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By Marc Ciampa - edmontonoilers.com
The first news of the day came around 8:30 this morning when news broke that the Oilers had moved captain Shawn Horcoff to the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenceman Philip Larsen and a 2016 7th-round draft choice.
"It's a bittersweet day, really. It's one of those deals that was right for both sides. Horc had become a bit of a lightning rod around here through his tenure. I was the guy that gave him the captaincy. I saw him come in here as a young player and really develop into a guy that was a first-line centre on a team that was one game away from winning the Stanley Cup.
"I have a lot of respect for Horc. I wish him all the best. He and his family have been great Oilers. You really have to reflect back on the 13 years that he had here and show an appreciation for the effort that he showed us time in and time out."
A few hours later, the Oilers added defenceman Andrew Ference to their stable. Ference was a big part of the Boston Bruins run to the Stanley Cup Finals this past spring averaging 24:11 in ice time.
"Most of his attributes are fairly obvious. I can't tell you the amount of texts and phone calls that I've received about people that are heavily supportive of Andrew Ference. I've liked him for a long time. I've had my eye on him all year, thinking that he'd be a perfect fit for our group," MacTavish said. "He's a guy that's a warrior, he's got great experience, he's still playing at a very high level.
"I talked at the end of the year about the need for our group to better understand the commitment level necessary to have success. Andrew's a guy that not only can articulate that but he demonstrates it by the way he plays on the ice. We couldn't be happier for our organization to be able to attract a player like Andrew."
It's a homecoming for the 34 year old having grown up in Sherwood Park. After the signing was made official, Ference tweeted a photo of himself as a young child wearing an Oilers sweater.
"Growing up there and with family still there, I'm familiar with the area," Ference stated. "Knowing that my kids are going to have a great situation there as well, all those things combined in addition to the team itself and the excitement that I think will be created there with a little nudge over that hump it's hard not to get really excited about it right off the bat."
Other signings made today included goaltender Jason LaBarbera and centre Boyd Gordon -- both formerly of the Phoenix Coyotes -- plus, from the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, centre Will Acton and left winger Ryan Hamilton.
LaBarbera, a native of Calgary, was looking forward to joining the Oilers and riding shotgun with buddy Devan Dubnyk.
"I think it's a great opportunity for myself," said LaBarbera. "I always had Edmonton kind of on my mind. When they called, I was pretty excited that they felt that I could help their team. I'm real tight with Devan (Dubnyk) too, we've been training partners for the past six years. To get to play with Devan and be a part of a new phase with the Oilers is exciting and I'm really happy to be here."
Boyd Gordon brings a strong defensive element down the middle to the Oilers. At 57.1% he ranked among the league's top pivots in the face-off circle last season.
"Boyd Gordon was a real significant signing for us as well today. With Horc's departure, we needed to find a centreman who can go in there. He was a highly sought-after guy who's one of the best face-off men in the League. He's a highly-competitive guy at the age of 29 who has lots of good years ahead of him."
Gordon was looking forward to bringing his defensive game to the team.
"For me to leave Phoenix it was going to have to be a good fit for me," Gordon remarked. "(The Oilers) have a lot of speed up front and they're young. I'm reliable down the middle and hopefully I can bring a little bit of a different mix to the team."
Acton is another defensive centre who is very familiar to the Oilers coaching staff. Acton is the son of Oilers associate coach Keith Acton and also played the last two seasons for Edmonton bench boss Dallas Eakins while with the Toronto Marlies.
"Will is a guy I've seen play many times in Toronto," MacTavish remarked. "He's a big centreman with toughness who will help us add some depth."
With no NHL games on his resume, Acton felt that he will be able to get some games under his belt this upcoming year.
"The biggest thing for me was the opportunity that management presented to us and put on the table," he said. "I'm certainly very grateful for my opportunity with the Oilers here. I'm not going to get a better opportunity anywhere else. I'm excited to put in the work and hopefully make the most of it here in the fall."
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interview with Swedish music magazine, Sonic. Oct 21, 2002
"Your first full length solo album and it´s like you´re releasing your diary. Isn´t it frightening to publish your life and your most intimate thoughts and opinions like that?"
"No. That's the impression it's meant to give, but really...those aren't my most intimate thoughts. That album is not a play-by-play of my life. It is hints of what I think and feel. Sometimes I try to explain what I go through in hopes that others can identify. Seems like a lot of people can. They're the people I made it for...and they're who the album is about."
There are some snippets on the "Personal Journals"-album of you around ten years old saying things like "To all those who said I wouldn´t last. don´t make me laugh". Thats very funny and it gives the impression that this album has been a lifelong project. Is "Personal Journals" the album you always wanted to make?
"Yes, it definitely is. I've intended on making an album like this since I first started writing seriously. I knew the kind of music and lyrics that moved me. It was important for me to make my contributions to that field."
What will your next project be?
The next album will be the Non-Prophets album entitled 'HOPE.' I am also working on an EP with Buck 65 and DJ Signify entitled 'No More Sleep."'
I read somewhere that you got pretty upset when "Personal Journals" was spread on the Internet. Why is that? If you disregard the whole economic aspect (which I understand is hard when you make your living by making music) isn´t it brilliant the way your music can be heard and experienced everywhere?
"I clearly explained my frustration and anger when that first happened. It had nothing to do with finances. It had to do with the manner in which I intended on presenting myself and my album to the public. There is a science to how music should be handled...especially in an album like this...and it is not 'brilliant' the way a lot of people throw random MP3s around like they're orphans."
Will you continue performing at battle jams and competitions and is it important for you to be a good freestyle- and battle-MC?
"I don't know what I will do. I work with the moment. It's important for me to be a good freestyler because that helps me in a lot of unforseeable situations, but being a good battle emcee was only good for stroking my ego and building my rep. It was an easy form of promotion."
On the one hand you have this deep connection with the hip hop-community. On the other hand if you compare your music with mainstream MTV-hip hop there´s almost nothing in common besides the fact that you rhyme. What would you say is the basic hip hop-element in your music?
"The basic hiphop element is the fact that I am rhyming lots of words in a rhythmic manner over sampled music. I won't be upset if my albums get places in a non-hiphop category. The definition has spread so thin. I'd like to have my own category...something more accurate and specific to what I do."
