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by Lynda Lee Schab
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"You ever heard the expression, 'three strikes and you're out', Billy?"
"Yeah - from my little league coach," Billy sneered.
"Well, this aint little league, it's the big leagues. The real thing. And this is strike number two. One more and you won't just be out, you'll be sittin' the bench for a long time. A wooden bench in a jail cell. Now go on. Next time I call the cops."
There were a lot of "strike three's" but Mr. Jenkins never called the cops. He always let Billy go with a stern warning, reminding him he don't offer no five-finger discounts. I can't blame Mr. Jenkins for being too easy on him. Mr Jenkins knew that Billy didn't have a daddy and his mama was drunk most of the time, leaving him to care for his four younger brothers and sisters. He'd busted Billy for stealing food, clothes, toilet paper, and even caught him trying to stick a pair of winter boots down his pants for his little brother, Kenny, during a blizzard one year. Kenny only had a pair of worn out tennis shoes with holes in 'em. "His toes will freeze off, Mr. Jenkins!" Billy said.
Billy's excuse for his stealin' was that he wouldn't have to if his mama could heave herself up off that couch and hold down a job. Mr. Jenkins didn't say it out loud, but I knew he whole-heartedly agreed. That's why he let Billy get away with taking the stuff he needed, once in a while "catching" him, just to scare him a little, let him know what he was doing, though noble, wasn't right. He'd quote the Bible to Billy, verses about stealin' bein' a sin and all. But then he'd tell Billy how much God loved him, even though he was doin' things that were no good. Billy used to laugh about it afterwards, mockin' Mr. Jenkins about bein' so righteous, a Bible-thumpin' lunatic, is what he called him. I even remember him laughin' the day Mr. Jenkins died of a heart attack on the floor of his general store. Billy made some joke that night about how he wouldn't have to listen to any more Bible verses ever again.
Well, Billy got older and graduated to stealing bigger things, like stereos, television sets, and eventually cars, which is what finally landed him in a jail cell. It seemed Billy was in deep, looking at some heavy-duty prison time. When I went to visit him, His face was haggard, hair unkempt, eyes empty and sad. I had pretty much forgotten about Mr. Jenkins until Billy asked me a question that day.
"Do you think if Mr. Jenkin's woulda called the cops all them years ago�you think I'd be here now?"
How could I answer? What could I say? I sat silent for a minute and thought about his question, mullin' it over in my mind. On the one hand, if Mr. Jenkins had called the cops, Billy mighta learned there were consequences for his actions at an early age. It coulda stopped his other stealin' altogether. Maybe today Billy would be a loving husband, daddy to some kids, workin' a real job�it didn't seem likely, but you never know.
On the other hand, if Mr. Jenkins had called the cops, maybe Billy woulda ended up even worse off. Maybe it woulda made Billy mad and made him do even worse things than steal. Maybe Billy'd be servin' a life sentence by now, or worse, maybe he'd be�
I looked at Billy, who was waitin' for an answer. I knew he wanted me to say the right thing, somethin' to make him feel better, maybe, about what he did. But what could I say?
I took out my Bible and laid it on the table. I took my time thumbing through 'til I found the verse I was lookin' for. It seemed Billy was getting' impatient, his fingers tappin' on the table between us. But he didn't throw a fit when he saw The Good Book; in fact, he seemed anxious for me to read from it.
"Ah, here it is," I said. "But before I read it to you, let me just say that I have no idea what woulda happened if Mr. Jenkins had called the cops. It aint worth it to look back. And that leads me to this�in Philippians three verse thirteen - 'No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusin' all my energies on this one thing: Forgettin' the past and lookin' forward to what lies ahead.'"
I closed the book and looked up at Billy. Tears were streamin' down his face. "That's the one," he whispered. "That's the one Mr. Jenkins quoted the day he died. That mornin' he said to me, 'Billy, there's plenty of reason for me not to like you. You done some things to me that aint been very nice. But you know what I'm gonna do, Billy? I'm gonna do what Paul tells us to do in his letter to the Philippians. I'm gonna forget what's behind and look forward to what's ahead. Cause I have faith in you, Billy. I know you'll end up on the right side of the tracks someday.' I've thought about that so many times. I just wanna thank him for believin' in me, ya know? But I guess I'm glad he can't see me now. I let him down." Billy swiped at his eyes and rubbed his nose on his sleeve.
It was then that I knew how to answer Billy's question.
"You asked me if I thought you'd be here now if Mr. Jenkins had called the cops all them years ago. And my answer is no. I don't know where you'd be but I don't think it'd be here. I'm glad you are here though. Mr. Jenkins set the stage for you. Now you just have to act. And it seems to me you're ready to do just that."
I led Billy in the prayer of salvation that day. He's still dealin' with the consequences of his stealin' but he's doin' it with a new heart. And me? I'm takin' care of mama, who's been sober for one whole year now. I'm an honest guy, earnin' honest pay. I even have enough money now to buy my own boots.
Lynda Schab
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A real grabber and almost tear-jerker! I like the linguistic clips - words ending in in' instead of ing. Really gives it a cultural "feel". The happy ending is bitter sweet...how precious that hope is the bottom line!
This is so good! I was hooked from the title on. I really like the natural feel of the dialouge between your characters and the ending was perfect.
Wonderful story Lynda! After reading the last paragraph the tears started to fall. It was a great story. God Bless!
Lynda, Hoorah! For several years, as a volunteer chaplain, I served in a maximum security jail--a slammer. Many times, there would be anywhere from 15 to 55 male inmates and me with two steel doors between us and the tower. Wrong, there was them, the Lord, and me! People would ask if I were ever afraid. I never was for I knew nothing was going to happen to me that God wasn't permitting. What better way to cross over into heaven than be actively bearing testimony of Him? Also, I sincerely believed there were enough of the inmates that were saved who would have formed a hedge around me had a riot begin. There were so many "Billy's" there; and not many had a Kenny. Once in a while, some who really needed to hear the Word would come only to get out of their cell and would try to carry on their own agenda. That is why your title really got my attention. Whenever this started to occur, I would first gently call them down, informing them that I would have to ask them to leave if they didn't become quiet and cease any unnecessary activity. I would point out that, onced an inmate is made to leave, he can't come back for weeks. Usually that was sufficient. But once in a while, it wasn't. Then I would say something like this: "This isn't my "worship service" or "Bible study". It is God's. This is God's time. God is a jealous God. We have another group coming after we are through.... "You've heard, 'Three strikes, and you're out'. Well, that's not the case here. I asked you once to settle down. Now, while I hate to do this because I believe you dearly need to be here to hear what is being said, I must ask you to get up from your chair and march out to the Tower where they will take you back to your cell." As I was speaking, I would be stepping down from the podium and walking down a aisle between rows of inmates to where the two or three of them were. At my insistance, after trying to stare me down, they would slowly rise from their chairs and, towering above me, leave the room. Much as I regretted having to sacrifice reaching one or two, each week the Lord reaped a harvest. These Billy's, many of whom still had to go on to prison to pay the debt owed to society, went there as temples of God's Holy Spirit--Just like your Billy! Bobbi
Oh... this story left me with tears of joy! Even after having finished the story and all the comments you received, I am still carrying chill bumps. Wonderfully written! We should all be willing to minister to our Billy's. They need us and they are so often overlooked. Jesus would never, never have overlooked them. He even told the thief on the cross that he would see Him again that day... in heaven. I want to see a Billy or two of my own in heaven myself.
