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Does anyone in the Republican party want to run against President Obama in 2012? Anyone with a real shot at winning, that is?
Consider all the promising candidates who've exited so far: Senator John Thune of South Dakota, a favourite of GOP political architect Karl Rove, bowed out three months ago, as did Representative Mike Pence of Indiana, who received extraordinary public plaudits – members of the House of Representatives are rarely considered qualified to run for president – and an early endorsement from the dean of conservative columnists, George Will.
Next, of course, was ex-Florida Governor Jeb Bush, George W's smarter younger brother, whom many thought would precede his elder sibling to the presidency in 2000. Jeb hasn't officially pulled out – just as he never officially said he was running – but he's clearly read the "Tea" leaves, as it were. Despite his impeccable anti-abortion credentials, his last name's still a liability, even with the base, which blames his brother for running up huge deficits and ruining the GOP "brand".
Then, there was former RNC chairman and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, a corporate lobbyist and good ol' boy from the deep south, who seemed like a walking, talking symbol of white privilege. Barbour didn't help his case by suggesting that racism wasn't actually that bad during the civil rights era when lots of his friends were active in a "civic" group that bore a disturbing resemblance to the Ku Klux Klan. Or that his accent made him sound like Foghorn Leghorn. He seemed destined to throw the GOP into demographic reverse, until he, too, passed up the contest.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee pulled out last week, as did Donald Trump. Trump's bid may have been a lark, but Huckabee was the frontrunner in the polls for months, besting even the GOP heir apparent, Mitt Romney. And he had a surprising crossover appeal, especially with female voters. But alas, the Tea Party distrusted Huckabee, who'd long been "soft" on taxes and government spending. And while polite in public, the GOP establishment despises him as a preachy ex-pastor and religious yahoo.
The latest noncombatant, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, was widely touted by Democrats and Republicans alike. That's because he's one of the most thoughtful, non-ideological and genuinely appealing conservatives around, a soft-spoken policy wonk who cares about sticky details, and who refuses to speak in rightwing bumper sticker terms about the nation's problems.
Earlier this year, Daniels was villified for suggesting that conservatives declare a "truce" on social issues that tend to divide them and undermine their standing with independents at a time when Obama's so vulnerable on the economy. It sounded like common sense but it was Daniels's death knell. He's anti-abortion, in fact, and recently came up with the nifty idea of "defunding" Planned Parenthood – a clever way of promoting a social issue agenda as a contribution to deficit reduction.
But if the Christian right was paying attention, you'd hardly know it. Daniels, sensing that he was in for a battle, if he ran, decided to opt out for "family reasons". That's the catch-all cover story every politician uses to spare himself, his wife and his kids the indignity of the latter-day equivalent of being tarred and feathered – that is, campaigning for the party's presidential nomination in the full media glare.
So who's left? In one corner, there is a handful of conservative firebrands, including eccentric pizza mogul Herman Cain, Tea Party wannabe Tim Pawlenty and Sarah Palin-soundalike Representative Michelle Bachmann. They're all ideologically pure, and with the exception of Pawlenty, perhaps, have limited crossover potential. Cain can't seem to find Afghanistan on the map, Bachmann sounds like a secessionist, and Pawlenty … well, he's an earnest fellow, but seems to lack the proverbial "fire in his belly". To paraphrase Gertrude Stein, there isn't any – or at least, very much – there, there.
In another corner, there's the former conservative firebrand, Newt Gingrich, who once led the GOP to a congressional takeover, back in the early Clinton years, which few voters even remember now. Newt's run has virtually flamed out already, due to a series of gaffes and pratfalls. If Daniels had the decency to pull out, virtually everyone thinks Gingrich should have the decency to admit that he really shouldn't be running in the first place.
And that leaves Mitt Romney, of course, and one long-shot GOP "dark horse", former two-term Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, who has recently served as President Obama's China envoy. Both men are practising Mormons, hailing from prominent families in Utah who've been feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys for years. In fact, it turns out they're cousins, which only heightens the fear among the party base that the two men, despite their avowed differences on a range of issues – from "Obamacare" to immigration – are merely variations on a theme, and simply too urbane and moderate to quell or tame the raging beast inside the GOP.
What's the party to do? Some conservatives are whispering about trying to draft Texas Governor Rick Perry, who inherited his job from George W Bush, but who fell out with the "Bushies" during his recent re-election bid. On paper, Perry's got it all – an outsized Texas personality that gives him "presence", the best record on job creation of any governor in the nation, and staunch support from Sarah Palin – who, by the way, is probably not running either. Perry even opposes an Arizona-style crackdown law, and won nearly 40% of the Latino vote last November – not too shabby for a party that presently seems addicted to "nativism".
Perry, of course, insists he's sitting the race out – which may be for the best, because only 4% of his fellow Texas Republicans would support him running, a recent poll shows. And that leaves the "holdouts": mainly, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, just about everyone's favourite GOP non-candidate. The party appears ready to do almost anything to persuade Christie to run. But Christie has said, again and again, that it would be "political suicide if I ran for president".
But for a leaderless GOP itself, the 2012 election threatens to be a slow political suicide.
• Editor's note: This article originally named Haley Barbour as governor of Louisiana, rather than Mississippi, and attributed the "there, there" quote to Emily Dickinson, rather than Gertrude Stein. These errors were amended at 9.30pm BST (4.30pm EST).


