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I just named my new office at the Blessing House, "The Patience Training Center" and have removed the f-word, "frustration," from my vocabulary. I have chosen a new swear word, that works better than any of the others … it is "O Joy." And these three changes have improved the environment in which I work. The atmosphere of joy and patience is a powerful breath of fresh air that revives the soul and sets the affairs of the Blessing House in order.
Many have tried to do this with the common phrase, "Don't worry. It'll be alright." Oh, for the nickel paid for each time I have heard that! Immediately I must retort, "Don't worry, I'm not worried, I am just frustrated." Now I have a double negative to overcome — worry and frustration. It does not help to say, "Don't worry," because then I must agree with a negative.
This circle of exchange happens all the time and it never sets me at rest, only increases the pressure of anxiety because, now, I am working in an environment charged with negative energy. I need a change of perspective for the circumstances around computers, data bases, phone issues and missed deadlines are not going to change..
Someone once said to me, "If the way you are thinking isn't working for you, change your thinking." Perspective is everything and nothing changes if nothing changes.
I need a thought that is higher and greater … a reference I can rely on other than people's opinions. I am learning that for me the perspective of the Word of God trumps everything else. What if those daily things that "frustrated" me were actually opportunities to practice patience and hope. Those two qualities when established can actually energize one. For the Eternal Word says, God "is able to make all things work together for good for those called according to His purposes …" and "Let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire wanting nothing." Since all things are working together for my good and patience is doing her work, I can say "O joy!" to whatever I face each day.
In our world, it is hard not to worry, be frustrated or angry. There is a witness to that every newscast lately when frustration explodes in gunpowder. "Don't worry!" as if …. The whole world system supports, reports and imports frustration, anger, bitterness, and offense into our lives.
To get out of that system is hard … but to stay in that system of thought is deadly because disease and death is rooted in that system. I have learned that with the perspective of the Scriptures I am able to take the events and people of each day and cause them to work for my good just by aligning myself with "greater truths" from which life flows.
I challenge you to change your perspective, rename your place of work, and express your opinion with the response, "O joy!" … Oh yeah and stop telling people, "don't worry!"
The Rev. Gail Berger is the president / executive director of The Blessing House in Victoria.


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- Osculatory plane
- Osculatory Os"cu*la*to*ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. ``The osculatory
ceremony.'' --Thackeray.
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2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point. [1913 Webster]
{Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a curve}, under {Circle}.
{Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.
{Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve. [1913 Webster]
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what I wore: kate spade Galleria Addie Jacket
Today I wore my new Galleria Addie jacket that I got at the kate spade outlet on Friday. I really love the color and the gold threads that sparkle in the fabric. I had Madeline take a close up of the collar so you can see the beading. It is so nice and pretty! I wore my ksny bow ring, green basket purse and green loafers. My Houston outlet has a new very sweet manager that I met when I was there Friday. I will miss Rosemary she was so great! I can't wait to get to know the new manager better (wish I could remember her name,lol). I do know that she transferred in from the San Marcos store that I visited last weekend. Well, I have a busy week this week ahead so I better start it out right by getting some sleep...good night!
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Various images from the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Features the plants and animals of: Santiago, Santa Cruz, Bartolome, S. Plaza and Santa Fe.
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Ground Zero - Poem by lucinda bryson
It was such a tradey when it all came down to it we both stood around.Not to see each other fall but to stand by each other proud and strong.Ground Zero
You are that angel that pick me up before I fell to the ground you let me fly and gave me your all. Angels stick by your side in the time of need. You saved me and said stand by me thats what I will do. Ground Zero
Many years later we would look back and see the final peace. Even though we once fell we stood back up and now we have a story to tell. Ground Zero
We made it through the rubble and we look through the dust never forget we can never trust nobody only U.S
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It's a fact. Many dance-crazed fans were saddened by the sudden disbanding of the great local band, the Fuzzy Sprouts. Where, they wondered, will I get my fix of musical mayhem that doesn't take itself too seriously?
Fear not, non-conformists and lovers of roads-less-traveled. Two of the Sprouts' former members are back in fine style, turning a once harmless electronic auditory experience into a sweat-stained live show where you, yes you, are the star.
Live Band Karaoke is exactly what the name implies. As yellow flyers touting the show proclaim: ''We Play, You Sing.''
With a repertoire of 200 songs, former Sprouts guitarist Michael Wegner and bassist Dave Domizi have teamed up with local drummer Paul Trudeau (of now-defunct Harvey Milk) to bring a new dimension to the Japanese import.
According to Wegner, the Fuzzy Sprouts played at least two Halloween shows in the Karaoke format and were stunned at the crowd reception.
''We were originally worried that no one would show up, or that no one would sign up to sing,'' he remembers. ''But we would start at 10 p.m. and play straight through to 2 a.m. And we didn't even have time to let everyone sing.''
Live Band Karaoke
When: sign-up at 9 p.m., music at 10 p.m. Thursday, July 19
Where: Georgia Theatre
Cost: $4
Call: (706) 549-9918
Pulling lyrics off the Internet, the band can cover songs from groups as popular as R.E.M and the Pixies, to standards such as The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. Songwriters like Simon & Garfunkel are represented as are pop goddess Madonna and folk heroes The Indigo Girls. There's even some Fresh Prince early rap, and the slightly more underground sounds of the Pixies and The Clash.
Wegner says the lyrics will be projected onto a screen and that signing up early ensures a healthy choice of songs.
''We'll also be providing '80s cheese metal wigs and loud shirts to ensure the full rock 'n' roll effect,'' he adds.
Because the music is sure to be tight and the atmosphere lively (''Anyone who's been to Fox'z on a Wednesday night knows how much fun karaoke can be,'' Wegner says), Live Band Karaoke may become a regular fixture at the Georgia Theatre.
''Hopefully people will enjoy it,'' Wegner says. ''Sometimes it's surprising the quality of the singers. But, sometimes the most pathetic performances are the most entertaining.''
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, July 19, 2001.
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Spice Me Up – Alpine Style
Almost wherever you go you find a version of mulled wine. Spiced wine has a rich history across many major cultures across the globe. Spiced alcohol has historically served a number of different purposes such as being used for medicine and enhancing the taste. Spiced wine usually start with red wine and a variety of spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, lavender, mint, sage, cardamom, ginger, oranges, apples, raisins, nuts, sugar and honey as well as strong spirits.
Most European versions of spiced wine are very similar, add or take off a few elements and they are all covered. No matter what resort you are going to this winter you will be able to find a local version. We have collected some of our favourite recipes from across Europe so you can bring a bit of the Alps to your home this winter season.
When it comes to food and drinks, the Italians mostly always get it right. Vin Brulé is the Northern Italian Version of our Mulled Wine and can be found in our amazing Italian ski resorts of Arabba and Selva. If you are not going on a skiing holiday in Italy this season, why not bring some Italian flavours home and make your own Vin Brulè.
The following ingredients makes this fantastic spiced wine and gives it distinct flavours:
1 litre of red wine (full bodied red wine)
200 g of sugar
8 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange (with untreated rind)
1 lemon (with untreated rind)
1. Peel the lemon and the orange. (The white parts need to be discarded as it will a bitterness to your Vin Brulée).
2. Put all the ingredients in a large steel pan.
3. Bring to a boil stirring frequently with a wooden spoon making sure all the sugar is dissolved.
4. As soon as it boils, the alcohol fumes will start to appear and you can now light a flame on the surface.
5. As soon as the flame goes out, the vin brulè is ready to enjoy. You can now filter it with a colander and enjoy!!!
Facile! As the Italian says…
If you have ever been skiing in one of our French Resorts I'm sure you have been sipping away on a "Vin Chaud". Mildly spicy and warm, with a splash of Cognac makes this French winter warmer a must have for your skiing holiday or on a cold winter day at home.
1 bottle red wine (fruity red wine)
4 cinnamon sticks
1 orange (with untreated rind)
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 cardamon pods
5 whole cloves
1/3 cup Cognac
1. Combine all the ingredients together in a saucepan.
2. Bring the mixture to a simmer on the lowest heat (do not allow the wine to boil)
3. When the sugar has dissolved the Vin Chaudis hot enough.
4. Add 1-2 teaspoons of Cognac to a mug or glass and poor the Vin Chaud over it.
Voilà it's ready to enjoy!
This famous Austrian/German drink is a must have for any Austrian ski holiday. According to the Austrian Tourist Board the secret to getting a great Glühwein is the right mixture of red wine, cinnamon stick, sugar, oranges and cloves. Give it a go at home and get in to the winter spirit!
2 bottles of good quality red wine
128g of water
6 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
2 oranges – for decoration
1. Put all ingredients in a pot and bring it close to boil
2. Shop 2 oranges into bite-size pieces and add to the wine.
3. Let simmer.
4. Remove clove and cinnamon sticks.
5. Pour up in mugs or pre heated glassed and decorate glasses an orange slice!
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Unlike 'The Hangover' These Guys Woke Up With A Penguin And Not A Tiger
Well this is definitely interesting, and something you don't hear everyday. Three Welsh tourists were enjoying a trip to Australia and they consumed a few too many adult beverages (if ya know what I mean!) This was not your average, "oh my friends and I went out and drank and did something stupid but woke up with a hangover and life goes on" no, these three highly intelligent individuals decided it was a good idea to break into Sea World, swim with the dolphins, and steal a penguin. I'm not sure about you,but when I drink stealing penguins is not at the top of my "to-do" list. Oh and the best part? They don't remember stealing the penguin so they just woke up with a fairy penguin named Dirk in their hotel room, and had no idea how he got there. I mean at least it's safer than a tiger.


