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Scientists are expanding the search for extraterrestrial life - and they've set their sights on some very unearthly planets. Cold "Super-Earths" - giant, "snowball" planets that astronomers have spied on the outskirts of faraway solar systems - could potentially support some kind of life, they have found.
Such planets are plentiful; experts estimate that one-third of all solar systems contain super-Earths. "We know there are a lot of super-Earths out there, and the next generation of telescopes will be even better at spotting them," said Scott Gaudi, assistant professor of astronomy at Ohio State University.
Despite the name, a super-Earth has little in common with the Earth that we know - other than the fact it is has a solid surface. A super-Earth is covered with ice, and may have a substantial atmosphere - perhaps much thicker than the Earth's.
Yet Gaudi joined with Eric Gaidos of the University of Hawaii and Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to model whether such planets might harbor a liquid ocean that could support life, and whether they might be detectable from Earth.
Gaidos reported the team's early results at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
"It turns out that if super-Earths are young enough, massive enough, or have a thick atmosphere, they could have liquid water under the ice or even on the surface," Gaudi said. "And we will almost certainly be able to detect these habitable planets if they exist."
The most promising technique for finding super-Earths is the one Gaudi prefers: gravitational microlensing. When one star happens to cross in front of another as seen from Earth, it magnifies the light from the more distant star like a lens. If planets are orbiting the lens star, they boost the magnification briefly as they pass by.
Gaudi and his colleagues first discussed the project this summer at an Aspen Center for Physics workshop. The workshops are sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and they offer an informal atmosphere for scientists to propose new ideas.
There, the three talked about using microlensing to search for life in a new way.
Most such efforts focus on finding planets in another solar system's "habitable zone" - the distance from a star where temperatures are just right for supporting liquid water on the surface and thus life as we know it.
But water is much more plentiful beyond the habitable zone, in the outer reaches of a solar system, Gaudi explained. It's most often found as ice - at the heart of gas planets such as Jupiter, on frozen moons such as Europa, and on super-Earths. In fact, Earth's water probably originated elsewhere, and found its way here on comets or asteroids.
So rather than looking for warm planets like Earth that happened to acquire water, Gaudi and his colleagues decided to look at cold super-Earths that formed with water already in place.
They examined the likelihood that some internal heat source might enable liquid water to form under the ice. As Gaidos and Seager modeled scenarios for heating the interior of super-Earths, Gaudi modeled whether the planets they hypothesized would be detectable.
Gaidos and Seager found that very big super-Earths, ones around 10 times the mass of Earth, could retain enough heat from their formation to form a liquid ocean beneath the ice - even though those planets would be located some five times farther from their star than the Earth is from its sun.
Gaudi determined that such planets would be detectable. In fact, microlensing is best at detecting planets that far out in a solar system, he said.
As to what type of life might be found there, it's too early to speculate.
"A more worrisome question is, if these planets have life on them, how would we know it? We have a hard enough time trying to figure out where there's life on Europa, let alone something that's hundreds of light years away," he added.
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Still, there is also the Rev Ian Paisley, the old Galapagos turtle, who's slowly flippered his way into the chamber.
Lots of people stare. Isn't he supposed to be brokering a deal with Gerry Adams? What's he doing listening to a discussion about power generation in Scotland?
Alistair Darling, who is Scottish secretary as well as being transport secretary, is answering questions about the disbandment of the Black Watch. The Scots Nats are cross, but Mr Darling points out that the Black Watch is part of the British army and if the SNP had their way, there wouldn't be a British army for the Black Watch to be part of.
He adds that the regiment is being consigned to history in order for the MoD to provide "more support in the front line". It's not spelt out, but this is New Labour, and we don't always need to spell it out. The gist is, "if we keep the Black Watch, others of our brave boys will die."
Since the reply, "let 'em all die, who cares?" would be inappropriate, Mr Darling is not challenged further, even by the handful of SNP MPs.
We move on to questions about legal affairs. Ann Winterton, who was the youngest ever female Master of Foxhounds, wants to know how the Hunting Act will affect the court service - in other words, will it be overwhelmed? From what one hears about mass revolts next year, the answer may be yes.
Not that you would think that from the reply, by the ju nior minister, Christopher Leslie. He insists that there is "ample capacity to cope".
Other MPs point out that some magistrates have threatened to resign rather than deal with illegal huntspersons. "Members of the judiciary will uphold the law," says Mr Leslie.
Oliver Heald, shadow leader of the house, suggests that the courts may have to cope with "tens of thousands of cases" and will need more magistrates. Mr Leslie replies sarcastically that he is glad that Mr Heald supports the law of the land.
The minister resembles one of those infuriating answer systems you sometimes get on the phone. "If you would like bland reassurance, press 1 now. If you would like to hear evasive tergiversation, press 2. If you want a meaningless holding reply, press 3. Otherwise, please wait for an operator - for a long time."
The old turtle suddenly sprang to life. Why was it, the reverend doctor demanded, that there were no members of his DUP in the House of Lords? So that's why he was there! He wants a peerage! "Sign the agreement and you'll get one!" yelled Dennis Skinner.
But I don't suppose he will. Imagine the Lords' beginning their daily session at 2.30pm, with the ancient and traditional cry: "Let me smell your breath!" The place would be empty. Still pondering the peers, I popped over to the Political Studies Association annual awards lunch, where there was a new gong for "turkey of the year." This went to the law lords who, in their guise as our new supreme court, have flatly refused to move into the magnificent Middlesex Guildhall, which is available, perfect for the job, and just opposite parliament.
"They were worried," said the BBC's Jim Naughtie, "that they would not be lodged in the same corridor." The result is that we will have to spend millions on a new building.
Sadly, none of their lordships was available to receive this prestigious award.

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Voters will go to the polls on May 22 to decide who they wish to represent them on Weymouth & Portland Borough Council and European Parliament for the South West.
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Borough councillors are elected in thirds and elections take place three out of every four years. Radipole, Westham West and Weymouth East will not be having elections this year.
The count for the borough council will take place from 10am on May 23. The European elections count will take place on May 25.
Cllr Mike Goodman, Brief Holder for Corporate Affairs and Continuous Improvement at Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, said: "You can help shape your local council by voting in this year's election."
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The 32-year-old is due to begin treatment in a London hospital on Monday, but made the trip to Villa Park to watch his side's tie with Chelsea.
Petrov released a statement shortly after arriving at the ground, and revealed a picture of Muamba sitting up in bed had inspired him, along with numerous well-wishes, to get back to health.
"I would like to thank all of the people who have left messages of support. The response has been overwhelming and I appreciate it very much," Petrov said. "This is a difficult time for my family and myself and I ask people to respect my privacy.
"With the help and love of my family, my team-mates, all of my friends in football, Aston Villa and all of the fans, I am sure I will beat this illness and I am determined to do this.
"I saw the picture released [on Friday] by Fabrice Muamba, my fellow player, and it has inspired me as has all of the support in the past 24 hours. For me, football will have to take a back seat for a while, but I'm here to support my team-mates. Thank you to everyone."


