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In memory of a BFF
In memory of a BFF
The late afternoon sun enhanced the crimsons, yellows and golds clinging to the last of Indian Summer.
"We should be viewing these colors in Vermont,"I say, looking out the fifth-floor hospital window and the New Britain streets below.
I know Joan can't hear me. Does that make it less difficult to say out loud what I am thinking? That at another time the four of us would be riding along a winding country back road, Sherrill driving and Donna up front. As always, Joan and me in the back seat.
I leave the window and sit down by the bed. As the morphine drip was steadily increased, her consciousness decreased and now she no longer even whispers. It happened quickly. Less than a month after Joan signed on to in-home hospice, she was rushed to the hospital's emergency room and admitted.
She and I should have gone trick-or-treating, a thought that was incongruous to this place in time my sane mind comprehends. But in hindsight? Oh yes, it is 20/20. We should have done it long before that pain in her shoulder started. Why didn't we do more of what we did as kids? Had we become grownups too quickly? How did we forget to be children? Why do we remember after it is too late?
At least we did ring doorbells and run. We were in our 40s, 20 years younger than today, and able to crouch down and hide in the bushes in front of the target house.
I smile to think about that night Joan had dinner with me and my three teenagers and the two of us probably drank too much wine. We told the kids about the things we did in our neighborhood – the summer lemonade stands and the annual carnivals we put on in the Greene's back yard, the all-day hikes and ice skating on Budney's Pond. Fall was the best time. Fall, when the sun set early and doorbells were for ringing and running.
The kids dared us to do it. They egged us on saying we could ring the next door neighbor's bell so if we got caught they would just laugh it off and not call the police. Joan and I exchanged looks. We would be having none of that. If we were going to show this generation a thing or two about ringing doorbells and running, we would ring the doorbell five houses down where it was known the owners did not take kindly to that sort of thing. If they caught us, the cops would most certainly be involved. Probably get a RWI.
Joan and I became best friends when I was 11 and she was 10 — long before BFF became a fashion statement hanging from necklaces and written across T-shirts, as if to be best friends forever has to be spelled out.
Joan and I just always knew.
The summer her oldest brother Bob bought her a 24-inch blue two wheeler, she rode it, all smiles, into our neighborhood. No one could ride it, that's what he told her, she said.
"Can I?" I asked.
"No," she said.
"How come?"
"Because my brother, Bob, said so."
Didn't matter. We still knew.
I kiss Joan's cheek and squeeze her hand. Fifty-three years BFF.
In memory of Joan Carol Petano
May 12, 1945-October 24, 2008
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May 17 - After falling to Washington & Lee University in the NCAA Semifinals, hosted by the University of Redlands (CA), on Thursday, the Amherst women's tennis team dropped its NCAA third-place match to archrival Williams College, 5-4, on Friday. Amherst's Kristen Raverta, Tristan Hedrick and Rachel Holt each went on to play in the NCAA Singles Championships, which began on Saturday. Of the three, only Holt advanced to the second round, where she fell to Washington & Lee's Lindsay Hagerman. Full Story
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May 15 - The fourth-ranked Amherst women's tennis team suffered a 7-2 setback to second-ranked Washington & Lee University in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, hosted by the University of Redlands (CA), on Thursday. Washington & Lee will take on top-ranked Emory University for the national championship Friday at 2 p.m. Amherst will play archrival Williams College in the third-place match Friday at 11 a.m. Full Story
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May 14 - The fourth-ranked Amherst women's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the fifth time in the last six years on Wednesday with a 5-4 NCAA Quarterfinal win over sixth-ranked DePauw University at the University of Redlands (CA). The Jeffs will take on second-ranked Washington & Lee University - which downed No. 12 Pomona-Pitzer 8-1 in the quarterfinals - Thursday at 1 p.m. The winner will advance to the NCAA Championship match against either Emory University or two-time defending NCAA Champion Williams College, Friday at 2 p.m. Full Story
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May 13 - After advancing through their respective NCAA Tournaments with resounding wins in regional play, the Amherst College women's tennis and women's lacrosse teams will each vie for a coveted national championship this week. The women's tennis team, ranked fourth in the latest ITA national poll, opens play in the NCAA Elite Eight - hosted by the University of Redlands (CA) - Wednesday at 1 p.m., with a quarterfinal matchup against sixth-ranked DePauw University. The third-ranked women's lacrosse team has advanced all the way to the NCAA Semifinals - hosted by St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY - and will face the second-ranked College of New Jersey, Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Full Story
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May 7 - For the second straight season, the NESCAC Women's Tennis Rookie of the Year has gone on to win ITA Northeast Rookie of the Year honors. This time, Amherst first-year Kristen Raverta pulled the feat, duplicating that of sophomore teammate Rachel Holt, who won both awards last spring. Amherst (14-3) advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the sixth straight season with Sunday's 9-0 second-round win over visiting Vassar. Full Story
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May 4 - The fourth-ranked and top-seeded Amherst women's tennis team advanced to the NCAA "Elite Eight" after blanking visiting 18th-ranked and third-seeded Vassar College, 9-0, in the NCAA Tournament Northeast Regional on Sunday afternoon. With the victory, the Jeffs improve to 14-3 overall while the Brewers season comes to an end at 21-4. Full Story
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April 30 - The fourth-ranked Amherst women's tennis team earned a No. 1 seed and is one of two host sites for NCAA Division III Northeast Regional play, which begins this Saturday and Sunday at the Amherst College courts. With a 13-3 overall record, the Jeffs drew a first-round bye and, on Sunday (1 p.m.), will face the winner of Saturday's first-round match between second-seeded Bowdoin (13-6) and third-seeded Vassar (20-3). The winner will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals, which, along with the NCAA Semifinals and Finals, will be played at the University of Redlands, Redlands, California, May 14-19. Full Story
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Aksys Games is injecting some new life into the BlazBlue universe with an update for the 360 and PS3 Continuum Shift as well as a PSP and 3DS release for the sequel, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II. The update, a free download that will bring the original up to version 1.03, will launch in May along with the follow-up.
Some of v. 1.03's stated improvements include increased performance for latency, bug fixes, simplified chat messages for Player Match rooms, an updated Ranked Match interface, improved matchmaking procedure, and the ability to purchase the Platinum the Trinity pack for $7.99/560 MS Points. But the biggest additions are the game balance update to bring it in line with the arcade version and Continuum Shift II as well as new Challenge Mode content for each character and a revised Tutorial Mode.
The sequel, which will arrive in stores on May 31, will include a host of single-player modes, such as Arcade, Story Attack, Training, and Story mode. The handheld version is also getting some exclusives, including Legion 1.5 and Abyss Mode, as well as extra story-related content. Multiplayer will also be supported via an ad-hoc Network mode, which will allow for up to four players to sit in a single session (two fighting, two watching). And all of that is in addition to an 18-character roster, which includes the cast of the original plus the three post-release DLC characters.
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Premiership expert Wayne Bennett warned the NRL competition was far from a two or three-horse race after Newcastle's first away win of the season against a battered Gold Coast on Sunday at Skilled Park.
The Titans counted the injury toll from the 30-6 loss which claimed representative lock Ashley Harrison (ankle and knee), utility Luke O'Dwyer (broken jaw) and hooker Matt Srama who was expected to undergo overnight surgery on a compound finger fracture.
Bennett declared the race for the 2013 premiership was not a battle just between Melbourne, South Sydney and Manly.
Many pundits believe defending premiers Melbourne and South Sydney and also Manly are in a league of their own seven weeks into the season, an opinion not shared by Bennett who has won seven premierships with two clubs.
Melbourne have gone 15 games straight without a loss while South Sydney and Manly staged an incredible battle on Friday confirming they are genuine premiership contenders.
