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A wise person once said that two hands engaged in labor can accomplish more than a million hands clasped in prayer. That person was not Rick Perry. The Texas governor recently shared his plans for combating America's gun problem. He said Americans should simply get down on their knees and "pray for protection."
Perry acknowledged the crisis of violence in the U.S., but said enacting tougher gun laws was not the right way to solve it. According to the former presidential candidate, the smartest way to fight crime is to "Return to our places of worship and pray for help."
Translation: Pray or God will allow someone to kill you. The ultimate quid pro quo.
Does anyone else have a problem with government officials telling people that prayer is the solution to gun violence, as opposed to, you know, common sense, real-life solutions? Evidently, Texans aren't picky about who's running the asylum.
You see, folks, praying for gun control accomplishes absolutely nothing. Zilch. Nada. A Kevlar Bible is more effective. I discovered this when I was 12 years old and my best friend was shot in a hunting accident. I prayed and prayed that he would live, but he died. I prayed for other things back then -- more food to eat, parents who weren't alcoholics, happiness at home -- but none of those prayers were answered either. That's when it hit me: Nobody was listening. So I stopped praying. I stopped believing. And I began taking charge of my own life. That was 44 years ago and I've never regretted the decision.
But say you're a praise-the-Lord-and-pass-the-ammunition Christian like Gov. Perry. Ask yourself this: Just how much praying does it take to get protection from a bullet? If we all bow our heads and plead with God, will it also prevent death from grenades, land mines, and bunker busters? And if prayer really does halt gun violence, why does the Pope ride around in a bulletproof car? Lastly, what is it about areas rich in oil that turns people into religious zealots? Just wondering.
Prayer was also Perry's solution for last year's drought in Texas. After he cut state funding to fire departments, and after his state was ravaged by unchecked wildfires, he urged homeowners to pray for rain. And Texas burned. The federal government eventually had to send in cargo planes filled with water to quench the flames. This is the same government of the country that Perry wants to secede from.
Maybe God doesn't take requests for rain from climate change deniers and governors who act more like "Pet Rocks."
Rick Perry is not the only one who believes in the power of prayer. The Taliban worship God to the point of martyrdom, hoping it will hide them from U.S. drones. The Hutu in Rwanda trust that prayer will help them dodge a hail of bullets. And the Jews of Poland were sure that prayer would keep them safe. Sadly, prayer doesn't seem to help anyone except for corrupt politicians, ayatollahs, doomsday religious groups, and TV evangelists.
I guess the Lord works in mysterious ways.
Here's something to ponder: The least violent countries are also the least religious. It's a fact. Religion doesn't keep us safe, culture does. On the other hand, prayer is much easier than putting some actual thought into trying to resolve a problem, right?
I'd like to point out that prayer didn't work all that well for Perry's presidential candidacy. Nor did clicking his heels three times, using his magic four-leaf clover or snake handling at the Pentecostal Church. Next time the governor should try sacrificing a dozen goats and NRA president David Keene.
In other words, 13 goats.
This may be impossible for Gov. Perry to understand, but prayer is a placebo, the NRA is crooked, and he is an incredibly weak-minded tool. Militarizing our schools is not the answer to our gun problem. The solution will be a series of actions similar to those supported by President Obama, such as universal background checks and a ban on assault rifles and ammunition clips that allow shooters to fire dozens of bullets into crowded theaters or classrooms without reloading.
This intelligent solution will take time, energy and patience to achieve success. It will also take greater understanding, cooperation and compassion on the part of the NRA and American gun owners. But it's much better than believing that our problems can be solved with more prayer and additional guns.
Can I (not) get an amen, brother?
Tim Martin lives in McKinleyville


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This research project investigates the role of ethnic and religious diversity in contemporary European nation building. National identity is not a fixed entity, and through the parallel proces ses of globalization, immigration and secularization, traditional notions of national identity are under pressure. NATION seeks to understand these issues by exploring how nationhood is negotiated in three European countries: Norway, France, and the United Kingdom.
The increased ethnic and religious diversity within these countries' populations is seen to challenge the boundaries of national identity in particular ways. Some aspects of diversity are seen as acceptable, while others are defined as 'problematic' for national identity. In current debates on nationhood, the discourses of religion and ethnicity are intertwined. The changing social role of religion has implications for the negotiation of the nation. While looking at the interaction between religion and ethnicity in nationhood contestations, NATION investigates these two issues in parallel.
Please continue to the Project Summary page for research questions and organization, and the NATION Update page for news on current activities.
Staff members can access the PRIO intranet site for this project here
Kolås, Åshild (2017) How critical is the event? Multicultural Norway after 22 July 2011, Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture 23(2): 1–15.
Fangen, Katrine & Bjørnar Buxrud (2017) Norwegian national day oratory: constructing and reconstructing a national we, Nations and Nationalism. DOI: 10.1111/nana.12346.
Fangen, Katrine & Åshild Kolås (2016) The "Syria traveller": Reintegration or legal sanctioning?, Critical Studies on Terrorism 9(3): 414–432.
Fangen, Katrine & Mari Vaage (2014) FrP-politikeres innvandringsretorikk i posisjon og opposisjon, Agora: Journal for metafysisk spekulasjon 3(4): 30–63.
Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) When Poland became the main country of birth among Catholics in Norway': Exploring the interface of Polish migrants' everyday narratives and Church responses to a rapid demographic re-constitution, in Pasura, Dominic ; & Marta Bivand Erdal, eds, Migration, Transnationalism and Catholicism: Global Perspectives. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Erdal, Marta Bivand (2017) Hvem godtar vi som «norske»? [Who do we accept as "Norwegian"?], Aftenposten, 14 March.
Erdal, Marta Bivand (2017) Etnisk norsk er ingen absolutt størrelse [The "ethnic Norwegian" is no absolute entity], Dagbladet, 9 March.
Erdal, Marta Bivand & Mette Strømsø (2017) Hva er norskhet? [What is Norwegianness?], VG, 17 January.
Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) Hvilket «kulturelt fellesskap» gir oss trygghet? [Which "cultural community" gives us a sense of safety?], Vårt Land, 28 June.
Erdal, Marta Bivand (2016) Hverdagsintegrering for norskfødte [Everyday integration for the 'Norwegian-born'], Dagbladet, 28 May.
Erdal, Marta Bivand & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2015) Når blir du norsk? [When do you become Norwegian?], Aftenposten, 8 May.
Erdal, Marta Bivand & Rojan Tordhol Ezzati (2015) Evig innvandrer, aldri norsk [Eternal immigrant, never Norwegian], Bergens Tidende, 22 January.
Erdal, Marta Bivand & Tove Heggli Sagmo (2014) Avleggs statsborgerskapslov [Outdated citizenship legislation], Dagens Næringsliv, 6 October.
Kolås, Åshild (2015) Sovereignty revisited: The Basque case, presented at International Workshop on 'A Multidisciplinary Approach to Processes of Sovereignty Construction: The Basque Case', Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (IISL), 14–15 May 2015.
Erdal, Marta Bivand & Mette Strømsø (2016) Norskhet i flertall [Plural Norwegianness], PRIO Policy Brief, 14. Oslo: PRIO.
Erdal, Marta Bivand & Cathrine Talleraas (2015) Becoming One of Us?, PRIO Policy Brief, 11. Oslo: PRIO.
Talleraas, Cathrine & Marta Bivand Erdal (2015) Contestations over National Identity and Diversity, PRIO Policy Brief, 10. Oslo: PRIO.
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In leading up to Arizona's centennial, Feb. 14, 2012, we'll reprint a story or excerpts each day from the Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen archives.
