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I'm a Professor and Paul Chellgren Endowed Chair at the University of Kentucky in the Management Dept. of the Gatton College of Business and Economics. My research is focused on social networks. Here's a picture of me receiving a research award from UK's President Capilouto:
Here's a video made by the University of Kentucky that introduces me and my work:
UK is home to the LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis. Here's a picture of four of the older members of the center. The bowling bit is a reference to Putnam's Bowling Alone.
"Bowling Together"
My primary research interest is social network analysis. I also have an interest in cultural domains and knowledge management. My dissertation was on regular equivalence. You can find out more about my work here:
I'm an Associate Editor at Computational and Mathematical Organizational Theory and Journal of Supply Chain Management. I also sit on the editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly and Field Methods. I used to be Editor of Connections, Senior Editor at Organization Science, and on the editorial boards of Journal of Management and Sociological Methodology.
I am a past 2-term president of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers. During my tenure, we incorporated INSNA and brought the Sunbelt conference under INSNA's umbrella. During that time, I also founded the SOCNET listserv. For several years, I ran the NSF Summer Institute for Ethnographic Research Methods in Anthropology (founded by Russ Bernard and Bert Pelto).
I enjoy teaching workshops, which I do annually at the Sunbelt conference, Polnet, and the Academy of Management. I have also been a CARMA Short Course Instructor, and taught for several years at the University of Essex Summer Institute.
My wife and I run a small software publishing company called Analytic Technologies. We publish UCINET, NetDraw, KeyPlayer, E-Net and Anthropac. There is a thriving UCINET users group.
When time permits, I do some management consulting focusing on understanding and improving social networks within organizations. Here's an essay on the network structures of innovation. I have also done some counter-terrorism work.
My father is Joe Borgatti. You can learn about him from this YouTube video created by the America for Bulgaria Foundation:
I've recently been made a Kentucky Colonel, an honor I share with Elvis Presley and one or two other people.


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Lady Gaga has long been an outspoken supporter of gay rights, and now she's being honored by GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media advocacy and anti-defamation organization.
The singer is one of 130 nominees for the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards, the organization announced Thursday. She is being recognized for her album, ARTPOP.
Other nominees include Elton John; the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black; HBO's Behind the Candelabra, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon; Dallas Buyers Club, starring Matthew McConaughey; and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, with Andy Samberg.
PEOPLE is also being recognized for outstanding magazine overall coverage, and PEOPLE En Español is nominated for the article, "Karina Hermosillo, de 'Nuestra Belleza Latina,' es lesbiana y no tolera la discriminacion: "!Es que basta con eso!"
For the complete list of nominees, click here.
The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles on April 12 at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City on May 3 at the Waldorf Astoria.
Lady Gaga, Elton John and Orange Is the New Black Among GLAAD Award Nominees
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Educational Decree Number Forty-Six
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This article covers a subject that has been deemed non-canon by either the author or the Harry Potter licensees, and thus should not be taken as a part of the "real" Harry Potter universe.
- "Any literature by non-wizards or half breeds is banned forthwith."
- —The Decree.[src]
The Educational Decree Number Forty-Six was one of the Educational Decrees created by Dolores Umbridge, then-Hogwarts High Inquisitor. This Educational Decree banned all literature authored by "non-wizards or half breeds".[1]
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- As the numbering for this Educational Decree is not consistent with the numbering established in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, it cannot be considered canonical.
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- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image)


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The AARP Tax-Aide Program, a free tax preparation service for low- and middle-income taxpayers ages 60 and up, will be offered again this year at the YMCA Senior Center, 400 E. Calhoun St. in Macomb, beginning Feb. 3. The service will be available on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings. This program provides IRS trained volunteers who will assist with the preparation of basic, non-business federal and Illinois returns. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the YMCA Senior Center at (309) 837-5733 after Jan. 16. All necessary forms are available at the site. Income tax packages are no longer sent to taxpayers through the mail.
Who needs to file a federal income tax return? If your gross income is more than $9,350 (filing single, under age 65), $10,750 (single, age 65-plus), $18,700 (married filing jointly, both under age 65), or $20,900 (married filing jointly, both over age 65), then you need to file. Gross income does not include social security benefits, unless one-half of the social security benefits plus all other income is more than $25,000 (filing single) or $32,000 (joint). You also should file if you had any income tax withheld.
You need to file an Illinois income tax return if you file a federal income tax return, or if your Illinois base income is greater than your Illinois exemption allowance. Illinois base income does not include social security benefits, IRA distributions, or most pension income. The exemption allowance is $2,000 for each person plus an extra $1,000 for each person over age 65.
There are a few changes on the 2011 Federal income tax forms from last year. The due date for filing the return is April 17 (same for Illinois). Capital gains and losses now need to be reported on new form 8949 before they are summarized on Schedule D. The standard deduction and exemption amounts have increased. Schedules L (deduction for sales tax of a new motor vehicle) and M (making work pay credit) are no longer in use. The non-business energy property credit is also figured differently than it was for 2010.
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Four Seattle-area women have been found and rescued in the Gold Creek Snow Park area of Snoqualmie Pass Monday afternoon. The women were scared, cold and tired, but otherwise well.
The four friends had gone snowshoeing at Snoqualmie Pass around noon Sunday, Dec. 27 and lost their way around 4 p.m. after they left the trail. Marynell Matt of Vashon Island had a cell phone, which the group used to call 9-1-1 at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, and to stay in limited contact with search personnel. However, because of the weak signal, search groups were unable to determine the women's exact location until today, when Matt told them she could hear running water. The search teams, using snowshoers and snowmobiles, narrowed their search to the creek area, and shortly after 1 p.m., located the women.
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This concerns email (may or may not apply to the newsreader).
I just updated to 188.8.131.52 from 220.127.116.11. In my experience, and I've seen
this posted elsewhere, Thunderbird has never been able to get the Back &
Forward toolbar buttons to work, either in the three pane opening screen
when an email header is highlighted within a larger group in a folder, or on
an opened email pane where the reader wants to cycle through a series of
emails in a folder. In 1.5 this was remedied by installing the Buttons!
extension and substituting its Previous & Next buttons. In 2.0 you can still
do this, but it's a little tricky because the extension contains two
identical sets of Previous & Next buttons. One set works, the other set
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Suisheng (Sam) Zhao, Professor
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Josef Korbel School of International Studies
University of Denver
2201 South Gaylord Street
Denver, CO 80208
- PhD, University of California, San Diego
- MA, University of Missouri, Kansas City
- MA, Peking University
- BA, Peking University
Research and Expertise
Chinese politics, Chinese nationalism, Chinese foreign policy, East Asian international relations and Asian regionalism
Professional Profile
- Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (2005-present); Executive Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation (2001-present); Recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award (201)
- A founding editor of the Journal of Contemporary China
- Member of the Board of Governors of the US Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
- Member of the National Committee on US-China Relations
- Research Associate at the Fairbanks Center for East Asian Research in Harvard University (1997-present)
- Honorary jianzhi professor at Beijing University, Renmin University, China University of International Relations, Fudan University and Shanghai foreign Studies University
- A Campbell National Fellow at Hoover Institution of Stanford University (1999-2000)
- Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College in Maryland (2000-2001)
- Associate Professor of Government and East Asian Politics at Colby College in Maine (1993-1998)
- Visiting assistant professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at University of California-San Diego (1992-1993)
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Zhao, S. (Ed.). (2008). China-U.S. Relations Transformed: Perspectives & Strategic Interactions. New York: Routledge.
