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July 12, 2011
Summer Road Tour 2011 – Welcome To …
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My colleagues are making steady progress as they set out on the Best Places to Work 2011 Summer Road Tour. Here are a few pics from the first leg of the tour!
Andy and Melinda give the thumbs-up as they arrive in Delaware.
Joey and Andy in Maryland.
Melinda enjoying something caramel-y.
July 14, 2010
Photos From The ASI Show Chicago
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During Day 1 of exhibits at The ASI Show Chicago, ASI Radio celebrated its 2nd anniversary … and the cameras were there. Enjoy the pics!
February 25, 2010
Photos From the ASI Show San Diego
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While we here in the Philly area suffer through Snowmageddon Part III, my pal Joan Chaykin is basking in the lovely California weather at the ASI Show San Diego. She also brought along a camera to further rub in just how nice it is out there on the Left Coast.
Joan, this ain't helpin' us!
Anyway, enjoy the pics …
Gotta be California …
Two clowns and a red snapper fish head. Nice.
Ahhh, California sunsets.
Giant statue of the sailor and nurse in that famous kiss pose.
Melinda and Kathy on the entrance to the Gaslight District.
Group shot posing with Andy. Strangely, we all think it looks like we're visiting Andy (one of the youngsters) in the old-age home "Wave hi to the camera Andy!"
USS San Diego.
USS Midway.
Anchors aweigh!
Statue of Bob Hope entertaining the troops.
Southern California!
CJ and Matt.
Gaslamp Quarter.
February 11, 2010
Filed under: General
Philly and the surrounding suburbs are currently experiencing Snowmageddon 2010 (definition: 20+ inches of snow followed by 20+ more inches of snow 4 days later), and we had a rare day off yesterday. So I threw the gauntlet down to the folks in Editorial and asked them to send me their best snow pics. I'm proud to say they didn't disappoint …
May 12, 2009
Photos: ASI Radio's 50th Show
Filed under: asi radio show
Confetti, cake, champagne, CEO … with all these c's, there must be something to celebrate, right?
Indeed! ASI Radio celebrated its 50th show this morning with tremendous fanfare. And they just happened to invite yours truly. And I had a camera. 'Nuf said. Enjoy!
— wingCAM
November 14, 2008
Power Pics
Filed under: ASI Power Summit 2008
The ASI Power Summit 2008 is over and the photo gallery is now (finally!) complete with the addition of the Power 50 and Dinner pics from Monday night. Click here for all images. Enjoy! –vnd


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This book is an excellent statement of our current knowledge of melanoma, not only of the skin but the uveal tract as well. Melanoma is, next to lung cancer, the most proliferating carcinoma to afflict humans, so that this text comes at a propitious moment. It has excellent scope and clarity. The authors and contributors are not equivocal in their opinions. As a result, we are treated to an optimistic and didactic approach to the subject ("Using our present knowledge of primary melanoma and presently available forms of therapy, we should reduce the mortality rate of melanoma to less than 10 percent.")
The book starts with an overview of the melanin pigmentary system in man and goes on to discuss the usual lesional clinical progression, pathology, and epidemiology. In this first section, of particular interest is the classification of the different melanomas, including the acral lentiginous variety, the hereditary variant
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Wheeler's fiscal year runs from June 1 to May 31, and Wheeler's finances are audited annually by the accounting firm of Blue & Co., LLC. As a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Wheeler's financial practices must fall within the strict guidelines of the ECFA.
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Around 11:30am on July the 12th myself and my wife were driving on 77N (around Grant Ave.) headed towards downtown Cleveland when I glanced towards the sky and saw a thick disc like object flying NW to W. It was a white/grey color with the right last quarter of it being bright red. There didn't appear to be any lights emitting from it. I turned to my wife and asked what the object looked like to her. She said possibly a blimp. In my opinion it was way too flat and moving to fast to be a blimp. The object could have been flying over Newburg Heights, Tremont, or Ohio City. It looked very large from the distance I saw it from which was at least 1 mile away. I saw it for a solid 10 seconds before trees on the southbound side of 77 blocked my view.
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Nesta blasts UK schools for "wasted" technology investments
New report by education and skills charity claims schools are spending £450 million a year on technology without assessing the impact it will have on students.
UK schools are wasting millions of pounds a year on technology that is not used, claims a damning report from education and skills charity Nesta.
According to the organisation's Decoding Learning report, UK schools are spending £450 million a year on technology – including tablets, whiteboards and other gadgets – with little or no evidence that they will have a positive impact on the way children learn.
"The education sector has invested heavily in digital technology, but this investment has not resulted in radical improvements to learning experiences and educational attainment," the report states.
The emphasis is too often on shiny hardware, rather than how it's used.
One of the reasons for this, Nesta claims, is because technology is often introduced without changes being made to the way teachers and schools work first.
Therefore, the charity is urging schools to tailor their technology investments better to the way children learn.
Geoff Mulgan, chief executive of Nesta, said the problem is technology is often used to support existing teaching practices, rather than encourage the development of new ones.
"There is incredible potential for digital technology in and beyond the classroom, but it is vital to rethink how learning is organised if we're to reap the rewards," he said.
"The danger is that the technology of the 21st century is being applied using teaching methods of the 20th.
"The emphasis is too often on shiny hardware, rather than how it's used," he added.
The report also sheds some light on several technology areas it claims could have a positive impact on student learning.
These include the introduction of new social media tools that allow students to collaborate on work projects, as well as mobile working facilities that make it easier for teaching to happen outside of the classroom.
"There is a considerable incentive for the industry to design such tools, but such new technologies needs to shift focus towards the variety of possible uses based on research and practice," the report advised.
The report also calls on schools to make better use of the IT they already have, rather than keep investing in the latest and greatest new tech.
"Initiatives to equip every child with a mobile, laptop or tablet serve a purpose, [but] we must also consider how the existing resources at our disposal can be used more creatively, and effectively," the report states.
"We need to change the mindset amongst teachers and learners: from a 'plug and play' approach where digital tools are used, often in isolation, for a single learning activity; to one of 'think and link' where those tools are used in conjunction with other resources for a variety of learning activities,"
Andrew Mulholland, business solutions manager at networking vendor D-Link UK and Ireland, backed the report's findings, but stressed technology has an important part to play in the education market.
"It can be very easy for schools to be 'sold' on the latest gadgets only to find months down the line they aren't being used properly or worse still not at all," he said.
"It [is all well and good] for schools to invest in the latest iPads and applications, but unless there are the skills and the network infrastructure to support them, there is a danger they will just become glorified toys."


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Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-02; Compliance With Order EA-12-050, Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents
Japan Lessons Learned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance; Issuance.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is issuing the Final Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance (JLD-ISG), JLD-ISG-2012-02, "Compliance with Order EA-12-050, Order Modifying Licenses With Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12229A475). This JLD-ISG provides guidance and clarification to assist nuclear power reactors applicants and licensees with the identification of measures needed to comply with requirements to mitigate challenges to key safety functions. These requirements are contained in Order EA-12-050, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents" (ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A696).
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JLD-ISG-2012-02 is being issued to describe methods acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with Order EA-12-050, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents (Effective Immediately)" (Order EA-12-050), issued March 12, 2012. The ISG is not a substitute for the requirements in Order EA-12-050, and compliance with this ISG not required.
The NRC issued Order EA-12-050 following the NRC staff's evaluation of the earthquake and tsunami, and resulting nuclear accident, at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in March 2011. Order EA-12-050 requires licensees to implement requirements relating to reliable hardened venting systems at boiler water reactor (BWR) facilities with Mark I and Mark II containment designs. Order EA-12-050 also specified that the NRC staff would issue final interim staff guidance in August 2012 to provide additional information on acceptable approaches for complying with the Order.
