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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was asked after Monday's Cactus League game, a 5-4 loss to the Texas Rangers before 7,742 at Surprise Stadium, about where right-hander John Ely fits into the club's plans for the immediate future. More to the point, Mattingly was asked whether Ely could be considered for a bullpen spot if the Dodgers determine they can get through the first few days of the season without a fifth starter, the job Ely presently is vying for.
"No, our bullpen is kind of shaping up OK," Mattingly said. "He could probably do it, but I think we see him as a starter."
Mattingly wouldn't reveal any specifics as to exactly how that bullpen is shaping up or who might be in it, except for the implication that Ely won't be. But when asked to clarify his statement, he did concede that yes, he has started to envision specific individuals in specific spots that are open.
So who might those individuals be?
A lot depends on whether the Dodgers go with the usual seven relievers or initially afford themselves the luxury of an eighth because they don't have to use a fifth starter until the 11th game of the season on April 12 at San Francisco. But the Dodgers have a glut of outfielders, and the extra roster spot -- which will exist until either fifth starter Jon Garland returns from his oblique strain or the club brings up a fifth starter from the minors -- could buy the Dodgers time with outfielder Xavier Paul, who is out of minor league options.
With four bullpen spots held down by Jonathan Broxton, Hong-Chih Kuo, Matt Guerrier and Blake Hawksworth, two of what are likely to be three remaining spots could be taken by non-roster right-hander Mike MacDougal and last year's rookie sensation, Kenley Jansen.
"He is throwing the ball good," Mattingly said, with a subtle grin on his face, when asked specifically about MacDougal, the veteran and former All-Star closer who hasn't allowed an earned run in five appearances this spring. "He is fine," Mattingly had said a few minutes earlier about Jansen, who finally gave up his first Cactus League run against the Rangers, in his fifth appearance.
It is what happens with the last spot that remains a mystery.
"There is still a competition going on," Mattingly said.
It could be another lefty, but both Scott Elbert and Ron Mahay have struggled this spring. It could be Ramon Troncoso, who has considerable big league experience and was having an outstanding spring before a rough outing earlier this week. It could be a surprise from minor league camp, where Josh Lindblom appears to have recaptured his lost mechanics.
A likely scenario, though, is that the Dodgers will keep non-roster veteran Tim Redding, who is Ely's only competition for the fifth spot in the rotation. Redding's innings are being built up for starting, meaning that when the season begins, he could be a long man out of the bullpen, step into the fifth spot if Garland isn't ready or stay in the bullpen as a long man if the Dodgers decide to go with Ely for the fifth spot.
Redding is having a solid spring, having allowed four runs on 10 hits over 12 innings. He has struck out seven and walked three.
The entire picture could change in the two weeks that remain before the Dodgers break camp and the 17 days still to go before their March 31 season opener against the Giants.
Back to basics
Ely was roughed up for four runs (three earned) on six hits over four innings after having pitched six scoreless innings to start the spring, and he gave up a three-run homer to reigning American League Most Valuable Player Josh Hamilton. But he still hasn't walked a batter in 10 innings this spring, and when you consider what it was that differentiated the two faces of Ely's rookie season, that alone is huge.
When Ely first came to the majors last year, coaches, front-office officials and beat writers alike marveled at how aggressive he was for such a young pitcher, how he constantly pounded the strike zone and fearlessly pitched to contact. But everything seemed to change in a June 17 start against the Cincinnati Reds, when Ely, for the first time in his big league career, was truly pounded, to the tune of seven runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Before that game, Ely walked 13 batters in 56 innings. Beginning with that game, he walked 27 batters in 44 innings the rest of the season.
"I think it was all about trying to do too much," Ely said. "I had a bad one, and I didn't realize how much the spotlight really turns up on you after that, especially at this level. You start thinking, 'I have to do this, and I have to do that,' when really, all I had to do was get back to what I was doing before."
Ely said it took stepping away for a few months during the offseason for that lesson to really, fully sink in.
"You always know what you have to do, but it's a matter of doing it," he said. "That is hard when you're not mentally fresh, because you're always fighting yourself, and I did a lot of fighting myself at the end of last year."
Plan B
Although Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake isn't expected to miss much time because of the soreness around his rib cage that has sidelined him since Saturday -- he was sent for a precautionary MRI on Monday just to make sure it wasn't something serious -- his sudden absence has raised questions of how the Dodgers' lineup might look without him.
Mattingly said that in that case, he likely would move Juan Uribe to third and insert utility man Jamey Carroll at second rather than the other way around.
"Jamey is more of a middle guy," Mattingly said. "I think [third] fits Juan better, but we'll have to see."
Although Carroll has played far more games (275) at third in his career than Uribe (154), Uribe has a .960 fielding percentage at the position to Carroll's .945 there.
Pep talk
Elbert pitched a scoreless fifth inning, allowing one hit, but was once again erratic, issuing back-to-back, two-out walks to Michael Young and Nelson Cruz to load the bases. It was at this point that Mattingly, who normally goes to the mound only to make pitching changes, went to the mound and didn't make one.
"I told him just to pick his pitch and throw it," Mattingly said. "I know everybody has been working with him and getting him to do a lot of stuff. I just wanted to try to keep it simple for him in that situation. Just pick a pitch and throw it."
Elbert needed one more pitch to get out of the jam, David Murphy popping it up to center field. Still, Elbert walked off the mound having walked nine of the 20 batters he has faced so far this spring.
Short hops
Following two consecutive split-squad dates over the weekend, one of which involved a plane trip to Las Vegas, the Dodgers brought a travel squad that hardly met the generally accepted standard of at least four or five regular players. Of the 10 players (including a designated hitter) in the starting lineup, only Carroll and Marcus Thames are locks for the season-opening roster, and neither is expected to be an everyday player. Mattingly said that before setting the travel squad, the team cleared it with the Rangers, who had paying customers to consider, and that they completely understood. ...
The Dodgers and NBC Los Angeles will hold a relief event Tuesday at Dodger Stadium to raise money for the American Red Cross Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. Donors who give $20 or more will receive two tickets to one of the upcoming spring training games at the stadium, against the Angels on March 28 or the Seattle Mariners on March 30. Donations will be accepted from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT. ...
The Dodgers (5-15) play the Rangers again Tuesday, this time at Camelback Ranch. Scheduled opening-day starter Clayton Kershaw will make his fourth start of the spring for the Dodgers against lefty Derek Holland.
Tony Jackson covers the Dodgers for ESPNLosAngeles.com. Follow him on Twitter.


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Circle Arts' 'Wizard of Oz' is charming
Published 3:20 pm, Tuesday, July 23, 2013
NEW BRAUNFELS — Get a good Toto, and you're darn close to a winning production of "The Wizard of Oz."
The Circle Arts Theatre has a very good Toto in Lolly Kelly, a button-eyed Yorkie who stole many hearts at last week's opening performance.
Happily, the adorable canine isn't the only plus in the utterly charming staging, directed with a fine sense of fun by Robert Bergeron and Roberta Elliott.
The musical is adapted from the much-adored 1939 movie and includes all the songs from it, including "Over the Rainbow," "We're Off to See the Wizard" and "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead."
It also includes the "Jitterbug" number and the reprise of "Over the Rainbow" sung while Dorothy is imprisoned by the Wicked Witch of the West, both of which were cut from the film.
Bergeron and Elliott cast the human roles as well as they did the dog. Julie Ricks is an appealing Dorothy, and she sings well.
Jenni Rotter is larger-than-life and deliciously evil as both Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West. And Ronnie McCaskill, Neil Klusky and Robin Williams bring great comic verve to their portrayals of Dorothy's companions on the Yellow Brick Road.
The look of the show is pretty simple, with just enough set dressing to give scenes a sense of place.
The flashiest bits of design are Nolan Schmidt's tornado video and the Wizard himself, a disembodied head with glowing red eyes and a spooky voice that echoes.
It's a fun show from start to finish.
"The Wizard of Oz" can be seen at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 4 at the Circle Arts Theatre, Landa Park, New Braunfels. Tickets cost $14 to $20. Call 830-837-6172 for reservations, or visit circle
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Well, it's something to watch after you've shown off your undead Google Reader costume.
Marmalard went full Romo last week in a loss to the Jets, torpedoing a halftime lead with two fourth quarter picks before floating the ball out of bounds on a desperation last ditch 4th down. Should be interesting to see how long teammates put up with Philip Rivers' transmogrification from obnoxious but stellar douchelord to obnoxious but sucky suckass. I'll wager another half of football at most. Recall that the Chiefs and Chargers met in Arrowhead in Week 1 last year and the floats were not falling Laserface's way in that contest.
The Chiefs have seemingly recovered from a horrendous start that very nearly and very hilariously cost Todd Haley his job. Of course, that positive momentum can all be reversed in one crushing loss to a division foe.
So gather 'round, gorge on candy, get engorged with the barrage of NSFW links and wait breathlessly for the biggest dickhead on one of these teams to get cleaved by an irate fanbase.


