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To Master the Onixpected! (してんのうシバとうじょう! Bruno of the Elite Four Enters) is the 73rd episode of Pokémon: Indigo League.
Seeing a video, Ash and Brock want to learn from Bruno, a member of the Elite Four. They, along with Misty, go to the mountains, but get chased by a gigantic Onix. Luckily, Bruno saves them, but after being told about their quest, Bruno does not have much secrets to share, but to capture the strongest Pokémon. Ash and Brock, along with Team Rocket, decide to capture the gigantic Onix, but they see it is much more to handle than it looks.
Episode plot
Ash and Brock watch a video of Bruno, a member of the Elite Four. Misty interrupts them by shutting the TV down, so Ash and Brock respond they want to learn from the video. Brock tells her he can teach them secrets, though Ash wonders which ones. Ash knows they can learn from him, but Brock does not believe they will have a chance meeting him, as he is busy. Ash's mom tells them Bruno is secretly going to Mount Hideaway to train. Ash is happy to hear that and lets her know that they will go seek Bruno.
Misty sees they are several miles to the mountain, but Ash and Brock want to rest, so they sit down at a bench outside a shop. A lady comes out and is asked if she saw Bruno. The lady confirms that she saw Bruno among the mountains, though she knows that there are some thieves around the area. Looking at her empty plate, she sees she has been robbed - again. They all hear an alarm and see three men. They turn around and are revealed to be Team Rocket. They claim they don't want to deal with money, so they steal. The lady gets angry and pounds them, so Team Rocket runs away. The lady turns to the heroes and tells that Bruno is around, but so are gigantic Onix. Brock suspects that the soil causes the Onix to grow larger.
The heroes continue their quest and soon see a road, but going on it they see it is no road, as something passed through. The ground shakes, as the heroes soon see a giant Onix. The heroes run away, but a man tells them to come behind the rock. Onix passes away, so the heroes are grateful for the rescue and soon see that man is Bruno. The heroes thank them and follow him. Bruno wonders why are they following them. Ash and Brock bow down and the latte explains that his friend wants to learn from him, so they promise to learn from Bruno if they do anything he wants.
Ash and Brock carry buckets of water. Misty wonders why they need to carry water and is told this exercise build strength and balance, though Ash trips over and splashes Misty with water. The next exercise is to chop wood. Ash swings the axe and separates a log of wood in two, but a piece flies on Misty's head, knocking her out. The next lesson is to carry rocks, which Bruno believes it shapes inner and outer strength. Ash lifts a rock, but loses balance and goes to Misty, who runs away from him. The last lesson is to peel the bark off a twig. Ash and Brock are confused as what that lesson teaches, but Ash proceeds and cuts the twig. He gives it to Bruno, who responds that one needs to bring a fork while camping and thanks them for the work. The gang is very confused, except Brock, who raises a branch and believes Bruno will stop him from the attack he is going to make. Brock runs and attacks, though Bruno did nothing and got hurt. Brock and Ash want to learn the secret behind the Pokémon training, but Bruno simply tells them one needs to catch strong and powerful Pokémon to win, causing Brock to be in a major disappointment.
Team Rocket overheard that and promise to get the giant Onix. They wander and Meowth does not know how to capture it, so Jessie and James tell him they know some tricks. They come to a valley and wait. Soon, the gigantic Onix emerges, frightening Team Rocket. Ash and Brock comment how Bruno was not as helpful as he should have been. Soon, they hear a sound, as Team Rocket use missiles to attack Onix. The Onix chases Team Rocket in a cave and attacks them. To help them out, Brock sends Onix, Misty sends Staryu, and Ash sends Squirtle. Brock's Onix tackles the giant one, but fails. Staryu uses Water Gun, but Onix shakes it off. Squirtle uses Water Gun as well and distracts the Onix, as Team Rocket runs away. The giant Onix uses tail and defeats Staryu, Onix and Squirtle, while also making Team Rocket blast off.
The Onix tackles the cliff where Ash, Brock and Misty are. Ash and Pikachu fall down. Pikachu uses ThunderShock, but since Onix is a Ground-type Pokémon, it does not work. The Onix strikes, but Ash and Pikachu are saved by Bruno. Bruno carries them to the cliff and orders them to call their Pokémon back, while he goes to fight Onix by himself. Bruno attempts to reason with Onix, but Onix keeps fighting. Bruno goes on its head, causing Onix to strike itself. Bruno does not understand, but calms Onix down. He goes to check in the middle and gets a Sandslash out. Onix is grateful and wants to go with Bruno, so Bruno captures it. Ash, Misty and Brock are impressed and want to know the secret. Bruno admits there is no secret: the idea is to take care of Pokémon and work on that bond, comparing Ash and Pikachu as a great model. Bruno goes away, leaving the heroes with a new experience. Meanwhile, Team Rocket is surrounded by several angry giant Onix, who stare at them.
- "Prepare for Trouble whippersnapper." - Jessie
- "And make it double young feller." - James
- "I think we can fast-forward through this. (grabs a VCR remote and pushes Fast-Forward)" - Meowth
- "Toprotecttheworldfromdevastation." - Jessie
- "Touniteallpeopleswithinournation." - James
- "Todenouncetheevilsoftruthandlove." - Jessie
- "Toextendourreachtothestarsabove." - James
- "Jessie." - Jessie
- "James." - James
- "TeamRocketblastoffatthespeedoflight." - Jessie
- "Surrendernoworpreparetofight." - James
- "Ok." - Meowth
- "Meowth, that's right." - Meowth
- "(sigh), Exhausting." - Jessie
- "I think I bit my tounge." - James
- The Onix that Bruno caught had a cross-shaped scar on its right eye.
- Meowth breaks the Fourth Wall in this episode by fast-forwarding through Team Rocket's motto.
- The meatballs eaten by Ash and Brock are said be made from muskrat, a non-Pokémon animal species.
- The "Who's that Pokémon?" in this episode is Alakazam.
- This is the first episode to feature an Elite Four member.
- At the beginning of the episode the voice-over mentions there is only three weeks left until the Pokémon League competition, yet a few episodes earlier it is stated that there are two weeks until the League begins.
|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
|Other series: Gold and Silver · Ruby and Sapphire · Diamond and Pearl · Black & White · XY and XYZ · Sun & Moon · Journeys


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Target Field continues to be MLB's greenest park
The Twins became the first professional sports franchise to attain LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver Certification for the operation and maintenance of Target Field in 2010 and the stadium was named the Greenest Ballpark in America for the organization's efforts.
Since the ballpark opened in 2010, the Twins have continued to keep it green through a variety of environmental efforts.
"The Minnesota Twins organization believes our future success -- both on and off the field -- is built on a business model that embraces operational efficiency, environmental stewardship and social responsibility," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "Through the following efforts, we have reduced our overall impact on the environment while we continue to seek ways to improve the sustainability of Target Field."
One of the ways the Twins use local natural resources is by capturing and reusing rainwater. Through a custom-designed rain water recycle system provided by Minneapolis-based Pentair, the Twins captured, purified and reused more than 1.84 million gallons of rainwater, reducing the use of municipal water at Target Field in 2011 and 2012.The majority of the recycled rainwater was used to wash down the seating bowl attached to the main concourse.
The Twins also did their part by recycling, as they kept more than 2,559 tons of waste out of local landfills the past two years through recycling, composting and sending trash to the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center.
Unused food was also donated to local charities with more than 55,000 hot dogs and brats, 8,000 hamburgers and 3,500 chicken breasts being donated through a partnership with Rock and Wrap It Up! Inc.
The Twins also partner with Minnesota State Parks and Trails in a program in which every time a Minnesota Twins pitcher breaks the bat of an opposing player, Minnesota State Parks and Trails plants 100 trees in one of the 73 Minnesota state parks and recreation areas on or along one of the 21 Minnesota state trails.
In 2012, Twins pitchers broke 170 bats, which means that 17,000 trees will be planted in the spring of 2013. It was two more bats than in 2011, when Minnesota hurlers broke 168 bats to lead to the planting of16,800 trees this past spring.
"As we move forward, the Twins are committed to maintaining our focus on environmental sustainability," St. Peter said. "While we can always improve, we're proud of our efforts in 2012 and are looking forward to doing even more in 2013."

