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ARE CELL TOWERS WORTH IT? Hillsborough schools have four more cell towers on tap with plans to use the lease money to pay for supplies and equipment. But some parents argue that the potential health risks are too great. (Times photo, Gen Yamaguchi)
THE STATE COLLEGE PLAN: House Speaker Ray Sansom worked behind the scenes with Northwest Florida State College's president, seemingly skirting Florida's Sunshine Law, to press for the creation of the new state college system that could bring more money to the college, which then gave Sansom a job.
UF PREZ SAYS FLORIDA NEEDS HIGHER TUITION: "But here's the problem: The longer we charge bargain-basement tuition, the closer we get to handing out worthless diplomas," UF president Bernie Machen writes in an op-ed piece.
USF CONTRACT APPROVED: The USF faculty and trustees reach a one-year accord on salaries, benefits and other working conditions, WMNF-FM reports.
MORE FREE LUNCHES: Lee schools see a record 62 percent of students qualifying for free and reduced-price meals, the Fort Myers News-Press reports. With paid purchases down, Okaloosa decides to increase its meal prices, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports.
NEW PLAN, LOWER GRADES: Florida's new system for grading high schools could lead to more D's and F's for Treasure Coast schools, the Stuart News reports.
SHRINKING GOVERNMENT: Florida's budget crisis has conservative leaders thinking about reducing the scope of services, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
AT LEAST CONSIDER TAXES: Florida lawmakers need to look into new revenue sources to prevent further harm to the public education system, Florida Today editorializes.
AROUND THE NATION: A Brooklyn College prof uses South Park as a launching point for debate over political correctness, NPR reports. Federal education watchers wonder what changes might come in an Obama administration, the NY Times reports.


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Welcome to the Adventure Travel Film Festival, hosted by Austin Vince and Lois Pryce.
It's not just a celebration of the world's greatest adventure travel films from the 1920s to the present day. It's also a weekend knees-up of inspiring speakers and authors, live music and good-time outdoor action! So come on down, see the world, get inspired and join the party…
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Not long ago James Carville released 40 More Years: How Democrats will Rule the Next Generation. Even in the wake of the 2008 election cycle it was a bold prediction, one that got him promotional spots on Good Morning America:
These tea-baggers turned everybody off. They were a bunch of like 75 year old cranky white guys, mad at everything. It just could not have been a better event for the Democratic Party. I hope they come back and teabag some more. And I think the Democrats are going to be smart enough when this recession is over, and it will be over, to jump on top of this spending issue like Clinton did in the 90's."
I'd like to be the first to congratulate James: you were only off…by 38 years. Your pejorative-laced assessment of the Tea Party movement was equally as impressive. Somewhere, the bargain basement prices of the Barnes and Nobel clearance section are brimming with Carville.
I'm not surprised the producers of GMA were duped. After all, they're the types who go to North Korea and buy propaganda spoon fed by Communist minders and citizens of Pyongyang who know they're gulag-bound if they don't put on a good show. Diane Sawyer even went so far as to comment on the "unruly individualism of American schools," a critique one might find on the DPRK's very own state run media. Regardless, I do wonder if Sawyer will invite James on to ask him where it all went wrong. Since that probably won't happen, I'll throw out some possibilities.
The more generous take on what happened is that James Carville is a savvy guy, who knows that there's a comfortable life to be had throwing out sound bites to those who would subscribe to a Bill Maher or Joy Behar Book Club. That approach becomes more difficult when you find yourself screaming, "We're about to die down here!" during botched responses to gargantuan Gulf Oil Spills, but more or less Carville has mastered the art of creating quick witted cat-nip for hard core leftists.
In reality, it seems as though Carville is an ideological dealer who did his own stash and became just as dazed and confused as the people he peddled Big Government pills to. NPR found time to run an excerpt from 40 More Years:
The Bush administration, like a bunch of teenagers with a new car, was eager to take Dowd's strategy [of concentrating on mobilizing the base] for a test drive as they came into office. They wanted to see how far from the middle, how distant from truth, they could go.
It's rather interesting that the Obama administration mined the blindly partisan ramblings of James Carville for metaphors, but there's a more important point to be made: What James doesn't get is that conservatism, properly articulated, speaks to the entrepreneurial spirit inside all Americans. The liberals who think they have a lock on minorities and youth do so because it's been some time since we had a Great Communicator at the bully pulpit. However, woven into the American psyche by our founding fathers is an appreciation for free markets, limited government, and a strong national defense. Instinctually, large swathes of the electorate know that the best government – a limited government – is one that allows them to be the arbiter of their own destiny. Those who were lulled by liberal platitudes big on hope but short on specifics have been awakened by the sonic boom caused by rapidly increasing federal deficits. They want answers, and liberalism provides none.
In short, the liberalism of James Carville is a cynical, depressing ideology that depends on class and race warfare to win elections. The conservatism currently embraced by the Tea Party movement is a recipe for peace and prosperity created by returning to the principles that make American Exceptionalism a reality.
This November, conservatives should refrain from making any 40 year prognostications. A little schadenfreude at James Carville's expense? You earned it.


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(CBS) There is no way to keep drug use out of the music world, music producer Quincy Jones says, suggesting that Tony Bennett may be right in his calls to legalize drugs.
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Special Section: Whitney Houston - Death of a Pop Diva
Bennett, who kicked his own cocaine habit 30 years ago, made a pitchon the Grammys red carpet for the legalization of all drugs as he reflected on the death of Whitney Houston, whose drug problems have been well documented.
Asked by CBS News whether drug use could be rooted out of the industry, Jones flatly said, "No." Then he added, "As Tony said the other night - legalize it."
The 78-year-old musician (a trumpeter, songwriter and conductor), who worked with music legends like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra during his long career, added, "It goes with the turf, you know, it really does."
He pointed out that musicians work mostly on the road, and "hang out at night" together.
" I don't know, man, you can't stop it. Now, they got oxycontin and all that stuff.. That's reasonably new. It started on the East Coast."
Bennett was accompanied to the Grammys Sunday by Mitch and Janis Winehouse, whose daughter, Amy Winehouse, had a career pockmarked by drug and alcohol abuse. Winehouse did a duet with Bennett just before her death last summer at age 27.
"In Amsterdam they legalized drugs and it calmed everybody down," Bennett said Sunday. "It stopped a lot of gangsters who sneak around and get people to take drugs. Everybody gets wounded that way. By legalizing it, you won't have that problem."
The 85-year-old crooner acknowledged his call for legalization is controversial. But he said he stands by it.
"It's called the elimination of ignorance," Bennett said. "If you do something that makes things better, why not do it immediately, whatever it is."
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Stanford guard Jeremy Green has decided to stay in the NBA draft and will not return for his senior season.
Green was an All-Pac-10 performer last season. Without him Stanford probably will be projected near the bottom of the conference in 2011-12.
Players who applied for the NBA draft had until Sunday to withdraw and retain their eligibility.