Numerous public meetings were held to receive stakeholder input on the proposed requirements for reliable hardened vents prior to issuance of Order EA-12-050. Following issuance of the Order, additional public meetings were held with representatives from the BWR Owners' Group and public stakeholders to discuss development of the guidance for compliance with Order EA-12-050. On June 7, 2012 (77 FR 33777), the NRC requested public comments on draft JLD-ISG-12-02. The staff received comments from five commenters which were considered in the development of the final JLD-ISG-12-02. The questions, comments and staff resolutions of those comments are contained in "NRC Responses to Public Comments, Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance, JLD-ISG-2012-02: Compliance with Order EA-12-050, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents," which can be found in ADAMS as Accession No. ML122229A477.
Backfitting and Issue Finality
This ISG does not constitute backfitting as defined in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in Part 52, "Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants," of 10 CFR. This ISG provides guidance on an acceptable method for implementing the requirements contained in Order EA-12-050, which was issued as ensuring adequate protection under the provisions of the backfit rule. Applicants and licensees may voluntarily use the guidance in JLD-ISG-2012-02 to demonstrate compliance with Order EA-12-050. Methods or solutions that differ from those described in this ISG may be deemed acceptable if they provide sufficient basis and information for the NRC staff to verify that the proposed alternative demonstrates compliance with Order EA-12-050.
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This interim staff guidance is a rule as designated in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). OMB has found that this is not a major rule in accordance with the Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of August 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John D. Monninger,
Associate Director, Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are satisfied with being on the 'B Team'
Will Ferrell knows there is strength in numbers, so it's not surprising he's recruiting Mark Wahlberg to star in his first ture comedy in the upcoming "B Team."
Currently a "ready to go" project with several studios bidding on it, "B Team" will be directed by longtime Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay ("Step Brothers"). Variety reports the comedy was written by Chris Henchy who co-wrote Ferre ll's upcoming "Land of the Lost" and is a co-executive producer of "Entourage" on which Wahlberg is executive producer.
Ferrell is currently burning the Broadway box office in his one man show "You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush." HBO will broadcast a taped version of the limited engagement performance on March 14.
Hardly a natural comedian, Wahlberg has arguably never made a comedy film in his career and considering his everyday demeanor, it's easy to see why. His next release is the highly anticipated drama "The Lovely Bones" from director Peter Jackson.
While not stated in the report, it seems clear "B Team" is not a riff on the 80's TV series "The A-Team" which 20th Century Fox is in the middle of rebooting for the big screen.
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This is a discussion on [Fwd: Re: Need Opinions on 3945ABG Wireless Card] - FreeBSD ; Thanks, in the meantime, it seems prudent to pick up ath card/Thinkpad 802.11a/b/g mini-pci (for those interested, part # 40Y7026). The T60 does had 2 slots; one for either the 3945 or 11abg wireless card and a second slot that ...
Thanks, in the meantime, it seems prudent to pick up ath card/Thinkpad
802.11a/b/g mini-pci (for those interested, part # 40Y7026).
The T60 does had 2 slots; one for either the 3945 or 11abg wireless card
and a second slot that will either be empty or have the Verizon Wireless
WAN card (which I understand has no FreeBSD support, but I don't care).
Did some more research today, and it seems like an ath card is the way
to go, 3945 support or no; these are also discussed on
formus.thinkpads.com (http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=25430),
and another compelling argument is some benchmarking between the two.
While not scientific or definitive, some anecdotal evidence that the
atheros works better in a weak signal environment than the Intel cards,
and also runs cooler than the Intel cards.
Just thought I would share that; something to think about.
The only additional bit that I have to offer is that it is no longer as
easy to install mini-pci cards (or RAM for that matter) then it was on
the earlier thinkpads. Before you could just flip the laptop over,
remove a screw, and access the slot. Now you have to remove 5 screws
from the belly, remove the battery, flip it over, carefully remove the
palm rest w/ the touchpad just to install extra RAM, then additionally
lift up the keyboard (which isn't that big a deal if you get the first
step of removing the palm rest). It's not terribly difficult, but it
isn't so easy to re-attach the palm rest when you're finished. I think I
might have botched the cheap plastic tabs that hold the bezel in place,
and now there some noticeable give at the seams. I have unlimited
accidental repair warranty, so I might send it back to set things
straight once things settle down.
But when I buy the other Thinkpads, I think I am going to pay a few $
extra to have the reseller install the extra ram and swap the wireless
Oh, that's another thing -- if you customize your own Thinkpad on
Lenovo's site, you can choose the atheros card as an alternate right
there. But if you buy from a reseller, you get what you get, whatever
model flavors they have. And they don't always have the tech staff to
know what exact card is in there. If you know exact T60 model number
you're looking at buying, I would check w/ IBM/Lenovo tech support to
find out. I already blew away WinXP, so I had remove the bezel and
keyboard just to verify that I did, in fact, have a 3945.
Sorry for the long-winded post, but hopefully this will same some folks
some time trying to figure this stuff out like I had to.
> 3945 support is on my todo list unless someone else picks it up. No
> ETA. If you want a card that works now then you might swap in an ath
> card. Can't recall if a t60 has a cardbus slot--if it does you could
> just get something cardbus-based until there is 3945 support.
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[patch] The tests for date-based generic views fail in november
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In tests/regressiontests/views/tests/generic/date_based.py, line 103:
There is a typo in the prev_month calculation: if the current month is November, then it gets back to the previous year, which should happen in January and not in November.
This behavior makes the test suite fail in November. See the attached trivial patch.
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Changed 7 years ago by brutasse
Patch against trunk, rev11696
comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by kmtracey
- Needs documentation unset
- Needs tests unset
- Patch needs improvement unset
- Triage Stage changed from Unreviewed to Accepted
Hah. That's been there since April.
comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by kmtracey
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:3 Changed 7 years ago by kmtracey
comment:4 Changed 7 years ago by sztamas
I've just got this bug myself while running the Django tests, but checked if it's fixed before I raised a bug and found out that it was :)
I don't think that test is very well written.
You should have tests at the boundaries of years with the setUp and assertions values hard-coded (ex. 2004/01/01, 2003/12/01).
I don't see what the value is in a setUp value that changes and then you have to calculate your assertions based on that.
IMHO, it would be better to be able to have fixed the inputs and therefore fixed expectations that you can consistently run without being affected by external factors (like system time).


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Atlantic Tiltload Partners With Petty for Legends Races
Management at Petty International Raceway are pleased to announce Atlantic Tiltload has joined its corporate family as sponsor of two Maritime League of Legends events. The Legends races will be run at Petty June 1 and August 24 on what are expected to be two of the biggest shows at the facility this year, both in conjunction with Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour events.
"We're pleased to welcome Darrin (Butcher) and his Atlantic Tiltload team," said Craig McFetridge, co-owner of Petty International Raceway. "It is great to see a long-time motorsports sponsor like them expand their support to New Brunswick."
Darrin Butcher, owner of Atlantic Tiltload, says Petty is a perfect fit for his business, and his family.
"We've got an office in Saint John now and we do a lot of business in New Brunswick," said Butcher, "so we see this partnership as an opportunity to involve our customers in a sport we've come to love as a family, and to help the track and the Legends division."
Butcher, who has sponsored maritime motorsports in one forum or another for more than 15 years, has strong ties to the Legends division with his eldest son Cole seeking to defend his 2012 series championship, and his youngest son Jarrett, a 2012 Bandolero Cars champion, joining the division this year as a rookie.
"It's a great sport we enjoy as a family," said Butcher. "Our Atlantic Tiltload employees enjoy it just as much, as do many of our customers. This new partnership is a win-win situation."
To learn more about Atlantic Tiltload please visit www.atlantictiltload.com.