This is such a precious story. Your title is awesome. Are you sending these out to get paid? You deserve it. I agree - don't change a word.
Oh Lynda, I've got tears in my eyes. This is an absolute winner of a story. I love it. With love, Deb
I love surprise endings and this was a great one! Thanks for this - it was great. Kay
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Tence Mena is one of the most successful popular singers in Madagascar today. Her roots lie in salegy dance music, generally associated with northern Madagascar, but like so many "tropical" music artists today, Tence Mena has incorporated musical influences from a number of popular African dance music styles—ndombolo from Congo, coupé decalé from Ivory Coast, and others. We first became aware of Tence Mena when ethnomusicologist Julien Mallet directed us to her hot song "Soa'G." We observed Julien speaking on a panel of musicologists at the Alliance Francaise in Tulear. He seemed to surprise a somewhat stuffy crowd when he enthusiastically presented Tence Mena's video for this song. Julien told Afropop: "'Soa'G' comes from the word 'swag.' That's an American term meaning to be à la mode, classy. But she's made it Malagasy. Soa, that means the same as tsara on the high plateau, basically good or beautiful. And G is gasy, as in Malagasy. So it's a play on words, a reference to the American universe, hip-hop and all that, but also to young people who are connected internationally. The message is to be proud of being Malagasy. Be proud of your affiliation. Her lyrics say, 'Even if you are Makua…'—Makua is an ethnic group much reputed to be connected with the African slaves who were brought to Madagascar. So, 'even if you are Makua, be proud to be Malagasy, be proud to be coastal.' She doesn't say it like that, but it's implied. Be proud to be a young person in the world, and connected internationally." Here's the video, well worth watching to the end!
You might note that the song "Soa'G" is not actually in the salegy rhythm. To get a sense of Tence Mena's evolution, here's a link to a video playlist of 25 clips produced for her over the years by Vazatsara. Lots of great salegy here, and you can see that this is an artist who has long been ahead of the game when it comes to creating inventive videos that tell provocative stories.
25 videos by Vazatsara
Tence Mena comes from the north of Madagascar and her fellow pop diva these days, Black Nadia, comes from Fort Dauphin, and lived for a while in Tulear. So both represent the coastal influence Julien Mallet referred to. This is significant in Madagascar where so much political and media power are generated from the central highland capital, Antananarivo. Says Julien, "Black Nadia, just with her name, says a lot. There is a branching out to larger world movements. Black: this connects with hip-hop, rap, with modern music—the identity of being black. And for these people of the coast to play regional music and make a mix, it's a positive development." Recently Tence Mena and Black Nadia collaborated on this stylish video clip.
"Face à Face: Tence Mena et Black Nadia"
Finally, here's the latest clip from Tence Mena, "Hypocrite."

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BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers as they chatted with shop owners while on a foot patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, the deadliest attack on American forces in the heavily fortified capital in more than eight months.
The bombing, just four days after nearly simultaneous blasts killed scores of people in a vibrant Shiite commercial district, again showed the insurgents' ability to strike inside a capital secured by hundreds of security checkpoints.
The military insists that recent attacks do not point to a growing trend in violence and continues to tout the security gains achieved over the past year.
At any rate, the push over the past six months to place U.S. bases inside neighborhoods and get soldiers out of their armored vehicles increases the Americans' vulnerability to attacks. While the face-to-face contact from foot patrols builds goodwill, it also gives suicide bombers better access to soldiers.
On Monday, the soldiers were walking in a shopping district of the predominantly Sunni Mansour neighborhood when a man in his 30s detonated his explosives, said a police officer who witnessed the attack. He spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he wasn't allowed to talk to the media.
Mohammed, a hamburger vendor whose stand is about 175 feet from the site of the bombing, said that the same group of eight or nine soldiers had been coming to the street for the last three days, getting out of their Humvees and walking around the shopping area.
"Usually, we see the Americans come in Humvees and they don't stop," said the vendor, who was afraid to give his last name. He said that before the bombing, he had been surprised that the soldiers had allowed pedestrians to come up and talk to them, instead of keeping them at a distance as they normally do.
Military officials did not release details of the attack or explain how the suicide bomber was able to approach the soldiers so easily. But an Iraqi army officer at a checkpoint near the site of the bombing said the bomber had walked up to the soldiers and engaged them in conversation.
"He came and stood beside them and started talking to them and then detonated himself," the officer said.
Four of the soldiers died at the scene, and the fifth died later from wounds, the military said. Three other American soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were also wounded in the attack, which Maj. Mark Cheadle, a military spokesman, said "was reported to us as a suicide bomber."
Iraqi police said two civilians were also killed.
It was the deadliest attack against the U.S. military since Jan. 28, when five soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb in the northern city of Mosul. The last time five soldiers were killed in a single attack in the capital was June 28, 2007, when insurgents launched a coordinated attack on a combat patrol.
Monday's attack was the worst of a string of attacks throughout the country that appeared to target Iraqis sympathetic to the Americans.
In Baqubah, northeast of Baghdad, a woman suicide bomber killed a tribal leader and head of local forces known as Awakening Councils, groups of American-backed former insurgents who have risen up against al-Qaida.
In Basra, Dr. Khalid Nasir al-Miyahi, one of only two psychiatrists left in the region, was killed while on duty at Basra al-Sadr hospital.
A car bomb exploded outside the most important hotel in the northern Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah, killing two people and wounding 30 in the first significant attack in that normally placid city in several years.
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When I wrote Please Do Not Sit on the Elk, Dr. Rammell last September, the idea of Rex Rammell wanting to change his seat to one in the U.S. Senate didn't rear its….sorry.
The word "elk" draws readers by the thousands to New West, and clearly I wasn't taking things seriously enough. I thought a guy who let 160 elk escape from his canned-hunt elk ranch and didn't seem concerned was, well, six antlers short of a full rack.
After all, Rammell was arrested, but acquitted, of pestering and aggravating state wildlife officers after then-Gov. Jim Risch ordered Fish and Game to kill the escaped elk lest they spread disease. But according to Rammell and a substantial number of New West readers, that's nonsense.
Since the 2006 and 2007 events which have shaped Rammell's public image, he has sold his Chief Joseph ranch and filed a million-dollar lawsuit against Idaho for transgressions he alleges, including killing his elk.
The many stories about Rammell or elk have attracted more comments than any other subject at New West. It's been an excellent education in wildlife management, cultural differences, herd diseases, and other things an Idaho writer ought to know about.
I swear, I didn't know how many of you were concerned about elk. As a nonhunter, I just want there to be enough healthy elk to balance the environment properly, and though I'd prefer nobody shot them, reality says that isn't practical or possibly even smart. I honestly never thought about elk for more than a nanosecond before I joined New West.
But now, Rammell wants us to think about him without the word "elk" involved. He wants to run in the Republican primary for the Senate seat now held by Larry Craig. With Lt. Gov. Risch saying he'll probably run if Craig doesn't seek re-election, that would pit Rammell against the guy he thinks killed his elk. Throw in Congressman Mike Simpson's possible candidacy, and you've got quite a show.