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This easy creamy zucchini soup is perfect for summer! It's light, healthy and fast to make. If you don't feel like eating this soup warm, then why not eat it chilled? It's pretty refreshing!
I have already mentioned the amazing summer produce from my parents garden. I was mesmerized by all the goodies there. It's not that I had never seen their garden before but I hadn't seen it like this in 10 years. Visiting your home land in winter is just not the same!
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Oh, by the way? Have you noticed anything weird on the picture? Huuge huuge mistake I made! Siim and I were taking pictures of the soup when I had this idea of putting a zucchini flower as a decoration. So I ran to the garden, grabbed some zucchini flowers, arranged them around little ramekins and took pictures.
There would be nothing wrong with that but I had picked cucumber flowers instead of zucchini ones!!! It hit me the following day, when I actually paid attention. It did not cross my mind for a second that the flowers were way too small! I was in a hurry because of the light.
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Shooting hoops and basketball games with friends just got a whole lot better with upgrades to the Heysen Park basketball court in Abbotsbury
Mayor of Fairfield City Frank Carbone said the Heysen Park basketball court, one of 15 across the City, had been resurfaced and the backboard and hoop replaced.
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Every year I finish these things later and later. Like I said in my ages-ago first post, it was mediocre year at Filmfest DC. So let's finally plow through the rest of the films and move onto the 2012 Oscar season.
An Article of Hope, USA, dir: Daniel Cohen
The best of the fest, this documentary kept me utterly spellbound. In 2003, Ilan Ramon became the first Israeli in space on space shuttle Discovery. He and the rest of his crewmates were killed when the shuttle disintegrated upon re-entering the earth's atmosphere.
His space exploits didn't make Ramon a national hero. His participation in Israeli airstrikes against Iraqi nuclear facilities twenty years prior and a prominent career in the Israeli Air Force had already done so. The film traces this remarkable man's life as both a man and a national symbol.
Ramon carried with him into space a miniature Torah that survived Bergen Belsen and a pencil drawing made by a teenaged Auschwitz victim. Entwined into the story of Ramon's preparations to become an astronaut are his thoughtful considerations of what it meant for him as an Israeli, a Jew, and son of Holocaust survivors to launch into the heavens.
The capacity crowd in my screening seemed predominantly Jewish and based on the sniffles I heard throughout the film and the questions asked at the Q&A, they strongly responded to it. As neither a Jew nor someone with connections to Israel, I was still very moved by the film and its portrayal of an extraordinary man. It simply works as a film that should affect any audience.
Clocking in at a few minutes under an hour, I think director Daniel Cohen should consider cutting it down to 40 minutes to qualify it for a Documentary Short Oscar run. But that sounds like that is not in the cards and a PBS showing will hopefully come in the future. Wherever it turns up, you should seek it out. A.
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, USA, dir: Pamela Yates
Three minutes into this film my friend's mom's face filled the screen. 30 years ago, director Pamela Yates filmed When the Mountains Tremble, a documentary about the then-raging Guatemalan civil war and it was my friend's mom who helped Yates connect with guerilla groups. Getting shocked out of your seat by a familiar face is an interesting way to begin a documentary.
Would it be cruel to say it was all downhill from there? I don't wish to be flip about it and maybe linearly the film didn't truly apex right at the beginning, but it does seem to suffer somewhat from mission creep and loose editing. Yates returns to Guatemala to film a follow-up and finds a country working to mend the rifts of the past. Researchers comb through piles of police files and fields of mass graves. But the wheels of justice turn slowly and it happens that some of the footage Yates shot 30 years prior could help make the case against army commanders who committed horrible atrocities.
The film is a mixture of a making-of documentary of the first film, a chronicle of the pursuit of justice, and a rumination about a documentarian's responsibilities. I found it to be a bit overly introspective and not constructed well enough to make it all compelling. It's too much telling instead of showing and it needed a stronger touch in the editing room to keep it from meandering. D+
Free Men (Les hommes libres), France, dir: Ismael Ferroukhi
Every ethnic and social group apparently needs its Nazi resistance film. In the past few years, the Danes had Flame & Citron, the Dutch Black Book, and French Communists had Army of Crime, which played Filmfest DC in 2010. And now French Muslim immigrants have Free Men.
Tahar Rahim, of A Prophet fame, plays Younes, an Algerian immigrant trying his hand in the black market in occupied Paris. After his capture, Nazi police threaten to send him back to Algeria unless he infiltrates a local mosque and reports back on the activities of the imam, a man thought to be involved in local Resistance activities and the smuggling of Jews out of France.
The imam immediately sees what the largely lapsed Younes is up to, but he lets him hang around. As he becomes more integrated in the mosque's community and reconnects with his faith, Younes begins to join them in their illicit activities.
As a tale about how oppression begets radicalism, it's a welcome message if not breaking any new ground. Its main sin is a lack of climax. It establishes the characters but all the furtive glances around the mosque and dashes through secret hallways build to a mini-caper at best which whimpers more than enthralls. C+.
Policeman (Ha-shoter), Israel, dir: Nadav Lapid
Let's finish with the worst of the fest. Policeman endeavors to tell both sides of a terrorist stand-off. The first half of the film follows Yaron, a commander in an elite anti-terrorism taskforce. He's about to become a father but an inquiry into an incident during a previous mission could derail his career. He and his close-knit unit discuss how to handle it.
Halfway through, the film abruptly shifts focus to Shira, a college-age upper-class radical. She and some chums are planning an attack to bring down Israel's elites. The details of the plot are withheld from the viewer, but their violent intent is not. The father of one of her co-conspirator realizes something is about to go down and tries to stop them.
Even as Shira and her group launch their plot and Yaron's unit is called in to combat it, the story never really returns to Yaron, leaving the first half of the film unresolved and totally separate from the second half. With only half of a movie to establish them, I didn't end up caring about any of the characters. It was sort of neat to see a contemporary Israeli film that depicts some part of life beyond the Palestinian conflict, but otherwise it completely dragged. D.


