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Use of Bisphosphonates in Patients With Metastatic Bone Disease
Use of Bisphosphonates in Patients With Metastatic Bone Disease
Metastatic cancer in bone is a major cause of
misery for afflicted patients and may be associated with severe bone
pain, fractures, hypercalcemia, and, less commonly, spinal cord
compression and neurologic injury. Although chemotherapy, hormonal
manipulation, or radiation treatment may be used to palliate patients
with bone metastases, substantial morbidity from progressive skeletal
involvement remains a common problem.
Tumor-induced osteolysis or lytic bone disease is mediated by
osteoclast activation. Osteoclasts can be activated directly by
products produced by tumors or indirectly through other nonmalignant cells.
Bisphosphonates inhibit bone resorption by reducing osteoclastic
activity. These agents have been shown to be effective in treating
cancer-related hypercalcemia and Pagets disease of bone, both
of which are associated with increased bone resorption. Based on
these findings, clinical trials were initiated to explore the use of
bisphosphonates in patients with osteolytic bone metastases.
This article summarizes the results of these clinical trials, with
particular focus on recent, large, randomized, double-blind trials
conducted in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer or
multiple myeloma. As background to this discussion, a brief review of
the pharmacology of bisphosphonates is provided.
Pharmacology of Bisphosphonates
Pyrophosphates are natural compounds that contain two phosphonate
groups bound to a common oxygen. In vitro, these compounds are potent
inhibitors of bone resorption. However, when used in vivo,
pyrophosphates are readily hydrolyzed by phosphatases, which renders
them ineffective in reducing bone resorption.[1,2]
If one simply substitutes a carbon for the oxygen, the pyrophosphate
molecule becomes resistant to hydrolysis and yet remains active as an
inhibitor of bone resorption. With the carbon substitution, these
synthetic compounds, known as bisphosphonates, contain two additional
chains of variable structure (called R1 and R2; see Figure
1), which have given rise to a large number of different drugs (Table
Most bisphosphonates contain a hydroxyl group at the R1 position,
which gives them high affinity for calcium crystals and bone mineral.
Marked differences in antiresorptive potency result from differences
at the R2 site. Newer bisphosphonates, such as zol-edronate and
ibandronate, show nearly four to five logs more potency than
first-generation agents, such as etidronate (Didronel).
Bisphosphonates are poorly absorbed orally (usually < 1%),
probably due to their very poor lipophilic nature. Certain foods,
beverages, and medications can significantly alter drug absorption.
These agents also are poorly tolerated orally and have significant
gastrointestinal toxicity, particularly esophagitis and esophageal
ulcers. Thus, compliance has been a significant problem with this
route of administration.
The bisphosphonates are eliminated almost exclusively through renal
excretion. Significant nephrotoxicity can occur with these compounds,
although this is clearly related to the drug dose and rate of
infusion when given intravenously. Importantly, renal dysfunction
results from the R1 group, so that more potent newer bisphosphonates
with different R2 groups offer the opportunity for more convenient
dosing schedules without significant nephrotoxicity.
Because bisphosphonates have high affinity for bone mineral, the
drugs are highly concentrated in bone (approximately half of the
intravenous dose). In addition, these drugs preferentially bind to
bones that have high turnover rates. Thus, bisphosphonates are
concentrated at the exposed bone surface, which is actively
remodeling. They also bind more avidly with highly active trabecular
bone than with cortical bone, which has a much lower bone turnover rate.
Once bisphosphonates become a part of bone that is not remodeling,
they are biologically inactive. As a result, continued administration
of these drugs is required to achieve the desired lasting inhibition
of bone resorption.
Bisphosphonate Treatment of Bone Metastases
Because multiple myeloma and breast cancer are often accompanied by
bone involvement with osteolytic bone destruction, most clinical
trials of bisphosphonates have involved these two forms of cancer.
However, recent trials are assessing the effects of bisphosphonates
in treating bone metastases from other cancers, such as carcinoma of
the prostate.
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is characterized by the accumulation of terminally
differentiated plasma cells in the bone marrow, and is accompanied by
a marked increase in osteoclast activity and proliferation. This
increase in osteoclast activity is mediated by the release of
osteoclast-stimulating factors.[3,4] These factors are produced
locally in the bone marrow microenvironment by cells of both tumor
and nontumor origin.
Bone pain, the major clinical manifestation of multiple myeloma, is
related to osteolytic bone destruction. Even patients who respond to
chemotherapy may exhibit progression of skeletal disease.[5,6]
Although early studies of bisphosphonates in patients with myeloma
suggested a reduction in bone pain and healing of lytic lesions, the
trials involved few patients and were open-label in design.[7-9] Six
large randomized trials of long-term bisphosphonate therapy have now
been published; these involved the use of either the first-generation
bisphosphonates etidronate or clodronate or the second-generation
aminobisphosphonate pamidronate (Aredia).[5,10-14]
Etidronate--In a Canadian study of etidronate,[5] 173 newly
diagnosed patients were entered, and 166 patients were randomized.
All patients received intermittent oral melphalan (Alkeran) and
prednisone as primary chemotherapy. Patients were then randomized to
receive either daily oral etidronate (5 mg/kg) or placebo until death
or termination of treatment due to side effects.
Although significant height loss occurred in both placebo- and
etidronate-treated patients, no difference was found between the two
arms. Similarly, there were no differences between the two arms with
respect to the other outcome measures (new fractures, hypercalcemic
episodes, and bone pain).
Clodronate--Three large randomized trials using oral
clodronate in myeloma patients have been published. In a Finnish
trial,[11] 350 newly diagnosed, previously untreated patients were
entered, 336 of whom were randomized to receive either clodronate
(2.4 g) or placebo daily for 2 years. All patients also received
intermittent oral melphalan and prednisolone.
Only 204 (61%) patients had had radiographs at both study entry and
after 2 years. Given this limitation, the proportion of patients with
progression of lytic lesions was lower in the clodronate-treated
group than in the placebo group (12% vs 24%; P = .026). However, the
two groups did not differ with regard to the progression of overall
pathologic fractures, as well as both vertebral and nonvertebral
fractures. In addition, the number of patients who developed
hypercalcemia was comparable in the two arms. Changes in pain index
and use of analgesics were similar in both arms.
Clodronate has also been evaluated in an open-label randomized German
trial.[12] In this study, 170 previously untreated patients were
randomized to receive either no bisphosphonate or oral clodronate
(1.6 g/d) for 1 year. All of the patients were also treated with
intravenous melphalan on day 1 and oral prednisone on days 1 through
4 every 4 weeks. Unfortunately, 52% of the participants prematurely
terminated treatment despite the short length of the study (1 year).
Patients in the two arms showed no difference in the progression of
bone disease, as assessed by plain radiographs. However, there was a
trend toward a reduced number of new progressive sites in the
clodronate-treated group after 6 months (P = .06), as well as 12
months (P = .09). The proportion of patients who were pain-free and
who were not using analgesics was higher in the clodronate group.
Because of the open design of this trial, one should be cautious in
interpreting the results relative to analgesic usage and pain
evaluation. No difference in performance status was observed.
Recently, the Medical Research Council (MRC) published the results of
a large trial that randomized 536 patients with recently diagnosed
myeloma to receive either oral clodronate (1.6 g) or placebo daily in
addition to alkylator-based chemotherapy.[13] The primary end points
of the trial were unclear. However, after combining the proportion of
patients who developed either nonvertebral fractures or severe
hypercalcemia (including those who left the trial due to severe
hypercalcemia), the investigators found a lower incidence of these
combined events in the clodronate-treated patients than in the
placebo-treated patients (P = .021). Nevertheless, the overall number
of patients who developed hypercalcemia was similar in the two arms.