Rammell has run for state legislature twice, in 2002 and 2004. The first time, he finished fourth in a five-way primary. Doesn't bode well for his general popularity.
Rammell told Shawna Gamache of the Idaho Statesman that if there is a primary between him and Risch that he will win.
From newspaper accounts and candidate questionnaires from his former races, it's clear that Rammell is a state's-rights libertarian style Republican from the old school. He strongly supports home schooling and doesn't like the teacher's union, for example; and he clearly rebels against what he sees as government interference. So what makes him so different from Jim Risch or Larry Craig?
I'm going to venture an opinion and say that Risch and Craig show much cooler heads, plus the ability to compromise and to occasionally see things in shades of grey.
Then there's the concept of sending someone to the U.S. Senate who believes that one breaks the law in which one does not believe. Rammell's bad judgement, grandstanding, tendency to throw lawsuits around and disregard for his citizen responsibilities just don't recommend him for a seat at the table with serious lawmakers.
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This post was written by David Besnainou, who is studying abroad in Surfers Paradise, Australia.
Even when it comes to monsoonal rains, Australians seem to think everything is 'roses and butterflies.'
When I entered a café and acknowledged a barista on a rainy Monday morning, I was tired and grumpy so I complained about the weather. Seeking some sympathy, I said, "I hate the rain! I did not come to the Gold Coast expecting a monsoon." The lady bluntly responded with a candid smile, "At least it is not snowing." I was very surprised by this answer and requested clarification,
"I have never heard of snow on the Gold Coast. Does it ever snow here?" Unaffected by my less-than-ecstatic mood, she retorted, "No, but imagine if it did, now that would suck!"
Despite the occasional downpour, the most sunlight country on the planet has learned how to profit off its natural environment. Ausra, a solar-thermal energy, is the first of its kind to create solar steam generators that retain heat during periods of transient cloud coverage, allowing for unparalleled integration with the electric grid.
This heavy reliance on the environment also appears in Australia's rugged work ethic. Unlike Americans, once Australians graduate from high school, they do not pursue a college degree right away. Rather, many young adults harness nature and work in mines for several years, gladly exchanging arduous 15-hour workdays for six-figure salaries. Finally, at age 25 or 30, undergraduate students excel academically and do not tolerate weakness of character for themselves and others. They already earned their right of passage working in mines and now attend university to pursue high goals and ideals.
I now understand why the pretty woman at the coffee shop did not indulge in my lack of enthusiasm about the climate. In no way is this gal naïve. She is impervious to the weather because she can see past it. Australians know that when diligent work is sanguinely executed, great riches ensue.


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My Niece and Nephew are expecting to get their Mission Call in the mail in the next day or two. I have been thinking about them and receiving their call and should i be happy and congratulate them? Knowing what i know now and regretting waisting 2 years of my life when i could have done something different. Like get done with school sooner or joining the Military.
My other thought has been about receiving the Mission Call altogether and the process it happens. What i was taught…Continue
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Paul McCartney, who is in the midst of a bitter divorce from his second wife, has been photographed kissing another
woman in the Hamptons.
The encounter between McCartney, 65, and Nancy Shevell, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, was last weekend, according to the NY Daily News, which published the picture.
Shevell, estranged wife of prominent Nassau County lawyer Bruce A. Blakeman, has a home in the Long Island resort, as does the former Beatle.
She was appointed to the MTA board by then-Gov. George E. Pataki in 2001.
The Sun said McCartney and Shevell were spotted at a sushi restaurant in Amagansett and at an outdoor cafe.
In one photo published by the British tabloid, the couple are seen sitting in the front seat of a car, with McCartney embracing Shevell. In another, they are walking along a breezy shoreline, wearing jackets, their hands in their pockets and their heads lowered.
A phone number listed for Shevell on Long Island was disconnected, and Blakeman couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
When contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for McCartney had no comment.
Shevell, a graduate of Arizona State University, is a vice president of her family's business, New England Motor Freight, based in Elizabeth, N.J.
McCartney is divorcing Heather Mills McCartney.
His first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer in 1998.


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Imation says it will eliminate about 675 jobs overall. Hardest hit will be Imation's plant in Wahpeton, N.D. Some 390 workers there stand to lose their jobs.
In about two years, Imation will end the Wahpeton plant's assembly of "floppy" disks and shut down all other manufacturing operations at the plant.
Imation spokesman Brad Allen says floppy disks are a rapidly declining part of the data storage market and the disks are nearing the end of their life.
"Floppy disks have been declining 20 to 30 percent annually for the past four or five years. Floppy diskettes are declining at such a rate that it's no longer viable for us to continue to manufacture disks here," Allen said.
These days, thumb drives, compact flash cards and other devices can store gigabytes of information, while a floppy can store only a few megabytes.
Imation's restructuring will also cut about 40 jobs at the company's Oakdale research and development center. Those operations will be left with about 130 workers.
Allen says the company wants to concentrate R&D efforts on fast-growing data-storage products, from corporate backup tapes to variations on optical technology like the CD-ROM.
"We're focusing our R&D efforts on advanced tape formats going forward, as well as supporting existing tape formats that are growing, as well as some new and emerging consumer technologies, such as advanced optical. We also will be working on rapid prototyping and product development for more consumer-oriented technologies," Allen said.
Other job cuts will be spread thoughout the company's operations in the U.S.
Imation expects its restructuring will result in $25 to $30 million in expenses over the next two years. That includes severance pay and lease buyouts.
The company says employees who are let go will be eligible for one week's pay for every year of service, up to a maximum of 26 weeks.
Eventually, the company expects the job cuts and decision to outsource the manufacturing of more products will reduce its annual costs by $25 to $30 million.
Imation also announced that it will acquire some assets of Memcorp, a U.S.-based consumer electronics marketing and distribution company.
Memcorp owned Memorex, and the deal complements Imation's recent acquisition of the Memorex brand. Memcorp had about $190 million in Memorex-branded sales last year.


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By STEVE PERSALL
Times Film Critic
The lord works in mysterious ways in The Book of Eli. Violent ones, too, as twin filmmakers Albert and Allen Hughes prove that Mel Gibson hasn't cornered the market on gore in the name of God.
Unlike Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, The Book of Eli is a futuristic allegory of faith, with no less saintly an actor than Denzel Washington playing Eli, a wandering believer in possession of the last King James Bible after a cataclysmic war laid waste to the world. Folks blamed the apocalypse on religious differences, so all holy books were burned.
A voice told Eli to transport that Bible somewhere out West, through scorched land and scarred morality, to an unknown place where it can assist the creation of a new world. It's a scenario that should sit well with Christians who flocked to Gibson's movie, except that Eli's methods are closer to the gospel according to Tarantino.
Eli goes Old Testament on heathens attempting to steal the book, lopping off heads and limbs, violating flesh with arrows, or simply blasting them with a sawed-off shotgun. The Hughes brothers, who haven't made a feature film since 2001's From Hell, return with an unsettling vengeance that often collides with the forgiveness factor of Eli's ultimate goal.
