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The Critics' Circle Dance Section has announced its nominations for this year's National Dance Awards with a slew of the company's top talent nominated.
In the Best Male Dancer category, Steven McRae, Sergei Polunin and Edward Watson are all nominated. Lauren Cuthbertson, Tamara Rojo and Marianela Núñez are up for the Best Female Dancer award.
Gary Avis - recently presented with an honorary doctorate from University Campus Suffolk - has been nominated for Outstanding Male Performance in the Classical category while Akane Takada and Melissa Hamilton have both been nominated for Outstanding Female Performance in the same style.
Choreographer Kim Brandstrup has been nominated for his work on The Royal Ballet's Invitus Invitam.
Winners of the 12th annual awards will be announced on Monday 23 January 2012 at a ceremony at The Place, London.
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Sometimes there's only one way to say it. In this case, the press release says it all: "Based on Ibsen's classic play, Wanting Miss Julie is an edgy, contemporary musical set in the super-sophisticated, moneyed, political world of the Hamptons. Julie Stoddard is stunning, smart and dangerous. She plays with sex and drugs to defy Stoddard, her father and to ensnare John, the rising MBA in his firm. The play contains adult language and situations and is not suitable for children or young adults." There it is. Perfectly, succinctly described.
Julie is a ruthless, heartless beauty who is obsessed by drugs and sex. She and her friends live only for the next "fix." Everything about the music is cold, cynical and dehumanizing. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this may not be suitable for older adults (aka seniors) either. And, unfortunately, I and my guest both fall into that category.
Clearly, I take issue with the book. Even in the most intense tragedies, there's some humor. Even in the most hilarious comedies, there are serious moments of truth. Wanting Miss Julie is one long nasty note. And, it's played too sharp. It's unrelenting.
But there is one more possibility: since this was a concert performance, perhaps a set, costumes, lighting—atmosphere—will take some of the edge off. The music matched the mood of the play and the cast of accomplished singers--Audrey Billings-Stone, Courtney Crouse, Harmony France, Reneisha Jenkins, Candace. C. Edwards, Daniel Spagnuolo, Nicholas Bailey and Robert Hunt--and one indefatigable pianist carried its considerable weight. It will be interesting to see how the play changes before the full production opens.
Wanting Miss Julie is directed by Stacey Flaster who directed The Secret Garden last season for Light Opera Works. The music director is Robert Deason. The stage manager is Kyle A. Dougan. Midwest New Musicals is lead by workshop director John Sparks.
John Sparks (book) is the Artistic Director for the Academy for New Musical Theatre in Los Angeles where he has taught since 1981. In 1987 he founded the musical theater writers' workshop at the former Theatre Building Chicago where he served as Artistic Director from 1999 to 2009.
Patricia Zehentmayr (lyrics) has collaborated as lyricist or composer with writers in genres many and varied from Rosie Flores, Queen of Rockabilly, to John Axelrod, conductor of L'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire.
Jake Anthony (music) works as a composer, vocal coach and music director in theLos Angeles area.
The new musicals in the Words and Music series are written by members of the Midwest New Musicals writers' workshop and have been developed in the workshop Core Curriculum and development process. More information at www.midwestnewmusicals.org
Midwest New Musicals is an ongoing forum where lyricists, composers and book writers create and discuss their work. Divided into two levels, workshop members meet 10 times per year for intensive weekend sessions. Since 2009, Midwest New Musicals has been a resident arm of Light Opera Works, Chicago's specialists in operetta and musical theater. With the Midwest New Musicals, Light Opera Works is able to expand its programming and service to the field by providing an outlet for writers and for new works of musical theater.
Light Opera Works is a professional not-for-profit theater founded in 1980. The company's mission is to produce and present musical theater from a variety of world traditions, to engage the community through educational and outreach programs, and to train artists in musical theater. All productions are presented in English, with foreign works done in carefully edited modern translations. Maximum scholarship is employed to preserve the original vocal and orchestral material as well as the spirit of the original text whenever possible. Audiences have come to know that at Light Opera Works they will experience repertoire often unavailable on the stages of commercial theaters and opera houses, in modern productions with professional artists and full orchestra.


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The B.A. Team is having their own party in their warehouse/headquarters. They are well equipped with weapons and vehicles. Some survivalists are holed up next door, believing that the apocalypse is imminent. They are also well supplied in terms of guns and food. Some looters also show up to take anything they can get their hands on.
Some archaeologists are doing an exhibition on an Egyptian tomb. The fisherman catches a monstrous fish, a sign of things to come.
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Former KHOU reporter found dead at home
Former KHOU reporter Brad Woodard was found dead in his home earlier this week. He was 51.
According to an obituary on KHOU's website, Woodard joined the station in 2006 and would continue reporting until March. The station called him an "old school" journalist who "was always quick to defend an underdog" in need. His two greatest passions, they said, were storytelling and animals.
Woodard previously worked for 16 years at a Gannett-owned NBC affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Before starting his career as a journalist, he was an officer in the United States Air Force. He received his journalism degree from the University of Georgia in 1984, while minoring in Russian and music.
KHOU reported that authorities discovered his body Wednesday morning after a relative called police to check on him when he failed to return several phone calls.
A cause of death has not been determined.
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CRESTVIEW � Under city attorney Jerry Miller�s caution, the city council, in what could be a precedent-setting move, has unanimously agreed to adjust a resident's $815.57 water bill assessed for an unoccupied property.
CRESTVIEW � Under city attorney Jerry Miller�s caution, the city council, in what could be a precedent-setting move, has unanimously agreed to adjust a resident's water bill.
Donald Shaud � after a receiving an $815.57 bill for water service at a residence he had yet to occupy � asked the council at its Oct. 14 meeting to provide relief.