Bennett, who has guided the Knights to five wins in seven games this season, has never been someone who gets excited about what other teams are doing.
"This season is that long, it's that tough, that many players are getting injured," he said.
"What team you've got today, you may not have in six weeks' time or two or three months' time.
"You take some of the key players out of any of those teams you're talking about and they're not going to be the teams we're seeing right now.
"We've got another 17 games to go in this comp, plus Origin and all the stars are going to be in the Origin so what is happening now is really irrelevant."
For the Titans, what is relevant is rising to the challenge, like the Wests Tigers, of playing without some of their best performers.
Srama is a playmaker and organiser, Harrison an 80-minute defensive rock and O'Dwyer covers many positions.
"They don't look good and they could be long term or semi-long term, the three of them," said Titans coach John Cartwright assessing the damage.
"There's a broken jaw, a compound break in the hand and an ankle/knee we'll have to get looked at."
Harrison and O'Dwyer copped big hits, Harrison's body twisted by Knights forwards Robbie Rachow, Alex McKinnon and Kade Snowden.
"I don't know what happened in those tackles - I haven't seen any replays," said Cartwright.
"Him (O'Dwyer) and Harrow (Harrison) both got up holding their heads.
"Both those boys don't lie down."
Titans co-captain Greg Bird said one minute he was making a few tackles, the next his side was three players down.
"It all happened so quick. I don't think any of us knew what had happened," he said.
Bennett was pleased with the performance, the side's first away win.
"What's been my great frustration is we just haven't got everybody on the bus at the moment in terms of playing consistently well," he said.
"Today was a great start for us. If we can keep playing like this for the next four or five weeks, regardless of where we play and whoever is in the team, we can start to get a bit excited about what we can do."


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Reducing the risk of oil spill disasters is essential for protecting the environment and reducing economic losses. Oil spill surveillance constitutes an important component of oil spill disaster management. Advances in remote sensing technologies can help to identify parties potentially responsible for pollution and to identify minor spills before they cause widespread damage. Due to the large number of sensors currently available for oil spill surveillance, there is a need for a comprehensive overview and comparison of existing sensors. Specifically, this paper examines the characteristics and applications of different sensors. A better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of oil spill surveillance sensors will improve the operational use of these sensors for oil spill response and contingency planning. Laser fluorosensors were found to be the best available sensor for oil spill detection since they not only detect and classify oil on all surfaces but also operate in either the day or night. For example, the Scanning Laser Environmental Airborne Fluorosensor (SLEAF) sensor was identified to be a valuable tool for oil spill surveillance. However, no single sensor was able to provide all information required for oil spill contingency planning. Hence, combinations of sensors are currently used for oil spill surveillance. Specifically, satellite sensors are used for preliminary oil spill assessment while airborne sensors are used for detailed oil spill analysis. While satellite remote sensing is not suitable for tactical oil spill planning it can provide a synoptic coverage of the affected area.
Petroleum products play an important role in modern society, particularly in the transportation, plastics, and fertilizer industries. There are typically ten to fifteen transfers involved in moving oil from the oil field to the final consumer. Oil spills can occur during oil transportation or storage and spillage can occur in water, ice or on land Marine oil spills can be highly dangerous since wind, waves and currents can scatter a large oil spill over a wide area within a few hours in the open sea (
Once oil is spilled, it quickly spreads to form a thin layer on the water surface, known as an "oil slick". As time passes, the oil slick becomes thinner, forming a layer known as a "sheen" which has a rainbow like appearance. Light oils are highly toxic but evaporate quickly. Heavy oils are less toxic but persist in the environment for a long time. Heavy oils can get mixed with pebbles and sandy beaches where they may remain for years (Environment Canada, 2007). Worldwide, fuels account for 48% of the total oil spilled into the sea worldwide, while crude oil spills account for 29% of the total (
Oil companies and shipping operators are responsible for controlling spilled oil and cleaning polluted areas. In the event of an oil spill, information about the size and extent of the spill is critical to assist the government and industry in oil spill contingency planning.
Visual detection of an oil spill is not reliable as oil can be confused with other substances, e.g. sea weeds and fish sperm. Moreover, oil on the surface cannot be observed clearly through fog and darkness (
There are many sensors available to detect oil spills on various kinds of surfaces. Multi-temporal imaging captured by remote sensing sensors can provide important information required to model the spread of an oil spill ( The location and spread of an oil spill over a large area The thickness distribution of an oil spill to estimate the quantity of spilled oil A classification of the oil type in order to estimate environmental damage and to take appropriate response activities Timely and valuable information to assist in clean-up operations
The location and spread of an oil spill over a large area
The thickness distribution of an oil spill to estimate the quantity of spilled oil
A classification of the oil type in order to estimate environmental damage and to take appropriate response activities
Timely and valuable information to assist in clean-up operations
Remote sensing bands and related instruments for oil spill detection are shown (
Thermal and visible scanning systems as well as aerial photography were commonly used airborne remote sensing sensors at the start of 1970 (
Improvements in sensor technologies have led to the development of hyperspectral sensors such as Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) and Airborne Imaging Spectrometer for Applications (AISA). A hyperspectral image consists of ten to hundreds of spectral bands and can provide a spectral signature for an object. However, conventional techniques for multispectral data analysis cannot be used to investigate hyperspectral images (
Infrared sensors are passive sensors. The oil absorbs solar radiation and emits some part of it as the thermal energy mainly in the thermal infrared region (8-14 μm). Oil has a lower emissivity than water in the thermal infrared region (TIR) and therefore oil has a distinctively different spectral signature in the thermal infrared region compared to the background water (
Thermal radiation from sea weeds and the shoreline appear similar to the radiation arising from the oil which may lead to a false positive result. The infrared sensors are relatively cheap remote sensing technologies which can be used to detect oil spills and are hence widely used systems for oil spill surveillance (
UV scanners capture the ultraviolet radiation reflected by the sea surface. A UV sensor is a passive sensor as it uses reflected sunlight in the ultraviolet region (0.32-0.38 micron) for detecting oil spills. Oil has stronger reflectivity than water in the UV region. Even a very thin oil film has a strong reflectance in the UV region. Very thin sheens of thickness (less than 0.1 micron) can be detected using a UV sensor. However, UV sensors cannot detect oil thickness greater than 10 micron. UV images can only give information about the relative thickness of the oil slick (
False detection may occur due to the wind sheen, sun glint and sea weeds. Interferences in UV are different from IR and a combination of these two techniques can provide improved results for oil spill detection (
Radar is an active sensor and operates in radio wave region. Radar waves are reflected by capillary waves on the ocean and therefore, a bright image is obtained for ocean water. Oil diminishes capillary waves and as a result, if oil is present in the ocean then reflectance is reduced. Hence, the presence of oil can be detected as dark part in the bright image for the ocean (
The interference may be due to the presence of organic substances other than oils which produce films on the sea surface. Seaweed creates this type of film and may lead to a false alarm in the radar image. Both very low and very high wind speeds influence oil spill detection. At high wind speed, even thick oil slicks are dispersed into the water column and oil cannot be detected. At low wind speed it is not possible to distinguish between thick and thin oil slicks.
