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Learning Objectives: Describe blunts preparation and rituals. Understand how blunts use is parallel to tobacco use in prevalence and possible frequency. Consider the short-term and long-term consequences of blunts/combined smoking.
Abstract: This workshop will provide important epidemiological information about BLUNTS, marijuana placed in a low-cost cigar and deeply inhaled like marijuana. It will be led by experts in drug abuse research who are initiating a five-year NIDA project to study blunt practices. The construction of blunts will be explained. The widespread nature of tobacco plus marijuana smoking and possible blunt consumption practices will be demonstrated. Among high-risk youths, those born after 1970 now prefer marijuana (and possibly blunts) as their favorite illegal drug. Many potential health problems associated with the combined smoking of marijuana and cigars by young persons will be illustrated for both the short-term, and as a life-long habit.
The workshop will address the use patterns, conduct norms, subcultures, and variations in youthful marijuana and blunt use to identify how these are related to use of several tobacco products, especially high tar cigarettes and cigars. Retail markets associated with blunt use regarding access to various tobacco products with marijuana and other illegal drug markets will be described. Early qualitative findings will be presented. Data about smoking behaviors among larger samples of youths will be reviewed. The workshop will also describe the social, economic, and physical contexts (both private and public) where youths create and maintain (both legally and illegally) their regular consumption of marijuana, tobacco, and blunts.
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Hazing did happen on the UNM women's soccer team. Athletic Director Paul Krebs confirmed that today in a news conference.Video Transcript
HAZING DID HAPPEN ON THE U-N-M WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS CONFIRMED THAT TODAY IN A NEWS CONFERENCE. A POLICE REPORT SHOWS THE HAZING HAPPENED DURING AN INITIATION EVENT - AND INVOLVED ALCOHOL. TWO STUDENTS WERE HOSPITALIZED. ACTION 7 SPORTS DIRECTOR ORLANDO SANCHEZ, TELLS US WHAT ELSE THE INVESTIGATION FOUND... In this particular instance involving our women's soccer program we failed there is no question there was hazing in this incident. SUNDAY NIGHT... PLAYERS ON THE UNM WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WENT FROM ONE PARTY TO ANOTHER DRINKING ALCOHOL... LATER THAT NIGHT, UNM POLICE RESPONDED TO A PHONE CALL WHERE TWO PLAYERS WERE HEAVILY INTOXICATED... TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL... POLICE REPORTS SAY IT WAS FROM A TEAM INITIATION... ACCORDING TO A UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION... THE ENTIRE WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM WAS INVOLVED IN HAZING ... They've made a big mistake they've damaged the reputation of the university they've damaged the reputation of the soccer program. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS. Absolutely no nudity was involved and that's been made clear by the women on the team and the allegation of urine being sprayed on the team is simply not true. KREBS SAYS NONE OF THE PLAYERS WERE FORCED TO DRINK ALCOHOL, BUT SOME WERE PRESSURED BY THEIR TEAMMATES TO DO SO... WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT OVER... THE TEAM IS NOW REQUIRED TO TAKE AN ANTI-HAZING COURSE... AND THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT... THE LOBOS SEASON OPENER WAS CANCELLED ... FURTHER PUNISHMENTS ARE POSSIBLE... AND KREBS DID NOT RULE OUT CANCELING THE WHOLE SEASON... The most significant way to send a message is either to limit playing time or take away opportunities to play in games. ORLANDO SANCHEZ KOAT ACTION 7 SPORTS ... HAZING INCIDENTS AREN'T UNCOMMON IN NEW MEXICO. IN 2008, SIX FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT ROBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL WERE ACCUSED OF SODOMIZING SEVERAL TEAMMATES, IN A PRE-SEASON SUMMER CAMP. THEY ALLEGEDLY USED A BROOMSTICK. AND A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT, 3 FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A TEAMMATE IN THEIR LOCKER ROOM. RIGHT NOW, NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF ONLY 6 STATES THAT DO NOT HAVE A LAW AGAINST HAZING. BUT THAT'S CHANGING. WE'RE TOLD A DRAFT OF AN ANTI-HAZING BILL, SHOULD BE READY WITHIN A WEEK. Anti-hazing laws are important to send a message, that that kind of behavior is just not tolerated. IN OTHER STATES, HAZING IS PUNISHABLE WITH HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF FINES, THE FORFEITURE OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EVEN JAIL TIME. THE MYSTERY
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"Celebrating the past – preparing the future" (30/01/2012)
The Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, organized the EU-Ethiopia Civil Society Fund Wrap-up workshop under the theme of "Celebrating the past- Preparing the future". The workshop was held in Addis Ababa at the Ghion Hotel on Wednesday 25 January 2012.
The workshop was officially opened by the keynote address of H.E. Ato Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development and H.E. Ambassador Xavier Marchal, Head of the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia.
Ambassador Marchal on his remark stated that:
"The CSF is also unique for the diversity of CSOs that it has brought together. The "CSF family" is spread over the whole of Ethiopia, includes small organisations at the beginning of their professional engagement and big, powerful organisations that have contributed to the creation of the civil society sector in this country. All family members work in different intervention areas, be it networking and dialoguing, capacity building or service delivery in the governance area. All these interventions have contributed to the success of the overall programme that we want to celebrate today". (Click here for his full statement [19 KB] )
The Civil Society Fund (CSF) in Ethiopia is a joint initiative of the European Union Delegation and the government of Ethiopia and has been implemented for the last six years since its launching in 2006.
The Civil Society Fund is inspired by the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries which includes special provisions to involve civil society in the EU-ACP cooperation.
The current Civil Society Fund comes to an end in March 2012 and aimed to promote a stable and democratic political environment through the integration of all sections of the society into mainstream political, economic and social life. It supported more than 50 grant projects with a total value of 10 million Euros and reached more than 400 Ethiopian Civil Society organizations and their constituencies.
The workshop provided a forum for all its beneficiary CSOs, government representatives and development partners to come together and celebrate the success as well as to take stock of the challenges and lessons learnt. This forum also further informed the upcoming Civil Society Fund II which is anticipated to commence during the second quarter of the year 2012. To this effect, selected Civil Society organizations presented their experience and a discussion was held on lessons learnt and expectations for the upcoming CSF II.
Government and EU officials as well as representatives of civil society organizations attended the workshop.


