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LG to examine its 2009 eye-tracking patents for infringement by the Samsung Galaxy S 4
0. phoneArena 19 Mar 2013, 08:08 posted on
LG is reportedly planning to examine whether the subsequent Samsung patents on the matter don't infringe on its portfolio, which Samsung, naturally, is said to deny with a passion. There are plenty of other overlaps in our opinion, like the Dual recording mode from the G Pro that we saw materializing as Dual video during the announcement of the Galaxy S 4 last week, so the story is bound to get better...
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1. mrblah (Posts: 576; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
All Sambug does is copy everyone else! The S4 will bankrupt them when they produce 100M and only sell like 35M. So long, Sukas!
10. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
Correction - SCAMsung
13. mrblah (Posts: 576; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
I also came up with Samdung lol
54. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Haha, the Optimus G Pro looks EXACTLY like the Note II, has the EXACT size and battery capacity, similar system sounds and functions, Flip Cover they call Quick Cover :), their copy of S-Beam and S-Voice - Q-Voice :) - and they call out Samsung for copying?
Oh the irony. Samsung could sue to socks off just for "Quick Cover" instead they made a better one.
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66. oister85 (Posts: 493; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
thats what was goin to say. I think lg wants publicity
75. HDShatter (Posts: 1021; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
LG needs to look at them self first most of their phones are clones of other phones.
81. KennethP4V (Posts: 33; Member since: 15 Mar 2013)
lmao u dare to bring Sbeam in? Check out android beam. And LG copying samsung with s voice? then y dont u say s voice copied Siri? Die hard samsung's fan
94. a961009 (Posts: 120; Member since: 04 Aug 2011)
This is out of topic but the Q-voice's speech recognition is 100X better than S-Voice. How come copied one can be better than the original one? lmfao..
95. tswsabeer (Posts: 16; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
The funny thing is that samsung fans complain about optimus g pro copying note 2. At the same time, they say it's completely okay that galaxy s copied some design elements from ipeople. Lg is not pitting out such a design for the first time. Be equal guys. Still i totally respect the fact that samsung didn't simply ran off to the court like the ipeople did.
20. wendygarett (unregistered)
They will sell 100millions, over the 7billions people around the world that is...
Sammy fans now are acting like a groupie bully, keep bashing other and using the sales figures to bash just to make themselves better, and they didn't realise that they are totalled up not even the billions, and the rest of the billions around the world is hating them now... Just like sheeple Apple fans' attitude three years ago...
22. asingha94 (Posts: 295; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
Ryt bro...lg is much better than lg,innovative... believe me..they are losing because of their poor marketing &slow software updates...other side the copycat is spreading like virus..
41. lpratas (Posts: 305; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
Samsung bankrupt? You are stupid or what? Think twice when you write a comment like this! A companie like Samsung which it's a conglomerate of various divisions, that in 2013 is in 2nd place in the ranking of the biggest companies of the world, only with Apple ahead! Some people are stupid, thinking that Samsung it's some s**t of companie.
42. lpratas (Posts: 305; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
Samsung bankrupt? You are stupid or what? Think twice when you write a comment like this! A companie like Samsung which it's a conglomerate of various divisions, that in 2013 is in 2nd place in the ranking of the biggest companies of the world, only with Apple ahead! Some people are stupid, thinking that Samsung it's some s**t of companie.
69. SamsungTheSavior (banned) (Posts: 19; Member since: 15 Mar 2013)
You're wrong. Samsung already had the original ideas the whole time, people just copy them. Samsung just takes a little longer to implement the idea so it will work better than the alternatives. The original iPhone actually copied the galaxy S.
97. tswsabeer (Posts: 16; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
Lol, how funnier can this get. even samsung may not argue like this.
98. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
At 600+ they have 400+ markup.
Imaging what happens when that markup is reduced by $100
All others go bankrupt probably :)
2. Note2waitingonNote3 (banned) (Posts: 87; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
Lg should go back to check why it's Lg Revolution and Lg G2 was the worst smartphones ever. If you have a patent then you should remember it. Why would their be a need to check anything??.
3. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
There you go, who's the thief now... Samsung takes other people's ideas and technologies as well, not just LG. Nokia's and Apple's as well. One example was Nokia came up with flexible screens first before Samsung did. But what made them successful is their marketing. I already see lots of people spreading in FB 'the galaxy S4 is octacore!" when it is not. Partly thanks to great marketing by Samsung. Most of the general public dont know how the new Exynos processor works, they only look at the numbers - specs.
Samsung fans starting thumbing down in 3, 2, 1... Oh, wait, it has started.
6. Note2waitingonNote3 (banned) (Posts: 87; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
The Galaxy S4 does have the Exynos 5 Octa processor just not in the states.
9. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
It does have 8-cores, but only up to 4 runs at once, so it is still a quad core, because even at maximum performance the processor is also running on only 4 cores.
I would personally prefer the Snapdragon variant of the USA; because of Snapdragon's on board LTE chip.
28. umadddd (banned) (Posts: 29; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
"It does have 8 cores"
so it's octa-core
36. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
But not all 8 cores are running. The performance of the processor is not from all the cores, hence calling it an octacore is misleading itself. It's not. Regardless of how it is being called number of cores is not equivalent to higher performance.
63. hung2900 (Posts: 956; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
No. Samsung didn't lie.
You can read the documentation on Samsung website.
There are 3 implementations can be used
- "Quad-core switch": only two different states switching each other, quad-core A7 an quad-core A15
- "Power-house": At the max point, all 8 cores are running. Redundant core can be closed if there is no task needing it.
- "Paired core": Most likely implementation. Each A15 core is paired to an A7 core. The system will decide either to run depending on the task. So We can have A7-A7-A7-A7, A7-A15-A7-A7 to A15-A15-A15-A15. Each core has the independent clockrate,
Samsung said that all of them are available in Exynos Octa, but the implementation used depends on the firmware. Most likely only last one is used in GS4. But The "power-house" option may be available in a new Chromebook, because it is a PC.
96. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
i know samsung didnt lie, but it's their method of presenting a product, and the tendency of the general public to look straight at the specs without checking out the details make most people think it is a true octacore processor. We as gadget lovers look into deeper details than the general public.
26. umadddd (banned) (Posts: 29; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
look at this nokia fanboy claiming they came up with flexible screens first... just LOL
"The concept of developing a flexible displays was first put forth by Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Company). In the 1974, Nicholas K. Sheridon, a PARC employee, made a major breakthrough in flexible display technology and produced the first flexible e-paper display"
nokia fanboys are the biggest nutjobs on this planet
38. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
^ I was comparing to Samsung when i mentioned Nokia came up with flexible screens first, because the SUBJECT of the discussion of this topic is on SAMSUNG'S alleged copying of other's idea. The nutjob here is you.
Why would i bring up something off topic like who or which company came up with the first flexible screen? Of course i was referring the the topic, hence i was comparing only between Nokia and Samsung.That flexible display thingy in your link is not even applied on smartphones That is a flexible E paper display, not OLED.
44. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
seriously everyone knows your a massive android fanboy who loves to dish it out then when someone proves you wrong or show you as the idiot you are (happens everytime btw) you get your fanboy backup as you feel numbers wins not comment substance
second Nokia were talking of flexible screens before samsung yet you and other fanboys give credit to samsung for basically copying an idea from years before no matter who originally came up with it. samsung has a history of copying and rebranding to fit them
face it samsung are no different from apple, incorporate existing features and tech and you praise them as innovators
so yeah your the nutjob
55. EXkurogane (Posts: 863; Member since: 07 Mar 2013)
Whatever i say about a company, whether bad or good, im still neutral most of the time, because when i bash or praise something i only use proven facts but 'true' fanboys like you do not accept facts and even try to twist the topic and call others a fanboy just because you are one yourself. You cant accept any negative remarks about your favorite product or brand. It was obvious from the beginning i was comparing only 2 companies as an example. When was the first flexible one invented never mattered, not the topic here.
Samsung's devices are great and the sales volume proves everything, but of course it's not perfect. I dislike the build quality so i went for other brands. For me i prefer to put my money into innovation, not godlike specs. If that smartphone has unique hardware or features not widely found in other products then it gets my attention more, regardless of what company made it, other deciding factors would be things like build quality or whether the manufacturer suck in providing OS updates.
