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[1]Welfare recipients who make it rain on the government's dime could land in trouble if a House bill is passed. Lawmakers are looking to pass legislation that would bar those enrolled in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program from spending benefits at strip clubs, liquor stores, and casinos[2].
TANF, which was formerly known as welfare, often takes the form of electronic benefit transfer cards that function like debit cards. These cards can be swiped at some ATMs to retrieve money. Media reports indicated that some TANF recipients were using their cards at ATMs in strip clubs, liquor stores, casinos, and even on cruise ships.
While supporters say this bill will eliminate a large amount of fraud and waste in the welfare system, critics state that many states already have similar policies, and that residents of poorer neighborhoods frequently do not have an ATM located closer to them than those in liquor stores or casinos.
Having been passed overwhelmingly in the House, the bill now moves on to the Senate.
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There was good news, last night, for fans of 1970s superduo, Simon and Garfunkel, when it was announced that their grand tour of the US is back on schedule again, albeit with some minor changes.
The first is that neither of the duo will actually be appearing in person, both of them being both too old to carry off performances of this magnitude at their respective ages. Mr Simon is now 93, and Mr Garfunkel a slightly more sprightly 89.
Instead, the duo will be represented on stage by 'doubles', actors who look very much like the singers. Cardboard cutouts of the real Simon and Garfunkel, pictured in their prime, will also be placed on the stage and around the auditorium.
The second major change to note is that the lookalikes on stage won't be singing Simon and Garfunkel songs, as they are no longer that popular. They will, instead, perform a selection of current hits from the world of rock and pop - some rap music might also form part of the show.
Ticket prices have also had to be amended. The original price of admission was $100, but, taking into account all of the administration fees necessary to keep the tour afloat, the new price will be $300. Fans who already have tickets will be able to pay a discounted price of $290.
Organisers of the tour say that fans will still enjoy the experience, and will "hardly notice the difference".
Rumours of a rift between the two singers have been played down by the duo's management company who say the pair have not split, and that a black eye sustained by Mr Garfunkel last week, came about as the result of 'an accident'.
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This howto is not intended to explain how to create a locale definition file, we will just explain how to use the Bengali
locale definition on Linux. In this howto, we will use the bn_BD definition file, which is for Bangladeshi Bengali. However,
the Indian Bengali definition file, i.e. bn_IN, can be used in the same manner.
The bn_BD file should come with the latest glibc package. in case you have an older glibc, you can download this file from
the download section of Ankur's web page.
localedef -c -f UTF-8 -i bn_BD bn_BD.UTF-8
en_US.UTF-8/XLC_LOCALE bn_BD.UTF-8
en_US.UTF-8/XLC_LOCALE: bn_BD.UTF-8
Now your system is ready to use bn_BD.UTF-8 locale. For example, I use the following command to open up an xterm with my own crappy font:
LC_ALL=bn_BD.UTF-8 xterm -fn "-misc-Probhat-medium-r-normal--0-0-0-0-p-0-iso10646-1" -u8
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Demons ready to repeat as conference champs
After spending the entire volleyball season on the sidelines in street clothes, Washington senior Johannah Vittetoe was excited to be wearing a practice jersey and participating in non-contact drills during the girls' basketball team's first practice on Monday evening.
"After sitting out of volleyball, I'm ready to be doing something and ready to be contributing to my team," said Vittetoe, who tore a ligament in her elbow after she was fouled and landed awkwardly in an AAU basketball game this summer.
That injury, which kept Vittetoe from playing even a single set of volleyball this fall, will also keep her out for possibly the first month of the basketball season. That's a huge blow for the Demons, who even with the 5-foot-9 Vittetoe on the floor, are the smallest team that Washington head coach Phil Long says he's ever coached.
"I have to mentally treat it as if she graduated," Long said. "I have to plan accordingly and work around it and hope that she's able to go by the middle of December. But as a staff, we have to treat it as if she's a graduated senior and plan around it. Then hopefully we can add a piece to the puzzle in mid-December, because she's one of the best post defenders I've ever had."
The temporary loss of Vittetoe, Washington's leading rebounder last season, comes on top of the loss of the team's top three scorers from last year's team that finished 18-5 and won the Southeast Conference with a perfect 8-0 record. Sydney Greiner, Lauren Vittetoe and Regan Enfield, who all graduated last spring, combined to account for nearly 60 percent of Washington's scoring last season.
But Long has had to replace several of his top scorers before. In 2010, Long graduated seven seniors who accounted for 78 percent of the team's scoring, and the Demons finished 18-6 and reached their third-straight regional final that season.
"If I remember right, I had to do that when Lucy Libe's and Greta Smeins' class graduated and seven seniors went out the door," Long said. "But the next year kids stepped up and we went 18-6."
But Long is looking for players to step up. Senior Lauren Kimball, who started at point guard last season and averaged 5.4 points per game, is the team's returning scorer. And Vittetoe averaged 4.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. But no returning player is a proven scorer.
"For the first year I'm not sure who our go-to kid is," Long said. "In the past, we've had a Cassey Sobaski or a Sydney Greiner who would step up and take a game over. I'm missing that gym rat kid who everybody knows put the time in and can make a tough shot when the game's on the line. So we're going to have to find that person or group of kids pretty quick."
The Demons also lack size this season. Vittetoe and fellow senior Beth Dillon are Washington's tallest players, but they aren't about to intimidate anyone. So the Demons are going to have to win games with their speed.
"I mean, we may not have as big of girls or we may not have Sydney Greiner or Lauren Vittetoe shooting for 16 to 20 points a game, but we do have quick girls who can get those points and get 16 to 20 points in layups," Vittetoe said. "Beating people up the court will be our strength."
It will have to be, Long said.
"It's going to have to be an uptempo game for us to survive," he said. "It's the smallest, but probably the fastest team I've ever coached. So thank goodness we're not short and slow."
Even with the loss of three key seniors from last year and Vittetoe, the Demons hope to repeat as conference champions this winter.
"We had a huge loss with Sydney, Regan, Lauren and all of them, but I think we will have enough sophomores upcoming and enough girls willing to try and willing to put in the effort to be conference champs again."
