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Ecteinascidin 743 in Treating Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of ecteinascidin 743 in treating patients who have advanced soft tissue sarcoma.
|Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors Endometrial Cancer Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Ovarian Cancer Sarcoma Small Intestine Cancer
|Drug: trabectedin
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Phase II Study on ET-743 in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Adult
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2000 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the therapeutic activity of ecteinascidin 743 in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas. II. Determine the duration of response in these patients. III. Determine the acute side effects in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients receive ecteinascidin 743 (ET-743) IV over 24 hours every 3 weeks. Treatment continues for at least 2-6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients are followed every 6 weeks until disease progression and every 12 weeks after disease progression.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: Approximately 28-44 patients will be accrued for this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven soft tissue sarcoma, including the following cell types: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Liposarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Synovial sarcoma Malignant paraganglioma Fibrosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma Angiosarcoma including hemangiopericytoma Neurogenic sarcoma Unclassified sarcoma Miscellaneous sarcoma including mixed mesodermal tumors of the uterus Cell types NOT allowed: Malignant mesothelioma Chondrosarcoma Neuroblastoma Osteosarcoma Ewing's sarcoma Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Measurable lesion with evidence of progression within 6 weeks prior to study (osseous lesions, hepatomegaly, lymphedema, ascites, and pleural lesions are not considered measurable) No symptomatic or known CNS metastases
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: WHO 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Neutrophil count at least 2,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.75 mg/dL Albumin at least 2.5 g/dL AST and ALT less than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (2.5 times ULN if liver metastasis present) Alkaline phosphatase less than 2.5 times ULN No other significant hepatic disease (e.g., active hepatitis, cirrhosis, etc.) Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.36 mg/dL OR Creatinine clearance at least 60 mL/min Cardiovascular: No prior cardiovascular disease Other: No other severe medical illness No psychosis No prior or concurrent second primary malignant tumors, except adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix or basal cell carcinoma Fertile patients must use effective contraception
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy No more than 1 prior regimen of combination chemotherapy OR No more than 2 prior single agent regimens No other concurrent chemotherapy Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy to sole index lesion No concurrent radiotherapy Surgery: Not specified Other: No other concurrent investigational drugs
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00003939
|Study Chair:
|Axel Le Cesne, MD
|Gustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand Paris
|Responsible Party:
|European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
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|NCT00003939 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 1, 1999
|Last Updated:
|September 20, 2012
Keywords provided by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC:
adult alveolar soft-part sarcoma
adult angiosarcoma
adult fibrosarcoma
adult leiomyosarcoma
adult liposarcoma
adult neurofibrosarcoma
adult synovial sarcoma
stage IV adult soft tissue sarcoma
recurrent adult soft tissue sarcoma
small intestine leiomyosarcoma
adult epithelioid sarcoma
adult malignant fibrous histiocytoma
adult malignant hemangiopericytoma
adult malignant mesenchymoma
adult rhabdomyosarcoma
stage IV uterine sarcoma
recurrent uterine sarcoma
uterine carcinosarcoma
uterine leiomyosarcoma
endometrial stromal sarcoma
ovarian sarcoma
adult meningeal hemangiopericytoma
gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Endometrial Neoplasms
Nervous System Neoplasms
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Intestinal Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Uterine Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Nervous System Diseases
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
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Stanton in similar position as Miggy in '06
JUPITER, Fla. -- The position Giancarlo Stanton is in now for the Marlins is similar to what Miguel Cabrera went through in 2006. Stanton, 23, is the focal point in a young, Miami lineup.
In '06, Cabrera -- now with the Tigers -- essentially took on the same role with the Marlins, when he was managed by Joe Girardi.
Girardi, in Jupiter on Friday managing the Yankees, said the key for Stanton is to not try to do too much. Cabrera did it on a roster filled with rookies.
"The one thing I saw from Miggy was, he was very disciplined in his work and his approach," Girardi said. "He didn't try to do too much. If there was a runner on third, his approach was, 'I'm going to get him in.' Anything over that was gravy."
Girardi advises Stanton to do the same.
"I think when you're a focus of an offense, you have to do that," the Yankees skipper said. "You can't try to do too much. If they're not going to pitch to you, you've got to take your walks. Miggy was willing to do that."
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Question regarding habitual cocaine use
I have been using coke (exclusively nasal) for nearly 4 years now, and have caused damage to my septum (passthru and scabbing). I am now determined to kick the addiction, but have a physical coming up for a new job. I was wondering how long coke can be present in my system, considering my heavy usage? I realize that normally, it is detectable for about 72 hours. I am worried about buildup in my nasal passages, which may cause the substance to remain in my system for a much longer period. Is there anything I can do to help flush my nasal passages of residue, which may extend the detection? It has been 3 days since I last used, and I my physical will probably be in approx. 5 days. I appreciate any information you can provide.
If you don't use any further, it won't show up on the screen. The nasal area doesn't have cocaine in it. The lack of circulation to the nasal cartilage has caused it to die and leave the hole in your septum. It is permanent. It can be fixed by an ear nose and throat surgeon.
Good luck. I certainly recommend you get treatment for your addiction.
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A SEVEN-year absence from the pool wasn't enough to stop Bridgwater swimmer Rich Hill from equalling his personal best times at the ASA Somerset County Championships and qualifying for next month's National Championships.
Rich, 26, retired from competitive swimming in 2007, aged 19 due to work commitments and travel costs.
After deciding to make a comeback, Rich rejoined the local team, Bridgwater Amateur Swimming Club (BASC), and working closely with head coach Ricky Hayes.
Having only been back in training five weeks, he was able to equal his lifetime best times in several events, and in the 100m butterfly and breast stroke set new personal best times.
At the end of March came the very first Masters event on the year – and in the 100m butterfly Rich not only achieved another lifetime best, by eight tenths of a second, but also qualification for the British Gas Masters National Championships held in at the Welsh International Pool, Swansea, held in June.
If this wasn't enough, the time Rich completed (1.00.45) ranked him number one in England so far in 2014 in the 25-29 age category.
Rich said: "Who would have thought this was possible. Seven years with no swim training and I am able to match the times I swam before I stopped.
"I have had to train much smarter, because I have far less pool time, I've also had to learn to start differently as the racing blocks have changed their design.
"So, to have achieved what I have so far this year is a massive achievement. I owe a huge amount of thanks to Ricky at BASC for the support and guidance.
"I'm feeling positive about the rest of the season and really looking forward to competing at the Welsh International Pool next month."


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Overthinking It
The Tiebreak That Would Bring Baseball to its Knees
With three days remaining in the regular season, there were still three divisions—AL East, AL Central, and AL East—where we could conceivably have seen a two-way tie for first place. With two days remaining, we're down to one potential two-way tie (AL East), not counting the NL wild card. A two-way tie would mean baseball this Thursday, the day after each team plays its 162nd game and the day before the wild-card playoffs. Baseball on Thursday is better than no baseball, and a two-way tie is better than no tie at all. But breaking a two-way tie is distressingly simple: all it takes is a one-game playoff. True fans of Team Entropy crave more chaos. We want more teams to tie.
Add another team or two to the mix, and the playoff picture becomes much more complex: it takes nearly 2000 words to summarize all the scenarios for three-team and four-team ties on MLB.com's profoundly puzzling "How to determine playoff tiebreakers" page. There are A, B, C, and D designations, 36 uses of the word "tentatively," and three sentences that contain the phrase, "highest winning percentage in the last half plus one intraleague game, provided that such additional game was not between any of the tied Clubs." You can't read the whole page without ending up in the fetal position in front of your computer, feeling your hold on sanity slipping.
However, there's one obvious omission from this otherwise exhaustive catalog of playoff possibilities: the tie-breaker scenarios on MLB.com stop at four teams. Divisions, on the other hand, do not. So what would happen if five teams were to tie?
Yes, it's extremely unlikely. It's rarely come close to happening, and maybe it never will. But the people who run baseball teams are getting smarter. FIELDf/x is about to give all 30 teams equal access to measurements of every movement players make on the field. A few measures intended to promote competitive balance have already been adopted, including the luxury tax, revenue sharing, draft-pick compensation, and bonus pools in the amateur draft. Let's say an international draft appears in a future CBA. And let's also say that a salary cap comes next. Baseball might not be better, but it would be more balanced. Play enough seasons, and it's not entirely inconceivable that in one of them, all five teams in a division would finish with identical records.
