an inventor with exclusive rights to use, sell or manufacture for a set period of time. (20 years in U.S and India).
Earlier living organisms were always considered as discoveries of nature and unpatentable. But in 1980, in the land mark case of Diamond v/s Chakrabarty, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that the living organism, a bacterium that could digest crude oil in oil spils, could be patented. The court observed that patents can only be granted when living products could be seen as human-made inventions.
(Rahul Madhwani, "Patents for Living Organisms" Law Info Wire)
Now, back to the ancient aliens who claim to hold the patent on our DNA. Suppose they do come back and claim ownership of the entire human race. Never mind that most patents last only20 years. A larger question arises: If they did invent us about 5,000 years ago, we have since then run wild. We have mutated, interbred and recombined our DNA to the point where it is substantially different from what they invented. We can only hope that the same thing happens to GMO seeds and genetically modified animals. Otherwise, Monstanto and a few other large international corporations will own our plants our animals and ourselves.


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Skip to comments.Tony Snow Has Died
Posted on 07/12/2008 4:03:09 AM PDT by Bahbah
Fox News is announcing that Tony Snow has died.
Heartbreaking news.
So sad.
This old man is crying.....
What a bummer....
Guys, I am so sorry to bring this news.
Very sad news. Tony Snow was one of the really good guys. He will be missed.
I hate cancer.
RIP Tony...
I am crying with you. I could barely see to post this.
WHAT??? Cancer?
Prayers sent. Oh my God.
tol, I just can't stand this.
God bless and comfort Jill and the children.
I am crushed. Deepest sympathies to his family. Heaven is a better place today, because Tony is there.
Then I heard a voice from heaven say, 'Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' 'Yes,' says the Spirit, 'they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.' Revelation 14:13
I was just watching and looking for the post. Cibbie and I are heart broken for him and his family. He was the reason we met.
I know, he was a FRiend, a real friend.
Oh no!!!
Rest in Peace, Tony.
A loss of such a fine man. God bless his family. Wow.
Oh no...Tony snow was one of the good ones, he will never receive the sort of send off that Russert received, but no matter he was more important then Russert was, he put a very brave front in the face of his illness, I always admired him for doing that, no maudlin speeches from Tony Snow.
This is really bad news, he'll be missed, I'm sure he will here "Well done good and faithful servant"
Thank you for letting us know, Bahbah.
It's a horrible shock.
Prayers for Tony and his family.
Condolences to the Snow family.
Thanks for the post. Tony Snow will be missed by everyone on FR. For anyone who does not remember it, Tony Snow was a Freeper and monitored FR.
He invited a group of us FReepers to Fox News Studio during the CPAC conference. He sat down with us for an hour (during his lunch time) and chatted with him on all sorts of things. But one thing he really focused on his family, how proud he was of his children who had just gotten his report cards and had done so well.
After the chat, he took us to his studio and let us sit in while he taped a commercial.
Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear this.
Roger Ailes on FOX now- saying he'd not been well for quite some time now.
How we shall miss you.
53 years old.
Godspeed, Tony. We love you.
How heartbreaking. Tony was a wonderful man, a great press secretary, and an honest person through and through. He will be greatly missed.
Prayers to his family.
RIP Tony
He was the first host of Fox News Sunday and also had a show on Fox News Radio.
He was also one of us. over 80000 plus Freepers.
Our thoughts and condolences to his family. He will be very sorely missed.
save, ... can't think if any words.
Condolences to his family and friends.
((((((((SE Mom)))))))))
Oh No!
He sent me a wonderful message when my husband died exactly one year ago.
Prayers for his family.
What a shock to wake up and see this sad news. He was one of a kind.
Horrible, horrible news.
May God give his family the strength they need to endure this very, very difficult time!
May Tony Rest In Peace.
no words..
So sad!
This just breaks my heart.
What a good and decent man this worldd has lost.
Goodbye Mr. Snow.
