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Ousted American Idol contestant COREY CLARK has hit out at the reality TV show - insisting he was exploited to boost ratings.
Clark was thrown off the talent show earlier this month (APR03), after it was discovered he faces assault charges against his 15-year-old sister.
Clark, 22, faces trial over an incident at his family home last October (02).
American network Fox was tipped off after details of the alleged assault were leaked to the press.
But furious Clark says he was assured he had a chance to remain on the show after the news emerged.
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|Florida Marlins Top 5
|Cameron Maybin
|Nearly replicated A+ (.406 wOBA) numbers in AA (.381); still K'd a ton (26.9%); .179 IsoP
|Mike Stanton
|Put up crazy .318 IsoP in 1st full pro season (39 HR in 540 PA), but tons of K's, too (28.3%)
|Logan Morrison
|As if his .386 wOBA in the Florida State League hasn't impressive, he's at .484 in the AFL
|Matt Dominguez
|No. 12 pick ('07) put up .368 wOBA in 381 PA at Low-A Greensboro -- an extreme hitter's park
|Kyle Skipworth
|No. 6 overall pick, Gatorade Nat'l H.S. Player of the Year pick got off to slow start (.254 wOBA)
|Honorables: Chris Coghlan (2B), Ryan Tucker (RHP), Gaby Sanchez (1B), John Raynor (OF), Jose Ceda (RHP), and Sean West (LHP).
|* Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production
|** Ages are as of November 1st, 2008
|*** Level is the highest level the player has reached
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Cameron Maybin – There's little on a baseball field Cameron Maybin can't do. Blessed with as good a set of tools as you'll find, Maybin showed very well in Double-A for a 21-year-old (.364 wOBA). The only real problem with Maybin is that he swings and misses a little too often (26.9% K). The good news is that Maybin has tons of secondary skills; he posted a .180 IsoP with a 13.1% walk rate, elite rates for a center fielder with plus defensive potential. He'll never win a batting title but supply ample on-base ability, power, defense at a key position, and be a plus on the bases. Maybin has the potential to give Hanley Ramirez a run for his money as the best Florida Marlin.
Mike Stanton – You won't find a minor leaguer with more power than Michael Stanton, in fact you'll find very few major leaguers with more power. Stanton came into this season as a raw, free swinger with huge upside but little, if any, productivity to hang his hat on. After a .407 wOBA in Low-A Greensboro last year, he now has the combination of productivity and projection that make him an elite prospect. It's hard to imagine something more impressive than a prospect posting a .318 IsoP, but Stanton posted that mark as an athletic 6-foot-5 teenager. Like a lot of Marlins, Stanton swings and misses a little too much (28.3%), but he showed good improvement over the course of the season. In April and May he struck out just over a third of the time, but from June on Stanton struck out just over 25% of the time. If Stanton maintains that level improvement in his contact rate, he'll blossom into one of the best right fielders in the game.
Logan Morrison – A protégé of two-time all-star Kevin Seitzer, Morrison was selected in the 22nd round of the 2005 draft, he eventually signed for $225,000 as one of the last draft-and-follows. According to Baseball America, Morrison grew and added muscle while attending Maple Woods Community College in Missouri -- the same school that produced Albert Pujols. Morrison turned a few heads in 2007, posting a .349 Low-A wOBA with .216 IsoP and solid zone judgement. In 2008, the talented lefthander improved in vitually every category, increasing his wOBA to .383, his walk rate (from 9.4% in 2007 to 10.3% last year) and decreased his strikeouts from 18.7% to 14.5%. The only real knock on Morrison is that he's just a first basemen, and may never have the range to be an elite defender at the position. His bat will carry him, as he has the potential to be one of the best all-around hitters in the majors.
Matt Dominguez – A first round pick in 2007, Dominguez was a high school teammate of Royals super-prospect Mike Moustakas. After a poor initial showing in affiliated action (2007), Dominguez went a long way towards validating his draft status with a good showing in 2008. Dominguez missed the first six weeks of the season with mononucleosis, Dominguez showed steady improvement over the course of the season, with a crescendo in August when he hit .333/.379/.667 with 10 home runs. Thought of as one of the best defenders in the minors, Dominguez showed that his bat can handle the position as well. It should be noted that while Domginuez' overall numbers are impressive, he played his 2008 home games in hitter-friendly Greensboro and had drastic home-road power splits (.146 road IsoP, .258 home). The combination of contact ability (17.8% K) and power (.203 IsoP) as well as youth -- he won't turn 20 until this August -- could lead Dominguez to being a well-above-average player and possible all-star.
Kyle Skipworth – The sixth overall selection in the 2008 draft, Skipworth was the first high school catcher taken in the top ten since Joe Mauer. Similar to Mauer, Skipworth should hit for a high average with good plate discipline and solid power. Skipworth set a California state record with 18 consecutive hits; he didn't make an out for five games. Despite his strong throwing arm, there are some concerns about his ability to stick behind the plate. While he did not show well in his rookie ball stint (.254 wOBA), it's hard to get too worried about a sample of 168 plate appearances for a high school kid with these kinds of scouting reports.
Chris Coghlan (6/18/86) – The thing that makes Chris Coghlan stand out as a prospect is, well, not much. But his weaknesses are few and far between. This is the reason he has a good chance to be a major-league starter at some point in the near future. As a 23-year-old in Double-A, Coghlan walked more than he struck out (11.9% to 11.5%) while showing decent power for a middle infielder (.130 isoP). The lefthanded hitter has above-average speed which allows him to display solid range – he may eventually push Dan Uggla off the position. Coghlan likely will see a handful at-bats with Florida this year, and should continue to be exactly what he is – solid in all aspects but not spectacular in any.
Ryan Tucker (12/6/86) – The 4th-youngest player to reach the major leagues in 2008, Ryan Tucker had his best professional season last year. The former 1st round pick was very good in Double-A as a 21-year-old, and has showed the potential to be an effective major league pitcher. He struck out 19.7% and walked 9.9% which resulted in a big league call in June. Tucker had control and home run issues in the majors, but that's not all that uncommon for someone his age. With a loaded Marlins rotation, we wouldn't be shocked to see Tucker eventually become a bullpen arm, but an above-average one in the long run.
Gaby Sanchez (9/2/83) – For a first baseman, Gaby Sanchez may have below-average power – at 24 years old he had a .200 isoP in Double-A. However, Sanchez makes up for this by having excellent plate discipline and contact ability. These are just a few of the reasons why he is likely to be the Marlins opening day first baseman in 2009. Sanchez walked and struck out 12.4% of the time in 2008, and hit line drives at a 20% clip. He has also had above-average range at first base last year, so he brings another bonus to a questionable Florida defense. Another solid overall player, Sanchez could be a pleasant surprise for Marlins fans in 2009.
John Raynor (1/4/84) – One of the fastest players in the minors, John Raynor made a successful jump from Low-A to Double-A in 2008. When he reaches the majors, Raynor will bring many things to the table that will interest the Marlins. Along with his outstanding speed, Raynor has a little bit of pop (.178 isoP) and draws his share of walks (11.7 BB%). Strikeouts are still concerning for the righthander, as he walked from the plate to the dugout 23.0% of the time. He combines his speed with great line-drive rates (24% in 2008) to produce consistently high BABIPs (.400+ in 2007 and 2008). Raynor has all the tools to be at least a good 4th outfielder, and the potential to be a starter if he can manage to make more consistent contact.