60. asingha94 (Posts: 295; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
You are suffering from fever & caught by tha virus "copycat" which is found in samsuck object.be fanboy for a reason.the company is not paying you to suffer from blindness.i like sony lg nokia motorola phones but hate poor samsuck products...cheap plastic..
4. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3760; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
War of the Androids!
15. chunk1x (Posts: 248; Member since: 25 Jun 2011)
Fought by lawyers and fandroids.
27. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3760; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Some fans are missing the point here...
Half of them are blind.
86. cheetah2k (Posts: 1576; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
Do the research people, Samsung have their own hand and eye tracking patents (used in SGS3 and their TV line-up). I would suggest they've done their homework and will be in the clear so as not to repeat another Apple debarkle.
LG are becoming another Apple, struggling and squandering over their own misfortunes in the mobile industry
5. Diego! (Posts: 574; Member since: 15 Jun 2009)
Yeah... watch out with the 'boomerang effect' LG, your 'superphone' LG Optimus G Pro = Samsung Galaxy Note II.
7. Note2waitingonNote3 (banned) (Posts: 87; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
Exactly Lg doesn't want to play with fire. It's copy cat Lg Optimus G pro will never see the light of day.
11. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Yea right.....Samsung is getting what they deserve
12. Diego! (Posts: 574; Member since: 15 Jun 2009)
And people keep thumbing us down :P Anyway, Samsung should fight fire with fire.
14. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
U dont get it do you? You really think its a coincidence that the optimus g pro jus so happens to be almost an exact copy of the note 2?
Haha all i can say is....karma is a b*tch!
17. umadddd (banned) (Posts: 29; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
xperia z looks exactly like optimus g LOL
oh wait who gives a sh!t? after s4 announcement nobody even gives a f*ck about xz LMAO
21. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
i didnt say anything about sony so why did you? Sorry if samsungs cover is getting blown.
Now like your name says.......u mad?
29. umadddd (banned) (Posts: 29; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
you seem very mad my friend, perhaps you cannot accept the fact that sony copies just about every LG and Samsung handset ever made? LOL yeahh youu madd brah, go shave that neckbeard of yours, fat ass
32. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Lol...your name should be "u funny"
and samsungs should be "icopy"
34. umadddd (banned) (Posts: 29; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
no rebuttals? can't refute? LOL your tears are very delicious, sony shill
37. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Lol only women wanna argue...I just tell it like it is son
83. TMach (Posts: 454; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
That has got to be the funniest thing I have read on this blog and the most moronic! Sony copy Samsung and LG?? Ha ha ha The Arc/Arc S, Xperia S, Xperia T are copies of what exactly? Even Apple admitted being inspired by Sony! LMFAO. Keep smoking that s**t dude! Defo not worth arguing with!!
67. yudi.nemesis (Posts: 1127; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
what SONY copies LG and SAMSUNG!!!
Can you please show me is lg and samsung using omni balance design, with "skeleton frame
structure" and opticontras panel?
Did lg or samsung phone have ip rating with 7,9mm thin?
25. dil2abu (Posts: 305; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
R u blind??
Check ua eyes dude..
Xperia Z is Unique..
Sony designs are Unique.. Others copy from them..
62. SleepingOz (unregistered)
"Unique" indeed!
And yeah others copy from them like; notification toggles, right?!
79. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
you cant deny the uniqueness of Sony designs.
even apple from which your Sammy copies is inspired by Sony and then LG copies Sammy which is a great copycat itself.
no one can deny that Sony is the pioneer of great designing.
92. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
we consumers just want to use a smartphone
anyway, i might get HTC one or Xpeia Z if the price here in the phil will b lower than galaxy s4..
but even though i myt hold htc one or XZ, i cant help but be amazed with samsung,,
sammy really knows how to make a phone really SMART, so those gimmicks are intended to raise the bar of a phone being SMART, ,
everyone is copying but THE BATTLE IS ABOUT WHO BRING IT FIRST or WHO BRING IT AT ITS BEST FORM AND FUNCTIONALITY
102. kobainez (Posts: 429; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
BOO that LG OPTIMUS G copied Xperia GX. The GX came out b4 lg optimus g fyi. LG copied SONY blind samdung fanboy
19. asingha94 (Posts: 295; Member since: 08 Apr 2012)
They should.lg is always underestimated.!lgs technology is much better than samsung though they are very slow in software updates..
23. pwnarena (Posts: 1129; Member since: 15 Feb 2013)
not when played right. remember that samsung won against apple because it is viewed as the underdog. if lg plays the underdog role being deprived of sales and the technology it has created, it can win some sympathy. however, it can also lead some samsung customers to other android device makers like htc and sony.
30. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
is smart stay not an eye-tracking tech?? why not pusue this when s3 came out?
45. SellPhones82 (Posts: 569; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
Yeah, I'm with you there. The S3 had eye-tracking, yet LG did not make note of it then. I also find it funny that LG is launching an update to add some of the features this month. So they applied for a patent 4 years ago and still have yet to launch it on any of their handsets? Another example of the broken patent system. You shouldn't be able to patent an idea until you can provide a fulling working prototype. Having an idea is one thing but actually developing that idea into a fully functional feature is another.
33. parkwaydr (Posts: 572; Member since: 07 Sep 2011)
Here we go again.
35. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
HERE WE GO AGAIN, "War of the Androids" starts right NOW!
39. voxmarc (Posts: 332; Member since: 22 Aug 2012)
when S3 came out with smart stay that uses eye tracking technology,,it uses the same principle as smart pause..Lg did not bother to complain...just saying....i guess everyone's feeling the heat......everytime a Samsung flagship device comes out,rumors follow thru..it only add's to the excitement....
47. Azure01 (Posts: 127; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Yes same eye tracking tech but now this is the exact same concept. It shows maturity that they didn't jump the gun until they felt that their concept was 100% copied.
93. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
before LG announced the optimus pro
samsung already filed some trademarks for smart pause etc


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Appleton Estate VX
Review: Appleton Estate VX Rum 80/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (AkA Arctic Wolf)
Posted February 7, 2010
Appleton Estate VX Rum is the entry-level rum in the Appleton Estate family of rums. It is a blend of up to fifteen Jamaican rums of various styles which have been aged in hand crafted oak. The sample of Appleton Estate VX rum which I used for this review was provided as a gift to me after a rum tasting event sponsored in part by Appleton Estate Rums. At the tasting I was treated to a small presentation by an Appleton representative who talked about the signature Appleton Estate taste and aroma which I would be expected to encounter. The power of suggestion should not be underestimated, and although I worked hard to form my own opinions; I must admit that my impressions both 'in the glass' and 'in the mouth' are remarkable close to the profile I was told to expect.
In the Bottle 4.5/5
The Appleton VX arrives in the typical flagon style Appleton Estate clear glass bottle. Even the 200 ml sample bottle which was provided me as a gift after the tasting event had that distinctive Appleton shape. For an entry-level rum this is more than adequate although the pressed metal cap caused me to deduct half a point.
In the Glass 8/10
The rum displays an amber colour with orange flashes. Surprisingly (to me) the rum when swirled left nice long skinny legs in my glass indicating a buttery oil present. The aroma is very spicy, and full of oak tannin. I smell a firm and distinct orange peel, and light brown sugar and molasses rising in the tangy oak spice.
In My Mouth 47.5/60
A light buttery feel in my mouth seems to make the spiciness of the rum ignite, and I find this is a little 'rough and tumble' for my taste buds. It is a fresh spicy oak which has a sharp bite. A light citrus flavour, a tangy orange zest, and a light rummy brown sugar compliment the oak but are to a point overshadowed by it. There is also an element of butterscotch which appears and disappears in the spice. The addition of an ice-cube helps to tame the spiciness to a degree; but for me, this is will a mixing rum. The spicy flavours will act as an excellent base for many cocktails.
In My Throat 12/15
This has a really long, spicy, 'hot in the throat' finish. I notice the citrus flavours and orange peel stay in the back of the palate during the finish. I find the bite rather sharp, and again; I found I much preferred the rum with an ice-cube added.
The Afterburn 8/10
As an entry-level rum, Appleton Estate VX is impressive. It has a fine complexity brought forward by the oak, and wonderful complimentary flavours of butterscotch, citrus fruit and orange peel. It is the sharpness of the flavours which brings me to the conclusion that I must quantify the rum as a mixer. I realize some will like it over ice, but I prefer to use that spiciness in nice bar drinks and cocktails.
