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Even though more than half of the U.S. population is female, medical research has too often neglected the health needs of women, except perhaps for reproductive issues. This is unfortunate, as diseases have different impacts on female and male populations.
For instance, women are more likely than men to die from a stroke. Nearly twice as many women as men die from Alzheimer disease each year. And three-quarters of those who have autoimmune disorders, including lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, are women.
In a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, the Washington, D.C.-based institute found that viewing women's health exclusively as a function of sex differences is too narrow. As medicine seeks to prioritize women's health, testing will be an important component.
Significant progress has been made in reducing mortality for women from breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and cervical cancer. This can be attributed in part to increased consumer demand and awareness, which has resulted in additional funding and research; improved diagnosis, screening, and treatment; and, in the case of cervical cancer, a vaccine.
More limited advances have been made in studying depression, HIV/AIDS, and osteoporosis. But few advances have been made in reducing unintended pregnancy, autoimmune diseases, maternal morbidity and mortality, alcohol and drug addiction, lung cancer, gynecological cancers other than cervical cancer, nonmalignant gynecological disorders, and Alzheimer disease. The increased attention to women's health issues and the shortcomings of traditional medical practice have led to some changes that can impact the development of diagnostics as well as drugs for women.
As women mature, their risk for certain medical conditions increases. Proactive screenings in the form of pelvic exams, Pap tests, and certain blood tests as well as advanced diagnostics can address many key healthcare concerns along the way, and even identify diseases with few or no warning signs. The diagnostics industry is taking notice.
In the last decade or so, the number of assays introduced, including many targeting female health, has been growing at a remarkable clip. At the same time, diagnostic laboratory technology is changing dramatically, due to the publication of the human genome project and advances in functional genomics, bioinformatics, miniaturization, and microelectronics. The revolution in bioinformatics has allowed scientists to mine genetic information to derive new and hopefully better markers of some of the most pressing health problems such as breast cancer, cardiac disease, diabetes, and autoimmune disorders. This has contributed to advances in immunoassays and nucleic acid tests.
Cancer diagnostics are the fastest growing field in molecular diagnostics. An example of this is a test that will determine if a breast cancer patient will benefit from a specific chemotherapy drug. The test costs approximately $500—a small price to pay to know if a woman would or would not benefit from a treatment that will cost $25,000 to $80,000.
Tailoring diagnostics, prognostics, and treatments to women as a whole, and the individual female through personalized medicine, has the potential to improve patient outcomes. The resulting collection of more relevant clinical data and its impact on care and cost has been the driver behind the personalized medicine movement. Personalized medicine advocates expect that tailored care can improve outcomes not only through more effective treatments but also through early diagnosis, more accurate prognostic capabilities, and successful prevention efforts.
It is likely that the future for women's health diagnostics, and diagnostic testing for both sexes, will encompass personalized medicine—harnessing what science has learned from genomics and proteomics to tailor, for the individual, approaches to prevention and care.
Overall, according to Kalorama Information's analysis, in vitro diagnostics will continue as new biomarkers are discovered that will lead to the development of assays for diagnosis, patient prognosis and pharmacogenetics, and expansion of test menus.
Kalorama expects the world markets for women's health diagnostic tests to experience decent growth in the near term in total. Some categories are of particular note. The world market outlook for pregnancy and ovulation testing calls for about 2% annual growth for OTC/self tests. The market for bone densitometers for female testing should be stronger, with annual growth in the 6% range. Approximately 80% of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis are women.
Current trends in diagnostics are suited for women's health. Getting information to caregivers and patients is a prerequisite of all lab operations. The next few years will see an intensification of the healthcare industry's emphasis on informatics, wireless communications, data networking, and cost effective healthcare delivery. Technological advancements, specifically those in device miniaturization, data digitization, wireless communications, and the Internet will permit IVD tests and devices to maintain a central role in female disease management.
Bruce Carlson ([email protected]) is publisher at Kalorama Information.
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In today's fast-paced, on-the-go world, we cherish anything that makes our lives easier. It's why we love shopping online, mobile coupons and daily deal sites that cut down on the annual time-consuming task of holiday shopping. But what if customers could have the shopping experience of trying on clothes and socializing with friends with all the convenience built in?
The Rolling Rack Mobile Boutique – think food truck with tunics instead of tacos – is just that. Available for private events, office parties, fundraisers and more, Rolling Rack is one of the first such ventures in South Carolina and the Southeast.
Just as food trucks, pop-up shops and other mobile businesses have taken the country by storm, so is the retail shopping experience going mobile.
Amanda Stephenson had been selling clothing online for quite a while before deciding to take her business mobile. She researched the concept, renovated the truck and started booking events. It was a more realistic and cost-effective way for Stephenson to expand her online store without the big expense of a brick-and-mortar storefront.
As the holiday season approaches, individuals, businesses and other groups can book Rolling Rack for a girls' night shopping event, an employee holiday perk or just a way to do some Christmas shopping without trudging from store to store.
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By DEVIN BEZEREDI
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SALINEVILLE - Village Council members last week voiced their displeasure at the Buckeye Water District, although it appears the village has little recourse.