Jose Ceda (1/28/87) – The term "power bullpen arm" may be an understatement when used in reference to Jose Ceda. With 95-97 MPH heat and a power slider, Ceda has the stuff to dominate opposing batters, but often times he doesn't exactly know where the ball is going. In 2008, Ceda walked 12.2% and struckout 23.1% in High-A, displaying obvious command issues. The good news is that following a promotion to Double-A Carolina, Ceda improved upon both these rates (10.9 BB%, 32.6 K%). A stiff shoulder has sidelined Ceda to begin the 2009 season -- always a concern with such a hard-thrower. Still, the 6-foot-4 275-pounder has the potential to be an above-average bullpen arm.
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UNAM is the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. It's the oldest university in the Americas (founded 1551) and the largest in Latin America (290,000 students if you include all of it's campuses). The main campus is the Ciudad Universitaria (University City) which is in the southern part of Mexico City, and it is enormous. It was built in the 1950's and has some spectacular buildings.
My daughter Helena wants to go there, so as part of our trip we visited the campus. The first building you see is the ten story high central library. It's covered in a mural designed by Juan O'Gorman. The other large building with huge sculptures is the administration building. The long sculpture that you see attached to the administration building (the one in the thumbnail) is by David Siquieros. There are also shots of the sculpture garden in front of the MUCA (Museo de Ciencias y Artes).


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The face is a picture of the mind and the eyes are its interpreter. Eyes have their own ways of expressing, they widen up like a peacock's feather when we are happy, shrink when we are thinking, and even trickle a few droplets of tear when we are sad. In coordination with the brain, eyes help us do perform tasks with dexterity and preciseness..


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A new group has formed to halt parking on the historic Greensward at Overton Park.
"Get Off Our Lawn" (GOOL) was founded earlier this month, according to its Facebook page. The group's sole purpose is to
GOOL says the city has allowed the Memphis Zoo to use the field for overflow parking and that the damage done to the public park is "unacceptable."
"We want the Overton Park Greensward restored as a calm public space, not a chaotic private parking lot," says the group's Facebook page. "We are sick of the noise, dust, fumes, and destruction. We want the cars and trucks to get off our lawn now and forever."
The group says they would also like to see an ease of traffic in the park overall. To do this, they suggest either running shuttles from parking garages at Crosstown and Overton Square or building a new parking garage close to the zoo's entrance.
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Chinamania discusses the significance of Chinese export porcelain in Whistler's England, where it was first an object of serious aesthetic inspiration but soon proliferated as an aspirational commodity. Whistler himself was an early collector of the wares and depicted them in his paintings, stimulating the craze for blue-and-white porcelain that swept London in the 1870s and that the British press mockingly dubbed "Chinamania."
The exhibition features 23 works of art; a group of 8 wash drawings of Kangxi porcelain produced by Whistler for a collector's catalogue; related examples of blue and white from the Peacock Room; and several paintings, pastels, and etchings inspired by Whistler's interest in porcelain.


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School pupils are being offered an opportunity to attend the Kelmarsh Country Fair for free this Easter.
Organisers Countryman Fairs are inviting teachers from schools in the area to apply for free tickets.
There is also a chance for schools to win a bench being made by craftsmen at the event on March 31/April 1. Phone 01889 563232 for details.
The show this year will feature clay shooting and gun dog championships, historical country activities, educational demonstrations and displays, falconry classrooms, wildlife displyas, fishing, clay shooting tuition and much more.
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Zanzibar MPs flee to Kenya
At least 14 Zanzibar opposition MPs have arrived in Kenya to escape violence on the islands.
The recent trouble began 10 days ago when the opposition Civic United Front held a rally to call for the rerun of last October's elections.
More than 30 people were killed in the violence that followed.
Last year's presidential and parliamentary elections in Zanzibar were described as a "shambles" by election observers following a chaotic day of voting.
Fleeing harassment
The politicians arrived in the southern Kenyan port of Shimoni with over 400 other Zanzibaris who say that they are seeking political asylum if persecution of opposition supporters continues.
Meanwhile the CUF leadership has said that it is ready to hold talks with the Tanzanian government over the violence.
The Tanzanian President, Benjamin Mkapa, last Saturday offered to have discussions with the CUF, but said that there would be no rerun of the elections.
In addition he said he wanted to be recognised as Tanzania's legitimate president, and the ruling party's Amani Karume as Zanzibar's president, before talks could take place.
The CUF chairman Ibrahim Lipumba said the conditions were unacceptable, but added that "by [the president] saying he is ready to talk, he has opened up and there is a way we can talk."
The ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) is holding a meeting in the capital Dodoma on Tuesday to discuss, among other issues, the situation on Zanzibar.
The islands of Zanzibar united with mainland Tangyanika in 1964 to form Tanzania. Zanzibar has semi-autonomous status within Tanzania.
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HMS Bounty sinking: Coast Guard blames owners, captain's decisions
An investigation into the 2012 sinking of the HMS Bounty, during Hurricane Sandy, puts the blame on the owners' management of the vessel and captain's decisions as contributing factors for the ship going down.
One member of the 16-person crew died when the 33-metre tall ship, built in Nova Scotia in 1960, capsized in high seas and strong winds 197 kilometres off North Carolina on Oct. 29, 2012. The ship's captain, 63-year-old Robin Walbridge, was lost at sea and is presumed dead.
READ MORE: Survivors break silence about sinking of HMS Bounty in U.S. TV interview (Nov. 2012)
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) launched an investigation into the sinking and conducted an inquiry into the sinking that largely focused on Walbridge's decision to sail into the storm with an "inexperienced crew" on board.
"The findings in the report conclude that a combination of faulty management and crew risk assessment procedures contributed to the sinking," USCG said in its 93-page report released late Thursday afternoon. Specifically, choosing to navigate a vessel in insufficient condition in close proximity to an approaching hurricane with an inexperienced crew was highlighted.
"Practically every vessel in the Atlantic chose to either tie up, or run from Hurricane Sandy," the report stated. "Capt. [Walbridge] chose to steer towards Hurricane Sandy at a near constant bearing and decreasing range with no compelling reason to do so. His actions conflicted with all known maritime methodologies for storm avoidance."
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Walbridge's name was redacted from all but one reference in the report.
The HMS Bounty, built in 1960 at the Smith & Rhuland Shipyard in Lunenburg, N.S., was modeled after the original Bounty and for the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty.
The crewmember who lost her life was 42-year-old deckhand Claudene Christian — a descendent of Fletcher Christian, who led the famed mutiny on the original Bounty in 1789. She was found unresponsive in the water 10 hours after the Coast Guard rescued her crewmates.
READ MORE: 2 U.S. Coast Guard members honoured for rescue of HMS Bounty crew
The ship's owners, HMS Bounty Organization, are facing a lawsuit from Christian's mother, also named Claudene Christian. The lawsuit alleges the vessel was not seaworthy and should not have set sail.
The Coast Guard also looked at the decision to abandon ship and concluded that while the order came at a "critical moment," it came far too late.
Testimony during the hearing in February indicated "Capt. [Walbridge] believed the vessel was going to simply fill up and settle down into the water, and that the Capt. believed the vessel was incapable of sinking," the report read.
The USGC report also looked at the condition of the 52-year-old ship, noting how the amount of rot in the wooden hull and other "inadequate materials" all likely contributed to the vessel taking on water in a number of spots, overwhelming the bilge pump.
READ MORE: Decaying HMS Bounty frame not fixed before Sandy sinking, inquiry told (Feb. 2013)
"From late Saturday, October 27 until the time of the near capsizing on October 29, BOUNTY was subjected to immense racking stresses on the hull due to the heavy seas and wind," USGC reported.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board found, in February, Walbridge made a "reckless decision" to sail an aging vessel into such rough conditions, as it sailed from Connecticut to Florida.
