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This unconventional small group experience is a cinematic journey through a series of six mini-movies providing a unique perspective to help shape today's believer into a first century Christ-follower. Follow the journey of Eric Nelson, a man leading a compartmentalized triple life as a pleasure-seeking rebel, a cutthroat corporate executive, and a nominal Christian. When confronted with a near death experience, Eric embarks on a spiritual journey that transforms his commitment to Jesus Christ and tests the faith of his friends and family.
Study Kit Includes:
- Small Group Leader's DVD Tutorial
- Six 30-minute lessons of cinematic story telling
- Easy-to-follow Leader's Guide for facilitating your small group gathering
- Thought provoking 42-day Follower's Journal designed to assist you and your group in your journey
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Princess Neva5 Stars Out Of 5Not a FanFebruary 16, 2016Princess NevaQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 5Nothing but rave reviews from our growth groups. They loved it!
Mrs.P5 Stars Out Of 5November 29, 2015Mrs.PQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5A very good teaching tools. If only the people have a ear to hear.
anna5 Stars Out Of 5Great study for small groupsMarch 8, 2015annaQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5We just finished this series as part of couples bible study.We found not a fan to be significantly challenging series in our faith and devotion to god. Some of the points were very deeply impactful in testing genuine devotion to God.
GarbenAge: 25-34Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Great StudyNovember 1, 2014GarbenAge: 25-34Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5We used this study for a combined high school and young adult Sunday School class that is an hour in length. The videos are approximately 30 minutes each, so it does make it difficult to cover everything in that period. As the leader's guide points out, it is better to have a 90 minute study. The leader's guide contains very helpful information and questions to ask during each session.
* Journals: The journals are a must if you are doing the study. They help participants stay involved and thinking about following Christ each day. They are somewhat unconventional with what they ask you to do, but being taken outside your comfort zone can force you to look at things a little differently. They could have been enhanced by incorporating more Scripture, but the journal is supposed to be a companion to your own study time. Some of our participants could definitely be described as "fans", so it would have been helpful to have a little guidance in the journal.
* Full-length Video: We watched the full-length video prior to getting into the study. There is a lot of overlap between the full-length video and the small group mini-sessions, but it was useful in order to understand the context and in case somebody missed a week so they understood the continuation of the story. This isn't a "must have".
* Book: The study doesn't really incorporate the use of the book. Several examples from the book are in the small group study, but the same order is not used. We had already purchased the books, so we assigned chapters to read on the side.
Lisa Y5 Stars Out Of 5Not a Fan - DVD Small Group Study KitOctober 28, 2014Lisa YQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Absolutely wonderful! I highly recommend this to any group who needs to open the door to great discussions all about Jesus. Our group has had a hard time with RUNNING OUT OF TIME! lol It is so good that we find ourselves needing more time each week. Our group consists of a mixed group of believers: seasoned to new... all find it fantastic and look forward to each weeks meeting. We are reading the main book separately from the DVD series. We watched the DVD for three weeks, took a break and did a "question & answer" time for any topic from the book they wished to discuss. It worked out so well. Our group has really grown into a close FAMILY of believers!
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Q: Could these lessons--along with the teen version --be adapted for children too?
No, the both the adult and teen kits feature illustrations, content, and materials geared primarily for those age groups.
Q: Has anyone done the sermon series while the small group study? Do they coincide with each other?
Yes, the sermon materials in the Pastors kit will coincide with the lessons in the DVD curriculum.
Here is what a customer posted in a review of the Pastor's Kit on our website:
'This kit is a great way to get people really thinking if they are a fan or a follower, and if you do these sermons with the small studies group DVD set it really makes a difference.'
Q: If you are doing the Not a Fan DVD small group study, do you need the book also, or is the study based only on DVD lessons and Follower's Journal?
The study is based on the DVD lessons and the Follower's Journal. While you do not need the book, reading it would definitely add to the experience.
Q: Should you see the movie before the Small group study is started, or are they independent of each other?
CBD stock number WW939833 "Not a Fan: A Follower's Story" is independent of the studies and can be enjoyed before, after, or as a supplement to the study.
Q: What exactly is included in the Not a Fan Bible Study kit? This sounds like a great study to offer; I am ordering the movie to watch with my family but would like to offer it to a group so I wondered what was in the study kit and what additional materials I would need to offer a complete study for others who can benefit from learning how to surrender their lives to Christ.
This kit includes a "Small Group Leader's DVD Tutorial", six 30-minute lessons in cinematic story telling, an easy to follow Leader's Guide for facilitating small groups, and a thought provoking 42 day "Follower's Journal" designed to assist you and your group in the journey.
Q: how many DVDs / episodes does the Not a Fan kit contain? We use Kyle's previous series "H2O" which has 10 episodes for our chapel program (we watch 2-3 per year) and would like to include the Not a Fan series but need to know how many episodes the kit has on DVD to determine if it will fit.
This DVD contains six 30-minute lessons.
Q: what is the recommended age group for this study? We are planning a family retreat in a few months and I was wondering if this would work for all ages or if it is for adults/young adults only. Thanks!
This kit is designed primarily for adults and/or college age young adults. We do have an edition geared towards teens - WW734001 - which you should still be able to use with the DVD.


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Walking in to the theme park at Gold Reef City is like stepping in to another world. Built around an authentic 19th century gold mine, the park successfully combines an old-world museum atmosphere with some of the wildest rides south of the equator.
It is this combination of attractions that makes this Gold Reef City entertainment park such a huge hit with families. While the older folk delve in to the history of the city of gold, the younger generation can enjoy their adrenaline fix via more than 30 heart-stopping adventure rides.
Start your Gold Reef City visit with a Jozi's Story of Gold tour through the variety of museums offering a peek in to what life was like in the burgeoning mining camp that was Johannebsurg in the 19th century. Underground tours of the mine as well as a gold-pouring demonstration are also on offer.
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Next door to the theme park is the outstanding Apartheid Museum and the popular Gold Reef City Casino, open 24 hours a day.
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So now we have three different editions for FMS:
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HOUSTON - For the first time since 2010, fireworks are being sold in southeast Texas.
No matter where you buy them, all fireworks are still illegal in the city of Houston.
"It is illegal to discharge fireworks or have fireworks in your possession in the city of Houston," said Houston Fire Department Executive Fire Chief Richard Galvan during a fireworks safety seminar Friday at HFD's Val Jahnke Training Facility.
According to HFD, more than 100 citations were written last year.
"Fines can be anywhere from $500 to $2,000 for each individual firework. Warnings are no longer going to be given because of the seriousness of the fireworks laws," said Galvan who also pointed out that areas in Harris County remain dry, adding to the fire danger.
The city of Houston will host professional fireworks displays at three different locations this year, Freedom Over Texas, Hermann Park and El Franko Lee Park. All three are free to the public.
Fireworks are legal in parts of unincorporated Harris County.
Anybody who witnesses fireworks being used within city limits can call the HFD complaint line at 713-884-3133.
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A WATCHET fundraiser has coined in more than £700 for charity after having all her hair shaved off.
Gill Judd, made the bold move to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
She hadn't had her blonde locks cut for two years since her husband, Brian, died.
"He was the last person to cut it – he always cut my hair,' said Gill. Brian carried on cutting Gill's hair even when he was ill with cancer, and carried on until he was too ill to do it.