Shaud had met with the Public Works, Utility Billing and Administrative Services departments, as well as city clerk Betsy Roy's office.
Shaud and his wife, Debra, had not yet moved into the Pearl Street residence when they had the water turned on in July while renovating. The house had been vacant for several months.
By digging back from the water meter, a plumber the Shauds hired had traced the leak to a galvanized pipe behind the house. Shaud showed the section of pipe to the council.
"It wasn't my fault," Shaud said of excess water use for which he was billed. "I didn't fill a swimming pool. I didn't turn on a faucet. I had a legitimate leak."
The water and sewage department granted an $89.85 credit for sewage service, but told Shaud the city ordinance did not allow the department to refund excessive water billing.
Meter would have revealed leak
Shaud cited a statement on the back of his receipt for city water service that said if no one is at home when a city worker turns on the water, but the water meter shows a water flow, the technician would unlock the meter, but turn the water off.
City Councilman Mickey Rytman said a water technician should have known there was a leak when the meter was turned on and started spinning.
"It seems to me the city personnel turned it on and drove off," Rytman said.
Miller advised the council that while under ordinance it had no obligation to grant Shaud relief, the city "as a courtesy" could assist the resident.
Rytman, seconded by Councilman Shannon Hayes, moved to adjust Shaud's bill to reflect a three-month average water usage.
Miller cautioned the council not to provide a reason for granting the relief to avoid setting a precedent, but to treat it as a routine financial transaction permissible under the council's fiscal powers.
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The iPod mini had a relatively short lifespan in the scope of Apple's storied history, yet 16 years later it remains an iconic device that holds a special place for many. Just for fun, we revisit and re-review the iPod mini here in 2020 to see how the popular device has held up.
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Ending an era, the iPod nano and iPod shuffle have been officially discontinued, leaving only the A8 iPod touch as the sole survivor of the iPod line.
Apple pulls iPod nano, iPod shuffle from website, future uncertain
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In a quiet update to its webpage, Apple has removed the iPod nano and iPod shuffle product pages, leaving only the iPod touch intact for shoppers seeking the family of devices.
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A relatively quiet week was, at least, spiced up by two important Apple announcements: the arrival of Apple Pay in the United Kingdom, and a long-overdue update of the iPod touch.
iPod nano, iPod shuffle won't sync offline Apple Music tracks
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Even with Apple Music advertised prominently in the iPod section of Apple's online store, neither the iPod nano nor the iPod shuffle can sync Apple Music tracks cached offline, according to a report.
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When you proclaim to be a play on a Jewish deli (the deli part of the name has since been removed), everyone expects great sandwiches. Which is exactly what I got with the Classic Reuben at Dillman's ($10.95). A heaping portion of incredibly thin shaved corned beef is the star of this sandwich, piled high on housemade rye bread. It's salty, fatty, and packed with flavor, making you scoop up every lost piece that's fallen from your sandwich. It's topped with a thin layer of mild, melted swiss and a generous helping of tangy sauerkraut. The sour, vinegar-y flavor provides much-needed acid and even tastes pretty darn good on its own. I also could have simply ate the spread of Russian dressing on rye bread by itself—it's so bold and pungent it certainly doesn't get lost among the other components. The sandwich is well balanced, and, for lack of a better description, is exactly what a reuben sandwich should be. You may not even touch the vibrant mustard it's served with for an extra kick, but you should.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part one of a two-part story Northrop Grumman's
Amy King, who leads the company's health IT programs.
The trajectories of Amy King's work in health IT and Northrop Grumman Corp.'s health IT work intersected in 2006, when King was named vice president of health IT programs in the company's Information Systems sector, civil systems division.
Viewed in retrospect, it seems as predictable as the path of Halley's comet. Northrop Grumman has developed and supported the Medicare Beneficiary Database Suite of Systems since the project's inception in 1998; in 2005 it was one of four companies that the Health and Human Services Department tasked with designing a prototype Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
Before coming to Northrop Grumman, King was vice president for federal health care at CGI Federal, a company she'd been with for 10 years. She came to CGI from the public sector, where she had put to good use her double bachelor's degrees — in applied mathematics and administrative and management science — from Carnegie Mellon University, and her MBA from George Washington University as an analyst/programmer developing systems as a contractor for the Defense Department.
The combination of her long experience in the relatively new field of health IT and her leadership position at Northrop Grumman give King a unique view of a fast-developing area of technology. Washington Technology contributing editor Sami Lais recently spoke with King about the past, present and future of health IT and the federal government.
WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY: Health IT is such a hot topic these days, a lot of mergers and acquisition activity, the federal government is driving so many changes: health IT standards-setting and definitions, the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and some contract awards, but spending levels don't seem to quite reflect all the activity. What's going on?
AMY KING: Quite a few variables are converging: You see budgets shrinking, you have a new administration, and you're seeing more interest in synergies between federal and state agencies. You're also seeing opportunities for reusability of solutions — something that was developed for the Defense Department might be reused in civilian agencies. In health IT, the Health and Human Services Department would be an example. Agencies are using solutions that have maybe 70 percent applicability to them and building from there, rather than just starting from scratch.
So you have tighter budgets and quicker time frames, and then you add the HITECH Act, [enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009], which really started things going, electronic health records and then the mother of all implementations of health care reform.
WT: You've made the point before that this isn't all coming out of nowhere.
KING: Right. You could say we started back in 2004, 2005, with the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. But health reform legislation today is so much broader and more encompassing; it's probably more than 10 times as big as the prescription drug implementation. It covers so much more and you have so many more things in play. For example, the states have to set up health insurance exchanges and expand their Medicaid eligibility enrollment. The IRS has to be involved, tracking who has health insurance and tax breaks for small businesses.
WT: I confess, when I thought "health IT," Northrop Grumman didn't come immediately to mind. But you've been, and continue to be, centrally involved in shaping the technology.