If you are interested in comparing more scores, here is a link to my other published Rum Reviews.
Suggested Cocktail
The Appleton VX adds a really nice bite to a Rum and Coke, and the tangy oak flavour profile really adds depth to fruity cocktails like the Afternoon Delight. For my suggested cocktail I thought I would go in a slightly offbeat direction and work a little play on a popular and trendy cocktail, The Cosmopolitan. My handy-dandy cocktail book, 1001 Cocktails: 1001 Recipes for the Perfect Drink (Hardcover) ~ Alex Barker (Compiler) gives the recipe for the Cosmopolitan on page 178.
The Cosmopolitan
2 measures Vodka
1 measure Triple Sec
1 measure lime juice
1 measure Cranberry juice
orange peel
Shake all the ingredients over ice
Strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with Orange Peel
My recipe is of course quite a different cocktail. I call it:
The Traveller
a cocktail by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
2 oz Appleton VX
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lime juice
1 oz White Cranberry juice
flamed grapefruit zest
Shake all the ingredients over ice
Strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with a flamed grapefruit zest
For those who do not know a flamed zest is a small slice of citrus peel which has been touched by a flame along its outer surface. After wards the peel is squeezed above the cocktail over the flame such that the oils erupt in a dramatic burst of fire which caramelizes the oils before they drop into the top of the cocktail.
A variation of The Traveler is the Arctic Traveler. This is exactly the same recipe except that three large ice cubes are added to the cocktail, after the flamed zest.
The Arctic Traveller
a cocktail by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
2 oz Appleton VX
1 oz Cointreau
1 oz lime juice
1 oz White Cranberry juice
flamed grapefruit zest
3 large Ice Cubes
Shake all the ingredients over ice
Strain into a cocktail glass
Garnish with a flamed grapefruit zest
Add the large Ice Cubes
If Red Cranberry Juice is used the Cocktail may be called The Red Sunset or The Arctic Sunset if ice cubes are added.
Of course my good friend forrest helped me out with this cocktail and he even gave me the idea to use the flamed grapefruit zest, which really added a nice flair to the drink. In any case the Traveler cocktails are all "forrest approved". (Visit his great site by clicking on his name above.)
You may (loosely) interpret the scores as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)
3 Responses to "Appleton Estate VX"
February 5, 2014 at 11:22 am
This is a fairly average rum and the review was pretty much spot on. It isn't as good as similarly priced rums and is no better than Bacardi Gold or Cockspur 5 star rum.
Its not even noticeably better than Appleton Special Golden Rum which is cheaper.
Its nicely presented but it really isn't as good as it looks.
December 24, 2013 at 8:16 am
Excellent review. I thought the score was a little low myself as this is one of my Stock house rums. However, the point was that the spiciness that made it too hot on its own makes it an excellent mixing rum. And that is how I drink it, mostly with tonic, occasionally in a Cuba Libre.
November 22, 2013 at 5:09 pm
I really enjoy your reviews.
Too many people try to compare middle shelf liquor to top shelf liquor. A liquor should be judged by comparing it to its peers. I think Appleton Estate V/X should be a very respected rum amungst its peers. I would have given a higher score, perhaps 84 – 85+. For those of us with an unrefined taste for good rum, this is an exceptional rum.
You did a great review, I just felt it could have rated higher.

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An interview with Mohamad Hussein, M.D., Director of the Myeloma Research Program at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
DOXIL® (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin) is an advanced form of doxorubicin. Unlike conventional doxorubicin therapy, Doxil is a liposomal formulation that is encapsulated in a thin fatty layer. The liposome is pegylated, which helps protect the drug from the immune system, resulting in the product circulating in the blood for a longer period of time. Although Doxil is commercially available, it is not currently specifically approved for myeloma. There are several ongoing trials to further delineate the use of Doxil in myeloma. More widespread use of Doxil will depend upon the trial results.
Myeloma Today: Are there new studies that highlight the use of Doxil in the management of multiple myeloma?
Dr. Hussein: Yes, there are several trials. There is, for example, the national multi-center trial, involving over 200 patients, comparing Doxil, Vincristine, and decadron (DVd) versus Vincristine, Adriamycin, and Dexamethasone (VAD). This study has completed accrual and towards the end of this year, or early next year, we should have the results available. At this stage, it looks promising.
MT: What advantages do you see, or hope to see, in DVd versus the standard VAD?
Dr. Hussein: Ease of use and reduced toxicity. The aspect that I am most interested to see is if the response and the durability are any different from VAD. The first DVd cycle is usually three hours. After that, it can be given over one and a half to two hours. And the steroids are only for 4 days, not 12 days as in the VAD protocol. If we can have a less toxic regimen that is easier to give on an outpatient basis, and patients' overall performance status can stay maintained, that would be a big deal.
MT: Do you see DVd replacing VAD as an induction for stem cell transplantation?
Dr. Hussein: I do. I think the reason for that is that it doesn't impact the normal cells of the bone marrow negatively, it's a quick outpatient regimen, and it does not have the steroid toxicity that occurs with VAD. Infection is therefore less of an issue. I think those are the things that make this regimen relatively easy. And if [doctors] are interested in preparing their patients for transplant, this is a regimen that can get them there without a whole lot of toxicity. That's my impression. I'm hoping that this multi-center trial confirms this information.
MT: How long does it take a myeloma patient on DVd to get into remission?
Dr. Hussein: On average, a response occurs by the second cycle. Patients tend to reach maximum response after 5 cycles. If they don't respond by cycle 2 or 3, they usually don't respond. But 5 cycles seems to be the magic number for maximum response.
MT: What place do you see for DVd in frontline therapy?
Dr. Hussein: I think it's going to be in combination with thalidomide or with Revimid. We recently completed a trial with DVd and thalidomide (DVd-T). We presented preliminary data in ASH, ASCO, and Salamanca. Hopefully, in the upcoming ASH meeting, we will present a more complete therapy data of over 100 patients. And I think this is where the combination (DVd) will be positioned – in combination with an immunomodulator.
MT: So, in myeloma, you see DVd fitting in with novel therapies?
Dr. Hussein: Absolutely. Unlike VAD, our preliminary results show that DVd does get rid of the abnormal blood vessels in the bone marrow. However, the duration of the responses were not positively impacted probably because we were not able to maintain the clearance of blood vessels. Novel therapies like Revimid and thalidomide don't get rid of the abnormal blood vessels but they maintain the status. So, if Doxil gets rid of the abnormal blood vessels and those other drugs maintain the status of it being gone, then I think you could make an impact on the disease overall. This is what I am hoping to be able to show with DVd-T. And we've started a DVd-Revimid trial.
MT: Does DVd have a place for relapse?
Dr. Hussein: Not by itself – the response has been disappointing, about 20% to 25%. But when you combine it with thalidomide, the response rate is a really impressive 75%, with 45% of those patients either CR (complete remission) or near CR. So, I would say that DVd-T definitely does have a place. Some people would say that because you can get responses with decadron- thalidomide only, why add Doxil and vincristine? Because I think that the quantity of the responses is better and the quality of the responses is definitely better. With decadron-thalidomide in relapse/refractory, you may get only 5% CR and few near CRs.
MT: What is the dosing in the DVd-T combination?
Dr. Hussein: We use doxorubicin (40 mg/m2), vincristine (2.0 mg IV), and oral or intravenous dexamethasone (40 mg/day x 4 days) every 4 weeks. We start thalidomide at 50 mg/day, increasing by 50 mg/day every week to the maximum tolerated dose not to exceed 400 mg/day. We also add amoxicillin (which we are now thinking is probably not necessary) and acyclovir to reduce infection; low-dose aspirin in an effort to reduce blood clotting problems and so far this has worked very well for us.
MT: How does a Doxil side effect such as the palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) syndrome – swelling and pain of the extremities – impact quality of life?
Dr. Hussein: The PPE is more of an education issue. When we first started using the regimen, 4 out of our first 9 patients had severe PPE. What we learned was that without patient education, patients were not careful in the first few days with touching, repetitive movement, and pressure areas. With education, our incidence of PPE is down to about 7%, and we've treated about 300 patients with the regimen without any particular prophylaxis other than the education.
