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Hollywood's theatrical fortunes continue to decline, as the ever-reliable Brooks Barnes reports in The New York Times, but it seems they have a fix on how to move to the web, and make it pay.
As Barnes reports, "Movie attendance hit a 16-year low in 2011. Star wattage continues to dim. DVD sales keep plunging. Almost none of the films being honored at Sunday's Academy Awards have struck a mainstream nerve.
Yet Hollywood has a noticeable spring in its step. After all, it's not the music business.
Instead of Hollywood suffering its own Napster moment — the kind of digital death trap that decimated music labels first through the illegal downloading of files and then by a migration to legal downloads almost solely through iTunes — several deals announced this month have it feeling more in control.
While studios still consider piracy a huge problem and feel stymied by Silicon Valley (and Washington politics), they nevertheless control their content. And now the Web is coming to them.
Google is developing a home entertainment device and several media companies have announced plans for new online streaming services. Taken together, the moves mean no supplier will have a monopoly over the distribution of films and television on the Internet. With more buyers comes leverage, and higher prices for content
'The mood has shifted from,"Oh, my God, our business models are broken and we're going to be cannibalized" to something resembling euphoria,' said Peter Guber, a former chairman of Columbia Pictures who is now chief executive of the Mandalay Entertainment Group, which has interests in movies, TV and sports. 'Studios see a robust, accelerating online market.'"
It makes sense; with admissions at a 16 year low, the viewers have to be somewhere, and unlike the music business, it seems that Hollywood has figured this out in time for a variety of reasons.
Read the whole piece here; more evidence of the ever changing landscape of cinema.


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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (ALLOSCT) in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB) (RDEB)
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Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (AlloSCT) from family-related donors and unrelated cord blood (UCB) donors will be safe and well tolerated in selected patients with RDEB.
To determine the event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) following RIC consisting of busulfan/fludarabine/alemtuzumab (BFA) and AlloSCT in selected patients with RDEB.
|Epidermolysis Bullosa
|Drug: Reduced Intensity Transplant conditioning
|Early Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation (ALLOSCT) In Children With Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB)
- To determine the event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) following RIC consisting of busulfan/fludarabine/alemtuzumab (BFA) and AlloSCT in selected patients with RDEB. [ Time Frame: Day+30, Day+60, Day+100, 1year, 2 years ]
- Quantitate the percent of whole blood (CD45), T-cell (CD3), and NK cell (CD56) chimerism following RIC and AlloSCT in selected patients with RDEB [ Time Frame: Pre transplant, Day +60, Day +100, Day +180, Day +365, Day +730 ]
- Quantitate the percent of donor skin dermal chimerism following RIC and AlloSCT in selected patients with RDEB. [ Time Frame: Pre Transplant, Day +30, Day +60, Day +100, Day +180, Day +365, Day +730 ]
- Compare the gene and protein expression of COL7A1 in the skin pre and post AlloSCT [ Time Frame: Pre- Transplant, Day +30, Day +60, Day +100, Day +180, Day +365, Day +730 ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2014
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: group 1
Reduced Intensity
Drug: Reduced Intensity Transplant conditioning
Palifermin (Kepivance®) 60 mcg/kg/day for 6 days
Fludarabine 30 mg/m2 IV x 1 for 6 days
Busulfan 4 mg/kg/day IV divided BID for 4 days
Lorazepam 0.02-0.05 mg/kg for 5 days
Alemtuzumab 20 mg/m2 IV for 5 days
Tacrolimus 0.03mg/kg/24 hours as continuous infusion for 4 days
Other Name: RIC
Detailed Description:
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), is a diverse group of genodermatoses, which is considered a rare and orphan disease and affects approximately 1 in 20,000 people in the United States for a cumulative total of close to 20,000[1-4]. There are three major subtypes of inherited EB, including EB simplex (EBS), junctional EB (JEB), and dystrophic EB[1-4]. RDEB is among the most severe and represents approximately 10% of all forms of EB[1-4]. A rough estimate would then project that there are several thousand patients with RDEB in the U.S. at the current time. Up to 30 different clinical phenotypes and mutations in at least 10 structural genes in different sub-types of EB have been reported[4-8]. In addition to heritable subtypes of EB, there is an acquired autoimmune form in which the patients develop auto-antibodies directed against similar proteins of the inherited dystrophic forms of EB, including EB acquisita (EBA).
We have previously reported our experience with RIC with BFA [48] in pediatric AlloSCT recipients (mean age 9.5 yrs [1.4-21], 11/4 M/F, 10 non-malignant, 5 malignant disease, [6 sibling, 5 UCB, 5 matched unrelated donor]); median time to ANC ≥ 500/mm3 and platelet count ≥20K/mm3 was 22 and 30 days, respectively. Probability of day +180 and 365 donor chimerism was 90% (Figure 7), and OS was 95% (Figure 8). This conditioning regimen therefore results in a high degree of donor chimerism and survival with minimal regimen related mortality.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB)
- Diagnosis of RDEB using molecular diagnosis and sequencing of mutations
- Skin biopsy to determine status of type VII collagen by IF, EM and q-PCR
- Age ≤21 years
Patient must have adequate organ function as below:
Adequate renal function defined as:
- Serum creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x normal, or
- Creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR =40 ml/min/m2 or > 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or an equivalent GFR as determined by the institutional normal range
Adequate liver function defined as:
- SGOT (AST) or SGPT (ALT) < 5.0 x normal
Adequate cardiac function defined as:
- Shortening fraction of ≥28% by echocardiogram, or
- Ejection fraction of ≥48% by radionuclide angiogram or echocardiogram
Adequate pulmonary function defined as:
- Uncorrected DLCO≥35% by pulmonary function test
- For children who are uncooperative, no evidence of dyspnea at rest
Exclusion Criteria:
- Karnofsky/Lansky Performance Score <50%
- Pregnant or nursing
- Uncontrolled bacterial, viral or mold infection
- History or presence of skin squamous cell carcinoma
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00881556
|United States, Colorado
|The Children's Hospital
|Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
|United States, Illinois
|Children's Memorial Hospital
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60614
|United States, New York
|Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NYP
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|Principal Investigator:
|Angela Christiano, PhD
|Columbia University
|Responsible Party:
|Columbia University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00881556 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
CHNY-08-536 ( Other Identifier: CUMC )
|Study First Received:
|April 14, 2009
|Last Updated:
|February 14, 2012
Keywords provided by Columbia University:
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica
Skin Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Skin Diseases
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous
Collagen Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
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Sleepy Saturdaily
Me too. Up a little before 4:00. Did the dishes, cleaned the kitchen, had some peanut butter toast and now some coffee. I'll hit some nearby county roads and a high school campus for nine or ten. North Georgia.
Opus, funny you mention "awake early" Seems like it's all I can do on weekdays to drag my butt out of bed but on Sat & Sun, I'm usually up extra early. I guess I simply want to savor every hour of the weekend.