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About the Book
Baseball is Garett's summer sport. He started the 2010 season playing baseball for the Elk Mound High School varsity team as a freshman and concluded the season with Eau Claire's Babe Ruth Baseball: taking second at Wisconsin's State Tournament. See more of Mary's work at www.paletteofthewild.com
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The photographer, Mary Phillips, is a unique person who views things on the colorful and artistic side. She is a fun loving, energetic person who enjoys the outdoors and finds it so easy for an excuse to be outside rather than indoors. As seen in her works, the norm is portrayed with a little bit of a different twist. Her stock photography business started with the collection of the simple things of life seen in nature. She and her husband are located in West Central Wisconsin and they welcome photo assignments. See more of her work at her website: http://www.paletteofthewild.com. The business has evolved into ecommerce with instant downloads for publishers through payments in PayPal. See more at www.paletteofthewild.com If one takes the time to pause and look… they can see beauty. The love of nature and all it holds has drawn her to looking at things with an awe inspiring, romantic point of view.
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The smartphone turned 20 years old this weekend
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Introducing: The All-Christmas Baseball Name Team
In the past, we've named our All-Name team and we've even rated the best Christmas sports movies, but we've never put the two together. So, in the spirit of the (Matt) Holiday Season, BallparkBob gives you the best Christmas baseball names.
We've tried to stick with modern or active Major Leaguers, but sometimes the old-timers had names that we just couldn't pass up. Take Steve Christmas for example. Nobody remembers Christmas's career and his .162 career batting average in 37 at bats from 1983 to 1986 with the Reds, White Sox, and Cubs, but he certainly has a name that we can't forget. Steve did receive a special Christmas gift when he hit a home run for the White Sox in 1984 when he hit .364 in 11 at bats.
BallparkBob's Baseball Christmas Names Team
Manager — Larry Shepard
- Steve Christmas
- Jesus Montero (yes, we had a lot of Jesus's to go for)
- Carlos Santa-na
- Reindeer Bill Killefer
- J.T. Snow
- Jamey Carroll
- Cupid Childs
- Mike Lamb
- Pedro Feliz (Navidad)
Oufielders —
- Matt Holliday
- Laynce (St.) Nix
- Angel Pagan
- Billy North
- Fern Bell
- Rob Deer
- Devon White (Christmas)
- Mickey Mantle (The Commerce Comet)
- Jon Garland
- Jeff Holly
- Rick Wise (Men)
- Brandon Claus-sen
- Noel Arguellas
- Dick Pole (just a funny name anyway)
- St. Louis (Christmas) Cards
Whom did we miss? Let us know in the comments below.


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Five students from Harker Heights High School were awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Kiwanis Club Tuesday afternoon.
The club has provided financial support to students for more than 30 years, said Darrel Charlton, head of the scholarship committee.
"The mission of Kiwanis is to focus on children of the world, and children of our local area," he said. "We do things for kids and contribute to a lot of charities."
Kiwanis provides support for organizations, such as the Boys & Girls Club and the Scott and White Children's Miracle Network. The club hosted fundraising events and received generous donations from the community to support the scholarship awards. A total of 14 students applied for scholarships this year.
Club members and the family of the late P.R. Cox, co-founder of Harker Heights, handed out the scholarships to four graduating seniors — Katelyn Greene, Robert Sluss, Sarah Kreigh and Lydia Kim.
A fifth student — Anna Jordan — received the H.B. Davis Scholarship, dedicated to the late Bill Davis, who was a Kiwanis when the club first started 42 years ago.
Family and friends joined the scholarship winners at a ceremony Tuesday in Harker Heights.
Future plans
Greene, who plans to major in technical theater at Texas State University, was "really surprised and exceptionally happy" to receive the scholarship.
"I wasn't really sure I was going to get it because there was a bunch of people going up against me for it, but I was hoping to get it," she said.
Sluss also plans to attend Texas State University. He will major in biology and wants to attend medical school to become a pediatrician.
"Academically, it's always a long process, but in the end you can look back and say that you are done with it and that's a great feeling," he said.
Kreigh will head to Austin in the fall, where she will major in mechanical engineering at the University of Texas. She wants to create new machines and technology.
"I'm glad I took a lot of hard classes to prepare me for college … it helped my GPA and it was worth it in the end," she said.
Kim will attend Baylor University and major in pharmacy and minor in theology. She wants to become a missionary and assist in improving health care systems in underdeveloped countries.
Jordan, who plans to major in education at Texas A&M University, was shocked by the scholarship award.
"I wasn't expecting this one," she said. "I appreciate every dime I can get. It's really hard to stick through it all to get all your scholarship applications in, and I hope the upcoming class can persevere and get through it just like we did."
A constant rise in school tuition is part of the reason the club awards scholarships, said Esebell Zellmar, Kiwanis president.
"It was very nice to see the students with the families who are very knowledgeable," she said. "We are looking forward to hearing from them as they go about their route."


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Boat launch named after one of Sharpsburg's founders
The boat launch on 13th Street in Sharpsburg will now serve as a tribute to one of the town's founders.
The pier will officially be known as James Sharp Landing. The name was chosen by Susan Swickrath of Sharpsburg.
Entries for a name-the-launch contest were gathered at the annual Guyasuta Days Festival.
Sharp arrived in the area in 1826 and began building out the town as it attracted more residents. The town's charter was received in 1842.
Swickrath received a $100 prize for choosing the name. She opted to donate that money back to the borough.
Council thanked her for the name and donation.
With the name finalized, officials will next work to repair a concrete slab at the launch.
Bids for the project were opened last week but came in higher than engineer Robert Zischkau had expected. The lowest bid was $17,104.
Zischkau said he believes making some modifications to the design can save the borough about $5,000 without delaying the project or losing quality.
"That would not lose us any time and hopefully get us a better price," Zischkau said.
He said he hopes to present new offers on the project later this month.
Tom McGee is an associate editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-856-7400, ext. 1513 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It's been a week of being star-struck.
Monday night was the glittering Golden Boot Awards Dinner at the Sydney Hilton Hotel with the likes of Wally Lewis, Brett Kenny, Peter Sterling and Laurie Daley in attendance. It doesn't get much better than that does it?
I'm not into hero-worship, but Kenny is a personal favourite of mine. So it was a thrill to chat to him for half an hour or so.
He told me the truth behind the famous story of his departure from Wigan back in 1985.
Those of a certain age will remember his Lance Todd Trophy-winning performance in the Challenge Cup final win over Hull.
Remember how he stood with hands in pockets for the national anthem, then duelled memorably with Peter Sterling and scored one of the best tries ever seen at Wembley in an enthralling display?
A few days later, because of the amateurish way the fixtures were planned in those days, he was in the Wigan team that lost miserably to St Helens in a midweek Premiership Trophy game.
Legend has it that Kenny threw that match deliberately.
It was suggested he went to the lengths of throwing out an interception pass on purpose because his wife was outside the ground, backs packed with the car engine running to take them to the airport and back to Australia.
The truth of it, he told me, was that he didn't perform that night because he was flat so soon after a cup final. He also revealed that he and his missus didn't leave England until a week later.
When the story came out in Australia that he had supposedly thrown the game, Don Furner, the then Aussie coach, went public questioning whether Kenny should be playing for the Kangaroos with that kind of attitude.
Kenny ended up suing the journalist who wrote the story.
During our chat, Kenny also recalled how cold it was in his time at Wigan, particularly in the January of 1985.
One day, before a match, he was shaving his ankles in the bath.
This is not some kind of weird vanity thing. It's because the tape used for strapping used to tear the hairs out, so shaving prevented any unnecessary pain.
Anyway, while in the bath, his wife shouted up to tell him the game had been postponed.
