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Immune Response Linked to Colon Cancer Survival
French researchers have found an association between how well the body responds to colon tumors and survival among more than 400 patients with the disease. They suggest that analyzing tumors for the presence of certain immune cells could yield valuable prognostic information for patients.
The results support the theory that the immune system may influence the behavior of tumors. In recent years, studies of ovarian cancer and follicular lymphoma have suggested that the presence or absence of certain immune cells in tumors can be used to predict the survival of patients with these diseases. Read more
Guest Update by Dr. Robert H. Wiltrout
CEI: Advancing Immunology and Immunotherapies for Cancer
This multidisciplinary organization represents a means to create a critical mass of basic, clinical, and translational scientists, with the objectives of quickly defining new areas of opportunity and more rapidly capitalizing on the novel immunology- and immunotherapy-related work being done in NCI's CCR to accelerate our scientific advances. Read more
Immune Response Linked to Colon Cancer Survival
French researchers have found an association between how well the body responds to colon tumors and survival among more than 400 patients with the disease. They suggest that analyzing tumors for the presence of certain immune cells could yield valuable prognostic information for patients.
The results support the theory that the immune system may influence the behavior of tumors. In recent years, studies of ovarian cancer and follicular lymphoma have suggested that the presence or absence of certain immune cells in tumors can be used to predict the survival of patients with these diseases.
The new study expands this research to colorectal cancer. Like the others, it focuses on the presence of T cells in tumors; these immune cells react to specific threats to the body.
"Our data reveal that the immune reaction at the tumor site determines the cancer's evolution and clinical outcome regardless of the local extent and spread of the tumor," says co-lead investigator Dr. Jerome Galon of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, or INSERM.
The study included 415 colorectal tumors from patients with known medical histories. The researchers developed information on the type, density, and location of T cells at the tumor sites and compared the predictive value of these data with information on a tumor's size and the extent to which it had spread to other tissues.
The density of T cells within a tumor was, in this population, a better predictor of patient survival than the tumor size and spread, which are typically used to develop prognoses, the researchers report in the September 29 Science.
Once the colorectal tumors become clinically detectable, the adaptive immune response may play a role in preventing tumor recurrence, the researchers say. "This suggests that the time to recurrence and overall survival time are governed in large part by the state of the local adaptive immune response," they write in Science.
In their analysis, a strong immune response was associated with a favorable prognosis regardless of the cancer size and spread; conversely, a weak immune response was associated with a very poor prognosis, even in patients whose tumors had not invaded other tissues.
"The recurrence of cancer may have little to do with the tumor itself - or at least not with tumor size and spread," notes Dr. Galon. "Rather, poor prognosis could arise from a weak immune reaction to cancer."
Patients whose tumors had high densities of certain T cells had a 5-year survival rate of 73 percent, compared with 30 percent for patients with low densities of T cells in tumor regions. In patients with earlier stage tumors, high densities of T cells were associated with a 79-percent chance of survival after 5 years, while patients with low densities had a 33-percent chance of survival.
The experimental methods used in the study are not ready for clinical use. But if the results are confirmed in larger studies, in theory the strategy could be used to identify patients who, because of their immune responses, are at high risk for relapse and may benefit from additional treatment.
"The immune system is the most important parameter to prevent relapse and metastasis and to prolong survival in colorectal cancer," notes Dr. Galon. The study was co-led by Dr. Franck Pagès, an immunologist at the European Georges Pompidou Hospital.
By Edward R. Winstead
Guest Update by Dr. Robert H. Wiltrout
CEI: Advancing Immunology and Immunotherapies for Cancer
This multidisciplinary organization represents a means to create a critical mass of basic, clinical, and translational scientists, with the objectives of quickly defining new areas of opportunity and more rapidly capitalizing on the novel immunology- and immunotherapy-related work being done in NCI's CCR to accelerate our scientific advances.
An important goal of CEI is to create opportunities for immunologists in both the intramural and extramural communities to exchange information and to facilitate collaborations. Consequently, CEI has initiated an annual series of meetings on cancer-related immunology research. Last week, more than 700 scientists attended the second meeting in this series, "Frontiers in Basic Immunology," held on the NIH campus. All of the speakers were outstanding scientists representing the innovative approaches to immunology research from within NCI or academic centers around the nation.
CEI scientists have made critical contributions to basic, translational, and clinical immunology. This includes identification of novel molecules and molecular pathways important for the normal development and function of lymphoid cells, as well as leadership in the field of cytokines, including identifying new cytokines, defining their biological activities, detailing their mechanisms of action, and translating this information into new immunotherapies for cancer and other diseases.
The bench-to-bedside progression of interleukin-2 (IL-2) is one outstanding illustration. IL-2 and components of its receptor were discovered by NCI researchers Drs. Frank Ruscetti and Thomas Waldmann, respectively. Work from Dr. Steve Rosenberg's lab established the value of this cytokine in the treatment of advanced kidney cancer and melanoma, while Dr. Waldmann's group demonstrated that antibodies blocking the alpha chain of the IL-2 receptor are useful in treating T cell leukemia, autoimmune disease, and graft-versus-host disease. Dr. Waldmann is currently engaged in efforts to bring IL-15, a cytokine codiscovered by his group, to the clinic.
Other significant advances toward prevention and treatment of cancer from CEI faculty include development of an HPV vaccine that could save up to 150,000 lives a year; a recombinant immunotoxin that has proved very effective against refractory hairy cell leukemia, and a cell-based therapy for the treatment of refractory metastatic melanoma that has resulted in improvement in 51 percent of patients involved in clinical trials. In addition, Dr. Rosenberg and colleagues recently demonstrated the potential for using a gene-therapy approach to re-educate a cancer patient's immune system to treat refractory, metastatic melanoma. The unique blending of expertise in basic, translational, and clinical research, combined with the ability of NCI's IRP to fund long-term, high-risk research, have been key in developing each of these approaches to immunotherapy for cancer.
The diversity, dedication, and expertise of CEI faculty makes me proud of this unique community of scientists. I believe this program is ideally positioned to advance immunology research and help deliver a new generation of immunotherapy-based approaches to the prevention and treatment of cancer and AIDS.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy Linked to Ovarian Cancer Risk
Women aged 50-71 who take estrogen plus progestin have a significantly increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women who don't use any menopausal hormone therapy, according to study results in the October 4 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Lead author Dr. James Lacey of NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics notes the importance of the study: "This is a large study of a rare cancer, and our study's comprehensive information on specific hormone therapy regimens offers a detailed picture of ovarian cancer risk associated with use of estrogen plus progestin."
The study evaluated 97,638 women from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort who completed 2 questionnaires from 1995-1997 that collected information on demographic characteristics, dietary intake, health-related behaviors, family history of cancer, anthropometry, physical activity, and use of hormone therapy. Researchers looked at long-term use - 10 or more years - of unopposed estrogen by women with hysterectomy. Dr. Lacey's team also compared women with intact uteri who took only estrogen plus progestin with women with intact uteri who never used hormone therapy.
Women who took unopposed estrogen for 10 or more years had a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer, whereas women who took unopposed estrogen for less than 10 years had no increased risk. Women with intact uteri who took estrogen plus progestin were approximately twice as likely to develop ovarian cancer as women with intact uteri who didn't use any menopausal hormone therapy.
