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It has been more than 70 years since a Panhandle-area football has won three straight state championships.
The Canadian Wildcats, who have won 11 straight playoff games and two consecutive state titles, continue their quest today against the Olton Mustangs at 2 p.m. in Dick Bivins Stadium.
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The Game: Canadian (10-1) vs. Olton (10-2), 2 p.m. today, at Dick Bivins Stadium in a Class 1A Division I quarterfinal.
Looking Ahead: The winner will meet either Haskell or Collinsville in the semifinals.
The winner moves on to next week's Class 1A Division I state semifinals.
Canadian won the Class 2A Division II state title two years ago, then captured the 1A Division I crown last year.
The Wildcats began their quest for a third consecutive title last week by beating Wellington, 48-31, in a game in which quarterback Brandon Robinson ran for 231 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 114 yards.
The Wildcats will again face an outstanding quarterback in Olton's Bobby Workman.
Last week, Wellington's Westin Williams ran for 196 yards and two TDs while throwing for 252 yards and a pair of touchdowns as he racked up 448 yards total offense.
Workman has put up impressive numbers, rushing for 755 yards and 16 TDs while throwing for 2,933 yards and 27 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He has 3,688 yards total offense and has accounted for 43 TDs.
Robinson has been just as impressive, rushing for 702 yards and 11 TDs, while throwing for 2,340 yards and 29 touchdowns to give him 3,042 yards total offense and he has accounted for 40 TDs.
Last season, the Wildcats won their second consecutive state title with more than 20 seniors on the team.
Canadian began this season with only two returning starters on offense and one on defense.
''We started this season kind of slow because we had so many new players that were starting,'' said Wildcats head coach Kyle Lynch.
''Most of them were with us last season and got a lot of experience, but just not as starters. It took us awhile to come together as a team, but we have and now it's these guys turn to try and make a deep playoff run.
''Our goal early was to improve every week, and we did that. We really hit our stride when we won at Stratford (Oct. 16 in the second week of district play). Since then, we've been playing with a lot of confidence.''
Canadian's only loss this season was to Class 3A Perryton.
Olton's only losses have been to Class 3A River Road, which is still playing, and District 6-1A champion New Deal, which went into Friday's playoff game against Sunray unbeaten.
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LISBON - In Columbiana County Municipal Court Tuesday, a July 16 preliminary hearing was set for Jonathan M. Cobb, 21, Roosevelt Avenue, Salem, charged with burglary after he reportedly kicked his mother's door in and entered her Washington Street, Salem, home without permission on Monday evening. He was found inside arguing with her when police arrived.
A pretrial was set for the same date for Cobb who also faces charges of aggravated menacing and resisting arrest for allegedly threatening his mother on Sunday telling her he was going to steal a shotgun from a local store and start shooting people including her.
A July 16 preliminary hearing and pretrial was set for Bradley A. Carpenter, 28, Creek Road, New Waterford, charged with a felony receiving stolen property, as well as misdemeanor counts of OVI first offense, driving under FRA suspension and resisting arrest. Carpenter is accused of driving a stolen truck recklessly in New Waterford on Sunday.
Christopher C. Bowersock, 29, Oak Drive, Wellsville, was fined $175 and sentenced to 198 days in jail for receiving stolen property and drug paraphernalia after he was found to have his mother's jewelry and syringes.
Melissa L. Mills, 28, West Pershing Street, Salem, was fined $150, sentenced to 33 days in jail and required 30 hours community service for receiving stolen property for a ring and jars of 1890's coins taken from Edward Bennett. The ring was sold by Mills at Cash Land on June 15.
Timothy S. Smith, 28, Hartville, was fined $500, had his license suspended for six months and required 40 hours community service for carrying a concealed weapon (brass knuckles), possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Juan V. Baten, 20, last known address North Broadway, Salem, was fined $400 for underage consumption.
Steven J. McVay, 31, Trinity Church Road, Lisbon, was fined $250 for driving under FRA suspension and a child restraint violation.
Korey R. Brogan, 23, Salem Alliance Road, Salem, was fined $160 for no motorcycle endorsement, no helmet and driving with headphones.
Tyler J. Dickey, 19, Colony Drive, New Waterford, was fined $150 for passing a stopped school bus.
Brian L. Hmidan, 38, East Canton, was fined $150 for speeding. Timothy F. Boafor, 31, Youngstown, was fined $150 for speeding.
Brian K. Reynolds, 34, West Fourth Street, Salem, was fined $150 for disorderly conduct after he was seen driving recklessly in the area of Taco Bell on June 22 and ran when approached by police.
Steve W. Kwasnik, 50, Eastlake Road, Lisbon, was fined $130 for driving without a license and failure to display a valid sticker.
Jacob Strabala, 18, Westview Drive, Salem, was fined $100 and required 25 hours community service for criminal trespassing for being in Eagleton Park after closing. A drug paraphernalia charge was dismissed.
Ciera M. Rowley, 23, U.S. Route 62, Beloit, was fined $100 for no license amended from driving under FRA suspension.
John A. Zamora, 56, West Pershing Street, Salem, was fined $30 for speeding.
A domestic violence charge against Teresa M. Dawes, 24, West Street, Leetonia, was dismissed with prejudice on a motion of the prosecutor's office. Dawes was accused of striking her husband.
An assault charge against Rusty Ray Altman, Cream Ridge Road, Lisbon, was dismissed due to the complaining witness, Anastasha Blinn, being unable to appear for the jury trial while she is in rehabilitation treatment.
A July 16 court trial was set for Barry S. Rummel, 48, North Pleasant Drive, East Palestine, charged with domestic violence after allegedly breaking out the back door window and threatening his girlfriend's life when she called 911.
A July 23 pretrial was set for Todd R. Lewis, 25, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon, cited with obstruction of official business after allegedly interfering with police investigating an alleged fight at a Walnut Street home in Salem on July 2.
An Aug. 2 pretrial was set for Brigit Y. Young, 43, East Pershing Street, Salem, charged with theft for allegedly taking a canister containing about $70 being collected for a family in need from the counter at Quaker Village Store and leaving.
An Aug. 6 sentencing hearing was set for Justin E. Crowl, 20, Bayard Road, Minerva, who pleaded no contest to criminal damaging for throwing a stereo in his mother's home and punching holes in her walls on May 21.
An Aug. 6 pretrial was set for Ronald Helle, Fairfield School Road, Columbiana, cited with three counts of failure to register dogs.
An Aug. 6 pretrial was set for Michael R. Brown, 20, Carole Drive, Salem, charged with obstructing official business for allegedly attempting to falsify a urine sample on June 26.
An Aug. 8 pretrial was set for Rachel C. Sampson, 26, Rootstown, cited with passing bad checks for a check allegedly issued to Cindy Guterba for $780.
An Aug. 9 pretrial was set for Joyce L. Houshour, 41, East Third Street, Salem, charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly walking away from her home while police were there to investigate a reported dispute or assault and after she was warned not to leave because she was intoxicated.
An Aug. 9 pretrial was set for Michael R. Miller, 29, state Route 45, Lisbon, charged with OVI second offense and a turn signal violation.
An Aug. 13 pretrial was set for Benjamin A. Curl, 24, Court Street, Columbiana, charged with driving under OVI suspension and speeding.
A Jan. 7 sentencing was set for Derek J. Ross, 20, Padgett Road, East Palestine, who pleaded guilty to underage consumption.

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Source: Microsoft [TechNet]
quote: That post sounded desperate. Just remember history has a way of repeating itself. You use to argue Apples growing market share. Percentage wise how does Apple look today? Are tablet or phone growth increasing like they use to or are others chipping away at their % of market share? From past posts I you would have thought Apple would be 95% of any market they touched and $1000.00 a share.
quote: You are delusional if you think the tablet software market is larger than the PC software market. Hell, there was probably more money made selling console software than tablet software.


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Ruth J. Simmons assumed the presidency of Smith College on July 1, 1995,
becoming the first African-American woman to head a top-ranked college
or university in the United States.
She was the last of the twelve children of Isaac and Fannle Stubblefield,
who, during much of their marriage, barely eked out a living raising cotton
as tenant farmers. Mrs. Simmons is also a great-great-granddaughter of
slaves. Her parents' stories about "what mattered in one's life," Simmons
told Massie Ritsch for the Daily Princetonian (April 5, 1995), taught
her that "decency and concern for other people" were of paramount importance.
