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Lisa from Gluten Free Foodies wrote this lovely post for you. We just adore her blog because she combines all sorts of handy gluten-free information and throws in some great recipes and antidotes to keep things flavorful! Visit her site for info about events and great gluten-free recipes.
This morning I was thinking about the autumn leaves as I was practicing my yoga in Tree pose. While I was standing tall and rooting down, I began to think about all the things that I do to nourish my mind, body and soul to get ready for winter. I try to practice yoga on a daily basis to help me manage my health. I have Celiac Disease and chronic pain. In the winter time, it is especially hard for me to get moving in the morning. The more that I can do to simplify my breakfast, making it tasty and healthy, the better I feel.
I created this Gluten Free Pear Fig Muffin recipe because I want something hearty like a warm bowl of oatmeal but I just can't eat oats – certified Gluten Free or not. My body just can't digest oats but I love oatmeal. So I thought about the autumn flavors that I like and how I could re-create them into a hearty, not too sweet muffin. This Gluten Free Pear Fig Muffin has high protein and fiber. The flavors of the pears, figs, honey, cinnamon and vanilla satisfy your hunger and sweet tooth to get your day started naturally well. I used Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Almond Meal/ Flour and Hazelnut Meal /Flour because I like the combination of the flavors and textures together.
I make the muffins first thing in the morning so that I can get moving and warm up. While the muffins are baking, I practice my yoga. It is best to practice yoga on an empty stomach. The aroma is amazing and will motivate you to get through your practice.
Gluten Free Pear Fig Muffins
Makes approximately 18 muffins
Dry Ingredients
- 2 ½ C Bob's Red Mill finely ground Almond meal/flour
- ½ C Bob's Red Mill finely ground Hazelnut meal/flour
- ½ tsp Sea salt
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ¼ C Grape seed oil
- ¼ C Honey
- ½ C Dried figs, chopped small chunks
- 1 ½ C (2) Pears, peeled & pureed in food processor
- ½ tsp Lemon juice
- 2 large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 Tbsp Pure vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pans with 18 paper cups.
- Combine almond meal/flour, hazelnut meal/flour, sea salt, baking soda and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- Whisk to sift ingredients and break up any lumps.
- Peel 2 medium size pears and cut them into pieces.
- Use a food processor to finely chop the pears. Add the lemon juice while chopping.
- In a separate medium bowl, combine grape seed oil, honey, eggs, vanilla, figs, and finely chopped pears with lemon juice.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well.
- Spoon the batter to just below the top of the paper cup.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until tops are brown and cake tester inserted into center comes out clean.
- Remove from pan and cool on rack.
- Measure the honey after the grape seed oil and it will completely flow out of the cup.
- Store nut meal/flours in refrigerator – measure amount needed and let come to room temperature. Use the whisk in a metal bowl to help break up the chunks and make the nut flour loose.
- When processing the pears, add the lemon juice to the pears to keep their color.
- Cinnamon is a great warming herb and is low on the glycemic index to help stabilize blood sugar levels.
Some of my other loves besides Yoga and Gluten Free food are cooking, baking and blogging. I have been creating recipes since I was a young girl and tall enough to see over the counter. The only difference is that now my recipes are all Gluten Free. I prefer to use Bob's Red Mill, certified Gluten Free products because it is one less thing for me to worry about. I also love the fact that they are an "employee owned company"! How great is that? If you are ever in the Portland, Oregon area it is worth the trip to the Bob's Red Mill factory to see … start the angelic choir… the Mecca for Gluten Free baking!
I have been writing the Gluten Free Foodies blog – http://www.glutenfreefoodies.blogspot.com for a little over a year and a half. I started the blog because I found myself talking to so many people about living Gluten Free when I was out at the grocery store or at various random places. I like to research information to make me healthy and to share the information that I have learned. The blog was a perfect place for me to provide the information such as recipes, experiences, reviews of products and restaurants. I also started a support group at the same time because I wanted to have something a bit more social to look forward to each month. Both the blog and the support group are great therapy for me. I love meeting all the people and hearing everyone's stories. I love the feeling when we can get together and enjoy really great Gluten Free food together; after all we are Foodies even without Gluten!
I like to say, Gluten Free Foodies – Celebrate the foods that we can eat! ©
©2010 Lisa Garza Gluten Free Foodies


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Structural reform, including industrial relations reform, will be a key part of any G20 agreement to spur global economic growth in the next few years, Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says.
But there is already agreement that large pools of private sector funds around the world will need to be tapped to fund much-needed infrastructure projects.
Speaking after a night of negotiations at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Sydney, Mr Hockey said few countries in the G20 realised they had such similar problems accessing capital to fund important infrastructure projects.
If global economic growth rates are to improve – a leaked G20 draft communique suggests growth could be boosted by "at least 2 per cent" above current forecasts over five years if private investment is encouraged – these private sources of capital will need to be tapped, he said.
"There's no silver bullet … [but] there was recognition that there is a lot of money in the private sector … ready to go into infrastructure and public-private partnerships in particular," Mr Hockey said of Saturday's meetings.
"Everyone walked away knowing that we are going to have, during the course of this year, some real and positive outcomes in relation to infrastructure."
Mr Hockey signalled the need for countries to work together to deal with rapid changes to the global taxation regime brought about by globalisation.
He said member countries recognised that they had to confront the issue of taxation minimisation in the digital age.
However, he would not say if Australia's employment protection regime would be watered down in a bid to boost economic growth.
The draft G20 communique, seen by Fairfax Media, urges Australia to cut its employment protection framework, such as unfair dismissal laws, by 10 per cent over five years.
Mr Hockey said there had been "extensive discussion" on Saturday about the decision by the US Federal Reserve to slow down its stimulus spending - but he did not comment on reports of disagreement about the impact that that decision was having on the economies of developing countries.
The International Monetary Fund warned last week that advanced economies should avoid pulling back their stimulus spending too quickly.
The IMF said central banks ought to better coordinate their so-called "exit plans", which is something many emerging market policymakers have called for as the US Federal Reserve begins to wind down its support for the US economy.
Mr Hockey praised the new chairwoman of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, who recently replaced Ben Bernanke as head of the world's most powerful central bank.
Ms Yellen's appointment was welcome at a time when there are great sensitivities associated with the US policy of tapering, he said.
"Dr Yellen is exactly the right person at exactly the right time for the US Fed," Mr Hockey said.
The G20's communique will be released to the public on Sunday afternoon.
The story G20 talks to come on growth, jobs: Hockey first appeared on The Sydney Morning Herald.

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A Sneak Preview of Target's Bullseye Bazaar
- Location: multiple locations and online
- Website: target.com
The design of the shop is big, bold and bright with market carts holding the Target items along with fruits and flowers. The signage is all about the savings - the focus is on affordability. We zoomed in on the home based items in our photos, but fashion and beauty products are there in force as well. Some of the designers/brands represented: Blu Dot, DwellStudio, Smith & Hawken, Fred & Co. and Jenny Wilkinson.
The Bullseye Bazaar is open: Thursday, May 7 - Saturday, May 9 with hours from 10am-8pm at Tribune Tower, 455 N. Michigan Ave.
Images: Janel Laban
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Amy Smilovic invoked the '90s in her Fall 2013 collection — but not without her modern eye. That means Tibi's odes to nostalgia are mostly minimalist, giving way to a coolly crafted lineup that polished downtown girls like Olivia Palermo — who sat front row at the show — will be snapping up come Fall. See every look right here.


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'Giving directions to the lost should be compulsory'
Each week a global thinker from the worlds of philosophy, science, psychology or the arts is given a minute to put forward a radical, inspiring or controversial idea – no matter how improbable – that they believe would change the world.
This week map designer Aris Venetikidis proposes a way to help travellers that find themselves lost.
"If I could issue a decree I would make it the law that if you saw someone on the street holding a map with a confused look on their face, it would be legally required that you walk up to this person, ask them where they want to go and whether you can help them.
That may sound weird coming from a map designer, but I think maps – by the very fabric of how they are produced – have a couple of shortcomings. In particular, they have far too much irrelevant information that can be substituted by local people.
Local people may be able to recommended you places based on your persona, they may be aware of temporary detours or even if the location you are heading for isn't worth going to.
A map's problem is that it essentially doesn't know who is looking at it.
Does that make maps obsolete? I don't think so. The locals giving you directions may still want to make little marks and routes on your map.
And by taking your map along, people will talk. Strangers and visitors would feel more welcome and I think that would make the world a better place."
You can listen to Aris discuss his idea with earth scientist Greg Asner and historian of cartography Jerry Brotton in more detail on the BBC World Service programme The Forum, where you can also download more 60-second ideas.
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Noah's Ark Carousel
I followed seriouscakes Carousel Cake video for this, but changed it a bit for my daughter who collects Noah's Ark items. All Buttercream. I did use Peanut Butter Buttercream (my daughter's favorite) where I could & I think that's why this cake didn't hold up well. That's my excuse anyways! lol. Oh well. . .Better luck next time! I put it on a cake plate that we could "spin" (by hand) for effect.