MT: What about other side effects, such as anemia and neutropenia?
Dr. Hussein: That has not really been an issue for us. In over 200 patients, we have not had a patient admitted because of neutropenic fever. We have not seen any issues with thrombocytopenia requiring transfusion. We have not had to resort to any drastic measures that we tend to do with regular chemotherapy like VAD, for instance.
MT: What are the most frequently occurring side effects with DVd?
Dr. Hussein: With DVd regimen by itself, it's the drop in the white counts. I would say leukopenia, not neutropenia. The count drops but the patients are not necessarily neutropenic. That's pretty much it. PPE is about 7%, hair loss is less than 5%, nausea and vomiting is less than 5%, transfusions related to platelets is zero, and infections requiring IV antibiotics has not been an issue. With this being said, we aggressively follow patients and teach them to avoid infectious problems. For instance, if patients qualify, we use intravenous immunoglobulins, and early in URI we use oral antibiotics. When you combine Doxil with thalidomide, the toxicity can be significant but we've modified the regimen, adding some supportive care drugs, like Neulasta and Procrit, and we've done really well with that. So what started as a problematic regimen with the thalidomide addition, now is a very straightforward regimen to use.
MT: What about the impact on a patient's quality of life?
Dr. Hussein: I would say that the quality of life is definitely better. But you are talking to someone who is biased – we developed the regimen.
MT: Any closing comments?
Dr. Hussein: I think that the regimen is moving forward in combination with other drugs, like thalidomide and Revimid. At ASH 2003, we should have a major update on DVd in combination with thalidomide. And in combination with Revimid, I would expect some results by ASCO 2004.
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What's the difference between a supergroup and a super jam?For one, supergroup sounds rather ostentatious. Moreover, a super jam implies a good time instead of an ambitious musical project created to sell a bunch of records and make a bundle of cash.The super jam Dragon Smoke doesn't even have a record, save for a recording of one of its few shows, which might be available at one of its rare gigs.The New Orleans quartet only plays a half-dozen or so times a year, and on Sunday, Dec. 16, will appear in the Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room.Dragon Smoke is blues, rock and soul guitarist-singer Eric Lindell; Dumpstaphunk's Ivan Neville; and Galactica's rhythm section, drummer Stanton Moore and bassist Robert Mercurio."What's cool about this project is that I play a lot of instrumental music, and I do play with some great singers as well, but it's interesting to have such a small group with two great singers," Moore told Lake Tahoe Action. "(This is) a four-piece band with two singers when usually it's a four-piece band with no singers."Moore is the quintessential "NOLA" musician. He has his own line of drums, is a ubiquitous studio contributor on his peers' records and he plays in a number of bands with cool names: Frequinox, Midnite Disturbers, Garage A Trois, the Stanton Moore Trio. (OK, that last handle is rather pedestrian, but nevertheless important for branding.) Put together more than a decade ago by San Francisco Boom Boom Room promoter Alex Andreas, Dragon Smoke first played in the Dragon's Den on Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans. John Cleary was the first keyboard player. The next year of the super jam, Neville was on keys and Moore was absent, playing with another ensemble.The obvious reason Dragon Smoke rarely performs is because its members are all in other groups. Its music, Moore says, is centered around its members' "common denominator influences.""To me, it's a soul-based, roots, soul, blues, some R&B, some funk but a little more on the soul end of the spectrum," he said. "We do a bunch of Eric's tunes, some of Ivan's tunes and a bunch of other things that we all dig on. ... There might be things that I dip into that are more jazz-oriented and things Ivan's into that are more heavy, funk-oriented - those influences don't necessarily dip in (with Dragon Smoke)."We get in these little super jams and sometimes they turn out to really work really well, to really be cohesive and as a unit. Frequinox began that way. Dragon Smoke began that way. From Frequinox Robert Walter and Will Bernard (and myself began the Stanton Moore) Trio. These all came out of these little super jam kind of things."The collaboration between Moore and Mercurio is hardly unusual. They have been playing together since they were in the band Prophylactic in 1992. Their best known band is Galactic, which played March 25 in the Crown Room. Moore and Mercurio have recently performed with Papa Mali and original Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli. The rhythm section played on Lindell's 2009 Alligator Records album "Gulf Coast Highway" and are in the process making a record with "Jumpin' " Johnny Sansone."Robert and I were roommates for some time when Galactic was first starting," Moore said. "We lived together in the band house and then we moved and got another house together and that's also where the band rehearsed. Then I moved to Algiers Point and then Robert bought a house in Algiers Point. We were neighbors and now Robert lives downtown and I am about to move downtown."
Moore conducted this telephone interview on his front porch overlooking a "For Sale" sign. "We're selling our house and we're gonna rent downtown because we're tired of dealing with the hurricane stuff," he said. "You will go on a main drag like Canal Street and everything looks fine, then you go a couple blocks in and it's a total mess. Total neighborhoods are just decimated. There is a lot of rebuilding and there's a lot of not rebuilding. So it's just a lot of patchwork in progress. It's a case-by-case scenario everywhere you go." ... Meters bassist George Porter Jr. when he was here last August told Lake Tahoe Action Art "Papa Funk" Neville, who turns 75 on Monday, is probably finished recording. He speculated the historic funk band might replace Porter with Herbie Hancock. If the legendary jazz player is unavailable, the Meters don't have to look far to find a logical replacement. Keyboardist Ivan Neville is Papa Funk's nephew. "That is the more-than-obvious choice but for some reason they always try to avoid that," Moore said. "I'm not sure why that is. It's almost a no-brainer but it's their decision to make." ... Jelly Bread, Lake Tahoe Action's Band of the Year, opens for Dragon Smoke and its keyboardist, Eric Matlock, is stoked. Ivan has been an idol of mine for a long time," Matlock said. "He's got a great left hand and he sings like nobody's business. Ivan Neville's father, Aaron Neville, plays Saturday, Dec. 15, at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. The touring schedule is a coincidence. Aaron Neville told Lake Tahoe Action he was unaware Dragon Smoke was to be in town the night after his show, and we have no reason to doubt him because since 1965 he is known to "Tell It Like It Is." ... Made up of Moore, Mecurio, Bernard, Donald Harrison and Jeff Coffin, Frequinox was temporarily called MG5. With legal matters now settled, the band once again is called Frequinox. ... Lindell has lived more than a decade in New Orleans but grew up in the Bay Area. For a while he lived in nearby Forestville.


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v on a number of occasions here on DailyTech.
Now, we have official
pricing for both of the new hybrids.
The Prius v will start at $27,140 when it launches in the
U.S. this fall. The Prius v uses the same hybrid powertrain as the standard
Prius, but has a larger cargo area behind the rear seats (34.3 cu ft versus
21.6 cu ft). The Prius v weighs 200 pounds more than the standard Prius, so
fuel economy suffers. Combined fuel economy for the Prius v is 40mpg instead of
the loftier 50mpg for the regular Prius.
The Prius Plug-in Hybrid will be priced from $32,760. The
new lithium-ion battery pack in the plug-in variant allows the vehicle to
travel up to 15 miles on battery power alone (at speeds up to 62mph). After the
15 miles is exhausted, Prius Plug-in Hybrid will operate exactly like any other
Prius hybrid.