He sadly died in April, 2012.
Gill, of Ingrams Meadow, said Macmillan Cancer Support had been supportive of her and her husband, keeping in contact with her for 18 months after he died.
She said: "I felt the time now was right. "My hair was getting too long and I was fed up with putting it up in a roll at the back."
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One man's idea to obtain a perfect wife is to marry his ward, whom he has made every effort to keep dumb and docile through the years, in the hopes that she will never be unfaithful.
Right. Nothing can possibly go wrong with such a plan.
Those plans unraveling make for a hysterical comedy in Molire's "The School For Wives," which opened at Coach House Theatre May 9. In the play, Arnolphe (played by Andrew Cruse) scorns the lot of married men and the women who would cheat and take advantage of them. He gleefully tells his friend Chrysalde (played by Ryan Christopher Zarecki) his "perfect" plan for a married life: marry his young ward, Agnes (played by Tess Burgler), a woman he has carefully kept ignorant from the world's temptations and influences. What Arnolphe doesn't realize is that his two faithful but dim-witted servants Alain (played by Benjamin Fortin) and Georgette (played by Katie Zarecki) have been duped into allowing the young Horace (played by Joe Pine) to visit Agnes and court her in secret. The opening night audience laughed throughout the show as Arnolphe watches his schemes compromised.
Also in the cast are Mark Stoffer, who plays a Notary, Alfred Anderson, who plays Enrique and Timothy Champion, who plays Oronte.
The cast does a commendable job in bringing out all of the comedy of this script, but Cruse deserves special kudos for filling in at the last moment in the leading role due to illness. While he needed a script on opening night, it wasn't distracting, and his delivery and facial expressions were hilarious.
Ticket and show information
"The School for Wives" will run through June 1.
Curtain times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. There is no show May 18.
Dinner or brunch is available to all theatre patrons prior to every performance, at the Akron Woman's City Club next door.
Tickets are $15 for other Thursday performances, and $20 for other evenings. Students are $12 for all shows.
For details or reservations, call 330-434-7741, or visit www.coachhousetheatre.com.
Coach House Theatre is at 732 West Exchange St. in Akron, next to the Akron Woman's City Club, and at the corner of West Exchange and North Portage Path.
Free reading
Coach House will give a free staged reading of "Last Romance" by Joe Di Pietro May 27 starting at 7 p.m. The reading features Richard Figge, Dede Klein and Maureen Johnson. Reservations are recommended.
Next season's shows announced
Coach House also announced its 2014-15 season of shows, which will include:
"Over the River and Through the Woods" by Joe DiPietro Oct. 2 through 19;
"Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks" by Richard Alfieri, Nov. 20 through Dec. 14;
"Towards Zero" by Agatha Christie, Jan. 29 through Feb. 22;
"Children of a Lesser God" by Mark Medoff, March 26 through April 19; and
"The Foreigner" by Larry Shue, May 14 through June 7.
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"Mass Appeal" by Bill C. Davis on Oct. 14;
"A Walk in the Woods" by Lee Blessing on Dec. 9;
"The Lyons" by Nick Silver on Feb. 17; and
"Clarence Darrow" by David Rintels and Irving Stone, on June 2.
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Louboutin Sues YSL Over A Shoe
The great red-soled debate.
In a battle of the French designers, Christian Louboutin has filed a lawsuit against Yves Saint Laurent for the manufacture of infringing footwear. Louboutin filed the trademark lawsuit in a Manhattan court and is seeking a court injunction against the sale of supposed copycat shoes by YSL in the US.
The shoes in question feature in YSL's Spring 2011 collection - a red suede shoe sporting a matching red sole that's almost identical to that which has become Louboutin's signature. Although their Spring 2011 collection also featured purple shoes with purple soles and navy shoes with - shockingly - navy soles, Louboutin is less than impressed. Seeking damages of at least 1 million US dollars, the lawsuit claims that Christian Louboutin originated the red sole logo trademark almost 20 years ago, when he painted red nail polish onto the black soles of a pair of women's shoes.
In 1997, Louboutin registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office, but it is so far unclear whether the trademark in question covers all red-soled shoes. Court papers state, "The defendant's use of red footwear outsoles that are virtually identical to the plaintiff's Red Sole Mark is likely to cause and is causing confusion, mistake and deception among the relevant purchasing public as to the origin of the infringing footwear."
The iconic Louboutin sole has helped the French shoemaker to build a very well-shod empire and garner a cult following the world over but if this lawsuit proves successful for Louboutin, it is likely to become even more legendary.


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The Valdespin Fellow Travelers
So there's a fair amount of excitement anytime Jordany Valdespin plays for the New York Mets. He's young, he's athletic, and he has eight home runs. And four walks. So I've been fairly bearish on Valdespin, who turns 25 in December, because of the four walks. All season. (Mike Baxter,… Read More →


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iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display include Qualcomm's MDM9615 basebandby Brian Klug on 10/24/2013 9:24 PM EST
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iwod - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkBut would the old iPad Mini be using the Qualcomm MDM9615 w/WTR1605L as well. As with the iPhone 5C changed to those as well. ( So Straightly speaking 5C isn't really an iPhone 5 with different shell ) Reply
evonitzer - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkThey discussed this either on the podcast on in the 5C review. You are right that the 5C is not exactly a 5 in plastic clothes. Where it makes sense, Apple sourced the same part for the 5S and 5C, resulting in a few little improvements. Reply
ssiu - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkDos the S5L8960X also imply 1GB RAM for both iPad Air and iPad mini retina? (Or are the memory separate from the A7 so S5L8960X doesn't give any clue one way or another.) Reply
Shadowmaster625 - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkWhat the heck are you going to do with that kind of bandwidth on a stupid dumbed down tablet that wont even fully buffer a youtube video incase you want to watch it in airplane mode? I think youtube has added such a feature but still that is beside the point. By defualt these things buffer next to nothing. Reply
evonitzer - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkI'm probably feeding a troll right now, but Brian discusses the reason for greater bandwidth all the time. Rush to sleep. Better battery life can be achieved by downloading everything super quick and then putting the radio to sleep. Reply
Wolfpup - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkI don't see how he's trolling. I'm not sure how any of that applies except for background tasks like syncing mail/calendars? Maybe that matters for that though. Reply
Belegost - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkTwo reasons:
1 - That bandwidth is not dedicated to your phone. The cell has a certain amount of time/frequency resources that it has to multiplex with all users demanding simultaneous access. The peak throughput is a (rough) measure of a device's efficiency at receiving data. So imagine a case where two users are trying to download from the same cell at the same time - the cell gives user A 1 second of data, then user B 1 second of data, back to A, then B...
So if user A can receive a peak of 150Mbps and user B only 100Mbps, then the best each could do would be 75Mbps for A, and 50Mbps for B averaged over time. So A will receive the same data 50% sooner than B, and when A is done, then B gets his data faster since all the resources can be devoted to B. So because A has a faster handset, BOTH A and B get better service when they are trying to use the same cell.
Now extend that to 100 users, if user A has 150Mbps handset, but everyone else has 100Mbps, then user A gets an average of 1.5Mbps, and the others only 1Mbps. That is a very noticeable difference in any data activity. So in the long run, having more efficient phones will enable better performance even when the network is increasingly loaded.