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Over the past few years, every third Saturday of April has been billed as Track and Field Saturday, especially in the South Bay.
That is because there are two major track and field meets that include the always prestigious Mt. San Antonio College Relays in Walnut and the South Bay Championships at West Torrance High School.
Usually, the top athletes travel to Mt. SAC in the bigger classic. However, most of the local athletes competed in the South Bay Championships and some of the times and marks were no slouch.
There were a few outstanding marks at Mt. SAC, led by Carson senior Ashley Anderson. Anderson recorded a national leading mark of 41 feet, 2.5 inches in the triple jump to win the invitational title at the event.
Anderson already had clinched the event of 40-6 on her third attempt, but she wanted to add some more. She blasted at the national best on her sixth try.
Also shining was Redondo junior Amber Gore. She captured the 800-meter run at two minutes and 12.19 seconds.
Powerful Serra High of Gardena did not have all of its top athletes there, including top nationally ranked long jumper Adoree Jackson, who won the event at 25-0.5 at the Arcadia Invitational on April 12, but managed to have some fine performances.
Leading the Cavaliers was Alyjah Kennedy who finished ninth in the invitational triple jump with a mark of 36-10.25 and was third in the open long jump (17-1.25) on Friday.
The Lady Cavaliers also won the seeded 4x400 relay clocking 3:53.01 and its boys were fifth in the invitational 4x100 (42.42). Jeanette Paul was eighth in the girls invitatioal 100 hurdles in 14.48. Jeremy Franklin finished eighth in the invitational discus with a toss of 165-1.
Inglewood St. Mary's Academy had second place finishes, both behind champion Long Beach Poly, in the girls 4x200 (1:40.15) and 4x400 (3:51.66). The Belles' Sierra Peterson finished second behind Poly's Ariana Washington (23.5) timing 24.12.
Carson's boys also had some fine performances on Saturday. The Colts won the seeded 4x100 (42.63) and Josh Martin took sixth in the invitational triple jump (43-10.5).
The big highlight in Friday's edition of Mt. SAC was accomplished by San Pedro senior Steve Correa who captured the boys invitational 1,600-meter run in an impressive time of 9:07.84. He was able to defeat second place Michael Teran of Jurupa Hills (9:09.05) and third place Carlos Suarez from Redondo (9:19.28).
The Sea Hawks had a second place finish in the boys open division 4x800 with a school record time of 7:43.5, the second best time in the United States. Winning was Temecula Great Oak with a national best time of 7:42.81.
St. Mary's Treasure May was third in the girls open triple jump at 35-2. South Torrance junior Kimberly Coscia placed 12th in the invitational mile clocking 5:04.86.
Coscia could have run the 3,200 at Mt. SAC but she opted to enter the race in the South Bay Championships on Saturday. She ended up running away with the race in a meet record time of 10:43.31.
That was one of the top highlights of the meet but it included team champions Manhattan Beach Mira Costa (boys) and Redondo (girls). The Lady Sea Hawks, who have won this meet for the fifth consecutive time, were led by the meet's Most Valuable Athlete Tairyn Montgomery. Montgomery sparked Redondo by winning the shot put (33-7), long jump (16-6) and was on the Sea Hawks' winning 4x400 relay which was timed at 48.93.
Kaitlin Heri was victorious in the pole vault at 12 feet. Ashley Wells finsihed second in the discus (119-9). Nicole Beaudoin was second, behind Coscia, in the 3,200 (11:05.58) and took fourth at the 1,600 (5:14.13). Finishing third at the 1,600 for Redondo was Taylor Beaudoin at 5:13.8.
For Mira Costa's boys, Robert Mahon led the way by winning the 110-meter high hurdles (15.1) and placing fourth in the 300 intermediate hurdles (42.09). It was the sixth South Bay title for the Mustangs, who will have a home showdown meet with the rival Sea Hawks on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Mira Costa. The Mustangs outscored second place Rolling Hills Estates Peninsula 79.25 to 64.5. Third place was Palos Verdes with 49.
