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( f ):
Hi Master. I would like to ask you a question if I may?
Supreme Master Ching Hai
: Oh sure, sure. Anybody may
( f ):
In the news it is often reported that China and India are the biggest carbon emitters, as they are developing countries, and developing fast.
Do you agree with that? It also appears that they are doing a lot to combat this problem. And yet, the western countries do not wish to forgo meat, changing incandescent bulbs, as they feel that the other side of the world is not pulling their weight.
Supreme Master Ching Hai :
Yeah, so just sit there and wait for each other Is that the solution? Playing the blame game.
Okay, look, no matter who's right, who's wrong,it's no time to blame each other right now, we just have to do it with each other.
Because, I myself don't want to blame anyone or any nations. I don't want to accuse anyone even, concerning this.
Because, they do what they do, to survive, according to what they know. You see? And what they think is best, for their people, for their nation. Or what they even emulate from somewhere else,from some other so-called better nations or more developed nations. So there's no one, one single, or couple of nations responsible for CO2.
We are all responsible. Because in the long term of evolution, we all did take some steps, however small, toward where we are today. So even if China and India are the number one CO2 emitters, suppose even if they are,that is because of their huge population.
( f ):
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Perhaps also. Not just because of their fast development. And as other nations in this line, they are doing something also to try to avert and to cut the global warming effects.
It's just not quick enough. It's not just India or China, it's not quick enough everywhere. And as you know according to the UN report and scientific evidence, CO2 is not even the most lethal. It's not even the most deadly of all the pollution. I'll give you some example. For example,
methane is like 23 times more potent than CO2. And nitrous oxide is approximately 300 times more potent than CO2.
You see?
And livestock is the number one cause of methane. And byproducts, also nitrous oxide is also from livestock.
You see what I mean?
Meat, eggs, dairy, responsible for 65% of worldwide human cause of nitrous oxide emission.
So now, you see the picture? Okay.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
We all know that already from UN and scientific reports. So now even we know that methane gas and nitrous oxide is more deadly, more poisonous than CO2.
And we have a lot of them. We have less CO2 in the atmosphere now than what is even in store for us in the ocean bed.
Because the ocean, the river also absorb CO2 and they store there. And when it's cold then it's just compressed there and lay there, harmless.
But now as the weather is getting warmer and these gases going to be released… it's already releasing into the atmosphere,
as you know it from scientific report.
So now, the permafrost layer is melting each day. And the methane gas,or other gas even, are releasing into the atmosphere. I really hope and pray that someone is listening.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Methane and nitrous oxide is made by stock raising, stock keeping, animals keeping. So they are far more poisonous, far more dangerous than CO2
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Because the atmosphere is getting warmer and so the methane is bubbling out. If we stop the worst cause of global warming,
meaning stock raising, animal breeding,then we will be able to save the planet. We have to stop the killing of man or animals.
We have to stop producing animals products. And we have to stop using it, okay?
Three stops:
Stop killing;
stop producing;
stop using.
And stop eating it
of course, stop eating the meat.
And then the rest can follow as soon as technology is possible. Because, technology takes some time.
The best thing is stop eating meat, stop killing animals, stop raising animals. Then the methane gas and the nitrous oxide gas will stop! And then we cut already a big chunk of pollution off our air and we cut off the global warming process. And I said already 80% of it will be cut almost immediately, and we can see the results in a few weeks.
Because if you don't keep breeding more animals, and then there is less methane,and if we don't eat meat, then there is no transportation necessary for it and much less fuel needed.
And all these people can be trained to do something else. And there will be less hunger because we will use the agriculture products, cereals, to feed humans instead of feeding more bred animals in the future.
So we don't have hunger anymore and there will be no more war because of hunger. So the effect is immense. Keep multiplying it, and then you know what I mean. Because the methane gas, it has been trapped all these centuries, because of tockbreeding, into the lakes,
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
into the permafrost, into the ocean, and now if it's melting then the gas will be released also. On top of that, we have daily more animal breeding, more methane gas, then we will never stop.We will just be in more and more trouble, deeper and deeper into trouble. So just stop killing animals, stop raising animals anymore. And you know, the animals will die out, in their own time, in the natural course. And we don't produce anymore methane gas,then it is a perfect picture, no?
Even five years old kid understands that. (Yes!) But I hope someone is listening. Do you understand?
( group ):
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Because I have been talking to my knees all these years.
( group ):
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
So, anyway, whatever happens, I've done my best and I am doing my best. And you are doing your best. What else can we do? Any more question, guys?
(group ):
Disciple (f ):
Yes, Master. So, it is said there are New Age children and they have come to help humanity. Is it so? And how can we make sure that their message can be spread without being blocked by their society?
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Message of the New Age children. Well, they have come. You are the New Age children.
Suppose they have come already. And what can they do? The population of the world must change their way to a nobler lifestyle. Otherwise, the new and the old will also both be affected.
When you are both poisoned, it is very difficult to help each other. At some extent, you are affected too. You understand me? Just like the smoking people, and the second hand smoking people? Yes? They are affected also, even if they are not smoking. Okay, now you see, the so-called old ages also came here in the beginning to do some good works, to do some repairing, to do some glorifying of the planet, to do some beautifying of the universe,in this planet.
But the poison of this world, through namely meat, alcohol, cigarette, drugs, intoxicants, etc, etc… have cast an iron chain on their mental, physical, emotional strength, so they even could not be the ones that they should be. They cannot think the way they ought to think. They cannot do the things that they want to do. Only a few can stay awake, or be awakened. And then these few awakened people try hard to wake others up. Sometimes they succeed,
but often with much difficulty.That's why we have to detox ourselves first before we can help others, new age or old age.
Because physically, if we are intoxicated or if we are poisoned, we cannot be able to help anyone else, even ourselves. So if we want to detox ourselves, we have to refrain from further poisoning our body and mind by eating meat, taking alcohol, or cigarette, drugs, any kind of poisonous intoxicant that is not natural to our divine body. Then, the body and the mind will regain clarity, you see? Because, if the body is strong and healthy, then the mind will be also clear. And then we can think better,we become ourselves,we regain our own wisdom and our own selves, like the primordial being before we come to this world.When our body's healthy, our mind is clear. Then we can receive better the divine messages.
And the transmission will be without distortion, without obstruction or blockage. Otherwise, it can prove very difficult or impossible even. It depends on how deep we are in the quagmire of the pollution of this world, depends on how much we have been poisoned, or poisoned ourselves.
And depends on how much dose of the daily intake of the poison of this world. So if we purify ourselves, then we will see great change almost immediately. But, I just hope people do change, because this is very logic If you keep poisoning yourself you cannot think, you cannot be well, physically, mentally.
( group ) :
( f ) :
Yes, Master. Thank you, Master.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
You're welcome.
( m ) :
Hallo Master, and welcome.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Hallo, welcome.
( m ) :
Do you feel that world hunger is imminent?
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Well, it's already there. It's already imminent. You saw it. In many corners of the world, hunger is already a reality. It's a daily reality. And not just today, but since long.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
It's just getting worse nowadays, more obvious. You just have to tune in to any TV channels, any radio, read any newspapers, they are full of reports, almost daily, about world hunger, and the shortage of food, unaffordable food prices, unaffordable daily necessities, basic necessities. And unprecedented frequent disasters. And crop failures due to bad weathers.
And the non-stoppable sea rising levels, high priced fuels, shortages, incurable or strange new diseaseshttp://www.suprememastertv.com.all of these are happening now! Not just world hunger.
( m ) :
Thank you, Master.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
You are welcome. I'm sorry to paint the picture, but that's the way it is. You ask me, I tell you.
( f ) :
Master, would you please advise us, what is the best way to reach leaders of the world to convince them about the effects
of global warming so that they will take immediate action?
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
You go to meet them if you can. You write to them,write a lot. Email to them, fax to them, write to them. Write to newspapers.
Talk to radio.
Talk to TV.
Do interviews.
Tell everybody you know.
Try lobbying where you can.
Talk to the leaders that you know.
Talk to their friends,
if you cannot know the leader, you talk to the leader's friend, the leader's family, the leader's acquaintance,
the leader's waiter, waitress, housekeepers, cleaners, drivers, their family members, their children, the children who go to the same school as your children, their employees, their secretary, whoever you think can reach the leaders' ears in an acceptable way. Of course, don't make yourself illegal, that's what I mean.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Because I need you outside. I need you free to work. Some of you must have known at least some of the leaders, or potential helpers, who can reach the leaders directly or indirectly. Try your best. Whatever you can, if you can.
( f ):
Yes, Master.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Or your friends know somebody. Or your friends of your friends of your friends of your friends of the friends of your friends and your friends, your friends know somebody. Reach out. Try to find. Talk to them. Write to them, make noise. (Yes.)
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Okay? (Yes.)
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
Because the leaders, they also need advice.Sometimes they're too busy with their immediate daily task or routine or protocol, they forgot.
Okay. Thank you for asking that.
( f ):
Thank you, Master.
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
And try to do it.
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Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Lung Cancer
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|Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Large Cell Lung Cancer Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Stage 0 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
|Drug: HPPH Drug: photodynamic therapy Procedure: therapeutic bronchoscopy
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Study of Light Dose for Photodynamic Therapy(PDT) Using 2-[ 1-hexyloxyethel]-2-devinyl Pyropheophorbide-a (HPPH) for Treatment of Non-small Cell Carcinoma in Situ or Non-small Cell Microinvasive Carcinoma. A Dose Ranging Study
- MTID [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years ]Defined as the dose at which =< 1 out of 6 patients experiences dose-limiting toxicity.
- Systemic toxicity according to NCI Common Toxicity Criteria version 2 [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]
- PDT-related normal tissue toxicity [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]Assessed by a scale with grades 0-3 being acceptable, grade 4 being unacceptable, and grade 5 being stopping study.
- Objective tumor response [ Time Frame: Up to 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2004
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment (PDT using HPPH)
Patients receive HPPH IV over 1 hour on day 1. Patients then photodynamic therapy with laser light on day 3. Patients also undergo therapeutic bronchoscopy for endoscopic debridement on day 5.
Drug: HPPH
Given IV
Other Name: PhotochlorDrug: photodynamic therapy
Undergo photodynamic therapy with HPPH
Other Names:Procedure: therapeutic bronchoscopy
Undergo therapeutic bronchoscopy for endoscopic debridement
Detailed Description:
I. To determine maximally tolerated light dose (MTID). Identify systemic and normal tissue toxicity using 2-[hexyloxyethyl)-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a (HPPH) for photodynamic therapy in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma-in-situ (CIS) or microinvasive carcinoma.
I. To study tumor response in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma-in-situ (CIS) or bronchogenic microinvasive carcinoma.
OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study.
Patients receive HPPH intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on day 1. Patients then photodynamic therapy with laser light on day 3. Patients also undergo therapeutic bronchoscopy for endoscopic debridement on day 5.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 4-6 weeks, 6 months, and then periodically for at least 2 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with biopsy confirmed carcinoma-in-situ (CIS) or microinvasive lung cancer
- Patients may have squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or large cell carcinoma
- Patients may have received prior therapy for lung cancer of any type, e.g. chemotherapy, radiation therapy
- Patients must have no contraindications for bronchoscopy
- Female patients must not be pregnant and must be practicing a medically acceptable form of birth control, be sterile or post-menopausal
- Patients must have a Karnofsky scale 50 or above (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] 0-2)
- Patients must sign an Informed Consent according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines acceptable to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Patients with underlying lung disease must be judged (by the principal investigator) able to with stand mucous/debris formation at the site of treatment
- Definition of CIS or microinvasive lung cancer for this protocol: the lesion will be radiographically occult and not definable by conventional computed tomography (CT) of the chest; the lesion may or may not be invisible on white light bronchoscopy, but is definable and photographable on lung imaging fluorescence endoscope (LIFE) bronchoscopy; biopsies of the lesion must indicate no evidence of invasion beyond cartilage on histopathology; the lesion may, however, be invasive through the basement membrane (microinvasive carcinoma)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Porphyria or hypersensitivity to porphyrin or porphyrin-like compounds
- White blood cells (WBC) < 4000
- Platelet count < 100,000
- Prothrombin time exceeding 1.5 times the upper normal limit
- Total serum bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dl
- Serum creatinine > 3.0 mg/dl
- Alkaline phosphatase (hepatic) or serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) > 3 times the upper normal limit
- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that would in the opinion of the investigator preclude multiple bronchoscopies or partial central airway obstruction from mucous/debris formation
- Any evidence of worsening pulmonary symptoms or COPD exacerbation
- Evidence of major pulmonary vessel encasement on CT scan of the chest
- Myocardial infarction (Ml) or unstable angina in the previous 6 months
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01668823
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|Roswell Park Cancer Institute
|Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
|Principal Investigator:
|Samjot Dhillon
|Roswell Park Cancer Institute
|Responsible Party:
|Roswell Park Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01668823 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NCI-2010-02114 ( Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program) )
|Study First Received:
|August 16, 2012
|Last Updated:
|July 30, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
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TORONTO — It's a major challenge to raise teenagers in an age when they know more about technology than their parents, said Larry Borins, a social worker and a psychotherapist.
Borins said this is the first generation that has more expertise than their parents in an area that is such a major part of their lives, which leads to several concerns. For instance, parents might try to create barriers for their children by setting passwords to limit their children's access to the Internet, but might not be able to outsmart their kids.
"Children seem to know how to rewire the whole house, and often they're two steps ahead of the parents when it comes to technology," he said.
Borins and Rabbi Jarrod Grover of Beth Tikvah Synagogue will host a Jan. 19 discussion at the shul that will consider the problems that come with raising a teenager with social media.
Rabbi Grover said the idea for the program came about after 15-year-old Amanda Todd's cyberbullying story came to light. On the Shabbat after Todd committed suicide, Rabbi Grover spoke to his congregation about her story, and he realized some families showed a real interest in the issue, he said.
"Not that there's mention of cyberbullying in the Torah," Rabbi Grover said, "but there's a heck of a lot of concern in Judaism with lashon hara, speaking evil, treating others the way we want to be treated."
He said he hopes children of all ages, including high school students, will attend to hear about the Jewish perspective on bullying and self-confidence.
"You are greater and infinitely more important and special than anyone can ever make you out to seem," Rabbi Grover said. "It's about celebrating our kids and making sure they feel this is a place where they feel loved."
Borins will approach the topic from a psychological angle, discussing how social media affects children and families, and how parents regulate their children's online lives.
"Parenting always involves setting appropriate limits for kids and trying to create the right boundaries," he said, explaining that may sometimes involve setting time or content limits on their technology.
Natalie Kaplan, a committee member of the synagogue, said she thinks the discussion is especially important for any parent with preteens or teenagers. She is the mother of a 10-year-old girl and recognizes she will need to set rules about social technology.
"I can see now, she and her friends are very excited about getting new technology," Kaplan said. "They're all asking for iPods and those kinds of things for birthday presents."
She agreed with Borins that, as a parent, it's hard setting boundaries when children know more about the technology than they do, she said.
It all comes down to communication between parents and their children, said Borins, who has a two-year-old child.
"I think it's in some ways [technology] allowing us to connect in good ways," he said. "On the other hand, it's preventing us from having real-time connections. We're so busy hiding behind the screen that we're not really having the connections that matter."
This "authentic communication" is the key to working with children and ensuring they understand the parents' concerns.
"I think they should be having discussions with young people and collaborating – trying to solve problems together and to also spend time online together," Borins said.
He said the American Academy of Pediatrics warned parents to limit their kids' screen time to two hours per day, but most children spend much longer than that.
"What kind of impact does it have on their brain and their social skills and their ability to have face time?" he asked. Additionally, he said the same pediatric association said children under the age of two should not have any screen time at all.
Ultimately, the Jan. 19 discussion won't solve the problems, but it will highlight some of the biggest concerns and give various perspectives on solutions, he said.
"Hopefully this group, for me, will be an opportunity for me to have an open dialogue and to create a space for shared learning," Borins said.
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I have question about Brahma. Some say he is just a metaphor but he and Mara appears many places. Hard to say they are just mental.
My question is this. In MN 49 Brahma trying to discourage Buddha telling him that his enlightenment is not real. And he will be born again in low states.
But in another sutta when Buddha realized nibbana and decided he cannot teach anyone Brahma is the guy to come and encourage him to do so.
What do you make of this contradictory role of Brahma?