Turn the other cheek? Not when you can crease it with a machete.
The Book of Eli is the movie that some expected The Road to be. Both films share vividly downbeat impressions of a world composed of ashen grays and rusty browns, and survivors driven to cannibalism. Unbound by The Road's literary stature, Gary Whitta's original screenplay aims for simplistic morality, almost a spaghetti Western vibe. It's a lowbrow approach to high-minded spirituality, before the final, turgid 20 minutes offers a sanctified alibi for all this mayhem.
Washington's persona easily makes Eli a supportable hero, smoothing over the contradictions of what he does and why he does it. Whitta slips in late revelations about Eli and that Bible that feel like cheats; I'd want to see The Book of Eli again just to see if Washington behaved true to the surprises throughout. I don't think so.
The King Herod to Washington's Eli is Gary Oldman's Carnegie, a frontier despot who wants the Bible to further his power plays, considering it "a weapon aimed at the hearts and minds of the weak and desperate." Eli has a "Mary Magdalene" in Solara (Mila Kunis), a fallen woman who gradually sees the light. But no apostles; Eli is tough enough to handle things himself.
And you have to root for a guy who keeps an iPod operating after the apocalypse, for comfort if not joy. What's on Eli's playlist? The only song we hear is How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Al Green. Make that Reverend Al Green. Even during down time between slaughters, Eli keeps the faith.
Steve Persall can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 893-8365. Read his blog, Reeling in the Years, at blogs.tampabay.com/movies.


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When you are not happy with the results then you have to seek a revision-expert surgeon, not a regular one.
Many surgeons refuse to revise a surgery and they send you to an expert. Why? What is so important about revision surgeries? I'm not happy with my nose surgery. There is nothing wrong with it but I want to improve it more. So, I need a revision surgeon.


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DETROIT In honor of its dedication to driving the adoption of e-prescribing technology in Michigan, the Southeast Michigan ePrescribing Initiative was presented with the 2010 Health Information Technology Innovation Leadership Award at the first annual Michigan HIT Leadership and Innovation Awards reception.
The award was instituted by the Michigan HIT Commission to acknowledge and promote the use of technology in Michigan's healthcare system. The goal of the 2010 HIT Innovation Awards: To raise awareness of HIT use and recognize the professionals, organizations and facilities who have advocated or supported the advancement of HIT and Health Information Exchange within the state.
SEMI was launched in 2005 to promote e-prescribing among physicians in Southeast Michigan. It consists of a coalition including CVS Caremark, General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Group, the United Auto Workers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan, Henry Ford Medical Group and Medco Health Solutions.
Through Dec. 31, 2009, nearly 5,000 physicians had enrolled in SEMI. Over that time period, these prescribers have generated more than 18.2 million e-prescriptions. An analysis of 12.4 million prescriptions written by SEMI physicians since the program began found the following:
- Asevere or moderate drug-to-drug alert was sent to physicians for more than 3.5 million prescriptions (28%), resulting in nearly 1 million (33%) of those prescriptions being changed or canceled by the prescribing doctor;
- Physicians received nearly 334,000 medication allergy alerts;
- Nearly 1.5 million lists of dispensed prescription histories were downloaded by physicians; and
- When a formulary alert was presented, 33% of the time the physician changed the prescription to comply with formulary requirements.


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It's doesn't seem like you, taking the part for the whole, bithub.
Neither failing to fully read what you quote:
Google is notorious for not contributing back. It just so happens they did it on 2.6.32. Even though most of that was to offer support for their own business interests.Quote:
There are a couple of other interesting entries here. Google takes a lot of grief for not contributing back, but that company was the source of a fair amount of code going into 2.6.32. Much of that was support for the HTC "Dream" (aka G1 or ADP1) phone platform, but Google also contributed to control groups, ext4, memory management, IPVS, and libata.
If they keep it up from now on, then it indeed becomes false. But for now it isn't.
So, just to annoy you a little ;)
Google is one of the worst contributors even though most of their business is linux based. 2.6.32 didn't change that.
Cycle Gap: Linux Kernel Development Stats from Greg Kroah Hartman
"Google is at number 13 with 1.4% contribution. Without Andrew Morton's contributions Google's would be at the fortieth spot."
Great, take a 1 in a Million example and use that as the Rule that establishes the truth for all cases.
If you have any doubts, the quote is still here and will stay because
a) it is true for most cases,
b) It can be years before I bother changing my sig, and
c) I don't give a f... about your 1 million servers company example. It only proves you think small.
I respect Google for what they are doing with Android. I recently had a chance to work with Android at a systems level and while I am not totally in love with how they shut out all but the Java coders, I do like having a completely free software stack on a phone that you can build from source if the urge hits you.
That said, I too hope they don't "get too big for their britches"....


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Names: Emme Maribel Muñiz & Maximilian 'Max' David Muñiz
Parents: Jennifer 'J.Lo' Lopez & Marc Anthony (born Marco Antonio Muñiz)
Date of Birth: February 22, 2008
Siblings: Arianna (born in 1994 from Marc's previous relationship), Cristian Anthony Muñiz & Ryan Anthony Muñiz (from Marc's first marriage)
♥ Max & Emme were born in Long Island, New York
♥ They were born by C-section
♥ Emme was born first at 12:12 a.m. and weighed 5 lbs & 7 oz
♥ Max followed his sister and weighed 5 lbs & 13 oz
♥ Max's middle name David was chosen to honor Jennifer's father
♥ Emme's middle name Maribel was chosen to honor Marc's deceased sister
♥ Their surname is Muñiz, which is Marc's legal last name
♥ People reportedly paid $6 million for the first photos of the twins
♥ Their parents split up in 2011 after 7 years of marriage
♥ We often spot the twins all over the globe traveling with their mama
"It just made my whole life. It says, 'I'll luv you beyond forever Mom. I'll cry right now! Stop it! Oh my God. Beyond forever. That's the line, that's it. You know, I came home, and it was on my bed and then I opened it and just left it there…[It was] in a big manila envelope, a yellow envelope, and it said, 'To: Mom, From: Max.' And I opened it, and I was like, 'Oh my God. He's a genius Come on, let's be honest. My son, that's the love of my life right there." mama J-Lo on her sweet son.
"By nature I am not tough, believe it or not. No. I am a lover. And with my kids I am even softer. I realize with my son, I have to sometimes be tough, especially now when he's pushing boundaries. With my daughter, I can get a little stern with her and she pretty much will listen. But my son will just scream and yell and run. I'm like, Aaaaah, what do I do with this?!" – J-Lo on disciplining her twins.
"They do something to you where you want to do everything right for them. And obviously no parent does everything right. It's this weird thing that happens where you are striving to be as good as you can be so that they turn out well. And that requires that you be a really great, evolved, aware person in every moment. Which is pretty awesome. But it's also putting tremendous pressure on yourself—which is why women feel so guilty!" – J-Lo on motherhood.
"They're my coconuts, that comes from when they were little and in their cribs and started growing hair, it looked just like a coconut to me. They both look like coconuts. I have this beautiful necklace which was given to me at Christmas, there are two coconuts and their initials on it." – proud mama J.Lo on her twin's nicknames.
