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Cleveland, OH - Join Earth Day Coalition for EarthFest 2014 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, on Sunday, April 13 from 10 am to 5 pm.
In partnership with Mayor Frank Jackson's Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District and ZeroWasteNEO, this year's EarthFest will celebrate the "Year of Zero Waste." EarthFest will feature 250 exhibitors in 9 sustainability exhibit areas including: Zero Waste, Advanced & Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, Local & Sustainable Food, Clean Transportation (with Ride & Drive), Health & Fitness, Community Works, Family Fun and Green Home & Garden. Families will enjoy all day entertainment with eco-activities, biodiesel powered amusement park rides, music on 5 stages, urban farm animals, healthy food from local food trucks, the NASA "Village," Lake Erie Nature & Science Center's mobile planetarium and wildlife rehab exhibits, Valley Exotics Zoo, Jungle Bob with his animal friends, pony rides and much more…
Presented and organized by Earth Day Coalition since 1990, EarthFest is Ohio's largest environmental education event and the longest running Earth Day celebration in the nation.
• Learn how to make your lifestyle less wasteful by participating in on our first ever workshop series. Presented by Diane Bicket, Doreen Schreiber and Kathleen Rocco of the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, guests will have an opportunity to learn about everything from curbside recycling, backyard composting and how to dispose of items that are not included in curbside pick-up. Sarah Jadwin from the OSU Center for Automotive Research will present on vehicle efficiency and the EcoCAR2, which will be on display in the Clean Transportation Area.
• Visit the "Ton of Trash" display to see how much garbage the average household generates in a year and what percentage of that can be recycled or composted.
• EarthFest 2014 will be a Zero waste event with a goal of diverting 90% of waste through reduction, recycling and composting. Earth Day Coalition has partnered with Kimble Recycling and Disposal to manage the recyclables and Future Organics to haul all compost to Barnes Nursery. Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op will run "Zero Emissions for Zero Waste" rickshaws to unload recycling and composting stations throughout the day. ZeroWaste NEO volunteers will be stationed at each composting/recycling area to provide educational instruction on proper composting and recycling practices. All exhibitors and event attendees are encouraged to bring their own hot and cold beverage mugs to assist with waste reduction.
• Visit the Berea "Repurpose" Flea Market at the Fairgrounds adjacent to EarthFest on Sunday from 7 am to 2 pm (separate admission)
• Flushing unused or expired medication down the toilet because you don't know what else to do? The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, in partnership with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office, will host a pharmaceutical collection from 10am to 2pm outside of Gate 5. Any unused and expired medications will be collected by law enforcement officers who will then dispose of the medication safely. The goal is to protect local waterways as wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove pharmaceuticals and help decrease prescription drug abuse. The drop-off is completely confidential; no personal information will be collected. All personal information, like name and insurance information, should be removed from the bottle or blacked out with a marker.
• Learn about the environmental and clean-air benefits of biodiesel while experiencing an exciting ride! Earth Day Coalition and McGINNIS Amusements are teaming up to use biodiesel to power Ohio's first biodiesel amusement rides.
• Families will have an opportunity to get up close with animal rescues, urban farm animals and petting zoos. Lake Erie Nature and Science Center will provide an educational experience with their wildlife rehabilitation services; Valley Exotics Zoo will be on site with a large petting zoo; and Jungle Bob will have regular shows with his animal friends. Adoptable animal rescues include Greyhound Adoption of Ohio and Berea Animal Rescue Friends.
• Guests will enjoy Great Lakes Brewing Company beer & wine from Barefoot Winery. Pure Water Technology hydration stations will be available free of charge. There will be a huge selection of healthy and delicious local food from some of your favorite food trucks. Current food trucks include: Dewey's Popcorn, Donut Lab, Fired Up Taco Truck, Get Stuffed Solar Powered Mobile Eatery, Krav Foodtruck, Manna Food Truck, StrEat Mobile Bistro, Sweet! The Mobile Cupcakery, The Green Machine Food Truck, The Nosh Box and Zydeco Bistro.
• Listen to all-day music and the best of Northeast Ohio singer-songwriters, musicians and bands on 5 "Party with the Planet" entertainment stages organized by students enrolled in Cuyahoga Community College's entertainment booking class. Students were assigned a stage to book musical performances and manage stage logistics. The growing list of bands includes: Anonymous Eulogy, Brittany Reilly Band, David Sorboro, Emily Keener, Gary Hoopengardner, Green Sunrise, Jalal, Jay Floyd, Musical Mark, Persons Places Things, Phil J Fitzgerald, Second Hand Dogs, The Patterns and Wesley Washington.
• Take walking tours of Baldwin Wallace University's solar, wind, composting and green building installations led by students from the university. Tours will be conducted hourly beginning at 12pm and interested individuals should meet at the Baldwin Wallace Hornet Van by gate 3.
EarthFest exhibits are organized into 9 sustainability practice areas that cluster exhibitors around specific sustainability topics. Visitors can take the Walk for the Earth Passport Tour and visit 7 areas to redeem an EarthFest vintage poster. Those that also complete the demographic survey on the Passport will be entered to win an iPad mini. Sustainability practice areas and stops on the Walk for the Earth Passport Tour will include:
1) Zero Waste Area (Inside Gate 5 Entrance): Go Zero and learn about reducing, reusing, recycling, composting and more. Visit the "Ton of Trash" Display and to learn about the waste the average household produces.
2) Environmental Science and Advanced and Renewable Energy Areas (Building 20): Visit the "NASA Village" and learn first hand about exciting clean energy intiatives in our region. Ride biodiesel powered amusement park rides!
3) Local & Sustainable Food Area (Building 16): Exhibits that include organizations, businesses and restaurants that contribute to NEO's growing local food economy. All day celebrity chef demos.
4) Community Works Area (Building 16): Exhibits and educational displays from environmental and community organizations, government, parks and schools.
5) Health & Fitness Area (Building 27): Learn about a "Healthy Planet, Healthy You" and connect to nature.
6) Family Fun Area (Building 27): Kids receive environmental education while participating in hands-on eco-activities, crafts and games. Visit the Lake Erie Nature and Science Center animal outreach, the Valley Exotics Zoo, watch a Jungle Bob Show and take a pony ride.
7) Green Home & Garden Area (Building 33): Learn about environmentally beneficial products and practices for the home. Meet lambs, chickens, bees, bunnies and urban farm animals.
8) Clean Transportation Area (West Midway): Learn how clean fuels, practices and technologies reduce petroleum consumption and improve air quality. Participate in the vehicle ride and drive.
9) Earth Day Coalition Welcome Center (Inside Gate 5 Entrance): Guests will turn in their passports here and receive their free EarthFest Vintage Poster with 7 stops punched. Take an event survey and enter to win an iPad Mini. Official EarthFest 2014 and "Go Zero" gear is available here!
General Admission:
$4 ages 2-11
$8 ages 12+
FREE Admission:
• Under age 2
• Ride & park your bicycle (Eastland Road entrance)
• Ride RTA's Redline (regular fare) to Brookpark Rapid Station & take the free EarthFest shuttle to Fairgrounds
• Current Earth Day Coalition members ($35 Individual level or $50 family level minimum). *You can renew or become a member online or at the entrance to EarthFest.
• Teachers and their immediate family (must present current school ID)
For information call (216) 281-6468 or visit www.earthdaycoalition.org.