MWR (Microwave radiometer) is a passive sensor and is used for oil spill detection and oil thickness measurements. Oil emits stronger microwave radiation than water and appears brighter than the water (which is dark in the background). Measuring oil thicknesses with MWR involves the interference of radiation from the upper and lower boundaries of the oil film. Microwave emission is highest when oil film thickness is equal to an odd multiple of one quarter of the wavelength of the emitted energy. This may lead to an estimation of multiple values of thickness for a given signal. This cyclical estimation problem for oil spills was solved in the new breed of MWR sensors (
Certain aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in petroleum oils absorb laser-induced UV light to become electronically excited. The excitation is released through fluorescence emission by the compound mainly in the visible region. A multi-channel receiver is used to record the fluorescence spectrum (
To obtain the oil thickness from the Raman signal depression data, the following data must be known ( Seawater background fluorescence from organic materials Oil fluorescence
Seawater background fluorescence from organic materials
Oil fluorescence
The ratio of the Raman intensity measured above the oil slick and the Raman intensity measured outside the oil slick is a function of thickness (d) of the oil film and the attenuation coefficient of the oil film. The attenuation coefficient of the oil depends upon the oil type. The relation can be represented in
The laser fluorosensor is the most useful and reliable instrument to detect oil on various backgrounds including water, soil, weeds, ice and snow. They are the only reliable sensors to detect oil in the presence of ice or snow (Zielinski et al., 2001 and
Some prominent research centers working on laser fluorosensors are following:
ESTD (Emergency Science and Technology Division), Environment Canada University of Oldenburg, Germany ENEA, Italy IROE-CNR, France NASA Oceanographic LIDAR project Laser Diagnostic Instruments AS
ESTD (Emergency Science and Technology Division), Environment Canada
University of Oldenburg, Germany
ENEA, Italy
IROE-CNR, France
NASA Oceanographic LIDAR project
Laser Diagnostic Instruments AS
The development and testing of laser fluorosensors has occurred in Canada since 1970. Currently Environment Canada uses the Scanning Laser Environmental Airborne Fluorosensor (SLEAF) for oil spill surveillance. SLEAF has been tested successfully by Environment Canada in oil spill situations (
This sensor detects the oil based on its acoustic or mechanical properties rather than its optical and electromagnetic properties. Absolute oil thickness can be measured by using this technique. The laser-acoustic sensor is an active sensor and can operate day and night (
There have been serious efforts to use satellite remote sensing instead of airborne remote sensing for oil spill tactical or short-term response. However, there are many problems associated with using satellite remote sensing in place of airborne remote sensing. The main problem is the timing and frequency of the overpass. Moreover, satellite remote sensing demands a clear sky and good weather conditions. However, at the time of an overpass, clear conditions may not be present. Another major problem in using satellite remote sensing is the long time required for processing the dataset, which may disrupt oil spill contingency planning. In the past, satellite remote sensing was only used when the position of the oil spill was already known (
Satellite imagery is used for oil spill strategic planning rather than tactical planning (
Sensors can be compared based on various oil spill surveillance criteria. Specifically, the spatial resolution of the sensors can be important factor.
Sensors capturing a synoptic view of the area are desirable and will help in monitoring the oil spill over a large area. Radar sensors (SAR and SLAR) can capture a large area and are very useful for providing general view of affected area (
Sensors should be operational in day and night in order to constitute an effective surveillance system. Oil spill monitoring may be needed at any time. Accordingly, sensors should have the capability to operate during the night. Visible and UV sensors cannot work at night and this is the great disadvantage associated with using them. The effect of weather conditions such as rain and fog should be limited. Radar sensors are the best sensors for oil spill surveillance in adverse weather conditions. It is important that detection is not significantly affected by wind speed or sea conditions. Oil spill detection from Radar images are affected by wind speeds and these images are useful for only a small wind window. The cost and size of sensors can also play significant role in using sensors for oil spill surveillance. IR sensors are cheap and this has led to their widespread use for oil spill surveillance. Advanced sensors such as laser fluorosensors are very costly which makes their operational use difficult. Moreover, most of the advanced sensors require a dedicated aircraft which makes them even more expensive to operate. Some sensors like UV and IR can be easily mounted on aircraft and that makes operational use of these sensors convenient. The major problem with most of the sensors used for oil spill is false detection (due to sea weed, sun sheen etc). The detection of oil slicks by laser fluorosensors is unaffected by sea weed, sun sheen and other factors that can yield a false positive result. Laser fluorosensors are also the only sensor which can detect oil on various backgrounds including ice or snow. Detecting an oil spill on the shoreline is extremely important for cleaning operations and the laser fluorosensor is the only sensor which can positively detect oil on shorelines.
Oil can be classified into heavy, medium and light crude or refined oil. Once classified, it is easier to respond to the oil spill and to model the oil spill drift and spreading. For example, light oil such as diesel evaporates quickly whereas the evaporation rate of heavy oil is slow. Laser fluorosensor has capability to classify oil. Hyperspectral sensors also have some limited ability to classify oil.
Measuring oil thickness is important to model the spreading of the oil spill. However, simply detecting and mapping the relative thickness of an oil spill is not sufficient for oil spill contingency planning. The measurement of oil thickness on the water surface can provide information about the oil quantity. If the surface area of the spill is known, the total volume of the oil can be calculated from this information. Moreover, oil spill countermeasures such as dispersant application can be directed to the thicker portion of the oil slick. The usefulness of various dispersants can be compared on the basis of oil slick thickness measurement after their application. IR/UV overlaid image can give some idea of the relative thickness of an oil slick. Laser fluorosensors are limited in their ability to measure oil slick thickness: oil slick of thicknesses greater than 10-20μm cannot be measured. MWR can measure oil slick thickness between 50 μm to few millimeters but suffer from coarse spatial resolution. The LURSOT sensor developed by Environment Canada is the only sensor available for measuring absolute oil slick thickness (
From the above discussion it can be concluded that there is currently no single sensor available which can give an accurate estimate for all the parameters required for oil spill contingency planning. However, laser fluorosensors are the most useful sensors for real time oil spill detection and response. They are very sensitive to sheens of oil which can not be seen in the visible region. Laser fluorosensors can also detect oil in emulsions (while other sensors may have difficulty detecting oil in emulsions). The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a cost benefit analysis for the operational use of laser fluorosensor in oil spill detection and found that the high cost of operating laser fluorosensors hinders their operational use. They also concluded that a low cost multi-sensor system is needed for the Coast Guard since no single sensor can provide all information for oil spill response (
However there is currently no single sensor which can provide the relevant information for oil spill surveillance and disaster management, accordingly a combination of sensors are recommended.. For example, German maritime surveillance uses a combination of UV/IR scanner, SLAR, microwave radiometer (MWR) and laser fluorosensor. Here, the location of the oil spill is identified by SLAR while UV/IR is used for finding the extent of the oil spill, MWR measures oil thickness, and laser fluorosensor is used to classify the oil type (
Oil spills constitute a serious environmental and socio-economic problem. Oil spill surveillance is an important part of oil spill contingency planning. Current remote sensing sensors have been evaluated in terms of their usefulness for detecting and monitoring oil spills. Laser fluorosensors were found to be the best available sensor for oil spill surveillance as they can detect oil on various backgrounds including ice and the shoreline. However, no single sensor had capability to provide all the information needed for oil spill surveillance. Many European and North American agencies are using a combination of sensors for oil spill monitoring. Advantages and disadvantages of using space-borne sensors versus airborne sensors were discussed. Though using space-borne sensor data is cheap they suffer from poor temporal resolution. Real time remote sensing data is essential for oil spill response so that resources can be immediately directed to sensitive areas for cleaning and containment operations. Recent advances in satellite remote sensing have made them more useful for oil spill detection. However, it is unlikely that they will replace airborne remote sensing for tactical response in the near future.
The financial support for this research from GEOIDE (Canadian Geomatics for Informed Decisions) NCE (Networks of Centers of Excellence) and NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council) of Canada is greatly acknowledged.
Sea birds affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill (Photo courtesy of the
Image of Exxon Valdez oil spill captured by a sensor in the visible range (Source:
SAR image (RADARSAT-1) of oil spill in Strait of Malacca.