The weather was so bad there were no more matches for several weeks, and by the time he got to play again his ankle hair had re-grown.
One person who was not at the Golden Boot dinner but should have been was our very own Ashley Klein, who was named international referee of the year.
When his name was read out, presenter Laurie Daley was left gazing round the room wondering where he was.
"Unfortunately, due to circumstances... er... Ashley... er... isn't here tonight," Daley eventually muttered.
It turned out nobody had bothered to invite him.
He was sitting in the cinema - watching The Departed as it happens - when he got a text asking where the hell he was.
Good film, he reports, and the day after he took a taxi trip to the NRL headquarters in the Fox Studio complex to belatedly pick up his award.


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AWK address collection is a collection of scripts to extract information from a loosely formatted address file. It currently allows you to lookup addresses and phone numbers, list category members, list birthdates and ICQ UINs, automatically create a ~/.micqrc file with all ICQ users, and ~/diary with birthday reminders from the address database. It can be extended very easily.
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Release Notes: This release adds a new command convert_vicq to automatically create a UIN file for the vicq client. The documentation is now deleted, and finally replaced with man pages.
Release Notes: The Debian package has been fixed to meet the policy requirements, and the tarball fixed to install to the correct paths.
Release Notes: A man page was added for every command, and a Debian package is now available.
Release Notes: Makefile was added, as was a new script `convert_mailrc' to create a ~/.mailrc file containing aliases for some MUAs. Scripts are now executed by /bin/bash instead of /bin/sh.
Release Notes: Lookup has been centralized in one AWK script. The scripts are now configurable.
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While county Chairman Kathy Morgan said Friday she won't announce her future plans until February, Republican contender Keith Ellis spent the day elaborating on his history and platform.
"My commitment to this county is as strong as it has always been," Morgan said in an email.
Ellis held a meet and greet Friday morning at Square Perk and then stopped by The News for an in-depth interview; he is the only candidate to publicly announce a run for the county's top elected position.
Ellis, 53, is a lifelong Newton County resident and has been a school teacher for 15 years, a home builder and developer for 13 years and has been in the energy audit and weatherization business for the past two-plus years.
After being approached by a group of residents, Ellis decided to run for chairman because he believes he can restore pride in and build a consensus on the board of commissioners.
"The one thing that was overridingly mentioned to me as I visited with people is 'Get a consensus out of the commissioners.' Not in a back door, good ole boys type of way, but make sure they know what we're really looking at for the next meeting. And that they have the paperwork, they can review it and they don't have to debate it the night of the meeting," said Ellis, who wants to promote harmony.
He wants to make sure all commissioners are included in discussions and specifically mentioned District 2, which he knows is sometimes considered an extension of Rockdale County.
When asked why he could be a consensus builder, Ellis said he believes he's honest and is willing to listen to people and treat them fairly.
"If they don't get the assumption that you're treating one district a little better than the other district, I think that trust gets to be easier," said Ellis, who wants to be a neutral party.
He said he agrees with the recent decision to appoint a county manager, which will free the chairman up to build more relationships throughout the community and even at the state and, possibly, national level, though he admitted that was ambitious.
"We have a $40 million budget that needs to be handled by someone who has an accounting degree," said Ellis, who also said he will work to build a strong relationship with the county manager.
He believes chairman should remain full-time, because that person can build bridges between the county and cites, the school system, water authority, chamber and state legislators. Ellis worked on Gov. Nathan Deal's campaign, and Commissioner Tim Fleming currently works at the state, so Ellis believes now is the time to lobby for more money.
"I'm sure a lot of chairmen before me wished they had time to do some of those things. (We're) given an opportunity now for that time, to build that support from Atlanta, (which) is one thing, but what if we could get a good funnel from the federal level too? Its' tough around here, and the budget is going to be hard for a long time," Ellis said.
Ellis wants to help the help the chamber recruit industries and assist the schools, cities and other organizations, if and when he can.
He has been on the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority for seven years and worked with the Leadership Collaborative to create the 2050 Build Out Plan, which seeks to direct growth to urban cores while protecting much of the rural land in the county. He said he has bought into the plan and will try to push it forward.
Ellis is also a strong proponent of the future Bear Creek Reservoir, which is planned to be built in southeastern Newton County. Though the project has been at a standstill, Ellis said he hopes it can be built soon and said excess capacity could be sold to surrounding counties to make money.
"I think that's an investment the county can afford, at least to put on the burner to discuss to find that money for it," said Ellis, noting it's been the vision of many chairmen and that he doesn't have the same level of power as predecessors. "But I'm going to offer that as something we need to delve into."
Professional background
Ellis graduated from Newton County Comprehensive High School in 1976. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia in agriculture and later a master's degree in education from Georgia as well.
He taught in the Newton County School System as a vocational agriculture teacher for 15 years, including 14 years at Cousins Middle School.
Around 1995, he formed Ellis Homes and worked as a builder and developer through most of the county's housing boom. He built mainly custom homes, completing around seven or eight each year until mid-2008. He estimates he built around 100 homes, including a few in Lochwolde, one of Newton County's most upscale communities, and Pastime Lakes, a community in Newborn.
Though the housing market collapse hurt his business, he did not go bankrupt and maintained at least some credit availability, because he was fairly conservative and only had a few speculative buildings at the time.
He was forced to switch fields again and joined Action in Athens, a company that does energy audits. An energy audit is where a trained professional studies a home or business and identifies how a building can become more energy efficient, whether through improved weatherization or replacing appliances, lighting and heating and air conditioning systems.
Less than three months ago he opened his own energy audit business in Newton County, Energy Miser Pro, so that he could work locally and spend more time with family. He does a lot of work with the city of Covington's energy audit programs, which are funded by grants.
If Ellis is elected chairman, he said would resign from the company.
Ellis is a member of the Covington-Newton County Chamber of Commerce and has served as a youth sports coach for Newton County Recreation Commission, the Covington Y and Covington Christian Church.
He has been married to his wife, Sherrie, for 27 years, and the couple has three children, Will, Courtney and Charity. He lives in District 1 off Elks Club Road.


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Hire a Drinking Buddy--at Least in the Ukraine
Orange County is a hotbed of innovation and new ideas, but I think people here would never try, or admit, to want to hire someone to drink alongside them. Who's desperate enough for company to try and do that?
The Ukraine, of course!
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, which calls itself Kind Fair and charges $18 per night of conversation, camaraderie, and holding back your head as you make an appointment with the porcelain throne. ""Virtually all of our people are talented," the founder said. "They can play guitar, sing or recite poetry. Today you may want to talk about art and tomorrow to read Faust."
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As usual on Thursdays we update our Bonzai Basiks Beats show with a new episode, this week is no different with a mix by Dutch DJ producer Thorin!
Tracklisting – Episode 22 – mixed by Thorin:
1° John '00' Fleming & The Digital Blonde – Angel (Deep In Calm Remix)
2° Warren Clarke – Shake It
3° Airwave – Above The Sky (Vitodito Remix)
4° Austin Leeds – President
5° Miika Kuisma – Singularity
6° Lexicon – The Brooklyn Story (Avenue Remix)
7° ATFC – Changes (Shcizo Instrumental Remix)
8° Life In Streams – Ugly Things In A Pretty World (Kantola Remix)
9° Miika Kuisma featuring Mr A – This Is Where
10° Tali Freaks – Neapolis Life
11° Rick Peir O'Neil – Avalon
More info about Thorin:
Thorin born on 7 October 1977 in Goirle, a small village near Tilburg. He didn't stay there for long. At the age of 1 year he moved to Almelo which is a medium city in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Thorin grew up in a musical family, uncles who play guitar, Drums and many other instruments, aunts who sing lets say it's all in the family.Almost everyone in the family is doing something with music.His father played in several bands some with guitar and others with percussion.