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Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises both have canceled upcoming calls into Egypt for 2013 and 2014.
And, in the U.K. last week, both Thomson Cruises and Cruise & Maritime Voyages announced cancellations of their scheduled calls in the region.
Avalon Waterways has decided to cancel all Nile River cruises through the end of 2013, while Viking River Cruises has canceled its departures for September and October.
"We are seeing limited cancellations from passengers on later dates, but we have not announced any changes to departures beyond October," a Viking spokesperson said.
As Cruise Critic reported last week, several other cruise lines have canceled most, if not all calls to Egypt and Nile River cruises for 2013 and into 2014.
--by Gina Kramer, Associate Editor


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Americans have a first lady dictating what students can eat in school. Sweden's apparently worse.
According to Swedish website The Local, a lunch lady in Falun has been ordered to stop cooking food for elementary school students that is "too good."
Annika Eriksson makes lunches consisting of newly baked bread and an assortment of 15 vegetables for her students at the school.
But the local municipality has order her to "bring it down a notch since other schools do not receive the same calibre of food."
You see, that's "unfair."
Her menu also doesn't comply with a 2011 "healthy diet scheme."
According to The Local, Katarina Lindberg, head of the unit responsible for the school diet scheme, told the local Falukuriren newspaper, "A menu has been developed... It is about making a collective effort on quality, to improve school meals overall and to try and ensure everyone does the same."
As a result, Eriksson's new offerings will consist of one half less vegetables and store-bought bread rather than her handmade ones.
A petition has been launched by fourth-graders to get Eriksson's menu back.
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The largest city in Kazakhstan sued its former mayor and members of his family today in Los Angeles, alleging Beverly Hills properties were used to conceal ill-gotten gains.
The suit accuses Viktor Khrapunov and his wife, Leila, of engaging in ascheme involving the sale of Almaty municipal assets.
An effort to contact the defendants today for comment on the litigation was unsuccessful.
According to the civil complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, Khrapunov used his position and influence as mayor of Almaty to illegally sell city-owned assets to benefit himself, his wife and other co-conspirators.
The lawsuit claims that while Khrapunov served as mayor from 1997 to 2004, he and his wife systematically looted city assets by arranging auctions of state-owned real estate at below market value to entities they controlled.
Khrapunov then illegally granted entitlements to those assets, and the Khrapunovs later sold the property at substantially higher prices, the suit contends, alleging that Viktor Khrapunov misappropriated city funds and personal property.
According to the lawsuit, the Khrapunovs created a lavish lifestyle for themselves and their two children, one which included the purchase of Rolls Royce and Bentley automobiles, a $32 million estate in Geneva, along with a series of Mediterranean-style mansions in Beverly Hills cumulatively valued at about $18 million and a two-acre estate in an exclusive enclave in Los Angeles valued at an estimated $5.7 million.
The lawsuit seeks return of the funds to the City of Almaty and an injunction against the defendants preventing them from disposing of proceeds from their alleged fraud.
The suit also alleges that the Khrapunovs and their children, Ilyas and Elvira, violated both United States and Kazakh law when they set out to launder proceeds from their scheme. Ilyas Khrapunov owns a home in Beverly Hills and Elvira Khrapunov lives in Studio City, the suit states.
"Khrapunov, along with his family and their cronies, took advantage of his position to siphon off hundreds of millions of dollars from the people of Kazakhstan and then went on a worldwide shopping spree to hide the money," said plaintiffs' attorney David Schindler. "We are confident that the United States does not want to be a money laundry for the world's corrupt leaders, and
we are seeking the return of the people's assets that are wrongfully harbored in the United States."
The lawsuit seeks return of the funds to the City of Almaty and an injunction against the defendants preventing them from disposing of proceeds from their alleged fraud.


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Realty Premier Services Meeting (2013 New Year Event)
Realty/Mortgage Premier Services
Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (PST)
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London, United Kingdom
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Event Details
Dear Premier Agents,
Happy New Year to all! We'd like to invite you to our new home/office in Buena Park for our first big meeting for 2013.
1. Office tour
2. Market update
3. Company update
4. Discuss training and support needs
5. New lender partner with wide array programs and licensed in multiple states, you will earn loan commissions again!
6. Investment opportunity to flip properties with little cash
7. Catching up and testimonials
Bring a guest, let's motivate each other. We've added new agents to our office: a lawyer, agents from other brokerages, and fostered a partnership with a new lender that will allow you to earn again in loan transactions.
Real Estate is picking up, property values going up. Let's keep this great opportunity we all have as licensed agents to make extra income and support our families.
Looking forward to see you all. Breakfast will be served!
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When & Where
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6131 Orangethorpe Ave
Suite 400
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Saturday, February 16, 2013 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (PST)
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Yes Distribution have been distributing prepaid telecommunications and technology products for over 14 years. We have an established pedigree having built an extensive distribution network supplying Convenience, P&C, News, Grocery and Supermarket channels. We are experts in building categories and specialise in unlocked handsets, telecommunication accessories, batteries and torches. We have also partnered with Proctor & Gamble to offer a core range of personal care products from many of the world's leading brands. As such we are able to present a unique portfolio of technology and personal care, providing category solutions to independent and corporate retail partners.