Zhao, S. (2008). China's global search for energy: Cooperation and competition in the Asia-Pacific. Journal of Contemporary China, 17(55).
- INTS 4460: Chinese Politics and Political Development
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Can you imagine a drug-and-alcohol rehab that costs only $4,000 a week? I mean, that's less than some of us spend on pedicures! Alas, poor little ex-rich girl Lindsay Lohan has been forced to go bargain-basement with her court-appointed rehab stint. The New York Daily News says LiLo, who must report to a rehab by May 2, plans to stay at a Long Island facility that costs half as much as her last dry-out tank, the Betty Ford Center. LiLo put a happy spin on things in a chat with David Letterman. "I think it's a blessing . . . and not a curse," she said. Her lawyer, Mark Heller, told the News that LiLo's "rehab and care should not be considered entertainment." Really?!
Apocalypse now for Liam, Miley
The foundations of our existential reality crumble: The planned June wedding between former Disneychicken Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth has been postponed. Life & Style says they are cooling it for awhile, trying to straighten out their issues. Liam's been tomcattin' a little, including kissing on Mad Men star January Jones.


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Erie County weathers tough year for tourism in 2009
No one would call 2009 a banner year for tourism in Erie County.
Fewer folks turned out to watch the Erie SeaWolves; the lines were a bit shorter at Waldameer Park & Water World; and hotel-tax revenues declined as the year came to a close.
In some ways, however, tourism seemed to remain a bright spot -- at least by way of comparison.
Since July, the beginning of the fiscal year, the county's hotel tax revenues are off just 2.9 percent.
"We saw a dip in tourism, but it wasn't as great as the decline in other areas of the economy," said John Oliver, president of VisitErie, the county's tourism promotion agency.
"Tourism (as measured by hotel-tax revenues) is down about 3 percent. We had budgeted and projected for about a 4 percent decrease," he said. "While it's clear that we are down, we are not taking the kind of major hits as places like Vegas and Disney."
And there were legitimate bright spots.
Despite rainy weather that hurt other outdoor activities, attendance at Presque Isle State Park increased from 3.78 million to 3.96 million.
At Presque Isle Downs, gamblers have wagered $1.6 billion since the fiscal year began in July and are on track to match or exceed the $2 billion they bet in 2008-09.
But the realities of the economy and of double-digit unemployment did not bypass Erie altogether. The growth in local tourism, which saw local spending on tourism grow from $434 million in 1999 to $778 million in 2009, took a break in 2009.
And Oliver isn't sure it will come roaring back by the end of 2010.
"We are going to see a slow climb out of this," Oliver said. "That's based on consumer confidence. People have to be confident their jobs are going to exist."
A sluggish economy wasn't the only challenge the region's hotel owners had to face in 2009.
Chris Scott, a vice president of Scott Enterprises, which owns Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park as well as numerous local hotels and restaurants, said the number of hotel rooms in the area increased 20 to 25 percent in the past 18 months.
"Twenty-five percent is unheard of," he said.
While hotel tax collections were down less than 3 percent, the guests were spread over a much larger number of rooms.
That meant fewer guests for each hotel and increased pressure to lower rates.
That was welcome news for tourists, but it was not so good for hotel owners.
Scott said room prices and occupancy rates both show signs of improving. But his expectations for the tourism season ahead remain modest.
"We are hoping and optimistic that it will be better than 2009," Scott said. "As far as getting back to 2008 (levels), I think it will be difficult."
For now, he said, year-over- year revenues at Scott hotels are down only slightly.
Scott said a small loss is hardly cause for excitement, but it does represent an improvement over 2009's double-digit declines.
"Less down is the new up," he said.
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Leading up to the election, some pollsters were predicting that Mitt Romney would be the winner. With President Obama taking Florida today, the final electoral count comes in at 332 for Obama and 206 for Romney. Pollster Frank Luntz appeared on America's News HQ to answer what changed between the final polls and Election Day.
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This police officer can't hold it in ANYMORE and Hillary and Obama are his number one target!
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Rupture in Water Line Brings Misery to Much of Montgomery
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
A massive rupture in a 48-inch water main disrupted routines across large swaths of Montgomery County yesterday, forcing residents to scramble for sources of safe drinking water and prompting county officials to order about 700 restaurants not to prepare food.
The break shuttered government facilities and closed day camps and swimming pools on what for many families was the first morning of summer vacation. Thousands of households in northern and central Montgomery were without water or normal water pressure through much of the day, and even many residents who never lost service were advised to boil tap water before drinking it for at least the next three days.
Water service was restored to all customers last night, officials said. But they said the boil-water advisory, issued by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, remained in effect.
The advisory affects tens of thousands of customers and covers much of Montgomery outside the Capital Beltway. Officials said boiling water was the best way to kill any contaminants that might have seeped into the system when pressure was low.
County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) ordered about 1,200 businesses, including food markets and restaurants, not to sell food unless it was packaged before the rupture Sunday night. Leggett, citing the advice of state and county health officials, said that he recognized the hardship on business owners but that he had no alternative.
"We were trying to exhaust every conceivable way we could" to avoid forcing closures, he said at a news conference last night. The order will remain in effect until at least tomorrow morning.
County health officials said there had been no reports of anyone being sickened by contaminated water. Symptoms could include fever and diarrhea.
For many, the first challenge yesterday was to stock up on bottled water, which immediately became a scarce commodity.
"I've been to two Giants, a Shoppers and a Safeway; there's no water in Montgomery County," said Johnet Travers of Olney.
The rupture occurred about 9 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area near Muncaster Mill Road. The cause of the rupture was still unknown yesterday, but WSSC maintenance officials said it might have resulted from faulty materials in the pipe's concrete-and-steel construction or erosion in the surrounding terrain.
Crews did not locate the problem until near dawn yesterday because the break was in an isolated area near the Meadowside Nature Center, officials said. By then, the rupture had created, in effect, a new tributary to Rock Creek as treated water coursed 100 feet or so down an embankment and into the stream.