KING: Well, we put together a health organization, really focusing on health, in 2003, so we have a bit of a head start. We recognized back then the importance that health [IT] could have in a few years. And those early planning and preparation efforts are coming to fruition with health care reform and all the other things that are going on.
WT: In 2005, Northrop Grumman won one of the four HHS awards to prototype the [NHIN] for health care providers to securely share information. Do you recognize your work in the current version?
KING: I'd say bits and pieces of all four solutions are going into NHIN; I think [HHS's Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT] was looking at taking the best of breed across the four prototypes.
Certainly, it showed that interoperability can work, and it's been beneficial in making the progress that has been made. But you have to realize that's just one element in a complex and constantly growing and evolving [health IT landscape].
For example, we've also been involved in military health, with the Veterans Affairs Department, and we're working in some of the states and with commercial entities to extend that interoperability. So if you're in a commercial hospital and you need to get that information into your military health records, that is feasible and the information exchange occurs.
We're very excited and proud that we were in at the beginning and are part of where things are heading.
WT: You've done some interesting, innovative things in health IT; I'm thinking of how you get universities involved in your practice.
KING: New ideas often start in universities, so we're looking at how we can leverage that in creating some better solutions. We've partnered with universities for some of the work we're doing for the National Institutes of Health's Bioinformatics Resource Center. But we're also looking at leveraging the resources of the whole Northrop Grumman organization. We have a cyber consortium at universities such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University. We're coupling their capabilities in research with our background, knowledge — health being one of our sweet spots — and experience to develop some innovative offerings for our customers.
We also have a public alliance program for public health where we're working with universities: Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University; Satcher Health Leadership Institute at The Morehouse School of Medicine; Georgia State University; Georgia Institute of Technology; and the Colorado School of Public Health, and the Centers for Disease Control [and Prevention] to come up with some innovations.
WT: Forgive me for bringing up ancient history here, but this sounds like a lessons-learned effort from the 1990s when Northrop Grumman was growing in new areas, largely through mergers and acquisitions, while its huge B-2 bomber work was winding down. The attempt to transfer the best and brightest of the 11,500 redundant B-2 employees to the new sectors was a case of too little, too late, to put it mildly. Northrop Grumman subsequently developed a program to remain decentralized but centrally capture knowledge companywide and inculcate in new employees a sense of the company culture became an industry model.
KING: Yes, One Northrop Grumman. That was something that was really stressed in taking TRW Inc. and all the other acquisitions into Northrop Grumman and really building an information systems powerhouse.
WT: Well, I look at some of what you're doing, reaching into the universities, working with them, giving students practical experience on projects, as extending — repurposing, if you will — that One Northrop Grumman program to capture hearts and minds, so when these students graduate, they'll be predisposed to come to Northrop Grumman. Am I crazy, or am I right here?
KING: [Laughs] Absolutely. We're also looking at doing something similar with George Mason University and some other universities. Look at where your future leaders and future technologists are going to come from — they're going to come from the universities. So we're looking at how we can [connect] the best and brightest with One Northrop Grumman and come up with a couple [of] game-changers.
NEXT: When is civil IT not just ones and zeros skillfully arranged but a matter of life and death? For the answer, see Part 2 of Washington Technology's conversation with Northrop Grumman health IT mastermind Amy King.
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The team has announced the release of defensive tackle Chris Canty on Wednesday, running the number of veterans slashed from the roster in the last two days to three. Linebacker Michael Boley and running back Ahmad Bradshaw are also out after a 9-7 season that ended with the Giants missing the playoffs.
Canty was due $6.25 million in 2013, the fifth year of a six-year deal he signed with the team before the 2009 season. Mike Garafolo of USA Today reports that he wasn't offered a pay cut before being informed of his release.
Canty played a key role in the middle of the defensive line during the Giants' run to glory last year, but was limited to just nine games this year thanks to knee issues that forced him to start the year on the PUP list. The Giants have Marvin Austin, Linval Joseph and Marcus Kuhn — all drafted in the last three years — on the roster and they'll likely be adding other help on the defensive line with defensive end Osi Umenyiora also likely to be leaving the team as a free agent.
