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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies (Treats For Co-Irkers)
These peanut butter sandwich cookies will delight any peanut butter lover. The creamy filling takes them to a whole new level no doubt, but if you happen to find yourself alone at home while you're making these and promise to leave no evidence behind, I'd suggest you take one and roll it in mini chocolate chips. Go ahead. I give you permission. But only one, OK?
Peanut Butter Cream-Filled Sandwich Cookies (makes 3 dozen sandwich cookies)
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
Cream together the peanut butters, shortening, butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs and vanilla, scraping down the bowl and beaters after mixing. In a smaller bowl whisk together the baking soda, salt, and flours. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well to combine.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls two inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork. (I used the plunger from my food processor.) Bake for 8-9 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for a minute or two on baking sheet before moving to cooling rack to cool completely.
Peanut Butter Cream Filling
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups marshmallow Fluff
1/3 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2/3 cup powdered sugar
In a mixing bowl beat together all ingredients except for the powdered sugar until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat well to combine.
To assemble the sandwiches:
Take a tablespoonful of the peanut butter cream and place on bottom of one cookie. Take another cookie and place it, bottom side down, on top of the cream-topped cookie. Flatten slightly to spread the cream evenly.
36 comments:
- Julie said...
Could I get one of these, please? I love all things peanut butter. Marshmallow fluff and peanut butter, yum!
- August 19, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- June (Jbug) said...
Mags, my friend. You've just given me a replacement for whoopie pies. My goodness these look totally decadent.
- August 19, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- The Southern Cookbook said...
This looks fantastic. I could eat a few of these right now. Looks very good.
- August 19, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Moogie said...
Girl... you are something! I love this decadent looking cookie.
- August 19, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- Sue said...
I love peanut butter too and peanut butter sandwich cokies are the best! Delicious! Love the chocolate chip addition:)
- August 19, 2010 at 10:43 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
A celebration of PB in cookies... wow!
- August 19, 2010 at 11:50 PM
- Maria said...
These look amazing!
- August 20, 2010 at 9:10 AM
- Susan @ SGCC said...
Heavenly! Absolutely heavenly!
- August 20, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Carolyn Jung said...
Co-irkers? I LOVE that. I'm going to tell my husband to start calling his colleagues that. But heck, they'd put up with that nickname in exchange for these irresistible cookie sammies.
- August 20, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Kat said...
Those look absolutely delicious! Lucky co-irkers!!
- August 20, 2010 at 10:41 AM
- Merut said...
I have lots of co-irkers that would love these cookies!
- August 20, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
I love the term "co-irkers." The cookies look good too! My co-irkers would love them.
- August 20, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Nanan said...
Those are the most beautiful peanut butter cookies EVER. The use of your plunger is BRILLIANT and leaves the perfect marks!
- August 20, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Summer said...
These look amazing! I can't wait to make some of these! There may be no evidence left behind:) Thanks for sharing!
- August 20, 2010 at 1:50 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Oh my... these look absolutely amazing. I love peanut butter, so if any of the co-irkers aren't interested, I'd happily eat theirs!
- August 20, 2010 at 2:37 PM
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- August 20, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- mysweetestday said...
These look amazing! I never would have thought of marshmallow fluff. Do you think butter would work the same as shortening?
- August 20, 2010 at 11:47 PM
- Mags said...
mysweetestday: you could try butter, but I think it would change the consistency of the filling. I don't use shortening often, but for some reason it's crucial in "fluff" filling.
- August 21, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Co Irker said...
Well, I don't know about the rest of the coirkers but I happen to have a deep and abiding love of peanut butter. And so I will hold my peanuts (and nothing more because although I DO have the mind of a 12 year old boy, I happen to be a girl).
These were delicious - creamy center and salty sweet cookie. And they make excellent breakfast fare. What? If you think I didn't eat this the moment it came across my desk then you just don't know me.
Thank you so much our precise, paciferous philalethist.
- August 21, 2010 at 9:49 PM
- Cooking with K said...
These look absolutely yummy....I am going to make these with my g'children...I know they will love them!!!
- August 22, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I love the swirls on top of your cookies. Sounds like a fabulous filling.
- August 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM
- Jessica said...
These look and sound fabulous! Yum!
- August 23, 2010 at 1:50 AM
- stephchows said...
no offense but I'd totally pick these over the strained green bean post you did today LOL :D sorry!!
- August 23, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- Keri said...
Yep. You've out done yourself here. I'm crazy about these cookies. Great blog. Keri
- August 25, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Katrina said...
That is too funny about peanuts and boys! And yum to pb cookie sandwiches!
- August 28, 2010 at 9:33 PM
I recently made these and they were delicious! I put M&M's on the side and chilled them. The filling was so good, no doubt because of the marshmallow fluff and shortening. This is the first recipe of yours I've tried and I cannot wait try another!
- September 28, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- Mags said...
Anonymous: thank you so much for taking the time to comment and let me know that you enjoyed this recipe!
- September 28, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Cucee Sprouts said...
How cute are these. I just recently started experimenting with nut butters. My newest favorite: an Almond Butter Pear Honey Pocket: a whole wheat pita pocket, smeared with almond butter, stuffed with fresh pears and strawberries, sprinkled with raisins, and drizzled with honey. http://cuceesprouts.com/2010/09/almond-butter-pear-honey-pocket/
- September 30, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- beesus said...
I spent a great afternoon whipping these up for my baby brother starting off at college - they were a tremendous hit, and I am claiming, were in fact the key to burgeoning social life! Thanks for posting!
- October 8, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- Cookin' Canuck said...
These are peanut butter cookies - times ten! Love the idea of the pb filling.
- February 15, 2011 at 2:39 PM
- Lana @ Never Enough Thyme said...
That is one amazing looking cookie! Hope the co-irkers appreciated them.
- February 15, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- marla said...
These cookies are killing me as I am tucked into bed with my lap top. Think I will dream about these, loving the ones with the chocolate chips :)
- February 15, 2011 at 11:07 PM
- megan @ whatmegansmaking said...
yum, these look amazing! I love peanut butter :)
- February 16, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- Cajun Chef Ryan said...
Hey Mags,
For sure, I Stumbled this one! Looks like you got a great response too with 3,000+ views on SU already!
I would love a dozen of these cookies for after dinner and to share tonight!
Bon appetit!
- February 16, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- Megan said...
I love that you rolled them in the mini chocolate chips!
- February 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- Beverly said...
These are awesome looking peanut butter cookies!!!
- March 5, 2011 at 5:56 PM


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I am a free software advocate and, to a much smaller extent, a free software producer. As such, copyrights are important to me—I rely on them to stop people proprietarising free software and protecting their inherent freedoms.
I used to write a bit of music too. However, piracy was not a problem for me. The difficulty I had was getting people to listen to my music, not stopping them from copying it. A new Pink Floyd I was not.
However, I understand that there are musicians, and producers of it, who create more popular music; and that they choose to charge for it. That is their right, and I have no problem with that. They also wish to use copy protection technology to prevent improper copying. I have no objection to that either.
In fact, DRM and free software are by no means mutually exclusive in either technology or philosophy. Though a couple of incidents have recently happened for me to think about it further...
There are those who insist that copyrighting their work entitles them to some form of monetary payment when the work is copied. There are people who will attempt to copy their work without making that payment, and will do so with full knowledge of what they are doing and the intent to deprive the copyright owner of that payment. This is theft in all senses of the word. Upon this basis, I see no problem in putting DRM technology in place as I see no problem placing locks on my front door to prevent burglary. However, I do have a problem if this technology is being used in an improper way, if it is being used to control. There's a big difference between using technology to lock burglars OUT of your house, and using the same technology to lock you IN and thereby forcing you down a particular path.
Back to the two incidents that inspired this entry. The first was that a school friend of my daughter's came for a """sleep-over""" at our house last night, and as an offering she bought over a PS2 soccer game to lend to us for a month or so. This will provide hours of entertainment for both of my children during the long upcoming winter nights and at no cost to myself. We will reciprocate by lending our own games out to her.
It struck me though that if these were, for example, Microsoft games, we couldn't do this exchange legally. Their license prohibits it. Once installed on a computer that's IT. If we stop using that program we cannot transfer it on. This has been the case for so long that I've become completely used to it and usually don't give it a second thought, but when I do, I can't help feeling it is a beginning of the lock-IN of the good guys, not the lock-OUT of the bad.
