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Mississippi state Attorney General Jim Hood, along with the National Association of Attorneys General, complained yesterday that Google is (once again) posting advertisements for illegal online pharmacies through its search engine, and is even allowing this drug-related content to be posted on YouTube.
To make matters worse, Hood said the content and advertisements are easy to find.
"On every check we have made, Google's search engine gave us easy access to illegal goods, including websites which offer dangerous drugs without a prescription, counterfeit goods of every description," said Hood. "This behavior means that Google is putting consumers at risk and facilitating wrongdoing, all while profiting handsomely from illegal behavior."
The National Association of Attorneys General further complained that YouTube hosts many videos on how to buy drugs from online pharmacies without a prescription. Some of the results even have links to websites that sell the drugs, such as Tramadol or Percocet.
The association said Google is not doing its part to keep citizens safe. For users to post videos on YouTube, they must allow Google to post ads on the video's pages. Once users give YouTube permission, Google splits the page-view revenue with the users. However, the complaint is that Google isn't paying close enough attention to what's being posted, and is even making money off of the explicit content.
"We take the safety of our users very seriously and we've explained to Attorney General Hood how we enforce policies to combat rogue online pharmacies and counterfeit drugs," Google said in a statement yesterday. "In the last two years, we've removed more than 3 million ads for illegal pharmacies, and we routinely remove videos that are flagged for violating YouTube's Guidelines regarding dangerous or illegal content."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched an investigation against Google in 2009 regarding whether the search leader knowingly accepted fake Canadian pharmacy ads online that were illegal. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), shipping prescriptions to the United States from outside of the country is "generally illegal" because they are not FDA-approved for safety. The DOJ stated that Google was aware of this since as early as 2003, concluding that it knowingly accepted these
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The very latest, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...now-event.html.
Things changed pretty fast in offshore racing.
Beat me to it Artie!! Show up on the set race day and break the record like the Joes did in their Outerlimits. Also I recall someone stating that during the originial record run they stopped for fuel ect and stopped the clock........if that is the case Joe's record is more impressive!
I suppose u can go around the island whenever you want?? but if you want it to count you should run with everyone else. Why should he get to pick and choose a perfect day??? seems like crap to me
It's a lot easier to "pick a day" in August to run then running the ocean in Sept. The seas are a lot flatter in Aug then in Sept when the wind direction changes with building seas. Plus more likely to have hurricanes off the NE coast pushing bigger waves. I say it's a crock of s@*t for them to pick when they want to wait for perfect water (like they did in there original record) and for the NPBA to agree to it is even more disturbing and a unfair disadvantage to those running at the set date in Sept.
Respectfully disagree. Six started, one outboard and one inboard finished.I suppose u can go around the island whenever you want??
Great endeavor, be safe and good luck to all, at anytime.
"2011 Entrants and results:
19' Monza/Donzi with a 351 Homan and Moody driveline, crewed by Virginia's Brian Zellner and
Lon Price started and made it to Hempstead Bay before the ignition box failed. Their race finished
early at the end of a rope.
30' Sonic SS with 350 Chevies, and last year's winner, Connecticut's Joe DeFusco with his son, Joe
DeFusco IV, started and made it to the Atlantic Ocean off Montauk Point before one of those
Alpha's popped.. Their dreams of back-to-back wins dashed, they came home on the trailer.
42' Outerlimits with 1075 HP's from Brick, NJ, with Dr. Gabe Jasper and Rolf Papke at the helm,
started and battled for the lead, but lost 'boost' when a tensioner bracket broke causing the belt to
fail. They plowed on, holding a pace at 60 mph on one motor. Drive line vibrations signaled the
onset of serious powertrain injury forcing Gabe and Rolf to put it on the trailer at Long Beach.
38' Fountain Center-Console Sport Fish, "Road Runner", with quad Mercury 300 HP Outboards,
ran by Norm Salem from Stamford, CT and Bob Kolenberg, Jim Troy and Dan Pickering of
ThinkFast Films. They broke the old Outboard record of 5 hours and 22 minutes by completing the
course in 4 hours and 15 minutes.
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the 'Phantom Bronx Race Team'. They held third place until Orient Point, where they suffered
engine issues and ended up trailering back with a few crewmembers riding in the boat.
43' Outerlimits with Ilmor 725 HPs, Joe Cibellis and JoeSgro from New York. Winners when they
completed the course in RECORD TIME: 3 Hours and 5 minutes."
Last edited by Lighthouse; 07-31-2012 at 07:23 PM.
"They (the entrants in the Sept. 22 event) can chase our record after we set it," Hayim added, and laughed.
The Greek philosopher Seneca once summed it all up by saying......."Without the dust, there is no glory."
If Mr Hayim goes around the island in a very fast time, good for him and maybe there is a record book out there for the fast run of the day, like for the Staten Island ferry....which does not ocean race either...I guess he could enter his number in that record book, but it has nothing to do with the Around Long Island Race records.
When the races were run and won by guys like Brownie, Odell, Jim Wynne, Sam Griffith and Dick Genth they did it on any day the race was scheduled and against any other racer with any other type of boat they brought to the challenge.
Does anyone doubt that Don Aronow, with all of his resources could not have built the lightest, fastest racer of the day.....and then waited for perfectly flat calm waters and go out and "Break the record." No, he raced on the given race day with whatever conditions prevailed. He never won the race, but boy he sure tried and for that he is still honored and esteemed these many years later.
The past winners of the race..... and that includes the first Joe with his 31 foot Sonic two years ago and the two Joes last year with their Outerlimits ....are the only legitimate claimants to a record run in a race. And they should be the only ones recognized.
I think that if you are not capable of winning a real open ocean water race.... against any and all odds, Don would probably be just as happy if you didn't enter and get in the way of the real competitors.
Sounds like a gauntlet and opportunity (to me)! And NASCAR should race in the rain.They (the entrants in the Sept. 22 event) can chase our record after we set it,
Some old stuff; for context, take care. http://www.lesliefield.com/races/194...n_the_east.htm
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Multiple boats can show up for an event it is called a race, in an attempt to break a record. One boat goes it alone and tries to break a record, like Gentry from England to the USA, or Dr. Bob Magoon, George Morales or Pepe Nunez from Miami to New York, or Howard Arneson down the Mississippi River but other boats were not present and participating the record breakers new record should not count? Flawed logic. That appears to be what I get out of the previous post either directly or impliedly.
I disagree with the previous posts, what is their to be scared of, he takes his CAT out there, with his hopefully reliable Mercury power and breaks the record, what's the problem? Is it because it is not an OL? Get over it. Records are meant to be broken, I do not care when you do it just do it! It is the same body of water, the same distance, ....call it race if you want multiple boats participating, he is going for a record just like any other race-record setter has done in the past. Maybe he breaks it , or maybe he fails, but at least he tried, and for him just making that attempt - good for him. I wish I had the resources and the boat capable of trying to break the record. And if you haven't figured it out by now, the record breakers always seem, and are the wealthy, with great resources comes great results (or potentially great results).
As Jimmy Spencer would say on the Speed Channel, "you all need the crying towel." Let anyone who wants to try the break the record do it whenever they want, but I do like the Around Long Island Run event, to me it is now my favorite offshore event, other than Key West (which is race in miles, not against a time clock).