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If someone is used to eating a high carb low fat diet then they'll typically need to eat fairly often because their body is used to running on carbs. Now from my understanding, if that person switches over to a high fat low carb diet then their body will get used to using dietary fat for energy and it will be able to easily switch over to body fat when it's used up the food energy. So that means the body is eating food and then saturated fat (body fat) to make up the rest of its required energy. Could someone please confirm this for me?
Now if someone was on a restricted calorie diet where they were only eating say 500 calories a day, they'd generally get tired and weak right? But why does this happen? Assuming they're getting all the vitamins and minerals they need and they're a bit overweight, why can't they easily use body fat for energy? And would this be easier for them if their diet was high in fat (but same amount of calories)?
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Thanks for the Fathead link, js290. I shared it on a lowcarb forum.
You will be no better at fasting eating a high fat/low carb diet than eating a high carb/low fat diet. People in the modern world have issues with fasting because they go through bouts of hypo- and hyperglycemia. Their hormones are disregulated because they're constantly grazing/snacking and eating poisonous foods that lack nutrition, like grains, sugars and legumes. Carbohydrates aren't the cause. Carbohydrates are the victim because most toxic foods tend to be high in carbs. If you ate a diet mostly made up of bananas, sweet potatoes and free range chicken, you'd be eating a high carb/low fat diet, but you'd be perfectly healthy, and you'd be no worse off than someone who ate steak and broccoli as dietary staples.
Concentrate on eating real, whole foods and avoiding the problem foods the Primal Blueprint lays out and you'll be in great shape. There is no reason to avoid a potato or an apple if that's what you're truly craving. Your body is craving it for a reason. Just make sure you feed any sugar cravings with fruit or starch, not with grains, cakes, cookies and processed sugars. I actually recommend a moderate fat/moderate carbohydrate approach so your body is used to running on both fats for fuel and carbs for fuel. I eat fruit almost every day, but every once in awhile I'll throw a zero carb meal of steak and eggs with not a trace of vegetables at me, or 99% fat free ground turkey burgers with sweet potatoes without barely a trace of fat. And usually once a week I won't eat for a full 24 hours. Vary your diet and eat real, nutritious foods that promote a feeling of satiety and you'll have success.
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Don't put your trust in anyone on this forum, including me. You are the key to your own success.
This is why reducing carbohydrate intake and adding in resistance training together help unlock "fat burning" for people with deranged metabolisms.
This is how I understand it...
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The Glucose-Fatty Acid Cycle
Features of a successful therapeutic fast of 382 days' duration -- Stewart and Fleming 49 (569): 203 -- Postgraduate Medical Journal
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F 5 ft 3. HW: 196 lbs. Primal SW (May 2011): 182 lbs (42% BF)... W June '12: 160 lbs (29% BF) (UK size 12, US size 8). GW: ~24% BF - have ditched the scales til I fit into a pair of UK size 10 bootcut jeans. Currently aligning towards 'The Perfect Health Diet' having swapped some fat for potatoes.
The way this kind of stuff works is more related to what the brain uses for fuel, not the body. When you either fast or eat a ketogenic style diet, your liver starts producing ketones in response to a drop in blood glucose. These ketones are being produced to fuel the brain since there is not enough glucose to go around and the brain can run pretty well on ketones. In order to make ketones, you have to release body fat as they are a byproduct of fatty acid oxidation. Your liver starts breaking down the fat and ketones make their way to the brain to fuel it. It normally takes a few days of really low carbohydrates to initiate this process and allow the brain to adapt to burning ketones for fuel if you have been higher carb. Another way to get your brain ketone adapted is using coconut oil, as it is instantly metabolized with ketones being the end product. After that your brain has access to any of the fuel it needs.
The primary problem with your standard calorie cutting diet is that it is impossible to fuel the brain on one. If the brain is using glucose as it's primary fuel it needs 150g for basic ops. If you eat a 1200 calorie diet that is 50% carbohydrate you are getting exactly 150g of carbohydrate so once you decide to do any exercise your brain senses low fuel and increases appetite. If your brain is ketone adapated, your brain never senses a low energy state because it has ketones for fuel and appetite stays low. Your brain controls everything, ultimately your survival is dependent on feeding it so your body starts burning fat to make ketones if you aren't providing enough via diet.


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Some homeowners take ghoulish pleasure in decorating their yards with zombies, tombstones and fog machines for Halloween. Others take a gentler approach.
Friendly ghosts staked in circles on the lawn. Happy monsters flying animated inflatable helicopters. Plastic pumpkins with clown wigs.
It's more Sesame Street than Nightmare on Elm Street – a peaceful place where the jack-o'-lanterns are all smiling, the limbs are intact and the characters could fit in with the Muppets.
That's the not-so-eerie feeling one gets while visiting the Town of Tonawanda home of John and Eileen Franke, where grandchildren play among witches and scarecrows with amicable features befitting Raggedy Ann and Andy.
Sure, 1½-year-old grandson Ryan Eberhardt calls it the "Pooky (spooky) House" – but haunted, this house is not.
Eileen Franke, a retired physical education teacher from the Ken-Ton School District, decorates in a style one would expect from a woman who worked with elementary school children, including 17 years at Alexander Hamilton Elementary.
"Little ones get scared," said Franke, a gardener who decorates her home inside and out for every season and holiday. To frighten is not the intention of this couple, who have eight grandchildren.
Instead, colorfully dressed witches sit on a bench on the porch and on a tricycle in the garden. A white plastic ghost rides in a red wagon filled with white geraniums. Pumpkins, containers of mums and old toys used as props are everywhere. At the side door, a vampire figure holds a sign that reads "Velcome." The character could almost be called cuddly.
Decorations come from flea markets, craft shows and local stores that offer Halloween decor, Franke said. Some date back to her teaching days.
Some items do light up and make sounds – and one witch has rather bad teeth and purple hair with matching fingernails – but this stuff is tame. No trick-or-treater is going to avoid this house.
That is also the case at the Nigam home in Amherst, with its oversized animated inflatables, mechanical figures, Halloween icicle-style lights, flickering faux candles and a whole lot more.
Yet everything is smiling and happy.
"It has to be little-kid friendly. We try to make everything as pleasant as can be. We don't want to scare the kids. We want them to come back year after year, laugh and have a good time," said Mary Nigam, whose family also goes all out at Christmas.
They don't wait until after dark to start the show, either. Right around dismissal time at the nearby elementary school, it all gets turned on to delight kids passing by on buses or in cars.
And the trick-or-treaters? Before the decorating started, they had four of them one year. Last year, it was close to 90.
Nigam said that's why they do it – it's such a great feeling to hear all those little kids coming up and really enjoying it.
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Reports that Alabama State Troopers are out in full force on motorcycles failed to elicit cheers from commenters on al.com. Many of them believe that police should be focused more on distracted drivers than speeders. Some even seem to view the "Take Back our Highways" campaign as more of an annoyance than a comfort.
What's your take on "Take Back our Highways?" Do you think most traffic tickets are written in the interest of maintaining public safety or creating a revenue stream?
Here's a small sampling of what people are saying...
- "Great, more harassment on 565." - cooper71
- "Take back our roads? I don't get it... who took them away?" - messickc
- "Just because a driver is going faster than some arbitrary speed limit doesn't mean he's putting anyone in danger (esp when the road is empty!!). Just because he's not wearing a seat belt doesn't mean he's putting anyone else in danger. Go after those distracted drivers who are swerving, on their cell phones or texting." - StephenSnell
- "There are a number of states where I believe they do public disservice ads asking drivers to pull into the left lane at 5 mph BELOW the flow of traffic. Rumor has it that these self-appointed traffic enforcers have contests to see how long a line of cars behind them they can accumulate... Safe driving is a matter of common sense and courtesy - the left lane is for passing (not for pacing that 18-wheeler), and give the other driver(s) a break. NOT for reading the paper; eating your morning biscuit; or taking appointments on your cell phone!" - JoePyne
What's your take on "Take Back our Highways?" Do you think most traffic tickets are written in the interest of maintaining public safety or creating a revenue stream?


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Strengthening Our Sisterhood Summit- Flint
Re-Connect My Life Consulting in collaboration with Mott Community College's Women In Education Initiative present the 2013 Strengthening Our Sisterhood Summit on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28.
This two-day event for women and girls ages 13 and older takes place at Mott Community College Event Center, 1401 E. Court St., in Flint, and features three nationally recognized speakers, as well as break-out sessions and exhibitors with expertise in business, education, health and wellness, empowerment and global awareness.
Cost to attend the awards dinner and program on Friday is $35. Cost for Saturday's activities and lunch is $25. For event or sponsorship information, please call Shuntai Beaugard at (810) 394-3670, email her at email@example.com, or visit the event website at sossummit.com.
Strengthening Our Sisterhood Summit is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Cindy Estrada Charity Fund, Genesee District Library, Kentwood Office Furniture, Smart Investing at your library, and Women 2 Women Michigan magazine.