Petty International Raceway is located on Highway 106, just 40 km west of Moncton, New Brunswick. To learn more about Petty International Raceway, its location, admission, policies, history, and more, please visit www.pettyraceway.com or call the event hotline at 506.372.8080. To receive current updates please follow us on Twitter (@pettyraceway_nb).


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Here at Family Circle Farms & Farm Animals Rescue we use only RE-Sorb on all our new Calves that are given to use to save. Using this product as the directions tell us, we have about a 80% recovery rate from Scours. Early treatment is always the best outcome. We live in the State of Maine and winter comes every year, along with the Scours. On a good winter I will have worked on about 50 young and new born Calves. Some day I'm hoping to have a 100% winter , before I retire. Thank You for taking the time out of your day or night to read this, and please believe me this is no bull. Mike Daniels in Norridgewock, Maine 04957
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Sergey Rosanov(23 June 1870 — 31 August 1937)
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Ed is such a dirty little slu bag; he tries to hook up with every girl in sight
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2. A person who is both a slut and a douchebag.
Damn, that Julian is such a slubag, he just bought Chasen a year's supply of condoms.
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a woman who dresses, acts, and is a slut; easily penetrated
Alex put her up against the wall and banged that dirty little slu bag
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A hoe that will do anything to get attention from somebody elses man or
1.This suley was all up on my man like i wasnt even there!
2.That slu-bag wasnt even thinkin!
2.That slu-bag wasnt even thinkin!
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -Teenage forward Raheem Sterling scored his first Liverpool goal to secure a 1-0 win over Reading and to give manager Brendan Rodgers his maiden home league victory against his former club.
Sterling, at 17 years and 317 days old, became the club's second-youngest Premier League scorer behind Michael Owen.
Liverpool created enough chances to score several more, dominating the first half completely but again struggling to convert its opportunities into goals.
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Understanding Patient Perspective Critical in Benefit-Risk Assessment
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Illustrates Potential Utility of Innovative Benefit-Risk Assessments in Regulatory Review
01.06.14 | By Kristin Van Goor
The assessment of the benefit-risk balance of a medicine is a key component of the drug development and regulatory review process. This assessment is also an important determination that each patient and doctor must make when choosing a treatment strategy. Often, the elements considered to be most pivotal to this assessment differ depending on whether you are the patient, physician, regulatory or manufacturer.
As the following guest blogpost by Holly Peay, Vice President of Education and Outreach for Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, and Timothy Franson, Principal at FaegreBD Consulting, explains, the understanding of the severity of the disease and the patients' risk tolerance is an important component of the benefit-risk assessment process, particularly when evaluating new medicines to treat rare diseases, such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, for which there are no or few treatment options. Holly and Tim elaborated on these ideas in a white paper they recently co-authored entitled, Benefit-Risk Assessments in Rare Disorders: The Case for Therapeutic Development in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy as the Prototype for New Approaches.
We are committed to working with the FDA, patient organizations, and all stakeholders on exploring new approaches to understanding and incorporating the patients' perspectives into the drug development and regulatory review processes to advance the development of medicines to meet currently unmet patient needs.
Benefit-risk (b-r) assessments are the "bottom line" for regulatory product approvals, and an important consideration when prescribers and patients select treatments. Regulators perform b-r assessments to size up that balance from a population perspective.
In contrast, patients, caregivers, and healthcare practitioners approach the same issue through the lens of the affected individual. These stakeholders may use different sources to inform deliberations about b-r tradeoffs, may define and prioritize benefits and risks differently, and may differ on the strength of evidence required to make a decision.
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) and other rare disease communities hope to see treatment preferences and risk tolerance of patients and families play a much larger role in FDA's deliberative processes. This is especially important for progressive diseases that currently have limited treatment options. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Duchenne), a rare progressive muscle disease diagnosed in childhood, presents a prototype for new approaches in rare disease treatment advances, in both spirit and concept.
The FDA's b-r evaluation processes are usually well described for common diseases, but rare disorders require unique considerations. For example, risk assessments for new drugs to treat common diseases can be compared to well-described natural history of the disease, and previous studies in large populations. However, many rare diseases lack extensive natural history studies to profile their disease progression and there may be considerable variations in disease course across patients. These difficulties faced by rare disorder clinical trials must be framed against a backdrop of a progressive, fatal disorder. The challenges of lack of precedents, uncertain natural history, and few potential trial participants confront sponsors and regulators; but most importantly, these challenges frustrate families, who are watching their children decline. In public forums, many parents ask for a faster development and approval process, with more regulatory tolerance for uncertainty and risk.
However, regulators and reviewers should rightly question how well anecdotal reports from patient advocates reflect the perceptions of the broader patient/parent community. To better frame evolving b-r assessments, innovative approaches are required to capture the range of treatment benefits valued by patients, as well as their tolerance for risk factors.
PPMD recently completed a survey of 119 Duchenne caregivers which provides new information about b-r. As one example, stopping or slowing muscle weakness were highly valued treatment attributes, even absent survival benefits, and participants were willing to accept increased risks for such benefit tradeoffs. These findings are relevant to how regulators assess b-r in integrated fashion. The data are consistent with FDA's patient focused drug development program, and therefore could impact how study design, endpoint factors and other key considerations are assessed.
Duchenne illustrates the potential utility of innovative b-r assessments in amending regulatory frameworks, especially when based on sound data. PPMD's Duchenne benefit/risk study can be used as a model for rare disorder b-r pursuits, and could also translate into use for individual b-r deliberations in practice settings. In the case of Duchenne, with few options for intervention, caregivers and patients often feel powerless to change the outcome of the disease. Participating in data-gathering activities allows them to contribute to the process and empowers the patient voice.
The voice of the patient took center stage at PPMD's recent Duchenne Policy Forum. In attendance were patients, caregivers, industry, clinicians and 18 members of the FDA. The Agency was there to listen and address topics such as unmet medical need, natural history, surrogate markers, and benefit risk assessments in Duchenne. The goal of the meeting was to begin the development of draft guidance on Duchenne to reflect the combined experience and wisdom of the Duchenne community. PPMD is committed to leading a community-wide effort to develop guidance by mid-2014 to inform and accelerate the agency's review of Duchenne candidate therapies.
New approaches are required to expedite the development of treatments for diseases like Duchenne, which have no approved treatments and both figuratively and literally threaten "life and limb". Patient organizations can play a vital role in gathering such information, to assure that patient perspectives are fully integrated in regulator b-r decision-making. Benefit vs. risk translates to life or death in drug development outcomes.
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Burning down the green bridge that gives insect pests a path to move from winter hosts to cotton plants may reduce in-season insecticide sprayings significantly and could protect seedling cotton from early damage, says an Arkansas State University Extension entomologist.
Scott Stewart told a group of cotton consultants during the recent Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans that timing preplant burndown weed control is critical to minimize early season insect problems.
"Controlling weeds in areas around the field and along ditch banks is also critical," he said during the annual Cotton Consultant's Conference segment of the Beltwide. "Such pests as the tarnished plant bug have a huge host range," Stewart said. "Hosts include henbit and just about every cotton field has henbit. Spider mites also like henbit and that weed can be a part of the green bridge."
Stewart said the green bridge is vegetation that harbors insect pests that move into cotton.
"We've seen a lot of changes in cotton insect control over the past few years," he said. "Bt cotton, the boll weevil eradication program and crop rotation have changed the way we manage pests." He said rotation to other crops, such as corn, may provide alternative hosts for sucking bugs and other insect pests.
No-till and reduced-till systems also affect pest survival. "A lot of areas have to use reduced-till to improve conservation, improve production and boost the bottom line, but farmers need to be aware of the effect on insects."
He said some pests thrive in reduced-till systems. Cutworms, slugs, false chinch bugs and aphids, among others, may find favorable conditions in reduced-till fields. "A good burndown herbicide helps remove the green bridge that allows cutworms to move from one host to another," he said.
