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April 14, 2013
My first half marathon in 3 years. This has definitely been a long time coming. The past three years have been a roller coaster of highs and lows in both my personal life and my running life. From a running perspective, there has been training, over training, and burnout as I struggled to find a happy medium between life and work. I have alternated between being so enthusiastic I embarked on two-a-days everyday and discouraged to the point where I ran an all time low 30 miles in one month.
I don't know what happened this spring, but something clicked. I set the Big D as my tentative goal race and started training.
Which leads me to race day:
My mother, her boyfriend, and I got to Dallas Fair Park around 7:10. The half marathon started at 8, so I was a little anxious hoping I still had time to get my race packet and bib. Turns out, there was no need to be anxious. I got my bib in plenty of time and still had time to wait in a restroom line.
We took off right at 8. This is a smaller race so there are no corrals or waves...just a bunch of people taking off at once. I crossed the starting line in a little less than a minute and set into a comfortable stride from the beginning.
In the days leading up to the race, I wasn't nervous at all. I was more or less treating this run as "just another long run" because I didn't have a specific time goal. I was surprisingly anxious on race day. I did a lot of nervous fidgeting while waiting for the race to start. When I started running, all the nerves went away and I just focused on not going out too fast. My loose race plan was to stay around a 10:30 pace for the first three miles and work my way down to a 10:00 minute pace and see how long I could hang on to that. I was expecting a 2:15:00 finish time. Not a PR, but a respectable time for my first race in three years.
See how PRETTY these splits are!?!
For the most part, I think I was pretty damn successful in terms of my race plan. Mile 3 was almost entirely downhill which account for the randomly fast mile. Dallas has much more elevation than Houston. MUCH. More. Total elevation gain for this run was 1800ft. Average elevation gain for a typical run in Houston is 30ft.
The hills got to me a bit, but it was more of a mental battle than a physical one. I don't do any hill training as part of my regular routine (seriously, if you know of a hill in North Houston, please point me in that direction). I wish the huge downhill at mile 3 had been later in the course though. Around mile 7 my body started to hurt. I am attributing that to the hills as well. My left achilles was achy. My right hip flexor made sure to let me know it was not happy. Nothing I couldn't ignore, but annoying all the same.
Mile 11 was probably the toughest. I was mentally tired and physically tired. I know my running form probably looked like crap because I was hunching over, or I felt like I was at least. Mile 11 is also when I saw my favorite sign "Don't walk now...People are watching!" HAHA. I love it. I was definitely considering walking at that point, and seeing that sign convinced me not to. Well played spectators, well played.
I crossed the finish line at 2:15 (clock time) or 2:14:10 (garmin time). I had enough left in me for a decent kick at the end. There was one guy who FLEW past me in the last tenth. He probably could have run a bit faster throughout the race if he had that much energy left, but whatever.
I got my medal and found my mom and her boyfriend to pose for the obligatory pictures. My mom said I looked calm and at ease when I was running. Maybe that means I probably could have run faster too? Haha.
It has been two weeks since the race and I feel pretty damn good. I am already training for my next half marathon. I am going to run the Wounded Warrior Half on June 9. Maybe I can beat 2:14...


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Pegvisomant With Glucagon Test to Assess for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
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Pegvisomant combined with the glucagon stimulation test (GST) can improve the accuracy of this test when used to diagnose adult GH and cortisol (steroid hormone)insufficiency.
Study aims:
Diagnosing GH and cortisol deficiency in adults requires a special test. At present, the insulin tolerance test (ITT) is considered the test of choice. However, this test is difficult to perform as it involves giving insulin through the veins to decrease blood sugars to very low levels, and this can be unpleasant, and cannot be performed in elderly adults and in those with a history of heart disease, seizure disorders or stroke. For this reason there is an urgent need for an alternative reliable test. At present, the GST is considered the alternative test to the ITT but its accuracy in obese patients and in those with diabetes remains unclear. Pegvisomant is a medication that can increase GH production in the body. The purpose of this study is to find out if combining pegvisomant with the GST can help improve the accuracy of this test so that it is comparable with the ITT in diagnosing adult GH and cortisol insufficiency.
Study design:
Subjects will be recruited from the Oregon Health & Science University Dynamic Endocrine Testing Unit. A written informed consent will be obtained and a screening interview will be carried out. During the screening interview, the study will be explained to the subject in detail. For women of child-bearing age, a pregnancy test will be performed. The subjects will then take part in three studies on separate days: (1) GST; (2) pegvisomant (1 mg/kg) injection into the abdomen 3 days before the glucagon stimulation test (ii) insulin tolerance test. For the GST, glucagon will be injected into the muscle and blood draws will be performed every 30 mins for 240 mins. For the insulin tolerance test, a blood draw will be performed and insulin will be given into the vein followed by blood draws every 15 mins for 120 mins. The data from all three studies will be analyzed in the study where the peak growth hormone and cortisol levels for all three tests will be compared. A questionnaire will be used at the end of the study for the subjects to rank the level of preference of the three tests. The data of the study will be analyzed using a computer statistical program where the identity of the subjects will be coded to maintain confidentiality.
|Adults Growth Hormone Deficiency.
|Drug: Pegvisomant Drug: Regular insulin
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
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|Effects of Pegvisomant-Priming With the Glucagon Stimulation Test in Assessing GH and Cortisol Reserve in Adults: a Randomized Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study
- Peak growth hormone and cortisol levels induced by the pegvisomant-glucagon test compared to those by the insulin tolerance test in assessing the growth hormone and cortisol reserve in adults suspected of adult growth hormone and cortisol deficiencies. [ Time Frame: 9 weeks ]Presently, the insulin tolerance test (ITT) is regarded as the gold standard test in diagnosing adult GH deficiency but this test is difficult to perform in patients with diabetes mellitus, and contraindicated in the elderly, and in adults with seizures and ischemic heart disease. Glucagon test is the alternative test to the ITT but its accuracy and reliability is questionable in obesity and diabetes mellitus. Pegvisomant is a GH receptor blocker that increases GH secretion. When primed with glucagon, pegvisomant may enhance GH secretion by providing a stronger stimulus than glucagon alone. We plan to assess if by priming pegvisomant with glucagon will improve the accuracy of this test in diagnosing adult GH cortisol deficiency. Specifically, we will examine the characteristics of peak GH and cortisol levels, and ascertain the peak GH and cortisol levels in comparison to those generated using the ITT in diagnosing GH and cortisol deficiency.
- Correlation of peak GH and cortisol levels to BMI and fasting glucose, and effects of pegvisomant on IGF-I bioactivity. [ Time Frame: 9 weeks ]We plan to assess the correlation between peak growth hormone and cortisol levels induced by the pegvisomant-glucagon test and BMI, fasting blood glucose levels, and evaluate the effects of pegvisomant on insulin-like growth factor-I bioactivity using the insulin-like growth factor-I kinase receptor activity assay.
