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review by Bill Hunt, editor of
The Digital Bits
Special Edition
- 1996 (2000) - Warner Bros.
Film Rating: B-
Disc Ratings (Video/Extras): B+/B
Audio Ratings (DD/DTS): A/A+
Specs and Features:
113 mins, PG-13, letterboxed widescreen (2.35:1), 16x9 enhanced, single-sided, RSDL dual-layered (layer switch at 1:09:25 in chapter 20), Snapper case packaging, audio commentary (with director Jan De Bont and VFX supervisor Stefen Fangmeier), 2 theatrical trailers,
The Making of Twister
Anatomy of the Twister
featurette, Van Halen's
Humans Being
music video, cast & crew bios, animated film-themed menus with sound effects, scene access (34 chapters), languages: English (DD 5.1 & DTS 5.1) and French (DD 5.1), subtitles: English, French and Spanish, Closed Captioned
1996 (1997) - Warner Bros.
Film Rating: B-
Disc Ratings (Video/Audio/Extras): C/A/D-
Specs and Features:
113 mins, PG-13, letterboxed widescreen (2.35:1), 16x9 enhanced, full frame, dual-sided, single-layered, Snapper case packaging, THX-certified, theatrical trailer, cast & crew bios, quasi film-themed menu screens, scene access (32 chapters - only 9 are menu accessible), languages: English and French (DD 5.1), subtitles: English, French and Spanish, Closed Captioned
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From Jan De Bont, the director of
, comes yet another hyper-kinetic ride into the heart of chaos...
. The film stars Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as Jo and Bill Harding, a pair of formerly-married storm chasers - meteorologists who follow thunderstorms around the Midwest in the hopes of studying tornados to better understand and predict them. But their marriage has gone south, and Bill's moved on, leaving the thrill of the chase behind to settle down. That means a job as a TV weatherman and a new therapist fiancée (Melissa, played by Jami Gertz). But Bill needs Jo to sign their divorce papers before he and Melissa can start a new life, so he drags Melissa out into the Oklahoma countryside to get Jo to sign on the dotted line.
There Bill is reunited with all his old storm-chasing buddies, and he gets a surprise from Jo - a special project he conceived has come to fruition. Nicknamed "Dorothy", it's an instrument package designed to study the inside of a twister by sending up little sensors into the funnel. There's just one problem - you need to place the device in the path of a twister, and that means getting dangerously close. Before Bill can get Jo's signature, the team gets a lead on a storm brewing nearby and they're off in a motley caravan of vehicles in pursuit. Although he'd never admit it, Bill is thrilled at the opportunity to go on one last chase and see his idea realized. But another team of storm chasers is also in the hunt. Led by a former colleague (played by Cary Elwes) and with corporate funding, they're also trying to prove the Dorothy concept, using Bill's stolen idea. Complicating things further, this is no ordinary day of thunderstorms. Brewing over the heartland of America is a super storm of greater destructive power than anyone's seen in years.
I should probably confess right up front that I like
. For me, it's one of those guilty pleasure flicks... except that I don't feel any guilt about enjoying it. I mean, sure... it's got implausibility in spades and plot holes you could sail an aircraft carrier through. There are a plethora of continuity errors in its 113 minutes (like constantly changing sky conditions from shot to shot). And some (oh, hell... most) of this dialogue is just lame. Sometimes these lines are so bad that it makes the performances seem painfully awkward. The whole relationship between Bill and his new love falls horribly flat. And the subplot involving the rivalry between the two teams is equally bad ("They're just a bunch of corporate kiss-butts, man!"). It should be noted that the vast majority of this film's problems could have been fixed by a script polish. But whatever.
is still fun enough that if you can slap on the blinders, it's a good ride. De Bont keeps the action moving and the effects are mostly great. Having grown up in North Dakota, I've seen real twisters (and the damage they can cause) firsthand. Let me tell ya... what you see in this flick is pretty convincing.
But enough about the film. Let's talk DVD. When
first appeared on DVD, it was literally one of the very first titles available on the format. Thank God Warner decided to revisit it. This new DVD special edition is pretty great.
One of the biggest problems with the initial release, was very mediocre video quality. The initial DVD was in anamorphic widescreen (and featured full frame on the flip side of the disc), but it was so bad looking that, despite the THX seal of approval, the disc is widely regarded as a disaster. In fact, this first disc is what caused many people to lose faith in THX when it came to DVD quality. The original widescreen video is plagued by MPEG-2 compression artifacting. It's also got some unneeded edge-enhancement, resulting in a too-crisp, edgy looking image. Unfortunately, when combined with the artifacting, the result was often muddy looking video, especially during any scenes of chaotic motion. In other words, whenever the twisters were on screen, the video looked like crap. There are also contrast problems with the original release - the blacks are a bit too deep and lack detail, and the brights are often too bright. Finally, there are serious color-timing problems, which mean that colors are often over-saturated and slightly unnatural looking. The new DVD version lacks the THX seal, but you'll be glad of that. This is a brand new transfer, and it's much more appealing. The artifacting is largely gone and less edge-enhancement has been used. The result is a slightly softer but smoother and more pleasing image. The colors are better timed, meaning that they're more muted looking, but also more natural and accurate. There's also a lot more detail in the darkest picture areas, and the bright spots aren't overblown. This isn't reference quality... but I don't know if you could ever make this film look reference quality. What it is is darned good, and much improved over the original.
On the audio aide, the original DVD did feature very good Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. This new disc seems to have the very same English and French 5.1 tracks, which is fine. The Dolby 5.1 track is very active and aggressive, with deep bass and plenty of surround channel effects, panning and adequately clear dialogue (this is, after all, a twister film - it's hard to shout above that roar). The DTS 5.1 track improves the sound experience in small, but noticeable, ways. The stage here is broader and deeper, with more seamless panning and a generally more unified soundfield. It's also got a bit of a more airy sound quality, which I'm not sure isn't appropriate (again, this is a twister film). My personal preference is for the DTS track, but you can't go wrong with either. And I'm just very glad to see Warner jumping behind DTS as an alternate option for DVD soundtracks.
Bonus material is where Warner's new special edition of this film really trounces the earlier version. The original DVD, being one of the first releases on the format, had really lame-duck, primitive looking static menu screens. And by way of extras, you got a teaser trailer and some cast bios - that's it. Even the "Jump to a Scene" section bites - the original disc has 32 chapters, but you can only select from 9 in the menu. On the other hand, this new disc boasts some cool animated menus screens, which are made to look as if everything you're seeing was captured by one of the storm chasers' camcorders (thankfully, they're not too digitally compressed-looking either, as are many of Warner's other DVD menus).
And you get some nice features on the new special edition. There's an audio commentary track with De Bont and visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier. It's not too bad, but deals mostly with scene-specific production anecdotes. You know what I mean - "Ah.. here we have..." and "Oh... this is where..." It works for what it is, but don't expect a lot of plot or character insights. You've got a 14-minute behind-the-scenes featurette,
The Making of Twister
(which is pretty good), and a shorter, 8-minute featurette,
Anatomy of the Twister
(which is more cheezy). There's also some cast & crew bios and the film's teaser and theatrical trailers. Rounding things out is a good music video for Van Halen's
Humans Being
from the film's soundtrack - the last great song the band managed to record before guitarist (and band leader) Eddie Van Halen's ego exploded the group from the inside out. Come on - the band loses three lead singers and we're supposed to believe it's the singers' fault?! Give it up, Ed.
Anyway you look at it, Warner's new
Twister: Special Edition