Previous studies had linked the use of unopposed estrogen to ovarian cancer, but few have evaluated specific estrogen-plus-progestin regimens and ovarian cancer risk. Nonetheless, further research is needed into these associations. "Particular regimens of estrogen and progestin have only been on the market for 15 or 20 years," said Dr. Lacey, "so we will continue to follow this study cohort for years."
Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome Linked to Pathways Involving Energy and Nutrients
Four years after identifying the gene responsible for Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome, a rare inherited disorder that can lead to kidney cancer, researchers have identified two proteins that interact with the gene's protein product, called folliculin. The interactions suggest that BHD syndrome, which also causes benign hair follicle tumors or hamartomas, may result from changes in molecular pathways that respond to energy levels and nutrient availability in cells.
The NCI research team, of the Center for Cancer Research's (CCR) Laboratory of Immunobiology and Urologic Oncology Branch, which discovered the BHD gene in 2002, now reports that in normal cells folliculin interacts with a novel protein they named folliculin-interacting protein 1 (FNIP1). But mutant forms of folliculin predicted to be present in cells from patients with BHD syndrome do not bind to FNIP1, probably due to loss of its binding site.
Drs. Masaya Baba, Laura Schmidt, and their colleagues found that FNIP1 also interacts with a protein that serves as an "energy sensor" in cells, 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). AMPK negatively regulates the mTOR pathway, which, when dysregulated, has been implicated in several other hamartoma syndromes.
Folliculin and its interacting partner, FNIP1, "may be involved in energy and/or nutrient sensing through the AMPK and mTOR signaling pathways," the researchers conclude in a study published online October 6 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They are developing animal models of BHD to investigate further the roles of these proteins in the development of kidney cancer.
"We are excited to have moved from identifying families with BHD syndrome and an increased risk for kidney cancer to isolating the responsible gene and doing functional studies to understand what folliculin does," says Dr. W. Marston Linehan, chief of CCR's Urologic Oncology Branch.
Model Predicts Likelihood of Lynch Syndrome in Individual Patients
A new model developed by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and published in the September 27 Journal of the American Medical Association provides clinicians with a tool to estimate the likelihood of individual patients carrying mutations in the MLH1 or MSH2 genes, the primary causes of Lynch syndrome (also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer). This information can be used to better determine which patients would benefit from molecular evaluation and genetic testing. Other commonly used risk models for Lynch-associated mutations are not designed to predict the likelihood of a single individual carrying a genetic mutation.
The investigators used a set of 898 patients with known MLH1 or MSH2 status to develop the model. Variables used in development included personal and family history of Lynch syndrome-associated cancer, and age at diagnosis for patients and any of their first- or second-degree relatives diagnosed with Lynch syndrome-associated cancer. Predicted risk of mutation was broken into five categories: 5 percent or less, 5.1 to 10 percent, 10.1 to 20 percent, 20.1 to 40 percent, and more than 40 percent. The model was then tested and refined in a validation cohort of 1,016 additional patients with colorectal cancer and known mutation status.
"The model demonstrated excellent ability to discriminate between risk groups," stated the authors. The model's sensitivity and specificity depended on the risk category chosen as the cutoff point. Compared with the widely used revised Bethesda Guidelines, the new Dana-Farber model with a cutoff of 10 percent risk would lead to the testing of fewer patients and, at the same time, would miss fewer mutation carriers. The authors have made the model available to health care professionals as a Web-based tool.
Sentinel-Node Biopsy Identifies Metastatic Melanoma Earlier
A large international trial funded by NCI shows that sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) can provide important prognostic information about patients who have had surgery for localized primary melanoma. Trial results appear in the September 28 New England Journal of Medicine.
Following surgery to remove melanoma lesions, patients are monitored for recurrence through observation of the lymph nodes. If the cancer does not spread to sentinel nodes - those lymph nodes nearest the tumor site - the risk of recurrence is approximately 15 to 20 percent. However, if the cancer does spread to the sentinel nodes, recurrence is all but certain.
Dr. Donald L. Morton of the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, Calif., and colleagues enrolled more than 2,000 patients in this trial from 18 sites in Europe, Australia, and the United States between 1994 and 2002. Patients were assigned to SNB a few months following the initial surgery or to observation until there was clinical evidence of spread to the sentinel lymph nodes.
Patients at low risk of recurrence can avoid unnecessary surgery and the complications that often follow removal of some or all regional lymph nodes. A negative SNB also can significantly reduce both the costs of follow-up surveillance and the anxiety associated with relapse.
In an editorial, Drs. Charles M. Balch of Johns Hopkins University and Natale Cascinelli of the National Tumor Institute in Milan, Italy, describe the study as the largest and most important trial of SNB ever conducted. "The concept of the sentinel node is now well established," they write, reflecting the fact that studies during the 1990s confirmed SNB to be a reliable prognostic tool to detect micrometastases.
U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Medicine
On October 2, Dr. Andrew Fire of Stanford University and Dr. Craig Mello of the University of Massachusetts Medical School were announced the winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. The scientists were recognized for their discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), a naturally occurring process by which cells regulate the activity of genes. Researchers around the world use RNAi to study genes and their roles in diseases such as cancer. Dr. Mello received NCI support for some of his RNAi research.
Bisphosphonates Evolve Beyond Palliative Care
In this era of targeted cancer therapies, researchers are adapting bisphosphonates - an "old workhorse" class of drugs first synthesized at the end of the 19th century and later used to treat osteoporosis and prevent complications from bone metastases - to carry anticancer drugs directly to cancer cells in the bone.
Despite its solid appearance, bone is a remarkably plastic substance, undergoing constant remodeling and replacement of old and damaged sections. Two main cell types drive this process: osteoclasts, which break down old bone, and osteoblasts, which lay down a new bone matrix.
In osteoporosis and other disorders that disrupt bone metabolism, the balance between osteoclasts and osteoblasts is disturbed, and the osteoclasts break down more bone than can be replaced, leading to a weakened skeleton.
Researchers in the 1960s developed the bisphosphonates as treatments to prevent bone breakdown. The modern bisphosphonates have an extraordinary affinity for bone cells over any other cell type, and prevent immature osteoclasts from attaching to bone, maturing, and surviving to break down the skeletal matrix.
Oncologists soon became interested in the bisphosphonates to fight the morbidities caused by cancer cells that have metastasized to bone. Aberrant signaling from these cancer cells can disrupt bone metabolism in a manner similar to osteoporosis, leading to skeletal fractures, intense bone pain, and a reduced quality of life.
Today's bisphosphonates, which are up to thousands of times more potent than the first generation, have become the standard of care for preventing skeletal complications from bone metastases.
"Bisphosphonates are really widely used in oncology," said Dr. Jennifer Eng-Wong, a breast cancer specialist at NCI's CCR. "Bone is one of the most common sites of metastasis for breast, prostate, non-small-cell lung cancer, and multiple myeloma, so for our long-term survivors, it's quite common for them to be on these agents."
Recent in vitro studies have suggested that bisphosphonates might actually possess anticancer activity. "The osteoclasts concentrate the bisphosphonates at their back end, at a much more concentrated level than you would find in the plasma," explained Dr. Patrick Mantyh, director of the Neurosystems Center at the University of Minnesota, whose research focuses on using bisphosphonates to treat bone cancer pain.
