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XOLAIR is administered subcutaneously every 2 or 4 weeks. Because the solution is slightly viscous, the injection may take 5 to 10 seconds to administer. Observe patients closely for an appropriate period of time after administration of XOLAIR, taking into account the time to onset of anaphylaxis seen in premarketing clinical trials and postmarketing spontaneous reports.
XOLAIR should be shipped at a controlled ambient temperature (≤30°C [≤86°F]). Prior to reconstitution, XOLAIR should be stored under refrigerated conditions (2°C to 8°C [36°F to 46°F]). Do not use XOLAIR beyond the expiration date stamped on the carton.
To learn more, read the administration instructions.
Once the correct dose has been determined and the necessary supplies have been assembled, you are ready to begin.
Before reconstitution, determine the number of vials that will need to be reconstituted. Each vial delivers 150 mg of XOLAIR.
STEP 1: Remove the plastic cap from the XOLAIR vial.
STEP 2: Remove the plastic cap from the diluent vial containing SWFI, USP.
STEP 3: Using an alcohol swab, wipe the rubber stopper of the XOLAIR vial and the diluent vial.
You are ready to reconstitute and administer the dose of XOLAIR.
Please refer to the Dose and SC Injection Specifications table to determine the appropriate number of injections and the mL per dose.
Note: The lyophilized product typically takes 15 to 20 minutes to dissolve.
STEP 1: Draw 1.4 mL of SWFI, USP, into a 3-mL syringe equipped with a 1-inch, 18-gauge needle.
STEP 2: Place the XOLAIR vial upright on a flat surface and, using standard aseptic technique, insert the needle and inject the SWFI, USP, directly onto the product. Remove the syringe and needle from the vial.
STEP 3: Keeping the XOLAIR vial upright, gently swirl the vial for approximately 1 minute to evenly wet the powder. Do not shake.
STEP 4: Gently swirl the vial for 5 to 10 seconds approximately every 5 minutes in order to dissolve any remaining solids. The lyophilized product takes 15 to 20 minutes to dissolve. If it takes longer than 20 minutes to dissolve completely, gently swirl the vial for 5 to 10 seconds approximately every 5 minutes until there are no visible gel-like particles in the solution. Do not use if the contents of the vial do not dissolve completely by 40 minutes.
After reconstitution, XOLAIR solution is somewhat viscous and will appear clear or slightly opalescent. It is acceptable if there are a few small bubbles or foam around the edge of the vial; there should be no visible gel-like particles in the reconstituted solution. Do not use if foreign particles are present.
XOLAIR is for single use only and contains no preservatives.
The solution should be used for subcutaneous administration within 8 hours following reconstitution when refrigerated in the vial at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F) or within 4 hours of reconstitution when stored at room temperature. Reconstituted XOLAIR vials should be protected from direct sunlight.
Each XOLAIR vial delivers 150 mg of XOLAIR per 1.2 mL upon reconstitution with 1.4 mL of SWFI, USP.
Note: The reconstituted product is somewhat viscous; in order to obtain the full 1.2-mL dose, ALL OF THE PRODUCT MUST BE WITHDRAWN from the vial before expelling any air or excess solution from the syringe.
For a 75-mg dose, draw 0.6 mL into the syringe and discard the remaining product.
Please refer to the Dose and SC Injection Specifications table to determine the appropriate number of injections and the mL per dose.
STEP 1: Invert the vial for 15 seconds in order to allow the solution to drain toward the stopper. Using a new 3-mL syringe equipped with a 1-inch, 18-gauge needle, insert the needle into the inverted vial. Position the needle tip at the very bottom of the solution just beyond the vial stopper when draining the solution into the syringe. The reconstituted product is somewhat viscous. Withdraw all of the product from the vial before expelling any air or excess solution from the syringe. Before removing the needle from the vial, pull the plunger all the way back to the end of the syringe barrel in order to remove all of the solution from the inverted vial.
STEP 2: Replace the 18-gauge needle with a 25-gauge needle for subcutaneous injection.
STEP 3: Expel air, large bubbles, and any excess solution in order to obtain a volume of 1.2 mL corresponding to a dose of 150 mg of XOLAIR. To obtain a volume of 0.6 mL corresponding to a dose of 75 mg of XOLAIR, expel air, large bubbles and discard 0.6 mL from the syringe. A thin layer of small bubbles may remain at the top of the solution in the syringe.
Administer XOLAIR only in a healthcare setting by healthcare providers prepared to manage anaphylaxis that can be life-threatening.
Be sure to provide and instruct patients or their caregivers to read the XOLAIR Medication Guide before starting treatment and before each subsequent treatment.
STEP 1: Selecting the Injection Site
XOLAIR may be administered anywhere subcutaneous injections are typically given.
For patients requiring more than 1 injection per administration, it is important to choose a different injection site for each injection. This ensures that injections are limited to not more than 150 mg per site. Divide doses of more than 150 mg among two or more injection sites.
STEP 2: Prepare the injection site.
STEP 3: Administer XOLAIR following your facility's standard guidelines for subcutaneous injections.
STEP 4: Because the solution is somewhat viscous, the injection may take 5 to 10 seconds to administer.
STEP 5: When you are finished with administration, immediately discard syringes, needles, and remaining solution (if any) in a container designated for medical waste disposal, in compliance with state and federal regulations.
WARNING: Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis presenting as bronchospasm, hypotension, syncope, urticaria, and/or angioedema of the throat or tongue, has been reported to occur after administration of XOLAIR. Anaphylaxis has occurred as early as after the first dose of XOLAIR, but also has occurred beyond 1 year after beginning regularly administered treatment. Because of the risk of anaphylaxis, observe patients closely for an appropriate period of time after XOLAIR administration. Health care providers administering XOLAIR should be prepared to manage anaphylaxis that can be life-threatening. Inform patients of the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and instruct them to seek immediate medical care should symptoms occur.
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WARNING: Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis presenting as bronchospasm, hypotension, syncope, urticaria, and/or angioedema of the throat or tongue, has been reported to occur after administration of XOLAIR. Anaphylaxis has occurred as early as after the first dose of XOLAIR, but also has occurred beyond 1 year after beginning regularly administered treatment. Because of the risk of anaphylaxis, observe patients closely for an appropriate period of time after XOLAIR administration. Health care providers administering XOLAIR should be prepared to manage anaphylaxis that can be life-threatening. Inform patients of the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and instruct them to seek immediate medical care should symptoms occur.
The use of XOLAIR is contraindicated in patients with a severe hypersensitivity reaction to XOLAIR or to any ingredient of XOLAIR.
Anaphylaxis has been reported to occur after administration of XOLAIR in asthma premarketing clinical trials and in postmarketing spontaneous reports. The frequency of anaphylaxis attributed to XOLAIR use was estimated to be 0.1% and at least 0.2% (based on an estimated exposure of about 57,300 patients from June 2003 through December 2006), respectively.
A case-control study showed that among XOLAIR users, patients with a history of anaphylaxis to foods, medications, or other causes were at increased risk of anaphylaxis associated with XOLAIR, compared to those with no prior history of anaphylaxis.