From her mother she also learned that whatever you do,"Even if it is scrubbing
floors in other people's houses, (as her mother did), do it well, and
do it thoroughly."
An extremely talkative child who was an independent thinker, Simmons
refused to abide by her parents' warnings that, outside of their home,
she be "obsequious" and "stay in the background." She never bought the
premises that underpinned those social conventions. As a youngster she
realized only dimly, if at all, that in the segregated milieu in which
she was raised, most blacks and whites assumed that only white people
could ever hope to get a college education, gain membership in the middle
class, or even attend theatrical performances. "The fact that there was
definitely a really low ceiling for me didn't enter my mind," she told
Massie Ritsch.
At Grapeland's all-black elementary school, Simmons' intelligence and
natural interest in learning attracted the notice of Ida Mae Henderson,
her kindergarten teacher, who encouraged and nurtured her in the conviction
that, with help, she would eventually make a difference in the world.
Indeed, well before entering high school, Simmons became gripped by the
desire not only to make a difference but also to "achieve something spectacular."
In 1967 Simmons graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She received a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard
University in 1973. She has been a member of the faculties of the University
of New Orleans, California State University Northridge, Spelman College
and Princeton University.
Beginning with a focus on nineteenth and twentieth century French literature,
her teaching and research interests later shifted primarily to literature
of francophone Africa and the Caribbean. She has written on the works
of David Diop and Aime Cesaire and is the author of a book on education
in Haiti. Simmons is the recipient of a number of prizes and fellowships,
including the German DAAD and a Fulbright Fellowship to France. She was
named a CBS Woman of the Year, January 1996; an NBC Nightly News Most
Inspiring Woman, August 1996; a Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year, November
In 1983, after serving as the associate dean of the graduate school
at the University of Southern California, Simmons joined the Princeton
administration. She remained at Princeton for seven years, leaving in
1990 for two years to serve as provost at Spelman College. Returning to
Princeton in 1992 as vice provost, she remained at the university until
1995. In 1993, invited by the president to review the state of race relations
on the Princeton campus, Simmons wrote a report which resulted in a number
of initiatives that received widespread attention.
Learn more about Dr. Ruth Simmons from her online profile and chats in the Women of
the World section of the Women of NASA website.


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on January 6, 2012 - 12:01 AM
I love watching Republicans engage in class warfare. They condemn it as a sin when Democrats come within 100 miles of even mentioning the sharp and growing class inequalities in the United States. But when conservatives play the class card, they see doing so as a high ethical calling involving the defense of good and moral folk against the depredations of a liberal elite.
Blatant hypocrisy is instructive.
Rick Santorum gave by far the best speech Tuesday night after his boffo performance in the Iowa caucuses. Among the Republicans, he along with Jon Huntsman -- and, yes, Ron Paul who is really a libertarian -- knows who he is and why he's running. Santorum has a philosophy (and a theology) that holds his views together. It's a retro philosophy but no less interesting for that. So comparatively speaking, he comes by his class warfare honestly, even if he panders shamelessly on guns and gays and talks about the straight-laced President Obama as if he embodied the moral sensibilities of Woodstock and Gomorrah.
If the Republicans want to have a genuinely searching debate about the future of their party, they'd send Santorum and Huntsman off for the long fight. Huntsman is a forceful economic conservative, but also resolutely modern. He's a defender of science, a hard-eyed realist on foreign affairs who rejects Santorum's neoconservative moralism, and he speaks the policy language of an upper-middle class that likes its politics to focus on deficits and our future competition with China.
Santorum is a Catholic of a certain kind, and it's the most important thing about him. He's on one side of a long-standing debate in the church about how to build a decent society. Social justice Catholics (and I'm one of those) represent an older American tradition. We agree with more conservative Catholics on the family as an essential social building block, but see capitalism as in need of regulation and correction if it is to serve the common good, and protect the family itself. Many of us -- and here we do depart from the church's official teaching -- see gay marriage not as undermining fidelity and commitment but as encouraging them.
By contrast, Santorum is what Republican strategist Steve Wagner years ago called a "social renewal" Catholic. These Catholics see opposition to abortion as a foundational matter and opposition to gay marriage as essential to "protecting" the family. They view the federal government less as a guarantor of social fairness than as "inflicting harm on the nation's moral character," as Wagner has put it.
Mitt Romney needs to win decisively in New Hampshire. His poll lead is massive, his organization is formidable and the Republican leaders he has with him here are the sort you want on your side in a fight. But Huntsman is drawing good crowds, and a working-class conservative base in places such as Berlin, Laconia and Manchester that warmed to Pat Buchanan in 1992 and 1996 will find Santorum attractive, even if Buchanan and Santorum are continents apart on foreign policy.
There's also this: Romney's super PAC ads in Iowa created a fierce enemy in Newt Gingrich. The proud former speaker of the House seems determined, for now at least, to do as much damage as he can to the candidate he contemptuously calls "timid."
This race has come down to the highly disciplined and professional Romney, who will say and do what it takes to win, against Santorum and Huntsman, who have honest-to-goodness visions of what Republicanism needs to be. Paul will continue to preach Austrian economics (his "We're all Austrians now" was Tuesday's most remarkable sound bite), and Gingrich will continue to growl. The pro usually wins these things, but the traditionalist-modernist clash has a lot more to do with the future of conservatism.


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It's raining here in the SF Bay Area - which is not the common occurrence.
By coincidence I had to reboot the HR20 (no channels except local HDs).
After the restart I have a picture that distorts/pixelizes every few moments. I have had this before after a reboot and usually 2 more reboots (always 2) fixes it but this time no number of reboots has helped.
I am wondering if HD locals, from the Sat are a problem for anyone else in the SF Bay Area this weekend.
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Herbs for the Skin – Benefits of Plant Extracts
Plant extracts & herbs have been used for skin care since the dawn of man. We now have the scientific knowledge to understand what makes these plant extracts so effective, and they remain some of the most proven and safest ingredients in skin care. We are also finding out more and more about the dangers of harmful petrochemicals and synthetic ingredients that have found their way into our personal care products and this is creating a shift as more people make the commitment to only using natural products.
Some effective plant extracts to look for in natural skin care products are clary sage, which acts as a natural toner, chamomile extract, which protects and calms the skin, and aloe vera, a skin protectant which aids the healing process.
Clary sage was used by ancient Europeans in salves and ointments to cleanse and treat skin infections and calm the skin, as well as other medicinal uses. Modern science has taught us that the phytochemicals in clary sage such as myrcene, flavonoids and linalool offer a variety of benefits. The astringent and antiseptic qualities of clary sage make it a wonderful ingredient for skin care as it soothes the skin and balances the amount of sebum produced.
Chamomile has been used historically the world over, from ancient Rome to Costa Rica for a variety of ailments from calming the digestive system to healing wounds. In terms of skin care, it has long been used as an anti-inflammatory. In Germany, herbalists favored this flower for soothing skin inflammations and burns. It turns out that this plant is rich in flavonoids which contribute to its anti-inflammatory qualities. Additionally, chamomile contains bisabolol, a component of chamomile that is high in panthenol which effectively stimulates the body's healing process.
Aloe vera was used by ancient Chinese and Egyptians to treat burns and wounds and is still used today in a variety of skin care products. It is particularly effective at healing damaged skin and is rich in polysaccharides which offer anti-inflammatory properties as well as a host of other benefits including improving the health of the digestive and immune system. Aloe vera is a wonderful moisturizer which heals damaged skin as it locks in moisture and increases the availability of oxygen to the skin.
Plant extracts are not to be discredited in the days of modern science; modern science is merely rediscovering what humans have known for centuries. Fortunately, we now have the ability to know what it is in each of these plants that makes it so beneficial.


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August 22, 2011
We all enjoyed a few milder days this past week, even feeling a "cool" breeze from time to time. Afternoons and evenings were especially pleasant.
We are sometimes asked why we talk about the "little things" in the days of the Girls, like special treats or where they wander in the habitat. Aside from the fact we try to write updates for people of all ages, the biggest reason is because all of these things are little miracles for each of these Girls. Especially when you consider the places where most of these Ladies have come from—like a hot-wired pen that holds 5 swaying elephants, while roped in place, trying to gather the remnants of the hay they are offered. Inside the ring you could watch them mindlessly pace around in a circle for hours, surrounded by loud people, and most sadly, their eyes are vacant of the wonderful spirit their bodies once held. If you have ever seen an exhibit with a lone elephant, imagine what it is like to spend 30 years with no one to really communicate with, trapped in a tiny space, day after day, with no one who truly speaks your language.


