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Housed in a row of white freezers in a nondescript laboratory at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore are more than 3,000 of the estimated 10,000 drugs known to medicine. There is no sign on the door to indicate that this is perhaps the largest public drug library available to researchers interested in finding new uses for old and often forgotten drugs.
Already, researchers have used the library to discover that itraconazole, a drug used for decades to treat toenail fungus, may also inhibit the growth of some kinds of tumors and may forestall macular degeneration. Another drug, clofazimine, used more than a century ago to treat leprosy, may be effective against autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis and psoriasis.
"It takes 15 years and costs close to a billion dollars to develop a new drug," said Jun O. Liu, professor of pharmacology and director of the Johns Hopkins Drug Library. "Why not start with compounds that already have proven safety and efficacy?"
He and his colleagues have been building the collection since 2002 and hope to have it complete by 2011. They acquire the drugs through donations, purchases and sometimes lab synthesis. And they will send researchers a complete set — minuscule amounts of every drug in the library — for $5,000, which covers the cost of shipping and replenishment.
Since the toenail and leprosy drugs are approved for use in the United States and are no longer under patent protection, clinical trials to test their new uses are either under way or close to regulatory approval, Dr. Liu said.Continue reading the main story
Drugs still under patent protection are more complicated; patent holders seldom allow independent research on alternative uses. "The drug companies haven't been too keen on helping us," Dr. Liu said.
There are other drug libraries, both commercial and noncommercial. Commercial suppliers offer considerably fewer drugs than Johns Hopkins (though they may have medicines it does not), and they charge much more. Noncommercial drug libraries include those at the National Institutes of Health; the University of California, San Francisco; and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. But they will usually not send drugs to unaffiliated researchers. And like the commercial libraries, their holdings are smaller and composed largely of compounds from Hopkins.
Regardless of the source, researchers typically order copies of entire collections rather than individual drugs they think may work in their experiments.
"We've found drugs that are active in ways no one would have ever hypothesized," said Marc G. Caron, a professor of cell biology at Duke who is using the Johns Hopkins library to find drugs that might quell the cravings of substance abusers.
Testing of these compounds has become much easier in recent years as a result of an automated technology called H.T.S., for high-throughput screening. The drugs are dissolved in a solution and stored in rectangular, compartmented plates reminiscent of ice trays; they can then be delivered to researchers for testing of their efficacy against various diseases, or disease mechanisms like inflammation.
Computerized droppers, plate agitators and microscope image readers can now accomplish in days what it once took bench scientists years to do.
Although H.T.S. has been around for at least a decade, it is just within the last five years that the technology has been widely available. Previously, only big pharmaceutical companies could afford to screen thousands of compounds; now more public and academic institutions are doing so, and their emphasis tends to be on rediscovering or tweaking the chemical structure of old drugs rather than developing new ones.
"The instrumentation to do sophisticated, large-scale screening of drugs has gotten significantly better and cheaper," said Michelle Arkin, associate director of the Small Molecule Discovery Center at U.C. San Francisco.
Some institutions, like McMaster in Ontario and Rockefeller University in New York City, allow outside researchers to use their H.T.S. facilities for $10,000 to $20,000, depending on the complexity of the project.
Access to such facilities has increased demand for compounds, particularly already approved and off-patent drugs, to analyze. Johns Hopkins and commercial suppliers report a surge in orders over the last two years — because there are more H.T.S. laboratories, they said, and because of efforts to find cheaper therapies against third world scourges like malaria and tuberculosis.
"Old drugs are the low hanging fruit in terms of finding safe and inexpensive treatments for these diseases," said Carl Nathan, chairman of microbiology at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Dr. Nathan receives plates of drugs from Johns Hopkins as well as commercial suppliers and does high-throughput screening at Rockefeller, which has a partnership with Weill.
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What? me kid! Newwwwp! All i know bout norse mythology is what i read in issues of the Mighty Thor. At least they didn't have Gabby turn into Thorette by stomping her little stick on the ground like Don Blake. Though that might have been cool seeing her with the long blonde hair again and in that tight Thor outfit, mmmmMMMmmm.
i do agree with ya about stuffing too much stuff in 3 eps. Woulda been nice to see more norse gods & goddesses, spread over a couple more eps. But it was season 6 & TPTB had been putting out crap since "Fallen Angel".
i thought this was a nice throwback to earlier days: Xena having some mystery about her still, riding off without Gabby on a mission, then when Gabby catches up, ppl are falling for her left & right. The big difference with Gabby lovefest was that they were fallin for her looks not her peaceful lovin ways (cus she was somewhat of a violent bitch by the time the norse saga rolled round). But she wasn't too violent here (except on Grendel's kid), and there was no Eve, Varia, Virgil or whiny ass mortal Ares to spoil things. A nice break from the norm. Could have been better yes, would have been better had it been written pre-season 5, but it was more that i thought possible for 3 eps in a row during the lazy writers' era of season 6.
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The theme: redemption.
The eps: "Forgiven" & "Locked Up & Tied Down"
Redemption was always an underlying current in the show but they never dwelled on it as much as they shoulda. "Forgiven" mentioned Xena's past & her gettin reformed but it was buried neath the Tara story.
In "Locked Up & Tied Down", she's finally tried for a past crime but TPTB cop out as her supposedly dead victim is still alive. Xena makes dumb statement that she's no longer seeking redemption when they're bout to haul her ass off to Shark Island Prison. Hello! Lady, you're a freakin mass murderess- you should always be seekin redemption! At the end, Gabby makes idiot statement that Xena should forgive herself for past deeds. Hello! She should never forgive herself for past deeds. If she did forgive herself, then it's time to lock her up, tie her down & throw away the key. Even if she only murdered one person it means a lifetime seeking redemption. Considering how many chances Xena gets at lifetimes, as long as she's Xena she's gotta be on that road to redemption.
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It's been a couple months but i finally watched a Xena double header. The theme: a couple random season 3 eps.