Slug problems "may be exclusive to no-till. False chinch bugs can also cause problems. Late weed control is a factor" in pest survival.
Stewart said thrips numbers may be reduced in no-till systems because of the cooler soil temperatures. But under the right conditions he said farmers can "get a double whammy with thrips and diseases."
He said aphids can be more numerous in no-till situations, along with fire ants. Plant bugs and spider mites also may be present in higher numbers in no-till or reduced-till systems.
Stewart said control measures in the Mid-South may include "area-wide plant bug management. If we treat ditch banks early enough, along with in-field burndown applications, we can reduce in-season plant bug treatments. This approach will not fit all farms, especially those with small fields scattered over several miles." Concentrations of CRP acreage also make this approach more difficult.
He said the economic effect of a timely burndown herbicide application may include one or two fewer in-season plant bug treatments. "Farmers could save almost $6 per acre. We're trying to make growers aware of the need for timely burndown herbicide applications."
He said controlling all broadleaf weeds at least 21 days before planting is the goal. "To do that, we need to apply a burndown herbicide four to six weeks earlier. Also, pests are mobile so we have to do outside-the-field management and be aware of pest movements.
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New York, December 5th (TradersHuddle.com) - Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) closed the trading day at $61.99, near its 50 day and 200 day moving averages set at $62.97 and $60.09 respectively. Target's price action placed the stock above the 200 day moving average but below its 50 day moving average, a setup that signals a possible break out.
Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) operates general merchandise discount stores in the United States. The Minneapolis, Minnesota company operates general merchandise and food discount stores and a fully integrated online business.
Target seems to be setting up for a tight range between the 200 day moving average as support and the 50 day moving average serving as resistance.
A tiered approach, appears to be the best strategy to maximize possible movements in the stock, as traders could establish a small position in Target and wait for the stock to break out above its 50 day moving average at $62.97. Then they could add to the position as momentum builds with the breakout. On the flip side, if support being referenced at the 200 day moving average set at $60.09 breaks, it could signal further downside pressure for Target.
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No longer includes antiphishing. At maximum sensitivity, behavioral detection flags both good and bad programs.
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ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2016 does everything a firewall should, and now comes free of toolbar baggage. And online backup and credit monitoring make it an even more interesting choice.
It's true that Windows comes with a built-in firewall, one that's especially effective in the latest OS versions. But there's definitely still room for competition, especially when the competing firewall is free. The 2016 edition of Check Point's ZoneAlarm Free Firewall isn't much different from its predecessor, but still offers a few welcome changes.
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The product's main window hasn't changed. Three big panels represent Antivirus, Firewall, and Identity & Data. The Antivirus panel is grayed out, with the message "Antivirus is available, but not installed." The assumption here is that you're using ZoneAlarm alongside your favorite antivirus product, perhaps Panda Free Antivirus (2016). If you don't already have antivirus protection, clicking a button will install it, transforming your installation into ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall 2016, which I'll review separately.
In reviewing last year's ZoneAlarm, I noted that the installer required you to change your search provider and home page, changes that brought a certain amount of income to ZoneAlarm developer Check Point. This year's edition eliminates that requirement and also removes the licensed toolbar, a change that many will find welcome. Phishing protection is gone, as it was part of the toolbar, but antiphishing is not a typical feature for a firewall.
As one of the very first personal firewall products, ZoneAlarm has had years to evolve and mature. It handles the task of putting all your system's ports in stealth mode with ease, thereby making them invisible from the outside. Since Windows Firewall can manage that feat, any third-party firewall that can't is suspect. Note, though, that the designers behind the firewall in Kaspersky Internet Security (2016) actively chose to skip stealthing ports, focusing instead on detecting and blocking network-based attacks.
As for network attacks trying to exploit system vulnerabilities, well, that's one area the free ZoneAlarm doesn't attempt to detect. That level of intrusion prevention isn't typically found in free products. In testing Kaspersky's firewall detected many exploit attacks, and Symantec Norton Security identified and actively blocked all of them.
ZoneAlarm's application control configures network and Internet permissions for all programs that attempt a connection. By default, it screens programs at the medium level, meaning it attempts a balance between good security and fewer popup alerts. It also uses Check Point's immense DefenseNet database to automatically configure permissions for a vast number of known good programs.
I found that at the Medium level, my hand-written browser was detected, but it automatically received permission to make outbound connections. When I cranked it up to maximum, it detected the access attempt and asked me whether to allow it. Given the huge number of known programs this firewall handles automatically, I'd suggest you use the maximum sensitivity level and pay attention to any popups.
Of course, the firewall can only control network access attempts that it detects. Leak test programs exercise sneaky techniques that malware sometimes uses, trying to manipulate or masquerade as a trusted program. ZoneAlarm detected most of the leak tests I tried, even actively identifying one as a malicious program.
As for standing firm against direct attack by malware, ZoneAlarm was one of the first to actively resist such attacks. I couldn't find any way that a malware coder could disable the firewall's protection. One trick that often works involves disabling startup of the firewall's essential services. With ZoneAlarm, I just got "Access Denied." With Comodo Firewall 8, I seemed to succeed, but on restart the firewall reported the problem and offered to fix it.
When I cranked the program control sensitivity to maximum, I noticed that in addition to network access warnings, I also got warnings about various suspicious behaviors. These come from the behavior-based OSFirewall feature.
At the default medium sensitivity level, I didn't get any warnings when I installed my usual collection of 20 PCMag utilities. After I raised sensitivity to maximum, every single utility triggered at least one warning, most during the installation process. It reported the common behavior of creating and launching a temporary copy of the installer as "trying to…gain access to privileges resources." Many of the utilities got zinged for "trying to communicate with [Windows Explorer] by opening its process."
Naturally if I clicked Deny for any of these, the installation failed, or the program didn't run correctly. I still maintain that the maximum sensitivity level is best, but you might want to turn it down while you're actively installing new programs. It's worth noting that Comodo's behavior-blocking feature generated even more popups, in some cases dozens for a single program.
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Your ZoneAlarm installation comes with a free 5GB of online backup, powered by ZoneAlarm partner IDrive. IDrive's premium edition (which costs $59.50 per year) offers a terabyte of storage, and is a PCMag Editors' Choice winner for online backup.
When you initially click the link to activate Online Backup, it takes you to a page that explains the feature and lets you install the separate backup application. As noted, you get 5GB for free, the same as you could get by going directly to IDrive. If you need more than 5GB, you can upgrade to the terabyte plan I mentioned. Panda Internet Security 2016 offers 2GB of Mozy-powered backup, but Panda users do get a 15 percent discount on paid plans. My ZoneAlarm contacts say that they, too, offer discounts as an occasional promotion.
As part of activating the backup system, you'll create an online account. Enter your name, email address, and a password, and you're good to go. Next, you must choose whether to let IDrive use a default encryption key, or specify your own private key. If you choose the latter, you absolutely must remember that key, as nobody can recover your files without it. On the plus side, even if a judge insists, IDrive can't turn over your files.
The backup utility doesn't waste any time. Immediately after the installation finishes, it start backing up files from important folders: Desktop, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Documents. You can easily tweak the backup set to add other folders and files.
The backup tool optionally lets you maintain a copy of your backed-up files on a local drive, or on a server. You can choose a full disk image backup, though that's not likely to fit in the free 5GB of storage. From any Internet-equipped computer, you can log in to your account to view and manage your backed-up files. There's even a photo viewer. Mobile support and Social Data backup are among the many other features this impressive backup tool offers.
Identity Protection
ZoneAlarm's identity protection consists of two parts. The Identity Protection Service monitors your credit and warns of changes, and Identity Lock protects against unauthorized transmission of user-defined personal data from your system.