For the girls, Redondo ran away with the meet, 150-79 over runner-up Peninsula. Mira Costa (50) took third.
The Panther boys were led by the meet's top male athlete, Mitchel Charles. Charles swept the weight events in taking the shot put with a personal best mark of 58-10 and the discus with a toss of 171 feet, both among the tops in California this season.
Palos Verdes has always been strong in distance running and its boys showed it by sweeping the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Jake Cohen captured the 800 (1:57.94); Luke Letwin took the 1,600 (4:25.26) and Bennett Gagon won the 3,200 (9:33.88).
Other top performers for the boys included Jeremiah Peoples (Torrance, 300 intermediate hurdles, 39.57), Jacob Funes and Michael Moody of Peninsula tying for first in the high jump (6-0) and Funes finishing second in the tirple jump (40-8) and Ira Moore of North Torrance capturing the triple jump (41-10).
Also for the girls, Peninsula's Tinika Onnekikami wonthe 400 (56.34) and took second in the 800 (2:18.26).
Some teams were shorthanded in the meet, including Redondo's girls who won handily, despite having several top athletes at Mt. SAC.


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I installed Ubuntu alongside my Windows 7, after partitioning my HDD using Easeus partitioning manager. It was working perfectly, no problems, no data lost or corruption.
Then I went away for 2 days and in my absence I don't know what happened in that period, now both Windows 7 and Ubuntu keep hanging continuously, like when you paint and change a brush it'll hang, I mean on very simple commands and I know my computer does not hang on such petty things.
I use it for developing music and the specification are:
- Model: DELL-XPS
- Processor: Intel i5, 2.53 GHz
- RAM/Memory: 4GB
- Hard disk size: 500GB HDD
- Windows 7 partition: 417 GB
- Ubuntu Partition: 50 GB
Please Help.


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Self Care Week – what's the campaign about?
What is self care?
Self care is about taking control of your own health and well being. It helps you avoid becoming ill and enables you to treat common minor illnesses such as colds and flu as well as take your medicines correctly.
Learning to take care of your health puts you in control of your health and improves your quality of life.
Where can I find out more?
Your local pharmacist can be the starting point for your self care. They can give you advice about your health and well-being, and help you treat common problems such as coughs, colds, indigestion and muscular aches and pains. Your pharmacist's advice is even more important if you have a long-term condition such as asthma or diabetes
You don't need an appointment to see a pharmacist and you can talk confidentially in a private consultation area. If you need any advice about your health, your local pharmacy is a great place to start.
There's lots of useful online help with self care too.
Keeping your medicines safe
Keeping your medicines safe is an important part of self care.
Here are our top 5 tips:
- Keep medicines in a cool dark place, away from direct light or heat sources, such as windows or radiators. Do not keep medicines in the bathroom, even in a cabinet, as they can become hot, humid or damp.
- Always read the patient information leaflet or labels. Some medicines need to be kept in the fridge, while others should stay at room temperature.
- Child-resistant packaging doesn't always work, so keep medicines out of the reach of children. A lockable cabinet is ideal, if possible placed about five feet above the floor.
- Keep medicines in their original container, so that you know what the medicine is, how to take it, any extra instructions and the expiry date.
- You should not keep medicines that you've finished using, even if they haven't reached their expiry date. Take them to your pharmacy and they will dispose of them safely.
Campaign links
More information on self care can be found on the NHS website.
More information about Self Care Week can be found on the Self Care Forum website.


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Dec. 2, 2010
TEMPE - The recipients of Student-Athlete of the Month honors have been announced by the Office of Student-Athlete Development for November with two men and two women earning recognition following the third month of the fall semester. The academic coaches within OSAD selected these four individuals based upon their achievements in academics and their community all while training and competing for their respective Sun Devil teams.