"You don't leave your kids. See, your kids are right here, my kids are right out there. You have to be happy so they are happy. It takes a village to raise babies. My mum is here with me too. When you have dreams you make them happen and they're only better for it." – J.Lo on the challenges of raising children while juggling a busy career.
"I remember looking at Marc and going, 'We should call the doctor'…I started panicking a little bit and he was panicking, too, because…we were thinking, Did somebody drop her when we weren't looking? I just remember looking at him and saying, 'If f Emme's not going to be OK, I'm not going to be OK. He's like, 'I'm not going to be OK—none of us are going to be OK.' " – J.Lo on discovering a bump on her daughter's head.


text: Education Braham High School celebrates success Published May 14, 2014 at 1:17 pm Braham Area High School celebrated academic and athletic achievements Thursday, May 8, during the 2014 Braham Area High School Academic, Athletics & Arts Awards Program. Pictured are 'A' honor role students for the year. Photos by Urmila Ramakrishnan Connor TenNapel receives an Army ROTC scholarship. Jenna Winter accepts an $150,000 Army ROTC scholarship.


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The University of Otago could be about to gain a large slice of $35 million in research funding a year.
The university is involved in ''most'' of the eight shortlisted projects selected as possible Centres of Research Excellence and could benefit from confirmation four existing centres - based at Auckland, Massey and Lincoln universities - have missed out. The university is not host to any of the seven existing government funded centres - meaning any success it has will result in new funding.
Deputy vice-chancellor, research and enterprise Richard Blaikie said yesterday it was ''strongly engaged in most of the eight shortlisted applications, some of which will be hosted or co-hosted by Otago University if successful''.
He could not reveal much, because the successful bids were yet to be selected, but said five bids were submitted with Otago University either the host or co-host - without saying how many had made the shortlist.
''It would be very nice to be named as host for one or more of these,'' he said.
The Otago Daily Times understands that two Otago-hosted bids, involving aspects of advanced physics research, and of ocean science, are included in the shortlist.
And it is also understood a proposed neuroscience research centre, to be jointly hosted by Otago University and Auckland University, is also on the shortlist.
The Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution is also understood to be included. The centre's director, Hamish Spencer, is based at Otago University.
Some researchers believe a wind of change is blowing through the Centre of Research Excellence arrangements, which could prove positive for Otago University.
The Royal Society of New Zealand, which is making recommendations to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) over which bids should be successful, says on its website successful applicants would be funded for six years - from January 2015 to December 2020 - subject to a mid-term review in 2017. The Royal Society would make its recommendations to TEC early next month after it finished site visits for shortlisted centres this month.
Confirmation four existing centres did not make the shortlist has come in for criticism from the Labour Party, Tertiary Education Union and Federated Farmers, which all questioned why funding for the centres was being cut.
A TEC spokeswoman responded saying the funding was ''fully contestable'' and competition was ''fierce'' among the 27 applicants.
''That means current [centres] needed to reapply and all applications were considered using the same criteria.
''The short-listing is in no way a comment on the previous performance of the existing [centres] as this was not part of the selection criteria,'' she said.
TEC expected to announce successful candidates in May.
Budget 2013 increased the fund by 10%, bringing the total amount of annual funding for the centres to just under $35 million.


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Celebrate Robert Pattinson's 28th Birthday With This Shirtless Flashback!
Oh hey Robert Pattinson! Happy 28th birthday! Yay!
So here's something I've learned about Robert in the years that I've followed his career: dude does not like being shirtless. I mean, he will if need be, and of course the fans will scream, but it's a rare occurrence.
Which is why I think on this, his 28th birthday, it's important to we flashback to quite possibly the hottest of shirtless scenes in Rob's career: when he took it all off for Twilight: New Moon.
Bella has to stop Edward from revealing himself cause he's about to go sparkle in the middle of the square? While the scene goes by quickly, the filming did not. And thank goodness because we've got that much more shirtless RPattz.
Launch the gallery and appreciate the flashback. And try not to keel over in shock when you learn that this was filmed 5 years ago. Yes, it's been that long. And yes, Rob is still just as sexy. Happy birthday and good luck at Cannes!


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'Dogs Split With #4 St. Cloud State On Sunday
Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:14:18 GMT —
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. â?? The Truman Baseball team went toe-to-toe with fourth ranked St. Cloud (Minn.) State University in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday. The Bulldogs fell 2-1 in the opener but ended the Huskies 15-game winning streak with a 7-5 victory in the nightcap. Truman is scheduled to play Maryville (Mo.) University on Tuesday at home beginning at 1:00 p.m.
The doubleheader was scheduled on Thursday after snow had blanketed the St. Cloud campus and the Huskies headed south looking to get games in. The Bulldogs had an open weekend in the MIAA and hosted the #4 Huskies for the first time in school history.
St. Cloud came into the doubleheader leading Division II Baseball with a 1.24 earned run average but the Bulldog offense totaled 16 hits in the games and the Huskies had a team ERA of 4.20 on the day after the split. The seven runs scored by Truman in game two were the most allowed by St. Cloud State to date.
Jarod Hahn and Blake Marino each went three for seven and Will Nader collected two RBIs and Truman got strong pitching performances from Matthew Grosch, Tim Lee, Austin Olendorff and Cody Gardner.
Game 1
Truman 1
The Bulldogs left the tying run in scoring position in both the sixth and seventh innings as St. Cloud State held on for a 2-1 victory in the opener. Kyle Fisher pitched six and two-thirds innings, allowing nine hits to pick up his seventh win of the season and Reese Gregory recorded the final out with the tying runner at third base to notch his eighth save.
Brian Hansen drove in both runs for the Huskies with a two-out double in the fourth inning. In fact, all the damage in that inning came with two down as Sean Borman double and Michael Jurgella walked while Hansen laced the first pitch he saw to the right field corner to score the runs.
The Bulldogs got a run back in the fifth when Zak Larkin doubled, advanced on a grounder and scored following a wild pitch.
Truman started a two-out rally in the sixth with singles by Jarod Hahn and Will Nader but pinch hitter Joe Emery grounded out to second.
In the seventh, Jordan Howe led off with a single, was sacrificed to second and went to third on tapper back to the mound. Gregory was summoned from the Huskies pen and got Paul Trenhaile looking to end the game.
Matthew Grosch threw six innings and allowed six hits and Tim Lee pitched a scoreless seventh for Truman.
Game 2
Truman 7
Austin Olendorff did not allow a hit in his four innings of relief work and Cody Gardner shut the door with three scoreless innings as Truman upset the nationally ranked Huskies 7-5. It was the most runs allowed in a single game by St. Cloud State this season and Truman scored six of them in the first two innings.
St. Cloud struck first with a run in the top of the first but Trumanâ??s offense got the train moving by sending 16 batters to the dish in the first two innings.
Paul Trenhaile singled in Zak Larkin to tie the game and Will Nader and Jarod Hahn delivered two-out RBI singles to put Truman up 3-1.
The Huskies got a run back in the second with an RBI single by Paul Imholte but Truman put another three on the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning. Chris Zrostlik drew a bases loaded walk for the first run and was followed by a single from Blake Marino. Will Nader brought in the sixth run of the game off a fielderâ??s choice as he beat out a potential double-play ball.