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Dog Clipper Blade Guide
Our Salty Dog All In One Clipper Kit comes with one standard #10 blade which is the most commonly used blade. However, you may wish to purchase additional blades which are professionally recommended for your specific breed. With thick double coated breeds and poodle/poodle x breeds an extra blade can be highly beneficial. The standard plastic combs can not push through the coats of these breeds and therefore to achieve longer lengths than the standard #10 blade additional blades are required.
To make it confusing the lower the blade number the longer the length of cut. The length cut a blade will give is written on the blade such as a #7 has 3.2mm inscribed. This number refers to the length of hair left cutting against the natural lay of the coat or off-standing coat such as a poodle. When cutting with the lay the length will be approximately twice the stated length. So for example the #7 blade will cut 3.2mm against the lay and approx 6.4 if cutting with the lay of the hair.
There are 2 types of blades, rough cut (skip tooth blades) and finishing blades. The finishing blades are labelled with an "F" such as the #7F blade. Ideally groomers will have both blades for the length they desire, a rough cut blade for the initial groom as it will cut more easily though the hair, followed by a finishing blade for a smoother more even finish. Obviously this is not always realistic especially when people are 1st starting out home grooming. Many of our customers purchase one additional blade and down the track may purchase another as they hone their home grooming skills.
Blades will go dull over time. The beauty of our clipper is that the blades can be sharpened. An online sharpening service such as clipperworlds is inexpensive and will get your blades back in tip top condition increasing the time before needing to buy replacement blades.
Grooming is very technical and you will not achieve the same results as a pro groomer overnight. With time however it will become easier and you will improve a little with each groom. Checkout the blade chart below to see which blades are professionally recommended for your breed.
ALL BREEDS AND MIXED BREEDSSanitary prep10Inside ears and tummy10Pads15Slightly matted5 or 5FVery matted7 or 7FVery heavy coats7Legs3 or combs or ScissorsFeet, beards, mustaches, furnishingsScissorsTeddy bear cut (3/4" all over)4
AFGHAN HOUNDVery matted strip down on body7FOn saddle only7FStomach10Pads15
AIREDALE TERRIERBody7 or 5Head, neck9 or 7FEars, cheeks and throat10Tail5 or 4Stomach10Pads15
BEARDED COLLIEMatted strip down7F or 5FPuppy trim at 2"30 with 1 1/4" CombStomach10Pads15
BEDLINGTON TERRIERBody5F, 4 or 3Head,Ears and Tail10 or 7FStomach10Pads15
BICHON FRISEPet trim, shortF, 4 or 3Matted strip down7F or 5FStomach10Pads15
BOUVIER DES FLANDRESMatted coat7FBody7FLegs and undercarriage10Head15Face7FEars10Stomach15Pads15
BRIARD TERRIERShort trim4Matted strip down7F or 5Face, legs & undercarriageScissorsStomach10Pads15
CAIRN TERRIERNatural look 2"30 and 3/4" CombPet trim, shorter on back4Head, legs and tailScissorsMatted strip down5 or 7FStomach10Pads15
CHOW CHOWMatted coat7FBody7Natural coatScissorsShort trim10Stomach10Pads15
COCKER SPANIELBody, sides and back only7F or 5F or 4FSides of neck9 or 7FFace, ears and throat10 or 15Stomach10Pads15
COLLIEBody7FMore length on body4 or 3Natural coatScissorsStomach10Pads15
DANDIE DINMONTBody, sides and back only5 or 4Head and tailScissorsLegs and undercarriageScissorsEars10 or 15Stomach10Pads15
ENGLISH COCKER SPANIELBody, back and sides only7F, 5F or 4FFront of Forearms7FHead, neck and ears15Stomach10Pads15
ENGLISH SETTERBody, side and back only7F, 5F or 4FTail, Legs and underbodyScissorsHead, neck and ears10Stomach10Pads15
ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELBody, side and back only7F, 5F or 4FHead, neck and ears10 or 9Stomach10Pads15
GERMAN SHEPHERDBody5F or 7FStomach10Pads15
GOLDEN RETRIEVERMatted coat7FBody5F or 7FStomach10Pads15Legs, tail and underbodyScissors
GREAT PYRENEESMatted strip down7FPuppy trim30 with 1" CombLong body trim3 or 4Stomach10Pads15
HUSKYBody5F or 7FStomach10Pads15
IRISH SETTERBody, sides and back5F, 7F or 4FHead, neck and ears10Stomach10Pads15Tail, legs and underbodysScissors
IRISH TERRIERBody, sides and back5, 5F or 7FHead, neck and ears10Stomach10Pads15Tail, legs and underbodyScissors
KEESHONDBody - matted5F or 7FNatural coatScissorsShort trim4Head, neck and ears10 or 9Stomach10Pads15Body, sides and tail30 with 1" Comb
KERRY BLUE TERRIERBody, sides, back & tail4, 4F or 3FHead, neck & ears10 or 9Legs30 with 1" CombStomach10Pads15
LAKELAND TERRIERBody, side and back only5Tail4Head, neck and ears10Legs, chest, beard and eye brows30 with 3/4" or 1" CombStomach10Pads15
LHASA APSOShorter pet trim4FMatted strip down7F or 5FPuppy trim30 with 1" CombTop of head4F or 5FFace & tailScissorsStomach10
MALTESEShorter pet trim4F or 4Matted strip down7F or 5FPuppy trim30 with 1" CombTop of head5FFace & tailScissorsStomach10
NEWFOUNDLANDMatted strip down5, 7 or 7FNatural coatScissorsShort cut4 or 3Stomach10Pads15
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOGShorter pet trim4FMatted strip down5F or 7FPuppy trim330 with 11/4" CombHead and faceScissorsStomach10Pads15
PEKINGESEMatted coat7FShort pet trim5F or 4FStomach10Pads15
POODLE - Kennel TrimFace, feet and base of tail15 or 10Body and legs7F or 5F or 4FTop knot & tail pieceScissorsStomach10
POODLE - Lamb TrimFace, feet and base of tail15 or 10Body5F or 4FLegsScissorsTop knot & tail pieceScissorsStomach10
POODLE - Summer Trim (Bikini)Face, feet and base of tail15 or 10Body and legs5F or 7FPompoms, top knot & tail pomScissorsStomach10
POODLE - Dutch TrimFace, feet and tail15 or 10Body pattern15 or 10Body30 & 1" CombPompoms, top knot & tail pomScissorsStomach10
PORTUGUESE WATER DOGShort coat4F or 4Matted strip down5F or 7FHead and tailScissorsBody and legs30 with 1" CombStomach10Pads15
SAMOYEDMatted strip down5F or 7FTailScissorsStomach10Pads15
SCHNAUZERMatted strip down5F or 7FBody and tail7, 5 or 4FLegs and furnishingsScissorsHead and ears10Stomach10Pads15
SCOTTISH TERRIERBody, back and sides5 or 4Head, neck and ears10TailScissors or 4FStomach10Pads15
SEALYHAMBody, back and sides only5Head, neck and ears10Tail5Stomach10Pads15
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGMatted strip down5F or 7FLong trim4 or 3Natural coat and tailScissorsStomach10Pads15
SHIH TZUShort pet trim4FMatted strip down15F or 7FHead, ears and tailScissorsStomach10Pads15
SILKY TERRIERShort pet trim4FMatted strip down5F or 7FHead, underbody and tailScissorsEars10Stomach10Pads15
SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIERBody and tail3 or 30 with 1" CombHead and earsScissorsShorter trim4FLegs30 with 3/4" or 1" Comb
WELSH TERRIERBody and tail7F or 5FHead, cheeks, throat and ears10Legs, Chest, Beard and eyebrows30 with 3/4" or 1" Comb
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIERBody, back and sides5F, 4F, 3FTail and underbodyScissorsHead and legs30 with 1" CombEar tips10 or 15
YORKSHIRE TERRIERMatted coat7FPuppy trim30 with 1" CombShort trim4F or 3FFaceScissorsEar tips10
MIXED BREEDS - CURLY COATBody and legs4F or 3FFace (Poodle style)10 or ScissorsFace (teddy bear style)3F or 30 with 3/4" or 1" CombTailScissors
MIXED BREEDS - WIRY COATBody and tail7F, 5F, 4F, 3FLegs, chest, beard and eyebrows3FEars10Face and eyebrowsScissors
MIXED BREEDS - SMOOTH COATMatted coat7FPuppy trim30 with 1" CombShort trim4FHead, face and tailScissors