Surely Major League Baseball has planned for this eventuality. Naturally, the solution wouldn't be on the same website, since actually reading the rules for a five-way tiebreaker might melt your face off. But Bud Selig must have top men working on it right now, or secret plans locked away in a warehouse. The man who let an All-Star Game end in a tie wouldn't sit around and wait for a whole season to end the same way. Or would he?
I asked Katy Feeney, Major League Baseball's senior vice president of scheduling and club relations, if the Commissioner could be capable of such complacency (though I didn't phrase the question quite like that).
"To be perfectly honest, considerations for tiebreakers do not go that far," Feeney said. "It's not there anywhere. It's probably something that would have to be determined."
Chilling words. By the time a fix for a five-way tie would have to be determined, it might already be too late.
As Feeney pointed out, tiebreakers get complicated with three teams involved, and we don't even have two-way ties all that often. A five-way tie is the senior vice president of scheduling equivalent of a boogeyman under the bed. Still, I asked her if she would be willing to speculate about what a five-way tiebreaker might look like.
"Once you design the designations, I guess you'd have A, B, C, D, and E. That's hard to say, because I don't know if they'd decide to do it like the three-team and have B play A at A, and C play the winner. If you were doing that, and you have A, B, C, and D, you have A hosting B, and C hosting D on the same day, and then the winners play each other. Now whether or not, if you have to go to an E, if E gets to wait until both those games are over and then play the winner, I don't know. People would have to talk about that to see if that was fair.
"They'd probably do something similar to the four-team, but I'm not sure if it would be A, B, and C, and then D and E, playing. I mean, we're talking minimum three days for the five-team tie. You could have a couple of games on the same day, but you're talking minimum three days, if not more."
You may not have understood much of the preceding two paragraphs. Then again, you don't have to. The looming specter of a five-way tie is Feeney's burden to bear. So is she concerned about MLB's lack of preparedness?
"By the time it happens, I'll be long gone," she said.
You and I probably won't be around either. But do we want to leave our children or our children's children or our unrecognizably evolved even-more-distant descendants to wonder why we never took the time to think about them? Just as it makes sense to scan the skies for one-in-a-million meteor strikes, it makes sense to plan for the worst (or, depending on your perspective, the best) possible outcome of a pennant race. Assuming we statheads don't succeed in our quest to suck all the fun out of sports, we can expect about a billion more baseball seasons before the sun becomes too hot for liquid water to exist on Earth, at which point even Omar Vizquel will be forced to retire. In one of those seasons, five teams might tie for a division title. Will we be ready?
Thanks to Katy Feeney for not hanging up on me or reporting me to the BBWAA board when I asked her ludicrous questions about five-way ties.
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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I guess it would have to be a 3-team tiebreaker running concurrently with a 2-team tiebreaker and the winners would play each other. Even more fun if it was a 5-way tie for the second wild card. Elimination baseball!
Oct 02, 2012 08:24 AM
If two teams in the same league (say, Washington and Cincinnati, Texas and New York/Baltimore) end up with the same record, how do they determine which team would get the extra home game in the championship series (wild cards not included)? And I assume the wild card team with the best record is the home team for the one-game elimination match...
Oct 02, 2012 08:48 AM
any chance we can petition the MLB to keep the astros is the NL central for the opportunity of a 6 way tie? sure it's probably more likely to win the lottery 3 times in the same week while also getting struck by lightening at the exact moment you win each time while adam dunn goes 4-4 with 4 singles each night but what example would we be setting for the children if we were to give up on such a dream?
Oct 02, 2012 08:56 AM
Why stop at 5 Ben? How about an 11-team tie for the second wild card? Seems like something to worry about.
Oct 02, 2012 09:15 AM
One thing I always wondered about tie-breakers is that, assuming the following scenario where 2 teams in a Division are tied for 1st (say O's and Yanks) are also tied with a non-division team for (I guess the second) wild card spot (say the Rangers), the teams in the same division (O's and Yanks) play an official 163rd game to determine the division winner. Technically, doesn't the loser have a worse record/winning percentage than the other team and would no longer be tied with the other wild card team (Rangers)?
Oct 02, 2012 10:24 AM
I believe this was MLB policy for a while but was yanked before it actually was employed. It's unfair to the two divisional rivals that they're forced into the playoff and the other team gets to skate in when it's no better, so the divisional rivals play to decide the division and then the loser and the other team play. One team shouldn't be automatically eliminated on the basis of being in the same division as another team it's tied with.
Oct 02, 2012 12:07 PM
I understand the "fairness" argument, but that kind of gets undermined with unbalanced schedules, no?
Oct 02, 2012 13:05 PM
Bob Shore
It's not true that we've never come close to a five-way tiebreaker. With two days left to play in the 1973 regular season, the correct combination of wins and losses (starting with the Cubs sweeping two doubleheaders from the Mets, and bearing in mind a makeup game between St. Louis and the Padres) would have resulted in a five-way tie for the National League East title, among all division teams except the Phillies. By my lights, that's pretty close.
Oct 02, 2012 17:02 PM
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It is often said that nothing in life worth having comes easy, and obtaining the finer things in life is impossible without some kind of struggle, or fight. When brothers Juan and Chris Ramos were growing up, they realized that they both had separate dreams and passions. On a fateful trip to visit their father in East Los Angeles, a common thread was formed among the two very different boys; they were introduced to the Lowrider culture. It is in this culture that they both found common ground, and as they returned home, they instantly began discussing what they would do when they got their first vehicle.
The eldest brother, Juan, got his head start in automotive building with a VW Bug he built in the late '90's, but younger brother Chris was right behind him, eagerly learning to build techniques and styles. Through the years, the siblings learned to weld, paint and customize their own vehicles, in order to eliminate the expensive costs of outsourcing their building needs to other shops. The Ramos Brothers became so knowledgeable in building custom rides that they opened their own shop, C & A Custom Auto, near the northern Colorado town of Greeley, Colorado. In late '99, tragedy struck when a massive fire ripped through the shop, destroying everything in sight, including tools and numerous vehicles, as well as Chris' pride and joy; a 1957 Chevy truck.
Heartbroken and utterly devastated, Chris was shell shocked, and not sure if he wanted to spend any more time building cars. Big brother Juan came to the rescue, lifting Chris' spirits by handing him the keys to a 1949 Chevy 3100. Juan was in the process of building his own '47 Chevy Fleetline, and with Chris deciding to hop back into the world of building with his '49 Chevy, the Ramos brothers were back in business! The two brothers are happy to be working in a culture that they truly love, and they continue to live out their dreams, refusing to dwell on the fateful fire that nearly broke them down. As proud members of Majesty Car Club of Denver, Colorado, both brothers carry on their pride and respect for the older cars, especially Lowrider Bombs.
Chris and Juan both agreed that instead of renting limousines, whoever got married first would have to cruise the Bombs to the wedding. Chris was the first to propose to his fiancé, so he set his goal to finish his truck before his wedding day. Both brothers worked endlessly day and night, on some occasions avoiding sleep to finish their master pieces. Chris tells us, "On my wedding day, I was still putting the truck together," he adds, "My fiancé was extremely understanding."
Very few brothers can stay as close and strong throughout their relationship as these two brothers, and it is a testament to their devotion for one another. Although they both live different lives, they spend as much time together as possible, and when one of them has a problem, the other is not far away with a solution. Living in the same city of Greeley, Colorado, they spend most weekends with their families, enjoying the blessings that life has given them. Juan has even joined a local college as an instructor, with the hope of helping young riders build cars. "My baby girl, Jadyn, has been my inspiration and helped me through the tough times," says Chris, "[building cars] has become a family project." The love and spirit of the Bomb Brothers endures, and will surely reflect on both their children and their community.
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Owner: Chris Ramos
Vehicle: '49 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Truck
City/State: Greeley, Colorado
Club: Majesty C.C.