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New York reigned supreme at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc. Team members Andrew Reynolds, Cassandra Sapp, Emma Andrew, and Meghan Vaill led the team to the top in overall placings and oral reasons. The New York team was coached by Douglas Waterman. Placing second by a mere one point was the team from Pennsylvania and three points behind them was Wisconsin. Andrew Kern of Minnesota was the high individual overall and Katelyn Horning of Michigan placed first in oral reasons. Twenty-nine teams from around the country competed in the dairy cattle evaluation contest judging 10 classes, and giving oral reasons on five classes. Results are as follows:
Top 10 Teams Overall
- New York, 1981, coached by Douglas Waterman
Team members: Andrew Reynolds, Cassandra Sapp, Emma Andrew, Meghan Vaill
- Pennsylvania, 1980, coached by Chad Dechow
Team members: Amber Gabel, Chad Horst, Michael Rush, Jaylene Lesher
- Wisconsin, 1977, coached by Chad Ryan
Team members: Nicholas Schuster, Austen Schmidt, Derrek Kamphuis, Mathew O'Leary
- Maryland, 1936, coached by Brian Schnebly- Kiera Finucane
Team members: Elizabeth Davis, Ryan Zimmerman, Maggie Buckmeier, Lizzie Davis
- Michigan, 1925, coached by Joe Domecq
Team members: Carmen Zwemmer, Garrett Slavik, Katelyn Horning, Casei Hart
- Minnesota, 1923, coached by Ken Kern-Randy Paulson
Team members: Andrew Kern, Kelsey Mussman, Travis Thamert
- Virginia, 1896, coached by Matt Nuckols
Team members: Emma Reeves, Brett Alvis, Victoria Mischler, Lindsey Heizer
- Ohio, 1885, coached by Bonnie Ayars
Team members: Eileen Gress, Dan Grim, Lara Staples, Rachel Townsley
- Illinois, 1880, coached by David Fischer
Team members: Dylan Reed, Samantha Ropp, Erik Sheppleman, Sarah Sheehan
- California, 1874, coached by Kim Jones
Team members: Francesca Gambonin, Jessie Jones, Regina Pozzi
Top 10 Individuals Overall:
- Andrew Kern, 679, Minnesota
- Austen Schmidt, 673, Wisconsin
- Andrew Reynolds, 671, New York
- Nicholas Schuster, 667, Wisconsin
- Michael Rush, 666, Pennsylvania
- Emma Andrew, 665, New York
- Samantha Ropp, 660, Illinois
- Amber Gabel, 660, Pennsylvania
- Mitchell Gilpin, 660, Texas
- Katelyn Horning, 655, Michigan
Top 10 Team Reasons:
- New York, 673, coached by Douglas Waterman
- Wisconsin, 663, coached by Chad Ryan
- Michigan, 654, coached by Joe Domecq
- Pennsylvania, 651, coached by Chad Dechow
- Maryland, 647, coached by Brian Schnebly- Kiera Finucane
- Minnesota, 639, coached by Ken Kern-Randy Paulson
- Kentucky, 638, coached by Tucker-Baird
- Ohio, 636, coached by Bonnie Ayars
- Indiana, 622, coached by Cindy Achen
- California, 617, coached by Kim Jones
Top 10 Individual Reasons:
- Katelyn Horning, 234, Michigan
- Cassandra Sapp, 228, New York
- Nicholas Schuster, 226, Wisconsin
- Emma Andrew, 226, New York
- Elizabeth Davis, 226, Maryland
- Austen Schmidt, 225, Wisconsin
- Andrew Kern, 224, Minnesota
- Jessie Jones, 221, California
- Katherine Wolf, 221, West Virginia
- Lizzie Davis, 221, Maryland
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'Adam Mair finally got Buffalo on the board 7:41 into the third when Adam Mair beat Theodore for his fifth goal of the season. Both teams traded goals inside the game's final minute. Washington struck first thanks to a Boyd Gordon empty-netter, and Clarke Macarthur followed that up by scoring with only 11 seconds remaining to make it a 4-2 final.'
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Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp.
Oxygent ™ co-development
Medarex, Inc.
Broad HuMAb-Mouse antibody development agreement.
Genetronics, Inc.
On October 6, 1998 Genetronics entered into comprehensive development and license agreements involving its proprietary drug delivery system for Electroporation Therapy treatment of cancer with Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company
Essential Therapeutics, Inc.
Cephalosporin which is currently in pre-clinical stages - and will target Staphylococcal infections, Enterococcal infections, and Streptococcus pneumoniae infections.
Pharmagene Laboratories Limited
Amersham Biosciences
Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Denver Federal Center Solar Work to Exceed Original Production Expectations
Turning a vision of becoming the greenest campus in the U.S. by 2020 into reality
June 27, 2011
Sally Mayberry, 303-236-2583
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The U.S. General Services Administration's Denver Federal Center campus is nearing the completion of its nearly 7 megawatt solar photovoltaic project.
This project combined with an existing 1.2 MW solar park will provide more than 15 percent of the DFC's electrical needs annually. The combined capacity of all of the solar arrays is enough to power 1,064 residential homes for one year. The project's final phase, originally scheduled for 3.45 MW, has been increased to 3.5 MW. All told, the project is GSA's largest solar installation across the United States, and all campus photovoltaic is expected to be online by the end of the year.
In 2007, GSA installed its first six-acre, 1.2 MW solar photovoltaic park that includes 6,192 solar panels at the 624-acre campus in Lakewood. In 2009, GSA received additional funding to add nearly 7 MW more photovoltaic.
"GSA has made great strides over the years reducing energy consumption in buildings and we are well under way in turning our vision of becoming the greenest campus by 2020 into a reality," said Susan Damour, GSA Rocky Mountain Regional Administrator. "The past couple of years have been an unprecedented opportunity for GSA to help create and sustain jobs all across the country."
In 2009, E Light Wind and Solar Inc./Centerre, a Colorado small-business joint-venture company was awarded a design/build contract for the installation of the additional solar at the DFC. The solar is being installed in a two-phased approach. The first phase was completed ahead of schedule and brought online Dec. 15, 2010. It included roof replacement and the design and installation of a 3.2 MW solar photovoltaic system. About 14,610 roof-mounted, 224-watt solar panels were installed on Buildings 20, 56 and 810. In the final phase, the company is installing 14,352 245-watt solar panels manufactured by SolarWorld at its factories in Camarillo, Calif., and Hillsboro, Ore., as well as products from other U.S. technology manufacturers.
"I applaud our work force for a successful installation with these multiple applications," said Perry Herrmann, president/CEO of E Light Wind and Solar Inc. "Being able to provide the DFC with more renewable power has surpassed our expectations with this installation and is a testament to the skill and professionalism of our electricians."
Kevin Kilkelly, president of SolarWorld Americas, said the collaboration among U.S. businesses and employees involved in manufacturing and installing solar technology and balance-of-system components at a federal government site has been a heartening sign of the nation's promising renewable-energy future.
"Renewable energy technology and its manufacture and installation are more than mere sources of clean electricity," Kilkelly says. "They are the very keys to the nation's energy supply and affordability, international and economic stability, and environmental and climate stewardship. By tapping the many strengths and ingenuity of the American workforce, this project has quite simply bolstered the country's path toward greater security."
The final phase originally was planned for 3.45 MW but was increased to 3.5 MW. The work includes ground-mount solar arrays visible near the main entrance on Kipling Avenue; ground-mount solar arrays located near Sixth Avenue; and finally, 14 carport structures with solar panels on top at Buildings 20, 25, 53, 810 on the DFC campus. The last phase features solar ground-mounting systems from Schletter Inc. in Arizona; carport racking from Tra-Mage in Utah; and photovoltaic inverters from Satcon in California.
As the federal government's workplace solutions provider, the U.S. General Services Administration works to foster an effective, sustainable and transparent government for the American people. GSA's expertise in government workplace solutions include:
• Effective management of government assets including more than 9,600 government-owned or leased
buildings and 210,000 vehicles in the federal fleet, and preservation of historic federal properties;
• Leveraging the government's buying power through responsible acquisition of products and services
making up more than 11 percent of the government's total procurement dollars;
• Providing innovative technology solutions to enhance government efficiency and increase citizen
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• Promoting responsible use of federal resources through development of government-wide policies
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Medical Center Adds Top of the Line Optima CT540 for Better Images and Lower Radiation
Jupiter, FL (December 14, 2012) – Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) announced its installation of the Optima CT540 – THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY. An advanced diagnostic computed tomography (CT) system from GE Healthcare, it offers improvements in image performance, workflow and lower dose imaging.
"Jupiter Medical Center has been a leader in dose-reduction strategies," said Dr. Lee Fox, Chief of Radiology at Jupiter Medical Center. "Investing in GE's new technology provides another important tool in lowering radiation dose while providing high quality diagnostic information. We are proud to be the first in the country to offer this technology."
The Optima CT540 allows radiologists and other healthcare professionals to "see" inside the body – using a series of x-rays – and help them better diagnose and treat patients at JMC. In the past, lowering the amount of X-ray radiation in a CT scan increased the image's noise, or cloudiness, which in turn created an undesirable trade-off between image clarity and reduced levels of diagnostic X-ray dose.
"Patients are our top priority," said JMC's Sherri Lewman, Director of Imaging. "The new CT system helps us deliver superb care to our patients with significantly lower radiation dose levels and extraordinarily clear images. Having your imaging exams performed at JMC is your best option for the most accurate diagnoses."
CT, or computed tomography technology, is an advanced medical exam physicians use to diagnose serious illness or injury – especially when symptoms are not easily detected by a conventional physician exam. This system is and employed in a variety of settings, including the ER and outpatient procedures.
About Jupiter Medical Center
A not-for-profit 283-bed regional medical center consisting of 163 private acute care hospital beds and 120 long-term care, sub-acute rehabilitation and Hospice beds, Jupiter Medical Center provides a broad range of services with specialty concentrations in orthopedics and spine, geriatrics, minimally-invasive surgical procedures including robotic surgery, emergency services, cardiac services, obstetrics, cancer care and advanced diagnostics. Founded in 1979, the medical center has approximately 1,500 team members, 520 physicians and 700 volunteers. Jupiter Medical Center is the recipient of the HealthGrades 'America's 50 Best' Award™ for two years in a row (2011-2012) and the Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence™ for eight years in a row (2005-2012). For more information on Jupiter Medical Center, please call (561) 263-2234 or visit www.jupitermed.com.