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Reports have Darren Aronofsky and company offering the main bad guy role to Ray Winstone, last seen as one of the seven dwarfs in Rupert Sanders' "Snow White and the Huntsman". We are assuming he'll be a bit taller in this one. Winstone has apparently said yes, because negotiations are now "under way".
Winstone would be opposing Russell Crowe as the film's titular hero Noah in the "re-imagined" biblical epic by the director of "Black Swan". Which I guess means one of thees guys is going to get a cold shower by the end of the movie, if you know what I mean. Gee, I wonder who it will be…?
Jennifer Connelly is said to still be in the running to play Noah's wife. It's amazing to me that Connelly is just still being "considered" and hasn't landed the role yet. I mean, didn't she go all the way for Aronofsky in "Requiem for a Dream"? And she's already proven to have great chemistry with Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind". Beyond all that, she's a hell of an actress. So why exactly hasn't she gotten the gig yet? Blows my mind, to be perfectly honest with you.
Anyways, Winstone, who also counts "Elfie Hopkins" and "London Boulevard" among his recent films (among many, many others), joins a cast that also includes Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth and former "Harry Potter" lass Emma Watson as the young tykes of the movie.
By now, if you don't already know the story of Noah, it's time to stop trolling Facebook 24/7 and read something, like the book below, you heathens.
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Should You Share Online Passwords With a Boyfriend or Girlfriend?
Passwords: the Promise Rings of a Digital Generation
Once you've gotten to a comfortable point in a romantic relationship, how do you recognize mutual trust and respect for one another? With our private lives stored within emails, Facebook photos, and Netflix queue preferences, many young couples now see the final pillar in solidifying trust in a relationship is sharing the password into a partner's virtual world.
The New York Times recently profiled what they see as a growing trend of teenagers showing their security in a relationship by sharing the passwords for email, Facebook, instant messenger accounts, even their phone with a girlfriend, boyfriend, or close friend. It's easy to get lost in the euphoria of a new love, believing they should be privy to your every digital thought. The hindsight of a relationship gone sour suggests that sharing a password can lead to a slippery slope where the no-longer-significant other has access to potentially embarrassing information on the former love.
If you've had either a positive or negative experience with sharing passwords in the past, chime in with your thoughts in the comments.


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The 2011 iHoops Skills Challenge Tour is making a stop this weekend at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick near Scottsdale. It's FREE.
The FREE basketball-skills competition is open to boys and girls ages 8-18.
Participants can sign up on site on Saturday.
The finals will be Sunday.
For more information click HERE.


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Cosplayer metalsummer > Costume of Amy Pond (Doctor Who)
- Most Recent Photo
- 07-27-2012
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Character
- Amy Pond
- Special Variation:
- Day of the Moon episode
- Year Completed:
- 2012
- Construction Difficulty:
- Very Easy
- Costume worn at:
- Comic-Con / San Diego Comic Con International 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
Very easy construction. Bought the shirt and capri at Kolhs. Bought the wig on ebay. The marks were made with the snazzeroo face paint.
- Personal Thoughts:
- Doctor who is one of my favorite television series. Amy is my favorite companion. It was only a matter of time before i did a doctor who character.
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James A Eustace, 82, of Brookings, died April 15, 2012, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, following a brief illness.
He was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Nutter Fort, W.V., to John R. and Vivian Eustace.
Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army Sept. 11, 1946, at Ft. Hayes, Ohio, and began his 27 years of distinguished service to our country. He was barely 21 years old when his company was deployed to Korea to make the invasion at Inchon.
In 1952, while stationed at Ft. Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, he met Cynthia Kronauge. They were married after a six-week courtship.
In 1956 the couple was transferred to Knoxville, Tenn., where Cindy completed nurses' training and worked in a hospital while Jim took military assignments in Europe. They later moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, and in 1964 were transferred to Columbus, Ga.
Jim was later assigned to Southeast Asia, and, upon his return from that tour, was transferred to Newport News, Va. From there Jim accepted an assignment in Rangoon, Burma, and Cindy was able to accompany him. They lived there for several years and enjoyed their many varied experiences in Burma.
Jim retired from military service Oct. 31, 1973. By this time the Eustaces were living in Atlanta, Ga., where Jim worked as an executive for a corporation for two years.
In 1976 he accepted a position at American Banker's Insurance Company in Miami, Fla., where he remained until his retirement in 1985.
In 1986, Jim and Cindy relocated to Brookings, so that Cindy could be near her sister, Barbara Kockritz. Barbara had also married a career military man; their family transferred all over the U. S. and overseas, so the two sisters, who hadn't lived near each other since 1952, were happy to be reunited.
After serving in the Army, living all over the world, surviving the Korean War, the war in Vietnam, jet-setting and commuting from Atlanta to Miami for almost 10 years, Jim retired completely, and he and Cindy settled down to enjoy life in their quiet, wooded setting. They made new friends, spent countless hours and happy holidays with Barbara, her children and grandchildren, and cherished the time he and Cindy had together. In 2005, Cindy became ill and Jim cared for her until her death March 16, 2007.
Jim Eustace was a man of strong convictions and believed in the attributes of hard work, honesty and integrity. He read voraciously and his passion for knowledge never waned andndash; at the age of 82 he installed high-speed Internet and was learning to explore the World Wide Web. His family knew him to be a passionate man, loyal to those he served, worked for and loved; he dedicated his life to his beloved Cindy. Jim was widely known as an interesting, intelligent and witty man because of his good-natured banter, pranks and endless supply of jokes. He regaled his family and friends with wonderful stories of his early days and vast life experience. He baked pies for the staff at doctors' offices, cookies for the "girls" at Good Sam, goodies for his neighbors and friends, and will be remembered by all for his passion for life.
Survivors include sisters Mary Smith of Franklin, Va., Broaddus Allen of Colonial Beach, Va. and their children; sister-in-law Beverly Eustace of Laughlin, Nev.; nieces Lisa Williamson, Rita (Sam) Dotson of Brookings, Denise (Tim) Kauer of Rigby, Idaho, Linda Kockritz of Brookings, Liz (Vaughn) Matthews of Coos Bay, Cindy (Steve) Blakney of Vancouver, Wash.; nephew Andrew Kockritz of Brookings; great-nieces and -nephews: Donny Dotson, Jaime Armstrong, Kathryne Cordon, Kirsten Hancock, James Sierra, Seth, Joshua and Joey Kauer; Shana Matthews, Chris, Kevin and John Blakney; Aleasha Garton, Mandy, Andrea, Tiffany and Andrew Kockritz. Also surviving are numerous great-great nieces and nephews; Deborah Lai of Woodbury, Minn., who was like a daughter to him; dear friend Ruth Gold of Brookings; Sugar andndash; his constant four-legged companion; and longtime friend John Bell of Gold Beach.
Preceding him in death were his wife; his parents John Ross Eustace and Vivian Hovey; his stepmother Avis Eustace; brothers John Ross Eustace, Thomas S. Eustace; and sister Charlotte.
A service will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.redwoodmemorial.net.
Submitted by Redwood Memorial Chapel.


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The Naveen Jindal School of Management
Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Information Systems (pmh130904)
This position is closed and no longer accepting applications. This page is still available for reference.
The Naveen Jindal School of Management seeks to fill one or more tenure-track faculty positions in the Information Systems area. The rank is open. We seek scholars who can produce research of excellent quality that can be published in top journals in the information systems area. The person would be required to develop and teach courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, and engage in service activities within the university and the profession. A doctoral degree is required prior to joining, but those with ABD status will be considered at the application/interviewing stage. Appointment will be effective Fall 2014.
The Naveen Jindal School of Management fosters a professional research environment as well as a collegial culture that is intellectually stimulating and interdisciplinary. Based on publications in the select set of top-tier journals included in The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™, our Information Systems and Operations Management area has consistently ranked among the top in recent years. The school is rapidly growing and currently offers BA, MBA, MS, and PhD degrees, in addition to various executive development programs for all levels of management. The Dallas Metroplex is one of the largest in the country and ranked 3rd as the home of Fortune 500 companies. Well-known firms like Exxon Mobil, AT&T, American Airlines, Kimberly-Clark, Ericsson, J.C. Penney, Frito Lay, Dr. Pepper, and Texas Instruments are headquartered here.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Indication of gender and ethnicity for affirmative action statistical purposes is requested as part of the application.
Applicants should send a complete resume, including educational history, teaching experience, and any pertinent work experience. In addition, applicants should provide three letters of recommendation via the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM available below.
Posted on: Sep 04, 2013
This position is closed and no longer accepting applications. This page is still available for reference.
The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, age, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.


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Poway piano students Lisa Felber, left, Kei Matsuo, Stephen Luu and Stacy Luu were invited to perform at the Music Teachers' Association of California 2009 State Convention held over the July 4 weekend in Santa Clara. Each year, the association sponsors a comprehensive program called Certificate of Merit, which includes performance, technique, sight reading, theory and ear training testing. Approximately 29,000 students statewide participate in the evaluation.
