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There is no need for me to persuade most young people of the benefits of cycling. They are not interested in hearing the eco advantages – both pocket and emission, nor the difference it can make for congestion, long term health or the social impact. What it means to children and young people is fun and freedom!
Bike Club Scotland developed an introductory leadership package to give young people an insight to learning to be a role model and cycle promoter, a greater understanding of cycling, confidence to do their own basic mechanics and an opportunity to deliver cycling activities to their peers.
At the heart of the training is providing young people with an informal and fun platform (and sometimes a table top!) to develop. To allow them time to explore their own strengths, to work as a leader and of course to do all this on two wheels! Over the last few months Bike Club Scotland has trained 117 new young leaders in and around the Lothians, Fife and Falkirk area.
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Shoes and jewelry crafted with a 3-D printer. A garment with fabric that changes colors when it gets wet. A dress with components that light up when you clap.
This is an example of what can be found in Shifting Paradigms at the Kent State University Museum.
"The purpose of this exhibit is to show how technology is being used to make or influence garments," said Jean Druesedow, museum director.
The display not only includes many examples of technology and fashion, but has a video projection showing models wearing garments that change on screen - hemlines go up and down, necklines change and features appear and disappear with the push of a computer button, Druesedow said.
While many of the items on display are for show, a few pieces could be - and have been- marketed, Druesedow said. One example is a pillow that lights up.
"They are making these for nursing homes," she said. "They have heat in them. They are fun with the light, and they are whimsical, too." The Kent State University Museum is at 515 Hilltop Drive and is open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.; and Sundays from noon to 4:45 p.m. It is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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This morning, Greenpeace Germany activists boarded a ship docked in Hamburg, and prevented it from leaving with a cargo of meat from endangered fin whales.
Germany doesn't hunt whales of course. Like almost every country in the world, the German government agrees that commercial whaling should be banned. One company in Iceland does hunt whales, but fin whale meat isn't popular there either. So the fin whales killed in the Iceland hunt are for export to Japan, which has a small, dwindling market for the meat.
By the time it reached Hamburg, the meat from roughly 10 fin whales whale was packed into six (presumably refrigerated) cargo containers. Last Friday, activists, with boats and banners, met the shipment in port upon its arrival. They escorted the ship into the harbour and informed the authorities. We hoped the job was done. But yesterday, the authorities decided to let the shipment go. Activists had to take a stand, or stand by and let their country be used as a transit point for the commercial whale trade.
That is why today, four activists climbed onto the ship's mooring lines. Activists in boats were also at the stern of the ship holding a banner which said: "Stoppt den Handel mit Walfleisch" (Stop Trading in Whale Meat).
Suddenly, this was looking like more trouble than the cargo company, Charter Unifeeder, wanted. This shipment was canceled, the meat was not loaded, the activists came off the mooring lines, and the ship will leave port, short six containers of whale meat.
Today, activists can be proud for having done their part. It's going to be harder for the whalers to find another ship for their cargo after this.
But governments also need to step in. We want German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) and Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to use this opportunity. A long-term, legally binding ban for whale meat shipments must be put in place. The US already has rules, under the Endangered Species Act, which prevent this kind of thing. Germany and the Netherlands should follow suit.
You can help encourage the German government to take action. Avaaz is rallying its members to contact the German government, and we encourage everyone to help.
UPDATE: The two cargo companies involved say they will make sure the whale meat is returned to Iceland, and will not transport fin whale meat in the future.
UPDATE : The cargo companies kept their word, and the shipment of whale meat has been returned to Iceland. Activists from the International Fund for Animal Welfare were there to mark its return.
Andrew is the Digital Mobilization and Networking team leader at Greenpeace International.
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UPDATE: The two cargo companies involved say they will make sure the whale meat is returned to Iceland, and will not transport fin whale meat in the ...
UPDATE: The two cargo companies involved say they will make sure the whale meat is returned to Iceland, and will not transport fin whale meat in the future.
maybe a lie to get activists off of there back? :/
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Lets hope no other companies step in to take up the slack.
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It's fair to point out that not all Icelanders support the whaling. Iceland's tourism association understandably opposes it, for example, as do many others. I've changed the blog slightly to make it clear it's one company doing the whaling.
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Thanks so much Andrew, ...most excellent action and success. Of course I'm always inspired by your posts, ...this one as always remind me of the ...
Thanks so much Andrew, ...most excellent action and success. Of course I'm always inspired by your posts, ...this one as always remind me of the days of your words, Love, and common sense, when you were webby on the Esperanza in the Southern Ocean. These things and trust will always be memorable to me. Best always to you my rainbow warrior friend...
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Here's my thing.
I just came here from reading the BBC article on Norway whalers and, it made me feel uncomfortable.
Yes, they've been whaling since Viking times, but it's 2013 so why justify doing something because "we've been doing it for a long time"?
That is not a reason.
Like, we've been posting written letters for a long time so let's not use email.
So getting to the point, I looked at my monthly outgoings and, yes, there's some money I spend at the gym each month. I have a Direct Debit, and I go there like two times each month. I also have a bike, and for all the good the gym does me I could take a bike ride instead for 3 hours per month and not pay the gym.
So that's what I just done. Gym membership cancelled as of now. Payment set up to Greenpeace. I will go riding on my bike down the canal paths a couple times per month and probably enjoy it more than inside a sweaty building.
I said to your volunteer at Glastonbury that I'd sign up, so yeah, I just did it. Shifting the DD from the gym to you makes more sense. And I get to breathe fresh air instead of sweat.
Respect to you all, peace out.
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Thanks Richcolor! That's fantastic. I'll pass it on to the Greenpeace UK volunteer team as well. And enjoy the bike riding. I do a lot of it myself.
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The Washington Post reports plans for water cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay are being "hit by opponents from both the left and right."
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation sued the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 for "failing to restore the watershed under the Clean Water Act," and it questions if the EPA is doing enough in forcing states to do specific cleanup measures.
The American Farm Bureau Federation is referred to as the "right" because it has filed its lawsuit arguing that the EPA has overstepped its authority to require states to do specific pollution-control measures as defined by the federal agency.
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In this great country of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
Soggy bread is a sin among sandwiches, but when said bread is a springy Italian roll soaked with jus from slow-roasted, thinly sliced, and heavily seasoned roast beef at Al's #1 Italian Beef, be prepared to forgive.
One of Chicago's prominent Italian beef joints, Al's has spread throughout the city since it was franchised in 2001. The original storefront near the University of Illinois still serves an incredible Italian Beef Combo for $6.35.
The beef—saturated with flavor and juices after steeping in spiced beef broth for Lord knows how long—is fall-apart tender, with an almost shredded consistency. A grilled Italian link and sweet and hot peppers ($0.50 each as toppings) complete the picture, which goes down surprisingly well for a gut bomb.
When you're done, step across the street for a frosty dessert at Mario's Italian Lemonade. The combination is a communion with Chicago's culinary history.
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STANFORD -- With yet another Sweet 16 appearance at hand, the Stanford women's basketball program has every reason to be flying high. Except for one bittersweet reality: The six-year Ogwumike era is almost over.
Senior Chiney Ogwumike's record-setting career is nearing its conclusion two years after sister Nneka Ogwumike entered the WNBA as the top overall draft pick.
Coaches, players and fans will try to stay in the present Sunday at Maples Pavilion as the second-seeded Cardinal plays No. 3 Penn State. But it can't help feeling a bit like March Sadness around Stanford as one of the school's greatest players in history puts her finishing touches on a rewrite of the record books.
With Ogwumike expected to follow her sister as a No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft next month, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said, "Don't worry about Chiney. Worry about us."
Chiney, a 6-foot-4-inch forward with a personality as big as her game, will leave atop Stanford's Mt. Rushmore of women's basketball as the Pac-12 Conference's career-scoring and -rebounding leader. With 2,673 points and 1,532 rebounds, and counting, she passed former Stanford stars Candice Wiggins and Kayla Pedersen in those categories, respectively.
Chiney Ogwumike (pronounced Shin-NAY oh-GWooM-i-kay) is one of five Stanford players to amass at least 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
She is a two-time Pac-12 player of the year and defensive player of the year and was the league's player of the week nine times in 16 weeks this season. Many consider her the favorite to win college player of the year honors when those awards are announced at the Women's Final Four next weekend in Nashville, Tenn.
But Chiney's large footprint goes beyond the accumulation of statistics and awards.
Perhaps her biggest contribution this season has been in helping coalesce a team with five freshmen to lay the groundwork for the program's future.
"She is as complete a person and player who has played college basketball," said ESPN analyst Kara Lawson, who also plays for the WNBA's Washington Mystics.
"She's got that 'It' factor. People want to be around her," added Renee Brown, the WNBA's chief of basketball operations who once served as an assistant coach at Stanford and San Jose State.
The Stanford star has deflected the spotlight throughout the season despite averaging 26.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. The other day, Ogwumike announced she had something to say while talking about Stanford's push to reach the Final Four.
"There's no me without Mikaela Ruef," she said of the Cardinal role player sitting next to her. "She is one of the best post passers in the country. She makes things so easy for me I feel guilty if I miss a shot."
Older sister Nneka Ogwumike never saw the leadership side of Chiney blossoming the way it has this season.
"It's amazing to see someone that you know so well grow in a way you never would have expected," said Nneka, a power forward with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Nneka had always been the leader since they began playing YMCA games in suburban Houston.
But younger sister has grown up. Chiney Ogwumike's influence at Stanford extends far beyond the court. She was the instigator of the popular "Nerd City Kids" music video two years ago that has become an anthem for all Cardinal athletes. The Texan wrote the lyrics for "N-E-R-D-S," the sequel that made its debut this month.
Last week, Ogwumike finished her coursework in international relations while maintaining a 3.46 grade-point average. She has developed a close relationship with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a Stanford political scientist.
A few days after last season ended with a defeat in the Sweet 16, Ogwumike went to her parents' native Nigeria for almost two months as part of a study-abroad requirement for her major.
"She's always talking about how we can take over the world," Nneka Ogwumike said. "I just take it one day at a time when it comes to Chiney."
The Stanford basketball community doesn't have that luxury. Chiney's career is ticking down.
"It always seems like it will never end," Nneka added. "But the time is here and it is scary."