Specifically, council member are unhappy that the BWD is continuing to use the steel storage building and other areas at the former village water treatment plant.
Councilman Jim Howdershelt spoke with Al DeAngelis, the district's manager, who said the BWD is permitted to use the property due to a management agreement signed by the two entities in 2007.
Councilman Rick Beadle said since the plant had been closed and was no longer part of the village water system, it should no longer be used by the BWD.
However, the management agreement specifically states the village designated BWD as the manager of its treatment facility and distribution system. Council perceived this as essentially giving Buckeye indefinite use of the water treatment facility.
In a letter to Howdershelt, DeAngelis said the BWD uses the closed facility "for storage of material and equipment so that the distribution employees would not have to travel to Wellsville and then back to Salineville thus saving time and gas."
There was disagreement among council as to which village administration presided over the contract with BWD, Dave Berta's or Suzanne Scary's, although the majority of members agreed the agreement misled council at the time.
"It doesn't matter who voted it in. The fact is that this is not what that council understood," Beadle said. "The council was buffaloed into doing this."
Later, Beadle said, " In my opinion, the way that letter reads and the way they're reading the management agreement, they're acting like their going to use our plant building and utilize our storage facility indefinitely."
Village Solicitor Andy Beech was succinct on the matter.
"The agreement says what it says and you have a copy of it," the attorney said. "If council approved it, this council is bound by anything prior councils have done. Whether or not you sat on it (the council), you're bound by it."
When questioned by council members as to what village property falls under Buckeye's control, Beech replied: "Typically what you do when you transfer your water system, you transfer all your water assets, your plant, your waterlines - everything."
Various courses of action to resolve the issue were discussed.
Mayor Mary Smith pointed out the end of DeAngelis' letter invited council to set up a meeting with the BWD and suggested council take advantage of the offer.
Howdershelt insisted that Buckeye did not want the media at the meeting. Council disagreed stating the media should be at the meeting.
When the discussion of what should be done to prevent Buckeye from indefinitely using the facility playfully drifted into suggestions of bulldozing the bridge to the facility, Mayor Smith halted the conversation, citing a need for the village to have a good relationship with the company that manages their water system.
"This is getting out of hand. We're supposed to be working with departments, not fighting with them," she said.
Councilman Zeb Locklear, chairmen of council's properties committee, set a meeting of the committee to discuss for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4. The regular council meeting will be held after that.


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LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Legislature voted last week to ask the county's Industrial Development Agency to withdraw tax benefits from any project that employs illegal immigrants.
The lawmakers also voted to ask the IDA to craft a local hiring policy, although at least one Republican legislator criticized the model that Minority Leader Dennis F. Virtuoso, D-Niagara Falls, chose for such a policy.
But both resolutions passed unanimously, even though they were brought forward by the Democratic minority.
"This looks like a resolution I wrote. Why wouldn't I support it?" asked Majority Leader Richard E. Updegrove, R-Lockport, as the immigration measure was being discussed.
IDA Executive Director Samuel M. Ferraro declined to comment through a spokesman, Ben Roberts, who said there wouldn't be a response until Ferraro had a chance to discuss the issues with the IDA board, which meets Wednesday.
Virtuoso said his resolutions were triggered by published reports that seven illegal immigrants from Guatemala were recently arrested on the construction site of the Greenpac Mill paper mill in Niagara Falls, a project that received not only IDA tax breaks but state economic development incentives.
The mill is owned by Norampac, a Quebec-based company.
"These subsidies are given to these companies to create jobs for our people," Virtuoso said. "When they start hiring illegal aliens … they should be able to lose their subsidies."
"If the IDA can do something to keep this from happening, they should do it," Updegrove said.
The resolution also was sent to state development agencies, asking them to take similar steps.
A request for a good local hiring policy also was sent to the IDA by the Legislature.
"We have a quiet policy on local hire. There's no real teeth in it," Virtuoso said.
The Monroe County IDA demands that all projects it backs must hire all their workers from within a nine-county area around Rochester. Waivers are permitted in certain circumstances, but since the policy was adopted in 2004, only 53 of 367 construction projects have requested waivers.
Virtuoso's resolution said the Niagara County IDA should have a policy similar to Monroe's, but Legislator Paul B. Wojtaszek, R-North Tonawanda, called him on that.
"I think we should restrict it to Niagara County," Wojtaszek said. "'Similar to Monroe's nine counties."
"The language in their policy is all I wanted," Virtuoso said.
Legislator Jason A. Zona, D-Niagara Falls, said if the IDA doesn't deliver a local hiring policy, the Legislature could impose one by means of a local law.
In other matters last week, the Legislature:
• Passed Virtuoso's resolution to create a special committee to study how the county could implement a requirement that all rental housing offered to welfare clients be preinspected for code compliance.
• Adopted a proposal from Refuse District Director Dawn M. Timm to close the district's construction and demolition landfill. The last day to dump there will be July 3, and a temporary soil cover will be installed by Aug. 16. A permanent cap will be laid next year.
Unanimously passed a resolution opposing state legislation to restrict the use of Niagara River Greenway funding to a strip along the river. Under current rules, the entire county is eligible for such funding.
