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Good for you! Welcome to MDA!
I stumbled upon Mark's website last week and have been fascinated by the PB lifestyle ever since! Who thought you could ever be able to eat good meats and fat and lose weight. WOW.
My hubby and I started the primal life today. We're not real big on grains anyway, so hopefully it won't be too big a deal cutting them out entirely. We decided not to cut out our dairy, just track it and modify if necesary.
I made him a spinach and cheese omlet this morn, I had a strawberry/blueberry smoothie with greek style yogurt.
Made chicken salad with red peppers & celery for our lunches, along with a piece of laughing cow cheese and an apple.
I took down quite a lot of receipes from the site and am making nut & herb fried chicken tonight. Can't wait!
Went shopping over the weekend and loaded up with fruits, veggies, meat and eggs and it was about $25 less than we usually spend. Big plus.
Hoping to have a good week going primal. Good luck to everyone else...
Good for you! Welcome to MDA!
Starting Weight/BMI: 184/29.7
Current Weight/BMI: 130 /21.0
Ultimate Goal: 125/18
Woo hoo! Congrats on joining the community and a more sustainable, enjoyable life. You will truly not regret this decision! Like you and your husband, my husband and I didn't consume much in the way of grains before this diet either. As a result, we didn't have nearly as difficult of a transition as some people did. I hope it will be the same for you. Congrats!


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Joe DiMaggio Signed "Stat" Ball
Starting Bid - $500.00, Sold For - $1,997.50
This is one of the more unique and special Joe DiMaggio signed balls in the Barry Halper's collection, and one of the few which Barry chose to keep for display: a "stat" ball featuring DiMaggio's career statistics and/or lifetime achievements listed on the side panels. What makes this ball special is that all of the side panel notations are scripted in DiMaggio's hand. This ball was one of only a very limited number ever signed by DiMaggio in this manner, and it is hand numbered "33/160" on a side panel. DiMaggio has signed the Official American League (Budig) ball in blue ink across the sweet spot ("10") and then added the following notations (also in blue ink): North Panel – "#5 MVP '39, '41, '47"; South Panel – 56 in '41 HOF '55"; East Panel – ".325 BA"; West Panel – "361 HRs." The ball is in Mint condition and both the signature and handwritten notations all grade a perfect "10." From the Barry Halper Collection. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $500. Estimate $1,000/$1,500. SOLD FOR $1,997.50
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Title: Stories from a generation: early video at the LA Woman's Building Personal Author: Dougherty, Cecilia Journal Name: Afterimage Source: Afterimage v. 26 no. 1 (July/August 1998) p. 8-11 Publication Year: 1998 Abstract: The writer discusses the early video work at the Los Angeles Woman's Building. She traces the history of the Woman's Building in the 1970s and 1980s and discusses the establishment of the Feminist Studio Workshop within it, highlighting the leftist political thought that guided the initiative at its beginning and the practical multiculturalism that was embraced in subsequent years. She discusses the use of video at the Woman's Building and its videotape collection, which provides an amazing and invaluable record of early videomaking and of many guided struggles toward self-realized identity through feminist artmaking. She discusses the work of a number of women artists and their role in the history of video art. Subject(s): Video art/United States/20th century; Feminist films/History; Experimental films; Woman's Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Physical Description: Illustration ISSN: 0300-7472
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Two and a half years ago, the Hormones said they were done.
This weekend, they're back. But if being a punk band doesn't give you license to change your mind, what does?
When the long-running Mobile group bade farewell in October 2008, it closed the door on a 20-year career in style: A roster of former members who'd been part of the band at various points in its career took part, and the show at the Garage doubled as a release party for "Murder Weapon," the Hormones' third full-length album.
Friday's show at Soul Kitchen is smaller in scope, though it does offer a double dose of nostalgia, for those who were on the Mobile scene in the '80s and '90s. The Yaks, another rock group contemporary with the Hormones, also will appear.
The kinship is close, as the Yaks lineup includes Robert Murray and Chris Browning, both of whom are Hormones founders.
But the Hormones lineup for the night will be the latter-day "Murder Weapon" lineup consisting of Kennedy on vocals, B.F. Stokes on guitar, Earthdog on bass and Tuan Titlestad on drums.
Kennedy, also formerly a member of the group Pain, said the Hormones plan to play material from all three albums — and, more generally, to enjoy a chemistry that was too good to abandon.
"We were all wound up, kind of like, 'If we're not going to make it, we're not going to do it," Kennedy said of the 2008 farewell show. "And now we're more like, these are three of my best friends on Earth. We all feel that way. (So) why aren't we playing? What is the reason why, when we know a hundred songs, we don't just show up every now and then and just play?"
"We're just going to go out and play what we want to play," he said. "We're not backing an album. We're not trying to not play covers because they're not cool. We're doing whatever ... we feel like doing. We're going to throw some Motorhead out, we're going to throw some Cracker out, we're going to do songs off all three of the albums."
Friday's show starts at 10 p.m., according to www.soulkitchenmobile.com. Cover is $7. The venue is at 219 Dauphin St.


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At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I will say this: I feel like there is more riding on this game for me as a fan than there was in 2010 or 2012. Some of that is the one-game factor and some of that has to do with where I live. But it's not all of it.
In 2010 everything was so new, and their winning the division so exciting on its own, that it wasn't too tough on the psyche. Of course the no-hitter was humiliating and Game 2 really did a number on me, but somehow getting swept by a real powerhouse team with powerhouse pitching kind of made the whole happy-to-be-there thing kind of viable.
Last year doesn't seem to have destroyed me as much as it did a lot of other people. I was crushed, don't get me wrong, but I remember it as an excellent series that was a lot closer than a lot of other people seem to. We got one bad game out of a starting pitcher, one heartbreaker of a game that we came close to winning and couldn't, and one very well-played game that we just lost. It was horrible to lose at home, but everything just came together for the Giants at the right time and I took comfort in knowing we lost to the eventual WS champions.
I feel like this game could go either way, and I feel like either way is going to have drastic implications for me as a fan. If they win, I feel like the whole season (during which they've underperformed, and yes, I know the stats; I'm not going to change my mind on this) is forgiven. They could turn on a dime with a win tonight. They're in the big boy playoffs, they've got swag, they "want it"...whatever you want to call it, that win could take care of it. The Wild Card game is a cheap round, but I could finally at least half-heartedly say that my team has made it past the first round in the playoffs for the first time in my adult life.
