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One of the major reasons for starting this blog was to share my studio notes with you. I love sharing the creation process and hearing feedback. Take This Step was released last month with remixes by Pet Duo, Mark Hawkins, Brian Burger and Lenny Dee. You can get the full details of the song including a promo video on it's original post page: click here. Today let's get into how I created it. My last album Joyless Pleasure was very autobiographical, song structured, love songed and a real listeners album. For my next album Fire Funmania which will be released later this year I wanted to go back to my roots a bit. The first single Take This Step clears the way. Lyrically it has two themes. You can take the song literally as an indoctrination anthem. Join the army, the troop and fight. You can decide if I am being satirical or not. However, the theme could also be about getting a day job or even being pushed into marriage and society. As a 42 year old trying to conform and be healthy yet keep my art pure surely there's a reason I was able to make this song. The arrangement shows the nervous tension with 5 parts growing to a peak each higher than each other until the cresendo at the end. I think I'm trying to say yes it's ok to join but if you do do it strong, properly and aggresively!
Ok so yeah now to the toys. There are several kick drums on the track. I've been DJing on my Traktor S4 a bit and you can hear that influence here. As I use NI's Traktor anytime I put a loop into one of the Sample Decks and it loops more than 2 times is saves the loop on my hard drive for later use. I grabbed 2 of the kicks on Take This Step from this folder. I also created 2 kicks on my Jomox Mbase 01 which is signed by Jürgen Michaelis. The Mbase has a depth you can't get from samples. There are parts of the song where you hear the underlying kicks booming and that's the Mbase in action. In sections of the song there is a Boss DM-100 bucket-brigade analog delay on the kicks. You can hear it right away as the song starts. The ride is from my MFB-522. The 522 is like a mini Roland TR-808 and I like it quite a lot. You can get some really clean shimmering rides from it that again most of the time samples can't match. I used Ableton Live's built in Auto Filter to cut some of the high's out from it so it fit well in the song. There are some large long white noise crashes that bring in new sections. Those are from an Ensoniq ESQ-1. I bought a Crystal-X cartridge off eBay that has a few hundred sounds on it and the crash/smash is on there.
The main synth is a Moog Slim Phatty going through Audio Damage's Vapor diffusion chorus plug-in. In different sections of the song the main synth pattern changes. I used 3 plug-ins each seperately at different times to achieve the different synth patterns: Izotope's Stutter Edit, PSP's N20 and Sugar-Bytes Turnado. These are the type of plug-ins that are nearly impossible to replicate in hardware without a serious amount of work. What I usually do is go through the presets, do some editing and then render the same part 5-10 times. Then as the song plays back into the section I swap out the different renderings and choose the one that's the coolest. It's that little extra work that makes all the difference. Towards the end of the song there is a build up where the synth starts panning, changing and "lifting". This was done with Sugar-Bytes Effectrix and automation.
I wanted to keep these vocals clean and commanding. The chain was a Shure SM7b mic through an API 512c micpre. I also used Izotope's Nectar plug-in. There's quite a few places where the last song in a verse has some effects on it. Like the synth parts I would render the last word, move it to a blank channel, load several effects on the channel and change presets, edit and render about 5 different versions. I would again listen back to the song with replacing each version and choosing the best one.
I follow my own advice and the faders were all at about half height so the mix came out nice and clean. I added some volume to the master file using Izotope's Ozone. I didn't work on this song all day in a succession of days so it's hard to tell you exactly how long it took to create it. I would guess about a full week or two weeks on and off. For me the most difficult part is always the arrangement. It's like a puzzle and if you don't feel inspired or take the time to get it right you can really ruin a song. So this song is a mix of the best hardware and software I have.
The next single which comes out in August is called The Man Master. I shot a music video for it in Berlin, there are remixes by David Carretta, Millimetric and Dupont and there will be a limited edition 7″. Production wise this song is a full analog affair using only analog sequencers and such. More on that when it's released!
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Guerrier makes spring debut in intrasquad contest
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Right-hander Matt Guerrier made his first appearance of the spring on Tuesday, throwing a scoreless inning in a Minor League intrasquad game at the Lee County Sports Complex in Fort Myers.
Guerrier, who had surgery in mid-August to repair the flexor mass in his right elbow, allowed one hit and got three ground-ball outs against Triple-A Rochester.
Guerrier was originally scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut against the Rays on Tuesday, but he was held back to pitch in a controlled environment in the Minor League game.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said that despite the late start, Guerrier still has time to make the club as a non-roster invitee before the team opens the regular season against the White Sox on March 31.
"He's actually in great shape and his arm feels fantastic," Gardenhire said. "So now we start the process of him getting innings. But can he get enough innings? Absolutely. For a reliever, he can get enough innings to get ready for the season."
Twins closer Glen Perkins pitched in the same Minor League game, and he threw a scoreless inning with one hit allowed and a strikeout. Left-hander Brian Duensing also tossed a scoreless frame, giving up one hit.
Right-handed reliever Jared Burton struggled, however, as he gave up five runs on three singles, a double, a homer, a walk and three stolen bases before being removed.
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Courtney received her Bachelor's of Science from Western Governors University in Business Management.
Currently, she is working towards her Master's in Human Development Counseling at UIS on the Community/Mental Health track and plans on pursuing her PhD immediately following completion of the program. Courtney is also a big sister for Big Brother Big Sister, teaches drama for the Boys & Girls Club, and acts in community theater productions at the Springfield Muni and Hoogland Center for the Arts. She's an avid writer and is published in numerous poetry magazines, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and has a blog that's currently being optioned by ABC Studios. Courtney enjoys bar-tending on the weekends, reading, singing songs with her husband, and playing with their five dogs.


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Every four years, Messe Düsseldorf, the giant trade fair grounds and organizer in Dusseldorf, Germany, plays host to Drupa, the world's biggest print media exhibition. This year's event, which ran May 3–16, attracted 1,844 exhibitors and 314,500 visitors, down from 1,971 and 391,000, respectively, in 2008. The drop is reflective of the shrinking print and graphic arts sector: in Germany and the U.S. combined, more than 11,000 printing operations have closed down in the past few years. Large delegations were few. Instead, top managers with specific investment intentions were in attendance. Foreign visitors numbered more than 190,000 (more than 60% of the total), and the 15,000-plus attendees from India form the second largest group after Germany.
This year's themes revolved around automation, packaging printing, digital printing, hybrid technologies, Web-to-print applications and eco-friendly printing. The message was clear at the Drupa Innovation Park, where a banner proclaimed, "Content Meets Technology Meets Business."
In Hall 4, HP occupied a space measuring 4,925-sq-m, the second largest booth after Heidelberg's. That speaks volumes about HP's lead in the digital arena and its role in transforming the hitherto analog printing world. In fact, 40% of the visitors polled by Messe Düsseldorf said that their interest was in digital printing machinery and systems.
