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A Tale of Sentinels and Men
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Short Story by: Saket Kant
A Tale of Sentinels and Men
"The prospects of such a finding are bleak indeed." The old man drawled nonchalantly, "For three hundred years, since the time of the Black Ages, this mysterious Forest has been swallowing those foolish enough to enter its depths . . . Not that I believe the tales myself. If you ask me, it's just some group of bandits loitering about. I don't think there'll be anything left of those travellers . . ."
"Don't matter what you think Serrion. Yer too dull to be thinkin' about anythin'." The peasant standing beside him answered.
"What! I . . ." Serrion started to retaliate, but another peasant cut him off, "Kirdan's right y' know, all ya've ever manag'd in yer life wuz to hang on to dat job of cleaning Harv's cowshed."
Serrion puffed up like a bullfrog and croaked imperiously," I'll have you sods know that I'm also the apprentice of the Great Haden . . . Bah! Why do I bother ? You idiots won't get anything."
Kirdan stated solemnly," We understand mor' than ya know, Serrion. Of course, yer the 'pprentice of Haden. . .as ya were two decades ago."
Having said this, Kirdan burst into peals of laughter along with the other peasant, holding their bellies, as Serrion turned a dark shade of red.
Suddenly, Serrion stiffened. Kirdan noticed, and still chuckling, said," What happened? Too much to swallo' ?"
Tense, Serrion put a finger to his lips and told them to be quiet. Kirdan fortunately noted Serrion's frightened expression and signalled his friend to stop giggling. As if on cue, a strange sound emanated from the trees, not far off, it seemed. It sounded like . . . cracking ice? But . . . there hadn't even been a snowfall recently and the ice would take hours to freeze. Serrion whispered,"Did you hear that?" . The peasants nodded, anxiety clearly etched on their faces.
Serrion was suddenly aware of how silent The Forest had become, and how far they had come from the village. Dusk was about to swallow them, half an hour, give or take, and the tall, dark trees loomed forebodingly over them, as if already mourning their loss.
The torches were burning low, and night was almost upon them. Ieana carried a small copper pot to the flames and blew out the torch. Dusting off the ash and burnt hay, she pulled some strips of twined hay from the oil-filled pot and wrapping them around the wooden stick, repeated the process with the other torch next to the entrance of her hut. The small village had fallen silent, the day's hustle-bustle fading into the songs of crickets and other invisible creatures.
Ieana could see the village blacksmith, rushing home in the fading light, wiping his hands on his greasy apron. As he neared her hut, Ieana called out," Uncle Jord, have you seen father? He's not back yet." The bulky blacksmith raised his head, and slowing his pace, called back," Serrion? No . . . no, I don't think so. He wuz there with Haden at noon, buyin' somethin' at Nurea's hut. Haven' seen him since . . . he migh' be out at Harv's cowshed. . ."
Ieana's anxiety started to grow. She'd already paid Harv a visit, and the old farmer had been cross that Serrion had taken yet another holiday. Her father couldn't have gone near The Forest, could he? No, no, he wasn't THAT stupid. Jord could obviously sense it too, and came up to the hut," Shall I go and look for 'im?".
"My father would yet again be under your debt Uncle . . ."
Jord nodded resolutely and wheeling his huge frame away from the hut, started towards his smithy. It had grown dark by now, and the sun was a mere sliver of copper showing on the horizon.The air had grown colder, and the village deathly still. For a moment he was afflicted by that common malady of reassurance, that, for all he knew, Serrion might be lying drunk at Kirdan's house. Taking a deep breath, he shrugged off the feeling and, reaching his smithy, pulled open the wooden door and went inside. Looking around, he picked up a huge blackened hammer from the array of tools arranged neatly on a workbench and stepped outside quickly, lest the warmth of the hut weaken his resolve. He hung the hammer on his belt and trudged on towards the village proper.
At every hut, he asked the same question and made the same reply to the same inquiry.
" 'ave ya seen Serrion?"
" No. Why? Is somethin' wrong?"
" Its Nothin'. Don' worry."
Pretty soon, there was a small crowd of villagers including Ieana, following Jord. They went to every hut, about forty-two in all, and having received a negative response from every single one of them, their apprehension continued to grow. Finally, they reached the last hut at the end of the village. The crowd made a great hubbub as The Forest came into sight. In the dim moonlight, it looked even more menacing than usual. The villagers drew closer together for comfort and the words, 'poor' and 'Serrion' could be heard quite often.
Jord stepped up to the hut, situated a bit away from the village on a grassy slope, and knocked loudly on the flimsy wooden door. The crowd waited expectantly, but there was no answer from within. Jord banged harder on the door and this time, it swung open. Puzzled, Jord tentatively stepped inside, and the crowd, having assumed him as the leader stood fast at the base of the slope and muttered and chattered with concern.
A minute later, Jord stepped out and returned to the base of the slope, shaking his head. Once in earshot, he said quietly," Kirdan's gone too." The crowd burst into uproar. In the entire prodigious history of the village, such a thing had never been heard of. Two, grown, sensible men, vanished without trace. Someone at the back yelled out," Call Haden ! ". The villagers took up the chant," Haden ! Haden ! Haden ! Haden ! ". Jord glanced at Ieana, who was trying hard to stop herself from sobbing. Her moist eyes were full of silent appeal.
Jord made up his mind and beckoned to a small boy barely ten years old. The villagers had started discussing a plan of action by now in loud whispers, seemingly unaware of The Forest's foreboding presence. Jord promised the kid a sweet later, and sent him running to call Haden from his hut, a quarter mile from the village.
Meanwhile, the unending front of The Forest looked on menacingly as its tall trees swayed in the night breeze, glistening in the pale light of the silvery moon.
He could hear the people chanting 'Haden' once again. Grimacing, he made his way through the crowd and met the man mid-way. Flowing purple robes, long black hair with flecks of gray in it, a clean-shaven face and an overpowering presence that made everybody stand four feet clear of him. Haden raised a long ivory staff, with a head of gnarled wood, and there was immediate silence. Personally, Jord disliked Haden.
He didn't trust any man who worked with spirits instead of hardy metals tools, and Jord wasn't really sure that this one was a true wizard either. But unusual circumstances called for unusual men, so Jord took a deep breath and without betraying his anxiety, said in an even voice," We 'ave three men missin'. Most likely they're in The Forest. I ain't sure 'bout leadin' a search party in this pitch blackness, but we can't sit 'ere doing nothin' 'n wait for mornin'. So . . . what do you suggest ? ".
Haden raised an eyebrow incredulously and said in a silky smooth voice," Two grown men cannot just vanish like that, there are mystical powers at work here . . .". " More like the mystics of a mug of ale. ", Jord muttered. Haden smiled, and motioned for the crowd around him to make some space. He bent down and laid his staff on the grass. Standing back, he muttered a word, and the staff came to life. The ivory melted into dark shadows, deeper than the night. The wooden head dissipated and merged with the shadows, seemingly pulling them together. Before the enthralled eyes of the villagers, the black wisps melded into one another, taking the likeness of a slender wolf, with shoulders coming up to Jord's waist . Black vapours drifted off its jet black body like steam from boiling water. The phantom wolf turned around and stared implacably at Haden with eyes as white as the moon.
