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In The Last Exorcism Part II, Nell Sweetzer, the young woman who was terrorized by a demon in the 2010 horror hit, The Last Exorcism, leaves the rural Louisiana community where she was raised and moves to New Orleans.
But demons are not restricted by geography. Evil follows poor Nell to the city and the horror begins anew.
The first Last Exorcism was shot at Creedmore Plantation in St. Bernard Parish. The sequel is set in the naturally atmospheric city of New Orleans.
"There's no other city for this film other than New Orleans," the film's Nell, Ashley Bell, said last month during a Carnival season visit to the city. "The feeling in the air is so different here. There's energy and surprise. There's always some trouble to get into. That's what Nell experiences in the film."
Nell's fundamentalist widower father, played by Baton Rouge native Louis Herthum, kept his daughter Nell severely sheltered in the first film. He even pulled her out of Sunday school because it wasn't medieval enough for him.
But Nell gets thrust into wicked old New Orleans in The Last Exorcism Part II, opening in theaters Friday.
"She's thrown into Mardi Gras," Bell said. "There's temptation everywhere and she has to choose between good and evil."
The film's director and co-writer, Ed Gass-Donnelly, makes the most out of the story's locale, Bell said, especially the city's long association with voodoo.
"He brought in a lot of voodoo experts to talk about the voodoo exorcism," she said. "He got voodoo items and tried to immerse the film in the voodoo culture."
The Los Angeles-born daughter of voice-over actor Michael Bell (Rugrats, Cars, Tangled, G.I. Joe, Smurfs) and actress Victoria Carroll (a charter member of L.A. improvisation and comedy theater The Groundlings), Bell said she might have experienced culture shock in Louisiana if the state's residents weren't so charming.
"I love the Southern hospitality," she said.
Herthum, a co-star in The Last Exorcism and its sequel, helped the actress play her Southern belle character.
"Nell speaks in such a special way that," Bell said. "I learned that from working with Louis. And there's no 'Yes' and 'No.' It's always, 'Yes, ma'am,' and 'No, sir.' "
Bell's The Last Exorcism role got her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best supporting actress and an MTV Movie Award nomination. The film's success also opened many doors. She's been busy in a diverse array of projects, including the post-apocalyptic The Day, romantic drama Chasing Shakespeare and romantic comedy The Bouceback.
"That's what I love most about acting, the chance to play a bunch of different characters in a bunch of different genres," she said. "But I love the horror fans. It's been incredible to be embraced by them and fun for me to test my limits as an actress in the horror genre.
"I really am grateful every day to be an actress and to have the chance to play such demanding roles. It's sounds cheesy, but it's really a dream come true for me. It allows me to step into so many skins."


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Compared to last week, feeder cattle and calf markets were not fully tested due to the second severe winter storm to hit many areas of the Southern Plains and the Midwest in less than a week.
Direct trade and auction sales in the unaffected areas of the Northern Plains were steady to 3.00 lower, but some firmness was noted late in the week following the sharply higher fed cattle trade and the passing of the storm. Southeastern calf markets were weak to 8.00 lower with western interests unable to take delivery and many major arteries closed due to the weather.
The Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma were probably the hardest hit with high winds and up to 20 inches of snow building mountainous drifts and allowing cattle to simply walk over fences. The storm then pummeled Kansas and Missouri again with many auction markets forced to close or operate under extremely reduced receipts and sharply lower market undertones.
There were reports of significant deathloss on lightweight cattle that were not yet acclimated but most feedlots reportedly weathered the storms fairly well. Both storms covered some of the most drought ravaged areas in the United States and the moisture was welcomed despite the crippling conditions they caused. The lack of cattle movement over the past two weeks and the shear limited availability of feeders have put dwindling nationwide auction receipts 21 percent behind year ago levels.
Fed cattle trade was brisk late in the week with live sales 3.00-6.00 higher from 127.00-129.00 and dressed sales from 202.00-204.00. Slower harvest rates and the hint of an early spring rally boosted boxed beef cut-out values and returned optimism to the beef arena. The economy is still struggling and there is much uncertainty about the sequestration cuts, but the stock market has been soaring near all-time record highs.
Warmer weather should spur demand for both stockers and feeders with newfound interest in early grazing and the need for heavily populated areas to find their way back to restaurants and patio grills. This week's limited reported auction volume included 59 percent over 600 lbs and 44 percent heifers.

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Guillain-Barre (gee-YAH-buh-RAY) syndrome is a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your nerves. Weakness and tingling in your extremities are usually the first symptoms.
These sensations can quickly spread, eventually paralyzing your whole body. In its most severe form Guillain-Barre syndrome is a medical emergency. Most people with the condition must be hospitalized to receive treatment.
The exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome is unknown. But it is often preceded by an infectious illness such as a respiratory infection or the stomach flu.
There's no known cure for Guillain-Barre syndrome, but several treatments can ease symptoms and reduce the duration of the illness. Most people recover from Guillain-Barre syndrome, though some may experience lingering effects from it, such as weakness, numbness or fatigue.
Guillain-Barre syndrome often begins with tingling and weakness starting in your feet and legs and spreading to your upper body and arms. In about 10 percent of people with the disorder, symptoms begin in the arms or face. As Guillain-Barre syndrome progresses, muscle weakness can evolve into paralysis.
Signs and symptoms of Guillain-Barre syndrome may include:
People with Guillain-Barre syndrome usually experience their most significant weakness within two to four weeks after symptoms begin. Recovery usually begins two to four weeks after weakness plateaus.
Once thought to be a single disorder, Guillain-Barre syndrome is now known to occur in several forms. The main types are:
Call your doctor if you have mild tingling in your toes or fingers that seems to be spreading or getting worse. Seek emergency medical help if you have any of these severe signs or symptoms:
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a serious condition that requires immediate hospitalization because it can worsen rapidly. The sooner appropriate treatment is started, the better the chance of a good outcome.
The exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome isn't known. The disorder usually appears days or weeks after a respiratory or digestive tract infection. Rarely, recent surgery or immunization can trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome.
In Guillain-Barre syndrome, your immune system — which usually attacks only invading organisms — begins attacking the nerves. In AIDP, the most common form of Guillain-Barre syndrome in the U.S., the nerves' protective covering (myelin sheath) is damaged. The damage prevents nerves from transmitting signals to your brain, causing weakness, numbness or paralysis.
Guillain-Barre syndrome can affect all age groups. But you're at slightly greater risk if:
Guillain-Barre syndrome may be triggered by:
Guillain-Barre syndrome affects your nerves. Because nerves control your movements and body functions, people with Guillain-Barre may experience:
Severe, early symptoms of Guillain-Barre syndrome significantly increase the risk of serious long-term complications. Rarely, death may occur from complications such as respiratory distress syndrome and heart attack.
You may be referred to a doctor who specializes in disorders of the brain and nervous system (neurologist).
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask other questions during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may make time to go over points you want to spend more time on. You may be asked:
Guillain-Barre syndrome can be difficult to diagnose in its earliest stages. Its signs and symptoms are similar to those of other neurological disorders and may vary from person to person.
Your doctor is likely to start with a medical history and thorough physical examination.