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9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
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Madeline Amy Sweeney Award Seeking Nominations
The Madeline Amy Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery is presented every September 11th to a Massachusetts resident who demonstrates exceptional bravery without regard for personal safety in honor of Flight Attendant Madeline Amy Sweeney. Madeline Amy Sweeney was working aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001. She made contact with airline personnel on the ground and provided them with information about the terrorists that enabled the investigation to begin. She was 35. Anyone can make a nomination by visiting…Find out more »
Notice to Families: 2013 anniversary ceremony in Boston
If you will be in Boston on September 11, 2013, are a September 11th family member and would like to read names at this year's commemoration ceremony, please send your name and contact information to Danielle Lemack at firstname.lastname@example.com by August 1, 2013. Children are welcome to participate. If your loved one's photo is not included in the video montage shown annually at the Boston ceremony, please email Danielle as soon as possible.Find out more »
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Comment on adding prostate cancer to the WTC Health Program
Public comments wanted on adding prostate cancer to covered conditions under the WTC Health Program Because of the recent publication of more medical studies that showed an increased risk of prostate cancer among recovery workers who worked at the former World Trade Center site after the terrorist attack, Dr. John Howard, of the World Trade Center Health Registry, has proposed adding prostate cancer to the list of covered conditions under the Zadroga Act. The public will be able to comment…Find out more »
Lt. Raymond Murphy Golf Outing – "The Murph"
The 12th annual Lt. Raymond Murphy Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Blue Hill Golf Course in Pearl River, NY. Dinner and cocktails will follow the day's golf at the Colonial Inn in Norwood, NJ. Lt. Raymond Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 10 Bronx, NY 10465 Blue Hill Golf Course 285 Blue Hill Road Orangetown, NY 845-735-2094 The Colonial Inn 545 Tappan Road Norwood, NJ 07648Find out more »
Wake for Captain Bill Butler, FDNY
Captain William E. Butler, retired FDNY and September 11th family member, died on July 13, 2013 of site-related pulmonary fibrosis. His son, Firefighter Thomas Butler, was killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The wake will be held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 & Wednesday, July 17, 2013 from 1:00pm-4:00pm & 7:00pm-9:00pm at Butler-Hughes Funeral Home in Kings Park. The funeral Mass will take place at 10:30am on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in…Find out more »


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Southern Jiffy Corn Pudding
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr
We always make this at Thanksgiving! This is NOT the "souffle" type corn pudding that most people make. I am a CORN fanatic, so I love this recipe. Is great for Thanksgiving, but is easy enough to make for an everyday meal.
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- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 (8 1/2 ounce) box Jiffy cornbread mix
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can creamed corn
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- Melt butter in a casserole dish.
- Mix in egg and then all remaining ingredients.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
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I made this per directions and it turned out great. I used a 8 X 8 baking dish and added a half tsp of Nutmeg for the holidays. A very easy recipe to make. This is a keeper. Thanks
This is my favorite dish at Holiday time. When cooking for myself, I sometimes forget to buy sour cream and substitute buttermilk and to make it less fattening, I eliminate the butter. But for the family dinner at Holidays I use the best butter and also use frozen corn as this tastes better to me and use 2 eggs for extra richness!. No sugar or added ingredients needed. I have been searching for this recipe a few years when I lost my personal recipe. Now this is it! Also used a 9X9 casserole. I have never had leftovers so now I make a double recipe! Everyone loves this.
Made this for the first time for Thanksgiving this year when we needed something quick but yummy. Easy as can be. Was able to set it on the counter to cool and then re-warm later with no loss of quality.

One thing I do suggest is, as another poster did, cool the melted butter before adding so the egg won't cook.

I sprayed a low casserole dish with a bit of cooking spray to ensure it didn't stick and it worked just fine that way. Delish!


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The RASC supports a number of observing programs and initiatives designed to help members and others get the most out of their involvement with amateur astronomy. The RASC's Observing Certificate program provides you with a structured program that will allow you to explore the night sky and earn a certificate in the process. Observing sections allow members to find out more information about specialized observing topics. Finally, selected resources are provided to help you get the most out of your observing experience.
The RASC's Observing Programs are supported and managed by the RASC Observing Committee. Participation in this committee is welcome. To reach the committee you may e-mail the Observing Committee Chair.


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There are several launch areas on the mainland as well as on Harkers Island and on Ocracoke. Due to the changeable conditions of the open waters of the sound, this is not an area for novice paddlers. Winds may reach 15 knots creating waves up to two feet. The tidal current is 3-4 knots in the channels. With the tide and wind in your favor, it will take approximately an hour to paddle across the two to three miles of open sound water to reach the Lighthouse from Harkers Island. For your safety, be sure to file a float plan before paddling.
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Something good is brewing in Dayton.
A recent conference on refugees there asked, What strengths do refugees bring to our communities? What challenges do they face, and what is their vision for the future?
Migwe Kimemia, AFSC's economic justice program director in Dayton and a member of Dayton's Human Relations Council, pushed for the conference and facilitated its economic success and fair trade panel.
According to Migwe, refugees often experience substandard housing and health care, language hurdles, and roadblocks to economic sustainability. Yet they also have a keen desire to overcome these challenges and put their entrepreneurial skills to work for their community.
Drawing 160 people from Dayton's civic, faith, and educational communities, the conference built on the Welcome Dayton Plan that the city adopted in 2011. AFSC has played a key role in developing and implementing the plan, through which Dayton strives to be an immigrant friendly city.
"This conference has enabled refugee leaders to lift up their voices and advocate for their concerns and contributions as envisioned by AFSC and the Welcome Dayton plan," Migwe says. "I feel very inspired that the seeds of change that AFSC planted have borne some fruit through this first refugee conference in Dayton."
For Jacques Kahindo, a professor of political science and a leader of the Congolese community in Dayton, part of that vision is empowering his community to advocate in the U.S. for their families at home in the Congo.
"We lack training for leaders to do advocacy to speak up about the war in Congo," he said. "My idea is to bring our community together now and focus on how we can resolve our problems in the future."
Nearly 10 years ago, Jacques interned with AFSC, and that experience helped deepen his understanding of international trade, fair trade, and U.S. policy toward Africa. Now he advocates for international economic policies that would have positive impacts on the Congo.
"More open trade is better for democracy for African countries," he says.
By the end of the conference, the general consensus was in favor of rethinking traditional ideas around access to markets and capital while stimulating small business development through education, loan assistance, microcredit, and city planning initiatives.
This recommendation is consistent with AFSC's current exploration of a fair-trade, coffee-roasting cooperative in Dayton that would connect African refugees with coffee farmers in their home countries.
Something good really is brewing in Dayton.


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As it turns out, the fourth time wasn't the charm.
In his three previous seasons, Rupert Boneham has done well on Survivor, always making it deep into the game. But the current season, Survivor: Blood vs. Water, pits contestants against their loved ones.
Due to a twist in the game, Boneham ended up the first to go.
On day one, Boneham and his wife, Laura, were placed on different tribes. When Laura's tribe voted her out, Rupert volunteered to take her place on Redemption Island. After losing one challenge, he was sent home.
Boneham, 49, tells PEOPLE about the disappointment, and how Survivor has strengthened his marriage.
Rupert, you were the first to go!
[Growls]. I know! I thought, "This can't be happening." I thought this was my time, that I could win this. [Laughs]. But this is the game I signed up for. Anything can happen.
What do you think happened?
The other tribe voted Laura out to weaken me. It's that simple. They knew I would take her place.