"So the tumor, which is usually sitting behind the osteoclasts, is exposed to a high concentration of the bisphosphonate, and that high concentration probably inhibits and kills endothelial cells, which would then deprive the tumor of its vascular supply," he said.
Researchers have come back to the bisphosphonates not only because of their potential antitumor activity, but because of their affinity for bone. "One idea is that you could actually use a bisphosphonate and attach another molecule to it…to deliver a drug and have it all stick to the skeleton," said Dr. Mantyh. "If you wanted to deliver a therapeutic directly to bone, this may be an attractive way to get it there."
NCI is funding investigators who are working to develop bisphosphonate conjugates - bisphosphonates chemically bound to another molecule. By attaching a cytotoxic anticancer molecule to a bisphosphonate backbone, researchers hope to turn drugs that might be too toxic if delivered alone systemically into targeted therapies.
Dr. Monica Reinholz, at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., has been studying bisphosphonate conjugates for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and multiple myeloma in collaboration with MBC Pharma, Inc., in Boulder, Colo., through a Small Business Technology Transfer grant. One exciting idea, supported by in vitro and in vivo results, she explained, is that some bisphosphonate conjugates may have more potent anticancer activity than either compound alone.
"Preliminary animal studies have shown that the conjugate reduces metastases to the bone and confers benefits to both bone quality and survival," she said. "This demonstrates efficacy beyond either the bisphosphonate or the cytotoxic drug alone or in the nonconjugated mixture."
"A lot of studies are looking at the possibility of giving bisphosphonates up front in the adjuvant setting, to maintain bone density," said Dr. Reinholz. "If you could use conjugates, you may get the benefits of the bisphosphonate and the chemotherapy all at once."
By Sharon Reynolds
FDA Approves Panitumumab for Metastatic Colon Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved panitumumab (Vectibix) for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed despite standard chemotherapy. The drug received accelerated approval after showing effectiveness in slowing tumor growth and, in some cases, reducing the size of the tumor, according to the FDA.
Panitumumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) protein on some cancer cells. By binding this protein, the drug may interfere with signals that might otherwise stimulate the growth and survival of cancer cells.
Panitumumab was evaluated in a randomized, controlled clinical trial of 463 patients with metastatic colon or rectal cancer who had been treated with the drugs fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan. The results showed a benefit for panitumumab in progression-free survival but not in overall survival.
The time to progression or death in patients taking panitumumab was 96 days versus 60 days in patients who received standard chemotherapy. Eight percent of the panitumumab group had a reduction in the size of their tumors. Panitumumab is manufactured by Amgen and may be commercially available by mid-October.
Prostate Cancer Vaccine Trial
Name of the Trial
Dr. James Gulley, NCI Center for Cancer Research
Why This Trial Is Important
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein made by the prostate gland, is often overproduced in prostate cancer. Several studies have shown that PSA-containing vaccines can stimulate the immune system to produce T lymphocytes capable of killing prostate cancer cells. Moreover, some studies in mice suggest that injecting vaccines directly into tumors dramatically boosts the immune response, killing more tumor cells.
In this study, researchers are testing this approach in patients with prostate cancer that has recurred locally or progressed following previous treatment. Besides PSA, the vaccines researchers are using contain T-cell costimulatory molecules to further boost the body's immune response.
"We believe that by placing the vaccine directly into the tumor, the resulting increase in local immune activation will be like shining a laser on the tumor, making it a better target for the T cells," says Dr. Gulley.
Who Can Join This Trial
Study Sites and Contact Information
An archive of "Featured Clinical Trial" columns is available at http://cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/ft-all-featured-trials.
Immunological research has discovered many agents with the potential to serve as immunotherapeutic drugs. NCI is working to develop a prioritized list of agents with substantial potential for cancer immunotherapy and is requesting suggestions for agents that might be used in clinical trials alone or in combination with other drugs. Investigators wishing to provide suggestions are encouraged to go to https://webapps4.nci.nih.gov/immuno/SubmissionForm.do to submit agents for consideration.
NIH Research Festival Set for October
NCI Awards Grants to Five Clinical Proteomic Technology Teams
The CPTAC awardees are the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Dr. Steven A. Carr, principal investigator (PI); the University of California, San Francisco/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Susan Fisher, PI; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dr. Daniel Liebler, PI; Purdue University, Dr. Fred Regnier, PI; and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Paul Tempst, PI.
The CPTAC teams will focus on the cross-laboratory comparison and validation of technology platforms used for proteomics measurements as well as bioinformatics software and protocols to establish a basis for intra-laboratory comparison and reproducibility of proteomic data. The output of this consortia of teams will be available through public databases supported by the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid.
"This program is a critical component of NCI's strategy for leveraging the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of proteomics for cancer patients," said NCI Deputy Director Dr. Anna Barker. "The complementary expertise of the awardees and their commitment to collaboration and real-time data sharing will contribute to a new generation of biomarker-based interventions to diagnose, treat, and prevent cancer."Additional information on CPTI and CPTAC can be found at http://proteomics.cancer.gov.
New Campaign Encourages Tobacco Users to "Be A Quitter"
Smokers and tobacco users trying to quit will soon have a potent ally - fellow smokers. The "Quit Now" Challenge, a new initiative featuring the inspirational stories of people who want to quit smoking, was announced last week by NCI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Now through October 27, 1-800-QUIT-NOW will accept submissions from cigarette smokers and other tobacco users explaining, in their own words, why they want to "Quit Now!" Interested participants can visit www.1800quitnow.org for specific instructions on how to submit video entries. Successful quitters whose stories are chosen will be announced on February 1, 2007. NCI and CDC hope that these stories will help further increase quit rates in the United States.
"Knowing, as we do, that tobacco use accounts for 30 percent of all cancer deaths, helping people quit is key to reducing the burden of this disease," said NCI Director Dr. John E. Niederhuber.
"Encouraging people to quit smoking, and supporting them in their effort to do so, is an important step in preventing the myriad of diseases caused by smoking and tobacco use," agreed NIH Director Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni.
The "Quit Now" Challenge, part of the "Be A Quitter" campaign, enhances NCI and CDC's ongoing National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines initiative. Participants - chosen among men and women between 18 and 29 years old - will be available for television, radio, and newspaper interviews. These participants also will be encouraged to help others quit by posting daily diary entries and sharing their personal stories of Quit Now experiences on the official 1-800-QUIT-NOW Web site, www.1800quitnow.org.
The North American Quitline Consortium, corporate partners, and local organizations in communities across the country are key collaborators in 1-800-QUIT-NOW, providing their expertise to help raise awareness about this toll-free access number. Callers to 1-800-QUIT-NOW, which is a single point of access to state-based quitlines, will continue to receive practical, effective help quitting smoking, informational materials, and referrals to other resources.
"Since 1-800-QUIT-NOW was launched in 2004, it has remained an important resource for the 45 million Americans who smoke, and for other tobacco users, to help them end their addiction," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt. "Such a program is vital to help improve the public health of this country, as young people continue to light up, and others continue to die from tobacco-related disease."