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Jobs are safe at Quincy Public School District
Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:05:19 GMT —
Teachers and staff in the Quincy Public School District can breathe a sigh of relief.
No certified personnel will be let go due to budget cuts this year.
Superintendent Steven Cobb announced at a special board meeting that because of retirements and resignations, everyone will keep their job for the upcoming school year.
Cobb said there are 17 retirements and 18 resignations so far this year.
That'll save the district between $400,000 and $500,000.
However, he says next year it might be a different story.
He says the board will begin looking at possible cuts for the 2015 school year as early as this summer.
Cobb says the board had to look into this long before state government finalized a budget.
"If we waited till the government and legislature made their decisions, we could be in the fall. You're talking about him making his statement today and then going through a two month process before we'd ever know," Cobb said.
The last time the Quincy Public School District made drastic cuts was the 2011/2012 school year.
All of this stems from lack of state funding.
On Wednesday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proposed his 2015 budget and pushed for a temporary income tax increase to become permanent.
If the increase expires, Quinn said school districts will be forced to take extreme measures.
State Senator John Sullivan (D, 47th District) said it will be difficult vote, whether the tax increase is kept or not.
He outlined just how much schools stand to lose if the tax expires.
"If the temporary tax is allowed to sunset, the Governor said today that for schools, the general state aid will be funded at 74% of the general state aid. This year, it's at 89% so that's a drastic cut," Sullivan said.
Sullivan also said if the increase sunsets, the state will need to pass a 2015 budget that is $2 billion less than this year's budget.


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|Arne Kolstad
|Head physician, MD, PhD
|+47 22 93 47 31
born 4th of december 1958
Married, three children
MD, PhD
Consultant of Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy
- MD University Hospital of Tromsø 1984
- PhD University of Tromsø 1989
- Thesis entitled: Variants of the HLA-system defined by human-human hybridoma antibodiese
- Speciality in medical oncology and radiotherapy 1996
- Consultant The Norwegian Radium Hospital 1993-95
- Consultant University Hospital of Tromsø 1995-2003
- Assoc. Professor University of Tromsø 1999-2003
- Consultant The Norwegian Radium Hospital 2003- present
Responsible for Lymphoma treatment and autologous stem cell transplants for Northern Norway 1995-2003. Etablished radioimmunotherapy in Tromsø and The Norwegian Radium Hospital. Etasblished allogeneic stem cell transplantation with reduced conditioning at the Norwegian Radium Hospital 2004. Member of the Norwegian and Nordic Lymphoma groups 1995-present.
Visiting researcher at the University of Michigan 1998-99, working with radioimmunotherapy
Tutor for PhD-student for thesis entiteled:
Cancer therapies and impact on the immune system 2002.
At present working at The Norwegian Radium Hospital as consultant with focus on lymphoma therapy and high-dose therapy with autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
Author network for Arne Kolstad by COREMINE medical
Publications 2017
Long-term outcome of patients with solitary plasmacytoma treated with radiotherapy: A population-based, single-center study with median follow-up of 13.7 years
Hematol Oncol (in press)
PubMed 28393375
Biodistribution and dosimetry results from a phase 1 trial of (177)Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan antibody-radionuclide conjugate therapy
J Nucl Med (in press)
PubMed 28848035
TP53 mutations identify younger mantle cell lymphoma patients who do not benefit from intensive chemoimmunotherapy
Blood, 130 (17), 1903-1910
PubMed 28819011
Mass Cytometry of Follicular Lymphoma Tumors Reveals Intrinsic Heterogeneity in Proteins Including HLA-DR and a Deficit in Nonmalignant Plasmablast and Germinal Center B-Cell Populations
Cytometry B Clin Cytom, 92 (1), 79-87
PubMed 27933753
Publications 2016
Lenalidomide-bendamustine-rituximab in patients older than 65 years with untreated mantle cell lymphoma
Blood, 128 (14), 1814-1820
PubMed 27354719
Long-term outcome for patients with early stage marginal zone lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma
Leuk Lymphoma, 58 (3), 623-632
PubMed 27389974
Red Marrow-Absorbed Dose for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Treated with 177Lu-Lilotomab Satetraxetan, a Novel Anti-CD37 Antibody-Radionuclide Conjugate
J Nucl Med, 58 (1), 55-61
PubMed 27587710
Tumor-Absorbed Dose for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Treated with the Anti-CD37 Antibody Radionuclide Conjugate 177Lu-Lilotomab Satetraxetan
J Nucl Med, 58 (1), 48-54
PubMed 27493270
15-year follow-up of the Second Nordic Mantle Cell Lymphoma trial (MCL2): prolonged remissions without survival plateau
Br J Haematol, 175 (3), 410-418
PubMed 27378674
Myeloid cell leukaemia 1 has a vital role in retinoic acid-mediated protection of Toll-like receptor 9-stimulated B cells from spontaneous and DNA damage-induced apoptosis
Immunology, 149 (1), 62-73
PubMed 27278254
Molecular Monitoring after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation and Preemptive Rituximab Treatment of Molecular Relapse; Results from the Nordic Mantle Cell Lymphoma Studies (MCL2 and MCL3) with Median Follow-Up of 8.5 Years
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 23 (3), 428-435
PubMed 28039078
Targeting B-cell neoplasia with T-cell receptors recognizing a CD20-derived peptide on patient-specific HLA
Oncoimmunology, 5 (5), e1138199
PubMed 27467957
Distinct patterns of B-cell receptor signaling in non-Hodgkin lymphomas identified by single-cell profiling
Blood, 129 (6), 759-770
PubMed 28011673
A national study on conditional survival, excess mortality and second cancer after high dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Br J Haematol, 173 (3), 432-43
PubMed 26914167
Publications 2015
Radiotherapy Compared to Other Strategies in the Treatment of Stage I/II Follicular Lymphoma: A Study of 404 Patients with a Median Follow-Up of 15 Years
PLoS One, 10 (7), e0131158
PubMed 26147646
Computerized image analysis of the Ki-67 proliferation index in mantle cell lymphoma
Histopathology, 67 (1), 62-9
PubMed 25431344
Content of endothelial progenitor cells in autologous stem cell grafts predict survival after transplantation for multiple myeloma
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 21 (5), 840-7
PubMed 25689789
Total body irradiation after high-dose cytarabine in mantle cell lymphoma: a comparison of Nordic MCL2, HOVON-45, and European MCL Younger trials
Leukemia, 30 (6), 1428-30
PubMed 26598017
miR-18b overexpression identifies mantle cell lymphoma patients with poor outcome and improves the MIPI-B prognosticator
Blood, 125 (17), 2669-77
PubMed 25736311
"In situ" vaccination for systemic effects in follicular lymphoma
Oncoimmunology, 4 (7), e1014773
PubMed 26140239
Conditional survival and excess mortality after high-dose therapy with autologous stem cell transplantation for adult refractory or relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma in Norway
Haematologica, 100 (6), e240-3
PubMed 25682605
Publications 2014
High dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplant for patients with transformed B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the rituximab era
Leuk Lymphoma, 55 (10), 2319-27
PubMed 24432894
[Allogeneic stem-cell transplantation in adults 1985-2012: results and development]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 134 (16), 1569-75
PubMed 25178233
Sequential intranodal immunotherapy induces antitumor immunity and correlated regression of disseminated follicular lymphoma
Blood, 125 (1), 82-9
PubMed 25293773
Nordic MCL3 study: 90Y-ibritumomab-tiuxetan added to BEAM/C in non-CR patients before transplant in mantle cell lymphoma
Blood, 123 (19), 2953-9
PubMed 24652994
SOX11 and TP53 add prognostic information to MIPI in a homogenously treated cohort of mantle cell lymphoma--a Nordic Lymphoma Group study
Br J Haematol, 166 (1), 98-108
PubMed 24684350
Publications 2013
Multimodal treatment with ALL-like chemotherapy, Auto-SCT and radiotherapy for lymphoblastic lymphoma
Acta Oncol, 53 (5), 680-7
PubMed 24237392
Evaluating antigen targeting and anti-tumor activity of a new anti-CD37 radioimmunoconjugate against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Anticancer Res, 33 (1), 85-95
PubMed 23267131
High dose cytarabine with rituximab is not enough in first-line treatment of mantle cell lymphoma with high proliferation: early closure of the Nordic Lymphoma Group Mantle Cell Lymphoma 5 trial
Leuk Lymphoma, 55 (5), 1206-8
PubMed 23876100
High PD-1 expression and suppressed cytokine signaling distinguish T cells infiltrating follicular lymphoma tumors from peripheral T cells
Blood, 121 (8), 1367-76
PubMed 23297127
High-dose therapy with autologous stem cell support for lymphoma in Norway 1987-2008
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (16), 1704-9
PubMed 24005706
High-dose therapy with autologous stem cell support for lymphoma--from experimental to standard treatment
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 133 (16), 1735-9
PubMed 24005713
Publications 2012
Phospho-specific flow cytometry identifies aberrant signaling in indolent B-cell lymphoma
BMC Cancer, 12, 478
PubMed 23072591
Altered BCR and CD40 signalling are associated with clinical outcome in small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and marginal zone lymphoma patients
Br J Haematol, 159 (5), 604-8
PubMed 23043253
Ultra-short course sirolimus contributes to effective GVHD prophylaxis after reduced-intensity allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Bone Marrow Transplant, 47 (12), 1552-7
PubMed 22522568
Nordic MCL2 Trial Update: 6-year follow-up after intensive immunochemotherapy for untreated mantle cell lymphoma followed by BEAM or BEAC Plus autologous stem-cell support: still very long survival but late relapses do occur (vol 158, pg 355, 2012)
Br. J. Haematol., 158 (6), 815-816
Nordic MCL2 trial update: six-year follow-up after intensive immunochemotherapy for untreated mantle cell lymphoma followed by BEAM or BEAC + autologous stem-cell support: still very long survival but late relapses do occur
Br J Haematol, 158 (3), 355-62
PubMed 22640180
Dose-densified chemoimmunotherapy followed by systemic central nervous system prophylaxis for younger high-risk diffuse large B-cell/follicular grade 3 lymphoma patients: results of a phase II Nordic Lymphoma Group study
Ann Oncol, 24 (5), 1385-92
PubMed 23247661
[Can the immune system target cancer?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 132 (7), 784-5
PubMed 22511078
Publications 2011
T cells raised against allogeneic HLA-A2/CD20 kill primary follicular lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells
Int J Cancer, 130 (8), 1821-32
PubMed 21630262
High dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell support for patients with histologically transformed B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. A Norwegian multi centre phase II study
Br J Haematol, 152 (5), 600-10
PubMed 21241276
Two escalated followed by six standard BEACOPP in advanced-stage high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma: high cure rates but increased risk of aseptic osteonecrosis
Ann Oncol, 23 (5), 1254-9
PubMed 21926399
Is there a role for antigen selection in mantle cell lymphoma? Immunogenetic support from a series of 807 cases
Blood, 118 (11), 3088-95
PubMed 21791422
Rituximab blocks protective serologic response to influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccination in lymphoma patients during or within 6 months after treatment
Blood, 118 (26), 6769-71
PubMed 22058114
Publications 2009
Pre-emptive treatment with rituximab of molecular relapse after autologous stem cell transplantation in mantle cell lymphoma
J Clin Oncol, 27 (26), 4365-70
PubMed 19652064
Mantle cell lymphoma - does primary intensive immunochemotherapy improve overall survival for younger patients?
