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Thirty-something divorcee Sophia Behrens feels cut adrift in her life until she meets a young black man with more confident attitude than she's ever seen before. Stephen Dryor is fascinated by every aspect of the woman with the eastern European background and needs to know everything about her.
In the meantime, together they slowly get sucked into a puzzle which overlaps both their dreams and their waking lives. Circumstances culminate with a dangerous dive in waters which house a mysterious ancient artifact.
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Stephen led me into the elevator and punched the button for the eighth floor. He turned, facing me, and seized my arms. His touch felt cold and hot at the same time. I groped for something to say. All I could come up with was an awkward murmur. "This is the first time I've ever...uhh...dated someone like you."
"I guessed that, Sophia." He moved his dark hands up to caress my face. "I hope it doesn't stop us from seeing each other again."
"Again? My God, this is crazy."
"Not too crazy, I hope. Listen, Sophia, just stay for a nightcap then I'll take you home, okay?"
I dared not move away as his lips hovered close to mine. He smelled clean and sweet, and rather masculine. As our lips came together, the elevator doors opened. I pulled back, and Stephen sighed. Leading me down the ornate hallway, my high heels rat-tatting on the classic hardwood floor, Stephen held onto my hand until it came time to reach for his keys and unlock the door.
Once inside the condo, Stephen went straight to the kitchen, while I walked around the living room and looked at furniture and decorations I knew I could never afford on triple my pay as a freelance writer and proofreader. "This is a beautiful place."
"It belongs to my family. I'll tell them you think so," Stephen called back from the kitchen.
"Don't tell anyone that!" I felt my cheeks redden. "They'll think you brought me up here to—you know—to party."
"Really? Yeah, good point. That's exactly what they'd think."
A lot of busy rustling sounds came from the kitchen. God only knew what some men do in there.
Then I saw the painting hidden behind a surprising array of security devices. No… wait. Not quite a painting, more of a bas-relief. A statue of a woman—or an image that looked like a woman—guarded a great, carved staircase, which descended into a vast void. More than vast, it seemed almost limitless. Floating out into space over it was an octagonal shape. The name plaque on the work said The Seventy Steps Of Light Slumber, but I didn't see a signature.
I knew this scene from somewhere. "Who's this by?"
"What?" he shouted from the kitchen.
"The Seventy Steps Of Light Slumber. Is this the original?"
"Before the original!"
"Now, what's that supposed to mean?"
"It's a bas-relief that pre-dates the Sumerians. Technically the trust owns it, which in reality means my mom's family controls ownership."
"Sumerians? Are you sure? It looks so modern."
"We've had it appraised by art historians and authenticators. It's the real deal. That's what Professor Laban's consortium wishes to buy."
"So...um…" I cleared my throat. "If you don't mind my asking, what's it worth?"
"It's a museum piece. It's priceless."
"Priceless as in over a couple hundred grand?"
He laughed. "Let's just say it should start at about a million-two. The museum people, represented by Professor Laban, are offering less than eight hundred thousand. My family won't accept that unless we get a really great tax deal."
The painting was fascinatingly complex, busy, almost baroque, but the woman depicted in it loomed— wrong somehow. She looked sensuous, curvaceous even; I didn't know exactly how to phrase it, but the bulges representing the train at the bottom of her chiton looked less like human limbs under the cloth and more like—what?
I traced the folds of the tunic with my fingertips, hoping to read the shape of the texture.
"Tentacles?" I muttered. "That can't be right."
"This silver octagonal thing hanging in space," I said, while trying to shake the tentacle image out of my head. "Is that supposed to be a flying saucer?"
"Actually, it's a legendary lost relic," he said, pushing through the kitchen door. "Sort of a pre-historic Holy Grail."
Stephen returned to the living room, holding two wine glasses—one for each of us—and the wine bottle.
"Well, I hope this is to your liking." Stephen stood before me totally nude. He acted as if the sudden change in his appearance was perfectly normal. As he walked over to hand me my glass, I paled. Besides confronting me with six feet, three inches of muscular slimness, Stephen kept a very innocent look plastered on his face. I couldn't help myself; the first thing I did was look down.
Besides possessing every possible positive attribute of both size and grandeur that a certain part of a man's torso could exhibit to a woman, Stephen displayed the sort of smug self-confidence with the rest of his physique that athletes and body builders have. But he didn't exhibit the broad musculature of the thighs, arms, and back like so many pro body builders did. I could tell he was both comfortable in his skin and with the way his appearance affected the opposite sex.
"I…I'm stunned," I whispered. I drank in the sight of his nakedness and gulped at my wine. "That was a —"
"Impetuous and unfair thing to do to someone I've just met," he replied.
I swallowed a thick lump in my throat.


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Ask Nick: Are Red Sox angling for trades?
FORT MYERS, Fla. I cant tell you how many e-mails I get from fans wondering if the Red Sox constructed their team in such a way that they can trade a few players off at the trading deadline and obtain prospects.
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Dont we all want to believe that they constructed a team that can win?
Evidently, theres not a lot of confidence that this group will.
Because the Red Sox overpaid on some for these players for shorter commitments, not sure many of them would be able to be moved. Certainly not Shane Victorino, who was given a three-year, $39-million deal. Who knows, you may all be right maybe this team was put together so it can be sold off at the trading deadline.
