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Chemotherapy Followed By Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Refractory AIDS-Related Lymphoma
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop cancer cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Peripheral stem cell transplantation may allow the doctor to give higher doses of chemotherapy drugs and kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of chemotherapy followed by peripheral stem cell transplantation in treating patients who have recurrent or refractory AIDS-related lymphoma.
|Biological: filgrastim Drug: busulfan Drug: cyclophosphamide Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study of the Safety and Feasibility of Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Relapsed AIDS-Related Lymphoma
|Study Start Date:
|November 2000
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2006
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
- Determine the safety and tolerability of intensive chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with recurrent or refractory AIDS-related lymphoma.
- Determine the response and response duration in these patients treated with this regimen.
- Determine the effect of this treatment regimen on HIV RNA and CD4 cells in these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive mobilization chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide IV over 2 hours followed 2 days later by daily filgrastim (G-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) until blood counts recover. Patients then undergo leukopheresis to collect CD34+ cells.
Patients receive conditioning chemotherapy consisting of oral busulfan every 6 hours on days -7, -6, -5, and -4 for a total of 14 doses and cyclophosphamide IV over 1 hour on days -3 and -2. Patients undergo autologous stem cell infusion on day 0. G-CSF is administered IV or SC daily beginning on day 1 and continuing until blood counts recover.
Patients are followed monthly for 1 year and then every 6 months for 2 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 5-25 patients will be accrued for this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 120 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Intermediate- or high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or Hodgkin's disease
- Failed to achieve complete remission with initial therapy OR
- Relapsed after initial therapy
- May be in complete remission after salvage therapy
Sensitive to most recent chemotherapy
- Improvement of at least 25% in bidimensional tumor measurements OR
- Improvement in evaluable disease sustained over 4 weeks
- Measurable or evaluable disease
- HIV-1 positive
- CD4 greater than 50 cells/mm^3 (unless not receiving optimal antiretroviral therapy)
- HIV RNA less than 110,000 copies/mL (unless not receiving optimal antiretroviral therapy)
- No active leptomeningeal or parenchymal CNS involvement NOTE: A new classification scheme for adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been adopted by PDQ. The terminology of "indolent" or "aggressive" lymphoma will replace the former terminology of "low", "intermediate", or "high" grade lymphoma. However, this protocol uses the former terminology.
- Physiologic 18 and over
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 70-100%
Life expectancy:
- Not specified
- Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1,000/mm^3
- AST no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal
- Bilirubin no greater than 2.0 mg/dL (unless receiving indinavir)
- Creatinine no greater than 2.0 mg/dL
- No history of cardiac disease
- LVEF at least 45%
- No history of symptomatic pulmonary disease
- DLCO at least 60%
- No active opportunistic infections
- No cytomegalovirus retinitis or pneumonitis requiring maintenance therapy
- No sensitivity to E. coli-derived products
- Not pregnant
- Negative pregnancy test
Biologic therapy:
- Not specified
- See Disease Characteristics
- At least 1 week since prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Chronic suppressive therapy for infection allowed
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00005824
|United States, Maryland
|Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
|United States, Massachusetts
|Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02129
|Study Chair:
|David T. Scadden, MD
|Massachusetts General Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00005824 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDR0000067835 ( Other Identifier: NCI )
|Study First Received:
|June 2, 2000
|Last Updated:
|February 1, 2016
Keywords provided by AIDS Malignancy Consortium:
AIDS-related peripheral/systemic lymphoma
AIDS-related diffuse large cell lymphoma
AIDS-related immunoblastic large cell lymphoma
AIDS-related small noncleaved cell lymphoma
HIV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma
AIDS-related diffuse mixed cell lymphoma
AIDS-related diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma
AIDS-related lymphoblastic lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, AIDS-Related
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antirheumatic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Myeloablative Agonists
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Topic: 2 month checkup after IMRT
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I know I read a lot on this site but do not post nearly enough. I was diagnosed with ICC in February of 2011. Doctors said I had this dreaded cancer for appr. 3 years before I was diagnosed. After going to Mayo Clinic and not being the happiest with their thought....I turned to MD Anderson...and I have never looked back! After Gem/CIS...and an allergic reaction after 7 months, I had 28 treatments of IMRT (Spring 2012). At my 3 month checkup after the radiation, things did not look much better....so I was placed on Irinotecan. At the next 3 month visit, my tumor (too large to remove) was necrotic and I was considered stable and was advised to just stay on the Irinotecan. I was on Irinotecan until my last dose on September 30, 2013 (all the while remaining stable and CA 19-9 reducing each time). I went for a checkup in October to MD Anderson and I had a small growth at the dome of the liver (attached to the necrotic tumor). We decided to do IMRT again (13 days of treatment-twice daily......so 26 treatments in all) and target that little booger! I just returned from MD Anderson where a PET scan showed that the new tumor now shows no FDG avidity and is RESOLVED!! There are a few scattered nodular opacities in the lungs but Dr. Javle is not too worried as he believes that it might be from the radiation. The opacities are not FDG avid at this time. My CA 19-9 is now at an all time low at 10.2!! I was told to go home, live, no chemo or radiation. Just enjoy life and go back in 3 months and hope for more stability. Tumor removal is not an option (and I have been to 4 different well known doctors who have all said the same thing) but Dr. Javle states I am doing so well, why would I want to do that. Dr. J states that I have a chronic disease and we will treat it as problems arise.
As he was leaving the visit, he said "By the way I had this guy from New Dehli, India call me and somehow knew I was going to be in India next month for a Multi Disciplinary Conference. He pleaded with me to see his mother who has been diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma." Dr. Javle told the man that he just didn't know if it was possible to see his mother as he had no office, no use of equipment, etc. The man pleaded and Dr. Javle finally agreed to see his mother. Dr. Javle asked the man..."By the way, how did you get my name?" The man stated "Patty's blog!" Dr. Javle didn't quite understand until the man said "Patty, your patient from Illinois" So...now Dr. Javle says I am known internationally in the CC community through my blog. Dr. Javle also said...."I believe people who are members of the CC Foundation are like a very close knit family....and I just said "YOU BET WE ARE!!!! God is good....all the time!!
BTW......my blog is over 94,000 hits at this time......I love knowing so many people are following my journey......from all ends of the earth!

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text: Cops, cabbies ready for New Year's Eve By Travis Crum December 30, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The best way for Charleston revelers to get a free taxi ride home after New Year's Eve celebrations is with the local cab company's smartphone application.And police said everyone should use that free service or get another safe ride home because officers are out in full force to catch impaired drivers.Jeb Corey, CEO of C&H Taxi, said his company is giving free rides home to anyone who requests it through the "IntoxiTaxi" program starting Monday and lasting until the morning hours of Tuesday.Cab drivers will take customers on any trip that starts or ends in Kanawha County up to 15 miles. Any distance beyond that and the passenger must pay the remainder out of pocket, Corey said.The service's conditions are the person requesting the ride must be going straight home -- not to another bar or party. And everyone in the cab must buckle up.The easiest way to request a cab is with the free C&H Taxi application for the iPhone or Android. Customers won't have to find a cab on the street and could skip hold times trying to reach a dispatcher, he said."Once a taxi is assigned to you for you trip, [the application] will keep you updated and you can watch as your taxi arrives on a digital map," he said.Callers can also request the IntoxiTaxi by calling 304-344-4902.On an average weeknight, C&H Taxi gives about 350 rides. That number is expected to double this holiday, he said. The free rides are co-sponsored by Capitol Beverage, West Virginia Radio, and Heineken.State Police Sgt. Michael Baylous said local police detachments are deploying large numbers of troopers to search for impaired drivers on the highways.Charleston Police Lt. Sean Williams said officers from his department and deputies from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office will patrol along main roads and side streets.Police are taking a zero tolerance approach to impaired driving and anyone caught could face fines and jail time, Williams said.Baylous said New Year's Eve is one of the busiest nights for police."Many New Year's Eve parties involve alcohol and that is the main reason why we do step up our patrols," he said. "We want to create the deterrent effect." Besides alcohol, officers are trained to detect drivers under the influence of illegal drugs, prescription pills and inhalants, Baylous said.Impaired drivers endanger the lives of the driver and everyone around them. In 2011, there were 90 traffic fatalities involving a driver with a blood alcohol content higher than the 0.08 percent legal limit."We hope common sense prevails and people will be kind and courteous to other motorists on the roadway rather than being selfish and behaving in a manner that puts lives at risk," Baylous said.Reach Travis Crum at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday 2 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 3 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 4 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 5 Preston County delegate Tony Lewis dies East End Main Street seeks new president Previous Story Questions prompt swearing-in redo in Vienna Next Story