Observe patients closely for an appropriate period of time after administration of XOLAIR, taking into account the time to onset of anaphylaxis seen in premarketing clinical trials and postmarketing spontaneous reports. Anaphylaxis occurred with the first dose of XOLAIR in 2 patients and with the fourth dose in 1 patient; the time to onset of anaphylaxis was 90 minutes after administration in 2 patients and 2 hours after administration in 1 patient. Discontinue XOLAIR in patients who experience a severe hypersensitivity reaction.Malignancy
Malignant neoplasms were observed in 20 of 4127 (0.5%) XOLAIR-treated patients compared with 5 of 2236 (0.2%) control patients in clinical studies of adults and adolescents (≥12 years of age) with asthma and other allergic disorders. The observed malignancies in XOLAIR-treated patients were a variety of types, with breast, non-melanoma skin, prostate, melanoma, and parotid occurring more than once, and five other types occurring once each. The majority of patients were observed for less than 1 year. The impact of longer exposure to XOLAIR or use in patients at higher risk for malignancy (eg, elderly, current smokers) is not known.
A subsequent 5-year observational study of 5007 XOLAIR-treated and 2829 non-XOLAIR-treated adolescent and adult patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma and a positive skin test reaction or in vitro reactivity to a perennial aeroallergen found that the incidence rates of primary malignancies (per 1000 patient years) were similar in both groups (12.3 vs 13.0, respectively). Study limitations which include the observational study design, the bias introduced by allowing enrollment of patients previously exposed to XOLAIR (88%), enrollment of patients (56%) while a history of cancer or a premalignant condition were study exclusion criteria, and the high study discontinuation rate (44%) preclude definitively ruling out a malignancy risk with XOLAIR.Acute Asthma Symptoms
XOLAIR has not been shown to alleviate asthma exacerbations acutely. Do not use XOLAIR to treat acute bronchospasm or status asthmaticus.Corticosteroid Reduction
Do not discontinue systemic or inhaled corticosteroids abruptly upon initiation of XOLAIR therapy for asthma. Decrease corticosteroids gradually under the direct supervision of a physician. In CIU patients, the use of XOLAIR in combination with corticosteroids has not been evaluated.Eosinophilic Conditions
In rare cases, patients with asthma on therapy with XOLAIR may present with serious systemic eosinophilia, sometimes presenting with clinical features of vasculitis consistent with Churg-Strauss syndrome. These events usually, but not always, have been associated with the reduction of oral corticosteroid therapy. Physicians should be alert to eosinophilia, vasculitic rash, worsening pulmonary symptoms, cardiac complications, and/or neuropathy presenting in their patients. A causal association between XOLAIR and these underlying conditions has not been established.Fever, Arthralgia, and Rash
In postapproval use, some patients have experienced a constellation of signs and symptoms, including arthritis/arthralgia, rash, fever, and lymphadenopathy with an onset 1 to 5 days after the first or subsequent injections of XOLAIR. These signs and symptoms have recurred after additional doses in some patients. Physicians should stop XOLAIR if a patient develops this constellation of signs and symptoms.Parasitic (Helminth) Infection
Monitor patients at high risk of geohelminth infection while on XOLAIR therapy. Insufficient data are available to determine the length of monitoring required for geohelminth infections after stopping XOLAIR treatment.Laboratory Tests
Due to formation of XOLAIR:IgE complexes, serum total IgE levels increase following administration of XOLAIR and may remain elevated for up to 1 year following discontinuation of XOLAIR. Do not use serum total IgE levels obtained less than 1 year following discontinuation to reassess the dosing regimen for asthma patients, because these levels may not reflect steady state free IgE levels.
In patients ≥12 years of age, the most commonly observed adverse reactions (≥1% more frequent in XOLAIR-treated patients) from 4 placebo-controlled asthma studies were: arthralgia (8%), pain (general) (7%), leg pain (4%), fatigue (3%), dizziness (3%), fracture (2%), arm pain (2%), pruritus (2%), dermatitis (2%), and earache (2%).
In pediatric patients 6 to <12 years of age, the most commonly observed adverse reactions (≥3% more frequent in XOLAIR-treated pediatric patients) were: nasopharyngitis, headache, pyrexia, upper abdominal pain, pharyngitis streptococcal, otitis media, viral gastroenteritis, arthropod bite, and epistaxis.Injection Site Reactions
In adults and adolescents, injection site reactions of any severity occurred at a rate of 45% in XOLAIR-treated patients compared with 43% in placebo-treated patients. The types of injection site reactions included: bruising, redness, warmth, burning, stinging, itching, hive formation, pain, indurations, mass, and inflammation. Severe injection site reactions occurred more frequently in XOLAIR-treated patients compared with patients in the placebo group (12% vs 9%, respectively).Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria:
In patients ≥12 years of age, the most commonly observed adverse reactions: (≥2% XOLAIR-treated patients and more frequent than in placebo) from 3 placebo-controlled CIU studies (Day 1 to Week 12) for XOLAIR 150 mg and 300 mg, respectively, were: headache (12%, 6%), nasopharyngitis (9%, 7%), arthralgia (3%, 3%), viral upper respiratory infection (2%, 1%), nausea (1%, 3%), sinusitis (1%, 5%), upper respiratory tract infection (1%, 3%), and cough (1%, 2%).Injection Site Reactions
Injection site reactions of any severity occurred during the trials in more XOLAIR-treated patients (11 patients [2.7%] at 300 mg, 1 patient [0.6%] at 150 mg) compared with 2 placebo-treated patients (0.8%). The types of injection site reactions included: swelling, erythema, pain, bruising, itching, bleeding, and urticaria. None of the events resulted in study discontinuation or treatment interruption.Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events from Clinical Studies in Patients with Asthma
A 5-year observational study was conducted in 5007 XOLAIR-treated and 2829 non-XOLAIR-treated patients ≥12 years of age with moderate to severe persistent asthma and a positive skin test reaction to a perennial aeroallergen to evaluate the long term safety of XOLAIR, including the risk of malignancy. Similar percentages of patients in both cohorts were current (5%) or former smokers (29%). Patients had a mean age of 45 years and were followed for a mean of 3.7 years. More XOLAIR-treated patients were diagnosed with severe asthma (50%) compared to the non-XOLAIR-treated patients (23%). A higher incidence rate (per 1000 patient-years) of overall cardiovascular and cerebrovascular serious adverse events (SAEs) was observed in XOLAIR-treated patients (13.4) compared to non-XOLAIR-treated patients (8.1). Increases in rates were observed for transient ischemic attack (0.7 vs 0.1), myocardial infarction (2.1 vs 0.8), pulmonary hypertension (0.5 vs 0), pulmonary embolism/venous thrombosis (3.2 vs 1.5), and unstable angina (2.2 vs 1.4), while the rates observed for ischemic stroke and cardiovascular death were similar among both study cohorts. The results suggest a potential increased risk of serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients treated with XOLAIR, however the observational study design, the inclusion of patients previously exposed to XOLAIR (88% for a mean of 8 months), baseline imbalances in cardiovascular risk factors between the treatment groups, an inability to adjust for unmeasured risk factors, and the high study discontinuation rate (44%) limit the ability to quantify the magnitude of the risk.Pregnancy
The data with XOLAIR use in pregnant women are insufficient to inform on drug associated risk.
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Monday, September 6, 1999 Published at 19:01 GMT
UK: Scotland
SMG takes stake in Hearts
Hearts keeper Giles Rousset in action at Tynecastle
The Scottish Media Group has confirmed it is buying a 20% stake in Scottish Premier League football club Heart of Midlothian for Ł8m.