For today's run I'll do 4-5 repeats of a loop that includes a bridge up & over the interstate as well as a grassy 1 mile loop around a lake. It's about a 2 - 2.25 mile loop.
USRD for me today. I was informed by Mrs Illini yesterday that we needed to get up to Michigan to see the DGS. I'm not opposed to the idea, but my only option was running very early. I gave up running in the dark when I gave up working.
Good runs to all. I'll check back in tomorrow.
Good morning Masters! Funny, I got to bed too late! Friday: 6 miles 48:34 - 8:06 avg. pace - 4xtempo miles - 7:48 / 7:26 [continuous] / 8:13 / 7:57 + short hill sprints A.M. / XT [scooter] P.M. Late night which leads to a slow start the next day! Need to get my butt out there before it gets warm. See ya!
Morning all,
Sunny here today, woohoo!
I need to get out for a run this morning, probably 5 miles. Then a cookout at my Sis#2's to celebrate my niece's highschool graduation.
Just heard the coffee finish, back in a bit.
welcome screamin' Willie. At least when you get up at 4:00, you can get a lot done. I'd be taking a nap, though. I hope the 9-10 wen well.
Ray, I tend to sleep in on week-ends to catch-up, but it does feel sometimes like I am missing a good part of the day. enjoy your loop run.
sounds like a tough workout yesterday, MothAudio.
enjoy the run and graduation.
Hi Opus, did you go back to bed? That is early. Regarding the Hadd test, I like it since it is a very repeatable workout... It tests endurance some too, since by the time I get to the 165 HR section, I have already run 6 miles... plus it is a very nice controlled progression run. The only tricky part is hitting thr target HR's. I end up checking the watch a lot (3 to 4 times a lap), which is distracting. The HR is very sensitive to pace.
BosnPM, nice race on Thursday. I am assuming this was a 4 miler? If that is the case, anything under 7 min/mile in that heat is awesome. I do feel good about the consistency over time of the Hadd test. However, the stability makes me wonder about training methods, since the quality of my running has been variable, and yet the apparent fitness does not seem to vary.
For me, yesterday was another tough day at work, followed by a friend's 50 birthday party. This was a great party, with live music in somebody's barn, but it did mean that I did not get my run. This was an unplanned rest day, which is the worst. I will survive, though. Today DW and I are headed out to the White Mountains for a pretty strenuous hike.
NB4, it is time for you to rejoin us.
Hello Masters,
Posted late in yesterday's daily...Definitely good to be back home after a short journey to and from Bangladesh. Everything went well there and met some good and interesting people from both Bangladesh and Korea while there.
Got on over to Kolon Sports early this afternoon and got in probably my best run on my comeback trail (even though it was on the TM) as I knocked off 4.12 miles in 38:07 (9:15/mile) and then followed it up with an upper body super set weight workout of 40 minutes. Good workout and good end of my week where I got in all my runs and workouts even with the travel...very pleased.
Hello up above to; Opus77 (have a good day today and thanks for starting things off for us), Screamin' Willy (I think you accomplished more in your early morning than many people do in a day...have a good one), rgreen (looks like you have a very good and hard workout planned - good luck with it Ray!), illinidave (safe travel up to Michigan and the USRD will be fine I bet), MothAudio (good run on Friday for you and have a good run today), elizabethnyc (get some coffee in you and have a good time at your DSister's place celebrating your neice's graduation) - all Masters to follow, have a great day as well!
editto add a hello to Rcl2884 => wouldn't stress the unplanned rest day much as it sounds like it was a good party - have a good weekend and I'm kind of hoping the B's tie things up as I want a long and good series. If the first game is any indication, we may have it. Have a good day!
Back in from 12.8 miles on a beautiful morning. 8:41 avg pace. 60 degrees, though humidity was 88% it still felt cool compared to lately. Unusual to have temps that low this time of year. Since I was up so early I decided to go for my weekly longish run today instead of tomorrow. Glad I did!
RCL - Once I am awake, there is no going back to sleep. I woke up at 4 AM, but laid there for awhile while one of the dogs snuggled against me. Next best thing to DW! I measured my resting HR a few times too. Pretty steady at 51, which is lower than I thought. I always do it later in the morning and get mid to upper 50s. Normally I might sneak in a nap after a weekend LR, but not today with moving DD up to the city later on. Enjoy your hike.
Pudov - I like it! 4 miles and lower 9s! Keep up the good work. You'll be BQing before you know it!
Screaming Willie - welcome and hope the 9-10 went well.
Ray - my sleep patterns are cyclical. I hibernate in the winter until 6:30, unless I am working away from home, which means a 6 AM wakeup. In the summer I am almost always up by 5 or 5:30. I never set an alarm, I think my body just reacts to the light. Today I woke up at 4, but had a little help from DS coming in after a late night with his buddies. He will hear from me later! Hope the "hills" went well.
Illini - that's funny about running in the dark. Have a safe trip.
Moth - good morning. Nice pace on yesterday's 6.
Elizabeth - Have a good 5.
Shout outs to NB4, Falcon, mysol, George, DAW, Liney, Fittest, FiF, EIB, Wolf, jbyram, N8 and the rest of the crowd.
OK, off to the U-Haul place to pick up the truck. Then we load up and head to Raleigh. Lots of manual labor today! DD really won't move in completely until late next week, as utilities have to be switched over, etc.
Good morning Masters! Funny, I got to bed too late! Friday: 6 miles 48:34 - 8:06 avg. pace - 4xtempo miles - 7:48 / 7:26 [continuous] / 8:13 / 7:57 + short hill sprints A.M. / XT [scooter] P.M. Late night which leads to a slow start the next day! Need to get my butt out there before it gets warm. See ya!
12 miles 1:54:28 - 9:32 avg. pace - easy
Moth - good morning. Nice pace on yesterday's 6.
Thanks Opus [nice 12] & Pudov!
Hi gang,
6 miles this morning with the sun and rp. We decided to head out a bit later than usual on a saturday. Felt pretty good after a sleepless night. hip/itb stuff and it only bothers me when laying down.
Busy saturday which includes haircuts for me and the bear/dog and dgd's baptism tonight after Mass. Then out to dinner with all the dads, old and new.
Have a great day everyone!
illini: have fun, how long of a drive is it? I am fortunate that the one kid that lives nearby is the one with the precious dgd, only a 30 minute drive.
opus: looks like a busy morning for you with lots of xt. Have fun in Raleigh.
rcl: I'd say that party sounded like a good reason to miss a run. Your hiking sounds even better.
hi ray, liz, moth, pud, willy, mysol, lc, tc, nb4 and all masters coming up!
11.3 this morning, in three sections:
0.8 with Weston. We were the last ones out...DD and DW had already left the house by 6:15 for a walk/run. Poor Weston just about died of heartbreak when he saw them leaving.