St. Cloud put their first three on in the third to chase reliever Nick Franklin and all three ended up scoring to make it 6-5.
Truman got an insurance run in the sixth when Larkin singled, advanced on a groundout and scored on an errant throw by the Huskiesâ?? shortstop.
Cody Gardner took over in the seventh and got a double play to end that inning, worked around a two-out error in the eighth and a one-out single in the ninth to pick up his first save of the season.
Courtesy: Truman State University


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Testing Limits in Stability Protocols for Standardized Grass Pollen Extracts - Guidance for Industry
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November 2000
- Introduction
- Current Lot Release Criteria
- Lot Release versus Stability Protocol
- A Modified Stability Protocol
- Retesting
- Dealing with Test Failure
- Extension of Dating
Guidance for Industry
Testing Limits in Stability Protocols for Standardized Grass Pollen Extracts
This guidance document represents FDA's current thinking on testing limits in stability protocols for standardized grass pollen extracts. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes, regulations, or both.
Standardized grass pollen extracts must demonstrate their potency in accordance with 21 CFR 680.3(e), 610.10, and 600.3(s). Accordingly, manufacturers must demonstrate that their grass pollen extracts maintain potency and are stable until the product's expiration date. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is setting forth this document to provide guidance on developing stability protocols for standardized grass pollen extracts. A specific stability protocol that is consistent with CBER lot release is provided, along with all necessary formulas and illustrative numerical examples. This document does not change lot release criteria for these products. To the extent that prior guidance from FDA is or may be interpreted to be inconsistent with this document, this document supersedes such previous guidance. This guidance document finalizes the draft guidance entitled "Testing Limits In Stability Protocols For Standardized Grass Pollen Extracts" that was announced in the Federal Register of August 25, 1997 (62 FR 44975).
Allergenic extracts are a complex mixture of proteins obtained from natural sources. Consequently, a measure of the relative potency with respect to a standard is a critical step in lot release testing for standardized allergenic products. By their nature, such tests are relatively less precise and more costly (in both time and resources) than chemical tests for simple organic and inorganic compounds. Presently, relative potency is primarily determined by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). As will be shown below, the inherent variability of the measured potency associated with this assay leads to special considerations when devising lot release and stability protocols.
By way of outline and synopsis, Section 2 reviews current CBER lot release criteria and related issues of ELISA test variability. It is shown that when only 3 replicates are employed (rather than a 3 replicate/2 replicate sequence), the statistically equivalent range for relative potencies is 0.654-1.530. Section 3 presents arguments as to why in certain cases of multiple testing, including those of Standardized Allergenic Extracts, the bounds for Stability Studies should be widened with respect to those for Lot Release. Section 4 develops stability bounds based on the Bonferroni adjustment for multiple tests. As an example, it is shown that for a 10-test stability study (two lots; tests on each lot at 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months; assays consisting of 3 replicates), the approved limits for relative potency are 0.568-1.759. When three lots are included in the study (a total of 15 tests), the limits are slightly expanded to 0.556-1.798. (It is assumed in all cases that the initial time point satisfies lot release requirements.) Section 5 considers retesting and the current good manufacturing practice prohibition of "testing into compliance". Section 6 presents options for the manufacturer when a test fails at a time point, and Section 7 explains how to extend dating.
Before proceeding to Section 2, it is useful to discuss, in general terms, and in the context of this document, the statistical notion of manufacturer's risk. This term has a very specific meaning in the context of quality control and, for the nonexpert, is much clearer than related terms from statistical hypothesis testing (i.e., Type I and Type II errors). As with many statistical concepts, however, it can be misleading when used incorrectly or out of context. In the present document, manufacturer's risk is associated with the cost of losing properly formulated product because of assay variability. In essence, to ensure that potency is consistent, CBER rejects a fraction of lots whose true relative potency is 1.0. This document shows how this risk may be taken into account when determining the number of replicates and the bounds for lot release and stability protocols.
Current Lot Release Criteria
The determination of relative potency (rp) in the current release testing for standardized allergenic grass pollen extracts is a two step process, which is denoted the "3+2" method. First, the rp is determined from the average of 3 replicates. If this average is between 0.699-1.431 (the 95% confidence interval for the assay, or a=0.05), the sample passes. If it is outside this range, two additional replicates are determined. The sample passes if the average of all 5 replicates is within 0.758-1.320 (a=0.05); otherwise, the sample fails. For later reference, these limits were obtained as
where N is the number of replicates; s = 0.1375 is the standard deviation of the assay; z is the value of the 1-a/2 percentile of the normal distribution.
The release criteria also place an upper bound on the sample standard deviation of log relative potency, s[log(rp)]:
where is the upper 1% critical value of the chi-squared distribution for N-1 degrees of freedom. (N is typically 3 or 5.)
The acceptance characteristics for the "3+2" determination of rp are listed in Table 1. From this Table, the probability of acceptance for a lot of rp=1 is 0.980, indicating that equivalence (to reference) is being tested at the a=0.02, or 98% confidence level (the consequence of successive determinations at a=0.05). These results can be used to develop alternative testing protocols with similar characteristics. For example, if only 3 replicates are taken, the appropriate a=0.02 interval is 0.654-1.530; this interval is obtained by substituting z=2.326 into Eq. (1). The 3 replicate procedure will be utilized for the remainder of this Guideline, because its statistical properties are easier to calculate.
Inherent in CBER's current release testing is that about 2% of lots whose true rp equals 1.0 (i.e., the reference itself) will fail the test. This is manufacturer's risk discussed in Section 1. These limits ensure that a lot of rp > 3 or rp < 0.3 has a negligible probability of passing release testing. Likewise, there is an approximately 3% chance of passing lots with rp = 2 or 0.5 (see Table 1).
For an equivalence assay (such as ELISA), the manufacturer's risk can be reduced by increasing the number of replicates. This is not practical, however, for Standardized Allergenic Extracts: a factor of ten increase in replicate number is required to obtain a significant improvement, availability of serum pool is low, and cost of the test is high.
It is also noted that different analyses are appropriate when the bounds of the release criteria are independent of the assay (e.g., bounds of 80-120% of a set value and an assay precision of 1%).
Lot Release Versus Stability Protocol
Obvious values for upper and lower limits in a stability protocol are the lot release bounds themselves. As shown below, this approach is not feasible for allergenic extracts at present because of assay variability.
The following terms are introduced for notational simplicity:
10-test study. A protocol consisting of 2 lots tested at 5 time points (e.g., 6, 12, 18, 24 and 36 months), assuming, as always, that the initial point (0 months) has passed lot release.
15-test study. A protocol consisting of 3 lots tested at 5 time points.
ideal product. A product in which every lot is equivalent to the reference at all time points (i.e., it has full potency and there is no decay of potency with time).
(Both the 10 and 15-test studies have been approved as stability protocols for standardized grass pollen extracts.)
Consider now a 10 test study, where failure is designated as the first instance in which a sample tests outside of CBER release limits. Given a probability of failure of 0.02 for each test, the probability that an ideal product receives full dating is then (0.98)10 =0.82. The acceptance rates would be lower for samples whose relative potencies differ from the reference. For example, suppose that the relative potencies of the two lots under study were 0.9 and 1.1; such lots pass CBER lot release with a probability of 0.95. Even if there were no decay in either lot, the probability that the grass extract would obtain full dating is (0.95)10 =0.60.