The deal is similar to recent ones in England which have seen Granada buy a stake in Liverpool and BskyB purchase a shares of Leeds United.
"We're going to look to build a first-class youth academy and we will put some money into continuing to develop the stadium.
"It's an investment in the club by a strong partner who we believe is the right partner for Hearts Football Club in the medium term."
Mr Robinson said SMG's day-to-day involvement in the club would be mainly in merchandising, and that the group would also have a director on the board.
SMG, which owns Scottish and Grampian Television as well as the Herald newspaper group, confirmed last week that it is in talks which could see it increase its stake in the breakfast broadcaster GMTV.
The group's Chief Executive Andrew Flanagan said: "Our investment will help cement a successful long-term media partnership between Scottish Media Group and Hearts.
SMG is to subscribe for 2,514,093 new shares in Hearts at 140 pence per share to give it an inital 19.9 percent stake in the club.
A stake of this size would normally trigger a full takeover bid.
However SMG said the Takeover Panel, which oversees takeover activity on the London Stock Exchange, had agreed to waive this requirement.
Hearts reported pre-tax profit of Ł222,000 in the year to 31 July, following a loss of Ł1.94m a year ago.

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Alton Henry Detiveaux, 79, a native of Bourg and resident of Houma, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Falgout Funeral Home and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Marie LaJaunie Detiveaux; four daughters, Ellen Detiveaux Ledet of Houma, Janis Detiveaux LeBoeuf and husband, Merlin, of Houma, Evelyn Detiveaux McElroy and husband, Eugene, of Houma, and Pam Detiveaux Spence and husband, Steve, of Canmore, Alberta Canada; three brothers, Donald, Reynold and Allen Detiveaux; nine grandchildren, Rhonda Ledet, Danielle Guidry, Emily McElroy, Erin McElroy, Elizabeth Spence Nettles, Renee Spence Adams of Homer, Steven Spence of Groton, Conn., Katie Spence of Grand Junction, Colo., and Sarah Spence of Canmore; three step-grandchildren, Christy LeBoeuf Mayo, Merlin "Butch" LeBoeuf Jr. and Emily LeBoeuf Thibodeaux; five great-grandchildren, Madison McElroy, Grant Hayes, Alyssa Gambrella and Michael and Valerie Adams; and 11 step-great-grandchildren, Jonathan and Cierra Mayo, Laiken and Blake LeBoeuf, Shawn and Ryan Billiot, Zack, Payton and Claire Thibodeaux, and Hunter and Ashley Lirette.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph George and Violet Chauvin Detiveaux; one son-in-law, Melvin Ledet; five brothers, Irving, Rufus, Leslie, Charles and A.J.; and one sister, Georgia Martin.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After working in the oilfield, he spent several years as a carpenter.
He then became a deputy with the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff�s Office and later worked as an assistant manager at K-Mart for 15 years.
He enjoyed playing music, writing and researching family genealogy.
He will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He was a member of the VFW and a past member of the Lions Club.
He was a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Memorial donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association or American Kidney Foundation.
Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Alton Henry Detiveaux, 79, a native of Bourg and resident of Houma, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008.


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Photographer's Note
One of the nicest temples in Chengde is PotalaSi. It is also the biggest in the city. It has been build to welcome the Dalai Lama when he came to the city a few hundred years ago.
The building itself really looks like the Potala palace from the outside. Very impressive building.
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orme (7219) 2004-11-06 22:24
A well framed shot, Etienne, especially with the placement of the stone lion. The architecture is stunning. Excellent detail and colours. Well done.
Nikki-chan (95) 2005-04-11 1:10
The low angle, bright colors, and the sharpness make this photo stand out. Impressive!
colinbrenchley (6431) 2006-03-05 4:52
Great POV and composition with an excellent sky adding to the impact of the shot.
I note the tha colours of the ceremic tiles, Orange and Green are identical to those found in the Forbidden Palace in Beijing.
Regards Colin
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- Copyright: Etienne Francois (etiennejr) (1022)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2004-09-00
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron AF 28-300 XR DI, Digital RAW, Polarization filter
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Traditional Chinese architecture [view contributor(s)]
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Administered by AACN, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Program provides scholarships and support to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals. Through grants to schools of nursing, the program provides scholarships to college graduates without nursing degrees who are enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate and master's nursing programs. To be eligible, applicant institutions must offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master's nursing program for non-nursing college graduates and be accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Complete selection criteria can be found in the full Call for Applications brochure, which is available at www.rwjf.org/cfp/ncin. The deadline for receipt of the online application, including supporting materials, is January 9, 2013.
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The smirking thug behind notorious cruelty case that shocked NI found keeping dogs despite ban
PSNI probe after raid uncovers two animals at his Belfast property
A man who was at the centre of one of Northern Ireland's most notorious animal cruelty cases is facing a new probe after dogs were discovered at his home, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Jeremiah Kirkwood, who admitted what was described at the time as one of the "vilest examples of premeditated animal abuse", is the subject of the new welfare investigation.
In 2014 Kirkwood and his sons Chris and Wayne admitted allowing a cat to be torn to shreds by dogs trained to fight.
They also pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to four puppies and having equipment connected to animal fighting. A fourth man, Jamie Morrow, admitted similar charges.
At the time the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) branded their actions "wickedness at its worst".
There was a public outcry when the four avoided jail, being handed six-month suspended sentences.
They were also disqualified from keeping, owning or controlling animals for 10 years.
The PSNI at the time expressed its "disappointment" at the outcome of the case.
Now the Belfast Telegraph can reveal that Belfast City Council has launched a new animal welfare investigation into Kirkwood snr.
Police conducted searches of his Island Street home on Wednesday accompanied by council officials.
The Belfast Telegraph understands Kirkwood snr was cautioned over "animal welfare issues".
Two dogs were found in the house.
That would be a breach of the court-ordered ban.
It is not known if any animals were removed from the house.
A quantity of class C prescription drugs was also seized. A Belfast City Council spokeswoman said: "An animal welfare officer attended this scene at the request of the PSNI. An animal welfare investigation is ongoing into this matter."
The 2014 case was brought after months of investigation into the family by police.
Officers uncovered the cruelty after they seized a mobile phone belonging to Morrow for an unconnected reason.
Detectives found three video clips from 2011 that showed four dogs attacking and killing a cat.
A subsequent examination linked the dogs in the video to those seized from the four.
The USPCA has encouraged the public to be vigilant and report any animal welfare concerns they might have.
A spokesman said: "The suffering of animals abused for the sadistic pleasure of individuals addicted to the infliction of pain and injury is abhorrent to the USPCA.
"The veterinary staff members at our animal hospital are regularly left to pick up the pieces of lives destroyed by sickening abuse.
"This charity welcomes the scale of sentences at the disposal of the courts and the ongoing efforts of the agencies responsible for the enforcement of our animal welfare legislation.
"We would encourage the public to refer their animal welfare concerns to the relevant agency for investigation.
"If in doubt call the USPCA on 028 3025 1000.
"By acting collectively we can prevent further appalling suffering and ensure those responsible for the vilest of abuses are put before the courts."
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Why did Mark Shields Call June 15 "the Worst Day of Romney's Life"?