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The legacy of the famed Orphan Trains that began during the first days of the Children's Aid Society in New York lives on today. An estimated 150,000 children took part in the Orphan Train Movement from 1854 to 1929, giving them new lives and a bright future by removing them from the poverty and danger of the city streets.
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I've never been much of a juice drinker. To me, it's empty calories and a bunch of sugar. Not really healthy unless you make your own. That's why I was very excited when I was introduced to Old Orchard's Healthy Balance juices. These are low-sugar and low-calorie. Since they are sweetened with Splenda rather than sugar, Healthy Balance juices actually have 75% less sugar, carbs, and calories than traditional juice cocktails! Pretty impressive.
Old Orchard was kind enough to send me a bottle of the Pomegranate Blueberry Acai juice to taste and review. I gotta say that it was very good. Even Mike–who is not a fan of anything that says "low-sugar"–really enjoyed it. That's saying something LOL. Plus, we were blown away that it only has 29 calories and 6 carbs per 8-oz glass!
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New Delhi: The Indian arm of Royal Dutch Shell Plc , Shell India Pvt. Ltd, has been accused by the income-tax (I-T) authorities of underpricing an intragroup share transfer by Rs. 15,000 crore and consequently evading taxes, said a person familiar with the development.
Following the notice, which is one of the biggest transfer pricing orders by the I-T department, Shell India plans to challenge the assessment, added the same person, who did not want to be identified.
A spokesperson for the India arm confirmed receipt of the notice from the tax department.
A Shell India spokesperson said in an emailed response: "Shell India tax experts have indeed been in discussions with the Indian tax authorities on this issue over the past week and do not agree with their views. The tax officer has now made an assessment and passed an order. We will review the order and initiate consequent appropriate actions."
A Royal Dutch Shell spokesperson didn't immediately respond to Mint's queries.
Transfer pricing refers to the practice of arm's length pricing for transactions between group companies based in different countries to ensure that a fair price—one that would have been charged to an unrelated party—is levied.
India has seen a sharp increase in disputes relating to transfer pricing, with the tax department adopting an aggressive stand while arriving at a price for the transaction. The transfer pricing assessment by the tax department for the year ended March 2008 saw the government raising claims to the tune of $9.5 billion (around Rs.50,635 crore today).
With multinational companies looking to expand their footprint in India, the issue of arm's length pricing has come under increasing scrutiny of the transfer pricing wing of the I-T department. It also comes at a time when the government is struggling to meet its fiscal deficit targets on account of slowing revenue collections, especially on the corporate tax front.
Television channel ET Now had reported that "the income-tax order relates to the issue of 87 crore shares by Shell India to an overseas group entity, Shell Gas BV, in March 2009. The shares were issued at Rs.10/share, which has been contested by the income-tax authorities in Mumbai. The income-tax department has challenged the valuation methodology of Shell India and has pegged the value of the shares at Rs.180/share instead".
"The issue is being studied in detail. The legal counsels are being consulted whether to approach a court of law or the I-T department. There are a lot of infirmities in the order," said the person cited above.
The company has the option of going to the dispute resolution panel or to the commissioner of I-T (appeals).
This comes in the backdrop of the $2 billion tax dispute between Vodafone Group Plc and the Indian tax authorities, though the transactions are of a different nature.
Shell India told tax authorities its shares were valued at around Rs.7 and, therefore, the allotment of shares to the overseas group entity at Rs.10 each was at the market rate, according to ET Now.
"The transfer pricing officials challenged the manner in which the valuation was done using discounted free cash flow method," it said. The valuation was higher than what had been shown, the channel added.
The tax department concluded the recent round of transfer pricing on 30 January for the period ended March 2009.
A Central Board of Direct Taxes spokesperson couldn't be contacted.
Apart from running the liquefied natural gas terminal at Hazira on India's west coast, Shell India also has a presence in domestic fuel sales.
"After the conclusion of the audit cycle, the transfer pricing order goes to the assessing officer, who will consolidate other issues as well and come out with a comprehensive draft order," explained Rohan Phatarphekar, India head (transfer pricing) at audit and consulting firm KPMG.
To avoid such disputes, the government notified advance pricing agreements (APA) last year. APA is an agreement between a taxpayer and the tax department on a transfer pricing procedure for a particular set of transactions entered into before the deal.
According to Rajat Kathuria, director and chief executive at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, the case may turn into another long-drawn scrap that will discourage investors for a while.
"It will become another event which will worry an investor sitting on the fence. But, in the longer run, it is unlikely to deter investors from making investment decisions in the country," he said. "The timing of this incident means that it will take a lot of time to fructify as they will most probably move court. I don't think they (the government) could realistically anticipate the money to come this fiscal, if the idea is to bridge the fiscal deficit by this."
Kathuria said that there is an urgent need to fast-track such processes. "The Vodafone case is still going on and this (Shell India) could be another such case. A fast-track solution to such problems will not hassle foreign investors," he said. However, "demands of this magnitude do not come to closure very quickly".


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12 to the Moon is a very odd film; get the DVD, and see for yourself.
Since I'm in a David Bradley mood, I might as well post on his extremely peculiar science fiction film, 12 to the Moon (1959), just to let you know it's out there. Most sources date the production as 1960, but in fact "according to an October 1959 Hollywood Reporter news item, Columbia purchased the independent production in August 1959, intending to rush it into release to capitalize on the topicality of a space launch," and the film itself bears a 1959 copyright date, though it was released in June, 1960.
As Nathaniel Thompson notes on the Turner Classic Movies website, "while mankind continued to see competition in space exploration between American and the Soviet Union for years to come, this film instead proposes an inaugural lunar expedition aboard the Lunar Eagle comprised of an international team of a dozen astronauts from the United States, Poland, Israel, Sweden, Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, France, Brazil, Britain, Turkey, and Nigeria.
Needless to say, their harmonious intentions run into a few speed bumps along the way as basic human territorial behavior comes into play (though not surprisingly, the American played by TV actor Ken Clark remains the most composed of the bunch). Caverns filled with air pockets, mysterious ice walls, and startling alien messages are just a few of the surprises in store, while the crew's additional animal passengers (pairs of cats, monkeys and canines) also come into play before the end after they've already dodged other menaces including a meteor shower.
Extremely strange and unpredictable, 12 to the Moon has the usual budget-deprived look of many second-tier science fiction films of the period, along with the expected avalanche of dubious science and plot holes larger than the moon's craters. One big surprise for movie buffs arrives in the opening scene with the entire setup for the plot delivered to the audience by Hollywood's first bona fide movie star, Francis X. Bushman, here playing "Secretary General of the International Space Order" (the kind of role normally given to an actor like Basil Rathbone).
Shot in just over a week for a reported $150,000, 12 to the Moon was released by Columbia in June of 1960 on a double bill with Ishirô Honda's Battle in Outer Space. The lack of a reasonable budget or star power doomed many science fiction films to obscurity after their initial runs, though this film managed to stay alive thanks to frequent television screenings.
Some of the more familiar cast members for eagle-eyed movie buffs include Japanese-American actress Michi Kobi (best known for the Jeffrey Hunter/David Janssen war film, Hell to Eternity, 1960), Norwegian TV actress Anna-Lisa, and Robert Montgomery, Jr. (College Confidential, 1960), son of Hollywood actor Robert Montgomery and brother of Bewitched's Elizabeth Montgomery, and Tom Conway, a regular in numerous Val Lewton horror classics such as Cat People (1942) and The Seventh Victim (1943). The Lewton connection continues to this film's screenwriter, DeWitt Bodeen, who wrote both of the two latter films as well as 1962's Billy Budd.
However, the most surprising member of 12 to the Moon's personnel is undoubtedly its cinematographer, John Alton, an innovative Hungarian-born iconoclast who earned an Academy Award in 1952 for An American in Paris (1951). His demanding personality resulted in a patchwork career alternating between big studio films (Father of the Bride [1950], The Teahouse of the August Moon [1956], Elmer Gantry [1960]) and small programmers, though his work on the latter still produced remarkable results such as I, the Jury (1953), The Amazing Mr. X (1948) and The Big Combo (1955) — proving that for some artists, no project is too big or too small."
Yes, it's a very odd film; the French scientist, for example, who gets far too many closeups for no apparent reason for most of the film, suddenly reveals that he has secret pro-Soviet leanings, and urges the Russian member of the team to use the rocket ship they all inhabit to take over the earth with the use of some sort of atomic device; while the aliens who populate the moon take an unlikely interest in two cats brought along on the expedition, and demand that they be left for research purposes – why, we have no idea.
As if that isn't enough, the German scientist on board has a Nazi father who murdered another crew member's father during the era of the Third Reich, and yet the two manage to become boon companions; two other crew members become romantically involved, and are then trapped in a solid block of ice almost as a sort of punishment; another scientist is sucked under in the moon's "quicksand" and also perishes. All of this happens in a flat, sort of matter of fact way; no one gets too excited, and the remaining members of the group are left to soldier on.
The moon aliens – who are never seen, incidentally – communicate with the group using a series of indecipherable hieroglyphics, which are nevertheless easily read by the Japanese member of the crew, and alternately issue threats and messages of peace, but not before the aliens succeed in freezing the entire earth and all its inhabitants with some sort of mysterious ray, which is in turn counteracted by the scientists by improvising an atomic bomb, and launching it from the ship into an active volcano, thereby generating enough heat to warm up the planet, during which two more members of the crew forfeit their lives. Whew!
Sound strange? It is, and despite the many obvious shortcuts used in the production, and the curious lack of motivation or even some semblance of logic in the film, it lingers in my memory, at least, as an warped but sincere attempt to create an international sense of purpose, in which all the nations of the earth combine to claim the moon jointly, rather than scrambling to be first. Don't get me wrong; this isn't a good film, but it's a decidedly odd one, which never does what you expect it to, and goes careening off in any direction it feels like, with no regard for audience expectations. The film is readily available in an excellent transfer from Warner Archive, and at a running time of a mere 75 minutes, is certainly worth a look.