READ MORE: HMS Bounty captain made 'reckless decision' to sail into Sandy's path: NTSB
The Coast Guard recommended HMS Bounty Organization "establish organizational parameters based on weather sea state or destination" and establish requirement for the hiring of a professional engineer "in the event they operate a vessel in the future."
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text: Mfn1-null MEFs (ATCC® CRL-2992™) Organism: Mus musculus, mouse / Cell Type: fibroblast / Tissue: embryo/embryo fibroblast / General Information Characteristics Culture Method History Documentation Print Email Share Share this product Facebook Twitter Google+ Permits and Restrictions View Permits Organism Mus musculus, mouse Tissue embryo/embryo fibroblast Cell Type fibroblast Product Format frozen Morphology fibroblast-like Culture Properties adherent Biosafety Level 2 [Cells contain SV40 viral DNA sequences] Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. Age embryo, 10.5-days gestation Applications These cell lines are useful in studying mitochondrial biology and the role of mitochondrial fusion in cell physiology. Storage Conditions liquid nitrogen vapor phase Derivation MEFs were derived from embryos 10.5 days gestation. Embryos were mechanically dispersed by repeated passage through a P1000 pipette tip and plated with MEF medium (DME, 10% FCS, 1X nonessential amino acids, 1 mM L-glutamine (Invitrogen/Gibco)). Cells with deletions of Mfn1 (ATCC CRL-2992) or Mfn2 (ATCC CRL-2993) or both Mfn1/Mfn2-null MEFs (ATCC CRL-2994) were subsequently immortalized by transduction with SV-40 T antigen. Clinical Data Donor Organism Characteristics: knockout Comments Both Mfn1 and Mfn2 are essential for mitochondrial fusion which is essential for embryonic development. Complete Growth Medium The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium, Catalog No. 30-2002. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: bovine calf serum to a final concentration of 10%. Subculturing Volumes used in this protocol are for 75 cm2 flasks; proportionally reduce or increase amount of dissociation medium for culture vessels of other sizes. Remove and discard culture medium. Briefly rinse the cell layer with Ca++/Mg++ free Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (D-PBS) or 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin - 0.53 mM EDTA solution to remove all traces of serum which contains trypsin inhibitor. Add 2.0 to 3.0 mL of Trypsin-EDTA solution to flask and observe cells under an inverted microscope until cell layer is dispersed (usually within 5 to 15 minutes). Note: To avoid clumping do not agitate the cells by hitting or shaking the flask while waiting for the cells to detach. Cells that are difficult to detach may be placed at 37°C to facilitate dispersal. Add 6.0 to 8.0 mL of complete growth medium and aspirate cells by gently pipetting. Add appropriate aliquots of the cell suspension to new culture vessels. Incubate cultures at 37°C. Subcultivation ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:5 to 1:20 is recommended Medium renewal: Every 2 to 3 days Cryopreservation Freeze medium: complete growth medium, 90%; DMSO, 10%liquid nitrogen vapor phase Culture Conditions Temperature: 37°C Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5% Name of Depositor D. Chan Year of Origin 2000 References Chen H, et al. Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 coordinately regulate mitochondrial fusion and are essential for embryonic development. J. Cell Biol. 160: 189-200, 2003. PubMed: 12527753 Permits These permits may be required for shipping this product: Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment. Basic Documentation Product Sheet Certificate of Analysis SDS References Chen H, et al. Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 coordinately regulate mitochondrial fusion and are essential for embryonic development. J. Cell Biol. 160: 189-200, 2003. PubMed: 12527753


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Storm leaves trail of power outages, damage in Hudson Valley
Utility crews were expected to continue repair work Wednesday, returning electricity to tens of thousands of homes across the Hudson Valley after Tuesday's roiling storms and violent wind gusts.
The storm felled trees and power lines, delayed trains and closed roads as it raged intermittently Tuesday. By Wednesday, the storm had made its way east, leaving scattered tree limbs and flooded roads in its wake.
Late Tuesday, there were some 20,000 power outages in Westchester County, 17,300 in Dutchess, 9,200 in Ulster, 8,300 in Putnam and 4,400 in Orange and Rockland counties, according to aggregated totals from Con Edison, Central Hudson, Orange and Rockland Utility, and NYSEG.
The inclement weather, gusting winds and progressively darker skies prompted baseball officials to cancel Tuesday night's Yankees and Mets games against the Blue Jays and Phillies, respectively. Both teams were scheduled for home games. The Mets and Phillies will make up the postponed game on Thursday evening, and the Yankees and Blue Jays will play a doubleheader on Wednesday.
In Westchester County, most of the outages were reported along the Hudson River corridor, including Peekskill, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry and Yonkers. Bronxville and Pelham were also hit hard by outages.
In Rockland County, the majority of outages were reported in the areas of New City, Congers and Pearl River. Power loss was more distributed in Ulster, Dutchess and Putnam counties.
By late Tuesday night, all local Metro-North lines -- including the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines -- reported delays. MTA crews were expected to work late into the night to clear the tracks for the morning's commute.
Car commuters had their own troubles -- the New York State Thruway Authority issued a high-wind warning and a 35 mph speed limit for the Tappan Zee Bridge, and some local routes were closed by toppled trees. Parkways -- including the Saw Mill River, Bronx River and Taconic -- and local routes were closed or had temporary lane closures thanks to dozens of downed trees and in some cases live wires.
A tornado watch, flash flood warnings and thunderstorm watch all had been canceled by late Tuesday night as the storm moved east and left the Hudson Valley.
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Brent Slides On Weak Chinese Exports
Brent crude oil lost its momentum on Tuesday morning after demand woes outweighed worries about the ongoing tension in Syria. The commodity traded at $108.18 at 6:10 GMT on Tuesday morning as investors looked to both economic data and news reports for clues about the commodity's future.
CNBC reported that crude oil prices slid more than $1.00 per barrel on Monday following data which showed that Chinese exports had slowed down. Chinese exports unexpectedly fell in February which cast a shadow of doubt over the number two oil consuming nation's demand outlook.
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The data confirmed that China's economy is likely facing a period of slowing growth, which was worrisome to investors.
However, Brent prices were underpinned by tension between Ukraine and Russia; where Russian forces continued to tighten their grip on Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. Protesters in Ukraine violently crashed with pro-Russian supporters who claim that the peninsula should be allowed the right to vote on a referendum.
Moving forward investors will have a close eye on the eurozone as the region's member nations make important decisions as to how they will deal with the situation between Ukraine and Russia. The US has threatened to carry out harsh sanctions designed to economically isolate Russia until President Vladimir Putin decides to withdraw his troops, but eurozone nations may have difficulty getting on board with the US' sanctions.
The region relies heavily on Russian natural gas, and will be unable to impose trade restrictions without cutting off its own supplies. In response to Russia's economical grip on Ukraine, US leaders have considered loosening natural gas shipment treaties in an effort to help Ukraine break away from Russian control.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with heart problems are more likely to regret prostate cancer treatment than others, according to a recent study.
"We've known for a while that men with other medical problems, like heart disease, may get a smaller benefit from radiation or surgery," said Dr. Timothy Showalter, a radiation oncologist at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia who was not involved in the research.
In the new study, researchers looked at nearly 800 men who had been treated for prostate cancer with surgery, radiation or hormone therapy, but now had signs that their disease might be returning.
Overall, 15 percent of the men said they regretted having been treated for their cancer.
And those with cardiovascular disease such as heart failure or diabetes were 52 percent more likely than others to regret the treatment they'd chosen for their cancer.
Showalter called the study "another piece of evidence that supports closely monitoring men with prostate cancer" instead of treating them right away.