Strange and sad, if its come to that for the Boston Red Sox.
Heres the mailbag:
Do you think that the Sox' strategy in signing the free agents, and trading for Hanrahan, that they signed this offseason was to stockpile talent for the July 31st trade deadline in order to acquire prospects? Sounds like a good plan to me.
George, Andover, Mass.
That could be George, but what a ridiculous strategy for a big market team if thats the case. You build a team in the offseason so you can trade them? Who would take Victorinos contract? Napoli could be dealt, I suppose if someone just wants a half-year fix. Gomes has a two-year, $10 million deal. He was overpaid. Hanrahan could be traded. But again, why would you build a team so you can trade them at midseason? I can see a smaller team doing something like for draft picks, but the Boston Red Sox?
Everything I'm reading about Jackie Bradley, Jr., seems a bit like deja vu all over again. Any of those statements could have been made 60-plus years ago when Willie Mays came up. Can you compare Jackie Bradley to Willie Mays?
Maggie, Burlington, Vt.
Not quite ready to do that Maggie. Bradley has very good skills and like any young player, well see how he adapts to the major leagues at some point. I still believe the Red Sox will send him back to the minors, but at least theyre thinking boldly about keeping him.
As someone who hasn't followed much of spring training until this year, what are the things to watch out for if I'm trying to get an idea of how specific players are going to do on the season? I know this is a very uncertain science, but I'd be curious to hear what you consider as 'good signs' for a batter in spring training.
Alex, Cambridge, Mass.
Ive been to about 29 of these in my career and I can tell with certainty that theres no way to measure that. Sometimes pitchers who look like theyre in great shape and throw the ball well have bad years. Guys who are fat and throw poorly have good ones. Honestly, the only thing you watch for is a young player who is making a bid to stick like a Jackie Bradley or an older player who looks like he might be at the end of the line.
How would you feel about Mark Cuban buying the Red Sox?
Eddie, Waterford
I like Mark Cuban. Hed be great. But I have no problem with the current owners. They brought two championships to Boston. Theyve gone through a drought recently, but theyve committed huge resources to this team. Their baseball operations people just havent made the right decisions lately. Well see if that begins to change this season.
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I know that Hanrahan is the closer, but to me the prime candidate would be Tazawa. He has it all: low walk total, rich velocity, durability, and a nice repertoire of pitches. He would be lights out in the 9th.
Ethan, Medford, Mass.
If Hanrahan falters you could see something like that. Dont forget, also, that Tazawa has options, and if the Red Sox find themselves in a roster pickle at the end of camp, dont be surprised to see Tazawa start at Triple-A. He had a great second half last season. Hes highly regarded by the Red Sox, but I think they would go to Andrew Bailey first and then Tazawa.
Who has been the biggest surprise of spring training so far? Also, what is the ideal outfield setup with Ellsbury and Bradley Jr., on the same team?
Joe, Syracuse, NY
In that scenario, Bradley moves to a corner. We saw what happened when Ellsbury moved to left a couple of years ago. Hes also the veteran and an excellent center fielder, so he would remain there. My guess is theyd use Bradley mostly in left with Jonny Gomes in a platoon, but theyd get him time in center and right as well.
Pedro Ciriaco can easily fill in at 2d, 3d, SS, and with some more practice, he can play outfield. He has proven that he is a real gamer and things seem to happen when he is in the lineup. Do you think ownership will value him enough to keep him ?
Dana, Los Angeles
I would think so. Youre already hearing John Farrell say they want to get a long look at Brock Holt. While Holt is a better hitter, he doesnt create the excitement on the bases, nor do I think he plays shortstop as well as Ciriaco. Holt seems to be a second baseman, who can fill in at third and short, but Ciriaco can legitimately play shortstop and did a nice job at third base when Will Middlebrooks was injured. He was also Bobby Vs guy so who knows if that becomes a factor in the final decision.
We've heard several times that Felix Doubront reported to camp out of shape. For a professional athlete, what exactly is "out of shape"?
Brian, Whately, Mass.
In his case he had a bit of a belly and his arm strength wasnt where it should have been. I suppose its different for everyone. Joel Hanrahan and Andrew Bailey dont look like theyre in great shape, but they dont seem to look any diffferent than they normally do.
Haven't read much of anything about Ryan Dempster this spring. How has he looked and what is your expectation of what he can do for the team this year?
Michael, Salt Lake City
Dempster had a very good debut on Tuesday. Hes a professional pitcher, whose career has been saved with a good split-fingered fastball. Farrell said if he can get north of 180 innings out of him, he feels hell be effective.
An unorthodox proposal: Have pitchers during the season follow the routine being used now at the beginning of spring training. Have multiple pitchers pitch just one or two innings. Any one pitcher would probably pitch every other day.
George, Boston
Unorthodox it is. Wouldnt be shocked if it came to this, but it wont because salaries would have to be reduced and the Players Association would cry bloody murder. Starting pitchers determine the pay scale. Colorado has started the 75-pitch limit for starters and it was fairly effective last season.
Curious as to what the Sox think of Jeremy Hazelbaker? Do they view him as a legit option as a RF or LF in a year or two? His minor league stats compare favorably with Ryan Kalish, but I just don't here a lot of buzz on him.