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Some performance problems have been reported on HS from two users: Erik and Stefan. The characteristics of those issues have been that performance is * sporadically reduced, though mostly runs at full speed * context switch storms reported as being associated So we're looking for something that doesn't always happen, but when it does it involves lots of processes and context switching. Unfortunately neither test reporter has been able to re-run tests, leaving me not much to go on. Though since I know the code well, I can focus in on likely suspects fairly easily; in this case I think I have a root cause. Earlier this year I added deadlock detection into Startup process when it waits for a buffer pin. The deadlock detection was simplified since it doesn't wait for deadlock_timeout before acting, it just immediately sends a signal to all active processes to resolve the deadlock, even if the buffer pin is released very soon afterwards. Heikki questioned this implementation at the time, though I said it was easier to start simple and add more code if problems arose and time allowed. It's clear that with 100+ connections and reasonably frequent buffer pin waits, as would occur when accessing same data blocks on both primary and standby, that the current too-simple coding would cause performance issues, as Heikki implied. Certainly actual deadlocks are much rarer than buffer pin waits, so the current coding is wasteful. The following patch adds some simple logic to make the Startup process wait for deadlock_timeout before it sends the deadlock resolution signals. It does that by refactoring the API to enable_standby_sigalrm(), though doesn't change other behaviour or add new features. Viewpoints? -- Simon Riggs www.2ndQuadrant.com
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Founded in 1954 by R. L. "Bob" Dorbandt, Dorbandt Realty strives to provide the most professional, effective and efficient real estate services available. In 1981 Larry Dorbandt joined Dorbandt Realty and now serves as its Qualifying Broker. Larry has been awarded both the CCIM (Certified Commercial-Investment Member) designation awarded by the Commercial-Investment Real Estate Council and the RPA (Real Property Administrator) designation awarded by BOMA (the Building Owners and Managers Association). Also, Larry is a candidate for the CPM (Certified Property Manager) designation awarded by IREM (the Institute for Real Estate Management).
Dorbandt Realty staff strives to provide prompt, reliable service to our Owners and Tenants.
A good broker is much more than just a space finder; you should view them as you would your attorney or accountant. You want their advice as to what space is best suited for your business and what are the best terms that the space can be leased for. A good broker will help you in all aspects of the commercial space transaction. That starts with understanding your business and ends with a signed lease. Finding the space is simply one small step in the overall process.
Is finding a space without hiring a broker a good idea? Generally speaking, the answer is no. You as the tenant enter into a lease once every so often. A broker negotiates for space on a daily basis. Would you go into an IRS audit without having your CPA by your side? Same reasoning applies here.


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George Osborne declared today that Britain is on "the path to prosperity" after the best growth figures for three years were reported.
The economy grew 0.8 per cent in the third quarter, which was the fastest pace in any three-month period since spring 2010.
It was the third set of strong quarterly figures in a row and was welcomed by economists and even critics as a sign that the recovery is finally going full steam ahead. Every sector grew, said the Office for National Statistics.
A delighted, and perhaps relieved, Chancellor tweeted: "This shows that Britain's hard work is paying off & the country is on the path to prosperity."
Today's figure was in line with City expectations, but some forecasters think it might be revised upwards later. A surge in construction — up 2.5 per cent over the quarter — suggested the Chancellor's controversial Help to Buy scheme is succeeding in generating jobs.
However, the economy is still 2.5 per cent below its pre-recession peak at the start of 2008, with construction 12.5 per cent below its peak.
Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls said growth had been delayed by the Chancellor's austerity policies. "After three damaging years of flatlining, it's both welcome and long overdue that our economy is growing again," he said. "But for millions of people across the country still seeing prices rising faster than their wages this is no recovery at all."
City analysts were optimistic, but cautioned that growth would ease off towards the end of the year. Economist Howard Archer, at IHS Global Insight, predicted 1.4 per cent growth in 2013, rising to 2.4 per cent in 2014.
London's economy was vital to the growth. The powerhouse services sector, which represents three-quarters of economic output, grew by 0.7 per cent and stands 0.6 per cent above its pre-crisis peak.
Reaction from economists was mixed. Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said: "Britain is booming again." But Alan Clarke of Scotiabank said the figure was a "tad disappointing" and "wasn't a home run".
The Institute of Directors' chief economist Graeme Leach was cautious. "The outlook looks better than at any time since the onset of the financial crisis," he said. "However, strong headwinds remain and the annual growth rate year on year is nothing to get too excited about yet."
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Today, many businesses are going in the franchise way. Owing to the success and popularity of the product or goods, the company is venturing into other parts of the country. The Euro Kids School of family is also following the same footsteps.
The Euro Kids family is providing the best kid care and education to nursery, preschool and kinder garden children. They believe that if the foundation of the child is strong, then the children future will be bright. They employ creative ideas and methods to interest the child. The Euro kids franchise business took off with excellence when it started gaining popularity in the market. Many people or businessperson wants to venture in this business for various reasons. Some of them are joining to get the satisfaction of having a part in the children growth and education. Others are vying for name and money.
Now, people are recognizing its name and importance in their children's education. Parents often worry about the safety and care of their child. They want the best care available. They are constantly looking out for the best school available for their children to join. Many have already chosen the career path for their offspring. For all these to happen, one has to join the best school to get the best education. The Euro kid's preschool Have around 780 preschools spread all over the country and they impart the best care and education to one's child. Owing to the success of this school in franchise business, many other schools are following the Eurokids franchise routine to get a foothold in the education market.
To be a Euro kid's preschool franchisee, one has to comply with a set of requirements and rules. The premises of the school should be in a peaceful environment, far from the pollution areas. It should be located at the ground floor with an outdoor play area for the children. The Euro kids franchise cost may run from five to 10 lacs based on the location. The cost will include all the equipments and the related start up cost of training the staff and teachers. This is the initial investment plan for the franchisee. The staff and teachers have to follow strict guidelines and regulations when dealing with the kids.
People are vying for the opportunity of owning a franchise of Euro kids preschool. The Euro kid's preschool believes in providing the education in a fun and playful way to the kids. It is very difficult to hold the interests of the children. By using fun methods, the teacher can help the children in understanding the topic. Businesspersons, who are into the franchising of this school follow and believe the route taken by the school.


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A JUDGE has taken a swipe at the push in Victoria for longer jail sentences, sparked by a case that raised issues of drug use in Victorian prisons.
Judge Jim Montgomery also expressed astonishment at a response about progress targeting drugs in prison by one of the state's most senior correctional figures.
Judge Montgomery heard a young man had been transferred to the maximum security Barwon Prison from another jail after drug paraphernalia was found in his cell and for other misbehaviour.
The County Court heard on Monday that Brett Dodd, 20, later confessed to injecting a heroin substitute at Barwon and now may have contracted hepatitis C through dirty needles.
Prosecutor Stephen Devlin described Dodd's statement as "startling" and said the Crown not dispute it.
Judge Montgomery said he understood why the prosecution maintained why Dodd, a repeat offender guilty of a 12-day "high-scale crime spree" while on bail, should be sentenced to adult prison.
But he commented: "Surely it's the very least that the community would desire ... that the government provide drug-free prisons ...
" ... partially as judges have been, and the community apparently are urging judges to send people there (to prison) for longer periods of time."
Dodd had pleaded guilty to offences that included aggravated burglary, robbery and threatening serious injury and appeared on Monday for the return of mental health and youth justice reports.
A youth justice worker, who found Dodd suitable for a youth justice order, agreed with his "perspective" that drugs were less likely at Malmsbury Juvenile Justice Centre than in adult prison.
Brendan Money, assistant commissioner, sentence management branch, wrote in response to a request to the prosecution by Judge Montgomery that Dodd had never tested positive to drugs in custody.
Mr Money said Dodd had refused a urine test a number of times and been unable sometimes to supply one.
In his sentencing remarks, Judge Montgomery said Mr Money had detailed a drug strategy introduced in Victorian prisons in March, 2002, that on the basis of Dodd's recent history that was "clearly not working as to the control and availability of drugs in jail".
Judge Montgomery said the fact that syringes, a plunger and needles were found in his cell at Fulham prison "should have rung alarm bells".