Pictures of the Miami to NYC record setters..what is not to understand? They raced the clock over a set distance.....tell these racers their record should not count because other boats did not participate, really?
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Where is the youtube of the SS United States racing Branson in the Atlantic for the Blue Riband?
"they raced the clock over a set distance" Great pictures, thanks! Agree 100%! Got any pictures from Miami -NYC - Miami?
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Capitalism is a dysfunctional economic system that benefits a few while exploiting and neglecting the majority. But it's not only that. It's also a social relationship of domination, where a small class of capitalists exerts power over the whole society through the private ownership of the means of production. Under capitalism, the purpose of all commodity production (including food) is not to meet the needs of the people; but to make a profit. Food production has become a massive profit center, as well as a tool of domination, both domestically and globally.
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First, capitalism starves people. Enough food is produced in the world to feed everyone. Yet 920 million people worldwide suffer from hunger, simply because it's not profitable to feed them. Malnutrition is the key factor causing the deaths of 2.6 million children each year. In the US, 1 in 6 people don't have adequate food; that's 33.5 million adults and 16.7 million children.
Meanwhile Wall Street speculators caused an intense world food crisis from 2006-2008, driving up the price of wheat by 80%, corn by 90% and rice by 320%. After temporarily stabilizing, prices are again (in September 2012) nearly at the peak reached in April 2008.
In addition to causing hunger, capitalism also poisons people.
It makes eating unhealthy food very compelling, by making it more affordable than healthy food, and also through intense propaganda. In the US, the price of fresh produce has gone up by 40% in recent decades, while the price of processed food and soda (most of which contains government subsidized corn), decreased by 30%. There are five fast food restaurants for every supermarket. Fast food companies spent $4.2 billion on marketing in 2009.
GMO foods, in particular, are extremely profitable. Worldwide, companies like Monsanto, Cargill and Dupont made $13.2 billion from GM seeds in 2011, plus another $160 billion from just three GM crops: corn, soy and cotton.
In the US, 93% of canola is genetically modified, as is 95% of soy, and 86% of the corn crop.
There is no reason for these poisonous foods to be produced except for big business interests to make money. Not only the food industry benefits; the many diseases caused by unhealthy food keep profits flowing to the pharmaceutical and insurance industries as well. The many illnesses suffered by the population are not a problem for capitalism.
Capitalist food production is also extremely ecologically destructive. 98% of the American prairie has been converted into annual monocrops. In the US, industrial agriculture causes the loss of three tons of topsoil per acre, per year. One season of planting wheat, corn or soy, can destroy 2000 years of soil. We all know where we're headed with numbers like that.
Capitalism that goes global is imperialism. Imperialism isn't just open warfare. It is the economic domination of one country by another – along with the exertion of political and cultural influence.
In much of the world, subsistence farming has been destroyed and replaced by monocrops produced for export. The last land still in control of subsistence farmers is currently being violently stolen and converted to industrial farming, or held for speculation (particularly in Africa and Latin America).
One way capitalists acquire land for agribusiness is by dumping cheap food.
Four members of One Struggle just spent a week in Haiti (October 2012), where we met with members of worker and student organizations. Traveling around Port-au-Prince, we saw a lot of bags of rice marked with the words "US AID." Donating food, especially after a disaster like the earthquake two years ago, seems like a nice thing to do, right? But in fact it's purely self-serving for US business interests. Decades ago, the head of USAID openly said that most money given to other countries ends up back in the pockets of US-based businesses.
The US has been using rice for several decades as one of the many ways it's destroying Haiti's national economy. This is rice that is subsidized, which means that the US government gives our hard-earned money, in the form of taxes, to huge agribusinesses. Many people in the US would wholeheartedly support a policy that actually benefitted the people of Haiti. But this is done for the sole purpose of profiting US companies while destroying Haiti's food sovereignty.
It could actually help if the US donated funds for Haitian farmers to distribute their own rice to the people. Instead they send rice, which in Haiti they call "Miami rice." When the country is flooded with free rice, the local farmers can't compete, they can't sell their crops, and so they lose their land. The land is bought up by foreign investors who are building industrial parks and hotels. The Bush-Clinton Foundation is one of the entities buying up huge areas of coastal land to build hotels. The dispossessed farmers have to find jobs, either in these hotels, or they have to go to the city where conveniently there are Free Trade Zones with sweatshops that make clothes for US companies like Hanes and Cherokee. The minimum wage of $4.45 per day, which is often not honored, is less than a family can survive on.
This pattern is repeated across the globe.
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It is everyone's right to have safe, sustainable food. And it is possible. What stands in our way is a system that functions solely for the benefit of a few, putting their profits ahead of the needs of the people and the planet. Regulating or reforming this system will not change its fundamental nature. Corporations are a problem, but they are not the root of the problem. They are a symptom, manifestations of a competitive and inherently expansionist economic system. For us to have healthy and sustainable food, we must do away with capitalism.


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I want to get into freezer bag cooking (although my wife tells me that the plastic might leach into the food). I was thinking of making my own cozies out of some insulation type material available at hardware stores. Does anyone have directions on how to do this or suggestions? Also, if I can can't convince my wife to ingest BPA, would the same concept work for my cookpot?
I'm currently eating freeze-dried foods but get tired of 'em about 1 day into my trips.Dec 17, 2008 at 12:19 pm #1464978
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BPA is only found in polycarbonate (eg Lexan) plastic. That is a rigid plastic used for bottles.
Actually, the whole thing is a beat-up in the true Urban Myths class: the actual risk to a walker is truly minimal. But, it does mean the shops get to sell a whole new load of water bottles to replace the Lexan ones … profit motive.
Freezer bags are typically made from polyethylene, and this plastic has no plasticisers.
Other plastic films and cozy materials may use other plastics, but they still won't be polycarbonate.
CheersDec 17, 2008 at 12:51 pm #1464986
Kathleen BMember
@rosierabbitLocale: Pacific Northwest
Sarah sells cozies on her website: freezerbagcooking.com
Or just use your extra clothing to nestle the ziplock bags into.
Or you can buy that silver insulated stuff at a home depot type store and cut it to size and tape it. See antigravitygear.com's website to see what it looks like.
Or you can cut quilted fabric a little bigger than the size ziplock bag you use and sew it into a pillowcase shape.
Be sure to check out Sarah's book and Dicentra's OnePanWonders book for great recipes and ideas to launch you on your own creations.Dec 17, 2008 at 2:32 pm #1465012
I knew I had it around somewhere! Here is an old blog entry I did with links to how to make your own cozy out of Reflectix material (from the hardware store)
Not hard at all to do but fair warning – the rolls are huge ;-)Dec 17, 2008 at 3:01 pm #1465020
Jim ColtenBPL Member
@jcoltenLocale: MN
The rolls ARE large! I've insulated my heat ducts with reflectix and have leftover material and tape.