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Your Customer Service Rights
When you give your business to a Georgia company, you expect a certain level of customer service. In most cases you would love the staff to go above and beyond for you, but you don't normally expect that. In some situations the service that you receive is extremely subpar and unacceptable. For those situations, everyone should understand their rights.
If you are unfairly treated at a store or business, you do have recourse options. One example of extreme customer service negligence would include airlines that drop you from a flight and fail to give you any compensation or help rebooking your flight. Another example would be hiring a company to make renovations or repairs to your home and them failing to follow through. In these situations you can launch a complaint with the company's customer service department or you can contact the Georgia Better Business Bureau.
In some cases however, you may feel that the bad service you received cost you a lot of money and emotional damage or maybe even physical injury. In these situations, you may want to speak to a lawyer. The Berry Law Group is here to help you with any consumer issues you have. We believe in our clients and want them to get the justice they deserve. Best of all, you can call us anytime for a free consultation, even if you are not sure if you have a case. If you find that you have been badly treated by a Georgia business or company, don't just complain to your friends and family, take action. And remember, The Berry Law Group is always here to help you.


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February 2, 2018: VICTORY DAY (OT: DEN' POBEDY) is a reportage depicting the festivities on the 9th of May 2017 at the monument to the Soviet soldier in Treptower Park, Berlin– a place where the past meets the future. The feature-length documentary of Sergei Loznitsa, will celebrate its world premiere at the section Forum of this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
Director: Sergei Loznitsa
Germany, 2018, 94 min.
Original language & subtitles: Various / English
an Imperativ Film production in co-production with Taura and Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)
with the support of Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
The Film
Every year, on the 9th of May, people gather in Treptower Park in Berlin. They come dressed in their best outfits or in Soviet military uniform. They carry flags, banners and posters. They lay flowers at the monument to the Soviet soldier; they sing, dance and drink. They celebrate the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. Since 1965, the 9th of May has been a public holiday in the Soviet Union – the Victory Day.
The film is a direct reportage from Treptower Park, 72 years after the victory.
The Director
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa's feature debut My Joy (2010) premiered in the competition at the Festival de Cannes, and was followed by his films In the Fog (2012), which was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize, and A Gentle Creature (2017) – both premiered also in the competition at the Festival de Cannes.
Sergei Loznitsa has directed 18 documentary films since 1996 and has received numerous international awards. His last documentary, Austerlitz, premiered in the official program of La Biennale di Venezia in 2016.


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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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Oncology appointment reflection
Last Thursday was my first oncology appointment. Reality set in as I walked into the office for the first time. I was not prepared for the emotions I had walking into the building. I had unfortunately told John to meet me there for the appointment and to not come early with me for blood work. I figured there was no reason for him to go early and watch me get blood work drawn. However, as I walk into the office a clear reality of my purpose and situation set upon my soul. I immediately called John and told him I over estimated my own strength. I told him I needed him now. (I gain strength and confidence from his presence and our love.)
The initial appointment was basically as expected. My oncologist is very kind and personable and she has great shoe style. (Funny side story….So in walks my new oncologist who is going to help cure me of cancer and rather than shaking her hand first and introducing myself I tell her I love her shoes. I quckly apologized and then introduced myself. She laughed and said we will get along great.) She spent a lot of time explaining the pathology results confirming that my cancer is stage 111 due to tissue layers involved and affected lymphnodes. (However, the surgeon is confident that he got all the cancer mass.) This cancer had apparently probably been growing slowly for years. She had no explanation for why me. I told her my life style is basically the opposite of a lifestyle that may increase the risk for this cancer. Sometimes cancer just happens.
My treatment plan: folfox chemo therapy every other week for 6 months. Each session will be about 4 hours. I will meet with the oncologist before each infusion. Once my in office infusion is done, I will go home and a home nurse will come hook up an IV infusion that will be connected for 48 hours through a port. I will be getting a port implanted in a few weeks. The IV bag will simply be attacked at my hip and go wherever I go. I am thankful that I will be able to get my treatment every other Wednesday. On my treatment weeks, my goal is to be able to work Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The main side effects of the chemo should not start until Friday and will be over by Monday morning.
Speaking of side effects, I may experience the following side effects: nausea, fatigue,hair thinning or loss, dry mouth, lack of balance and cold sensitivity especially on my hands, mouth, and feet (it is recommended that I don't even get the carton of milk from tbe fridge and that I drink everything at room temperature.). Or fingers crossed, no symptoms.
Up coming dates:
Port implant surgery - July 22
First Chemo - July 27


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Climate change could lead to more upset stomachs
Extreme weather events, which are increasingly likely due to climate change, are not only directly harmful, but can also have some less obvious negative effects. New research from the University of Maryland finds that illness from salmonella may increase with higher temperatures and more rainfall.
The researchers looked at extreme weather events—unusually high temperatures and heavy rainfall—in the state of Maryland and compared them with the number of salmonella outbreaks. They used data from the Maryland Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, a project funded by the Centers for Disease Control that tracks confirmed cases of sickness.
They found that both more rain and higher heat are associated with more outbreaks of salmonella. For people living in coastal regions, the risk of getting sick was even higher.The bacteria occurs naturally in the bodies of livestock, and can easily contaminate water, soil and crops, which leads to sickness in people. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million people will be sickened by salmonella, and its symptoms typically last for just a few days. However, about 23,000 cases per year result in hospitalization and 450 end in death.
One limitation of the study is that it only looks at a small geographical region, so it's not certain that the findings will apply to other areas. However, warmer and wetter weather does create an ideal growing environment for many kinds of bacteria—including pathogens like salmonella.
"Given the other literature that backs this up, I think you will see more salmonella cases with temperature spikes and precipitation spikes," said Kristi S. Shaw, a researcher at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and one of the study's authors, in an interview with Climate Central.
The findings of this study have been published in the journal Environment International.