2 - It was mentioned by another commenter, but awake time for the modem is controlled by how quickly data can be moved, the faster data is finished the sooner the modem can return to a low power mode. This may not seem like much comparing 150Mbps to 100Mbps as most data transmissions at those rates would be really fast. But when the network is not empty those rates fall, and awake times for all users increase.
Also to answer the comment made that it would only help background tasks. Not at all true. Even when a user is actively browsing a website, the majority of data traffic is in a burst when something new is done, while the user is reading text, or scrolling the page, the modem can go to sleep. It's important to remember that things that seem really fast on human time scales are actually really slow in silicon timescale, so sleep gating can be done on sub-millisecond time scales, and in the two seconds you take to find the link you want on a page and click to start a new page, the modem has probably gone to sleep and woken up hundreds of times. Reply
Wolfpup - Friday, October 25, 2013 - linkIt feels kind of weird for Apple to switch back to just a single chip for both iPhone and iPad. iPad mini I can see (I guess), but I was hoping for something beefier for the iPad 5.
Oh well, I guess this chip's GPU beats the 4's regardless, so...
Was hoping for some kind of interesting new hybrid device too... Reply
solipsism - Saturday, October 26, 2013 - linkThat's one way to look at it but another would be that this is the beefier chip but it's also being used in the iPhone 5S. Perhaps clocked a little lower and/or there are some aspects of the chip that isn't enabled on the iPhone but is on the iPads. Check out the memory bus in the 5S review.
At some point this was likely to merge. I didn't think it would be this soon but it was bound to happen. Have you considered how the Retina iPad Mini can get 10 hours of battery life but the same chip with a beefier battery still only gets 10 hours of battery life? They are now pushing the same number of pixels so the only real difference in power would be MIMO and the ≈50% larger backlight, right? Is that enough to account for everything or is it possible the A7 in the iPad Mini is clocked lower? Reply
Nawy - Monday, September 22, 2014 - linkHello my friends, I don't know to much on this but tell me something, if the ipad mini retina and the ipad air have the same database and the same processor what they need to be a phone, that, is it possible?, thank you Reply


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The Calvert Memorial Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees has welcomed three new members – Maria Lubrano of Dunkirk, Bob Carpenter of Chesapeake Beach and Darren Rickwood of Port Republic. The 11-member board is comprised of local residents who volunteer their time and talents to raise funds for expansion projects, new technology and healthcare scholarships.
"We are thrilled to have them on board," said CMH Foundation Director Dixie Miller. "Their experience and expertise will be a valuable asset in helping us to continually strategize the growth of the foundation that will benefit our community."
She went on to add, "We look forward to their contributions, both as business leaders and as active and concerned community volunteers."
Carpenter, who is currently serving his second term on the Chesapeake Beach Town Council, is president and founder of Chesapeake Beach Consulting, a full-service public opinion research and strategic consulting business and also owns Celebrate with Travel.
He has worked in politics and public affairs for over 30 years. Active in the community, Carpenter has served as president of the Beach Trolley Association and was on the board of the Calvert Marine Museum. Additionally, he has raised funds for numerous non-profit organizations including the Arts Council of Calvert County and in 2008 chaired the annual Cancer Gala with his late wife, Pat.
Carpenter said he looks forward to working with fellow board members in supporting Calvert Memorial Hospital, which he considers to be vital to the community.
As a mortgage consultant, Rickwood specializes in providing financial services and loan options for homebuyers. "At First Home Mortgage, we understand the importance of being active community members who use our industry knowledge and practical skills to help local organizations advance their causes," he said.
Lubrano, the mother of three, has owned and operated several restaurants in Maryland and nearby states. Over the past 32 years, she has trained, managed and mentored over 1,000 employees. Currently, she and her husband, Sal, own and operate Mamma Lucia Italian Restaurants in Dunkirk and Prince Frederick.
"Helping to support our community hospital makes all of us at Mamma Lucia feel good and we are honored to do our part," said Lubrano, who also serves on the Foundation Harvest Ball Committee and co-chairs the sponsorship committee.
She went on to add, "The hospital is an important resource for all of us who live and work in the county. I use Calvert Memorial often for our three children, my mother and myself. So, we want to do the best we can to make sure that our community hospital has what it needs to provide excellent health care."
They join board members Michelle Frazer, a retired learning specialist, Kathy Dickinson of Dickinson Jewelers, Karen O'Brien of Curtis Investment Group and Robin Henshaw of PraiseVoice Studio in Sunderland.
The officers for the coming year are Prince Frederick attorney Mark Davis, president; Lynette Entzian of Locust Lane Farm in Lothian, vice president; Michael Cox of Calvert Wealth Management, treasurer and Cindy Parlett of Wilson & Parlett, secretary.
Established in 1989, the CMH Foundation organizes several major fundraisers throughout the year, including a casino night, a golf tournament and a black-tie gala. For more information about the foundation's activities or to make a gift, call 410-535-8178 or contribute online at our website.


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Fantastic news about Code Red's new releases already getting back on track, with GHOSTKEEPER due in just a couple weeks.
Bring on RAW FORCE! Bring on RETRIBUTION! Bring on THE BABYSITTER! Bring it on.
Fantastic news about Code Red's new releases already getting back on track, with GHOSTKEEPER due in just a couple weeks.
Bring on RAW FORCE! Bring on RETRIBUTION! Bring on THE BABYSITTER! Bring it on.
Bring on THE BABYSITTER! Bring on SO SAD ABOUT GLORIA!
Got my order today! Bill's fast & cheap, better than a first date...
Kundun Rat Terrier: 8/16/02-3/26/11. RIP, Ku.
Even though it came out 8 months ago, just now getting around to checking out THE GODFATHER SQUAD / BRUCE'S LAST BATTLE two-fer. Great fun, highly recommended! Both are 2.35:1.
For an in-depth analysis of BRUCE'S NINJA SECRET/LAST BATTLE, see Cool Ass Cinema's review.
Did I miss something? I've gone back a few pages in the thread and did not see anything about Code Red getting back on track unless you're talking about his mail order business. I don't see anything about GHOSTKEEPER coming out, either here or anywhere else. It's great news if it's really due in a couple of weeks but I'd rather get this from someplace like Amazon (no offense to Bill).
No official announcement, but keep your eyes peeled on the blog...
CR are taking a break from selling past catalog titles direct (from the sound of it, they've been doing the mailorder thing 24/7) so if there are any you still need, shoot them an email today or tomorrow. Do mention upfront if you live outside of the US.
Got GODFATHER/BRUCE'S LAST, STIGMA, and HORROR HIGH on Saturday. As Bed said, indeed, fast and cheap. Looking forward to checking them out!
Is Changes (1969) a Code Red or Scorpion title?
I was reading online a while back that CODE RED did a interview with Linda Haynes done by Vincent Gallo nontheless for the film HUMAN EXPERIMENTS, does anyone know what happened to this? is this one of the titles that CR owns still and has plans on releasing?
Give me Fulci, Bava, and Argento over Antonioni, Fellini, Rossellini.
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS is being released by Scorpion early next year. It's a Katarina's Nightmare Theater release.
Long Live Code Red
If you haven't been following the Katarina's Nightmare Theater line, you've been missing out on a lot of great horror releases! Not sure at this point if they'll use the Gallo extras, but hopefully they decide to include them.