• Passed a resolution by Republicans Michael A. Hill, of Hartland, and John Syracuse, of Newfane, calling for counties to be allowed to opt out of state-mandated early voting and calling for the state to pay the cost of the program.
• Approved a request from Niagara Falls' Isaiah 61 Project, a faith-based group rebuilding abandoned homes in that city, for funds from the Western New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board, which passes out money the New York Power Authority earns by selling Niagara Power Project electricity that went unused by local industry.
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The Bishop England girls tennis team defeated Woodland in back-to-back matches last Tuesday, 7-0 and 7-0. The first match featured two sets per individual matchup and the second match only required one to win.
The following day, Porter-Gaud beat the Bishops, 4-3. Bishop England (8-1) traveled to Ashley Hall on Tuesday. The match was completed after press time.
The Wando girls tennis team improved to 4-5 this season after beating West Ashley in straight sets last Tuesday and Stratford on Thursday. The Warriors played at Waccamaw Tuesday night after the Moultrie News went to press.
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The Palmetto Christian girls tennis team won 7-2 over Charleston Collegiate this past Wednesday night. The Eagles moved to 3-3 this season.
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The Palmetto Christian volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-18) road victory at South Aiken Baptist last Tuesday night. The Eagles then lost 3-0 (25-20, 27-25, 28-26) to Holly Hill Academy on Thursday night. They dropped to 4-3 this season.
The Wando volleyball team had no problems taking care of First Baptist, 2-0 (25-8, 25-15), during last Tuesday night's match. The Warriors then knocked off region foe Goose Creek, 2-0 (25-7, 25-6).
Two days later, Wando (25-4) traveled to West Ashley and won another 2-0 match. The Warriors played at Ashley Hall on Tuesday after press time.
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The Bishop England girls golf team narrowly lost to rival Academic Magnet last Tuesday, 216-206. Raptors standout Annika Bovender was awarded medalist honors. The match was held at Wescott Plantation.
The Wando girls golf team beat region rival West Ashley, 195-255, this past Thursday at Shadowmoss. The Warriors (4-1) were led by medalist Kate Harper, who shot a 39.
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Three Palmetto Christian athletes competed as individuals in the Lowcountry Invitational this past weekend. Eight grader Collin Casey finished in 106th place out of 259 competitors with a personal best time of 18:05.
Junior Mitch Hogan, in his first season running cross country, grabbed 163rd with a personal record of 18:51. Collin's sister, Caitlin, finished 147th out of 251 athletes at 22:55. Caitlin is a seventh grader.
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Regarding the most recent In the clinic (5 February 2013), the editors should know that the term "Reiter syndrome" is out of date. Wallace and Weisman asked in 2000 "Should a war criminal be rewarded with eponymous distinction?" (1) They note that others described the syndrome several hundred years prior to Reiter. Panush et al (2) noted in 2003 that Hans Reiter was a Nazi war criminal. As President of the Reich Health Office knew about euthanasia and murder, and designed an "experiment" conducted at Buchenwald. They remind us that "medicine is a moral enterprise", and propose that there is "no acceptable rationale to preserve any professional memory of Reiter…except as a symbol of what our societal values obligate us to reject."
Ephraim Engleman first suggested the use of the term "Reiter's syndrome" in 1942. In 2007, he, along with others, retracted that suggestion (3). Rheumatology journal editors in 2003 agreed to no longer use the term in the literature, substituting "reactive arthritis." (4).
Given this well-known history, as well as the trend away from the use of eponyms, it is shameful that in 2013 Annals continues to recognize Hans Reiter with the use of the term Reiter syndrome.
1. Wallace DJ, Weisman M. Should a war criminal be rewarded with eponymous distinction?: the double life of Hans Reiter (1881-1969). J Clin Rheumatol 2000 Feb; 6(1): 49-54.
2. Panush RS, Paraschiv D, Dorff RE. The Tainted Legacy of Hans Reiter. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2003 Feb; 32(4): 231-6.
3. Panush RS, Wallace DJ, Dorff EN, Engleman EP. Retraction of the suggestion to use the term "Reiter's syndrome" sixty-five years later: the legacy of Reiter, a war criminal, should not be eponymic honor but rather condemnation. Arthritis Rheum 2007 Feb; 56(2): 693-4.
4. Panush RS, editor. Year book of rheumatology, arthritis and musculoskeletal disease. Philadelphia: Mosby: 2004, p 331-4.
We thank Dr. Sloan for pointing out this important issue regarding the appropriate term for reactive arthritis. We agree and regret the error. A correction has been made.
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I would like to congratulate Workowski (1) on his paper on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, in which he describes not only the screening and the diagnostic tools available for an early detection, but also the therapeutic guidelines. As emphasized by Workowski, appropriate treatment, and prompt management of sex partners are mandatory for an effective prevention strategy: many studies have shown that about 30% of cases are positive at rescreening and, in more than 60% of these, repeat infections occur (originating from re-exposure to an untreated or inadequately treated partner) (2).