He quoted Mr Money who wrote that "while it cannot be denied that there are drugs in the prisons, there is no evidence of Mr Dodd using drugs while in prison".
"How he can possibly say that in light of his previous statement (confirming) that syringes, a plunger and needles were found in his cell – and that's one of the reasons he was transferred – is beyond me."
Judge Montgomery told Dodd: "That you were able to obtain drugs while in custody to inject yourself is very disturbing to me.
"The report of Mr Money does not really answer my questions as to how this has happened."
Judge Montgomery said that "in these days, when the courts are being asked to sentence offenders to longer terms of imprisonment, supposedly at the behest of the community, surely it is not beyond the state to provide drug-free jails".
He told Dodd that if he came out of an adult jail addicted to heroin then that would not only have serious consequences for himself but for the community which ultimately would lead to further offending.
He noted Dodd's dysfunctional and disadvantaged background and early drug and alcohol abuse and his "disturbingly lengthy" history of criminal offending.
In ordering him detained in a youth justice centre for the maximum term of three years, Judge Montgomery did not regard his prospects of rehabilitation as even "reasonable" – but based that in the context of a return to adult prison.
He told Dodd unless his rehabilitated and stopped offending, which had affected so many in the community, he would spent the rest of his life in prison or be dead by his early 30s.


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Where the Princess Dwells at Night…I called for a little PhotoWalk at Disney! It was really really really fun - and getting this shot was tough! I think +William Beem +Gilmar Smith +Keith Barrett or perhaps +Ali Elhajj got a video of me trying to convince half a dozen Disney workers to "sweep water" in front of my camera, which was splayed on the ground. At first, one guy didn't want to do it because he might get in trouble... then the other acquiesced... and then, before they knew it, they were all being controlled like crystal farmers in Starcraft... we eventually got all the water in the right place!
I had to go over and whip out my sweet Android phone to show them some photos from Google+ -- I found the one from Paris with the puddle - I said I needed a puddle about thiiiiis big … and eventually we got it all engineered out. They were all very helpful and nice… I convinced them all to come onto Google+ to see the final result -- so I hope they are here! Hi guys - Y muchas gracias!
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USGS Groundwater Information: Branch of Geophysics
Carole D. Johnson, John W. Lane, Jr., and Frederick D. Day-Lewis, United States Geological Survey
Time-lapse monitoring of subsurface processes is an emerging and promising area of hydrogeophysics. The combined use of non-invasive or minimally invasive geophysical methods with hydraulic and geochemical sampling is a cost-effective approach for aquifer characterization, long-term aquifer monitoring, and remediation monitoring. Time-lapse geophysical surveys can indirectly measure time-varying hydrologic parameters such as fluid saturation or solute concentration. Monitoring of time-varying hydrologic processes provides insight into aquifer properties and structure and aquifer responses to natural or induced stresses, such as seasonal fluctuations or fluid injection experiments for active remediation.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Ground Water, Branch of Geophysics, in cooperation with USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program, Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Department of Defense, the University of Connecticut, and Stanford University researchers, has applied time-lapse geophysics for site characterization and remediation monitoring in a number of studies. Recent and ongoing examples of time-lapse monitoring in fractured-rock aquifers include: 1) application of attenuation-difference, borehole-radar tomography used to monitor a series of sodium chloride tracer injection tests in fractured crystalline rock; 2) application of attenuation- and velocity-difference tomography and radar-reflection data to monitor steam injection in a fractured limestone aquifer; 3) design of an electrical resistivity tomography investigation to monitor the injection of resistive water into brackish water in a fractured limestone aquifer for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR); and 4) combined application of borehole-geophysical logging with long-term discrete-interval monitoring of hydraulic head and water-chemistry in a fractured crystalline-rock aquifer. These investigations demonstrate the application of geophysical methods to provide quantitative information about the subsurface critical for characterizing aquifer structure, flow dynamics, and hydraulic processes.
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Final copy as submitted to 2004 U.S. EPA/NGWA Fractured Rock Conference for publication as: Johnson, C.D., Lane, J.W., Jr., and Day-Lewis, F.D., 2004, Time-series monitoring in fractured-rock aquifers, in 2004 U.S. EPA/NGWA Fractured Rock Conference: State of the Science and Measuring Success in Remediation, September 13-15, 2004, Portland, Maine. Proceedings: National Ground Water Association, CD-ROM, p. 295-307.


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Solution to today's crossword in the New York Times
Solution to today's SYNDICATED New York Times crossword in all other publications
CROSSWORD SETTER: Dan Schoenholz
THEME: Olden Goldies … each of today's themed answers is a GOLDEN OLDIE song title, but with the sound of the start of two words swapped, in the style of Dr. Spooner:
23A. Traffic cop's answer upon being asked "Describe your job"? [1975] : I CITE THE WRONGS (from "I Write the Songs")BILL BUTLER'S COMPLETION TIME: 28m 22s
32A. Post-tornado highway detritus, perhaps? [1974] : RAFTER IN THE LANE (from "Laughter in the Rain")
50A. Remark about a female stoner? [1980] : SHE'S SO HIGH (from "He's So Shy")
72A. Roast pig after a pig roast? [1956] : DOWNED HOG (from "Hound Dog")
89A. Napa Valley excursion, maybe? [1963] : FUN WINE DAY (from "One Fine Day")
108A. Data request from a good ol' furnace repairman? [1953] : YOUR HEATIN' CHART (from "Your Cheatin' Heart")
122A. Frontiersman awakening in a foul mood? [1969] : MAD BOONE RISING (from "Bad Moon Rising")
Today's Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
1. Egyptian resurrection symbol : SCARAB
Scarabs were amulets in ancient Egypt. Scarabs were modelled on the dung beetle, as it was viewed as a symbol of the cycle of life.
23. Traffic cop's answer upon being asked "Describe your job"? [1975] : I CITE THE WRONGS (from "I Write the Songs")
Even though he writes a lot of songs, Barry Manilow didn't write his 1976 chart topper "I Write the Songs". That was composed by Bruce Johnston in 1975 and first recorded by the Captain & Tennille.
27. Fictional user of a 21-Across : AHAB
(21A. Weapon for 27-Across : HARPOON)
Captain Ahab is the obsessed and far from friendly Captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick".
28. Follower of A, B or AB, informally : NEG
The most important grouping of blood types is the ABO system. Blood is classified as either A, B, AB or O, depending on the type of antigens on the surface of the red blood cells. A secondary designation of blood is the Rh factor, in which other antigens are labelled as either positive or negative. When a patient receives a blood transfusion, ideally the donor blood should be the same type as that of the recipient, as incompatible blood cells can be rejected. However, blood type O-neg can be accepted by recipients with all blood types, A, B, AB or O, and positive or negative. Hence someone with O-neg blood type is called a "universal donor".
32. Post-tornado highway detritus, perhaps? [1974] : RAFTER IN THE LANE (from "Laughter in the Rain")
"Laughter in the Rain" is a song written and recorded by Neil Sedaka that topped the charts in 1975.
36. Scarlett's sister-in-law and best friend in "Gone With the Wind" : MELANIE
Melanie Hamilton is a character in Margaret Mitchell's novel "Gone with the Wind". Melanie is portrayed by Olivia de Havilland in the famous 1939 big screen adaptation of the novel.
39. Inter ___ : ALIA
Inter alia means "among other things" in Latin.
43. Big inits. in health products : GNC
General Nutrition Centers (GNC) is a retailer of health and nutrition supplements based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
48. Chemical compounds in tea : TANNINS
A substance that is astringent is a chemical compound that tends to shrink or constrict body tissues. Some red wines can have an astringent taste, a dry and puckering feeling, because of the presence of tannins. Tannins occur naturally in plants, probably as a defensive measure against predators who shy away from the astringent. The word "tannin" comes from an Old German word for oak or fir tree, as in "Tannenbaum".