For Jeremy Kuo of WKT, this biggest event of the industry is "a chance to see where we may be headed in the years to come. This year, the number of visitors was down due to the unfavorable economic climate, but critical decision makers were in attendance and there was no harm in giving them more space and time to look around." As Kuo had expected, the trend toward digital solutions was very noticeable, as was the increased attention on software solutions to meet diversified customer needs. "The Internet is producing market segmentation more quickly and with more variety than has been seen before."
Coming from the book side of the industry, Kuo is sad to see that some major equipment and solutions vendors still do not recognize the particular needs that book printers have. "They may think that book manufacturing will go the way of the dinosaurs, but I beg to differ. I think that we will still be around when many other forms of print fade into oblivion. Books have always been the most permanent form of print, and that will stay."
More significantly, this year's Drupa was WKT's first opportunity to show its D-Tone 5040K neutral-gray color bar solution to the wider international printing and media industry. Its partner at Drupa was Compose, a well-known supplier of hardware and software solutions that provides the marketing and support infrastructure for the D-Tone system. "We are pleased with the results because this is a severe test of D-Tone's underlying premises and method. It is very gratifying to find the audience understanding and supporting our system." As a result of this exposure, WKT is seeing interest coming from Europe, Scandinavia, North and South America as well as other parts of Asia. "We expect to welcome interested parties traveling to our Buji facility for training very soon."
Matthew Yum of Hung Hing finds that while digital printing technology is maturing and various digital solutions were on offer at Drupa, "they pose little threat to conventional printing methods. Digital printing technology certainly adds another dimension to our industry, and by using it wisely we can combine the best of both worlds to offer clients better services."
Kelly Fok of Leo Paper Group also finds digital printing drawing more attention in the market in recent years. "But the move toward digital printing is not very aggressive. We do find that the printing and packaging business models are changing due to the availability and maturity of digital printing technology. Digital printing significantly reduces the need for prepress and make-ready, and there is a strong desire among publishers, brand owners and retailers for customization and shorter, more targeted press runs. Drupa 2012 provided some survival hints for print suppliers. The key now is grasping those hints and adapting to market changes or even forging a breakthrough in the graphic arts industry. Leo Paper will continue to study and evaluate which direction to take."
For John Currie of CTPS, the profusion of digital products in all segments, including prepress/software and postpress, was an impressive sight. "I would sum up the message of this year's Drupa as 'digital now' or 'coming of age.' New products from full-fledged digital players such as HP, Kodak and Creo show improvements in print quality and output speed and offer presses with wider reel widths. This year also showcased new KBA and Komori hybrids that combine conventional and digital printing. The focus on supporting print on-demand and just-in-time book production was obvious. Next-generation player Landa Corporation—owned by digital industry pioneer and founder of Indigo, Benny Landa—created immense interest with its Nanographic printing process and is expected to be a major player in the foreseeable future."
Four days into Drupa, it was announced that CTPS had purchased four HP presses—two T410 presses, one Indigo W7250 and one Indigo 10000—to add to its previous purchase of T300. (The Indigo 10000 is HP's first B2 format sheetfed press, and it will only be shipped in early 2013.) Sales to companies such as CTPS, C&C Offset (for two Indigo 5600) and Golden Color Digital Inkjet Printing (two Scitex) highlight HP's strong growth in the Asia Pacific region, especially in China. Overall, Drupa 2012 gave HP its best performance at a graphic arts trade show in its history, with orders from more than 200 customers in 55 countries. Texas-based Consolidated Graphics, for instance, handed HP its biggest order of 11 units of Indigo 10000.
At its 6,300-sq-m booth, Heidelberg showcased 60 innovations and unveiled its new Speedmaster XL 106 (with an inkjet system, faster speed, auto-plating and a larger print width) and XL 75 (with Anicolor inking unit technology, 90% less paper wastage and 50% higher productivity). In fact, two XL 106 presses were at the show. The focus on its large-format presses underlined Heidelberg's success in China, where it has sold such presses to leading players in the packaging printing sector. Heidelberg also announced at the event its collaboration with Swiss company Lüscher to develop a CtP UV platesetter, and a strategic partnership with Landa Corporation to expand digital offerings for mainstream printing. The latter will see Heidelberg developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing a new generation of digital printing presses based on Landa's Nanographic printing technology. Landa's water-based NanoInk is purported to have high uniformity, high gloss and a very broad CMYK color gamut.
The next four years (till Drupa 2016 from June 2 to 15) will no doubt produce more digital products and newer players. And print suppliers, including familiar faces from Hong Kong/China, will continue to prowl the halls at future Drupa events looking for the next in thing that merits investment, and enjoy the cuisine in Düsseldorf, which according to Currie "is generally better than what one can find in Frankfurt."


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Comparing Clinical Performance of Novice Trainee Endoscopists Using Conventional Air Insufflation Versus Warm Water Infusion Colonoscopy
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Hypothesis: Novice trainees will achieve significantly higher clinical competence and patient satisfaction scores with the use of warm water infusion method when compared with traditional air insufflation
Primary outcome: adenoma detection rate
Secondary outcomes: (1) independent cecal intubation rate, (2) trainer assessment of trainee's colonoscopy skills, (3) trainee's assessment of clinical confidence, (4) procedural medication requirement, (5) patient pain level during procedure, (6) patient satisfaction at procedure completion, and (7) patient willingness to repeat procedure'
Specific Aim: To demonstrate the stated hypothesis via above outcome measures. The long term goal is to provide evidence to influence other training institutions to consider education in the warm water infusion method'
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|Randomized Cross-Over Comparing Clinical Performance of Novice Trainee Endoscopists Using Conventional Air Insufflation Versus Warm Water Infusion Colonoscopy
- adenoma detection rate [ Time Frame: two years ]
- independent cecal intubation rate [ Time Frame: two years ]
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|May 2012
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Water Colonoscopy Method
As first described by Dr. Felix W. Leung, the maneuvers can be summarized as warm water infusion in lieu of air insufflation combined with suction removal of all residual colonic air and residual feces by water exchange. The air pump will be turned off before insertion of the colonoscope into the rectum to avoid accidental insufflation of air. Warm water (at 36-37ºC) maintained using a water bath and heat saver envelop will be infused intermittently. The minimum amount of water needed to distend the colon and open the lumen will be used during scope insertion. Cecal intubation will be suggested by appropriate movement of the endoscopic image on the monitor screen when the right lower quadrant is palpated or the appendiceal orifice visualized under water. The cecum will then be distended by air to confirm visualization of the ileocecal valve and appendiceal orifice. No specific limit will be set for the volume of water to be used.
Air Colonoscopy Method
The minimal amount of air will be used during insertion to open the lumen. Minimal amounts of water (10 to 50 mL) at room temperature will be used for washing of residual feces. If insertion is hindered by scope looping, attempts at loop reduction will be made. If advancement does not occur within 3 to 5 minutes, an assistant will provide abdominal compression, followed by changing the patient's position to facilitate passage of the colonoscope. Cecal intubation will be suggested by identification of the appendiceal orifice and ileocecal valve or intubation of the terminal ileum.