If folks really want to make their own (or AGG style pot or water bottle cozies) I can sell some by the foot at cost+shipping+paypal_fees (would not be much)
If interested, PM me with amount wanted and I'll quote a price.Dec 17, 2008 at 6:14 pm #1465063
Here are some that I made for my BPL Firelite Pots. From the left: SUL1100, SUL900, SUL550. If you decide to do this project I would suggest making the Cozy lids long enough to completely cover the sides of the pot. I've noticed a fair amount of warmth coming through the cozy while I'm eating. If the cozy walls are double thickness, due to the top skirt being full length, it will provide a significant increase in heat retention with an insignificant weight gain. Use Reflectix Tape to do the seams.
Manny, SUL1100, Moe, SUL900 & Jack, SUL550
Manny, Moe & Jack, with their Refectiz cozies
This is an easy project and only requires Refletix, Reflectix tape & Scissors. Total time for all three was about a half hour.Dec 17, 2008 at 7:45 pm #1465076
Scott SMember
@sschloss1Locale: New England
I'm just curious how much you paid for the Reflectix. AntiGravityGear has similar pot cozies for about $10. I like the idea of making my own, but it might be cheaper to buy one, especially since I only have one pot that I use.Dec 17, 2008 at 9:54 pm #1465088
Michael ChudzinskiMember
Hello Jim,
Pm sent.Dec 18, 2008 at 5:18 am #1465114
Sarah WeltonMember
"although my wife tells me that the plastic might leach into the food"
If you're worried about that you can find some flat bottomed (gusseted), resealable bags on Packit Gourmet that are safe for use with food and boiling water. They're not ok for actually dunking into boiling water though – I think the plastic begins to break down if you do that.Dec 18, 2008 at 8:54 am #1465151
Btw, I have used the bags from Packit – they work nice. They also fit in the cozies that I sew/sell :-)Dec 20, 2008 at 1:59 pm #1465595
I just went over to the Packit website. Mmmmm…the meals there look good. Are they significantly better than the standbys at REI? I'm thinking of ordering one or two to try out. However, the website says not to put the boiling water in the bag. Does this mean that you would have to use your own freezer bag or pot and put the food in there to cook?
Are your cozies as efficient in retaining heat as the reflectix ones? What kind of material do you use? How does the weight compare? I just got your book, I plan on trying out some of the recipes.
Before I know it, I'll need a dehydrator…
DavidDec 20, 2008 at 3:30 pm #1465606
In my testings my cozies are about the same overall as Reflectix ones with the bonus of being scrunchable, washable and multi purpose ;-) I use a fabric called Insul Bright for the interior – it is mylar that is punched with another layer.
Now the PIG meals? Yumm-o!! I have reviewed a number of them :-) A number of them though do need to be cooked in a single pot. And yes, they are miles above commercial meals at REI. Real food!Dec 22, 2008 at 8:27 am #1465839
I'm gonna order some Packit meals real quick for my upcoming trip. I leave on Friday so I won't have time to really fool around with making myown, nor to order one of Sarah's cozies. I'll have to make my own cozy I guess.
I'm also gonna order the boil-in-bags from Packit. Will most of the meals fit into these?
I don't have a frying pan, and I don't feel like I can justify the weight. Alternatives? Is there a way to make scrambled eggs and such without a frying pan?
My cookpot right now is an MSR Titan Kettle, and I just got a BPL Firelite 550 for solo or SUL trips. I typically travel with my wife, though.
Sarah: Do you have any ideas on how to modify the instructions on the PackIt Meals for freezer bag cooking? Or do the instructions already tell you about how long to steep it for?Dec 22, 2008 at 9:38 am #1465850
Tim FBPL Member
@kneebyterLocale: the depths of Hiking Hell (Iowa)
I have a frying pan from one of the cheapo Wal-Mart/Ozark Trail aluminum mess kits that cost around $5. It weighs 1.75oz without the handle (which isn't needed). It is very thin, but seemed to work OK the two times I used it. It will probably depend a lot on the stove you use. I put it on TOP of a Ti-Tri Caldera Cone with the alcohol stove and it was fine. something to consider.
-TimDec 23, 2008 at 4:39 am #1466063
Donna CBPL Member
@leadfootLocale: Middle Virginia
Could you make something out of those stove liners? Just cut to size, roll up the sides and fashion a handle (or not). A small pie tin could work too. Just a guess.Dec 23, 2008 at 12:26 pm #1466120
The stove liner sounds like a good idea, though it seems it might be a bit thin. Maybe a piece of aluminum flashing would work.
I just got my Packit Gourmet shipment today! Wow, I ordered yesterday and already have it. Now, can someone tell me how to modify some of the instructions for FBC? In other words, when the instructions say to "simmer" for 5-7 minutes, does that mean you can steep with a cozy instead?
Any idea how to convert simmer time into FBC time?
To give you an idea of what I ordered, I got
-Bangers and Mash (2 servings)
-Market Pasta Puttanesca (2 servings)
-Diner Deluxe Scrambled eggs
-Ramen Rescue
-A bunch of freeze dried meats and vegetables
and more
I also ordered some of the boil-in-the-bags for FBC. Incidentally, the ones that the meals come with look identical…I wonder if these are boil-safe as well?
I can't wait to try all this out on my Big Bend trip this weekend.Dec 23, 2008 at 12:55 pm #1466129
In my experience: If the directions say to boil for more than seven to ten minutes I buy something else. Less than that I just rehydrate in boiled water. That's where the cozy makes such a big difference. More efficient rehydration and keeps my dinner warm all the way to the bottom of the pan/freezerbag/etc.Dec 23, 2008 at 4:50 pm #1466190
I just bought some reflectix, a big roll was about $20. How do you store your cozy once it's made?Dec 23, 2008 at 7:42 pm #1466210
Are you making pot cozies or freezerbag cozies?
My pot cozies live on the pot. My freezerbag cozies stack with a rubber band to keep them from running amok.Dec 24, 2008 at 12:05 pm #1466308
Hmmmmm….I need to think a bit (I am brain dead from being forced to go to DisneyWorld this week) and I will figure it out ;-) Just so you know I am not ignoring my PM's. Heh!Dec 24, 2008 at 5:16 pm #1466347
David I just posted a thread on MYOG for making Reflectix pot cozies.Dec 24, 2008 at 6:13 pm #1466359
Christopher HoldenBPL Member
@back2basicsLocale: Southeast USA
Since Sarah didn't say it, I'll chime in with my own experience. I have one of hers and a Reflectix style cozy I got from AGG in my Caldera Kitchen kit. The Reflectix is basically bubble wrap. If/when something should puncture a few of the bubbles, it doesn't insulate in that spot as well since it no longer retains the heat. Depending on how many bubbles get compromised, this could have minimal or more influence. Sarah's cozies are a cloth material on the outside with a synthetic insulation on the inside. Any damage to it should only be cosmetic. I don't think the difference would be much, but logic leads me to the one that would be harder to damage.
I hold no financial interest in either, but I prefer my "old school camo" cozy to the Reflectix one any day.
ChrisDec 24, 2008 at 6:14 pm #1466360
Christopher HoldenBPL Member
@back2basicsLocale: Southeast USA
" Manny, Moe & Jack, with their Refectiz cozies
Aren't those the names of the "Pep Boys"?Dec 24, 2008 at 6:28 pm #1466361
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Home › Forums › Campfire › Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements › New England-area GTG #2: Winter Wonderland
Nov 17, 2011 at 9:01 am #1282092
Another call out to all the New England-ish area folks for a second GTG!