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Years playing/experience: 3+ Years
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, Some Utility RHFH, Learning a thumber.
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Ion: 250/290'; Roc: 305/345'; Teebird: 350/380'; Destroyer: 395/430'
* Max distance is the greatest distance you can throw your top 2-3 drivers with any regularity
Age: 14
Sex: M
Injuries/handicaps?: Messed up my rotator's cuff in June.
Other sport proficiencies?: Baseball, Basketball, Football
Additional Information: I can't stop buying new plastic
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?: I like that I found some new disc that I like. I dislike that I think I have too many molds.
Specific areas of desired feedback: I want to add some finishing touches or remove unneccesary plastic.
Immediate and long-term goals: I'd like to work on my accuracy. I have quite a bit of distance, but need to start parking 300-350 holes like it's nothing.
Max D Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use):
175 Star Destroyer, (Almost brand new) - Perfectly straight one
170 Star Destroyer, (beat) - Turns over but comes back
170 Champ Destroyer, (new) - Most overstable one
175 Pro Destroyer, (new) - Turns over, never comes back
Fairways/Control Drivers:
168 11x Champ Teebird, (seasoned) - Sometimes turns over but comes back (inconsistent)
170 DX Teebird, (beat) - Hyzer Flips... me gusta
168 Opto River, (new) - Understable, just got it. I LOVE IT!!!!!
172 Z Predator, (new) - Utility
175 DX Roc x3, (new, seasoned, beat) - new: straight to hyzer, seasoned: straight to anny, beat: anny, hyzer flips
180 KC Roc x2 (both seasoned) - nice hyzer lines
177 X Comet (brand new) - just picked it up to help work on form. How exactly do I use the Comet to work on form?
175,168 Soft Proton Ion x2, (new) - Heavy for Driving, Light is main putter
172 Soft Eclipse Anode x2, (new) - Not sure what to do with these but I love them. How do you use them?
This will be my thread to hold the evolution of my bag. We will see how it goes.
Once again, How exactly do I use the Comet to help with form? Thanks!