50. Remark about a female stoner? [1980] : SHE'S SO HIGH (from "He's So Shy")
"He's So Shy" is a 1980 hit for the Pointer Sisters. Although the title is reminiscent of the 1963 hit for the Chiffons called "He's So Fine", there is no relationship between the two numbers.
56. Cracker brand : RITZ
I've always liked Ritz crackers. They've been around since 1934 when they were introduced by Nabisco. The name Ritz was chosen because the marketing folks felt that the association with Ritz-Carlton would evoke images of wealth and the high life.
63. British heads : LOOS
In old sailing ships the toilet area for the regular sailors was located in the forward part (the head) of the ship, hence the term "head" that has been used since then for any toilet on board a boat.
65. Jour's opposite : NUIT
In French, the day (jour) is the opposite of the night (nuit).
67. Familia members : TIAS
In Spanish, aunts (tias) are members of the family (familia).
72. Roast pig after a pig roast? [1956] : DOWNED HOG (from "Hound Dog")
The Elvis Presley classic "Hound Dog" was a big hit, but his wasn't the first version of the song to make it to number one in the charts. Presley released "Hound Dog" in 1956, but Big Mama Thornton had brought the song to the top spot back in 1953.
79. Base figs. : NCOS
An NCO is a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces. Usually such an officer is one who has earned his or her rank by promotion through the enlisted ranks. A good example would be a sergeant.
81. ___' Pea : SWEE
Originally Popeye used the nickname "Swee'pea" to address his girlfriend Olive Oyl. Then along comes a baby, found on Popeye's doorstep. Popeye adopts the little guy and raises him, calling him "Swee'Pea".
86. Moolah : KALE
Lettuce, cabbage, kale, dinero, dough and moola (also moolah) are all slang terms for money.
89. Napa Valley excursion, maybe? [1963] : FUN WINE DAY (from "One Fine Day")
"One Fine Day" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin that was a 1963 hit for the Chiffons. The title of the song was inspired by the famous aria "Un bel di" ("One Fine Day") from Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly".
94. R&B's ___ Hill : DRU
Dru Hill is an R&B singing group from Baltimore, Maryland. Dru Hill was formed in 1992, and is still going strong today. The name "Dru Hill" comes from Druid Hill Park which is found on the west side of Baltimore.
97. Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer : EGAN
Jennifer Egan is an author who grew up in San Francisco. Egan's 2010 novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad" won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Actually, "A Visit from the Goon Squad" is structured in such a way that it is sometimes described as a collection of linked short stories.
98. Java : JOE
It seems that no one really knows why we refer to coffee as "joe", but we've been doing so since early in WWII.
Back in 1850, the name "java" was given to a type of coffee grown on the island of Java, and the usage of the term spread from there.
100. Displayed for scoring, as in gin rummy : MELDED
Gin rummy is a variant of the slower game of standard rummy and was introduced in 1909 by one Elwood Baker and his son.
101. Santa ___, Calif. : ROSA
Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country, and the county seat of Sonoma County. The epicenter of the so-called 1906 San Francisco Earthquake was located near Santa Rosa, so there was actually more damage in Santa Rosa, for the size of the city, than there was in San Francisco.
103. Ghana neighbor : TOGO
Togo is a country on the West African coast, located between Ghana to the west and Benin to the east.
The name "Ghana" means "warrior king" in the local language. The British established a colony they called Gold Coast in 1874, later to become Ghana, as part of the scramble by Europeans to settle as much of Africa as they could. One of Ghana's most famous sons is Kofi Annan, the diplomat who served as General Secretary of the UN for ten years until the beginning of 2007.
108. Data request from a good ol' furnace repairman? [1953] : YOUR HEATIN' CHART (from "Your Cheatin' Heart")
"Your Cheatin' Heart" is a country song that was written and recorded by Hank Williams in 1952. The "cheatin' heart" referred to by Williams is his first wife Audrey Sheppard. Audrey and Hank had a turbulent marriage that came to an end with mutual claims of infidelity.
112. Regatta racer : YACHT
The word "regatta" is Venetian dialect and was originally used to describe boat races among the gondoliers of Venice on the Grand Canal back in the mid-1600s.
117. Roulette, e.g. : JEU
"Jeu" is the French word for "game".
The name "roulette" means "little wheel" in French, and the game as we know it today did in fact originate in Paris, in 1796.
122. Frontiersman awakening in a foul mood? [1969] : MAD BOONE RISING (from "Bad Moon Rising")
Daniel Boone was a pioneer and folk hero. For frontiersman Boone, the frontier was what we now call the state of Kentucky. He led the building of the Wilderness Road through the famous Cumberland Gap in the Appalachians, a route subsequently taken by hundreds of thousands of migrants into Kentucky. Boone fought in the Revolutionary War with distinction, and after the war returned to Kentucky and got himself into land speculation. He became mired in debt, forcing him to emigrate to Missouri to settle down on land that was at that time owned by the French. It was there that he spent the last decades of his life.
"Bad Moon Rising" is a song recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Written by band member John Fogerty, the song was inspired by the composer watching the hurricane scene in the movie "The Devil and Daniel Webster".
126. About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" : LOLITA
Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita" has a famously controversial storyline, dealing with a middle-aged man's obsession and sexual relationship with a 12-year-old girl. Although "Lolita" is considered a classic today, after Nabokov finished it in 1953 the edgy subject matter made it impossible for him to find a publisher in the US (where Nabokov lived). In 1955, he resorted to publishing it in English at a printing house in Paris. Publication was followed by bans and seizures all over Europe. A US printing house finally took on the project in 1958, by which time the title had such a reputation that it sold exceptionally quickly. "Lolita" became the first book since "Gone with the Wind" to sell over 100,000 copies in its first three weeks in stores.
128. Marcos who collected shoes : IMELDA
Imelda Marcos is the widow of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, and is a former politician in her own right. Imelda fled the Philippines with her husband and family in 1986, ending up in exile in Hawaii. She was allowed to return in 1991, and set up residence in an apartment block in Manila. One of my personal claims to fame is that I lived for two years in an apartment block right next door to Imelda Marcos when I lived in Manila …
129. Rendezvous : TRYSTS
In its most general sense, a tryst is a meeting at an agreed time and place. More usually we consider a tryst to be a prearranged meeting between lovers. The term comes from the Old French "triste", a waiting place designated when hunting.
131. Some Civil War shots : SEPIAS
Sepia is that lovely rich, brown-grey color so common in old photographs. "Sepia" is the Latinized version of the Greek word for cuttlefish, as sepia pigment is derived from the ink sac of the cuttlefish.The "sepia tone" of old photographs is not the result of deterioration over time. Rather, it is the result of a deliberate preservation process which converts the metallic silver in the photographic image to a more stable silver sulfide. Prints that have been sepia-toned can last in excess of 150 years.
1. Long pitch : SPIEL
A spiel is a lengthy speech or argument designed to persuade, like a sales pitch. "Spiel" comes to us from German, either directly ("spiel" is the German for "play") or via the Yiddish "shpil".
2. Dragon fruit plants : CACTI
The fruit of several species of cactus is called a pitaya or dragon fruit. Dragon fruit is edible, although one only eats the flesh inside the skin.
3. Generating some buzz? : APIAN
"Apis" is the Latin for "bee".
4. Templeton, e.g., in "Charlotte's Web" : RAT
"Charlotte's Web" is a children's novel by author E. B. White. Charlotte is a barn spider, who manages to save the life of a pig named Wilbur. Wilbur is a pet pig, owned by the farmer's daughter, Fern Arable. The story also includes a gluttonous rat called Templeton who provides some light and comical moments.
