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Dispatch Blue Jackets beat writer Aaron Portzline answered readers' questions during a chat on July 13. Here's the transcript:
Comment From Portzline
Coming to you live from the water-logged Arena District. Ready for what you've got. Get started in a few minutes!
Comment From Portzline
Welcome! Let's chat
Comment From CartoDave
Thanks for such great coverage Porty! With so much outgoing talent (e.g Hartnell, Ganger), do the Jackets have enough firepower as they currently stand to really compete for a playoff spot within the Metro? Or do they really need to go out and get another guy (like Duchene)?
Comment From Portzline
Yes, I think they have enough to compete for a playoff spot in the Metro. They should be a playoff team in the East. I think the organization is trying to move beyond that being the question, though. They're looking more at what they need to get through int he playoffs. Those guys they lost -- nothing against them, in any way -- played bottom-6 roles in Columbus. So, yes, they'll need to replace that, but they believe they can from within and from the players they added (Motte, Schroeder) in support roles. Can this group, as currently structured, get through the first round of the playoffs? Get through Pittsburgh? Get through NY Rangers, or Washington? Do they need more up front, especially in the middle? That's a fair question. But it doesn't have to be answered by Oct. 15. They are going to be aggressive off-season and in-season.
Comment From Blatt Flushane
Do you feel there might be a push to get PLD on the roster this year by upper management? I know there was some heat at the time when Jarmo took him over Puljujarvi, but that seemed to tied down after he spent most of the year in the AHL.
Comment From Portzline
There is a spot on the roster and in the lineup for Pierre-Luc Dubois, absolutely. It's right there, and frankly, I don't know who fills it if he doesn't. The club has said Foligno could slide to center, or Jenner could slide to center ... sure, they could. But it's pretty obvious they prefer both of those players on the wing. Sedlak could move up, sure. Motte or Schroeder could step in behind Sedlak, sure. But it's not ideal. What's ideal is for last year's No. 3 overall pick to be ready to play in the NHL. I think the Blue Jackets, frankly, will be disappointed if he's not ready to play this year. They thought/hoped he'd be ready last year. It's a big story in camp, though I don't think it solves their need for a top 6 center ... not right away, anyway. Maybe PLD surprises and is ready to play higher in the lineup, but that's a huge challenge for a young player.
Comment From Ben J
It feels like one of the burning questions for the CBJ coming into this season is whether Oliver Bjorkstrand can make a major offensive contribution for an 82-game season. You mentioned him being looked to as a potential 30-goal scorer. Do you think he makes "the leap" (if you will) this season?
Comment From Portzline
Yes, this should be the year for Bjorkstrand. Enough of the "gonna." Remember the rather pointed comments Tortorella made last season about wishing Bjorkstrand had stuck around in the summer for conditioning. Well, he's been in Cbus for most of the summer. The guy has shown flashes. He snaps off that shot and you're convinced he's ready to be a star. You can almost feel his game ready to pop. I think 20-22 is a reasonable, conservative number for him right now, but he a absolutely has 30-goal potential in him. He's going to get a big role this year. Maybe he pushes Boone Jenner out of the top 6. Maybe.
Comment From Bedwards
On paper, it's hard to look at this team and say it is better than the 2016-17 squad. Is that a fair assessment? It would feel like we're really depending on continued development from our younger players to consider this an improved team.
Comment From Portzline
Yes, they are clearly banking on 1) Panarin to give them a skill infusion, and 2) more than anything else, a continued push and swell from the young players on the roster. Sure, there are sophomore slumps., and there could be some. But Wennberg took a huge climb last year. If he takes a similar leap this year, he's a No. 1. Weresnki and Jones both look like No. 1 D, and they're still very young and going to get better. Anderson will get better. Korpisalo should be better. So young, this team, with so much room to grow. These guys aren't even coming into their primes yet, so this could be fun.
Comment From Hello
Outside of PLD, any other young gun going to make the team you think?
Comment From Portzline
One can safely expect Markus Hannikainen to make the club. He's on a one-way deal now. Carlsson could be a regular, too, but I don't think they keep eight defensemen, so look for Carlsson, Nutivaara or Harrington (waivers) to go to the minors. People are fired up about Vitaly Abramov, and rightly so. But it seems a little rich for him to make the NHL this season. Pretty heavy chance he goes back to the Q unless he just blows it out of the water in September.
Comment From Ernie
was there any discussion about keeping Ryan Craig in the organization (similar so what was done with Gregory Campbell)?
Comment From Portzline
Ryan Craig is a guy they would have loved to keep in the organization. He is revered by many -- yes, revered -- for the way he captained that Cleveland team, they way he put the team, and really the organization, ahead of himself these last couple seasons and really helped young players climb over him on the depth chart and realize their NHL dream. He was a credit to the organization, and he could be back someday. But there are only so many NHL assistant jobs, and he got one coming right out of his playing career. The Blue Jackets did not have such a spot available. Campbell was hired as a player development coach.
Comment From Hello
Have you heard any issues with Wennberg/Anderson extensions? Think they are taking their time to leave room for any possible trades?
Comment From Portzline
No, I don't think the wait has anything to do with possible trades. It's just the process. These are RFAs, not UFAs, so the club holds most of the cards. Was told recently that none of the talks are acrimonious, but they could be August deals. The Blue Jackets have cap space, but that doesn't mean they care to use it. They have a reputation for being tough at the table -- not a bad thing, I suppose -- and here we are. The deals will get done, I'm sure. I don't think there's anything in play here other than the process taking time and not a lot of urgency from the calendar right now, either.
Comment From SECTION221
Do you think Jarmo would have interest in either JVR or Bozak from Toronto?
Comment From Portzline
I haven't sniffed around specifically about those two players, so I can't speak authoritatively on the matter. But my opinion? I'm not sure either of them have something the Blue Jackets don't currently possess? If you put a No. 1 center on this club, everything slides right into position and then whatever PLD gives you is gravy! He could even go back to the Q for an explosive year and be fully ready in 2018-19. At this point, I'm not adding bodies just to add bodies. I'm adding the right piece. And I believe that's the lane the Blue Jackets' management is in as well.
Comment From Tony
If CBJ fail to land a #1C this off-season, or at the deadline. Do they have the money to pursue Tavares without breaking up the team?
Comment From Portzline
Ummm, that's a question for Johnny T. I mean, I don't know if he looks this way as a UFA, but he's likely looking at $10M per year (at least) as a UFA. Panarin can sign an extension as soon as next July 1, and if he keeps producing at a top 10 scorer in the league, he's going to hit eight figures a year, too. So, yeah, there's a fourth of your payroll. Werenski is going to get paid large. So, yeah, the window they're looking at is going to be wide open very quickly, at least in terms of having to pay these guys. So tough decisions are looking in the next 2-3 years. The club has to hope they start getting a taste of winning, too. Not 50 wins and 108 points, but conference finals and perhaps beyond.
Comment From TheRealLarryT
If Duchene is not an option, will the #CBJ try to sign Ryan Nugent-Hopkins?
Comment From Portzline
Well, he's under contract through 2020-21, so they'd be trading for him. I'm not sure why the Oilers would feel the need to move him, but I'm sure Columbus would consider it. Is he a No. 1 center? Hmm. I don't think so. He's 24 and is pretty much a 50-point guy. One 20-goal season. I'd listen, but I'm not sure it's a fit for either club.
Comment From Flat Blue Chain
On the story about Nationwide Arena's possible "ticket tax"... I've only been to NWA a few times, and never "behind the scenes". Are the cracks starting the show already? Or is it just a "just in case" scenario.
Comment From Portzline
I don't pretend to know everything about the building, or everything that needs to be done. But I will stay this ... it's a absolutely gorgeous building, it appears to be in great shape, and, architecturally, it has held up incredible well a generation later. It doesn't look dated in anyway. Look at it this way. When the Blue Jackets joined the NHL in 2000, Joe Louis Arena (Detroit) was only 21 years old and it was already a dump. Dated, stinky, rat-infested, etc. If the Nationwide Arena caretakers did absolutely NOTHING for the next four years, this place wouldn't look anywhere near as bad. The Joe made it only 38 years. Nationwide will still be going strong at 38 years, I predict, but only if they continued to care for it. I've been around the league enough to see every building, and this isn't a home talking ... it's among the nicest buildings in the league. Now, it's totally up to you and anybody else if they want to pay the ticket surcharge.
Comment From KentiPickle
Do you see any other players out there that are "available" that you think would fit into the Blue Jackets needs right now?
Comment From Portzline
I think it's pretty quiet right now. I'm still not ruling out a Duchene deal. Could happen with a phone call, right? But I don't get any sense that Jarmo is calling around the league asking for a No. 1 center. The match has to be there. Duchene would appear to be a fit, given the needs of Colorado and Columbus. But maybe it's not there.
Rachel (moderator): We have time for one more question!
Comment From Guest
Any big plans for the summer?
Comment From Portzline
Trying to sort that out right now. We usually get away as a family, go somewhere where cell phones don't work, like National Parks. It's the greatest thing. We spend three days reaching into our pockets, pulling out our phones and realizing they don't work. It's like when the lights go out during a storm, how you flip the switch over and over out of habit. By the third or fourth day, we're sitting around a campfire, exhausted after hiking or whatever, and there we are having conversation and laughing at memories or the days activities, what have you. It's a quiet thrill. It's a huge departure from the day-to-day.
Comment From Portzline
Thanks so much for the questions, through the years and through this season. You guys make this happen.