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- Novice endoscopists without prior colonoscopy experience
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- Trainees who do not meet the basic prerequisites as stated above, or who are not willing to participate in the study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01482546
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|University of California Davis
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
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Neill hints at possible A-League return
Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill says he has unfinished business in the A-League and has hinted at a possible return when his contract with his Japanese club expires.
Neill signed with J-League outfit Omiya Ardija last month, having been clubless since his short-lived guest stint at Sydney FC ended in April.
But his contract in Japan is set to expire at season's end in December with Neill possibly in limbo again just six months out from the World Cup.
However he's far from concerned with his management already "working away on plans A, B and C."
Neill, who has already started one game and been a substitute in two others for Omiya, is hopeful he'll get offered a contract extension.
Failing that, the A-League appears on the horizon.
Of the 10 games in his contract with the Sky Blues, Neill played only three due to injury and the 35-year-old defender is keen to make a better impression at home.
"I feel like I have unfinished business there," he said.
"It was definitely anti-climactic when I went there. Getting injured in the first game with only eight or nine games to go (in the regular season) made it impossible.
"I was trying so hard to make an impression but sometimes when you try too hard it all goes wrong and that's exactly what happened.
"But I'm sure if I had another chance it would be a very different outcome."
And, perhaps with an eye to the future, Neill wished Sydney well in the coming season.
"I'm certainly hoping that Sydney FC do well this year, they were unlucky not to get into the playoffs last season which for me would have been exciting and would have given me another chance to make that impression," he said.
"But I'm just happy the A-League is going so well and of course if, for some reason, the opportunity was there to go back I'd seriously consider it."
Neill, who will be leading the Socceroos against five-time world champions Brazil in Brasilia on Saturday (Sunday AEST), says wherever he ends up his main priority is to be playing regular first-team football ahead of next year's showpiece.
"It's no good me being the age I am and not playing week in week out," he said.
"I've spent my whole life playing and never being on the bench and I don't think now I want to be sitting on the bench."
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Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, continuing his rehab from surgery for a torn ACL last spring, looked "really good" Monday during his first 5-on-5 drills this season, ESPN Chicago reported, quoting an unidentified source.
As recently as last week, Rose said that despite being cleared for weeks for regular, full contact he might miss the entire season if he's not "110 percent."
He took part Monday in the Bulls' first post-All-Star break practice, a full scrimmage at the their practice facility before leaving for New Orleans, where they defeated the Hornets on Tuesday.
"I'm still not sure when he's going to play but he's ready to go," said ESPN Chicago's source, who watched the entire practice.
Bulls VP of basketball operations John Paxson told ESPN 1000 radio last week that Rose would participate in 5-on-5 drills after the All-Star break and the team would monitor how his body responds.
Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich told ESPN Chicago that the Bulls had "probably three seven-, eight-minute scrimmages."
"He was able to get out there, it was good," Hinrich said. "I'm sure it was helpful for him to give him a good gauge of where he's at."
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said on Monday: "(Rose) did what everyone else did. Just a normal practice."
Rose made waves last week after telling USA Today that he wouldn't come back until he's "110 percent." He then told Chicago-area reporters that if he wasn't completely healthy, he would be fine with missing the entire season.
The Bulls have told reporters all along only that Rose is "on schedule" with his rehab work, without specifying a timetable for his return or what exactly the schedule is. That didn't change Monday after the team's first post-All-Star break practice.
"He's doing what he should be doing," Thibodeau told reporters. "He's focused on his rehab, doing more and more. We just have to be patient. When he's ready, he'll go."


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Deluxe Fraser Christmas Tree with FlipTree Stand & Storage Bag
Inspired by Nature One of the most iconic evergreens, the lush Fraser Fir is native to the snowy mountain slopes of Tennessee and North Carolina. Our glorious version of abies frasieri was painstakingly molded from natural cuttings, then carefully created to capture every detail of the upswept branches and dense, deep green needles. Finally, our tree is enhanced with the most innovative lights available. It's Frontgate's most beloved Christmas tree – and in every way a classic. Perfected by Frontgate Finely detailed, textured needle tips create beautiful dimension and natural luster, while the underside of each bough is detailed with "new growth" needles. Foliage & Needles: The tree's exterior branches and tips are molded from natural cuttings for unmatched realism. Then, we layer in soft inner foliage for utmost fullness and lighter weight. Great authenticity means great attention to detail down to hand-painted stems. Shape & Color: Rich forest green in strong and graceful upswept branches. Highly natural free-form symmetry, with densely layered branches and a broad lower girth. Learn how to Shape Your Christmas Tree. Enhancements: We've designed the tree with ample space between the branches to showcase oversize ornaments and special trim. Plus, every single tip is made with a heavy gauge stainless steel wire that will support even the heaviest ornaments. Yet these tips and stems retain some flexibility so you can shape them to your needs. Brilliant Lighting: The commercial-quality, superbright, 3,000-hour lights are embedded with a patented Continuous Circuit Technology™ chip that keeps all bulbs burning at their maximum brightness even if one bulb fails. These remote-control lights in clear or multicolor are made with premium filaments and twist-proof bulbs that burn brightly at 200mA. Twist-proof bulbs stay snug in their holders, eliminating disruptions in the circuit If a bulb is missing, damaged, or burns out, the integrated chip allows power to continue to flow equally to all other bulbs on the strand, resulting in a longer life for the remaining bulbs and the strand overall The lights are professionally wrapped by hand so that all you see is their glow The Deluxe Fraser is also available with traditional clear or multicolor lights, or unlit. Troubleshoot your Tree Lighting Problems. Easy Set-up: The Deluxe Fraser arrives with heavy-duty hinged branches that settle to the angle that nature intended. This construction ensures easy set-up, and equally simple dismantling after the holiday. We offer two options for stands. First is our exclusive FlipTree™ technology, which streamlines the set-up by giving you small, easier-to-manage tree sections to put together. The FlipTree™ goes from storage to fully assembled with no heavy lifting. The FlipTree™ includes a wheeled base with locking casters and a durable nylon storage bag. Or you can choose a traditional powdercoated steel stand with nonmarring floor glides. Best-in-Class Warranty: Meant to be part of your life for seasons to come, all Frontgate trees carry these best-in-class warranties: Lifetime warranty on foliage, frame, and tips Three-year light warranty What's in the Box: In addition to the FlipTree™ wheeled base with storage bag or traditional stand, your Frontgate Tree arrives with the following accessories: Remote control that easily turns lights on and off Power strip Two extra sets of lights Why Buy an Artificial Christmas Tree?
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Speculation is that markets will head into a tailspin over the upcoming debt ceiling fight. Again, investors and traders are worried about something that is very unpredictable.