Fluorescence spectra of different oils (Source: ESTD, Environment Canada).
Fluorescence spectra of natural water for excitation wavelength as 308 nm (Adapted from
Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) spectrum for oil slick and sea water (Adapted from
Laser footprints on the ground of FLS-LIDAR (Adapted from
Processed single flight line laser fluorosensor data for an oil spill where spikes indicate oil slick thickness (Source: Laser Diagnostic Instruments AS).
Profile of the German (Do228 LM1) aircraft with measuring equipment (Adapted from
Appearance of oil on a calm water surface.
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Infection with the gastric bacterium
Marked gastric epithelial hyperplasia with
Whilst many studies have investigated
The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of a selective EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, EKB-569 [
Inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation induced by
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The effects of EKB-569 treatment on gastric pathology and corpus atrophy were examined at 38 weeks post-infection. At 38 weeks post-inoculation all gerbils on control diet (n = 7) or EKB-569 diet (n = 8) were
Gastric corpus histopathology scores in
At 38 weeks six of seven (86%)
Pathology of gastric mucosa of
Immunohistochemistry was used to assess phosphorylation of Erk1/2 in the gastric mucosa in the Mongolian gerbils. At 38 weeks post-infection
In uninfected animals no differences in epithelial proliferation or apoptosis were observed between gerbils on control or EKB-569 diet (
The ratio of gastric epithelial cell proliferation to apoptosis in EKB-569 treated control and
To facilitate analysis of the effects of EKB-569 on gastric expression of genes involved in
Immunohistological analysis of phospho-Erk labelling in the gastric mucosa of
EGFR inhibitor increases apoptosis and decreases gastric epithelial proliferation to apoptosis ratio in
Analysis of
EGFR inhibitor treatment decreases
EKB-569 is a potent selective irreversible inhibitor of EGFR tyrosine kinase activity both
In the present study EKB-569 significantly reduced
In the present study
EKB-569 treatment of infected gerbils significantly increased gastric epithelial apoptosis relative to infected gerbils on control diet at 38 weeks post-infection. Enhanced gastric epithelial cell apoptosis and the reduced proliferation to apoptosis ratio may account for the significant reduction in submucosal herniations, the latter being a proliferative response considered to be a first-step in the development of adenocarcinoma in this model. Whether enhanced apoptosis contributes to the significant reduction in corpus atrophy and a diminished requirement for mucous metaplasia requires further investigation. Earlier studies on murine airway epithelium have shown EKB-569 interrupts viral induced anti-apoptotic pathways and partially inhibits goblet cell metaplasia [
The increased gastric epithelial apoptosis in EKB-569 treated infected gerbils was associated with a significant decrease in
Surprisingly no significant increase in gastric
The membrane metalloprotease ADAM17 has a critical role in cleaving proHB-EGF on gastric epithelial cells following
In gastric cancer the expression of
Although no significant reduction in gastric epithelial proliferation was identified with EKB-569 treatment in infected gerbils,
A-431 (ATCC CRL-1555) (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA, USA) human epidermoid carcinoma cells, which express high levels of EFGR, were used. To examine the effects of EKB-569 on
Male Mongolian gerbils aged 6–8 weeks old (supplied by MGS/Sea, Seac Yoshimoto, Fukuoka, Japan and bred at the University of Leeds) were inoculated three times by oral gavage with
Gerbils were sacrificed at 38 weeks post-inoculation. One hour prior to sacrifice inoculated gerbils and controls received an intra-peritoneal injection of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) (50 mg/kg). At sacrifice, gastric tissue was taken for microbial culture, histology and snap frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at −–70 °C for subsequent RNA extraction.
Gastric pathology was graded on haematoxylin and eosin stained sections by a pathologist in a blinded fashion as previously described [
Apoptotic epithelial cells were identified immunohistochemically with a rabbit polyclonal antibody against active caspase 3 (Cell Signalling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA). Glandular epithelial apoptosis was expressed as an apoptotic index (AI%) ([percentage of stained cells /total cells per gastric gland] ×100) as previously described [
Immunohistological analysis of phospho-p44/p42 Map Kinase (Erk 1/2) (Thr202/Tyr204) activation in the gastric epithelium was undertaken using a rabbit monoclonal antibody (4370) (Cell Signaling Technology) and EnVision+Dual System-HRP (DAB+) (Dako, Carpinteria, CA, USA). The number of phospho-Erk positive gastric epithelial cells per high-power field was determined as previously described [
Primers specific for
Gastric mucosal RNA was extracted in Trizol (Invitrogen, Paisley, UK), DNase treated (Applied Biosystems, Warrington, UK) and reverse-transcribed with SuperScript II Reverse Transcriptase (Invitrogen, Paisley, UK) and random hexamers (Bioline, London, UK). Real-time qPCR amplification was performed using gene-specific oligonucleotide primers for
Primers used for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR).
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miRNAs were reverse-transcribed from extracted gastric RNA using the miRNome microRNA Profilers QuantiMir™ kit (System Biosciences; Mountain View, CA, USA) following the manufacturer's instructions. Quantitative PCR for
Results are presented as means ± S.E.M. Comparisons between groups were made using either Mann-Whitney U test, paired
In conclusion, this study demonstrates that treatment of
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The study was undertaken with financial support of Yorkshire Cancer Research and funding under the Sixth Research Framework Programme of the European Union, Project INCA (LSHC-CT-2005-018704).
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The less that we have, maybe the more we'll realise the importance of manners, of thoughtfulness, of common decency. In a time of pessimism, that would be one thing to hope for. As life gets crueller, perhaps we'll get kinder.
A new year's resolution: Could we be a little more polite, please?
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Anna Faris Debuts Post-Baby Body Two Months After Giving Birth: 25 New Mom Slim-Downs (GALLERY)
The new mother rocked a canary yellow mini dress on Oct. 20 at the 2nd Annual Reel Stories, Real Lives Benefit at Milk Studios in Los Angeles.
Posing with hubby Chris Pratt of NBC's Parks and Recreation, the 35-year-old showed off her toned legs in a pair of sky-high nude pumps and thigh-grazing hemline.
The new parents welcomed their son on Aug. 25, a few weeks earlier than they had originally expected.
The couple released in a statement that the newborn "will be spending some time in the NICU" as a precautionary measure for the little one. Since then, the doting parents have been strolling their son on afternoon walks through Los Angeles.
Faris, who starred in The Dictator alongside Sacha Baron Cohen earlier this year, can next be seen in the star-studded comedy compilation Movie 43, set for a January 2013 release.
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By Djallal Malti
Cairo (AFP) Feb 16, 2015
France's defence minister was to sign an agreement with Egypt Monday for the first foreign sale of the Rafale fighter jet, in a deal that will boost Cairo's military as it tackles jihadists.
Paris hopes the 5.2 billion euro ($5.9 billion) deal for 24 Rafale fighters to be delivered later this year -- which comes as Cairo launched air strikes against jihadists in Libya -- will prompt others to snap up its premier combat jet.
For Egypt, the agreement is a show of support for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who overthrew his Islamist predecessor in 2013 and wants to break a US monopoly over Egypt's arms supplies.
Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had arrived in Cairo, an AFP correspondent said, and was to hold talks with Sisi before signing the deal.
The beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Libya, which prompted the air strikes earlier Monday, was an "additional reason for security" for Cairo, Le Drian said before arriving.
Sisi "has a strategic need to ensure the security of the Suez canal, through which a large part of global trade passes," he said.
"That is the main reason for the urgency to have both naval and aerial capabilities to ensure this security," he added.
The sale comes as welcome news to cash-strapped France, which is even diverting three jets away from its own airforce for the delivery.