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911 call: Houseguests heard 10 shots at Morrisville home
Posted May 6, 2014
Morrisville, N.C. — A couple visiting friends in Morrisville heard up to 10 shots ring out Monday after their hosts retreated to the master bedroom, according to 911 calls released Tuesday.
"I know they're having problems," a man told emergency dispatcher.
That man and his wife were visiting Melissa and Johnathan Preston at 2016 Weaver Forest Way when they heard the shots. The couple quickly went outside and called 911.
"I'm not going up there," the caller said. He described the Prestons as "close friends."
Police found the Prestons dead in their bedroom, and they said neighbors had no reason to fear that a gunman might be on the loose.
By Tuesday afternoon, the Town of Morrisville had declared the deaths a murder-suicide, but there was no word on which member of the couple did the shooting.
The Prestons' three children were at school at the time and were put in the care of family members, police said.
The family moved to the Triangle from Seattle last year and were renting the home in the Providence Place neighborhood where the shooting occurred, according to neighbors.
Investigators removed several firearms from the home, and neighbors said Johnathan Preston liked to take his children out to shooting ranges.
Johnathan Preston was an executive with Microsoft, and his wife designed and sold jewelry. The family planned to return to the Pacific Northwest in June.


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Foreign family business and capital flight. The case for a fraud to fail
The research here proposed is a micro-analysis of a business ending in bankruptcy in the aftermaths of the first oil shock, concerning the Italian subsidiary of a German wareenamelling group established in the town of Bassano in 1925. Following the budget reports and the interviews with the former entrepreurs, the company flourished until the 1960s, when managerial and entrepreneurial successions emphasized the growing difficulties deriving from growing labour costs. A tentative reorganization of the company was hindered in 1968 by union resistance and political pressures for the preservation of employment levels. In 1975 the board of directors decided to declare bankruptcy as a consequence of the huge budget losses. However, a subsequent inquiry of the Italian tax authority discovered an accounting fraud concerning hidden profits in 1974 and 1975. The fraud disclosure shows how historical conditions could create the convenience for performance understatement not only for fiscal purposes, but also in order to make divestment possible. However, it is also used here as an element to argue that business sources and the story they tell should not be taken at their face value, and that a different reconstruction of the company's path to failure is possible. The literature concerning the missed recognition of opportunities is then mobilised in order to interpret the inconsistencies that emerge from the triangulation of business archives, press columns and interviews with union representatives and politicians. This allows to put back into perspective what results as an obsession of company management with labour costs, concealing the importance of other competitive elements, such as the increasing specialisation of the producers of home appliances. This 'refractive error' may be typical of businesses operating in (presumed) mature industries at international level, where wage differentials offer the opportunity to pursue quite literally exploitation much further.
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Boston (Oct. 3)
(By our Boston Correspoudent)
The two outstanding problems that seem to overshadow all other questions before the Jewry of Boston are politics and campaign fund raising to meet the growing budgetary requirements that have been mounting up as a result of the expansion building program. Just what the outcome will be is still speculative although it is stated that a larger Federation–that is a Jewish community chest may result from the present discussion to have one organization to raise all the funds required to meet the needs of the community.
Too, Boston is threatened with a large number of drives that are bound to conflict with each other unless radical steps are taken to cope with the problem. Boston has a well organized Federation. When the Federation was formed it was the hope of those that made it a reality that one annual drive for funds for all local needs would be made. New situations have arisen and in the last few years independent organizations requiring large sums of money have grown up, creating new problems.
With the opening of the new Jewish hospital, one of the best in this country, the question now is what shall be done to secure all the money needed to cover the needs of all institutions? The proposal that Boston should have a Jewish Community Chest was put forward. A drive for one million dollars is contemplated. This will not solve the whole problem as the million dollars is for local needs only. A number of the leaders propose that United Palestine Appeal should be included in the chest. Max Shoolman one of the largest contributors to both the hospital, the Federation and who is the chairman of the New England U. P. A. is in favor of including the U. P. A. in the chest. But the suggestion to be carried into effect will require the endorsement of the Zionists and the non-Zionists and it is difficult to tell how this will be taken by both. Meanwhile, the local United Palestine Appeal is awaiting definite agreement on the chest proposals.
As for the political situation, it is noteworthy to call attention to the recent primaries. Two Jewish candidates were on the Democratic State ticket, Mr. Scharton as a candidate for Attorney General and Daniel England of Pittsfield, Mass., as candidate for State Treasurer. These candidates were put on the Democratic ticket with a view of attracting the Jewish Republicans but both candidates were defeated. Mr. England has been a candidate before on the Democratic ticket.
As a whole the candidacy of Frank G. Allen the present Lieut. Governor who is the Republican nominee for Governor to succeed Gov. Alvan T. Fuller has attracted many leading Jews to his support.
The only woman on the Governor's Council, Mrs. Esther M. Andrews who was appointed by Governor Fuller to fill the vacancy caused by the death of a member of the Council, was nominated by the Republican party to that office. This virtually means her election as she comes from a district that is overwhelmingly Republican. She is the first woman and the first Jewess to sit in the chamber of the Governor's Council. Mrs. Andrews has a reputation as a champion of social legislation.
Preparation is under way for the National Conference of the United Palestine Appeal, which takes place here on November 10 and 11. Boston is looking forward to this conference. It is the hope of the Zionists to heal the breach that has been caused as a result of the last conventon in Pittsburgh.
Negotiations are well under way to include the local Hadassah in the U. P. A. drive that will be launched simultaneously with the coming of the National Conference. Moses Mishel, president of Temple Mishkan Tefilah who has accepted an important post in the New England Zionist movement, is the leading spirit to restore harmony in the Zionist ranks. He is receiving the cooperation of the administrative board of the New England Zionists. The first conference with Mrs. David A. Lourie, president of Hadassah has been successful. Another meeting is under way and as a result it is expected that there will be one Palestine drive here.
Lord Melchett is due here Oct. 9. He will address the Chamber of Commerce on industrial problems. Lord Melchelt is also to speak at Harvard. An invitation has also been extended to him to address a meeting of the Zionist organization.
The Harry E. Burroughs Newsboy's Foundation has just awarded scholarships to cight of the fourteen boys who applied to the foundation formed by Mr. Burroughs, himself a former newsboy. The founder has also purchased the former Elk's home as a recreational centre for the newsboys. Only five scholarships were to be awarded but so impressed was the founder with the applicants that he added three more to the list in order to enable deserving newsboys to attend college. The successful candidates were: David Esselson, George Esselsohn, Jacob Gardner, Aaron Glass, George Glass, Harry Krutter, Louis Raverby and Earl Tyler. The committee that made the awards included George W. Coleman of Babson Institute, who was chairman.
A gift of $10,000 to the new Beth Israel Hospital by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ginsburg in addition to the $15,000 previously given by the donors was announced by Albert Ginsburg, president' of the hospital. The out-patient department of the new hospital is to be opened this week. Patients of all races and creeds will be treated in this department. Dr. Willinsky, the director of the institution, announced.


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Doximity Gets $54M For Social Network For Doctors
San Francisco-based Doximity, which operates an online, private social network specifically for doctors, has raised $54M in a funding round, the company said Tuesday. The Series C funding round was co-led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and T. Rowe Price Associates, along with Morgan Stanley. Doximity said it is the fastest growing social network for doctors. The company said it had its first, cash-flow positive month in January of 2013. The company has now raised $81.8M in funding. More information »


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An election was held for a vacant council seat in the Tower Hamlets Borough ward of Spitalfields and Banglatown on Thursday, 16 December 2010.
The result of the election was as follows:
•Abdul Alim, Labour Party - 553 votes 37.21%
•Jewel Chowdhury, Independent - 28 votes 1.88%
•Magaret Ann Crosbie, The Green Party - 52 votes 3.5%
•Fozol Miah, Respect - 666 votes (elected) 44.82%
•Ferdy North, Liberal Democrats - 33 votes 2.22%
•Matthew James Smith, Conservative Party - 135 votes 9.08%
Number of ballot papers spoilt: 19
Interesting result.
Modest vote but glad to see Green candidate the excellent Maggie Crosbie beat those neo-liberal democrats.
Interesting but I suspect Tower Hamlets has its own micro politics, lovely to see the Lib Dems do so badly when they used to turn the Borough.