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An intricate nexus of regulations around the globe is making coverage for multinational corporations increasingly complex – and under the glare of public scrutiny, the stakes are higher than ever
Never mind the challenge of innovating within the industry – technology is opening up new exposures across multiple sectors, and insurance needs to take note
From mobile apps, to digital signatures, to social media content – the broker channel is embracing the technologies it once feared. But has it caught up with the pace?
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Senator Shultheis wants to open schools to proselytizers
Religious proselytizers have a new buzzword their throwing around to try and justify their renewed efforts to break down the wall separating church and state; they are arguing that their religious freedoms are being threatened. Take this example: Sen. David Schultheis is proposing a new bill that would allow students and faculty members to actively try and recruit on school grounds. Schultheis, a Republican ...Read more ›


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The federal government issued new rules for offshore drilling Thursday but did not unveil when the ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico would be lifted.
The new rules, which take effect immediately, are aimed at reducing human errors on rigs and platforms and strengthening requirements for safety equipment, well design and blowout preventers, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a speech
He previously said new rules must be in place before the ban on deepwater drilling, which is set to expire on Nov. 30, ends.
"Yes, there will always be risks associated with deepwater drilling, but we will only lift the suspensions when I am comfortable that we have significantly reduced those risks, " Salazar said.
The moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico is temporarily costing 8,000 to 12,000 jobs in the region, according to an Obama administration report released earlier this month.
During the six-month ban that started on May 28, employment of rig workers fell by about 2,000 and total spending by drilling operators is declining by $1.8 billion, according to the inter-agency economic report.
The figure is lower than an earlier analysis by the Department of Interior that estimated the moratorium could cost 23,000 jobs.
The Obama administration suspended drilling in response to the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion on April 20 that killed 11 workers and led to an estimated 172 million gallons of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The busted well was officially declared dead on Sept. 19, and no oil has spewed into the Gulf since July 15 when BP placed a temporary cap atop the well.
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In a couple of short verses, the Ethiopian Israeli hip-hop artist Kalkidan Mashasha mentions Bob Marley, Maimonides, and René Descartes in quick succession. Like the painter Kehinde Wiley—whose portrait of the performer is currently on view at The Jewish Museum—Kalkidan's artistic process embraces hybrid cultures and a remix of past and present. His music confronts his country's political struggles and his raps are sometimes deemed too controversial for mainstream Israeli radio, yet they also express the vibrant diversity of modern-day Israel.
The day before his New York debut, in a concert at The Jewish Museum, Kalkidan enters the museum carrying two books: a compilation of the writings of the eighteenth-century Hasidic philosopher Nachman of Breslov and a notebook brimming with scrawled fragments of Hebrew text. Kalkidan often interweaves biblical allusions and snippets of liturgy with his personal experiences to create his syncopated, multilayered poetry.
In Wiley's portrait of Kalkidan, the young musician faces the viewer confidently, wearing an army-style uniform. Wiley paints him in a meticulously realist style, placing him against a flat, ornately decorative background inspired by a late nineteenth-century Viennese papercut. At points, its flowers break free of their context to twine over his body, symbolically muddling the modern African and older European Jewish visual traditions to which he is heir.
Wiley's paintings are often described in hip-hop terms, as mashups and remixes, because they celebrate the blending of many histories and traditions that creates a single black identity. They trace the way that discrete cultural categories—race, religion, nationality—combine in a conversation about human heritage and personal empowerment.
As he enters the museum's auditorium for a rehearsal, Kalkidan takes a moment to meditate on his own portrait, and those of his friends nearby: other young Ethiopian Israeli men. Like Kalkidan, they come from families who immigrated to Israel during a period of strife in the Horn of Africa. He knows the paintings well, not only because he performed in Los Angeles, where some of them were first displayed, but because many of his friends use them as their Facebook profile pictures.
For Wiley's subjects, the portraits are a source of pride, a statement of their presence in the world and a reminder of the importance of the Ethiopian Israeli community in that small nation. Like so many diasporic populations, Ethiopians in Israel have faced frustrations and discrimination as they integrate into Israeli society.
When Kalkidan begins rapping, I hear all the reasons he's not played on Israeli radio: the searing critique of the Israeli Health Ministry for destroying donated Ethiopian blood in an infamous 2006 incident, the rebuke to the police for brutality against people of color. The lyrics that, for me, resonate most strongly are both defiant and optimistic:
You won't be taking anything with you, you are flesh and blood
From ashes to ashes in a circle, completeness is the reality, I'm looking for meaning
It's not a mistake, I write therefore I am
And I believe in love because we are a product of love
I pray for peace but am ready for war
I look for myself, for myself and for the dream
It will come true, and I'm staying awake until it does
And I'm still breathing
And I'm still writing
And if it's a crime then I'm guilty
– Levi Prombaum, Curatorial Intern
Related Exhibition: Kehinde Wiley / The World Stage: Israel
Image Credits: Willie Davis, Kalkidan Mashasha performing at the Wind Up with DJ Spooky, The Jewish Museum, March 8, 2012. / Kehinde Wiley, Kalkidan Mashasha, 2011 The World Stage: Israel, oil and gold enamel on canvas
© Kehinde Wiley; Courtesy of Roberts & Tilton, Culver City, California.


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Tropical jungle, intensive mountain terrain and 110 degree heat....all on a mountain bike. This is the challenge one man is taking to raise money for a charity close to his heart.
Tony Tremayne, from Little Lever, Bolton, is cycling 500 km across Vietnam to help support The Christie in Manchester, just weeks before his 60th birthday.
Tony, who works as a Conductor Instructor for train company First TransPennine Express, will cycle from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and has trained for one year for the challenge. He has already raised in excess of £5000 and chose to collect money for The Christie after being a patient there when he battled Cancer 18 years ago.
He said: "I wanted to do something which would pay back the kindness the staff at The Christie showed me. They saved my life but other people I know have not been so lucky so I decided to do a challenge which would not only test myself but raise money for the hospital too."
No stranger to pushing himself to the limit, Tony travelled on a mountain bike from Vietnam to Cambodia in 2007 raising £4200 for the same charity. He sets off for this year's trek on 12 November and has been training in the Derbyshire hills.
The adventure is the same one which saw Top Gear presenters travel on motorcycles from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. Tony will be doing the same trail in the opposite direction and on a mountain bike.
Joining eight other cyclists on the trek, Tony will travel 12 consecutive days to complete the route. He will drink at least 38 litres of water a day, could lose between 14 and 18 Ibs in weight by the end of the challenge and will cycle up mountains with 14km ascents.
He added: "This challenge will be more difficult than the one before as it is more mountainous terrain. I'm really excited about it though and feel like I'm living on adrenalin at the moment. Everyone has been really generous with their support and I can't wait to start."
The money Tony raises will go directly to help the Young Oncology Unit at The Christie, a specialist facility for young cancer patients aged 16 to 24.
Marco Giannini, Events Officer at The Christie, said: "We are very proud of Tony and what he is doing. He has worked very hard to train for this challenge and we wish him all the best of luck."
To pledge your support you can visit www.justgiving.com/tonytremayne