Dec. 12, 1912
The copper industry in the United States has shown a notable growth, according to the United States geological survey. In 1845, when important production of copper in this country practically began, the output was but 224,000 pounds, but it increased 100 per cent the following year and gained by rapid strides until 1850, when the production was 1,466,000 pounds. In 1870 it was 28,224,000 pounds; in 1890 it was 259,763,092 pounds; in 1900 it had increased to 606,147,116 pounds; in 1909 it had passed the billion mark, with 1,029,951,624 pounds; and in 1911 was 1,958,201,285 pounds of which 56 per cent was the output of the United States.
It is noteworthy that, unlike areas producing most other metals, not one of the leading copper districts of the United States, several of which have been active producers for a period of 30 years or more, has been worked out or showed a marked decrease in its ability to produce copper.
Twelve districts situated in eight states have each contributed over 100,000,000 pounds to the copper output of the country, or a total of 94 per cent of the whole output of the United States since 1845. Four of these districts are in Arizona, two in California, and one each in Montana. Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Tennessee and Utah. Two districts stand out prominently, the Butte district, Montana, which has contributed over one-third of the output of the country and the Lake Superior district, Michigan, with a production of a little less than one-third of the total output.
- Arizona Daily Star
The Sundt Cos., O'Rielly Chevrolet, Research Corp. for Science Advancement, the University of Arizona, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Rosemont Copper, Tucson Realty & Trust. Co., Jack Furrier Tire & Auto Care, Walgreens and Carondelet Health Network are sponsors of the Star's Arizona Centennial project.


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I'm a lead vocalist. I was trained by Dave Pencil who works with the Dayton Orchestra. I also play piano and some guitar. I've done gigs mainly around Ohio I've recorded and help produce songs. You can hear my solo project at /jasonhart1986 or yo out one of my old bands at ./broadwayunderfiremusic.
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Advisory committee formed for CCU president search
May 15, 2006
A new committee has been formed as part of the process to select a new president at Coastal Carolina University. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee is a group of 12 persons representing a broad base of campus constituencies. The committee will review applications, interview candidates and identify finalists who will be interviewed by Coastal's board of trustees. The board and the advisory committee will be assisted by Greenwood and Associates Inc. of Washington, D.C., a professional search firm chosen by an ad hoc committee of Coastal's board of trustees in March. Coastal President Ronald R. Ingle is scheduled to retire June 30, 2007.
The members of the advisory committee are: William H. Alford, Fred F. DuBard Jr. and Samuel H. Frink, representing the board of trustees; Larry Biddle, representing the Coastal Educational Foundation; Julie Snowden, representing the Horry County Higher Education Commission; Dave Evans, representing CCU's Faculty Senate; Sharon Thompson, representing the Coastal faculty; Robert Shelton, representing the CCU Alumni Association; Janet Shokal, a Coastal student and president of the Student Government Association; Danny Nicholson, representing the Coastal administration; and Charles Hodge, chair of the board of trustees. Oran Smith, a trustee who chairs the academic affairs committee, will serve as a nonvoting adviser.


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Emergency Preparedness Seminar- Wantagh
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Wantagh, NY 11793
Senator Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. and Assemblyman Dave McDonough will be co-hosting two hurricane preparedness programs during the first week in August.
The programs will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the Town of Hempstead-Merrick Road Park at 2550 Clubhouse Road in Merrick and on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the Wantagh Fire Department at 3470 Park Ave. in Wantagh. Both programs will begin at 7 p.m.
"Irene reminded us all last year that hurricanes and major storms can hit Long Island and cause serious damage. The best way to protect our families and homes is to be prepared. Through these meetings, residents can learn from the experts about simple steps they can take now to help ensure that they are prepared in case a hurricane, major storm, or other emergency affects our community," said Senator Fuschillo.
"Tropical storm Irene hit Long Island with tremendous force last year and caused serious destruction," said Assemblyman McDonough. "Fortunately, thanks to the brave actions by emergency personnel, the outcome while tragic was not as bad as it could have been. However, we need to be prepared for the possibility of future landfalling hurricanes. Senator Fuschillo and I and other emergency management officials, will be providing education and information in order to be prepared before and during any storms."
The programs will include preparedness information and instructions from members of the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and LIPA.


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Christina Milian and her 7-month-old daughter Violet were spotted leaving Cafe Med in Hollywood, Calif. on Thursday (October 7).
The singer wore a colorful dress and red sunglasses while her daughter wore a pink headband bow in her hair.
The baby's father is The-Dream, a record producer Milian married in September 2009. The two separated three months later.
Milian once gushed about Violet to US magazine saying, "She's got a lot of personality!"


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Like almost five out of six Californians, I don't carry earthquake insurance on my home. Every time I hear of a quake, such as the magnitude 4.5 Yorba Linda quake that struck last summer, I fret about the risk I'm taking by not adding it. (Quake coverage is not included in the standard homeowner's policy.)
Years ago, I could justify this decision by pointing to the bare-bones coverage these policies offered, including little coverage for possessions or living expenses while a home is being repaired.
Well, policies have changed – especially in the last couple of years – and now offer more choices and 12.5 percent lower premiums on average. So I decided to revisit quake coverage and do a little cost/benefit analysis.
The best place to start is the California Earthquake Authority, a publicly managed, privately funded entity founded in 1996 (after the devastating magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake.) It provides 70 percent of the earthquake policies sold in the state through private insurance companies.
The earthquake
authority.com site offers a rundown on policies, as well as calculators to get estimates for coverage. Here are some of the things you'll have to consider when getting a quote:
1. Deductibles. Earthquake insurance covers your dwelling at the same replacement cost as that specified on your homeowners insurance. While you can specify a deductible by dollar amount on your homeowner's policy, earthquake deductibles are typically much higher and are represented as a percentage – typically 15 percent of your home's replacement cost.
So if you have a house that is insured for a replacement cost of $300,000, the deductible you would have to cover before the insurance company pays for repairs is 15 percent of $300,000 or $45,000. (Just to be clear, you wouldn't cut a check for the full $45,000 but that amount would be deducted from the total paid to you.)
2. Costs. The yearly premium on that policy in my area for my insured replacement cost would be about $791, according to the site's calculator. If you take the deductible down to 10 percent – or $30,000 – the cost of that policy rises by $276 to $1,067.
Last summer's rollout of Homeowners Choice policies also lets you put in place a personal property deductible so you don't have to meet the high dwelling coverage deductible before you get paid for your home's contents, says authority CEO Glenn Pomeroy.
3. Exclusions. What's not covered by the standard earthquake insurance policy? More than you might think. Basically, your dwelling and its contents are eligible, but not the pool, detached garage, landscaping or fences. Forget about china or other breakables such as chandeliers.
4. Loss of use. Just as your homeowners policy pays for you to find other accommodations if your house is damaged in a fire, earthquake insurance similarly covers these expenses, but only for a fixed dollar amount, such as $1,500 or $10,000, rather than the percentage of the home's coverage amount.
What's hardest for me and others to stomach is the big deductible, especially given that much of the earthquake claims aren't total losses like they are with other disasters such as fires.
The 1994 Northridge quake, for example, generated 195,000 claims with an average value of $35,000, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. That's about $55,000 in 2013 dollars, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator.
My next step is getting a better handle on my risk, such as on what kind of soil is under my house and what I could do to help mitigate my risk, including securing heavy furniture and checking to make sure my house is bolted to the foundation.
I'm still comparison shopping, and still on the fence, about adding earthquake coverage. The good news is that coverage – and peace of mind – is a lot more affordable than it used to be.
Smart Money contributor Melinda Fulmer writes about wealth and health for the Orange County Register and other national publications. Follow her on Twitter at @MelindaFulmer.


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Leftover Salmon is breaking up or taking a break?