I've spoken with a few of those that made it to the first GTG and there is both interest in having a second GTG and having a "deep winter" hike where the winter veterans can share their knowledge and skills with the rest of us.
I (we) am(are) proposing an initial hike where us newbies can get our winter-overnight feet "wet" (cold? ehh, my analogies fail me…) on a hike where the overnight temperatures will not drop too cold.
I think the holidays are a tough time so perhaps we can find a date in January, and a location, where we can put together an overnighter + a decent mileage hike (say 15miles?).
Enter yourself on the BPL member map, it's a useful tool for members and for us to figure out a good spot: Member Map
1) zoom in to your general location
2) click edit in the left hand column, three new buttons will appear on the map, one is the google maps "dropper"
3) drag the dropper to a location reasonably close to where you live.
4) fill out the form with your name/BPL name and any other info you would like to include (link to forum profile, etc).
Bryce has set up a survey to try and find a date that is most agreeable to the majority of us,
For Dates, shelter preferences and mileage…
– UPDATE 2011Dec19 –
for some reason the "Watch This Thread" wasn't sending me emails, but I'm back to writeup the latest:
Weekend of 13Jan2011 – 15Jan2011
Glastenberry Mountain, VT
The south trail head is about 5 miles east of Bennington on rt. 9 on the North side of the highway.
From a topo map and trip reports it is a long mellow hike. apx 10 miles one way to the summit. It also crosses little pond mountain summit (3331') about 6.5 miles one way. The trail to the summit is the long trail/AT so it should be easy to find out way, however I do think this will be a winter hike that will require lots of trail braking because of its remote location.
Start elevation is around 1400', a quick steep climb to 2000' and then a easy mile to the shelter at around 2400' little pond mountains summit is 3331', the trial drops to a col at about 2900' and then a climb back up to 3748' for Glastenbury mountain summit.
I think this will be a LONG easy hike which will make it a bit harder in the low light of winter. Headlamps will be used to hike on this mountain.
It also looks like there might not be any views from the summit because they closed the fire tower down a few years ago. – Jeremy Osburn
From Walter Carrington:
Glastenbury mt. section of 100 classic hikes in New England on google books
A neat map link, shows AT overlaid on Google maps, click on trail segment box under the map
From Bryce:
Plan for 0F nights, average lows for nearby Shaftsbury in January
More Weather links:
Point Forecast
NOAA snow conditions
Prospect Mountain Ski Conditions
Stratton snow report
Mount Snow snow report
Friday night is a 2mi hike in to Melville-Nauheim Shelter
Saturday is an 8 mile hike to the Goddard Shelter
Sunday is a 10mi hike out to the trailheadNov 17, 2011 at 9:16 am #1802755
….I'm in.
I'm more than happy to setup a poll and SPAM BPL members on the BPL Member Map. :p
Don't have any current spots in mind, but perhaps somewhere around the 15F mark during January would be a decent place to start.Nov 18, 2011 at 3:49 am #1803030
Absolutely! I'm going to be out of commission until mid-January at least, but I definitely want to get into some more winter backpacking. Easing into it is the right idea.
I don't know how winter is in the Berkshires, but western Mass does seem like a good place for us all to meet. If we can get more than one trip this winter, easing into the winter backpacking could well go like… Western Mass, then Southern Vermont, then the Whites, and… if we're really crazy and like long drives, northern Maine. Oh yeah!
I can't speak for everyone in this regard, but I don't have a full winter gear set-up. I'm working on building one, but would anybody be interested in group cooking, camping at a lean-to, or other such sharing of group equipment?Nov 18, 2011 at 6:11 am #1803048
Steve brought up sharing equipment, and that'd definitely be a decent idea. Heck, even the cabin on our last trip would work, but I bet everyone wants to try something different. The AT that runs through there might have decent shelters?
You sell your sleeping bag? ;pNov 18, 2011 at 7:18 am #1803057
Indeed, I think sharing gear where possible is important for the new guys, since winter gear is expensive and what to buy is also a concern.
I know places like REI rent gear and that may be the way to go. Rent a 4 person 4 season tent as a group (or, for instance, I have my Nemo Losi 3p which can sleep 4 though isn't storm "proof" so would work well for a calmer weather weekend), etc. It's something I'm hoping the experienced folk can help with, what can/should we share, what can be rented, etc.Nov 18, 2011 at 9:53 am #1803108
Clint HewittMember
@walksoftly33Locale: New England
I am in for a winter excursion.
Im a newbie as well, I have only one winter overnighter to my name, near sages ravine in wmass. Post holed the entire trip, I recommend slowshoes if there is any decent amount of snow.
That cabin looks pretty inviting with its wood burning stove and four walls! A lean to would be colder the wind would come right in and also the convection underneath would steal alot of our warmth. A tarp could be put across the front to mitigate it some.
Im up for sharing gear as well.
I do not have much winter gear. But I do have a -15* cabellas synthetic rectangular sleeping bag… it only weighs 7lbs! Maybe some MYOG is in order to tapper it and cut some weight.Nov 18, 2011 at 10:14 am #1803111
I'd be up for that cabin, if everyone didn't mind similar scenery. Of course any other cabin would be fine. This way people could sleep outside and try shelters and if that doesn't work, grab a bunk in the cabin.
Is 5 lbs 15oz 1light for a 3 person shelter? I have no idea.
That shelter would hold up fine to all but a 100 year storm.
@clint – da_n you and your MYOG skills! :pNov 18, 2011 at 12:56 pm #1803165
I've slept 4 people in that tent a few times. you just can't be too tall… it's cozy, but that may be an advantage in winter?Nov 18, 2011 at 3:17 pm #1803202
Hmm. Yeah, I had thought of staying in lean-tos, but Clint you're right that it could get drafty under them. I wonder if that cabin on Alander is a popular place… we wouldn't want to show up needing it and find that there are a lot of people already there.
As for group gear, all I've got for extra stuff is a pair of Lightning Ascent snowshoes and I might have a Whisperlite. I haven't used the latter in five years, but it should still work.
Bryce… yes. That's a long story, though :)Nov 18, 2011 at 5:11 pm #1803227
we'll have something to talk about as we all freeze our bums off!Nov 20, 2011 at 11:37 am #1803682
Barry StarrfieldMember
@barryannarborLocale: New England
I just moved to Cambridge last summer. I'm fairly well equipped for winter – I've got a Bibler Bombshelter, MSR XGK, etc. that I'd be glad to share.
– BarryNov 21, 2011 at 7:25 am #1803980
Steve, could you drop a reminder to fill out the Member map in your first post? It may help in deciding on a location, though we were happy with the general area for the last meetup.