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United States Out-of-Control
Health CareSpending
Health Care Spending Among 30 Free-Market Countries
Position at graph.
Out-of-control U.S. health care costs, compared to other countries, started shortly after the U.S. started an increased focus on private health insurance companies via "managed care" and health maintenance organizations (HMO's), while maintaining the private health insurance companies. That activity in the United States occurred shortly after the 1883-1972 period during which the majority of other free-market countries had completed their implementations of their health care for all systems, which allow them to have health care costs much more "in control" than the United States.
Also see the similar graph for Canada vs. United States.
Source a New York Times graph of data from the OECD, Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and its 30+ free-market countries
What happened in the 1970's to cause this serious problem relative to other countries?
OUT of the USA: National Health Insurance. The majority of other countries completed their implementations of national health insurance on or before the mid-1970's. Canada was one of the last ones.
IN the USA: Health Insurance Companies. The United States began an increased use of the free-market private health insurance companies in the mid-1970's by the use of the "managed care" concept. The increased focus on the free-market in the U.S. of that "managed care" concept must sound cool, because some citizens still believe in it's HMO's are a good thing. It was a dismal failure, as this graph and the similar Canada graph show. So much for rationing care by restricting doctors and having each health insurance company determine their rules (for what they would pay for) … and so on … and so on.
The U.S. is the only free-market country without a health-care-for-all system and with such a large involvement of for-profit companies. Most of the other countries have 1) no for-profit health insurance companies or 2) have health insurance companies that are non-profit and strictly regulated. The majority of other free-market countries established their health-care-for-all systems between 1883 and 1975. About 1975 the United States shifted its method of paying for health care to an increased focus on private health insurance companies via the concepts of "managed care" and health maintenance organizations (HMO's), along with maintaining the use of the private health insurance companies. By the 1980's the United States became the only free-market country with out-of-control costs. It has maintained that position in a dramatic way ever since.
Note: With additions gradually made by OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development) their number of free-market countries has grown to be over the 30 that we reference.

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Safety and Tolerability of Frovatriptan to Prevention of Menstrually Associated Migraine (MAM) Headaches (MAM)
This study has been completed.
Endo Pharmaceuticals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: December 21, 2009
Last Update Posted: February 15, 2010
Vernalis (R&D) Ltd
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Endo Pharmaceuticals
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Detailed Description:
In this open-label, multi-center study, patients were treated with frovatriptan for a maximum of 12 perimenstrual periods (PMPs). For each PMP, dosing commenced 2 days before the anticipated onset of the menstrual migraine (MM) headache and continued for a total of 6 days. Patients were to take a loading dose of frovatriptan 5 mg (two tablets) twice daily on Day 1, followed by frovatriptan 2.5 mg twice daily on Days 2-6. During the study, patients were to visit the study site a total of 6 times. Efficacy and/or safety assessments were performed at each visit.
|Drug: Frovatriptan 2.5 mg
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Open Label Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Frovatriptan in the Prevention of Menstrually Associated Migraine (MAM) Headaches.
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Headache Migraine
Drug Information available for: Frovatriptan Frovatriptan succinateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Endo Pharmaceuticals:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of all treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs). [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Incidence of menstrual migraine headache [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Maximum headache severity [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Number of headache-free days during a treated perimenstrual period (PMP) [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Occurrence and severity of menstrual migraine headache-associated symptoms [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Maximum functional impairment during menstrual migraine headache [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Incidence and severity of intercurrent migraine [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Total migraine burden [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Standard hematology and biochemistry [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and vital signs, physical examination [ Time Frame: 9-15 months ]
- Short-form 12 (SF-12) Health Related Quality of Life Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 9-12 months ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2005
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Frovatriptan 2.5 mg
Frovatriptan 2.5 mg tablets administered orally 2 x 2.5 mg twice daily (loading dose) on day 1, followed by 2.5 mg twice daily days 2 to 6.
|Drug: Frovatriptan 2.5 mg
Detailed Description:
This Phase IIIb, open label, multi-centre study evaluated the safety and tolerability of frovatriptan taken by patients for up to 12 perimenstrual periods (PMPs) for the prevention of menstrual migraine (MM). The study required approximately 300 patients to treat 6 PMPs and 100 patients to treat 12 PMPs. To achieve these numbers, 550 patients were to be enrolled into the study. Once enrolled, patients were requested to treat at least 6 PMPs in the first 9 months and 12 PMPs overall. Patients were to remain in the study for a maximum of 15 months or until they had completed the treatment of 12 PMPs, whichever occurred sooner.Patients were to take a loading dose of frovatriptan 5 mg (two tablets) twice daily on Day 1, followed by frovatriptan 2.5 mg twice daily on Days 2-6.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|15 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female aged 15 years and over (≥18 years in United Kingdom and South Africa), with at least a 12 month documented history of experiencing migraine according to IHS criteria, including confirmation of a 3 month diary based documented history of MAM.
- An average frequency of MAM in at least two out of three menstrual cycles, within the previous 12 months
- Regular, predictable menstrual periods
- MAM headaches occurring between Day -2 and day +4 of menses
- Able and willing to sign informed consent and to comply with study procedures, including completion of the diary cards.
Exclusion Criteria:
- More than three migraine attacks per month that were not MAM attacks
- A history of myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease (or presenting with symptoms or signs compatible with ischemic heart disease), coronary vasospasm or peripheral vascular disease
- Significant cerebrovascular disease including basilar or hemiplegic migraine
- Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP >180 mmHg, DBP >95 mmHg)
- Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency
- More than 15 headache days per month, exclusive of migraine headache
- Any other condition or serious illness which, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with optimal participation in the study
- A history of clinically relevant allergy, including that to frovatriptan or other triptans
- Pregnant or breast-feeding, or intending to become pregnant or breast-feed during the study period (patients were to be using adequate contraception and have a negative pregnancy test at screening)
- Treatment with another investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever was longer) before the screening visit
- Any change in their oral contraceptive medication (if applicable) in the 2 months prior to screening, or anticipation of any change during study participation
- Any change in the type or dose of any prophylactic migraine medication in the 2 months prior to screening, or anticipation of any change during study participation
- A history of migraine with aura, according to IHS criteria, and currently treated with a combined oral contraceptive (South Africa only).
Contacts and Locations
Information from the National Library of Medicine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01035983
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01035983
|Munich, Germany
|Budapest, Hungary
|Warsaw, Poland
|South Africa
|Cape Town, South Africa
|United Kingdom
|London, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
Endo Pharmaceuticals
Vernalis (R&D) Ltd
|Principal Investigator:
|Anne MacGregor, DIPM MFFP
|City of London Migraine Clinic
More Information
Keywords provided by Endo Pharmaceuticals:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|Responsible Party:
|John C. Campbell, Director, Medical Affairs, Endo Pharmaceuticals
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01035983 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|December 17, 2009
|First Posted:
|December 21, 2009
|Last Update Posted:
|February 15, 2010
|Last Verified:
|February 2010
Keywords provided by Endo Pharmaceuticals:
menstrually associated migraine (MAM), Migraines,Menstrual Migraines, menstrually related migraines
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Migraine Disorders
Headache Disorders, Primary
Headache Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Serotonin Receptor Agonists
Serotonin Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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Academy Season Kicks Off: D.C. United's Academy teams opened their season last weekend with both the U16s and U18s in action against Oakwood SC and South Central Premier in Connecticut. The U18 squad came from behind to win both matches, while the U16s went 0-1-1 to begin the year.
"For our first trip and first games of the new Academy year with the new group of players we have, it was overall a good trip for our program," said United's Director of Youth Development John Maessner. "We obviously want to continue to be better and sharper on all aspects of our game and build on what we have done over the last 10 weeks of pre-season. We look forward to playing three very good clubs at the Academy Winter Showcase to help evaluate where we are and where we need to improve."
The U18s rode an impressive opener by Michael Funes, who tallied a goal and an assist to lead the team to a 2-1 victory over Oakwood SC. Harold Tchameni's 86th minute goal capped the win for the U18 team. The following day Connor Shanosky, assisted by Myles McGinley, and KC Onyeador catapulted the squad to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over South Central.
"We are very excited about the charatcter shown by coming back both days from one goal down and getting six points," noted U18 Head Coach Judah Cooks. "Connor Shanosky showed how he can develop into not only a great player but a great leader. Kevin McBride and Mike Funes also showed that they are determined to make this season a special one as well."
The U16s did not fare as well over the course of their opening weekend. The squad settled for a 0-0 tie to Oakwood SC, but fell 3-2 to South Central Premier. Marcus Salandy-Defour scored an opening goal in the 20th minute and was taken down in the box leading to a penalty kick in the 36th. Yaw Amankwa converted the PK for a 2-1 lead, but the U16s could not hold on as South Central rallied for goals in the 50th and 65th minute.
"With many new players playing for D.C. United for the first time, anxiety was a big factor on the players' ability to perform at the expected level," said Roberto DaSilva, U16 Head Coach. "We need to settle in now and work to play to our potential. We have a very talented group and are expecting lots of good things. We hope that our boys will learn from our first games and turn in strong performances at the Academy Winter Showcase."
The Academy teams will now turn its focus to the Academy Winter Showcase in Phoenix, AZ from December 3-7, where they will play Real SoCal, Chicago Magic and the Columbus Crew Academy. Four Black-and-Red youth will also be playing in the Academy Select matches while in Arizona: U18 player Michael Funes and U16 players Collin Martin, Cody Neidermeier and Jalen Robinson.
Broadcasting and P.A. Request: When speaking of the organization, please refer to the team as either "D.C. United" or "United," but not "the D.C. United" or "the United." We appreciate your cooperation.