At a young age thorin got connected with music, influences from bands like Deep Purple, the Doors, Pink Floyd. Thorins taste of music is very wide from soul to funky stuff to modern music.In 1992, some friends introduced Thorin into house music nowadays so called oldskool house. While partying a lot Thorin got interested in DJ'ing. He bought some turntables and started to learn mixing 12″ records. After 6 months he controlled dj basics. Buying records and records and getting more DJ skills. He also got interested in producing his own music, lucky for him he got in contact with an old friend from his father. That friend started with producing in the early 80's. Maurice learned Thorin the basics of Producing, Maurice already had released some music on different labels and did some things together with Sander Kleinenberg in the early 90's. He was also Sander K's first Sound/Audio engineer. In 1996 Thorin switched from the hardcore house scene to nice and chill Progressive House music. In 2003 Thorin and Maurice started producing together and while doing some social projects they had to start some kind of Production Company. So in 2006 the Promusic Foundation started. 2 cds released in 6 months working on a third, "stichting Promusic" got more projects and work then expected. With that reason Thorin decided to take a break with DJ'ing and focus more on Promusic.
Now in 2007 Thorin picked up DJ'ing again and started focus more on his own style of producing. Thorin bought a house and started investing more in a new studio. With a stable home base we can expect a lot in 2007.
2008, Thorin decided to stop buying vinyl and switch to digital mixing. He updated his home studio bought some new equipment and switched over to Traktor scratch with the time coded vinyl. Meanwhile several tracks got signed and released at different labels around the globe including: Reticent Recordings USA, Bit Records Mexico and Bellarine Records Australia. Thorin is working on some remix projects together with some friends in the States (Zodiacal Light, And3rsun and Dax Wadley) which will be 2 EP's.
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If you've been reading this site for the past year, then you're well aware of our obsession with Ireland Baldwin and have at least asked yourself once what the hell she's doing with a guy named Slater Trout. A question that apparently Ireland Baldwin asked herself because she dumped his ass yesterday. More importantly than any of that, is she's clearly welcome to my advances which is how I chose to read this totally innocuous event that also suggests she's read the pervy shit all of us have said about her, but we're past that. We're past that:
And before every thinks I'm getting carried away with this, don't be jealous that we're obviously going to have two pea coat and beret wearing children named Jane and Michael Banks who will visit their grandfather on Sundays and watch him call me a cocksucking faggot for letting a magic woman be their nanny. "She could fly off with them on an umbrella, you toxic little queen!" he'll say to me over a rich afternoon meal of roast pork and savory vegetables. My what times we'll have…
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What is/are your favourite movie(s)? And why it is your favourite?
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What is/are your favourite movie(s)? And why it is your favourite?
Hard to say, but here are some great movies:
Körkarlen (1921) = The phantom chariot
Det sjunde inseglet (1957) = The seventh seal
Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) = The good, the bad, the ugly
The Shining (1980)
Das Boot (1981)
Terminator 2: Judgement day (1991)
Pulp fiction (1994)
American history X (1998)
Fight Club (1999)
Memento (2000)
Shrek (2001)
The Others (2001)
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
I have a book and movie log here:
Return of the Living Dead
My Fair Lady
Maltese Falcon
Godfather trilogy
Decline Of Western Civilization (1st one)
The Shining
A Night At The Opera
A River Runs Through It
The Man Who Would Be King
Desperate Living
Behind The Green Door
North By Northwest
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Best Of Show
The Quiet Man
Singing In The Rain
Schindler's List
Manchurian Candidate
Lots more I can't think of offhand, or remember the titles, anyway. They're all good movies, and unique, not cookie cutter crap. Or, at least cheezy enough to know it if they are. I've got to comment on S-D's choice of Seventh Seal, though. I had to watch that in class, and a more depressingly boring movie probably can't be made. A completely incomprehensible movie is 8 1/2.
Super Hornio Brothers 2 - Let's Boink
Das Boot
Saving Private Ryan
There's no way I could possibly remember/list all of my favorite movies so I'll list a few.
American History X
Dumb and Dumber
American Pie 2
American Beauty
Happy Gilmore
Lord of the Rings: 2
The Animal
Saving Private Ryan
The Matrix
Those are just some of the movies that I think are really cool. As you can tell most of them aren't exactly "high quality" movies, except for a few of them.
I think it is very difficult to pick one favourite movie..
Shawshank Redemption
A Christamas Story (I think thats the name, its from the early 80s)
Behind Enemy Lines
Fight Club
there are more, just cant think of the names now..
Nightmare Before Christmas.
Mars Attacks.
Edward Scissorhands.
American History X. (Seems like there're a lot of people who like it)
Requiem For A Dream.
Toy Story.
The Lion King.
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Gangs of New York.
Tim Burton's my favorite...
I do too, the first one (NBC) was cool, but I didnt think much of your other 2 selections.......I prefered Sleepy Hollow......oh and Ed Wood was cool tooQuote:
Nightmare Before Christmas.
Mars Attacks.
Edward Scissorhands.
Tim Burton's my favorite...
As for good films;
Star Wars Saga
Raging Bull (Excellent film)
LOTR (Fellowship & Towers were unbeatable IMO)
Akira (dunno....cant get it out of my mind right now)
Godfather I & II (not III)
True Romance
Shawshank Redemption
Few Good Men
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
LOTR (both so far)
Toy Story
American Beauty
Truman Show
Sixth Sense
Errr... these are the ones I can think of off the top of my head!
'the sixth sense' figures in nobody's list !!! oh, well ! ...
Boondock Saints
Dune/Dune 2000
Strange Brew
"The Man" (student directed comedy)
Without further ado, here they are:
A Beautiful Mind and Good Will Hunting because I like movies about math geniuses:)
Forrest Gump and Mr. Holland's Opus because I really like how they trace a man's life through several decades.
I can somewhat understand why someone wouldn't like The Seventh Seal. It's not a movie for everybody, but I wouldn't call it a bad movie. It had great acting and cinematography. The plot was really deep, too, which is why you and I have been made to watch it in school. I actually liked it. It would've been better if it didn't have white subtitles. I couldn't read them half the time
I liked Seventh Seal, that was actually a really good movie. Watch it in school, though? Seems like an odd movie to show in school...
Super Hornio Brothers on the other hand, that's a school movie
Apocalypse Now is most certainly my favorite movie. I love that movie.


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Rickey Lee Enochs
Missing since June 30, 1977 from Monroe City, Marion Co, Missouri
Classification: Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Rickey Enochs was last seen at his father's house in Monroe City, MO, on the afternoon of June 30, 1977. According to family members, Rickey left the house with an unknown individual in a vehicle with Illinois plates. He did not take any personal belongings with his, and told his father he would be back soon. The family has not heard from him since.