Engine/Drivetrain: '69 Camaro V8 350-c.i.d., chrome dress-up kit, Cherry Bomb dual exhaust
Body/Paint: Original 4-link custom reinforcement by Joe from Weld County Custom in Denver, Colorado; Sand Beige and Khaki Beige coating by Juan Ramos
Interior: Interior restored to stock by Chris and Juan Ramos; dashboard painted to blend
Sound System: Alpine head unit in the glove compartment; four Rockford Fosgate components, one Rockford Fosgate subwoofer powered by a 500 watt JL Audio amplifier; installation by Chris Ramos
Suspension: Two Viair compressors with a five gallon air tank, 2600lb Firestone airbags (front), 2500lb Firestone bags (rear), and a ten-switch box; the setup was chromed and hard-lined; by Chris and Juan Ramos
Tires: 15-inch Coker 560 wide whitewalls
Wheels: Artillery style capped with Chevrolet wheel covers
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Owner: Juan F. Ramos
Vehicle: '47 Chevrolet Fleetline
City/State: Greeley, Colorado
Club: Majesty C.C.
Engine: 216-c.i.d. inline-six, featuring an electronic ignition, polished headers and Fenton dual exhaust.
Body/Paint: Dupont Sand Beige Sport Brown Chroma basecoat, Dupont Chroma clear coat – paintjob by Juan Ramos; bumper and fender were replaced and chromed by Bumper Boys in Colorado
Interior: Entire cabin including original wood grain dashboard restored by Juan; original spare tire and original Chevrolet cooler
Sound System: Original in-dash radio and one speaker
Suspension: 2-inch drop spindles (front), 4-inch lowering blocks (rear)
Tires: 600 OG white wall Coker tires
Wheels: 16-inch Chevy OG Artillery


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Fairfax County has one of the best government Web sites in the country, according to the Center for Digital Government, an international research and advisory institute on information technology in government and education. More than 260 public-sector Web sites entered the contest. A panel of IT experts judged each entry based on its innovation, Web-based delivery of public services, efficiency, economy and functionality for improved citizen access.
First launched in 1996, the Fairfax County Web site has become an integral part of the county's e-government strategy. "E-government makes it possible to deliver transactions and information through multiple channels, such as Web sites, interactive voice response, kiosks and personal digital assistants," said Fairfax County Chief Information Officer David J. Molchany. "This allows the delivery of information and service to happen when and where it is convenient for the customer, who benefits from this on-demand service. On-demand government tailored to the needs of those we serve is the power of e-government."
A cornerstone of the Fairfax County Web site is citizen input. "Citizen feedback is a central part of the county Web site," said Molchany. "Citizens have helped improve the Web site through focus groups and general e-mail comments. We use this feedback to make continued improvements to the site." In addition, county staff gathered as much detail as possible on citizens' information-seeking behavior, which was then incorporated into a major redesign of the Web site.
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A broad range of militants were deemed to dangerous to be left alive in recent operations
Under fire over its defense over potential drone
killings of Americans
deemed as "terrorists" on U.S. soil, the Obama administration's
growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
is being intensively scrutinized by both politicians and the media.
I. Deadly, But Not Very Precise
New documents obtained by McClatchy's reveal that of the 95 drone strikes in the Pakistan region between Oct. 2010 and Sept. 2011, many did not target al-Qaeda and those that did were not as accurate as thought.
The drone campaign managed to kill 482 people, but only 6 were high-ranking members of al-Qaeda. Analyst Jonathan Landay reports, "At least 265 of up to 482 people who the U.S. intelligence reports estimated the CIA killed during a 12-month period ending in September 2011 were not senior al Qaida leaders but instead were 'assessed' as Afghan, Pakistani and unknown extremists."
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In the past the Obama administration has claimed that the death strikes by armed Predator and Reaper drones, employed primarily by
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
, were used only on "specific senior operational leaders of al Qaida and associated forces."
Micah Zenko, an expert with the bipartisan foreign-relations think-tank
Council on Foreign Relations
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Reaper drones have been used in numerous Pakistan and Yemen death strikes.
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But White House national security spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden says that the administration does not need to specify explicitly who it is targeting and to make no assumptions. She remarks, "You should not assume [CIA Chief John Brennan] is only talking about al-Qaeda just because he doesn't say 'al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces' at every reference."
So who was the administration targeting in the 43 out of 95 drone strikes that did not target al-Qaeda? According to McClatchy's, the documents indicate that the strikes in question targeted "Haqqani network, several Pakistani Taliban factions and the unidentified individuals described only as 'foreign fighters' and 'other militants.'"
The documents also reveal that U.S. efforts to kill terrorist leaders often accidentally instead killed friends or family members. Drone strikes were even used to target somber occasions, such as individuals leaving funerals.
II. Is the U.S. Killing Civilians, Allies Accidentally?
One major complaint of the administration's critics is lack of transparency in the deadly offensive. The administration has refused to release a list of "terrorist" organizations that it considers "associated forces" of al-Qaeda. So far only Afghanistan's Taliban has been officially acknowledged as an al-Qaeda ally. Also not revealed was whether the administration conducted so-called "signature killings" -- killings of locals who met with al-Qaeda or exhibited other behavior deemed suspicious.
Survivors pick through the rubble looking for relatives after an Oct. 2012 drone strike in Yemen.
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New CIA chief John Brennan in February acknowledged that the drone strikes sometimes miss the mark and kill innocent civilians, but he defended the program saying the U.S. paid the families of people it accidentally killed. He
, "Where possible, we also work with local governments to gather facts, and, if appropriate, provide condolence payments to families of those killed."
Condolence payments range from $1,000 to $7,500 according to various reports
, depending on the circumstances.
As CIA director (bottom right) escalated drone attacks in Yemen and Pakistan civilian casualties (top, left) have grown.
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Four American citizens with ties to terrorism -- Kamal Derwish, Anwar al-Awlaki, 16-year-old Abdulahman al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan -- have been killed to date in drone strikes in Yemen. Family members of the dead American citizens have
sued the Obama administration
with the help of the
American Civil Liberties Union
In August 2012, a drone strike in Yemen
a 40-year-old moderate cleric Salem bin Ahmed bin Ali Jaber just two days after he delivered a speech denouncing al-Qaeda. The irony is that the al-Qaeda officers who were targeted in the strike, reportedly came into town to threaten Mr. Jaber for his support of the U.S. and pacifistic leanings.
Some feel the President shouldn't have the power to order the warrantless killings of Americans on U.S. soil. [Image Source: Drone Wars UK]
It's clear more questions need to be asked about the program. But don't expect the answers to come easy from an administration who
explicitly ordered its Press Secretary to dodge questions
about drone strikes.
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The Food and Drug Administration has OK'd Daniella-brand mangoes to enter the U.S. following a 2012 salmonella outbreak traced to the company's Mexican fruit, but the process did not include on-site testing by FDA inspectors because of "travel restrictions."
FDA media affairs specialist Pat El-Hinnawy said the Los Mochis, Mexico, company Agricola Daniella was removed from an import alert list June 26. The list effectively bans companies from exporting to the U.S. until measures correcting problems have been met.
The FDA put the company's mangoes on the "detention without physical examination" list in September 2012 because of a 15-state salmonella outbreak that ultimately sickened 127 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No deaths were linked to the fruit, but 33 people required hospitalization.
"In order to be removed from the import alert, the firm submitted documentation to FDA demonstrating that it had made all relevant corrections to overcome the appearance of adulteration. The agency reviewed the firm's corrective actions and found them to be acceptable," according to the FDA.
The State Department issued travel warnings because of drug-related violence in Mexico.
The FDA does not make a public announcement when a firm is removed from the import alert list, El-Hinnawy said. FDA officials did not provide details on what problems Agricola Daniella addressed.
"Throughout the case, FDA communicated directly with the firm to address the outbreak, including potential causes of the contamination," according to a statement from FDA.
"The firm was proactive and identified potential routes of contamination. It took corrective action to overcome the import alert and help assure that future shipments would be in compliance with FDA requirements and regulations."
Agricola Daniella director Daniel Ibarra said "FDA, never gives specific do's and don'ts. What every company has to demonstrate is that your product is safe for consumption."
He said the company invested "a lot of money in food safety equipment to have not only what is required but to have the most advanced system in food safety — Automated Control System."
The company now has stainless steel equipment, improved records, scientific investigations and analysis of soil in its plantations and products, Ibarra said July 11.
"We met with FDA in person, we did a presentation of our improvements. We have certified all our crops, and our packing shed by more than two (food safety) companies."
