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If you've been closely following college football this season, you've probably noticed the attention being paid to nonconference schedules.
In just one weekend of ball, the talk has already started to resemble that of college basketball. What teams are on the schedule? What conferences are being played?
It stems from this new era of college playoffs. Debates over the worthiness of teams has already started. Florida State and Alabama struggled in their openers, but, hey, they beat Big 12 teams. Oklahoma State and WVU lost, but, hey, barely did they do so to the top ACC and SEC teams, respectively.
None of this is lost on West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck or Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick. As Luck, a member of the College Playoff committee, has said before, future power conference schedules will look more like NFL schedules — loaded with stiff challenges almost every week.
He's working on fulfilling that prophecy.
So far, WVU's future schedules have the Big Ten's Maryland (home) next season; independent Brigham Young (neutral site) in 2016; the ACC's Virginia Tech (neutral) in 2017; the SEC's Tennessee (neutral) and ACC's North Carolina State (away) in 2018; N.C. State (home) in 2019; Maryland (home) in 2020; Maryland (away) and Virginia Tech (home) in 2021; Virginia Tech (away) in 2022; and the Big Ten's Penn State away and home in 2023 and '24, respectively.
If you check the future Mountaineer schedules, you'll also see schools like Liberty, Georgia Southern and Youngstown. You'll see the return of East Carolina. But you'll also see this on those future schedules: TBA.
Luck is working on filling many of those "to be announced" slots with more marquee names.
"We are looking at two of our three nonconference games being against power conference member schools," Luck said Tuesday. "This may not be the case every year, but certainly the lion's share of the time."
Next season will be one of those exceptions. Maryland is the lone WVU nonconference opponent from a power conference. The other two slots are already filled by Liberty and Georgia Southern. After that, though, Luck has TBAs with which to work. He has an opening in 2016 to go with Youngstown and BYU. He has one in '17 to go with Virginia Tech and ECU. He certainly won't add one to '18's lineup with Tennessee and N.C. State on board. But there are two TBAs in 2019 to go with N.C. State.
"We're working on an SEC home-and-home [contract]," Luck said, "but it's not final."
Luck said a strong nonconference schedule has more than one benefit.
"A big-time nonconference opponent early in the season is a great off-season motivator for the student-athletes," Luck said.
Hamrick, meanwhile, is also, well, hammering away on strengthening his school's future schedules. As Marshall fans know, this season's schedule is being labeled as very weak. Not much of that can be placed at Hamrick's feet though. Conference USA had defections.
Also, a game against Louisville scheduled for Huntington was pushed back to 2016. (When Notre Dame cemented its association contract with the ACC, it agreed to play a certain number of football games against that league's teams. This year, U of L will visit South Bend, Ind., on Nov. 22. In a move of good faith, however, Louisville officials placed Marshall on their basketball schedule, which will provide the Herd a nice hoops payday.) Thus, this Saturday's MU home game against Rhode Island.
Hamrick has fared well strengthening the Herd's football schedule. Next season, Purdue visits the Joan. In '16, Louisville finally shows in Huntington. In 2017 and '18, MU visits and hosts North Carolina State. In 2020 and '21, it visits and hosts East Carolina. Also, Navy appears on the Herd schedule in 2021 (Baltimore) and 2022 (Huntington).
"Excellent future schedules," Hamrick said. "Plus, the Miami, Ohio, series continues in 2017."
Hamrick is trying to secure games from power conferences — on one condition.
"The first priority is to play as many 'power five' conference games as possible on a home-and-home basis," said the AD. "We need to stay away from 2-for-1s."
His goal?
"I'd like to have two [power conference opponents] a year," Hamrick said. "The problem is, schools don't want to play us."
It's an understandable problem. Representatives of power conference schools haven't been shy saying they are scheduling each other more and more.
Whatever the case, it's certain that WVU and Marshall officials are looking to bulk up their football schedules.
Reach Mitch Vingle at 304-348-4827, email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/MitchVingle.


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Theyre the greatest Judge Dredd stories of all time, presented in a fresh new pocket-sized format - and now the popular series comes to Amazon's Kindle. Available digitally for the first time, British comic book 2000 AD presents three great stories of the futuristic lawman from MegaCity One, who was brought to life last year by Karl Urban in DREDD 3D.
The Cursed Earth Saga, The Day The Law Died, and The Dark Judges are now available to buy through Amazon for the Kindle and Kindle Fire. They feature scripts and artwork from some of the greatest creators in comic books, including John Wagner (History of Violence), Pat Mills (Marshal Law), Alan Grant (Batman, Lobo), Brian Bolland (Killing Joke), Dave Gibbons (Watchmen), Mick McMahon (The Last American) and Brett Ewins (Deadline).
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Editor's Note: This Tip of the Week is brought to you by the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association and sponsored by Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition.
Heifers go through many growth stages on their path to maturity. Most dairy producers and heifer raisers do a good job of managing heifers throughout most of these stages, but a variety of bottlenecks can limit heifer potential and hamper management excellence.
In general, common heifer-raising bottlenecks fall into the following categories. The challenges and solutions include:
- Colostrum harvest and delivery. It's essential that 4 quarts of colostrum (Holsteins) is delivered quickly after the calf's birth. Also ensure that proper sanitation occurs during colostrum harvest.
- Ramp up milk intake (energy and protein) during week one. A calf needs more energy than what 2 quarts of milk replacer twice a day will provide. From day two to day seven, consider feeding 3 quarts of milk replacer twice a day or 2.5 quarts three times per day.
- Weaning. Wean calves when they consume 2.5 to 3 pounds of a quality starter feed daily. Make sure free-choice water is available and consider leaving calves in individual hutches for a week after weaning, or until they consume 8 pounds of starter grain to help them to adjust to the change.
- Lag phase. This is the period from about week nine to week 17 and includes the time when calves are transferred to group pens and introduced to forages. Avoid group housing until heifers consume 8 pounds of starter grain daily, and wait to introduce hay to the diet until they have been in group pens for a week. Also wait to introduce corn silage or haylage until these animals are five months of age. Transition to a grower grain mix.
- Grower phase. By about 18 weeks, heifers should be receiving a quality grower grain mix that's been carefully formulated to deliver correct amounts of a coccidiostat, energy, protein and a vitamin\trace mineral mix to supplement varying amounts and quality of forages. The percentage of dietary forages may be increased now, as well.
- Introduction to the breeding pen. This move must be based primarily upon accurate hip heights and secondarily on age and weight. Holsteins should be 51 - 52 inches at the hip when entering the breeding pen.
- Movement to close-up pen. The most common mistake is not getting springer heifers on the close-up diet for more than 21 days. The second most common mistake is not properly feeding the rumen microbes to provide about 1,200 grams metabolizable protein.
These points are not the weak links on every farm, but they offer a good review to see where producers and heifer raisers might improve.
More intensive management systems that correct these bottlenecks are worth the effort and extra cost of inputs and labor through a reduction in veterinary and medicine bills and lower death losses.
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News to Use Podcast Transcript: Dec. 12, 2012
Good day, and welcome to the Fairfax County News to Use podcast for
December 12, 2012. Coming up, learn about ladder safety, holiday shopping
tips, a music education program at the McLean Community Center, flu and
staying connected to Fairfax County news and information. Links to topics
mentioned in this podcast can be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
This time of year many people are using ladders to string holiday lights on their house or clean gutters. The Fairfax County Risk Management Division has a few, easy-to-remember safety tips to help you prevent injuries. Before you get started, make sure you select the correct size ladder for the job. Wear clean, slip-resistant shoes. When you are on the ladder, remember to have three points of contact on the ladder at all times – two hands, one foot or two feet with one hand.