The villagers gasped and stumbled away from the apparition. Jord made the sign against evil, and cursed under his breath. Meanwhile, a deathly silence had fallen over the crowd, disturbed only by Haden's whispered commands to his ghostly wolf. Even as the terrified villagers looked on, the wolf turned around, quiet as death, and loped away across the grassy plain towards The Forest.
Suddenly he felt the cold on his back, and he knew he was going to die . . . just like Kirdan and the other man. He shuddered, not because of the cold, but because of the realization that Kirdan's fate was soon going to be his own. Still, he ran, as all desperate men will fight to the very end, right up to their doom.
He felt the icy tendrils creep up his neck, and down his arms. His movements were becoming sluggish now. Every action seemed to be done under the weight of a thousand horses. He knew it would not be long before his pursuer overtook him . . . , but no . . . no. He would not run anymore. If this was it, then let it be. As he came to a stop, he took a laboured breath. He was shivering now, the cold was so intense. He could feel his fingers going to the frostbite. His muscles felt like shards of ice under his skin. But still he turned. As impossible as that movement was, he did it. This last bit of courage from a doomed man. He squinted at first, unable to see anything in the dense fog that was spreading like an encroaching wave behind him. And then he saw it.
' My God ' were the last words he ever said.
Slowly, leisurely, the wolf turned its great, black head. There off to his left, about ten feet away, right in the heart of the white mist swirled up a maelstrom of tiny ice shards, each one thin and sharp enough to make a clean passage through a man's body. The dark wolf turned now, bringing his body around to face the threat. A low growl emanated from its throat. Muscles rippling under the jet-black fur, it bared a tiny fraction of its great white fangs. As if on cue, the veils of icy mist and shards parted . . . and She emerged. The White Goddess.
The Sentinel of Fear.
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Jun 12, 2012
Raindrops Keep Falling, part 2...
22 comments:
- Gayle said...
Your garden is looking much better than mine Bella! It has just been so cold to go out and weed! We've had a lot going on as well the last 6 weeks. I'm hoping for sunny days when I can get out there.
- June 12, 2012 at 5:04 PM
- denise said...
Hi Bella~I could never get tired of seeing pictures of your beautiful garden! Thank-you for sharing them! Denise englishpurpleribbon.blogspot.com/
- June 12, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- GardenGirl said...
seriously...the rain? dreaming sun so at least our lavender will open?
- June 12, 2012 at 5:27 PM
- Sarah said...
Bella, it's always a joy to see your garden. Can't have too many images.
- June 12, 2012 at 5:43 PM
- Pamela Gordon said...
I think by the looks of your garden, the rain is a good thing. It looks very pretty!
- June 12, 2012 at 5:47 PM
- Lavender Cottage said...
Hi Bella
I love the delicate pink colour of Queen of Sweden, hope she's fragrant too!
I went to enter Olga's giveaway after reading her post and it's only for US residents. :-( I think I've seen something similar here; they'd probably drive a cat crazy in the garden.
- June 12, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...
I don't think anybody could get tired of your beautiful garden! Half the time I've never even seen or heard of a flower until I see it here. Glad you took lots of pictures! xx
- June 12, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- Donna said...
Beautiful. I can almost smell the roses.
- June 12, 2012 at 7:52 PM
- Lady Farmer said...
How anything can grow and bloom with all this rain, I'll never know! Your garden is beautiful, as always.
I don't think I have ever seen Toadflax ~ heard of it, but never seen it. I will have to keep my eyes open for a plant or two! And Deutzia! Carolyn at Aiken House and Gardens spoke of Deutzia recently and now seeing yours ~ I will be looking for one of those also! So pretty!
And your roses, of course! I would have so many of them. Ah, but the deer...
- June 12, 2012 at 8:09 PM
- Mary Ellen said...
First time over and so glad I came- what lovely garden inspiration!!
- June 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- Shabby chic Sandy said...
Your gardens are beautiful. Last night at 4am the "raindrops" were coming down so hard my poor dogs went out and got soaked. Smelling like wet dogs it took me awhile to get them dry. I am so tired of the raindrops! We are saving a lot of money on the watering though. My roses are begging for some sun. Thanks for sharing more of your beautiful gardens.
- June 12, 2012 at 9:48 PM
- Linda said...
So many beautiful flowers! I love watching things bloom - and am always sad when they wither and drop away. Love the columbine, but the are all lovely!
- June 13, 2012 at 2:38 AM
- Audrey-eleganteconomies.blogspot.com said...
Such gorgeous flowers...could never fall asleep. New follower.
- June 13, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Rowan said...
Lots more lovely photos - the columbine is beautiful, mine have almost finished now and the roses are just thinking about flowering - Reine des Violettes is the only one out so far.
- June 13, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- Evi said...
flowers....I can never get enough...
- June 13, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- La Vie Quotidienne said...
How beautiful and romantic...and your have photographed it so wonderfully, you can indeed almost smell the wafting fragrance.
How much I am going to enjoy following along.
- June 13, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- marijke said...
Helas we can't control the weather Bella. But on your photo's nothing to see of the weather. breathtaking photo's and a lovely blog.
gr. Marijke
- June 13, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Larry said...
Absolutely beautiful as always Bella... I absolutely love 'your' colors... and the serenity you project through your photography... Larry
- June 13, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- Cynthia said...
Your garden looks fantastic. The plants are so pretty and the pictures are beautiful. Great photography.
Saw you on Fishtail Garden
- June 14, 2012 at 6:06 AM
- Sherry said...
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful garden. I too live in Washington, a little north of you. I enjoyed visiting your lovely blog today.
- June 14, 2012 at 2:33 PM
- Athena at Minervas Garden said...
Hi--Oh, I do love your garden! All the photos are wonderful, but that deutzia--glorious--now I have deutzia lust! I am a little further south of you in Washington State, and the roses and clematis are blooming away right now in my garden. Have a great weekend!
- June 16, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Haworth said...
It is nice to wander past the lavender or mint and have the edge of your dress make the scent rise up. (Scratch and sniff blogs! If only that were possible!)
- August 9, 2012 at 8:50 AM


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Seek a Breast Augmentation if Breast Reduction Was Too Small?
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Breast Augmentation After Breast Reduction
The implant can be used for two purposes, one to increase the overall size of the breast. Second is to improve the shape of the breast. Many patients are happy with their breast reduction but they would like increase the upper pole fullness and this can be accomplished with an implant.
I would wait at least six months after your breast reduction to have any secondary surgery. This will allow time for all of your swelling to subside. Then you and your surgeon can decide what implant will help you achieve your aesthetic goals.