The second is an incident that is hitting the computer press rounds at the moment. Sony placed a copy-protection mechanism on some of their music CDs which installed a rootkit on MS-Windows machines and compromised the security of these computers. Not only that, but it appears that Sony themselves may have pirated some of the software that they incorporated into it (Groklaw is covering this too). This is an amazing piece of tom-foolery from such a corporation.
There is an enormous misconception floating around that suggests free software is incompatable with DRM. I believe the opposite is true—it is essential to it. Open encryption technology standards are responsible for securing millions of dollars worth of credit card transactions each day, a significantly large proportion of those use free software. It has been proven that obscure proprietary routines don't enhance encryption, they in fact decrease it's effectiveness by making it more difficult to identify weaknesses before the bad guys do.
An important thing to remember about software only DRM technology is that it doesn't work. It may prevent a computer-illiterate teenager from making a copy of the CD the first time they try, but even they could find the appropriate work-around in one of the ever increasing corners of the net to achieve their goal. Also it does nothing to prevent the professionals—the people in the basements in the far east—who make significant money from piracy. Any effective DRM would require a chip of some sort that just cannot be duplicated cheaply enough to make it worthwhile. With that in mind there's no reason why free software is just as effective as its proprietary cousin in making use of it.
It's worth noting there's nothing any manufacturer can do to stop someone playing a CD and then using a microphone to re-record it. In fact, they need not be that primitive. All they need to do is to take the input to the speakers, or the amp, and re-digitalize it. Also, people are usually happy to pay the right price for the right product. By far the best antidote to IP theft is to follow a good customer policy and not overcharge for products. In fact, employing restrictive technology that annoys your customers is likely to encourage piracy, not prevent it.
You may ask: """Doesn't this make DRM totally redundant in this area anyway?""". Many think so. However, it does make it more difficult for organised crime to make exact duplicates. There would be the same incentives to purchase genuine CDs and DVDs as there is for the old video tapes.
But going back to the Sony incident: it's difficult to believe that their product would have been any less secure if they used free software. Remember, although they'd need to provide the source code for it, they'd have been under no obligation to provide the keys they'd incorporated into it. So, in effect, it would have been as secure as any proprietary alternative (which is not really secure anyway without DRM hardware). Also—and more to the point—they couldn't have been accused of compromising their customers' computers.
As for the allegation that they pirated software to build their anti-pirate routines—I'll leave comments about that to others far more "expressive" than I.
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Comment from: A Reader [Visitor]
2005-11-16 @ 08:20
To charactarise copying as "theft" is a gross over-simplification. The term, along with "piracy" is best avoided because it's too often used by the music, movie and computer industries as a form of propaganda to push people into accepting draconion controls. For example, DVDs that neatly carve up the world into regions - this is not copy protection.
Any harm done by copying is a far more complicated issue than stealing; also, even if it's wrong to copy in some circumstances, that doesn't mean it's stealing. There are plenty of things that you shouldn't do, which possibly deprive someone else of an opportunity or cause financial loss, but we don't call it stealing.
If you want to punt inaccurate terms around, you could say the music industry are guilty of simple theft when they engage in price fixing, or when they put DRM on your computer (it costs money for companies to remove it). But then, if you call everything theft, we won't know what you're talking about.
The corporates that represent Mickey Mouse and Madonna have a monopoly on icons of popular culture. You can't just decide to buy some other competing artist if you've been exposed to, and liked, the latest Madonna hit. Nor would many parents insist that their kids avoid Mickey Mouse on the grounds that Disney have over-extended their reach on copyright.
Copyright holders have an obligation not to abuse their monopoly position, and this is far more important than stopping a few freeloaders, who have a finite pool of money to spend on DVDs, games, music etc. and therefore won't spend any more on these items just because of some copyinig restrictions.
Bottom line, there's always ways to make money so all this greed and calling copying "theft" is just unnecessary.
Comment from: A Reader [Visitor]
2005-11-16 @ 08:27
Sorry, forgot to include in the above:
Spammers - why don't we just call them thieves too!
Finally (really!) if anyone is in doubt about whether copying is as bad as theft, just look at social attitudes.
How many adults can you get to admit to stealing something? Maybe a few embarrassed confessions about childhood, but unless you talk to criminals you're not going to find many adults who steal things.
Now go asking about copying. Sure, some people may be uncomfortable with it, but most people 'off the record' will happily admit to copying CDs, or having done so in the recent past.
Let's not try to change society's attitudes just to suit a few greedy monopolists.
Comment from: Rui Miguel Silva Seabra [Visitor]
2005-11-16 @ 08:35
Absurd basis leads to absurd conclusions.
The moment you assume copyright is some kind of property, you immediately start from false assumptions. The pitfall of that absurd logic is conclusions like: DRM is good in principle, unauthorized copying is theft, etc...
DRM is mutually exclusive with Free Software. If there's Free Software that can play the content 1 time only, it can be trivially changed to DUMP the content and then replayed any number of times.
The only sollution is to legally remove the freedom of modification by law, so that people couldn't do that. If people can't do that, than it's no longer Free Software.
Your conclusions are absurd, therefore, and prove that you have much confusion to clear up.
For instance, a technical conclusion: encryption technologies... Yes, it's encrypted, but no Free Software tool that leads with encryption allows you to only decrypt once, or on mondays, or phones home to tell some corporate lawyer what music you're playing.
Comment from: Jim O'Flaherty [Visitor]
2005-11-16 @ 17:16
Edward, Copying a piece of copyrighted material, regardless of source and/or destination forms of the material, is NEVER theft. It can only be copyright infringement. Lawmakers were very careful to distinguish between physical property (which by it's nature is scarce) and idea property (which by it's nature is not scarce). Theft implies the "owner" lost some value not regained. Infringement implies the "owner" did not receive his government granted monopoly rent. While subtle, forming this distinction is critical when discussing the values and choices around "idea ownership and control" - which copyright attempts to grant in a limited fashion.
Comment from: Rufus Polson [Visitor]
2005-11-17 @ 16:54
It seems to me some of this nonsense is itself illegal. It's all very fine to start from the position that copying by definition is an infringement of copyright, except that it's utterly false. My understanding is that in fact buyers of copyrighted material have certain rights of their own, certainly in the US but in many other countries as well.
So for instance, if I buy a book I have the right to resell that same book, and certainly to lend it to a friend. The *book* is mine; copyright just stops me from publishing it. So any Microsoft EULA which purports to say I can't do that with *my* computer game which I bought is illegal, and any copy-protection scheme which stops me from selling it, lending it, or for that matter loading it onto my new computer after I got rid of the previous one, is on very questionable legal ground.
Furthermore, it's been established in court that people have the right to make copies of music they buy for their personal use. If I bought a CD, I have the right to make a party tape using some of the songs on it, or rip it to MP3 and stuff its contents on my ipod or whatever. Again, DRM infringes on my rights to do that kind of stuff and is itself legally questionable, although in the US the odious Digital Millennium Copyright Act lends this sort of thing cover.
We have a tendency to think that the rich and powerful become respectable and their actions must be assumed to be legal just because of the fact of their wealth. But many of them aren't respectable, and corporate charters mean they have to pursue profits at the expense of any and all other values, potentially including legality. Maybe we should be enforcing the legality of corporate behaviour before we worry too much about the activities of thousands of people who don't so far seem to have put much of a bite into their profits.
Comment from: Karl Fogel [Visitor] · http://www.copyrightmyths.org/
2005-11-18 @ 21:51
Some of the assumptions in this article, about what copyright is for and exactly what "rights" people should have to restrict access to works of the mind, deserve closer scrutiny. The publishing industry has worked very hard for three hundred years to convince everyone that some people should have a "right" to restrict the spread of copyable works � that to support these rights is "reasonable", and that to object to them is automatically "unreasonable".
Not all of us agree with those assumptions. The web site above, http://www.copyrightmyths.org/, is a start at explaining why.
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THE SECRET DEAL BEHIND BERGDAHL'S RELEASE: It began with secret negotiations three years ago, and finally culminated in the surprise exchange of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban detainees this weekend, bringing home America's last known prisoner of war. But widespread joy only lasted so long: U.S. lawmakers have released a flood of complaints about how the deal was struck without Congress's knowledge or consent. Republicans, in particular, argue that the deal puts a price on the head of U.S. military personnel.
