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"When You Wish Upon a Star", "Whistle While You Work", "The Happiest Place on Earth", these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. So when Roy Disney, chairman of Walt Disney Animation and nephew of founder Walt Disney, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves through the entertainment industry, corporate boardrooms, theme parks, and living rooms around the world, everywhere that Disney does business and its products are cherished.
DisneyWar is the breathtaking, dramatic inside story of what drove America's best-known entertainment company to civil war, told by one of our most acclaimed writers and reporters.
Here, too, is the creative process that lies at the heart of Disney, from the making of The Lion King to Pirates of the Caribbean. Even as the executive suite has been engulfed in turmoil, Disney has worked, and sometimes clashed, with a glittering array of stars, directors, designers, artists, and producers, many of whom tell their stories here for the first time.
Stewart describes how Eisner lost his chairmanship and why he felt obliged to resign as CEO, effective 2006. No other book so thoroughly penetrates the secretive world of the corporate boardroom. DisneyWar is an enthralling tale of one of America's most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them.
DisneyWar is an epic achievement. In its sudden twists, its vivid, larger-than-life characters, and its thrilling climax, it tells a story that might itself have been the subject of a Disney animated classic, except that it's all true.
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"Stewart has an astonishing story to tell. His notable accomplishment is that he tells it so well. The book is hypnotically absorbing." (Publishers Weekly)
"The Bottom Line"
There are seven indisputable technical errors in this audiobook: two in the first download; two in the second; and three in the third. However, they happen so fast and are so quickly corrected that you won't even linger on them. I resisted downloading this book for a week because of the previous reviews, but I have to say now that I'm so glad I bought it. It is, quite simply, a remarkable work, one that will grab you by the guts and drag you along. To say that there are "50" errors, as a previous reviewer stated, is hyperbole. The reader does pause occasionally, but none of those pauses lasts for more than three seconds, and they certainly don't affect the experience. If you download DisneyWar, you won't be disappointed.
"Utterly fascinating"
Some reviews focused on issues with the editing, but I found any errors to be very minor and not at all distracting. The book itself was incredibly interesting and very well laid out. Furthermore, the narrator did an excellent job. After 16 hours of listening I began to dread the that only 8 hours remained. What makes this story so fascinating is the amazing behind the scenes view which caused my repeated astonishment at the way these executives behave. The story is often uplifting as you hear early brainstorming sessions about potential movies such as The Lion King and The Sixth Sense. However, this is outdone by the descriptions of boardroom struggles, executive infighting and the vast sums of money that seem to fly around.
My preference for a good story is something totally unusual and not run of the mill stuff. Give me something I haven't heard before.
"AHHH! Left me hanging!"
I know the whole newspaper and media story of the Eisner era. I have many friends that worked at Disney during that time and told me some of the stories. But this gives you an insight from inside the offices point of view.
Talk about Pirates of the Caribbean, WOW! The whole network of people created by the influx of Hollywood deal riders injected into the Disney head by Eisner was like a pirate movie gone bad ... for the pirates! Nobody trusted one another especially true of Eisner himself. He would hire his friends and colleagues and after a certain period of time he'd start feeling like they were out for his job. The amount of lies and deceit on his part alone is staggering. Eisner couldn't tell the truth to save his black soul. I'm amazed Disney survived the Eisner era, maybe it was in spite of him.
The amount of arrogance displayed by Eisner and his recruitments towards each other launched infighting comparable to a third world nations' rebel coup of it's government. Everyone suspicious of everyone else in the coup. The leader constantly expecting that knife in the back from the dark corners of his regime, a product of his own paranoia.
The reason I've given this a lower rating is - the book was recorded without editing out the mistakes and rereads. In fact I don't think any of it was edited at all. So you end up with the same lines being read over again here and there thru out the book. I thought I was hitting the rewind button.
Another reason is this book was finished before Eisner was fired from Disney. I still want to hear how that all came down right up to, "Clear out your desk, dick head!" I felt short changed.
I will say this, it moved along and was as fascinating as any fictional story of this type. I didn't expect it to be. I think that it really happened makes it even more compelling. There are sharks in the water and they eat each other.
"Compelling read"
An amazing tale of the rise and fall of Disney during the Eisner era. A lot of detail here, including full blow-by-blow accounts of the Katzenberg and Ovitz fiascos.
It's largely critical of Eisner, but it does give him credit for much of the incredible success of the 80s. It essentially divides the Eisner years into two eras: during Wells' tenure as President, when everything Eisner touched turned to gold, and after Wells' death, when everything Eisner touched turned to lead. Makes you wonder where Disney would have been if Wells hadn't died so tragically.
The narrator is excellent. Overall, highly recommended for anyone who is interested in Disney and/or corporate politics.
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"Interesting, but I can't keep up!"
I found the book very interesting, and I enjoyed learning about all the machinations and plotting that went into some of my favourite movies and TV shows, but keeping up with the ins & outs of the executive-infighting and corporate-contract-battles was hard. Most of it went over my head. I can say however that Eisner does not come out of this smelling like a rose!
Overall I can't really complain, the title of the book is "Disney WAR" after all - but it was all too complicated for me to follow. Too many moving parts.
Regarding the technical glitches, they are minor. I agree that they should not be in there at all, it is a poor editing job, but they don't distract from the recording at all.
"Editing Nightmare"
I would love to give James B. Stewart's Disney War a five star rating. His work in compiling this important document is impeccable and I respected his effort and the final product. HOWEVER, the editing and narration of this book were nightmarish. Mispronunciations galore, but even worse we were subjected to passages repeated many times. Obviously the narrator was doing a couple of takes on certain sections and the editor left them all in for us to ponder. What a disgrace to an author's work. This audiobook is ludicrous.
"Captivating listen"
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in corporate America and/or the Walt Disney Co. in particular. After reading the initial reviews of this book from other listeners I almost didn't buy it. While there are some minor, very minor, problems with the audio book they are more than made up for by the dynamic reading this book has received.
The authors writing style is completely captivating and I found myself wanting the book to continue on even after the nearly 26 hours I had devoted to its reading.
This is a must-read!
"Fascinating expose, error-riddled production"
I enjoyed Mr. Stewart's startling portrait of Michael Eisner's tumultuous reign at Disney very much. However, this is easily the most error-filled audiobook I've yet encountered. While I didn't keep track, I'd guess there were 50 mistakes that were evident to me, all things that should be caught in editing and proofing: repeated phrases, repeated words, long silences, mis-spoken names (Eiger when it should be Eisner, ABC when it should be CBS, etc.) Proofing a 25-hour audio book is no doubt a tedious task, but releasing the audiobook in this ragged form seems rather disrespectful of the listener, and a shame for such a quality work.
This was a LONG listen. I think once is enough for this title.
Inside the Mouse: Work and Play at Disney World, The Project on Disney
Apr 14, 1995
by The Project on Disney and Jane Kuenz
Not as intense as DisneyWar, but a great sociological exposé about the inner workings and politics of the parks
The firing of Jeffrey Katzenberg and the reception of the shareholders to Roy Disney.
Although the writer quickly mentions the success of Shrek, a Katzenberg smash hit, I wish he would of delved into the suspicion that Lord Forquaad is a cinematic jab at Eisner, (read: Lord F#*kwad).
From Wikipedia: There is some speculation that Lord Farquaad's appearance may be inspired by Michael Eisner, the then–CEO of The Walt Disney Company, owing to producer Jeffrey Katzenberg's animosity toward his former employer.[2]
I think that most Disney fans and even the general public have, at some point, been exposed to the fact that Eisner was known as a tyrannical lunatic, who destroyed lives and fired everyone who disagreed with him. This book brings that to life and although it does credit Eisner for accomplishments in the epilogue, it really highlights how much of a monster he really was.
The book is written in a lateral and chronological way which helps understand the evolution of Disney, ABC and Pixar.
"Must-read for die-hard Walt Disney Company fans"
Drama, biography, gripping
James Stewart crafts a gripping narrative around Michael Eisner and his reign at Disney. At first the overwhelming back story and details seem unnecessary, but it serves to create the full picture of Mr. Eisner and Disney of the late 20th century.
Distinct but not campy voices for each character.
How one man saved then dismantled the happiest company on earth.
If you're not interested in what goes on behind the scenes at Disney, you probably won't enjoy this book.
"An in-depth inside look at Disney"
This book delves deep in to the history and the people who shaped and forged the Disney company that we know today.
Covering many of the boardroom and board members fights and battles DisneyWar tells the stories and rivalries that the Disney brand would not want to associate itself with. The book covers many aspects of the company from the troubled construction and early life of Disneyland Paris their at times troubled partnership with Pixar and importantly the stories of many Disney movie productions and the battles that were happening behind the scenes.