Still have holiday shopping to do? Take a look at tips from the county's Consumer Affairs Branch and find out about buying and using gift cards plus refund and exchange policies in case the gift is not quite right. If you are considering a gift of jewelry for someone special or as a treat for yourself, take some time to learn the terms used in the industry so you can get the best quality and value, regardless of whether you're shopping in a traditional brick-and-mortar store, by catalog or online. This information and more can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/consumer/education/.
Did you know that the McLean Community Center offers a free music education program to local school children? The music education program, which is administered by Alden Theatre staff members, was created in response to a donor's request that the funds be used to further the musical education of children. Since its inception in 2004, the venter has offered local elementary schools special music programs featuring professional artists from around the country and the world. Students are bused to the theater for performances. There is no expense to the schools since the cost of the performances and buses are covered by the gift fund. For more information, call the center at 703-790-0123, TTY 711.
The best protection against the flu is to get the vaccine. But there are
other ways to keep you and your family healthy this holiday season.
Follow these simple steps to stop the spread of germs.
Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
Practice good health habits. Get plenty of sleep and exercise, manage
your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat healthy food.
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw
the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Learn more at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/flu.
Join Fairfax County on Facebook and follow our updates at facebook.com/fairfaxcounty. You can also follow Fairfax County on Twitter for key updates from across county government at twitter.com/fairfaxcounty.
If you don't tweet, just text the words and symbol "on @fairfaxcounty" to 40404 – that's "on @fairfaxcounty" to 40404 and you'll receive text message updates.
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That's all for this News to Use podcast. Thanks for listening. For more information about the topics in this podcast and for continuous news updates, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news. You may also call 703-FAIRFAX, that's 703-324-7329, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. News to Use is produced by the Fairfax County, Virginia, government.


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THREE Wantage schools are hoping to join forces to improve teaching.
King Alfred's Academy wants to take Charlton Primary School and Wantage Church of England Primary School under its wing to form one of Oxfordshire's first multi-academy trusts (MAT).
The move would enable the three schools to share 'back office' services, including premises.
It would also enable the schools to spend more efficiently by sharing contracts on transport, legal advice and finance support.
King Alfred's headteacher Simon Spiers said the move was about freeing up headteachers to focus on education.
He said: "We never want a situation where a governing body gets involved in day-to-day running of the schools.
"It is very important to understand that each school would still maintain its identity, ethos, headteacher, and in the case of Wantage C of E, its faith element."
He did not foresee any redundancies as a result of the move.
King Alfred's Academy, in Portway, has just under 1,900 pupils, Charlton Primary, in Charlton Village Road, has 317 and Wantage Church of England Primary School, in Newbury Street, has 446.
The academy was approached independently by the primary schools who were both interested in forming a MAT.
Wantage Church of England Primary School headteacher Phil Hibbs is excited by the move.
He said: "I am pleased to be able to work in closer partnership with my colleagues in Charlton and King Alfred's.
"I believe we will be in a better position to drive up standards and improve the learning opportunities for our children and young people in the future."
Charlton Primary headteacher Jenny de la Coze added: "We are in exciting times and I look forward to the possibilities ahead."
The MAT status is expected to involve the creation of a board of directors made up of governors from all three schools.
The board would oversee staffing, finance and resources, releasing headteachers to focus on education.
County councillor for Wantage and Grove, Zoe Patrick, is also a governor at Charlton Primary.
She said: "King Alfred's is self-sufficient and it is about getting the support from them.
"But, if the parents come back and say they don't want the change, then we will have to listen to them."
County councillor Jenny Hannaby is chairman of governors at Stockham Park Primary, which is not an academy.
She praised the governors of King Alfred's for the school's transition to an academy, but added that Stockham primary would not be rushing into any changes itself.
A final decision about how each school is funded will be made in agreement with the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove.
Consultation on the MAT status comes to an end on February 4, after which governors will discuss feedback received.
A Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) is a collaboration between two or more schools.
Within a MAT, all academies are governed by one trust, known as the members, and a board of directors, called the governors.
The MAT holds ultimate responsibility for all decisions regarding the running of the individual academies, from setting the curriculum to staffing.
Governors are mainly appointed by the trust members, plus a staff governor, who may be the principal of one of the schools, a minimum of two parent governors and the chairman of each local governing body.


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Giving more importance to their line-up of cosmetics brands, Parisian concept store colette has launched "la pharmacie" – the pharmecie. The space on the first floor of the store brings together all their cosmetics brands, including Kiehl's, Aesop, Uslu Airlines and many more.
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Police are continuing to investigate the sexual assault of a Gainesville woman that occurred during a break-in at her home early Monday morning.
Police are continuing to investigate the sexual assault of a Gainesville woman that occurred during a break-in at her home early Monday morning.
Gainesville Police Department Officer Ben Tobias said the agency hopes to release soon a composite sketch of the culprit to draw the public's help in the case.
On Wednesday, the agency provided stock images of a backpack that was stolen from the victim. There is a "Get Up and Give" patch on the backpack.
"Detectives are still actively working (the case)," Tobias said. "We have a lot of different leads and a lot of different things that we are going after, but nothing definitive yet."
An armed man burglarized a home and sexually assaulted a female University of Florida student in the 400 block of Southwest 10th Street just after 4:30 a.m. Monday, according to a GPD report.
Police believe the man entered through an unlocked rear door and sexually assaulted the woman at gunpoint. He then took two MacBook Pro laptops, an iPhone and other personal items before leaving.
A nearby resident saw a man fitting the attacker's description walking west on Southwest Seventh Avenue. Officers searched the area but couldn't find the man.
He was described as a thin, 6-foot-tall black man wearing a gray sweatshirt, black "skinny" jeans and black wrap-around sunglasses.
GPD said the man should be considered armed and dangerous. Officers are urging anyone who can help identify the man to call detectives at 393-7670 or provide an anonymous tip by texting keyword "GPDFL" plus the tip to 274637 (CRIMES).


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Chippenham businesses are to battle it out to be crowned Business of the Year in a new awards ceremony.
Anyone can put forward one of the town's 500 businesses to win and nominations are being accepted now.
Winners will be announced at what organisers Cherish Chippenham say will be a spectacular red carpet event - with fine dining, fire jugglers and a casino.
Cherish Chippenham chairman Melody Thompson said: "It's about changing people's negative perception of the town. We want to highlight the number of really good businesses we do have here.
"We have tried to be as inclusive as possible with 16 categories and hope to have a winner for each."
These include start up, small, independent, environmental, creative and innovative business of the year, plus young entrepreneur, young apprentice and customer service award.
Those nominating will be asked to say why the business deserves to win and what they have achieved in the past year. People can nominate their own business.
They are encouraged to impress the judges with marketing material, accounts or press cuttings.
Judges will be Rob Perks, chairman of Chippenham Chamber of Commerce and owner of the Dutch Cottage Tearooms; Tom Jacques, chairman of Chippenham Vision and owner of Jacques Partnership Architects; and Barry Vincent, commercial bank account manager at Lloyds TSB and owner of Business Advice North Wiltshire.
The judges will also choose who is to receive a special lifetime achievement award.
It is believed the oldest business in town may be John Iles & Son in The Causeway, which opened 130 years ago.
Mrs Thompson said: "It's about time we did something for the businesses that have been here for such a long time."
Winners will be announced at a black tie gala dinner at the Neeld Hall on March 1. The three finalists will get to make nomination videos at a cost of up to £1,000 each.
Tickets for the dinner are £45 and entertainment will be provided by Chippenham funk rock band Bad Lizard. Nomination forms are available at www.chippenhambusinessawards.co.uk and must be received by 5pm on February 15.