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Hartford Convention
Federalists joined, thought of secession. 2/3 congress vote to declare war, add new states, pass embargoes. Abolish 3/5 clause. Single term presidents. no successive presidents from same state, END OF FEDERALIST PARTY
most important outcome of war of 1812--in education, literature, art, finance (national bank in 1816), military (expanded- defeated more pirates)
American system (and effect)
1- strong bank 2- tariff (protective) 3- internal improvements (transportation). effect-- knitted america together economically and politically
Era of Good Feelings
causes of this period of time: 1- nationalism 2- federalists declined in power after Hartford convention 3- lessening of political dissidence. Problems: American system debates-- 1- transportation (New England didn't like new transportation because brought business away from them) and 2- bank (bank foreclosed farms in a pinch in the Panic of 1819)
First Party System
a model of American politics--political party system existing in the United States between roughly 1792 and 1824. two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party, created largely by Alexander Hamilton, and the rival Democratic-Republican Party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The Federalists were dominant until 1800, and the Republicans were dominant after 1800. The First Party System ended during the Era of Good Feelings (1816-1824), as the Federalists shrank to a few isolated strongholds and the Republicans lost unity. In 1824-28, as the Second Party System emerged, the Republican Party split into the Jacksonian faction, which became the modern Democratic Party in the 1830s, and the Henry Clay faction, which was absorbed by Clay's Whig Party.
Tallmadge Amendment
NOT PASSED No new slaves in Missouri-- children of slaves emancipated (called gradual emancipation)
Missouri Compromise
36 by 30. No new slaves north of this line. admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland tried to tax a branch of the second bank of america. Marshall declined them of that. EFFECT: Strengthened federal authority and decreased state authority
Cohens v. Virginia
Cohens sold lottery tickets illegally and Marshall stopped that. EFFECT: Strengthened federal authority and decreased state authority
Gibbons v. Ogden
NY tried to get a monopoly over water commerce to NJ. Only congress could regulate interstate trade. EFFECT: Strengthened federal authority and decreased state authority
Fletcher v. Peck
Bribed Georgia legislature gave 35 million acres of land to private speculators of Mississippi. Actually, the court said that since it was an official contract, there was nothing they could do about it. EFFECT: protected property rights, gave more power to Supreme Court to invalidate state laws conflicting w/ the constitution
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
In 1816, the New Hampshire legislature attempted to change Dartmouth College-- a privately funded institution--into a state university.The Supreme Court upheld the original charter. The decision settled the nature of public versus private charters and resulted in the rise of the American business corporation.
Treaty of 1818
America can now 1- share Newfoundland fisheries with Canada and 2- coexist in the Oregon territory
Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819 (Adams-Onis Treaty)
Barter of land between Spain and America. Spain gets TX in turn for Florida and Oregon


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LOCK HAVEN - Before Friday's Section 3 championship game, the last time Clinton recorded a hit was in the fourth inning of Tuesday's game with Potter McKean.
A day off might have been just what the doctor ordered because the bats were resurrected against District 13 champ Milton and the District 12 champs punched their ticket to the state tournament with an 11-2 win.
"This feels awesome and these girls absolutely deserve it," Clinton manager Eric Dershem said.
Emily Snyder led off the top of the first with a single and reached third base as Milton was looking for a similar start when the two teams locked up on Wednesday.
With one out, all the visitors needed was a deep fly ball or a hit in play.
They got neither.
"I thought we probably should have got that run in," Milton manager Tim East said. "They're only 11 and 12, so you have to take that into consideration. There were some times where signs were missed, but again they're only 11 and 12, but they played hard and Clinton is a great team."
Gabi Vuocolo put her mark on the game early with one of the plays of the day. Milton power hitter McKayla Shrock hit a hard grounder down the first-base line, but Vuocolo stopped it and didn't allow Snyder to break for home. With two outs, Caitlyn Brush closed out the inning with a strikeout.
"That was a great play by Gabi and that girl (Shrock) hit a rocket right at her," Dershem said. "Gabi did a great job getting in front of that and getting the out."
Defense has been a strong point for Clinton, but Dershem has repeatedly expressed his displeasure about his team's offense, lately.
This time, however, the coach had something to smile about.
Clinton reeled of three consecutive hits in the bottom of the first, starting with Brush's single to right. Skylar Smith drove Brush in with another single and MaKenzie Peters recorded an RBI double.
"Well, I think we flip the script with every game," Dershem said. "We decided to wake up at the plate tonight, which was huge. It's great timing because this came around just in time for states. This builds confidence and it will continue to grow."
Milton cut its deficit in half in the second inning when an Alise Goodwin double turned into a run with an error.
"Not only does she hit the ball, but she's not the fastest runner," East said. "So, for her to get around third and actually slide is what we were glad about. It was great."
The highlights for Milton stopped there.
Clinton took control of the game with seven runs over the third and fourth innings. A big chunk of those runs came off Peters' bases-clearing double in the fourth.
"We talked about being more aggressive at practice and we finally got a well-deserved practice," the coach said. "We preached to them the whole time about staying positive. Step in the box, forget everything, trust your fundamentals, stay focused and have some confidence in there. I think we really showed that today."
Clinton added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth to reach the final of 11-2.
"Little League is about volunteering and it's about girls like Caitlin Solomon on my team. A girl that shows up every day and works hard," East said. "All of these girls gave 100 percent and we lose only two from this year's team. Hopefully, we can meet up with Clinton again next year."
Brush not only had a great day at the plate, but again, came up huge in the circle. Clinton's ace fanned five batters, gave up two hits and went 2 for 3.
"She did a phenomenal job on the mound, again," Dershem said. "
Clinton will play the Section 4 champ on July 10 in the state tournament in Stroudsburg.
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Caitlyn Brush to Josie Dershem. Jillian East to Rachelle Campbell. WP- Brush. LP- East.
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The missed opportunities and overlooked evidence still gnaw at Todd Ewalt.
"Not every detective gets an opportunity to catch a guy like Adam Lane," Ewalt says. "They had an opportunity to really look like heroes, and they blew it."
It took another brutal murder before the pieces began falling into place.
The tranquility of Bloomsbury, N.J., belies its proximity to bustling Interstate 78, just east of the Pennsylvania border. The tidy bedroom community of Victorians and colonials must have seemed a safe haven to 38-year-old Monica Massaro. She didn't always lock her doors despite living alone.
Prowling the neighborhood in the early hours of July 29, Adam Lane turned the handle on Massaro's open door.
It was the rare Saturday night that Massaro, single with numerous friends, decided to stay in. In fact, she uncharacteristically canceled an evening out. Her explanation: She just didn't feel like it. She'd stay in and enjoy the home she owned.
But when the rest of the weekend passed with no word from Monica, those friends became alarmed. She missed a work appointment that Monday, and repeated phone calls to her home rang unanswered.
When a friend dropped by her house later that day, Monica didn't answer the door, either. He called police.
Her door was unlocked, with no signs of a break in. Nothing much was amiss in the house, either — except in the bedroom.
Monica Massaro had been stabbed multiple times in her bed. A medical examiner would determine that she died of a knife wound to her neck after initially fighting back.
New Jersey State Police Detective Geoff Noble was among the homicide investigators assigned to the case. He'd run down the list of Monica's boyfriends and other acquaintances. He'd trace her activity on the Internet, where she followed her favorite band, Aerosmith.
But almost from the beginning, Noble harbored bad feelings about the busy truck stop at the end of Massaro's block. He saw it as a neon-signed welcome mat for anyone traveling I-78 to come into the neighborhood.
It could mean an endless list of suspects.
Meanwhile, after discovering details on the Internet, one of Massaro's friends began wondering about the similarities between Monica's murder and that of the wife and mother whose throat was slit as she sat on her patio in Pennsylvania.
That link still wasn't registering 100 miles away in Dauphin County, where the knife killings of two women and the knife attack on a third remained largely unconnected.
"New Jersey State Police, as well as some of [Massaro's] friends were looking at our case," Marsico says. "There was some talk that here are some white women in suburban-type neighborhoods, all killed or assaulted with a knife. Is that something we should be looking at? What would tie it together?"
Police and prosecutors in Pennsylvania didn't know despite a June 2007 FBI bulletin that truck-driver serial killers could be responsible for the murders of as many as 500 women across the country.
It would take the heroic actions of an ordinary family in suburban Massachusetts to change everything. "None of them are linked until Massachusetts," Marsico says of the cases that fit together so neatly now.
The tables were about to turn for both Adam Lane and Todd Ewalt.