French President Francois Hollande said the agreement -- clinched in only three months of negotiations -- provided Cairo with "a quality aircraft" and was important for Egypt "taking into account the threats existing around the country".
With Libya wracked by instability to the west and the threat from militants linked to the Islamic State group to the east, Egypt plays a key role in providing stability in a troubled region, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday.
- Catalyst for Rafale sales -
In a joint statement released Monday, Hollande and Sisi called for a UN Security Council meeting on the threat from Libya and urged the international community to take "new measures," without specifying what they might be.
France is hoping the deal will act as a catalyst to unblock hoped-for sales to other countries.
Eric Trappier, chief executive of Dassault Aviation, which manufactures the jet, has said he was "very confident" that three years of exclusive talks with India on the sale of 126 Rafale jets worth 12 billion euros would soon result in a deal.
He said talks were slow as Delhi wanted some of the jets manufactured at home in a bid to boost manufacturing.
Paris is also eyeing possible deals with Qatar and Malaysia.
"There is a psychological barrier that has been broken down," Trappier said in an interview with French business daily Les Echos.
"In terms of our image, it will help us get over the line in other countries," he said.
Attempts to sell the jet to countries such as South Korea, Singapore, Morocco, Switzerland and Brazil have seen the Rafale lose out to its foreign competitors.
Despite the cheering in Paris, the agreed sale has sparked fury from some groups over perceived human rights abuses in Egypt.
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Amnesty International attacked the decision to sell the 24 jets and a frigate to a nation it accused of "alarming" abuses.
Others have accused Paris of double standards for freezing its delivery of two Mistral-class warships to Russia over the Ukraine crisis but going ahead with the Egypt deal.
Sisi was elected in May 2014 with 96.91 percent of the vote a year after toppling the country's first freely elected leader, Islamist Mohamed Morsi.
A subsequent crackdown on Morsi's supporters left at least 1,400 dead and thousands more in jail.
"Just because we are selling these Rafales to Egypt doesn't mean we agree with every point in their domestic policy," Fabius said in a radio interview on Sunday.
"When there are excesses that are committed, we tell the Egyptian authorities -- from our point of view -- and we are hoping to move step by step towards more democracy."
"But the stability of Egypt is a very important point."
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To explain who Aziz Ansari, host of 2010 MTV Movie Awards, really is, Zac, Kristen Bell and P. Diddy tell the story from his childhood.
2010 MTV Movie Awards has started its campaign and the first promo video for the event has been launched. The clip puts its highlight on host Aziz Ansari and features actors Zac Efron and Kristen Bell as well as rapper P. Diddy.
In the beginning of the clip, Aziz declares himself as the man who will take the duty of leading the annual awards show. Then, Kristen and P. Diddy describe his background by talking about his childhood while the scenes feature his photos when he was a kid.
"There was this one Halloween where someone had step up and dress as a pumpkin," Zac says about the comedian while a picture of Aziz wearing a shirt with pumpkin image is shown. "No one wanted to do it...except Aziz."
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How I Got My Groove Back
Music can be such an attitude adjuster. A few days ago I was stuck on I-25 moving about a mile every 15 minutes which certainly didn't help my already foul mood. Remember the scene in "Falling Down" when Michael Douglas put the car in park and just walked away from a huge traffic jam? It entered my mind. Instead, I randomly grabbed a CD from a pile on the seat and within two songs, Sharon Jones had me smiling and feeling like everything was going to be okay. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings play the Gothic Theatre on March 17, and oh how I would love to hear them play in KBCO Studio C!


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Watercress Salad with Dates, Pancetta, Blue Cheese and Pistachios
The dates add a pleasant sweetness to the salty pancetta and blue cheese.
Slideshow: Terrific Green Salads
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- Servings: 4
- One 3-ounce slices of pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 bunches of watercress, thick stems discarded
- 10 Medjool dates, pitted and quartered lengthwise
- 1/2 cup roasted unsalted pistachios
- 2 ounces Maytag blue cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
How to make this recipe
In a medium skillet, cook the pancetta over moderate heat until browned and crisp, about 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
In a large bowl, toss the watercress with the pancetta, dates, pistachios, blue cheese, olive oil and sherry vinegar. Season the salad with salt and pepper and serve.
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Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup
Recipe by Yogachef
This soup hails from Jolley's Boathouse in Adelaide, Australia. It is a light soup that highlights the wonderful flavors of roasted vegetables.
Top Review by kitty.rock
This is an AWESOME soup ! I cheated and used bottled roasted red peppers and fire roasted tomatoes, for convenience. The flavors were fabulous; I pureed half of the sauteed onion and garlic in with half of the roasted vegetables. The marjoram was just right and added a nice flavor. Topped it off with few garlic and cheese croutons ~ made for a great light dinner tonight. Made for ZWT5 ~ Australia!
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- 1 1⁄2 lbs red bell peppers
- 2 lbs tomatoes, halved and seeded
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 cups tomato juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- marjoram, sprigs (optional)
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- Cut peppers in half lengthwise, discarding seeds and membranes.
- Place peppers and tomatoes, skin sides up on a foil lined baking sheet. Flatten peppers with hand.
- Broil 15 minutes, or until vegetables are blackened.
- Place peppers into zip-top bag, seal, and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Peel peppers and tomatoes. Chop.
- Place half of the peppers and tomatoes into the blender and process until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat oil in large sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic, cover and cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Increase to medium heat. Add pureed vegetables, remaining chopped vegetables, the tomato juice, chopped marjoram, plack pepper, and salt. Cook until fully heated through.
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RK1 Destroys Vierli
Man, the RK1 crew really know how to mess up a snowboard park. This video, filmed at their park shoot in Vierli, went off. Stale Sandbech, Alek Ostreng ,Trym Norgard ,Simen Neraker, and Torgeir Bergrem and friends Fredrik Perry and Andreas Wiig went buck wild, and you guys were feeling it. That's why it's here at #9 on our list.


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Ilsa in search of forever home
This week I am showcasing Ilsa again.
George Manos relishes his summers, having spent too many of them away from
home when his family was growing up. (Rosalie MacEachern photo)
NEW GLASGOW - George Manos flips a lot of burgers in the run of a summer, usually for family and friends, but he'll be flipping for Pictou County students bound for St. Francis Xavier University next week.
Manos, who graduated from the university 55 years ago and has served on the university's alumni association and board of governors, will be on hand, as he usually is, to help with the barbecue and information session Pictou County St. F. X. Alumni Association holds at the Museum of Industry.
"It is always a good night. You meet all the excited kids and all the worried parents," said Manos.
There was no such event when Manos' post secondary education began.
"The summer I graduated from New Glasgow High School I worked at the Gyro Swim Program. My older brother and sisters were working in the store with my father and I wasn't needed there. I didn't have a clue what I was going to do when the summer ended."
One afternoon a family friend who had business in Antigonish asked him if he wanted to come along for the drive.
"I'd never been to Antigonish so I thought I might as well go. We got there and he toured me around the town and the university. Then he asked me if I'd thought about going there."
Manos liked what he saw, but had not yet received his provincial examination marks and had no reason to think he would be a shoe-in.
"I was more interested in sports and dances than classes. I'd never imagined myself going to university and no one had ever suggested it to me but when I started to think about it, I liked the idea."
When his marks arrived, he and the family friend took another trip to Antigonish and this time met with some of the university staff.
"It was still only half real to me so when I was asked what I wanted to study I had to make a quick decision. Figuring I wasn't great at English, I said I'd like to study science. The registration was ten bucks and he (the family friend) paid it on the spot. I went home and told my parents."
Manos' parents operated the London Fruit Store in downtown New Glasgow when boxes of Ganong's chocolates and bags of Royal Mixture were popular items. They had emigrated separately from Sparta, Greece.