Hi Yall - Tis some very bad news but yes it is true after 15 years the boys are calling it quits I wanted to keep all the rumors from flying I am very sad about this the band has been a big part of my life from playing my wedding in 94 to being on the road with them for 5or6 hundred shows or so. Since Mark passed nothing has really ever been the same musically they have done a great job but the feeling of family and adventure has never been the same Mark really was the glue that held things together and boy do I miss him .Vince called me a few weeks ago and broke the news. He is sad and a little nervous about what the future will bring. He is also excited about the fact that he will be able to spend time with Kimba and Sylas. his boy is growing up fast.The last shows will be a three day run for new years at the boulder theater I hope the boys dont get mad at me for talking out of school here but they know I love all of them like brothers and as they say all good things must pass so get out there and see them while you can !!!
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SEFFNER — A 58-year-old pedestrian was critically injured Thursday night while attempting to cross a road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Patrick Michael Quinn of St. Petersburg was crossing Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard just west of Highview Road about 8:15 p.m. when he was hit by a car driven by Traci Oldham, 34, of Tampa. He was not in a crosswalk.
Troopers said Quinn hit the hood and landed in the inside lane of westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Quinn was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he was in critical condition late Thursday.


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"But Mommy You Promised You Wouldn't Do That Again"
"At the end, all that's left of you are your possessions. Perhaps that's why I've never been able to throw anything away. Perhaps that's why I've hoarded the world: with the hope that when I died, the sum total of my things would suggest a life larger than the one I lived." ~ Nicole Krauss.
Hoarding, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and complicated grief coalesce to create an avalanche of chaos. I hear stories of children who beg their mother or father to not engage in behaviors that, even to a child, seem out-of-control. What are children to do about their parents who hoard?
Hoarding, as a diagnosis did not exist in the DSM IV. Hoarding was listed as a symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder. In the DSM V it was removed from association with obsessive compulsive disorder and is now viewed as a distinct disorder of its own known as hoarding disorder. One of the reasons given for its move to a new classification is that it did not respond to treatments that were useful in treating obsessive compulsive disorder.
Children are vulnerable to whatever rests in front of them. At times they are asked to deal with violence. Other times they are asked to accept neglect and invisibility. Still other times they endure the death and dying of a parent. And, there are small children who know at a very young age that there is something terrifying about a trip to the used clothing and furniture store, the discount markets, and the garage sales that dot the community landscape every Saturday morning at daybreak.
Children often accompany a hoarding parent on one or many of these excursions. Their home is already a dangerous maze that must be carefully negotiated to determine an exit. School supplies are long buried. Treasured toys are four feet under and everyday items such as shampoo may exist in cartons stacked to the ceiling of the bathroom. Clothes do not get laundered and the bath tub is in use. This is where the cases of tomato soup with rice are stored. Newspapers spanning two decades now take up residence in the shower stall.
Hoarding behavior affects everyone in the family. There are risks for children of hoarders just like the risks for those with other diagnostic categories.
Here are some risks for children of hoarders:
Family issues including legal issues around law suits, divorce, custody, visitation, and other legal matters.
Loss of the family. The child may be taken from the family and placed in foster care or with a relative. Child Protective Services may intervene.
Physical risks due to towers of things and unsafe storage of things. Slips, falls, and running into things are common especially when a child gets up in the night. Fire hazard is another risk and toxic fumes from fires are more likely with such a number of items stored beyond what is referred to as safe fire load.
Emotional risks include shame, embarrassment, isolation, helplessness, resentment, acting out, stress, frustrations, secret keeping, torn alliances, exposure to fights and anger, lack of trust, anger, depression, feelings of abandonment, psychological distress, relational problems, and making many sacrifices for the hoarding parent.
Children of hoarders do not invite their friends over to play. They hesitate going to a friend's house for fear of hearing jokes made about their parent.
There is a high risk and potential for modeling parent hoarding behavior.
There may be over attention given to keeping tabs on one's possessions.
If you know a child who is being parented by a hoarder it is important to be sensitive, try to advocate with sensitive-minded teachers for additional support at school, and consider volunteering with an agency that assists hoarders in getting help and using the 3 R's (reduce, re-use, recycle).
The child who has a hoarding parent is dealing with considerable loss and grief. Be available to talk.
Thank you and be well.
Nanette Burton Mongelluzzo, PhD
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Burton Mongelluzzo, N. (2013). "But Mommy You Promised You Wouldn't Do That Again". Psych Central. Retrieved on September 25, 2017, from https://blogs.psychcentral.com/angst-anxiety/2013/08/but-mommy-you-promised-you-wouldnt-do-that-again/


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"Mr. Gabler begins with the assertion that, "as anyone who has ever wiggled in his seat at a classical music concert or stared in disbelief at a work of conceptual art can attest, culture in America has usually been imposed from the top down." And what about the vastly larger segment of the population who avoid such egghead pastimes altogether? They are the heroes of Mr. Gabler's article, which is about how an anonymous band of "democrats" overthrew the forces of "official" culture as embodied by "media executives, academics, elite tastemakers and of course critics."
These people, also characterized as "cultural imperialists" and "commissars," have conducted a long and tireless campaign to force everyone else to look at conceptual art and go to classical music. "For over 200 years," Mr. Gabler writes, "normal Americans have longed to exercise their independence and free themselves form the tyranny of the elitists." And now, apparently, that nightmare of oppression is over.
Thank the Internet, on which sites like Rotten Tomatoes and Ain't it Cool News exert a populist influence greater than that of the old elites and equivalent to the grass-roots democracy of "American Idol." If those examples seem a little dated, Mr. Gabler has newer evidence to cite his implication that 2010 will join 1848 and 1989 as a banner year in the annals of revolution."


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Cech: Chelsea need to keep clean sheets
Chelsea keeper Petr Cech says the team's inability to keep a clean sheet is now affecting their confidence.
The Blues had one of the best defensive records in the first half of the season, but have now only kept just one clean sheet in their last eight outings in all competitions and have had to watch as rivals Manchester United recorded an astonishing 12 Premier League clean sheets in a row.
Luiz Felipe Scolari's side nearly mustered a goalless draw against title rivals Liverpool with 10 men on Sunday before conceding the game following Fernando Torres' late brace.
Cech insists Chelsea need to grind out victories while hoping the leading duo drop points between now and the summer if they are to get back in the title race.
''Whether it's our concentration or not I don't know, but we need to sort it out,'' said Cech. ''At the start of the season we were getting a lot of clean sheets. Then in December we had a run where we didn't.
''You can have a great game and still allow the opposition to score. That's what we're doing and it makes everything a lot more difficult.
''When you're not conceding goals for so long, it gives you a massive boost to know one goal will get you three points.
''All we can do now is keep winning, so if Liverpool or United drop points we can close the gap. That is the only way for us now. It's not in our hands, it's in United's.''
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Hallelujah its done! Well, the top, that is.
And I'm linking up with Lee over at Freshly Pieced! This is one WIP I cannot wait to finish!
I like your idea of sparse wavy quilting! I tried doing some gentle wave quilting on a quilt a few months ago and a) enjoyed doing it and b) loved the result!
Hi Cristin : ) I just found your blog via flickr and I am pretty much in love! Beautiful projects.
A few things. I definitely like the wavy idea for the quilting. I think it would add nicely to the blues/ocean/water colors you have going on. (love it by the way) Also, Just a quick idea. I am currently planning on making a bench/bookshelf thingy for my entry way. I found a blog that gives materials & step by step instructions on how to build them. ana-white.com Maybe you would find something that would fit perfect for your space. :) Love your blog!
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Kim Richards Steps Out Post-Rehab
Kim Richards seems to be in much better spirits since leaving an undisclosed rehab facility earlier this week.