Andy, Summerville, SC
Youre right, not a lot of buzz, but he sneaks up on you. He might be a guy who emerges. Theres no hype on him at all, which can be a good thing. From what the organizational folks tell me, hes a solid player, but he would have to start doing special type things on the field mostly offensively to crack what they perceive as their top echelon outfielders.
I keep hearing that there is no protection for Ortiz in the Sox lineup. I don't know where that is coming from because I think that Napoli provides great protection for Ortiz.
John, Lexington, Mass.
Napoli is not a cleanup hitter. He can be pitched to. He has holes. So if hes hitting behind Ortiz, any pitcher would rather take their chances with Napoli than pitch to Ortiz. Napoli will hit some home runs. No, Im in the camp that this lineup has very little protection for Ortiz unless Middlebrooks emerges as a major offensive force.
Am I alone thinking the Red Sox would like to move Stephen Drew at the trade deadline? The best case is that Iglesias does show enough bat that he is a multiyear solution, and they can flip Drew for a B prospect.
Paul, Chatham, NJ
Drew is cheap insurance. They can flip him if Iggy shows the bat, or keep him if Iggy has none. I suppose so. Again, I cant believe they would build their team hoping they can flip guys at midseason. Holy crow.
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in exchange for having perfect teeth?
Jon Hein is God used to be Lord over the Saloon.
It was perfect feet, but yet another cock obsessed query.
My posts are merely conjecture and opinion; furthermore, they have no relation to anyone living or deceased.
I think ruffy is right bc George even said " what's wrong with my teeth?" Then Howard focused on the feet...
Howard wants all the cock sucking for himself
Howard really did accidentally say teeth at one point. That's a Freudian slip. Most likely, Howard sometimes wonders if his desire for perfect teeth is so strong that he'd give up sucking cock.
My posts are merely conjecture and opinion; furthermore, they have no relation to anyone living or deceased.
All I know is that Takei is radio poison for me. Why must everything all of the time be gay gay gay?
For the love of alligators, can't they talk about anything else?
I'd love to tell Howard his messed up mouth and losing his two front teeth is his mother's fault. Because it is. If he had braces none of it would have happened.
He's probably send her the terrible Dr. Matthew Kaufman's bill, as well as serve her with papers for pain and suffering.
It's not really George's fault, Howard just can't get off that topic. I haven't listened to a full show in years but I tuned in for Mondays show and Howard just refused to get off the subject of anal sex and cock sucking despite George's clear discomfort at how creepy it was getting. George would've rather been discussing anything else at that point. I wonder why Howard doesn't just come out of the closet and let himself be happy, such a wackjob.
Howard lets see you try.
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YaBB 2.1 to SMF 2.0
Is there a topic for this conversion yet? If so please link me to it, i tried searching and couldn't find anything. Thanks!
I am trying to convert our outdated YaBB 2.1 board to the brand new SMF 2.0 board. I have installed SMF and have the YaBB install on an accessible place on the same server. When I run the converter (placed in newly installed SMF folder) I get the following:
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Incorrect table name. Any thoughts/ideas? Thanks in advance!
You may have more mileage in upgrading your YaBB to SMF1.1.14, then upgrading that to SMF2. More outage, and certainly much more to go wrong, but it seems none of the YaBB to SMF2 converters work at all. Even the YaBB to SMF1 ones are a bit shoddy :'(
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They are good solid cards, I have had no problems with the three I am running. A little warm but no bad work so I am happy.
Hmm... I was playing FF8 on my PS2 with my 9600GSO folding. I switched over to HDMI real quick to check on the percentage and there was no signal. I wiggled the cable around on the back of the TV and video card, still no signal. I hit the reset button on my PC and I got video. Odd... the card has been completely stable other than this.
My 4850 gives me anywhere from 1300 to 2000 so i feel your pain. I seen some say they get 3000 to 4000 with a 4850 but I dont see it.
Yey, good news, i'll be getting back into folding next week! Need some help first, i was told the CMD version of F@H gave better PPD, which one is it on the site?
Also, correct me when i go wrong. 8800GT has the same core as the 8800GTX, the 9800GTX+ is a revamped 8800GTX? If so, could i use a 9800GTX+ in slot one (for games etc.) and two 8800GT's in slot 2 and 3 for JUST folding? If not, whats the best setup i can do with one powerful card in slot 1, and two cards in slot 2 and 3. (2 needs to be Singleslot, 3 can be quad slot... lol) Thanks
8800GT is a G92 core(65nm process) and has 112 shaders 9800GTX+ is a G92b core(55nm process) and has 128 shaders 8800GTX is a G80 core(90nm process) and has 128 shaders You should always combine cards of similar shader count. Different counts will handicap the larger shader card.
Oh so say if I got like a dedicated 8600gt to fold my 9600gso would be crippled because of it? This would be 2 seperate cards, not SLI.
You may see some instability of driver crashes, but it should work. 8600 GT is 32 shaders. For what it would handicap the 9600GSO, you would be better off folding the 9600GSO alone. Less elec used and more PPD produced.
Ah ok. Thanks. Whats the best combination. I need one powerful (ish) graphics card in slot one (can be three slots) and then i have two slots for dedicated folders.