This is how yesterday, Friday, June 15th was characterized by columnist Mark Shields on the PBS Newshour. He offered one of the best, concise summaries of how Romney got thoroughly pwned by President Obama with his decision to stop deportations of some young undocumented immigrants.
In responding, MItt Romney was slow off the mark, equivocal. With this decision, President Obama paints Romney into an uncomfortable corner where he has no moves. He made Romney squirm and put him squarely on the defensive.
In the timing of the announcement he concluded that it put Mitt Romney into the proverbial no-win situation, with no good choices or counter argument.
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Judy Woodruff asked Mark Shields what the President's decision to give children of illegal immigrants 'a break' meant, politically speaking.
But, very bluntly, this is the worst day of Mitt Romney's life, as the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party. Being president means that you are at a negative end when there's bad job numbers. But being president when you can take an affirmative action that makes your opponent squirm, even though it is an action that is totally consistent with where you have been in a policy sense -- and this for Mitt Romney is a character issue, because in 2008, 2012, he ran to the hard right of John McCain, of Rudy Giuliani, of Mike Huckabee there 2008, and of Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry in 2012 on the immigration.
He embraced the Arizona -- controversial Arizona state law. He said he would veto the DREAM Act. And they're looking at the fastest growing constituency in the country. And he really is scrambling now to get back.
What does Mitt Romney do? Does he reject the president's action? Does he promise to repeal it? Does he promise to honor it? Does he support legal challenges against it? He -- I thought he was terribly slow off the mark today. His answer was equivocal.
Mitt Romney's slow response to Obama's announcement should cast doubt on his abiility to respond to a crisis in a timely fashion.
It reminded you of the 3:00 in the morning phone call. What does a president do? Is he going to have to poll his consultants when that happens? I just think this is really dangerous, dangerous territory. And the White House effectively changed the entire terms of the debate and the narrative, where they have been on the defensive and losing, and put Romney I think squarely on the defensive, where he is squirming.
Does this complicate the issue for Mitt Romney? Instead of a highly anticipated first non-Fox interview this weekend where Romney would have had free rein to vaguely ramble aboutwhatever he chose, unchallenged by the marshamallow known as Bob Schieefer, his advisers are now no doubt scrambling to prepare answers to the questions they know he will be forced to answer.
I mean, Romney has never really been held accountable for his -- you know, his position -- creative changing of his positions. And this is one where he is on the record. Now, what does he do at this point? I mean, he -- they did it at a perfect time. He's making his first non-FOX News news appearance this weekend on Bob Schieffer's "Face the Nation."
You know that that is -- on CBS -- he is going to be asked about it. So, it's going to be kept alive all weekend. And it's going to be well, Gov. Romney, you said this. You didn't say that. Where do you stand?
And on the importance of forcing the Republicans to argue process rather than policy, where they are reduced to squawking about the President acting like a dictator and subverting the Constitution:
It's a change in procedure, and how he's doing it, rather -- acting through the executive branch, rather than legislatively. I think any time when you are reduced to arguing process, which is what the Republicans basically did today, you are on the losing side of the argument. They don't want to argue substance here.
And Mitt Romney has to decide who is his new best friend? Is it Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, or is it Marco Rubio, the senator from Florida? He's really -- I think he's in a bind and it's not going to go away.
LOL - and this quote sums up nicely Mitt Romney's predicament:
We were going to talk about the economy today, but then this came up.
For Mitt Romney, it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.


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" Genre: R&B & Soul - Funk / Artist: Fishbone / Import / Audio CD released 1991-08-27 at Sony "
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"In Your Face" came out in 1986 as the debut album from the black Alternative Rock band, Fishbone. Mixing Rock with Ska, Punk, Reggae Hard Rock and Funk, the band come up with a release that has them bringing out all-new, original material to show that unlike many, they haven't chosen to simply add to an EP that they released (in their case with an EP coming out the year earlier), and they show what else they have to offer.
1. "When Problems Arise"
Kicking it off with the lead single from the album, here we get the band starting the thing of with a track that shows just how diverse their influences and just the sort of way they've managed to pull them all together. Here it sounds to be mainly a mix of Ska, Rock and some Funk Rock beheath it, and personally I can't be said to be much of a fan of how they put it together and tried to put this kind of thing over with listeners.
**Two Stars**
2. "A Selection"
The LA band continue with this Ska material and come up with another track that sounded as though it would have been more popular if it had dropped a couple of years prior to this point (especially in the UK) however, this kind of thing just wasn't to my tastes at all and I thought that it just had them trying out more of the sort of thing that I couldn't see any way of connecting with (apart from the odd time when it sounded as if their approach was developing).
**One Star**
3. "Cholly"
We get a bit more of the Reggae pushed through into this one and I felt that this aided it quite a bit in making it sound like something I had more of a chance with connecting with, but as it went along it didn't seem to really develop much at all and it makes for more plain and repetitive stuff. It may have sounded quite original for an LA band at the time, but it doesn't mean that it was done all that well.
**One Star**
4. "I Wish I Had A Date"
On this one we get more of a change as although we still get lots of the Ska feel coming through the main style that the way the thing is performed and the brass section, we find that here the lead singer (Angelo Moore) comes out with rapped vocals and so it adds to the diversity that we get on the thing. I can't say that it did all that much to help them here, as I still wasn't down with it, but it's a nice change.
**Two Stars**
5. "Movement In The Light"
The quality of the material dropped even further for me here as we find that the pace slows even further and we find that the thing takes on more serious subjects. The objectives of the band seem to have developed from feel-good music to a little something with political motives, and I felt that it made it even harder to get down with and connect to as a result. it wasn't my thing, but some may see something in it.
**One Star**
6. "Give It Up"
The pace picks right up here on this one. On it, we find that they come out with a tune that has them trying to approach the same sort of topics, but from an alternative angle as we see that the way that they compose the thing is much brighter and hopeful, but I can't say that I really had any love for it and it made for more unimpressive music that is only suited to some listeners (ones other than myself).
**One Star**
7. "In The Air"
I thought that on this one they were finally able to show that there was a little more to them than all the repetitive Ska stuff that had been heard on most of the tunes leading up to this one. Here they open it right up with something funky as we see that pulling out the most impressive Funk Rock material that they are capable of and so they manage to shift the direction of the music and come out with something fresh.
**Four Stars**
8. "Turn The Other Way"
The band are quick to turn things right back towards the sort of angle that was being explored earlier as we are greeted by horns and we are given an indication that this is another Ska-based recording. From the get-go I knew that this was another one that wasn't going to be for me and as we see it develop it seemed to make for the same kind of thing that has been heard so many times already here (with the only real difference being in a lengthy introduction).
**One Star**
9. "Knock It"
I was pleased to see that on this one they choose to go for more of that pure Funk stuff. It's a heavy jam and one that shows that they really embraced this kind of thing and weren't afraid to try out a number of various contrasting styles when their main intensions were to simply show just how much they had to offer as musicians and just how many things had been brought into their stuff over the years. It's the final proper track on the album and a good way to end things.
**Four Stars**
10. "Simon Says" (Lude)
11. "Post Cold War Politics" (Outro)
I can't say that there was too much on the album that I could get down with, but when they pulled out the big ones, they made sure it was worth the wait. I think that fans of Ska would prefer this more than I did. I really only took the Funk tunes away from it, because the rest did nothing for me whatsoever.