If they don't, though...if they don't, that's three out of four years that they've been ousted in the first round, and I really don't know how good their chances are after this year. Their lackidaisical play becomes confirmed rather than suspected. Four consecutive losses to the Pirates looks a lot different than three regular-season losses and one playoff win. I have to watch two other teams in the Reds' division play each other in the big boy playoffs. All of this while still believing that this is almost certainly the greatest and most well-built of those three playoff teams (thank you Shin-Soo Choo).
This is going to be a tough one for me as a fan. I admit I have a lot riding on it personally and I've been questioning lately the value of sports in my life and how much I allow it to creep into so much, how much damage that might be doing, and if the Reds lose I will be forced to question whether I can allow that to continue. I don't want to stop following sports, Reds, DON'T MAKE ME. I have cried in two different bars, in two different cities (Boston and Pittsburgh), in your last two playoff series. Tonight I am in Cincinnati and I would like my tears to be happy, please.
Tonight it's chokers or heroes. One night. Come on, kiddos.
edit: I meant to put this in another thread. Oh well. I predict tears?


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Free 1902 Purse Pattern: Crocheted Bead Chatelaine
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This handbag is a glimpse at the history of fashion accessory styles and needlearts in the early 1900s; you can now make an authentic reproduction.
|Written at the beginning of the pattern directions, in the year 1902: "The fancy for bead chatelaine bags has in no way abated and new designs are constantly being put forth. The one here illustrated is of simple character and can easily be made by following the directions carefully and paying due attention to the detail shown [on Detail of Beaded Star Chart]."
The materials called for in original directions are black crochet silk and steel beads. You can substitute today's crochet threads in your choice of thread weight, according to the finished size of purse you have in mind. Choose beads according to weight of thread. (Bead holes have to be large enough to string that weight of thread through them.) If using a size 10 cotton thread, rocaille beads work well for stringing on that size thread weight. Sources for purse frames and for beads given at end of the pattern directions.
Detail of Beaded Star
Square with dot = bead crocheted into that sc
Crocheted Bead Chatelaine Instructions
Abbreviations: sc = single crochet, ch = chain
String a large number of beads on thread. The purse is worked entirely in single crochet and into some stitches beads are dropped according to the detailed chart; on chart a spot representing a single crochet with a bead. One eighth of the bead pattern is given in detail (chart) so that each row is repeated eight times for one round. The rounds should be joined each time so that each pattern will be perfect. If one continuous round is worked it will show slightly in the bead pattern when the rounds pass each other. Every round is increased eight times. In the detail (chart) the squares running up like steps are the ones to increase, by working two singles into the square of the previous round.
First Round: Start in the centre before starting the bead pattern chart; ch 2; into the first st work 8 single crochets. Now join (every round the same) with a slip stitch into the first sc.
Second round: Start every round with 1 chain and work one sc in the stitch where joined. In this round work another sc in the same place and in both drop beads; this is the beginning of the bead pattern (on chart). Now in each of next 7 stitches work 2 sc with beads. This makes 16 beads for this round. Join to the first beaded single crochet.
Third round: It will be noticed that this round has no beads. Start with 1 chain and a single crochet in the joining, then 2 single crochet in the second beaded single crochet, which on the detail pattern (chart) is the last beaded square in the second round. Repeat this 7 times more, which makes 24 single crochets in the round. Join on first single crochet.
Follow the bead pattern very accurately and (after completing last round on the chart), work around once plain, without any increases for a finish unless more rows are desired to increase the size. Work double crochets on the sides of the top, as far as the mounting (frame) is to extend. This is to go in under the mounting (frame). The circle for the back is worked exactly the same, excepting that the beaded design may be omitted. Sew these two circles together to form the bag and finish off with a beaded fringe or a metal fringe as shown in illustration above.
Crocheted Bead Chatelaine Pattern and above illustration were originally printed in The Delineator Magazine, April 1902 issue (now in the public domain).
My HTML arrangement of this pattern copyright 1999 by Sandi Marshall. Do not copy onto any other website or otherwise distribute. Instead, please give the URL of this page to anyone who would like to have the pattern. Thank you. US Government Copyright Office web site: http://www.loc.gov/copyright
URL of this page is http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa121299.htm
How long does copyright last? See US Government Copyright Office web site at http://www.loc.gov/copyright. Under "Publications" heading, click on "Information Circulars": Circular 15 (Renewal of Copyrights), Circular 15a (Duration of Copyrights) and Circular 15t (Extension of Copyright Terms)
Creating Beaded Fringe:
The following page at the About.com Beadwork site can help you get started in
knowing how to add a beaded fringe to the bottom of your finished
purse. Scroll down to the "Designing the Fringe" section. Emily
Hackbarth's diagrams can help you see how a beaded fringe strand is made.
(The fringe shown is for the bottom of a lampshade, so the bead strands are
long. You'll want to create a shorter fringe for a purse but this will
help you see how to proceed.)
Another possibility for a different type of purse edge: Vertical Net Edging from Emily Hackbarth's Article on Beaded Edgings.
Purse Frame Sources:
Decorative purse frames for crocheted purses.
Swallow Hill Creations
Kits for crocheted bags of different styles; also knitted kits. Sells bead packs for when you want to make the design a second time. Sells purse frames separately also.
Bag Lady
Kits for crocheted bags include detailed instructions, beads, perle cotton thread and purse frame.
Other Articles & Free Patterns at this Site


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Billy travels with his dad, Archaeologist Dr. Michael Stone as they work a dig site on a tropical island. His best friend is Allie. They find a mysterious medallion, lost for 200 years. Imagine what happens when they are transported back in time, and are being chased by the nemesis of the people, a fierce warrior named Cobra. Billy must discover the key to reclaiming the medallion and its tremendous power, to set the people free from the evil Cobra brings, and learns some amazing lessons about life, redemption, love, and his own heart along the way.
Find out more about the movie at www.thelostmedallion.com.
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A family-friendly adventure story that demonstrates the redeeming power of Jesus Christ. Stars include Billy Unger (Lab Rats), Sammi Hanratty (The Unit), Mark Dacascos (Iron Chef), James Hong (Kung Fu Panda, The Big Bang Theory), Jansen Panettiere (The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry) and features Alex Kendrick (Courageous, Fireproof.)