Your doctor may then recommend:
There's no cure for Guillain-Barre syndrome. But two types of treatments can speed recovery and reduce the severity of the illness:
These treatments are equally effective. Mixing them or administering one after the other is no more effective than using either method alone.
You also are likely to be given medication to:
People with Guillain-Barre syndrome need physical help and therapy before and during recovery. Your care may include:
Although some people can take months and even years to recover, most people with Guillain-Barre syndrome experience this general timeline:
Among adults recovering from Guillain-Barre syndrome:
Children, who rarely develop Guillain-Barre syndrome, generally recover more completely than adults.
A diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome can be emotionally difficult. Although most people eventually recover fully, the condition is generally painful and requires hospitalization and months of rehabilitation. You must adjust to limited mobility and fatigue.
To manage the stress of recovery from Guillain-Barre syndrome, consider these suggestions:
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona diagnose and treat adults with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Florida diagnose and treat adults with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialists in neurology at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota diagnose and treat adults with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Specialists in child and adolescent neurology diagnose and treat children with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic are working to find new diagnosis and treatment options for people who have Guillain-Barre syndrome and related conditions. Read more about research in neurology critical care at Mayo Clinic.
See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on Guillain-Barre syndrome on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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(CORRECTED June 25) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited Superior Tomato-Avocado Ltd. and Cardile Brothers Mushroom Packing for failing to settle millions of dollars in Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation orders.
Superior Tomato-Avocado
According to a news release, Superior Tomato-Avocado, San Antonio, failed to pay $1,514,272 to 49 sellers for 965 lots of produce. As a result, Superior Tomato-Avocado cannot operate in the industry until May 20, 2015, and its principals, STA Management LLC and Walter Jensen, cannot be employed by any PACA licensee until May 20, 2014.
Superior Tomato Avocado and its related company, Delta Produce LP, also of San Antonio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorganization in January 2012. The complicated case involves so many companies and debtors that the judge ordered a special website to be established to provide information on the case.
According to the website, at http://bit.ly/17h62Tq, creditors have until July 3 to file claims.
Cardile Brothers Mushroom Packing
The USDA cited Cardile Brothers after it failed to pay $2,988,273 to 126 sellers for 1,806 lots of produce.
The company is barred from operating in the produce industry until June 3, 2015. Its principals, Charles Cardile and Michael Cardile cannot work in the industry until June 3, 2014, and then only if a bond is posted with the USDA.
In a June 2012 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania, Cardile officials said the company closed, had no real assets and had settled other claims with produce sellers.
In that case, the most recent of several involving the company over the past three years, Vineland, N.J.-based Wm. Consalo & Sons Farms Inc. settled with Cardile for $40,735. In its suit, Consalo had asked for $95,000.
Gwen Sparks, a USDA spokeswoman, said Cardile Bros. Mushroom Packaging Inc. is out of business.
But three related companies, which are not subject to PACA, are reportedly in operation, she said. They are Cardile Mushrooms Inc., a mushroom farm; Cardile Bros. Transportation, Inc., a freight company; and Cardile Bros. Holding Co. LLC.
Other PACA actions
The USDA also sanctioned two other businesses for violating the PACA. They are:
- JD Produce Inc., West Covina, Calif., for failing to pay $50,832 to an Arizona seller. The responsibly connected officers are Delfina Placencia, Jorge Placencia and Juan C. Trujillo.
- Foodsmart of America Inc., Miami, for failing to pay $10,920 to a Florida seller. The responsibly connected officer is Jainette Gonzalez.
Note on correction: The original article incorrectly referred to the PACA license statuses of Cardile Bros. and Superior Tomato-Avocado.


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Berkeley, California (Monday, July 01, 2013) - The City of Berkeley is supporting plug-in electrical vehicles by adding a new charging station in the Center Street Parking Garage, located at 2025 Center Street between Milvia and Shattuck. The charging station, located on the 1st floor of the garage, can be used by electric vehicle (EV) drivers to extend their driving range while they work, dine, shop, or visit entertainment in Downtown Berkeley. A second EV charging station, available on the 4th floor, has also been improved to allow access for all users, including those with disabilities.
Electric vehicle charging in the Center Street Garage, is free. Standard garage parking fees apply. EV drivers can charge their vehicles for up to four hours during daytime hours.
The City's new charging station is part of the ChargePoint network which enables EV drivers to check online for its availability. The station was made possible by a donation from City CarShare, a Bay Area nonprofit carsharing organization. City CarShare also has two electric vehicles in the garage for City CarShare members.
The EV charging stations in the Center Street Garage are part of the City of Berkeley's commitment to promoting electric vehicle infrastructure and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In Berkeley, vehicles account for over half of our community's greenhouse gas emissions. Driving an electric car rather than a conventional car in the Bay Area can reduce the associated greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 70% and helps Berkeley reach its Climate Action Plan goals. In addition to the Center Street Garage charging stations, the City of Berkeley is encouraging the adoption of EVs by streamlining the permitting process for home charging systems, creating a pilot program to encourage existing businesses to add charging stations to their parking lots, and assessing the electrical capacity at a variety of municipal locations to pursue new public charging stations as funding allows. Detailed information about the location and use of the charging stations is posted at http://www.cityofberkeley.info/publicchargingev/.