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Two days before Buffalo is to play in Cleveland, Bills running back C.J. Spiller reportedly looked "very limited" in practice Tuesday on the sprained ankle he suffered Sunday.
Spiller had told reporters on Monday that if he felt "at least 85 or 90 percent" in practice before Thursday's game vs. the Browns, he would be able to play. The injury report for the game had not been released as of late Tuesday afternoon.
In Sunday's win over Baltimore. Spiller left the game in the third quarter, returned briefly, then was seen limping badly afterward. He told reporters that X-rays were negative.
Running back Fred Jackson practiced on Tuesday despite suffering a sprained knee against the Ravens; he is expected to play Thursday.


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LONDON - OPEC's chief on Tuesday cautioned crude-producing countries against cutting spending on projects to boost their capacity in response to an International Energy Agency report predicting the United States will not need to import oil in the future.
Abdalla Salem el-Badri, secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said reining in such investment would be disastrous for the world because the U.S. won't remain self-sufficient long.
If countries don't invest in efforts to produce more hydrocarbons, "there will be a shortage [of oil]. The price will be very high," he said in an interview.
"We want other [non-U.S.] producers to invest."
On Monday, the IEA predicted the U.S. will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's largest oil producer by 2020 thanks to a shale output boom.
El-Badri said the U.S. can be self-sufficient and export for a short while. "Then they will have to go back as importers," he said. "This is not sustainable in the long term."
While urging oil-producing nations not to cut back on investment, he said this should not be construed as hostility to U.S. oil production.
"We have nothing against them," he said. He described shale oil as "a new addition, a great discovery," adding "there is room for any kind of energy."
The 12 OPEC countries produce more than a third of the oil consumed by the world every day.
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Dallas | Nov. 16, 2012Its not just the amount of drilling needed, more importantly it is the need for refining capacity. Not a single major new refinery has been permitted for construction here in the U.S. in over two decades! Sure, existing refineries have retrofitted or expanded but that isnt nor will it be enough to make a serious dent in needs. I love how quickly the OPEC crowd wants to come rain on our parade. "Not hostile" towards our efforts? Who are they kidding?
Rich Slagle | Nov. 14, 2012While is may be a grand projection to think by 2020 we (USA) will be self reliant on energy the fact is that it is unlikely at best as our appetitie will likely increase faster than we can keep up. I think it is safe to say Government is way too optimistic and OPEC will still be in control world wide and keep their share of the world s production and prcing, Time will tell but I agree that world investing to keep the industry strong will be key to all countries claim to be the top producers.
David Freeburg | Nov. 13, 2012Smart man-I think he is right to a point. But I do not believe we will ever be allowed to be self sufficient-one govt agency or another will never allow the private sector to do the amount of drilling needed to accomplish this goal.
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We promised to write about a few eccentric things.
Monster cable was kind enough to invite us to their party and share the entire CES press list with everyone who is here. Thanks! This will come in handy at some point. Everyone from the Wall Street Journal, ABC and Toms Hardware Guide have all been virtually introduced. Erick from Monster Cable signs his e-mail as "social media Monster". What a great title!
I figured a thank you was in order for these wonderful introductions. Replying to all choked my dual core 2 ghz macbookpro and crashed my iphone mail app. Yes!
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From: Erik Sebellin-Ross
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:30:15 -0800
To: (entire CES press list removed) (no space on blog)
Subject: CES: Come to Monster Cable's digital media party!
Are you at CES? Have you finished your work for the day? Monster wants YOU! Come to our party tonight. Entertainment from Dj Irie. Surprise celebrity guests. Food. Drink!
This is a casual, no-work party. Monster wants to get to know you and vice versa. No need to RSVP, though it would be great to know if you are coming to ensure we have enough booze.
WHERE: Paris Hotel. Empire Louis Suite 3395P. Las Vegas. Nevada. North America. Planet URF!
WHEN: 10:00PM Thursday night at CES
WHO: We'll have some celebrity guests stopping by (you know Monster is much beloved by performers, right?)
WHAT: Food. Open bar. Meet our product managers. Ask them questions. Get them drunk and ask them questions.
Sorry for the spam folks, this will be our last message on this matter. We hope CES has been a successful one for you so far and will continue to be. Let's bring in 2009 RIGHT!
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Anti-whaling group turns their attention to Oregon's sea lions
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) A conservation group known for interfering with whaling ships wants to stop Oregon's killing of sea lions that eat endangered salmon in the Columbia River.
The group Sea Shepherd was in Astoria on Sunday photographing and video-taping Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife technicians as they captured and branded 38 sea lions at the East Mooring Basin.
The photos showed flames and smoke coming from hides of sea lions being branded.
"We believe these animals are being scapegoated," said Ashley Lenton, leader of Sea Shepherd's Dam Guardian Campaign. "The scientific fact is they take less than 4 percent of the salmon runs."
Lenton said habitat loss, hydroelectric dams, hatchery fish and harvest are responsible for the bulk of wild salmon declines.
Lenton said a trap used to capture the sea lions nearly sank with the weight of some 30 animals and a wildlife technician, putting the animals in danger of drowning. Sea lions sometimes go into seizures after being captured, forced into a branding chute, and branded, she said.
A federal judge in February upheld the authority of NOAA Fisheries Service to let Oregon kill up to 30 sea lions a year to protect salmon. Department records showed 10 sea lions were killed last year. Sea lions are killed by lethal injection if they are seen eating salmon and won't be driven away by hazing.
Jessica Sall, a spokeswoman for Fish and Wildlife, defended the branding.
She said the hot irons sometimes cause the fur on sea lions' hides to burn, but the department is using the same techniques used on cattle. She said the trap has no top, so if it sank the sea lions could swim out.
About 1,400 sea lions have been branded at Astoria since 1997 as part of a general population study.
Numbers branded on the animals are used to identify sea lions that go upriver to feed on endangered salmon at Bonneville Dam, where the fish are vulnerable while waiting to go over the fish ladder.
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even after this..
.I watching it just today and man hearing the announcers "And ron artest has a look in his eyes that's very scary" that kind of talk was real. How many gm's want ron if they take ahard look at this? I still find it funny that the espn guys take rons side and then they switched up so quickly. Maybe for the pacers to truely move on...they have to get rid of ronnie...no reggie...no ron...and totally give it to jo. put it in jo's hands to lead us to the promised land...can he? I think so. He just needs a lot of maturing.
cause the real question was...could this team really MOVE ON from last year...with ron still here?