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By Amy Perry, Fort LeeJune 24, 2010
FORT LEE, Va. (Army News Service, June 23, 2010) -- Military members who return home injured face a multitude of challenges to include the inability to move around their homes and perform the simplest of household tasks others take for granted.
One non-profit organization, though, is dedicated to helping these wounded warriors by building them specially adapted houses.
"Homes For Our Troops" provides barrier-free homes to seriously injured veterans returning from war after 9/11. The organization held a key turnover ceremony Saturday for Staff Sgt. Dwayne Cole and his wife, Shontel, at their new home in Henrico County, Va.
Cole was injured in Iraq in 2007 when a bullet entered his neck at extremely close range and lodged in his spinal column.
The homes are provided at no cost to the military members and the work and materials are from donations from corporate sponsors, tradesmen, foundation grants, volunteers and a Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing Grant.
"A barrier-free home will enable Staff Sergeant Cole to regain his freedom and independence for the sacrifice he made on behalf of our country," said John Gonsalves, president and founder of Homes For Our Troops.
"We are extremely grateful to Steve Thomas from Stephen Thomas Custom Homes and all of the professional trades-people who donated their time and materials to help build this home for Dwayne Cole," Gonsalves said. "We are also most appreciative to everyone from the community who helped raise funds to build this barrier free home. It is a great testimony to the community of Henrico."
After the presentation, Cole and his wife, who is expecting in November, took a tour of the finished product and were amazed by the outcome.
"It's been a wonderful experience," said Cole. "It's truly a blessing. It gives me a new start at life. I'll be able to start my family and go back to school to achieve the goals I want."
Cole said he wanted to thank HFOT for making him a part of its family and to thank all the volunteers who helped make his home a reality.
"The community of Virginia as a whole has been very active in this project," he said. "I thank each and every one of them for the time they spent, their devotion to the project and for making this a dream come true."
Before they received their new house, the Coles lived in an apartment in Chesterfield where the living conditions were tight, and he couldn't fit his motorized wheel chair in the bathroom. "I rolled around bumping into furniture and damaging the walls," he said.
The specially-adapted home is an open floor plan that has been designed to make it easier for Cole to move around.
"I'm able to move around with no hassle," Cole said. "I'm not bumping into anything or anyone. I'm able to do stuff by myself without having to ask my wife to help me get this or that all the time."
Gonsalves said the Coles' house is the 61st house they've completed, and there are 40 more in the works. His new goal for the organization is fund-raising for the next 100 homes.
For details about Coles' home, including a photo gallery of the home in various stages of construction, visit www.homesforourtroops.org.
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Another one down! Michael Phelps notched another gold medal Friday, winning the 200-meter individual medley in a world-record time of 1:54.23.
For those of you keeping track at home, that makes six gold medals – and six world records – in Beijing. (Phelps also scored six golds and two bronzes four years ago, in Athens.)
"I think if it were all over today, he'd be the greatest Olympian who ever lived," said U.S. swimming coach Bob Bowman.
About his 200-meter IM swim, Phelps said, "I just wanted to step on it in the first 50 [meters] a little bit and try and get out to an early lead .... I knew in the first half, if I got a big enough lead, I thought I could hang on and that's all I wanted to do."
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary placed second to Phelps – for the third time in Beijing. "I tried to do a harder start in the first 100 meters but Michael's breaststroke is awesome," Cseh said. "Michael is unbeatable."
The bronze went to Phelps's teammate – and friend – Ryan Lochte, who won the gold medal in 200-meter backstroke earlier in the day. (Two races in a single day is a "double" in swimmer parlance.)
"The 200 back and IM is a hard double, if not the hardest," Phelps said. "Ryan had an incredible swim today and I'm glad to see him get his first gold. I know he's happy."
Now Phelps is just two races away from smashing Mark Spitz's seven-gold mark set in 1972.
Aware of his fans at home, Phelps added at a post-race press conference, "I heard the ratings are the highest ever back home. People are watching the Olympics and swimming. More and more people are getting interested – and hopefully involved."
Phelps Strikes Gold Again!
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Celebrating 140 years of saving lives in the East Bay.
Birthday parties are offered on Saturdays & Sundays from 10 am -12 noon or 2 pm - 4 pm.
What does a birthday party at the East Bay SPCA entail?Our birthday party program is a compilation of a behind the scenes tour, two animal activities and animal meet and greets.
Party outline:20 minutes of shelter enrichment as party guests arrive*30 minutes behind the scenes tour 20 minutes for an animal-themed activity20 minutes of animal interaction through meet and greets30 minutes of time for cake & presents
*Please know that in order to ensure enough time for all activities the educator will start your party on time. If party guests arrive late, they may not be able to participate in the shelter enrichment activity at the beginning of the party.
Party Activities:Enrichment: It is important to us that the animals in our care are exposed to a variety of activities throughout the day in order to keep them both mentally and physically healthy. We have also found that our party guests enjoy doing something for the animals. The shelter enrichment activity will be chosen by the party coordinator the day of the party, based upon the needs of the shelter that day. Possible activities may include stuffing Kong's for dogs or cats, distributing toys to the animals, making cat toys, shelter beautification, etc.
When are birthday parties offered?Dublin: Birthday parties are offered on Saturdays & Sundays from 10 am -12 noon or 2 pm - 4 pm each day.Oakland: Birthday parties are offered on Saturdays & Sundays 2pm-4pm. Morning parties are not available in Oakland at this time. Contact email@example.com to check party availability.
What is the fee for a birthday at the East Bay SPCA?The fee for the birthday party program is $200 and includes up to a maximum of 16 party guests (including the birthday child and siblings). Birthday parties must be paid in full to secure your party date and time upon booking. Refunds, less a $25 administrative fee, will be granted for cancellations made 4 weeks or more prior to the party. Refunds will not be granted for cancellations made less than 4 weeks out, the entire party fee of $200 will be forfeited if this is the case. The following is included in the birthday program fee:
Where are the parties offered?Birthdays are hosted on-site at either of our adoption centers. In Dublin at 4651 Gleason Drive, parties are hosted in our Classroom; and in Oakland at 8323 Baldwin Street, parties are hosted in the Education & Training Center in Classroom 2. You are welcome to stop by either of the locations to see the party space anytime that the adoption center is open. We do not offer at home or off site birthdays.
How long is the party?The birthday program is two hours; our staff will facilitate the party for an hour and a half of that time. The last half hour guests are welcome to spend as they choose, however most people use that time to serve cake, have lunch, or open gifts. Our staff will be there to assist with food serving if necessary.What ages are the parties geared towards?Our parties are for children turning 6-12. We will adapt the program to your child's age, however please keep in mind that the program is similar for all ages.
How many guests may we have?The program fee includes up to 16 guests maximum. The 16 guests include the birthday child, siblings and any other child who attends and participates or wishes to receive a favor. Adults do not count as guests. However, we ask that adults present during the party assist with children as needed and help the Educator with simple tasks such as holding doors and keeping all party guests together.
May we bring in food?You are welcome to bring in any outside food, games, activities etc. We do not provide any food, utensils, candles etc. but you are welcome to bring in whatever you need. There is a refrigerator/freezer available if you need to store food during the party.
May we decorate the room?Of course! The birthdays are based out of our classroom and we often find that the animals steal the show, but you are welcome to bring any type of decorations (steamers, banners etc.) If you wish to hang anything on the wall, you will need to bring blue painters tape. Scotch tape, masking tape, duct tape, etc. are not allowed. Piñatas or balloons of any kind are not allowed.
In lieu of gifts for the birthday child, may we ask for donations for the shelter?Yes of course! We have many birthday guests who want to give back to the community by asking their friend to bring in items for the animals instead of gifts for themselves. We have a full wish list of items that we always need, or you may ask close to your party and we can let you know what we are most in need of at that time.
May we bring our dog/cat to the party?No for the safety of your pet and our shelter guests please leave your animals at home.
How do I schedule/book a birthday for my child?To book birthday party you will need to fill out our birthday party request form and return it to the East Bay SPCA (our mailing address and fax number are provided on the first page of the form). We tend to book about two months out, weekends book quickly so it is never too early to plan. Please note that the dates which you list on your form, are simply dates requested. We must check our availability before confirming any party dates.
Once your program request form is received, the education department will contact you within 3 business days to confirm receipt of your form and assist with your booking.
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When Courtney Robertson appeared on ABC's dating competition series "The Bachelor" in 2012, she was quickly elevated to villain status.
Many viewers -- and her fellow contestants -- believed the 30-year-old model was catty, mean to the other women and couldn't be trusted.
Her comments on the show were put to auto-tune and went viral. And she had to face a televised firing squad of angry contestants who wanted to air their grievances.
In the end, Robertson won winemaker Ben Flajnik's heart and a marriage proposal. They later split up, and Robertson briefly dated "Bachelorette" runner-up Arie Luyendyk Jr.
She's now sharing her story in "I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain" (It Books). The book pulls back the curtain on "The Bachelor" and maintaining a relationship made on TV.
Q Because your relationship with Flajnik didn't work out, do you feel vindicated after sharing those things in print?
A For me it feels good to say, "No, this is actually what happened." I think people had this idea I fooled him for 11 months. To me that's idiotic. It was hurtful but it's not about being bitter. It's a huge part of my life story and I just had to tell the truth.
Q Few relationships coming out of "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" have worked. Do you think it's possible to find love that way?
A If you're really ready to settle down and find love I think it can work. It just takes the right couple.
Q Do you worry that when you meet a guy now, he's going to look up the show and watch clips of you online?
A Definitely. I remember I went on a date after the dust settled and I didn't tell the guy and he had no clue. And then someone came up and said, "Can I get a picture?" I was like, "Oh, I was on this show. Don't Google me." Most guys understand. But it can be a little tricky.
Q What have you learned about yourself?
A I realized in writing this book, "Oh my gosh, I'm a serial rebounder. I need to make a change."
Q What was Ben's reaction to the book?
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Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF ) slipped 3.6%, as the mining company felt the effects of weak industrial data from China today. The rapidly growing Chinese economy is the second largest in the world, and much of its growth relies on its manufacturing and industrial capabilities. The fact that its factory output decreased for the first time in seven months spells some potentially rough times ahead for Cliffs and other industry-reliant industries.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN ) , which has risen nearly 20% in the last month alone, slumped 2.9% Thursday. There doesn't seem to be much aside from mere profit-taking behind today's slip; yesterday, the stock actually edged higher on positive news from a joint project with Sanofi to develop an anti-asthma drug. The trial data showed a nearly 90% decrease in asthma aggravation in users who took the experimental drug vs. the placebo.
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Check out the book sets, picture books and chapter books at Sprout Classrooms.com for your literature circles!
The effectiveness of literature circles is really dependent on your students, how interested they are in the literature they've been assigned and how long you drag out the unit for. Students need to know exactly what is expected of them, they need to be highly interested in the reading material, and the unit should only last maybe two weeks at the most. If you depend purely on literature circles in your classroom, students will revolt by the third book. Even I would revolt. I do not think this is the most interesting way to teach reading, but I think if you pull it out once or twice in the course of a year, students will enjoy it.
The idea of a literature circle revolves around a small group of students reading the same book. Each student is given a different job. Teachers use different names, but basically it boils down to an Illustrator (someone who draws pictures from the reading), a Discussion Leader (someone who thinks up thick questions to ask about the reading), a Quote Taker, etc. You can view the different forms below and decide which jobs you want for your students. Jobs are usually rotated on a nightly basis so everyone gets to do everything. They keep a journal with all their collected information and perhaps turn that in for assessment. The details are up to you.
Forms courtesty of Mr. Coley:
Assignment Sheet
Discussion Director
Word Finder
Literature Circle Role Definitions
Role Finder Dial
Literature Circle Packet
Literature Circle Preparation
Booklet Template
Response Journal Prompts
Non Fiction Journal Prompts
Literature Circle Format Guide
Literature Circle Reflection Sheet
Literature Circle Bookmark
Talking Sticks Format Guide
Mini Circle Format Guide
Discussion Card Templates
Literature Circle Central- Great website for figuring out what might work in your classroom.