In my opinion, recommendations for follow-up cultures or tests of cure are essential in order to demonstrate possible recurring infections or re-infection, thus not only improving health in the individual patient as well as in the community, but also minimizing any late complications related to infection. Focusing the attention on the urological manifestations of these infections in men, I would like to stress some points: first, many infections (and re-infections!) of the urethra are asymptomatic, making the diagnosis of failure of treatment very difficult.
Then, one of the most frequent and dramatic late complications of male urethritis is inflammatory stricture of the urethra, which usually starts with meatal stenosis, later progressively involving the anterior and posterior urethra and often requiring long-term management. Optical endoscopic urethrotomy, as described by Sachse in 1974, is still the initial treatment for the majority of men. Unfortunately, this treatment alone is associated with a significantly high recurrence rate, which may reach 50% (3). Given the expanding number of endoscopic techniques available, the choice of the best surgical option is often difficult and management of recurrent stenoses is a complex dilemma for urologists (4). Surgical urethral reconstruction has become an increasingly specialized urologic procedure and many urologists have limited experience of performing more complicated repairs, due to the cost and invasiveness of some treatments (e.g., urethroplasty with buccal mucosa grafts).
In conclusion, we may say that proper medical management of male urethral gonococcal infection is essential, in view of the possible late complications of untreated urethritis; in case of failure of treatment, the patient should be referred to a specialist in sexually transmitted diseases, in order to avoid late complications, such as urethral stricture.
1. Workowski K. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. Annals Intern Med. 2013;158:ITC2-1.
2. Kissinger PJ, Reilly K, Taylor SN, Leichliter JS, Rosenthal S, Martin DH. Early repeat Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among heterosexual men. Sex Transm Dis 2009;36:498-500.
3. Meeks JJ, Erickson BA, Granieri MA, Gonzalez CM. Stricture recurrence after urethroplasty: a systematic review. J Urol. 2009;182:1266–70.
4. Wong SS, Aboumarzouk OM, Narahari R, O'Riordan A, Pickard R. Simple urethral dilatation, endoscopic urethrotomy, and urethroplasty for urethral stricture disease in adult men. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;12:CD006934.
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It was the building of the Manapouri hydro scheme that opened up Doubtful Sound to visitors. What was previously the preserve of the odd yacht and a few deerstalkers and trampers is now accessible to anyone prepared to take a boat across Lake Manapouri and a bus over the Wilmot Pass. Amid pristine beauty, wildlife is a major attraction, not least the resident pod of sixty-odd bottlenose dolphins, who frequently come to play around ships' bows and cavort near kayakers. Fur seals slather the outer islands, Fiordland crested penguins come to breed here in October and November, and the bush, which comes right down to the water's edge, is alive with kaka, kiwi and other rare bird species.
Like Milford, Doubtful Sound gets a huge amount of rain, but don't let that put you off – the place is at its best when the cliffs spring waterfalls everywhere you look after a downpour.
Though the rock architecture is a little less dramatic than Milford Sound, it easily makes up for this with its isolation and far fewer visitors. Travel between Manapouri to Doubtful Sound takes two hours, so to fully appreciate the beauty and isolation of the area it really pays to maximize your time there by staying overnight. Costs are unavoidably high and you need to be self-sufficient, but any inconvenience is easily outweighed by the glorious isolation – you'll see very few other boats or people out here.
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Cook spotted Doubtful Sound in 1770 but didn't enter, as he was "doubtful" of his ability to sail out again in the face of winds buffeted by the steep-walled fiord. The breeze was more favourable for the joint leaders of a Spanish expedition, Malaspina and Bauza, who in 1793 sailed in and named Febrero Point, Malaspina Reach and Bauza Island. Sealers soon decimated the colonies of fur seals and few people visited the area until the 1960s when the hydro scheme required the construction of the 21km gravel Wilmot Pass supply road, which links Manapouri's West Arm with Doubtful Sound's Deep Cove.


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Congratulations and THANK YOU to Caethe Goetz, patient and founder/leader of the northern California Myeloma Stompers-Redwood Wine Country Multiple Myeloma Support Group, for being this month's Advocate of the Month!
Not once, but twice Caethe drove to Sacramento to testify before state Assembly and Senate committees on behalf of oral drug parity legislation in California.
This bill would limit the co-payments insurance companies can charge for oral cancer drugs compared to other forms of treatment. Unequal reimbursement for oral drugs compared to IV treatments is a problem that affects nearly a million patients in California alone according to the staff of the bill's sponsor, California State Senator Roderick Wright (D-CA-25).
The day Caethe testified before the Assembly committee, the legislators were holding a marathon hearing with testimony about 19 bills. That meant there was time for just two people to speak on behalf of this bill—one of them Caethe. The hearing room was crowded and noisy, but when Caethe began to speak everyone stopped to listen as she said "I am a multiple myeloma patient and a proud former Marine."
Caethe was diagnosed in 2003 at age 49, but she believes the origins of her illness reach back to November 1975 when she was stationed in Okinawa. Caethe says she was exposed to Agent Orange during her tour of duty there. Multiple myeloma has been linked to Agent Orange, dioxins and related defoliants. Nevertheless, the Veterans Administration denied compensation for her claim, which brings Caethe face to face with the issue of insurance, co-pays and access to medication.