First up, "When In Rome". i always wondered. What if Gabby had given Crassius his imperial ring back at the end. Would Caesar have let him go? Vercinix escapin would have embarrassed hum no end so maybe he would called Crassius a liar, sayin he was really Vercinix, just so he could say he executed the barbarian.
Next up was "The Dirty Half Dozen". An old favorite ep that gets even better with time. Besides the 4 cons that Xena enlists to help her, i liked the question Gabby posed Xena, something bout "Am i really who i am, or am i what you made me?". Well, ask that same question 2 seasons later, Gabby, and i betcha the answer is what xena made you- and what the writers falsely kept you as. This ep rings more true than any ep in the final 2 seasons.
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Didn't see Xena this weekend yet but did catch "Thor" (in 3-D which wasn't as cosmic as i'd hoped). Cool Xena reference late in film.
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Not sure if MoC is still around these parts but in honor of the beginnings of the Callisto story, i watched "The Greater Good" and "Callisto" this weekend.
The "monster with integrity" who didn't want Xena's pity but sure seemed delighted by it when Xena gave up her soul/purity/angelness whatever for her in "Fallen Angel". i wish that storyline had been a con. That Callisto only wanted to be an angel to deceive Michael and the others. It might have nipped that Eve nonsense in the bud. oh well
In "Callisto", i always wondered why the jailer did nothing when the torch was thrown in Callisto's cell as well as do nuthin when Xena was locked in it by Callisto?
Also, when Xena caught Callisto on the end of the rope at the end of the ep, the next scene shows her & her men in chains surrendered. i never understood how that happened? why did Callisto give up so easily? why didn't her men shoot Xena with arrows at that point? Even if Callisto had told them not to interfere during the battle with Xena, they would want to help her if she was caught by Xena, and not have to go to prison or worse? The least they could have done was take off on their horses! And where did Xena get the chains to tie up Callisto so quickly and why didn't she kick, bite, scratch and scream to get free from Xena? Inquiring minds and all...though i guess it was a lead-in to the follow-up Callisto ep.
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Watched my first eps in a couple months tonite. The theme was holiday eps.
Started off with "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". i consider it to be the Halloween ep even if it don't mention All Hallows Eve. Great cinematography & music, love the girl vamps.
"A Solstice Carol" is typical innocent season 2 storytelling. i can imagine the nightmare this ep would have been had it taken place in season 5. Silly stuff but i stayed with it & tried to notice things i hadn't seen before.
It's been a couple months but i finally watched a Xena double header.This message has been edited. Last edited by: staycygills,
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Didn't i say this -"It's been a couple months but i finally watched a Xena double header" -just a couple posts above? hmmmm?
maybe we should use the chakram to cut stayc up in little pieces & stuff her in one of them thar cabinets? eh, staycy spammer?This message has been edited. Last edited by: Argeaux,
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in case anybody srill watches Xena & is thinkin bout buying the new Xena dvd sets-
i picked up season one of the Universal dvd set. How are they different from the old Anchor Bay box sets?
the bad:
No bonus stuff. No commentaries or interviews, no nothin.
Still no widescreen version, if there ever will be.
the good:
Visually it's better, less grainy lookin than the Anchor Bay dvds. Not as clear as it could be it but better.
The sound is a lot better. At least on the first 2 eps it's better. The muffled dialogue & distorted background noise seems to be gone or at least cleaned up.
There are English subtitles in case you want to read follow along or try to distinguish background chatter without referring to Whoosh transcripts. The subtitles does not pick up all the background lines but since the sound is clearer, it's easier to hear what's being said.
These sets are cheaper, at least here in the states, not sure bout outside the US.
anyhoo, i'll probably pick up further seasons eventually.
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Watched "Dreamworker" & "Cradle of Hope" this weekend from the new season one dvds. Can't get over how much better it looks & sounds. Picking up stuffage i hadn't noticed before with the subtitles turned on.
N'kama oil? what the heck is that? The nystic in "Dreamworker" used it on Xena. Is it same thing as kama oil from the mid-east?
"wisdom before weapons" i liked that theme in this ep. Too bad there's no wisdom before weapons once season 5 begins to barf its way along.
So was Pandora carrying an empty box all along hmmm? Or did Gabby let hope out when she knocked over the box & it opened? If she did, is this connected to Hope, her daughter, much later on? Could Dahok have seen this & captured hope & twisted it for his future misdeeds? OOOooOOO conspiracy! Or xc stupeedity! But i loves these early eps. i'm sold on gettin me new season 2 dvds as well since the older season 2 dvds are poor on sound & visuals.
if only other scrollers would return to discuss these eps...
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I have watched the deliverer through to the debt part 2, in the last 2 days.
foxtel (our cable tv) has a function called IQ (i think u guys have tivo?) and i can set it to record xena and series link it so it records it every time it is on.
saves getting the dvd's out, i am so lazy.
i love season 3 and looking forward to the next few eps, like warrior priestess tramp and the quill is mightier and of course marternal instincts and the bitter suite
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i'm up to "Hooves & Harlots" now in season 1 on the new dvds.
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Watched "Black Wolf" & "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts" last nite. The former has always been a fave of mine & i'm liking the latter more with each viewing.
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last nite i watched "Athens Academy etc" & "A Fistful of Dinars".
The AA ep don't have much going for it besides being a clip ep. It's probably the weakest season 1 story.
Dinars is much better & it keeps getting better with time. Tis a story that makes me wanna look up all the names & places referenced in it. Or purrhaps i have one a' my wives do the lookin & tell me the results later, much late late in the nite.
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i love hooves and harlots. its one of my top 5 eps
i just watched been there done that the other day
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i saw "Warrior Princess" & "Mortal Beloved" this weekend. i like WP more than MB. Hard to beat two Lucy's, unless maybe it's a 3 nekked dancin Gabbies.