In addition to The "Quit Now" Challenge, television and radio public service announcements, an online educational video, print materials, banner ads, and a Web site (www.1800quitnow.org) are part of the tobacco cessation campaign effort.
"Quitting tobacco is not something anyone should have to face alone," said Dr. Corinne Husten, of CDC's Office on Smoking and Health. "It's like a journey, filled with ups and downs. But with the proper coaching and support, people can quit."


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Sacramento Kings, they're our home team.
What's your favorite movie quote?
I'm your Huckleberry.
What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
Air hockey, oops....that's not a video game but I love to play air hockey, and yes I'll whip your little butt - LOL
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
Just my ears...
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I can make silly sound effects, and sometimes I burp out loud on accident...makes everyone stop and stare then laugh.
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Flipped a 900lb quad, rolled onto me and crushed my head into a rock, wasn't wearing my helmet...not too smart of an idea that day but I was blessed to survive that stupid mistake.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
Mexican food.
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Fingernail polish remover.
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A couple celebrating their 75th anniversary returns back to their hotel room after a romantic dinner. The husband goes into the bathroom to get ready for bed while his wife, feeling a little extra frisky, makes her way to the bed. She figures what the heck, and throws her legs over her shoulders to show her husband just how limber she still is and to relive the good ol days. But soon realizes that she's now stuck, she calls for her husband. He makes his way back to the bedroom and upon seeing his wife he quickly mentions to her, "quit goofing around Gladis, put your teeth back in and brush your hair, you look like your mother." Holy moly, that's kinda naughty, can't believe I told that one.


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Arctic filmmaker Adam Ravetchsing makes compelling videos by strapping "bear cams" around polar bears' necks.
In a transformation that has happened for thousands of years, once the outer layer of its egg is breached, the creature - known as an alevin - will begin growing into a coho salmon.
To the native Gwich'in people, the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is "the sacred place where life begins." But to many Alaska politicians, it's just the cap on a pool of oil, and they want to open the lid and start drilling.
These are waterways where the river's free-flowing character has been protected by prohibiting dams and ensuring corridors are undeveloped.
There are over 450 animal species listed as endangered and over 170 listed as threatened, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Climate change is devastating wild lands and the wildlife that thrives inside them, according to findings in a new report.
A new report by the National Research Council has concluded that the United States is unprepared to address oil spills in the Arctic Ocean.
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BA, University of Nebraska, 1957; ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1965; PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 1989.
A former missionary and president of CAM International, Dr. J. Ronald Blue has traveled to more than fifty countries. He joined the staff of Dallas Seminary in 1975, winning the Faculty Award the same year, and served as professor and chair of the World Missions and Intercultural Studies department. Four years ago he helped to launch the Seminary's Spanish Doctor of Ministry program in conjunction with Seminario Teológico Centro Americano (SETECA) in Guatemala. On May 13, 2006, the first graduates of this program were recognized during the Seminary's commencement services. The author of Evangelism and Missions, Dr. Blue is married to Libby. Together they have three children: Lisa, Laurie, and David.
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- "Review of 'Wycliffe in the Making: the Memoirs of W Cameron Townsend, 1920-1933.'" Evangelical Missions Quarterly 32 (1996). 497-497.
- "Evangelistic Effectiveness : What's Research Got to Do with It?." Evangelical Missions Quarterly 31 (1995). 289-290.
- "Review of 'Spiritual Warfare: Victory over the Powers of This Dark World.'" Evangelical Missions Quarterly 30, no. 1 (1994). 110-110.
- "Review of 'An Introduction to World Missions.'" Evangelical Missions Quarterly 27, no. 3 (1991). 321-322.
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Here are the ingredients you will need:
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup prechopped tomato
1/2 cup prechopped white onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 avocado, peeled and diced
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Take-Two v. 3D Realms Court Documents Materialize, 3DR's Scott Miller RespondsBy Nick Breckon, May 15, 2009 10:58am PDT The first legal documents filed by publisher Take-Two in its lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever developer 3D Realms have been released.
The documents amount to a call for a restraining order and a preliminary injunction, essentially a move to force 3D Realms to keep the Duke Nukem Forever assets intact during proceedings.
Take-Two claims that it is owed "millions of dollars" by 3D Realms for breaking an agreement to finish the game. The publisher also requested a copy of the existing Duke Nukem Forever source and object code "to ensure the code is preserved and remains unharmed during the pendency of this lawsuit."
Meanwhile, 3D Realms co-founder Scott Miller last night issued the first public comment from the company on Shacknews. Miller was replying to a user question of whether 3D Realms saw any of the $12 million that Take-Two paid Infogrames for the DNF publishing rights in 2000.
"No. We didn't get a penny of that money," said Miller. "This, along with so much else, is 100% spin, being eaten up by those who have no clue whatsoever."
Miller added that 3D Realms will have more to say on the matter "soon"--though Take-Two expects to go to trial no earlier than 9-12 months.
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By: jarek99 x Show Full PostIts time to sue your ass and chew bubble gum...and the plaintiff is all out of gum.May 17, 2009 9:32am PDT
By: Jaradakar x Show Full PostOnly a bad game company spends 12 years and does not produce a single product.May 15, 2009 3:05pm PDT
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DNF wasn't their only product Einstein, Ever hear of Max Pain 1 & 2 and Prey.......? Last I checked 3 ga... : Imp_ulse
I really hate to defend someone dropping hate on 3DR for no real reason other than it's the current bandw... : Durajim
Sorry you are wrong. Remedy worked on Max Paine 1 and 2, and Human Head worked on Prey. : deathofrats
your all wrong in this thread. 3dr basically created the what max payne became. Rememedy made a tech demo... : italiano3d
By: cell9song x Show Full PostI'm confused.
First the figure of 30 million had been thrown around as the price T2 paid 3DR for Duke Publishing rights.
Then it became 12 million.
now Scott Miller says they paid nothing.
someone help me understand..........May 15, 2009 1:18pm PDTI'm confused. First the figure of 30 million had been thrown around as the price T2 paid 3DR for Duke ... : cell9song
By: dsmart[3000ad] x Show Full PostBasically TT bought the rights to publish DNF from Infogrames (who got it when they bought GTi). Nothing to do with 3DR because obviously they would have probably gotten their dev money from GT/Infogrammes (who TT bought the rights from) because am sure 3DR didn't give them the rights to publish DNF for free.
Its like just recently. Atari - flat broke - sold the Ghostbusters European publishing rights to Sony. Atari had bought that from Activision (?) I believe, along with the rights to Riddick - Dark Athena. Those deals have nothing to do with the developers and they wouldn't see a penny of it.
Here is how it probably went down in TT vs 3DR.
1. 3DR signs with GT (then bought by Infogrames) for DNF. My guess is money exchanged hands because there is no way in hell 3DR would give such a lucrative publishing right to GT for nuthin'. Then maybe they did. We won't know until the docs are released under discovery once the suit gets underway.
2. Infogrammes (which later buys Atari btw) gets tired of waiting for the game and decides to bail. So they sell the publishing rights to TT. At $12m - back in 2000 - thats a very hefty premium.
