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At Kitchen Dog Theater, The Chairs is Furnished with Smart Comic Surprises
Kitchen Dog Theater's production of Eugène Ionesco's The Chairs is perfectly absurd. Also absurdly perfect. Change hats.
It takes a few minutes, 15 or 20, to get into the rhythm of the thing. At first it's slow, but for good reasons. The pace gradually picks up, like the assembly line at the I Love Lucy candy factory. The faster it goes, the funnier this play is. Doorbell.
There are only two central characters in this intermission-free, 90-minute one-act. We first see the elderly couple, Old Man (Raphael Parry) and Old Woman (Rhonda Boutté), standing in different corners of a sparsely furnished, dreary waterfront warehouse. He's peering out a window. She's over by the door, one of many on the clever set designed by Scott Osborne for Kitchen Dog's smaller black-box space. The doors open in curious ways; hardly ever as you'd expect. Puppets.
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Husband and wife, moving in tiny wind-up-toy shuffles, step toward two chairs, sit down and begin a tedious conversation punctuated with lengthy pauses. The crash of the surf can be heard outside. Or maybe it's highway traffic. Or jet engines. Or all of those blended into a roar, the kind you hear in your own ears when a room is engulfed in silence. (Sound design for this show is by John M. Flores and it's masterful. Same for lighting by Suzanne Lavender and costumes by Giva Taylor.)
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"I'm very bored," the old man whines. The old woman begs for stories, the same ones he's been telling every evening of their 75-year marriage. "Every night I come to it fresh," she says, urging him to push repeat. So he starts talking about a mythical trip to Paris, going deep into Ionesco's wicked wordplay, where nothing makes sense and then everything does. Paris seems to have been destroyed in the old man's version of history. Maybe he and his wife are the last people left on earth. In this play, it often feels that way.
When it premiered in Paris in 1952, Les Chaises was experimental theater at its most avant garde, predating Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot debut, also in Paris, by about a year. In both of these tragic farces, the settings are gloomy and post-apocalyptic, with strange characters trapped by unexplained forces and spouting nonsensical language. In The Chairs, the old husband and wife are prisoners of isolation. Wherever they are, they're alone there and despite all those doors, there's no way out. (Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, a decade earlier than The Chairs, was surely an influence.)
The Chairs, it's worth noting, was written when Ionesco was only 40 (he died in 1994 at the age of 84). His tough vision of the golden years is expressed by Old Man, who says he's sinking "into the black drain of despair." That character also complains that "old age is an albatross — may you remain forever young." (Ionesco, always compared to Beckett, later grew bitter about Beckett's Nobel Prize. But Ionesco one-upped by outliving his rival.)
Much of the first half of the play has Old Woman berating Old Man for his missed opportunities. He's a janitor, or was, but if he'd only tried harder, he could've been a contender. She doesn't let up until he curls into the fetal position and cries for his mommy.
That sounds heavy, but as a classic piece of absurdist theater, this play is lighter than Godot and both broadly funny and deeply surreal. In Kitchen Dog's terrific staging, company member and director Tim Johnson gets the balance between free-floating reality and slapstick comedy precisely right. So do his actors. Boutté, barking out lines in a foghorn voice, toddles around in weird hats and baggy nightdress, timing lines for maximum comic effect. Parry takes on the lovably daffy dimness of Stan Laurel's sweet screen persona, even looking a bit like him under a purple derby, face caked in clownish white greasepaint (which he sweats off by the end of the play).
What's most impressive about these actors is how easy they make this difficult piece of theater look as performers. They're having a whale of a time doing it, especially when they start dragging out dozens of chairs for the old couple's imaginary dinner party. As the man and woman welcome a rush of guests — violinists, chemists, bankers, an emperor, a group of giants, Beauty and her Beast — they play good host and hostess and build anticipation for the arrival of "The Orator," due to deliver a message of great importance to the world.
The placing of the chairs and the fetching of them through all those wacky doors is the best part of the show. And just as they grow breathless from their labors, a revolving door delivers two tall glasses of water, which Boutté and Parry gratefully gulp down. From barely moving at the beginning of the evening to running full tilt in well-choreographed chaos all over the stage, these actors of a certain age commit themselves completely to the verbal and physical anarchy of this play. They may be embodying caricatures, but they make them human and give them vulnerability. When an invisible guest tosses programs back in Old Woman's face, we're offended on her behalf.
Visual and aural surprises pop up throughout. There really are puppets. The actors do change hats a lot. And that doorbell keeps ringing, even though nobody's there. For all its verbosity, this is a play about absence. And silence. But it's OK to laugh. That's the best kind of noise anyway.
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Lindsay Lohan is still on drugs.
According to TMZ, the Betty Ford Center is allowing Lohan to take her prescription Adderall for her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
This was a point of contention when prosecutors were negotiating terms of Lohan's rehab stay, after she was convicted of lying to police and received a sentence of what was supposed to be 90 days of lockdown rehab.
TMZ reported that doctors at Betty Ford are evaluating Lohan's diagnosis and will cut her off if they believe she doesn't need it. Which would likely make Lohan mad.
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After more than a decade in show business, building her bona fides as an actress and musician, Zooey Deschanel is finally getting what she's always wanted: superstardom. Don't forget to check out all of the photos from our exclusive cover shoot with Zooey!
Wearing a bright red coat over a simple black skirt and white blouse, her famous bangs framing those slightly more famous blue eyes, Zooey Deschanel walks — no, wafts — into the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel, making Mary Poppins seem like a plodder. She slips into an outdoor booth, orders a cup of English Breakfast tea, flashes the waiter a smile that has the effect of a blow dart to the side of his neck. It's a cold day, so he asks if she's chilly, if she needs the heat lamp moved closer — he appears ready if necessary to build a campfire beside her Ferragamos. Even here, at the nexus of fame and beauty, where fresh celebrity is on the menu daily (Reese Witherspoon, dead ahead), the waiter is clearly starstruck, a little swoony and dazed.
Deschanel, 32, seems dazed, too, but not in a good way. This might be her least favorite part of celebrity — the interview. "I don't do well with direct questions," she admits. Deschanel tends to think out loud, talking in rough drafts, starting a sentence, then stopping, then starting another one, crumpling that one up, too. It's not the insecure patter of Jess, her lovably clueless character on Fox's New Girl, one of the smash hits of the fall TV season. Deep down, Deschanel seems to know exactly what she wants to say — it just takes her several tries. She's that way with most things. "I'm a person who gets better with practice," she says. "Getting older is awesome — because you get more practice."
At the moment she's trying, in fits and starts, to describe how the success of New Girl has changed her life. Never mind the Golden Globe nod (her first), and forget the critical praise. "It's harder to do normal things," she says. No longer can she run blithely into Ralph's for a head of lettuce or some paper towels. "I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch," she says.