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LAS VEGAS --- Oakland Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker remained hospitalized with a concussion and a battered face Tuesday, one day after he was beaten, robbed and left unconscious on a Las Vegas street after a night of partying.
Police said a large amount of cash and some jewelry were taken from Walker, who suffered "a moderate concussion and significant injuries to his face."
Police Lt. Clinton Nichols said detectives are retracing Walker's activities in the hours before he was found injured Monday on a street off the Las Vegas Strip.
COWBOYS: Terrell Owens wasn't on the field for the start of Dallas' mandatory off-season minicamp, and the receiver might not be around the rest of the week.
Team officials said Owens missed the first workout while tending to a personal matter. Owens did, however, attend meetings before leaving the Valley Ranch facility.
BENGALS: Wide receiver Chad Johnson is scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery on both ankles today, according to ESPN.com. Johnson is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.
TITANS: The agent for All-Pro defensive tackle Albert Haynes-worth doesn't think a long-term deal with Tennessee will be reached before the July 15 deadline.
Agent Chad Speck wrote in an e-mail to reporters that there has been no significant movement from the Titans, and that he doesn't expect anything new.
SEAHAWKS: Linebacker Lofa Tatupu entered a plea of not guilty to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Tatupu appeared before Municipal Court Judge Michael J. Lambo who set a tentative court date for July 7.
Buccaneers: Reserve quarterback Chris Simms , a one-time starter who hasn't played in a regular season game since Sep-tember 2006, was a no-show for the start of the team's mandatory three-day minicamp.
PACKERS: It isn't exactly a contract holdout, but running back Ryan Grant sat out Tuesday morning's mandatory minicamp practice.
Grant, who had a breakout year last season, hopes to prod the Packers into giving him a long-term contract.
JETS: Jay Cross resigned as team president after eight years to accept a position as president of Related Hudson Yards.
Cross replaced Steve Gutman as team president in 2001, and his top priority was helping the Jets create a new stadium. After a plan to build a stadium on Manhattan's West Side fell through, the Jets agreed with the Giants on a co-ownership deal to create a $1.3 billion, 82,500-seat stadium that's scheduled to open in 2010.


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Senator Carlucci Urges Board of Regents to Continue Italian Language Program
Senator Carlucci Calls on New York State Board of Regents
to Continue Italian Language Program
(New City, NY) In an effort to continue the study of the Italian language and culture, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland) is strongly urging the New York State Board of Regents to retain the Italian Regents.
The Board of Regents is planning to eliminate the Italian Regents in schools throughout New York State after June 2011, leaving only French and Spanish available as language options.
"The knowledge of foreign languages, and the understanding of other cultures is vital to the success of our young adults in this global economy," said Senator Carlucci. "As an Italian American and a proponent of the study of foreign languages, I strongly urge the Board of Regents to continue offering Italian language studies to students in New York State."


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Leaders of 21 International Greek Organizations, Including Norval Stephens '51, Create Anti-Hazing Hotline
August 30, 2007
August 30, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "Our experience in the Greek world on hazing and alcohol abuse is that behavior is not changed by research. We believe educational programming and action change behavior," says Norval B. Stephens, chairman of the Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation and 1951 graduate of DePauw University. Stephens is discussing the move by 21 international fraternities and sororities to establish a Greek Anti-Hazing Hotline. The toll-free number is 1-888-NOTHAZE (1-888-668-4293). The move is part of the ongoing attempt to end hazing on college campuses and particularly within Greek organizations.
"Research illuminates the problem but does not solve it," adds Stephens, former international president of Delta Tau Delta and a member of DePauw's Board of Trustees. "We hope the hotline helps to eliminate hazing."
Inside Indiana Business notes, "The line is available to those who think they, or students they know, have been or may become victims of hazing. Callers may remain anonymous or provide personal information so their concerns can be responded to directly. The Anti-Hazing Hotline connects to a dedicated voice mailbox at the Cincinnati law firm of Manley Burke, the publisher of Fraternal Law, a well-known law journal that chronicles legal issues involving collegiate Greek organizations and higher education. Manley Burke will monitor the anti-hazing hotline on a daily basis and will forward all messages to the appropriate fraternal organization, along with the hazing laws from the relevant jurisdictions. In states in which the law requires notification of other authorities, this will be done. A hazing alert for an organization not involved as a sponsor will be handled as though that organization were a sponsor. A voluntary invoice will be sent to cover costs."
The 21 organizations collaborating on this effort represent in excess of 35% of all fraternity and sorority members, and are inviting other organizations to join the effort.
"Without exception, all national fraternities and sororities are serious about addressing hazing on the college campus,"adds Stephens. "Many fraternal groups not listed as sponsors already have their own hotlines dedicated to the fight against hazing. We stand with them in our common goal to eliminate these behaviors."
Read more at Inside Indiana Business.com or at the University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily.
DePauw University has been involved in a lengthy analysis and review of its Greek system, which led to an April vote by the Board of Trustees to approve new housing standards for all living units at DePauw -- both Greek and University-owned -- among other steps which are detailed in this story. You may also visit the University's Greek Progress page for more information.Back


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- Main article: Spells (Morrowind)
Drain Unarmored is a Destruction spell available in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that temporarily lowers the value of unarmored. The skill returns to its original value when the spell ends.
- Drain Skill: Unarmored – 5 to 20 points each second for 60 seconds on target.
The following people use and/or sell this spell:
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Welcome to the Big Ten, Nebraska!
Today, the Big Ten Conference officially welcomes the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. I thought I would welcome them too:
Today, the Big Ten Conference officially welcomes the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. I thought I would welcome them too:
Big 10 recommends hockey league – The Collegian Since the announcement that Penn State would sponsor varsity hockey after Terry Pegula donated $88 million to start the program, it was anticipated that the Big Ten would eventually form a hockey conference. That eventuality appears as though it will be sooner than later. Yesterday, the Big
This afternoon, the Big Ten Conference revealed their new logo and the names of the divisions. The Leaders division includes Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin and Ohio State. The Legends division includes Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. There are a whole lot of new trophies too and they all have hyphenated
The Big Ten Conference new divisions don't have names yet and it is not a reach to think they will be named the Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler divisions. That is only acceptable to me Ohio State is in the Bo division and Michigan is in the Woody division. Of course there is something to