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Axis was awarded the "Residential Development of the Year" for Structures 2007 by Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
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Maniaque wrote:
> - I am NOT forwarding either of the VNC ports (standard ports 5900
> and 5800), so to my limited knowledge the VNC service should not be
> accessible from the internet. I have of course tested this, and found
> that to be correct. The VNC service is not publically accessible.
Not by means of connecting directly, that is correct. However, the
attacker could still have misused NAT helper programs on your router
(like a NAT helper for active FTP) to get the router to forward the VNC
> - I do not have the firewall enabled on the router, because I assumed
> the NAT basically made it safe.
That is plain wrong.
NAT is not intended to be a security technique, but instead to provide
connectivity to multiple devices using a single public IP. Has your PC
been the only device running at this time? Then maybe your router simply
forwarded every packets that arrived to your PC, or the NAT helpers may
have been abused.
NAT does not improve security, that's what you use the firewall/packet
filter for.
> I tried enabling the router firewall
> today but it also seems to block the services that I need to be able
> to access from the internet (eg HTTP, I run a small webserver), so
> that does not work for me.
Then it is misconfigured. You need to enable access to these specific
ports, and then tell the NAT part of your router to forward these ports
to your host PC. That way, the services you want to provide will be
reachable - and nothing else.


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If you're looking for Halloween projects, DIY ideas and more, you'll love this simple project. Create a Spooky Halloween Table Display from Tiffany Windsor that you can show off all season long. This is a great project if you plan to throw a Halloween party.
- Aleene's Tacky Double Stick Sheets
- Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue
- Aleene's Spray Acrylic Sealer – Gloss
- Wood blocks (I found mine at my local thrift store)
- Acrylic paint – black
- Tulip Glitter – purple
- Paint brushes – one for paint and one soft for brushing off excess glitter
- Alphabet stencils (or die cut alphabet)
- Styrofoam cone – size of your choice
- Wiggle eyes – various sizes
- Optional: bow for top of tree
- Glittered spiders
Lightly sand blocks to remove any rough edges. If you are upcycling blocks, sanding will also help to roughen the painted surface to help the new paint to stick.
Paint blocks and set aside to dry.
Transfer alphabet lettering to Double Stick Sheets and cut out with scissors or cut lettering with die cutter.
Remove paper backing from lettering and adhere to blocks.
Remove paper from lettering to expose adhesive. Sprinkle with glitter. Gently press glitter into adhesive. Brush away excess glitter with soft brush. Return excess glitter to original container. Spray block with Gloss sealer.
Paint Styrofoam™ cone with black paint. Let dry.
Glue eyes onto cone with Super Thick Tacky Glue. Let dry. If desired, attach looped bow to top of tree with chenille stem or wire pressed into top of cone.
- Group together with glittered spiders for fun Halloween display.
For a step-by-step tutorial of this project, check out How to Make a Halloween Blocks Tabletopper.
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In September 2011, I heard those most-unwelcome, life-changing words: "Glenn, you have cancer." The news is better now. Following excisions, surgeries, radiation, chemotherapy, hydration, some sketchy moments, and incredible medical care, the cancer is no longer active. But I am! I vowed to use my story to encourage others, and with that, I give you my "10 Ways to Cope with Cancer."
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Cancer pushes everybody's buttons differently. For some, it's a scary "what if it happened to me?" For others, it's an all too present reminder of the traumatic experience of a family member or close friend. Either way, cancer is a devastating car crash that even the most disciplined bystander has a hard time turning away from.
Daily Reminders
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Tinnitus is the correct medical term for it. What I call it is one of my daily reminders that at least I am alive and able to, literally, live with such things as the constant, sometimes louder, sometimes quieter but always present tinnitus. It's that ringing, buzzing, droning, no longer annoying, always there side effect of my cancer treatment last year. Actually, it's just one of the side effects of the cancer treatment.
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Two thyroid cancer surgeries. Four weeks on a low iodine diet. One radioactive iodine treatment requiring three days of isolation. Five to six weeks of radiation therapy still ahead.
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It's Sunday evening, around nine o'clock. My wife, Kathy, and I are watching TV. I turn to her and ask if she would like anything – a snack or a drink. Then I suddenly remember; I have a scan in the morning and I'm not supposed to have anything to eat or drink after eight o'clock. I mention this to Kathy, and then we both realize what's happened and we grin at each other. I've turned a corner.
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Twelve years ago, I was sitting in a surgeon's office. He told me that I had stage IV cancer and that he had to remove my entire tongue, my voice box, and the large muscles on either side of my neck. I felt as if he was talking to somebody standing behind me. He couldn't possibly be saying it to me.