They can be sent via the website or handed to Ben Gregory at Digiprint. Digiprint and 24-7 Staffing are sponsoring the awards.


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U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann named a 24-man World Cup qualifying roster on Monday afternoon that features several surprises, including the omission of striker Jozy Altidore, who is tied for the scoring lead in the Dutch Eredivisie.
The roster is the most important of Klinsmann's 14-month tenure. At 2-1-1, the U.S. is tied with Guatemala and Jamaica atop its World Cup qualifying group. The Americans will conclude the double round robin on Oct. 12 at Antigua and Barbuda and on Oct. 16 vs. Guatemala in Kansas City. The top two finishers will advance to the final stage of CONCACAF qualifying next year.
The U.S. has struggled to score under Klinsmann (the 16 goals in 11 games this year include a five-goal outburst against Scotland in a May friendly), and the former striker has shaken up his attacking cohort yet again. Altidore, MLS MVP frontrunner Chris Wondolowski and Rapid Vienna's Terrence Boyd, who's been a recent U.S. regular, all were left behind.
Instead, Eddie Johnson, the resurgent Seattle Sounders striker, and San Jose Earthquakes journeyman Alan Gordon were called in, while Landon Donovan – who missed last month's qualifiers vs. Jamaica – is back despite injuring his knee last weekend.
"You can't just go in there and say, 'We're going to outplay every team we face.' It's not going to happen because they will make it really, really difficult," Klinsmann said on a Monday conference call. "We'd love to play really well and please people, please the fans and excite everybody around, but first we've got to make sure that we score goals."
Altidore's exclusion was shocking, considering the premium that Klinsmann puts on club form. The 22-year-old has eight goals in eight games with AZ Alkmaar this season and has played in 17 consecutive World Cup qualifiers – by far the longest streak among U.S. players. But Klinsmann was clear on Monday that Altidore's play under his watch have been far less impressive.
"I communicated with Jozy that I was not happy about his latest performances with us, maybe even over the last 14 months," the coach said. "I think Jozy can do much, much better and the reason he's not coming is mainly about the performances in Jamaica and at home (in Columbus), also in training. Also certain things in the May-June camp."
It is understood that Altidore learned last Friday that he would not be joining the U.S. for practice this week in Miami. He was ejected from AZ's Eredivisie match on Sunday after receiving two yellow cards for dissent.
Klinsmann said Johnson and Gordon were preferred to Wondolowski and Boyd because of the particular challenges that Antigua and Guatemala will present.
"We expect two difficult games where the opponent will probably play more defensively, will get a lot of numbers in the box or in front of their box to play more defensively against us so we needed to probably force things with crosses coming over the wings behind their back line," Klinsmann said. "The reason we're bringing in Eddie and Alan, two guys into the squad who are really good in the air, who can lay balls off."
Johnson, who hasn't played for the U.S. in two years, has 14 goals in MLS play this season. Gordon has been called into camp previously by Klinsmann but has never appeared in a national team game. His 13 goals rank leave him tied for seventh on the MLS scoring chart. Wondolowski leads the league with 25.
In midfield, Sacha Kljestan has been brought back into the fold following several strong performances with Belgian champion Anderlecht. His invitation likely came at the expense of Jose Torres, the Pachuca (Mexico) playmaker who's been somewhat inconsistent in recent U.S. appearances. Michael Bradley (AS Roma) also has returned after missing the September qualifiers with a quadriceps injury. He scored his first goal for Roma on Sunday.
The U.S. is gathering in Miami and will train there until Thursday, when the team leaves for Antigua.
Here is Klinsmann's roster:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake).
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Maurice Edu (Stoke City), Clarence Goodson (Brøndby), Fabian Johnson (TSG Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjælland).
Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (AS Roma), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Danny Williams (TSG Hoffenheim), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
Forwards: Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Landon Donovan (L.A. Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Santos Laguna), Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders).


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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) and Roentgen in Lung Cancer: Evaluation of Patients in General Practice (PROLOG)
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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The prognosis of lung cancer depends much on the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis. Only 16 % of lung cancer can be offered curative intended surgery. Chest x-ray is the gate-keeper in lung cancer diagnosis, but it has a miss rate of 20-60 %. A false negative chest x-ray often causes prolonged delay in diagnosis - often months.
Recently a "48 hour diagnosis guaranty" has been implemented, which helps accelerate the system delay (delay from referral to diagnosis). But chest x-ray is still the gate-keeper; if the chest x-ray is negative further examination ceases.
PET/CT has a higher sensitivity (96 %), than chest x-ray. In the latter years only little improvement in the survival rate of lung cancer has been made. Screening studies is currently been performed, but it's time for innovative thinking. PET/CT has established its place in the staging of lung cancer. But studies like this may help to place PET/CT in the chain of examination making it more cost-beneficial.
The overall aim of this study is to improve patient course with earlier diagnosis of lung cancer.
|Lung Cancer
|Radiation: PET/CT (low-dose)
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|PET/CT and Roentgen in Lung Cancer. Evaluation of Patients in General Practice
- Sensitivity and specificity of chest x-ray and PET/CT in Lung Cancer [ Time Frame: min. two years of follow up ]
- Positive/negative predictive values of chest x-ray and PET/CT Operability - surrogate for survival Numbers of false positive PET/CT Numbers of false negative PET/CT Numbers of invasive procedures Cost-effectiveness [ Time Frame: min. two years of follow-up ]
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|May 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2012
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Radiation: PET/CT (low-dose)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pt. referred from general practice to a chest x-ray
- age 60-80 years
- current or former smoker
Exclusion Criteria:
- previously diagnosed with lung cancer
- contraindications to PET/CT
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00675168
|Contact: Mie Jung Nielsen, MD
|Contact: Poul Flemming Højlund Carlsen, MD, Professor, DMSc
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|Not yet recruiting
|Odense, Funen, Denmark, 5000
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|Principal Investigator: Mie Jung Nielsen, MD
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|Mie Jung Nielsen, MD, Odense University Hospital, Department of Nuclear Medicine
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|May 6, 2008
|Last Updated:
|February 18, 2009
Keywords provided by Odense University Hospital:
Lung Cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
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The New School
Political Advertisement 1952-2012: Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese
-Steve Seid, Fifty Years of Campaign Spots (Berkeley: Pacific Film Archive, 2000)
Three days after the presidential inauguration, artists Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese present a new installment of their twenty-eight-year project Political Advertisement. Launched in 1984-and in each edition updated with new campaign advertisements-the project helps determine whether things have actually changed since the early 1950s when "guided by the cooing come-ons of the thirty-second TV spot, campaigns were soon reduced to photo ops, televised debates, and sound bites. Out was the whistle-stop tour and the scrappy convention, in was the instant poll and the attack ad." (Steve Seid)
Starting with Eisenhower vs. Stevenson 1952 and extending to Obama vs. McCain in 2008 and now Obama vs. Romney, taken together, the ads depict how the image of American presidential candidates has evolved over thirteen elections, and how advertising tactics such as negative ads, soft-sell techniques and emotionalism fundamentally changed the country's electoral process. Political Advertisement includes rare-some never before seen-footage from the artists' own archives, updated during every election since 1984. Compiled and edited by Muntadas and Reese, the stream of thirty-second TV spots runs without commentary for an hour.
In the discussion that follows, the artists and New School Professor of Media Studies Carol Wilder discusses how the development of televised media and electoral politics have become increasingly inseparable.
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A message from African Wildlife Foundation President Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya on South Africa's decision not to submit a proposal to legalize rhino horn trade at this year's CITES meeting.
Today, 32 environmental and conservation organizations appealed to Yahoo! Japan, the world largest internet ivory seller, and its major shareholder SoftBank, to halt all elephant ivory sales on Yahoo! Japan's shopping and auctions sites.
