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By Walt Boyes and Nancy Bartels
Simulation and modeling of processes had their birth forty-odd years ago in refineries. Using simple, low-fidelity models, refineries could, in some cases, improve their outputs, profit margins and life cycles by 50% or more. Now this technique has branched out into pharmaceuticals, life sciences, specialty chemicals and other batch and hybrid process environments. Why? Because fake mistakes cost less than real ones.
The savings come from the ability to develop better processes quicker, improve safety and deliver a better, more efficient training experience.
"To be able to model something so you can look at the model and make a prediction on what a small change in that model will be, is an incredible time-saver. If you make your model correctly, then you can predict how things are going to change, going from a two-liter bioreactor to a twenty-liter unit to a 2,000-liter bioreactor. We can affect not only the manufacturing area, but also the product development area and cut the time to market," said Trish Benton, a life-sciences consultant.
She is working with Terry Blevins of Emerson Process Management and Scott Broadley, president of measurement and control manufacturer Broadley-James Co., on a partnership to develop advances in simulating and modeling bioreactor processes. We interviewed the three at the Emerson Exchange 2007 user group meeting last month. (To hear the complete interview click here).
Blevins noted that simulation and modeling tools are at the heart of Emerson's efforts to incorporate the Process Analytical Technology (PAT) Initiative into its product offerings. While the PAT Initiative originated in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, it is quickly filtering out across all the process industries, including refining and specialty chemicals.
The ability to integrate the simulation tool set with the control system is one of the factors pushing simulation out of the refineries and into the rest of the process industries.
Steering the Process in Real Time
"That's what we're trying to do," says Broadley. "We're trying to integrate this modeling capability with our bioreactor control package called 'BioNet' that is used for large-scale process development and doing lots of runs and variations on runs to find out what is the optimum pH, dissolved oxygen and other conditions under which these cells are to propagate. With a predictive model, we can do a number of what-if scenarios which might guide you right off the bat into the proper avenue to run down without blundering into blind alleys. But even beyond that, with the predictive control tools that Emerson is using with these models, we believe we will be able to do inline corrections, looking at the model and deducing the direction that the process is taking."
Breathtaking stuff. And biotech isn't the only industry where this type of "model-to-control system" interfacing is going on.
We also interviewed Blevins with another set of partners. This time, Bob Wojewodka and Philippe Moro from Lubrizol Company joined Blevins (To hear the complete interview click here). Lubrizol makes extensive use of offline simulation and modeling techniques, but what Wojewodka wants to do is integrate the large amount of offline analytical information developed from history and from their models directly into the control system.
"What we're doing," Wojewodka said, "is looking at batch processing specifically. Batch processing has been around for centuries, but it hasn't been well-studied, mainly because of complexity with data and the integration of that data and the analysis of that data into the batch context, and all the ramifications around that…especially in an online and real-time mode."
Wojewodka wants to take the analysis down to the process dynamics level. "We're going to actually look at process dynamics," he continued, "Process information, coupled with business data, coupled with analytical data in such a form that we can look at relationships between process and outputs—outputs being product quality, product uniformity, economic parameters…but especially in an online mode."
Engineers and Designers
Many simulation software packages have the ability to tie into engineering and design software suites directly to create other efficiencies for process industries.
TransAlta, operator of Suncor's Poplar Creek cogeneration facility in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, found that there was a problem with one of its boilers, and using Honeywell's UniSim simulation software, its engineers discovered they could solve the problem by engineering in a second control valve.
Barry Hu, automation and process engineer at bioprocessing company Genencor International's Cedar Rapids, Iowa, facility, says his company first bought MiMiC simulation software from Mynah Technologies for help doing the company's roll-over from a Rosemount RS 3 system to DeltaV.
"We needed to redo all the programming for that," said Hu. "That is such a complicated process. We wanted to make sure everything was running correctly in DeltaV before conversion. The linkage between the batch platform and the control hardware was really tricky. The simulation enabled me to avoid a lot of problems there. It was a debugging tool to make sure all the sequences were set up correctly. We were able to simulate the entire environment on a single computer. We were expecting some major disaster when we rolled over. We thought we'd lose three batches in rollover and we lost none. There were no major surprises. We had record production after the conversion."
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Lubrication Checkup: Automated Systems
EP Editorial Staff | June 9, 2010
"We're working through an RCM process on our major equipment. As most of our machinery is fitted with automated lubrication equipment, I am looking for typical failure scenarios and prevention strategies."
Although centralized automated lubrication systems can triple the economic life cycle of bearings, they're not immune to abuse, neglect, poor maintenance or incorrect setup.
Take note of these common issues associated with automated lube systems:
- Your automated system's finely toleranced components are NOT dirt-tolerant. Absolute cleanliness is critical when transferring lubricants to system reservoirs. Clean reservoirs before filling and ensure that bulk lubricants haven't been exposed to airborne contamination.
- Mixing of lubricants can damage bearings. Mark reservoirs for the correct product and fill via dedicated transfer equipment.
- Single-line-resistance, fixed-injector or progressive-divider-type systems are engineered by the OEM and only require the pump output delivery and sequence timer to be tuned. Once tuned, record settings and place inside the sequence controller.
- For variable-output, single-line or dual-line injector systems, users must tune the pump delivery output, sequence timer and each delivery point output. (This system type is especially vulnerable to overlubrication due to users changing delivery point outputs.) Once tuned, physically scribe the injector set-point mark, record settings and place inside the sequence controller. If settings continue to be changed, install a physical guard over the injector points.
- If blocked-line or broken-line indicators are employed, train operators to recognize faults and perform regular inspections for system damage. Neglecting these warning devices can shut down the system and put bearings at risk.
- Do NOT paint see-through reservoirs or sight-glass level indicators. Mark reservoirs with a RAG (Red/Amber/Green) indicator system: GREEN indicates the high-fill line; AMBER indicates the early-warning fill requirement; RED indicates the final-warning fill requirement before the system shuts down. Train operators to monitor the fluid level and notify maintenance once the AMBER level is reached. If a unit is not filled prior to reaching the RED level, maintenance is again notified. If low-level alarms are employed and disconnected, the units must be protected with physical shrouds.
- Moving lubricant reservoirs and controls outside equipment lockout perimeters will allow maintenance and filling while equipment runs. MT
Lubrication questions? Ask Dr. Lube, aka Ken Bannister, author of the best-selling book Lubrication for Industry and the Lubrication section of the 28th edition Machinery's Handbook. He's also a contributing editor for Maintenance Technology and Lubrication Management & Technology. E-mail: email@example.com

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Burglars broke into a Vallejo restaurant sometime this week, stealing two cash registers and a small safe.
Officers arrived Monday at Las Palmitas restaurant, 18 Laurel St., to talk to the owner, who said someone had pried open the back doors sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning, police said. The suspects took two cash registers, which had a small amount of cash, and a small safe.
