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Hi Percy,
This article is very depressing.
Pam...be careful when reading these studies. For one: watch the dates - this is a retrospective study. Although not always resectable, over the last decade treatment options for our patients have greatly improved. If same study was conducted now with a larger patient base - you would see different results.
Thanks, Marion. Great to know. I feel better now.
Pam things have even improved since Teddy was DX in 2005! I see Whipple patients doing so much better than he did.
So, should I or should I not read this article?
Basically it says that surgery is the best hope, and we already knew that. Also it is based on patients between the years 1996 and 2001. You had surgery, read it if you want. It is not long either. You don't fit the mold, you are unique!
Awww, thanx Lainy. I get to a point where I don't obsess about the cancer returning and then I read something that says it will and I obsess again. It's a vicious cycle.
Oh and you are unique as well
Wait, now that I read it it looks like it's a study of advanced stage non-resectable CC patients who do NOT have chemo or radiation.
"We aimed to evaluate survival time and prognostic factors in patients with advanced unresectable cholangiocarcinoma who have not received surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy."
you are right, it is a study of patients who did not have surgery,chemotherapy and/or radiation.All the patients were discovered too late to have any kind of therapy. Things are much different now. so don't get depressed and think how lucky we are now that different treatment plans are available now as compare to just 7 OR 8 years ago.
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Hey, Uniqueness out there...that is what I said. You could read it as you have had surgery. Randi, I thnk you know I also have a rare Cancer that usually returns, but oddly I just don't think about it. I really don't. Like Teddy used to say, it is what it is, now lets take care of it. Of course I am a lot older than you and have seen my Grandkids grow up into wonderful people, although my first Gandson who will be 26 is getting married in May. I am rally looking forward to that and to see how they all end up but again I just kind of put Cancer on a back burner. It's the Ulcerative Colitis that is getting to me. I told Gav today there are times I want to flush myself down the terlet! lol Sometimes I say that these Golden years are slightly tarnished....time to get out my polishing rag.
I am so sorry about the colitis...what a pain in the ...well er...you know.
I never knew how much I took normal toilet habits for granted until I went thru all this! Darn you Jamie Lee Curtis and your bowel innuendos!!!
Randi, I never was DX before last year but this actually started when I was about 48 and had just divorced Brand X after 23 years. I was OK after awhile and I know now that being a Care Taker for 5 1/2 years pushed it to this point. I emotionally held everything in. I finally took my own advise and am going to a 3rd GI guy in a year. 8 months is long enough to give someone to find the right Meds. Yes? I have a whole new respect for UC patients. One might say I just worship the porclain god.
I'm so sorry to hear about the UC. I've had UC since age 16, 36 years. Not a fun little disease. It certainly taught me to let go of my pride in high school. Anyway, mine has been pretty well controlled wirh meds. I hope they find something to make you more comfortable. Of course, the surprise for me was learning last year that it's a risk factor for CC. Who knew. All those years of conscientious screening for colon cancer, and it pops up in the bile duct. Hardly seems fair!
I hope the new GI guy helps you.
Hi, Mark, and thanks. May I ask what meds work for you? I just discovered yesterday that the Meds I have been on for a year are Meds that can even cause UC. Everything works the opposite on me but you would think the GI (highly rated) would have known after a year that these Meds could be prolonging the UC and not allowing me to go in to remission. I have been on Prednisone (high doses) for a year with Lialda as a 'healing' Med. When I heard healing I never looked it up until yesterday and the first thing the article said was that Lialda is in the Mesalamime family and I am allergic to Mesalamime! Sorry everyone, I know this is not CC, couldn't help myself. There are NO decent Boards like this one for UC. Eagerly waiting for NOV 26 with the new GI.
Prednisone for a year! I really hope you can get off that soon. I'm on sulfasalazine (Azulfidine). Kind of old school, but it has always worked well at keeping me in remission at fairly low dosages. I've heard that it sometimes works for people where Lialda hasn't.
Mark thanks, I am beginning to see the common thread here of Sulfa in all these Meds and perhaps that is what I can't take but will ask the new GI on the 26th. Here is a note from my Google: Gastrointestinal intolerance to sulfasalazine (the active ingredient contained in Azulfidine) occurred frequently and resulted in drug withdrawal in 17% of treated patients.
Yes I have been on Preds a year, not good as it can affect Adrenal glands. I got the chipmunk cheeks, tell all I am storing for the winter. Got 25 LBS heavier of which I just lost 8. Like Chemo brain I have Pred brain. I have almost every side effect there is. Should be off in another 3 weeks. On 5mg and he wanted me to go off very slowly because I have been on so long. Today is much better as I did not take Lialda last night. Thanks so much Mark.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – TOMORROW at 10:30 a.m., Mayor Mitch Landrieu, City and State Officials, Canal Street Development Corporation, and ACE Theatrical Group will celebrate the reopening of the historic Saenger Theatre at 1111 Canal Street following a $52 million restoration. The building was significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina and has since been the focus of complex redevelopment through a public-private partnership between the City of New Orleans, Canal Street Development Corporation, and ACE Theatrical Group.
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Schafer returns to Crew with clear mind
CINCINNATI -- When Logan Schafer was optioned to Triple-A on June 13, he was angry, confused, shocked -- pick your adjective. Then he looked at the numbers.
"I didn't really pay attention to my numbers this year, because you know when you're on the bench that you can't really look at numbers because you're not getting at-bats every day," Schafer said. "I was a little confused at first, but they told me, 'Look, we just want you to get some at-bats. We know we haven't been able to get you at-bats lately. Just go down there and try to get your rhythm and your swing back.'"
Schafer says he fulfilled those goals before being promoted back to the Brewers on Friday, arriving at Great American Ball Park just in time for a spot start against the Reds. He was back on the bench Saturday, looking to build on a 1-for-7 start to the season as a pinch-hitter and a .183/.272/.280 slash line overall in occasional play.
Statistically, he fared only marginally better at Nashville, but Schafer argued the numbers don't tell the full story.
"I was hitting a lot of balls hard down there," Schafer said. "I saw a lot of pitches. I think I was close to averaging five pitches an at-bat down there. A lot of it was just trying to see pitches. I auto-took a lot of pitches down there, just to get my rhythm and timing down. So I think I accomplished what I wanted to." Now he must adjust back to inconsistent playing time. "It's the hardest thing I've ever done," Schafer said, "but it's fun because it's a challenge."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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One way to keep citrus sales strong during the summer months is to reach out to consumers via creative promotions. That's just what some suppliers and trade groups have in mind over the next few months.
Limoneira Co.
Limoneira Co., based in Santa Paula, Calif., is conducting a "Show Us Your Pucker Face" promotion this summer, director of marketing John Chamberlain said.
Consumers around the country will be encouraged to send in pictures taken after they suck a lemon.
First prize is an iPad; second prize, an iPod; and third prize, a gift basket. Winners will be announced on National Lemon Juice Day, Aug. 29.
Limoneira is in the second year of its "Unleash the Power of Lemons" campaign that pairs with experts who demonstrate the versatility of lemons in the areas of culinary, health, nutrition, cleaning and interior design.
"There are lots of different ways of using lemons," Chamberlain said.
The program continues to expand.
"We're adding markets every month," he said.
In North America, people knowledgable about lemon use already are in place in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Texas and in several Canadian cities. Plans also were in the works to add San Francisco.
Sunkist Growers
Sherman Oaks, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers Inc. will once again promote its Take a Stand cause marketing campaign that encourages kids to donate to their favorite cause or charity by hosting a lemonade stand, said Joan Wickham, manager of advertising and public relations.
"Sunkist provides retailers with adorable, kid-friendly lemonade stands that double as display units and encourage lemonade-themed promotions in stores to build consumer awareness," she said.
Parents can use Sunkist's mobile site to order a Sunkist lemonade stand at the point of purchase by texting or scanning a quick-response code at the store.
Sunkist also is introducing modern uses for grapefruit with the "Not Your Mother's Grapefruit" campaign.
The program is aimed at "reigniting the fruit's popularity by educating younger consumers about this delicious, nutrient-rich superfood," Wickham said.
Sunkist also offers citrus usage tips, recipes and nutritional information in point-of-sale materials and on mobile-friendly sites that are accessible via QR codes in POS material, she said.
Chilean Fresh Fruit
The 2013 Chilean citrus campaign will focus on the trade, motivating retailers to build big, eye-catching Chilean citrus displays, said Karen Brux, managing director of the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association, San Carlos, Calif.
"We're hoping to increase the flow of information to retailers through ongoing product and promotion updates giving them the information they need to make the best decisions on product promotion," she said.
The association is developing retail collateral and promotions that will enable retailers to keep building on the citrus sales momentum gained during the winter months, she said.
"We'll be reaching out to retail consumer affairs professionals with nutrition and usage information on Chilean citrus and producing a series of short videos that will connect U.S. consumers with Chilean citrus orchards and growing practices," she said.
They'll be available for retailers to use on their websites, Facebook pages or other social media outlets, as well as in stores.
To prepare for the upcoming season, retailers should plan clementine ads and promotions for early summer and proceed into navels along with clementines and then mandarins, she said.
"As we move into the back-to-school period in August/September, push easy-peels as a tasty, nutritious, easy, no-mess lunch option," Brux said.