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|March 2011
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|December 2013
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|November 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Active Comparator: Pegvisomant-glucagon test
To compare the combined pegvisomant with the glucagon test to the insulin tolerance test and the glucagon test in diagnosing adult growth hormone and cortisol insufficiency.
Drug: Pegvisomant
Pegvisomant 1 mg/kg injection 3 days before the glucagon test.
Other Name: Somavert.Drug: Regular insulin
0.1-0.15 units/kg
Active Comparator: Insulin tolerance test
To compare the combined pegvisomant with the glucagon test to the insulin tolerance test and the glucagon test in diagnosing adult growth hormone and cortisol insufficiency.
Drug: Regular insulin
0.1-0.15 units/kg
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|21 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study.
- Age 21 to 55 years
- Body weight 60 to 120 kg inclusive
- Stable weight and diet for at least 3 months prior to study entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Poor IV access
- Known hypersensitivity to glucagon
- Inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures
- Clinically significant cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease
- Current active malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer
- Active acromegaly or Cushing's disease
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pregnancy
- Renal failure (serum creatinine > 2 mg/dl)
- Severe acute illness
- Uncontrolled hypertension (BP > 160/100 mmHg)
- Emotional/social instability likely to prejudice study completion
- Recurrent or severe unexplained hypoglycemia
- Known or suspected drug/alcohol abuse
- Patients with history of coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias and seizure disorder that would be excluded from the ITT arm regardless of age
- Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01804413
|Contact: Kevin C.J. Yuen, MRCP(UK),MD
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|Contact: Sharon A. Rhoads, RN
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|February 18, 2013
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|October 23, 2013
Keywords provided by Kevin Yuen, Oregon Health and Science University:
Growth hormone
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Endocrine System Diseases
Dwarfism, Pituitary
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bone Diseases, Endocrine
Pituitary Diseases
Hypothalamic Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Insulin, Globin Zinc
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1
Hydrocortisone 17-butyrate 21-propionate
Cortisol succinate
Hydrocortisone acetate
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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Dairy sales experience significant gains when products are placed beyond the traditional dairy case, according to new research from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®.
The Innovation Center was founded by America's dairy producers to develop industry-wide solutions and action plans to grow long-term sales.
The research provided shoppers more access to dairy and meal-building concepts that paired dairy with other products at select retailers across the country. Results indicate that consumers are receptive to meal-solutions marketing that emphasizes health benefits and convenience. Dairy sales increased 29 percent during this test, which was co-funded by retailers and their suppliers.
The research identified several new approaches for retailers to increase dairy purchases:
- Breakfast Zone: section within the dairy department highlighting quick breakfast recipes featuring milk, cheese and yogurt
- Fuel Your Day: snacking area highlighting nutritious options, including protein-packed dairy products
- What's for Dinner: aisle end-cap that features one-stop-shopping for easy-to-prepare dinners using dairy
- Chef's Creation: merchandising area that showcases dairy-friendly, restaurant-quality meal solutions
- Perfect Pairings: produce section that cross-merchandises complementary dairy products to provide well-balanced snack options
"This research reinforces how our investment in the dairy checkoff can help grow sales at retail," said Paul Rovey, Arizona dairy producer and chair of Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff. "These findings demonstrate how retailers can give consumers creative and convenient ideas that lead to increased sales."
Checkoff Hosting June Dairy Month Webinar for Producers
Dairy Management Inc. is hosting a webinar for producers to demonstrate how the dairy industry is engaging in online consumer conversations during June Dairy Month and beyond. The webinar is scheduled for June 5 from 11 a.m. to noon CST.
During this session, participants will learn:
- How the dairy industry is connecting with others to discuss the future of food production and security
- How producers can join the conversation and spread positive dairy dialogue through their social media channels
- How producers can encourage their online followers to celebrate June Dairy Month
The session will take place via Live Meeting and conference call. To register for the webinar, send an e-mail to email@example.com. Login information will be distributed a few days before the event.
Producers are encouraged to share this invitation with employees, children, peers and others who participate in online conversations.


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You! Anyone can come and use the lab to develop new skills, pursue creative projects and participate in the community. Our participants range in age from 4 to 74, come from all sorts of backgrounds, and have a wide range of skill levels.
Access Space is open 11.00am-7.00pm, Tuesday-Saturday, throughout the year. We close for two weeks over Christmas and the New Year.
This "summer" we will be limiting our opening times while we carry out some maintenance, and generally have a bit of a rest. From the week commencing Monday 5 August, we will only be opening Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This will be the case until the end of August.
Taking part is free, but the community won't work without your help. We don't want your cash - we want your participation!
Access Space is run by "Access Space Network", a UK registered charity with three principal themes: The Arts, Education and Urban Regeneration. We believe that nobody should be locked out of the opportunity to use digital technologies to learn, express themselves and gain new opportunities.
We support arts workshops, performances, exhibitions and visiting artists. The amazing things you'll see and hear at Access Space may inspire you to discover new things, learn more skills and to express yourself in your own way. If you have an idea for an arts project in the space, talk to us!
You! Access Space isn't a typical education project, with tutors and learners - but that doesn't mean you won't learn. We all learn from each other. You're welcome to ask anyone in the space for help - and they'll be happy to spend a few minutes pointing you in the right direction if they know. But remember, what goes around, comes around - people may ask you for help - and if you can, you must!
Even if you don't know about computers, you do know other things. Access Space isn't just about technology - it's about anything creative that you can do for yourself. Your ideas could be really helpful to someone else. We'd like you to pitch in however you can - by advising other participants if they're stuck, inspiring people with your creative projects, welcoming newcomers, rebuilding computers, tidying up, and generally being friendly.
First up, we suggest you log in and familiarise yourself with the computer system. This may take you a few minutes, or an hour or so. If you're a beginner we'll introduce you to another participant or a volunteer that can help you.
Next, have a think about constructive things you could do at Access Space. When you're ready to get started with creating, learning or building, tell us about it, and we'll know what sort of help and resources you need. You may want to fill in a card for our "skill wall" - tell people what you already know and what you want to find out.
As well as your own login name and desktop for the network, we can give you web space for you to publish your own online project. If you like we can help you to register a web domain name and set up an email address.
You're also welcome to user the "Spacers" wiki system (http://spacers.lowtech.org), which allows you to publish documents and pictures very quickly and easily. Of course, there are lots of computers for you to rebuild and experiment with. But the most important resource of Access Space is you, and the other people that participate. Your willingness to share ideas, inspiration and knowhow is what makes the space work.