Also gone is her privacy. Earlier this year, after Deschanel split with her husband of two years, Death Cab for Cutie front man Ben Gibbard, her divorce papers were splashed across the Internet, along with her financial records. Anyone remotely curious can now instantly access the minute details of Deschanel's finances — how much she spends on clothes, food, charity.
Then there's the weird backlash. Detractors excoriate Deschanel for playing into stereotypes of female meekness, for being too girly, too dorky, too Zooey. There are days when she seems a more polarizing figure than Tim Tebow. "People do think I'm weird," she says. "I don't know why." The waves of vague hostility even inspired the plot of a recent episode of New Girl. (The girlfriend of Jess' roommate hates Jess for no good reason.)
A greener actress might be overwhelmed, but Deschanel seems well-prepared, in full control, largely because this is the very thing for which she's been fiercely, steadily working toward most of her life. "I always knew there was nothing else I wanted to do," she says. "I wanted to sing, perform, act."
No surprise, given her family. The Deschanels are full-bore dynastic Hollywood — not quite the Barrymores, but close. Her father, Caleb, is an Oscar-nominated cinematographer (Being There, The Natural); her mother, Mary Jo, is an actress (The Right Stuff, Twin Peaks); and her big sister, Emily, is the star of Fox's long-running drama Bones. Deschanel was even named after an actor — Zooey Glass, from the classic J.D. Salinger novella.
Her parents then sealed the genetic deal by sending their younger daughter to Crossroads, an artsy K-12 school that's spawned dozens of stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Hudson. On campus with Deschanel were Jonah Hill and The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg, both still friends.
Though Crossroads was unconventional and nonconformist, it was still school, and Deschanel had trouble fitting in. At 12 she was "chubby," which made her a target of bullies. "I was ridiculed," she says. The low point came when a mean girl spit in her face. "I really don't know why she spit at me," Deschanel says. "I just talked to her. I guess I wasn't allowed to talk to her. I remember I couldn't believe it."
The moment was searing, scarring, but ultimately transformative. It inspired Deschanel to reimagine herself, and over the next year, she carefully, painstakingly recast her persona, becoming more open, more empathic, less "stubborn."
She also shed 30 pounds.
"All of a sudden," she says, "everybody treated me differently."
There's a tinge of pain in her voice as she describes the metamorphosis. The new girl sounds like an old soul. There's also a touch of triumph when she mentions the popular kids who once ruled her world. "I don't even know where they are now."
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A Connecticut-based nonprofit is recommending legislation that would require all privately owned assault weapons in the state to be destroyed.
Connecticut Against Gun Violence announced Tuesday that they want legislation proposed that would require any assault weapon and large capacity ammunition magazines of more than seven rounds be turned into police, removed from Connecticut and destroyed.
The legislation proposed by Connecticut Against Gun Violence would also include the following items:
"While we respect the rights of gun owners and we accept the Second Amendment as the law of the land," said Executive Director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence Ron Pinciaro. "We are also mindful of what Supreme Court Justice Scalia stated in the syllabus of the Supreme Court's brief on the issue: 'It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever, in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.'"
The nonprofit will hold a Valentine's Day rally at the state Capitol in Hartford where members will ask for changes to gun laws.
"Legislative leadership in Hartford has indicated that there is a bipartisan mood that will result in smart and effective improvement to gun safety measures. CAGV looks forward to working with the elected officials to reach that goal," said Connecticut Against Gun Violence Board President Marty Isaac. "It's time the needs of the people come before the needs of the NRA leadership."
Connecticut already has a ban on assault weapons. State Sen. John McKinney, whose district includes Newtown, said he feels heat will come from some current gun owners.
"The issue of no exemptions for existing guns or magazines out there already is one that will be very controversial and it's something we need to take seriously," McKinney said.
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Currently, not all states have the same laws on certain guns such as assault weapons. Many lawmakers told Eyewitness News that they would like to see national standards first.
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Kaiser Permanente, for the fifth straight year, is the only California health plan to earn the highest possible rating for overall quality of care in an annual statewide Healthcare Quality Report Card, Kaiser officials announced.
Northern and Southern California Kaiser got a four-star rating from the California Office of the Patient Advocate in its annual report card, according to the announcement. Kaiser also got four stars in the "Patients Rate their HMO" category, the announcement notes.
The 2013 report card (online at http://reportcard.opa.ca.gov/rc2013/hmorating.aspx ) provides California consumers with side-by-side comparisons of the state's largest health plans, ranking them on national standard-of-care measures. These involve treatment and prevention of a range of acute and chronic conditions with significant implications for personal health.
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Owners of two cottages near an overflowing stream in Westbury were forced to take quick action to prevent water flooding their property for the fourth time in the last month last Friday.
The cottages next to The Bell Inn in Chalford Road first encountered flooding problems on January 7 and 12, with a Westbury fire crew coming out on the first occasion to pump the water out of the buildings.
Water rose to about three or four inches in the properties and resulted in Bob Hinton, 70, who lives in number 21, moving in with his son Andy in Edington while he repaired the flooring.
However, the stream overflowed on Wednesday and again on Friday, forcing Mr Hinton and Andy Beswick, who owns number 23, to put down sandbags at the doors of the properties to avoid further flooding.
Mr Beswick, 50, said: "The first time it flooded it was about three or four inches high on the ground floor and the fire crew had to come out and pump out the water.
"We thought it would just be a one-off when it first happened, but then it happened again and then twice more this week. It's frustrating as we were just starting to get it cleared and ready after the last time.
"The weather is certainly not helping, but we think there is something else that is causing it as it seems to happen at around 2pm. We've had rain overnight and it hasn't flooded, so it can't just be the rain."
Mr Hinton, who works as a builder, said he had hoped to get his father back into the property around three weeks after the cottage first flooded, but it is now likely to be much longer.
He said: "I have had to rip out all the oak flooring and it has messed up all the ground electrics. The stream seems to rise so quickly and almost comes from nowhere.
"I've contacted the council and the Environment Agency, but neither seems to be able to help and I've also contacted Wessex Water as one of the locals suggested it could be something to do with their pumping station, but I haven't heard back yet.
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Dear Marvin,
I want to thank you and Mr. Douglas Doan for the article in the April issue about his homegrown tobacco. It has left a lasting impression on me. In this fast-paced society, people would rather go out and buy things instead of taking the time and doing it themselves. Nobody seems to have any time to just relax and have a good time.
For Christmas last year, my wife gave me materials for making beer at home. My new beer machine sat in my basement for two months before I finally set it up. It was the April issue of CA that put a fire under my butt.
Mr. Doan appeared to be stressed, overworked and compulsive about his first venture at cigar making. I thought, "How could he possibly be having a good time?" Despite all of the hard work and expense, in the end he was very pleased with the results. Inspired by that, I thought, "Why not give it a shot and put Miller out of business?"