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Miracle Birth At The Tonga Temple
On Wednesday Jan 6, 2010 a baby boy was born in the LDS (Mormon) Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple. The circumstances surrounding this unusual occurance are nothing short of miraculous! Mormon Soprano has received permission from all parties involved to share the story with you, as told by Sister Frederika ten Hoopen ("Sister Teni"), a single LDS Senior missionary serving in the dual capacity of proselyting, and as mission nurse, in Tonga… Continue reading
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New Radiate Video!
November 01, 2013
Jack collaborated with the directors, the Daniels, and their organization OMG! cameras everywhere to challenge a summer camp of kids to create his new video for his single, "Radiate". What started as a simple request for some of the students to share their best ideas turned into an action packed video showcasing the kids work, from Jack riding a unicorn... to a gorilla... to a duck made out of bacon, we think you will enjoy this video as much as we do. Check it out here.
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Photos courtesy of Cornell Athletic Communications and Dartmouth Athletics Communications
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Another week, another set of
impressive results.
With just over a week remaining before the Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships, March 1-2 at Dartmouth's Leverone Field House, the Ancient Eight is in fine form, setting up what should be a very exciting two days of track and field.
Sunday's finals of the Ivy League Championships will be streamed live on The Ivy League® Digital Network, starting at noon.
In the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national polls, the Dartmouth women are ranked No. 23, while Harvard is at No. 37. On the men's side, Cornell is No. 24 and the Crimson is No. 30.
Here is a team-by-team look at the Ivy League squads:
The Bears competed in two events last weekend, traveling to take part in the Iowa State Classic and hosting the Brown Invitational. Senior Heidi Caldwell placed seventh in the 5,000m with a time of 16:13.72, just over a second behind the all-time program record. At its home invite, Brown won 11 events, including seveon on the track: junior Alex Stanton (400m), freshman Taylor Worthy (1,000m), sophomore Emmaline Suchland (60m), senior Sasha Teninty (500m), sophomore Lily Harrington (mile), junior Alexandra Conway (3,000m) and freshman Najatee McNeil (60mH). In the field events, sophomore Morayo Akande earned the high jump title, senior Victoria Buhr took the shot put, sophomore Kebbeh Darpolor placed first in the weight throw and Uzoamaka Okoro won the triple jump.
For the men at the Iowa State Classic, the Bears were led by a pair of middle-distance runners, as senior Matthew Bevil and junior Henry Tufnell went 17-18 in the 800m. Back home in Providence, R.I., sophomore Ryan Kelly and senior Colin Savage won the 400m and 1,000m, respectively, while junior Courtland Clavette (shot put) and Matthew O'Hara (weight throw) also won their events.
Next event: Sunday, Feb. 23, New England Championships – Cambridge, Mass.
The Lions competed in the Lafayette-Rider Winter Games at The Armory in New York. On the women's side, Columbia collected seven individual wins, including two by senior Marvellous Iheukwumere (60m, 200m). The Lions went 1-2-4 in the 800m, led by senior Trina Bills, and 1-3-5-6-7 in the 3,000m, with junior Waverly Neer taking the top spot. Sophomore Olivia Sadler too home the 1,000m title and the Lions' 4x400m relay team also placed first. In the field, junior Nadia Eke led the way in a 1-2-3 finish for Columbia in the triple jump.
The men garnered five wins, including senior Harry McFann's first-place finish in the 800m. He led a convoy of Lions, as Columbia went 1-2-4-5 in the event. Senior Daniel Everett won the mile, just ahead of three teammates, who went 3-4-5. In the 3,000m, six Lions placed among the top-10, including the first two spots, which went to senior Tim Cousins and junior Paul Ross. Junior Ben Eversole won the 5,000m and Columbia's 4x400m relay team also proved victorious. Senior John Gregorek competed in the NYRR Millrose Games at The Armory, placing 10th overall and fourth among collegiate runners.
Next event: Saturday, Feb. 22, Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational – South Bend, Ind.
The Big Red competed in two events over the weekend, the Spire Invitational in Geneva, Ohio, and the Bomber Invitational hosted by Ithaca College. In Ohio, the women's team's performance was highlighted by its 4x400m relay team of senior Ebolutalese Airewele, sophomore Udeme Akpaete and juniors Zena Kolliesuah and Elyse Wilkinson, who placed second overall with a time of 3:38.48, best in Cornell history and third-fastest mark in Ivy League history. Akpaete also finished fourth in the 400m. Senior Rachel Sorna placed sixth in the 5K and ninth in the 3K, while fellow classmate Emily Shearer took sixth in the mile. Back in Ithaca, the Big Red took home three first-place finishes, winning the 60mH, mile and 1,000m.
The men were led by senior Bruno Hortelano-Roig, who placed second in the 200m in 20.84, setting an Ivy League record and Spanish national record. It's also the eighth-fastest time in the NCAA so far this season. The Big Red 4x400m relay team of sophomores Larry Gibson and Max Hairston, junior Hong Cho and Hortelano-Roig set the second-fastest time in League history, crossing the line in 3:10.14 for fourth-place. Cho also won the 800m, while Hairston took fourth in the 60mH. In the field events, senior Montez Blair won the high jump in 7-1 ¾, just ahead of fellow classmate Tommy Butler, who placed third. Junior Stephen Mozia was second in his signature event, the shot put. In the Bomber Invitational, Cornell won four events, including the 400m, 500m, 1,000m and high jump.
Next event: Saturday, Feb. 22, Marc Deneault Invitational – Ithaca, N.Y. (Hosted by Cornell)
The Big Green sent most of its team to the Boston University's Scarlet and White Invite, while senior Abbey D'Agostino went further south to New York to run in the Millrose Games at The Armory in New York. There, she posted the fourth-fastest time ever by a collegiate woman in the 3K, crossing the line in 8:51.91 to place fourth overall. The race featured 12 professionals. She broke her own all-time Ivy League record and set the top time in the 3,000m in the NCAA so far this season. For her efforts, D'Agostino was named USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. She now owns top-four NCAA all-time marks in the mile, 5K and 3K. In Boston, senior Megan Krumpoch was the top collegiate runner in the 800m, placing second overall, while fellow classmate Emmaline Berg won the shot put.
The men sent the entire team to BU, where freshman Alex Frye won the 60mH and place second in the high jump. Frye was followed in the 60mH by sophomores John Abraham (third) and Daniel Katz (fourth). Fellow classmate Joey Chapin took sixth in the 3K to lead the distance runners. In the field events, freshman Jonathan Beering was the runner-up in the shot put, followed by fellow classmate Tim Brennan, who took fifth. Senior Josh Cyphers was second in the pole vault.
Next event: March 1-2, Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships – Hanover, N.H.
The Crimson took part in the annual HYP, this time in New Haven, Conn. The women's team won for the first time since 2008-09, finishing with 69 points to hold off Princeton (48.5) and Yale (41.5). Harvard won nine events, including two in the field, as freshman Nikki Okwelogu won the shot put with the second-best throw in program history (49-3 ½) and junior Ann Giebelhaus won the high jump. On the track, the Crimson went 1-2-3 in the 60m, led by junior Danielle Barbian, while sophomore Autumne Franklin won the 60mH and placed second in the 200m, behind Crimson freshman Jade Miller. Junior Erika Veidis won the 800m, fellow classmate Molly Renfer placed first in the mile and another junior, Morgan Kelly, won the 3K. Moreover, Harvard picked up a win in the 4x400m relay.
The men finished second with 54 points, trailing Princeton (89) but ahead of Yale (26). Junior Jarvis Harris won the 60mH while breaking his own school record, crossing the line in 8.00. Senior Maksim Korolev placed first in the mile with a time of 4:02.24, second-fastest in program history, and fellow classmate James Leakos earned the win in the 3K. In the field, senior Dustin Brode won the shot put and the Crimson went 1-2-3 in the weight throw, led by junior Ben Glauser.
Next event: March 1-2, Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships – Hanover, N.H.
The Quakers also took part in the Lafayette-Rider Winter Games at The Armory in New York. Junior Lydia Ali had triple-duty, placing second in the 60m, seventh in the 200m and seventh in the 400m. Freshman Ashley Montgomery was the runner-up in the 1K, just ahead of senior Chelsea Delaney, who placed third. Penn also received a top-five finish in the 3K, where sophomore Elyssa Gensib placed fourth with a time of 9:14.21, second-fastest time in program history and the fastest since Emily Logan set the mark in 2004. Junior Pauline Dabrowski (800m) and freshman Cleo Whiting (mile) each placed third in their respective events, while senior Gabrielle Piper took fourth in the 60mH.
The men were led by freshman Chris Hatler, who won the 1K with a time of 2:28.29, just ahead of sophomore Kirk Webb, who placed third. Senior All-American Maalik Reynolds placed fourth in his signature event, the high jump, while sophomore Clark Shurtleff finished third in the 3K. Sophomore Ben Bowers placed fourth in the 60mH, junior Marcus LaRoche took fifth in the shot put and a trio of juniors earned seventh in their respective events: Mato Bekelja (500m), Tom Tallerico (800m) and Jordan Jett (triple jump). Penn also sent sophomore Thomas Awad to Boston University, where he placed fourth with a time of 8:04.34.
Next event: Sunday, Feb. 23, Princeton Invitational – Princeton, N.J.
The Tigers competed in the annual HYP, this time around hosted by Yale. Princeton's women finished second with 48.5 points, trailing Harvard (69) but in front of Yale (41.5). Sophomore Julia Ratcliffe broke her own school record in the weight throw with a winning toss of 64-10 ¾, fourth-best all-time mark in Ivy League history. Senior Imani Oliver was the other Tiger to reach the top of the podium, winning the triple jump, just ahead of freshman Alex Lanzafame (second). Seniors Lily Miller and Samantha Anderson were runners-up in the long jump and pole vault, respectively, while freshman Elisa Steele placed second in the 400m, an event that saw six Tigers finish among the top-eight. Junior Emily de La Bruyere (mile) and freshman Megan Curham (3K) also placed second in their events.
The men's team won HYP – for the 23rd-straight year – with 89 points, while Harvard garnered 54 and Yale finished with 26. The Tigers won 11 events, including the 60m (sophomore John Hill), the 200m (freshman Brent Albertson), the 500m (senior Tom Hopkins), the 800m (sophomore Luke Brahm), the 1K (freshman William Paulson), the high jump (senior Omar Jarrett), the triple jump (junior Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi), the long jump (senior Damon McLean) and the pole vault (sophomore Adam Bragg), as well as both the 4x400m and 4x800m relays. McLean also placed second in the triple jump.
Next events: Saturday, Feb. 22, Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational – South Bend, Ind./Sunday, Feb. 23, Princeton Invitational – Princeton, N.J.
The Bulldogs hosted the annual HYP, finishing third on both the men's and women's sides. The women garnered 41.5 points to finish behind Harvard (69) and Princeton (48.5), despite winning four events. Junior Emily Cable placed first in the 400m and third in the 200m, senior Emily Urciuoli won the pole vault and junior Alisha Jordan took the long jump. The final win for Yale came in the 4x800m relay. Among the other standout performances were sophomore Shannon McDonnell, who finished second in the 800m with the fourth-fastest time in program history (2:09.24) and freshman Katerra Logan, who took sixth in the 60m and fourth in the 200m.
The men finished with 26 points, trailing Princeton (89) and Harvard (54). As he has all season long, freshman Marc-Andre Alexandre led the way, placing first in the 400m and helping Yale's 4x400m relay team finish second. The Bulldogs went 2-3-4 in the mile, led by senior James Shirvell, and recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in junior William Rowe (500m) and sophomore Kevin Dooney (3,000m).
Next event: March 1-2, Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championships – Hanover, N.H.