U.S. distributor selling Daniella mangoes again
Larry Nienkerk, founder and general manager of Splendid Products, Burlingame, Calif., said July 11 he had already received and shipped Daniella brand mangoes to U.S. customers. He said none of his customers refused the fruit.
"We are in our 18th year of working with this company and are very proud how they have handled the situation," Nienkerk said. "They have food safety certifications and in recent days just got an impossibly high score of 98 on their field inspections."
Splendid Products recalled about 250,000 9-pound boxes of Daniella mangoes in August 2012 after health officials in Canada, California and Washington state linked the fruit to salmonella outbreaks.
A string of recalls followed from other distributors, retailers and fresh-cut processors. The other distributors in the U.S. were Coast Citrus Distributors Inc. of San Diego, Food Source Inc. of Edinburg, Texas, and GM Produce Sales, Hidalgo, Texas, according to the FDA website. Calls to Coast Citrus seeking comment were not immediately returned.
At least 23 people in Canada were also reported sick with the same strain of salmonella after eating Agricola Daniella mangoes in summer 2012. The Vancouver-based distributor North American Produce Sales recalled the Daniella fruit two days before recalls began in the U.S.


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" Macdonald Holland House / 24-26 Newport Road / Cardiff / CF24 0DD / Tel: 0870 1220020 / Fax: 02920 488894 "
When you walk into the Macdonalds Holland House Hotel in Cardiff you can't help but be in impressed. From the outside the hotel looks very grand and the lobby is equally as impressive. You go up to the room and that too looks impressive. Huge bathrooms, spacious bedrooms overlooking the city and lots of little extra's like cd players that you don't usually get in other hotels.
So, why one star you may ask? The problem with this hotel is that on the surface everything looks great, but it's really not.
-The Rooms-
One of the things that I liked best about the room was that it was so big and the views were amazing. Every time I've stayed there I've been in a room that's high enough to see over the city and if I stand far enough back (I'm scared of heights) I really enjoy that. When the heights get to be too much for me I just close the curtains!
The rooms are very luxurious. The beds are big and very comfortable but one of the problems that I had with this hotel was that when we booked a room for three people we were put in the same room that we booked for two . The sofa that they have in the bedrooms doubles as a bed, which is actually pretty comfortable, although I wouldn't recommend sleeping two people on it, even if they do say that it's a double. The problem isn't that the bed is a sofa bed, the problem is that the way the room is set out you can't watch the television on both beds at the same time. The television stand does swing around so that you can watch television from either bed but we all wanted to watch the television at the same time so ended up sleeping all three of us in the same bed. This wasn't a major issue because the beds are huge, more than big enough for the three of us. It's more of a little annoyance.
The room also came with a CD player which I thought was a nice touch. This hotel is excellent for giving lots of extra's. If you go into the wardrobes and cupboards (all of them very generous in size) you will find a pull out tray with tea and coffee on, as well as mineral water and biscuits. The first time we stayed in the hotel there was also a used tea bag on the tray. That is not the kind of extra that I like in hotels, but is insignificant when you think about what we got in the bathroom...
The bathroom, like the bedroom, was huge. Each time we stayed we had a bathroom with a seperate bath and shower. I personally think this is a bit of a waste of space but I admit when I first walked into the bathroom I was impressed by the extravagance of it all. The bath, like everything else, is big which I loved because I love sitting for ages in the bath and it's so much more pleasant when you can stretch your legs out.
The bathroom also had a good selection of bath products. And the towels were nice and fluffy.
So, what could possibly be wrong with the bathroom?
Well, there was one little extra that they didn't advertise; a bag of faeces.
It happened the last time we stayed in the hotel (and that will be the last time ever that we stay in the hotel). We were only staying for one night and being the slobs that we are hadn't put anything in the bin. It was an hour before checkout so we ran around tidying up the room. I know that there are people who get paid to do it but having worked as a room attendant myself I think it's important to leave the room in a decent state.
I went into the bathroom and gathered up the empty shampoo bottles, opened the bin and noticed there was already something in there. I thought it was strange because I was sure that no one had thrown anything away so I investigated further. It was a bag and in the bag was something brown. Being the idiot that I am I pulled out the bag and...it stunk!
After the initial shock of finding a bag of sh*t in the bathroom of our very expensive hotel I called the manager. I was expecting her to be very apologetic. She wasn't. She was very rude in my opinion. She came up to the room and started to question me. Why had I only just noticed the bag of faeces? The smell was so bad that surely we noticed it the night before? I explained to her that it only began to smell when I pulled the bag out and that we hadn't previously opened the bin. She acted as though she didn't believe me. I don't think I look like the kind of person who sh*ts in bags and then calls the hotel manager to inform them about it and we didn't have any babies or pets (that would be the most likely explanation in my opinion).
In the end she gave us our meals for free but in my opinion that doesn't make up for the experience. Not only was it extremely unpleasant and embarassing for everyone involved, there are also a lot of health implications.
-Restaurants and Food-
I can't imagine that anyone will want read about food after that story but a hotel review wouldn't be completely without a review of the food.
The food at this hotel was amazing.
The breakfast was one of the best that I've ever had in any hotel. The selection of food was much better and more diverse than any that I've had at other hotels. I particularly liked the fruit. I know that fruit is pretty standard for breakfast buffets but there were so many different types of fruit and many of them I had not tried before. The staff serving the breakfast were helpful and attentive, every time we stayed they offered to make us eggs that weren't already part of the buffet.
Dinner in the restaurant was also excellent. It was served by very polite and efficient staff and the food itself was lovely. I had the best steak and chips that I've ever tasted. The only complaint I have is that the portions were very small and left me feeling hungry.
The restaurant and the bar were both very comfortable.
-Prices and Other Useful Information-
Macdonald's no longer have a hotel in Cardiff, the Holland House Hotel is now Mercure.
For a twin room in a Macdonald's hotel you can expect to pay around £128 including breakfast.
For a twin room in the Mercure Holland House Hotel you can expect to pay around £170 including breakfast and dinner.
Parking is available, although I don't know if it's free or not.
Driving to this hotel can be quite tricky if you don't know Cardiff because of the one way system but the hotel is in easy walking distance of the bus and train stations (took me about twenty minutes but without any luggage).
The location of the hotel is excellent, you can walk to the castle and to the main shopping centre in about ten minutes.
Check in was quick and easy and there were plenty of lifts so we never had to wait a long time for one.
Unfortunately I have never had a chance to use the leisure club or the beauty salon so I'm unable to comment on them.
I know a lot of people will think that I'm being harsh in my rating of the hotel because apart from a few little annoyances the hotel was actually very good. However, finding faeces in the bin completely ruined the hotel for me. I consider it to be such a major thing that this hotel has gone from the four stars that I would have originally given it to 1 star. Cleanliness is the most important thing to me in a hotel or any accomodation and all of my experiences in this hotel suggest that the room attendants were quite lax in their cleaning. I can sleep on an uncomfortable bed if I have to, I don't mind ordering food from domino's if the hotel restaurant is bad but what I cannot abide is dirt and you don't get dirtier than a bag of sh*t.
http://www. mercure .com/gb/ hotel-6622- mercure- holland-house- hotel-and-spa-cardiff /index. shtml
http://www.macdonald hotels.co.uk/
We don't often stay in hotels in this country but treated ourselves to a posh weekend in Cardiff about a year ago. We stayed in MacDonald Holland House, which is a four star hotel. It is quite close to Cardiff City Centre but probably a good 5 minute walk from the edge of the main shopping area.
We were very lucky to be upgraded to a suite on one of the top floors (not due to any problems or complaints, just certain circumstances which I can't go into it. And no, we aren't celebrities or anything!) We had bought a package where breakfast and an evening meal were included.
The hotel is kept spotlessly clean. The reception area, the restaurant, the corridors, lift and bedrooms are all immaculate. The fixtures and fittings are of a very high standard. It really is extremely luxurious. The bed was huge and really comfortable. Although we were on a main road, we could not hear traffic at all. There was an amazing sound system in the bedroom. We could listen to tv and music quite loudly and at a very high quality, but the rooms are well sound-proofed so we didn't hear any disturbance at all from adjoining rooms or from outside in the corridor. Hopefully nobody was disturbed by us either!
The food in the restaurant was outstanding. Breakfast was a buffet that was tasty and plentiful with lots of choice. The evening meals were delicious and very posh. It felt like a real treat eating there.