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State authorities have shut down an Escondido child care center because the owner allegedly injured a 6-year-old girl last month by throwing a metal chair at her.
The California Department of Social Services closed the Wahaha Child Care Center on Thursday and revoked the owner's license. The state agency also wants to ban her for life from running any similar businesses.
Escondido police are considering whether to pursue criminal charges against the owner, Xiao Yan Hu, Lt. Neal Griffin said Tuesday.
In a report obtained by UT-San Diego, state officials said their investigation determined that Hu hit the girl in the face with a metal chair on Aug. 16 and tried to keep the incident a secret by bribing the girl with a bag of lollipops.
The girl suffered a bruised cheek, her mother, Keiana Shannon, said Tuesday.
"My daughter is traumatized," said Shannon, a 29-year-old mother of five. "The lady who did this doesn't need to be around children at all ever again."
Hu also allegedly used another child as a human shield when Shannon confronted her about the chair incident later the same day, state investigators said.
"I finally had to walk away because my temper was at an all-time high," Shannon said. "She never apologized at all."
Hu couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday.
State officials took a particularly aggressive approach to this case, said Michael Weston, a spokesman for state social services.
Some child care centers are allowed to remain open while proposed discipline is appealed, but Hu wasn't given that opportunity, he said. In addition, the state is seeking to ban her for the rest of her life from working with child care or foster care agencies.
Shannon praised the state's approach.
"She's more interested in making money than taking care of kids," Shannon said of Hu.
She said the alleged lollipop bribe nearly worked on her daughter, but that her 10-year-old son witnessed the chair incident and pressured the little girl to tell her mother.
Shannon said she created a "no secrets" rule with her daughter after the incident. She also expressed optimism her daughter would bounce back quickly.
"She's not the typical girly-girl — she's tough," Shannon said.
Shannon first reported the chair incident to Escondido police on Aug. 16, the day it happened, Lt. Griffin said.
Police then told officials with the county's Child Welfare Services division, who notified state officials in Sacramento, Griffin said.
He said Escondido police haven't determined whether to file criminal charges.
"There are instances where you could throw a chair and it wouldn't be criminal," he said.
State records show that the Wahaha Child Care Center had been licensed since December 2011, Weston said. There's no record of Hu having any child care licenses in California before then, he said.
The center — at 1851 E. Washington Avenue — was licensed to serve as many as 69 children, but typically served about 50 children per day. Including Hu, the center had roughly a half dozen licensed child care providers.