Toyota says that the Prius Plug-in Hybrid can be charged in
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The Prius Plug-in Hybrid also qualifies for a $2,500 federal
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quote: This is effectively no different than the current administration's decision to "loan" (read: lose) public funds at risk to a private corporation (Solyndra) in pursuit of similarly non-economically feasible "green" initiatives. Except in this case there is no claim that the money spent will ever be recouped.
quote: Hey, I've got a great idea: why don't we return to the ideals of our founding and start behaving as those the Constitution means something. Restore the Republic!
quote: I've said this many times before - electric cars and hybrids are not the solution to anything. They're less efficient than current turbo-diesel engines and have comparatively lower performance.
quote: As for fuel, they would only shift the dependence from petroleum to coal if they were widely adopted.
quote: You want us to burn MORE coal?
quote: That's better than burning gas or diesel?I know they have cleaned up in the smoke stacks, but there is NO WAY coal is better for our air quality than gas or diesel.
quote: You don't get black lung from getting oil out of the ground or making gas from crude oil.
quote: Make bio-diesel and burn that and you're way better than EVs in all respects!
quote: Not really but there are other ways to produce energy and coal can be made cleaner. If you don't mind the additional costs.
quote: You realize even with all the emission control devices and restrictions on sulfur in the base fuel for our cars now there is still a smog problem. In general it is easier to contol the polution of a few highly efficient generators than it is to control the output of millions of vehicles which may get little or no maintence.
quote: While I prefer bio-diesel over dino-diesel for emissions reasons I still lump it in the same category as corn-ethanol. (Sounds good when you are using a waste stream for you stock but far from a solution for the whole fleet.)
quote: I know they have cleaned up in the smoke stacks, but there is NO WAY coal is better for our air quality than gas or diesel. You don't get black lung from getting oil out of the ground or making gas from crude oil. Make bio-diesel and burn that and you're way better than EVs in all respects!
quote: They are more efficient that diesel. You have to remember that 1 gallon of diesel = 1.15 gallons of gasoline when refined from the same source.
quote: There's also the issue of which fuels are cost-effective to refine from crude oil. In a nutshell, 100% diesel is most expensive, 100% gasoline is less expensive, and a mix of diesel and gasoline is least expensive. So any comprehensive energy strategy seeking to minimize cost will use both gasoline and diesel solutions.
quote: And there is nothing preventing you from sticking a hybrid electric drivetrain onto a diesel engine.
quote: That's the point. Not that I like coal, but the U.S. is the world's Saudi Arabia of coal. It has some of the most extensive coal deposits in the world.


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quote: I could go on for hours about how promising this technology is.
quote: What? You do realize that a Fuel Cell DOES weigh something as well? And you will still need an electric motor? And the Voltage Converters and Likely a significant Super Cap or Battery to give level set?
quote: You sound like you need a deal of reality.
quote: When I said current storage technologies, I did not limit it to those in the market/production.
quote: it will beat the pants off of current internal combustion designs in every measurable way.
quote: I've seen figures as high as 90% for hydrogen fuel cell
quote: A technology is not "proven" until there are actual production parts
quote: Your counting you chickens a little early there.
quote: In automotive applications, I have seen no number higher than 50%
quote: It doesn't have to be on the mass market to be a proven technology.
quote: Look how far the gasoline engine has come
quote: To be proven, something must absolutely demonstrate the ability to perform in its target area.
quote: Seems to me that a Mass Market, affordable, BEV or PHEV is beating the best Fuel Cell Car by nearly 40%!
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After 51 years, Banks Hair Fashions assumed a new name Monday and transferred ownership to Briana Lee, who has been with the company for eight years.
The new name is Bri & Co. LLC, but the same stylists are working there, including owner Julie Webb.
"The hair business is something that my family and extended family have been in for many years," Lee said. "Jane Banks, the previous owner of Banks Hair Fashions, is not only the mother of current owner Julie Webb, but also my great aunt."
In 1948, Lee's grandmother, Beverly Kraft, opened a salon called "Lady Fair" on West Perry Street. Her sister, Jane Banks, joined her in 1949 and they worked together until Jane and her husband, George Banks, branched off and opened Banks Hair Fashions in 1961.
"In April 2007, (they) offered me the opportunity to become the owner of the salon in April 2013," Lee said. "At the time it seemed so far away but the time has finally come. I am so blessed and excited to start my journey of salon ownership."
Lee said it has been an honor working with them and learning from them.
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Penn State has filled another of its scholarship openings in the secondary.
According to Internet reports, Kasey Gaines, the 5-foot-10, 160-pound defensive back from national power Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga., made a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday. He brings Penn State's list of recruits in the 2013 class to 10.
Gaines also was being recruited by Harvard, VMI, Presbyterian and Howard, just received an offer from Miami of Ohio and reportedly was beginning to draw interest from several larger schools - including Wisconsin - in recent weeks. He was the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gwinett County Defensive Player of the Year last season as the Rams won the state Class AAAAA championship and a preseason all-state pick.
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No. 13 Men's Volleyball Travels to No. 11 Lewis
MUNCIE, Ind. – The No. 13 Ball State men's volleyball team travels to Romeoville, Ill., to take on No. 11 Lewis Wednesday evening. The match pits one of the best defenses in the country in Ball State with one of the nation's best offensive teams in Lewis. Senior middle attacker Matt Leske and junior libero David Ryan Vander Meer lead the league in blocks per set and digs per set, respectively.
Scouting Ball State
The Cardinals (22-7, 10-4 MIVA) picked up a 3-0 win over Lindenwood in the MIVA Quarterfinals on Fri., Apr. 18. In the win, junior outside hitter Shane Witmer tallied his second double-double of the season with 12 kills and 10 digs. Senior middle attacker Kevin Owens picked up 11 kills while junior libero David Ryan Vander Meer got under 10 digs.
Ball State leads the MIVA in blocks per set and digs per set with averages of 3.00 and 10.43, respectively. Senior middle attacker Matt Leske tops the league with his 1.60 blocks per set average while David Ryan Vander Meer leads the conference in digs per set at 2.72.
For the season the Cardinals are hitting a .255 percentage and are holding opponents to a .192 clip. Sophomore outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski leads the Cardinals with 312 kills on the season for a 3.28 average. Graham McIlvaine has dished out 998 assists on the year while David Ryan Vander Meer has gotten under 288 digs. Matt Leske has 163 total blocks on the year while Kevin Owens has 104 total blocks.
Scouting Lewis
The Flyers (22-6, 11-3 MIVA) are on a seven-match winning streak heading into the MIVA Semifinals. Lewis led the MIVA with five All-Conference selections: BJ Boldog and Geoff Powell named to the All-MIVA First Team while Greg Petty, Lucas Yanez and Bobby Walsh getting the All-MIVA Second Team nod. Powell and Petty each have tallied over 300 kills for Lewis on the season while Boldog has dished out 852 assists. Yanez has gotten under 212 digs on the campaign and Walsh leads the Flyers with 126 total blocks.
Series with Lewis
Wednesday's meeting marks the 53rd meeting between the two programs in a series that dates back to the 1994 season. Ball State holds the all-time series advantage with a 29-23 record. The last time these two teams met in the MIVA Tournament was during the 2009 season when Ball State won a 3-2 match to advance to the MIVA Championships. The Cardinals have won the last three MIVA Tournament matches against the Flyers.
The Last Time Out
The Flyers took the regular season series sweep of the Cardinals. The last meeting was a heartbreaking 3-2 loss for Ball State in Worthen Arena. In the match on Mar. 29, Matt Leske and Graham McIlvaine each tallied double doubles. Leske connected on 12 kills and 12 blocks while McIlvaine dished out 54 assists and picked up 11 digs. Lewis outside attacker Geoff Powell took control down the stretch and finished the night with a career-high 32 kills of a blistering .406 hitting percentage.
In the MIVA Tournament
The Cardinals have a 60-29 record (.674) in the MIVA Tournament. Ball State is 18-2 in quarterfinal matches, 16-13 in semifinal matches and 14-11 in the championship match. From 1964-69, teams competed in a round robin during the postseason and Ball State amassed a 12-3 record. The last time Ball State advanced to the MIVA Championship match was during the 2009 season.
All-MIVA Honorees
Matt Leske and David Ryan Vander Meer earned All-MIVA First Team honors for the first time in their careers. Leske, a 2013 Volleyball Magazine Third Team All
American had previously earned Second Team nods in 2012 and 2013. Kevin Owens and Graham McIlvaine earned All-MIVA Second Team nods. Owens had previously earned First Team honors in 2013 and Second Team honors in 2012. McIlvaine's honoris the first in his career.
Stuck In The Middle With You
All-American middle attackers Matt Leske and Kevin Owens are both hitting over .400 for the season at .404 and .427, respectively. The seniors have a combined 381 kills on the year, led by Owen's 209 kills. The two also head up the blocking for the Cardinals with 267 total blocks between the two this season. Leske had at least seven blocks in 12 matches and has managed double digits in blocks three times this season.
In the Ball State Record Books
Red-shirt senior Matt Leske ranks fifth in Ball State's 51 year history in career blocks per set average at 1.46. He is eighth all-time in career total blocks at 429 and seventh in career assisted blocks with 372. Classmate Kevin Owens' .419 clip this season ranks 11th in Ball State history in season hitting percentage. For his career, the Fisher, Ind., native is hitting a .409 percentage which ranks fourth in school history for career hitting percentage.