6.6 trail miles with HATR in Mercer Park, standard route. 58*F and sunny. Got left behind on the way back, so I took the direct route home, and wound up beating everyone back to the parking lot. Trails were muddy but not full of water like last week.
After the group run I ran 4 additional miles out the blue trail and up the power lines onto the peninsula. Was sorry to see that someone had ravaged all the foliage along the side of the power line service road with a brush hog. Ruts were full of water, so I got my feet wet after all.
Welcome Willy!
Thanks for starting, Opus. Sounds like a thoroughly enjoyable LR. Take advantage of the "XT" moving stuff in and out of U-haul.
Enjoy your "hill" repeats Ray
Dave: I also laughed when I saw your "dark" comment
Moth: Nice 6, and a nicer 12.
Liz: mmm coffee enjoy you rrun, and the Party
RCL: enjoy the day off, nd enjoy the extra energy you'll have for th ehike.
Greg: Good looking comeback.. Keep it up, but be carefull
Liney: Nice 6 this morning. I had to read that several times before I stopped seeing "Dog's baptism"..lol
Hi again everyone. Great turnout today and lots of action out there.
I had a good run, covering 10 miles, looping 4 lakes, 4 quarter mile hills, and some xc involved. Avg pace was 9:44, AHR 132. I'm good with it for a summer run.
I told Sugar that my March marathon would probably be my last, as I have for the last 4 of them. But ..... I'm pondering a late 2013 or early 2014 trip through the 26.2. I've never marathoned in GA. Any of you doing one in GA between maybe Nov '13 - Feb '14? It would give me 12 or 13 states I think. I only need 10 to join those 50 staters clubs.
I get off of work in 45 mins 6 with my daughter when I get home.
Good morning Masters! Funny, I got to bed too late! Friday: 6 miles 48:34 - 8:06 avg. pace - 4xtempo miles - 7:48 / 7:26 [continuous] / 8:13 / 7:57 + short hill sprints A.M. / XT [scooter] P.M. Late night which leads to a slow start the next day! Need to get my butt out there before it gets warm. See ya!
12 miles 1:54:28 - 9:32 avg. pace - easy A.M. /
8 miles 1:18:38 - 9:49 avg. pace - recovery P.M.
SRD today! Feeling like I was pushing a wheelbarrow last 2 days so I think I needed a day off.
LR tomorrow, have a good night!
Hi all. Late post for me. Ran 4 recovery (9:3x) this morning, then went to have breakfast with my dad and back to work on the shed. Hopefully something longer in the AM. Great night all.


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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A 52-year-old Jesup man pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in relation to his production of numerous images of child pornography, and one count of distribution of child pornography.
Evidence presented at the guilty plea hearing showed that on numerous occasions in 2010 and 2011, Stephen Keating sexually molested three children to create pictures and videos of that conduct. Keating then distributed a number of the images, which were discovered in September during the arrest of a sex offender in Denmark.
The charges against Keating arose from an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from INTERPOL, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations in Savannah, CBP Air and Marine Operations in Jacksonville, Fla., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Liberty County Sheriff's Office.
"No child should be subjected to sexual abuse, and certainly no child should have to live with the knowledge that the abuse was captured on film for redistribution to other like-minded predators," U.S. Attorney Edward Tarver said. "This defendant exploited the most vulnerable members of our society, our children. Swift, aggressive prosecution of child predators is the highest priority for the Department of Justice and this United States Attorney's Office."
Each count of sexual exploitation of a minor to which Keating pleaded guilty carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Keating also faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for distribution of child pornography.
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Bake. Sizzle. Broil.
Southern Californians were cooked by triple digit temperatures that roasted the region Monday, the first day of October.
While residents in other states were gearing up for harvest festivals, locals here hid under shady trees, flocked to the mountains and beaches, or else skipped lunch breaks and stayed at their cubicles, in air conditioned buildings.
"It's toasty and sticky," agreed Bill Patzert, a climatologist for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada Flintridge, where the temperature reached 106 degrees.
"September and October are heat wave months, but this is a little beyond the normal," he added.
The unusual heat comes from a high pressure system and compressed air.
"We're being squashed by a big high pressure system in the northeast, almost on top of us," he said.
But despite the misery, only scattered records were broken on Monday and none were in the San Fernando Valley or downtown Los Angeles, said Scott Sukup, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, based in Oxnard.
Woodland Hills reached 107 on Monday, while Burbank hit 105. Lancaster broke a record by reaching 99 degrees, one degree hotter than a record set in 1980.
Today's temperatures will be 5 degrees cooler everywhere, Sukup said.
Temperatures in downtown Los Angeles, most parts of the San Fernando Valley, and San Bernardino will reach the high 90s today, while the San Gabriel Valley, including Pasadena, will continue to see triple digit temperatures today before cooling off into into the low 90s the rest of the week.
Long Beach and coastal areas will see temperatures reach the low 80s on Wednesday and the high 70s for the rest of the week.
Still, the National Weather service issued a red flag warning that extends through today, which means gusty winds, hot temperatures and low humidity all signal fire danger.
"The most critical fire weather conditions are expected across the mountains of the Los Angeles and Ventura counties and Santa Clarita Valley," according to the National Weather Service. Today, winds gusting 25 miles per hour across the Santa Monica Mountains will create critical fire weather conditions in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, fire crews were ready to respond if they were needed, said Cal Fire spokesman Bill Peters.
"One of the important things is that we need the public to be part of is our fire prevention team," Peters said. "It's so hot and things are so dry that we really have to be careful because just about anything can spark a vegetation fire at this point."
With low humidity, even a cigarette butt or power tools in dry grass can start a fire, Peters said.
"Eleven years ago in Yucaipa we had a fire start that way," he said. "They were using a gas-driven chain saw and it was a hot dry day and they set it down and the grass ignited from the hot fumes. It can happen and it has happened, so we need to be doubly aware of where we're at when we're doing things."
Los Angeles police and fire officials also reminded residents not to leave children or pets in locked cars.
A woman was arrested Monday when she left her 1-year-old daughter inside her parked car, while she went grocery shopping in a Ralphs in North Hollywood, police said. The temperature was more than 100 degrees outside.
The woman left the air conditioning running but it was not cooling the inside of the car, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The girl was taken to the hospital in good condition.
The incident should also serve as a reminder to check on neighbors, Humphrey added.
"Those who are shut-ins, or who may have disabilities, or do not have any support in the home ... we're asking people to check on their neighbors, even the curmudgeonly neighbors, who may be at risk," Humphrey said.
At Los Angeles schools, maintenance crews were bombarded with calls for air conditioning service. By the end of the school days, technicians had responded to calls for air-conditioning service at 65 San Fernando Valley campuses, about 20 percent more than usual, Los Angeles Unified School District Deputy Maintenance Director Robert Laughton said.