I started making beer. The first batch was in the works, and my wife was going crazy because I obsessed about it constantly. I turned into a nervous, compulsive mess. Despite the stress, I, like Mr. Doan, was having a ball. I have never felt so much satisfaction in doing something.
The day finally came when I could try my first batch. Let's just say Miller has nothing to worry about. Despite the setback, I proceeded to refine my recipe by surfing for more information on the Net, and started on two new batches so I could have even more fun!
Good luck with the cigars, Mr. Doan. I will keep an eye out for your "Virginia Blues" at my local shop, and hopefully one day, you will see some of my Basset Beer, named after my dog Sherlock, at your local liquor store.
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Dear Marvin,
At the age of 45 and with 25 years, 9 months and 6 days of service, I opted for an early retirement and buyout from the federal government. Other than my first year as a mail clerk at the Veterans Administration (ask any vet for his thoughts about the VA), the remainder of my career was in information technology for various agencies within the Department of Defense. I worked at my last command 16 years. Joseph Nye Jr.'s article "The Quiet Crisis in Public Service" [June 2001] validated some of my experiences during the last five years of my career.
While completing an individual training plan for the next fiscal year during the summer of 1999, I was informed there might not be any funding. My final year's training did not include anything related to the IT field. On the other hand, I did receive politically correct training mandatory for all personnel, including prevention of sexual harassment, HIV and diversity training.
Since retiring, I began a second career at the state level and was shocked at how much more technologically advanced my agency is over the military activity I left in December 1999. And I was not alone. Several key members of my old base's IT staff have left for the private sector, although they did not have the 25 years minimum service required for an early retirement.
Mismanagement in the public sector is rampant. Once admitted to the "Good Ol' Boys' Club," incompetent managers are protected and rotated through various departments and organizations regardless of lack of experience in that area or previous poor performance. Yet, advancement for others is slow. I went from a GS-2 mail clerk to a GS-11 computer specialist in 21 years, even with many semester hours of college on my own time and at my own expense. In my experience, veterans' preference was rarely a significant factor in promotions. In some cases, I believe being a vet hurt those applying for promotion.
Morale began a drastic downturn in the mid-1990s. Before then, most of my co-workers and I actually enjoyed our work and felt productive. I have maintained contact with friends who are still feds. Morale continues to decline.
Pay was dramatically increased for those in the computer specialist series in the federal government, ostensibly to be competitive with the private sector. This is at the same time that that series is being cost-analyzed for outsourcing in many agencies. Coincidence? Staffing reductions due to attrition result in more work for those who remain, because of years-long hiring or promotion freezes. Many workers are simply marking time, hoping they reach minimum eligibility for retirement before their positions are outsourced or their agency is closed or consolidated. Others are submitting résumés. Perhaps the system is too broken to repair.
During my son's undergraduate years, he worked as a summer hire at another Department of Defense agency on base. After completing grad school, a federal career is not on his agenda.
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Dear Marvin,
Enjoyed the write-up on Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and his liaison with Mafia chieftain Meyer Lansky [June 2001]. With this strange courtship between dictator and Mafia, it was only logical that the Cuban populace would be outraged due to the money they were bringing in for the rich and neglecting to distribute to the poor. It was a crook's paradise, since venture capitalists need not comply with a background check. The sad truth was that the rich were getting richer and the poor were getting poorer. Things became ripe for Fidel Castro to take over. Even though Castro had a communist regime, it was beneficial for the poor. This is why he received so much support. Lansky is lucky he left Cuba when he did, because I wouldn't have any doubt that Castro would have executed him. Castro flexed his muscle to the Mafia and won out and showed his bravado by closing the casinos in 1960.
Nannette "Nan" Wahleithner
Lincoln, California
Dear Marvin,
As a guy who doesn't buy exotic cars, million-dollar boats, or has someone who buys my wardrobe for me, I look to your publication for information about cigars. Your June issue had a lot of info about Cuban cigars and I really enjoyed it.
I smoked my first Cohiba, a gift from my dad, when I finished grad school. It was a mindblower. Once I had one, I never could smoke anything else. Even today, I still enjoy a Coronas Especiales, and I've smoked every brand of Cuban cigar since then; but the quality has changed. I have about 30 boxes of Cubans in my humidor, some from the late 1980s to mid-'90s and some newer ones. The difference between the older ones and the newer ones is huge! The article about the quality of the current Cuban products is correct. Although brands such as Cohiba, Montecristo and Partagas are nicely constructed and burn beautifully, the newer ones all smoke the same. They are good, at best. Even the Cohiba Esplendido, a cigar by which all others were compared, has changed. I smoke at least 15 cigars per week, some of them Cubans, yet my favorite is the Nicaraguan Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series Maduro Torpedo.
I have experienced the difficult draw, the ammonia odor and the bland taste in the past few years with some Cuban purchases that I've made. My cigars with five to 10 years of box age are noticeably better. With all of the fakes out there, I wonder if today's Cuban cigar is really worth the hassle. I have several boxes of the new Edicion Limitadas and the cigars are good smokes, but hopefully will get much better with several years of aging. The jury is out on Cuban cigars, in my opinion. I look to your publication to continue to lead the way with advice, reviews and suggestions regarding enjoying the ever-changing world of fine cigars.
Lou Iadone
Walden, New York
Dear Marvin,
As the editor of a magazine that I believe stands for, among other things, personal liberty and freedom, and against intrusive government, I think you need to make better choices for writers of the Insights politics section. In both your February and April issues the columns were, in my opinion, against the above principles.
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...November 2012 presented my paper in Vancouver, B.C.
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Pa. State Police troopers stretched like rubberband
The pinch on the Pennsylvania State Police isn't letting up any time soon, in spite of the governor's plan to put another 380 troopers on patrol.
Imagine owning a company that could have 4,689 employees and being stuck with almost 500 vacancies.
That's the reality for the department, which is seeing the demands on its troopers rising as local governments nix their police departments and opt for state police coverage instead.
Commissioner Frank Noonan says 12 municipalities disbanded their police forces last year, and ten others scaled back their coverage hours.
"As municipalities see this as a way to cut costs, and everybody's looking to cut costs, it's like stretching a rubber band, and the State Police gets stretched," he said.
Noonan says he's looking for a solution, but he's not endorsing a policy of charging municipalities a fee for relying solely on state police.
The governor has proposed funding the training of 290 new cadets, and freeing up another 90 troopers. But the department faces the prospect of more than 1,000 troopers being eligible to retire this summer, introducing another element of uncertainty into how the agency deploys its force.
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I know it sounds silly; but These are the first of my collection of redeemed Beanie Babies. Cute?
They now part of the Management and Sales Staff of my shops.
Sorry, Not for sale not even in the shop.
The Third Bear from the left "Your's Truly (lilac with crown on chest) Is now CEO of Minor Holler started back in March 2013.