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Mendoza arrives fresh off Mexico's win
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Pitcher Luis Mendoza arrived in camp on Monday and accepted congratulations for being named Most Valuable Player of his Obregon team from Mexico, which won the Caribbean Series last week.
Mendoza's final victory put Mexico in the title game. He had a no-hitter for seven innings against Puerto Rico but reached the 100-pitch mark. The no-no ended in the eighth, and Mendoza was taken out of the game.
If the no-hitter had continued, would he have tried to finish the game?
"Yeah, probably," Mendoza said, laughing.
But, more seriously, he added, "When I was pitching, I was thinking about it -- shut it down because Spring Training was around the corner. I thought about it. I told the manager, 'Hey, I would like to stay in the game, but you better get some people ready [in the bullpen].' "
The decision was made easier after he surrendered a double to start the eighth. After an out and a single, Mendoza was pulled after expending 113 pitches. In his last three games for Obregon, he threw a total of 19 1/3 shutout innings.
"I was very happy for my country and for the year I had," he said. "I hope to bring that into Spring Training, keep working hard and keep pitching like that."
Manager Ned Yost has Mendoza in the competition for the No. 5 rotation spot along with Luke Hochevar, Bruce Chen, Everett Teaford and Will Smith.


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In addition to a full-service spa, The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto features an indoor pool and a 24-hour health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of hotel's 2 bars/lounges. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
TOCA - This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
DEQ Terrace and Lounge - This bar serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered.
Ritz Bar - This tapas bar specializes in Peruvian cuisine and serves breakfast and light fare.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Fitness classes on site
Spa Services
Spa My Blend by Clarins has 16 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and thalassotherapy.
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Body wraps
- Couples treatment rooms
- Facial treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Manicures and pedicures
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 16
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Thalassotherapy treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 1:00 AM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 35 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 150 per accommodation, per stay
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room (up to 30 lb)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: CAD 35.00 for adults and CAD 15.00 for children (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: CAD 50 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: CAD 150 per accommodation, per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: CAD 35 per night
Hotel Name
- Ritz-Carlton Hotel Toronto
- Ritz-Carlton Toronto
- Toronto Ritz-Carlton
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Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto is listed in the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2013 Travel + Leisure 500.


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Topic: The end is drawing near
Seems as if Mom mustered all her strength to make it on the family cruise. Over the course of the 9 day cruise, her strength started to diminish. We had a good time, but it was a lot of work for my sister, brother and I
my mother lost her 16 month battle with CC 9/26/10
"Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined."


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We have reached the point in the season where, on an annual basis, the team that holds the No. 1 ranking in those silly news-service polls inevitably loses after ascending to that spot (sorry, Louisville). Then comes the just-as-annual lament that there are "no dominant teams."
Remember when North Carolina lost two of its first three conference games in 2008-09? Probably not, because what you remember is the Tar Heels crushing their NCAA Tournament opponents like merlot grapes.
Remember when Syracuse lost at Notre Dame last season and no longer held an unbeaten record? No dominant teams, right? Except Kentucky was right there waiting to pick up the No. 1 ranking, and the Wildcats kept building toward dominance until they'd claimed the school's eighth national title.
You may remember Indiana finished unbeaten in 1976, the last perfect NCAA champion. But the Hoosiers won their first Big Ten road game by only a basket over Ohio State, and in mid-January the Hoosiers only won by four at home over Purdue. Wonder if they were saying then: no dominant team.
Dominant teams are not revealed in January. They are revealed in March.
They are built in January. In '76 Indiana's case, the Hoosiers were built on their narrow escapes. With the '09 Tar Heels, it was the misery of unfulfilled potential that drove them to reach for excellence. Is Michigan a dominant team? We haven't seen enough of the Wolverines under pressure to be sure. Is Indiana? Not at the moment, but the Hoosiers could be. Louisville? The Cards will need a greater sense of identity on offense. Arizona? The young bigs have to grow up fast.
Each of these teams will have to meet its own challenges as the season advances. Perhaps none will become a dominant team; perhaps none of the competitors for the NCAA title will. What we should be looking for now, though, is not which team is No. 1 but which potential No. 1 team is working most ardently to address its own issues. No one really remembers who is ranked in January. There's a reason for that.
Long weekend
Here's an idea: Practice up for your March Madness viewing by cutting out of work a bit early Monday and gorging on ESPN's Martin Luther King Day quadrupleheader.
OK, so maybe one or two of the teams involved (sorry, Longhorns) is unlikely to be around by the time we start the real thing. It's still a compelling lineup: Cincinnati (16-3, 4-2 Big East) at No. 6 Syracuse (17-1, 5-0), 3:30 p.m. EST, Oklahoma State (12-4, 2-2 Big 12) at Baylor (12-5, 3-1), 5:30; Georgetown (12-4, 2-3 Big East) at No. 20 Notre Dame (15-3, 3-2), 7:30; Texas (8-9, 0-4 Big 12) at Oklahoma (12-4, 3-1), 9:30.
In the course of one day, you can see Cincy's Sean Kilpatrick, Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams, OK State's Marcus Smart and ND's Jack Cooley.
And, if you're lucky enough to actually get this day off, you don't even have to call in sick.
Desperate times
Two teams that are getting an early dose of the desperation that arrives for most teams in February have enormous weeks ahead of them.
After a strong non-league performance that included a championship at the Charleston Classic and a win over in-state rival Colorado State—and after a Pac-12 start that seemed to include a victory over Arizona but ultimately did not—the Colorado Buffaloes stand ninth in the conference and actually are looking up at Southern California in the standings. The Trojans, you may recall, fired their coach last week.
CU has NCAA potential, but not if it doesn't start winning games, pronto. Here is that chance, and you can watch Thursday if you're willing to stay up late: Stanford (11-7, 2-3) at Colorado (12-6, 2-4), 10 p.m., on ESPNU. If the Buffs can get that one, Saturday's 3:30 p.m. meeting with California might seem more relaxing.
After a raging start that included a Maui Invitational title, Illinois is another desperate team. The Fighting Illini will lose their poll ranking this week, but winning at Nebraska (Tuesday, 8:30, BTN) and home Sunday against Michigan (6 p.m., BTN) might restore some of the luster. But it's hard to imagine that happening if the Illini (14-5, 1-4 Big Ten) don't get some shots to drop. Necessarily perimeter oriented because of a lack of size, they were 8-of-58 on three-point attempts—13.8 percent, folks—in losing three consecutive Big Ten games.
Game to watch
No. 24 UCLA (15-4, 5-1 Pac-12) at No. 7 Arizona (16-1, 4-1), Thursday 9 p.m., ESPN2. The Bruins took a bit of the shine off this one by losing at home to Oregon. With the Wildcats having previously fallen to the Ducks on the road, that means neither of these teams enter the showdown with even a piece of first place in the Pac-12. That going to stop anyone from watching? The most interesting aspect of the game will be whether the young Arizona bigs – Kaleb Tarczewski, Brandon Ashley and Grant Jerrett—can take advantage of UCLA's leaky inside defense. Oregon's Tony Woods, whose best previous conference game was 4-of-7 shooting, went 8-of-9 against the Bruins. Even in an impressive win over Arizona State, the Wildcats' freshman trio finished 2-of-11.
Matchup to watch
Kansas wing Travis Releford vs. Kansas State wing Rodney McGruder, Tuesday 8 p.m. ESPN3. Following a balky transition to new coach Bruce Weber's motion offense, McGruder now is playing it like a virtuoso. In Big 12 play, he is averaging 21.5 points and shooting 53.2 percent from the field. When KU faced Ohio State, also a team largely dependent on a single star, Releford locked up Deshaun Thomas and held him to 4-of-11 shooting and 16 points.
Rivalry to watch
North Carolina (12-5, 2-2 ACC) at No. 14 North Carolina State (14-3, 3-1), Saturday 7 p.m., ESPN. If the game is anywhere near as intense as the message-board sniping that's passed back-and-forth between fans of the two programs as a result of UNC's academic scandal, it'll be must-see TV. This one, however, goes beyond the typical animosity of a rivalry to the fact the Tar Heels are fighting to show they are NCAA-worthy and the Pack are in the early stages of trying to win their first ACC title in a generation.
Hidden game to watch
Denver (11-7, 7-1 WAC) at New Mexico State (12-8, 6-2), Wednesday 11 p.m., ESPNU. How hidden is this game? Goodness, who even knows that Denver is playing in the WAC now, let alone that the Pioneers are running a strong second in the league behind Louisiana Tech? For a team that opened its season 1-4, riding a seven-game winning streak is not a bad place to be. Also, it's worth nothing the Pioneers are one of the few teams to shift leagues in recent seasons whose new home (the WESTERN Athletic Conference) makes more sense than its old one (the SUN Belt).


