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anakinra (generic name)
It is used to treat active rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
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What is this medicine?ANAKINRA (an a KIN ra) is used to treat active rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?The medicine is for injection under the skin. You will be taught how to prepare and give this medicine. Use exactly as directed. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
It is important that you put your used needles and syringes in a special sharps container. Do not put them in a trash can. If you do not have a sharps container, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider to get one.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. You will need blood tests done while you take this medicine.
If you get a cold or other infection while receiving this medicine, call your doctor or health care professional. Do not treat yourself. The medicine may decrease your body's ability to get rid of infections.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of reach of children.
Store syringes in the refrigerator between 2 and 8 degrees C (36 and 46 degrees F). Do not freeze or shake. Protect from light. Do not use the medicine after the expiration date.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.


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Dodgers wary of wearing down Punto
LOS ANGELES -- Nick Punto's production has kept him in the lineup, despite concerns from Dodgers manager Don Mattingly that the veteran utility man could wear down too early in the season.
Punto has played more than 88 games in a season only once since 2009, when he appeared in 125 games with the Twins. He made his 26th start in 47 games on Saturday against the Cardinals, one of his former clubs.
The Dodgers did not anticipate using Punto this frequently coming out of Spring Training. But injuries to infielders Hanley Ramirez, Mark Ellis and Jerry Hairston have forced Mattingly to use Punto more than he'd like.
"Injuries have kind of given him more opportunities than we thought he would be able to get," Mattingly said Saturday afternoon. "He's playing more than he might need to, and I am worried about wearing him down."
Punto hasn't shown signs of wearing down yet, though. He entered Saturday's game hitting .323 with 10 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Ideally, Mattingly said he wants Punto to share time at shortstop with Dee Gordon and at third base with Juan Uribe.
"I want to keep Nick healthy," Mattingly said. "He's playing so good. He's given us so much energy. He's really been hard to keep out of the lineup."
Hairston could be activated from the disabled list as early as Sunday, which would allow Mattingly to find more rest for Punto, if needed.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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The Rolling Stones will kick off their "50 And Counting" tour at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The concert date will be determined by the upcoming NHL playoff schedule, but it will be in early May, according to a video announcement posted by the band. The tour also includes shows on May 11 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and on May 15 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
Nine shows were announced, but AEG Live has 18 shows to work, an unnamed source confirmed to Billboard. This tour will travel west to east at a leisurely pace with plenty of time off between shows.
The other confirmed dates are May 5 in Oakland at the Oracle Arena, May 8 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, May 25 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, May 28 at the United Center in Chicago, June 12 at Boston's TD North Garden and June 18 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
It's also been confirmed that the Stones will headline England's huge Glastonbury fest on June 29 before playing London's Hyde Park on July 6.
Mick Taylor, who was a member of the Rolling Stones from 1969-74, will be a special guest throughout the tour.
Richie Sambora, longtime lead guitarist for New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi, pulled out of the band's year-long "Because We Can" world tour. The band posted a statement on its website reading, "Due to personal issues, Richie Sambora will not be performing on this upcoming leg. All shows will go on as scheduled." Sambora is out for an indefinite period.
Bon Jovi is currently on one of two North American legs of the tour that includes an April 19 gig at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. They then head to South Africa, then to Europe and Britain that will see them play the huge Isle of Wight festival on June 16 and London's Hyde Park on July 5. They'll also play Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's massive "Rock In Rio" fest that draws more than one million concertgoers.
The guitarist, who has battled alcohol problems in the past and twice entered rehab to fight it, was a no-show at the band's Calgary, Canada show. The United Kingdom's Daily Mail suggests that this caught the band by surprise, noting that singer Jon Bon Jovi didn't find out about Sambora's absence until 3:30 that afternoon. Onstage that night, Bon Jovi told the crowd after the band began the concert late, "I had two choices: pack up and go home, or give you everything I got. Richie Sambora won't be performing for a while."
Bon Jovi formed in 1983 and Sambora joined shortly afterward after a stint backing Joe Cocker. The band has sold more than 130 million records worldwide and performed more than 2,700 concerts before an estimated 35 million attendees. Bon Jovi and Sambora are the group's main songwriters and the duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.
McCARTNEY TO FENWAY PARK
Paul McCartney has told the world that he will tour it this year. However, details have been coming in at a snail's pace. Three shows in Brazil and three in Europe, as well as a headlining gig at Bonnaroo in Tennessee in June 13-16, had been announced.
Now, a July 9 concert at Fenway Park, beloved home field of the Boston Red Sox, has been confirmed. In the meantime, McCartney is at work recording the follow-up to last year's "Kisses on the Bottom" album that hit No. 5 here, No. 3 in his native U.K. and went Top 10 throughout Europe.
In other McCartney news, the 70-year-old Beatle surprised his musician son James by literally jumping onstage as if to yell, "Boo," during the younger McCartney's solo acoustic concert at London's Ambassadors Theatre, reports OK Magazine. James was playing a warm-up gig prior to his American tour. James and his audience had already been treated to the sight of Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, who was already onstage accompanying James, when his good pal, who happens to be James' old man, leapt out.
James was then accompanied by Wood on acoustic guitar and dad on the piano on a few numbers, to the delight of both James and the audience.
A shiny pristine British Parlophone copy of The Beatles' 1967 masterpiece, "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band" album, signed by all four band members inside the gatefold above each of their pictures, was sold at Heritage Auctions in Dallas for $290,500 to an unnamed buyer from the Midwest, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The final price was many times its originally expected $30,000 sale price. It is believed that the album was autographed shortly before the album was released on June 1, 1967.
Before this sale, the record for a signed Beatles album was $140,000 for a copy of their 1964 LP, "Meet The Beatles."
In other Beatle auction news, a letter that John Lennon wrote to Paul and Linda McCartney in 1971, a year after group's breakup, will be sold at a Profiles in History online auction on May 30, according to NME. The contents of the letter have not been revealed, however, during this time Lennon and McCartney were taking public swipes at each other in song.
McCartney admitted in a Playboy interview that "Too Many People" from 1971's "Ram," "'Too many people preaching practices,' I think is the line. I mean, that was a little dig at John and Yoko...there was 'You took your lucky break and broke it in two."' Lennon felt that the big chorus, "We believe that we can't be wrong," in "Ram's" "Back Seat of My Car," was about himself and Yoko Ono.
As a retort, Lennon wrote the scathing "How Do You Sleep?" with such lyrics as, "Those freaks was right when they said you was dead (referencing the recent Paul Is Dead story). The one mistake you made was in your head," and "The only thing you done was yesterday."
"And since you're gone you're just another day" (referencing his then-new lightweight single, "Another Day") and finally, "*The sound you make is muzak to my ears. You must have learned something in all those years. Ah, how do you sleep? How do you sleep at night?"
It wasn't until a year or two later that Lennon and McCartney patched up their differences and became friends again.
Tom Petty has invited New Jersey power rockers The Smithereens to open six shows on his and The Heartbreakers' brief summer tour that he and the band are undertaking as a break from recording their newest album, according to an announcement on Smithereens leader Pat DiNizio's Facebook page and on Petty's website. Among the shows from May 16-June 29 are at the giant Summerfest in Milwaukee on June 28 and the Target Center in Minneapolis on June 29.
The Smithereens, that have garnered considerable support for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in recent years, are best known for such '80 s and early '90 s rock hits as "Blood and Roses," "Behind a Wall of Sleep," "Only a Memory," "House We Used to live In," "A Girl Like You," "Blues Before and After" and "Yesterday Girl."
Performers at Sunday night's ACM Awards at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas include George Strait, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jewel, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, The Band Perry, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, and newer guys Jason Aldean, Eric Church, and Hunter Hayes with Stevie Wonder.
A salute to Dick Clark will be performed by Strait and Garth Brooks. The awards are hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan and will be shown live on CBS.
Motown founder Berry Gordy is preparing for the Broadway opening on April 14 of "Motown: The Musical." The 83-year-old mogul did a bit of advance work via an appearance on "CBS Sunday Morning" and divulged that he was "madly in love" with his protégé, Diana Ross.
"She was the big star of my life," he stated. He pursued her in Paris when they were there for a Motown show, but to no avail. "That first night, I tried to make love to her and it didn't happen. And that was like the most embarrassing thing of my life. When you think of someone as a princess, the queen of your life, your mind plays tricks on you. And, of course, she made a joke out of it, and one which we use in the play. (She said), 'Well, you could look at it this way: At least you have power over everything else.'"
Of Smokey Robinson, one of Motown's most successful songwriters, he said, "(he) had great talent; he was a wonderful poet, but he didn't know how to write songs. They would go on and on and on for days. I really taught him how to write a simple song - a front, middle and an end. I could see right away that he was starting to get better than me."
Gordy told of his aversion to releasing Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," the powerful 1971 observation of the problems facing the world, including police brutality, the civil rights fight and the Vietnam War that was co-written and recorded by Gaye. "I had a big fight with Marvin Gaye about him doing a protest album. I said 'Why would you do a protest album?' I said 'What about your image?' and he said 'I don't care about no goddamn image, I got a brother in Vietnam and I want to awaken the minds of mankind.' And so when the record became our biggest record in our history, at that time, you know, I came to him and said 'Man, you're right, I learned a lot.'"
Former teen idol Bobby Rydell had to undergo a cardiac catheterization to clear two blockages in his heart. This comes eight months after he underwent a liver and kidney double transplant last July, according to a post the 70-year-old made on his Facebook page. Among his comments were, "no heart damage but I needed bypass surgery to prevent a heart attack - will be back on the road shortly! Compared to the double transplant in July, this was a walk in the park. My amazing wife sure has her hands full with me!"
Rydell's hits began during the summer of 1959 with "Kissin' Time," that hit No. 11. His next single, also released that year, the No. 6 "We Got Love," was his first million-selling gold record. Other major Top 5 hits included "Wild One," "Volare" and "Swingin' School." Billboard tallied 34 Top 40 pop hits between 1959 and 1964, good enough to place him on the Top 5 list of most successful pop artists during those years.
At press time, country-rock fiddler Charlie Daniels, 76, is recuperating at home after a brief stay in a Nashville hospital where he had a pacemaker implanted, reports the Boot. During a recent doctor's visit, the man best known for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," that reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 pop chart and No. 1 on the country chart in 1979, was diagnosed with pneumonia. His doctor then ordered a battery of tests and it was determined that he needed a pacemaker to steady and regulate his heart rate. He's been told to take it easy at home over the next couple weeks.
The fiddler and guitarist has been cleared to resume touring on April 12 with a show in Verona, N.Y., at the Turning Stone Casino. He and his band will be in Indio at the Empire Polo Grounds on April 28 at the Stagecoach Festival.
Yes just completed an American tour that saw them perform three of their albums in their entirety, 1970's "The Yes Album," "Close To The Edge" from 1972 and 1977's "Going For The One." The tour was so successful that the band announced that they will continue it, first in South America in May and then back in the U.S. for 26 concerts from June 6 through Aug. 14. What the band is calling the third leg of the tour will stop at the National Grove of Anaheim on July 10 and Humphrey's in San Diego on July 14.
Since undergoing successful back surgery last year that he tells Mojo magazine was "miraculous," ending years of agony, Animals singer Eric Burdon has come back with a vengeance and had quite a successful time of it.
First, his new album "Til Your River Runs Dry" is selling well and drew considerable critical acclaim. Then, he made a big concert splash at SXSW last month. Now, he's signed a deal with Alfred Music and ABKCO Music and Records to publish his memoirs.
In a statement he says, "A life that many will envy and most would avoid! I'm extremely fortunate, at age 71, to look back on my life and write down some of the incredible things that have happened to me. I'm writing this book to help myself remember the past, acknowledge the present and help the new generation to discover their own truth."