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Research Topics
Ajeet Gajra
Country: USA
Detail Information
- Effect of number of lymph nodes sampled on outcome in patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancerAjeet Gajra
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:1029-34. 2003..We postulate that surgical sampling and pathologic evaluation of lymph nodes of surgical specimens from patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can have an effect on the time to recurrence and survival of these patients...
- Impact of tumor size on survival in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: a case for subdividing stage IA diseaseAjeet Gajra
Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, 800 Irving Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Lung Cancer 42:51-7. 2003..The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between tumor size, and survival in patients with pathologic stage IA NSCLC...
- Response of myasthenia gravis to rituximab in a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphomaAjeet Gajra
Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, USA
Am J Hematol 77:196-7. 2004..We report a patient with B-cell, follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma and a long-standing history of myasthenia gravis and the favorable impact of rituximab on both disorders...
- Lepirudin for anticoagulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia treated with continuous renal replacement therapyAjeet Gajra
Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
Am J Hematol 82:391-3. 2007..There are no guidelines in the literature regarding the management of this patient group. We report our experience with lepirudin at managing four such patients with HIT, being treated with CRRT...
- CA125 level association with chemotherapy toxicity and functional status in older women with ovarian cancerElizabeth Won
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Int J Gynecol Cancer 23:1022-8. 2013..CA125 is a sensitive biomarker for tumor burden. The study evaluates the association between CA125, geriatric assessment (GA), and treatment toxicity...
- The predictive value of neuroendocrine markers and p53 for response to chemotherapy and survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancerAjeet Gajra
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Lung Cancer 36:159-65. 2002..Several studies have suggested that patients whose tumors have neuroendocrine features may be more responsive to chemotherapy. In addition, increased expression of p53 may play a role in chemotherapy resistance in patients with NSCLC...
- Lepirudin in the management of heparin-induced thrombocytopeniaAjeet Gajra
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Medicine, 750 E Adams Street, CWB 275, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 4:1131-41. 2008..Lepirudin is indicated for anticoagulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and associated thromboembolic disease to prevent further thromboembolic complications...
- Toxicity of bevacizumab in combination with chemotherapy in older patientsSupriya G Mohile
University of Rochester Medical Center, Wilmot Cancer Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Oncologist 18:408-14. 2013..Little is known about factors associated with receipt of bevacizumab, or whether bevacizamab is associated with increased toxicity when added to chemotherapy...
- Bisphosphonate therapy is effective in the treatment of sacral giant cell tumorPreeti Chaudhary
Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, USA
Onkologie 34:702-4. 2011..Sacral giant cell tumors are particularly challenging to treat as they are often quite extensive and surround the sacral nerve roots, making surgical extirpation very difficult without high morbidity and frequent local recurrence...
- Prolonged half-life of argatroban in patients with renal dysfunction and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome being treated for heparin-induced thrombocytopeniaUzma Athar
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
Am J Hematol 83:245-6. 2008..This case also demonstrates the lack of guidelines for the monitoring of argatroban therapy in the presence of an underlying lupus anticoagulant...
- Activation of mammalian target of rapamycin in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a clinicopathological studyNeerja Vajpayee
Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Leuk Res 36:1403-9. 2012..Based on our results we propose that use of targeted therapy with mTOR inhibitors, in a subset of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients may help improve patient survival...
- Thromboembolism with immunomodulatory agents in the treatment of multiple myelomaAnurag Singh
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Medicine, 750 E Adams Street, CWB 275, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem 9:7-13. 2011....
- A multi-center phase II study of weekly topotecan as second-line therapy for small cell lung cancerChirag Shah
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Regional Oncology Center, 750 E Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210, United States
Lung Cancer 57:84-8. 2007..To determine the response rate, toxicity, failure free and overall survival of weekly topotecan in patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer who received one prior platinum based chemotherapy...
- Efficacy of vorinostat in a murine model of polycythemia veraHajime Akada
Departments of Pharmacology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, 13210, USA
Blood 119:3779-89. 2012..Vorinostat treatment also decreased the mutant allele burden in mice. Our results suggest that vorinostat may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of PV and other JAK2V617F-associated myeloproliferative neoplasms...
- Treatment of advanced lung cancer in the elderlyAjeet Gajra
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Hosp Pract (1995) 39:107-15. 2011..The evolving role of palliative care is discussed, as well as the need for integrating geriatric assessment in the care of elderly patients with lung cancer...
- Acute coronary syndrome secondary to fluorouracil infusionJack I Lu
State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:2959-60. 2006
- Use of complementary medications among older adults with cancerRonald J Maggiore
Department of Medicine, Sections of Geriatrics Palliative Medicine and Hematology Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cancer 118:4815-23. 2012..The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of complementary medication use and to identify the factors associated with its use among older adults with cancer...
- Anticoagulant-resistant thrombophilia in a patient with polycythemia vera: a case reportSubhraleena Das
Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 22:746-8. 2011..The proposed mechanisms of hypercoagulability in polycythemia vera are reviewed. To the best of our knowledge, mechanical valve thromboses as the presenting feature of polycythemia vera has not been reported previously...
- Acute leukemic appendicitis in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemiaHatim Karachiwala
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, New York, USA
J Cancer Res Ther 8:132-4. 2012..Further, this case demonstrates the need to maintain a high index of suspicion and prompt surgical intervention for surgical pathologies in neutropenic patients...
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy masquerading as lower extremity cellulitis and response to bisphosphonatesObondent Mauricio
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
J Thorac Oncol 4:260-2. 2009..We report a case with an atypical presentation of HOA. The prominent systemic signs, presentation limited to lower extremities only and an excellent response to bisphosphonates make this case unusual...
- Expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in primary central nervous system diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a retrospective analysis of 17 casesNeerja Vajpayee
Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
J Neurooncol 100:249-53. 2010..To the best of our knowledge expression of STAT-3 protein in PCNSL which represents a distinct anatomical subset of ABC DLBCL with a dismal prognosis has not been studied before...
- Cardiovascular effects of EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) monoclonal antibodiesPreeti Chaudhary
Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Unexplained bone marrow granulomas: is amiodarone the culprit? A report of 2 casesSurabhi Mukhopadhyay
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Am J Hematol 75:110-2. 2004..Amiodarone should be considered as a possible cause of bone marrow granulomas after the exclusion of other causes. Continued use of amiodarone after granuloma formation must be dictated by the underlying cardiac condition...
- Update on fondaparinux: role in management of thromboembolic and acute coronary eventsTulsi Sharma
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Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem 8:96-103. 2010..In this article, we review the available literature that provides evidence for the efficacy of fondaprinux in management of thromboembolic disease as well as acute coronary syndromes...
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Repatriating a National Treasure - The Sir Samuel Steele Collection
After being stored by descendants for almost 90 years, the legacy an icon is returning home.
Direct Link to online media kit: www.library.ualberta.ca/mediaroom
Edmonton Alberta Canada, June 9, 2008 -- At a ceremony in London, His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex will repatriate the Sir Samuel Steele Collection. Steele (1849-1919) was a member of the North-West Mounted Police, the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), and a major factor in the military and policing history of Western Canada. The Collection will be accepted by the High Commissioner, and returned to Canada. The University of Alberta will preserve the content of this historically important collection and make these resources available to the public.
June 19th, 2008
Doors open
HRH the Earl of Wessex arrives and performs outside ceremony (photo opportunity)
Canada House
Trafalgar Square
Pall Mall East
London, SW1Y 5BJ
Distinguished Guests:
· His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Honorary Deputy Commissioner, RCMP
· High Commissioner James Wright
· Chancellor Dr. Eric Newell, University of Alberta
· Vice-Provost Mr. Ernie Ingles, University of Alberta
· Dean of Arts Daniel Woolf, University of Alberta
· Commissioner Mr William J.S. Elliott, RCMP
· Mr. Tony Keenan, Chairman of the RCMP Foundation
· Colonel John Roderick, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
· Honorable Lindsay Blackett, Government of Alberta
· Mr. Jeff Spalding, Director, Glenbow Museum
· Mr. Dwain Lingenfelter, Vice-President, Nexen Inc.