3. Since TT and 3DR have NO contract whatsoever, TT have NO control over what 3DR does with the game. It was fully self-funded by 3DR. So TT had no choice but to sit and wait. They eventually get tired of waiting and write down the $12m in their financials.
4. 3DR spends the better part of twelve years, screwing around with everyone's head, while blowing their own money on the game. Money which they obviously got from other ventures and not excluding whatever they got from GT/Infogrammes when it all started out.
5. 3DR runs out of money. They go to TT - who has the rights to publish the game - and ask for $5m to finish the game. TT says no and in an attempt to cap on their $12m, decided to buy the Duke IP for $30m. Of course its worth more than that, but publishers are righteous bastards and $30m for the Duke IP to a dev looking for $5m is nothing short of a firesale. And an insult. 3DR said no (I wouldn't do it either) and walked.
6. In order to show TT just how serious the situation was, rather than shop the title around - which am sure they did and wouldn't have been successful since TT would never sell the rights since they didn't have to - they knew it was the end of the line.
7. They close shop. Tell everyone to go home. Tell gamers to piss off.
Walked off with a Lifetime Achievement award from Wired mag and called it a day.
8. Take Two sues (as I said they would the very day this news broke). For whatever reason, that is their right.
As I said before, until docs start popping during discovery, my guess is that TT doesn't have a leg to stand on unless the rights they bought from GT clearly holds 3DR - the developer - to some performance standard. My guess is that it doesn't because once those rights were sold, the deal between 3DR and Infogrames probably terminated. If they hadn't terminated, TT would have had 100% say in the on-going development of the game, rather than sitting around and waiting.
So this also meant that whatever money Infogrames paid to 3DR up to that point, they could keep as that is industry norm when you project gets canned or sold off.
In the absense of the above, what I suspect TT is banking on is the promises of delivery and the twelve years of massive hype that 3DR had going. TT could argue that they bought the rights - and waited this long - based on promises (phone, email, marketing, PR, previews, pre-orders, the dog down the street barking Duke's name, some old wino around the corner talking about it etc) made by 3DR and they did so in good faith.
All the judge has to find is that TT bought something in good faith with a reasonable expectation of performance. If he rules on that, TT win. If he doesn't, its over and we'll never see DNF because TT will never release the rights. Lets hope there's no expiration clause. But after this long, my guess is that it is a non-expiring right they bought from Infogrames.
I want to be a fly on the wall in that court room when this goes to trial.
May 15, 2009 4:27pm PDTBasically TT bought the rights to publish DNF from Infogrames (who got it when they bought GTi). Nothing : dsmart[3000ad]
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I would have sold the IP in a heart beat and created a new IP with that 30 million dollars. Duke Nukem w... : deathofrats
is this really derek smart? : iggypopped
Yah its me. I can't think of anyone brave enough to impersonate me. But then again..:) : dsmart[3000ad]
Dunno. Do you still wet the bed? : dsmart[3000ad]
Classic Derek Smart. : Gary the Llama
Desktop Commander! : mckimmons
lol!! well, I had to prove that it was me, didn't I? :) : dsmart[3000ad]
In soviet russia, bed wets you. : CaptCommie
But really, no I don't. It's not everyday a legendary butt of internet humor surfaces out of the blue. :... : CaptCommie
Then I must be in good company then. : dsmart[3000ad]
packav, I missed him. :[ : CrustaR
It's in the garage. :O : CrustaR
very cool - thank you for posting this. extremely informative, and thanks for stopping by the shack!!! : virus
Not this time -- not by a long shot. : ScottMi11er
i cant believe TT would pay 12 million in 2000, when duke4 was already 3-4 years in production with NO gu... : boobie
Ghostbusters and the Riddick publishing rights were bought from Activision as part of the fire sale of th... : the archvile
Good post Derek : James240
You forgot to mention the 2007 agreement. I am guessing this is the crux here. : GreatGooglyMoogly
I believe TT didn't offer them $30M for the ip, but offered the publishing rights back to 3DR for $30M. A... : melt_core
By: DeadlyRose x Show Full PostScott, don't be a d*ck and ruin it for everyone, give Take-Two the assets to the game, let them finish it so we "the players" can play a game we have been promised for the last 12 years. I'm sure the game, had you finished it, would have been AWESOME, but it looks like that won't be happening bar a miracle. so what do you say? Protect your butt and screw over millions of gamers.. or do the morally right thing and let Take-Two finish it so we can all bask in the awesomeness that is Duke nukem :)May 15, 2009 11:10am PDTScott, don't be a d*ck and ruin it for everyone, give Take-Two the assets to the game, let them finish it... : DeadlyRose
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The question is WILL Take Two finish it? If they did, who would they outsource it to? Would they end up b... : Landrosradick
Replies Miller, "Oh, ok. My bad." : GreatGooglyMoogly
I feel confident that were Take-Two take over and finish the game, they would do a great job. They have a... : DeadlyRose
You fucking socialist. : theangrywaffles
Information wants to be free! : delataur
At least offer them a reasonable share of the Duke IP. As it looks now 3DR is in the toilet along with th... : EviL AnGeL
not gonna happen : ann0yanc3
By: Jobos x Show Full PostI don't think he knows what "Spin" means. Spin is an attempt to redirect a conversation. What Miller is saying is that Take 2 is simply lying. Unless I'm misinterpreting the percentage amounts that Miller is using (making up?). What is 5% spin compared to 100%?
I don't understand what he's saying Take 2 is lying about. It seems to me that Miller is intentionally being obtuse (or is "spinning" like crazy himself) in order to perpetuate the already factually-vague nature of everything that's happening. I mean, he can say that Take 2 is selling babies at this point and not much worse could happen to him.
I guess what I'm saying is that I'm more inclined to believe the company that is still in business, rather than the company that has nothing more to lose. But whatever -- it's not like Shacknews is Reuters. The Shack isn't going to get to the bottom of this as would an international news corporation. They can say anything they want to the Shack because... well, it's just a gaming blog (albeit the best damn gaming blog around!).May 15, 2009 12:35pm PDTI don't think he knows what "Spin" means. Spin is an attempt to redirect a conversation. What Miller is... : Jobos
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By: DewFuel x Show Full PostIf 3dR never saw any of that $12M, then why does T2 think they are entitled to millions of dollars?
This just looks like a grab for the IP, as seen by their requisition of the source code.
This should get very interesting very quickly.May 15, 2009 11:12am PDTIf 3dR never saw any of that $12M, then why does T2 think they are entitled to millions of dollars? Th... : DewFuel
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Maybe T2 thinks that if the game had been finished and released that they would have been able to make mi... : Schnapple
Does suing for future prospects even hold up in court? It seems that would set a dangerous precedence fo... : DewFuel
One way or the other, Take 2 PAID $12 million for those rights. Despite if 3DR received it or not, the c... : AndyGoin
They bought the rights because that's what they personally though they were worth. This is NO different t... : MechBFP
You can sue the public traded company if they have given out false information. You base your decision wh... : markusarv
Ok here's the challenge, what if in the contract, it was stipulated that 3DR had to deliver a "finished g... : AndyGoin
You hit the nail on the head. They are clearly trying to make a grab for the IP because they know they w... : CaptCommie
this is exactly what vivendi did to valve. And it failed miserably. I would be quite surprised if Tt won.... : italiano3d
By: melt_core x Show Full PostHere's the way I see it. Of course we don't know shit and it's all speculation, and I'm most probably wrong, but it's saturday and I've got nothing better to do :)
What this lawsuit tells us is pretty positive for DNF fans hoping this game will see the light of day sometimes. Here's why.