6. Setting for David's "The Death of Marat" : BATH
Jean-Paul Marat was a prominent figure in the French Revolution. Marat was famously murdered in his bath by a young woman called Charlotte Corday who was a Royalist. The gruesome event was immortalized in a celebrated painting by Jacques-Louis David called "The Death of Marat".
7. Everything being considered : SHEBANG
The word "shebang" is probably a derivative of "shebeen", an Irish word for a "speakeasy", where liquor was drunk and sold illegally. In English "shebang" was originally a "hut" or a "shed". Just how this evolved into the expression "the whole shebang", meaning "everything", is unclear.
8. Bray part : HAW
"Hee-haw" brayed the donkey
9. Hockey great whose name is a homophone of 88-Across and 123- and 124-Down : ORR
Bobby Orr is regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. By the time he retired in 1978 he had undergone over a dozen knee surgeries. At 31 years of age, he concluded that he just couldn't skate anymore. Reportedly, he was even having trouble walking …
15. ___ nous : ENTRE
"Entre nous" is French for "between us".
16. Supposed ancestor of Dracula : ATTILA
According to the Bram Stoker novel, Count Dracula claims to be descended from Attila the Hun.
In his day, Attila the Hun was the most feared enemy of the Roman Empire, until he died in 453 AD. Attila was the leader of the Hunnic Empire of central Europe and was famous for invading much of the continent. However, he never directly attacked Rome.
"Dracula" is a novel written by the Irish author Bram Stoker, and first published in 1897. Dracula wasn't the first vampire of literature, but he certainly was the one who spawned the popularity of vampires in theater, film and television, and indeed more novels. Personally, I can't stand vampire fiction ...
17. Spotted horse : PIEBALD
A piebald (or pied) horse is one with dark patches on a white background. A skewbald horse on the other hand is dark with white patches.
18. Big name in TV talk : ARSENIO
Arsenio Hall got his big break with his role in "Coming to America" with Eddie Murphy in 1988. The following year he started hosting "The Arsenio Hall Show", which ran until 1994. He had a loyal group of fans that had the habit of almost "barking" while pumping their fists in the air. The move became so popular it extended far beyond the influences of Arsenio, and to this day can be seen performed as a mark of appreciation. Not by me, mind you ...
24. ___-kiri : HARA
"Harakiri" translates from Japanese into "cutting the belly", and is a form of ritual suicide. Harakiri is the term used in speech which is equivalent to "seppuku", the term used in writing for the same ritual suicide. The act is carried out by plunging a short blade into the belly and moving it from left to right, slicing through the organs within the abdomen.
29. Old "From one beer lover to another" sloganeer : STROH'S
Bernard Stroh was the son of a German brewer. Stroh immigrated to the US in 1848 and set up his own brewery in 1850 in Detroit. Years later, the Stroh Brewing Company introduced a European process called fire-brewing. This results in higher temperatures at a crucial stage in the brewing process, supposedly bringing out flavor. Stroh's is the only American beer that still uses this process.
31. Fed : T-MAN
A T-man is a law-enforcement agent of the US Treasury (the "T" stands for Treasury).
35. iPod model : NANO
The iPod Nano is the successor to the iPod Mini and was introduced to the market at the end of 2005. There have been seven versions of the Nano to date and the current Nano as well as playing tunes is an FM player, records voice memos, has a pedometer and can connect with external devices (like a heart monitor, maybe) using Bluetooth technology.
37. Name that starts a well-known "ism" : LENIN
"Lenin" wasn't the birth name of the Russian leader. He was born Vladimir Ulyanov, and originally took the name Lenin as a pen name.
41. Backless seat for one : TABORET
A taboret (also "tabouret") is a type of stool, one without a back or arms. "Tabouret" is the diminutive of the Old French word "tabour" meaning "drum", a reference to the stool's resemblance to the instrument.
45. Space cadet : DITZ
The expression "space cadet" is used to describe someone who is eccentric and disconnected with reality. It may even imply that the person is a user of hallucinogens. The phrase has been around since the sixties, and could be derived from the science fiction TV show "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet", which aired in the fifties.
53. Warren ___, baseball's winningest lefty : SPAHN
Warren Spahn was a left-handed pitcher, who won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history. The Warren Spahn Award has been presented annually by the Oklahoma Sports Museum since 1999.
57. Jerusalem's Mount ___ : ZION
Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem that his home to a number of important sites including King David's Tomb, the Room of the Last Supper and the Chamber of the Holocaust. The Catholic cemetery on Mount Zion is also where Oskar Schindler was buried, the German national who saved over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust.
60. "Truthiness," e.g., before Stephen Colbert : NON-WORD
Stephen Colbert is a political satirist who hosts his own show on Comedy Central called "The Colbert Report". Colbert's first love was theater, and so he studied to become an actor. He then moved into comedy, and ended up on the "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". He left "The Daily Show" in 2005 to set up his own spin-off called "The Colbert Report". In his own inimitable way, Colbert likes to use a "French" pronunciation for the name of his show, so "The Colbert Report" comes out as "The Col-bear Rep-oar".
61. Etiologist's study : DISEASE
In general terms, etiology is the study of causes and origination. In the world of medicine, etiology is the study of the factors that cause an illness.
64. Line in writing : SERIF
Serifs are details on the ends of characters in some typefaces. Typefaces without serifs are known as sans-serif (using the French word "sans" meaning "without"). Some people say that serif fonts are easier to read on paper, whereas sans-serif fonts work better on a computer screen. I'm not so sure though ...
66. Shopper in the juniors section, maybe : TWEEN
The term "tween" is now used to describe preadolescence, the years between 10 and 12 years of age.
71. "Side by Side by Sondheim," e.g. : REVUE
"Revue" is the French word for "review".
73. Mass gathering site : NAVE
In large, Christian churches, the nave is the main approach to the altar, where most of the faithful are seated.
77. Leader after Mao : DENG
Deng Xiaoping was the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to 1992. It was Deng Xiaoping who is given the credit for setting policies that led to China's current economic boom. He moved the country towards a market economy and opened the borders to allow foreign investment.
90. Trying to break a tie, say : IN OT
In overtime (O.T.)
91. Spa class : YOGA
In the West we tend to think of yoga as a physical discipline, a means of exercise that uses specific poses to stretch and strengthen muscles. While it is true that the ancient Indian practice of yoga does involve such physical discipline, the corporeal aspect of the practice plays a relatively small part in the whole philosophy. Other major components are meditation, ethical behavior, breathing and contemplation.
93. "Lohengrin" lass : ELSA
"Lohengrin" is a very popular opera by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. Many arias from "Lohengrin" are staples on "Opera's Greatest Hits" collections.
We've often heard the "Bridal Chorus" from Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin". It's the tune to "Here comes the bride ...", which is played regularly at the start of wedding ceremonies as the bride walks down the aisle. In the opera, the "Bridal Chorus" is sung not at the start of the ceremony but afterwards, by the women of the wedding party as they accompany newlywed Elsa to the bridal chamber.
102. Stella ___ (beer) : ARTOIS
The Belgian beer Stella Artois is named for the brewer Sebastianus Artois. Artois was the master brewer at the Den Horen Brewery in Leuven, Belgium in the early 1700s. The Den Horen Brewery has been around at least since 1366 … yes, 1366!
104. 1997 Demi Moore title role : GI JANE
G.I. Joe was the original "action figure", the first toy to carry that description. G.I. Joe first hit the shelves in 1964. There have been a few movies based on the G.I. Joe figure, but, more famous than all of them I would say is the 1997 movie "G.I. Jane" starring Demi Moore in the title role. I think this movie had some potential, to be honest, but it really did not deliver in the end.
109. Singer John with the 1988 title track "Slow Turning" : HIATT
John Hiatt is a rock guitarist and singer-songwriter from Indianapolis.