Monitoring prostate cancer -- what doctors call active surveillance -- means having blood drawn every three to six months to measure levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA).
If PSA levels rise or the prostate gets bigger, the doctor might recommend a biopsy.
Active surveillance is recommended in some cases because many prostate cancers grow slowly and may never become life-threatening.
Still, men often get treatment such as radiation therapy or prostate surgery, which come with a high risk of urinary, bowel and sexual problems.
For example, in one recent study, half of men who weren't impotent before they were treated complained about sexual problems afterwards.
The new study, published in the British Journal of Urology International, included 243 prostate cancer patients with cardiovascular disease, 343 with other health issues and 209 with no other diseases.
Researchers found men who regretted their treatment choice were also more likely to have been diagnosed at a younger age, be African American, or have experienced bowel problems from the therapy.
The study doesn't show why patients with heart problems had more second thoughts about their treatment.
One possible reason is that men dealing with other diseases may not be able to cope with the extra distress from cancer treatment, said study co-author Dr. Paul Nguyen, a prostate cancer specialist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Nguyen and his colleagues also said their study had a few limitations.
For instance, the researchers couldn't tell whether men regretted choosing one cancer treatment over another, or whether they regretted having been treated at all. And they only looked at patients with a surge in PSA, indicating the prostate cancer might have returned.
"We didn't study all men with prostate cancer, so their feelings about treatment may be different from those who don't have recurring prostate cancer," Nguyen told Reuters Health. "This study tells men who have other diseases that maybe they should take a step back and not treat the cancer right away."
An estimated 240,000 U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011, according to the National Cancer Institute.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/sz9pxy British Journal of Urology International, November 15, 2011.


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Kansas City Hosts Urban Design Dialogues
The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects is raising public awareness about the role of urban design through a series of public events -- including tours, open forums, and an awards program.
"As Kansas City reconstructs downtown and its urban image, local architects say it's time to get smarter about putting the pieces together. And how that happens may determine how people today and in the future feel about the city's multibillion-dollar urban renaissance."
"Architects want more people to see and understand what's good and bad about issues that affect them: how streets and public spaces work; how building design contributes to the human pulse of a city; and how zoning and other public policies should help shape a livable, vibrant city."
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There are always so many things to say about this experience, I get a little overwhelmed trying to decide what to include in this blog. But I will begin with our experience in Panama because it was memorable, to say the least! Panama is a very beautiful country, full of rolling hills and green fields. The water in the ocean is a mixture of turquoise and deep, rich ultramarine blue. And the palm trees are everywhere, solidifying that now-familiar feeling of being in 'Paradise'.
As gorgeous as Panama is, we experienced our first run-in with political unrest last weekend, the moment we arrived. After meeting up at 3:45 AM, getting on a 6:00 AM airplane flight, and arriving in Panama around 8:00 AM, we were all exhausted and excited to get to the hotel and take a nap before heading off for a tour in a neuroscience facility with an ex-colleague of our psychology professor and trip leader, Susan Basow. Instead, the man who picked us up at the airport told us that we could not safely drive into the city because there were strikes going on. We were dropped off at an enormous mall outside the city and told to wait there until it was safe to drive into the city.
Confused and exhausted, we sat in a café and began trying to figure out what was going on. We found out that, due to recent legislation that had been passed about land ownership in another part of Panama, there had been strikes and riots going on for the past few days. The day we arrived was the day that the rioting moved into Panama City, and the streets were a dangerous mess. We spent some time in a traffic jam on the way to the mall and there were painted buses full of people, hanging out the window, yelling, and waving flags. So, we proceeded to spend the entire morning wandering around this enormous, gorgeous mall, waiting for our bus driver to return and take us somewhere else.
It was frustrating at first to have the plans switched and to realize that we would miss out on our chance to see the neuroscience facility, and we were all in serious need of some sleep. I seriously considered finding a mattress store and spending a couple hours doing some mattress test-runs! Our time at the mall ended up being very relaxing and nice, though, and I bought a copy of Fahrenheit 451 and had a great conversation with the lady at the bookstore about our dogs and how much we love them. (In Spanish of course!) We finally were allowed to go to our hotel in the early afternoon, where we immediately took naps.
By Friday night, the riots seemed to be over for the most part and it was safe for us to walk in the streets and buy food. I'm not sure exactly how the riots were stopped, but I do know that there was a lot damage and a few deaths and injuries. I'm just extremely thankful that we were not caught in the middle of it.
By Saturday, the city seemed to be back to normal, and we headed off for an interesting but scattered tour of churches, markets, stores, and other places around Panama City. And then, highlight of the week, we ended the tour at the Panama Canal! What an amazing and fascinating feat of engineering! After looking around the museum and getting some history about the canal, we were taken to a balcony from which we could watch the canal in action. It was incredible.
I won't get too deep into details, but the Panama Canal is made up of a series of locks that alternate between filling up with water and emptying back out, allowing ships to travel from sea level, up to 26m above sea level, and then back down to sea level on the other side. It takes a ship between 8 and 10 hours to make the trip. It's a long and slow process for the ships to go from lock at lock, but the alternative is making a two week trip down around the tip of South America. So, the canal is essential for ships to save enormous amounts of money and time. I would highly recommend doing a little research on the history and workings of the canal, because it is fascinating stuff.
Sunday, we toured some more, saw more beautiful ports and ruins, and finally ended up at a beautiful beach on Isla Grande, where we swam and romped around for a few hours before heading back to the airport. A lot of people in our group commented on how much they loved Panama City and the entire country and expressed how much they would like to go back and spend more time there. Three days is nowhere near long enough to get a real feel for a country! It was a very cool place to visit, though, and we all learned some lessons in patience and going with the flow.
This post is already getting long so I will have to do a follow-up one soon. I've realized that I have not commented very much on San Jose itself and my experience living in the capital of Costa Rica and studying at Universidad Veritas! My roommates and I spent this past weekend staying in San Jose because we were in dire need of some rest and relaxation. So expect more about San Jose and good old every day life soon!


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This is a marathon not a sprint, so don't just jump down there and go for gold, you need to work him (and yourself) up to it. Start by letting your mouth graze his ear, while you're whispering what you want to do him. Then make your way, with your mouth, from his lips all the way down the torso.
Don't ignore his nipples, they're just as sensitive as yours, so swirl your tongue around them and then make it firm to flick the tips. Move down to his southern erogenous zones: rub your lips along the hip bones, there are loads of nerve endings here. Also tease a little by kissing and stroking the inner things without actually touching his package.
Show him you're into it
Essentially dudes love a show, so after you've got him worked up, make your way to his shaft and kiss up and down it lightly, maintaining eye contact with him the whole time. Trust us, he'll be thinking about that moment (among others) all day long.
Just the tip and sides
Before you actually start the BJ swirl your tongue around the underside of his head, this is where the frenulum is and there are super-sensitive nerve endings here. Lick like you'd lick a lollypop and flick the tip with your tongue, it'll send him into another world of pleasure.
Then make and "O" shape with your mouth and move it down the sides of his penis, like you're playing a harmonica. Finally keep a flat tongue and lick the underside like an ice pop. Do these three things and trust us, he won't know what hit him.
Get going
While your mouth is where it's at, your hands can be, erm, handy during oral too. They will provide added stimulation plus give you more stamina (dividing the work load). Try focusing your lips on the head while moving a circular grip with your hands up and down his shaft. Or cup one hand at the base of his penis and lightly squeeze, using the other hand to assist while you lick and suck the top half. Your cupped hand will increase the blood flow to the head, magnifying the pleasure you're giving.