The 47-year-old reality star was all smiles when she and older sister Kathy Hilton (mother of Paris and Nicky Hilton) emerged from Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday evening. Wearing matching black-and-white ensembles, the siblings happily posed for photographers outside the famous Chinese restaurant.
PHOTO: Click here to see the pic of Kim Richards outside Mr. Chow
Still, one sibling was noticeably missing from the outing: "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards-Umansky, who turned 43 that same day. "So many loving birthday wishes!" Kyle tweeted. "Thank you all so much for your kind words!"
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As Us Weekly first reported, Kim's month-long stint in rehab wasn't easy for the Bravo star. "She tried to leave and ended up coming back," one insider revealed in December, adding that the former child actress was "very defiant."
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"Kim's alcohol addiction along with other substance abuse problems has been obvious for quite some time," a close pal told Us in early December, shortly after the TV star sought treatment. "It's really good that she's finally getting help."
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Lausanne Diamond League recap
The biggest story entering the meet was the 100-meter showdown between two American convicted dopers, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay. Gatlin won with perhaps the least inspiring 9.80 in history; Gay finished second in 9.93 in his first race since one on this track a year ago; and yet another ex-doper, Mike Rogers, finished third to give us a podium filled with infamous Americans.
We asked Gatlin after the race if he thought everyone he was racing was clean. The first three words out of his mouth were "I don't know," but his full response is much more nuanced and less damning. He brings up the very strong point: as long as people keep getting caught, it sure seems like drug testing is working.
Whoever the bouncer is at the high jump's 2.40 (7-10.25+) club, fire him. There are now twelve men who have jumped that height outdoors, and five of them have jumped their personal best this year. Ukrainian Andriy Protsenko became the 12th man to sneak past the 2.40 velvet rope; that clearance was good enough to tie his countryman, Bogdan Bondarenko for the highest of the evening. Ukraine, Russia, and Slovenia are now the only the nations with two men over 2.40. Cuba, Sweden, Qatar, Russia, Romania, and the United States each have one.
Bondarenko won the meet with less misses, and was the only man to chase the ellipses on the listed height progression. After passing at 2.42m and 2.44m, he took one very solid attempt at a world record height of 2.46m (8-0.5) before two clear misses that enthralled the crowd.
The biggest race of the night for American distance aficionados was Matt Centrowitz's season European debut in the 1500-meters. Centro was stuck near the very back of the race for 1200-meters before covering a small gap with 200-meters to go. He swung very wide in the last 100-meters to finish in the exact middle of the field; his 3:32.70 is a season best and less than a second off of his PB. With his wheels the last 200-meters, he probably spotted the leaders a little bit too much room.
The big story here is the arrival of a new Kenyan star, Ronald Kwemoi. The 18-year-old came into the year with a 3:45 personal best, but is certainly coming into his own. In his race prior to Lausanne DL, Kwemoi took the win at the Kenyan Champs, which was held at altitude, in 3:34.6. Here in Switzerland, his ferocious kick with 200-meters to go gave him the win over a world-class field in another personal best of 3:31.48. Though there was no Asbel Kiprop or Ayanleh Souleiman, you should still remember the name.
After the race, Centrowitz told us that he was pleased with the result for a first race after flying to Europe from the west coast, but definitely looking to run faster.
There were only two American distance runners at this meet. The other one was Molly Beckwith, who ran 1:59.30 for fourth in the women's 800-meters. Eunice Sum led the non-rabbit field from wire to wire and won in 1:58.48. It was a classic women's Diamond League race: horrifically paced. The rabbit was 26 and change at 200-meters and 54.96 at 400-meters. It's easy to rip pacers-- sorry, Agatha Jeruto-- but the Diamond League women's races should employ them far less often. Genzebe Dibaba's record winter doesn't owe much to outstanding pacing.
Speaking of rabbits and Genzebe Dibaba, the younger of the record-setting Ethiopian sisters ignored the pacesetter in tonight's 3,000-meters, ensuring that everyone else would as well. The race was 2600-meters of comically slow jogging (3:04 at the 1K!) followed by a scintillating 59.x last lap that ended with Mercy Cherono beating Dibaba for the second time this year. A clearly frustrated Dibaba declined to speak post-race, but we very briefly talked to Cherono.
Canadian Matt Hughes was the third non-Kenyan finisher in Thursday's race. He also finished second-to-last, as ten Kenyans beat everyone else in the field. Jairus Birech has now won his last three Diamond League steeples; tonight's win was 0.97 seconds slower than his win over Evan Jager in Oslo.
Last, but certainly not least, the 400-meters did not disappoint. Kirani James attacked LaShawn Merritt early and the American could not make up the gap. James' would take the win in 43.74, which was a Diamond League record, a world lead, and a personal best for the 21-year-old Granadan. Now, both Merritt and James are tied at #5 on the all-time 400-meter list, behind Michael Johnson, Harry Reynolds, Jeremy Wariner, Quincy Watts.
For what it's worth, the winning time was also the 21-year-old age group record. No one younger has ever run faster.
Other notable results:
- Two Frenchmen won in front of a raucously pro-French crowd. World record holder Renaud Lavillenie cleared 5.87 to win the pole vault by nearly six inches, and Pascal Martinot grabbed his third DL win of the summer to go with prior 110 hurdles victories in Eugene and Oslo. (A recovering David Oliver talked to us post-race)
- Alonso Edward of Panama was a mildly surprising winner in the 200-meters, knocking off Nickel Ashmeade, Chris Lemaitre, and a way-off-his-game (20.48 for a season best!) Yohan Blake.
- Pre-race scratches from Veronica Campbell-Brown and Torie Bowie and then Blessing Okagbare falling out of the blocks opened the door for 23/1 underdog Michelle-Lee Ahye to win women's 100m. (Shout-out to Statman Jon who called it on Twitter)
- American Jeff Henderson jumped 8.31m to grab a win over 2014 world leader Greg Rutherford and 2013 WC medallists Aleksandr Menkov, Ignisious Gaisah, and Luis Rivera.
- Valerie Adams threw 20.42m on each of her first two throws for her 51st shot put win in a row.
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I have been horribly insecure about how my breast have looked for a very long time. A man has not seen me without my top off in over eight years (I was in a relationship where I was made to feel horrible).
After many years of saving, and clearing out my stocks & bonds .. I did my research to find a "good doctor" and decided to finally get implants. I was barely a 34A, 5'5, 110 pounds. The doctor I saw seemed to be knowledgable, he advised me to get saline, and post-surgery, I was a 34C. I was pretty happy with how they had turned out, except it seemed like the gap between my breasts seemed a bit large - but he claimed he had no control over that).
Post-surgery, the doctor told me I had to do a "massage technique" to keep the "pocket" open and to avoid CC. I saw him for follow-up appointments. Just over two months ago, I saw my cosmetic surgeon and he told me to continue doing my massage technique for ONE MORE MONTH. He was very specific. He told me that if I did it for longer than that, the "pocket" may end up being too large. I continued the technique for EXACTLY one more month. During this month, I noticed that I had lumpiness in my left breast (along the bottom and off to the side), after about two weeks, I noticed the same thing happening in my right breast. I have also noticed that when I lean over, I have almost a "sloshing" feeling in my left breast.
When I saw him at my last scheduled appointment last Monday, I showed him and had him feel the wrinkling/rippling/lumpiness in my breasts. He told me this happened because I "did the 'massage technique' longer than I was supposed to" and that I apparently had "loose skin." As he was walking out the door, he told me I may want to consider wearing an underwire bra ALL of the time. The man spent literally three minutes with me. He couldn't get out of the room fast enough.