No we are not official with anyone but someday when we get the funds will be a corporation. Your's Truly as TY named him is in charge of the Bears, The Cats and Dogs. There will be 4 parts to the corporation when it finally comes to Life. Now it has only one employe and they do not even get paid. Still in the planning but we have started on the march and have now 26 positions ready for use when the funds come in.
Will update you sometime after that.
Any ideas what job the other bears need?
Which bear for which position?
Also if you are a game let me know which one of these you would put in which position of management and Sales. Bears only. Thanks.
Help me to give Jobs to the one left.
Star Spangled Bear - Minor Holler
Old glory - The Bible Ministry
USA The Bear - MCL better known as Mountain Country Living
The Board Room Caretaker
Addison The Bear with a ball on chest
These are still needing jobs. Help if you will.
Twigs - The Yellow Giraffe
Claude The Crab
Princess - x4
Chocolate converted to Carob x4 - They are the Sweets around here. Payday
Peanut x4 that is how many I have and how many corporations that we will have - The Treasury The money that comes in.
Runner x2 - He Kills Cobras (snakes Good one to keep the enemy out)
Sarge - The Runner for MCL
Tuffy - The Dog is one of the Runners for TBM
Bridget The Curly pink dog
Gigi the curly black dog
Pup's N Kisses Pup is pink and in charge of MCL office with two sewing machines. (2 Derby's with yarn main.)
The Heart in Pup's mouth is Jacob's Ladder with Faith as the base and Charity the top round of the ladder.
Cats - The Law's of Health
Blizzard the wild cat
Red White and Blue 3 Bears - Grounds in three parts
Holler 1 red Holler 2 is white and The Forrest of trees are blue For the blue ridge mountains. with Baldy the Eagle as Grounds keeper for the birds.
The Green House Gardens -
Ground animals
Squarmy the worm
Inch the worm
Peek-a-Boo the Turtle
Stretch - PR
Mac The Cardnial
Rocket The Blue Jay
Early - The Bible Ministry
Jake the Duck (Mallard)
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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as)
Turkish translation of An in-depth explanation of Quranic verses 20-21 of Surah An-Nisaa, by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih IV (ra) in Urdu and Arabic. Class no. 23, recorded on February 17, 1996.
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Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes can identify people who have a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. If a positive DNA mutation is discovered in one person, other family members can be tested to determine if they also carry a BRCA mutation.
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However, not everyone who has their DNA tested for BRCA mutations gets clear results. There are times when the genetic tests show variants of uncertain significance (VUS) that have undefined risks of cancer. Individuals found to have these VUS cannot benefit from individualized cancer risk assessment that comes from a positive test result. In addition, a VUS cannot be used to determine risks of cancer among relatives of the tested individual.
Recently, scientists from around the world collaborated on developing a new model to help understand the clinical meaning of some of the known VUS in the BRCA genes. The model mathematically combines multiple lines of evidence to produce a number (or score), called the posterior probability. This probability score reflects the result from calculations that measure the chance that a VUS is or is not likely to be a real BRCA mutation or a harmless difference.
This new model is helping people who have VUS better understand their personal risk. However, more research is needed to understand all the variants as they are discovered. The field of genetics is evolving every day, so look for updates to this from Mayo Clinic.
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Hello all. Once again I want to post a few thoughts on some observations from some little, mostly unnoticed Pacer strategies from games 2 & 3, both of which I missed parts of due to work. However, I saw enough things that I havent seen discussed yet on here that I wanted to bring them up, and to ask a question or 2 of my own for those who have an eye for things like this.
I mentioned in my analysis of game 1 that a big question I had going into game 2 was: How would we would handle success in the opener? I was disappointed but not overly surprised that we fell in this instance by coming out a little flat and lethargic. To be good, a team not only has to develop the toughness to handle adversity, but the concentration and maturity to handle success. We failed that handling success part of it, but bounced right back in game 3 with a road win. Now, our team is back home for a few days before playing again on Tuesday night....will we learn anything?
In the game against New Orleans, I actually thought we got decent shots for the most part, but failed to recognize why that was. Against the sagging New Orleans defense, we took open perimeter shots, but what we didnt realize is the reason we were open is that New orleans thought we couldnt make a high percentage, and they were right. Those long range misses led to easier baskets on the other end, and failed to pressure the interior defense of the Hornets, particularly the poor defending Peja. Our guys have got to learn the difference between taking a GOOD shot, and taking a GOOD ENOUGH shot. I thought with a little more patience we'd have been much more effective against the Hornets.
The thing I took from this game the most however from a strategic standpoint was our defending of the Hornets pick and roll. For big parts of this game, the Pacers tried to trap the ballhandler, and I absolutely LOVE that idea....its exactly what Id do against the Hornets and most every other team in the league. Unfortunately, we werent very good at it. Our trappers didnt attack the ballhandler hard enough and let him dribble out of it at times, and our rotations away from the ball were slower and more unsure than id expect. It looked like the pacers had decided to trap that screen/roll sometime before on gameday, and hadnt properly practiced it or prepared the team enough. I hope however that we go back to it, because that in my view is the single best way, most consistent way, to play that defensively....it wasnt the idea, it was the execution of it that was bad.
In game 3 against the Knicks, I was very happy RC decided to stick with the same lineup, after calling out Harrington and Granger a little bit after the loss. I think its fine to use the media to your advantage to send a message, but then you have to play those guys to see if it got through or not. Clearly, I thought not just those 2 but the rest of the squad was more focused and energetic, although I'm not sure our level of play was all that different, just our intensity. Interestingly, I think it was a different kind of mental game on RC's part to be critical of in my guess are 2 of the most well liked guys in the locker room (just my guess about that.) That reminded me of my coaching days when I really would get on a popular, tough minded kid very hard at times, not just to be mean to him but to get thru to the rest of the players, who maybe couldnt mentally take the criticism as well as that other tougher player. For instance, RC mildly being critical of Jackson, Oneal, Sarunas, or Harrison in the press might have an entirely different reaction by the team and the individual players than doing the same thing to Harrington and Granger. As a matter of fact, I wouldnt be surprised if that entire episode was staged just a bit.....meaning RC might have forewarned Harrington and / or Danny he was going to do that. I'm not positive about any of that, but it makes sense to me, and if its true I think its a very clever ploy by Carlisle to do things like that.
The strategic moves in this game were the playing of the zone defense and the offensive scheme in the second half. (I missed the first half and only listened on the radio while driving home). I'll get to the zone in a minute, but for now lets talk about the Pacers half court offense a little, and the "Isiah" factor for the Knicks.