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Evaluation of a New HIV Prevention Intervention for Black Bisexually-active Men (RISE)
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Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have the highest rates of HIV infection in the United States and represent a population in need of new HIV prevention interventions. Although 20 to 40% of Black MSM are estimated to have female partners, no interventions tailored to the needs of Black MSM/W have been developed and rigorously evaluated. This project will develop, implement, and evaluate an individual-level intervention (ILI), titled "RISE", that will assist Black MSM/W to reduce their risk for acquiring and transmitting HIV infection. This intervention will address the effect of individual level factors, interpersonal relationships including sexual, peer and family relationships, and socio-cultural influences on the sexual risk behaviors of MSM/W. The intervention will consist of six counseling sessions held between a trained counselor and participant, and will be guided by three theoretical perspectives: an ecological perspective of behavior, stress and coping theory, and social cognitive theory. The COLOURS Organization, the sole agency in Philadelphia dedicated to exclusively serving the Black LGBT community, will be a key collaborator in the development and implementation of the intervention. The evaluation design utilizes a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of the proposed intervention. Chain referral, based on principles of respondent-driven sampling, will be used to recruit 250 HIV-positive and HIV-negative Black bisexually-active men into this study.
The specific aims of this research are to:
- develop a new theoretically-based individual-level HIV prevention intervention culturally tailored to the needs of HIV-positive and HIV-negative Black MSM/W;
- evaluate the intervention with a randomized control group design, using RDS to recruit 250 Black MSM/W who do not inject drugs and who report recent unprotected sex;
- assess the efficacy of the intervention and test the intervention model through the collection of behavioral risk assessments and HIV and STD testing at three time points: baseline, immediately post-intervention and three-months post-intervention;
- examine and describe individual factors, interpersonal relationships and network factors, and socio-cultural factors that may affect risk behaviors for HIV infection and transmission among Black MSM/W;
- develop recommendations for recruiting Black bisexually-active men and providing them with targeted HIV prevention interventions.
Evaluation data collection will be conducted using ACASI. Data analysis will include Repeated Measures ANOVA to make assessments of changes over time and intervention dose effects and structural equation modeling to assess causal associations between factors in the conceptual model. This proposed study has significance for increasing our understanding various types of factors that may affect sexual risk behaviors of Black MSM/W as well as potentially providing an important new tool for HIV prevention specifically targeting the needs and risk behaviors of Black MSM/W.
|Bisexually-active Men at Risk for HIV
|Behavioral: RISE life coaching intervention Behavioral: HIV Counseling
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Development and Testing of HIV Prevention Interventions Targeting Black MSM/W
- increased condom use [ Time Frame: at follow-up 3 months post-intervention ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2010
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|December 2012
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|June 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Life coaching sessions
6 2-hour counseling session with trained therapist/counselor. The sessions deal with coping and stress reduction as well as sexual health.
Behavioral: RISE life coaching intervention
6 2-hour sessions
Active Comparator: HIV counseling session
One 60-minute counseling session, based on standard HIV counseling content.
Behavioral: HIV Counseling
Standard one-hour HIV counseling session
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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- male and female sex partners past 12 months
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01347164
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Public Health Management Corporation
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19102
|Principal Investigator:
|Jennifer L Lauby, PhD
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|Jennifer Lauby, Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Management Corporation
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|Last Updated:
|August 28, 2013
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West Cornwall's Little Guild Animal shelter victim of theft
Published 12:00 am, Wednesday, November 21, 2012
WEST CORNWALL >> The Little Guild of Saint Francis in West Cornwall posted on Facebook Tuesday night about a theft that occurred at the shelter.
Their donation/cash box which included the weekend donations and adoption fees was stolen sometime between 6 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Officer Dungan of Connecticut State Police Troop B is working on the case. If anyone has any information regarding this theft, please contact Officer Dungan at 860-824-2500.
The Little Guild recently conducted a large rescue after Hurricane Sandy. They took 53 dogs and 25 cats from a heavily damaged shelter in West Virginia and have been caring for those, along with the animals that were already at the shelter.
Since the shelter took in the animals from West Virginia, the number of visitors they receive has increased from 5 - 6 per day to 50 on the weekends and 25 during the week.
A few hours after the Little Guild posted about the theft, Renee DiNino on behalf of Kenway's Cause - a safe haven animal shelter in Hartford - posted about donating $250 in gift cards for food and supplies. Her post was followed by another from Steve Fontanella saying that his daughter would donate $50 and he would match it to make the donation $100. Fontanella then posted that his business would also donate $100.
The Little Guild still needs the help of donations to cover the cost of food and supplies from taking care of so many animals.
The Register Citizen is still collecting pet food donations at 59 Field Street, and will be thru to Dec. 21. You can drop off donations at the Register Citizen or directly to the Little Guild in West Cornwall.


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Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun are liars, cheaters and performance-enhancing drug users.
At least Rodriguez is talking.
You can't believe anything Rodriguez says, but he's available. He's facing the music.
The New York Yankees third baseman steps up to the plate and shoulders the boos. He gets the stares and glares and whispers and constant questions.
His every spit of sunflower seeds is analyzed and ridiculed.
He created his steroid mess and he's playing in it, so don't feel bad for him. It was his choice to appeal and leave himself open to such shenanigans.
But don't forget about your disdain for Braun. He's making it easy to do since he went into hiding with a carefully worded statement without offering an explanation or truths.
Braun left his Milwaukee Brewers teammates to deal with a media circus. Why he did what he did, then covered it up, was left to be explained by teammates and friends to whom he lied.
It's been nearly one month since Braun accepted a 65-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy. And that's 26 days too many that he hasn't been around to answer questions and offer apologies or even non-apologies.
With Rodriguez, at least we have something, however suspect that something might be.
With Braun, we've got nothing.
Braun, who played at Granada Hills High, needs to apologize and speak publicly, but is it alerady too late? This better be good, since he's been MIA for way too long.
Braun reportedly is considering starting his PED apology tour while the baseball world awaits.
The steroids clock is ticking. As much as Rodriguez is despised, Braun might be in more of a pickle with fans, friends and teammates.
We've long known Rodriguez as an insecure, overpaid, shallow egomaniac who couldn't be trusted. When the former best-player-in-baseball feels he needs to do steroids, he's got problems.
Braun was a believable character. He had us all at his innocence. He tricked many of us, including good friend and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and allegedly attempted to discredit sample collector Dino Laurenzi Jr.
It's better to know you're dealing with a fraud.
A new report out Sunday said Braun, who is Jewish, called some Major League Players in trying to gain support before he won his 2012 appeal. He told them Laurenzi Jr. was an anti-Semitic Cubs fan, according to the Yahoo! Sports report.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson wondered aloud over the weekend when Braun would emerge from his suspension sabbatical.
He told reporters, "Is he about rehearsed by now? About ready to come out? He's probably been practicing at theater school somewhere."
Gibson is right.
Rodriguez took the brunt of Boston Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster's disdain for him after Dempster nearly knocked him down, then threw inside twice before plunking him. He wasn't thrown out of the game, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi was ejected for arguing Dempster should have been thrown out.
As much as players and fans might not like Rodriguez playing while he's appealing his 211-game suspension, he has the right to do so under the collective bargaining agreement.