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I'm certain this has been adapted over the more than hundred years that it has been in the USA, but our family has enjoyed it for as long as I can remember. Thinly sliced with a cup of tea, this fruitcake says "Family Christmas" to me. The females in the family inherit fruitcake-making responsibility when the eldest female decides to retire from her cake-making chores. I'm IT for the time-being.
8 oz melted butter
1 1/2 C. brown sugar
4 eggs separated, whites stiffly beaten*
1 TBLS cinnamon, 1 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
3 C. AP flour
1 C. fruit juice (we've been using apricot nectar, but have also used apple and OJ)
2 lbs. candied fruit**
1 lb. white raisins
1 lb. walnuts (I use pecans instead)
candied cherries for top, if desired
* it was several years before I read the recipe carefully enough to realize that the eggs should be separated and the whites beaten stiffly. Before that, I simply mixed whole eggs with the butter with no appreciable difference)
** delicious candied fruit is available from La Cuisine in Alexandria, VA
I have never made this single recipe, I double or triple it. Doubled, it makes about six loaves. You'll need two pretty large bowls and a strong arm.
Mix melted butter and egg yolks until very smooth. Whip in fruit juice and set aside.
In a large bowl, sift all dry ingredients saving out 1 C flour to be used to flour fruit.
Add egg-butter mixture to dry ingredients.
Add remaining flour to fruit-nut mixture and add this to the batter.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into prepared (buttered) cake pans and bake 250-270 degree oven about three hours, depending on size of pans. Put pan of hot water at bottom of oven.
Cool cakes on rack. When completely cool, drizzle with brandy using a heavy hand.
NB: my grandmother initially wrapped these cakes in muslin or old linen tea towels but my mother preferred foil and kept them in tins. Because I live in the desert, I keep the fruitcake in the refrigerator during the year.
It is a good idea to add additional liquor during the year, maybe once a month or so. I vary the flavor by alternating brandy with dark rum and an occasional slug of bourbon - an anathema to grandmother's Irish heart, but delicious nonetheless.
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Celebrity News For Feb. 14, 2013 | Late Edition
Miley Cyrus Talks Wedding Gowns
- Has Miley Cyrus chosen her wedding dress designer? — People
- Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher pack on the PDA at an Oz afterparty — Us Weekly
- Katie Holmes will spend her first Valentine's Day alone since split with Tom Cruise — Lainey Gossip
- Will Kim Kardashian reveal her baby's gender? — HuffPost Celebrity
- Brad and Angelina coming out with their own wine label — D-Listed
- Julianne Hough rocks three looks in one night — JustJared
- Why was Conor Kennedy arrested? — BuzzFeed
- Sports Illustrated models get sexy in Vegas — Hollywood Tuna
- Check out Miranda Kerr's sexy cover shot — Pink Is the New Blog
- See which stars are presenting at this year's Oscars — ET Online
- Does Jennifer Lawrence have a new guy? — The Superficial
- Hilarious epic proposal fails — The Daily Beast
- Pink shows off her washboard abs on tour — TooFab
- Sofia Vergara hits the gym — I'm Not Obsessed
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is strongly committed to supporting research aimed at preventing and treating heart, lung, and blood diseases and conditions and sleep disorders.
NHLBI-supported research has led to many advances in medical knowledge and care. For example, this research has uncovered some of the causes of chronic lung diseases, as well as ways to prevent and treat these diseases.
Many more questions remain about chronic lung diseases, including asthma. The NHLBI supports research to help improve the control of asthma and quality of life for people who have the disease. For example, the AsthmaNet is a clinical research network with ongoing studies of different asthma treatments in children and adults.
Much of this research depends on the willingness of volunteers to take part in clinical trials. Clinical trials test new ways to prevent, diagnose, or treat various diseases and conditions.
For example, new treatments for a disease or condition (such as medicines, medical devices, surgeries, or procedures) are tested in volunteers who have the illness. Testing shows whether a treatment is safe and effective in humans before it is made available for widespread use.
By taking part in a clinical trial, you may gain access to new treatments before they're widely available. You also will have the support of a team of health care providers, who will likely monitor your health closely. Even if you don't directly benefit from the results of a clinical trial, the information gathered can help others and add to scientific knowledge.
If you volunteer for a clinical trial, the research will be explained to you in detail. You'll learn about treatments and tests you may receive, and the benefits and risks they may pose. You'll also be given a chance to ask questions about the research. This process is called informed consent.
If you agree to take part in the trial, you'll be asked to sign an informed consent form. This form is not a contract. You have the right to withdraw from a study at any time, for any reason. Also, you have the right to learn about new risks or findings that emerge during the trial.
For more information about clinical trials related to asthma, talk with your doctor. You also can visit the following Web sites to learn more about clinical research and to search for clinical trials:
- http://clinicalresearch.nih.gov
- www.clinicaltrials.gov
- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/studies/
- www.researchmatch.org
For more information about clinical trials for children, visit the NHLBI's Children and Clinical Studies Web page.
Learn more about other asthma trials and how to participate in a clinical trial.
Visit Children and Clinical Studies to hear experts, parents, and children talk about their experiences with clinical research.
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Hard to Breathe: NHLBI Researchers Seek Treatments for Severe Asthma05/29/2014
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is researching potential treatments for severe asthma. This video features an interview with Dr. Stewart Lavine, an NHLBI researcher, who is conducting a clinical study to test new treatment options for patients who live with severe asthma. While 25 million Americans live with asthma, about 1.25 million of those individuals have severe asthma, a condition that can be difficult to control and treat. Learn more about his research by visiting the NHLBI Laboratory of Asthma and Lung Inflammation website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/intramural/researchers/pi/levine-stewart/
Asthma Awareness Google+ Hangout On Air06/04/2013
One in 11 American children has asthma -- a chronic disease that cannot be cured, but can be controlled. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), celebrated Asthma Awareness Month with a Google+ Hangout on Air for parents and caregivers to learn how to help control a child's asthma so that they can breathe easier.
Hangout panelists included Tracey Mitchell, registered respiratory therapist and certified asthma educator from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Dr. James Kiley, director of the Division of Lung Diseases at the NHLBI at the National Institutes of Health (NIH); Dr. Suzanne Beavers, a senior epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and panel moderator Dr. Stephen Teach, chief of Allergy and Immunology and the associate chief of Emergency Medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Teach is also the principal investigator and medical director of IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia), an asthma research, surveillance, advocacy, and care program, and he serves as the site principal investigator for the NIH-funded Inner City Asthma Consortium for Washington.