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THE use of e-cigarettes have been banned on Monmouthshire council's premises after councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal.
Monmouthshire councillors have followed in the footsteps of Caerphilly County Borough Council in banning e-cigarettes on council premises. The motion was put forward by councillor Tony Easson, member for Dewstow, at a full council meeting in County Hall, Usk.
He said: "My concern is that in western countries e-cigarettes are being promoted as an alternative to smoking. This could develop into tobacco use.
"Council property should be a place where e-cigarettes are prohibited from."
The move is in line with the approach taken by the Welsh Government and the Aneurin Bevan Health Board.
The Welsh Government in their white paper bill proposed a ban on e-cigarettes in public places which could include the use in enclosed public spaces, substantially enclosed public places and work places.
Professor Mark Drakeford, health minister, cited concerns that e-cigarettes could normalise smoking behaviour and shared concerns of the impact of e-cigarettes on the enforcement of the smoking ban.
Electronic cigarettes are devices which are used as a vaporiser to deliver a chemical mixture typically composed of nicotine, propylene glycol and are offered in various flavours.
The consultation for the white paper bill ended on June 24.


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Messages: The Communication Skills Book
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Messages is the most complete and accessible guide for building communication skills available. And now it's even better. The current edition has chapters on influencing others, culture and gender, and interviewing. The chapter on listening now includes reciprocal listening for couples. Fair fighting has been rewritten to reflect recent research on anger management. Messages is an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively. We highly recommended it for therapists who wish to provide a structured training program for their clients in specific communication skills.
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The word "ariya" is conventionally translated as "noble".
But all conventional wisdom should be examined again from time to time.
Some time ago I read a book by someone (just now I can't remember who the author was, but it was a known and respected authority on Buddhism), where he suggested that "ariya" in many cases rather might be understood as something close to "buddhist". When I read that, I thought that was an interesting suggestion, but then I thought no more about it.
Now, however, I have been looking into an interesting book on Proto-Indo-European (J.P. Mallory and D.Q. Adams: "The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World"), where I found some interesting remarks on this word.
Mallory and Adams say that the reconstructed *h4eros or *h4eryos seems to mean "member of one's own group", which in Indo-Aryan is generally represented as "Aryan". Cognates are fount in Hittite - ara- "member of one's own group, peer, friend", Lycian - arus- "citizens", Old Irish - aire "freeman", and of course Avestan and Sanskrit. They continue: "The evidence suggests that the word was, at least initially, one that denoted one who belongs to the community in contrast to an outsider".
It is well known that words may change their meaning over time. Still, one might wonder if maybe some of this original meaning of the word might apply to the use of "ariya" in Pali texts.
For instance: ariyasacca - "noble" truth? Or: a truth the way it is taught in our group, in our teaching - or "Buddhist" truth?
ariyasavaka: "noble" student? Or: a student of our teaching? Or: a "Buddhist" student?
etc. etc.
The Proto-Indo-European studies by Mallory and Adams show that the word "ariya" - at least in some cases - may come rather close to mean just "Buddhist", as suggested by the author I mentioned (the one I can't remember the name of ...)
At least, this is a question that translators may ponder upon - as if life was not already complicated enough for translators ...


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January 2nd is Approaching
by, 12-19-2011 at 08:59 PM (14488 Views)
Hey everyone. I'm back with another blog. This one will be quick because I plan on posting three times this week. I'm going to jump right in to this one and throw out a few possibilities for the January 2nd video.
First, this is all pure speculation. I know the website is reporting that the video is supposed to be for Jericho but when reading his tweets, I have to look at other possibilities that make at least some potential sense as an alternative.
Brodus Clay. One thing that is consistent with the video, is it speaks of a second coming. Well, Brodus Clay had a short stint, siding with Alberto Del Rio, so this would, in essence, be his second coming. Not to mention, all the hype videos on him and they suddenly disappeared without ever giving him his debut.
Skip Sheffield. It was reported that Skip Sheffield has been sending out some dark tweets recently. This falls right in line for a possible re-debut in the New Year. Again, it would follow the 2nd coming theme.
Undertaker Bad Ass. This would actually be the second coming of this Undertaker persona. May be a little too early for him, especially since a rematch with HHH is all but confirmed.
Kharma. This is most likely who the videos are for. First, it would be her second coming. Second, the wikipedia page for Kia Stevens, despite wikipedia not being 100% reliable, says she's due to return on January 2, 2012. And with the recent tweets from Beth Phoenix and Natalya, this is all but confirmed.
I highly doubt the video is for Jericho. I have to believe his tweets over what's being speculated by the websites of the world. It's better this way anyway. If he is going to make a shocking return and win the Royal Rumble and feud with Punk and face him at Wrestlemania and blah blah blah blah blah...they might as well make it stylish and have him be a surprise Royal Rumble entrant, aka Edge. Coming back January 2nd does nothing for him. Jericho's not gonna come back and waste time with jobber matches and a useless feud. If he returns, it will be for a purpose and January 2nd would be way to soon for him to come back and build a feud with Punk for Wrestlemania.
Thanks for reading everyone. Subscribe to my blog so you can be updated on my newest posts. Take care and enjoy Raw tonight.


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One day, like every day, a man is going to a bar. He always takes one beer.
One beer costs 1 dollar. The man always pays with ten pieces of 10 cents. The barman doesnt like so. And every day, the same story.
This day (today ), the man buy one beer, like every day.
But this time he has no piece of 10 cent, only pieces of two dollars.
So he has to pay the beer with one piece of two dollars.
Seeing that, the barman takes a big smile. He gives the man ten pieces of 10 cents.
The man thing one moment and finally says
"Barman, another beer please !"