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"As much as I've been encouraged by the growth of the Christian film "industry "over the last several years, it's been obvious that most films have been dramas targeting adults and occasionally teens. I've been silently hoping for an action adventure geared toward tweens. With "The Lost Medallion," I get my wish, while potentially thousands of young people get their very own "Indiana Jones"-ish big screen motion picture to boot. What's more, not only will they be entertained, they'll get a few strong spiritual nuggets to ponder as well."
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"The Lost Medallion is a wholesome movie that will take you back to a more innocent time but will keep you on the edge of your seat. My kids loved it and have watched it again and again. You'll be blessed by The Lost Medallion and I'm guessing that you will still be talking about it with friends and family for a long time after you leave the theater."
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The attackers hit one American bank after the next. As in so many previous attacks, dozens of online banking sites slowed, hiccupped or ground to a halt before recovering several minutes later.
But there was something disturbingly different about the wave of online attacks on American banks in recent weeks. Security researchers say that instead of exploiting individual computers, the attackers engineered networks of computers in data centers, transforming the online equivalent of a few yapping Chihuahuas into a pack of fire-breathing Godzillas.
The skill required to carry out attacks on this scale has convinced United States government officials and security researchers that they are the work of Iran, most likely in retaliation for economic sanctions and online attacks by the United States.
Read the full New York Times article here.


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EDISON – A man riding his motorcycle on the NJ Turnpike is in critical condition after he was thrown off the bike and struck by an SUV, state police said Monday.
Francis Massiniss, 38, of Newark, was driving a 2009 Yamaha R1 about 5:20 p.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes near Edison when he struck the rear bumper of a freight box truck, according to state police.
Massiniss was thrown from the motorcycle and run over by a silver 2001 GMC SUV, according to police.
He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he remained in critical condition this afternoon, according to Sgt. Brian Polite, a state police spokesman.
The drivers of the other two vehicles were not hurt, Polite said.


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City planning director Barbara Kaplan responded to The Inquirer's criticism of the Planning Commission's work on waterfront development. After five years of wastefully expensive and ineffectual "studies," Ms. Kaplan offers us little more than a windswept Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, a restaurant, apartments on a wharf and a high, wire fence along Interstate 95, thankfully unbarbed.
In short, the commission has once again taken a golden opportunity and has performed the reverse of the Midas Touch. To her credit, Ms. Kaplan has finally turned over the job of planning to Rouse & Associates, highly successful urban planners. Curiously, Willard Rouse has everything that our planners lack - imagination, effectiveness, nerve. It is also interesting to note that Rouse & Associates combines downtown projects with innovative neighborhood renewal projects to serve, as he put it, "the needs and yearnings of all Philadelphians."


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Talk about killing two birds with one stone: Aperture and iPhoto, two apps well-known as either being incredible useful or incredibly annoying to Mac OS X users, will receive a death blow. You might be asking: "Then what about those of us who edit photos?".
Well, Apple plans to take care of this — when Photos for OS X is launched.
To compensate for all the trouble to seceding to Adobe's Lightroom and other apps in the same cateogry, Apple will be providing tools to migrate one's existing work, while also building on Photos for OS X so that it becomes as formidable as Aperture was (which will also receive a Yosemite compatibility update).
This should all be cleared up later in the year, with a purported early 2015 launch, so until then, we wait.
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Tak takes some of it back
Actress Bongkot "Tak" Kongmalai, always one to speak her mind, found herself taking back her words after she generated criticism for her Facebook status updates on the death of lese majeste detainee Ampon "Akong" Tangnoppakul, aka Uncle SMS.
"Akong's death is karma," was one of the things she said that generated no "likes" but instead a number of "foul words" from angry people.
Friends were quick to warn Tak not to engage in political wars.
"I have thought twice so I have changed my mind," she said after removing the offending posts.
In the past, Tak has been attacked for posing sexily and showing her ample cleavage. But she can't change her looks. And she'll keep up with her outspoken ways in hopes people will notice her mind as well.
"I'm not stupid," the starlet says.
Tan's tea party
Ichitan Group president and CEO Tan Passakornnatee enjoys being in the limelight and whatever he does, it makes headlines.
We've seen the bottled-tea titan work as a volunteer during last year's floods. He was also a victim whose new factory was submerged. He's even taken to the stage to perform a talk show and clowned around with his pal, comedian Udom "Nose" Taepanich.
And now we've seen him deny rumours that he was going to run for governor of Bangkok.
On Wednesday, he posted on his Facebook page, which is "liked" by 1.4 million fans, swearing he'll never enter politics.
"If anyone sees me registering my candidacy, please, hit me on the head with a bottle of Ichitan green tea," he wrote. "I am a capable businessman but that doesn't make me someone who can administrate the country. It's not something you play around with."
So he silenced the rumours, but how'd they get started in the first place?
Perhaps Tan was just looking for a way to get in the news. If so, mission accomplished.
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With True Detective out of the way, and Orange Is The New Black's premiere not until June, it definitely seems as if HoC and GoT are the two biggest names currently vying for your eyes. Maybe the producers could get together and arrange an actual mashup?
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[Daniel Bodansky is Foundation Professor of Law at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.]
Is the US-China joint announcement on climate change a big deal? Opinions differ widely. Paul Krugman says yes, Tyler Cowan, no.
Who's right? Is the announcement a "gamechanger," as Joe Romm thinks, or "a well-timed, well-orchestrated press release," as Cowan calls it? In part, the different answers reflect different measures of success, a point to which I will return in a moment.
But, first, a little background. Back in 2011, the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted the Durban Platform, which launched negotiations to develop a new legal instrument to limit global greenhouse gas emissions post-2020. The Durban Platform negotiations are to be completed and a new agreement adopted in December 2015 at the Paris conference of the parties. A decision adopted last year in Warsaw called on states to communicate their intended national contributions to the new agreement well in advance of the Paris meeting. What the United States and China unveiled in Beijing – although generally characterized as an "agreement" or "pact" – were their intended national emission targets under the 2015 agreement.
At least four metrics are relevant in evaluating the joint announcement:
First, do the announced targets put us on a pathway towards limiting climate change to safe levels? Safety involves value judgments, of course, but most scientists believe that warming of more 1.5-2° C above pre-industrial levels would result in dangerous impacts – impacts that most people would wish to avoid. (The earth is already about .8 degrees warmer than pre-industrial level, so we're almost halfway there.) Even the most ardent boosters of the US-China deal don't claim that, by itself, it will put the world on a 2° pathway, only that it is a first step.