In the San Fernando Valley, dog parks, recreational areas and all things outdoors seemed almost desolate around noon.
At the Sepulveda Garden Center in Encino, a city-run community garden of 800 plots, only Victor Demerdjian was out among the vines of zucchini, eggplants, sweet peas, and red, orange and green peppers.
"This weather is good for the plants, but only if you keep watering," Demerdjian, 78, said as he took a break by standing in the shade of a pine tree.
"We need this weather, but only for a couple days, because it's too hot," he said.
Around the region, people found other ways to keep their cool.
Dan McKernan, spokesman for the Big Bear Lake Resort Association, said the mountains were at least 30 degrees cooler than the flatlands.
"If you want to escape the heat - Big Bear Lake is the spot to go," McKernan said.
He said the area saw a spike in visitors over the weekend, which is a good for local businesses.
Things also were a lot cooler along the coast Monday.
At Zuma Beach in Malibu, the water reached a high of 65 degrees, said Los Angeles County Lifeguard Capt. Merrill Riley.
"There are a lot of folks today," he said. "It's a good place to be to get some relief from the weather."
A brisk breeze tempered the warm day at the Redondo Beach pier, where locals enjoyed a break from the recent spate of hot post-summer days.
"A week ago it was like, `Oh my God, we need to put air conditioning in here,"' said Lina Monreal, owner of the Tradewinds gift shop. "In the summer, you need to use a heater sometimes. And we've never carried so many tank tops. We keep ordering more and more."
The temperature at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday afternoon reached 80 degrees, according to National Weather Service spokesman David Sweet.
"You guys have got it made compared to some folks," Sweet said. "It's a lot better than Saugus - it's 109 degrees up there."
The coastal area will cool down further by Wednesday, when temperatures will reach only the high-70s, Sweet said.
Anne Smythe, who was visiting the South Bay from Canada, said Monday's heat was almost too much for her.
"My shirt's stuck to me," Smythe said, while purchasing gifts at a pier store. "I'm dying."
In Redondo Beach, Chelsea Williams enjoyed the breeze and warm afternoon while she rented out paddle boats at Looking Glass tours.
"This is nicer than when it was in the 90s two weeks ago - one guy passed out running," said Williams. "It's usually pretty slow during the week, but today there's a lot of people paddling because of the heat."
Co-workers J.T. Bharath and Randell Bell enjoyed a fish lunch on the pier Monday. The two were visiting from New Zealand, where winter just ended.
"This is great for us," Bharath said. "But you couldn't play a round of golf, could you? It's too hot."
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Were very excited to add Nick to the staff, said Drew. I think he brings a wealth of knowledge to the position, and given his past experiences, hell be really vital to the development of our young guards, particularly Jeff Teague and Jordan Crawford. With the staff we currently have on board, I believe Nick will do a tremendous job for us moving forward.
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[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Whisper" Episode 7
Dong-joon's newfound confidence and rediscovered sense of justice make him determined to take down Jeong-il and set things right for Yeong-joo and her family. The several antagonists of "Whisper" are starting to feel the pressure of their power games and cracks have begun to form in their mighty facade. Everyone has reasons to fight which are important to them and this means that backing down indefinitely is not something they are willing to do.
I am not sure when Dong-joon (Lee Sang-yoon) went from backstabbing villain to a fighter for justice and moral standards, but this is a thing that is happening right now and so our lead is busier than usual. At the same time, Dong-joon is being way too cocky with even his own allies, willing and blackmailed, which is already starting to backfire. This does create tension, however, so it is a welcome flaw of his approach to things.


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A 911 dispatcher is under fire after she told a sobbing rape victim to 'quit crying' during an emergency call.
The 20-year-old woman called 911 around 4 a.m. and said that she was staying with a friend at a house just off the Ohio State University campus. According to WSYX, the victim said she was woken up by a stranger holding a gun to her head and forcing her to perform sex acts on him.
The crying woman told the dispatcher the man broke into the house full of sorority girls and left after assaulting her and stealing items from the home. But she said she didn't know her friend's address, and asked if the dispatcher could locate where her phone was.
"No. We can't. That's why I need to know where you are," the dispatcher could be heard saying on the call.
The woman then provided a description of the attacker, to which the dispatcher responded, "Ma'am, you're going to have to quit crying so I can get the information from you."
Later, the dispatcher said, "They're not going to be able to find him with the information you've given."
Upset, the woman replied, "Don't you understand how horrified I am? ... I don't know what you deal with every day, but the kind of sympathy you have is zero."
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John Lewis marketing director Craig Inglis told Marketing earlier this year that 'entering into social media never replaced having a big idea [and] the heart of our success is having big ideas that can bring the proposition to life'.
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LONG BEACH - It took a while for Long Beach Poly High to shake what may have been a week-long hangover after winning the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division title last week.
But after falling behind Clovis North by a touchdown early, it was all Jackrabbits in a Division I state regional football game Friday at Veterans Stadium, where they scored 28 consecutive points to come away with a 28-7 victory over the Broncos before about 6,000.
The game was tied 7-7 at halftime.
Poly (12-3) will now play Granite Bay (12-3) next Friday night at 8 for the state title at Home Depot Center. Clovis North, winner of the Central Section Division I title, finished 12-2.
Poly did much of its damage on clutch fourth-down plays. On fourth-and-9, Eban Jackson II (4 of 8, 64 yards) threw a touchdown pass to John "JuJu" Smith to tie it at 7-7 early in the second quarter. Jackson had come on to spell Tai Tiedemann (5 of 14, 57 yards), who had been unable to move the Jackrabbits.
Then on fourth-and-14 with 8:23 left to play in the third quarter, Tiedemann was back in and he hit Brock Meckelborg on a 25-yard touchdown connection for a 14-7 lead.
The Jackrabbits, who rushed for only 38 yards in the first half, then went a long way when they embarked on a 16-play, 90-yard drive that featured 13 runs out of the Wildcat formation. It finished with a 2-yard touchdown run by Gerard Wicks (15 carries, 112 yards) and a 21-7 lead. During the drive, Tiedemann hit Smith for a 7-yard gain on fourth-and-5.
Poly finished with 216 rushing yards.
"In the first half, with our game plan, we wanted to throw a lot," said Manusamoa Lu'uga, who finished with 91 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. "We saw that the DBs and everybody were playing off, so we looked at it as an opportunity to throw. The only thing that killed us was our execution.
"Going into the locker room (at halftime), we needed to run the ball. That's what coach (Raul) Lara said. Me and Wicks had to do it."
Then the defense, which once again played stellar ball, stepped up on Clovis North's next possession. Broncos quarterback Christian Rossi had taken his team from his 40-yard line to the Poly 29. On second-and-1, Rossi threw a pass that was intercepted by Jordan Davidson with 8:52 left in the game.