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Astus wrote:Haemin wrote:This is incorrect. I've just confirmed this with the Bishop, Venerable Dr. Jongmae Kenneth Park. The Taego and Jogye orders follow the same pratimoksa (Caturvagga Vinaya of the Dharmaguptaka--which is in use in the Chinese and Vietnamese traditions as well). However, celibacy is optional for men in the Taego Order. There are 250 bhikkhu precepts, 348 bhikkhuni precepts, and 10 samanera precepts. Also, both schools adopted the Indraraja Sutra that contains 10 bodhisattva vows and 48 lesser precepts. Contrary to some misconceptions, the Taego Order does not use bodhisattva vows as the basis of it's monastic ordinations. So there's just that one difference: celibacy.
Then it is strange how they can explain committing a parajika offence being acceptable. Although considering that monks can even act as soldiers it is not that outstanding.
It isn't a parajika because male Taego clergy aren't required to take a vow of celibacy to begin with. It's only a parajika if you take a vow of celibacy and then break it. Of course, more traditional orders would most likely not recognize non-celibate Taego clergy as bhikkhu.


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I have just been reading over all the names on the honor list, wow so many people. But i myself is a survivor for a year. The last year of my life has been the worst. But i did not let it get me down, i kept the faith and i made it through with the best kids and friends and family! So i support anyone going through breast cancer and i know how difficult it can be, so keep the faith and god will do the rest!
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text: Wow, I really really dig this suit / color combo. Even despite the strange cartoon head. Any more info on this? Is this someone from SF? Well done. Taken from the P Johnson Tailor site; an up-and-coming Australian MTM outfit (do a google). And no, I don't work for them. But I am getting something made by them!!!


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Actress will 'stand for history on a podium above everyone else'
SANDY COHEN | AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor was as well known for her AIDS advocacy as she was for her acting.
She was the first celebrity to speak out on the mysterious and socially divisive disease in the 1980s, calling for research, compassionate care and an end to discrimination against people with HIV and AIDS.
"I kept seeing all these news reports on this new disease and kept asking myself why no one was doing anything," Taylor once recalled. "And then I realized that I was just like them. I wasn't doing anything to help."
She got involved with AIDS activism in 1985 and worked tirelessly to raise money and awareness for the rest of her life, said Craig Thompson, executive director of AIDS Project Los Angeles, where Taylor held early fundraisers for AIDS research.
"There have been a lot of incredible warriors in the fight, but she will stand for history on a podium above everyone else," he said, adding that Taylor had seen firsthand how her friend, Rock Hudson, had lost his battle with AIDS.
In 1985, when the government had done little to educate people about the disease and nurses were afraid to deliver food trays to AIDS patients in hospitals, Taylor, along with a group of physicians, helped establish the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR).
"This was long before celebrities routinely performed or worked with charities… and the cause she selected was a disease Americans were frightened about," Thompson said. "It wasn't just as if she took the risk of attaching her celebrity status to a cause. She picked the most controversial cause at the time. But she was like, 'I have friends who are dying and I have to do something, and what I can do is help raise money and help raise awareness."
Taylor, as chairwoman of the American Foundation for AIDS Research, visited Capitol Hill to demand that the government live up to its promise to spend nearly $1 billion a year to help people with AIDS with the Ryan White Care Act. She and other stars befriended Ryan White, a teenager from Indiana who, as a hemophiliac, got HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion, was expelled from school because of his infection and became one of the disease's most prominent early victims.
AmfAR leaders on Wednesday called Taylor "one of the most inspirational figures in the fight against AIDS."
"She was profoundly instrumental in helping us identify the resources which have led to the research that has improved and extended the lives of those with HIV and AIDS," said Kevin Robert Frost, chief executive of amfAR, which has invested more than $300 million towards AIDS research. "She served actively on our board up until the day she died," Frost said.
Taylor testified on Capitol Hill in the early 1990s and convinced legislators to care about the disease, Thompson said.
"Every senator showed up. The rooms were packed and people were spellbound," he said. "She connected HIV and AIDS to a generation that felt itself immune, the over-50 folks. Because Elizabeth Taylor was talking about it, people like my mother were reading about HIV and AIDS."
Taylor put a public — and beloved — face on the disease.
"At a time when most Americans thought of HIV/AIDS as something that didn't affect them, her commitment to the issue and considerable star power helped to take the fight against HIV/AIDS right into the mainstream of American society," said Don Blanchon, who oversees the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., which named its main facility after Taylor in 1993.
Magic Johnson, who put his own face on the disease when he was diagnosed with HIV in 1991, tweeted his gratitude to Taylor on Wednesday.
"Elizabeth, thank you for all your help in the battle for HIV and AIDS," he wrote. "You will be missed by the world."
In 1991, the actress founded the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which has given more than $12 million to organizations across the country that provide direct care and services to people living with the disease.
Elton John praised his fellow AIDS advocate and entertainer as "a Hollywood giant … and an incredible human being."
"She earned our adoration for her stunning beauty and for being the very essence of glamorous movie stardom," John said in a statement Wednesday. "And she earned our enduring love and respect for her compassion and her courage in standing up and speaking out about AIDS when others preferred to bury their heads in the sand."
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the Human Rights Campaign said Taylor didn't just fight for those with HIV and AIDS; she fought for equality for all.
"At a time when so many living with HIV/AIDS were invisible, Dame Taylor fearlessly raised her voice to speak out against injustice," said GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios. "Dame Taylor was an icon not only in Hollywood, but in the LGBT community where she worked to ensure that everyone was treated with the respect and dignity we all deserve."
The group recognized Taylor with its Vanguard Award in 2000. "What it comes down to, ultimately, is love," she said in accepting the honor. "How can anything bad come out of love? The bad stuff comes out of mistrust, misunderstanding and, God knows, from hate and from ignorance."
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Gibbons hopeful Lind, Encarnacion return this month
NEW YORK -- Blue Jays manager John Gibbons still isn't sure when he's going to get Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion back into the lineup, but he hopes it will be before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
Both players are currently working out at the club's Minor League complex in Dunedin, Fla. They will be joined within the next few days by third baseman Brett Lawrie, but the reunion isn't expected to last very long.
Gibbons was initially vague about a timeline for Encarnacion and Lind's return, but when asked if it could drag into early August, he became a little more specific.
"Hopefully they're back before that," Gibbons said Friday afternoon. "That's being optimistic, but there's a chance they could be."
That could mean the Blue Jays hope to have Lind (fractured right foot) and Encarnacion (strained right quad) back at some point during their upcoming series in Boston from July 28-30. If not in Boston, then the two likely would join Toronto for a four-game series in Houston starting on July 31.
Lawrie's return won't be quite as soon. He has yet to make the trip to Florida but will begin to ramp up his workouts soon, with an eye toward a return at some point in early August.
Outfielder Nolan Reimold is expected to be the first injured player to make his return. Reimold is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday after suffering a strained left calf muscle. The 30-year-old likely will be back either Sunday in New York or Monday in Boston.
"I would say Reimold is the farthest along," Gibbons said.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fairfax County Observes National Consumer Protection Week
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
Feb. 1, 2007
Fairfax County Observes National Consumer Protection Week
Feb. 4 through 10 is National Consumer Protection Week, which will highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the country. "Read Up and Reach Out to Be an Informed Consumer" is the theme, and the Fairfax County Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection will celebrate with free events that provide valuable information to consumers.
An information table will be located outside of Suite 127 of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Feb. 5-9. Each day, investigators will be reaching out to consumers to test their knowledge and provide information and advice. Consumers can increase their knowledge by spinning the "Wheel of Misfortune" and get information so they can read about their rights and learn how to avoid fraud and scams in the marketplace.
-Fairfax County Government Channel 16 will broadcast "Brilliant Deceptions," a "Consumer Focus" program that details a resident's encounter with diamond fraud and how Consumer Affairs solved the problem. Master gemologist appraiser Martin Fuller will discuss the fundamentals of diamonds. The program airs Feb. 4 at 1 p.m., Feb. 6 at 10:30 p.m. and Feb. 9 and 11 at 3 p.m., and it will be available on Video on Demand at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable.
A 90-minute session on "What You Need to Know Before You Hire a Contractor" will be held on Feb. 6 beginning at noon in Conference Rooms 2/3 of the Government Center. Panelists from Fairfax County and the commonwealth of Virginia will give advice on how to avoid disappointments and protect yourself when hiring a contractor.
A Consumer Affairs investigator also will be available at Access Fairfax in Suite 125 of the South County Government Center on Feb. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A 90-minute hands-on seminar titled "Brilliant Deceptions" will be held on Feb. 8 at 1 p.m. in Conference Rooms 4/5 of the Government Center. Master gemologist appraiser Martin Fuller will show the audience how to determine if a diamond is a true gem or just a brilliant deception.
In addition to providing consumer education, Consumer Affairs investigates and mediates consumer complaints and tenant-landlord disputes to determine whether consumer protection laws have been violated. For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/consumer.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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Only days away
Posted by Mike Wells
The start of training camp is less than a week away and I get the sense from talking to people in the organization that theyve got a good feeling about this group of players.
Im going to need a roster sheet so I know who is who at Mondays media day at Conseco Fieldhouse because of so many new faces. I realized that when I decided to pop out to the Brickyard for the organizations Foundation Golf Outing on Tuesday.
Here are some tidbits Ive heard over the past week or so:
--Most of the players have been working out at Conseco on a regular basis. I havent seen any of the workouts because theyre closed to the media. One person told me this has been one of the best offseasons for the players in recent years. Coach Rick Carlisle went down to Atlanta to see Jamaal Tinsley a couple of weeks ago. Tinsley, who spent most of the summer in Atlanta, is supposedly in great shape and has been working with a trainer. Im sure many of you will reserve judgment on Tinsley, who has battled numerous injuries the past three seasons, until the season starts. Sarunas Jasikevicius reportedly worked out with his former European team Maccabi Tel Aviv during summer.
--Forward Jermaine ONeal had a sensational summer. Whats impressed many is that he spent most of the summer in Indy and he worked on his whole body rather than just his upper half with the teams strength and conditioning coach Shawn Windle. Theres a feeling ONeal will be back to the form that allowed him to finish in the top three of the MVP voting several years ago.
--The final two roster spots are wide open. John Edwards, Snap Hunter, Josh Powell, Rawle Marshall and Orien Greene will be battling it out for those two spots. The Pacers have to decide what they want to do with Powell because his contract becomes guaranteed early next week.
--The starting frontcourt is far from set. Theres been a lot of talk of Jermaine ONeal, Danny Granger and Al Harrington being the starting frontcourt. Carlisle has several options he can use. Jeff Foster or David Harrison can start at center with ONeal and Harrington playing the forward spots. The opposing center can also dictate who starts.
--This group of players have already started developing a strong bond. The addition of Darrell Armstrong and the maturity of Jermaine ONeal and Al Harrington have played a part in that. Last years team had issues over playing time playing time (Anthony Johnson and Sarunas Jasikevicius) and contract questions (Fred Jones) before training camp even started.