The monitoring service is provided by ZoneAlarm partner Identity Guard. Specifically, you get one year of what they call Good Start protection. Once you enter your personal details, the service checks every day for new credit bureau inquiries, and alerts you via email of any changes to your credit file. If you're confused by an alert or have any other questions, unlimited toll-free support is available. Note that while the service is free, you do have to provide a credit card as part of the verification process.
Identity Lock comes disabled, because it can't do anything until you enter the personal data you want protected. You can choose from well over a dozen categories, among them phone numbers, credit cards, and address info. For each item, you enter a descriptive name, along with the data to be protected. By default, ZoneAlarm uses one-way encryption to store the data, so even if someone got access to the program they couldn't read your private data.
At the medium protection level, ZoneAlarm alerts you when it detects private data about to leave your PC via email or the Web. If you choose to deny transmission, it replaces your data with asterisks. Crank it up to high and it replaces the data without asking. Do note that Identity Lock can't filter secure (HTTPS) connections.
The Few, the Proud
There isn't a big market for standalone personal firewall utilities these days. With the growing power of Windows's built-in firewall, many have fallen by the wayside. It's certainly a tough market for any product that isn't free.
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2016 and Comodo Firewall 8 are our Editors' Choice winners in for Windows firewalls. Comodo adds a boatload of bonus features, including a sometimes-problematic behavior blocker. ZoneAlarm sticks closer to the necessary features of a firewall, though it has its own bonuses. If you want a separate personal firewall, rather than one integrated into a security suite, either one is well worth a try.


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VAIL VALLEY - The days of walking down the aisles of a movie rental store are over - at least in Colorado's Vail Valley
The last-standing video store in the county, Box Office Video in Avon, has shut its doors. The sign in the window says the store lost its lease.
The practice of renting movies is practically an American pastime, but the Internet has changed how we rent movies in such a way that it has hurt the old-fashioned rental store business.
Blockbuster Video, a national movie-rental chain, has tried to catch up with the trend by offering mail delivery via the Internet, and even has a side-by-side comparison on its Web site to show how Blockbuster's prices stack up to Netflix, the most popular mail delivery movie rental companies in the United States.
The reason people would rather browse online than get dressed, drive to the rental store and browse the aisles is simple - it's more convenient.
"I get all my movies on Netflix," said Jay Lansing, a manager at the Riverwalk movie theater in Edwards. "(Movie rental stores) are getting phased out - nobody walks into stores anymore."
Lansing, 32, is old enough to remember the days where walking into rental stores was the only option for renting movies, but he said he doesn't miss it at all. The online stores have a much larger selection and the movies are rented and returned quickly, he said.
"You visually see everything as you would in a movie store," Lansing said. "And it's pretty affordable. I think there's more to (renting movies) than looking at (the descriptions on the) boxes."
Online, Lansing can read other user's reviews of certain movies. He can also see movie ratings and judge movies based on how many starts other users have given them. Movie rental Web sites also remember a user's preferences for particular movies and store that information so the site can recommend movies that users would also probably enjoy.
"I don't really know anyone who goes to a video store anymore," Lansing said.
For those up to date with the very latest in technology, like Chris Mihalick, 26, who also manages the Riverwalk movie theater in Edwards, there are even more options for getting movies.
Mihalick just bought an Apple TV, which holds up to 200 movies on it, as well as photos and music. He can hook it up to his TV wirelessly, and it automatically connects to the Internet so he can browse millions of movies. The cost to rent the movies for a 24-hour period is either $2.99 or $3.99.
"I used to spend tons of money on late fees at the video store," Mihalick said. "Now all of a sudden you have a movie right there for you."
Mihalick said he doesn't miss walking around a movie rental store because it always meant he'd be paying late fees. Most of the online rentals don't have late fees, he said, which gives them yet another advantage over the walk-in stores.
The only options left for renting movies in the valley are those vending machines, such as the Red Box, at area supermarkets, convenience stores and other shops.
"It's so much easier on the Internet," Mihalick said. "Once you get it figured out, then boom, you have the movies right there - and you don't get a late fee."
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Are you one of those people who don't quite trust your overstuffed luggage to stay shut on a flight, and sheepishly resort to having it wrapped in plastic to set your mind at ease? Well, Samsonite recently took advantage of people's need to wrap their luggage by offering the service free of charge at the airport, with travellers having to sport a sticker saying "I wish I had a Samsonite" on their luggage in return.
In just one day in April at Palma airport, the cheeky stunt had sent people to over 120 destinations around the world carrying the message that they had little faith in their luggage. By taking advantage of a service which travellers are all too happy to pay for and offering it for free, Samsonite played on the fact that people don't completely trust their luggage to hold up during a flight to spread the word about the toughness of their own product, quickly and cheaply.
Instead of using tried and tested strength tests to demonstrate the toughness of their product, they instead effectively turned customers of competitor's brands into walking billboards for Samsonite. The stunt gets people thinking actively about the values of Samsonite in one of the few places luggage is on the mind – in an airport – and helps it to stand apart from the category.
This stunt is an attention-grabbing example of boldly calling out the competition through advertising, with Samsonite so confident in their message that they plastered their brands over competitors' products. But is the potential cut-through and headlines promised by this boldness always worth the risk to the perception of the brand?
Take for example Dominoes, who decided to invade Subway's turf with its campaign for oven-baked sandwiches in 2009. The campaign featured images of their suspiciously subway-esque sandwiches, with the claim that a blind taste test conducted nationally had seen Dominoes' sandwiches beat Subway's 2 to 1. Subway were understandably livid, but Dominoes bold attack on Subway looked to have gone too far when Subway got their lawyers involved and sent them a cease and desist letter. Taking on your competitors as brazenly as this runs the risk of riling them to legal action which, if successful, can result in campaigns being pulled, media budgets effectively wasted and consumers none the wiser about who's service was actually superior.
On the other hand, Samsung's 'The Next Big Thing is here' campaign took on their rivals Apple directly with no real backlash, as Apple chose not to retaliate. The ads mocked iPhone fans queuing, with 'only 9 hours left', for the latest Apple smartphone as they enviously asked Samsung users about their smartphone. These ads cleverly showcased the features of the Samsung which set them apart from their rivals while also positioning them as the less obvious but more impressive option for people looking to have the best smartphone in the market.
Clearly, targeting your competitors directly to convince consumers of the superiority of your product or service is not without risks. It can land a brand in legal hot water and do no favours for how they are perceived by consumers, as they can be left confused by the aggressive tactics rather than convinced. When brands get it right though, generally with a bit of cheek and boldness, it can establish the brand front of mind, and maybe even convince people theirs really was a Samsonite.
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I'll come right out and say it: I'm starting to like Deontay Wilder's chances at being the next American Heavyweight Champ. I know his chin hasn't really been tested (during a televised fight at least), but this guy Nic Firtha was bringing it for awhile. I thought Wilder remained calm, even after eating a surprising jab to start the fight. Wilder also seemed to increase his offense, knowing that by jabbing Firtha safely from range would eventually aggravate the big guy into charging into something. When Firtha stopped trying to charge in and tried to come up with a plan "B," Wilder sprang on him and lowered that awesome right hand. I think he can take Wlad out with a single shot, Dougie. Of course, a jab from Wlad could also disconnect Wilder from his senses as well.
Peter Quillin got lucky. Rosado was bringing the fight to him and looked to seriously have a mental edge after he wobbled "Kid Chocolate" earlier. I'm sorry, but GGG would wear Quillin down and finish him. Rosado is no joke, and aside from his scar tissue letting him down, he has no give whatsoever and shows true guts.