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Plants and Flowers You Didn't Know You Could Eat
Alfalfa, also known as lucerne and Medicago sativa, is an herb in the legume family and a cousin to clover. In many parts of the world it's most commonly used as mulch and livestock feed. In addition to animal eats, alfalfa sprouts are commonly used as sandwich and salad greens. These common sprouts add freshness and crunch to some dishes, but you probably shouldn't eat them with every meal. The U. S. National Institutes of Health cautions that the sprouts can interact negatively with some medications, and the unsprouted seeds can lead to other serious complications.istockphoto.com
Borage blossoms
Borage is native to the Mediterranean, but it can also be found in gardens, especially in the U.K. This colorful herb is also called a starflower because it has five pointed petals that, well, resemble a star. Because it has a cucumber-like taste, the meatier part of the plant is often used in soup, salad and pasta. The flower tastes like honey and is used to accent desserts, lemonade and cocktails. Borage has been used to treat depression, increase urine flow, prevent inflammation, boost breast milk production and strengthen the immune system, but its effectiveness is unclear.istockphoto.com
Bull thistle
Bull thistle - sometimes called spear or common thistle - is native to Europe, western Asia and Africa. It is the national flower of Scotland, and is a top nectar producer for bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators. The root is most palatable when mixed with other vegetables. As a relative of the artichoke, the flower bud can also be consumed - just peel the outer layers to find the heart or cook it whole. The stem can be peeled and steamed, boiled or sauteed, but it's best early in the season before the flower is in full bloom. Be warned: The taste is pretty bland. Make sure you remove the thorns before you take a bite and regret it.istockphoto.com
Calendula - also known as the "poor man's saffron" - is a modern interpretation of the Latin word "calendae," which means "little calendar" or "little clock." This pretty golden plant is part of the daisy family. The flower can be used for tea, tincture or oil. You can also eat the blossoms as they are. The edible petals can be used in salads, with roasted vegetables or atop deviled eggs. Its medicinal properties are known to treat menstrual cramps, sore throat, cancer, ulcers, measles, smallpox and jaundice.istockphoto.com
Cattail, the common name for around 30 species of wetland plants in the genus Typha, is one of the most common plants in marshes, swamps and ponds in the Northern Hemisphere. It's commonly used to make chair seats, but it can also be eaten. The rhizomes (or roots) are packed with protein and can be pan-fried or ground into flour. Apparently these taste like potato, while the stem tastes more like green onion. People have used "nature's corn dog" to make bread, biscuits, pancakes, casseroles and more.istockphoto.com
Chicory (also called endive) is a woody, herbaceous plant in the dandelion family. It's typically bright blue, but can sometimes be white or pink. In Europe, the root is used as a coffee substitute, particularly in the Mediterranean region, where the plant is native. It's used as a coffee additive in the U.S. and is most popular in New Orleans. Some brewers use chicory roots to flavor stout beers. The leaves are fairly bitter, but can be eaten raw as part of a salad or cooked with pasta or meat.istockphoto.com
Coneflower (Echinacea) is a heat-, drought- and deer-resistant medicinal herb commonly used to fight indigestion, mild bladder infections, the common cold and the flu. It's usually dried and made into tea, tincture or powdered extract. The vibrant purple petals are great garnishes.istockphoto.com
Creeping Charlie
Glechoma hederacea - commonly known as ground-ivy, alehoof, catsfoot and creeping Charlie - is part of the mint family, but is considered to be invasive. If you don't want it growing on your lawn, pluck sprigs for salad, soup, stews or omelets. Creeping Charlie has been used to brew ale and also as a substitute for animal rennet in cheese.istockphoto.com
Curly dock
Curly dock (or Rumex crispus) is native to Europe and Western Asia, and is distributed in Ireland, the U.S. and Canada. Young plants can be eaten so long as they're boiled in several changes of water. This gets rid of the leaves' oxalic acid, which could cause birth defects and harm to the respiratory tract. If cooked correctly, the semi-tart curly dock is great source of vitamins A and C, iron, potassium and zinc. It should be consumed in moderation only, because it could cause discomfort in the urinary tract and increase the risk of kidney stones.Shutterstock
The dandelion is a nutritious weed with a bright yellow flower. At the end of its life, it withers down to fluffy white seeds you've likely blown into the wind. The whole thing is an excellent source of vitamins A, C and K with a little E and B. It also contains iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Raw flowers feature high levels of antioxidants and are considered anti-inflammatory. Dandelions can be used in salad, soups, wine and teas.istockphoto.com
Field pennycress
Field pennycress is a plant in the cabbage family. Every summer, it blooms a cluster of white flowers. It can be eaten raw or cooked, but because of its bitter taste, it's usually boiled before being used in salads, sandwiches, lasagna and soup. The seed can be ground and used as an alternative for mustard. If you crush the leaves raw, they emit a putrid garlic-like odor. This earned the field pennycress the nickname "stinkweed."Shutterstock
In some parts of Canada, people call this plant the great willow herb, but in the U.S. it's known as fireweed. Young shoots are typically mixed with other salad greens (as it ages it gets bitter) or used as a substitute for asparagus. The stems are peeled and eaten raw. They're an excellent source of vitamins A and C.istockphoto.com
The cute and teensy-weensy forget-me-not (sometimes called scorpion grass) is the official flower of Alaska and Dalsland, Sweden. The blooms are usually blue, but can be pink or white. The flowers are edible and can be eaten along the trail or used to decorate cakes and dinner plates. Eat these on occasion only, because they do contain a smidge of pyrrolizidine, which could cause liver cancer in larger doses.istockphoto.com
Harebell can be found around the world, but is most often associated with Scotland. The herbaceous plant is also called bluebell, lady's thimble, witch's bell and "blue rain flowers," because it was thought that picking them would make it rain. Vitamin C-packed harebell leaves are safe to eat and are best used in salad, smoothies or dips.istockphoto.com
Hibiscus is the national symbol of Haiti and the state flower of Hawaii. It's also in the Trader Joe's logo. It's a fairly large, bright pink flower grown in tropical regions. Its popularity in the culinary scene has increased massively over recent years due to its vibrant color, fruity flavor and high level of Vitamin C. Some studies show hibiscus can help treat heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Find it in tea and cocktails, use it as a healthier alternative to Kool-Aid, or candy it for dessert.istockphoto.com
Lavender is a pretty purple perfumed herb native to North Africa and the Mediterranean. Its flower spikes can be used to make essential oil, which is believed to help treat anxiety, fungal infections and hair loss. Lavender essential oil is toxic when consumed, but the actual plant can be used to flavor teas, cocktails, pastas, salad dressings or desserts like scones, ice cream and sorbet. It has something of a sweet, citrusy taste.istockphoto.com