In addition, the number of patients who experienced nonvertebral
fractures was lower in the clodronate group (P = .036). Although
vertebral fractures reportedly occurred significantly less frequently
in clodronate-treated patients than in placebo recipients, only half
of patients underwent even one post-baseline radiograph.
Back pain and poor performance status did not differ significantly
between the two groups except at one time point (24 months). The
proportion of patients requiring radiotherapy was similar in the two
groups. There also were no differences between the groups in time to
first skeletal event or overall survival.
It is somewhat surprising that this trial showed any benefit, given
the negative results of the Finnish trial, which used a higher daily
dose (2.4 g) of oral clodronate. The results of the MRC trial are
limited by the lack of clearly defined, predetermined, specific
primary and secondary end points. The lack of impact of this drug on
time to first skeletal event and use of radiotherapy is also problematic.
Pamidronate--Compared with etidronate and clodronate,
pamidronate is 100- and 10-fold more potent, respectively, in
preventing bone resorption in vitro. This agent is a potent inhibitor
of bone resorption at doses that do not affect bone
mineralization.[14] In multiple myeloma patients, results of
open-label trials lasting up to 24 months suggested that pamidronate
disodium might be effective in reducing skeletal complications of
multiple myeloma.
Based on these results, a randomized, double-blind study was
conducted to determine whether monthly 90-mg infusions of pamidronate
would reduce skeletal events in patients with mul-tiple myeloma who
were receiving chemotherapy, as compared with placebo.[10,15] This
study included 392 patients with Durie-Salmon stage III multiple
myeloma and at least one osteolytic lesion. Unlike the etidronate and
clodronate trials, which involved untreated patients, patients in the
pamidronate trial were required to receive an unchanged chemotherapy
regimen for at least 2 months before enrollment.
Patients were stratified according to the type of antimyeloma therapy
they were receiving at trial entry: first-line chemotherapy (stratum
1) or second-line or higher chemotherapy (stratum 2). Within each
stratum, patients were randomized to receive either pamidronate
disodium (90 mg) or placebo, each administered as a 4-hour
intravenous infusion at intervals of 4 weeks for 21 months.
Because of the expected loss of patients on the trial, it was
preplanned to analyze the primary efficacy variable (skeletal events)
after 9 cycles of treatment and to analyze survival and safety after
21 cycles. However, patients continued to be followed for skeletal
events during the entire 21 cycles of randomized treatment. Both the
primary end point, skeletal events (pathologic fractures, spinal cord
compression associated with vertebral compression fracture, surgery
to treat or prevent pathologic fracture or spinal cord compression
associated with vertebral compression fracture, or radiation to
bone), and secondary end points (hypercalcemia, bone pain, analgesic
drug use, performance status, and quality of life) were assessed monthly.
A total of 392 patients were enrolled in the study (205 patients
received pamidronate and 187 patients received placebo), although
efficacy was based on 377 patients. However, all 392 patients were
included in the safety assessments and survival analyses. The
chemotherapeutic regimens in the two groups were similar at study
entry and during the trial.
After nine cycles of therapy, the proportion of patients having any
skeletal event was 41% in the placebo group but only 24% in the
pamidronate group (P < .001). In addition, median skeletal
morbidity (defined as the number of skeletal events per year) was
half as high in pamidronate-treated patients as in placebo recipients
(P < .001). During the first nine treatment cycles, the proportion
of pamidronate-treated patients with skeletal events was lower in
both stratum 1 (first-line therapy) and stratum 2 (second-line or
higher therapy).
During these first nine cycles, patients who received pamidronate had
significant decreases in bone pain and required no increase in
analgesic usage. The pamidronate-treated patients also showed no
deterioration in performance status or quality of life at the end of
9 months.
Similar to the results after 9 cycles of therapy, the proportion of
patients developing any skeletal event and skeletal morbidity
continued to remain significantly lower in the pamidronate group than
in the placebo group during the additional 12 randomized treatment
cycles. However, the two treatment groups did not differ with respect
to the percentage of patients with healing or progression of
osteolytic lesions.
Overall survival in all 392 patients was not significantly different
between the two treatment groups. Although median survival did not
differ between the treatment groups in stratum 1 patients, median
survival time was 21 months for stratum 1 patients treated with
pam-idronate vs 14 months for their counterparts treated with placebo (Figure
In a double-blind, randomized trial, a Danish-Swedish cooperative
group compared oral pamidronate (300 mg/d) to placebo in 300 newly
diagnosed myeloma patients who were also receiving intermittent
melphalan and prednisone.[16] After a median duration of 18 months,
there were no significant differences between the two arms with
respect to either the primary end point, skeletal-related morbidity
(defined as bone fracture, surgery for impending fracture, vertebral
collapse, or increase in the number and/or size of lytic lesions) or
secondary end points (hypercalcemic episodes or survival). Fewer
episodes of severe pain and less height loss were observed in the
pamidronate-treated patients, however.
Treatment Recommendations--Results of these trials show that
the adjunctive use of bisphosphonates in addition to chemotherapy is
superior to chemotherapy alone in patients with stage III multiple
myeloma with respect to lessening bone complications. Bisphosphonate
treatment should now be considered for all patients with multiple
myeloma and at least one osteolytic lesion.
The three large long-term studies of clodronate show little impact of
the oral form of this drug on skeletal complications. In addition,
the lack of efficacy of oral pamidronate suggests that this route of
administration is unlikely to produce positive results in multiple
myeloma patients. Thus, the current drug of choice at present in the
United States is intravenous pamidronate. Although 90 mg monthly is
efficacious, the optimal duration and dose of intravenous pamidronate
are unknown. However, based on published results, patients should
receive at least 21 months of treatment.[15]
Whether intravenous pamidronate is effective in earlier-stage disease
or in patients without bone disease is unknown. However, recent in
vitro studies suggest that pamidronate may possess antimyeloma
properties, as demonstrated by its ability to induce apoptosis of
myeloma cells[17] and suppress the production of interleukin-6, an
important myeloma growth factor, by bone marrow stromal cells from
myeloma patients.[18]


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is this comment serious? I'm fairly sure I've heard similar arguments before...
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is this comment serious? I'm fairly sure I've heard similar arguments before...
Walker is saying "You don't steal from stores because you want them to continue stocking products you like near you."
The former ignores society. The latter relies on it.
I wonder why they don't push for subscriptions a bit more. It's been there for ages yet it gets mentioned maybe once a year or so? If it's an insignificant source of income compared to ads I can understand if they don't feel like spending lots of effort on it, but it seems odd that there's an alternative way to support the site directly that you actively have to go looking for yourself.
Of course, I didn't need any of that stuff to make it worth chucking them a tiny bit of cash every month, but they never really made the most of it.
speaking of adds, the forum wallpaper is still for Eve - Inferno, wich was last year's summer expac. Any chance updating it to at least retribution or (even better) odyssey
I've been getting these ads on the frontpage as of lately:
You're sounding a bit rapey there, ad.
What do you even say to that?
It's like the infamous Evony all over again. A bit of research revealed we are not even getting the good stuff as seen here. They seriously ran with "You deserve an orgy today". I almost lost another piece of bread.
There's also the ones by "Trading 212".
It says "Make money as trader". There is another one with different graphics and slightly different text but basically the same. Call me a cynic but I have my doubts they give anyone 10,000. I was not able to find out if it really is a scam and I know just about nothing about the subject matter. Scamadviser.com gives it a low trust rating, Scamvoid.com a bad online reputation.
If this is legit I'm going to eat my hat.
I'm seeing some ads on RPS for something called Tynon that also screams of Evony. A barely dressed woman, and the words "Play Now, My Hero!" and "Free Forever".