Respirar es vida (Breath of life)05/09/2013
Watch the video "Respirar es vida" ("Breath of Life") to learn how Jose's parents build up their asthma team. Jose, his parents, a doctor and a nurse, a promotora, a teacher, a school nurse, and a coach join forces to help Jose control his asthma. The video is recorded in Spanish and captioned in English and Spanish.
Vea el video Respirar es vida y mire cómo los padres de José forman un equipo para controlar el asma del niño. Los padres de José, la doctora, la enfermera, la promotora, la maestra, la enfermera de la escuela y el entrenador colaboran con José para ayudarle a controlar el asma. El video se grabó en español y tiene subtítulos en inglés y en español.
Living With and Managing Asthma06/13/2011
This video—presented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health—describes asthma, its signs and symptoms, and ways to manage the disease.
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways, making it hard to breathe. The disease affects people of all ages, but it most often starts in childhood. People who have asthma may wheeze, cough, feel short of breath, or have chest tightness.
Asthma can't be cured, but it can be controlled. People who have asthma, or those who have children with asthma, can take an active role in their treatment. For example, they can work with their health care providers to create an asthma action plan. This plan gives guidance on taking medicines properly, avoiding asthma triggers, tracking levels of asthma control, responding to worsening symptoms, and seeking emergency care when needed. When asthma is well controlled, most people who have the disease are able to live normal, active lives.
For more information about living with and managing asthma, go to the Health Topics Asthma article
Hard to Breathe: NHLBI Researchers Seek Treatments for Severe Asthma05/29/2014
Asthma Awareness Google+ Hangout On Air06/04/2013
Respirar es vida (Breath of life)05/09/2013
Living With and Managing Asthma06/13/2011


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Apr 06, 2006 - SSMTT-35E Micro OTDR Module for SunSet® Modular Test Toolkit handheld platform delivers insertion loss measurements and provides visual fault locator for finding fiber anomalies such as breaks or macrobending that can disrupt service. Designed for installation and maintenance of fiber optic cable, unit combines optical time domain reflectometer, visual fault locator, optical power meter, and light source test functions into single unit.
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Press release date: Mar 07, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7 / -- Extending its technical leadership in Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDRs), Sunrise Telecom® Incorporated (Pink Sheets: SRTI.PK), a leader in testing and monitoring solutions for voice, video, data services and next-generation digital multimedia, today launched the SSMTT-35E module for its industry- leading SunSet® Modular Test Toolkit (MTT) handheld platform. With the addition of a light source and an optical power meter to the 1310/1550 nm OTDR, the fourth module in the SSMTT-35 product line delivers accurate insertion loss measurements and provides a visual fault locator for finding fiber anomalies such as breaks or macrobending that can disrupt service. By combining the Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), Visual Fault Locator (VFL), Optical Power Meter (OPM), and Light Source (LS) test functions into a single unit, this new module delivers significant cost-savings to companies who previously had to purchase individual handheld devices for each type of test function.
"Our enterprise, telecom and CATV customers continue to aggressively install more fiber throughout their corporate and access networks. These installations typically create unique and demanding installation and maintenance scenarios," said David Chan, senior product manager at Sunrise Telecom. "The SSMTT-35E is an extremely flexible product that meets these current needs and can be adapted as technologies change and develop."
The SSMTT-35 Micro OTDR Module is a rugged, battery-operated handheld test solution designed specifically for the installation and maintenance of fiber optic cable. It is the first in its class to provide an optical time domain reflectometer in a compact module that measures fiber optic cables for events such as connectors, splices, breaks, and insertion loss. The modules test single-mode and multi-mode fibers. Even in such a compact platform, advanced features such as dual wavelength testing, and auto and manual mode configuration are standard.
The SSMTT-35E module is interchangeable with the SSMTT-35A, -35C, and - 35D, allowing companies to purchase the modules meeting their immediate needs while being assured they can expand test capabilities in the future with a minimal investment. The one-button 'Auto Mode' configuration and measurement makes the system one of the easiest to use in the market, simplifying and shortening the time required to complete tests. Characterization includes event location and other anomaly detection for the fiber under test. The OTDR dynamic range allows technicians to test up to 100 kilometers at 1550 nm, meeting virtually every test scenario encountered with telecom, CATV, data storage, FTTx and PONS fiber optic networks.
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Judy Kurtz from the Hill Newspaper is at the Republican Convention this week and called into the show to give us the scoop on what's happening.
Judy said the celebs aren't staying away from the rain-soaked city including John Popper of Blues Traveler who was playing at a Ron Paul hosted beach party yesterday. Judy tells us that Popper said he voted for Barack Obama in 2008 but this time around, he's not voting for Obama – instead Mitt Romney is his pick.
Judy and her co-travelers shared a flight with Newt Gingrich and she sad she learned something interesting about Newt, "You know how Diddy had that umbrella holder for a few years? Well apparently, Newt has his own suitcase roller. All of us regular Joes at the baggage claim had to schlep our luggage to the convention, but Gingrich had his own guy rolling his suitcase."
Even the gentlemen's clubs in Tampa are getting into the GOP Convention action. Judy said that some are offering unique specials, "instead of a keynote address, which is being delivered by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie this week, one place is offering a keynote undress with a Sarah Palin look-a-like.
Thanks to Judy Kurtz from the Hill Newspaper for giving the Tommy Show the scoop of what is happening in Tampa during the Republican Convention.
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Chrysler's Redesigned 200: It's 100 Times Better
There's an oft-used illustration showing the progression of an ape walking on all fours, gradually standing upright, and finally morphing into a man walking.
Chrysler has made such an evolutionary change in its midsized sedan that a somewhat snide reviewer can make the same comparison.
The company's discontinued—and largely forgettable—Sebring has been transformed into the 200. The first edition of the 200, which was introduced in 2010, showed some improvement, but the latest iteration, the redesigned-for-2015 200, finally has a chance to become a stand-on-its-own-two-feet player in the midsized market.
This all-new 200 comes to market just as Chrysler Group chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne has outlined the future course of Chrysler and Dodge: Going forward, Chrysler is to be the mainstream brand and Dodge the performance-oriented nameplate.