What needs to be said about B-hops at this point? Well, a few things to the casual observer or newly acquired Bernard Hopkins supporter. Hopkins is indeed a great fighter who is flirting with Archie Moore status as an all-time great at such an age. An array of boxing lessons were on display for any fighter of any caliber to learn from. Hopkins started out leaning and rolling away from shots, then countering Murat. Not grabbing or hugging. It was actually Murat who chose to get dirty and headlock or rabbit punch the "old man" while on the inside. Well, that's right up old Popkins alley, isn't it? If one is supposed to punch a boxer or box a puncher, surely the rule of thumb is never to engage Bernard Hopkins in a foul-fest while trying to make things look legal. Battering Murat's left side repeatedly while in close minimized the headlock issue. Charging in with a classic one-two-three Hopkins combo (read: lead right, crown of the head and sweeping left to cap it off) was the answer for the rabbit punches. By mid rounds, Murat looked like he didn't want to be there and wondered what the hell Hopkins was made of. Then he decided to foul his way to the finish to survive. Even more telling, Hopkins actually tried to close the show with a KO and legitimately took some bombs throughout the fight while being hardly buzzed!!! Amazing. Simply amazing. Sorry to ramble, but I think Hopkins deserves such attention. I won't bet against him, ever. Even against the likes of Sergei Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson. I simply have too much respect for history in the making. – JB
Hopefully, Hopkins vs. Kovalev or Stevenson won't happen (and the current Cold War kind of ensures that, doesn't it?). You're preaching to the choir about Hopkins' greatness. You know that I don't bestow that honor on just anyone, no matter how skilled or accomplished, but Hopkins has been has around for so long and has done so much, challenging himself (the system and common beliefs) every step of the way, that he's earned that title. As I'm sure you are aware of, he's the only active fighter that I currently consider to be an all-time great.
Still, Alien mask and all-time great character aside, the almost-49-year-old veteran is only human. I'm not saying that he wouldn't give Stevenson or Kovalev a fight, but I am saying that he could get seriously hurt against either prime boxer-puncher and I don't want to see that happen.
Hopkins mastered both Tavoris Cloud and Karo Murat in 2013 – and in my opinion deserves serious Fighter of the Year consideration – but he had to dig deep against both light heavyweights. And I thought both fights were closer and more competitive than the official scorecards indicated.
Look what Stevenson did to Cloud. He toyed with the former beltholder while beating him down, and he would probably have an easier time with Murat. There's no doubt in my mind that Kovalev would dominate and stop both Cloud and Murat.
I still think Hopkins is one of the best 175 pounders in the game (he's currently THE RING's No. 1-rated light heavyweight and I have no problem with that ranking given his body of work at the weight), but I believe fighters who are clearly second-tier – such as WBA beltholder Beibut Shumenov and former WBO titleholder Nathan Cleverly – would give him a run for his money due to his advanced age.
Those would probably be entertaining fights, and I'd certainly watch with some interest, but I don't think there's any point to those bouts beyond Hopkins extending his own age record and make a couple more seven-figure pay days. A win, loss or draw against the Shumenovs of the world won't affect his legacy one bit. His place in history is not just secure – it's untouchable. So why take any more punches?
When is it enough?
I won't say that Quillin got "lucky" because I figured Rosado would give him a stern challenge and the cut that ended the bout was caused by a legit punch, but I will say that Kid Chocolate caught a break.
A different referee may have ignored the doctor's advice for a round or two – and who knows how much damage a desperately motivated Rosado could have inflicted on Quillin, who seemed a bit gassed and unsure of himself. Maybe Rosado could have staged a miraculous late stoppage. I doubt it but I've witnessed crazier things happen in a tight fight.
However, the tragedy of Quillin-Rosado isn't that the fight was stopped on a cut it was that the underdog challenger's only hope of winning that fight was to knock Quillin out. That should not have been so. The fight was close. Quillin deserved to be ahead on the scorecards with the help of his second-round knockdown, but not by much. I had Quillin up five rounds to four after the ninth round. I can see six rounds to three for "Choc," maybe even seven rounds to two (if one wanted to give him the benefit of every doubt), but have it a shutout in his favor as judge Kason Cheeks had it just WRONG.
When are these damn state athletic commissions going to wake up and stop assigning weak judges like "Ass" Cheeks and Walesk Roldan to internationally televised world title bouts?
I'm glad to see your enthusiasm for Wilder. I wasn't that impressed by his performance, but I love a pure puncher. And this southern brotha's power is for REAL.
However, I'd like to see Wilder be a little more consistent with his jab and use it to set up combinations. He kept loading up with one power shot at a time after he repeatedly hurt Firtha. His lack of combos and body shots is the only reason the fight didn't end in the first or second rounds. I'm sure Wilder will continue to improve, but I think the version I saw on Saturday would lose to both Chris Arreola and Bermane Stiverne – never mind Wladdy.
Having said that, I agree with you that Wilder has the power and athletic ability to land a bona-fide "one-hitter quitter" against any heavyweight on the planet. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told the media that Wilder, who is rated No. 3 in the WBC, is taking aim at the green belt, which he believes will be vacated by Vitali Klitschko (who recently announced that he'll run for president in Ukraine). So, Schaefer would like to pit Wilder vs. Arreola (the WBC's No. 2) or Stiverne (No. 1) or the winner of Stiverne-Arreola, which means it won't be long until we see the "Bronze Bomber" in the ring with a real threat.
Regardless of the opponent, fans are going to tune in whenever Wilder fights.
Dear Doug:
So what if Bernard Hopkins didn't knock out Murat? I haven't enjoyed a Hopkins fight that much since grade school. Actually, I'm the same age as he is and I cannot believe what he does. I get a bloody nose bending over to tie my shoes and this guy beats top professional fighters a generation younger? Unreal.
Steve Smoger is getting some crap for how he handled the fight. He is one of my favorite refs because he lets the fighters alone. I think he did a great job under the circumstances, having a Hopkins, who lives on the inside and will take any chance to pot-shot an opponent, and an opponent who was intent on making it a street fight. I didn't notice him during most of the action, which is just how it should be. He seemed pretty disgusted with Murat by the end – his bitch-slapping Murat at the end of the 12th was one of the best punches of the night – but I don't think that was bias on his part. I think his attitude towards Murat became proactive then disgusted after Murat threw Hopkins down and then punched him twice. As far as I am concerned, that is the cardinal sin, worse than low blows, rabbit punching, or anything else short of ear biting. Even so, Smoger still let Murat get away with multiple low blows and late hits. Sure, B-Hop is an opportunistically dirty infighter, no quarrel on that, but Murat was blatant. If B-Hop wasn't a ring genius with enough presence of mind to cover up while down, it could have been a very ugly outcome. Put a ring dummy like Victor Ortiz in the same position and he'd probably get knocked out trying to hug Murat.
I had no quarrel with the stoppage in the Quillin-Rosado match. Rosado's eye was Halloween gory. I am as ghoulish as any other fan but I don't want a guy going out there to risk serious injury or a career, even in a championship fight. That's why the docs are there. I was at the Klitschko-Lewis fight and felt the same way, and I didn't think Rosado was winning this one. As for Quillin, seems like a good guy and he is a decent fighter, and I love his call-out to ring history with the nickname, but the second coming of Eligio Sardinas Montalvo he ain't. If this Kid Chocolate goes into the ring with Golovkin, Hershey's syrup dribbles back out. Sincerely. – Adam Warshaw, Burbank, CA
That seems to be the common prediction for a possible Golovkin-Quillin matchup following Kid Choc's tougher-than-expected time with a guy that GGG dominated.
If Golovkin dominates Curtis Stevens this Saturday most fans will figure that the Kick-ass Kazakh will have to go to 168 pounds to find a competitive fight (and they might be right about that), but if "Showtime" is competitive – or if he manages to hurt GGG (which isn't inconceivable) – suddenly that potential showdown with Quillin will seem competitive again. That's boxing for ya.