Two days later, I called back to let them know how disappointed I was. They told me I had the option to have the entire procedure done over - this time with silicone. (At my initial consultation, he was very much against this)
I am devestated. I did exactly what he told me to do, and my breasts are disgusting. I can't even look at them without crying. I've been disgusted with my small breasts for years .. now I'm still disgusted with them, only this time I paid $6,000 for it. Did I really do this to myself? Is there anything I can to fix this???I am 5'5, 110, and in August I finally went from a barely-there 34A to a 34C (saline) after being horribly insecure for a very long time. My doctor told me to do a "massage technique" to avoid CC for a very specific amount of time. I followed his instructions exactly. I noticed about a month ago that I have a lot of lumpiness along the bottom of both of my breasts. When I saw him and expressed my concern, he told me that this happened because I "did the massage technique too long" and I have "loose skin." I did exactly what this man told me to do. I am absolutely disgusted with the results of my implants. I can't look at them without crying. Did I really do this to myself, and is there anything I can do to fix this?


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i dunno, but i was madly in love with him when i was 5 ;)
I remember as a teenager seeing a film of Chuck Connors as a Marine in a park and he was letting a Sailor give him a BJ. Could never find any info of this film on the internet.
Saw the same footage about 30 years ago as a cop in LA. Hedgerow, park bench.. Marine and sailor and so on.. It really bothered an old friend of mine to hear this...
Kind of wondering how "Wetdenims," a member here, saw this, "as a teenager,". Gay ****??? Also, in hindsight, why LAPD would have a copy??? The detective who showed me the video was assigned to SEC, or the Sexually Exploited Children's Unit at Parker Center.
If you have any questions, don't ask me. Send a FOIA request to LAPD... Additionally, for some reason the word - p*rn (* = o ) was deleted from my last post... when I questioned why a teenager would be viewing gay p*rn... I don't get that...
I have a close friend who has 2 nephews- they claim they met Conners at the Flagship Hotel in Galveston many years back---that Conners was hitting on them to come up to his room for a really great time- they declined of course and they were both 18 yrs old. Did it really happen? Who knows. One thing is for sure though- Larry Flint is certainly the least credible person to comment about ANYTHING.
Rumor started with Larry Flint of Hustler magazine Loser Larry said he was in a gay **** movie NOT TRUE. He actually was married 3 times and had 4 sons. He played pro basketball and ba<x>seball, before his acting career.
yeah.. believe me .. Troy Aikman is out there getting men.. I dated a guy who had previously walked in on his boyfriend partner of 5 years, coming home early from a trip and Troy was in their bed together !
He had 4 sons, i highly doubt it. Course times were way different back then, people didnt just 'come out', they hid their secret all their lives. The only one that truely knew was chuck connors, so we'll never really know for sure.
Chuck Connors, was indeed gay. Mark on the other hand I have no idea about. You don't "look gay" and being gay doesn't make you a pervert. Some people need to be reeducated.
Yes it does make you gay/homo.
Project is what people do when they accuse others. I loved the Rifleman and Mark. I will NEVER believe they were perverts. I know they were not. In this day and age It seems impossible To believe some people are actually decent
I'm not sure if Chuck had sugar in hs pockets but I have heard it and I do know that he was one of the few who played two professonal sports and that he had made a **** flick but Mark beng gay I don't think so.
It sure looked it in the original show. Mark and chuck seemed just a little TOO close if you get my drift, but that would be pedeophila, not Gay. me bad.
huh?...What Reunion?...Never saw that in Australia!
What does sexual preference matter anyway it doesn't change the person or their skill as an actor. If you were comfortable with your own sexuality it wouldn't matter. People need to remember if it doesn't effect your life then why is it your business to stick your nose in.
What does sexual preference matter anyway it doesn't change the person or their skill as an actor. If you were comfortable with your own sexuality it wouldn't matter. People need to remember if it doesn't effect your life then why is it your business to stick your nose in.
Connors was married three times and has 2 sons.
My brother saw Chuck Connors in a gay **** movie years ago. Not a confirmation that he is gay but I would not doubt it. Why would you be in a gay **** movie ? Maybe he needed money ?
Your Brother is queer. You are most likely and you both wish Connors was.
Around Oct 1999, an adult magazine had photos of several celebrities who appeared in sex movies. Chuck Connors was with a man, both nude, in a photo of a film clip. Chuck was also joking about kissing men in a mid90s videotape collection interview included with some Rifleman episodes.
This is probably what my brother saw. He must have been gay.
There have been persistent rumors for over 50 years that towering actor Chuck Connors was gay. There are anecdotes of him being caught in a hotel room with another NBA pla<x>yer in the 1950s, cruising for men around Hollywood, and so on and so forth. However, there is no concrete evidence to substantiate ANY of these rumors. The fact is that Connors was entirely straight, was married (to women) three times between 1948 and 1979 and fathered four children. The "gay" rumors were nothing more than malicious gossip to impune Connors' masculine onscreen persona.
Many decades ago, my dad had to do some wiring on a set. Chuck was there with his bf and they were quite cozy.
suck one **** and your label as gay.....
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BRANDON — The Brandon Boys & Girls Club permanently closed its doors late last month; it was two months after suspending operations.
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Theodor Fritsch, notorious leader of the German anti-Semites and translator of Henry Ford's "International Jew" into German, was the first of the European anti-Semites to comment on Ford's recantation and withdrawal of his anti-Semitic charges.
Fritsch, who gained notoriety by his attacks on Max Warburg. Hamburg banker, which were proven libels in the Hamburg court, expressed his unwillingness to believe that Henry Ford has really withdrawn his anti-Semitic charges. "I have the best proof that this is not the case," he stated. "Were it true, Mr. Ford would have withdrawn from me the publication rights of his 'International Jew'," Fritsch declared.


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It began five years ago with a Martinez family and two tables.
"They were just walking by I think," said Myrna Hayes, volunteer manager of the Mare Island Heritage Preserve.
On Sunday, the fifth annual Mother's Day Cream Tea event at the Rowser Garden on Mare Island attracted families from all over the area with its tea and scones.
"It's such a beautiful place and a fabulous treasure, we would like to share it with everyone," Hayes said.
The free event took place from 2 to 4 p.m. and served about 50 people.
One of the tables sat seven girls and women of four generations.
"It's a nice day for mothers, especially if you're a great grandmother. You never thought you would live that long," Gail Borba, 78, of Vallejo said.
The women said this was the family's first time attending the Mare Island event.
"This is simple, this is awesome," Borba's granddaughter, Amy Cutrel, said.
The family said they usually have brunch at home on Mother's Day, but wanted to try something different this year.
A mother and daughter also experienced the tea event for the first time Sunday.
Brook Sinclair took her mother, Lani, on a surprise trip to the preserve.
"I had no idea. All she told me was to wear comfortable shoes because we'll be walking," Lani Sinclair said.
The younger Sinclair said Mother's Day is for her to show appreciation for her mother.
"My mom is a good example of redefining what it means to be a woman in society," she said.
Lani Sinclair was working full time with a doctorate degree, in addition to being a mother.
"I think (the day) means more when you're grown and you have your own kids," she said.
However, many agreed that though Mother's Day honors the role of moms, they should be celebrateContact staff writer Irma Widjojo at (707) 553-6835 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @IrmaVTH.