Administration officials say the deal required secrecy to avoid leaks that could have jeopardized the exchange. They also point to the higher principle at stake: bringing home an American captured overseas. Indeed, Sgt. Bergdahl's return marks the culmination of a three-year diplomatic effort to negotiate with warring sides in Afghanistan. Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes reconstruct the series of events leading to his release.
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Also in California, Republicans are vying to unseat Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
CHINA BLASTS U.S. 'HEGEMONY': At a meeting of the world's top defense officials this weekend, China asserted a bold vision of itself as the pre-eminent power in East Asia. A top Chinese military official issued an unusually sharp response to U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's criticism of China's activity in the South China Sea, calling the secretary's remarks "full of hegemony" and part of a "provocative challenge against China." Chun Han Wong, Julian E. Barnes and Jeremy Page report.
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President Obama goes to Europe this week, and will be thinking and talking more about the Ukraine crisis. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib explains three things the president needs to try to accomplish.
–PRESIDENT TRAVELS ABROAD: President Obama leaves for a four-day trip to Poland, Belgium and France. During the trip, he will talk with Ukraine's president-elect, attend a G-7 summit and travel to Normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied landings in World War II. A conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected.
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Though the exchange of five Taliban leaders for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been contrasted with an Israeli exchange of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a single Israeli soldier, Jonathan S. Tobin of Commentary writes that "this swap may actually be far worse in terms of the potential danger of the particular individuals involved and the administration's future attitude toward the conflict."
Josh Rogin of the Daily Beast says Republicans in Congress worry that the Bergdahl swap is merely a prelude to something much bigger: the complete emptying of the military prison at Guantanamo, where the Taliban prisoners were being held.
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza writes that, while most in Washington assume that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell faces a tough race in the fall but will be re-elected, he may be in more trouble back home in Kentucky than is commonly realized.
In National Review, George Will dismisses the much-advanced notion that North Carolina Republican Senate nominee Thom Tillis prevailed in some kind of epic establishment-vs.-tea-party primary fight, arguing that the differences among Tar Heel Republicans actually are small.
In the WSJ's Think Tank, Linda Killian writes that there is striking similarity in the views of Democrats and Republicans in the aftermath of the departure of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki; leaders in both parties agree that his departure won't solve the basic VA problems and that bipartisan action is required.
Payments jump this year for an estimated 817,000 borrowers owing more than $23 billion in home-equity lines of credit taken out during the boom, more than double last year's level, according to estimates by Equifax and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. An average of about $50 billion in loans will reset in each of the next three years.
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A Minnesota man has established a benefit fund for the families of six Missouri men killed in a crash in North Dakota the day after Christmas.
The men were with a construction company and were heading to a work site when their pickup slid off an icy Interstate 94, crossed the median into oncoming traffic and collided with a semitrailer.
Randy Kremer, of Moorhead, Minn., says he set up a fund to help with funeral expenses. He says the bodies of some of the men are being sent back to their home villages in Mexico. He says when he heard the story he felt terrible for the families.
The Forum newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/XgUsCv ) donations to the Jamestown Accident Victims Funeral Fund can be made at any Wells Fargo Bank branch.
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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Next year - what team would you pick?
Lets assume Bale stays for this;
Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, BAE (only because there is no real choice!), Bale, Sandro, Paulinho, Chadli, Soldado, Defoe (or Lennon).
Friedel, Naughton, Kaboul, Capoue, Rose, Sigurdson, Dembele, Holtby, Livermore, Carrol, Adebyor
What do ya reckon?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
GK Lloris
RB Walker
CB Vertonghen
CB Kaboul
LB New signing (BAE)
LM Lennon
CM Paulinho
CM Bale
CM Dembele
RM Sigurdson
CF Soldado
Bench: Defoe Adebayor Sandro Holtby Friedel Capoue Naughton Dawson
Assuming all are fit and taking in account that Sandro and Kaboul will probably need 6 to 8 games to get match sharpness, I would go
Walker, Kaboul, Vertonghen, Rose
Lennon, Sandro, Paulinho, Dembele, Bale
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Interesting choice John. Kaboul instead of Dawson and Rose over BAE. Don't mind you opting for Dembele over Chadli but he has to step up a gear from last year when he was very average IMO. Chadli will have something to prove which is why I went with him. Still, at least we have some depth now although we still seem to be struggling with certain positions even though we have bought new and not really sold any of the old boys! How does that work?


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ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different ways doctors use to treat people with T-cell leukemia. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen.
This section outlines treatments that are the standard of care (the best known treatments available) for this specific type of leukemia. When making treatment plan decisions, patients are also encouraged to consider clinical trials as an option. A clinical trial is a research study to test a new approach to treatment to evaluate whether it is safe, effective, and possibly better than the standard treatment. Clinical trials may test such approaches as a new drug, a new combination of standard treatments, or new doses of current therapies. Your doctor can help you review all treatment options. For more information, see the About Clinical Trials and Latest Research sections.
Treatment overview
In cancer care, different types of doctors often work together to create a patient's overall treatment plan that combines different types of treatments. This is called a multidisciplinary team. Cancer care teams also include a variety of other health care professionals, including physician assistants, oncology nurses, social workers, pharmacists, counselors, dietitians, and others.
The goal of treatment for a blood-related cancer is to bring about a remission. A remission is when leukemia cannot be detected in the body and there are no symptoms. This may also be called having "no evidence of disease" or NED.
Descriptions of the most common treatment options for T-cell leukemia are listed below, followed by an outline of the treatment options by each subtype. Treatment options and recommendations depend on several factors, including the type and subtype of leukemia, possible side effects, and the patient's preferences and overall health. Your care plan may also include treatment for symptoms and side effects, an important part of care. Take time to learn about all of your treatment options and be sure to ask questions about things that are unclear. Also, talk about the goals of each treatment with your doctor and what you can expect while receiving the treatment. Learn more about making treatment decisions.
Active surveillance/watch and wait
This approach means that the doctor closely monitors the patient. Active treatment begins only when the leukemia shows signs of worsening. It may also be called active surveillance or watchful waiting. During active surveillance, the leukemia is monitored using blood and other tests at regularly scheduled checkups to track blood cell counts and look for other signs that the disease is worsening. Studies have shown that, for people with certain disease features, active surveillance is not harmful when compared with starting treatment earlier. Treatment begins when people develop signs that the disease is worsening, such as increasing fatigue, night sweats, enlarged lymph nodes, or decreasing blood cell counts. People with leukemia are encouraged to talk with their doctors about whether their symptoms need treatment, and to consider the benefits of treatment compared with the side effects of treatment.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy cancer cells, usually by stopping the cancer cells' ability to grow and divide. Chemotherapy is given by a medical oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating cancer with medication, or a hematologist, a doctor who specializes in treating blood disorders.
Systemic chemotherapy gets into the bloodstream to reach cancer cells throughout the body. Common ways to give chemotherapy include an intravenous (IV) tube placed into a vein using a needle or in a pill or capsule that is swallowed (orally).
A chemotherapy regimen (schedule) usually consists of a specific number of cycles given over a set period of time. A patient may receive one drug at a time or combinations of different drugs at the same time. The specific drugs used for T-cell leukemia are listed further below under "Treatments specific to T-cell subtype."
The side effects of chemotherapy depend on the individual and the dose used, but they can include fatigue, risk of infection, nausea and vomiting, hair loss, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. These side effects usually go away once treatment is finished.
Learn more about the basics of chemotherapy and preparing for treatment. The medications used to treat cancer are continually being evaluated. Talking with your doctor is often the best way to learn about the medications prescribed for you, their purpose, and their potential side effects or interactions with other medications. Learn more about your prescriptions by using searchable drug databases.
Immunotherapy, also called biologic therapy, is designed to boost the body's natural defenses to fight the leukemia. It uses materials made either by the body or in a laboratory to improve, target, or restore immune system function. Recombinant interferon alpha (Alferon, Infergen, Intron A, Roferon-A) is used as a treatment for ATLL. Interferon is a natural protein found in the body that stimulates the immune system. Learn more about the basics of immunotherapy.
Targeted therapy
Targeted therapy is a treatment that targets the cancer's specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival. This type of treatment blocks the growth and spread of cancer cells while limiting damage to healthy cells.
Recent studies show that not all cancers have the same targets. To find the most effective treatment, your doctor may run tests to identify the genes, proteins, and other factors involved in your leukemia. This helps doctors better match each patient with the most effective treatment whenever possible. In addition, many research studies are taking place now to find out more about specific molecular targets and new treatments directed at them. Learn more about the basics of targeted treatments.