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Fairfax County Receives Award For Chesapeake Bay Efforts
Fairfax County Office of Public
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
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Fairfax County Receives Environmental Award For Efforts To Protect Chesapeake Bay
The Fairfax County Wastewater Management Program received an Outstanding Achievement Award for Nutrient Reduction from Businesses for the Bay. The management program has achieved outstanding nutrient pollution prevention by enhancing removal of total phosphorous, ammonia and total nitrogen atits Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant. During 2004, the plant removed 60 percent more total phosphorous than required by its Virginia Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit limit. This equated to a total phosphorous loading to Pohick Creek, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, which was 15,428 pounds less than the permitted quantity.
As a result of the management program, the plant was also able to discharge ammonia at a concentration 90 percent below its Virginia Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit. In 2004, total nitrogen was discharged at an average concentration of 6.2 mg/L, which is significantly less than the goal of 8 mg/L. This resulted in removing 2,076,000 pounds more nitrogen in 2004 as compared to year 2000.
The plant's process chemical usage was also reduced as a side benefit of its biological nutrient removal process. This natural process allowed the plant to significantly reduce both its caustic and ferric chloride requirements.
The Wastewater Management Program is a function of the Wastewater Management Division of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services. The Wastewater Management business area provides essential wastewater treatment and collection services for county residents and businesses. The Wastewater Management Program currently includes the county-owned Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant, approximately 3,260 miles of sewer lines, 64 pump stations, 53 flow-metering stations, and covers approximately 234 square miles of the county's 395-square-mile area.
In addition to providing county residents and businesses with sewer service, Fairfax County provides sewer service to other nearby jurisdictional entities through Sales of Service agreements with Arlington County, the cities of Falls Church and Fairfax, the towns of Herndon and Vienna, Fort Belvoir, the Covanta Waste-to-Energy facility and the Fairfax County Water Authorit
The Businesses for the Bay Achievement Awards recognize Businesses for the Bay participants for their outstanding work in pollution prevention programs to help protect the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers. Businesses for the Bay is a voluntary team of businesses, industries, government facilities and other organizations within the Chesapeake Bay watershed whose mission is to build support for pollution prevention among all businesses throughout the watershed. he group works to implement pollution prevention in daily operations and reduce the release of chemical contaminants and other wastes to the Chesapeake Bay.
Businesses for the Bay is part of The Chesapeake Bay Program, a regional partnership that has led and directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983. The Chesapeake Bay Program partners include the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; the Environmental Protection Agency, representing the federal government; and participating citizen advisory groups.
For more information about the Fairfax County Wastewater Management Program, contact Kailash Gupta at 703-550-9740, TTY 711. To learn more about the Businesses for the Bay program, call the Businesses for the Bay coordinator, Mary Lynn Wilhere, at 1-800-YOUR-BAY, x719, TTY 711 or visit www.chesapeakebay.net/involved.htm.


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This week we see two new apps for iOS that let you "remix your life"!
MadPad from Smule is like Cambox on steroids. It is very similar except it's iPad native and you can browse other peoples sets. I absolutely love the browsing feature. I can already see people creating some nice modular or synth sets. This is a wicked app that anyone creative will love.
With VidRhythm you record some video clips and auto creates a music video for you. Although it's more a fun toy than something you are going to create a real music video the concept is great. It's not too unlike the web service Animoto. EDIT: After playing with the app a little maybe you CAN make something special…
"Remix your life with MadPad! Turn everyday sights and sounds like your car, an empty soda can, or your friends into the ultimate percussive instrument. Oh the possibilities! Woosh, boom, clap…anything can be music. Just aim the camera and shoot the sounds all around you: your local café, car, kitchen, kids, cat, friends… MadPad magic will take care of the rest. Or have fun playing with the hundreds of free premade sets." – smule.com/madpad
"Remix your world! Introducing VidRhythm, the fun and easy way to make video music from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band™ and Dance Central™. Video-sample yourself, your friends, your pets, or anything else, and use VidRhythm to instantly mash it up into a crazy video remix!" – vidrhythm.com
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text: 1 for 50 variant by Adi Granov. Published with a digital code that may no longer be redeemable from the publisher. Do not purchase with the expectation that the code is still valid. THE GARDEN' The birth of the New Adam. On Mars, the Battle between The Avengers and the Garden comes to a dramatic conclusion. $3.99 cover price.


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Countess Anice vows to flee the amorous advances of King Henry I, and return to her home in the Highlands, where she hopes to find a laird to wed. Highlander Laird Malcolm MacNeill, seeking an English bride, becomes entangled with the Scottish lass while trying to find out why her staff has vanished.
©2007 Terry Spear (P)2012 Vinspire Publishing, LLC
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
"Could have been good but......"
Weak narrator that doesn't give this book her all, I often couldn't distinguish between which characters were talking ruined this listen for me, coupled with a so/so plot makes this a so/so listen.
Worth a credit? No, not in my opinion, there's much better Highlander books out there which has spoilt me for lesser ones.
I can now do my work and listen too. Hearing a professional reader is the best--great way to pass time.
"Terry Spears-always fun to read."
Terry never fails to entertain-she offers fun adventures and takes you places you have never been and could never go to except in her stories. Always happy to read the next book as soon as it comes out. Great escape.
I couldn't even get through the first hour of this book unfortunately....only because of the narrator. She was horrible....went so fast and with no expression in her voice that I couldn't even follow what she was saying. I had no idea what was going on in the story so I turned it off and bought a different book. Too bad.......Somebody...please Somebody...listen to these narrators and determine if they are worth the money of an audiobook!!! Bad Bad Bad.
"Narrator is monotone."
Liked the story but the narrator did not differentiate the characters. Men all sounded like women.
"Ok Story, BAD Narration"
I've read Terry Spear's books and they are great. The narrator ruined this one for me though.
No. She doesn't have a lot of emotion in her narration. It was hard to distinguish the characters. I felt like she barely paused, it was fast even after slowing it down. I found myself zoning out throughout the entire read. I've read the book version and it was much better.
Not if Maxine Lennon was involved.
A quality narrator can make a bad story good. With that said, a good story can be ruined by a bad narrator.
"Winning a Highlander's Heart"
That even though this story was placed in the past, Lady Anice was a very strong independent woman.
Wonderful storyline. Lady Anice and Laird Malcolm were able to find out who set about taking over her land.
I did not particularly care for Ms. Lennon's narration. But her narration did not detract from the story.
I really enjoy Terry Spear's writing. I think that through her writing and descriptions, the reader is able to be transported into the story.
I am a 57 year old book addict. I started out reading Daniel Steele and Sidney Shelton novels 30 years ago. Since then I have added literally hundreds of authors. I take the time to write reviews on books that sweep me away. So if I have really loved that particular book. There have been a couple over the years I reviewed because I truly hated them too.
"On a cold day."
I don't know if I would recommend this book to a friend.
I enjoyed killing a cold winter day with this book.
The story has humor, mystery, and love. I wasn't thrilled with
the reader. She didn't seem to breath.
The scene in the cottage with the villians so close.
Maybe. I wouldn't search her out though.
No. Last movie I went to see was Fatal Attraction
when it first came out.
Please find more male readers. They are easier to listen to.
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After NetApp (NTAP) reported its second quarter last week, the stock flew higher as a wave of optimism washed over the shares. Short-sellers covered their positions as tech investors backed up the truck. (Tech investors can't help themselves.) Once the stock popped higher, the analyst community jumped on board, upgrading the shares and slapping target prices on it as high as $40. But, while it can be exciting to choose a big turning point, I remain unconvinced.
Last week NetApp reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $0.37, or $0.03 ahead of the consensus estimate. Revenue came to $1.54 billion, up 2.3% year over year. Management attributed the stronger-than-expected performance to the software and services business. Software and maintenance revenue was up 10.8% to $219.4 million, and service revenue rose 11.3% to $326.0 million.
While that's great, software and service represents only 35% of the top line. The rest of the numbers were a total mess. Product revenue, which comprises the vast majority of sales, declined 2% to $995.8 million. Gross margins dropped 130 basis points to 59.3%. Total operating expenses jumped 8%. Operating income declined 29.7% to $135 million. Further, operating margin was 8.8%, down from 12.8% in the year-ago quarter.
Even with fourth-quarter guidance of 4% revenue growth, NetApp is still set to end fiscal 2013 with sales growth of just 2%. Net income, moreover, will probably end the year down 14.5%. How is that an exciting buy? Because of a few new products and some product refreshes, analysts are looking for 8% revenue growth next year. With revenue growth and a stock buybacks, the Street thinks NetApp can growth earnings per share at 15%.
One of the strongest parts of NetApp's business has been European government spending. But one has to wonder how long that will last. For the company to hit Street estimates, business-technology spending has to pick up dramatically if European spending heads south.
Despite the NetApp mania among investors, I remain unconvinced that the rally is backed by solid fundamentals. If I'm right, the NetApp fever will break and the shares will fall back to pre-mania levels.