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Joshua David "Josh" Duhamel (pronounced /d??m?l/, d?-mel;November 14, 1972) was born in Minot, North Dakota. Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model. He first achieved acting success in 1999 as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as the chief of security, Danny McCoy, on NBC's Las Vegas. He is also well known for his role as one of the protagonists, Captain/Major William Lennox, in the box office hit Transformers as well as its sequels, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Early life
He is the son of Bonnie L. Kemper, a physical education teacher, and Larry David Duhamel, an advertising salesman. His parents divorced during his youth, and although he remains close to both, he grew up with his mother and his three younger sisters, Ashlee, Mckenzee and Kassidy. Duhamel attended Minot State University and played as the back-up quarterback for the university's football team. He planned to attend dental school but dropped out one-and-a-half credits shy of his undergraduate degree.
Duhamel has stated, "After college, I followed an ex-girlfriend to northern California, did a bunch of odd jobs." Duhamel had won the title of Male Model of the Year in an International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) competition in 1997 (the first runner-up was actor Ashton Kutcher).
Duhamel began his acting career as an extra in the music videos for Donna Summer's song, "I Will Go With You (Con te partirò)" in 1998 and Christina Aguilera's song, "What a Girl Wants" in 1999. Later that year, he won the role of Leo du Pres on the ABC soap opera All My Children. His work on the show, especially his character's pairing with Greenlee Smythe (portrayed by actor Rebecca Budig), garnered critical acclaim. In 2000, he posed fully nude for Greg Gorman's "As I See It" photography book. In 2003, he earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for the Special Fan Award for America's Favorite Couple in 2002, shared with Budig, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Leo du Pres. Duhamel opted to leave All My Children in 2002 to pursue other acting opportunities.
In 2003, Duhamel landed a prime time role on the NBC show Las Vegas, playing the head of security as Danny McCoy for the Montecito Casino. He succeeded James Caan as president of the Montecito after Caan departed at the end of the fourth season. The series was cancelled in 2008.
Duhamel made his big-screen acting debut in 2004's Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and continued on to star in the thriller Turistas (2006). After watching an episode of Las Vegas in which Duhamel's character had just returned from the war in Iraq, Steven Spielberg handpicked him for the role of Captain William Lennox in 2007's summer blockbuster film Transformers (a film for which Spielberg was the executive producer). Duhamel reprised the role for the sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in June 2009, and again in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, due for release in July 2011.
Duhamel was the official pace car driver for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 driving the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car.
Duhamel will star alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the Boaz Yakin thriller film Sympathy for the Devil. He also appeared in The Romantics in 2010, alongside Katie Holmes, Adam Brody, and Australian actress Annabel-Jane Brooks.
Personal life
Duhamel met and began dating Stacy Ferguson (best known by her stage name of "Fergie") in September 2004. Ferguson, a singer for the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, appeared on Duhamel's show Las Vegas with her band in an episode titled "Montecito Lancers" (which aired on November 1, 2004). The couple wed on January 10, 2009, in the Roman Catholic ceremony at the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu, California. On January 10, 2010, the couple renewed their wedding vows on a beach in Santa Barbara. Duhamel and Ferguson reside in Brentwood, California, in a house that they purchased together in 2007. In 2005, Duhamel became the co-owner of 10 North Main, a restaurant located in the downtown section of Minot, North Dakota, which features dishes such as elk and pheasant.
On December 2, 2010, media picked up a story that Duhamel was kicked off a flight headed from New York City to Kentucky after refusing to turn off his BlackBerry before takeoff.
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Birthdate: 14th December, 1972
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Home Security
Home Security Products vs. Burglaries, Assaults & Trespassing
Every individual and family in the U.S.A. could succumb to burglaries, assaults, plus trespassing in their own abode. Nevertheless, there is a mass of gadgets and, in addition, products to be had for Home Security inside and out.
As a matter of fact, it is to the benefit of the customers that they could avail themselves of numerous selections. The only thing is that it is tough to know what of be pertinent for each person or household and what would aid them the most.
A Mixture of Home Protection Devices & Tools
We provide, for one, the Safe Family Life Super Door Stop Alarm. This 120dB distress signal will make noise and jam the doorway so that it can't be opened from the outside.
There are, likewise, the Small Alarmed Padlock and Large Alarmed Padlock. Both operate with a motion sensor once secured and will blare a 100dB alert if the lock is tampered with.
Magnetic Door AlarmThis compact, attractive Magnetic Door...$8.95
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For another, we furnish the Wireless Safety Alert & Driveway Patrol Alarm. This motion indicator with distinctive passive infra-red will oversee your preferred stretch to be sheltered. Any spotted movement will switch the siren on. It is transportable and, also, nurses a chime form.
Here, too, at Self Defense Products Florida is the Magnetic Door Alarm. This delightful pocket-sized 110dB bell in black or white utilizes magnetic affinity to kick off. Its base can be barred to the door or window mount while its initiator can be fixed if that door/window is opened.
Sixthly, we offer one more Magnetic Door Alarm, this time, by SafeFamilyLife. This trim appealing buzzer does the same things. All three are helpful specifically for those sliding glass doors.
As well, there is the Wireless Home Security Motion Sensor that can uncover movement from until 8 meters out. It holds an angle for 110dB plus a 300 feet wireless RF scope.
We supply, correspondingly, the Mini Alert Alarm. It churns out a passive infra-red triangle that yields a concealed hurdle. Breaching this 120dB buzzer is unworkable without launching it.
Further here is the Pool Protector by Safe Family Life. This electronic screening technique will clang its siren mechanically once a kid, adult, or pet drops into the pool while not overseen.
Moreover, we provide the TeleSpy Motion Intruder Alarm, which is a regular telephone that augments into an observing system with motion sensor plus microphone. It will connect to any phone number that you input and trigger the sensor. You can then reply via the amplified mic.
There is, next, the Glass Breakage Alarm. This 100dB vibration alert will ring for some 30 seconds once glass is struck, bashed, or broken, and then close off and restart.
We furnish, likewise, the Safe Family Life Barking Dog Alarm. It has vision through brick, cement, woods, glass, plus others by using electronic radar-wave sense control equipment. It will bark as if a furious canine if anybody moves into the watched region. However, it also has a chime.
There, too, is the Outdoor Wireless Home Security Motion Sensor with a wireless RF span of 300 feet. If the RF signal is prompted, the bell will be actuated. Identifying motion from until 10 meters out, it has an amendable angle for 150 degrees.
Similarly, we offer the 120dB high-output Wireless Outdoor Siren with three alarm operations: siren & signal light, siren merely, and signal light only. Its delay timer is 0-10.
The Wireless Home Security System will announce a 105dB vibration plus dial your 5 fixed phone numbers once movement has been discovered or a door or window in your house has been opened. The extent is 8 yards. What it merely necessitates is a landline with tone dialing.
Furthermore, we supply the Key Finder by SafeFamilyLife. It will beep for 90dB for 4 seconds and notice your object's signal from 50 feet out. It utilizes a frequency of 433MHz.
There, correspondingly, is the Motion Alert Alarm. With passive infra-red plus 105dB, it can displays close to your entry path with no problems whether vertically or horizontally.
As well, we provide the Wireless Home Security Vibration Sensor, a dual sensor that reveals vibration and whenever a door or window has been opened. Once its wireless RF, with a distance of 300 feet, has been elicited, this begins the alerting.