· Honorary Colonel Sandy Mactaggart, Past Chancellor, University of Alberta
· Honorary Colonel Stanley Milner, Past Board Chair, University of Alberta
Event attendees will view highlights from the Sir Samuel Steele Collection and hear brief remarks from HRH the Earl of Wessex, James Wright, High Commissioner for Canada, and Dr. Eric Newell, Chancellor of the University of Alberta.
An online media kit is available at: www.library.ualberta.ca/mediaroom
Event photos and broadcast format video will be available for download after the event.
View the Honourable Lindsay Blackett's International Travel Release at http://culture.alberta.ca/.
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Dolly Dolly Yeah
My creative space today: kitchen bench -
Hot cup o' coffee. Breaking up reviews of documentation (that I have had to take home from the office) with staring at the pages of Dolly Dolly 16.
My goodness – how have I never heard of this magazine before??? Jamfancy mentioned it when making her gorgeous doll here so I looked it up on the net and ordered a copy just to see. And wow – so much dolly goodness! It's all in Japanese so I have no clue what the articles are about but there are lots of swoon-worthy dolls:
And this issue has a tutorial on making really cute (and very real-looking) miniature treats like cakes and macaroons. There are also patterns for dolls and dolls clothes including a pattern for making the doll on the right – sweet!
So whilst I'm reading this mag I'm getting lots of good ideas about clothing for future dolls and quickly sketching a few out for refinement later on.
Some Peg Bears for the show have been completed (left-to-right: Nagma, Nakasi, Nha Nac, Nederpop and Nisiotika):
You'll find individual pics over on my Flickr.
I've almost completed some cushions using my custom fabric . . .
. . . and I'm all fired up to get started on a few more button-jointed dolls like Constance on the weekend – completely inspired by Dolly Dolly :-)
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CLEMSON - Rodney Williams will partner with play-by-play announcer Don Munson in the booth calling games on the Clemson football radio network, the school announced Friday. Williams will provide color commentary, replacing Will Merritt after his 12-year run.
Williams (32-10-2 from 1985-88) was the sole owner of the most wins in Clemson quarterbacking history for 26 years, until Tajh Boyd matched him last fall. At the time he graduated, Williams held school career records with 4,647 passing yards on 333-of-717 attempts in 44 starts.
"I'm excited to be a part of the Clemson football broadcast and be around the program again," Williams said. "This is a great opportunity, and I can't wait to get started this fall."
Williams was inducted to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in the spring, and joined the Clemson Hall of Fame in 2000. He never earned an all-ACC accolade, but he was MVP of the 1986 Gator Bowl and 1988 Citrus Bowl as well as Clemson's offensive MVP in his senior season of 1988.
"We're happy to bring Rodney on board as the color analyst," said Gerry Dickey, general manager of Clemson Tigers Sports Properties. "His experience and knowledge of Clemson football will be great for the broadcast."
Munson was named Voice of The Tigers on April 30, replacing Pete Yanity, who'd served in that capacity since 2003.
"It's great to welcome Rodney back to the Clemson broadcast," Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich said. "He and Don will do a great job for us in the booth this fall and our fans will enjoy listening to them call games."
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Recap: 'So You Think You Can Dance' - Top 20 Performances
Tonight was the two-hour debut of this season's "SYTYCD" top 20, but amazingly it didn't feel like a two-hour episode. The reason? With a few exceptions (and trust me, they know who they are), this season's batch of dancers was shockingly, astonishingly, "did you see that, oh my God!" kick-ass gooooood. C'mon, when Mary Murphy screams herself raspy and Adam Shankman gets weepy and sees God, you know it's a good show. Or a nervous breakdown at the judges' table, but I digress.
Jeanine and Phillip
Verdict: Unfreaking real
Sure, when it comes to a hip hop routine, pop-and-locker Phillip had this one in the bag. What was shocking is how well Jeanine, who admittedly knew nothing about hip hop, delivered. Of course, seeing her get weepy about her passion for dance in the intro, it shouldn't have come as a big surprise that she rose to the challenge like an old pro. After all, she doesn't have the long legs=2 0or lean build we associate with natural dancers, and yet the girl can move like crazy. When Nigel gushes that their dance is a great way to start the show, he's exactly right. Expect these two to be back next week.
Asuka and Vitolio
Verdict: Better than their material
Boy, talk about crappy luck. First off, Asuka and Vitolio are stuck following one of the better performances of the evening. But more significantly, they get stuck with one of the hokiest, lamest dance routines imaginable. Even the costumes suck. Given the unenviable mission of aping silent movie characters (white Mickey Mouse/Al Jolson gloves included) to a lousy song, they did their best only to be reprimanded by Nigel and Mary for bringing a lack of energy and personality to a dance that was the physical equivalent of having to wear a sweater your grandmother knitted you to a school dance. That they got through this mess without grimacing, well, that was really the accomplishment. I hope they don't get the boot for this routine, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
Karla and Jonathan
Verdict: S'alright
The judges went bonkers for this routine. Mary got out her best high-pitched holler, Nigel swooned, Adam told Jonathan he'd grown from a boy to a man, yada yada yada. So why was I so bored? Yes, the moves were good, the lines were clean, but this was one of the more personality-free performances of the evening if you ask me. Maybe it's because I remember John Travolta doing it a hell of a lot better, but come on, this dance was a personality-free zone. Nigel makes a point of noting the pair had been flying under the radar, and no matter what he thinks, I can't say that's changed with this ho-hum performance.
Randi and Evan
Verdict: Surprisingly hot
Okay, I'll admit it – I'm rooting for Evan. He's like the little engine that could, or a bumblebee that doesn't know he shouldn't be able to fly. Like his brother, he's pocket-sized and has a body like a fire hydrant, but you forget his shortcomings the minute the music starts. I snorted when he started worrying about dancing with a married woman (um, you're not that much of a threat, stud), but seeing the teensy duo together made me reconsider. I mean, if Evan's able to create that kind of fire on the floor, who's to say he couldn't twirl his way into Randi's heart, too? Their dance was surprisingly sensuous, and for a guy who looks like he'd be more comfortable playing Dungeons & Dragons than touching a girl, Evan was effortlessly smooth. Of course, it helped that Randi brought it as well, and she didn't even have to wear a unitard to do it. While not the best of the night, they got an enthusiastic hoot from Mary, and that's not bad at all.
Paris and Tony
Verdict: On the bubble
Boy, I was sold on this couple just from their background info. Paris was nearly squashed flat in a car accident and has one leg that's completely numb from the knee down? Tony turned down a lacrosse scholarship to be a hip hop dancer? Both of them had already built up a considerable amount of audience goodwill in earlier auditions (Paris was the "West Side Story" vixen, while Tony liked to pop the judges' headshots into suitcases). But all of that faded away when these two attempted their hip hop routine. Adam was underimpressed. Mary said it wasn't memorable. And Nigel said Tony's stank face... well, stank. And they weren't wrong. The moves weren't sharp, Tony looked shell-shocked (and, hello, he's a friggin' hip hop dancer), and considering how many couples nailed it over the course of the evening, well, these two better hope those lacrosse and numb leg stories moved viewers to hit the phone lines.
Caitlin and Jason
Verdict: Overrated
Maybe it was the use of "Jai Ho," the insanely catchy theme from "Slumdog Millionaire." Maybe the judges haven't seen real Bollywood dancing. But seriously, to say Caitlin and Jason were amazing? Really? They looked like they were having fun, sure, and the dancing was pretty good – unless you compared it to the real thing. Caitlin and Jason's moves lacked the sharp-edged precision of real Bollywood, which would be hard for anyone to master in a few days of practice anyway. But ultimately, it didn't matter, as Mary assured Jason charisma was "reeking out of his eyes" (what? Ew!) and Adam luuuuved every moment. And Nigel admired the costumes. Alrighty then.
Janette and Brandon
Verdict: Solid
Okay, if I'm rooting for Evan, than I can safely say Mary is rooting for Brandon to go the distance in this competition, and may very well beat the crap out of anyone who dares to question his greatness. The guy makes her cry, people. The good news is that Brandon lived up to the hype with this dance, and even Adam had to admit he and Janette did a lovely job, though Nigel did warn Brandon about his little feet, although I didn't quite know what he could do about that short of buying larger shoes. What's amazing is that anyone could pay attention to Brandon given how well Janette danced. She really did look a little like Ginger Rogers out there, which is saying something for a dancer who made the cut because of her red hot salsa. If she has this many facets to her dance persona, she may be more of a competitor than anyone guessed.