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At this point, you may be wishing you could fast-forward through the next four or five weeks and be done already. Between your megabelly and pregnancy issues like edema (swelling) and trouble sleeping, life may not be the most comfortable. Your uterus is now probably right up under your ribcage and you may feel like you can't possibly get any bigger. Though this week you may still gain a pound, the good news: weight gain plateaus or slows for many women in the final weeks. At your regular exam, your doctor will check the baby's position and whether her head, bottom or legs are presenting first. Starting next week, she may do a pelvic exam to see if your baby has dropped lower into your pelvis, and if your cervix has begun to soften and thin (efface) and dilate at all—and if your baby has dipped lower down into your pelvis yet. But don't get discouraged if nothing seems to be happening down there. It's not uncommon for a woman whose cervix is "closed" one day to go into labor and give birth the next. Likewise, a mom-to-be who is partially effaced and several centimeters dilated, with a baby whose head is engaged, may go to full term despite these signs of readiness. You just never know!
Your Baby
Since your baby is still rapidly putting on weight, you may gain about a pound this week, but soon, your weight is likely to stabilize and gain may slow or even stop. Her once-wrinkly skin has now been plumped up by a healthy layer of fat, and her face has rounded out as well (oh, those chubby little cheeks!). By this week she has also developed strong sucking muscles—which will enable her to down her first meal shortly after birth. It's pretty amazing how the sucking reflex in babies is instinctive, even tough it can take a few tries (or weeks) before both mom and baby figure out just how to do it.
Your Life Right Now
Now's the time to pick a pediatrician. Generally, once the baby is born, her doc will come to the hospital to check on her—and you'll need to bring her in for her first office follow-up visit within the first week. Don't know where to begin to choose a pediatrician? Try asking your Ob or other moms you trust for recommendations. If you're taking a childbirth or baby-care class, the instructor can also be a great resource for you. Jot down a list of questions to ask the pediatrician; many welcome meeting with you before the baby is born (and if they don't–take that as a sign). Don't feel bad if you do decide to change doctors after the baby is born; it happens all the time and the pediatrician won't be offended—even if your new baby doc is in the same practice.
Moms Like Me/ I wish I had known
"To help our puppies adjust to the baby, our vet told us to take a brand new blanket (just a small one) to the hospital. We wrapped baby Ian up in it for a few hours and then I sent it home with my hubby. He left the blanket for the pups to check out and smell. When we finally brought Ian home, we made sure they could smell his car seat before we brought him to them. We did put both of them on leashes, and I held Ian while standing. We let them smell his feet, and then I gradually sat down with him so they could get a little closer. They did great." -ians-mom


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All month long, we're getting to know the Daybreak team a little bit better. Today, we take a look at 25 things you may not know about reporter Ray Brewer.
Ray's favorite New Hampshire landmark was The Old Man of the Mountain. "Like him, I think we've both seen better days, Ray said.
The most memorable story Ray has ever covered were the Alstead floods from several years ago. "I had never seen destruction on a scale like that before and hope never to see anything like that again," Ray said.
If Ray could choose to interview anyone, he would interview Jesus Christ. "I'm not sure what my first question would be, but his impact on humanity is undeniable," Ray said.
When Ray hears the words "New Hampshire," he thinks of the cold weather and the Hooksett Tolls. "They are kind of intermingled in my mind," Ray said.
Ray is currently listening to the music of Drew Zingg. "I went to high school with him and he was an incredible guitarist then. He's proof that some things do get better with age," Ray said.
Ray's favorite ice cream is Graeter's chocolate chip. "Some friends introduced me to it, and ever since then I've been hooked," Ray said.
Ray's favorite subject in school was history. "I loved reading the stories as a child, and in college I couldn't believe they would give me credits for doing the same thing. Now I have a job that involves living history," Ray said.
Ray's first car was a Chevy Vega. "It had a wooden shift knob that I thought was sooo cool. The car lasted until I hit a deer. The deer was fine, but the car was totaled," Ray said.
The food Ray couldn't live without? Meat. "Give it to me grilled, roasted, barbequed. It doesn't matter."
Ray says he also puts meat on his pizza, but to switch it up, he likes white clams. "Pepe's Pizza in New Haven, Conn., makes a white clam pizza that is close to heaven."
For his first job, Ray was a dishwasher at a restaurant. "To this day, that's probably why I have an aversion to doing the dishes," Ray said.
Ray enjoys the spring in New Hampshire the most. "Springtime because it means I can look forward to a whole season of bad golf."
Ray has two favorite teams: The Mets...
...and the Cleveland Browns. "Do I have to answer this? OK, I have to pick two: the N.Y. Mets and the Cleveland Browns. Now you know why I didn't want to answer that," Ray said.
Growing up, Ray wanted to be a marine biologist... "until I found out you have to take a lot of science classes."
Ray's favorite smartphone app is Yelp. "It's great for finding things in towns you're not familiar with, although I do wonder if some of the reviews are really written by customers," Ray said.
The first concert Ray attended was to see Frank Zappa (pictured) and the Mothers of Invention, with Captain Beefheart opening. "You'll just have to look it up," Ray said.
As for pets... "We always had a dog growing up and later added a cat. Now, I have fish," Ray said.
Ray says the person he most admires is morning anchor Sean McDonald. "I just admire his savoir faire and strive to be more like him every day," Ray said.
Ray's favorite TV show is Monty Python's Flying Circus. "I'm probably revealing more of myself than I intended when I started this," Ray said.
Favorite movies? "The English Patient. The cinematography is just incredible...Kidding! I still can't believe that won best picture. Anyway, I could go with "In The Heat Of The Night" or "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs," but for some reason whenever "Kelly's Heroes" is on TV, I find myself watching.
In his spare time, Ray likes to "Ski, look for golf balls in the woods, or the sand, or fish for them in ponds, and attempt to play the guitar."
Who would play Ray in a movie about himself? "I was originally thinking George Clooney, but he has too much gray hair. Now, I'm thinking that the Biebs would be good," Ray said.
If Ray could go anywhere in the world right now, he would go scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef.
Ray's favorite restaurant in New Hampshire is the Hancock Inn. "Owners Marcia and Jarvis Coffin make you feel at home and Andrea will have your favorite drink waiting for you as you sit down. Rob's cooking isn't bad either, although he stays in the kitchen, which is probably a good place for a chef."
What is something about Ray that may surprise you? He likes to play croquet. "I have a court in my back yard. It's a lot tougher to lose croquet balls, compared to golf balls," Ray said.
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In Lebanon, police say a traffic stop led to a drug bust Tuesday morning.
Officers pulled over Jorge Rogue Jr., 26, over the weekend, after figuring out there was a warrant for his arrest. He was carrying a handgun at the time.
Police searched his home on the 400 block of North 5th Street for more guns Tuesday morning and found cocaine and other drug paraphernalia.
Two others living at the home were also arrested.
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When the 53rd Grammy Awards crashed to a conclusion at 10:30 Sunday night, more south Louisianans had turned up as remembrances than winners.
Alex Chilton, songwriter Bobby Charles and jazz photographer Herman Leonard, a Lakeview resident prior to Hurricane Katrina, were all memorialized. Meanwhile, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Dr. John, Wynton Marsalis and the "Treme" soundtrack all went home empty-handed.
Still, there was much to savor in the telecast, which wasted little time on actual award distribution.
My first thought? Aretha Franklin has died. The opening Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams, Florence Welch tribute felt like a eulogy. But a slimmed-down Queen of Soul appeared via video to reaffirm her continued existence.
Best ad-lib: Train singer Pat Monahan thanked Justin Bieber "for not being a duo or group," thus paving the way for Train's win.
The new Sonny and Cher: Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. He is the short, odd-looking goofball with the awkward sense of humor. She is the statuesque, all-business beauty who tolerates him. Together, they made for an entertaining presenter pair.
Performances were solid all around. The Bruno Mars/B.o.B./Janelle Monae black-and-white montage smoked. The Aretha tribute was tastefully executed. Mumford & Sons and the Avett Brothers, devoid of pretense and artifice, kicked out the jams behind an even craggier than usual Bob Dylan. Seriously, he makes Tom Waits sound like Bieber.
After Dylan, cameras cut to fellow '60s survivors Neil Young and Jeff Beck in the audience. Coincidence?
Judging by online chatter, I'm not the only one who believes Lady Gaga's new "Born This Way" is more than slightly reminiscent of Madonna's "Express Yourself."
For a moment after the first "protestor" crashed the stage during Muse, I thought this might be a repeat of Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford crashing the MTV Video Music Awards during Limp Bizkit's acceptance speech in 2000.
How to make Cee Lo Green's irresistible yet profane hit pass muster on network TV? Refer to it as the "song otherwise known as 'Forget You.'" And let a feathered Green perform it with a band of puppets – and Gwyneth Paltrow, reprising her spunky version from "Glee."
Rihanna's fire-and-smoke gown during the opening of "Love the Way You Lie" matched the flames on the video screens and the fire in her (and Eminem's) eyes.
Katy Perry screened footage of her wedding to Russell Brand during "Not Like the Movies." Too sweet, or too much?
Weakest performances: Usher/Bieber and Barbra Streisand. Hers was the only moment that seemed beamed in from a decade or three ago. And her vocals were way too low in the mix.
Eminem – dude, you won rap album of the year. Dial down the intensity for a few seconds and lighten up, will ya?
What was wrong with Diddy? He seemed incoherent, and sported what looked like either braces or a horrible grill on his lower teeth.
Worst-dressed: Lenny Kravitz, in what appeared to be a vinyl jacket tailored with a weed whacker, and Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, in what he'd wear to the grocery.
Three years ago, Amy Winehouse won five of six awards for which she was nominated, including record and song of the year. But in a surprise ending, she lost to Herbie Hancock for album of the year.
On Sunday, contemporary country trio Lady Antebellum won five of six awards for which it was nominated, including record and song of the year. But in a surprise ending, the group lost to Canadian indie rock ensemble Arcade Fire for album of the year.
Arcade Fire's strobe-lit performance of the un-melodic "Month of May" likely gave some voters second thoughts. In a disjointed scramble back to their instruments after their big win, they closed the show in an appropriately unvarnished manner with the far more palatable "Ready to Start," their newly acquired gold Gramophone stashed atop an amplifier.
A final note, from the evening's Solomon Burke tribute:
Hey, kids. This is how you work the big rooms. Watch and learn. Love, your Grandpa Mick.
Keith Spera can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 504.826.3470. Read him online at nola.com/music