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by Edwin Chew
To start with, I'm a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patient, a fun loving guy, age 27 turning 28. But on the contrary, I'm not a very outspoken person; hence, I'm not very good in expressing myself. I like to explore new things and places, like most people I'm a food lover, tasting delicious food makes me feel delighted.
A few things I like about myself, is that I'm a self-believer, believing in myself, and I'm a perfectionist, not easily influenced by other people. Sometimes, I even suspect that I had a certain degree of narcissism. I have been seeing the doctor ever since I was 5 I was found to have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Since, it's a chronic illness, over the past 23 years; I had seen many doctors to monitor the progress of my condition, and to get advice on proper treatment, such as physiotherapy and assistance for equipments. For instance, just few years back, the doctor said that I need a bi-pap normally known as a respirator, to help me breathe better. Through a medical social worker, I applied for financial assistance for that respirator. Because of the illness, the relationship with my mum has not been very good. She is the only one taking care of me most of the time. As I grew older, my condition worsens. It is just too much for her to take, the scolding and slapping came naturally. Sometimes I cannot help it but to start bickering with her.
I ought to understand that my parents, especially my mum who also have a similar condition like me must be physically and emotionally tired while trying to take good care of me. At home, mum would be the only one with me, taking care of my daily essentials from showering, toileting as well as cleaning up and dressing. Dad would help out when he's around. I have to face a lot of setbacks and rejections in life; it's hard to tell people how I feel. In school, I relied on help from classmates to move me from stairs to stairs, helping me to retrieve my books from the bag and during recess time.
I always felt that I'm way too far-fetched from the others; I tried my best to catch up in studies although I'm not trying to aim for a ranking. As part of growing up, being in love was one of the hardest things to the extent that I dare not think about it.
But, what meant to come would still come. I met a girl, in Secondary 3; she was a classmate of mine. I couldn't remember when I started to develop feelings for her and even get jealous. But of course, when she found out my feelings, I got rejected. I acted as if nothing happened back at home, did not even mention anything in front of my parents. I must be lucky to have classmates that talked me out and comforted me.
Of course, there would be some classmates who passed nasty remarks or even joked about it. I felt my self- esteem had been threatened.
People see chronic illness with a negative attitude. Having thoughts of chronic illness will overwhelm them with fear and uncertainty. They have the tendency to think that chronic illness is often associated with old age and unhealthy lifestyle, but that's not always the case. A healthy person may not be as mentally prepared as someone whom is living a life with chronic illness when it comes to taking care of themselves or the ones they love were to face with such illness.
We should always keep in mind that there are chances that anybody may get chronic illness, and should always be prepared for it. It is also important for the patient to gain moral support from friends and family. Social acceptance and understanding also plays an important role in this case. Although, there are certain things a patient with certain chronic illness cannot do, we
should still live a life to the fullest, no matter what the obstacles are.
I see myself as someone who is living my life in a different way, seeing things at different angle from others. I hope people will not see me as anyone special, and treat me indifferently from others.


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Brittainy Lauback was born in Columbus Ohio. She received a BFA from the University of New Mexico in 2003 and an MFA from University of Georgia in 2014. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally. She lives and works in Athens GA.
Image credit: Brittainy Lauback, Elf Power, Transparent Lines, 2013, Video


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Patient Portal"To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Access your medical information anytime, anywhere with the KCHS Patient Portal.
What is the patient Portal?
The Patient Portal contains information from visits that you have had in the hospital or Minden Medical Clinic. The Patient Portal is a great place to access your labs or other test results from Kearney County Health Services. You can also view:
- Allergy list
- List of diagnoses
- Lab values
- Vital signs from your visit
- Medication list
- Summary of your visit
This information is available to you at anytime through the Portal. In addition to your personal information, resources available include link to WebMD, CDC.gov, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Diabetes Association, and the North American Menopause Society.
Is my Information Safe?
The Patient Portal is a password protected account and is encrypted in the same way that banks protect your banking information online. Login information will be sent directly to you, and you will be the manager of this online account. As a reminder – in order to keep your information safe, you should not share your username or password with others, and you should create a "strong" password (one that is hard to guess). Make sure to log out of your Patient Portal account each time you access it.
Getting into the Patient Portal
The Patient Portal can be accessed here: PATIENT PORTAL or by going directly to: https://mycarecorner.net/Default.aspx
- Go to 'Create an Account'
- Enter your email address
- Create your own password. To make it difficult for others to guess, your password must be a minimum of 8 characters, and must contain at least one number. Do not start your password with a special character.
- Enter the PIN you received from KCHS
- Fill out the other security information and select 'Complete'
You will receive an email verifying that your email address is correct. To finish your registration, you must click on the verification link enclosed in the email that you receive.
If you forget your password, you may reset it by answering the security questions and receiving a temporary password, or by calling 308.832.3400 ext. 2344. There may be a delay with calling to reset your password.
For questions about the Patient Portal, call 308.832.3400 ext. 2355 for Hospital or ext. 2100 for Clinic


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Custom Options
- End Caps: $10.00 each
- Stippling: $10.00 per area
- Sleeved inserts: $10.00 for wood, $12.00 for acrylic
- Anodized Bands: $10.00 CA Finish: $20.00
- Rare and exotic stabilized woods are available, call for complete listing and availability.
Olive Wood with
black/gold acrylic end caps.
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acrylic sleeved insert.