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Escobar held out with right hamstring strain
TORONTO -- Yunel Escobar was out of the lineup for the second consecutive game on Saturday as he nurses a mild right-hamstring strain.
"He's feeling a lot better today, to the point where it's not sore," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "But I don't want to push it, because I don't think it's necessary. But he's definitely making progress. Let's just be a little more patient."
When asked if Escobar could be back in the lineup by Monday, Maddon said: "I would imagine so.
"We want him to get out here and run around a little bit. ... It's doing well, it's doing fine, we just don't want to push.
"I really think what happened is, he took those three days off [for the All-Star break] and worked out pretty hard on the day before we left [for Toronto] on Thursday. He did a lot of running on the turf, whether it was taking his ground balls. I think he just got sore from that. I really do."


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NEW DELHI (Sept. 4, 12:55 p.m. ET) — Uflex Ltd. is aiming to become one of the world's largest flexible plastic producers by expanding its base in India as well as setting up new plants globally.
The company, which broke ground on its first U.S. plant a year ago, is currently looking at Latin America as a location for a future plant.
The objective is to cut the lead time for global customers, according to N. Siva Shankaran, vice president of business development of the company's packaging division.
"Earlier, the lead time used to be around 45 days, when we were supplying from India," Shankaran said in an interview with Plastics News at the Packaging Technology for Optimization conference in New Delhi.
Now the lead time is down to a maximum of about 10 days, he said.
Shankaran said the company's plant in Latin America would "most likely" be in Brazil. The company will probably zero in on a location in early 2013.
"Ideally plant construction would take about 12-15 months and the proposed South American venture would likely to kick-start production in the first half of 2014," Shankaran said.
The company expects the plant will be similar to its plant in Noida, near Delhi.
"We replicated the Noida plant in our overseas plants in the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Egypt, Poland and the U.S., and would follow it in the South American plant also," he said.
Uflex Ltd. broke ground on its U.S. plant, in Elizabethtown, Ky., in October. The $180 million plant, which will be known as Flex Films, will make PET film.
Already India's largest flexible material producer, Uflex recently expanded one of its three plants in Jammu, India, Shankaran said. Two of the plants make laminated films and pouches.
Shankaran said Uflex also still has plans to grow in India.
"We are looking for suitable site for the new plant, which would likely to be located in the southern part of India," Shankaran said. The proposed facility would likely to be operational by early 2014.
Uflex grows by about 15 percent annually.
Currently, India's laminated films sector generates sales of about $3 billion annually, and will likely surpass $50 billion in 15-20 years, he said. Uflex has about 15 percent of India's laminate film market, he said.


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It's been a mess of rumors and angry gamers since the first hint of the next Xbox, code-named Durango, would require a constant internet connection. A connection not only for online multiplayer, not only for updates but also to play games. Of course the cynic in us felt it was also a way to block used games, the "always on" component either way has been an irritating thorn in all our sides.
Thanks to recent reports at The Verge and VGLeaks, we're now hearing that the constant connection will be only for the push of media content. Durango will still play games offline, without the need for the internet. It also seems the likelihood of Microsoft using this as a means to slit the used games market's throat is pretty low.
The origin of the rumors seem to stem from the already out there dev units needing the connection. There was some mention of a possible second Xbox device needing a full-on connection. Of course we don't know anything for certain as Microsoft won't respond to rumors. We just have to wait until the alleged unveiling in May.


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Alexandria, Danbury residents to weigh in on wind energy plan
Credit: By DAN SEUFERT, Union Leader Correspondent | January 06, 2014 | www.unionleader.com ~~
Residents for and against the proposed Wild Meadows wind farm project are expected to jam the Old Town Hall for tonight's discussion of the project's PILOT program just offered to Alexandria and Danbury.
Danbury officials, who say they have received the PILOT proposal but have not discussed it yet, will count ballots Wednesday night from residents. The town sent letters to approximately 800 registered voters last month with ballots asking if they support the project, asking for a yes or no vote. The selectmen have said the town's position on the project will be established by the vote.
The company proposing the project, Iberdrola Renewables, the Spanish energy company with U.S. headquarters in Portland, Ore., doesn't need the towns' approval, as the project's wind towers would be built on privately leased land in each town. The state's Site Evaluation Committee will decide whether to allow the project after about a year's study.
Iberdrola officials say they hope to get local approval, even if it's not necessary. That's why they offer the PILOT program, the title of which stands for payment in lieu of taxes.
"Overall, we estimate the project will contribute $1.6 million per year to the local community, or more than $33 million over 20 years," said Iberdrola's Paul Copleman.
But New Hampshire Wind Watch, a group whose 2,000 members oppose the Wild Meadows project because of the potential negative effects on the vistas, property values and tourism in the Newfound Lake-Cardigan Mountain area, has been communicating with Alexandria residents and other area residents, urging them to speak their minds at the meeting.
"Here we are, a little over one year in our fight against Big Wind. Take a big breath, we need to power on, and this Tuesday night we really need you in person," Wind Watch President Lori Lerner said in an email to the group's members and area residents.
"(The Alexandria selectmen) want to hear your feelings about the specific agreement Iberdrola has proposed, so they can report to the Site Evaluation Committee not just about the vote from last year but reactions directly regarding the specific agreement sent to the town a few weeks ago."
Iberdrola Renewables submitted an application to build the 75.9-megawatt, 23-turbine Wild Meadows project in Danbury and Alexandria on Dec. 13 – 15 wind towers would be built in Danbury and eight in Alexandria.
Company officials say the project would produce energy to power approximately 30,000 average homes each year and 90,000 homes at peak production. The company has already entered into contracts with Massachusetts energy buyers for the power produced by Wild Meadows.
The town of Groton in 2010 accepted a PILOT project for Iberdrola's Groton Wind project, which is online but has come under fire from local landowners and the state fire marshal, who claim that the company has varied from its original plans and not reported changes to the Site Evaluation Committee.
The committee has notified the company that it is considering suspending or removing the plant's license. It will schedule hearings on the matter later this month.
The 15-year PILOT program for Alexandria would provide total payments of $5,942,921, yielding annual payments to Alexandria of $325,400 in the first full year of the PILOT, with annual increases thereafter of 2.5 percent. The agreement does not cover expected changes in land use tax fees, which the company will be responsible for and are estimated at $80,000.
The PILOT agreement includes payments of $40,000 or more to the town during the construction phase. Based on Alexandria's 2012 tax commitment, the PILOT would represent nearly a 7.5 percent increase in town revenue, Copleman said.
Company officials have estimated economic benefits to Danbury through its pilot plan would include first-year payments of $695,000, with ongoing payments of about $545,000 annually.
The PILOT agreements cover "a range of town issues, including roads, construction work timing and decommissioning," according to Iberdrola officials.
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The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe "fair use" as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar "fair dealing" provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.
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Batman: Arkham Origins video shows off the The Deathstroke Challenge Pack pre-order bonus
Batman: Arkham Origins has a new video available for you to gawp at, showing Deathstroke in action during the Challenge Pack mission. It also shows a sneak peak at the "100-to-1" gameplay mode. The Deathstroke challenge pack is available to those who preorder the game and comes with the playable character, two exclusive challenge maps […]
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Injustice: Gods Among Us screens show Deathstroke slapping the Justice League around
Injustice: Gods Among Us screenshots have been released showing Deathstroke in action. The legendary assassin was revealed yesterday through a gameplay trailer by NetherRealm Studios. Injustice: Gods Among Us is slated for a release on PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 in April 2013.
Injustice: Gods Among Us will contain Deathstroke as a playable character
Another playable character for Injustice: Gods Among Us has been announced by NetherRealm via a new trailer posted on Gamespot. It's Deathstroke the Terminator, aka Slade Wilson, a mercenary and one of the main antagonists of the Titans. Simply known as Deathstroke now to the comic masses, he is considered a favorite villain by many […]