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With leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors, the prognosis is dismal. Without treatment, survival is generally measured in weeks rather than months. Balm and colleagues found that among patients who were not treated, approximately one fourth of their patients, survival averaged only 3 weeks (Balm and Hammack 1996). Bokstein and associates reported that 32% of their patients died during radiotherapy (Bokstein et al 1998). Several retrospective series of aggressively treated patients have reported average survival of 5 to 7 months (Wasserstrom et al 1982; Glantz et al 1995), but they may have achieved better results than others by carefully selecting patients for treatment or by reporting only patients who were stable after radiotherapy. Most other series of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors treated aggressively describe survival of only 8 weeks to 4 months. A clinical trial documented median survivals of 3.5 months with liposomal cytarabine and 2.6 months with methotrexate (Glantz et al 1999b).
Most patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumors do not improve clinically despite aggressive treatment. Among 252 patients from multiple series, 28% improved clinically with treatment, 32% stabilized for a period of time, and 40% progressively worsened (Wasserstrom et al 1982; Balm and Hammack 1996).
With selected malignancies, the prognosis is somewhat better. Patients with leptomeningeal leukemia or lymphoma often live at least several months, and some of these patients may be cured. Patients with medulloblastoma or CNS germ cell tumors metastatic to leptomeninges at diagnosis have a good chance of cure when treated with craniospinal radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Prediction of the prognosis of individual patients may help in treatment decisions. The prognosis is much worse when the systemic cancer is progressing than when it is stable (Grossman et al 1993). Patients with more favorable tumors, such as breast carcinoma, lymphoma, and leukemia, can be expected to survive longer than those with unfavorable tumors, such as melanoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma (Grant et al 1994). Long duration of symptoms at presentation is predictive of better prognosis (Balm and Hammack 1996), as is a good level of function, including ability to care for one's self. Different series have indicated that supratentorial involvement or cranial neuropathies predict shorter survival (Grossman et al 1993; Balm and Hammack 1996). Bulky disease evident by MRI and blocked CSF pathways are associated with a worse prognosis, especially when the block cannot be corrected with radiotherapy (Glantz et al 1995). High CSF protein has been found to have negative predictive value, whereas intrathecal chemotherapy is associated with better survival (Balm and Hammack 1996).
Complications of the disorder include electrolyte disturbances (notably hyponatremia), infections such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections, thromboembolic complications, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and decubitus ulcers.
Side effects of radiotherapy are usually mild; serious complications are rare. Alopecia, mild fatigue, anorexia, and weight loss are common side effects of cranial radiotherapy. Pancytopenia is common with radiotherapy to the entire spine but uncommon with partial spine or cranial irradiation. The more serious late complications of radiotherapy such as radiation myelopathy are uncommon, partly because the radiation doses used for treatment of this condition are usually modest and partly because few patients survive long enough to be at risk for such complications. When combined with methotrexate, radiation undoubtedly contributes to leukoencephalopathy.
The tolerability of intra-CSF chemotherapy in conjunction with systemic chemotherapy or radiotherapy is being evaluated by several ongoing studies.
Complications of ventricular catheter and reservoir placement are common (Obbens et al 1985; Chamberlain et al 1997). Among 1076 patients, complications included infection (early or late) in 7.5%, technical complications such as catheter disconnection or nonfunctioning catheter in 6.8%, intracranial hemorrhage in 1.4%, and poor wound healing in 0.5%.
Intrathecal chemotherapy can cause a variety of complications. Lumbar or ventricular injection of chemotherapy may cause symptoms and signs of meningeal irritation including headache, nuchal rigidity, fever, and vomiting as well as symptoms of encephalopathy. Meningeal irritation and acute encephalopathy are more prominent with methotrexate than with cytarabine, and they usually resolve within 1 to 3 days. Lumbar injection of methotrexate or cytarabine rarely causes myelopathy; the etiology is unknown.
An important and serious complication is the late occurrence of leukoencephalopathy (Bleyer and Byrne 1988; Phillips 1991). Although methotrexate (especially intraventricular) and cranial radiotherapy can each independently cause this problem, the risk is greatest when the treatments are combined. Obbens described leukoencephalopathy in only 2% of 295 patients treated with intraventricular methotrexate, but the incidence may be above 50% in patients who survive 1 year or more after intensive treatment with radiation and intraventricular methotrexate (Obbens et al 1985; Liang et al 1993). The risk is thought to be much lower with cytarabine and liposomal cytarabine than with methotrexate. Patients with this syndrome typically have dementia and a gait disturbance. Seizures, quadriparesis, and disturbed control of the bowel and bladder may ensue. Leukoencephalopathy often progresses to cause the patient's death. A more limited form of this syndrome may consist only of mild cognitive deficits, a problem most commonly seen in long-term survivors of leukemia who have undergone treatment or prophylaxis with radiation and intrathecal methotrexate. Pathological findings range from myelin pallor in mild cases to frank necrosis with calcium deposits in severe cases.