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Hartnell turns tide for Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- He once all but bragged about chomping on the gloved finger of Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. So the likelihood of Philadelphia Flyers winger Scott Hartnell winning elected office in Southwestern Pennsylvania was always a long shot.
Now he is scoring goals with his big shot, and the Penguins have a reason to loathe him beyond his customary sandpaper style and post-whistle pushes.
He scored twice Sunday, including the winner with less than a second remaining in overtime, in the Flyers' 3-2 comeback victory over the Penguins at Wells Fargo Center.
"To lose that way against that team, with him scoring," Penguins winger Pascal Dupuis said, shaking his head in disbelief and disappointment. "I don't know."
Know this: Hartnell is as good as he gives.
His 34th goal, the Flyers' second and game-tying marker yesterday, required deft touch. Hartnell bested Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on the short, stick side with a rising shot from a bad angle near the goal line.
Goal No. 35 was a whip-shot from the high slot that Fleury could not track.
By no coincidence, Hartnell's goals were set up sweetly by center Claude Giroux, who claimed the NHL lead with 59 helpers.
Also by no coincidence, a game the Penguins led 2-0 early in the third period turned on Hartnell's agitating antics.
The Flyers, who entered the final period with all of 10 shots, needed that yapping and punching to stymie a sizzling Penguins attack, Giroux said.
"He got the other team rattled. That's what he does," Giroux said. "He likes to get in guys' faces. His game is not pretty, but it's effective. I'm having a lot of fun playing with him."
So is right winger Jaromir Jagr -- not that he knows what to make of Hartnell in this first season with the Flyers.
"That's the way (Hartnell) is: You don't know what to expect," Jagr said. "I played with him 60 games, and I still don't know what to expect."
The Penguins face the Flyers twice more over the final 11 regular-season games. Each contest is at Consol Energy Center, and at least one prominent Penguin should know what to expect.
Center Evgeni Malkin, the NHL's scoring leader and MVP favorite, was penalized for hooking and elbowing in a span of 10 third-period minutes -- and Hartnell took particular pride in the time Malkin spent in the sin bin.
"He's good for a couple of (penalties) a game if you hit him and play him tight," Hartnell said. "You've got to know where he is at all times on the ice."
Same with Hartnell -- a six-time scorer of 20 goals, though most famous for his feistiness.
"He's always there yapping or punching and some stuff," Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen said. "I'm really happy he's on our team."Additional Information:
Setting 'em up
Flyers wingers Jaromir Jagr and Scott Hartnell have combined for six goals against the Penguins this season, but their center, Claude Giroux, has been MVP-like. A look at Giroux against the Penguins:
Date Giroux Flyers result
Dec. 8 assist, even rating Won, 3-2
Dec. 29 assist, plus-1 rating Won, 5-1
Feb. 18 assist, minus-3 rating Lost, 6-4
Sunday 2 assists, even rating Won, 3-2 (OT)
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Why Lenten Discipline is a Good Thing
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Tomorrow marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter in which many Christians observe a form of self-denial as a way to identify with Christ's 40 days of fasting in the wilderness. It's easy to relegate Lent to a time of "giving something up," maybe chocolate or Facebook or fast food. While our waistlines might affirm these Lenten fasts, our spiritual nature begs for something more. Throughout Church history, Christians have turned to classic spiritual disciplines during Lent. But human nature can't seem to make up its mind about the virtues of discipline. Sure discipline is a good thing. I brush my teeth every morning and evening. I drive safely. I read my Bible every day. But let's face it: Discipline is hard. Why do we need to practice discipline in a season like Lent anyway?
In essence, discipline helps us to be more like Christ. As Jesus himself taught, denying oneself is integral to the Christian life and necessarily tough. Even Jesus' discipline of obedience to the Father led to Calvary. As Christianity Today's editorial from March 1960 puts it, Lent is a time in which we "follow the battered path to Calvary" and recognize our need to "yield ourselves afresh to God…" Just like we discipline ourselves in the care of our physical bodies, we must also do the necessary work of discipline in order to be healthy spiritually.
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Senghaas helped develop key space technology
Updated 8:58 pm, Monday, November 26, 2012
Karl Senghaas was an engineer and inventor whose ideas contributed to everything from space exploration to energy savings.
Senghaas died Thursday after suffering a stroke. He was 90.
In the early 1950s, Senghaas left his homeland of Germany, where he acquired his first patent as a teenager.
"Philosophically, he was always against fascism, and elections were coming up and he was afraid that the old party people were going to take over," said his daughter, Kathy Senghaas Molga.
After a short stay in Canada, Senghaas and his wife, Inge, made their way to the United States, settling in New Jersey.
There, he worked with engineers and astrophysicists before being tapped by NASA to work with a team that eventually patented a photomultiplier used in the space program.
"All of physics and space exploration depends on the photomultiplier technology. It's just an essential core element of anything that gets developed in physics," Molga said.
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The first satellite that used his team's photomultiplier design is still in orbit and continues to send information about our planet.
Senghaas relocated to San Antonio in 1972 and within three years established Electrolab, Inc.
His daughter said he soon earned the nickname "the Einstein of San Antonio" because "he did not go about doing anything traditionally in terms of finding engineering solutions."
"Instead, he was always thinking about materials, algorithms and methods from other industries and applications that could be employed to solve a problem," Molga said.
He worked closely with the dentistry program at the University of Texas Health Science Center to design the first Tomerex, a machine that allowed for a full-mouth X-ray.
In the 1980s, Senghaas already was thinking about alternative energy sources, designing plans for an electric car and for solar panels to power oil rigs.
He didn't win over others with his electric car idea, but some folks in the oil industry began using solar panels.
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Born: Jan. 5, 1922, Heilbronn, Germany
Died: Nov. 22, 2012, San Antonio
Survivors: His wife, Inge; a son, Peter; a daughter, Kathy Senghaas Molga; and four grandchildren.
Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Sunset Funeral Home.
"He evolved as technology changed. He was still working on new technology two weeks ago," his daughter said. "That was really his life's passion."