The meadowsweet is also called the meadow wort and is used to treat colds, upset stomach, ulcers, inflammation and joint disorders. It's native to Europe and Western Asia, but can now found in North America. Meadowsweet has clusters of delicate white flowers with a strong, sweet aroma. These can be added to wine, beer, vinegar and jam.istockphoto.com
Nasturtium (meaning "nose-twister") is a popular garden plant native to South and Central America. All parts are edible. The unripe seeds can be used in place of capers and the peppery flower is typically used in salad or stir-fry. Nasturtium contains 130 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 grams - and 45 milligrams of lutein, which is the highest amount found in any edible plant. The nutrient is known to protect against eye disorders, cancer, diabetes and heart disease.istockphoto.com
Pansies are one of the most sought-after edible flowers because they add a vibrant pop to any salad, dinner or dessert plate. You can eat the whole thing too, from the stamen and pistil to the sepals and pedals. When eaten raw, they taste like a mildly spiced lettuce. Be careful about nibbling on blooms from the florist though. Anything sprayed with chemical herbicides should be avoided.istockphoto.com
Peppergrass is often called poor man's pepper because young seedpods can be ground and used as an alternative to pepper. The leaves are a great source of protein, iron and vitamins A and C. They can be used as part of a salad, or if you throw the whole thing in a food processor with turmeric, vinegar, miso, garlic and salt, you'll be left with a mixture that tastes a lot like mustard. Similarly, crushed roots can be mixed with salt and vinegar to make an alternative for horseradish.istockphoto.com
Prickly pear
Opuntia, better known as prickly pear, is part of the cactus family. It's native to the Americas, where it's become increasingly popular as a flavoring agent for cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. If you want, you can eat the leaves, flowers, stem and fruit whole or as part of juice and jam. Prickly pear is high in fiber, antioxidants and carotenoids. Some evidence shows it could help treat diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and... hangovers.istockphoto.com
Queen Anne's lace
As the story goes, Queen Anne pricked her finger with a needle and a drop of blood dropped on white lace she was sewing. The plant belongs to the carrot family, though it bears little resemblance. It features an elegant cluster of tiny off-white flowers. Young roots can be used in soups and stews, leaves can be tossed in a salad and flowers can be battered and fried. Be especially cautious with this one, as it looks similar to fool's parsley and poison hemlock - both of which are toxic.istockphoto.com
Red clover
Red clover is a short-lived herbaceous species in the bean family. The flower is dark pink in color. Though it's widely used as feed for animals and is considered by some to have medicinal properties, it can also be added as a garnish to any dish. Red clover's flowers and leaves are safe to eat, and can be made into jelly or tea.istockphoto.com
Everyone knows what a rose is, but what you may not have known is that it's edible. The vitamin C-packed rose hip (the accessory fruit of the plant) can be used to make jam, soup and tea. Rose water and syrup is often used to flavor drinks and desserts. Just be careful not to prick yourself on the thorny stem.istockphoto.com
Sage flowers
The sage plant grows gorgeous blue to purple flowers that can be made into stuffing or used as an accompaniment with meat and fish. Sage adds a nice touch atop frosted cakes. It can also be used to flavor tea, vinegar and dessert batter.istockphoto.com
The sunflower is a large, bright yellow plant native to woodland areas and prairies in the Americas. If you've ever played ball, you're likely familiar with enjoying sunflower seeds whole, but they can also be ground into powder for bread-making too. Young flower buds can be steamed and eaten in a similar fashion to globe artichokes. The petals, leaves and roots can be made into tea. Long story short: You can eat the entirety of this plant.istockphoto.com
The violet is a colorful plant with heart-shaped leaves. While the name suggests its flowers are a shade of purple, they can also be blue, yellow, white or cream. These have high levels of vitamins A and C. They can be used to flavor jelly, marshmallows, cocktails, cream, scones and soufflés, or cooked in mixed greens and stuffing. Of course, the violet also makes an attractive garnish.istockphoto.com
Wild bee balm
Wild bee balm is a deer-resistant flowering plant in the mint family. It's also sometimes called horsemint, Oswego tea and bergamot. The taste is a little bitter, but has been compared to a combination of spearmint, peppermint and oregano. The leaves and flowers are edible raw or cooked. They can be used in salad or to season other foods. When infused in tea, it can relieve nausea, flatulence, menstrual pain and insomnia.Shutterstock
Wood sorrel
The wood sorrel is an edible weed abundant in the U.S. and Canada. Its teensy flowers are usually white or yellow, but are sometimes pink or purple. These are edible, as are the leaves and young green seed pods. Wood sorrel has lots of water content, so it's really refreshing if you're parched, and it has a mildly sour lemony flavor. This plant is rich in vitamin C and can be used in soup, salad, sauce or tea.istockphoto.com
Zucchini blossoms
Zucchini (or squash) blossoms produce all of the different types of squash you see in the produce section of the supermarket. You'll rarely find the blossoms there though, as they're extremely perishable. If you're able to grow or get your hands on some, they can be eaten raw, on pizza, battered and fried, stuffed or used to make a delicious soup hearty enough for dinner.
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Snapshots from The Bucktown Apple Pie Contest
The Bucktown Apple Pie Contest is always a blast and a huge draw, even if you don't like apple pie. The 8th annual event held over the weekend at Holstein Park in Bucktown was no different. Trust us, you can be converted. The official program came up with a count of 114 entries, though we wouldn't be surprised if they squeezed in a few more. We're talking two gymnasiums full of apple pie, folks.
There was a slew of professional restaurant and bakery entries, but the real stars of the show were all the amateur bakers who put on their A-game. Check out the slideshow for some scenes and pies from the contest. Just try not to drool on your computer screen.
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Mepolizumab in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) With Eosinophilic Bronchitis
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01463644
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 2, 2011
Last Update Posted : September 23, 2015
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Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) have large number of specific white blood cells called eosinophils in their airways. These cells are also responsible for causing episodes of worsened respiratory symptoms (exacerbations) and often cause irreversible damage to the airways . This subset of COPD patients often require oral steroids to bring down the number of eosinophils in their airways. Steroids have harmful effects on several of our body systems like bones, blood pressure, blood glucose control and can cause recurrent infections. Mepolizumab is a drug that specifically targets eosinophils reducing the number in the airway. This drug has been shown to be effective in decreasing exacerbation rates and time to exacerbation in asthma patients with eosinophils in their airways. Targeting eosinophils in COPD patients has been shown to reduce severe exacerbations. Hence it is likely that COPD patients with eosinophils in their airways will benefit similarly and have reduced rates and time to exacerbation.