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Somerset Board of Trustees, March 17, 2009
Regular Meeting of the Village of Somerset
board of trustees
March 17, 2009
Village Hall, 110 Spring Street, Somerset, WI 54025
President Johnson called the regular village board meeting at 7:00 p.m. Present: Jeffrey Johnson, Gerald Mullenberg, Bartt Palmer, Greg Sayers and Ryan Sicard. Bob Campbell and Ron Hill were absent.
Minutes: Motion by Sicard, second by Mullenberg to approve the minutes of the February 16th meeting and motion carried.
Committee Reports
PUBLIC WORKS: Project updates: Rob Jones discussed the projects highlighting the sludge storage design, Arnold Street meeting-consensus of the residents was to move forward with the project, Hwy 35 Trail project-WisDOT Economic Recovery Stage 2 Solicitation Transportation Program, Bridge Inspection report. Cedar Corp Contract: Motion by Sicard, second by Johnson to table the Cedar Corp. contract to conduct bridge inspections and motion carried. Foth Contract - Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Storage: Motion by Sicard, second by Mullenberg to approve the Foth contract for design of the sludge storage at the waste water treatment plant not to exceed $39,250 contingent upon attorney's final review all yes and motion carried. Cedar Corp Contract - Arnold Street: Motion by Sicard, second by Mullenberg to approve the Cedar Corp Contract for the Arnold Street Improvements project design and construction services not to exceed $34,690 all yes and motion carried. Ordinance A-575 - Street numbers: Motion by Sicard, second by Palmer to adopt Ordinance A-575 Amending Sec 6-2-13 Street numbers to be displayed. All members voted yes and motion carried. Identity Theft Prevention Program Compliance: Sicard reviewed the identity theft prevention program compliance that will become effective May 1, 2009.
PUBLIC SAFETY: Inner tube Rental Ordinance: Motion by Sayers, second by Sicard to table the ordinance and motion carried. Computer Purchase: Motion by Sayers, second by Palmer to approve the purchase of two computers for squad cars for a total cost of $7,594 and motion carried. Operator License: Motion by Sayers, second by Mullenberg to approve the operator license for Katie Persells and motion carried.
PLAN COMMISSION: Sign Permits: Motion by Sicard, second by Sayers to have Plan Commission further discuss the sign permits for Spartan Auto Center and 599 County Road VV and motion carried. Ordinance A-576: Motion by Johnson, second by Sicard to adopt ordinance A-576 annexing the school property. All members voted yes and motion carried.
FINANCE/PERSONNEL: Library Lot: The board discussed with Fred Macalus deeding outlot 1 in exchange for Macalus paying for the cost of the survey. Mr. Macalus stated he would notify the village the next day if he was in agreement.
Industrial Park Land Rental for Farming: Motion by Sicard, second by Sayers to approve the rental agreement with Joseph Schiltgen for farming the Martell land. Motion carried.
Library Board Appointment: Johnson appointed Tiffany Moore to complete the term vacated by Becky Linke. Motion by Sicard, second by Mullenberg to approve the appointment of Tiffany Moore to the Library Board and motion carried.
Bills: Motion by Mullenberg second by Palmer to approve the water, sewer and village bills in the amount of $158,930.13 and motion carried.
Adjourn: Motion by Sicard, second by Palmer to adjourn and motion carried. Adjournment: 7:56 p.m.
Andrea Otto, Deputy Clerk