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"The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Scores Bravo's Highest Rated
Season Premiere Ever With Three Million Total Viewers And
"Watch What Happens Live" Delivers Highest Rated Episode of the
Season To-Date With Nearly Two Million Total Viewers
Sunday Makes Bravo Media #1 Across All Competing
Cable And Broadcast Networks In Social Media Activity
NEW YORK - April 24, 2012 - Powered by Ratings, Bravo ranked as the #1 cable network among adults 18-49 on Sunday, delivering its best Sunday in network history among all key demos, according to Nielsen. "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" season four earned the most watched season premiere ever with three million total viewers following part three of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion which scored an impressive 3.2 million total viewers and 2.2 million adults 18-49. Rounding out the successful night, "Watch What Happens Live" delivered its highest rated episode of the season with 1.9 million total viewers and 1.1 million adults 18- 49. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.
Part three of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion was up an astounding 32 percent among adults 18-49 and up 27 percent among total viewers compared to Thursday's episode of reunion part two, marking it the highest rated reunion episode of the series. In addition, "Watch What Happens Live," hosted by Andy Cohen with guests Khloe Kardashian from E!'s "Khloe and Lamar" and Caroline Manzo from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," increased 33 percent among total viewers and 20 percent among adults 18-49 from last Sunday's episode.
As a leader in digital innovation, Bravo was the #1 network across all competing cable and broadcast networks in social media activity, with 209,000 mentions, a double-digit increase (38 percent) from the prior week according to Trendrr.
Tonight on "Watch What Happens Live" at 11:00PM ET/PT, Andy is joined by "The Real Housewives of Orange County" ladies Vicki Gunvalson and Lauri Peterson. For clips of Sunday's episode visit: http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-6/videos/.
Next Sunday, April 29 at 10pm ET/PT, tune-in to "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" as Kathy continues to overprotect her children when she tries to shield her son from an admirer. Ashley gets a lift to the airport, but leaving the nest proves harder than she thought. Meanwhile, Caroline struggles to help with Lauren's growing insecurity over her weight and Melissa cooks up a musical surprise for Joe. At Jacqueline's poker night, Teresa attempts to apologize for her cookbook, but it turns into a brawl that leaves one husband with a black eye and a sore ego. For a sneak peek at next week's episode, visit: http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-4/videos/melissas-ballad-for-joe
Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS Data. Sunday night on-air data based on 8P-11P. Trendrr; 04/22/12, excludes children's network.
Bravo is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBCUniversal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.


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Encourage Alex Atamanenko to start Tweeting!
Alex Atamanenko has not joined his/her colleagues on Twitter, which has become a useful tool for politicians. Politwitter wants to see more MPs using twitter to connect with the Canadian public, promote causes and increase transparency in government. You can help convince Alex Atamanenko to start tweeting by sending an email.
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ReactOS Remote Debugger
ReactOS Remote Debugger is a debugging shell that can take protocol modules (currently only for talking to KDBG), .nostrip files from the ReactOS build, and aggregate information in a way that is a bit impractical in KDBG. It is a Windows forms application (C#) with a number of window types, a simple poor man's dockability, and tabs.
It has a local variables window, backtrace, debug interaction, threads, and processes. It can display a lot of info and will become more useful as features are fleshed out.
Source code
Unofficial download link: Rev-42955.
Setting it up
You need a full build with
ROS_BUILDNOSTRIP=yes. Clean before building it the first time as already built (and up to date) modules will not be rebuilt. Do it like this:
make ROS_BUILDNOSTRIP=yes bootcd
Now that you've got symbols, select your source directory and output directory in the 'Extras|Settings...' menu of ReactOS Remote Debugger. Set the source directory to the 'reactos' directory that contains your sources. Set the output directory to the output-i386 directory you build into.
Make sure your freeldr.ini boots ReactOS like this:
Options=/DEBUG /DEBUGPORT=COM1 /KDSERIAL /BAUDRATE=115200
Actually, you can use any baud rate you want as long as your cabling allows a relatively low error rate. Optionally add /BREAK to break in early.
Newer builds of ReactOS already have a ReactOS (RosDbg) option in FreeLoader (/KDSERIAL only).
Using the debugger
Real hardware
Connect your null modem cable between com ports on your two computers and connect using the serial interface.
Virtual machines
Virtual machine specific debugging details can be found on the VM pages:
TCP/IP (QEMU only)
-serial tcp::1235,server
to your QEMU command line.
Serial connection (QEMU, VMware, VirtualBox)
Use the serial port output together with the com0com driver (more here). The ReactOS Remote Debugger is your terminal application in this case.
Named pipe (QEMU, VMware, VirtualBox)
Serial port configuration in VMWARE:
Breaking in
If all goes well, connect to a running ReactOS instance and crash it (or hit Tab+K) and you'll break-in in the debugger. The ReactOS Remote Debugger will request a number of updates from KDBG to see where things are, examine the stack, etc. If you don't see this traffic, the most likely reason is that you've booted without /KDSERIAL, and KDBG input is coming from the keyboard. Boot ReactOS with the "ReactOS (RosDbg)" option in this case.
If you see garbage and you're on a serial port, the most likely reason is that you've got ReactOS Remote Debugger and ReactOS set to different baud rates. We don't support auto baud setting yet, although somebody might be able to implement it fairly easily. It could also be dangerous at early /BREAK.
If all goes well, ReactOS will break in, ReactOSDbg will poke around, and display a number of line in backtrace (addresses followed by source file and line number), and will populate the locals and threads+processes data grids.
You can check that your locals appear by putting an __asm__("int3"); in your code. You should see all locally scoped variables and their values in the locals window when ReactOS breaks in.
Unlike KDBG, ReactOS Remote Debugger uses dbghelp.dll (the wine version, that reads stabs) to read the local copy of the .nostrip files that are the byproduct of the ROS_BUILDNOSTRIP=yes build. Unlike the abbreviated rossym sections in the canonical binaries (suitable only for line number information), these contain all the information that's normally used by GDB to examine values in a running process. Since it doesn't rely on KDBG to lookup debug info, we could run a fully stripped build and still get debug info on the host (that is; debug a release build in a sensible way), and eventually, it'll be switched to kd protocol when ReactOS supports it. After that, it could be used to debug real windows, when given appropriate PDB files and the redistributable dbghelp.dll.
Notes and troubles
The most common complaint is that the channel back to ReactOS doesn't respond. You have to start ReactOS with the "ReactOS (RosDbg)" FreeLDR option. If there is no such option, you have to add /KDSERIAL to your freeldr.ini boot options manually.
KDBG, being a human interaction protocol, doesn't support retransmission. Luckily, ReactOSDbg is mostly stateless and responds to reports from KDBG as they become available. When in doubt, typing 'regs' and hitting return into the command prompt should get the essential updates flowing. It'll have a better automatic mechanism for that at some point in the future.


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The online dating business has become one of the biggest business in the world. Apart from it being very lucrative, it ensures that you provide a vital service for people who are looking for love. Going into this business is not exactly an easy task. You are required to undertake several steps which will ensure that you know exactly what to do. There are no shortcuts and, you must undertake a lot of research. Many individuals and agencies who are in the business have stated that they have gone into the business for passion. It really does not matter what your reason for venturing into the business was, as long as you deliver the right service. An online dating business helps hundreds of people meet their desired mates for long term and short term relationship. If you wish to go with the online option, there are a lot of things that you should know so that you can make the best decision. The best thing about an online dating business is that there are a lot of choices. You do not have to settle for less.
The are various ways in which an online dating business can attract more clients. The first thing has to do with the issue of cost. Many clients want a service that is free. Therefore, you must come up with different sources of income to facilitate this. Some of the options you might have is to use advertising. Other ways will be revealed when you search on the Internet. When you provide the free service, make sure you are very clear on this. Let the client differentiate between joining or registering for free and having a free online dating service. For a long time clients have complained that the display of information on various online sites is not very clear. This is because there is a lot of unnecessary information which they have to navigate through. Simplicity is always a major plus. Let the client feel confident with your online dating business. You can do this by ensuring that the language you use will be helpful and friendly. Your service must reflect a lot of professionalism. The client must feel safe.
One way to ensure this, is to assure them that their information will be protected. This is the personal information given in form of profiles. Your data bank must be full of real people who want to actually find mates. This is because there are many fake profiles created to attract people. If you are finding a soul mate, you might not know whether you have joined an agency that operates with fake profiles. It is therefore up to an online dating business to uphold all the necessary moral ethics. Honesty and trust are the two major things that a client expects from a good agency. All in all, it can be a lot of fun to run an online business for dating. The fact that people from all cultures are able to converge together because of your service is pretty exciting. You are bound to have so much fun not only when you are searching for that special someone but, when you are bringing people together.