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Wolchek: How family and friends were betrayed by Michael Winans Jr.
He used to hang out with big time celebrities, but soon Michael Winans, Junior will likely be hanging around with federal inmates. This week, the pop and gospel singer will be sentenced for running a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme.
Play the video above to see Rob Wolchek's full report, including first-person accounts of people who say they were scammed by Winans Junior.
You would never fall for a Ponzi scheme. People that do that are stupid and greedy. Well, you're wrong. I think after you read this story, you'll understand how Winans tricked people into his scams and how this crime not only cost people their investment but really ruins lives.
How do you steal $8 million? Get people to trust you. Get people to think you're an important guy. Get people to think they would be crazy not to believe you.
If you're already famous, like Michael Winans, Junior from the most respected family in gospel music, you too can steal $8 million like Winans did.
I first exposed Winans back in 2008. People told me Winans had talked them into investing in a Saudi oil bond. Winans said he was already wealthy and wanted to teach average people how to invest like rich people do.
However, I found out there was no Saudi oil bond. Winans had taken money from more than 1,000 people to invest in something that didn't exist. It was a complete sham made up by Michael Winans.
It was a big story and made national news since this guy was a member of the Winans gospel music family, a recording star and a friend of big time celebrities. But he didn't have any of his family or friends waiting for him after he plead guilty to wire fraud a few months ago, just me.
"Got anything to say to your victims?" I asked him.
"No comment," he answered.
While much of the press seems to have forgotten about this fallen music star, I'm going to introduce you to some of his victims just so you don't forget how rotten he really is.
In 2008 after working at Winans' studio for about a year, Winans pulled Mark aside one day and told him he was going to do him a big favor. If Mark gave Winans $1,000, he would double it in a month.
Now remember, Mark is just a struggling music guy. Winans is a star and the owner of the studio. Mark is impressed with this guy, so he hands him $1,000 and, sure enough, a month later Winans turned that $1,000 into $2,000.
Mark really wasn't into the investing thing, but others were, and when people started approaching Mark asking him if Winan's investment deal was real, he said yes. He made $1,000 lickity split.
"He used you to sell his bogus scam?" I asked.
"Yeah, he used me and then in the process I lose relationships with family members, friends," Mark said. "People that I don't know I told about it like threatening me."
What Mark didn't know was that others who invested didn't make any money. They lost their money because the Saudi oil bond Winans said he was investing their money in was fake. He was keeping the money.
"It's like still hard for me to grasp that he did that and that it was actually him," he said.
People who lost money blamed Mark for simply telling the truth, but that is the way a Ponzi works.
"It ruined my life for a couple of years. It was a pretty, pretty rough time," he said.
Still think Ponzi schemes are just about people losing money? Meet Maurice.
"It was horrible. It was devastating. I think it was the worst time in my life," he said.
Maurice didn't invest with Winans. Maurice rented a house from him, the only house Winans had in his own name.
"It's always somebody pulling up, and they're knocking on the door," Maurice explained. "They're asking me questions, and what is going on?"
Poor Maurice had no idea when he put down $7,000 as a deposit on the house and signed a lease it belonged to a guy who was cheating people out of their money.
"The police came," said his wife, Shari. "They thought that my husband could have been in cahoots with him."
Winans would come by and collect his rent, but wouldn't answer any questions about all the angry visitors looking for blood. After months of this, the couple had yet another visitor.
"It was a Saturday morning. Somebody knocked on the door, and that was the thing from the bank saying that the house was in foreclosure," Shari said.
After paying $20,000 in rent over eight months to Winans, they got thrown out of the house.
"He rented it while it was already in foreclosure," Shari said.
"We had to move to an apartment with furniture that we had to stick in a garage because we had nowhere to put it," said Maurice.
Then there is Ryan, a guy Winans befriended. He didn't have the $10,000 Winans said he needed as a sure fire investment, so Winans suggested getting his folks involved.
"I brought it to my family, my sister, my parents," Ryan said.
They lost the $10,000. Ryan said he still feels guilty for dragging his family into it.
So if you look at Michael Winans, Junior as just a greedy guy who ran a Ponzi scheme, remember this. He is also a greedy guy who used innocent people to deceive others. He used people wanting to make a little money to destroy relationships with their own families. He used people to put their lives in danger so he didn't have to face the angry people he ripped off.
Winans belongs in prison, and I'll bet Puff Daddy won't be calling him there.
I watched Winans in court admit to the judge that he looked people in the eye and took their life savings knowing they would never get it back. He admitted he made up the whole thing so he could steal people's money. There is something wrong with Mike Winans, and he will have a lot of time to figure just what. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, his recommended sentence is twelve and a half years.


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Greenhouse-grown tomatoes, cucumbers and colored bell peppers continue to gain market share, importers and shippers say.
Demand for greenhouse-grown product continues to go up, said Bryant Ambelang, president and chief executive officer of San Antonio-based Desert Glory Ltd.
Desert Glory expects to expand its production by about 20% this season with new greenhouse construction in the Nayarit region of Mexico, Ambelang said.
And it's not just Desert Glory that's enjoying greater demand for protected ag.
"Every retailer I talk to says growth in greenhouse-grown is significant," Ambelang said.
"It's predictable, it's safer, it's more sustainable — you use less water and fertilizer."
One thing retailers love about greenhouse is they can lock in supplies with producers for six months in advance, Ambelang said.
And with companies like Desert Glory, they have the added predictability of contract pricing secured in advance.
Chris Ciruli, a partner in Nogales, Ariz.-based Ciruli Bros. LLC, expects across-the-board increases of as much as 30% in supplies of greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers from Mexico this season.
"Markets were good last year, and growers had the capital to add to their facilities space-wise," he said. "It's fairly aggressive."
Demand for the 2010-11 season started to pick up in early December, as colder weather began to phase out deals in competition with the Mexican greenhouse deals, Ciruli said.
Thanks to greater demand, Vancouver, British Columbia-based The Oppenheimer Group expects its greenhouse vegetable category to grow by 15% this season, said Aaron Quon, the company's greenhouse vegetable category manager.
In the field-grown versus greenhouse debate, people definitely take sides, said Mike Aiton, marketing director for Coachella, Calif.-based Prime Time International LLC.
Fortunately for Prime Time and its Coachella Valley and Mexico greenhouse deals, greenhouse remains a popular option for many.
In fact, for some it's becoming more popular than ever.
"Different customers have different preferences as to what they like, but demand is good," Aiton said.
"Greenhouse continues to grow. The pepper category — especially the coloreds — have shown steady, consistent growth the last few years."
Growers of greenhouse, shadehouse and other controlled-environment vegetables continue to benefit from consumers' increased concern for food safety, and for customers' need to have a consistent supply of product available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, Aiton said.
"Protected environment is in wider use," he said.
"It helps control against pests and diseases, and offers a much longer growing season."
The initial investment in getting a greenhouse vegetable program up and running is huge, Aiton said, but the investment is such a good one, companies can earn it back relatively quickly.
In fact, in some cases growers can't get greenhouse up fast enough.
"As the category continues to grow, the industry struggles to keep pace," Aiton said.
People are willing to pay more for greenhouse-grown, Aiton said. Besides, he said, when it comes to cost, it's all relative.
"They're still a bargain," he said of greenhouse products.
All you have to do is look at the increasing number of options to see the success of the hothouse pepper business, Aiton said.
"People are adding other SKUs," he said.
"It's indicative of the overall growth in the colored bell category as the years have gone by."
When it comes to Prime Time's greenhouse colored bell foodservice customers, demand tilts toward the lower-quality choice-grade product, Aiton said.
It's a question of quantity versus quality, Aiton said. When the peppers are cut, cooked and presented with other foods, it's less important that they achieve the eye appeal so essential to retail marketing of produce.
"Foodservice is more interested in volume," he said.
The growing demand for greenhouse peppers that Aiton has noticed in recent years applies to retail and foodservice.
"Every restaurant has peppers on their menu now," he said.
And it's not just white-tablecloth restaurants and family dining establishments, either, Aiton said. Even fast-food has caught on that colored bells are an item that is growing in popularity with U.S. consumers — and greenhouse product plays a big role in meeting that growing demand.
December promises to be a month of brisk movement and strong demand for Western greenhouse product, Aiton said.
Particularly compared to the winter of 2009-10.
"Last year, higher Canadian and Mexican production drove the price down," Aiton said Dec. 2.
"This year, I expect the price to be high for the next four weeks. Between now and Christmas is a peak period."
After the holidays, and looking further ahead, Aiton expects a return to normality after last season. While greenhouse pepper supplies were plentiful last winter, the historic freezes in the southeast late last winter and last spring produced just the opposite effect.
Peppers that normally would have been allowed to continue growing until they went from green to red, yellow and orange were harvested green to fill the void left in Florida.
Aiton doubts if that scenario will repeat itself in 2011.
"We should be able to feature more colored bells this season," he said. "We expect a more normal year than last year."
Greenhouse product is not only more uniform and of higher quality, said Danny Mandel, a principal and chief executive officer of Nogales-based SunFed. It's also more sustainable, requiring less water and fewer chemicals and fertilizers than open-field agriculture.
Food safety concerns and more emphasis on quality are the major factors driving demand, which continues to increase, said Alberto Maldanado, general manager of Nogales-based Apache Produce Co.
"There's less and less open-field and more and more greenhouse and shadehouse" production, Maldanado said.
Volumes should be up significantly across the board to meet increased demand this season, said Matt Wright, director of procurement for Leamington, Ontario-based Westmoreland Sales.
The company expects a similar mix, percentage-wise, of beefsteak tomatoes, tomatoes on-the-vine, cucumbers, English cucumbers and colored bell peppers, Wright said.
Consistency and quality continue to drive higher greenhouse sales industry-wide, Wright said.
"Retailers are able to get something they can really count on," he said.
Greenhouse-grown also appeals to that most important of produce consumer gauges: their eyes.
"Consumers tend to still base what they buy on what looks good, and hothouse can control how it looks," he said.