Ashley and Kupono
Verdict: So cool!
This is a routi ne that could have gone very, very wrong. C'mon, Ashley and Kupono play crash test dummies. Jazz-dancing crash test dummies. Who own a crash-test robot dog. There's a punchline in there somewhere, but thankfully Ashley and Kupono didn't find it. Instead, they delivered one of the most compelling, unique and strangely beautiful performances I've seen on this show. Talk about a nice surprise! Truthfully, Ashley and Kupono seemed like agreeable people, but possibly a little dull and hardly the best of the bunch. In their intros, we learn that Kupono is just happy not to be scrubbing mold off walls, and that it took poor Ashley four tries to make the show. And these sorta sad sacks pulled off one of the weirdest, toughest routines on the show? Damn! And I wasn't the only one who was so ld. Mary not only bought it "100 percent," she put the little dog on the hot tamale train.
Melissa and Ade
Verdict: Flawless
Melissa may be best known as the naughty (kinda old) ballerina, but hopefully after this dance, she'll just be known20as a really kick-ass dancer. She and Ade had their work cut out for them. Not only were they dancing a kinda dippy routine, their music was Richard Marx, the king of cheesy 80s badness. So how good were they? They made freaking Adam cry a little. Mary, of course, screamed her head off. Even Nigel, usually the voice of reason, gushed a little. So, no one could top that performance, right? Uh...
Kayla and Max
Verdict: Early front-runners
Yes, it's the last dancers of the night who get an official invitation to ride Mary's hot tamale train. The truly amazing part? Kayla, completely new to ballroom dancing, pulls off moves she can't even name like a pro, putting her ballroom dancing partner Max deep into her shadow. Adam proclaims that Kayla&rs quo;s given him reason to believe in God (a little over the top, but hey, you go, Adam) abd Mary screams herself hoarse, leaping out of her seat and ripping the headphones off Nigel's head. As annoying as she can be, you can't even blame her for being so excited. Kayla and Max blew the com petition away – and two front runners emerged.


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Everything a fan needs to know
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Firefly: Browncoats Unite
Nov 11, 2012TV Network - Science Channel
For many, "Firefly" was an important series. It was a legendary series. it was a series cancelled after way too few episodes by a network that, potentially, didn't really understand what they had. Airing episodes out of order? Come on, ridiculous move, obviously it wasn't going to work. Somehow though "Firefly" has managed to live on in the hearts and minds of many, many people. Tonight, get together with those people and, potentially, some of the cast, and celebrate the series that was and what might have been. It'll be shiny.


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Guest Voice: America lacked preparation for War of 1812
By the end of November 1812, the effort of the United States to win its "Second War for Independence" (War of 1812) was going badly, with three land invasions of the British Canadian colonies resulting in defeat. Despite having significantly more troops, American armies were turned back on every front by outnumbered British and Canadian forces in the war's first year.
Since President James Madison and Secretary of War William Eustis planned to win the War of 1812 through a land invasion of Canada in the first year, America's war plan had failed. These defeats were the result of the failure of the top U.S. political leaders to adequately prepare for the war they committed Americans to fight. Unfortunately, this continues to be a problem today as America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suggest.
The lack of military preparations to fight one of the world's great powers was key to the American defeats in 1812. Winning the war with Great Britain required a well-developed and sizable professional army, which was nonexistent in the U.S. when the nation declared war in June 1812. American attitudes toward government and military power precluded such a force. The idea of a standing professional army was deemed a threat to the republican form of government that the nation adopted after independence. Americans believed that state militias -- citizen-soldiers organized in local communities and primarily under the control of the states -- effectively served as the primary source of defense for the nation without threatening the republican system of government.
In February 1811, the state militia rolls contained 700,000 volunteers that the U.S. government's political leaders expected, in conjunction with the 6,700-man regular Army, to win the war by conquering Canada. In the summer of 1812, however, American generals found that some states were reluctant to turn their militias out and those that did were poorly supplied. The New York militia, for example, did not have basic materials such as blankets, tents and essential tools necessary to conduct military operations.
Even worse, many of the militia troops in 1812 were undisciplined and unreliable. One officer described the militiamen under his command "as little better than organized bandits engaged in desertion, robbery (and) disorderly & Mutinous Conduct." More importantly, battlefield performance was also found wanting. Too often, the militia ran when under fire from the professionally trained and experienced forces of Great Britain, supplemented by Native American allies and Canadian militias.
This mismatch, however, was not necessary. In the congressional debates over the war declaration in early June of 1812, critics of the administration pointed time and again to the nation's lack of adequate preparation for combat. On June 16, 1812, for example, Sen. James Asheton Bayard Sr. of Delaware declared that "neither the Government, nor the people had expected, or were prepared for, war." Bayard went on to ask, "Was any nation ever less prepared for war?"
Unfortunately, President Madison, his administration's top military planners and a pro-war congressional majority ignored this criticism and gambled the nation's future on the deceptive military power of the state militias. As a result, American armies on the New York-Canada, Niagara and Lake Champlain frontiers were turned back with heavy casualties; the entire American Army of the Northwest surrendered at Fort Detroit. The reliance on militias was a significant factor in these defeats. Some militias refused to march into Canada, while others refused to fight there or ran when under fire.
The Madison administration's precipitous rush to war and its failure to develop a trained and disciplined army led to defeat after defeat in 1812 and after. Its lack of preparation unnecessarily risked American lives and the nation's security.
It is a lesson that current U.S. political leaders would do well to heed. They should be careful when risking American lives and acknowledge the consequences from previous wars that lacked appropriate prewar preparations. The failure to take these elemental precautions can only lead to military disasters such as the American defeats in 1812.
TYLER J. PAYNE, of Port Allegany, is the company commander of the Pride of PA ROTC Battalion and a senior history major at Penn State Behrend.


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Ireland's response: indolence or insurrection?
Harry McGee
What was fascinating about Louise Minihan's brazen, hollw and self-serving stunt against Mary Harney earlier this week was the infrequency of the impolite protest.
Compared to Greece and to France, the reaction to the punitive policies of the Government in recent months has been muted. Sure, there are displays of anger but the Frontline of public frustration is a television programme bearing the name or its radio equivalent, Liveline. Not the streets.
The trade unions, students and a variety of small left wing parties and collectives have tried to mount mass protests. But when they have been large(ish) they have been once-off and there has been no continuity. A scuffle between a small number of provocateurs and Gardai at the gates of Leinster House generated a bit of hype. But the organisers hope of building it into a mass protest died a death a few weeks later when the crowds frittered away, battened back by a mixture of indifference and persistent Irish drizzle.
The only mass protest that has been successful in recent years was the very impressive street protest organised by pensioners against the abolition of universal availability of the Over 70s medical card. Indeed, one or two Fianna Fail TDs – then Minister for the Elderly Maire Hoctor and Michael Kennedy – looked for a couple of minutes like they were in danger of being lynched, such was the anger of the crowd.
That worked because, at the time, the measure evoked widespread sympathy among the population. Two years of incessant misery on the economic front – I would wager – might have reduced the well of sympathy. In other words, they might not get the same purhase with publicity and public support today as they got two years ago.
The age of the mass protest seems to have ended in Ireland. The massive tax demonstrations of the 1970s and 1980s have not been repeated. Nor have other public protests from unions and from other organisations that ground Dublin city centre to a halt. As a point in fact, the only huge protest in recent years was over 100,000 people filling the streets of Dublin in 2003 to protest against the war in Iraq. The unions and student unions – organisers by nature – have got numbers out on the street once or twice but they have not had the impact you might have expected.
Why has that happend? Certainly, three is anger but it seems to me that a majority of people may resent what's happening and may be privately angry but accept there is no alternative. Secondly, despite the image Ireland has of being a rebellious society, my own impression is that we are a very compliant society. The smoking ban worked a treat. We all wear seat belts and (largely) respect bus lanes and the rules of the road. Thirdly, Ireland is still a small, familiar and parochial country. Sure, there were loads of people who scoffed at, or railed, against Brian Cowen for his Marlon Brando-Godfather impersonation on Morning Ireland. But equally, I think, there were lots of people who felt a bit sorry for him after the hapless performance on the grounds of common recognition: familiarity with the situation the "poor divvil" found himself in.