The lab provides a network of recycled computers which run the latest open source software. We continuously monitor, improve and upgrade the network with computers kindly donated by local people and businesses. At any one moment there are at least ten workstations available for participants. Each network user has their own password, and their own desktop space to save their projects. We have more than 750 registered users (but not all of them come in each week!). The computers run the Linux operating system and a suite of powerful, open source software. Access Space also provides web server space for participants that want to create their own online projects. We now host more than 250 web servers online.
If your PC belongs to a private individual, then yes, we'd be delighted if you'd like to give us your old PC. We'll try our best to reuse it, either whole, or in parts, at Access Space, or in another non-profit, public interest context. However, you should be aware of some caveats.
We like to share. All the software we use is free. This means that you are welcome to copy the software we use and use it yourself, for any purpose: at home, in education, in the community or in business.
Linux works well. The Linux operating system is incredibly versatile and looks very similar to other operating systems like Windows or MacOS. It is just as easy to use. It's also very compatible - it reads and writes the files that you'll be familiar with, like Microsoft Office documents and Photoshop pictures. The version of Linux we use provides a suite of powerful applications programs, including office software, graphics software, network software and much more.
We don't like viruses. Open source software is constantly being improved - much more quickly than with commercial software. Consequently it's very safe from bugs and viruses.
We like recycling. Linux is roughly twice as efficient as Windows, so we can run the latest version on machines that are three, four or more years old. This means we can use recycled hardware - which is cheaper and greener.
We don't like limits. We may want to tinker with our software, change its functions, or even start new businesses based on our new versions. Windows and MacOS don't allow you to do that.
We don't like fees. The idea of paying some of the richest companies in the world (that aren't even based in this region) for the tools to work, learn and create, and empower ourselves with skills to regenerate the city just doesn't sit well with us. We invest in IT by expanding our knowhow, not expanding their bank balances.
Yes! Access Space is keen to develop partnerships with other charitable and public interest organisations. We've already had lots of experience in this area.
Access Space is enthusiastic to develop links with other community computer labs - particularly if they're struggling to renew their computers. Why pay for new computers when you can recycle locally, or re-use the computers that you already have? It's greener, and cheaper, and if you take the right approach, it can provide the very latest software and skills.
Software is the collective name for the tools you use to get jobs done with a computer. It encompasses obvious tools, like Photoshop and Word, which are called "applications programs", and less obvious tools, like the things that move the mouse pointer, make the "start" menu, and create the icons on your desktop.
Those less obvious pieces of software are bundled together into an "operating system" - which is all the utilities you need to get your computer going and manage your desktop, and your files, but excluding any tools to do more complex work.
All this software is a little bit like food - there's the recipe, and the cooked meal. The recipe is called the "source code" - it's the part of the thing that allows you to see how it really works - you can even tinker with the source code, the way you can add new ingredients to a recipe, and cook your own meal!
Usually, computer users have nothing to do with the source code. When you get a new copy of Windows you get the "object code" - the executable programs which you get to run. Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps the "source code" as their secret. In the normal run of things this seems to be fine, because you don't do computer programming - you just want to run programs - and quite right, too!
However, what this also means is that only your software supplier knows how your software really works - and if you want a new version, you have to go to them, and them alone. You can eat the Colonel's fried chicken, but you'll never know the secret blend of herbs and spices!
"Open Source" is a particular way of publishing software which requires that the source code is freely available to everyone. If you eat the meal, you have a right to have the recipe. It's a bit like home cooking - and as lots of people are starting to realise that just as home-cooked food is better for you than junk food, open source software is better for your computer than proprietary, "closed source" software.
Crucially, with an open source licence, you, the user, acquire the right to pass the software on to anyone else. So even if you've bought the software, you can give it to your friends.
Yes. Many applications programs, such as the "OpenOffice" office suite, the "Firefox" web browser and is available for the Mac and Windows. As well as installing applications on your existing operating system, there is a whole open source operating system available, called "Linux", which can substitute entirely for Windows or MacOS.
Anyone can take the source code and make a new version of open source software and sell it or give it away themselves. In practice, this is a highly complex process, but even so there are thousands of open source software developers across the world, and new versions are emerging all the time. They include non-profits, academic institutions, volunteer groups and commercial companies.
Organisations improve and publish Open Source Software not because they want to sell it, but because they want to use it themselves. This means that the features they add tend to be useful, not just eye candy to help with sales. Many improvements increase efficiency or security and are quite invisible to the end user. So while Linux software can look clunky compared to Windows or MacOS, it tends to be more efficient.
Lots of companies make money out of using or supporting open source software - some charge to install networks, or provide support contracts, or something else, like advertising. Open source software powers Google - and they make lots of money!
There are a huge number of information resources on the web - but why not start close to home? Access Space has been using Open Source Software for more than eight years - making us a very early adopter of the fastest-growing type of software on the internet.


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History Colloquium 2012
Todd Shepard, Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, will give a lecture entitled "The Algerian Revolution and the Sexual Revolution in France" on Monday, October 29.
Dr. Shepard's scholarship explores 20th-century France and the French Empire, with a focus on how imperialism intersects with histories of national identity, state institutions, race, and sexuality; his studies and teaching have concentrated on modern European history (particularly France), modern colonialism, and the history of sexuality.
Join the Departments of History and Political Science, as well as the Feminist Studies and International Studies Programs, in welcoming Dr. Shepard to Southwestern. Lecture at 4:00 pm on October 29, in the Mood-Bridwell atrium.


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Incorporated in 1963, Tamarac covers approximately 12 square miles located in Central Broward County. Tamarac has a diverse population of 60,427 with a large segment of senior citizens. Tamarac boasts nine City Parks, one County Park, three golf courses, and over 300 acres of fresh water canals and lakes.
Tamarac is home to many residential and commercial areas including family and adult neighborhoods, condominiums, apartment complexes, Tamarac Elementary School, Challenger Elementary School, Millennium Middle School, University Hospital and the Tamarac Commerce Park.
The district has an annual operating budget of approximately $12.3 million and provides for 98 positions including a district captain, two lieutenants, eight sergeants, 70 deputies, 13 Community Service Aides and four support positions.
The members of BSO-Tamarac partner with other Tamarac City Departments to continually work towards fulfilling Tamarac�s Strategic Plan, particularly STRATEGIC GOAL #5 - A VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
BSO's Citizen Observer Patrol, or COP Program, is a volunteer group sponsored by the Sheriff's Office that uses a simple approach to safeguarding neighborhoods through residents' involvement. COP volunteers are local residents who help BSO fight crime by patrolling their community in a BSO provided vehicle, looking out for suspicious activity or potential hazards and offering assistance to local residents. Typical assignments in addition to patrol activities include performing checks on unoccupied residences (at the owner's request), checking on elderly or homebound residents (as requested) and reporting potential problems and neighborhood hazards to BSO.
COP volunteers wear uniforms and drive specially marked vehicles, adding to the crime-fighting presence in the community. There are currently 11 COP posts throughout the City of Tamarac.