Second, do the targets announced by the United States and China represent a significant improvement over business as usual? Or, to put it differently, will achieving them require the US and China to significantly ratchet up their level of effort? Here, opinions differ widely, because they depend on judgments about what would happen in the absence of the targets, which in turn depend on assumptions about the economy, technology, and government policies more generally – all of which are highly uncertain. Who would have predicted, ten years ago, the Great Recession and the rapid expansion of fracking, both of which have had a huge influence on US emissions? So it is perhaps not surprising that some analysts say the US-China announcement "doesn't change things much," while others think it represents a major advance. Climate Interactive, for example, calculates that the US-China targets, if fully implemented, would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 650 billion tons through 2100 – and if other countries follow suit, taking similar targets, global emissions would be reduced by about 2500 billion tons through 2100.
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The Mega Millions winning numbers for Aug. 15: 16-19-28-29-68
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According to the Mega Millions official website, one ticket in the multi-state lottery game matched 5 numbers, winning $1 million. That ticket was purchased in Illinois.
There were no Megaplier winners who matched 5 numbers, which would have paid off $2 million.
In Michigan, two players matched 4 White Balls, plus the Gold Ball, and won $5,000 each. Also:
• More than 36,000 Michigan players won at least $2.
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Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 75; the Mega ball is drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 15. The odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 259 million.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Aug. 19. The jackpot will be $160 million.
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The following editorial was written by Dr. Michael Pollak, an expert in the topic area of tumor metabolism, and has been a PCF-funded investigator for nearly 11 years. More recently in his career, Dr. Pollak has been interested in the clinical application of Metformin for the prevention of prostate cancer progression in men with metastatic disease.
By Michael Pollack, MD
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May 16, 2012 -- Metformin is a drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is safe, inexpensive, and widely prescribed around the world – more than 25 million people take metformin pills daily. There is increasing interest in the possibility that this agent or derivatives may have relevance to prostate cancer. At this stage, there are no firm conclusions, but rather intriguing clues that are under investigation.
The first set of clues came from pharmacoepidemiology (the science concerned with the benefit and risk of drugs used in populations and analysis of the outcomes of drug therapies): surveys of large diabetic populations showed that those who were prescribed metformin appeared to have reduced risk of many cancers, including prostate cancer. Evidence from this kind of retrospective analysis is not as definitive as those from randomized clinical trials, but the protective effects reported in some studies were large enough that laboratory scientists began to investigate the compound – with considerable initial scepticism. However, instead of debunking the population studies, several studies demonstrated an antiproliferative effect of metformin on prostate cancer cells (antiproliferative pertains to a substance used to prevent the spread of cells).
How could an anti-diabetic drug slow cancer growth or decrease cancer risk? The laboratory work suggests several possible mechanisms. One is an indirect – it involves no interaction of the drug with the prostate cancer cells, but rather an effect on the hormonal balance of the patient that creates a less favorable environment for cancer progression. Many hormone levels may be altered in a favorable direction by metformin, but one of interest is insulin – insulin levels are too high in type 2 diabetes, and are reduced by metformin. Prior studies have shown that higher insulin levels are associated with worse prognosis of prostate cancer, because some prostate cancer cells are stimulated to proliferate by insulin. Furthermore, obesity, which is associated with elevations in insulin, worsens prognosis of prostate cancer. So metformin, acting indirectly, may be of particular value in obese prostate cancer patients.
A point of special interest concerns androgen deprivation therapies, widely used in prostate cancer treatment. These treatments are of proven value, but their benefit is limited, as resistance develops to both medical and surgical castration, and also to newer androgen targeting agents including abiraterone and MDV-3100. It has been shown that while androgen deprivation reduces androgen levels, it tends over time to raise insulin levels, so that some forms of castration resistance may in the long run lead to insulin –stimulated cancer growth, despite continued inhibition of androgen-stimulated growth. If metformin prevents the hyperinsulinaemia associated with androgen deprivation, it may extend the duration of benefit of androgen deprivation therapies (hyperinsulinaemia is a condition in which there are excess levels of circulating insulin in the blood). This possibility is being examined in both laboratory studies and clinical trials.
Metformin has also been shown to have separate direct mechanisms of action. Here, rather than acting to change the patient's hormone levels, the drug acts directly on prostate cancer cells to cause death and/or inhibit proliferation. This involves an action of the drug that interferes with cellular energy metabolism: metformin interferes with the process by which nutrients are converted to energy : under some circumstances, cells react to the energy deficiency by adjusting their functions to use less energy – but a cancer cell that is minimizing energy consumption cannot exhibit aggressive metastatic or proliferative behaviour. In other cases, the energy stress caused by metformin is sufficient to cause cell death. Novel therapies that target cellular energy supply are of considerable interest to the research community – the surprise here is that a candidate agent turns out to be an 'old' molecule used in diabetes treatment.
With all this evidence, one might conclude that men at risk for prostate cancer and men with prostate cancer (that is, all men) should start taking metformin. This would be going beyond the evidence: there are important gaps in knowledge that must be addressed. With respect to the direct actions, it is not certain that sufficient tissue drug levels are achieved with conventional doses of metformin used in diabetes. It is possible that metformin derivatives have better pharmacokinetic properties than metformin, which after all was never designed for applications in oncology. With respect to the indirect mechanisms of action, it appears that the reductions in insulin and other hormonal changes that may be beneficial do not occur in all men, but rather in subsets of men who have abnormally high baseline levels – so there may be a need to select specific subgroups of men who will benefit. Finally, there are complexities in the interactions between diabetes and prostate cancer and also in cross-talk between insulin and androgen signalling systems. Men with type II diabetes actually have slightly lower prostate cancer risk than the general population, an observation which may relate to lower androgen activity in diabetes. Nevertheless, in men with prostate cancer, high insulin levels are associated with worse prognosis, and a recent study provides evidence that insulin actually can stimulate the local production of androgens by prostate cancer cells – a process blocked in laboratory studies by metformin.
While this area has been of increasing interest to academic investigators in recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has been reluctant to invest in this area of research as metformin is a generic drug. However, this may change with the possibility that metformin derivatives may not only have superior antineoplastic activity as compared to the metformin, but also be patentable. There also is interest in combining metformin with approved agents for prostate cancer treatment, to increase response duration. So while metformin use for prostate cancer treatment or prevention cannot be recommended at this time, there is a consensus that research in this area should be prioritized.
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The Buffalo News invited school board candidates to provide a statement about why they are running for office.