Contemporary Christian, pop and country songstress Amy Grant will release her first album of all new material in a decade on May 14, reports The Associated Press. She did release an album, "Somewhere Down the Road" in 2010 that included six new songs and two previously unreleased songs among the 13 tracks.
The 52-year-old six-time Grammy winner, who has been married to country singer-guitarist Vince Gill since March 2000, decided to record the new album after having a heart-to-heart with her mother, who passed away in 2011. In a press release, Grant promises, "no filler" on the album.
On "Somewhere Down the Road," she's got a few friends guesting. In addition to the hubby, James Taylor, Carole King and Sheryl Crow will also appear.
The MacDowell Colony, the prestigious artists' retreat in New Hampshire, has announced that Stephen Sondheim, one of the most successful songwriters in Broadway history, will be awarded the 54 th annual Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement in the arts at a ceremony in August, the colony announced. Sondheim will be the first musical theater artist to receive the award.
The 83-year-old Sondheim composed such musicals as "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "Follies," "Sweeney Todd," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Into the Woods" and "A Little Night Music." He also wrote the lyrics to "West Side Story" and "Gypsy."
In an email interview with Rolling Stone, Monkee Mike Nesmith said of his brief reunion tour with fellow Monkees Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz, "It was a blast, really fun. A lot of hard work, but the connection with the Monkees' fans was salutary and happy."
He was then asked about his feelings about touring without Davy Jones. "It was different but not morbidly sad. We all know that these are the turns life takes and are the roads everyone walks at some point." Regarding future tours, he was upbeat, "We are lifelong friends and our paths regularly cross. I am happy to perform again with M&P (Dolenz and Tork)."
Upon hearing of the death of producer and engineer Phil Ramone, Stevie Wonder called him, "the star behind the stars." Ramone died in a Manhattan hospital of a brain aneurysm at 79, reports the New York Times. In January, he had been treated for an aortic aneurysm.
Ramone worked with many of the biggest stars in pop music history, including Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Madonna and also The Band, U2's Bono, Aretha Franklin, Karen Carpenter, Chicago, Liza Minnelli, Lesley Gore, Laura Branigan, Natalie Cole, Barry Manilow, Luciano Pavarotti, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Carly Simon, James Taylor, The Guess Who, B.B. King, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Newton-John, Sinead O'Connor, Diane Schuur, Anne Murray, Richard Marx, George Michael, Shelby Lynne and Peter, Paul and Mary.
He won 14 Grammys, including 1981's Producer of the Year Non-Classical and he also bagged three for Album of the Year. Among the dozens of hit albums he produced are "Still Crazy After All These Years" in 1975 for Simon, "The Stranger" in 1977 for Joel, and Sinatra's mega-selling "Duets" CD in 1993 and the follow-up, "Duets II" in 1994.
Upon his death, tributes came flooding in. Simon emailed the New York Times, "We made a lot of music together, but this loss is the loss of a close friend. We just worked on a new song last month. It'll be strange without Phil."
Singer Gordon Stoker of the legendary country, pop and gospel backup vocal group The Jordanaires, died at his Brentwood, Tenn., home after a prolonged illness at 88, according to CBS News. He continued with the group until early this year.
The Jordanaires are best known for backing up Elvis Presley, who they sang with from 1956 until 1970. They also appeared with The King on his TV appearances, as well as in many of his motion pictures, including "G.I. Blues" in 1960.
Simultaneously, beginning in 1957, Stoker and his three fellow vocalists also provided backup vocals for a large number of Rick Nelson's hits, including "Lonesome Town," "It's Late" and "Poor Little Fool." In 1970, shortly after the end of The Beatles, they backed up Ringo Starr when he came to Nashville to record his second solo album, "Beaucoups of Blues," that demonstrated the English singer-drummer's love of country music.
The Jordanaires also recorded with Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddy Arnold, Connie Francis, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Ferlin Husky, Johnny Horton, Waylon Jennings, Jim Reeve, Sawyer Brown, Tammy Wynette as well as pop artists Julie Andrews, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.
They can also be heard on Patsy Cline's "Crazy," George Jones' 1980 hit "He Stopped Loving Her Today" and on Kenny Rogers' "Lucille."
Stoker first found his way into the group in the late '40 s by backing them on piano. In 1949, he became first tenor for the group, around the time they became members of the Grand Ole Opry where they often backed up Red Foley.
Stoker and The Jordanaires were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
GUITARIST HUGH McCRACKEN DIES
New York City-based guitarist Hugh McCracken, who played recording sessions for for decades, died of leukemia at 70, reports VVN.
Among the recordings McCracken can be heard on are Paul McCartney's "Ram" in 1971 (he then declined McCartney's invitation to join the post-Beatles band he was forming, Wings) and John Lennon's comeback LP, "Double Fantasy" in 1980.
He also played on Van Morrison's "T.B. Sheets," Paul Simon's "Still Crazy after All These Years," Steely Dan's "Katy Lied," Billy Joel's "The Stranger" and Aretha Franklin's "Young, Gifted and Black" as well as records by The Monkees, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Eric Carmen, The Four Seasons, Hall & Oates, Gary Wright, James Taylor, Phoebe Snow and many others.
Between 1969-1972, he played with Mike Manieri's White Elephant Orchestra, a 20-piece group that played experimental jazz and also included drummer Steve Gadd, bassist Tony Levin, saxman Michael Brecker and his Blood, Sweat & Tears-founding, trumpet-playing brother Randy Brecker, folkie Steve Goodman and fellow guitarist David Spinozza.
Among the recently released albums, digital reissues and deluxe box sets are "Lost In You" the latest studio album from 80-year-old English pop legend Petula Clark, whose first record was released in 1949; "Living Room Sessions," the studio first album in four years from pop singer B.J. Thomas; "The Music Is You: A Tribute To John Denver" that features the likes of My Morning Jacket, Dave Matthews, Lucinda Williams, former Lemonhead Evan Dando, Mary Chapin Carpenter and others performing the "Rocky Mountain High" singer's songs; "10," the second album in 19 years, since 1994, from the reunited vocal group New Kids on the Block; and "Comedown Machine," the fifth album since 1998 from New York City rockers The Strokes.
A 24-track discount-priced reissue, "The Very Best of Enya (Deluxe - Amazon Edition)"; a 2-CD compilation reissue, "The Very Best of Chicago: Only The Beginning (U.S. Release);" "Guitar Monsters," a reissue of the 1978 sequel to guitar deities Chet Atkins and Les Paul's 1976 hit, "Chester and Lester;" "Dick's Picks Vol. 24 - Cow Palace, Daly City, CA 3-23-74 (2-CD set)," from The Grateful Dead; a reissue of former Mar-Kays saxman Don Nix's 1971 "Living By The Days."
And a group of Amazon discount downloads and CD greatest hits reissues in the $7.99-$9.99 range from Alabama, Bob Dylan, Simon And Garfunkel, Prince and Billy Joel.
Box sets include a 3-CD/1-DVD box, "Get Yer Ya-Yas Out: Rolling Stones in Concert (Expanded Edition);" a 6-CD collection, "The Studio Albums 1972-1979" from The Eagles; and a 3-disc set, "The 50 th Anniversary Singles Collection: 1964-1972" from The Four Tops.
New DVDs and Blu-rays releases include "Paul Anka: Live in Switzerland."
Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
In the mainstream counterculture world that had gone mainstream with the under-30 set, two comedians, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong ruled.
Cheech and Chong's free love ethic and hippie humor, powered by an endless stream of pot jokes, enabled them to perform in sold-out arenas and theatres that held thousands while the best most comedians could do was play clubs before a few hundred fans.
Their comedy albums sold tons, beginning with their self-titled debut LP that included such routines as "Acapulco Gold Filters" and "Vietnam." The LP produced a hit single, "Dave," that included a line that seemingly everyone would use in conversation at some point, "Dave's not here." The single whose B-side was another routine that got airplay, "Santa Claus and His Old Lady," did something rare for a comedy routine single: it broke the Top 40, peaking at No. 38.
Their next albums, 1972's "Big Bambu," named after a brand of marijuana rolling papers, and 1973's "Los Cochinos," both hit No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. "Los Cochinos," won Cheech and Chong the Best Comedy Recording Grammy and spawned a No. 15 song, "Basketball Jones," featuring George Harrison on guitar, Beatle pal-Manfred Mann bassist Klaus Voorman, superstar drummer Jim Keltner, Carole King on electric piano, Nicky Hopkins on piano, Billy Preston on organ, Tom Scott on sax and backup vocalists Darlene Love, Ronnie Spector and Mama Michelle Phillips.
Then the juggernaut began to slow down. Album sales tapered off, so they made a brilliant career move - they began making movies: "Up in Smoke" in 1981, "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie" in 1980, "Nice Dreams" in 1981, and "Things Are Tough All Over" in 1982, all directed by Chong, were all hits.
Eventually, the boffo box office bonanza slowed and "Cheech and Chong's Corsican Brothers" in 1984 was a critical and fan flop.
However, the next year they released a novelty song, "Born in East L.A.," based on Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." that was yet another hit.
However, the duo had a contentious breakup shortly afterward. This left Marin to direct and star in the film, "Born in East L.A.," without Chong.
Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez and Jan-Michael Vincent also starred in the film, and it was a box office hit coming out the gate.
The duo made up, sort of, and reunited periodically over the years. They did guest voices on a "South Park" episode and Chong appeared on an episode of Marin's "Nash Bridges," but such reunions were few and far between.
By 2003, things were good enough between them that they were going to make another movie together, but Chong got busted for possessing and distributing drug-related paraphernalia through his company, Chong's Glass, and that put a halt to their film plans. Chong pleaded guilty via a plea bargain that allowed his wife and son to avoid jail. He was sentenced to nine months in prison and served every day of it, and was fined $20,000 and forced to forfeit $120,000.
In 2008, Cheech and Chong reunited once again, this time for a comedy tour.
Two shows in San Antonio were filmed and released on DVD. They've done various appearances and events since, including hosting the Smoke Out Festival in San Bernardino in 2009.
2011 saw Cheech, 67, and Chong, who turns 75 in May, crisscross America with their "Get It Legal" tour. They're currently out there again. Their "Up In Smoke" tour includes a May 25 stop at the Greek Theatre in L.A. with War, and later in the month they're set for a couple of gigs in Texas with War and also Tower of Power.
Last June, Chong disclosed that he was fighting a "slow stage one" prostate cancer that he'd been dealing with "a long time." A month later he tweeted that he'd been using hemp oil to fight the disease and that this treatment had proven successful and that he was "99% cancer free."
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I'm trying to figure out why my script seems to be working in reverse. I have a page where there are hidden elements that will be shown when an image is clicked. The content should be hidden when the page is loaded, and only shown when the button is clicked. However, the page is loading with the content shown, and the images that are clicked actually hides the content,
The page is http://scope-stage.scholastic.com/issues/09_01_13/Narrative-Nonfiction and there are headings on the lower right hand side with images next to them (circles with "+" signs in them) One of those are "Complexity Factors", and the grey sub headings under it is what should be hidden.
My jQuery script is: <script> $(document).ready(function() { $('div.hiddenComplexity').show(); $('div.expandingBtn').click(function() { $(this).next('div.hidden').slideToggle('fast'); return false; }); }); </script> where .hiddenComplexity is the div that has the content that should be hidden under "Complexity Factors", but it is showing instead, and hides when clicked (the opposite as intended). .expandingBtn is the name of the DIV that is clicked to show the hidden content. What am I doing wrong?
Perhaps try calling hide() instead of show().
Also, make sure all the DIVs have the class you expect them to have ("hiddenComplexity", "hidden", etc).
[QUOTE=Jeff Mott;5565477]Perhaps try calling hide() instead of show().
Yes indeed. However, what about when I want them to be shown when the image is clicked?
The slideToggle() should already do that (assuming you've made sure that all the DIVs have the class you expect them to have ("hiddenComplexity", "hidden", etc)).
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Susan Higley of Women in History Center Stage will become Mary Lincoln to give a glimpse at the heart of Mary and what made her tick. Dressed in period correct costume, Mrs. Lincoln tells about her life, including little known stories about Mr. Lincoln and "the boys". After the presentation she will be available for questions and photos with the audience.
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In 2008, Teresa Carey made a dramatic change to chase her dreams. She left her job, sold many of her belongings, and moved aboard a small 27-foot sailboat affectionately named Daphne after her grandmother.
During the following two years, Teresa sailed solo and lived aboard with only her cat Dory for company. Her focus was to live in concert with the ocean by enjoying its beauty and challenge, exploring simplicity, and drastically reducing her environmental impact.
In the TEDx video above, filmed in June 2011, Teresa describes her version of the American dream and shares her thoughts on simple living, overcoming fear, and the value in chasing your own creative passions.
Teresa writes regularly for her blog titled Sailing Simplicity & the Pursuit of Happiness, which has grown to inspire a large audience of simple livers, adventure-seekers, and dreamers. She is currently combining her passions for the ocean and the arts as a filmmaker for a forthcoming documentary titled One Simple Question. "Like Thoreau's journey to live deliberately, gain understanding, and discover happiness through simplicity, One Simple Question uses the quest to see an iceberg as its cabin in the woods and the virtues of simple living as its guiding compass."