An additional consideration for allergenic extracts is that the final product is frequently a mixture of different grasses. Since the mixture's shelf life is limited by the shortest lived component, the probability that a mixture of, for example, 7 ideal products having a 36 month shelf life is (0.98)70 =0.24.
Returning to the terminology of risk, the preceding examples demonstrate how the manufacturer's risk can be increased to very high levels, and the statistical variability in accepted lots can be reduced to levels far below those considered necessary when devising the release criteria. Consequently, it is appropriate to modify the ELISA test limits for purposes of stability testing.
Similar considerations may apply to other products where lot release criteria and assay variability are of comparable magnitude.
A Modified Stability Protocol
A statistical method of taking into account an unacceptably high rejection rate associated with multiple testing is to widen the original limits so as to maintain a specified overall probability of acceptance; this is known as the Bonferroni procedure. (This, and other adjustments for multiple comparisons, are discussed in many statistics texts. See, for example, Principles of Biostatistics, Pagano and Gauvreau, Duxbury Press, 1993.) Suppose that the a=0.02 level is deemed to be an acceptable level for the stability study defined above. This implies that 2% of ideal products will fail (on average) to obtain the full 36 month dating. The Bonferroni procedure adjusts each of the 10 tests to the a/10=0.002 level (z=3.0902); if there are 15 tests (3 lots in the protocol), each test is performed at the a/15=0.00133 level (z=3.2087). Substituting the preceding values of z into Eq. (1) leads to the acceptance intervals 0.568-1.759 (2 lots), and 0.556-1.798 (3 lots). Failure at one time by a lot leads to a lot dating of the previous test time.
Table 2 lists the performance of the proposed limits in setting the dating period when applied to three different relative potencies. The results indicate that the ideal product will achieve full dating 98% of the time whether two or three lots are included in the protocol. The manufacturer's risk, however, is lowered as the number of lots under study is increased. In either case, a lot of rp=0.5 is rejected very quickly, with less than 3% of the lots remaining after 18 months and 0.2% at 36 months.
The 10-test study (defined in Section 3) for Standardized Grass Pollen Extracts is acceptable to CBER. A stability protocol consisting of more determinations (e.g., a point at 30 months) or fewer determinations (e.g., yearly points only) would have wider or narrower limits, respectively. These are straightforward to calculate from Eq. (1) and a table of the standard normal distribution.
A preparation containing a mixture of grasses should still be dated according to its shortest lived component. Hence, using this method it is anticipated, for example, that (0.98)7 or 87% of mixtures with 7 components would obtain full dating.
The manufacturer could opt for the "3+2" replicate method (with the appropriate tighter intervals), but should specify this in a supplement to its PLA.
Lastly, the date of initiation of extraction is an acceptable time point for the beginning of the expiration dating period (i.e., the zero time point of a stability study).
Retesting is an important issue, in that rejection of a small fraction of otherwise acceptable lots is an inherent part of the procedure. The possibility of gross analytical error must also be recognized (although it is also presumed to be rare). Hence, retesting is permitted to establish, for example, the presence of instrument malfunction or degraded reagents. If analytical error can be demonstrated, the results of the original test can be discarded (although an investigation as to the cause of the error should also be carried out).
In general, there are two cases to consider in the context of retesting:
- when one of the 3 original replicates is very different from the other 2, causing the average to fall out of specifications;
- when all three replicates are within statistical error, but the average is out of specifications.
Case A has already been excluded by the limits placed on the standard deviation in the present release protocol (Section 2); e.g., from Eq. 2, s[log(rp)]<0.2951 when N=3. Consequently, a test with replicates rp=0.55, 0.85 and 0.20 (a failing average of 0.45), would be excluded because s[log(rp)]=0.32. (Note that the average has been calculated as log (rp), and then transformed to rp.) Case A, therefore, need not be considered further when analyzing standardized grass pollen extracts.
Continuing to Case B, analytical error could be demonstrated as follows:
- the result of the retest consisting of at least 6 replicates should be within specifications;
- the average of the retest should be significantly different from the original result, as demonstrated by a two sided t-test at the a=0.05 level using the observed pooled variance.
Pursuant to the concepts of current good manufacturing practice, averaging the results of the original and retest is not permissible. This restriction eliminates objections associated with "testing into compliance": if the original test results are not valid, then they should not be used; if they are valid, they cause the lot to fail, as consistent with the protocol.
The upper limit to the number of replicates in the retest is not specified here, but it should be incorporated into the testing SOP. Three replicates are not acceptable because there is no strong scientific reason to choose the second three in favor of the first. Additionally, given the variance of the test, it is difficult to distinguish two means with adequate statistical confidence with a small number of replicates. For example, suppose that the original test failed with replicates rp=0.55, 0.85 and 0.35 (an average of 0.547, calculated from log(rp)), and the retest (3 replicates) resulted in rp=0.9, 1.0 and 1.3 (an average of 1.054). Perhaps intuitively, the difference between 0.547 and 1.054 appears so large that the initial test should be rejected. This is not so. The t-test results in a p-value =0.11, indicating that the difference is not significant. Consequently, the original result should not be rejected and the lot fails. As a second example, an initial determination (3 replicates) with rp=0.4 and s[log(rp)]=0.2, can be rejected if the 6 replicate retest results are rp>1.026 and s[log(rp)]=0.1375 (p<0.05). The 6 replicates suggested here is a compromise between the cost of retesting and discriminatory power.
The limits for the retest are determined by the number of replicates and can be Bonferroni-adjusted for the total number of tests. For a single test (e.g., lot release) consisting of 6 replicates, the allowed interval for rp is 0.740-1.351 (Eq. 1, a=0.02; N=6) and s[log(rp)] < 0.2389 (Eq. 2). In a 10 test stability study (a=0.002; N=6) the limits on rp for the retested point are 0.671-1.491; for 15 tests (a=0.00133; N=6) these limits are 0.661-1.514.
Dealing with Test Failure
Related to retesting is the question of whether a product can ever obtain full dating if one of the test lots failed at a particular time. CBER allows this possibility, under the following conditions:
(A) data for the full dating period is provided;
(B) the statistical confidence is at the a=0.02 level.
This could be accomplished by putting additional lots under study and carrying out the appropriate statistical analysis. CBER would also consider data on the failed lots for periods greater than 3 years. For example, if two lots are under test and one registers rp =0.560 at 36 months, the product obtains 24 month dating (assuming that a retest indicates that the result cannot be rejected). If the study is extended to 5 years with determinations at 42, 48, 54 and 60 months, Bonferroni-adjusted limits can be calculated on the basis of 18 tests. This leads to the interval 0.551-1.815. If the new samples are within these limits, the 36 month sample (rp=0.560) no longer causes failure. In fact, the product can be given a shelf life of 5 years.
Extension of Dating
If a product obtains full 3 year dating, the manufacturer may choose to continue monitoring the stability with the intention of requesting an extension of the dating. In these cases new data can be analyzed using Bonferroni-adjusted values for the total number of actual tests. For example, if data for two lots are presented for time points 42, 48, 54 and 60 months to support 5 year dating, an adjustment for 18 tests can be used (i.e., the same limits presented in Section 6).