Disc #1 Tracklisting
1 When Problems Arise
2 Selection
3 Cholly
4 I Wish I Had a Date
5 Movement in the Light
6 Give It Up
7 In the Air
8 Turn the Other Way
9 Knock It
10 "Simon Says" the Kingpin
11 Post Cold War Politics [Instrumental]


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Teemu Pukki continued to stake a claim for a starting place in Celtic's opening Champions League qualifier as he hit a hat-trick in a 5-2 friendly victory over LSK Linz.
The Finland striker continued where he left off after coming off the bench to net Celtic's equaliser in their draw against Rapid Vienna on Sunday.
Pukki, a largely peripheral figure in Celtic's team last season, levelled before and after the break for a youthful Celtic team, firstly emphatically converting a Leigh Griffiths cross and then finishing off an Adam Matthews cutback moments after some poor defending from a corner had allowed the Austrian side to go 2-1 up.
Pukki grabbed his hat-trick in the 64th minute before teenage midfielder Liam Henderson was harshly sent off after being shown a second yellow card for dissent, for complaining when the award of a throw-in went against him.
Celtic coped comfortably with the man disadvantage and good work from Dylan McGeouch set up Amido Balde before Griffiths made it five late on.
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Emer and Lavenders episode 18 (yep I see it as episodal mwahaha)
Are immortals sadder than humans?
Down the Distant Road- Inuyasha final act theme. Dedicated to blueshadow and my regular online pals! I don't have descrip of the man's fortress in Sojourn, except from the comic so I based it on that.
Sedna watched the dark elf prostrate to his old friend's grave. After he cleared some of the ivy away, touching the stone reverently, Drizzt got up. He did miss Mooshie, but not enough to weep as much as he had, almost a hundred years ago. He must be in heaven, the dark elf thought. Sedna asked if he was alright, concern reflected in her expressive face. Drizzt smiled.
He settled her in one of the cozy living quarters of Mooshie's fortress on level ground. There were many more storeys which he would like to explore later. "I will hunt for some food. There is some water behind." His keen hearing had detected water gurgling from a brook and pushing apart some bushes, he showed her where to obtain a re-supply. She nodded, setting to purify the water for drinking. Drizzt left. The animals were quick to hide and the ranger needed help flushing them out. So he summoned Guenhwyvar.
In an hour, he returned and the companions ate a fine meal of venison and broth. The meal was considered supper, as the moon had risen. Sedna had located some fruit. Drizzt was pleased with her resourcefulness. If he could not hunt, she should be able to handle fishing and fruits. Without prompting, Drizzt confided, "Montolio could not see. I did not know he was blind, until I saw the milky- white of his pupils. His hearing was just as keen as mine and he taught me everything about being a ranger. I had underestimated his prowess. He can fight much better than me. Once, he should have been a voracious reader for he read to me and taught me the human languages and cultures. I was quite reluctant to depart."
Sedna paid close attention. He did not weep, and had an animated, factual tone of describing the person. "Why did you not stay? It must have been fun."
Drizzt paused. Spirit, her emerald, shouted into her head- No no you silly! Didn't we see his grave just now? Damn. Screwup! Sedna realized her mistake and held out her hand. "No you don't need to tell me! Sorry, to bring up the past. Let's just eat."
She focused on her bowl.
Drizzt's voice lilted, "I do not mind greatly. Mooshie, what he insisted I call him, was of great age. When we talked, it was of light things but also of his coming death. I had naively felt I could remain here. One day in winter, he had died peacefully. It broke my heart. Without his soul, the forest seemed empty. I had to move on, as he wisely advised me many many times. I would have many years ahead of me as an Elfkind." Drizzt poked the fire, staring into the flames. Recounting the past would either drain him or make him furious but not this part of history. He just felt numb and aching.
"Thanks for sharing this with me, Drizzt. He was a good guy, I am glad that you met a kind generous human… or you'd think us complete tyrants eh?" she tried to joke.
The ranger blinked slowly, cocking his head, his long pointies flicking as if to listen to other conversations. Then, he smiled faintly.
"Your idea of a joke is strange, Sedna. I do not understand humans' ways despite meeting many of you. One thing is for certain, I envy you for having a short lifespan and one of less pain." He could not repress the slight bitterness in his voice. Why could his burden not be lightened over the centuries? Why did he always have to walk alone?
She was on another track altogether, mind about to explode. Sedna began drawing figures on the sand with her staff. The tall figure represented the immortals and line up for a graph was ok, pain was down. "Lifespan, this is human. Longer one for an elf or an immortal being… Pain, ok, not ok etc. This to represent elf, the longer line. How can we judge if someone has less or more pain? Aren't you feeling ok now?"
"Huh? What is this ok? I do not quite catch…." He made a growling noise and glared. Was Sedna mocking and vilifying him?
Her voice only resounded with confidence to emphasize her point. "Ok meaning fine, not sad not happy just… being. I see losing my family as pain, but now I feel alright. Given, I don't know the extent of an immortal's suffering. But surely there is some happiness in between, in the present?"
Drizzt's brows furrowed and his eyes narrowed to slits. She paused, oh shit had she overstepped the line? Instead of striking her or shouting, the ranger bent his head. With his hand he drew something quickly. Eh, they were sketches of birds and four-legged animals. "Done. These represent the times I am 'ok' as you put it. You sound like some friends. I did not expect a lecture, though. Bruenor especially."
He grudgingly admitted her point was true, inside. Spirit bounded by his side and gently nudged the dark elf's shoulder. Drizzt listened to a frequency no others could hear then smiled wryly. "Wait till I repeat what I have seen and done one hundred times. Heheh." She sighed and rubbed her temples. It was refreshing to hear Drizzt joke and even chuckle at his own thinking.
"Argh, stop with these new words. Better explain or I'll speak in elven and not translate." He made a pack and lay down, yawning.
"Eh sorry. Cool doesn't mean it's cold or weather, it's just a slang for joy. Don't you have stuff like that here?"
Drizzt closed his eyes. She had forgotten about sleeping quarters, were there beds? She stood up to find out. The drow muttered something in what seemed like common but she didn't get it. "Pardon moi?"
"I said- where be ye going lass?" he solemnly declared. So he had not fallen deeply asleep! Ah the words game! She shrugged. He loftily provided, "Speaking dwarfish"
"Oh. Ye means you. I'm going to find a bed. Ok, is that fine with you?" she thought he mimicked them well. Drizzt motioned for her to lie down right here, in drow code. Then she couldn't see. When had it become pitch black? But Sedna was not afraid. Calmly she settled down cross-legged. In a while the mist dissipated.
"Good you are calm. I'll scout the area tomorrow. Doesn't feel like it will be cold tonight, let's get some sleep." So, he was playing the big brother role very widely today, even making a dark orb to stop her eh? Spirit laughed. She didn't know if she wanted to laugh. But it seemed pointless to object.
Being alert for two whole days had taken its toll on the ranger. This time, he slipped into much needed deep sleep. Sedna touched his forehead, but he did not stir. Quiet and breathing deeply, the drow looked no older than a brother. Scars over muscles showed the testimony of what years had worn him down. I hope that you can be happy now, my brother. Do not over analyze everything. She wished inside her heart.