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Advancing Adhesives: Game Changer
BASF has made a game-changing breakthrough toward sustainable snack packaging that can help companies and communities everywhere get closer to their goal of zero waste. This past fall, the company partnered with The Seattle Mariners and used the iconic snack of the American pastime—peanuts—to debut prototype packaging developed with its advanced biopolymer technology. The first 10,000 fans to arrive at Safeco Field that day received a free bag of peanuts in a 100% compostable snack bag.
Previously, most empty snack packages, such as for cookies or breakfast bars, could only be sent to the landfill because most conventional food packaging is neither recyclable nor compostable. It consists of a multi-layer film structure comprised of traditional plastics and adhesives. The multiple layers are needed to provide the barriers, colorful print and necessary adhesives that bond all the layers together. These varied materials are not easily separated for disposal, making recycling problematic. Composting the package wasn't an option, either; the chemicals those layers are made from cannot be composted.
BASF's new compostable food packaging film structure is composed of a six-layer film (see Figure 1). The innovative design allows for the entire structure to be composted.
"Flexible packaging with this BASF technology is a big step forward for the snack food industry," said Kimberley Schiltz, manager of Market Development, Consumer Packaging. "It means that popular snack foods can be brought to market in compostable packaging that delivers needed shelf life at a competitive price point, with a more sustainable 'end-of-life' solution than with conventional packaging materials."
Like all advances in sustainability, major breakthroughs must balance economic and environmental interests. "Whenever there are contaminants in our compost stream, like regular snack bags and candy wrappers, we have to pay a premium to have them removed by hand," said Scott Jenkins, vice president of Operations for the Mariners. "If all of the snacks sold at Safeco came in compostable packaging, it would represent a significant savings of time and money for the team and get us a whole lot closer to achieving zero waste."
Earlier attempts have been made to introduce fully compostable snack packaging; however, those fell short of consumer expectations. BASF's research finds that its biopolymers technology can meet those expectations and provide a viable solution to the snack food packaging industry.
"Compostable snack food packaging made with BASF's advanced technology can put us much further down the path to a zero-waste world, much faster," said Stephan Banchero, general manager, Cedar Grove Composting.
As municipalities grapple with how best to implement greening initiatives and engage citizens, this kind of technology could represent a more convenient alternative to the punitive approach already in place in some cities.
"We welcome technological advances like this that inspire our entire society to move toward sustainability and help municipalities like the city of Seattle divert more waste than ever away from landfills," said Brett Stav, senior planning and development specialist, Seattle Public Utilities.
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For these reasons, it seems best to interpret step 3 as including not only the ability to be sensitive to the entire body throughout the in-and-out breath—to prepare you for the full-body awareness developed in jhana—but also the ability to consciously adjust the breath in a way that allows you to do two things: to spread pleasure and rapture throughout the body in the first three jhanas, and to develop a more general sensitivity to how the breath is the primary bodily fabrication in its effect on the other properties of the body. (Thanissario, Right mindfulness p.91)
frank k wrote:So my question is, if elsewhere in the suttas kāyasaṅkhāra is defined to be "in and out breathing", why doesn't everyone just translate it as "calming the breath"? Wouldn't that be much easier for a mediator who's trying to follow the 16 steps of anapana to understand?
The commentaries insist that "body" here means the breath, but this is unlikely in this context, for the next step — without further explanation — refers to the breath as "bodily fabrication." If the Buddha were using two different terms to refer to the breath in such close proximity, he would have been careful to signal that he was redefining his terms (as he does below, when explaining that the first four steps in breath meditation correspond to the practice of focusing on the body in and of itself as a frame of reference). The step of breathing in and out sensitive to the entire body relates to the many similes in the suttas depicting jhana as a state of whole-body awareness (see MN 119).
Of course, this adjustment has to be developed as a skill. If you apply too much pressure or are too heavy-handed in your efforts to adjust the properties of the body, it will give rise to the "fevers" mentioned in SN 47:10. That will require you to step back from the breath and turn the mind to another theme for a while until you feel calmed enough to return to the breath.
The same point applies to step 4. If you apply too much force to calm the breath, it will play havoc with the properties of the body. The body will be
starved of breath energy, and again a "bodily fever" will result. At the same time, it's important to remember—in line with MN 118's explanation of the
relationship between rapture and calm as factors for awakening—that one of the most effective ways of calming bodily fabrication is first to breathe in a way that induces a sense of rapture to energize the body and mind. Otherwise, the act of calming bodily fabrication will have a stultifying effect, leading to one of the other problems mentioned in SN 47:10: a sluggishness or constriction in your awareness.
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According to MN 28, three of these properties—water, fire, and wind—have the potential to become "provoked" (kuppa). In other words, when stimulated,
they can become quite volatile. So when you explore the ways in which the in-and-out breath fabricates the inner sense of the body, these are the three properties most directly responsive to influences from the breath. With regard to
the water property, this could mean breathing in such a way as to raise or lower the blood pressure, for example,or to change the flow of the blood through
different parts of the body: away from an area feeling excess pressure (as when you have a headache) or toward an area that has been injured and needs the
extra nourishment that a healthy blood flow would provide. With regard to the fire property, this could mean breathing in such a way as to feel warmer when
the weather is cold, or cooler when it's hot. With regard to the wind property, this could mean breathing in ways that would regulate the flow of the energy already coursing through the different parts of the body.
When you've learned to maintain this sense of balanced stillness in the breath, you can focus on balancing the other properties of the body as well. First balance the heat and the cold. If the body feels too warm, notice where the coolest spot in the body is. Focus on the coolness there, and then allow it to spread, just as you'd spread the still breath. Similarly, if you feel too cold, find the warmest spot in the body. After you can maintain your focus on the warmth there, allow it to spread. See if you can then bring the coolness and warmth into balance, so that the body feels just right.
Similarly with the solidity of the body: Focus on the sensations that seem heaviest or most solid in the body. Then allow that solidity to spread through the body. If the body feels too heavy, then think of the still breath making it lighter. Try to find a balance so that you feel neither too heavy nor too light.
This exercise not only makes the body more comfortable as a basis for firmer
concentration, but also acquaints you with the properties that make up your inner sense of the body. As we noted in Part Two, being acquainted with these properties provides you with a useful set of tools for dealing with pain and out-of-body experiences. This exercise also gives you practice in seeing the power of your perceptions: Simply noticing and labeling a particular sensation can make it stronger. (With Each and Every Breath)
He regards whatever phenomena there that are connected with form, feeling, perceptions, fabrications, & consciousness, as inconstant, stressful, a disease, a cancer, an arrow, painful, an affliction, alien, a disintegration, a void, not-self. He turns his mind away from those phenomena, and having done so, inclines his mind to the property of deathlessness: 'This is peace, this is exquisite — the resolution of all fabrications; the relinquishment of all acquisitions; the ending of craving; dispassion; cessation; Unbinding.' (AN 9.36)
frank k wrote:Dmytro, are there sutta references (to support the Patisambhidamagga and commentary quotes) that also include these items as kaya sankhara:
Also, do the suttas also explicitly state (like your quotes) that passambhayam(calming) bodily formations to the point of stillness and 4th jhana?
