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A Yankeetown man died of injuries sustained on Thursday, Feb. 26, at about 12:30 a.m. in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 19 at County Road 358 in Dixie County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Gregory Smith, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the other vehicle, Joseph Burnett Jr., 53, of Cross City, sustained minor injuries.
Levy County Sheriff's Deputy Keagon Weatherford was a bit suspicious when he noticed two vehicles and individuals outside a closed business in the Town of Bronson. The town has had a number of burglaries in the past 14 months.
Weatherford stopped to talk with the individuals and was able to identify one of the subjects as Ellen Elizabeth Strickland, 45.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
• Feb. 16, Eric Leonard Adams, 40, Inglis, possession of controlled substance without a prescription. Bond $25,000.
• Feb. 18, Dorothy Francis Ahm, 46, Old Town, petit theft, possession of controlled substance without prescription.
• Feb. 20, Charles Theodore Blumenberg III, 29, Chiefland, DWLS.
• Feb. 17, Jake J. Bryant, 334, Inglis, VOP.
• Feb. 20, David W. Carter, 47, Gainesville, DWLS x3, Bond $5,000.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating absconded sexual predator Lamont Lewis Nelson, 34. He has been missing and on the run since April 2014. LCSO has exhausted all leads which could result in his apprehension.
Nelson is described as a African American male, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 inches tall, between 150 and 175 pounds. Nelson has worn earrings in both ears. He was last seen with short cropped hair and a goatee.
A two-vehicle accident in which one vehicle rear-ended another ended with minor injuries on Feb. 10, at 6:45 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 129 and County Road 346.
Kinsey Ward, 16, and passenger Makenna Watkins, 15, both of Chiefland were southbound in a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu sedan behind 2000 Ford Ranger pickup driven by Truitt Renaud, 23, of Trenton on US 129.
The Levy County Drug Task Force — acting on tips from the public and provided through Crime Stoppers — located and dismantled a methamphetamine lab in the Ocala Highlands West area and arrested a Morriston man. More arrests are expected in the case.
The actions came in its investigation of individuals making and selling meth, according to a Levy County Sheriff's Office press release.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
• Feb. 12, Stephen Michael Baker, 23, Inglis, battery on law enforcement officer.
• Feb. 11, Tamara Cournoyer, 41, Cedar Key, DUI, battery on officer, R/WV.
• Feb. 14, Joe Nelson Davis Jr., 39, Cross City, out of county warrant.
• Feb. 11, James Anthony Elder, 60, Old Town, taking deer or turkey with gun and light, firing weapon from a vehicle, possession of weapon or ammo by a convicted felon. Bond $85,000.
Investigators are appealing once again to the residents of East Williston to come forward with information or a gun used in a shooting on Friday, Feb. 6, at about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of County Road 318 and U.S. Highway 27A.
Arrested in the shooting is Robert Junior Rives, 37, who is charged with five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. His bond is $400,000. Rives is the brother of a victim in a still unsolved fatal shooting in 2014.
• Feb. 5, Michael Bergeron, 25, Inglis, FTA. Bond $1,000.
• Feb. 4, Stephanie Ann Carlisle, 21, Bronson, VOP.
• Feb. 6, Kenneth Elliott Craner, 49, Ocala, out of county warrant. Bond $11,000.
• Feb. 4, Jimmie Lee Donald, 55, Chiefland, FTA.
• Feb. 7, Deanna Marie Drew, 29, Chiefland, retail theft, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Bond $5,000.
The Levy and Dixie County Sheriff's Offices and U.S. Marshal's Regional Domestic Fugitive Task Force arrested an Old Town man on Thursday, Feb. 5, on a charge of lewd and lascivious battery of a person under 16.
Joseph Louis Moscato, 67, was arrested at his home on Northeast 673 St, after LCSO obtained the warrant.
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There is no District Line this morning between Wimbledon and Putney Bridge and severe delays up to Earl's Court due to a faulty train at East Putney.
The faulty train is being repaired at East Putney, causing severe delays for commuters.
Damn, couldn't squeeze on to @SW_Trains at Wimbledon. Going to be late getting to work today. Empty @districtline pic.twitter.com/B1BS74Dlzl— Cllr Daniel Holden (@DanHolden85) July 16, 2014
The disruption comes days after Putney Bridge closed for three months to traffic as part of a £1.5m repair programme.
This means buses, used by many as alternative routes into work, will be on diversion.
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Many of the stations along the District Line are closed this morning.
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Just because hardware monosynths and Eurorack modules are the rage doesn't mean you shouldn't still keep an eye on the plug-in space. There is still no faster way to knock out a remix or quick scratch track than on your laptop. One of the first plug-in synthesizers I fell in love with was the Linplug Albino. Linplug is about to release an all new synth called Spectral. You can see it's a real Linplug with Peter's modmatrix right in the center. Coming soon.
"Our new top of the line synthesizer, the LinPlug Spectral. 14 years of synthesizer building experience. If you are familiar with subtractive synthesis, you will feel right at home with the Spectral, because you can choose an oscillator waveform, choose a filter shape and go on from there. But Spectral delivers far more options than you would expect from the well sorted user interface. Both Oscillator Waveform and Filter Shape can be edited in depth. The unique audio engine is capable of delivering many sounds never heard before." – linplug.com
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Try as the Los Angeles Lakers might, they just can't seem to get away from Phil Jackson.
Center Dwight Howard on Tuesday said he communicates regularly with Jackson, who the Los Angeles Daily News described as "a trusted mentor" to Howard.
The irony, of course, is that the former Lakers and Bulls coach was passed over earlier this season when the team fired Mike Brown and hired Mike D'Antoni.
"Phil, he texts me and he understands how it is to come off back surgery," Howard said, according to the Daily News. "He just said it takes a full year to recover, so you can't beat yourself up over the things that have happened this year."
Jackson has undergone multiple surgeries in recent years, the newspaper noted, but Jackson also recently told Sports Illustrated D'Antoni's system doesn't suit Howard's talents.
"Dwight just doesn't get any touches," Jackson said. "They've basically eliminated his assets."
As if that point needed to be driven home, Howard failed to score in the second half of Tuesday's loss at Oklahoma City, though he did pull down 16 rebounds.
Bryant has struggled this season with his back, 11 months after he underwent surgery on it, and a torn labrum in his right shoulder, leaving him to ponder what a healthy season might have meant to him and the Lakers.
"I said that plenty of times, but I don't want myself to be thinking so much on what I should've done," Howard said. "The harder I push myself every day to get better and get in shape, my body will respond. This summer, after the season, I'll get an opportunity to train and get my body right."
And yet, according to the Daily News, Howard has no regrets about returning in late October.
"I could've sat out the whole season and started playing now," Howard said. "But I felt like we had such a great opportunity. For some of these guys, the opportunity to win is very small. I just wanted to get back and do whatever I can to help this team."


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'I am not just a musher with dogs. I am part of a team'
LA PINE, Ore. - Karen Yeargain took a night run with her dogs the day after her father passed away.
The dogs were running lightly and the full moon was up in the sky.
She felt like her dad was watching out for her, Yeargan said, sitting on her shoulder.
"Everything was just right," she said.
The founder of Tumnatki Siberians organized a sled dog run - on dirt - last fall at La Pine State Park.
The event gave mushers from the West Coast to practice and have fun together before the season starts in January.
There were around 30 participants, with dogs towing trainers on ATVs, scooters and bikes.
Baseball has spring training. For sled dog racers, training starts before there's snow on the ground.
"I am not just a musher with dogs," Yeargain explained. "I am part of a team."
Yeargain has raced sled dogs since 1988. Now Yeargain has about 40 dogs including active dogs, puppies and retired dogs.
Yeargain began sledding with one dog, Nika.
One of her friends, who was an obedience instructor, asked Yeargain to run with her four-dog team.
"Nika was proud of herself for being a good sled dog," Yeargain said.
Nika worked as a good leader instructor for other dogs until she passed away from old age.
The mushers share among them a connection with the animals.
"I have trained and worked with dogs," musher Kelly Barton said. "Some of them I've seen born, learned their little habits and I managed to get them to work to together as a collaborative team to accomplish something."
Barton began dog sledding eight years ago. Her connection with her dogs is the reason why she continues dog sledding.
"That connection with your dogs is pretty much something that you can't get anywhere else," Barton said.