I'd already charted out and drawn the Pacers favorite set play from games 1 & 2....the "screen the screener flex action" along the baseline out of a pairs set, with a flare screen outside for our point guard. We ran that a ton of times in both the first 2 games, and I can only assume we ran it alot in the first half of game 3. However, to begin the 3rd quarter the Pacers ran a wing screen/roll for Tinsley and Harrington out of a very creative yet basic box set. This was easy for me to draw, because the Pacers ran this 5 straight times to begin the half, and numerous times the rest of the game, eventually expanding it to the other side of the floor and using different players. If I had a telestrator it would be easier to describe, but let me say it was effective in its design. How it worked for Harrington was that he recieved a diagonal downscreen himself, causing the Knicks defense to have to react to that action. Then, Harrington would continue his flash to the basketball and set a middle ballscreen for Tinsley (once again using the principle of screen the screener that RC loves so much). Anyway, the key to this screen being so effective is harrington really sprinting hard to the screen, leaving the man trying to guard him trailing it, and in no position to hedge very hard on Tinsley coming to the middle of the floor. Tinsley was great at going to the middle, and then hitting Harrington on the "fade" after ballscreening, ending up somewhere on the right wing area. Tinsley repeatedly passed the ball back to the wide open Harrington for a variety of open shots, including one 3 pointer in a very quick span.
The Pacers eventually began running this to the other side of the floor as well, with a variety of ballhandlers and JO as the screener. Again, the bewildered Knick defense had no answer, as we scored almost every time we ran this particular set play. To his credit, RC kept "picking the scab", running it over and over and over until the Knicks finally adjusted.
Finally, after seeing this for about 18 minutes or so, Isiah finally had his guards push the ballhandler toward the baseline and away from the screen when we ran this. This happened somewhere in the mid 4th quarter, and at this point we had ran it lots in this quarter too, with Sarunas as the ballhandler in this case. This adjustment actually worked a couple of times, as Runi was forced to break the play off and try and create something unplanned. Unfortunately for New York, the stupidly fouled Sarunas a couple different times, and when we were forced to take a bad shot out of this play ( a rare occasion), it was those possessions where Granger got offensive rebounds for us.
So, after 3 games, the Pacers have shown in my mind 2 signature plays so far. These are plays apparently the Pacers can "hang their hat on" it would appear. You may remember me starting a thread a few months ago wondering what set play would become our bread and butter play, apparently these are 2 of them so far.
For those of you who saw us in the zone more than I did, please if possible in this thread tell me how we looked in it, how we were aligned, who was playing, and how did the zone shift? I suggested in a zone thread earlier in the summer a 3-2 point zone used alot back in the day by Dr Tom Davis at Iowa....I assume we didnt actually use my exact idea, but I am curious what we exactly did from a technical standpoint, and how we looked doing it.
As we go into the second week, its important that we keep being positive about this team, and start developing some patience....we are a work in progress but I basically like what I see so far. Clearly, we have a long way to go, but the enthusiasm, teamwork, and the coaching adjustments of the Pacers have me intrigued about this team's potential, while being realistic with my expectations. We need to grow up a little as a team and win this first home game back, which I think we will. I can tell you that my gambler friend who I mentioned in my last thread called to make sure I was aware of his "first game back home after a road trip theory" with the pacers, and how they lost a lot of games in that circumstance last season. Its time we show we can play well twice in a row, and put some wins against these bad teams in the bank while we can.
As always, all this is JMO.


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The ABCs of XML - Part 3: XSLT
This article provides more of what you need to know to survive in the world of connected data by introducing the XSLT programming language, which brings the benefits of XML to industrial automation applications.
By John T. Sever, President, Cascade Controls
XML data is increasingly prevalent in the world of industrial automation. System vendors provide options for data interchange through XML, and industry organizations adopt XML as a standard for data transport, such as the OPC Foundation's OPC XML-DA specification. Still, many front-line automation engineers find no benefit to old data restructured in XML alone. The benefits they seek may be found in technologies designed to support, consume and manipulate XML data. One such technology from the World Wide Web Consortium is a language specifically designed for transforming or restructuring an XML document into something else. The eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) is a simple, yet powerful language that can bring enormous benefit to those willing to learn it.
The ABCs of XML: Part I
In this article, I will introduce the basics of XSLT through an example derived from an actual customer request. My coverage of the topic will be limited by the space available in this format however, I hope to awaken interest in a technology that might otherwise be overlooked and thereby give to some, a hint of the benefits waiting to be uncovered.
The Project
My customer maintains a large DeltaV automation system in an FDA-qualified environment. The customer would like a tool that simplifies daily demands of managing a large configuration. Such a tool, we have determined, is most easily developed around a relational database. Therefore we must transfer the configuration from control system to database in a structure that best supports the requirements of this tool.
A prototype of this tool is under development using Microsoft Access 2003 because of its built-in features for reporting and rapid application development. One such feature is the ability to import XML data through the File menu (File/Get External Data/Import), allowing the application of an XSLT transform before importing. This feature imports element-normal XML data by creating new tables with structures based upon those found in the XML document. The user optionally may choose to append data to existing tables following a set of mapping rules that match table and field names to element names in the XML document.
Restructure XML data or transform XML into an alternate text format.
The Transformation
Unfortunately, the XML structure of a DeltaV configuration does not match the desired data structures to meet our analysis requirements, so the raw XML data must be restructured or transformed into a different XML structure better suited to the customer's requirements. Before learning the benefits of XSLT, I would have solved this problem by writing VBA code to load the XML document and programmatically walk the tree of nodes, adding new records to database tables using either the DAO or ADO object models. The XSLT solution presented here requires less code, is more robust, easier to develop, easier to maintain and modify, and is significantly faster than the VBA solution.
The XSLT style sheet restructures the XML for importing control modules and their parameters (See Sample Files). By dissecting this style sheet, I will explain basic XSLT concepts, while explaining solutions to common data structure problems.
Before reading on, get familiar with the basic structure of a DeltaV XML file. Notice that each control module is defined in a <module> element that has attributes for tag, plant_area, category, user and time. Also review the <attribute> and <attribute_instance> elements that are children of a <module> element.
Style Sheet as Transformation
The top element in an XSLT transformation must be the <xsl:stylesheet> element, and it must include a version attribute and the namespace declaration. An XSLT transformation is also an XML document, and therefore it must have a single top level element <xsl:stylesheet>. This element must include the namespace http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform, and it must have a version attribute. By convention, the namespace is generally assigned the xsl: prefix used throughout the document to distinguish XSLT language elements from literal output.
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When RKO Radio unwisely decided to separate producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur after their success with Cat People and I Walked With a Zombie, Lewton continued on with protégés Mark Robson and Robert Wise, but Tourneur struggled for awhile until he had a crack at a true "A" production, the noir classic Out of the Past.
Robert Mitchum toplines as Jeff Bailey, whose entire life seems one unending series of bad breaks; Jane Greer stars as Kathy, who makes sure Jeff never has the hope of an even chance; and Kirk Douglas, at his most memorably slimy as the syndicate boss Whit, keeps Jeff firmly under his thumb.
The rich black and white cinematography by the great Nick Musuraca and typically high gloss RKO production values make this one of the most complex and satisfying of all 40s noirs; those who have never seen it should make it their business to see it immediately.