"My doctor ordered oral chemotherapy," Caethe told the committee, and as a hushed hearing room listened intently, she explained why she couldn't stick with her doctor's orders.
"The cost for the oral drug was $7,000, and my 20% share of cost came to $1,400 a month. The costs were so great I maxed out every single credit card. Finally I had no choice but to stop the oral chemo and go to an IV medication, which was not effective. We shouldn't have to make a life or death choice based on costs."
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We laughed at Vladimir Putin for pretending to be a Bond villain, and now we're not laughing because he's not pretending. He just realized that ballot papers work better than orbital death rays. It's much easier to make demands of a national government when you're their boss.
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" ... but I still want a giant TV monitor hanging over the United Nations. I'll use it to telecommute instead of demanding millions of dollars."
The result is a movie-style action hero: He's bold, he's manly, and he has lots of people writing on pieces of paper behind the scenes to make sure he wins everything no matter what the reality should be. He has crazier propaganda than the Legalize Unicorn Bestiality Party, and his recent activities look like Lex Luthor's to-do list.
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"This kryptonite armor needs to be an inch thicker."
#7. Deploying Mini-Submarines
Putin organizes more photo opportunities than Beyonce. He's the world's most nuclear-capable male model.
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He's appeared in more awesome vehicles than G.I. Joe, and is even more childishly focused on manliness.
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Vehicle photo shoots are high-velocity psychology tests: A motorbike means you want to look badass, a fighter jet says you think being at war with another country is awesome, and riding a horse is how you tell the world's women that you look glorious astride anything. He's done all of them and more.
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"I will give anything I ride the sugar. This is both literal and figurative."
Transparent-domed mini-submarines are used only by people with nuclear warheads and work-related reasons to mention the fact. Putin commandeered one earlier this summer, allegedly to investigate a 19th century wreck, but mainly because he could.
"I really should wait until my base explodes, but this thing is just too cool."
This isn't the first time he's mini-submarined. The Russian president previously Red One-Weekend-in-October-ed to inspect "flammable ice" crystals packed with natural gas underneath the world's deepest lake. Not only can Putin be a Bond villain for real, he even found a way to make Quantum of Solace's silly water scheme exciting by finding water that can catch fire.
#6. Tank Biathlon
The Russian military's tank biathlon is exactly the same as the human version, except worth watching. The BBC has a video. Unfortunately they took it as a challenge to see how dully professional they could remain about a sport that makes Thunderdome look like shuffleboard.
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"Here we see things that are either combusting or made to make other things start combusting. I'm William Boringly-Smythe for the BBC."
The human biathlon is based on how we used to hunt the food we need to keep moving, so it makes sense to extend it to tanks.
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"The American M1A1 tank in its natural feeding ground, the oil-rich foreign country."
The tanks are brightly colored to tell the teams apart, making it look even more like a video game that has awesomely escaped into the real world.
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"I dare you to say something stupid about pink."
When a country starts showing off how much better their tanks are at quickly blowing things up, that's not relaxing for anyone on the same landmass. In the last 20 years, Russia has been engaged in four wars and claimed victory in half of them, moving up to two-thirds when you realize that the second and third were against the same "enemy," aka "country that didn't want to be part of Russia anymore." I haven't taken any business leadership classes, but killing people to keep them on your team has to be a self-limiting strategy.
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"If you don't start answering my phone calls, I'll murder you again!"
Russia has also been holding massive war games on their borders with other countries, and on islands that are under international dispute with other countries. Islands that are then also under Russian soldiers practicing to solve international disputes. By shooting them.
It's nicer to think of it as a heroic attempt to make the Winter Olympics worth watching. Properly applied, this could make it so that everyone says "the Summer Olympics," instead of saying "the Olympics" (which means "the Real Olympics"). Imagine upgrading all the winter sports to kick ass: luging with main battle tanks! Curling with hand grenades! Ski jumping over attack helicopters! Ice hockey without any changes!
#5. Clinging to Power
Vladimir Putin took over from Boris Yeltin, the first man to drunk-drive an entire superpower. After eight years of their leader turning up in foreign capitals like an old college buddy with an empty bottle and no shoes, the Russians were desperate for anyone who looked professional. "Ex-KGB" is as terrifyingly professional as a CV can get.
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"My greatest weakness is the pterion of the skull, where a sharp blow can cause a hematoma, as it does in all human bodies."
His electoral platform was "I think Russia is awesome and am sober." In his first terms, he did things to the Russian economy that looked like he was using a cheat code. If he'd left after that, he'd have gone down as one of the most beloved leaders in Russian history. Although there isn't much competition for that title.
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"Remember how Empress Anna used to brutally freeze nobles as well as peasants? Good times."
Unfortunately, he's less likely to leave than the Urals. Treating the constitutional law against more than two consecutive presidential terms as a minor technicality, Putin and Dmitry Medvedev swapped the presidency and prime ministership back and forth like mix tapes until Putin was president again, then extended the length of the presidential term from four years to six. Medvedev vigorously denied that he was a puppet, but political observers notice that his mouth still twitches every time Putin moves his hand.
