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Isotretinoin, Interferon Alfa-2b, Docetaxel, and Estramustine in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer That Did Not Respond to Hormone Therapy
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RATIONALE: Isotretinoin may help prostate cancer cells become more like normal cells, and to grow and spread more slowly. Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel and estramustine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving isotretinoin and interferon alfa-2b together with docetaxel and estramustine may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving isotretinoin and interferon alfa-2b together with docetaxel and estramustine works in treating patients with metastatic prostate cancer that did not respond to hormone therapy.
|Prostate Cancer
|Biological: recombinant interferon alfa-2b Drug: docetaxel Drug: estramustine phosphate sodium Drug: isotretinoin Genetic: polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Genetic: protein expression analysis Other: immunohistochemistry staining method
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Trial of 13-Cis Retinoic Acid, Alpha Interferon, Taxotere, and Estramustine (R.I.T.E.) for the Treatment of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer
- Response (biochemical and measurable disease)
- Bcl-2 modulation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2002
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
- Determine the response rate, in terms of change in measurable disease or prostate-specific antigen levels, in patients with hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer treated with isotretinoin, recombinant interferon alfa-2b, docetaxel, and estramustine phosphate sodium.
- Determine the effect of this regimen on bcl-2 family proteins in peripheral blood mononuclear cell samples obtained from these patients.
OUTLINE: Patients receive oral isotretinoin once daily on days 1-4, recombinant interferon alfa-2b subcutaneously once daily on days 1-4, oral estramustine phosphate sodium three times daily on days 1-5, and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 2. Treatment repeats every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells are acquired via blood draw at baseline and on days 2, 3, or 4 and analyzed for bcl-2 protein by IHC and electrophoresis.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 40 patients will be accrued for this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Histologically confirmed hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer
- Patients who have been recently withdrawn from treatment with bicalutamide or flutamide must demonstrate progression of disease
- Measurable disease OR prostate-specific antigen level ≥ 10 ng/mL
- ECOG performance status 0-2
- Estimated life expectancy ≥ 6 months
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm³
- Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
- Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
- Bilirubin normal
AST, ALT, and alkaline phosphatase (AP) must meet 1 of the following criteria:
- AP normal and AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- AP elevated and AST and ALT normal
- No history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to docetaxel or other drugs formulated with polysorbate 80
- No peripheral neuropathy > grade 1
- No concurrent active infections
- No concurrent major depression or suicidal ideation
- No concurrent medical condition that would preclude study participation
- No known HIV positivity
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 10 weeks after completion of study therapy
- Recovered from prior surgery or radiotherapy
- No prior chemotherapy, retinoids, or interferon therapy
- More than 4 weeks since prior flutamide
- More than 6 weeks since prior bicalutamide
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00176527
|United States, New Jersey
|Cancer Institute of New Jersey
|New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
|Principal Investigator:
|Robert S. DiPaola, MD
|Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
|Responsible Party:
|Robert DiPaola, MD, UMDNJ/CINJ
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00176527 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
P30CA072720 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|September 12, 2005
|Last Updated:
|December 10, 2009
Keywords provided by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey:
recurrent prostate cancer
stage IV prostate cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunologic Factors
Dermatologic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
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I can't believe apple made this kid looking IOS. IS this phone aimed more towards kids? I don't need rainbow colors on my phone. JB for IOS 7 couldn't come soon enough. Nothing exciting on IOS 7 compared to a JB IOS 6. The iPhone 5s what's so exciting about that? A simple option of putting the date in top menu with time isn't even an option. U need JB tweaks for the simplest things. Wish iphone 6 was coming out.
I love iOS7 UI on my iPhone5 and every features that it has to offer and I'm not even trippin' about jailbreaking it, but, if there is a jailbreak for it I will definitely will looking forward to doing so until then can't wait for the beta 6 ..... The only thing I would do it is because I want to be able to use my MacBook Pro at work using connection from my iPhone5 data and I do miss all those good tweaks on Cydia hahaha.....
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Am I the only one whose favorite jailbreak tweak is ActionMenu? After all, who wants to type in their passwords and other frequently used data when they can have a clipboard accessible from anywhere in the OS? After that, free tethering is my second most valuable JB feature.
They can have my jailbreak when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.
iOS 7 beta 6 has been released just now!
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I just got the update too 😁😁😁😁
Can someone tell me where can I download the iOS 7 beta or private msg me plzz I really wanna try it out
Yes, iOS 7 beta 6 is released, updated...
HAHAHAHA beta 6 just came out!!!!
Downloading ios 7 beta 6 right now!
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Not that there's much competition, but this would easily be the best Slayer album since South of Heaven, at the very least, if not Reign in Blood. Sure, it's pretty one dimensional, tom shouts all the time and there's a ridiculous amount of double time snare, but a) this is slayer b) covering hardcore punk c) so what did you expect d) dipshit.
Not being much of a hardcore punk conniseur it's pretty hard to give a nuanced account of the songs and how they differ from the original versions, whether Slayer have murdered them or whatever but they sound pretty cool to me, if like every other hardcore punk i've heard. Simple, three chord riffs with a few pretty fast 16th notes and solos thrown in- perhaps to thrash it up, I don't know- a polka beat with some extra speed added and the snare hit harder- lots of yelling with the occaisonal slower section or song thrown in for a breather- the epic doomy/sludge album closer that's "Gemini" being a rather cool- and rather surprising- example.
It's intense and there's heaps of energy, the band tight and really fierce and raw. You have to wonder how much time this took to record- the vibe on the record suggests a very quick, warts-and-all recording, which is pretty ideal for this sort of music. Certainly everyone sounds like they're belting the crap out of their instruments, which is the way it should be. The main drawback being Tom's voice. Sure, doing deep growling when spitting out super fast lyrics like in "Guilty of Being White" would be pretty much impossible but it's still monotonous as all hell, mid-range shouting with an almost robotic consistency. Screaming these lyrics out at the top of your lungs is all fine and good, but why not get Kerry or Jeff to do a song or two? Or get them doing gang vocals? Wouldn't be too hard and it'd be a nice break from the sore throat barking. I've always imagined that Kerry has a really high pitched voice though, so perhaps that's why.