is by far the better of the two DVD versions. It's definitely a welcome addition to my collection and is LONG overdue. The only reason to own the first disc is if you really absolutely have to have the full frame version... and I just don't know what to make of that. The new disc gives you great Dolby Digital AND DTS surround sound, much-improved anamorphic widescreen, and some nice extras to boot. Plus, you get a great flick to kill a lazy afternoon with. If you don't have the film on DVD yet, this new disc is worth buying. And if you do have the original... replace it fast and be glad you did.
Bill Hunt
Twister: Special Edition
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Banquet program book sparks fond Donora memories
St. Dominic Social Center in Donora has been the setting for countless celebrations over the years.
One of the major events held there took place Monday, Feb. 22, 1954, as a capacity crowd gathered to honor the 1953 Donora High School football team that shared the WPIAL Class AA championship with Har-Brack.
The Dragons posted a 10-0-0 regular season record before battling to a scoreless tie with Har-Brack in the title game at Pitt Stadium.
The banquet program book is part of another excellent collection of personal memorabilia of Donora's legendary coach, James K. (Jimmy) Russell, presented to the Donora Historical Society by Russell's daughter, Judy Russell Smith.
A tribute in the program book emphasized the significance of the 1954 festivities. It read:
"Donora is proud to present another champion, the 1953 Donora Senior High School football squad, to the impressive list of champions who have given to our community the nationally known title of The Home of Champions."
Keynote speaker was Herman Hickman, an All American guard at the University of Tennessee who played for the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers and then was a college football coach, including being head mentor at Yale University. He later became a television analyst and broadcaster, a writer and a professional wrestler.
"He dazzled the crowd with humorous and serious anecdotes about his career as well as poetry," newspaper accounts of the banquet said on Feb. 23.
Pittsburgh sportscaster Bob Prince turned in another stellar performance as master of ceremonies. Other speakers were head coaches Ted Nemeth of California State Teachers College, Joe McMullen of Washington & Jefferson College and Ken Karl of Har-Brack High and assistant coach Bob Friedlund of the University of Pittsburgh.
The banquet featured a unique All Senior Menu in honor of seniors on the football team. It comprised:
●Joseph "Pete' Bozik fruit cocktail, Charles "Billy" Russell roast turkey, James "Country Jim" Lewis mashed potatoes, Robert "Butch" Gaydos gravy, Donald "Creeper" Crafton waxed beans, Edward "Burly" Brletich lettuce with French dressing, Edward "Killer" Kearns butter, Winslow "Habit" Sloan rolls, Donald "Wretched" Ritchie olives, Conrad "Boo Boo" Buchak celery, Charles "Heavyhead" Ross cake, Francis "Hoss" Osleger ice cream, Robert "Bob" Mihalko coffee, Louis "Lou" Welsh tea and John Payton milk.
A primary photo inside the book showed head coach Russell, assistant coaches John P. "Moon" Clark, and George "Jake" Kovalcik and faculty manager Dr. Michael Herk.
Also featured in photos were longtime team physician Dr. M.H. Heatter and cheerleaders Trudy Ann Supp, Edith Romantino, Shirley Anderson, Shirley Debnar, Regina Mauser, Eunice Amicucci, Marlene Janasin, Beverly Haberman and Dianne Nelson.
Members of the football team including student managers received commemorative sweaters with the WPIAL championship emblem. Special bracelets were presented to the cheerleaders.
Heatter, who had served as team physician for 38 years, was honored with a gold wrist watch.
U.S. Savings Bonds of $300 each were presented to Russell, Clark and Kovalcik, as well as Arnold Galiffa of Donora High and Army football fame, who at the time was playing professionally with the New York Giants. Galiffa was among the special guests at the event.
The Fifth Quarter Club, a group of sports-minded Donora fans headed by borough council president T.H. "Hank" Garde, also presented the coaches with savings bonds – Russell, $100; Clark, $75; Kovalcik, $50.
The program book also offered some interesting statistics.
Those marks included reference to Donora's regular season victories over Pittsburgh Westinghouse, 12-6; Greensburg, 27-0; Charleroi, 39-7; Latrobe, 45-0; Redstone, 15-0; Pittsburgh Central Catholic, 35-0; Brownsville, 20-0; Monongahela, 34-0, Washington, 20-7, and Monessen, 34-7, as well as the scoreless tie with Har-Brack in the WPIAL Class AA championship game.
Donora won the Mon Valley Conference championship in 1953, marking the school's eighth MVC title for the Dragons since the conference was formed in 1925. Others came in 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1944 and 1945.
The co-championship with Har-Brack represented Donora's third WPIAL title. The others came in 1944 and 1945.
Statistics compiled by Bill Leutunger of Johnstown showed these records for the last 10 years (1944-1953) for Mon Valley Conference teams:
Donora, 98 games, 71-21-6, ranked fourth among WPIAL teams; Brownsville, 98 games, 60-33-5, 14th;
Monessen, 97 games, 58-36-3, 16th; Charleroi, 95 games, 52-40-3, 23rd; Redstone, 100 games, 44-49-7, 31st;
Monongahela, 96 games, 40-54-2, 33rd.
The book also noted that six Donora players had won the Mon Valley Conference individual scoring championship up to that point in time. They included: 1925, John Martak, 55; 1944, Roscoe Ross, 127; 1945, Dan Towler, 152; 1948, Willie Mitchell, 83; 1951, John Thomas, 97; 1953, Billy Russell, 96.
Another distinctive note emphasized that Donora, which ranked 35th in enrollment among the 36 Class AA schools in the WPIAL, had sent well over 100 players to colleges and universities across the nation during Russell's 23 years at the helm.
His assistants during that time included Dr. Michael "Ki" Duda, who had become superintendent of Monessen Public Schools, and the current staff of Clark and Kovalcik.
The list of former Dragons who made their marks on the next level is far too long to present here but the schools included Pitt, Penn State, the U.S. Military Academy, Columbia, Cornell, Notre Dame, Harvard, Wake Forest, North Carolina State, Xaver, Miami, Villanova, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky and Duquesne among many others.
The program book also acknowledged sponsors who purchased tickets for the honorees and helped defray other costs with their generosity. They were:
Attorneys Anderson and Anderson, American Legion Post 212, Artuso's Shoe Store, Harry Ayers, Badzik Print Shop, Balis Service Station, Attorney Paul N. Barna, Bindi Brothers Garage, Boston Shoe Store, Boston Store, Dr. D.E. Brown, Brown & Son, Carson's Esso Station, C.B. Charles, Central Pharmacy, Clan Grant No. 215, Clement's Appliance, Club Billiards, Colgan and Binns Real Estate, Crafton's Home Appliance, Cy's Men's Store, Diamond Cleaners and Dryers, Donora CIO Local 1758, Donora CIO Local 1757, Donora Chamber of Commerce, Donora Furniture Company, Donora Hardware & Electric, Donora Lions Club, Donora Lumber Company, Donora Motor Company, Donora Rotary Club, Donora Southern Railroad, DuVall's Ax Drug Store, Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 502;
Attorney George O. Frazier, Les Gallatin, Grazzini China Shop. Dr. M.J. Hannigan, Abe Hayes, Henry's Sport Shop, Herald-American, Hill Top Bus Line, Keystone Beverage, Lawson Funeral Home, Dr. H.J. Levin, Lieber's Store, Macik Funeral Home, Matway Garage, Miller's Clothing Store, Mellon National Bank & Trust Company/Donora Office, G.C. Murphy Company, J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Perri's Shoe Store, Polish Falcons No. 247, Dr. William Rongaus, Leon Rongaus Tavern, Sadowski Garage, Siegel's, Sun Wall Paper & Paint, United Steelworkers of American Local Union 3030, Paul Vayansky/P.X. Tavern, Cpl. Charles H. Allen Post 977 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Linn R. Wickerham, William's Dress Shop, Al Zeffiro Transfer & Storage.
Cy Rosenberg served as general chairman of the banquet committee and co-chairmen were Jacob W. Cox, Edward "Red" Gray, Dr. Michael Herk and Alfred Zeffiro. Others recognized for their efforts with the committee were J. Preston Carson, Thomas O. Hauck, Abe Hays, Robert Cowie Jr., Joseph Polkabla,
Ed Cerutti, C.B, Charles, Thomas K. Clark, W.L. Corbett, Albert Delsandro, Hank Garde, Thomas H. Garde, Ignatius Hokaj, Albert Kovalak, Frank J. McCue, Fancis McCue Jr., Henry Perlut, Steve Posey, "Happy" Sanchez, Harry W. Steck and Andrew Sukel.
The Feb. 22 banquet opened with the singing of the National Anthem. The Rev. Richard Schered, assistant pastor at St. Charles Roman Catholic Church, offered invocation, which was followed by group singing led by Al Zeffiro and Helen Wilson as the piano accompanist. Rosenberg welcomed the gathering.
The festivities concluded with the singing of "God Bless America" and benediction by the Rev. Harry C. Coleman Jr., pastor of First Presbyterian Church.
It was, like so many others in Donora's storied history, a night to remember.
Ron Paglia is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.