"Greece was a poor, poor country. When my father was 15 he left the family to make his own way, he had to. Somehow he got to Chicago and worked there for a while. He was in Montreal when he met another Greek from New Glasgow who persuaded him he could succeed in business in New Glasgow."
After getting established in New Glasgow, Manos' father returned to Greece and brought back a wife.
"There is a lot I don't know because they didn't talk much to us about Greece but my mother was 10 years younger than my father and it was a marriage arranged between the families."
University was something beyond either parent's expectation or imagination, but when Manos asked if they would lend him $500 to cover his first year, they handed him the money. He studied geology and was able to get summer jobs in his field, usually in the area around Hudson's Bay, to cover the cost of subsequent years.
He met his wife, Shirley, while he was in high school and when he graduated from St. F.X. they both got jobs in Ontario, hers in nursing and his with the Canadian Geological Survey.
"Things were going great until Shirley's mother got sick and she went home and stayed. There were no geology jobs in Nova Scotia, but I wasn't going to lose her so I applied to St. F.X. to get my teaching degree."
The cut in pay was painful but Manos, who went on to be a principal and central office administrator, landed his first teaching job in Stellarton.
"The biggest reason they hired me was because they needed someone to run their cadet program. That was part of the school system in those days and I had come up through cadets so I guess they figured I could do it."
The military continued to play a role in Manos' life as he trained away from home every summer.
"I had no choice. Until Bob Stanfield (education minister and then premier) came along a teacher's pay was so low I needed the summer job to pay the oil bill. I made more in two months with the military than I was making all year teaching, but it meant Shirley raised the four kids on her own a lot of the time."
That is part of the reason Manos, who has three of his four children and most of his grandchildren close to home, organizes Sunday family brunches during the winter and Sunday night suppers at the cottage in summer.
"From 1961-1979, I spent every summer at army camp or summer school so I missed a lot with my kids growing up but I'm trying to get the best of the grandchildren. Shirley does all the baking but I I'm not too bad with the cooking. Having everybody together is the best part of the week. "
He was delighted to see his first grandchild graduate from St. F.X. this spring.
"X is close to my heart. I don't forget the help I had to get there so I try to do my part."
Other organizations he has had a long involvement with include the Johnny Miles Marathon, the Pictou County Y, the Gyros, the United Way and his church.
"I served 10 years on New Glasgow town council. The policy against smoking in public places wasn't too popular in the North End so I was defeated but getting that policy through was worth it."
- Rosalie MacEachern is a Stellarton resident and freelance writer who seeks out people who work behind the scenes on hobbies or jobs that they love the most. If you have someone you think should she should profile in an upcoming article, she can be reached at email@example.com


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Travis wears glasses in real life, but contacts when he is acting. However, on Passions, he couldn't wear contacts because they filmed so early and he couldn't put in the contacts because they hurt too much. As a result, he shot most of his scenes blind.
Travis appeared on My Boys, becoming the second Scrubs star to do so after Neil Flynn . One of the stars of My Boys, Michael Bunin, has made a guest appearance on Scrubs.
Travis appeared in the movie Hack, which was released in 2006.
On Passions, the relationship between Travis' character Ethan , and Lindsay Hartley's character Theresa was popular with many fans and they are now considered a supercouple.
Travis was a presenter at the 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which were held in 2001.
Travis' favorite television series are Futurama, Malcolm in The Middle, and The X-Files.
Travis' favorite television channels are Bravo, The Sundance Channel and The Independent Film Channel.
Travis played the role of Luc in the movie Candy, which was released in 2002.
Travis worked as a waiter in Dallas before he landed the part of Ethan Winthrop on Passions.
Travis' favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough.
Travis' girlfriend is Natalie Zea, who appeared on Passions, the same soap Travis used to work on.
Travis' hobbies include Ultimate Frisbee, fire-eating, mountain biking and Tae-Kwon-do.
Travis has said his worst job was doing demolition construction.
Travis' taste in music ranges from the Flaming Lips to classical music.
Travis has a brother named Austin and a sister named Sallie.
Travis' first feature film role was in the movie The Hitcher, which was released in early 2007.
Travis created, wrote, financed, produced and starred in a critically acclaimed independent film called Automatic in 2005.
Travis has formed a production company, called 35 Terrace, in addition to acting.
Travis graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in theatre.
His theatre credits include Glengarry Glen Ross, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tragedy of Macbeth and The Madwoman of Chaillot. Schuldt co-produced and starred in Sam Shepard's Icarus' Mother, James Kerwin's adaptations of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis and Cardenio, and Amber Benson's Albert Hall.
Travis: We really didn't really play cops and robbers, we played war. Playing the bad guy, you can get away with stuff, but on 10-8, I am on the right side of the law.
Travis: (On training for 10:8) Once I heard I had the job, I thought, "Well, I'm playing a cop, I better learn how to shoot like one." I called a former police officer I worked with on the pilot. I went to his range in the desert. I basically did a 1,200-hour shooting course in six hours. He taught me everything I need to know about gun safety. Now I know how cops deal with their weapons when they are going after suspects.
Travis (On the similarites between his character on Passions and his character on 10-8:Officers on Duty): They have similarities in that they both come from wealthy families, but Chase is a completely different character from Ethan. Chase's family doesn't encourage what he's doing, but this is what he believes he has got to do.


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Donut Patrol: Long Bread and Sweet Soy Milk
"Long bread" is the name given to the Chinese doughnuts on the menu at Classic Kitchen, Houston's most popular Chinese breakfast restaurant. The hot, crispy bread sticks are not sweet, but they are usually ordered with a bowl of hot sweetened soy milk. You dunk each bite of doughnut in the sweet liquid, which makes for a fascinating combination of flavors and textures.
Wait a minute, astute observers of Donut Patrol might protest, you already wrote about the long bread, or you tiao, as its known in Chinese, at Classic Kitchen on Bellaire. Yes that's true, I admit. But on that occasion, I just walked into the restaurant and took a photo of somebody else's doughnuts (after politely requesting their permission). This time I sat down and sampled some.
The lady at the next table was holding her doughnut with chopsticks. Her husband and young son were holding their doughnuts with their fingers. I deduced that either approach is acceptable. And that's a good thing, because I don't think I could dunk a doughnut while holding it with chopsticks.
At almost every table in the restaurant that morning, customers had long bread, a bowl of sweet soy milk and a blow of a particular noodle soup. I tried to imitate the other patrons, but I didn't quite succeed. I asked several people about the soup, but nobody could tell me what it was exactly.
If anybody knows the name of the soup I would appreciate some help. Donut Patrol needs to get this Chinese doughnut thing right.
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MO Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer Confirmed to Speak at NGFA Country Elevator Conference ... Dec. 8-10 ... St. Louis, MO
Date Posted: November 20, 2013
Just Confirmed: Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., will provide an overview of the 2014 Congressional agenda.
As a farmer, he will provide a unique perspective on agriculture and Washington, D.C.
He has said, he is "proud to bring real-world experience and perspective to Congress. For the heartland to succeed in the global economy, we must lessen government regulation of American agriculture and encourage the expansion of markets for Missouri goods."
Luetkemeyer (full bio) is a third-term Republican from the third Congressional District of Missouri, who sits on Financial Services Committee and Small Business Committee.
In addition, he sits on the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade.