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Last nite i saw "The Royal Couple of Thieves" and "The Prodigal". Auto's first Xena ep is still his best, IMO. As for the latter ep, i'm don't see what Gabby's time in Potedaia did to help her not freeze up in times of danger (as that's why she went home in the first place). But i liked the ep anyway, it was much better than the other non-Xena ep earlier in season one (Athen Academy).
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watched "Altared States" & "Ties That Bind" last nite.
"Altared States" is one of my all time faves & it just gets better each time i see it. It's really clear on this newer dvd n that makes it all the more fun.
"Ties That Bind" always makes me wonder what woulda happened had Atrius been Xena's pa instead of Ares once he was dead. Would Xena had destroyed the village or what? Did she snap out of her killer Xena mode cuz of Gabby or was it cuz papa/Ares was eggin her on to kill 'em all? i'm not sure that's fer sure.
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Last nite i watched "Greater Good" & "Calisto".
Always loved "Greater Good". Didn't pick up on anything i missed before cept i wasn't sure why Gabby went out twice dressed as Xena when the first time didn't go so well. i mean, she didn't whup the bad guys when she met 'em in the woods, she led them all the way back to the village.
"Callisto" is & always will be the highlight of season 1. i still don't see how Xena captured Callisto in the end. X caught C from falling, yep, but why didn't C or her men help her escape? How did C's men get captured- can't be by them villagers? i dun get it. Wish they would explain that ending.
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well well wellsy, finally finished season 1 the new dvds last nite.
"Death Mask" Toris we hardly knew ye. i wanna know how ya survived all them years cuz ya seemed like a Joxer in disguise. Then there's Cortese. What a whiney sap! Seems like Xena could have easily finished him off years ago. Not a bad ep just a confuzzing one.
"Is There A Doctor in the House". One of my fave eps. Great story-telling and acting.
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Finally opened up season 2. Discs have lots better quality than the old dvds. Nice sharp pics & sound & they're cheaper & in slimline packages.
"Orphan of War" & "Remember Nothing" Good eps though not great. A little Solan goes a long way. Notice how Lyceus sounds a lot like his nephew? So how come Xena never visits her bro those times she goes to Elysian Fields? Why no mention of Toris? Why am i asking questions when no one reads this? *sigh*
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i'm reading it!
some of my fav eps are in season 2 (unfortunately some of my least favs are there too)
return of callisto
warrior princess tramp
intimate stranger
10 little warlords (in my top 10 all time favs)
but i love love love s3
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testing new sig pic... the cat was creeping me out
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Watched "Giant Killer" & "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" last nite.
i like the Biblical eps of the first couple seasons. It's during season 5 those kinda eps suck. Guess Old Testament suits Xena best.
The vamp ep is always good. Wish they'd done another vamp ep later on or maybe a were-animal ep. Xena & Gabby with fangs...yummy...they can bite me anytime!
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tonite it was "Return of Callisto" & "Warrior Princess Tramp".
So how come they didn't hang Callisto for her crimes? Never understood that. In "The Execution" they're gonna hang Meleager for one murder but not Callisto for dozens, hundreds?
WPT. Meg's first ep is her best.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – The No. 12 Georgia College & State University men's tennis team (16-6) beat No. 14 Lander University (16-7) 5-1 Friday, advancing to play in the Columbus Southeast Regional final Saturday. Georgia College will take on host No. 10 Columbus State University (17-4) May 8 at 1 p.m.
The Bobcats got started with a 2-1 advantage in doubles, getting wins in the top two spots. The two teams are very familiar with each other, playing for the third time in the past month. The regular season ended with a 5-3 Bobcat win April 14, and Georgia College added a PBC Tournament opening-round win over the Bearcats two days later 5-1.
The No. 27 duo of Jerome Leborgne (Coordimanche, France) and Joao Casagrande (Sao Paulo, Brazil) edged Christopher Mattsson and Pierre Frances 8-6 in first doubles. Seniors Max Beliankou (Minsk, Belarus) and Giovane Nucci (Santa Catarina, Brazil) toppled LU's second doubles duo of Paul-Henri Arrigoni and Juan Manrique 8-5. The Bobcat pair improved to 10-6 on the season.
Dropping just their third match of the season, Johan Wadstein (Helsingborg, Sweden) and Leo Bernardes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) lost to Carlos Marques and Gary Bertoldo 9-8.
Needing just three more wins, the Bobcats got them at the third, fourth and sixth spots. Bernardes got the first singles victory, making quick work of Frances in the fourth slot 6-0, 6-2, moving to 15-4 on the year.
Beliankou increased his team lead in victories to a 17-3 record with his 6-4, 6-1 win over Mattsson in the third spot, setting up Casagrande for the clincher. Beating John Cappabianca 6-4, 6-3 for the team win, Casagrande improved to a perfect 6-0 on the year.
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By intelligent choices, we can drastically reduce our risk of developing cancer, improve our chances of survival if we already have cancer, and prevent recurrence of cancer in remission. We need to eliminate as many negative factors in our environment and within ourselves as possible, while trying to maximize the factors that will enhance our defenses. We must examine and be willing to change our lifestyle, beliefs and environment.
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DUBOIS – DuBois area drivers will encounter night-time paving again this week as work continues on Shaffer Road and Beaver Drive near the DuBois Mall.
Crews will begin base paving Wednesday night, Oct. 24. Work hours on Beaver Drive and Shaffer Road are 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. This is finish paving that is part of the overall project aimed at easing congestion and making travel through the area smoother and more efficient. All work is weather and schedule dependent.
During the night-time paving, drivers will encounter an alternating traffic pattern on Shaffer Road. The Shaffer Road pattern will be enforced by roadway flaggers. Paving on Beaver Drive will require a full closure near the intersection with Shaffer Road. Businesses on Beaver Drive will be accessible but drivers will not be able to travel through the intersection from Beaver Drive. Drivers will need to use Route 255 and Division Street to get to the DuBois Mall area.