You released "Makeshift Patriot" just a month after the 9/11-attacks. Can you say something about the track?
"It was written and recorded in a very intense time. I was disgusted by what I was hearing and seeing all around me. It was imperative that someone raised their voice to help people put the situation in perspective. And I decided to do so in my own special way. Attack of the media...indirect attack of its naive audience."
I see "Makeshift Patriot" mostly as an attack against the mainstrem media and it´s role in creating a patriotic bloodlust in the US. With the conclusion "Some of them dug for answers in the mess...but the rest were looking for trouble". Now this brings out the old theory about hip hop (or music in general) as a journalistic artform, and the rapper as a kind of reporter. The rapper as the one who asks questions and provides answers the mainstream media never does. What is your opinion on that?
"I agree completely. In moments such as these, the artist faces the moment when he/she must step the plate and make proper use of their skill. It is the greatest power the PEOPLE have. Too many people shit it away."
Do you think the US should start a military action against Iraq?
"I think we have gone beyond the point of thinking. In a time when we could have exercised great acts of compassion, we allowed a drugstore cowboy to play army with the skeletons in his daddy's closet. In English...of course not."
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okay, follow up question, and its one that gets a lot of dumb looks . . . its clear that we do need to do something. Bush is a fuckin ape surrounded by like-minded opportunists, oil and blahblahblah . . . we must do something?
what? poems and songs arent enough, rallies and student surveys arent enough. So what Does Sage Francis and everyone on his message board think should actually be DONE? no bullshit about changing the system either, you evasive rhetorical assholes - what specific actions need to be taken?
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as I tried to express, we are beyond the point of no return. It's beyond our power to stop ANYTHING from happening. All we can do is voice our disinterest in what the govt has decided to do "for us."
This country is not going to last. I truly believe that we will have to fend for ourselves eventually. The United States of America is the country I was born into. Most of my friends and family are citizens of this nation. I consider it MY nation. It is one I will fight for, but only for the sake of protecting the people I love, respect and cherish. That happens to be all people who feel the same way about me...worldwide.
Right now...my style of fighting is expressing disapproval for all that our "leaders" are doing in the name of US. We must eventually take back what is ours. The integrity of the name that represents us.
What our "leaders" have chosen to do worldwide is currently beyond any solutions we, the people, could offer. All I can do is show my disapproval at this point. I want that disapproval to spread like wildfire throughout the nation of people I might have to kill and die for. It is important that we all understand that the wars America is fighting abroad has NOTHING to do with OUR best interest.
"Fuck what we're force fed. All I ever wanted,
was a warm bed...and a house that wasn't haunted."
I can do without the warm bed.
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The important thing about the war with Iraq is that US does not have the moral highground to attack Iraq. Heres a paper written by me and my dad that uses the just war doctrine to show that its not cool to send preemptive bombs against iraq.
peace (seriously)
Mon Oct 21, 2002 7:33 pm
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The elder Rinetti died in 2002, but the restaurant stayed within the East Bay family. The founder's son, also known as Bill Rinetti, now co-owns the steakhouse with his mother, Marie, who sometimes serves as the dining room hostess.
"We're old-school in that we treat our guests as if they're part of our family," Bill Rinetti said. They treat their staff the same way, which is perhaps why some waiters still work there after more than 20 years.
They close on Sundays because that's a day customarily set aside for families to visit, laugh and, of course, dine together during hourslong meals.
The Rinettis have carried out that tradition in the East Bay since 1906, when family patriarch, Massimo Rinetti, left Italy's Piedmont region for California. Like many an immigrant, he turned hard labor into a piece of the American dream, working as a train porter to buy a San Leandro home, where he raised a family with his wife, Florida.
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New ventures aside, Massimo's thrives because it remains the Tri-City area's go-to spot for very good Italian-American food.
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OAKLAND -- Heavy traffic, crowded buses and packed ferries greeted frustrated commuters Friday morning as they scrambled for options in the wake of a BART strike called after contract talks failed Thursday afternoon.
Just after midnight, union leaders picked up picket signs and said they would not go back to work until they could reach a contract agreement with management. It shut down the nation's fifth largest rail system, stranding 200,000 people who ride BART round trip each day.
It was not clear when talks would resume or when the shut down would end.
"This has come to an epic boiling point and the responsibility lies at BART's feet," said Pete Castelli, executive director of the Service Employees International Union, adding that communications are occurring between the two sides, but no formal negotiating session is scheduled.
Cecille Isidro, spokeswoman for the local Service Employees International Union, said the strike was solely over work rules. But BART said the unions were still seeking 15.9 percent wage increases over 4 years, compared to management's offer for a total 12 percent raise to add to the average union workers' gross pay of $76,500, the highest among California transit agencies. The two sides had agreed, however, on BART's offer to raise pension contributions from zero to 4 percent, and increase monthly health care contributions from $92 to $144.
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Alex Haler, 27, who lives in San Francisco's Mission District, usually takes BART to work in Oakland. Friday morning, clad in running shoes, shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, he ran from his home to the Ferry Building and planned to catch a boat and then run to the office -- a total seven-mile journey.
"I'm not too happy about this," Haler said. "It's ridiculous to shut down an entire transit system claiming it's about safety when it's really about money."
Rebecca Biles of Pittsburg, who woke up at 3:30 to get to work, was even angrier: "I hate BART," she said. "I may never ride it again. The ferry was actually pretty awesome, and I may just take it in the future. And the best part is they serve cocktails on the way home."
Over at the bus stop at 20th Street and Broadway in Oakland, the lines were much shorter Friday morning than during the BART strike in July, commuter Ceci Coon said.
"I'm trying to stay calm and just accept it, but I am just outraged -- two strikes in four months," said Oakland resident John Munnerlyn, who expected it would take him an hour to get to work in San Francisco, three times as long as it takes him on BART. "I'm not happy with the unions and their leaders. I think they have really bad leaders -- four months and no contract."