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text: Into the Garden: Yard work customers, pay up! By Sara Busse August 25, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Every once in a while, I get tired of being the nice garden lady. Please know this is very rare. On most days, I'm very happy with all of the questions, I welcome the comments, and I am thrilled to be asked to speak about gardening. But every once in a while ...Today, I'll give some advice that might not be welcome to some readers. This is not aimed at any one reader in particular, but it comes from comments I've heard from the professionals in the gardening business.I want to thank all of the people who work in the gardening and landscaping business. This is backbreaking, dirty, often underappreciated work. The summer hours are long and the winter months are lean. If it was work that was delightful to do, more homeowners would do it for themselves, I'm guessing!Here goes. I'm sure the voicemail, email and mailbox will fill up quickly over this one. I'm ready.If you want to have your yard landscaped, mulched, mowed or raked, you're gonna have to pay. Some landscapers are not the best of businessmen; they are just hardworking folks who earn a living making our yards look better. Pay up!A landscaper recently told me that more often than not, he has people ask if they can defer payment for a few months after he's done their work. He puts out a lot of money to buy plants and mulch, to pay his workers, to put gas in his truck. Other landscapers tell me that when they quote a price for a customer, 99 percent of the people balk at the price, haggle for a discount and grumble about the cost.Do you haggle with the produce manager at Kroger over the cost of cucumbers? We all think the cost of produce is high, but we pay. We have to pay to eat that cucumber.The summer storms that landed trees across houses and driveways brought out the worst in many people. Homeowners expected tree cutters to come immediately to cut them out of their messes. Yet, when asked for money, many said they would have to wait for their insurance checks to come in before they could pay the landscapers. This cost is not one that the landscaper should incur; the homeowner should cover the cost until their insurance company repays them.If you want someone to design a landscape for you, the local garden club or master gardeners are not going to do it for you. Again, pay someone. I appreciate that many people don't reserve dollars in the budget for the landscape. But if you wanted your kitchen redesigned using the latest technology and the newest materials, wouldn't you expect to pay for the trained designer's time and efforts?If you don't water a plant, or if you plant it in the wrong place other than what is indicated on the tag, it will probably die. Don't expect the garden center to replace a plant that you treated poorly. Would you expect a furniture store to replace a sofa because your dog urinated on it or because your child trampled on it? Would it be your doctor's fault if your child got sick because you forgot to give them food and water? If you hire a grass mowing service, be specific about what you want. One local contractor had a written contract with a homeowner that specified how often he would mow, what areas he would mow and when payment was due. I know his work through several satisfied customers -- it is impeccable. (They sweep the sidewalks, they pull weeds, they even pat the dog.) One person refused to pay because she thought the grass would look like a baseball infield with some sort of diamond pattern. She never asked for this, she just assumed that's what the company would do.Ahhhh. I'm finished. (For now.) I'm back to being the nice garden lady.Gardening at HabitatThere are several gardening events planned for the Habitat for Humanity's Homeowner Education and Community Center, 815 Court St.Fall vegetable gardening: 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 1. Learn how to extend your vegetable gardening with seasonally appropriate veggies. Led by John Porter, West Virginia University/Kanawha County extension agent. Free. Junior Master Gardener leadership training: 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 1. JMG leadership training for those interested in starting their own chapter of this international youth gardening program. This class is free but registration is required.Saving and storing seeds: 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 8. Saving and storing seeds is the most economical way to garden. Learn the do's and don'ts of seed preservation from John Porter, WVU extension agent. Free.Establishing a lawn: 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 22. Learn how to winterize your lawn and get it ready for spring with John Porter. Free.To register for all classes, contact Terry St. Germain at 304-720-8733, ext. 3.Garden weed workshopThe West Virginia State University Extension Service will launch a garden workshop series focusing on lawn and landscape weeds at West Virginia Pumpkin Park, in Milton, 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 30. "This information is perfect for any gardener looking to eradicate weeds from his or her garden," says Scott Byars, program leader for agriculture and natural resources with WVSU Extension Service. "We want participants to be able to identify the common weeds they'll find in their lawns and landscapes."Other classes include:Landscape weeds, Sept. 20Weed identification, Oct. 18WVSU Extension Service began offering workshops at Pumpkin Park last year. Staff members are completing construction of a demonstration garden on the site to be used during future collaborative efforts with the park. Signage will direct participants to workshop locations.There is a $10 fee to attend each workshop, and space is limited. To register, contact Brad Cochran at 304-541-3301.Reach Sara Busse at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1249. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 5 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County W.Va.'s biggest liar dispenses parenting advice Previous Story Live Life Fully: Ten questions to ask yourself when facing life's choices Next Story


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Waleed Abdalati has been named the new director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, a joint institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Abdalati is a CIRES Fellow, a CU-Boulder professor of geography and director of the CIRES Earth Science and Observation Center. He will take office on July 1.
"It is an honor to be selected as director of an organization full of such talented people doing such important work," Abdalati said. "The depth and breadth of the outstanding scientists at CIRES and the societal importance of the research we do make CIRES a truly special place."
Abdalati's research focuses on using satellites and aircraft to understand how Earth's ice cover, particularly glaciers and ice sheets, is changing and what those changes mean for life on the planet. He became director of the Earth Science and Observation Center in 2008 and led the Ice Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, Science Definition Team, which developed capabilities to map and understand changes in ice sheet elevations by using space-based laser altimetry.
From January 2011 to December 2012, while on leave from CU-Boulder, Abdalati was NASA's chief scientist, advising NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on science programs and strategic planning. He has published more than 60 scientific papers and technical reports; lectured to a wide range of audiences throughout the world, including scientists, policymakers, the media and the general public; and received many notable honors and awards, including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal and, from the White House, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Abdalati earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University and Master of Science and doctoral degrees from CU-Boulder, working with CIRES scientist and former CIRES Director Konrad Steffen. He went on to work as a scientist at NASA for 12 years before returning to CIRES.
"This appointment has special meaning for me because I earned my Ph.D. at CIRES 17 years ago, and back then, I never could have imagined serving as its director," Abdalati said.
"CIRES is a highly respected voice in the international environmental research community and, for nearly 50 years, has conducted cross-disciplinary science that helps NOAA carry out its mission to better monitor and understand our oceans and atmosphere," said Robert Detrick, assistant administrator for NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. "We congratulate Dr. Abdalati on his selection, and we look forward to working with him in his new position."
William M. Lewis Jr., a CU-Boulder professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and CIRES Fellow, has served as interim director of CIRES since the summer of 2012. Under his leadership, CIRES has successfully adapted to the budget impacts of federal sequestration and secured the next five years of its core funding to support its collaborative work with NOAA, according to Stein Sture, vice chancellor for research at CU-Boulder.
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After two years of golfing frustration and an absence from the winner's circle despite several close calls, life has got much better for Graeme McDowell in recent weeks, both on and off the course.
The ever-popular Northern Irishman announced his engagement to Kristin Stape last month in Dubai and on Sunday he triumphed by three shots in the World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods.
For the next 10 weeks, he will enjoy a well-earned break with his wife-to-be in their new home in Orlando while he completes the finishing touches to his own tavern outside the gates of Lake Nona, which he plans to open by late January.
"It's been a very fun week," McDowell told reporters after holding off playing partner Keegan Bradley with a closing four-under-par 68 at a rain-soaked Sherwood Country Club.
"For two years I've been saying things like 'processes' and 'trying to get better' and 'be patient' and hopefully the wins will come. I guess I got fed up with telling everybody that I'm playing well, playing well.
"I'm relieved to get across the line and take some nice confidence into this little off-period I've got coming up. It really is about the processes, but we need to win. That's why we're out here."
California has been a happy hunting ground for McDowell who has twice won the World Challenge at Sherwood and clinched his first major title in the 2010 US Open held at Pebble Beach.
He was especially happy, though, that his fiancée was able to fly into the 'Golden State' on Friday and watch him seal victory in the elite 18-man event where every player was ranked in the world's top 35.
"Hopefully this is the first of many," McDowell smiled. "Getting engaged three or four weeks ago was a huge step in my life, and this has really made it a lot of fun.
"I certainly enter a new chapter in my life which I feel is going to bring a lot of solidity and support to my golf career and this is a great way to begin it.
"She's in support of what I do and loves to try and get out when she can. She flew in Friday night, and thankfully it was worth the trip."
McDowell was mainly frustrated this year because he knew was playing good golf with little reward, though he came close to winning a second major crown after playing in the last group in the final round of the US Open and the British Open.