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by James Brumley | November 27, 2012 1:02 pm
Gold prices have been maddeningly erratic since the middle of last year, when their parabolic rally finally stopped at nosebleed highs. Since then, euphoria has been taken out of the equation, leaving only supply/demand and currency fluctuation as the key drivers of gold prices. Still, those two factors alone are enough to keep traders from getting comfortable.
So what does the supply-and-demand trend look like now, and to what extent will the volatile U.S. dollar shake things up going forward?
Great questions.
Gold futures were in a funk in the second quarter of this year, with prices falling from $1,677 to $1,604 per ounce — though they ultimately had fallen from a March peak of $1,801 before making a bottom around $1,536. However, we didn't fully understand why the plunge was happening until early August, when the World Gold Council reported that — surprise! — demand hadn't slacked as much as first presumed.
Click to Enlarge Globally, real purchases of gold (by weight) were only off 9.7% in calendar Q2 compared to Q1's demand. The bulk of the blame for gold's demise goes to the U.S. dollar, which appreciated in value by 3.3% in the second quarter of this year.
Things decidedly changed in Q3 across the board.
Last quarter, global demand for gold reached 1,087 tonnes, up from the 990 metric tons consumed in the second quarter.
Bullish for gold? You bet. Gold soared from a price of $1,604 per ounce to $1,774 … a 10.5% romp — one aided by the fact that the U.S. Dollar Index fell 3% during that time.
Great, but what's that got to do with where gold is now (or where it's headed)?
Quite a bit, actually. Above all else, it simply confirms that gold is indeed trading based on fundamentals again … real buying, and real relative valuation against the sawbuck.
That's not to say the fundamentals aren't squirrelly — the central banks that bought 97 tonnes' worth of gold last quarter might have made a colossal error in judgment. But the consumption jives with price and supply (and the dollar), meaning we can have more than a little faith that our assumptions will actually mean something. On that note …
Here's what we know as of today:
Putting two and two together, and assuming the supply remains stable — and the supply is easily the most stable part of the equation — all of the puzzle pieces here bode well for gold's foreseeable future.
Click to Enlarge Price targets for gold can be a tricky business[1]. They let investors know where gold prices are apt to go, but don't necessarily say when gold will reach those levels.
To the extent gold can and should have price targets, though, the $1,800 mark might be the ideal checkpoint target, meaning there's a known ceiling there that has capped rallies in the past. If and when gold prices can hurdle the $1,800 mark, the next logical (and realistic) price is likely to be somewhere around the $2,000 level, assuming the rally unfurls at an average pace. That's where a key resistance line (red, dashed) will be by the time it can be tested again, and would represent a sizable 14% gain for gold from its current price.
Just watch out for any move under that support side of the rising trading range, currently at $1,640. Any pullback beneath that floor could set off a bearish chain reaction.
But that's a low-odds possibility at this point.
As of this writing, James Brumley did not hold a position in gold, gold futures, gold stocks or gold funds.
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Would you be Mad if your spouse bought your engagement ring at WALMART?
I looked up the brand of my engagement ring and discovered my bf bought it at Walmart ...and it's a small one at that 1/5 of a carat...I love him but I am wrong to be upset? Would you be upset ? I know I am . I just don't know how to tell him I'm happy with it ;\
As long as the metal isn't fake and turning my finger green, I wouldn't mind one bit.
Um no I wouldn't be upset if that was truly what he could afford..... but there is no reason that in years to come he couldn't upgrade ya! :)
my 1st wedding - I simply wore a band
my 2nd wedding - again we started with just a gold band - then as years went on he did get me the ring of my dreams.
wow thats really stupid of you. Sorry I dont wanna be rude but why does it matter where he brought it from? As long as he didnt steal it?
Mine is from walmart. I unknowingly picked it out. I love it.
I'd only be mad because I don't think I'd be able to wear it. Walmart tends to have cheaper metals in their jewelry, and it's common that it'll discolor your skin. So I wouldn't be able to wear it, and I really like having that symbol to wear. It doesn't really have to do with WHERE he got it. If it were a good quality ring, it wouldn't make any difference to me.
You are wrong. What does it matter if it came out of a 25 cent machine? This man wants to spend the rest of his life with you and your upset over a hunk of rock and metal? My wedding band came from Walmart; where it came from means little, the sentiment means everything.


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Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, at Danville United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Russell Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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This turning to follow Jesus takes us – from time to time – into retreat; into a place apart to be with Jesus, to listen. We listen to many voices in our world, voices which sound in the world around us, and voices which sound within us. Now we are invited to listen to Jesus.
Jesus withdraws away from the crowd, and walks up "the mountain" – a familiar place of retreat and solitude for him and those he invites to join him (see Matthew 5:1 and Mark 3:13) and the disciples come to sit with him. As Jesus sits, he indicates that he has something to teach them. As we enter the gospel narrative, we are also invited to sit alongside the disciples and to listen as Jesus addresses them – and us.
He begins teaching us about happiness, the happiness of this "kingdom come near", the gracious Way of God. What he says is in direct contrast with what the world tells us about finding happiness. To begin with we may find what Jesus says rather impossible: wise, maybe, but not reachable in some way. But Jesus is not looking for instant results. He knows that as this kind of teaching, this light that he brings into our darkness and deep longings, works and brings transformation over time—even for these early disciples this was so. And so it is for us.
This is the New Order of Happiness – the great joy we discover and experience here in the midst of this present world order – this side of Eden. For in this present world we do know what is like
to be poor in spirit – to be vulnerable, disabled.
to mourn – to grieve many losses
to experience the power of meekness and gentleness in surprising ways
to long for everything to be put right, to thirst for peace and justice for all
to experience mercy, forgiveness in the most surprising places
to be blessed by those who work for true peace: within and without
to hear the stories of those who have suffered persecution, hate,
retaliation, because of their love for Jesus, for the Way of God.
Sometimes those stories are our own.
What we are surprised by is how Jesus opens up the door of heaven and ushers hilarity and great happiness into these empty, dark places of weakness and disability, loss and grief, meekness and gentleness, deep and painful longing for peace and justice, the grueling work for peace within and among us, and even into the places of suffering, rejection, hate, retaliation because of love for Jesus.
We may wonder where the link is. How could this happen? Even our question is a prayer which Jesus hears. We learn to follow Jesus, to speak our questions, to live with the questions and the unknown – until Jesus guides us, helps us live into the answers. For this light he sheds upon the deep shadows of the world system, also brings light to the inner rooms and corners of our soul and understanding.
This is the work of the Spirit of God within and among us.
The invitation is to keep listening – as we sit with Jesus, and as the Spirit of God indwells and sits with us.
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Lord Jesus Christ,
You come to us.
Help me to see as you see,
To recognize your presence,
And your call
To follow you.
Guide me, us as I learn to walk in your way.
Read slowly. Listen deeply. Indwell the scripture.
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Season of Epiphany: Week Four
- 1/24 Monday: Matthew 5:1-12
- 1/25 Tuesday: Matthew 5:1-12
- 1/26 Wednesday: Psalm 15
- 1/27 Thursday: Micah 6:1-8
- 1/28 Friday: I Corinthians 1:18-31
- 1/29 Saturday: Matthew 5:1-12
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Skip to comments.Anonymous Donor Gives $35,000 To Homeless-Shelter Residents
Posted on 12/26/2004 12:56:17 PM PST by traumer
DENVER -- The 300 residents of the Samaritan House homeless shelter didn't know what to expect when a 40-something man with a gray beard parked his black SUV in front of the shelter on Christmas Eve.
The man walked into the building with a thick roll of $100 bills and began passing them out to each resident. When he was done, he had distributed $35,000.
"It was like seeing Santa Claus and God all at once," said William Chengelis, who has lived at the shelter since November. "You hear about stuff like that but you don't think you'll be there when it happens."
As a crowd gathered around the anonymous donor, he told residents he had once been in a similar situation and knew what it was like to be needy. He said he lived in Denver but had also distributed money at a Las Vegas shelter.
Possibly his biggest single donation was $5,000 to a family of six who had been in the shelter for several days. Louis Quezada, Tessa Wittner and their four children had been living with Quezada's parents but were thrown out after an argument.
"(The benefactor) came out of his truck and talked to us," said Quezada, 23. "He asked if he gave us the money, would we get a house with it. We said yes."
Wittner, 21, said the gift was an answer to her prayers.
After receiving the money, the family went to the Fountain of Life church in Aurora to give thanks. The church's pastor, Joseph Ross, met the family a week ago and helped arrange room for them at Samaritan House.
"It's incredible, we're blessed," Ross told the congregation.
He said the church would help the family find a home, buy a car and become self-sufficient.
I wouldn't have done that if I were a billionaire. They had a place to stay with family, but ended up bringing their kids to a homeless shelter because they couldn't get along? I suspect that the money will not be used wisely, due to the demonstrated immaturity. I hope I'm wrong.
Good one. I just spit soda all of the desk.
I dunno. Unlike federal welfare, it's his money, not somebody else's. And we don't know whose fault the quarrel with the parents was. If this young couple are serious maybe they can pull it together.
Once my cousin gave some money to a friend of mine and I told him the same thing. His response was that he knew the intent of his heart in giving the money and that was what was most important to him.
The "homeless" get free booze and drugs for the holidays! Yay!
I thought the liberal mantra was the homeless were a permanent underclass.
Or a liquor store owner.
ROTFLMAO............Merry Christmas.......:o)
Hmmm. Sounds like some here have not been humbled by the Almighty. Just thank God you're not in their shoes.
If I told you what I've been through in the last two years, you'd cry. I know whereof I speak, and I'm glad I can share a laugh about it now.
This guy must be a liberal ... NOT!
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Comedian Margaret Cho believes that the phenomenal success of Survivor may well mark the beginning of the end for performers like herself. "Reality-based television is the death to entertainers," Cho tells TV Guide Online. "We don't like that! We want to stay special. We can't have ordinary people going and doing what we do."
Curious as to what all the hoopla was about, Cho recently sampled CBS's reality soap for the first time. What was her assessment? "It's kind of like The Breakfast Club, but on a beach," she says, adding, "I love the hysteria the whole country is going through over it. It's bringing people close. It's been a long time since people had parties over a TV show."
One thing's certain: If Cho could survive the slings and arrows of Hollywood, she'd have no trouble enduring life on Pulau Tiga. During her stint on the ABC sitcom All-American Girl, execs forced her to lose weight and the ensuing emotional and physical stress led her to abuse drugs and alcohol. And, as Cho recalls, the low point came during a photo shoot where she was "hungry, overworked and exhausted." Finally, the funny girl broke down.
"I just started crying," she explains. "I couldn't change the way I looked anymore. What [the photographer] was saying wasn't necessarily wrong. He was just trying to get me to stand tall, but I thought it was the world telling me, 'You're too fat to live.' It was one of those perfect Hollywood moments. The whole cast [of All-American Girl] was there and I was bawling and smiling and trying to take pictures. I think I took diva lessons somewhere where it's OK to have a nervous breakdown in the middle of the day."
Cho relives those dark times in her concert film I'm the One That I Want, which recently opened in limited release. An autobiography also is on the way and, as Cho reveals, get ready for one juicy read. "There's a lot of trash ? trashy drug and alcohol escapades from the mid-'90's," she says. "I love a real trashy, campy read."