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Kevin Miller
Head of Real Estate Acquisitions– Eastern Region
Kevin Miller is a member of Barings Real Estate, a global real estate platform with extensive capabilities across both debt and equity strategies. Kevin is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Acquisitions – Eastern Region, responsible for supervising all activities in connection with a diversified regional portfolio of commercial properties including acquisitions, asset management and dispositions. In addition, he serves on the Barings Real Estate U.S. Private Equity Investment Committee. Prior to his current role, Kevin was Vice President of Acquisitions, responsible for sourcing and executing real estate equity investments in the eastern region of the U.S. Kevin has worked in the industry since 1994. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, Kevin was with Hart Realty Advisers where he was a Managing Partner of Investment Transactions, supervising all activities relating to equity acquisitions as well as sourcing, negotiating, and closing real estate investments on behalf of institutional clients. Prior to that, Kevin was with KPMG LLP where he worked in the assurance practice as a manager for the real estate and financial services groups. Kevin holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Bryant University.
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I was meant to be working on site today; at less than an hour's drive up the road it would have made a pleasant change from working several hours' drive away, but the site start date has slipped. It's a fairly common occurrence and can happen for any number of reasons, sometimes down to delays in planning permission or due to other construction work, the client's cash flow, or sometimes just the weather. Sometimes sites go into apparent hibernation and only resurface months or even years down the line, when suddenly you get a call or an email saying that 'the footings are being pulled next week, where are you'!
On this occasion it is due to planning control and not yet having the Written Scheme of Investigation signed off –this is the document that says what we will do on site (and afterwards), and how we will dig and record it, and it has to be approved by the local Planning Archaeologist within the relevant local authority. Ours is still in limbo, so the site can't start.
Managing the flow of work is never easy, and is part of the reason why site staff contracts are often short, and not extended until the last minute –no-one knows if the work will be there on Monday. When you are a sole trader it gets harder –you either need to be able to clone yourself to deal with a glut of work, or find something to fill the hours when a job slides. It is almost always outside your control, and sometimes there seems to be little that can be done to mitigate the problem.
My freelance work is luckily not restricted to site work –I'm also an illustrator, create training materials, do grant-funded research and I carry out post-excavation and publication work on various archaeological projects. All this work often has slightly less demanding deadlines than the fieldwork -it has to be done, but the deadline is usually 'tomorrow', rather than 'yesterday'. So having a mix of different types of projects gives me the flexibility to be able to deal with last minute delays to sites. Picking up and putting down projects every few days isn't the most efficient way of working, but sometimes you have to do it: its a juggling act.
Day to day the juggling of current jobs is usually ok, and you do get the occasional day off to counterbalance the runs of 18 hour days required to meet deadlines. The bigger impact of slippage is in tendering for future work as it may take a month or longer for sites or PX programmes to go live, and all the time all your jobs are slipping, being brought forward, and morphing from one day watching briefs into three week excavations. The Year Planner starts to look like 4-D Tetris, and its often only at the last moment that it all comes together.
So today, instead of digging a late prehistoric/Roman and medieval site next to a pub in the Cotswolds, I am finalising the report on a project I did in Nepal earlier in the year…


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blah blah new horror TV series blah blah. This one is going to be on Starz though, so there might be some actual gore showing up here. It's called "Da Vinci's Demons" and it focuses on the code maker himself and his struggle with good and evil. Oh and he's a genius. And oh this doesn't sound like it's going to be bloody at all. Michael J. Bassett of "Silent Hill: Revelation" fame(?) will direct.
I don't even know what this means anymore but there's been so much crap around the "World War Z" movie that I thought I should mention it. Apparently the rough cut of the film is clocking in at only 52 minutes long. Alright I kind of know what that means. It means there was only 52 minutes of usable footage after what I think has been about 7 years of filming. There's apparently only 7 weeks left so I assume they're just going to set up a camera in Brad Pitt's shower and tack on 45 minutes of him using a loofah to the project. I'll watch it.
Call me crazy but I actually want to see "Jurassic Park" in 3D when it's thrust back into theaters. Go ahead, call me crazy! Well it looks like my wait won't be as long as originally planned because the re-release has been pushed up 3 months to April 5, 2013. I think if I keep hoping enough they'll push it up to this weekend and then I can go right now. Do it. Come on movie people do this one thing for me!
Alexander Skarsgard trapped in a bomb shelter. Sounds dreamy doesn't it? The film is called "Hidden" and it has officially begun production in Vancouver. The film is about a family who spends 301 days down in a bomb shelter while the world above goes to hell. I've had dreams that start like this.