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When Putin is using both arms, Medvedev reverts to an off state.
#4. Really Politik
Russian "realpolitik" means basing your politics on practicality instead of ideas. Modern Russia elevates that to practically cutting out the idea of politics itself, especially the idea that more than one group should be allowed to take part. In 2011, Parnas, the People's Freedom Party, was denied registration just before the elections. This "freedom party" wasn't a bearded hippie representing his constituency of beard lice, but a serious opposition bloc including a former prime minister and deputy prime minister.
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"Did you know beards can be infested with pubic lice? Sorry for telling you. But not as sorry as I am about the lice."
The Russian justice ministry claimed that the new party failed to meet several legal requirements, of which "supporting Vladimir Putin" was presumably the most mandatory. They also pointed out that the party's proposed charter did not provide for a rotation of leadership. They said this in 2011, when Dmitry Medvedev was busily eating rose petals so that his farts would gently scent the presidential chair before he gave it back.


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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harrington of Kenmore celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a night's stay at the Hotel @ the Lafayette, where they had spent their wedding night. A family dinner was held at Acqua Restaurant. Mr. Harrington and Grace Ann Sticht were married Aug. 25, 1962, in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Buffalo. He is a retired teacher and coach for Sweet Home Schools and Buffalo State College, and teaches part time at Buffalo State College. She is a retired medical secretary. They have three children and eight grandchildren.


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Kirsten and I had some more fun creating her lunches again this week. Although I must admit, it's starting to get hard coming up with new, original ideas everyday now. I may have to start doing some repeats. Here's some of her lunches from this week:
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Kicking off the week, we're stoked to premiere this brand spankin' new FM Attack remix of Sare Havlicek's forthcoming single 'Sound Of Your Soul.' Feels like a cruise through downtown LA on a warm summer night, getting ready to meet friends and make some beautiful mistakes. That pulsing synth from the outset, sprinkled with a little cowbell here and there… and those haunting vocals of BB James. It all just fits together real nice piece of 80's inspired Italo disco. This remix, along with the original will be available May 26th on Havlicek's label, Wooden Dunes.
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Buffalo Bills starting tight end Scott Chandler suffered a torn anterior-cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first quarter of Sunday's loss to Miami, coach Chan Gailey confirmed Monday.
"It's bad. He'll have to have surgery," Gailey said.
The injury puts Chandler's availability for the beginning of the 2013 season in jeopardy.
H-back Dorin Dickerson, who replaced Chandler in the lineup Sunday, was carted off the field with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter, but Gailey had a more favorable report on him.
"Not as bad as we thought, which was good. All the X-rays and everything were negative," Gailey said. "He may even make a little bit of practice Wednesday."
Gailey said Dickerson is expected to play in Sunday's season finale at Ralph Wilson Stadium against the New York Jets, but that the team is considering whether it will have to add another tight end between then and now. The only true tight end on the roster, Lee Smith, is primarily a blocker.
"We're looking at all the different things we might have to do between now and Wednesday," Gailey said.
Safety Da'Norris Searcy also suffered a groin injury against the Dolphins and will miss the season finale against the Jets, Gailey said.
One of the biggest questions to come out of Sunday's game was how the Bills approached their final drive. Buffalo took over possession with 5:51 remaining at its 15-yard line and drove to the Miami 1-yard line before quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was intercepted by Dolphins safety Reshad Jones.
"They were moving around with protections. We were trying to make sure we got protection right. [Fitzpatrick] had to change protection about three or four times because they were moving around and getting in some different looks. We wanted to make sure we got on the right people so we could get the ball off. That was the biggest thing that took the most time," Gailey said.
"We're up there ready to go and then they would give us a different look. He would want to get into a different protection. We had to walk back up, change the protection and get back again."
Defensive end Mario Williams finished with two tackles and one pass defensed in 56 snaps (88 percent).
"I think all our guys played hard. I think everybody can make more plays and everybody can do a little bit more," Gailey said. "Everybody can on every team throughout the NFL, but I think our guys played hard overall. I really do.
"Everybody puts him on a pedestal, in the limelight or whatever the term is that you use. That's part of the business. He understands that. He has been there before and everybody that's paid a lot of money, that automatically becomes your spot."
Gailey hopes to have receiver Marcus Easley back playing some role in the season finale. With Chandler and Donald Jones out, the Bills are without their second- and fourth-leading receivers, respectively.
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A suspect named Wednesday in the disappearance of a 77-year-old Hollywood woman and the slaying of a 70-year-old Bluffton resident is a sex offender who was accused of robbing and raping another elderly woman four years ago.
How to help
Anyone who sees Julia Ann Mudgett should call 911. People with information in her disappearance can call sheriff's investigators at 843-554-2475. To be eligible for a reward, they can submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111.
Jerry Lee Manigault, 53, has been jailed since earlier this week on an unrelated charge of failing to re-register as a sex offender.
He had been living on Baptist Hill Road in Hollywood, court records showed. His address was a quarter mile from the Toogoodoo Road home of Julia Ann Mudgett, who was reported missing early last week.