One reason I am running is to give every GI student the chance at a great education. Grand Island is a great place to raise a family and we have a top ten rated school system in WNY. In my first term the BOE has worked together to propose two capital projects totaling over $60 million. These two projects will fix problems in our schools and allow our staff to educate our students in a more productive way. I am proud to be a part of the BOE that has brought more transparency to the community and we will continue to do that. We have made great progress in the last few years working together with the elected officials of the town of Grand Island to make our community a better place to live.


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Finding a job is overrated. What's not overrated? Snapchat. High five, millennials.
To break up the monotony of sending out résumés, recent Harvard graduate Anthony Zonfrelli used every bit of his Ivy League education to create hilarious Snaps of himself singing along to pop songs.
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Santa Barbara- For years Lance Armstrong has been adamant about his innocence, even under oath. Now, the confession is rocking around the globe. The 7-time Tour de France Champion has apparently confessed to Oprah Winfrey about using performance enhancing drugs. The two and half hour interview is set to air in two part on the OWN Network Thursday. While there's been a lot of backlash for Armstrong, locals in the cycling community and even a cancer survivor are speaking positively about the man in yellow. KEY News Reporter Shirin Rajaee reports.
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PALMYRA - Southeast's Brandon James is a returning state placer and one of the highest ranked wrestlers in his weight class, yet he entered the Division II sectional final as a bit of an underdog.
James was up against John Poullas of Canfield in the 170-pound final last Saturday at West Branch High School. Poullas defeated James in a closely contested match earlier this season, and while that loss may have lingered in the minds of some wrestlers, James said it wasn't even an afterthought.
"It left my mind," said James, who beat Poullas, 8-3, in the finals. "I was focused on winning it. I went out there with the attitude that I'm going to beat him."
That's been James' mindset most of his senior season.
He didn't rest on the laurels of a great junior year, when he finished with a 43-8 record and eighth in the state at 152 pounds. The success helped him realize his potential, and it wasn't eighth best in the state.
"Win the state title," he said of his goal. "It's the most important thing to me right now."
And it's not far fetched. James is wrestling at the highest level of his career, Southeast coach Bob Noall said. That's mainly because he spent the offseason in the weight room and on the wrestling mat - literally. At one point, he even slept on the mat. That came at a wrestling camp at St. Paris Graham High School - a Division II school that has won 12 straight state titles and numerous national championships.
"I went to all kinds of open tournaments in the summer," James said. "I joined the Akron Wrestling Club, I went to the St. Paris Graham camp and just did whatever I could to get better.
"(The camp) was tough. It's a week. You stay there all the time. You sleep on the mats, wake up, run and then wrestle all day long. It was an experience. I learned how to push myself and mentally put myself on the same level as those kids."
All the work is to reach a milestone that seems to be in his gene pool. His uncle, Bo James, was a Division I state champion in 1997 at Akron Springfield High School and went on to wrestle at the Ohio State University.
"He helps me out a lot," Brandon James said. "I go up and wrestle with him every chance I get."
Reaching the top of the podium at the state tournament, like his uncle, is a dream James has held since junior high. His speed and quickness from the neutral position is one of the reasons it could become a reality. His strength (he bench presses 305 pounds and squats 465) certainly doesn't hurt either, said Noall, now in his fourth year coaching the Pirates.
"His goal is to win the state championship," Noall said. "He doesn't mince any words, and I believe in him. You can't beat that (mentality). He can do it. He's got the tools. That's where some kids don't have it is up here (pointing to his head), and he does. I think he can win it. I really do."
James' experience at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus (the site of the state tournament) made him believe winning a title was a possible. The size of the arena - its capacity is 18,809 - and the thought of being front and center at the biggest stage possible for a high school wrestler didn't faze him. More importantly, he was able to compete.
"I loved it," he said. "Going down there, it was probably one of the cooler things I ever accomplished - getting down there and getting on the podium. Last year made me want to get on the top - first place."
He has to get to Columbus first. He and fellow Pirates Hunter McPeak (138 pounds) and Santana Barrera (220) wrestle at the Division II Alliance district tournament on Friday and Saturday. The top four placers advance to the state tournament.


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PinotFile on Oregon's 2007 Vintage
Oregon Wine, 2007
by Rusty Gaffney, Avalon Wine Guest Columnist
Pronouncements about the success or failure of vintages have brought fame and fortune to many wine critics. The truth is, however, sweeping condemnations of vintages miss the whole point of wine.
Beaux Freres Vineyard on a cloudy day, 2007
As Neil Beckett has said (and I paraphrase), "We have to see beyond the vintage to the wine itself and those with whom we share it, receptive not only to where it has come from but where it can take us." The special charm of wine, and in particular, Pinot Noir, is that its expression is so diverse from year to year.
The 2007 vintage for Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley was widely derided by the wine press when the wines were first presented for tasting.
Matt Kramer, a respected wine columnist for The Oregonian, noted, "Oregon's 2007 Pinot Noirs are emerging as rather light, sometimes excessively thin wines that may prove to be overpriced for their quality."
As a general pronouncement, this statement may have some validity, but my experience in tasting many wines from this vintage over the past year is that the 2007 Pinot Noirs are classic and elegant in style, with lower alcohols, higher acidities, and charming aromas and flavors.
The 2007 Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs have taken on more weight and flavor interest with an additional year in bottle since many wines were released, resulting often in stellar wines that provide superb near-term drinking as well as age ability.
Rain is synonymous with Oregon, but unfairly so, for there is no more rain in the Willamette Valley than many cool climate wine growing regions of the world. During the growing season from April to September there is usually no rain, albeit rain in late September can threaten harvest.
From 1998 to 2003, Oregon welcomed a string of warm, dry vintages without significant rain at harvest. From 2004 to 2007, however, rain had a significant impact on each vintage. The 2007 vintage was plagued by rain at harvest, with between 5 to 6 inches of rain occurring between late September and late October.
The truth is, however, advances in viticulture in Oregon have enabled winegrowers to craft quality Pinot Noir despite challenging weather during the growing season, and the 2007 vintage is a testament to this progress.
If you delight in more classic, restrained Pinot Noir (think Burgundy), look to the 2007 vintage Oregon wines. Offering restraint, nuance and plenty of pinotosity, the 2007 Oregon Pinot Noirs have that French "jene sais quoi."


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A really interesting story appeared this weekend about the creation of the Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine with a $50 million state grant.