There's also the "60 Minutes" report from a few days ago that said Rodriguez's camp leaked names of other players who were Biogenesis clients.
Braun accepted a 65-game suspension and took that as license to avoid the people he dragged through the Milwaukee mud, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke among them.
If Braun is waiting for us to not care anymore, he's doing a good job.
But we still need to hear it, and Braun still needs to make himself available.
Until then, the lying, cheating, performance-enhancing drug user can be seen as something more.


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Dear Smiley: "Are you serious?" was the reply from a Northern friend in response to my description of a rural Mardi Gras, where we would stop at farmers' houses and the girls would jump off floats and catch chickens for after-parade gumbo.
My niece was the champion catcher three years straight. Then, two years ago, after catching two chickens, she tripped jumping off the trailer and dislocated her shoulder.
After hearing that another girl had caught three chickens, my niece was determined not to lose her crown.
Dislocated shoulder and all, she started chasing chickens again, caught four more, and kept her crown.
By the way, it's always wet at Mardi Gras, and the chases take place in freshly plowed fields. So most catches occur stretched out face first in mud.
And chickens peck. Hard.
Baton Rouge
Clumsy Johnny!
Dear Smiley: Your reference to Ed McMahon's blooper caused me to recall my favorite Johnny Carson act.
Johnny informed his viewers of the recent capture of the infamous cat burglar "Murf the Surf" and the recovery of the Star of India sapphire.
He went on to say that he had made arrangements to exhibit the precious gem for all to see.
A uniformed security officer came on stage with a wooden box. Johnny walked over and joined the officer as he opened the box.
At this point, Johnny decided that the viewers needed a better view of the stone so he asked if he could remove it from the box, which he did.
As he held it in both hands for the camera, he suddenly dropped the stone on the floor. It broke into a million pieces.
He stared at the remains for several long seconds with no change in his expression, then returned to his desk and continued his show as if nothing had happened.
Baton Rouge
Quit horsing around!
Dear Smiley: It seems everybody has a milkman story. Mine goes back to the late '50s.
I am the oldest of eight children and, needless to say, we drank a lot of milk.
Our milk was delivered by Borden's around 6 a.m. All went fine until Borden's switched delivery men.
We had a Shetland pony, Domino, who was friendly but did not like strangers.
On the morning the new milkman delivered our milk, we heard a lot of hollering and screaming outside.
Domino had the milkman up a tree and was nipping at the poor man's heels.
Once Domino backed off, the milkman came down from the tree and they made friends.
They never had that encounter again.
FELIX A. DeJEAN III
Ultimate recycling
Dear Smiley: You must have a lot of old readers who remember this jingle:
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Eat the flour,
Wear the sack.
Not satisfied,
Your money back."
BARBARA McKASKLE
Supply and demand
Dear Smiley: The recent bubble gum stories reminded me of events in my past.
During the last year of World War II, after school I rode a panel truck five days a week from McManus to Camp Van Dorn at Centerville, Miss., to sell the New Orleans Item.
If I sold all 100 papers I cleared $1.50.
Early on there was a cigarette shortage in the civilian market, so I would take my cash to the PX and find a GI to buy packs of cigarettes, which I would then resell at a handsome profit back home in Jackson.
Unfortunately the shortage ended, and I had to change my business plan to concentrate on Hershey bars and Wrigley chewing gum.
Kindly grocer revisited
Dear Smiley: In your Feb. 13 item, "The Kindly Grocer," Mickey Pearson relates to his school days in Berwick and stopping by Sidney Bella's store.
It brought back good memories of my childhood. I grew up in the Charles Bella General Merchandise Store.
When my grandfather died my Uncle Sidney became the owner. I was a delivery boy and worked in the store.
All the schoolchildren would pass by Bella's.
Uncle Sidney didn't want to have to explain to the children that he could only sell one piece of bubble gum or candy because of a ration on sugar due to the war.
He turned a sad thing into a good thing by simply telling each child that they were lucky to get the last piece.
Those were the good old days, with many great memories!
Baton Rouge
Distraction action
Dear Smiley: I saw a young teen steering his bicycle while thumbing a cellphone text.
Here's a good question:
If he is texting with his right hand and steering with the other, in what direction are his eyes going?
Greenwell Springs
Dear Cathy: Could be worse — he could be driving a car.
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We've provided the information to you in bits and pieces throughout Comic-Con, but here it is in one convenient wrap-up: Mattel's 2012 Mattypalooza!
The Comic-Con panel kicked things off with Justice League Unlimited, the series that is ending soon... but going out with a bang. The final MattyCollector 3-packs start this August with Aquagirl, Future Static and Micron and conclude in December with the release of Toyman, Firefly and Doctor Destiny.
Final 6-inch 2-pack will include Superboy and Miss Martian. Pre-sale will run from August 1 -15th and the set - figures only, no bases - will retail for $50.
Look for a cool 8-inch Stealth Fusion Batman action figure this August. Priced at $25, the figure will include batarangs and a stand.
Things kick off this month with Starman and Rocket Red (offered yesterday) and continue on with:
- Mirror Master (w/ interchangeable mirror guns)
- Black Mask
- Poison Ivy (w/ removable vines)
The next oversized figure will be Elastigirl, followed by Constantine and Uncle Sam (w/ Dollman) in November, and some new Metal Men in December: Platinum with Tin, as well as Lead.
The Club Infinite Earths 2013 subscription will consist of 12 monthly figures and one oversized. These will cost $16 each or $20 day of purchase. Look for:
- Saint Walker (January)
- Phantom Stranger (February)
- Elongated Man (March)
- Orange Lantern Larfleeze (April)
- Wally West - Flash 3 (May)
The oversized figure, due out in April, will be Monseiur Mallah with the Brain.
Fans will finally see their very first comic-based Watchmen action figures. These will release as a subscription in 2013 and will consist of six (6) figures only, one releasing every other month. January will kick things off with Rorschach, with Dr. Manhattan following in March. Mattel wouldn't reveal the rest, but said the figures would be of the core Watchmen superheroes, no Minutemen. In other words, fans can expect Nite Owl, Comedian, Silk Spectre and Ozymandias.
Rather brief on this license. Look for Tully Blanchard this September.
The future isn't looking too bright for our transforming hero. The only news was that the Blue Lion will release in August, concluding with the Black Lion in October. Will we ever see a Ro-Beast action figure?
The wheels are slowing down on this license as well, with only a handful of new releases announced. These include Courtroom Ray with Tony (last ghost from the film) and a new prop replica: Ecto Goggles. These will feature a Slimer animation in the lenses. The faster the dial is turned, the quicker the animation. Coolest of all, the goggles will sync with the previously released PKE Meter replica.
Fans have the Hoverboard replica shipping in November priced at $130.
This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Masters of the Universe toy line and Mattel has pulled out all stops to celebrate this momentous ocassion. The remainder of this year's Club Eternia product line was finally unveiled during their Mattypalooza panel at the San Diego Comic-Con and the announcements will have MOTU fans jumping for joy. But that's not all, the design a character contest winner Castle Grayskullman created by Daniel Benedict. Inspired by Castle Grayskull itself, this clever concept offers collectors with a rare chance to own a character that embodies the look and texture of the most iconic setting in the Master of the Universe world.