This is what I see:
About the naughtiest thing here is for a gym:
Y'all are dirty, dirty people.
These should detect your browser and redirect to the corresponding version.
I have adblock. I listed RPS as an exception.
Just ads for Battlefield 4 here. Three of them.
I just get video game ads, boringly.
I'm guessing whatever ad service they're using feeds out of one of those conglomerate trackers. I looked for a poster recently and got a poster shop advertisement here, and was looking for a nephew's gift and got a Fisher Price ad from Amazon (both terrible ads, but that's to be expected, I guess).
The silly thing is, I've looked at all kindsa naked people and sexy comics and sex-positive websites and such, and I've not seen one sexualized game ad here. I got some silly tabloid/milquetoast "Here's a list of beautiful people" stuff in the MORE FROM THE WEB section, but it was never offensive. I don't even find the pandering Evony/Wartune stuff offensive; cheap and gratuitous, perhaps, and maybe out of line with the spirit of RPS... but eh. How'bout some rippling manflesh and some different body types and such in conjunction with the stereotypical lithe boob-maidens? I don't mind sexy/silly, I just mind it being the same predictable cliche over and over.
Reloaded fifteen tabs just now; not one sexualized game ad. I am totally unfulfilled; I no longer know which body types and video game characters I should be unhealthily idolizing.
In the spirit of curiosity I turned off ad blocking just now and had a browse around the site. This didn't strike me as altogether cool:
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Other than that I got ads from my own ISP for the broadband I already have, some clothing stores, cruise trips to Finland, razors for ladies' legs, a couple of other (presumably crappy flash) games, hydraulics equipment and HBO Nordic. Clearly the internet does not know me very well.
Also, I have no idea what this is but it looks creepy as hell.
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...Hydraulics equipment? How the fuck do you even market that? "Ready to 'pressurize' some 'fluids'? No, seriously."


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This summarises the attitude I prefer, and I really hope it helps anyone who reads it:
I think that challenging the boundaries of human existence/ability is super cool. Eventually I will be a super cool, super fast jellyfish (current goal is handstands). Interpersonal neuroscience is my hobby. I like stuff. Feel free to share random messages or ask me for links/further info, for the sheer sake of "wow omg that's so cool".
People Are Awesome: everyday stunts compilation -
"Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure" -Henri Nouwen
"Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is to be despised, denied, or repressed. But you have to keep searching for your body's deeper need, the need for genuine love. Every time you are able to go beyond the body's superficial desires for love, you are bringing your body home and moving toward integration and unity." -Henri Nouwen
"History, as nearly no one seems to know, is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do. It could scarcely be otherwise, since it is to history that we owe our frames of reference, our identities, and our aspirations. And it is with great pain and terror that one begins to realize this. In great pain and terror one begins to assess the history which has placed one where one is and formed one's point of view. In great pain and terror because, thereafter, one enters into battle with that historical creation, Oneself, and attempts to re-create oneself according to principles more humane and liberating: one begins the attempt to achieve a level of personal maturity and freedom which robs history of its tyrannical power, and also changes history." - James Baldwin
"Unfortunately, when you react against something that is "sinful", you will often go to the other extreme, and you can get into as much trouble as you were in before. You can jump from the frying pan into the fire, or as I often put it, throw out the baby with the bathwater.
...Since integrity is never painless, reformation is much more difficult than revolution. Whether the... movement is going to be saving or damning will come down to whether it is a movement of revolution or of reformation--whether it can motivate the people attracted to its new ideas to do the painful work and practice the discipline required not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, to integrate the best of the new with the best of the old." - M. Scott Peck
"Affirmation is a way to avoid looking at evil. It is saying, 'Well, yes, my stepfather molested me as a child, but that was just his human failing, part of his being damaged in childhood.' Forgiveness, on the other hand, requires facing evil squarely. It is saying to your stepfather: 'What you did was wrong, despite your reasons for it. You committed a crime against me. And I know that, but I still forgive you.' That is not easy by any stretch of the imagination... It requires briefs for the prosecution, and briefs for the defense, and then appeals and counterappeals, until a judgement is finally brought in... Only after a guilty verdict can there be a pardon." - Further Along the Road Less Travelled, M. Scott Peck
"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." -Henri Nouwen
"Indeed, the quality of our life is determined precisely by the quality of our judgements."
"The world is not a battlefield, although occasionally it may feel like it. You are not a victim, even though it is so pleasurable to play into our neuroses."
apart from being completely in love with my midget friends (i.e. kids i work with), might do some form of child advocacy and counselling/psychology at some point.
Two goals:
1. To live an honest, happy, fulfilling life with as little contradiction, hypocrisy and denial as possible. Aiming for engagement and meaning during each moment, rather than happiness and peace which are byproducts and unreasonable to demand all the time.
2. Greater perspective and patient collaboration expressing joyful love, grit and gratitude.
Interesting TED talk. Really loved when she said that infidelity (and in my opinion many drastic or desperate acts) was a desire to redefine and rediscover our "self".
Many acts are wrong and therefore cannot be condoned, yet it is so important to acknowledge all motivations, intents, and perspectives behind actions. To have courage in asking, sharing, believing in what we believe in, changing what we believe in where prudent. To live a good, honest life. Courage to live our own life while supporting others in living their own, whether our paths converge or not, rather than trying to control other people to maintain a farce that we are not leaving our own life and sense of self in shambles. To create a clear sense of boundaries and cause/effect.
To be aware and honest with ourselves is the hardest and most important part -- honest about all our intents, actions, impacts, desires, character, and then to have the determination to shape ourselves and our lives. To take ownership of our free will. This is important for people of all ages, from birth through to death. It is the cornerstone of trust.
It's interesting to think about "wake up calls", drifting through life without them, what it takes to have and answer them, and what calls to us in the first place. And the separate topic of "callings".
an exceedingly excellent book is John Gottman's "The Heart of Parenting: Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child." (possibly one of the wisest, most perceptive and practical texts i will read in my lifetime. the messages are stated simply, clearly and with many day-to-day examples that are easy to relate to. the concepts may easily be generalised to adult interactions - in fact, this is encouraged since it's difficult to teach kids what you don't preach. Gottman is my hero for making/compiling a pretty comprehensive science of everyday dynamics within families and couples.)
Daniel Hughes, who used to write a lot on the ins and outs of effective foster care. brilliant stuff and often counter-intuitive, particularly with regards to children with a (chronically) negative self-image. edit: he has recently expanded the application of his perspective to all children/people. "Brain-based parenting" probably trumps Gottman's "the Heart of Parenting" for me, by a very slight margin.
not huge on fiction, but occasionally authors like Jacqueline Carey, Patrick Rothfuss and David Weber will be recommended to me. and books like Ender's Game.
and food for thought for those who like personality tests:
i hardly watch movies if left on my own, but here are some movies i've enjoyed: phone booth, serenity, hannibal, reefer madness (the musical), up, How to Train Your Dragon, district 9, sorority boys, kick-ass. The Princess Bride (1987). i like hong kong made martial arts films/classics (e.g. once upon a time in china). zombieland, star dust. and some anime.
the rest don't make the cut to be listed, for reasons uncertain.
stuff. hah.
whether i'm a foodie depends a lot on my moodie. (sorry, lame, i know, but odds are i'd be up for cooking or discovering new foods)
"Why does one repeatedly rise in the morning, eat, drink, and go to bed again? The child, the savage, the healthy young person does not suffer as a result of this cycle of senseless automatic activities. If a man does not think too much, he rejoices at rising in the morning, and at eating and drinking. He finds satisfaction in them and does not want them to be otherwise. But if he ceases to take things for granted, he seeks eagerly and hopefully during the course of the day for moments of real life, the radiance of which makes him rejoice and obliterate the awareness of time and all thoughts on the meaning and purpose of everything." - Hermann Hesse
people watching. i wonder about their stage in life, how they may have been as children, what molded them into who they are today, how they portray themselves to the world, and the underlying motivations/goals (both 'personal' and those which seem quite universal among people). i think about my friend, families and children (the ones i work with); how they will grow up; how they are growing; the direct impact my actions (will) have; how i can improve my interactions with them; which experiences they'd benefit most from in the near future.
sometimes i think about time and how each person can't get back the stages of their life -- particularly apparent watching babies turn into toddlers turn into preschoolers... such drastic changes. brings to the forefront how valuable it is to invest our time/energies wisely. sometimes i think about how each stage of life understands and applies wisdom differently.