Vallejo resident Laura Noel spent the night at a friend's house in Oakland to ease her commute. And Oakland's Jean Paul Mulela was woken up with the news by a friend at 5 a.m.: "After that, I couldn't sleep," said Mulela, who works in San Francisco.
Some commuters never made it to work. Gabriel Cobos of Antioch, a roofer, planned to take BART to his job in Concord as he always does. He wasn't aware of the BART strike until his bus dropped passengers off just short of the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station property. Tri Delta Transit buses will not enter the Pittsburg/Bay Point or Concord stations during the strike.
"It's unfair," Cobos said.
At the Dublin-Pleasanton station, some recently-released inmates from the Santa Rita Jail were sent to BART with some useless transit passes. With no money for a cab, they wound up waiting for a bus.
Just outside the El Cerrito Del Norte BART station, Sukhwinder Singh Chauhan was standing on the sidewalk chatting with a group of his fellow cab drivers, all looking a bit forlorn, around 2 p.m. Friday.
"Less business. Ninety percent," Chauhan said. "I started at 8 o'clock. I made only one fare."
Usually, "on a Friday, I'm busy," he said.
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Often referred to as the "Queen of Garnets," rhodolite is the violet-red variety of the garnet family. Its most prized color is a beautiful raspberry, but the gem can also be found in shades of pink, red and wine. The name is derived from the Greek words "rhodon" and "lithos," meaning rose-stone, which connects the gemstone today with the raspberry-pink flower known as the rhododendron.
Rhodolite is a combination of almandine and pyrope garnets. Although it is occasionally found in volcanic rock, the stone is most often found in alluvial deposits in the form of water-worn pebbles. For this reason, large solitaires weighing 5.00ct or more are seldom seen at retail. Most rhodolite is mined in Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It ranks a 7.5 on the Mohs Scale and is ideal for jewelry.
The ancients wore rhodolites as amulets for protection from injury or death in battles. Modern folklore says rhodolite can help one understand dreams, as well as bring about love and devotion when given as a gift.
An ancient Persian legend states the Earth rests on a gigantic sapphire that gives its blue reflection to the sky. The most popular colors for sapphires range from light blue to a blue that appears black. Hence, the name was derived from the Latin form of the Greek word for blue, "sapphirus." Bright daylight makes most sapphires shine more vividly than the somewhat muted artificial light. So the most highly cherished color for blue sapphires is not the darkest blue, but a deep and satiated blue, which even in dim, artificial light remains to appear blue.
While sapphires are best known for being velvety blue, it was decided long ago to consider all gemstones of the mineral family corundum to be sapphires. Non-blue sapphires are termed "fancy" and can be nearly any color, including yellow, green, white/colorless, pink, orange, brown, purple, golden and even black. Red corundum is the exception, however, and was given the special name of "ruby." Since pink is really just a light red, the International Colored Gemstone Association has resolved to consider light shades of the red hue to be included in the category ruby, as it is too difficult to legislate where red ends and pink begins. In practice, however, pink shades of corundum are known as either pink ruby or pink sapphire. All sapphires rank a 9.0 on the Mohs Scale, second only to diamonds in hardness.
There are a great number of varieties of sapphire, many of which are quite rare and highly sought-after in the gemstone market. A rare orange-pink variety, known as padparadscha, can be even more valuable than blue sapphire. Pronounced PAD-PA-RAD-SHAH, the name comes from the Sinhalese word for lotus blossom. Endowed with both pink and orange color components, its hues range from pastels to fiery shades. Padparadscha sapphires are usually heat treated to improve and intensify their color, while the color of untreated stones will fade over time. An untreated padparadscha sapphire that has faded will return to its original pinkish-orange color, however, if exposed to sunlight for about an hour.
Another rare variety of sapphire is known as the color-changing sapphire. This stone exhibits different colors in different light. In natural light, color-changing sapphire is blue, but in artificial light, it is violet.
For experts and connoisseurs, the Kashmir-color is considered the most beautiful and valuable shade. It features a pure and intensive blue, which is enhanced by a fine, silky gloss. Its color does not change in artificial light, but remains intense with a deep, velvety sheen. Setting the standard for the color of top-quality sapphires, Kashmir sapphires were found in 1880 after an avalanche. They were intensely mined for only eight years until the source was depleted. The Burma-color is also considered especially valuable, ranging from rich royal blue to deep cornflower blue. Ceylon sapphires are prized as well for the luminosity and brilliance of their light to medium blue color.
There is a translucent variety of sapphire, called star sapphire, which displays a six-point star when cut into a smooth domed cabochon. The mineral rutile is embedded in an asterisk-shape within the stone, causing light to reflect in a phenomenon called "asterism." Six- or twelve-ray stars appear to magically glide across the surface of the stones as they are moved. Star sapphires and rubies are expensive rarities and should always display the stars exactly in the center of the gem. Value is influenced by the intensity of the body color and the strength and sharpness of the star. The star stone is said to be the home of each person's angel, who lives there in contentment with the sapphire's spirit.
The stone is mined in many parts of the world. The oldest sapphire mines are situated in Ceylon, today called Sri Lanka, where gemstones were mined in ancient times. Most blue sapphires today come from Thailand or Australia, but sapphires from Kashmir and Myanmar (formerly Burma) are considered the most rare and highly prized. Sapphires are readily available in sizes of up to 2.00ct, but gems weighing 5.00-10.00ct are not unusual. The cushion-cut Logan Sapphire from Sri Lanka weighs an astounding 423.00ct and can be seen at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. There is also a 258.00ct stone set in the Russian crown, which is kept in the Diamond Fund in Moscow.
Because the gem has long symbolized sincere love and enduring faithfulness, blue sapphires are often given in engagement rings to express commitment and loyalty. Many women throughout the world decide on the blue stone for their engagement rings, as the gem also represents truth, friendship, harmony and consistency. Sapphire blue has become a color related to anything permanent and reliable, making it an ideal stone to symbolize the promise of marriage.
Often referred to as "Gem of the Heavens," sapphire also symbolizes a noble soul. It is September's birthstone and is traditionally given as 5th and 45th wedding anniversary gifts. Star sapphires are given for the 65th anniversary. The color sapphire-blue is known for representing clarity and competence. In fact, the first computer to ever declare victory over a chess grandmaster and world champion was named "Deep Blue."