No big deal, though. Complaining about monotonous vocals on songs like "I don't want to hear it" or "Violent Pacification" is really missing the point of these tunes. They're super fast and full of rage; they get me hyped and pumped, and it's the sort of music that is guaranteed to kill your mother. Not an essential purchase for anyone, but a bit of old hardcore does go down well and good once in a while, so you might as well get this.


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COLUMN: 'Freethinker' response to Faith Today page
I describe myself as a freethinker.
"What is a freethinker?" you might ask. "Isn't it just a fancy name for atheists?"
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a freethinker as "one who forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority; especially: one who doubts or denies religious dogma".
What do freethinkers believe?
Freethinking or free thought is a philosophical viewpoint, which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, or other dogmas (Wikipedia).
Freethinkers aim to build their opinions and knowledge of the world around them based on facts, on scientific inquiry and evidence and on logic. They do not believe there is enough evidence to support the idea or belief in a supernatural entity or entities or in supernatural phenomena.
Many freethinkers also describe themselves as skeptics. Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and humanists.
Sounds simple enough but in reality the fear associated with calling oneself a freethinker can be nothing less than paralyzing.
We live in a community of churches. We live in a community where, to be frank, religion rules. At one time Chilliwack had the highest ratio of churches to citizens in Canada.
"You're being paranoid! What do churches have to do with being scared of saying you are a freethinker?"
"Love your neighbour as yourself." Sounds good, great even, but there's a catch. They will love you as long as you agree with their religious doctrine, as long as you attend their church, as long as you agree to be silent about evolution and evidence-based science in the classrooms and don't worry about your sexual identity because their god will heal you of any confusion you may have.
They will love you as long as you conform to and agree with their doctrine, their dogma, their traditions and their faith.
But what if I don't agree? What if I don't accept your doctrine, your dogma, your traditions, and your faith? What then? What will the consequences be?
Will my family disown me? Will my friends ostracize me? Will I be scared to go to the mall because of the nasty comments? Will I get hate mail? Will my house be egged? Will I be shouted down in the Letters section?
Will I be prayed for? Prayed over? Prayed at?
These are the reasons why freethinkers hide their true selves and yet we are in your churches, your mosques, your synagogues, your schools, and your workplaces.
The 2001 Canadian Census found that 16.2 per cent of the population held no religious affiliation and that 42.2 per cent of residents in Vancouver hold "no religious affiliation." A survey in 2008 found that 23 per cent of Canadians said they did not believe in a god (Timothy Avery—the Toronto Star). The numbers of people in Canada who believe in a god are dropping.
Here in Chilliwack we have a section or column in the Chilliwack Times called "Faith Today" where local pastors provide insight to the community from a Christian point of view. I would like to see a section/column devoted to providing insight to the community from the freethinkers point of view.
It's time Chilliwack truly loved their neighbours and allowed freethinkers the freedom to act, speak, or think without hindrance or restraint or fear.
• A. Murphy is a de-converted fundamentalist Christian. Happy Freethinker. Married to a Humanist. Father of five.


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Inherited Disorders and Birth Defects
Hypoplastic Left Heart-genetic?
My first child died at 13 mos. from Hypoplastic Left Heart. I have other children now, with the exception of a son with a heart murmur, they are fine. Is this genetic? Do they have an increased chance of their children having this or other heart defect because their brother did?
A congenital heart defect is one of the most common birth defects seen - affecting about 7 in 1,000 newborns. A hypoplastic left heart occurs when the left side of the heart, specifically the ventricle (the lower pumping chamber of the heart), does not develop properly during fetal development.
If the heart defect is an isolated problem, that is, there are no other problems present, then it is usually considered to be sporadic - not inherited in a specific pattern, although there may be some genes coding for the birth defect. However, if the child also has other birth defects along with the hypoplastic left heart, there may be a specific genetic cause responsible for the child's problems, such as a chromosomal problem or genetic syndrome. There are a few syndromes and some chromosome abnormalities that can have a hypoplastic left heart defect as part of the syndrome.
From your description, the only birth defect your child had was the hypoplastic left heart. If this is correct, then the chance that your other children might have children themselves with heart defects is probably low. We know that there is some genetic contribution to the development of isolated heart defects which can then run in families - but not in a specific pattern or with a specific recurrence risk. There continues to be a great deal of research looking for specific genes that might cause a specific type of heart defect - but none has been found at this time.
Your question is a good one. I would suggest that you, or your children when they are older and start to think about having a family, see a genetic counselor or geneticist to discuss this in detail. The genetic counselor could give you more specific information based on your family history and what your children's chances would be of having children with similar problems as their brother. This would also give you an opportunity to hear about the latest research findings and how that might affect your family specifically.
You can locate a geneticist or genetic counselor in your area by looking at the `Resources` area on the National Society of Genetic Counselors website listed below.
Anne Matthews, RN, PhD
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The Dance on Camera Festival 2014 presents Chantal Akerman's film about Tanztheater Wuppertal and Fabrice Herrault's about Rudolf Nureyev. Chantal Akerman's One Day Pina Asked. . . (1985, in French with subtitles), was advertised by the Dance on Camera Festival as a "rare retrospective showing." It was shot during a five-week tour by Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal. What the fine … [Read more...]
Juilliard students appear in premieres by Takehiro Ueyama, Brian Brooks, and Darrell Grand Moultrie, plus a reconstruction of a work by Pina Bausch. Every winter, the Juilliard School presents its dance students in four new works. All its dance students. Although—since some pieces are double cast—you might have to attend two performances to see every single talented dancer on stage. This … [Read more...]
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Pina Bausch's last work, created in the six months before her death in June 2009, takes its title from a line in a song by the Chilean singer Violeta Parra, who committed suicide in 1967. The dance is called . . .como el mosguito en la piedra ay si, si, si. . . . , and the name of the song is Volver a los 17. What is it that makes us feel 17 again? In the end the song's refrain, with its … [Read more...]