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I have asthma and am overweight. I know I need to lose weight (believe me, I`m trying) but what I don`t understand is what my weight has to do with an asthma attack. I have had asthma since I was a kid and I wasn`t overweight then.
How can BMI affect your lungs? I always thought asthma was related to inflammation, allergies, cold air, viruses, air pollution, dust mites, etc., not how much I weigh.
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Not at the top of my list but it is what it is...
Why so SERIOUS
Yeah, the Mangino stuff's BS. The same guy, Tom Dienhart, is talking about Jim Caldwell now. Just throwing crap against the wall hoping one sticks.
Purdue's female student body sure as hell dodged a bullet on Michael Dixon. What a scumbag.
The next Brian Kelly? At least this guy has shown a willingness to recruit the state of Indiana, which Hope never did.
Are you guys concerned at all about how small his recruiting past is though?
Does give me some pause, but is what it is. He's a good coach though, that's all I ask for. Hope recruited well (for Purdue) and we saw how that turned out.
I can't think of better alternative given the situation. Seems like a good hire on the surface if it happens.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
Given the other names that have been brought up, I'll take it.
I don't like the name "Butch," to be honest.
Hope did, but didn't really get the guys he was targeting, he probably would have been able to get more guys if he targeted ones other than just the top tier, like some of those who are heading to Cincy.
Also, Purdue historically does not get too many instate guys, well since I was there large portions of the team were made up of guys from Floriday and Texas, with some Indiana folks squeezed in there.
Why so SERIOUS
Also it is funny how the title says Purdue offers football job... then in the first sentence it says he has not received a firm offer, lol really...
Why so SERIOUS
This would be good for both sides. This guy is a legit coach and Purdue already has talent. No reason this guy couldn't make Purdue a threat to go to the Rose Bowl every now and then. But then again I'm bullish on Purdue fooball and think the program could be really really good.
GBI says Purdue's been in touch with Willie Taggart from Western Kentucky. I've seen his name mentioned in "up and comer" type articles but honestly don't know much about him. Record's not too inspiring though.
problem is gonna be the fifteen teams in the big ten competing with us to go to the Rosebowl.
I think bowls are a dying concept. First a 4 team tourney, and I don't think an 8 team will be far behind. That is where the most money can be made.
Getting to bowl games at Western Kentucky is a huge, huge feat. He turned them around. I think he would be a great get.
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Well...Willie Taggart is black, sooo...thumbs up from you?
I've watched most of this Xavier-Purdue game today. Couple thoughts:
Purdue won't be very good this year--I'd be surprised if they went dancing come March, but they have some hope for the future. I like their freshman class--particularly AJ Hammons and Ronnie Johnson. Once those guys are juniors/seniors leading this team they could be very good. I can't ever root for Purdue, but I think it would be cool if IU and Purdue could be good at the same time. The rivalry is so much more fun when the games mean something. Last season wasn't bad, but the few years before that Purdue was clearly a step (or three) ahead of IU and this year I think IU is a much better team.
Purdue just doesn't have an identity right now. When you're relying on DJ Byrd to make 5 or 6 threes a game to win, it's not going to work out well. A lot of their big guys try hard, but are not skilled, just have to continue force feeding minutes to Hammons.
homeboy makes 2 of 9 we are in OT...
how was this dude a 4 star ...
Is what it is, gonna be an up and down year. There's improvement from Hammons almost game to game, he's fairly far along in his development, much more than I thought, but he's just pretty soft. Needs to get a fire lit under him, all the cliches.
There's no way Byrd should've been in the last 4 minutes or so of the game though. I know the team's really young and Byrd's a senior and all that but it was clear early on he didn't have it today. If you want to play him at least tell him to stop gunning. That Christon kid for Xavier's the new Tu Holloway, kid was next to unstoppable during that big 2nd half run.
Gonna be nice having Kendall Stephens next year, a kid that's an actual sniper. I hope anyway.
not to be morbid, but I am already readying myself for AJH blowing out his knee, seeing as he is the only positive sign this year and this is Purdue.
Hale should've played a lot more too, kid had a great game.