This was the first night Drizzt slept through, just like a human being. Interesting how he could adapt his circadian rhythm according to movement, activity and rest. He could be concerned that I might fall and hurt myself. I am responsible and mature now, I think. How many years have passed? I feel older than twenty. I have so much to think, can't sleep. I'll write them all down.
Sedna opened her pack and found a bundled stack of papers. A shopkeeper had given this to her. The previous sketches she had done were in her book, the one she'd salvaged when they had returned to her house. With one color pencil, she tried out the end and began penning her stuff.
When her eyelids drooped, she lay down on everything and surrendered.
The elf was rejuvenated. He woke at the chirrup of birds. A flock of robins and tits had perched on a tree overhead. He shaded his sensitive eyes. Drizzt stretched himself to ease his cramps and rubbed his neck. Time to scout the areas which were safe or not. The ranger smiled at the fireplace in the front room, where they had sat many hours debating and when he had closed himself, Mooshie had not given up probing him. He was so nosy. Finally Drizzt had admitted his background of tortures and the Underdark. The steps held but the railing almost gave. He made a note of the unsafe areas and found some twine to tie the spots.
Finding some lamps, he lit them, for the castle's interiors were dark. Drizzt glanced outside, to the pass. Would orcs come again? He hoped that they would not have established a base. Sedna was not trained well yet. They had to resume training.
Once he completed the rounds, he returned and Sedna had not woken. Hehe. She was indeed calm when faced with his globe of darkness. Concentrating, picturing the spell, he tried if he could levitate. Yes, he hovered a few inches off the ground. Spirit gasped, gah! Why are you ghosting elf?
Drizzt chuckled. Do not be alarmed. I couldn't levitate for long. Seems I haven't completely lost my skills. The magic, has returned. Do you know why I suddenly Confessed that demon? I am unsettled, truly.
Hmmmm, I didn't tell mistress. She is delighted, told Guen and me a lot about how wonderful that is. Embrace it. Do not worry about power. Why?
I see. Well, I don't know if I embrace this. However when I try to, I will faint. My exertions are still fresh, not intending to do it again Spirit. Swords are more controllable. When did she sleep? Didn't she listen to instructions?
He was not irritated, merely concerned. A drow is endlessly patient. He had handled children and sprites, hobbits before. On some journeys he had come across a stowaway on Deudermont's ship. The boy had asked for his counsel and wanted to rush into battle. Drizzt had given him aid.
Now he stood over her and knelt down. Hesitantly, his black hand came within inches of her face and then stroked the hair wisps. Catti had looked like that. No he would not flash on the past. Sedna showed herself not the same as his feisty wife, with a colder unpredictable temperament. Only her honesty was reminiscient. Catti had berated him for wanting revenge when they went after Entreri. He had worn a mask to hide his true heritage. His stomach growled. Nature called.
The aroma of frying eggs, Spirit talking and babbling, soft murmur of a male voice. Father? No he is not here. I miss him. "Good morning lass. I found some eggs, what luck. Have missed eating fried omelette." Drizzt remarked cheerfully.
Sedna sat up immediately, mouth salivating. Yea he was cheerful! "You cook well. If I go home, I'd like you to come with me. I dreamt about father, he was showing us to a new big house. I'll teach you about our world…."
He didn't know if he could handle being in a modern world, whatever that meant. They should be at ease here, not worry incessantly. "Eat. It is good you are feeling happy."


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Israel Supreme Court Affirms Right to Refuse Searches
Evidence seized illegally will no longer be admissible in Israeli courtrooms.
In a landmark ruling announced Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained by the police during an illegal search cannot be admitted into evidence.
Also, when there is no reasonable suspicion to justify a search, suspects must be told they can refuse to be searched and that this won't be held against them.
The decision was taken by a three-judge panel including Dorit Beinisch, who formally retired from the court late last month.
This is the first time illegally obtained evidence has been ruled inadmissible as evidence in court since the Rafael Issacharoff case, in which an illegally obtained confession was was ruled inadmissible.
Tuesday's announcement followed appeals by defendants in three cases in which they claimed they were searched in violation of their rights. Drugs and a knife were found.
Even before Tuesday's announcement, police procedure allowed searches to be carried out without a warrant only if law enforcement officials had a reasonable suspicion that the suspect possessed an illegal item, or if he was being sought by the police.
One of the parties to Tuesday's appeal was a 60-year-old Netanya man, Avraham Ben-Haim, who was charged in 2007 with illegal possession of a knife. Police stopped him in south Tel Aviv and asked him to produce identification. A police background check on the spot revealed that Ben-Haim had a criminal record from about 10 years before, but there was no outstanding arrest warrant.
The police ordered Ben-Haim to empty his pockets and found the knife, which he reportedly told them he used to cut fruit because he had no lower teeth. He was taken to a police station and two months later was charged with illegal possession of the knife.
Ben-Haim was initially acquitted by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, which ruled that the police lacked reasonable cause to suspect that the defendant was concealing a banned item, as the law requires. The court also ruled that the knife could not be produced as evidence.
The prosecution appealed and, at the district-court level, Ben-Haim was convicted. The court said that even if the police's search in the Ben-Haim case was illegal, the item could still be used as evidence in court. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that illegally seized items such as the knife could not be used against a suspect as evidence.
In a second case, Yigal Jabali, who had been charged with possession of dangerous drugs, was acquitted by the Supreme Court. In this case, Jabali's mother allowed police to search his room in their Nahariya home. The Supreme Court ruled that drugs were found in the room as a result of an illegal search without reasonable cause.
In a third incident, the Supreme Court refrained from overturning a conviction because police had information about the presence of drugs at the location of the search.
The court Tuesday acknowledged that suspects could consent to being searched even in the absence of reasonable suspicions, but the consent must be made in the full understanding that they can refuse. In Ben-Haim and Jabali's case, the court said that understanding was lacking.
Beinisch presented an open-ended list of examples of circumstances that could justify a reasonable suspicion.
They include suspicious behavior or a description of a suspect in the commission of a crime in the area. The simple fact that a suspect has a criminal record, as Ben-Haim did, would not justify a search without a search warrant, Beinisch ruled.
She explained that if a policeman who encountered Ben-Haim had a reasonable suspicion that Ben-Haim had a knife, the officer would have been justified in conducting a search. But no such concrete reasonable suspicion existed in the case, she said.
Beinisch was joined by Justices Edna Arbel and Yoram Danziger. Danziger, who is known as a champion of the rights of suspects and criminal defendants, went even further than Beinisch and Arbel. He said it cannot be expected that the consent to a search is freely made in light of the power disparity between the police and the suspect.
National Public Defender Yoav Sapir, who spearheaded the appeal to the Supreme Court, said the ruling would make it harder for the police to bypass the law. Sapir said the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence sends an additional message by leading to the acquittal of suspects. For his part, Ben-Haim said the police pursued him only because he had once been involved in criminal activity. "The court has put things in order now," he said. "The police have to know that they can't do whatever they want."
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Early Career Award for Eveline Crone
Eveline Crone has been selected as 2011's recipient of the 'Early Career Award' from the Society for Psychophysiological Research.
Prof.dr. Eveline Crone will receive this award at the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) meeting in Boston in September 2011. She will have the opportunity there to present an overview of her work. Furthermore, this paper will be published in the International Journal Psychophysiology.