Table 1. The probability of acceptance for a lot of specified relative potency (rp) using the CBER "3+2" criteria described in the text. These values were calculated from Monte Carlo simulation with ten million samples.
Table 2. Probabilities of acceptance for products of representative relative potencies at different times and number of lots tested, assuming 5 determinations for each lot.
|lots on rp test
|per test acceptance
|dating ³ 18 months
|dating of 36 months


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- By Annie LowreyAnnie Lowrey is assistant editor at FP.
Well, I just watched John Yoo — a member of the Office of Legal Counsel during the George W. Bush administration and the author of the infamous "torture memos" — on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. It was among the more excruciatingly awkward spectacles I've seen on television. (I've always admired Stewart's willingness to have his shows inform, not just entertain, no matter how strange it makes the viewing.) At the end of the show, with Yoo off the stage, Stewart made the point himself, recommending his viewers overseas play the tape if they catch any high-value detainees. It was one of, by my count, four jokes in the second half of the broadcast.
Why so awkward? The two never engaged. They questioned and parried. They talked past one another. Stewart couldn't catch Yoo in a lie, couldn't call his arguments what they were, and clearly seemed frustrated. He had brushed up on Yoo's infamous briefs. He wanted to engage Yoo. But the lawyer — as brilliant a legal mind as there is in the United States, some insist, dressed in a gray wool suit, looking every bit the professor — simply explained away.
The answers to the questions sound rote to my ears by now. (Before joining Foreign Policy, I worked at The New Yorker, and spent months researching for staff writer Jane Mayer's book The Dark Side, which is all about the extralegality of the Bush approach to the war on terror.) Concerns about the legality of harsh interrogation only come up during wartime, Yoo says. The White House asked him to define the legal limits of interrogation, and he defined them as best he could, he says. Nobody had ever addressed what interrogation is legal and what isn't, he says. We do not use law-enforcement standards during wartime, he says — we don't read terrorists their Miranda rights when we arrest them in places like Pakistan.
Yoo established such arguments in his briefs from his tenure at OLC. Since then, the legal establishment, and the government, has cast them aside. The question of what the U.S. government can and cannot do to prisoners of war is clearly delineated in both U.S. and international legal codes. The U.S. government has confronted such questions every single time it has sent a soldier or a CIA operative overseas, anywhere from Vietnam to Kosovo, and detained suspected enemies. I was disheartened not to hear more push-back — oh, to have, say, Harold Koh or Greg Craig in Stewart's seat! — but not surprised.
But Yoo made a secondary argument, which I hadn't seen him make before — one about partisan politics. When Stewart first welcomed Yoo onto the stage, he asked him how it felt to come on television knowing the animus against him. Yoo described it as the same animus Stewart, an avowed liberal, gets from hard-line conservatives. Later in the broadcast, Yoo said that some people cast aspersions on the Bush White House for the same reason that some people do on the Obama White House.
I fail to understand how despising the creative rewriting of U.S. law — how massively, secretly expanding the powers of the executive to allow the government to torture — is a partisan issue. Yoo and his associates, the Jay Bybees of the past administration, did the United States — Republican and Democrat, liberal and conservative, communist and libertarian, whatever political stripe — a tremendous disservice with their irresponsible legal freelancing. They saw the limits of the law. Rather than delineating them in black and white, they rewrote them in vibrant, torturous color.
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The Providence Bruins (1-1-0-0, 2 PTS, T-3rd Atlantic) host the Springfield Falcons (1-2-0-0, 2 PTS, 7th Atlantic) Friday evening at the Dunkin' Donuts Center for the teams' third of 10 regular-season meetings in 2010-11. In the clubs' first two match-ups, each team has won once on the road. The P-Bruins and Falcons will face-off again at the MassMutual Center on Dec. 11.
The P-Bruins dropped their home-opener last Friday, falling 5-1 to the Falcons after surrendering two power play goals, two short-handed tallies and a strike on a delayed penalty. With goalie Nolan Schaefer still overseas with the Boston Bruins, Matt Dalton was given the start, but the second-year pro stopped just 12-of-16 shots before being relieved by Michael Hutchinson. The rookie netminder faced only one shot in his first professional appearance, allowing a goal late in the third frame.
Saturday, however, may have provided Providence fans with a more realistic look at what the club is capable of this season, jumping out to a 5-1 lead on the road before eventually logging a 6-5 win at Springfield. A dozen different players registered points in front of Hutchinson, who earned the win with 31 saves in his first career start following last year's 32-win season for the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights. It was the first-year players who led the charge as first star Max Sauve recorded his first career hat trick and defenseman Steve Kampfer matched the skilled forward with three points of his own, including a goal and two assists.
Providence had a rare Sunday off last weekend, while Springfield wrapped up its first three-in-three with a 4-1 home loss to the first-year Charlotte Checkers.
Both clubs saw player movement during the week as Providence welcomed Schaefer and defenseman Matt Bartkowski back from Europe. Schaefer, a Providence College graduate, makes his return to the AHL after spending the 2009-10 campaign with CSKA Moscow, where he went 6-10-1 with a 2.66 goals-against-average in 22 games. In 2008-09, the eighth-year pro produced a 26-17-5 record and 2.52 GAA for the Houston Aeros. Bartkowski, though, enters his first pro season after two successful years with the Ohio State Buckeyes. The blue-liner, acquired by Boston in the deal that brought Dennis Seidenberg from the Florida Panthers last March, scored 38 points in 80 games for OSU.
Springfield welcomed a goaltender into the fold during the week as well with the addition of David LeNeveu, sent down from the Columbus Blue Jackets after the team's trip to Sweden. Also an eighth-year net-minder, LeNeveu spent last season in Austria with Salzburg following a 20-19-6 campaign with the now-defunct Iowa Chops. Providence fans will likely recognize the goalie from his time in Hartford in 2007-08.
Looking at the leaders, the P-Bruins are paced by both Sauve and Kampfer, each with three points. Sauve's hat trick on Saturday gives him Providence's goals lead with three, also tied for first in the league, while Kampfer and Lane MacDermid have each tallied two assists. In net, Hutchinson is 1-0-0 in his two games, showing a 4.50 GAA and .838 save percentage.
On the other side, Tom Sestito has a Falcons-high and AHL-best five points. Michael Blunden, with four points, has scored three goals for Springfield, while first-year defenseman David Savard has dished out four helpers. Between the pipes, Dan Taylor is 1-2-0 with a 2.83 GAA and .913 save percentage.
On special teams, Providence, at 0-for-6, is one of eight clubs that has yet to score a power play goal and also sits just 28th on the penalty kill at 66.7 percent (6-of-9). Springfield, meanwhile, is tied for 11th with the man-advantage at 20 percent (3-for-15) and holds a share of 13th-place when short-handed at 86.7 percent (13-of-15).
On Saturday, the P-Bruins travel to New Hampshire to face the Manchester Monarchs at 7 p.m. The weekend wraps up on Sunday as Providence hosts the Hartford Wolf Pack at 4:05 p.m.
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