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What Are the Major Types of Web Hosting in the Market Today?
There are multiple types of web hosting services which are available in the market today, each of them are well preferred by their specific customer niches, depends on their specific requirements and needs. Come let us find out some of the common web hosting services,
1. Dial up Access Hosting – this is the most basic type of hosting and access service that anyone would ever had when web hosting service was introduced.
2. Shared hosting – also refers to as virtual hosting or mass hosting. This is a type of web hosting where you get to share the server with others who also sign up for the same web host. The infrastructure and server are managed and owned by the web host.
a. This type of web hosting is cheaper and on average a popular choice for many web users because it is affordable and user friendly for most people to find it useful. They are cheaper because the overhead costs are widely shared out by the many users who had signed up with the web hosting provider.
b. However here are some of its drawbacks, where the security level is pretty low for a virtual hosting because you are sharing the server with someone else, while the software and database support provided by this type of web hosting is low as well.
3. Dedicated Hosting – where you are allowed to get an entire server for your own self and you are in control of all the resources and in charges of all the available websites. In this case, you or the web hosting provider can own the hardware and the server. In this type of hosting, the web hosting provider does not really own anything except to provide the hosting services and take care of the hosting operation. Everything else will be the customer's liability.
a. Dedicated Hosting has a lot of benefits of course such as high reliability, high quality customer service and fast speed data connectivity, great in operating CPU intensive jobs or applications, seldom downtime of server, ample memory and bandwidth allocated.
b. This hosting plan is suitable for large companies with heavy online traffic, highly confidential industry which need a dedicated website for itself, which is suitable to share the same server with anyone else.
4. Reseller Hosting – where you may sign up for your web hosting services from a web host, and then you get to resell them under your own specific different brand. This type of hosting is suitable for those who wanted to try out their hosting experiences.
5. Root Server Hosting – this is also being called as semi-managed hosting. This is similar to dedicated hosting but additionally you get to control your server by accessing the root of the server itself. There are many benefits cited for this type of web hosting, such as a longer uninterrupted Internet connectivity and higher level of flexibility. It is very versatile, and suitable for those who need great flexibility to enable customization.
6. Collocated Hosting – where the web hosting provider allow you to place your server at its premises. Most of the time this type of collocated hosting took place because the web host had a better place which is designed to store server. The goodness of this hosting is as such; high bandwidth and security, and the downtime of the server is close to zero with great reliability. On the other band, surely this type of hosting will be more expensive, for it requires special skill sets for configuration and debug purpose.
The above six types of web hosting are some of the common ones, there are many more different choices which one can find from the Internet with different services, options and benefits. Compare them thoroughly by table out their pro and cons. The right type of hosting service for you would be one which are affordable, but yet are equipped with necessary features and options to facilitate and enhance their clients' online needs.


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POC has designed RESLIFE as a non-lethal, precision pointing, flash/bang light and sound effect system that uses a high energy, high pulse rate eye-safe lasers as the deterrent system. This capability extends the time line before lethal means would be deployed. Currently POC has successfully demonstrated this effect at 50 m range and 140 db audible sound. RESLIFE can be deployed on ground vehicles or fixed mounted for force and high value asset protection.
POC has developed an Optical Proximity Sensor (OPS™) for small caliber non-lethal munitions and proximity detection. The miniature optical sensor generates an electric output signal if a light reflecting target emerges at a predefined sensing distance. The OPS sensing distance is from 1m to 5m and the angle of view is 2 milliradians by 7.8 milliradians (0.11 degree X 0.44 degree). OPS can be installed on a shooting projectile as small as 12-gauge caliber (OD: 17.8mm - 12 gauge and 19mm in length which includes PC board). Weighing less than 10.2g (without battery), OPS response time is less than 0.1 milliseconds (0.0001 seconds). OPS can be adapted to meet OEM requirements.
POC's MNLG non-lethal warhead is a small integrated system capable of dispensing liquid materials rapidly and accurately from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as low-speed quadcopters or the high-speed Lethal Miniature Aerial Munitions Systems (LMAMS) as a direct replacement of its existing lethal payload. Examples of liquid payloads include malodorants used to disperse crowds or enemy personnel or non-visible taggants used to mark still or moving targets for tracking and later identification. The MNLG can be triggered remotely or via integrated proximity sensor, and has been demonstrated through numerous UAV flight tests. The system is designed to be reusable and low cost, providing a unique non-lethal capability in the toolkit of warfighters, homeland security, and law enforcement.
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Kyphosis is a forward rounding of the back. Some rounding is normal, but the term "kyphosis" usually refers to an exaggerated rounding of the back. While kyphosis can occur at any age, it's most common in older women.
Age-related kyphosis often occurs after osteoporosis weakens spinal bones to the point that they crack and compress. Other types of kyphosis are seen in infants or teens due to malformation of the spine or wedging of the spinal bones over time.
Mild kyphosis causes few problems, but severe cases can cause pain and be disfiguring. Treatment for kyphosis depends on your age, the cause of the curvature and its effects.


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There is a large number of health and fitness apps available in stores, You may have already used some of those apps. But when it comes to the case of Mental Fitness apps it will be hard to find one. Now Lucid Performance has introduced an app in Mental Fitness Platform to help persons to increase their concentration and focus under stress. They launched the app named "Lucid" in both Android and iOS operating systems.
This application provides five-minute mental and emotional health exercises according to the workouts practices of Lucid mentor George Mumford. He is a specialist in this field who worked as mental fitness as well as overall performance trainer of American professional basketball player (NBA superstars) like Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Aaron Gordon to assist them to perform at an extreme level. Orlando Magic's player Aaron Gordon is one of the investors in this program. Apart from the app, Lucid also provides long-form instructional videos, guides, podcasts, along with location-based centers, seminars, and public events. They also added a number of other leading sports activities to it supports.
This application is available to download for both Android and iOS. In play store, this app already reached 65,000 downloads.To become a member you need to sign up with this app and you will get a short trial period and provided with free five workouts. All these five exercises will educate you on the basics of the Lucid training course. When the trial period is over to proceed the course you need to become a Lucid premium member by making a payment of $9.99/month or $99.99/year. So if you're an athlete or a sportsman give it a try and share your thoughts with us.
Size – 10 MB
Content Rating – 3+
Support Android – 4.1 and up
Author – Lucid Performance Inc.
In-app purchases
read phone status and identity
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
read phone status and identity
receive data from Internet
view network connections
full network access
run at startup
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping


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December 2015
Leading steel scaffolding and formwork manufacturer Manar Al Omran's new Profemax system has been chosen for key projects in Saudi Arabia.
Profemax was launched along with another new system, Profex, at the gulfBID expo, which was held in Bahrain earlier this year.
The lightweight Profex formwork system is suitable for shear walls, lift shafts and stairwells and boasts high durability and cost effectiveness while the heavy-duty Profemax is designed for thicker shear walls.
"Profemax will be used in the construction of the Riyadh metro stations as well as for the walls of Kingdom Tower in Jeddah along with the Manar Cuplok system for the slabs," says Ahmed Hassan, the company's marketing manager.
In Bahrain, Manar Al Omran's systems are being used for the construction of the Treasure Tower in Dilmunia, the Nest tower, the 42-storey Forbes Tower in Sanabis, two towers in Durrat Marina, and Dadabhai's Juffair Heights, as well as the Avenues Mall being built opposite the Bahrain World Trade Centre, to name a few.
With 100 branches in Saudi Arabia and eight international branches, Manar Al Omran is a leading company selling, renting, and purchasing steel scaffolding, formwork and casting moulded minerals. Its products are assembled across four factories in the kingdom. Its head office and main production factory is located in Dammam.
Manar Al Omran has over 40 products, which have been used in hundreds of projects across the region. These include bridges, ministry buildings, railways, towers and water tanks. It employs 2,500 people.


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I have migrated about 40 websites from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.x. This article contains my notes, including gotcha's, along with documentation.
Preparing for a Joomla 2.5 Migration
Preperation is key to success.
Backup Your Joomla 2.5 Installation
First make a backup of your existing website. This could be with Akeeba Backup or using your Server's GUI control panel or FTP, or tarball, but I prefer and recommend using Git.
If possible make sure your backup works! Having a reliable restore point can save you hours of work (again easy with Git).
Preparing Your Server
Next you want to ensure that your server supports PHP 5.4 + and MySQL 5.1 + (InnoDB support required) and all other Joomla requirements
Peparing Joomla
Make sure you have updated to the lastest version of Joomla (2.5.28).
Make sure you have the latest database schema by going to: Extension Manager > Database tab (click fix if it's not).
Go to the Extention manager, in the manage section. Remove any extentions you are not using. Make a list of all the third party extentions you plan on migrating. Check to see if the extentions exist for Joomla 3.0, if they don't you will have to find alternatives.
The Update From Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.x
- Go to: System > Global Configuration > Server tab. Set Error Reporting to Maximum
- Go to: Extensions > Plugin Manager > Remember Me. Disable the plugin.
- Go to: Components > Joomla Update
- Click: Options. Change Update server to Short Term Support, Save & close
- Note: If the update is not showing up, go to Extension manager > Update and press Purge Cache from the toolbar.
- Run the update
When the updates are complete you can do the following:
- Purge Cache
- Enable Remember Me
- Enable Cache


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Clinical Trials
A clinical trial is a research study that compares a new treatment regimen against a more standard treatment regimen in a very organized and scientific way. The new treatment regimen does not have to be a new medication or technology (though sometimes it is). In many cases, a clinical trial may compare different ways to give well-known treatments. For example, combining two chemotherapy drugs or changing the dosages and timing of radiation could find better ways to treat cancer without new medicines and technologies.
Because clinical trials involve real people with real cancer, there is a long pathway that leads up to approval of a clinical trial. A great deal of testing in the laboratory, plus protocol reviews, has to be done before a proposal for a clinical trial can be approved.
Factors to consider
- Costs: For most clinical trials, there will not be any direct cost to you. Health insurance will pay for standard doctor visits and tests related to your condition. Any extra medications, tests or visits are typically covered by the sponsor of the clinical trial (but you should find this out beforehand).
- Logistics: Even if it doesn't directly cost you anything to be part of the clinical trial, you need to consider how it will impact you in terms of travel time and time away from work. You should see where the trial is being done, how long it will last and how frequently you need to have visits and tests. Neither you nor the doctors conducting the clinical trial want you to leave the trial early because of logistical reasons. Make sure you understand all the details before signing up.
- Purpose: Not all clinical trials are designed to cure cancer. In some clinical trials, the best outcome might only be increasing survival by a few months. Perhaps a trial will not increase survival at all but instead focus solely on decreasing treatment side effects. You should ask your research team what the purpose of the trial is.
- Eligibility: Clinical trials have very strict criteria for patients to be allowed to join. The clinical trial team will make sure you meet those criteria before you are approved to join.
- Risks: When you are in a clinical trial, you might receive treatments or therapies that have not been proven to be helpful. Even though all clinical trials in the United States need to be reviewed and approved by a number of committees before starting, there will be risks to every trial. You should talk to your doctor about the risks as well as the benefits of participating in a clinical trial. Fortunately, there are many rules to help ensure that you understand the risks and that your doctors limit the risks, including ongoing monitoring of the results.
Where to find a clinical trial
- Your doctor: You can find a clinical trial by asking your cancer doctors. Usually, for head and neck cancers, clinical trials are done mainly at university hospitals (or academic medical centers). This is probably the best place to start if you are interested in joining a clinical trial. If your doctor does not know much about available clinical trials, you can certainly get a second opinion.
In many cases, particularly if you are at a high-volume cancer center, your doctors may tell you about different clinical trials and see if you are interested in joining.
- On the web: You can also find a clinical trial yourself by going to the National Cancer Institute's web site. In this website, you can search for a clinical trial based on the location and/or type of cancer that you have.
Another web site, clinicaltrials.gov, has the same list of clinical trials, but the user interface is a little different. Not all the trials on this list are related to cancer. You might prefer one website to another.
Clinical trials that are not sponsored by the National Cancer Institute may also be an option for you. You can find these by taking part in cancer advocacy groups or by looking on the websites of the major pharmaceutical companies, NCI-designated cancer centers or private websites that help you find a clinical trial. Some of these websites also include a partial list of NCI-sponsored trials as well. A few such websites include:
- http://www.cancertrialshelp.org/cancer-trial-search/
- World Health Organization – International Clinical Trials Registry Platform
- http://www.centerwatch.com/clinical-trials/
- http://news.cancerconnect.com/clinical-trials/
…and many others
Read the National Cancer Institute's 10-Step Guide to Finding a Cancer Treatment Trial for more information.