Sapphires have been associated with magical powers throughout the ages. The Greeks identified white sapphires with Apollo and the oracles at Delphi used them to tap into the subconscious and super conscious. During the Middle Ages, sapphires symbolized the tranquility of the heavens and wearing them was thought to bring peace, happiness and purity of the soul. The color blue became the symbol of the union between a priest and the heavens, so sapphires came to be adorned on the rings of bishops. Soldiers wore them to prevent capture by enemies and kings wore the gemstone to defend against harm and put themselves in divine favor. This supposed "divine favor" is why sapphires were often the gemstone of choice for high priests and royalty throughout history. In fact, the British Crown Jewels contain a number of notable sapphires.
Today, sapphires are still believed to hold special powers. The stone is said to provide healing properties for mental illness and depression. It can be considered an aid to psycho kinesis, telepathy and clairvoyance, while providing spiritual enlightenment and inner peace. White sapphires, like diamonds, are considered the guardians of love, enhancing it and ensuring fidelity in marriage. The most powerful type of the gem is said to be the star sapphire. They are believed to protect against negative energy and have a calming effect that allows the mind to experience tranquility, joy and clear thinking.
Tourmaline occurs in virtually every color of the spectrum, with an unlimited range of solid and mixed colors in all imaginable shades. According to an ancient Egyptian legend, this is the result of the gemstone traveling along a rainbow from the Earth's heart, up to the sun. On its journey, the legend says that tourmaline collected all the colors of the rainbow, which is why nowadays it is called the "Rainbow Gemstone."
Tourmalines displaying just one color are quite rare since one crystal usually shows two or more shades or colors. In fact, the name "tourmaline" has been derived from the Singhalese expression "tura mali," which translates to "stone of mixed colors." Even two stones cut from the same rough mother crystal will often show different colors, a characteristic that makes tourmalines so attractive and sought-after.
Tourmaline crystals come from a mineral group that usually forms in various combinations of elements. The slightest changes in composition will result in completely different colors. Thus, it is possible that in one naturally grown crystal, there will appear completely different colors. Some will show only slightly shaded color fields, while others will display contrasting colors and defined color zoning. Tourmalines rank a hardness of 7.0-7.5 on the Mohs Scale and may be as small as a knitting needle or as thick as a thigh. They are easily available in sizes of up to 5.00ct.
Different shades of colored tourmalines have been assigned specific names. Bi-colored and multi-colored tourmalines have several names for the common combinations of colors. Crystals with red or pink cores and green borders are called watermelon-tourmalines. Stones with colorless crystals and black tips are called Maur's Head or Moor's Head, while colorless crystals with red tips are called Turk's Head. If the color zones are arranged one on top of the other, the stone is considered a rainbow tourmaline.
The red variety of tourmaline changes its name based on the coloring in different types of lighting. Deep red tourmaline named rubellite shows the same fine ruby-red shade in daylight and in artificial light. Should the color change when the source of light changes, the stone is simply called a pink tourmaline. With its exquisitely intense coloring, rubellite was once the victim of misidentification for rubies in the Russian crown jewels.
A recognizable variety of the gem is simply called, green tourmaline. It comes in a variety of green shades, including leek-green, intense yellow-green, olive-green and brownish-green. Chromium-tourmaline is the trade name for the emerald-green variety. The most rare and highly coveted green hues are the blue-green stones often called African tourmalines and the bottle-green gems referred to as Brazilian tourmalines.
Perhaps the most beautiful variety is the Paraiba tourmaline. It ranges in color from electric blue to neon blue-green to sizzling turquoise. Discovered in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, its spectacular color is due to the presence of a small amount of copper. A study by the German Foundation for Gemstone Research recently also discovered a surprisingly high content of gold in the stones. While the average gold content of the Earth's crust is 0.007 parts per million, Paraiba tourmalines contain a remarkable 8.6 parts per million. So if they were not so breathtaking, the gems might be in danger of being crushed to acquire their gold.
Paraiba tourmalines are mined near a village called Sao Jose de Batalha. In 1989, the miners discovered a new vein of gem-quality stones with extraordinarily bright shades of blue and green. Hand-excavated shafts and tunnels are up to 60 meters deep and the tourmaline is found only in pencil-thin veins. Because of the difficulty in mining, supply will always be limited and Pariaba tourmalines will always be rare and expensive. Dealers all over the world are competing for the Paraiba tourmaline, which means that it can command retail prices more than $20,000 per carat.
In the year 2000, electric yellow tourmalines were found in Malawi in East Africa. With a clear and pure color, they were deemed "canary tourmalines". Only 10 percent of all the mined yellow stones are gem-quality and when cut, more than 95 percent of the harvest will weigh less than 1.00ct. Yellow tourmalines are considered to be the only gemstones that have a fine scent. This is because their crystals are often embedded into black material that must be removed before the stones are cut. An owner of a Malawi gemstone mine discovered the black matter was easily removed when the rough crystals were boiled in water and lemon juice. Ever since then, yellow tourmalines from Malawi not only resemble fresh lemons in color, but also in their scent before they are cut.
Other tourmalines are called "indigolith" if they are blue and "dravite" if they are golden to dark brown. Black tourmalines are known as "schorls" and are mainly used for engraving. Although they were used as mourning jewelry, ancients believed black tourmalines to be stones that protected against negativity and strengthened the heart.
Tourmalines are piezoelectric, meaning they can generate electrical charges when heated, compressed or vibrated. They then become polarized crystalline magnets and can attract light objects. The Dutch, who originally brought the stone to Europe, knew about this effect and used heated tourmalines to extract ashes from their pipes. The stones were even favorite toys of Dutch children before their gem quality was established. Because the gem's electrical charges attract dust and small materials, some believe that wearing pink tourmalines will attract love and green ones will attract success.
Tourmaline has often been called the "muses' stone" because it is believed that its imaginative colors contain inspirational powers that grant enlightenment, enable creativity and express an artist's mood. Due to the stones' energetic conductivity and vast array of elements, they are thought to have powerful healing abilities and protect against many dangers. Tourmaline is supposed to be an especially powerful influence on love and friendship, fostering compassion and cool headedness. It is considered the traditional gift to give couples celebrating their 8th wedding anniversary.