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Shaun Murphy launched an inspired comeback to beat Marco Fu and reach the Masters semi-finals at Alexandra Palace.
The Sale-based 'Magician' trailed 3-0 and 4-1 before finding his most fluent break-building form to reel off five frames in succession.
Fu knocked out showman Judd Trump in round one and began his second tussle in similarly strong form, taking the first frame with a 76 break.
Murphy missed a costly black off its spot after making 48 in the second, Fu responding with 31 and 30 to take the frame before adding the next.
Murphy finally got on the board in frame four with the help of a 49 but Fu restored his three-frame cushion with a 71 in the frame after the interval.
The match turned from then on, though, as Murphy roared back into the game. Breaks of 86 and 81 got him within one frame and he followed up with 117 to level the match.
Frame nine came down to a crucial safety battle on the final red and then the yellow, on which Fu laid a devilish snooker which Murphy twice missed by the narrowest margin.
Fu turned down two potting opportunities though, and was left regretting those decisions when Murphy cleared the colours to lead for the first time.
And he wrapped up victory in the next, taking control with a 64 and finishing things off when Fu left him a pot on the green.
Asked what happened to spark the turnaround, Murphy told BBC2: "I've no idea - and isn't that the frustrating thing about snooker?
"When it's going bad, you've no idea why, and when it's going well you've no idea. We're all absolutely clueless!
"I've realised playing my natural, more aggressive, style is where it's at for me. The likes of (Mark) Selby and (Neil) Robertson are more rounded players but that's not my style, it's not the way I'm made.
"I've been working really hard, to get used to my new cue has taken longer than I thought but I made a 147 last week in the Championship League and I thought 'yeah, you know it's there son, you know you can play this game'.
"I came here with no form whatsoever and I'm just on a bonus now, I can't wait to play again."
Selby is one possible opponent when he does, with Murphy facing the winner of Thursday night's match between the recent UK Championship runner-up and Scotland's four-time world champion John Higgins.
"It doesn't get any easier here," said Murphy. "I played John last year and it was a tough match.
"And then you've got Mark Selby - what can you say? He's one of the best players in the game at the moment."


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Gimmick Transitions: Better or Worse part 2
by, 06-28-2013 at 12:51 AM (2499 Views)
I believe it was last week I posted part 1. I can't remember because I've been busy with work and making music. And I will say what I always say but this time I will emphasize it because I will be doing some big names: THIS IS ALL IN MY OPINION
CM Punk when he first debuted in WWECW didnt really have a noticeable gimmick partly because the "masterminds" didnt want him to last this long. I like this no-gimmick because he just went out there and did his own thing. Fast forward a few years and here he is as the straightedge World Heavyweight Champion. From the no-gimmick to this straightedge gimmick i give it an A+ simply because the SE gimmick was unique. Never seen before. And then when he started the SES i was uberly excited to watch Smackdown every week because i have not really like a stable or faction before. Just this one. He had the greatest feud ever with Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy as a straightedge. Him and Rey were like real enemies. And Punk and Jeff were literally exact opposites and thats what created the feud. Then he goes on to lead the Nexus. I thought this was stupid so i give this a D-. He had his pipebomb moment which reignited his spark. Then won the WWE Title in a Chicago Screwjob and "quit WWE" for two weeks. He came back as the greateat Wrestler in the World. I give this a C because we have already seen this from Jericho. Nothing new came out of it except his feud with Jericho. That was also the greatest feud i have ever seen.
Overall Grade: B
How to Improve: Reemphasize the Straightedge factor
Triple H
I have not seen it but when he was Hunter, i guess he was some royal kind of a guy? Again i dont know. But blah blah blah he went on and became the leader of DX. I loved this version of Triple H because he had a really amazing theme song with some good title runs and feuds. I remember the DX feud with the Big Show and the Triple H-Rock feud where Rock gave H a Rock Bottom through a table. Epic. I give this Transition a B+ because this was the only time I liked Triple H. He teams with Stone Cold, gets injured, and comes back as The Game. I remember his first return and man was that epic! Everybody was screaming left and right to see who gets the pedigree. I liked the return but this gimmick was trash. I know he needed a run on his own two feet but he just wasnt interesting to me at all as The Game. He won the WWE title a few extra times and then had his last full time feud with Sheamus. I give this transition a C. He comes back as the COO and became a barely part time. Had a perfect feud with Taker the third time around. Had a horrible feud with Punk and Lesnar. I give this transition an F.
Overall Grade: D-
How To Recover: None he's done.
What was the first gimmick I remember from him? Wasn't it a piercing on my penis? OH YEAH!!!!! Prince Albert! So damn horrible. 'Nuff said. Then he switches out to Albert and wins the hardcore title and maybe European title a few times. Then he teams with Test (R.I.P. to a great wrestler) and forma my favorite thing on a girl: T&A. I'm pretty sure he won the tag titles once or twice. He kicks Test's teeth down his throat and they split. I give this a C. Not entertaining but good team. He then teams with Scotty Too Hotty. Oh God no! Not another dancing Albert!!!!!! Nothing good came of this. Guess what he did? He kicked Scotty's teeth down his throat and became A-train. I give that gimmick an F. He now becomes A-train. Good ass gimmick. I can't remember what he accomplished from this but he was actually entertaining. So i give this upgrade a B. He leaves for a while and comes back as Tensai. He was built to destroy. But then he ran into Cena. And you know what Cena does? Turns Tensai into a jobber. He is now teaming with Brodus Clay. Horrible thing to see. I didnt like to see him dance the First time around. Why the second time? Just no.
Overall Grade: D-
How to recover:Kick Clay's teeth down his throat and people will hate him. Gives a chance to repackage both Tensai and Clay
That is all I will do for now. Let me know what you think in the comment section And remember its in my opinion.