Investigators Marion County Sheriff's Office
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Detective Tyler Wheeler
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Agency Case Number: 09-0479
Source Information:
Missouri State Highway Patrol
NamUs MP #10913
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Hair & Company has added another member of its Detroit Lakes team.
Jessica Sonnenberg is now taking appointments for haircuts for the entire family.
She offers Matrix haircoloring, permanents and styling.
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The historic Thomas Lamboll House is a Georgian Greek revival residence and is circa 1735. It is located just off the battery in the heart of the historic district. It offers two large handsome bedrooms with private baths and French doors leading from each bedroom onto the Greek revival piazza which has a distant harbor view. The bedrooms are on the third floor. They are centrally air conditioned and heated and have fireplaces, cable TV,telephones and Wi-Fi. Each room is tastefully furnished with antique furniture. An ample Continental Breakfast is served in the dining room on the first floor. Off street parking is available.
5 on July 06, 2016
This treasure was the perfect spot to enjoy the charms of Charleston. The location was perfect for walking everywhere. The Lamboll House made us feel we were living in a time gone by. The house was immaculate and the service was first class. Marie was a most gracious hostess and talked about history and gave us tips on what to do and see. We couldn't imagine staying any place but here and would highly recommend it.
4.0 on December 23, 2013
I had the privilege of staying at The Thomas Lamboll House B&B in Charleston, SC in December 2013. The historic home is lovely in all respects, and the proprietor is a gracious hostess. Marie Read provided a wealth of recommendations about places to eat and things to do. She also is knowledgeable about local history and lore. With a location that is perfect for treks throughout the historic district and a third-floor suite of rooms that offered grand views of the city, the Thomas Lamboll House B&B provides charm and class at a reasonable price.
4.0 on December 12, 2013
A lovely home with a large bedroom with fireplace. A little colder than expected in the room. The breakfast was adequate but short of its advertisement. Host was very accommodating. Parking easy. Close access to the downtown. We walked almost everywhere.
5 on June 30, 2012
My family enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Read in their lovely 18th century home. Our hosts were so gracious and made us feel most welcome in their home. We had a beautiful room on the 3rd floor with a piazza facing the Charleston harbor. Each night we sat outside enjoying a beautiful breeze. The room was immaculate and decorated beautifully. Mrs. Read prepared a lovely breakfast each morning in her elegant dining room on beautiful china and silver. We can't say enough about how nice our stay was with the Reads and will stay with them again if we find ourselves back in Charleston.
4.0 on June 04, 2012
We stayed at the Thomas Lamboll House on Memorial Day Weekend 2012 and had a wonderful time in Charleston! It's location was perfect for a beautiful walk on the Battery or a nice walk to downtown shops and restaurants. I really got a feeling of what Charleston was all about by staying here. A large room with a piazza made me feel like I lived here. Truely the best way to stay in Charleston. Thank you to the Read's!
5 on March 14, 2012
One of the most relaxing and gentle Southern experiences ever. Great location & wonderful weather... and autumn experience to remember.
3.8 on September 28, 2011
We had a wonderful visit, the Innkeepers were friendly and helpful, gave us a tour of the house and some interesting history facts about it. We had a lovely breakfast and were treated very graciously! Our room was beautiful, neat and clean however; we do understand that these older homes have their problems, but the plumbing needs attention, the toilet did not flush well and was not pleasant to deal with!
3.2 on July 21, 2011
The house was built in 1735. I found it in good condition for a house of that age. We enjoyed our visit and the hosts of the home.
4.0 on July 19, 2011
This was the 1st time my daughter stayed in a b and b. I'm blessed to be the one to share this with her while visiting the one to share this with her while visiting the art institute of charleston. she has enrolled and will start in oct. We hope to visit this b and b again in the future. She loved it! A future photographers dream beautiful backdrop!
5 on November 26, 2010
After reviewing a lot of B&B's, I was very impressed with the picture of Lamboll House on their website. It looked just like a place I would want to stay. I contacted Marie and she was absolutely wonderful so I decided to pick it and I'm glad I did. We had a marvelous stay....each morning and evening we sat roof top, among the birds and squirrels, where we could overlook just about all of Charleston. The house is near the Battery, easy walk to it...and convenient to everything in the historic district...the market, the restaurants, the historic homes, the rivers....also free parking. Marie and her husband Emerson were perfect hosts...knowing when to greet us and when to let us have our privacy. The continental breakfast was a good start to each morning..., choice of cereals, hot breads, fruit, and wonderful hot coffee served in very fine china in a antibellum dining room...lots of atmosphere surrounding you as you enjoy your morning breakfast. You'll feel like royalty at Lamboll House. For those seeking a relaxing experience and those who enjoy antiques and history, Lamboll House is great. If you are not able to walk a lot or go up and down stairs you should pick another location. We are all in our 60's and were able to do the stairways and walking just fine but for the faint of heart, it might be more difficult. For those who chose to stay here, please know your manners and realities of staying in a B&B. Owners open their houses to you and offer lots of hospitality so it's up to you to respect their belongings....B&B's don't have bellhops, spas and weight rooms nor conference facilities and computer hookups. The whole idea in going to a B&B is to step back in time, enjoy your stay, be treated like a guest and relax.
Historic District, Downtown
Charleston, SC (CHS) 12 miles
From Interstate Highway 26 take the 221A Meeting Street downtown exit. Go south on Meeting and take a right on Broad Street. At King Street take a left. 19 King Street is located on the right at the corner of Lamboll and King Streets.
Antique Shopping, Art Galleries, Beach, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Movie Theater, Museum, Ocean, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Religious Services, River
Private Home Bed and Breakfast, Historic Inn
Bicycle rental, Bicycle riding trails, Billiards, Bird watching, Boating, Fishing, Golfing, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Swimming, Tennis courts, Water sports
Marie and Emerson Read
Emerson Read has owned this home since 1965 and is broker/owner of Remax/Realty Services. He has been a realtor for 51 years. Marie is a retired realtor and runs the B&B. She was born in Charleston and reared in Columbia, SC. Both are avid skiers. They are students of classical architecture and are active in preservation movements. Emerson and Marie are interested in the arts and archeology.
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Evaluation of Hydroxyurea Plus L-arginine or Sildenafil to Treat Sickle Cell Anemia
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Patients with sickle cell disease have abnormal hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body). This abnormality causes red blood cells to take on a sickle shape, producing disease symptoms. Fetal hemoglobin, a type of hemoglobin present in fetuses and babies, can prevent red cells from sickling. The drug hydroxyurea increases fetal hemoglobin production in patients with sickle cell disease by making a molecule called nitric oxide. The drugs L-arginine and Sildenafil (Viagra) increase the amount or the effect of nitric oxide. This study will evaluate:
- The safety of giving L-arginine or Sildenafil together with hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease;
- The effectiveness of L-arginine plus hydroxyurea or Sildenafil plus hydroxyurea in increasing fetal hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease; and
- The effectiveness of L-arginine plus hydroxyurea or Sildenafil and hydroxyurea in lowering blood pressure in the lungs of patients with sickle cell disease. (Pulmonary blood pressure is elevated in about one-third of patients with sickle cell disease, and this condition increases the risk of dying from the disease.)
Patients with hemoglobin S-only, S-beta-thalassemia, or other sickle cell disease genotype may be eligible for this study.