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Welcome to The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one of the largest collections of material relating to the moving image in Britain. We are both an accredited public museum and an academic research facility and we hold a collection of over 75,000 items. Over 1,000 of our items are on display in our Galleries and are available to be viewed by the public 7 days a week.
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The museum galleries are open every day from 10am to 5pm (except between Christmas and New Year). Study facilities are open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm (except for Bank Holidays and between Christmas and New Year).
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Browse our catalogue, listing details of our collection of over 75,000 artefacts.
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Bill Douglas (1934-1991) was one of the British cinema's most innovative auteurs. As well as making films, he and his friend Peter Jewell assembled a remarkable collection of over 50,000 items. This was gifted to the University to found the museum and forms the heart of our collection.


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- BSO Case Number: 090-1310-000633
- PIO Number: 13-10-5
- Date: 10/4/13
- Time: 10:30 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 7000 US 27, Southwest Ranches
- Jurisdiction: Southwest Ranches
- Raul Lopez, 69, male, 6/19/44, 2134 Madeira Dr., Weston (DECEASED)
Description of Incident:
Broward Sheriff's Office deputies responding to a call Friday night in Southwest Ranches stumbled upon the scene of a single-vehicle, rollover accident that left one man dead.
As the deputies responded to an unrelated incident around 10:30 p.m., they saw a gold-colored, Toyota pickup resting in a ditch just east of the northbound lanes in the 7000 block of US 27. The driver, Raul Lopez, 69, had spoken to his family just before the accident as he was heading home from work. Lopez was travelling northbound when, for reasons unknown, his vehicle went into the ditch and rolled over. Lopez was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead on scene.
BSO traffic homicide detectives are investigating.
Anyone who was in the area at the time of the accident and has information about what took place should contact BSO THI Detective Anthony Morales at 954-321-4844.
INVESTIGATORS: Det. Morales, Traffic Homicide; Dist. 9; Crime Scene
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Firefall's first public beta kicks off this weekend
It seems like the wait for Firefall has been ongoing for quite a while now. After numerous closed beta tests, Red 5 Studios is ready to move on to its next phase: the game's first public beta test. Beginning this Friday, January 25, players will have access to an unlocked 48-hour "Beta Weekend."
This will be one of three beta weekends scheduled for early 2013. Two additional public stress-tests are planned for February and March as part of Red 5's strategy to gradually roll out Firefall's beta.
"After successfully completing a few controlled stress-tests late last year, we're excited to move into the next phase," said James Macauley, Vice President of Development, Red 5 Studios. "This will be the first time that we've opened up Firefall's servers to everyone. We're really looking forward to gathering a bunch of new feedback and data that will help us build up to launch this year."
These Beta Weekend stress-tests will be completely unlocked with no keys required. Additionally, each weekend test incorporates a community unlock, exclusive contest, and unique theme to teach players the ins and outs of Firefall. This weekend features:
- Skillshot Contest (Video) – Record and submit an epic skillshot video for a chance to win a prize pack filled with Firefall SWAG and Razer™ gear
- Skillshot Contest (Screen) – Screencap a stylish skillshot for a chance at being featured on the official Firefall Facebook page
- Community Unlock – Play during the weekend to unlock an exclusive, customized Battleframe decal
- Livestream – Join a special episode of Firefall Live on TwitchTV to see Athene and Reese owning the competition with their own skillshots
To celebrate the upcoming open beta weekend, Red 5 has released a brand new trailer, depicting all of the latest action-packed content in Firefall. Sign up for the beta here and enjoy the video above.


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Kalman's Awards Adding Up
When Dan Kalman (mathematics and statistics) receives the Mathematical Association of America's (MAA) Lester R. Ford Award this summer, he won't be a stranger. Kalman's ninth prize for expository books and articles is a recognition of his special brand of scholarship, combining original mathematical thought, historical and literature research, and an investigative mind-set.
His latest award-winning paper, "Another Way to Sum a Series: Generating Functions, Euler, and the Dilog Function," published by the American Mathematical Monthly in 2012, was coauthored with Mark McKinzie.
The paper joins a list of Kalman's sometimes quirkily titled MAA winners, among them "Harvey Plotter and the Circle of Irrationality," written with Nathan Carter, and Kalman's 2008 book, Uncommon Mathematical Excursions: Polynomia and Related Realms, for which he also won the Beckenbach Book Prize.
His latest MAA award bookends his first. His 1993 prize-winning paper, playing off the title of a Paul Simon song, was called "Six Ways to Sum a Series."
Kalman's most recent article on summing the same series explores a variation on the theme, relating it to the work of legendary mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). Summing a series, Kalman explains, turns on a basic question: Can you add up an infinite number of things?
"It will come as a surprise to a number of people in the lay world that it is quite reasonable and plausible to add an infinite number of things," he says. "Here's an example. Suppose you have a cake and there's just one piece left. But you don't want to be greedy, so you cut that piece in half and just take that. The next person comes and cuts that in half and just takes that half. The next person comes and just eats half."
Each step could have a number. After a whole piece there would be half, then half of a half, then half of a quarter, and on and on.
"So here's where the leap of faith comes," Kalman continues. "Imagine now doing this an infinite number of times. So what would that mean? When you added up all those pieces what they have to add up to is the one piece you started with. So you get this type of equation that says if you take up this infinite number of fractions and add them up, the answer has to be one. It certainly can't be bigger than one; you can't have more cake than you had to begin with, and it can't be less than one because if there was any amount left over you could still cut it in half and take another piece out. So mathematicians long ago decided you can add an infinite number of things and have it equal to one." (In symbols, .)
In 1735, Kalman and McKinzie write in their paper, Euler arrived at a summation formula that startled his contemporaries: . This gives an exact value for an infinite summation that had defied mathematicians for decades, and the appearance of pi took everyone by surprise.
Kalman and McKenzie take as their task another method of arriving at through elementary calculus and finding ways around "roadblocks" one encounters using their method. They then explore a historical puzzle: Did Euler know this method, or given his previous work did he simply not think it worth mentioning?
Beyond the intellectual challenge of such exercises, Kalman says they also have real-world applications.
"Mathematics pursued because it's interesting almost inevitably ends up being important in application," he says. "In today's world, infinite series are used ubiquitously. We take complicated phenomena in nature and we approximate them using infinite summations. And there's a way to do this in a systematic way, and these things that we're adding up to approximate them behave very nicely and theoretically in mathematical terms. So you can analyze them, you can find things like error terms, and you can find approximations. When you digitize a voice message or a piece of music or a video, all of those things are changed into a digital format and they're described by numbers. And the methods people use to analyze those numbers—to know how can I be sure that I'll reproduce this with a small enough error that your ear can't hear the difference between this and the original"—are based on summing infinite series.
The Mathematical Association of America will present the Paul R. Halmos-Lester R. Ford Award to Kalman on August 2 at the MathFest 2013 Prize Session in Hartford, Connecticut. The awards are for the best articles of expository mathematics published in the American Mathematical Monthly.