There obviously isn't much money left at 3DRealms to warrant a lawsuit, and from what I can gather there's no way in hell they would ever be the legitimate owner of DNF's codebase. What I assume Take Two wants to do with this lawsuit, is not so much getting 3DR's money and assets (thought they wouldn't say no to that obviously), but prevent Broussard and Miller from continuing development of this game under a different name, so as to evade their obligations with Take two.
That means we can speculate that 3DRealms is not so much shutting down as it is starting under a new name, probably with a reduced team, and probably changed the name of the game, so that it doesn't have to respect the publishing contract they had a long time ago. Yes, this lawsuit could indicate that the development of DNF has only been temporarily paused while Broussard and Miller are busy reorganizing, to continue development of DNF free of their obligations towards a publisher that isn't being cooperative.
What do you say?May 16, 2009 6:05am PDT
By: Schnapple x Show Full PostDoes anyone think that maybe GeorgeB3DR wasn't some perfectionist weirdo and instead they were trying to pull off one of the most ambitious games ever made?
We all look back on the original ideas behind the game Spore and we're all disappointed at how many of them didn't make it into the game or were cut from the shipping product.
Could it be that they were trying to pull off the most ambitious game ever made and things like this (dragging on forever, running out of money, etc.) is the reason most games drop the ambitious bits and just get the thing out the door?
(not that I'm saying Spore wasn't ambitious - it was - it just wasn't as ground breaking as we were led to believe)May 15, 2009 11:49am PDTDoes anyone think that maybe GeorgeB3DR wasn't some perfectionist weirdo and instead they were trying to ... : Schnapple
By: ETPC1 x Show Full PostAll I want is it to be on the PC and be a FPS. Nothing else
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By: GPUX x Show Full PostInteresting article about the judge: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/nyregion/13judge.html?ei=5007&en=4098518194525ed6&ex=1397188800&partner=USERLAND&pagewanted=all&position=May 15, 2009 12:51pm PDTInteresting article about the judge: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/nyregion/13judge.html?ei=5007&en=4... : GPUX
By: matthaeus x Show Full PostI wouldn't be surprised if the IP owners of DNF set up a new company and partner with Microsoft. The only problem would be Take2s publishing rights - are they PC-only or contain console ports too?May 15, 2009 11:41am PDTI wouldn't be surprised if the IP owners of DNF set up a new company and partner with Microsoft. The only... : matthaeus
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I would be completely fucking shocked if they partnered with MS. Why Microsoft? : Porkasaurus
lol where do you guys come up with these theories? why on earth would MS get involved with a company tha... : mikecyb
Because MS could buy the rights from T2, strike a deal with 3DR, crack the whip over George, get the fuck... : EviL AnGeL
Agreed, not the first time I've seen the Microsoft speculation thing, I honestly do not understand where ... : abrasion
By: dlr(2) x Show Full PostAnother thought, I wonder how much of this was motivated on TT's part from the comment from George that TT needs to "shut the f up?" Personal grudge factor?May 15, 2009 1:36pm PDTAnother thought, I wonder how much of this was motivated on TT's part from the comment from George that T... : dlr(2)
By: gyokuro x Show Full PostFREE DUKE NUKEM & TIBETMay 15, 2009 9:05pm PDTFREE DUKE NUKEM & TIBET : gyokuro
By: rochet x Show Full PostCourt date june 4, 2009 hm and its end of e3 time.
The court document is a rough draft..
Nothing is submitted according to the court website.
Something is up..May 15, 2009 7:04pm PDTCourt date june 4, 2009 hm and its end of e3 time. The court document is a rough draft.. Nothing is... : rochet
By: richcz3 x Show Full PostG.O.D had the rights to Publish DNF. GODs Parent company was....Take 2.
Read Millers own words on 3D Realms Site.
[b]Mille/b]: [i]When Infogrames bought GT Interactive, they did seem to lean a little more toward family oriented games, and though that was a small concern for us it wasn�t the impetus for this deal. It was really just a case of both companies, through discussions that began near six months ago, realizing we were no longer the best fit for each other and that the best thing to do was find a new publisher. Take-Two was an obvious choice for us because of our existing relationship with them, including our other big production, Max Payne.[/i]
[i]Under the deal, The Gathering will publish Duke Nukem Forever for the PC and [b]Take 2[/b] will own the rights to the entire back catalog of PC and video game Duke Nukem titles, as well as rights to future products.[/i]May 15, 2009 6:07pm PDT
By: jtthe2nd x Show Full PostNow this is one awesome publicity stunt! It's got court papers and everything!
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By: jtthe2nd x Show Full PostTrainwreck? You're soaking in it!May 15, 2009 3:21pm PDTTrainwreck? You're soaking in it! : jtthe2nd
By: Evan_C x Show Full PostSo they didn't recieve any money from Take-Two buying Infogrames... and why should they? They would have already been paid for the Exclusive Publishing Rights by Infogrames. Unless their contract with Infogrames had a stipulation about it voided in the event of a sale and allowed 3DR to retain all payments, they had no reason to expect to recieve a penny from the buyout.May 15, 2009 3:18pm PDT
By: jalapeno man x Show Full Postyou guys really need to read the forums over at 3DR. Its sad really.... All holding on to George and Scott like tighty whities saying " daddy doesnt lie... never!!!"
Face it... 3DR fooked up and now they are being made accountable for it. I know sometimes investments go bad, but when a companys keeps telling its invester that all is good and this happens... I'd want my money back too (or the IP)May 15, 2009 2:45pm PDTyou guys really need to read the forums over at 3DR. Its sad really.... All holding on to George and Scot... : jalapeno man
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By: BelligerentBill x Show Full PostThe final NAIL in the coffin of Duke Nukem FORNEVER.
I thought this was all a hoax, but apparently not. In the end, I'm not the least bit surprised. Let em sink, let em lose the code, they've been asking for it for 12 years. At least in someone else's hands the game might finally come out in some form. It's tough shit for the unemployed, but the gaming industry isn't really hurting with the economy so there should be jobs aplenty.May 15, 2009 2:06pm PDTThe final NAIL in the coffin of Duke Nukem FORNEVER. I thought this was all a hoax, but apparently not... : BelligerentBill
By: NukemFornever x Show Full PostThe people who lose in all this is us.
We're all fucked. We got duped out of another PC Duke Nukem FPS game. That is all we really want. This is the only reason we even care. We don't want handheld games, or 2nd rate side scrollers titles. We don't care about contests to find the next duke.
We want a Duke FPS shooter. You could have sold us the 3 previous builds in these past 12 years and we would have all bought them.
We want to give you $49.99 for a FPS game featuring Duke Nukem.