Before starting treatment, patients will have a complete medical history and physical examination. All patients will take hydroxyurea once a day every day by mouth for at least 2 months. They will be admitted to the NIH Clinical Center to take their first dose of hydroxyurea, and will have blood drawn through a catheter (plastic tube placed in a vein) every hour for 6 hours for tests to determine nitric oxide levels. After discharge, they will return to the clinic once every 2 weeks to check for treatment side effects and for blood tests to monitor hemoglobin and fetal hemoglobin levels. After fetal hemoglobin levels have been stable for 2 months, patients will be admitted to the Clinical Center for their first dose of L-arginine (for men) or Sildenafil (for women). Again, blood samples will be collected through a catheter once an hour for 6 hours. If there are no complications, patients will be discharged and will continue taking hydroxyurea once a day and L-arginine or Sildenafil three times a day for at least 3 months until fetal hemoglobin levels have been stable for at least 2 months. Patients will return to the clinic for blood tests every week for 2 weeks and then every 2 weeks to monitor hemoglobin and fetal hemoglobin levels and to check for treatment side effects.
Patients will have eye examinations before and during treatment. Some patients with sickle cell disease develop abnormalities in the blood vessels of the eye. Also, Sildenafil can cause temporary changes in color vision. Rarely, more serious eye problems can occur, such as bleeding from the eye blood vessels or damage to the retina a layer of tissue that lines the back of the eye. Patients will also have an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) before beginning treatment, after hydroxyurea treatment, and after 1 and 3 months of combined treatment with hydroxyurea and L-arginine or Sildenafil to help measure blood pressure in the lungs.
Patients who develop complications from L-arginine or Sildenafil may continue in the study on hydroxyurea alone. Patients whose fetal hemoglobin levels increase with the combination therapy of hydroxyurea and L-arginine or Sildenafil may continue to take them.
|Sickle Cell Anemia
|Drug: Hydroxyurea Drug: L-Arginine Drug: Sildenafil
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Potential Synergy of Combining Hydroxyurea With Nitric Oxide Donors on Fetal Hemoglobin Synthesis in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia
|Study Start Date:
|March 10, 2003
|Study Completion Date:
|December 27, 2006
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 27, 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Patients must have documented hemoglobin S-only, S-beta-thalassemia, or other sickle cell disease genotype. Only patients with hemoglobin S-only will be considered in the primary analysis.
- Patients must have relatively well preserved renal and hepatic function (creatinine less than 1.6 mg/dl and normal liver function test less than 5 X normal ALT).
- Evidence of severe sickle cell anemia will include one or more of the following: recurrent pain crisis (greater than or equal to 2 ER visits per year), recurrent acute chest syndrome (a lung problem like pneumonia), hospitalizations, leg ulceration, priapism, aseptic necrosis of the hip, and/or pulmonary hypertension.
- Patients must be able to provide informed consent.
- Patients who have hemoglobin S and A (trait) or hemoglobin A-only (non-sickle cell).
- Patients must not be on a chronic transfusion program, defined as regular transfusions every 2-8 weeks.
- Patients must not be pregnant or breast feeding.
- Patients on chronic nitrates, such as nitroglycerin.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00056433
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|John F Tisdale, M.D.
|National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
|Responsible Party:
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00056433 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 12, 2003
|Last Updated:
|August 1, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Fetal Hemoglobin Induction
Nitric Oxide Therapy
Sickle Cell Disease
Sildenafil (Viagra)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Hematologic Diseases
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Sildenafil Citrate
Nitric Oxide
Vasodilator Agents
Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Urological Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Free Radical Scavengers
Neurotransmitter Agents
Endothelium-Dependent Relaxing Factors
Protective Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Antisickling Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 23, 2017


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The Dry Shampoo Showdown
You're dashing out to a party straight from work and you get an awful feeling upon looking in the mirror - your hair is just a limp and greasy mess! Obviously there is no time to wash your lackluster locks, so you need a quick fix that gets you party - ready in seconds flat.
You're dashing out to a party straight from work and you get an awful feeling upon looking in the mirror - your hair is just a limp and greasy mess! Obviously there is no time to wash your lackluster locks, so you need a quick fix that gets you party - ready in seconds flat.
We've researched four different products that are popular and get the job done - leaving you to make an informed consumer decision, even if you're running SO late to your next shindig!
Klorane's Dry Shampoo has a wonderful scent that is not too overpowering - just right. Their formula is based on a softening, protective oat extract. The most expensive of those we're reviewing, we still feel like this is a great price for the quality you're getting! Klorane can be purchased for about $10.00 either in the specialty section or online.
The formula for Aveeno Dry Shampoo is sulfate-free, meaning that is doesn't contain harsh detergents that can damage your hair. They've designed their dry shampoo to remove excess oil and impurities from your hair. The two most notable aspects of Aveeno's dry shampoo are the fresh and clean scent, and the immediate volume boost to your hair's roots. Find Aveeno in your local drugstore for around $8.00.
TREsemmé's dry shampoo comes out pretty quickly so make sure to hold this back from your head as to not deploy too much too quickly. The smell of this brand is not our favorite but it still very pleasant and clean. You can find TREsemmé for around $6.00 at your local drugstore.
Baby Powder
Oh yes, did you know that a little dusting of baby powder will totally do the trick if you're in a real pinch? Dust just a little at your roots and comb through to soak up any excess oil. Please be very gentle in your application of baby powder - if you let it tumble out too liberally you will notice your hair changes from its natural color to a very stark white! The nostalgic baby powder scent and it's great price point of about $1.50 for a travel size makes this a great dry shampoo in a bind!
And the winner is.....
We wanted to pick one winner - the best dry shampoo in terms of quality, still at a modest price. Aveeno takes the cake! The great scent, volume-boosting properties, and great price makes it the hands-down winner! So pick up a bottle to be ready the next time you're rushing to touch up your make-up and hair before heading out to happy hour or fun evening festivities!
Jennifer Kelly Geddes has hosted Christmas cookie swaps, New Year's open houses, Thanksgiving for 22, and all manner of dinner parties in her Manhattan and Ghent, NY homes.Read More »


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Sony VPL-FH30 WUXGA 3LCD Projector Review
Sony VPL-FH30 Projector: Bottom Line
The Sony VPL-FH30 should be a top consideration for anyone needing a reasonably-priced, high-output, high-resolution projector. It offers a terrific combination of brightness, sharpness, color balance and image depth that make it a standout in its price range. It also features ease of setup and an assortment of connection and lens options that make it adaptable to conference rooms, boardrooms or smaller sized auditoriums. There is the DICOM gamma mode that should endear it to medical schools and grayscale adjustment capabilities for the advanced user.
The VPL-FH30's closest competitor is the Epson G5450WUNL, which has the same resolution, optional lens options, DICOM simulation, a similarly rated lumen output and sales price. The Epson scores over the Sony with network and PC-free presentation capability, more lens options and multi-screen and split-screen capability. The Sony scores points over the Epson with its higher measured lumen output (4030 vs. 3102 max. lumens) and slightly better color balance. There really isn't a great deal of difference between the two projectors. As the G5450 won a "Hot Product" award, that puts the Sony in good company. Your choice between the two projectors really comes down to your presentation needs.