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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual and humanitarian leader and founder of Art of Living, has been nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by US Congressman Joseph Crowley. This is the second year in a row that
Through his Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has helped bring peace to millions of people caught in between conflicts raging around the world. This year the Art of Living Foundation's humanitarian works among the debt ridden farmers in
While nominating Sri Sri Ravishankar for Nobel Peace Prize 2007 Congressman Crowley stated,
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'Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's commitment to helping those who may not help themselves is striking. He sets an example of goodwill for all of us, showing people around the world the value of service and devotion to a good cause, and I believe he should be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize,' said Crowley, former co-chair of the Caucus on India and Indian Americans. 'I am honored to forward his name to the judges in
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Table tennis protege Marcus Giles waved goodbye to the youth ranks in style, but knows the hard work starts now.
The Kingston 14-year-old lived up to his top billing to win the National Table Tennis Championship cadet boys singles title in Hatfield in November.
The Hollyfield School, seeded number one for the event, beat Lincolnshire's Tom Jarvis 11-9 11-13 11-7 11-7 in a thrilling final to secure the biggest win of his career.
Giles leaves the U15s age category and steps up to the U18s next year and was relieved to sign off in style.
"This is my biggest win and it was a bit of a relief when I won really," he said.
"I knew that if I just gave it my best then that should be enough to win.
"I have the Masters tournament coming up next where the top 12 in the country play off against each other, so I have to train for that.
"Next year I'll be in the U18s for the Nationals and will have to work hard to get in the top 12 for the U18s Masters.
"It is a big step up to play boys much older than me."
Giles could have added the doubles crown to his collecting, but rival Jarvis gained some revenge for his singles defeat as he and partner Luke Savill beat Giles and his team-mate Hugo Pang 11-9 11-8 10-12 6-11 7-11.
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Proposed series would pit top fillies
The owner of Rachel Alexandra said his horse won't run against Zenyatta in a $5 million race in Arkansas but proposed a three-race series between the sport's top fillies.
If training, schedules and purse money can be worked out, the three races would conclude in November and "rival the Triple Crown," Jess Jackson said in a news release issued Wednesday.
"The fans have spoken. The media has spoken. Everyone wants to see Rachel race against Zenyatta, including me," Jackson said. "In fact, I want it to happen several times this year."
Jerry Moss, Zenyatta's co-owner, was surprised by Jackson's proposal, saying, "I have no idea what he's even talking about."
A week ago, Oaklawn Park said it would boost the purse of the Apple Blossom on April 3 from $500,000 to $5 million if both horses competed. Jackson passed because trainer Steve Asmussen said the 4-year-old would not be in top form. Jackson said he asked for the race to be moved back a week, but Oaklawn officials declined.
Rachel won all eight of her starts last year, including against males in the Preakness, Haskell Invitational and Woodward Stakes. Zenyatta improved her career record to 14-0 by becoming the first female to win the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Tampa Bay Downs: Rule drew the No. 1 post and faces six 3-year-olds in the Grade III $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes on Saturday. The Grade III $125,000 Endeavour has a 12-horse field with Coulee on the rail in the turf race for older fillies and mares. In the $75,000 Suncoast, Jardenia starts from the No. 1 stall against nine 3-year-old fillies.
Cup's opener delayed for the second time
Race 1 of the America's Cup was postponed for the second time, this time because of waves 4-6 feet high on the Mediterranean Sea off Valencia, Spain. Monday, it was because of light winds. Oracle (United States) and Alinghi (Switzerland) will try to begin the best-of-three Friday. Race director Harold Bennett asked for patience. He said Valencia in February "is not the best place" for a race because there are only five or six days every three weeks that produce racing conditions.
Former Jesuit star can't handle Roddick
Andy Roddick beat Ryler DeHeart, a standout at Tampa's Jesuit High, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) in the first round of the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif. It marked the third upper-tier event for DeHeart, 26, in 2010. He also lost in the first round of the Australian Open and Qatar Open. He's 1-2 on the second-tier Challenger Tour.
Braves reportedly try to sign Damon
The Braves have made an offer to free agent OF Johnny Damon, the Associated Press reported. The offer is reportedly for one year, but Damon's agent, Scott Boras, previously said he wants at least a two-year deal.
Mariners: Former Rays RHP Jesus Colome signed a minor-league deal. Last year, he went 1-1 with a 7.59 ERA in 21 games for the Nationals and Brewers.
Et cetera
NFL: Texans coach Gary Kubiak's two-year extension through 2012 became official.
Soccer: Portsmouth got a seven-day reprieve over unpaid taxes to avoid becoming the first English Premier League team to go out of business. The 112-year-old team has had four owners this season but said it has two offers that would clear its debts. The issue comes two years after it won its first FA Cup since 1950. But it spent heavily on salaries to do so.
Don Jensen, Times correspondent; Times wires
Americans name 27 to preliminary roster
USA Basketball announced the pool of players that will be used for this summer's world championships and 2012 Olympics:
LaMarcus Aldridge Blazers
Carmelo Anthony * Nuggets
Chauncey Billups Nuggets
Carlos Boozer * Jazz
Chris Bosh * Raptors
Kobe Bryant * Lakers
Kevin Durant Thunder
Rudy Gay Grizzlies
Eric Gordon Clippers
Danny Granger Pacers
Dwight Howard * Magic
Andre Iguodala 76ers
LeBron James * Cavaliers
Al Jefferson Wolves
David Lee Knicks
Brook Lopez Nets
Kevin Love Wolves
O.J. Mayo Grizzlies
Lamar Odom Lakers
Chris Paul * Hornets
Kendrick Perkins Celtics
Derrick Rose Bulls
Amare Stoudemire Suns
Dwyane Wade * Heat
Gerald Wallace Bobcats
Russell Westbrook Thunder
Deron Williams * Jazz
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- He was once a boy scout. According to his online biography, he continued his scout duties while director of his family firm.
- Some compared him with Barack Obama when he chose to run a grassroots primary campaign with the tagline "Adesso!" – "Now!" While Obama wrote books called The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father, Renzi has written a book called Fuori! (Out!) about the dreams, ideas and hopes for a new generation. It tells the reader what he has learnt from football and scout camps.
- He has also written a book call Tra De Gaspari e gli U2 — Between De Gaspari and U2 — on young people and the symbols of politics.


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*knock knock*
With a sudden sense of calm I ran to the door and opened it, only to find my heart sink that the visitor was only Metroid. "Oh uh... Hello there." I said, only partially covering the disappointment in my voice.
He seemed hardly amused with me as he spoke. "Hello Tabuu. You sound all too unhappy with my presence." He then takes a rather interrogative tone. "Did you expect someone else?"
I try to hide my seemingly obvious thoughts from him. "No no! I'm just still so tired. Anyway, what brings you here? I thought I got all my talking out for the day? I was just getting ready to slip into bed again."
Taking a friendly tone again, he replies. "My apologizes, but I actually come bearing rather interesting news."
"Oh really?" I sit at the table and gesture him to join me.
He sits down and continues. "Yes indeed! You see..." he sighs and takes a pause, "I guess I should really apologize." I begin to fear that the coming conversation will be difficult for both of us. "You see Tabuu... It may be my fault that you ended up in this dimension."
Stuttering, I manage to cough out: "W-what... Bu-... H-how?!"
He lets out a deep sigh. "A few days ago, I tried an experiment of sorts. My scientists team set out to find a new source of energy and found one in a form dark energy. So, absorbing some from surrounding dimensions filled with these energies, it seems as though it drew you from those dimensions as well."
It is unbelievable, the thought that he was reason I was stuck back in such a miserable existence again. That once I finally could rest, he had to take it away. It was always Metroid taking away my happiness! And with that thought... I remembered. Images, flashing through my head of past loves and past losses. And who caused them... Metroid! It was an irrational anger but I couldn't stop it, nonetheless.
Seeing my unusual mood, Metroid interjects. "I'm really sorry..."
"As you should be." I can't keep the anger from my voice. "But it doesn't matter, I'm here now and I'll be here for a while to come." I begin to calm down as I remember that anger got me nowhere. They were irrational thoughts in my head anyway, ones that should be put aside. "In fact, I should really thank you for presenting me with so many amazing... 'opportunities'! Thank you much!" I put out my hand and we shake.
And then he began to have what seemed to be severe distrust in me. "Ah yes... If you say so." He looks at me strangely, still clasping my hand. "Of course, somethings are never up for debate, you must know." He eyes me with obvious understanding of things even I wouldn't admit to myself and grasps my hand tighter. "Somethings are already claimed and are meant to stay that way!"
I take my hand back from his. "Well sometimes if you really love something... You should let it free, dear friend." I give him a smile that would make anyone scowl with hatred, even him, just ever so slightly.
"And yet... I don't see you dying for something so petty!"
"Petty? I don't think you understand me or my attentions." I take a rather courteous tone again and give a very genuine looking smile. "Perhaps you shouldn't jump to conclusions while you hardly get to know someone, especially when your wife is such a good judge of character!" I smile a little more sickly sweet and go for the door, opening it. "But now I think you must go and get some rest, you seem awfully stressed."
He sighs and seems to buy my act, although very narrowly. "Sorry, there's been a lot going on. I guess I'm just tense tonight. It's no excuse but... Oh well. My pardon either way Tabuu."
"Oh it's fine, completely understandable. I don't expect you to trust me just yet. You need to get to know me to start trusting me; I'm only just a stranger."
"Yes, one should always get to know their guests. Farewell, then."
"Goodbye Metroid!" I close the door and think to myself, "I said I was stranger, not a guest. I have no plans of leaving just yet!"