Ellen Galinsky's "Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs" (book – 'Mind in the Making')
1) focus and self-control – emotional regulation; EQ; moral and personal development
2) perspective-taking – EQ; empathy; making social predictions; conflict resolution; problem-solving through sourcing new solutions, ideas and alternatives; growing imagination
3) making connections – understanding our world, our human experience and our possible impacts; pattern recognition; cause and effect; correlations; meaning-making
4) communicating – linguistic and body-language
5) critical thinking – the tool for empowerment through insight, wisdom and personal clarity
6) taking on challenges – resilience, will, confidence, stress management, depth creation
7) self-directed, engaged learning – precursor for creativity, joy, a sense of fulfilment, mastery
Considering entire disciplines have been established to study just one subcategory, it's very possible for a person to die at a ripe age before fully delving into this narrow section of possible knowledge. 'Presence' is another interesting subject/experience.
Oh, the possibilities.
I Lick My Brain In Silence:
It was kinda said like a warning not to get pregnant. And that there is no way to lie to myself about my state of pregnancy. So be careful. Be very careful.
Do not have sex. Because you WILL get klamydia, and you WILL die.
(Mean Girls reference)
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Dean Morcombe is Daniel's oldest brother
Daniel was my younger brother and a twin with Bradley; born eight weeks premature on the 19th of December, 1989.
After nine years of searching, we are gathered here today.
Daniel would be proud of what Mum and Dad have done by keeping the search active and the community for never giving up.
Bradley and Daniel shared that special bond as you would imagine. He was a gifted student and the two of them shared many secrets. Living on acreage we had a few ponies and they would ride their favourites – Bullet and Sorrento. They were great friends, often getting into mischief or blaming each other as the reason why their room was so untidy. What are brothers for?
The three of us shared a passion for motocross bikes but in addition he loved his animals. Mittens the cat and Chief our dog are no longer with us, but Bullet enjoys retirement on our Tasmanian property.
Daniel also enjoyed the company of his friends – sharing a movie or going to the shops. He enjoyed food, with lasagne his favourite. It was also recommended you didn't stand between him and a birthday cake.
Daniel was my riding buddy. We would encourage each other to go that bit harder, higher and faster. He was tough – I recall him taking a fall one afternoon trying to attempt a big jump on his new motocross bike. Over the handlebars he went, smack into the ground with the bike just missing him. He refused to show the pain.
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"Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped the bomb at a routine news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. With no prelude or fanfare, Mr. Daley announced that he would not seek re-election when his term expires next year. 'Simply put, it's time,' he said." New York Times, September 7, 2010
With those four words, an era ended. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicago - and, arguably, America-stepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate.
In First Son, Keith Koeneman chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Making deft use of unprecedented access to key players in the Daley administration, as well as Chicago's business and cultural leaders, Koeneman draws on more than one hundred interviews to tell an up-close, insider story of political triumph and personal evolution. With Koeneman as our guide, we follow young Daley from his beginnings as an average Bridgeport kid thought to lack his father's talent and charisma to his unlikely transformation into an iron-fisted leader. Daley not only escaped the giant shadow of his father but also transformed Chicago from a gritty, post-industrial Midwestern capital into a beautiful, sophisticated global city widely recognized as a model for innovative metropolises throughout the world.
But in spite of his many accomplishments, Richard M. Daley's record is far from flawless. First Son sets the dramatic improvement of certain parts of the city against the persistent realities of crime, financial stress, failing public housing, and dysfunctional schools. And it reveals that while in many ways Daley broke with the machine politics of his father, he continued to reward loyalty with favors, use the resources of city government to overwhelm opponents, and tolerate political corruption.
A nuanced portrait of a complex man, First Son shows Daley to be sensitive yet tough, impatient yet persistent, a street-smart fighter and detail-driven policy expert who not only ran Chicago, but was Chicago.The book is published by University of Chicago Press.
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A game commonly played in frats during initiation. It is when all of the pledges form a circle around a freshly baked biscuit or muffin. They begin to perform a circle jerk (also known as a C.J.) and they have to ejaculate onto the biscuit. They last one to blow his load has to eat the biscuit covered in man juice. This is basically the biggest reason I did not join a frat in college. A close secong was the fact that it is commonly known that 95% of frat members are latent homosexuals.
Did you hear what Mitch had to do during hazing? They made him play sailors biscuit with the other pledges and he had to eat the biscuit. That sounds really gay.
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NRL player Shaun Kenny-Dowall will face a three-day court hearing this month as he challenges allegations he assaulted and stalked his former partner and destroyed her phone.
The 27-year-old was not required to appear at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday, where the hearing was set down to run from February 24-26.
During an appearance at Waverley Local Court last year he pleaded not guilty to 11 charges relating to his ex, Jessica Peris.
Court papers alleged the domestic violence assaults occurred in October 2014 and again last February, March, April and June.
Kenny-Dowall, a member of the Roosters' 2013 NRL title-winning team, missed three club games in the 2015 season after being charged and didn't attend his first court matter because he had been admitted to a Sydney hospital.
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While I was there, I got to see a preview of Napoleon's forthcoming reality show. Here's the gist: A group of makeup artists competes in a series of makeup challenges. Napoleon critiques their work, and in the preview, he seems to be a demanding but fair perfectionist. The show airs this Summer, so you know I'll be watching.
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52 Weeks To Better Genealogy – Challenge 29
Practice reading handwriting. Deciphering the penmanship of our ancestors is an exercise in patience, but this is a great skill to have in your genealogy tool box. Kimberly Powell has some good suggestions and links on deciphering handwriting. To get some hands-on experience, look at an old census page and try to transcribe the first and last names of each person on the page. If you do not have access to census pages, go this Family Search Records page, click "Browse Images," and select a census page on which to practice. If you have a genealogy blog, write down your experiences with this challenge or provide tips, links or book recommendations on this subject to your readers.
This challenge runs from Saturday, 17 July 2010 through Friday, 23 July 2010.
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Here are the latest posts from GeneaBloggers members on this week's challenge:
52 Weeks To Better Genealogy by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts that are a bit more challenging and are geared towards those new to the field of genealogy and family history as well as those who want to brush up on some skills which might be a bit rusty. Please include an attribution link if you participate.
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Hot Toys Debuts 'The Avengers' Black Widow 1/6 Scale Figure Images
As impressive as Black Widow's combat skills were in this summer's The Avengers film, they're still rivaled by her stop motion animated action figure adventures in Patrick Boivin's 2011 short, "Black Widow Gone Wild," which starred the 1/6 scale BW figure from Hot Toys' Iron Man 2 line. Featuring a brand new — and super Scarlet Johansson-y — sculpt and accessories, the new Avengers version of the heroine by Hot Toys looks like it has even more potential to take on enemy action figures — namely Loki. Due out for around $190 at various retailers toward the end of 2012, Widow should have plenty of help on her missions alongside HT's already announced Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Captain America and Thor figures (with Hulk and Iron Man Mark VII in the offing). You can see Hot Toys' full gallery of Black Widow 1/6 scale figure images after the break.