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Look at the damage we've done to this Earth! Mountaintop removal is among the most visible atrocities committed against the natural world. Air pollution, though less visible, is no less atrocious. When we protect our world, we protect ourselves.
Clean Air Ambassador | Huntington, West Virginia
Sylvia Ridgeway
I am concerned about pollution from mountaintop removal mining, power plants, and fracking harming farmland and crops—and most importantly—the health of children.
My son has chronic asthma and has attacks each time he travels from California to Huntington. I have developed asthma, as well.
My son has chronic asthma and has attacks each time he travels from California to Huntington.
50 States United For Healthy Air
Clean air should be a fundamental right. Air pollution causes asthma attacks, lung disease, and even death. But our bodies don't have to be the dumping ground for dirty industries.
The technology to dramatically reduce harmful air pollution is available today, and major polluters should be required to use it.
Clean Air Ambassadors from every state are sending a powerful message: Everyone has a right to breathe clean, healthy air.
It's time Congress and the EPA used their ears to help our lungs.


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A comparison of the TMS-1 and the corneal analysis system for the evaluation of abnormal corneas
Antalis, John J., Lembach, Richard G., & Carney, Leo G. (1993) A comparison of the TMS-1 and the corneal analysis system for the evaluation of abnormal corneas. The CLAO journal : official publication of the Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, 19(1), pp. 58-63.
We used two computerized corneal topography instruments (EyeSys Laboratories' Corneal Analysis System and the Topographic Modeling System (TMS-1) from Computed Anatomy, Inc.] to evaluate 18 eyes (ten patients) with abnormal corneas. The diagnoses included keratoconus, corneal scars, and residual postoperative astigmatism following refractive surgery. The patients were randomly selected from a busy corneal practice to include those with significant corneal refractive error whose management, it was believed, would benefit from corneal topography imaging. Images were taken with both systems, and comparisons were made of the ease of operation, the accuracy of corneal readings, and the usefulness of generated data. Three millimeter zone (Corneal Analysis System) and Simulated Keratometry (TMS-1) values were also compared to each other and to standard keratometric readings. We found the two systems to be very similar in their application and results, although certain differences were apparent in terms of operation, patient acceptance, and the ability to obtain useful data from the more distorted corneas. Neither system worked ideally for severely irregular surfaces.
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Awesome Pixel Creations From a Minecraftpecheats Reader!
Hey guys!
We are now taking submissions via email so you can share your creations with us and get them shown to the rest of the community! Our first submission comes from Fabian who has created some cool pixel creations!
A pixel creation, or pixel art, is a creation that is made out of lots of different block colours. When you look at it from far away, or from above, it creates a picture! Fabian has sent us four cool pixel art pictures that he has made in his own world.
The first one is a super cool smiley face! It is quite hard to make round things in a world where everything is made of squares, so I think Fabian did a fab job with this pixel creation! If you know about the awesome face meme, you'll recognize where he got his inspiration from!
The second pixel creation is of this awesome octopus! Although the design is quite simple, it has been made in a fashion that fits right into the pixelly world of Minecraft. I'd love to see a creature like this make it into the game!
The third image shows two characters you may recognize! The first one is shown the right one up, and the second one is upside down, but it's still easy to tell that it's a minion from Despicable me!
The fourth and final image is an attempt to make a Notch statue! He's made it out of just wood blocks and it looks pretty cool!
Thanks again Fabian for these awesome designs!
If you would like to share some of your favourite maps, world designs or seeds, then send us an email at email@example.com and we might share it on the website and the app!


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TOWN boss Mark Cooper is planning to speak to defender Josh Lelan and parent club Derby County about the youngster's future at the County Ground.
The 19-year-old's work experience deal came to an end following Town's 2-0 success over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday.
"I need to speak to Josh tonight and speak to Derby with what we are doing and make a decision over the weekend," Cooper told the press after Saturday's success.
"I think that he (Lelan) has got something, he is athletic, he can fit into the way that we play, I've have liked what I have seen."
The Town boss also said that no decision has been made over former Sydney United striker Joel Chianese, while he also said that they had not been any fresh interest from other clubs have in his players.


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An old lawyer told me, if you walk into a lion's cage and punch the lion in the face, don't complain if he eats you. Tim DeChristopher's actions in opposing the Bush Administration's oil leases were honorable and courageous.
Tim is an excellent spokesman for the save-the-Earth movement. Having stepped into the lion's cage, he can legitimately claim martyrdom.
Although I represented him in court, Tim and I diverge on his claim that the system of justice is "corrupt." I disagreed with the rulings; however, I never would use "corrupt" to describe his trial.
Having fought against injustice in our flawed system for 40 years, it is my observation that most everyone does their best under difficult circumstances. I disagree with U.S. District Judge Dee Benson's rulings, but I never considered him dishonorable, and certainly not corrupt, even after that contentious and emotional trial.
After the conviction, Tim decided to continue to punch the lion. He suffered the consequence of an unnecessary prison sentence, which I argued against vigorously.
When he now unfairly calls a judge "corrupt," he does a disservice to his cause, and sadly, his complaint seems a personal vendetta, something he accuses other of pursuing against him.
Ronald J. Yengich
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Peaceful protesters gathered at the Mount Tom Power Plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on March 1, a chilly Sunday. They were demonstrating against coal, the fossil fuel that spews global warming carbon dioxide and toxins such as mercury into the air. They were piggy-backing on the Capitol Climate Action coal protests happening the next day in Washington, DC. Sea Change Radio spoke last week with that event's organizer Bill McKibben. Continue reading


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The Central African Republic is roughly the size of France and is bordered by Chad to the north, The Sudan and South Sudan to the north and east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) and the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) to the south, and Cameroon to the west. The capital, Bangui, is situated on the southern boundary, formed by the Ubangi River, a tributary of the Congo River.
The Central African Republic occupies an immense rolling plateau that forms, along a crest that trends southwest to northeast, the major drainage divide between the Lake Chad and Congo River basins. The country is well supplied with waterways. Tributaries of the Chari River occupy the northern third of the country's territory. The remaining two-thirds of the terrain drains southward into the Ubangi River, which forms the Central African Republic's southern border with Congo (Kinshasa).
The vast central plains rise gradually in the northeast to the Bongos (Bongo) Massif, extending to an elevation of 4,360 feet (1,330 metres) at Mount Toussoro, and to the Tondou Massif in the east. In the west they rise toward the high granite range of the Karre Mountains, reaching nearly 4,625 feet (1,410 metres) at Mount Ngaoui, the country's highest point, before declining eastward into sandstone plateaus. In the north the most significant mountains are those of the Dar Challa range, which rise to 4,350 feet (1,326 metres) at Mount Ngaya near the border with The Sudan. In the southeast is a plain cut by a number of rivers.
A moist savanna climate prevails in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. During the rainy season (from March to October or November) heavy rainstorms occur almost daily, and early morning fog is typical. Maximum annual precipitation is 71 inches (1,800 mm), occurring from August to September in the upper Ubangi region, and in the Karre Mountains annual precipitation averages 59 inches (1,500 mm). During this season of southwestern monsoon (rain-bearing) winds, the daily temperature ranges between 66 and 86 °F (19 and 30 °C).
The dry season—brought by the northeastern trade winds, called the harmattan—generally begins in October and ends in February or March. The air is dry, and temperatures range between 64 and 104 °F (18 and 40 °C); it is warm during the day but considerably cooler at night. The skies are generally clear. Sandstorms and dust storms occur in the extreme north.
The country lies largely in the savanna zone of Africa. The northern part is treeless, whereas the southern portion of the country contains dense tropical rainforests, particularly along the Ubangi and Sangha rivers. A wide range of vegetation can be found in the savannas, from scrubby, drought- and fire-resistant trees and shrubs to more luxuriant gallery forests near rivers and streams.
Many species of antelope, as well as baboons, buffalo, and elephants, are found in the savannas; there are also forest elephants, which are smaller than those in the savanna. Once-numerous black rhinoceroses are now rare, the victims of overhunting. In the rainforests an even greater diversity of wildlife exists, including gorillas, chimpanzees, and other primates, leopards, and the endangered bongo antelope. Rivers contain many species of fish, crocodiles, and hippopotamuses. A rich and varied birdlife—in addition to many varieties of snakes, bats, and insects, including many colourful butterflies and moths—makes the territory zoologically one of the most distinctive in Africa. There are several national parks and wildlife reserves, including Bamingui-Bangoran National Park in the north, Manovo–Gounda–St. Floris National Park (a World Heritage site since 1988) in the northeast, Zemongo Faunal Reserve in the east, and Dzanga-Ndoki National Park and Dzanga-Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, both in the southwest.