Leuk Lymphoma, 50 (8), 1249-56
PubMed 19562619
The Mantle Cell Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (MIPI) is superior to the International Prognostic Index (IPI) in predicting survival following intensive first-line immunochemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT)
Blood, 115 (8), 1530-3
PubMed 20032504
Therapeutic effect of CD137 immunomodulation in lymphoma and its enhancement by Treg depletion
Blood, 114 (16), 3431-8
PubMed 19641184
Publications 2008
Clinical evidence of a graft-versus-lymphoma effect against relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
Ann Oncol, 19 (11), 1935-40
PubMed 18684698
Long-term progression-free survival of mantle cell lymphoma after intensive front-line immunochemotherapy with in vivo-purged stem cell rescue: a nonrandomized phase 2 multicenter study by the Nordic Lymphoma Group
Blood, 112 (7), 2687-93
PubMed 18625886
[Heart complications following cancer treatment]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (2), 187-8
PubMed 18240394
High frequency of unrecognized indolent hematological disorders among HLA-matched siblings of patients with lymphoproliferative malignancies eligible for allo-SCT
Bone Marrow Transplant, 42 (6), 427-8
PubMed 18587433
Phase III trial of consolidation therapy with yttrium-90-ibritumomab tiuxetan compared with no additional therapy after first remission in advanced follicular lymphoma
J Clin Oncol, 26 (32), 5156-64
PubMed 18854568
Publications 2007
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in B-cell lymphoma patients treated with the rituximab-CHOEP-14 regimen
Haematologica, 92 (1), 139-40
PubMed 17229653
Standard CHOP-21 as first line therapy for elderly patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma
Leuk Lymphoma, 48 (3), 570-6
PubMed 17454601
Molecular cytogenetic characterization of t(14;19)(q32;p13), a new recurrent translocation in B cell malignancies
Virchows Arch, 450 (5), 559-65
PubMed 17406891
Publications 2006
Phase I clinical trial of costimulated, IL-4 polarized donor CD4+ T cells as augmentation of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 12 (11), 1150-60
PubMed 17085308
Publications 2005
131I-tositumomab therapy as initial treatment for follicular lymphoma
N Engl J Med, 352 (5), 441-9
PubMed 15689582
Publications 2004
Hepatitis B virus-infected peripheral blood progenitor cell harvests in liquid nitrogen freezer containing non-infectious products
Transfusion, 44 (6), 942-3
PubMed 15157265
Use of complementary and alternative therapies: a national multicentre study of oncology health professionals in Norway
Support Care Cancer, 12 (5), 312-8
PubMed 14767750
The Patient Experiences Questionnaire: development, validity and reliability
Int J Qual Health Care, 16 (6), 453-63
PubMed 15557355
[Should complementary therapies be offered in hospitals?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (23), 3078-80
PubMed 15586193
Knowledge of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative therapies; a national multicentre study of oncology professionals in Norway
Eur J Cancer, 40 (4), 529-35
PubMed 14962719
Publications 2003
Primary treatment with autologous stem cell transplantation in mantle cell lymphoma: outcome related to remission pretransplant
Eur J Haematol, 71 (2), 73-80
PubMed 12890145
[Alternative medicine--attitudes and use among physicians, nurses and administrative staff employed in hospitals in northern Norway]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (5), 604-6
PubMed 12683182
[Mental distress and use of alternative medicine among cancer patients]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (5), 607-9
PubMed 12683183
[Should alternative therapists treat cancer--what is the opinion of oncology health personnel?]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (21), 3059-61
PubMed 14618177
Publications 2002
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy show adequate serological response to vaccinations against influenza virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Med Oncol, 19 (2), 71-8
PubMed 12180483
Use of alternative medicine among Norwegian cancer patients is associated with mental distress--a follow-up study
Acta Oncol, 41 (7-8), 646-51
PubMed 14651209
Use of Alternative Medicine Among Norwegian Cancer Patients is Associated with Mental Distress - A Follow-up Study
Acta Oncol, 41 (7-8), 646-651
PubMed 28758867
Structure of conduct problems in adolescence
Scand J Psychol, 43 (1), 81-91
PubMed 11885763
Publications 2001
Humoral immunity to viral and bacterial antigens in lymphoma patients 4-10 years after high-dose therapy with ABMT. Serological responses to revaccinations according to EBMT guidelines
Bone Marrow Transplant, 28 (7), 681-7
PubMed 11704791
Radioimmunotherapy with iodine-131 tositumomab in patients with low-grade non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma does not induce loss of acquired humoral immunity against common antigens
Clin Immunol, 100 (1), 40-8
PubMed 11414744
Publications 2000
The South Asian cataract management study: complications, vision outcomes, and corneal endothelial cell loss in a randomized multicenter clinical trial comparing intracapsular cataract extraction with and without anterior chamber intraocular lens implantation
Ophthalmology, 107 (2), 231-40
PubMed 10690817
Publications 1999
Persistent changes in the immune system 4-10 years after ABMT
Bone Marrow Transplant, 24 (8), 873-8
PubMed 10516699
Opinions on and use of alternative medicine among physicians, nurses and clerks in northern Norway
In Vivo, 13 (6), 493-8
PubMed 10757043
Publications 1998
[Decentralized high-dose cytostatic treatment with autologous stem cell support]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (18), 2777-80
PubMed 9748807
Risk perception related to depletion of the ozone layer and UV-B radiation in the arctic
Int J Circumpolar Health, 57 Suppl 1, 596-600
PubMed 10093349
Publications 1996
[High-dose therapy with autologous stem cell support in malignant lymphoma and breast cancer. Experiences with hematopoietic stem cells isolate from blood]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 116 (21), 2547-51
PubMed 8928122
Sequence-selective interaction between mercury(II) ions and the DNA dodecamer [d(GCCGATATCGGC)]2 studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy
Acta Chem Scand, 50 (9), 775-82
PubMed 8817868
Publications 1992
Children's symptoms and items of behaviour. An epidemiological study of sociocultural aetiology
Acta Paedopsychiatr, 55 (2), 77-82
PubMed 1585805
Mapping of an epitope defined by a human hybridoma antibody (TrD3): a new HLA-B supertype associated with a subset of HLA-Bw6
Hum Immunol, 34 (2), 77-84
PubMed 1385373
Publications 1991
[Assessment and quality assurance of medical technology--Scandinavian cooperation]
Nord Med, 106 (2), 61-4
PubMed 2006098
Publications 1989
Evaluation of medical equipment on the basis of users' experiences and hazard registration
Health Policy, 11 (1), 61-72
PubMed 10292207
A cytotoxic human-human hybridoma antibody (TrC7) specific for HLA-A29
Tissue Antigens, 33 (5), 542-5
PubMed 2552611
A supertypic HLA-DP specificity defined by two human-human hybridoma antibodies (TrB50; TrE11)
Hum Immunol, 25 (4), 247-56
PubMed 2788637
Multiple sclerosis patients have a high frequency of an HLA-DQ beta epitope defined by a human-human hybridoma antibody
Tissue Antigens, 33 (5), 546-9
PubMed 2477915
Two HLA-DQ-specific human-human hybridoma antibodies (TrG6;TrC5) define epitopes also expressed by a transcomplementing hybrid DQ molecule (DQw7 alpha/DQw4 beta)
Hum Immunol, 24 (1), 15-29
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[Where ought psychiatric patients be placed? A survey of ideal and realistic residential and therapeutic possibilities for patients in psychiatric hospitals]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 108 (4), 315-8
PubMed 3353927
A cytotoxic human-human hybridoma antibody (TrH6) specific for HLA-DRw52
Tissue Antigens, 31 (2), 90-7
PubMed 2836964
Look to Norway! (But not uncritically)
Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 4 (3), 359-74
PubMed 10312679
Publications 1987
A human-human hybridoma (Tr7E2) producing cytotoxic antibody to HLA-DQw1
Hum Immunol, 20 (4), 307-20
PubMed 2449413
A human-human hybridoma producing cytotoxic antibody to HLA-B15, cross-reacting with B17, B5, B35 and B18
Tissue Antigens, 29 (5), 246-56
PubMed 2821654
A human-human hybridoma antibody (TrB12) defining subgroups of HLA-DQw1 and -DQw3
Hum Immunol, 20 (3), 219-31
PubMed 2830209
Publications 1985
Epidemiology of blindness in Nepal
Bull World Health Organ, 63 (2), 375-86
PubMed 3874717
Antibodies to granulocytes detected by an indirect immunofluorescence method not requiring chemical modification of cells
Transfusion, 25 (2), 165-9
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Hey, foreign readers, did you happen to notice a certain familiar looking red wallcrawler logo defacing YOUR prized buildings recently? That would be Sony Pictures' Spidey emblem promoting their upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man". The little bugger has been around the world, showing up on the sides of buildings famous and not so famous.