The political reality is that a change of Government will mean more of the same. The policies that will be implemented by any incoming regime will be broadly similar. Sure, there will be differences of nuance and emphasis. But if you are all committed to taking €15 billion out of the public economy, you are not going to do it without inflicting pain. You can change dentists and find the new guy recommends Colgate over Sensodyne. But he's still going to attack your poor gnashers with a nasty drill.
The country's students are marching today to protest against registration fees. I was that soldier once. The anger, though sincerely expressed, will disappear from the public consciousness almsot as soon as the streets return to silence.
Perhaps protests are not our way of doing it. But there is a dearth of imagination in terms of political response across the entire society. There have been a few attempts by groups and individuals to come up with alternatives. But the difficulty is that the problems are so vast and so complex that it would take an extraordinary human being or group to be able to rally people behind a cohesive message, that is different or radical.
You listen to Eirigi and People Before Profit and Socialists Workers representatives and they spout cliches, the kind that were targeted by George Orwell in his famous essay Politics and the English language.
There was an effort at the weekend to build up a movement. But it needs to be ruthlessly focused, not collective. It just didn't seem to me that that was happening.
We may posture that we spurn our political class but then we spurn the alternatives any more.
As a focal scoir, here are the only other dousing incidents that have taken place in recent years (I have thrown in a British example, because of its entertainment value).
May 2009: At an extraordinary general meeting of AIB, the then chairman of the bank Dermot Gleeson was pelted with an egg which landed on his suit. The egg-thrower, disgruntled shareholder Gary Keogh (65) narrowly missed then chief executive Eugene Sheehy with another egg. "Always aim for the body" was his advice to would-be egg-throwers.
April 2002: Campaigning during the general election, then Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan is hit with a custard pie in the face as he leaves his campaign bus in Boyle, Co Roscommon. The protestor, a balaclava-clad woman, claimed her real target was Ray MacSharry three days earlier, but could not arrange a babysitter.
March 2002: Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness is pelted by eggs by unionist students at Queens University Belfast during a debate on the peace process. Sinn Fein blames DUP supporters for the attack.
May 2001: While campaigning for the general election in Wales, British deputy prime minister John Prescott is pelted with an egg in the face from close range and responds by hitting the egg-thrower an uppercut in the face. He and the protester Craig Evans (29) then get involved in a scuffle. Police have to intervene to separate the two.


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Recent Books on Syriac TopicsSebastian P. Brock, University of Oxford and Grigory Kessel, Philipps-Universität MarburgBibliography of Syriac and Christian Arabic Studies in Russian, 2015Grigory Kessel, Philipps-Universität Marburg and Nikolai Seleznyov, Russian State University for the Humanities
Claudio Balzaretti, The Syriac Version of Ezra-Nehemiah: Manuscripts and Editions, Translation Technique and Its Use in Textual CriticismSiam Bhayro, University of ExeterScott F. Johnson, ed., Languages and Cultures of Eastern Christianity: GreekYuliya Minets, The Catholic University of AmericaAmir Harrak, Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Partaking of the Holy Mysteries; Scott F. Johnson, Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Sinful Woman; Edward G. Mathews, Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Creation of Adam and the Resurrection of the Dead; Adam C. McCollum, Jacob of Sarug's Homilies on Jesus' TemptationPhilip Michael Forness, Priinceton Theological SeminaryDietmar W. Winkler, ed., Syriac Churches Encountering Islam. Past Experiences and Future PerspectivesCornelia Horn, Freie Universität and The Catholic University of AmericaSamuel Noble and Alexander Treiger, eds., The Orthodox Church in the Arab World, 700-1700: An Anthology of SourcesJ. Edward Walters, Rochester CollegeNicholas Sims-Williams, Biblical and Other Christian Sogdian Texts from the Turfan CollectionMark Dickens, University of AlbertaHannah Hunt, Clothed in the Body: Asceticism, the Body and the Spiritual in the Late Antique EraCarmen Maier, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaAdam H. Becker, Revival and Awakening: American Evangelical Missionaries in Iran and the Origins of Assyrian NationalismR. Todd Godwin, The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, UK
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Logicalis Jersey is very pleased to announce Alastair's appointment. Ricky Magalhaes head of Offshore Security at Logicalis said 'Alastair's experience working in the islands for both clients and service providers delivering security networking consultancy and solutions further enhances our ability and capacity to provide an end to end security service for our clients.'
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The Vancouver Canucks are in Anaheim tonight for a preseason match up with the Ducks. Tonight's game will be the first one this preseason where Vancouver actually ices a line up that resembles an NHL team.
So far the Canucks have been playing the balance of what will be the Chicago Wolves roster along with some aging veterans trying to stick with a team one last time.
Time for that is over as the regular season is approaching.
Tonight will be the 2011 debut for Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Alex Burrows, Dan Hamhuis, Kevin Bieksa, Alex Edler, Sami Salo, Mikael Samuelsson and Roberto Luongo.
Despite their roster being mostly in place, there are a couple of questions and things to accomplish with their remaining preseason games.


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Industrial biotech and renewable oils company Solazyme (NASDAQ: TVIA ) hit investors with some surprising news when it reported third-quarter earnings. Management revised its 2013 guidance for total revenue downward by 25% and announced that its commercial scale facility being built in Moema, Brazil, with sugarcane supplier Bunge (NYSE: BG ) would no longer begin operations in the fourth quarter after installing advanced quality control equipment. Instead, the facility will come online during the first quarter along with a commercial scale facility in Clinton, Iowa, being retrofitted with agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM ) . The move should reduce risk in the long term for investors, but the market wasn't very happy.
There were several sound reasons for shares to sink. Lower guidance was an obvious candidate, while investors were also reminded about the reality of share dilution now and in the future. But perhaps the biggest reason for caution was the uncertainty associated with production -- and therefore product revenue -- in 2014, which will be heavily aggregated in the second half of the year. Encountering even one setback during ramp up could have a detrimental effect on shares. Should it be a real concern for investors?
Where to focus on scale-up
Investors may be thinking that production will go smoothly in 2014 due to the simple fact that Solazyme has successfully demonstrated that its microbes behave in 500,000 liter fermenters, which will be utilized at Clinton and Moema. That represents a sizable improvement over the 128,000 liter fermenters used to date at its Peoria demonstration facility and an enormous improvement over previous volumes, although the company has yet to prove all production metrics at 500,000 liter scale and still needs to move to 625,000 liter fermenters to achieve its goals.
Additionally, focusing on scale-up in terms of individual tank volumes is a little outdated at this point in development. For instance, consider that moving from 128,000 liter fermenters to 500,000 liter fermenters is a fourfold increase in volume. That's nothing to sneeze at, but if we zoom out and focus on the entire biorefinery, we find that tank volumes mean little without optimized process scheduling.
What the heck is process scheduling? It's the term applied to the utilization and interdependence of all equipment involved in a given process. Engineers must be able to successfully handle and coordinate not just what occurs inside of a fermenter, but also what occurs before nutrients and microbes are added (upstream), what occurs during purification and separation (downstream), how quickly every task is completed, and maintain and clean all of the holding tanks and piping that make it possible. It seems a bit silly to focus on tank volumes when you consider the big picture.
Now, you don't have to be an engineer to see that (partially) proving 500,000 liter fermenters doesn't ensure smooth sailing for 2014. Consider that Solazyme's current facility in Peoria has an annual nameplate capacity of 1,820 metric tons. Moema and Clinton will have annual nameplate capacities of 100,000 MT and 20,000 MT, respectively. That roughly translates to a 55-fold and an 11-fold scale-up in process scheduling -- volumes of nutrients, buffers, cleaning agents, and the like -- respectively. That's a big leap that could lead to any number of potential setbacks and delays.
Not the bogeyman
The leap in process scheduling isn't meant to be the bogeyman for investors. In all fairness, Solazyme has designed the engineering solutions to handle the process scheduling of its commercial scale facilities in Moema and Clinton. Additionally, the company will be easing into commercial operations over the 12- to 18-month ramping period for each facility to work out unforeseen kinks in its process scheduling plans.
Essentially, downtime is built into ramp-up. That doesn't mean delays won't happen, however. Problems will inevitably occur and it only takes one lingering obstacle to turn scheduled downtime into unscheduled downtime (i.e. a delay). Remember, Moema and Clinton represent the first time Solazyme will gain experience with its platform at commercial scale. There is no blueprint to follow.