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S&W Seed Company has acquired Imperial Valley Seeds, Inc., a marketer of non-dormant alfalfa seed varieties to international markets, principally the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. The purchase price was approximately $6 million, consisting of $3 million in cash, a $500,000 five-year note and 400,000 shares of S&W common stock.
IV Seeds is the international marketing arm of Imperial Valley Milling ("IV Milling"), a Holtville, California based producer and processor of alfalfa seeds, established in 1921. IV Seeds was founded in Sacramento as the export arm of IV Milling in 1999. IV Milling will continue to operate under its existing ownership and IV Seeds will continue to source substantially all of its production from IV Milling under the terms of a long-term supply contract between the two companies.
"This acquisition is the culmination of years of close relations with IV Seeds and IV Milling, and I am gratified it came together now while we can plan the 2013 crop together," Mark Grewal, president and chief executive officer of S&W stated. "S&W just doubled in size, including acreage for production, milling capability and geographical stretch and we vastly improved our international sales capabilities."
IV Seeds' President and Co-Founder, Fred Fabre, a respected leader in the alfalfa seed industry, built IV Seeds into a growing business in all of the world's major forage seed consuming countries, generating revenues of approximately $16 million (unaudited) during the year ended December 31, 2011. S&W believes that the acquisition will be immediately accretive to the company's earnings and will be filing audited financial results from IV Seeds in accordance with SEC guidelines, which will be no later than 74 days. Effective today, Fred Fabre, becomes the vice president of sales and marketing of S&W Seed Company and will oversee global sales of all S&W Seed and IV Seed alfalfa products.
"This acquisition fits our growth strategy well, by dramatically increasing our participation in the global alfalfa seed market, and by providing both geographic and new product diversification," commented S&W Seed Company's Chairman, Grover Wickersham. "IV Seeds has an impressive customer base in many countries we do not sell in and is a major market force in all the areas where we already operate. Through IV Seeds we can also access IV Milling's premier grower base in Imperial Valley to immediately expand production of S&W's own proprietary varieties, starting with the fall planting season."
IV Seeds sells a wide range of proprietary and non-proprietary, certified and uncertified, coated and uncoated alfalfa seed into a number of countries. These countries include Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Bolivia, Sudan, Ecuador, Egypt, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Algeria and Portugal. The IV Seeds assets being acquired include three proprietary, non-dormant alfalfa seed varieties named Catalina, Saltana, and LaJolla.
"I am very excited about the opportunities created by combining forces with S&W," commented Fabre. "The combined companies will create a powerhouse for providing premium alfalfa seed varieties and improved forage products to the world market. In addition to exciting new varieties and advanced technologies, the combined companies will offer customers around the world new levels of service and expanded levels of support."
The board of directors of S&W Seed Company has elected Fred Fabre to the position of vice president of sales and marketing for S&W, effective today. Fred Fabre is a veteran in the seed industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and relationships to the combined companies. Mr. Fabre began his career in the seed industry in 1979 as an employee of Cal/West Seeds, subsequently serving Cal/West as distribution manager, quality control manager and finally serving as assistant vice president for international sales. He co-founded Imperial Valley Seeds in 1999 as the independent foreign distribution arm of Imperial Valley Milling.


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Mike Wells
I constantly get asked when Lance Stephenson will make his season debut.
Its coming soon, according to Vogel.
Stephenson is the only Pacer yet to appear in a game this season.
Its going to be soon, Im just not exactly sure what game, Vogel said. I want to get through these first couple of games as T.J. (Ford) as my third point guard.
Ford, who was taken out the rotation two weeks ago, will move to the inactive list once Stephenson gets promoted.
Vogel said Ford understands the move will happen at some point.
His attitude has been phenomenal, Vogel said. Hes ready to do whatever we ask him to do. Hell be inactive so Lance can be active.