The viral marketing stunt has hit 13 different countries so far, including Rome, Paris, Madrid, Rio, London, Berlin, Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York, London, Moscow, and Seoul, South Korea. In case you missed it, or didn't even know it was hitting your hood, here's a video to show where it's traveled.
Spidey and his untold story, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Fields, Julianne Nicholson, Campbell Scott, Rhys Ifan, Irrfan Khan, Annie Parisse, Chris Zylka and directed by Marc Webb, gets told (again) July 3, 2012.
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Adkins Quarter Horses We provide horse training, colt starting, riding lessons, custom saddlery, horses for sale, buy, or trade. With two different…
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Hello, this is Neil Carpenter. I'm an Escalation Engineer on the support side of our business and I work with Antigen and Forefront Security for Exchange Server and SharePoint.
We have been working on a hotfix rollup for Antigen 9.1 that will include a fix to help alleviate issues some of our customers have seen when using performance tools with Antigen. The hotfix will be ready soon, but we wanted to give our enthusiastic blog audience a heads up while we're still working on finalizing everything. When Hotfix Rollup 4 is available, this information will be cleaned up and included in a KB article.
Here are the details:
While investigating an issue where mail was queuing in the Exchange Information Store, we discovered an issue that affects customers running Antigen 9.1 Hotfix Rollup 3 when there are performance monitoring tools such as Perfmon, Perfwiz, and the MOM client running. This issue will manifest itself as mail queuing (and never un-queuing), particularly immediately after the store is restarted. In this particular instance, we were seeing this happen when we failed from one cluster node to another. This could also occur in non-cluster environments and it could occur if scanjobs are restarted for other reasons (such as scan timeouts).
Additionally, you may see entries in ProgamLog.txt similar to the following:
"ERROR: scanjobs.cpp::ConfigScanJobFile(): AddNewScanJob() Failed 0x80030021"
"ERROR: scanjobs.cpp::CheckScanJobs(): ConfigScanJobFile() failed. hr[0x80030021]"
"ERROR: Unexpected, RetrieveScanJobIdentifier could not find the index"
"ERROR: Problems retrieving ScanJob identifier from RegisterMonitor"
"ERROR: antigenvsapi.cpp::VSAPINavigatorThread(): RegisterMonitor() returned 8000ffff"
You may also see instances where you open the Antigen administration console and scanjobs are not visible.
The root cause of this is a regression in the Antigen performance counters DLL that results in Antigen services being unable to access the configuration information for scanjobs; thus, when the server is in this state, scanning processes cannot be started and the admin console cannot access scanjob configuration information.
These symptoms will not occur in all instances.
If a server is having this issue, you should be able to resolve the immediate issue by stopping all applications that are performing performance monitoring and restarting Exchange services.
If you are running services/applications that gather performance data on your Exchange Server with Antigen 9.1 Hotfix Rollup 3, you can mitigate this in the short-term by disabling Antigen performance counters. The following steps will disable those counters:
1. At c:\program files\microsoft antigen for exchange\
2. Enter command: antigenpmsetup -uninstall
3. You will also have to restart any application that loads performance counters. Rebooting the server will accomplish this; however, short of that, you can run 'tlist -m antigenpmdll.dll' to get a list. (Tlist is part of the debuggers package.)
This will be resolved in Rollup 4 when it is released. After Rollup 4 is available, we recommend re-enabling Antigen performance counters by running 'antigenpmsetup -install'.


text: Peter S Galbraith wrote: > Anyone know how to make the auto-tools include the debian directory > in the source tar ball (with `make dist') but NOT maintain any > Makefile in those directories? You can just list all needed files in EXTRA_DIST (or the appropriate automake variable) and avoid using SUBDIRS, e.g. EXTRA_DIST = upstream-file1 upstream-file2 debian/control \ debian/changelog debian/source/format ... It's a separate question why would you need to distribute the upstream tarball with a debian dir included... (BTW, Automake is smart enough to automatically distribute ChangeLog, README, THANKS, etc. and defining VPATH/srcdir is not necessary since quite some time.)


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newsclips -- Newsclips for February 15, 2011. Posted: 15 Feb 2011 14:34:57
California Air Resources Board News Clips for February 15, 2011. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board's Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. CLIMATE CHANGE UN Climate Chief Urges Generals To Help Curb Global Warming To Avoid Conflict, 'Climate Chaos'. Global warming is a looming threat to stability and national security around the world, and militaries should spend some of their ever-expanding budgets on reducing carbon emissions to avoid "climate chaos," the U.N.'s top climate official said Tuesday. Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. climate secretariat, warned of the destabilizing effects created by growing water stress, declining crop yields and damage from extreme storms in some of the world's poorest countries, which could set off mass international migration and regional conflicts. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-bc-eu--climate-defense,0,7266864,print.story Climate Change May Cause 'Massive' Food Disruptions. (Updates prices in eighth paragraph.) Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Global food supplies will face "massive disruptions" from climate change, Olam International Ltd. predicted, as Agrocorp International Pte. said corn will gain to a record, stoking food inflation and increasing hunger. "The fact is that climate around the world is changing and that will cause massive disruptions," Sunny Verghese, chief executive officer at Olam, among the world's three biggest suppliers of rice and cotton, said in a Bloomberg Television interview today. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/15/bloomberg1376-LGMXDJ0YHQ0X01-165M84880SLMVEOTH3P6GRTE3K.DTL&type=printable Corn Advances as Adverse Weather Threatens Crops; Soybeans Gain. Corn futures advanced as adverse weather continued to threaten crops around the world, tightening global supply. Soybeans also gained. May-delivery corn climbed 0.5 percent to $7.1025 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade at 10:38 a.m. Singapore time. The price yesterday advanced to $7.21 a bushel, the highest level for the most-active contract since July 2008, before ending 1.5 percent lower. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/15/bloomberg1376-LGN0PU1A74E901-108PU0L8CN3350EHGG191JJS7O.DTL&type=printable President Tries To Keep Climate Change And Renewable Energy Programs Intact. The Obama administration offered a budget proposal yesterday that would tighten the purse strings for a nation mired in red, while shoring up climate change and energy efforts for environment, land management and natural resources programs. President Obama's blueprint for fiscal 2012 offers modest funding levels for many climate and energy initiatives, underscoring this area as an administration priority even during a tough budget year when trade-off decisions were par for the course. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2011/02/15/3 Group Teaches High Schools About Climate Change. In the last year and a half, the Alliance for Climate Education has hit 1,100 high schools and performed in front of 700,000 teens. The Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit's mission is to convey a pro-green message that's friendly to teenage audiences. This consists of a free production of a video and a live presentation that can be described as an Al Gore-like climate sermon with a hip-hop twist. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2011/02/15/9 DIESEL EMISSIONS Changes To Diesel Rules Give Options To Truck Owners. Recent changes to state air-quality regulations governing diesel trucks have given farmers and ranchers more time to qualify trucks for the agricultural provisions of the rules, and more options for complying if their trucks don't meet the mileage limits for agricultural trucks. "If you've reported before, you'll be a step ahead. But if you did not report before, you can still do it," said Cynthia Cory, director of environmental affairs for the California Farm Bureau Federation, during a seminar on the truck rules at last week's World Ag Expo in Tulare. Posted. http://www.cfbf.com/agalert/AgAlertStory.cfm?ID=1680&ck=11D0E6287202FCED83F79975EC59A3A6 Salinas Trash Service Will Roll Out The First Of Natural Gas Trucks In April. Clean air and garbage trucks don't usually go together in people's minds, but that's just what Salinans can expect from their garbage service over the next three years. Starting in April, Republic Services, formerly Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI), will begin to replace its diesel-powered fleet with trucks fueled by compressed natural gas. Compressed natural gas vehicles, which run on a pressurized version of the same natural gas used in homes, produce significantly lower amounts of harmful emissions, officials say. Posted. http://www.thecalifornian.com/print/article/20110215/NEWS01/102150310/Salinas-trash-service-will-roll-out-first-natural-gas-trucks-April FUELS Biodiesel Boom Catches Drivers In Grease Trap. Fry-Oil Scavengers Lose Free Rides to Paying Rivals. Filling up his Ford Excursion is a headache for Eric Sobalvarro. So many choices: Taco joint or sandwich shop? Scent of banana peppers or of tempura? Mr. Sobalvarro is a greaser—one of a small but growing band of drivers who fuel their cars and trucks with used frying oil. It takes grit to be a greaser: Stalwarts must recruit restaurants as back-alley sources, filter the smelly liquid in the garage or backyard, and modify a vehicle with a diesel engine to burn it. Posted. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960804576119871385049448.html?mod=WSJ_Energy_leftHeadlines Shell And Brazilian Sugar Company Form Joint Ethanol Venture. Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Brazilian sugar company Cosan have announced they plan to join forces to create one of the largest ethanol ventures in the world, an entity to be called Raizen. The two companies hope Raizen will employ 40,000 people and produce more than 580 million gallons of ethanol from 62 million tons of crushed sugar cane annually. "Due to the size of its operations, Raizen will help sugar cane ethanol, a sustainable, clean and renewable source of energy …Posted. http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/print/2011/02/15/13 GREEN ENERGY Proposed $4 Billion Slash In Incentives For Fossil Fuels. The Department of Energy's budget proposal deals a blow to traditional fossil fuels, terminating incentives for oil, gas and coal while dramatically expanding low-carbon programs. The proposal makes good on President Obama's State of the Union pledge to trim fossil-fuel subsidies by $4 billion, on the grounds that these industries are healthy, while the government's books are in the red. And the argument will run headlong into congressional Republicans who don't buy it. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/print/2011/02/15/4 VEHICLES Routes For High-Speed Rail Segment From Stockton To San Jose Stirs Debate. Pleasanton city leaders view a possible California high-speed rail line through their downtown as a party crasher that would upset their scenic city center popular with strollers and restaurant-goers. Tracy and Union City leaders say they would welcome the high-speed railroad as key to revitalizing their downtowns and making them more transit friendly. Posted. http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_17387209?source=rss Going Green: Lodi Resident Richard Harty Purchases Nissan Leaf. Lodi resident Richard Harty is one of roughly 100 people in the country currently driving a zero-emission Nissan Leaf. The physical therapist was interested in buying an electric car for more than four years, but finally found one he liked in 2011. The Leaf is the first mass-marketed, battery-operated vehicle in the United States and became available in December. "I love how quiet the engine is," he said Wednesday. http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_883c92f2-b396-55d6-ad23-73c84884e98b.html?mode=print OPINION Tom Elias: State alone in carbon battle? Far from it Because Republicans in Congress have steadfastly stymied attempts to get the federal government to act against global warming and climate change, critics of California's new carbon trading rules usually get little contradiction when they insist those regulations will see this state going it alone and putting itself at an economic disadvantage. But they're wrong, at least in large part. For California isn't going it alone at all. Posted. http://www.redding.com/news/2011/feb/15/elias_215/?print=1 BLOGS Climate Change Drives Instability, U.N. Official Warns. The United Nations' top climate change official said on Tuesday that food shortages and rising prices caused by climate disruptions were among the chief contributors to the civil unrest coursing through North Africa and the Middle East. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Christiana Figueres, in white blouse, met with children in Sehwan, Pakistan, who have been displaced by floods. Posted. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/climate-change-drives-instability-u-n-official-warns/?pagemode=print Obama's Shout-Out for Energy. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images President Obama explained his budget priorities as Jack Lew, director of the Office of Management and Budget, listened during a visit to a middle school in Baltimore specializing in technology. Over all, the Obama administration has pledged to hold the line on "discretionary spending" in its budget for the 2012 fiscal year — that is, everything it can control, which leaves out areas like Medicare and Social Security. Posted. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/obamas-shout-out-for-energy/?pagemode=print Net Zero Energy, Transmuted Into Art. Patrick Andrade for The New York Times Photovoltaic panels soak up the first rays of sunrise on the roof of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's new hyperefficient office building in Golden, Colo. The relationship and, often as not, tension between hardheaded engineers and design-conscious architects is woven into the fabric of every great building. But a question kept coming back to me on a recent day I spent inside the National Renewable Energy Lab's new hyper-efficient office building in Golden, Colo., to report this article: Posted. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/net-zero-energy-transmuted-into-art/?pagemode=print President Obama To Hit Bay Area Thursday For Jobs Session With High Tech Leaders. President Barack Obama will visit the Bay Area Thursday to meet with high tech business leaders -- a session that will stress jobs, innovation, green tech and education themes, White House sources tell the Chronicle. So far, no information on where the meeting will be held -- or whether any part of it will be public -- but here's what we know from a White House official: the session is "a part of our ongoing dialogue with the business community on how we can work together to win the future, strengthen our economy, support entrepreneurship, and get the American people back to work.'' Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=83021#ixzz1E31v5TMm NASA Climate Funding Under Attack. The head of a major NASA research facility in California is downplaying efforts by a handful of House Republican members to strip the agency's budget of its climate science funding. S. Pete Worden, the director of NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, expressed confidence that the agency's 2012 budget would remain intact, despite a letter sent to committee heads from Congressmen from Florida and Utah, urging an end to climate science research at the agency. Posted. http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2011/02/14/nasas-climate-science-funding-under-attack/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FClimateWatchBlog+%28KQED%27s+Climate+Watch+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader


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Phys.org has the story on the latest in photovoltaics.
Northwestern University researchers are the first to develop a new solar cell with good efficiency that uses tin instead of lead perovskite as the harvester of light. The low-cost, environmentally friendly solar cell can be made easily using "bench" chemistry—no fancy equipment or hazardous materials.
"This is a breakthrough in taking the lead out of a very promising type of solar cell, called a perovskite," said Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, an inorganic chemist with expertise in dealing with tin. "Tin is a very viable material, and we have shown the material does work as an efficient solar cell."
Kanatzidis, who led the research, is the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
The new solar cell uses a structure called a perovskite but with tin instead of lead as the light-absorbing material. Lead perovskite has achieved 15 percent efficiency, and tin perovskite should be able to match—and possibly surpass—that. Perovskite solar cells are being touted as the "next big thing in photovoltaics" and have reenergized the field.
Kanatzidis developed, synthesized and analyzed the material. He then turned to Northwestern collaborator and nanoscientist Robert P. H. Chang to help him engineer a solar cell that worked well.
"Our tin-based perovskite layer acts as an efficient sunlight absorber that is sandwiched between two electric charge transport layers for conducting electricity to the outside world," said Chang, a professor of materials science and engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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REUTERS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for "calm and sobriety" following the death of Bal Keshav Thackeray, while praising the Shiv Sena founder for his "strong leadership."
"He was a consummate communicator whose stature in the politics of Maharashtra was unique," the PM's official Twitter account said.
Other reactions from politicians and celebrities -
Actor Amitabh Bachchan - Each day he continued his struggle with a grit that was baffling even for the doctors on hand .. And just a couple of hours back, as I stand next to his still, peaceful, saffron draped body, it is difficult to imagine ... that he has left us !
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi - Full of life, Balasaheb Thackeray was an epitome of courage & valour. I am grieved to hear about his demise. May his soul rest in peace.
Senior BJP leader L K Advani - It is rare that i have seen a leader who has left a deep and abiding imprint on the country's events as Balasaheb Thackeray. He was uncompromising in his patriotism. He possessed remarkable qualities of leadership and an abundance of attributes of head and heart.
Singer Lata Mangeshkar - I feel that the state has been orphaned. When I last met him he placed his hand on my head and blessed me. He was very close to my family.
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal - Balasaheb no more. May his soul Rest in Peace. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.
Marketing expert and commentator Suhel Seth - One may have disagreed with Bal Thackeray's politics but you could never doubt either his nationalism or his zest for life!