Thanks.Nov 21, 2011 at 7:44 am #1803984
Jim ColtenBPL Member
@jcoltenLocale: MN
I'm not a New Englander …. but I can emphatically concur that winter sleeping in a 3 sided shelter or on any sort of raised platform will be colder (bleeping colder!) than on the snow.Nov 21, 2011 at 7:49 am #1803989
For Dates, shelter preferences and mileage…
http://www.zoomerang.com/Shared/SharedResultsPasswordPage.aspx?ID=L2BBVZGQLQV2Nov 21, 2011 at 6:59 pm #1804213
Phil is a machine. I'm more thinking of something with a low between 0-15F and not necessarily peak bagging a 6K foot summit. :p Perhaps some snowshoeing (I have an extra set, but for a lighter guy. I bought them first, and then were undersized for my 195# self) and bring some microspikes.
Is that what other had in mind?Nov 22, 2011 at 7:28 am #1804348
Heck yeah. Western Mass and Southern Vermont are great in this regard– no alpine stuff, so snowshoes should be enough without any need for crampons and self-arrest training.
As for temps, we'll plan the date and play it by ear from there. It's entirely possible it will get colder, but we'll discuss that when the time comes.Nov 22, 2011 at 9:09 am #1804374
Clint HewittMember
@walksoftly33Locale: New England
Any time after the first of the year is good for me. Western MA or Southern Vt sound like good spots. I would love to work up the knowledge, skill, gear and courage to attempt something in the Whites at some point as well.
Gobble GobbleNov 22, 2011 at 9:13 am #1804377
Seth ReichmanMember
I won't be able to make it until after the 18th, but definitely interested.Nov 22, 2011 at 9:47 am #1804387
Peter RodriguesBPL Member
@prodriguesLocale: New York
First off Bryce thanks for the invite!
I don't have a lot of experience (winter or otherwise) but would love to come along. Unfortunately, January is the crazy time (birthdays, baby shower, baby due) so I'll have to be a late addition, if at all. It makes more sense that I'll have to wait for the next one. If you all aren't too far from the lower hudson valley, I'll join for a day with some scrumptious treats.
PeteNov 22, 2011 at 9:56 am #1804390
Curtis B.BPL Member
@rutilateLocale: Pacific Northwest
I'd be interested. I have a North Face VE25 tent that supposedly sleeps four, but weighs 9 lbs. I might have another couple of pair of snowshoes if people need them, as well as an XGK stove, extra XL down coats, etc. Too much gear that I've never gotten around to selling might just come in handy!Nov 22, 2011 at 11:24 am #1804429
Tom EickenbergBPL Member
@teickenberg50gmail-comLocale: Mid Coast Maine
Thanks for the invite; I am sorry I cannot make it. Please keep me in the loop for future NE GTG's.Nov 22, 2011 at 1:10 pm #1804482
Pete AndersonMember
@hosaphoneLocale: Boston-ish, MA
Ugh, gonna have to practice using a pee bottle….
I don't have any winter gear whatsoever. I apparently sleep warm and do have a 20F WM Alpinlite which is crazy warm despite being way too roomy. If I filled all that extra room inside up with jackets, long johns etc, I bet I could extend the rating pretty far. Can always bring a couple hand warmers too.
I don't think I'm ready to spend a whole bunch of money on winter gear, but if we did an easy overnight I'd probably be game.Nov 25, 2011 at 1:16 pm #1805439
tommy dMember
Well, I'm excited to hear that there's already another BPL trip in the planning stages. I hope I can join this time. I have plenty of winter gear. I have a winter tent, -20 bag, etc. So, I don't have any limits. Also, I'm fine with whatever distance you guys want to cover. I'll do 200 feet from the trail-head or anywhere under 20 miles.
I'm free the weekend of January 21st or 28th. Also, I could do something in Feb. Southern Vermont would work best for me, but western Massachusetts would be fine too. Also, if people want to hike in the Whites, I'd be more than happy to go there with you guys. We wouldn't need to do any alpine stuff.
We could to a piece of the Catamount Trail in southern VT, which is pretty much the winter alternative to the Long Trail and AT in Vermont.
Keep me posted.Nov 25, 2011 at 4:27 pm #1805495
DougBPL Member
I'm interested. I've got my gear (might use someone's stove if my esbit won't work, but I haven't had it fail me yet). Since I generally don't plan too far ahead, I'll just wait and see what weekend in January y'all decide on. The only weekend, right now, I couldn't do is mid-Feb, as I'm going out to the west coast gathering then.
I'd be happy to share a cabin, but when it comes to tents – I'm not much of a sharer! I've got my own shelter I'll bring – either the Brooks-Range Rocket or the Scarp 1 with fabric inner. If I attend, I could also lend one if someone needed it. And I have a Scarp 2 with fabric inner I could lend as well. Both Scarps are new/unused, so if you 'break' it, you bought it! Also have a Golite 0 degree Adrenaline bag converted into a quilt I could lend someone (as long as you're sleeping in clothes and not naked). Guess that's about it.Nov 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm #1805499
Hey Doug,
Jealous of your West coast trip….I had planned on attending, but I wanted more of a hike than a gathering out there if I was going to make the effort. Keep me posted if you catch a trip out West like that. I know it's on my list for next year. I'll be hiking in AZ already off a work trip, ope to have more (anyone want to come?!).
I might need that 0 degree bag if you come up… stinking JRB won't put their High Sierra Sniveller quilt on sale, haha. I have a 15F Marmot Helium that I will use if the temps are right though.
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INDEFINITELYBLUE MAN GROUP | The Drama Desk Award–winning trio of cobalt-painted bald pates begin their delightful and deafening evening of anti–performance art beating drums that are also deep buckets of paint, so that sprays of color jump from the instruments like breaking surf, and end by engulfing the spectators in tangles of toilet paper. | Charles Playhouse, 74 Warrenton St, Boston | 617.931.ARTS | Indefinitely | Curtain this week: 8 pm Thurs [May 20] | 7 + 10 pm Fri | 4 + 7 + 10 pm Sat | 2 + 5 pm Sun | 8 pm Tues-Wed | 8 pm Thurs [May 27] | $48-$62; $30 student rush
THE DONKEY SHOW | Diane Paulus & Randy Weiner's disco-set riff on A Midsummer Night's Dream is an hour-long work set in the Studio 54–inspired environs of Club Oberon and framed by episodes of Saturday Night Fever in which you may or may not choose to star. The dramatis personae include Dr. Wheelgood, a gold-lamé-clad Puck on roller skates; club owner Mr. Oberon, who's out to humiliate his haughty diva girlfriend, Tytania; desperately yearning or cockily dismissive lovers Helen, Dimitri, Mia, and Sander; and a twin couple of ruffle-shirted, Afro-coiffed dudes both named Vinnie. Ingeniously double-cast, sexily supple, and screeching into headsets, they join the paying crowd (a small minority of whom occupy tables in a cabaret area that also sees action) for an immersive night of hedonism and hustle driven by the pounding beat and melodramatic passions of disco hits from the 1970s. | Oberon, Mass Ave + Arrow St, Cambridge | 617.547.8300 | Indefinitely | Curtain 8 pm Fri | 8 + 10:30 pm Sat | $25-$49
SHEAR MADNESS | The dramatis personae of the audience-participation whodunit (which is now the longest-running non-musical in American theater history, having run 29 years in Boston) continue to comb Newbury Street for the murderer of a classical pianist who lived over the unisex hair salon where the show is set. | Charles Playhouse Stage II, 74 Warrenton St, Boston | 617.426.5225 | Indefinitely | Curtain 8 pm Tues-Fri | 6 + 9 pm Sat | 3 + 7 pm Sun | $42; $31.50 with AAA discount; half-price college-student rush, one ticket per college ID, at the box office, one hour prior to curtain
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Like I said, you can't do much about a stupid employer. (Doesn't matter where the supposed slander or "harassment" (if, again, one can logically call "get over it" harassment, occurred.) And a parent who isn't a conservator of the adult (let's say she's a disabled adult who needs a conservator) would have no standing to sue regardless.