A Single Dance in Four Chapters
Shantala Shivalingappa has always been an artistic voyager. Trained in India's classical Kuchipudi style (first by her mother, Savitry Nair, then by Vempati Chinna Satyam), she danced with an unbridled white horse in Bartabas's equine spectacle Chimère. She played Ophelia in Peter Brooks's production of Shakespeare's Hamlet and Miranda in his The Tempest. She has performed with Pina Bausch's … [Read more...]


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The autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) process generates nonstationary series that are integrated of order D, denoted I(D). A nonstationary I(D) process is one that can be made stationary by taking D differences. Such processes are often called difference-stationary or unit root processes.
A series that you can model as a stationary ARMA(p,q) process after being differenced D times is denoted by ARIMA(p,D,q). The form of the ARIMA(p,D,q) model in Econometrics Toolbox™ is
where denotes a Dth differenced time series, and is an uncorrelated innovation process with mean zero.
In lag operator notation, . You can write the ARIMA(p,D,q) model as
Here, is an unstable AR operator polynomial with exactly D unit roots. You can factor this polynomial as where is a stable degree p AR lag operator polynomial (with all roots lying outside the unit circle). Similarly, is an invertible degree q MA lag operator polynomial (with all roots lying outside the unit circle).
The signs of the coefficients in the AR lag operator polynomial, , are opposite to the right side of Equation 6-13. When specifying and interpreting AR coefficients in Econometrics Toolbox, use the form in Equation 6-13.
Note: In the original Box-Jenkins methodology, you difference an integrated series until it is stationary before modeling. Then, you model the differenced series as a stationary ARMA(p,q) process [1]. Econometrics Toolbox fits and forecasts ARIMA(p,D,q) processes directly, so you do not need to difference data before modeling (or backtransform forecasts).
[1] Box, G. E. P., G. M. Jenkins, and G. C. Reinsel. Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994.


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Riot spreads to digital platforms
EXCLUSIVE: Worldwide digital deals have been done with LoveFilm/Amazon, iTunes, Sony and Google, among others.
The producers of Riot On Redchurch Street are taking a unique approach to sales, by having Moviehouse sell theatrical and digital rights, and The Movie Partnership serving as consultants focusing on select digital platforms.
Worldwide digital deals have been done with LoveFilm/Amazon, iTunes, Sony and Google, with UK and Irish digital platforms also incluing Netflix, Everything Everywhere and YouTube, and US, Latin America, Scandinavia digital platforms also including Netflix, Hulu and Hulu-Plus.
Sean McClusky, co-founder of 1234 Films, said: "This is a very original set up – but we brought both these companies on board because we want to reach as wide an audience as possible. While we still want a theatrical release we also want to embrace digital platforms that are much more cost effective and more accessible to international audiences. Both The Movie Partnership andMoviehouse Entertainment are able to deliver a collaborative solution whichtranslates into a very modern version of selling a film."
The Movie Partnership co-founder, Peter Dutton, said: "The way film is consumed is changing drastically, with high speed internet giving easy access to excellent quality on-demand and subscription content watching at home has never been easier or more appealing. From a distribution point of view, digital platforms provide much larger longer-term audiences and have significantly less requirements for marketing spend, and while there will always be a place for the big screen – particularly for 3D and action movies – for lower-budget films such as Riot, a digital release makes more sense."
Mark Vennis of Moviehouse Entertainment added: "Digital platforms are vital and while theatrical releases are important it's critical that online is integrated and we're delighted to work with Peter to ensure all bases are covered."
The film stars Alysson Paradis, Sam Hazeldine, Jesse Birdsall, Les McKeown and Lois Winstone.
McClusky produced alongside writer/director Trevor Miller.
The film is a rock and roll love triangle story set in East London.
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The pictures on this blog are from the book Austin, Texas: A Photographic Portrait, or taken by the photographer of the book, Peter Tsai.
The book is on sale today both online and in stores. Buy a copy by clicking on this image or by visiting your local Austin bookstore!
Hello Austinites!
After the long, hot and harsh Austin summer that broke the record for the number of 100 degree days, it's good to know that fall is just around the corner. To celebrate, the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in south Austin is hosting their annual Fall Plant Sale where they will sell plants from "nearly 300 species of hardy Texas natives bred to deal with our Central Texas climate" – like the extreme summer we just went through!
In addition to selling plants, the festival will highlight several books that celebrate Austin and Texas. As part of the the Wildflower Center's Fall Plant Sale the photographer and writer of "Austin, Texas: A Photographic Portrait" Peter Tsai and Tiffany Hamburger will be signing their book from 1-4 PM pm on Sunday, October 16th, 2011.
Come out to meet the creators of the Austin Photo book! The Wildflower Center will have plenty of copies in the book store, so you can buy a copy there.
For more information about the event, go to http://www.wildflower.org/plantsale/.
Two years in the making, the Austin photography book entitled "Austin, Texas: A Photographic Portrait" is on sale now!
While you can read about this 128 page, hardback Austin coffee table book on the About page on this blog, we all know a picture is worth a thousand words.
So, I put together this hands-on video that gives a better feel for what you can expect from the book.
As the video shows, the book is packed full of colorful photos and insightful captions for over 100 landmarks around Austin. Whether you are new to Austin or have lived here your entire life, there's something for you in its pages.
As I mentioned in the video, you can buy the book online at BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon.com.
We Austinites all like to "Keep Austin Weird" as well – BookPeople has the book but it's not in their computer system yet. When you go into the store, you will have to search the Texana/Texas History section manually. When I went in, it was on the far shelf, next to the Texas Nature section next to "Trillin on Texas". If you head to Barnes and Noble, my book will be in the Texas section (although it's cheaper to buy online at BarnesAndNoble.com).
If you represent a hotel or corporation that wants to buy at least 5 books, please use the following form to inquire about a bulk order discount.
You can also order individual prints or licence photos from the book at on the photo prints page.
In closing, I would like to thank you to all of the Austinites around town that helped in the making this book about our awesome city! I could not have finished this multi-year project without you.