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The original Borderlands turned out to be a surprise smash hit. The new IP shifted two million copies by December 2009 and sold over 4.5 million by 2011.
The game received favourable reviews from critics, scoring over 80 on Metacritic for PC and console versions and saw a whole host of popular downloadable content packs.
This cartoony first person shooter is loaded with deep role-playing elements and colourful characters that allow gamers to jump into an expansive open world and tackle a huge amount of missions at their own pace.
Borderlands 2 begins in the midst of a gladiatorial tournament five years after the events of Borderlands and is run by Handsome Jack. Jack denies the tournament prize loot to the winner which sees the beginnings of an assassination attempt on the swindler.
While all the features of the first game remain, such as skill trees, class modifications, and four-player online cooperative, Borderlands 2 has additional character modifications, better vehicles and a more dynamic quests system that changes depending on a players' actions.
Enemy AI has also been given a kick that sees them now flank, take cover, heal, and work together to try take down players. Vehicles will also now spin and slide around making driving a much more intensive experience.
Its comic charm, entertaining gameplay and expansive history make it a must-have for many a gamer. Borderlands 2 will launch this September 21st on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
The Deluxe Vault Hunters Collectors Edition includes some goodies for die-hard Borderlands fans. The package includes the game, art book, comic book download, sticker set, bobblehead and more.
2K Games has teamed up with Official Xbox Magazine to release several Borderlands 2 covers featuring characters from the game. Lucky gamers who nab a gold cover will win a HDTV and a copy of the game signed by Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford.
2K Games had organised a special Borderlands 2 road trip for press wishing to go to Gamescom 2012 in style. The Borderlands 2 sponsored bus took journalists from London to Cologne, Germany on August the 14th and will return tomorrow (18th).
Gearbox has been keen to keep a close connection with its fans using the games' mascot Claptrap. The developer helped a young man's marriage proposal on YouTube and also recorded a eulogy for fan Michael John Mamaril, who passed away at 22 from cancer.


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Beyonce Reveals 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Teaser
Beyonce posted a teaser for the upcoming trailer of "Fifty Shades of Grey" on her Instagram account over the weekend.
The 15-second clip shows very little from the film that stars Dakota Johnson as Anastasia Steele and Irish actor Jamie Dornan in the lead as billionaire Christian Grey.
The singer's involvement has not been referenced previously, but the clip includes a breathy rendition of Beyonce's "Crazy in Love." The only lyrics from the song that can be heard are an utterance of "uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no no", which has been slowed down to give the door-opening, and under the table shots from the teaser a more provocative tinge.


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Moderator: Mahavihara moderator
DN22 wrote:"Now what is the noble truth of stress? Birth is stressful, aging is stressful, death is stressful; sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair are stressful; association with the unbeloved is stressful; separation from the loved is stressful; not getting what one wants is stressful. In short, the five clinging-aggregates are stressful.
[in pali]
katamañca , bhikkhave, dukkhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ? jātipi dukkhā, jarāpi dukkhā, maraṇampi dukkhaṃ, sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsāpi dukkhā, appiyehi sampayogopi dukkho, piyehi vippayogopi dukkho,
yampicchaṃ na labhati tampi dukkhaṃ, saṅkhittena pañcupādānakkhandhā dukkhā.
vanquisher91 wrote:Hmm....thanks for clarifying. Would the first noble truth simply be: Dukkah? Forgive my ignorance of Pali. I think I would prefer either Thai or Sanskrit lettering for the translation.
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Melissa Summer '09 and Online Shop
The reigning queen of plastic injected shoes, Melissa, is now set out to conquer the world with more designer collaborations and a global push. While the sneak peek at their summer 2009 line will get hearts beating with excitement, the bigger news is that it's making a push to capture more female suitors by pushing Melissa as a global brand with a soon-to-come online shop. It's an effort that, if the time-tested popularity of these candy-smelling goodies outside of Brazil at Colette and Opening Ceremony is any indication, will see positive responses.
In fact, an already-launched initial worldwide advertising campaign lets Melissa-holics stay current via a special site. A recently-introduced companion part chronicles the history of the brand and 130 iconic models from Karim Rashid's to the Campana Brothers' contributions—well worth a look to understand the growth of the Melissa phenomenon.
Summer 2009 sees an incredibly designed shoe by 2004 Pritzker Prize-winner Zaha Hadid (top right) that looks it came directly off her drawing table. The rest of the usual suspects—Alexandre Herchcovitch (above right), Fiorucci (above left), Thais Losso, among others—have updated their collections with fresh models as well. Check the site's newly resurrected blog to hear about new updates.