Why did you? You could have stayed in the game.
Laura has never had the Survivor experience. I have. So there was no question in my mind that I would let her play the game. And look at her. She's doing really well out there.
You didn't even get a single vote against you.
My tribe wanted me to stay.
It seemed that way. Tina [Wesson] asked you not to leave.
She did! And I had voted her out in All-Stars! There is no question in my mind I could have made the merge. I stayed in Heroes vs. Villains when I broke three bones in my toe. There was no way I would ever quit the game, but my wife is my weakness, and that was how the other players could get me.
But you had to know that was a possibility. Why did you agree to play the game with your wife?
For 10 years, I have been "Rupert from Survivor." I felt like it was Laura's chance to really play the game, to see what it was like. I wanted her to have the opportunity that most people don't get. It was a gift I could give her.
But it's a brutal game.
Laura is doing well. She's being strong for her tribe. She's the best camper I know; she'll be fine.
What's the worst thing about going out like you did?
It was devastating. I didn't get a chance to build a shelter or catch any fish. I didn't get to bond with a tribe. All the things I love about Survivor, I didn't get to do.
The whole point of Survivor is to isolate you from your loved ones and put you on an island with strangers.
On one hand, yes, but it's a different isolation. You don't have control over whether your loved one is being voted out, or how she's being treated. So it actually makes the experience a lot harder. If we had both made it to the merge, I would have had someone who I could have trusted completely, which would have been nice.
What did this do for your marriage?
Survivor brought us closer. Now she has been able to experience it firsthand. Survivor has been nothing but good for us.
You've played the game four times. How has it changed?
They give us too much stuff now. They used to just put you on the beach and let you fend for yourself. I'm so glad I got to play the game back when it was like that.
So, this journey has ended for you.
No, it hasn't. I can still make Survivor history if I win fan favorite. I'll be the first person to win it who was voted off first!
Apparently so.
I am just so glad I got to play the game I love so much. I love Survivor.
So, no regrets?
No regrets.
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Looking for a 44 mag revolver
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April 10, 2010, 05:40 PM
I was at a friends house the other night and he had a ultra light 44 mag that was full sized, any one have any ideas of what it might have been?
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April 10, 2010, 06:38 PM
Maybe a S&W 329PD?
April 10, 2010, 06:42 PM
Sounds like a S&W 329 or a taurus.
April 10, 2010, 07:07 PM
I think it might have been the 329 with some packmeyer grips have to ask him though.
April 10, 2010, 07:10 PM
I've listed after that gun since it came out. Just looks fanatstic and would make a feat trail gun.
Buck Snort
April 10, 2010, 11:59 PM
It makes absolutely NO SENSE whatsoever to buy an ultra light 44 mag. That gun was designed to launch 240 gr. bullets at 1200 fps+ and doing so with an ultra light gun is a form is madness. If you want a lighter gun with plenty of OOMPH then get a 357 mag.
April 11, 2010, 12:29 AM
The point of these ultra light 44s (other than separating you from your money) is as a gun to pack while hiking or hunting in bear country ... the idea is to give one a very light and easy to carry platform to launch potent .44mag from.
Unless you need a .44 that you'll carry a lot and almost never shoot you're better off with a heavier steel one (this is the conclusion I came to when I decided to buy my nickel finished, heavy as hell but great fun to shoot S&W 29-2).
April 11, 2010, 01:20 AM
Since I am an archery hunter and I hunt in bear and wolf country it would seem to me like I would have a use for just such a pistol. I have two range toys and one of them is a great carry weapon.
If you want to face a sow grizz with cubs while holding a 357 go right ahead, I think I will opt for the 44 though. And since I already had a stainless 629 that hung out in the closet because it was too heavy to haul around the woods I figured I would try something a little different.
April 11, 2010, 09:04 AM
What kind of rig are you using to carry that 629?
I ask because I concealed carry IWB a 4" N Frame that I assume weighs about the same as the 629 and have no issues with the weight. I use a stiff 1.5" bullhide belt from thebeltman.com and it makes all the difference in the world. But I suppose if one has back problems, the weight could well be an issue even with a solid belt.
I guess in the end it all comes down to recoil tolerance. I don't mind shooting 44 Magnum out of my 5.5" Ruger Redhawk. That thing is a recoil absorbing chunk of steel. I also don't mind shooting .357 Magnum out of my 2.5" S&W Model 66, or .38 +P in my 15 oz S&W 642. But interpolating what I know about my recoil tolerance to what a 329 would feel like, I don't care to even fire one round out of one, though YMMV.
April 11, 2010, 03:07 PM
Since I am an archery hunter and I hunt in bear and wolf country it would seem to me like I would have a use for just such a pistol. I have two range toys and one of them is a great carry weapon.
If you want to face a sow grizz with cubs while holding a 357 go right ahead, I think I will opt for the 44 though. And since I already had a stainless 629 that hung out in the closet because it was too heavy to haul around the woods I figured I would try something a little different.
Sounds like you're one of the few that the S&W 329 or Taurus 444 would be ideal for then.
As for a rig to carry it in, a Simply Rugged Sourdough (http://www.simplyrugged.com/store/index.html) would be perfect.
April 11, 2010, 05:15 PM
Sounds like you're one of the few that the S&W 329 or Taurus 444 would be ideal for then.
I concur. My son bought a 329 for the same reason. I thought he was nuts to buy a flyweight 44 that was nuttin' but pure misery to practice with. But practice he did and I figured out a load for 240gr JSPs that falls between .44 specials and full blown .44s that he could handle and quickly put the whole chamber in the target. I also load him some plinkers that he shoots once and a while, but the majority of the time the gun is either carried or sits in the gun safe next to his bed. He has other "toys" he brings with when we go to the range, but he considers the 329 a tool that has it's place........and fun targets at the range is not it.
April 11, 2010, 07:01 PM
Yes I think the 329 pd is a great tool for a archery hunter who is trying to carry less weight. I have a 45 and 22 that are great fun at the range. A gun like this is not meant to be a range toy but as buck460XVR and his son has figured out, it is a tool that has a place.
As for the rig I used to carry my 629 in, it was a custom made leather drop holster and belt, western cowboy type. It was a very nice rig, but again a heavy gun and hard to wear with a pack and what not. While I was on horse back it was no big deal, but when the horses went it needed to go as well.
I just could not remember what model it was after looking at it, but after holding it for a minute I think that is the way to go for a archery season carry gun.
As for the holster for it I think I am going to see if I can custom make one or have it made to fit my pack so that it is in easy reach. Zundfolge I did look at those that you suggested and they do look like a great holster but I don't think they will do what I am looking for. I have come to the conclusion that my best option is to pony up the dough for a custom addition to a pack or similar solution.
April 11, 2010, 08:15 PM
Maxpedition (http://www.maxpedition.com/) makes packs with built in holsters.
April 11, 2010, 09:07 PM
Cool thanks I will look at there stuff. Just at a quick glance it looks like they have some good packs
April 11, 2010, 10:32 PM
Have you seen these? I don't have one yet but it seems ideal to me.