If you are interested in Disney either as a company or simply a fan of their movies you'll certainly enjoy DisneyWar.
"A glimpse behind the curtain at the Magic Kingdom"
A delicious tale of behind the scenes boardroom struggles, set in the era of the Disney classics such as The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and the Lion King. The juxtaposition of corporate power-play against family favourites that you?ll remember from your (or your kids?) childhood and the very competent narration make for fascinating listening.
"Good listen but not a novel"
Many interesting facts
Jeffrey Katzenberg
No first one
Eisner....Disney saviour or dictator?
Good listen but not for everyone.
"Fascinating insight into Disney"
If you love Disney, or Pixar then a great listen. I have listened to the Steve Jobs book and a Pixar one, so the next logical step.
If you like understanding more about corporate cultures, then this is also a great listen.
Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography- Overlap with Pixar and Disney
Creativity Inc. (Pixar)- Pixar is part of Disney, so common link
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation- Insight into the console industry and it's people and culture.
"A fantastic listen"
This book had me gripped from the start. It is a fantastic account of the management battles going on behind the scenes at Disney from 1985-2005.
I would say this is written in the same style as Steve Jobs' autobiography, if you enjoyed that then I would advise having a listen to this.
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MADRID - Spain's embattled royal family has agreed to open its affairs to more public scrutiny under a new transparency law intended to restore confidence in a political establishment undermined by corruption and a deep economic crisis.
Two days after King Juan Carlos's daughter was charged in an embezzlement case, a palace source told Reuters that the royal household had, after two months of negotiation with ministers, accepted that it should be subject to the new freedom-of-information legislation, along with other organs of the state.
The move reflects the royal family's concern about retaining its influence in its largely figurehead role as scandals erode its popularity among Spaniards stricken with economic malaise.
The 75-year-old king, born in exile but recalled to succeed the dictator Francisco Franco as head of state in the 1970s, once enjoyed huge popularity as a constitutional monarch, not least after he helped quash a military coup in 1981.
But talk of his extravagance - notably when he took off on an elephant hunt in Africa last year as the government pleaded for indulgence from international creditors - as well as the case against his daughter and son-in-law have strengthened calls for his abdication in favour of his son. For the time being, few Spaniards want a return to a republican constitution.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, whose centre-right People's Party is also embroiled in a number of corruption scandals, has sent to parliament a bill for a new transparency law that would give the public a right of access to official documents.
It is currently being debated.
New rules could give the public more right to monitor how much the government grants to the royal family for its official functions. Unlike, say, the British queen who has vast personal wealth accumulated over the centuries, Spain's Bourbon royals lost much of their property when forced to flee in 1931.
The constitution establishes an annual allowance for the royal household, which employees some 500 people. Last year the allowance was 8.26 million euros, down 7 percent since 2010.
Out of the larger stipend, the king in 2011 reported pre-tax personal earnings of some 300,000 euros while the crown prince had around 150 000. Queen Sofia and her two daughters had expense accounts of some 375 000 euros in 2011.
On Wednesday, an examining magistrate charged Juan Carlos's younger daughter, Princess Cristina, with aiding and abetting her husband, a former athlete who is charged with a number of crimes in a 6-million euro corruption case.
The transparency bill, and other new rules put forward by Rajoy, propose tighter regulation of tax declarations, assets and activities of public employees, rules for lobbying activities, harsher punishments for corruption, and more thorough audits of foundations, labour unions and business chambers that receive public funding.
A high-level official on the prime minister's staff had previously told Reuters that the government was waiting for word from the royal family on whether or not it would agree to be subject to the proposed new rules.
The official said the transparency law could have gone forward without including the royals - a European convention on information-access rules says that reigning monarchs and their families be excluded from such legislation.
Under the proposed law, funds that government ministries provide to the royal family for specific public services would already have come under greater scrutiny even if the palace had not opted in.
However, opposition parties in Spain had been pushing to include the monarchy in the transparency law so that it would be treated as any other public institution and so that a wider, discretionary budget it receives in addition to the annual allowance could get more scrutiny.
Domestic critics of current arrangements note that Spain is the only country in Europe, besides Belarus, which does not have a freedom-of-information, or transparency, law.
The new law is meant to provide channels for citizens to request to see official documents. Such laws usually establish limitations for information on security or sensitive issues.
The popularity of the royals started to decline markedly in 2011 when an examining magistrate formally opened a probe into a non-profit foundation run by the king's son-in-law, Princess Cristina's husband Inaki Urdangarin.
In his pre-trial investigation, the magistrate has found evidence that Urdangarin used his royal connections to get contracts to put on sports events, then overcharged for the services and hid the money.
The Urdangarin case developed just as Spain's economic crisis worsened, sharpening the burden of huge debts, crippling unemployment levels and widely felt government cutbacks.
Under pressure to prove it was not above public scrutiny, in 2011 the royal family began to publish details on its budget and allowances for the first time.
The royal image worsened however last year when the king broke his hip on an African hunting safari, and pictures published of him standing in front of an elephant with a gun from a previous such trip, caused a furore.
The king made an unprecedented apology for the incident.
Transparency activists say the incident proved the need for more information on the activities of the king and demanded to know more about who pays for his travel and which foreign business leaders he meets. - Reuters

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Ryan C wrote:Don't know why a certain plastic would tend to go nose up, but I tend to stay away from FLX for the most part. FLX Predators I've noticed are at least as stable as the Z's, and sometimes even more so. Just seems like that plastic makes discs fly differently than they do in any other plastic.
cmroorda wrote:I have 2 flx xls in my practice stack. I find them to fly almost identical to my esps. However i tend not to throw flx stuff in the golf bag. Just not a good feel for me. Besides high school physics tells me i'm probably losing energy through the flexing of the disc during the throw. Lol.
keltik wrote:Yes my FLX XLs also tended to be more OS. I'm not sure what to really say about them since I don't really throw XLs at all anymore. They are a great discs, I just moved away from them for whatever reason.
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Adjustments helping rookie Castellanos adapt at plate
DETROIT -- The transition to life in the Majors hasn't always been an easy one for Tigers rookie third baseman Nick Castellanos, who has had to make adjustments.
For example, at the end of May, during a road series in Oakland, the 22-year-old worked with hitting coach Wally Joyner to come up with some solutions to the pitches that had been giving Castellanos the most trouble. For the most part, these were breaking balls low in the zone that Castellanos simply lacked the plate discipline to lay off of.
"It's difficult to hit well when you're swinging at bad pitches," said Castellanos, who debuted last season, but still has his rookie status.
Joyner and Castellanos also worked on the placement of his hands and feet.
There's more to it than just positioning and knowing which pitches to ignore. Pitchers at this level are far better equipped to take risks in crucial counts.
"This isn't the Minor Leagues -- you're not always going to get a 3-1 fastball, you're not always going to get a 3-2 fastball," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "These guys throw strikes with multiple pitches. A 3-2 count is no longer a fastball count. Not at the Major League level."
The adjustments have helped -- since that Oakland series, his batting average has risen from a season low of .229 to .274.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rory O'Malley to Premiere New Autobiographical Show at Joe's Pub, 3/10
Tony Award nominee Rory O'Malley (THE BOOK OF MORMON) will debut the world premiere of his autobiographical show, PUB CRAWL, at Joe's Pub on March 10, 2014 at 7:30pm.
PUB CRAWL is Rory's coming of age story that tells the tale of being raised in an Irish pub on the west side of Cleveland by his single mom and all of the bar's eclectic patrons. Using classic Irish pub songs from The Wolftones, U2, Van Morrison and more, the evening will feature music direction by Tony and Grammy Award winner, Stephen Oremus.
Come kick off your St. Patrick's Day celebration a week early and see why raising an Irish kid doesn't take a village... it takes a pub.
Tickets are available at www.JoesPub.com or by calling 212-967-7555.
O'Malley is best known for starring in the original company of The Book Of Mormon on Broadway. He received both Tony and Drama Desk nominations for playing openly closeted Mormon Elder McKinley and performing the showstopper "Turn It Off". His Broadway debut was in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Regionally, he created the role of Richie Cunningham in Garry Marshall's Happy Days The Musical for Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, and recorded the original cast album. Rory expanded his repertoire of pasty white dudes by butchering the song "Cadillac Car" as lead singer of 'Dave and the Sweethearts' in the Paramount Pictures film Dreamgirls. He can also be seen on the small screen in episodes of Nurse Jackie, Law and Order: SVU, 1600 Penn and in the upcoming FX series, Braddock and Jackson, starring alongside Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence. Rory is co-founder of the non-profit organization, Broadway Impact which mobilizes theatre communities across the country, and around the world, to take action for marriage equality. www.roryomalley.com


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Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 8 November 2012
Source: GNA
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20 year-old mason, Kwabena Abeka, to two years imprisonment in hard labour for unlawfully causing harm to his uncle, Kwasi Nyame.
He pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting Police Chief Inspector Edward Paddy told the court presided over by Mr Samuel Obeng Diawuo that on October 3, a misunderstanding ensued between the two when they went to farm, and in the process the convict became furious and hit the complainant with a club on his head.
According to Inspt Paddy, the complainant became unconscious and one Akua Agyapomaah Hawa who was on her way to her farm saw him lying helplessly and rushed to inform people.
He said the complainant was rushed to the Ateiku hospital for treatment.
Inspt Paddy said after the incident, the convict bolted to an unknown destination but he was arrested on October 7, at Enyinase in the Western Region by the Divisional Chief Nana Kwamena Damoah III, and was handed over to the police.


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Puerto Rican Philly
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Where and When
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Experience the sights & sounds of Little Puerto Rico in North Phila as we see fabulous murals, hear Latino music and walk the streets of El Barrio with Antonio Lobo. This trip includes a free lunch of pollo, arroz, frijoles y ensalata at El Bohio. Select morning or afternoon. Hasta Luego!
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- Sleepy Hollow-like
Two Van Zandt County game wardens received a tip about three individuals who had killed two large white-tailed bucks, still in velvet, at night with a spotlight. After interviewing the subjects, the wardens found out the two bucks were shot at night with a .22 rifle and their heads had been removed. Numerous cases against those involved are pending.
- Plan B
While patrolling Lake Fork during early teal season, two Van Zandt County game wardens saw two boats with hunters shooting shore birds. Unable to make contact with the groups in the water, the wardens notified a Wood County game warden who was in the area in his Go-Devil boat. However, the Wood County warden's boat had developed mechanical problems earlier that morning, so he improvised and created another plan. After finding a willing duck hunter with a mud motor who gladly volunteered to take him to the group, multiple shore birds and one hen wood duck were recovered, and multiple cases were filed.
- Two-fer
A Cherokee County game warden responded to a call regarding spotlighting and shots fired west of Maydelle. Recognizing the vehicle description, the warden found the vehicle, which was still in the area. After a brief interview of the two subjects in the vehicle, individuals the warden had previously filed on twice each for hunting violations, they admitted to shooting at a hog from the county road. Cases pending.
- Hunting in the Wrong Place
A game warden from Dallam and Hartley counties and a Lubbock County game warden lieutenant received a call opening morning of pronghorn season about a hunter who shot pronghorn on their property in eastern Dallam County. After a short investigation, the hunter was located hunting two miles north of the property he had permission to hunt on. The pronghorn was seized and charges were filed.
- Trouble with the Swerve
A Hunt County game warden was patrolling for night hunters around midnight near a deer breeding facility when he saw a vehicle stop on the highway not far from him. The warden investigated further and saw the vehicle turn down a dirt road and begin driving along the high fence belonging to a ranch. He continued to follow the vehicle and saw that it was being driven all over the roadway. A traffic stop was made and the warden found that the driver was intoxicated. He was unable to complete any sobriety exercises. At the jail, the driver blew a .175 on the Intoxilyzer. Case pending.
- Oh deer…
After receiving several calls from dispatch about "peppering" from dove hunters, a Gillespie County game warden met with the hunters, one of whom led him to his residence where his hunting license was stored. While checking the license, the warden noticed a cage in the man's backyard with a fawn inside. The man said he found the fawn "abandoned" on the side of the road and brought it home a few months back. Case pending.
- Underage and Under the Influence
While patrolling for dove hunting violations, two Starr County game wardens saw a pickup truck leaving a ranch with two unrestrained juveniles riding in the bed. After contact was made, one of the wardens saw two open alcoholic containers in the cab of the truck, and detracted a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage. After interviewing the driver and performing standardized field sobriety tests, the driver was placed under arrest for DWI with a child passenger under 15 years old (state jail felony) and was transported to the Starr County Jail.
- Hidden in Plain Sight
After spending the morning checking fisherman on the Coleto Creek Resevoir, two Goliad County game wardens were headed to the field to check dove hunters in the area. The wardens found a newer model crew cab truck stashed suspiciously in the brush. A check of the vehicle identification number showered the truck to be stolen out of Houston. The case was turned over to the Goliad County Sheriff's Department.
- Caught in the Act
A Brooks County game warden and a Kleberg County game warden returned to a large ranch in southern Brooks County to locate a group of dove hunters the wardens believed to be in violation of the law. The wardens eventually found the hunters and observed them from the brush as they enjoyed their dove hunt past legal shooting time and with plenty of bird action. The wardens rushed in soon after and were running over chicken scratch to get to them. Once contact was made and everything was checked out, multiple citations were issued, including: baiting migratory birds; hunting with unplugged shotgun, no hunting licenses, hunter education; and waste of game of a javelina. Cases pending.
- Work in Progress
Bexar County game wardens were asked to assist Terrell County game wardens on a hunting without landowner's consent case involving two aoudad rams that were taken by four suspects caught on a game camera and the subsequent posting of their illegal hunt on Facebook. Terrell County arrest warrants were issued, and to date, three suspects have been arrested in Bexar County and a search warrant of one of the suspect's residence yielded an aoudad ram skull. Bexar County game wardens are continuing to search for the fourth suspect in the case.
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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. — McNeil last week finalized the terms of a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Food and Drug Administration for manufacturing facilities operated by the McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; Fort Washington, Pa.; and Lancaster, Pa.
The consent decree is subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Under the terms of the consent decree, the company will continue to operate the manufacturing facilities in Las Piedras and Lancaster. The company will work with an independent expert who will inspect these sites and issue recommendations. Based on these findings, the company will develop remediation plans to address observations identified by the independent expert. These plans will be submitted to the FDA and are subject to the agency's approval.
In addition, the company and the FDA have agreed on a plan to have the independent expert review certain manufacturing records at the two sites while remediation is ongoing to ensure that products released from the sites continue to meet quality standards.
The company expects that the consent decree will govern its operation of the facilities for a period of at least five years following the completion of the remediation plan.
In April 2010, McNeil voluntarily closed its manufacturing facility in Fort Washington, Pa., and announced that it would not re-open the plant until it completed its planned remediation efforts at that facility. According to the terms of the consent decree, the company will not re-open the Fort Washington facility unless it first completes remediation efforts at the facility, receives a certification of compliance from an independent expert and then receives approval from the FDA.
"This is a strong but necessary step to ensure that the products manufactured by this company meet federal standards for quality, safety and purity," stated Deborah Autor, director of the Office of Compliance in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
The decree, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Consumer Litigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, requires McNeil to destroy all drugs under its control that have been recalled from the Fort Washington, Las Piedras and Lancaster facilities since December 2009.
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Publish Date: 28/10/2013
We 'mustache' you a question: Will you help us raise funds to provide information for gay and bisexual men affected by Prostate Cancer and other Male Cancers?
Here at The Lesbian & Gay Foundation we are extremely aware of the need to talk about male cancers within our communities.
There are some fantastic initiatives that raise awareness and much needed funds to support all men affected by such issues, however, none are aimed exclusively at raising funds to provide information solely to gay and bisexual men.
We know that gay and bisexual men need as much information and support as they can get before, during and after the specialist health and social care support which all men are entitled too.
We want to make sure that initiatives that we raise funds for provide much needed information aimed at how issues such as Prostate Cancer, Bowel Cancer, Anal Cancer, Testicular Cancer and Male Breast Cancer affect gay and bisexual men.
Money raised from our campaign will go towards providing some unique literature for gay and bisexual men on the issue of Prostate health, cancer and other related issues.
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Student journalist Kelly Dean receives CMA award for excellence
Senior Kelly Dean has received the Country Music Association's highly-regarded CMA Close Up Award of Merit for her achievements in journalism.
|Lipscomb senior Kelly Dean and Caitlin Harris receive the CMA Close Up Award of Merit during the backstage press conference at "The 47th Annual CMA Awards" Nov. 4. From left to right are Bob Doerschuk, CMA Close Up editor; Dean; Christian Bottorff, CMA manager of creative services; and Harris. Photo: Caitlin Selle / CMA
Dean was one of two students honored for demonstrating "creativity, dedication, and promise in covering the CMA Music Festival on assignment from CMA," according to a press release issued by the CMA.