The four honorees from the month of November include Rebecca Ejdervik (swimming), Lynlee Smith (water polo), Jordan Clarke (track & field) and Clint Floyd (football). Here is more information on why each of these fine individuals were selected as the Student-Athletes of the Month for October:
Rebecca Ejdervik - Swimming
Ejdervik, a junior from Vallentuna, Sweden, is a fierce competitor in and out of the pool and maintains a 3.62 GPA as a Global Studies Major. Just recently, Ejdervik found an internship at the Swedish Consulate here in Phoenix where she will learn valuable skills that she can apply toward her future career. Ejdervik has set a positive example for her teammates by being productive in the classroom as well as in the pool. This month, she set an ASU record in the 100 meter breaststroke and is on a relay team that currently has the top time in the nation. Her athletic and academic determination and accomplishments are what makes her a great Sun Devil.
Lynlee Smith - Water Polo
Smith, a senior from Auckland, New Zealand, was named team captain this year for her leadership and determination. When she arrived at ASU in the Spring of 2009, she met with a mentor twice a week to help her adjust to her new life. Now, Smith has graduated from the mentor program and is having her best semester at ASU to date. She works extremely hard in her studies and is determined to be the first one in her family to graduate from college. Smith will graduate this spring with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. A valuable member of the water polo team, Smith was the eighth player for ASU water polo to earn All-American accolades last spring.
Jordan Clarke - Track & Field
Clarke is a redshirt sophomore thrower on the track and field team. Off the field, he has been quiet and polite in demeanor. His first two years as a Sun Devil consisted of many hours in tutoring and mentoring and he didn't take more than 12 credits at a time because school 'would never be his thing'. More importantly, he did not want to set himself up for failure by taking too many classes. Through hard work, long tutoring sessions and a change in his mentality, (initially he was on the 'five-year graduation plan'), he is now on track to graduate in four years and use his fifth year to begin the graduate program in Physical Education and earn his teaching credential by the time he leaves campus. Clarke has worked hard over the past month to finish the semester strong and is on track to earn his first Maroon & Gold Scholar-Athlete Award. Clarke hopes of winning his first individual national title in the shot put next spring.
Clint Floyd - Football
Floyd is a junior majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Sociology and Family Studies. He has had a great semester academically and has really been on top of his academic game – he is accountable and attentive to every aspect of his academic success whether it is monitoring his own progress, forming study groups with other student-athletes, or setting class grade and GPA goals for himself. Floyd has always put coursework at the top of his priority list and has talked about graduation since he first stepped foot on campus. He is a caring and respectful young man who is appreciative of his opportunity at ASU. Not only is he a great role model for his two younger brothers, he also is somebody that any young aspiring football player should look up to and emulate.


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Letter to the Class of 2017 from the Master of Butler College
Dear Butler Class of 2017,
Welcome to Butler College! I am very excited that you have been assigned to live in the best residential college on campus. Butler College is one of six residential colleges at Princeton that features distinctive housing and dining facilities, and whose staff members work together to foster a close-knit intellectual and social community through a broad range of events and activities. As a four-year residential college, Butler houses and extends academic advising and social enrichment to approximately 200 freshman, 200 sophomores, and 150 juniors and seniors. Our beautiful dorms, including Bloomberg, Bogle, Yoseloff, Wilf, the Class of 1967 Hall, the Class of 1976 Hall, and 1915 Hall, are some of the most sought after places on campus. I am confident that in these spaces you will develop close friendships, be challenged to think differently, learn new talents, and become your best self.
When you arrive on campus later this summer you will meet your Residential College Adviser (RCA), who will also be in contact with you this summer. The RCA's, known collectively as the Core Group, are carefully selected juniors and seniors who form the backbone of the College, helping first-year students as mentors and friends to adjust smoothly to almost every aspect of university life.
At the start of orientation, you will also meet members of the Butler College Council. The College Council is a group of dedicated students who will organize many activities over the course of the year, ranging from social and cultural affairs to intramural athletics and civic engagement. The Council will welcome your ideas and your involvement right from the very start of your Butler career!