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Eveline Crone started the Brain & Development laboratory, where brain function is studied using functional MRI-scans of children starting at the age of 8. Developmental psychologist Crone looks into the adolescent brain to see where and why their behaviour differs from that of children and adults. Adolescents are difficult, rebellious and can switch moods in an instant. At the same time they can be creative and even incidentally brilliant. Watch a neuropsychological view of the adolescent brain in the video of De Jonge Akademie:
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And yet, astoundingly, Gwenn got the part only after Walter Huston, the actor originally cast in the part, died suddenly of an aortic aneurism. Huston, who'd won the same Best Supporting Actor Oscar one year after Gwenn for Treasure of the Sierra Madre, might have been terrific, too, but today Mister 880 is remembered primarily for Gwenn's performance. The movie, very closely based on a true story first told in The New Yorker, is interesting and shrewdly crafted.
A Fox Cinema Archives manufactured-on-demand release, Mister 880 sources what may be an older but still pretty good transfer (a Fox Television logo appears at the tail).
Filmed more or less in the same semi-documentary style that began in Fox-produced films like The House on 92nd Street (1945), Mister 880 opens with a newsreel-like introduction to the anti-counterfeiting unit of the Department of Treasury's Secret Service branch. There, case number 880 remains unsolved after ten years, longer than any other, and the mysterious New York-based counterfeiter earns the nickname "Mister 880." Ironically, despite eluding arrest for so long, 880's counterfeit bills, all singles, are quite amateurish, printed as they are on regular paper stock with many obvious mistakes, including a misspelled "Wahsington" on the front.
The case is sent to Los Angeles office agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster), whose zeal to catch the counterfeiter impresses no one at the New York office - until Steve doggedly turns up several new leads. One of his discoveries is that United Nations interpreter Ann Winslow (Dorothy McGuire) has been passing several of 880's bills.
From almost the beginning of the movie the unlikely counterfeiter is identified as "The Skipper," a kindly, elderly, near-destitute junk dealer living with his mongrel terrier. In an early scene, his neighbor Ann buys from him a miniature spinning wheel for $3 but she insists on paying him $5. Not wanting her charity he quietly slips two $1 counterfeit bills into her purse.
Steve begins dating Ann, hoping to learn how the bills came into her possession. But she's a smart cookie herself and, after accidentally learning Steve's real identity, decides to play a practical joke on him. She leaves an incriminating (but manufactured) letter in her typewriter, and later lets slip bits of counterfeiting jargon she picked up in a library book. Soon, the two are head-over-heels and, completely unaware that the Skipper is 880, spend time with their elderly friend, inviting him to places like Coney Island where the Skipper continues passing counterfeit money.
The movie avoids several potential landmines. The Skipper is passing bills right under Steve's nose and even successfully passes one to Steve himself, who in turn passes it to a hawker at Coney Island. All this runs the risk of making Treasury agents look as inept as the Keystone Kops, but instead Robert Riskin's script merely marvels at the irony of these odd-but-true circumstances.
The movie also grapples with wanting to catch lawbreaker 880 yet not wanting to be too harsh on the Kris-Kringly Skipper. Moreover, like Emerich Juettner, on whose activities the Skipper is closely based, he passes at most a few $1 bills per day and never at the same place twice. He certainly never amasses great wealth, using the fake money only to subsist. Conversely, Steve himself seems totally inflexible and largely humorless for most of the film, condescendingly lecturing everyone for carelessly accepting the Skipper's obviously funny money. No matter who 880 turns out to be, Steve argues, and regardless of the circumstances, he deserves the maximum punishment. How this quandary is finally resolved is dramatically satisfying and, coincidentally, how things turned out for Juettner in the real world as well.
Unlike his eternally optimistic Kris Kringle, Gwenn is very low-key as the Skipper, playing him as a much more realistically aged eccentric. (Gwenn removes his dentures for the role, playing him toothless like the real Emerich Juettner.) He's identified only as "Skipper" Miller in the credits but like Juettner is supposed to be a German immigrant. In several scenes he is heard speaking that language, but Gwenn doesn't try to hide his slight Cockney accent, an odd mixture. Though billed above the title after Lancaster and McGuire, Gwenn's name is in a significantly smaller font on the credits, unfortunate considering Gwenn had already won an Oscar and would earn another nomination for his work here.
Video & Audio
Mister 880 looks pretty good, not great but above average in its black and white, full-frame image. The audio is English mono only with no subtitle options, though the disc is region-free. Chapter stops divide the film into 10-minute intervals. No Extra Features, not even a trailer.
Parting Thoughts
An intriguing little film with three engaging leading performances, Mister 880 is a good, historically-based family film that comes Recommended.
Stuart Galbraith IV is a Kyoto-based film historian whose work includes film history books, DVD and Blu-ray audio commentaries and special features. Visit Stuart's Cine Blogarama here.


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President Kurmanbek Bakiyev earlier this week announced plans to shutter the U.S. Manas base, used to support NATO operations in Afghanistan since 2001, after talks in Moscow, where he secured financial aid from Russia.
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Perry Schafer was chosen for the 2013 WEF Fellows Program & Joan Fernandez was named WEF's Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional for 2013
Brown and Caldwell's Perry Schafer has been chosen for the prestigious 2013 Water Environment Federation (WEF) Fellows Program, which recognizes the professional achievement, stature and contributions to the preservation and enhancement of the global water environment.
Schafer has managed or directed scores of wastewater sludge and biosolids management studies, engineering designs and technical reviews for agencies across the United States, Canada and Australia.
Currently, Schafer is leading the development of DC Water's $470 million Biosolids Management Program, which has been touted as one of the most innovative solids processing systems. This program involves the first use of thermal hydrolysis in North America and the largest application to date in the world.
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Selection committee recommendations for WEF Fellows are approved by the Board of Trustees. Schafer is one of 15 fellows approved for 2013.
Additionally, Joan Fernandez, senior engineer for Brown and Caldwell, has been chosen as WEF's 2013 Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional. The award recognizes professionals under the age of 35 who have made significant contributions to the Water Environment Federation and to the wastewater collection and treatment industry.
Fernandez has nine years of experience with municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems, and her expertise includes the design, permitting and inspection of sewer and water distribution pipes. Clients in the Chesapeake Bay area also benefit from Joan's consulting services in the areas of stormwater facilities design and MS4 permitting.
WEF cited Joan's outstanding leadership and commitment to her local Chesapeake Water Environment Association chapter as a differentiator for her selection. She serves as co-chair of the Spring Meeting Committee and is co-editor of CWEA's quarterly magazine, Ecoletter. Joan is also on the planning committee for WEF's upcoming 2014 Collection System Specialty Conference and plans to be Chair of CWEA's Collection Systems Committee in 2015.
"I love giving back to our professional community, and my goal is to become President of CWEA in the near future," Joan said. "It is truly an honor to be recognized by WEF, and I'm looking forward to receiving the award at WEFTEC."
Joan earned a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Florida International University.
Joan will accept her award at the WEFTEC 2013 Celebration of Excellence Reception and Ceremony on Oct. 8 in Chicago.