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Among patients undergoing aortic valve replacement using a catheter tube, a comparison of two types of heart valve technologies, balloon-expandable or self-expandable valve systems, found a greater rate of device success with the balloon-expandable valve, according to a JAMA study released online to coincide with presentation at the 2014 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions.
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a new option for patients with severe narrowing of the aortic valve and as an effective alternative treatment method to surgical aortic valve replacement in selected high-risk patients. Different from surgery, transcatheter placement (via the patient's groin) of aortic valve prostheses requires either a self-expandable or balloon-expandable system. A direct comparison of these 2 systems has not been previously performed, according to background information in the article.
Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, M.D., of the Segeberger Kliniken, Bad Segeberg, Germany, and colleagues with the CHOICE trial, randomly assigned patients with aortic stenosis (narrowing) who met other criteria to receive either a balloon-expandable valve (n = 121) or self-expandable valve (n = 120). Device success was defined by several measures, including successful vascular access and deployment of the device and retrieval of the delivery system, correct position of the device, and performance of the heart valve without moderate or severe regurgitation (backflow of blood through the valve).
The researchers found that device success occurred in 116 of 121 patients (95.9 percent) in the balloon-expandable group and 93 of 120 patients (77.5 percent) of patients in the self-expandable group. This difference was attributed to a lower frequency of more-than-mild aortic regurgitation (4.1 percent vs 18.3 percent) and the less frequent need for implanting more than 1 valve (0.8 percent vs 5.8 percent) in the balloon-expandable valve group.
Bleeding and vascular complications were not significantly different between groups. Cardiovascular mortality at 30 days was 4.1 percent in the balloon-expandable valve group and 4.3 percent in the self-expandable valve group. Need for placement of a new permanent pacemaker was less frequent in the balloon-expandable valve group.
"With an accumulating body of evidence linking more-than-mild aortic regurgitation and consequently device failure with a worse clinical outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, the findings of the CHOICE trial may have important clinical implications. Notably, at short-term follow-up, improvement of heart failure symptoms was more frequently observed with the balloon-expandable valve, whereas minor stroke rates were numerically higher. Nevertheless, long-term follow-up of the CHOICE population should be awaited to determine whether the observed differences in device success will translate into a clinically relevant overall benefit for the balloon-expandable valve," the authors write.
(doi:10.1001/jama.2014.3316; Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com)
Editor's Note: This trial was sponsored by the Heart Center, Segeberger Kliniken GmbH, Bad Segeberg, Germany. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, etc.
Editorial: Selection of Valves for TAVR - Is the CHOICE Clear?
Further investigation is needed to determine which valve examined in this study will provide better long-term survival rate and better quality of life, write E. Murat Tuzcu, M.D., and Samir R. Kapadia, M.D., of the Cleveland Clinic, in an accompanying editorial.
"Continued efforts at understanding the risks and benefits of TAVR particularly in relation to patient characteristics, and long term outcomes are imperative for continued progress and refinement of these revolutionary devices. Additional rigorous randomized trials, like the CHOICE trial, will provide the quality of evidence necessary to ensure optimal use and optimal patient outcomes from TAVR."
(doi:10.1001/jama.2014.3317; Available pre-embargo to the media at http://media.jamanetwork.com)
Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.
|Contact: Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, M.D.
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The Musical (SBS Special Drama 2011) -
(더 뮤지컬)is a September 2, 2011 -- December 23, 2011 TV series directed by Kim Kyung-Yong(SBS Episodes 15) South Korea.PlotKo Eun-Bi ( Ku Hye-Sun ) is a medical student, but she dreams of bec
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September 23, 2015 - February 18, 2016
(장사의 신-객주 2015)is a September 23, 2015 -- TV series directed by Kim Jong-Sun South Korea.PlotChun Bong-Sam starts out working as a tout and eventually works his way to become a wealthy merchant. Based on the ten-volume original novel "Gaekju" by Kim Joo Young which was published from 1979-June to 1983-Feb through daily newspaper "The Seoul Shinmun". A drama that tells the story of tradesmen in the late years of the Joseon era. Cheon Bong Sam (Jang Hyuk), the descendant of a merchant family, starts off in the market as a barker and makes his way up to become a wealthy merchant...
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October 24 - December 13, 2016
(우리집에 사는 남자)is a October 24 - December 13, 2016 TV series directed by Kim Jung-Min(KBS2 Episodes 16) South Korea.PlotHong Na-Ri works as a flight attendant. Her mother passed away 3 years ago and she doesn't have any other immediate family members. Hong Na-Ri returns to her hometown to visit her mother's grave during her death anniversary. There, she sees a young man at her mother's grave. The man, Go Nan-Gil, introduces himself as her father. Before Hong Na-Ri's mother died, she married Go Nan-Gil. He now lives at her mother's house and runs the small dumpling restaurant that her mother ran...
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June 15 - August 4, 2009
Cho Jae Hee is a man in his 40s who is very stubborn and hasn't gotten married yet. His personality is so unbearable that women don't find him attractable nor a good candidate for marriage. However, Jae Hee, is perfect in everything that he does. His life will be surrounded by three different women. Jang Moon Jung is a doctor that he meets one day, Jung Yoo Jin is his neighbor whom he meets due to a disturbance, and Yoon Ki Ran is his colleague at work. ..
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April 2012
Kyeolhunui Ggomsoo) is a 2012 South Korean cable television series. The widowed president of a kimchi factory decides to embark on a grand marriage scheme for her four daughters... by having them cohabitate with four eligible bachelors. So Doo Ryun left her husband 20 years ago to start her own professional life. With her outstanding cooking skills and amicable personality, she became the owner of "In-Law's Kimchee." She made a promise to make sure that her daughters never experience the hardships she went through but all of a sudden the idea of a family slowly started to drift away. Now So Doo Ryun puts a hold on her position as owner/CEO and takes a good look at her daughters. Although they had financial troubles, Doo Ryun remembers that the family was happiest when they all lived together under one roof so she makes a surprise announcement to the entire family, "the kimchee business is failing and we must all move in to a hostel together." Yes, this..
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October 25, 2014 - March 8, 2015
Legendary Witches ( 전설의 마녀; Jeonseolui Manyeo) is a 2014 South Korean television series starringHan Ji-hye, Ha Seok-jin, Go Doo-shim, Oh Hyun-kyung and Ha Yeon-soo. It airs on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 36 episodes beginning October 25, 2014. Plot Soo-In ( Han Ji-Hye ), Bok-Nyeo ( Ko Du-Shim ), Poong-Geum ( Oh Hyun-Kyung ) and Mi-O ( Ha Yeon-Soo ) werecellmates at a woman's prison. The four woman have their own stories on why they were there, but through bakery lessons, learned in prison, they open a bakery shop and compete against a large bakery company. Overweight, kind-hearted Sa Geum-ran (Ha Jae sook) married into a well-to-do family, but her husband Lee Kang-joon (Jung Gyu-woon) has spent the past seven years in the United States for his business, and she lives with his mother and sisters who treat her badly. Geum-ran learns that Kang-joon has been having an affair with sophisticated broadcast..
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April 2 ,2015
Four "couples" test the boundaries of their relationship when they decide to cohabitate without stepping through the threshold of marriage first. Oh Do Si (Oh Jung Se) and Ryoo Doo Ri (Ryu Hyun Kyung) are in their 30s and have been living together for two years. As Do Si works as a voice-over actor and Doo Ri runs a blog, it's hard to tell that the loving couple is anything but a married couple who support one another through their daily trials and triumphs. Choi Jin Nyeo (Choi Yeo Jin) is a frugal older woman who lives with her much younger boyfriend, Jeong Yeong Joon (Jung Joon Young), a lackadaisical man who carries a guitar around everywhere although he doesn't even know how to play it. Although Jin Nyeo is supporting Young Joon, he finds ways to get under her good graces with his youthful charms. Ha Seol Eun (Ha Eun Sul) and Park Hwan Jong (Park Jong Hwan) are in their 20s and have just moved in together. Seol Eun still works tirelessly to pre..
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July 17 - September 19, 2017
(왕은 사랑한다)is a July 17 - September 19, 2017(MBC Episodes 40) Movie directed by Kim Sang-Hyub South Korea.PlotDrama series is set during the Kingdom of Goryeo.Won ( Siwan ) is a crown prince of Goryeo. He has a pretty appearance, but he also has a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Wang Rin ( Hong Jong-Hyun ) who comes from a royal family and is his bodyguard. Beautiful Eun San ( Yoona ) appears in front of the two young men. She is the daughter of the richest man. The three become good friends, but things change after Wang Won and Wang Rin both fall in love with Eun San. ..
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November 16, 2016 --
'The Legend of the Blue Sea' is a fantasy romance drama that borrowed motifs from a mermaid story found in a book called 'Eaou Yadam', a collection of folk tales. According to the folk tale, Kim Dam-ryung, a magistrate in Hyupgok, released a mermaid caught by a fisherman back to the sea. The drama will tell the story about the magistrate and the mermaid...
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March 20 - May 9, 2017
(그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해)is a March 20, 2017 -- TV series directed by Kim Jin-Min South Korea.PlotKang Han-Kyeol ( Lee Hyun-Woo ) is a great composer and gets inspired by the voice of others. He hides his identity from other people. Kang Han-Kyeol meets Yoon So-Rim. She is a female high school student with a great voice and she falls in love with him. ..
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September 10, 2007
A long time ago, a tribe that respected the tiger and controlled fire called the Ho-jok (Tiger Tribe), ruled the world. They eliminated and assimilated all tribes except the tribe that respected the bear, called the Ung-jok (Bear Tribe). The Tiger Tribe and the Bear Tribe fought, and Hwang-woong could not bear to see so many people getting killed. He brought the three gods of nature; Poong-Baek (백호, the White Tiger), Woonsa (청룡, the Azure Dragon), and Woosa (현무, the Black Tortoise). He removed the power of fire from the leader of the Tiger Tribe, Kajin, sealed the power into an artifact called the Heart of Jujak (주작, the Vermillion Bird), and gave it to the woman he loved; Sae-oh. However, Kajin was mortally wounded while attacking another tribe, and she seemed to die until Hwang-woong healed her. This thoroughly convinced Kajin to not make a grudge against Hwang-woong. When her tribe was revived to take back the power of fire, they didn't..
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September 10, 2008 - January 15, 2009
[The Land of The Wind 바람의 나라] The Kingdom Of The Wind drama is adapted from a manhwa by Kim Jin. The drama is about the life of the third King of Koguryeo, King Muhyul/Daemusin who was called the god of wars. The drama depicted Muhyul as a person who was born with a curse to kill his parents, siblings, son and destroy his own country. His father, King Yuri, afraid from this prophecy, and also couldn't kill his own son, ordered his elder son, Haemyung, to take baby Muhyul with him outside the palace to live as a commoner. So Haemyung takes Muhyul to his Chief Decorator friend, Hye-Ap who works in King Jumong's grave. Twenty years pass and Muhyul is a grown up man who doesn't know anything about his true identity. In 36 episodes, the drama focused on Muhyul and his nefarious fate. In an attempt to kill King Daeso of Buyeo, Haemyung, Muhyul and their gang fail, leading to Haemyung's suicide. Upon hearing this, the traumatized Muhyul (who thinks that..
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November 5, 2012 - January 7, 2013
(드라마의 제왕)is a November 5, 2012 -- TV series directed by Hong Sung-Chang South Korea.PlotDrama series "The King of Dramas" takes a revealing look into the world of drama series production. Anthony Kim ( Kim Myung-Min ) will do anything for success and money. He has the midas touch when it comes to subcontracting the productions in drama series and is extremely talented in running a business. There's also a top Korean actor who doesn't negotiate and a new screenwriter who holds a pure view of drama series in general.....Anthony Kim and the writer for drama series "Elegant Revenge" have an argument over product placement advertisements in the last episode of a drama series. Anthony made a contract with the juice company and he insists to the screenwriter to place the juice into one of the last scenes. The screenwriter insists that its impossible to place the juice into episode, due to the story line. After she hangs up, Lee G..
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November 19, 2014 - February 5, 2015
(왕의 얼굴)is a November 19, 2014 - February 5, 2015 TV series directed by Yun Seong-Sik(KBS2 Episodes 24) South Korea.PlotDrama series follows the life of Prince Gwanghae. Even though he is the child of a concubine, he becomes the crown prince. For the next 16 years, until he becomes the King, Prince Gwanghae suffers through dethronement and death threats. Using physiognomy as a weapon, he is able to become the King...
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August 27, 2007 - April 1, 2008
(왕과 나)is a August 27, 2007 - April 1, 2008 TV series directed by Jae-gyeong Kim(SBS Episodes 63) South Korea.PlotIn the Joseon Dynasty period, the kingdom was enveloped in a political maelstrom. Cheo-seon was born as a posthumous child and separated from his mother immediately. He was raised by Weol-hwa and the old Swe-gwi, who ran the eunuch school. When he meets So-hwa, the daughter of a powerful noble, he falls in love with her immediately. He voluntarily becomes a eunuch to be close to So-hwa and is assigned to work for Cho Chi-gyeom, a senior eunuch. Entering the royal palace, he sees King, Sung-Jong and So-hwa spend their first night together. He becomes So-hwa's loyal protector. As the political battles rage on among the courtesans and wives in the palace, So-hwa is chosen by the king to be his queen and Cheo-seon vows to be her loyal servant. But So-hwa is eventually dethroned as the queen and leaves the palace in disgra..
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September 23 - November 12, 2016
(더 케이투)is a September 23, 2016 -- TV series directed by Kwak Jung-Hwan South Korea.PlotKim Je-Ha ( Ji Chang-Wook ) is former solider for hire. He is also called K2. He is hired as a bodyguard by Choi Yoo-Jin ( Song Yoon-A ). Choi Yoo-Jin is the wife of a presidential candidate ( Cho Seong-Ha ) and the daughter from a chaebol family. Meanwhile, Ko An-Na ( Yoona ) is the secret daughter of the presidential hopeful. She is also a recluse. The story of a bodyguard who loves his country but is abandoned by it, and the hidden daughter of a presidential candidate who uses love as a weapon...
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March 21 - May 24, 2012
King 2 Hearts (더킹2Hearts ) is a MBC Television series about a South Korean Crown Prince who falls in love with a North Korean Special Agent. Lee Seung-ki and Ha Ji-won star as the leading roles. Plot The King 2 Hearts is set in a parallel universe where modern day South Korea is governed by a constitutional monarchy descended from the Joseon Dynasty. Lee Jae Ha is a handsome yet materialistic crown prince who doesn't care about politics and bares total reluctance for being the second successor to the throne. Lee Jae Kang, the current king, tricked him into joining a joint military collaboration with North Korea as a means to help "make him grow up". Meanwhile, Kim Hang Ah is a North Korean Special Forces Officer who is also the daughter of a North Korean military high command official. Both Jae Ha and Hang Ah meet at the joint military training, a crucial part in establishing friendly relations between the ..
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October 9 - December 12, 2013
(왕관을 쓰려는자, 그무게를 견뎌라-상속자들)is a October 9 - December 12, 2013 TV series directed by Kang Shin-Hyo(SBS Episodes 20) South Korea.Plot"The Heirs" depicts the friendships, rivalries and love lives of young, rich heirs led by Kim Tan ( Lee Min-Ho ) and a girl named Cha Eun-Sang ( Park Shin-Hye ). Unlike the others, Cha Eun-Sang is considered ordinary and comes from a poor background.18-year-old Cha Eun-Sang lives with her mother who is mute. Her mother works as a housekeeper and Eun-Sang also works part-time jobs to help out. One day, Eun-Sang's older sister ( Yoon Jin-Seo ) calls from the U.S. and informs them that she will marry. Eun-Sang's mother then asks Eun-Sang to send her older sister some money from her savings account. Eun-Sang isn't happy with her situation and decides to go to the U.S. herself to see if she can start a better life with her sister.When Eun-Sang arrives in California she is in for a shoc..
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September 27 - November 16, 2014
:최고의 결혼; RR :Choigoui Gyeolhon) is a 2014 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same title by Jung Yi-joon. Starring Park Si-yeon , Bae Soo-bin and No Min-woo , it airs on TV Chosun beginning September 27, 2014.Cool-headed and rational, Jo Eun-cha is a talented and driven anchorman who commands respect. After failing to get elected as an assemblyman, he aims to return to his job as the top news anchor.chaebol group that owns a news corporation. He studied abroad, but goes against his father's hopes of continuing the family business when he dropped out of business school to go to culinary school. After graduation, he becomes a reporter who covers the food and lifestyle beat.single mother . This crucial choice takes her from that coveted spot at the top, and she goes from headlining the 9 o'clock news on her own to being the subject of scorn and scandal...
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May 4, 2011
The Greatest Love (최고의 사랑; RR: Choego-ui Sarang; also known as Best Love) is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series about true love in the fake world of entertainment. Starring Cha Seung-won, Gong Hyo-jin, Yoon Kye-sangand Yoo In-na, it aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) from May 4 to June 23, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Plot Gu Ae-jung (Gong Hyo-jin) was the most popular member of girl group Kukbo Sonyeo, literally meaning "National Treasure Girls," some 10 years ago, but fell from grace after becoming embroiled in scandals. She makes appearances on television programs to eke out a living for her troublemaker father and brother. On the other hand Dokko Jin (Cha Seung-won) is the most beloved star in the nation, topping all kinds of popularity polls and appearing in many commercials, but has several character..
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September 8, 2012 - June 9, 2013
(대왕의 꿈)is a September 8, 2012 -- TV series directed by Shin Chang-Suk(KBS Episodes 80) South Korea.PlotSet during the Shilla Dynasty, "King's Dream" follows Kim Choon-Choo & Kim Yoo-Shin, who destroyed Baekje and brought about the golden age of national culture in the Shilla Dynasty...
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(위대한 유혹자)is a March 12 - May 1, 2018(MBC Episodes 32) Movie directed by Kang In, Lee Dong-Hyun South Korea. Kwon Shi Hyun bets his life on a dangerous game to seduce Eun Tae Hee. His target is 20-years-old and believes people that are swayed by love are pathetic. After Eun Tae Hee meets Kwon Shi Hyun, her view on love changes...
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Jong-Boon (Kim Hyang-Gi) and Young-Ae (Kim Sae-Ron) live in the same Korean village, but they come from totally different backgrounds. Jong-Boon's family is poor, but she is a bright and brave girl. Young-Ae's family is wealthy and she is smart. One night, Jong-Boon is kidnapped and thrown onto a train. She sees Young-Ae on the same train. Young-Ae volunteered to join a student work group, but she was deceived. She believed if she joined the student work group, she would go to Japan to study. Jong-Boon and Young-Ae are now on the same train, but they don't know where they are headed. Soon, they face the horrific reality of "comfort women." ..
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A tiny freshwater polyp called the hydra has a rather neat trick: It can't die. These polyps are able to accomplish this remarkable feat of apparent immorality by reproducing through budding rather than mating. But as geneticists from Kiel University in Germany recently discovered, the same longevity gene that makes the hydra immortal may also explain why humans get older — an important bit of insight that could eventually result in advanced therapies to treat human aging.
The study, which was published this week the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked into the biological processes used by the hydra to avoid the effects of aging. The researchers discovered that each polyp contains stem cells capable of continuous reproduction and proliferation. Without this endless supply of regenerating stem cells, the polyp wouldn't be able to continually bud in the way that it does.
We humans, it's important to note, also produce stem cells that help with cellular rejuvenation. But unfortunately, these stem cells lose their ability to proliferate and form fresh cells as we get older — what typically manifests as a dramatic decrease in muscle mass and other biological degradations.
When studying the hydra, the Kiel research team managed to isolate one particular gene that plays a role in all of this — what's called FoxO. The isolation of this gene, what can be found in both polyps and other animals (including humans), came as a welcome surprise to the researchers. They then suspected a potential link to stem cell production, and by virtue, the aging process — or in the case of the hydra, its ability to avoid it.
Further research into several genetically modified polyps (i.e. by suppressing different versions of the FoxO gene) did in fact reveal a connection to stem cell proliferation. Hydra with normal functioning FoxO exploited the indefinite self-renewal capacity of stem cells, but those without it or with impaired FoxO possessed significantly fewer stem cells.
And in fact, the changes they saw in morphology were similar to what is typically seen in elderly humans.
Fascinatingly, heightened FoxO activity has indeed been found in centenarians — people who have lived beyond 100 years. This offered the researchers a valuable piece of insight into the particulars of human aging, suggesting that there is a direct link and that it plays an important role in determining the length of lifespans. It's important to note that this conclusion is purely observational and conjectural; to prove this hypothesis, the researchers would have to perform similar genetic manipulations on humans.
But that said, the researchers plan on moving ahead with further studies into the hydra and their amazing FoxO genes.
And given the promising connection between the FoxO gene and the indefinite self-renewal of stem cells, it's not unreasonable to suggest that future biotechnologies may tap into this longevity gene to make it a crucial part of an advanced rejuvenation therapy.
Images: CAU/Fraune & CAU/Wittlieb.