Also try join your thumb and index finger in a ring and hold them below your mouth, then let your fingers move with your lips as you suck up and down his penis, this will double the good times for him. The key is to alternate between these styles to start with and keep him guessing. Join the ball game
As much as you might like to, you can't just pretend these two guys don't exist. There are lots of nerve endings on his balls, so every now and then make a detour down there and gently lick and suck them while manually handling his shaft. It's also ultra-sensitive where his scrotum meets his perineum, so press this spot with your tongue to give him a jolt of bliss.
Ditch the hands and switch gears
Mix things up by varying between a slow, sensual pace and faster, more intense speeds. Too much stimulation too fast could cause him to finish quickly, cutting your sack session short. Once you have him well and truly warmed up, try going hands-free for a while, taking his whole penis in your mouth and letting him dictate the pace.
Top of the mountain
Right as he is about climax, increase pressure with your mouth (and your hands). At the height of arousal the firmer grip feels really good for him.
Want to try something different? Give these a go:
Get lubed
Put some lube on your lips, like lipgloss (hold on, stick with us) and then move your mouth slowly up and down his penis, applying some light suction to the underside of his head – this will be a new (slippery) sensation for him.
Give him a hummer
With your mouth cupped around the head of his penis, make a light humming noise that resonates in the back of your throat. Then move up and down, this will feel amazing for him if you massage with your tongue at the same time.
You're hot and you're cold
Try experimenting with temperature: take a mouthful of water and hold a small piece of ice under your tongue, then continue as normal. The warmth from your tongue and chill from the ice will blow his mind.


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Mary Gertrude Lahr, 91, of Iowa City died peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Crestview Nursing and Rehab Center in West Branch. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am Monday, April 22 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City with the Reverend Michael T. Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 pm on Sunday at Lensing Funeral Home, 605 Kirkwood Avenue in Iowa City, where a rosary will be recited at 4:30 pm and a parish vigil service will begin at 6:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Mercy Hospital Foundation, St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church or to Iowa City Hospice.


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From: "Philles Van Horn" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Thomas A. Adams
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 10:51:18 -0500
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The 1900 US Census for AR-Izard-Lunenburg-District 163 shows Thomas and
Chalotti (maybe Charlotte) his wife living with son Elija R and wife Jennie.
Elija and Jennie have a daughter Mollie. Besides Elija and his family and
Thomas and his wife there is a servant Oscar Williams and a Francis Owens
listed as Grandmother age 61 yrs.
2 doors up is Thomas's sister Rosa L and her Husband William E Marchant
living with their six children. Rosa is 24yrs old and William is
48?(Doesn't match his date of birth listed) The oldest children listed on
this census for William is Oscar 18yrs old, Luster,15yrs, Bennie 13 yrs,
Charley 8 yrs old. The two younger children probably belong to Rosa Minnie
age 3 and George H. age 8 months.
Hope this helps some.
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Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Thomas A. Adams
This is exactly what I needed. I have a family record document with Adams
names listed, but I did not have the census to show how they were related.
The 1860 names listed in your email below are on the list in addition to
others' names. Thanks so much for the lead. Thomas Adams has been such a
common name that it has been difficult to be certain until you sent this.
Thanks so much, Gina
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Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Thomas A. Adams
Hi Gina... The 1880 Lunenburg Twp census has F.A. Adams age 30 Born in Ga.,
Wife C.T.L. age 35 born Tn. with Son E.B. The LaCrosse Twp ;has a George
Adams age 23, born Ga.., wife Sophia age 20 Born Ga. son, Augustus age 1.
1900 Census list Thomas age 51 born Ga.and wife Charlotte age 56 living
with son E. Adams and wife, Jennie.
The 1860 Georgia Census, Murray County, Georgia Militia District 972 List:
#307 Adams, Charles 37 born SC. Farmer
Wife Nancy age 32 born SC
Dau. Susan age 13 born Ga.
Son THOMAS age 11 born GA.
Son George age 9 born SC.(?)
Dau Catherine age 4 born Ga
Son Nelson G. age 1 born Ga.
Looked briefly in the 1870 Ga census for Charles or Thomas...didnt see
them...They may have gone to another state if their daughter Susan married
and migrated with her husbands family....just a thought...
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> I have reached a genealogical dead-end for Thomas A. Adams and was hoping
that someone might have a lead so that I can identify his parents. He was
born Jan 4, 1849 possibly in Alabama and died Dec 6, 1929 in Byers, TX. He
married Charlotte Temple Landers and had one child Eligha Roland Adams. We
have a copy of his death certificate, however it lists parents' names as
"unknown." Thomas and Charlotte lived in Lunenburg, AR until her death in
1902 and he moved to Texas with his son Eligha and his wife Berta. I know
that he is related to Rose Adams (second wife to William Edward Marchant),
but I am unsure if he is a sibling or a cousin. My 96 year old grandmother
remembers her great-grandfather very well and we would like to tell her more
information as well as add more to our family history. Thanks so much.
Gina Henry
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The Bio-Pump® was originally developed for cardiopulmonary bypass, but it can be used for short periods (usually 5 or fewer days) of circulatory support beyond the surgical setting. The Bio-Pump has been used both in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock patients (those who have developed heart failure as a result of heart surgery) and as a bridge to transplantation for patients who cannot be weaned from the device. This short-term assist device can be implanted in a broad range of patients, from newborns to adults, and can be used alone or along with another Bio-Pump or another type of assist device if biventricular support is needed.
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The Bio-Pump is an extracorporeal, centrifugal device that can provide support for one or both ventricles. Two disposable models are available: the 80-mL model for adults and a 48-mL model for children. The transparent pump housing is shaped like a cone. The pump consists of an acrylic pump head with inlet and outlet ports placed at right angles to each other. The impeller, which is a stack of parallel cones, is driven by an external motor and power console. Rotation of this impeller at high speeds creates a vortex, which drives blood flow in relation to rotational speed. Blood enters through an inlet at the top of the cone and exits via an outlet at the base. The adult model pump can rotate up to 5000 rpm and can provide flow rates of up to 10 liters per minute.
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Release Date: 2002 |
Album Rating: 4.5Please give me some feedback, I think it seemed short but...
A few grammer issues. Average review.
Not a bad review. I suggest adding more detail, perhaps adding information on what specific aspects of the album you like. It also helps to give examples in the form of songs and elaborate.
Other then that, nice job. I've been meaning to get into these guys because they look interesting, but I've been skeptical.
Album Rating: 4.5Ok, I have added some more info so I hope you like it. You are welcome to give comments.
I could recommend a few songs if you want, but you have to tell me what kind of songs that I could recommend.This Message Edited On 11.18.05
I love how they can switch from being insanely cathcy to bonecrushing metal. The best example is the song Destroyed, which is my favourite from this album.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffDestroyed probably is the best. Virus and their self-titled are way better though.
Album Rating: 4.5To be honest I think that this is one of their catchiest albums. And I think that this sounds more like Pantera material because of the vocals for example. They are more ¨pissed-off¨ rather than death vocals.
But it sounds great though!
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffHmm... Pantera = good music, so I guess that's a good thing
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffI finally got this album, and here are my track ratings:
1. Don't Judge Me (3.5/5)
2. Destroyed (4.5/5)
3. Edge Of Madness (4/5)
4. A Public Puppet (4/5)
5. Uncontrolled (5/5)
6. Turn The Page (5/5)
7. Hatred (4.5/5)
8. Another Dead End (4/5)
9. Seeds Of The Chosen One (4/5)
10. All Turns Black (4/5)
Album Rating: 4.5I'm so with you except that I would give the last track 3/5.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffI dunno. I love Peter Tagtren's clean voclas.