Good timing.
Overall, things have been looking up at Chrysler. In May, the group celebrated 50 consecutive months of increased sales over the same month in the previous year.
Much of the current sales credit goes to the Jeep brand, which has been setting sales records, but very little of it to the Chrysler 200, the mid-sized sedan that was in the process of phasing out its leftover 2014 models and waiting for the 2015 edition, which just now is arriving in showrooms.
Part of the 200's low sales stems from a double marketing misconception: 1. That the 200 isn't quite a mid-sized sedan and 2. That the 300 is. In fact, the 200 is a mid-size and the 300 is a full-size.
Another factor is that the outgoing 200 just hadn't caught up to the "contemporary standards'' of the segment and wasn't as refined as the competition.
Chrysler visited the New England Motor Press in June with a quartet of the new 200s.
Brand manager J.T. Delcamp, Kathy Graham of Chrysler communications, and East Coast PR manager Lisa Barrow were on hand with the message that Chrysler is determined to become a serious player in the midsized segment.
NEMPA members had a chance to grab quick test drives of the sporty 200S model and upscale 200C. First impressions seemed unanimous that the 200 has come a long way.
Steering and suspension systems were much tighter and responsive in the new model. The powerplants are either a 2.4-liter (184 horsepower) Tigershark I-4 or the 3.6-liter (295 HP) Pentastar V-6. Both are mated to a smooth nine-speed automatic transmission. The four-banger is rated at 36 mpg on the highway and the V-6 at 32 mpg.
The new 200 shares its basic platform with Alfa Romeo Giulietta with modular cradles for the engine and rear suspension. New mounting bushings give the rear suspension a more refined feel.
Some good news for New Englanders is that an all-wheel-drive version is available with the V-6 on the higher trim levels—the 200C and 200S.
However, it's the entry-level LX and second-level Limited that are projected to be the volume sales leaders. Also, 85 percent of 200 sales are expected to be powered by the four-cylinder.
The AWD system has a unique to the midsized segment feature in that the rear axle disconnects when not in use. "That reduces power and economy loss,'' says Delcamp. "Driving events reconnect AWD, among them turning on the windshield wipers, hitting an 11 percent grade, or encountering temperatures below 37 degrees. Normally the AWD transmits 40 percent of the drive power to the rear wheels.
However, when you turn the electronic transmission selector to S-for-Sport mode on the 200S, it sends 60 percent of the power to the rear wheels. "It gives the driver the feel of a rear-wheel drive car,'' says Delcamp of the performance-oriented version. The 200S announces its sportier aspirations with gloss black trim where other versions have bright accents.
The circular transmission selector knob also opens up the center console for some design changes. The design team came up with a sliding cupholder on top [Warning: don't slide it with an open drink in place or you'll face a spill]. It opens to reveal a deep lower storage area with USB and 110-volt power sources. That storage also can be accessed by rear-seat passengers via a clever rear hatch opening.
The front grille design and elongated Chrysler logo represent what the company is calling "The new face of Chrysler'' with a signature light pipe around the headlights and LED fog lights and taillights.
Available technology raises the new 200 to contemporary standards with Adaptive Cruise Control-plus (ACC-plus) that can bring the car to a full stop under certain circumstances, and Forward Collision Warning-plus that provides autonomous braking at speeds up to 20 mph, and both parallel and perpendicular parking assists.
A smart parking brake automatically locks the brakes if the driver opens a door and unbuckles the seatbelt with the car in gear.
Chrysler showed it was serious about the new 200, giving the company's Sterling Heights, MI, assembly plant a $1billion makeover to build the model using the latest in robotic body assembly and paint processes. The result seems to be more precise body panel assembly and better (and greener) painting results. Any residue from the new powder coating primer paint coatings is 97 percent recoverable for re-use.
The evening was a promising opening act for the 200 in a tough segment.
"The industry sells 2.3 million midsized sedans every year,'' says Graham. "That's roughly one in every six vehicles sold in this country. And there isn't a bad car in the segment.''
And that now includes the 200.


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Discussion in 'The Octopus' Den' started by tonmo, Jan 23, 2005.
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Thanks to Jennifer the author for the props!
Nice publicity for TONMO, but where did the author get the idea that you have to replace 25% of the saltwater every day?? How about 20% every couple of weeks?
Congrats Tony !! Hey, if she only got one or two things wrong, that is a miracle...'sides, it will probably spark a lot of people to write in and see what in heaven is going on here!!
Very nice!!!! Should be interesting to see what this sparks!!! Congrats!!!!
We can consider ourselves lucky the mistakes are minor (and erring on the side of caution with the water changes). I had some press a few months ago for a research project and it was completely misrepresented and blown out of proportion. Not maliciously of course, its just that most media science writers, well, don't seem to be very scientific.
Oh yeah...interviews can be tricky...I record all of mine now after a disasterous one a few years back...
I like this reporter's writing style too...very readable!
hah, nice to see!
yeah i think the article is fine, nice it kept away from blue rings and terrors of the deep etc
Kudos to Tony and contributors to this great board.
I have experience dealing with this problem in my own profession. If one is misguoted in the news or one's meaning misinterpreted in a TV interview due to a misguided editing prior to broadcast, it can move markets. I respect the media, not in the sense of how the word is now commonly used, but its true meaning: 'fear'; 'awe'. JMO..~a.f.
AF, you respect the media the way most people respect weapons!
The article is really good! Tony, will we be able to see if there was noticeable traffic due to its appearance?
Melissa, you are correct. Both the media and weapons have the kind of power that we do not as individuals possess. In my experience, the only way to deal with this kind of respect, or 'fear' if you will, is to accept it and deal with it directly. Ergo, interviews are granted. Precautions one can take consist of vetting journalists & forming a relationship based on the kind of respect most mean in its current usage. JMO..~a.f.
Thw power of the media is great, just think what the Nazi propoganda did! Not only was the Germans who beleived it, it was the whole Europe ( before the war)
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Authorities are asking for help in locating a Tyler man who is a material witness in a capital murder case after he failed to show for court.
Tyler Police Spokesman Don Martin said his agency has obtained a warrant for Tyiska Ramone Gray, 31, for tampering with physical evidence in the P.T. Cole Park shooting that happened July 30, 2013 and left 20-year-old Briana Raquel Young dead.