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AN INDEPENDENT business owner has spoken of his frustration at being left without phone and internet power for week and a half.
Steve and Diane Russell, run their own business S Russell & Sons Wholesale Green Grocery from their home in Bowers Gifford.
Hundreds of people have been left without phones and internet for 10 days after yobs tried to steal 800 yards of underground copper wire in Bowers Gifford on Sunday last week.
BT contractors have been working to try to get the problems sorted out in Pound Lane, after the wire was cut in four places.
The greengrocers business was opened in 1988 and the couple say they have lost hundreds of pounds because people haven't been able to call up or fax any orders through.
Mr Russell of Old Church Road said: "We usually get a lot of our business through schools and because the phone lines were down in half term we have been left out of pocket massively.
"The schools normally fax through their orders and we haven't received any, it has been so annoying for us because we don't know when the phone lines will be up again and its really impacting our business.
"We have seen the workmen out on the road trying to sort it out but surely after a week and a half it should have been sorted out."
Resident Andrew Burns, 42, Pound Lane, Bowers Gifford, who works as an accountant said due to the internet not working he had to drive his daughter to his mum's house in Benfleet just so she could print out her coursework on Monday night.
He said: "It has been so frustrating for the residents in the village because we just don't know how long the phone lines are going to be down.
"There is lots of elderly people who just don't have any other kind of phone and they don't know what is going on. It's ridiculous that it has taken BT that long to sort out the phone lines.
"I have been on at BT all week to try and get some updates but they have not been very forthcoming in telling the residents what is actually going on.
"Its ridiculous and all the businesses in the area have been badly impacted as well because you cannot use card machines or the ATM machine in the local newsagent. BT didn't even turn up till four days after the lines were cut."
A spokesman for BT added: "This work has taken longer than we would have hoped, due to the conditions in the area. We have encountered a number of blockages which have had to be cleared before we could get replacement cabling in.
"This is extremely time-consuming work. We have around 230 reported faults outstanding and we hope that later today that this number will start to fall as connections are made. We are hoping to have all works completed during Thursday."


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A hairy situation in "And The Piece of Sheet" Episode 6 of Season 3
Feeling guilty for buying hair extensions with their joint funds, Caroline splurges on a new bedding set for Max but gives the old one to charity, not realizing her old pillowcase has sentimental value, on 2 BROKE GIRLS, Monday, Oct. 28 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs), from left, Luis (Federico Dordei), shown. Photo: Darren Michaels/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2013 WBEI. All rights reserved.


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Booter wrote:hurry and get parker a pp2...he cant putt for shit with that damn taco'd mercy..it looks like a juju putter with all the dimples in it after todays round
Oh SNAP ! I just saw this. suk it boot strap- I wasn't wooed over the PPsquared. I did buy a clearly X'd-OUT Mercy for full retail price- Zach
Zach does have the nice special P-P2s though. He gleamed as he let everyone look at it but not touch his disc.


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Headlines (News Releases)
Laurier hosts university-community enterprise summit
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Nov 19/13| For Immediate Release
Deb MacLatchy, Vice-President, Academic & Provost
Lori Chalmers Morrison, Acting Director
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier University, in collaboration with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), will host the Inspired Change Summit: Innovation in University-Community Enterprises Wednesday, Nov. 20, for Laurier faculty members.
Laurier was chosen by AUCC to host this showcase event because of our exceptional community engagement, said Deb MacLatchy, vice-president: Academic and Provost, whose office is hosting the event. The goal of the day is to discover the various ways we can use entrepreneurial approaches to create outstanding opportunities for community-university engagement.
The summit is part of AUCCs Open Doors, Open Knowledge: Community-University Engagement initiative. Through engaged dialogue, the one-day summit will raise the profile of social entrepreneurship, the creative economy and innovation in the arts, humanities, music and social sciences including social work at Laurier.
The event will include a keynote from Jonathan Isham, faculty director of the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and professor of Economics, Middlebury College, who will be discussing how to teach social entrepreneurship, two panel discussions that showcase local university-community entrepreneurial partnerships as well as student projects conducted through the Laurier Launchpad program. Additional student projects will be highlighted during a poster session.
The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Senate & Board Chamber and the Paul Martin Centre at Lauriers Waterloo campus.
The following people are available to be interviewed about the university-community enterprises and the Inspired Change Summit:
- The importance of university-community engagement: Deb MacLatchy, vice-president: Academic and Provost. Contact information: email@example.com or 519-884-0710 ext. 2859.
- University-community engagement from an academic perspective for student education: Michel Desjardins, associate dean: Research and Curriculum, Faculty of Arts, and professor, Department of Religion and Culture. Contact information: email@example.com or 519-884-0710 ext. 3323.
- University-community initiatives on Lauriers Brantford campus: Kathryn Carter, inter-faculty associate dean, Academic Co-ordination. Contact information: firstname.lastname@example.com or 519-756-8228 ext. 5890.
- Student perspective: Richard Fox-Ivey, LaunchPad participant and founder of Symple ID. Contact information: firstname.lastname@example.com or 226-929-0057.
For the full schedule of events, visit wlu.ca/inspiredchangesummit.


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RANCHO CUCAMONGA — The Family of Veterans Social Club is seeking veterans and family members to join the organization that meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
The meetings are from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the James Brulte Senior Center in Central Park, 11200 Base Line Road.
The organization is for families of veterans to help them understand what veterans are going through and to be aware of available benefits.
There is no cost for veterans to join.
To register for the club: 909-477-2780 or www.rcpark.com-instantrc


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Kelly McParland
About the Author
KELLY McPARLAND is a writer, editor and columnist at the National Post and a member of the newspaper's editorial board. He has worked for more than thirty years at newspapers and agencies in Canada, England, and Hong Kong. A lifelong Toronto Maple Leaf fan, he is old enough to remember the winning goal in the 1967 Stanley Cup, and young enough to live in hope of seeing the next one as well. He lives outside Toronto with his wife and daughter.


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BELLO MANIA at Times Square
Type: Entertainment & Performances, Kid/Family Friendly
Event Location: The New Victory Theater
Hellllooooo Bello! Now's your chance to see the circus superstar Time Magazine calls "America's Best Clown" in a brand new show of his own! With a crazy coif that defies gravity as much as his soaring stunts, Bello and his talented troupe tackle the most towering, terrifying and tough-to-do tricks with jokester genius. The former Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® big shot nails trampoline routines, bungee-style bouncing and handstands on a high wire, "all the while making audiences laugh with his brilliantly comic timing and gusto" (The New York Times). Between his precious pet pup and a sky-high sway pole, there's something for everyone. So, if you and the kids crave a real hair-raiser (yep, we said it), don't miss BELLO MANIA.