The swimming pool was warm and inviting, although a little small. There was a spa, which was great to unwind in.
The staff were all very friendly and helpful.
It is about £100 to £150 per night, depending on when you stay but you can get deals online sometimes.
There is a secure underground car park that costs £8 per day (24 hours). I think this is a little bit rich when you are already paying a premium for the room but if you are staying for a weekend, it doesn't really add that much to the price.
This was a truly exceptional hotel. I only wish it was somewhere we could afford to visit every weekend!
For a look inside at the luxurious decor, visit www.mercure-uk.com
I have stayed at the Macdonald Holland house about three times over the past few years. Recently though it has changed to the Mercure Holland House but apart from the name there really isn't any difference.
The hotel is situated on Newport Rd in Cardiff city centre and as it is located towards the end of this road it's a great location for the city. If you were staying here you would be situated near the top end of Queen Street where Sainsbury's is located.
The Hotel is a large 16-story building with a blue tint to the windows; it has 165 en suite rooms, leisure club spa meeting rooms and underground parking. As well as having even larger suites above the 14th floor.
The hotel front has a large foyer, which is well lit and looks very impressive, especially at Christmas when they put up two very large trees on either side of the entrance.
It's an ideal location for weddings and I have seen a few there but also you can book a whole floor with many rooms in order to have a Hen/stag night, but this is extremely costly.
I have stayed in the standard rooms on the 7th floor and I thought the rooms were outstanding, with a fantastic view. The décor is modern but luxurious with brown tones. The beds are always large and the bathrooms are bright, marbled and very clean. There is a wooden wall unit which holds the tv and mini bar and looks impressive. If you stayed in a 14th floor room the view is a little further but I actually preferred the 7th floor view. I once paid the extra to stay in an executive room which was located on a corner of the 14th floor but this was a little unnerving due to the two main walls of glass looking over the city. So if you are not keen on heights you may want to request a lower floor. The other difference with the room was a little more space and a music player, which played into the bathroom as well. I don't think it was any better than a standard room so I wouldn't pay the extra again.
My sister actually stayed in one of their suites and told me it was enormous. It was the size of three or four rooms and you had sofas and chairs and a living space but this room is very expensive.
I have always managed to get a cheap rate on a Saturday night through various on line companies or even by calling the hotel direct so I would suggest shopping around.
The breakfast buffet is very nicely decorated and a chef is present to cook any special requirements but mainly you just chose from the usual buffet - full English.
Also if you stay ask for a view over the front of the building towards the city centre, as it is much better.
I have stayed in many hotels in Cardiff including the Hilton and this one was by far the best it should be a 5 star not just a 4, in my opinion.
The macdonald holland house is now called the mecure, but the actual hotel is exactly the same.
My partner booked the holland house as a surprise a few years ago, im not a fan of hotels generally, however when we arrived outside, i was impressed. Its a tall building, very futurist looking, and lots of lights and very pretty. At christmas time, they put very large christmas trees outside, and it looks beautiful.
Inside is even better, its a massive lobby, with marble floors, the toilets on the lobby are amazing. The ladies, has music playing, a massive sofa in the middle, its pink and is clean and spotless.
Thd hotel staff are very friendly, and if you have a car, they have an underground car park, which is safe, and you can access it from inside the hotel. It does cost around £13 to stay in the carpark for your stay however.
The rooms are amazing, they are big, modern, have a desk and huge bed. They are very plush looking, and some rooms have great views over cardiff.
The bathrooms are also very plush, and you really do feel like thr queen.
Breakfast was a buffet style, but was delicious, with plenty of choice.
From the hotel you are a 3-5minutes walk down a road into the town centre itself, so very handy location.
This is my favourite hotel by far, its about £130 a night, which isnt bad considering its so plush.
In September 2005 my wife and I went to see the Stereophonics play in Cardiff and, wanting to be able to take some time to look around Cardiff (recommended to all), we decided to book a hotel for a Friday and Saturday night. After a quick Internet search we settled on MacDonald Holland House, a four star hotel close to Cardiff City Centre.
We were quoted £98 for the Friday and £126 for the Saturday for a Superior Room with breakfast included. The Superior room is in fact the starting room, if you want a little more luxury you can choose from a Club Room, a Kings Suite or even the Presidential Suite. There are 160 rooms in total.
The Hotel was very easy to find, taking Junction 29 off the M4 if coming from the East (as we were) or Junction 33 from the West, and is very close to the City Centre on the Newport Road. We arrived at about 9.30pm and were warmly welcomed. Our car was quickly whisked away to the underground car park, at a cost of £8 per 24 hours.
The lobby of the hotel was spotless and designed to impress. We were greeted warmly by the reception desk staff only to be told we had arrived on the wrong day. Knowing this was wrong we persisted and were given a room without much fuss. A fair bit of toing and froing later and it turned out someone with the same name had booked in through a third party and Id been booked in with a name that wasnt quite mine. They were very apologetic and offered us a bottle of wine as compensation which we accepted.
Our room was lovely; very spacious, tidy and clean, with great views towards Newport and the hills to the North. We had a very comfortable queen sized bed along with chairs and a table to rest at and standard facilities such as a TV, trouser press, tea maker and hairdryer. Wardrobe space was adequate and there was a safe if required. Pluses for me were an iron and ironing board (for some unexplained reason I always need to iron something, so when there isnt one the offending hotel takes a rapid step down in my estimation), a good sounding CD system which we put to good use after a reckless hour in Virgin and a blissful shower that should be standard in all hotels. In addition there was a well stocked and somewhat unusually reasonably priced mini bar, though we still managed to avoid the temptation.
We were situated right next to the lift system but didnt hear it or any other residents at all. Occasionally traffic could be heard but it certainly didnt affect our sleeping.
The bar, next to the restaurant, is large and in my view somewhat impersonal. We didnt use it so I cant comment further, however we did walk through it to get to the restaurant. This was also a little on the impersonal side with tables too close together but the food and service were excellent, especially for dinner, which we had on Friday night at a cost of about £30 per head with wine.
The hotel has a leisure club with a well equipped gym and swimming pool but sadly we came unprepared and had to forego exercise. My wife consoled her self by booking some of the available pampering instead (a massage and pedicure which cost about £60). There are business facilities, internet availability (you buy cards from the front desk) and, if youre in the market, full conference facilities.
Check out was quick and easy. We were left an express check out option but as the desk was clear we thanked the staff, were apologised to again, and left happy.
The hotel is a short 10 minute walk from Queens Street which is where youll find many of Cardiffs largest and best known shops.
I recommend this hotel full heartedly and will definitely use it again myself.
For more information: www.hollandhousehotel.co.uk
Cardiff's new luxury hotel, Macdonald Holland House is situated in a prime location within minutes of the shopping district and the Millennium stadium, blending urban sophistication and ultra modern styling with exceptional levels of luxury and service. This premier hotel offers superb accommodation, a fantastic restaurant and bar and luxurious leisure club and spa. Whatever the occasion, the ambience is relaxed and inviting - the perfect metropolitan retreat. The Macdonald Holland House Hotel has one the largest meeting and banqueting facilities in Cardiff and enjoys a special reputation for comfortable accommodation and a choice of prestigious meeting rooms ideal for a full range of corporate events, from an exclusive board meeting to a conference or product launch.


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What do you get when you combine basketball dribbling with a rhythm-based music game like Guitar Hero? Read the full story.
Play with a Real Basketball to Develop Real Skills, While Dribbling to a Slamming Soundtrack that Includes Kanye West, Common, Skrillex, LMFAO and More. Read the full release here.
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Former Tar Heel standout and current television analyst Kenny Smith demonstrates NBA Baller Beats.
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The Starting Five interviews Majesco's Jesse Sutton to get the inside scoop on NBA Baller Beats.
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Cupcake Camper
Hubby and I took a four day weekend to go visit my family in Illinois. It was a rainy chilly weekend in the Midwest so our original plan of going apple picking got foiled. Instead, we decided to head to the Shoppes at Grand Prairie to do a bit of shopping. It was a very successful shopping trip, especially since we saw this when we walked out of our last store.
That's right! A cupcake camper. I know some of you have seen the cupcake trucks that go around NYC selling cupcakes, but this camper was at an outdoor mall in Peoria, Illinois.