It is important to discuss this with your board certified plastic surgeon.
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Breast augmentation after breast reduction
I have done a handful of these procedures where the patient has lost volume due to weight loss or childbearing after her reduction or in one case, the patient was over-reduced to meet the insurance company's weight requirement (nut fudge, eh?).
The most important consideration in cases like this is the type of reduction that was done and where the vascular pedicle is located. It all has to do with planning the implant pocket and preserving blood supply so healing will not be impeded.
Make sure you select a surgeon who is very familiar with breast reduction techniques and if you can, get a hold of your reduction operative report. It will be very helpful to your augmentation surgeon.
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Breast augmentation after a reduction
It can be done quite safely. Please wait for at least 3 months to let the scars settle before next operation.
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Breast augmentation can be done to address an over-reduced breast from a breast reduction
A breast augmentation can be performed to "correct" a breast reduction that resulted in breasts smaller than desired. Depending on multiple other factors, there may need to be some additional contouring such as if there are significant asymmetries or if drooping is present.
Make sure that you communicate specifically with your plastic surgeon exactly what you are looking for with regard to size and shape and make sure that you understand what can be accomplished. You did not clarify the issues that resulted in being over-reduced - whether it was an issue of communication or some other factor. Based on the answer to this, you may even want to consider another plastic surgeon to perform the breast augmentation.
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Breast augmentation after breast reduction
I have performed breast augmentation on at least three patients who previously had undergone breast reduction surgery. One was because the reduction made her smaller that what she desired. Two had breast reduction and then lost considerable weight including lost of breast size making them smaller that what they wanted. In each case, they had implants placed under the muscle through incisions placed in the scar along the inframammary fold. Each did extremely well and are very happy with their result. I suggest that you wait at least 6 months after your reduction surgery to consider augmentation surgery.
Breast augmentation after breast reduction
Yes, a breast augmentation using an implant can be performed after a breast reduction. The implant can be placed through one of your existing breast reduction incisions. The augmentation can be done alone or in combination with a reduction revision to improve incision appearence, breast shape, or nipple/areola size and position.
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Breast augmentation after reduction
It is a shame that you desire artificial prostheses to replace your own benigh breast tissue that was removed, but yes, it is possible to do. Technically, I have found the inframammary creast must be well established and/or maintained during your augmentation, especially if you have a Wise pattern (anchor) type scar from your reduction. Because insurance companies mandate minimum limits of breast tissue removed as a condition for reimbursement of breast reduction, your situation is not that uncommon. Of course, involution of breasts may also occur later in life after reduction performed at a younger age, and this is another occasional presentation.
Learn more: http://www.feelbeautiful.com/breast/augmentation-san-diego-ca/
Augmentation after reduction
I am sorry you are unhappy with your breast reduction, but it can be fixed. Certainly doing a breast augmentation with fill out the breast especially the upper pole where most women are unhappy with the fullness. Speak to your plastic surgeon to determine the best size and shape implant for you so you have a very high percentage of being very happy. Good luck, Dr. Schuster in Boca raton.
Breast augmentation after Breast Reduction?
Great question!
Your situation is not a common one but I have seen few patients with such complaints. Ideally if a reduction is done conservatively you may have not needed this extra operation. That said some patients that undergo a breast reduction surgery do need to have a breast augmentation procedure to correct the upper pole of the breast that is flat and has lost projection. I recommend to have that done 6 months to ! year after the reduction procedure once the breast swelling have gone down and the form of the breast is stable. So it depends if to much breast tissue was removed during the breast reduction procedure or you had lack of upper breast fullness to start with.
Good luck!
Learn more: http://www.talroudnerplasticsurgery.com/breastaugmentation.php
Breast Augmentation after Breast Reduction
It is not common for a woman who has undergone a breast reduction to then desire breast implants, but it certainly can happen. If a surgeon makes the patient smaller then they desired, or the patient simply feels that they are too small afterward for what ever reason, then an implant may be necessary. This can be safely done through one of the previous scars, and generally works out very well. The key is to make sure that the patient and surgeon are on the same page and that there is open communication back and forth to achieve the desired goal. I hope this helps.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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A survey shows overall drug use is down among Florida's middle and high school students, although marijuana use is a growing concern. Use of alcohol and cigarettes and abuse of prescription stimulants and pain relievers saw reductions among the survey's measures of past 30-day drug use. But marijuana use has increased. Survey officials said youths' perception that marijuana is not harmful has increased. Also alarming is the rate of alcohol use among students in Florida, which exceeds national figures. The 2010 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey results were released Thursday at the Hanley Center, a nonprofit addiction treatment center in West Palm Beach. The survey included 72,797 students in Grades 6 through 12 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage point.
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Alexandra V. Tobias, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday.
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The paper also reports that she told investigators she shook the 3-month-old boy, smoked a cigarette to compose herself and then shook him again.
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Book Review: Tell Everyone I Said Hi by Chad Simpson
Published 10:39 am, Sunday, November 4, 2012
When you crack open Tell Everyone I Said Hi (2012, The University of Iowa Press) the first short story you will encounter is just a page long. It's a scene, really, of one more incident in an assumed litany of transgressions in which the family's black sheep narrowly escapes death, and of his brother is forced to silently witness it all. And while the reader, along with the characters, is left breathless and unresolved at its close, it is a perfect introduction to this collection by Chad Simpson. The worlds he has crafted are lit with sepia tones and his characters are extraordinary in their ordinariness; the stories of their lives littered with "if onlys" and "maybes."
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Biological Therapy and Gene Therapy in Treating Children With Recurrent or Refractory Neuroblastoma
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RATIONALE: Biological therapies use different ways to stimulate the immune system and stop cancer cell from growing. Inserting genetic material made in the laboratory into a person's blood cells may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of biological therapy and gene therapy in treating children who have recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma.