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Incoming Arizona Wildcats freshman wing Stanley Johnson and 2015 UA commit Tyler Dorsey have been invited to the USA Basketball U18 training camp next month.
UA coach Sean Miller is scheduled to be an assistant for the U18 team, which will play in the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship later in June. Florida's Billy Donovan is the head coach.
Johnson is nearly certain to make the team, having already played for two USA teams that won gold medals, while the experience could be significant for Dorsey. USA Basketball invited 21 players to camp and will keep 12 for the tournament team.
So Craig Robinson is out at Oregon State and, not surprisingly, Damon Stoudamire's name is already strongly believed to be in the mix for the Beavers' next coach.
Stoudamire, of course, is a Portland native (he even has the city's area code in his Twitter handle) who played for the Trail Blazers, made almost $100 million playing in the NBA (what recruits really like to hear about these days) and played under Lute Olson and Gregg Popovich, among others.
He served as an assistant coach at Memphis under Josh Pastner for two seasons and joined UA last spring to replace James Whitford.
John Canzano says OSU athletic director Bob De Carolis knew he couldn't keep Robinson any longer.
Things are also a little busy down the road in Eugene, where Dominic Artis may be on the way out. The Ducks are keeping Artis, Damyean Dotson and Brandon Austin out of basketball activities.
Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne escaped his usual whirlwind workload for a week and celebrated his 20th anniversary with his wife, Regina, by... going to Paris. Byrne posted this discreet hint of his trip last week, then confirmed it today.
"We had a great time," he said.
Seth Greenberg says T.J. McConnell is among the nation's best passers.
Draft Express says Spencer Dinwiddie could be a steal for somebody if he falls to the second round of the NBA draft.
Cuonzo Martin filled out his California staff by hiring Yanni Hufnagel.


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Who is this Man? Mystery Solved!
The mystery is solved. On Friday we revealed that chef Gabe Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portland was the man in the photos doing crazy things. Today we're pleased to announce that Gabe is the star of a new contest for Oregon Bounty, which kicks off today. He traveled the state to meet artisan product makers and gather ingredients for the perfect Oregon feast, which we caught on film. He's also one of seven mentors in our "Win an Oregon Bounty Cuisinternship" contest, which will give seven lucky winners the chance to come to Oregon for an all-expenses-paid trip to live their culinary dream for a week. To see the movie and learn more about the contest, go to TravelOregon.com/Bounty.
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Rhiannon is a native Oregonian who grew up exploring the nooks and crannies of the Oregon Coast and daydreaming in Powell's City of Books. She now lives in NE Portland with her husband and her new baby boy and looks forward to teaching him to love Oregon as much as she does. Rhiannon attended both the University of Oregon and Portland State University, where she studied Journalism and Mass Media. She claims to 'bleed green' and happily cheers for both the Ducks and the Vikings every chance she gets. In her free time, Rhiannon enjoys sipping Oregon Pinot, finding new restaurants, bargain hunting and trying new recipes – sometimes successfully. She has a child-like enthusiasm for trying new things and rediscovering old ones – such as skee-ball, mini golf, and big slides.
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I absolutely love my wonderful and supportive food blogging community and when my friends, Jessica and Kelsey, invited a group of food, craft and life bloggers to create something in the theme of "Sweet Southern Boy" - I couldn't resist! Nikki like myself is expecting her second child this coming May, and we're both expecting boys! Her son, Judah, is an absolute gem and I know he's going to be one fantastic big brother. It's just too bad that we live 1700 miles apart because I would love playdates with our kiddos. Elena would go gaga crazy for her foodie (boy) friends.
Nikki and I had initially met online through our food blogging and officially (in real life) at the FoodBuzz Festival in 2011. We had clicked right from the start, and I have nothing but admiration, respect and love for Nikki. She is super-friendly, full of spirit and energy, loving and an absolute sweetheart. I remember rooting and screaming my head off for Nikki at the FoodBuzz Awards because she was nominated for the Best Family Food Blog. Although she didn't win, she will always be a winner in my book.
Now, more importantly these sweet tea cupcakes. I had my first taste of sweet tea when I was visiting my in-laws in Florida and I was taken back by the sweetness of the iced tea. I usually drink iced tea unsweetened, but I think eventually because of the humidity - the sweetness was needed. Currently, Nikki resides in Mississippi and has a deep love for everything "sweet and southern." She even has her own recipe for Southern Sweet Tea that inspired me to make these cupcakes in her baby boy's honor.
These sweet tea cupcakes have a hint of lemon, almost a nod to the Arnold Palmer (half lemonade and half iced tea) that I absolutely love drinking during the hot summer months. I had to make this pregnancy friendly and used decaf lemon tea bags because the caffeine turns the baby Zumba on at full crank. You can easily substitute black tea or any other fruit-flavored tea like orange, raspberry for an unique twist. The cupcakes are slightly denser but are a great way to have a bite of sweet tea in cupcake form. I also prefer cream cheese frosting versus buttercream frosting because I prefer the tangyness and it paired well with the candied lemons. But in the end, it's just a matter of preference, but quite honestly my pregnancy cravings ruled again on this recipe - Nikki would totally understand right?
Nikki, I'm so very happy for you on the newest addition to your wonderful family. I'm a little sad that we never got to spend more time together while you lived in SoCal, but I'm very thankful for the time we have shared together and hopefully our paths will cross again. Our kiddos need to meet up so we can have the next generation of food bloggers collaborating!
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Cupcakes adapted from Food Network
Cream Cheese Frosting adapted from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
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Yield: 12 cupcakes
Cupcakes adapted from Food Network
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- 3/4 cup milk
- 7 lemon-flavored tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 8 ounces cream cheese bar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon sweet tea milk mixture
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- Candied Fruit Lemons for garnishment
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the cupcake pan with desired liners.
- Warm the milk in the microwave for 1 minute, stir and then for additional 30 seconds. Place the tea bags in the milk and let tea steep for 5 minutes. Reserve 2 tablespoons of sweet tea mixture for frosting.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix the sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs until combined. Alternate adding the flour mixture with sweet tea mixture until incorporated. You may not need all of the sweet tea mixture, make sure cupcake mixture is fully incorporated.
- Using a large ice scooper or 1/4 cup - fill the cupcake liners about 3/4 full. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before adding frosting.
- For the frosting: In the bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, blend the cream cheese, butter, vanilla paste, sweet tea mixture and lemon zest until fully combined. Add the confectioners' sugar and combine until smooth. Frost the cupcakes as desired.
A big thanks to Kelsey and Jessica for bringing together a wonderful group of food, life and craft bloggers to help celebrate such a momentous time for Nikki and her sweet southern boy!


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Jun 15 2009
We Did It! A Successful Digital Transition: One down, one more to go!
Similar to the Y2K bug almost a decade ago, the switch at 9:00 A.M. on June 12th from analog to digital television passed by without any significant issues. This switch to digital was the biggest change to television since color television in the 1960s. We are only a few weeks removed from the transition and there are still a few folks out there who still need our help. But the lack of calls requesting help coming into the City is a sign that Seattle was ready for the digital television transition. The outreach and coordination by my office in the last 500+ days with local community groups, the City's Office of Cable Communications, federal agencies, and my colleagues on the Council proved to be significant and successful in making sure that the ten percent of households in this area that receive over-the-air broadcasts made the appropriate preparations to continue receiving their over-the-air television signal. Access to TV is not just about watching the Price is Right in the morning or Jeopardy at night. It is about being able to receive the news, weather, community information, current cultural events, and emergency information. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the countless individuals who made this transition go smoothly.