"Our defense saved us in the first half," Lara said. "If it wasn't for our defense stopping them, we're probably losing 21-7 at halftime. ... Our defense has been playing big, as always."
Rossi (14 of 24, 167 yards) left the game on his team's next possession after sustaining what appeared to be an injury to his right knee.
Lu'uga completed the scoring with 2-yard touchdown run with 1:17 to play.
Clovis North appeared as if it was going to get on the board at the 7:50 mark of the first quarter, but Kyle Stevens missed wide left on a 23-yard field-goal attempt.
But after holding Poly without a first down for the second consecutive series, the Broncos took the ball at the Jackrabbits' 41-yard line after a short punt. Rossi quickly led his team downfield.
On first down, he connected with Marcus Rose on a 37-yard pass completion for a first-and-goal at the 4. Bolu Olorunfunmi ran it in on the next play for a 7-0 Broncos lead with 5:49 to play in the first.
Poly again went three-and-
out and after just a 30-yard punt by Fernando Martinez, Rossi again began to move his team after starting at the Broncos' 48.
But on third-and-12 at the Poly 13, Rossi was sacked for a 6-yard loss. On came Stevens, who this time missed wide left from 36 yards after his holder had to field a high snap.
At that point, the Jackrabbits were fortunate to be down by just seven.
Jackson came on to replace Tiedemann at quarterback, and he came on to lead Poly on a 13-play, 80-yard drive that culminated with the 9-yard touchdown pass from Jackson to Smith at 9:28 of the second quarter. Jackson lofted a sweet pass into the end zone, Smith out-leaping a couple of defenders to make the grab.
Later in the quarter, Matthew Mitai - normally a defensive back - was brought in to attempt a 41-yard field goal for Poly. He missed badly.
Clovis North did not get a first down on its next possession and punted the ball away. Smith muffed the punt and Tymon Locklin recovered for the Broncos at the Jackrabbits' 32-yard line.
That take-away did not bear fruit for the Broncos, however. This time, Stevens had a 27-yard field-goal attempt blocked by Smith with 2:12 to play in the half.
Rossi was sacked three times in the half, but he still managed to complete eight of 12 passes for 111 yards.
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Marina Del Rey, California – November 8, 2012 - Gravity Interactive, a publisher of exciting massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), today has emerged to Ragnarok Online, talk the spotlight for latest class reveal on Classic Server. These extended class characters bring unique mechanics the world of Rune Midgard with unique class roles, weapons and skills. Now players can play with their latest classes by visiting http://www.playragnarok.com/news/updatedetail.aspx?id=215&p=1
To become one of these classes, players must be a novice with job level 10 and complete one of the job change quests. Until the release of Transcendent class characters, these expanded class characters are limited to job level 50. Take a look following details:
Gunslinger: Armed and Dangerous
A versatile ranged class, this gun-toting class can equip and build skills depending on how you want to play. Find out more here: Gunslinger Guide
Ninja: Silent But Deadly
Able to attack by melee or with ranged or even magic attacks this class can use it's unpredictability to its advantage to confuse and destroy their enemies.
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Novices that attain Job level 10 can job change to Tae kwon Boys and Girls. This is a fun and fast class to play, designed to get up close and personal with your enemy. Sweep the leg and bow to your sensei!
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To become a Soul Linker, players must be a Tae Kwon Kid at job level 40 or above. This class is the second job level for Tae Kwon kid characters at job level 40 and above, and has skills to greatly enhance the combat efficiency of other classes.
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Ragnarok Online is a fast-paced, 3 rd person fantasy MMORPG, where friends can make parties, groups can make guilds, and the powerful can battle for top spots in weekly Guild vs. Guild battle to gain supremely powerful items of the Gods.
Combine hundreds of options to optimize your equipment and appearance, along with fully customizable stats and skills to make your adventurer truly unique! With dozens of classes, you can find the one that fits your play style, band together in parties to fight powerful MVP bosses for unique gear or hunt monsters for cards to get unique and customizable effects for your equipment.
Sell these newly acquired items or player-created ones, including potions and weapons, to your fellow adventurers in a fully player-driven economy. Take pets out for a walk through the hundreds of areas from lush forests to creepy ruins or even through the bottom of the ocean! Quest to hunt the deadliest of creatures, to learn about the lore and history of Midgard, or find a way to journey to new locations that become available with Ragnarok's regular update schedule.
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Headquartered in Marina Del Rey (California, U.S.A.), Gravity Interactive, Inc. was established in March 2003 and is the U.S. subsidiary of Gravity Co. Ltd. (South Korea, Nasdaq GM: GRVY). Gravity Interactive, Inc. is a world-renowned leader in online game publishing and operates Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) for the North American casual and hardcore gaming markets. The company's flagship title, Ragnarok Online, has over three (3) million North American subscribers (about 50 million subscribers worldwide) and has been joined by other titles Dragon Saga, Requiem: Memento Mori, and ROSE Online. More information can be found at www.warpportal.com
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Tara, Crutchfield copywriter, had a chance to take the Sony KDL-46HX750 TV home to try it out. After experiencing its LED backlighting and Motionflow™ XR 480 blur reduction, Tara has decided she's going to have to get a new Sony TV.
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Sony HX750 series TVs
Tara: This is Sony's HX750 series TV and this is actually the 46" version. I got the chance to take this home over a long weekend and try it out, which I was pretty excited about because I have a Sony LED LCD TV that's a year and a half, two years old now, so I really wanted to see what improvements they have made.
This TV is 3D-ready, so if you add a couple pairs of Sony 3D glasses you're ready to go. It also has built in Wi-Fi® so you can really easily connect to the internet and you can access Netflix®, Hulu Plus, Pandora®, even Sony's own entertainment network.
So when I got the HX750 home, I hooked it up to my Apple TV and to my Blu-ray player, and the first thing I noticed was that the picture quality is just incredible. I popped in a Blu-ray disc and was watching one of the more recent Harry Potter movies. The opening scene is an aerial shot that swoops down to street level and you're quickly moving through the streets of London. And everything, even though we were moving really fast, was crystal clear-the shadows, people, vehicles, even the buildings that you were swooping past. And that's because this set has Sony's Motionflow 480 in it. And that combines a 240Hz refresh rate with a high speed blinking backlight for just really smooth motion and really crisp detail as you're moving fast. This set also has Sony's Dynamic Edge LED backlighting. And that means that different segments of the LED backlight can brighten or get dimmer independently of each other so that really gives you darker black levels and when I was watching my movie that meant that I was seeing more detail in the shadows and even more texture in people's clothing. So if someone had a leather jacket on, I could see the ripples in the black leather. If someone had an embroidered jacket I could see the embroidery even though it was very fine on a black jacket. And that's really impressive.
So I was really, really, impressed with the video quality and the colors, too. Golds, reds, pinks everything came through realistically and looked rich. Even skin tones with people who were quite pale I could see that, and if people were blushing I saw that too really added to the experience of watching a movie.