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Amherst, NH (January 6, 2003) ~ Atomic USA is proud to announce its 2003/2004 professional snowboarding team. A ruling band of five, the Atomic Snowboarding Team gets an infusion of talent with the new line up of Matt Beardmore, Jason Murphy, Tom Gilles, Seth Wescott, and Jaime MacLeod.
"These riders were hand picked because of their outgoing personalities, exceptional riding abilities, close connections with retail shops and the vision to grow with the Atomic brand," said Curt Hulst, Atomic Snowboarding's Team and Promotions Manager. "Team members are strongly supported within the industry by sponsors including Spy, Arnette, Bonfire, American Eagle, Airwalk and DC. The ultimate goal of the this team is to push product development to the next level."
One of snowboarding's rising stars, Matt Beardmore is a 21-year-old big mountain ripper from Whistler, B.C. Beardmore has recently appeared as the premier rider in films like Clockwork, and Breaking Ground due to his ability to nail big lines. He is also well known for his rails and cliff heroics in the opening segment of Road to Madness, Kurt Heine's latest creation.
A 27-year old from Bountiful, UT, Jason Murphy brings soul and style to the Atomic Snowboard Team. Murph is a multitalented veteran who can stomp rails, parks or backcountry. Murphy's accomplishments include a feature on the cover of the X-Box video game, Amped as well multiple appearances on the cover of Transworld Snowboarding. Jason also shoots with the Standard Films crew.
Californian Tom Gilles brings the spirit of life, and his comedic humor to the snowboarding team. Tom has amassed many achievements in the quarterpipe and park. 27 year-old Gilles is one of the only snowboarders ever to pull the loop, and held the record for the highest air out of the pipe for years at 22 feet.
At only 26, Seth Wescott, has spent most of those years on snow. A native of Sugarloaf, Maine, Seth has achieved snowboarding fame through his multiple ESPN X-Games podiums, as well as being on the U.S. Snowboard Team since 1998. Seth can hold his own in the pipe, and is a current boardercross champion. This year, he will broadening his resume by concentrating on big mountain challenges.
Adding even more competitive edge to the Atomic Snowboarding Team, New Hampshire's Jaime MacLeod will build on her top Grand Prix finishes and X-Game medals. Since moving west to Mammoth for the winter, Jaime has already gotten a 2nd place finish in Slopestyle at the Vans Triple Crown event in Breckenridge.
"The team is critical to our success," emphasizes Luke Edgar, Atomic Snowboarding's General Manager. "If they don't help to develop and believe in our direction- and if they don't feel proud of what we as a group present to the market- then we cannot succeed. Jason, Matt and Tom will drive our freestyle products. Seth will give input on freeride products, and Jaime will drive women's products. It's a good mix to cover a wide range of snowboarders," added Edgar.
Located in Amherst, New Hampshire, Atomic Snowboarding USA is proudly responsible for the global product and branding direction of our little company. We drive our brand from the west coast of the USA, where most action sports trends originate. Atomic Snowboarding's state-of-the-art factory and R&D center is located in Austria, and has been making snow sliding equipment for over 75 years. If we can dream it, they can build it. Atomic Snowboarding is committed to making snowboarding equipment that makes snowboarding easier, and more fun. To learn more about Atomic Snowboarding, visit www.atomicsnowboarding.com.