Album Rating: 4.5I dig his vocals too but the track sounded to flat for my taste.
Album Rating: 3.5More Melodic than the previous work, Not a bad album, but i cannot go above average rating for this one
This Message Edited On 05.28.07
Album Rating: 2.0Someone gave me this album for my birthday a few years back... I had heard such good things about them and had high expectations for it... and was totally let down. I didn't find anything special from this CD.
Digging: Adimiron - Et Liber Eris
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Offthis is the wrong album to get by them as a start. Get the s/t, The Final Chapter, or Virus. It's extremly diffrent.
Album Rating: 3.5@Willi
Hypocrisy -- Hypocrisy -1999
Hypocrisy -- The Final Chapter-1997
Hypocrisy -- Virus - 2005
Hypocrisy -- Abducted - 1996
They are much better then this one
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we respond at the same time ;) nice pickThis Message Edited On 07.27.07
Album Rating: 2.0I'll give them a shot over the weekend
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The Gloucester No8 picked up an injury during the tournament's opening fixture against Scotland at Twickenham and has been missing since.
There was better news for Lancaster though after it was announced second-row trio Courtney Lawes, Joe Launchbury and Geoff Parling will all be fit for the weekend, while Farrell, who missed England's narrow 18-11 win against Italy, will also be available.
"Ben will stay at Gloucester this week. We knew his ankle would take six to eight weeks and he won't make it in time," said Lancaster.
"We're going to miss Ben, which is disappointing for him having worked so hard to be fit.
"With a six-day turnaround you're not going to make a huge number of changes at this point of the championship.
"We're hopeful [over Launchbury, Parling and Lawes] but we're not definite at this point so we'll see how that goes.
"We've got Owen Farrell back in the equation, which is pleasing, and we've got other lads who have been waiting patiently.
"We'll make those decisions in the next 24 hours. We've only got one training session before we announce the team on Thursday and head to Cardiff."
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A big thanks to all the support we had out there. Anne Marie, Shaila, Glenn, the guy in the blue ranger truck and Santa Fe Mountain Sports for all the stuff to eat and drink. The All the support sure made life easer. Also thanks to Jens and Lenny for getting this all put together. The weather was great, little rain and clouds and a nice breeze to keep us cool. Mike wasn't with us and saw him on the way out of Pacheco Canyon. He said he got pounded with hale at Aspen Ranch.
I had one burped and pinched leak (very small hole) in my front UST tire on Dale Ball, around intersection 40. I had a little backup bottle of Stans and that did the trick. Then at the end of Dale Ball I blew right by the turn off to intersection 13 and got back to 17, DAM IT! So that's where I met up with Mike and rode together to top of Chamisa till he got a flat. Then I was solo to the peak but on the way down I meet up with a big group, Tim, Brian, Andrew, Mark, Sean and a few others. These guy can down hill. Picked up Chris at the end of Rancho Viejo back to Rio Nambe. I was following Tim (the tool man) most of the way out to Pacheco Canyon. Refuled for the last time and started the clime. Sean and I got to Winsor first but Chris was right on our tails. Sean dropped us on the decent and didn't see him again. Chris and I were together all the way to Sidewinder then he dropped me on the decent. When I hit the rode back to Dale Ball I blew right by the turn off and made it back to SF. I didn't come all this way not to count so I turned around and rode back up to Dale Ball and finished out the ride. Sweet …
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A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and hit-and-run Wednesday night after leading authorities on a short pursuit, the Sheriff's Department said.
Armin Hassankhani was taken into custody by sheriff's deputies after the incident, which began just before 6 p.m., said sheriff's Lt. Jeff Maxin.
A deputy tried to stop the driver of a car that had struck six parked cars on Del Heights Road near Mango Drive, Maxin said. The driver fled and headed south on Interstate 5, then exited on state Route 56 and got off on Carmel Valley Road. The car hit another vehicle stopped at a red light, which in turn crashed into a second vehicle, Maxin said.
The air bag in the vehicle of the man being pursued deployed and he was taken into custody, Maxin said. After being arrested, he was rambling and said he wanted to kill the deputy, Maxin said.


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5. Bada OS
Developed by Samsung Electronics and was written in C++. Its OS family was Posix.
Market share: 0.55% (Inactive Now)
It was introduced in 2012 but later was replaced by Tizen, Linux based OS. Its kernel was Real Time OS (RTOS) and Linux based. Its targeting market was only limited to smartphones. Although according to Gartner's report it was observed that bada OS was able to capture 2.7 %market share among other mobile OS. Some gaming and sports company such as EA, Capcom and others showed their interest in this mobile OS during 2010 during its pre announcement. Samsung released about 2 versions for this OS. These bada devices were prefixed with wave such as Wave S8500. This OS was targeted from mid to high smartphones. Some of the features offered by this were: new GUI, dolphin browser, WZC 2.0 compatibility, near field communication technology, Open AL, Chat On messenger etc. Due to its privacy and performance issues it was discontinued by Samsung and later in 2014 was replaced by Tizen. This OS ceased to exist after 2013.
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The coaches are really funny tonight.
The coaches are really funny tonight.
Count your blessings!
Ok I just came back and now they're showing Tarzan. What's his name?
His name is Brandon Roush, and he's singing a song with a long name I didn't catch.
Shakira turns, and she might be the only one. Yep.
Brandon Roush (with a little help from my friends)
Shakira turned around.. I think Brandon was right that it was out of curiosity.
Wow he's only 19. I would have guessed older.
Impossible things are being done every day.
Adele songs have not traditionally gone over very well. Will our next gal buck that trend?
A huge soft spot in my heart for the kid who works with kids with autism.
AAAAAAAANNNND he sings a Beatles tune? With the Joe Cocker effect (who also went big with that tune)?
Yup. Brandon is a keeper.
Impossible things are being done every day.


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Staff and students at Princes Risborough School are celebrating this GCSE results day.
Executive headteacher, Pete Rowe, said; 'We are really proud to announce that our students achieved significantly above the expected national levels of progress in both English and maths and that our most able students also gained results that were higher than the national figures.
"Equally, PRS has done extremely well by the more vulnerable students and has bucked the national and county trends by having a very small gap between those pupils on pupil premium and those not.
"The message is simple; at PRS whoever you are and at whatever academic level you join us we will do well by you if you work hard and 'Enjoy and Achieve' as the school motto states."
High flyers at the school were Sophie Ahern, Naomi Atherton, Issy Bryant, Will Harrison, Ella Hatfield, Molly Hitchcock, Millie Skinner and Chatlotte Trott who achieved a straight run of A and A* grades.


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Oct 22, 2012 - 7:04 pm
Hello All...
My mother was recently diagnosed with Cancer of the Tongue. It was surgically removed and The pathology came back with invasion to the lymph nodes and nerve. She had tonsil cancer with metastasis to the neck lymph nodes 7 years ago. She had radiation and was cancer free for 7 years. It came back on the tongue... and now radiation is NOT an option. Has any one had this? What are Chemo options? I heard Chemo is not effective for head and neck cancers... We have to depend on just surgery?! I had to ASK to be seen by chemo... we have an appointment next week. I want to go in armed with information... any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Oct 22, 2012 - 7:17 pm
Head and Neck cancer...most of us here have had many rounds of chemo as well as the radiation. Most of us had Cisplatin, or others (Carboplatin, Erbetux, 5FU are all used for HNC)...
I'm glad you insisted on seeing an Oncologist...I think you'll get better news than where you went for the diagnosis...