People usually get involved with dog sledding with their one or two pet dogs, mushers said.
Once people realize they enjoy running, they become eager to run faster and farther, so they borrow dogs from friends and end up adopting more dogs.
Yeargain recommended that beginners check out dog sled clubs in the community to run together and get more information.
Currently, Yeargain is a member of Pacific Sled Dog and Skijoring Association, located throughout Central Oregon, Southern California, Idaho and Washington.
"Where you live does not matter to join clubs," Yeargain said.
"It is just going outdoors in fall and winter enjoying being with your dogs and friends," Yeargain said, "It's a win-win situation for everyone."


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All the attention was on the pit this afternoon - good conditions and exciting accuracy.
This excellent photograph was taken by one of the Volunteers : Natasha Dedushkino - Spicaba
16.00 hrs. The plan is to complete accuracy to Round 8 and all Style by the end of today - leaving the Semi-Final and Final rounds of Accuracy for the morning. At the moment the last 3 teams female - for round 8 are in the air. Results to round 7 in the results page below.
There is a good crowd here today, and an announcer at the pit to keep them informed.
After a late finish last night in the fading light the Chinese Girls were the last team to jump. and the last jumper scored 0.00. Talking to Bob King (Judge) he was very impressed with the way the whole team coped with the changing wind conditions - which had caught out many of the other jumpers - he said "they handled the conditions beautifully, doing all the right things" - and he should know being a former National Accuracy Champion himself.
This morning we started with Style, Female although the plan is to continue with all events - the weather looks good but the temperature has dropped a little. It was cold at altitude this morning.
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The Jury have been at work again - this time they received a protest with regard to the light conditions yesterday evening, but using the complaints procedure they discussed the protest with the competitor and it was withdrawn, as SC Section 5 5.2.9 states that the Meet Director and Chief Judge will decide if the weather conditions are suitable for jumping and judging.


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Muskingum College is developing plans and programs to help support relief efforts in the Gulf Coast region. "All members of the Muskingum community are deeply moved by this tragedy and want to respond in ways that will help meet the profound needs of the region," said Muskingum College President Anne C. Steele. "Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are struggling to overcome the effects of the devastation wrought by Katrina."
Muskingum welcomes students enrolled in colleges in the Gulf area that have suspended operations. Those affected are encouraged to contact Muskingum College Office of Admissions at (800) 752-6082 or go to the College's website at www.muskingum.edu.
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Wired magazine online has an exclusive look at some nifty nostalgic holiday postcards created by Super 7 for their Stormtrooper Super Shogun. For the retro postcards, photographer D. Martin Myatt, who also works at our affiliate site RebelScum.com, asked fans to donate actual 70s and 80s photos of themselves holding Star Wars toys. (The names used on the cards are the names of people in the pictures.) With a little Photoshop magic, the Stormtrooper Super Shogun became a part of the memories. Check them all out HERE.
What's neat, aside from seeing the Stormtrooper Super Shogun as if it was released in the glory days of Star Wars collectibles, is looking at all the nostalgic Star Wars toys. As a kid who grew up in the '70s I fondly recall owning quite a few pictured, including a few non-Star Wars items, like the generic sci-fi "Space Case" in the photo above.


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DEVIZES' Bernie Ryan claimed victory in the Trowbridge Seniors match at Ellis Lake last Tuesday.
Ryan's haul of 68 lb of carp left him clear of Pete Thomas, from Bristol, with 50 lb of carp, followed by John Blackmore, from Lavington, with 38 lb 12 oz.
Other placings: 4. Roger Green Trowbridge 30 lb 4 oz; 5. Paul Brown Devizes & Ken Gingell Trowbridge 25 lb 8 oz.
LAST Thursday's Wilts Angling evening match fished at Leech Pool was won by Ian Willetts, from Bradford, with 98 lb 12 oz of carp.
Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, was runner up with 60 lb 2 oz of carp, while Ben Ludwell, from Rood Ashton, was third with 53 lb 4 oz of carp.
Other placings: 4. Bill Gilbert Melksham 26 lb 4 oz; 5. Dan West Trowbridge 16 lb 9 oz.
THERE were reasonable catches taken in the Airsprung Evening match fished last Friday on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Airsprung as Lee Ross, from Trowbridge, carried off top prize with 8 lb 6 oz of roach and skimmers Richard Whitmarsh from Frome kept up his good start to the season with 4 lb 5 oz of roach and skimmers for runners up spot.
Alan Hiller from Westbury was third with 3 lb 10 oz of roach and skimmers.
Other placings: 4. Vic Abbott Bradford 2 lb 15 oz; 5. Dave Morrison Trowbridge 1 lb 6 oz.
SUNDAY'S Airsprung match at Leech Pool was won by Mark Poppleton, from Trowbridge, with 141 lb 2 oz of carp.
Whitmarsh again made the frame in runner up spot with 79 lb 8 oz of carp, with Steve Mustiano, from Trowbridge, third with 76 lb 6 oz of carp.
Other placings: 4. Dave Wareham Trowbridge 56 lb 8 oz; 5. Nick Ince Trowbridge 56 lb 2 oz; 6. Brian Neale Westbury 36 lb.
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Good god no more Miley.
This is just insulting to Britney.
Somebody close this thread ASAP!
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
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Don't know why it's insulting to Britney. It's not like Britney hasn't shown her coochie in public a couple times and pretty much on purpose. Neither one of them write their own songs and both have adequate but not spectacular voices. The Pacer's were debating which one was bigger not better. I would almost say Miley. Hit TV show and movie in addition to being a recording star with a famous(lol) Dad.
That's why it's insulting to Britney. Miley isn't even on the same level as Katy Perry, never mind Britney.
Roy knows what's up.
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Check a few threads down in the thread entitled "I love this team" ;-)
Britney was amazing. Miley SUCKS.
I personally don't see a big difference in the two talent wise. Pop stars with REAL talent are few and far between.
Katy Perry is the biggest pop star in the world actually.
They both really suck IMO. I don't know of any pop music that doesn't suck but some sucks worse then others with these 2 pushing the suck needle near the top.
Its Britney by a long shot
Right now. Katy's not an icon. And regardless of what you think of Britney's talent, in terms of her impact in the music industry..she's a lot closer to Madonna than Miley.
Talent wise, Britney was a heck of a performer. (Was..two knee injuries, a mental break down and horse tranquilizers killed that.) Both of them are sort of singers. And both sang/co-wrote ear worm music. But the talent with Britney was obvious in her performance. I'm not quite sure what Miley's talent is supposed to be.
I do think Miley actually knows what she's doing, and Britney was just a train wreck.
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Toxic was awesome.
Britney. Miley is a joke. Britney is a slightly lesser, higher-grossing joke. And in her hey-day, she was smoking hot.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Britney also wasn't a attention whore.
Britney Spears and it's not even close!!!!
I'm all for Taylor Swift
But Britney of those two easily.
It's Britney in a landslide. Miley's biggest album went 3x platinum, Britney's biggest went 30x. Miley's biggest moment, the VMA dance/freak show, isn't even as famous Britney's VMA moment (kissing Madonna).
What the sam hill do any of you know? None of them hold a candle to Patsy Cline (and her scandals were real).
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I have always loved Fried Green Tomatoes and many years ago, I started making my BLT's with remoulade sauce, Fried Green Tomatoes, Bacon, and Romaine lettuce.
This burger combines the robust and spicy flavor of a chicken & sausage jambalaya- the patties are juicy and flavorful, a great way to incorporate lean chicken into a decadent meal.
Born & raised in Texas by parents from Louisiana, spice has been a big part of my upbringing.
These sliders celebrates the collaboration of the American burger and the famous Muffaletta Sandwich. The bold and flamboyant flavors of Bourbon Street New Orleans shines in these beef sliders.
These sliders celebrates the collaboration of the American chicken sandwich and the famous Muffaletta Sandwich.
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This is a creole/cajun inspired dish, with spicy andouille sausage and fried green tomatos for tartness and a crispy bite.
You may use ground meat of a variety of fat contents but ideally it should not be more or less than 15%.
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I've always loved Bloody Mary's and a big piece of red meat to go along with it, so why not combine them together!! BLOODY MARY BURGERS
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Leah Sanches Joins Diamond V as Regional Sales Manager
Diamond V®, the global leader in fermentation technology, has hired Leah Sanches as a Regional Sales Manager in the Northern Central Valley of California.