Now, while I would like to say we are done with the words digital and transition, there is another upcoming digital transition occurring separately from the federal digital television transition. In October, Comcast will upgrade a set of channels to digital and will provide digital transport adapters to those affected in the Seattle area. Comcast began their digital switch in our state back in March. This change will affect approximately 50,000 households in the Seattle area. Similar to the digital television transition, the rationale for the Comcast digital conversion is to free up bandwidth. Customers with the Comcast Standard cable package (standard, expanded, digital standard) who have the cable connection running directly into the television set without going through a Digital-Set-Top-Box will be impacted. In order to continue receiving channels 30-70, each television will require a Comcast digital adapter (DTA). If you subscribe to only Limited Basic Cable, channels 2-29 will not be affected. Those channels will stay as analog and no adapters are required. Comcast is currently in the process of sending out notices to customers who are affected and you may take action now before the October date. Bottom line is that Comcast will offer 2 digital adapters at no additional monthly cost.
- To see what equipment you require, visit: http://comcast.com/digitalnow/About_Digital_Update.aspx
- To order and activate the equipment, visit: http://comcast.com/digitalnow/
- You can see the video on connecting the Comcast converter box here: http://comcast.com/digitalnow/DTAPlayer.aspx
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Despite his previous comments, it is still too early to tell what Gov. Jerry Brown's official stance is on selling the Del Mar Fairgrounds to Del Mar.
That's at least according to the policy director for the state senator who introduced the bill authorizing the deal.
Speaking at a special informational Del Mar City Council meeting Wednesday, Deanna Spehn, policy director for Sen. Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, said Brown is so focused on passing a state budget that he hasn't received a thorough presentation on the merits of the sale.
Del Mar reached a deal with then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office late last year to buy the 400-acre state-owned venue for $120 million. The sale, however, also needed state Legislature approval and could not garner enough support before Brown took office.
Kehoe then introduced Senate Bill 1 on Dec. 6, the first day of the new legislative session. The bill authorizes the sale of the fairgrounds to Del Mar. It must pass the Legislature, and the governor must sign it.
Brown's take on the proposed sale was unknown until last month when he said at a news conference that it wasn't a good time to sell real estate and that the state has more time to consider what to do with the fairgrounds.
"There's been a lot of discussion about whether or not now Gov. Brown has taken a position on the sale," Spehn said. "We've been assured by the head of the Department of Finance and other senior staff within the Brown administration that he hasn't even received a formal briefing on the sale because he's so focused on the budget right now. ... Everything is still in play, and the bill is still active. We anticipate probably a hearing anytime within three weeks to eight weeks."
The current Del Mar Fairgrounds governing board, consisting of governor appointees, vehemently oppose the sale to Del Mar. Fair board members say the city would bankrupt the venue by having fewer events and not manage the property in the interest of the 3 million San Diego County residents.
Del Mar officials have consistently said they would expand horse racing with millions of dollars of improvements and maintain the county fair.
"For the senator the most important thing is to preserve what is easily the crown jewel of all of the properties in the state," Spehn said. "We believe that if horse racing doesn't continue at Del Mar, then horse racing may disappear in the state of California and that's a real concern."


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APP in trouble again over cutting allegations in Indo tiger sanctuary
INDONESIA – Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been slammed again for illegal tree cutting, this time by a Sumatra-based environmental coalition, Eyes on the Forest (EOF).
According to a new report released by the coalition on 14 December, APP is conducting clear cutting operations in the Senepis Tiger Sanctuary – a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
This allegation was made after field investigations were conducted in June and October 2011 by the EOF coalition - which includes the Jikalahari "Riau Forest Rescue Network", WALHI Riau, and WWF-Indonesia Riau Program – as well as historical satellite image analysis up to June 2011.
In the report, The truth behind APP's Greenwash, the coalition found that an APP supplier, PT Ruas Utama Jaya, has been carrying out clear cutting operations inside the Senepis Tiger Sanctuary, pulping an estimate of more than two million hectares of Indonesia's tropical forests since 1984.
The areas where APP's clear cutting operations are conducted include habitats of unique forest types, elephants, tigers, and orang-utans, the report says.
In addition, the paper giant has been carrying out deep peat draining operations, which cause organic carbon that has been built up over thousands of years to be exposed to the air, decompose and turn into carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.
Both activities run contrary to Indonesia laws and regulations, the report notes.
"We would like the Sinar Mas Group's buyers and investors who read this report to realize how APP's media campaigns are exploiting their lack of knowledge or inexperience about Indonesia and how they mislead their customers about the brutal reality on the ground," said Hariansyah Usman of WALHI Riau.
Report is erroneous: APP
APP however has denied the allegations, claiming that they are false. It also called on WWF International to disassociate itself from the EOF report.
The company has published official government maps of the concession in response to the allegations, and says the pictures featured prominently in the EOF report were actually from RUJ's legally-operated pulpwood concession outside of the Senepis Tiger Sanctuary.
It has also published pictures of dense, natural forest that it claims to be of the real Senepis Tiger Sanctuary.
APP says the EOF report contained factual errors, such as that Indonesian law prohibits land conversion on peat more than 3 meters deep; that APP has no independent, credible, third-party certification to demonstrate its sustainability; and that APP's 'wildlife protection zones' in Riau and Jambi were less than 50,000 hectares (when they are actually 200,000 hectares, APP claims).
"We now call on WWF, an NGO with a good international reputation, to distance itself from the poorly researched and inaccurate report which does not help anyone who really cares about preserving the natural environment and wildlife of Sumatra," said APP Managing Director Aida Greenbury.


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Ryan Kwanten Admits He's A Masochist
"I'm a huge fan of Westerns. It was originally pitched to me like that, so I was gleefully rubbing my hands together, flipping through the script. I realized pretty quickly on that even though my character is called Shane Cooper—after 'Shane' and Gary Cooper—he didn't really have the iconic quality that a classic Western hero has. He's very fallible. I mean, in the first frame, he's forgotten his gun—this isn't exactly a Clint Eastwood gun slinging guy who takes down any posse. I felt like he was more relatable, so everytime he's knocked down, you're hoping he gets back up again. I love it. Really and truly. My friends will attest to the fact I'm very much a masochist at heart."
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Less Than 2 Percent of Cadbury Shareholders Favor Kraft Takeover
Hershey board reportedly split over bid for British confectionery company.
NEW YORK -- Approximately 1.5 percent of Cadbury Plc's shareholders have accepted Kraft Inc.'s $17.5 billion hostile offer as of the first closing date, Jan. 5.
Kraft urged Cadbury securityholders who have not yet accepted the offer to do so by 1 p.m. London time, Feb. 2, 2010.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg News reported The Hershey Co. executives and board members are split on whether to make a bid for Cadbury, and haven't arranged financing for an offer.
The Hershey board met Jan. 4, without reaching a decision, according to people close to the matter who spoke to Bloomberg News. Some members of Hershey's controlling trust, led by former Pennsylvania Attorney General LeRoy Zimmerman, have been advocating a deal, while CEO David West is among those concerned about the debt a purchase would entail, according to the report.
Cadbury is twice the size of Hershey. Some speculate to fund a purchase Hershey may pledge to sell the U.S. rights to the Kit Kat and Rolo brands or Cadbury operations in some countries, according to the Bloomberg News report.
"A bid does make a lot of sense but they would have to incur some debt," Roy Behren, who helps manage $2.4 billion at Westchester Capital Management in Valhalla, N.Y., told Bloomberg News. "I don't know to what extent they're willing to risk the investment grade credit rating."
Cadbury's Chairman Roger Carr in December said the company told Hershey "very clearly what the rules of the game are" and said Cadbury would be willing to sit down and talk with Hershey if the U.S. company develops a "compelling offer" that is fully financed.