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ATLANTA (AP) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. said a key measure of revenue rose 5.5 percent in September as traffic rose.
The gain in revenue for each seat flown one mile was due in part to strong results in U.S. flying and flights across the Atlantic.
The gains would have been higher if not for a weaker Japanese yen. The Atlanta-based carrier has a hub in Tokyo and sells some tickets in yen, so a lower yen hurts that revenue. The weaker yen hurt its revenue gain by 1 percentage point, which is less damage than it did in August.
Delta's worldwide traffic rose 1.8 percent for September. Domestic traffic rose 1 percent. International traffic was up 2.8 percent, with strong gains in Latin America and increasing traffic across the Atlantic offsetting a 1 percent decline in Pacific flying.
Flying capacity rose 1.7 percent.
Occupancy rose a tenth of a percentage point to 83.3 percent.
For the first nine months of the year, Delta's traffic has risen 0.7 percent. It has boosted flying capacity by 0.4 percent. Its occupancy has risen three-tenths of a percentage point to 84.2 percent.


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So many decisions to be made with a new ride…
o Ride colors chosen…CHECK!
o Light patterns selected…CHECK!
o Paint colors updated …CHECK!
o Fonts picked out…CHECK!
o And we can't forget about the name of the ride…BIG CHECK!
The concept team did a great job designing this new attraction and I'm getting more and more excited for its arrival. The pictures below just came in from the manufacturer this weekend. What you see is the galvanized finish that will help protect the ride from the salt air. It looks so shiny!
The piles have been driven, just like WipeOut, and the foundations are ready to be poured to support the ride once it arrives.


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A FAMILY were caught on CCTV as they repeatedly punched and kicked their sister's lesbian lover and tried to kidnap her.
Witnesses described hearing members of the family saying 'Get her in, get her in, you have messed with the wrong Muslims, we are going to kill you', as attempts were made to bundle Sarah Jane Harrison into a car, Preston Crown Court heard.
The 28-year-old victim was left permanently scarred by the attack, which involved her being pulled by the hair and having her bag snatched from her hands.
The five sisters and one brother claimed they were only trying to find out where their sister Nazma Ditta was because they were worried about her.
But the court was told how Miss Ditta's family had planned a traditional, arranged marriage for her and had already suggested a suitor.
They were sentenced yesterday to almost 30 years in total.
Prosecuting, Richard Haworth, said the family had conspired to meet Miss Harrison after work, with Atfah and Ghazala Ditta, both of Lambert Street, Blackburn, and Nighat Morris, of Banker Street, Bolton, attempting to force the victim into their car as she walked along Victoria Street after finishing a shift.
Their brother Tahmoor, 26, branded a bradawl, a tool used to punch holes in materials, to prevent Miss Harrison's friend, Shah Ahmed, who was walking with her, trying to stop the violence.
Mr Haworth said: "The three sisters simultaneously attacked and attempted to physically bundle Miss Harrison into the back of the car.
"She was punched, kicked and her hair gripped and pulled repeatedly.
"The attack on Miss Harrison was a brutal, sustained and pre-planned action, with Tahmoor attending with a weapon to keep Shah at bay."
The court was told that Ghazala, 31, and Atfah, 32, had been waiting in the car for nearly an hour before the assault, with Tahmoor and their other sister Nighat, 39, waiting outside USC, where Miss Harrison worked, to try to intercept her in the town.
Judge Graham Knowles heard how the victim had been left with a 'permanent reminder' of the day.
In a victim impact statement read out to the court, she said: "I had visions of going to work and someone throwing acid in my face.
"I just want to be happy in my life and career."
Miss Harrison and Miss Ditta are still in a relationship.
Messages sent via Whatsapp involving Tosif Ditta, 35, of Pringle Street, and Nayyar Mehmood, 39, of Queen's Park Road, both Blackburn, were also read out to the court. The crown said they proved the family members conspired together.
Barristers acting on behalf of the defendants said the attack had not been racially aggravated or motivated by the victim's sexual orientation.
But Judge Knowles told those in the dock: "It was your outrage that your sister had formed a same sex relationship that was behind this attack.
"I am entirely sure that the offences were motivated by your anger that a white, non-Muslim woman and your sister were in a relationship.
"This case was about power and control. It is about striking fear into the heart in order to control not just the body, but also the will.
"There must be a clear message that what each of you did and what all of you planned cannot be tolerated."
Tamoor Ditta, of Lambeth Street, Blackburn, was jailed for six years for conspiracy to commit actual bodily harm, attempted kidnap, robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and battery.
Ghazala Ditta, Atfah Ditta and Morris were sentenced to five years, four months for conspiracy to commit actual bodily harm, attempted kidnap and robbery.
Tosif Ditta and Mehmood were both given three years, six months for conspiracy to commit actual bodily harm.
Speaking after the hearing, Det Sgt Mark Haworth-Oates said: "I am pleased for the victim that the sentences that have been passed down are significant and send a message out to the wider community that these kind of offences are not going to be tolerated.
"Lancashire Constabulary will not tolerate acts of honour based violence."


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Energy from the desert
When we worked with Foresight last year on their scenarios for the future of Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment, one of the scenarios, "Green Growth", described a world where large scale international investment in renewables enabled a transition away from the fossil fuel economy. One of these large projects was the 'solar desert', in which solar energy was piped north to Europe from the scenario. Such a project is now being promoted by a German consortium headed by the world's largest reinsurance company Munich Re. An article in Open Democracy looks at the reasons – and the obstacles.


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Seeing Brad Keselowski win a Sprint Cup championship in just his third Cup season will serve as inspiration for drivers such as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and James Buescher.
Keselowski, 28, won the 2012 Cup title in just his third full season with Penske Racing. Keselowski won five races in 2012 and has eight wins in the past two seasons and nine in just three and a half Cup seasons.
Stenhouse, 25, has won the past two Nationwide Series championships since Keselowski won that series title in 2010.
Buescher, 22, is coming off a Camping World Truck Series championship this season.
For those two drivers, not only watching Keselowski gives them confidence they could be in the same position in a few years, but racing Keselowski in the Nationwide Series has shown them that they have also the ability.
Keselowski started his Nationwide career driving for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports before winning the 2010 title for Penske Racing while running the Cup and Nationwide schedules in the same season.
Stenhouse, who is moving to Cup with Roush Fenway Racing next year, believes he can beat Keselowski because he has done so in the Nationwide Series.
Keselowski's title "gives us confidence that, yeah, you can do that and you can go out and be young and not have the experience that everybody else has and still get the job done," said Stenhouse, who will replace 2003 champion Matt Kenseth in Roush's No. 17 car.
It's not just Keselowski's championship that Stenhouse plans to remember as he ventures into Cup.
"I saw Brad struggle his first year in Cup trying to figure things out and I feel like he learned what he needed to learn," Stenhouse said. "Then they brought (crew chief) Paul (Wolfe) in and they started working together again and they had that relationship from the Nationwide side."
Keselowski finished 25th in the Cup standings with just two top-10 finishes in 2010 before finishing fifth in the 2011 Chase. Wolfe took over Keselowski's team in the middle of the 2011 season.
"It isn't about having the best mechanics or tire guys, it is about having a team that works well together," Stenhouse said. "You have to have the best of everybody out there and have a team that believes in each other."
Buescher agrees.
"It shows that if you can surround yourself with people that you know you can work with … perform with and put yourself in good equipment, anything is possible," Buescher said.
"The situation has to be right to do something like Brad did and do something like we did (in trucks). It definitely makes me confident we can go win championships in the others series as well when we do move up."