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Ludwick set to begin rehab assignment
CINCINNATI -- Reds left fielder Ryan Ludwick will begin a Minor League rehab assignment with Class A Dayton on Wednesday.
Ludwick has been on the disabled list since separating his shoulder with a headfirst slide against the Angels on Opening Day. The injury required surgery to repair a torn labrum.
For about two weeks, Ludwick has been hitting, and he began taking batting practice on the field with the team Thursday.
"I feel good," Ludwick said before Sunday's finale vs. the Pirates. "I've had some sore days, but nothing that hasn't gotten better within a day or two. I'd say I'm getting more sore if areas other than my shoulder -- my back and my legs and wrist. It's going to a process. It's obviously going to be a longer rehab assignment. We'll see how he plays out."
The Reds have missed Ludwick's run production from the right side of the plate this season. In 2012, he batted .275 with 26 home runs and 80 RBIs, which earned the free agent a two-year, $15 million contract to return to Cincinnati.
"He's worked hard, really hard," manager Dusty Baker said. "I'm proud of how he's worked. The average person would have gotten frustrated by now. I talked to him. He said, 'Man, there's a lot of RBIs out there.' "
The Dragons will be playing at Lansing when Ludwick joins them this week. Usually, veterans go to rehab assignments where affiliates are playing home games, but Triple-A Louisville, Double-A Pensacola and Dayton are all on the road.
Ludwick can be on a rehab assignment for up to 20 days. He hopes he will not need all of them.
"But I'm not in charge, either," Ludwick said. "I let those guys make the decisions, and I play."