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FOLK band trio The Empty Can believe the launch of their Black Country anthem can help to put the region firmly on the map.
Their re-working of the patriotic classic 'I vow to thee my country' has already proved an internet hit.
Now the group are hoping locals will back their rendition entitled 'I vow to thee Black Country' still further and take the single into the national charts.
The charity number has already reached the dizzy heights of 11th place on the Amazon downloads chart this week.
Now community leaders are urging Black Country folk to get behind the song and help raise money at the same time.
The Black Country anthem is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google, Play and other online retailers from just 79p, with all the money going to Compton Hospice.
Cllr Pete Lowe, deputy leader of Dudley Council, said: "We have so much to be proud of in the Black Country and in Dudley we are absolutely delighted to be backing this fantastic cause."
The Empty Can comprises 36-year-old lead singer and youth worker James Stevens and NHS nurse Rachel Slater, also 36, both from Gornal, along with 40-year-old lead guitarist Steven Henley, of Kingswinford.
The anthem will now act as a pre-runner to the Black Country Festival, which is scheduled to take place in July to mark National Black Country Day on July 14.
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In addition, Black Country Living Museum, the Red House Glass Cone, Broadfield House Glass Museum and Dudley Museum and Art Gallery are all planning to stage events celebrating the region's rich heritage.