During orientation you will also meet our ten Resident Graduate Students (RGS's), a select group of graduate students who live in the College, initiating and participating in programming that enhances the social and intellectual life of Butler.
The nerve center of the enterprise is the College Office, located on the second floor of Gordon Wu Hall, upstairs from the dining hall. Let me introduce the Butler College staff:
David Stirk, the Dean of Butler College, joined the University in 2004. He oversees the academic progress of all Butler students, and works to enhance our intellectual and social community in a variety of ways. Dean Stirk received his Ph.D. from the American Studies Program at Yale and his research and teaching is in the area of 19th and 20th century visual culture. He has taught courses in both the Freshman Seminar Program and the Princeton Writing Program.
Matthew Lazen, the Director of Studies, is in his ninth year at Princeton. He is responsible for academic advising for freshmen and sophomores. He pairs you with your Academic Adviser, a faculty member who guides you in your choice of courses and majors, and supervises the Peer Adviser, juniors and seniors who give you academic advice from a student's perspective. Dr. Lazen received his Ph.D. from the Literature Program at Duke, and he is now pursuing an Ed.D. in higher and postsecondary education at New York University.
Alexis Andres joined Butler College in 2011 as the Director of Student Life. Along with supervising the Butler RCA's, she provides Butlerites with guidance and support on personal and social matters and promotes a dynamic residential life environment in the college by organizing social activities and programs. Dr. Andres received her bachelor's degree, as well as her doctoral degree in higher education administration, from the University of Virginia.
Betty Stein, the College Administrator, has been at Butler College since 1999. Since all non-academic matters come within her purview, she works closely with the Core Group and the College Council. She manages the College budget and oversees the physical facilities.
Susan Giranda, the College Secretary, joined the Butler College staff in 2007. Sue coordinates many of the staff's activities and assists in virtually all facets of College life. She will greet you with a smile at the front desk of the College Office.
Last, there is the College Master, who is always a senior faculty member charged with responsibility for the general well-being of the College and those who reside there. I joined Princeton's Department of Psychology in 2000 as a faculty member, and this is my second year as Master of Butler College. I received my Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Virginia. My teaching and research focus on interpersonal interactions and intergroup misunderstandings.
As Master of Butler, my goal is to create a strong community where residents help one another as well as others in their broader community. As a Princeton student, you will be an active member of many communities – Butler College, the Princeton University community, the broader Princeton town community, and the communities you create. Making these communities strong and vibrant involves individuals working together in engaging and meaningful ways to improve the lives of all of the members.
The Butler Office staff and I are excited about a new program – The Building Communities Program – that gives Butler students the opportunity to serve their various communities. Partnering with the Pace Center for Civic Engagement on their new Living Service Initiative, we will offer Butlerites a program that reflects the informal motto of Princeton University, "In the Nation's Service and in the Service of all Nations." Through participation in this program, you will be able to learn about and serve the area communities, meet students with similar interests, interact with faculty fellows, and form friendships while working towards a common goal. Let me describe the program to you:
At Butler, we realize it is important to think about how communities are developed and maintained. While there are many central issues important to a community, this year in the Building Communities Program we will focus on four facets of a community: (1) Housing; (2) Education; (3) Arts and Culture; (4) Sustainability and the Environment. During the first full week of classes, you will have the opportunity to attend various evening programs in Butler that focus on these issues, which may include viewing a documentary about housing issues or attending a discussion with experts on the minority achievement gap. In addition, you will be able to sign up for a service trip related to our four themes. The service trips are designed to give you hands-on experience with working in and making a significant contribution to your community. I will be in touch in August with additional information about the service trips and how you can become involved.
For now, I wish you best wishes for the rest of the summer. If you would like additional information about Butler College and the people who will offer guidance and support throughout your time at Princeton, please visit the Butler College website at http://www.princeton.edu/butlercollege, and to get a sample of some of the activities offered in the College please like us on Facebook (ButlerCollege-PrincetonUniversity). Welcome to Butler College!