Linda Haynes' announced interview was missing from Shout's THE NICKEL RIDE, don't know what happened there...
CHANGES has a supporting performance by Marcia Strassman, who earlier recorded the protest song "The Flower Children" and later played Gabe Kaplan's wife on WELCOME BACK KOTTER.
Wow, so it is! Had no idea Prism released the film, wonder if the Tim Buckley soundtrack is intact. Like John says, interesting supporting cast including Teri Garr and actor-turned-writer/director Tom Holland.
....and I can recite part of "The Flower Children". Sad, but true.


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Full Results
PHILADELPHIA - As has been the case all spring, No. 13 Penn lined up with Top-10 opponents for a Cup race, and the Quakers were unable to knock off No. 3 Harvard or No. 9 Navy in the Adams Cup on the Schuylkill River.
On a sunny Saturday featuring 8-12 mph winds over the 2000m course, Harvard pulled away for a 1.6-second win over Navy in the Varsity Eight. Penn struggled the entire way, finishing third.
Penn's best finish in the day's races was in the Second Frosh Eight as Penn was second by 2.9 seconds to Navy. The Midshipmen were first in 6:03.0 to Penn's 6:05.9. Harvard was well behind in third in 6:13.7.
Penn is off until May 18 when the Quakers head to Worcester, Mass. for the Eastern Sprints.


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News Reports Cite Drop in Physician Speaking Fees
Regional newspapers that analyzed ProPublica's Dollars for Docs data say drug company payments to physician speakers have declined in their states, suggesting that new restrictions and publicity are making an impact.
Amid increasing scrutiny, drug company payments to doctors for promotional speaking have dropped in several states, according to stories by several newspapers using our newly updated Dollars for Docs database.
The Boston Globe reported that payments by several drug companies fell in Massachusetts, "suggesting that new restrictions designed to distance doctors from industry are leading some to abandon the lucrative speaking circuit."
Eli Lilly and Co., for example, spent $866,919 on Massachusetts health providers who spoke about its drugs last year, a 46 percent drop from 2009, the Globe reported. Payments from GlaxoSmithKline fell at least 29 percent to $884,850, but that underestimates the true decline because Glaxo did not publicly report payments in the first quarter of 2009.
"The data also show that many Harvard-affiliated doctors have dropped out of company speakers' bureaus, a sideline that has allowed many physicians to earn tens of thousands of dollars," the Globe reported.
Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals barred promotional drug company speeches as of January 2010, and Harvard Medical School followed suit in July.
In our story yesterday, we noted how some drugmakers apparently have used fewer physician speakers and consultants since they began posting their data publicly. Cephalon, a relatively small Pennsylvania company that specializes in drugs for pain, cancer and the central nervous system, paid physicians nearly $9.3 million in 2009 for speaking and consulting. That figure dropped to $5 million last year.
AstraZeneca cut its spending on speakers from roughly $22.8 million in the first half of 2010 to about $9.2 million in the second half.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch also notes decreases in payments to doctors in the St. Louis area.
Dr. James P. Crane, executive vice chancellor for clinical affairs and CEO of the faculty practice plan at Washington University, told the paper that the "amount of [drug company] activity is down" in general at the university.
The university revised its guidelines in January, requiring that faculty members have "final editorial discretion" over speeches they give for companies and materials presented. Companies had to write that stipulation into their contracts, Crane told the Post-Dispatch.
"We are now requiring our physicians to provide copies of industry contracts to make sure the language is included," he said. "We also sent the policy to 100 pharmaceutical companies letting them know we were making the change and asking them to respect it."
Four companies—Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca and Sanofi-aventis—would not accept the policy change, Crane said, and faculty members were told to stop working with them.
The Denver Post reported that an ethics board at the University of Colorado School of Medicine "has rejected more than one-third of proposed contracts between doctors and drug companies since it took authority to approve the deals on June 1."
The latest payment records show that University of Colorado faculty who "previously made the most from the drug companies" registered no payments in the latest quarters, the Post reported. The medical school dean said one doctor who earned more than $130,000 in 2009 and 2010 has decided on his own to stop taking the money.
Officials at National Jewish Health, a Denver hospital affiliated with the medical school, told the Post that they plan to post online all of their physicians' ties with drug companies.
Ron Berge, the hospital's chief operating officer, predicted that some National Jewish doctors would give up speaking because of the increased scrutiny. For those who continue, he told the Post, "I expect to see significant diminution" of payments.
ProPublica reported in May that the University of Colorado and Stanford were among several schools that took action to enforce or overhaul conflict-of-interest rules after Dollars for Docs data were first published last year.
Other newspapers highlighted local physicians who earned significant sums speaking or consulting for drugmakers.
The Orlando Sentinel spoke to Dr. Damon Tanton, an endocrinologist at Florida Hospital Celebration Health who earned $67,509 from Lilly. "I only speak for products I believe in," he told the paper. "I've turned down offers from companies asking me to speak on products I don't support."
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland spoke to Dr. Mark Mehle, an ear, nose and throat doctor who earned $234,900 in speaking fees. "The reason I'm high on the list is because I'm in demand," Mehle told the paper. "I'm a speaker people can bring in and actually get people to show up for it."
Mehle acknowledged that GlaxoSmithKline prepared the slides he used in some of his presentations, but he said that his ties to the company haven't influenced how he treats his patients.
"You run into the appearance of conflict. No doubt about that," Mehle said. "But in all fairness, the vast majority of medications I write are generics. Ten to one generics over branded products. So I can tell you it doesn't affect what I prescribe."
Oregon Health & Science University's chief integrity officer, Gary Chiodo, told the Oregonian in Portland that scrutiny of the relationships between doctors and companies is healthy.
"There have been several studies now that even small gifts from industry to doctors influences their decision making," he said. "Even the smallest of gifts ... can influence prescribing practices. And certainly, when you get into the larger amounts, when someone is getting huge consulting fees for doing little work, the influence is great. All of that, of course, drives up the cost of health care."
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Charles and Tracy,
Under your pictures you wrote :
"Got questions about medical ethics"
I do not know how to post to Facebook, so I am posting this for you here.
Obama and Bush's DOL and DOJ Directors have allowed doctors' paid by MetLife and other insurers to ignore brain lesions, Multiple Sclerosis, cardiac conditions of many patients, and a foot a new mother broke in five places as evidenced in the quotes from numerous U.S. Judges seen at http://www.deadlyorganizedcrimes.blogspot.com
(Please note in two separate cases Judges wrote that Dr. Gary Greenhood ignored Multiple Sclerosis and a foot a new mother broke in five places but Obama will not even ask him to stop !!
MetLife attacks multiple Psychological patients !!
In Zanny verses MetLife U.S. District Judge Richard Enslen wrote :
"Metlife and its henchmen should appreciate that such conduct may itself precipitate the suicide death of a person who has placed implicit trust in their organization. This record is an open indictment of MetLife's practices and treatment of the mentally-ill and long-term disability benefits."
Please remember the patients can die during the years it takes disabled patients to get their case to get to Court.
This is happening in multiple types of insurance. WFAA - TV wrote this about Workers Comp :
"a remarkable number of Texans committed suicide because they could no longer endure the pain caused by their injuries and they had been repeatedly turned down for worker's comp care. Some insurance companies send peer review doctors medical files "stripped" of records important to the possible approval of workers' comp claims."