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Kathryn St. Amant teaches advanced and accessible web design, web media production, and Adobe® Dreamweaver®, Photoshop®, and Fireworks® courses in the Department of Computer Science and Information Services (CSIS) at Santa Monica College (SMC). She is also a freelance web designer.
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While stories on questionable judgment and the conduct of priests in the archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul dominate the media, the positive message of Pope Francis is energizing many Catholic Church members.
Across the Metropolitan area, Pope Francis' emphasis on having a welcoming, inclusive, forgiving and loving church is being received well by suburban Catholic Church leaders. They are welcoming the tone and surprising message of Pope Francis, while acknowledging church teachings probably will not change.
The Rev. Robert Schwartz, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Edina, said he's excited over the pope's comments published recently in the Catholic America magazine.
"I feel very positive with the direction he is setting. He is focused on love, building a community of love and welcoming everyone … (and) at the same time faithful to the church teachings."
That emphasis on love may be his "trump card," notes the Rev. Lauren Germann, pastor of St. Andrew's church in Elk River.
Citing the pope's emphasis on loving everyone regardless of their faults, Germann wrote in his parish bulletin: "Our love for others does not discriminate. There can be no exceptions to love. We love those who have had abortions, love those who use contraception, we love all people regardless of their sexual orientations."
The pope's concern for the homosexual person has drawn headlines because he said, "If a homosexual person is of goodwill and is in search of God, I am no one to judge."
In fact, Pope Francis wants the church to downplay the politicized social issues of abortion, gay marriage and contraceptives.
This is in sharp contrast to Archbishop John Nienstedt of the St. Paul-Minneapolis diocese, who campaigned against the gay marriage amendment last fall and even warned his priests not to deviate from that position. Nienstedt, in his only official comment on the pope's message, said: "We are delighted and inspired by Pope Francis' extraordinary efforts to reach out and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. We affirm our allegiance to the Holy Father and extend our hands in service to all who are in need without condition."
The Rev. Bill Murtaugh, pastor of Pax Christi church in Eden Prairie, said he and his church members are enthused about Pope Francis' opening the door to some new ways of looking at issues we thought were closed. The pope knows how to put a positive spin on what other popes might have said, and people are ready for that enthusiasm, Murtaugh said.
"The church sometimes has locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules. The most important thing is the first proclamation that Jesus Christ has saved you," he said.
The Rev. Tony Vanderloop, pastor of St. Henry's church in Monticello noted, "The pope wants us to understand that the church can never operate as a kind of fortress where those on the inside feel safe and self sufficient; rather he says the church must go outside of itself by proclaiming the basic gospel message of Jesus saving love to those who are wounded."
St. Thomas University theologian Massimo Faggioli, who was one of the English translators of the pope's message, told a MinnPost reporter that it's important for the church to take a more general view. Pope Francis sees the church as a field hospital where the first task is to welcome people and heal their wounds and not turn away if they're not the patients you'd like to have.
Schwartz said that Pope Francis is a pastor who believes in starting with his people where they are at in their lives.
"Don't start with theology," he said. "Start with loving people where they are and share their lives … not just to teach them."
Francis, who was an advocate for the poor when he was a bishop in Argentina, urges Catholics to help the poor, get out of their comfort zones and, with mercy, help those in need.
That theme is stressed by the Rev. Paul Jarvis, pastor of St. Joseph Community church in Rosemount.
"I think that, as much as we Catholic Christians have been speaking to the needs of the poor, Pope Francis is calling that we match the level of frequency in which Jesus was addressing the poor.
"Pope Francis is continually challenging those living in a bubble of comfort to break out of their isolation and reach out to God as well as to others in genuine and active assistance," Jarvis said.
As for women's role in the church, Faggioli observed, "There is not a big concession from Pope Francis to the liberal arguments about women in the church."
The pope did address this: "Women are asking deep questions that must be addressed. The church cannot be herself without the woman and her role. … We must therefore investigate further the role of women in the church. We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of the woman."
Pope Francis also pleads for unity, even though there is much disagreement in the church, as he said: "We must walk united with our differences; there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus."
Conservative Catholics stress that the pope has not changed the teachings of the church.
Faggioli said: "Conservatives already know something is going on in Rome. They have noticed that there's a new pope in town. It will be interesting to see how they lean in this adjustment in language."
It will be interesting to see how all Catholics lean in adjusting not only to a new tone, but also to different message, no matter how you spin it.
Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers and a member of the ECM Editorial Board.


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Thanksgiving on the South Beach Diet: More Veggie Options
There you have some excellent vegetable options for Thanksgiving, whether or not you're a South Beach dieter. Still to come on the South Beach Friendly Thanksgiving menu: pumpkin cheesecake, and possibly the pumpkin pie from the South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook if I can find the whole wheat phyllo dough in Salt Lake.
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Topic: In The Stars Now
For my brave sister who died on the 17th March 2013. Like to many others, she endured more in 5 short months than anyone should ever have too.
"You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them...In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night...You - only you - will have stars that can laugh. And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me. You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, so, for that pleasure . . . And your friends will be properly astonished to see you laughing as you look up at the sky!"
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12-year-old suspected in vandalism
A 12-year-old boy is suspected of throwing rocks at a church van belonging to New Covenant United Church of Christ, 459 Clinton St., causing damage to two windows and the van's frame, according to police reports.
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Said Mrad's "Greatest Dance Hits"
EMI Music Arabia is proud to announce the new release of Said Mrad Greatest Dance Hits.
We are putting in your hands, 16 cream le cream of some of Said Mrad's finest works all in one CD. For the first time ever the GREATEST Dance HITS of one of the all-time best selling DJ/Producer Artists Said Mrad is now available.
Said Mrad is the pioneer of electronic Arabian house music, he is legendary in remixing old classic Arabic songs i.e. from Oum Kalthoum and rejuvenating them into contemporized dance floor tunes. As a result he is respected as one the finest dance music Artists who was has achieved various accolades and achieved successful globally released albums that have sold in the many of thousands of units ; furthermore along with this success comes DJ tours and Said has performed at some of the most prestigious clubs including the Buddha Bar and Ibiza.
It all started in 2001 when Said produced his legendary debut album "2001 nights", as a result of its huge success the album 2001 nights was named one of the best selling Arabic albums ever released in the region. The single Alf Wa Layla (1001 Nights) Said's signature track was backed with a very cool video and it become the massive smash of the year 2001, later smash hit continued with a release in Europe entering the top 100 best selling albums in France for that year.
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Ignite Louisville Class
Fifty-four emerging leaders have been selected from a record number of applicants for the Leadership Louisville Center's Ignite Louisville Class of 2013. The award-winning program, presented by Norton Healthcare, has graduated over 400 up-and-coming leaders and is now entering its tenth year of preparing emerging leaders for expanded roles in their organizations and in the community. Ignite Louisville is a seven-month program that grows young professionals by developing the key components of leadership. In addition to the core curriculum, the class participates in the Yum! IGNITES Louisville Challenge and takes on a project proposed by a local nonprofit to gain hands-on experience performing on a team and serving the community.
Members of the Ignite Louisville Class of 2013 include: Kurt Barrett, Harshaw Trane; Heather Benson, Visually Impaired Preschool Services; Amanda Bledsoe, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce; Matt Brotzge, United States Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell; Kim Clark, VIA Studio; Talley Cockerel, Norton Healthcare; Alecia Dimar, Yum! Brands, Inc.; SteVon Edwards, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness; Nikki Francis, Yum! Brands, Inc.; Ankur Gopal, Interapt; Kevin Guthrie, Frazier History Museum; Adam Hack, Ernst & Young LLP; Jonathan Hall, Horseshoe Southern Indiana; Dennis Hillen, Humana Inc.; Jenny Hurst, Big Spring Country Club; Michael Iacovazzi-Pau, Greater Louisville Inc.;
Sarah Johnson, M.D., University of Louisville; Tzivia Levin Kalmes, Jewish Community of Louisville; Justin Keeton, Messer Construction Company; Darren Keith, The Dow Chemical Company; Rob King, Northwestern Mutual; Megan Kishman, Dean Dorton Allen Ford; Josef Krebs, Actors Theatre of Louisville; Tamara Lewis, Jefferson County Public Schools; Matt Lindblom, Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC; Tracy Markert, Hosparus, Inc.; Becky Mayton, Frost Brown Todd LLC; Lisa McGriff, RecoverCare; Priscilla McIntosh, The Morton Center; Mick Miller, InnoVise Technologies; Aaron Montgomery, Seven Counties Services; Peter Nesmith, Fifth Third Bank; Kacy Noltemeyer, Cedar Lake Foundation; Donnie Ogletree, Norton Healthcare; Patrick Oster, Yum! Brands, Inc.; Sue Perram, Brown-Forman Corporation;
Amanda Price, Citi Cards; Kevin Richie, KentuckyOne Health; Dan Rodriguez, United States Army; Lou Rohlfing, Brown-Forman Corporation; Aaron Rosenberg, The Courier-Journal; Richard Rowland, Jr., Louisville Urban League Young Professionals/UPS; Kortney Ryan, Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff; Laura Schiller, Dare to Care Food Bank; Abby Shue, The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts; Heather Singleton, Norton Healthcare; Darrell Thornton, UPS Airlines; Chris Torres, UPS Airlines; Sara Veeneman, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP; Rich Vollmer, Humana Inc.; Jeanne Ward, The Oliver Group; Paul Weis, LG&E and KU Energy; Rebecca Weis, Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL)/Stites & Harbison, PLLC; and Kelvin Young, Insight/Time Warner Cable, The Show TV.
Louisville Water & Bernheim Partner
Community support was evident at the festive re-opening of Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest's Hike Bike Trail. The trail was renovated thanks to a new partnership between Louisville Water Company and the non-profit organization. The partnership allowed Louisville Water to extend a water main and construct a pump station with great savings to the company. Bernheim was able to make various improvements to the trail, including an extension of about a half mile, eliminating the need to travel on Highway 245 while on the path. On the cool, crisp morning of Sept. 20, brief remarks from Jim Brammell, Chief Engineer and Vice President of Louisville Water and Dr. Mark K. Wourms, Executive Director of Bernheim, were followed by a ceremonial "vine-cutting†with several community leaders in attendance. Afterwards, Dr. Wourms and Wayne Whitehouse, an engineer with Louisville Water, hopped on a couple of Bernheim bikes for a brief spin side by side on the trail. Learn more about Bernheim at www.bernheim.org. Learn more about Louisville Water at www.louisvillewater.com.
Bourbon Trail Breaks Records
With three busy months left in the year, more people have already completed the famous Kentucky Bourbon Trail adventure than ever before. A record 13,173 people have toured all six participating distilleries through Sept. 30 and collected stamps for their Passports. That far surpasses last year's total of 11,757 completions. The milestone fell Oct. 5 as the KDA finished processing thousands of Passports from runners who competed in The Bourbon Chase annual relay race last weekend, said Adam Johnson, the KDA's Director of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail experience.
An economic impact study released earlier this year by the University of Louisville found that every person who completes the Kentucky Bourbon Trail tour spends an average of $737 on their trip. That means visitors this year alone have already generated nearly $10 million in revenue for communities with a Kentucky Bourbon Trail distillery, Johnson said.
The KDA created the Kentucky Bourbon Trail program in 1999 to offer visitors a firsthand, educational experience into the art and science of crafting the world's greatest Bourbon. The iconic journey features Four Roses and Wild Turkey in Lawrenceburg; Heaven Hill in Bardstown; Jim Beam in Clermont; Maker's Mark in Loretto; Town Branch in Lexington; and Woodford Reserve in Versailles. In 2007, the KDA launched its souvenir "Passport†program to reward visitors with a complimentary T-shirt once they complete tours of all Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries. Since then, nearly 40,000 people have finished the tour. For more information visit www.kybourbontrail.com.
Swope Acquires Clapp Volkswagen
The Sam Swope Auto Group is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Clapp Volkswagen, located at 125 West Lewis and Clark Parkway in Clarksville, Ind. The Sam Swope Auto Group intends to retain the current Clapp staff, whose depth of knowledge and dealership culture is right in step with that of Sam Swope. The official acquisition is anticipated to close in mid-October. And existing Clapp Volkswagen customers will be delighted to learn that they will now receive the benefits of the Sam Swope VIP Rewards Club, which includes service discounts, emergency roadside service, lost key return and additional savings on new car purchases throughout the company.
Owned by the Swope family of Louisville, Kentucky, the Sam Swope Auto Group is comprised of 24 auto dealerships in Louisville and throughout the Commonwealth and in Indiana, with dealerships in Lexington, Radcliff, Richmond, Elizabethtown and Clarksville. Founded in 1952 by Sam Swope, it has grown to become the No. 1 new and used car dealer in the Kentuckiana region. Patti Swope manages the company as Chairman of the Board with Dick Swope serving as President & CEO. For more information visit www.samswope.com.