That set-up sounds fine. You may get stuttering in-game with 2 GPU's folding being fed off the same CPU.
I don't think i'll end up doing that though. The ultimate plan is to play and fold with these 8800GT's. Then when the ATi 5 series pushes 4870 and 4870x2 prices down, i'll buy something for my gaming rig and put the 8800GT's in a dedicated rig. Give it a month or two
I mean if I could fold on the 8600gt dedicated and use my 9600gso for gaming, and fold on that too when not in use, just like I do now, only difference would be the 8600gt would be going all the time. Having an 8600gt in my system would handicap my 9600gso??
I figured out how to get the smp client running, I set it for 50% usage, it seems awful slow. What do you guys use when running the smp client?
^^useful comment. Yeah, SMP work units are pretty big. With my old 5200+ at 2.8GHz, it took like ~18 hours to do a work unit, and that's at 100% cpu usage. F@H runs on low priority so you can set it to 100% and it still shouldn't bother other things.
Really though its all about efficiency to me, I wanted to Fold on my E2200 but it took 24hrs/WU. Folding is just more efficient on GPUs (also why I use Nvidia over ATI). If you want your CPU to do something useful in a timely manner Crunch for TPU's WCG Team
I need a hand with setting up SMP client on my Acer lappy. I've gone through all the configuration stuff and given it 85% CPU usage , despite it having been running for 14 minutes it's still saying that it has made absolutely no progress with the WU, am I doing something wrong or is this lappy just incredibly slow at folding?
if you want to fold with your cpu used vmware.It a lot faster http://www.overclock.net/overclock-net-folding-home-team/286879-guide-linux-smp-vmware.html 6200 ppd with my q9550@4000mhz
Im not trying to be rude, but look at my post and Hat's post right above yours. Folding on the CPU (of this class) w/ the SMP Client takes about 24hrs per WU. Nothing is wrong CPUs and Folding just aren't a perfect couple.
It'd been running for almost quarter of an hour and it was still saying 0 out of 25000 steps completed, it should at least have done one surely?
Crazy, does task manager show that your CPU is busy? Sort processes by CPU (highest to lowest) and see what comes to the top


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Fixed mortgage rates dropped incrementally this week and remained near record lows, which has kept homes' affordability high, Freddie Mac reported Dec. 13 in its weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
The 30-year fixed-rate decreased 0.02 percentage points to 3.32 percent (down from 3.94 percent a year ago). The 15-year fixed-rate also fell by 0.01 percent to 2.66 percent (down from 3.30 percent a year ago).
The one-year adjustable-rate mortgage fell 0.02 percentage points to 2.53 percent (down from 2.81 percent a year ago). The five-year Treasury-indexed adjustable-rate increased 0.01 percentage points, however, to 2.70 percent (down from 2.86 percent a year ago).
"Mortgage rates held relatively steady following the November employment report," Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, said in a news release. "The unemployment rate fell from 7.9 to 7.7 percent. However, in its Dec. 12 monetary policy statement, the Federal Reserve noted that this rate remains elevated, and modified the statement to tie any increases to its target rate to the unemployment rate falling below 6.5 percent."
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In any case, it still wouldn't use bytes in the 0x00-0x1f range.
Control characters in file names
Posted Nov 29, 2010 10:09 UTC (Mon) by jamesh (guest, #1159) [Link]
Of course, once you start working with Unicode it isn't really enough to just require unique representations for each code point. You can have multiple sequences of unicode code points that have the same meaning. So you really want a normalised code point sequence encoded in a canonical form.
Posted Nov 29, 2010 18:18 UTC (Mon) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link]
The code point sequence issue is real (which is why I was careful not to say "character" anywhere), and unfortunately, there are multiple possible normalizations. So not only do you need a normalized code point sequence, you need one with a particular normalization that everything will agree on. (Also, since the availability of characters may affect the normalization, you might in principle have to specify the version of Unicode, although I think they're careful not to introduce new ways of getting the same character.) And, of course, you have to avoid using Apple products, because they silently rename your files to have a different normalization from what everybody else uses.
Posted Dec 1, 2010 2:32 UTC (Wed) by jamesh (guest, #1159) [Link]
My point was that if you picked a canonical representation for UTF-7, and required that file names used it, then it would work okay as a file name encoding. That said, it still isn't a very good idea ...
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Dearest Poopers, There are big things in the works–POOP Project events in NYC on Sept. 10, 15, and also Oct. 1 and 19th. More info coming PRONTO! But a little teaser for the day: are you a woman in New York interested in asking Dr. Oz about your pee or poo, Tuesday the 30th? Allow


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You were looking for symbolism, and this seemed like the perfect day. You were looking for a sign that the Dolphins' changing of the quarterback and changing of the head coach signaled a changing of the guard (at last) in the AFC East.
You didn't find it. Couldn't see it. It wasn't there.
What you saw instead here Sunday was the continuation of the division reign of the New England Patriots — the team the Dolphins want to be when they grow up.
This was Miami's first game vs. the nemesis Patriots in the new era of rookie QB Ryan Tannehill and coach Joe Philbin, but there was no immediate indication that their Patriots counterparts Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are prepared to yield anything.