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CVC Highlight: Insulin therapy for diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats: Ensuring your chances of success
Following is a practical list (FDA-approved manufacturer's labels may be different) of options for insulin therapy. Veterinary-formulated insulin products (ProZinc—Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica; Vetsulin—Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health; Vetsulin is not currently available) are 40 U. Human-formulated insulin products are 100 U. It is imperative to match the product concentration to the appropriate syringe.Short acting
Regular insulin—only used in sick diabetic patients
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The use of compounded insulin products is highly controversial. The perceived advantages of compounded insulin are lower cost, greater availability, a wide range of concentrations, and great customer service. That being said, there has been strong resistance to their use from veterinary specialists, who recommend against their use. (Anecdotally, these specialists have had problems with these products.)
An extensive study involving evaluation on a monthly basis of 12 compounded PZI insulin products and one from a manufacturer was conducted to help put an end to the speculation about these insulin products.1 Two vials from each batch were sent for testing every two months for four months (one blinded, one original). Many of the compounded products were found to have low potency, extremely high interlot variability, incorrect pH, free insulin in the supernatant, and incorrect zinc content. These findings support those specialists that recommend that compounded insulin should not be used.


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Basically it is an RFT spring tank driven by a Doepfer A-199 module. Much bigger space, much wider spectrum, much better than Accutronics imho. Audio: It's a basic sequence with the Vermona DRM-1 put on multi channels sent to the Spring Reverb. Changing Emphasis and Feedback here and there on the Doepfer A-199 module, changing the filter on the snare at the solo, and finally, slapping the rack hard in the end. :) It's just wonderful. Everyone should forget vst reverbs – for a while at least. This thing sounds so unpredictable, so different every time, so alive… I have done some phased and hi-lowpassed feedback and send-return business too, really shouldn't waste words trying to describe those sounds…" – Hargitai András
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What a terrific test of the bulls. They survived a French downgrade. They survived a hideous loss and scandal at Hewlett-Packard (HPQ). They triumphed over an amazingly weak quarter at Best Buy (BBBY). And best of all, they beat back a huge, futures-led decline after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the obvious, that he couldn't revive an economy that drives over a fiscal cliff.
How were we able to rally so effectively? Simple: First, the potential cease-fire in the Middle East removed an oil overhang that can always kill any rally in its tracks. Second, we are now getting a picture of a U.S. economy that's stronger -- not weaker -- than expected, largely because of the resurgent housing market....157 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Eisenhower State Park to Celebrate Golden Anniversary
DENISON, Texas — Exhibitions, fly-casting demonstrations, star-gazing, ranger-led hikes and children's programs will highlight Eisenhower State Park's 50th birthday celebration on Saturday, May 17.
This year's celebration will be attended by several dignitaries, including State Rep. Larry Phillips of Sherman, who will be on hand for the rededication of the park at 11 a.m. in the Recreation Hall, according to Park Superintendent Paul Kisel. A flag-raising by a Boy Scout color guard will kick off the event, followed by the recognition of dignitaries and a speech by Phillips.
Kisel said it is his understanding that when the state park first opened, people camped out and frequented the marina, but there were few park structures. The campgrounds and most facilities weren't built until the 1960s, he said.
The grand opening of the popular North Texas park May 18, 1958, lasted nine days and was attended by Earl Eisenhower, the brother of then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was in the middle of his second term. While the campgrounds were only in the planning stage in those days, the marina on Lake Texoma was open.
Now, as then, Lake Texoma and Eisenhower State Park remain a major recreational draw for people of North Texas, especially those living in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
"Fifty years ago, Eisenhower State Park was a park name only. But it has always been a large, family-oriented park on a lake with vast recreational potential," Kisel said. "People can bring anything from a kayak to a 60-foot cruiser to enjoy the lake, which is renowned for its stripers and catfish."
Today, the state park boasts more than 180 campsites, 35 screened shelters, a group camp with pavilion, and the air-conditioned and heated Recreation Hall that can be rented overnight or just for the day. The Eisenhower Yacht Club is operated by LJH Corp. under a lease from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The park also features a 10-acre section devoted to minibikes and ATV (all-terrain vehicles) use.
The 426-acre state park is located about 5 miles north of Denison and 75 miles north of Dallas. It bears the name of the former president, who was born in 1890 in Denison.
For more information about the 50th anniversary celebration or Eisenhower State Park, call (903) 465-1956.
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Hi guys thanks for taking the time to read this, and hopefully someone can help/shed some light for me!
Im a fairly new LHBH player (8 months) and im having trouble with left hand dog leg holes (trying to anhyzer or flick) anyone have tips or anything to help me with that? also could use some help on windy situations as well. i use innova discs so if you know of specific discs i should be using for these shots please add those as well.
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Response Shift in Patient Expectations and Functional Outcome
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified September 2006 by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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First received: February 8, 2006
Last updated: September 11, 2006
Last verified: September 2006
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of elective lumbar spinal surgery as it relates to shifting patient expectations for outcome. Patients undergoing elective posterior spinal surgery for degenerative conditions of the spine at SWCHSC will be evaluated.
|Spinal Injuries
|Behavioral: Perceived outcome by both patient and physician
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Defined Population
Time Perspective: Longitudinal
Time Perspective: Retrospective/Prospective
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|Response Shift in Patient Expectations and Functional Outcome Following Posterior Lumbar Spinal Surgery for Degenerative Spinal Disorders
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MedlinePlus related topics: Spine Injuries and DisordersU.S. FDA Resources
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients with a diagnosis of a degenerative condition of the lumbar spine undergoing posterior lumbar spinal surgery at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
- Patients who have had previous lumbar surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Traumatic or neoplastic surgical conditions of the lumbar spine
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Kate has an extensive career in conservation. After graduating from Yale Law School, she was a public lands attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of NWF. She then moved to Colorado to become the Director of the Public Lands Program at the Land and Water Fund of the Rockies (now Western Resource Advocates). Kate serves on the boards of several environmental organizations. Her work at NWF focuses on public lands and energy policy.


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Maybe the Devas came down for a visit.dhamma follower wrote:salmon wrote:retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
I suspect it's the blurry orange things that are allegedly devas?
That's what I think they are...you can vaguely see the details of a "being"...however, they look strangely Thai!!
Indeed !
Or may be the otherway around. The Thai has their Buddhist art based on vision such this.


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By the way, regarding Grindhouse...
US VS. JOHN LENNON: i guess an interesting documentary, can't say i really learned a whole lot but it was good.
MAN OF THE YEAR: sweet jesus, worse than i imagined... i went in thinking it'd be like watching a car wreck...
anybody seen FIRST SNOW yet? that and LOOKOUT are on my list...
This is the darkest timeline.
I plan on seeing it again when I can, so I'll take notes the second time around.
Barely knows anyone at this school
Right that's why I said:
Ok all these spoiler tags are making me want to go see it.