We decided to wait outside in the misting rain to grab two cupcakes to split between the four of us. First the girl wasn't there, so we waited a few minutes and she returned. During that time we decided on our flavors to try. We wanted to try a chocolate cupcake with pink frosting and a spice cupcake with orange frosting.
All of the cupcakes were in the camper in plastic boxes behind the counter. It appears that the cupcakes are baked somewhere else and then sold from the camper. When the girl came back, she gave us our two cupcakes. I asked the girl who baked the cupcakes (hoping that she would give me the name of a bakery or something), she said "I dunno, bakers?".
When I looked down at the two cupcakes, I asked if the one with orange was in fact a spice cupcake, and she reassured me that it was a spice cupcake. I didn't believe it at first since the spice cupcakes I've made are always a dark brown color and this one was clearly white. But since she had confirmed the order twice before going to get the cupcakes, AND verified again after she gave us the cupcakes, I dropped the line of questioning.
We paid and took our cupcakes home to enjoy. They were definitely big enough for us to cut them into four so everyone could have some of each. The chocolate cupcake was a bit dry. The cupcake to frosting ratio was about spot on. We all agreed that the frosting was ok. Nothing great, but also not overly sweet or bland.
On to the vanilla cupcake. Again, we had ordered a spice cupcake and were given a vanilla cupcake. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise because this was a great vanilla cupcake. Maybe one of the best ones I've ever had.
Overall, the Cupcake Camper experience was ok. The employee working the day we went had no clue about what was going on. As a cupcake enthusiast, this was somewhat frustrating. My dad also commented that he was surprised they had so few flavors to choose from.
Cupcake Camper does have a website that is currently under construction, and a Facebook page that you can check out. I still have no idea where the cupcakes come from, so if anyone knows, I'd love to hear about it.
Don't forget about my Power of Pink Challenge going on all month.
6 Responses to "Cupcake Camper"
Hey this "lurking" but faithful reader who lives a couple of minutes from the Shoppes at Grand Prairie got really excited when she read your post today!
And she's a little confused as to why she's writing in the third person. =)
Hehe that's funny Laurel. Thanks for the comment. Definitely let me know if you actually try a spice cupcake!
Oh I'm so disappointed you are rockin' a new Cupcake Camper tshirt! That seems like the perfect piece to add to your collection 😉
And although the experience was just "eh, okay" I have to say I love the concept. Very clever!
Heres hoping you enjoyed your trip to the midwest!!!
Holy Toledo!~ I live in NYC and have never seen anything the size of that camper–how fabulous! This is a great post. I would have been jumping up and down to walk out of a store and see that lovely silver camper selling giant cupcakes! Their cupcakes look amazing. Thanks for posting this!
If you love this then you'd also love Hey Cupcake which is stationed in Austin, TX! Their flavors are terrific..you should check out their website, too!
I would be frustrated with that employee too! She obviously doesn't get the cupcake passion! What a fun find though.


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Not everyone can be Athlete of the Week. Here are those who were also considered.
Chico sophomore Morgan Sauseda first won the 106-pound division of the prestigious Tim Brown Memorial Tournament in Sacramento on Jan. 19, helping Chico finish fifth among 97 teams. Then on Jan. 23, Sauseda, now ranked 16th in the state at 106, had the clinching victory, a 12-2 major decision in the 113 bout against Pleasant Valley.
Jud Sailsbery nearly recorded a triple-double twice last week in two Orland victories. In a 62-47 win on Jan. 22 at Sutter, the senior point guard had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. In a 67-52 win on Jan. 25 at Wheatland, Salisbery totaled 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
The Paradise basketball team recorded wins over University Prep, one of the top Division IV teams, 55-44 on Jan. 23 and a come-from-behind, 37-33 victory Jan. 25 at Pleasant Valley. Michaela Mundt had 12 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals with zero turnovers against U-Prep. She also had a team-high nine points in the win at PV.
Senior midfielder Hannah Mikles scored three goals for the Chico soccer team in a 10-0 victory against Oroville on Jan. 22 and added an assist in a 3-1 triumph against Paradise on Jan. 24.
Connect with Sports Writer Joseph Shufelberger on Twitter @JShufelberger.


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Cargill Animal Nutrition of Wooster, Ohio, is the 2011 Feed Mill of the Year, as named by the American Feed Industry Association and Feedstuffs, the sponsors of the annual program. Southern States Cooperative's Winchester Mill in Winchester, Ky., is the runner-up.
"Wooster," as the winning plant is known, is managed by Susanna Wright, only the second female plant manager to win Feed Mill of the Year. She described of the honor, "To be recognized externally by winning AFIA's Feed Mill of the Year is a huge accomplishment, and reflects strongly on the entire team we have in place, from production stakeholders, to sales, to administrative support."
Constructed in 1993, the plant was built to cater to the dairy market in Northeastern Ohio. The mill manufactures 42,000 tons of feed, split between bagged and bulk, including meals, pellets and textured feeds. Both inbound ingredients and finished feeds are tested for various quality specifications monthly, at a minimum, and all plant scales are certified externally twice a year.
Once Wooster expanded to carry Nutrena bagged farmstore feeds, the plant's territory grew to include distribution in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. In the late 1990s, a 10,000 square foot addition to the warehouse was built to accommodate the Cargill Animal Nutrition brand family which includes Showmaster brand show feeds, Record Rack wildlife feeds and Right Now Mineral. Over the last three years, the facility has installed over $1 million in new equipment to accommodate sustained growth.
Cargill's Wooster plant was certified in 2010 by AFIA's Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program. The mill is in compliance with the Bio Terrorism Act and has been inspected by the FDA within the last year and deemed compliant. Moreover, the mill has an SPCC Plan that has been certified by a professional engineer.
Cargill Wooster has 10 production employees, one maintenance employee, five truck drivers and one clerical employee, who work on two shifts. The plant has a written recall program, safety program, a written emergency plan and a safety committee with five rotating members represented by both supervisor and non-supervisory employees. Twelve employees hold CPR-certification.
Key to Wooster's success is the focus on employee engagement. "Our continued success out of this location speaks volumes for the team we have in place, both past and present," Wright explained.
Wooster has had zero lost time accidents since 2004. Of its safety record, Wright explained, "I feel incredibly privileged to work for a company that places such a high emphasis on the safety of its employees. There is never a doubt in my mind that when it comes down to doing a job, safety comes first; this is apparent in both day to day operations here at Wooster, and long-term planning around how we continue to grow our business."
Cargill Wooster takes its commitment to the community seriously, sponsoring and donating to several causes. It was among eight other Cargill businesses that participated in the Ohio Collaborative Hunger Relief fund drives of 2010 and 2011, raising over $500,000. The plant is also is involved with the Viola Startzman Free Clinic, Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank and Akron Children's Hospital.
Southern States Cooperative, Winchester Mill is runner-up
The Southern States Cooperative's Winchester Mill (Winchester) in Winchester, Ky., is the runner-up for the 2011 Feed Mill of the Year. Constructed in 1976, the mill manufactures 73,000 tons of feed annually, at a 75 percent to 25 percent bag to bulk ratio, focusing primarily on pelleted and textured bag horse feeds, in addition to bags for dairy, beef, swine, horse, poultry, sheep, goat, rabbit and wildlife feeds.
Winchester is fully automated in all manufacturing processes. Fully integrated PLC based controls assure accuracy, consistency and the integrity of all formula feeds and ingredients. The mill utilizes a bar code hand-add system to insure all micro nutrients and medications are accurately measured into formula feeds. In addition, the mill operates a stand-alone Computer Maintenance Management System. All equipment is bar coded and maintenance employees utilize PDA's to perform preventive and work order based maintenance, an example of technology helping to streamline operations and insure equipment is maintained at peak performance.
Winchester has 29 production, maintenance and clerical employees, who work two shifts per day on a five day work week. The plant's safety committee consists of six supervisory and non-supervisory employees on a rotating basis. Winchester has a written safety program, emergency plan and eight of its employees are certified in CPR. Annual training is also conducted in a number of safety areas, including rail car fall prevention and chemical handling.
"The phrase you are as good as the people you have around you' is something that rings true here at the Winchester plant, where the average employee tenure is over 20 years," explained plant manager Richard Sladic. "This fact illustrates the dedication to service, quality, employee engagement, and safety that makes my job so rewarding. Southern States has a commitment to providing the highest quality bag and bulk feeding solutions to its farmer members that also parallels my personal commitment to excellence in the feed industry," he continued.