|Biological: aldesleukin Biological: therapeutic autologous lymphocytes Drug: chemotherapy Drug: ganciclovir
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety of Cellular Immunotherapy for Recurrent/Refractory Neuroblastoma Using Genetically-Modified Autologous CD8+ T Cell Clones
|Study Start Date:
|May 2000
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2005
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety and toxicity of cellular immunotherapy using ex vivo expanded autologous CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte clones genetically modified to express the CE7R scFvFc:zeta chimeric immunoreceptor and the HyTK selection/suicide gene in children with recurrent or refractory disseminated neuroblastoma. II. Determine the antitumor activity of this regimen in these patients. III. Determine the duration of in vivo persistence of adoptively transferred clones and the effect of interleukin-2 on maintaining the in vivo persistence of these clones. IV. Screen for the development of host anti-scFvFc:zeta and HyTK immune responses in patients treated with this regimen. V. Determine the efficacy of ganciclovir in ablating transferred clones in vivo if toxicity occurs in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients undergo autologous peripheral blood stem cell harvest. CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) clones are isolated, genetically modified to express the CE7R scFvFc:zeta chimeric immunoreceptor and the HyTK selection/suicide gene, and then expanded ex vivo. While the modified CTL clones are being generated, patients each receive an individualized salvage chemotherapy regimen that may consist of one of the following: cyclophosphamide and topotecan; ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide; or another chemotherapy regimen chosen by the patient's primary oncologist. The first cohort of 5 patients receives escalating doses of modified CTL clones IV over 30 minutes on days 0, 14, and 28 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Each patient begins the series of 3 infusions as soon as an adequate number of modified CTL clones are ready and after the acute side effects of chemotherapy have resolved. In the absence of unacceptable toxicity in the first cohort, the second cohort of 5 patients receives the same treatment as cohort 1 plus interleukin-2 subcutaneously every 12 hours on days 15-24 and 29-38. Patients with unacceptable toxicity receive ganciclovir IV every 12 hours for 14 days (or longer if symptomatic resolution is not achieved in that interval). Patients are followed at day 100 and then periodically thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 10 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|1 Year to 17 Years (Child)
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|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically and/or radiographically proven disseminated neuroblastoma Recurrent or refractory to first-line therapy as defined by less than complete response to standard induction chemotherapy combined with surgical resection Histologic verification of neuroblastoma required at original diagnosis No radiographically detectable CNS involvement No clinically evident progressive encephalopathy
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 1 to 17 (children only) Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: At least 3 months Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: No dialysis dependency Cardiovascular: No uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia No hypertension requiring pressor support Pulmonary: No requirement for supplemental oxygen unless expected to resolve within 2 weeks Neurologic: See Disease Characteristics No refractory seizure disorder Other: No detectable human antimouse antibody reactivity if received prior murine antibody preparations No history of ganciclovir allergy or intolerance HIV negative Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 2 months after study
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No other concurrent antibody therapy during or after study No other concurrent immunotherapy (e.g., interferons, vaccines, or other cellular products) Chemotherapy: At least 3 weeks since prior standard or experimental chemotherapy and recovered Endocrine therapy: No concurrent systemic corticosteroids unless specifically for amelioration of toxicity induced by transferred T-cell therapy Radiotherapy: Not specified Surgery: Not specified Other: At least 3 weeks since prior immunosuppressive therapies and recovered No concurrent pentoxifylline No other concurrent investigational agents No concurrent ganciclovir, any ganciclovir derivatives, or acyclovir for non-life-threatening herpes virus infections
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00006480
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|Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
|Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
|United States, Washington
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109-1024
|Study Chair:
|Julie R. Park, MD
|Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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CDR0000068310 ( Registry Identifier: PDQ )
|Study First Received:
|November 6, 2000
|Last Updated:
|September 17, 2010
Keywords provided by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center:
disseminated neuroblastoma
recurrent neuroblastoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Antineoplastic Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
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Can Fam Physician 45:1917-24. 1999..To outline modern principles of surgery, radiation therapy, and systemic treatment of breast cancer, and to review preliminary data on breast cancer prevention...
- National estimates of mortality rates for radical pancreaticoduodenectomy in 25,000 patientsCyrus A Kotwall
Coastal Area Health Education Center, Hanover Health Network, Wilmington, North Carolina 28402 9025, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 9:847-54. 2002..Recent publications suggest an inverse relationship between mortality rates in the Whipple procedure for periampullary cancer and hospital volume/teaching status...
- Local and national trends over a decade in the surgical treatment of ductal carcinoma in situCyrus Kotwall
Department of Surgery, Coastal Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, NC 28402 9025, USA
Am J Surg 186:723-8; discussion 728-9. 2003..The purpose of our study was to examine local and national rates of breast conservation surgery and breast reconstruction surgery and to explore patient and surgeon factors associated with the procedures...
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Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am Surg 73:337-43. 2007..Multiply focally positive and focally positive margins had similar residual invasive carcinoma rates and should be re-excised. All clear margins were equivalent; thus, re-excision was not necessary...
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Department of Surgery, Coastal Area Health Education Center, 2131 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, USA
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Keith and Maureen Metcalf, of Meadow View, Bolam, in County Durham, who have showed Dales Ponies for more than 36 years, have offered to sell two animals in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance and The Brain Tumour Charity.
Bolam Paddy was born on May 15, to Bolam Sophie and Westwick Taffy, and Bolam Storm was born on April 5, to Earnwell Charmane and Bolam OK.
Both colts are described as good natured and have been shown locally and won prizes in the 2013 season.
Libby Bell, of Barnard Castle Auction Mart, will host the auction at 2pm.
An event spokeswoman said: "This is a very generous donation by Mr Metcalf and we hope that people will come along and support two very worthy causes."
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"My friend told me that cinnamon could help me lose weight, so I've been sprinkling it on everything, but I haven't lost a single pound! What gives?" –Amy F., New Jersey
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I'm not surprised that you heard this. Word on the street is that cinnamon packs a pretty powerful nutritious punch, though few know what makes this sultry spice such a superstar.
Cinnamon comes in two varieties: Ceylon cinnamon and cassia cinnamon. Cassia cinnamon is the one most commonly used in the U.S. in baking and cooking, and is also most commonly researched.
Cinnaldehyde, an active component in cinnamon, has been to shown to prevent unwanted clumping of blood platelets, which has given cinnamon its anti-inflammatory reputation. While studies are not conclusive, cinnamon has been shown to lower blood sugar levels by decreasing insulin resistance, a possible big thumbs up for all of us, especially those with diabetes. So enjoy your cinnamon, but be careful. While sprinkling a little cinnamon here and there on your food or in your coffee may provide these perks, if ingested in excess, cinnamon can actually be toxic. People with liver damage, in particular, should be careful, as large amounts of cinnamon may actually increase liver problems.
Eating cinnamon isn't the only way to experience its benefits. Ever notice the abundance of cinnamon scented candles hitting the store aisles during fall? Take advantage! Just the scent of cinnamon is enough to curb fatigue, ease frustration, and increase alertness. Cinnamon has been shown to decrease stress and enhance cognitive processing. For a bit of aromatherapy, try placing a cinnamon stick in a pot of boiling water on a low heat.
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DUBLIN, Ohio and SAN DIEGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NOTE: Cardinal Health and ALARIS Medical Systems will host a conference call for investors, reporters and financial analysts at 10:30 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT) to discuss the acquisition. Participants can access the call by dialing (706) 634-5100.
Cardinal Health, Inc. , the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry, and ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. , a global leader in intravenous medication safety products and services, today announced a definitive agreement for Cardinal Health to acquire ALARIS in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion, including the assumption of outstanding debt.
Under the agreement, Cardinal Health has agreed to make a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ALARIS common stock at a price of $22.35 per share.