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Anyone with information about Gray's whereabouts is asked to contact the Tyler Police Department at 903-531-1000 or the Tyler/Smith County Crimestoppers at 903-597-2833.


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26 June 2009
SABMiller plc
Annual Financial Report
SABMiller plc has today submitted copies of the 2009 Annual Report and Accounts, Notice of the 2009 Annual General Meeting, Shareholder Proxy Form (UK) and proposed new Articles of Association to the Financial Services Authority. These will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
The Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting are also available on the Company's website www.sabmiller.com
At the Annual General Meeting on 31 July 2009 it is proposed that the Company adopts new Articles of Association with effect from 1 October 2009. A summary of the material differences between the current articles of association and the proposed new articles of association is set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting. The proposed new Articles of Association are available for inspection during normal business hours at the offices of the Company's solicitors, Lovells LLP, Atlantic House, 50 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2FG.
A condensed set of SABMiller's financial statements and information on important events that have occurred during the financial year and their impact on the financial statements were included in SABMiller's preliminary results announcement released on 14 May 2009. That information, together with the information set out below, which is extracted from the 2009 Annual Report, constitute the material required by Disclosure and Transparency Rule 6.3.5 which is required to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service. This announcement is not a substitute for reading the full 2009 Annual Report. Page numbers and cross-references in the extracted information below refer to references in the 2009 Annual Report.
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES (page 10)
Principal risks
The principal risks facing the group, which have been considered by the board, are detailed below. The group's well developed risk management process is detailed in the Corporate Governance section and our financial risks are discussed in the Chief Financial Officer's review and in note 22 to the consolidated financial statements.
Risk description
The global brewing industry is expected to continue to consolidate. Participation in industry consolidation provides opportunities to enter growth markets, and to create value from scale benefits including applying the group's best operating practices. There is a risk that failure to participate in attractive value-adding transactions may inhibit our ability to grow and exploit scale benefits. There is also a risk that expected benefits from participating in consolidation and integrating acquisitions may not be captured or may be inadequate, or that we may not fully leverage our scale across business operations.
■ Our existing portfolio of businesses which spans six continents gives the group access to growth markets and already provides scale benefits.
■ Potential transactions are subject to rigorous analysis to assess potential to create value.
■ Application of proven integration processes and procedures are applied to deliver expected returns.
■ Programmes to leverage scale, including in areas such as procurement, are continuously being enhanced.
Our expertise in marketing, together with our strong and growing brand portfolios, position us well to benefit from changing consumer preferences in both developed and developing markets. However, markets continue to evolve and competitor activity is increasing. Should the group fail to ensure the relevance and attractiveness of its brands, and continuously improve its marketing and related sales capability, there is the risk that opportunities for profitable growth may not be realised.
■ Ongoing focus on building our marketing and sales capabilities through continued roll-out and enhancement of the Marketing Way.
■ Continually ensuring that our brand equities are strong and fresh through compelling marketing programmes and relevant innovation.
■ Consistent evaluation of our brand portfolios in every market ensuring that they adequately cover current and future growth opportunities.
The group now operates on six continents and it is essential to develop and retain a global management capability. Our global growth potential could be jeopardised should we fail to develop and maintain a sufficient cadre of talented management or to capture shared learnings and leverage expertise through effective management practices.
■ Well developed global strategic people resourcing and talent management processes.
■ A strong culture of accountability, empowerment and personal development.
■ Standardisation of key processes and best practices across the group through the roll out of the SABMiller Ways.
In many countries, debates continue over the need for regulatory constraints and restrictions on alcohol products, taxes and duties. There is a risk that regulatory authorities when making impositions on beer do not recognise the positive contribution of our businesses, and effective ways of addressing health and social concerns. In affected countries, our ability to grow profitably and contribute to our local communities could be adversely affected.
■ Rigorous adherence to the principle of self regulation backed by appropriate policies and management review.
■ Engagement with government and thought leaders on alcohol-related issues.
■ Investment to expand positively the economic impact of our businesses in local communities in partnership with governments and NGOs.
The supply of, and demand for, certain brewing and packaging raw
materials have been out of balance during recent years which has
led to supply shortages and price volatility of key raw material inputs. Supply pressures have now eased and prices have fallen, but should the group fail to ensure an adequate supply of brewing and packaging raw materials at competitive prices, there is the risk that margins could fall.
■ Contractual agreements with suppliers covering multiple time horizons, combined with an active hedging programme.
■ Programmes to support development of local sourcing for certain key commodities, such as barley in Africa, India and Latin America.
The global economy is facing a widespread recession with GDP projected to fall in 2009. Consumer demand has softened in many countries in which we operate, and in some of these countries currency weakness has exacerbated the reduction. The availability of funding in the capital markets is less predictable and more expensive. We are responding to the changed conditions, but given the uncertainties in the global economic outlook, there is a risk that our plans and responses may not be adequate.
■ Preparation of contingency plans based on various scenarios.
■ Actions to restructure operations in certain countries to reflect the current and expected deterioration in local economic conditions.
■ Maintaining and extending our local industry leadership positions through appropriate investments in our brands, a focus on local execution and development of commercial capability.
■ Increased focus on cash flow management.
The following Related Party Transaction is disclosed on page 48 of the Directors' Report.
On 13 May 2009, the company agreed to acquire the outstanding 28.1% minority interest in the company's Polish subsidiary, Kompania Piwowarska S.A., from Kulczyk Holding S.A. in exchange for 60 million new ordinary shares in the company. The acquisition was completed on 29 May 2009, and Kulczyk Holding S.A. now holds 3.82% of the company's enlarged issued ordinary share capital (excluding treasury shares). Based upon SABMiller's closing share price on Wednesday, 13 May 2009, of £12.20 per share and an exchange rate of £1=US$1.52, the value of the consideration for the transaction was US$1,110 million. Kulczyk Holding S.A. was a related party of SABMiller because it is a member of a group of companies connected to Dr Jan Kulczyk, who at the time the transaction was entered into was a non-executive director and member of the supervisory board of Kompania Piwowarska S.A.
Note 32 to the consolidated financial statements on page 138 details the following related party transactions.