Senior Graham McIlvaine has dished out 3,177 assists in his career – sixth in Ball State history. McIlvaine's 9.48 career assists per set average is eighth in the school record books. For his career, McIlvaine has tallied 66 service aces, 254 total blocks and 249 kills. Red-shirt senior Larry Wrather is 19th in school history in total sets played with 353 in his career.
Dishing the Rock
Senior setter Graham McIlvaine needs only two more assists to become the first Cardinal to eclipse 1,000 assists in a season since Ethan Pheister dished out 1,291 assists during the 2010 season.
The Doctor Is In
Junior libero David Ryan "Doc" Vander Meer got under a career-high 23 digs against NJIT to set a rally-scoring era school record for most digs in a four-set match. The count marked the second time this season Vander Meer had tallied over 20 kills. The libero has tallied double digit digs in 15 matches, including 11 of the last 12 matches.
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NORTH TONAWANDA – Greg Lureman's interest in studying business drew him to Arizona State University for the program it was well known for.
His love of this city drew him back home when he graduated – and ever since, he has spent a career applying what he learned.
He has worked as a salesman and as a volunteer, fundraising for Babe Ruth baseball and, now, for the building that is home to the food pantry and Meals on Wheels.
When his two sons were young, Lureman increased the sales of the sponsorship signs that lined the league's baseball field.
His latest challenge: raising the rest of the roughly $150,000 he needs for a new roof at 100 Ridge Road.
"It's been leaking on and off for years," said Lureman, 52. "We have to have an adequate roof over their head."
Lureman is vice president of Twin Cities Community Outreach, the nonprofit group that owns the 25,000-square-foot building that once held two hockey rinks.
The structure was donated to Twin Cities by Benderson Development in the early 1990s. The outreach group has been looking after it ever since.
TCCO – which Lureman pronounces as "Taco" – exists to maintain the building for its three nonprofit tenants: the Inter-Church Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels and the Clothes Closet, an organization that provides clothes for people in need. Twin Cities Outreach also hosts an annual fall theme basket fundraiser.
"That's how 'Taco' was born," Lureman said. "The whole point is to try to provide a facility at low cost."
Lureman's previous success at finding sponsors for Babe Ruth field signs led to this work with Twin Cities Community Outreach. When he started helping with the youth baseball league, it had about 20 sign sponsors. The first year he took over, there were advertisements for 137 restaurants, small businesses and bigger corporations – and about $11,000 in revenue for uniforms and field upgrades.
"I went through customer lists that I had," he said. "It was all networking."
Do you remember anything about your studies in Arizona that is still helping you in your volunteer work?
The importance of target markets. Sending the right signal. Targeting your appeal to their interests.
How does that work when you are fundraising for the TCCO building and home for the food pantry and the others?
Everyone knows somebody who has needed one of these services. Everybody knows somebody in that kind of situation.
Without TCCO, these three nonprofits would have a difficult time paying their bills or finding a place to locate out of.
Without us, these folks would have a tough time getting by. So I've been trying to promote TCCO to the community.
When people donate to Meals on Wheels or the Food Pantry, they think it's going to TCCO. It doesn't work that way. The monies that they get, they can only use on things they need. For a roof check, they would need to make it out to TCCO and send it to us.
What do you like about volunteering with TCCO?
It's very rewarding. The entire building is made up of volunteers. They are very happy about the repairs and the improvements. There's lots of thank-yous for fixing this or improving that. We don't really come into contact with the clients. All we do is really maintain the building. One of the things we're doing right now is compiling a mailing list. I've been spending the bulk of my time compiling for grants.
Where did the money you've raised for the roof so far come from?
Two thousand dollars from Niagara County. Six thousand dollars in donations from local churches, individuals.
It's the largest project that TCCO will probably do in the next 20 years. It's been encompassing every bit of my free time: 20 to 25 hours a week, nights, weekends. The most important thing is to get the word out about who we are.
Has your volunteer work affected your family?
I guess it's been a positive thing. Both boys when they were younger volunteered with the theme baskets and cleaning.
I don't think they wanted to. I don't think that's their choice of what to do on a Sunday afternoon.
Carrying and setting up tables, carrying baskets. Loading and unloading, trucks, getting out ladders. Putting signs out … I would drive, and they would get out and place them.
It showed them some volunteerism to help out and benefit people that are less fortunate. My oldest is a college student, my youngest is in the Marines.
They're both very giving and caring. They go out of their way to bring in the neighbor's garbage cans and shovel driveways.
My wife, Roseann, is on the board as well. She's the secretary.
Did you volunteer when you were a kid?
No. I'm not sure there were as many people in need as there are now. When I was a kid there was the Jerry Lewis telethon. More and more we're noticing there's a lot of people in need – they become unemployed, and they need the services that our building provides. There's definitely more need right now. The last three or four years, five years. There's a lot of people out of work…
What do you do for a living?
I've been in industrial sales since I graduated from college. I primarily sell products and services to large factories and plants. Industrial things. It's what they would call hard parts. … Things that go into people's machinery. Any plant in the Buffalo area.
Do you ever miss Arizona?
I liked that it was growing. Now I kind of hate that it is growing. It got too big too fast. Now it's so big that you can't find anything any more. They didn't have a baseball team back then. It was all about spring training.
I went all over Arizona. The Grand Canyon is pretty breathtaking. Tombstone, Arizona, was kind of neat. Walking over the border to Mexico. The "Painted Desert." Arizona is amazing.
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The beef checkoff is excited to announce a new booklet, titled "Having the Beef Conversation",which moves toward a better understanding of how to have effective conversations about key issues for the beef community.
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.


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A follower of the person of Jesus Christ who chooses to follow the His teachings but does not feel compelled (or fears) to share or propogate his personal faith among others.
That dude lives the life but he don't say nothin'...he must be a closet Christian.
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Someone who believes in the Christian religion who is either unwilling or unable to make a public affirmation of his/her faith.
Bob is a closet christian because while he believes in this religion, but he doesn't share his faith openly.
by Kirobos December 09, 2006
1. Christians who know where to preach. This group is purely hypothetical.
The person who posted the original definition for closet christians is unfortunately not a closet christian; Therefore, the poster is not a member of the fictitious group of closet christians.
by Jo-ann de Fabric August 23, 2006
Athiests who harbor unreasonable resentment towards God. How can they resent something that by definition they don't believe in? Also, put any athiest on their deathbed and they'll be the first to pray for mercy.
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The 2011 NBA Draft has seen a lot of flux with a number of potential prospects opting to stay in college for another season.
Harrison Barnes, Perry Jones and Jared Sullinger were all considered locks for the lottery well before the NCAA tournament was underway, but they made the mature decision to stay in college to develop their skills further before attempting to make their mark at the pro level.
Despite the dearth of star power in the draft, there are still a number of interesting prospects that will be available this June. Granted, a number of those prospects have the dreaded "high upside, high risk" label tagged on them, but beggars can't be choosers.
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Hanoi, Viet Nam: The first IVD event in Vietnam will be celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City on 26 November. The organizing committee consists of several local and international agencies, including UNV's partner education for Development, EFD. This year's motto is 'Develop Viet Nam, Develop Yourself'.
Although volunteerism is the main theme, HIV/AIDS issues will be addressed by a stage play set up by volunteers living with HIV. It is the first time IVD will be celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City. The creator is Lam Dang Son, a volunteer who has given his permission to use his idea for anyone interested. Hanoi has commemorated IVD, International Disability Day and World AIDS Day in one common event, the Beauty in Diversity the past 2 years. This year it is our partners in the disability area are arranging the event on December 3rd, with the participation of volunteers with disabilities volunteers living with HIV. Speakers will be the President of SR of Viet Nam, Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet and the UN Resident Coordinator John Hendra.


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Linagliptin, the type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment co-marketed by Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim, delivered promising Phase III results, significantly reducing the level of blood glucose in elderly patients with the disease who were treated with the drug for 24 weeks compared with placebo, according to a study published yesterday in The Lancet.
Linagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor marketed under the names Tradjenta® in the United States and Trajenta® overseas, also showed a safety and tolerability profile similar to that of placebo, according to the study.