Ms. Sanches is a graduate of California Polytechnic University where she earned her BS degree in Dairy Science and Agribusiness, and received her MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2008. For the past 8 years, Leah has worked for Pfizer Animal Health as a Territory Manager in the dairy business. Prior to working for Pfizer Animal Health, she was a Marketing Representative for Monsanto.
Ms. Sanches will reside with her husband and child in Merced, California.
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Recently, I was in the middle of a bench-racing session where we started discussing the incredible advancements in Sportsman door racing. "Incredible," let's think about this for a second—people are going deep into the 7-second zone at well over 180 mph with factory-style suspensions and 275 drag radials. Can you say sub 5-second passes in the eighth-mile? Yes, and that's with DOT-approved street tires!
If you aren't familiar with factory- or stock-style suspension, this means all suspension mounting points are in the factory locations and said components must bolt into place with no modifications. This allows tubular K-members and A-arms, including rear double-adjustable control arms—basically, no big tire ladder bar or four-link cars.
Even more impressive, the folks building and piloting these hot rods are enthusiasts with a passion for speed and willing to put in a whole lot of sweat equity for a little fun on the weekends. That's right, these are not paid professionals. I'm talking about your next-door neighbor, family members, maybe even you, who put in 40-plus hours a week for an adrenaline rush.
The fact is, cars are going faster than ever and producing performance numbers that are just obscene. Seriously, even factory ponycars are running in the 11s with seat time; add a few basic bolt-on goodies and you better get ready to install a rollbar.
It really goes to show just how far we've come in a relatively short period of time. Simply put, today's technology has allowed the aftermarket to manufacturer high-quality yet affordable engine and suspension components to make this happen. Sure, depending on how fast you want to run it could cost you, but it's nowhere near the cost from yesteryear. Even a budget-minded combo can quickly propel a car into the 10-second zone with a well-thought-out combination. And if you're not adhering to class rules, lighten up the chassis and get ready to run a number.
By the end of our powwow, we all wondered the same thing: What will be the next round of performance achievements? Will 9s be the new 11s? Will 650-plus horsepower to the tires be the new 500? What will be the limit of stock suspension cars?
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Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is preparing for a good fight with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) this holiday season. In a market saturated by smartphones running on Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android and iPhones, Nokia has struggled to retain its edge. But as wireless technologies progress, it seems Nokia's edge may begin showing up ever so slightly in the form of LTE, the successor of 3G. While the iPhone will have no problem connecting to LTE networks in the U.S., most carriers in Europe use a different frequency for their LTE networks — a frequency to which the iPhone cannot connect.
With 3G networks growing congested and 4G LTE networks touting faster speeds, many smartphone users will want to get on the new network. And Nokia's new Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia series devices may be just the ticket for tech-savvy holiday shoppers.
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The bout of Nokia's Lumia versus Samsung's Galaxy may actually turn out to be a battle of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google, as the operating systems will be a key difference between the two contenders. While Android has a steady and massive popularity with a 72 percent global market share last quarter, Microsoft's smartphone OS sales more than doubled year-on-year, signaling hope for Lumia.
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In 1977, the family of retired autoworker John Demjanjuk was astounded when he was accused of having been a guard known as "Ivan the Terrible" at a Nazi death camp in World War II. His case was considered the last of the Nazi war crimes trials, but this week, prosecutors in Germany said they were reopening hundreds of investigations. Host Audie Cornish talks with historian Deborah Lipstadt about how that might play out.
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Effect of Homeopathic Remedy Kalium Bichromicum on Viscosity and Amount of Sputum Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients.
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|Drug: Kali bichromicum 10-60 (C30)
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|A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of the Homeopathic Remedy Kalium Bichromicum (Potassium Dichromate) to Decrease Viscosity and Amount of Sputum as Well as Time to Extubation, in Intubated Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients.
- To compare efficacy of Kali bichromicum (C30) in reducing tracheal secretions in mechanically ventilated patients
- To compare the proportion of patients with grade 3 tracheal secretions;number of suctionings;reduction of tracheal secretions;effects on the mucus viscoelasticity and sputum neutrophil count; shortening time to extubation and need for re-intubation.
- effect in shortening the time to discharge from the ICU. To evaluate the safety of of Kali bichromicum 10-60 (C30) as compared with placebo.
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Profuse and tenacious tracheal secretions are a significant factor impeding the weaning process in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). In homeopathy, high dilutions of plant extracts, minerals, and other biological substances are used as remedies for the treatment of illness, which is based on the "Law of Similars" (the higher the dilution, the stronger the effect). Kali Bichromicum (potassium dichromate) is a drug that is commonly used in homeopathy, mostly for conditions involving profuse, stringy, tenacious mucous and tracheal secretions. A recent randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study found a statistically significant effect of this remedy on improving the amount of tracheal secretion, timing to extubation and discharge from the ICU among critically ill patients, with no side effects observed.
The proposed study will compare the efficacy of Kali bichromicum 10-60 (C30) versus placebo in reducing the amount of tracheal secretions in patients intubated with a conventional endotracheal tube and receiving controlled mechanical ventilation in the ICU setting. Both the quantity and viscoelasticity (measured by rheometry) of the secretions will be studied, as well as sputum neutrophil count (using direct microscopy). Time to extubation and the need for re-intubation will also be evaluated. 56 patients over the age of 18 years treated with mechanical ventilation for at least 3 days will be recruited from the ICU departments of 4 medical centers in Israel. The preparations will be administered in the form of small pellet-like globules, which will be placed on the mucosa of the mouth, to the side of the endotracheal tube. Patients will be randomly allocated to either verum (n=28) or placebo (n=28) treatment, with the remedies administered twice daily with an interval of 12 hours, for a period of up to 14 days or until the patient is extubated. Any adverse event will be recorded.
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- any endotracheally intubated ICU patient on mechanical ventilation support for at least 3 days prior to study enrollment.
- profuse tenacious, stringy tracheal secretions
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- Unstable septic patients
- Concomitant disease of the larynx and trachea obstructing the airway or inhibiting the extubation process.
- Patients with Tracheostomy
- Concomitant active heart disease.
- Need for catecholamines.
- Pregnancy.
- Patient with underlying neuromuscular disorder or any other condition preventing patient cooperation with voluntary coughing and expectoration of secretions.
- Patients with underlying conditions requiring continuous therapy with bronchorrheic medications (i.e. myasthenia gravis)
- Failure of the patient or legal guardian to give written informed consent.
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Nearly 400 entries from 23 states competed for top honors and more than $22,000 in cash prizes at the 28th annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The champion forage producers were honored on earlier this week at the Mycogen World Forage Analysis Superbowl Awards Luncheon, held at World Dairy Expo.
Kelli Hinman of Wheatland, Wyo., was named Champion Forage Producer and received a $2,500 check from Nutrisave Forage Management Systems.
Bappe Farm of Riverton, Wyo. was named Champion First Time Entrant and received $1,500 from Kuhn North America.
Other champions include:
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S & B Dairy
Sigel, Ill
Dairy Haylage
Corner Oak Farm
Grand Blanc, Mich.
Kent Feeds
Dairy Corn Silage
Kim Leudeman
Hersey, Mich.
Grass Hay
Danko Farms
Powell, Wyo.
Barenbrug USA
Commercial Hay
Hardrock Farms
Wheatland, Wyo.
Bridon Cordage
Commercial Baleage
Pounder Bros Inc.
Delavan, Wis.
W-L Research
Quality Counts Awards
Valley Hill Farms
Kendall, Wis.
Croplan Genetics
The first place entrant in each category received a check for $1,500. Second place winners received $500, third place were awarded $250, and $100 was given to fourth place finishers. Quality Counts Awards reward quality forage production; however, the criteria for selection are unknown to contestants at the time of entry.
There are two categories. This year's corn silage winner was selected based on percentage starch, while the Alfalfa/Grass winner was selected based on percentage ash. Croplan Genetics presented each of the Quality Counts winners with a $1000 cash prize.
The World Forage Analysis Superbowl invites growers from across the United States and Canada to send their best samples in either dairy or commercial divisions. Dairy samples are judged on lab analysis (60 percent), visual judging (20 percent), herd production information (10 percent), and calculated milk per ton (10 percent). Commercial entries are judged on lab analysis (70 percent) and visual judging (30 percent). Visual judging consists of analyzing the color, texture, maturity and leafiness, depending on the category. AgSource Laboratories, in Bonduel, Wis., tested the samples.