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Two names I became involved with before and after earnings were Express (EXPR) and Vera Bradley (VRA).
Express was a strong name post-earnings, performing very well but stalling since the push higher. The stall was welcome due to the calendar call spreads that were purchased before earnings, although had I known the stall would have lasted this long, I may have held the trade a bit longer....422 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Looks Like an Overreaction to Me
I've been going through the Liquidity Services (LQDT) report, and I can't help but feel this stock is overdone to the downside and being controlled by the 20% short interest. This quarter was actually pretty strong: On earnings per share, the company came in $0.03 ahead of the $0.37 average expectation, plus it beat handily on revenue. The full-year EPS of $1.86 per share was ahead of targets, and it puts the stock at a year-end price-to-earnings ratio of 19.24x, based on the current $35.80 share price. That gives Liquidity Services a P/E relative to growth (PEG) ratio of under 1.0, which is attractive for a company that's still growing earnings and revenue.Liquidity Services (LQDT) -- Daily Source: StockCharts.com View Chart » View in New Window »
In my opinion, the issue here is in fiscal first-quarter guidance, along with an overreaction to full-year guidance. The company guided earnings per share to a $0.38 midpoint for the first quarter, whereas expectations are calling for $0.46. Full-year guidance is for $2.14 per share vs. analyst estimates of $2.20. This tells me the guidance for the full year is in line, or expected to be slightly better than current Wall Street estimates....398 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Ah, Valentine's Day—that wonderful holiday when your girlfriend seems to forget all the awesome stuff you do for her the rest of the year; your boyfriend frantically struggles to stretch one paycheck into jewelry, exorbitantly priced flowers and that tired yet traditional heart-shaped box of chocolates; and your pals at Hallmark get into some serious high-fiving. Run-on sentences aside, it's a magical evening that is in no way a corporate trick.
As the night goes on and your champagne/fancy-ass dinners are consumed, you may find yourself feeling amorous. It's a well-known fact that, after all the needless consumerism and hurt feelings, V-Day is for boning. But what's a young lover to do when it comes to the soundtrack? While awesome, Marvin Gaye and Al Green tunes have become predictable, and since you seem to recall reading that subtlety goes a long way, you're thinking you may want a boner jam mix that's a little more…unique. Read on to discover five songs that are must-haves, and before you know it, you'll be worming your way into more than just his or her heart.
"Dark Star"
by Beck from The Information
"Dark Star" is a slow jam that would go great as a kickoff to your mix, mostly because the bass-line has a nice feel that seems to say, "Shhh, you can trust me." Unless you are being a total nimrod, this is your one-way ticket to make-out city. There's a hint of mystery and exploration hidden within the melodies that can trigger thoughts of the unknown. And thoughts like this are always a welcome addition in the bedroom. There's an almost primal sexual vibe to the beat, and the slow tempo all but announces that you're the type of person who will take your time and make sure your partner is well taken care of.
by Smashing Pumpkins from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (disc 2)
This song has a steady beat that's great for…well, you know what. It's a great example of Billy Corgan and crew's brief foray into the melding of semi-electronic elements alongside one of the simplest yet most memorable guitar riffs from the world of '90s alternative rock. Lyrically, "Beautiful" lets your date know that you're into his or her face while narrowly managing to avoid the cheese. Hell, if George Harrison could pull off one of the best songs of all time with a word as nondescript as "something," certainly a band that ruled the '90s can work magic with such a lovely adjective. Regardless, it's too late for your lover to bail now!
by Ratatat from Classics
Ratatat sure knows how to craft an excellently catchy and mind-bogglingly sexy dance jam. "Kennedy" is guaranteed to take your party to the next level and, while you're at it, kick up the tempo a notch. Yes, patience is a virtue. But there's always something to be said for knowing when to amp up your shit. The electronics are bumpin', the bass is thumpin' and, assuming you've inserted this jam in the proper slot within the mix, you'll probably be humpin'. It also doesn't hurt that Ratatat brings some hipster cred to your mix, which oughta help out when we consider hipsters are in these days.
"The Garden"
by Mirah from Advisory Committee
Mirah is everything you could ever want from an underground indie rock lady, and "The Garden" fits on your mix for two main reasons. First, it has a steady and hard-hitting tempo that you can zero in on for maximum pleasure (this may just result in a thank-you card the next day). And second, you'll win points in your daily life for introducing your partner to something that's not exactly easy to stumble upon. "Thanks for showing me Mirah!" they'll say. "Now you owe me big time!" you'll reply.
"Blast Off!"
by Rivers Cuomo from Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
…know what I'm sayin'? Hahaha! Of course you do. Word.
And the rest is up to you. Just remember to take your time, be mindful of your routine (oh, shut up, we all have them!) and secure a location with a decent set of speakers. Yes, a thoughtful mix is helpful on the road to the bedroom, but you must never forget to be respectful, kind and willing to throw down enough cash on someone that they don't even care that you're a full-on troll. Happy V-Day, everybody—and good luck!


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NWS Product Description Document (PDD)
An area forecast (FA) is a forecast of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) clouds and weather conditions over an area as large as the size of several states. It must be used in conjunction with the AIRMET Sierra (IFR) bulletin for the same area in order to get a complete picture of the weather. The area forecast together with the AIRMET Sierra bulletin are used to determine forecast enroute weather and to interpolate conditions at airports which do not have a terminal forecast (TAF) issued. FAs are issued 3 times a day from Kansas City for each of 6 areas in the contiguous 48 states (domestic) as well as the Gulf of Mexico (FAGX) and Caribbean (FACA).
Detailed maps of domestic FA regions and geographic areas are available in GIF (185K) or PDF (4.3M) formats.
In Alaska, FAs are issued by Alaska Aviation Weather Unit (AAWU) (Alaska). The WSFO in Honolulu issues FAs for Hawaii (Hawaii).
The FA consists of a:
Amendments to the FA are issued as needed. An amended FA is identified
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A Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) on the 2012-2013 fiscal year revealed that the city remains financially sound.
Finance Director Russ Morreale told the Los Altos City Council Dec. 10 that the city fared better than projected during its last fiscal year – which turned over June 30 – with a "very healthy" $3.1 million surplus – approximately twice as much as expected.
Morreale attributed the surplus to what he called "good news on both sides of the fence" – a combination of "fairly robust revenue growth" coupled with department expenses coming in 6 percent below budget. Morreale noted that he's starting to see "a light at the end of the tunnel" in terms of economic recovery.
"Overall, this was a very positive CAFR," said Morreale, who added that the city once again attained an unqualified – or clean – opinion from auditors Burr Pilger Mayer. "It's the most positive financial result I've seen since I've been here as the finance director, and there are many things to be happy about."
Morreale highlighted that the city saw gains in nearly all of its revenue streams, pointing specifically to an approximate $800,000 increase in property taxes over fiscal year 2011-2012. Other sources with gains include sales tax, with an approximate $180,000 year-over-year increase; a $160,000-plus gain in transient occupancy tax; and a nearly $120,000 gain in real estate transfer taxes. He noted that revenues came in 5 percent higher than projected and 8 percent more than the previous year. Total tax revenues came in at more than $1.5 million over the previous fiscal year.
"This is notable," said Morreale, who also highlighted the city's decision in July to complete a CalPERS side-fund paydown that began five years ago. "I have not put up a chart in the past where I did not have at least one negative. There were positives across the board this year."
Still, Morreale sounded a word of caution for challenges ahead. His report to the council revealed that national and state recoveries remain "protracted and moderate," while large CalPERS rate increases in the near future are cause for concern. In addition, Morreale pointed to future increases in employee health-care costs, workers' compensation and insurance liability claims, as well as the need for funding to modernize some of the city's aging civic facilities.