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Since making his debut for Barnet in a 1-0 win over Torquay United at the beginning of November, 18-year-old left-back Elliot Johnson has cemented his spot in the first team.
The young defender has produced a series of impressive performances and has shown a maturity on the pitch which has impressed Bees head coach Edgar Davids.
"Elliot is doing really well for the team," the Barnet boss explained. "He can defend and attack. He is developing very well and so quickly."
When told of Davids' praise, Johnson said: "He has such good experience so to know that he is giving me compliments is great for me. But in training every day he helps me and all of the other lads in the team out.
"When he speaks you know he isn't just talking for the sake of it. He knows what he is doing so everything he says to us helps the team."
Johnson's rapid development is a testament to the hard work and determination shown by the youngster who left Norwich City at the age of 15 after not being offered a scholarship.
He said: "Leaving was difficult and you can start to doubt yourself and wonder if it is for you.
"I was training with a few teams and just seeing what came my way. Somebody mentioned Barnet and when I came down I really enjoyed it here. So I was local to the area so I thought that I would join the club.
"But coming to Barnet really gave me my confidence back. So since then I have kicked on and worked hard to get to where I am."
Johnson has made 11 appearances for the Bees this season and is keeping former West Ham United youngster Jordon Brown out of the side.
It is a rivalry Johnson thinks is good for both players and he knows he must continue to put in strong displays to remain in the team.
"I am good friends with Jordan Brown and we have a good rivalry going for the left-back spot," Johnson said. "He is a good player so I know I have to keep working for my spot.
"But there is no jealousy between us and if one of us are in the team we hope for the best for each other.
"It is a strange feeling as I am still in my first season as a professional but I am in the first team. I am really enjoying it.
"In the last couple of years, when I was a scholar, I was training in and around the first team. So I kind of picked up a few things.
"So it is not that hard to adapt to the first team because we like to pass the ball around. I think it would be more difficult if we were lumping it forward.
"I have been able to use what I have learned in the games I have played.
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Heidi Klum and her family have been enjoying a vacation in Hawaii for the last few weeks. She was in yellow this morning for a trip to the beach with her camera, before she and Seal brought Leni, Henry and Johan along to a doctor's appointment. Heidi and Seal are awaiting the birth of their fourth child, but another of her babies is due today — Project Runway is back tonight with its sixth season on Lifetime and in LA. Plus, there's an All-Star special leading up to the premiere so make sure to fill out Buzz's favorite designer from the past bracket to brush up before the show!
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TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – It brightens the day, and helps the grass grow. But the sun is taking more lives every year in the United States. Now, there's a new treatment for metastatic melanoma.
Christine Postoian has metastatic melanoma. It's a skin cancer that spreads rapidly and aggressively. She says it's no wonder — she spent most of her life soaking up the sun.
"I'd use baby oil and sometimes you'd add that little iodine to color your skin even further," Postoian told Ivanhoe.
The survival rate for metastatic melanoma was eight months, but now it's up to 23 months, thanks to a newly approved FDA combination of drugs. The two drugs are known as BRAF and MEK drugs.
"You're better off today with our new repertoire of drugs than people ever were in the past," Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD, Director, Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, told Ivanhoe.
This new drug combo essentially blocks all the pathways so the tumor can't spread. Dr. Weber compares it to a police chase.
"If you're clever, not only do you block the main highway, but you block all the exits and all the other ability of the bad guy to get off the road. In that case you will definitely catch him, because he has no place to go," Dr. Weber said.
For Postoian, the new treatment is like a ray of sunshine that hopefully means better health is on the horizon.
The cost of this new treatment is 16,000 dollars a month.
Epidemiologists tell us that sun exposure in the first three decades provide the greatest risk for melanoma.
To prevent melanoma — don't schedule outside activities during 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wear a wide brimmed hat with sunscreen and make a mole map of your body and keep track of it.
BACKGROUND: Melanoma is the most common form of cancer for young adults aged 25 to 29 and the second most common cancer in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 29. In 2009, nearly 63,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma in the U.S., resulting in about 8,650 deaths. Metastatic melanoma means the disease has spread to other parts of the body and is difficult to treat and potentially fatal. It tends to affect those younger in age than other cancer patients. Until now treatments have been limited to single drugs, immunotherapy, and sometimes chemotherapy. The American Cancer Society projects that nearly 77,000 will be diagnosed and 9,500 will die from melanoma this year. (Source: American Cancer Society)
CAUSES: Metastatic Melanoma can start as a freckle or mole. It can develop from increased sun exposure. Some doctors think it develops during the first three decades of life. Preventing the disease can be as simple as staying out of the sun: limit sun exposure during the hottest parts of the day and use SPF 50 liberally when in the sun. (Source: American Cancer Society)
NEW TECHNOLOGY: Two new drugs taken every day have proven to block the spread of the tumors. The drugs are called Mekinist and Tafinlar. Dr. Jeffrey Weber compares the new treatment to a police chase: all exits must be blocked to capture the bad guys. These two drugs are used to block all pathways the cancer would normally take to spread, restricting its movement. The drugs, when taken together, have very few side effects, but some include fever and fatigue. The cost of this treatment can be $16,000 a month. (Source: Dr. Weber)
Jeffrey Weber, M.D., Senior Member, Director of the Comprehensive Melanoma Research at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, talks about a new drug combination to treat melanoma.
What are the two drugs?
Dr. Weber: There's a BRAF inhibitor and a MEK inhibitor. These are two oral drugs that inhibit the so-called MAP kinase pathway at different points along the pathway. The BRAF inhibitor is a twice a day oral drug and the MEK inhibitor is taken once a day. Think of it this way: if you're a policeman and you're chasing a thief, and the thief is on the highway, how are you going to stop the thief? You lay these metal traps along the road at a road-block so he gets a flat tire and you capture him. But the thief is not stupid, the thief sees the trap and the road-block up the road and he gets off at an exit and avoids it. Then he gets back on after taking a side road and he manages to avoid getting arrested and he gets away. That's the equivalent of resistance to BRAF. But if you're clever, not only do you block the main highway but you block all the exits and negate the ability of the bad guy to get off the road. In that case you'll definitely catch him because he has no place to go. So blocking the exits and blocking the main road is like adding a BRAF inhibitor and a MEK inhibitor, you add inhibition of this pathway that the tumor cells addicted to at multiple points along the pathway, which would give you a greater chance of killing the tumor cell and of prolonging survival for the patient.
So for the patients this is good stuff?
Dr. Weber: This is a major advance for melanoma patients. What's very interesting about this, based on work in the lab and work in animals, is it's one of the few times when you've added drugs together in our field and instead of increasing the side effects, you actually reduce the side effects. It turns out that when you give the BRAF inhibitors you have certain types of side effects, they're not horrible compared to certain chemotherapies for example. .
Do you take them every day?
Dr. Weber: You take it continuously. We've had people almost four years on these two drugs doing fine.
So this combination is for?
Dr. Weber: Anyone with metastatic melanoma. It's approved in either line of therapy, meaning you could be treated with these drugs if you've never had prior treatment for your melanoma, or if you failed a prior treatment. So we would use these drugs in people who failed immunotherapy or we would use them if the patients had never had prior systemic treatment for their disease.