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My journey to Israel this week started off with an experience that could only happen on El Al. It was Sunday morning, May 18. While we were busy checking in and boarding, 5-time European Basketball Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv were playing against Real Madrid in the Euroleague finals, in a quest for a sixth Euroleague title. Over 10,000 Israeli Maccabi fans travelled to Milano, Italy where the game was being played, turning the arena into a Maccabi "home away from home."
Being a big Maccabi fan, the timing for me couldn't have been worse. On the one hand, I'm excited about going to Israel, but at the same time…why now? I was missing the championship game that I could have been watching at home, and I felt so removed from it all. I called my dear friend Shlomo Mussali in Israel, and he told me he would provide play-by-play updates. Indeed, by the time I was about to board the plane, I must have had over 50 text messages from him! I arrive to the door of the El Al plane, and a little "happening" is taking place. There are a few Israelis – including some flight attendants – who stood at the door, all standing around someone's phone, trying to watch a live stream of the game. There were five minutes left in a very close game. I joined them, and when their live stream went dead, I called Shlomo. He started announcing the game to me, play-by-play, and I announced it to everyone else. The rest of the passengers are sitting in the plane, when suddenly I announce: "Tell the pilot we're not leaving yet --- overtime!" More flight attendants come out, and one goes back to tell the pilot! We're told to board the plane so they could close the doors, but we were promised that the plane would not take off until the game was over. The live stream resumed, and I stayed on the phone with Shlomo.
With great anticipation, everyone was waiting for the final results. I suddenly announce to the passengers – "Maccabi are the champions of Europe!!" As I announce this, everybody cheers and applauds, and a flight attendant pops open a bottle of champagne, passes cups around to everyone, and the party begins! All of this, and we haven't taken off for Israel yet. Only on El Al!!! Thank you Shlomo, thank you Maccabi, and thank you El Al. It all came together so beautifully, and looking back, this little experience was even better than watching the game itself.
Last night, I was privileged to attend a unique event at the Jerusalem Theater. The Genesis Philanthropy Group, one of the Jewish world's most prestigious philanthropic foundations, awarded its inaugural "Genesis Prize" to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The who's who at this gala included Prime Minister Netanyahu, Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky, former Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and a host of Knesset members, Israeli celebrities and Israeli business tycoons. Our MC for the evening was Jay Leno, who said, "The Genesis Prize is being billed as the Jewish Nobel Prize. Funny, I always thought the Nobel Prize was a Jewish prize…who else wins that thing?" Leno also took some jabs at politicians: "President Obama recently spoke of the unbreakable bond between Israel and the United States. The president knows first hand how unbreakable a bond this is, for he has been trying – unsuccessfully – to break it for the last five years!" It was then Israel's turn: "You know, I heard there are so many Israeli politicians doing jail time, that when you speak to an Israeli politician and ask them for their cell number, it really changes the meaning of the question." When Bloomberg was presented the prize – a check for one million dollars – Leno remarked, "I bet all of the Israeli Members of Knesset here tonight are saying 'I didn't know that you could get that kind of money legally – amazing!'"
So, what does a man worth 27 billion dollars do with a million dollar prize? He is using it to encourage young Jews to create and innovate, and is launching a worldwide contest where the top ten most creative and innovative "start-up" ideas from young Jews will each be awarded a $100,000 prize. It was a beautiful evening celebrating Israeli culture, innovation and progress. There was music, short films, dance…and lots of great humor from Jay Leno.
Meanwhile at the SEC, I am sitting here in a gorgeous new guest room with a breathtaking view of Jerusalem. Our campus is looking so beautiful, and I am proud and inspired to be working here everyday. My week has been busy with meetings, amongst them the exciting meetings I have had solidifying our plans to establish and launch our new full time Sephardic rabbinical program opening in the very near future. Talk about innovative ideas – this is one that's long overdue.
If all of this was not enough for fun and inspiration, I am now off to prepare for Shabbat here at the SEC, where we are hosting the Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy's 8th grade class Israel trip group, along with their partner school students from Tel Aviv's Zeitlin School. I am always excited to host groups here, but this one is a bit special, as it includes my son Ilan!
From another European Basketball Championship to billionaires helping to build and assure the Jewish future, this week brings me a lot of hope. In case the naysayers and prophets of doom try to deter us from continuing to believe in and support Israel, I look back on this week and say to them what Tal Brody -- the captain and star of Maccabi Tel Aviv's first European Champion team in 1977 – said after Israel's historic victory: "Now we are on the map, and we are staying on the map – in sports, and in everything!"
37 years later, Brody's declaration still stands…as do Israel and the Jewish people.


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There's nonstop fun as Barney and his friends go and learn all about opposites! Everyone helps Baby Bop? understand concepts like up and down, in and out, high and low. Hey Diddle Diddle, the kids see that they can be big or little but it's what's inside that counts! Then join in as Barney and his friends have a cool time on a hot day in a pretend winter-summer wonderland learning about hot and cold! There's always Tee-riffic teaching and fun when big dinos and small friends are around!
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Yutaka Katayama has witnessed Japan's automobile industry grow from the ashes of devastation in World War II to become the best in the world by the end of the 20th century.
The 92-year-old Katayama, who served as president of Nissan Motor Corp. U.S.A. between 1965 and 1975, retired 24 years ago, but he is still a charismatic figure among the thousands of fans of the legendary Z car. He is frequently referred to as the father of the original Datsun 240Z, which first appeared on the U.S. market in 1970.
This year, the automaker appointed Katayama an honorary member of its subsidiary, Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO), following its announcement of the launch of a new Z car next year.
"I've dished out lots of advice (to the design team of the new Z.) But I'm doing so as a customer representative," Katayama said during a recent interview at NISMO headquarters in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward.
He was responsible for the creation and promotion of the low-priced sports car in the U.S. The Z car, sold as the Fairlady Z in Japan, set a world record for sales for a sports car, selling over 1 million units until production was halted in 1996.
Sitting in his office surrounded by Z car goods — most of which are collectors' items — Katayama reflected upon the development of Japan's auto industry.
"The speed of innovation immediately after the war was so fast. Gears were improving every month and it was such an exciting time for automakers," said Katayama, adding that Japanese engineers worked hard and absorbed knowhow from Western auto manufacturers.
But when Katayama was first assigned to work in the U.S. in 1960, Japanese carmakers were dependent on trading houses to sell their cars in the U.S. market and sales were sluggish.
"Cars are different from other products that trading houses deal with, such as beef and books," he said. "Providing aftercare and spare parts were essential elements of selling cars, but trading firms were not interested in investing in those areas."
So, with the approval of Nissan headquarters in Tokyo, he created a U.S. subsidiary responsible for U.S. operations and established the firm's own Datsun-brand sales network.
"I felt the huge wall of the 'Big Three' (U.S.) automakers," he said, adding that he headhunted a sales manager from Renault SA, who later helped Nissan increase its sales. "Counting those days and now (with Renault's injection of capital into the Japanese carmaker), Nissan has been saved twice by Renault."
As Datsun's sales gradually improved, Katayama proposed the creation of a sports car that young people could afford.
He worked with designers to launch the Datsun 240Z in the U.S. for $3,600, just one-third of the price of other imported sports cars.
"By that time, the 'cheap but poor-quality' image that had haunted Japanese cars was gone. Products by firms like Sony Corp., Canon Inc. and Nikon Corp. boosted the overall brand image of Japanese products" in the U.S., he said.
But the good times did not last. Nissan decided to cashier the well known Datsun brand and replace it with Nissan badges. After that, Nissan's sales in the U.S. gradually fell.