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The First Step of my Condo Makeover Begins
As you can see in the picture, my kitchen is a bit of a mess at the moment.
As I mentioned before, I'm currently in the process of renovating my condo. It's definitely been quite the process between picking out colors, patterns, appliances, etc. Ordering everything, and getting all the details together.
Well the work began today and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
At the moment, my livingroom is full of everything that was in my old kitchen, so it's a complete mess. My dog is camping out at my mom's house (which I'll also be doing so I'm not woken up early in the morning by banging hammers and whirring saws). So it'll be fun to get home after a week to see it transformed. I'll be sure to post lots of before and after pictures!
What are some of the best home improvement projects that you've undertaken? Tell us in the comments section!


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monday, november 23rd: rumors and jackasses
welcome to the second edition of the monday wtf, where we "celebrate" the inane, stupid, crazy, distasteful, and just plain weird crap that has happened in the past week. this doesn't necessarily limit itself to the internet, or just whatthefuck.com, but sometimes those are the easy pickings. if you'd like to submit something that you feel should be highlighted, information on how to do so is at the bottom of this column, and every column hereafter.
not one of you motherfuckers made a submission, so we're going to try this dry and deep, and maybe you could try just a little harder next time.
this one is a rumor, but it's one of those things that's so close to becoming reality that you almost don't need the disclaimer. in a public display of self-buggering, it appears that mr. murdoch, the head of news corporation and all of its subnetworks, retarded and otherwise, is so thrilled with the idea of fucking google over that they're looking to receive a large sum of money from microsoft to delist themselves from google. i'm so happy you believe your traffic is completely organic, and people aren't so retarded that they enter 'fox' into the search box rather than the url bar. i hope you die.
the sequel to the controversial underage rape and snuff porn "Twilight", entitled "New Moon", grossed $258 million on opening weekend. i have nothing to say about this, except that i'm wondering if the mystical end of the world that everyone talks about happening in 2012 is actually starting now.
galileo, the famous 17th century astronomer and father of modern science and astronomy, is visiting us in physical form. well, at least we'll be graced by two fingers and a tooth. was this the find of a new excavation, tomb upheaval, or the accidental plunge of a drill? no, no, of course not. we're talking some noble shit. we're talking about discovering this odd set of remains in a strange, old wooden case at an auction. oddly enough, this whole process of their removal from his grave in 1737 are fully documented and notarized, and this found set matches the description given in that documentation. what.
in another case of facebook ruining lives, a canadian woman has lost her sick leave benefits due to photos found by her insurance company on facebook. you see, she was diagnosed with major depression and given leave from her job at ibm so she may adjust and recover. the problem, of course, is that these pictures showed her smiling on a beach. she's obviously not depressed. what a con artist.
and, since ending with a video worked so well last time, watch as an officer puts someone's head through a window.
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Notable Put Options Activity in ADTRAN
Shares of ADTRAN (NASDAQ: ADTN) are lower on the session by 4.99%, currently trading at $33.49. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two weeks and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average.
Options traders are focusing on puts today. The strike seeing the heaviest action is the March 2012 $34.00 put, which has traded 1,200 times on open interest of 10 contracts. The Mar2012 $33.00 also traded 1,000 times on 0 contracts.
Put volume is outpacing call volume by 3 to 1.
ADTRAN, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and services network access solutions for communications networks. The company major product categories are Carrier Systems, Business Networking and Loop Access.
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David Young, Ex-Green Beret and Politico, Accused Of Bilking $54 Million From Military
David Young was convicted of a court martial for lifting Humvees from Aftghanistan.
Before he moved to Florida, David Young was an American hero: A Green Beret, a Gulf War vet and a Bronze Star recipient. The vet was once among the nation's youngest state legislators after winning a seat in his native New Hampshire's state House at the age of 21. Two years ago, when he relocated the Gulf Coast, he seemed to be a wealthy entrepreneur with lucrative overseas defense contracts.
But federal prosecutors now say Young was stealing from taxpayers to the tune of $54 million in phony deals with the military.
Young hasn't been charged with a crime yet, but the Tampa Bay Times this morning has uncovered previously secret court documents showing that prosecutors have sued him to seize more than 20 properties and $15 million they say came from the scheme.
Young's attorney, Brett Tolman, tells the Times the veteran is innocent. "He couldn't have orchestrated what they're alleging," Tolman tells the paper. "If there's fraud, it's fraud we're not part of."
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Young was first elected to the New Hampshire house in 1985, shortly after his 21st birthday. He served until 1993, earning a place in the Army's Green Berets and serving in combat in the first Gulf War in between. He also earned a law degree and briefly returned to politics, serving another term from 1999 to 2000.
But more recently, Young's fortunes have changed. He was disbarred in 2006, the Times reports, for misusing a clients money, and convicted of a court-martial in 2008 for stealing Humvees in Afghanistan.
The records obtained by the Times paint the picture of an elaborate fraud orchestrated by Young around a contract to provide military trainers and interpreters in Afghanistan.
Prosecutors say Young conspired with several active duty soldiers to rig a bidding process for his firm, American International Security Corp, then to inflate a small contract into a $54 million behemoth.
The company barely provided any services in Afghanistan, though, the feds allege; instead, Young and his cohorts pocketed millions and bought scores of properties around Tampa.
It's not clear when the feds will seize Young's property or if criminal charges are forthcoming; Tolman, Young's attorney, believes it's only a matter of time.
"We don't think there's a basis to prosecute, but I think in some ways they've built a theory and they're trying to support it," he said. "If that's the case, I'm sure they will pursue charges."
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More than 1,000 arborists coming to town for conference and competition
This week more than 1,000 arborists from around the country will take root in Milwaukee for the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Conference, Aug. 2-6 at the Wisconsin Center and Mount Mary University.
The conference -- hosted by the ISA and the Wisconsin Arborist Association -- typically attracts between 1,000 and 2,000 attendees and generates an estimated $5 million in spending for the host city.
This year's event will mark a homecoming for ISA Executive Director Jim Skiera, who is a Wisconsin native and the son of Bob Skiera, a pioneer of urban forestry in Milwaukee. The elder Skiera was the city's forester from 1973 to 1990.
But the conference isn't just for tree experts, who will listen to a keynote speaker and attend educational sessions. The public is welcome at the Arbor Fair on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Mount Mary.
There will be recreational tree climbing, children's activities, live music, exhibits on pruning, tree identification and disease prevention as well as free saplings.
We asked City of Milwaukee Urban Forestry District Manager Randy Krouse about the event, which includes the International Tree Climbing Championship.
OnMilwaukee.com: First, can you tell me a bit about the importance of the conference to arborists in Milwaukee? What will they get out of attending it?
Randy Krouse: Local arborists, urban foresters and other tree care professionals in both the public and private sector will have an opportunity to network with their professional peers from around the world and learn from each other. This conference helps these professionals keep up to date on the latest industry research and practices which they can use to develop and advance their careers in the Arboriculture field.
The information learned from this conference can in turn be used to educate the general public about the benefit of trees and promote the value of professional tree care to sustain healthy trees.
OMC: What are some of the biggest issues facing arborists in Milwaukee right now?
RK: Two big challenges facing arborists in Milwaukee are invasive species which threaten the urban forest and creating awareness about the benefit of trees in our community. Invasive species of pests, diseases and other plants have been and continue to threaten and kill trees within communities throughout the country, and Milwaukee is no exception.
A large majority of the American elm trees have died in the past due to Dutch Elm Disease and now the movement of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) moving into Milwaukee is threatening the lives of nearly 600,000 ash trees. The ISA conference gives urban foresters and arborists a chance to share their experiences with EAB and learn about various strategies being used to manage EAB and community ash tree populations.
OMC: Will the conference provide some opportunities to learn about and discuss those issues?
RK: Creating awareness about the benefits of trees and proper tree care to the general public is a constant, but important endeavour in our industry. People have varying perceptions of trees, some positive and some negative, usually based on their own experiences. Our job as tree care professionals is to cast trees in a positive light by highlighting the important benefits they provide, especially within the urban environment.
This educational process is an important step which helps our industry gain support and also gives homeowners and community leaders motivation and opportunity to care for and protect trees on their properties and within their community.
OMC: I hear there will be other things that will be of interest to non-arborists.
RK: There will be an Arbor Fair and the International Tree Climbing Championship on Aug. 2 at Mount Mary. This is a free event which will be fun and educational for the whole family. The Arbor Fair will have fun activities for kids including an opportunity to climb a tree with equipment that professional arborists use. There will be educational booths for all ages including opportunities to ask an arborist about tree questions, tree planting demonstrations, urban wood displays, etc.
In addition, the International Tree Climbing Championship will be happening, which gives people an opportunity to see the best tree-climbing arborists in the world compete for the title of world champion.
OMC: Do you typically attend these events when they're outside Milwaukee? Is this a pretty big deal in the world of arborists?
RK: Yes, I have attended ISA Conferences in the past. The ISA is one of the foremost professional organizations for arborists. Being a member of the ISA and attending their conferences gives arborists the knowledge, certifications and credentials necessary for providing quality tree care.
The conference is also a big deal because it gives a global presence within our industry all in one place and allows us to network, share ideas and socialize.
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Jim Cutillo — co-founder and CEO of Stonegate Mortgage (SGM), a non-bank residential mortgage operator that pulled off its IPO today — says real estate is "at an inflection point."