The contest provides a unique opportunity for World Dairy Expo visitors to view quality forage entries, hear forage experts speak about forage production and milk profitability, and ask questions about forage research. All Forage Tool Box seminars have been approved for credit with the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS). Find a complete list of seminars at http://www.foragesuperbowl.org/.
Top Five Placings In Each Category
Dairy Hay: Sponsored by Syngenta
1st Place - S & B Dairy, Sigel, Ill.
2nd Place - Evergreen View of Waldo, Wis.
3rd Place - Old Settlers Dairy LLC of Denmark, Wis.
4th Place - Benjamin K Fischer Jr of Greenfork, Ind.
5th Place - Smil Aire Holsteins of Plymouth, Wis.
Dairy Haylage: Sponsored by Kent Feeds
1st Place - Corner Oak Farm of Grand Blanc, Mich.
2nd Place - S & S Ag of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
3rd Place - Alberta Valley Ag of Elberta, Utah.
4th Place - Olson Farms of Lena, Wis.
5th Place - Lakeside Dairy Farm Inc of Mineral, Va.
Dairy Corn Silage (Brown Midrib [BMR]): Sponsored by Mycogen
1st Place - Jon Merrell of Wolcott, N.Y.
2nd Place - True Farms Inc of Perry, N.Y.
3rd Place - Four Mile Creek Dairy LLC of Rice Lake, Wis.
4th Place - Jason Stoltzfus Farm of Waterville, N.Y.
5th Place - Trierweiler Dairy Inc, of Portland, Mich.
Dairy Corn Silage (Standard): Sponsored by Ag-Bag
1st Place - Kim Leudeman of Hersey, Mich.
2nd Place - B & D Dairy of Pound, Wis,
3rd Place - Hickory Gables Inc, of Hickory Corners, Mich.
4th Place - Jon Merrell of Wolcott, N.Y.
5th Place - Gernaat Dairy LLC of Falmouth, Mich.
Commercial Hay: Sponsored by Bridon Cordage
1st Place - Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyo.
2nd Place - Dart Hay Service, of Streator, Ill.
3rd Place - Danko Farms of Powell, Wyo.
4th Place - Jerome Kampwerth of Carlyle, Ill.
5th Place - Bappe Farm of Riverton, Wyo.
Commercial Baleage: Sponsored by W-L Research
1st Place - Pounder Bros Inc. Delavan, Wis.
2nd Place - Summit Farms, Plymouth, Wis.
3rd Place - Houmes Farms, Veedersburg, Ind.
4th Place - Vista Grande Farms LLC, Fleetwood, Pa
5th Place - Kendall Guither, Walnut, Ill.
Grass Hay: Sponsored by Barenbrug USA
1st Place - Danko Farms, Powell, Wyo.
2nd Place - David Olson of Lena, Wis.
3rd Place - Pounder Bros Inc of Delevan, Wis.
4th Place - Church Farms of Grand Marsh, Wis.
5th Place - Hardrock Farms of Wheatland, Wyo.


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OK, let's say you are the U.S. government. You are the Federal Trade Commission. You are the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are the Justice Department. Are you going to, based on a hedge fund manager's say-so, shut down a company because this person says it is a criminal enterprise? Or are you going to take a look at the records of Dan Loeb and Carl Icahn and say, "You know what? They've done a lot of work. Let's just let the market decide whether Herbalife (HLF) lives or dies. It ain't dead yet, and these two investors say Herbalife is fine, and everyone recognizes these investors as being shrewd, with staffs that far exceed the ken of the government, and they own about 20% of the darned thing. So who are we to put it out of business?"
Does anyone really want an Arthur Andersen on their hands, that infamous Justice Department case in which a stroke of a pen wiped out tens of thousands of jobs?
Furthermore, is Bill Ackman a good stand-in for the government? Is it worth backing a hedge fund manager who has decided to wipe out a company? Is that a stand for the ages? Does that get you votes?
Hence, the odd state of a company that someone needs out of business, while two others just need to sit down and talk about how $5 billion can be found to take the company private.
And all it has to be is talk.
Icahn and Loeb know two things. One: Herbalife has a pristine balance sheet that has been very successful at generating worldwide profit. If it wanted to do so, it could move offshore -- move to Mexico -- and become a huge player in a growth economy. Two: The issue with shorting is that stocks can go to infinity. They stop at zero but they can go to infinity.
So we have a situation in which a company can now be bought because of two managers who are very smart are buying it, and are legitimizing it, or re-legitimizing it, right before our eyes.
Plus, we now know why Icahn was cruel to Judge Scott Wapner, the terrific host of "Fast Money's Halftime Report" on CNBC. Icahn couldn't talk about it because he was accumulating it.
Now, I am sure there are plenty of people who love Bill Ackman. I am sure that 100% that his partners will back him no matter what. I am certain that he believes the Nobel Prize for Economics awaits him and that President Obama is itching to give him the Medal of Freedom.
In the interim, as Stalin once asked of the Pope, how many divisions does he have? 'Cause I can tell you, Icahn and Loeb? They've got a lot of divisions. In this game, he who has the most divisions wins.
Random musings: Don't forget to watch my pal Scott Wapner's take on Carl Icahn for Round Two of Herbalife, maybe with an empty chair for future Nobel laureate Ackman?


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The biochemist-turned-theologian Arthur Peacocke died on October 21, 2006, at the age of 81, according to the Telegraph's obituary (October 25, 2006). Born in 1924 in Watford, Peacocke trained at Oxford University as a biochemist, and researched the physical chemistry of DNA at the University of Birmingham and Oxford.
In a statement (PDF) issued on October 18, 2006, the American Sociological Association took a strong stand for the integrity of science education, describing evolution as "a central organizing principle of the biological sciences that is based upon overwhelming empirical evidence from various scientific disciplines." The statement observes, "Efforts to qualify, limit, or exclude the teaching of biological evolution in U.S.
Featured in the November 2006 issue of National Geographic and on the magazine's website is "A fin is a limb is a wing," by Carl Zimmer (author of Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea) and illustrated with photographs by Rosamond Purcell.
At its October 10, 2006, meeting, the Ohio state board of education decided, by a 14-3 vote, to "discharge" a committee from the task of considering whether it was necessary to replace "critical analysis of evolution" language that the board removed from the state science standards and model lesson plans in February 2006.
At its October 10, 2006, meeting, the Michigan state board of education voted unanimously to approve a set of content expectations for the new high school graduation requirements in science in which evolution is appropriately treated. Previously, in September, the board voted to defer considering the content expectations for a month, at the behest of antievolution legislators who apparently sought to lobby for the weakening of evolution.
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[W]elcome to the X Blog. This is my default internet location, but not my main blog.
My main blog is at Scienceblogs.com, and I also blog monthly at 10,000 Birds and a few times a month at the Minnesota Progressive Project, and elsewhere here and there and now and then (see below for links). I also do other stuff that ends up on the Internet, such as a semi-regular spot on Skeptically Speaking and interviews (where I'm usually the interviewer but sometimes the interviewee) on Minnesota Atheists Talk Radio. And I even, now and then, write stuff that is not on the internet but rather, on flattened out fragments of dead trees.
So, this web site (gregladen.com) is the place where I try to keep all this material in one place and semi organized.
I started blogging here, on this domain, with a blog called "Evolution…not just a theory any more" but that old site is out of date, a mess, has been hacked, and is currently in a freezer in the back room. I've moved a selection of posts from that site onto this blog (click "blog" in the menu above) and I'll move more over time.
After blogging at "Evolution…" for a while I joined Science Blogs and that became my main blog and remains so today. That blog is called "Greg Laden's Blog." Sometimes people asked why I named my blog after myself. The answer is simple: I didn't. That was the name the managers at Science Blogs wanted to use at the time. The name in use at the time, "Evolution…not just a theory any more" would not do because there were already three or four blogs at Science Blogs with the word "Evolution" in their title.
By the way, as part of the design of "Evolution…" I invented (or more likely re-invented) the use of Darwin's I Think Tree as a design element, which was later also invented by the National Center for Science Education as their logo. For my part, it still exists as a key logo in my t-shirt and coffee mug shop, which happens to be here.