Winchester's "Safety First" culture is exemplified by the fact that the plant has not had a lost time accident in 794,437 hours (11.45 years). It was the first facility in Southern States Feed Division that initiated the Near Miss Program to monitor unsafe work conditions. The plant is certified annually by the Facility Certification Institute for compliance in both the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points and AFIA's Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification programs. Winchester is fully compliant with the Bio Terrorism Act and has been inspected by both the FDA and EPA within the past year.
Winchester employees are involved with several civic, community and religious associations. This includes the local Youth 4-H and Prison Ministry as well as participating in fundraising events such as the Walk for the Cure and the Walk for the Poor. The mill also donates used mini pallets to Kentucky Fish & Game Commission, which is used as fish habitat for the state's ponds and lakes.
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The annual Feed Mill of the Year award recognizes overall excellence in feed manufacturing operations. Increased safety, quality, regulatory compliance, operating efficiencies and overall industry awareness of food safety are among the criteria reviewed for each applicant.
"The caliber of the top two plants made selection the 2011 Feed Mill of the Year an extremely difficult decision," explained AFIA's Keith Epperson, vice president of manufacturing and training. "Both mills should be commended for their commitment to safety and their commitment to the feed industry by continuously manufacturing quality products."
Over 80 feed facilities competed for this year's award, an increase over last year's entrants. Epperson believes this is due in part to the value of the feedback a facility receives by entering. The data can be used to compare a mill's standards against similar facilities in the industry, a useful tool for any mill to have.
Brian Sommerlatte, manager of last year's runner up plant in Giddings, Texas, commented that participating in the Feed Mill of the Year program is a natural fit at his facility and is similar to internal benchmarks used. "Not only are we able to compare our results to our internal standards, but it also provides a unique perspective on how we compare to others in the feed industry. I would strongly encourage others to participate in the program."
Selection of the top plant starts with an online application process and concludes with personal visits to the top sites by an inspection team from AFIA and Feedstuffs. Final selection is based on a combined scoring of the application and personal visit.
Additional details on the 2011 Feed Mill of the Year and the runner-up will be in Dec. 5 issue of Feedstuffs. Visit www.feedstuffs.com to learn more.
The winner of the 2010 program was Hubbard Feeds of Bismarck, N.D. Cargill's animal nutrition mill in Giddings, Texas, was the runner up of last year's contest.
About Feedstuffs
Feedstuffs is the leading provider of agribusiness news, information and analysis with offices in Minneapolis, Minn.; Chicago, Ill.; and Washington, D.C.
About AFIA
AFIA, based in Arlington, Va., is the world's largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the U.S. animal feed industry and its suppliers. Founded in 1909, AFIA also is the recognized leader on international industry developments. Members include more than 500 domestic and international companies and state, regional and national associations. Member-companies are livestock feed and pet food manufacturers, integrators, pharmaceutical companies, ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers and companies which supply other products, services and supplies to feed manufacturers.


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Sophomore guard Chrisstasia Walter tied her career scoring high with 26 points, going 5 of 5 from 3-point range, to lead the NJCAA No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team to a 78-46 Jayhawk West victory over the Pratt Beavers on Wednesday night at the Sports Arena.
The Lady Dragons (20-0, 6-0 Jayhawk West) extended their Sports Arena winning streak to 74-straight games by defeating Pratt for the ninth-consecutive time. Hutchinson also extended its regular-season winning streak to 61 games and its Jayhawk West winning streak to 34 games.
Hutchinson raced out to an 11-0 lead in the first 3 minutes, 34 seconds of the game against an undermanned Pratt team that was missing three starters. The lead grew to 22 points (24-2) just 7 minutes, 47 seconds in as HCC shot 60.7 percent from the field with five 3-pointers in the first half. Pratt managed just 23.1 shooting, missing all five of its 3-point attempts.
Walter's 26 points was a Hutchinson season high and it tied her career high that she set against Oral Roberts University when she played at Arkansas in the 2010-11 season. Walter hit a career-high 10 field goals on 14 attempts and tied a career high with five 3-point goals. The sophomore point guard added six assists, five rebounds and four steals.
Walter is now tied for sixth on HCC's single-season steals list with Jeanne Martin (1977) with 78 steals.
Sophomore Aja Sorrells was 6 of 8 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the foul line to finish with 17 points. Sophomore Kyrsten Crawford came off the bench to score 10 points.
Sophomore Jasmine Patterson finished with eight points, while freshmen Bri Starks and Jamie Patrick had six points each.
The Lady Dragons shot 53.6 percent from the field (30 of 56), going 8 of 14 from 3-point range and 10 of 14 from the free-throw line. HCC out-rebounded Pratt 36-25 and had 15 turnovers. The Lady Dragons added 22 assists and 12 steals.
Pratt was led by Hayli Jo Smith's 20 points. She was 5 of 13 overall and 8 of 8 from the foul line. Kelsey Strobel and Elle Stein had seven points each. Stein had eight rebounds for the Beavers.
The Beavers (12-8, 1-5) were held to 31.9 percent (15 of 47) for the game, going just 2 of 12 from long range and 14 of 20 from the foul line. Pratt committed 21 turnovers.
Four different players scored and six different players dished out assists during Hutchinson's initial 24-2 run. A Sorrells bucket with 17:25 to play made it 11-0. After two Smith free throws got Pratt on the board at the 16:16 mark, HCC reeled off 13 unanswered points. Crawford's 3-pointer with 12:13 to play gave HCC a 24-2 lead.
Pratt had an early answer with an 8-1 run and pulled within 25-12 with 9:12 to play after a Keosha Parks field goal.
HCC was able to blow the lead up to 20 points for the first time late in the first half with a 10-0 run over a stretch of 4:01. Crawford sank a pair of free throws at the 2:15 mark to give HCC a 40-16 lead. The Lady Dragons took a 45-21 halftime lead when Walter put back her own miss at the first-half buzzer.
Hutchinson's shooting in the second half cooled off, but Walter scored 15 points to lead the Lady Dragons in the final 20 minutes of the game.
Neither team had a significant run in the second half until the final 4 minutes when the Lady Dragons close out the game on a 10-1 run. The Beavers didn't have a field goal for the final 3:41 of the game.
Hutchinson hits the road on Saturday to take on Cloud County at 6 p.m. in Concordia.
GAME NOTES - With Wednesday's victory, HCC completed the program's third 20-game winning streak in program history. … HCC's 20-0 start to the season is the third longest in team history. … The 2013 sophomores claimed their 56th victory, which moves them alone into fourth place for sophomores wins. … HCC is now 66-9 all-time vs. Pratt. … HCC held its 84th-straight opponent to less than 50 percent shooting. … Chrisstasia Walter is now 16th on HCC's single-season assist list with 120. … This was program all-time victory No. 799. … HCC's eight 3-point goals tied for second most this season and it's the third time HCC has had eight treys in a game. … Kyrsten Crawford had her third career game scoring in double figures, her first in 15 games.
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Waves toss up all kinds of interesting things: pretty shells, polished pebbles, smooth beach glass, driftwood. Enjoy them -- then leave them for others to enjoy, too.
Did you know in some cultures, a rock with a white stripe is good luck?
The water, the waves, the wind, the birds ... together they make a wonderful, peaceful sound.
Take off your shoes, wiggle those bare toes, and wade right in. (But check with an adult first to be sure it's safe.)
Chase the waves. As the breakers roll in and out, it's fun to run after them. Watch out -- they'll chase you back!
Watch birds swoop and dive. Check tidepools for sea urchins, barnacles, and sea stars. Dig into a sandy ocean beach for crabs or clams. In fresh water, find fish, water bugs, frogs, crayfish, and other animals.
Look for animal tracks left in sand or mud. How many creatures have come this way?
Or see what markings humans made. Can you see some footprints? Can you see where a vehicle drove?
Can you draw some tracks for a mythical creature?
How many times can you make a flat rock hop across the water?
Make tiny rafts from leaves or sticks and send them down a stream.
At a sandy beach, make sand castles -- or a whole sand village!
If you dig a hole first, you might be able to sit down in it, and bury your legs.