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Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of Inhalation Anthrax
This study has been completed.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 26, 2005
Last updated: August 26, 2010
Last verified: July 2006
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics (how long a drug stays in the bloodstream and how high the levels of the drug are at different times) of ETI-204 following intravenous (IV-into a vein) injections, and to evaluate the effects that ETI-204 may have on the pharmacokinetics of oral (by mouth) ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ETI-204 is an experimental drug (not approved by the FDA) intended to protect against anthrax (a bacterial infection). Approximately 36 male and female healthy volunteers ages 18 to 50 will be in this study. Participation in this study may last up to eight weeks. Volunteers will have a single IV dose of the ETI-204 study drug or placebo (inactive substance, and some participants will also receive ciprofloxacin. They will stay in the Clinical Pharmacology Unit at least 36 hours after the dose.
|Bacillus Anthracis (Anthrax)
|Drug: Ciprofloxacin 500 mg Drug: ETI-204 (Anthim)
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double Blind, Dose-Escalation Phase I Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of a Single Intravenous Dose of ETI-204 [Anthim(TM)] and Its Potential Interaction With Ciprofloxacin
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Anthrax
Drug Information available for: Ciprofloxacin Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride ObiltoxaximabU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2005
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2006
This initial study with ETI-204 will examine the safety and pharmacokinetics of ETI-204 following IV administration both in the absence and presence of ciprofloxacin. The pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin in the presence of ETI-204 will also be determined. This study is a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized study which will be conducted at a single site. Healthy male and female volunteers will be recruited from the Columbus, OH area, and will have a maximum participation period of 7 months for each subject (from enrollment to end of follow-up period). The study population will roughly parallel the ethnicity of this geographic area. Because this is the first time that ETI-204 is studied in man, individuals under the age of 18 will not be permitted to participate in the study. Part 1 is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study being conducted at a single study site. Part 2 will be double-blind with respect to ETI-204 but not blinded for oral ciprofloxacin. Part 1 of the study is the dose escalation portion, in which the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of single IV doses of ETI-204 will be evaluated. Three dose levels are proposed for study: 18 mg, 54 mg, and 108 mg. At each dose level, 3 males and 3 females will be randomly assigned to active drug and 1 male and 1 female will be randomly assigned to placebo. Thus, at least 24 subjects will be studied in Part 1. Part 2 of the study will determine the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single IV dose (108 mg dose from part 1, presuming no safety or tolerability issues), and whether or not there is an effect of ETI-204 on ciprofloxacin pharmacokinetics. There will be 2 groups of 6 subjects each. The first cohort will receive ETI-204 plus ciprofloxacin and the second will receive ETI-204 placebo plus ciprofloxacin. Together with the comparable group from part 1, this will allow the determination of the effects of ciprofloxacin on ETI-204 pharmacokinetics and of ETI-204 on ciprofloxacin pharmacokinetics. Subjects will receive ciprofloxacin 500 mg or placebo every 12 hours for a total of 14 days beginning at the time of ETI-204/placebo administration. It is anticipated that the number of subjects in part 1 of the study (18 receiving active ETI-204 and 6 receiving placebo) will be sufficient to allow a preliminary assessment of safety and efficacy (ETI-204 concentration). In part 2, 12 subjects will receive active ETI-204 (108 mg dose from part 1, presuming no safety or tolerability issues). Of these, 6 will also receive oral ciprofloxacin and 6 will serve as the controls (i.e., ETI-204 alone). An additional cohort of 6 subjects will receive ETI-204 placebo and oral ciprofloxacin. This number of subjects should be sufficient to provide an indication of the presence of a drug-drug interaction between ETI-204 and ciprofloxacin, but not necessarily the magnitude. All statistical comparisons will be performed using two sided tests at an alpha level of 0.05 unless specifically stated otherwise. All statistical null hypotheses assert that there are no differences between treatments. Because this is the first study in man with ETI-204, the full risks can not be determined. ETI-204 is being tested for its utility in preventing the life-threatening sequelae that may occur following exposure to anthrax. The results of this study could demonstrate that ETI-204 has an acceptable safety profile and that it has a pharmacokinetic profile that will provide for serum concentrations of the drug (antibody) over time that will be effective in preventing the toxicity of one of the exotoxins produced by B. anthracis.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy male or female subjects between the ages of 18-50 inclusive at the time of enrollment. In each of the drug cohorts (subgroups), at least two of the subjects must be female.
- The following screening laboratory parameters must be within the normal range: AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, hemoglobin, and serum creatinine. No repeat testing is allowed for these analytes. For any other clinical chemistry analyte or CBC (including differential and platelet count) parameter that is outside the normal range, the PI and the sponsor's medical monitor will confer and must agree in writing that the value has no clinical significance before the subject will be allowed to enter the study.
The values for the following tests at screening are to be:
G-6-P dehydrogenase - normal HBsAG - negative HBV - negative Anti-HCV - negative Anti-HIV (HIV antibody test) - negative Urine drug screen (including cotinine) - negative
- Female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to practice abstinence or to use a licensed, effective form of birth control (e.g., oral contraceptives, diaphragm or condom in combination with contraceptive jelly, cream or foam, intrauterine contraceptive device, Depo-Provera®, skin patch, vaginal ring, or cervical cap) for at least 30 days prior to enrollment and for the duration of the study, including the follow-up period. Females using hormonal contraceptives must agree to use at least one other method for at least 30 days prior to enrollment and for the duration of the study, including the follow-up period.
- Female subjects must have a negative pregnancy test.
- No history of hospitalization for illness within the six months prior to study enrollment.
- Non-smoker or ex-smoker. If a subject is an ex-smoker, he/she must not have used nicotine for at least 6 months prior to enrollment. This will be confirmed by a negative urine test for cotinine.
- Able to spend the two days specified in the study schedule confined in a facility under study rules.
- Able to read, understand and sign the Informed Consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Routine consumption of any medication (prescription or OTC), vitamin, mineral, antacid, or dietary supplement, for one week before and during the study. The sole exception are hormonal contraceptive agents, as detailed above, hormone replacement therapy, and thyroid replacement therapy. Subjects must be specifically reminded that antacids are excluded.
- Blood pressure greater than 145 mm Hg systolic and 95 mm Hg diastolic.
- Contraindication to the use of ciprofloxacin or any quinolone. (Part 2 only).
- Contraindication to the use of any monoclonal antibody.
- Medical condition that in the Investigator's opinion could adversely impact the subject's participation, safety or conduct of the study.
- Subject has taken an investigational medication in the previous three months.
- The subject has a history of drug or alcohol abuse within the past two years.
- The subject is female and plans to become pregnant during the study or the 42 day follow-up period.
- Calculated Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 35 or less than 18.5.
- The subject has been previously vaccinated with anthrax or has participated in clinical research involving anthrax.
Any EKG abnormality except for the following:
- Sinus bradycardia in younger, athletic subjects
- Mild first degree A-V block (P-R interval < 0.23 sec)
- Mild right or left axis deviation
- Incomplete right bundle branch block DMID does not allow for exceptions of eligibility criteria waivers for enrollment.
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|Ohio State University
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1239
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Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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The stuff kids really need for high school
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Pregnancy and alcohol are not a good mix. Without precise studies showing whether there is a safe level of drinking during pregnancy, it is best to avoid it completely to ensure the best possible start for your developing baby.
As with many drugs, alcohol crosses the placenta. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth. It can also cause your baby to be born with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - a condition caused by heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Babies with this condition also have abnormal facial features and are smaller than average. Delays in basic development (walking and talking) may also occur. During the earliest stages of pregnancy, risks to the baby are at their highest.
Evidence does suggest that regular daily consumption of more than one standard drink per day during pregnancy may result in a child with obvious behavioural and learning problems. Problems that can then continue into adult life.
The more alcohol that is consumed during pregnancy, the more likely it is that the child will experience significant long-term learning and behavioural problems.
Planning a pregnancy or becoming pregnant is a great reason to reduce or stop alcohol consumption.
If you think you might have a problem with alcohol or other drugs, speak to your doctor or mid-wife.
Professional counseling can provide you with strategies reducing or stopping your intake and creating a healthier future for both you and your baby.
Just as alcohol passes into the placenta, it also passes into breast milk and may affect the development of your young baby's brain. Drinking alcohol while breastfeeding can also disturb your baby's sleep pattern and, subsequently, reduce your own milk supply.
This article was written by Claire Halliday for Kidspot. Sources include Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide and Commonwealth Government Department of Health and Ageing (The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating).
This article was created for Kidspot - Australia's parenting resource for during your pregnancy
Last revised: Saturday, 20 September 2008
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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DEAR JOAN: In a couple of weeks we will be moving from our house in Berkeley to an apartment in Pleasanton, and taking Danny Mo, our beloved cat, of course.
Mo came to us as a starving stray in 2008. He was so small and skinny we thought he was a female kitten maybe 8 or 10 months old. Turns out he was a 6- to 8-year-old male, fixed and declawed in some earlier life. It took him awhile to start coming in off the deck into the house and then finally to admit he lived with us.
Because his gums were badly infected, we had to have all his teeth removed, but he still enjoys kibble and the occasional wet food. We have a cat door so he can roam around our yard, and he never goes far, but we have never had a litter box for him, either.
The question is, what can we do to make this radical move as easy as possible for Danny Mo? Our apartment is set back from the road so we think if we are home he can probably be outside, but we don't feel like we can leave him outside while we're gone, or even let him out at night as there are raccoons around. The cat door isn't an option in the apartment anyway.
Is there a certain kind of litter box you would recommend for a kitty who's not used to using one? Any special things we can do to make his adjustment happier? He is fairly skittish by nature — no wonder — but has indicated he likes to be with us, just not to be held a lot. We are taking his blankets and favorite chairs, and may buy him a low cat tower as it is hard for him to climb with no claws.
Elaine Merrill
DEAR ELAINE: A declawed, toothless cat is in great danger being outside. They have limited defenses and, as you noted, it's difficult for them to climb. Danny Mo will probably be much happier and safer indoors.
Cats, especially when stressed, seek out small, cozy and safe places. I'd introduce Danny Mo to the apartment in stages.
Prepare a place for him in one room, with his familiar items and the new litter box. Let him out to get his food, then put him back in the room. Don't isolate him, just give him a chance to explore his new home in small bites over the course of a few days. Eventually he should feel right at home.
Most cats "get" the litter box. I'd start with a basic box that is big enough so that his rump doesn't hang over, and I'd use an unscented litter.
You may need to be patient with him, but chances are good he'll take to it right away.
Good luck with the transition, and let me know how it goes.
DEAR JOAN: We discovered a black widow spider in our doghouse. How can we get rid of it and prevent a repeat appearance without endangering our dogs?
Karen Webster
Bay Area
DEAR KAREN: Black widow spiders can be of concern, although the dogs and spider probably been living in harmony for a while. Like most spiders, black widows prefer quiet, undisturbed places, so by simply sweeping down the webs every day, the spider will soon decide to move on.
If you want immediate eviction, then use a vacuum with a hose and nozzle, and suck it out of its corner. Then maintain the house, keeping it free of webs.
There is no natural repellent that I'm aware of, and the use of pesticides could be a bigger threat to your dogs than the spider.
Contact Joan Morris at email@example.com. Read the Animal Life blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/pets.