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Swelling and Pain on Roof of Mouth
One day last week I tired to eat and as I chewed the food and tried to swallow it I got awful pains in the roof of my mouth and towards my throat, but not so far back as reaching my tonsils. Its hard to describe, but it felt like the insides were freezing up, or a similar feeling to when you get cramp in, or pull a muscle. It made it impossible to swallow, and the pain remained and got worse over the next few days to the point where I was in agony.
The day after it started I noticed I could feel bumps where the pain was - one on either side of the palate and one in the middle too, altough it was worse on the right side. Gradually the pain on the left and in the center eased slightly, but got worse on the right, and I ended up having toothache on my right side and earache.
I went to see a doctor who said she didnt have a clue what it could be, that she could see nothing abnormal and to see a dentist. The dentist confirmed that I did have swellings and slight redness, especially on the right said, but could not diagnose anything, and did not say anything about it being my teeth (the doctor thought maybe it was my wisdom tooth causing trouble. I did have pain from my top right wisdom tooth several years ago, but it was quite different to this).
I have looked in my mouth and now the swollen bumps have red speckles over them, and the bigger bump on the right is now developing a red border. A few days ago I had what looked like small ulcers on the underside of my tongue, with one larger one that was red in the middle, but I had no pain whatsoever from these, and they disappeared in two days.
What could this be? I am not a smoker, I did not eat anything spicy or hot enough to burn my mouth. I don`t feel ill in the slightest, and have no temperautre, although I did had quite a long cold several weeks ago. The day before it started I had eaten very little and ended the night with friends and drank a few vodkas with lemonade.
This is difficult to come up with a definitive diagnosis without physically examining you and taking a detailed history. Since both a Physician and Dentist have seen you and they were perplexed by the presentation, I am at a greater disadvantage.
With that said, I would not be surprised if what is occurring is a most likely a herpes infection. The pain on the palate and posterior pharynx may have been a prodromal response. Primary HSV infection in the adult can occur and in many cases present as a pharyngotonsillar set of lesions very similar to what you have described.
I am not sure what you consider a "Bump" and the size and morphology of such. HSV lesions generally present as vesicles that rupture and thus result in small ulcerations. These can be extremely painful and the ulcerations can come together to form larger ulcerations. The palate (soft palate and hard palate) are frequent sites for lesions to develop. One thing that is concerning is the amount of pain you experienced, but that could be related to nerve beds involved and severity of infection. If it is HSV, the lesions and symptoms generally resolve in 10-14 days.
Richard J Jurevic, DDS, PhD
Formerly, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University


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Ben wrote:Its just sensory data
retrofuturist wrote:From yet another perspective, I experience Seasonal Affective Disorder which is generally attributed to lack of light within certain frequencies. Again, regarding light, "its just sensory data" from a vipassana/satipatthana perspective but I know it has certain physiological impacts, the consequences of which can be actually be prohibitive to mental cultivation.
Annabel wrote:Is there any scientific evidence Samsara, rebirth and Nibbanna exist?
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Interesting - can such things be purchased at a hydroponics store? What kind of price range are we talking?
I'd love one at my desk at work (since that's where I spend many hours, 5 days a week, during Winter) but I don't know how others would feel about it.
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A bid to give judges five years of annual pay raises easily received the backing Monday of the state Senate's budget committee — after it was changed to require money for the salary hike to come from the annual judicial budget.
Supporters said the judges haven't had a raise since 2010. "It really is appropriate to do this," said state Sen. Ed Murray, D-New Orleans.
Senate Bill 188 would give Supreme Court justices a 5.5 percent pay increase on July 1, with appeal court judges getting a 3.7 percent boost and district court judges receiving a 4 percent increase.
After that, every July from 2014 through 2017, all three sets of judges — along with city and parish court judges — would get a 2.1 percent annual bump in pay.
The raises would cost $2.5 million in the first year, then grow another $1.4 million in cost each year through the 2017-18 fiscal year.
The Finance Committee agreed without objection, sending the proposal to the full Senate for debate.
Also sent to the Senate floor with unanimous backing from the committee was the House-approved House Bill 174 that would allow annual 4 percent pay raises for parish clerks of court for the next four years.
The raises would add about $300,000 in salary costs each year and would only be allowed if clerks complete an annual certification and maintain the certification.


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POLICE are warning of a group of men posing as police officers after an elderly Cheltenham man was conned into handing over £7,000.
The incident happened in the Merestones Drive area of the town at around 11am on Friday February 28.
The victim, a 79-year-old man received a call from a man claiming to be a Sgt Mark Gibson, a Metropolitan Police Officer from Hammersmith Police.
The offender told the victim that he had been the victim of a potential fraud at his bank and that he needed to withdraw money from his account as evidence as the bank was to be raided on Monday.
The offender told the victim to call 101 to verify that Sgt Gibson was genuine. However the offender kept the line open, so when the victim called 101 he was still connected to the offender who told him that Sgt Mark Gibson was real.
This detail is shared by similar incidents recently, in Cheltenham and in the Cotswolds.
The victim withdrew £7,000 from his bank and a taxi driver arrived and picked the cash up.
Senior Harm Reduction Advisor Dave McFarlane said "Sadly this type of incident is becoming all too common as these unscrupulous characters take advantage of innocent victims by winning their trust.
"Most of these types of scams involve stealing the victim's cards, however this time the fraudsters have been brazen and managed to convince the victim to hand over cash.
"We are reiterating the following message to everyone, particularly those vulnerable members of our community: The police will NEVER ask you to send any items via courier and the banks will NEVER ask for your personal details, whether that's over the phone or via email.
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If Ike and Marquis are two of our most tradable assests, what could we get for them. Here are a few ideas.
Daniels for Ridnour
Ike for Petro/Swift/Sene Saer (Pick One)
Or you could do both trades.
Daniels for Stoudamire & Warrick
Ike for Warrick/Lowry/Navarro (Pick 2) (Unrealistic, I know, maybe if we threw in a 1st rounder.)
Marquis & Ike for Haslem & Dorrell Wright / Smush Parker (ask for Wright, if no, Smush works also.)
Ike for Dorrell Wright
Daniels & Diogu for Boris Diaw (+ a 1st?)
New Jersey
Ike for Boone/Wright/S. Williams/M. Williams (Pick one) + Armstrong/Allen (pick 1)
Ike for Luther Head + Aaron Brooks
Ike for Bonzi Wells
Ike for Steve Francis
Daniels & Ike for Scola, Alston, + Head
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Ike + Daniels for Magette & Brevin Knight
Ike + Daniels for Mobley
LA Lakers
Ike + Marquis for Kwame + 1st round pick
Ike, Marquis, Harrison for Brad Miller
Ike for Garcia + Douby
Ike + Marquis for Kenny Thomas + 1st round pick (or Garcia or Udrih)
Ike for Sefolosha & Nichols or Curry
Ike + 1st round pick for Iguodala (might work if Iggy refuses to resign in Philly)
Ike + Marquis for Andre Miller
Ike for Reddick + Vazquez (or just Reddick)
Ike & Harrison for Arroyo
Toronto (I'm dreaming)
Ike + 1st round pick for Calderon (see Iguodala trade)
There's a bunch of ideas. They could all work either as is or with minor tweaking. What do y'all think?
note: I'm far from liking all of these, and I'm sure a few are unrealistic.