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Track times were used because conditions are accurately monitored and are more uniform than somebody releasing a "so-and-so ran a 4.2-second 40-yard dash" which varies largely on the timer, the method used and the surface. If it's tough to get an accurate 40 time on soon-to-be pros (scouts have a dislike for Pro Day times, as opposed to the NFL Scouting Combine), then it's that much harder to get them on actual college players, or even high-schoolers headed to college.
1) Marquise Goodwin, WR, Texas
A choice so obvious that a member of the media recently heard talking about the fastest players in the Big 12 said "he can't count, [that's] cheating." But Goodwin, an Olympic candidate in the long jump and who ran a sweltering fast 10.09 100-meter dash in high school (per ESPN's DyeStat, though Track and Field News had him at a still blazing 10.38), is more than just a track standout. Texas coach Mack Brown once said that he had 100-catch potential. Still, after his senior season, expect Goodwin to focus on track full-time. According to Track and Field News, he was the No. 3 ranked long-jumper in the U.S. in 2011.
2) Sheroid Evans, DB, TexasThe second of Texas's track/football standouts, Evans ran a blistering-fast 20.82 200 meters in high school, and his 10.39 100-mater dash was the fastest official time in the state of Texas in 2010. Evans started off at safety in Austin, but his size (at taller than 6-feet) and his speed earned him a tryout at cornerback this spring.
3) D.J. Monroe, RB/WR, Texas
Anybody who saw the Longhorns' loss to Oklahoma in 2010 came away knowing Monroe was fast, when he got the corner and blazed past the Sooner defense like they were standing still. And Monroe has the track times to back that speed up. He consistently clocked under 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash in high school, including a career best of 10.41 in 2008. The year before, his 10.48 time was the third-best official time in Texas.
4) Skye Dawson, WR, TCU
Texas fans are probably hoping that this year's Texas-TCU game gets moved to Dallas. Because Dawson, the Horned Frogs' top speedster clocked the fastest official time of his career, 10.43 seconds, at the Texas Relays, just a stone's throw from Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. That was the fourth fastest time of the year in Texas, with the aforementioned Goodwin narrowly edging him. Interestingly enough, those top four runners actually clocked faster times that year that were eliminated because of wind or no wind index present.
5) Trey Franks, WR, Oklahoma
Franks is the reason lists like this are so difficult. His Oklahoma profile credited Franks with a 10.15 100-meter dash, which would put him in contention for the league's fastest player. But there's no official record of it anywhere. And Franks did run a 10.28 100-meter dash, but there was no wind index on site. His fastest official time, according to Track and Field News is a 10.45, which is still plenty fast. But considering that we've gone from talking about the fastest guy in the league to middle of the top-10, it's a pretty significant drop off.
6) Deante' Gray, WR, TCU
Gray is an incoming freshman for the Horned Frogs. He also provides a unique problem to this list: while several runners have had their top times nixed because of wind or lack of a wind index, Gray has run a 10.55 100-meter dash that is official … because he ran it INTO the wind. So rather than having the wind at his back, he ran against the wind and still clocked sub-10.6 seconds? That's blazing fast, but the fact that it wasn't run under more ideal conditions makes you wonder just how fast he could have gotten. And there's a bit of guesswork here.
7) Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
The speedy return specialist actually has a faster official time than Gray at 10.5-flat, but the fact that Gray ran his 10.55 against the wind gives him the ever-so-slight edge. Gilbert also clocked a 21.29 official 200-meter dash and used that kind of speed to pick off five passes a year ago. Gilbert might be the seventh-fastest player here, but as an actual football player, he's up near the top of this list.
8) Lache Seastrunk, RB, Baylor
More football player than track standout, the Oregon transfer still clocked an official 10.59 in the 100-meter dash as a sophomore in 2008. If Seastrunk concentrated more on track, it's safe to say that his times would have been even faster. As it is, he's blazing fast on the football field, and somebody who could be plenty dangerous in Baylor's spread offense.
9)Adrian Colbert, S, Texas
Before a senior season that saw him blow up as a football player, Colbert was set to attend Texas on a track scholarship. But after an outstanding year at Mineral Wells, Colbert will enroll at Texas with the goal of doing both sports. Colbert is one of the state's best runners in the 400 meters, and ran a 48.27 at the Texas 3A State Meet last year. This year, he's run as fast as 21.45 in the 200-meter dash (though there wasn't a wind index), which isn't really his event. If he's healthy, there's a legitimate chance for him to run in the 46-second range in the 400, which is pretty darned fast.
10) Tie: Tony Pierson, RB, Kansas; and Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
And this is the default spot for two of the Big 12's fastest players without track times. Instead, what we have here are on-field sightings (OK, that guy's fast) and "man, that guy's really fast" anecdotes. Without any actual track times, these players could be higher on this list, or they might not belong at all. But the eye test on each player says that they belong. And while there's a bit of bias because I've seen Pierson in person, and have only seen Austin on tape, I would give a slight edge to Pierson here. Regardless, both players boast explosive speed, and you shouldn't be shocked if they eventually clock a faster time at a place like the NFL Combine than the players above.


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I had alot of loose upper eyelid skin so I had surgery about 4 months ago. My eyes were black and blue and very swollen.
About 3 weeks later I started seeing the bruising go away much less swelling but still some swelling left. It has been 4 months now and my eyes look better but I still have to go back for a touch up on one eye. The inner part seems to have a small bumpy soft area. I did go back a second time and the doctor had to cut more towards the inner eye, it seems he just stopped half way. I hated to go back again but he said he would rather be conservative and do touch ups if needed.
Like I said I have to go a 3rd time, my dermotolist said I should'nt cut anymore. I have to ask her why? My biggest problem is dark pigment on both sides of the incisions. I need to know how to lighten it. Scar aids dry my lids out too much.
Overall I am happy I did it. no real horror story.


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All hope of happiness, in this mutable and sublunary scene, was fled.
Something permanent in the midst of all that is mutable we may expect to find here.
One goes to the marriage bed, another to the grave; and all is mutable, uncertain, and transitory.
Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
To trace the mischievous effects of a mutable government would fill a volume.
"Too bright—too mutable," answered the doctor, shaking his head.
Clodagh looked up, her mutable face lit by a sudden change of expression—a sudden look of almost passionate seriousness.
Caius did not attempt to carve his inscription on the mutable sandstone.
And in mutable or doubtful cases, a resolution may be changed, when a vow cannot.
In these changeful times, the history of the Inquisition is not the least mutable.
late 14c., "liable to change," from Latin mutabilis "changeable," from mutare "to change," from PIE root *mei- "to change, go, move" (cf. Sanskrit methati "changes, alternates, joins, meets;" Avestan mitho "perverted, false;" Hittite mutai- "be changed into;" Latin meare "to go, pass," migrare "to move from one place to another;" Old Church Slavonic mite "alternately;" Czech mijim "to go by, pass by," Polish mijać "avoid;" Gothic maidjan "to change"); with derivatives referring to the exchange of goods and services as regulated by custom or law (cf. Latin mutuus "done in exchange," munus "service performed for the community, duty, work").


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In the last 90 days, 0 listings have been posted online, which means new availabilities might be going fast. You'll want to be prepared to make an offer immediately. About NaN% of the available leases in the Granite Regional Park are subleases, so you will probably have to focus your search on direct office leases. There aren't many listings below 2,000 square feet posted, so finding a space for a small business might be tough.
The standard measurement for office space in this area is around sqft. Most buildings in this area were built in 2002 and are Class A.
Trends and status of the commercial real estate market in Granite Regional Park.
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Real time and historical data on commercial real estate listings in Granite Regional Park.