Ugandan conservationist will be a vocal, visible voice for wildlife in a modern Africa.
Trained by AWF and operated by Kenya Wildlife Service, dogs detect ivory hidden in luggage on four separate occasions in one week.
With rampant poaching threatening the survival of Africa's rhinos, an all-star team of Chinese celebrities and global wildlife ambassadors led by Sir Richard Branson is speaking out against the sale of rhino horn — by chewing on their own fingernails.


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NEARLY 500 homes were without electricity in Faringdon this morning after a power cut affecting the Fernham area.
Southern Electric has confirmed that 470 customers were affected by the fault on an underground cable which occurred at around 3am.
Engineers are currently working on site and have restored power to all but 90 properties in the Silver Street and Church Lane area.
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My 2 cents.
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I believe it's worthwhile trying to find a disc like a comet or buzz ss, etc. that you can throw into that wind and get a straight flat finish.
What's been said before is correct about the disc speed increasing into the wind; however, at some point, the disc is going to slow down and, depending on the hole, a huge fade could be a really bad thing. Being able to get a disc to land in a fairly straight line will always be an asset on long or short throws.
Let's say that your comet is turning over. The comet is a neutral disc (rated 0). If you bump up to, say, another mid range (buzz, roc, wasp, etc) then I'd wager you're not sacrificing a lot in terms of predicted accuracy. However, if you're moving to a speed driver, like say a Nuke or Force. This disc might fly flat to start, but as soon as the speed comes under it's effective rating, it's going to fade hard and possibly skip, taking you further off your line.
I'd also suggest that while a Roc is more overstable than a Comet, it is also a 'slower' disc and you might find yourself doing the same thing with a roc that you do with a comet. The buzz handles speed a bit better, but we're still talking mid range discs and they handle a smooth throw better than a lot of arm speed throws.
If you are throwing with hyzer I would suspect a little bit of OAT in the throw. Doesn't have to be much, but that might be enough to pull the disc up a bit more than you want and allow it to get pushed over. I've thrown a 168g comet into a fairly good wind and it's responded as well as I throw it (bad throw, bad result - good throw, good results).
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This could be fully autonomous or fully controlled or a combo of the two.
Consider this... Which is more interesting, the builders skills in driving R/C vehicles or their skills in making clever autonomous robots?
Being more into con- than destruction, I don't really care for this kind of competitions, but you might wanna consider popping a "standard sized" baloon instead of a skeet, as this will lower the build price (since it doesn't take much force) and will still be a highly visible marker - just rule out LASERs for distance popping
I am in southern Indiana by the way.
Interesting yes, practical for youngsters? not really. I suggest doing what FIRST robotics does. Most yearly competitions start off with a 30-60 second 'autonomous' round, followed by the longer R/C round. More points can be gained in the autonomous round, but it's not a requirement to do it, just incentive.
We did FIRST this year and did halfway decent for the first year that any of us
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text: Manchin pushing on with gun background check legislation By Phil Kabler May 1, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., stopped by the Gazette offices Wednesday to discuss his gun control legislation. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he's pushing forward on legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers, saying he believes the facts and common sense ultimately will prevail."We are not giving up," Manchin said.Legislation he co-sponsored with Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., fell six votes short of the 60 needed for passage three weeks ago, although a no vote by Majority Leader Harry Reid was procedural, so that the bill could be reconsidered.Manchin told Gazette editors Wednesday he is confident that once the bill is tweaked to resolve concerns of some senators, and once false information about the bill is refuted, the bill will pass the Senate.He said some senators wanted clarification that gun transactions among family members do not require background checks, to clarify procedures for Internet gun sales, and to assure immunity from prosecution for licensed gun dealers who conduct background checks for other vendors at gun shows."I'm hoping that's six or seven votes right there," Manchin said of the tweaks to the bill."If the facts come out, and you still can't change your mind, you should question why you're there," he said of persuading senators to change their votes in favor of the bill.A lifelong National Rifle Association member, Manchin said he was taken aback by misinformation the NRA spread about the bill, and by a last-minute decision to "score" the vote, meaning that yes votes would hurt members' NRA ratings. "They came down and started saying things I know they know weren't in there," he said of NRA attacks of the bill.Manchin said NRA claims that the bill would lead to a national gun registry or to the federal government confiscating guns are a "farce." He said misstatements about the bill cover the gamut from the erroneous to "bald-faced lies."Opinion polls show overwhelming public support for the expanded background checks, Manchin said."Easily, 90 percent of law-abiding gun owners are all right with that," he said."The overwhelming majority of people said it's common sense, there's nothing wrong with that," Manchin added.Manchin conceded that congressional procedures can be frustrating, particularly compared to the state Legislature, where it is much easier to build consensus on issues."The system wasn't built to protect the members," he commented. Reach Phil Kabler at email@example.com or 304-348-1220. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich 4 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 5 Toyota announces new $115 million project for WV plant Toyota power Previous Story Wounded W.Va. Iraq war veteran gets free house Next Story


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The Lost Coast Kennel Club held their judging program over the weekend. The program, "The Friendly Shows," included an unbenched all-breed dog show, obedience trial and rally trial.
LCKC held the American Kennel Club licensed show at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds where vendors, dog lovers, and competitors filled the fairgrounds with a variety of food, products, and prepping stations.
The LCKC is made up of officers and board members. Currently the president is Beverly Morgan Lewis. Jill Otto is vice president, Kris Smith is secretary and Sandra Gould keeps the books for the Humboldt-based group.
The officers of LCKC are supported by a three-member board of Sara Borok, Deb St. Myers, and Emily Dalton.
"We strive to protect and advance all pure-bred dogs, to do all in our power to protect and advance the interest of all breeds of pure-bred dogs and mixed breed dogs registered with the American Kennel Club's Canine Partners Program, and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows, obedience trials, agility trials, and other events under the rules of the American Kennel Club, and to provide education and exhibitions concerning dog ownership, care training, and recreation to the local community," reads a statement on the group's website.
LCKC holds their meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month except December, with general membership meetings beginning at 7 a.m. Meetings are held at the Adorni Center located at 1011 Waterfront Drive, Eureka in January, March, May, July, September, and November. February, April, June, August, and October meetings are held at the Clubhouse at the Meadows located at 2520-2590 Hubbard Lane in Eureka.
All meetings are open to the public. For more information on the LCKC and show results visit their website at www.lostcoastkennelclub.org, P.O. Box 6808 Eureka, call 574-6505. LCKC is a nonprofit organization, Tax ID #23-7082254.


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In season now: tomatoes! all tomato everything! but also, peaches, plums, apricots, all manner of stone fruit, bell peppers, summer squash, melons, basil, fresh herbs, artichokes, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, some new apples, and much more.
In season soon: More hot peppers, melons, new season apples. And the tomatoes should be around a while longer, but peak season is here right now, so prices may soon rise.
Oh, tomato season! Many a market shopper's favorite time of year, and this year, we happen to be seeing the best tomato crop in years. And since the season is at its peak, the prices are at their lowest. Heirlooms are coming in at about $4/pound, and regular red and orange beefsteaks and Jersey tomatoes are at an insanely low $2/pound. That means it's time to start stocking up, eating tomatoes at every meal, and freezing them for winter en masse (or canning, for you overachievers). Because when tomato season ends, you won't see tomatoes like these until next year.
We're so excited about the tomato crop, we decided to devote this week's slideshow entirely to tomatoes.
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2010 Midwest Mayhem - Custom Truck Show
There's More To Lexington Than Just Ponies
Even though Lexington, Kentucky, is known for its huge population of horses and horse events, we got to witness an even better event take over the town.