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Walking Estimated Limitation Calculated by History - Study 2 (WELCH-2)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2016 by University Hospital, Angers
University Hospital, Angers
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First received: August 23, 2011
Last updated: December 15, 2016
Last verified: December 2016
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to test and validate a new questionnaire in order to get a "walking estimated limitation calculated by history (WELCH) in patients referred for vascular investigations.
|Peripheral Artery Disease
|Other: Questionnaire
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Estimation de la capacité Fonctionnelle à la Marche Par Questionnaire Clinique Chez Les Patients adressés Pour Bilan artériel Des Membres inférieurs
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MedlinePlus related topics: Peripheral Arterial DiseaseU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Angers:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Proportion of questionnaires with errors after self completion [ Time Frame: 1 day ]Analysis of first inclusion only in patients that are included multiple times over the study period. Predetermined score for the WELCH questionnaire answers [(4 items); (4 additions & 1 multiplication)] and WIQ... estimation of the percentage of errors with 95% confidence interval. Comparison of the two percentages
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Correlation with ankle brachial index (ABI) [ Time Frame: 1 day ]Analysis of first inclusion only in patients that are included multiple times over the study period. Calculation of questionnaire scores from predetermined methods and analysis of the coefficient of determination and coefficient of correlation to minimal ABI
- Correlation with treadmill result [ Time Frame: 1 day ]Analysis of first inclusion only in patients that are included multiple times over the study period.Calculation of questionnaires score from predetermined methods and analysis of the coefficient of determination and coefficient of correlation to maximal walking distance on treadmill, in the subgroup of patients that have a routine treadmill scheduled during the visit.
- Facility of the scoring of the questionnaires [ Time Frame: 1 day ]Proportion of WELCH scores calculated by physician and comparison to the proportion of WIQ score calculated by physicians as a estimation of the facility to calculate the score by mental calculation in routine
- Reliability of the questionnaire [ Time Frame: 3 weeks ]Comparison of the scores of the WELCH in the patients that may be seens within 3 weeks of their first inclusion, for any reasons, (e.i. seen first for a doppler and two weeks later for a treadmill test)over the study period. Analysis of the reliability through the coefficient of variation of the score.
- sensitivity of the WELCH to changes [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Comparison of the scores of the WELCH in the patients that may be seens within 1 year from their first inclusion, for any reasons, (e.i. seen follow up of their disease)over the study period. Analysis of the changes of the score to changes of the ABI. Analysis of the changes of the score to changes in maximal walking distance if available.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|November 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|November 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: questionnaire
Patients suspected of peripheral artery disease and, as such, referred for a vascular investigations and submitted the WELCH questionnaire
Other: Questionnaire
Self completed questionnaire, Supervised by the physician Ankle brachial index (ABI) calculation Maximal walking distance (MWD) on treadmill or over the 6 minutes walking test (when available)
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Detailed Description:
Two questionnaires the WELCH and the "walking impairment questionnaire" (WIQ) are submitted to patients referred for vascular investigations for suspêcted peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Comparison of score to hemodynamic parameters (first goal) or maximal walking distance (MWD) on treadmill (secondary goal). Scoring of the WIQ is performed according to references. Scoring of the WELCH has been submitted for copyright protection (involves a series of 4 additions a subtraction and a single multiplication)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- French Native language
- 18 years old or older
- Signed consent
- Covered by the French social care system
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to participate for administrative reasons
- Psychiatric troubles
- Pain at rest or critical limb ischemia
- Unable to walk (ex: wheelchair subjects)
Note: previous inclusion in the protocole is note an exclusion criterion for a new participation.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01424020
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01424020
|Contact: Pierre Abraham, MD; PhD
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|Contact: Johann Marchand, MD
|Vascular investigation
|Angers, France
|Sub-Investigator: GEORGES LEFTHERIOTIS, MD
|Sub-Investigator: MARIE-SOPHIE LEGRAND, MD
|Sub-Investigator: GUILLAUME MAHE, MD
|Sub-Investigator: GEOFFROY PERDREAU, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Annecy, France
|Sub-Investigator: Myriam MARTIN, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Aubenas, France
|Sub-Investigator: Myriam CHANUT, MD
|Ballan Mire, France
|Sub-Investigator: Carine VOYER, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Marion AUBOURG, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Belfort, France
|Sub-Investigator: Claude NICOL, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Caen, France
|Sub-Investigator: Claire LE HELLO, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Castanet Tolosan, France
|Sub-Investigator: Joëlle LAFFONT, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Champagnole, France
|Sub-Investigator: Danielle BUFFARD, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Chazelles Sur Lyon, France
|Sub-Investigator: Marjolaine BASSET-NEEL, MD
|Hauteville, France
|Sub-Investigator: Mario MAUFUS, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Paris, France
|Sub-Investigator: Aïssa SANOGO, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Perigueux, France
|Sub-Investigator: Claudette DELHOUME, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Perpignan, France
|Sub-Investigator: Maria DOAS, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Reims, France
|Vascular Medicine
|Sallanches, France
|Sub-Investigator: Pierre-François GOY, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Tarbes, France
|Sub-Investigator: Catherine CLEDAT-WENDEL, MD
|Vascular Medicine
|Villenave d'Ornon, France
|Sub-Investigator: Sophie SKOPINSKI, Md
|Vascular Medicine
|Wattrelos, France
|Sub-Investigator: Henic HIDDEN, MD
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University Hospital, Angers
|Principal Investigator:
|Pierre ABRAHAM, MD; PhD
|University Hospital in Angers
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Keywords provided by University Hospital, Angers:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital, Angers
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01424020 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 23, 2011
|Last Updated:
|December 15, 2016
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Angers:
peripheral artery disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Peripheral Vascular Diseases
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Deconstructing: Frightened Rabbit, Macklemore, And The Perils Of Earnestness
Isn't TMT just a parody of Pitchfork? J.k, it's also my daily read.
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I'm on a roll here people! I just finally started reviewing on Yelp, and wowsers, I cannot stop. Reviewing all my favorite joints?! omg too fun. :) It's the boy's roommate's favorite taco shop and he has been RAVING about this place all the time and he mentioned that we should all go here together! and damn was I not disappointed! It's in Solana beach, and located next to commercial buildings from what I remember! It has a Mexican market next to it too lol. He said the Al Pastor (pork butt) tacos were the one that we should get for sure. So we did and it was http://bomb.com :) We decided to try a couple more tacos and got the Pollo (chicken), Cabeza (pork cheek) and Lengua (tongue)! All of them were soooooo good and flavorful, but I have to say the Al Pastor and Cabeza were tied in first place. I like how the Al Pastor was so tender and juicy, the sauce that it was marinated was too yummy. drool. The Cabeza tacos on the other hand was tender too, but it also had the right amount of spice on it (I'm a total sucker for spicy food). We also shared the carne asada fries (obligated to try those everytime I hit a Mexican joint lol), and again, it was good. Fair amount of guac( this is important) and fresh sour cream. and lots of cheese too. P.S. You should drown all of em in the bottled salsa that they have at the counter. I was seriously gonna take it home, or drink it when no one was looking. so freaking bright and spicy. noms. But yeah, thanks Ken for taking us here!!! :)
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Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks Of 2012
We Must Become Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves tops my list.
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You know what I think is so neat about that record? That I've only really listened to it seriously like three times, but it was serious. I mean SERIOUS, and all of those samples are now a part of me or something. The first listening really took me to the sublime and now all I want to do is get back there.
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This is so true and I wonder if other publications are going agree. It seems like the TOP album of the year should also be the most innovative and relative to our situation. Just being a cohesive record that sound's good shouldn't be enough to make Bon Iver so deserving of all these accolades.