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Early Surgery or Standard Palliative Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer
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RATIONALE: Early surgery may have fewer side effects and improve recovery. Palliative surgery or radiation therapy may help patients with advanced breast cancer live more comfortably. It is not yet known whether early surgery is more effective than palliative therapy for advanced breast cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early surgery to see how well it works compared to standard palliative therapy in treating patients with stage IV breast cancer.
Breast Cancer
Procedure: palliative surgery
Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery
Radiation: palliative radiation therapy
Radiation: radiation therapy
Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Phase III Trial of the Value of Early Local Therapy for the Intact Primary Tumor in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Overall survival [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Uncontrolled chest wall disease [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Health-related quality of life [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|June 2025 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Arm I
Patients receive standard palliative therapy, if needed, to address symptoms such as tumor ulceration, pain, bulky adenopathy causing arm symptoms, and other similar situations. Therapy may consist of radiotherapy alone, surgery alone, or a combination of both.
Procedure: palliative surgery
Undergo standard palliative surgeryRadiation: palliative radiation therapy
Undergo standard palliative radiotherapy
Experimental: Arm II
Patients undergo surgery comprising breast-conserving therapy (BCT) or total mastectomy according to patient and treating physician preference. Free surgical margins must be achieved with re-excision or mastectomy for patients undergoing BCT. After completion of BCT, patients undergo radiotherapy once a day, 5 days per week. Patients who had mastectomy undergo radiotherapy at the discretion of treating physician.
Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery
Undergo early surgeryRadiation: radiation therapy
Undergo radiotherapy
Detailed Description:
- To evaluate whether early local therapy comprising surgery of intact primary disease compared to local palliative therapy only in patients with stage IV breast cancer, whose disease does not progress during initial optimal systemic therapy, will result in prolonged survival.
- To compare the time to uncontrolled chest wall disease between patients treated with these regimens.
- To determine whether there is a difference in health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) between patients treated with these regimens.
- To determine whether the absolute value of circulating tumor cells (CTC) burden at 6 months following randomization (time +6) will be lower in the palliative therapy arm than in early local therapy arm, and whether this value is inversely related to survival (lower CTC, longer survival).
- To collect tumor and blood specimens for future exploration of the biological interactions between the primary tumor and metastatic lesions and the effect of primary tumor resection.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to hormone receptor and treatment plan (ER+ or PR+, HER2-, endocrine therapy alone vs ER+ or PR+, and HER2-, chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy vs ER- or PR-, and HER2- vs HER2+), and number of involved organ systems with distant disease (regional nodes in the axillary, supraclavicular, and internal mammary locations are not considered distant sites) (1 vs > 1). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients receive standard palliative therapy, if needed, to address symptoms such as tumor ulceration, pain, bulky adenopathy causing arm symptoms, and other similar situations. Therapy may consist of radiotherapy alone, surgery alone, or a combination of both.
- Arm II: Patients undergo surgery comprising breast-conserving therapy (BCT) or total mastectomy according to patient and treating physician preference. Surgery is to occur no later than 10 weeks after completion of 32 weeks of systemic therapy. Free surgical margins must be achieved with re-excision or mastectomy for patients undergoing BCT. After completion of BCT, patients undergo radiotherapy once a day, 5 days per week. Patients who had mastectomy undergo radiotherapy at the discretion of treating physician.
Patients may undergo blood and tumor tissue sample collection for circulating tumor cells (CTC) burden and future studies.
Patients complete the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast Trial Outcome Index (FACT- TOI) and FACT - General (22) and the Breast Cancer Subscale (FACT-B) quality-of-life questionnaires at baseline and periodically during study.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up periodically for 5 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of intact primary (not recurrent) invasive carcinoma of the breast
- Stage IV disease
- Confirmation of the primary tumor should be by needle biopsy (preferred)
- Incisional surgical biopsy allowed as long as there is residual palpable or tumor image in the breast
- Patients must be judged to be candidates for complete resection with free margins followed by radiation therapy (if radiation therapy is indicated)
- For women not undergoing axillary dissection, sentinel node biopsy should document an axillary nodal burden of 1-2 involved lymph nodes (i.e., ACOSOG Z-11 criteria may be applied)
- Prior non-invasive (DCIS) cancer allowed provided there has been no recurrence
- Prior ipsilateral invasive cancer allowed if more than 5 years previous
- No synchronous contralateral breast cancer
Patients should have at least one organ system involved with distant metastatic disease
- If patient has only one metastatic lesion/focus, this must be proven by biopsy and the pathology report confirming the diagnosis of primary breast cancer, as well as the metastatic site, must be available
- Must have available radiologic reports documenting disease status within the past 6 weeks prior to initiating systemic therapy
- CNS metastases allowed provided projected survival > 6 months
Patients must have completed at least 16 weeks of optimal systemic therapy (appropriate to the tumor biological profile and the patient's age and menopausal status)
- If systemic therapy is discontinued for toxicity, but there is no distant progression and at least 12 weeks of therapy have been delivered, then the patient remains eligible
- Radiation therapy (if indicated) must begin within 12 weeks of final therapeutic surgical procedure (including re-excision for free margins and completion of axillary dissection)
Patients may register at any time from the time of diagnosis of stage IV breast cancer (if eligibility criteria met) to the time when a maximum of 30 weeks of induction systemic therapy has been completed
- Patients must be randomized within 16-32 weeks after the start of systemic therapy
Patients must not have experienced disease progression since the start of systemic therapy, as evidenced by radiographic documentation of disease status before treatment and within 4 weeks +/- 2 weeks prior to randomization, including:
- No new sites of disease
- No enlargement of existing sites by 20% or more in longest diameter
- No symptomatic deterioration
- Patients who require radiotherapy to bone metastases during induction systemic therapy are eligible
- Local disease at the primary site must be asymptomatic
- Hormone receptor status known
- See Disease Characteristics
- Menopausal status not specified
- Patients must have adequate organ function to undergo local therapy 4 weeks +/- 2 weeks prior to randomization per investigator discretion and institutional guidelines
- More than 5 years since other primary cancers that were curatively treated
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use an accepted and effective contraception method
- See Disease Characteristics
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|Principal Investigator:
|Seema A. Khan, MD
|Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center
Additional Information:
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Robert L. Comis, ECOG Group Chair's Office
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01242800 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 16, 2010
|Last Updated:
|December 9, 2012
|Health Authority:
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
male breast cancer
stage IV breast cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 11, 2013