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Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, believes the federal government should become more active in countering drug addiction. She chaired a forum on drug abuse at the South Charleston Public Library on Wednesday afternoon.
Tennant pointed to several disturbing statistics, including:
| Heroin overdose deaths in West Virginia more than tripled between 2007 and 2012.
| In 2013, West Virginia had the highest mortality rate for taking overdoses of prescription drugs In the nation. That rate more than tripled between 2007 and 2012.
| In 2013, West Virginia police seized 533 methamphetamine labs, an increase of 85 percent over meth labs seized in 2012.
Meth labs were active in 45 out of the state's 55 counties, including 159 labs in Kanawha County alone.
Tennant said education is a key to stopping the increasing use of drugs, especially education programs for young people.
"Drug addiction is tearing our families apart and hurting our economy," she said. "I don't think there has been enough national attention to the problem."
Dr. Bradley Henry, a general internist who is also registered as a pharmacist, said, "There was a paradigm shift in the early 1990s to prescription drugs. OxyContin really changed things.
"Before that, you did not treat chronic pain with painkillers. Today, prescription drugs are almost surpassing marijuana as an entry-level drug."
When those prescription pills become too expensive, Henry said, many users then switch to heroin, which is cheaper.
Deborah Letourneau works at Urgent Call, a recently-founded program in Putnam County. She said the new program works "to mobilize people in the faith-based community" to help combat rising drug addiction.
Connie Owens, a mother of three children spoke about her own experiences.
"I am an addict. I was struggling with addiction for 25 years, addiction to alcohol and smoking pot," she said. "After alcohol, I got on prescription medicine. Then I got clean from prescription drugs too."
Owens said faith-based people helped her overcome her addictions.
Cpl. Brian Humphreys, a deputy with the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department, said fighting problems arising from drug addiction is "very taxing and budget draining."
"Addiction leads to a lot of other crimes, including murder, sexual assault, child abuse and embezzling money to pay for drugs," Humphreys said.
Tennant said, "Everywhere I go, I see the promise and possibility of West Virginia. But we can't reach our full potential unless we invest in our greatest resource: our people.
"The drug abuse crisis does not discriminate — everyone in West Virginia knows someone who has been affected."
Tennant said she "will always put West Virginia's interest above drug companies. Dangerous drugs, like Zohydro [a controversial painkiller that contains hydrocodone], have no place on our pharmacy shelves."
Tennant also believes the government should create a national database to stop addicts and pill pushers from shopping for drugs in different states.
The government should also build more treatment centers to help people suffering from addiction and then to help them lead productive lives after their recovery, she said.
Tennant said she also supports expanding mental-health care facilities in the state to help prevent and treat drug addiction, and cracking down on doctors who overprescribe.
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If you believe in an afterlife, imagine what happened Monday when Jerry Buss showed up in the hereafter.
The lights dimmed. Music kicked in. An announcer blared.
"Ladies and gentlemen, saints and sinners, welcome the greatest owner in the history of sports!"
It's easy to oversell someone when they die. Not Dr. Jerry Buss. He didn't just have a golden touch as an owner, though you couldn't find a more successful one.
MORE: Laker greats react to Buss' death
Buss' Lakers won 10 championships, or roughly one every three years. The modern-era Yankees and Cowboys can only gasp with envy.
But it wasn't so much that the Lakers won. It was how they won.
"I really tried to create a Laker image, a distinct identity," Buss said. "I mean, the Lakers are pretty damn Hollywood."
Millions loved them for it. Millions more wanted to crush those Hollywood pretty boys. Either way, the owner in blue jeans impacted the game as much as any player in the past 30 years.
Imagine life without Magic Johnson dishing no-look passes to James Worthy. Imagine an NBA without dancing girls, Kobe vs. Shaq, Three-peats and Jack Nicholson.
Imagine what the 1980s would have been like without Boston vs. LA. Larry Bird epitomized the blue collar East. Magic was Hollywood West. Buss was a prime visionary behind the boom.
"The brand of basketball he implemented in Showtime carried the league," Kobe Bryant said. "When you think about the rivalry that placed between the Lakers and Celtics and what that did for the global outreach of the game. It reached me in Italy, and I was only 6 years old."
MORE: Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80
Buss was far from a mere glitz merchant, though he sure lived up to the caricature. Imagine Hugh Hefner with an IQ of about 190. Buss loved a party and always had a model or actress or centerfold on his arm.
He was also a self-made man, a Depression-era baby from a broken home who graduated from college at 19. He became a chemist, an aerospace engineer, a real-estate tycoon, a collector of rare stamps and a devotee of French existentialism.
No offense to the guy in the Dos Equis ads, but Buss might truly have been the World's Most Interesting Man. He didn't need to own the Lakers to leave a mark on the world. But basketball fans worldwide should rejoice that he did.
Closer to his home, they are mourning in LA. It's hard for many fans to remember life before Buss, but the Lakers had drifted into irrelevance. They had a moody Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and not much else.
Buss bought the team in 1979 from Jack Kent Cooke, who left him quite a parting gift in the draft pick that became Magic. The smiling kid from Michigan State was the perfect ringleader for Buss's vision.
PHOTOS: Lakers owner Jerry Buss through the years
"One of the first things I tried to do when I bought the team was to make it an identification for this city, like Motown in Detroit," he told the Los Angeles Times.
Buss identified with The Horn. It was a Santa Monica nightclub he liked to hit in the early 1960s. There were nightly shows featuring singers, musicians and comedians. Buss would slide into one of the cozy booths near the stage, order rum-and-Cokes and get lost in the show.
They all began with a spotlight hitting an entertainer, who popped out of the audience and sang the nightclub's theme song:
"It's Showtime."
Buss turned the Forum into The Horn with 17,000 seats. He brought in a band and cheerleaders and basketball theatrics. He wanted not just to win, but also to entertain.
The best way to do that was with an up-tempo style that you couldn't take your eyes off. If you did, you might miss a Magic Moment.
Buss gave Showtime its supporting cast. Jerry West, Pat Riley, Michael Cooper, Kurt Rambis, Dyan Cannon, Dancing Barry. Los Angeles won five titles in eight years, a feat no other modern-day franchise can touch.
Finding a second act can be tough, especially in Hollywood. But Buss followed Showtime with the Kobe-Shaq Era. When that played out, Buss ignored Bryant's trade demands and came up with a third act that produced two more titles.
"He means everything to me," Bryant said at All-Star Weekend. "He took a chance on a 17-year-old kid coming out of Philadelphia when nobody really saw that potential. He believed in me the entire way."
And now what?
After 80 years, the World's Most Interesting Man passed away Monday morning. Illness had kept him out of the public eye for the past few months. His son Jim is running the Lakers now and has shown little of his father's basketball savvy.
There will be plenty of time to hash out where the Lakers are heading. Today is about where they're from.
When Buss bought the team, a courtside seat at the Forum cost $15. Now one of the Nicholson seats will set you back $2,700.
That's what happens when you make the NBA Finals 16 times in 33 years. Buss didn't just bring us good times, however.
He brought us Showtime.
Wonder if they allow Laker girls in heaven.