The reason I'm being so nitpicky is it occurred to me that in my decades experience of practicing anapana i don't recall ever having encountered any monastic or lay teacher who uses the 16 steps of anapana as the main text. I'm wondering if a well translated 16 steps, in plain english, and explicit and clear on such points as what is bodily fabrications, could suffice as the primary text, just as in the good old days when the Buddha presumably passed those instructions to the monks, who then memorized it, and then went off into the wilderness to apply it.
My guess is the Buddha used "kaya sankhara" instead of "in and out breathing" in step 4 not so much because the other bodily fabrications were so important to include under the 16 steps of ananpanasati, but to include the word "kaya" as a way to facilitate memorizing the fact that it belongs in the first tetrad of satipatthana (kayaanupassi)
Samma wrote:There are teachers that use anapanasati and the 16 steps as their main teaching. Thanissaro being one. Bhante Vimalaramsi is living, certainly a different take. Buddhadasa Bhikku - A manual for serious beginners. Bhikkhu Nanamoli translation and commentary, as well as many shorter commentaries and instructions
As I mentioned above many of those based in commentary (eg Pa Auk) interpret kaya here to mean breath-body.
but no one that I'm aware of uses those 16 steps exactly as stated by the Buddha as their main text that they teach to new and old students, only as a supplemental resource.
In terms of detail, MN 118 lists sixteen steps in mindfulness of in-and-out
breathing, but many of those steps require extra explanation as to what, in
practice, they entail. At the same time, it gives no explicit indication of whether
the sixteen steps have to be practiced in the order in which they are listed. (Thanissaro, Right Mindfulness, p. 67)
Although the four tetrads constitute the Buddha's most extensive instructions
on what to do when you sit down to meditate, they are still very terse. As one
writer has commented, they are more like a telegram than a full text. This should
come as no surprise, for—as we noted in the Introduction—these instructions
were never meant to stand on their own. They were embedded in a canon of
texts memorized by a community of practitioners who would use them simply
as memory aids, both for teachers and for students. This means that they had to
be long enough to convey the most important points—such as the fact that
breath meditation is a proactive process designed to give insight into the
processes of fabrication—but short enough to be easily memorized.
They also had to indicate, through inclusion, which aspects of the practice
held true across the board; and, through silence and exclusion, which aspects
allowed for variations from case to case. If everything were mentioned, the
sheer volume of instructions would have been unwieldy, making it difficult to
sort out which instructions were meant for everyone, and which for specific
cases. So the terseness of the instructions, instead of being a shortcoming, is
actually one of their strengths. (p.84)
"But what are bodily fabrications? What are verbal fabrications? What are mental fabrications?"
"In-&-out breaths are bodily fabrications. Directed thought & evaluation are verbal fabrications. Perceptions & feelings are mental fabrications."
"But why are in-&-out breaths bodily fabrications? Why are directed thought & evaluation verbal fabrications? Why are perceptions & feelings mental fabrications?"
"In-&-out breaths are bodily; these are things tied up with the body. That's why in-&-out breaths are bodily fabrications. Having first directed one's thoughts and made an evaluation, one then breaks out into speech. That's why directed thought & evaluation are verbal fabrications. Perceptions & feelings are mental; these are things tied up with the mind. That's why perceptions & feelings are mental fabrications."
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Paul Kneeland, vice president of produce and floral for Kings Food Markets, suggested retailers use data from the annual report to help them identify potential holes in their programs. He discussed Fresh Trends 2013 during an April 11 webcast with The Packer's editor Greg Johnson and Produce Retailer magazine editor Pamela Riemenschneider.
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Seah: Hersing is based in Singapore, and we provide real estate brokerage, property management, money transfer, and brand management services for global brands such as ERA, RIA, Coldwell Banker, and Western Union. We have more than 5,000 employees and agents throughout South East Asia.
Q: Why did you want to manage your messaging and collaboration with cloud technology?
Seah: We managed an internal email system for our 200 office employees, but we had almost 5,000 field agents communicating with everything from Google Mail or Yahoo, to text messaging with their mobile phones. Everybody-employees and agents-used every kind of mobile device you can name. In all those domains, messages were sometimes delayed or filtered as spam, and attachments got lost or corrupted. Communication is fast-paced in real estate, and we need to send and receive photographs, documents, and agreements quickly and reliably. We needed a standardized corporate domain, but we knew that building an on-premises messaging environment for 5,000 scattered users would require a heavy investment in infrastructure.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday repeated his warnings against easing sanctions against Iran ahead of a new round of international talks over the country's nuclear program.
"I think you should increase the pressure, because it's finally working," Mr. Netanyahu said on CNN's "State of the Union."
U.S. negotiators will join with global powers for negotiations with Iran starting Wednesday night in Geneva. It will be the third round of talks since the August inauguration of Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, who has pledged to revitalize his country's economy and roll back international sanctions.
In talks this month involving the other permanent United Nations Security Council members as well as Germany, U.S. officials believed they were close to completing an initial deal to roll back some parts of Iran's nuclear program in return for an easing of sanctions.
Israel, on the other hand, has been adamant in insisting that Iran completely dismantle its nuclear program in return for any sanctions relief. Netanyahu said that previous U.N. Security Council resolutions call on Iran to "dismantle all its centrifuges and the plutonium reactor, which are used only for one thing: to make nuclear weapons."
American officials say an interim agreement offers the U.S. and Israel the best chance to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons in the near-term while seeking a final agreement over the next year.
Leading lawmakers, both Republican and Democratic, are pressing to enact even more sanctions on Iran in a bid to deny the country a nuclear weapon, something Tehran denies it is pursuing. Mr. Netanyahu supports that approach.
"If you continue the pressure now, you can get Iran to cease and desist," he said.
Netanyahu said he believed any easing of sanctions now would send the wrong signal to Iranian officials, and that it would be difficult to build the sanctions back up again if Tehran fails to abide by the terms of the interim agreement.
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Israel's leader warned that what he called a "bad deal" to ease sanctions on Iran escalates the risk of military confrontation between the two countries. "If you do a bad deal, you may get to the point where your only option is a military option," Mr. Netanyahu said. "Israel always reserves the right to defend itself against any threat."
In reference to peace talks with the Palestinians, the Israeli leader called on the Palestinians to make more concessions.
"We're talking. But I would like to see some movement on the Palestinian side," he said. "You want us to recognize the Palestinian state for the Palestinian people. How about recognizing the Jewish state for the Jewish people?"