"Getting in the last group of some major championships, that is what I dream of," said the Northern Irishman, who tied for second at the US Open and finished joint fifth at the British Open.
"Yes, I'd like to win those, but you can't win them all and it is frustrating at this point in time. The game wasn't giving me a huge amount this year and I've not really got a lot to show for myself. You never deserve things in this game, you know.
"You gotta just try and stay in there and try and keep doing it ... this (win) will certainly give me something nice to think about in the off-season."


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Welcome, Julia. Intriguing premise and rich material, to be sure. Good luck with the film and with your idea for a collective.
Tue 14 Jul 2009
Tue 14 Jul 2009
Welcome, Julia. Intriguing premise and rich material, to be sure. Good luck with the film and with your idea for a collective.
Tue 14 Jul 2009
It's been years since I've posted, but I've been busy, so I'll reintroduce myself.
I'm Brian Boyko, I'm an indie documentary filmmaker, and I've just "went pro" – while I'm still working on my quixotic documentary on New Zealand electoral reform (now renamed "Importing Democracy") I've put it on the backburner, instead writing a book on the same subject, as I take on paying work.
I'm likely to get a field producer gig for an in pre-production documentary on the art and culture of Cuba. I'd have to get permission from the U.S. State Dept. to go, but hell yes, I'm going for it!
I've also been approached by a couple of corporate clients, and I'm now spending about half the time at my day job on video (I was hired as a writer, but the job responsibilities have morphed as I got better with video.
I just ordered a Panasonic Lumix GH1 and also plan to get into wedding videography to make some money on the side to continue to fund the documentary film projects.
Anyway – that's me again!
Tue 14 Jul 2009
Welcome back, Brian, again!
Wed 15 Jul 2009
Hi again, I have already introduced myself a week ago or so, but can someone help me with how to best navigate the site? I can see all the topics with related conversation strings, but how do I find the first posting for a certain thread so I can track the evolution of the conversation? At the moment I find myself dipping into a conversation without knowing the bigger picture. Thanks.
Wed 15 Jul 2009
The only way is to go back within a thread and try to track down the first posting, Emile. This is a different kind of structure than topic-based ones (like DV User , for instance). But it's actually much more conducive to conversation, especially if you keep up with it regularly.
Wed 15 Jul 2009
emile, don't worry about jumping in during the middle of a conversation. as long as you have something to add (or at least something reasonable funny to say), you're welcome to post. the key, though, is to check D-Word at least once a day so that you don't get too far behind in any conversation (that you wanted to be a part of). yes, this site can be an addiction, but if you are really disciplined, it'll only suck 10-15 minutes from your day. if you are not disciplined, then you'll end up like the rest of us suckers.
Wed 15 Jul 2009
Hi. I'm Dave. I've spent a year and a half immersed in my political documentary. I have 60 hours and have been putting off starting post until I have a little bit of money. My mentor suggested this would be a good place to look for an editor.
Thu 16 Jul 2009
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Welcome, Dave. Hate to break the news to you, but a good editor costs a good deal of money. But if you're serious about finding one in the LA area, you can ask for suggestions here or you could get in touch with some local doc makers (possible through the IDA) and ask them for suggestions. Good luck with your doc.
Thu 16 Jul 2009
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Thanks Christopher, and Doug. I am getting into the swing of it slowly but surely!
Thu 16 Jul 2009
Hello from Madrid,
I'm Mariangela and together with a Spanish director I am producing a an independent documentary mainly shot in Spain but that will require a few days of shooting in the U.S., more precisly around Los Angeles, route 66 direction Las Vegas in August (8-12 August).
This is also the main reason that lead me to find the D-word, but I must confess this page seems really great.
We are looking for a sound recordist for 2 max. 3 shooting days in August. Anyone know someone who'd be interested?
Any help on how to address best this search will be really, really appreciated.
Please mail me to:
Thanks a lot and saludos from Madrid.
Fri 17 Jul 2009
Hi there,
So I've been lurking around here for a while now – have pulled a lot of great information from the site – and figure I ought to introduce myself. I'm just finishing up my first feature doc – about a year in the life of a porter on the Inca Trail. We just 'unveiled' the "website": http://www.michacrafilm.com/ and Facebook page a few days ago. Definitely a rookie at all of this, so feedback/advice is welcome on both. I look forward to being more a part of the community here.
Sat 18 Jul 2009
Jason, great to have you here with us, and glad you're finally posting. Best of luck with your project.
Sat 18 Jul 2009
oops – that's an actual website, not just a "website"
Sat 18 Jul 2009
and thank you Doug
Mon 20 Jul 2009
Hi everyone,
This is my first post. I am a documentary film "enthusiast". I actually own a DVD/CD/Blu-Ray replication company called The Dubhouse. I work with a number of independent/documentary filmmakers (including Doug Block some years back). We have 8 plant locations across the country (NY, L.A., FL, NC, IN) and can handle any quantity fully packaged. Let me know if I can help.
Mike Pardo
Mon 20 Jul 2009
Hey, good to see you here, Michael. It was a pleasure working with you in the past. Feel free to give us more details about The Dubhouse in our Classifieds topic.
Tue 21 Jul 2009
Hi first time writing. Have always been a reader. I'm working on a documentary with potentially some big artists. Somewhat nervous have always been able to fund my own projects. I have reached a point where funding the rest of this project is not an option. I wanted to reach out and see if anyone can point me in the right direction to investors. If anything, just some knowledge n the matter.
Tue 21 Jul 2009
Albie, no way to do that without knowing more about your film, and even then it's difficult. You might want to get one of the Morrie Warshawski books on fundraising, which would tell you the best ways to present your project to investors. He has a good book on fundraising house parties, too.
Tue 21 Jul 2009
Thank You, Doug good point. I will look into that. It's a film about some musicians wrapped around this enigmatic label. Who in there heyday in the 90's had a chance for a label. They seem to be coming back and the internet is a buzz with them again on their upcoming release. I have complete access to the bands on the label as well as the particular band I mentioning.
Fri 24 Jul 2009
Hello all! I've been an entertainment journalist for many years here in Hollywood (with the trades, and also with Premiere and the NYT), covering film festivals worldwide, but have always had a passion for filmmaking and film. I also occasionally write for and help run a film website on independent and international film, Cinema Without Borders (www.cinemawithoutborders.com) and continue to run my database company about film actors worldwide (www.ulmerscale.com). My only professional doc experience has been directing a documentary for the BBC in London after college. Now, many years later, I've decided to take the plunge again and make what I hope will become a series on the film villages of the world. It's about the life (and sometimes death) of the villages behind some of my favorite movies – Visconti's Terra Trema, Toratore's Cinema Paradiso, as well as Il Postino and dozens more (the series begins in Sicily but will continue through various countries). It's a sort of anthropology of village life as seen in, and changed by, some of the world's great movies...I am now searching for a DP to team up with me when I go back to the villages of Sicily to shoot the pilot, possibly this fall but more likely next spring. Hoping to find an ally in my passion project – preferably someone who speaks a little italian as well, though it's not necessary (I spent a year in Naples a kid). Anyway, I look forward to discovering some fascinating folks and ideas on this site, and if you are interested, feel free to email me. Please also check out the article that started me on this village journey – a piece I wrote for our website called "Entering 'Paradiso' – a Guide to Inhabiting Your Favorite Film," which you can find at:
Thanks for taking the time to wade through this overlong introduction!
Fri 24 Jul 2009
Oh James. Your project sounds great I'd so love to be your DP – except am not a DP :)
Welcome to D-Word. Enjoy!