To stay in touch, please subscribe to this blog for more cool info about Austin and possibly future events related to the book. You can also find me on Twitter @AustinPhotoBook and @supertsai.
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"Keep Austin Weird" has become a rallying cry that has come to symbolize maintaining the unique (and non cookie cutter) character of the city by supporting local businesses, culture, and the arts. One of our favorite "weird" things about Austin is the numerous iconic murals around town that make the Austin a cool place to live.
Austin's decorative murals, shown here using photos from the book Austin, Texas: A Photographic Portrait, make a great backdrop for a photo and will bring a smile to your face whether you are visiting Austin for the first time (maybe you are here for SXSW 2011 or Austin City Limits) or if you are an Austinite down to your core.
Austintatious Mural
If you only have time to check out one mural in Austin, the Austintatious Mural in the Renaissance Market is the one to see. Painted by 3 friends known as the Austintatious Artists, this massive mural comically depicts both the landmarks of downtown Austin on one side of the square, and on the other, the entire state of Texas. At Renaissance Market you can buy all sorts of hand crafts and jewelry, and with the student oriented Drag shopping strip around it and the Univerity of Texas directly across from it, there's plenty to do when visiting this mural.
The Drag Murals at 24th and Guadalupe – Tower Records \ Intellectual Property \ Wells Fargo Building
Just 1 block over from the Austintatious Mural, the corner of 24th and Guadalupe is home to 2 beautiful murals, one gigantic movie themed mural on the old Intellectual Property / Tower Records building and a dreamlike warped mural on the side of the Wells Fargo Bank (former GAP building). At the street level of the old Tower Records building you will find many stencil based pieces featuring famous rock stars by the prolific Austin artist Federico Archuleta.
Hi How Are You? Frog Mural
The iconic Hi How are You? Frog might as well be the poster child for Austin weirdness. Painted in 1993 by musician Daniel Johnston, the Frog has been a fixture on the Drag ever since, surviving building remodels and the occasional prankster vandalism. The Frog has spawned an entire industry around it – you can buy a T-shirt with the picture of the frog at Storyville on South Congress and the iconic amphibious street art has even inspired an iPhone game it featuring music by Daniel Johnston.
Austin Postcard Mural
Located on the side of the Roadhouse Relics building on South 1st street and Annie, this iconic, vintage looking Austin mural is a great tourist photo opp or an engagement photo shoot favorite. Once you're done taking a few snapshots here, head over to the nearby Trailer Park Eatery, where you can enjoy a Torchy's taco or two. The South First neighborhoods around the mural are also great to take a stroll around.
South Austin Music
Another mural depicting Austin music legends on the side of the South Austin Music building on South Lamar. Aaron Sacco created this full wall mural to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Austin institution, the South Austin Music store. The wall features over 30 local Austin musicians and spans 40 feet long. Artists highlighted on the mural include: Alejandro Escoveda, Patrice Pike, Guy Forsyth, Kevin Fowler, Papa Mali, and more. To see more of Aaron Sacco's work, go to www.aaronsacco.com
Rhapsody Mosaic Mural
Rhapsody, the huge, colorful mosaic mural in East Austin by artist John Yancey is on the southwest corner of East 11th Street and Waller. Yancey, an associate chairman and professor of art at the University of Texas, designed the mural to reflect East Austin's rich African American history.
Live Music Capital of the World Mural on 6th Street
On 6th street near San Jacinto, this mural seemingly popped out of nowhere one day in 2009. It covers up the site of the burned down Black Cat Lounge and is a welcome addition to 6th street and the music scene it gives a home to, that earned Austin the title of "Live Music Capital of the World". Austin music legends featured in the mural include: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Townes Van Zandt, and Roky Erickson.
South Congress Murals – Tesoros
South Congress is come to numerous murals and graffiti pieces, some done by notable artists like Shepard Fairey, who designed the Obama "Hope" poster. You can find many murals on the walls of stores and in back alleys (the Fairey piece is behind Home Slice). The particular mural is by Fredrico Archuleta and features the same mural of Mary, mother of Jesus that appeared on the Drag – it's located across from Guero's on South Congress and Elizabeth.
George Washington Carver Library and Museum
This colorful and huge mural entitled "Sesquicentennial" was created by John Fisher. It depicts the hardships of slaves during middle passage and is located at the George Washington Carver Center in East Austin at Angelina St and Rosewood Ave. Originally created in 1986, the mural was restored last in 1999.
South by Southwest 2011 is fast approaching and an estimated 36,000 visitors will soon descend on Austin for the SXSW interactive, music and film conferences. During SXSW, the movers and shakers in their respective industries come to Austin to learn about new industry trends, discover new ideas and talent, and network with people from all around the world.
Speaking of networking, Peter Tsai, the photographer of Austin, Texas: A Photographic Portrait will be at SXSWi this year! If you are attending SXSWi 2011, make sure to follow him on Twitter at @AustinPhotoBook or at his personal account at @supertsai.
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Michael Jordan filed a lawsuit against a woman who is proven not mothering his baby for sending him threatening e-mails.
Michael Jordan is not taking anymore harassment from a Pennsylvanian woman who claimed he fathered her baby. The basketball star is suing Lisa Miceli who reportedly sent hundreds of e-mails and notes to him even after he was proven not the biological father of the boy.
Miceli admitted that she was Jordan's mistress in 2004 and further claimed that their relationship has brought to the delivery of Dante Michael Miceli. Jordan took two DNA tests in 2005, and allegedly had agreement with Miceli that when the second came out negative, she would leave him alone and there should be no more case.
Both tests came back negative but according to Jordan's suit, he and his rep were sent over 400 e-mails and notes over the past few years. According to TMZ, Jordan is seeking a special injunction against Miceli because he claimed that the e-mails are getting "violent and threatening."
Jordan was also hit with the same case when a former lover named Karla Knafel claimed she was pregnant with his child in 1991. DNA test proved that Jordan was not the father and in 2006, an Illinois judge ruled that he did not owe Knafel a $5 million compensation.