Stonegate's IPO wasn't an easy deal. SGM priced at $16 — below the $20 to $22 range — but shares did make up for lost ground in early trading, up about 17.5% as of this writing. Still, Cutillo is optimistic about the broader real estate environment pushing Stonegate Mortgage forward.
"We think we are at an inflection point," Cutillo said today in an interview with InvestorPlace. "Both the housing market and the U.S. economy are poised for growth."
And Stonegate Mortgage is in a nice position to benefit.
During the past eight years, Jim has created a fully integrated mortgage platform that includes origination, servicing and securitization. He also has invested heavily in proprietary technology — Stonegate Mortgage's core system essentially uses multiple data sources and analytics to mark the risks on loans. This probably explains why Stonegate has never invested in subprime loans.
Cutillo also isn't overly concerned with the current interest-rate environment.
"The only assumption for me is that interest rates will increase over the next couple years," he said. "But our service portfolio, which is over $9.5 billion, is a natural hedge. In Q3, even though there was a spike in interest rates, we continued to grow.
"It also helps that we focus mainly on home purchases, not refinancing."
Of course, the U.S. budget fight is another issue. While comments out of Washington today hinted toward a modicum of progress, risk still is a concern in the short-term:
"We will not be impacted if there is a resolution in short order," Cutillo said. "But if not, the uncertainty will lead people to ask: 'Should I buy a home now?' So it is really important to get clarity in D.C."
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPO Playbook. He is also the author of High-Profit IPO Strategies, All About Commodities and All About Short Selling. Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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Mr Abbott's public denial of Ms Ramjan's claims coincided with a statement from the publisher of the Quarterly Essay describing David Marr, the author of "Political Animal; the making of Tony Abbott", as a respected journalist. Quarterly Essay publisher Morrie Schwartz and editor Chris Feik released a statement saying, "Marr is a highly respected journalist and biographer, the recipient of many awards".
Mr Abbott said on Friday the incident with Ms Ramjam "never happened" and that he expected more smears to surface as part of an orchestrated campaign by a Labor dirt unit.
Mr Abbott admitted he had been "childish and immature" during his university days and that he "probably was guilty" of calling Ms Ramjan, a former rival in student politics, "chair thing" rather than "chairperson" when he was a student politician.
Ms Ramjan is quoted in the Marr essay as saying that as a student politician, Mr Abbott had "punched the wall on either side of my head . . . it was done to intimidate" after losing to her in a student election.
Mr Abbott also dismissed as "ludicrous" fresh claims from journalist Lindsay Foyle about an incident in a Sydney pub in the late 1970s over abortion.
In the latest revelation, Mr Foyle wrote in the independent news website newmatilda.com of a disagreement with Mr Abbott in the Castlereagh Hotel in the late 1970s over birth control and abortion. "My view was that it was something those involved should settle on, not people like me who didn't have to live with the consequences of the decision. To the activists, that view was just as unacceptable as abortion," Mr Foyle wrote.
"The largest of the lot was a person named Tony Abbott. He decided the quickest way to settle our differences was to take me downstairs and demonstrate how I was wrong by punching my head in." Mr Foyle said journalist Greg Sheridan, who at that stage worked at The Bulletin, had to intervene.
Sydney barrister and former Labor candidate David Patch said he had comforted Ms Ramjan after the alleged incident with Mr Abbott in 1977, but that he had not actually witnessed it. Mr Abbott initially told Mr Marr he could not recall the incident taking place and that it would have been profoundly out of character, but in a press conference and in an interview on Channel Nine's Today show on Friday he rejected the allegations. "I didn't recall because it didn't happen. How can you recall if it never happened?'' he asked reporters in Canberra.
Asked why Ms Ramjan would invent a false claim against him, Mr Abbott said: "That's a question for her. The issue for me is why is it only now, 35 years after this alleged incident is supposed to have taken place, that she's gone public with it?
"David Patch is a former Labor party candidate and I have no doubt that the Labor dirt unit is running a serious campaign here.''
In the statement issued on Friday, Mr Schwartz and Mr Feik disputed Mr Abbott's claim a dirt unit was behind the allegation.
"On the contrary, the events described were discovered by the journalist David Marr during his extensive research for Quarterly Essay 47, Political Animal: the making of Tony Abbott. Marr is a highly respected journalist and biographer, the recipient of many awards,'' they said.
"The idea that he is connected with any Labor "dirt unit" is completely implausible. This is a clear case of trying to shoot the messenger."
Mr Abbott also argued on Friday that statements by Mr Patch and the anonymous witness backing Ms Ramjan's claims were "substantially at variance with each other. And every single one of them is obviously from someone who plainly is on the other side of the political fence".
"I've been saying to Margie [Mr Abbott's wife] and the kids that they can expect a lot more of this between now and polling day – just look at what the Labor Party did to Campbell Newman and his family in the lead-up to the Queensland election. David Patch did not see anything happen because nothing happened."
"There is a dirt unit, it's running out of the Prime Minister's office and it's being encouraged to dig up embarrassing facts or factoids or stories on the Coalition,'' he said.
But Ms Ramjan and Mr Patch rejected Mr Abbott's suggestion that they had had contact with the Labor Party about the incident.
Mr Patch told Fairfax Media's The National Times on Friday: ''I can categorically deny that I have had any contact, either directly or indirectly, with anyone in or associated with the Labor Party.''
Ms Ramjan said she had never been a member of a political party.
Mr Abbott brushed off suggestions that he take legal action, arguing such a response would dignify claims that he simply wished to put to bed.
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Found! A Page From The Diary Of Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld's Kitten
This morning we were delighted to learn more about our favorite celebrity kitten, Choupette. The fluffy Siamese kitten is the kept woman of eccentric Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Herr Karl revealed recently that Choupette takes her dinner on top of the table, plays with an iPad, and "has two personal maids, for both day and night." You know, as you do, cats.
But Karl's most intriguing reveal about Choupette's lifestyle is the way her young life is being painstakingly chronicled. When her daddy is traveling, details of Choupette's day are kept in a notebook for him to review later. "When I am not there, the maids take down, in little books, everything she did, from what she ate, to how she behaved, if she was tired, and if she wasn't sleeping," Karl explained. "In the nine months, we already have almost 600 pages."
And wouldn't you know, we were able to get our hands on a page from Choupette the kitten's diary. Imagine you're reading it in a highly pitched, feminine Austrian accent … punctuated by occasional crotch licking.
Monday, June 5, 2012
11 a.m.: Awake inside a Timeless CC, bathed in sunlight. Where is my sashimi? Breakfast should be waiting for me when I get up.
11:30 a.m.: The maids bathed me in champagne. Karl does not wash his own hair; nor do I. Spritzed me with Coco Mademoiselle. Blow dried thoroughly. Off to the dressing room for my bow.
11:50 a.m.: Played with the iPad for a bit. Did I say the iPad? I mean my iPad.
12:30 p.m.: Yawn. Bored. So incredibly bored.
12:40 p.m.: Relieved my bowels on the latest issue of Vogue. Baptiste Giabiconi wiped my tiny bottom with Chanel scarf. Litter is so uncivilized.
1 p.m.: Diane Kruger stops by for a belly rub. Mine, of course. That bitch has Joshua Jackson to rub her own belly.
1:30 p.m.: Lunch brought to me the dining room table. Filet mignon sprinkled with caviar. Watching my figure; I know Karl called that husky British singer fat. Sparing myself the mortification.
1:55 p.m.: Beyond bored. I am a prisoner here.
2:15 p.m.: Stare out the window at the streets of Paris. Look, there is the Louvre. And there is the Seine! Who are those cats walking on the sidewalk? Don't they know their feet are getting dirty?
2:30 p.m.: Catnip flown in by Tajikistan, followed by beauty sleep. No, I am not stoned. Beauty sleep.
3:30 p.m.: Karl has returned. Today he called a small child fat and made her cry. He strokes my head and tells me, "You're the only one who understands me, princess." Purr.
4:15 p.m.: Bored again. Life is … so hard.
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Historic Places of Hawaii Island
Hawaii Island is home to some of the most historic places in all of Hawaii. From the birthplace of King Kamehameha and the paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) to restored heiau and the site of Captain Cook's death, Hawaii Island offers visitors a chance to walk in the shadows of Hawaiian history.
Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
This 180-acre National Park in south Kona was once a place of refuge for lawbreakers in early Hawaii. It features royal grounds, heiau (temples), Hawaiian fishponds and the Great Wall, 10-feet high and 17-feet thick. This is a fantastic place to learn about early Hawaiian culture.
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Part of the National Park System, this historic site is home to one of the largest and last heiau (temple) built in Hawaii. Located on the Kohala Coast, King Kamehameha ordered the building of this massive structure to gain favor with Ku, the war god, in his quest to unite the Hawaiian Islands.
Historic Kailua Village (Kailua-Kona)
This lively spot in the center of the Kona Coast is also a place of great historical significance. Visit Hulihee Palace, summer home for Hawaiian royalty; Mokuaikaua Church, Hawaii's earliest Christian Church built in 1820; and Ahuena Heiau, built by King Kamehameha I, all within view of each other on Alii Drive.
The lands of Keauhou hold a wealth of historical sites including three restored heiau (temples), the Kuamoo Battle and Lekeleke Burial grounds, a holua slide (stone ramp) and the birthplace of Kamehameha III.
Kealakekua Bay
Located 12-miles south of Kailua-Kona, Kealakekua Bay is a Marine Life Conservation District and was where British explorer Captain James Cook first stepped foot on Hawaii Island. Just a year later in 1779, Cook was killed here at Kealakekua Bay in a skirmish with Native Hawaiians. A white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park memorializes his death.
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Kim and Kanye: Married at Last!!
It's official! After months of preparations, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are "Mr." and "Mrs."
The couple married in Florence, Italy at the 16th-century Forte di Belvedere, surrounded by family and friends.
The bride's step-father Bruce Jenner walked her down the aisle as Andrea Bocelli sang.
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Team USA continues to hope that Mike Krzyzewski changes his mind and returns as head coach.
But Krzyzewski reiterated again on Tuesday that he has moved on entirely and wants to focus on coaching Duke.
Krzyzewski coached Team USA to their Gold Medal wins in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, along with Gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. Krzyzewski's one blight was a Bronze at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.