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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 570431, 9 pages
Training Self-Administered Acupressure Exercise among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: A Feasibility Study and Lessons Learned
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, STOP 8143, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
2Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
3School of Allied Health Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
4Clinical Research Institute, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
5School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
6Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX 79430, USA
7Department of Family and Community Medicine, TCM Research Program, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, East Hall, 520 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Received 30 May 2012; Revised 14 August 2012; Accepted 24 August 2012
Academic Editor: Vitaly Napadow
Copyright © 2012 Yan Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background. Osteoarthritis (OA) is more prevalent in women, particularly after menopausal age. Women are more likely to seek complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches. We examined the feasibility of training self-administered acupressure exercise and assessed its impact on OA symptoms among women with knee OA. Methods. Thirty-six eligible postmenopausal women were randomly assigned in the acupressure exercise group () or the control group () for 12 weeks. Feasibility outcomes (e.g., compliance and adverse effects) and clinical outcomes (e.g., pain, stiffness, and physical function) were assessed. Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks. Both per-protocol and intention-to-treat analysis were employed. Results. The training materials were well received. The feedback from participants suggests that self-administered acupressure exercise is easy to learn and safe to perform at home, although no statistically significant results of the clinical outcome were observed. Our findings didn't reveal superiority or inferiority of acupressure compared with usual care. Conclusion. Acupressure exercise is feasible to be trained among postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis. Due to the limitations of this study such as small sample size and high attrition rate, acupressure's efficacy needs to be further explored in larger scale studies with more rigorous design.


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Prospective Randomised Phase II Trial Evaluating Adjuvant Pelvic Radiotherapy Using Either IMRT or 3-Dimensional Planning for Endometrial Cancer. ICORG 09-06
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Post-operative radiotherapy is internationally accepted as standard practice in the management of high-risk endometrial cancer1. Whilst it has no proven impact on overall survival it significantly increases local control.
Conventional radiotherapy techniques (3-dimensional) utilise a 3 or 4 field beam arrangement to target the pelvis in order to treat those areas at risk of recurrence: the vagina, the parametrium and the pelvic lymph nodes. However, when using such a technique it is not possible to avoid irradiating sensitive normal tissues such as the bowel and bladder.
Toxicity data from international randomised control trials in endometrial cancer report significantly more haematological, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and cutaneous toxicites (all grades) in those who received pelvic irradiation compared to those who did not2,3. These trials delivered radiotherapy using 2 or 3-dimensional techniques.
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is a newer but established radiotherapy technique in many tumour sites that allows us to much more tightly conform the radiation. It uses computer-generated beams to produce radiotherapy volumes that can avoid irradiation of normal tissues in the pelvis.
There are no randomised studies reported in the literature that compare 3-dimensional pelvic irradiation with IMRT in patients who have had surgery for endometrial cancer. However there are several small studies that report considerable sparing of normal tissues using IMRT and when compared retrospectively with conventionally treated patients demonstrate marked reductions in acute gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity4.
By delivering post-operative radiotherapy to the pelvis using IMRT (as opposed to the standard 3-dimensional technique) it is anticipated that whilst local control and survival will be unaffected acute and late toxicity will be reduced.
|Endometrial Cancer Gastrointestinal Complications Radiation Toxicity Urinary Complications
|Radiation: 45 Gy/25 fractions
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Prospective Randomised Phase II Trial Evaluating Adjuvant Pelvic Radiotherapy Using Either IMRT or 3-Dimensional Planning for Endometrial Cancer
- Reduction in the incidence of ≥ grade 2 acute genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity according to NCI CTCAE v.3.0 [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Incidence of late GI and GU toxicity according to NCI CTCAE v.3.0 [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Feasibility of implementing pelvic nodal irradiation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy in gynecological cancer [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Establishment of an image-guided pathway for gynecological cancer radiotherapy [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Rate of loco-regional control as assessed by CT scan, MRI, and biopsy [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Quality of life as assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ Cervical Cancer Specific Module CX 24 questionnaires [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Rate of disease-free survival [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
- Overall survival rate [ Time Frame: 2015 ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2033
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2023 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Arm B
Radiation: 45 Gy / 25 fractions pelvic radiotherapy using intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) followed by 11 Gy / 2 fractions vaginal vault brachytherapy
Radiation: 45 Gy/25 fractions
Arm A 45 Gy/25 fractions pelvic radiotherapy using 3D planned technique followed by 11Gy/2 fractions vaginal vault brachytherapy
Arm A Control
Radiation: 45 Gy/25 fraction external beam pelvic radiotherapy delivered using a 3-dimensional planned technique followed by 11 Gy / 2 fractions vaginal vault brachytherapy
Radiation: 45 Gy/25 fractions
Arm A 45 Gy/25 fractions pelvic radiotherapy using 3D planned technique followed by 11Gy/2 fractions vaginal vault brachytherapy
Detailed Description:
Primary Objective:
• To compare the incidence of acute grade >2 GU and GI toxicity
Secondary Objectives:
- To establish in the context of a clinical research study the feasibility of implementing pelvic nodal irradiation using IMRT in gynaecological cancer
To establish an Image-Guided pathway for gynaecological cancer radiotherapy incorporating
- Set-up errors and optimal margins for set-up uncertainty
- Investigation of effects of bladder filling and rectal preparation protocols on the planning target volume
- To estimate the rate of loco-regional control
- To evaluate Quality of Life
- To estimate the rate of disease-free survival
- To estimate the overall survival rate
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients undergoing adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy for histologically confirmed endometrial adenocarcinoma / serous carcinoma / papillary serous carcinoma / mixed histology (adenocarcinoma and serous) and following AJCC 2009 grade/stage:
- Grade 2: stage IB (LVSI +/or >60yrs)
- Grade 3: stage IA and IB
- Grade 1-3: Stage II and IIIA, IIIB and IIIC1
- Surgery consisting of total hysterectomy, +/- bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, +/- lymph node sampling
- Staging with imaging of pelvis and abdomen (either MRI or CT)
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Provision of written informed consent in line with ICH-GCP guidelines
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous radiotherapy to the pelvic region
- Patients in whom concurrent chemotherapy in planned
- Patients with macroscopic disease in situ
- History of inflammatory bowel disease
- Previous hip replacement
- Previous bowel surgery (excluding appendectomy)
- Patients with other syndromes/conditions associated with increased radiosensitivity
- The patient has or had other co-existing malignancies within the past 5 years other than non-melanoma skin cancer
- Evidence of any other significant clinical disorder or laboratory finding that makes it undesirable for the patient to participate in the study or if it is felt by the research / medical team that the patient may not be able to comply with the protocol
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01164150
|St Luke's Centre for Radiation Oncology at St Lukes Hospital
|Dublin 6, Ireland
|Contact: Dr Charles Gillham +353 1 4065000
|St Luke's Centre for Radiation Oncology at St James Hospital
|Dublin 8, Ireland
|Contact: Dr Charles Gillham +353 1 4065000
|St Luke's Centre for Radiation Oncology at Beaumont Hospital
|Dublin 9, Ireland
|Contact: Dr Charles Gillham +353 1 4065000
|St Luke's Radiation Oncology Network (SLRON) Centres
|Dublin, Ireland, 6
|Contact: Dr Charles Gillham 353-1-406-5000 email@example.com
|Mid-Western Radiation Oncology Centre
|Not yet recruiting
|Limerick, Ireland
|Contact: Dr Janice Walshe +353 61 425903
|Principal Investigator:
|Charles Gillham, MD
|Saint Luke's Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|Cancer Trials Ireland
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01164150 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 15, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 2, 2017
Keywords provided by Cancer Trials Ireland:
radiation toxicity
gastrointestinal complications
urinary complications
recurrent endometrial carcinoma
endometrial adenocarcinoma
stage IA endometrial carcinoma
stage IB endometrial carcinoma
stage II endometrial carcinoma
stage IIIA endometrial carcinoma
stage IIIB endometrial carcinoma
stage IIIC endometrial carcinoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Endometrial Neoplasms
Radiation Injuries
Uterine Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Wounds and Injuries
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Given the well-publicised difficulties digital publishers are having monetising their publications, it didn't raise too many eyebrows in the industry when News Corp announced last month that they were cutting ties with third party ad networks and creating their own ad exchange.