Here's the remaining 2012 figures collectors can look forward to:
- Mek-A-Neck (September)
- Dragon Blaster Skeletor (September)
- Snake Men 2-Pack (September)
- Frosta (w/ shield and staff - October)
- Rattlor (w/ rattle tail - October)
- Sticker Sheet (real stickers, not a figure! - October))
- Cy-Chop by Terry Higuchi (October)
- "Great Unrest" Weapon Pak (October)
- Dekker (Man-At-Arms' trainer - November)
- Eternos Palace King Randor ( Filmation - November)
- Granamyr (oversized figure $80 - December)
- Mosquitor (December)
- Procrustus (December)
- Temple of Darkness Sorceress (December)
The MOTUC 2013 subscription will be broken down into four quarterly items: one $25 item, one $35 item, one $50 item and one $75. These can include figures, beasts, multi-packs. The subscription figure will be King He-Man with Subternia Map and DC mini comic ("Secret Origin of Skeletor" - 12 pages). Figures in 2013 will cost $25 each or $27 day of purchase. These include:
- Netossa (January)
- Ram Man (February - first oversized $30 figure, includes two heads, ax and articulated legs!)
- Jitsu (February)
- Fang Man (Filmation - March)
In the second quarter of 2013 fans can look forward to a Fighting Foe Men 3-Pack. The figures - Dittstoryer, Shield Maiden Sherrlyn, and Dawg-O-Tor - are all pilots of the vintage mini vehicles and share elements of the vehicle's designs in their weapons and armor. Each figure will also feature a chest piece that can be swapped to transform them into Horde members.
Aside from all the amazing figures scheduled to release within the 2013 subscription, there will also be a traveling convention exclusive Strobo with bonus unmasked Zodak head. Club Eternia subscribers will also be able to vote for next year's November monthly figure. The list of characters for the fan's choice vote is: Crash Landing Captain Glenn, Cloak and Dagger Evil Lyn, Geldor, Trap Jaw (mini comic), Illumina, Songster, Camo Khan, Mask of Power Demon.


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PRINCETON, N.J., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk, in partnership with American cooking star Paula Deen, is giving those with type 2 diabetes, and their loved ones, a chance to walk in Paula's footsteps this year beginning with the launch of the Seeing Diabetes in a New Light® contest and continuing through a variety of diabetes-focused awareness activities. Paula has made a number of changes to improve her health since announcing her own diagnosis last year and is now sharing these efforts to encourage others to make the same commitment.
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"I've seen a positive impact from making small changes with my overall health and in managing my diabetes, y'all," said Paula. "I'm a big believer that sharing your story about healthier living can really help inspire and educate others, and motivate your own journey at the same time. That's what this coming year and the Seeing Diabetes in a New Light® contest mean to me. We want to inspire people because together, we can make a difference."
This contest, which runs through April 14, 2013, was created to inspire others by asking adults with type 2 diabetes, or their loved ones, to share stories about the positive changes they have made to manage their disease. Six winners and their guests will be invited to Paula's hometown of Savannah, Ga., for a unique experience, as they join her in some of the activities she participates in daily to manage her diabetes. These activities include having a cozy diabetes-friendly lunch with Paula and her son Bobby at The Lady & Sons, taking a guided walking tour of Savannah, and attending an educational diabetes conference hosted by Taking Control of Your Diabetes.
Entries can be submitted through the Diabetes in a New Light®website at www.DiabetesinaNewLight.com. All qualified entrants will receive a Delicious Living Y'all e-recipe guide, featuring tips to manage type 2 diabetes as well as diabetes-friendly recipes created by Paula and her sons Bobby and Jamie, in conjunction with certified diabetes professionals.
To further support the diabetes community, Novo Nordisk will make a donation of $5.00 for every qualified entry received, up to $50,000, to key diabetes organizations, including Taking Control of Your Diabetes, the American Diabetes Association, and Diabetes Care and Education, a practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, Paula will share her personal experiences in managing the disease during several diabetes awareness events taking place across the country.
"As the world leader in diabetes care, Novo Nordisk is committed to our patients and to helping them be in control of their lives and their health," said Camille Lee, corporate senior vice president, Diabetes Marketing at Novo Nordisk. "We look forward to hearing how they, like Paula, are seeing diabetes 'in a new light' and are pleased to be supporting the diabetes community along the way."
Official Rules for submission are available by visiting www.DiabetesinaNewLight.com.
About Diabetes in a New Light®The Diabetes in a New Light®initiative, which features Paula Deen along with her sons, Bobby and Jamie, provides resources and information to help adults tackle common challenges associated with diabetes management. Visit the campaign website, www.DiabetesinaNewLight.com, for tips and resources.
About Type 2 Diabetes In the United States alone, nearly 26 million people are affected by diabetes. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diabetes cases. Diabetes is emerging as one of the most serious health problems of our time; the number of Americans with diabetes has tripled over the last 30 years.
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Former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is not shy about ripping current quarterbacks.
In the past, Bradshaw has been critical of Ben Roethlisberger. On Thursday, Bradshaw turned his attention toward Drew Brees. Seems Bradshaw is not impressed that Brees now holds the NFL record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (48).
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"I'm not into records, fellas," Bradshaw told WFAN radio in New York. "I'm just into winning football games. The Saints hadn't won a game this season. I'm not into records, I'm into winning Super Bowls. We lose sight of why we play. We play to win and to win championships, not break records."
Bradshaw, a longtime analyst for FOX, also felt it was inappropriate for New Orleans coach Sean Payton to attend Sunday night's record-breaking game in which the Saints defeated the Chargers.
"I was a little upset that he (Brees) went to the NFL to get Payton back to watch him break a record," Bradshaw said. "I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?' I never would have gone and asked. I thought it was disrespectful to the San Diego Chargers.
"So go ahead, break it. … You're throwing it 50 times a game."
Meanwhile, Roethlisberger needs only 300 passing yards Thursday night to break Bradshaw's team record for career passing yards.
Wonder what Bradshaw will have to say about that? Maybe Roethlisberger should brace himself.
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Chris Carrabba Gives Taylor Swift a Cover of 'Mean' for Her Birthday
To celebrate Taylor Swift's 24th birthday today (Dec. 13), Chris Carrabba (lead singer of Dashboard Confessional) and his new band Twin Forks recorded a cover of her song 'Mean.'
The band sent the much more pop-centric and danceable cover to T-Swizzle directly via Twitter, but you can also check it through SoundCloud below. Talk about a pretty sweet birthday present.
The song is from Taylor's third album, 'Speak Now,' which was released in 2010. It is a response to negative criticism she's received, specifically from one critic who accused her of singing off-key during her performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
Hopefully her 24th birthday is a good one!