While we'd like to see network (and wireless as well) presentation capability, the VPL-FH30 has a solid feature set and terrific performance, all in a reasonably priced package. In addition, Sony's warranty and On-Time Support Program are among the best in the industry. If you need even more brightness, the Sony VPL-FH35 will give you another 900 (rated) lumens, albeit at a much higher price. Anyway you look at it, the Sony VPL-FH30 is well deserving of a Hot Product award.
Sony VPL-FH30 Projector: Pros
- Optional lenses allow for installation over a wide range of distances from screen
- High brightness
- Excellent color balance and overall image with any resolution or picture mode
- Excellent warranty and support via On-Time Support program
- DICOM gamma mode for medical educational purposes
- If mounted, both lamp and filter can be changed without unmounting the projector
Sony VPL-FH30 Projector: Cons
- Has dust filter that must be maintained
- No network display capability
- No built-in speakers
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Fantasy Baseball Draft Software Review: Roto Champ
The biggest day of the year is almost here…draft day. Today we are going to review a product that could give you a big edge on the day of your draft, Roto Champ Draft Software. Roto Champ is a draft preparation and in-draft tool that is new in 2011. We were eager to try it and were not disappointed.
Our first concerns with any draft day tool is how easy it is to setup based on your league settings/rules. Roto Champ has over 40 scoring categories to choose from and allows you to pick which MLB teams are represented for your player pool (AL, NL, Mix, and custom). You have an 8×8 NL-only league with 6 Ofs? Probably not, but the software could handle it. It allows you to pick the number of positions and reserve spots and includes specialty positions like MI, CI, Utility, etc. In addition, it handles any number of managers and gives you 3 different projection systems (RotoChamp, CAIRO, and the Fantasy411 composite). We were able to setup 3 different leagues with different sets of rules and Roto Champ handled it with ease. The flexibility of the software is very impressive. Whether you are in a roto or points league, auction or draft, Roto Champ will handle your configuration. And, it handles unlimited leagues so the power users can setup different configurations for each one.
After setting up the league we were taken to the player projection screen which is a grid showing all the player projections. The grid was easy to sort/filter and had many columns to choose from. Say you want to see the projections for all the outfielders in your league, just one click and there it is. If you click on a player it will show a profile of the player at the top of the screen, which displays his projections from the 3 different systems as well as 5-year stats and other useful information. This screen was so powerful and rich with information it was addicting. Finding a player was easy and fast, which is so important when you are in the middle of your draft or auction.
Roto Champ is very intuitive and moving around the software is easy and logical. The Position Rankings screen is nearly as powerful as the player projections. In this screen we see the overall rankings and tiers for each position, using their own metric, Strength Index. We did a couple of mock drafts using Strength Index as a guide and simply dominated. The screen also allows you to sort by any main category so that you can easily find the player that meets your needs, which can be viewed in the Manager QuickView screen. This screen shows how you are progressing to your draft day targets as you are drafting, so you always know what type of player to target.
While the player projections, position rankings, and quick view screens are great during your draft the software also has some other nice screens. There is a screen showing a grid of the rosters of each manager. Another screen shows the projected standings, which is updated while you draft. The team summary screen shows the projections of each player you drafted and your team totals and can be filtered by any manager. The lineup/depth chart screen shows the projected lineups/rotations of all MLB teams.
One of the great things about Roto Champ is that they update their projections daily during spring training so you are always up to date. Overall, Roto Champ is a very impressive piece of software and something we will be using in all of our drafts/auctions this year. It's listed at $34.95, but they are currently running a special for $24.95, which is money well spent on the biggest day of the year.


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Combined Vasopressin, Methylprednisolone, and Epinephrine for Inhospital Cardiac Arrest
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Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, University of Athens
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First received: December 14, 2006
Last updated: January 8, 2016
Last verified: January 2016
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A randomized controlled trial did not show benefit of vasopressin versus epinephrine in inhospital cardiac arrest. Preceding laboratory data suggest that combined vasopressin and epinephrine ensure long-term survival and neurologic recovery. Also, postresuscitation abnormalities mimic severe sepsis. The investigators hypothesized that combined vasopressin and epinephrine during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and steroid supplementation during and after (when required) CPR may improve survival in cardiac arrest.
|Heart Arrest
|Drug: Vasopressin, Epinephrine, and Steroids Drug: Placebo, Epinephrine, Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase 2, Single-Center, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of Combined Administration of Vasopressin, Methylprednisolone, and Epinephrine During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on Survival After Cardiac Arrest
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MedlinePlus related topics: CPR Cardiac Arrest
Drug Information available for: Prednisolone Epinephrine bitartrate Epinephrine Prednisolone acetate Methylprednisolone acetate Epinephrine hydrochloride Methylprednisolone Argipressin Prednisolone sodium phosphate Prednisolone phosphate Racepinephrine hydrochloride Racepinephrine Prednisolone sodium succinate Methylprednisolone sodium succinate VasopressinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, University of Athens:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- 1) Return of Spontaneous Circulation for > 15 min and 2) Survival to discharge either to home or to a rehabilitation facility. [ Time Frame: 60 days (actual) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Sequential Organ Dysfunction Assessment Score during follow-up. Organ failure free days. [ Time Frame: 60 days (actual) ]
- Neurological status during follow-up. [ Time Frame: 60 days (actual) ]
- Cerebral performance during follow-up and at discharge. [ Time Frame: 60 days (actual) ]
- Peri-arrest arterial pressure [ Time Frame: 30 minutes (actual) ]
- Plasma cytokine concentration [ Time Frame: 7 days (actual) ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Control Group
Patients with refractory cardiac arrest (as defined in methods) treated according to the latest guidelines for resuscitation and receiving placebo instead of vasopressin and corticosteroids
Drug: Placebo, Epinephrine, Placebo
Epinephrine is given to both groups according to guidelines for resuscitation 2005. Control group patients receive placebo instead of vasopressin and steroids.
Experimental: Study Group
Patients with refractory cardiac arrest treated with combined vasopressin, epinephrine, and methylprednisolone during resuscitation. Patients receive stress-dose hydrocortisone for postresuscitation shock
Drug: Vasopressin, Epinephrine, and Steroids
During resuscitation, study group patients receive vasopresssin [20 IU IV maximum dose = 100 IU] and methylprednisolone (40 mg IV). Epinephrine is given to both groups according to guidelines for resuscitation 2005. In the study group, postresuscitation shock is treated with stress-dose hydrocortisone.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult in-patients with cardiac arrest requiring epinephrine according to current guidelines.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18 years.
- Documented terminal illness (life expectancy < 6 weeks).
- Do not resuscitate status.
- Cardiac arrest before arrival at hospital.
- Prior enrollment into the study (i.e. second or third inhospital arrest etc.).
- Corticosteroid treatment before the cardiac arrest.