After blogging for a while mainly at Science Blogs, two friends of mine, Stephanie Zvan and Mike Haubrich, started a blog together called Quiche Moraine. That was a somewhat different kind of writing project, in which we each contributed a weekly piece that was looked at by the other two authors before being posted. We covered a lot of ground, but one of our goals was to be a relevant blog by the time the 2008 election came around. Which didn't exactly happen, although one or two of the items we produced were passed around by the politicos.
I've recently gone through all of my contributions to Quiche Moraine and combined them with a closely related items from elsewhere to produce a selection of about 30 posts that I'll update or rewrite (or in some cases, leave alone) and repost here at the new X Blog for your amusement. Thanks go to Stephanie for her eagle eye editing on most of those (though any remaining mistakes are mine, of course).
As some of you may know, for about five months or so I also blogged regularly on a multi-blog network where my contribution was called "The X Blog." Since that was fairly widely read, I decided to name this site "The X Blog" and to move most of the posts I had put up over there onto this site. So, if you are looking for something from either "Evolution…" or "The X Blog" it is either here or I deleted it.
In the future, this site, "The X Blog: New and improved" will be where I'll write about issues that don't fit well with"Greg Laden's Blog" at Science Blogs, which has been branded by National Geographic and now has a somewhat different function.
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And use the menu on this site to find:this blog; a selection of interviews, radio spots, etc.; and other items of interest.
You can contact me at this email address.
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5 things to do now for your garden
February 19, 2012
All the Valentine flowers make us yearn for spring, but our yards are still bleak.
If the gardener in you just needs to get outside do something, here are five things you can do now to get your garden ready for spring.
If you didn't work compost into the soil last fall, throw fresh compost over the garden – even if it's snow covered. It will settle over the soil and you can work it in right before planting.
You can plant cool season crops as soon as the ground can be tilled (March, April). So have your seed ready. Find a local garden center from the link at the right or order seed online or from catalogs.
Carrots, spinach, lettuce, beets, green onions, radishes, pak choi and peas are veggies to plant soon.
Rotating veggie placement each year is a good practice in order to avoid insects and diseases that can overwinter in the soil and attack specific veggies. They are more threatening if debris was not cleaned out of the garden last the fall. Tomatoes and corn are crops to move to a new place each year.
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Before planting, rototill or hand till the ground to work in the compost bepore planting.
Want to really jump start the garden? After working the soil, place black plastic over it. This will warm up the soil and give a two to three weeks head start on growing. Pinch holes in the plastic to plant seeds. The plastic can be left as mulch during the growing season.
Need help planning a great garden? Find a professional among Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado members located in six chapters statewide.
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He had them at the title.
There wasn't an empty seat at the premiere of Amitabh Chakraborty's Bengali movie Cosmic Sex at the Osian's-Cinefan film festival in Delhi in August. Delegates crammed into the 1,865-seater Auditorium 1 at the Siri Fort complex, seduced by the promise of uncensored sexual intercourse in an Indian film (they weren't disappointed). The presence of lead actor Rii, easily one of the most uninhibited women in Indian cinema, further electrified the crowd.
The diminutive beauty, who hands out lessons in desire and sexual fulfilment to a truth-seeking young man, gamely took on questions after the screening about whether she was "as erotic as her character" and what she thought of Sigmund Freud. A few questions were about the movie's exploration of the idea of achieving spiritual equilibrium through sex. But people mostly wanted to take a closer look at the actor who is the face of an exciting and promising strain of independent film-making. It's experimental, transgressive, idiosyncratic and phantasmagorical and it is emerging out of the most relaxed among the metropolises—Kolkata.
The West Bengal capital has a long-established tradition of radical and independent-spirited film-makers, from Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray to Subrata Sen and Suman Mukhopadhyay. So it is only natural that the city is producing several fascinating experiments in documentaries and features.
Rii is the common link between a set of films that has been challenging the norms of acceptability and decorum in the past few years. She has appeared in her partner Q's Bishh, Gandu and the forthcoming Tasher Desh, apart from his documentary Love in India. Rii has also been featured in Shyamal Karmakar's documentary Many Stories of Love And Hate. Except for Bishh, which was released in cinemas, these films have rarely been seen outside of special screenings and festivals.
It's not hard to see why the Central Board of Film Certification would baulk at giving a certificate to Gandu, whose very title is an affront to conservative ears, or Cosmic Sex, whose serious approach to its subject is likely to be eclipsed by its handful of graphic scenes.
Cosmic Sex includes ideas previously explored by 53-year-old Chakraborty in his 2006 documentary Bishar Blues, about Bengal's Muslim fakir tradition. A young man named Kripa encounters a prostitute, a eunuch and, most crucially, a female ascetic named Sadhana on his journey of sexual self-discovery. Kripa's experiences unfold as a reverie amid a mythic landscape that is identifiably the Bengal of wandering ascetics and miracle workers.
"Cults like the fakirs and the Bauls feel that sexual energy is the most powerful force that flows outwards all the time, because of which there are manifestations of happiness, unhappiness and death," Chakraborty says at his home in Kolkata. "The only way to get out of this is to reverse the sexual energy. You have to go back to the unchanging energy source."
Cosmic Sex is only Chakraborty's second movie in 23 years after his experimental debut Kaal Abhirati. He is keen on releasing Cosmic Sex, made for a meagre Rs.80 lakh, in cinemas, preferably uncut. "I want a theatrical release—I want to ask my society if I can show this," Chakraborty says. "I will go to the censors, the courts, the works. It's a big risk that only a fool can take. I am the grand fool."
Audiences will be more surprised than shocked when Cosmic Sex eventually arrives in cinemas, says Putul Mahmood, the film's producer. "There is an audience for this kind of cinema, but it's perceived as niche only because censors and distributors lock up such films," she says. "People can go in for the kicks, but let them experience the film and talk about it later. You can't masturbate to this film."
Q's musical Tasher Desh (The Land of Cards) is likely to come to cinemas first. Based on Rabindranath Tagore's operatic critique of social rigidity, which was inspired by Lewis Carroll and written in 1933, Q's fantasy adventure, about a prince who strains at his royal leash, will be premiered at the International Rome Film Festival in November and will be released in India in 2013.
Q says Tasher Desh has been in the making ever since he decided to become a film-maker. "Tasher Desh is an immensely popular production that is usually treated as a kids' play," he says. "In the neighbourhood in which I grew up, the guy who could sing would get the central character, the prince. I was the prince for the neighbourhood, but then I got demoted when the play was performed at school. I was horribly disappointed and vowed that this would be avenged."
A trailer reveals that like in Gandu, Q is jettisoning conventional storytelling modes in favour of an audio-visual head rush through a theatrical acting style, hand-held, highly mobile camerawork and rapid-fire editing. The film has been shot in West Bengal and Sri Lanka by Manuel Dacosse from Belgium. Q originally wanted the cinematographers who had worked with phantasmagoria specialists Takashi Miike and Gaspar Noé. "I didn't care for the story—it is an experience, with its songs and its exotica," Q says. "I believe in the present moment, not in stories. Tasher Desh is structured like a fairy tale, it's metaphysical and metaphorical."
Tasher Desh has been produced by Q's outfit Overdose, Kolkata-based recording studio Dream Digital, Belgian company Entre Chien Et Loup, the National Film Development Corporation and Anurag Kashyap Films. The movie brings Q a few steps out of the Kolkata underground and into the mainstream—sort of. "I don't think Tasher Desh will bring us into a mainstream that means palatable and marketable," Q says. "I am trying to counter the fact that we don't have channels of distribution for alternate content."
Gandu, made in 2010, was never meant to be released. The experiment in extreme cinema that more people have heard of than seen was a break-out for Q and a breakaway from the realism and restraint usually found in commercial film-making. The mostly black and white movie, starring Anubrata Basu, Rii and Joyraj Bhattacharya, follows an angst-ridden young man's journey towards self-fulfilment through highly stylized camerawork, choppy editing and interludes of profane Bengali rap. The protagonist's claustrophobia, stemming from his sterile surroundings and his sense of emasculation, literally explodes in a no-holds-barred colour sequence of sexual intercourse, which has earned the film eternal notoriety.
"None of the 1970s guys," Q says, referring to older Bengali film-makers, "had the time or space to explore sexuality." The directors "were so caught up in social issues that they couldn't look at their dicks", he adds. "For us, that is one thing that resonates. They didn't explore sex, so I felt that if I explore that, you can't link me to those guys."