For T-cell leukemia, a type of targeted therapy called a monoclonal antibody may be used. It is directed against a specific protein on the surface of the leukemia cells. It does not affect cells that don't have that protein, which can kill some of the leukemia cells. Talk with your doctor about possible side effects for a specific medication and how they can be managed.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is the use of x-rays or other high-energy particles to destroy cancer cells. A doctor who specializes in giving radiation therapy to treat cancer is called a radiation oncologist. The most common type of radiation treatment is called external-beam radiation therapy, which is radiation given from a machine outside the body. When radiation treatment is given using implants, it is called internal radiation therapy or brachytherapy. A radiation therapy regimen (schedule) usually consists of a specific number of treatments given over a set period of time.
Side effects from radiation therapy include fatigue, mild skin reactions, upset stomach, and loose bowel movements. Most side effects go away soon after treatment is finished. Learn more about the basics of radiation therapy.
Surgery to remove the spleen, which also makes white blood cells, is called a splenectomy and may be recommended for some patients. A surgical oncologist is a doctor who specializes in treating cancer using surgery. Learn more about the basics of surgery.
Stem cell transplantation/bone marrow transplantation
A stem cell transplant is a medical procedure in which bone marrow that contains leukemia is replaced by highly specialized cells, called hematopoietic stem cells, that develop into healthy bone marrow. Hematopoietic stem cells are blood-forming cells found both in the bloodstream and in the bone marrow. Today, this procedure is more commonly called a stem cell transplant, rather than bone marrow transplant, because it is the stem cells in the blood that are typically being transplanted, not the actual bone marrow tissue.
Stem cell transplantation is not a common treatment option for people with T-cell leukemia, because it is not always an effective treatment for this disease and because many patients with this disease are older and the risks of the procedure are higher. Before recommending transplantation, doctors will talk with the patient about the risks of this treatment and consider several other factors, such as the type of leukemia, results of any previous treatment, and patient's age and general health.
There are two types of stem cell transplantation depending on the source of the replacement blood stem cells: allogeneic (ALLO) and autologous (AUTO). ALLO uses donated stem cells, while AUTO uses the patient's own stem cells. ALLO transplants are the more common type used for patients with chronic T-cell leukemia.
In both types, the goal is to destroy all of the leukemia cells in the marrow, blood, and other parts of the body using high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy and then allow replacement blood stem cells to create healthy bone marrow. Learn more about the basics of stem cell and bone marrow transplantation.
Getting care for symptoms and side effects
Leukemia and its treatment often cause side effects. In addition to treatment to slow, stop, or eliminate the disease, an important part of care is relieving a person's symptoms and side effects. This approach is called palliative or supportive care, and it includes supporting the patient with his or her physical, emotional, and social needs.
Palliative care is any treatment that focuses on reducing symptoms, improving quality of life, and supporting patients and their families. Any person, regardless of age or type and stage of cancer, may receive palliative care. It works best when palliative care is started as early as needed in the cancer treatment process. People often receive treatment for the leukemia and treatment to ease side effects at the same time. In fact, patients who receive both often have less severe symptoms, better quality of life, and report they are more satisfied with treatment.
Palliative treatments vary widely and often include medication, nutritional changes, relaxation techniques, emotional support, and other therapies. You may also receive palliative treatments similar to those meant to eliminate the leukemia, such as chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation therapy. Talk with your doctor about the goals of each treatment in your treatment plan.
Before treatment begins, talk with your health care team about the possible side effects of your specific treatment plan and palliative care options. And during and after treatment, be sure to tell your doctor or another health care team member if you are experiencing a problem so it can be addressed as quickly as possible. Learn more about palliative care.
Treatments specific to T-cell leukemia type
LGLL. For LGLL, active surveillance is sometimes recommended during its early stages, with treatment beginning once symptoms develop. When treatment for the disease is needed, LGLL can be treated with drugs that lower the immune system:
Cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune), which may also be used when low neutrophil and platelet levels cause problems
Cyclophosphamide (Neosar)
Low-dose methotrexate (multiple brand names)
Sometimes, low levels of neutrophils cause infections that need antibiotic treatment. Treatment with growth factors, such as filgrastim (Neupogen, Zarxio), which can stimulate the growth of neutrophils, is sometimes used when infections from low neutrophil counts become a problem. Treatment with combination chemotherapy is sometimes used if the disease is worsening quickly. The combination chemotherapy used is similar to that used for aggressive lymphoma. Learn more about non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment.
T-PLL. T-PLL may be treated with the following drugs:
Fludarabine (Fludara)
Chlorambucil (Leukeran)
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Vincristine (Vincasar)
Pentostatin (Nipent)
Prednisone (multiple brand names)
Alemtuzumab (Campath), a monoclonal antibody (see Targeted therapy above) that has helped manage T-PLL for some patients
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). ATLL may be treated with zidovudine (Retrovir) and recombinant interferon alpha if it is in the chronic or acute phase. The goal of treatment is to strengthen the immune system and treat the human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV). The lymphoma phase is usually treated with combination chemotherapy.
Sezary syndrome. Treatments for Sezary syndrome may be focused on the skin or may include systemic whole-body treatments. Skin treatments include the following.
Skin creams
The use of light to kill cancer cells, called phototherapy
Radiation therapy, including total skin electron-beam radiation therapy, which can treat the entire surface of the skin.
Systemic treatments for Sezary syndrome include the following. The choice of treatment depends on the extent of the disease, as well as other factors.
Oral bexarotene (Targretin), a drug that is similar to vitamin A
Denileukin diftitox (Ontak), an antibody which helps deliver a drug directly to the leukemia cells
Alpha interferon
Sometimes ALLO stem cell transplantation
Alemtuzumab may also be effective
Vorinostat (Zolinza) and romidepsin (Istodax) for cutaneous (skin) T-cell lymphoma after other treatments do not work
Refractory T-cell leukemia
If the leukemia continues to worsen despite treatment, it is called refractory leukemia.
Patients with this diagnosis are encouraged to talk with doctors who are experienced in treating this type of leukemia, because there can be different opinions about the best treatment plan or whether further treatment is needed. Learn more about getting a second opinion before starting treatment so you are comfortable with the treatment plan chosen. This discussion may include clinical trials studying new treatments.
Your health care team may recommend a treatment plan that includes a combination of the treatments discussed above, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Palliative care will also be important to help relieve symptoms and side effects.
For most patients, a diagnosis of refractory leukemia is very stressful and, at times, difficult to bear. Patients and their families are encouraged to talk about the way they are feeling with doctors, nurses, social workers, or other members of the health care team. It may also be helpful to talk with other patients, including through a support group.
Remission and the chance of recurrence
A remission is when leukemia cannot be detected in the body and there are no symptoms. This may also be called having "no evidence of disease" or NED.
A remission may be temporary or permanent. This uncertainty causes many people to worry that the cancer will come back. While many remissions are permanent, it is important to talk with your doctor about the possibility of the leukemia returning. Understanding your risk of recurrence and the treatment options may help you feel more prepared if the disease does return. Learn more about coping with the fear of recurrence.
If the leukemia does return after the original treatment, it is called recurrent leukemia. When this occurs, a cycle of testing will begin again to learn as much as possible about the recurrence. After testing is done, you and your doctor will talk about your treatment options. Often the treatment plan will include the treatments described above such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and stem cell transplantation, but they may be used in a different combination or given at a different pace. Your doctor may also suggest clinical trials that are studying new ways to treat this type of recurrent leukemia. Whichever treatment plan you choose, palliative care will be important for relieving symptoms and side effects.
People with recurrent leukemia often experience emotions such as disbelief or fear. Patients are encouraged to talk with their health care team about these feelings and ask about support services to help them cope. Learn more about dealing with a recurrence.
If treatment fails
Recovery from leukemia is not always possible. If the leukemia cannot be cured or controlled, the disease may be called advanced or terminal.
This diagnosis is stressful, and advanced leukemia is difficult to discuss for many people. However, it is important to have open and honest conversations with your doctor and health care team to express your feelings, preferences, and concerns. The health care team is there to help, and many team members have special skills, experience, and knowledge to support patients and their families. Making sure a person is physically comfortable and free from pain is extremely important.