April 12, 2010, 01:10 AM
Nope have not seen those. I do have to be careful about whats on my chest so as to make sure the string on my bow does not interfere with it.
But they do look like they would be a good option If I cant figure out how to get what I want in the end.
April 12, 2010, 03:20 PM
A 329 just popped up in the for sale section
April 12, 2010, 04:29 PM
I really really really want a ruger alaskan
April 12, 2010, 05:38 PM
I just looked and he wants a FTF :( other wise he has it at a great price if it is in good shape.
April 12, 2010, 06:19 PM
NMGonzo, I have a Ruger Alaskan in .44M and really like it. Get one and you will too.
April 15, 2010, 11:41 PM
Well I think I am going to get it sooner than I thought. I just sold a dog and I might have an extra truck sold. So with any luck I will have my new revolver this weekend or some time next week.:D
May 20, 2010, 06:39 PM
Thanks for posting all your thoughts. I'm headed back to Yellowstone this year for more fishing and am considering a Taurus 44 mag for CCW in the park. I'd like to have a Bladetech holster or some other quick access Kydex maybe even a shoulder mounted Kydex holster( that might fit under my waders and fishing vest). Anyone got one? My other thoughts are to have a grip mounted laser on it and a speed loader backup. Anyone care to share your thoughts? I'd go with a SW but budget is an issue as this trip is costly enough and I'm hard on my guns.
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1. Plenty of ammo. Toledo's season appeared on the brink when ace running back David Fluellen (Lockport) left injured in the first quarter of the Oct. 26 game at Bowling Green. The Rockets couldn't survive another Mid-American Conference loss and one of the nation's leading rushers was on the sidelines. They never missed a beat. Freshman Kareem Hunt ran for 114 yards and a TD, QB Terrance Owens threw for the winning score in the final two minutes and Toledo remained relevant in the MAC West. UB will face challenges whether Fluellen plays or not. Hunt has topped 100 yards in three straight games. Senior Owens is a multi-threat and ultra-elusive — he's been sacked just four times, fewest in the country. Senior wide receiver Bernard Reedy has a team-high 52 possessions and also excels in the return game. Complementing him is 44-catch sophomore WR Alonzo Russell. UB's "D" hasn't faced an offense this quick and versatile since Baylor. Rockets averaging 33.2 points.
2. Front and center. UB's offensive line adjusted as the Ohio U. game wore on and did excellent work against a talented front. The Bulls unit will get another stern test against Toledo. The Rockets have a star in junior LB Junior Sylvestre, who ranks third in the MAC and 16th nationally at 10.2 tackles a game. Add in his 8.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and three recoveries and it's apparent he means to Toledo what Khalil Mack means to UB. There's more. Junior DE Jayrone Elliott tops the conference with four forced fumbles and ranks second in TFL (10.5) and sacks (seven).
3. League of their own. Toledo's line is key to the offense. UB's defense has been the catalyst for the Bulls' seven-game winning streak. What transpires in that matchup will go a long way toward determining tonight's outcome. What's been most impressive about UB's 'D' — besides Khalil Mack — is its depth. Freshmen Brandon Crawford and Jarrett Franklin have stepped right in when called, with Franklin producing a team-high 10 tackles against Ohio. Defensive coordinator Lou Tepper has had his unit extremely well prepared, and it wouldn't be a surprise for Toledo to pull out the Baylor game tape looking for ways to solve a defense that's kept the opposition out of the end zone in three of the last four games.
4. Bo-dacious. UB will want to own the clock tonight and that means moving it on the ground. Bo Oliver has rushed for at least 128 yards in every MAC game, and Missouri, Central Michigan, Navy moved the ball against Toledo on the ground. Oliver's running better than ever. Fully expect that Oliver could be in for another 30-carry game unless UB is forced to open things up. Quarterback Joe Licata has done well accessing and making the necessary checks. If Rockets stop the run he'll have to make the short throws to keep the chains moving.
5. Extra points. Toledo holds a 6-3 edge in series after last year's 25-20 win in Buffalo. … Second-year Toledo head Coach Matt Campbell is signed through the 2017 season. The Rockets are 9-1 at home under Campbell with lone loss to Ball State last season. … UB will be without RB James Potts (shoulder). RB Devin Campbell (back) is probable.
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When her family relocated to the Valley 16 years ago, Sandy Lutrin had trouble letting go of her dream home in Sacramento.
In Phoenix, she and her husband, Cal, looked for space to garden, a convenient commute to downtown and a workable floor plan for their three children.
"We looked for almost a year," said Lutrin, who still remembers driving up a secluded, tree-lined lane just minutes northeast of the Phoenix city center - a trip that would end their home search.
The street still seems frozen in time, harking back to the 1940s, when the house they were visiting was built and when this 2�1/2-acre spread was called "the farm."
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As they toured the property, her children kept nodding their heads. Then the stars lined up.
"That was the day we got an offer on our house in Sacramento," she said.
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"We couldn't live here if Cal didn't enjoy taking care of the garden," Sandy Lutrin said of her husband, the chief of nuclear medicine at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. "He does."
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Kitchel's law firm (Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes) gave William Rehnquist, late chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, his start, hiring him in 1953.
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"To us, it felt like a 'manor,' and we wanted to honor them, because we loved it so much," Sandy Lutrin said.
Naomi Kitchel unveiled a "Kitchel Manor" plaque on the front gate, and everyone drank champagne.
In the past few years, the Lutrins have carefully added their stamp, updating the interior. They added hand-scraped hardwood floors, gave the bathrooms a facelift and transformed the kitchen with help from Leigh Kohrs of Inhabit in Phoenix.
A large butler's pantry and laundry room were moved to make space for a reading nook and a kitchen table because the Lutrins love to cook and entertain.
Today, the kitchen is a space Martha Stewart would envy: clean-lined but with vintage flair and character. Kohrs added white Shaker-style cabinetry, a travertine-brick backsplash and a pop of color with a buttery yellow kitchen island. Light-cream granite countertops tie the space together, and open shelves display colorful Fiestaware bowls.
The kitchen also features a gourmet six-burner stove with a yellow-onyx backsplash and a built-in hutch with original Art Deco stained-glass doors.
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Through a stately formal dining room and living room is another room they enjoy: the music and game room. Sandy Lutrin has taken up practicing the cello here, and friends and family members make use of the nearby pool table. Just outside is yet another garden - a private Zen garden with a fountain and a moon gate.
Upstairs, their master bedroom boasts two balconies overlooking their pool and gardens, and with views of Camelback mountain.
In the master bath, they preserved the vintage turquoise tile. To make the small space more luxurious, they moved a window and replaced a pedestal sink with an elegant dual vanity. Similar updates throughout have preserved historical finishes while adding modern conveniences.
The Lutrins have also created their own history. Their grounds have seen some grand parties: They hosted the wedding ceremony of a friend's daughter in their front yard and their own daughter's wedding reception near the pool.