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RUSTON — It's been nearly six months since Louisiana Tech University's mascot Tech XX died, and university officials say Tech XXI should be named by this spring if everything goes according to plan.
Jim King, Tech's vice president of student affairs, said a major part of the delay is Tech's need to obtain a federal permit before owning another bulldog.
King said his office is working with the school's student government association, which owns the animal, to meet requirements of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
"We had no idea in the beginning of this process that these requirements existed, but we are going to be in full compliance and do whatever we can to bring another bulldog to Tech," King said
The university is seeking to replace Tech XX, a 4-year-old English bulldog who died in July of heatstroke after an animal clinic employee left him outside too long.
To get a new mascot, Tech must get approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
That process requires federal endorsement of the dog's care, including nutritional needs, assurance of a veterinarian on call or staff, and suitable living conditions.
The university also must pass a preliminary inspection of where the dog will stay before a permit is given.
"From there, we do surprise inspections around once or twice a year to make sure everything is OK," USDA spokesman David Sacks said.
If approved, Tech will have to go back to the USDA annually to renew its permit.
King said Tech is well into the application process and is working to finalize a written care plan for the bulldog as well as establishing a mascot oversight committee.
King said the university cannot wait to finalize the process and welcome Tech XXI.
"A bulldog is so much a part of who we are at Tech," King said.
"We can't wait for spring to come and hopefully introduce the Tech family and the world to Tech XXI."


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Let's give it up for Johnny Manziel, who nailed the Top 10 on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday night.
Sharply dressed in a sleek black tuxedo, the Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner checked off the perks of winning the Heisman.
No, we're not going to give it all away. But here's my favorite: "Maybe my mom will stop nagging me about going to dental school."
Once Manziel is finished basking in the Heisman light, shining even brighter as he's the first freshman to ever win the award, he'll have to get ready for the Aggies' Cotton Bowl game against Oklahoma.