Additional highlights from the agenda include:
• OSHA HazCom: A workshop on training employees on changes to OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (available to all registrants at no additional charge)
• Farm Bill: Patrick Westhoff, Director Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
• Biofuels: Marty Ruikka, Principal, The ProExporter Network
• Economic Outlook: Terry Barr, Senior Director, Knowledge Exchange Group, CoBank
• Grain Quality: Robert Marlow, Regional Operations Manager, The Andersons
• Crop Insurance: Brandon Willis, Administrator, Risk Management Agency USDA
• Sustainability: Fred Luckey, Chairman, Field to Market -- The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture
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by Christopher Freeburn | April 17, 2013 11:17 am
[1]Fans of the popular sitcom Friends had their hopes raised this week when a series of Internet reports said that the cast of the 1990's TV series were preparing to reunite[2].
Someone even went to the trouble of creating a poster for the alleged reunion. The poster indicated that the reunion had been scheduled of Thanksgiving next year. Other account said that Comcast's (NASDAQ:CMCSA[3]) NBC network had confirmed the reunion, Fox News noted.
However, the whole thing turned out to be a hoax. Time Warner's (NYSE:TWX[4]) Warner Bros. studio, which produced Friends, says no such project is under development.
And putting a seemingly final stake in the rumors, Marta Kauffman, one of the iconic show's creators, has said that a cast reunion will never happen[5]. Friends was set in a time in the characters lives that could not be replicated as the cast ages, she told E! News.
Next month, Neflix (NASDAQ:NFLX[6]) will release 15 new episodes of cult TV series Arrested Development, reuniting the original cast of the show[7].
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What matters: The Bengals injected hope, life and optimism back into their season by snapping a four-game skid and beating the New York Giants, 31-13, last week at home. With the dominant win, a feeling exists that the team that opened the year with expectations of returning to the postseason could be hitting stride just in time. A favorable schedule with the Chiefs (1-8), Raiders (3-6) and Chargers (4-5) now stands in front of them with a prime opportunity to gain ground in the wild card with the Ben Roethlisberger injury and difficult Colts schedule ahead.
Who matters: LB Rey Maualuga. He's played much better in recent weeks than he did early in the season. Maualuga dropped 20 pounds to 245 over the last two months. After being exposed in the pass game early in the season, he claims to feel like a different player out there. He looks like one, as well. No longer picked on as often in pass coverage, he's begun to solidify a Bengals defense that hasn't allowed a 300-yard passer since Week 2 and has intercepted six passes in the last four weeks.
"I think 90 percent of why he wasn't doing things the way we wanted him to was fatigue (because of the weight)," linebackers coach Paul Guenther said. "You can't worry about if you're winded. You've got to get up off the ground, call the huddle, call the adjustments and play good. Now he's doing it."
The slimmer, trimmer Maualuga will be counted on, along with LB Vontaze Burfict, to track down speedy Jamaal Charles and Kansas City, who lead the AFC in rushing yards per game (149).
Key matchups: LT Andrew Whitworth vs. DE/LB Tamba Hali. Two of the best in the game will go head-to-head. Facing top pass rushers has been nothing new to Whitworth, who spent last week shutting out New York's Jason Pierre-Paul. Whitworth is tied for fourth in the NFL among tackles in fewest combinations of sacks-hits-hurries allowed this season, according to Profootballfocus.com. The same website ranks Hali among the top 10 outside linebackers rushing the passer in the league.
Last week, a clean pocket allowed QB Andy Dalton to throw a career-high four touchdown passes. Another week with a similar pocket could warrant similar results, though Whitworth says the Bengals' protection has been consistently good. "When the catches are made and the touchdowns are thrown, all of a sudden 'We protected him,'" Whitworth said. "Andy is one of the least hit quarterbacks in our league. There is no doubt about that."
Injuries of note: The only defensive starter not expected to play is safety Reggie Nelson (hamstring, doubtful). Last week without Nelson, Lewis moved Nate Clements and Chris Crocker into the starting safety positions. Clements came away with an interception. ... Slot WR Andrew Hawkins (knee) injured his knee in Friday's practice and was listed as questionable. If he can't go, expect Mohamed Sanu to see more snaps in the slot and Brandon Tate more snaps on the outside. Losing Hawkins would hurt, specifically on third down. He's the team's third-leading receiver with 394 yards this season.
Inside stuff: Last week, the Bengals' defensive line showed signs of returning to the dominant unit that fueled Cincinnati to become the league's seventh-ranked defense last year. More than any time this season, they brought back a rotation of linemen broken into 1A/1B that subbed in and out in waves. All parties involved saw it as a success and admitted feeling fresher late in the game as the line took Eli Manning down four times, a season high allowed by the Giants. Connections: Bengals DL Wallace Gilberry enjoyed his best seasons with the Chiefs. The fifth-year pro played in 54 games for Kansas City from 2008-11. He notched seven sacks in 2010 when the Chiefs won the AFC West.
Stat you should know: Nobody in the NFL had a higher percentage of passes intercepted than that Chiefs. Kansas City has thrown 15 interceptions in nine games. An inability to grab interceptions beleaguered the Bengals early in the season when they managed just one through the first five games. In the last four games, however, they've grabbed six.
Record watch: A.J. Green has now caught a touchdown pass in eight consecutive games. He needs two more games to tie the Bengals' franchise mark of 10 held by Carl Pickens.
Looking ahead: A loss and you can write an ugly obituary on the Bengals' season. But a win and the optimism spreads into momentum as Carson Palmer returns to Paul Brown Stadium with Cincinnati back at .500.
Follow Paul Dehner Jr. for Bengals updates on Twitter @CBSBengals.
After gaining a much-needed boost of confidence, the Cincinnati Bengals have a prime chance to lift their playoff hopes.
The Bengals would appear to have a favorable schedule over the next few weeks, beginning with Sunday's visit to the beleaguered Kansas City Chiefs.
Just when it seemed that it might continue its historic trend of inconsistency, Cincinnati pulled off a decisive 31-13 win over defending champion New York last Sunday. Andy Daltonthrew a career-high four touchdowns while helping his team end a four-game losing streak, and the Bengals' defense forced four turnovers and sacked Eli Manning four times.
"That was huge for us," defensive tackle Domata Peko said. "We really needed that win. It was important because they're world champions and when you can compete against a team like that, it shows us we can compete against anybody."
Cincinnati has made back-to-back playoff appearances only once in franchise history (1981-82) and will get its chance to make a push toward achieving that goal over the ensuing weeks. The Bengals (4-5) will play their next five games against teams that are currently below .500. Wide receiver A.J. Green, though, said Cincinnati is not taking this stretch lightly, and he pointed to a 34-24 loss at last-place Cleveland on Oct. 14 as evidence why the Bengals shouldn't.
"We can't look past anyone," Green told the team's official website. "This is the last part of the season and I feel like the game we had last Sunday gave us momentum. The best momentum to have is in the second half of the season."
Cincinnati would appear to have its chance for some momentum against the Chiefs (1-8), who have dropped six in a row. Kansas City has been outscored 157-78 during the losing streak, its longest in a single season since a seven-game slide Oct. 5-Nov. 23, 2008.
The Chiefs have produced 16 points or fewer in each of their last five games but nearly won in Pittsburgh on Monday night. Ryan Succop made a 46-yard field goal as time expired in regulation to tie it at 13-all, but Matt Cassel was intercepted on the second play in overtime, setting up the Steelers' game-winning kick. "We're disappointed about the final result, but I really think our team played a much more competitive game overall than we have been playing," coach Romeo Crennel said. "We had some opportunities to win the game, but there are things we have to polish up and get correct so we can win the game."
With Brady Quinn not yet cleared to return from a concussion, the Chiefs will start Cassel again Sunday. "Brady does feel better. I'm glad he's feeling better. But he hasn't been cleared to play yet," Crennel said. "I can't take the chance on practicing the guy and not having him ready."