"Forced by boss saying, sign this or you will be fired.."That's still not a situation that calls for describing it as "forced"; whether the alternative was having a job or or not, your husband couldn't be "forced" to sign it. (There's also the matter of fact that the employer needn't have had him sign anything; it could simply say "don't talk to her ever again or you'll be fired.")


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Imagine a place where innovation and creativity have no limits. Where children and adults are encouraged to satisfy their curiosity by tinkering and experimenting with arts, crafts and technology. A place where these people are free to harness all of the creative juice that digital design, physical computing, fabrication and computer programming have to offer.
We don't have to imagine. This place is real, and it is provided by The Makery; a project of the HTINK cooperative. HTHINK and the Makery is made up of a group of makers and educators who are passionate about the creative power of technology and making. The Makery provides communities with the opportunity to creatively make through their pop-up Marketspace (a movable, temporary digital playground).
A pop-up marketplace will be making an appearance in Brooklyn NY at an art gallery August 13-24th. During this time the gallery will become the The Makery and host half day, full day and full week workshops and classes for youth ages 8 and up. Students are encouraged to sign up for any combination of classes. Students of The Makery will have an adaptive experience as interests and capabilities of the students are taken into consideration to find projects that will be personally meaningful for the students to work on. Some topics these classes and workshops will cover include:
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Musical Performance: Javier Ruibal - Alwan for the Arts
Hours: 8pm (doors at 7:30)
Ages: All
Price: $20 General/$15 for Students, Members and Seniors
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4th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Description: Javier Ruibal, considered one of Spain's national music treasures, performs at Alwan in an enchanting concert of original songs reflecting the many diverse influences of his native Andalusia. An iconic singer, composer and guitarist, his music is distinguished by an innovative style that combines the rhythms and cultures of flamenco, the Maghreb, Sephardic music, jazz and the Caribbean. (*A small online fee is applied - use printout as your ticket) *** About Javier Ruibal - Born in Cadiz, Andalusia, the heterodox and self-trained Javier Ruibal began his career in 1987 and since then has given numerous concerts in and outside Spain, both solo and with such music greats as Pablo Milanes, Joaquin Sabina, Carmen París and Carlos Cano. His songs reference Spanish poetry, especially the poets of the Generation of 27, such as Rafael Alberti and Federico Garcia Lorca. He has also composed for other artists, including Ana Belén, Martirio, Javier Krahe, Pasión Vega and Mónica Molina, and has created music for film and for different audiovisual productions. His contribution to the arts earned him the prestigious Medal of Arts from the Andalusian Regional Government. "Ruibal sings, above all, to carnal love, but like a modern King Midas, everything he touches turns to beauty." - El Païs "Singing songwriting's best-kept secret. Genuine, popular, intelligent and seductive." - La Razón "To call his songs love songs is to deny their originality." - The Independent "Javier Ruibal possesses an exquisite and rigorous desire to integrate with the social history alongside which he lives. His songs are at once beautiful and responsible, intimate and participatory, personal and universal. I believe that his enduring power of conviction depends, above all, on this dual sensibility, human and artistic, which is, in the end, an unforgettable lesson." - José Manuel Caballero Bonald, Spanish novelist, lecturer and poet ***


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Lindsay Lohan Rumors
Mmm. Is Lindsay Lohan really dating this Mitch Mortaza, or is someone just trying to promote the Cabana Club?
The following was sent in by a reader. No, it hasn't been edited.
July 6th – The Simpson sisters and Mitch Mortaza were seen at the Grand Opening of Cabana Club, during the evening Ashley Simpson and Mitch Mortaza were both in one of our private bungalos and were clearly hooking up and later were seen dancing very closely. Apparently, Ashley was trying to get at Lindsay by hooking up with Mitch.
July 14 – Lindsay Lohan and now her suto boyfriend Mitch Mortaza were seen having an argument at Cabana Club and according to Lindsay's grilfriends it was because of the previous week's Ashley/Mitch hook-up.


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Sigma Tau Delta and Parnassus English Club will be selling used books to raise money for the Read to Grow, Inc. literacy program. Extra books will be donated.
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The Leight will shine on but the curtain will close on this variety show.
The Snohomish Historical Society's 34th annual Variety Show, this year titled "Memories," will be the last.
The show features the dancing of the Leight Fantastics and lots of other performers and musical numbers.
The variety show is a Mother's Day tradition that got its start 33 years ago by Eleanor Leight, a former Radio City Rockette who started the local dance troupe, the Leight Fantastics.
Leight, now 90, said recently that the amount of work to put on the variety show has grown along with the cost of putting on the production.
The master of ceremonies for "Memories" is Frank Rainsberger who will guide the show's selection of vocal numbers, dance routines and novelty skits.
Some of the highlights include a first act that starts out with favorites such as "There's No Business Like Show Business" and other hits from "Annie Get Your Gun," then continues with some "Beauty and the Beast," to Jack Webb's "Dragnet" to Flip Wilson's "Church of What's Happenin' Now." The first act concludes with pieces from "Mary Poppins."
Act two features "All That Jazz" and "Chicago" and Dean Martin's "Mambo Italiano." There's a tribute to a great scene from Rowan &Martin's "Laugh-In" followed by some Cole Porter and moves from The Dancin' Katz Dance Troupe. Elvis makes an appearance before the curtain closes, then it's Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" and the finale "God Bless America."
Though the variety show is ending, the Leight Fantastics will be seen again, continuing to perform for the Evergreen State Fair and the annual summer festival at Snohomish Chalet.
"Memories" starts at 7 p.m. Thursday at Snohomish High School Performing Arts Center, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish. Shows continue at 7 p.m. May 11, 2 and 7 p.m. May 12 and 2 p.m. May 13. Cost is $9.75 for adults and $7.25 for seniors and students. Call 800-838-3006 or go to www.brownpapertickets.com.
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I installed my hive on May 4th, and everything seems to be going fine. They are on 8 frame mediums, foundationless. So far, they have filled two boxes and I'm adding a third today. Right now the queen is laying only in the second box- my question is, at what point does she move back to the first box? I pulled one frame to check on them and there are some bees hatching, some stores, and quite a few empty cells from which the bees have already hatched. Do I need to do anything to coax her back down there or will she just do her thing? I ask because I'm adding the third box today as both boxes are full.


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Interesting Debate and Review of D800E vs Leica M Monochrom
Some interesting insights....
his use of the Nikon 45/2.8 AI-P pancake invalidates the test, imo.. thats too bad
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Some interesting insights....