PS...there are some Medical Centers where radiation may be an option, too. It depends on the radiation machine, where EXACTLY the cancer is located, etc. There are many people on here way more knowledgable than I....you'll hear from them.
Oct 22, 2012 - 7:37 pm
You are going to have to do some research as P51 stated. How much was previously given and where and what type of machine was used. Perhaps brachythearapy is an option to look at????? Also robotic surgery via the Davinci Robot might be an option. There are quite a few here where that have received radiation twice, they will be along shortly I'm sure. Sorry about your Mom but hang in there a we bit longer with us.
Oct 22, 2012 - 7:48 pm
We are living in St Louis and have one of the best Cancer facilities in the country right here in our back yard (Siteman) ... The doctors we have seen have run the gambit on her. Her Radiation doctor actually went above and beyond to try and get radiation again. The problem with Radiation is once you get it, you can't get it again in the same place. Since her mouth had it 7 years ago, there is a bigger risk to vital tissue going necrotic. We saw 2 different docs and both said no go. One went as far as doing the H&N CT, plugging her info into a computer along with hr old, running a simulation and presenting her case to the tumor board... I'm confident and ok with their "No" ... I don't like it, but I understand it from a medical stand point (PS, I'm a nurse) It just frustrated me when *I* had to be the one to force the issue to see a Chemo doc. All this doc did, he just sat there and told us no and basically shrugged his shoulders... HELLO!!! Talk about ripping the bandaid off ... Anyways... he made it sound like Chemo may not even be an option. I don't know why it wouldn't be... ?! *sigh* thanks for your response.
Oct 22, 2012 - 7:58 pm
From what I've learned the ENT, the Radiation Oncologist and the Hematology Oncologist don't necessarily talk to each other much. I am not saying they are not brilliant at what they do. It is just that they make us (the patients) crazy sometimes.
Oct 22, 2012 - 7:41 pm
There are many chemo options mentioned by p51. Many drugs used in the treatment of H&N cancer are highly effective (at least they better be). There are also applications of radiation which are different than 7 years ago and may be viable now. There are examples on this forum that have had multiple applications of rads. Be extremely careful about what you read, it will scare away your hope and sensibility. We have nothing to gain from not being 100% honest in our opinions here, if you want the unvarnished truth, you've come to the right place.
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Oct 22, 2012 - 7:52 pm
If you see my response to p51 above... yes, some places can be reradiated.. unfortunately Its not an option. He just made it sound like it may not be an option. We go talk to the Chemo doc on Monday. and I have a call into another one. Hey... I get 2nd opinions on my car, why not my mothers life. I don't get scared away by things I read... problem is, I work in the medical field. Its a career hazard. My husband is constantly reminding me, I see the worse end of things being in the ER. Thanks again!
Oct 23, 2012 - 8:13 am
First, for base of tongue cancer in 1998, then for cancer of the tonsillar fossa/soft palate which just completed in February this year. All treatments were done in St Louis. Details are in my bio. PM me if I can be of assistance
Oct 22, 2012 - 8:13 pm
I believe you were misinformed about chemo's efficacy for H&N cancers. but I'm no medical professional.
"ERBITUX, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, is indicated for the initial treatment of patients with a certain type of head and neck cancer whose tumor has returned in the same location or spread to other parts of the body.
ERBITUX is also indicated for use alone to treat patients with a certain type of head and neck cancer whose tumor has returned in the same location or spread to other parts of the body and whose disease has progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy."
Oct 24, 2012 - 12:39 pm
In fact it is the first FDA approved drug for SCCHN since the 1950's and the only monoclonal antibody to be approved. This article speaks to how SCCHN typically over expresses EGFR which is good for Erbitux and not so good for RT and traditional chemo. However a there are also other factors at work that make Erbitux ineffective in 45% of the cases so the hunt is on to find a drug to use in combination with Erbitux or develop an entirely new drug. In any event it looks like targeted theapy holds a lot of promise. Maybe some day there will actually be a drug that can cure SCCHN.
Here is another, but older article. Pretty much says that for those of us that had Erbitux the outcome is a crap shoot since the effectiveness is limited by other factors that cannot or are not measured. Hope the radiation did it's job and the cells did not go beyond the local lymph nodes. It has been said that chemo and biologicals do not in and of themselves cure scchn and I guess that is true.
Oct 22, 2012 - 8:20 pm
If my memory is correct, I think (Longtermsurvivor and Hondo) are at least 2 of the people I seem to remember reading that they have been radiated at least twice, there may be more. Hopefully, they will reply soon and give you a better answer.
My Radiation Oncologist told me that I could be radiated a second time if I needed it. This was at my 5 year mark from my treatments.
My Best to Both of You and Everyone Here
Oct 23, 2012 - 11:34 am
where margins negative after the surgary? that's important. Brachytherapy is another option besides second radiation. Good luck to you!
Oct 23, 2012 - 3:41 pm
Thanks for all the responses! When we went through this 7 years ago, I believe that was the response... The problem with her Radiation last time versus this time, the "path" the radiation took the first time will cross over the same path it would have to take this time.... It would cause too much damage to healthy tissue. We had 3 opinions on this... the last doctor going as far as running everything as he would if he were actually going to radiate. Her first cancer was in the Tonsils and left side of the neck. They only left under the right side of the jaw "untouched" for the lack of better words... When they radiated her the first time, they gave her the full doses and 7 weeks of them... so, no, I believe from a medical standpoint radiation is NOT an option... i don't like it but i get it. IF this new tumor comes back, THEN and only then will they consider Radiation again. Because THEN the benefits outweigh the risks. Right now it'll only put at risk for her tongue tissue going necrotic and destroying that tissue and loosing the whole tongue.
After the removal of her tumor, they did graft and reconstruct some of the tongue. They did test the tissues "left" ... which I am assuming are the margins. He said they all came back negative. But with that said... I LOVE her doctor, we've been with him for 7 years... He's a doctor, not God and one missed cell. Like I said, I "know" too much from working as an ER Trauma nurse, while its not a oncology nurse, I still know enough to be dangerous to myself. hah.
I just scheduled an appointment with a Chemo doc for Monday! Wish us luck!
Thank you again for all your answers. I sincerely appreciate it! It sucks being on "this side of the stretcher"...
Oct 24, 2012 - 7:10 pm
I wish you luck when seeing the doctor on Monday. I am praying that this chemo oncologist has the best treatment options available for your mom.


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The more money I make, the more I eat, meaning the only way I can ever hope to be thin is to never work again, like a filthy hipster. The Japanese salarymen don't have this problem, mostly because they eat fish and cigarettes, but also because they have mice like this one from Thanko. The 'Electrical Stimulation Mouse' has a set of electrode pads down which it sends a muscle-tensing shock each time you click, making it simple to pretend you're the Bruce Lee of Accounts Payable.
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by Christopher Freeburn | November 12, 2012 11:18 am
[1]James Bond's favored car brand is up for sale. Sources tell Bloomberg that Kuwait's Investment Dar, which holds a controlling stake in Aston Martin, is soliciting possible suitors for the company[2].
The search for a buyer has been hampered by the $800 million price tag Investment Dar has attached to its stake. The company acquired a 64% interest in Aston Martin in 2007 for $503 million. Aston Martin had previously been owned by Ford (NYSE:F[3]).
Sources said Toyota (NYSE:TM[4]) has conducted due diligence of Aston Martin's books, but has not yet made an offer.
India's Mahindra & Mahindra has been cited as another potential bidder for Aston Martin, which is struggling to compete with other high-end brands, including Fiat's (PINK:FIATY[5]) Ferrari and Volkswagen's (PNI:VLKAY[6]) Bentley.