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text: Herd throws blanks at WVU By Tom Bragg March 19, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Marshall pitcher Aaron Blair looks to first base after fielding a WVU bunt. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In the first game between the Marshall and West Virginia baseball teams on Mountain State soil since 1998, Thundering Herd starting pitcher Aaron Blair made a statement.Blair fanned 11 Mountaineers and allowed no hits in six innings as Marshall beat WVU 8-0 Tuesday at Appalachian Power Park.It was the first meeting between West Virginia's two largest colleges since a 2008 game at a tournament hosted by Coastal Carolina and the first game between the two in West Virginia since the Mountaineers beat the Herd 12-11 at Watt Powell Park 15 years ago."It means everything to our program," Blair said. "We haven't played them in 15 years in West Virginia and we came out here and shut them out with great pitching, great hitting and great defense. It was perfect."Blair's stellar outing almost came unraveled before it could start in the top of the first inning.Two walks and a hit batter loaded the bases with no outs for WVU cleanup hitter Matt Frazer. Blair found his rhythm after admittedly having some nerves on the mound to start the game and got Frazer, a former Nitro High standout, to strike out swinging.Strikeouts by WVU's Ryan Tuntland and Ryan McBroom followed to get Blair and Marshall (9-10) out of the early jam."The first inning it was kind of shaky but then I settled into a groove and started throwing fastballs for strikes," Blair said. "The rhythm was the big thing. I went out there and was kind of shaky but I settled down with three strikeouts to end the inning."Marshall jumped on West Virginia starter Zach Bargeron in its half of the first. The Herd's first two batters, Isaac Ballou and Andrew Dundon, each singled before Nathan Gomez hit what appeared to be a double-play ball, but WVU shortstop Taylor Muden's throw to first went sailing into the stands and allowed Ballou to score and give Marshall a 1-0 lead. "As soon as Aaron got out of that jam the momentum went to our side and we capitalized in the first inning and that set the tone for the rest of the game," Marshall coach Jeff Waggoner said.The second inning began just as the first did for the Herd, with back-to-back singles, this time by Chase Vogelback and Aaron Bossi. A Matt Kirkwood bunt moved the runners to second and third before Sergio Leon's long fly ball brought Vogelback around to score.The throw from the outfield came in to WVU pitcher Ryan Hostrander (who took over for Bargeron earlier in the second), who tried to get Bossi at third. His throw skipped past the base and allowed Bossi to score.Blair went on to fan two in the second, one in the third, two in the fourth, one in the fifth and two more in the sixth before being pulled for reliever Josh King to start the seventh inning. "We just go on how we're feeling," Blair said. "I got to 100 pitches and [Waggoner] said that was it, so that was it."Waggoner said the decision to pull Blair from the game with no hits on the scoreboard was a difficult one. "It's not easy," he said. "He's just a competitor and he wants to be in for every inning and every pitch. That's what makes him so great."West Virginia coach Randy Mazey said once Blair settled down his team was in for a long evening."He was rusty early because they held him out this weekend to pitch against us," Mazey said. "Anytime a pitcher has a long layoff they're gong to be rusty but when he caught his rhythm he was pretty good."King picked up where Blair left off, striking out six Mountaineers in his three innings of work. WVU got its first hit in the eighth when Bobby Boyd beat the throw to first after a ground ball up the middle caught King on the foot. A Billy Fleming double to start the ninth was the only other hit West Virginia managed."We try not to get caught up in results," Mazey said. "We try to teach the kids about the process and let the coaches worry about the results - which we always do."The game, seen by 1,664 mostly green-clad fans, was the first of three between Marshall and West Virginia this season. The teams will play again on April 2 in Morgantown and then on May 14 at Epling Stadium in Beckley. "We got to understand that that's one out of three games, but what an opportunity for both clubs," Waggoner said. "It's great for the state of West Virginia and it was great to see such a good turnout from Marshall fans."Marshall will have little opportunity to rest as the Herd travels to Richmond, Ky., today to play Eastern Kentucky.West Virginia (8-12) prepares to host its first Big 12 series in Charleston this weekend with Texas Tech visiting Appalachian Power Park for a three-game set starting Friday.Reach Tom Bragg at firstname.lastname@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 5 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says Win sends West Liberty to Elite Eight Previous Story Irish dominate Class A awards Next Story


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Mariners rally to tie in ninth, win in 14th
Felix, bullpen hold Chicago to four hits as Saunders keys two rallies
CHICAGO -- Wins for the Mariners have been hard to come by at U.S. Cellular Field. And extra-innings wins of the 14-inning variety? Those are special anywhere, any time, which is why Seattle's clubhouse was jumping after Saturday's 3-2 victory over the White Sox.
"This is a big win for us," said Felix Hernandez, who pitched the first eight frames of an outstanding pitchers' duel. "We needed this. I'm happy for the whole team. They always fight. I believe in these guys."
Six Seattle pitchers combined to hold the White Sox to four hits as the Mariners improved to 48-39 with their 11th win in the past 14 games. The Mariners are just 5-22 at U.S. Cellular since 2008, and this was Seattle's first road win of 14 innings or more since 1992.
"It's nice to come away with an extra-inning win," said Michael Saunders, who scored the game-winning run on Brad Miller's double in the top of the 14th. "The last couple years have been tough for us and this was definitely a huge morale boost for this club. We've been playing great baseball as of late and this just goes to show it. There was a lot of character and a lot of grind today. That's the kind of club we have. This was definitely a team win for us."
After Hernandez allowed three hits and two runs in eight innings, Seattle's bullpen threw six scoreless frames and the Mariners pushed across the go-ahead run in the 14th on Miller's line-drive double off hard-throwing reliever Ronald Belisario.
Saunders singled, stole second and scored on Miller's shot to make a winner out of Tom Wilhelmsen, with Fernando Rodney shutting the door for his American League-leading 25th save to end the four-hour, 38-minute marathon.
"It was a battle of the bullpens," said Miller, who was 0-for-5 prior to his go-ahead RBI double. "Some good arms were getting run out there and we just kept fighting. We had some good at-bats, Saunders was able to get to second and I was just trying to scratch and claw. It was a good game, exhausting, but a lot of fun."
Hernandez hasn't given up many runs lately, but the two he did on Saturday left him with a no-decision as the White Sox scored twice in the eighth before Seattle tied the game in the ninth.
Hernandez had the highest run support of any Mariners pitcher this season at 5.35 runs per start, but that wasn't the case Saturday as Seattle was shut out for eight innings, mostly by southpaw Jose Quintana, before tying the game off the White Sox bullpen on a sacrifice fly by Mike Zunino and an RBI single by Saunders.
Those would have stood as the go-ahead runs for Hernandez but for the eighth-inning rally by the White Sox, who had managed only a leadoff single by Adam Eaton in the first until that point. But Conor Gillaspie opened the eighth with a triple and scored on Dayan Viciedo's double.
"If I could take back that one pitch, I would love to have it back," Hernandez said of Gillaspie's rip on his 3-2 fastball. "I was not running out of steam. It was just location. I missed right in the middle of the plate. [Zunino] asked for a changeup, but I was not going to walk that guy. I just wanted to go after him, but he put a good swing on it."
The White Sox then got a break from instant replay when Alejandro De Aza grounded to Robinson Cano, who threw to third and got the lead runner -- pinch-runner Moises Sierra -- in a rundown. Sierra was initially ruled out, but Chicago challenged and replay showed he avoided the tag of Kyle Seager. That put runners on second and third, and Sierra scored moments later on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Flowers.
Including his previous outing against the Indians, Hernandez has allowed just four hits and two runs over his last 16 innings with 17 strikeouts. Hernandez remained 10-2 with the no-decision, with his American League-leading ERA at 2.11.
The Mariners' ace will make one more start before the All-Star break, and the club has decided to give him an extra day's rest and pitch him on Friday at Safeco Field against the division-leading A's instead of Thursday against the Twins.
The White Sox saw plenty of the four-time All-Star on Saturday, as well as Seattle's bullpen, which lowered its American League-leading ERA to 2.51 with the six scoreless frames.
"The guy's good for a reason," White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham said of Hernandez. "Q pitched a great game for us and Hernandez is really good. We've seen him before. He had his 'A' stuff today. When you play 14 innings and only get four hits, obviously they're doing something right. Long day."
The Mariners have struggled mightily at U.S. Cellular over recent years, and Hernandez had been part of that struggle as he was 1-5 with a 4.88 ERA in eight prior starts on the South Side.
But the 28-year-old has been on a tremendous roll this season, particularly over his past 10 starts as he's now 6-1 with a 1.40 ERA over that stretch with 11 walks and 85 strikeouts.
Hernandez has recorded 10 straight starts in which he's pitched at least seven innings while allowing two or fewer runs. That's the longest such run in franchise history -- breaking a seven-start streak by Randy Johnson in 1984 -- and is the longest in the Majors since Mike Scott of the Astros did it 10 times in a row in 1986.