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SAUGERTIES, N.Y. -- Town Republicans have nominated Supervisor Kelly Myers to run for re-election in November, but they needed two ballots to do so.
During a caucus Wednesday evening, Myers was challenged for the Republican nomination by Gaetana Ciarlante and James Uhl. Myers and Ciarlante bested Uhl in the first round of voting, but a second ballot was needed because neither of the women drew support of at least 50 percent of the participants at the nominating caucus.
Myers, who is serving her first two-year term as supervisor, defeated Ciarlante on the second ballot by a vote of 132-107.�
"We have a lot of work to do," Myers said after her win. "This was a tough race for all of us, and I know half the room is disappointed. And I appreciate that. My door is open. And so, if you have concerns, things you want to talk about, I represent you."�
Former town Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel, who was unseated by Myers in the 2011 election, has said he will try to win his old job back. He is a member of the Independence Party who was first elected Saugerties supervisor in 1999.�
In the race for two Town Board seats, the GOP caucus backed incumbent James Bruno and newcomer Bill Schirmer. Bruno received 182 votes, while Schirmer received 167. Newcomer Santos Lopez trailed with 39 votes.�
Bruno, seeking a second four-year term on the board, said he will continue to do the best he can for the town if re-elected. Schirmer said he looked forward to working with his fellow Republican candidates in the lead-up to the November election.�
More than 330 Republicans turned out to cast ballots at the caucus at the Frank D. Greco Senior Center, though many began to trickle out as the balloting progressed. The most ballots were cast in the race for the highway superintendent nomination.�
In that race, Republicans backed the owner of a construction business rather than incumbent Douglas Myer.
Ray Mayone received 173 votes to Myer's 121 and Mike Mower's 44.�
Former Ulster County Legislator Alice Tipp nominated Mayone at the caucus, calling him a "fine, hard-working man." She said she watched him grow up into a good citizen and local business owner who has donated numerous hours to community events.
Mayone thanked the caucus for its support and promised residents "all my hard work and dedication."�
Republicans unanimously backed three other incumbents: Town Justice Daniel Lamb, who is seeking his sixth term on the bench; Lisa Stanley, who has been town clerk for 10 years; and Suzanne Filak, who was appointed receiver of taxes last year and is seeking her first full term. All three positions have a four-year term.�
Town Democrats will hold their nominating caucus at 7 p.m., July 9 in the senior center on Market Street.�


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what cause showing preloader loading.gif on product page just on page load, before clicking large image?What is wrong with jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.js and css?http://x.co/i7WR
It may be having compatibility issues. You're using fancybox 1.3.4 there, and it's progressed onwards now to version 2.http://fancyapps.com/fancybox/
no, Prestashop uses fancybox 1.3.4 by default, so this not a reason.
The fancybox 1.3.4 library file that your site uses is not the same as the one that comes from official sources.Your library file has been edited, with parts commented out, and other parts changed.
I would revert the library code back to the official code, from which troubleshooting can then successfully take place.
yes, original fancybox JS and CSS has been edited in order to replace the default preloader image with custom one. I'm trying to find out why it don't work correctly.
With something as complex as the fancybox library, I do not troubleshoot that when its library file has been edited and modified.


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Asparagus importers expect an orderly transition from Mexico to Peru, though some are worried about too much small asparagus in the market.
Shipments from Central Mexico should wind down in September, said Paul Auerbach, president of Maurice A. Auerbach Inc., Secaucus N.J.
Peru will carry the load for Auerbach's asparagus deal until about Jan. 1, when product from Baja California begins arriving, Auerbach said.
Auerbach expects a smooth transition as Mexico volumes decline and Peruvian volumes ramp up in August and September.
"The market's pretty steady and I think prices will stay steady," he said July 24. "It's been a very orderly market. The last few years it's been steadier, with fewer peaks and valleys."
Peruvian supplies will remain light until Mexico exits the deal, likely in mid-August, said Jeff Friedman, president of Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Carb Americas Inc.
"A lot of importers are taking it easy because Mexico is still in the marketplace," Friedman said. "When they're done, we'll start asking Peru to fill the void."
Prices should begin to come down in September, when Peru begins shipping peak volumes, Friedman said.
"We should have a decent market through mid- to late September, and a semi-OK market in September."
At the beginning of the year, Walter Yager, chief executive officer of Alpine Fresh Inc., Miami, thought Peruvian volumes would be down about 4% this year compared to 2011. Now, he said they will likely be down more than 5%.
"Year-to-date, the industry is well behind where it was last year," he said.
The main growing areas of Peru will begin harvesting in mid-August, but volume shipments won't likely begin until late August, Yager said. As of July 24, growing weather in Peru was good, with none of the El Nino-related weather that many had predicted.
Markets should strengthen in August when Mexico winds down, about a week earlier than usual, Yager said.
"Prices are kind of steady now in the high teens, and we expect them to trend slightly up as Mexico declines."
On July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported prices of $22-23 for 11-pound cartons of bunched jumbo asparagus from Peru, up from $21-22 last year at the same time. Small asparagus was $12-13 per carton, comparable to last year.
Demand for jumbos was stronger than for smaller asparagus in late July, Auerbach said.
"There's a lot of small asparagus around," he said. "(The price of) small is considerably below standard and large. That's been the only obstacle."
Friedman agreed.
"Sizing is a major issue," he said. "There's a ton of small, and it's frustrating, because there's no real market for small."
Some companies were trying to pass off small asparagus as standard-sized asparagus, to the annoyance of customers, Friedman said.