110. "Cómo ___?" : ESTAS
"Cómo estas?" is Spanish for "how are you?"
111. Like beef for fondue : CUBED
"Fondu(e)" is the French word for "melted".
113. Dish in a bowl : CHILI
The full name of the dish that is often called simply "chili" is "chili con carne", Spanish for "peppers with meat". The dish was first created by immigrants from the Spanish Canary Islands in the city of San Antonio, Texas (a city which the islanders founded). The San Antonio Chili Stand was a popular attraction at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and that stand introduced the dish to the rest of America and to the world.
114. Odyssey maker : HONDA
The honda Odyssey is a minivan that been around since 1994.
115. Features of much Roman statuary : TOGAS
In Ancient Rome the classical attire known as a toga (plural "togae") was usually worn over a tunic. The tunic was made from linen, and the toga itself was a piece of cloth about twenty feet long made from wool. The toga could only be worn by men, and only if those men were Roman citizens. The female equivalent of the toga was called a "stola".
119. Georgia O'Keeffe subject : IRIS
Georgia O'Keeffe was an influential American artist, one who led the introduction of American art into Europe. Famously, she was married to photographer Alfred Stieglitz who helped develop her career in the early days. Georgia O'Keeffe's last home was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she had done a lot of her work during her lifetime. She died there in 1986, at the ripe old age of 98. One of her most famous paintings is from 1926, called "Black Iris III".
122. Gullet : MAW
"Maw" is a term used to describe the mouth or stomach of a carnivorous animal. "Maw" is also used as slang for the mouth or stomach of a greedy person.
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For the sake of completion, here is a full listing of all the answers:
1. Egyptian resurrection symbol : SCARAB
7. Ought to have, informally : SHOULDA
14. "Come on, help me out" : BE A PAL
20. Tropical juice type : PAPAYA
21. Weapon for 27-Across : HARPOON
22. Total : ENTIRE
23. Traffic cop's answer upon being asked "Describe your job"? [1975] : I CITE THE WRONGS (from "I Write the Songs")
25. Certify : ATTEST
26. Fraternity letter : ETA
27. Fictional user of a 21-Across : AHAB
28. Follower of A, B or AB, informally : NEG
29. Positions in old monasteries : SCRIBES
30. Like some rollers after use : LINTY
32. Post-tornado highway detritus, perhaps? [1974] : RAFTER IN THE LANE (from "Laughter in the Rain")
36. Scarlett's sister-in-law and best friend in "Gone With the Wind" : MELANIE
38. Brand : SEAR
39. Inter ___ : ALIA
40. Chilling : AT EASE
43. Big inits. in health products : GNC
44. Hub : NODE
47. Speck : DOT
48. Chemical compounds in tea : TANNINS
50. Remark about a female stoner? [1980] : SHE'S SO HIGH (from "He's So Shy")
55. Epitome of simplicity : ABC
56. Cracker brand : RITZ
58. Lose it : SNAP
59. DNA structure : STRANDS
63. British heads : LOOS
65. Jour's opposite : NUIT
67. Familia members : TIAS
69. Get closer : ZERO IN
70. Repeated cry accompanying a gavel hit : ORDER
72. Roast pig after a pig roast? [1956] : DOWNED HOG (from "Hound Dog")
75. Stressed : TENSE
76. Fume : SEE RED
78. Close : NEAR
79. Base figs. : NCOS
81. ___' Pea : SWEE
82. Attempts : STRIVES
84. "If I ___ ..." : EVER
86. Moolah : KALE
88. See 9-Down : OAR
89. Napa Valley excursion, maybe? [1963] : FUN WINE DAY (from "One Fine Day")
92. Sundry : DIVERSE
94. R&B's ___ Hill : DRU
97. Pulitzer-winning novelist Jennifer : EGAN
98. Java : JOE
100. Displayed for scoring, as in gin rummy : MELDED
101. Santa ___, Calif. : ROSA
103. Ghana neighbor : TOGO
106. Yes-men : AGREERS
108. Data request from a good ol' furnace repairman? [1953] : YOUR HEATIN' CHART (from "Your Cheatin' Heart")
112. Regatta racer : YACHT
116. Believer in a strong centralized government : STATIST
117. Roulette, e.g. : JEU
118. On the job : AT IT
120. "Yoo-___" : HOO!
121. Not bankrupt : AFLOAT
122. Frontiersman awakening in a foul mood? [1969] : MAD BOONE RISING (from "Bad Moon Rising")
126. About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" : LOLITA
127. Teed off : ANGERED
128. Marcos who collected shoes : IMELDA
129. Rendezvous : TRYSTS
130. Lawn care tools : WEEDERS
131. Some Civil War shots : SEPIAS
1. Long pitch : SPIEL
2. Dragon fruit plants : CACTI
3. Generating some buzz? : APIAN
4. Templeton, e.g., in "Charlotte's Web" : RAT
5. Words stated with a salute : AYE AYE,SIR
6. Setting for David's "The Death of Marat" : BATH
7. Everything being considered : SHEBANG
8. Bray part : HAW
9. Hockey great whose name is a homophone of 88-Across and 123- and 124-Down : ORR
10. Barely ahead : UP ONE
11. Recluses : LONERS
12. Pup : DOGGIE
13. True or false: Abbr. : ANS
14. Sun spot : BEACH
15. ___ nous : ENTRE
16. Supposed ancestor of Dracula : ATTILA
17. Spotted horse : PIEBALD
18. Big name in TV talk : ARSENIO
19. "Dig in!" : LET'S EAT!
24. ___-kiri : HARA
29. Old "From one beer lover to another" sloganeer : STROH'S
31. Fed : T-MAN
33. Dive shop rentals : FINS
34. PC whizzes : TECHS
35. iPod model : NANO
37. Name that starts a well-known "ism" : LENIN
40. Speechless : AT A LOSS
41. Backless seat for one : TABORET
42. Secret language device : ENCODER
45. Space cadet : DITZ
46. Marsh hunter : EGRET
49. Bit of jewelry : STUD
51. Input : ENTERED
52. Stated : SAID
53. Warren ___, baseball's winningest lefty : SPAHN
54. Flock : sheep :: drove : ___ : HARES
57. Jerusalem's Mount ___ : ZION
60. "Truthiness," e.g., before Stephen Colbert : NON-WORD
61. Etiologist's study : DISEASE
62. Had a haughty reaction : SNEERED
64. Line in writing : SERIF
66. Shopper in the juniors section, maybe : TWEEN
68. What may not come out in the wash? : SOCK
71. "Side by Side by Sondheim," e.g. : REVUE
73. Mass gathering site : NAVE
74. Push : GOAD
77. Leader after Mao : DENG
80. Guck : SLIME
83. Try to hit, as a fly : SWAT AT
85. Indian head : RAJAH
87. Like clockwork : EVERY TIME
90. Trying to break a tie, say : IN OT
91. Spa class : YOGA
93. "Lohengrin" lass : ELSA
94. Cure, in a way : DRY SALT
95. Support : ROOT FOR
96. As a rule : USUALLY
99. To-dos : ERRANDS
102. Stella ___ (beer) : ARTOIS
104. 1997 Demi Moore title role : GI JANE
105. Jittery : ON EDGE
107. Cigar butt? : -ETTE
109. Singer John with the 1988 title track "Slow Turning" : HIATT
110. "Cómo ___?" : ESTAS
111. Like beef for fondue : CUBED
113. Dish in a bowl : CHILI
114. Odyssey maker : HONDA
115. Features of much Roman statuary : TOGAS
119. Georgia O'Keeffe subject : IRIS
122. Gullet : MAW
123. See 9-Down : ORE
124. See 9-Down : O'ER
125. Pennant race mo. : SEP
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November 18, 2009 – March 7,2010
Design Museum London
The Designmuseum in London presents 2 new exhibitions:
Less and More - The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Ergonomics - Real Design
Dieter Rams
"Question everything generally thought to be obvious." Dieter Rams
As head of design at Braun, the German consumer electronics manufacturer, Dieter Rams emerged as one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century by defining an elegant, legible, yet rigorous visual language for its products. The exhibition will showcase Rams' landmark designs for Braun and furniture manufacturer Vitsœ, examine how Rams' design ethos inspired Braun's entire product range for over 40 years, and assess his lasting influence on today's design landscape.