Overall work on the project includes roadway widening on Shaffer Road and Beaver Drive, the addition of turn lanes for the Shaffer Road/Beaver Drive intersection, latex deck overlay for the Sandy Lick Creek Bridge on Shaffer Road, and signal upgrades. PennDOT expects roadwork to be finished late this fall, with signal upgrades scheduled for spring of 2013. The contractor on this $1.2 million project is Francis J. Palo Construction Co. of Clarion.
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Cooking isn't a passion of mine, but I do enjoy feeding people. I wish I were Bobby Flay so my guests would salivate a week ahead of time in anticipation of my dinner party. Instead, I get a few modest burps after dinner. I think I make overall good food, but it isn't J-Wow-alicious! That dude who always screams in Hell's Kitchen would have a coronary over me.
Nonetheless, it's important for me to concentrate when I'm cooking. So getting paged by a patient usually takes my cooking down a notch in the Zagat's ratings. Recently, I was slicing and dicing vegetables when I was paged by a Virginia pharmacy for a patient from years back— we haven't been his doctors in over 14 months. Hello!
Don't patients let go?
We closed our Virginia practice in February of 2010, moved to the Jersey shore, and gave all our charts to other medical practices. Though we sent letters to our patients to notify them of this change, though we posted the closing of our office in the newspaper— twice— and though we had all this information on our website for a year, we still get calls and correspondence from our former patients more than a year later.
Typical questions are, "Where is my chart? What is that doctor's name? Will he sing like you?" "What was the name of that specialist you recommended over a year ago?" "I'm not feeling well. Can you prescribe me medicine?" (Sorry, Charlie, but that's illegal.) "Can I come up to still see you?" (Uh, that trip is 12 hours!)
Even my web designer somehow got a call from a patient standing outside our old office asking, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?"
Okay, I'm a little OCD when it comes to organization and finishing tasks; I realize I can't expect everyone to be like me. On the other hand, it concerns me that some of our former patients haven't been seeing any doctor since we left. I understand that for many there was a grieving process (though I know for some more fickle patients, changing a doctor is no different than changing a diaper).To this day, 20 years after my parents retired from their medical practice, previous patients write them letters to let them know how things are going. I still keep in touch with quite a few of my former patients— hooray for email and Facebook!
It's sad to see how some folks don't want to see another doctor. I know that for many the issue of trust can be a huge obstacle to seeing a new doctor. Trying on a new doctor can be scary, but patients should trust their current doctor's referral to the new physician taking his or her place. The current doctor has a patient's best interest at heart!
Developing a good rapport between doctor and patient takes time, so many patients felt cheated in losing this relationship with me. It was hard for us to say goodbye.
It concerns me that patients are neglecting their health by not seeing a doctor. Our bodies are in many ways like cars: the longer between tune-ups, the more disastrous the breakdowns can become.
If you're one of these people I'm describing, I'm not doing a Gomer Pyle stunt of saying, "Shame, Shame, Shame!" with that big twang. I understand things aren't always a piece of cake– ah, just don't page me if I'm actually baking a cake.
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You know, it takes a certain chutzpah - to use a technical term - to redo the kind of songs that get labeled as iconic. The Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" or "The Weight" by The Band or Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." But Rickie Lee Jones has made a career out of surprising people. Now, with Ben Harper as producer, Ms. Jones has reinterpreted ten tunes that appear on many people's best of lists. Her new CD is called "The Devil You Know" and Rickie Lee Jones joins us now in NPR's performance studio 4A. Thanks so much for being with us.
RICKIE LEE JONES: So glad to be here.
SIMON: You made a point of not only doing your own music over the years but also reinterpreting other people's songs.
JONES: Yes.
SIMON: Why?
JONES: Well, because when I started out there was this kind of glamour associated with singer-songwriter-dom that wasn't being given to just singers. And so I think partially to remind people that a singer is the one who interprets the song. And once you do that, it's yours. It doesn't really - to me, it doesn't make it more mine because I wrote it. You know what I mean?
SIMON: Yes.
JONES: It comes alive in the heart and voice of some other interpreter.
SIMON: Like it's one thing to do your version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore," but my gosh, "Sympathy?" It's so identified with the Rolling Stones. You'd think nobody else would...
JONES: I was invited to do a Rolling Stone tribute at Carnegie Hall. Had to think of a song. And I just started playing that on the acoustic guitar and it was clear that that part, that aspect of that song had never been explored, you know, just raw, one devil with one guitar.
SIMON: Let's listen - let's not keep people in suspense. Let's listen to your interpretation.
JONES: (Singing) Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and taste. I've been around for a long, long time, seen many a man's soul to waste. I was round when Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain. I made damn sure Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate. Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name...
SIMON: It takes on a whole different aspect. I mean, it goes from being like a street anthem into an individual anthem.
JONES: It's kind of an evocation, you know, and I do it by myself. It's a powerful, frightening, fun romp through the upper echelon of hell. And every time I do it so far, I'm really...'cause it's like acting, you know, some other thing you can embody or wear the skin of another thing and tell another kind of story than your own. I like it.
SIMON: Yeah. You conveniently have brought your guitar...
JONES: Yes, sir.
SIMON: ...into the studio, which probably not just for company. You're going to sing for us, right?
JONES: I was asked to bring it.
SIMON: I'm told that first up we're going to be lucky enough to hear you sing "Seems Like a Long Time," of course, obviously, a Rod Stewart tune to a lot of people.
JONES: It's timely and sweet. So, should I try it?
SIMON: Please.
JONES: (Singing) Well, nighttime is only the other side of daytime, but if you ever waited for the sun, you know what it's like to wish daytime would come. And don't it seem like a long time, seem like a long time, seem like a long, long time. Hard times are only the other side of good times, but if you ever wished hard times were gone, you know what it's like to wish good times would come. And don't it seem like a long time, seem like a long time, seem like a long, long time. Help me, seems like, seems like a long, long time.
SIMON: Rickie Lee Jones here in our Studio 4A. Thanks so much.
JONES: Thank you.
SIMON: When you're recording, may I ask, do you welcome retakes?