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Universal Studio's new interactive thrill ride Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit has unfortunately been delayed. It was set to open Spring 2009 and will now open Late Spring/Early Summer. At least there's a new promo video showing off the ride's unique elements and multi-media experience. See all of my Rip Ride Rockit posts. Also, check out ScreamScape for construction photos.
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Cigar Solitaire
Posted: Apr 11, 2007 12:13am ET
Since starting at Cigar Aficionado 10 years ago, I've played a game with myself that I call Seen Smoking. It doesn't involve any equipment and the action is fairly simple: watch others smoking cigars. And it can be done anywhere: on my walk down Park Avenue to work, sitting in Madison Square, standing on the train platform, sunning on an island beach, even watching television in the den. It's a form of solitaire for which you only need happenstance and powers of observation.
What makes it interesting is the scoring—which is totally subjective. I judge a sighting on two criteria: how interesting it is and how relatively positive or negative it is to the image of smoking. If you see someone smoking outside a building next to one of those ash cans that the nanny state provides for misplaced smokers as if they were back in high school at the designated smoking area, that's a pretty bland sighting and has a base-level score of about a 3 on the 10-point scale. If he's smoking an unusual cigar (either in brand or shape) add a couple points. If he's a she, always add 5 points. An especially long ash can also earn an point or two. If the smoker is unkempt or offensive (blowing smoke in the faces of passersby, for instance) I subtract points as he's running down our image. (Of course, you can make up your own scoring criteria, if you want to play at home.)
Sightings in unusual places get added points. Once I saw a construction worker use a lunch break to enjoy a perfecto high up on a steel girder while his colleagues munched on sandwiches yards away. That was an 8. Of course, if the location of the sighting is unusual because of its inappropriateness (an emergency room, for instance) you have to subtract points.
Unusual juxtapositions are also good for points. Someone of limited means who has decided to create an island of luxury in an otherwise drab life with a $10 cigar will always get a high score. I'm not sure why, but I don't reward the well-heeled guy who's smoking a machine-made cigars similarly. But it's my game. I did, however, once spy a man in a three-piece suit discreetly tear the band off a Cohiba before he walked it through the park. He scored high for lack of pretension, although in retrospect I suppose he may have been trying to keep from being busted for trading with the enemy.
The media can be a rich source for sighting. I reward celebrities who are seen smoking more highly now than I did in the cigar-boom years. Back then a lot of them seemed like they were just trying to keep in fashion. Now it takes some courage to strike such a blow for freedom. I especially like to see a victory cigar after a meaningful sports contest—especially if the athlete is one that I rooted for or bet on.
Smoking scenes in movies and television are always great Seen Smoking fodder. While I always like to see Edward G. Robinson chomping on a smoke, I have to take a few points away because his portrayals usually make us all out to be gangsters. I recently watched Burgess Meredith in "Twilight Zone" episode (got to love TiVo) in which he plays the devil incarnated as a cigar-smoking typesetter come to cheat a failing newspaper publisher of his soul. It's hard to think of a more deleterious image for cigars than to put one in the mouth of the devil, but somehow with his infectious grin, irrepressible eyebrows and a culebra as the cigar of choice, Meredith makes even the devil charming. The coil of tobacco snakes to the side of his cheeks, billowing lovely puffs smoke everywhere as he typesets. I gave it an 8.
One murderous smoking scene always rates a 10 with me despite its over-the-top carnage. It's the one in "Miller's Crossing" in which Albert Finney, as a gang boss, is in bed smoking a cigar and listening to "Danny Boy" on the Victrola when he realizes a gang of thugs has come to rub him out. He stubs out his cigar, puts it in his bathrobe pocket and climbs under the bed. When the heavies barge in, he shoots one in the leg, grabs his tommy gun and chases the other down with it. For good measure, he pumps about a hundred rounds into the getaway car as it tries to do just that. Satisfied that he's averted disaster, he takes the cheroot from his pocket and relights it. Perfect!
Recently, I was watching a back episode of "House, MD", which is my-current-all-time-favorite-at least-when-it's-not-Entourage-season television show. Imagine my delight at seeing Dr. Gregory House, the Sherlock Holmes of medical diagnosticians, with a cigar in his mouth. The only thing that could make his weekly prescriptions of completely politically incorrect sarcasm better would be to know that he is a fellow cigar smoker. Anyway, House is sitting at a poker table in a tuxedo with a bandless cigar in his mouth. All good scores. Then I notice that the cigar isn't lit. He's not smoking it! He's using it as prop. Not another poseur! But then I realize the scene is taking place at a casino-night benefit set in the lobby of the hospital. Of course, he's not smoking, that would be inappropriate. Points start to come back. Then House is lured away from the table by a fascinating case, which he spends the rest of the night trying to diagnosis while making occasional cell phone calls back to the table to keep his hand in. Only when he inevitably saves the day with genius insight, does he return to the makeshift casino. With the party over, he finally lights up his victory cigar. Got to give that a 10.
If I were a meticulous log-keeping statistician type I would probably have more examples of Seen Smoking than the ones that come to mind right now. But then I would also probably be an accountant or a behavioral scientist, not somebody who writes a blog on the Cigar Aficionado web site. I'll try to keep you posted.
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Frank Levatino Club Perfecto, USA April 11, 2007 12:28pm ET
Jack,Here's an image that comes to mind.... let's see what you'd score it....Robert DeNiro in Cape Fear, smoking the Half Jeroboam (5" 66 rg - the Full Jeroboam is a monstrous 10" 66rg - I recall these from JR's on 45th street going back about 12+ years ago...)
Jack Bettridge April 11, 2007 2:30pm ET
As much as I like DeNiro, I have boycotted this film owing to my long-standing position against remakes of movies that they got right the first time.
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QuestionMy daughter worked 3 weeks in Jan. 2013 but then moved to the UK and got married. (her husband is from the UK) They both started working in April and have worked ever since. Will they both have to pay US income tax? Is there a special form to fill out? It just seems a little crazy that you work in another country for a company in the UK, but owe the US income tax, even though you are living there. Thanks for you time on this.
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There are different rules depending on her spouse's tax status. For example, if your son in law has obtained a green card, is a naturalized U.S. citizen or otherwise considered a resident alien, then he is treated as a "resident alien", even though he lived overseas the whole year. He will be taxed on his world-wide income, including investment income as if he were a US citizizen.
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AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has partnered with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO) to host the 2005 'Great Texas Birding Classic, with each group bringing complementary resources to the world's longest birding competition.
During the past eight years, TPWD has produced the Great Texas Birding Classic (GTBC), which raises money and awareness to protect critical habitat needed by millions of birds that migrate between the Americas. The event typically draws hundreds of birding competitors from across North America (one year it drew competitors from Europe). Thousands of birding tourists also come to Texas each April to companion events along the coast.
However, the observatory's location, which is in Lake Jackson, as well as its outreach capabilities and sponsorship pool, are expected to bring new resources to help support the upcoming Classic (April 16-24).