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I started playing late last winter and only had to play my first round in boots. The rest of the time I've been playing in running shoes and lately in Keen sandals (love them).
I'm probably going to be playing a bit this winter and I'm wondering what folks in the midwest (I'm in MN) are wearing? A few of my friends that play have some sort of hiking boot that's apparently waterproof/resistant but I don't remember what they were.
I'm thinking maybe something like these (since I like my other Keen's):
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or the lower ankle (better for late fall/spring too)
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The locations included an address in the 6800 block of Lima Road, on Fort Wayne's north side, and a clinic near Lutheran Hospital on W. Jefferson Boulevard.
According to the statement, the searches involved the Indiana Attorney General's Medicaid fraud unit, the state inspector general for health and human services, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Fort Wayne Police.
Hedrick's medical license has been under an emergency suspension since December because of complaints of misconduct, including allegations by the attorney general's office that he gained financially by prescribing unsafe amounts and combinations of pain medicine, and by having his patients repeat treatments too frequently.
Multiple patients of Hedrick have died because of "multiple drug toxicity," the attorney general's office alleged in its formal complaint in December.
Earlier this month, Hedrick and the attorney general's office agreed to a settlement over the complaints, but the state Medical Licensing Board rejected the deal, opting to hold a full hearing Feb. 28.
At that hearing, the board will have "a lot of options" for disciplinary action against Hedrick, including revocation of his medical license, temporary suspension and fines, said board Director Kristen Kelley.
The deal reached between Hedrick and the attorney general's office would have imposed an "indefinite" suspension of at least two years, after which he could have appealed the suspension, according to documents provided by the licensing board.
If Hedrick's license were reinstated, he would have then remained on indefinite probation for at least four years, during which he could not prescribe controlled substances or supervise or collaborate with more than one physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
Hedrick has agreed to continue his emergency suspension until the Feb. 28 hearing, Kelley said.
Hedrick has not been charged with a crime as part of the state and federal investigation, the county prosecutor's office emphasized in its statement.