Deputies from the Charleston County Sheriff's Office consider Manigault a suspect in Mudgett's disappearance, but he has not been charged in the case, Maj. Eric Watson said.
He also was seen Monday near the Bluffton home of Polly Ann Mitchell, who was slain the same day, said police there who are looking at Manigault as a suspect in the killing.
Mudgett was remembered at a vigil Wednesday night as an intelligent, well-spoken woman who loved to write letters to encourage friends.
"She was very, very special with words," longtime friend Ana Myer said. "She had a wonderful way of saying things that made you feel good."
About 200 people gathered between two big oak trees behind the West Ashley Mormon church she attended to remember her and light candles in her honor. Nobody prayed that she would be found, only that she didn't suffer and was happy now with her late husband.
"We are prepared for the likelihood that Julia has passed," longtime friend Chris Cooper said.
History of sex charges
Manigault's status as a sex offender stemmed from convictions in a July 1996 kidnapping and assault.
By the time Mudgett went missing, he had been labeled as an absconder. His whereabouts were last verified April 16, according to the state registry.
Manigault also had been accused of breaking into a Hollywood home where an 82-year-old woman was undressed in July 2010. He was charged with choking her as he demanded money. When the woman said she didn't have any cash, court documents said, her attacker raped her.
When the intruder again asked for money, the resident gave a him a roll of dimes and a can of soda.
But the case against Manigault soon fell apart.
The victim told investigators that she knew her attacker by a nickname, which helped lead authorities to Manigault, prosecutors said.
The woman had showered before deputies arrived at her home but she told investigators her attacker had demanded a towel after the rape to clean himself off, 9th Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson said.
The towel containing bodily fluids was sent to the State Law Enforcement Division for DNA testing, but the results that came back excluded Manigault as a possible match, Wilson said. Prosecutors had no choice but to dismiss the charges, she said.
In his latest arrest, Manigault's bail on the sex-offender charge was set at $2,100, but he's also being held on an outstanding warrant from Beaufort County for cocaine possession, according to jail records.
He was arrested in Beaufort County by deputies and the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday, about two hours before Mitchell's body was found in her home on Buck Island Road in Bluffton.
Capt. Joseph Manning of the Bluffton Police Department said Manigault is known in Mitchell's neighborhood.
Before Mitchell's body was found, the police spokesman said, Manigault was seen near her property Monday and had been spotted throughout the area all weekend.
Investigators have not released details of Mitchell's death, including how she died.
"We're not solely focusing on him," Manning said. "The investigation is wide open. But there's enough there for us to look at him."
A search for clues
Manigault's criminal record dates to 1991, with previous convictions that also include armed robbery, crack cocaine distribution, criminal domestic violence, grand larceny, strong-arm robbery, third-degree burglary, unlawful carrying of a weapon, shoplifting and forgery, according to SLED records.
Manigault was most recently released from prison on April 2 after serving slightly more than half of a three-year sentence on a burglary conviction, Stephanie Givens, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections, said.
Many of the details surrounding both Mitchell's death and Mudgett's disappearance remain a mystery.
Watson did not say how the detectives have linked Manigault to Mudgett's case.
A Sheriff's Office dive team on Tuesday searched water near the Broad River in Jasper County, where Mudgett's car was found a day earlier.
But the effort at the end of Tuten Landing Road east of Ridgeland, Watson said, revealed no clues.
Also on Tuesday, he added, authorities searched a wooded area off Big Estates Road in Beaufort County. The road runs northward from U.S. Highway 17 southeast of Yemassee.
That operation also turned up no significant evidence.
"We didn't find anything of value outside our jurisdiction," Watson said, "so we're focusing closer by her home."
No search efforts were happening Wednesday outside Charleston County, he said. Instead, deputies were looking for signs of the woman near her mobile home at 6739 Toogoodoo Road.
She was reported missing after a fellow churchgoer said she didn't show up for a Bible study meeting May 6. The friend went to her home and found an open door, a broken window and blood. Her 2002 Hyundai Elantra was gone.
At one point, Watson said, deputies looked at a next-door neighbor who had been accused of a past sex crime as a possible suspect in Mudgett's disappearance. But that man, Watson explained, was later ruled out.
Mudgett had a nursing degree but never pursued it after marrying musician Walter Mudgett, Cooper said at Wednesday's vigil. She carried oxygen tanks to breathe but still showed up for church service projects, according to church spokesman James Freston.
Several people had encouraged Mudgett to move into assisted living because of her declining health, but she rejected the idea, he said.
"She was fiercely independent," Freston said. "She said, 'I'll take my chances.'"
Glenn Smith and Dave Munday contributed to this article. Reach Andrew Knapp at 937-5414 or twitter.com/offlede.
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It's the year 3000. Intelligent life in the universe has been discovered, and they've taken over the world. Welcome to the world of tomorrow!
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LOOKING AHEAD: Busch said, "The Sprint All-Star race is always one of the highlights of the season. We feel confident that our 78 car could be the magic piece to take home the million bucks. You have to act like it's qualifying for those last 10 laps and you have to ignore the other cars on the track because you have to get all the speed you can get out of your car."