32. Related party transactions
a. Parties with significant influence over the group: Altria Group, Inc (Altria) and Santo
Domingo Group (SDG)
During the three months ended 30 June 2008, the Miller Brewing Company received various services from Altria, which holds 28.5% of the group, including insurance claims processing, leasehold accommodation and other administrative services, with an aggregate cost of US$nil (year ended 31 March 2008: US$0.1 million), of which US$nil (2008: US$nil) was outstanding at 31 March 2009.
The Santo Domingo Group (SDG) is considered to be a related party of the group by virtue of its 15% equity shareholding in SABMiller plc and of its power to appoint members of the board of directors. In the current year provisions for impairment of US$nil (2008: US$1.3 million) were recorded against receivables owing from companies controlled by the SDG. During the year, the group made a donation of US$69 million to the Fundacion Mario Santo Domingo based in Colombia (2008: US$8 million). At 31 March 2009, US$nil (2008: US$nil) was owing to the SDG.
Bavaria SA is jointly and severally liable with Valorem SA (part of the SDG) for the pension obligations of Avianca SA (a former part of the SDG which was sold by the SDG in 2004). The maximum obligation is for US$150 million which corresponds to the initial actuarial value of the obligation. On 30 December 2008, Valorem discharged the obligations via a trust structured with an insurance company that will take responsibility for the pensions of Avianca land personnel. As a consequence, the promissory note and related Bavaria guarantee are in the process of being cancelled and Bavaria will have to cancel certain pledges over shares in Valorem companies.
b. Associates and joint ventures
The MillerCoors joint venture is deemed to be a related party from 1 July 2008. Transactions with the MillerCoors joint venture include the sale of hops and lager to and the purchase of lager from MillerCoors. MillerCoors have also entered into a distribution agreement with a group company and carried out contract brewing on behalf of group companies. Further details relating to transactions with MillerCoors are included within the analysis of transactions with joint ventures below.
Purchases from associates1
Purchases from joint ventures2
Sales to associates3
Sales to joint ventures4
Dividends received from associates5
Dividends received from joint ventures6
Royalties received7
Management fees8
Receipt from sale of distribution rights9
1 The group purchased canned Coca-Cola products for resale from Coca-Cola Canners of Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd (Coca-Cola Canners) and purchased inventory from Distell Group Ltd and Associated Food Processors (Pty) Ltd in South Africa and Metalforma, SA, Industria Nacional de Plasticos, SA and Envases del Istmo, SA in Panama.
2 The group purchased lager from MillerCoors.
3 The group made sales of lager to Tsogo Sun Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Tsogo Sun), Madedeni Beer Wholesaler (Pty) Ltd, Empresa Cervejas De N'Gola SARL and Société des Brasseries et Glacières Internationales/Brasseries Internationales Holding Ltd (Castel).
4 The group made sales to MillerCoors and Pacific Beverages (Pty) Ltd.
5 The group received dividends from Société des Brasseries et Glacières Internationales and Brasseries Internationales Holding Ltd (Castel) of US$39 million (2008: US$27 million), Kenya Breweries Ltd (Kenya) US$15 million (2008: US$15 million), Coca-Cola Canners US$4 million (2008: US$4 million), Distell Group Ltd US$17 million (2008: US$17 million), Tsogo Sun US$73 million (2008: US$28 million) and Grolsch (UK) Ltd of US$3 million (2008: US$nil).
6 The group received dividends from MillerCoors.
7 The group received royalties from MillerCoors.
8 The group paid management fees to MillerCoors.
9 The group sold distribution rights to MillerCoors.
Amounts owed by associates1
Amounts owed by joint ventures2
Amounts owed to associates3
Amounts owed to joint ventures4
1 Amounts owed by Grolsch (UK) Ltd and Empresa Cervejas De N'Gola SARL.
2 Amounts owed by MillerCoors.
3 Amounts owed to Coca-Cola Canners (Pty) Ltd.
4 Amounts owed to MillerCoors.
c. Transactions with key management
The group has a related party relationship with the directors of the group and members of the excom as key management. At 31 March 2009, there are 23 members of key management. Key management compensation is provided in note 6c.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (page 66)
The directors are responsible for preparing the group consolidated financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare consolidated financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have prepared the group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. The group financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the group and of the profit or loss of the group for that year.
In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required to:
■ select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
■ make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
■ state that the financial statements comply with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union; and
■ prepare the group financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group will continue in business, in which case there should be supporting assumptions or qualifications as necessary.
The directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.
The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the group and to enable them to ensure that the group consolidated financial statements comply with the Companies Act 1985 and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Each of the directors, whose names and functions are listed in the Governance section of the Annual Report (with the exception of Dr Moyo, who was appointed to the board after the approval of these group consolidated financial statements), confirms that, to the best of their knowledge:
■ the group financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the group; and
■ the directors' report contained in the Governance section of the Annual Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces.
In addition, the Companies Act 1985 requires directors to provide the group's auditors with every opportunity to take whatever steps and undertake whatever inspections the auditors consider to be appropriate for the purpose of enabling them to give their audit report. Each of the directors (with the exception of Dr Moyo who was appointed to the board after the approval of these financial statements), having made appropriate enquiries, confirms that:
■ so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the group's auditors are unaware; and
■ each director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the group's auditors are aware of that information.
The directors have reviewed the group's budget and cash flow forecasts. On the basis of this review, and in the light of the current financial position and existing borrowing facilities, the directors are satisfied that SABMiller plc is a going concern and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
A copy of the financial statements of the group is placed on the company's website. The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of statutory and audited information on the company's website. Information published on the internet is accessible in many countries with different legal requirements. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
John Davidson
General Counsel and Group Company Secretary
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire ordinary shares in the capital of SABMiller plc (the "Company") or any other securities of the Company in any jurisdiction or an inducement to enter into investment activity.
This announcement includes 'forward-looking statements' with respect to certain of SABMiller plc's plans, current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. These statements contain the words "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations (including development plans and objectives relating to the Company's products and services) are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this document. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The past business and financial performance of SABMiller plc is not to be relied on as an indication of its future performance.


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1 March 2012 – Marc Gené has called for a qualifying regulation change in F1, believing the current Q3 format unfairly deprives fans of on-track action. On numerous occasions last year, drivers – usually those who would not expect to achieve more than seventh place on the grid – would remain in their garages in order to save tyres for Sunday's race.