Avenging Angelo - A Stallone flick I ran into recently...finally had the chance to watch it...it's not action...its not thriller...i don't really know the identity of the movie...but it might have been better than Rocky Balboa? Depends on how much you like mobster flicks....
Little Miss Sunshine
I liked it
Knocked Up
A follow up to 40 Year Old Virgin (not a sequel though) coming out in June. It's funnier than Virgin, I swear.
Perfect Stranger
The GF dragged me too it, and it was horrible. There was no flow to it at all. It cruised right along, badly I might add, trying to submit twists to make you think you know who the killer is, then isn't, and so forth, then just ends.
Very good movie. Most of the characters were fictionalized, but it still was very good. RFK's speeches that they aired were poignant.
"Grease 2"
One of the worst movies ever made. End of story. Period.
"Rocky Balboa"
Enjoyable. Somewhat anti-climactic. A better end to the Rocky franchise than that piece of crap fifth movie was. The whole getting into shape and training seemed rushed.
If you like monster/zombie/alien movies, then you'll like this one.
The Neverending Story
Mr. Holland's Opus
Project X
Big Nothing - didn't have much idea going into the movie - but was definitely entertaining.
I've seen several movies lately.
"Disturbia" - it was OK, but I felt old watching it. Would have enjoyed it more when I was 16 years old.
"The Hoax" - very good. Gere's performance was excellent and it was an enjoyable to watch.
"Fracture" Ryan Gosling is a fantastic actor and he is very good in this movie. Anthony Hopkins is always good. Plot was OK. Movie was pretty good, and it was fun to watch the actors, but the plot was just OK.
Of these three movies, I'd rank them this way.
1) Hoax
2) Fracture
3) Distubia
Hot Fuzz. I had a great time watching this one and will pick it up on DVD. Bravo to the creator(s) for giving it a plot, and not just a series of jokes with filler.
I did a double feature last week before some job interviews to calm me down.
First was Hot Fuzz which was fantastic. These guys truly know how to make a parody movie but of course I knew that having seen, and loved, Shaun of the dead!.
After that we went to see Aqua Teen Hunger force which was great, though it's probably nothing more than a 90 minute episode. The beginning though is the best thing I've ever seen dealing with how to act in a theater
United 93, Pretty decent. NOT a good idea to watch right before you have to go get on a packed flight the next morning.
You tend to watch everyone around you with a little more suspicion.
You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....
"Casino Royale" - I'm not a James Bond fan (at all!!!), but I liked this one. Wow! He actually can bleed!!!
"Letters From Iwo Jima" - Pretty good movie, expected a few more of those epic scenes which made the first and the last 25 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan" so impressive.
"Deja Vu" - Typical Bruckenheimer. Several flaws in the plot I think. Anyway, nothing special ... like the girl though .
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Watched it on DVD and as funny as i thought it was the first time 'round, i watched it this time with a couple of friends: one speaks hebrew and the other speaks czech. enhanced the movie quite a bit - a lot of jokes people that don't speak those languages never get. its a recommended viewing experience if you can find such people.
This is the darkest timeline.
Children of Men: It was a pretty good movie. Hard to understand some of the lines b/c of the accents. I didn't know what the movie was about when I decided to watch it, but it was pretty intriguing.


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NEW YORK -- New York Times Co. Chief Executive Officer Mark Thompson is taking a cue from subscription services like Netflix in a bid to transform the publisher into an Internet company that relies less on advertising.
In an interview Thursday, Thompson said the creation of new digital products and services was based in part on company research, which showed an appetite for lower-priced plans and specialized subscriptions for coverage of areas such as politics and technology. There are potential customers "numbering in the many hundreds of thousands," he said.
"It's the single most important thing we're doing in the company," he said of the digital strategy, speaking by phone after the company's quarterly earnings announcement Thursday morning. The move signals a shift toward a subscription-based model that relies less on advertising, much like online video providers such as Hulu or Netflix.
"That's a fair characterization, but that doesn't mean we're turning away from advertising," Thompson said. "That will still be very important to us."
Times Co.'s stock gained 5 percent to $9.45 at the close Thursday in New York. The shares have gained 11 percent this year.
In addition to cheaper plans, Times Co. expects to produce a higher-end package that would provide broader access to online features and let subscribers attend New York Times events, a fast-growing area for the company. For example, the company held its Energy for Tomorrow Conference Thursday at its headquarters building in Manhattan.
Current online pricing plans range from $15 to $35 a month, depending on how many devices the reader plans to use.
Thompson's new strategy, slated to roll out in late 2013 and early 2014, also will include more online videos and games, building on the success of the Times' crossword application.
Thompson, who took the helm last November, is counting on revenue from content to make up for an industrywide decline in print advertising -- once the Times' cash cow. Last year, revenue from subscriptions overtook the publisher's ad sales for the first time. Still, advertising continues to drop faster than circulation sales are growing.
"The reality of the New York Times is they are moving away from ad dollars," said Kannan Venkateshwar, a media analyst at Barclays in New York. "Thompson wants an HBO or a Netflix model, which means growing content revenues as opposed to ad revenues."
Advertising dropped more than 11 percent to $191.2 million in the first quarter, while subscription sales rose 6.5 percent to $241.8 million, the company said today.
Total revenue fell 2 percent from a year earlier to $465.9 million, missing analysts' estimates of $470.5 million on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Excluding some items, profit was 4 cents a share, matching estimates.
While the company is selling more ads online, they don't command the kind of rates that print ads once did. That's forced the company to rely more on subscription revenue. The Times' so- called paywall, enacted in 2011, has encouraged Internet users to sign up for subscriptions. Paying readers climbed to 676,000 at the end of March, a 45 percent gain from a year earlier.
In a bid to streamline its operations, the company has refocused on its flagship media brand over the past two years. It has sold assets unrelated to the New York Times newspaper, including About.com, its regional newspapers and a stake in the Boston Red Sox baseball franchise.
The company is currently in the process of selling its Boston Globe unit and rebranding the International Herald Tribune as the International New York Times. After the sale of the Globe, the company will solely consist of the Times newspaper and related assets.
Net income fell 93 percent to $3.14 million, or 2 cents a share, from $42.1 million, or 28 cents, a year earlier. One-time gains in the first quarter of 2012, such as the sale of the company's stake in Fenway Sports Group, bolstered profit in that period.


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The amount of information on this forum is overwhelming; it's great but I would like some guidance before I get completely lost.
First, some information about myself. I come from a conservative Christian background (Orthodoxy) but have always held less that conservative views in certain aspects. Most of this differences were in how Christianity was practiced. I always felt the need to be first kind, then right but in my own congregation it was usually opposite, e.g. if you do something wrong during the service, you would usually be told off by someone in congregation. Not uncommon for Orthodoxy, but painful for me to see. I am not great in Theology and have spent around 4 years in my parish before I grew completely disenchanted by the religion. At the same time, my views evolved to something I can only guess is more close to Buddhism than to anything else. Currently, I am on a quest to verifying this, but I have little idea of where to start.