His reviews are always quite impressive and detailed. More of a photographer's review rather than all specs and technical garbage.
Ontario, Canada
Before I read it, why is it interesting?
Can I exchange my Nikon lenses (fully) with the Crippled M9 ...or vise versa?
esophoria wrote:
Some interesting insights....
To observe without evaluation is the highest form of human intelligence -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9240992@N05/ (my pixel mess on flikr)
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Some interesting insights....
as usual. i think ming does great 'real world' or photographer's reviews. he tends to focus on the final image and the camera's ability to deliver a file suitable for producing a final print, which is really what it's all about, as anyone who used to use the zone system or has read ansel adam's excellent series full well knows.
it also doesn't hurt that he's a very good photographer and that his sample photos are drastically better than the normal testing fare.
the two cameras appear to be quite an even match. i've always liked a lower contrast approach and shot a lot of astia for colour in the film days. for lenses, that approach was exemplified by leica and minolta with their rokkors, whereas zeiss, canon and nikon exemplified the dink-out contrast approach. digital changed that with the ability to do so much more in post...i'd be interested to work with some files from both to see if some of that extra contrast in the nikon made much of a difference or could be dealt with.
regardless, i really do like leica for its size and operational simplicity and stealth but i simply can't justify the ridiculous cost and the even more ridiculous wait times for delivery of new lenses. happy to see the nikon/45p combo hold it's own for about 1/3 the cost. also great to see that leica is delivering some interesting, specialized enthusiast cameras. good time to be a photographer, especially one with money, it seems
I think the choice of the lens for Nikon does not allow to show the full potential of the camera. I got much sharper results with 24-70mm in the corners. There are other sharp lenses for Nikon system, like the ones from Zeiss.
D800E is not bad at all...
Both are crops from the enlargements of exactly the same final size ..
The first one is from Ming Thein, Leica Monochrome w. Apo-Summicron aspherical.
The second one is from http://pcfoto.biz/na-prvi-pogled-nikon-d800e photo #19; shot with a D800E and 70-200/2.8, converted to B&W. (There are also RAW files there, for better evaluations..)
I know it's different subjects and different conditions but just to give an idea about the resolution power of the D800E at very large enlargements.
(Hopefully my D800E arrives in these days.. )
BTW, there is an ongoing thread in the Luminous Landscape forum on a comparison between the PhaseOne IQ180 and D800E, both owned by the same photographer:
M Lammerse wrote:
Before I read it, why is it interesting?
Can I exchange my Nikon lenses (fully) with the Crippled M9 ...or vise versa?
esophoria wrote:
Some interesting insights....
The M Monochrom is hardly crippled. It is an idea that's been possible for a long time, but no other company has had the guts to try. It gets rid of the Bayer matrix issue.
Leica has the willingness to create products which has a relatively small market. Besides, there are plenty of Leica shooters who shoot monochrome by choice.
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The M Monochrom is hardly crippled. It is an idea that's been possible for a long time, but no other company has had the guts to try. It gets rid of the Bayer matrix issue.
Guts? It was available since 1999 and for almost any digital:
I'm not even in game to own either of these two cameras, but there seem to be a lens validity issue in that test. It would be like trying to prove that D700 + Zeiss 50/2 is great great great in comparison to D800 + Nikkor 50/2. Sorry, if you really want to do objective testing...the same lens & settings should be used on both cameras + same conditions. To me Ming lost any sort of credibility when he used $7K lens vs $500 lens....irregardless of what he had available.
Maybe a debate or controversy is good for his blog, but in my book he shot himself in the foot...especially in testing eq.
What contributions have you made of equal or greater magnitude? None? I thought so.
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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL -- A simple test can be used to identify patients with the most aggressive prostate cancers, even among patients whose tumors are at the same stage, according to research at the University of Minnesota.
The degree to which prostate cancers have progressed is determined by the Gleason grading system, which is based on the shape and microscopic appearance of tumors. Patients with higher grades of tumor are in more advanced stages of the disease, but the grade does not tell how aggressively the tumors have been growing or metastasizing. The new test was developed by cancer researcher Akhouri Sinha, a professor of genetics, cell biology, and development, faculty member of the University of Minnesota Cancer Center and research scientist at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and his colleagues. The work will be published in the June 15 issue of Cancer. Donald Gleason, who developed the Gleason grading system, is a co-author.
After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in U.S. men, according to National Cancer Institute statistics. More than a quarter of men diagnosed with cancer have prostate cancer. The disease strikes black men more often than white; Asian and American Indian men are affected less often. The Gleason grading system assigns tumors a score between two and 10, with 10 being the most advanced cancer. Patients with a Gleason score from seven to 10 have a higher risk of dying of prostate cancer than those with lower scores, but some patients with higher scores outlive some with lower scores.
"This means that within any score, there are biologically aggressive and less aggressive forms of cancer," said Sinha. "This makes it more difficult to predict outcomes for individual patients."
In order to invade surrounding tissue and escape to blood vessels, cancer cells produce high levels of an enzyme called cathepsin B (CB), which destroys proteins in the connective tissue that holds cells in place. But cells also produce natural inhibitors of CB called stefins. The researchers reasoned that prostate tumors in which levels of inhibitors were equal to or higher than CB would be less aggressive. But if CB was higher, the tumor would be more likely to spread.
Working with prostate surgery samples from 97 prostate cancer patients and eight patients with a benign enlargement of the prostate, the researchers measured the ratio of CB to the inhibitor stefin A in prostate tissue. They used tissue from Gleason grade 6 tumors, which appear relatively homogeneous under the microscope. They found that the ratio of CB to stefin A was significantly higher in patients whose cancer had spread to one or more pelvic lymph nodes than in patients whose nodes were clear.
"The ratio of CB to stefin A reveals differences in tumors that are not visible under the microscope," said Sinha. "If this test were done on tumors of newly diagnosed patients, we would have an indication of which cancers were most aggressive, and we could give those patients aggressive treatment. Those patients whose tumors show ratios of one, or less than one, may require less aggressive treatment. This approach could also be used for breast and colon cancer."
The work was supported by the U.S. Public Health Service and the Research Service of the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
In previous work, Sinha devised a treatment for prostate cancer that zeroes in on prostate specific antigen, or PSA. High blood levels of PSA are a common first signal of prostate cancer. Prostate cells, including prostate cancer cells, display PSA on their outer surfaces. Working with mice, Sinha used a treatment that consisted of an antibody to PSA coupled to an anti-cancer drug. The antibody attached to PSA molecules on prostate cells, which prompted the cells to absorb the antibody-drug compound. In metabolizing the compound, the cells split off the drug, which killed the cells. The antibody-drug compound attached preferentially to PSA on prostate cells rather than to circulating PSA in the blood or to any other organ. Sinha said almost any chemotherapeutic agent could be coupled to the antibody. That work is ready to be tested in a phase 1 clinical trial, for which Sinha seeks funding.