The Woodlands-based Lexicon Genetics and the Texas A&M University System will partner to form the nonprofit institute. The announcement injects immediate credibility into A&M's Institute of Biosciences and Technology, the university's bulwark in the Texas Medical Center.
The keystone of the project is the creation of 350,000 knockout mice stem cell lines. Knockout mice are those in which certain genes have been inactivated, or knocked out. It's a great way to study whether certain genetic mutations play a role in human disease.
The announcement by Gov. Rick Perry raises one very intriguing question: Why did A&M receive the grant? Baylor College of Medicine already has a world-class knockout mice program, and has a premier genetic sequencing facility. I understand that Baylor's top genetics people weren't even aware of the grant to A&M until late last week, which had been in the works for more than a year.
A&M's IBT has some very good people, but it's still a relatively small operation. Even now the institution leases some of the space in its main building to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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A man driving a stolen truck slammed into an Oklahoma City home Sunday night, according to police.
Police said officers tried to pull over a driver for a traffic violation in southwest Oklahoma City. The driver took off, leading police on a short chase.
According to police, the truck blew a tire, hit a curb, and slammed into a home on the corner of 49th and Blackwelder.
The home was severely damaged. Debris was strewn over the lawn, the front porch was caved in, and the home was boarded up.
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For those who haven't heard, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it runs through the month of November. Basically, if you want to write a novel this is the down and dirty way to do it. It's 50,000 words in 30 days, which equals out to roughly 1667 words a day.
I found out about NaNo in October of 2008 and promptly signed up for the November 2008 session. In junior high and high school I actually wrote two novels and I figured it couldn't possibly be that hard, right? Well 50,000 words in 30 days is something else and it takes dedication. And I'm pretty proud of that fact that I reached that goal in both 2008 and 2009.
That being said, I have yet to go through and edit either of those novels. And believe me, they need to be edited in the worst way. But NaNoWriMo is not about editing, it's about getting your story down on paper and not going back to fix things.
As any of you who follow me on Twitter or are friends with me on Facebook know, I'm a little worried about NaNo this year. Between work and school and this lovely blog, not to mention keeping our house clean and spending time with friends and family I worry that maybe I won't have time for 1667 words a day. I tend to be a bit of a slacker at times, especially when I have a lot of other things going on.
This is where you all come in. Who else is planning on doing NaNo this year? If you are, you should find me (my username is Mrs.Hartie) and friend me. Maybe together we can encourage each other to keep going even when writer's block feel imminent or when those 1667 words a day just feel like too much.
In addition, I plan on doing a weekly update of my progress here. And if I'm not where I need to be I expect all of you to get on me! I need encouragement!
For any of you that aren't sure, definitely try it. I will tell you that at the end of 30 days when you have 50,000 (or more) words in front of you you feel INCREDIBLE. Plus, it's one step closer to maybe seeing your name in print. And how cool would that be!?
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Welcome to the Colorado Springs Chapter Of Executive Women International!
Executive Women International (EWI) is Colorado Springs' premier organization for business networking and leadership development for today's women business professionals and their firms. In North America, EWI has over 2000 companies and 2300 members located in 70 Chapters in major cities across the United States and Canada.
The Colorado Springs Chapter of EWI was founded in 1983 and today brings together a diverse group of women from Southern Colorado's leading companies. The mission of the Chapter is three fold: provide a medium where business women can Connect with others and create rewarding relationships on both a personal and professional level; provide educational opportunities that lead to more satisfying and rewarding Careers; and to give back to our Community through our ASIST scholarship and other volunteer and fundraising ventures.
We thank you for visiting our website and invite you to learn more about EWI and to visit one of our chapter meetings.
Greetings From the President
Jennifer Doherty, MBA
It is such an honor to be involved with such an amazing group of women. I think the accumulative knowledge and wisdom of our group is unparalleled in Colorado Springs. I look forward to us continuing to add more active members that add more depth and energy with us moving forward!
February tends to be a month where we are feeling lethargic, perhaps even get a bug or two, and need to rest to restore our energy. I hope you are getting that well needed rest before we move into Spring and the longer days that it brings. I will leave you with a poem that our member Bea Stahlin read at February's meeting. It is heart-filled and I think encapsulates the support and sisterhood that we share.
It welcomes us back home, and makes it easier to part.
Or just a way for friends to say, they like you cause you're you.
From your grandma to your neighbor, or a cuddly teddy bear.
To show the love we're feeling, but can't find the words to say.
In every place and language, it's always understood.
Just open up your arms, and open up your hearts.
Thank you for all of your support and for being an EWI!


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The father of the Academic Magnet High School student who set himself on fire near the school's front entrance this week said his son "was struck with a despair so dark that he could not see beyond it, in spite of the love, support and counseling he received."
Trace Williams appeared briefly before news media Friday to explain his son Aaron's death. Reading from a prepared statement, and citing a letter written by the 16-year-old before his death, Williams said the self- immolation was an attempt "to reach out to as many hearts as possible and to emphasize the importance of living lives of love and compassion."
A service for Aaron Williams will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church, 98 Wentworth St. Arrangements are by J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Home.
He said his son's lifelong ambition was to be a doctor and help others.
Help is available
Mental health advocates stress that teens are among the most vulnerable age group when it comes to thoughts of suicide. But there are multiple choices for counseling, intervention and talking through a problem before tragedy strikes.One of the easiest options is dialing the 211 Hotline operated by the Trident United Way that serves most of the immediate Lowcountry. The call center is staffed by paid and volunteer counselors trained in supportive listening and crisis intervention.Another immediate outlet is calling 1-800-273-8265. It is a national link and hot line dedicated to suicide prevention that can be reached anywhere in the U.S.
"Even in the midst of despair, his thoughtful and compassionate nature came through," Williams said.
Scholarship fund
The Williams family created a fund at MUSC to help doctors-in-training. Checks, payable to The MUSC Foundation and earmarked for the Aaron Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund, can be mailed to 261 Calhoun St., Suite 306, MSC 182, Charleston, SC 29425.
North Charleston police gave the note to the Williams family, according to the Rev. Rob Dewey of Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. Dewey has spent time with the family during the past three days and was one of about 45 volunteers, counselors and school officials who converged Friday on Academic Magnet to assist students and faculty.
"It affects so many people," Dewey said.