text: Smell the Coffee: Cases of mistaken identity By Karin Fuller June 9, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You might think writers pay attention to the little details, that they probably notice things the average person might miss.How much better my life might be if that were the case.For a little over a week, I've been fighting the most horrible case of dry skin all over my body. It was so bad I was itching constantly, tearing at myself like I was covered with fleas.So desperate for relief was I that every morning, after stepping out of the shower, I would slather myself with lotion from head to toe. The lotion I was using, a vanilla-coconut concoction, was thick and rich and smelled wonderful, but after a full week of using it, I was still as itchy as ever. So I looked at the label.It wasn't lotion.It was body wash.Unfortunately, with me, this kind of thing is almost more the rule than the exception, especially at night. Without my contacts or glasses I'm pretty much blind, and since my nightstand is often so cluttered that my glasses can be tough to find in the middle of the night, I've had a few mishaps, and one major near miss. For instance, one of our dogs occasionally gets ear infections, so I keep Murry's medicine on my nightstand so I can treat his ears when he's mostly asleep. It's in a smallish squeeze bottle, one that's shaped to feel almost identical to a nasal spray my doctor prescribed.It's been almost a month. I can still taste Murry's greasy eardrops in the back of my throat.Another time, while dealing with a particularly slow-to-heal eye infection, I had to put a gooey prescription eye salve in my eyes every night. I kept it on the stand by my bed. The tube was the small, skinny metal type with a plastic cap to unscrew. Almost identical to how Super Glue is packaged.That was my near miss. A newlywed friend wasn't as fortunate. His wife kept a tube of Bengay on her nightstand. Right by their identically shaped tube of K-Y.One time, a few years back, I mistook a bottle of low-quality fake tan for regular sunscreen. I slopped it on myself pretty heavily without paying the least bit of attention to how thick I was applying it or to the places I missed. And I didn't wash my hands well after putting it on. I ended up looking like an Oompa Loompa with gorilla hands.This problem of mine isn't new. As a kid, I once made Kool-Aid when my friends and I were having a lemonade stand. Instead of a cup of sugar, I scooped in flour. Didn't realize the mistake until a customer gagged.Not too long ago, while painting some signs, I was using an old coffee cup filled with water to clean my brushes. Got to talking. Wasn't paying attention. Reached for my coffee and took a big gulp. Not only did the water taste awful, but I nearly put my eye out with a brush that was soaking. I once mistook a bottle of Jet-Dry dishwasher rinse for a similarly shaped fuel treatment for cars. It caused me to drive way over the speed limit for years. (My husband swears it still hasn't worn off.)Still, as aggravating and embarrassing as my frequent confusions might be, I know I come by the problem honestly.Genetically.My brother once mistook an aerosol can of hairspray for underarm deodorant.And my grandmother once thought she was misting her hair with hairspray, except she'd grabbed a can of gold spray paint instead.I suppose if my husband ever wants rid of me, all he has to do is take away my hairdryer. And swap it out for a gun. Reach Karin Fuller via email at email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 4 Capital High to reopen Monday after shut down by mold 5 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction Hovering waiters offer service with a rile Previous Story Colonial Dames restore Fort Lee sundial Next Story


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Northern Illinois University (NIU) is home to a National Weather Service (NWS) Cooperative Weather Station. The DeKalb-NIU station has been operating on NIU grounds since 1966 (now located west of Anne Glidden Road south of the NIU REC Center. Prior to that the station was operated five miles northeast of De Kalb in Sycamore from 1888 to 1965. Combined this represents a climate record which exceeds 100 years-important in terms of understanding regional climate variability.
Daily observations of temperature (maximum and minimum), precipitation, snowfall, snow cover, soil temperatures, and evaporation (April 1 to October 31) are made by a student weather director each day at 7 am. These observations are then transmitted to the NWS and a report of the data (and local forecast) recorded on a message machine (815-753-1623). The weather director is responsible for maintaining the weather equipment, keeping the climate records, answering local climate questions, and developing a monthly climate summary. The climate records are kept in the NWS laboratory in Davis Hall. The faculty advisor for the weather director is Walker Ashley. The weather director position has been supported by NIU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, NIU's Office of Operations, Finance and Facilities, and external supporters.
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TAILORx Tissue Bank
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Last updated: August 9, 2017
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This is an exploratory, translational, non-interventional and multi-centre biobank. The aim of the development of such a biobank is to identify potential biomarkers that are indicative of disease relapse.
|Breast Cancer
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Breast Cancer Bank of Tissue From Trial Assigning Individualized Options for Treatment (TAILORx Tissue Bank)
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Disease relapse, endocrine and/or chemotherapy resistance prognosis [ Time Frame: For duration of follow up, expected 10 years ]A biobank, TMAs and full face sections, will allow for the identification of candidate/novel biomarkers prognostic for disease relapse and predictive for endocrine and/or chemotherapy resistance
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Signature/biomarkers [ Time Frame: For the duration of follow up, expected 10 years ]Validation of emerging signature/biomarkers
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
TAILORx ICORG 06-31
Patients must have participated in TAILORx ICORG 06-31, participated in trial arms, and have adequate tumour tissue available
Detailed Description:
The primary objective is to develop a biobank, tissue microarrays (TMAs) and full face sections, which will be used to identify candidate/ novel biomarkers prognostic for disease relapse and predictive for endocrine and/or chemotherapy resistance.
The secondary objectives are:
- To validate emerging signatures/biomarkers identified.
- To develop new assays for the breast cancer clinic.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
The study population will consist only of patients that participated in the TAILORx ICORG 06-31 trial. These patients must have participated in trial arms relevant to ICORG 06-31 study and have adequate tumour tissue available.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients that were registered with the ICORG 06-31 TAILORx trial and participated in trial arms
- Patients with adequate tumor tissue available
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02050750
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02050750
|Bons Secours Hospital
|Cork, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 021-4343703
|Principal Investigator: Brian Bird, Dr
|Cork University Hospital
|Cork, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 021-4921301
|Principal Investigator: Seamus O'Reilly, Dr
|Letterkenny General Hospital
|Donegal, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 074-9123798
|Principal Investigator: Karen Duffy, Dr
|Adelaide and Meath National Children's Hospital Tallaght
|Not yet recruiting
|Dublin, Ireland, 24
|Contact: Contact Person 01-4142000
|Principal Investigator: Janice Walshe, Dr
|St Vincent Universtiy Hospital
|Dublin, Ireland, 4
|Contact: Contact Person 01-2094725
|Principal Investigator: Susan Kennedy, Prof
|Principal Investigator: John Crown, Prof
|St James Hospital
|Dublin, Ireland, 8
|Contact: Contact Person 01-4103546
|Principal Investigator: John Kennedy, Dr
|Beaumont Hospital
|Dublin, Ireland, 9
|Contact: Contact Person 01-8092680
|Principal Investigator: Arnold Hill, Prof
|Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
|Dublin, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 01-8032000
|Principal Investigator: Cathy Kelly, Dr
|Galway University Hospital
|Galway, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 091-544735
|Principal Investigator: Maccon Keane, Dr
|Midwestern Regional Hospital
|Limerick, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 061-482542
|Principal Investigator: Rajnish Gupta, Prof
|Sligo General Hosptial
|Sligo, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 071-9171111
|Principal Investigator: Michael Martin, Dr
|Waterford Regional Hospital
|Waterford, Ireland
|Contact: Contact Person 051-848000
|Principal Investigator: Miriam O'Connor, Dr
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
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|Cancer Trials Ireland
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|NCT02050750 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 24, 2014
|Last Updated:
|August 9, 2017
Keywords provided by Cancer Trials Ireland:
Must have registered with the ICORG 06-31 TAILORx trial
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Pre-Orders Now Being Accepted on Action Figures, Plush, More...
As reported late last month (read our story HERE), Mezco had announced that they had acquired the collectibles license to AMC's hit series, Breaking Bad. Mezco will be offering an assortment of merchandise for the Breaking Bad license including: Mez-Itz, action figures, bobbleheads, accessories, paperweights and plush.
Figures.com sponsor BigBadToyStore.com is now accepting pre-orders on many Mezco Breaking Bad items, the listings revealing (all June release):
Breaking Bad 6" Walter White - Heisenberg Action Figure (pictured top) - $16.99
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|Lian Li PC-T60 PitStop ATX Test Bench Chassis
|Reviews - Featured Reviews: Cases
|Written by David Ramsey
|Thursday, 24 June 2010
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Lian Li PC-T60 Installation
The design of the PITSTOP T60 means that assembling your rig and the case go hand-in-hand. Specifically, you'll need to install any 5.25" devices in their brackets before attaching the motherboard tray to the vertical supports, since you won't be able to easily reach their securing screws once the case is assembled.
And there are a lot of screws. These days, even "normal" computer cases are moving towards tool-less installation, but the PC-T60 ATX / Micro-ATX Test Bench uses screws for everything. Drives and the power supply mount with screws, and the motherboard screws down to ordinary standoffs, and the backs of expansion cards are secured with large thumbscrews. Lian Li's decision to go with "screws for everything" seems odd in a case whose intended purpose is to make swapping components quick and easy; but the only components you can easily swap out are the 3.5" devices: the mounting cage slides out of the chassis with the removal of two thumbscrews, and the drives in the case are also secure with thumbscrews. At least Lian Li includes extras for most screws.
The open design of the case makes installing the motherboard, power supply, and 3.5" drives a quick and simple process. But as I mentioned above, if you need to add or remove a 5.25" device, you'll need to remove the motherboard tray. This is simple to do since it's secured to the vertical supports by four thumbscrews, but if you're working with an assembled system, you'll have to go to the trouble of unplugging all the power and interface cables connected to your motherboard and video card first. Re-installing a populated motherboard tray with a heavy CPU cooler in the case is a little clumsy; I found it easiest to position the case on its side while re-installing the tray. Removing the motherboard would require removing the same 12 screws (for an ATX motherboard) you'd remove in any other case, although you could always just use enough screws to secure the board rather than putting in all 12. I found that using only the four corner screws worked well.
The 8-slot backplane is nice, offering room for triple-card SLI or CrossFireX systems, and provides a much more secure mount for heavy video cards than other test bench systems. This is especially important since the T60's integrated handle makes it easy to carry around one-handed.
Once you've installed components in your case, it'll look something like this:
This photo shows the motherboard tray mounted in the middle of its three possible positions. As I mentioned earlier in this review, I found the case much more stable with the motherboard moved forward, although the CPU cooler you use might preclude this. While the handle at the top of the case makes it easy and convenient to carry an assembled system, it's only 168mm above the motherboard tray. This isn't much: in contrast, a large tower case like the Cooler Master HAF 932 AMD Edition offers over 200mm of clearance between the motherboard tray and the side of the case. The T60's 168mm clearance is too low for even moderately-size CPU coolers like the Titan Fenrir, which just touches the case handle with the motherboard tray in its middle position.
You can of course remove the handle's four securing thumbscrews quickly, and the structural inegrity of the case isn't affected with the handle removed, but the case looks funny without it. The case has cutouts in the vertical supports just above the motherboard tray attachment points that make it pretty easy to carry even a loaded case with two hands.
I like it but that bar at the top really ruins the design. I know you can take it off but those side bars would still be there.
It's still a nice price considering it's a Lian Li's product.
David, I'd have love to see more detailed photos from your personal installation but that's just me I suppose.
- support for XL-ATX motherboards
- make the 2 aluminium pieces that form the handle at least 2cm taller so that the handle doesn't obstruct tower CPU coolers
- widen the motherboard tray by at least 1cm on the right edge (the one where the CPU sits) so that wider CPU coolers don't push up against the aluminium piece that forms the handle
- screwless push-button system for mounting the 5.25" devices, e.g. like the HAF 932. Currently this will be problematic but if the tray is widened as proposed above, it will work fine.
- add plastic mobo standoffs that allow you to drop the board on/lift it off. Keep the screwable standoffs for people who want to mount their boards more firmly.
- drill another set of holes in the mobo tray (between the holes at the back and the holes in the middle) where it attaches to the rest of the chassis, to improve balance