Fri 24 Jul 2009
Yes, welcome aboard, James. However, do go the next step and register as a full member since you're a doc professional. Will give you access to many more discussion topics.
I agree with Niam, it sounds like a fascinating topic.
Sat 25 Jul 2009
Hello fellow D-Word members!
Krystal Lord here of Los Angeles, CA. I'm new to D-Word and wanted to say hello!
I'm currently doing outreach for "THE ENGLISH SURGEON," directed by Geoffrey Smith. "THE ENGLISH SURGEON" is PREMIERING TODAY, July 24th in New York City at Cinema Village!
"THE ENGLISH SURGEON" is also OPENING IN LOS ANGELES IN JUST ONE WEEK at Laemmle Theater's Music Hall 3!
As you all know successful opening weekend in New York City and Los Angeles will allow us to bring the film to more communities nationwide. If you don't live in NYC or LA, please forward this to any friends, family or co-workers that do, and help spread the word about "THE ENGLISH SURGEON" so we can bring it to your city!
website: www.theenglishsurgeon.com
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Many thanks and kind regards,
Krystal Lord
Wed 29 Jul 2009
Welcome to The D-Word.
James, great idea! I'd be very interested in this.
Krystal, good luck with the run. And say hi to Geoff from us. He should log on here more often.
Sat 1 Aug 2009
My fellow filmmakers,
I am producing a documentary, called "The Eyes of Thailand", about the founder of the world's first Asian Elephant Hospital in Thailand, which builds prosthetic limbs for elephants who step on landmines. http://www.eyesofthailand.com>
As of Friday, July 31, I received word that Motala, one of the elephant landmine survivors I filmed in 2007, will receive her first prosthetic limb on August 15-16, 2009--10 years after her landmine accident!
For the details and a message from the Elephant Hospital founder, Soraida Salwala, please visit: http://www.eyesofthailand.com/blog/
Needless to say, I have to film this for the documentary, but I will not hear from my grants and funding proposals until September or October. Therefore, I am writing to ask each of you to make a tax-deductible contribution to the film so I can raise the US $3,000 needed.
The cost break down is:
$2300 airfare (Thai Airways or China Airways)
$500 camera person in Thailand
$200 food and lodging expenses for me
I need to raise this within the next 48 hours, before plane tickets get any more expensive!
If 100 people donate $30...
Or 60 people donate $50...
Or 30 people donate $100...
Or 10 people donate $300...
Or 3 people donate $1,000...
I will be able to purchase the ticket on Monday, August 3, 2009.
Note: As of 12:00pm PDT Saturday, we've raised $685.
Please be a part of this historic moment and a pivotal part of the film by contributing TODAY!
You can make your tax-deductible donation through the film's fiscal sponsor, The San Francisco Film Society, at: http://www.sffs.org/donate/donate-now.aspx?pid=47
With deepest gratitude,
Windy Borman
Producer, Writer and Director, "The Eyes of Thailand"
P.S. Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com after you make your donation so I can keep the running total up to date. Thank you!
P.P.S. Please encourage other film and animal lovers you know to donate, too! http://www.sffs.org/donate/donate-now.aspx?pid=47


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If you are not able to exercise during a stress test, your doctor may order a dobutamine echocardiogram. This is an echocardiogram that is done after you have been given a drug (dobutamine) through a vein in your arm. Dobutamine increases your heart rate in much like exercise does. This procedure may take about two hours.
During a dobutamine or stress echocardiogram, it is important to let the doctor or nurse know if you feel unusual sensations in your chest, arms, neck or jaw, light-headed or dizziness, heart palpitations (the feeling that your heart is beating too fast) or shortness of breath.
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All I know is the obvious - it's a letter writing set.
On the fountain pen, I can see "Rester 556" but no other markings appear on any other item OR the box.
I have found three other sets online, which indicate the 1920's and one indicates it's made of vulcanite and brass.
Does anyone know just by the picture if the time period is correct and possibly what this is made out of?
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Making The Film
Using The Film
The Ballad of Frankie Silver
In 1833 Mrs. Frances Silver was hanged in Morganton, North Carolina, for the ax murder of her husband Charles. For a century and a half the case has lived on in newspapers, pamphlets, memoirs, petitions, legends, a Sharyn McCrumb novel, plays, a ballet, documentary films, websites, and folksong scholarship. Did Frankie have cause to act or hope of justice? The Ballad of Frankie Silver explores the case through the singing and stories of Bobby McMillon and the comments of North Carolina Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Gray and others.
Bobby McMillon, the recipient of a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award, is a member of the Silver family and learned stories about Frankie as he grew up in the community where the murder took place. In the epilogue Making of the Ballad Singer (begins at 36:25), Bobby and his singing partner Marina Trivette tell how they developed a love for Appalachian ballads and tales as children.
The video was directed by Tom Davenport and produced with folklorist Daniel Patterson. Patterson's book A Tree Accurst: Bobby McMillon and Stories of Frankie Silver, won the 2001 Chicago Folklore Prize. Through the Frankie Silver material it explores the interplay between folklore, social and personal history, law, and narrative conventions as people try to understand human character and fate.
Bobby McMillon performs in a CD Lords and Merry Maids All: Mountain Love Songs and Child Ballads. Available from Ivycreek.com which also carries other recording of authentic mountain music.
The Ballad of Frankie Silver raises issues which will captivate folklorists, historians, and others who research and document community turning points. The relationship between history, legend, and ballad has never been so clearly illustrated, and the film's feminist slant resonants with contemporary audiences.


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Dodgers' Puig scratched for being late
Dodgers' Puig scratched for being late
The Dodgers lost to the Giants 8-4.
A team spokesman told ESPNLosAngeles.com that Puig was not aware that the team was hitting on the field prior to Friday's 1:10 p.m. game. Before day games, the Dodgers often take batting practice in the indoor batting cage.
Puig came onto the field from Dodgers' clubhouse at 10:26 a.m., at which point the team was about halfway through its batting practice.
Puig's removal from the lineup allowed manager Don Mattingly to put Matt Kemp in the starting lineup in center field, with Andre Ethier moving from center to right. Prior to Puig being pulled from the lineup, Kemp was not in the lineup even though he had been activated from the disabled list Friday.
Kemp had October surgery on left ankle and missed the first five games. Kemp batted .113 in 53 at-bats in minor-league spring training games.
Being left out of the original starting lineup did not sit well with Kemp, according to the ESPNLosAngeles.com report.
Mattingly said the Dodgers will mix and match with their four outfielders, including left fielder Carl Crawford. In spring training, Kemp said he wouldn't accept the role of fourth outfielder.
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Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
--P.J. O'Rourke
Since the market bottom in March 2009, the nature of trading has undergone a tremendous change, and the action over the last week or so is a particularly good example: The market is being held hostage by politicians and governmental policy. The individual characteristics of stocks matter little, and there isn't much reward for stock-picking.
In the "old" days -- before the endless government bailouts, quantitative easing and stimulus programs -- we could often ignore the big-picture issues and focus on finding good stocks. Flat market environments, such as what we have seen these last few days, would often produce some of the best trading as traders would gravitate toward a number of key stocks and create some strong momentum.
The market no longer seems to work that way. While we do have some pockets of momentum in such names as Netflix (NFLX) or Facebook (FB) it seems to be mostly machine-driven and lacks the human quality that we used to see. For the most part, stocks are highly correlated and move in tandem. They all go up or down together, and on sessions such as what we've seen in the past week, they all do nothing together. Few things stick out, as everyone knows we at the mercy of the next headline to hit.
Since the market low in March 2009, there has been an exodus of individual traders and investors. A big part of that has been due to the lousy economy, but the big reason that people aren't showing any signs of coming back to the market is the nature of the action. We are now driven by government and machines to such a great degree that the average individual feels they have no edge at all.