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7 New Cars Under $20K From the New York Auto Show
Midsize sedans blend so seamlessly into the American automotive landscape that you may never really notice them. They're pragmatic transportation vessels that competently and anonymously troll freeways and mall parking lots. These high-quality sedans provide roominess, comfort, efficiency and plenty of luxury features—all at an affordable price.
So it's no surprise that in 2009, midsize sedans were the single largest volume segment, with nearly 20 percent of the market. Accordingly, this segment is a critical battleground, with many new sedans hustling to catch our attention. We knew it was time to see if the newcomers could match the perennial top sellers.
We started with the segment's three most popular cars—the Nissan Altima, Toyota Camry and Honda Accord—and drove them alongside five challengers: the Mazda6, Ford Fusion, Suzuki Kizashi, Chevy Malibu and Subaru Legacy. We ran them through our tests, a day of hard driving in the hills near Los Angeles and a 360-mile fuel-economy loop.
Since four-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions make up the majority of the sales in this class, we ordered each car that way. Instead of ranking these very similar vehicles in a finishing order, we decided to call out the combination of each car's strengths and represent them as icons. So, here are eight of the top four-door sedans in America—and what they do best.
Testing Procedure: To produce an accurate picture of performance, the PM automotive team brings out the test gear. Acceleration and braking are measured with either a Stalker radar gun or GPS-based Racelogic Vbox. Handling tests require optical timers. Ben Stewart (not shown) and Larry Webster (above) run down the pretest checklist, ensuring proper fluid levels and setting every car's tires to the factory-recommended pressure.
Fuel Economy Champ
Inching up in sales volume for the past half-decade, the Altima has become a thorn in the side of Honda and Toyota. Restyled for 2010, the Nissan is the lightest car here by 100 pounds. And engineering out the excess weight in a design is the gift that keeps giving. The Altima was the quickest to 60 mph (7.72 seconds) and returned the best fuel economy (32.4 mpg).
While the scales suggest a flimsy structure, the Altima feels solid and well-built. The interior layout is refreshingly simple, with high-quality materials used throughout. The Altima's continuously variable transmission (CVT), the only available transmission, was not our favorite. The engine has plenty of torque, but it drones in the upper rev range, an unpleasant aspect that the CVT intensifies. But at least there is a manual mode, and we tended to use it during spirited driving.
The Altima was a little reluctant to change direction, with excess body roll and slower steering than, say, the Mazda. It doesn't want to hustle. But around town, outside the confines of our test course, we found the Altima to be very refined and comfortable.
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Update: Victims Identified
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June 3, 2013
Reston Police District – Police have identified the two men that died in the crash on Saturday, June 1 on the Fairfax County Parkway as Norbert Sebok, 29 and Jozsef Szathmari, 24. Both lived in the 19000 block of Youngs Cliff Road in Sterling.
UPDATE (June 1, 2013)
Reston Police District – Police have identified the individuals involved in the fatal crash this morning and are releasing additional details.
The cab driver is a 47-year-old Herndon man who was driving his 2009 Nissan Altima Red Top taxi northbound in the left lane of the Fairfax County Parkway. Although the taxi driver swerved slightly to avoid being struck by the 2004 Chevy Trailblazer that was travelling at an excessive speed towards him, the head-on crash occurred as both vehicles approached the intersection of Sugarland Valley Drive.
The passengers in the taxi were not wearing seatbelts and died on scene. Both passengers, ages 29 and 24, were living in Sterling together. Their families have not been located or notified at this time; their families reside outside of the United States. The taxi driver was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital where he remains in serious, life-threatening condition.
The driver of the Chevy is in non-life threatening condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He has been identified as Manuel Alejandro Jimenez Benitez, 24 of Rolling Fork Circle, Herndon. Police have charged him with two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and he will be transported to the Adult Detention Center following his release from the hospital.
Crash Reconstruction Detectives have indicated preliminarily that they believe speed and alcohol on the part of Benitez are contributing factors to the crash.
Two Die in Fatal Crash (June 1, 2013)
Reston Police District – Fairfax County Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place on the Fairfax County Parkway in the early morning hours of June 1.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a 24-year-old man drove from the southbound into the northbound lanes near Wiehle Avenue around 1:45 a.m. and struck a taxi cab head on. Both passengers in the taxi, men ages 29 and 24, died on scene. The suspect driver and taxi cab driver (47-year-old man) were transported to the hospital and are in serious condition.
Detectives are investigating whether speed and alcohol may be factors involving the at-fault driver of the crash and two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter charges are pending. Identifications are being withheld pending notification to next of kin.
The southbound lanes of the Fairfax County Parkway have been re-opened; however the northbound may be closed for the ongoing investigation.


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Bizline: The Conundrum Group LLC offers new legal services in Summit County
October 8, 2012
A: We provide premium legal services at affordable rates. We practice in the areas of business, real estate, natural resources, trademarks, family, criminal and mediation.
A: We both grew up in Connecticut and then spent the beginning of our legal careers practicing at mid to large firms in Denver. We have always loved the small-town feel and mentality, and after having a baby this past April we decided to make the lifestyle change and move to the mountains. We believe there is a need in Summit County for attorneys with big-city experience and we look forward to serving the community and their legal needs.
A: We are different from other law firms because we are always focused on solutions. We believe in long-term client relationships and representing our clients' interests and problems as if they were our own. We treat everyone with respect and maintain the highest levels of professionalism. We use technology to streamline legal work, which reduces the cost of the legal services.
A: Businesses, professionals and families.
A: We've had a great start so far, representing clients locally and across the country. We look forward to eventually expanding more into the Mountain West, but have no plans to go corporate. Smaller shops are much more nimble and can adjust better to technological advances. This helps expedite and lower the cost of legal services. For that reason, we never intend to get too big. And we'll always stay true to our core values – client relationships and cost effective problem-solving.


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The Kings wasted zero time in making a subtle tweak to their roster on the first day of their lockout-delayed training camp Sunday by trading enforcer Kevin Westgarth to the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Anthony Stewart and two draft picks.
Westgarth, who has a home near the Hurricanes' rink in Raleigh, N.C., played only 25 games last season for the Kings and had one goal and two points with 39 penalty minutes. Stewart had nine goals and 20 points plus 30 penalty minutes in 77 games for the Hurricanes last season.
"It's good for `Westy,' first off, and I didn't know this until I talked to him but he has his family home there," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "There's no better guys than guys you've won with. Ever.
"But it is about opportunity, right? And fit. I'm happy for him. That's awesome."
Sutter said he didn't know when Stewart, 28, would join the team.
The Kings received a fourth-round pick in this year's draft and a sixth-round selection in 2014.
Westgarth served as the team's player representative and was a frequent spokesman for the players' association during the nearly fourth-month lockout. He was known as a stand-up guy in the Kings' dressing room and for being the son-in-law of former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher.
"He worked hard for us all summer as our team rep," Kings left wing Dustin Penner said of Westgarth. "He was at our fans event (Saturday) night, and he's a pretty social and personable guy, and then you wake up the next morning and he's traded away."


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Board of Directors
The MMS Board is comprised of volunteer leaders from varied backgrounds who are passionate about Montessori education, dedicated to the mission of MMS and who advocate on behalf of the school, its programs and faculty.
Membership on the board is just one way you get get involved with your school. Please click here to learn about the MMSPO and other parent engagement and volunteer activities.
For more information about our board members, their families and why they support MMS, please refer to the MMS Board Bio page.
MMS Board of Directors and Bios


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A-level art student Artur Pogorzelski isn't yet a Constable, but the trainee police officer has been commended for his artistic skills.
The 18-year-old, who studies at Chippenham's Sheldon School and lives in Trowbridge, has had his work exhibited at Corsham's Pound Arts Centre, after winning its Young Open contest.
A pencil sketch of his brother won him the top prize in the contest, which was open to young amateur artists working in all mediums.
He said: "I was surprised to win as there were a lot of good pieces there, and this is the first time I have had my work exhibited."
The sketch took 12 hours to complete, and has inspired him to stick with art when he finishes college and joins the police force.
He said: "My project was on family and relations, and my brother was at hand so I just drew him.
"I wasn't going to go any further with art, but now I think I will spend more time at it.
"I start my special constable training next month in Devizes, then my probation is in Trowbridge."
This was the first time the Pound Arts Centre had run the young artists' contest.
Creative learning officer India Pocock said: "We had 52 entrants altogether, and we're hoping to do it again in the future, as it got a really good response.
"There was a wide range of different pieces; sculpture, photographs and a good variety of mixed materials and collages."
The exhibition of the top pieces runs until April 26.