Ever since the ancient days, the gem has been attributed with magical powers. Today, specific colors of tourmaline are thought to hold individualized powers. Black is believed to strengthen the immune system and bring luck and happiness when rubbed. Green tourmaline is said to encourage communication and bring success, while blue is a balancer that stimulates other tourmalines' effectiveness. Watermelon tourmaline is believed to increase perception and creativity, while balancing passivity and aggressiveness. Pink is thought to promote peace, increase spiritual understanding and bring forth love and friendship.
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Palladium has been used as a precious metal in jewelry since 1939, originally as an alternative to platinum for making white gold. Its naturally white color requires no rhodium plating. Additionally, palladium is proportionally much lighter than platinum and is ideal for use in heavier gemstone jewelry. It is a more expensive alloy than nickel, but it seldom causes the allergic reactions that nickel alloy can.
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Julie Picou, 86, lent her granddaughter, Keshia Collins, 23, of 140 Pierce St., her debit card to buy necessities a month ago, police said.
But when Picou asked for the card back, her granddaughter told her she'd lost it.
When Picou later tried to get money from the bank, she learned she had no money in her account, police said. There had been 29 transactions she had not authorized.
Police said Picou also discovered $700 missing from her purse.
Picou told police Collins also took her car without permission Wednesday and brought it back Thursday before the two argued and she called police.
When officers questioned Collins, she said she used the debit card to buy groceries for her grandmother and uncle, Michael Picou, 64, for which she had permission, police said. Collins also said she used the card Aug. 5 to buy about $600 in school clothes for her children. But she couldn't explain about $460 in ATM withdrawals.
Collins is charged with two counts of cruelty to the infirm, unauthorized use of a movable and felony theft. She is being held in Lafourche Parish jail on a $2,000 bond.
Barry Leblanc, 45, of 125 N. Carol St., Lockport, was arrested late Monday night after he pushed an elderly relative to the ground, Lafourche sheriff's deputies said.
Leblanc had been drinking with his relatives at a bar, when he and one of them had an argument, deputies said. It escalated into Leblanc pushing the older man, who sustained a cut on his hand.
After Leblanc was arrested, he refused to cooperate, slammed his head against the barrier between the front and back seat of the squad car and dropped to the ground so deputies had to carry him into the jail, the Sheriff's Office said. The jail's medic requested that Leblanc be taken to the hospital and Leblanc was belligerent with hospital staff.
He was charged with misdemeanor resisting an officer and misdemeanor simple battery of the infirm before being released Tuesday afternoon on a $4,500 a bond.
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Last ski season, 18-year-old Jordan McElroy, the 2012 CNISSF Nordic State Champion from Truckee High School, decided to try his aim at national-level competition in biathlon, a challenging sport combining two disparate disciplines: Nordic skiing and rifle marksmanship.
While Nordic skiing demands strength and endurance, shooting requires precision and calm. McElroy's results were encouraging enough for him to defer college, as biathlon is not an NCAA sport, in favor of signing on with the National Guard Biathlon team, headquartered in Jericho, Vt.
Full-time training in biathlon with the National Guard has paid off handsomely for McElroy.
"Training with the National Guard has provided me with consistent training, shooting and coaching, as well as the resources to support everything I am doing," he said. "Also, having a small group of dedicated biathletes to train with every day helps to speed up the progression considerably."
Indeed, in each of his eight races this season, held in Canmore, Alberta, and Mt. Itasca, Minn., he finished in the top two in his age group. He occupied the top spot on the podium in half of those races, besting both his U.S. and Canadian competition.
While always a lightning-fast Nordic ski racer, McElroy has concentrated on improving his shooting ability with great results. At the U.S. Youth/Junior World Championship Team Trials in Mt. Itasca, held between Christmas and New Year's, he competed in three races - two sprints and one pursuit.
The sprint has two shooting stations, where a competitor shoots from two different positions: one prone and one standing. The pursuit has four stations, two of each. With each successive race, McElroy improved his shooting percentages from 60 percent to 80 percent.
"It has been very reassuring for me to see that I have progressed so quickly," McElroy said, "especially with the consistency of my shooting."
McElroy's success at the Team Trials earned him a berth on the U.S. Biathlon Ski Team in the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships to be held in Ostertilliach, Austria, later this month. He was one of two automatic qualifiers, who will be joined by two additional discretionary athletes in the Youth Men age group (17-18-year-olds). Ten biathletes total, six men and four women, will be representing the U.S. in the World Championships, from Jan. 25 to Feb. 1. -
McElroy will participate in four races: 6-kilometer sprint, 10K pursuit, 12.5K individual and a 3 x 7.5K relay, which happens to fall on his 19th birthday. Afterward, he will travel to northern Italy to take part in the Italian Military Ski Championships with his National Guard teammate, Jake Dalberg, who also qualified for the U.S. Biathlon Ski Team in the Junior Men age group (19-20-year-olds).
Representing the U.S. on the international stage will be a momentous experience for McElroy, and not only because he applied for his very first passport just a few months ago.
While biathlon in the U.S. is considered a rather curious, albeit cool, athletic endeavor of skinny ski enthusiasts, biathlon is a major spectator sport in Europe, with its top athletes enjoying a celebrity status rivaling football stars here.
Last month in Germany, 50,000 fans filled a soccer stadium to cheer on World Cup biathletes and watch a retired German biathlete being lowered into the stadium on a trapeze to the theme from the James Bond film "Skyfall."
McElroy's sudden success in biathlon is no great surprise considering his pedigree in the sport. His father, Tom McElroy, was the top junior biathlete in the U.S. in the late 1970s, competing extensively across the country and Europe before a career-ending injury just prior to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
As the younger McElroy takes the stage later this month in Austria, they will become the first-ever U.S. father-son participants in the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships.


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The spot: Oakland Internet Cat Video Festival, 3-10 p.m. May 10, Great Wall of Oakland, West Grand Avenue between Telegraph Avenue and Broadway.