Actor Kabir Bedi - My condolences to the entire family of #Balasaheb Thackeray. Was always a major influence in the politics of Maharashtra. RIP Bal Thackeray.
Actor Arjun Rampal - RIp Balasaheb, condolences to his family. Peace be with you and all your loved ones.


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Amanda Bynes Evicted From Apartment After Drug Arrest
Amanda Bynes has reportedly been evicted from her New York city apartment just days after her infamous arrest.
The troubled actress, 27, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly throwing a bong pipe out of her apartment window on May 24. Days later on May 27 Bynes reportedly received an eviction notice following a series of complaints stemming from her alleged marijuana use.
"[Bynes] was notified that she is no longer welcome as a tenant in the building in light of recent events," a source told In Touch magazine.
"At 9 p.m. on Tuesday, movers showed up and removed Amanda's belongings from her apartment," the insider added. "She is officially gone from the building."
The former Nickelodeon star has raised concerns for her mental well-being in recent months due to her erratic behavior, which includes throwing alleged drug-fueled parties in her apartment. A source claims the eviction has been a longtime coming particularly because residents in her apartment building were fed up with her antics.
"Even before her arrest, residents had constant complaints about the smell of marijuana coming from her apartment," the source said. "She had also cursed out residents and the doormen, and the smell of pot from her apartment was really annoying people."
While Bynes has denied using drugs, a doorman inside her apartment building recently called police, claiming she was smoking marijuana in the lobby. When police entered her high-rise apartment, the former child star allegedly tossed a foot-long bong pipe, often used to smoke marijuana, outside of her 36th floor window, police said.
Officers reportedly noted a "heavy smell of marijuana and smoke" and subsequently Bynes was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of marijuana, according to NBC News.
In a separate incident, a photographer claims to have seen Bynes using illegal drugs during a drug-fueled party hosted by the troubled actress.
"She had at least a dozen hand-rolled joints on her," the photographer said. "She had them in her palm at one point — she'll smoke one halfway, put it out. Then light a new one. Then re-light the other half. It's so weird! But she is constantly smoking weed."
Another party guest, identified only as "Joe," also previously accused Bynes of using drugs, but he claims he saw her using cocaine. Bynes maintains that while drugs were present at her party, she did not use any.
"They're the ones into drugs, so they bring drugs, but I don't do them," Bynes previously said.


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8th August 2013
Gee, Rachel and Marc head to Canada's Mont St Anne this weekend for Round 4 of their World Cup campaign. They'll be taking on a track that has featured in every year's World Cup or World Champs schedule since the sport's inception in 1991 and has been described as a "beautiful monster."
Riders: Gee Atherton, Rachel Atherton, Marc Beaumont.
Mechanics: Pete Michaliszyn, Mark Maurissen, Andy Lund
Support : Dan Brown
Bikes: The new GT Fury!
Race guide:
Mont St Anne is the only venue to have featured in the UCI DH World Cup or World Champs every year since 1991. It has a reputation for tough and wet conditions to rival Fort William yet can equally be dusty; either way it's notoriously tricky – Gee had one of his most spectacular crashes here in last year's practise – and Marc "hated it", even Rachel who took the win here in 2012 confessed to riding very carefully in the mid and bottom sections. Last year's winner, Aaron Gwin did it in 4.14….
Weather forecast
Thursday prior to the race is expected to bring scattered thunderstorms which should clear leaving Friday cloudy and warm (68 F) then Saturday and Sunday will cool (falling to about 61F by Sunday) with increasingly frequent showers.
Rachel took the win here in 2008, 3rd in 2011 and won again in 2012. Last year Rachel was particularly pleased with her win given the difficulties presented by the newly revamped top section –She said after the 2012 race "I'm made up with today's result, I rode the top really well and didn't want to throw it away …that's why my bottom splits dropped right off…"
Gee has had some tough times at MSA. He podiumed in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 but DNF in 2011 – and last year's 4th place was immensely hard won given his spectacular practice crash – one of the biggest of his career. Proving once again that he's one of the toughest riders on the circuit Gee qualified sixth the very next day then took a finals fourth with a bandaged knee and a strapped shoulder.
Marc has put in some solid runs at Mont Saint Anne World Cups – notably taking the 4th in 2006. But last year a mistake in the first rock section saw him hit a tree loosing valuable momentum. Marc had qualified 11th but was disappointed to finish in 21st. He said "I felt like there was a problem with my arms all the way down, I was struggling to hang on thinking "What the Hell's going on here, I'm in the best form of my life one day then struggling to hang on the next."
Current Perspectives
Gee: Well you got to respect that track! I'm going to try to stay on board this year and get to the race in one piece – last year I was pretty banged up!"
Rachel: I'm really looking forward to it, the girls are riding so fast, really pushing me on and the Fury is riding like a dream, I'm loving it"
Marc: Well last year it's no secret that I didn't like the track at all. It was even more frustrating because everyone else thought it was good! What's really important though is that was last year – it's not about that anymore – it's all about the next race.


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Wednesday, December 16, 1998 Published at 08:36 GMT
Leukaemia patient gets transplant lifeline
John Gravell before the transplant operation
A leukaemia patient who traced his long-lost brother for a life-saving bone marrow operation only to find he was not a perfect match has finally had his transplant - from an unnamed donor.
His unnamed donor was found in Bristol after an earlier nationwide search for Mr Gravell's brother Barry.
It was thought Barry was Mr Gravell's last chance of survival, but the two brothers had not seen each other for 20 years.
Barry was tracked down after Mr Gravell's wife Denise contacted the Missing Persons Bureau and the DVLA and the case attracted huge publicity.
Weeks to live
However, it was found that Barry's bone marrow was not a suitable match and Mr Gravell was given weeks to live.
He had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in May.
Consultant haematologist Dr Mike Hutchinson said: "John's health is currently as well as we would expect it to be at this early stage in the transplant timescale."
Bone marrow transplants have a 50% chance of long-term success.
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"In this fifth and final (I swear!) audiobook in my saga of secrets, a class trip to the local natural history museum turns dangerous, or perhaps deadly - and I don't mean in the bored-to-death way - when Cass accidentally breaks a finger off a priceless mummy. Forced to atone for this 'crime' of vandalization, Cass and her friends Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji go to work for the mummy exhibit's curator, only to be blamed when the mummy disappears. To clear their names - and, they hope, to discover the Secret - the trio must solve the case of the missing mummy themselves.
"In the midst of it all, there's still a Secret lurking. Will it finally be revealed? Why should I tell you that?! No matter what I do, no amount of warning seems to stick. You're still out there, reading and talking about the Secret, and now my life - and chocolate supply - is in the greatest danger yet! So please, with a cherry on top, I'm begging you! You have to stop this."
—Pseudonymous Bosch
We won't tell! Listen to another title in The Secret Series.
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Chairman Smith: The Immigration and Nationality Act prohibits the hiring of individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States. And it requires employers to check the immigration status of an employee and make sure that the identification document submitted by the employee "reasonably appears on its face to be genuine."
That requirement was put in place by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). Unfortunately the underground market for fraudulent identification documents grew extensively after the enactment of this bill.
Fake documents, which can be obtained cheaply and are produced by the millions, have made a mockery of these identification requirements.
Dishonest employees simply hand employers fake documents that "reasonably appear to be genuine," and an honest employer has no recourse other than to accept them. And many dishonest employers actually welcome employees who submit counterfeit identification documents so they can pay lower wages or otherwise exploit illegal immigrant employees. Sometimes these dishonest employers themselves actually obtain the documents for the illegal workers.
In response, Senator Alan Simpson and I drafted the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, which contains a pilot program to provide employers with an accurate and easy way to determine employment eligibility.
The Basic Pilot Program, now known as E-Verify, is run by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in conjunction with the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Through E-Verify, the Social Security numbers and alien identification numbers of new hires are checked against SSA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases in order to help employers determine who is eligible to work in the U.S. As this Subcommittee has heard in testimony many times, E-Verify is free, quick and easy to use.
E-Verify can be vulnerable to identity theft. If an employee provides an employer with a stolen Social Security Number and matching identity information, E-Verify will determine that the Social Security number is one that is work-eligible.
USCIS has taken steps to help close the ID theft loophole. For instance, they have incorporated the photo matching tool. This allows an employer to view a picture of the employee--from a greencard, an employment authorization document or a passport--to determine that the employee is in fact the person to whom that Social Security number or alien identification number was issued.
And H.R. 2885, the "Legal Workforce Act," a bipartisan bill that was approved by the Judiciary Committee last September, gives USCIS and SSA additional tools to help recognize and prevent identity theft.
For instance, the bill requires DHS to allow individuals to "lock" their own Social Security number so that it cannot be used by imposters to verify work eligibility.
It also requires USCIS to "lock" a Social Security Number that shows a pattern of unusual multiple use. And it imposes significant criminal penalties on employers and employees who engage in or aid identity theft.
In addition, H.R. 2885 requires individuals who have likely been victims of identity theft for work authorization purposes to be notified of that likelihood so they can then take steps to prevent further illegal use of their identity.