Jordan was married to Juanita Vanoy and has three children with her. Vanoy filed for a divorce in 2002 citing "irreconcilable differences" and again in 2006 after failing to reconcile with him.


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...[T]he court temporarily enjoined an expansive list – 14 named individuals, two health advocacy groups (MindFreedom International and the Alliance for Human Research Protection), their Web sites, and a site devoted to the Zyprexa issue – not just from "further disseminating these documents." They were specifically ordered to communicate the injunction to anyone else who had copies, and enjoined from "posting information to Web sites to facilitate dissemination of these documents."Link (Thanks, Fred!)
That's right – it appeared that even writing on their Web sites something like, "Hey, there's a site in Brazil where you can get those Zyprexa documents," would run afoul of the injunction...
On his TortsProf blog (snipurl.com/Torts), William G. Childs, an assistant professor at Western New England School of Law in Springfield, Mass., put it this way in a headline: "Judge Tries to Unring Bell Hanging Around Neck of Horse Already Out of Barn Being Carried on Ship That Has Sailed."
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Thankyou for your links, Matt.
I was reading that life & sex article because there was the word 'sex' in the title and while reading it I was thinking 'man this is long' and then I got to the end of the page and I realised there were three more pages so I didn't keep reading it because I already thought it was pretty long before I even realised there were three more pages to go.
And ten points are thus awarded to Richard.
Sucked in. Education by deception. It has a ring to it. I would have skipped to the final portion to see how it was all summed up. Like a 6th Form english assignment really.
hey, i was the same as richard.
and then I looked at the happy valley one, and I thought "coal is good because steam trains run on coal and I like steam trains."
and really, the valley doesnt look that happy. looks fairly average to me.
Oh cool! They can use the steel to make steam trains!
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In the first three hours of voting, 80 to 85 people had cast ballots in Seneca–the largest voting precincts across Oconee County Council District Three. That equates to about 30 an hour. Voting to fill an unexpired council term is also taking place today at two other locations, in Utica and Newry. Voting today is by write-in only and will continue until 7 tonight.


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Pampered Pals: Woven Penguins and Monkeys
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So a buddy of mine and myself, played the co-op of RE6 straight for the last few days.
When it first released, I truly hated the game. My friend convinced me to play it co-op with him and give it a chance. Reluctantly, I did, but something happened along the way that made it really enjoyable. We upped the difficulty, changed some of the settings for aiming and such (making the laser sight instead of reticle for one), and just genuinely had a blast.
I personally don't think the game is GOTY or anything, but there is a lot more strategy (what with all the stamina, melee, and quick shots required in the game) and it was really fun. More so than I had with most other co-op games this year.
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One Week, Two Extraordinary Exhibits
Can't-miss shows at Museum of Wisconsin Art, Tory Folliard Gallery
One of the most expansive collections of modern
portraiture in several years opens June 2 at the MWA. The exhibition "To See
Ourselves as Others See Us: Contemporary Wisconsin Portraits" (through Aug. 29)
features ceramics, paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures that reflect this
concept. Curators Graeme Reid (MWA assistant director) and Debra Brehmer
(Portrait Society Gallery director) selected more than 50 images from artists
that represent a wide variety of career stages, from the new graduate to the
well-established professional.
In a series of 15 miniatures, Milwaukee's Fred Bell transfers his popular
emotive self-portraits to the museum. Melissa Cooke offers surreal contortions
to the human face. Katie Musolff portrays neighbors from rural Wisconsin. Esteemed
artist Mark Mulhern contrasts gestural figures with Marc Sijan's
hyper-realistic sculptures. Sarah Detweiler, Gary S. Kampe, Demetra Copoulos,
Lindsay Lochman and Barbara Ciurej are also featured.
Drawing particular interest will be the winner from
the National Portrait Gallery competition, David Lenz. His commission from this
prestigious event evolved into a portrait of Eunice Shriver Kennedy that honors
her dedication to the Special Olympics, an organization she helped to found.
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features exhibiting artists. The MWA also offers Sneak Peek Friday for a 10:30
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Beloved artist Marion Coffey presents her latest
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Sadly Disappointing: Westerdam Cruise Review by AnastasiaX
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Firstly embarkation - we had to wait for almost an hour to get on the ship...any other HAL cruise we've been on - we've had to wait 5 - 10 minutes at most. More concerning...all of our cruise documents indicated the cruise ship left the port at 5:OO. We were extremely surprised to hear that the muster drill was happening at 3:15 - we thought this curious, as there would be people who wouldn't yet be on the ship...we were even more surprised when the ship sailed shortly after 4:00!
Our room was great, and aft balcony - which was huge, and we enjoyed using it throughout our cruise. Otherwise a standard More balcony room. Our room steward was excellent (as usual). A couple of SERIOUS (in our opinion) issues with our room, however. Our fridge did not work for the duration of the cruise, despite calling the front desk several times to get this fixed, and numerous complaints to our room stewards. At one point they said had been fixed and even replaced, however, it was so overheated and smelled so badly of burning plastic, that my husband actually had to unscrew it and unplug it. You would have thought that several complaints to the front desk of a fire hazard would have gotten some response. Not so. It was still not working when we left the cruise. Also, the air conditioning was COMPLETELY inadequate. Again, we complained more than four times to the front desk. Day three of the cruise, a technician came to our room and confirmed what we already knew, 'ya, that's definitely not working properly...I'll have to check a couple of things out and come back' the technician was never to be seen again. It's not enjoyable to be in such a lather after blow-drying your hair that you can't get dressed in evening clothes because you are soaked...and then sleeping - very difficult with no air conditioning. On a positive note, the bedding was very fresh and clean, and the bed was very comfortable. Yes, compared with the problems of the world, we realize these were minor inconveniences...however, when you are paying good money for a relaxing vacation to get away from the stresses of daily work life, it is very disappointing.