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LAMPASAS — Missed opportunities accumulate, and for Lampasas, they added up to a loss.
The Lady Badgers completely erased a 13-point deficit in the second half, but failed to score in the final 2:35 of the game and lost their nondistrict finale to Crawford 36-33. En route to defeat, Lampasas missed 6 of 8 free throws, committed 19 turnovers, gave up numerous fast break opportunities and did not capitalize while holding the Lady Pirates to a single basket in the fourth quarter.
Lampasas head coach Jenny Bowden knows her team cannot afford to make similar mistakes once District 8-3A plays begins for the Lady Badgers (4-16) on Friday at Gatesville.
"We've got to start clicking and coming together as a group," Bowden said.
"Our defense has to be on, and we can't take any minutes off. We'll play 28 minutes, and then take four minutes off in random spots here and there. We have to put a complete game together."
The Lady Badgers' most notable lapse against Crawford occurred midway through the first quarter.
After taking a 7-2 lead on guard Julie Mize's 3-pointer, the Lady Badgers went cold from the field as Crawford constructed a 13-1 run to end the first quarter. Sophomore guard Caitlyn Shaughnessy ended Lampasas' scoring drought on a putback early in the second quarter before pulling within four points, 18-14, on Miranda Maceyra's layup.
But the Lady Badgers had another offensive hiccup and went into halftime trailing 23-15. The Lady Pirates' lead swelled to 31-18 in the third quarter before Lampasas began rallying.
Senior post Chasity Fields recorded the final six points of the quarter and grabbed four of her team-high seven rebounds in the period as Lampasas trimmed the deficit to 31-24.
"It just comes when it comes," Fields, who finished with 10 points, said of her third-quarter showing.
Lampasas continued to roll in the fourth quarter as Stacie Olivarez connected on a 3-pointer, Shaughnessy finished a successful fast break she triggered with a steal, and Mize, who posted a game-high 13 points and three assists, completed a 13-0 run with a driving layup, tying the game 31-31 with 5:35 remaining.
The Lady Badgers, however, would not score another point for three minutes, and Crawford took advantage of the scoring slump, recording five consecutive points, including its only field goal of the quarter, a 3-pointer by Jordyn Villa, to rebuild a lead at 36-31.
Fields scored the game's final points with 2:35 remaining, and the Lady Pirates held on for the victory as both teams blanked at the free-throw line late. Three Crawford players combined to miss three free-throw attempts in the game's final 42 seconds, and Lampasas junior guard Sierra Rash missed a pair with 10.58 seconds remaining.
Nevertheless, the Lady Badgers had an opportunity to force overtime after collecting a rebound off a missed free throw with eight seconds remaining, but Lampasas did not attempt a 3-pointer before time expired.
While seeing her team click both offensively and defensively at times is encouraging, the spans of ineffectiveness are troublesome to Bowden, who believes producing consistently will be essential to the Lady Badgers succeeding in district play.
"It is very frustrating, and the girls know that because they feel the frustration," Bowden said. "We played four games (earlier in the week at our home tournament), so I know they are tired and there has been the holiday break. They'll rest today and tomorrow, and then they'll be ready to go back on Wednesday, and hopefully, go get a win on Friday."
San Saba boys 62, Lometa 38 — At San Saba, Kelan Verette scored 20 points and the Armadillos outscored Lometa in every quarter en route to a victory.
Eric Nichols led the Hornets (9-8) with 19 points before fouling out.
Lometa will hold an alumni game Friday night at 6:30 before returning to district play a week from today at Cranfills Gap.


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Verona, WI, January 20, 2003–- Profound Effects, Inc. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 1.2 of Useful Things for Adobe After Effects. In addition to more than 40 new or improved effects, version 1.2 focuses on improving ease-of-use.
Leading the list of ease-of-use improvements is a comprehensive keyword search function that lets users quickly find the effect they want. With about 200 effects already available, and more being added continually, finding effects had to become "a quick and easy" task according to Perry Kivolowitz, CEO of Profound Effects, Inc. Typing keywords such as "particle and snow" lists effects that create snow storm- like particle system effects.
Useful Things is unique in the After Effects universe in that new plug-ins can be created by users or downloaded free from the Internet. In addition to those that come with Useful Things, about 50 more plug- ins are currently available on-line for free download. Also, like the electric guitarist who plugs one effects box into another, many UT plug-ins can be plugged into one other creating new effects without coding.
Trish Meyer, motion graphics designer (and non-programmer), of CyberMotion said, Useful Things is utterly addictive. It ships with hundreds of scripts that will take you hours to explore - and there are dozens more free for download. And once you start learning how to connect one script into another, there's no looking back. And all this without ever having to look at scary code...!"
Among the new effects provided with version 1.2 are video tools that render in an After Effects layer, making them into effects themselves. For example, a Vectorscope that actually tracks a specific AE layer can be inserted into an on-set monitor using After Effects's compositing and perspective functions. Other new plug-ins include self-animating lines (now popular on television) and more transitional effects.
Useful Things has a retail price of $395 (USD) and is available by ESD (Electronic Software Delivery) from the Profound Effects, Inc. online store. It is available for Windows(R)and Mac OS(R) operating systems supported by the After Effects software, including OS X. Purchasers of previous versions of Useful Things can upgrade at no charge from the Profound eXchange.
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A THREE-time cancer survivor will complete a gruelling team relay single-handedly to raise funds for Cancer Research UK this summer.
Bob Smith, of Ferndown, plans to walk for 24 hours during the Bournemouth and East Dorset Relay for Life, which takes place at the Ferndown Leisure Centre on July 12 and 13.
The event usually sees teams of between eight and 15 people taking it in turns to walk around a track over the course of a full day and night.
It is just the latest fundraising challenge for the 61-year-old, who has also completed a 15,000ft sky dive and the Three Peaks Challenge for charity.
The retired IT project manager said: "Having beaten cancer not once, but three times and being clear for three years now, I am determined to show people that this disease should not define you as a person.
"I took on the Three Peaks Challenge last year with my two sons and was looking for something new to do this year which would raise money and awareness.
"Relay For Life is a brilliant cause and I decided to step the challenge up a bit by doing it alone. Twenty-four hours of walking will be tough, but more than worth it to show people that there truly is life after cancer."
Bob was first diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma – a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma – in 2007.
Although he underwent a course of chemotherapy, the cancer returned in 2010, and Bob was then diagnosed with a different type of lymphoma.
However, Bob has now been cancer free for three years, and spends much of his time volunteering to support those suffering with the illness.
He said: "Raising money for research into cancer is an investment in our future – after all, one in three of us will be affected by the disease at some point in our lives.
"I am keen to do what I can to ensure that more lives are saved in the future. Research into the causes and treatment of cancer is absolutely critical to us beating this disease. I am proof that cancer is no longer the death sentence it once was and life can go on."
For more information, visit cruk.org/relay


text: RAM Energy Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAM) today announced that it has reached agreement with Halcon Resources, LLC, a newly-formed company led by Floyd C. Wilson, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Petrohawk Energy Corporation, for a transformational capital investment in RAM. The investment is comprised of $275 million in new common stock, a $275 million five-year convertible note, and warrants for the purchase of an additional 110 million shares of common stock. A majority of RAM's current shareholders have agreed to approve the transactions contemplated by the agreement through action by written consent of stockholders. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. Larry E. Lee, co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RAM commented, "We view this as a tremendous opportunity for RAM and its shareholders. Floyd Wilson has an outstanding track record of successfully growing small cap E&P companies, such as RAM, into value-rich large cap enterprises, as demonstrated by his recent sale of Petrohawk to BHP Billiton for $15 billion. This investment will provide the Company with the capital necessary to expand operations into new and emerging resource plays, as well as accelerate development of our Mississippian oil concession in Osage County, Oklahoma. It will also allow for the continued development of our major oil fields in Oklahoma and Texas. Floyd and his team will lead the company as it expands in size and scope following the closing of this transaction." Mr. Wilson will become the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RAM immediately following the closing of the transaction, and the Company's name will change to Halcon Resources Corporation. Floyd C. Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Halcon Resources, LLC stated, "We believe RAM provides a solid platform that when combined with this capital investment will enable the Company to quickly add reserves and production by targeting and drilling in liquids rich gas condensate and crude oil prone resource plays in the United States. We intend to draw upon our extensive experience and lessons learned from our past endeavors in an effort to maximize shareholder value."