So I very clearly enjoyed trying out the HX750, and in fact now I'm looking at getting a new TV when I compared this to my old TV. I saw a lot of details and just color depth that I didn't see in my old set.
If you have any questions about Sony TVs or any other TVs just give us a call.


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The Peterson Farm Brothers shot to fame last year with their farmer-inspired parodies, "I'm Farming and I Grow it" and "Farmer Style." Now, with the second installment of their "Life of a Farmer" series, the brothers are showing fans that farmers work hard to feed the country and world.
As the Kansas-based farming family shows, farmers don't get a snow day. After a mostly dry start to 2013, February in particular has proved to be very snowy for the region.
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There's an unofficial but infamous season this time of year in New England (my native homeland, for those of you who don't know). In the weeks roughly between Mother's Day and Father's Day is a period the locals call black fly season. For those of you unfamiliar with these creatures, there's no overdramatizing their menace. They're deceptively minuscule but ubiquitous, and their bites can mutilate. I remember a couple from the Midwest moved to our neighborhood just before the school year. Come spring, they'd heard the many jokes and well-intentioned warnings but scoffed when they first saw the flies themselves. "Those gnats?" they asked incredulously. About a week or so later they were both covered in welts after spending the weekend doing yard work with no protection. The woman's hairline was chewed to oblivion. (These things tended to get around the neighborhood.) I still think of black fly season after all these years especially when I get questions from readers about bug season in their parts of the country. Increasingly, folks ask about a Primal alternative to chemical bug repellent.
The principle behind bug repellents, of course, is to repel. Whether chemically or naturally-derived, a repellent's job is to make you as unappealing to bugs as possible. And, yes, some people are more enticing. Mosquitos, for example [1], target their blood donors (actually it's the blood proteins they're after) by their smell in addition to lactic acid (mmm…human sweat) and carbon dioxide output. The respiration part explains why the little ones (and pregnant women) tend to get eaten alive out there while others in your party escape with nary a bite. Using genetically modified insects, researchers have also found that taste plays a part as well [2] as smell for mosquitos.
The two most popular conventional repellents are DEET and picaridin (a.k.a. Bayrepel). The vast majority of what you buy in the store today use these as active ingredients. DEET, the most common repellent in the U.S. has been used since the late 1950s. Picaridin is far newer on the block, introduced in Europe in 1998 and in the U.S. in 2005.
In the U.S., DEET remains the repellent of choice, but there's plenty of reason to choose otherwise. Transdermal absorption of DEET in studies has ranged from 5-17% in humans [3], and absorption continues as long as the product remains on the skin. DEET has been linked to some fatalities in children who received multiple and extensive applications. It has also been identified as a neurotoxin [4], in that it inhibits the activity of cholinesterase, an enzyme of the central nervous system in both insects and mammals. A Duke University pharmacologist found evidence in rat studies [5] that DEET exposure resulted in "diffuse brain cell death" in regions governing "muscle movement, learning, memory and concentration," poorer performance in physical and cognitive tasks, and "behavioral changes" when used long-term.
Although governmental and medical organizations like the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics offer no conditions in their recommendation of DEET, I'd say the risks are enough to give this Primal mind pause.
Obviously, the more often and higher concentrations you use, the higher the risk. I'd suggest reserving DEET products for limited occasions if alternatives don't work for you in a given situation. Also, more vulnerable members of the population like children, pregnant women, and those with autoimmune/neurological disorders should avoid using DEET. On a side note, some mosquitos are developing a resistance to DEET [6], including those associated with yellow fever.
There's also a repellent called permethrin, which is approved for use on clothes only. Permethrin actually kills as well as repels mosquitos and ticks, which means it's clearly nothing to fool around with. Be advised that even after your wash your clothes, the insecticide remains. For the average person, there's probably little if any need for the risk inherent with this strong a product.
Less is known about Picaridin. So far, studies demonstrate low toxicity (PDF [7]), and it appears to be the safest choice among conventional repellents. Check out the fact sheets, but little is published (in this country anyway) regarding ongoing study and safety reports.
According to clinical research, your best bet for minimizing bug bites with naturally derived repellents are those with active ingredients taken from essential oils [8]. Oil of lemon eucalyptus appears to be the most effective, but this can be irritating to the skin of young children, particularly in higher concentrations. In a USDA study (PDF [9]) comparing natural repellents against DEET products, a commercial repellent containing oil of lemon eucalyptus (Repel) was more effective than the low concentration DEET product marketed for children. Geraniol, a compound found in geranium plants, also looks promising as does peppermint oil. Geranium and peppermint oils at 100% concentration offer full protection, but the effect remains for a relatively short amount of time (2 hours and 45 minutes, respectively).
In terms of area as opposed to skin repellency, research has demonstrated [10] that candles containing geraniol offered 81.5% protection within a meter's distance in an outdoor environment, considerably more than the 35.4% protection offered by traditional citronella candles.
Other studies suggests the American beautyberry plant as another promising option for repelling both mosquito and blacklegged ticks (primary carriers of bacteria responsible for Lyme disease). The plant has been used as a folk remedy [11] for decades. Pine oil apparently contains a compound called isolongifolenone that was more effective than DEET [12] at repelling both mosquitos and two kinds of ticks. The compound has been patented for commercial production.
Some research suggests that natural repellent compounds may work more effectively in conjunction with one another. Formulations that contain multiple natural compounds or contain vanillin, which appears to offer a potentiating impact on other repellents, might be the most potent option [13]. (On a side note, I should mention that Skin So Soft didn't register as effective in any clinical study. Sorry to disappoint any Avon fans out there.)
The more concentrated the dilution, the longer it will last but the higher the potential for skin irritation. Keep in mind that herbal products need to be applied more often than conventional repellents, particularly the higher concentration products like Deep Woods Off, etc. If you're going to be out for more than a couple of hours or if you'll headed to a heavily wooded area, I'd suggest bringing extra applications with you.
Besides essential oils, there are the common sense measures. Clothing – especially densely woven fabrics – offer ample protection. (Hunters know what I mean here. Some of the best outdoor clothing for this purpose is designed for hunters.) Long sleeves and pants, scarves/bandanas, high collared shirts, and socks go a long way. Remember hats being required at summer camp? For me, it's the hairline and the ankles that get it, and those are the area I either cover or apply oils to. As for the yard, consider candles containing geraniol for repellency.
Finally, there's the question of diet and natural appeal/repellent. Does a particular diet makes you more or less sweet-smelling to a bug? Some people believe changing their diet makes a difference. With the knowledge that lactic acid attracts mosquitos, many fermented foods (as healthy as they are) would seem probable culprits. (Personally, I'd stick with the fermentation [14] and just take more Primal minded precautions.)