JONES: I will do that but almost every time, my first or second take is the one I've set it and it doesn't get better. I don't know why that is but the first - like that one, that was good. If I tried to do it again, I'd start to think about it and then thinking about it would make me make a mistake later, and...
SIMON: Do you mind talking about your grandfather?
JONES: Oh, I love talking about him.
SIMON: He was a Vaudevillian.
JONES: Yeah.
SIMON: What memories do you have?
JONES: I had never met him. He died of tuberculosis, I think. But I grew up with the scrapbooks and the pictures and the idea that this is what we were truly meant to be and meant to do.
SIMON: Show people.
JONES: Yeah.
SIMON: Yeah. What was his act, do you know?
JONES: I do. He played the ukulele and he sang things like "Up the Lazy River," songs that were popular. He danced and I think he also was an acrobat. So, he probably tap-danced and did some flips.
SIMON: Was it surprising that he tap-danced? May I put it that way?
JONES: Well, I grew up with it so it's not surprising to me but it seems hysterical to other people, a one-legged tap dancer.
SIMON: He had one leg.
JONES: Yeah, yeah, he had one leg. That's why he was called Peg Leg. My favorite review said this mono-ped puts most two-legged dancers to shame. It was a great review but it also was written so respectfully, this mono-ped. Yeah.
SIMON: One of the real heartbreaking songs on this CD, of course, is "Reason to Believe," written by the late Tim Hardin. Rod Stewart, of course, had a big hit with it.
JONES: Yeah. Recording it with Ben, I didn't play the guitar, I just sat with him and he played his lap steel guitar and it was a conversation back and forth. And I added my guitar afterwards. But I think I can do it anyway.
JONES: (Singing) If I listened long enough to you, I'd find a way to believe it's all true. Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried, and still I look to find a reason to believe. Someone like you makes it hard to live without somebody else, someone like you makes it easy to give, and never think about myself. If I gave you time to change my mind, I'll find a way just to leave the past behind. And knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried, still I look to find a reason to believe.
SIMON: That's very nice.
JONES: Thank you.
SIMON: Very nice indeed. What's most fun about the music business?
JONES: Must be when I'm on stage and I'm in the river of it. There's a little bit of fear but it's not so much that it's fear. It's excitement. There's nothing like this. I don't think you can get this anywhere. Maybe a reverend in a church, maybe it happens, I don't know. But it's pretty wondrous.
SIMON: Do you write when you're touring?
JONES: You know, I was making up a song on the way here but the problem is they play music everywhere you go, so you stop into a hotel or a Starbucks and that everywhere.
SIMON: So, you had a song on your way here.
JONES: I did.
SIMON: I hope it's not gone.
JONES: It was about - let's see, it was woe to the stepchild who comes from abroad whose eyes are a different color and whose language is odd, who slinks around the house and skulks around school and everybody knows that she's nobody's fool, she's nobody's fool. And I was still messing around with that. But it's a song about stepchildren because somehow under the umbrella of our collective heart and in the law they don't seem to be protected in the same way that, you know, biological children are. So, I've been kind of leaning towards this more explicit idea. I think I would like to go down that road and write some explicit things.
SIMON: I mean, that's not exactly "White Christmas," is it?
JONES: Yeah. It's not "Chucky's in Love."
SIMON: Rickie Lee Jones. Her new CD is "The Devil You Know," and you can hear her Studio 4A performance of "Sympathy for the Devil" at nprmusic.org. Thanks so much for being with us.
JONES: Thanks so much for having me.
JONES: (Singing) You to be alone, only love can break your heart. Only love can break your heart. 'Cause only love can break your heart.
SIMON: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.
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Decoding the fiscal cliff talk
Judging from the headlines, the high stakes fiscal cliff talks in Washington are "stalled," "stuck" and " stalemated." Republicans are laughing at President Barack Obama's initial offer.
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Both sides privately acknowledge that they are playing familiar roles in a largely choreographed drama whose precise end may not be known, but is likely to include a sizable tax hike on the order of $1 trillion, spending cuts that get somewhere close to that number and a pledge to come back next year and try really, really hard to do fundamental tax and entitlement reform. Administration officials say privately they were not really surprised at the GOP's frosty reaction to their initial salvo.
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The White House notes that it has now put its wish list on the table, rallied Democrats to its side and pushed Republicans into the position of having to counter with painful spending cut proposals. The White House is also very pleased that it presented these very same plans to a parade of CEOs who left the West Wing this week mostly praising Obama's proposals as reasonable and begging for some kind of compromise. Republican aides also say they will eventually have to swallow at least some of what the president wants.
Still, there may be more bellowing, even a failed vote or two could send markets swooning. But a deal will get done, most people close to the matter say.
"There's nothing concerning about the tone of the key players and the offers being put forward with more than a month left on the fiscal cliff countdown clock," said Sean West, head of the United States practice at the Eurasia Group. "Obama and Boehner produced a healthy track record in 2011 of playing hardball in the weeks prior to inking deals. What appears to be brinksmanship today is actually the first steps in a dance toward a deal."
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Syrians on Friday took to the streets including in the "capital of revolt" Homs. At least 36 people were killed in clashes with security forces, most of them in Homs.
Opposition activists had called on citizens to take to the streets in support of a "dignity strike... which will lead to the sudden death of this tyrant regime."
Ahead of the demonstrations, the opposition Syrian National Council warned of a bloody final assault on Homs using the pretext of what the regime had called a "terrorist" attack on an oil pipeline. "The regime (is) paving the way to commit a massacre in order to extinguish the revolution in Homs," said the SNC, according to AFP.
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The 52nd annual Grammys was all about the knockout performances. From Lady Gaga's kickass performance – complete with fire, 6-inch heels, and piano playing – with Sir Elton John toBeyoncé's cover of Alanis Morisette's "You Oughta Know," to Taylor Swift's duo with Stevie Nicks and the 3-D Michael Jackson tribute, the stage was jumping all night. While the entertainment was high, the award portion of the ceremony was strangely short, with few awards announced live.