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It is said by the newspaper that a 14-year-old American supersmart boy shot himself with no omen and had left no testaments.People who around him gave out many evaluations,saying that this world may not give him enough challenges.Moreover,before his death he said several times of helping others,so following his hopes,some of his organs were transplanted into other ill-suffered teens' bodies.
Sometimes it is hard to understand them in our general mind cause they supersmart guys think absolutely the opposite directions.How to protect them,helping them and encouraging them to dedicate themselves to the social progress is still serious.
What do you think of the genius and how to help them grow better?


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Forbes gives Rangers young, athletic shortstop
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers added another young talent into their queue of middle infielder prospects when they drafted shortstop Ti'quan Forbes in the second round with the 59th overall pick out of Columbia (Miss.) High School.
Forbes stands 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds with good speed and athleticism. His size could dictate a move to third base and his speed could put him in the outfield, although he is considered to have an average arm. He was a three-sport star in high school as a quarterback in football and forward in basketball.
He is also one of the youngest players in the Draft, and won't turn 18 until August.
"He is just a very versatile player with a good bay and great makeup. ... Great desire and work ethic," Rangers amateur scouting director Kip Fagg said. "We think he has a really good chance to hit. We did a lot of work on him and his family and we're very excited to have him."
Forbes hit .427 with three home runs and 32 RBIs in his senior season. He was also a pitcher on a team that won the Mississippi Class 4A state championship. He has a scholarship to the University of Mississippi.
The Athletics were reportedly high on Forbes, having flown him to Oakland for a private workout before the Draft. Rangers scouts Clarence Johns and Jeff Wood did extensive coverage of Forbes.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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EXCEL: Exercise for Cognition and Everyday Living for Seniors With Memory Complaints
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major health issue in Canada; it affects over 8% of the population aged over 65 years. Persons with AD have a reduced quality of life as they become dependent on others for activities of daily living (ADLs). This problem of loss of independence - functional dependence - is one focus of this grant application. It is projected that by 2020, Canada will have well over 10 million seniors with moderate to severe functional dependence. Functional dependence was the most significant contributor to an annual cost of dementia that had already reached $4 billion in the 1990s.
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-recognized risk factor for both AD and functional dependence. Within the broader assessment of cognitive function, the literature suggests that executive functioning - the ability to concentrate, to attend selectively, to plan and strategize - is a robust cognitive predictor of functional status in seniors. Specifically, Royall and colleagues demonstrated executive functioning independently explained 43% of the functional status in community-dwelling seniors dementia. The researchers will investigate executive functioning in seniors with MCI.
Randomized trials of various exercise interventions have proven that exercise has many systemic benefits. Data are emerging that physical activity may improve cognition - specifically executive function - in healthy adults. The researchers' own pilot data suggest that resistance training in seniors may improve executive functioning as assessed by neuropsychological tests and neuro-imaging. However, at present the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews indicates there are insufficient published data to guide exercise prescription to prevent AD. In persons with MCI, no published studies have reported on whether physical activity can improve executive function, or delay its decline and thus, prevent or delay the onset of functional dependence (and later, dementia).
Therefore, among seniors with MCI, the researchers will investigate whether or not specific exercise prescription can: 1) provide absolute or relative improvement in cognitive function, particularly executive function; and 2) help maintain functional independence. This will facilitate the development of effective exercise-based strategies for the prevention of both cognitive and functional decline in the large population of seniors with MCI - people at greatly increased risk for AD.
The researchers' proposed research aims to ascertain whether a six-month, twice-weekly aerobic training (AT) program and a six-month, twice-weekly resistance training (RT) program, compared with a six-month, twice-weekly stretch & relax (S & R; control) program, will significantly improve cognition and functional status in community-dwelling women with MCI aged 70 years and older.
Primary Hypothesis:
At the end of six-month randomized trial, compared with the S & R program, both the AT and RT programs will significantly improve cognitive performance, as assessed by neuropsychological testing.
Secondary Hypotheses:
At the end of the six-month randomized trial, compared with the S & R program, participants of the AT and RT programs will:
- Demonstrate evidence of cortical plasticity by fMRI, such as increased activation in cortical regions responsible for item and relational memory; and
- Will significantly improve their everyday problem solving ability.
|Mild Cognitive Impairment
|Behavioral: Exercise program (AT) Behavioral: Exercise training (RT) Behavioral: Exercise training (S & R; control)
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Enhancing Cognition and Functional Independence in Senior Women With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Trial of Aerobic vs. Resistance Training
- Cognitive performance after 3 and 6 months of training [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Everyday problem-solving ability after 3 and 6 months of exercise training, brain function after 6 months of training and physical function after 3 and 6 months of training [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Six-month, twice-weekly aerobic training (AT) program
Behavioral: Exercise program (AT)
Six-month, twice-weekly aerobic training (AT) program
Experimental: 2
Six-month, twice-weekly resistance training (RT) program
Behavioral: Exercise training (RT)
Six-month, twice-weekly resistance training (RT) program
Active Comparator: 3
Six-month, twice-weekly stretch & relax (S & R; control) program
Behavioral: Exercise training (S & R; control)
Six-month, twice-weekly stretch & relax (S & R; control) program
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|70 Years and older (Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Community-dwelling senior women;
- Aged 70 years and older;
- Subjective memory complaints as determined by interview;
- MMSE score > 24/30;
- Scored < 26/30 on the MoCA (74);
- Visual acuity of at least 20/40, with or without corrective lenses; and
- Physician approval for participation in an exercise program.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed neurodegenerative disease (e.g., AD) and a history of stroke;
- Have clinically significant peripheral neuropathy or severe musculoskeletal or joint disease;
- Diagnosed with a psychiatric condition; or
- Diagnosed with dementia of any type.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00958867
|Canada, British Columbia
|Centre for Hip Health Mobility
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|Principal Investigator:
|Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, PT
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|University of British Columbia
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|NCT00958867 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 11, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 17, 2014
Keywords provided by University of British Columbia:
Resistance exercise training
aerobic exercise training
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cognition Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
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FL developer pleads in SC State kickback probe
Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:45:36 GMT —
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A Florida developer has pleaded guilty to his role in an alleged kickback scheme involving a former trustee at South Carolina State University.
Richard Zahn pleaded guilty in Charleston on Friday to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the federal government.
Prosecutors say the Longwood, Fla. developer owned land near the Orangeburg school and asked trustee Jonathan Pinson to help him sell it to the university.
As a "thank you" gift for his help, prosecutors say Zahn told Pinson he would buy him a Porsche SUV.
Pinson was arraigned last month on a federal kickback charge. South Carolina State's former campus police chief has already pleaded guilty in the case.
Zahn is free on bond until he's sentenced later. He faces up to five years in prison.