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What to Do when iTunes Changes the Tags of Your Music
I get a lot of questions for my Ask the iTunes Guy column at Macworld. Some are about hardware, but most are about iTunes and some of its quirky behavior.
I got a question a couple of weeks ago that stumped me. A reader was finding that iTunes was arbitrarily changing the tags of some of the tracks in his Music library. He'd change the tags himself, using a customized tagging system, then, some time later, he'd go back and find that iTunes had reverted the tags to the way they were before. This was only happening to purchased tracks, and, after a lengthy back-and-forth, I came up with a hypothesis. I wrote the reader suggesting he change a setting in iTunes' preferences.
I've been having a problem recently, where certain MP3 files, encoded with LAME 3.99 would skip after 30 seconds. I wrote an article about it this morning, and, after writing that article, I decided to try something radical. I deleted my iTunes library, and rebuilt it. To do this, you quit iTunes, delete the iTunes Library file, then import the iTunes Library.xml file. (Read Apple's tech note for full instructions.)
This took a while, as iTunes needed to read my 70,000-track library. When it was finished, I found that most of my purchased music had the wrong tags. Hmm, I thought, this is exactly the problem that my reader mentioned. It turns out that, when you launch iTunes, the Show iTunes in the Cloud purchases setting, in the Store preferences, is checked by default.
iTunes begins populating your library with your purchased tracks, grabbing their tags from the iTunes Store, with the original tags they contain on the store. When iTunes has finished importing your XML file, it retains the tags for those purchased tracks.
So, for my reader, he had this setting turned on – as most people do – and, most likely, each time he relaunched iTunes, it would check for purchases, and display his purchased music with the iTunes Store tags, not his own customized tags.
Fortunately, this is easy to fix. The original tags are still in the music files, and iTunes only writes the new tags to its library file. Create a smart playlist where Kind contains Purchased; this will find all your purchased tracks, which are the ones whose tags will have been changed.
Select all the tracks in that playlist, press Command-I, then change something. Find a tag you don't use, and check it; you could use, for example, the BPM (beats per minute) tag, or the Comments tag. Click OK, and iTunes will change that tag, but also read the tags from your music files, reverting them to your customized tags. However, this nuked all my play counts and last played dates, and the only way to get that back is to import the XML file – as I explained above – from just before you made the mistake of turning that feature on.
This is actually quite disturbing, since you may spend a fair amount of time tagging your music, only to have iTunes change it. If you don't need to download music from the cloud, and you customize your tags, I strongly suggest turning this setting off.


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By DAVID WEISS email@example.com
Thursday, November 14, 2002
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WILKES-BARRE - The man wanted for questioning in Friday's shooting death of 16-year-old Casey Zalenski could have been arrested months ago after police said he sold drugs to an informant.
But a warrant for Larry D. Tooley's arrest on those charges wasn't issued until Friday, hours after Zalenski was found dead in his Demunds Road home in Franklin Township.
Luzerne County First District Attorney Joe Carmody on Wednesday said a delay in arresting someone on drug charges is regularly done as an investigative practice, he said.
Officers say an arrest is sometimes delayed to protect an informant. Arresting a person soon after he sold drugs to an informant could reveal the informant's identity. Also, even if Tooley, who has a violent criminal record including a rape conviction, was arrested he might have posted bail and remained free.
According to court papers, Tooley sold $150 worth of heroin to a confidential information in a home on Jenkins Court in Pittston on June 19. Pittston Police Chief Paul Porfirio declined to comment on the incident.
Zalenski was shot Friday morning after a woman, identified as Tina Young, the family's former baby sitter, and a male entered the home apparently seeking money. Young has been charged with burglary in connection with the incident. Neither Young nor her boyfriend, Tooley, has been charged with the homicide.
Zalenski and his 14-year-old brother, Tommey, were home at about 10:20 a.m. when two people entered the home.
Tommey told police he heard a man tell Casey he wanted money. Tommey then heard a loud noise before the man threatened to kill Casey, police said. Tommey fled through an upstairs window before hearing another loud bang, possibly a gunshot, inside the home, police said.
Luzerne County Coroner Dr. George Hudock Jr. on Wednesday said Zalenski was shot with a .32- or .38-caliber weapon. Tooley was charged Saturday with possessing a .38-caliber gun in New Jersey. The charges indicate it was illegal for Tooley to possess the weapon because he was previously sentenced under Megan's Law and because he knew the gun was stolen.
The bullets struck Zalenski twice in the head and once in the chest, police said.
The head wounds killed Zalenski, Hudock said, but any of the shots could have been fatal. It's unclear how long Zalenski lived after being shot.
``He didn't die instantly,'' Hudock said.
Tooley and Young fled the area and were arrested Saturday in New Jersey on unrelated charges.
Tooley's past includes an arrest in 1980 on a robbery charge, court officials said.
While he was on bail for that arrest, Tooley was charged with rape, kidnapping and robbery. He was sentenced to 35 years on those charges, but eligible for parole in 15 years.
In that case, police said Tooley abducted a 22-year-old secretary in Paterson, N.J. The woman was forced into a car and taken to an industrial park, where she was raped and then tied to a railing. A small amount of money was stolen from her, according to The Record in Bergen County, N.J.
A New Jersey court official said Tooley was likely released from prison in the mid 1990s and discharged from parole in 2000.
Carmody said Tooley's prior criminal record would have been listed in a police database, available for local officers to examine, but police did not inquire about Tooley's background, Carmody said.
Tooley and Young will soon be picked up by local officers and brought back to Luzerne County, Carmody said. Both are held in a prison in Passaic County, N.J.
David Weiss, a Times Leader staff writer, can be reached at 831-7397.


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Criminal Minds
Imagine having the ability to tap into the mind of criminals. Spending every day digging deep into their subconscious and figuring out why they committed the crime, if they are or are not mentally stable, and working with law enforcement agencies to profile criminals. If I could make a living by doing what I love most, it would be to step in the role of a criminal psychologist.
When I signed up to take Psychology as a dual credit course my senior year of high school, I had no idea how attached to it I would end up becoming. It became a common thing for me to read my school book for entertainment and work three or four chapters ahead of the rest of the class. When I had got to the chapter about criminal psychology, I had become addicted to learning. I researched many criminals including Ted Bundy And Ed Gein. Each criminal that I researched interested me in a way that others may not understand or may even find unsettling.
If I were able to earn a living by doing what I love and becoming a criminologist, I would hope that I would be able to step inside criminals' minds and figure out why they committed the crime. In doing so, I could stop others with similar mindframes from going down the same path in life. Through criminal psychology, I would hope to lower crime rates and prepare others by teaching them what to look for in criminals.