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DANNY Talbot scorched to a superb personal best over 100m in Florida at the weekend to leap to equal second in the UK rankings, writes KEVIN FAHEY.
In only his second outdoor meeting of the year, albeit in the beautiful Florida sunshine so conducive to sprinting fast times, the 22-year-old Trowbridge Tornado flew to a time of 10.17secs which clipped 0.04secs off his three-year-old best .
Only James Ellington (10.13secs), who beat Talbot in in Saturday's NTC/PURE Athletics Spring Invitational in Clermont, has gone quicker and while the likes of specialist 100m men James Dasaolu, Dwain Chambers and Adam Gemili have yet to emerge that time will give Talbot a huge boost in confidence.
"Yeah the weekend went really well, especially in the 100m with the PB," said Talbot. "The race was technically really good and I just felt fast on the day so was able to run a good time."
In contrast there was a sense of disappointment with his specialist 200m even though his time of 20.48secs, running into a headwind, was just 0.03secs off his PB.
"The 200 was the opposite really and just didn't really run how I wanted to," added Talbot.
"I just tried to force it a bit too much to try to win. So considering the way I ran and that I was still so close to my best it is really encouraging.
"Hopefully I can run the 200m correctly then a really fast time could come. All in all, the trip has been amazing and loved every second of it!"
Coach Dan Cossins agrees it was Talbot's worst technical 200m since the Olympic trials two years ago so bearing that in mind both men are relishing his next outing at the distance in the Cayman Islands on Wednesday (May 7).
"We are positive that Danny can go to the Cayman Islands and run much faster," said Cossins.


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Trade union members will protest outside County Hall today, as the council debates whether to work with companies which do not recognise union members.
The GMB union called the protest after Balfour Beatty, the council's highways contractor, refused to recognise its members.
Last year the firm sent an email to Unison, Unite and the GMB informing them they will be negotiating with staff internally and that it does not recognise an agreement which was in place with the council.
At today's full council meeting independent councillors Jeff Osborn and Terry Chivers have proposed a motion calling on the council to only deal with companies in the future which recognise trade unions.
300 staff are employed on the £25 million contract, with the firm responsible for all the council's grass cutting, road maintenance and street cleaning.
Carole Vallelly, GMB organising officer for Wiltshire, said: "This means that our members have lost all their collective bargaining as well as pay and condition negotiations support.
"In theory, this allows Balfour Beatty to decide not to give pay rises out with no form of redress."
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Nearly 30 years ago, Rakesh Agarwal arrived in America with $20 in his pocket. Now a Hendersonville resident and the owner and CEO of Rug and Home, Agarwal has created a nonprofit to help the poorest of the poor in his native India.
Nearly 30 years ago, Rakesh Agarwal arrived in America with $20 in his pocket. Now a Hendersonville resident and the owner and CEO of Rug and Home, Agarwal has created a nonprofit to help the poorest of the poor in his native India.
When Agarwal flew into the country all those years ago, he had no clue where he was going. He couldn't find a map in the New Delhi area that had Hendersonville on it. Once in the States, he scraped and scratched for more than two decades before fulfilling the "American Dream."
Today the 57-year-old is the driving force behind a newly created nonprofit called Vision Express. A fundraiser will be held at 3 p.m. today at Valley Springs Middle School for the new organization. Sisira Gorthala will perform at the benefit, which features south Indian classical dance and music. Tickets are $25.
The nonprofit grew out of Agarwal's desire to help the people in remote parts of his home country. Agarwal financed a trip to India last year for eight people from Hendersonville and Asheville.
"I come from an area where 50 to 60 percent of the people don't have running water or electricity," he said. "I wanted to go back and do something for that area."
The team traveled to Bahuti in December of 2011 on a medical excursion. They weren't sure what the pressing needs were, but took antibiotics and other medical supplies to treat a variety of illnesses.
Expecting hundreds, the team was greeted by nearly 4,000 people seeking help. They encountered everything from gastric illnesses to mental illnesses and simple wounds. The most pressing need, however, was one that surprised the team.
"The longest lines were for eye care," Agarwal said. "Women outnumbered men 5-to-1 in those lines."
The biggest issue for women was cataracts, he said.
"I realized women's healthcare was nonexistent in these parts," he added. "They are the lost priority when it comes to health care. They are made to understand they have a life of sacrifice. That's how Vision Express was born."
After communicating with doctors in India, Agarwal decided that Vision Express will begin to offer cataract surgeries. The procedure, which can cost thousands of dollars in the United States, will cost $25 per eye in India. One ticket to today's fundraising benefit will pay for one surgery on one eye.
Correcting the women's vision will be a major improvement for the region, Vision Express board member Carol Talbot said.
"The impact is great because it lets the woman take her role back again," she added.
The Vision Express team will return in March with more medical supplies and to begin setting up the surgeries. Every donation to Vision Express will be used solely for the surgeries. Any other trip expenses by the team will be paid for out of pocket, not from the nonprofit's funds.
"We're very adamant about that," Talbot said.
For Agarwal, the trips have two benefits. People in India need medical attention, but on the flip side,the visits provide cultural awareness. Agarwal wants those involved to experience the culture he grew up in.
"It's certainly a health care initiative, but equally as important to me is building bridges," he said.
Agarwal came to the United States in 1985 as a production manager for Spinning Wheel Rugs on Church Street. His wife, Dolly, and daughter Aanchal made the trip with him. He started out working from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Spinning Wheel Rugs and eventually began working at World of Clothing, where he introduced the company's rug line.
From 1986 until 1995, he worked his shift at Spinning Wheel and then worked from 6 p.m. until midnight at the World of Clothing.
He eventually became the CEO at World of Clothing, before starting Rug and Home in 1995. The store has three locations. The original store is in Asheville across from Biltmore Square Mall. He also has locations in Kannapolis and Gaffney, S.C.
It wasn't an easy road to find that success, he said.
"We were close to bankrupt in the first two years," he said. Long hours and hard work paid off in the end and now Agarwal is able to do things that he's only dreamed about.
He's donated $100,000 to Four Seasons Hospice and has been a major contributor to the Flat Rock Playhouse. Multiple times a year, his stores buy bouquets of flowers for nursing homes. Every resident in the nursing homes receive flowers, he said.
"My thing has always been touching people's lives," he said. "As many people as I can. We just do it quietly."
Vision Express, however, takes his giving to another level. Agarwal's been back to India to visit his family, but now he can help some of the most impoverished people in his native country.
"Doing this was very emotional," he said. "I never thought I'd be in a position to do it."
It was that trip to the United States with hardly any money that changed his life.
"This is the only country I could have done what I've done," he said. "People took us in with open arms."