Quintana is 5-7 with a 3.20 ERA for the White Sox, including 2-0 with a 0.94 ERA over his last four starts, as the 25-year-old struck out 10 with one walk.
But after falling to Chris Sale the night before, this time the Mariners pulled out a tough victory and head into Sunday with a chance to win their fifth straight series.
"Good teams find a way to win games like that," said manager Lloyd McClendon. "Say what you want about us, but our guys are gritty and they battled and we won a game like that."
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A decade has passed, but Adam Johnson remembers the feeling well.
A new Christian, Johnson – 25 years-old at the time – was eager to share his faith with anyone who would listen. So he invited some of his neighbors over to his house and tried to share the Gospel.
"I remember my nerves were wracked," said Johnson, the associate pastor of Tega Cay Baptist Church in South Carolina. "I didn't know what to say when they came over."
Awkward and uncomfortable, Johnson's evangelistic moment felt more like good grief than Good News.
"It wasn't the brightest success story," he said with a slight chuckle.
Fast forwarding 10 years and Johnson still has a zeal to reach his neighbors for Christ. But like a lot of us, he could also use some help.
And that's where My Hope with Billy Graham comes into play. Perhaps the final call from Billy Graham, a nationwide evangelical movement has begun, culminating the week of Mr. Graham's 95th birthday – November 7, 2013.
Just 11 months away, My Hope with Billy Graham gave Johnson a clear contrast to his first solo 2002 evangelistic experience.
"I tried to do something like this without the resources and the training," Johnson said.
Johnson and more than 175 pastors and church representatives were exposed to those resources and training on Tuesday at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
The eighth such event in the past few weeks, the My Hope with Billy Graham training has been equipping pastors and church leaders across the U.S., from Portland, Sacramento, Kansas City and Evansville, Ind., to St. Louis, Birmingham, Ala., and Washington D.C. Dozens will be hosted around the U.S. and Canada in 2013.
The opportunity to actually reach unsaved friends, family and neighbors with the Gospel of Christ is enough to get many excited. The training and program resources have others eager to sign up.
"Very excited," said Drew Kuehl, 33, youth pastor of Community Bible Church in Beaufort, S.C. "We're a very evangelical church and we want to jump on this opportunity."
Kuehl thinks this is a real opportunity for believers to put their faith into action to reach the lost in their circle.
"Inviting people we have established relationships with is the key," Kuehl said. "Anytime you're trying to share Christ, showing an interest in their life is going to make them a lot more receptive."
So how exactly does My Hope with Billy Graham work?
The simple answer is one living room at a time.
But on a broader scale, it's believers who are willing to open their homes as "Matthews," just like Matthew did when he invited his friends over to meet Jesus.
Only this time, meeting Jesus will happen through a 30-minute program shown via TV, DVD, streaming video or through other media. The program will be a mix of culturally relevant music and testimonies, along with Billy Graham preaching woven together to create a unique Gospel presentation.
The "Matthew" will then share a brief testimony and give an opportunity for their visitors to make a commitment to Christ. Follow-up materials will also be distributed to help disciple new believers.
"I think it's awesome," said Sharion Brandenberg of Seigle Avenue First Church of God in Charlotte, N.C. "I can't wait to go home and share it (with my church)."
Spencer Singleton, pastor of of Study House Church in uptown Charlotte, is also sold on getting involved with My Hope with Billy Graham.
Hours, as Singleton says, are ticking away.
"It's a critical time for evangelism in our country and I think it's time for outreach," Singleton said. "It's not just about being saved and living a comfortable life.
"He gave us a commandment to share the Good News – and people need Christ."
Find out more and get involved with My Hope With Billy Graham.
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There was no doubt about this one. The Mountain View High girls water polo team dominated Harker from start to finish Thursday, prevailing 17-0.
The Spartans led 5-0 after one quarter, doubling their advantage by halftime. Eight players scored for Mountain View in its first shutout of the season.
Spartans coach Drew Enlow said junior Arlynda Huerta "was strong on both offense and defense," totaling three goals, three assists and two steals.
Mountain View, which crushed Cupertino 19-5 two days earlier, improved to 2-0 in the SCVAL El Camino Division and 6-2 overall.
Los Altos opened its SCVAL De Anza Division slate with a 14-3 loss at Gunn Thursday.
Kimberlyn Tilley scored twice and Ellen Roper had the Eagles' other goal. Goalie Romy Aboudarham made 18 saves.
The Eagles then fell 15-6 to Leland Friday; Tilley and Ya'el Wiener scored two goals each.
Host St. Francis skunked Menlo-Atherton 9-0 Friday, scoring six goals by halftime. Courtney Batcheller totaled four goals.
Girls volleyball
Los Altos swept host Harker Thursday, raising its overall record to 6-2. Michelle Albright and Carmen Annevelink tallied 14 and 13 kills, respectively, for the Eagles.
Behind a balanced attack, Mountain View topped Lynbrook in three games Friday. The Spartans improved to 2-6 with strong performances from Megan Robinson (nine kills, six aces, 14 assists), Elyse Fitzsimons (eight kills, two blocks), Rosa Lutz (eight kills, three aces) and Moira Huang (five kills, three aces).
Earlier in the week, Mountain View lost in three games to Presentation. Maegan Nevalsky (five kills), Fitzsimons (four kills, six blocks) and Robinson (two kills, five blocks, five aces) led the Spartans Sept. 16.
Paced by Taylor Poncetta, St. Francis won three nonleague matches at home last week. The senior notched 15 kills Sept. 16 in a sweep of Menlo-Atherton, 17 in a four-game victory over Salinas and 11 Thursday in a sweep of Burlingame.
The Lancers improved to 8-4.
Pinewood opened play in the West Bay Athletic League Skyline Division with a straight-set loss at Mercy Burlingame Thursday. Mehra den Braven posted 22 kills for the Panthers, while setter Tehmi den Braven recorded 24 assists.
Pinewood, which earlier in the week swept Woodside Priory, went to 3-2 overall.
Girls golf
St. Francis remains atop the WCAL after winning both its matches last week.
The Lancers followed a 209-274 rout of Notre Dame-Belmont Sept. 16 with a 212-219 win over Presentation Sept. 18.
Bibi Liu posted the best score both days – tying teammate Valerie Wang for medalist honors against Notre Dame – at Shoreline Golf Links (par 36).


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During the publishing phase of a video, the user is asked to add a Country to the video's metadata. Since Plumi was originally made by the Engagemedia Collective as a means to the Engagemedia ends, the country listing is slanted toward Oceania, South East Asia and the Pacific.
If you are not in this region, or want to make your own list of countries, this page explains how to change them.
1. The Background
The country listing uses the ATCountryWidget product as a base, but it is configured and called from the ATVideo product.
2. Changing configuration
You can change things in two ways, depending on what you need. Most of the time you will only need the first option.
In the Zope Management Interface, go to the root directory of your site, and there should be a tool called "portal_countryutils". In there you can add regions and areas; and countries to each area. The list of countries is from the ISO list of countries, and so (we found) is missing a few of the more obscure or unrecognised countries like West Papua.
If you are interested in adding your own countries (vids from the moon, etc), then you need to edit one of the files that installs Plumi. In the path you downloaded plumi to, open /ATVideo/Extensions/AppInstall.py in your favourite text editor - you will almost certainly need root or sudo access for this.