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It was another exhausting day for The Real Housewives of New York as they ended their vacation in Turks and Caicos. Picking up from last week's drama and Bethany heading back home early for her daughters recital, the girls of New York had their last fancy dinner together before going from zero to sixty in no time flat. The Real Housewives of New York got cutthroat over diamonds and denim after ending their vacation in paradise and heading home to the big apple.
Who knew that one little word could cause such a commotion among these Real Housewives? Dorinda, Luann, and Heather had verbal blows in an outlandish (and quite comical) exchange over how un-classy it is to drop the F-bomb. It has not been the first time that Dorinda has had one too many dirty martinis and gotten over emotional with the girls. However, Heather seemed to be on the striking end of Dorinda's diatribe. "We come from the same place…" screamed Dorinda as she and Heather left to have a private exchange. After a few minutes of privacy (and a quick dismissal of the ever meddling Ramona), the uptown girl and the fashion diva were back on track; hugging and kissing it out like nothing had happened.
Things heated up for the rest of the Real Housewives as they partied the night away sans Heather and Carole. With some girl on guy action that led to Heather waking up to a naked stranger, the drama did not disappoint viewers. As Heather and Carole policed the entire house to get to the bottom of who the strange man was (naked) in the room across from them, sneaky, "snakey" Ramona tossed Luanne in the fire for a few extra minutes of shut-eye. After bursting into Luann's room to discover that Ramona was the one who had the man sleeping upstairs, the Countess gives Heather the best advice ever, "Be cool…don't be all, like, uncool."
With Turks and Caicos behind them in the beautiful sunset, the Real Housewives headed back to New York City and prepared for Kristen's Diamond and Denim party. Kristen decided she was going to team up with a charity named Smile Train and donate a percentage of sold bedazzled jeans at an auction. Heather's Yummie clothing line provided the jeans and Kristen brought all the trimmings to decorate with. All seemed well until Bethany and Luanne arrived holding some grudges against Kristen and Heather. Thomson sure does seem to be in the line of many fires this season, does she not? In any case, Bethany confronts the blue-eyed blonde about negative comments in the press. The former talk-show host says that she has enough enemies who slay her name and does not need it from those trying to be her friend. How shocked fans must have been when Kristen rebutted with, "Who said that I wanted to be your friend…"
While the former talk-show host and the nail polish princess squashed their beef, another storm arose between fashionista's Luanne and Heather. By some wonky interpretation of recent events (and possibly a small little birdie named Dorinda), Luanne assumed that Heather and Carole's intrusion into her room was less about a strange man in theirs and more about finding one in Luanne's. The Countess said that she does not need friends trying to "catch" her in any sexual acts when she is a grown woman who can do as she pleases. Now, for fans who watched the show, it is highly unlikely that Heather or Carole gave two wooden nickels about who Luanne had in her bedroom. Many would agree with Bethany's blog post saying, "I get being alarmed by a naked man, albeit not to the point of dramatic sobbing." It sure was no normal decorating party as The Real Housewives of New York got cutthroat over diamonds and denim in a very real way.
The storm of disagreement finally pulled Ramona in and forced an apology out of her that many believe was nothing more than her way to weasel out of the hot seat; as per her usual antics. Kristen sat in horror (as she always does) not knowing what to say or what to do. It will forever seem that the adage "a deer in headlights" is fitting for the nail polish entrepreneur. With many words minced and crossed with one another, the ladies exit the party respectfully, leaving Kristen wondering what the heck just happened. Previews for the next episode are sure to have fans on the edge of their seats as Kristen's event plays out with the Countess making some very harsh comments about the rest of the girls. One thing is for sure, The Real Housewives of New York did not leave the drama lacking as they got cutthroat over diamonds and denim. The Real Housewives of New York airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
Opinion by Danyol Jaye
Bravo- Heather: We Felt Totally Violated
Bravo- Bethany: I Dodged A Bullet On That Trip
YouTube- The Real Housewives of New York- Season 7 Episode 15- Don't Be All, Like, Uncool
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Dave is the opening Keynote at GnomeDex, and he believes that it should be done non-conference style. His idea is that his Keynote should be more like a discussion rather than a speaker/audience type of relationship.
In the mid-90's he wrote an essay called Bill Gates vs The Internet. The Internet has changed the way software vendors do business, as it has simplified the way a lot of the things that we do today are done. eBay, Yahoo!, Amazon all competing with each other in one way or another, yet the platform they use is the same - the Internet. None of these companies developed the platform, so it puts them all on an even keel. That is the power of the Internet.
Talking about eBay, they thought they would be absolutely dominant, going so far as to purchase PayPal to keep everything internal. Nowadays, people are realizing that they don't need eBay as much as they thought they did. I actually agree, as nowadays everyone I know uses the free Craigslist rather than going to eBay to pay their exorbitant fees.
Dave says the W3C was ineffective. There has not been any effective evolution of the web. Not that they are stupid, but rather the dominant Internet vendor had the power to say whether the net would evolve or not. This is why the people took the power back through things like RSS.
After about 20 minutes of not being able to grab an IP address from the wireless network (too many PC's!), Dave was finally able to get on the network. Now he begins his demo - an OPML based blog publishing tool. Shows the backend of ScriptingNews. He can edit an OPML file, and it edits his website in realtime, and it is ridiculously quick. He then showed how he edits his Smart Blogs area, again just using an OPML file and clicking save. It really has the look and feel of just typing in a text editor and clicking the save button - it's that quick. Even changing the header graphic is as simple as browsing to a file and clicking on it. Refresh the browser and it is there. Truly amazing.
Even better, Dave added an MP3 Podcast to the blog simply by browsing to and selecting an MP3 file. The blog publishing software then creates the RSS feed with all appropriate enclosures. This really looks like it will allow anyone to do these things that previously only us techies have been able, or willing to do.
The network is once again down, so Dave discusses why this is open source - which is fantastic news. Users can add on features, such as a spell checker. Dave thinks this is the next phase of the web. News changes, but there are plenty of things that don't change, such as the names of the Major League Baseball teams. He is trying to develop a tool for both needs - changing information as well as information that does not change. He does not think that you can get top of the line development for something like this from a corporate environment. Open source is the way to go. There are about 60 testers using this - he hoped to launch it at Gnomedex, but it isn't quite ready. He will open the doors when he knows that at least 80% of those who download will have a great experience with it and be excited about it. They are working on both a Windows and Mac version - Windows is farther along, but they will have both.