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My fingers have become my resting shoulder in such times of need. They have become an extension of my soul. These fingers of mine have seen moments of great joy and felt moments of cold darkness. They know every secret and they never judge. I feel my heart beat through them as they wipe my tears or outline my smile for my eyes to see on paper. These fingers of mine have become the vessel that my heart uses to speak. How I wish to silence them sometimes. How I dread waking up from my daze and realizing what they have said for the world to see. What they will say tonight who knows but I know we shall soon see.
So here I am sitting in this crowded coffee shop. Voices all around filling the silence my mind is creating. This feeling of noise surrounding me is like a blanket of comfort. Its strange how the circus music in the background perfectly becomes the soundtrack of my life. I sometimes wonder what people are thinking around me. What thoughts are crossing their minds? What makes them tick? Do they know any more about life that I don't know? I believe everyone has a story to tell and I want to hear them. Maybe knowing theirs would allow me to escape mine. sigh I'm done with this outing. Like some famous dead guy once said, "I went out to get a fresh appetite for being alone." May not be an exact quote but close enough. I'm sure my point was made.
I think it's wonderful how a picture can say a thousand words. What if it actually did say a thousand words? What words would it use? Would it describe itself? I found a picture recently and I wonder now what it would say. Would it mention how randomly we found each other? Maybe it would mention how the world would spin for us as if in a drunken ecstasy where no one else was around except you and I. I would hope it would mention how when we had our arms around each other life seemed complete. I would hope it would mention the warmth that surrounded us in the cold of the night. I hope it would mention and reveal all the secrets behind the smiles. I hope it would mention my inner peace at that exact moment. As I look at the picture I realize it's not much different than the coffee house. The picture is full of words that I can hear but can't understand and leaves me wondering what its thinking. It provides a soundtrack for a moment in my life that I can't forget as it blares in my memory. It leaves me suspended in a moment of lifelessness that provides a smile as a tear slowly creeps its way to the dimple on my cheek.
You beauty and intrigue is like a rose. As I try to hold on to you, my hand bleeds. I let go and I'm left with the scars and the pain so I try to walk away as I see you wither away in the barren desert of my life. You become like the oasis that gave me life and the memories become like the mirage I dream of when my soul thirst for you again.
If a picture could say just three words to describe this exact moment it would say just this, "I miss us."


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Police have a bad habit of thoughtlessly shooting dogs, especially during drug raids. Another bad police habit is arresting and beating citizens who record police actions. This violates freedom of the press as guaranteed in the First Amendment. It is unjust and cruel how Max was killed without the officer thinking twice.
Please sign this petition if you want to bring justice for Max and teach police officers that they are public servants, NOT our masters.
Dear Ms. District Attorney, Like many others, we were appalled by the apparently careless and brutal shooting of a beloved pet. Please investigate this very unfortunate incident. We have given police officers the right to use deadly force, but they need to answer to us when they use it. This is a core principle of democracy. We thank you for giving this matter the attention which it deserves.
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BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Matthew Morrison was born in Fort Ord, Calif., today in 1978. This birthday guy has starred as Will Schuester on "Glee" since 2009. He had a short stint on the soap "As the World Turns" in 2006 and has guest-starred on episodes of "Numb3rs," "Ghost Whisperer" and "CSI: Miami." On stage, Morrison has appeared in Broadway productions of "Hairspray" and "The Rocky Horror Show."
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The path of true love is not without bumps, but some days it is smooth as silk. Whatever barred your way is in the past and headway is possible. Apologies will be accepted and peace can be restored.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Passion can make a perfect playmate. You will do extremely well in whatever area obsesses you because you will not let go or quit until you have conquered the problem or attained your goals.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Volunteer some time, if not some money. Community events might offer a good time to make a public appearance at the local church, pitch in at the community center or participate in neighborhood festivities.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can't fight city hall. Find ways to cooperate with others and achieve compromise — even if you don't agree with policies. Sometimes, you simply must yield to the majority.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Ask for favors or cooperation. Make the best of the day by concentrating on what other people want and need. Good taste is shown in choice purchases, especially of clothing and decorative items.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A promise is only as good as the person making it. A guarantee is only as good as the power backing it up. Use your wisdom and intuitions to accept assurances only from the most trusted parties.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Shake hands with the winner and be a good sport. There is no reason to dwell on past misunderstandings. Be sure to frankly discuss your long-term goals and wishes with a significant other.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The proof is in the pudding. Work as hard as you can and ignore the lure of distracting daydreams. You have set the bar high with ambitious goals; if you play by the rules, you will achieve them.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Concentrate on the strengths of others, rather than on their weaknesses. Small misunderstandings or a minor rift with a beloved companion can be cleared up. Accept gifts and gratuities graciously.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You appreciate others for their fine ideals and like to have the best of everything. Go ahead and spend cash on that tasteful item you have been yearning to own. Don't be stingy or cut corners.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your leadership skills can shine like a beacon. Tact and diplomacy are much appreciated by the folks in charge. Your whimsical sense of humor may win extra appreciation from friends and coworkers.
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The community of Victoria is by no means failing. In fact, it's just the opposite. We are growing. We are changing. We are prospering...
The community of Victoria is by no means failing. In fact, it's just the opposite. We are growing. We are changing. We are prospering...
According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe that 2012 will be a good year.
According to a new Gallup poll, 68 percent of Americans believe there is more crime than a year ago.
17 percent of the survey's respondents reported there is less crime, and 8 percent believe the crime rate is unchanged. This marked the seventh year in a row that at least 67 percent of Americans answered crime is getting worse.
In a new Reuters/Ipsos survey, octogenarian and veteran 'Golden Girls' star Betty White was voted the most popular and trusted celebrity, with 86 percent of the 2,200 US adults polled giving her a favorable rating. Denzel Washington and Sandra Bullock were not far behind, coming in second and third with 85 percent and 84 percent, respectively.
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The website myvouchercodes.co.uk recently conducted a survey in which it asked people over 60 about their social media habits. It yielded some interesting results.
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That catch phrase from 'Full House' is now more relevant than ever, thanks to the results of the Civility in America survey.
It's a good thing Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent philandering came to light after he left office because it would have severely hindered his chances at getting re-elected governor of California.
A new survey of 12,500 singles from around the world by the online dating site Zoosk has shed light on opinions about cheating.
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Property Location
Located in Lima (Miraflores), Casa Bella Miraflores is minutes from Parque del Amor and ChocoMuseo. This hotel is within close proximity of Puente Villena and Amano Museum.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring DVD players. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include babysitting/childcare (surcharge) and barbecue grills. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Garden
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- One meeting room
- Designated smoking areas
- Free WiFi
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Total number of rooms - 12
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free breakfast
- Number of floors - 3
- Luggage storage
- Free self parking
- Laundry facilities
- Year Built 1975
Room Facilities
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Room service (limited hours)
- DVD player
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Shower only
- Free WiFi
- Cable TV service
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Desk
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- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- The property allows pets in specific rooms only and has other pet restrictions (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section). Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Airport shuttle fee: PEN 64 per room (roundtrip)
- Pet fee: PEN 126.00 per pet, per night
- Crib (infant bed) fee: PEN 43 per night
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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- The national sales tax (18%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Peru regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying in the country for 60 consecutive days or more. Foreigners who present a valid passport and Andean Migration Card (Tarjeta Andina de Migración) at check-in are exempt from this tax. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
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