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Topic: A warm and heartfelt new year wish for all
May the year of 2012 provide for improved treatment options and bring us closer to finding a cure for the disease of Cholangiocarcinoma.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
- Christy Borgeld
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What is this medicine?CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (sye kloe FOSS fa mide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, to name a few. It is also used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Do not cut, crush or chew this medicine. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take it more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
Talk to your doctor or health care professional before taking any of these medicines:
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor for checks on your progress. This drug may make you feel generally unwell. This is not uncommon, as chemotherapy can affect healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Report any side effects. Continue your course of treatment even though you feel ill unless your doctor tells you to stop.
Drink water or other fluids as directed. Urinate often, even at night.
In some cases, you may be given additional medicines to help with side effects. Follow all directions for their use.
Call your doctor or health care professional for advice if you get a fever, chills or sore throat, or other symptoms of a cold or flu. Do not treat yourself. This drug decreases your body's ability to fight infections. Try to avoid being around people who are sick.
This medicine may increase your risk to bruise or bleed. Call your doctor or health care professional if you notice any unusual bleeding.
Be careful brushing and flossing your teeth or using a toothpick because you may get an infection or bleed more easily. If you have any dental work done, tell your dentist you are receiving this medicine.
Avoid taking products that contain aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, or ketoprofen unless instructed by your doctor. These medicines may hide a fever.
Do not become pregnant while taking this medicine. Women should inform their doctor if they wish to become pregnant or think they might be pregnant. There is a potential for serious side effects to an unborn child. Talk to your health care professional or pharmacist for more information. Do not breast-feed an infant while taking this medicine.
Men should inform their doctor if they wish to father a child. This medicine may lower sperm counts.
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A look at the latest releases, plus what's new in paperback.
By Kate Whiting
New fiction
A Week In Winter by Maeve Binchy is published in hardback by Orion Books, priced £18.99. Available now.
A Week in Winter will be a bittersweet read for fans of best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy, who died in July this year aged 72 after a short illness.
Binchy's final novel does not disappoint. It is full of her trademark humour and realistic observations. Through the lives and emotions of her characters, she shows that what is often seen on the surface is not actually what lies beneath.
Chicky Ryan lives in Stoneybridge, a beautiful but wet and wild paradise on the west coast of Ireland. She falls in love and moves to New York. Years later, she surprises everyone when she returns to help Queenie Sheedy convert her cliff-top home, Stone House, from a place of disrepair into a welcoming hotel with a big kitchen.
It is winter when the hotel opens and Chicky and her staff welcome their first guests. They include a librarian; an American who arrived in impulse having missed his flight; a Swedish accountant; Nurse Winnie, who's with Lillian, the companion from hell; and troubled doctors Henry and Nicola. Both staff and guests have great expectations for that week's break...
As with her previous works, Binchy has the uncanny ability to capture the drama of everyday life so wonderfully and that is what will be greatly missed.
(Review by Laura Wurzal)
Standing In Another Man's Grave by Ian Rankin is published in hardback by Orion Books, priced £18.99. Available now.
Cantankerous Edinburgh detective John Rebus returns to the fold after five years, thanks to a change in Scottish employment law which has opened an opportunity for the cop who retired at 60 to weave his way back as a civilian in a cold case unit.
It's the 18th Rebus novel for Ian Rankin, whose books are said to account for 10% of crime fiction sales in the UK and whose famous curmudgeonly cop has been played on TV by John Hannah and Ken Stott.
The beer-swilling, heavy-smoking maverick puts his colleagues' backs up when he befriends a woman whose daughter has been missing for 10 years after disappearing off the A9, and who has made a connection with the recent disappearance of a 15-year-old girl off the same stretch of road. More probing reveals other missing person cases along that route.
While colleagues on the unit have dismissed the case, Rebus pursues it, which fuels the anger of both old and new adversaries, including the tee-total, sober and serious internal affairs investigator Malcolm Fox, the hero of Rankin's two most recent police novels, The Complaints and The Impossible Dead.
Fox may have been the hero of Rankin's most recent novels, but through Rebus's eyes he's far from it, and the scenes in which they appear together are a delight; the hard-bitten old-timer versus the whiter-than-white younger officer.
It's 25 years since Rebus first appeared on the scene, and as Rankin writes in real time, it's clear that age has made his anti-hero more cynical and pessimistic about the world.
But readers who love his unconventional, un-PC approach to detective work, his penchant for rock music and his lifelong love of the pub will surely be hoping that Rankin doesn't retire him again too quickly.
(Review by Hannah Stephenson)
Edisto by Padgett Powell is published in paperback by Serpent's Tail, priced £7.99. Available now.
Padgett Powell is a renowned experimental American novelist, having produced books and short stories for nearly three decades, including The Interrogative Mood, a novel composed entirely of questions.
However, his debut, Edisto, first published in 1984, is only just being released in the UK.
Edisto is an off-beat, coming-of-age story following the exploits of 12-year-old Simon in North Carolina, told from his precocious point of view.
His wealthy mother, sure that her son will one day be a literary genius, gives him free rein to do things inappropriate for a boy, and employs a father surrogate to help guide him through life - since his estranged biological father wants other things for his son.
Even though Simon spends most of his time shooting the breeze, he can come up with surprising insights, but the disappointing thing is they're not always that interesting.
(Review by Ben Major)
The Girl In The Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender is published in paperback by Windmill, priced £7.99. Available now.
Judging from the flirty front cover and title, you might expect The Girl In The Flammable Skirt to be just another slightly risque work of chic-lit riding on the 50 Shades Of Grey phenomenon.
However, this collection of stories by American writer Aimee Bender, now available in the UK for the first time, is anything but.
The tales are very surreal, deeply symbolic and will linger in your mind long after you've put them down.
From the woman whose husband has returned from war with no lips, to the girl who watches her mother give birth to her grandmother, these are beautifully written tales that use extended metaphors to extreme lengths.
Parts of the collection are also more realistic and have a darker edge. Quiet Please follows a female librarian who is in unbearable pain after her father has died. Her only way of gaining relief is to try to sleep with every man who visits her library.
This thought-provoking collection proves Bender as a writer of extraordinary talent and imagination.
(Review by Harriet Shephard)
The Racketeer by John Grisham is published in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton, priced £19.99. Available now.
John Grisham has a host of legal thrillers to his name and The Racketeer only adds to the lengthy list of crimes he has put on paper.
Prison gives a man plenty of time to dream up a scheme and Malcolm Bannister, bitter because he got swept up by America's all-encompassing RICO laws in a money-laundering prosecution, has a beauty.
He offers to solve the murder of a federal judge and his girlfriend in return for his freedom, a new identity and witness protection.
But rather than just settle for that, Bannister sets on a course of revenge which drags the FBI and the Attorney General's office into his plans.
Throw a fortune of gold into the mix and there is plenty riding on Bannister's scheme.
Grisham has penned nearly 30 mostly legal fiction titles, some of which have made it all the way to Hollywood for the big-screen treatment.
The Racketeer twists and turns its way through a legal minefield from Virginia, to Florida and all the way to Antigua.
But to see whether Bannister can pull off his little plot, don't wait for the movie - read this now.
(Review by Roddy Brooks)
From Notting Hill To New York... Actually by Ali McNamara is published in paperback by Sphere, priced £6.99. Available now.
Ali McNamara's career as a best-selling novelist could be worthy of a chick-lit heroine in its own right.
A 'fan fiction' piece on Ronan Keating's website saw her fanbase erupt practically overnight and she is fast becoming one of the most celebrated female authors of the genre.
McNamara will not be stealing the crown from Helen Fielding just yet, however. The author's sequel to debut novel From Notting Hill With Love... Actually bears all the hallmarks of a light-hearted must-read, crammed with dreamy escapism, but it is altogether too predictable.
Leading lady Scarlett O'Brien is a thinly veiled version of Bridget Jones, with references to Colin Firth and famous heartthrobs littered throughout. That said, like Bridget Jones, we fall for Scarlett's recognisable foibles and antics with Mr Right, namely Sean, and lovable gay best friend Oscar.
McNamara's simplistic first-person voice firmly puts the reader in Scarlett's shoes, cringing along with her adventures in New York City.
The celebrity-obsessed Twitter generation will eat this up with smiles on their faces, but it begged for a little more originality.
(Review by Angela Johnson)
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete And Annotated: All The Bits is published in hardback by Black Dog & Leventhal, priced £35. Available now.
Every line from Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam during their collective time as The Pythons is included in this 800-page tome.
At face value, it seems fairly pointless to collect the transcripts in this manner, but the book is saved by the copious annotations and artwork by Gilliam to provide a detailed and (more often than not) interesting insight into every sketch and scene.
The transcripts are further helped by hundreds of screenshots and behind-the-scenes photographs from the series, which come in handy if a sketch has been forgotten by the reader.
For some, the greater understanding this book provides of the intricacies of each joke might suck the life out of the comedy troupe's unique humour, but Python fans are of a particular breed, and most will likely find this book enjoyable and worthwhile.
(Review by Lewis Young)
Children's book of the week
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead is published in hardback by Andersen Press, priced £9.99. Available now.
Georges (with an s) moves into a small apartment block in Brooklyn when his architect dad gets laid off.
While his mum takes on double shifts to support them, Georges meets Safer, a boy whose bohemian parents have called his siblings Candy and Pigeon and decided none of them need to go to school.
Safer teaches Georges how to spy on their mysterious neighbour, Mr X, who wears nothing but black and carries heavy suitcases around.
And so begins a friendship very different from any Georges has at his own school, where he's bullied about his name's spelling (after the artist Georges Seurat).
His mother is an absent presence in the book, shown only through the messages in Scrabble letters she leaves her son.
Liar & Spy is a short but beautifully written insight into the life of a young boy who's trying to figure things out.
(Review by Kate Whiting)
Puzzled: Secrets And Clues From A Life In Words by David Astle is published in hardback by Profile Books, priced £14.99. Available now.
Quirky, humorous, and oh so taxing, David Astle takes us on a mind-bending journey into the perplexing world of puzzles.
The reader is presented with a crossword grid and the corresponding gobbledygook of clues that must be deciphered.
Fortunately, Astle is on hand to take the reader step by step through the clues, in order to solve the dastardly Master Puzzle.
Each chapter is dedicated to laying bare the mysteries of anagrams, puns, charades and homophones, as well as the tantalising exotics of the mindbenders contained within.
The quizlings at the end of every section also allow the reader to hone their puzzling skills.
Puzzled is, however, more than a how-to guide to solving a crossword. An engaging history of puzzles is provided, as well as anecdotes from Astle's own puzzling past.
As a standalone book on the history of puzzles, or as a reference to solving puzzles, Puzzled is an entertaining and informative read.
(Review by Liz Ellis)
The Making Of The First World War by Ian FW Beckett is published in hardback by Yale University Press, priced £18.99. Available now.
Ian FW Beckett's new book could quite easily be lost among the many other tomes on this subject. But it's not until you begin reading it that you realise that this isn't of the same style.
Avid historians may find this book a little shallow compared to some of the more extensive reference books, but Beckett offers up a very informative piece which gives a factual take on some of the social side-effects and lesser-known, yet prominent episodes of the First World War.
He also looks at other world-changing events that affected the men on the Western Front, as well as the key players on all sides who orchestrated many of the worst strategies in military history.
It's a solid addition to the archives of a brutal time in the world's history.
(Review by Philip Robinson)
The Things That Nobody Knows: 501 Mysteries Of Life, The Universe And Everything by William Hartston is published in paperback by Atlantic Books, priced £9.99. Available now.
Ignorance is not bliss, as chess champion-turned-writer William Hartston proves with his delightful book that tackles some of the world's biggest mysteries.
From aardvarks to zymology, the study of fermentation, Hartston takes the reader on a humorous journey through life's big questions.
For example, do we have free will? Drawing on scientific research and his own astute observations, he answers in bite-size chunks that won't leave readers wallowing in confusion.
While some topics, including Genetics and The Universe, provoke a sense of wonder and awe at the world we live in, others with questions such as 'What colours were dinosaurs?' seem trivial compared to the other remarkable secrets he uncovers.
Nevertheless, the collection of 501 mysteries is a compelling read for inquisitive minds.
Hartston's sly wit and well-thought-out responses to the questions form an entertaining narrative throughout the book that will keep readers captivated right through to the very last mystery.
It's a must-read for those who believe that understanding our world comes through the power of knowledge, and not in the bliss of ignorance.
(Review by Mary Ann Pickford)
Best-sellers for the week ending November 24
1 A Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen
2 The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson
3 The Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year, Sue Townsend
4 Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
5 Thinking, Fast And Slow, Daniel Kahneman
6 The House Of Silk: The New Sherlock Holmes Novel, Anthony Horowitz
7 The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas, Tom Fletcher & Dougie Poynter
8 The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey
9 Billionaire Boy, David Walliams
10 Mr Stink, David Walliams
1 Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, Jeff Kinney
2 Jamie's 15-Minute Meals, Jamie Oliver
3 Standing In Another Man's Grave, Ian Rankin
4 Guinness World Records 2013
5 Is It Just Me? Miranda Hart
6 Rod: The Autobiography, Rod Stewart
7 Dominion, CJ Sansom
8 Bradley Wiggins: My Time: An Autobiography, Bradley Wiggins
9 Ratburger, David Walliams
10 1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off, John Lloyd & John Mitchinson