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Hello everyone!
I guess a lot of people here on RPGWatch knows me and that I am developing a game. I think the people here have a lot of experiance and knowledge about roleplaying games. So I want to get as much feedback and ideas as possible for the game I and my team is developing!
Great, you have my best wishes for this.
Do you plan to post some examples for graphics and stuff?
Looking forward to know anything about it ;) Could you write what is this about, your plans etc?
Nice to see you've gotten so far along, GG. Why don't you bring us all up to date and let us know how we can provide feedback. I really like the name, personally. :)
The setting is a medival one, and kind of like a classic RPG, however I think you'd all agree that it'd have some new ideas and twist and turns to the classic formula.
The story has a lot of surpises, I am trying to figure out how I can tell as much as possible about the game without spoiling anything.
I will keep posting polls, and threads with questions and idea, the first one is already posted, so if you guys keep looking there'd pop up threads every now and when.
story line
turn based combat system
Clever puzzles
cool quests
What else could you ask for?
Don't believe in luck, so may God be with you on this project.
Sorry to dissapoint Konjad, while it has this setting, it is an alternative one, so it still has lots of magic and that kind of things.
I hear it's going to have great dialogue writing, but I wish there were at least 48 hours in each day!! :)
I will work on creating a spell which could fix that :D I could use the same myself, and the other team members too. However we are having a lot of fun working on this game! Some things are truly very unique, which I think many here would appriciate.
Does it have boobs? Because if it doesn't have boobs then I don't want to play it.
;) JK of course, it's great to hear about your project GG. How many people are working with you?
It will have females in it :rolleyes: :rolleyes::rolleyes:>:(
We are currenlty 4 + corwin = 4.5 :D Corwin is writing the dialogue, but he is very busy and also working on other projects and RPGWatch at the same time. Those dialogues will be sweet when they are done for sure though!
If you need help, don't hesitate to contact me. I could help writing a bit of dialogue, or bug-testing. I might be able to do some other stuff.
Best of luck.
Help with writing would be good. I'm currently flat out with U6P testing for the release of Milestone 7 at the end of this month. It's basically an Alpha version of the entire game. The writing I've done so far has been fun and I'm keen to get back to it, but I did tell GG that my work with U6P had to come first as final release of that is not too far away.
Hows the game-engine? Are you going to create your own from scratch or use som existing one like torque game builder?
The technical engine related/graphics part is more or less done, except for some shaders etc. I am using the same engine as Venetica and Torchlight, so the graphics will be top notch for a indie game, ( without being modest ) maybe the best for any indie RPG I've seen so far. However the main focus is NOT on graphics.
I wish you lots of good luck, GG ! :)
If you need help, you can ask me (no guarantee given), but I don't quite know what I might be useful for. ;)
Testing, perhaps. I often do things I don't often think others do. ;)
Or philosophy. ^^
Yes, I had a similar thought. ;)
Corwin should then be involved, imho, because of the background for some dialogs. It doesn't sound too good if things look like as if they had been grafted or engrafted afterwards, so to say.
I rather think that a "living" background is imho relatively important - Tolkien is my ideal in that ;) , although I know that I'll never get this far, ever. ;)
Maybe you'll find this useful: http://rampantgames.com/blog/2009/09…ncounters.html
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SAN BRUNO, Calif., March 13 (UPI) -- Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will pay San Bruno, Calif., $70 million for the 2010 pipeline explosion on top of money to pay for rebuilding, officials said.
City officials agreed to a $50 million cap on the fund for repairs, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The additional money, compensation for the city's pain and suffering, will go into a separate fund with officials and residents deciding how to use it, Mayor Jim Ruane said, Monday.
"Everybody was traumatized by this, not just the residents of the particular neighborhood but the city as a whole," Ruane told the Chronicle. "We wanted a settlement to do something going forward for the entire city."
The explosion left eight people dead and 38 houses in ruins. The city's settlement, which was approved by the council Friday and signed by the mayor Monday, is separate from litigation by residents, who can also seek punitive damages, something the city is barred from by law.
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We can follow issues on individual project pages, but I'd love to be able to follow project releases/builds. I.e. it would be easier to have a list of projects that I was following rather than having to look through a myriad of project pages that I'm interested in.
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lafontaine - graphical logo interpreter
WWW: http://www.nongnu.org/lafontaine/en/eubaout.html
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/lang/lafontaine/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install lafontaine
cd /usr/ports/lang/lafontaine/ && make install clean
pkg install lafontaine
PKGNAME: lafontaine
SHA256 (lafontaine_0.4-1.tar.gz) = 9741e9fefc2b36fe858085d58684293d15a3bc379085acffc4cd479908d82d1e
SIZE (lafontaine_0.4-1.tar.gz) = 510463
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
===> The following configuration options are available for lafontaine-0.4.1_9:
NLS=on: Native Language Support
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
pathfix gmake pkgconfig gettext gnome
Number of commits found: 38
Remove libintl.so.9 compatibility link that was added in r374303 to
prevent massive PORTREVISION bumps. Bump dependent ports that have not
been bumped since.
Cleanup plist
- Port is stage safe
- Use options subs, helpers
Remove trailing whitespaces from category lang
According to the Porter's Handbook (184.108.40.206.) default options must be added to
OPTIONS_DEFINE. This policy has been implemented only recently that's why we
have many ports violating this policy.
This patch adds the default options specified in the Porter's Handbook to
OPTIONS_DEFINE where they are being used. Ports maintained by
firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com have been excluded.
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
Explicitly link libraries on 10 unmaintained ports
The following ports will not build with a binutils 2.22+ linker built
with standard options. This has been obvious with DPorts, but difficult
to see on FreeBSD. However, setting the ports compiler as a recent gcc
(e.g lang/gcc48) is an excellent way to detect the unspecified but needed
libraries as these recent GCC compilers use the latest binutils linkers.
These patches were tested on FreeBSD 8.4 and DragonFly 3.5
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
Add an explicit dependency on pkgconf
- Convert USE_GETTEXT to USES (part 4)
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
Mechanically convert unmaintained ports which use "gnomehack" to use "pathfix"
Add USE_CSTD=gnu89 to fix linking when building with clang
- update png to 1.5.10
- Return my ports back to the pool. I was unable to make any fixes to
my ports in the past 3 weeks while ports were broken on any 10.x
machines, which means I'm unable to maintain them. So let people know
that there's no available support for them until things are back to
normal (which also means that anyone with spare time will be able
to fix them without getting approval).
Remove USE_GNOME=gnometarget from ports. It has been a empty keyword since
mid 2008.
PR: ports/159624
Submitted by: Ruslan Mahmatkhanov <firstname.lastname@example.com>
- remove MD5
Bounce PORTREVISION for gettext-related ports. Have fun, ya'll.
- update to 1.4.1
Reviewed by: exp8 run on pointyhat
Supported by: miwi
- update to jpeg-8
- bump all port that indirectly depends on libjpeg and have not yet been bumped
or updated
Requested by: edwin
Bump portrevision due to upgrade of devel/gettext.
The affected ports are the ones with gettext as a run-dependency
according to ports/INDEX-7 (5007 of them) and the ones with USE_GETTEXT
in Makefile (29 of them).
PR: ports/124340
Submitted by: edwin@
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Remove unneeded dependency from gtk12/gtk20 [1]
- Remove USE_XLIB/USE_X_PREFIX/USE_XPM in favor of USE_XORG
- Remove X11BASE support in favor of LOCALBASE or PREFIX
- Use USE_LDCONFIG instead of INSTALLS_SHLIB
- Remove unneeded USE_GCC 3.4+
Thanks to all Helpers:
Dmitry Marakasov, Chess Griffin, beech@, dinoex, rafan, gahr,
ehaupt, nox, itetcu, flz, pav
Tested on: pointyhat
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/.
- Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}.
- Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
- Fix build with gcc 4.1
- Change my email
Approved by: sem (mentor)
- Pass maintainership to submitter
- Update to 0.4.1
PR: ports/100927
Submitted by: Stanislav Sedov <ssedov(at)mbsd.msk.ru>
Approved by: krion (mentor)
Remove USE_REINPLACE from the categories starting with L
Bump PORTREVISION on glib12/gtk12 consumer ports to ease the upgrade path.
Discussed with: kris
Approved by: portmgr (implicit)
- Add SHA256
Fix build with gcc 3.4
Bump PORTREVISION on all ports that depend on gettext to aid with upgrading.
(Part 2)
- Fix build on -current
Submitted by: Ports Fury
Mark as broken on 5.x due to the usual gcc 3.3 problems.
Remove USE_GNOMENG.
Homepage has changed.
Submitted by: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Fix MASTER_SITES
- Support CFLAGS/PREFIX properly
Submitted by: Ports Fury
add lafontaine 0.3R3
Graphical logo interpreter
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May 6th, 2013 02:20 PM #1
Here's an update. ^_^
So, my mucus plug fell out last night. Couldn't have possibly been anything. It's just like what the descriptions say and there's nothing ever come out of me like it before :P Today, more of it came out and I'm in so much pain do in that area it's hard to walk. When my mom's came out, it was 2 days before she had my sister.
So, won't be long now ^_^http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Blackwood/e/B00SARZLFY -- My Amazon Author Page
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Persephone Elysia Willow -- June 5th, 2013
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Ooooh, how exciting! That Baba's coming soon, not the pain, in case you got that mixed up But when you hold Persephone in your arms you'll forget all about it! By the way, do you have a back up name?My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014
May 6th, 2013 02:32 PM #5
Yey! Almost there!Anxiously awaiting the arrival of Luther's little brother November 2015!
Currently loving: Magnus, Tiberius, Gregor, Corvus and Ulric.
May 6th, 2013 03:26 PM #7
How many weeks are you now?
Sounds like little Persephone just can't wait to meet you. Wishing you a safe and healthy delivery!!Olivia Józefa: July 2013 . Expecting #2: July 2015
May 6th, 2013 03:35 PM #9
Hi Dantea, hopefully you will have your daughter in your arms very soon! Take care.All the best,


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Welcome to the Link-Up for BOMs Away Mondays!
This week's link-up is at the bottom of this post.
Gorgeous blocks!
Wow, Jane is almost done? I swear that chart was only half full last week!
I am struggling to get my head around the 4000 pieces!
4000 pieces so far.... bet you're pleased you are nearing the DJ finish line. Beautiful blocks for both projects. Looks like you all had a great day out too.
Wow what an achievement to almost be finished your Dear Jane. Love your other blocks as well. hugs
Love your hiking photos, I am jealous. And I am amazed that you are almost finished with your Dear Jane. I would never have started them. :-)
Love the blocks!
It must be such a great feeling to have only a few more DJ blocks to go. Sometimes I think about making this famous quilt but then you had to mention 4,000 pieces - oh no!