J. Nicole Shelton
Master of Butler College


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Administrator 'had no power' to rule on Lewisham Hospital, council contends
15:21 08 February 2013
Lewisham Council has set up a fund for residents to help in a potential legal battle against the decision to downgrade Lewisham Hospital's A&E and maternity services.
Mayor Sir Steve Bullock has written letters to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Matthew Kershaw, the administrator who originally proposed closing the department entirely.
The council will give Mr Hunt until February 22 to perform a U-turn on his announcement - or they will seek a judicial review of the decision.
The letter states: "The Council's firm view, on legal advice, is that the TSA (Mr Kershaw) had no power under the relevant statutory regime, to consider, or to make recommendations to you about, services provided by any NHS body other than South London Healthcare, the Trust to which you appointed him.
"It follows from this that you, in making a decision on the TSA's recommendations, had no power to make a decision which purports to affect the operation of Lewisham Hospital."
Lewisham's legal challenge fund will enable people to contribute towards the costs of any legal action. If a court awards costs to the council or the donations are not required, then the money will be donated to the Children First Lewisham charity.
Sir Steve said: "Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt's decision to press ahead with the downgrade of Lewisham Hospital's maternity and emergency services was a kick in the stomach for Lewisham's community.
"The plans were roundly rejected by local people, by the staff who work in the hospital and by local GPs.
"We will now fight to save Lewisham Hospital by challenging this decision through the courts."
Save Lewisham Hospital campaigners will hand out leaflets at shopping centres tomorrow, starting at the Riverdale Shopping Centre from 10am.


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Be found with QR Coded cases from Findables
By Todd Bernhard
It's time to ask more of your case. Sure, a case should protect your iPhone or iPad, but what if it could do more? What if it was made of a glow in the dark material so you could find it at night? What if it had an actual custom QR Code built in so someone could get in touch with you to return it, even if the battery ran out or the device was locked? And what if it could be used as a way to share your contact info similar to the Bump app?


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The Mayor of Hvar, a port town in the Adriatic – known for its location on what has been called one of the world's sexiest islands – is trying to woo Mark Zuckerberg out for a summer visit. How to tempt such a famous CEO? Easy – offer to rename a nearby island…from Veli Vodnjak to Facebook.
There's only one car with the name Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and she can be yours for somewhere in the range of $1-2 million. She's one of a kind and she can drive down stairs!
Sir Billy Butlin was the first Brit to bring the bumper car from the U.S. to British fairgrounds in the 1920s. The name bumper car is no longer fitting at Butlin's seaside resorts, ever since they banned bumping. One disappointed visitor said the experience was similar to "an exitless roundabout."
The U.S. is big on rocket names like Delta, Minotaur, Atlas, and Titan. China, on the other hand, names its rockets with numbered variations of the Long March. This may change with the introduction of the new Chinese space station, which is due to be completed in 2020. The people of China can submit "resounding and encouraging" names to be considered for the project.
Jon Bon Jovi…the chef? The musician's latest altruistic endeavor is a Pay-What-You-Can restaurant named Soul Kitchen. Gothamist reports on some of the menu items with names like You Give Teriyaki Chicken a Good Name.
A name change for an incoherent surreal sitcom cartoon? Check. Aqua Teen Hunger Force will now be known as Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1.
According to a recent analysis of LinkedIn users – Peter is the most common CEO name. The study comes after David Brooks' New York Times article which made the claim that dentists are often named Dennis and lawyers are often named Lawrence.


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Guest Author - Jamise Grace Liddell
Movie Reviewed: Iron Man 2 Directed By: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert
Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam
Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, Samuel L. Jackson and Garry Shandling Rated:
PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some
language. Runtime: 124 min Studio: Paramount Pictures
Iron Man 2s power is Johanssons Black Widow
Iron Man 2 is not as good as the first one,it is, however, still
engagingly entertaining and better than a majority of the current new
releases. Among Iron Man 2s positive aspects is Scarlett
Johansson who emerges in a Lycra suit as the powerful Black Widow.