On line 654 you will find the addCustomAreasATCountryWidget function. You don't even really need to be able to program in python - it's pretty self explanatory and andycat's inline comments are great. add somethign like countrytool.manage_countries_addCountry('MO','Moon') Re-install plumi (remove/add the products) and you should see the Moon available as a country.


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Dental Anesthesia
Hazards of accidentally swallowing novocaine
My mother had a tooth extracted and while the dentist was injecting her with novocaine some of it accidentally leaked in her mouth causing her to swallow. After the procedure she developed laryngitis which has lasted for over one month. Two different doctors prescribed antibiotics, a steroid and sudafed to treat her for what they assumed was a sinus infection. My question is what are the hazards of injesting novocaine and can it cause laryngitis?
Generally, if the lidocaine gets into the hypopharynx (throat area), that area is topically anesthetized. It is not clear to me why this might cause laryngitis. If the vocal cords were anesthetized, perhaps there was vigorous coughing. I am not sure I can offer another explanation.
There is usually no lasting effects from swallowing lidocaine. In fact, anesthesiologists, like myself, INTENTIONALLY have the patient gargle with lidocaine, and some it is swallowed, in order to do some special techniques of placing a breathing tube. It is not clear that the lidocaine is the cause of this reaction. I suspect your ENT doctor could perform an indirect laryngoscopy to find out, but too much time may have elapsed at this point.
Steven I Ganzberg, SB, DMD, MS
Formerly, Clinical Professor of Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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A Study of Belinostat in Combination With Warfarin in Patients With Solid Tumors or Hematological Malignancies
This study has been completed.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 9, 2011
Last updated: September 21, 2015
Last verified: September 2015
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the plasma concentration and pharmacodynamics effects of warfarin 5 mg, in the presence or absence of belinostat 1,000 mg/m².
Pharmacokinetic evaluation of belinostat 1,000 mg/m² and metabolites in the presence of warfarin 5 mg.
|Solid Tumor Hematological Malignancy
|Drug: Belinostat, Warfarin
|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 Belinostat in Combination With Warfarin in Patients With Solid Tumors or Hematological Malignancies
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Blood Thinners
Drug Information available for: Warfarin Warfarin sodium BelinostatU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Plasma concentration and pharmacodynamic effects of warfarin [ Time Frame: 34 days ]Samples will be analyzed for S-warfarin and R-warfarin analytes in all evaluable subjects at the end of the trial
- Pharmacokinetic evaluation of belinostat [ Time Frame: 34 days ]Pharmacokinetic evaluation of belinostat 1,000 mg/m2 and metabolites in the presence of warfarin 5mg
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Presence of PK analytes for all subjects. [ Time Frame: 34 days ]To measure the following analytes of all evaluable subjects at the end of the trial: Belinostat, belinostat glucuronide, methylated belinostat, Beliostat amide, belinostat acid and 3-ASBA.
- Safety profile of belinostat given concomitantly with warfarin [ Time Frame: 34 days ]To evaluate the safety profile of belinostat given concomitantly with warfarin 5mg. Safety and tolerability assessment include adverse events (AEs), physical examination, vital signs, clinical laboratory tests, and electrocardiograms (ECGs).
- Overall survival of patients [ Time Frame: 8 months ]To evaluate progress-free survival and to assess tumor measurement
|Study Start Date:
|December 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Warfarin, Belinostat
Warfarin 5 mg po will be given on Day -14 and Day 3. Belinostat 1000 mg/m² will be given as a 30 minute IV infusion on Days 1 - 5
Drug: Belinostat, Warfarin
1000 mg/m2 injection infusion given in a 30 min period plus Warfarin 5mg PO
Other Name: PXD101
Detailed Description:
This is an open-label, single center, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study in patients with solid tumor or hematological malignancies. Upon providing informed consent and satisfying screening procedures, eligible subjects will report to the clinic for Part I of the study 14 days before the first dose of belinostat (Day -14) for clinical laboratory tests, warfarin (5mg) single dose and a series PK collections. On days 1-5 of each 21-day cycle patients will receive belinostat 1000mg/m*2 and will have a series of subsequent PK samples collected. On day 3 of cycle 1 only, the patient will also receive warfarin 5mg single dose prior to belinostat infusion. PK samples, urine samples, electrocardiogram (ECG) and safety measurements will be collected from Day 1 through Day 10 of cycle one. If it is in the interest of the patient, belinostat can be continued during Part II- extension phase for 5 additional cycles of belinostat treatment on days 1-5 of each subsequent cycle, or until disease progression, patient withdraws consent or if unacceptable toxicity occurs. During the extension phase routine physical exams, laboratory tests and safety and efficacy assessments will be performed. Disease evaluations will be conducted per standard of care. Patients who discontinue for reasons other than disease progression will be followed until new anti-cancer treatment is initiated or death.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Informed consent
- Histological or cytological confirmed diagnosis of malignant disease
- Age ≥18 years old
- Adequate organ function
- Estimated life expectancy >3months
- Negative pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential
Exclusion Criteria:
- Low dose anticoagulation therapy within 2 week prior to study treatment
- Anticancer therapy within 2 weeks prior to study treatment
- Investigational therapy within 4 weeks of study treatment
- Major surgery within 2 weeks of study treatment
- Coexisting active infection or other medical condition likely to interfere with trial procedures
- Significant cardiovascular disease (NYHA Class III or IV)
- Baseline prolongation of QT/QTc
- Clinically significant CNS disorder, altered mental status or psychiatric disorders precluding understanding of the informed consent process and/or completing trial procedures
- Symptomatic or untreated CNS metastases
- Pregnant or breast feeding women
- Patients not willing to use effective contraception
- Known infection with HIV, Hep B or Hep C
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01317927
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01317927
|United States, Utah
|Huntsman Cancer Center, University of Utah
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
Sponsors and Collaborators
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
|Principal Investigator:
|Sunil Sharma, MD, FACP
|Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, 2000 Circle of Hope, UT 84112
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Keywords provided by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01317927 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 9, 2011
|Last Updated:
|September 21, 2015
Keywords provided by Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc:
hematological malignancy
solid tumors
PK/PD study
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antineoplastic Agents
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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A Study of Pegasys (Peginterferon Alfa 2a) Alone or in Combination With Tenofovir in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis D.