The vibe: It's so hard to find like-minded couple friends, isn't it? People who share your interests. Your values. Your love of cats. You might just find them on May 10, when Uptown Oakland transforms into a feline frenzy, and the funniest and cutest Internet cat videos from around the world will be woven into an hourlong movie projected on the Great Wall's 10,000-square-foot urban canvas. But that's not it. Before the first video screens at sunset, you can stroll hand in hand admiring cat-themed art projects, fur-tography and even consider taking home another kitty from the adoption area. Cuddles is so lonely at home.
The details: $5-$75; reserved and VIP seating, $50-$75. Video begins around 8:30 p.m. www.oaklandcatvidfest.com.
For the couple who: Embrace their cat obsession.
-- Jessica Yadegaran, Staff
Got a suggestion for a great date night place or activity? Send it to jyadegaran@bayarea newsgroup.com with "date night" in the subject line.


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Cord Blood Banking
The birth of a baby holds with it a miracle most parents aren't aware of — the ability to save a life. A newborn's cord blood stem cells have the potential to provide a lifesaving treatment for others.
Cord blood is obtained from the umbilical cord only after the birth of a healthy baby. Cord blood is rich in blood-forming cells that can be used in transplants for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and many other life-threatening diseases. It can be especially useful for transplant patients from ethnically diverse backgrounds who often have difficulty finding a transplant match. Since cord blood is stored frozen it is available for use as soon as a match is identified. Your baby's donated cord blood stem cells may increase the likelihood of someone benefiting from a cord blood stem cell transplant. Additional information regarding cord blood banking is available through the Parents Guide to Cord Blood Foundation.
Parents Guide to Cord Blood Banking (English)
Parents Guide to Cord Blood Banking (Spanish)
There are two types of banks that store cord blood – public and private. Public banks store donated cord blood for potential use by transplant patients. The blood is listed in a registry by its tissue type, and the donor remains anonymous. If you give your child's cord blood to a public bank, your donation may save a life, but you have no guarantee that you can retrieve the blood for use by your family later.
Private banks, also known as Family Banks, store cord blood with a link to the identity of the donor, so the family may retrieve it later if it is needed. The parents have custody of the cord blood until the child is an adult. The cord blood might someday be needed by the donor baby but there is no evidence that an autologous (self) cord blood transplant would be preferred to treat bone morrow failure, leukemia, hemoglobinopathies (such as sickle cell disease) and immunodeficiencies, because most conditions that may be helped by cord blood stem cells are already present in the cord blood (for example, pre-leukemic changes). The baby's cord blood could be used by a relative who is a close enough match to receive a transplant from the donor; typically a sibling. There is a fee to collect the cord blood at birth, process and store the cord blood and an annual fee to store the cord blood. For a list of private banks, go to http://parentsguidecordblood.org/findabank.php?country=233.
In Missouri a public cord blood bank is the St. Louis Cord Blood Bank located at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis Cord Blood Bank and its partner at Saint Luke's Cancer Institute in Kansas City, Missouri accept cord blood at no cost to the parents. Also, the delivering physicians, midwives, and delivery staffs at 33 participating hospitals in Missouri and Southern Illinois volunteer their efforts to collect the cord blood. Donated cord blood units are listed on national registries which can be accessed by physicians for their patients anywhere in the world. Cord blood donations have been used to treat over 70 different diseases. Thousands of children and adults are alive today because mothers have donated their baby's cord blood.
For more information on the St. Louis Cord Blood Bank, call 314-268-2787 or 888-453-2673 or visit their web site http://slcbb.org/
Find out more about Saint Luke's Cord Blood Program.
Moms who Deliver at an Affiliated Hospital
Below is the current list of participating hospitals:
St. Louis Region (Missouri Hospitals)
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
One Barnes-Jewish
Hospital Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63110
Perry County Memorial Hospital
434 N West St
Perryville, MO 63775
SSM St. Joseph's Health Center
300 1st Capitol Dr
St. Charles, MO 63301
Barnes - Jewish St. Peters Hospital
10 Hospital Dr
St. Peters, MO 63376
Progress West HealthCare Center
2 Progress Point Ct
O'Fallon, MO 63368
SSM St. Joseph's Hospital West
100 Medical Plz
Lake St. Louis, MO 63367
SSM DePaul Health Center
12303 DePaul Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044
St. Anthony's Medical Center
10010 Kennerly Rd
St. Louis, MO 63128
St. Luke's Hospital
232 S Woods Mill Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
1400 US Highway 61 South
Crystal City, MO 63028
SSM St. Clare Health Center
1015 Bowles Ave.
Fenton, MO 63026
SSM St. Mary's Health Center
6420 Clayton Rd
St. Louis, MO 63117
Mineral Area Regional Medical Center
1212 Weber Rd
Farmington, MO 63640
St. Francis Medical Center
211 St. Francis Drive
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Southeast Missouri Hospital
1701 Lacey St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
3015 N Ballas Rd
St. Louis, MO 63131
St. John's Mercy Hospital
200 Madison Avenue
Washington, MO 63090
Parkland Health Center
1101 West Liberty Street
Farmington, MO 63640
St. John's Mercy Medical Center
615 S New Ballas Rd
St. Louis, MO 63141
St. Louis Region (Southern Illinois Hospitals)
Anderson Hospital
6800 State Route 162
Maryville, IL 62062
Memorial Hospital
4500 Memorial Dr
Belleville, IL 62226
St. Joseph's Hospital - Breese
9515 Holy Cross Ln
Breese, IL 62230
Alton Memorial
One Memorial Dr
Alton, IL 62002
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
405 W Jackson St
Carbondale, IL 62901
Sara Bush Lincoln Health Center
1000 Health Center Drive
Mattoon, IL 61938
Blessing Hospital
Broadway at 11th and 14th Street
Quincy, IL 62301
St. Anthony's Health Center
1 Saint Anthonys Way
Alton, IL 62002
Gateway Regional Medical Center
2100 Madison Avenue
Granite City, IL 62040
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
211 S 3rd St
Belleville, IL 62220
Kansas City Region
Saint Luke's Hospital
4401 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64111
Saint Luke's East - Lee's Summit
100 N. E. Saint Luke's Blvd.
Lee's Summit, MO 64086
Saint Luke's South
12330 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66213
Saint Luke's Northland Hospital - Barry Road Campus
5830 N.W. Barry Road
Kansas City, MO 64154
Moms Who Deliver at a Non Affiliated Hospital
For those women who are delivering in a non St. Louis Cord Blood Bank affiliated hospital, the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP) Network cord blood banks listed below offer cord blood collection kits to a limited number of women who are delivering at a hospital that does not actively collect cord blood from public cord blood banks. Women must meet eligibility criteria and their obstetrician or midwife must also agree to do the collection.