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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
May 16, 1998
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, with Studs Terkel, Peter Ostroushko, and The Ensemble Singers of the Plymouth Music Series.
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Old Sweet Songs: A Prairie Home Companion 1974-1976
Lovingly selected from the earliest archives of A Prairie Home Companion, this heirloom collection represents the music from earliest years of the now legendary show: 1974–1976. With songs and tunes from jazz pianist Butch Thompson, mandolin maestro Peter Ostroushko, Dakota Dave Hull and the first house band, The Powdermilk Biscuit Band (Adam Granger, Bob Douglas and Mary DuShane).


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May 8th, 2013 12:28 AM #1
Is anyone else bothered by these types of "games"?
I keep seeing these games where the stories involve infertility, miscarriage, death of a child, etc. I am so disturbed by this. Am I being overly sensitive? It's an issue I've struggled with personally so maybe I have a stronger reaction than most? I just find this terribly offensive. Do others?Top 20Silas/Cyrus~Gideon~Jasper~Mack(Cormac)~Callum
Rafferty~Leo(Leander)~Tobin~Archie(Archer)~Ike(Mic ah)
Willa(Wilhelmina)~Selah~Lettie(Arletta)~Romy(Rosem ary)~Cora(Coretta)
Cecelia/Celia~Calla(Calista)~Nola(Magnolia)~Winnie(Winola) ~Maeve
Rosalie~Maisy~Tilly(Matilda)~Ada(Adelaide)~Junie(J uniper)
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May 8th, 2013 12:43 AM #3
I truly just think it's a game to come up with different names. I don't think anyone should take offense to it. That being said, I haven't struggled with these types of personal issues so I can't fairly say you're being overly sensitive to it either. Maybe if it really bothers you, you should try to avoid the games then? :/ I don't think anyone is trying to be offensive or hurtful, I think it's just thrown out there..My Favorites:
Colette Leona. Alice Evanna. Mabel Verity. Aurelia Esme. Rosalie Raine.
Jack Jeffrey. Carson Luke. Felix James. Leo Patrick. Axel White.
May 8th, 2013 12:44 AM #5Junior Member
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I agree with you, these games are fairly offensive and could stir up sensitive memories for some people. Besides the vast majority of miscarriages are not given names, especially early miscarriages. After all, what's the point of having a deceased child or miscarriage in these story games? Is there really any difference in how a name given to a living child as opposed to a stillbirth or miscarriage? I'm pretty surprised that there are so many people who participate in these things.I have no idea where I came up with my account nameLauren
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May 8th, 2013 12:48 AM #7
I haven't come across any of these games, but I never look at the game threads. I agree, it's offensive, but remember most of these games are made up by teenagers who have no experience with these issues and probably don't realise they're upsetting people. They should reconsider their narratives. There are plenty of ways to come up with names rather than naming miscarriages or stillborn babies. It's very macabre, if you ask me.~ Violet Elizabeth Rose ~
May 8th, 2013 02:24 AM #9
I agree with everyone. I don't think anyone should get TERRIBLY offended, but at the same time, it doesn't make sense to put something like that in a game where you're supposed to just name imaginary children.Madison, 14-year-old name nerd! My style is all over the place, my favorites change all the time.
Boys: David, Eric, Finlay, George, James, Jude, Lee, Michael, Paul, Richard, Rory.
Girls: Emmanuelle, Frederica, Jayne, Juliet, Lauren, Mary, Molly, Nora, Raffaela, Stella.


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One of the most prolific scorers in college basketball, finishes as well as any player in the country around the basket. Emmetts bread and butter are in his post up game and ability to slither around the basket in-between defenders and get his shot off from 6-10 feet out. He is very strong and aggressive and is one of those players that no one wants to guard; He uses his upper body strength to get his shot off in many different ways, using pump fakes and is very hard to shut down without getting into foul trouble. His off the ball movement has greatly improved since coach Knight took over, but still has a long ways to go. The same can be said about his defense, he has become a pretty good man to man defender, and with his footwork and athleticism, he has the potential to become an excellent defender if he puts his head into it.
Emmett is fairly athletic, he has a quick first step which he uses well to fearlessly take the ball strong to the hoop, where again he finishes well and often gets to the free throw line. He has a good vertical leap as well as been known to throw down some spectacular dunks in his four years at Texas Tech.
Something that might help Emmett overcome his lack of size is his wingspan, which measured out at 6-9 with a standing reach of 8-7, both above average for a player his size. He combines that with his strength, quickness, toughness, leaping ability and all around hustle to establish himself as one of the best rebounding guards in college basketball.
Emmett has many weaknesses that will be very hard to overcome if he is to stick in the NBA. First off, he doesnt really have an NBA position. At 6-4 ½ he is already an undersized shooting guard, and to make matters worse he isnt much of a three point threat at all. His outside shooting is poor even for the college level, and he has shown almost no improvement in this field in his four years at Texas Tech. For Emmett to get beyond his rookie contract he will have to show some vast improvement from the perimeter and especially on his jump shot, which will only come from hours and hours of repetition and hard work. His ball-handling skills are also not NBA caliber just yet, he gets to the rack very effectively on the college level, but he will have a much tougher time in the NBA. Most of Emmetts baskets right now come from his work around the basket, but again, how will that translate to the pros with the kind of defense that is played in todays NBA and especially with the shot blockers that almost every team has nowadays? Posting up guys like Eddie Jones, Kobe Bryant and Eric Snow is a lot tougher then matching up with Keith Langford, Brandon Mouton and Tony Allen (with all due respect).
Other then that, Emmett needs to work on his perimeter defense, and his off the ball movement isnt always up to par. He will sometimes stand around aimlessly if he isnt directly involved in a play, and he has been criticized by Coach Knight for this as well as for not showing enough passion and leadership.
OK, I admit........he is not really what the Pacers need. But I loved him at Texas Tech and he always came through when you needed him to. Just would be nice to have him on our team. But he does not shoot well, so not good fit at this time ed:


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"If I have the ball, I will shoot it, you have to believe that," - Stephen Jackson
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
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The girl who ran out on her wedding and told police she'd been kidnapped.Originally Posted by Los AngelesThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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A pong to paddle past
There's something rotten in the state of Cambodia. We're drifting past houseboats neatly arranged in rows to form the floating villages of Kampong Chhnang on the Tonle Sap River when my nostrils detect enemy fire.
Brightly coloured bed sheets are fluttering in the breeze as children swing in hammocks or watch TV powered by car batteries. Their fathers are engrossed in games of backgammon while their mothers do laundry uncomfortably close to their floating toilet.
But a nasty stench has me hanging over the side of the boat staring into the brown waters of the river, praying I do not add to its murky colour. I'd also rather not spoil the water locals use to drink, cook and bathe in.
My fellow travellers from the RV AmaLotus, which cruises between the magnificent ruins of Cambodia's Angkor Wat and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, are mainly retired couples from Australia and New Zealand.
A few join me over the side of the small local boat, which takes us from the RV AmaLotus through flooded farmland and marooned palm trees to the floating villages that are home to mainly Vietnamese fishermen and their families.
Our journey had started the day before in the tactlessly named Siem Reap, which means "Thailand defeated" in Khmer and no doubt explains the narky relations between the two countries, but already we are fast friends exchanging travel yarns.
Liz tells me how a small girl selling postcards asked for her credit card after learning she had no money. Janette jokes that the cruise is for grey nomads, while Stephen tells me he once saved a man from drowning in a brothel in Prague. You really do learn a lot from your elders.
The fetid stench assailing me comes from the direction of the women squatting on the front deck of a houseboat, who turn to wave and smile at our boatload of lifejacketed tourists stickybeaking into their daily lives. Our guide Phaly sniggers and asks why I do not like the fish paste.
"I told you it smells like hell, but tastes like heaven," she says. She's not wrong.
Once we dock in dusty Kampong Chhnang, Phaly takes us to the open-air market to sample the pungent fish paste that is a staple part of the diet. It's not exactly heavenly to taste but it is less hellish than the sea slugs in Siem Reap or the deep-fried cockroaches and tarantulas dished up in Phnom Penh.
The Cambodian dinner table is not for the faint-hearted and neither is the barber's chair.
There are several scattered alfresco around the village, offering haircuts hacked with a rusty blade for 75¢. Full of facts, Phaly tells us Cambodians are great fans of even numbers, but believe odd-numbered amounts, such as photographing three people or paying 75¢ for a haircut, will bring bad luck.
Elsewhere, baguette sellers sit alongside purveyors of traditional medicine and stalls selling rambutan, watermelon, dragon fruit, durian and mangosteen - all fruit that can be grown in flooded areas.
There's even what appears to be a floating mosque shimmering in the distance although Phaly later tells us it is actually built on stilts.
A massive monsoon turned frying-pan-shaped Cambodia into the set of Waterworld, Kevin Costner's awful, but strangely prophetic, 1995 disaster movie about a drowned Earth.
Maybe it's my similarity to Costner that prompts one wild-eyed girl to clip me over the head in front of a pile of durian.
Either that or she's seen me grimacing at the smell of her fish paste.
Sydney Morning Herald