"This new partnership is exciting and will bring a new dimension to the tournament planning, since several GTBC birding classic participants are actively involved at the observatory," said Shelly Scroggs, who has coordinated the tournament at TPWD for the last six years. "Here we have two groups with similar missions and we decided to pool our resources for the greater good of conservation goals. I am thrilled that the observatory is jumping in on this project with us."
Organizers say the week-long tournament is the longest competitive birding event in the United States, with an impact that reaches far beyond Texas. This is because the Texas coast is important stopover habitat for birds that continue up the Central, Mississippi and Atlantic flyways. Species include many neotropical migratory songbirds, among the nation's most colorful and popular species, which migrate huge distances between South and Central America (the neotropics) and North America.
Carol Jones, who will handle the tournament coordination at the GCBO, said "Having the GTBC tournament co-hosted will help us reach even more people with our conservation message. The numbers of neotropical migrants continues to decline and we want to do everything we can to turn this trend around. Conserving migratory bird habitat positively impacts habitat for all our native flora and fauna along the Texas coast."
Since TPWD started the Birding Classic in 1997, winning teams have directed more than $400,000 in prize money to buy, restore or improve Texas coastal bird habitat. See (tpwd.texas.gov/gtbc/prizes/) for details about the 23 habitat projects funded so far. This year, winning teams will direct a total of $51,000 to habitat conservation projects they choose. Teams are also eligible for a variety of prizes, such as binoculars, cameras and field guides, resources that are donated by event sponsors.
Classic prizes and tournament categories are set up to accommodate birders of all age groups and skill levels. The tourneys' first blind birding category was introduced last year. The main Birding Classic for adult and senior participants takes place on three separate days and for 2005, it will be starting with the lower coast then onto central coast and ending in the upper coast. All other competition categories and other aspects of the tournament will be almost the same in 2005 as they were in 2004.
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It's one more and done for Tony Gonzalez. At least that's what he's saying now.
Gonzalez, who recently decided to return in 2013, said he is "100 percent sure" this will be his last season in the NFL in an interview Friday on Pro Football Talk Live.
Last summer, he said he was 95 percent sure he would retire after the 2012 season, his 16th in the NFL. But after having an excellent and healthy year with the Falcons, he reconsidered and signed a two-year, $14 million contract--the second year of which was added for salary-cap reasons.
Although Gonzalez (1,242 career catches) admitted to PFT that he has thought about taking a shot at Jerry Rice's receptions record (1,549), he would have to average more than 100 catches a year for three seasons to accomplish the feat. He had 93 in 2012 and turned 37 in February.
Gonzalez's main motivation for returning is taking another run at the Super Bowl after falling one game short with the Falcons last season. He remains in peak physical condition based on his strict diet and workout routine, but he also plans to take every breather he can while the team goes through its offseason program.
It shouldn't be surprising, however, if Gonzalez has another change of heart and stays in the game beyond 2013. If the Falcons win the Super Bowl, it would make the decision a lot easier to leave on the highest of notes.


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Expansion of the nation's services sector slowed more than expected last month to weigh the markets down during the midday with the Dow slipping 35 points to 13,233. Nasdaq dropped 27 points to 3032.
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Zillow (Nasdaq: Z) reversed year ago losses to post a better than expected profit for the first quarter as revenue doubled. Separately, the company announced that it will pay $40 million in cash to acquire RentJuice
Teradata (NYSE: TDC) reported higher first quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed analyst expectations.
First quarter earnings and revenue climbed for Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) to beat expectations.
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Mitek Systems (Nasdaq: MITK) fell to a loss for the second quarter as revenue plunged.
Genomma Lab abandoned its efforts to acquire Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH).
Health Net (NYSE: HNT) narrowed first quarter losses but the results fell short of analyst expectations and the company cut its full year guidance.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks dropped 9 points to 809.


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Monogrammed Cookies Recipe
Mint and lime zest bring fresh flavor to these crisp sugar cookies. For a fun shower dessert, we adorned the tops with the bride's monogram.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh mint
- 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 6 tablespoons warm water
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- Paste food coloring
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, mint, lime peel and extracts. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or until easy to handle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For icing, in a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Tint as desired with food coloring. (Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.)
- Frost and decorate cookies as desired. For writing, use round pastry tip #1 or #2. Let dry at room temperature for several hours or until firm. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 dozen.
Editor's Note: Meringue powder is available from Wilton Industries. Call 800-794-5866 or visit wilton.com.
Originally published as Monogrammed Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2010, p202
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This has been discussed before, but, it's only more obvious now. I don't care who was missing for the Skins yesterday, they have a respectable defense, and our rookie RB carried 11 times for 85 yards. Nearly 8 yd/carry!
While on the other hand, Dominic Rhodes carried 13 times for 26 yards. I'm not a math major, but I ain't no fool either.
Isn't it blatantly clear that Addai needs to start, and be THE running back, while Rhodes plays the same role he did with Edge? We have the answer to our problem at RB, but he's not being used enough.
Manning and the passing game looks great. As if Harrison's 2 TDs and Wayne's 120 yards wasn't enough, we've got guys like Clark and Utecht ready and waiting to catch balls in the middle of the field. With Stokely still on the bench! And, I don't know if you all caught this, but we split Darrel Reid out as a WR on the goalline! He's a D-lineman! Also, we tried a fake-handoff-fake-end-around-bomb yesterday. Peyton missed long, but just seeing that attempted was fun for me. The only thing that needs any work here is pass protection, but Peyton is usually good at getting rid of the ball quickly--and now he can scramble with effectiveness!
The D looked so much better yesterday. The final score, allowing 22 points, wasn't indicitive of the way they played I think. The last TD was garbage, so, it should be read 14 (they got a 2-pt conversion for kicks) instead. The run D was vastly improved with the addition of Booger, and our LBs were freed to make plays. We finally got some decent pressure on the QB, sacking Brunell 2 or 3 times, and beating the crap out of him otherwise. I think half the team limped off the field at some points as well. Brackett and June played great yesterday, as did the DBs--coming on blitzes (Jackson) and making some big hits (David). I'm happy with the D now, and getting Sanders back can really make us scary again.
Once again, we had special teams problems. It's great to have Vinatieri back and healthy, but our coverage has GOT to be better. We allowed another runback, this time on a punt, and those kinds of things can absolutely kill you. That has to be tied up in one way or another, before it gets us.
Overall, I've got to say I'm happy with the team. 6-0 is 6-0, no matter who you play or how you win, and that's where we sit. Entirely safe in the division (thanks Houston!), leading the AFC (thanks ATL!) and looking better than ever after the bye! Here's to the swift return of Bob Sanders and Monte Reagor and Brandon Stokely, and to 13 more wins!!!


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The Sensational ALPHA-MIND - the perfect experiment of mindreading! You show a pack of cards with different letters on each card and let a spectator shuffle the cards. He is then asked to make a word with the help of the letters and to put these cards face down on the table. While all this take place you may either leave the room or turn your back. Then the cards are placed - still face down -on a close-up pad. After a few seconds of concentration you will reveal the word
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