Contact any of these cord blood banks for more information and tell them that you would like to donate to the Be The Match Registry®.
Carolinas Cord Blood Bank
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710
1 (919) 668-1116
Lifeforce Cryobanks
270 Northlake Blvd.
Suite 1000
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
1 (800) 869-8608
M.D. Anderson Cord Blood Bank
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Unit 423
Houston, TX 77030
1 (713) 563-8000
Texas Cord Blood Bank
6211 IH 10 West
San Antonio, TX 78201
1 (800) 292-5534


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- Naked Medium Light
Naked Medium Light: works well with shades 2.0-4.0
Finish getting Naked. Urban Decay's silky, weightless finishing powder blends flawlessly to set makeup and cut shine- for a luminous, demi-matte Naked finish.
It's the next evolution in Naked Skin. Designed to be virtually invisible once applied, this high-tech, jet-milled powder has an insanely silky texture that feels amazing on your skin. Optical blurring pigments instantly minimize imperfections, diminish shine and create a stunning soft-focus effect that looks professionally retouched.
Unlike powders that leave skin looking chalky or cakey, Naked Skin Finishing Powder gives you a radiant complexion and natural-looking Naked coverage. (And just wait until you see how it enhances the already-luminous finish of Naked Skin Beauty Balm and Naked Skin Liquid Makeup.)
Urban Decay's gorgeous gunmetal and champagne custom compact is so luxe, it even has a Naked-embossed push button. The top compartment includes a full-size mirror - perfect for on-the-go touchups - and a separate compartment underneath holds the applicator sponge. When you're done applying, just slip the case into the pretty carrying pouch to keep it protected in your bag.
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Apply after foundation or makeup base. For light/medium coverage, use with Naked Skin Beauty Balm. For fuller coverage, use with Naked Skin Liquid Makeup. For a flawless application, use Urban Decay's Good Karma Optical Blurring Brush.


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FamilySearch has posted images of Texas tax rolls on its site at http://familysearch.org. These are free to search, save, or print and include Wood County tax rolls from 1850 to 1894 at this page: https://familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/waypoint/10990465.The rolls are not indexed yet, but you can browse through them year-by-year and page-by-page. The good news is that when you browse, you will find the rolls were written down alphabetically.
Wood County Tax Rolls Free and Online
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Humidity can play havoc on a motherboard's circuitry. Gigabyte's glass fabric PCB design helps protect against electrical shorts due to humidity by reducing the gaps in spacing between PCB filaments.
The Gigabyte motherboard is fully configured to provide gamers with the PCI Express technology, delivering maximum data bandwidth for forthcoming discrete graphics cards.
The ErP is part of the European Union's environmental regulations policy. It is based on concern for the environmental as the proliferation of electronic devices continues, and how to improve energy efficiency for a better and greener life. Gigabyte supports ErP and motherboards that help you effectively improve system efficiency.
- All new design of Ultra Durable 4 classic
- Supports 3rd Gen. Intel® 22nm CPUs and 2nd Gen. Intel® Core™ CPUs (LGA1155 socket)
- Unique On/Off Charge delivers the best recharging capability to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
- Supports 3rd generation PCI-Express interface
- Industry's Leading All Solid Capacitor Design
- Enhanced Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000 integrated with the processor
- Innovative Smart 6 technology for smarter PC management
- Dual UEFI BIOS protection with 3TB+ HDD boot up capability
GIGABYTE uses All Solid Caps (Capacitors) and Low RDS(on) MOSFETs which are rated to work at higher temperatures, providing up to 50,000* hour component lifespan.
Intel® Rapid Start Technology™ gets your device up and running faster from even the deepest sleep. This means users will be able to experience almost zero power draw from their PC, but be able to resume Windows® 7 is a few seconds without having the PC go through a full system boot. With Intel® Rapid Start Technology the previous session resumes to the exact as it was, so that applications are still in the same state and no application data is lost.
The GIGABYTE motherboard is fully configured to provide gamers with the latest Gen.3 PCI Express technology, delivering maximum data bandwidth for forthcoming discrete graphics cards. * PCIe Gen. 3 is dependent on CPU and expansion card compatibility.
With a superior graphical interface capable of 32-bit color imaging and fluid user-friendly mouse navigation, UEFI DualBIOS™ makes BIOS configuration a new and exciting experience for novice and experienced users alike. UEFI BIOS also brings native support for large hard drives on 64-bit operating systems.
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable motherboards are equipped with solid capacitors. With an average lifespan of 50,000 hours, these solid capacitors provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.