You can also see how multiple insurance companies are committing identical dangerous crimes at treasonevidence.blogspot.com
aI was referred to Psychologist while MetLife ignored my LTD claim for right eye cancer and left eye orbital surgery for six years. MetLife knew I often had no money for medical treatment. My life and my mind have been destroyed !!
The full reports can be seen at : mypsychologistsreport.blogspot.com
Please note that I have included quotes from ProPublica about injured war Zone Contractors on treasonevidence.blogspot.com
The above comment seems irrevelant to these issues.
John Kamp who commented above has an email at the Wiley Rein law firm that represents Pharmaceutical companies. Here's a quote from their website :
"For more than two decades Wiley Rein attorneys have represented health plans, health care providers, pharmaceutical companies and other health-related entities in connection with federal and state health care programs, as well as with the application of federal law to commercial health businesses."
I believe his connection to Pharmaceutical companies should be disclosed since Mr. Kamp's comment on another ProPublica article about Pharmaceuticals said :
"Reporters wishing to provide more context and meaning to these stories should contact doctors with experience"
Kamp's comment can be seen at http://www.propublica.org/article/piercing-the-veil-more-drug-companies-reveal-payments-to-doctors
You will notice in the comments on that article I asked Mr. Kamp for help. I emailed the request to him too.
You will also notice that on my comment above I wrote that I'm unable to post on Facebook so I'm asking a question here.
I've had cancer burned from one eye and surgery where the other eye was removed from the socket and a large mass and bone connected to the brain was removed.
But there's no empathy or consideration from Mr. Kamp, who did not disclose that he works for a law firm whose website writes :
"For more than two decades Wiley Rein attorneys have represented health plans, health care providers, pharmaceutical companies and other health-related entities in connection with federal and state health care programs, as well as with the application of federal law to commercial health businesses."
The real issue is whether patient care improved as a result of doctors receiving fewer fees or speaking less. Can anyone point to evidence, statistical or anecdotal, to show any improvement in care?
Jim, you may be missing the point here. The REAL issue is if it's appropriate for docs to be on the take from drug or device manufacturers, however that looks.
Reminds me of the interesting study reported in the NEJM a couple years ago, in which researchers looked at all surgeons doing presentations at the March 2008 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. They asked these surgeons if they had received any payments from five companies that make hip and knee replacements, and then they compared the surgeons' answers with the actual list of surgeons' payments (about $270 million that year) provided by the five companies themselves (disclosure that was required in 2007 in order to avoid further legal action for "violating anti-kickback laws").
Well, it turns out that researchers found that among 344 cash payments to surgeons disclosed by the five companies, only 245 of these payments were disclosed by the recipients. This means 29% of payments were not properly disclosed by the docs.
For the sake of clarity, let's just call this 'lying'.
In fact, more than $4 million in payments directly related to the subjects of the surgeons' conference presentations were not even disclosed.
That's $4 million worth of very effective targeted product marketing for the device companies. And THAT is the issue. More on this at: "Is Your Surgeon Able to Understand Simple Instructions" at
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Dollars for Doctors: How Industry Money Reaches Physicians
ProPublica is tracking the financial ties between doctors and medical companies.
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Did you know?
The Swartberg Pass was Thomas Bain's last assignment and his greatest achievement.
The natural divide between the plains of the Great Karoo and the lush valleys of the Little Karoo has always been the imposing Swartberg Mountains. There was a time when these crags were impossible to breach, and people had to take circuitous routes to get to their destinations.
Thus a road between Oudtshoorn and the village of Prince Albert became one of the first mountain pass projects through the Swartberg.
Initially, the tender for the Swartberg Pass was awarded to one John Tassie. But the mountain beat him, and he could only build 6km of road before going bankrupt.
Enter Thomas Bain, an extraordinary road engineer dubbed 'The Man with Theodolite Eyes'. By now he had built 16 of the country's most challenging mountain passes. He had learnt his craft from his father, Andrew Geddes Bain, a brilliant road engineer, palaeontologist, geologist and explorer.
Thomas Bain worked with 200 convicts and a lot of gunpowder. He finished the Swartberg Pass ahead of time and under-budget. The real story of his exploits lies, however, in the fact that even today, more than 120 years after it was built, the Swartberg Pass still stands strong.
The magic of this pass really hits you during the river crossings, when you see the parapets of Cape Fold rock. More than 120 million years ago, the tectonic shifting of the earth caused these rocks to fold and thrust in on themselves, eventually taking on the appearance of flaky pastry.
There has never been a need to tar this marvellous road. In fact, the locals are dead against it. The Swartberg Pass has extremely low accident levels, for which most credit Bain and his 'Theodolite Eyes'.
For any visitor to this region, a trip over the Swartberg Pass with its dizzying switchbacks is an unforgettable experience.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Western Cape Tourism Authority
Tel: +27 (0)21 487 8600
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
The closest airport is in George. Take a car from there to Oudsthoorn (and relish the Outeniqua Pass on the way) and then over the Swartberg Pass to Prince Albert.
Best time to visit
Any time is good, but ask for local information after heavy rain when the pass can be difficult.
Tours to do
Visit the Cango Caves in the foothills of the Swartberg. It's one of the best show caves in the world.
Get around
The delight is in driving this challenging, beautifully cambered road, with exquisite scenery. There are various stopping points along the way where you can enjoy the magnificent views.
Length of stay
You could easily spend a week exploring the Little and Great Karoo.
What to pack
The Karoo region of South Africa is generally sunny all year round, warm to hot in the summers but can get chilly at night in winter.
Where to stay
There's nowhere to stay on the pass, but both Prince Albert and Oudtshoorn have a range of accommodation options.
What to eat
Don't miss the excellent cheese and dried figs at Gay's Dairy in Prince Albert. In Oudsthoorn, ostrich biltong is a must.
What's happening
Prince Albert hosts an Olive Festival in April and May. Oudsthoorn hosts the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival over Easter, showcasing Afrikaans culture and music.


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Topic: One Year since my Dad's passing
My dad, Tony, 6 March 1938 to 4 October 2010.
I cannot believe that I have lived for one whole year without the physical presence of my dad. Not a day goes by in which I do not think of him. He is in my heart, in my memory and lives on through my children. His passing continues to leave a gaping hole in my life.
Daddy, I miss you, more and more each day - thank you for everything.
Those who are near me do not know that you are nearer to me than they are
Those who speak to me do not know that my heart is full with your unspoken words
Those who crowd in my path do not know that I am walking alone with you
They who love me do not know that their love brings you to my heart.
--Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)


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A BUSINESS based in Bretforton has won a prestigious national award for the second time.
Vicarage Nurseries won 'Soft Fruit Grower of the Year' at the national Grower of the Year Awards, which took place last week. They also won the award in 2012.
Chris Brooks, regeneration manager for Wychavon said "This is tremendous news for Vicarage Nurseries and I was only too happy to write a letter of recommendation for this award. It's also great news for the area and will shine a national spotlight on the district. Vicarage Nurseries is one of the 52 businesses featured in our book – Grow in Wychavon, so we're very familiar with their business and its success."
Bal Padda, Commercial Director from Vicarage Nurseries said "We're thrilled to win this award again. The business is built on the strong philosophies of Makhan Padda who started the business. His beliefs are good relationships, trust, high quality, investing in people and reinvesting in the local community."