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Vox Pop — Jan. 20
Beyond ridiculous
Over 30 employees need to be fired at city hall over the snowplowing. How can it be that almost every weekend we have to drive through deep snow that should've been plowed? Beyond ridiculous. Brainerd has approximately 70-plus miles of roads to plow. It snowed on Jan. 14 and Brainerd first started to plow the roads on Jan. 19? Oak Lawn Township has 34 miles to plow and by Jan. 15 they were plowed and sanded by noon before everything was packed down. What makes this interesting is that there's only one employee working for Oak Lawn Township.
Better methods needed
Two years ago South Sixth Street was resurfaced. Has anyone noticed there are as many bumps and cracks in the road as before? What a waste of taxpayers' money. You would think MnDOT would have learned something about improved paving methods from the expensive road surface study facility they constructed over 10 years ago east of Monticello in I-94. I hope they will use better methods when they resurface Highway 371 between Baxter and Nisswa this summer because I'm sure the cost will not be cheap and we as taxpayers deserve better for our dollars spent.
Vox Pop via Clint Eastwood
When I read Vox Pop I see Clint Eastwood as a snarling Walt Kowalski in "Gran Torino:" "Hey, you kids, get off my lawn!"
Slow down
You guys continuously write in the paper about people having accidents because the road was slippery. It's not the road's fault. It has to do with people who will not slow down and driving too fast for the road conditions. The road might be slippery. Guess what? Slow down. That's all you have to do. Get off the phone and pay attention to the road conditions.
IRS needs to work harder
After reading the thing about prisoners' bogus tax refunds, I have to wonder just how very successful at detecting and stopping incorrect refunds the IRS actually is. If prisoners were able to get taxpayers out of $123 million in the last five years, it seems like our IRS people need to work a little bit harder.
Thanks for the help
I would like to thank the people who came to my aid on Wednesday, Jan. 13, when I was going into Cub Foods and literally fell flat on my face. Several people came to my help immediately, were very concerned and were just extremely nice to me while I got into the store and got things taken care. The store management was also extremely helpful to me. I want to thank everyone who helped me.
No one reads road signs anymore
In responding to the person who called in about overhead road signs northeast by the Penney's store, I don't know that it would do any good. Twice in the last week I have seen people trying to make a left turn out onto Washington Street by McDonald's in northeast when the road is sectioned so it won't go left and there is a very large sign stating no left turns. Maybe no one reads road signs anymore or maybe it doesn't pertain to them.
Overhead signage
I agree with the Vox writer on overhead signage for lane changes. The city, county and state love to pound signs in the ground all over but they do not like to install overhead. Another good example is when heading east on Laurel Street and crossing Sixth Street, a sign overhead indicating a left turn lane only to go north on Sixth would be nice.
The governor is coming, the governor is coming
My gosh! The roads have been plowed. The governor must be coming! The governor must be coming!
Shovel it yourself
To the person who was complaining about snowed in traffic signals for pedestrians, get out a shovel and shovel it yourself. Show them how it's done.
Bridge sidewalks in terrible condition
As I drive across the Washington Street bridge I often see people struggling to walk on the sidewalks. The snow has been plowed up there so high and uneven, it's like a dirty mountain. These people look like they have no other means of transportation. I believe that they could be snowblown like they do around the public buildings downtown.
Too close
Mr. Walleyedan, you are right. Fishing 10 feet away is too close, even 25 feet. Some people need to learn ice fishing etiquette and common courtesy. If I'm in my fish house and can hear you talking in yours, you're too close.
No 9-5 plow job
This in regards to the person who wrote in about the county roads, there is not a plow operator in Crow Wing County Highway Department that works a 9-5 job, not one.
Traffic light by Walgreens
Maybe I didn't make myself perfectly clear about which traffic light on Northwest Fourth and Washington needed to be plowed out. It's the one on the Walgreens corner. It's still difficult to get to and very dangerous to walk across the streets without the pedestrian light.
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By ROBIN ROBINSON Key West Garden Club
"All of you orchid people are collectors at heart. Like a dog chasing a car, you chase that new orchid. The question is what to do with it when you get it home," Peter Kochalakus, a bromeliad and orchid specialist, recently told to Key West Garden Club members. "Each of you lives in a separate universe. I can't tell you to hang it with a west exposure because everyone's west exposure is different."
The phalaenopsis orchid is the most frequently murdered orchid. People buy it, bring its lovely arching sprays home, overwater it, watch it die and repeat the process. There are a couple of tricks to keeping these beauties alive. First, keep the orchid in the shade, as it is a low-light lover. In the wild, it grows underneath a canopy of taller trees.
Second, do not let water sit in the bottom of its pot. Phalaenopsis' roots like air circulation and moisture. It is good to take this orchid out of its plastic pot and put it in a wooden frame box so water can drain out of the bottom and not remain soaking the sphagnum moss. Clay pots that breathe also can be used.
Good drainage is vital to the health of this orchid. Water frequently, but the roots cannot soak in water. Leaves should be dry by afternoon. If you leave town, make sure the orchids are sideways so water does not collect in the center.
There are two schools of thought about what to do when the blooms are gone. One group cuts the stem just below the last blossom in hopes that the orchid will bloom again. Kochalakus believes it is good to cut the stem off at the base with a sharp sterile knife because new blooms will weaken the plant.
"Vandas are kissing cousins to the phals, but they behave differently," he said. They like bright, filtered light and lots of air. They thrive in a windy spot and love high humidity. Their long aerial roots do not need moss or dirt.
"Vandas are heavy drinkers," he advised. "Their roots absorb water like a sponge."
Water vandas first, move on, then water them again at the end. The roots consist of a thin inner core and an outer covering of velamen that is made up of dead cells that absorb water. The roots die after a couple of years and are replaced with new growth. Many orchids can photosynthesize through their roots.
Remember your first orchid that you bought or received at prom? That was a cattleya that graced the shoulder of the girl. These orchids like bright light. They grow lots of roots that do not like a lot of watering. That is because they have pseudobulbs that hold water. They are easy because they don't need anything to grow on except a tree branch or a piece of driftwood.
"More cattleyas are killed by overwatering," Kochalakus said. "Don't get carried away with putting anything in the pot. Cattleyas should have light green leaves. If they are dark green, they are not getting enough light. If they don't bloom, put them into more sun."
"If you leave it in a plastic pot, it will suffocate."
Here in the Florida Keys, orchids can be tied into the trees. Kochalakus recommends using cable ties because they don't break down quickly, allowing the roots to get established in the tree branch. "Pantyhose (make it) look like the plant is mummified; they rot slowly and it looks grungy."
Some people use twine or string, especially for places that are hard to reach in the trees.
"Remember, these flowers were not put here for your enjoyment. They were put here to procreate," he said, telling us a little more than we wanted to know.
• The Key West Garden Club welcomes volunteers to pull weeds, learn to propagate plants and play in the sandy soil at the West Martello Tower from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays.
Key West Garden Club Master Gardener Robin Robinson was a columnist at the Chicago Daily News and syndicated with Princeton Features. Her books,. "Plants of Paradise" and "Roots, Rocks and Rain: Native Trees of the Florida Keys," can be found at the Key West Garden Club and on Amazon.com. Visit www.sorapublishing.com for more information. This column is part of a series developed by the Key West Garden Club. Visit www.keywestgardenclub.com for more information.


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