Another MAJOR disappointment - the food. One of my favourite things about HAL in the past was the quality and variety of food. The cutbacks are SO evident. Food quality is poor and the selection is very limited. The food was very unremarkable. We did eat one night in the Pinnacle grill. My husband LOVED the porterhouse steak, and raved about it. I had the planked halibut, and it was so dry and unflavourful, I couldn't even eat it. No apologies or offers to replace my meal with something else. Finally, I don't know what happened with the evening service. We sailed on the same ship, the exact same dates last year, and everything was flawless. We had 'as you wish dining' and this year, on the first night of the cruise we went to the dining room at 7:20, and the queue was around the corner. We were advised to go to the lounge and wait (we could not get a drink despite our efforts, service was abysmal). We were finally seated in the dining room at about 8:20, and received our appetizers around 8:50 - completely unacceptable! We were also advised that 'as you wish' dining would not be in effect for the next two nights (the 24 and 25 December). We were forced into an 8:00 sitting (which was fine for us, however, if you wanted to go to dinner at 7:00 - you were out of luck). On the 24th we arrived at 7:50 - again a huge queue. We were seated about 8:20 - after standing in formal wear sweating profusely for 1/2 an hour with about a hundred other people waiting in the stairwell to get in...definitely NOT elegant! More of the same on the 25th...we thought we would show up at 8:10, have less of a wait...not so, we didn't get seated until after 8:30. Same cruise last year, no issues - what happened HAL!? We met (several) people while waiting who were so upset they indicated that would never cruise with HAL again because of this. By night four, they finally had their act together. Oh, one other thing, gentlemen, don't bother lugging your heavy suits...the dress code is NOT enforced. My husband always brings his suit as we love dressing up for dinner every night, but even on the formal nights (and in the Pinnacle grill) there were people dressed in 'resort casual'...save yourself the five pounds of weight per suit. Disappointing.
Other areas that the cutbacks are evident - you used to get a detailed outline of the port the day before you arrived, where to shop, bit of history on the port. I always enjoyed this - gone. I managed to find one laying about for Grand Turk, but never saw one again. Also, in the past, it was so nice to get the 'daily news' delivered each day...gone. We discovered day four that these were available at the front desk, would have been nice to have been advised of this (for past cruise passengers who had been used to receiving these at your state room). Finally the daily program was LACKING - no cooking courses offered, limited activities)
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- Offer a football degree inside any of the current colleges (LSA or Kinesiology would make the most sense). During their next review the accrediting board would force them to remove the major or lose their accreditation.
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Also, only 12% of respondents said they watched fewer hours of NFL if I recall correctly. So on top of the unknown validity of the poll itself, it is a very small sample that watched less NFL on tv. Basically ~3.1% of respondents said they watched fewer hours because of protests and ~3% of respondents said they watched fewer hours because of domestic violence.
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|I still watch Modern Family
I still watch Modern Family and laugh a lot during each episode but you are not really missing anything by not continuing with that show.
I really like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. If you liked Ellie Kemper's character on the office then I think you will like Kimmy as well.
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It all depends on what is considered "nuggets for a year." At the most generous, I would assume that he gets one 10-piece order every day for a year. I don't know how much a 10-piece order costs but we can assume it's around $4 (which should be safely overestimating the cost in order to get an upper bound on cash value). Rounding 365*4 up, we can estimate a taxable value of $1500.
I don't know anything about this guy but I doubt he is in a super high tax bracket, so let's tax it at a rate of 15%. That would make him pay $225 in taxes on his free nuggs. This would drop to $150 in the 10% bracket or increase all the way up to $594 if he is in the highest tax bracket and pays a marginal rate of 39.6%.
Using the $225 of taxes and a cost of $4 per 10-piece, he is getting a good deal if he uses it at least 57 times.
A question which I am not sure about is what the value would be if they actually send him 365 physical coupons. Usually those coupons say something like, "cash value .001 cents". I don't think he could but I would have to look into it and see if he could claim that as the value of this income.
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This won't really matter for a while -- probably around 18 months -- but never do anything fun that you don't want to do over and over and over and over and over and over and over and ....
You might think, "hey my kid will cheer up if I blow up this balloon and let go so it flies around the room." And you'll be right, they will love it. But then 178 times later you are light headed, passed out on the couch and your kid is screaming "Again! Again! Again!"
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I was a fan of Brian way before people knew about him.
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In these features it would be helpful if you listed what game time the play you are talking about occurs. I don't know why but my browser often doesn't go to the right spot in the video. Awesome interviews this year. Keep up the good work.
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See, it all started with Watergategate. https://youtube.com/watch?v=vB9JgxhXW5w
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I actually got it worse than my 1 year old. He had little bumps all over but never acted sick at all. Then I got a rash all over my hands and arms and basically had a fever and no energy for a whole day. It was probably the sickest I had felt in 20 years. The next day I was at about 50% and then I felt fine after that although the bumps took a few more days to disappear.
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I agree that staying in Evanston will be best.
Definitely go to Bat 17. It was my favorite place to go for a quick meal when I lived there. I've only been back to Evanston 2 or 3 times in the last 5 years so there are new options I don't know about but I always try to go there when I can. Plus it was inspired (maybe even helped/mentored) by Zingermans.
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Today is the 100th anniversary of GT beating Cumberland 222-0. I don't think we can beat that record.
But we can try...
|46 weeks 1 day ago
|When you make a tackle you
When you make a tackle you have to keep your head up and eyes on your target. Lowering your head increases the risk of injury to both you and the player you're tackling. I agree that making these targeting calls is very tough and a lot of them wind up being terrible calls (or no-calls) but any time you lower your helmet you are making a dangerous tackle.
|1 year 2 weeks ago
|If you are sick of the food
If you are sick of the food posts stop reading here and refrain from commenting.
But it needs to be said one FINAL time what an absolute first class job Brand Jordan and Nike did with the entire cooking transition culminating in the release of the food. As a food "aficionado" of sorts the Adidas years were a nightmare, from the different flavors of maize (first too bright then too dark) to the ridiculous recipe templates. Those days are now long behind us, and the partnership with Nike has restored a sense of tradition and swagger that was missing previously. Being the only university in the country with Jordan is simply incredible and trendsetting. Jordan and Nike brought a sense of modernism to the kitchen and dining room without sacrificing what makes our food the best in sports. Another big thing is they finally got the flavor of maize (amarillo) correct. Just nailed it. Tastes absolutely BEAUTIFUL and really pops off the plate without being overwhelming.