The complete letter was not made available, but Williams said that his son "was suddenly confused and felt unable to help himself. He then expressed his concern for other kids who might be having feelings like he did, and he said he hoped they could be 'helped in a very confidential manner.' "
In an unrelated incident, a 17-year-old Fort Dorchester High School student took his life Thursday evening, police said. The student was found hanging in his bedroom closet, according to a police report.
Aaron's death shocked the community and prompted a quick response. The second death of a teenager in one week put school officials with Dorchester District 2 and Charleston County School District on high alert.
Mental health experts say teens are among the most vulnerable when it comes to thoughts of suicide, but that opportunities for counseling and intervention are available.
An easy option is dialing the 211 Hotline operated by the Trident United Way, which serves the tri-county metropolitan area. The call center is staffed by paid and volunteer counselors trained in crisis intervention.
Sally Burnett, community volunteer coordinator for the 211 Hotline, said noticeable changes in behavior can be an indicator of someone contemplating suicide.
"If an outgoing child becomes withdrawn, or a withdrawn child becomes more hostile," these can be warning signs, she said.
Isolation or expressions of loneliness are other symptoms, along with obsessing about death or finding no joy in a previously enjoyed activity.
A good response is to listen in a non-judgmental way, "not to condemn those feelings but to respect who they are and what they are going through," Burnett said. "Everyone has the potential to be touched by this kind of tragedy."
Aaron Williams was born in 1994 in Fairfield, Calif., according to an obituary. His father is an officer in the Air Force. The family -- Trace and Beth Evelyn Tockey Williams, and their two daughters, Hannah and Hailey -- lives in Mount Pleasant.
Jason Sakran, communications specialist with the Charleston County School District, said he spent most of Friday at Academic Magnet where the atmosphere was somber. Some students played guitars, others consoled one another, he said. "They were trying to be as normal as possible."
Lisa Herring, the school district's director for student support services, coordinated crisis response efforts, Sakran said. Volunteers from the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina joined other clinical and health care professionals on campus, he said. School officials are encouraging a free expression of concerns among students and openness among teachers and staff, he said.
Pat Raynor, communications director for Dorchester District 2, said guidance counselors in the schools are trained to deal with "life issues" and are "already vigilant." But recent events could spark a renewed commitment to training and intervention, she said. "Counselors at Fort Dorchester High School were busy today."
School officials and PTA members have tried to raise awareness of teen crisis and appropriate responses through parent education programs, Raynor said. It's important for parents to stay alert and cooperate with district staff and teachers.
"They need to know the school is a resource for them," she said.
Schuyler Kropf contributed to the report.
Students at the Academic Magnet High School and School of the Arts left flowers and other memorials Friday morning at the parking spot of Aaron Williams.×
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Martin to replace Hamlin in No. 11
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Mark Martin will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing while Denny Hamlin recovers from a fractured vertebra in his lower back.
Martin's first start in the No. 11 Toyota will be next week at Martinsville Speedway, where he wasn't scheduled to race. Brian Vickers already had been tabbed to drive Martin's car for Michael Waltrip Racing at Martinsville.
Martin, 54, has driven one other time for JGR, in the Nationwide Series last year at Las Vegas, where he finished second.
Hamlin is expected to miss at least five races while he heals. JGR didn't specify how long Martin will be in the car.
The fifth race is at Talladega, a track Martin has opted to skip the last few years.
"I just hate not being able to be in the car right now, but I really appreciate Mark being able to fill in for me," Hamlin said in a statement. "Like everyone in NASCAR, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mark and I know he will keep that FedEx Camry up front until I get back behind the wheel."
Martin has made 858 Cup starts in his 31 seasons in NASCAR's top series. He has 40 career victories in Cup, another 49 in the Nationwide Series.
"I'm happy to have this opportunity to help out JGR, FedEx and Denny," Martin said in a statement. "Hopefully, I can keep those guys up front and compete for wins while Denny heals up."
MWR didn't announce who will drive Martin's No. 55 Toyota in his absence, but it will most likely be Vickers, who was slotted to drive nine of Martin's races this year. The team is believed to be considering Vickers as Martin's potential replacement, and this would give MWR a lengthier preview.
Earlier Thursday, Gibbs said his preference was to use just one driver in the No. 11 while Hamlin is sidelined. The organization has Elliott Sadler and Vickers running Nationwide Series cars, but neither was totally free of commitments to drive Hamlin's Cup car.
Vickers had the Martinsville conflict and Sadler has a deal with sponsorship to run a fourth JGR car at Kansas and Talladega.
Meanwhile, the team hopes that Hamlin has a fast recovery.
He was injured in a last-lap crash Sunday with former JGR teammate Joey Logano while the two were racing for the win at California. Hamlin's car hit head-on into an inside wall, and he was hospitalized overnight in California.
An examination in North Carolina on Tuesday by Dr. Jerry Petty determined Hamlin needed at least six weeks of rest to heal. It was devastating news to Hamlin, who was 10th in the Sprint Cup standings and has never missed making the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship since his 2006 rookie season.
"He's handling it well, he's just frustrated," Gibbs said. "The good news we got from Dr. Petty is that it's not a major fracture, it's not ligament damage, which both require surgery. It's just going to be a healing process and really, you don't know how long it's going to take. It's just up to Denny's body. But he's been through this before, he's a tough dude, and he's fighting to get back in the car as fast as he can."
Hamlin raced in 2010 one week after having knee surgery. He completed the race at Phoenix in obvious pain, but refused to use a replacement driver or get out of the car.
The organization has done its own math and determined that Hamlin can still make the Chase this year providing he wins races once he returns to the car.
"I was thinking he was out of it, but the way it's laid out, the points, there's a shot, and I know he wants to be a part of it," Gibbs said.
Gibbs played down any major tension between Logano and Hamlin while they were teammates. Logano signed with Penske Racing late last season, and was eventually banned from team debrief meetings as Hamlin and Penske driver Brad Keselowski raced for the title.
But Gibbs said he didn't believe that Logano's pending departure heightened any friction between the drivers.
"There were a few things that popped up, a Nationwide race here and there, there was some frustration," Gibbs said. "I think if Joey had that breakout streak, that would have all gone away for Denny. There was some tension at times, but I think overall it was nothing major."
Logano's new team owner, Roger Penske, has reached out to the Gibbs organization, but Gibbs said they've not spoken to Logano, the driver they handed a Nationwide Series ride to the moment he turned 18. But Gibbs said the feuding former teammates were simply racing hard on the last lap of a race, and it's unfortunate that Hamlin ended up injured.