Sunday's 23-16 home loss marked New England's fifth consecutive victory in this series and seventh in the past eight games. It meant the Pats clinched yet another division title on cruise control, and left Miami's playoff hopes on life-support with a 5-7 record.
If this was the Dolphins' statement game, the only statement was, "Still not good enough." If this was a measuring stick, it remained in the other guy's control. And if you as a fan are pleased the score was at least close, well, raise your standards.
The Pats are still firmly the roadblock Miami must somehow figure a way to get past, and the fact Sunday's was a winnable game not won in some ways make this loss even tougher to take.
See, New England was far from at its best. Its NFL-leading offense sputtered more than it purred. Even Brady — by his standards — was off his game, fallible, ordinary. He was laboring. Heck, he even threw an interception, which for Brady is roughly a once-a-month aberration.
And still the Patriots were the better team.
Miami wants to be that. The team that can win even when it doesn't play particularly well. The team that can win even when its quarterback is far from heroic.
Instead Miami is still the team that must be nearly perfect when playing a quality opponent. Especially this one.
"You can't make any mistakes against this team," as center Mike Pouncey put it.
The Dolphins made mistakes. The first, a muffed punt, gave the Patriots a 12-yard touchdown drive. Giving Brady a gift TD is like giving Usain Bolt a head start.
Mistakes, yes. Tannehill lost a fumble, and misfired twice deep to an open Brian Hartline as Miami managed to convert a meager three of 13 third downs. "I'm still thinking to myself, 'Gotta make those throws,' '' Tannehill said afterward.
Said a concurring Philbin, "We have to make those plays."
Mistakes, mistakes. Eight penalties included costly flags for roughing-the-punter and pass interference. Another negated an interception-return TD by Reshad Jones.
"It's frustrating," said Jones, "knowing we went up against a great offense and were in the game the whole way and don't win."
Jones' defense hardly was blameless. It could not stop Brady's late, clinching scoring drive when a stop was essential (with Cam Wake inexplicably on the sideline instead of in the game).
Clearly, though, this loss was on the offense. And losing left tackle Jake Long to a torn triceps early in the game (he did not return) didn't help.


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How Does the Kidney Cancer Association Promote Research?
We encourage both private and public sector institutions to do more research on kidney cancer. We help researchers in academic medical centers, government, and industry with money and information. We are a catalyst for new ideas. For example, we provide financial grants for basic research into the biology of kidney cancer. Members of the Association work to raise funds. These competitive awards are made from a pool of funds named in honor of the Association's late founder, Eugene P. Schonfeld, Ph.D.
The Kidney Cancer Association funds early-career cancer researchers by supporting The (ASCO) Conquer Cancer Foundation Grants Program and the AUA Urology Care Foundation Research Scholars Program. The Conquer Cancer Foundation® harnesses the knowledge of ASCO's more than 27,000 oncologists and healthcare providers to improve the treatment and survivorship of people living with cancer. Their funding of breakthrough research and education gives patients and caregivers powerful resources to address the disease. The Kidney Cancer Association supports young oncologists interested in kidney cancer research through The Conquer Cancer Foundation's Young Investigator Award (YIA). The YIA grant provides funding to promising physician-scientists to encourage and promote quality oncology research during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. For more information or to apply for the YIA or other grants from The Conquer Cancer Foundation, please visit their website. To learn more about applying for a research grant from the AUA Foundation, please contact the American Urological Association Foundation.
We are represented in the membership of the National Cancer Institute's Renal Cancer Task Force, Biomarkers Consortium, Kidney Cancer SPORE, Cancer Leadership Council, Friends of Cancer Research, and many more collaborations, including our participation in The Cancer Genome Atlas.
Following are examples (the complete list of projects is too long to enumerate here) of Young Investigator Awards and research grants made through your generous contributions to the Eugene P. Schonfeld Fund and monies raised by the Penn State Football Team through "Lift for Life," its chapter of Uplifting Athletes, and other donors:
Eugene P. Schonfeld Medical Research Awards
ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Award
Eliezer Van Allen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
"Dissecting clinical resistance to PI3K inhibitors in PIK3CA or PTEN-mutant cancers."
Andrew C. Novick & P.H.M. de Mulder / AUA Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award
Erik Brincks, PhD, University of Minnnesota, under the mentorship of Thomas S. Griffith, PhD.
"The Influence of Obesity on the Immunotherapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma"
Dana Farber / Harvard Cancer Center Kidney Cancer SPORE Developmental Projects Program
"Evaluating Comparative Effectiveness of Open and Minimally Invasive Kidney Surgery: Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life Outcomes and Cost Effectiveness"
Andrew A. Wagner, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School. Co-Investigators: Steven Chang MD, BWH; Martin G. Sanda, MD, BIDMC; Su-Chun Cheng, ScD, DFCI; William C. DeWolf, MD, BIDMC; Sarah B. Kim, BA, BIDMC
ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Award
Martin Voss, MD,Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
"Predictive Tissue Biomarkers for mTOR Inhibitors in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)."