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Hoffmann-La Roche
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: March 16, 2010
Last updated: September 5, 2017
Last verified: September 2017
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This randomized, single blind study will compare the antiviral effect of Pegasys (pegylated interferon alfa-2a) plus placebo versus Pegasys plus tenofovir in patients with chronic hepatitis D. Patients will be randomized to receive 96 weeks of therapy with Pegasys (180 micrograms sc weekly) plus either placebo (orally daily) or tenofovir (245mg orally daily). Anticipated time on study treatment is 2+ years, target sample size is <50.
|Hepatitis D, Chronic
|Drug: peginterferon alfa-2a [Pegasys] Drug: placebo Drug: tenofovir
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter Randomised Study Comparing the Antiviral Efficacy of Pegylated Interferon-alfa-2a Plus Placebo vs. Pegylated Interferon-alfa-2a Plus Tenofovir for the Treatment of Chronic Delta Hepatitis
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Hepatitis Hepatitis AU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hoffmann-La Roche:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- proportion of patients becoming HDV-RNA negative [ Time Frame: week 96 ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- HDV-RNA levels, HBsAg levels, HBV DNA, biochemical disease activity, liver histology [ Time Frame: weeks 48, 96 and after 24 weeks of follow-up ]
- Safety and tolerability: adverse events, laboratory parameters, vital signs [ Time Frame: throughout 96 weeks of treatment ]
|Actual Study Start Date:
|February 16, 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 31, 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 31, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: 1
Drug: peginterferon alfa-2a [Pegasys]
180mcg sc weekly, 96 weeksDrug: placebo
orally daily, 96 weeks
|Experimental: 2
Drug: peginterferon alfa-2a [Pegasys]
180mcg sc weekly, 96 weeksDrug: tenofovir
245mg po daily, 96 weeks
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients, >/=18 years of age
- chronic hepatitis D
- positive for HBsAg >/=6 months, for anti-HDV >/=3 months and for HDV-RNA at screening
- negative pregnancy test; fertile males and women of childbearing age should use two reliable forms of contraception throughout study
Exclusion Criteria:
- antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis D within the previous 6 months
- previous therapy with pegylated interferon alfa
- treatment with conventional interferon alfa for >12 months
- hepatitis A or C, or HIV infection
- decompensated liver disease (Childs B-C)
- history or evidence of medical condition associated with chronic liver disease
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01088659
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01088659
|Ankara University Medical Facility; Hepatology Department
|Ankara, Turkey, 06620
|Uni of Uludag Faculty of Medicine; I, Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali
|Bursa, Turkey, 16059
|Dicle Uni Medical Faculty; Gastroenterology
|Diyarbakir, Turkey, 10000
|Istanbul Uni Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty; Gastroenterolgy
|Istanbul, Turkey, 34390
|Ege Uni Medical Faculty Izmir; Gastroenterology
|Izmir, Turkey, 35100
|Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty; Infection
|Izmir, Turkey, 35340
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hoffmann-La Roche
|Study Director:
|Clinical Trials
|Hoffmann-La Roche
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Hoffmann-La Roche
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01088659 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 16, 2010
|Last Updated:
|September 5, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis D, Chronic
Hepatitis A
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Hepatitis, Chronic
Peginterferon alfa-2a
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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College football has its polls. Other sites have their power rankings. But at KSK, we like when people suffer; it brings them down to our level. So, on the eve of the opening of training camps, we're introducing our new KSK Scale of Sadness, tracking – or, rather, wallowing with – the saddest teams and fan bases in the league through camp, preseason, and the regular season.
1. Cleveland Browns
The defending champions of sadness. Sure, they had a good draft, including Johnny Fucking Football, and Lebron is coming back, but you don't dethrone the Factory of Sadness without playing a game. Or even several games. Becoming masters of masochisms and self-loathing is a lifelong evolution for a Brown's fan. JFF could easily become the second coming of Ryan Leaf and Jimmy Haslam has plenty of drama surrounding him. Plus, it's Cleveland so something is bound to go wrong. Maybe – just maybe – that thing is Cleveland being the saddest team in the league and the universe folds in upon itself and all of a sudden the Browns creep into the playoff picture. But Cleveland is also the city that set its river on fire once so probably not.
2. Oakland Raiders
Have you ever been to the O.o Coliseum? It's literally a prison. No wonder the Raiders tried to troll the A's and wreck plans for a new lease with the city of Oakland for the Coliseum out of hopes Al's Boys could get the city to bulldoze the Black Hole for a new stadium. Khalil Mack might actually eat someone (which means he'll fit right in with the Raiders fans) and the defense will overall be better. But then you look at the offense's depth chart, see Matt Schaub's name, and you get that sadness that settles in to your chest like a cold weight, and it just sits there.
3. Buffalo Bills
Hey that Sammy Watkins kid is supposed to be pretty good, right? Hope so, given what they gave up to get him. Not unrelated: Jon Bon Jovi wants to buy this team and ALLEGEDLY won't move the team but hey I bet all Bills fans feel secure about that, right? At least the fans don't lose a game to Toronto this year. But they did lose Ralph Wilson, which is sad. Meanwhile, the albatross of not only losing four straight Super Bowls but also being on the losing end of the Music City Miracle still hangs over the heads of Bills fans who have already assumed they're losing the team to Canada. Oh, and sorry about Kiko Alonso's ACL.
4. Tennessee Titans
I still don't buy the Titans as an NFL team. Their logo is a thumbtack, they have a weird color scheme, and all their fans are disgruntled University of Tennessee fans who are trying to fool themselves. Whenever I watch them play, it feels like I'm watching a World League of American Football team. Where are the London Monarchs? Their QB depth chart is actually kind of intriguing with Mettenberger and Wilson but then you realize it also involves Locker and Whitehurst and the rest of the offense has been a big bowl of wet farts over the last few years (LOL Chris Johnson!). And what else do you do when your NFL team sucks? They closed Opryland, right? That place was Six Flags for poor people, anyway (which explains why we always went there instead of Six Flags when I was a kid).
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
Bortles versus Henne is like trying to choose which way you have to die 16 times in 17 weeks. MoJo is gone and Toby Gerhart is the lead rusher on the depth chart heading into camp. All that said, this is freaking Jacksonville. How do they even have a team. It's not like anyone goes. I'm just saying when you consider that L.A. doesn't have a team. And don't cite population numbers when defending the JAX because that's irrelevant. Florida has three teams and they all suuuuuuuuuuck (though the Dolphins escaped this week's rankings). The Jaguars are the argument for making a deal with the CFL for relegation in the NFL. Give me Winnipeg over the Jags.
6. Houston Texans
They should have been good. Like, really good. Right? And they can be, right? Honestly, I have no idea what to make of this team right now. Clowney could be a beast on defense and Fitzpatrick can't bring any more malaise to the offense than Schaub did. But Johnson won't be in camp when it starts and Foster's coming off of some pretty serious surgery which is cause for concern no matter what he tweets. That said… they have to be better, right? You would hope so because the team plays in Houston and have you ever been to Houston? Concrete everywhere. Hot. Humid. The taint of Texas. Crushing disappointment has done a number on Texans fans.
Fins, Bucs, Washington Fightin' Snyders
The Dolphins are the Dolphins, fighting for relevance outside of BullyGate. The Buccaneers have the Lovie Smith Era to look forward to (and they are REALLY fucking excited about it) as well as the most mediocre QB competition (what if Kafka wakes up as a cockroach after the first night at camp????). And the Washington Fightin' Snyders shouldn't be as sad as they are with RG3, right? But they still managed only a 1-11 record within the NFC. No, seriously, they won ONE conference game last year (a crazy one over the Bears) and beat the two bad AFC West teams before losing eight in a row to finish the year meaning it's only the sliver of hope in RG3 and new coach Jay Gruden that keeps them off the Six.
The main reason the Vikings are this far away from the Six is Teddy Bridgewater. Also helping is Adrian Peterson, even with all those miles on him, and the fact Norv Turner is NOT their head coach.