"I want a theatrical release—I want to ask my society if I can show this, I will go to the censors, the courts, the works. It's a big risk that only a fool can take. I am the grand fool."
Q is an agent provocateur with a plan. He has been assiduously working towards creating an alternative system of finance and distribution with Overdose (its business cards promise "explosive Indian content"). He collaborates with a tightly knit group of like-minded souls, some of whom he has grown up with, in the production of "cheap and dirty pictures about sexual, social or political extreme content that otherwise can't be made", on budgets of Rs.25-30 lakh, that will subsidize each other.
"Since a production house can't operate on one production, our strategy is to go for two kinds of cinema," he says. "We can make films like Tasher Desh, which is nothing like Gandu but carries the same spirit. If that works out, we have a killer set-up—we can make cheap, extreme films that are not bound by distribution in India." The British sales agency Jinga Films distributed Gandu in foreign territories. "We can recoup the money internationally as well as keep up the fight of pushing the boundaries of viewership."
The label Bangla Black has been set up expressly to launch regular attacks on the system. "These are all gambles, high-velocity risks, but they are not uncalculated," Q says. Overdose Films has its hands full over the next several months: Q is also working on a documentary, Sari, a martial arts film and a project about radical writer and poet Nabarun Bhattacharya, while his company will handle the line production for three international projects to be shot in Kolkata, including the trafficking drama Sold and a horror flick.
Q honed his film-making skills in advertising in Mumbai and Sri Lanka. Back then, he was known as Kaushik Mukherjee, but is credited as "Qaushik" in his 2003 documentary Le Pocha, about the independent music scene in Kolkata. "I became Q slowly, through a painful birth," he says. "Kaushik was being spelt with a K or a Q. As a kid I was known as Babla and all my friends call me that. Except for the teacher who took my attendance, nobody called me Kaushik." Changing his name was part of a process of adopting a new persona, of taking the idea of Bengali daak naams, or pet names, to its logical conclusion. "Q is like an ornament, an imaginative device, an artistic identity," he says. "It's still Kaushik Mukherjee who signs the cheques."
His partner in cinema and in life, Rii, officially Rituparna Sen, has the daak naam Payal, but is Goltu to Q and friends. When she met Q in 2003, she had spent two years modelling and acting in television. She thought his debut feature Tepantorer Mathe would give her a foothold in the movies. "I thought the film would make me a star, but I was heartbroken when I found it was not going to come out," she says.
The two started seeing each other, and Rii got introduced to the film-makers who would turn out to be the leading lights of Kolkata Candid: Shyamal Karmakar, who edited Tepantorer Mathe, and Amitabh Chakraborty, who was making Bishar Blues. "I love films that are challenging and borderline and dangerous," Rii says. "I will do anything for these three film-makers—they are crazy and difficult, but I love their work. Lust is not their prime focus."
Karmakar, an editor who trained at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, is one of Q's major inspirations. Karmakar's documentary I Am the Very Beautiful, made in 2006, is a genre-defying exploration of the film-maker's desire for a bar singer named Ranu Gayen. Karmakar makes no bones about his attraction to Gayen, who is attached to his friend. He asks her to sleep with him and films her semi-naked. Gayen is no shrinking violet either, and as director and subject come dangerously close, the documentary explores the nature of voyeurism and the difficulty of maintaining a pretence of objectivity or distance. Karmakar is in thrall of female sexuality, and unlike many other film-makers, he doesn't pretend otherwise.
"My idea of sexuality was ruptured in Pune," says 48-year-old Karmakar at his office at the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute in Kolkata, where he heads the editing department. "I fell in love with women with different moralities and attitudes to morality." Some film-makers explore dreams, some nightmares, while others confront their sexual fantasies, he says. "I want to tell the truth," Karmakar says. "I am very scared to tell my stories, but telling them is important."
He has several ideas in the pipeline, including one about an 11-year-girl on the verge of menstruation, and another that explores changing attitudes towards politics and sexuality through the experiences of a tribal couple. He also wants to make a film about a city journalist who wants to redesign her body because she is tired of the way men look at her. Apart from this, Karmakar is working on a documentary about families that have been displaced by a sewerage project.
"There are very few places to screen your films in Kolkata," he observes. "But it helps to be under the radar. The less I am seen by people, the better for me."
Perhaps there is no better place than Kolkata to unleash the private into the public. "If you look at what's happening in Bengali cinema, it's been brewing for over a decade and a half," says Moinak Biswas, professor at Jadavpur University's film studies department. "Things have come to a head—there is an all-time record of production in Bengali cinema. Soon, most of these films will find it difficult to get a release."
A film like Gandu came as "a slap on the face" of a wave of domestic dramas that were "stifling and didn't show anything happening beyond well-furnished middle-class homes", Biswas says. "What was unconvincing and disturbing about Gandu was a very male and adolescent expression. I think Amitabh is much more contemplative—whatever one's disagreements with his film, he has pushed it beyond explicitness and sensationalism into a zone of contemplation."
Kolkata's advantage is that it isn't yet facing the pressures of being a centre of global capital, like Mumbai or Delhi. It is in that sweet place between its radical past and possibility-filled present. "This city makes space for us to be here," Q says. "The film-makers here are not contaminated." Kolkata lets an actor like Rii coexist with the poppets and retiring beauties of the mainstream film industry—even though, she says, people still don't know how to slot her. "My life is so abnormal," she points out. "I live with my boyfriend who is named Q and directs me in films for which he asks me to suck another man's cock. They are completely head-fucked."


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Christie set to deliver State of the State address
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to deliver his State of the State address Tuesday afternoon in Trenton.
Political analysts say the issues that dominated the end of 2012 will be Christie's focus this year.
Fairleigh Dickinson political scientist Peter Woolley expects the governor to hit two somber notes in his annual address.
"One, of course, is for the first responders to Sandy," he said.
Sandy continues to rule the political conversation in New Jersey as residents and businesses rebuild, and towns deal with shrinking revenues from property taxes.
School safety has also become a hot-button issue. Woolley says Christie has already spoken about the need for reforms in the aftermath of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut.
"The question is whether he will make a strong pitch for some kind of policy change as a result," Woolley said.
Taxes are another topic sure to be mentioned.
"That's the issue that won't go away in New Jersey and, of course, Sandy is related to property taxes," Woolley said. "There are many towns that find their property tax revenues have fallen down because of destruction to their homes and therefore their ratable base."
And with Chrisitie's re-election campaign in full swing, Woolley has no doubt the governor also will be laying out his plans for beyond 2013.
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Grass Valley police agree to contract, pay cuts
March 27, 2012
Grass Valley Police Department employees agreed Tuesday to pay cuts of 7 percent to 9 percent, which will go into effect April 1.
At least 50 percent of the department employees approved contracts that were negotiated to help close a budget shortfall.
City Council members are expected to approve two memoranda of understanding, one for each of two bargaining units in the department, at their meeting tonight.
The concessions are expected to save the city at least $8,000 this fiscal year and about $70,000 in the next fiscal year, City Administrator Dan Holler said.
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Good morning, everyone. Let me recognize:
Bill Dougan, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees—NFFE.
VA's senior leaders in attendance: Deputy Secretary Scott Gould; Under Secretaries Randy Petzel, VHA, and Allison Hickey, VBA—representing all of our healthcare and benefits employees.
NFFE officials—Robert Redding, Patricia Lasala, Joe Simon, Rich Thomesen, and Jeff Shapiro;
VA's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Relations, Leslie Wiggins, and her staff;
And finally, the two key players in this process: Bill Fenaughty, NFFE's National Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Negotiator, and Douglas Katcher, VA's own Chief Negotiator.
Good morning, once again—welcome. My congratulations to the NFFE and VA negotiators—you have produced a truly forward-looking agreement. Everyone—managers, supervisors, union officials, employees—will benefit from it.
Good government is all about federal employees who come to work every day, committed to doing the right things to improve the lives of fellow citizens. My three years at VA have provided a unique opportunity to serve with, and learn from, some superb professionals—committed, compassionate, and trustworthy members of our workforce.
The agreement we're about to sign serves the interests of VA employees; codifies how VA and the NFFE will work together over the coming years; and supports productive relationships with VA's other key stakeholders, including:
President Obama charged us to build a more effective government by improving labor-management collaboration. By our signatures this morning, we will be reaffirming our trust in one another, resetting our expectations, embracing our common objectives, and building on our mutual strengths as labor and management.