Patients who have advanced leukemia and who are expected to live less than six months may want to consider a type of palliative care called hospice care. Hospice care is designed to provide the best possible quality of life for people who are near the end of life. You and your family are encouraged to think about where you would be most comfortable: at home, in the hospital, or in a hospice environment. Nursing care and special equipment can make staying at home a workable alternative for many families. Learn more about advanced cancer care planning.
After the death of a loved one, many people need support to help them cope with the loss. Learn more about grief and loss.
The next section in this guide is About Clinical Trials and it offers more information about research studies that are focused on finding better ways to care for people with cancer. Or, use the menu on the side of your screen to choose another section to continue reading this guide.


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Tale Of The Tape: Green Bay Packers At New Orleans Saints
The Packers may have struggled in the first three games of the season, but they have been rolling since then, and the main reason for that is the spectacular roll that Aaron Rodgers is on.
Tale Of The Tape: Oakland Raiders At Cleveland Browns
The Raiders probably would have wanted the Browns to win in Week Seven at Jacksonville so they could have caught them playing with less than full intensity.
Tale Of The Tape: Indianapolis Colts At Pittsburgh Steelers
The Colts are the real thing with Andrew Luck at quarterback, and there's no reason to think this third-year superstar won't continue to improve for many years.
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Nobody expected Eagles quarterback Nick Foles to match the 27-2 TD-interception ratio he had last year, but those numbers have slipped to 10-7 this year.
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The Texans are counting on Ryan Fitzpatrick to provide them with leadership, consistency and accuracy from the pocket.
Tale Of The Tape: Baltimore Ravens At Cincinnati Bengals
The Ravens don't have the statistical prowess of some of the most productive and consistent offenses in the league, but quarterback Joe Flacco is capable of lighting up the scoreboard and making big plays on a regular basis.


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The conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians is one of the world's most long-lived. Here are 20 things to know about these troubled lands.
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Jerome Henderson Sr., fondly known as Chiefie by those from his hometown, born Sept. 10, 1953 by the union of Renfro Sr. and Vinnie Lee Henderson of Oak Ridge, Tenn., transitioned in the presence of God on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Palm Coast, Fla.
Jerome worked as an automotive car salesperson and was well-respected for his high level of proficiency and creativity. He was a dedicated and active member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Palm Coast, serving as a member of the Gad Tribe. SWAT Team, Men's Choir, and was involved In the men's ministry. He was described as "the brother who makes everybody laugh."
He will be deeply remembered by his loving wife, Margaret Smith-Henderson, as a beloved father to Angel Hopkins and Christopher Robinson, all of Palm Coast, Shawn Robinson, of Greenville, S.C., and Carrie Hopkins, of Lakeland. Fla. He loved his daughter, Latoya Henderson Ward of Atlanta, Ga., and his son, Jerome Henderson. Jr. of Albany, Ga., (their mother, Larissa Henderson).
Jerome is survived by his sisters, Ruthaleen Morrow, Florida. Betty Jones, Ohio, Julia Rivers, North Carolina, Joyce Pittman, Virginia, and Kathryn (Eric) Hunt, Kentucky; brother, Edward (Carnell) Henderson; sisters-in-law, Ruby Henderson (Tennessee), Marie Smith-Baker (Noah), Cecilia Ford (Fred), Martha Hopkins, all of Florida, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and countless friends.
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Amazon Is Next Up to Try a Digital Wallet App
Amazon.com rolled out a digital wallet for smartphones just days before the release of its Fire, hinting at the retailer's ambition to make the handset akin to a mobile cash register.
The new app, Amazon Wallet, allows people to store loyalty cards or gift cards to use at checkout, Amazon said. Amazon lists about 70 participating retailers, including Dress Barn and Legal Sea Foods, whose gift cards will display a balance in the app.
Amazon Wallet will be preinstalled on the Fire smartphone, due out Friday, and can be downloaded from Google's Play app store. A spokeswoman declined to say if it would be made available in Apple's app store or whether customers would be able to store credit cards on the app.
The app, which Amazon said is still in beta, is one of dozens of digital wallets, including Apple's Passbook, all of which promise to eliminate physical credit, debit and loyalty cards. But digital wallets have failed to gain much traction, in part because there is little effort to swiping credit cards at checkout. Google, for instance, has cycled through several iterations of its digital wallet.
The blog Android Police previously wrote about the appearance of Amazon Wallet.
The Fire has several features designed to encourage people to keep buying products at any time throughout the day, notably a software program called "Firefly" that can identify and store merchandise through the handset's camera. For a limited time, the Fire comes with a free year of Amazon's Prime unlimited shipping membership, which normally costs $99.
With the Wallet app and smartphone, Amazon appears to be moving closer to its goal of offering merchants a digital cash register through the Kindle Fire tablet. That would put Amazon in competition with PayPal as well as Square and other startups.


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ASPEN - The best professional female cyclists in the U.S. will return to Aspen and Snowmass Village next month for a three-stage race that overlaps with the men's USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
The women's race has been renamed the Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge after title sponsor Bromberg Bros. Blue Ribbon Restaurants. The women will begin Aug. 20, with a prologue time trial that climbs nine miles to the Maroon Bells.
Stage 2 is a 35-mile circuit race around Snowmass Village.
Stage 3 is a criterium on an Aspen course that showcases the women to thousands of fans that will be gathering for the men's race that will be finishing in Aspen that same day.
Race organizer Jessica Phillips said she is hopeful that Kristin Armstrong will be among the racers. Armstrong is a mom and former Olympic gold medalist who is competing in the road race and time trial in the London Olympics this year.
"I truly believe she will bring home the gold medal," Phillips said.
Armstrong is focused on the Olympics, so she hasn't committed yet to any races after the games. Her presence would provide a big boost to the Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge at a time when Phillips needs one.
Phillips, an accomplished pro cyclist herself, is taking this season off to concentrate on organizing the Aspen-Snowmass Village races. The required effort is equivalent to any climb or sprint she endured during her racing days. And the frustration of being a race organizer exceeds what she experienced as a racer.
Phillips said she tried to get other Colorado towns and resorts hosting men's races interested in hosting women's races so more stages are possible. Most towns seem so overwhelmed hosting the men's races that they are unwilling to take on extra effort, she said. In some cases, they don't understand why the women's races are being presented at the same time as the men's.
The organizers of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge also have been somewhat reluctant to embrace women's racing, according to Phillips. She doesn't understand the reasoning.
"It doesn't compete against the men's race," she said.
Phillips knows firsthand that many of the men racing in the international field of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge enjoy it when the women's races coincide with their stages. Phillips is married to Tejay van Garderen, a top U.S. racer who is competing for the "best young rider" jersey in the Tour de France. Phillips said many of the male riders she has met have expressed support for women's racing.
The Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge attracts the top teams and many of the top riders in the nation. Phillips expects about 40 riders. There were 38 last year.
"To get top teams and top riders from Europe, you need more than three stages," Phillips said. They cannot justify the travel expenses for short races.
The women's races also have a tougher time than the men's races to attract spectators and sponsors. Despite the hurdles, Phillips is convinced her team has put together a good event. "Everything's put together better this year," she said.
The criterium was very popular last year and once again will take advantage of the crowds gathering Wednesday for the men's race. The circuit race at Snowmass Village will move from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to make it more fan-friendly.
More information on the race is available on the official website at www.aspenwomensprorace.com/.


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"A New Birth of Freedom" commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The words, echoing across 200 years from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, express Lincoln's hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the United States would lead to "a new birth of freedom" for the nation.
Abraham Lincoln
Born Feb. 12, 1809 in Kentucky to, as he described them, parents of "undistinguished families," Lincoln was the first president born outside of the original 13 colonies.
His family moved often, living in Kentucky, Indiana, and ultimately Illinois.
Before becoming a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln ran a small store, served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and practiced law.
The Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln was invited as the second speaker to give "a few appropriate remarks" at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Thurs., Nov. 19th, 1863.
His speech, now known as The Gettysburg Address and considered to be one of the most quoted speeches in U.S. history, contained only 10 sentences and 272 words. Although two phrases from this short speech, "four score and seven years ago..." and "...government of the people, by the people, and for the people...", are more widely recognized, the lesser recognized "this nation shall have a new birth of freedom" is the cornerstone for the 2009 Inaugural theme.
As part of the visual imagery to convey the Inaugural theme, the JCCIC uses an image of the Hay draft of the speech. This draft is one of only five known written copies of the speech and was likely written shortly after Lincoln returned to Washington from Gettysburg. To see the full image of the draft, visit the Library of Congress's Gettysburg Address Website.