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Dear Kenshou,
As per my understanding, Buddha only talked of vipassana (insight) meditation for attaining various maggas and he himself also attained nibbana through the same path and taught that.
Can you indicate any sutta where Buddha taught anything other than Vipassana for liberation. Why I spoke of samadhi for jhana was because techniques such as samatha were taught for that and there are a lot of people who confuse jhanas with maggas. Jhanas do not automatically lead to nibbana, yes they can help significantly but, if and only if one practices Vipassana.
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Justice League, assemble! Well, it has... allegedly. While a report came out not too long ago revealing which comic book heroes would be joining the team for its big-screen debut, a new more up-to-date one has come out naming the key players who will go up against 'The Avengers 2' for box office dominance. And one new name has been added into the mix, as well!


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TRIBUTES have been paid to the chairman of the Pakistan Association of Newport who has died.
Nasim Babur was born in the Punjabi city of Bahawalpur and came to the UK in his 20s, going on to run several Newport businesses.
The Maindee resident was a well-known figure in the community, having helped found the Harrow Road mosque near Corporation Road.
He died in his sleep at the Royal Gwent Hospital the age of 81. His funeral was held yesterday at the Jamia Mosque in Commercial Road, Pill.
Mr Babur was married to Zahida Babur, 70, and was a father to seven and grandfather to eleven.
Bilal Babur, 26 and one of his grandsons, said he had helped care for him while Mr Babur suffered with illness in later years.
He said his grand-father was a "very hard working man", having started out in markets and worked on buses, as well as running a restaurant and an off licence.
Bilal Babur said the chairman of the Pakistan Association of Newport had helped found the Harrow Road Al Noor mosque, off Corporation Road, in a disused church.
"He was a nice man, very charitable and always there for everyone," he said. "He was someone to turn to, he was a very generous father."
The association aimed to represent the Pakistani community in Newport and previously operated a resource centre on Corporation Road.
Kamal Babur, 24 and also Mr Babur's grandson, said he "lived to bring everyone together".
"He brought me up all my life – he did the best for all my family and friends," he said. "For me he was like my dad."
Jessica Morden, Labour MP for Newport East, said: "I was very sad to hear of the death of Mr Babur yesterday. He was known to many people across Newport. I was always impressed at just how committed to the community he was. He will be greatly missed."
Her constituency colleague in the Assembly, Welsh Government culture minister John Griffiths, said: "He was always very committed to working with a range of partners for the benefit of the Pakistani community.
"He was a central figure in the Pakistan Association of Newport over many years and showed a great deal of dedication, hard work and energy. He will be missed by the Pakistani community and Newport in general."
Mohammad Asghar, Tory AM for South Wales East, said Mr Babur had served the community very well.
Newport city for Victoria ward Cllr Majid Rahman said his death was a "great loss to Maindee" and the community.
Cllr Bob Bright, leader of Newport City Council, said Mr Babur was "very much respected for his dedicated and tireless work for the whole community."
"I was very fond of him and, like all those who knew him, I held him in high regard," he added.


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Liechtenstein – An onshore alternative for AIFMs and AIFs
Caution, disruptive innovation ahead
It is now a widely shared belief that the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) will have a similar effect at the manager level as the introduction of the Ucits standard did at the European retail investment funds level. It may swiftly become not only a standard, but a dominant design and, as such, will segment the industry. Alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) targeting European institutional investors will soon find that AIFMD compliance features prominently in due-diligence questionnaires and potentially becomes an additional key selection criterion.
In order to be considered AIFMD-compliant, managers will have to be licensed in an approved jurisdiction. This qualification must be obtained at the given manager's effective place of management, as this typically requires proof of substance and competence with regard to the fulfilment of the two defining tasks: portfolio management and risk management.
As always, when disruptive innovation occurs – regardless of whether it is triggered by a revolutionary technological change or the introduction of a new set of rules – the typically observed break-up of previously consolidated markets offers opportunities for innovative players, fast movers and those with offerings that anticipate the changed needs of the market and deliver quality and value.
The Principality of Liechtenstein has positioned itself well to benefit from the expected changes in the European AIFM and alternative investment fund (AIF) markets. In particular, AIFMs currently based in neighbouring Switzerland have been identified as a source of new business.
An alternative for Swiss managers
Currently, most Swiss-based hedge fund initiators and their products are structured as follows: the fund is typically domiciled in an offshore jurisdiction to ensure tax neutrality at the vehicle level and to allow for maximum flexibility with regard to investment policy. Since licensing in Switzerland thus far has not been available for managers of foreign AIFs, the asset management entity is usually also set up offshore. The initiators of the fund then usually act as advisers.
The advantages of this structure are of course the reduced liability of the adviser and the potential for tax optimisation, inasmuch as typically only part of the management fee is passed on as an advisory fee, while the performance fee is usually received and retained offshore, free of taxes. Normally, the latter is received by the principals via their respective holding vehicles, which in turn afford options for tax optimisation.
This situation will most likely change rapidly, given that the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act is currently being amended and, in future, will extend the licensing regime to also include Swiss AIFMs of AIFs. But, since Switzerland is not an EU member state and will thus only be able to grant its managers access to the new EU AIFM passport regime once the framework is also extended to third countries, this may come too late for managers who rely on fast time-to-market and branding for their positioning.
In particular – and again as a result of the AIFMD – once national private placement schemes are phased out, not only AIFMs but also AIFs intended for placement with EU-qualified investors will come under pressure and it can be expected that the already identifiable onshoring trend for AIFs will also accelerate.
Liechtenstein advantage
Unlike Switzerland, the Principality of Liechtenstein is a member of the European Economic Area and has for a number of years successfully ensured its full integration into the harmonised European market for collective investment schemes. Also, when it comes to the transposition of AIFMD, this tiny country has great hopes. As the first country in Europe to do so, Liechtenstein has produced its draft AIFM Law (AIFML), which is currently making its way through parliament and is expected to enter into force in early 2013.
Not only is the AIFML a prime example of a new law that is fully in line with the original directive, it is also a textbook example of linking theory with practice, an exercise that results in differentiation and potentially creates added value.
The most important element is the replacement of the Fund Management Company Model, which was originally adopted from Switzerland, by the Administrator Model, which is more closely oriented towards international standards and the expectations of AIFMs. Not only can the administrators act as service providers to AIFs, they can also become an enabling factor for AIFMs that wish to obtain a licence. According to AIFMD, the two core functions of an AIFM are portfolio management and risk management. In addition, an AIFM may perform administrative, marketing and other activities related to the assets of AIFs.
If an AIFM wishes to focus solely on its two core functions, it is possible under AIFML to outsource the other activities to an administrator who has to be licensed by the Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein and still obtain an AIFM licence (see figure 1). Depending on the final outcome of AIFMD Level 2 measures, it may very well even be possible to outsource risk management.
Fast track to AIFM status
For managers wishing not only to become AIFMD-compliant but also to benefit from first-mover advantage, an additional interesting option exists in Liechtenstein. Generally, the domestic transposition of the AIFMD-related legislation is required to be enacted by July 2013. Liechtenstein is attempting to have its new law and accompanying ordinance already in place by the end of the year, and having it all enter into force early next year.