Lady Gaga kicked off the show with a very wild performance, as per usual, filled with pyrotechnics. The legend himself, Elton John, joined Gaga on stage playing the piano and performing together.
Country Queen Taylor Swift had another amazing night, nabbing two huge Grammy awards at the show, Album of the Year and Best Country Album for her chart-topper Fearless.
Taylor and her idol, the legendary Stevie Nicks, performed together. America's sweetheart looked stunning on the red carpet in a midnight blue, sparkling ball gown. She transformed into a casual look for her fun, memorable performance with Stevie. Taylor was definitely the standout star of the evening.
The moving 3-D MJ tribute was led by Celine Dion, Usher Carrie, Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson. Michael's children Paris and Prince Michael Jackson, dressed in MJ style suits, accepted the Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of their dad, the most emotional moment of the night.
Beyoncé was awarded two awards live at the ceremony, Song of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" and Best Pop Vocal Performance for "Halo." She was also previously awarded Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for her rendintion of "At Last" and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Single Ladies."
Her energetic performance and unexpected cover of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" was one of the most memorable moments of the evening.
Kings of Leon won big, nabbing the Grammy for Record of the Year for Use Somebody.
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Album of the Year
Beyoncé – I Am… Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Lady Gaga – The Fame
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
Taylor Swift – Fearless
Record of the Year
Beyoncé – Halo
Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
Lady Gaga – Poker Face
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
Kings of Leon – "Use Somebody"
Taylor Swift – "You Belong With Me"
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Black Eyed Peas – "I Gotta Feeling"
Bon Jovi – "We Weren't Born to Follow"
The Fray – "Never Say Never"
Daryl Hall & John Oates – "Sara Smile"
MGMT – "Kids"
Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
Eminem – "Beautiful"
Jay-Z – "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Kid Cudi – "Day 'N' Nite"
Mos Def – "Casa Bey"
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Brooks & Dunn – "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Zac Brown Band – "Chicken Fried"
Lady Antebellum – "I Run To You"
Rascal Flatts – "Here Comes Goodbye"
Sugarland – "It Happens"
Best Rock Album
AC/DC – Black Ice
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – Live From Madison Square Garden
Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
U2 – No Line on the Horizon
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Keri Hilson
Silversun Pickups
The Ting Tings
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – "Run This Town"
Beyoncé & Kanye West – "Ego"
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – Knock You Down
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – I'm On A Boat
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – Dead And Gone
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Adele – "Hometown Glory"
Beyoncé – "Halo"
Katy Perry – "Hot N Cold"
Pink – "Sober"
Taylor Swift – "You Belong With Me"
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
John Legend – "This Time"
Maxwell – "Love You"
Jason Mraz – "Make It Mine"
Seal – "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Stevie Wonder – "All About the Love Again"
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
Rosanne Cash & Bruce Springsteen – "Sea of Heartbreak"
Ciara & Justin Timberlake – "Love Sex Magic"
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – "Lucky"
Willie Nelson & Norah Jones – "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Taylor Swift & Colbie Caillat – "Breathe"
Best Pop Vocal Album
Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D.
Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
The Fray – The Fray
Pink – Funhouse
Best Dance Recording
Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow"
David Guetta & Kelly Rowland – "When Love Takes Over"
Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
Madonna – "Celebration"
Britney Spears – "Womanizer"
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Melanie Fiona – "It Kills Me"
Lalah Hathaway – "That Was Then"
Ledisi – "Goin' Thru Changes"
Jazmine Sullivan – "Lions, Tigers & Bears"
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
Anthony Hamilton – "The Point of It All"
Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
Musiq Soulchild – "Sobeautiful"
Pleasure P – "Under"
Charlie Wilson – "There Goes My Baby"
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
Jamie Foxx & T-Pain – "Blame It"
India.Arie & Musiq Soulchild – "Chocolate High"
Musiq Soulchild & Mary J. Blige – "Ifuleave"
Robert Randolph & The Clark Sisters – "Higher Ground"
Calvin Richardson & Ann Nesby – "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
Beyoncé – "At Last"
Anthony Hamilton – "Soul Music"
Boney James & Quinn – "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Ann Nesby – "Sow Love"
Calvin Richardson – "Woman Gotta Have It"
Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Crystal Method – Divided By Night
David Guetta – One Love
Lady GaGa – The Fame
LMFAO – Party Rock
Pet Shop Boys – Yes
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett – A Swingin' Christmas
Michael Bublé – Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden
Harry Connick, Jr. – Your Songs
Liza Minnelli Liza's – At the Palace
Willie Nelson – American Classic
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Bob Dylan – "Beyond Here Lies Nothin' "
John Fogerty – "Change In The Weather"
Prince – "Dreamer"
Bruce Springsteen – "Working On A Dream"
Neil Young – "Fork In The Road"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood – "Can't Fine My Way Home"
Coldplay – "Life In Technicolor II"
Green Day – "21 Guns"
Kings of Leon – "Use Somebody"
U2 – "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Best Hard Rock Performance
AC/DC – "War Machine"
Alice In Chains – "Check My Brain"
Linkin Park – "What I've Done"
Metallica – "The Unforgiven III"
Nickelback – "Burn It To The Ground"
Best Metal Performance
Judas Priest – "Dissident Aggressor"
Lamb Of God – "Set To Fail"
Megadeth – "Head Crusher"
Ministry – "Señor Peligro"
Slayer – "Hate Worldwide"
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Jeff Beck – "A Day In The Life"
Booker T. Jones – "Warped Sister"
Brad Paisley – "Playing With Fire"
Brian Setzer Orchestra – "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin' "
Steve Val – "Now We Run"
Best Rock Song
Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready & Eddie Vedder, songwriters (Pearl Jam) – "The Fixer"
Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge & Larry Mullen Jr., songwriters (U2) – "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day) – "21 Guns"
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon) – "Use Somebody"
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen) – "Working On A Dream"
Best Alternative Music Album
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Death Cab For Cutie – The Open Door
Depeche Mode – Sounds Of The Universe
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz!
Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
Eminem – "Beautiful
Jay-Z – "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Kid Cudi – "Day 'N' Nite"
Mos Def – "Casa Boy"
Best Country Album
Zac Brown Band – The Foundation
George Strait – Twang
Taylor Swift – Fearless
Keith Urban – Defying Gravity
Lee Ann Womack – Call Me Crazy
Best Comedy Album
Stephen Colbert – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
Spinal Tap – Back From The Dead
"Weird Al" Yankovic – Internet Leaks
Patton Oswalt – My Weakness Is Strong
Kathy Griffin – Suckin' It For The Holidays
George Lopez – Tall, Dark & Chicano
For a complete list of winners, check out the 2010 Grammys Web site.


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Scientists are now realizing that animal and human activities during winter play a critical role in the persistence of West Nile virus.
Private hunting preserves in New York release wild boars for "trophy hunters" to shoot. This benefits only a tiny population of hunters and the game preserves, while presenting serious risks to the public.
What does new science tell us about the risks to drinking water?
New research is providing some of the first scientific evidence that a controversial gas drilling technique can contaminate drinking water.
By closely monitoring the conditions of a remote lake, researchers have found that environmental collapse shares characteristics of the early warnings of collapse in human health and the economy.
One of the best-known bits of folk wisdom about invasive species is that they settle down after a while to become part of a rebalanced ecosystem, and stop being a problem. This is an appealing idea, but how often is it true?
During the spring and summer, Dr. Ken Schmidt, an avian behavioral ecologist from Texas Tech University, investigates bird life on the Cary Institute's 2,000-acre campus.
The Aldo Leopold Society's annual celebration was held at the Widdowson's Temple Farm in Millbrook.
We can best preserve biodiversity by preserving habitat.
HRECOS observations not only protect a national treasure, they inform decisions about commercial traffic and management.
From April 2009 through June 2010, biogeochemist Dr. Kathleen Weathers was on loan from the Cary Institute.
Last winter, between 10 and 20 million tons of salt were used nationally.
It's been wonderful to see the Cary Institute expand its role as a resource for regional environmental programming.
The growing season is getting longer.
The next time you find yourself reaching for your umbrella, take a moment to consider the fate of rainfall after it hits the ground. While some rain is absorbed by natural ground cover, such as fields or forested areas, a high percentage becomes stormwater delivered to our rivers, creeks, ponds and lakes
Once there were big stands of hemlocks in the ravines and on the steep creek-banks. Their shade was so deep that hardly any underbrush could survive, so the ground was clear between their big trunks.
This has been a snowy winter. Our shovels have been put to good use, kids have had numerous snow days, and local retailers have had to restock essentials such as snow rakes and deicers.
Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States.
There was some good news on the environment last week. In the 20-state area that participates in a cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions of nitric oxide (NOx) from power plants, the emissions declined 32 percent from 1997 to 2005.
Distant relatives of shrimp, zooplankton are an important food resource for aquatic animals. These free-floating crustaceans are considered one of the foundations of lake food webs, along with their plant counterparts, phytoplankton.
Standing timber in the northeastern United States has waxed and waned according to society's evolving needs.
On Dec. 11, in the final weeks of his governorship, David Paterson vetoed a six-month moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in New York state.
How can we "green" our schools to make them more environmentally sustainable?
On a glorious day several weekends ago, my wife and I hiked up Panther Mountain in the Catskills.
This month Dutchess County released its 2010 Natural Resource Inventory.
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This will be a long term relationship and we will be particularly interested to hear from local candidates or keen to work in Switzerland.
You will lead all engineering activities related to the revamping of the liquids bulk area as well as Vertical Start-Up Management activities until area handover to operations.
You should bring at least 5 years' experience working as an EPCMV Contractor (Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management and Validation) and a solid project management experience with engineering investment in the pharmaceutical industry: design, construction, start-up, commissioning and qualification.
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Back pain in dogs can be caused by any number of conditions: weight gain, an injury, anatomic abnormalities, degenerative conditions, arthritis, infection, or even cancer. Some breeds, including Dachshunds, are more likely to experience back pain, says Dr. Babette Gladstein, a holistic veterinarian in New York City. French Bulldogs and Pugs are also more prone to pain, says Dr. Michel Selmer, a certified traditional Chinese veterinary medicine practitioner at Advanced Animal Care Center in Huntington Station, New York. All of these breeds, and others, suffer from a genetic condition called chondrodystrophy that makes it more likely that the discs between their spinal vertebrae will degenerate over time.
Subtle signs of back pain in dogs can include loss of appetite, panting, and taking longer than usual to get comfortable, Selmer says. "Any change in behavior can be an indication that there's a problem." Other symptoms include reluctance to exercise, stiffness, crying out when moving or being touched, unsteadiness when standing or walking, and an abnormal gait.
If you suspect your dog is experiencing back pain, limit your pet's activity and call your veterinarian immediately. Here are some of the treatments and techniques he or she might recommend to get your dog back up to speed.
Traditional prescription pain medications (e.g., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories or opioids) are helpful in providing fast relief for back pain, Selmer says. But if used incorrectly, they can do more harm than good. The temporary sense of relief they provide may encourage the dog to be more active than she should be, which could further exacerbate whatever injury or condition is causing the pain, he says. Oftentimes veterinarians will combine a prescription for a pain reliever with a recommendation for rest or limited, controlled exercise (e.g., leash walking) to prevent such issues from developing. Leaving a pet's pain untreated in an attempt to limit activity is cruel and unethical.
Some types of pain medications, like corticosteroids, can also stop or slow the very immune system reactions the body needs to heal, Gladstein says. That's why she's not a big proponent of using them on her patients. "You have a lot of other options available to you," she says. Veterinarians may also prescribe muscle relaxants and nutritional supplements, or even recommend surgery if the dog's back pain is severe enough.