- Any inaccurate documentation of CPR data such as medication, number of countershocks etc.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00411879
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00411879
|Evaggelismos General Hospital
|Athens, Attica, Greece, 106 75
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Athens
|Principal Investigator:
|Spyros D Mentzelopoulos, Lecturer
|First Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Univerisy of Athens Medical School
|Study Chair:
|Charis Roussos, Professor
|First Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Univerisy of Athens Medical School
|Study Director:
|Spyros G Zakynthinos, As Professor
|First Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Univerisy of Athens Medical School
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, University of Athens:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 18, 2017
Wenzel V, Krismer AC, Arntz HR, Sitter H, Stadlbauer KH, Lindner KH; European Resuscitation Council Vasopressor during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Study Group. A comparison of vasopressin and epinephrine for out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 8;350(2):105-13.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, University of Athens
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00411879 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 14, 2006
|Last Updated:
|January 8, 2016
Keywords provided by Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos, University of Athens:
Heart Arrest
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Arrest
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Epinephryl borate
Arginine Vasopressin
Prednisolone acetate
Methylprednisolone acetate
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Prednisolone hemisuccinate
Prednisolone phosphate
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adrenergic beta-Agonists
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Vasoconstrictor Agents
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This is a question that has been on my mind a lot lately, and I've seen it crop up in quite a few places. Other authors have posed this question, and I've seen readers discussing it on various forums I visit, and I think it's one worth considering.
I don't think there's one right answer. The field of "Young Adult" literature is vast, and tends to encompass literature written for ages somewhere between 12 and 20. One issue is that outside of the intended age group, Young Adult literature runs the gamut of genres — it can be fluffy paranormal romance, adventure stories, gritty, realistic memoir … each change in genre probably brings with it whole different parameters for the level of "steam" one might expect.
So, for the sake of simplicity in discussion, for today I'm really thinking about steam for the sake of steam, in lighter, romantic, fictional YA, whether realistic or some form of fantasy.
These kinds of romances have really steamrolled their way into the mainstream with books like Twilight, which definitely had some "steamy" scenes, although there were definitely lines that Stephenie Meyer strayed away from crossing.
I recently finished reading Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater, which is essentially the same genre as Twilight — YA Paranormal Romance, where a teenage girl falls in love with a werewolf, and while Ms. Stiefvater never went into descriptive detail of any "steamy" scenes, I was a little surprised by how far she took her characters, especially since it wasn't actually essential to the plot. Looking at the reviews for this book on Amazon, there are reviewers who have concerns about this, and even parents who have mentioned to the reviewers that they appreciate the forewarning, especially parents of children at the younger end of the "YA" age range.
One thing worth noting is that these books are very much marketed toward the younger end of the age range. Now, Scholastic's marketing practices in schools are a whole 'nother eighty blog posts' worth of discussion, but the fact is that books like Twilight and Shiver appear REGULARLY at book fairs and in book catalogs in ELEMENTARY schools.
Now, obviously, steam sells. It just does. Noting the success of books like Twilight, both publishers and authors have to be looking at the potential of a book that appeals to an age range from 12-99 (a more-than-fair amount of Twilight's commercial success was a result of its appeal to the so-called "Twi-Moms").
The question is — what kind of obligations do writers of Young Adult literature have in the messages they are sending to these youngest readers? Sure, parents should be responsible for monitoring content and discussing the values of their own families with their children, but should there be some kind of expectation for what you WON'T find in literature marked "young adult?"
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Count this beat reporter as pleased to have seen Tuesday night in the visiting dressing room at Bell Center two guys smiling who hadn't done a lot of that in the past couple of days. Penguins C Evgeni Malkin and G Marc-Andre Fleury deserved a star turn after feeling the heat beneath them from the fans of the team for which they play.
I've shared enough stories about my interactions with both men, and I'd like to resist boring dear readers with additional tales simply to prove a point that, really, shouldn't need to be made. Still, these are two of the good guys in a sport full of them. They are guys that care deeply, have tried hard to learn a foreign language and when speaking it to answer questions, and they never offer excuses or assign blame to others – even when they could.
Oh, and they are two of the three biggest reasons the Penguins are defending Stanley Cup champions.
A couple of less than exceptional playoff performances were enough to turn some fans against them. That made no sense to me.
Some readers have e-mailed me to note that in January I was critical of Malkin. They wondered how them being critical was any different. My answer is that I'm not a fan of the Penguins. The Trib pays me to report on them and provide insight, and at the point when I wrote a column on Malkin's struggles, I felt the proper insight was that he could do more to help the team, specifically by producing.
What readers might be surprised to know is that Malkin told me he had no problem with that column. "I wasn't playing good," he said a few months after it was published. "When I play good, you can write that."
Fair enough, I told him.
Well, Geno, you were "playing good" in Game 3, and you've played better in the playoffs than most people back home are realizing.
As for Flower – well, as I've said before, he should be judged by one stat: wins. His shutout in Game 3 was playoff win No. 37. Former G Tom Barasso's franchise record is 56.
Probably 90 percent of Penguins fans love Malkin and Fleury no matter what they do. The other 10 percent I don't understand. Were I covering those 10 percent of Penguins fans, I'd provide insight that pointed out they, too, could do more to help the team.
A dressing room crowded with reporters, and somehow the most famous French Canadian in Penguins history managed to slip by everybody, sneak into a player's lounge area, say "good job, boys," and leave the room – all without much notice.
That famous French Canadian: Mario Lemieux, who never had a chance to play a playoff game in his native Montreal. The smile on his face after Game 3 suggested he enjoyed watching his cherished club win one.
I doubt many readers who have come to know me would be shocked to learn that I am not easily impressed. In fact, many of my better friends in the hockey writing community have noted that I am often too busy complaining about something to notice all the wonderful sights and sounds of a playoff series.
Keeping that in mind I paid special attention to the pregame video/anthems/opening shifts of Game 2.
"Trio" member Corey Masisak, who is freelancing this series for NHL.com, had told me during the opening round, when he covered the Capitals for CSN Washington, that if I was lucky I would get a chance to cover a playoff series in Montreal.
"Next round," I told him.
Well, we're both here, and aside from the annoying absence of our brother-in-arms Chris Johnston of the Canadian Press, I couldn't be happier than to have seen Corey witness my sappy melting on Tuesday night.
After a mind-blowing video production on the most hi-def board I've seen, two anthem performances that caused me to feel as though I was standing stone-like at midnight, and in-synch serenading of the Habs by a sellout crowd at Bell Center – well, I found Corey in the press box and said, "You were right; this is pretty cool!"
He laughed.
To the dear readers who have never experienced a playoff game at Montreal: Put it on your bucket list. You will not be disappointed. I've covered several a Super Bowl, two Cup Final series, two All-Star Games, an NCAA tournament, and a bunch of really cool concerts. Nothing, and the Rocky means nothing, is comparable in terms of wow-gosh-gee factor than what I witnessed all day Tuesday on the Montreal streets and then in the Bell Center.
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Evelyn Louise Peebles, 80, of Excelsior Springs, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008, at her home.
Mrs. Peebles was born Oct. 23, 1927 in Mirable, the daughter of Albert and Greta (Swigart) Piersonin. She married Charles E. Peebles on Aug. 29, 1949 in Texarkana, Ark.; he preceded her in death Nov. 9, 1994.
Survivors include: eight children, Katherine Duncan, Sandy Simmons, Frank Peebles, Scott Peebles, Kevin Peebles and John Peebles, all of Excelsior Springs, Chuck Peebles of Metropolis, Ill., and Sherry Patterson of Eagan, Minn.; two sisters, six brothers, 21 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, one daughter, Diane Lynn Headlee; and a sister, Wanda Faye Meier, preceded her in death.
The family has suggested memorials be made to to Liberty Hospice.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday June 17, at the Woodland Cemetery near Liberty. It was her wish to be cremated and the ashes of her late husband, Charles, will be included in the committal service.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Polley Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs. Online condolences may be left at www.polleyfuneralhome.com.
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