GIVE US DUKEMay 15, 2009 11:28am PDTThe people who lose in all this is us. We're all fucked. We got duped out of another PC Duke Nukem FP... : NukemFornever
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We aren't losing. I find this vastly entertaining. : baron calamity
it's a soap opera for geeks. : YummiGummi
...neck-beard flaring in furious anger as he types, popcorn-butterish sweat pouring down his back rolls..... : Vangoghs Ear
LMFAO HAHAHAHAHA : mastermike569
*golfclap* : baron calamity
By: ease one x Show Full PostWhere did all the people go who thought this was a hoax?May 15, 2009 11:32am PDT
By: ghost in my shell x Show Full Post[i]Miller added that 3D Realms will have more to say on the matter "soon." [i]
Soon eh? When it's done eh?May 15, 2009 11:06am PDT[i]Miller added that 3D Realms will have more to say on the matter "soon." [i] Soon eh? When it's done... : ghost in my shell
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Soon = 12 years... : Dantarios
DNF'd : bstrad
By: exmx x Show Full PostIf its true 3DR never got any money from T2, then i will never buying a game from T2 againMay 15, 2009 1:18pm PDTIf its true 3DR never got any money from T2, then i will never buying a game from T2 again : exmx
By: GPUX x Show Full PostThey sure are making headlines, aren't they?May 15, 2009 11:17am PDT
By: Mrc32 x Show Full PostLawyers. Great. This game is now dead.May 15, 2009 11:22am PDT
By: dookiebot x Show Full PostScott. You are the last person who needs to be telling anybody about what is really going on.May 15, 2009 1:16pm PDT
By: Xevo x Show Full PostAs interesting and messy as all of this is, I would take a shipped DNF next April over all of this drama any day of the week.May 15, 2009 12:44pm PDT
By: datim x Show Full PostSorry 3DR, you lied to me for 12 years, and now you want me to believe you? Seems now you're just playing the victim card, because clearly it's not your fault the game was never released or hell, even finished.May 15, 2009 12:12pm PDTSorry 3DR, you lied to me for 12 years, and now you want me to believe you? Seems now you're just playi... : datim
By: schnitz76 x Show Full PostIs this the first time that a legal document has been added to the screen shots section for a game?May 15, 2009 12:37pm PDT
By: Igl85 x Show Full PostWhy the hell should 3d realms see a penny from those 12 million? They bought publishing rights from Infogrames. Stupid question.May 15, 2009 11:17am PDTWhy the hell should 3d realms see a penny from those 12 million? They bought publishing rights from Infog... : Igl85
By: Kurashu x Show Full PostFunny thing is a few month back T2 was the "victim" and EA was the evil corporation who would take it over...
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By: zehh x Show Full PostSo sad it has come to this.May 15, 2009 12:12pm PDT
By: hobosapien x Show Full Post"100% Spin." And more to say on the matter "soon." Hmmmm.... something is fishy.May 15, 2009 11:04am PDT"100% Spin." And more to say on the matter "soon." Hmmmm.... something is fishy. : hobosapien
By: Spoetzl x Show Full PostJust wait for the pre-order class-action lawsuit!May 15, 2009 11:43am PDT
By: sneak x Show Full PostThe judge's name is "Gammaman"?May 15, 2009 11:07am PDT
By: dlr(2) x Show Full PostIs it possible that all this is more entertaining than the game ever would have been?May 15, 2009 11:32am PDTIs it possible that all this is more entertaining than the game ever would have been? : dlr(2)
By: TheGamer11 x Show Full PostSounds pretty straight froward. Show the document that says they money was given and signed by both parties. Otherwise, fuck off TTMay 15, 2009 11:27am PDT
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By Charlie LeDuffFox 2 NewsDETROIT (WJBK) -- There is a lot of talk about an emergency manager coming to Detroit and replacing the mayor, so we got in touch with Joe Harris, the emergency manager in Benton Harbor and the former auditor general of Detroit. What does he think about the city, its finances and its mayor?"When they asked mayor wannabe Bing how [are] you going to fix this, he [said] we're going to bring in our team of experts and they are going to develop a plan to help us get out of this. There was only one thing missing from the team of experts -- expertise. They didn't know what the hell they were doing."Now Dave Bing didn't create Detroit's money problems. He only added to it.Detroit, here is the brass tacks of your finances. Over the next two decades or so, we will have to pay back $20 billion in debt. That doesn't include the $500 million deficit we're expected to run up this year alone.So what's that mean? It means Detroit spends as much as half its money to pay its credit card. Another 40 percent goes just to pay cops, fire and other city workers. What's left over? About nine cents to pay for toilet paper and tires and heat. You can't fix the city with that!So how did things get this way? Simple. White flight, black flight, business flight, falling property taxes, poor government and public corruption. There's nothing left in Detroit except unpaid bills, and now the state is reviewing the books for the second time in a year and they're talking about an emergency manager.Sadly people talk about race and colonialism when it's really about somebody making sense of the dollars and cents."The state has a responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents regardless of where they live or regardless of what school district they go to," said Treasury spokesman Terry Stanton.Now the findings of the state financial review team are due at the end of February, but they could come any day now, and when they do, one of three things will happen. Nothing, which is unlikely. Two, we could get a new, tougher consent agreement, but you know how the last one worked out. Or, three, Detroit could have an emergency financial manager appointed, who has limited power over the budget and contracts. But under new state law, the emergency financial manager will become the emergency manager on March 27, and the emergency manager has king-like powers to kill union negotiated contracts, he could slash pensions, he could renegotiate the debt, he could sell the water department, or get this, he can get rid of the mayor and city council."I believe you need an EM, and you need it because you need a non-politician who understands business, how to turn a business around," Harris said.But it's a city, not a business."It is a business and you've got the police department, you've got the fire department, you've got the transportation and all of these are providing services to individuals," Harris countered."If you don't satisfy them, they'll go across the border and they'll go elsewhere to shop and to live and to work and so forth."The mayor and the city council have already cut police and fire to the bone and the city has become unlivable. Experts say bring on the emergency manager because city leaders just don't know what they're doing."The big issue is the long-term debt and the borrowing that the city's done going back to Mayor Cavanaugh. That is total principal and interest almost $15 billion by itself. If you don't deal with that, you can't fix this issue. Nothing else will do," said Eric Foster, president of Foster McCollum White and Associates."What did I do in Benton Harbor?" said Harris. "I took a $3.5 million public safety budget. It's $2.5 million. Public safety has never been better. I combined police and fire."Harris added whoever it is, he's going to have to slaughter the sacred and politically connected cows."The emergency manager sometimes has to do what the politicians won't do. There are so many special interest groups that affect the decisions that are being made by the mayor and the council."Detroit's politicians can't make tough decisions? He can't be more right because guess what the mayor and the city council decided to do on Tuesday? Hire yet more outside experts to count the money and find places to save it.How much are we paying these new plan makers? We asked Kriss Andrews, the guy we're already paying $220,000 to make the plan."The answer is if I sat down with a pencil and paper for 20 minutes I could, but I can't here today," he said during a news conference.So far those contracts total $14 million. It's interesting to point out that the mayor and the city council's budget combined equal just over $14 million. I see a place to save some money.And so finally you might wonder who is on the short list to become emergency manager. One of the front runners is said to be Charlie Beckham. His resume? Former chief operating officer under Kwame Kilpatrick, chief administrative officer for Dave Bing and water department director under Coleman Young for which he served two years in prison in a bribery scandal. Seriously.The city's financial footing erodes by the day, but it's unlikely the governor would make a bold move this month at least. We've got the auto show coming up and you don't need 4,000 bored journalists writing stories about Detroit's collapse instead of a new Cadillac. But a decision's got to be made soon. The city is in near anarchy.