"My personal take is that Joey was really trying to make a point, and he was pushing it -- 'Hey, I am going to win this thing or else,' " Gibbs said. "I think when he realized Denny was hurt, it took a whole new turn. From what I've seen, (Logano) is really hurt by that as well."
Hamlin and Logano have exchanged texts since the accident, but Hamlin told The Associated Press on Wednesday: "It didn't go well. The conversation was both short and unproductive."
Logano on Thursday tweeted: "Wish (at)dennyhamlin a speedy recovery. Hope he gets back to the track soon. And thanks to all of my fans for their support."


text: General director of the Tour de France Christian Prudhomme (L) Britain's ambassador to France Peter Ricketts (C) and CEO of "Welcome to Yorkshire" Gary Verity pose on January 17, 2013 in Paris, prior to the official presentation of the 2014 Tour de France's "Grand depart" (Great departure). The 2014 Tour de France will start with a stage between Leeds and Harrogate in the northern English county of Yorkshire on July 5, organisers of cycling's most prestigious and gruelling race announced today. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSONTHOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images


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An anomaly among early-'70s singer/songwriters,
Randy Newman
may have been slightly influenced by
Bob Dylan
, but his music owed more to New Orleans R&B and traditional pop than folk.
developed an idiosyncratic style that alternated between sweeping, cinematic pop and rolling R&B, which were tied together by his nasty sense of humor. Where his peers concentrated on confessional songwriting,
drew characters, creating a world filled with misfits, outcasts, charlatans, and con men. Though he occasionally showed sympathy for his characters, he became well known for his biting sense of satire, highlighted by his fluke 1978 hit "Short People" and his parody of '80s yuppies, "I Love L.A." While
's records consistently received strongly positive reviews, he made his money through composing film scores for films like Ragtime and The Natural. His albums may never have sold in large amounts, but his work influenced several generations of songwriters, including
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Born into a musical family -- his uncles
were both noted film composers --
Randy Newman
had become a professional songwriter by the time he was 17, working for a California publishing house.
pursued a B.A. in music from UCLA, but he dropped out of college when his friend
Lenny Waronker
landed him a record contract with Reprise Records. His eponymous debut album received little attention upon its 1968 release, but over the next few years, his reputation as a songwriter grew as
Judy Collins
Dusty Springfield
Peggy Lee
recorded his songs.
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took his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" to number one in 1970, the same year
Harry Nilsson
recorded an entire album of
's songs,
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's second album, 1970's
12 Songs
, was widely praised upon its release, but the record failed to sell.
repeated the same pattern in 1971, but 1972's
Sail Away
became a moderate hit, due to positive reviews and
's constant touring. He followed the record album in 1974 with
Good Old Boys
, an ambitious concept album about the South that received considerable controversy over its song "Rednecks," whose ironic sense of humor was misunderstood by many. The song set the stage for 1977's "Short People," a simple satire of bigotry and prejudice taken from
Little Criminals
. While the irony in "Short People" was barely hidden, the song offended many listeners, and the ensuing furor helped the single reach number two on the charts.
supported the album with his first tour since 1974.
In 1979, he returned with
Born Again
, which received mixed reviews, and
began a career as a film composer two years after its release. His first score was for
Milos Forman
's Ragtime, and his work was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Trouble in Paradise
to strong reviews in 1983, and the album spawned "I Love L.A.," a parody of shallow yuppie culture that was misinterpreted and became an anthem for '80s greed.
didn't release another album until 1988's
Land of Dreams
, which contained his first attempts at personal songwriting. Like most of his records, the album was greeted warmly by the critics, yet it failed to sell; "It's Money That Matters," a rewrite of "I Love L.A.," did become a minor hit.
spent most of the '90s composing film scores and working on a musical adaptation of
Dr. Faust
. The resulting musical,
, was initially released as a concept album in the fall of 1995 to mixed reviews. A stage version of
opened the same month as the album's release, and it received better reviews.
garnered another Oscar nomination in 1996 for "You've Got a Friend," which was featured in the Disney computer-animated film Toy Story. His career was celebrated in 1998 with the release of the four-disc box set
Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman
split with his longtime record company Reprise in early 1999. He signed with DreamWorks and released
Bad Love
, his first proper album since 1988's
Land of Dreams
, in the summer of 1999. A number of film projects followed, and
once again put his solo career on hiatus while composing music for several movies. He returned in 2008 with
Harps and Angels
, an album that revisited the biographical approach first attempted with
Land of Dreams
. In 2009 and 2010, Newman focused his creative energies on film music, scoring The Princess and the Frog and Toy Story 3; both earned Oscar and Grammy nods, and in the case of Toy Story 3, wins.
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WHY IS BLACK OPS 2 CONSTANTLY DISCONNECTS FROM SERVER???!!! Then it disconnects from Xbox Live!!! I HAVE NOT EVEN PLAYED ONE SINGLE GAME ON MULTIPLAYER!!!! I play every other game online and no issues, only when Black Ops 2 goes online and suddenly lose connection to black ops 2 servers then immediately XBL... WTHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Hey there Photon! This thread is almost two years old, so some of the info in here is a bit out of date.
Please go ahead and make a new thread detailing your issue and any troubleshooting steps you've tried so far to resolve it. That way, support can be tailored specifically to you! =)
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what´your NAT type?
Look it's not my NAT here, I know all about this, every other single game works, except BO2. And my NAT is Open btw
ok, then what´s your Router can you log packets that are dropped? Then play a game and if you disconnect it should be in the LOG Filef of your Router why you are disconnected.
In almost all Routers there is an option to log dropped packets.
Hey oOoSOLACEoOo,
Sometimes, besides a simple restart of your network harware and console, a download of your Xbox LIVE profile to your console can help.
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I tried all these things it still happens and it is only unique to the black ops 2..
Welcome Angry Wasab1!
Appreciate if you could create a new thread, detailing your issue. Be sure to specify what you have tried so far.Thanks!
I'm having the same prob and I'm wired in not wireless and I have one of the fastes connections out there
Hey there mrgrandprix13! Please give this a try: Xbox LIVE Disconnects | Xbox LIVE Slow | Speed up Xbox LIVE . If it doesn't help, then you can make a new thread with info about your connection and we'll take a look! :)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. Black Ops 2 is my all time favorite game, and now I can't play online for two minutes without getting kicked offline. It is really upsetting to me, and I am not really sure what the issue is. NONE of my friends in the area are having the same problem I have.