Cassel missed one game earlier this season with a concussion of his own and had to fill in for Quinn when he exited a 26-16 loss to Oakland on Oct. 28. Cassel has posted his lowest quarterback rating (66.6) in five seasons as a starter, and he has 12 interceptions to only six touchdowns in his eight games. He was intercepted twice in his most recent matchup with Cincinnati on Dec. 27, 2009, and one of those sealed a 17-10 win for the Bengals. Kansas City's Jamaal Charles had 102 yards on 24 carries in that game and enters this one after reaching the 100-yard mark for the third time this season Monday.
Charles, who has 734 yards, gained 233 in the Chiefs' lone win Sept. 23 at New Orleans. "He's a guy that has the ability to make people miss," Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said.
The Bengals, who have won consecutive games in the series, are making their first trip to Kansas City since a 27-20 defeat Oct. 14, 2007. Cincinnati, which has lost in six of its last eight visits, is hoping to have safety Reggie Nelson (hamstring) and rookie wide receiver Marvin Jones (knee) available for this matchup.
"Reggie and Marvin are getting pretty close," Lewis said. "They've worked extremely hard."
The Chiefs' receiving corps might be thin for this game. Jon Baldwin is getting tested for a concussion, and Dwayne Bowe -- tops on the team with 49 receptions, 626 yards and three TDs -- is also expected to be limited in practice this week due to an ailing thigh.


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1890. DITTRICH, Max. DER DEUTSCH-FRANZOSISCHE KRIEG 1870 UND 1871. Gedenk- Blatter in Wort und Bild an die Ehrentage der deutschen Nation. Dresden & New York: Druck & Verlag von H. G. Munchmeyer, [1890]. Profusely illustrated with color lithographs and wood-engraved text illustrations. 86pp., plus illus. 17 3/4 by 22 3/8 inches (45.5 x 55.2 cm.). Oblong folio, brown cloth, interlaced border stamped in black to boards, title and decoration stamped in gilt to upper board. This is a near contemporary account of the Franco-Prussian war, which resulted in the establishment of the Third Republic of France and the German Empire, produced in Germany. It is illustrated with 25 full-page lithographs depicting military actions; 24 of which are in brilliant color. The text pages have printed borders and numerous wood-engraved illustrations showing supplementary action and portraits of prominent people and leaders on both the French and German sides. The paper has toned at the edges and is brittle, showing several short tears and some chipping; the title page is torn in half, but both pieces are present. The volume is dampstained along the fore-edge, affecting the text and some of the plates. Two of the plates have closed tears which enter the image. The volume lacks the spine, although both boards are attached to the text block by the sewing cords; the cloth is moderately stained, and the gilt has dulled. This is an interesting historical item with impressive chromoliths; it is offered as is. (Inventory #: 55614)


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Information about the law surrounding citizen vs. government property disputes is now just a click away.
The state unveiled its revamped website for the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman, an agency devoted to educating citizens about their private property rights, such as land-use questions, development issues and eminent domain claims.
"The updated Ombudsman's website now connects citizens with more user-friendly information on property issues than ever before," Francine Giani, director of the Utah Department of Commerce, said in a news release.
The website features a searchable database of opinions, a topical guide of property rights laws and a mobile version. More information is available at at www.propertyrights.utah.gov.
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Then in an attached image he continued, "It took my parents and me a long time to get to this point. I want to thank all the coaches that helped me as I went through this recruiting process, I am very humbled and blessed to have been in the position that I am in now. For months I have actually been praying and fasting for help from the Lord. With his guidance, and guidance from my Parents, Caroline and Semisi Uluave, I have narrowed it down to 5 schools. Top 5 (no order): UCLA, Vanderbilt, Oregon, Texas Tech and Wisconsin."
Uluave (6-5, 320) is rated a 4-star prospect by Scout.com and ranked as the sites No. 275 prospect nationally and No. 17 offensive guard.
According to Doug Kimmel, who named recently named Uluave to his "Freak List" for Hawaii, can bench press 395 pounds and squat 500. Kimmel said of Uluave, "Uluave can play every position on the line and is the type of player offensive line coaches want to have 5 of. I don't think there are many schools that wouldn't get better with a freak like Uluave on their O Line."
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Hatboro-Horsham (Pa.) 2017 forward Clifton Moore has asked for his release from his letter of intent to Indiana, he tells Peegs.com.
Colleges routinely grant releases in the event of a coaching change.
A 6-foot-10 small forward who can play on the inside and outside, Moore initially signed with Indiana on Oct. 2, 2016.
Indiana's other 2017 signees, 6-foot-6 four-star forward Justin Smith of Lincolnshire (IL) Stevenson and 6-foot-4 guard Al Durham of Bermar (GA), are currently still signed but waiting to see what happens with Indiana's coaching opening.
Indiana fired coach Tom Crean on Thursday.
"I originally came for Tom Crean and Chuck Martin," Moore said. "I really like the bond that we formed and how they said they were going to use me, and I just felt like when they left, that was a big part of my reason to go there."
Moore said he's going to take a look and see what schools express interest.
"I don't know right now what's next," he said. "I just want to take a step back. There isn't any specific interest right now."


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About the Book
Join Little Miss Mess-Up as she traipses through an archetypal journey of her own devices. Watch her as she navigates her way through the epic cycle of love and loss that has haunted her for years. With a little luck, and the proper awareness, maybe she will come to grips with her demons, and finally realize what she has been running from all of these years -- Herself.
This Modern take on the Classic Tarot may be the Salivation you've been waiting for.
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46 Pages
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Little Miss Mess-Up was born in a Confusement Park near the end of time. Found abandoned at an early age, she is still trying to find true acceptance in this all too cruel world. Deep down inside, she is really very nice, but that doesn't make-up for the fact that she is an attractive nuisance and a notorious troublemaker. But that is not her fault. She is a little on the oblivious side. There is no hiding behind that lipstick. For the record, Little Miss Mess-Up is not an uneducated tramp. She happens to hold a degree in Free-Knowledgy from an unaccreditted Community College. Her dream is to one day be a licensed Cosmotologist, because she is fascinated with Tell-a-Scopes.
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Anthony Offered Airfare
January 20, 2012 by staff
Anthony Offered Airfare, A STRIP club in southeastern Florida has offered its rumoured new neighbour Casey Anthony a job. But a nearby travel agency is less enthused to have her as a local and has said it will provide her with a free one-way ticket out of Florida.
The sign outside Body Talk in Port St. Lucie reads, "Hey Casey we are hiring," WPEC-TV reported.
People magazine reported last week that Anthony, who was acquitted last July of killing her two-year-old daughter Caylee, had moved to the Port St Lucie area, south of her hometown of Orlando.
Body Talk manager Doug Devlin told WPEC-TV he put up the sign late on Sunday night, shortly after hearing that Anthony had moved nearby.
"I started hearing the gossip around town and I'm like, 'Whoa, really?' I wanted to welcome her to our city, as a bit of [a] joke," he said.
But Brian Scheuble, co-founder of Port St. Lucie-based travel agency Go With God, is less welcoming of Anthony. He has offered her a free one-way ticket to any airport in the world, as long as she does not come back to live in Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
"People are not happy she's here," he said.
Scheuble said he did not expect Anthony to take him up on the agency's offer.
His company – described on its website as a Christian-owned and operated agency that "contributes an enormous portion of all final proceeds to each traveller's charity, church or religious centre" – is also offering Anthony airfare and accommodations if she will attend the anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington, DC, this month.
"I think if she really wants to convince people that she's a certain way … then she might consider going," Scheuble said.
Anthony's daughter Caylee was reported missing during the summer of 2008, and Anthony offered varying accounts of what led to the toddler's disappearance.
At her murder trial, her defence claimed Caylee drowned accidentally and alleged that Anthony's father had played a major role in covering up the girl's death. Anthony was acquitted on July 5, 2011.
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