Mentored by Robert Motzer, MD
ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Award
Thai Ho, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
"The role of SETD2, a histone methyltransferase, in the development of renal cell carcinoma"
Andrew C. Novick, MD and P.H.M. deMulder, MD, AUA Foundation Research Scholar Award
Weijun Liu, PhD, University of Pittsburgh, under the mentorship of James Gnarra, PhD
"VHL Tumor Suppressor and Cell Cycle Regulation"
ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, Post-doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
"Evaluation of cardiac glycoside, digoxin, as a novel inhibitor of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1a and its target genes in tumor microenvironment."
Dana Farber / Harvard Cancer Center Kidney Cancer SPORE Developmental Projects Program
Steven L. Chang, MD
"Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Routine Percutaneous Renal Biopsy in the Management of Small Renal Masses"
Dana Farber / Harvard Cancer Center Kidney Cancer SPORE Developmental Projects Program
PI: Sabina Signoretti, MD | Co-Investigators: Hans-Olov Adami, MD, PhD & Toni Choueiri, MD
"Clinical, Histological, and Molecular Determinants of Bilateral Renal Cell Cancer"
Andrew C. Novick & P.H.M. de Mulder / AUA Foundation Research Scholar Award
Brian Chapin, MD
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
"The Endothelial Cell As The Mediator of Angiogenic Escape in Renal Cell Carcinoma"
ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
Stephen Keefe, MD
University of Pennsylvania
"Predicting Response to Antiangiogenic Therapies in Renal Cell Carcinoma"
AUA Foundation Research Scholar Award
David Miller, MD, MPH
UCLA Department of Urology
"Unwarranted Variation in Surgical Treatment of Patients with Early-Stage Kidney Cancer"
ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
Henk Verheul, MD, PhD
Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
"Combination Antiangiogenesis and Anticoagulatory Therapy in Patients with Advanced Renal Cancer"
ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
Patricia Tang, MD
Princess Margaret Hospital
"The Role of VEGF-A Signalling in Maintenance of the Glomerular Filtration Barrier and Blood Pressure"
P. H.M. de Mulder, MD, AUA Foundation Research Scholar Award
Brian Lane, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Urological Institute
"Molecular Prediction of Kidney Cancer Recurrence after Nephrectomy"
P. H.M. de Mulder, MD, AUA Foundation Research Scholar Award
Stephen Culp, MD, PhD
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
"Action and Resistance of Targeted Therapy in Non-Clear Cell RCC"
P. H.M. de Mulder, MD, AUA Foundation Research Scholar Award
Kevin Courtney, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
"Idenfication of Activators of Phosphoinositide 3-kinase Signaling in Renal Cell Carcinoma as Potential Therapeutic Targets"
P. H.M. de Mulder, MD, ASCO Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
Aymen Elfiky, MD, MA
Yale University
"Targeting Phosphoinositide 3-kinase in Renal Cell Cancer"
Joel W. Slaton, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Urologic Surgery
University of Minnesota
"The Effect of Organ Site on Expression of Progression-Related Genes and Response to Low-Dose Interferon-alpha (IFN-Alpha) Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma"
James D. Brooks, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Urology
Stanford University Medical Center
"Gene Expression Profiling of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A New Cancer Taxonomy"
David A. Stulberg Career Investigator Award
Jared A. Gollob, MD
Associate Director of Biologic Therapy Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
"The Effect of Combination Therapy With IL-12 Plus IL-2 on Immune Activation and Antitumor Immunity in Patients with Renal Cell Cancer"
Senior Career Investigator Award
James H. Finke, PhD
Department of Immunology
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
"Altered T Cell Signaling in Renal Cell Carcinoma"
The Novick research awards are made in memory of our colleague, the late Andrew C. Novick, MD, Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, who died in 2008 from complications of lymphoma.
The P.H.M. de Mulder research awards are made possible, in part, by a generous contribution to our research endowment from Bayer Shering Pharma in memory of our colleague, P. H.M. de Mulder, MD, who died in 2007 from kidney cancer.


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Money for nothingCover story: Keith Simmons stacked the deck against his investors in a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $40 million. |
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Solid as a rockCover story: Solid as a rock. For decades, that described Bank of Granite. Heres what caused it to crumble. |
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Too big to fellIt's been trimmed, but Bank of America still towers over the Financial 100, where its sheer size makes it a sequoia surrounded by saplings. |
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Regional Report Western June 2012Buddy Greenwood, the former president and CEO of Bank of Asheville, pleaded guilty in May to federal charges of money laundering and wire fraud. |
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Regional Report Triangle May 2012Durham-based SJF Ventures third private-equity fund became the first national one to be licensed by the Small Business Administration as an Impact Investment Fund. |
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Regional Report Triad February 2012High-Point-based BNC Bancorp has agreed to buy four banks since March 31, 2010, greatly expanding its market by acquiring smaller regional banks. |
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Hot Stocks 2012A panel of pros pick the North Carolina stocks they think will perform best in 2012. |
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- Barack Obama - China - David Cameron - North Korea - Tibet
'North Korea - it's not rocket science'
In today's pick of the international press, we look at the nuclear summit in Korea, why Tibetans are burning themselves to death as a protest, and corruption allegations in Britain.
By Elena CASAS
Foreign Policy magazine says the Obama administration is letting North Korea get away with whatever it likes.
The Guardian is looking at the rising use of the death penalty in the Arab world and China - while the New York Times asks why Tibetans choose self-immolation as a form of protest.