Standing O to Harbaugh, Nike, Jordan, the AD, and everyone involved in the transition. Sunday night was fantastic and yesterday was tasteful and cool. Job well done.
|2 years 37 weeks ago
|I thought the exact same
I thought the exact same thing. Maybe the title should be "Note to President Schlissel: ..."
|2 years 37 weeks ago
|I think he knows that. But
I think he knows that.
But which is more important? Some meaningless game in the B1G/ACC matchup, or the big rivalry game with our in-county opponent?
|2 years 48 weeks ago
|That's ironic!
That's ironic!
|2 years 48 weeks ago
|I was just wondering how Penn
I was just wondering how Penn State's recovery time compared to Michigan. Maybe somebody will answer us.
|2 years 48 weeks ago
|JBA: Those are sweet pics.
JBA: Those are sweet pics. Very nice paint job and congrats on beating State.
Now, slightly OT but related to your technical help, how do you embed tweets in comments? I tried to do that yesterday but when I pasted in the embed code that Twitter provides it starts with blockquote so then it just showed a small empty yellow box.
|2 years 48 weeks ago
|35-38 Utah wins :(
35-38 Utah wins :(
|2 years 48 weeks ago
|I agree. I think the recruits
I agree. I think the recruits generally think it's funny and like it but it probably doesn't make much of a lasting impression usually. Except for this case since it has gone national:
Edit: I can't get the tweets to embedy all pretty like:
https://twitter.com/mdm_21/status/511921142358372352 They photoshopped another player with Selena Gomez (as Ace linked to above)
https://twitter.com/mdm_21/status/512046771199934465 And now E! News aired a segment on these two photoshopped covers. So this recruit just got put on basic cable thanks to this WF recruiting gimmick. Pretty cool for him.
|2 years 48 weeks ago
|Well, that 97 Nebraska team
Well, that 97 Nebraska team didn't give up a single yard to any B1G teams in conference play. So I guess they were the best B1G team ever. Too bad Michigan was rotated off the schedule that year. It would have been nice to get a true winner of the B1G.
|2 years 49 weeks ago
|You're talking about the
You're talking about the second picture, right? The top picture was right before a timeout.
|2 years 49 weeks ago
|"Michigan would frequently
"Michigan would frequently press the single X receiver away from NDs twins or trips:"
There were two receivers at the bottom of the screen -- i.e. twins -- and a single receiver at the top of the screen who was pressed.
Good call on the ineligible receiver at the bottom of the screen though. Checking the video at mgovideo http://mgovideo.com/2014-michigan-vs-notre-dame/ it turns out this was actually the formation when Notre Dame called their second timeout of the first half. I imagine the formation mistake possibly contributed to that. They didn't have enough time to change who was on the LOS and who wasn't.
|2 years 50 weeks ago
|UM and ND
UM and ND
Should play in every sport
Every year. Fuck 'em.
|2 years 50 weeks ago
|Ghost of Bcook it is your
Ghost of Bcook it is your lucky day! The ghost of Joan Rivers has deemed your request worthy:
|3 years 21 weeks ago
|Strange. It cut out after the
Strange. It cut out after the first half for me. I assume everything went exactly like the first half and Michigan won by 25-30 points. Thanks for uploading it.
|3 years 21 weeks ago
|The main accrediting board
The main accrediting board for music schools was founded in 1924 which is in the same time span as accreditation was becoming widespread.
There are two options for Michigan to offer a degree in football in the current landscape:
Yes, the football schools could band together and form an accreditation board for Sports Performance. But it would have to get approved by the Department of Education so it's not like it would necessarily be automatic.
|3 years 21 weeks ago
Because there is no accrediting board for sports performance degrees.
|3 years 21 weeks ago
|Tuition will NOT be taxable
Combat pay is not the only exemption to income tax. It is a rare exemption that makes a cash bonus (not a reimbursement) paid to an employee non-taxable though. Anything of value that you receive is income. If someboy gives you $5 for your birthday, it is $5 of income. It is not taxable income because it is under the limit for gifts. If you trade somebody your $50 video game for an $80 blu-ray player you just made $30 of income. That is taxable (although you won't report it and there is virtually no way to catch you).
A large part (perhaps the majority) of the IRS tax code is deciding what different forms of income count as and whether they are taxable or not (and what form of taxation they will fall under). Here is a handy chart that gives a small slice of the taxable vs non-taxable discussion:
The IRS also publishes a "short" 36 page document that gives an overview for many (but far from all) scenarios of income. In fact, in this Publication 525 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p525.pdf) it explicitly says the tuition payment will not be taxable to an employee
This argument will only apply to undergraduate student-athletes but I think BiSB's logic is correct that the tuition payments would not be taxable for 5th year graduate students either. But even if you don't believe him, there are numerous ways to avoid taxation. For example, the University could set up a tax-free "529 plan" and contribute the tuition and room & board amount to that account. The athlete would then "pay" tuition from that account that Uncle Michigan (I mean University of Michigan) generously contributed to.
|3 years 21 weeks ago
|Tuition will NOT be taxable
There is no bearing of this ruling on the taxability of tuition scholarships. The IRS has already stated in Publication 525 (http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p525.pdf) that any educational institution may provide tax-free tuition reductions to any EMPLOYEE:
I will note that this does require graduate students to be involved in teaching or research activities. BiSB's analysis I think would still prove that the tuition is not taxable.
BUT even if you don't believe him, there are numerous ways that this could be avoided. For example, the university could contribute (tax-free) the amount of tuition and room & board to a "529 plan" for every student-athlete. Then the athlete would "pay" his tuition out of this plan that Uncle Michigan so generously contributed to.
|3 years 37 weeks ago
|Interesting links about
Interesting links about Haikus. Apparently November counts as early winter but I feel like any month of the regular season is by definition fall. So here's a late autumn linked to early winter haiku run.