Rather than wait for this, managers willing to relocate to Liechtenstein can already apply for the currently existing asset manager licence. Once obtained, it should be relatively easy and, above all, fast to then upgrade to AIFM status.
AIF options
AIFMD is primarily focused on manager regulation. Certain additional requirements, such as the increased responsibility of custodians and certain restrictions with regard to brokers, are aimed at enhancing system stability through the incorporation of proven concepts from the Ucits realm into AIF structures. Otherwise, the directive is not too focused on products for the time being.
Nevertheless, we see a number of managers who are also already modifying their fund setup to gain maximum benefit from the AIFMD regime, its passport and the anticipated more restrictive placement rules across Europe as private placement schemes are gradually phased out. In particular, we see a number of managers migrating their existing offshore funds onshore, using transfer-by-continuation to ensure track-record preservation.
Others are creating onshore clones of their existing offshore funds and, going forward, will use dual structures for different investors. In some cases, we also see managers repackaging their strategies as 'NewCits', often by means of swaps, and thereby elegantly sidestepping the entire AIFMD issue.
Here again, Liechtenstein has positioned itself well in terms of AIFs. Not only will it be possible to migrate pre-existing AIFs by way of continuation, which ensures preservation of the valuable historic track record, but also the already extensive catalogue of available fund vehicles (see figure 2) will be extended to include limited partnerships. Within Liechtenstein AIF structures, AIFMs will effectively control the funds they set up and, as such, nominate the necessary professional service providers (for example, an administrator) and may also delegate other tasks to third parties.
In addition, the depository/custodian bank and auditors are also nominated by the AIFM on behalf of the fund. If required, the AIFM can also establish direct relationships with prime brokers, thereby making the AIF a direct business partner of the prime broker.
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Henry Beeby and radio presenter Henry Kelly will be conducting the main auction including one week's stay in a luxury six-bedroom Portuguese villa.
Greatwood will also be holding a silent auction with more than 60 exciting lots.
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After two days of flat action we saw a slightly bigger trading range today, unfortunately it was mostly to the downside. The market gapped up to start the week and then traded steadily lower all day. There wasn't any panic or a rush for the exits. It was just a slow and steady drip lower as market players were unable to find a good reason to buy.
Technically, the market became a bit overbought and dealt with overhead resistance, so some selling is probably healthy. The market needs to consolidate the gains of the last two weeks, which, ironically, were created when politicians made optimistic comments about the chances of a fiscal cliff deal.
What was interesting today was that the Republican counter-proposal hardly created a ripple in the action. A very brief move to the upside quickly failed. The market ended up closing at the lows with no real change in expectations for a deal. The market seems to recognize that we are going to go through these negotiations for a while and that there isn't likely to be a breakthrough until we are very close to the deadline.
The action is uninteresting and we'll just have to keep slogging until something shifts. From a trading standpoint, a little panic selling would probably help to shake things up. Unless there is surprise news, it looks like we are just going to continue drifting for a while.
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So I had the opportunity to attend the Chris Jericho Spoken Word show at The Garage, London this past weekend and thought I'd share my feelings on a fantastic show especially for those who didn't go and were curious as to what took place.
It was advertised as 'Rockstars Say The Funniest Things' so it was unclear how much of the show was going to be about Jerichos' wrestling career
The breaking news of Jerichos suspension is both unfortunate for the WWE and sad for us fans. Although the desecration of any nations flag should be considered the most offensive cheap heat a wrestler can get lets put this into a bit of perspective. From the footage I've seen of the event Jericho grabs the flag from Punk, crumples it up and then kicks it out of the ring. When you compare that to
Hi all,
There's a new word being touted around the WWE Universe (apart from YES!) and that's Legitimacy. Since Brocks return a couple of weeks ago there have been references from both him Cena and Laurinaitis as well as countless references from the announcers so it's clear that this is something the WWE want us to take note of as something different post Cena/Rock.
I've read and listened
Hi all,
For this blog I thought I'd look at the biggest member or any wrestling companies roster…the audience. And a hot live audience is to me the key to strong ratings and over performers.
There is the argument that a crowd varies from city to city and from country to country (Although International shows are always going to look strong as the crowd see the shows live
Hi all,
Time for one final pre Mania blog.
I'm not going to give any Wrestlemania predictions, I'll be honest I'm not a fan of those kind of blogs. Each person has an opinion of how they would like a match to be booked from the simplest endings to the kind that wouldn't even happen in a million years and I don't know who'd be interested in hearing mine.
Hi all,
I wanted to steer slightly away from the usual Mania build up discussions this week and pose the question - just what is a title worth these days?
There has been some commentary on the lack of focus on titles in this years Wrestlemania. The SD match is way down the pecking order, the Punk/Jericho match is more about the 'Best in the World' moniker, no tag team
Hi All,
I've definitely got the Mania bug now and extremely excited for not only what the night brings us fans but also what the fallout is afterwards and where it takes the business. I also do have a minor caveat as I felt similar feelings this time last year only to be rather underwhelmed by the show. But I'm pretty confident this one will be a classic.
I thought I'd
Been thinking for a while about what to add to the mix regarding the Wrestlemania build up without repeating other really good blogs/comments etc…. so thought I'd talk about what I'd like to call the birth of the Verbal Attitude Era.
We are all aware of how over recent years the WWE have continually blurred the edges between reality and fantasy and I think this has been out of respect
Hi all, no blogs for months and then two in the space of a week! Having watched the sensational MITB PPV last night ive been thinking about what I wanted to say on the matter and I've decided to comment around one person I never thought I'd blog about John Cena.
Before I get to that I just want to say that I thought the PPV was outstanding from beginning to end, everyone worked their
Hi all, it's been a while since I added a blog, mostly because others have been covering topics pretty well already and because I haven't had much to say lately. Post Mania has for me seen WWE plateau a bit, this time of year always does seem a bit quiet but that may be because of the hyperbole of the first four months of the years viewing.
And then in the past few weeks something really
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Fire Prevention Fair: 'The field trip is always nice for the kids'
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Over the next three days, 12 fire prevention agencies will help 1,200 Douglas County Kids get a hands on opportunity to learn about fire safety.
Fire Prevention Week has been a highly anticipated event for the last five years.
This year the theme is 'Preventing Kitchen Fires' because most fires in the home start in the kitchen.
Douglas County Fire District #2 Fire Marshal Josep Pedrola says the kids will learn more than just what to do in a kitchen fire situation. "They'll learn fire safety from stepping out of the house when there is a fire, how to react to smoke alarms sounding, stop drop and roll, some of these basic safety skills from K-3, which is the target group," Pedrola said.
The focus is on kids in kindergarten through third grade because Pedrola says they retain the information, and are more likely to interact at each station. "It provides for a good learning experience, at the same time they have fun with it," Pedrola said. "The field trip is always nice for the kids so it works pretty well."
Everyone is welcome to the event, which continues Wednesday and Thursday from 9am - 2pm in the Home Depot parking lot.
Officials are hoping that kids will take home what they learned and discuss it with their families to help prevent fires in the future.


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