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The Novel Approach of Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery Requires Precise Identification and Localization of the Lesion Prior to Exploration
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
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|Hypercalcemia Hyperparathyroidism
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|Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
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|A Novel Approach to Ultrafast Parathyroid SPECT Imaging Using a Solid State CZT SPECT Camera
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|January 2011
Single-tracer, dual-phase Tc-MIBI parathyroid scintigraphy is based on the differential washout rate of the tracer (MIBI) from the thyroid and the parathyroid tissue. A distinct focus of increased MIBI uptake relative to the thyroid gland, either on the early or late image or on both, or a focal uptake in the mediastinum, is considered positive for abnormal parathyroid tissue. Tc99m-MIBI planar scintigraphy was found to play a major role in the preoperative localization of a parathyroid adenoma (PTA), with a sensitivity ranging from 85% to 95% and specificity of up to 99%. Subsequently, the use of MIBI- Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) significantly improved the sensitivity of the test and improved the accuracy of lesion localization.
A limitation of adding the SPECT component is related to its relatively long duration. The duration of a MIBI-SPECT acquisition of neck and the mediastinal area may take up to 15-20 minutes using a standard nuclear medicine camera. Long acquisition time may lead to patient discomfort and movement resulting in image degradation, artifacts and may lead to overall decreased diagnostic accuracy.
A reduced SPECT acquisition time without image quality degradation may decrease patient discomfort and increase clinical throughput. An ultrafast solid state CZT camera (GE Healthcare Discovery 570C) is currently used for routine cardiac SPECT imaging achieving high quality cardiac studies for a significantly shorter acquisition time. Present study evaluates the potential use of the ultrafast camera in patients with a clinically suspected PTA who perform Tc-MIBI imaging.
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|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
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|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
1) The subject is 18 years old or older. (2) The subject is clinically suspected or known to have parathyroid adenoma and is scheduled to have a MIBI study as part of his/her standard clinical evaluation.
(3) The subject is able and willing to comply with the additional procedure (ultrafast MIBI SPECT) and a signed and dated informed consent is obtained before any procedure for study purposes is performed.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy.
- Psychosis or any other condition, which, in the investigators opinion would prevent adherence to the study protocol.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01226810
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|Ora Israel, MD
|Rambam Health Care Campus
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|Prof. Ora Israel, RambamMC
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|October 21, 2010
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|October 21, 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parathyroid Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
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Actors Theatre of Louisville Presents CRY OLD KINGDOM as part of the 37th Humana Festival of New American Plays
Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein have announced the world premiere of Jeff Augustin's Cry Old Kingdom as part of 37th Humana Festival of New American Plays. The play will be directed by Tom Dugdale and runs in the Bingham Theatre. Cry Old Kingdom begins previews March 8, opens March 10 and runs through April 7. Tickets are on sale now to the public and can be purchased at The Actors Theatre Box Office by calling 502-584-1205 or online at ActorsTheatre.org. The Humana Festival of New American Plays is made possible by a generous grant from the Humana Foundation.
Haiti, 1964. Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier's repressive regime has forced once-successful artist Edwin into hiding, turning him into a walking ghost. When Edwin finds a young man building a boat to escape to America, and persuades him to pose for a painting, he finally feels alive again. But with cries for revolution resounding through the nation and the regime's death squads on the prowl, no one's life is safe. Sometimes trying to dreamandsurvive forces impossible choices.
Jeff Augustin is making his professional playwriting debut with Cry Old Kingdom. He was the winner of the 2011 Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award and the Kennedy Center Playwright Observer at the Sundance Theatre Lab. Augustin is currently a M.F.A. Playwriting Candidate at University of California, San Diego and graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Theatre Art.
Tom Dugdale was the recipient of the 2012 Princess Grace Award in Theater with La Jolla Playhouse, where he serves as Associate Producer of the inaugural Without Walls Festival. His directing credits include Thistle at La MaMa in New York, Making Love Over There at Theatre Asylum in Los Angeles and Death of a Salesman and Diary of a Madman at The Hungarian Theatre in Cluj, Romania. DugDale Holds an M.F.A. in Directing from University of California, San Diego and a B.A. in Theater and Music from Dartmouth College.
The cast, all making their Actors Theatre debuts, includes: Jonathan Majors (Henri Marx) who has worked with Shakespeare & Company and Virginia Stage Company, Andy Lucien (Edwin) who was most recently seen during the Off-Broadway run of The Last Seder and Natalie Paul (Judith) whose credits include an off-Broadway production of 365 Days/365 Playsand has also appeared on NBC's SMASH.
The production team includes Daniel Zimmerman (Scenic Designer) who recently desighned Romeo and Juliet at Actors Theatre. Lorraine Venburg (Costume Designer) most recently designed costumes for The Whipping Man at Actors Theatre. Russell H. Champa (Co-lighting Designer) will be designing for Actors for the first time and his Broadway credits include In The Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) and Julia Sweeney's God Said, "Ha!". Dani Clifford (Co-lighting Designer) is returning to Actors after working on several shows including ReEntry and Cruising the Divide. We also welcome back Benjamin Marcum (Sound Designer) who has been designing sound at Actors Theatre of Louisville for 11 years.
This year's Humana Festival of New American Plays showcases six full-length plays: The Delling Shore by Sam Marks; Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; Cry Old Kingdom by Jeff Augustin; Gnit by Will Eno; O Guru Guru Guru, or why I don't want to go to yoga class with you by Mallery Avidon; Sleep Rock Thy Brain, a play by Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath and Anne Washburn commissioned by Actors Theatre and featuring the Acting Apprentice Company; and an evening of three ten-minute plays by Jonathan Josephson, Sarah Ruhl and Emily Schwend.
Actors Theatre celebrates the 37th Humana Festival with underwriter the Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana, Inc. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.
Single tickets and festival packages are now available. For more information or reservations call (502) 584-1205 or 1-800-4-ATL-TIX, or visit Actors Theatre's website at ActorsTheatre.org.
Humana Festival Locals Passes are available to Louisville area residents for only $75. The Locals Pass enables you to see five designated festival productions. Humana Pass holders receive 5 Extra Seat Passes for The Delling Shore, Cry Old Kingdom, Appropriate, Gnit and the Ten-Minute Plays. Humana Pass holders also receive 50% off any additional tickets to the festival, priority placement in the Extra Seat Pass Line and 2 additional vouchers good for any public panel discussion. Restrictions apply.


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Marco Scutaro is returning to the San Francisco Giants.
The team and the free-agent second baseman agreed late Tuesday on a three-year, $20 million contract, the Giants announced (via the San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman).
Scutaro, 37, was a key figure in the Giants' run to a World Series championship in 2012. He batted .362 in 243 at-bats after being acquired from the Colorado Rockies last July, then hit .500 in seven games to earn MVP honors in the National League Championship Series.
Scutaro turned in his MVP performance while playing with a hip injury he suffered in Game 2, courtesy of a controversial takeout slide at second base by the St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday.
Scutaro is the second regular in as many days to re-sign with the Giants. Center fielder Angel Pagan agreed to a four-year contract worth a reported $40 million on Monday.


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I am not sure what you mean by "floaty". It is much too soon for plaquenil to have affected your eyes (which may have something to do with your feelings of equilibrium). Retinal damage has been observed in some patients who had received long-term or high-dosage of plaquenil for discoid and systemic lupus erythematosus, or rheumatoid arthritis. You are doing neither! When prolonged therapy with any antimalarial compound is contemplated, initial (baseline) and periodic (every 3 months) ophthalmologic examinations (including visual acuity, expert slit lamp, funduscopic, and visual field tests) should be done. Some side effects can include: Corneal changes including edema and opacities. These are either symptomless or may cause disturbances such as halos, blurring of vision or photophobia. These symptoms are reversible once you stop taking plaquenil.
Skin rashes sometimes occur; pigmentary changes in skin and mucous membranes, bleaching of hair, and alopecia have also been reported. These usually resolve readily upon cessation of therapy. Isolated cases of exfoliative dermatitis have been reported.
Other adverse reactions include gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, diarrhea, anorexia, abdominal pain and, rarely, vomiting. These symptoms usually resolve immediately upon reducing the dose or upon stopping the treatment.
Less frequently, muscle weakness, vertigo, tinnitus, nerve deafness, headache, nervousness, and emotional lability have been reported with this class of drugs. Rarely, there have been reports of bone marrow depression, cardiomyopathy, neuromyopathy, psychosis and convulsions.
Isolated cases of abnormal liver function tests have been reported and two cases of fulminant hepatic failure have been published.
As far as feeling as if you are catching a cold, I'm not sure if that is related to the plaquenil or not, other than the possible nausea, vomiting etc. Perhaps someone else will have more information on that than I do :cry:
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Nangwa wrote:Namdrol wrote:Dechen wrote:What next?
Dzogchen Community.
I second this recommendation.
The Dzogchen Community offers something structured and international that is very comfortable, highly accessible, and full of extraordinary practice and study opportunities.
My experience with them has been really wonderful.
And even better, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu really is an awakened master.