The morning cold
Warmed briefly by the Devins --
This day burns bright?
Michigan's hopes --
Like flowers out of season,
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Raleigh, N.C. — Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday he does not expect to roll out his own tax reform package this year.
Tax reform was a key priority for Republicans running for office last year. The GOP-controlled state House and state Senate have already rolled out their own tax reform plans.
McCrory said Tuesday he has an idea of what he would like to see, but he would likely not publicly release the parameters.
"My goal is to have a consensus tax plan," McCrory said.
Like his fellow Republicans in the state legislature, McCrory says the state needs to remake its tax system in order to spark economic growth.
"The high corporate tax and high income tax is making us less competitive, especially with our neighboring states," McCrory said.
In order to reduce the income and corporate tax rates, both the House and Senate plans broaden the sales tax base, applying sales tax to more items and services that are not currently taxed.
The Senate plan is more aggressive, potentially applying sales tax to some 130-to-160 services. The House plan is more small-c conservative, expanding sales tax only to services associated with physical goods, such as delivery of a refrigerator or repairs for a car.
In press statements, McCrory seemed more kindly disposed toward the House plan. Tuesday, he did not disclose the details of his thinking, but said he would not need to roll out his own proposal in order to affect the final outcome.
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I can't quite believe that a year has passed. I remember the day quite clearly: I was acting as an independent observer of the election process.
We heard of a huge demonstration in the centre of town and that people from the south had come up to protest against the election results.
When we got to Bishkek's central square we saw the army in full gear waiting to meet the demonstrators.
It was unlike anything I had seen before. My friends and I were all so excited. We were young and ready to go.
Finally it was happening, and with no violence so far, it felt like a real people's movement. The atmosphere was euphoric.
'Dangerous and unstable'
When I look back now, I'm not sure what to call it. It was neither a revolution nor a coup d'etat. The situation deteriorated when lots of aggressive young men came to the square.
It became dangerous and unstable.
Those words sum up the mood of the country now. There have been no real changes. I had hoped that the revolution would change the state structure. I really hoped government would listen to the people.
The administration is riven with corruption. It's the same old politics, but different people. Criminal thugs are getting into politics. Business is going to neighbouring countries.
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Rep. Trent Franks introduced the D.C. Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and implored Congress to pass the bill, which would ban abortion in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks gestation, based on scientific research that shows unborn children feel pain past that point in development. Currently in the District, abortion is permitted for any reason until the moment of birth.
Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser applauded Franks' bill.
"In recent weeks, Americans have recoiled in horror at the details revealed at the trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, whose cold-blooded murder caused unspeakable pain for born and unborn babies," Dannenfelser says. "It is an outrage that in the shadow of the Capitol, children can legally have their lives ended through methods equally brutal to those employed by Gosnell. Even more outrageous is that similar brutality is touted as a 'right' by President Obama and the abortion lobby, including Planned Parenthood.
"Last week," she continues, "Planned Parenthood admitted to receiving multiple complaints about conditions at Gosnell's 'house of horrors' clinic, yet chose not to exercise its position as the abortion industry leader to help put an end to the butchering of women and children. Their abortion extremism flies in the face of mainstream Americans, 63 percent (70 percent of women) of whom support protecting unborn children past the point at which they feel pain.
"Congress must act immediately to protect children from the Gosnells of our nation. We praise Rep. Franks for his courage and urge all members of Congress to vote in favor of protecting unborn children from the horrific pain of abortion."
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Blur has been growing interest of their fans as they keep talking about the highly anticipated reunion.
Abruptly stopped making music in late 2003, Blur has sparked another rumor of reunion. Triggered by the involvement of drummer Dave Rowntree's involvement in politic, bassist Alex James explained that there is a need to be working together again.
James wrote in his The Independent column, "It's good that everyone seems to have found their own niche outside of Blur and, ironically, Dave's second coming as a politician is more likely to reunite us than anything. We'd all grown to resent the fact that we needed each other and now that we no longer seem to, we can face each other again...".
Before this rumor, vocalist Damon Albarn said in 2006 that his heart still belonged to Blur but he refused to reform the group without guitarist Graham Coxon who departed from the band in 2002. One month later James revealed that there had been a talk between him and Coxon to reunite whereby Coxon was said to agree rejoining the group. Another report said that the band's reunion might not be long lasting since the plan is limited to "making the final album".


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Strawberries update
5 months ago I did a very short post about some Strawberries we were planning on growing, and here is a short post about where we are with them.
It has been a very poor year for strawberries, with very little sun, plus I now realise that our garden, whilst it is south facing, doesn't get much sun due to the two big trees growing at the end of it. Whilst we have had a few good big ones (and I mean less than 10) we are now getting lots of very small fruits that look a lot like wild strawberries (no photos at the moment but I will get some). These taste fine but don't look too good so I am bagging up with Blackberries in the freezer to make into jam/ jelly later in the year.
One of our trees does have to come down now as it is leaning too far over our neighbour at the end, so maybe next year will be better (and not the wettest year on record).
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Fishery Officers Undervalued
Fishery Officers Undervalued
The National Union of Public Employees represents the majority of Fishery Officers employed by the new Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).
The Fishery Officers Collective Employment Agreement has recently expired and bargaining for a new contract has reached a stalemate.
The combining of several compliance groups within MPI has seen Fishery Officers expected to take a lead role in frontline compliance across all primary production sectors and not just Fisheries.
Les Bryce, NUPE's Lead Organiser for Fishery Officers, says that when any reasonable employer requires staff to widen the scope of their job and take on more responsibilities, increase their expertise and knowledge, and then to take on a lead role within the new organisation then some financial reward should also be included. MPI appear to have overlooked this important factor. Les Bryce also states that Fishery Officers have only received a total of 2% in salary adjustments for increased cost of living over the past four and a half years.
Les Bryce has also expressed concern that the Commercial Fishing Industry is subsidising compliance across the Primary Industry Sectors. This is due to the levies imposed on the Fishing Industry being specifically tagged to the maintenance of Fisheries compliance.
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