Study Hypothesis:Does mepolizumab decrease sputum eosinophils in patients with fixed airflow obstruction (COPD) and eosinophilic bronchitis?
|Condition or disease
|Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Chronic Airways Limitation Bronchitis
|Drug: Mepolizumab Drug: placebo
|Phase 3
The current standard of care of patients with moderate to severe COPD is a combination of inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta agonist and a long-acting muscarinic agonist (3-5). This treatment recommendation does not consider the heterogeneity of bronchitis in patients with COPD. A third of patients with COPD without asthma may have an eosinophilic bronchitis that is likely to respond to inhaled corticosteroids or prednisone. Approximately 1 in 5 exacerbations are also likely to be associated with an eosinophilic exacerbation (6). This is unlikely to be controlled or prevented by the current recommendations that do not examine bronchitis at the time of exacerbations. None of the major clinical trials that have evaluated treatments that form the basis of current guidelines have examined bronchitis at the time of exacerbations.
Quantitative cell counts in sputum provide a reliable method to assess bronchitis. Sputum can be safely induced with hypertonic saline even in patients with moderate and severe COPD. Similarly to asthma (7), the presence of eosinophils in sputum is a predictor of short-term response in forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1) and quality of life to inhaled (8) and oral corticosteroids (9). A single study has demonstrated that normalizing eosinophils in sputum in patients with COPD reduces severe exacerbations and hospitalizations by approximately 60% (10). The relative risk reduction in this study is greater than that demonstrated by any study conducted so far in COPD. Long-term studies have not been conducted.
Our recent experience with mepolizumab demonstrated that specifically targeting eosinophils in patient with severe asthma had a prednisone-sparing effect (11) and decrease exacerbations (11,12). In this study it also improved their lung function including in those patients with associated COPD. This is not surprising given that persistent airway eosinophilia can contribute to airway remodeling (13). Indeed, the improvement in FEV1 was associated with a decrease in sputum hyaluron (14) over the six month treatment period. Changes in lung function and symptoms have not been consistently observed in previous mepolizumab trials (12,15). This is clearly related to how precise the patients where phenotyped in terms of sputum eosinophilia. In studies that recruited patients who had persistent sputum eosinophilia, decrease in exacerbations were associated with improvements in FEV1 (16).
It is thus likely that a specific treatment such as anti-IL5 directed against eosinophils would be superior to the current standard treatment in decreasing exacerbations in patients with COPD who continue to have eosinophils in their airway and whose airway disease has an eosinophil-driven component as evidenced by persistent airway eosinophilia.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|19 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Mepolizumab in COPD With Eosinophilic Bronchitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
|Study Start Date :
|January 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 2015
|Active Comparator: mepolizumab
Drug: Mepolizumab
This is an anti IL-5 which is given once a month intravenously at the dose of 750 mg.
Other Name: SB-240563
|Placebo Comparator: placebo
Drug: placebo
The placebo will consist of 100 mL normal saline solution (0.9%, 154 mmol/L sodium chloride).
Other Name: Normal saline
- Percentage decrease of sputum eosinophils from baseline [ Time Frame: 6 months ]The results will be expressed as absolute changes in percent counts and as fold changes
- Proportion of patients with a major exacerbation [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis: An established clinical history of COPD in accordance with the definition by the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society as follows: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a preventable and treatable disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The airflow limitation is usually progressive and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases, primarily caused by cigarette smoking. Although COPD affects the lungs, it also produces significant systemic consequences
- Sputum eosinophils > 3% at randomization and on at least one occasion in the past 2 years. If this historic data is not available, documented improvement in FEV1 of at least 12% with a course of prednisone in the past 2 years will be used as a surrogate for the presence of airway eosinophilia
- FEV1/Vital Capacity (VC) < 70% and FEV1 < 60% of predicted normal values calculated using NHANES III reference equations at Screening Visit
- At least one major exacerbation requiring prednisone in the preceding 12 months. If patients are currently well controlled by optimizing their sputum cell counts (eosinophils < 2%), they should have documented history of exacerbations when their eosinophilia was uncontrolled.
- A signed and dated written informed consent prior to study participation.
- Smoking History: Current or former cigarette smokers with a history of cigarette smoking of greater than 10 pack-years [number of pack years = (number of cigarettes per day/20) x number of years smoked (e.g., 20 cigarettes per day for 10 years, or 10 cigarettes per day for 20 years]. Former smokers are defined as those who have stopped smoking for at least 6 months prior to Screening Visit
- Male or female adults. A female is eligible to enter and participate in the study if she is either of Non-child bearing potential or is of child bearing age and has a negative pregnancy test at screening, and agrees to acceptable contraceptive methods used consistently and correctly
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current asthma (12% reversibility to a bronchodilator)
- Sputum eosinophils < 3% on fluticasone (or equivalent) of 250µg bid.
- Inability to use salmeterol or tiotropium
- Significant co-morbidity that prevents from participating in the study
- Known bronchiectasis or immune deficiency disorders that would predispose the patients to recurrent infections.
- Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant and lactating females
- Drug or Alcohol Abuse: A known or suspected history of alcohol or drug abuse within 2 years prior to Screening Visit
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01463644
|Canada, Ontario
|Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Hospital
|Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6
|Principal Investigator:
|Parameswaran Nair, MD,PhD,FRCP
|Associate Professor of Medicine,Division of Respirology, McMaster University
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|McMaster University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|November 2, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|September 23, 2015
|Last Verified:
|September 2015
eosinophilic bronchitis
anti-interleukin 5 (IL5)
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Acute Disease
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Qualcomm Inc. Names Steve Mollenkopf as Next CEO
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Qualcomm Inc. named Steve Mollenkopf its new chief executive officer, effective March 4 when its current CEO Paul Jacobs will assume the title of executive chairman.