The 4th Annual Midwest Mayhem was set in the huge 28-acre Masterson Station Park, which provided plenty of room. The park also provided plenty of pavement and grass parking as well as some indoor and under-canopy parking to avoid the sun. Speaking of sun, there was plenty of it all weekend long as over 300 vehicles and around 2,500 spectators browsed the rows of vehicles and more vendors than a Kentucky Derby hat collection.
This being the fourth year of the show, things ran smoothly and the atmosphere was pretty laid back. There was plenty to keep the crowd occupied as games and contests tied up the center section of the park. There was everything from a pizza-eating contest to the always fun Miss Mayhem bikini contest. A truck limbo was also set up to see who was the lowest of the low. Once Saturday's events were over, it was time to move across town to Lucky's Autosports where an indoor Jell-O wresting ring was set up along with plenty of food for the onlookers.
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Guardian and Unmasked City Hunter...
NECA surprises Predator fans today with the unveiling of a second assortment of Quarter Scale action figures. Following the recent release of Series 1's Warrior and City Hunter Predators (read our review HERE), Series 2 consists of the Guardian Predator (pictured above) and an Unmasked City Hunter (below). Both figures stand over 20 inches tall and feature over 25 points of articulation, separate body suit netting and interchangeable hands. Each figure also comes armed with a throwing disc and a spear: telescoping spear for the Guardian and a collapsed spear with the City Hunter.
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Gene therapy developed at Penn keeps patients cancer-free for two years
The first leukemia patient to receive a breakthrough gene therapy treatment at the University of Pennsylvania has been cancer-free for more than two years.
The technique, which used altered T-cells to kill cancer cells, was used on select patients only after a battery of traditional drugs and procedures failed. Though only twelve patients have gotten the treatment, the results are raising hope.
"Twelve is still a small number, but I think that more and more physicians and scientists are recognizing that there's really something here," said Dr. Michel Sadelain, head of the Center for Cell Engineering & Gene Transfer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Sadelain was not involved in the research.
Of the dozen patients treated, five are in complete remission, and four have had their cancer cells greatly reduced, according to the University of Pennsylvania's Dr. David Porter. Porter treated the 10 adult patients, and presented the findings at a conference this week.
"There is a great, great deal of interest," Porter said. "I feel a lot of energy and a lot of excitement about this approach to cancer therapy."
Diabled form of HIV transports genes
In the new treatment, doctors remove millions of T-cells from patient's bodies. They then use a disabled form of HIV to carry new genes into those cells. When the altered T-cells are put back into patients, the new genetic material programs them to kill B-cells -- the immune system cells that proliferate to cause certain types of leukemia.
The initial results of the transfusion experiments were reported in the summer of 2011, but longer-term survival data and a larger sample size is garnering new attention.
Unlike chemotherapy, Porter said the T-cells kill cancer while leaving bone marrow cells intact.
"The fact that these T-cells are targeted specifically to the patient's leukemia, and specifically to the B-cells, makes it much more targeted, much more specific, without the chance of having toxicity to other parts of the body," Porter said.
Patients who undergo the treatment still need immune-boosting drugs afterward.
The transfusions of altered T-cells can cause severe side effects, such as high temperatures and breathing problems. This year, in treating a 6-year-old Pennsylvania girl, doctors found a common arthritis drug can resolve those side effects.
Porter said he hopes this therapy will eventually be used as a front-line leukemia treatment.
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Physics & Society: January 2014
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FPS Sessions at March and April APS Meetings
A Lesson about Taking Chances, Richard Wiener
A Nuclear Bomb Worth More Than its Weight in Gold, Gerald E. Marsh
The Elephant in the Room: How OPEC Sets Prices and Limits Carbon Emissions, Alfred Cavallo
The History and Science of the Manhattan Project, Reviewed by Peter D. Bond
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The Long Term Care Coordinating Council's Workforce Committee authored a summary of the 2009 Direct Support Professionals Month recognition events. During September, members of the Board of Supervisors experienced first hand the important roles direct support professionals (DSP) play in our community. The Workforce Committee worked with ten provider organizations to host a DSP recognition event in each district of the County featuring the district Supervisor and one at-large DSP recognition event featuring the Chairman of the Board. Photos and a summary of each event are included in the publication.
This new publication aims to captures the energy, enthusiasm, and dedication that DSPs bring to providing supports for their clients and their loved ones. It demonstrates the commitment by each of the Supervisors to get a first-hand understanding of the issues involved in providing long term support for adults of diverse backgrounds. The booklet also highlights the ongoing and vital public-private partnerships between the County and the hosting provider organizations to enhance the shared mission of protecting and enriching the quality of life for the people, neighborhoods and diverse communities of Fairfax County.
- The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors proclaimed September 2009 as Direct Support Professionals Month at its July 13, 2009 meeting.
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The general belief expressed by financial analysts and journalists is that there is little substantive difference in the day to day operations of U.S. money centers, especially those four institutions with assets of more than $1 trillion each: JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C).
The idea is that not only are they too big to fail but also too big to manage and that as such they all do pretty much the same things with their relative performance being determined by how well they do them and the aggregate strength of the economy overall.
Their individual balance sheets however do not reflect this and instead indicate that each is staking out very different strategies with respect to management of their balance sheets and core operations.
As the U.S. Treasury yield curve steadily flattened with both short and long end yields declining since the failure of Lehman Brothers each of these institutions shifted their balance sheets away from U.S. Treasuries and agency debt and toward riskier assets such as municipal bonds, mortgage backed securities and foreign debt. Although there are other categories for our purposes here I will limit the discussion to these areas.
Wells Fargo and Bank of America have and are implementing a strategy that is almost exclusively about and in support of the residential mortgage business. There is also little indication of trading activity in any of their core securities holdings.
Bank of America has been much more singularly focused on this area than has Wells Fargo. Bank of America has concentrated 18% of the securities they hold into MBS; up from about 13% four years ago. Wells Fargo and Citigroup have remained constant at about 10% and 4% of their securities holdings, while JPMorgan's holdings of MBS's declined to 8.5% from about 11%.
Although Wells is maintaining a strong and growing position in MBS it has also increased its holdings of municipal and foreign debt dramatically from about 0.5% of assets to 2.3% and from about 0.6% to 1.5% respectively.
Bank of America on the other hand reduced its holdings of municipal debt from about 0.5% to 0.1% of their portfolio and maintained about 0.4% of their portfolio in foreign debt.
Bank of America is managing itself exclusively to the performance of the housing market with almost no hedging and little trading being used to boost performance. As goes housing, so goes Bank of America.
JPMorgan has and is taking a different tack. Although their holdings of municipal debt increased over the past 4 years from about 0.2% of their portfolio to about 1% and rising, their holdings of MBS have fell over that same period of time from about 11% to 8.5%.
JPMorgan has and is shifting assets increasingly into foreign debt with that percentage increasing from about 4% to 6% in the past four years. In comparison foreign debt at Bank of America is at about 0.4%, at Citigroup it is about 5.5% but declining from about 8% when Lehman failed, and at Wells Fargo there's been a slight increase from about 0.6% to 1.5%. As goes the Europe, so goes JPMorgan.
JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citigroup have all increased their holdings of municipal debt in the U.S., while Bank of America has decreased theirs.
Citigroup is the only money center that has markedly increased its U.S. Treasury holdings over the past four years; more than doubling from about 2% to about 4.2%.
In comparison Bank of America and JPMorgan maintained their exposures close to 1.2% and 0.4% respectively. Wells Fargo has almost no treasuries.
In general this is what it means: JPMorgan has the most foreign exposure; Bank of America has the most concentrated exposure (in mortgages), Wells Fargo has the most balanced exposure, and Citigroup has the most conservative balance sheet.