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|(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators
Regular-season series: Wings won 5-3
11/7: Wings 3-2 (SO) 11/22: Preds 3-2 12/10: Wings 2-1 2/12: Preds 4-2 3/9: Wings 4-3
3/15: Preds 3-1 3/20: Wings 6-3 3/30: Wings 1-0 (OT)
1st in Central
The Skinny: The Red Wings head into the playoffs with much talk centered on their postseason failures since winning back-to-back Cups in 1998 and '99. But this year's squad is more balanced, deeper and smarter. In other words, don't expect a first-round shocker. Detroit will rely on puck possession and positioning, and Tomas Holmstrom's return will play a huge role on the top line -- and in front of Nashville's net. The young Predators, meanwhile, need to rely on defensive schemes and distrupting the flow of the Detroit's game.
The Spotlight Is On: Dom Hasek. The veteran netminder, when he wasn't nursing an injury, was inconsistent for much of the season. He may come up huge knowing this could be his last shot at another Cup. If the regular season is any indication, the Dominator knows how to beat the Predators (3-1-1, 2.23 GAA).
X-Factor for Wings: Johan Franzen. The 28-year-old forward is often lost in the shuffle because he's a blue-collar type who lacks flash or highlight-worthy moves. But his kind are invaluable in the playoffs. He led Detroit with six goals and eight points against the Preds this season.
X-Factor for Preds: Jordan Tootoo. He won't fill the sheet or log more than 10-12 minutes, but he's the great agitator who can get under an opponent's skin. Why is that important? If he can draw penalties and put the Preds on the power play, he's done his job. But Tootoo has to be smart and not get himself in the box with Detroit on the man-advantage. A fine line, indeed.
The Pick: Red Wings in five.
2nd in Central
|(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Calgary Flames
Regular-season series: Flames won 3-1
10/22: Sharks 4-1 1/3: Flames 3-2 (OT) 1/30: Flames 5-4 2/12: Flames 4-3 (OT)
1st in Pacific
The Skinny: The Sharks enter the playoffs as one of the hottest teams, but that won't affect the Flames, who took three of four during the regular season. San Jose has the more versatile blue line, three viable scoring lines, and Patrick Marleau, who seems to have found his game at the perfect time. As for Calgary, stars (Jarome Iginla and Miikka Kiprusoff) must come up huge. The bigger concern for Mike Keenan's crew is their poor penalty kill, which has been an issue all season.
The Spotlight Is On: Joe Thornton. He only had one assist in four games against Calgary, but appears primed to put past postseason failures behind him. Mighty Joe is the best passer in the game. That's vital for a team which relies on crisp puck movement and timely scoring.
X-Factor for Sharks: Brian Campbell. The talented backend has been nothing short of sensational since arriving in San Jose, collecting 19 points in 20 games and adding the puck-moving, power-play stud the Sharks lacked, especially in last season's playoffs. Campbell will prove a tough matchup for the Flames.
X-Factor for Flames: Owen Nolan. Iginla will get much of the Sharks' attention, which means guys like Kristian Huselius and Nolan need to step up and provide offensive punch from the No. 2 line. The gritty, rejuvenated veteran had three goals and an assist this season against his former team.
The Pick: Sharks in six.
3rd in N'west
|(3) Minnesota Wild vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche
Regular-season series: Wild won 5-3
10/21: Wild 3-2 10/28: Avs 3-1 11/11: Avs 4-2 11/18: Wild 4-1 1/24: Wild 3-2
3/17: Wild 3-1 3/30: Wild 3-2 (OT) 4/6: Avs 4-3 (OT)
1st in N'west
The Skinny: For the sake of Avs fans, I won't bring up the 2003 playoffs. Considering the regular-season results, expect this series to be just as close and entertaining. Not much separates these Northwest rivals. The Avs have more balanced scoring and their defense is deeper and grittier. But that may not matter much against the Wild's disciplined trapping system. Minny will certainly be hurt by Kurtis Foster's absence, but as long as the Wild grabs an early lead, they should be in good shape. Colorado will need big performances from veterans Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg, among others.
The Spotlight Is On: Niklas Backstrom. There may not be a hotter goalie right now than this 30-year-old, who was 4-1 with an impressive 1.98 GAA this season against the Avs. It also helps when you can lean on the NHL's second-best PK unit. Backs doesn't have a lot of postseason experience, but he'll still come up big.
X-Factor for Wild: Brian Rolston. Outside of Marian Gaborik, Rolston's the obvious pick because these two are the only Wild players to finish the season with more than 20 goals. Rolston has been a thorn in the Avs' side this season, with eight points in eight games.
X-Factor for Avalanche: John-Michael Liles. This may be a reach, considering he had a poor regular season (six goals, 32 points), but Liles could see considerable time on the No. 1 power play unit, which must improve to give the Avs a chance.
The Pick: Wild in six.
2nd in N'west
|(4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Dallas Stars
Regular-season series: Stars won 5-3
10/20: Stars 3-1 11/5: Stars 5-0 11/21: Stars 2-1 1/15: Ducks 4-2 1/20: Stars 5-2
2/15: Stars 4-2 3/19: Ducks 2-1 3/30: Ducks 3-2 (SO)
2nd in Pacific
The Skinny: This series could prove to be the most intense, as these two teams truly don't like one another. Both are similar in that they rely on top-notch goaltending and strong defensive systems. But the biggest difference is how each entered the playoffs: Anaheim won five of its last six games, while Dallas struggled mightily -- just four wins since March 1. Also working against the Stars is the fact their most important player, Sergei Zubov, remains a big question mark for the series. The Ducks will again rely on their physical, grinding game to hand the Stars their fourth straight first-round exit.
The Spotlight Is On: Mike Ribeiro. He needs to carry his career season over to the postseason -- something the Stars are counting on. Ribeiro, who had 10 points this season against Anaheim, may need to shoulder even more of the load if Brad Richards continues to struggle.
X-Factor for Ducks: Corey Perry. How important is he? He missed 12 games and still finished as the team's goals leader (29). He may not play the entire series as he's recovering from a quad injury, but his presence will be a huge boost to the offensively-challenged Ducks.
X-Factor for Stars: Matt Niskanen. With the uncertainty surrounding Zubov, Niskanen becomes an even more important cog and will see time quarterbacking the power play. The 21-year-old rookie, who had three points against the Ducks this season, may be counted on to slow the likes of Teemu Selanne and Ryan Getzlaf.
The Pick: Ducks in seven.
3rd in Pacific
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By Marsha Blackburn and Jeff Flake
As we approach the Oct. 1 deadline when "Obamacare" begins to go into effect, it becomes more and more evident that the president's health-care law is not ready for prime time.
Through our congressional oversight and the feedback we get from businesses and families around the country on a daily basis, we have seen just how frustrated people are with the impact Obamacare is having on their lives.
It has become very clear that this law is unworkable. A CNN poll last week shows support for the president's health-care law waning, with only 39 percent of Americans now in favor of Obamacare, down from 51 percent in January.
With the Obama administration's decisions to delay several parts of the health-care law, including the employer mandate, it is clear that even the White House now recognizes what the rest of America already knows: Obamacare is a train wreck.
Businesses small and large across our states have shared stories about the burdens Obamacare is placing on them. Couple that with the most recent jobs numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and it is difficult not to conclude that Obamacare is having a dampening effect on the country's economy.
That is why we have introduced legislation that would delay all Obamacare provisions and taxes for one year. H.R. 2809 and S. 1490 seek to postpone all provisions of the Affordable Care Act taking effect on Jan. 1, 2014 or later by one year from the date of enactment.
Delaying Obamacare is a necessary step in our efforts to get this law off the books and replace it with real health-care solutions that work for American families and businesses. It builds on efforts already taken by the House and Senate to delay both the individual and employer mandates. In fairness to American taxpayers, the best thing we can do right now is to implement a one-year delay so we can continue to chip away at this disastrous law.
Postponing Obamacare gives us the best chance to defund it. If we delay the law, the administration will be unable to collect new taxes, provide subsidies or expand Medicaid -- all things that put taxpayers further on the hook.
As Republicans continue to work to implement real health-care solutions for Americans, our legislation is the right step to take. In fairness to taxpayers, our best option today is to delay Obamacare's implementation for one year and continue to work to enact policies that put patients and doctors in charge of health care and do not require trillions of dollars of taxpayer money.
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3 June 2001
Trail of destruction
MOUNTAIN biking is becoming so popular that inexperienced cyclists risk
serious, even lethal injury. This suggests off-road cyclists should be given
training and perhaps wear protective gear such as body armour.
In just 12 months, the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital admitted 84 patients to its
orthopaedic trauma unit with injuries from off-road mountain biking. Between
them, they had 133 injuries, ranging from soft tissue damage and minor fractures
to potentially life-threatening injuries.
"We're not saying to get scared by these results. But there are serious
injuries that can occur," says Royal Shrewsbury researcher Lee Jeys.
The number and severity of injuries surprised Philip Ingham of the British
Cycling Federation. He believes that many people tackle tracks that are too
difficult, without proper coaching on the use of their bikes. "It's a dangerous
sport, just like rugby or even cricket," says Ingham.
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Hi guys
In Cadence Virtuoso, you can use the beneficiary pwl files: cdma_2ms_idata.pwl and cdma_2ms_qdata.pwlCould anyone please tell me the specs of the related CDMA, especifically it frequency per channel
Thanks a lot, in advancePoltekniko
How the files are generated are briefly discussed here (http://support.cadence.com/wps/mypoc/cos?uri=deeplinkmin:DocumentViewer;src=pubs;q=/spectreRFTheory/spectreRFTheory13.1/chap2.html )
The files are listed as cdma_2ms_idata and cdma_2ms_qdata . The stored signals
were created with the CDMA signal generator, which is also in the rfLib library located in the Cadence IC 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 hierarchies. Note that these are sample files and they were created a number of years ago.
For actual CDMA specs, I recommend searching the web. There is are multiple CDMA "standards" for lack of a better term.
Here is some basic info from a postgrad course in communications: http://www.comlab.hut.fi/opetus/333/2004_2005_slides/CDMA.pdf
best regards,
Dear Tawna
Thanks a lot for your informative reply.Actually, to test my Envelope Modulator (related to Envelope Tracking Power Amplifier) I need high PAPR signals. CDMA (the pwl files we are talking about) I think its PAPR is around 3.5 dB. I should say that these pwls file have been really helpful to me. My question is that, is there any way to generate signals with higher PAPRs (e.g. LTE)?
Thanks a lot,
We have a new wireless analysis in MMSIM13.1 and IC616 (use the latest hotfix of each). This is under the envlp analysis in ADE. You place a component from rfLib - there's a source for lte, and you place a wprobe at the output.
That may do what you want. Consult the SpectreRF documentation in MMSIM13.1 for more details. There's examples in <MMSIMinstDir>/tools/dfII/examples/SpectreRF_workshop/rfworkshop.tar.Z too.