Vicarage Nurseries employs over 300 seasonal workers every year.


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Interferon alfa-2b solution
Generic Name: interferon alfa-2b (IN-ter-FEER-on AL-fa)
Brand Name: Intron-A
Interferon alfa-2b solution may cause or worsen certain serious or life-threatening medical conditions. These may include certain mental or mood problems (eg, depression), immune system problems (eg, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis), heart or blood vessel problems, and infection. Tell your doctor if you have a history of any of these conditions. Tell your doctor at once if you experience any new or worsening symptoms of mental or mood problems (eg, depression, suicidal thoughts or actions, aggression), heart or blood vessel problems (eg, chest pain, irregular heartbeat, one-sided weakness, slurred speech), or signs of infection (eg, fever, chills, or persistent sore throat). Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments while you use interferon alfa-2b solution.
Interferon alfa-2b solution is used for:
Treating some patients for certain types of leukemia, lymphoma, and hepatitis; certain AIDS-related illnesses (eg, Kaposi sarcoma); and genital warts (condylomata acuminata). It is also used in addition to surgery to treat a certain type of skin cancer (malignant melanoma) in some patients. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Interferon alfa-2b solution is an interferon. Exactly how interferon alfa-2b solution works is not known. It is thought to work by helping the immune system fight tumor cells and viruses, as well as decrease their ability to reproduce.
Do NOT use interferon alfa-2b solution if:
- you are allergic to any ingredient in interferon alfa-2b solution
- you have certain liver problems (eg, autoimmune hepatitis, liver failure)
- you have mental or mood problems (eg, depression, suicidal thoughts or actions) or a history of these problems
Contact your doctor or health care provider right away if any of these apply to you.
Before using interferon alfa-2b solution:
Some medical conditions may interact with interferon alfa-2b solution. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you have any medical conditions, especially if any of the following apply to you:
- if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding
- if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement
- if you have allergies to medicines, foods, or other substances
- if you have liver or kidney problems, heart problems, irregular heartbeat, blood pressure problems, diabetes, high blood cholesterol or lipid levels, epilepsy or seizures, lung problems, thyroid problems, stomach or intestinal problems (eg, colitis, stomach or intestinal bleeding), eye or vision problems, trouble sleeping, inflammation of the pancreas, or a history of heart attack
- if you have immune system problems, hepatitis B or C infection, HIV infection, a viral infection (eg, chickenpox, shingles), a history of autoimmune disease (eg, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), or if you have had an organ transplant and are taking medicine to decrease your immune system
- if you have a history of cancer, bone marrow problems, low blood cell counts, bleeding or clotting problems, or blood clots in your blood vessels (eg, pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis)
- if you have a history of alcohol or other substance abuse or addiction
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with interferon alfa-2b solution. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicines, especially any of the following:
- Anticoagulants (eg, warfarin), fluorouracil, or theophyllines because their actions and the risk of their side effects may be increased by interferon alfa-2b solution
- Any medicines that decrease your immune system following organ transplant surgery (eg, cyclosporine) because they may decrease interferon alfa-2b solution's effectiveness
- Interleukin-2 or zidovudine because the risk of bone marrow problems, worsening diabetes, or kidney problems may be increased
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if interferon alfa-2b solution may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
How to use interferon alfa-2b solution:
Use interferon alfa-2b solution as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Interferon alfa-2b solution comes with an extra patient information sheet called a Medication Guide. Read it carefully. Read it again each time you get interferon alfa-2b solution refilled.
- Interferon alfa-2b solution is usually given as an injection at your doctor's office, hospital, or clinic. If you will be using interferon alfa-2b solution at home, a health care provider will teach you how to use it. Be sure you understand how to use interferon alfa-2b solution. Follow the procedures you are taught when you use a dose. Contact your health care provider if you have any questions.
- Do not use interferon alfa-2b solution if it contains particles, is cloudy or discolored, or if the vial is cracked or damaged.
- Use interferon alfa-2b solution at bedtime unless directed otherwise.
- Drinking extra fluids while you are taking interferon alfa-2b solution is recommended, especially at the beginning of treatment. Check with your doctor for instructions.
- You may notice flu-like symptoms (eg, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, mild fever) within the first few weeks after you start interferon alfa-2b solution. If these become bothersome, ask your doctor for ways to lessen these effects.
- Keep this product, as well as syringes and needles, out of the reach of children and away from pets. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials. Ask your health care provider how to dispose of these materials after use. Follow all local rules for disposal.
- If you miss a dose of interferon alfa-2b solution, check with your doctor for further instructions. Do not use 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use interferon alfa-2b solution.
Important safety information:
- Interferon alfa-2b solution may cause dizziness, drowsiness, light-headedness, or changes in vision. These effects may be worse if you take it with alcohol or certain medicines. Use interferon alfa-2b solution with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
- Do not drink alcohol or use medicines that may cause drowsiness (eg, sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using interferon alfa-2b solution; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist if you have questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
- Do not change brands of interferon alfa-2b solution without discussing it with your doctor.
- Severe and sometimes fatal liver problems have happened with interferon alfa-2b solution. Call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of liver problems (eg, dark urine, pale stools, persistent loss of appetite, right-upper stomach pain, yellowing of the skin or eyes).
- Severe and sometimes fatal lung problems have happened with interferon alfa-2b solution. Call your doctor right away if you have lung or breathing problems (eg, trouble breathing, shortness of breath, cough that is new or worse).
- Interferon alfa-2b solution may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to interferon alfa-2b solution. Use a sunscreen or wear protective clothing if you must be outside for more than a short time.
- Proper dental care is important while you are taking interferon alfa-2b solution. Brush and floss your teeth and visit the dentist regularly.
- Tell your doctor or dentist that you take interferon alfa-2b solution before you receive any medical or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
- Interferon alfa-2b solution may raise your blood sugar. High blood sugar may make you feel confused, drowsy, or thirsty. It can also make you flush, breathe faster, or have a fruit-like breath odor. If these symptoms occur, tell your doctor right away.
- Have an eye exam as you have been told by your doctor.
- Lab tests, including liver function, thyroid function, and complete blood cell counts, may be performed while you use interferon alfa-2b solution. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor and lab appointments.
- Use interferon alfa-2b solution with caution in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially certain heart side effects and confusion.
- Interferon alfa-2b solution should be used with extreme caution in CHILDREN younger than 12 months old; safety and effectiveness in these children have not been confirmed.
- Caution is advised when using interferon alfa-2b solution in CHILDREN; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially suicidal thoughts or attempts.
- Interferon alfa-2b solution may affect growth rate in CHILDREN and teenagers in some cases. They may need regular growth checks while they use interferon alfa-2b solution.
- PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: Do not use interferon alfa-2b solution if you are pregnant. It may cause harm to the fetus. Avoid becoming pregnant while you are taking it. If you think you may be pregnant, contact your doctor right away. It is not known if this medicine is found in breast milk. Do not breast-feed while taking interferon alfa-2b solution.