The Lincoln Memorial
Since 1981 when the Inaugural swearing-in was moved to the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, each president-elect has faced westward where he has both the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial directly in his line of site, where two of Lincoln's speeches are carved into the walls of his Memorial: his first Inaugural address and the Gettysburg Address.
Another part of the visual imagery used to convey the Inaugural theme is an image of the sculpture of Lincoln in his memorial.
Theme Selection
The theme was chosen by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in consultation with the Senate Historian's Office. Inaugural themes are incorporated into the official Inaugural program, Inaugural Luncheon menu and decor.
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Ontario County Sheriff's Deputies say a woman was driving high on drugs with her 11-month-old child in the car.
Sheriff's Deputies arrested 23-year-old Katherine Madden of Lyons on Sunday after she was pulled over on Sutton Road in the town of Seneca.
News10NBC is told Madden and 29-year-old David Bender, who was also in the car, admitted to smoking marijuana while the baby was also inside the car.
They say Madden failed a series of sobriety tests, and a drug recognition expert determined she was impaired by drugs at the time.
Madden was charged with DWAI Drugs, DWI LeAndra's Law, endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of marijuana.
Bender was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful possession of marijuana.
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The secret's finally out!
It's official: I'm the new ambassador for Moët & Chandon.
Yes, the secret's finally out! I am teaming with Moët & Chandon as their new brand ambassador. Not just any champagne but the world's most loved. This is a real honour, and as a partnership, I see it as a natural match. The House of Moët & Chandon is an absolute legend, one of the most iconic symbols of global success and style.
We immortalized this celebratory moment with the camera of the amazing photographer Patrick Demarchelier. I must have been shot so many times before, but I think you'll agree these pictures are exceptional. The way Patrick has captured my movement is phenomenal.
I look forward to toasting with you my upcoming victories!
You can watch the interview with Roger here.
See photos on moet.com (plus more to come!)
Such a feast for the eyes. World's most loved champaine and the world's most loved champion! What a match.
Yes, we are looking forward to celebrating your next victory with Moët & Chandon.
So you've had a bit of vacation from tennis, perhaps, but are working on other things, obviously! It's fun to see you whether it's on the court or off!
Excited to watch your upcoming exo matches in South America soon--Enjoy!
You are God's Ambassador
Congratulations Dear Champion!
I love it. Especially when you wear a suit.


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ORLANDO -- Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said Monday that quarterback Terrelle Pryor could be traded or released soon -- at Pryor's request.
"Terrelle wants to start so bad," McKenzie said, adding that the Raiders acquired veteran Matt Schaub to be their starter. "I'll visit with (Pryor), and we'll talk to him, and we'll move on from there."
McKenzie indicated that Matt McGloin is ahead of Pryor on the Raiders' depth chart and said Pryor's agent has relayed Pryor's feelings to the team. Pryor made the trade request in January at the Senior Bowl, a league source told ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio.
Here is the complete transcript of the McKenzie interview:
Q: How do you think things have gone for you this off-season with so much cap space? Do you feel you've accomplished what you wanted to?
McKENZIE: It didn't go 100%. But I got some things answered, put it that way. Getting the addition of some key position players, depth, leadership... some of those things went well.
I don't like losing my own players, but it happened. So I moved on.
Q: What's the key question you answered?
McKENZIE: Got a veteran quarterback with some production in the past. So that was important.
Leadership at a lot of positions, those two were key.
Q: Is there a concern that almost everybody you signed is between 29 and 30 years old? Do you feel like the guys you signed can produce and lead?
McKENZIE: Yes. Yes. You look at the tape, when you mention age, if they look like they should be retiring soon, I wouldn't have brought them in.
Q: Is it accurate that (Matt) Schaub's deal has been re-structured?
McKENZIE: Yes.
Q: Is that a sign that you guys are looking at him as more than a one-year thing? This is a two-year or three-year commitment?
McKENZIE: Yeah, we're not looking for a one-year deal with him, no, not at all, that wasn't the purpose.
Q: He's absolutely the starting quarterback?
McKENZIE: Well, that's what we brought him in for. But you never know.
Q: Does signing Schaub mean it's less likely that you take a quarterback with your first-round pick?
McKENZIE: Absolutely not. Absolutely not. We're still going to continue to evaluate and draft hopefully some big-time players, especially with that first pick.
We're going to get the best player, if it happens to be a quarterback, so be it. We're not going to reach around and draft by position. We're not going to do that.
Q: The perception is that you guys like Derek Carr a lot. Is that true?
McKENZIE: I'm not going to tell who we like. We like a lot of players. (Smiles.)
Q: Do you still have interest in adding more free agents?
McKENZIE: Yes. We're not done.
Q: DeSean Jackson's name has been connected to the Raiders. Do you have any interest in him if he's released or available?
McKENZIE: I'm not going to tell you.
Q: Have you made a phone call regarding Jackson?
McKENZIE: I'm not going to tell you that, either.
Q: Does that kind of player -- a big-money, big-name player -- would that fit your model?
McKENZIE: As long as he's a really good player that we think is really going to elevate our team. I mean, big money, name is not the major issue. It's what else he can bring to the table.
Production is going to be a lot; but there's many other characteristics that fall into that.
Q: You've put a big emphasis on chemistry guys...
McKENZIE: Yeah, absolutely.
Q: How much would a reputation be a problem for you?
McKENZIE: That's what you've got to sit down and figure that out, you know? Reputation is what you've done in the past.
Q: How much of a factor was leadership when you signed Justin Tuck?
McKENZIE: It meant a lot. It was one of the reasons we got him on the board because he is a leader. He brings a lot to the locker room.
Q: Does his age concern you?
McKENZIE: No. Not at all.
Q: Was there a commonality to your talks with your own guys who left?
McKENZIE: As it turned out, they didn't want to come back. So that's nothing I can control. Unless you way overpay. And that's not what we want to do.
Q: Who do you consider your foundation players now?
McKENZIE: I think we added some. But the Marcel Reeces on this squad now... are kind of like the foundation piece. We're growing into that -- some of these receivers are starting to grow, we've got a young receiving corps, we've got a very young tight end corps...
I think some of the offensive linemen, like (Stefen) Wisniewski is one of those foundation pieces.
Defensively, we've been mixing and matching all over the place. But we added linebackers last year, we lost a lot of defensive linemen this year. So it's one of those situations, that's why we had to bring in some veteran players, you know?
We lost so many... in the two years that I've been here we've lost so many senior players, from the back end, from (Michael) Huff to Rolando (McClain), all these guys who were supposed to be your leaders, (Richard) Seymour, Tommy Kelly, all those guys, (Matt) Shaughnessy ... those guys are gone on defense.
You bring in Charles Woodson to help stabilize that... Tarell Brown with his experience. And Tyvon (Branch) will be able to play this year, hopefully healthy, and he's one of those guys that on defense can help stabilize some of that.
There's a lot of moving parts with this defense. So hopefully we've got the right character guys that can create a real good chemistry fast.
Q: You've signed veterans to shorter-term deals, does that allow fit with the strategy of building mostly through the draft and by the time those draft choices are moving up, maybe in 2015 and 2016?
McKENZIE: That's the plan. That's the plan.
Q: What are you expecting out of D.J. Hayden and Menelik Watson? Do you need to see them become established starters at some point this season?
McKENZIE: Yes, that's what we would like. No. 1 we would like for them to be healthy this season and then show their skills, show their skills. They'll get coached up during this off-season and hopefully they'll be healthy and ready to go... and then play.
Q: Was your thinking on the Veldheer talks maybe that you could lose him because you had Menelik Watson coming up at left tackle?
McKENZIE: No, oh no. Guys, I didn't let Veldheer go. I really wanted to keep him. Really did.
But it was his decision to go.
Q: When I asked Mark Davis about the (Rodger) Saffold contract and voiding, he said it was the doctors' decision and maybe it was a good thing that it was found.
McKENZIE: The bottom line is there was something found and there was nothing said prior to us finding it. So it is an issue and the doctors gave us their thoughts and we said OK.
Q: Was there some concern that you guys have so many injured players and you don't want to keep adding hurt players?
McKENZIE: I never want to just add a whole bunch of injured guys. When you have some injured guys on the roster, it gets you apprehensive a little it. But you've got to weigh each injury and what you're putting into it.
But no, it didn't scare me half to death because 'we've got this guy injured, we've got this guy injured.'... No.