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Nope it is a nucluer warhead,Keeping you white morons from interfeering with its domestic affairs.Like Russia,China,India ect.ect.Simple Get your own house in order,before advocating what other countries should do.Since when does the white man have the authority to dictate what other countries should do.Probably nobody has told you lot time you lot got educated,assumption of intelligence is no criteria for being intelligent.Actually my conclusions, you lot are quite thick and ignorant.Until proven otherwise.


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Dr. Miller spoke in Houston of the neuro-correlates of spirituality. She mentioned studies that showed how spirituality improved brain functions. She also shared that the brain patterns of study participants who had symptoms of depression showed similar activity between those given Prozac and those utilizing forms of spirituality.
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One of three men charged in a shooting at a 2011 roller-skating party in suburban Detroit with about 300 people in attendance has been sentenced to up to several decades in prison.
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CAUTION GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Ginger has been adopted by a loving family and we got to see her Friday. She's doing just fine!
QUINCY, ILL. -- Here's an update on that dog that was found wandering near 8th and Ellington Roads in Adams County earlier this month with a collar embedded around its neck. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a 25 hundred dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the abuse and neglect of that dog. The german short haired pointer was emaciated and had a severe open wound when it was found.
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The staff hits the recruiting trail as they visit many throughout the country and even extend one new offer. Plus, two big targets set official visits and more.
Ohio State moved to 9-0 with relative ease.
Ohio State can end the BCS era with at least one victory in the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange Bowls – but they aren't the only ones.
Ohio State can end the BCS era with at least one victory in the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta, and Orange Bowls – but they aren't the only ones.
The Bulldogs failed to provide much of a threat early for the Buckeyes.
The basketball Buckeyes look to continue their undefeated run against the Bryant Bulldogs in the Gotham Classic.
Tarik Wright and Walnut Ridge improve to 2-0 with a huge win over Africentric. Also included is Tuesday's top performers
The Lady Buckeyes had a rough week last week, dropping two close games to ranked opponents and seeing their losing streak extended to three.
Johnnie Dixon has been a hot commodity for many programs this season. Urban Meyer was in to see him on Tuesday for one last pitch. Also, 2016 prospect Demetris Robertson picked up an offer from the Buckeyes.
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Of course it is too early to give you an agenda, but we can tell you the sorts of things we'll have at VidCon 2013.
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Throughout the conference, we will be showcasing some of the amazing people who have become successful through online video. Mainstage acts usually take the form of short performances or talks. The mainstage is fast-paced and exciting. It's the protein in the VidCon sandwich.
Expo Hall
The content of the expo hall is mostly decided by our exhibitors, but it's safe to assume that there will be activities in here ranging from bouncy castles to visual effects workshops. The expo hall will also house the majority of our signings and merch sales.
Break Outs
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Speaking of more-personal encounters…many meet-ups traditionally become signings. We've decided to separate signings out into a separate event in 2013, and most of them will be taking place down in the expo hall. Arrive early because we do have to limit lines!
About what it sounds like. The evenings at VidCon tend to wind up instead of wind down. The concerts generally start with acoustic acts and then ramp up into more high-energy favorites.
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Mpuchane, S.; Allotey, J.; Matsheka, I.; Simpanya, M.; Coetzee, S.; Jordaan, A.; Mrema, N.; Gashe, B.A. (ICIPE - African Insect Science for Food and Health, http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JTI, NaN, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Domestic cockroaches Blattella germanica were trapped from various homes in Gaborone, Botswana using 'Dyroach' traps. Isolations of bacteria, yeasts and moulds were done on external body parts and on the faecal pellets using various selective media. Body parts of cockroaches were also fixed with OsO4 vapour for 24 h, sputter coated with gold under special conditions and examined in a Phillips (1) XL30 ESEM in low vacuum mode. Awide spectrum of bacteria including common food spoilage and pathogenic organisms, such as Bacillus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas spp., Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Erwinia spp. Salmonella sp., Shigella sp. and Serratia spp. were isolated. Yeasts commonly associated with food spoilage, such as Pichia sp., Candida sp. and Torulopsis spp. were found on many cockroaches. In addition, various groups of moulds, some associated with food spoilage and others known to produce mycotoxins, such as Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus parasiticus were isolated. Antimicrobial sensitivities of bacterial isolates revealed resistance patterns to various agents. Since cockroaches are prevalent in homes, particularly in food preparation areas and since their body parts and faecal pellets have been found in food storage areas, concern about their impact on food quality and safety is raised and possible control measures including education of communities on proper sanitation are suggested. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1005 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Halophilic bacteria from the Makgadikgadi salt pans in north central Botswana were isolated using culture-dependent methods. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the 16S rRNA gene and phylogenetic analysis were used to identify the strains. Culturing was done aerobically in six different complex salt media. Salt concentrations used were 1Halophilic bacteria from the Makgadikgadi salt pans in north central Botswana were isolated using culture-dependent methods. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the 16S rRNA gene and phylogenetic analysis were used to identify the strains. Culturing was done aerobically in six different complex salt media. Salt concentrations used were 15, 20, 25 and 30% (2.6, 3.4, 4.3 and 5.1 M, respectively) NaC1, at pH 7.2 to pH 8.0. Four colony morphology types were isolated in axenic cultures comprising Gram-positive cells. Universal bacterila primers were used to amplify 16S rDNA from chromosomal DNA isolated from three of the four distinct colony groups. Restriction enzyme digest analysis of the 16S rDNA revealed seven RFLP types. Five of the RFLP types were subjected to sequencing. Comparison of the 16S rDNA sequence alignment to reference sequence data bases showed samples S2012A3, S2012B2 and S2012B3 to have between 95 and 99% homology to Bacillus sp. BH 164 and Bacillus sp. HS 136T, a novel species recently described as Bacillus persepolensis. Isolate S4102D4 showed 95 to 99% homology to Thalassobacillus sp. JY0201 and Thalassobacillus sp. FIB228 and Halobacillus sp. MO56 species. All five isolates had at least 95% similarity to published sequences implying they could be species within the described genera. A sub-tree drawn to compare the isolates indicated two phyletic lines with S4102D4 being an outlying strain and S2012A3, S2012B and S2012B3 being a closely related clonal group all of which branch from Bacillus sp. BH 164. Pending conclusive culture, biochemical and polar lipid composition data these microorganisms are regarded as previously un-described and therefore novel species of halophilic bacteria. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/920 Files in this item: 1
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Moyo, S.; Gashe, B.A.; Collison, E.K.; Mpuchane, S. (Elsevier / www.elsevier.com/locate/ijfoodmicro, NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: This present study was undertaken to find optimum conditions of pH, temperature and, period of incubation for the pectinolytic activity of Kluyveromyces wickerhamii isolated from rotting fruits and to assess the effect of these factors by use of response surface methodology (RSM). A central composite rotatable design was used as an experimental design for the analysis of the allocation of treatment combinations. A second order polynomial regression model was fitted and was found adequate, with an R2 of 0.94469 ( P < 0.001). The effects of temperature and pH were the most significant factors in influencing enzyme production. Estimated optimum conditions were as follows: pH 5.0, temperature, 32 jC and an incubation period of 91 h. Pectinesterase (PE), pectin lyase (PL), and cellulase activities were not detected. Pectinase production was partially constitutive. Pectin was degraded by the isolated strain of K. wickerhamii in the current study, and the pectinolytic activity is referred to as polygalacturonase (PG) activity. Crude enzyme extract was thermostable at various temperatures and, stimulated by the presence of Ca2 + ions but inhibited by other ions like Mg2 +, Zn2 +, Co2 +, Mn2 + and Na+. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/228 Files in this item: 2
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Morobe, I.C.; Obi, C.L.; Nyila, M.A.; Gashe, B.A.; Matsheka, M.I. (Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB, NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Listeria monocytogenes is known to cause epidemic and sporadic cases of listeriosis. The present study investigated the occurrence, antibiograms and molecular serotypes of the organism in various retail outlets in Gaborone, Botswana. Food samples were obtained randomly from selected supermarkets and street vendors in 5 geographical areas of Gaborone from May, 2007 to September 2007. L. monocytogenes was isolated and positively identified by using morphological and biochemical tests. From a total of 1324 food samples tested 57(4.3 %) were positive for L. monocytogenes. Out of the 57 isolates of L. monocytogenes 7 (12.3%), 3 (5.3%), 0 (0%), 27 (47.4%) and 20 (35.1%) were isolated from cheese, raw milk, meat (biltong), frozen cabbage and salad (coleslaw), respectively. From the 5 geographical areas selected for sampling in this study, Gaborone South recorded the highest number 19 (33.3%) of L. monocytogenes isolates while Gaborone West recorded the least, 7 (12.3%). The findings in this study reveal the presence of L. monocytogenes serotypes 1/2a and 1/2b in ready to eat food and highlight the need for education and training programmes in food safety in Gaborone, Botswana. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/996 Files in this item: 1
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Here are 8 important steps in developing a successful program: Step one = identify your audience Step two = assess audience needs Step three = identify available resources Step four = brainstorm and formulate your ideas Step five = contact and meet your artist(s) Step six = identify key learning goals and learning activities Step seven = develop an assessment strategy Step eight = build your budget Major Grant Support Applications Due February 1 February 1 is the application deadline for organizations applying for Major Grant Support from the Oklahoma Arts Council. Organizations must be eligible in the category to apply. 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Okla State Agency |
Arts Council, Oklahoma |
Okla Agency Code | '055' |
Title | Arts Oklahoma |
Alternative title | Oklahoma arts; Online arts Oklahoma |
Authors | Oklahoma Arts Council. |
Publisher | Oklahoma Arts Council |
Publication Date | 2008; 2009; 2011; 2012 |
Publication type | Newsletter |
Serial holdings | Electronic holdings: 2008-2009, 2011-2012 |
Subject | Arts--Oklahoma--Periodicals. |
Purpose | Online newsletter of the Oklahoma Arts Council |
Notes | issues through 1/2012 |
OkDocs Class# | A3100.6 A792o |
For all issues click | A3100.6 A792o |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: http://www.arts.state.ok.us/news/pubs.html |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2009-10-29 |
Date modified | 2012-12-19 |


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January 11, 2010
Michael J. Much MinnesotaPreps.com
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