Described as the science of everyday life, ergonomics combines the knowledge of human performance with design and engineering to create systems, products and services which are safe, efficient and enjoyable to use.
From the humble tape measure and TV remote control, to the vast and complex areas of transport systems and medical care, ergonomics improves how we interact with the world around us. Through prototypes, interactive displays and examples of ergonomic design, this exhibition reveals the importance of ergonomics in creating effective design for the real world
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A study published in the journal The Lancet Oncology shared that a simple blood test may help save the lives of patients suffering from breast cancer.
The blood test can help doctors diagnose if a patient with early breast cancer is likely to succumb to the disease, or to relapse after treatment. Researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Center of the University of Texas shared that tumor cells in a blood sample taken at the early stages of breast cancer may accurately predict a patient's chances for survival.
The researchers said: "The presence of one or more circulating tumor cells (CTCs, in the blood) predicted early recurrence and decreased overall survival.â€
The study analyzed data from tests conducted on 302 patients who received treatment at the cancer center between February 2005 and December 2010. The study participants suffered from early stage breast cancer, a phase of the disease where the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body, and had not received chemotherapy.
The analysis indicated that a quarter of the group had CTCs, and of those who had CTCs, one in seven relapsed after treatment, while one in ten died during the test period. On the other hand, those who did not have CTCs had a 3 percent relapse rate and a 2 percent death rate.
A press release that accompanied the study reads: "For patients with a higher concentration of CTCs, the correlation with survival and progression rates was even more dramatic, with 31 percent of these patients dying or relapsing.â€


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Stars With Spirits - Ladies Night!
Come join Ian and his celebrity friends Kelly Nash, Jennifer Epstein, Jen Holloway, Ginger Gadsen, Corey Dylan, and Ashley Glass at 717 South on Howard Ave., Tampa. Every tip they receive will go to the charity of Voices for Children and help kids in need.
So join us for a good time for a great cause! The event will take place from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Thursday, August 1st with 620 WDAE - see you there!
There's no time like the present to get involved with the Guardian ad Litem program and speak up on behalf of an abused or neglected child. Guardians ad Litem are volunteers who stand up for the rights of children who find themselves shuffling through the child welfare system. In Hillsborough County alone, hundreds of children are waiting for their voice to be heard. This program is near and dear to Ian Beckles' heart as he is on the exective board for Voices for Children. Please join us for a fun night while we raise awareness for this underexposed plight of children in need.
The evening's celebrity bartenders will be Jennifer Epstein, Jen Holloway, Kelly Nash, Ginger Gadsen, Corey Dylan, and Ashley Glass!


text: Thanks Gus, good ideas. --andy -----Original Message----- From: torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org [mailto:torqueusers-bounces at supercluster.org] On Behalf Of Gus Correa Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:07 PM To: Torque Users Subject: Re: [torqueusers] 0-size .o and .e files? Andrew J Caird wrote: > On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Garrick Staples wrote: > >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 01:57:01PM -0500, Andrew J Caird alleged: >> >>> >>> Is there a way to have torque simply not create (or not copy back) >>> 0-size .e and .o files? >> >> >> If we did that, then users would wonder if there was any output. >> They wouldn't be able to distinguish between an error or success. >> >> You can merge the files together with -k to reduce the number of files. > > > Yes, they would wonder that. Except for the one guy who asked for it. ;) > > Thanks. > > --andy > > > _______________________________________________ > torqueusers mailing list > torqueusers at supercluster.org > http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers Hello Maybe you can use a torque epilogue script to delete the empty .o .e files for that user: http://www.clusterresources.com/wiki/doku.php?id=torque:appendix:g_prologue_and_epilogue_scripts. However, for a single user, a "cron" shell script to sweep his directories and get rid of empty files, say, once a day, may be a more sensible solution. Gus Correa -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gustavo J. Ponce Correa, PhD - Email: gus at ldeo.columbia.edu Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory - Columbia University P.O. Box 1000 [61 Route 9W] - Palisades, NY, 10964-8000 - USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ torqueusers mailing list torqueusers at supercluster.org http://www.supercluster.org/mailman/listinfo/torqueusers


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July 12, 2013 at 00:44:34 Jul 12, 2013 @ 00:44
Like I'm constantly sleepy, I'll go to bed early, wake up and still be really sleepy the whole day. Yall know what could cause this/been through it? I think it could be vitamin deficiency caused anemia, but idk. It sucks because it effects how I interact with people, I'm not quick at all and often can't think if anything to say because my brain is pretty much dead.


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PASADENA - Police announced three new arrests Thursday in last week's fatal shooting of a 24-year-old Pasadena man.
Kevin Jessie Cabrera, 25, of North Hollywood, his girlfriend Ashley Ceballos, 20, of North Hollywood and parolee Peter Parra, 35, of Pasadena were behind bars on suspicion of the fatal Jan. 15 shooting of Zane Goldstein, Pasadena police Lt. Tracey Ibarra said.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old Pasadena boy previously arrested in connection with the shooting remained in custody, the lieutenant said.
Two other previously arrested suspects in the case, Raymond Ramirez, 23, of Pasadena and Ruby Conchas, 20, of Pasadena were released pending further investigation, Ibarra said.
Ramirez was initially booked on suspicion of murder, while Conchas was accused of acting as an accessory after the fact, police said. Though both were released from custody as the investigation continued. Detectives planned to present their finding regarding all six suspects to prosecutors Friday for consideration of charges.
Cabrera and Ceballos were arrested Tuesday in North Hollywood, Ibarra said.
Police arrested Parra Wednesday in Pasadena, she said.
And police continued seeking at least one more person of interest in the case, Ibarra said.
Ibarra described both Cabrera and Parra as gang members, though the shooting was not believed to be gang-related.
Parra is a parolee with previous convictions including assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and grand theft, officials said.
The shooting took place just after 2 p.m. after the brothers drove away from an apartment complex at Holliston Avenue and were followed by another car, police said.
The suspects and victims were not believed to have been acquainted with each other prior to the incident, Ibarra said.
Little information has been released about what took place next, but minutes later police received a call from Goldstein's 21-year-old brother reporting Goldstein had been shot.
"I can't comment on how they encountered each other at this point," Ibarra said.
As the investigation continued, Ibarra said, detectives withheld the specific circumstances and suspected motive in the fatal shooting.
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TMG-L ArchivesArchiver > TMG > 2011-02 > 1297697352
From: "John Cardinal" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Latitude and Longitude Conversion
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:29:12 -0500
In-Reply-To: <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Eric Haas wrote:
> At 41° N, one second of longitude is about 20m, and one second of
> latitude is about 30m. Using decimal degrees, a change of one in the
> fifth place after the decimal point is about 1/3 of that.
What's your point?
The specific example led to a small loss because the original address was
close to an integer degrees-minutes-seconds location. For other values, more
precision is lost. See the example in the SS help pages where storing the
location of the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park resulted in a location near
the dugout approximately* 80ft away. 80ft could mean a lot of searching in a
P.S. I didn't do the math to workout the exact difference between the two
point. I estimated 80ft based on the map scale.