Related: WSJ's Jay Solomon says it is still likely the U.S. will reach a deal with Iran over halting its nuclear program. But any pact that relieves sanctions would still face heavy political opposition from Congress and allies such as Israel.


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One thing about 2 picks - Lance and Danny.
Both were taken with LOW COST picks relative to their risk/reward. Granger was seen by most as a top 10 talent that dropped due to knee injury fears. By #17 it was becoming silly that he was still on the board. This was NOT an evaluation of talent but an evaluation of risk (knee) vs reward (known talent level). The percentage of risk for a #17 pick was very low in comparison to the reward level.
Ditto Lance. By the 2nd round his draft spot was low enough to make the risk level (cost of pick * PCT for failure) much lower than the chances of positive upside. No one doubted Lance's talent level, the guy was nicknamed Born Ready. They doubted his mentality and how that might keep him from using his talent level.
Now I champion the idea of not overpaying, but that doesn't mean that when you get a great price it means you were a great talent evaluator.
A new Porsche that has a 20% chance of not working for the price of $5K? That's an obvious choice, not a sign of my car evaluation skills.
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Award-winning pianist Dr. Stuart Deaver will perform a free concert on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. at the Ataloa Theatre of East Central University's Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
Deaver, who currently served as a professor of piano at the University of Tulsa, has won numerous awards and has performed across the United States as well as internationally in Portugal and Japan.
Posted on: 19 February, 2013
The artistry, talent and inspiration of 12 local composers will be featured at the Seventh Annual East Central University Faculty, Students and Friends Composer Concert on Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ataloa Theatre of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.
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East Central University is pleased to announce that its newest facility on campus will be named the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center.
Chickasaw Nation Gov. Anoatubby said that having the Chickasaw name on the business center is a tribute to centuries of Chickasaw history.
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East Central University is staying within the family to hire its new alumni director.
Katie Wellington, who has served as a counselor in ECU's Educational Talent Search Program, will assume her new duties as alumni director on Feb. 18.
"Katie and her family have a long history at East Central University and I think that she is going to do a bang-up job," said ECU President John Hargrave.
Wellington has served as a counselor in ECU's talent search program since 2011 and, prior to that, had a near two-year stint as a counselor's student assistant.
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Navajo Code Talker Bill Toledo is scheduled to have a book signing after his speech on Feb. 28 during East Central University's Fifth Annual Louise Young Diversity Lecture.
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Toledo was a World War II Navajo Code Talker for three years from 1942-45, serving in engagements including the Battle of Bougainville in the British Solomon Islands and the battles of Guam and Iwo Jima.
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LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers lefty Ted Lilly allowed five runs on nine hits, including three homers, in six innings against Lake Elsinore in a rehab start at Class A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night.
Lilly began the season on the disabled list, unable to compile enough foundational innings in Spring Training because of the flu and a rainout. Lilly is coming off shoulder surgery.
Lilly gave up two homers to Kyle Gaedele and one by Yeison Asencio. He struck out four without a walk.
Lilly is expected to make at least one more rehab start before he's ready to start in the Major Leagues, and then the Dodgers must find room for him. Manager Don Mattingly earlier said Lilly is not a likely candidate for the bullpen, where the Dodgers already have stashed starting pitchers Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang.
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Second, this has nothing to do with "the ugly girl". This is about personality. Or are you going to tell me a woman is going to pick the dominant confident leader if he is an ugly guy in her view? No, she's not.
Yes, it is easier to be a dick and have all those attributes... but that just means you're taking the easy wrong way. And any woman going for the dicks are also going for the easy way and it will 100% hurt them in the long run.


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The US army admitted Monday to "accidentally" killing nine Iraqi civilians and injuring three others during an operation south of Baghdad targeted at al-Qaida in Iraq members. US Navy Lt. Patrick Evans told The Associated Press that the civilians died Saturday near Iskandariyah, 30 miles south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Meanwhile, it is reported that US and Iraqi forces killed 11 suspects and captured 64 others in two days of raids across central and northern Iraq, officials said. Iraqi troops killed eight suspects and arrested 28 overnight in Salman Pak, about 15 miles south of Baghdad, Iraqi police said. According to the AP, they also seized weapons, explosives and some vehicles in the raid, including a Humvee that was apparently stolen from the Iraqi army, police said.
Elsewhere, American forces killed three suspects and detained 36 others in operations targeting al Qaida in Iraq, the military said in a statement.
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Messier, playing with an infected right elbow that kept him out of the last two games, and the sellout crowd of 18,200 treated last night as if it was his last home game. The 43-year-old captain signed sticks and uniforms for teammates, posed for pictures with teammates and staff and had many of his former teammates, such as Mike Richter, in the stands. He also scored at 19:03 of the first period, and had his teen-age son, Lyon, stand on the Rangers bench in the third period as if he were coaching the team.
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I have a question for people who have been throwing the banger.
Ive been throwing a couple for a few months now and they are great for long putts, and i was loving them for short putts. There are two courses in my town, with two basket types, innova with the double chains, and innova with single chains. Ive been noticing alot more spits and blow throughs as my bangers wear. I have had soft minimal spin puts from 15' hit chains on one side, push them out of the way, and come out the other side untouched. It even breaks through double chain baskets at low speed. At high speed they tend to stick better.
Is anyone having similar results with this putter or any others? Im considering switching back to the wizard so I can have a soft one for putting and a hard one for driving. I perfer the shallower rim of the banger, and it flies off the tee as well as the wizard, and I believe its even better for long putts (although I havent tried the E Wizard, Medium or Supersoft)


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Cochran Bird Sanctuary Thompson Memorial
Cochran Bird Sanctuary Thompson Memorial
Sprattler, Timothy
Phillips Academy
This is a memorial to Augustus Porter Thompson, P. A. Class of 1892 and Augustus Porter Thompson, Jr. P. A. Class of 1928. The senior Thompson was the first sanctuary manager and his son sadly died the year after he graduated from Phillips. Located off the main path but on a nature trail, the stone bench and the concave stone, which often held a puddle of water would provide a tranquil spot for school members and townspeople alike. It was placed on the top of a hill to overlook the skyline of the campus.
Phillips Academy -- Grounds
Phillips Academy -- Bird Sanctuary
Thompson, Augustus Porter, P.A. 1892
Thompson, Augustus Porter, P.A. 1928
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As soon as I tasted it, I wondered why it took me so long to think of putting turkey Italian sausage in a breakfast casserole. With fewer eggs than my usual South Beach Diet friendly breakfast casseroles, this was like a baked frittata with eggs just binding the mixture together, letting the flavor of the sweet Italian sausage be the main attraction here.
Low-Carb Breakfast Casserole with Sweet Italian Sausage, Mushrooms, and Cheese
(Makes 6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn.)