The thing I always loved the most about the stock market is individual stock-picking. If you find a good stock at an early point, you will be well-rewarded as the broader market comes to embrace it. That, to me, is the heart and soul of what trading is all about.
Unfortunately the focus now isn't whether a particular stock is good. It's whether a "fiscal cliff" deal is going to be made, or if Greece going to be bailed out, or if the Fed is set to continue Operation Twist -- and so on and so forth. Your great stock pick will do little if you are on the wrong side of the news headlines.
The first step in dealing with a problem is to recognize it. Once we have done that, we need to adapt and find a way to deal with the changed conditions. For many people, the solution has been to simply bet on news flow. Right now the focus is betting on how the fiscal-cliff issue will work out. If you are correct about that, it really doesn't matter what stocks you own, as they will all move together.
My approach isn't to give up on the individual stock-picking I favor, but to be very aware that it won't matter if we are fighting the big-picture news flow. We have to be on the right side of the news, and then maybe we can produce additional returns by finding the right individual stocks. I'd prefer not to be overly focused on market timing, but we really have no choice.
This morning, we will once again have to deal with this "fiscal cliff" issue. There was some positive news about continuation of stimulus in China, and Europe is seeing some green, but the endless fiscal-cliff debate will continue.
I'll be talking more about this issue of how the market is mainly government-driven. Simply being cognizant of that fact can help us deal with it more effectively, and I'm still hopefully that the quaint old notion of stock-picking will return to being favored.
We're seeing some positive action in the early going, but will remain very challenging to put much money to work.


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A Conversation with José Blanco
From Vegas, Mar/Apr 2006
The gregarious sales director for La Aurora speaks about the cigar industry.
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David Savona: Let's talk about your history with the company. How long have you been with Empresa León Jimenes?
José Blanco: Twenty-four years.
Q: But cigars are somewhat of a recent thing for you, right?
A: Six years. But smoking for 40.
Q: Now, who taught you to smoke cigars?
A: My father. My father grew tobacco, and Jochi, my cousin, his father has an old factory, so in the summers we would go out there and learn how to sort [tobacco]. I had my first cigar at 15, but really I started to smoke at 16. And rarely did I ever smoke cigarettes, as it was always cigars.
Q: Were you born here in the Dominican Republic?
A: My father was a political exile for 29 years, out of the 31 that [Rafael] Trujillo was in power. When Trujillo was killed in 1961, my father was able to come back in 1962 after the dictator was dead.
Q: And you came back here from….
A: Great Neck, Long Island [in New York].
Q: You may be the only guy from Long Island making cigars. How did you get with León Jimenes? What did you start doing?
A: I started as a salesman in 1981. And in '85 I became a supervisor, then in 1990 I became a sales coordinator, then in 1992, manager of promotion and public relations, and in 1995, sales manager for beer and cigarettes in the northeast part of the Dominican Republic.
Q: You were involved in beer all that time?
A: Beer and cigarettes. But the smoking panel would send me cigars.
Q: So you played a role with cigars, but not officially.
A: Yes, and sometimes they didn't like what I had to say.
Q: What year did you start in the cigar segment?
Q: Tough year for cigars. Is that one of the reasons you were brought on? What led to that?
A: I was very passionate about it. I had my two cents always to say. When they made me the offer, it was [the chance] to get paid for something I really like a lot.
Q: Not many cigar companies were doing great in 1999. Cigar sales weren't so great, right?
A: We were down eight million cigars.
Q: Now this was before 100 Años, of course. Was this before Preferidos?
A: Right when Preferidos was coming out.
Q: Tell me about the early days in the cigar business. It must have been quite a challenge, going from the beer segment where your company has 90-plus percent of the market, to going to the cigar segment where you had….
A: Nothing. Even though I had been smoking cigars for many years, it was basically Dominicans and, on and off, Cubans. But it wasn't until I really went out, saw the stores, and a lot of store owners that were real nice to me gave me cigars to smoke, that I really started to appreciate tobacco, especially from Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador. I started to catch up. And one of the things that I said was, in our factory, we were very accustomed to smoking only Connecticut, Cameroon and everything that was Dominican. There was a big horizon in the tobacco world. I'm a great believer of blending. I don't care how good a cigar is, if it's good and it's one-dimensional, to me it's just a good, boring smoke. I like cigars that are complex and change a lot.
Q: So you're talking about blending a variety of countries?
A: That's right. Just take 1495. We have a Sumatra Ecuador wrapper, a Corojo [Dominican] binder, Corojo ligero, Nicaragua, piloto Cubano and Peruvian ligero. We're working with six types of leaves.
Q: So before you started, Aurora worked with Dominican, Cameroon and Connecticut.
A: That's it.
Q: So you said, "We have to expand our horizons."
A: I definitely was very impressed with the flavor of tobacco from Nicaragua. I think a blend of tobacco with a leaf of Nicaragua—it makes a big difference.
Q: Was the company growing its own Dominican wrapper at this time?
A: They were in the works of the Corojo wrapper, growing that first crop, which was '99, 2000. I like Corojo a lot, too. I'm a big fan of Corojo.
Q: What was the first cigar success you remember for La Aurora?
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In the absence of El Niño and La Niña, the "wild card" La Nada appears to be creating another forecasting headache for the upcoming winter.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts equal chances for the winter to be unusually warm, cold, snowy, rainy or even average for much of the nation.
"It's a challenge to produce a long-term winter forecast without the climate pattern of an El Niño or a La Niña in place out in the Pacific because those climate patterns often strongly influence winter temperature and precipitation here in the United States," said Mike Halpert, acting director of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center. "Without this strong seasonal influence, winter weather is often affected by short-term climate patterns, such as the Arctic Oscillation, that are not predictable beyond a week or two. So it's important to pay attention to your local daily weather forecast throughout the winter."
Through February, NOAA predicts:
- Drier weather in the Southwest and Southeast with wetter weather in the northern Rockies.
- Warmer weather across the Southern Plains, Southwest and New England.
- Cooler temperatures in the Northern Plains
Halpert explained a video here that both of NOAA's temperature and precipitation outlook maps have large swaths of the country labeled "equal chances," which means there is no tilt in the odds towards either above- or below-average temperature or precipitation.
In the end, NOAA believes that drought could be the biggest story this winter.
"The outlook favors precipitation below the 1981-2010 average in both the Southwest and Southeast, making the persistence and development of drought likely in these regions," Halpert said
Other forecasters have presented other possible winter scenarios:
- The Old Farmer's Alamance suggests keeping "sweaters and snow shovels" nearby as the winter "is shaping up to be a rough one."
- AccuWeather staff expects the winter to range from cold with above-normal snow in the Upper Midwest to cooler – and possibly wetter – for parts of western Texas and New Mexico.
- Meteorological service Weather Works also sees a good winter for snow-lovers across much of the Corn Belt, with the potential for several big storms across the high Plains and Midwest throughout the season.


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I'm a bit delinquent in my BEA posts, but that midweek BEA completely threw me. While I do love having my weekend back, losing essentially a week in the office, followed by a long weekend meant that I returned to work on Tuesday not remembering much pre-BEA or for that matter, that much from BEA week itself. But of course, I exaggerate, I remember quite a bit, because this was one of the busiest and most productive BEAs I've had in a long while. Why, you ask? Well, mainly because of book bloggers. Between events and meetings, I had more fantastic conversations with book bloggers, a group I continue to call the most optimistic and important in the publishing industry today.