Dean received her commemorative medallion during backstage press conference coverage of "The 47th Annual CMA Awards" Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Candidates for the awards were chosen based on recommendations from department heads in journalism, photography and equivalent programs at several universities and colleges throughout the country. The final team of five reporters, under direction of CMA Close Up Editor Bob Doerschuk, and four photographers, supervised by CMA Director of Creative Services Amanda Eckard and CMA Manager of Creative Services Christian Bottorff, covered all aspects of the 2013 CMA Music Festival. Their articles and photos were posted daily during the festival and have been archived at CMAfest.com.
Dean, 22, was born near Chicago, Ill., and came to Nashville to major in communication: journalism/new media at Lipscomb University. She was part of the Lumination team that won the Southeast Journalism Conference's Best of the South Awards in 2011, which included third place in "Best Video News" and first place as "Best College TV Station."
"I didn't expect to win the CMA Close Up Award of Merit at all," Dean said. "I had to read my name four times on the email message for it to register! But this will definitely be a big help on my resumé because I have such a passion for Country Music and I'd love to do something that incorporates music and entertainment with TV after I graduate."
Dean's work impressed CMA executives.
"Kelly brought discipline and initiative to her work during all four days of CMA Music Fest," said Doerschuk. "Her writing experience as well has her on-air broadcasting and broadcast production served her well in finding the essence of each assignment and connecting with the people for 'fan-on-the-street' interviews. Plus, she pitched some great ideas. Clearly, her future in this industry is strong, and her Award of Merit is very well deserved."
Examples of Dean's on-camera work can be seen at TinyURL.com/KellyDeanReel.


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Chad Finn's predictions for Red Sox spring training
Anyone else have spring training envy right about now? Thought so. The Red Sox have begun gathering in Fort Myers, Fla., in advance of what they're hoping will be a season of redemption.
So the heck with the snow. Let's think about baseball with 10 predictions for the Red Sox this spring.
Andrew Bailey will be traded
Bailey, who had 75 saves for the A's from 2009-11, was injured during much of his first season in Boston and abysmal when he returned (7.04 ERA in 19 appearances). Joel Hanrahan, acquired from the Pirates in late December, has already been anointed the closer despite Bailey arguably being the more accomplished pitcher. With a deep reserve of righthanded setup men (Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, perhaps Daniel Bard), it makes sense that Bailey will be dealt to a team that will use him in his familiar closer role.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia will stick around
Trade speculation surrounded the 27-year-old catcher after the Red Sox signed dependable David Ross as well as slugging Mike Napoli. But Napoli was found to have a serious hip condition that led to a major alteration of his contract, and it's possible his days as a catcher are over. Saltalamacchia is a flawed player (.288 OBP, 139 strikeouts last year), but he also mashed a team-high 25 homers, and with Ryan Lavarnway showing little in 166 plate-appearances (.459 OPS), keeping Saltalamacchia around makes sense.
John Lackey will win you over
His body language may always be terrible, and the stain on his reputation remains from his role in the beer and chicken nonsense in September 2011. But after missing the entire 2012 season after Tommy John surgery, he's arrived in camp in terrific shape. He told the Globe's Peter Abraham in a recent candid interview that his elbow didn't feel right for three years, lending credence to the theory that he was damaged goods when the Red Sox signed him in December 2009. He deserves credit for pitching through the misery, and perhaps his image will change should he find something resembling the form that made him one of the AL's most dependable pitchers from 2005-08.
A newcomer will get hurt
Speculating on who may get injured isn't exactly our favorite exercise, but the reality is that a player or two each spring will have a setback that delays the start of their season. (Bailey being Exhibit A from last spring.) Skepticism of Mike Napoli's condition makes sense at least until we actually see him swinging the bat. Stephen Drew might seem like another candidate, but he was rather durable (especially by Drew family standards) before suffering a broken ankle in 2011.
Jose Iglesias will show progress at the plate
Or: He'd better. With Xander Bogaerts rocketing up prospect lists and convincing scouts that he may be able to remain at shortstop, and with last year's top pick Deven Marrero expected to advance quickly, it's approaching make-or-break time for the slick-fielding Iglesias, whose bat just needs to be competent for him to secure a big-league job. He has just a .589 OPS in nearly 800 Triple A plate appearances, but he reportedly worked in the offseason with Dustin Pedroia, which simply cannot be a bad thing.
Xander Bogaerts will make a great first impression
Speaking of Bogaerts, fans may get a great opportunity to watch him play during the World Baseball Classic. He is on the Dutch roster, and while the Braves' Andrelton Simmons is expected to be the starting shortstop, Bogaerts is expected to get significant playing time, especially since the top prospect in baseball, Rangers shortstop Jurickson Profar, dropped off the team. As someone who saw Bogaerts several times last season in Portland, I can say without a moment's hesitation that Red Sox fans are going to love this kid. His talent is extraordinary, and he plays the game with intelligence and hustle.
Daniel Bard will resemble his old self
Perhaps the best Red Sox-related news of the winter was manager John Farrell's comment that he had seen Bard throw and he looked like the guy who was one of the most dominating setup relievers in the game before his disastrous conversion to the rotation last season. It's too early to count on him in a significant role to start the season, but after last season, any encouraging signs are more than welcome.
John Farrell will not be spotted on a bike
Avid cyclist and accomplished grandstander Bobby Valentine was a disaster on two wheels last season, a bad match for the market and the particular group of players that made up last season's miserable 69-93 ballclub. Farrell, for whom Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz had their greatest success, is a no-nonsense type who knows what he's getting into here. His focus is on baseball, not image, and it will be a refreshing change.
The chemistry will click immediately
The Red Sox should be a superior team to last year's edition on the field this season. There's no doubt they'll be a superior group in the clubhouse. Shane Victorino, Joel Hanrahan, Ryan Dempster, Mike Napoli, and Jonny Gomes are among the new acquisitions who have longstanding reputations as excellent teammates. Ben Cherington's emphasis on character this offseason reminds me of how the Patriots favor players who were captains and leaders of their college teams in the draft. The 2012 Red Sox are going to be a very likable team.
Everyone will be in the best shape of their life
Because, as the great site HardballTalk.com likes to point out whenever such a declaration is made, it wouldn't be spring training without the cliched reports of the players all being in peak condition. Hey, and in Lackey's case, we can actually believe it.


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Occupy Oakland protesters staged a demonstration calling for for net neutrality Tuesday at Google headquarters in Mountain View. About 20 demonstrators wearing matching blue shirts reading "Defend Internet freedom" participated. Mountain View police were on the scene but were not making arrests.
"We are here to call on Google and all its employees to stand up and join us in the fight for a free and open Internet," the group said on its website.


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Miss Molly MuleMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
"I don't understand, Doc," complained Benny Jackson, a man who dedicates his life to trying to impress women, but has yet to succeed.
"What happened this time?" Doc Jim asked as he sat down beside the troubled youth.
"You know Samantha Wilcox? Her father owns several prize horses and has won countless racing medals with them, so Samantha won't look at a guy twice unless he's got a heart bigger for animals than himself. I thought I had my story down right. Will you tell me where I went wrong?"
"Sure, what'd you tell her?"
"A few years back I decided I'd take my mule, Miss Molly, out with me to go gold mining. Several months went by and I found nothing, but I kept looking. One day, I struck the motherlode. It was cold, miserable weather, and Miss Molly wasn't feeling too good. So, instead of gettin' all that gold I found, I stayed with her for weeks. Poor girl was pregnant, and after a few months of waiting and nursing, she gave birth to a healthy baby. I didn't get the gold, I just brought the two home."
"Well, Ben, You're just lucky she didn't throw you out a window with a story like that!"
What was Benny's mistake?
HintMiss Molly was a mule.
AnswerAlthough mules are normally sterile (although there have been several instances where they have become pregnant) the fact that Benny claims to have spent several months looking for the gold and then another few months nursing the mule through pregnancy is longer than the pregnancy cycle would have been, so if it could get pregnant, which is doubtful, then what made it pregnant?
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Minneapolis -- Target Corp. unveiled its lineup of gift cards for the upcoming holiday season. The expanded assortment, which include traditional gift cards with holiday and multicultural designs, and digital options, will be available in stores on Nov. 4
For the first time, the gift card displays in Target stores will offer guests the opportunity to send a digital gift card. Guests can scan the QR code on the display to electronically send a gift card directly to the recipient. Additionally, mobile gift cards allow guests to send gift cards digitally to another phone or email address anytime from Target.com or the Target app.