The acquisition will extend Cardinal Health's portfolio of market leading products and services to health care providers, and increase its presence in strategic markets outside the United States. ALARIS develops and markets systems for the safe delivery of intravenous (IV) medications, and holds long- term contracts to provide necessary, disposable products for use in those systems. Nearly two-thirds of ALARIS' revenues are generated by the sale of proprietary disposable supplies. It also provides a broad suite of professional, technical and training services to more than 5,000 hospitals and health care systems worldwide.
With complementary operations, product lines, distribution networks and geographic presence, the acquisition will enable Cardinal Health to:
- Broaden integrated product and service offerings: ALARIS products and
services fully complement Cardinal Health's integrated provider
solutions for health care customers, with proprietary medical products,
distribution services, consulting services and automation technology.
In 2003, ALARIS launched 19 new products into this market and expects to
launch at least 20 more in 2004. These highly automated, proprietary
systems with patented technology are used by the same hospital and
provider customers that use Cardinal Health products and services.
- Better serve customers globally: ALARIS' established, global operations
with direct sales representatives, nurse trainers and field technicians
in 13 countries provide an experienced channel for Cardinal Health's
extensive portfolio of health care products and services. More than 30
percent of ALARIS' revenue is from customers outside the U.S., and
worldwide ALARIS products are used by more than 5,000 hospital
customers. The company is ranked No. 1 or 2 in most of the countries in
which it operates. ALARIS employs 3,000 people and manufactures
products at 4 facilities in North America and Europe.
- Deliver the most comprehensive suite of medication safety solutions:
ALARIS' bedside safety offerings in IV medication and infusion therapy
complement Cardinal Health's medication safety offerings at the
patient's bedside. One recent study indicated that medication errors
occur in as many as 1 of every 5 doses given to patients. Both leaders
in their respective markets, Cardinal Health's Pyxis automation systems
and ALARIS' bedside infusion systems have pioneered many of the
technological advances made in the field of medication safety.
Combined, Cardinal Health will have the capability to dispense a
comprehensive array of medication dosage forms delivered at a patient's
"ALARIS has an excellent reputation in the acute care marketplace and will further expand Cardinal Health's product and service offerings to this very strategic market," said Robert D. Walter, chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health. "The company is a terrific fit with Cardinal Health and we see a significant opportunity for marketing, sales and operational synergies in the combined company."
The synergies from this transaction will be immediate and are expected to reach $80 to $100 million of earnings on a pretax basis by the end of fiscal year 2007. Cardinal Health has already identified these planned synergies, which are driven by revenue enhancement opportunities and through leverage of existing infrastructures. As a result, Cardinal Health expects the transaction to be modestly accretive in its fiscal year 2005 and meaningfully accretive by fiscal year 2007.
"The market for the IV medication safety products we pioneered is vast and growing worldwide," said David L. Schlotterbeck, president and chief executive officer of ALARIS Medical Systems. "Our senior management and exceptional employee teams are looking forward to the important role we will play as part of Cardinal Health."
Upon completion of the acquisition, Schlotterbeck will continue to lead ALARIS operations, reporting to Cardinal Health President and Chief Operating Officer George L. Fotiades.
"Markets outside the U.S. -- especially Western Europe -- represent a major growth opportunity for Cardinal Health," Fotiades said. "We expect ALARIS' experienced, direct sales and service organization will become an important channel for many of our products in these regions."
The ALARIS Medical Systems Medley(TM) Medication Safety System is a modular point-of-care computer that integrates infusion, patient monitoring and clinical best practice guidelines in a single platform for optimal outcomes. Key to the system is the ALARIS Guardrails(R) Safety Software, a proprietary offering that supports hospitals in the design, implementation and analysis of clinical best practices to improve medication safety and clinical productivity.
The ALARIS product line also includes the Gemini(R), Signature Edition, MedSystems and Asena(R) large-volume pumps and syringe infusion pumps; ReadyMED(R) ambulatory infusion pumps; disposable administration sets, which contain the necessary needle-free devices and supplies for infusion systems; and a range of patient monitoring devices, including sophisticated, proprietary thermometers and associated disposables.
ALARIS offers a comprehensive set of value-added services, including hardware and software technical assistance, clinical education, implementation services, facilitation of database development -- critical for medication safety initiatives -- and software maintenance programs.
The agreement provides for Cardinal Health to acquire ALARIS in a two-step transaction under which a cash tender offer will be made for all outstanding shares of ALARIS common stock at a price of $22.35 per share. The tender offer will be followed by a merger in which the holders of the remaining outstanding shares of ALARIS common stock will also receive $22.35 per share in cash, without interest. ALARIS' majority shareholder has entered into an agreement to tender his 65 percent holding into the tender offer. The tender offer will be conditioned upon a majority of the outstanding shares of ALARIS common stock being tendered into the offer by holders other than the majority shareholder and ALARIS directors or officers. The transaction will also be subject to regulatory clearance and other customary conditions.
Upon completion of the merger, ALARIS will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardinal Health. The agreement has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors. The transaction is expected to be completed in Cardinal Health's fourth quarter of fiscal year 2004, ending June 30, 2004.
Conference Call
Cardinal Health and ALARIS Medical Systems will host a conference call for investors, reporters and financial analysts at 10:30 a.m. eastern daylight time to discuss the acquisition. Participants can access the call by dialing (706) 634-5100. A replay will be available on May 20 at 8:00 a.m. EDT until May 22 at 11:00 p.m. EDT by dialing (706) 645-9291, conference ID 7560637.
About ALARIS Medical Systems
ALARIS Medical Systems ( http://www.alarismed.com/ ) develops and markets products for the safe delivery of intravenous (IV) medications. The Company's IV medication and infusion therapy delivery systems, software applications, needle-free disposables and related monitoring equipment are marketed in the United States and internationally. ALARIS' "smart" pumps, with the proprietary Guardrails(R) Safety Software, help to reduce the risks and costs of medication errors, help to safeguard patients and clinicians and gather and record clinical information for review, analysis and interpretation. The Company provides its products, professional and technical support and training services to over 5,000 hospital and health care systems, as well as alternative care sites, in more than 120 countries through its direct sales force and distributors. Headquartered in San Diego, California, ALARIS employs approximately 3,000 people worldwide.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. ( http://www.cardinal.com/ ) is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Cardinal Health develops, manufactures, packages and markets products for patient care; develops drug-delivery technologies; distributes pharmaceuticals, medical- surgical and laboratory supplies; and offers consulting and other services that improve quality and efficiency in health care. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health employs more than 50,000 people on five continents and produces annual revenues of more than $50 billion. Cardinal Health is ranked #17 on the 2004 Fortune 500 list and was named one of the best U.S. companies by Forbes magazine for 2004.
Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in Cardinal Health's Form 10-K, Form 8-K and Form 10-Q reports (including all amendments to those reports) and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) the costs, difficulties, and uncertainties related to the integration of acquired businesses, the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships or changes to the terms of those relationships, changes in the distribution patterns or reimbursement rates for health-care products and/or services, the costs and other effects of governmental regulation and legal and administrative proceedings, and general economic and market conditions. Cardinal Health undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statement.