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The Seeds of Mustard Ministries was born out of the death David James King.
In September 2009, while members of King family were on their first mission trip in the Dominican Republic, their 16-year-old son was ushered to heaven. David had been in a single vehicle car accident while the rest of his family was learning of the great need of Dominican children and families in poverty. As God opened the eyes of believers to a new level of Christian responsibility, David's eyes opened to heaven. The sixteen year old David had accepted Christ as his Savior in August just one month before his death. The family immediately sensed a strong connection between the timing of the tragic death and the great needs of God's people in the DR. It was during this time of grief that the family felt led by the Holy Spirit to continue the work they were doing when they received the news of David's home going. As friends and family gathered around the King family, God began planting seeds of ministry into many other hearts, as well. The idea of setting up a trust or education fund in honor of David was sown into friends' hearts. Trusting God's word, "For we know that God works all things for the good for those that love him and have been called for His purposes," Romans 8:28, Seeds of Mustard Ministries was created. Seeds of Mustard partnered with Rainbow Families and began donating money and life items to the children of the Dominican Republic out of funds collected from David's death and from contributions from friends.
In November of 2009, Debbie Dillon's mother passed away unexpectedly. Contributions from her death were sent to Seeds of Mustard Ministries. Debbie, sharing a close relationship with the King family and having a heart for ministry, began to sense God sowing in her heart a desire for advancing this cause. With experience in clothing ministry at her church, the idea of a thrift store began emerging.
In the Spring of 2010, Grace Christian School created a donation campaign for the Seeds of Mustard raising almost $3000 in coins to send to needy families in the Dominican Republic.
In the summer of 2010, God advanced His Kingdom once again through Seeds. Seeds of Mustard Ministries was privileged to help set up housing for a precious homeless family of five in Cary, NC. Working closely with a local church, Seeds of Mustard was able to provide financial assistance to help this young family get a fresh start.
With a desire to help families and children in crisis situations both locally and abroad, the vision came to create a way to permanently aid those in need with life supplies and financial assistance. It is with those needs in mind that Seeds of Mustard has opened Thrift 2 Gift (formerly Thrift 'n Gift), located at 900 East Chatham Street in Cary, NC, 27511.
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The Oscars are here! At last! We've weathered storms and polar vortexes and Super Bowls and lesser awards shows and junkets and speculation, but now it's finally time to pull on sweatpants and watch hungry actresses in priceless gowns pretend like they're not upset that they lost the honor of a lifetime! All that suspense and good bone structure can make a gawker hungry, so here are some suggested courses if you're planning an Oscars get-together with friends. Or just yourself. It's a long ceremony, people.
Satisfy your sugar craving and start the evening off right by wolfing down some of Bobby Deen's low(er)-calorie red velvet cupcakes. When you look in the mirror, ask yourself who you are wearing, and then answer, Frosting. It's okay, we've all been there.
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Too thirsty to eat? Make our potable, potent Red Velvet Cupcake Cocktail. Everyone's a winner on Oscar night.
If you're still thirsty, sip this wonderful fruit and jasmine tea with a touch of cinnamon and honey. Where's the blue(berry) in this jasmine? You could always spike it with a little blueberry Stoli, just as Cate Blanchett's character would have in the movie. Just don't drink the whole bottle, even if you're a method actress or the ceremony gets boring during the weird interpretive dance number.
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Celebrate America and cheese with this double dose of patriotism in the form of a Red, White and Blue Smoothie plus an American grilled cheese sandwich. Sure, American cheese isn't really cheese, but that's why it's called a hustle, folks.
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If you're dreading the long, sad memorial montage, take a break and make yourself — uh, we mean your guests — another drink. To pay homage to Captain Phillips, we suggest our Cereal Killer cocktail steeped with Alie's favorite-ever substance, Cap'n Crunch cereal. Just don't let anyone pirate your libation.
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Nothing says fun like two layers of sandwich and/or movies about AIDS. Tip your cowboy hat to the trifecta of stellar performances by Matty McConaughey, Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto — and honor Texas barbecue — with this pulled pork, bacon and jalapeno clubbie courtesy of the Pig Vicious truck. Was the movie heartwarming, or is that just acid reflux? Does it matter?
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Space! The oblivion! How to nod to Gravity? With a pound cake, of course. And since time is of the essence in these high-stakes situations, here's a one-minute video that shows you how to make a perfect pound cake. Baking: the final frontier.
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Because it's probably healthy to eat some vegetables, wolf down these healthy mixed greens with a walnut-oil vinaigrette, and try not to say the "F" word 506 times when you taste how good they are.
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And lastly, for all you winter sufferers, we'll help you turn lemons into lemonade and snowdrifts into a cocktail with our Frosty the Palmer. To celebrate Frozen, go grab some snow, limoncello and tea-infused whiskey and you've got yourself one baller snow cone. When spring arrives and all the ice melts, you'll be sad to see it go.
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Sure, we missed a few movies, but you try making a food pun out of Nebraska or 12 Years a Slave. So, enjoy the Oscars and invite us to your parties next year! (We're talking to you, Bradley Cooper. But not with that perm.)
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Mysterious Island
The fantastic Captain Nemo once again inspires the spirit of adventure in another Jules Verne classic. Captain Cyrus Harding (Michael Craig) leads three Union soldiers in a daring escape from a Confederate prison camp in a seized Confederate balloon. The group becomes marooned on an island, where the mysterious Captain Nemo (Herbert Lom) comes to their aid. But when a volcano erupts and threatens to destroy them all, can Nemo save the day?