But you've got that in the back of your mind and you learn from it and you say OK.
Q: Do you understand how strange it looks for you guys to drop him and the Rams turn around and immediately sign him?
McKENZIE: No, the Rams had him. They had him, so they know him better than anybody, you know what I'm saying? That's one of the deals where they felt like hey, he came back to us.
It's like if somebody would've failed Veldheer on something that was bad and he wanted to come back, we knew all about it, we did it, we did the surgery, we did this... When you know your guys, that's a better deal.
Q: With as much cap space as you had, why not just franchise-tag Veldheer?
McKENZIE: No, we felt like we could sign him; he indicated to us he wanted to be here. So we would pay whatever the market was, that's what we told him. Whatever the market was.
Q: There was a hiccup in the talks, at least from their perspective.
McKENZIE: I don't know about their perspective. All I know is from my perspective.
Q: Veldheer said there was a lack of urgency from the Raiders.
McKENZIE: No, there was negotiation that they had a number that was not close to where we were. That's how it started. And there was no hiccup. It was just the way they negotiated.
And he's in his first negotiation, so it was a little different.
Q: Was the Lamarr Houston situation similar? Is that why you didn't franchise-tag him, either?
McKENZIE: We felt like we could sign him. He wanted to be here and all of that. When you're talking about franchise numbers, you're talking about trying really to rent a guy for a year, if they really didn't want to be here.
What kind of number are they going to be satisfied with, if they were?
Q: But you'd still have the player. And you had all the cap space.
McKENZIE: That doesn't mean that's what you do. Just tag the guy and just be done with it and don't talk to him about... I mean, guys want long-term deals. Players want that. So we felt like we were going to get both of those guys long-term guys.
Q: Do you still feel like you need to add specific positions? A veteran interior defensive lineman or cornerback?
McKENZIE: No, I think we've got enough veterans at certain spots. Now it's just adding some good players, whether veteran or young; if there's somebody out there, we'll add him.
Q: Is it likely you'll be drafting a QB in the first few rounds?
McKENZIE: Maybe. (Laughs.)
Q: Do you need a young QB?
McKENZIE: We found a pretty good one last year. So...
Q: What's Terrelle Pryor's future with this team?
McKENZIE: You know what? Terrelle wants to start so bad. So we're going to... I'll visit with him and we'll talk to him and we'll move on from there.
So we'll see in the next week or so how he feels about his future and just starting. That's what he wants to do. So I'm going to talk to him.
Q: So it might be better for him to leave the organization? He seems to be moving down the depth chart.
McKENZIE: Any time when you sign a veteran player like that, a guy that really wants to start... it's going to hit him. So that's what I want to talk to him about.
Q: Has Pryor asked to be released or traded?
McKENZIE: Well, he has talked to his agent about it. He hasn't talked to me about it.
Q: Has his agent mentioned it to you?
McKENZIE: He's mentioned it to me. So, we'll see about that.
Q: Why did you want Schaub No. 1 among the QBs?
McKENZIE: We liked him -- we liked what we saw on tape, bottom line. He's done it, he's had production, he's a good solid quarterback and we felt like we would be a better team if we would have a guy like that.
So an opportunity presented itself, I made the trade.
Q: Is there any concern about what happened to him last year, any fear about his confidence?
McKENZIE: No, no fear of that.
Q: How sure are you that this team will be better in 2014 than it was last year?
McKENZIE: Oh, you can never be sure. I mean, let's hope. Let's hope.
Q: Did you see what Richie Incognito said about him being a great fit with the Raiders?
McKENZIE: I've heard about it.
Q: What do you think about that?
McKENZIE: (Smiles and looks at everybody one at at time without saying a word.)
Q: Are you interested in Incognito?
McKENZIE: (Once again smiles and says nothing.)


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I've been usin PMS and works great but I'm havin problems to make plugins work. The truth is that probably tis me who ain't understanding the installation. I open the PMS.conf file but never know where in the file I should add the plugin configuration settings given on the in the install steps. Could somebody help me with this? I been trying to use GrooveShark, and I actually can find it in PS3, but when I search for songs I always get "there are no titles". I was goin to try with Channels plug in but was discouraged by the fact i couldn't even make grooveshark work.
SO... COULD ANYONE WRITE A STEP BY STEP CLEAR TUTORIAL ABOUT PMS.conf AND GENERAL CONFIGURATIONS OF PLUGINS?
In advance, thanx, and if this is actually somewhere o the forum or the web, please pass the links.


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DOE Awards $8.2 Million for Hydrogen Storage Research
April 18, 2007
DOE announced on April 12th that it will provide up to $8.2 million over four years for six hydrogen storage research projects. Hydrogen storage technologies are needed for use in both transportation and for stationary power generation and are integral to the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative. DOE's hydrogen storage activities focus on the ability to carry enough hydrogen onboard a vehicle to enable a drive range of over 300 miles, while still meeting customer expectations for performance. The selected projects will focus on these storage goals and on understanding material safety in order to select appropriate materials for future vehicles. The organizations selected for research include DOE's Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois; DOE's Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California; Miami University in Oxford, Ohio; United Technologies Research Center in East Hartford, Connecticut; and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. See the DOE press release and the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.


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Knitter's Review
July 24, 2008
When Stephanie Pearl-McPhee blogged about the Rivendell socks earlier this year, it was just the kick in the pants that Janel Laidman needed to finish the book in which that very sock pattern was to appear.
She succeeded, unveiling her book, The Eclectic Sole, at TNNA in June. Word spread like wildfire, and Janel had to have more copies printed. What makes this collection of 14 sock patterns special?
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Picnic TablesOne of the things that are most useful when you go out camping is a picnic table. The problem is many campsites don't offer one at your pull-through. If they do, the condition of the table may not be ideal. Bringing one along with you when you travel means that you have a good place to sit and eat, no matter where you end up.
Camping World understands that you don't have a lot of room to store things in your RV. That is why all of our tables fold for storage. A flat table is easier to store than one that remains upright. Some of our tables even feature sports motifs, making them fun to display at events as well.


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"Revolution" Ends, "TMNT/Batman:TAS" Begins in IDW's November 2016 Solicitations
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Ryan Lindsay takes a look at Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey's "Thunderbolts" #154, giving it four stars and calling the series "the cool kid of the Marvel publishing playground" for its "daring sense of bucking trends."
When Gabriel Hardman isn't bringing Jeff Parker's "Hulk" scripts to life, he's busy working as a storyboard artist on some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. The artist spoke with CBR News about his dual life.
Doug Zawisza gave "Hulk" #30 4 stars, calling the story written by Jeff Parker and guest-penciled by Ed McGuinness "a worthy page-turner that has quite a bit to offer both casual and dedicated Hulk fans."
Cartoonist Erika Moen teams with webcomics rookie Jeff Parker for "Bucko," which launches today, and the duo took time out to speak with CBR News about the dick and fart joke murder-mystery.
Marvel Comics has released a teaser image introducing fans to a sneak peek at the Red Hulk's new rogues gallery as depicted by Ed McGuinness. Meet the new bad guys starting with March's "Hulk" #30.1.
Jason Aaron is joined by some of his comic book friends to illustrate the importance of having your own work space when you live a freelancer's life, be it a room in your house, an office park rental or something else.
When Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman began their run on "Hulk," the creators forced the title character, the Red Hulk. upon to the road to redemption -- a bumpy road that's about to get much, much rougher.
Marvel has released an early look at next month's "Hulk" #30, written by Jeff Parker and featuring the return of original Red Hulk artist Ed McGuinness! The issue smashes into stores February 16.
CBR reviewer Doug Zawisza starts 2011 with a 4 star review for Marvel Comics' "Hulk" #28, saying that the creative team of writer Jeff Parker and artist Gabriel Hardman "continues to impress."
Marvel Comics has announced Jeff Parker & Gabriel Hardman's "Hulk" series to be next in line for the publisher's new reader friendly .1 marketing initiative. "Hulk" #30.1, introducing General Fortean, hits in March.
As Marvel's "Thunderbolts" series reaches its 150th issue, CBR spoke with writer Jeff Parker about the milestone and his plans for the series, which focuses on Luke Cage's attempts to redeem super powered convicts.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Hulk" #27 by Jeff Parker and Gabrial Hardman with a cover by Ed McGuinness. Hulk smash Wednesday, November 17!