They'd been planning the move for a while, the announcement coming roughly a year after News Corp had implemented a test-run private exchange at the Wall St. Journal, a concept they've now extended to all their titles. It's a bold move aimed at combating dwindling ad revenue – something which is afflicting digital publishers of all sizes, not just the behemoths like News Corp.
The status quo of online advertising is hurting publishers' bottom lines. Publishers need to adapt their current ad revenue strategies, and recognise that some of their attempts to boost ad revenue are actually doing more harm than good.
Many publishers have attempted to increase ad revenue by giving over more space in their digital publications for ads. Yet this increase in the quantity of digital ad inventory available has led to a growing supply and so prices have continued to tumble. This saturation of online ad space means that publishers are struggling to get good value for their ad inventory.
The increase in inventory for sale has been fuelled in large part by publishers' partnerships with third party ad networks, which offer publishers low-risk, efficient processes to sell remnant inventory. Publishers have become evermore dependent on third party ad networks in their efforts to monetise their content.
Yet an over-reliance on third party ad networks, a product of focussing on the quantity not quality of ads, can lead to publishers overlooking the value of their own brand and the unique proposition their publication can present to advertisers.
Publishers develop content for their media titles which is intended to be enjoyed by specific demographics. Their loyal readers who return to the site to consume the quality content on offer develop an affinity with the publication's brand. Being able to reach an engaged, targeted readership is an attractive prospect for brands and advertisers, and publishers need to develop ad strategies which reflect the value of such a proposition.
Whilst News Corp's approach of working to boost revenue by eliminating third party ad networks entirely is an extreme response to industry-wide concerns, publishers must nonetheless recognise that such a drawbridge mentality to advertising has advantages – namely that it ensures publishers have a more direct role in the sales and placement of advertising on their sites, enabling them to take greater control over their main source of revenue, and to maximise the value of the proposition they can offer advertisers.
Rather then shutting out ad networks, another approach is for publishers to simply reduce the number of ads that run on their sites. Publishers who run fewer ads create a better user experience and a more premium feel to their sites. The scarcity of inventory on each page also enables publishers to charge advertisers more, as the limited supply increases demand from brands who wish to reach a publication's audience, putting publishers in a far stronger negotiating position.
Publishers wishing to charge a premium need to go further than decreasing the quantity of the ads they run on their sites, they must also increase the quality of their ad offering. In short, they need to sell ad placements that are worth buying.
Firstly, the value of reaching a particular media title's audience must be asserted to advertisers if they are to be persuaded to pay more for the ad space. Then publishers need to ensure they provide marketers with a high quality environment in which brands can interact with these consumers.
One way publishers can achieve this is by deploying ad formats that are more native to their media titles' form and function. Instead of running ads which rely on distracting or interrupting the consumer's content consumption, publishers can deploy formats which match the look and feel of the quality content the consumer came to the site to enjoy.
Ads which are consistent with the media title's brand avoid snapping consumers out of the focussed mindset they're in when consuming content, enabling advertisers to leverage the trust consumers have in the media title.
The main thrust of News Corp's strategy is that they want advertisers to have a greater sense of their media titles' value. By developing an over-reliance on third party ad networks, publishers are often neglecting the unique ad placements they can offer advertisers through their direct sales teams.
It's a far stronger position to negotiate from if publishers are able to offer advertisers bespoke opportunities within their editorial which can only be bought directly from the publication. Sales houses and ad networks are effective at selling remnant inventory in standard ad formats to advertisers.
However, when something becomes so common place, it loses its value. This is the crux of the problem – publishers are failing to leverage their differences, and the differences of their audiences, to advertisers. Banning ad networks is simply not an option for the vast majority of digital publishers.
Like News Corp, other publishers need to assert their worth, and leverage their publications as unique ad opportunities to brands and marketers. They are likely to continue to see disappointing levels of ad revenue if they don't.
Guy Cookson is co-founder of native ad provider Respond


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Metropole (Paperback)
Telegram, 9781846590344, 236pp.
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
-A Central European classic to be discovered and relished.---Eva Hoffman
-A stunning novel. Funny, nightmarish and jubilant.---Liberation
-Although it took almost 40 years for Metropole to be translated into English, the book holds up well. In the same way that Kafka becomes relevant again every time you renew your driver's license, Karinthy captures that enduring, horrifying and exhilarating state of being at the mercy of an unfamiliar land.---Jessa Crispin for NPR-I don't know when I've read a more perfect novel-a dynamically helpless hero (in the line of Kafka), and a gorgeous spiral of action, nothing spare, nothing wrong, inventive and without artifice.---Michael Hoffman in TLS Books of the Year 2009
Budai finds himself in a strange city where he can't understand a word anyone says. One claustrophobic day blurs into another as he desperately struggles to survive in this vastly overpopulated metropolis where there are as many languages as there are people.
Metropole is a suspenseful and haunting Hungarian classic, and a vision of hell unlike any previously imagined.
Ferenc Karinthy was born in Budapest in 1921. He was a translator and editor, as well as an award-winning novelist, playwright, and journalist.
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Praise For Metropole…
"A Central European classic to be discovered and relished." Eva Hoffman
"Nightmare is the only word that fully captures Karinthy's hellish metropolis, but while it's definitely a tale of horror, Metropole is also funny and touching." NPR
'With time, Metropole will find its due place in the twentieth-century library, on the same shelf as The Trial and 1984.' G. O. Chateaureynaud
"I' don t know when I ve read a more perfect novel-a dynamically helpless hero (in the line of Kafka), and a gorgeous spiral of action, nothing spare, nothing wrong, inventive and without artifice." Michael Hoffman TLS
"A stunning novel. Funny, nightmarish and jubilant."--Libération
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Tudor Nights: Chocolate Decadence
Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
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Tudor Nights
Join us for four seasonal receptions, featuring special exhibitions of objects in the collections and cocktails inspired by the Tudor Place collection. Members of Tudor Place invited to attend at no charge. Nonmembers welcome at $10 per person. Ages 21 and over.
Chocolate Decadence
Experience the decadence of chocolate as it was enjoyed in the 18th through early 20th centuries. The highlighted objects will be a c. 1790 Meissen chocolate cup, and an early 20th century English chocolate serving set. A spiced chocolate martini will be served.
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Group works to reopen NH's Whaleback ski area; says it has lease agreement, now raising money
ENFIELD, N.H. (AP) � A group hoping to reopen New Hampshire's Whaleback Mountain says it has worked out a lease agreement to operate the ski area this winter.
The Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation is now trying to raise money from the community to make that happen.
Foundation chairman John Schiffman tells the Valley News (http://bit.ly/191oL3B ) that the group must raise $100,000 by Oct. 22. It's also trying to sell $85,000 in ski passes.
He says if everything goes as planned Whaleback will open the day after Christmas.
The ski area, which has struggled financially for decades, was forced to close in March because of more than $1 million in debt.
A Randolph National Bank spokesman was not available to comment on the lease agreement, which is expected to be signed on Oct. 25.
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Saifur Rahman, the Joseph Loring Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Advanced Research Institute, has been listed by Greentech Media as one of the top 100 people in smart grid research.
Founded in 2007, Greentech Media specializes in information and research on developments in clean energy. Greentech Media provides online news and published reports, and hosts events relating to green energy. One of the firm's regular reports focuses on energy and power markets, and another focuses on thin-film solar technologies.
According to the article, Rahman "has dedicated his professional life to researching cutting-edge energy technologies, including energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy and microgram and distributed generation and storage." He founded Virginia Tech's Advanced Research Institute (ARI) and directs the Center for Energy and the Global Environment.
Among his other achievements, Rahman was awarded the 2011 IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award for helping create the Technologies for Carbon Management Initiative. He is also principal investigator for a $1.25 million contract from the Department of Energy (DOE) to create and manage a public Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse web portal.
Rahman is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, and has authored more than 400 journal and conference papers.
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