- CPU: Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package L3 cache varies with CPU
- Chipset : Intel® H61 Express Chipset
- Memory: 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. Dual channel memory architecture, Support for DDR3 2200(OC)/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules, Support for non-ECC memory modules, Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
- Onboard Graphics: Integrated Graphics Processor:1 x D-Sub port
- Audio: Realtek ALC887 audio codec, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
- LAN: 1 x Realtek 8111F chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
- Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) * PCIE Gen.3 is dependent on CPU and expansion card compatibility. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
- Storage Interface Chipset: 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
- USB Chipset: Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
- Internal I/O Connectors: 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector, 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors, 1 x CPU fan header, 1 x system fan header, 1 x front panel header, 1 x front panel audio header, 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers, 1 x parallel port header, 1 x serial port header, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- Back Panel Connectors: 1 x PS/2 keyboard port, 1 x PS/2 mouse port, 1 x D-Sub port, 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports, 1 x RJ-45 port, 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone),
- I/O Controller: iTE I/O Controller Chip
- H/W Monitoring: System voltage detection, CPU/System temperature detection, CPU/System fan speed detection, CPU/System fan speed control
- BIOS: 2 x 32 Mbit flash, Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS, Support for DualBIOS™, PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a
- Bundle Software: Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
- Operating System: Support for Microsoft® Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
- Form Factor: Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17.4cm
- Product Description
- Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - 1.2 - motherboard - micro ATX - LGA1155 Socket - H61
- Product Type
- Motherboard - micro ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel H61 Express / ITE IT8728
- Processor Socket
- 1 x LGA1155 Socket
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
- RAM Installed
- Max RAM Size
- RAM Supported
- 2 DIMM slots - DDR3 , non-ECC
- Storage Ports
- 4 x SATA-300
- USB / FireWire Ports
- 4 x USB 2.0 + ( 4 x USB 2.0 via headers )
- Audio
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
- Product Type
- Motherboard - micro ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel H61 Express / ITE IT8728
- Processor Socket
- LGA1155 Socket
- Max Processors Qty
- 1
- Compatible Processors
- Pentium, Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
- RAM Installed
Supported RAM
- Max Size
- Technology
- Bus Clock
- 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 800 MHz
- Speed
- Supported RAM Integrity Check
- Non-ECC
- Features
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Type
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- Compliant Standards
- High Definition Audio
- Network Controller
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Network Interfaces
- Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots
- 1 x CPU , 2 x DIMM 240-pin ( 1.5 V ) , 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 , 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
- Storage Interfaces
- SATA-300 -connectors: 4 x 7pin Serial ATA - 4 devices
- Interfaces
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard , 1 x PS/2 mouse , 1 x VGA , 4 x USB 2.0 , 1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) , 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack , 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack , 1 x microphone - mini-jack
- Internal Interfaces
- 4 x USB 2.0 , 1 x serial , 1 x audio , 1 x parallel
- Power Connectors
- 4-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector
- BIOS Type
- Award
- BIOS Features
- DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 1.0b support, SMBIOS 2.4 support, Hybrid EFI Technology, Touch BIOS, Xpress BIOS Rescue
- Hardware Monitoring
- CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage
- Hardware Features
- DualBIOS, Q-Flash, Smart 6, AutoGreen, All-Solid Capacitor motherboard Design, On/Off Charge, Voltage Regulator Down 12 (VRD) compliant, Ultra Durable 4 Classic
- Software Included
- Norton Internet Security, @BIOS, Xpress Recovery 2, Q-Share, Cloud OC, EasyTune
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
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Mini-horse on the loose a sight to be disbelieved in Laconia
LACONIA - A woman on White Oaks Road said she initially thought she was losing her mind when she woke from a nap about two weeks ago and saw three miniature horses being led down her road by two people.
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They should've used that gun in the movie, "The Boondock Saints".
So the Bullet in "Bullet in a Bible" came out of this Gun. Right?
Holy cr---! Looks like something the guys on Storage Wars would come across!
please billie don?t shoot!!! xD
Oh, I'm never bored when I'm killin' for the Lord!
Argentina quiere Green Dayyyyyy :) BJA te amo
Every time the trigger is pulled, it's a shot to the faith.
Hahahahahahaha oh my god!!! Billie you always have original things!!! I want one like that can you give me please??? It's beautiful!!! xDD
Without words...
But your tattoo is very beautiful! Sometimes I used to write PUNK in my hand like you :)
but on his hand stands punx or am i wrong?
Oh XD for me it's a problem: I also think that is PUNX, but I read in a website that is PUNK (it has more sense). I would like to know it, but anybody answers if you ask it on Feedback... Well, we will never know it! :) (sorry for my english)
Wow! This gun is awesome! I really want to have it! :)
WTF, where did you find that?
Great picture...
I could see that gun on The Walking Dead. :P Does it even work I wonder?
Mexico wants to green day many people want here i love u Billie <3
Amo ese tatuaje asjkgdiasu♥


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A Promising Pipeline of Medicines for Blood Cancer Patients
A Promising Pipeline of Medicines for Blood Cancer Patients
04.24.13 | By Josephine Martin
As I mentioned in a post earlier this week, the human toll of blood cancers is a very personal issue for me. I have witnessed first-hand the valiant struggle that patients endure, and the sad reality that despite tremendous progress to date, we cannot always stop disease progression. This is why – above all else – I am excited by the promising, innovative research reflected in a reported released today by PhRMA.
Our most recent Medicines in Development report reveals that America's biopharmaceutical research companies are working on more than 240 medicines for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. These projects, all in either clinical trials or under review at FDA, hold the potential to extend or even save the lives of friends and loved ones.
Many if not most of these potential medicines will not make it to patients, but as my colleague, Matt Bennett, explained in a recent post, that is the reality of drug discovery and development. Biopharmaceutical company scientists, working in tandem with academic institutions, government researchers, groups like the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and other partners in the biomedical ecosystem, build on the knowledge of their predecessors, their peers and clinical practice.
Leveraging new scientific approaches and better understanding of the molecular and genetic characteristics of complex cancers, our scientists are working on new combination therapies, personalized or targeted therapeutics, treatments that could be less toxic or easier to deliver. Cancer, including blood cancers, is a complex, life-threatening cluster of diseases, and the clinical development process for oncology therapeutics is incredibly complicated. Although potential first-in-class treatments are particularly exciting, progress is not typically driven by individual developments, but more commonly is the result of a series of improved treatments over time.
I encourage you all to check out the report and accompanying overview. I also invite you to join PhRMA for a related panel discussion on Monday, April 29 that will be webcast on PhRMA.org.
Featuring Dr. Rick Winneker, Senior Vice President, Research, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Dr. Joe Camardo, Senior Vice President, Global Medical Affairs, Celgene, a blood cancer survivor, and our own Salvo Alesci, Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, PhRMA, the panel will explore the exciting promise of medicines in the pipeline for blood cancers, the incremental nature of cancer research and its role in improving patient health, barriers to future progress, and the importance of constructive partnerships to continued innovation.
We encourage all Catalyst readers to join us for the webcast Monday, April 29 at 1pm EDT.