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Amarillo, TX - Residents remain shaken after a plane crash in a southeast Amarillo neighborhood kills one man and leaves another simply grateful to be alive.
At about 8:45 this morning (Jul. 25), a small passenger plane struck someone's house on south Mirror Street before crashing in the front yard.
Ismael Garcia, the man who lives in the home that was struck, recounted his experience for us.
"I hear a loud bang, get thrown pretty much out of my shower," says Garcia. "I'm thinking tornado - first thing in my brain because it was kind of cloudy this morning ... I get up, get dressed as fast as possible, open my front door and there's a plane in my front yard. I see the pilot of the plane, but he's in the back seat, curled up, not moving ... I run up, trying to render what little aid I could; you know, 'Sir, are you okay? Sir, wake up.' No response, no response."
The Department of Public Safety tells us the pilot, 53 year-old Ben Harned of Tyler, Texas, was dead on scene, and neighbors tell me planes fly overhead constantly, as Tradewind Airport is only a mile or two away.
"It could have been our trailer that had been hit," says Elia Garcia, who lives a few houses down the street. "We had the grandkids with us, asleep ... I don't know if I even want to live here any more after this plane crash."
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Last week I was in Chicago for an editorial planning meeting, where all the editors of our sister publications, including MODERN SALON and FIRST CHAIR gathered. I had just received the final scoring ballots from our specially chosen panel of industry judges for the 2013 SALONS OF THE YEAR, and I first shared the results with my fellow editors. "What can we do to make the public announcement really special?" I asked.
I shared with the team that this year's grand-prize winner is Posh Hair Studio, an elegant, contemporary, and very unique 1,400-square-foot space in Kew Gardens, New York. There was a burst of excited applause from the editors who had helped with the first round of judging this year, because Posh's uniquely curved interior walls influenced the natural wave of human hair had left a definite impression.
Simultaneously, Maggie Mulhern, who is the beauty director for MODERN SALON and based in New York, whipped out her calendar and said, "I call them and tell them as a finalist I'd love to come by and videotape a salon tour and then we could surprise them with the announcement in the end."
Then, Debbie Ogilvie, executive managing editor for both SALON TODAY and MODERN, said, "It'd be great if we could present them with a mockup of the June cover as part of the surprise. Let's see if Himanshu (our art director) could pull it together before Maggie goes." As the winner of the 2013 SALONS OF THE YEAR, Posh captures the cover and a feature in our June issue, as well as year-long bragging rights.
So Maggie contacted Posh's owners, Eugen and Irina Patrascu, and set up a time to swing by the salon the following Monday, and Himanshu quickly designed a preliminary cover for the purposed of the surprise. (I emphasize 'preliminary,' because as editor I reserve the right to add to it, tweak it and change it right up until the time it goes to press.)
On Monday, Eugen and Irina were more than happy to participate in a videotaped salon tour with Maggie. Still unaware that the salon had won this year's top honor, Eugen pointed out the salon's uniquely curved walls, the shelves with the special LED lighting that allows the owners to tweak the retail shelves' color to match a holiday or retail promotion, and the hidden coat closet behind the front desk.
At the end of the video, Maggie comes back into view and announces to the couple, "You won!" I'm not going to share how the Patrascus reacted, because it's well worth watching it for yourself!


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A cooking pal from my e-mail discussion list posted this. It combines two of my favorite things.... chocolate and chile! This is getting made for the holidays.
A Quiet Little Mexican Bar (Cookie)
Recipe By: Ellen Smyth
2 stick unsalted butter
3 1 ounce squares Baker's semisweet chocolate -- chopped
1 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoon creme de cacao
1 tablespoon coffee liqueur
1 tablespoon Nescafe powdered Coffee Classico
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon finely ground black pepper
½ teaspoon powdered pasilla molido (dry poblano chile powder) or -- Gebhardt chili powder
2 eggs
2/3 cup finely chopped pecans
½ cup flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
Glaze (recipe follows)
1/2 cup chocolate nibs (see note)
Preheat oven to 325 F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with
nonstick cooking spray. Place a 14x8-inch piece of heavy-duty foil in
bottom of pan, smoothing up the 2 sides and down the outside. Spray
the foil. Set aside.
Melt the butter and chocolate in a large mixing bowl. To do this in
the microwave, heat at Medium (50 percent power) for 1 minute; check,
then heat for 30 seconds at a time until chocolate is melted. Cool and
add sugar. Beat well. Stir in vanilla, liqueurs, powdered coffee,
cinnamon, pepper and chile powder. Add the eggs and beat well. Stir in
nuts. Combine flour and cocoa; gently but thoroughly beat into egg
mixture. Pour in prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until sides pull
away but center is soft.
When cool, remove from pan. Chill in refrigerator. Prepare glaze.
Spread over bars. Sprinkle nibs on top. Chill again before cutting.
Makes 18 bars.
Glaze: Melt 1/3 cup unsalted butter with 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
morsels. Stir until smooth.
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Here's a nice twist on the old tuna casserole dish. Not real fond of the name, though. I guess if you add oregano & tomato to anything you can call it "Italiano". I usually double this recipe (teenage son).
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 Tsp oregano
2 Tbs butter
1 can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
1/2 cup chopped canned tomatoes
1 can "decent" tuna
Cook the onion with oregano in butter until tender. Blend in the soup and then add the rest of the ingredients. You can either transfer to a baking dish or serve as is. Grated Parmesan cheese is great on top!


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He once found work as a butcher and a commercial roofer, but now he walks the streets of Detroit's east side trying to help his loved ones survive. Don, 53, strips wood from abandoned houses and brings it home to provide the only source of light and heat that he can afford - fire. "The same fire that keeps us warm, feeds us," says Don. They heat water in buckets to clean the pots and pans, and themselves, too. Don lost his job and now donates plasma twice a week. "It's honest money, it's fair and it helps," he says. He says he's desperate to find work, but feels like he's already working again. "It takes like a half a day to find the wood, bring it home, and it takes another half a day to, initially, cut the wood up and then create a fire," he tells Fox 2's Andrea Isom. VIDEO: Click on the video player above to hear more of Don's story in the report from Andrea IsomThe youngest child is 10 years old. Don says his kids are doing very well in school and have been resilient despite how they're living right now.
UPDATE: An anonymous donor has offered to pay the utility bills for the family. The heat and lights will soon be restored at the home.
Rev. W.J. Rideout will be accepting non-monetary donations, including clothing and firewood, at his All God's People Church Friday through Sunday.
All God's People Church5201 French RoadDetroit, MI 48213313-492-5009
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Female, 10: Sizes 12 for shirt and pantsMale, 14: 31 waist, 30 length, medium shirtFemale, 17: Medium shirt, size 7 bottomsFemale, 20: Medium shirt, size 7 bottoms
If you would like to make a monetary donation to Don and his family you can do so at the account set up on GiveForward.com. The account's goal was to raise $6,000 for the family. That amount was raised in about 90 minutes.
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