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De Vries, Wood continue rehab work
CHICAGO -- Cole De Vries is throwing a bullpen session back at Target Field on Saturday afternoon. If all goes well, assistant general manager Rob Antony said, De Vries will proceed to Fort Myers on Sunday.
De Vries was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain on April 7 and was shut down for eight days after receiving the diagnosis. He began a throwing program last week.
Right-handed reliever Tim Wood, on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 24 with a right rotator cuff strain, was scheduled to pitch for Triple-A Rochester, but the Red Wings were rained out Friday night.
Wood can be on a rehab assignment for a maximum of 30 days. In two games with Class A Fort Myers, Wood has thrown 1 1/3 innings (1-0), allowing five hits, three runs and one walk. He has not made an appearance for the Twins, but has 57 Major League appearances with the Marlins and Pirates from 2009-11.
Joey Nowak is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @joeynowak. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Warner Bros to Offer Exclusive Vinyl Releases for Black Friday Record Store Day
Black Friday Record Store Day is almost upon us. In keeping its commitment to support independent record stores and communities of serious music fans, Warner Bros. Records-- the leading participant and partner of RSD - will offer several vinyl releases for the November 23rd, Black Friday event. These largely exclusive and limited editions will go on sale the day after Thanksgiving at over 700 independently owned record stores across the country.
Here is what we have planned for Black Friday Record Store Day:
Fleetwood Mac, Tusk. LP
The 12th studio album from one of the most celebrated artists in modern music. The album has been recut from the original analog master tapes for the first time in over two decades, by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios and pressed on audiophile grade vinyl, at Record Industry, over two 140 gram discs. Available on Tuesday 11/19/2012.
Gary Clark Jr., Blak and Blu. LP
In addition to 12 of Clark's original compositions, Blak and Blu also features a 13th song - a blistering cover of Little Johnny Taylor's (popularized by Albert Collins), "If You Love Me Like You Say / Third Stone From The Sun" (Jimi Hendrix) is actually a complete reworking of the song utilizing the Hendrix riff reinterpreted by Clark. The result is an extraordinary hybrid of the two ideas that breathes new fire into an old favorite.
*As a Black Friday exclusive, we have pressed an extremely limited edition of 2000 copies of this album over two discs, the first disc on blue vinyl and the second on black vinyl. A standard offering on all black vinyl will be released on 12/04/2012 to all retail.
JEFF The Brotherhood, Dark Energy. 7" single
JEFF The Brotherhood, have built a reputation for stripping rock music down to its melodic rock basics and delivering manic live shows with Jamin's three drums and three cymbals and Jake's three-string guitar and ferocious vocals. The band's work ethic defines D.I.Y., from their simple but compelling videos to their self-produced and critically acclaimed albums (including 2011's We Are The Champions), EPs and singles.
*As a Black Friday exclusive, we have pressed an extremely limited edition of 3000 copies of this single. Featuring the album version of Dark Energy, from the 2012 critically acclaimed album Hypnotic Nights. This 7" single also features an alternate, previously unreleased version of the song.
Linkin Park, Living Things. LP
From day one, Linkin Park built the band upon the premise of fusing all of their favorite styles of music as disparate as they might be-into one Signature Sound. Fast-forward 12 years to LIVING THINGS and the same six players have not only developed new tools to make that philosophy a reality, but they're finally comfortable embracing-and coalescing-every aspect of their career. OK, maybe not the XXL work shirts and neon hair dye of the early days. But in their music, the band has spent the past year reinventing how to tastefully bridge the gap between all the musical destinations they've visited, and how to marry all the ideas they've accumulated. And as LIVING THINGS began taking shape, for the first time Linkin Park was eager to use every tool in their toolbox. This album has been cut from the original master, by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios and available for the first time on two high quality 125 gram WHITE VINYL discs, in a limited initial pressing of 3000 copies. Available on Tuesday 11/19/2012.
My Chemical Romance, Number Two in the Conventional Weapons Series. 7" single.
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS is a 10- song series of previously unheard material to be released over the next five (5) months. The double-sided singles will be available worldwide in both digital and 7" vinyl format. This is the second of the five releases which features "AMBULANCE" on side A and "Gun." on side B. These are unreleased tracks that were recorded prior to Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys. This single has been pressed on translucent RED VINYL, in a limited initial pressing of 3000 copies. Available on Friday 11/23/2012.
Neil Young, Psychedlic Pill. LP
The first album of original music from Neil Young and Crazy Horse in almost a decade, including over 85 minutes of music. Psychedelic Pill pokes down pathways that have been hinted at before in this teaming, but never fully explored. New textures emerge in the music, new landscapes in the lyrics. In many ways, Psychedelic Pill rounds out an array of probing works with prominent autobiographical threads. A deluxe 3-LP set, cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios and pressed on audiophile quality 180 gram black vinyl at Pallas. Presented in a stunning triple-pocket "M-pak" jacket. Side F of the third disc displays an original art etching pressed into the vinyl, in an initial first pressing of 5000 copies. Available on Tuesday 11/19/2012.
For more about National Record Store Day, please visit www.recordstoreday.com.


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How Can the NERC CIP Standards Be Improved?
NERC CIP Is a Start, but It Can Be Made Better
By Jay Abshier and Phil Marasco
Many people familiar with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards have been voicing the belief that the standards are flawed. Most of those criticisms can be summarized by two general statements: 1) Compliance is focused on documentation, and 2) A utility can be 100%-compliant with NERC CIP and still be very vulnerable.
First Flaw: Compliance is Focused on Documentation
This statement can be challenged by references to specific requirements in the CIP standards that require access controls, monitoring and other technical actions. But compliance checks are focused entirely on producing documentation that the requirements have been met. There are no requirements that the auditor or assessor verify the documentation by actually logging onto a firewall to review its rules or log onto devices to verify their configurations.
Protests that verification of the documentation is in the spirit of the standards ignores the fact that what counts is how the standard is written, not its intended meaning. As a result, assessments of CIP compliance are often done by individuals or companies that do not have extensive cyber security expertise and, following the letter of the standards, focus only on whether documentation can be produced. This feeds into the notion that a piece of paper or text document is more important than the result of a test or actual control validation. The U.S. federal government is dealing with this phenomenon right now while trying to overhaul its Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) standards.
Second Flaw: You Can Be Compliant and Still be Vulnerable
The existing requirements in the CIP Standards are actually pretty good. But, they do not address common methods of successfully attacking a protected network. For example, a preferred method of attack is to compromise a device on the outside that has connectivity to a device on the inside. Once compromised, the hacker can then get to the inside device and possibly give himself accounts on the internal systems that make his return much easier. CIP standards place the primary emphasis on how the perimeter is defined and protected, rather than actually monitoring internal systems. Because of this, too many organizations think "defense in depth" is doubling the number of firewalls instead of monitoring or validating the control's effectiveness by actually analyzing the traffic or the systems.
Suggestions to Improve the Standards
First, we recommend that section C (Measures) of each standard be modified to include more than a mere review of submitted documentation. Second, we recommend that specific cyber security principles that can delay, if not prevent, common methods of attack be added to the existing requirements.
Currently, the measures for determining compliance are primarily based on the existence of documentation. Unfortunately, standards that require that the auditing authority check the veracity of the documentation will increase the cost and time required for audits and compliance checks to unrealistic levels. Finding an acceptable compromise between the two extremes is necessary.
One solution might be to add a measure that requires that the auditing authority perform spot checks on randomly selected requirements. If a significant number of these spot checks identify required documentation that does not match the actual implementation, then the number of documentation checks performed should increase. Also, if there are significant discrepancies between the documentation and the implementation, perhaps requiring the entity being audited to pay for the increased costs should be considered.
It is understandable that standards should avoid being too detailed and prescriptive. First, detailed standards run the risk of implicitly endorsing a specific technical solution and second, prescriptive standards become obsolete more quickly than standards that are generic. However, there are several widely accepted cyber security principles that could be endorsed, if not required, that are not likely to become obsolete and do not prescribe specific technical solutions. As an example, we will look at the first line of cyber defense―the perimeter.
Recommendations for Improved Cyber Security Protections
The key elements of perimeter security that are examined are the demilitarized zone (DMZ), connection principles, data transfer, interactive remote access and monitoring.
DMZ: A firewall with a DMZ between the process control network (PCN) and the plant information network (PIN) is essential for effective cyber security. Non-firewall demarcation devices do not provide the rule granularity required, nor do they support a DMZ. The DMZ allows management and security tools, such as backup/recovery, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and anti-virus, to be segregated from both the PCN and the PIN. But its primary purpose is to provide a termination point for connections between the PCN and PIN. Forcing connections to terminate in the DMZ introduces a second obstacle between a hacker or malware in the PIN and the critical process control functions in the PCN. This can be termed as the "One Level, One Jump" rule.
Ideally, for example, if Active Directory (AD) type domains are used, the PCN, the DMZ and the PIN will be on separate domains that have limited trust between them. For example, the DMZ may trust the PCN, and the PIN may trust the DMZ, but not vice versa. Account credentials used in the PIN must not be the same as those used in the DMZ or the PCN, and different authorities must be used to authenticate the accounts. This more effectively implements the controls intended to be created by the implementation of electronic security perimeters (ESP). Much of the effectiveness of an ESP is reduced if it permits authentication across the ESP, based on common credentials that are used both inside and outside the ESP.
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they work great the only down fall if you have fatter forks you have to grind some material off of the base of the hitch so your fork will seat right
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Easy to attach to 2x6 with two screws or bolts and build a rack for your truck or garage.
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