Key to strong and trusting partnerships are open communications; information-sharing; consultation; negotiation; transparency; and commitment to a common good—nothing new; we just have to be better at them. Whether we're "labor" or "management," our partnership can only be measured by the positive results we, together, produce for Veterans and other beneficiaries—our mission.
VA's 316,000 employees are our most valuable resource for achieving those results. They bring VA values to life in our medical centers and benefits offices, and compassionately lay Veterans to honored rest in our cemeteries.
Attitude counts. How our employees approach their jobs, each and every day, shapes how Veterans and the American people perceive VA. So, we must invest in them by recruiting the right people, training them and growing them into strong and inspiring leaders, and ensuring that all our employees have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
So, I'm pleased to help implement this new agreement with NFFE. President Dougan, I want to assure you and your leadership that VA's managers, at all levels, will meet both the spirit and letter of these provisions.
Again, thank you all for your hard work and tireless efforts in delivering this contract. Now, let's sanction it through our signatures


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December 19, 2013
"Taking a pill as a preventive measure against HIV infection may not encourage people at high risk for the disease to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a new U.S. study meant to address fears about its use," Reuters reports. "The research, published in the Public Library of Science journal PLOS ONE, builds on the 2010 landmark study that found Gilead Sciences Inc.'s Truvada -- a pill already used widely to treat the human immunodeficiency virus -- was more than 90 percent effective at preventing HIV infections among test subjects who took the drug as prescribed," the news agency writes. According to the study, "there was no increase in sexual risk behavior, and the study even showed a trend toward safer sexual practices," Reuters notes (Steenhuysen, 12/18).
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Jind Fruit Co. is still shipping late-season nectarines to retailers in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Osoyoos, British Columbia-based Jind's Summer Fling nectarines can be found at retailers including Costco, Sobeys, Thrifty Foods, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills and Extra Foods, according to a company news release.
The shipper's summer fruit program also includes British Columbia-grown cherries, peaches, apples, plums and other fruit. Now in its second year of existence, Jind ships about 20 million pounds of fruit per season.
Jind focuses on small volumes and frequently experiments with new varieties chosen for quality and flavor.


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If you are visiting Washington DC, check out some of the local historic colleges! American University, Howard University, Georgetown University and Gallaudet University are just a few of the dozens of college campuses in the District of Columbia. Tours can be arranged by visiting the campus websites. I recently toured Gallaudet which is the only deaf campus in the world and has an amazing background of research and development in speech, audiology and sign language.
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Game Time Start: 8:00 PM EST
Where: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA
Officials: K. Mauer, M. Kogut, M. Lindsay
Media Notes: Indiana Notes, New Orleans Notes
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Season Records: (W-L)
22-12 (Away: 11-8) 9-27 (Home: 4-15)
Upcoming Games: Mar 05 Mar 06 Mar 10 MAR 11 Mar 13 at vs at at vs 8:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm
Projected Starting Lineup: C PF SF SG PG HIBBERT WEST GRANGER GEORGE COLLISON Projected Starting Lineup: C PF SF SG PG KAMAN AYÓN AMINU BELINELLI JACK
Jeff Foster, sore lower back, day-to-day
Trevor Ariza, illness, questionable
Eric Gordon, knee contusion, out
Carl Landry, MCL sprain, questionable
Emeka Okafor, sore left knee, out
Jason Smith, concussion, questionable
Is it just me or does Chris Kaman's 'projected lineup'
picture look like a Civil War soldier whose letters
would be featured in a Ken Burns documentary?
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Semi-Relevant Trivia: Which Hornets coach has the highest
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B. Dave Cowens
C. Dick Harter
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As I've noted in past By The Numbers posts, I pay a lot of attention to Strength of
Schedule. Mostly, I look at a little concoction of my own (or at least, I haven't
been able to find anyone else using it) called SoSHR – a weighted SoS based on
home vs. road records.
For the Pacers, the schedule just isn't all that tough this season, but that's pretty
much true for everyone in the Eastern Conference. Based on current records, the
Indiana Pacers are projected to have the 4th easiest schedule this season. The only
teams with easier schedules? Eastern Conference rivals Atlanta, Philly, and Chicago.
In fact, the SoSHR is so skewed East vs. West that the Eastern Conference owns the
10 easiest schedules, while the Western Conference owns the 10 toughest.
Here's an overall look at the Pacers' slate:
The red line represents the YTD SoSHR. The black line shows a rolling 10-game
average, and the blue line coming in from the top shows the track of the Pacers'
winning percentage.
The takeaway from the red and black lines is that the Pacers are past the toughest
part of the schedule, from a broad perspective, though there is one more challenge
coming up. When the Indy returns from the break, they will play the final games
of their easiest 10-game stretch of the season – hosting the Warriors on Tuesday,
then not playing again until Saturday in New Orleans. They've split the first
eight games, so the "easy 10″ didn't help them a great deal.
Then, starting on Monday, March 5th, they play their toughest remaining 10-game
stretch of the season, with an overall SoSHR of .545. The ten games are spread
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Muskingum College Leadership Initiative Program hosts alumna Mary (Hetrick) Kaufmann, March 22
MARCH 18, 2004 - As a part of its Leadership Initiative Project, Muskingum College and the computer science department will host a presentation by 1987 alumna Mary (Hetrick) Kaufmann on Monday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Brown Chapel lounge on the campus. Members of the campus community may meet with Kaufmann at a reception from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Top of the Center.
Muskingum's Leadership Initiative Project brings to campus alumni who are in the mid-point of their careers and can offer to the campus community insights and advice on career planning and personal management skills.
Kaufmann currently is director of sales relations for the Longaberger Corporation. As a student at Muskingum, she majored in computer science and business. She holds a master of business administration degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and is currently working on a master of divinity degree from Ashland Theological Seminary.Her husband, Brad, is a 1988 graduate of Muskingum.
While at Muskingum Kaufmann was involved with many activities and organizations, including the Parent's Weekend committee, Student Senate, Admission tour guide, Muskingum Christian Fellowship, Dormitory Council and the Kianu Club. She also was a member of Homecoming Court, the Wellness House, intramurals, and the Association for Computing Machinery Honorary.
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Size / Fit: Normally I am a small when it comes to helmet fit. I tried on both the small and medium sizes (same size outer shell on both) and found the medium to be more comfortable. The padding (which is fully washable and removable) does appear to hold its shape well, and is certainly far better than my old Nitro helmet. The helmet was immediately comfortable and having spent a constant 2 hours with it on I can report no uncomfortable pressure points.
Visor: The visor is reasonably thick and comes fitted with a clear pinlock insert. There are tabulators(small proud diamond shapes) on the upper rim of the visor that are supposed to reduce wind noise/whistle. A bit of a gimmick in my opinion. The visor seals well against the helmet and has a small lock that keeps it securely down, a nice feature. There are 6 positions between fully open and fully closed. Movement of the visor between these positions is positive. Getting the visor into the city position, which is just open and no more can be a little difficult with thick gloves on, but its possible with a little practice. The visor is easily removable without tools. The internal sun visor is dark enough (80% dark) and easily operated (even with thick gloves) via a lever on the lower left side of the helmet. Schuberth say that it is infinity adjustable, which it is, but I doubt that you would use it in any positions other than fully up or fully down. I felt that it would be nice if it could come a little lower however as the sun is generally upwards the it does what it is supposed to. There are small tabs on both the right and left hand sides of the lower edge of the visor to aid moving it up, some helmets only have them on one side, so that is nice to see. My local dealer thinks that the visor may be the same as the C3. If that is the case then getting a replacement should not be a problem.