Foolish bottom line
There's an old saying among process engineers: "Scale-up is more art than science." That simple and powerful phrase conveys the difficultly and unpredictability of process scale-up. Similar problems encountered at other industrial biotech companies should do the same. So while it's possible that Solazyme cruises through 2014 without any production setbacks, I don't think that's where investors or Wall Street should set the bar. I think it's best to prepare for additional delays.
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What's the most surprising thing you've found at U.Va.?
As a minority student, I did not expect there to be a large community of minority students or supportive services for minorities at the university. After arriving at the university, I was quickly proven wrong. The University of Virginia strives to have a diverse environment and for students from all different backgrounds, rather it is race or socioeconomic class, to feel comfortable and reach their goals. As a student, I feel as though the university has accomplished this and I am pleased with the groups and services that are available for minority students. I have not only met a great group of minority students who share my racial background but I have also met minority students from different racial backgrounds who have come to love the university and the variety of supportive services that are offered.
If you were stranded on a deserted island, which book would you want to have with you?
If I was on a stranded island it would be hard for me to narrow down which book by Toni Morrison or Zora Neale Hurston I would have with me. If I had to choose one I would have the Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. The first time I read the book I was a junior in high school and fell in love with the story line and the different view point a reader could have. I enjoy reading the book over again because I notice a smaller piece of the story line that changes my views towards the characters or the story after every read. The amazing line of characters and twisted storyline would be a great form of entertainment while on the deserted island.
How do you spend your spring breaks?
I spend most of my spring breaks at home with my family and friends since I do not make many home visits during the semester. But, I plan on taking an Alternative Spring Break trip for my next spring break where I would travel to another state or country and participate in community service events. My dream Alternative Spring Break trip would be to go to Louisiana and help rebuild houses.
Did you visit U.Va. before deciding to attend?
I visited U.Va. three times before deciding to attend. I attended a three week summer program at the University in between my junior and senior year of high school. Being at the university for three weeks and being able to live like a student encouraged me to apply to the university. I visited the university again for an official tour and the admitted day for students called Days on the Lawn. I ended up falling in love with the university during Days on the lawn and I have not had my heart broken yet.
Why U.Va.?
As an in-state student I could not finish my college applications until I applied to the University of Virginia since it is our top in-state institution. I am also originally from the Richmond area, which is a small city, so I was hoping to attend a large, division one school, in a metropolitan area. Once I visited the university I realized that my original dream school was not what I wanted at all. I fell in love with the college town feeling that one gets when they are on the university's grounds. I also enjoyed the experience I had when I visited my friend from high school who was attending the university. While walking around grounds with her, I noticed that she actually knew the names of the students that we were passing and was able to have a conversation with the majority of them. Even though the university is medium sized and has a good amount of undergraduate students, I never feel like I am getting lost in the crowd. I walk to class seeing so many students that I know and find myself lost in conversation which one would do at a small sized university. But I can also attend division one athletic events and get spotted on television which one would do at a large sized university. Therefore, the University of Virginia was the best fit for me because I get the best of both worlds, the perks of a large and small sized university.
Describe your favorite professor.
My favorite professor is my English writing professor. Every first year student has to take an English writing class but they get to choose the topic. I chose urban education as my topic which does not relate to my major but my professor was able to make it interesting. The professor of the class had taught in the Teach for America program which enabled her to tell the class her own experiences in the urban education system. She also made herself very open and available to help her students at all times. I would meet her over coffee to discuss my papers and receive pointers on where I could improve. She is my favorite professor because she was able to provoke my interest in a topic I was not originally interested in and made herself available to her students whenever they requested.
What was your favorite class?
My favorite class at the university was Business, Ethics, and Society which was taught by Paul Harper. During the first half of the class we had readings by well-known philosophers such as Plato and Socrates. We discussed and analyzed their philosophical writings and related them back to society. The majority of the class period was spent having a class discussion on the readings instead of listening to the professor lecture about the reading. The second half of the semester was spent reading business cases and creating a business plan in smaller groups. Our assignment in the class was to have a website for the business which demonstrated the direction that we wanted the business to take. The class was interesting and encouraged me to think outside of the box which I enjoyed.
What activities are you involved in?
I am involved in the Virginia Ambassadors at the university which runs various programs for prospective students. I am also on the Football Marketing Team which is also called "Fill the Hill," we advertise for upcoming football games and help plan other marketing events. I am a resident advisor and volunteer at a local high school through the Madison House program.
What is your favorite extracurricular and why?
My favorite extracurricular activity is working with the Virginia Ambassadors program and helping them plan various events such as Days on the Lawn. The Virginia Ambassadors plan programs to help prospective students during the admission process, give students more information and encourage them to apply, and to encourage admitted students to attend the university. I enjoy working with the group because the programs that they plan helped me immensely in making my college decision. If I did not attend days on the lawn, which the group plans, then I probably would not be at the university now. The group is also a great way for me to show off the university which I love and to help prospective students see the great things that I see every day at the university.
Have you taken the opportunity to get career advice while a student?
I have received career advice from professors at the university. I have also attended seminars put on by the career services office of the university. When applying to be a resident advisor the office held a session on interview techniques and good practices. I attended the event and it helped me get the resident advisor position.
How would you describe the students who attend U.Va.?
If I had to choose one word to describe the students at UVA, I would choose the word happy. When you walk around grounds during the academic semester, every student you encounter is smiling or willing to answer any question that you present to them. The friendliness and excitement that every student has about the university is a great addition to the community.
What is your favorite memory from your time at Virginia?
My favorite memory at UVA thus far would be the homecoming football game during my first year. Our football team beat Georgia Tech and the entire stadium rushed the field. While rushing the field, my dad called me and told me that he had just spotted me on television. It was my first homecoming experience at the university and being able to rush the field and celebrate the win with all of my friends was an amazing experience.
What is your favorite thing to do in Charlottesville?
There are so many things to do in Charlottesville that it is hard to pick just one. I enjoy any activity that involves spending time with my friends since we are all busy participating in our own activities during the week. Most of the time, my friends and I will walk to the corner and get dinner or catch the trolley to the downtown mall.
What's your favorite restaurant in Charlottesville?
The White Spot
What is the competition in your classes like?
There is a healthy sense of competition in classes. Every student cares about their studies and wants to perform well but there is not an unhealthy or overwhelming level of competition. For example, students will help one another with work or form study groups to prepare for a test. While all the students want to do well, they still work together and want their counterparts to succeed as well.


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IRVING, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys new stadium in Arlington, Texas will host its first college football
game on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 when the University of Oklahoma and Brigham Young
University take the field to start the 2009 season. The Labor Day weekend contest will
kickoff in prime time and be televised on ABC or ESPN as part of the second annual
ESPN Kickoff Week presented by Gillette - featuring extensive college football content
across multiple ESPN outlets during the first week of the season.
Oklahoma and BYU are two of just seven teams to have at least 32 victories over the
past three seasons. The Sooners are 34-7 over that span entering Thursday's national
championship game, while the Cougars are 32-7. Oklahoma finished the 2008 regular
season ranked No. 1 in the final BCS standing, while BYU was 16th.
"We are excited to host such strong traditional college football programs as those at the
University of Oklahoma and Brigham Young University in our first-ever college football
game at our new stadium," said Dallas Cowboys Owner and General Manager Jerry
Jones. "I don't think there is a better place than Texas to celebrate the kickoff of the
2009 college football season, and I don't think you will find a better stadium for watching
that football action than our new home in Arlington."
"We are delighted to present this compelling game and impressive new venue to a
national audience, and look forward to working with Jerry Jones and the Dallas
Cowboys in future years to build a new tradition in college football," said George
Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports.
The history and tradition of college football is alive and well on the campuses of these
two institutions. The schools have combined to capture eight National Championships,
65 conference titles and made 60 bowl game appearances. They have combined to
produce six Heisman Trophy winners, seven Outland Trophy winners and seven Davey
O'Brien Award winners in their history.