Possible side effects of interferon alfa-2b solution:
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome:
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur:
Constipation; diarrhea; dizziness; dry mouth; mild flu-like symptoms (eg, headache, muscle aches, mild fever or chills); hair thinning; increased sweating; loss of appetite; mild redness, swelling, or itching at the injection site; nausea; tiredness; vomiting; weight loss.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); black, tarry, or bloody stools; bloody diarrhea; chest pain; confusion; decreased concentration; decreased urination; fainting; fast or irregular heartbeat; hearing problems or loss of hearing; high or persistent fever, chills, or sore throat; mental or mood changes (eg, aggressive behavior, anxiety, depression, hallucination, irritability, nervousness); one-sided weakness; pain or numbness of an arm or leg; persistent feeling of being unusually cold; reddened, blistered, swollen, or peeling skin; severe lower back pain; severe or persistent dizziness or headache; severe or persistent muscle pain or weakness; severe or persistent nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain; slurred speech; symptoms of high blood sugar (eg, increased thirst or urination, unusual drowsiness, flushing, fruit-like breath odor); thoughts of killing yourself or others; unusual bleeding or bruising; vision problems or changes (eg, blurred or double vision, decreased vision, or loss of vision).
This is not a complete list of all side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, contact your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. To report side effects to the appropriate agency, please read the Guide to Reporting Problems to FDA.
If OVERDOSE is suspected:
Contact 1-800-222-1222 (the American Association of Poison Control Centers), your local poison control center, or emergency room immediately.Proper storage of interferon alfa-2b solution:
Store interferon alfa-2b solution in the refrigerator, between 36 and 46 degrees F (2 and 8 degrees C). Do not freeze. Keep interferon alfa-2b solution, as well as syringes and needles, out of the reach of children and away from pets.
General information:
- If you have any questions about interferon alfa-2b solution, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- Interferon alfa-2b solution is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
- If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
- Check with your pharmacist about how to dispose of unused medicine.
This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take interferon alfa-2b solution or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about interferon alfa-2b solution. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to interferon alfa-2b solution. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using interferon alfa-2b solution.
Disclaimer: This information should not be used to decide whether or not to take this medicine or any other medicine. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to decide which medicines are right for you. This information does not endorse any medicine as safe, effective, or approved for treating any patient or health condition. This is only a brief summary of general information about this medicine. It does NOT include all information about the possible uses, directions, warnings, precautions, interactions, adverse effects, or risks that may apply to this medicine. This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. You must talk with your healthcare provider for complete information about the risks and benefits of using this medicine.
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Call To Arms Blood Drive
Additional Information
Mix 93-1, 101.5 KNUE, Hot 107-3 Jamz and 96X have teamed with Carter BloodCare of East Texas to host the annual Call To Arms Blood Drive from Jan. 7-12 to help save the lives of East Texans and to raise the blood supply levels here in the area. It's comforting to know that for every pint of blood that is donated, it can help save up to three lives.
During the holidays your donated blood is needed because donations usually drop during this time of the year, and we can sometimes see a greater need for blood at this time of the year than at any other time.
Carter BloodCare will be all over East Texas from Jan. 7-12 so you can donate that important pint of blood. Once your blood has been donated, you become qualified to win a 47-inch LG TV from Don's TV and Appliances in Tyler and you'll receive a free Call To Arms Blood Drive T-shirt.
You may donate blood at any of the following mobile donation sites between the times listed below:
Monday, Jan. 7 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Brookshire's, 100 Rice Road, Tyler
- Walmart, 1201 Stone Road, Kilgore
Tuesday, Jan. 8 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Walmart, 1405 East Tyler Street, Athens
- Brookshire's, 306 S. Highway 37, Mount Vernon
Thursday, Jan. 10 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Walmart, 2121 Highway 79 South, Henderson
- Brookshire's, 1224 North Pacific, Mineola
Friday, Jan. 11 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Walmart, 2440 Gilmer Road, Longview
- Walmart, 515 East Loop 281, Longview
- Brookshire's, 1300 East Broadway, Gladewater
Saturday, Jan. 12 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Tractor Supply, 1626 Jackson Street, Jacksonville
- Broadway Square Mall (Sears Parking Lot), 4601 S. Broadway Avenue, Tyler
Saturday, Jan. 12 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Brookshire's, 521 S. Main Street, Lindale
- Walmart, 2311 S. Jefferson, Mount Pleasant
Any time during normal business hours:
- Tyler Donor Center, 815 S. Baxter Avenue, Tyler (903-363-0400)
- Longview Donor Center, 3080 N. Eastman Suite 112, Longview (903-663-2650)
Mix 93-1, 101.5 KNUE, Hot 107-3 Jamz, 96X and Carter BloodCare appreciate your donation of blood and the time it takes to save lives here in East Texas.


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US stocks advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a five-year high, as companies including Pfizer Inc. and Valero Energy Corp. reported earnings that beat estimates.
Pfizer rose 3.2 as the drugmaker also forecast higher-than- expected full-year profit. Energy shares climbed as Valero reported a 20-fold gain in profit and Paul Singer's Elliott Management Corp. urged Hess Corp. to consider a spinoff of its US shale assets.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.5 per cent to 1,507.88 at 4 p.m. in New York. The Dow added 73.03 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 13,954.96, the highest level since October 2007.
"Continued earnings beats that we've seen so far this quarter is helping drive the market," Jay Wong, a Los Angeles- based fund manager with Payden & Rygel, which oversees $US80 billion, said in a phone interview. "There is a lot of momentum in the market right now."
Equities rose even as the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence decreased to 58.6, the weakest since November 2011. The January reading was lower than the most pessimistic forecast in a Bloomberg survey, which had a median estimate of 64.
Earnings Season
The S&P 500 has risen 5.7 per cent this month, off to the best start of a year since 1989, as lawmakers agreed on a budget compromise and companies reported better-than-estimated earnings. The index has more than doubled from a 12-year low in 2009 as the Federal Reserve has increased its bond purchases to keep interest rates low to spur growth. The S&P 500 is less than 4 per cent below its record of 1,565.15 set in October 2007 while the Dow is less than 2 per cent from its all-time high.
Twenty-five companies in the S&P 500 are reporting quarterly earnings today. About 75 per cent of the 175 companies in the S&P 500 that have released results so far in the quarter exceeded profit projections, while 67 per cent surpassed sales estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Fed Meeting
Investors will watch an announcement from the Fed tomorrow to gauge the central bank's future policy. Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's latest round of bond buying will reach $US1.14 trillion before he ends the program in the first quarter of 2014, according to median estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
The Federal Open Market Committee will renew its commitment to asset buying during a two-day meeting starting today after determining the benefits from the program exceed any risk of inflation or financial instability, according to economists surveyed Jan. 24-25.
"Economic growth is so modest at the moment that it's still highly unlikely they'll consider tightening," Michelle Clayman, chief investment officer at New Amsterdam Partners in New York, which manages $US2.5 billion, said in a phone interview. "It'd be pretty surprising to see any changes there."


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Is UK crew unrest an inward investment issue?
UK union BECTU denies claim that studio-backed productions are inciting more crew complaints than other productions.
Working conditions on studio-backed productions are being complained about by crew more often than other UK productions, according to some UK industry professionals.
"US practice brings this way of working to the fore," Sixteen Films' Rebecca O'Brien told Screen. "The culture of working longer hours comes from the states and it is studio productions which are being complained about more than other productions. This is an inward investment issue." A number of UK crew members (with studio-backed production experience) contacted by Screen agreed with her sentiments.