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Generic Name: Olaratumab
Class: Antineoplastic Agents
Olaratumab is an antineoplastic agent.
Uses for Lartruvo
Olaratumab has the following uses:
Olaratumab is a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFR-α) blocking antibody indicated, in combination with doxorubicin, for the treatment of adult patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS) with a histologic subtype for which an anthracycline-containing regimen is appropriate and which is not amenable to curative treatment with radiotherapy or surgery.1
This indication is approved under accelerated approval. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in the confirmatory trial.1
Lartruvo Dosage and Administration
Olaratumab is available in the following dosage form(s) and strength(s):
Injection: 500 mg/50 mL (10 mg/mL) solution in a single-dose vial.1
It is essential that the manufacturer's labeling be consulted for more detailed information on dosage and administration of this drug. Dosage summary:
Administer olaratumab at 15 mg/kg as an intravenous infusion over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.1
For the first 8 cycles, olaratumab is administered with doxorubicin.1
Premedicate with diphenhydramine and dexamethasone intravenously, prior to olaratumab on Day 1 of cycle 1.1
For intravenous infusion only. Do not administer as an intravenous push or bolus.1
Cautions for Lartruvo
Infusion-related Reactions
Infusion-related reactions (IRR) occurred in 70 (14%) of 485 patients who received at least one dose of olaratumab across clinical trials. For 68 of these 70 patients (97%), the first occurrence of IRR was in the first or second cycle. Grade ≥3 IRR occurred in 11 (2.3%) of 485 patients, with one (0.2%) fatality. Symptoms of IRR included flushing, shortness of breath, bronchospasm, or fever/chills, and in severe cases symptoms manifested as severe hypotension, anaphylactic shock, or cardiac arrest. 1
Infusion-related reactions required permanent discontinuation in 2.3% of patients and interruption of infusion in 10% of patients. All 59 patients with Grade 1 or 2 IRR resumed olaratumab; 12 (20%) of these patients had a Grade 1 or 2 IRR with rechallenge. The incidence of IRR in the overall safety database (N = 485) was similar (18% versus 12%) between those who did (56%) and those who did not (44%) receive premedication. 1
Monitor patients during and following olaratumab infusion for signs and symptoms of IRR in a setting with available resuscitation equipment. Immediately and permanently discontinue olaratumab for Grade 3 or 4 IRR. 1
Embryo-fetal Toxicity
Based on animal data and its mechanism of action, olaratumab can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Animal knockout models link disruption of PDGFR-α signaling to adverse effects on embryo-fetal development. Administration of an anti-murine PDGFR-α antibody to pregnant mice during organogenesis caused malformations and skeletal variations. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with olaratumab and for 3 months after the last dose. 1
Specific Populations
Based on animal data and its mechanism of action, olaratumab can cause fetal harm. There are no available data on olaratumab use in pregnant women. No animal studies using olaratumab have been conducted to evaluate its effect on female reproduction and embryo-fetal development. Animal knockout models link disruption of PDGFR-α signaling to adverse effects on embryo-fetal development. Administration of an anti-murine PDGFR-α antibody to pregnant mice during organogenesis at exposures less than the exposure at the maximum recommended human dose caused malformations and skeletal variations.1 In the U.S. general population, the estimated background risk of major birth defects and miscarriage in clinically recognized pregnancies is 2-4% and 15-20%, respectively. 1
No animal studies have been conducted using olaratumab to evaluate the effect of blocking PDGFR-α signaling on reproduction and embryo-fetal development. In PDGFR-α knockout mice, disruption of PDGFR-α signaling resulted in embryo-fetal lethality and teratogenicity, including cleft face and spina bifida. Intravenous administration of an anti-murine PDGFR-α antibody once every 3 days to pregnant mice during organogenesis at 50 and 150 mg/kg resulted in increased malformations (abnormal eyelid development) and skeletal variations (additional ossification sites in the frontal/parietal skull). Increased post-implantation loss occurred at a dose of 5 mg/kg. The effects on fetal development in mice administered this antibody occurred at exposures less than the AUC exposure at the maximum recommended human dose of 15 mg/kg olaratumab. 1
There are no data on the presence of olaratumab in human milk, or its effects on the breastfed infant or on milk production. Because of the potential risk for serious adverse reactions in breastfeeding infants from olaratumab, advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with olaratumab and for 3 months following the last dose. 1
Females and Males of Reproductive Potential
Based on its mechanism of action, olaratumab can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with olaratumab and for 3 months after the last dose. 1
Based on animal models, olaratumab may impair male fertility. 1
Pediatric Use
The safety and effectiveness of olaratumab in pediatric patients have not been established. 1
Geriatric Use
Clinical studies of olaratumab did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 years and older to determine whether they respond differently from younger patients. 1
Common Adverse Effects
The most common (≥20%) adverse reactions of olaratumab plus doxorubicin are nausea, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, mucositis, alopecia, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, neuropathy, and headache.1
The most common (≥20%) laboratory abnormalities were lymphopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hyperglycemia, elevated aPTT, hypokalemia, and hypophosphatemia.1
Drug Interactions
Specific Drugs
It is essential that the manufacturer's labeling be consulted for more detailed information on interactions with this drug, including possible dosage adjustments. Interaction highlights:
Please see product labeling for drug interaction information.
Mechanism of Action
Olaratumab is a human IgG1 antibody that binds PDGFR-α. PDGFR-α is a receptor tyrosine kinase expressed on cells of mesenchymal origin. Signaling through this receptor plays a role in cell growth, chemotaxis, and mesenchymal stem cell differentiation. The receptor has also been detected on some tumor and stromal cells, including sarcomas, where signaling can contribute to cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, and maintenance of the tumor microenvironment. The interaction between olaratumab and PDGFR-α prevents binding of the receptor by the PDGF-AA and -BB ligands as well as PDGF-AA, -BB, and -CC-induced receptor activation and downstream PDGFR-α pathway signaling. Olaratumab exhibits in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activity against selected sarcoma cell lines and disrupted the PDGFR-α signaling pathway in in vivo tumor implant models. 1
Advice to Patients
Infusion-Related Reactions
Advise patients to report signs and symptoms of infusion reactions. 1
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity
Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to the fetus, to use effective contraception during treatment with olaratumab and for 3 months after the last dose, and to inform their healthcare provider of a known or suspected pregnancy. 1
Advise patients not to breastfeed during treatment with olaratumab and for 3 months after the last dose. 1
Additional Information
AHFS First Release. For additional information until a more detailed monograph is developed and published, the manufacturer's labeling should be consulted. It is essential that the manufacturer's labeling be consulted for more detailed information on usual uses, dosage and administration, cautions, precautions, contraindications, potential drug interactions, laboratory test interferences, and acute toxicity.
Excipients in commercially available drug preparations may have clinically important effects in some individuals; consult specific product labeling for details.
Please refer to the ASHP Drug Shortages Resource Center for information on shortages of one or more of these preparations.
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AHFS Drug Information. © Copyright 2017, Selected Revisions November 7, 2016. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc., 4500 East-West Highway, Suite 900, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
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dagarner_t2078170wrote a review of Omega Pacific Rappel Ring on April 21, 2012
Great for the price.
I have only had the chance to use it a few times but it worked awesome! It definitly has a very specific purpose but it's about the only piece like it out there and you can't beat the price! I got it to keep on my climbing harness as a backup rappel and belay device. I often take amateur climbers out who don't have a belay device so when I forget to grab my main one after loaning it this rap ring comes in soo handy and it's incredibly light so I don't even notice its on my harness. It also functions as an alpine cock ring for some complex trad anchors! My only complain is that it's a bit narrow diameter for my 11mm rope. Rappelling with it is kinda slow. I guess I just like to rap fast. So if you don't have a fat rope it's awesome! I would also recommend not using it with a very small rope either cause you wont have enough friction. It might work better with a fatter biner in that situation, something like an HMS. So basically it's the best tool around for it's job just don't use it for the wrong thing!


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By Alisa Priddle/USA TODAY and Detroit Free Press
Talks between General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen continue, but analysts say an alliance is unlikely to fix GM's European biggest problem: 12 years of losses.
Media reports Monday said the two could be close to announcing that GM will take a small stake of 7% or less in France's PSA as part of a deal to collaborate on engine and vehicle development. But sources also say the deal still could fall apart.
Officials from both declined comment other than to say talks among rival automakers now are routine.
GM lost $747 million in Europe in 2011, the 12th annual loss, bringing its cumulative loss in the region to $12.4 billion. Europe remains the liability that prevents GM from winning more confidence from investors and raising the share price. Vice Chairman Steve Girsky has been dispatched to Europe to oversee an Opel restructuring.
GM is not the only maker hurting in Western Europe, which has industrywide overcapacity and high labor costs and where the governments and unions have resisted the kind of restructuring that would close plants.
"All manufacturers are collaborating for global breadth and economies of scale," said analyst Michael Robinet of IHS Automotive Consulting.
PSA is much smaller than GM and has a long history of collaboration, Robinet said, including deals with BMW, Toyota, Fiat, Ford and Mitsubishi.
The issue is whether a GM-PSA tie-up addresses overcapacity and high labor costs:
There are opportunities to save money by collaborating on components, engines, light commercial or small vehicles for emerging markets, Robinet said. "But they won't get immediate relief. This is about mid-term and long-term relief."
Brian Johnson at Barclays Capital sees potential savings for both from shared supply chains and more efficient investments in emerging markets, but Johnson said he doesn't expect a partnership will close plants. "Agreements on components could happen quickly." he said, but it would take three or four years to develop new vehicles the two could sell in emerging markets.
Analyst Jim Hall of 2953 Analytics in Birmingham said an agreement to supply GM with diesel engines makes sense, especially as GM's previous alliance with Fiat for diesels ended with GM paying more than $2 billion in 2005 to end the deal (and, ironically, financed Fiat's return to health enough to compete in Europe and to take over Chrysler).
"It would be a way to jump-start GM's diesel programs," Hall said. "PSA is one of the best in the world and could give GM a leg up in diesels."
Hall and Robinet said GM could also provide PSA with crossovers. PSA gets vehicles from Mitsubishi in an arrangement expected to end later this year.
PSA also could use GM's global breadth to get stronger outside France, which accounts for 60% of PSA's business now.
But none of these are panaceas for the current European crisis.
And GM continues to say it won't dump Opel, which it came close to doing in 2009. "Opel is not for sale," CFO Dan Ammann said this month. He said GM is working with unions to cut costs within the limits of contracts through 2014 that prevent plant closings. Until then, temporary layoffs and shorter workweeks are two options.
Chris Woodyard is an auto writer for USA TODAY who covers all aspects of motoring. He revels in the exhaust note of a Maserati and the sharp creases of a Cadillac CTS. Chris strives to live a Porsche life on a Scion budget. More about Chris