"The president at the time probably wanted to present the Nissan brand on a global scale," he said. "But because Nissan neglected the value of branding, it probably lost millions of dollars."
After retirement, however, Katayama continued to believe that the legendary Z would help revive the sagging Nissan, and repeatedly asked the firm to relaunch the car. His dream will finally come true under current President Carlos Ghosn.
"When I asked Mr. Ghosn, he immediately said 'OK.' He knew all about the Z because he himself used to drive one," Katayama said.
For his efforts to promote Japanese cars in the U.S., in 1998 Katayama became the fourth Japanese to be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Michigan, which lists accomplished individuals in the worldwide motor vehicle industry.
In spite of all that he has done over the decades, Katayama remains extremely energetic. "I still have lots of dreams. Otherwise, I'd be sleeping by the electric 'kotatsu' heater at home."


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If different occupations don't explain the pay gap, might it be caused by women's decisions to work less outside the home in order to care for their children? Researchers have found that even when differences in work experience, education, age, and occupation are held constant, women continue to earn less. In fact, research by Columbia University social work professor Jane Waldfogel reveals that mothers receive a 4 percent wage penalty for the first child and a 12 percent penalty for each additional child. In contrast, University of Washington economists Shelly Lundberg and Elaina Rose find that men's wages increase 9 percent with the birth of their first child. One possible explanations sociologists offer is that, upon parenthood, men are perceived as more committed to their work and women less.
My conservative friends shrug off the pay gap as being a result of the different choices men and women tend to make: Women stay home with kids for at least a little while, the notion goes, so they tend to not keep pace with their male peers. The evidence seems to indicate that women who make the exact same choices as their male peers still lose out. Thank goodness for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, one of the few unambiguously good things the Obama Administration has accomplished.


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T-Mobile Comet ReviewHuawei U8150 IDEOS
Without much fluff getting in the way with this inexpensive smartphone, the T-Mobile Comet presents us a faithful stock Android 2.2 Froyo experience that still offers a great deal of personalization. Excitement is surely expected, but it doesn't quite embody the whole Android 2.2 experience you'd expect to find – which we'll share more later with its web browser. Underneath its plastic shell is a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7225 processor beating profusely in handling all the rigors of the platform. As long as you don't use live wallpapers, scrolling between the homescreen is smooth for the most part. However, activating a live wallpaper will quickly show off its jerkiness in beautifying your phone.
Native syncing of Facebook and Twitter contacts with your address book is on board with the Comet so you can quickly take a peek at status updates within the Contacts app. Although it might be regarded as limitless, you can add as many contacts that the handset's memory can absorb. And for each person, you can associate a myriad of information that range from the essentials to more detailed items like their work address.
The cramped confines of the display will easily test your thumbs in writing out a message with the stock on-screen portrait Android keyboard. Not only will you have to deal with that, but the unresponsive nature of it frustrated us from quickly replying to messages. Although the landscape option aids in the reduction of sore thumbs, it's still a timely process due to the evidence of lag it exhibits. For a more satisfying experience, we prefer using the Swype keyboard seeing that we didn't have to deal with any unresponsive tendencies.
The Gmail experience is untainted as it offers the same level of performance seen with other phones. Meanwhile, the Email app will allow you to set up other email accounts by simply providing an address and password. Ideally, it'll automatically set up most clients, but it might require additional details, like server addresses and ports, to properly set up.
Google Talk is the only instant messaging client on board from the beginning with the T-Mobile Comet, but you can always check out the Android Market to download additional ones.
Lastly, there are only two third party applications installed with the handset – which are Documents To Go for your office productivity suite and Telenav GPS Navigation for your voice guided turn-by-turn directions. Aside from those two, you're presented with the usual mix of Google apps like Latitude, Search, Maps, News and Weather, Navigation, Voice Dialer, Voice Search, and YouTube.
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1. Tristann (Posts: 76; Member since: 04 Nov 2010)
I played with this phone at the t-mobile store. The screen is to small and its really lags /: The Optimus T is a WAY better option than this.
2. Richard (unregistered)
I wouldn't take this on a contract...how much would that be? for a sub-par phone you're stuck with?
Not worth it.
3. Boti95 (Posts: 162; Member since: 05 Sep 2010)
I wouldnt even grab this pre-paid! It looks ugly. And the smaller size, I reccomend to buy the Motorola Charm since they are giving it away for free at Radioshack.
4. Meggeler (unregistered)
Yea but (Yabit) - I need a GSM prepaid. Got a Samsung Slider - would like to have a new phone that is prepaid that has the newer options. But don't need a contract. I usually just buy another phone & insert my SIM.
Would like an android OS just to be able to brag. Can be ugly, hell, even ducklings need love :)
There is no FREE at Radio Shack, requires a contract.
6. Skeeve (unregistered)
There's no such thing as "free" when you have a required contract. I love this device because I can use my prepaid minutes that have gold star status so I only feed 25- 50 bucks a year(!) and retain all my saved minutes. I hardly ever have a need to talk on the phone; I just wanted something with PDA like functions and the ability to go online with Wifi. I have no need for a data plan, though prepaid gives you the $1.49 daily pass so be it that I need to use it on the road.
7. latinone316 (unregistered)
trying to use the keypad.but its kinda small is there a way to make it bigger?
8. latinone316 (unregistered)
rephrase meant to say im trying to text but the keypad is kinda small is there a way tomake it bigger?
9. Commuted (unregistered)
T-mobile gave this to me as a replacement for Motorola Cliq XT. A replacement it is not. The camera has no auto focus. The display size is not a normal Android size and all my paid apps could (all) could not be transferred over. Even setting it up was messed up. The capcha, you know those words you copy to prove your a human being and not a computer, well they do not show the capcha so you have to memorize the words and all the lower and upper case letters. Sure it may be free (it was not for me) but I'd rather this company not even exist for making a crappy phone.
10. misskeke (unregistered)
I am very unhappy with tmobile, their customer service is crap. The reps are very rude the only time its just ok service is when you're paying a bill. Every month my bill got higher and higher for nothing, they change fees and due dates withouy any pe notification. But most of all they are RUDE and unreasonable. I'm switching to another company ASAP
11. worstphoneever (unregistered)
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. It is a piece of junk that T-Mobile is trying to get rid of because their other s**tty phone the Samsung Gravity is having too much trouble. I paid 180 bucks for that TERRIBLE phone that broke after 2 months and they tried to give me this piece of s**t.. The customer service was terrible, and told me they will not even give me a new Gravity. T-MOBILE IS TERRIBLE. I'm telling you get the hell away from them . I spent 4 hours on the phone manager to manager without any effect. They referred me to their Corporate establishment in NEW MEXICO, which i must send a correspondence to because they don't accept phone calls. A PHONE COMPANY THAT DOES NOT TAKE PHONE CALLS. Are they crazed? It is absolutely ridiculous. I still don't have a phone, because mine is broken. So what am i supposed to do? GO TO VERIZON.
12. AtomicAsia (unregistered)
I just got this phone a week ago and I think it is great. A small, light-weight smart phone. The small-size keyboard is a bit difficult to get used to, but once you do it's not a big deal. I love this phone!
13. ananyadutta (Posts: 1; Member since: 18 Aug 2012)
hi frndss, i m from india. i got this phone 2 years ago.. really this is a great phone .. but two days ago it started automatically switch off... i dont know why??? but i faced a big prob.. pls help............
Huawei U8150 IDEOSOS: Android 2.2
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|2.8 inches, 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) TFT
|3.2 megapixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1, Single core, 528 MHz
|4.10 x 2.20 x 0.50 inches
(104 x 56 x 13 mm)
3.60 oz (102 g)
|1200 mAh, 9 hours talk time