You could have a mini-sculpture contest with whoever wants to join. Make ribbons!
Driftwood, rocks, seaweed - these are like nature's art supplies.
The one pictured here is called an inukshuk. Inuit people in northern Canada make sculptures like this in the Arctic.
A wide, windy beach is the perfect place to run as fast as you can. When you need a rest, race to a good spot for a picnic lunch!


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what does theravada and mahayana and zen have in common?
whats the common ground?
mainly trying to know the "common ground" and similarities....
oceanmen wrote:thank you for the wikepedia link
just trying to achieve non-duality by seeing oneness
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Moggalana wrote:You might also enjoy Ajahn Brahm's Which yana? Hahayana!.
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The World Buddhist Sangha Council was first convened by Theravadins in Sri Lanka in 1966 with the hope of bridging differences and working together. The first convention was attended by leading monks, from many countries and sects, Mahaayaana as well as Theravaada.
(Contributed by Stephen Evans) The following, written by Ven. Walpola Rahula was approved unanimously.
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Melted Epoisses over leeks
Wash the leeks and take off the outside edges. Take a frying pan, put in half the butter.
Add 5cl of water, pour in the lemon juice (it needs squeezing first) and finally put in the leeks. Allow to cook for 15 to 20 minutes under a slow flame with the cover on the pan.
Mix the Epoisses with a fork adding the rest of the butter. Spread this mixture over the leeks and add salt and pepper.
Melted Epoisses over leeks is an ideal accompaniment for game dishes, or why not the turkey at Thanksgiving. An easy recipe to make with delicious results.
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500 grams (approx 1 ½ pounds)
of small leeks
1 lemon
½ of an Epoisses
70 grams (approx ¼ pound)
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The Secretary of the Interior may enter into contracts for options to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein within the exterior boundaries of any area the acquisition of which is authorized by law for inclusion in the national park system. The minimum period of any such option shall be two years, and any sums expended for the purchase thereof shall be credited to the purchase price of said area. Not to exceed $500,000 of the sum authorized to be appropriated from the fund by section 460l–6 of this title may be expended by the Secretary in any one fiscal year for such options.
Source(Pub. L. 88–578, title I, § 10, formerly § 9, as added Pub. L. 90–401, § 4,July 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 355; renumbered § 10,Pub. L. 92–347, § 2,July 11, 1972, 86 Stat. 459.)
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Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers isn't about to voice regrets about trading outfielder Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves in the offseason, even with Upton crushing the ball in the season's first two-plus weeks.
"I don't know if he'd be doing the same thing with us," Towers told CBSSports.com on Tuesday. "It was a deal that was best for both parties. He needed a new start. We needed a new identity, instead of being Justin Upton and the Diamondbacks.
"I think we know who we are now: a band of 25 brothers."
Towers shipped Upton and third baseman Chris Johnson to Atlanta last January in exchange for infielder Martin Prado and four minor leaguers, after long dangling Upton as trade bait. Owner Ken Kendrick publicly criticized Upton last year.
"No hard feelings," Towers told CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler. "I'm still happy we did the deal. And I'm happy for Justin."
While Upton, 25, has hit eight home runs in 13 games for the 12-1 Braves, Prado, 29, has become a favorite in Arizona because of his versatility and makeup. He shifted from third base to second base after Arizona placed second baseman Aaron Hill on the disabled list.
"He's been a savior. The guy is a 100 percent quality guy. He would do anything you ask, and he wants to do it," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson told Knobler.
Gibson added that he, too, is happy for Upton and doesn't want him to fail.


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BOSSES at AFC Darwen are urging the town to cheer them on as they prepare for four consecutive home games.
The North West Counties First Division side take on Barnton this Saturday, with a 3pm kick-off, then play Holker Old Boys on Wednesday, August 20, at 7.45pm.
That is followed by Litherland REMYCA and Widnes on the following two Saturdays, both at 3pm.
Through the club's account on Twitter, a club spokesman said: "We have four home games on the trot, we want four wins, you can help us with your support. Everyone is welcomed at the WEC Group Anchor Ground."


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While the focus of a wedding remains traditionally, and quite rightly, on the bride, she's not the only one under pressure to look their best on the big day. The challenges faced by the groom are threefold: firstly, he must set the tone of the dress code. Secondly, he must do so while still managing to stand out among his party. Thirdly, and most importantly, he must not upstage the bride.
The dress code chosen for a wedding plays a crucial part in determining the level of formality, and, in turn, the general mood of the ceremony. Climate plays a deciding influence, as does location: is it at a registry office, or at a grand country mansion? Considerations are countless, rules are myriad, and confusion along the way is all but certain, but one thing is for sure: whatever you decide upon, MR PORTER will have a stylish solution. We've taken five scenarios and created an immaculate look for each. Click through the gallery, above, to see them - or, if you're a guest, read on for a definitive guide to wedding dress codes. For more detailed style advice, you can also find our guide to wedding shoes here, and our 10 rules of wedding style here.
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Mr Wm. Munday
My Dear Sir
I deeply regret having the painful duty to inform you of the death of our dear son James. I make use of the word our for he was truely a good husband to our dear girl, as also a good son in law to me, & his loss with that of our dear daughters will for ever be remembered, and regretted by us. Mrs Cook has sent Mrs Munday a long letter with all particulars in it so it would be useless me repeting what she has all ready said, so I shall now proceed to inform you that he made a fresh will on the 29th October last, appointing me as the sole Executor. He leaves my son Thomas Galliard Cook the sum of £75 free of all Probate or legacy duties the remainder (after all just debts & Testamental Expenses are paid) to you & your dear Wife, & in case of your deaths it was to go to his brothers & sisters. His life was insured for £250 & I am afraid before I can recover that amount I shall need to have his Certificate of Birth which I shall be glad if you will forward to me as quickly as possible, so that I may be able to remit you some money as quick as possible. I think on a rough guess, that after all just dues & demands are paid, there will be able £250 for you but I cannot say for certain.
I was on the point of shifting my residence when James came home, so could not shift till after the death of the poor fellow.
So you will please address to me as at the end of the letter. I trust my Dear Sir you will receive this sad intelligence with fortitude. Knowing as we well do, that the will of the almightly must be done.
So let us put ouw trust in him & bring our hearts to think that it is for some wise purpose. I shall send you his clothes chest with momentoes to be given to his brothers &c. which was one of his last requests & also will you inform me if you all have likenesses of his & Alice? Those that have not got one, I will endeavour to furnish. There will also be some of the poor fellows hair, but by the next mail, I will give you all particulars of the contents of the Box. He also begs that we would send his kind love to you & his mother. I hope you will excuse all mistakes for having so many letters to write, my head is scarsely clear enough for the task; with very kind regards
Believe me Dear Sir
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JeffR wrote:befriend wrote:how do we enjoy the sights of nature without liking coming up?
Sounds like you're being troubled with aversion to "liking". Just be mindful of the Sukka and how it arises.
you cant have aversion to liking, thats like saying you have an aversion towards hate or an aversion to an alligator bite.


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In addition to an outdoor pool, La Quinta Inn & Suites Houston West - Park Ten provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-related amenities consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Event facilities measure 600 square feet (56 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, coffee/tea in a common area, and express check-in. Onsite self parking is complimentary. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
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Outdoor Leadership
What started as a student interest group on campus has grown into a extraordinary bachelor's degree program in Outdoor Leadership. Young Harris College saw a chance to utilize our wonderful natural surroundings and launch a program in Outdoor Leadership, and now our graduates are climbing guides in Denali and ecotourism entrepreneurs in New Zealand.
What makes our program unique? The location and the people. The National Forest Service permits us to program in the Chattahoochee, Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests that surround us. The faculty and students who choose to come to Young Harris College are people who, like you, appreciate the Enchanted Valley and all the bounty nature brings.
You'll study land and water pursuits management, environmental ethics, primitive survival, and much more, all in-depth and hands-on. You'll be certified as a wilderness first responder and go off the grid for a life-changing field experience in your junior year. These challenging outdoor experiences will teach you about yourself and who you are as a leader.
Once you visit campus and learn more about our Outdoor Leadership program, you'll see why Young Harris College is right for you.
To find out more, email the Office of Admissions or email the Department of Outdoor Leadership.
View the Bachelor of Science in Outdoor Leadership curriculum.