2 or 3 links sweet turkey Italian Sausage
1-2 tsp. olive oil + 1 T olive oil (more or less, depending on your pan)
1 lb. sliced mushrooms (I used plain white mushrooms, but Crimini mushrooms would be great)
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese, rinsed and drained
8 eggs, beaten until whites and yolks are well combined
1 tsp. Spike seasoning (optional but recommended, can also use any other spice blend you like with eggs)
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese + 2 T for sprinkling on top
1/2 cup pizza cheese (a low-fat blend of Mozarella, Provolone, Romano, and Parmesan; can use other low-fat white cheese)
fresh ground black pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Add 1-2 tsp. olive oil to a small frying pan, squeeze sweet turkey Italian sausage out of casings, and cook until sausage is done and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. I used the sharp side of a metal turner to break the sausage apart as it cooked.
While sausage cooks, put cottage cheese into a fine strainer, put strainer in sink and rinse cottage cheese gently with cold water and let drain. Wash mushrooms, spin or pat dry, slice, and brown in about 1 T olive oil in a separate pan.
Break eggs into a medium sized bowl, then beat with a fork until yolks and whites are well combined. Add Spike seasoning, drained cottage cheese, and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and stir together.
Spray 9 X 13 glass or crockery casserole dish with olive oil or non-stick spray, then layer mushrooms, sausage, and pizza cheese. Pour egg mixture over other ingredients, then use a fork to gently stir so ingredients are well-distributed in eggs. Sprinkle 2 T Parmesan cheese over top and grind over some black pepper.
Bake casserole until eggs are set and slightly browned on top, about 25 minutes. Serve hot.
This will keep well in the fridge for as long as a week. When I make egg casseroles like this, I often divide them out into individual containers, then microwave it for breakfast all week. Be careful not to microwave too long or the eggs will get rubbery.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
More Breakfast Casserole Recipes to Try:
Breakfast Casserole with Mushrooms, Green Bell Peppers, and Feta from Kalyn's Kitchen
Green Chile Baked Breakfast Casserole from My Wooden Spoon
Broccoli Cheese Breakfast Casserole from Kalyn's Kitchen
Breakfast Pizza Casserole from Just Baking
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Today the FAA revoked Phoenix Heliparts' air agency certificate to operate as a Part 145 repair station, alleging that the Mesa, Ariz. company performed improper repairs and deliberately falsified maintenance records. The emergency revocation comes on the heels of an investigation, begun in 2008 by the FAA's Scottsdale Flight Service District Office, that allegedly uncovered multiple violations and "hundreds" of discrepancies. These include intentionally false entries in the aircraft maintenance records on at least four occasions, unauthorized use of an electronic recordkeeping system, failure to operate the maintenance shop according to its approved repair station and quality control manuals, using unqualified people to perform the work and use of incorrect parts. The FAA also alleges that Phoenix Heliparts identified unserviceable parts as serviceable and retained them for reuse, failed to document maintenance work and inspections, and failed to have and use approved data to guide major repairs and alterations. The FAA charged that Phoenix Heliparts had approved the return to service of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Hughes 369 with more than 30 airworthiness discrepancies and 100 items that had not been inspected in accordance with the company's own quality control manual. Phoenix Heliparts can appeal the revocation to the NTSB. Company president Tina Cannon was not available for comment at press time.
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I've noticed lately the value of friendliness, in a certain context.
When you're interacting with random strangers, be friendly. People aren't friendly because they lack wisdom or compassion. If they lack compassion, they're not friendly because they're arrogant and mean. If they lack wisdom, they're not friendly because they're nice people, but they're socially awkward. Lacking social skills, they feel nervous even when just a random stranger says hello.
When you're friendly, it feels good when other people are friendly back. But they won't always be, especially in urban areas. Other people are unfriendly for the same reasons mentioned above: they're mean and arrogant or they lack social skills.
But you should be friendly regardless, saying hello to people, holding doors and elevators, helping people pick things up when they drop them, etc.. You don't have to like doing it. I too don't see the necessity in small talk, for my own sake, but it is worth making the effort to say hello to people and ask how they're doing.
Because correct me if I'm wrong, but the people of this realm today are friendly to the degree that I was friendly in the past.


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Celgene, as a leader in global biotechnology, has built a meaningfully integrated discovery, development and commercialization platform for drug and cell-based therapies that enables the company to continue to develop value within its therapeutic franchise areas of cancer and inflammatory diseases. This target-to-therapeutic platform integrates both small molecule and cell-based therapies and spans the critical functions required to generate a large and diverse pipeline of innovative next generation drugs and cell therapies that address the source of the disease and not just the symptoms.
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THALOMID: Clinical investigators from leading cancer research centers around the world presented clinical data on THALOMID (thalidomide) in a broad range of hematological malignancies and solid tumor cancers at the Ninth Multiple Myeloma Workshop in Salamanca, Spain and at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, respectively. Several highlighted presentations provided new information on the potential of THALOMID across all stages of multiple myeloma as well as a wide range of solid tumor cancers, including renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer and malignant melanoma.
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Now healthy, Walden looks to return to form
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Jordan Walden arrived in Braves camp this week looking forward to the opportunity to distance himself from the frustration he felt when a groin injury sidelined him down the stretch last year and tainted what had previously been an impressive season.
"This year, everything feels good," Walden said. "We're back to 2011."
As Walden compiled a 2.47 ERA in the 46 appearances he made before straining his groin muscle last August, he looked as dominant as he had in 2011, when he recorded 32 saves for the Angels. After the strain sidelined the right-handed reliever for three weeks, he was never the same.
Walden allowed at least two runs in three of his final four appearances, but still gained a surprising spot on Atlanta's postseason roster. In the two appearances he made during the National League Division Series against the Dodgers, he allowed four earned runs while logging just 2 2/3 innings.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Loews Regency New York Hotel has defined Park Avenue hospitality since the moment it opened its doors in 1963. Today—five decades and a recent $100-million dollar renovation later—Loews Regency New York Hotel is still setting standards in sophistication. With all the benefits of Midtown Manhattan at your fingertips, just steps from many of New York's most iconic landmarks, our luxury hotel near Central Park is the choice for travelers who desire the best amenities and state-of-the-art technology, but still crave the kind of warm, personalized service that harks back to a more gracious era. Our Park Avenue Privileges program extends upgraded amenities, based on the type of room or suite you book here at Loews Regency New York Hotel.
Our luxury accommodations are comprised of 379 guestrooms including 58 spectacular suites—some of which are spacious enough for cocktail receptions or intimate weddings. Loews Regency New York also features four unique meeting venues, which are ideal for smaller, more discriminating business gatherings that call for fine furnishings, lots of natural light and stunning Park Avenue views. And whether you're here for business or pleasure, you'll enjoy the innovative cuisine at The Regency Bar & Grill, and hopefully make time to indulge your senses at the Julien Farel Restore Salon & Spa—a state-of-the-art beauty flagship.