I believe the diet and attraction connection likely has merit, but I haven't seen conclusive evidence for it yet. I'm all ears for anyone who's found studies on this one or who's experienced personal success with it. More than anything, showering before that backyard BBQ might be your best bet by minimizing sweat on your skin. Just skip the cologne.
With that, I'll turn it over to you, MDA readers. What have you tried and found to be effective? Do you make your own or rely on a particular brand?
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Tapentadol has a high risk for abuse and severe, possibly fatal, breathing problems. The risk for harm is higher when you start this medication and after a dose increase, or if you take the wrong dose/strength. Taking this medication with alcohol or other drugs that can cause drowsiness or breathing problems may cause very serious side effects, including death. Be sure you know how to take tapentadol and what other drugs you should avoid taking with it. See also Drug Interactions section. To lower your risk, your doctor should have you take the smallest dose of tapentadol that works, and take it for the shortest possible time. Get medical help right away if any of these very serious side effects occur: slow/shallow breathing, unusual lightheadedness, severe drowsiness/dizziness, difficulty waking up.
Keep this medicine in a safe place to prevent theft, misuse, or abuse. If someone accidentally swallows this drug, get medical help right away.Who should not take Tapentadol Tablet?
Tapentadol is used to help relieve moderate to severe short-term pain (such as pain from an injury or after surgery). It belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid (narcotic) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain.
Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor. You may take this drug with or without food. If you have nausea, it may help to take this drug with food. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about other ways to decrease nausea (such as lying down for 1 to 2 hours with as little head movement as possible).
The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. Do not increase your dose or use this drug more often or for longer than prescribed. Properly stop the medication when so directed.
Pain medications work best if they are used as the first signs of pain occur. If you wait until the pain has worsened, the medication may not work as well.
This medication may cause withdrawal reactions, especially if it has been used regularly for a long time or in high doses. In such cases, withdrawal symptoms (such as anxiety, sweating, trouble sleeping, shaking, diarrhea, hallucinations) may occur if you suddenly stop using this medication. To prevent withdrawal reactions, your doctor may reduce your dose gradually. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more details, and report any withdrawal reactions right away.
When this medication is used for a long time, it may not work as well. Talk with your doctor if this medication stops working well.
Along with its benefits, this medication may rarely cause abnormal drug-seeking behavior (addiction). This risk may be increased if you have abused alcohol or drugs in the past. Take this medication exactly as prescribed to lessen the risk of addiction.
Tell your doctor if your pain persists or worsens.
See also Warning section.
Nausea, vomiting, constipation, dizziness, or drowsiness may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
To prevent constipation, eat a diet adequate in fiber, drink plenty of water, and exercise. Consult your pharmacist for help in selecting a laxative (such as a stimulant type with stool softener).
To reduce the risk of dizziness and lightheadedness, get up slowly when rising from a sitting or lying position.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: confusion, stomach/abdominal pain, difficulty urinating, signs of your adrenal glands not working well (such as loss of appetite, unusual tiredness, weight loss).
Get medical help right away if you have any serious side effects, including: slow/shallow breathing, fainting, seizures, severe drowsiness/difficulty waking up.
This medication may increase serotonin and rarely cause a very serious condition called serotonin syndrome/toxicity. The risk increases if you are also taking other drugs that increase serotonin, so tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take (see Drug Interactions section). Get medical help right away if you develop some of the following symptoms: fast heartbeat, hallucinations, loss of coordination, severe dizziness, severe nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, twitching muscles, unexplained fever, unusual agitation/restlessness.
A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, get medical help right away if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
This is not a complete list of possible side effects. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
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Before taking tapentadol, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: brain disorders (such as seizures, head injury, tumor), breathing problems (such as asthma, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD), gallbladder disease, kidney disease, liver disease, mental/mood disorders (such as confusion, depression, thoughts of suicide), personal or family history of regular use/abuse of drugs/alcohol, stomach/intestinal problems (such as blockage, constipation, diarrhea due to infection, paralytic ileus), disease of the pancreas (pancreatitis), difficulty urinating (such as due to enlarged prostate).
This drug may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely. Avoid alcoholic beverages.
Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially slow/shallow breathing, confusion, constipation, dizziness, and drowsiness.
Before using this medication, women of childbearing age should talk with their doctor(s) about the risks and benefits. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant. During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. It may slightly increase the risk of birth defects if used during the first two months of pregnancy. Also, using it for a long time or in high doses near the expected delivery date may harm the unborn baby. To lessen the risk, take the smallest effective dose for the shortest possible time. Tell the doctor right away if you notice any symptoms in your newborn baby such as slow/shallow breathing, irritability, abnormal/persistent crying, vomiting, or diarrhea.
It is unknown if this medication passes into breast milk. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
See also Warning section.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: certain pain medications (mixed opioid agonist-antagonists such as pentazocine, nalbuphine, butorphanol), opioid antagonists (such as naltrexone).
Taking MAO inhibitors with this medication may cause a serious (possibly fatal) drug interaction. Avoid taking MAO inhibitors (isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine) during treatment with this medication. Most MAO inhibitors should also not be taken for two weeks before treatment with this medication. Ask your doctor when to start or stop taking this medication.
The risk of serotonin syndrome/toxicity increases if you are also taking other drugs that increase serotonin. Examples include street drugs such as MDMA/"ecstasy," St. John's wort, certain antidepressants (including SSRIs such as fluoxetine/paroxetine, SNRIs such as duloxetine/venlafaxine), among others. The risk of serotonin syndrome/toxicity may be more likely when you start or increase the dose of these drugs.
The risk of serious side effects (such as slow/shallow breathing, severe drowsiness/dizziness) may be increased if this medication is taken with other products that may also cause drowsiness or breathing problems. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other products such as other opioid pain or cough relievers (such as codeine, hydrocodone), alcohol, drugs for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, lorazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants (such as carisoprodol, cyclobenzaprine), or antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine).
Check the labels on all your medicines (such as allergy or cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.
This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (amylase/lipase levels), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.
If someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing, call 911. Otherwise, call a poison control center right away. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center. Symptoms of overdose may include: slow/shallow breathing, slow heartbeat, seizures, coma.
Do not share this medication with others. It is against the law.
This medication has been prescribed for your current condition only. Do not use it later for another condition unless your doctor directs you to do so. A different medication may be necessary in that case.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip themissed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour them into a drain unless instructed to do so. Properly discard this product when it is expired or no longer needed. Consult your pharmacist or local waste disposal company.Information last revised September 2016. Copyright(c) 2016 First Databank, Inc.
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'Clarke MacArthur and Daniel Paille tallied a goal apiece for Buffalo, which is now winless in eight straight games (0-4-4). Thibault made 23 saves in the loss. During the losing stretch, Buffalo has dropped three games to Ottawa — two in regulation and this shootout defeat — and has scored just 13 goals in the span.'