Ventilation: This helmet is extremely well vented. There are several small holes that are permanently open on the chin vent, keeping a constant airflow moving over your face, distracting at first but I soon got use to it. The chin vent is simple to open, even with gloves on, and should stop any fogging (should you require it (pinlock not working? doubtful!). When you get up to 30mph or above you probably wont want this vent open, and its simple to close. The top vent is again easy to operate with gloves on, although requires a little more practice than the chin vent. It has 3 setting (fully open, half open and fully closed). There are 2 small flaps on the helmet lining that you can fold back which ensures a constant stream of cooling air right onto the top of your head. Not to your taste? Then just fold them out again (it takes seconds with the helmet off) for a less severe cooling experience. There are several extraction vents on the rear of the helmet that get rid of the air that has been circulated. Make no mistakes this is a very well ventilated helmet. I will be interested to see how it copes in a downpour, with it being constantly vented at the front. Winter / cold weather riding might be interesting ! (the addition of a thermal balaclava should sort this tested in the summer and there was a noticeable difference)
Chin strap: Micro buckle design, which is easy to fit, adjust and remove. It features Schuberths AROS fixing technology, meaning that the strap is also attached at the rear of the helmet. This is designed to be less likely to roll off in the event of an accident. Similar technology has been used on bicycle helmets for a number of years now and does appear more secure. It does not effect the fit of the helmet. The only small issue I have encountered occasionally with the strap is that it appears to be a little too far back and there is the occasional pressure on my windpipe from the strap. More fiddling required for a slightly better fit I think. Ensuring that the helmet is adjusted so that the micro-adjust buckle is all the way home does improve things.
Stability: Little to say other than I have had no issues at all and the helmet appeared stable at all (legal) speeds. No unwanted lift, even at speed. I was even pleasantly surprised when I moved my head left to right at speed (this used to flip open the visor on my Nitro not fun).
External noise: Schuberth do appear to pride themselves on their helmets ability to keep external noise to a minimum. I have a race can on my bike and its somewhat noisy The Schuberth does a good job of keeping this noise to a minimum (that said I will always ride with ear plugs in). The S2 does come with a removable wind deflector (re: chin curtain). Without this fitted I felt that there was too much wind noise. When the wind deflector is fitted there is a noticeable reduction in wind noise. Be careful with the wind deflector though, its can deform out of shape when fitting/removing the helmet (it attached to the inside of the front padding with Velcro)
Overall: Very happy with my purchase and a real improvement on my previous helmet. It is a great helmet to wear and is very comfortable as well as being packed with features. Only the slightly too far back chin strap and sun visor not coming down quite far enough stop this from being absolutely perfect, however I am really splitting hairs. Its also expensive. Each to their own though.


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Says the guy who wrote a blog as to why John Cena should be the face of the WWE, citing his mic skills being better than wrestling ability
My argument through this whole thing isn't that Ambrose is over rated based on smarks. But I do have to question you guys as to just how much you have seen of Jon Moxley or are you basing such claims off of the whole crumpet of time in which he has been Dean Ambrose. I'm just saying, if you want to know why so many are talking of the guys potential, do some research instead of just saying people are over rating a guy based upon work that you haven't seen before. How do you know if the movie Argo is overrated if you made that conclusion based on the trailer you saw versus the amount of positive reviews you read about the film? Instead of making claims with a limited sample size to use, go look watch what people are basing their reviews off of.


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'The Sabres shouldn't change out their coach and general manager merely because they've had an extraordinary 16 years to win a Cup and haven't done so. They should do it because of that, AND because so many fans want it. They should do it because a sports team's real main reason for existence is to be supported by its fans, and in the case of the Buffalo Sabres the fans are fed up.'
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Kravitz sounds off:
Good news tough to find with this team
There are very few things in life that are more difficult than missing the playoffs in the NBA's Eastern Conference.
Like getting Courtney Love to complete the first nine steps of a 12-step program.
Like convincing Mark McGwire he should share a nice, romantic dinner with Jose Canseco and his literary agent.
Like getting Green Day to agree to play at Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles' upcoming nuptials.
Have I made my point?
If the season ended today -- and, frankly, there have been many nights recently when that has sounded like a great idea -- the Pacers would not be in the playoffs. Even with Sunday night's grinding 76-73 victory over the depleted Memphis Grizzlies -- this was as artful as a finger painting -- the one-time title contenders are currently a lottery team.
And that's not a position that figures to improve dramatically with a brutal post-All-Star break schedule.
But you want some good news, so here it is: Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who brought his 9-month-old daughter, Abigail, to the postgame news conference, announced his daughter had stood up for the second time. This can only mean within six months she'll be asking for a Mustang convertible.
"We showed a strong will to win this game," Carlisle said.
The coach and his child made for a cute pre-Valentine's Day tableau, but it didn't change this essential fact:
The Pacers, 3-7 in their past 10 games before surviving this one against a Grizzlies team lacking Pau Gasol, Jason Williams and James Posey, are still in ninth place.
How bad have things gotten? Here is an updated list of all the teams over whom the Pacers can claim competitive superiority.
New Jersey, a franchise that would rather be in Brooklyn.
Toronto, a team that has so much infighting, hockey enforcer Tie Domi has been asked to join the team.
New York, where Isiah Thomas has not only put together a team that's bad, but it's bad and descending into long-term cap purgatory.
Plus there's Milwaukee and, as always, Atlanta, and one team that has an excuse, the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.
We knew things would be tough. This tough, we had no earthly idea. After 50 games and too many suspensions, injuries and illnesses to count, I've reached the following conclusions:
Ron Artest is the hands-down Most Valuable Player in this league. Forget Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash and LeBron James. While I still believe he belongs somewhere else -- don't hold your breath, Bob -- Artest's value has gone through the roof.
For the most part, the Pacers have studiously avoided playing the excuse game, but the explanations for the team's languid play recently have become tiresome.
It was fair to expect the Pacers to struggle when Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson were out, but both have been back long enough for the team to have turned the corner. No, it doesn't help that Jamaal Tinsley is always out with the crud or a bad foot, but they should be more competitive by now.
OK, it's been 50 games and Jonathan Bender is still on the injured list.
Here's the deal: He will return and stay healthy the day I get the call to work as a Calvin Klein underwear model.
Carlisle will disagree, and I'm guessing Abigail would follow suit -- she's not a rebellious teen yet -- but I'd love to see the Pacers run some more.
When they had two terrific post players, the grind-it-out style made sense. But now, it's too much of lobbing the ball into O'Neal and waiting around.
"When we go too fast, we don't get the ball into Jermaine, and without Jamaal (Tinsley), we've got to be a little more of a grinding team," Carlisle said. ". . . If we just went to a run-and-gun style, it would be bad for us."
That's OK. My kids don't listen to me, either.
A couple of words about O'Neal: I'm glad he's gotten some good national publicity in recent weeks, but it's time to stop saying all the right things and start doing all the right things -- notably leading this team back from the edge of playoff extinction.
If I'm his adviser, I'm telling him to go to the All-Star game, deflect all questions about the brawl -- the more he talks, the more it sounds like a lot of rationalizing -- and re-focus on playing these final months with renewed purpose.
It would be a lousy way for Reggie Miller to go out -- and it would cut into the Simon brothers' bottom line -- but if you're completely objective about it, missing the playoffs wouldn't be the worst thing that ever happened.
It's not like this is some young team that desperately needs postseason experience.
Anybody remember San Antonio and the Tim Duncan jackpot?
Thirty-two more games.
Ninth place.
It's like we say in the 'hood: Blecccch.


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How Animals Tolerate Cancer Treatments
Ultima Vez Modificado: 17 de septiembre de 2012
How do dogs tolerate cancer treatment? Do they get sick like people do?
Erika Krick, VMD, DACVIM Veterinary Medical Oncologist, University of Pennsylvania, responds:
Dogs tend to tolerate cancer treatments (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy) relatively well compared to people, but they can certainly still have side effects. Quality of life is a primary goal of veterinary oncology, and we try to balance effective treatment and maintaining a pet's quality of life.
Learn more about treatment options for animals with cancer.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. View the entire transcript from When a Beloved Pet has Cancer.


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Miles Davis and John Coltrane: Complete Columbia Recordings 1955–61
Sony Music, New York, New York, 2000
Our intention with the design was to capture New York at night, specifically 52nd Street circa 1940—bop's breeding grounds: the dimly lit, smoke-filled clubs that made up the nocturnal life of jazz. We did this by sticking with a monochromatic palette with duotones of black and red throughout. We were fortunate to use four-color black and reds on the inside of the booklet as well, enriching and deepening them. We decided on a metal box early on to differentiate this Miles boxset from those Columbia had previously released. It also gives literal weight to the package, signifying—in my mind, anyway—the importance of these two musical titans. The photography is my favorite part of the design. Columbia's archives are replete with some of the most gorgeous and iconic jazz photographs you'll find anywhere.
- Design firm
- Sony Music
- Art directors
- Frank Harkins, Arnold Levine
- Project manager
- Michael Levine
- Printer
- Shorewood