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The American Museum of Ceramic Art will be busy this weekend with various shows and an event designed for youth.
"German Mettlach Ware (1850-1915) and Present-Day Translations" opens Saturday. The exhibit consists of German ceramic pieces from the 19th and 20th century that until recently were part of a private collection.
The Translations component of the exhibit includes the work of several contemporary artists.
"Collecting California" also opens today. The exhibit consists of California dinnerware, giftware and collectibles created between the 1930s and the 1960s.
The exhibit includes the work of Freeman McFarlin, Howard Pierce and dinnerware from well known manufacturer Gladding McBean.
The public opening and reception will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
"Teens at the Wheel: A Day in Clay in Memory of Julia" will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Admission for this event is $20 and includes a chance for young people to visit the museum and try their hand working with a potter's wheel.
The fundraising event is sponsored by the museum and Jody and Scott Siegler, parents of Julia, a girl who was a developing ceramic artist but died unexpectedly in 2010.
The event is intended to raise money to establish a fund to provide opportunities for children to work with clay.
The American Museum of Ceramic Art is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5. Students and seniors pay $4. Museum members and children 12 and under are free. For information on exhibits and programs: www.amoca.org or 909-865-3146.


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In just over a month, more than 20,000 rotorcraft enthusiasts will fill the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center for four days of networking, learning and, every business hopes, buying of services, parts, accessories and helicopters. While the exhibit halls open on a Tuesday this year (10:30 a.m. on March 5), early activities begin with professional education courses starting on February 28. On March 3, heli hackers compete for prizes at the Helicopter Foundation International (HFI) scholarship fundraising golf tournament at the Desert Pines Golf Club, a Dye-designed pine tree-festooned beauty about 15 minutes northeast of the Las Vegas strip. The real action won't be found at the golf course or in the casinos, but in the convention center, where Heli-Expo will swallow up 1.5 million sq ft of space, featuring more than 60 helicopters and 650-plus exhibitors.
For most attendees the show starts with the annual HAI Welcome Reception, this year planned to take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Encore at Wynn. The show kicks off on Tuesday morning with the HAI Annual Membership Meeting & Breakfast at the convention center starting at 8 a.m. Heli-Expo Silver Sponsor Sandel Avionics is hosting the breakfast and giving away two remote-controlled helicopters as door prizes.
In addition to educational and safety sessions, during the show the HFI is hosting three mentoring panels, for pilots, technicians and students. During the panels, experienced industry representatives will be available to answer questions and provide advice to industry newcomers. For more information, contact HAI's Marty Pociask at (703) 302-8465 or email@example.com.
The historical helicopters scattered throughout the show are also an HFI effort, part of the Heritage of Helicopters display. And to help raise money for HFI efforts, the group is holding the Second Annual Fundraising Silent Auction at the Heli-Expo registration area. Funds help pay for HFI scholarships, the mentoring panels, HFI Heritage Series interviews with rotorcraft pioneers, the online rotorcraft aviation museum and international outreach programs. Anyone interested in donating items for the auction can contact Pociask.
In keeping with the Helicopter Association International (HAI) focus on safety training, this year's Heli-Expo features the new HAI Rotor Safety Challenge. The Challenge is free for Heli-Expo attendees and exhibitors, and the idea is to attend at least six of more than 30 one-hour safety education sessions held between March 4 and 7. All who attend at least six sessions will receive a certificate of recognition. Sessions will cover flight operations, maintenance, safety culture/leadership and safety management.
Small Manufacturers Gear Up for Announcements
While there were some surprises at last year's Heli-Expo, such as the unveiling of Bell's new 525 Relentless, early buzz suggests that there isn't much in the way of big program announcements this year. Bell is busy with all the heads-down engineering needed to bring a new helicopter to market, but parent company Textron has been aggressively supporting new products at its Cessna division, so perhaps Bell has some further news up its sleeve. Eurocopter plans to bring five helicopters to the show, including production versions of the new EC175 and EC145T2, which are making their U.S. debut and will be flown on demo tours.
This year much of the early action involves smaller helicopter manufacturers.
Scott's Bell 47, which owns the Bell 47 type certificate and supports that helicopter, is exploring a turbine engine program using the Rolls-Royce RR300 engine. Meanwhile, the company plans to highlight at Heli-Expo that it has now received 70 percent of outstanding critical spare parts that previously weren't available to the marketplace. Scott's is also close to certifying the new Bell 47 instrument panel and will have on display a flight-test 47G-2A with the new panel, LED lighting and Oregon Aero interior. More information on the new composite main rotor blade program will be available at the Scott's booth.
Enstrom Helicopter announced last month that it has been acquired by China's Chongqing Helicopter Investment for an undisclosed price. (See article on page 50.) While Enstrom has focused much of its export efforts on Asia with some success in recent years–particularly in China, Japan and Thailand–and has expanded its workforce by 50 percent over the last 18 months, the company hasn't been active in developing new models. It will be interesting to see what develops under Enstrom's new ownership.
Robinson Helicopter comes to Heli-Expo after a year of rapid growth, with 2012 production at 517 helicopters, up 45 percent over 2011. (See article on page 50.) Robinson produced 191 turbine-powered R66s last year, 286 R44s and 40 R22s and expects to exceed those numbers this year. The R66 police package certified last year–with a standard Flir camera, fold-down color monitor, searchlight, dual audio controller and more–might lead to more law-enforcement sales, because the availability of military surplus helicopters is drying up rapidly.
In times when the market has few niches that haven't been filled with new helicopter models, avionics and engine manufacturers inevitably work with helicopter modifiers and manufacturers to offer upgrade packages. This means the likelihood of more glass-panel packages for legacy helicopters.
Major avionics and engine manufacturers had no big revelations to discuss in advance of Heli-Expo, but there will be information about new products and developments from ongoing research.
Honeywell will release its annual rotorcraft forecast just before the show and will highlight technologies such as helicopter fleet tracking, connectivity and condition-based monitoring, the company noted, "and how these are providing helicopter pilots and operators access to real-time information, enhancing overall efficiencies and helping improve safety for pilots, passengers and operators alike."
At the Rockwell Collins booth, the company plans to highlight work its researchers are conducting on very high-resolution synthetic vision. The higher-resolution product offers resolutions of as much as 1/3 arc second, compared with the 3 arc second resolution on the Rockwell Collins Fusion flight deck. A further extension of this technology marries synthetic vision and multifunction radar. "Rockwell Collins will fuse radar data with terrain and obstacle data to produce an integrated 3D view of the operational environment," the company explained.
Garmin hinted that it will have new product announcements at Heli-Expo, but wouldn't reveal its plans until the show opens. At the Garmin booth, visitors can try the new GTR com and GNC navcom radios that Garmin introduced last month (see article on page XX), among other Garmin products such as the G500H, G1000H and G5000H helicopter glass cockpits.
Heli-Expo, of course, is more than just new products and celebrates the tight-knit rotorcraft community's efforts and accomplishments. On March 6, there is no better way to join the celebration than the annual Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner at the Encore at Wynn. Early-bird tickets are available for $75 for members or $90 for nonmembers.
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Up to 40 small racing trophies were stolen from a display cabinet at Castle Combe Race Circuit, near Chippenham, on Sunday.
Police went to a building on the circuit, which is rented by Wiltshire College, after an alarm went off just after 10pm.
Officers found a window had been smashed to gain access and trophies taken from a display cabinet inside.
The trophies are not thought to have much monetary value and would all be individually identifiable.
It is believed entry to the circuit was gained via a gateway at the far side of the site on the main Yatton Keynell road after it was discovered that a padlock and chain had been removed.
Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have any information about the incident or who may have any knowledge of the missing trophies to get in touch on 101 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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by T.W. Budig
ECM Capitol Reporter
A so-called Ban the Box law, which prohibits employers from asking job applicants to check a box to indicate whether they've been convicted of a crime, and a series of other new state laws went into effect on Jan. 1.
Sponsored by St. Paul and Minneapolis Democratic lawmakers, the Ban the Box law does not prevent employers from weighing an applicant's criminal history in hiring. However, it does require them to wait until an applicant has been picked for an interview or until a conditional job offer has been made before asking about it, according to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
"This law offers the vast majority of individuals with a nonviolent criminal record a second chance at an opportunity for employment to better their lives," Human Rights Commissioner Kevin Lindsey said in a press release.
Ban the Box has been the law for public employers since 2009, according to the Human Rights department. The department will be holding a series of a webinars on the new law; the first will be for the health and human services profession on Jan. 23.
Radon testing disclosures
Another law that took effect on Jan. 1, sponsored in the House by Rep. Carolyn Laine, DFL-Columbia Heights, requires home sellers to disclose radon testing.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Radon Awareness Act requires home sellers to disclose whether their home has been tested for radon and, if so, the concentrations found and what had been done to mitigate radon in the home.
Radon tops the list of environmental causes of cancer deaths nationally, and it is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers, according to the Department of Health. Radon is a tasteless, odorless, colorless radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soils.
Two in five Minnesota homes, the department said, has dangerous levels of radon. It can seep into homes through cracks or openings and can be revealed only by testing, according to the department.
"This law will help improve the health and safety of Minnesotans by informing home buyers about the harmful effects of radon gas at the point of sale," said Dan Tranter, indoor air program supervisor for the Department of Health, in a press release.
Testing for radon takes only three to five days, according to the department. The winter season is the best time to test.
Testing kits are available at local health departments, hardware stores and test laboratories. For information on where to obtain a kit, visit the Department of Health website at www.health.state.mn.us or its radon information page at http://bit.ly/19YMbrJ.
Scrap yard security
In the area of public safety, new laws, sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Chuck Wiger, DFL-Maplewood, require surveillance cameras at metal scrap yards, according to House Public Information Services.
As part of a larger law that went on the books in August, scrap vehicle operators must have surveillance cameras installed and maintained beginning Jan. 1. Cameras must be aligned to clearly photograph the face of sellers of scrapped vehicles who enter the location, according to House Information. Plus, the scrap dealer must photograph the seller's vehicle and license plate.
The idea behind the law is to prevent stolen cars from quickly being scrapped, according to House Information.
Estate sale payments
Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights, and Rep. Linda Slocum, DFL-Richfield, sponsored legislation requiring that businesses conducting estate sales post a $20,000 surety bond. This is to ensure families receive payment, even if the estate sales business defaults, according to Slocum.
The law does not guarantee $20,000 from any given sales, she noted in a press release.
"It simply provides that amount of protection should anything happen throughout the estate sale process," Slocum said.
Tim Budig can be reached at [email protected].


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October 07, 2012 — Coral Gables — The University of Miami Frost School of Music is pleased to present the second week of Festival Miami 2012—Florida's premier live music festival. Now in its 29th season, Festival Miami features a diverse blend of exciting performers showcasing their talents alongside brilliant students and faculty artists. In addition, visiting artists conduct free lectures and master classes to share their insight with audiences. Festival Miami begins October 2 and concludes November 4.
Festival Miami's second week opens on October 9 with NEA Jazz Master Dave Liebman and the Frost Concert Jazz Band. Whether delivering one incredible solo after the next on his rich tenor saxophone, or soaring over a killer big band with his sublime soprano sax, bop-rooted Dave Liebman always leaves audiences wanting more! The next day, Dave Liebman will present a free master class covering a variety of jazz improvisation topics and the music business as it relates to the jazz artist. On October 11, a free concert features compositions by winners of the Frost School of Music 2012 Emerging Composers Competition. On October 12, Frost faculty artist Santiago Rodriguez performs an exquisite piano recital featuring works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Lecuona, and others. Grammy Award winning soprano Ana María Martínez presents a rare solo recital on October 13 featuring captivating soprano songs and arias from her acclaimed recordings and recent international tours. The second week of Festival Miami closes on October 14 with a concert affectionately entitled, "Luciano and Friends," a celebration of bassoon professor Luciano Magnanini's storied career with an inspiring chamber music concert presented by the Frost Chamber Players.
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'A Fox Stole My Car Keys' and Other Brilliant Excuses for Being Late to Work
Coming up with creative excuses for not getting to work on time is just part of the American way, it would seem. A new study has found that not only are employees in this country frequently running late, but they've been making up some real doozies to keep out of trouble on the job.
Traffic, bad weather, trouble with the kids, etc., are still quite popular, but some workers have begun digging a little deeper for a more elaborate excuse to avoid beating that dead horse right to the unemployment line.
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Evolution Hoax
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19 January 2010, Kocaeli TV and Mavi Karadeniz TV
(An excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's live conversation with the Isreali delegation)
ADNAN OKTAR: Yes, Gilad Shalit is surely our son. He is also our brother. We, of course, in no way wish him to remain apart from his parents, to live in such tension. This is a part of the plot hatched against Muslims, Jews and Christians in the End Times. There have been unnecessary wars, unjustifiable struggles. We wish Palestine and Israel to embrace one another. We want everyone in the prisons to be released, everyone to live in peace, abundance, blessings and brotherhood. NEITHER IN ISRAELI PRISONS NOR IN THE PALESTINIAN PRISONS SHOULD ANYONE REMAIN. NOR PRIVATE GILAD SHALIT SHOULD BE DETAINED IN SUCH TENSION AND UNEASE. WE DO NOT WANT THESE. Indeed, by Allah's leave we will entirely demolish the walls in Israel. Israel will be utterly free. Palestinians will be utterly free. There are vast lands, extensive lands... Even they can come and settle in Jordan, settle in Turkey. They are our souls. That is, they have no problem with settling. We very well know how to host them as our guests, our friends, brothers. Because once upon a time we brought our Jewish brothers all the way from Spain and hosted them here. They are our, "Lailahaill'Allah [There is no god but Allah]" brothers. Muslims, on the other hand, are our "Lailahaill'Allah Muhammadan Rasulullah[There is no god but Allah: Muhammad is the Prophet of God]" brothers. CONSEQUENTLY INSHA'ALLAH GILAD SHALIT WILL ALSO BE FREE. OUR OTHER PALESTINIAN BROTHERS WILL ALSO BE FREE. AN ENVIRONMENT OF PEACE WILL BE SECURED. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TIME LEFT. The shadow of Hazrat Messiah (pbuh) and Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), their souls have covered all the world around. So they should be at ease. Insha'Allah they will very soon see that this good news of mine is right.
16 January 2010, Kanal 9 and Kral Karadeniz TV
ADNAN OKTAR: Three and a half years, masha'Allah. But of course one of the incidets that make us feel sorry is the PALESTINIAN PRISONS (IN ISRAEL); ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS, LADIES, GENTLEMEN THERE MUST RELEASED. All of them. But we should talk to them. They may have carried out terrorist acts in the past, committed such acts, shed blood; but if they have served their sentence, then there is no point in procrastinating. They should be convinced and asked to assume a definite attitude against this terror and anarchy. Furthermore they should be asked to become tutors in this respect. Because they used to be personally involved in these acts, it would be very becoming and also very influential for these brothers to assume the duty of tutoring Palestinian people in putting an end to anarchy and terror. This being accomplished, Israel will feel at ease and so does Palestine. I want each party to be very happy and return back to their homes. I want noone to remain in hospitals. NEITHER OUR PALESTINIAN BROTHERS NOR THIS KID (GILAD SHALID) MUST REMAIN IN PRISON AND NOR LAUNCH ANY MISSILES.