The move comes as Microsoft Corp. had been making overtures to hire Mollenkopf, Qualcomm's president and chief operating officer, as Microsoft's chief executive, Bloomberg reported.
Reports surfaced in recent days that Mollenkopf was being considered to replace Steve Ballmer, who announced his retirement from Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft in August.
Mollenkopf, 44, has been at Qualcomm for nearly 20 years, and was named COO in 2011 after heading Qualcomm's chipset business. While in that role, Mollenkopf helped orchestrate the company's largest acquisition, Atheros Communications, for $3.1 billion and built the chipset division to become one of the world's largest suppliers of chips to the makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices.
"We have the highest degree of confidence that his leadership will further expand Qualcomm's impressive record of innovation and continued stockholder value creation," said Sherry Lansing, presiding director of Qualcomm's board of directors, commenting on Mollenkopf, who also joins the board.
Paul Jacobs, the son of co-founder Irwin Jacobs, has been CEO since 2005 and chairman since 2009. Qualcomm said Paul Jacobs will remain an employee and help guide the company's future direction and strategy.
"I am very proud of what we have accomplished during my time as CEO and look forward to being part of the company's continued success," Jacobs said.
Mollenkopf, who retains the president's title, has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan.


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Will Rapids add more players? What does Castrillon mean to formation?
It's like a Whack-a-Mole MLS offseason in Colorado — the more answers the Rapids give, the more questions surface.
Q: How will the club rebound from a season that left them ranked in the middle of the pack in goals scored (and closer to the bottom than the top of the league in offensive production)?
A: Dismiss defensive-minded coach Gary Smith and managing director Jeff Plush, then hire Colombian coach Oscar Pareja with the express intent of scoring more goals.
Q: So what will Pareja do to attract more goals for Colorado?


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Cowgill again gets call vs. lefty starter
ANAHEIM -- The Angels are having to shuffle things in the absence of Josh Hamilton and, now, Kole Calhoun. But the way Collin Cowgill sees it, it's business as usual.
The right-handed-hitting Cowgill was in the lineup Wednesday night against Oakland lefty Tommy Milone, meaning all four of his starts have come against lefties.
"Losing Kole hurts us," Cowgill said. "Losing Josh hurts us. No one is more sad to see them go than I am. Their approach, what they do for the lineup."
But that's professional sports, and as such, Cowgill (and others) will continue to prepare each day like he always does and be ready when called upon.
The only difference Wednesday, Cowgill said, was that the lineup wasn't posted until about 3:15 p.m. PT. Usually, it's already up by the time he arrives in the clubhouse.


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Hello and welcome back to my blog!
I've decided to do something a little different this time around; I've updated and bought together some old reference material that I wrote, added some interactive demos and expanded on the diagrams. I hope that the result will serve as an accessible introduction to vector mathematics for games programmers.
- Scalars are written in lower case: a, b, c
- Vectors are written in upper case: A, B, C
- Matrices are written in bold upper case: A, B, C
- |a| mean abs(a), the absolute value of scalar a
- ||A|| means magnitude, or length of the vector A
- ? means vector A is unit length
- Matrices are in row-major order, which means the rows are left to right in the matrix
- MT means the transpose of M
Reading order
This is designed to be read in the following order:
But of course you can just use it as reference material.
Magnitude of vector
Unit vector
Dot product
The Cross and Wedge Products
Perpendicular operator
Rotating a vector from world space into object space
Rotating a vector from object space to world space
Multiplying two matrices
Rotating a matrix from world space into object space
Rotating a matrix from object space into world space
Transform point from world space into object space
Transform point from object space into world space
Transformation matrices
Inverse of a matrix
Orthonormal matrix
Determinant of a matrix
Until next time, have fun!
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For another view of the Daytime Emmys, read the post following this one by Marlena's longtime friend and colleague Ed Martin. A veteran TV industry journalist and analyst, Ed is a columnist for JackMyers.com.
By Marlena De Lacroix
From out of a dying soap industry, from out of a cable network I never watch, last night arrived the most unexpected shock of my decades-long soap watching/journalism life: a Daytime Emmys that was pretty good. Who know that after most of us gave up the fight and moved on to other lives that daytime would finally get what we (the actors, the press, and hopefully the fans) had fought for forever: a Daytime Emmys that wasn't condescending to daytime soaps!
Hooray! No soaps-are-stupid jokes! It's taken the always awkward Daytime Emmys since 1974 — the year they were first broadcast by themselves — not to make fun of what they're celebrating. Even though this year's ceremony was on
Best of all, without the traditional sneering and disrespect for soaps, many moments of actual warmth emerged. It's called professional showmanship with heart, and the producers of the Emmys this year have it! Yes, yes — emotion — that's what daytime soaps are all about. And used to be about.
such a small scale, it grew large because it finally treated soaps with dignity. They are not, as most people in the world think, and we soap fans know in our hearts — a punch line!
Unlike in past years, the host wasn't sleazy or smarmy (like Bob Barker) or totally miscast (as Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott unintentionally were [Read more…]


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Brave entrepreneurs step into the arena. If they are lucky, they are nurtured in the right environment. The landscape is littered with collapsed ventures launched in harsh environments. Even passionate entrepreneurs have failed.
The myth of great business leaders is that they are born with the right stuff, gifted with a revolutionary idea that fundamentally changes business. This thread of the special maverick who becomes a successful entrepreneur can be seen running through the narratives of many of our stories about great entrepreneurs — from Walt Disney to Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
But as Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors only the prepared mind." Contrary to popular belief, great ideas sprout within a context, not in a vacuum; collaboration with others is a necessary component; and key principles of entrepreneurship can be learned, practiced and implemented to great success. A little knowledge can make the difference between missing the market and growing fast; between yielding to vultures and great personal wealth.