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Weekly Hottie Sandwich: Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell
There's enough meat to open a New York City delicatessen in Woody Allen's newest film Cassandra's Dream which stars Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell. (Now that's a manwich!) The Brit bad boys play blue collar brothers who agree to murder a guy for some extra cash. Although Woody Allen's script and direction have been unanimously panned, the casting is the true genius. A Dream indeed.


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|October 2000
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|March 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare survival of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma refractory to immunotherapy treated with AE-941 (Neovastat) versus placebo. II. Compare the time to progression and one-year survival rate of patients treated with this regimen. III. Determine the safety of this regimen in these patients. IV. Compare the overall tumor response rate, duration of response, and quality of life of patients treated with this regimen.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to number of organs with metastases (1 vs more than 1) and ECOG performance status (0 vs 1). Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive oral AE-941 (Neovastat) twice a day. Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo twice a day. Treatment continues in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression. Quality of life is assessed on day 1 and then every 8 weeks thereafter. Patients are followed every 4 weeks until disease progression and then every 8 weeks thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 280 patients will be accrued for this study within 12 months.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed renal cell adenocarcinoma Disease progression within 16 weeks after first-line therapy, which included interleukin-2 and/or interferon Metastatic disease not amenable to surgery Measurable and/or evaluable disease No more than one line of prior anticancer treatment for renal cell carcinoma No pure papillary cell tumor, mixed tumor containing predominantly sarcomatoid cells, Bellini carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, or chromophobe oncocytic tumor No brain metastases
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: More than 3 months Hematopoietic: Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 WBC at least 2,500/mm3 Hemoglobin at least 8 g/dL (epoetin alfa allowed) Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Calcium no greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN) (bisphosphonates allowed) Creatinine no greater than 2 times ULN Other: No other prior malignancy within past 5 years except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ of the cervix No severe allergy to fish or seafood No medical condition that would interfere with intake and/or absorption of study medication (e.g., gastrectomy or major intestinal resection) No significant medical or psychiatric condition that would preclude study Not pregnant Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use adequate contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 1 month but no longer than 8 months since prior immunotherapy Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: At least 1 week since prior systemic corticosteroids for symptomatic treatment of renal cell carcinoma At least 28 days since prior medroxyprogesterone acetate No concurrent medroxyprogesterone acetate Concurrent corticosteroids for symptomatic treatment of neurological complications caused by renal cancer allowed Radiotherapy: Concurrent radiotherapy to symptomatic lesions for symptom relief allowed Surgery: See Disease Characteristics Concurrent surgical removal of symptomatic lesions for symptom relief allowed Other: At least 28 days since other prior experimental therapeutic agents At least 28 days since other prior shark cartilage products No other concurrent therapies for metastatic renal cell carcinoma No other concurrent shark cartilage products
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005995
|Canada, Quebec
|Aeterna Zentaris
|Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, G1P 4P5
|Responsible Party:
|AEterna Zentaris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005995 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 5, 2000
|Last Updated:
|March 4, 2013
Keywords provided by AEterna Zentaris:
stage IV renal cell cancer
recurrent renal cell cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Kidney Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Urologic Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Kidney Diseases
Urologic Diseases
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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libvalhalla is a library written in C. It is a media scanner that stores various information in an SQLite database and relies on FFmpeg (libavformat and libavutil) and libcurl. It features many Internet grabbers that allow automatic downloading of covers, lyrics, and information on media files, tag retrieval in video and music files, and so on.
Release Notes: This release adds fixes for Amazon and TheMovieDB (TMDB) grabbers and some improvements and bugfixes.
(R)?ex is a tool that allows you to manage all of your servers from a central point, through the complete process of configuration management and software deployment.
Release Notes: This release modularizes the communication protocol, adds a new HTTP(s) transport layer, adds more flexible authentication options, and fixes bugs.
libunibreak is an implementation of the line breaking and word breaking algorithms as described in Unicode Standard Annex 14 and Unicode Standard Annex 29. It is a superset of, and supersedes, liblinebreak. It is designed to be used in a generic text renderer. FBReader is one real-world example.
Release Notes: This is the first release which incorporates word break support.
libre is a generic library for real-time communications with asynchronous I/O support. It is written in portable POSIX source code that conforms to the ANSI C89 and ISO C99 standards. It is robust and fast, with a low memory footprint. It also features RFC compliance and support for IPv4 and IPv6. Protocol implementations include SIP, SDP, RTP/RTCP, BFCP, DNS, STUN/TURN/ICE, HTTP, and WebSockets.
Release Notes: This is a maintenance release, with fixes for Ubuntu 12.04, merged SIP requests, and TCP buffer size. It also includes a Debian build.
Fimex is a the File Interpolation, Manipulation, and EXtraction library for gridded geospatial data. It converts between different, extensible data formats (currently netcdf, NcML, grib1/2, metgm, wdb, and felt). It enables you to change the projection and interpolation of scalar and vector grids. It makes it possible to subset the gridded data and to extract only parts of the files. For simple usage, Fimex also comes with the command line program fimex.
Release Notes: This release has been upgraded to compile with the new boost 1.50 and boost-filesystem V3. It works with strict gcc 4.6 compiler settings, and will be regularly build on Ubuntu 12.04.
DataStatix manages data of every kind, creates statistics and graphs, and exports data easily to the R environment. Its features include user management (create, delete, modify password) within the software, different levels of user data access (administrator, standard, read-only), user-defined templates (models) of data, the ability to create new databases easily, importation and exportation of data in CSV format, and synchronization of existing data from a CSV file created with DataStatix.
Release Notes: This release adds sorting of records on three fields, a line chart, labels and marks in graphics, copying of a database to another with a partially different structure, the ability to change the decimal separator, and various bugfixes.
GPC-Slots 2 is a text-based casino game. Its features include five slot machines, a progressive jackpot added to by all machines, two roulette games, two dice games, and the ability to print status out to HTML.
Release Notes: This release adds bugfixes to support scientific notation in the save file and adds the ability to set a mutiplicative value for a slot machine token which is automatically updated each turn (you can set it to 0.01 times your total, for example).
GFeedLine is a social networking client. It supports Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.
Release Notes: This release adds a new German translation, a new Arabic translation, and new RTL theme.
TOMUSS allows multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet table with their Web browsers. It stores the complete history of the table modification. TOMUSS is intended to be used by teachers to enter ranking and to allow students to see their ranks.
Release Notes: This release is now fully localized and translated into English.
A distance-vector routing protocol for IPv6 and IPv4.
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Phoenix -- Cole Real Estate Investments and RED Development have announced the acquisition of Macerich's interests in two retail power centers located in Chandler, Ariz.
In a related transaction, Cole acquired 100% ownership of a third power center located in Gilbert, Ariz. The transaction value for all three properties is $100.55 million.
As part of an ongoing joint venture, Phoenix-based partners Cole and RED Development are acquiring Macerich's 50% ownership interests in the Chandler Festival and Chandler Village Center for $31 million and $14.8 million, respectively, for a total purchase price of $45.8 million. RED will serve as onsite property manager and leasing agent for both properties.
Additionally, Cole is acquiring 100% ownership of SanTan Marketplace in Gilbert, Ariz., for $54.8 million from Macerich and its investment partner. RED will also act as the leasing agent on this shopping center, while Cole will handle day-to-day property management.
All three assets are considered premier power shopping centers within the Southeast Valley submarket.
"These power centers are all primary retail destinations in the Southeast Phoenix trade area and capitalize on the synergy and traffic of nearby regional malls," said Thomas W. Roberts, executive VP and head of real estate investments at Cole. "Each of these properties is anchored by nationally recognized, creditworthy retailers contributing solid fundamentals to our portfolio of core retail assets."
Cole Real Estate and RED acquire Macerich interest in Arizona power centers
Phoenix -- Cole Real Estate Investments and RED Development have announced the acquisition of Macerich's interests in two retail power centers located in Chandler, Ariz.