Steve Lieber and Jeff Parker explain how a posting of their Image series "Underground" on the infamous 4chan led to a massive sales boost thanks to Lieber's participation and how they plan on moving forward.
Marvel has released an advance look at "Hulk" #27 by Jeff Parker, Gabriel Hardman and Mark Robinson with a cover by original "Hulk" artist Ed McGuinness! The saga of Red Hulk continues on November 17!
CBR reviewer Doug Zawisza gave the final issue of Marvel's "Atlas" a 5-star review, saying Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman's series "ends as it existed: the very best comic on the stands today."
ROBOT 6's Tim O'Shea spoke with writer Jeff Parker about his and artist Gabriel Hardman's run on "Atlas," their just-begun run on "Hulk," the inclusion of US Agent in "Thunderbolts," the shuttering of Wildstorm and more.
Doug Zawisza gave incoming creative team Jeff Parker & Gabriel Hardman's first issue of "Hulk" 4-stars, saying, "the art is gritty and real" and "Parker make[s] the case for the Red Hulk to be a compelling character."
Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman began their run on "Hulk" this week by sending the Red Hulk to stop the doomsday schemes of the villainous Intelligencia. We spoke with the creators about their plans for the series.
Greg McElhatton gave "Thunderbolts" #148 4-stars saying of Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey's comic, "Heroism and villainy are excellently twisted together, and that's exactly what this comic should be...a must-read book."
Jeff Parker and Steve Sanders unite Deadpool, Hit-Monkey and Gorilla Man for an off the cut adventure, and Marvel Comics has provided an early unlettered look at the ensuing hijinx.
Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and ace writers Jonathan Hickman and Jeff Parker sat down with fans to talk Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thunderbolts, and death at the Baltimore Comic-Con.
Marvel Comics has released an early look at the upcoming "Hulk" #25, the next phase in the story of the Red Hulk's redemption as told by the "Atlas" team of Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman.
Marvel Comics has released an advance look at "Thunderbolts" #148 by Jeff Parker and artist Declan Shalvey with colors and cover art by Frank Martin. The T-bolts enter Shadowland Wednesday, September 15.
With the events of "World War Hulks" having delivered their final blows to the life of Bruce Banner, Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak and Jeff Parker are back for one last look at the story, from the human fallout to the hulking future.
Marvel Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive look at "Thunderbolts" #148 by Jeff Parker and Declan Shalvey as well as the cover for #149 which joins with the previous issue to create a single, oversized image.
For his first solo arc in a new era for Marvel's "Hulk," writer Jeff Parker reteams with Gabriel Hardman to tell a story of redemption for the Red Hulk while tweaking the franchise's classic anti-hero origins.
While it's not yet officially confirmed, the creative team behind "Atlas" may soon be taking the reins of Marvel's adjectiveless Hulk title, as Jeff Parker shares a special explosive teaser image with ROBOT 6.
We spoke with Christos Gage and Jeff Parker about August's "Scared Straight" crossover featuring a face-to-face interaction gone awry between the students of Avengers Academy and super powered felons, the Thunderbolts.
The House of Ideas' HeroesCon panel touched on the Thunderbolts as Marvel's Dirty Dozen, and just how close to the edge "Daredevil" Matt Murdock really is.
CBR's James Hunt reviewed "Thunderbolts" #144 by Jeff Parker and Kev Walker and gave the comic 4 stars, saying, "the final page left me with a huge grin on my face and a strong desire to read the next issue immediately."
With a former Thunderbolt returning to terrorize new team leader Luke Cage, Marvel's villains-turned-heroes franchise takes a twist under Jeff Parker. CBR News has an exclusive look at next month's issue!
In September, Luke Cage dispatches the Thunderbolts to take on the forces of Daredevil and the Hand. We spoke with Jeff Parker about "Thunderbolts" #148-149, which tie into Marvel's "Shadowland."
Marvel Comics has just released an advance preview of "Thunderbolts" #144. The Heroic Age dawns in comic stores everywhere on May 26 courtesy of the creative team of Jeff Parker and Kev Walker.
While fandom prepares for the promised throwdowns and revelations at hand in "World War Hulks," the writing trio of Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak and Jeff Parker prepare for a pirate Hulkpool and other wild adventures of Marvel heroes gone Hulky.
UPDATED: Marvel Comics shared an exclusive first look at the designs for the new Heroic Age cast of "Thunderbolts" while Jeff Parker AND artist Kev Walker explained how Luke Cage's team of criminals are working for redemption.
In July, Jeff Parker kicks off a new adventure starring Marvel's premier simian action hero in "Gorilla-Man." We spoke with Parker about the project, which examines how the title character's past affects his present.
CBR's ongoing discussion with Hulk epic architects Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak and Jeff Parker continue as the trio address the fallout from the just wrapped "Fall of the Hulks," from best laid plans to big gamma changes.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "World War Hulks" #1, an anthology featuring work by Jeff Parker, Terry Austin, Paul Tobin and others. This Hulk sized anthology ships April 7th.
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I'm not a Cardiff RFC fan, let alone a Cardiff Blues fan. I'm not from Cardiff, although I did live in that god-forsaken chavish hellhole (initially next door to a Canton drugdealer who used to deal with domestic strife with Mrs Drugdealer by running out into the street, picking up a brick and chucking it through his own front window) for 10 years. But I had a blast in the 'diff.
I used to go to Cardiff Arms Park regularly. I used to go even before I moved to Cardiff. I went there first to watch my village, Waunarlwydd, play in the Schweppes Cup in 1979. I was five years old, Waun got battered, but I knew I was somewhere special. I went with mates from school in about 1990 to watch another Schweppes Cup game, this time an awful effort between Cardiff and Llanelli in a monsoon. I stood at the front of the North Terrace, got soaked, and climbed over the fence to run on to the pitch at the end (I'm still washing bits of mud from between my toes now). I shouted myself hoarse watching a Nigel Walker try beat Bath in the Heineken Cup in 1997. I saw Llanelli win the last proper club league title in 2002 with a late penalty (after Peter Rogers, of all people, had scored after a lovely arcing outside break on the left wing). I used to love its location. I could take some common clobber into work, change, walk to the City Arms or the Green Parrot, have a few pints, stroll across to the game, and stroll back. Or I'd go to the clubhouse (upstairs only, cos I'm common) to watch an international when Wales were playing away. It's a special place, and even for a Jack-born Turk, it holds special memories.
I left Cardiff before they moved out to the Cardiff City Stadium, but even from my new vantage point in Snowdonia 1890, it obviously wasn't working. A mate who was a lifelong Cardiff supporter (just the one, I do have standards you know), bought a £20 ticket for the first game, sat way out in the corner, and spoke to people afterwards who'd sat near the halfway line having been given tickets in Asda that morning. He didn't go back.
Today, Cardiff's professional rugby team play their first game at their proper home for a few years. It's Connacht, it's a 6 Nations Friday, the venue was switched from the Lego Stadium with three days notice, and it's a sell-out. And this has made me happier than pretty much any domestic rugby story in years.
I hope all those Cardiff Gwladers who've wound themselves into a frenzy all week had a cracking night back at their real home. And I hope you have many, many more nights like tonight.


text: Werewolves. We love them right? They are the original gangsta staple for what we know, live and breathe in horror besides Vampires, Frankensteins and Zombies. Now we have tons of variations of werewolves and vampires, new plagues wiping out civilizations and giant all the steady cam horror we can get. But I have something to admit, its hugely embarrassing and I'm not ashamed to say it. I slept in my parents bed until I was 10 for two reasons, one was the clown doll from Poltergeist and the other was David, the American Werewolf in London. I'll never forget his transformation scene, scary me batshit crazy until my early adolescence. Now I look back and while they certainly don't scare me anymore, I was petrified, but later on I will reveal strangely enough a werewolf that took his place when I was 7 or 8 as the most terrifying Werewolf. While the old school transformations looked more realistic, some of the digital renderings are getting there finally. No bullshit American Werewolves in Paris where 2 cartoon dogs are fighting it out, no, now special effects have brought us to Lycans. (more…)


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Annual Heart Walk scheduled for Saturday
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:49 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | Hundreds of residents are expected to participate Saturday in the annual West Alabama Heart Walk.
The annual event will begin with registration at 8 a.m. at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, 2710 Jack Warner Parkway. Participants will warm up and stretch at 8:45 a.m. The non-competitive, three-mile walk will start at 9 a.m. Walkers can participate individually or as teams.
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