This will be just the second meeting between the two schools. The only other time
these two met was the 1994 Copper Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. where BYU claimed a 31-6
"The Cowboys have achieved amazing stature in our area and we are flattered that
Jerry Jones and his organization would include our program in this way," Oklahoma
head coach Bob Stoops said. "We understand that the stadium is a showplace so it is
an honor to play the first college game there, and I know the thousands of alumni and
fans we have in the Metroplex will be excited to support Oklahoma in another game
there. In bringing in BYU, the game will feature two schools with great traditions. We
also appreciate the work done by ESPN in presenting this opportunity and working so
hard to not only make the game happen, but also to televise it to the nation."
BYU is a member of the Mountain West Conference and is also quite familiar with the
State of Texas, having played in the area against conference foe TCU two of the past
three seasons. The Cougars also finished off a 14-1 season in 1996 with a 19-15
victory over Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl.
"We appreciate the unique opportunity of being part of the first college game played in
the new home of the Dallas Cowboys," BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhall said.
"Given the strong football traditions of Oklahoma, BYU and the Dallas Cowboys, it's a
fitting matchup and a perfect venue for what should be a great football game."
This game is the first in a five-year agreement between the Dallas Cowboys and ESPN
to bring an outstanding college football game to the club's new stadium each year
during the Labor Day holiday weekend that kicks off the college football season. ESPN
will own the television broadcast and game day entitlement rights. They will also be
responsible for arranging the game match-ups in consultation with the Cowboys. The
Cowboys will handle all game operations and ticket sales for the events.
Details on the exact kickoff time and ticket information for the game will be released at a
later date.


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DOHA, Qatar (AP) -Former Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has signed a one-year deal with Al Arabi of the Qatar Stars League.
Shehata replaces outgoing coach Pierre Lechantre and is expected to be on the touchline Thursday for the team's match against Umm Salal. Al Arabi is languishing in eighth place in the 12-team league with only two points after three matches.
Shehata led the Pharaohs to those three successive African Cup of Nations titles but he was replaced last year by former United States Coach Bob Bradley after the team failed to qualify for the tournament for the first time in more than 30 years. He then was hired to coach Egyptian giants Zamalek but the league shut down last year after riots at a football match killed 74 people.


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Jobs seen boosting hopes of an economic revival
Jul 7, 2011, 9:09 p.m.
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies probably stepped up hiring in June as the economy recovers from a stumble in recent months, although job growth is not expected to be strong enough to eat into high unemployment.
Nonfarm payrolls are seen having risen by 90,000, according to a Reuters survey conducted last week. In May, employment rose a paltry 54,000.
Many economists raised their forecasts on Thursday after a stronger-than-expected reading on U.S. private hiring from payrolls processor ADP, and they now expect gains of anywhere between 125,000 and 175,000.
The private sector will account for all the jobs created, as has been the trend over the last seven months, with layoffs at state and local governments continuing.
Nonetheless, the jobless rate, which is derived from a separate survey of households, is expected to hold steady at 9.1 percent.
The Labor Department will release its closely watched employment report at 8:30 a.m. The report provides one of the best early reads on the health of the U.S. economy and sets the tone for economic data for the rest of month.
"We have always described the difficult environment of the last couple of months as more of a soft patch than evidence of a double-dip," said Leo Abruzzese, global forecasting director at the Economist Intelligence Unit in New York.
"The figures on Friday will probably confirm that, while we are not back where we were at the beginning of the year, at least we are heading back in the right direction."
Nonfarm employment gains averaged 182,250 in the first four months of the year. Economists view the brake on hiring in May, with the smallest gain in eight months, as an aberration.
Economic activity in the first six months of the year was dampened by rising commodity prices and supply chain disruptions following Japan's devastating earthquake in March.
But those restraints have been easing. Gasoline prices have dropped 38 cents from their peak just above $4 a gallon in early May, and motor vehicle production is picking up as the supply of parts from Japan starts to normalize.
"The economy rather than downshifting is shifting up a little bit. We went through a soft spot and now we are getting to firmer ground," said Stuart Hoffman, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh.
Any sign the labor market is improving will bring relief to the Obama administration. It has struggled to get the economy to create enough jobs to absorb the 13.9 million unemployed Americans.
The economy is the top concern among voters and will feature prominently in President Barack Obama's bid for reelection next year. So far, the economy has regained only a fraction of the more than 8 million jobs lost during the recession.
At the same time, the Federal Reserve -- which wrapped up a $600 billion bond-buying program last week designed to spur lending and stimulate growth -- appears unlikely to take any further steps to boost the economy.
The economy needs to create between 125,000 and 150,000 new jobs a month just to absorb new labor force entrants.
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The Beachcombers played at Cypress Bay. Low gross, Paul Michal, 77; Stu Cleveland, 79; Harry Haggerty, 81; Jim Beairsto, 86; Bob Byrne, 87. Low nets: Michal, 63; Cleveland and Byrne, 66; Ed Hennessey and Bob Smith, 68. Team two low nets: Michal, Hennessey, Fred Ortiz and Beairsto, 30-under par. Golfer of the week was Paul Michal.
There's a new golf course community called Lennon Hills right off Route 211 near Virginia Williamson Elementary School.
Driving to Southport one day, I saw a sign that read "Green Golf Course Community." I was curious, so I drove back in there, following a winding road maybe a mile or so until I saw a formal entrance, a couple of model homes and, beyond the trees, a golf course.
The Brunswick Community College volleyball team made a successful debut on its new homecourt Sept. 2 by beating Johnston Community College 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20.
Playing in the gym at the Dinah E. Gore Fitness & Aquatics Center, the Dolphins shook off two lackluster performances in the first two games and took early leads in the final two games en route to the victory.
BCC wins in home debut
SUPPLY—The Brunswick Community College volleyball team made a successful debut on its new homecourt Sept. 2 by beating Johnston Community College 25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 25-20 Sept. 2.
The West Brunswick High School volleyball team will enter the conference season Thursday with a 6-0 record.
The Lady Trojans remained perfect by beating North Myrtle Beach 25-15, 25-21, 25-23 Monday. The match was the first of the season for the Chiefs. West plays host to South Brunswick on Thursday.
For West, Kenzie McDuffie scored nine points and had 25 assists. Keri Nolan scored nine points and had seven aces and nine kills. Mattie Tippett scored seven points. Sheena Suttlemyre and Miriah Milliken each scored five points. Carly White had 11 kills.
The West Brunswick High School boys' soccer team avenged a 2008 season-ending playoff loss by beating White Oak 3-2 Friday.
"We've had the date circled on our calendar for quite some time," West soccer coach Tripp Smith said. "That game got scheduled in June, and the boys have talked about it all summer."
West, unranked and unnoticed, had stunned many by reaching the third round of the playoffs before losing at White Oak in the 3A playoffs.
SOCASTEE, S.C.—Three passes from the Socastee 30 fell incomplete in the final 16 seconds and West Brunswick's rally fell short, 21-17, in a season-opening football game, played over two days because of a storm. Lightning forced a suspension in the second quarter of the game Friday night.
West had taken a 17-14 lead with 6:17 left in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run by Maverick Pate and his two-point conversion. The 18-yard drive was set up when senior A.J. Daniels recovered a muffed punt at the 33. A penalty gave West possession at the 18.
WILMINGTON—Nine penalties for 97 yards and four turnovers were the reason for the South Brunswick Cougar 28-14 loss to the Ashley Screaming Eagles Friday night.
A rain-soaked field and the end zone lights going out with fewer than 2 minutes remaining before halftime made for strange field conditions, which affected both teams.
The Eagles prevailed on the strong throwing of senior quarterback Zach Finnegan, who threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, two of those caught by wide receiver Jordan Brekke.
FAIRMONT—Coaches say defense wins games, and the North Brunswick High School Scorpions' football team proved that Friday. Its defense was the key in a 6-0 victory, the first of the season for the Scorpions (1-1).
Every time the Fairmont Tornadoes marched down the field toward an apparent score, the Scorpion defense made key stops.
C.J. Bress, Chris Hamilton, Ivory Myers and Andrew Parker all made crucial hits on the defense to shut down the Tornadoes' offense. De'Montez Lennon also had some good hits and stops in the second quarter.
Freshman Markel Jones scored from the Socastee (S.C.) line 18 with 2 minutes, 25 seconds left as the West Brunswick junior varsity football team beat the Braves 19-14 Aug. 27.
In the first game played inside revamped M.H. Rourk Stadium, the teams traded touchdowns until late in the fourth quarter, when Jones took a handoff from quarterback Cameron Smith and scampered up the middle for the game-winning touchdown.
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