12 May 2011, Istanbul
(Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's joint press conferencce with the Israeli delegation)
ADNAN OKTAR: Insha'Allah PRISONS WILL BE RELEASED. NOONE WILL REMAIN IN ISRAEL OR IN PALESTINE PRISONS. WE WILL MAKE OUR SISTERS THERE, GILAD SHALID, THAT YOUNG BOY BE RELEASED Insha'Allah. By Allah's leave, we will open a great era of peace and brotherhood. Pain and suffeing of both sides will come to an end.
The Guardian, 12 October 2011
Gilad Shalit bound for Israel 'within days' after prisoner swap deal
Agreement reached to free 1,026 Palestinians in exchange for Israeli soldier captured in 2006
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A Recession Appears Imminent
In January, I wrote that I expected a recession in 2012 and I followed up in the first half of this year reiterating that expectation in several columns. It didn't happen -- which I wrote about in September. I cautioned that a recession may occur in 2013 and I promised to revisit the issue, so let's have a look.
There are indications again of a recessionary trajectory, which will be more evident by the end of the first quarter of 2013. I am very cautious about this call, however, because I still can't figure out why the traditional recession indicators that became apparent in the third quarter 2011 reversed their trajectory during the first half of 2012 -- though "reversed" is a bit too strong of a word....324 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Is There A Way to Get Over This Fear?
Okay, I have not had a gyn exam in 20 years. I know this is bad and I probably should have one. I am 57. The thing is, I just really can`t stand the thought of having the dr touching me "down there." I know that is not normal, but I just can`t bring myself to do it. Are there drs that specialize in patients who are overly fearful (kind of like dentists who cater to cowards)? Can they give me something so I at least don`t remember it after the fact, even if I`m not asleep when they do it? Thanks.
What a good question. Many women do not like to have female exams and this is not uncommon. I'd suggest several things.
One, seek out a Women's Health or Family Nurse Practitioner. Nurse Practitioners are especially skilled in working with women who have concerns about the exam. They are very well-educated, extremely competent, and helpful.
If there are no NPs in your area, you need to call several offices and find out if there are physicians who will agree to take some extra time with you to help you through the exam. Ask some of your friends and colleagues about their experiences; sometimes they can be very helpful in finding someone who is gentle and understanding.
Third, whomever you choose for the exam, be sure to ask for some medication that you can take prior to the exam that will relax you and help you to take the experience in stride.
Now the hard part. If you have a history of being abused or hurt, especially in a sexual manner, you need to tell the practitioner that BEFORE the exam so that there is good understanding of your issues. These issues are nothing to be ashamed of. If you were hurt, it's not your fault. If you tell the practitioner what your experience was, then the practitioner can go a long way to making the experience better for you.
All the best to you and hope this helps!
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Florida vs. Missouri was not supposed to be much of a game. But just one week after the Gators' devastating loss in the Cocktail Party game, they're is in a real fight with the Tigers, a 17-point underdog. The Gators and the Tigers are tied 7-7 early in the third quarter.
Florida's offense struggled to move the ball in the first half, and its only turnover led to the Tigers' only points. Mike Gillislee's fumble in the second quarter was recovered by Missouri at the Gators' 27-yard line, and the Tigers punched it in six plays later on Kendial Lawrence's 1-yard touchdown.
"We've got to be more consistent," Florida coach Will Muschamp said at halftime. "We've hurt ourselves. It's self-inflicted wounds. It's the same story as last week. We have to move forward with it."
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Florida did regroup early in the second half, pinning Missouri at its own 3-yard line and made the Tigers go three-and-out. After a Tigers punt left the Gators with great field position at the Tigers' 40-yard line, Florida needed just two plays before Omarius Hines raced 36 yards for the tying touchdown.
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ADAM Clatworthy looks set to make his Purton debut against Winsley this weekend after making a miraculous recovery from a nasty hand injury.
The all-rounder, signed from Cirencester over the winter, impaled himself on a metal spike at work and required half a dozen stitches. The railing did not damage any tendons or ligaments in his hand, however, and somehow an initial three-week lay-off has been reduced to two ahead of Purton's second outing of the WEPL Wiltshire Division campaign on Saturday.
For captain Elliot Hill, Clatworthy's return is a welcome boost as his team go in search of their first victory of the season.
"I'm not sure what exactly he does at work but it was one of those metal security gates with three prongs at the top," Hill told the Advertiser. "He got his hand punctured and luckily for him it missed the tendons and ligaments of his hand, otherwise he'd have been out for a heck of a long time longer.
"It was an extremely deep cut that needed several stitches and gluing. The prognosis was three weeks, I think this is the second week. It has recovered well and he's been in and around the club and I know he's keen to play, which is a great attitude to have.
"When I first heard the news it was during a tough week for the club and it was another thing to add to the list which was very frustrating. For him to come back, while he's obviously a new signing, is like getting another new signing after the season has started which is great.
"He's got a lot of potential with bat and ball and he's a great fielder as well so getting him in the side will really add strength to our performances."
Meanwhile, Hill has branded the weekend's game as "the biggest" he has been in charge of as club captain at Purton.
He said: "It might sound a bit dramatic but in my mind this is one of the biggest, if not the biggest game I've captained at the club. If we can win it shapes our season up nicely with Akki and a few others coming back from injuries the week after.
"Obviously with it being effectively the second week of the season, if the result doesn't go our way it doesn't spell the end for our campaign but it does shape our season depending on what way the result goes."
Elijah Samuel and Akarshit Gomel remain absent for Purton, while Mark Gardner is also unlikely to feature with Sam Pinchin set to open the batting with Tom Fullalove.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two young men broke into a Westside home Tuesday afternoon, only to be greeted by a homeowner who fired back at them, according to Jacksonville police.
Police said the men went into the home in the 5700 block of Gasparilla Park Court about 12:30 p.m.
The homeowner told police he was sleeping and heard wrestling in the backyard and then glass break from the back window. He grabbed a gun and fired between nine and 14 shots at the men.
"Once the suspects made entry, that's when the victim returned fire at the suspects and of course they fled the scene right afterwards," said JSO's Sgt. Michael Taylor.
Detectives said they don't think the burglars were hit, but got away empty handed through the woods the back of the house. Police said the homeowner wasn't hurt and they don't believe the men were armed.
Often in similar cases, police put hospitals on alert for people who may come in with gunshot wounds.
The home invaders are described as two white men between 17 and 20 years old.
Channel 4 spoke with a local man Tuesday night who didn't want to be identified, but said he heard gunshots ring out in his Westside home Tuesday afternoon.
"Multiple gun shots, one after another, pretty fast," the man said.
"They kind of gambled and betted that the homeowner was not home, made forced entry and got more than they bargained for," said Channel 4 crime analyst Ken Jefferson.
The neighbor said thieves broke in his house last month and he believe they escaped through the same woods.
"Came home, saw that my house had been broken into, back window busted out, and people came in, took some things," the neighbor said.
Neighbor Donnie Burrell said there are also a lot of car break-ins in the neighborhood. Burrell thinks it's because thieves are sneaking through the woods in his neighborhood that back up to Blanding Boulevard.
"It seems like anytime there's a lot of car dealerships those kind of things around, there's always a lot of burglaries, and especially when there's woods, where there's an alternative for people to get away," Burrell said.
"This sort of thing could happen very fast so the person may not be able to get a lot of information but whatever info they can get is vitally important to the police, especially what direction they were driving, and direction of travel," Jefferson said.
If you have any information about the home invaders, call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
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