Sandy Lutrin has also created an office in the guest cottage overlooking the pool for her practice as a naturopathic physician.
In their hearts, Kitchel Manor has long surpassed their California home.
"I love this house far more," Sandy Lutrin said. "I'm very happy here."
Cal and Sandy Lutrin's Arcadia-area home, dubbed "Kitchel Manor" after its original owners, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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All through their youth Kevin McNellis and Zane Willard have been playing catch with each other. They continued to do that ritual against the Tascosa Rebels Friday night at Dick Bivins Stadium.
McNellis and Willard played catch 10 times for 193 yards and one touchdown in leading the Borger Bulldogs to a 29-10 victory over the Rebels in non-district play. The win give the Bulldogs a 3-0 record. The Rebels fall to 0-3.
With the Tascosa defense doing a good job of stopping Borger running back Eron Haynes, the Bulldogs went to the air. Haynes, who gained more than 1,800 yards last year, was held to 77 yards in 16 carries. He missed last week's win over Perryton after being injured in the season opener against Clovis, N.M.
Borger coach Craig Shores said the Tascosa defense stifled Borger's running game with some defensive stunts.
"I thought they would try to take our running game away because they knew Eron would be back," said Shores. "They did a lot of slants and things like that. We came out and went to the pass and had some breaks go our way. Our quarterback made a lot of things happen.
"With them taking Haynes out of the game we were able to go outside with the defense sucked up. Our offensive line did a good job. A lot of time they brought eight men and we did a good job of protecting him."
Indeed it did. McNellis didn't get sacked and completed 17 of 30 passes for 256 yards. At one time he completed eight consecutive passes. He also finished as his team's leading rusher with 54 yards on six carries, mostly off scrambles.
"Me and Zane have been best friends forever," said McNellis. "Actually I've only been his quarterback for three years. But we've always played catch during the summer, trying to get those routes down."
The main weapon for McNellis and Willard was the fade pattern which Willard had catches of 14, 22, 20 and 56 on. He also had a 15-yard touchdown catch nullified because of offensive pass interference.
"Coach was calling some running plays that brought them up to play some bump coverage," said Willard of the Tascosa secondary. "We set them up for the fade route. On the last touchdown they said I pushed off, I didn't think I did but that's the way the calls go sometime."
Borger took control of the game late in the first half just when it seemed the Rebels, behind the running of Marlon Brown, had taken over the momentum. The Bulldogs demonstrated their quick strike potential by breaking a 10-10 tie by scoring two times in the last 2:14.
Following a Tascosa score with 5:30 left in the half, the Bulldogs traveled 80 yards in seven plays. The big plays were completions of 21 yards to Willard and 22 yards to Shawn Anglin. Haynes scored from 4 yards out.
After Tascosa failed to move the ball, Leonard Guerrero's punt was blocked by Joel Moreno. It took the Bulldogs five plays to go 23 yards, capping it off with a 15-yard scoring pass to Willard. Tim Hutton, who kicked field goals of 25, 38 and 32 yards, had his PAT kick blocked, but the Bulldogs led 23-10 at the half.
Turnovers were detrimental to the Rebels, who ran the ball well, gaining 189 yards. Brown led all rushers with 130 yards on 22 carries. But Rebel quarterback Jay McCrary was intercepted three times and the Rebels also lost two fumbles.
In fact Borger's first touchdown of the game came when defensive back Mark Cano intercepted a pass and returned it 55 yards for a score. That gave the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead.
But the Rebels roared back. They moved from their own 31 to the Borger 11 before a sack and a penalty moved them back. They had to settle for a school-record tying 47 yard field goal by Guerrero. The kick would have been good from 55 yards.
The Tascosa defense set up the rebels' only touchdown of the game. A Tascosa defender got a hand on a Borger punt and the Rebels got the ball at the Borger 31.
It took six plays for them to score as Brown gained 26 yards on four carries. The score was tied at 10-10, setting the stage for Borger's two late second half touchdowns.
"The turnovers were definitely the key," said Tascosa coach Doug McCutchen. "We can't expect to win if we commit those many turnovers. We moved the ball really well in the second quarter and part of the third. It could've been totally different if we don't have those turnovers."
Borger 29, Tascosa 10 Records: Borger 3-0; Tascosa 0-3. Impact: The Bulldogs won their third game of the season in as many tries. Tascosa remains winless. Key stat: Borger scored two touchdowns in the last 2:14 of the first half to break a 10-10 tie. Tascosa had five turnovers.
Borger 29, Tascosa 10
Borger101306-29Tascosa01000-10B- Tim Hutton 25 FG.
B- Mark Can 55 int. return (Hutton kick).
T- Leonard Guerrero 47 FG.
T- Marlon Brown 2 run (Guerrero kick).
B- Eron Haynes 4 run (Hutton kick).
B- Zane Willard 15 pass from Kevin McNellis (kick blocked).
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Analysis of High-dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy in 16 Patients with Refractory Autoimmune Blistering Skin Disease: High Efficacy and No Serious Adverse Events
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High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy is used in patients with severe autoimmune blistering diseases that are refractory to standard immunosuppressive therapy. To determine the efficacy and frequency of adverse events of IVIG therapy, we retrospectively analysed data for 16 patients with pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, paraneoplastic pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid and paraneoplastic bullous pemphigoid. Frequency of adverse reactions and efficacy of IVIG were analysed over time with a scoring system for every 6 months of IVIG therapy. Headache (43.8%) and fatigue (43.8%) were the most common side-effects recorded; serious adverse reactions did not occur. There was good overall efficacy, as measured by clinical response rates using a clinical score, as well as indicated by a mean reduction of 75.8% in the starting steroid dose.
Vera Seidling, Jochen H. O. Hoffmann, Alexander H. Enk, Eva N. Hadaschik
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, DE-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
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The Euro trades in near-term consolidative mode, following Thursday's repeated rejection above 1.32 and subsequent sharp fall to 1.3100, next downside target. The pair remains under pressure and keeps downside risk in play, with break below 1.3100, 50% retracement of 1.2754/1.3450, expected to open layers of supports, starting from 1.3080, daily cloud base, then 1.3020, Fibonacci 61.8% and psychological 1.3000 support. Near-term studies are negative, however, oversold conditions see scope for extended consolidation, ahead of fresh weakness. Price action is for now capped by 200DMA at 1.3144, previous support, now reverted to resistance, with weekly close below here, to confirm top at 1.3450 and signal further easing.
Res: 1.3144; 1.3165; 1.3200; 1.3216
Sup: 1.3100; 1.3080; 1.3020; 1.3000
The cross trades in corrective mode after cracking 132.00 trendline resistance. Pullback from fresh high at 132.13, dipped below 131.00 handle, 38.2% of 129.28/132.13, increases risk of further easing towards strong 130.70/60 support zone, 50% retracement / higher platform / daily cloud base, as hourly studies turned negative. From the other side, 4-hour structure remains positive and keeps targets at 132.41/72 in play, with 131.60 seen as ideal reversal point. Violation of the latter would put near-term bulls on hold.