I would have liked the ref to allow Rosado to try and make something happen in the 10th round before waving it off. He could have told Rosado that he and the doctor were looking closely at the cut and would stop the fight if it got any worse and then let the bout continue. If Quillin zeroed in on the cut and made it worse, he could have stepped in with more authority.
I hear what you're saying about the risk of serious injury with such a deep cut but bad facial lacerations are part of boxing. That's why we have cut men in the fighter's corners. If refs are going to stop a fight as soon a guy gets cut we might as well do away with cut men.
Having said that, once I got a good look at the cut (which was pretty nasty) I wasn't outraged by the stoppage. I was, however, disgusted with the official scorecards.
I thought Smoger officiated the Hopkins-Murat fight about as well as any referee could have without taking a record number of penalty points or DQing the German challenger.
But to be honest with you, I didn't notice Murat's flagrant fouling as much as others because I've come to expect a lot of roughhouse tactics whenever Hopkins steps into the ring. Maybe that's why Smoger didn't disqualify Murat. Perhaps he knew that B-Hop could handle himself in that kind of scrap (as well as dish out his share of dirty stuff under the radar). Perhaps Murat would have been DQ'd against a different fighter.
I wasn't that interested in the fight until rounds eight, nine and 10 when both fighters stepped up their pace and aggression. I was impressed with Hopkins' ability to consistently get the better of Murat in those heated exchanges.
My grandpop BHOP looked great Saturday night. I get the fact that Murat was not the second coming of Ray Robinson, but Hopkins put on a show! Maybe I am his biggest fan. I read your brief post fight wrap, it didn't appear that you were impressed. Others were more glowing in their praise of BHOP. This man is something special. We will not see anything like him for a long, long, long time.
Murat fought dirty, kept turning his back every time BHOP got on him, kept trying to CLINCHko him with headlocks all night long. This ain't Germany where they can get away with that s__t. The ref almost kicked Murat's ass for that s__t, he slapped him at the end of the fight and shoved him into his corner. The ref really could have taken more points away. Remember, RJJ got DQ'd for what Murat got away with last night. He was throwing elbows, headlocks, hitting while Hopkins was down. I was surprised BHOP didn't get really rough in return, instead he got brutal with his punches and fought more than usual, so Murat got what he wanted, an ass kicking. When BHOP went into Murat's corner and started talking to his corner while almost KTFO Murat that was unbelievable, at 50!!!!
Hopkins was fresh and did not back down from a firefight. This guy is something. At his age he is still on cruise control beating the young bucks, and if he was such a pushover, who can't fight and can't punch, how come nobody jumps on him and kicks his ass? From Trinidad, to Taylor, to Tarver, to Pascal, to Cloud, even Dawson who was KTFO in his very next two fights and his career is done, same thing happened to Taylor, Pavlik wasn't KTFO but his career was surely over after Hopkins. It is the mental warfare he plays with these guys (Pascal included, Tarver) that they aren't the same, does he put that much mental anguish on them that they doubt themselves and think they aren't that good because they can't do anything in the ring with him and it just haunts them? I know you think I am going overboard, but if you look at it, there is definitely a trend. Sure he has not physically beaten all of them to death in the ring, but the aftermath of their careers is definitely different. – JCB
I definitely believe that Hopkins exacts a significant mental toll on his opponents. Hell, just having dinner with the guy when he's in a combative mood takes a mental toll (I'm serious).
Even though Jermain Taylor got the nod in both his fights with Hopkins he never again fought with the kind of confidence he had prior to winning the middleweight championship. Felix Trinidad seemed to lose his hunger after being debunked by what I consider to the best version of B-Hop. I think Tarver bounced back after being schooled by Hopkins but he was mentally down for awhile. Cloud's and Pavlik's mental weakness was basically exposed by Hopkins. However, Dawson's decline was significantly helped by Andre Ward. Maybe B-Hop had an assist.
Regarding the Murat fight and my enthusiasm for Hopkins' performance, you're correct in that I wasn't blown away by it. Part of the reason is that I did some research on Murat before the fight. I watched some of his fight videos in order to give an educated analysis for Lem Satterfield's "Expert Picks" feature, and man, I was not at all impressed with anything I saw of this guy. Murat is the definition of average to me. Average speed, average power, average skills, basic style and ring IQ. So, in my mind, Hopkins did what he should have done on Saturday – outclass a lower-level light heavyweight.
However, I must note that Murat is a tough S.O.B. with a pretty good chin. So maybe I should have been more impressed with Hopkins. Thing is, I was ringside for a lot of his fights when he was still in his prime (and just considered another beltholder in the game). I was front and center when he got body slammed by a prime (and completely crazy) Antwun Echols during their rematch and got up to outbox and beat down the wild puncher to a 10th-round TKO with ONE ARM. I was there for what I still consider the pinnacle of his all-time great career – the truly historic victory over Tito, which unified the middleweight belts (for the first time since Marvin Hagler's reign) and tied Carlos Monzon's division record for title defenses. So, I guess I'm spoiled. Maybe a bit jaded.
Although I'm amazed by the level at which he's still able to fight, I do see a decline in his overall ability. And I'm just not all that entertained by pure technique and ring generalship (especially when things get as ugly and rough as they got on Saturday – though I know most of that was Murat's fault).
Just being real with you, but I thought the first half of the Murat fight was forgettable. It heated up during the second half of the bout and I give both fighters credit for that. I give B-Hop more credit, of course, because he's pushing 49 and he outworked and out-landed the 30-year-old challenger. And he did his best to make it entertaining, which I appreciate.
There's no doubt that Hopkins is a marvel. However, his fights aren't all that marvelous to me. But that's just me! I've been called a hater by more than a few fans and boxing insiders (including Hopkins). Don't let me kill your buzz. LOL.
I have a problem when a doctor stops a fight because it's too "dangerous" for a fighter to continue…… and then walks away and gets out of the ring…..
Really? It's so dangerous to continue but "treatment" can wait ten to fifteen minutes?
See Quillin-Rosado for an example.
Obviously a cut isn't life threatening, but it seems very weird to me that the doctor decides that the fight can't continue, and then just leaves the ring. I'm not sure what the rules are, but it would seem that a doctor should start treatment ASAP, No?
The stoppage was controversial as it was, just seemed odd that the doctor stopped a fight and seemed uninterested or unconcerned about the cut right away. Just kind of weird. – AC
Not really. Ringside physicians aren't there to treat the fighters. They are there to recognize when a fighter is in jeopardy of being seriously hurt and to alert the referee of their concerns before things turn tragic. They are present to give their professional OPINIONS and advice to the referee, who then makes the decision whether or not to let the fight continue (except for in California where the doctors have the authority to stop the fight on their own).
A cut like Rosado's needs to be cleaned, treated and sutured/stiched by a specialist in a controlled environment, not while he's still standing in the ring with his gloves on.
The doctor didn't advise the referee to stop the bout because the cut was threatening his permanent eye sight and needed immediate medical attention. He gave that advice because he knew if the cut continued to get hit by Quillin it would become a serious injury.
Hey Dougie,
I passed on watching Hopkins-Murat. Usually when Hopkins vows to KO his opponent we get a John Ruiz-style f__k-a-thon that's about as stimulating as watching two horny turtles hump each other in slow motion on the Discovery channel.
OK so it wasn't that bad this time, even if it was more like pro-wrestling mixed with gay porn. What was with B-Hop kissing the guy like he was his friggin' jail-bitch?
And it sounds like Murat should get a rule-book in German. Or should I say Psuedo-German. Whatever.
Nevertheless, B-Hop clearly outfought this guy despite being more than old enough to pass as his papa. Sure there were times when Murat was double-teamed by Hopkins and the ref though B-Hop clearly didn't need a tag-team partner to beat a B-level guy like Murat.
Mind you, Hopkins will need all the extra help he can get if he were to take on either Krusher Kovalev or Adonis Stevenson.