As long as the IRCA standard -- whether an identification document "reasonably appears on its face to be genuine," -- is the only requirement for employers, illegal immigrants will be able to easily cheat the system and get U.S. jobs.
With today's technology, it makes no sense to use a paper-based error-prone system when a successful web-based option is available. It's time to bring our I-9 system into the 21st century.
American jobs and identities could easily be protected by simply requiring all employers to use E-Verify and by improving E-Verify to help close the identity theft loophole.
Thank you Mr. Chairman and I yield back the balance of my time.
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'The Good Dinosaur' Pushed to 2015, Forcing 'Finding Dory' to 2016
by Ethan Anderton
September 18, 2013
Source: LA Times
Following news at the end of last month that the Pixar brain trust of John Lasseter, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich, replacement Brave director Mark Andrews, and Party Cloudy short director Pete Sohn were taking over The Good Dinosaur from director Bob Peterson, it sounds like the problems weren't as easy to fix as they might have thought. The LA Times is reporting that Disney and Pixar are pushing back the film from its initial release of May 30th, 2014 all the way back to November 25th, 2015. Pixar fans may have realized that's the date that the sequel Finding Dory was hitting theaters, but that too is now delayed. More below!
The sequel to Finding Nemo will now arrive in the June 17, 2016. That's likely because all hands on deck will be needed to fix The Good Dinosaur for 2015. Director Andrew Stanton explains:
"We can't have the amount of labor it takes to do these movies at the same time because it becomes unsustainable economically. But it means if one director has a problem, everybody's connected to the same bed sheet. You pull one end and it makes wrinkles in the other one. It's a new problem."
The brain trust continues to work on the film and a replacement director has not yet been named. But at least they have two more years to get the film right. Pixar president Ed Catmull explained:
"Nobody ever remembers the fact that you slipped a film, but they will remember a bad film. Our conclusion was that we were going to give the [dinosaur] film some more time."
However, this is the Internet, where everyone remembers everything. And this is just another indicator of Pixar slipping in their quality lately, relying on sequels and prequels for box office success. With The Good Dinosaur movie to 2015, next year will be the first year that Pixar hasn't had a film in theaters since 2005. But despite the push of Finding Dory, Pixar is still planning to have their original film Inside out ready for June 19th, 2015. Hopefully it will mark a return to form for the animation studio who was once flawless, but now has to clean up their own mess. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: Deadline reports Disney has moved their villainous fairytale story Maleficent starring Angelina Jolie from July 2nd, 2014 to the May 30th, 2014 spot vacated by The Good Dinosaur.
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BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Sherilyn Fenn was born in Detroit, Mich., on this date in 1965. This birthday gal may have made her biggest splash with her Emmy nominated performance as Audrey Horne on the quirky series "Twin Peaks" in 1990. She played a recurring role on the series "Magic City" and has appeared on episodes of "Psych," "In Plain Sight" and "House M.D." On the big screen, Fenn's more memorable film work includes "Of Mice and Men," "Boxing Helena" and "Ruby."
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Home on the range. Today is a day built for adventure and for exploring new ideas, places and entertainments. The people you meet and excursions you take will be full of pleasant surprises and broaden your horizons.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Actions speak louder than mere words. Rather than insisting that others cater to your wants and needs, anticipate their unique cravings first and fulfill them. Pay attention to body language and benefit from intuitive knowledge.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be inspired and fired up. Jot down your thoughts this weekend, as you may have some valuable ideas that can be put to good use at a later date. Recharge your psychic and emotional batteries.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Enthusiasm energizes and enlightens. The fires of ambition are burning bright, so harness this extra vitality and get as much accomplished as possible. Old rivalries and past disputes can be put to rest with a handshake.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Channel your charisma constructively. Put as many of your inspirational ideas as possible into motion while you have the benefit of wise advice from trusted counselors and general good luck with almost anything you attempt.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Money can be a tool to create social change. You may look further than the shopping mall for ways to make your cash useful. Meaningful social issues could occupy your mind and heart.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Create an aura of peace and tranquility to attract more of the same. Your partners and friends will enjoy the serene oasis of tranquility you can provide, even though they themselves must fight off the winds of change.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can see things through. Be valiant and stick up for something you believe in and confident enough to believe you can triumph despite opposition. You may be surprised to find that your views are supported and extremely popular.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It might be the hope of romantic intimacies, a new hobby or the eagerness for business success that motivates you. Make important phone calls and send documents off while an atmosphere that boosts communication prevails.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You might be the maven of multitasking. You can handle more than one task at a time with skill and expertise. A special someone in your life could be so sweet and charming that it's hard to say no to a sincere request.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There may be an opportunity to make your tomorrows better than your yesterdays. Grab it quickly before you lose sight of the opening. This is a great time to decide about key purchases, love and financial issues.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Accept what's due, because you're tried and true. Don't be bashful about accepting your just rewards. People appreciate the fact that you're reliable, but also are aware that you're sensitive to their needs and desires.
IF FEBRUARY 1 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: When you have a picture in your mind of what you want and what you hope to achieve, it's a simple matter to aim accurately and hit the target. Put important matters into motion while you have Lady Luck on your side and the power of your passions to make your dreams a reality. Between now and May, your wishes may be granted and you can make dynamic changes in your life that boost your future prospects and fulfill latent fantasies. April can mark the peak of your power to make changes without ruffling feathers. If you have health issues, this is a time to seek alternative medicine solutions. November is a great month to launch new initiatives or embrace a golden opportunity, with every chance for long-term success.


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Why everyone hates BTX @ anandtech
Subject: Motherboards | June 2, 2004 - 06:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Conspracy theories surround the proposed new format for motherboards, BTX or Balanced Technology eXtended. It is not very popular with many people, and this article gives some of the reasons.
There are other complaints about BTX, one major one being that Intel seems to be the only one interested in pushing it, which further supports the conspiracy theory that it's just a way to deal with their extremely hot processors. One possible limitation is that BTX's layout isn't exactly very friendly to AMD's on-die memory controller; look at the picture below of a BTX motherboard and note the difficulty in running equal length traces from the CPU to the memory banks.
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Flavours of the season: chudails and shaitans!
In a sea of TV content that consists largely of overdressed women, palatial homes and family themes, Shaitan (like the pioneering Crime Patrol) is disturbingly different, writes Poonam Saxena.tv Updated: Dec 07, 2012 23:06 IST
Our TV world has been in an absolute ferment lately. Our favourite teddy bear-like business tycoon, Mr Kapoor, got shot at in Sony's Bade Achche Lagte Hain (fear not, he's well and alive and looking pretty robust for someone who's just had a bullet pumped into him – though the promos sneakily tried to indicate that he'd died). Star Plus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai took a time leap, that ancient plot device so beloved of our serial makers (as did many other shows). Also, Yeh Rishta's… hero slipped into a coma (well, of course, he's going to wake up one day; but he too is looking rather rosy-cheeked and fresh for someone who's allegedly a bedridden, dead-to-the-world patient). Balika Vadhu's Anandi is getting married to her dashing Collector saab and feeling all teary and apprehensive about it. (Nothing works better on our desi shows than a wedding, and Colors promises feverish festivities for several days. One can almost see the neighbourhood designer aunty sitting next to the TV set, pen and pad in hand, diligently taking notes about Anandi's lehngas and and Sumitra's saris).
There are a few new shows too. For starters, there's Anamika (Sony), a love story-meets-horror-meets happy families kind of drama. Large parts of every episode are devoted to showing us a warm and jolly extended Punjabi family where the unlikely matriarch, Bebe, is addicted to her iPad and video games (nice!), the son Jeet is a happy-go-lucky aspiring boxer, and the family pet is a fluffy little dog called Chiku. But each episode also throws in some spooky stuff: a missing bracelet that suddenly reappears, a twisted ankle that miraculously heals overnight etc. It's not that hard a mystery to crack though, since we (the viewers) have been given so many clues that we'd have to be absolute duffers not to figure it out. We've already been introduced to the enigmatic young woman / spirit (or should I say 'chudail,' because she definitely seems evil) who is behind all these mysterious happenings. She seems desperately keen on Jeet, and so the cheerful young man is unlikely to remain cheerful for much longer. So far the serial is quite nicely done, even though it does make for slightly schizophrenic viewing because it keeps oscillating between family soap and horror show (though the horror -- so far -- is low-key and restricted to gusts of wind and fluttering curtains).
The other new show is Shaitan (Colors), yet another offshoot of the super success of the gritty crime drama series, Crime Patrol on Sony. Here too there is a narrator, Sharad Kelkar (like the excellent Anup Soni in Crime Patrol) who keeps popping up to tell the story (based on real life police cases). But this me-too show, despite its unfortunate name, is actually rather good. The dramatization is hard-edged and tense, the acting is good and it makes for compulsive but unsettling viewing. In a sea of TV content that consists largely of overdressed women, palatial homes and family themes, Shaitan (like the pioneering Crime Patrol) is disturbingly different. Not for the squeamish though.