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While her closest connection in the popular music of the '30s and '40s was the great jazz singer Billie Holiday, prolific songwriter Irene Higginbotham was also related by blood and marriage to several famous musicians from this genre. The songwriter was the niece of classic jazz trombonist J.C. Higginbotham. She was also the ex-wife of Teddy Wilson by the time he provided piano accompaniment for some of Holiday's most deeply romantic performances. In a not particularly rare example of jazz combining with soap opera, some of these were Higginbotham's ballad masterworks, haunting tales of hearts that albeit broken can still be syncopated.
Chances are these songs would be on the list of any Holiday fan's favorite records, including "Some Other Spring" from 1939 and "Good Morning Heartache" from three years later. Higginbotham, in a period of several decades, certainly wrote enough songs to fill the pages of her own biographical volume. Despite the association with songs of lost love, her range was really quite broad. To keep up with her busy schedule,Higginbotham would have had to have gotten started "In the Quiet of the Dawn," a title worth mentioning as it established her as a seminal presence in the creation of early doo wop material. She also had a humorous side, concocting material combining on-stage antics and music for the vaudeville team of Stump and Stumpy. Her collaborations with co-writer Syd Shaw were in demand as jumping jive reached up to the R&B shelf; witty songs such as "No Pad to Be Had" toyed with pessimism, as did the leaky "It's Got a Hole in It" and its inevitable result, "The Bottle's Empty."
Higginbotham was also able to quickly deliver pieces which existed mainly to fill the dancefloor, some of which became instrumental hits. In the early '50s some of the latter material such as a toll-free "Jersey Turnpike" was published under the pseudonym of Glenn Gibson due to shenanigans involving a BMI contract. Not every song attributed to Glenn Gibson is Higginbotham vintage, however. Joe Davis -- A&R man, record label manager, and one of Higginbotham's publishers -- also used the name Glenn Gibson to copyright songs, some of which were actually in the public domain. In general, high quality is the proof of an Irene Higginbotham composition. Her songs routinely stood out, sparkling with something special, at recording sessions where several sets of writers participated.


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If you're a lover of lady mags like we are, then you've probably noticed advertisements for Balenciaga Paris in almost every April issue. It's kind of difficult to get the full effect with those paper fragrance testers so I got my hands on an actual bottle of this new scent. My first thought after the first spritz was: "old money." I don't mean that Balenciaga Paris smells like dirty paper, but it does remind me of the Upper East Side where people are either born or marry into wealth. The notes of violet, pepper, and blossoms combine into a very mature scent that isn't at all old lady-ish. I wouldn't wear this fragrance on a regular basis because it's a little too sexy for work. Instead, I'd spray a little on my pulse points when I want to seem mysterious while doing a little man scoping at night. Balenciaga Paris and a sultry dress might just be all that's necessary to leave a lasting impression on a cutie. [$95 for 1.7 oz. and $130 for 2.5 oz., Neiman Marcus]


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…when you scream "HITLER!" every time something doesn't go your way, you wind up having people making making fun of your rhetoric:
When I post things like this, I always get feedback from readers who assure me they can see through my "agenda" which is, as I am informed, something along the lines of abolishing the second amendment, confiscating everybody's guns and all that. I myself have no idea what my agenda is and certainly no worked out goal. But one of the things I have discovered since wandering into this argument after Sandy Hook, it has quickly become obvious to me that camps are so hardened and sensitized that all you have to do is clear your throat or say, "Wait a minute, that thing you said doesn't make sense" and you are instantly pegged as a "gun nut" or a Nazi bent on confiscation of guns. Here's reality: at present "what I want" is very unformed in my mind. "No more Sandy Hooks" is one. Something less than 10,000 gun murders each year" is another. Somewhere in there is "Stop with crappy arguments". At present, I am struck by the number of crappy arguments the gun lobby uses and am trying to parse them–slowly. Why am I picking on gun lobby arguments? Easy. Because they are the ones arguing to preserve the status quo: a status quo in which the actuarial calculation states that we have to be willing to put up with more Sandy Hooks and 10,000 gun murders a year. I reject that calculation and therefore think the status quo–and therefore gun lobby arguments–need to be examined.
Lots of pro-gun folk seem to think *they* know what I want (confiscation, an America prostrate before Leviathan and Home Invaders and Rapists, etc.). But I'm pretty sure that's not what I want. All I want, at present, is to stop having the repeated sensation of hearing gun lobby arguments and thinking "Wait! This argument is crap!". So, from "Obama is Hitler" to "They're going to take away our guns" to the other rhetoric that Stewart quotes in the desperate scramble to maintain the status quo at all costs, what has consistently impressed me is how unimpressive the arguments are–because of the fear that drives them. The fear is simple: it is the deep conviction that America is ruled by an implacable enemy that means to destroy us. The cognitive dissonance between this and "America: the Light and the Glory" that also animates the thinking of many conservatives is one of the mysteries I don't fully fathom. But there it is. It's a theme that goes right back to the founding, of course, a patriotic people who create a government based on the idea that the government cannot be trusted. In short, a state created in the full conviction that the doctrine of original sin is undeniable fact. I empathize with that a lot.
However, I also empathize with reality a lot. And the reality is that, though the state has undoubtedly taken measures that are tyrannical (often with the enthusiastic support of the Thing that Used to be Conservatism) it is not the case that Obama is just about to usher in Nazi tyranny, and it is not the case the the modest measures he proposes in response to the straw the broke the camel's back at Sandy Hook are "confiscation" or even much of a challenge to the status quo. So the hysteria just sounds like more boys crying wolf. That concerns me, because I do think the day could well come when there's real wolf and people will not be able to tell if he's there because the rhetoric from the Thing That Used to Be Conservatism has been so shrill for so long that nobody listens anymore. As I mentioned recently, I have a friend who is a prolife Catholic Democrat who prays earnestly for the Right to make a recovery, because he knows that Left needs a healthy check on its own capacity for monstrous sin and currently has very little standing in its way because the Right has lost its mind. I share his fear.
I also share his fear of the lunatics who are simultaneously declaring that we need to have our guns in order to "defend ourselves from tyrants" and insisting that secession is something we need to be thinking over–all while trying to pretend they are envisioning a *peaceful* secession that won't be a civil war or a bloodbath or anything, but we really need our guns for it. Sell that crazy somewhere else.