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TPWD Sets Public Hearings on Fee Increases, Dove Rule Proposals
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is inviting input on a series of proposals to increase fees and alter dove hunting season frameworks during upcoming public hearings around the state.
TPWD is conducting 21 public hearings to present recommendations seeking a modest $2-$4 bump in license and boat registration/titling fees. The department says the fee increase is necessary to address critical needs.
Under the proposed increase, hunting licenses would go from the current price of $23 to $25, while the popular Super Combo all-inclusive license would increase from $64 to $68. Fishing packages would increase by $2.
The vast majority of boat owners in Texas would also see only a small increase in boat registration and titling fees under the proposal. Biennial boat registration for vessels less than 16 feet in length would increase from $30 to $32 and those in the 16-26 foot range would go from $50 to $53.
Two exceptions pertain to larger craft. Those vessels 26-40 feet in length would increase by $40 and 40-foot-plus vessels would go up by $110. These larger increases are necessary because the department has been undercharging for these larger boats for many years in comparison with smaller boats, especially when considering the fee as a percentage of boat size and value.
Changes proposed for the 2009-10 Texas dove season include a 70 day season and 15 bird daily bag statewide, pending adoption of federal guidelines. Additionally, the department is advancing a proposal to move the South Zone opening to the Friday nearest Sept. 20, but no earlier than Sept. 17, which means it will open on Sept. 18 this year if approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late June.
The proposed dove season in the North and Central Dove Zones would run Sept. 1-Oct. 25 and reopen Dec. 26-Jan. 9, with a 15-bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.
Also during the public comment period, TPWD will be scoping calendar options for the additional 10 days of hunting in the North Zone for the 2010-11 season.
The proposed South Zone dove season would run Sept. 18-Nov. 3, reopening Dec. 26-Jan. 17 with a 15 bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves. Possession limit is twice the daily bag for all migratory game birds except light geese which currently does not have a possession limit.
The Special South Texas Whitewing Area would open to white-winged dove afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting Sept. 5-6 and 12-13 and reopen Sept. 18-Nov. 3 and again from Dec. 26-Jan. 13. The daily bag limit is 12 birds, not more than four mourning doves during the first two weekend splits and two white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens the aggregate bag limit will be 15.
The Service is also reviewing a proposal to give TPWD the option to adjust a portion of the boundary of the special whitewing area. This potential change would remove portions of Jim Hogg and Starr counties. These areas are not as high a quality white-winged dove habitat as other portions of the area. If removed, these portions would fall under the South Zone dates and bag. TPWD plans to hold a public hearing prior to the May 27 commission meeting to evaluate public support of this proposal.
TPWD is proposing no changes to other early migratory game bird seasons other than to reflect calendar shifts.
If Texas gets a 16-day September teal season, the dates would be Sept. 12-27, while a nine-day season would run Sept. 19-27.
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June 24, 2008
On June 11, 2008, Will Estrada, HSLDA's Director of Federal Relations, testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor in opposition to portions of H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act.
In his testimony, Will Estrada focused on Section 9 of the legislation, which would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that every hospital, military hospital, and birthing center request that parents participate in a government approved parenting class. Although it is not clear who would develop the classes, the bill suggests that "experts" in child rearing and development would compose the educational content, which, consequently, could include highly politicized content and politically correct parenting philosophies.
Furthermore, parents choosing not to participate in the classes would be asked to sign a document stating their decision. As many homeschool families have unfortunately learned from experience, such records are often a proverbial legal powder keg, as opting out of enrollment in a government program can potentially be used against parents as an indication of child neglect in the future.
Following Will Estrada's testimony, HSLDA was able to work with Committee Chair Congressman George Miller (CA) to amend H.R. 2343 so that parents would not be forced to sign a document indicating their decision to take or decline the government-approved parenting classes. The amendment is a substantial improvement to the legislation for the protection of parental rights and homeschool freedom.
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DHEA in Treating Women Undergoing Surgery for Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
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RATIONALE: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may slow the growth of tumor cells and be an effective treatment for women with breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well DHEA works in treating women undergoing surgery for stage I, stage II, or stage III breast cancer.
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|Drug: DHEA Procedure: Surgical resection
|Phase 1
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Androgen Receptor as a Target for the Treatment of ER-/PR-/AR + Breast Cancer
- Tumor Proliferation (Percentage of Ki-67 Positive Cells) [ Time Frame: Baseline, prior to DHEA treatment, within 48 hours prior to surgery and after 14 days of DHEA treatment. ]
- Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on Androgen Receptor Expression [ Time Frame: Baseline, prior to DHEA treatment, within 48 hours prior to surgery and after 14 days of DHEA treatment. ]
- Effect of DHEA on Changes in Serum Estrogen and Androgen Hormone Levels (e.g., Estrone, Estradiol, Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone, DHEA, and DHEA-sulfate) [ Time Frame: Baseline, prior to DHEA treatment, within 48 hours prior to surgery and after 14 days of DHEA treatment. ]
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: Within 48 hours prior to surgery and after 14 days of DHEA treatment. ]
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|February 2010
|Study Completion Date:
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|Primary Completion Date:
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Experimental: DHEA, surgical resection
Day-14 (approx. 2 wks prior to surgery): begin a 2 week course of DHEA; Day-7 (approx. 1 wk after starting treatment): answer question about pill diary; Day 0 (approx. 2 wks after starting treatment, within 48 hours prior to surgery;
Drug: DHEA
DHEA administration will begin approxiately 14 days prior to surgery.
Other Name: therapeutic dehydroepiandrosteroneProcedure: Surgical resection
Surgical procedure of the invasive breast cancer
Detailed Description:
- To identify the effect of the adrenal steroid, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), on tumor proliferation in women with estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative, HER2/neu-negative, and androgen receptor (AR)-positive stage I-III adenocarcinoma of the breast.
- To study the effect of DHEA on expression of AR in these patients.
- To assess the effect of DHEA on changes in serum estrogen and androgen hormone levels (e.g., estrone, estradiol, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, DHEA, and DHEA-sulfate) in these patients.
- To assess the toxicity of DHEA in these patients.
- To follow the clinical course of these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive oral dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) twice daily on days -14 to 0. Patients then undergo surgery on day 1.
Tissue samples are collected at baseline and at the time of surgery for biomarker analysis (androgen receptor, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2/neu, Ki-67, and p53) by IHC. Blood samples are collected at baseline and after completion of treatment with DHEA for analysis of serum hormone (e.g., estrone, estradiol, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, DHEA, and DHEA-sulfate) and cytokine levels.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up at 1 week and then every 6 months for 3 years.
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|18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically or cytologically confirmed invasive adenocarcinoma of the breast
Stage I (T1c), II, or III disease (AJCC staging system)
- Lesion ≥ 1 cm on breast imaging studies (mammogram, ultrasound, or MRI)