I was first introduced to Buddhism through the works of Ajahn Brahm, mostly through his video talks and podcasts and it stunned how close many of his views are to my heart. I have also recently attended a Zen Buddhism centre in Toronto, Ontario.
[b]Now to the meat of the question: what do I need to learn to start practicing Theravada Buddhism by myself? I have not found any congregations around Toronto. Do I give idea and give Zen a shot? Or can I get away by learning some theoretical aspects and then visit Theravada places of practice infrequently and work on practical aspects by myself?[\b]
I am especially concerned about meditation, since this seems to be something that takes some showing to learn. Any advice will be appreciated.
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This box of Lotte Sasha Chocolate is the last of my Asian goodies from Emma and Jason. No worries if you want to read more Asian candy reviews here – I've still got a few more Japanese treats from Nana and Justin to write up.
A quick googling shows that Sasha Chocolate refers to the unique and pretty way Lotte's chosen to package this chocolate. My box had 16 individually wrapped rectangles made of wavy chocolate stripes of green, brown, and white.
I'm only guessing that these are matcha flavored. I recognized the character for tea on the box, and they've got that distinctive pea green color of matcha. Plus they're from Japan, so matcha seems like a good educated guess.
I could feel the individual threads of chocolate break when I bit into the chocolate, though the rectangle broke as a whole with a sharp solid snap. It had a smooth and creamy melt. The texture was somewhat thick, but it didn't linger and coat my tongue like some extra thick milk chocolates do.
The chocolate flavor was quite pleasant – lightly sweet with fruity overtones that hit high notes against the milk chocolate undertones. The finish had a hint of lightly bitter herbal grassiness, which was the only clue that it was tea flavored chocolate.
I liked these more than I thought I would. I haven't liked matcha-flavored chocolates in the past, but these won me over because they went easy on the matcha and were easy on the eyes. An OM.


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Monday, September 25, 2017
Infectious Diseases
Staph infection
A co-worker had hernia surgery and contacted a very severe case of staph infection. She was allowed to return to work wearing a drainage bag and then ended up back in the hospital becasue the infection got worse. She has now returned to work and is wearing an electric pump that is pumping from the surgery incision. We share the same computer, phone, desk etc... I am concerned about catching staph. Should she be allowed to return to work wearing that pump? How contagious is she if at all? We work in inpatient psychiatric acute care and she is in admitting.
One of the most common causes of skin and soft tissue infections, especially after trauma or surgery, is Staphylococcus aureus or "staph". We know that this organism can be spread by contact, either direct contact with an infected patient or by indirect contact with their environment. It appears that your co-worker is wearing a wound vacuum which contains the wound and she has probably also been on antibiotics. Both these will reduce the risk of transmission. It would be prudent for both of you to frequently wash your hands with soap and water or, preferably, use alcohol hand rub. You could also periodically clean your work space with alcohol or an antiseptic wipe to reduce the chance of transmission of the staph bacteria from the environment.
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Women's soccer team earns 2013 NSCAA Gold Award
The women's soccer team was one of only 26 teams
in the country to be honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (NSCAA) with the prestigious NSCAA Ethics/Sportsmanship Gold
Award for 2013. The Gold Award is regarded as one of the most difficult
awards to earn from the NSCAA.
The Muskingum women were the only team from the
Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) to achieve the Gold Award, which
encompasses all National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions, all
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics divisions and all
National Junior College Athletic Association divisions.
Muskingum, under the guidance of Head Coach Mary
Beth Caudill, who also serves as president of the Ohio Collegiate Soccer
Association, has been honored with either the Gold or Silver Award in
12 of the last 15 years.To be recognized with the Gold Award, a team
cannot receive any Red Cards or Yellow Cards during the season.
The 2013 season was a memorable one for the team,
as they set the school record for best start in program history, set
the mark for longest unbeaten streak at home and notched their most wins
since 2001.
Furthermore, Coach Caudill won her 100th career
game at Marietta College on October 15 to become just the ninth women's
soccer coach in OAC history to achieve that milestone.
Muskingum will receive the award at the annual NSCAA Convention on January 16 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Dr. Vivian Wagner Named National Advisor of the Year
Dr. Vivian Wagner, Assistant Professor of Journalism, has been awarded the Sheridan Barker Advisor of the Year Award by the Society of Collegiate Journalists (SCJ). The award, selected from over 100 active chapters nationwide, recognizes exceptional dedication and performance of a student media and SCJ advisor.
Dr. Wagner, a member of the English Department Faculty at Muskingum, teaches classes in the print media area of the Journalism program. She advises the student newspaper, The Black and Magenta, as well as the College's Chapter of SCJ. During her service as advisor to the B & M, the paper and its student writers and editors have received several awards, including the Society of Collegiate Journalists Mark of Excellence as one of the top three non-daily student newspapers in a region that includes Ohio, Michigan and Western Pennsylvania.
Speaking of the Sheridan Barker awards, Dr. Wagner said, "What I love about advising are the students. They take a lot of ownership in what they do – and they have a lot of freedom. I don't see myself as a censor, but as a teacher and guide. The journalism field is changing rapidly and young professionals need to develop good interviewing and writing skills, and to always be curious."
The national award continues a noteworthy academic year for Dr. Wagner. In fall 2005, the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists honored her work, A Voice for Migrant Women, which profiled Monica Ramirez, one of the few attorneys in the United States who specialized in gender discrimination against farmwomen.
Dr. Wagner has extensive experience as a freelance journalist and writer of literary criticism and creative nonfiction. Recent academic publications include "Unsettling Oz: Technological Anxieties in the Novels of L. Frank Baum; in The Lion and the Unicorn, "Under the Gun" in The Pinch, and "Germs and Utopia" in Genre. Her journalism articles have appeared in many regional and national publications, including American Profile, The Ohio State Alumni Magazine, The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer, and the Daily Jeffersonian.
"Dr. Wagner has been unflagging in her devotion to her students and to our national organization," writes Dr. William Reuhlmann, SCJ Executive Director and Professor of Communications at Virginia Wesleyan University, who nominated Dr. Wagner. "Advisors don't do their jobs with an eye toward awards. It's a position that offers more 'brickbats' than 'valentines.' Vivian Wagner is a role model of why one does this. She cares about the students, their academics, and the issues related to responsible journalism. She is a rising star nationally. She's remarkable."
Dr. Wagner joined the Muskingum faculty in 2003. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Irvine, her master's degree from The Ohio State University, and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
The Society for Collegiate Journalists is a national honor society of collegiate mass communications. Founded in 1909, it is the nation's oldest organization designed solely to support students who wish to become journalists. The purpose of SCJ is to improve the practice of responsible journalism on the campus and to prepare students for professional careers after graduation.
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