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MahJongg Master Deluxe Suite
The MahJongg Master Deluxe Suite offers two full games: MahJongg Master 5 and MahJongg Patience. MahJongg Master 5 includes Solitaire MahJongg, plus seven additional minigames. Play with charming 3D tile sets, distinctive tile layouts, and varied backgrounds. MahJongg Patience is a different type of MahJongg game based on your favorite Solitaire card games, such as Free Cell, Klondike, and Wild Dragons. MahJongg Master Deluxe features a total of ten complete MahJongg games, each with its own unique set of rules.


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Bill Gates
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- Yes, we've got our issues with Bill Gates, but he's still part of
computer history. No, he's not speaking at VCF anytime soon. But CNBC
is showing an hour-long "Biography" special about him .... starting
right now, if anyone wants to watch.
- Wow I actually read that book. I got it for $2 from the Bank selling used books. A very good book. It goes into poor coding techniques and how there are better ways. It covers all topics, from coding, to laws etc. I recommend it as well !----- Original Message -----Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 7:14 PMSubject: Re: [midatlanticretro] Bill Gates
A good book for all to read is called: "The Software Conspiracy" by Mark
Minasi. I met and spoke with Mark a decade ago when his book was first
published. It's now available as a web download from the following site:
http://www.software conspiracy. com/
There are some rather poignant things in this book for *all* to consider.
It's not just bashing Micro$oft; it talks to the whole software industry
of the day. It's better than reading that idiot John Dvorak too! :)
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ECB boss Paul Downton has said sorry to Kevin Pietersen
The England and Wales Cricket Board's managing director Paul Downton has apologised to Kevin Pietersen.
Last Updated: 30/05/14 10:55pm
England were thrashed 5-0 by Australia in the Ashes Tests and the 33-year-old Pietersen was told in early February that he would no longer be a part of the national team's plans.
Pietersen had a hugely successful, albeit at times controversial, England career, finishing with an average of 47.28 in 104 Tests.
However, Downton said in an interview on 22 May that Pietersen seemed "disinterested" and "distracted" during the fifth Test in Sydney.
He also said he could not find anybody within the set-up who wanted Pietersen to remain in the team.
However, Pietersen hit back with a statement in which he said the suggestion he was uninterested was "wholly untrue".
He added: "I did, and continue to have, a good relationship with most of the England players, which has been subsequently highlighted by a number of press interviews."
And the ECB released a statement on Friday which said: "On 22 May during an interview on BBC Test Match Special, Paul Downton of the ECB made a series of comments about Kevin Pietersen with which Kevin takes issue, including the comments he made regarding his perception of Kevin's attitude during the Sydney Test on last winter's Ashes tour.
"Some of those comments were made in breach of a settlement agreement between the ECB and Kevin Pietersen, which was concluded at the time Kevin's central contract was terminated earlier this year.
"Paul Downton and the ECB both apologise to Kevin Pietersen for those comments made that were in breach of the settlement agreement and have confirmed that they will abide by its terms moving forward."
Pietersen finished as England's top run-scorer during the hugely disappointing Ashes thrashing last winter, although his 294 runs came at an average of just 29.40 and he managed only two half-centuries and no hundreds.


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In our Reading Corner we created a Language and Culture Basket. At some point, this concept will be integrated into our impending Continent Boxes.
For now, though, the basket is situated in the activity area, next to a bookshelf, rocking chair and bean bag. The basket includes several books geared towards teaching kids Mandarin, a Chinese nursery rhyme book, a book about the world, Toot & Puddle's Top of the World book, a guide book that accompanied an education Mandarin DVD and an extensive Chinese vocabulary book.
I also have a World Placemat that I absolutely adore from Crocodile Creek and a simple print out of China or Asia. These maps are a bit advanced for a preschooler but they still provide a great visual for our little sponges. I'd like to find a clean and neat way of placing them on the wall by his basket.
This learning area will certainly evolve over time. I can't wait to see how it transforms with our learning and my sons' development!
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MP girls' cross-country adds freshmen, juniors
The Mt. Pleasant girls' cross-country team is a growing group.
Coach Jean Caboth has 18 signed up for the high school team after adding some talented freshmen and a few juniors who want to try the sport for the first time.
The team started practice last week, but had a lot of runners missing due to participation in the state fair.
"This week is much better — we've had much better attendance," Caboth said. "The freshmen are coming around, and the new juniors are getting the hang of it."
Caboth expects that juniors and seniors will make up most of the varsity team, but that a couple freshman stand a good chance of running in the top seven.
The Panthers begin their season at Williamsburg on Sept. 3. They run their home meet three weeks later, on Sept. 24.


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The Secretary of State for Health, Alan Milburn MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Trevor Jones CBE, Director General of the ABPI, as chairman of the UK Advisory Group for Genetics Research.
The group provides strategic oversight of the programmes of genetic research funded by the Department of Health, monitors and co-ordinates the work of the newly-formed genetics knowledge parks, and advises the Department of Health Portfolio Director for Genetics Research on matters relating to research to address the needs of the NHS and wider Department of Health.
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The program provides all the technology required to set up chemical communications and structure database storage, management and search capabilities for non-commercial, freely accessible web servers and pages. Read about How to apply and the conditions.
Provision includes:
- MarvinSketch, MarvinView and MarvinSpace applets
- Marvin JS
- All Calculator Plugins – for held content only. Users may not perform calculations on structures drawn by site users.
- JChem Base/JChem Cartridge
- Standardizer
- JChem Web Services
Not free but discounted
Academic discounts: Where our free provision is not suitable, for instance where commercial relationships prohibit use of our Academic Package, we provide academic discounts for all products. Read more about the Academic Commercial License.
Start-up discounts: We can provide discounts for start up companies and deffered payment plans depending on your situation.Contact us to find out more.
Non profit discounts: We provide discounts on all products for non profit organisations.
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Kelly LeBrock was 24 when she debuted in Woman in Red, and 25 when she starred in her most famous role in Weird Science. She turns 52 this year. Where is she now and what does she look like?
Here she is in Weird Science in 1985:
And here she is a few months ago:
Last year, Kelly starred in a movie that no one ever saw called Prep School. In 2005, she starred on Celebrity Fit Club, and she also competed on the UK version of Hell's Kitchen.