- HER2/neu-negative tumor
- Planning to receive dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) prior to surgery
Disease amenable to surgery with curative intent
- Scheduled to undergo surgery immediately after completion of DHEA
- No locally advanced or metastatic disease not amenable to surgery
Hormone receptor status:
- Estrogen receptor- and progesterone receptor-negative tumor
- Androgen receptor-positive tumor
- Menopausal status not specified
- ECOG performance status (PS) 0-2 OR Karnofsky PS 60-100%
- ANC ≥ 1,000/mm^3
- Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm^3
- AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
- Bilirubin ≤ 2 times ULN
- Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL
- Creatinine normal OR creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for ≥ 1 week after completion of study therapy
- No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biological composition to DHEA or anastrozole
No concurrent uncontrolled illness, including but not limited to, any of the following:
- Ongoing or active infection
- Symptomatic congestive heart failure
- Unstable angina pectoris
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Psychiatric illness or social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements
- See Disease Characteristics
- More than 5 years since prior surgery, radiotherapy, biological therapy, hormone therapy, and/or chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer
- No other concurrent antineoplastic or antitumor agents
- No other concurrent investigational agents
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00972023
|United States, Michigan
|Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
|Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201-1379
|Principal Investigator:
|Zeina Nahleh, MD
|Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
|Responsible Party:
|Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00972023 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P30CA022453 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|September 3, 2009
|Results First Received:
|April 23, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 15, 2017
Keywords provided by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute:
triple-negative breast cancer
stage I breast cancer
stage II breast cancer
stage IIIA breast cancer
stage IIIB breast cancer
stage IIIC breast cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Tim Lincecum comfortably threw 32 pitches Saturday in a simulated game as he passed the final test for resuming Cactus League activity.
Lincecum, who missed two starts due to a blister on the middle finger of his right (throwing) hand, will rejoin the rotation Tuesday night when the Giants entertain the San Diego Padres.
"He's all set to go now," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Good day for Timmy."
San Francisco's No. 3 starter admitted that being temporarily sidelined frustrated him.
"You kind of get into the rhythm of things when spring starts and then all of a sudden you run into something like this, especially as stupid as this can be, that keeps you from doing something that you should be doing all day and every day," Lincecum said. "But to get back out there and know that it's not going to be an issue from here on out -- at least I hope it's not -- makes me feel good."
Facing Minor Leaguers Brock Bond, Gary Brown and Nick Noonan, Lincecum threw his entire repertoire of pitches, indicating that his finger's condition had improved considerably. Lincecum totaled three strikeouts, victimizing Noonan twice and Brown once.
"I feel like my timing is definitely good, considering the time off that I had," Lincecum said. "I didn't feel like anything was too far off."
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Robert Cervero, Ph.D., will be speaking, and his presentation also will address how the influence of density, diversity and design of land uses could result in changes to commuting patterns and higher transit ridership rates in Tysons. Afterwards, Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, will join Cervero for a question-and-answer session.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—About once a week, 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith will fire off a text message to the Denver area. It's target: Broncos linebacker Von Miller, one of Smith's main competitors for the 2012 sack title.
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It's not trash-texting. Think of it as one friendly rival reminding another of the score.
The two sack masters became close when they were chasing down quarterbacks in the Big 12, Smith at Missouri and Miller at Texas A&M. The relationship solidified as they went through the 2011 draft process together, and grew some more when they trained together in the offseason.
Miller has the edge over Smith in draft status and hardware. The Broncos selected him second overall last April—the 49ers nabbed Smith five spots later—and eight months later he beat out Smith to become defensive rookie of the year.
Smith, however, had a simple rejoinder whenever the who's-better-than-whom talk began in the offseason: "I got more sacks than you, bro." Indeed, the sack scoreboard after their rookie seasons read 14-11 1/2 in favor of Smith.
Smith has two big advantages when it comes to rushing the passer.
One is his combination of long arms and powerful hands. Smith's wingspan stretches 83 7/8 inches, befitting a man who stands 7-feet tall, not 6-4. He doesn't beat opponents with speed moves. Instead he uses his arms as cudgels to break through an offensive line, and when he's close enough to pounce few quarterbacks escape his grasp.
His other advantage is the man he plays beside, Justin Smith, one of the strongest defensive players in the league and, when combined with Aldon Smith, a handful for the left side of offensive lines.
"Some guys can get close (to a sack) but not finish," defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. "Those guys get close and finish. ... In Aldon's case, he's got length, he's got slipperiness. He's got some strength."
One of Aldon Smith's texts arrived in Denver a little before midnight on Nov. 19. Smith had just sacked Bears quarterback Jason Campbell 5 1/2 times, setting a Monday Night Football record.
Smith began the evening in third place in the sack standings. During the night he leapfrogged both Miller (currently with 16) and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (currently with 16 1/2) and has been in first place since. Smith has 19 1/2 through Week 14.
He's chased down a few other notable names in the process. Smith now has 33 1/2 sacks since last season, surpassing Reggie White (31 sacks) and Derrick Thomas (30) for most sacks in a player's first two seasons.
And he has one more marquee name in his sights. With three and a half more sacks he'll break Michael Strahan's single-season record, which Strahan set in 2001 when he sacked Packers quarterback Brett Favre.
Smith's first sack this year came in Week 1 when he stretched out—those long arms again—and tripped fleeing Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on third down. He also was hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for flipping off his helmet, which gave the Packers a first down.
The play was symbolic of Smith's topsy-turvy year.
In January, he was arrested for DUI in Miami Beach after police observed the red Mercedes he was driving swerving in and out of traffic.
In June, he threw a sprawling house party at his home in the hills east of San Jose. It ended with two attendees being shot and Smith winding up in the hospital with minor stab wounds.
He was back in the hospital Sept. 14—two days before the 49ers were set to play the Lions—when the car in which he was a passenger went off a windy road and onto its side at 11:45 p.m.
The driver was rushed to the regional trauma center; Smith escaped with a cut over his eye. He played two days later, finishing with 1 1/2 sacks.
Teammates say those late-night escapades run counter to Smith's sober, workmanlike approach to the game.
Justin Smith, who also played at Missouri, sets the blue-collar tone for the 49ers defense. What's stood out about Aldon Smith's pursuit of the sack record, the older man said, is that it hasn't come at the expense of the 49ers' team-first approach.
"He's a hard worker," Justin Smith said. "He doesn't hurt us in the run (game), either. I think a lot of times these guys who are chasing all these sacks will hurt you in the run game. He's helped us in the run. He's an all-around great player. That's what you have to have to be a great defense. You can't have guys who are just out there for selfish goals."
Indeed, Aldon Smith has sloughed off all talk of Strahan's record, saying only that it's secondary to the 49ers' playoff push.
But there's one question that seemed to intrigue him. Asked what he wants more, to pass Strahan or to beat Miller in the sack race, he pauses. Then he smiles.
"They're both the same," he says.


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