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The Criminal Law Amendment bill on acid and burn violence has unanimously been passed by the senate: congratulations to all medias, civil society representatives, survivors, MNAs and senators and friends who supported us!!!
This is milestone indeed and from now on, acid and burn attack will be officially recognised as a crime.
Punishment will be increased from minimum 14 years to life term imprisonment.
For the survivors who were present today in the senate, democracy is not a myth anymore, they got justice!!!


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TAMPA — It was supposed to be an afternoon of flashbulb moments.
After congratulating students with 13 years of perfect attendance, the superintendent would announce which employees earned promotions to principal and district supervisor.
The Hillsborough County School Board would unanimously approve. Or maybe not.
Board member Susan Valdes voted against the appointment of Carla Sparks as supervisor of single-gender programs — not because she doubted Sparks' credentials, but because she was upset at superintendent MaryEllen Elia.
"My vote on this matter is about process and procedures," Valdes told Sparks.
Valdes said the superintendent had not fully informed the board about the position as the district prepares to reopen Franklin Middle as a center for male students and Ferrell Middle for girls.
Elia quickly assured the board and the audience that she had disclosed everything about this federally assisted venture.
"One of our problems has always been that if things get approved in grants, sometimes board members don't do all of the reading in their packets on each of those positions," Elia said.
Valdes reacted instantly.
"I do read all of my agenda items," she said. "I need for you to take that back because it's not so."
At that point, other board members tried to focus attention back on the promotions.
During a recess, Valdes said she did not think Elia had authority to create a supervisory position to oversee two single-gender schools and a few single-gender classes in other schools. "That's our jurisdiction," she said.
And she said she felt insulted by Elia's contention that she had not read her backup material. "I do read everything," she said.
The argument happened in the midst of a long list of appointments that had attracted a standing-room-only crowd of spouses and well-wishers.
Board member April Griffin said the matter of organizational charts needs more attention, and called for a workshop. The board approved Griffin's request, with member Jack Lamb dissenting.
Valdes said later that she does not worry about being isolated on the board for making waves.
"If we don't stand up for something, we fall for everything," she said.
The board went forward with these appointments without controversy:
• King High principal Carla Bruning will move to the principal's job at Newsome High.
• Melanie Cleveland is now supervisor of middle and secondary reading; Daniel McFarland is supervisor of secondary science; and Lisa Cobb is director of grants and research.
• Michelle Spagnuolo is principal of Lowry Elementary; Gaye Holt is principal of Clark Elementary; Ismael Lebron is principal of Bing Elementary; Denise Mobley is principal of Pinecrest Elementary; and Anthony Montoto is principal of Valrico Elementary.
• These principals were transferred to new posts: Larry Sykes, from Ferrell Middle Magnet to Lockhart Elementary; Kristin Tonelli, from Hunter's Green Elementary to Lewis Elementary; Joseph Brown, from Walker Middle to Madison Middle; Gloria Waite, from Mabry Elementary to West Tampa Elementary; Sherri Frick from Ballast Point Elementary to Mabry Elementary; Melanie Palmeri Bottini, from Grady Elementary to Carrollwood Elementary.
Marlene Sokol can be reached at (813) 226-3356 or sokol@ sptimes.com.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- El Pollo Loco (LOCO) shares ticked higher on Friday after the fast-casual chain reported quarterly net profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates.
The company went public in late July, raising $113 million in net proceeds that it used to pay down debt and expand operations. With approximately 400 restaurants, El Pollo Loco has positioned itself as a rival to Chipotle (CMG) and a healthier play on Yum! Brands' (YUM) Taco Bell-and-KFC combination restaurants, El Pollo Loco has 400 stores split between company-owned stores and franchised locations. The chain is known for its fire-grilled chicken and Mexican-themed menu items. Shares have more than doubled since its IPO price of $15 a share.
El Pollo Loco's fiscal second-quarter net income of $6.6 million, or 21 cents a share beat analysts' consensus estimate by 5 cents. The chain reported profit of $410,000, or a penny per share, in the year-earlier quarter. Revenue for the June 25-ending quarter rose 6.3% to $86.9 million.
El Pollo Loco reported comparable restaurant sales gains of 5.4%, which included a 5% comp gains for company-owned restaurants and a 5.9% comp gain for its franchised restaurants. For 2014, the company forecast comparable restaurant sales growth between 5.5% and 6.0%.
Read More: El Pollo Loco Stock Surges 60% on IPO, But Is It a Buy?
Shares were up 1.2% to $35.16 on Friday. Here's what analysts were saying.
Andy Barish, Jefferies (Hold; $30 PT)
[El Pollo Loco] drove 5.4% SSS, slightly above our model, as the brand repositioning continues to resonate with guests and drive both traffic and check. We see continued growth via menu innovation (note success of non-chicken proteins with Carne Asada in 2Q), effective LTOs & advertising, the Hacienda remodels (+3% SSS lift), and an increased focus on digital engagement (can be very efficient). Heading into 3Q, management reported solid topline trends, and expects 3Q system SSS to be about 6.5-7.0% (vs. 3Q cons 5.3%). Note that price is expected to be ~1.75% in the 2H (took modest increase in July to help offset the CA min wage increase), but we think EPL still has good price flexibility should it need it (10-15%+ below Chipotle, especially after their recent price hike).
We like LOCO's visible SSS drivers & reaccelerating unit growth story, but the stock trades at a premium to most other QSR & fast casual companies, leaving little room for error. We've seen some momentum names move downward on seemingly temporary missteps, and find it difficult to recommend putting new money to work in EPL while it's still very much a "show-me" story on the new market penetration into Houston.
Read More: Chipotle Is a 'Once-in-a-Decade' Brand: Analyst


text: HERKIMER COUNTY SHOOTINGS: Harry Montgomery Sr., of Mohawk, has been identified as one of the four people killed by Kurt Myers during a shooting rampage in Herkimer and Mohawk, NY. The Utica Observer-Dispatch reports his son, Harry Montgomery Jr., confirmed his father had been killed by Kurt Myers at John's Barber Shop, where he had gone for a haircut. More on the Herkimer County shooting rampage.


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Rousseau in The Social Contract says, "Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains". A thought-provoking and meaningful line which highlights the social, political, cultural and moral chains that enslave a person. Ironically, people are apathetic and indifferent about being shackled and have no urge or wish to liberate themselves. They happily conform to their confinement as a legitimate way of being controlled.
For instance, the fully documented daily routine of Mughal rulers shows how they spent their time from sunrise to dusk. Every moment of the day was a part of their disciplined schedule. They appeared in the palace balcony for their subjects early in the morning as a good omen. Afterwards they proceeded to the court to administer the business of the empire. Their busy routine continued till evening until they retired to the privacy of their bedroom. Once Shah Jahan who was unwell, failed to appear in the balcony which generated rumours about his death, resulting in a war of succession among his sons. As a result, he lost his throne and spent the rest of his life as a prisoner in the fort of Agra. Aurangzeb learnt a lesson from this and never missed a public appearance despite his serious illness. These were golden chains which the rulers happily accepted as a price of their power and authority.