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A United States Congressman is now taking action on something exposed last month in a Channel 4 I-Team investigation.
The Channel 4 I-Team reported that some tenants in Metro's public housing system are earning well above the median income in Davidson County - in some cases, as much as $81,000 a year.
Now, U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-TN, is asking the Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate.
Roe says our investigation is proof that changes need to be made to the nation's public housing system.
In a letter he wrote to HUD this month, Roe cited the investigation into the high incomes of people living in Metro's affordable housing and asked federal officials to look into the problem.
"You guys did the story in Nashville, and it may be systemic across the country. And I suspect that it is," Roe said.
The Channel 4 I-Team discovered tenants only have to earn less than the income requirement when they first apply for public houses. But once in the system, there is no income ceiling. That means the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency can't evict them, no matter how much they make a year.
That's something Roe says has to change.
"You're gonna have to gently nudge these folks out who far exceed these income thresholds and get these people off the street," Roe said.
In his letter to HUD, the congressman writes: "There are 4,000 individuals and families on the waiting list, desperate for a chance to put a roof over their heads." He goes on to say: "Those who are able to support themselves must make room for those who are beginning the difficult road to financial stability."
Roe had already asked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general's office to do a federal investigation after a Tri-Cities television station found the same thing happening in their public housing system.
He then followed up with the agency citing the Channel 4 I-Team's investigation.
Roe's office says HUD still hasn't gotten back to them about that request.
When we contacted the HUD inspector general's office, a spokesperson said they can neither confirm nor deny that an investigation is taking place.
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A BODY was found hanged from a tree in the Middlewick Ranges, Colchester.
It is believed a group of teenagers found a man on Saturday afternoon.
A spokesman for the ambulance service confirmed an ambulance was sent but paramedics were unable to save him.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "Police were called to a wooded area in Middlewick Ranges, Colchester shortly before 3pm on Saturday by members of the public.
"Officers attended and found the body of a man aged in his 60s.
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SPEED limits could be reduced on four Davenham roads under council plans.
Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) has proposed new 20mph zones on London Road, Church Street, Green Lane and Fulton Grove.
The London Road zone would start on the Northwich side of Green Lane and run past the junction with Fulton Grove.
In Church Street the speed limit would be 20mph from its junction with London Road and run past the junction with Davenham Court.
In Green Lane the zone will run from the junction with London Road to the junction with Green Avenue.
The Fulton Grove zone will run for its entire length.
Members of Davenham Parish Council noted the proposals at their latest meeting but said they were different to what they expected.
Clr Arthur Wood said: "They've altered what they said originally, they've extended one we suggested but haven't altered one coming past Grovemount and they've taken out the whole of Hartford Road.
"What we wanted it to do is come from a point where traffic wants to go faster it finds a sign that says 20mph."
The deadline for objections is Wednesday, March 5.
Davenham Parish Council decided to write to CWAC's highways department with its comments.


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Clayton Rawl Farms adds sales staff
Two salesmen are now on staff for Clayton Rawl Farms at the South Carolina State Farmers Market in Charleston.
Mark Dinovo and Hoy Nichols are based at the market and handle the wide variety of commodities that the Lexington, S.C.-based Clayton Rawl Farms grows.
Chris Rawl, president of the family operation, said since its opening in fall 2010 the new location for the market has proven to be easier to work in but he hasn't seen much of a bump in overall sales.
Farm Fresh redesigns sweet potato boxes
Steven Ceccarelli has been working to carve a sweet potato niche for Farm Fresh Produce, Faison, N.C., for several years and for the coming season he hopes a new box design will help set his potatoes apart from others.
"We are looking to differentiate between our products for the U.S./Canadian markets and other foreign markets," said Ceccarelli's wife, Bethany Ceccarelli.
The family-owned operation has a large sweet potato export business in Europe, which is courted with two booths at the Fruit Logistica show this year in Berlin.
The new 40-pound box is in the final design phase and is expected to be ready for this year's crop.
Farm Fresh Produce grows and markets several sweet potato varieties, including beauregard, nema gold, jewel, georgia red, jersey velvets and covington. The company offers U.S. extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1, U.S. commercial and U.S. No. 2 grades.
North Carolina offers new report for growers
Growers in North Carolina should be better able to track some of their expenses and make more informed decisions with the help of a new report available from the state's agriculture department and the federal Market News Service.
The weekly reports, released on Fridays, cover fertilizer and diesel costs, according to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Prices for six types of fertilizers as well as information on diesel costs are included in the reports.
"The data is collected from various dealers to compile a price range and average in order to protect the anonymity of individual dealers," Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said in the release. "With the planting season underway, this information will be especially timely for growers."
Stephen Beasley at the state ag department is overseeing the reports, which are available at tinyurl.com/NCfuel-fertilizer.
North Carolina chefs told to 'Dig Into Local'
To promote use of the state's fresh fruits and vegetables in the restaurant industry, the North Carolina's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is challenging chefs to "Dig Into Local."
The 90-day challenge asks chefs to create as many menu options as they can using North Carolina products, according to a news release from the department.
"This 90-day challenge is a great opportunity for local chefs to connect with local farmers and for consumers to sample the wide variety of foods grown in the state," Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said in the release.
"We want consumers to know that whether they are shopping in a supermarket or eating at a restaurant, they can always find fresh and delicious North Carolina products."
The challenge runs from June 1 through Aug. 31. Judges will rate restaurants on their creations with the winner receiving a customized marketing package to use in its area.
Charlotte Farmers Market gets new manager
The man responsible for taking a New York farmers market from 70% occupancy to 100% is now at the helm of the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market in North Carolina.
The new manager, Fred Cole, has worked in the produce industry for decades and served on the board of the National Association of Produce Markets, according to a news release from the North Carolina agriculture department.
He previously worked as the general manager of the Capital District Cooperative Inc., a farmers market in Menands, N.Y., where he brought occupancy to 100% during his tenure. At that 28-acre market he also oversaw renovations to improve food safety measures.
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NEWPORT County have announced their first pre-season friendlies for the 2012/13 campaign with Bristol Rovers the first team to visit Rodney Parade.
The Exiles' League Two neighbours come to Newport on Tuesday, July 24.
At present that is the only scheduled friendly for Justin Edinburgh's side at their new home but that is likely to change in the coming weeks with more fixtures announced.
Meanwhile, County will be on the road for the majority of their warm-up games before the Blue Sqaure Bet Premier campaign gets under way on August 11.
County start at Undy Athletic on July 6 before moving on to Moreton Rangers on July 13, Evesham United on July 14, Carmarthen Town on July 21, Chippenham Town on July 31 and Weston-super-Mare on August 3.