Wednesday dawned bright and sunny and after a lovely walk from Penn Station to the Javits Center, I met our wonderful videographers for our To Kill a Mockingbird 50th anniversary celebration (more on that later), stashed my stuff in the booth and headed to the Hot Book Club Titles Fall 2010 Panel moderated by the amazing Carol Fitzgerald of Reading Group Guides.com and the Book Reporter Network. My fellow panelists were Michael Croy of Simon & Schuster, Patrick Nolan of Penguin, Talia Sherer of Macmillan, Karen Torres of Hachette and Jane von Mehren of Random House. We each presented 5 great book group books coming this fall. Check out the complete list of books here.
I followed the panel with a meeting with the charming Barbara and Charlie Mead of ReadingGroupChoices.com, I always love spending time with them. Next I headed to the Charlesbridge booth to meet, for only the second time, but it seems like we've spent so much time together (thank you Twitter), the dynamic Mitali Perkins, who just that morning had wowed the crowd at the Children's Author Breakfast (let's put it this way, I heard more about her speech than I heard about the Duchess of York's, that's how great she is). Mitali was signing galleys of her upcoming novel Bamboo People and the Charlesbridge folks graciously allowed me to insert flyers for the reissue of Emily of Deep Valley which will feature a new foreword by Mitali, into the books. It was so fun spending time with her and her fans. Though it was far too brief an encounter - thank goodness ALA is just around the corner.
Next up was a quick return to our booth where I was meeting the 5 book bloggers who won tea with Adriana Trigiani. It was so nice to see Dawn from She is Too Fond of Books, Julie from Booking Mama, Kathy from Bermuda Onion and Lenore from Presenting Lenore again and to meet Sheila from Book Journey. We also invited Trish from Hey Lady, Whatcha Readin as she helped pull the entire contest together. We headed out into the now blazing heat to meet up with Adriana and dive into horrendous midtown traffic (that is, once we got a car, slight glitch there). We finally arrived at the upper east side location of Alice's Tea Cup, a simply delightful tea shop where we were served a traditional high tea in our own room, painted a deep teal and decorated beautifully. There were personalized signed books for all the bloggers and absolutely delicious food. I have a particular weakness for clotted cream, which I spread liberally on my scones. Thanks to Dawn for this great picture of the entire group - though missing from the photo (and behind the camera) was Stephanie, aka @book_chatter on Twitter.
That would have been quite a day had it ended there, but there was more! After a quick stop into the office to refresh and redress, we headed to the famed Algonquin Hotel for the Celebration of Book Bloggers: The New Literary Roundtable that we gave with Susan Henderson of Lit Park and the upcoming novel Up From the Blue. It was an amazing night - so much fun to meet so many people I've known just from their blogs or twitter handles. I left fairly exhausted just past 9, running to Penn Station with Amy, after saying a quick goodbye to the Algonquin's lobby cat Matilda.


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The New York Knicks will not pursue Allen Iverson, who said again last week that he wants back in the NBA, despite the team's need to upgrade at guard, The New York Post reports.
Knicks GM Glen Grunwald said last week that while the team intends to bring back restricted free agents Jeremy Lin and Landry Fields, New York still needs to address the guard position this offseason.
Coach Mike Woodson has a tie with Iverson—Woodson was on Larry Brown's 76ers staff for two seasons when Iverson was in Philly.
"We have two guards who are restricted free agents, so we'll be able to retain them,'' Grunwald said of Lin and Fields, per The Post. "The question is then how we fill out the rest because Baron (Davis) suffered a pretty bad injury and he's not going to be able to play next year. And Shump (Iman Shumpert) is going to be out a bit recovering from his injuries. We're going to have to see if we can upgrade the rest of the roster while Shump is out."
J.R. Smith, who was arrested Thursday night in Florida for driving without a valid license, has a $2.5 million player option for next season. The Knicks, The Post notes, can offer Smith a 20 percent raise without it counting against their $5 million mid-level exception—which they plan on using for Lin—but Smith can still probably command a more lucrative deal elsewhere.
Guards Raymond Felton, Derek Fisher and Gary Neal are possible offseason targets for the Knicks. Iverson, apparently, is not.


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DETROIT - The first regular retail production 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible offered for sale will be auctioned by Barrett-Jackson April 5 in Palm Beach, Fla., to support cancer research and treatment.
Chevrolet is donating the highly coveted sports car as part of General Motors' support for the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and its 31st Annual Dinner. Every penny of the sale proceeds will benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute – one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country.
www.barrett-jackson.com. The winning bidder will receive a letter of authenticity, as well as the ability to select the color.
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible offers all of the uncompromising performance of the coupe, including an estimated 450 horsepower and a 0-to-60 acceleration time of four seconds, according to GM. In addition, its all-new, fully electronic top can be lowered remotely and opened or closed at speeds of up to 30 mph.
"When we asked ourselves how best to assist the Karmanos Cancer Institute in its valiant fight against this horrible disease, the first Corvette Stingray Convertible off the line for sale was an obvious choice," said Mark Reuss, president, GM North America. "It's the best we have to offer, and it should prove to be an immensely desirable and highly collectible car."
The donation demonstrates GM's outstanding commitment to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. This is the second year GM has offered one of its collector vehicles to be auctioned to benefit Karmanos. In addition, for the second consecutive year, the GM Foundation has generously donated $400,000 to cancer research, bringing GM and the GM Foundation's total support of Karmanos to nearly $6.4 million over the last 16 years.
"The commitment of GM and the GM Foundation to further the Karmanos Cancer Institute's innovative cancer research and exceptional patient care is nothing short of magnificent," said Gerold Bepler, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Karmanos. "From the company's top leadership to its employees and partners, GM's investment to improve life for those in our community and significantly impact our global fight to end this disease is truly outstanding. We are extremely grateful to GM and the GM Foundation, and our many sponsors and supporters who continue to imagine and help us worked toward a world without cancer."
--Mark and Kim Reuss are chairing the 2013 event
The Karmanos Cancer Institute's 31st Annual Dinner is Saturday, April 20, at the General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, 2500 East Grand Blvd., in Detroit. Reuss and his wife Kim are chairing this year's gala. Emcee for the gala is Ruth Spencer, anchor and consumer reporter for WDIV Local 4.
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Iowa: One day, 30 new offices
"We opened 30 offices across Iowa on Sunday. It's very exciting for the campaign because several of them are in rural areas like Cresco and Algona that have never had a presidential campaign office before. We have a lot of volunteer support on the ground, and now they have a place to go to make phone calls, pick up canvass packets, and get out there and knock on doors.
"A lot of our team leaders have been volunteering for Barack Obama for years, and they used to have to drive 30 minutes to get to an office. Now we're able to open offices just down the road from where they live, so they're incredibly excited. They don't have to work out of the local coffee shop or fast food joint anymore.
"Iowa is very much a field state, and it will be won on the ground. Now's the time to sign people up to vote early. We'll be some of the first people in the country to cast their ballots for the President when early vote opens on September 27th."
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New Dilantin 30 Mg Capsules
I have taken Dilantin Kapseals ( white capsule with pink band) for 20 years and have been seizure free. It was prescribed after I had a focal seizure and spikes on my EEG. I also had a grand mal seizure at age 8 yrs and untreated seizures as an infant. When Dilantin 100 mg Kapseals were no longer made I switched to Dilantin 30 mg Kapseals. I have been taking seven each night, 210 mg total. Now the 30 mg Kapseal is no longer made. I will have to switch to the new Dilantin 30 mg capsule( half pink, half white capsule) soon. I am very worried because I have heard that this is like switching to a generic and it may not be absorbed the same. It has different inactive ingredients and dyes. I drive on the freeway every day and even with frequent blood monitoring of my Dilantin levals this change really frightens me. I have read about formerly seizure free people having seizures with the newer Dilantin. What can I do to ensure my safety?