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It is either a damning indictment of sport's inherent sexism or a storm in a D-cup. The absence of women from the ten-man shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year has prompted cross- party criticism and cross talk of boycotts, but as she prepares to breach the picket line for the gong show, Jessica Ennis sounds a note of realism. "I did not expect to be nominated," she says.
Ennis came second in the heptathlon at the World Championships in August, thus relinquishing her crown and realising the size of the task ahead. It was both an achievement


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WITH the winning line in sight and the chance of consecutive League victories for the first time this season, a contentious penalty two minutes into stoppage time scuppered Taunton hopes, writes Andy Power.
In truth, the late spot kick should have been no more than a consolation for the visitors as Town ought to have had the points safely in the bag by halftime, but did not capitalise on the opportunities that came their way.
Graham Mercieca tried his luck with an early effort which was saved by Paul Strudley, setting the tone for a first half in which Taunton dictated proceedings. Thatcham rarely had a look in, apart from the opening ten minutes when Lee Matthews comfortably held Jemel Johnson's shot.
Long range passes from Jon Vance and Simon Ingram found Rodney Marsh but his goalbound efforts from both were deflected for corners whilst Jamie Short suffered the same fate after getting on the end of a Mercieca cross. The breakthrough came on 28 minutes when Short stretched to deliver the ball in from the right to Vance who fired past Strudley to put the Peacocks ahead.
Ingram's drive smacked against the bar and a shot from Marsh across goal came close as Taunton ended the half dominant. Thatcham sub Andrew Jenkinson forced Matthews into a rare save after the interval but Town were soon back probing the visitors' defence without managing to extend their lead. Short's driven ball into the box just evaded Vance's outstretched leg, and Marsh shot into the side netting after receiving Raith Plant's pass.
Matthews dived to hold an effort from Scott Rees before Craig Veal and then Peter Knox came off the bench to try and put the game to bed. They had an opening when Mercieca's crossfield pass to Veal put him in space but his drilled ball across the face of goal was nowhere near the lurking Knox.
Town were made to pay as the game went into added time.
Despite no appeals from Thatcham, Mercieca was harshly penalised for handball and James Clark took advantage from the spot to bring the curtain down on the Wordsworth Drive season in frustrating fashion.
Taunton: Lee Matthews, George Painter, Jamie Short (Tim Legg 67), Chris McGrath, Phil Veal, Jon Vance (captain), Andy Butler, Simon Ingram (Peter Knox 81), Raith Plant (Craig Veal 71), Rodney Marsh, Graham Mercieca. Unused subs: Corey Lewis, Leon Taswell.


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The heat starts to roll around and I find myself beginning to be more and more in the mood for the ultra-cool, soothing, and laid back songs/tones of Chet Baker's music.
In and out of jail, addicted to heroin, and getting kicked out of countries, I've always found his ultra-suave music an interesting juxtaposition to his rocky personal life. More on Baker here.


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MESA, Ariz. - University of Hawaii shortstop Piikea Kitamura was named to the Western Athletic Conference baseball first team on Tuesday.
Kitamura batted .315 this season - .308 with 12 RBIs in 18 conference games.
The Rainbows had three players named to the second team - pitcher Matt Sisto (8-3, 3-0 in WAC play), outfielder Zack Swasey (team-best 10 doubles overall in the regular season) and third baseman Collin Bennett (team-leading .326 overall average).
Sacramento State second baseman Andrew Ayers was named WAC player of the year, and Nevada's Bradey Shipley was named pitcher of the year.
Hawaii will face Fresno State in a WAC tournament game today.


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Sean Penn hits women. It's a sad truth that's been documented on numerous occasions.
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If you are a 14-year-old boy, Hollywood has your summer all mapped out for you. For everyone else, the multiplex can be a loud and lonely place. Thankfully, on May 24 director Richard Linklater reunites Ethan Hawke, 42, and Julie Delpy, 43, in Before Midnight — the third installment in the cultishly adored series chronicling the talky romance of transcontinental art-house couple Jesse and Celine. It's been 18 years since they first met on a train bound for Vienna in 1995's Before Sunrise, and nine since they reconnected in Paris in 2004's Before Sunset.
Now, nine more years down the road, the two have finally ended up where we always hoped they'd be: together. But in the beautiful and emotionally brutal Before Midnight, Jesse and Celine discover that happily-ever-after only exists in movies…and not the one they're in. We sat down with co-writing costars Hawke and Delpy to talk about navigating relationships, going braless, and just how much of their offscreen lives goes into what has become one of cinema's best — and most unlikely — summer franchises.
Before Midnight comes out alongside these big, expensive summer movies. But since this is the third film in the series, you're technically a summer franchise now too.
JULIE DELPY I think we come out the same day as The Hangover III!
ETHAN HAWKE We may be the least-grossing trilogy of all time. When Before Sunrise came out, people didn't know what the hell it was. And it didn't make much money. But over time it found its audience. We loved working on it and we always felt really proud of it, but when we made the second one, Before Sunset, not very many people were interested in it. It was difficult for us to get that movie made.
DELPY The people that were representing me, they were horrified. They thought I was crazy. "You're making a sequel to what?"
HAWKE That's not why they thought she was crazy. [Laughs]
Why do you think these films resonate with people?
DELPY With some people. We try to do them with as much truth in the writing and the performances as possible. We try to make it feel like it's not a movie, it's life. Most romantic films are so formula — they have complications, then they end up getting married, that's it.
HAWKE As much as some people like these movies — and we're happy about that — a lot of people don't want to go see a movie where all the characters do is talk. I think these movies are a little different because I can't think of any others where the coleads are the coauthors. And by virtue of doing that, you're creating a movie that's a little genderless. It's not like a Nora Ephron comedy or a Judd Apatow comedy. It doesn't have a male or female agenda.
DELPY It's funny — look at the movies that make money. If you look at a movie like Bridesmaids, which is a good film, she has sex with a bra on with Jon Hamm. I mean, have you ever had sex with a bra on? Never!


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Robert Adams was born around 1900 in British Guyana and died there in 1965. His achievement has been largely forgotten, yet he was a highly successful actor appearing in many theatre and films and on radio and television, as well as the founder and director of the Negro Repertory Arts Theatre, one of the first black theatre companies in Britain. Their productions included Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings in 1944.
In addition to Unity's 1946 production of O'Neill's play, Adams appeared with other black actors in Geoffrey Trease's Colony (1939) about the exploitation of sugar workers on a Caribbean island. Unity's support for black theatre included India Speaks (1943), an all-black Caribbean production of O'Neill's Anna Christie in 1959 featuring Carmen Munroe, while Unity director Herbert Marshall set up the Ira Aldridge Players in 1961 and staged Do Somethin' Addy Man! at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.


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Do you have people over to play video games or are you more of a solitary gamer?
I love the wii, but it's a party system (as with pretty much any nintendo system). If you don't play video games in big groups the wii is going to lose some appeal.
Again, I love the wii and I'm glad its the only new console I own (I want to get a 360 too). But there have been threads with basement-dwellers saying they got bored with the wii too fast because they played 200 hours since they got it by themselves. The Wii is an amazing system that brings new gameplay and even new types of games, but it's designed for more than one person to play.
I'd say test out a wii or 360 over a friend's house and see which you like better. whatever you do, dont buy a ps3