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April 11, 2013 — Today's Take 5 tackles the strange dichotomy of the Netherlands—a country with generous leave arrangements, good flexible working opportunities, and adequate childcare provisions, yet a relatively low percentage of women in the workforce.
Let's be clear: I don't see working full-time as the panacea for the ills of the world and for women's advancement, but as a Brit who has lived in the Netherlands for the last 15 years, I do often find myself at odds with some of my contemporaries in our attitudes towards the workplace. A quick look at the facts will explain what I mean:
As many as 77 percent of employed women work part-time in the Netherlands, the highest proportion in the EU. Dutch women work on average 26 hours a week, but their earnings are 20 percent less than men's, and 48 percent are considered financially dependent, earning less than 70 percent of the gross minimum wage, or €997 a month—the equivalent of $1,300.
For Dutch men, too, working part-time is becoming almost commonplace, with a quarter of the male workforce engaged in part-time work. These shorter workdays have even got their own name: a "Daddy Day." For many Dutch workers, this appears to be a lifestyle choice, with both men and women who work part-time—a whopping 96 percent of them—telling pollsters that they do not want to work more.
The former Dutch government, however, felt that the part-time culture of women in the Netherlands was such a cause for concern that in 2007 it set up a task force to investigate how to increase the participation rate of women in the labour market. It saw this as a possible way to increase economic growth and meet the costs of an ageing society.
The government's efforts haven't had much impact to date. But it would be remiss of me to not mention that people in the Netherlands express a high degree of satisfaction with their family lives. Indeed, Dutch children were even rated by UNICEF as the most content in the world, although I'm not surprised to hear this as they have an hour and half's lunch break every day when they return come to a freshly prepared meal, and they have half-days on Wednesdays. That's enough to scupper any parent's working week.
The Netherlands does appear to be ploughing its own furrow in the workplace, and this is to be applauded, but I am concerned by the continuing pay gap and the lack of women in senior positions here. Indeed, the proportion of women in senior management and board positions stands at only 10 percent in the largest 100 companies, which suggests that the Netherlands is perhaps not as liberal as it might think in ensuring that there are no barriers to women's advancement at work. When women achieve equal parity in the boardrooms, then we can conclude that part-time could indeed provide an alternative pathway to the top.


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Nolasco gets no run support in loss to Padres
Right-hander strikes out nine, Dietrich singles in Major League debut
SAN DIEGO -- Ricky Nolasco did his part to set the tone, striking out nine in seven strong innings. But it wasn't enough to energize the Marlins' efforts to avoid being swept.
As effective as Nolasco was, Jason Marquis was unyielding against a sluggish Miami offense.
Marquis threw eight innings, and Yonder Alonso's sacrifice fly in the sixth was the difference in the Padres' 1-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon in front of 16,730 at Petco Park.
"The effort is there," Nolasco said. "We're a month-and-a-half into this now. We just have to get it going. The whole thing of, 'It's going to come.' We've got to get it going now. We're losing too many games."
For the second time in the three-game set, the Marlins were blanked, and they managed only one run in the series.
"It's disappointing," Miami manager Mike Redmond said. "Believe me, I know every guy in that room is trying to get hits and score runs. Nobody wants to get out. Nobody is trying to get out. Right now, we're just in a funk. And that can change, too."
Shut out for the sixth time this season, the Marlins had posted a season-high 14 runs on Sunday at Philadelphia.
"We pretty much got shut down," Redmond said. "After coming here from a series with the Phillies where I thought we were turning the corner, we were swinging the bats well, it is definitely disappointing. I thought we pitched well. Ricky did a great job again today, especially in a game we were trying to win and not get swept. We had our one shot, and we couldn't get that hit and score runs."
Nolasco had little to show from one of his finest outings in years. The right-hander struck out nine, his highest total since fanning 11 Nationals on May 6, 2011.
Nolasco and Marquis kept the game scoreless through five, but in the sixth, the Padres broke through on Alonso's sac fly to left.
Will Venable got the inning going with a one-out single. Chase Headley singled and Carlos Quentin battled back from a two-strike count to draw a walk that loaded the bases for Alonso.
"It's frustrating," Nolasco said. "But I put myself in a bad situation there. I lost us the game by walking Carlos Quentin. An 0-2 count, and I can't put him away. Ended up walking him.
"That was the game right there. If it's anybody's fault, it's mine. If I get that guy out, like I should in that situation, we go to extra innings. I just let myself down and the team on that one."
With an effective slider, Nolasco was able to keep the Padres off balance. The right-hander feels he is getting closer to the way he pitched in 2009, when he struck out 195 batters.
"I've been making some adjustments between starts, and I'm getting closer and closer to where I used to be," Nolasco said. "It's time to turn it up on my behalf. I've got to dig deep. I've got to strike out guys like I used to."
The game marked the MLB debut of Derek Dietrich, the 23-year-old who was called up from Double-A Jacksonville after Chris Valaika broke his left wrist Tuesday night.
After playing 13 innings at Jacksonville on Tuesday, Dietrich was on a plane at 6 a.m. ET, and he arrived in San Diego in time to start at second base.
In the first inning, he was immediately tested, as Everth Cabrera laced a hard liner right at Dietrich, who made the play. Dietrich wasted little time collecting his first big league hit, a sharp single to right field in his first at-bat in the third.
Dietrich's single started a rally, as Miami loaded the bases with one out. But Marquis got out of it, helping himself with a terrific play to start an inning-ending, 1-2-3 double play.
Adeiny Hechavarria ripped a hard grounder up the middle that Marquis deflected, collected and threw home for the force. Catcher Nick Hundley completed the double play with a throw down to first.
Marquis retired 12 straight before Justin Ruggiano singled with two outs in the seventh. Greg Dobbs' single put runners and first and second, but Marquis ended the threat by striking out Dietrich.
"He's a young kid, his first day in the Majors," Padres manager Bud Black said. "I just wanted to go with Jason's strengths. Jason and [catcher Nick Hundley] did all the talking. I let them dictate the conversation."
Dietrich chalks up the showdown as a learning experience.
"I felt like he got stronger and he started to find his stuff as the game went on," Dietrich said. "I was looking for him to get the ball up, and credit to him, he made the pitches when he needed to. Credit to him. I'm sure I'll be in that situation again soon, and looking to get the job done."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. He writes a blog, called The Fish Pond. Follow him on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Is it real to hear that the Lendary Rap artist is here in Norfolk,VA to perform at the NORVA? Could this BE? Fiction or Reality?... Only my Ticket stub will tell. Seeing him on Stage doing what he loves to do, bring fond memories of what RAP is suppose to BE...
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Central Coast coach Graham Arnold is expecting Sydney FC to have revenge on their minds when the A-League-leading Mariners face the Sky Blues at Allianz Stadium on Thursday night.
Bottom-placed Sydney were embarrassed 7-2 by the Mariners in their last encounter in round five.
Sydney have since replaced coach Ian Crook with Arnold's friend Frank Farina and the Mariners' boss has enormous respect for the new Sky Blues' mentor who is in charge of his third game with the battling glamour club.
"Frankie ... one thing about his teams is they're well organised and he'll get them fired up," Arnold said.
"There'll probably be a bit of talk in the dressing room about revenge after the last occasion we played them.
"We've got to make sure that we're on our game."
Arnold insists his team won't be dwelling on the 7-2 rout.
"It's a whole new occasion. That night, we were red hot and playing at home," he said.
"They're at home this time and they've got a different manager in charge now.
"Frankie is a wonderful coach and there's no doubt that Sydney will end up getting up the table and we've just got to try and make sure it's not tomorrow night."
Sydney FC star Alessandro Del Piero looks to have overcome his hamstring troubles with the Italian training more than 30 minutes longer than his teammates on Boxing Day.
Del Piero said the 7-2 thumping, which he missed because of injury, was just one of those things football throws up.
"Sometimes happens ... everything is wrong for you and good for the opposition," he said.
Del Piero, who played 90 minutes in last week's 2-1 loss to Newcastle, thrilled a big crowd of Sydney FC faithful at training on Wednesday by slotting free-kicks from the edge of the area before working on some left foot shooting.
"This week is good," said Del Piero of his right hamstring.
But he said there was no hiding from the fact Sydney are battling.
"We are in trouble for sure because a lot of losses and injuries and everything that has happened from the start of the season," he said.
"This is not an excuse for us. We have in front of us the opportunity to change our future."
The Sky Blues will again be without injured defender Pascal Bosschaart (calf) and midfielder Paul Reid (adductor) but will be boosted by the return of Jason Culina.
Farina, who has blasted his players following losses to Western Sydney and then Newcastle last week, has been pleased with the response from his troops ahead of the Mariners clash.
"It's not nice for a player to cop a verbal lashing but, when it's deserved, it will happen and it was deserved last week and the week before (Western Sydney).
"They're professional footballers and they've got to react in the right way and I think they have done this week and hopefully that will show in the game on Thursday."