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Quite a few plays after the bell are going to catch traders' attention. I am more focused on the charts and short-interest names, but, unfortunately, due to a crimp in time, I'm only taking positions in OpenTable (OPEN) and Riverbed Tech (RVBD). While I'm interested in LinkedIn (LNKD) and Coinstar (CSTR), I'll only be an observer.OpenTable (OPEN) Source: StockCharts.com View Chart » View in New Window »
For OPEN, I am simply following the very bearish nature of the chart and looking for downside; however, given the move lower in the last few days, I believe it could be limited to the $46-$48 area. Therefore, I am buying 1x March $50 put, 1x February $50 put, shorting 3x February $47.5 puts and going long 1x February $45 put for $2.25. A huge blowout to the downside really won't bring too much profit for me; then again, if OPEN is flat or even slightly higher, this one will hold some of its value. I am going for a lottery ticket here....265 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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nationally one in four schools and colleges fails to ensure students score the A-Level grades often required by top universities, new league tables suggest.
And tens of thousands of youngsters are still attending under-performing schools that are failing to meet tough targets on the numbers of pupils gaining decent GCSEs.
In total, 195 schools in England, collectively teaching around 167,000 children, are falling below the Government's new floor target for secondaries, the figures show.
This means that less than 40 per cent of their pupils are gaining at least five GCSEs at grade C or higher, including English and maths, and students are not making good enough progress in these two core subjects.
The new tables are based on data provided by the Department for Education and show how every school and college in England performed at GCSE and A-Level in 2012.
For the first time, the Government has published figures on the numbers of pupils at each school or college that are scoring at least two A grades and a B at A-Level in "facilitating" subjects, including English Literature, maths, physics, biology, chemistry, geography, history and languages.
These are subjects either preferred or required by Russell Group universities, which are considered among the top institutions in the UK, including Oxford University.
An initial analysis of the latest statistics suggests that at around 600 schools and colleges out of more than 2,000, no A-Level student scored AAB in facilitating subjects.


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#1 Sushi, especially Spicy Tuna Roll and Don Juan Roll at Tsunami Sushi in Salt Lake.
#2 Anything with Feta cheese, but especially Greek Salad like this one I made earlier this year.
#3 Pasta, which is going to be Dreamfield's Low Carb Pasta, now that I am committed to eating the lower carb way. (It tastes just like regular pasta if you have not tried it.)
#4 Thai Food. This is Chicken with Basil from Thai Siam Restaurant in Salt Lake. It's spicy with chiles and Thai basil and tastes fantastic.
#5 Chicken in any recipe. This is Chicken Ala Emilia from Biaggi's Restaurant in Salt Lake. This was my very first time taking a photo in a restaurant!
#6 Tomatoes in any form, but especially summer tomatoes from my garden.
#7 Anything at all that contains cilantro, my absolute favorite herb.
8. Shrimp in any form, but especially grilled shrimp.
#9 Eggs cooked any way, but especially omelets like this one with bacon, Feta Cheese and Cheddar Cheese.
#10 Lettuce, but especially baby arugula, dressed with good olive oil, a touch of lemon juice and a tinier touch of red wine vinegar.
1. Eggy from Greedy Goose.
2. The Culinary Bookworm from Weekly Dish.
3. Mae from Rice and Noodles
4. Michael from Haverchuk
5. Rokh from Tham Jiak
Tomorrow there will be an exciting announcement on Kalyn's Kitchen. At least it will be exciting for at least two people in Salt Lake City! Be sure to check back to see what we are so excited about.
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Western New York calf management specialist Dr. Sam Leadley shared some thoughts recently about the role of nutrition in calf health during temperature swings:
"In my personal experience nutrition seems to be a critical factor. I changed my feeding protocol from 16 ounces of powder to 30 ounces daily," he says in a recent "Calves with Sam" blog post. "Before the change I routinely treated 25 percent of the calves between birth and 2 months for pneumonia in the period from November to April. After the increase to 30 ounces of powder per day that treatment rate dropped to 5 percent."
Read more in Leadley's If it would just get cold and stay cold blog post dated Feb. 20.


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DVDs out Tuesday
I, Frankenstein
That Awkward Moment
Special ID
Orange Is the New Black: Season One
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
The First World War: The Complete Series
Royal Shakespeare Co.: Richard II
Eastbound & Down: Fourth Season
Longmire: Second Season
Magic City: Complete Series
Afterlife: Series One
American Jesus
Crocodile Dundee/Crocodile Dundee II Double Feature
Flushed Away/Chicken Run/Wallace & Gromit
The Godfather Part III
Road to El Dorado/Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas/Joseph: King of Dreams
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Home of the Brave
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Set in near-future Los Angeles, Spike Jonze's offbeat romantic comedy "Her" eerily rings truer than anything else the movies offer on the subject of love these days.
Joaquin Phoenix plays Theodore Twombly, a slightly sad character who makes his living writing "personalized" letters for people. One day an ad for a new computer operating system catches his eye, and he buys it, or rather her. The OS can be personalized and it deduces after a few questions that Theodore would prefer to talk to a woman.
His new friend quickly takes on the sexy voice of Scarlett Johansson and gives herself the name Samantha. She is everything the lonely Theo — who is in the process of divorce — could want in a girlfriend, anticipating all his needs, laughing at his jokes and even having a form of sex.
In the future City of Angels where nothing is jarring, including the pastel colors, and people are comfortable relating to machines, no one thinks Theo's new love is particularly weird. His boss (Chris Pratt) suggests a double date with him and his girlfriend, Theo and Sam. Longtime friend Amy (Amy Adams) is even having a relationship with her OS. Only his soon-to-be ex (Rooney Mara) finds it disconcerting, but then, who wouldn't be upset if she were being replaced by a machine.
Jonze, who won the Oscar for best original screenplay, charms us with Samantha. Instead of Terminator-like threats from our hardware, here we are falling in love. Then Theo commits the age-old mistake most of us make in a relationship, wanting to keep the other person in a box, feeling threatened when they grow.
"Her," one of the best films of last year, may be sci-fi fantasy but much of it isn't far from what's around us now, with people finding it easier to relate to video games, fantasy football and TV shows than real people. They are, after all, messy and likely to disappoint you.


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The Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. Community Center Brochure
The Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. (Eden Park) Community Center is a multi-purpose social service agency that first opened in 1978. Its mission is to empower and strengthen the community by providing comprehensive development through education, employment training, advocacy and other support services.
The Center is still on the move, providing opportunities for personal, academic, professional and spiritual growth for the citizens in the City of Baton Rouge. We are a thriving organization who cares and treats our community with
dignity and respect. With many, adjustments the center has changed from 1978 to 2003. The center presently offers a variety of services through various agencies.
To serve the public in multifaceted ways such as, after-school tutorials, summer day camps,
safety/self-defense classes, informational sessions, senior programs, social service programs and medical services.
To provide opportunities for personal, academic, professional and spiritual growth through an array of services.
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