Recipients of any Target GiftCard – physical or digital – can create a Target Mobile GiftCard by saving the card's barcode to their Target account. To redeem the value, guests can access the barcode with a mobile phone and present it at the register to be scanned.
Select holiday gift cards will also have a QR code on the back that links to an online game called "Santa's Sleigh Ride."
Target's Wow! holiday gift cards have extra features, such as lights, sound and motion. One, for example, features a bear wearing a light-up Christmas sweater.


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Injuries are still a concern and roster may change before opener vs. Ravens.
Tony Dungy insisted his Indianapolis Colts are ready for the regular season, even if they continue to walk with a slight limp after reaching the NFL-mandated roster limit of 53 players over the weekend.
"When everybody gets healthy, I think we're going to like our roster," Dungy said Sunday. "We like the guys we have."
However, a few of those guys won't be ready for Sunday night's nationally televised regular-season opener at Baltimore.
Definitely ruled out are linebacker Gilbert Gardner (ankle) and rookie defensive linemen Vincent Burns (knee) and Jonathan Welsh (knee). Gardner injured his left ankle in the preseason finale at Cincinnati while Burns and Welsh suffered their injuries in Tokyo.
Dungy remains hopeful he'll have wide receiver Brandon Stokley (shoulder), running back Dominic Rhodes (turf toe), offensive tackle Ryan Diem (ankle), rookie cornerback Marlin Jackson (shoulder) and safety Bob Sanders (leg).
While the Colts reached the 53-player limit Saturday, they didn't necessarily settle on their opening-day roster. Dungy said the team placed waiver claims on several players, but hadn't been informed by the league early Sunday evening whether it was awarded anyone. If the Colts are awarded a player -- a linebacker or defensive lineman is a possibility -- they must release someone.
Even if no more moves are forthcoming, Dungy said enough have been made to upgrade the most pressing areas.
"We definitely think we've got some guys who can help our defense and special teams," he said, including defensive tackle Corey Simon and linebacker Rocky Calmus in the mix. "That's what we went into this year's draft and the whole offseason process hoping to do and we think we've been able to do it."
Here's a look at other aspects of the roster:
Youthful influence: Don't be blinded by the brilliance and experience of Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Tarik Glenn, Montae Reagor and several other Colts. This remains a relatively young team.
Nearly one-quarter of the active roster (12 of 53 players, 22.6 percent) has never played a regular-season game. The group consists of nine rookies, including seven of this year's 10 draft picks, and three others whose experience is limited to the preseason or the practice squad. An eighth draft pick, linebacker Tyjuan Hagler, opens the season on the physically unable to perform list.
For the ages: The Colts have only five players at least 30 years old -- place-kicker Mike Vanderjagt (35), Harrison (33), cornerback Nick Harper (31), linebacker Rob Morris (30) and center Jeff Saturday (30).
One kicker, two kickers: Dave Rayner managed to do what David Kimball couldn't a year ago, which is be proficient enough with his preseason kickoffs to secure a roster spot.
After a slow start, Rayner, a sixth-round pick, warmed to the task. He took advantage of the thin air in Denver and drilled three touchbacks in four attempts, then delivered his only kickoff at Cincinnati to the Bengals' 5. The depth and hang time on Rayner's kickoffs are slightly better than those of Vanderjagt, but that was enough for the team to keep a second kicker.
Out of nowhere: To this point, Darrell Reid is this year's Terrence Wilkins and Dominic Rhodes. The rookie defensive tackle was among the many players signed after the April draft, and he, like Wilkins and Rhodes in previous seasons, earned a roster spot with a solid preseason. Reid is quick and has a non-stop motor. He's also a former Gopher, which can't hurt when your head coach also is a University of Minnesota alum.
The waiting game: Hagler, defensive tackle Josh Williams (sports hernia) and cornerback Von Hutchins must miss at least the first six weeks of the season. They are on the physically unable to perform list.
Call Star reporter Mike Chappell at (317) 444-6830.
Roster breakdown
Here's a look at the Colts' 53-player roster following this weekend's personnel moves:
Quarterback (2): Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi.
Running back (4): Edgerrin James, Dominic Rhodes, James Mungro, Ran Carthon.
Wide receiver (5): Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Brandon Stokley, Troy Walters, Aaron Moorehead.
Tight end (4): Dallas Clark, Ben Hartsock, Ben Utecht, Bryan Fletcher.
Offensive line (8): Tarik Glenn, Jeff Saturday, Ryan Diem, Jake Scott, Ryan Lilja, Dylan Gandy, Joaquin Gonzalez, Matt Ulrich.
Defensive tackle (5): Corey Simon, Montae Reagor, Larry Tripplett, Vincent Burns, Darrell Reid.
Defensive end (5): Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Raheem Brock, Josh Thomas, Jonathan Welsh.
Linebacker (6): David Thornton, Cato June, Gary Brackett, Rob Morris, Gilbert Gardner, Rocky Calmus.
Cornerback (5): Nick Harper, Donald Strickland, Jason David, Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden.
Safety (5): Bob Sanders, Joseph Jefferson, Gerome Sapp, Matt Giordano, Dexter Reid.
Kicker (2): Mike Vanderjagt, Dave Rayner.
Punter (1): Hunter Smith.
Long-snapper (1): Justin Snow.


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From Wikipedia: "Dead of Night (1945) is a British portmanteau horror film made by Ealing Studios, its various episodes directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. The film stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers and Michael Redgrave. The film is probably best-remembered for the ventriloquist's dummy episode starring Redgrave. Dead of Night stands out from British film of the 1940s, when few genre films were being produced, and it had a huge influence on subsequent British horror films; most particularly, the anthology films produced by Amicus in the 1960s and early 1970s."
From Screenonline: "Ealing Studios' Dead of Night (1945) is one of just a handful of 'true' horror films of British cinema's first half-century, and certainly the most important film in that genre until the beginning of Hammer's horror cycle a decade later. Released in September 1945, just a month after the formal end of the War, it marks a break from the documentary-influenced realism which had dominated wartime films, particularly Ealing's.
The film was a truly collaborative venture, including many of the figures who dominated Ealing's output during and after the War. Directors Charles Crichton and Robert Hamer, writer T.E.B. Clarke and cinematographer Douglas Slocombe represent the popular Ealing comedies; writer Angus McPhail was active at Ealing as early as 1939; Basil Dearden would pioneer the postwar 'social problem' film; veteran Alberto Cavalcanti had already made his mark with Went the Day Well? (1943) and was a hugely influential figure at Ealing, despite directing only one further film there. Another studio mainstay, director Charles Frend, was forced to pull out early in the production due to other commitments. The cast included Ealing regulars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Ralph Michael, Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.
Dead of Night stands up well despite the passing years. The linking narrative, directed by Dearden, holds the film together effectively, building up the sense of dread towards the suitably delirious conclusion. The five supernatural tales may be uneven, but Cavalcanti's story – a talented ventriloquist is driven to attempted murder by his apparently conscious dummy – is eerie and gripping, and features a powerful performance by Michael Redgrave as the troubled and finally unhinged ventriloquist. Even better is the story by first-time director Hamer, in which an antique mirror with a dark history exposes the cracks in the relationship of smug middle-class couple Peter (Michael) and Joan (Withers).
The film sets up a classic horror genre opposition between science and the supernatural, and makes it clear from the outset which side it is on. Psychiatrist Dr van Straaten (Frederick Valk) is quickly isolated; his attempts to offer a rationalist interpretation of his fellow guests' stories are dismissed and, finally, he pays for his scepticism with his life. Despite its success, Dead of Night was a dead-end for Ealing, which never really dabbled in horror again; the genre largely went back underground until the Hammer era." – Mark Duguid
One of the greatest horror films of all time, and the first British horror film produced after the end of World War II.


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What can run but never walksRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
What can run but never walks,
What has a mouth but never talks,
Has a bed but never sleeps,
Has a head, but never weeps?
AnswerA River
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Winner in the IP PBX Servers Category of Readers' Choice Awards: Asterisk
May 21, 2014 - Asterisk was selected the winner in the IP PBX Servers category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers' Choice Awards. 3CX Phone System for Windows and Dial-Office IP-PBX were runner-up and second runner-up respectively.
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WindowsNetworking.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by network administrators in a particular category of third party solutions for Enterprise Networking. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors' votes. WindowsNetworking.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers' Award poll in the site's left-hand bar.
If you'd like to know who the past Readers' Choice winners were, please take a look at our Readers' Choice Awards Yearly Roundup.