LOOKING BACK: After winning the pole at a record speed of 181.918 miles per hour at Darlington, Busch led 69 of the first 73 laps before running in major handling problems. "We were wicked free and could not keep up with the changing conditions of the track," said Busch after his 14th-place finish. "We made a number of chassis and air pressure adjustments but couldn't get the car hooked up." When asked how loose it was, Busch replied, "On a scale of one to 10, it's an 11. We let it slip away and that's disappointing. But we won the pole, led laps, ran up front for a good portion of the race and came away with a respectable finish." Busch has now led 108 laps in 11 races this season. Prior to the 2013 season, Furniture Row Racing had led a total of 48 laps in 199 races.
ETC.: Busch could race in this year's Indianapolis 500 after completing all three phases of the rookie orientation at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week. But Busch said any thoughts of competing in the 500 are at least a year away. "I need to get more comfortable in the Indy Car because a day like today, I'm white-knuckled, my hands were tense and firm and that was only after 10 laps," said Busch following his test with Andretti Autosport. He ran 83 laps with a top lap of 218.210 miles per hour.
22 JOEY LOGANO, Ford
Team: Penske Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 19th, 56 points out of the top 10. Lost one spot last week.
ALL-STAR RECORD: Two top-eight finishes in two starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Logano has high hopes for this weekend. "The last few times we've been at Charlotte we've run good," said Logano. "And we've had a couple good runs in the last couple of All-Star races. So I feel good about Saturday night. This is a fun weekend without a lot of pressure. You just go out and try to win and not worry about the big picture (making the Chase for the Championship)."
LOOKING BACK: Logano ran into overheating problems late in the race and had to make several trips down pit road to cool the engine down enough where he could finish the race. As a result, he ended up 22nd. "It's frustrating because you know you have a car that is probably an eighth to tenth-place car based on the cars you are passing during the race," said Logano.
ETC.: Steve Reis will be acting crew chief again this weekend. Reis is filling in while Todd Gordon serves his suspension. Again this weekend Greg Erwin, who is Sam Hornish's crew chief on the Nationwide Series, will assist Reis on race day. "Everybody did a real good job at Darlington," said Logano. "They gave me a good car, we just have some bad luck or we could have had a good day."
31 JEFF BURTON, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 20th, 57 points out of the top 10. Lost one spot last week.
ALL-STAR RECORD: Five top-10 finishes in 12 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Burton won the Sprint Showdown in 2003. He needs a repeat win on Saturday night if he wants to qualify for the All-Star Race. Yet Burton plans to go "big-picture racing" this weekend. "Obviously, we want to win the Sprint Showdown, qualify for the All-Star Race and win it too, but every practice session and qualifying run we make this weekend gives us the opportunity to learn more about our 1.5-mile program," said Burton.
LOOKING BACK: Burton finished 21st at Darlington. "That was a tough night for the 31 Caterpillar team," said Burton. "We definitely didn't get the rotation we wanted to in the middle of the turns which pretty much set the tone for the evening. These guys never gave up and we were able to play strategy and gain some positions in the end. But it wasn't the night we had hoped for."
ETC.: Burton said he does not race any differently in a non-points race than he does in regular Cup event. "I race the same way no matter what the situation is," said Burton. "Typically the rules have been set by how they (the other drivers) have raced me to this point. You have to be who you normally are. When you try to get out of character, I think it does more harm than good."
14 TONY STEWART, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 21st, 62 points out of the top 10. Gained one spot last week.
ALL-STAR RECORD: One win and nine top-10 finishes including eight top-five's in 14 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Stewart said the All-Star race is "an event for the fans. But there's also a lot of bragging rights, too. Charlotte is an area where 95 percent of the Cup teams are based, so when you go there, you want to run well. You do it for the fans, but at the same time, you do it for your organization and your team. That's why the All-Star race is important."
LOOKING BACK: Stewart was running eighth on a restart with 59 laps to go, but he brushed the wall moments after the green flag was waved again. This led to a number of pit stops during the final 50 laps as he ended the night in 15th place. Late in the race, Stewart told his crew the car was feeling like a "soapy dishrag."
ETC.: While Stewart wants to win the All-Star race, he plans to use this weekend as a test session to figure out what the team is missing in its quest to run up front with the new Gen-6 car. Stewart has only one top-10 finish in the first 11 races of 2013. "The hard part is trying to figure out what you're missing when you're off," said Stewart. "That's the frustrating part."
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Ja Rule is God in the Flesh, the greatest thing to ever happen to Hip Hop since Tupac
Come downtown and help worship the new statue of Ja Rule
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ja rule has been startin with 50 when 50 was a nothin livin in queens and now look whos the nothin ja rule
додав FITTY 05 Березня 2005
a wanksta
look at JA tryin to be gangsta but really hes a wanksta
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A rapper who every body is hatin on cuz every body hopped on g-unit and fitty cents dik. bitch asses
Yo, i hate jar-rule cuz fitty sed i should
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The greatest rapper ever!!!
The song aint it funny by ja rule is awesome!
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def; a rapper better than eminem
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em you claim your muthas a crack head and kim is a known slut so wuts hailey
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