Res: 131.46; 131.80; 132.13; 132.41
Sup: 130.85; 130.63; 130.37; 130.00
Cable holds positive near-term tone, with fresh high being posted at 1.5666, en-route towards 1.5700/16, next upside targets. Corrective pullback found footstep at 1.5572, above 50% retracement of 1.5461/1.5666, with regain of 1.5600 handle, seen as a signal for fresh attempt higher. Hourly indicators are emerging from negative territory, while positive 4-hour studies remain supportive. Correction low at 1.5572, offers initial support ahead of strong 1.55 zone, trendline support / 200DMA, while loss of higher platform at 1.5420 will be bearish.
Res: 1.5646; 1.5666; 1.5700; 1.5716
Sup: 1.5572; 1.5553; 1.5521; 1.5500
The pair eventually cracked 100 barrier and posted fresh high at 100.21, with subsequent easing seen as corrective. Dips were so far contained by 55DMA at 99.70 zone, with further correction not ruled out, as hourly studies are turning negative. Strong support zone at 99.15/00 should ideally contain and keep near-term bulls in play, as larger timeframes studies remain positive and see scope for extension towards 100.44/85, next targets.
Res: 100.00; 100.21; 100.44; 100.85
Sup: 99.68; 99.50; 99.15; 99.00
The pair trades in extended consolidative phase off 0.9187, 04/09 fresh high, with reversal being contained by hourly 55DMA at 1.9114 so far. Overall picture remains positive and favors further upside for final push towards key near-term barriers at 0.9220/32, regain of which to confirm double-bottom formation at 0.8846/90 and opem way for stronger correction. Any extension, however, should not exceed 0.9040, 50% retracement of 0.8890/0.9187 ascend.
Res: 0.9187; 0.9200; 0.9220; 0.9232
Sup: 0.9114; 0.9100; 0.9068; 0.9040
The cross came under increased pressure, as pullback from 1.1655 high of 04/09 broke below initial support at 1.1585, previous peak and threatens 1.1500 level, 38.2% of 1.1261/1.1685 ascend. Negative tone, established on the lower timeframes, sees the downside at risk, as loss of 1.1500 handle would risk extension to 1.1475 higher platform and full retracement of 1.1433/1.1655 upleg. Break below 1.1433/00 support zone would signal near-term top at 1.1655 and bring bears fully in play.
Res: 1.1541; 1.1575; 1.1600; 1.1623
Sup: 1.1500; 1.1475; 1.1433; 1.1400
Spot Gold has lost ground after upside rejection at 1400 barrier accelerated on a break below higher platform at 1384, with fresh weakness extending to 1364 so far. Near-term studies remain firmly bearish, with downside risk seen towards 1350 breakpoint zone, previous high / trendline support, below which to confirm near-term top at 1433. Bears would be delayed by consolidative/corrective action, with immediate resistance laying at 1384, previous strong support, reinforced by 55DMA, while only regain of 1400 hurdle would provide relief.
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Sup: 1364; 1353; 1350; 1347
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Breast reconstruction restores a woman's breast to near natural shape, appearance and size following mastectomy. Today, women have better choices in treatment of cancer, as well as breast reconstruction options.
The emotional and psychological adjustments of breast reconstruction are another factor to consider when life-altering decisions must be made. The choice to have breast reconstruction is a personal one and the risks and benefits must be acceptable to you. Discussing all of your breast reconstruction options with your surgeon is crucial to making an informed decision.
Below are several procedures offered at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery.
BODY LIFT Flap®
Pioneered at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, the BODY LIFT Flap® allows for a double fat layer in each breast when both breasts are being reconstructed. This is offered to the thin patient with ample breasts in the setting of bilateral mastectomy when volume preservation and projection are desired, yet the fat deposits in the waist and tummy are minimal. A body lift incision design in the waist gives both a tummy tuck effect and a lift of the buttocks in the donor site.
The DIEP takes advantage of excess skin and fat in the lower abdomen to create the new breast. The result in the abdomen is like a tummy tuck. In contrast to the TRAM flap, the DIEP procedure protects and preserves the core muscles of the abdomen and their strength.
APEX FlapCM
APEX FlapCM is used when the vessels of the abdomen are small or they are not in the best location. This procedure, pioneered at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, allows the surgeon to avoid cutting muscle in the abdomen while increasing the blood flow to the tissue to prevent fat necrosis and produce a breast with maximum softness and a tummy with preserved strength.
"Stacked" DIEP Flap
Pioneered at our Center, the "Stacked DIEP Flap" provides an option for the thin woman who needs reconstruction of a single breast. This allows for use of more abdominal fatty tissue than conventional procedures. The Stacked Flap gives women with a thin abdomen a new option when they otherwise might not have been candidates for use of the tummy fat.
Hip Flap
Our Center pioneered bilateral breast reconstruction using tissue from the hip/upper gluteal area. When the tummy tissue is insufficient, the gluteal perforator Hip Flap procedure can provide ample tissue to create the new breast in the thin patient while imparting a buttock lift and love handle reduction in the donor site.
Corrective Breast Reconstruction
Women who have failed breast reconstructions with either implants or flaps, or those with poor appearance in their previously reconstructed breasts, are often delighted to find out that our experience and expertise can help. Utilizing creative artistry and sophisticated microsurgical procedures, even the worst outcomes may be corrected or dramatically improved.
Lumpectomy Repair
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Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
Mastectomy incision placement has evolved into a science of its own. Modern techniques now allow for complete preservation of the breast skin as well as the nipple areola in most circumstances, further improving surgical outcomes.
Poland Syndrome
Poland Syndrome is a congenital condition ("birth defect") that causes failure of the breast to develop. This usually results in a breast that is much smaller than the other, sometimes with a nipple, sometimes without. Procedures pioneered at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery can allow for lasting correction, balance, and symmetry.
"Collagen Bra" Implant Reconstruction
Implant reconstruction has evolved with the addition of implantable collagen sheets. This material serves to support the implant internally much like a bra supports a natural breast externally. This allows for more stable placement and shaping. Consumers should be aware that they may need their implants replaced over time.
BRCA Reconstruction
For some women a genetically inherited trait puts them at very high risk for developing breast cancer (BRCA Mutation). Breast reconstructive techniques have advanced tremendously in recent years allowing preservation of beauty when a choice is made to undergo risk reducing prophylactic (preventive) mastectomy. The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery offers BRCA detection services with a simple in-office test that may be performed at the time of your consultation.
Lymphedema Treatment
The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery is a leader in lymphedema care. State of the art preventive protocols, full time therapists, and innovative treatment options ensure your risk of lymphedema is minimized and provide solutions for improvement when present.
TRAM Flap
The TRAM Flap procedure is not offered at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery. More advanced techniques now allow for use of the same tummy fat to create a new breast without destroying the abdomen's muscles or implanting artificial mesh. Pioneering work at our Center has resulted in the development of sophisticated microsurgical techniques that make the TRAM flap obsolete as a choice for breast reconstruction at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery.