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Buehrle was worth roughly 46 wins during his tenure with the White Sox. He only spent one year in Miami, and it's not like his skills disappeared. Sounds to me like you guys are underrating him a bit.
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I blame Sam for saying he'd have a higher ERA than Henderson Alvarez.
Nov 13, 2012 22:55 PM
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The Jays lost their full rotation in the summer to injury. At basically the same time stacked. The Jays had 81 W in 2011 and 85 W in 2010.
Nov 14, 2012 02:26 AM
This is also not fully accounting for the revamped bullpen which did not finish taking shape until around the trade deadline, after the Jays brought in Brad Lincoln and Schoolteacher Steve Delabar and called up Aaron Loup.
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The Meridian Hill Park is located between 16th and 15th Streets in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights. The park is approximately at one mile north of the White House, and half mile from Columbia Heights Metro station.
The Park which was designed and built between 1912 and 1936 has been taking care of by the National Park Service since 1933.
The park is divided into two principal areas: the lower park, with a water cascade of linked basins and a large reflecting pool surrounded by a plaza; and the upper park with an open mall, and a broad terrace overlooking the lower park with panoramic view on Washington DC.
A number of important monuments and memorials have been placed in the park since the 1920s. The Buchanan Memorial was one of the first planned and it remains the only memorial to President James Buchanan in Washington. In 1922, a statue of Joan of Arc was installed on upper level of the park. In a city of many equestrian statues, this is the only one with a woman.
Since the 1950s, on Sunday afternoons during the warm weather months, people gather from 3-9:00 p.m. in the upper park to dance and participate in a drum circle.
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Full match highlights from FC Dallas' 2-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids.
RED CARD: Daniel Hernandez ejected after second yellow card.
RED CARD: Blas Perez sees straight red for challenge on Drew Moor.
GOAL: Jaime Castrillon gives the Rapids the 1-0 advantage.
GOAL: Martin Rivero doubles the advantage for the visiting side.
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Athletes will embark on a 1,9 km swim near the downtown beach area in the temperate Adriatic Sea. The 90 km bike course runs through the foothills of the Abruzzo Mountains and provides a challenging, yet scenic ride through vineyards and groves of olive trees. The 21,1 km run courses will take athletes along the beach promenade, through downtown Pescara and to the finish in the heart of the city.
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my grandfather with age 76 suffering from cancer from past 6months.
His body became very lean. He is very weak and doctors said he cannot
even go for chremotherapy or radiation therapy. So he is taking
homeopathy medicine. His liver and eusophagus got effected with cancer
till now.Is there anything we can do to save him. Any suggestions plz..
shilpa....welcome to our site. I am sorry to hear of your grandfather's condition. Where are you located? Have you seen more than one doctor?
Please, tell us more.
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Hello Marions,
We are located in India. Yes we have shown him to many doctors. Everyone are saying he is in the advanced stage and cannot go for chemotherapy or radiation methods. He is getting lot of pain at nights especially. He can't bear the pain. He is becoming weak and cannot even eat. Is he in the final stage...or there any medications...so that we can save him.
shilpa.....I am so sorry to hear of the pain your grandfather is experiencing. I am not a physician and cannot comment on his condition however, there is absolutely no reason for your grandfather to be suffering from the pain he is experiencing. Please, please, contact his physician in order to receive the medications necessary to ease your grandfather
Dear Shilpa, I second what Marion is saying...there are medications that can ease your Grandfather's pain. Can you take him as an emergency to the Hospital? There is no reason for him to suffer like this. Is he taking any pain meds at all? It breaks my heart to hear this as I just watched my husband pass in pain because where he was, they were not giving him his pain meds. Cancer is very painful but there are meds that can help. Please get him help now!
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K-Mart in Coos Bay closing doors for good
COOS BAY, Ore. -- Coos Bay's K-Mart will close its doors in mid-November.
A representive for the chain says K-Mart is closing for a variety of reasons, and did not renew its lease.
The store's 25 employees will be able to apply to other K-Mart or Sears stores.
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What? Did you really think we would leave you hanging without an install of our mail-order 9-inch rearend from Currie Enterprises ("Mail-Order 9," Aug. '08)? Think again. We recently followed along with Currie as they produced one made-to-order rearend for a '70 A-body Chevelle. If you recall, the '70 Chevelle was purchased as a leftover project car, and we've been following along as owner Robert Varoujanian from Santa Clarita, California, has been converting it from an all-out drag thug into a much more pleasurable street/'strip sled. In order to achieve this, we had to remove the original rearend, which incidentally was in great shape, only it was encumbered by a spool and C-clip eliminators, and the short gearing wasn't going to allow for any enjoyable street excursions.
Currie has the ability to get a high-quality rearend built exactly to your specifications with door-to-door shipping. It's important to note that nothing is too crazy or out of line for Currie. In our case, we got our 9-inch built for the stock dimensions of the '70 Chevelle. For added strength, we added stock-length 31-spline axles, a 1350 yoke, and a set of 3.50:1 gears with a limited slip, and even upgraded to Currie's Explorer 11-inch disc brakes for improved stopping power.
Before we could get the new Currie gear up and underneath the frame of the Chevelle, we took out the old 12-bolt by first removing the rims and tires and then unbolting the whole assembly from the upper and lower mounts. Since our new Currie unit was raw, we completely disassembled it on the crate, removed the brakes and axles, and gave it a couple of coats of semigloss black paint to protect it from potential rust. Once the paint dried, we spent the next couple hours swinging the new unit in. Honestly, it was simply a matter of replacing the old with the new. It only required simple hand tools and a few hours out of a Saturday afternoon. Even better, we were able to use all of the hardware we took from the old unit. With a little more work and time, this '70 Chevelle will be ready to lay down some rubber, hitting everything from the street to the 'strip and slicing around cones.
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New look for long-running mecha series. Kits and figures this winter.
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From its start as Mobile Suit Gundam in the early 80s, Sunrise's giant robot anime series has exploded into unstoppable franchise featuring manga, games and toys. Come this fall, Gundam continues to evolve with its twelfth incarnation: Gundam AGE.
Story aside, the real thrill of a new Gundam series comes from the new mecha designs. Bandai Japan will be bringing collectors both model kits and action figures of Gundam AGE's new mechs starting in Japan this fall and hitting the U.S. this winter. The video below shows off the new kits.In A.G. 101 (the 101st year of the Advanced Generation calendar) a mysterious entity known only as "UE", or "unknown enemy", attacks and destroys the space colony Angel. This brutal attack becomes infamous as the "The Day the Angel Fell", and marks the beginning of humanity's war for survival. The series begins in A.G. 108 when the UE attack the space colony Ovan, where Flit Asuno lives with his mother. Flit's mother is killed by the UE, and in her belongings (in an object called a "AGE Device") he discovers the blueprints for a powerful weapon from the past--the ancient messiah named "Gundam."
From these blueprints, Flit spends the next several years studying engineering at an Earth Federation base on the Nora space colony and designing the AGE-1 Gundam AGE-1 Normal. Seven years later, in A.G. 115, Flit completes the Gundam AGE-1 Normal, just as the UE attack Nora. Flit and his lineage's battle piloting the AGE-1 to protect mankind is about to begin.
The figure series (pictured top and bottom) will be part of Bandai's highly articulated and accessorized Robot Damashii line. Currently available for pre-order through BigBadToyStore.com, the series will launch with AGE-1 Gundam, AGE-1 Titus, AGE-1 Sparrow, Genoas and Garfan. These will retail for around $40 each.
What are your thoughts on Gundam's new look? I'm liking it. It stays true to the orginal designs without going overboard like Gundam 00, which was just a tad too spiky and flamboyant for my tastes.


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Pnevmonidis, Pantelis (2002) Feynman rules and static quantities of the charged vector bosons in a left-right supersymmetric extension of the standard model. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
Sallabi, Abdulwahab K (2002) Computer simulations of the structure, stability and phase transitions of diatomic molecules physisorbed on ionic surfaces : the CO/MgO(001), N2/MgO(001) and N2/NaCl(001) systems. PhD thesis, Concordia University.
Zhang, Yuxing (2002) Resonant spectrum method to characterize piezoelectric films in composite resonators. PhD thesis, Concordia University.
Zhang, Zhongxi (2002) Electronic correlations in quantum wires subjected to strong magnetic fields : dependence on the filling factor. PhD thesis, Concordia University.


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Any word on if the jailbrake for 7.0 would work on the iPhone 5s 7.0.1?
In general, Jailbreaks have to be for current iOS versions that are STILL BEING SIGNED by Apple. Im sure Apple will stop signing the 7.0 and only be signing 7.02 soon enough. Am I wrong? Seems to be the pattern...