In modern times, the tradition has continued with political leaders being chained by protocol and their movements being restricted. They are not free to be like ordinary people and go to the park for a walk, or to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and enjoy the freedom in their lives.
Ordinary people are shackled by social, religious and cultural chains which do not allow them to liberate themselves. If an individual tries to get rid of these shackles, he is ostracised from society and he becomes isolated.
Therefore, the majority of people willingly or unwillingly accept these traditions, cultural and social practices that bind the person in such a way that he cannot release himself from the relentless grip.
Rousseau, in his prize winning essay, criticises the advancement of civilisation and accuses institutions, traditions and values for enslaving man. According to him, civilisation has damaged mankind by taking away freedom. He argued that in the early period of human history, man was closer to nature, and enjoyed pleasure and happiness without any bondage.
History shows that the process of technological inventions and their use has completely tied up our lives at the cost of liberty. Rousseau points out that man lived a simpler life in the early period of history. People were free to eat or dress according to their own will. But in modern times, people dress according to fashion dictates and eat according to certain table manners. They like it when others appreciate their attire, language and lifestyle. People live for others and lose their independence.
Recalling the allegory of Plato's Cave, where a group of people tied up in chains see reflections on the wall that they perceive as real. One of them frees himself and goes out of the cave into the glaring sunlight. He returns to the cave and tells the other people that they are watching nothing but a reflection of the real world. They do not believe him and continue to be in the same position with no desire to break their binding chains nor to liberate themselves from enslavement.
There is no doubt that the chains may be very heavy and people are used to being shackled. But despite the powerful constraint, if attempts to break away are made from time to time, mankind would one day be liberated from bondage.
In the Pakistani society, we are bound by centuries-old, rusted chains of feudalism, tribalism, religious fanaticisms and mutilated social and moral values. We are used to bearing with them and sometimes even regard them as holy and sacred. There is no alternative except to break them, emerge out of the darkness of the cave and embrace the light of freedom by restructuring civilisation with new, positive and progressive values.
Man should be free and unrestrained to become a master of his destiny and use his creative powers to fully and freely enjoy the fruits of life.


text: I changed the oil, oil filter and air filter yesterday, it seemed fine at the time and afterwards but now smoke with a blue tinge (burnt oil) is coming from the exhaust, not loads but it wasnt there yesterday. Is this somewhat normal after an oil change on a high mileage diesel or is it something else? I appreciate that it could be something devastatingly bad but is there any smaller, cheaper things worth checking first? Just had a search, seems maybe the EGR valve should be cleaned out, but this doesnt really solve the problem of why it has started just after a service. Many thanks Ant


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In a season that brought us our first ever Super Bowl appearance and win along with beat downs against every New York team, it's hard to really keep the list of favorite season moments to just 10…but I'll give it a shot.
#10. Saints defeat Falcons (twice)
It's not the first season this has happened and it certainly won't be the last. Still, beating our NFC South nemesis never seems to get old. Not to mention the outrageous party in the streets we Saints fans put on after the game. Even a few dirty birds couldn't resist the urge to join in and (attempt) a second line dance.
#9. Reggie Bush "Brings the Wood"
Those chants of "Reggie, Reggie, Reggie" finally paid off in the Saints divisional playoff game against the Cardinals. #25 not only ran back a punt for a touchdown but he dug deep into his USC bag of tricks to put a spectacular move on a few Cardinals defenders to turn what should have been a modest gain into points. Let's relive the moment, shall we?
#8. Sean Payton makes Bill Belichick Cry Home to His Mama
When one of the cockiest, most ego-centric coaches in the league gets so out-coached, he does the equivalent of "packing up his toys and going home" before the game is over, you know you've just witnessed something spectacular. The Saints took it to the Pats in a game that sums up their Super Bowl run: no one believed they could do it. It was an old school ass whoopin' on a much hated bully, the kind that makes neighborhood children gather round and yell "yeah, get him!!" Some say old man Belichick was never the same after that…
#7. Darren Sharper…
Nuff said…
#6. Robert Meachem's DC Miracle
Some have defined the Saints 2009 season as "magical." Those people probably don't say that phrase without conjuring up images of Robert Meachem turning a Drew Brees interception into a Saints touchdown against the Redskins. I can't even begin to describe its awesomeness. Just watch. (And try to ignore the weird music.)
#5. Deuuuuuccceee!!!!
How do you inspire a crowd of 70,000+, who for weeks have heard their playoff bound, top-seeded team, is "sluggish, rusty, and in a downward spiral"? If you're a genius, you bring back the one guy with whom their love affair just won't end. When the Saints announced they'd re-signed Deuce McAllister, one day before the Cardinals game, you could feel the wave of goose bumps making its way across the Who Dat Nation. And when our main man made his triumphant return on to the field, we knew with an unapologetic arrogance that those poor Cards never stood a chance.
#4.Saints comeback over Miami
If you weren't there to witness it, I'm so sorry..so very, very sorry. This was the kind of regular season game that turns players into legends. I watched from the second row of (then) Landshark Stadium as the Saints went down against the Dolphins 24-3. As hot as it was outside on that Miami afternoon, I didn't break a sweat. I knew they had the talent and the swagger necessary to mount a comeback. Before long, Drew Brees had sneaked his way into the end zone, slam dunked the football, and kicked off what would turn out to be a 46-34 butt bruiser. It was then when I first heard a fan chant "When the sun goes down, the Brees comes out." It became my mantra for the rest of the season. Before leaving the stadium, I turned to a group of disgruntled Dolphins fans and whispered with obnoxious certainty "We'll be back…"
#3. Tracy Porter "picks" on QB legends
When Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre in the final moments of regulation in the NFC Championship Game, few gave Porter the credit. After all, it was just Favre doing what Favre does. But when Porter pulled the same move against Peyton Manning, jumping a route and essentially ending the Colts comeback bid in the Super Bowl, it seemed the media was finally ready to give this dude his props.
#2. Garrett Hartley: The Golden Foot
Who knew it would take little more than one season for Garrett Hartley to kick Morten Anderson and Tom Dempsey to the curb as Saints fans most beloved place kicker. It's all thanks to Hartley's overtime clutch-tastic field goal against the Vikings to send the Saints to their first Super Bowl. Lest we forget, he was perfect in the big game against the Colts as well, going 3/3 for over 40 yards. That set a Super Bowl record, my friends.
Honorable Mention: Nola Chick Goes to the Super Bowl…Courtesy of Ellen Degeneres
So maybe this wasn't a big deal for the rest of you Who Dats, but it's surely tops in my books. After jousting my way to victory on The Ellen Show, I earned a sweet trip to the Super Bowl, which included a blimp ride, club-level tickets, and a chance to watch my boys win from the sidelines of the field at Sun Life Stadium. Oh…and canoodling with a few players in the locker room after the game didn't hurt either. Check it out!