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For Immediate Release: July 18, 2013
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Statement on LICH from Robert J. Bellafiore, Spokesman for SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Patently false statements and rumors about the immediate closure of LICH obfuscate the truth, which is SUNY's commitment to securing proposals to provide healthcare services in the community. While SUNY has made it clear that it will not continue to operate LICH, as is reflected in the state-approved sustainability plan for Downstate, the hospital is not closing this weekend. No hospital in New York State can close without the approval of the Department of Health.
As more critical staff voluntarily depart, additional measures are required such as ambulance diversion and reduction of services. SUNY is not selling or moving any equipment. Transfer of patients to other facilities with their consent has been ongoing and there are currently only 18 patients in the hospital and elective surgeries are being rescheduled at different locations.
Moreover, SUNY is not in violation of any court order whatsoever. The Temporary Restraining Order has been stayed by appeal.
LICH has lost money for nearly 18 years in a row and simply does not generate enough revenue to maintain the status quo. At this point, the hospital is losing $15 million each month.
Nothing is more important than preserving care, safety and welfare for every patient who comes through our doors. A dire situation has developed at LICH where we have seen voluntary resignations of dozens of physicians, as well as Pharmacy Department supervisors, the ER nurse manager, and our chief nursing officer and deputy chief nursing officer, as well as many other critical personnel. We cannot in good conscience continue to accept patients at LICH when their care and welfare is at risk.
SUNY has and will continue to address issues at LICH in an orderly and responsible manner that ensures patient safety and welfare.
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Nine Republican presidential candidates will appear on the ballot for the Iowa Straw Poll, a party fundraiser where thousands of GOP activists weigh in on the presidential field.
It's considered an early indicator of support in the state with the nation's leadoff presidential caucuses.
The Iowa GOP State Central Committee announced Saturday that the six candidates who reserved space at the Aug. 13 event at Iowa State University were guaranteed spots. They are Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, Georgia businessman Herman Cain, Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
The committee also selected three others: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. There will be a space for write-ins.


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SBK: Superbike World Championship lets motorcycle racing enthusiasts climb aboard 22 different bikes and race around a dozen official Superbike World Championship courses. All of the real teams and riders from the circuit are available for use, and each bike can be realistically upgraded and tweaked with new tires, brakes, and adjustable suspension and gearing. Racers must deal with four different weather conditions, while advanced physics and rider AI are intended to produce an extremely realistic racing experience. Those who prefer arcade-style racing can make use of the five different pre-configured realism settings as they speed through "Instant Action," "Time Attack," "Race Weekend," "Championship," "Challenge," and "Quick Race" modes.
Gamers looking for competition can head online for multiplayer Quick Races for up to eight. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide


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Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) American businesses will not make major moves into India's market despite its growing middle class unless India reforms three key policy areas to improve trade relations with the US, according to a former US trade official.
Charlene Barshefsky, who was President Bill Clinton's second-term trade representative, outlined what the two countries need to do to strengthen their economic ties at a US think tank discussion ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting with President Barack Obama on Sep 27.
According to Politico, an influential political news site, three areas of reform she identified were an economic slowdown that has diminished the value of India's currency; a set of "vexing regulations and a very challenging rules system" that businesses struggle to navigate; and market access barriers that include tariffs, "buy local" requirements and lax intellectual property protections.
Additionally, the US must back off immigration reform proposals that could make it more difficult for Indian tech companies to send their workers here, she said.
"This is a relationship that should be much stronger than it is. It's a relationship that should be healthier than it is. It's a relationship that should be contributing more to both economies than it is," Barshefsky was quoted as saying at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
"Both sides ought to do two things: Reaffirm the commonalities between the two countries, and put the economic relationship on a far more positive and accelerated trajectory," said Barshefsky, who helped negotiate China's entrance to the World Trade Organization.
Barshefsky, according to Politico, said the Indian government blocks foreign investment in audio-visual services, banking and financial services, insurance, telecommunications and more by capping foreign equity in companies in those industries.
The Indian government's decision to decline or revoke drug patents for cancer, glaucoma and other pharmaceuticals from companies including Pfizer and Roche - decisions aimed at providing its citizens with cheaper drugs - "call into question India's commitment to intellectual property rights," she said.
Another problematic barrier exists in India's multibrand retail sector, said Diane Farrell, the executive vice president of the US-India Business Council.
"Multibrand retail is emblematic of some of the deep frustrations and concerns of those who have great enthusiasm and high expectations of the strength of the relationship," she was quoted as saying by Politico.
Addressing the string of barriers between the two countries, Farrell said, will take time. "It's a marathon, folks," she said. "Wear comfortable shoes."


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Before Gov.-elect Nathan Deal takes the stage today to deliver his inaugural address, former Augustan Timothy Boyd Miller will welcome him with a rendition of God Bless America .
In a way, baseball led him there.
As the story goes, Miller said, Deal wanted a strong male voice to provide musical entertainment at the inauguration ceremony. A member of the inauguration committee mentioned this to a friend, who is also a friend of Miller.
"(He wanted) something like the guy who sings at the Braves games," Miller said. Miller's friend suggested they ask the guy who sings at the Braves games, so Miller got the call.
"It's definitely an honor," he said.
Miller, who graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1998, sang during the Atlanta Braves' seventh-inning stretch at 15 home games last season.
Miller said the club wanted to follow the New York Yankees' lead and hire a professional singer. Various other members of the Atlanta Opera had performed the honors the year before, but he was asked to return for the 2010 season.
Music has been Miller's life since boyhood, though he never saw himself as an opera singer. The son of a minister, he sang at Harmony Baptist Church as a child, "which is probably where I was first told I had talent," he said.
In high school, he joined the band and sang in the chorus. After a year at Paine College, he went to Morehouse College to study vocal performance. He returned to Morehouse to teach voice after earning a master's degree at Mannes College in New York.
He is a staff soloist at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta and will perform in an upcoming Atlanta Opera production of Porgy and Bess.
Today's inauguration will be another career highlight, he said. Another was when he sang at Coretta Scott King's funeral in February 2006.
"It was probably the first major event that I've done," Miller said. "It's one of those things that you really don't realize how important it was until sometime later. When you're out there and the lights are on, it's all a blur."
Miller aspires to have an international opera career one day. He has already had an opportunity to perform in Paris, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy.
He hopes singing at the inauguration will gain him more exposure.
"Several events have given me the idea that I'm on the right path, and this is one of those moments I will cherish and never forget," he said.


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UPDATE: The winner of the pumpkin loaf give-away is Michelle, whose favorite things about fall are…
Sweaters, cool mornings and not wanting to get out of bed, pumpkins, squash and all the great fall veggies. I already like on FB and I'm not on twitter.
Congratulations, Michelle! Thanks again to everyone who entered, and stay tuned for upcoming give-aways!
Growing up in Chicago, fall was always a great time of year. The cooler weather brought relief from the hot and humid days of summer, Halloween meant getting to dress up and lots of candy, and we still had some time before winter descended. The other great thing about fall is the change in seasonal produce, and the return of one of my favorite ingredients – PUMPKIN!! I love pumpkin so much that I bake with it all year long, but it just tastes better this time of year.
With that in mind, C'est La V Bakeshop is featuring our pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting this month, and to celebrate pumpkin even more, I'm also doing a give-away! One lucky reader will win a C'est La V pumpkin loaf that I'll ship right to your front door.
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