The late-stage study examined linagliptin in 241 seniors aged 70 or older with T2D. Of these patients, 162 were randomized to receive linagliptin 5 mg and the remaining 79 to receive placebo, in addition to existing glucose-lowering drugs such as metformin and/or sulfonylurea and/or basal insulin. The 24-week study was conducted at a total 33 centers in Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
The primary endpoint for the study was change in HbA1c from baseline to week 24. Key results from the study showed that the mean change from baseline in HbA1c with linagliptin was –0.64% after 24 weeks, compared with a mean 0.04% HbA1C increase for placebo. A secondary endpoint, placebo-adjusted mean reduction in fasting plasma glucose from baseline with linagliptin, was –20.7 mg/dL.
Both treatment arms saw the same percentage (75.9%) of people with any adverse event. Common adverse events included hypoglycemia (22.8% for linagliptin, 16.5% placebo); common cold (10.5% linagliptin, 8.9% placebo), diarrhea (5.6% linagliptin, 2.5% placebo), hyperglycemia (5.6% linagliptin, 10.1% placebo), back pain (7% linagliptin), falls (4.3% linagliptin, 2.5% placebo), and urinary tract infection (4.3% linagliptin, 6.3% placebo). One patient per group had a drug-related adverse event leading to discontinuation of the study.
Investigator-defined hypoglycemia occurred in 24.1% of the linagliptin group, and 16.5% of the placebo group.
Linagliptin, a once-daily, 5-mg tablet used along with diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with T2D, won FDA approval in 2011, followed last year by agency approval of a combination treatment of linagliptin and metformin. Boehringer Ingelheim on Wednesday reported Trajenta sales of €200 million ($267.30 million) during the first half of this year, despite it not being available in Germany, where regulators have attributed no additional benefit to the drug.
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Two men were charged with drunken driving during separate stops in Wales and Elma over the weekend, Erie County Sheriff's Office said.
Jason R. Kenyon, 31, of Orlando, Fla., was charged with driving while intoxicated and traffic infractions about 9:20 p.m. Friday, after he crashed his car on Route 16 near Emery Road in Wales, deputies said. Kenyon's blood-alcohol content was .15 – almost twice the legal limit, officials said.
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NEW YORK | Valerie Harper, who played Rhoda Morgenstern on television's "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff, "Rhoda," has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
People magazine reports on its website Wednesday that the 73-year-old actress received the news on Jan. 15. The report says she has as little as three months to live.
Harper tells the magazine in a cover interview: "I don't think of dying. I think of being here now."
Harper's character, Rhoda, was one of television's most beloved sidekicks during the 1970s.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
A severe thunderstorm blasted through the Lowcountry early Tuesday evening, taking down trees and limbs and knocking out power to some 1,600 homes in Dorchester County.
Most of the power outages had been restored as of around 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to SCE&G spokeswoman Kim Asbill.
In Summerville, downed trees were reported on Twin Lakes Drive, West Richardson Avenue near Parsons Road, and parts of Knightsville, according to the National Weather Service website.
Wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour were also reported near Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, the NWS website reported.
An unconfirmed funnel cloud sighting was also reported near Black Tom Road near Moncks Corner, according to the NWS website.
Wednesday morning saw people all over town cleaning up their yards.
On Beaufort Street, just off Central Avenue near West Carolina Avenue, Ronald Ulrichsen was one of many people removing debris from the front yard.
We were just sitting inside watching TV, Ronald Ulrichsen said. All of a sudden I heard a crash. The winds got up and I mean high! I think it was a tornado.
What Ulrichsen heard was not only a large crepe myrtle snapping off in his front yard, but a commotion a few houses down the street.
It lit up like fireworks down there, he said, pointing to a pile of large limbs and debris still blocking one lane of the street.
Emily Scott said she was sitting in her room as the storm swept into the area.
The next thing she knew, the wind gusted, a loud snap brought her to her window, and lights began flashing in the trees in the front yard, she said.
Then the transformer blew, she said. It caused a live wire to fall into the trees, and a fire started in the front yard.
She and her family called 911.
It started blowing up like fireworks, she said.
She said she heard three or more small explosions before a huge boom rattled the house and knocked out the power.
Fire Department and SCE&G crews responded quickly, she said.
Summerville Fire Department Assistant Chief Jacob Evans said SFD units responded to several storm-related calls, including three downed trees, one suspicious odor, one fire alarm, and the downed power line on Beaufort Street.
People should do what the family on Beaufort Street did that is, call us immediately and take care to stay away from it, Evans said.
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The middle of no where right next to San Francisco.
I'm going to Castro Valley.
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A small unincorporated area unfortunately stuck in the middle of Oakland, Hayward and San Ramon. While the schools used to be good, now they are full of inner-district transfers of students who generally do poorly at their respective schools in their cities so Castro Valley gets students who are academically challenged and just don't give a shit about it because they don't live in the area and don't care if it brings the values of the homes in the area down (for all the people saying the housing is overpriced it's because the schools USED to be good and people wanted their kids to go to them). Furthermore, it isn't known for ghetto kids because Castro Valley is FAR from it. It was known for chickens (try brushing up on history). People who live in Castro Valley aren't racist or ghetto because 90% of the people you see daily aren't from there.
Dude, what's happening to CV? Everyone is trying to act ghetto.
That's cuz they're not really from Castro Valley. They're inner-district transfers. No wonder our schools are going to shit.
That's cuz they're not really from Castro Valley. They're inner-district transfers. No wonder our schools are going to shit.
Por agirl3236 29 de agosto de 2008
A town in the East Bay affectionately known as Cracker Valley for the massive population of whites and Asians who live in the overpriced homes. Has a reputation for having many undercover KKK members and for producing many wannabe gangsters who would be severely beaten if they ever tried to talk like that in front of someone from Oakland or Richmond. A pretty boring town, Castro Valley wants to be like Piedmont when it comes to being known as a rich kid town and fails rather miserably seeing how nobody outside of the immediate area knows it exists.
Castro Valley kid: Yea, I'm repping da CV! It's harrrd out herre fo a pimp!
Oakland kid: Shut the f**k up.
Oakland kid: Shut the f**k up.
Por take_the_scenic_route 14 de enero de 2007
a boring town full of old white people, rednecks, undercover KKK, annoying rich asians, and not much else.
when i was at the high school (i graduated june 06), it was jam packed full with posers and preps. every kid there in his white tee thinks he's so tough and can take down anybody. can't stand them.
don't move there if you don't appreciate posers or stupid.
when i was at the high school (i graduated june 06), it was jam packed full with posers and preps. every kid there in his white tee thinks he's so tough and can take down anybody. can't stand them.
don't move there if you don't appreciate posers or stupid.
i wish i lived in san leandro or oakland instead, because castro valley is filled with fakers.
Por J.M.F. 05 de julio de 2006
A black hole that forms tumors on your soul and makes you want to eat your own face. Filled with people who can form their own opinions and don't understand yours. Whose very purpose is to make you want to go to college even more.
i hate myself therefor i'm going back home to castro valley
Por Kelly G. 06 de febrero de 2008
A city in the Bay Area where you can find the most racists white folks. KKK central. Please believe that.
If you're a minority, Castro Valley is one place in the Bay Area to avoid.
Por Momma Joe 16 de abril de 2007
a town near san fran where you would buy a house for 1,200,000 that has 2 bedrooms and 1 bath....where too many stupid asians live that are rich...and town that is almost as expensive as danville...has no night life...but people with expensive cars..and its 4 hours away from la
how much is a 2 bedroom 2 bath ..50 year old house worth in castro valley?
are u crazy?
nope..its CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA!!!
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nope..its CASTRO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA!!!
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NEWPORT - When Deb Arthur looks through her camera's lens, she sees God's glory.
Arthur, of Newport, will display her photography at the center of an exhibit titled "God's Creation Through the Lens," on display through May 29 in the Perry County Council of the Arts gallery/showroom at 1 S. Second St., Newport.
A PCCA member for five years, Arthur was stunned when Jasmine Colbert, of PCCA, called upon her to be the featured exhibit for the month of May.
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"I never thought my work was good enough for an exhibit," she said.
Arthur, who says the photography is more of a hobby, has been taking photos for 35 years. It is her faith that inspires her most when she holds her Nikon D80 camera in her hands.
The decision to participate in "God's Creation Through the Lens" was the result of a prayer.