Someone asks a question about why Dave doesn't have permalinks, comments, trackbacks. Dave responds that he does have comments, but only on posts where he wants to allow them. Usually, they are all flames. Flamers want to get you entangled in their mess. He doesn't want to put up with that, but he doesn't have an objection to trackbacks, comments, etc. on a blog.
Someone asks what Dave was demoing, invoking laughter. He forgot to name the product. It is called "The OPML Editor". Someone else asked about the name. No one knows what OPML means, less than 1 out of 100 people. That could be a turn off. Dave says that people don't know what RSS is either, but if you use NetNewsWire, you don't need to know what RSS is even though you are using it.
After talking about The OPML Editor a bit more, Dave ended the keynote by having everyone sing Yellow Submarine. No, I did not participate. Not a Beatles fan.
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- Test Duration: 120 minutes
- Test Marks: 120
- No. of Questions: 120
- Marking System: Each correct answer to be given 1 mark.
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- Centrifuge and Cyclones
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- Elementary Boundary Layer Theory
- Turbulent Flow
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- Use of Tie Components
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By Lee Schoenbart
If Carmel Valley resident Cassie Doerfling sounds like an expert on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, that's because last November her husband, Joe Antonoff, was diagnosed with A.L.L.
"My dad died of cancer so I have a little bit of understanding of cancer in general, but this is a whole new arena," Doerfling admitted. It's a lot more difficult than just surgery, radiation and chemo. It invades the whole body so it's harder to fight.
"I also didn't realize that leukemia could be so fatal," she said. "It's a blood cancer which makes it so insidious."
Almost daily, Doerfling takes Antonoff to Torrey Pines Scripps Green Hospital for any one of a series of blood tests. This is because he doesn't have a sibling bone marrow match, so the hospital is providing chemotherapy to see if it works. Then the search begins for a bone marrow match, his best chance of survival.
Success is complicated for Antonoff because he has the adult version of A.L.L., which is much more prevalent in young children.
"It most likely will come back and then he'll have to have a bone marrow transplant," Doerfling said. "Then he'll go into the national registry (National Marrow Program) and they'll look for a bone marrow match that way.
"The problem is he's 40, and there's no statistics for 40 year olds, so they don't know," she said. "But the chances are high that it will come back and then, with the bone marrow transplant, he gets a new immune system. That causes Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) and kills the leukemia.
"GVHD is actually bad and good," she said. "GVHD can be terminal, it can kill you, but you need a little bit of it in order to fight the leukemia.
Doerfling explained that when someone receives a bone marrow transplant, they receive a lot of chemo, they radiate and finally install a new immune system.
"Leukemia is a blood cancer and it's the bone marrow," she said. "Ideally, the new immune system attacks the old immune system and that would hopefully kill off the leukemia cells. The down side is, if it kills off too much the results could be long-term problems or death, so it's kind of a slippery slope. It's not ideal."
The father of two children, Antonoff began experiencing symptoms just before last Thanksgiving when he came down with a cold he could not shake, and had trouble climbing stairs.
Anyone can support the effort to help find a donor for Antonoff. Doerfling said that until the end of February, people can go
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Hoffpauir, Hunter homer to lead Padres' rally
First baseman Rizzo racks up four hits, two stolen bases
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Cedric Hunter hit a three-run homer and Anthony Rizzo had four hits, an RBI and two stolen bases to lead San Diego.
A pair of Casey Blake errors in the first inning -- one throwing and one fielding -- cost Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw an unearned run, but he kept the damage to a minimum. Kershaw left after 4 1/3 innings having allowed four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
A single by Rafael Furcal and a double by Juan Uribe off Wade LeBlanc tied the score in the bottom of the first.
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- Dodgers clean up at inaugural Social Media Awards
- Cards nearing deal with second baseman Ellis
- Levine: Yanks have 'no intention' of trading Gardner
- Hot Stove roundup: Ellis, Axford find new homes
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The Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the second inning on a double by Marcus Thames, a single by Dioner Navarro and a sacrifice fly by Rod Barajas.
LeBlanc allowed two runs on four hits in four innings. He's competing with Dustin Moseley and Cory Luebke for the fifth spot in the starting rotation. After his start, LeBlanc, a lefty, said he had trouble locating his fastball inside to right-handed batters.
"Wade's game is about locating and changing speeds," Padres manager Bud Black said. "For him to be effective, he's got to keep them [right-handed batters] off the changeup and the ball away. His game is about feel and changing speeds."
Jarrett Hoffpauir greeted Broxton with a tying home run leading off the sixth inning. Broxton, trying to rebound from a bad second half last year, didn't retire any of the five batters he faced, allowing three hits with a walk and a hit batter.
Kevin Frandsen's sacrifice fly off Minor League pitcher Stuart Pomeranz broke the tie and Hunter added a three-run homer for the Padres.
Rob Johnson, trying to win the Padres' backup catching job, recorded his first two hits of Spring Training.
Padres up next: In what qualifies as a marquee matchup of sorts -- yes, we know it's Cactus League play and not a National League West tilt -- the Padres will send 14-game winner Mat Latos to the mound Friday against the Giants and pitcher Tim Lincecum at Peoria Stadium at 6:05 p.m. PT. Latos has struggled with command, walking six and allowing three runs while getting six outs across two starts. Other than better results, the Padres would like to see Latos reach four innings or 60 pitches in their first game against the Giants this spring.
Dodgers up next: The four regular infielders (James Loney, Uribe, Furcal and Blake) and left fielder Marcus Thames get the day off Friday as the Dodgers travel to Phoenix to play an Oakland A's split squad at 12:05 p.m. PT. Chad Billingsley gets the start for the Dodgers and is expected to be followed by Blake Hawksworth, Kenley Jansen and Javy Guerra. With none of the starting infield at the game, it will be another opportunity to look at the group fighting for a last position roster spot. It includes Xavier Paul, Russell Mitchell, Juan Castro, Aaron Miles and Justin Sellers.
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