So what's the right environment?
Community with other players
Just as valuable as a groundbreaking idea, an environment that helps budding entrepreneurs formulate and nurture ideas is key. An entrepreneurial environment provides opportunities to learn from the experience and knowledge of others, to collaborate, to develop alternative business models and to test ideas.
Research and experience have demonstrated repeatedly that entrepreneurs develop more effectively within an entrepreneurial community with access to complementary resources and markets. Even among the top competitors from the premier global MBA programs at the Rice Business Plan Competition, we frequently see teams respond to feedback by pivoting four or five times until they find the right business model to commercialize novel technologies. Shark tanks, incubators and business plan competitions can provide entrepreneurs a safe environment in which to take a risk, test their business plan and make adjustments.
Education and opportunities
Cities play a crucial role in providing an environment that develops and nurtures entrepreneurs. Silicon Valley is famous for the environment it has created that nurtures technological innovation; Austin does the same for musicians. And Houston has created a wonderful environment for entrepreneurial activity. Each of these cities has great universities, and Houston is fortunate to have the top ranked executive MBA program for entrepreneurs at Rice University, several other top ten programs in entrepreneurship at Rice University and the University of Houston, and a rich mix of supporting organizations such as the Houston Technology Center, BioHouston, Houston Angel Network, TiE Houston, Houston Tech Fest, Start Up Houston, and many others. It's no wonder Forbes recently listed Houston as the No. 10 Best City for Young Entrepreneurs and the No. 2 Best City for Female Founders.
Passionate entrepreneurs need to seek environments where they can learn from others, collaborate and take calculated risks to test their ideas. In these environments, entrepreneurial ideas have the greatest chance to take flight. ●
Bill Glick is the dean of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. The Jones School's graduate entrepreneurship program, currently ranked No. 4 by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazines, has been ranked as a top 10 program in graduate entrepreneurship for five consecutive years.
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Washington Monument
Washington Monument, obelisk-shaped tower, 555 ft 5 1⁄9 in. (169.3 m) high, located on a 106-acre (43-hectare) site at the west end of the Mall, Washington, D.C.; dedicated 1885. In 1783, Congress passed a resolution approving an equestrian statue of George Washington , and in 1791 architect Pierre L'Enfant included a site for the statue near the present location of the monument in his plans for the federal city. Washington, however, objected to the idea. After Washington's death in 1799, plans for a memorial were discussed but none was adopted until 1832, when the private Washington National Monument Society was formed. Its activity brought gifts of money as well as blocks of stone from each state, some foreign governments, and private individuals. These
tribute blockscarry inscriptions on the inside walls of the monument. Architect Robert Mills 's elaborate Greek temple design was accepted for the monument, and on July 4, 1848, the cornerstone was laid. Work on the project was interrupted by political quarreling in the 1850s; by the Civil War, funds became scarce. It was not until 1876 that Congress took over the project and appropriated money for the monument. The base, entirely different from Mills's design, was completed in 1880; the aluminum top was positioned in 1884; and the monument was opened to the public in 1888. The top may be reached by elevator; public access by the stairs is no longer permitted. The monument was closed while it underwent renovation from 1997 to 2000, security improvements from 2004 to 2005, and repairs of earthquake damage from 2011 to 2014.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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A Metra train hit a vehicle near the south suburban Midlothian station Monday, injuring one person and temporarily halting Rock Island Line service.
All train tracks were blocked after outbound train No. 422 struck the vehicle near the Midlothian station before 5:30 p.m., Metra said.
One man, a passenger in the car, was hurt. He was conscious and taken to an area hospital, according to a release from Midlothian Deputy Police Chief Steve Zamiar.
All inbound and outbound service was temporarily halted, but trains were cleared to move through the area again as of about 6:15 p.m., Metra said.
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The NCUA said Tuesday that it has chalked up a $165 million win against Wall Street, reaching a settlement with Bank of America and some of its subsidiaries over residential mortgage backed securities losses at failed corporate credit unions.
Bank of America did not admit fault as part of the settlement, the NCUA said in its announcement.
"As a result of the Bank of America settlement, NCUA has now successfully recovered more than a third of a billion dollars on behalf of credit unions," said NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz. "These settlements and our ongoing lawsuits further NCUA's goal of minimizing the losses of the corporate crisis and cutting future costs to credit unions."
In all, NCUA has recovered more than $335 million in legal settlements, which includes three similar, previously reached agreements with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and HSBC worth $170.75 million.
Those figures do not include fees due attorneys under a contingency agreement with NCUA to handle the suits.
According to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the NCUA's contracted law firms are collecting 25% of settlement recoveries.
In February, the NCUA's Inspector General told Issa in a February 2013 report that the NCUA's contingency agreements were reasonable.
Using the 25% legal fee estimate, of the $335 million recovered, $83.75 million would be paid to attorneys, with the balance of $251.25 million being applied toward corporate stabilization costs.
That's almost one-third of the 2012 corporate assessment collected from federally insured credit unions, and could provide some assessment relief to credit unions.
NCUA Public Affairs Specialist John Fairbanks said the settlement funds have already been collected by the federal insurer. Currently, the 2013 assessment is estimated to be between 8 and 11 basis points. In 2012, an assessment of 9.5 basis points raked in $800 million.
NCUA has filed lawsuits against several other firms, including Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Securities, RBS Securities, UBS Securities, Wachovia, Washington Mutual and Bear, Stearns, alleging violations of federal and state securities laws in the sale of mortgage-backed securities to the five corporate credit unions.