I certainly understand your concern and have some information I hope you find helpful.The Dilantin® company (Pfizer) stopped making the 100 mg Kapseals when they updated their manufacturing process a few years ago. All they actually did, however, was put the same ingredients that were in the Kapseals into the new capsule shell. The medicine inside the regular Dilantin® capsules is exactly the same as what was inside in the old Kapseals; it is only the outside that looks different. The inactive ingredients and the way the body absorbs the medicine are also exactly the same.The new Dilantin® capsules had to be called something different because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers a drug to be a new product whenever there is a manufacturing change, even if none of the properties of the drug change. So even just changing the color of the capsule shell makes the medicine a different "product" as far as the FDA is concerned, and it has to get a new name.This is not like switching to a generic where, as you pointed out, the inactive ingredients could be different. Generic medications are not absorbed differently than their brand name counterparts, however, just for future reference. The FDA has the exact same requirements for generic medications as it does for brand medications, including how the medicine is absorbed. If you would like to, you can read about the FDA's requirements for generic medications.You therefore do not need to be concerned about changing from 30 mg Dilantin® Kapseals to the 30 mg Dilantin® capsules. Furthermore, you do not need to take seven of the 30 mg Dilantin® capsules if you were previously controlled on 200 mg of the Kapseals, if you would prefer to just take two of the 100 mg capsules. You may want to talk to your doctor about this if that would be a more convenient option for you.There are some reasons why people appear to have seizures from switching between the two formulations or between brand and generic medications, such as:• missing a dose or taking a dose late due to delays in getting a new prescription filled• feeling overly anxious about the change, since anxiety can increase your chances of having a seizure.But as long as you take the medication as you would have taken your previous medication without missing any doses, you would not be expected to have a different response or any unpleasant side effects.This response was prepared by Sara Jordan, PharmD Candidate
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Migraine Headaches And Menopause
Is there a relationship between migraine headaches and menopause?
Many women experience a worsening of migraine headaches as they approach menopause, especially those whose migraines are hormone sensitive. It is thought to be related to the fluctuating hormone levels during perimenopause. Attempting to stabilize hormone levels can help.
These women often feel much better after menopause when hormones have ceased to fluctuate. Those who choose to use hormones may want to consider a constant dose regimen to avoid the headaches that may result from a cyclic pattern of hormone use.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger spent years fighting for Conan revival
The Hollywood tough guy recently confirmed plans to step back into his breakthrough role in a new film which will continue the story he started in 1982's Conan the Barbarian and 1984 sequel Conan the Destroyer.
However, Schwarzenegger admits his biggest battle was to get studio bosses to consider his plan.
He tells CNN.com, "They're seriously going to put it back on track. I fought for that for years for them to be serious about it and make it an 'A' movie, not just a movie where people get hacked up and all this, but a great story with a great director.
"And they are now serious about it and so I'm looking forward to the script being finished so we can prep the movie and start shooting."
The new film will reportedly be titled The Legend of Conan. It comes after 2011 film Conan the Barbarian, a new adventure based on the mythical character featuring Jason Momoa in the title role.


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Everyone at Unicorn Darts and the whole worldwide family of darts were saddened to hear of the death of former World Champion Jocky Wilson aged 62 on Saturday.The legendary Scottish darts star - who had turned 62 last Thursday - won World Championships in 1982 and 1989 before being a founder member of the PDC, with whom he played until his retirement in 1996.He had returned to live in his home town of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, and had recently been suffering from the lung disorder chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.The Scot had become one of the sport's most popular players after emerging at the end of the 1970s, and alongside his two World Championship titles also won four British Professional titles, three Scottish Masters and was twice the runner-up in the World Masters.Wilson's class was also shown with his record of reaching at least the quarter-finals in 13 successive World Championships from his debut in 1979 through to 1991 in a run which included the two defining moments of his career as he lifted the trophy in 1982 and 1989.He was also a quarter-finalist in the PDC's inaugural World Matchplay in 1994, losing to the eventual winner Larry Butler, and made his final televised appearance at the same event the following year in an 8-5 defeat to Nigel Justice.His popularity also went beyond the sporting arena, notably when Wilson famously saw his picture displayed on 'Top of the Pops' in 1982 during a performance by Dexy's Midnight Runners of their single "Jackie Wilson Said".The PDC paid their tribute to his career by staging the Jocky Wilson Cup in December 2009 in Glasgow, which saw Scotland's top two players, Gary Anderson and Robert Thornton, play English pair Phil Taylor and James Wade.Whilst Taylor and Wade took victory in that event for England, the tournament's success saw it become the forerunner to the highly successful World Cup of Darts pairs event which has been played twice since involving 24 countries.Ahead of the Jocky Wilson Cup in 2009, Jocky recorded a special audio message for the crowd at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, which proved to be the last time he was heard in public.He said: "Hi, this is Jocky. Sorry I can't be with you tonight, hope you all have a great evening, please give all the players the respect they deserve - Come On Scotland!"Many of the sport's big names paid their own tributes to Jocky Wilson in special interviews with Sky Sports ahead of the Jocky Wilson Cup in 2009 - here's what some of them said:15-time World Champion Phil Taylor: "Jocky was one of my favourites. Jocky was a character. We do miss Jocky...he's a great man, misunderstood a little bit I think but he was a character, a very simple man who didn't want a lot out of life."He wasn't money-orientated...he just wanted to live his life and enjoy himself, and that's what Jock did."Three-time World Champion John Lowe: "Jocky is without doubt a legend. He's a legend to people who've never seen him but know his name - everybody knows Jocky Wilson."1988 World Champion Bob Anderson: "He's a wonderful character. You could sit and talk to Jocky away from darts and he was tremendous fun to talk to."Five-time World Champion Eric Bristow: "He was a brilliant player to play against, unpredictable. I think the game misses him, he was a good character and we need characters."Two-time World Champion Dennis Priestley: "A great character and a flair player who could hit the big scores and take the big finishes. He won two World Championships and many other titles."For further tributes click on the link bellow.
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He has done it! The remarkable Gary Anderson has made it back-to-back World Championship crowns on a dramatic night at the Alexandra Palace as he beat Adrian Lewis by 7 sets to 5.
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Team Unicorn stars Michael Smith and James Wade are celebrating a place in the World Championship quarter-finals on New Year's Day. The pair enjoyed comfortable 3rd Round wins as Smith thrashed Benito van de Pas 4-0 and Wade was too good for Jamie Caven, winning the all Unicorn clash 4-1.
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This is a time of enormous possibility. As the old systems heave before they crumble, we all have the option of being active participants in creating a world powered by love, compassion, and cooperation.
Not a task for the faint of heart, moving fully forward into this new paradigm takes focus, courage, and the willingness to step into the unknown. It also requires faith in a positive future and an understanding that some of our greatest achievements often emerge from difficult and confusing times.
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Purpose Pitches
Hitting the High and Low Notes
Today's to be a notes column, both to cover a series of Cubs-related stuff after four straight days of catching Club Quade, and to comment on the conclusion of the other aria within the Mets' opera.
Let's start with the Mets, and their decision to release Oliver Perez today after cutting most of their ties with Luis Castillo on Friday. Even if these two sign elsewhere for the minimum, that's more than $17 million the Mets will be mailing off to wherever it is that the ex-Mets land—starting with forwarding Castillo's checks to the Phillies' camp, since he's signed a minor-league deal with Philly to help them with their burgeoning Chase Utley issue.