Johanssons action scenes are mesmerizing enough to call for a
film of her own.
Back at the Iron Man 2 ranch billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert
Downey, Jr.) and his Iron Man gear and persona have returned. The
owner of Stark industries is now the only single security force that the
United States needs. Yes, that is what we need in the United States!
An eccentric womanizing rabble rousing genius, privately and single
handedly commandeering security for this country. Whoo Hoo! Stark is
pleased, in an over bearing, pompous, and showy sort of way, to oblige.
But no one stays on top of the arms race mountain for long, and soon a
worthy foe arrives to knock Stark off of the weapons and world
domination hill.
Bravo on the selection of Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko, he is so easy to
dislike in the first place, so adding some rotten teeth, greasy hair, a
crap Russian accent and a real mean streak to the equation just adds heat
to the odium.
Action junkies will love the main battle in Iron Man 2 which gave new
meaning to de ja vu, as flashbacks of recent films that depict large
chunks of machinery battling (hint, hint, wink, wink, need a clue? Think
Megan Fox), and it is just as loud. Ear muffs anyone?
Gwynteh Paltrow is back to reprise her role as Starks loyal right
hand, Pepper Potts (what kind of name is that?), but the seasoned star
serves as an optional salad ingredient as she floats thru her role
without any zing or pizzazz. And why should she? When the original
Iron Man grossed $98.6 million in its opening weekend, that only served
to signal that Iron Man 2 was a sure fire chunk of change, whether or
not the actress chose to put her heart into the role.
Great cameos by Samuel L. Jackson as a Nick Fury with a really strong
Morpheus from the Matrix vibe, and Garry Shandling as a wise cracking
and Stark- despising Senator Stern.
In the same way voters want to believe that political figures will keep
their promises; movie fans were hoping that Iron Man 2 would be just as
smashing as the first Iron Man. Alas, again, that is not the case
because while Iron Man 2 is enjoyable, and full of really great action,
it lacks the freshness of the first film. Director Jon Favreau could
reside in Texas and Las Vegas because he wants everything to be big, and
showy like Tony Stark's Star Expo which features screaming and adoring
crowds and dancing cheer leaders with pom, poms set on a huge stage in a
stadium like atmosphere, while Tony Stark descends from the top of a
building. What an entrance, and what a waste of precious time. Scenes
like that not only belong on the cutting room floor, but when left in
the film come across as false, setting a similar tone. Favreau could
have done everyone a favor and cut at least 30 minutes of unadulterated
fluff from his latest creation. That would make for a win, win, win,
win win!; a quote which has absolutely no relation to this film
other than it fits my sentiments exactly; so I borrowed it from Arizona
based comedian Kirk Buckhout, who talks about a strange no-win;
situations in his life.
Die hard comic buffs will want to sit through the ending credits, and
they are long, to gain a a little cinematic snippet about the next
superhero to grace the Iron Man series.


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Has the Chicago winter got you down? If the heavy winter coats and boots are not enough to wear you down, the deep dark color we love to see by the time the fall catalogs come out can have an exhausting effect this seemingly extended winter. Onre way to lift your emotions is to add color to your everyday looks. You might not need to go shopping...perhaps you can look in the clothes that you have worn last spring and summer.
T-shirts and Blouses-Add some bright color to everyday by wearing a bright T shirt alone with pants or jeans or with a suit jackets.
Scarves-Scarves are an inexpensive way to add color to your look. Look for uplifing colors like fuschia, yellow or turquoise blue.
Accesories-Go bright with necklaces, handbags, and bracelets. Being able to have bright colors see this winter will lighten up your mood and keep spring and summer in mind...it's right around the corner!


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