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I don't know what version of SQLite PHP 5 is using, but checking for Perl is quite easy, according to the changes file [cpan.org], DBD::SQLite started using SQLite 3 starting with DBD::SQLite version 1.00. So, whatever version it is you have, try installing the latest one of the other generation.
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Let's try and lock in our draft time - we're about a week away from our first KL deadline. I'm gonna e-mail my league with this same info.
Does 8:00 a.m. Indy time on Oct 22 sound reasonable for the KL? Last year's draft took 2 hrs and 13 minutes for 72 picks. This year we have 54 picks so I see no reason why we can't be done in under 2 hrs - we're basically picking from rd 10 on.
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LANSING (AP) -- Here are five things to know about the right-to-work legislation approved by the Michigan Legislature, and signed by the Governor.
It was not about a right to work, but rather a right for workers to choose whether they want to join a union or pay fees that amount to union dues. The legislation prohibits what are known as "closed shops," where workers have no choice but to join a union or pay those fees.
The GOP majority used its superior numbers and backing from Gov. Rick Snyder to ramrod legislation through the House and Senate last week, and the House returned to render final votes today. They brushed aside denunciations and challenges by helpless Democrats and cries of outrage from thousands of union activists who swarmed the state Capitol hallways and grounds. By 6:00 p.m. this evening, Snyder had already signed the bills into law.
Supporters, including Republican leaders in the Legislature and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, insist it was about freedom of association for workers and a better business climate. Critics, including Democrats and Michigan's sizable labor contingent, contend the real intent was to bleed unions of money and bargaining power and allow nonunion workers to get the perks without paying for it. Thousands came to protest at the Michigan Capitol, but there was not a realistic shot at preventing it from being signed into law.
Michigan is the 24th state with such laws. The victory in the Great Lakes State gave the right-to-work movement its strongest foothold yet in the Rust Belt region, where organized labor already has suffered several body blows. Republicans in Indiana and Wisconsin also recently pushed through legislation curbing union rights, sparking long, massive protests.
Law enforcement officials vowed that Michigan would not become "another Wisconsin," where demonstrators occupied the state Capitol around the clock for nearly three weeks. They've taken steps to prevent that.
Last Thursday, eight people were arrested -- and a few of them pepper-sprayed -- after authorities say they disobeyed orders and tried to rush past two state troopers and into the Senate chamber. Out of concerns for the safety of people and the historic building, authorities said, they temporarily closed the building and kept hundreds outside. A judge later ordered it reopened.
Police say they were mindful of the need to keep "the people's house" open, but they were keeping a close eye on areas that were becoming overcrowded and closed them off if necessary. They also significantly stepped up police presence to correspond with the number of demonstrators coming from across the state and beyond.
They say they used pepper spray again today to subdue a protester outside the Capitol who had his hands on a female trooper being pulled into a crowd. Police also arrested two people after they tried to get into a state office building where the governor has an office.


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Students may soon be able to receive college credit for the free online courses that are reshaping higher education.
The American Council on Education announced Thursday that it is recommending degree credit for five courses offered by Coursera, a Mountain View-based company that provides "massive open online courses" from leading universities.
Many colleges and universities use the association's recommendations to determine whether to grant credit for nontraditional courses.
Molly Corbett Broad, the council's president, said the decision is "an important first step in ACE's work to examine the long-term potential of MOOCs and whether this innovative new approach can engage students across the country and worldwide."
Over the past year, dozens of leading universities have begun offering free, digital versions of their most popular courses, allowing tens of thousands of students to take a class at the same time. But so far, few institutions have offered degree credit for them.
Alex Hwu, associate vice president for HSU eLearning and Extended Education at Humboldt State University, thinks MOOCs are an innovative way to provide knowledge to students to help them understand certain subject areas.
"But whether those courses would meet the outcome and assessment criteria set by HSU, that I don't know," he said.
Hwu said he first heard about MOOCs with the launch of the Khan Academy in 2006. The nonprofit now has more than 3,000 free videos online covering everything from finance to physics. Hwu said while MOOCs have proven excellent for personal development and promote life-long learning, he isn't sure if the courses could consistently meet the assessment standards of higher educational institutions, like HSU.
For one thing, Hwu said studies show that MOOCs have very low retention rates.
"Some of these courses may have up to 17,000 students," he said. "But out of those 17,000, I think the latest averages are showing 90 percent will not finish the course."
Another problem, Hwu said, is making sure students are getting credit for taking the course. Because anyone can log on to the Internet, Hwu said, it can make student verification difficult.
"MOOCs can be a very good resource for students and I think they are something we should pay attention to," he said. "But to implement them right now for degree completion -- there would be a lot of things to worry about."
Allowing students to get credit for the massive online courses could help make it easier to earn a college degree, said John Aubrey Douglass, a higher education researcher at the University of California, Berkeley.
"As long as we can assess and ensure quality, it's providing one more way that students can receive an education at an affordable cost," Douglass said.
The American Council on Education, which represents U.S. degree-granting institutions, is recommending credit for five entry-level classes: Algebra and Pre-Calculus from the University of California, Irvine; Introduction to Genetics and Evolution from Duke University; Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach from Duke University; and Calculus: Single Variable from the University of Pennsylvania.
The courses themselves are free, but students seeking credit will need to pay between $100 and $190 to verify their identities, take exams monitored by webcam, and receive transcripts with the council's credit recommendations.
Ultimately, the institution where the student wants credit will decide whether the units will count toward a degree.
"There are many working adults today that do not have a college degree. I hope the convenience of an online class can be a first step for many of these adults to go back to school to earn their degrees," Andrew Ng, a Stanford University researcher who co-founded Coursera.
Coursera, which now offers more than 200 open courses from 33 institutions, plans to seek the council's credit recommendations for more classes in the future, Ng said. Many of the courses are automated and require little oversight from instructors.
The announcement comes less than a week after Coursera suspended an online course offered by Georgia Institute of Technology because of technical troubles. The course, which was about how to run an online course, will be offered again at later date, Ng said.
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A HUGE blaze tore through a grocery store in a town centre street, gutting the building but leaving a church unscathed.
Neighbours had to be evacuated from their homes in Lagos Street at 10.30pm on Sunday as the inferno ripped through the Baraka Grocery store.
Five fire crews were called at 9.50pm to reports of the blaze, which is believed to have started accidentally in the living quarters above the shop, and it took around four hours to get the fire under control and put it out. No one was injured in the incident.
Police closed access to several roads, including Corporation Street at the junctions with Carfax Street and Manchester Road, Lagos Street and Alfred Street.
Pastor Tom Price, minister at the Discovery Church, next door to the gutted building, said: "We are grateful to God that the church was left unscathed.
"It was a shock to see and I did think my goodness because it was right next door to the church but the firefighters visited and said everything was fine.
"Thankfully there was no one inside the building at the time, but I understand the tenants had just redone the shop and were about to open so it's awful for them."
Neighbours, including housewife Keka Mukherjee, rushed outside when they heard an explosion.
"It was about 9.40pm and I was just watching TV when I heard this big noise, like an explosion," she said.
"It was a huge fire by then and there was lots of thick black smoke.
"The fire brigade came out with all the fire engines and by 10.30pm they were struggling to get it under control. Maybe there were some things inside that kept catching fire.
"They evacuated people on the same side of the street as the building and one family came over to our home.
"But after 11.30pm it started to go down and the firefighters went inside with the water."
Zelia De Sousa, 34, said: "The building was full of fire and the brigade tried to put it out with water. We could see it was burning all through the top floor and the flames were very high.
"We were worried it would spread to the church buildings but the fire service did a great job."
A spokesman for Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "The fire is believed to have started accidentally.
"Fire crews from Swindon, Stratton and Westlea initially attended to tackle the blaze, supported by the aerial appliance from Swindon, an incident command vehicle from Stratton and a crew from Cricklade.
"The incident was under control by 2.20am but the service maintained a presence at the scene throughout the night to continue damping down – crews from Malmesbury, Marlborough and Corsham attended for this.
"The fire destroyed the first floor and roof of the building, with smoke and water damage to the shop itself."
"A full fire investigation has not been possible due to the building being deemed unsafe by Swindon Council's building control officer. While there are no suspicious circumstances, the exact cause of the blaze is likely to remain unknown."
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BLURR wrote:Let me preface this by saying when I find plastic that has a name/number on it, I will call the person about it. But, why do people think that they should automatically get their disc back that somebody else found?
At least in finland we have a law that everything found are still property of the one who lost em. There is a law as well that dictates a minimum finder's fee of 4€ or 10% of the object's value with some limitations regarding the place it was found from. So basically you're committing a crime when you find something and keep it here in finland.
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State Board of Pharmacy executive director David Potters may have felt like he was in a bad episode of "Flip or Flop" while overseeing the renovation of the board's new headquarters on Kanawha Boulevard.
(Actually, I've never seen a bad episode of "Flip or Flop," the reality show where a realtor couple buy distressed houses, renovate them, and sell them for a nice profit. Every show seems to have a cliffhanger where they uncover some potentially disastrous problem — only to have the contractor come up with a cheap and simple solution after the commercial break.)
When the board — which receives no state funding — bought the 7,065-square-foot house at 2310 Kanawha Boulevard for $370,000 back in 2010, the plan was to spend about $250,000 to make renovations and bring the house up to standards for commercial office space, Potters said.
However, after nearly four years, two rounds of bidding, and three change orders on the contract that was ultimately awarded to N-Powell Co. of Weirton, the total cost of renovations are $733,294, pushing the total project cost to $1.1 million.
"The intent was never to spend that much money," Potters said.
However, as the change orders indicate, and as anyone who has renovated an older house can appreciate, multiple issues surfaced as the project moved forward: An inspection found the house was painted top to bottom in lead-based paint that had to be abated, interior and exterior gas lines had to be replaced after leaks were found, a water pipe in the house's crawl space froze and burst, all water lines had to be replaced because of leaks and corrosion, and most expensively, the original tile roof had to be replaced with asphalt shingles after substantial deterioration was found.
That's on top of all the upgrades required to make the house meet standards for government office space, including making it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, adding a sprinkler system, etc.
"It's a big figure. It is high," Potters added. "It wasn't what we were planning or expecting."
At some point, there was talk of walking away from the project, selling the house and cutting the board's losses, but board members decided there was no alternative to meet their goal of having a headquarters near the Capitol with adequate office space and parking, he said.
On the plus side, the building should serve the board's needs for at least the next 30 years, and relieves the board of paying $3,500 a month in lease payments, in addition to paying for parking spaces at the old downtown location, he added.
Also, Potters noted the board was able to set aside funds for the new office building without imposing any increases in licensing fees. The only fee increase in recent years was on wholesale distributors, and that's to cover costs of the board's new controlled substance monitoring program, he said.
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Legislators will be holding three days of out-of-town interim meetings in Bridgeport, beginning today.
With tours and visitations to various points in Harrison, Marion and Monongalia counties dominating the agenda (21 of 38 scheduled committee meetings are tours or visitations), some are suggesting the August interims are more about making sure north-central legislators get photo-ops going into the fall campaign than about researching issues to be considered during the 2015 legislative session.
Indeed, after skipping interim meetings in July, essentially skipping April, and with May interims being primarily organizational in nature, the "off-season" is now more than halfway over, with no real opportunity yet to study issues to be considered in 2015.
On the positive side, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will be hosting a reception for legislators at the President's House on campus this evening. I'm told the dress code is bow-tie optional.
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Finally, there's something charming about living in a state small enough that a relatively mundane event, such as the opening of a small restaurant, is of such significance to warrant the governor's appearance at the ribbon-cutting.
I thought of that last week with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's participation in the ribbon-cutting for the Bistro Express in the state Regional Technology Park in South Charleston.
That prompted me to Google "governor attends restaurant ribbon-cutting."
I came up with three entries. One was for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doing a ribbon-cutting for the downtown Milwaukee Marriott hotel (which came up because the article referenced restaurants in the hotel).
Next was Florida Gov. Rick Scott doing a ribbon-cutting for a Planet Hollywood in Orlando — but as I read the article, I realized it was not for a new restaurant, but for the company's international headquarters.
The closest thing I could find was in New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie took part in a ribbon-cutting for a Margarittaville in Atlantic City. (Resisting temptation to insert a Gov. Christie and food comment here.)
In Tomblin's case, there were two extenuating circumstances: One, he had to be in the neighborhood anyway, for the dedication of the Advanced Technology Center at the tech park; and two, Bistro Express owner Sherri Wong is a Democratic candidate in the House of Delegates' 35th District race.
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On their seventh day of travel from the Shire, Frodo and his companions reached the village of Bree at nightfall. They were welcomed at the Prancing Pony by Barliman Butterbur the Inn keeper and his assistant Nob. Once they had joined the roads from the down lands, Strider had observed them unseen, he was then waiting in the Prancing Pony whilst Pippin and then Frodo made a spectacle of themselves. After introducing himself that evening, they set off the next day towards Weathertop with the newly acquired Bill the Pony, named after its previous owner Bill Ferney who had also aided the Ringwraiths whilst they stayed in Bree. The route took them through Midgewater Marshes to avoid the Ringwraiths. While camping in the Marsh they saw flashes of light from Weathertop. After finding hidden signs that Gandalf left on Weathertop, they camped in a hollow nearby where they were attacked by Ringwraiths thus wounding Frodo with a dagger. . After almost four weeks traveling, Frodo was increasingly ill from his injury sustained on Weathertop. Strider was still leading the way to Rivendell by a less trodden route. Sam, Merry and Pippin were weary, disheartened and becoming increasingly concerned for Frodo. Suddenly the party hears an approaching horse, with relief the Elf-lord Glorfindel arrives, sent to guide the party to Rivendell by Elrond. Glorfindel gave Frodo his horse to carry him. After a further two days march which took them to the ford of Bruinen where the Black riders were waiting in ambush, Frodo is taken at great speed over the Ford whilst the remaining party stays to ward off the Black Riders. Frodo's last sight was of Ellrond's and Gandalf's magic, making the waters rise, washing away the black riders. Frodo is soon made better with Ellrond's healing and is invited to a feast in his honor with Elrond, Arwen and many other important figures. Arwen's brothers Elladan and Elrohir were not at Elrond's house but were with the Northern Rangers. The brothers are most known for their later adventures aiding Strider at the Battle of the Pelennor fields. The figure Arwen is seen holding the standard woven by herself that depicts the Gondorian Crown with the seven stars and the white tree of Númenor which eventually is presented to Strider.