Personally, I think that either Kovalev or Stevenson will leave B-Hop smeared on the mat and more flattened than one of those beer-logos.
Good thing for B-Hop that he escaped to Showtime while he could. Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed how HBO right now is blasting Showtime off the map in regards to quality fight-action and exciting new kickass fighter. You know the fights and the fighters I'm talking about.
Speaking of which, I'll be back to you after Golovkin tears up his next victim. See ya then! – Triple T
HBO has featured some damn good scraps this year – Bradley-Provodnikov, Rios-Alvarado II, Alvarado-Provo – and I'm sure Pacquiao-Rios will deliver. HBO is also home to GGG, Stevenson, Kovalev and Provodnikov, which officially makes it the "KO network."
But it's not like Showtime has a ban on KO punchers and good scraps. Showtime's got Wilder, Danny Garcia, Lucas Matthysse, Marcos Maidana and Keith Thurman. They've featured their share of shootouts and barnburners – Omar Figueroa-Nihito Arakawa, Maidana-Josesito Lopez, Erislandy Lara-Alfredo Angulo, Jesus Soto Karass-Andre Berto, Matthysse-Lamont Peterson, Garcia-Zab Judah, Garcia-Matthysse – in 2013, and my guess is that Adrien Broner-Maidana and Keith Thurman-Soto Karass are going to be entertaining fights.
I'd rather think about Stevenson vs. Kovalev than Hopkins against either man.
You hit the nail on the head when you described Murat as a B-level fighter. That's what he is. Hopkins will probably be able to check a dude like that when he's 55.
And lastly, this line – "Usually when Hopkins vows to KO his opponent we get a John Ruiz-style f__k-a-thon that's about as stimulating as watching two horny turtles hump each other in slow motion on the Discovery channel" – had me cracking up for a good 5 minutes. You win the Dougie Award of the week!
Hi Dougie,
As Senchenko is a former world champion and this was his first real stoppage (being seriously concussed rather than picked apart a la Paulie Malignaggi), I thought this was a great statement of intent from Kell.
I think a world title beckons for Kell but I have to be honest I don't really crave to see him in with Devon Alexander but then I don't really crave to see Devon fight anybody! What do you think would be his next best move?
My main question is this Dougie: As talented as he is do you think that when he gets in the ring with an elite welterweight Kell will be able to handle himself?
Kell comes from the Wincobank gym in Sheffield, famous for Herol Graham, Prince Nassem Hamed and Johnny Nelson so although he has learned a similar type of skill set offensively he is very orthodox and straight up and lacks the body movement which they made famous. I think in with a top class welter he will be too susceptible to a straight overhand right and we've seen him caught before.
What's your thoughts, Dougie?
(Ps Callum Smith who was given a mention on your last mailbag KO'd Ruben Acosta on the undercard in only his 9th pro fight – a future champion in the making I think.) Cheers Dougmeister. – Mark, UK
I'm watching Smith.
My thoughts on Brook haven't changed since last week. I thought he was a top-five welterweight going into the Senchenko fight and I think his fourth-round TKO of the durable and competent Ukrainian confirmed that opinion.
However, he still has room for improvement, mostly on his defense (as you noted). He's not hard to find, as we say in the States and that can cost him against quick and crafty boxers like Alexander.
Having said that, the 27-year-old Sheffield native is a natural competitor with world-class athleticism and considerable punching power; I think he's a threat to any 147 pounder on the planet apart from Floyd Mayweather.
I think he can "handle himself" with top-level boxers, such as Alexander and Tim Bradley, but I'm not confident that he would beat them (especially if he fought them in the U.S.) I think Brook would shine against world-class sluggers, like Maidana, and flawed boxer-punchers, such as Broner and Khan.
So when you ask me what his next move should be, I think a big UK showdown with Khan is a natural (provided the former 140-pound titleholder doesn't land the Mayweather lottery shot in 2014). Naturally, it would be a huge fight in your neck of the woods and I think it's very winnable for Brook, the naturally bigger man.
Actually, considering the fierce pride, athleticism, speed, power and defensive flaws of both British standouts, I think Brook-Khan is potentially one of the most exciting and dramatic matchups that can made in the 147-pound division.
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This week my challenge with my 52 project was b&w. I have to be honest, I didn't spend much time thinking of what to shoot this week. It has been definitely been one of those weeks where life just catches up with you. Sick babies, after school sports and life in general conspired to make me slow and lazy and I really slacked off. I went out yesterday morning for some time to myself with my dslr and Diana in hand and snapped this shot. It was so nice to stand in the snow and cold and capture the world around me. No matter the format, I just love photography.
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His first hit, "Hard Call To Make," is about tough decisions. But for J. Michael Harter, the hardest call to make was whether to come to Nashville at all.
That's because making the move from his native Arizona meant leaving home - and his longtime girlfriend - behind. "That was a hard thing to do, because I'd been with her for close to three years," he says. "I was torn between chasing my dream and staying in Arizona."
Michael made that tough choice, and it's paying off as "Hard Call To Make" hits the radio nationwide - something its singer is still adjusting to. "The weirdest thing is knowing it's playing somewhere nobody knows me," he says. "Someplace I've never even been."
It's the realization of a dream Michael's had since he was a boy in Tempe, Ariz., growing up in a very creative household - three of his siblings write songs, and a fourth is an actress. "My mom used to write romance novels, and my dad had a band," he says. "So we got a good mix there."
By 15, Michael was writing his own songs, and after high school attended Northern Arizona University - but not for long. "I wasn't concentrating," he recalls. "I was spending more time writing songs than I was writing papers. So I told my dad I wanted to move to Nashville, and he said, 'All right, you've got one chance at it.' "
Michael made the 1,700-mile drive to Music City in 1999. "I played all over the place," he says. "Everywhere I could find, I'd go play." But eventually he decided he was better off with the local following he'd built playing Arizona clubs - so in March, he returned to the Tempe area.
"I moved back because I was getting frustrated and wasn't getting a record deal," he explains, "and two weeks later I got one! I was in the studio on April 1."
The resulting debut album, Unexpected Change, is out now - and it even includes a song, "Everything In Arizona," about the girl he left behind three years ago to follow his dream. "I think that song was my way of dealing with it," he says. "It was my therapy."
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GULFPORT, Miss. Shrimp boats tied up along the coast may be a thing of the past in Gulfport.
The Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register is reporting that plans for post-Katrina restoration of the coastline call for bigger ships, deeper channels, yacht basins, marina expansions and casino growth. But shrimpers say they are being left off the list.
Mississippi State Port Authority attorney Ben Stone declined comment through a secretary.
Before the 2005 hurricane, 60 shrimp boats regularly tied up in Gulfport near the Alabama border. But after Katrina, shrimpers had to anchor at Pass Christian, which is three hours one-way from their fishing ground.
For shrimpers like Jimmie Rowell, who's been trolling the waters of the Gulfport area for 45 years, the change has been tough. He's now using a boat half the size of the 60-foot vessels he once captained and is worried about the costly effect of not being able to anchor his boat at Gulfport, where he has a home.
He and other fishermen say towns like Pass Christian haven't recovered from Katrina, which means selling shrimp straight off their boat at the dock is nearly impossible.
The shrimping industry has been hit hard by historically low prices and lagging demand for sea food as the nation's economy has foundered. The Alabama Seafood Association estimates that shrimping is a $550 million industry in Mississippi and Alabama.
On a recent day, Johnny Ray Harris and his wife, Karon, plied the Gulf in their 75-foot Harbor Light. Karon Harris said it costs them $2,700 in fuel and ice before they even leave the dock.
A recent sale of jumbo shrimp paid just 80 cents per pound, compared to the more than $4 per pound they've gotten in the past.
"For jumbo shrimp!" she grumbled. "I don't see how fishermen can live off 80 cents a pound."
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