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The Vikings had the ball with a handful of seconds left in the first half. They tried a long bomb to Randy Moss. He caught it, but got called for pass interference. The Vikings then let the clock run out, although they had time for two more bombs.
One of the announcers was so puzzled that she went and asked Minnesota's head coach about it at halftime. His explanation? "We decided we were going to take one shot at it."
That's an explanation?! That describes what they did, but certainly does not explain it. You just saw Randy Moss could beat his defender. Why not let him try again? (And Moss agreed with me: He was clearly exasperated when the Vikings ran out the clock.) I see teams do this a lot. But why isn't it a straight probability calculation: Yes, there is some chance a bomb will be intercepted and returned for a touchdown, but isn't that a miniscule probability compared to the (still tiny) chance that your team will score?
Also: Brett Favre is done. Stick a fork in him. His desire to be the hero is destroying him. Both recent interceptions (I write this in Q 3) never should have been thrown at all.


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Wednesday - May 13, 2009
Aloha Pamela,
I never thought I would have occasion to submit anything to your APPLAUSE column, but that has now changed. You see, I am the motorcyclist who was involved in a serious accident on Mokuola Road in front of the Philippine Community Center. It was bad and I thought I was a goner, except when I opened my eyes and found a gentleman and his wife who happened to be witnesses following behind when the accident occurred. They helped me, called the ambulance and police, and stayed to help me and also provided a factual account to authorities. I was hurt and confused, and I am sorry that I did not get their names. I just want them to know how much I appreciate them. I hope they'll never need it, but if they ever do ... I can only hope they are fortunate enough to luck upon such good Samaritans as I did with them! Mahalo!
Nick Owens
Dear Pamela,
I was driving from Pearl City on the freeway, past Waipahu, Kapolei and Campbell Industrial Park. There was a truck going into Nanakuli waving me down and pointing to my hood. My truck lid was open. When I pulled off onto the medial strip, he had turned around and headed to town. This guy must have been driving for miles, following me just to alert me of my truck door. He was driving a white truck with the logo of a pump on it. This is a good man who literally went the extra mile. Mahalo and much APPLAUSE for his kindness.
Verna McLean
Dear Verna and Nick,
The majority of letters I receive describe moments of distress on the highway. Thanks to anonymous angels like yours, lives have been saved and accidents avoided.
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Punjab Police Previous Papers of SI ASI Constables Download
The Punjab Police is about to release the notification shortly for the recruitment of various posts in the department. The candidate got an information about the recruitment and they will apply for the post without any delay. They have to start preparation for which they need Punjab Police Previous Papers of SI Download, Punjab Police Previous Papers of ASI Download and Punjab Police Previous Papers of Constables Download. The previous papers help the candidates in their preparation by providing the level of toughness in the exam and pattern. The Punjab Police previous solved papers will be uploaded at the official website very soon.
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The Punjab Police Board came to a conclusion that the department need most physically fit and technical knowledge candidates who are not afraid of the risks involved with the department. It have decided to release the notification for recruiting the most eligible candidates for which they will conduct a written examination. To qualify in that exam, the candidates need to download previous solved papers for SI post, Punjab Police, previous solved papers for ASI post, Punjab Police and previous solved papers for Constable post, Punjab Police. It will be provided in PDF format for easy downloading.
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Posted 04 December 2012 - 11:26 PM
Last summer was our first summer with a proper pool (we bought a house with a pool) and I bought a Barracuda T5 auto pool cleaner as I was sick of vaccuming the pool every day! It was a disaster and didn't work, continuously got stuck etc. Managed to sell it on Gumtree, as we had bought it on a website and they didn't honour any warranties. I spent the rest of the summer vacuuming daily
Anyhoo. Fast forward to this year and I am already sick of vacuuming lol. So I figured I might buy a cheap auto vacuum, and even if I have to give it a really good vac on the weekends, at least the pool will be clean enough so that we can swim when we all get home from school and work on a hot day.
I have been googling and checking out some of the reviews, does anyone have a cheapish pool cleaner, ie. less than $300, ideally closer to $200, and can offer any feedback? We have a smallish fibreglass pool.
Posted 05 December 2012 - 01:01 AM
I saw one advertised at Aldi a week or two ago. It was around the $100. I was going to get it for our pool to trial. We are renting and I don't want to spend a lot of money on pool stuff.
Posted 06 December 2012 - 11:00 AM
I bought the Aldi one pp, it was $90. Not sure if it works yet though because we havent even pulled it out of the box yet!!
At the moment dh either vaccumms or throws the robot cleaner in.
Posted 06 December 2012 - 01:06 PM
I dunno, I reckon you get what you pay for with pool cleaners. We just bought a new one a few months ago and it copes with a lot of leaves and bark. It's a Polaris and it was around $1000.
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Speed Improvements for Multi-Slice Customers
We had noticed that occasionally, requests were a tad slower than at other times. We've been tuning here, and tuning there, and each little twist made a little difference.
I'm a big believer in tuning systems over time, and don't like to twist each and every knob available to me when using a new piece of hardware, because it doesn't allow you to understand why the company that built the product chose to ship it the way they did.
Today, I spent some time digging into the algorithms our load balancers use to distribute requests between slices.
As it turns out, the default algorithm the load balancer uses is rather naive.
I think that our vendor defaulted to the simplest algorithm, one that new users could immediately grasp: Deliver requests to each slice serially in round-robin fashion. This make it easy to determine that the load balancer is working, because all systems will get requests in a predictable and orderly fashion.
However, it's far from ideal. Imagine a particularly resource intensive page on your site. If a slice is already serving one of those expensive pages, why ask it to serve another? It makes more sense to ship it to another slice instead.
The load balancer doesn't really know the page is expensive, of course, but it can see the side effects of something like that, by noticing the response time. If a server is a bit slow on requests, new requests will get immediately routed to slices that are not bogged down. Very cool!
In any case, all customers will immediately see an improvement in average response time, and that's a good thing for everyone!


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Ibrahim: Ambassador for harmony
Abdullah Ibrahim, one of South Africa's most celebrated musicians, has worked with top jazz artists including Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.
His controversial political beliefs led to a 30-year exile from his homeland, but his enthusiasm for making music during apartheid was not dampened. He has told BBC World Service's Jazzmatazz programme about his life as a musician.
South African jazz pianist, Abdullah Ibrahim, first came to international fame in 1963 after a chance meeting with the great American bandleader Duke Ellington.
Working under his pre-Muslim name, Dollar Brand, Ibrahim recorded with the maestro in Switzerland and in 1966 Ibrahim led the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
"I did five dates substituting for him", he explains. "It was exciting but very scary, I could hardly play."
Encouraged by Ellington, Ibrahim moved from Cape Town to New York. Like many artists, growing government pressure challenging his political beliefs meant that he spent most of the next three decades outside of South Africa.
In the mid 1960s he played with the likes of drummer Elvin Jones and for a short time modern jazz influences were apparent in Ibrahim's work.
"We realised that we really didn't need all of that technical know-how to express things," he explains.
"Ninety five per cent of the time the audience just come to listen to the music, they are not musicians. The idea is still to write with that vast technical skill, but to make it compatible and accessible."
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Later in his career, when he returned to South Africa, Ibrahim recorded Mannenberg with South African saxophonist Basil Coetzee.
It became an enormous hit in the townships and impressed musicians as the recording was made in just one take.
"Even Basil himself said that in later years he would use that solo as a study exercise," Ibrahim explains. "We also use it now in our teaching as a required solo that young musicians have to play."
Having been influenced in his early years by traditional jazz artists, Ibrahim's style gradually evolved into a new sound. "We were the first generation of improvisers," he explains.
"We didn't have a point of reference; we had to develop our own vocabulary. We played bee-bop and then we realised that it was fine to do that but it really didn't grant me any satisfaction because it was too easy."
A tireless force in the promotion of South African music, during the period of apartheid Ibrahim's music went on to be characterised by its ability to reflect the spirit of South Africa.
Apartheid, in Ibrahim's view, led to a loss of culture which, since his return to South Africa in 1992, he hopes he has helped to revive.
"What apartheid did was to break the cultural continuity. Many musicians died in exile. In our experience it was as though a generation had been totally wiped out.
"There was a time when the culture was just annihilated. It is our task now and I have started a music academy in Cape Town as a pilot programme. It is actually up to us to make people aware of this legacy."
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