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I'm a die-hard St. Louis Blues fan. You can watch them on FS Midwest.
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I'm a die-hard St. Louis Blues fan. You can watch them on FS Midwest.
I'm not a Blues fan but I do see a lot of their games because of FS Midwest. Right now it's all about the Penguins and Caps in the NHL, if you're not them or playing them, you might as well forget about being seen on TV.
What teams do you like?
Hawks, Blues, Pens (because of Super Mario), Rangers (Because of Gretz and Mess).
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Blackhawks all day I get all their games on Comcast Chicago.
Go Pens! The baby pens play in my hometown.
How do you get that channel in indy?Blackhawks all day I get all their games on Comcast Chicago.
I go to the bar to watch the games. They have Nhl package.
I'm not really much of an NHL fan, but being so close to Detroit, it's hard to avoid all the Wings fans. I'm getting caught up in the fray next year for the Winter Classic. The game is in the Big House and it features the Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs and I guess I am going. The Winter Classic is cool as hell, but I think I'll be rooting for Toronto in this one. Red Wings have too much of a Yankee vibe for me.
Used to be into the Flyers back when they had Lindros. Lost interest over the years though.
Always like the Flyers vs Penguins games the most.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.


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Aaron Douglas
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The simplified, silhouetted figures, flat planes of color, and bold geometric patterns that appear in Douglas's artwork incorporate elements of modernism but also bear the influence of the art of West Africa and the ancient Egyptians. Douglas explored the experiences of African Americans, from the African diaspora to contemporary times, through his art.
This exhibition will feature three rarely exhibited gouaches by Aaron Douglas from the collection of Anita White. These striking works were purchased by White's grandmother from Douglas.
Curated by Andrew Walker, former assistant director for curatorial affairs and curator of American art, with Janeen Turk, senior research assistant,
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