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Last week we had a cat on the pitch at Anfield. Today, in the closing moments of stoppage time in Liverpool's 6-1 thrashing of Brighton, we had an honest-to-goodness streaker—clad only in sneakers and captured in his full frontal glory. [Fox Soccer]
Update (2:21 p.m.): h/t to Bryan Thompson for linking us to this bare-ass (NSFW?) picture of the streaker getting his player-hug on.


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(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Biden, right, with President of the National Association of Police Organizations and Boston police officer, Thomas Nee, center and Holder (OH JOY), far left
Was this supposed to be a secret? Because I don't see it being reported anywhere outside the conservative media.
Sipsey Street Irregulars broke the story:
Sipsey Street has learned that a key member of the President's committee to find "the solution" to school shootings, has a son who was convicted of plotting a Columbine-style school massacre — possibly with a service pistol obtained from his father. Nee is the former head of the Boston Police Patrolman's Association and is currently the head of the National Association of Police Organizations. In short, says one source familiar with the notoriously anti-firearm Nee, "he is a political hack/thug/activist who happens to carry a badge."
Sources point out that not mentioned in state-run media accounts of the Biden comission is that Thomas Nee's son was arrested and convicted for plotting a Columbine-style attack on Marshfield High School in Massachusetts. Additionally, says one source, "Joseph Nee might have armed himself at one point with his father's service pistol though that story went off the radar."
This source continued, "As usual, the 'solution' will be the attempted theft of freedoms from the innocent while the root causes of these evil shootings, especially dysfunctional parents will be ignored."
There are a ton of links out there re this story, here are a few.
Boston police eye alleged Marshfield plot suspect: Will investigate report that youth had service gun
Left-wing defenders say this makes him all the more qualified to be on the task force because he's an expert on gun violence in his own home, or something. They also gleefully point out that the son of American Conservative Union President and newly elected president of the National Rifle Association, David Keene, was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for a road rage incident in which he reportedly fired a hand gun from his moving vehicle at another car on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Virginia. So take that, Wingnuts!
That only begs the question – why isn't Keene on the task force, too, then?
Apparently only anti- 2nd Amendment failed parents need apply for Obama's gun violence commission – and time is of the essence, ya'll!
The task force is still reviewing proposals and has not made any final decisions, but they will likely do so soon. Major County Sheriffs' Association President Richard Stanek, one of the dozens of law enforcement leaders to meet with the vice-president in the wake of the Newtown shooting, told the Post that Biden "indicated that there was a very short timeline for him to get back to the president with his recommendations because the American public has a short memory.
In other words, hurry up! The second season of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo just started and our low info voters are already drifting away from our anti- gun zeitgeist….Quick! We can't let this crisis go to waste!!1!!
Hat tip: Katie Pavlich, Townhall
Matt Bracken has another excellent piece up at Western Rifle Shooters Association: Dear Mr. Security Agent:
When alternately trumpeting or ignoring crime stories based entirely on the races of the perpetrators and the victims isn't enough to convey the media's full slant, they will invent stories or lie freely, as we saw in the Trayvon Martin case, with video footage edited and spliced to deliberately portray "white-Hispanic" George Zimmerman as a racist killer. Selectively covering or ignoring crimes depending on the races of the victims and perpetrators is a vital part of the process of scapegoating. The unspoken message is clearly conveyed: crimes against disfavored groups just don't matter. The violence prone absorb the lesson, and the result is a wave of racial attacks such as those described under the rubric of "the knockout game."
Or consider the types of cartoons that are considered acceptable today in mainstream publications, portraying prototypical older white Christian men—presumably filthy-rich conservative Republicans—as hate-spewing maniacal villains, complete with fangs, Confederate flags, prominent Christian crosses and gigantic, threatening guns. Compare these viciously racist cartoons to the vilest anti-Semitic cartoons created by Nazi propagandists before and during World War II. I am not speaking of cartoons drawn by nobodies and posted on obscure fringe websites, I am talking about cartoons printed in mainstream newspapers, cartoons that would be condemned if the targeted group was any other than the scapegoat.
Cartoons are not serious, you say? Then how about a paper in an approved and sanctioned semi-official U.S. military publication, written by a War College professor in good standing. Serious enough for you? Google the "Small Wars Journal" piece entitled "Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A Vision of the Future," by Colonel Kevin Benson, USA (ret), 2012. The "full spectrum operations" envisaged for the Army in the homeland are not made against hypothetical hostile drug cartels in the Southwest, or urban gangs, or the traditionally ambiguous and vague "Pineland Liberation Group," or "Orangeland People's Front," hypothetical stand-ins named to offend no one, not even by accident.
This long-standing neutral naming protocol is tossed aside in "Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland," where the new domestic enemy that the U.S. Army must crush is a neo-KKK, a white racist "Tea Party terrorist" organization, headquartered in, of all places, Darlington, South Carolina. Yes, the NASCAR Darlington. Anybody who has been in or near an actual Tea Party event or rally knows the crowd is made up mainly of an older white population, a quiet group that leaves no mess behind, not even a stray poster, and causes no fuss.
Yet "Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland" postulates that these white grandpas and grannies will be the very group that the U.S. Army will be called upon to crush in its first major battles on American soil since 1865. The message this paper sends throughout the upper ranks of the War-College-trained military, actually naming an ethnic group—Southern whites—as the national enemy to "hypothetically" be crushed by the Army in the year 2016, is simply mind-boggling.