A representative of Aston Martin told Bloomberg that the company wasn't for sale.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was discovered during an FBI investigation, according to officials briefed on the developments. They spoke on condition of […]
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Chautauqua is a town and lake resort community in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,464 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Chautauqua Lake. The traditional meaning remains "bag tied in the middle". The suggested meanings of this Seneca word have become numerous: "the place where one is lost"; "the place of easy death"; "fish taken out"; "foggy place"; "high up"; "two moccasins fastened together"; and "a bag tied in the middle".
The town of Chautauqua is in the western part of the county on the northwestern end of Chautauqua Lake. It is northwest of Jamestown. Chautauqua is famous as the home of the Chautauqua Institution, the birthplace in 1875 of the Chautauqua Movement of educational and cultural centers.
The town of Chautauqua was formed on April 11, 1805, from the town of Batavia, while still part of Genesee County. The first settler arrived the year before, near the current village of Mayville. When Chautauqua County was created on March 11, 1808, the town's territory was increased to include the eastern tier of townships, so that the town and the new county were coextensive. The town is the "mother of towns" in Chautauqua County since all other towns in the county towns were once part of it. The town is still one of the largest in the county.[1]
The Lewis Miller Cottage of the Chautauqua Institution was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Chautauqua Institution Historic District was listed in 1974.[2]
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In my video "How Do I Use the Cascading Drop Down Control Extender" I demonstrate setting EnableEventValidation="false" at the page level and mention that you can leave the default (which is true) and individually authorize client event.
Since I've had a number of email about this, I thought I'd comment on the issue here.
It turns out that it's actually a bit tricky in the case of using the Cascading Drop Down Control Extender when the Drop-Down values are dynamic. (Meaning they come from a data-source where items might be added after your code is written.)
The reason is that you need to SPECIFY what values are valid for the post-back.
Example, in the Render or Pre-Render methods you could:
ClientScript.RegisterForEventValidation( _MyList.SomeUniqueID, "Red");
ClientScript.RegisterForEventValidation( _MyList.SomeUniqueID, "Green");
ClientScript.RegisterForEventValidation( _MyList.SomeUniqueID, "Blue");
The issue here is the "Red", "Green" etc.
Of course, you could pull them from the database at runtime and call RegisterForEventValidation for each value.
Rather than write about all the details I'll point you to a pair of excellent blog postings by K. Scott Allen over at OdeToCode.com
Read HERE: http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2006/03/20/3145.aspx
And HERE: http://odetocode.com/Blogs/scott/archive/2006/03/21/3153.aspx
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KAI RYSSDAL: Lori Smith fires people. It's not all she does. She's the Vice President for Human Resources at a marketing company in St. Paul, Minn. But over the past year layoffs have taken a good chunk of her time. Lori's company has cut a quarter of its employees.
Lori Smith: I don't do well when I see other people cry. That's not a good thing for me and I know that about myself.
Sean Cole: It makes you cry.
Smith: It makes me cry.
How do you cope when part of your job is telling other people they've lost theirs? For Lori, and dozens of other HR professionals in Minnesota, there's a company called HR Connection, where human resource workers can commiserate and try to cope.
Marketplace's Sean Cole has the story.
Sean Cole: HR Connection holds these small confidential group meetings for human resource workers. Kind of a cross between a business breakfast and group therapy. There are 20 groups in all, 15 people or so per group. Each meets once a month before work. Membership is about $2,000 a year. Usually, the member's company pays for it. They only let me sit in on part of a meeting. A guest speaker sat at the head of the table and gave a PowerPoint presentation about how HR can help workers stay healthy and happy.
Guest speaker at an HR Connection meeting: Like what if you had the question of the week or the question of the month that was, "What would it look like for you to find a little peace and balance despite the chaos in your life this week?"
Of course, nobody ever bothers to ask HR workers that question.
Claudia Rardin: Sometimes working in HR can feel kind of lonely.
Claudia Rardin is a member of this particular group. She's a VP of human resources at a senior care non-profit. And she's living proof of the first fact I learned about HR people. There are two kinds: The emotionless kind for whom laying people off is just part of the job and the feelers.
Rardin: I'm a feeler.
She welled up with tears while telling me about having to fire more than two dozen people at a previous job 20 years ago. More recently, her nonprofit has had to cut a few positions and reduce people's hours. She remembers bringing that news into group.
Rardin: As we went around the table, each person just kinda says what's new in their area and that was one of the things that I shared. And what you get is a nodding of the head, a connection.
Cole: They understand.
Rardin: To say, "Yeah. I understand. I've been there," or, "Man I'm glad that's not me there today."
Now I know what you're thinking: to hell with those guys. They're the ones laying us off. We're the ones you should be thinking about.
Sue Bergstrom: Well, I think we need to be thinking about both.
Sue Bergstrom is the president of HR Connection. She says there are various ways that people in the group help each other with the layoff process. They'll say to each other, "This is what we're facing. Should we reduce hours across the board or just cut jobs? And what's the best way to break the news to folks? And how do we motivate the workers that we keep?"
Bergstrom: And then I would say the final way is just supporting each other, because in many cases then the question gets asked, "How are you doing in the midst of this? So you've just had to tell 200 people that they no longer have jobs. How are you doing?" Every once in a while, there might even be a tear that's shed inside a small group, because it's a safe place.
Kevin Larabee: Who else are you going to talk to about that?
Kevin Larabee is director of human resources for an HR company called First American. He's in one of the other groups.
Larabee: As an HR person you can't necessarily talk about it with your coworkers, 'cause to a certain extent, it's going to be top secret or you're already doing it and the last thing they wanna hear about is your problems, they've got their own problems, right?
I don't think I ever fully appreciated that HR workers are often the first to know when a layoff is coming. And they have to walk around with that knowledge for weeks sometimes, chatting with the very people they will soon fire.
Lori Smith who you met at the beginning of the story says she doesn't sleep much during weeks like that. But the group helps.
Lori Smith: You know, I can remember as recently as last month going into a meeting and just saying "I'm tired. You know, I'm just tired."
And it wasn't just all the layoffs. She says her marketing company is recovering more slowly than some of the other companies represented in her group.
Smith: And so I really needed to just kind of vent about "Look. you guys are talking about merit increases. You guys are talking about bonus programs. That's not even on my radar screen right now. I'm trying to figure out how we can minimize our loss and I'm gettin' burned out with that." And that's not something that I can just walk to the office next door here at work and do with someone.
And you're not exactly one of the gang when you're in HR. You're the bad guy. You certainly have to bear the bad news sometimes. And everyone in this story told me that occasionally, very occasionally, when you lay somebody off, that person isn't just stunned or sad, that person is mad and might turn on you.
Kevin Larabee:
Larabee: I was in a construction trailer. And the guy started stomping around and started throwin' stuff. And at that point, I realized that actually he was between us and the exit, so that was a little bit spooky.
Claudia Rardin:
Rardin: There was one time in my career I did leave for the day after a difficult HR day and somebody had taken a bat or something, and my rear window in my car was all crumbled down.
This isn't just a potentially depressing job, this can be a dangerous job. But any job is a blessing in this economy. And these folks realize that. In fact almost all of them have been laid off at one time or another. So they're not asking for your empathy. They've got each other for that.
Smith: Sometimes you just need to let it out.
Lori Smith:
Smith: And sometimes you just need those people to listen. So often times when we get to the end of a meeting we all kind of look around the room and say, "You know what? You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work. Your organization needs you. You're doing the right things." And sometimes that's all you need."
The only other alternative is to callous over. But all of the folks in this story said if you do, you shouldn't be in HR anymore.
I'm Sean Cole for Marketplace.


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