O'Brien, who is Ken Loach's longtime producer, is involved in drawing up the new film industry Blue Book, which will give clearer employment guidelines for UK crew and producers. BECTU and PACT (O'Brien is a member of both) are working together on the guidelines.
But that claim has been denied by BECTU assistant general secretary Martin Spence who told Screen that he did not think that crew dissatisfaction emanated predominantly from bigger-budget US-backed productions: "It wouldn't be fair to say the lower budget UK productions are free from issues," he said.
Producer Steve Clark-Hall, who worked as a co-producer and executive producer on Warner Bros' Sherlock Holmes franchise and is involved in the Blue Book negotiations, also denied that most crew complaints about working conditions came from bigger-budget US-UK films.
"If you came and sat on the production of Sherlock Holmes you would wonder what the fuss is about," he said. "The sort of complaints you are hearing now are the same you would hear over the last 30 years, be it on a larger or smaller production." Clark-Hall is also a member of both PACT and BECTU.
BECTU, the UK's largest entertainment union, has been in negotiations with producers alliance PACT since the beginning of the year about a revised Blue Book, which both sides hope will provide greater clarity on working hours.
Spence told Screen that the two sides are on course to deliver a document by October:
"I'm really pleased with the progress we're making and the continuing spirit that informs the negotiations. There is a will on both sides to reach an agreement and to educate our respective constituencies about its implications."
Screen last month reported on the significant crew unrest on high profile Working Title-Universal production Les Miserables, which prompted an influx of BECTU members.
While on that production the hair and makeup department were most vocal, BECTU officials have subsequently registered frustration from a number of departments across the production spectrum, including production managers, ADs, location managers and costume and wardrobe artists.
Spence called the discontent "a widespread issue."
O'Brien believes that "conditions have worsened" on UK productions: "People are expected to do silly hours and it's dangerous. There was a certain amount of laissez-faire adopted on productions in recent years. That can lead to some freedoms, but ultimately to some exploitation."
She also said she understood why workers are becoming increasingly attracted to unions: "After all these years of the unions being on the back burner they are becoming important again. As things get squeezed economically, people remember what a union is for. It does have a real role to play in our industry."
On the flip side, some producers Screen spoke to noted increasing acts of "unhelpful militancy" from crew members.
The US studios are represented in the Blue Book discussions by PACT and the Production Guild.
Warner Bros, which has one of the largest UK production presences among studios in the UK, declined to comment.
The level of inward investment in the UK has surged in recent years, with production spend on US-UK productions topping $1bn last year.
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Readers' comments (2)
Working Title are the culprits, its has nothing to do with the US Studios directly. They green-light their projects with the majority of their budget above the line. They are the only production company with a studio deal that effectively make low budget films, abuse British Crews from production through to post production on rates and deals.
the US studio films HAVE introduced these working hours to the UK where they were passively accpepted, and it has become the Norm- (but not in other countries in Europe), crews are working at Leavesden, Longcross, Shepperton, Pinewood for 12 hrs minimum days, plus a few hours OT per day, plus a few hours travel to set and back daily, 6 days a week, sometimes 7, with only a few hours to sleep... they are exhausted and the smart ones are leaving the industry to do other things-
no one is complaining- until there is an accidents like in the States with people falling asleep at the wheel and crashing to their death-
UK producers have done very little or nothing to protect their crews
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John struggles to admit that an orange pepper has, in fact, gone bad. Even after Sarah, a personal organizer assigned the task of helping John clean out his fridge, points out mold spots, he grimaces to see it thrown away. This is because John is a food hoarder — a psychological condition only recently studied at length. Hoarding, or "stock piling" as it's called in some cases, is characterized by the excessive retention of … well, everything, as well as an inability to organize and throw things away. From the outside, people like John appear to live normal lives in normal apartments and homes, but inside it's just a downright mess.
Though John (pictured above) doesn't see himself as a hoarder and prefers the term "collector," it's clear he has forgotten how to let go of unnecessary and excess food — much to the detriment of his family's hygiene and quality of life. Avid food-shopper Sherri (pictured below) also rejects the term "hoarder" and explains that she just likes to keep her pantry and kitchen well stocked … as well as the extra freezer and mini "grocery store" she keeps in her basement). For Corrine, wife and mother of two, it's actually an overwhelming sense of perfectionism that makes it hard for her to implement any organization in her kitchen and dining room. Afraid she will never achieve the perfectly clean kitchen, she's given up entirely.
No matter what the reason, one thing's for sure: John, Sherri, and Corrine are all in desperate need of an intervention. At 8pm ET, Cooking Channel visits the homes of these three food hoarders to assess the nature of their cluttered living situations and hopefully help them tame the chaos. Under the guidance of three personal organizers, these hoarders and stock-pilers aren't just undergoing a cleansing of their kitchens and dining rooms, they're getting a mental makeover as well. Will they be able to purge their pantries and tame the trash? Or will their distrust of expiration dates keep their freezers in a frenzy? Don't miss these "befores" and "afters"— they're sure to give you the push you need to jump start your own spring cleaning.
Tune in to watch Stuffed: Food Hoarders at 8pm ET on Cooking Channel, and just say NO to kitchen clutter.


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With the racing action quiet for the 2012 season, I finally have enough time to reflect on some loose ends.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. captured this second consecutive Nationwide Championship title for team owner Jack Roush, which is a feat that many owners don't get to experience very often.
"I've had a lot of great driver and crew chief combinations over the years," said Roush about his Nationwide team. "I've never had anything that has worked better than the relationship between Mike Kelley and Ricky."
In a season that saw his longtime driver, Matt Kenseth, depart for another team, Roush needed a positive to hold to from the 2012 season and Stenhouse provided that.
"Ricky and Mike really deserve my thanks and my credit for the great job that they did," continued Roush. "They are both going to do well in this business for a long time to come."
Stenhouse knows the opportunity that Roush gave him several years ago and is appreciative for all the organization has given him.
"It's just a testament to how hard Jack works and puts these guys together," commented Stenhouse on his team. "It's been a lot of hard work by a lot of great people, and I'm just blessed to be a part of it."
In other Nationwide news, Danica Patrick closed out the point race in tenth position making her the highest finishing female driver in NASCAR history. She also walked away with the Series' most popular driver award.
"It is nice to know that statistic but, I always hope for more,'" said Patrick on her historically feat. "We came back at the end of the year to put ourselves in top 10 in points. It would have been nice to have a couple top-fives."
The Camping World Truck Series also crowned a new champion with James Buescher taking the title for new powerhouse team owner Steve Turner.
"I've got to thank everybody on this team," said an excited Buescher after securing the crown. "Championship or no championship, it was going to be a great year, and to win the championship after winning four races this season makes it an incredible year."
Finally, NASCAR unveiled their new 2013 race car with hopes of more changes to come as the organization looks to provide sponsors and fans more access to their favorite drivers.
"We've been hearing for a long time that our fans like rivalries within the manufacturer group," commented NASCAR Chairman Brian France recently when asked about the new car. "Obviously the car manufacturers like more identification the better, and that's good for them."
There was also some talk about a dirt track race for the Truck Series. However, nothing has been set in concrete yet.
"It's part of our history at a high level," said France when asked about the possibility. "It still is at the weekly level. And that hasn't been completely worked out, but that's a possibility."
As we move into the off season, there will be more time to look at those scenarios but for now the focus moves to the banquet next week. I'll have much more to talk about next week.
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