Latissimus Flap
The Latissimus Flap procedure creates an incision across the back and moves the large "rowing muscle" from the back to the breast. This muscle is thin so an implant must usually be placed under it to form the new breast's projection and shape. The sacrifice of this muscle causes some shoulder weakness and the scar placement is considered unappealing. The Latissimus Flap is not offered as a first line choice for breast reconstruction at the Center For Restorative Breast Surgery.
The Center for Restorative Breast Surgery, affiliated with the St. Charles Surgical Hospital—the only hospital in the world dedicated to breast reconstruction for women facing breast cancer—was established to serve as a dedicated center of excellence for women seeking the most advanced methods of breast reconstruction. Craig A. Blum, MD; Frank J. DellaCroce, MD, FACS; Scott K. Sullivan, MD, FACS; Chris Trahan, MD, FACS; and M. Whitten Wise, MD are pioneers in the art of rebuilding breasts lost to cancer, preventive mastectomy, developmental defects, and deformities associated with previous surgery. Their sophisticated microsurgical techniques allow for recreation of the breast with natural tissue while preserving strength and restoring beauty. Together, with our Breast Oncology team Surgical Breast Oncologist W. Karl Ordoyne, M.D., FACS and Clinical Breast Oncologist Alan Stolier, M.D., FACS, they comprise a group of international leaders in breast cancer surgery options, pioneering groundbreaking procedures including nipple sparing mastectomy, the Stacked DIEP, the Gluteal Hip Flap, the BODY LIFT Flap®, and the APEX Flap. They have performed thousands of breast reconstruction procedures for women facing breast cancer, seeking BRCA risk reduction, or searching for solutions to existing breast deformities. Their Center is tailored and staffed to cater to the needs of clientele who travel from all over the world for their services. For more information please visit www.breastcenter.com or www.scsh.com.


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Health Care Reform Lite
Because I believe in comparative advantage, I blog about the few things I know something about and leave other topics in more capable hands. On those other topics I feel free to use shortcuts to form my tentative opinions since I won't be inflicting them on others. Over the years, for example, WWFT (what would Friedman think) has been a useful timesaver.
One area of absolute and comparative disadvantage for me is health-care economics. That's okay because the National Center for Policy Analysis for whom I work has several experts on health care economics. John Goodman, the founder and president, for example, is considered by many to be the father of Health Savings Accounts. He and Jeanette Goodman recently conducted an online petition drive against a government takeover of health care that collected a record 1.3 million signatures. My only contribution to that was to sign the petition.
I do know enough about the health-care debate in Washington to be strongly opposed to the proposed reforms, but, because of the comparative advantage of my colleagues in that area, I haven't immersed myself in it. Instead two or three simple facts tell me all I need to know.
If the reformers were really serious about reducing the cost and increasing the availability of health care, they wouldn't pass up the low hanging fruit. An obvious place to start–both in terms of impact and low cost–is medical lawsuit reform. Win-the-lottery lawsuits raise the cost of necessary malpractice insurance for doctors and cause doctors to practice defensive medicine that also raises cost dramatically. If the reformers won't go there, it means they have higher priorities than better, cheaper health care. They are clearly placing the financial interests of plaintiff lawyers above the health-care goals they claim to pursue. No doubt they will be substantially rewarded in campaign dollars.
Another example passing up low-hanging fruit is the failure to do anything to increase the number of doctors or to remove obstacles such as the caps they have placed on the number of medical residencies for medical students. We are expected to believe that we can add tremendously to the demand for medical services while limiting the supply and have costs fall. They don't have a high opinion of our intelligence, do they?
Here at the end of 2009 we are reading about dying patients and the families of patients on life support trying to hang on a few more days or hours to 2010 when the death tax declines to zero. They shouldn't hang on too long, however, because in 2011 the death-tax rate goes back up and the exempt amount goes back down.
Let's see now, Congress lowered the death-tax burden for a few years, eliminated it for one year, and are raising it back to its original high level the following year. With decisions like that, how can they expect us to take them seriously? At least they are sparing me the trouble of digging deeper into the details. Don't forget that the death tax taxes wealth that came from income that was already taxed, probably more than once.
On a slightly different topic, on Christmas Day, all that kept an airliner with over 300 passengers from being blown up over Detroit was a malfunctioning bomb fuse or detonator. It was pure dumb luck. Yet, the head of homeland security says our security procedures had worked. Then the TSA announces new security measures that have nothing to do with the nature of the new threat. They would be laughable if they weren't so inconvenient.
My personal favorite is a new requirement to remain seated for an hour prior to landing on international flights. I don't know about you, but nothing makes me want to go to the bathroom more than being told I can't go. For some time after 9/11, they enforced a 30 minute sit-down rule on flights into Washington D.C. I found that that was about my limit, and I'm about eight years older now. I think most people are.


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OSHA Trade Release
July 28, 2004
OSHA Contact: Frank Meilinger
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Focus to continue on better health and safety for the construction industry
WASHINGTON -- Keeping America's construction workers safe on the job will be the continued focus of a renewed Alliance between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), OSHA Administrator John Henshaw announced today.
Henshaw signed a two-year renewal for the CMAA's Alliance that will continue to address construction management issues in the workplace.
"Our Alliance with CMAA has helped increase the awareness of how safety and health impacts construction management issues," Henshaw explained. "The continuation of our collaborative efforts is vital to ensure that safety and health issues play a major role in the planning, design and construction of projects from inception to completion. Such efforts will save lives, and we're delighted that CMAA wants to continue working with us."
Added CMAA Executive Director Bruce D'Agostino: "CMAA is very pleased to renew our Alliance agreement with OSHA. Our Alliance will help us continue to provide our members with information on important industry safety practices. And, since professional construction managers are the leaders in the construction process, they are in an excellent position to ensure a top down awareness of these safety practices on America's projects and programs."
As a result of the Alliance, CMAA representatives worked with OSHA to develop a Safety and Health Topics page for construction management. The page helps construction managers improve their awareness and knowledge of common safety issues that exist in today's construction industry. CMAA also developed a safety page on their website with construction-related safety and health information and links to regulatory agencies and other associations.
Over the past year and a half, OSHA personnel have made presentations at CMAA annual and chapter meetings helping to increase the construction managers' recognition of OSHA's role on a jobsite. The ultimate goal is for construction managers to place more emphasis on including safety and health in the complete construction process.
The Alliance will continue to focus on reducing and preventing exposure to construction industry hazards and increasing access to industry safety and health information and training resources. Additionally, the Alliance's implementation team is discussing a number of activities for the renewal, including the development of a safety program targeted to medium-sized contractors.
CMAA promotes professionalism and excellence in the management of the construction process and the acceptance of construction management as a professional discipline. The association's membership includes more than 2,000 firms and individuals representing owners, engineers, architects, contractors, educators, and students.
OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Labor Department news releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this release will be made available in alternative format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request. Call 202-693-7773 or TTY 202-693-7755.
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