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Pediatric Urology Clinics: Reddish Urine Stain in the Diaper of a 3-Week-Old Boy
Pediatric Urology Clinics: Reddish Urine Stain in the Diaper of a 3-Week-Old Boy
A mother brought in her 3-week-old son on the day she discovered a reddish urine stain in the baby's diaper. There was no stool in the diaper. The boy had been circumcised on the second day of life, and the mother was concerned that her son might have experienced a complication of the procedure.
The infant was delivered vaginally at term after an uncomplicated pregnancy. His Apgar scores were 8 and 9. He weighed 7 lb 5 oz at birth and was 20 inches long. The baby was discharged along with his mother on the day he was circumcised. He was fed exclusively with breast milk and had been gaining weight satisfactorily.
Physicalexamination revealed a healthy- appearing infant in no distress with a well-healed circumcision. The urethral meatus looked elliptical and of normal caliber and was not inflamed. The kidneys and bladder were normal to palpation. The systolic blood pressure in the right upper arm while the baby was supine and quiet was 80 mm Hg. The peripheral perfusion was normal. There were no signs of dehydration. Results of the physical examination were otherwise normal.
A. Prescribe an antibiotic for presumed
urinary tract infection.
B. Obtain a urine specimen for dipstick and
microscopic urinalysis.
C. Order ultrasonography of the kidneys and
D. Order a voiding cystourethrogram.


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Benetton is never one to shy away from edgy ad campaigns. They seem to beg for controversy as opposed to pushing their fashion items. And in their newest "Unhate" campaign, they pretty much go all the way.
Huffington Post's Gay Voices posted these pictures from Benetton where Obama is puckering up to Hugo Chavez and the Pope gets a mouth-to-mouth smooch from Egypt's Imam Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb. The article ponders on Benetton's attempt at becoming a fashion player again, but the ads refer to its Unhate Foundation as opposed to any outerwear collections for the winter. You can still find that stuff here.
I'm not really sure what this will do for the company, but it's fabulously risky and so much fun to look at the pics.


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We can't wait for you to visit us again this year and we know you can't wait to visit us! I've put together some pictures so you can see what we've been working on during these long winter months to get ready for you.
A short tour of Morey's Piers in the winter…
This is what the Maelstrom looks like in winter mode.
The skyships and sky cycle tracks are being completely repainted. This is a painstaking process that has been going on virtually every day for over two months now. The track is sandblasted, then painted with primer and multiple color coats. We've changed the colors as well. Supports will be a rust color, while the Sky Ships track is a bright yellow (background) and the Sky Cycles are now a different shade of orange. The Sky Cycle track in the foreground is in the middle of the painting process.
Here's the Rock n' Roll undergoing winter rehab, with the ride vehicles neatly and carefully lined up, ready to go back into service.
Where's the Gravitron??? Hmmm…
Zoom Phloom boats lined up on Hunt's Pier waiting for a new paint job.
Sea Serpent fiberglass bodies awaiting the return of their frames and axels after winter rehab.
Ah yes, the good old Great Nor'Easter seats, hanging out, awaiting their fate. You did hear about the new trains, didn't you?
Giant Wheel gondola canopies being prepped for a new paint job. We usually repaint 10 gondolas each year.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the quick tour. March 22 is quickly approaching, so we all need to get back to work. We can't wait to see you this spring!
Dino Fazio
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All of the HTML Forms on my website are submitted back to themselves and processed using PHP.
Is it okay to leave the Form Action blank like below...
<form id="login" action="" method="post">
I have read that some people consider that insecure, but most of what I have read says it is okay.
What do you think?
I'd never seen that before. If I want to return the form to the same script for processing (my usual practice), I use <?=$SERVER['PHPSELF']?>. At least I know that the server can't confuse my intentions with the "bit bucket."
You should always know where your forms are being sent from! If you are security aware then you check the forms submitted origin as its very easy to set up a spoof form on a different server and hammer your scripts at will.
Adding on to what Spike said about form security, to verify the form's origin, I typically include a token as a hidden input and compare it to a session variable.
Some examples:
http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorial/php-security (scroll down to section #8)
....but don't use md5() for hashing, use hash() instead.
Why not use md5? Is it slow or something?
Mr. Security is advising me to use $SERVER['PHPSELF']... :eek:
Try Googling...
$server 'phpself' security risk
Sorry, but that is bad advice...
No it isn't. Just because people don't use it correctly doesn't mean it is bad advice or unsafe. You need to validate ALL input you spit back out. Just because several don't validate the value PHP_SELF contains, doesn't mean PHP_SELF is insecure. You can validate it, use htmlentities, urlencode, whatever to protect it from an XSS very easily.
It isn't up to PHP to do that for you, people need to take responsibility for the misunderstanding of these attacks instead of passing the blame around.
It's reversible/crackable, thus not a secure method for providing hashes.
Looks like this is going to be a long, PITA topic... :rolleyes:
Okay, so since you guys shot down my "This should be a quick thread"...
While I am reading the links, can someone explain a little more why leaving action blank is bad?? (Most sources I have read say it is safe for self-posting forms, and MUCH safer than using PHP_SELF...)
Sorry, I don't want to confuse you, I don't think leaving it blank is terrible or a sin by any means, I just wanted to clear up your confusion with using PHP_SELF. PHP_SELF by itself is not inherently evil, but it is an INPUT, so you need to treat it as such and validate/sanitize it before using it.
blank seems to suit your needs, but keep in mind (I think), it will send all of the URL arguments back to the current page too. So I could manipulate the URL, mess with any variables, submit the form, and if you aren't validating/sanitizing them, you could be wide open to an attack on a page you thought wasn't susceptible.
Love learning from you guys!
Just frustrated because I can never get v2.0 done, because either I or someone else finds some fault in something I've done.
When does it end?!
I thought this would be a super quick thread. ("Looks good, Debbie")
I see this topic draining yet another week out of my life...
Back on topic...
Some things you should know...
Every PHP script I have follows this format: PHP at top, HTML below
All of my Forms are submitted back to themselves.
I sanitize all Form Data using PHP before processing
I think I use pretty rigorous Data Validation often checking Form Data against my Database
I only use Prepared Statements
All Forms will be loaded and submitted over HTTPS
I will likely make 100% of my website HTTPS
<form id="createAccount" action="" method="post">
If anyone sees this as insecure, please explain why!
And, better, offer a more secure alternative.
Based on my research, what I have above is fine.
As far as $SERVER['PHPSELF'], you are correct that it is not inherently bad.
But, of course, it would just echo whatever was sent, so if someone appended nefarious strings to the end of the Form, then I believe that would be carried over back to my self-submitted Form.
As far as the links, I am slightly familiar with their existence, but am wondering if that isn't all tangential based on what I have described above?
I have wanted to incorporate the Form Token thingy, but that is just more work that adds to my never ending SCOPE CREEP...
And at some point I either have to decide to stay in "Perpetual Development Mode" or "Get On with It!!" and go live.
(It's a fine balance, but I feel I have already done soooo many good, security-based things that I have to question if I need more for v2.0?!) :-/
Here's an interesting write up in 2009:
It actually recommends removing the action attribute all together. Why have an empty one, just remove it!
Another thing to note: HTML5 doesn't support action="", it asks that you remove the attribute.
I already read both of those earlier before you posted here.
The first one mentions possible "iframe clickjacking" attacks if you have value=''
Neither of those threads left me feeling there was a definitive answer.
It has just been my stance based on reading a lot over the years that what I have is secure.
But I certainly would welcome someone who is a security and web guru to give a more definitive "Yay" or "Nay".
Not to get too far into the grass, but how important is it to have that Form Token thingy that ForceFlow's links talk about?
Sounds like a good idea, but I'm not sure how common of an attack vector that really is?!
The only way I see it working is if some "friend" sent you an email saying, "Go check out this website. Just click on the link and use these credentials to log in the web form..."
Other than that, how else would someone hijack your form - especially over HTTPS?!
Oh. I thought the whole point of having a form token was to prevent CSRF, not to figure out what the actual contents of the hash contains.
You should subscribe to Troy Hunt's RSS Feed.
And here are some of my favorite articles of his:Your login form posts to HTTPS, but you blew it when you loaded it over HTTPCross-Site Request Forgery (token recommendation by ForceFlow solves this)5 ways to tackle insufficient HTTPSUnderstanding the risk of mixed content warningsUnderstanding XSS
Another tidbit (and someone correct me if I'm wrong), but for a CSRF to pass your authentication, you have to be storing the authentication of your user in a Cookie. If the authentication is stored in Session (and not a physical cookie), then the malicious site won't be authenticated.
When you read Troy's article, you will see that in the image under "What made this possible?", there is a "Cookie:" that has the Username (and likely some sort of authentication property). If you only used Session for the authentication, as soon as the person leaves the site, that Session is useless to anyone else.
As far as how hard is it to implement? Not that hard.
It is, but if you can reverse the hash, you can probably figure out how it's being generated, and thus, forge one.