I doubt Apple fixed any security holes that could lead to a jailbreak. They aren't going to sift through hundreds of thousands (if not, millions) of lines of code just to patch a jailbreak exploit that hasn't even been exploited, yet. They probably don't even have knowledge of any of the exploits iOS 7 may have.
This really doesn't concern me. Evad3rs are good at what they do and I have faith they can JB any update before they launch 7.1 but will save it for after that. But I really don't need one all that much anymore so I can wait however long it takes now.


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The book titled 'Will History Repeat Itself? Triple Eclipse of July 2009. Ominous? Promising?' delves into the history of similar triple Grahan (Eclipse) and finds out what happened after the earlier triple eclipses and will the happenings repeat after the 2009 triple eclipse. In 2009, there is a lunar eclipse on July 7, a solar eclipse on July 22 and another lunar eclipse on August 6.
The first recorded triple eclipse was in 3067 BCE and it coincided with the 18-day war in the Mahabharata. Another triple grahan happened 36 years later in 3031 BCE and saw Dwarka – the city built by Lord Krishna – going under the sea.
The book 'Will History Repeat Itself? Triple Eclipse of July 2009. Ominous? Promising?' is written by DK Hari and D Hema Hari, founders of Bharath Gyan.
Using planetarium software, which has been developed to precisely date the movements of various astral bodies for many thousands of years in the past and the future, the couple has tried to collate data from ancient texts about the observation of eclipses and to juxtapose them with actual events.
The predicted path of the forthcoming eclipse and recently observed pattern of earthquakes seem to hint at certain areas being more susceptible to earthquakes, says the book.
According to authors the other episodes of tripe eclipses brought in war and destruction -
"More recently, the first half of the 20th century saw the occurrence of a series of triple eclipse between 1910 and 1945, which coincided with World War I and II, the Holocaust, and the nuclear bombings in
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From 2009 to 2020, there will be seven triple eclipses taking place.
The book is no doomsday prediction according to the authors –
"The idea is not to be an alarmist, but to see if there are parallels," said Hema. "This is not an exercise in astrological prediction, but it is an exercise to see if there indeed was a correlation between the astronomical events as they occurred in the sky and the experience of civilization on the ground."
Will History Repeat Itself? Triple Eclipse of July 2009. Ominous? Promising?
Authors – DK Hari and D Hema Hari
Published by – The Art of Living
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A WOMAN was charged with drink-driving after a silver VW Polo crashed through snow and ice into a ditch and flipped over in Lambrok Road, Trow-bridge, at 4am on Saturday.
Julia Mills, 26, of Lambrok Road, was charged with being in charge of a vehicle while unfit by reason of excess alcohol, having no licence and no insurance.
She was released by police and is expected to appear at North West Wiltshire Magistrates Court in Chippenham on February 8.
A 26-year-old male passenger in the vehicle was also arrested by police at the scene but was released without charge.
Ambulance and fire crews attended the incident but neither the driver of the car nor the passenger were injured.


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The Turtles take to the street...
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NKOK is taking part in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 25th anniversary "Shell-ebration" with its new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Race Set and Remote Control Vehicles.
The line includes the Cowabunga Rally Car, Cowabunga Monster Truck, Raphael Monster Truck, Sewer Van, ATV Rider with Raphael or Leonardo, Race Track Set, or the Skateboarders with either Raphael or Leonardo.
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Why isn't Diener playing much?
Ike going 3-6 so far...but JONeal now enters the game.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
You're kidding...
He sucks?
Murph can't box out Zaza
I did not think that the JO shot was going in.
I think that it's cuz Joe Johnson and Acie Law would smoke him if he were defending them.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
They need to play Ike And JO at some point in the game. It would be so dangerous
R.I.P. Bernic Mac & Isaac Hayes
That's the thing. The only reason Diener really is in the NBA is Larry Bird.
Well then, hes really, really, really bad...at everything.
Joe Johnson gets away with a lot when he's driving the ball.
You Got The Tony!!!!!!
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
12 assists on 14 buckets so far...
AJ's beard is almost as bad as Drew Gooden's.
Can we get Foster back out there, please? That's twice now that they're getting offensive boards.
Murph vsn'y hsndle their lineup tonight. They are crashing the boards
JT might have to play 48 minutes tonight.
Jermaine is Unstoppable
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A Tale of Two Counties
For wine and food lovers, California's Napa Valley and Sonoma County offer distinctive experiences
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But how does one tell them apart without a label? The usual shorthand is to equate Napa with Bordeaux and Sonoma with Burgundy. In a vinous sense, that's not far off the mark. Napa's best wines are made from Bordeaux's Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes (along with the occasional smattering of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec, just like in the Medoc). Sonoma is known for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the grapes of Burgundy's Côte d'Or.
But Sonoma's 200 wineries, stretching from the Mayacamas to the Pacific Ocean, also produce world-class Syrah, Zinfandel and, yes, Cabernet. And for those who regard Napa as homogenous, consider that the narrow valley and its foothills are home to a near-Burgundian 14 appellations and 30 different soil types, as well as almost twice as many producers as Sonoma.
Like Bordeaux, which entertains by dressing up for lavish functions, Napa has the more elegant and evolved social scene. Like Burgundy, dining and entertaining in Sonoma is usually informal. "You basically go to visit your friends in Burgundy," says Ed Sbragia, who makes wine for Napa's oldest continually producing property, Beringer, but lived for years in Healdsburg, over the mountains. "That's what Sonoma is like. You go see your friends."
Douglas Keane, the chef and part owner of Healdsburg's hottest restaurant, Cyrus, offers a different take on Napa. "Napa's more established, more of a scene. And it's got more wine history."
All agree that no other wine region does tourism as well as Napa. "The ability to host visitors here is very, very important to building customer loyalty and our reputation," says Bill Phelps, chairman of Joseph Phelps Vineyards. "I can't tell you how many times someone has told me that their visit to the winery was the founding basis for their relationship with our wines."
But Napa also invented and perfected wine tourism en masse, which can be a mixed blessing. Buses disgorge dozens of power tasters, who often overrun the hospitality rooms and gift shops, scattering solo visitors in their wake. The winemakers—even the grapes—can seem far removed from the process.
Not so in Sonoma. Sure, tourist-destination wineries such as Chateau St. Jean, St. Francis and Kenwood cater to groups, but at most properties a visit involves calling ahead for an appointment. Upon arrival, you might be met by a winemaker or family member. "Sonoma takes a little more effort," says Grant Sharp, whose father-in-law, David Mars, created and owns Healdsburg's Les Mars Hôtel. "But it's more special. More of a unique experience than a commercial assembly line."
"There are still so many wineries here that are down-to-earth, and aren't just glossy and sterile-looking," adds Carolyn Martinelli, who founded Sonoma's Martinelli Vineyards with her husband, Lee, in 1987. "There's real people."
Sound harsh? That's Sonoma's other side, an inferiority complex rooted in the historic success of its older brother. Napa has been making standout wines since the 1940s and 1950s, when producers such as Inglenook, Beaulieu Vineyards and Louis Martini were at their height. Through the years, the vast majority of America's superstar wineries, from Mondavi and Montelena to Colgin, Bryant and Harlan, have based themselves off Highway 29.
Even the difference in wine styles serves to help Napa, which makes muscular, crowd-pleasing (and higher-scoring) wines, as opposed to Sonoma's lithe, elegant beauties. "If I lived in Sonoma and kept hearing people say, 'Napa,'" says Beringer's Laurie Hook, "I might get a little peeved after a while."
Lately, Sonomans have started to do something about it. Pinot Noirs such as Marcassin and Flowers have started attaining a cult-like status of their own. And though Sonoma remains predominantly rural, Napa lovers who visit Healdsburg call it the sincerest form of flattery. Its gourmet shops and boutiques set around a town square make it feel like a particularly tony neighborhood in Seattle, or a wealthy European village. "The Hotel Healdsburg completely changed the place," says wine photographer Andy Katz, who moved to Sonoma three years ago. "People were upset by it because it was modern and expensive, but it opened up the area. I like walking in Healdsburg now. It's urbane, but friendly." And despite the expensive stores and high-concept restaurants, Katz says, "I don't get an elitist feel at all."
If you're just visiting, or do your wine touring by pulling corks, you don't have to choose. You can fill a wall of your cellar with prime Napa Cabernets—and another with a range of Sonoma's best. You can spend half your vacation time in Napa, sunning poolside at Meadowood, eating at Redd and sipping Howell Mountain Merlot inside Beringer's private tasting room, and the other half in Sonoma savoring gourmet pizzas at Bovolo, then retreating to the pebbled courtyard of your Gaige House suite before tasting appointments on the coast.