"I really just wanted to reflect God's glory," she said, adding that she has been a Christian since age 16. "People forget God created all that is around us ... He makes everything for our pleasure ... everything from the sun shining through the trees ..."
Every photo in the exhibit has a story and special meaning for Arthur and her relationship with God.
A photo featuring three sprouting crocuses was taken prior to an Easter sunrise service. She was thinking of her three children at the time and how not all of them would be joining the family for Easter dinner. While snapping the photos in soft morning sunlight, she noticed a heart-shaped rock nearby. She picked it up and placed it with the crocuses. Later it occurred to her that perhaps it was God's way of telling her he loved her and her three children.
The photographer said she has taken many plant life photos that are featured in the exhibit and scenic shots including a photo of the Pomeroy Academia Covered Bridge in Juniata County.
She loves winter shots because "As a child, my dad used to always walk in the snow with us."
Arthur also learned how to take photos of stars and the correct way to allow the shutter to open and close to get the perfect nighttime photo.
"You need a clear night and a lot of things really need to come together to get the perfect picture."
One of her favorites in the exhibit is a photo called "Swinging in the Moonlight." It was taken at 3 a.m. as Arthur stood in the cold 20 degree wind watching the tire swing in her backyard glide back and forth under the walnut tree as moonlight crept through the branches.
Another favorite is "Berrylicious," a close up of raspberries "so lush you could just pick them up and eat them," she said.
A meet and greet with Arthur will be held 7-8:30 p.m. May 3 at the PCCA gallery. She said she hopes her work demonstrates the images God has given her.
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Kerry Tobin wrote:I fully believe innocent until proven guilty. However, as my representative, I also believe he should be forthcoming about what his involvement was and is.
Beloit billionaire — Walker's largest donor — owed no state taxes in 2010
No mortgage, don't itemize, no kids. But I did have a tax bill. And here's something for Walker, my property tax bill was bigger than last year.
Living in the City of Tomahawk I am now paying $144.00/year for garbage collection which I didn't before
If I were a public service employee, my take-home pay decreased by an average of $400.00/month,[url]I would not have had a raise for 4 years and will not get one[/url] - per the new "decrees" from Madison for at least 3 more years.
If I were a student or the parent of a student I would be paying $400.00 to $600.00/year more for tuition.
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SALEM - City Treasurer Bob Tullis warned council members about tax uniformity legislation at the state level which could have an effect on the city coffers if approved as written.
Tullis said he didn't want to appear like "chicken little" on the tax uniformity issue, but he didn't want the chance of something big happening and them not knowing that something could happen.
He's raised the issue before about municipal tax reform being touted at the state level, saying it's resurfaced and appears to be on a fast track. He estimated the changes, as written, could cost the city nearly $300,000 in income tax revenue.
Known as H.B. 601, the legislation is opposed by the Ohio Municipal League. According to an Ohio Municipal League press release issued Oct. 30, the proposed legislation would be "forcing an unfunded mandate on over 200 municipalities requiring them to administer a 5-year net operating loss carry-forward policy for individuals and business filers, changing the rules for determining and enforcing residency requirements, severely restricting the ability of municipalities' enforcement efforts..." and etc.
Tullis explained that the city does not currently allow a loss to be carried over more than one year. He also said another part of the legislation would increase the office's cost for postage.
He said he's not necessarily against uniformity but "we just don't want it to have an adverse affect on the income of the city."
As for this year's city income tax collection, he said the receipts recently surpassed the $4 million mark, putting the city in a good position financially.
In other business, a resident who reported that her and her husband's personal information was released on a police report earlier this year addressed council. She said she's been trying to get in touch with city Law Director Brooke Zellers to resolve the issue and hasn't heard back from him.
She had appeared at a council meeting in July for guidance on the problem, noting that the attorney she had hired to communicate with Zellers was no longer her attorney. At that time, Zellers told her she could communicate with him directly regarding a proposal, but she said she's tried calling him and emailing him to no avail. The last email was sent Oct. 9.
Council President Mickey Cope Weaver said she would pass along her concern to Zellers, noting he's typically at the council meetings, but didn't attend Tuesday's meeting.
In other business, Councilman Clyde Brown questioned city Service/Safety Director Ken Kenst regarding setting up a meeting to discuss the situation with a local scrap yard that had violated an ordinance, saying he had not heard anything since July. Kenst said the last meeting was held in October with Zellers and the mayor, but there had been no update.
Weaver suggested that Brown could always go to Kenst's office with his inquiries.
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I just visited the site, but it seems the lifehacker effect took off again!
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NEW MANCHESTER-Residents of Westlake Lane opposed to a proposed sanitary sewer project said they delivered a petition to the Hancock County Public Service District on Friday asking the agency to reconsider its plans.
"The majority of us do not want it," said Westlake Lane resident Joyce Zoellers, "and if there are other places (in Hancock County) that need it, they might use the funding for those areas."
Zoellers said 73 percent of the residents-27 out of 37 households-signed the petition, saying they do not want sewer lines extended to their homes. The houses on Westlake Lane, a winding, narrow road in central Hancock County, all have septic systems.
A group of residents decided to circulate the opposition petition after hearing on Monday that there was a petition in support of the project, Zoellers said.
"I spoke with the residents, and not one person has ever signed a petition in support of, or has ever been asked to sign a petition in support of, the sewer project," she said.
District Chairman Bill Mackall said he hasn't seen the opposition petition but heard that it was to be delivered to the district's office on Wylie Ridge Road on Friday.
"Until I see it, I don't have anything to say about it," Mackall said.
The district board will likely discuss the petition and residents' wishes at their next regular meeting, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Feb. 14, he said.
"If there's a majority of the people that do not want it, there's no way we're going to push it down their throats-unless there's problems with their sewage," Mackall said. "I'm sure the board will sit down and come up with whatever we need to do."
The district is proposing to extend sanitary sewer services to 208 customers on Westlake Lane, U.S. Route 30 from Taylor Road to the Pennsylvania line, and a small section of state Route 8. Although mostly residential, the project also would include some businesses on U.S. 30.
With a price tag of $8.2 million, the project would be funded by a combination of grants and low-interest loans from the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's Clean Water State Revolving Fund, said Paul Ghosh of Paul Ghosh Engineers Inc. in Charleston.
Ghosh and district officials met with Westlake Lane residents on Monday to discuss the project and answer questions. It was at that meeting, held at the New Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, that residents first expressed their objections to the project.
Mackall said he initially was "dumbfounded" at the negative reaction. "Afterward, we talked with a few of them. I think a lot of them who were dead set against it were looking at it a little differently," he said.
If the project goes forward, it would be the latest in a series of sewer system expansions in Hancock County. The district currently provides sanitary sewer services to about 1,500 customers in unincorporated portions of Hancock County. Its last big project, completed in 2009, extended sewer lines to 674 customers along state Route 8.
Although district officials were under the impression that residents on Westlake Lane wanted sewer lines, some residents say the service is unnecessary and too costly.
"We just really don't want that extra expense," said one woman who asked that her name not be used. She and her husband have been living on Westlake Lane since 1963, and their septic system has always worked fine for them.
"If we have a problem with it, we just take care of it," she said, noting that she signed the petition.
Zoellers said she got involved in the petition effort so district officials would have correct information.
"We wanted to show them they were misinformed," she said. "Our hope is that they would look into it further and make a decision based on correct information-that the majority do not want it."
The project is still years away from completion. The design phase will take up most of this year, and the permitting and bidding phase will take another year, Ghosh said. Actual construction, provided the project receives final approval from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, is set to begin in 2015.
Customers can expect a rate increase in 2016, once the project is complete and online.


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The maturation of Philadelphia's high-end coffee scene has resulted in the proliferation of fresh-brewed java from independent shops throughout the region. But several neighborhoods west of Broad Street are experiencing particularly rapid growth, and even some competition among a new class of caffeinated entrepreneurs looking to perk up the enclaves that stretch toward the Schuylkill.
Start in Center City. Among the most successful of the newcomers encroaching on the turf long ruled by Rittenhouse's La Colombe is Elixr Coffee, which Evan Inatome debuted quietly in 2011. Early this year, the New York firm that owns the 200 S. 15th St. building that housed Elixr exercised a lease contingency that required the cafe to relocate.


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