#1. Saints Win the Super Bowl
Ah, February 7, 2010. It's a day that will bring smiles to the faces of Saints fans for the rest of our lives. We'd longed for a Super Bowl victory for our team but never imagined the day would actually come. When it did, we didn't know what to do with ourselves. Cry? Scream? Kiss a stranger? Drink ourselves into a stupor? If you're a true fan, it was likely all of the above. We finally reached the mountain top. Next stop: Dynasty-ville!


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Perennially popular Geordie duo Ant and Dec have helped Nintendo win a weekly marketing award from UTalkMarketing thanks to their new TV ad campaign for the Wii.
The advertisement was named as this week's UTalkMarketing People's Choice winner having won over 1,000 of the site's users, receiving 21 per cent of the total vote.
"Our strategy is to bring gaming to everybody, whilst removing the niche status and stigma that has often restricted the industry," Nintendo's senior product manager Rob Lowe said of the ads.
"Ant and Dec's universal appeal and all-encompassing charm takes this strategy to the next stage and we hope it will herald a step-change in the way video games are perceived by everybody.
"We feel this is a hugely innovative campaign and the media support behind it is the most we've ever committed to during the October to December period. It truly feels like a groundbreaking approach for both Nintendo and the industry as a whole."


text: Christopher Hanley wrote: >Travis Oliphant wrote: > > >>I'm not sure. Presumably it would pick up its shape from the input object. >> >>At some point, I think I'd like to move the chararray into C and have it >>be the default return object whenever a string or unicode base-type >>array is requested. >> >>You can already have arrays of strings without the chararray, except >>comparisons don't work. There are lots of ways to solve that problem, >>and I'm not sure the chararray is the best way. But, it's functional. >> >>-Travis >> >> >> > >I guess I'm trying to understand if the following example will work. In >numarray, I can say the following: > > >In [24]: from numarray import strings as chararray > >In [25]: arr2 = chararray.array('abcdefg'*10,itemsize=10) > >In [26]: arr2 >Out[26]: >CharArray(['abcdefgabc', 'defgabcdef', 'gabcdefgab', 'cdefgabcde', > 'fgabcdefga', 'bcdefgabcd', 'efgabcdefg']) > > So, this is taking a buffer and chopping it into string bits. Currently, the chararray array function does not take a buffer input. I would suggest not using character arrays in pyfits just yet. They are not really necessary, because normal arrays can be of string type. If you really need the functionality of the chararray (string methods or equality testing), then create it after creating the normal array (no data will be copied). I'd like to better understand use cases of special string arrays a little better. I'm not sure I completely understand why numarray split everything into different array types. Much more is supported in the basic array type in scipy. -Travis


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To summarize the problem briefly, libtalloc 2.0.1 (providing libtalloc.so.2) was released in EPEL5 during the lifetime of RHEL 5.4. At this time, no libtalloc existed in RHEL. However, when RHEL 5.5 was released, it included a subpackage of the samba3x SRPM that provided an earlier version of libtalloc (providing libtalloc.so.1).
The problem is that since the two packages are named the same, and EPEL5 was carrying a newer version, RHEL users would be upgraded to the EPEL version. This would cause compatibility issues with RHEL5, as the samba3x package relied on libtalloc.so.1, while EPEL5 features such as SSSD relied on libtalloc.so.1. This was also in violation of the standard policy of EPEL not to upgrade standard RHEL packages.
In the EPEL meeting today, it was decided that in order to resolve this issue for now, the following steps will be taken (as an exception to the currently-defined EPEL policy)*
1) libtalloc in EPEL will be updated to carry both libtalloc.so.2 and a compatible version of libtalloc.so.1 (built from the samba3x sources). 2) The libtalloc maintainer in EPEL (me) will work with the samba3x maintainer in RHEL5 to move libtalloc 2.x into RHEL proper for RHEL 5.6 (so this violation in policy will exist only during a single RHEL minor release)
I would like this package to see extensive testing before it goes to stable, so I would request anyone who is (or might wish to be) running samba3x to please test this package for incompatibilities with samba3x:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/libtalloc-2.0.1-7.el5 * Policy is being re-examined to handle similar issues in the future. -- Stephen Gallagher RHCE 804006346421761 Delivering value year after year. Red Hat ranks #1 in value among software vendors. http://www.redhat.com/promo/vendor/


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The Tennessee Titans (2-2) will look to rebound from last week's home loss to the Broncos as they travel to Texas this week for a visit to the 1-2 Dallas Cowboys in a game that will be shown to most of the country.
Both teams will be looking to continue their winning ways in interconference play this year. The Titans beat the Giants, 29-10 in their first visit to a new NFC East stadium. The Cowboys, meanwhile, obtained their only win this season two weeks ago in Reliant Stadium, toppling the Texans 24-7 before enjoying last week's bye.
Some keys to the game after the jump…
Don't let the Cowboys set the edge.
As Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels noted in his post-game press conference, the Broncos rushed both their outside linebackers almost every play to prevent Chris Johnson from getting outside. Both outside linebackers, DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer, are better than any outside linebacker the Broncos have, especially in terms of pass rush ability. The Titans need to contain both of them for Chris Johnson and the offense to be successful.
Throw the ball well on third down.
While Vince Young played fairly well against the Broncos, I found his play on third down pretty unimpressive. He'll almost certainly see more of a pass rush from the Cowboys than he did last week, from both Ware and Spencer and also from nose tackle Jay Ratliff, and will need to handle it better than he did the pressure the Steelers brought.
Don't get overpowered by the Cowboys offensive line.
The play-calling hasn't always reflected it, but the strength of the Cowboys offensive line is literally that-their ability to physically overwhelm opposing blockers. The Titans tend to prefer smaller defensive linemen, so they'll have to use their edge in quickness to offset the size disadvantage while also trying not to get burned by the freeze draw.
Avoid coverage busts.
The Cowboys scored two touchdowns against the Texans when Roy Williams beat the corner at the line and the rest of the defense wasn't able to recover in time. Alterraun Verner and Cortland Finnegan can't make the same mistake this week. The Cowboys may also look to isolate Jason Witten against whichever of Jamie Winborn or Gerald McRath is in the game; as the Giants showed, that (against Winborn) can be a successful strategy when you have a talented tight end.
I'm not a big predictions kind of guy, so I won't give you a final score. The Cowboys are probably better than their 1-2 record indicates, as they outplayed the Redskins in a loss and greatly outplayed the Texans. The money has them as a 7-point favorite; even with the standard home field edge, that feels a little high to me. This year, though, the Cowboys have been the better team, and it wouldn't surprise me to see them walk away the victor on Sunday, no matter how much I'll be rooting against that outcome.