It's interesting that, in each instance, the Mets brass has elected to just be done with it, eating that much payroll to make a statement that the excesses of the Minaya team are a thing of the past. You can credit Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins with the courage to hang the expense and just start tossing major appliances onto the lawn, because if they don't work, there's no point in keeping them plugged in. If they're lucky, somebody else will haul their junk away; if they're unlucky, that somebody else will profit from it. They didn't needlessly extend the drama for another two weeks, and cutting both players now, at the earliest point of the serious cutdowns, does them the favor of lining up future gigs while doing the other last Mets standing the favor of sparing the remaining playing time for them.
Omar Minaya's legacy still hangs over this club's head, however. Just because the poster children for Minaya's incredible ability to misread a market for second-rank players have been neatly clipped out of the present, let's not pretend that the "new" Mets are that radically different from the old. This is still the team that is paying more than $31 million to Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran for one more season apiece, hoping they perform well enough to bring prospects in return (or draft picks, should they depart by free agency after 2011). This is still the team stuck paying Jason Bay more than $18 million per annum for three more years, hoping that he doesn't conjure up any more (unfair) comparisons to Kevin McReynolds. This is still the team lamenting its relationship with Francisco Rodriguez.
In short, the Mets still have the payroll of a stars-and-scrubs exercise, but it's one where the scrubs aren't—Ike Davis and Josh Thole are building blocks—and the dim light shining from these guttering stars unavoidably casts Minaya's shadow in the present and on into the near future.
All in all, Luis Castillo may rather be in Philadelphia, but for the Phillies this is a worthwhile exercise to see if there's anything there. Even if Castillo is reduced to getting on base and playing a clumsy second, the first is something the Phillies need with Utley ailing, the latter something they can afford with their high-strikeout starting staff that will keep balls in play to a minimum. Yes, the right side of their infield will be brutally bad, but even an imperfect solution beats spinning their wheels with Wilson Valdez.
Jake Peavy's "breakdown" is news insofar as it seemed as if the combination of a hard-working hurler and Herm Schneider's training staff could alter the initial expectations that he'd miss time this year. Now, between his shoulder tendinitis and a dose of the flu, those expectations seem prescient. It was easy to get caught up in the wishcast that Peavy would get more than 26 starts, but right now, that's looking reasonable—if he doesn't have any other major setbacks, because that's basically allowing for a month off. The problem is that, even with his excellent effort to come back fast despite this stumble, we can't be especially sure. We ought to accept that he may never be the workhorse of old, since that's someone we haven't seen since 2007. If he can at least be a high-maintenance show horse, the Sox should have the rotation depth to afford getting what they can once he's ready.
Four straight days of watching the Cubs—with a fifth in the offing if today's game against the Angels isn't rained out—has left me with a couple of key takeaways.
Notes columns are necessarily something of a pastiche, and make for a contrast with the Groundhog Day life of the beat*, as far as I'm qualified to comment on that. However, watching one team again and again might represent microhistory of a sorts, and I'm looking forward to today's fifth Cubs game in a row—weather permitting—which promises to add Andrew Cashner's latest spin to the mix.
* Exacerbating the experience is my inability to make the rental car's USB access to my iPod do anything but play the same 20 songs, in the same order. As much as I love Siouxsie singing "Pluto Drive," listening to it every day for two weeks has managed to make the repetitive quality of camp even more so.
Christina Kahrl is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Can you just become the Cubs beat writer?
Mar 21, 2011 12:34 PM
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My apologies if I've been a bit Cubs-centric, but there are sort of professional reasons for that as well--it's worthwhile to become a regular in a particular box.
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Basketball team's not very good. My hopes of 20 wins and tourney bubble are dwindling fast, but that's OK. This is a pretty talented group, add next year's class (assuming little Everette gets right), and then the big returns I expect in 2014+, we're in business. Hammons is going to be a stud, think he may be able to go pro after his junior year.
Anyway, there's rumors of Burke putting out feelers to Butch Jones at Cincinnati. I'm not head over heels with that name, his whole career's been a couple years of good records coaching Brian Kelly's players. But if, if, IF, that's true, I'm absolutely head over heels with the search for a replacement. I'm going off the top of my head so this could be wrong, but Hope makes like $950k. Jones, at UC, makes I think $1.3 mil plus a 500k buyout.
THIS is what needs to happen. If you expect to compete for the occasional conference title when the breaks go your way you're not doing it with the lowest salaried head coach AND the lowest salaried group of assistant coaches.


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Duke Johnson ran for a two-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter following one of Florida's five turnovers, and the Miami- Florida Hurricanes held on to beat the mistake-prone 12th-ranked Gators, 21-16, at Sun Life Stadium.
Johnson reached the end zone after Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel lost a fumble on a sack by Tyriq McCord, who recovered the ball at the Florida 4-yard line.
The score gave Miami a 21-9 lead with 3:29 remaining, but Driskel quickly answered with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Solomon Patton.
Miami then punted after recovering an onside kick, giving the ball back to Florida with 28 seconds left. Driskel, though, was sacked on first down to seal the win for the Hurricanes (2-0).
"I'm real proud of the way the guys fought," said Hurricanes head coach Al Golden. "There was nothing easy on that field for either team."
Stephen Morris had 162 yards on 12-of-25 passing and threw a pair of first- quarter touchdowns for Miami, which registered only 10 first downs and was 1- for-11 on third down.
Driskel completed 22-of-33 passes for 291 yards and two interceptions, the second coming five plays after an overthrown pass by Morris in the fourth quarter was picked off.
The Gators (1-1) committed three first-half turnovers, but trailed only 14-6 at the break.
Running back Matt Jones, who missed the opener while recovering from a viral infection, fumbled on the game's first possession, and Morris capitalized on the turnover by hitting Herb Waters for a 7-yard touchdown.
The Hurricanes went three-and-out on their second drive, and Loucheiz Purifoy, one of five Florida players suspended for the opener, blocked the punt to set up Driskel's 9-yard touchdown run. The 2-point conversion failed, however.
Morris then connected with Phillip Dorsett for a 52-yard TD on the sixth play of the ensuing drive, extending Miami's lead with 1:47 left in the first quarter.
Florida reached the red zone on three consecutive series in the second quarter and each time came away without points. Rayshawn Jenkins picked off Driskel at the 4-yard line, the Gators turned the ball over on downs after Driskel was stopped on a QB keeper at the 16 and Trey Burton fumbled after a short grab to derail a nice-looking drive late in the half.
"I thought we did some good things at times, but bottom line is that you cannot continue to shoot yourself in the foot and give someone else the opportunity - especially on the road - and we certainly did that," said Florida head coach Will Muschamp.
Austin Hardin kicked a 33-yard field goal to trim Florida's deficit to 14-9 in the third quarter.
Game Notes
Florida held a 38:20-21:40 advantage in time of possession ... The Gators had started 2-0 in each of their previous eight seasons ... Miami has won seven of the last eight meetings ... These teams met in Miami for the first time since 2003.


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Parra in groove at plate to begin season
MILWAUKEE -- When outfielder Adam Eaton went on the disabled list with an elbow injury, there were questions about who would fill his role at the top of the lineup.
The answer, it appears, is Gerardo Parra.
The D-backs outfielder is off to a torrid start at the plate, collecting 11 hits in his first 24 at-bats heading into Sunday's game with the Brewers.
"He's barreling balls, for sure," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said.
Gibson cited Parra's improvement at hitting breaking pitches as well as the presence of Martin Prado as reasons for Parra's hot start.
"He hit a breaking ball the other night, two strikes, down the left-field line," Gibson said. "So he's made some adjustments, he's learned how to stay back better. He's a strong kid. He's off to a good start. It certainly helps him to be playing every day right now, too. Prado's been a great influence on him. He's happy."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.