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El Cedro is the farm of Senor Faiber Santa Rivera, located in the San Isidro neighborhood of Acevedo in southern Huila. Adjacent to this area is the Cueva de los Guacharos National Park, source of water for his community and home to a wealth of biodiversity including endangered black oak forests, indigenous birds, monkey, deer, and tapir. Faiber is the manager of Grupo Asociativo San Isidro, which has been instrumental in establishing this national park.
Faiber has been involved with coffee production in the San Isidro community his entire life, beginning work with his father and brothers and now with his own family and farm, El Cedro. His dedication to quality was awarded during last year's Cup of Excellence, where he placed 19th. His principle project in life is to provide education for his three children, improve the quality and production within his farm, and contribute to the community.
This small lot of Faiber's coffee was harvested during the main crop which spans from October to December. Ripe cherry is pulped, naturally fermented, and then sun-dried with great skill and attention to detail, yielding an exquisite example of coffee from this community.
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Lipscomb University's Art Department presents works by Ron Lambert, Monday, Feb. 3-Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the John C. Hutcheson Gallery (located in the James D. Hughes Center). An artist talk and reception with Lambert will be held on Monday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m., in the Hughes Center.
Lambert is an assistant professor at Bloomsburg University. He recently showed in "Abstractometry" in the Conte Community Arts Gallery in the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, and was the Hamlett Visiting Artist at Vanderbilt University in 2012 and 2013.
Lambert has a BFA from the University of Connecticut at Storrs and an MFA from the School of Art and Design at Alfred University. His work is included in the collections of the Tacoma Art Museum, in Tacoma, Wash., Maryville University's Permanent Art Collection, the Brooklyn Art Library and others. He has shown in exhibits all over the United States and won an Individual Artist Fellowship for Media Arts from the Tennessee Arts Commission in 2011. He has shown his works in Middle Tennessee at the Sarratt Gallery, The Renaissance Center, Zeitgeist Gallery, Watkins College of Art, Austin Peay State University and many others.
Artist's Statement
"It is in the moments of the sublime experience that life slows down if even for a second. Art making provides me with an opportunity to explore the sublime through the construction of experiences. Art can mimic life physically; it can also mimic the experiences of life, adding interjections to remind us of the pace at which we live and how one perceives beauty and the aesthetic of contemporary life."
John C. Hutcheson Gallery
Located in the James D. Hughes Center (campus map)
Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Free admission
The Hutcheson Gallery is best accessible from the Belmont Boulevard entrances to campus.
The John C. Hutcheson Gallery in the Hughes Center opened fall 2010. Curated by Lipscomb art department faculty, the Hutcheson Gallery features a variety of exhibitions each semester. This gallery provides an opportunity to study, exhibit, stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement and artistic interests.


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NETF1 Handlers Receive US&R Search Canines
|NETF1 Canine Handlers Mark Schroeder, Steve MacDonald, Damon Wirth, Andrew Pitcher, and Monica Barger are at the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation Training Center in Ventura, California for 2 weeks training with their new US&R Search Canines. The US&R canines have been specially trained and prepared for their new assignment with our NETF1 handlers. The handlers spend long days getting acquainted and training with their new canines in preparation to bring the canines back home to Nebraska. Upon return to the Lincoln area, the handler/canine teams will continue to train in preparation for national certification with the National Urban Search & Rescue program. Once certified, the handler/canine teams will become a local, state, and national resource for locating persons that have survived building collapses or other incidents where canines can assist with locating survivors. NETF1 is proud of our new handler/canine teams and look forward to their return to Lincoln on November 6, 2010.
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I adore video games.
I know what you're thinking: How on earth can you relate video games to a job search? I believe that inspiration can be found just about anywhere, as long as you're open to making the connections. And one of my favourite pass-times is certainly a source for inspiration.
I've been playing video games since I was four years old. This is one thing that has always made me stand out from my peers. Only recently have I learned that my years and years of video game knowledge has helped me to gain a few skills that set me apart.
So here goes, 7 job seeking skills that you can learn from video games:
1. Persistence. Have you ever tried to catch all of those Pokemon? Or run a profitable farm in Harvest Moon? Or reached 100% completion in a game? I have… and from these (virtual) experiences I have learned that persistence pays off. Don't be afraid to keep sending out resumes, to contact potential employers, or to keep checking the job boards.
2. Networking. My all-time favourite DOS-game, God of Thunder, taught me that to speak to everyone that I meet. Talking to people in real life has similar benefits to those in your favourite RPG; you'll forge new relationships, learn new things, and maybe even acquire something that you've long been looking for, like a contact or job interview. Don't be afraid to letting your personality shine!
3. Problem solving. Remember all of those crazy-frustrating dungeons in the Legend of Zelda? Or maybe you're more familiar with puzzles like Tetris or Bejeweled. At any rate, video games can help you hone the patience and resourcefulness needed to solve problems. Use these problem-solving skills to explore new opportunities such as industry-specific job sites, social networks like LinkedIn, or to research internships with companies that interest you.
4. Creativity. Have you tried Draw Something? Are you one of those people who thinks waaaaaayyyy outside the box to depict even simple concepts? Creativity is an excellent way to stand out in a sea of graduates. Use creativity to prepare for tough interview questions, to spice up your resume, or to designing a unique online portfolio.
5. Take on tasks. In Harvest Moon (Tale of Two Towns), you're able to take on requests in order to make a little money and to increase your friendship points with the residents of the two quarreling towns. Sound familiar? Taking on part-time or temporary employment in order to get your foot in the door is, in my opinion, a great way to get started in a career. Just make sure to do your best in order to build a reputation for excellent work!
6. Do your research. You can't predict every little detail about a game just by playing it. Sometimes it really pays off to do a little research beforehand in order to understand the main and secondary objectives. The same should apply in real life! Researching a company before writing a cover letter or attending an interview will give you confidence and let your employer know that you are a serious candidate. It never hurts to be over-prepared, so make use of Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, and word of mouth to better understand who it is that you're meeting. Never rely on instinct, do your research!
7. Relaxing and living in the moment. This is what video games are all about! When you focus all of your energy on your job search it's easy to get worn out and frustrated. You don't want to bring a negative attitude into a job interview! So relax, have some fun once in a while, and try to maintain a positive outlook. After-all, you only live once!
What else have I taken away from video games? Frighteningly quick bacteria-colony counting skills (I'm a biologist after-all), the importance of saving my work to avoid heart-break, keen eye for minute details, and great computer skills. I bet you will have enhanced some skills after years of gaming too.
Are you a job seeker and a video game enthusiast? Do you have any skills to add to my list? I'd be pleased to hear what your thoughts on taking inspiration from video gaming!