When you're finished, you can come to the same conclusion as the smartest of the locals, who've given up trying to discern which lifestyle better suits their needs: we're lucky to have them both.
Benchmark Wineries—Sonoma
Martinelli Vineyards: All in the Family
Like the Martinis and the Mondavis, the Sebastianis and the Gallos, the Martinellis took an Italian wine-drinking heritage and constructed a family business that has spanned generations. The difference is, they did it not in the dim, distant past, but in the 1980s.
Like the Martinis and the Mondavis, the Sebastianis and the Gallos, the Martinellis took an Italian wine-drinking heritage and constructed a family business that has spanned generations. The difference is, they did it not in the dim, distant past, but in the 1980s.
This shows how young a wine-producing region Sonoma really is. As late as 1975, when cars already were beginning to fill up Napa's Highway 29 heading for the Robert Mondavi Winery and other nascent tasting rooms, teenagers Lee Martinelli Jr. and his sister, Julie, sat in the parking lot of an old red barn on River Road selling apples to whoever wandered by.
Lee Martinelli Sr. had hundreds of acres of orchards, inherited from his grandfather. "We kept them in as long as we could, but prices went way down," he says. That got him thinking about the future.
In the late nineteenth century, Italian-born Giuseppe Martinelli had planted Zinfandel on the steep slope of a Sonoma County knoll called Jackass Hill. When Giuseppe died in 1918, his son, Leno, who'd been born on the property in 1905, tended the vines. It wasn't a business, just a link to his father and the Old World.
Then Lee, Leno's son and a high school teacher, decided to take 25 acres of apples and convert them to more grapes. But which ones? No studies could be done, no consultants could be asked, not in Sonoma in the '70s. In the end, he chose Sauvignon Blanc and Gewurztraminer because whites were fashionable then. Lee resigned from his teaching position to farm full-time.
Fortunately, the grapes developed a following among local wineries. In 1987, with the kids through college, Lee and his wife, Carolyn, decided to make and bottle wine. After Leno died in 1992, they added those century-old vines from Jackass Hill, and the adjacent Jackass Vineyard. "If I'm going to farm that damn hill, I'm going to take the fruit," Lee told his cousins. Those Zinfandels were the turning point.
By then, they had Pinot Noir and Chardonnay—and a star winemaker. Carolyn's father, George Charles, had raised sheep on the Sonoma coast, but when killing coyotes became illegal, the industry died with most of the sheep. Beginning in 1980, he planted grapes. One day in 1992 he went to take a look at an adjacent parcel, where he'd heard someone else was planting, and got his car stuck in the mud. "How much do you weigh?" he asked the renowned consultant Helen Turley, and a friendship was born. She sat on the tailgate to help dislodge the car, then struck a deal to make both her wines and Martinelli's.
It didn't take long before this family enterprise became a fashionable cult. Now the Martinellis—Lee and Carolyn, both 67, and their sons, Lee Jr., 41, and George, 37—sit in a conference room inside the big barn and plot the future. (Julie, 44, is away on a business trip to Los Angeles, convening a comprehensive tasting.) With Turley's guidance, the Jackass Zinfandels have earned renown as some of California's—and the world's—best. The Blue Slide Pinot Noirs are coveted by collectors. The Hop Barn Hill Syrahs have lately taken their place among America's best renditions of that variety.
Still, for all the wines' success, the general store down below is still filled with foodstuffs, including fresh cider in season. The winery retains its familial feel; it isn't hard to imagine kids selling apples in the parking lot. "People in the tasting room see us walk by," says Lee, "and they're stunned that Martinelli is really owned and run by Martinellis. They're accustomed to the big wineries of Napa. Sonoma is different. We're what this county is all about."
DuMOL: All the Right Moves
Kerry Murphy of DuMOL sits in the flagstone cellar of Sonoma's exclusive Mayacama Country Club drinking his own 2003 Viognier, his bushy eyebrows dancing. One of 28 vintner members, along with representatives of such wineries as Harlan, Araujo and Silver Oak, he's up from his Bay Area home, ensconced in one of the club's casitas. "We probably have the most magical place in the world," he says of Sonoma. A glimpse at the view over the golf course confirms the sentiment.
Kerry Murphy of DuMOL sits in the flagstone cellar of Sonoma's exclusive Mayacama Country Club drinking his own 2003 Viognier, his bushy eyebrows dancing. One of 28 vintner members, along with representatives of such wineries as Harlan, Araujo and Silver Oak, he's up from his Bay Area home, ensconced in one of the club's casitas. "We probably have the most magical place in the world," he says of Sonoma. A glimpse at the view over the golf course confirms the sentiment.
Murphy is new Sonoma royalty, a living example of how its wine industry has come of age. The formula consists of scores in the mid-90s, tiny volumes and high prices justified by the flavors in the bottle. "Granted, I'm a bottomless pit of enthusiasm when it comes to our wines," Murphy says. "But I'll put these against any in the world."
In 1987, when he was 45, the Oakland-born Murphy sold eight companies to Goodyear Tire. He retired and started collecting wine. A hundred bottles grew to 4,000, and a passion for Burgundy became the yearning to create his own. DuMOL started in 1996, in partnership with investor Michael Verlander.
The wines that have emerged—as made by Andy Smith, who has worked with Paul Hobbs, Littorai's Ted Lemon and the formidable New Zealand producer Dry River—are known for a purity of fruit rarely seen in the Côte d'Or. "Our wines have a dimension that the wines of Burgundy don't have," Murphy boasts.
He's talking about Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, those Burgundian staples, but also prodigious Syrahs and, lately, Viognier, varieties indigenous to the Rhône Valley. If that combination seems odd, well, it is. Perhaps only in Sonoma, with its varying pockets of terrain and multitude of microclimates, could a boutique producer make world-class Pinot Noir and Rhône varieties, too.
Smith harvests his fruit as early as possible. "We're not trying to push the wines to the finish line," he says. He makes the wines in an industrial park near Santa Rosa that is devoid of tourist amenities. Then Murphy gives them precious, lowercase names like finn and chloe ("I like the way they look on the label," he says) and sends them out to a mailing list full of devotees.
It would all mean nothing if it was just marketing and hype. But DuMOL wines such as the Chardonnay isobel 2005, which will be released this November, have a personality all their own. Made from grapes grown in Green Valley, the isobel has caramel on the nose, a hint of old-world austerity to keep the piercing fruit honest, and a tranquility that's just about impossible to find in a Napa wine. They'll love it at Mayacama.
Flowers Vineyard & Winery: On the Edge
The drive from downtown Healdsburg to the Pacific Ocean takes an hour. The road winds along the Russian River, beneath redwoods that blot out all but deeply dappled sunlight. It ends beneath an inevitable blanket of fog on Highway 1.
The drive from downtown Healdsburg to the Pacific Ocean takes an hour. The road winds along the Russian River, beneath redwoods that blot out all but deeply dappled sunlight. It ends beneath an inevitable blanket of fog on Highway 1.
A mile or so inland and about 1,500 feet up sits some of America's best Pinot Noir, grown in a string of vineyards that hug the coastline. This is a different Sonoma, a world away from the knolls and valleys near Jackass Hill. It sees few visitors and offers few amenities. Lunch is a piece of fish on a bun at one of the tumbledown tourist stops in Bodega Bay, with sea spray in your face. "Some people say their wines get the influence of the Pacific Ocean," says Tom Hinde, who left Kendall-Jackson after 16 years to run Flowers. "But we live in the influence of the Pacific Ocean."
At an unmarked mailbox off a windy mountain road, you'll find Flowers. At their nursery in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Walt and Joan Flowers spent the 1980s growing trees that needed two decades from planting to harvest. When they decided to move west and plant grapes, they weren't put off by the investment of several years. It seemed like immediate gratification by comparison.
They'd married in 1982 and filled a 120-bottle wine storage unit. That gave way to a 5,000-bottle cellar hidden behind a bookcase. Cool-climate Pinots and Chardonnays spoke to the terroirist in both of them. They still recall the wording of the tiny classified ad that Joan spotted in Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado's sister publication, in 1989: "320-acre Sonoma Coast property. Vineyard potential."
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Quality Improvement and Technology: CT Dosage Optimization with Rebecca Smith-Bindman
Premiere Date: 6/13/2012; 28 minutes
CT scans are invaluable tools for doctors. Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman, professor of radiology at UCSF, discusses minimizing patient exposure to radiation, while obtaining the highest quality results from CT scans. (#23918)
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