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by William White | November 1, 2013 2:23 pm
[1]A security threat[2] diverted a United Continental Holdings' (UAL[3]) United Express flight on Thursday.
The flight, which was heading from San Francisco, Calif. to San Antonio, Texas, was diverted to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The flight landed at the airport at 4:45 p.m. and the plane was evacuated. Bomb squads and police dogs searched the plane and the luggage, but they didn't find anything dangerous. The plane was left in a secluded part of the runway while the search was being conducted. Police also interviewed all of the passengers that were on the plane. There are no specific details about the security threat that caused the flight to be diverted. Passengers started to be screened and allowed back on the plane at 7:15 p.m. The diverted flight didn't cause any additional delays at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, reports ABC News.
Passengers were escorted to a waiting area[4] while authorities conducted their search of the plane.
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Artist of Distinction
JOSEPH GRAY (1890-1963) was a painter and etcher of landscapes, architectural subjects and battlefield scenes, of which some of his most evocative work hangs in the Imperial War Museum and Regimental Museums throughout Britain. He was born at South Shields, Tyne and Wear, Durham on 6th June 1890. The son of Joseph Gray, a master mariner, Gray junior trained as a sea-going engineer before attending South Shields Art School under John Heys. He travelled widely – to Russia, Germany, Spain, France and Holland – gathering material for his drawings, before moving to Dundee c.1912, to work for the newspaper publisher D.C. Thomson, as an illustrator for the Dundee Courier and other associated press.
The first biography about Joseph Gray and his work has been written by his great granddaughter Mary Horlock. The book is now in the process of sourcing publication funds by the crowd-funding programme Unbound. You can read more about "Joseph Gray's Camouflage" – a memoir of the artist and camouflage pioneer spanning two world wars, watch a video, and discover how to participate here: https://unbound.com/books/joseph-grays-camouflage/
UPDATE: As mentioned, the funds to publish the book were being sourced by the crowd-funding programme Unbound; and within one month it became 100% fully funded! You can still support "Joseph Gray's Camouflage" however, and receive signed copies through the link above.
On Saturday 13th June 2015, a long lost original Joseph Gray artwork was gifted to The Highlanders' Museum at Fort George by the grandson of Gray's friend and agent Andrew Paterson. The Paterson family had donated two of the three large Joseph Gray paintings on show in the museum in the 1940s-1950s, and with this untitled Gray original, painted in 1918 and stored in a loft for many years, Andrew Chalmers followed in the tradition of his mother Constance and uncles Hector and Hamish Paterson in presenting it to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders collection. UPDATE: A few weeks after the picture above was donated to The Highlanders' Museum, a letter from Joseph Gray to Andrew Paterson was discovered in the Paterson Collection archive. Gray had drawn a rough sketch of the above picture, and provided a title for the work. The letter reads:
My Dear Andrew,
I have been awaiting the opportunity to write at length but have been working so hard recently have not had a chance. Well I have been toiling at a war picture for lithograph. Completed and mounted it 5 minutes since and then dashed for the ink pot to report progress.
The anniversary of Loos – the fateful 25th September is near at hand; and there or thereabouts is certainly the psychological moment to put a picture "Loos" on the market. As soon as you mentioned "a battle picture called Loos, in lithograph" I spotted you had a great idea and got at it without a minutes delay. I have worked at it every spare minute since. That is to say every night, Saturday afternoons, and evenings, and all day Sundays.
It contains a considerable number of figures, the chief one being similar to that in your oil sketch. I think I have pulled off one of my best. The whole thing is full of atmosphere, movement and ginger, but by jove! it has taken some work. It is a good size. 13 1/4 inches by 20 inches, and when mounted on 30 x 22 board will make a good big picture.
I think I have got the real Celtic spirit of the offensive into it and I believe it will go… You will notice title of picture will be "LOOS" CHARGE OF THE HIGHLANDERS – so that it will appeal to everybody and not only to one potential regiment. Now there has never been a picture of Loos published. It is the Highlanders battle – certainly THE battle of the first new armies.
Well I will close now. Had really to let you know at once when sketch was done – will write again in a day or two.
Best love to all from both of us.
Yours for ever, Joe
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Nice Big Ship -- but won't do this ship again: Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review by PaulMCO
Overall Member Rating
Nice Big Ship -- but won't do this ship again
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
This is a ship, on a 7 day cruise, where you can have dinner at a single venue and never eat in the main dining room. That was our goal and mission was accomplished!
We were warned about the service. Many of the staff were moved to Allure. According to one waiter, he stated in ½ of the crew was moved to Allure - the service showed this!
At best the service was poor and spotty. Some were good (if not great) and some were really bad. The classic one was the poor service at the Seafood Shack. Waitress was surly and then had the nerve to look over our shoulders as we signed for the bill (like she wanted to make sure we tipped her).
Nickel and Diming. A well known feature of Royal Caribbean. The incessant hard sell begins at the Embarkation with photos, continues with the shopping and does not end. However Oasis goes to the extreme like leaving voice mails with shopping pitches and charging for Donuts in the Donut shop. How low can you go! More
Ship is BIG and well maintained. No mechanical issues or smells which was a big plus!
We were very surprised at the ease of registering and getting on the ship. The security line was short and the registering went quick and we were let right onto the ship no waiting. All of this at 12 noon.
For lunch we chose Johnny Rockets as it was empty. Certainly beats the usual zoo at the Windjammer.
The Room:
We had a D2 Balcony (handicapped) as that was all that was offered as we booked in December. This room had an extra 5 feet width with made a big difference. It made a big difference as to how I would judge the room if we had one of the narrow balcony room. Our stateroom attendant Mohamed did a great job.
Restaurants and Food:
Coffee. The worst ever had on a cruise. Does anyone in Management drink this?? Starbucks was the only thing that tasted good or the double espressos in the restaurants.
Johnny Rockets. Usual hamburger fare. Service was good and the food was also good. Try them for breakfast if you like omelets or eggs, not crowded and food is better than Windjammer.
Sorrentos. They claim to be a New York Pizzeria. Has anyone from RCI every been to New York? The Pizza is more like frozen Pizza you would bake at home.
Seafood Shack. Mediocre food and really poor service. (see introductory comments)
Giovanni's Table. We ate there for Dinner and Lunch. Dinner was better than lunch (lunch was good though). The Osso Buco was yummy the service was first rate.
Chops. Usual steak fare. Rib eye and rack of Lamb are highly recommended. Service was mediocre. There were adjacent tables of 16 and 25 to us. We suffered as our waitress was forced to serve the three. Management is to blame here our waitress and her team should not be used to serve 43 people!
Windjammer. We ate there for some breakfasts and one evening meal. Service was generally good.
Park Place. We ate there for breakfast one day. Nothing was fresh. Eggs were cold and sitting there you feel very claustrophobic.
Izumi. This is an Asian/Japanese restaurant. They serve Sushi, Sashimi, and various rolls. Also their specialty is their hot rock cooking. The rolls and sushi were very good and fresh. The service was outstanding as the restaurant is very small and the staff to patron ratio is very low. However the main dish the hot rock - was really BAD. I have usually never left a meal as I did this. Left over ½ of the beef, as it was just tasteless.
150 Central Park. The best meal and outstanding wine pairings was here. The service was the best seen on any RCI vessel. Food was top notch. The wine pairs (6 wines for $75 per person) were good. But 6 well poured glasses of wine/champagne/port was just a little much.
Ports of Call:
Labadee, Costa Maya and Cozumel. We have been there many times. We docked at Cozumel at the International Terminal. This means a $7 taxi ride to the shopping area. Still wonder why so many ships, RCI included, go to Costa Maya. There is absolutely NOTHING there to do.
We did the express at 6:15AM. WE left ship there about 40 in the line and we were in our car heading home at 6:34AM. Could it be faster? Less
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