Physical therapy helps relieve back pain by strengthening the parts of the body that are weak and stretching out the parts that are tight, Selmer says. It also helps speed up the body's natural ability to heal and can help dogs and their owners avoid a potentially painful and expensive surgery.
Physical therapy can take many shapes and forms. Your veterinarian may develop a special exercise routine to address your dog's specific needs or refer you to a specialist. Physical therapy may also include applying ice or heat to the affected area.
Gladstein says she often tells pet parents to place a heating pad on low power on the dog's back for 10 minutes every hour to help relieve pain. That, combined with a few weeks of rest, is sometimes all that's needed for the dog to heal from a mild back injury.
Hydrotherapy works very much like physical therapy, except the exercises are performed in water, Gladstein says. The buoyancy of the water reduces the pressure on muscles and joints, allowing them to regain strength and range of motion while minimizing strain. Hydrotherapy also helps reduce back pain by stimulating blood flow, which brings more oxygen to the affected area and boosts the body's natural healing process, she says.
Laser therapy is another way of stimulating the body's natural ability to heal. When the light energy of a laser hits the damaged cells, it stimulates blood flow, again bringing more healing oxygen to the area and improving nerve and muscle function, Gladstein says.
Laser therapy can also help boost the body's ability to heal by triggering the release of stem cells, Selmer says.
Ultrasound machines use sound waves to heal, Gladstein says. The waves can produce heat and/or increase blood flow to the area, which may reduce swelling and inflammation and relieve pain. Because the ultrasound waves work at a deeper level than laser therapy, they can be helpful in relieving back pain that originates in hard-to-reach places.
According to Chinese medicine, pain is caused by stagnation in the body, Selmer says. Acupuncture is a 3,000-year-old traditional Chinese medicine healing practice that reduces pain by improving the flow of chi, or energy. Tiny needles are inserted into the skin at specific locations that connect to various organs and body systems via channels called meridians. This stimulates the energy of the body part, reducing stagnation, improving blood flow, and relieving pain.
Tui na is a blend of acupuncture and massage. But instead of just addressing specific acupuncture trigger points, tui na can involve massaging the whole channel to help relieve pain and stagnation, Selmer says.
Chinese food and herbal therapy works in a similar fashion to acupuncture, Selmer says. But instead of using just the body's natural resources, we add food and ingredients to improve the flow of chi and reduce pain.
For example, in Chinese medicine, the condition of the kidneys is connected to the condition of the bones. If a dog's back pain was caused by a spinal problem, Selmer says he would reduce pain by prescribing foods and herbs that strengthen the kidneys.
Turmeric is a popular ingredient on many Chinese food therapy menus, as it has anti-inflammatory properties and increases blood flow, Gladstein says.
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You know what? Because you're sweet and I like you, I feel like offering up a giveaway.
The sweet prize you could win? How 'bout a copy of Julia M Usher's Ultimate Cookies book?
If you're not familiar with Julia Usher's work, well then, you're in for a treat. Full of gorgeous aspirational cookies (I say that because I personally have not made anything from the book yet, but I have looked through it lovingly, and said "someday" at many of the projects), this book contains recipes and tutorials for cookies that are certain to wow a crowd, such as cookie sailboats, fancy cookie rings, and 3-d collage cookies. It's really a delight.
How do you enter to win a copy of this beautiful book? Oh, it's easy. What I need you to do--in the comments section below, or on the CakeSpy facebook page--is simply tell me the following:
What kind of cookies are you most excited about baking this holiday season?
The fine print: this giveaway will close on Friday, November 11, at noon PST; a winner will be chosen at random. Because of high shipping rates, I am only able to offer this giveaway to US and Canadian entrants!


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What are your favorite command line tips or tricks?
In the same vein as my previous question about bash aliases, what are your favorite command line tricks? What command has saved you the most time? What bash features did you never realize existed and now use daily and can't live without?
Of course, there are the classics:
!!- Re-runs the last command you entered
sudo !!- Re-runs the last command you entered as a super user
What are yours? (No cheating.)
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calendarin Ubuntu, it brought a list of major events in history that happened today. Good general knowledge.
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Microsoft is an unwieldy business and should be broken up, CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday, and the tech giant needs a savior like Ford's Alan Mulally to drive a corporate "miracle" and get the company back on track.
Although Cramer dismissed the rumor that Mulally would jump to Microsoft—because his job isn't yet complete at Ford—Cramer said that in theory, Mulally would be a good thing for the company.
"I still think Alan wants to get to $3 to $4 earnings power for Ford before he's done," Cramer explained on "Squawk on the Street" Friday. "He's worked miracles at Boeing, he's worked miracles at Ford—he could work miracles at Microsoft."
(Related: Ford CEO plays down reports of an early exit)
Cramer said that Mulally's strategy would be to find the right people who are "charged up" to bolster Microsoft's business and would simultaneously avoid troubled, high-cost acquisitions like those that have plagued the company in the past.
Cramer predicted that Microsoft would eventually be broken into three pieces, adding that "it is too big, too unwieldy and it's not getting anywhere. It's time to break up Microsoft."
Microsoft has to do "something wild," Cramer explained, like spinning off the Xbox business that is "buried within" the company, or turning Nokia back into a pure cellphone company and using the proceeds to buy a company like Sprint. "You could go buy Netflix with Xbox," he said, and run the Windows business like a utility company with reliable cash flows.
(Related: Microsoft: Xbox One pre-order supply nearly sold out)
Cramer listed the big components as the Windows operating system business, an entertainment business—including Xbox—and the "other" business with the Nokia cellphone division as a cornerstone.


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Give me a break.
Anyone else tired of this? I know I am. The Necromancer, this poor guy has born the brunt of fantasy villany for Lord knows how long. Untold numbers of places have been ruined by his passage, or heaven forbid his eating lunch there once. Legions of heroes have sprung up to slay him and his armies of undead. Where did all of the undead come from, did no one notice him stealing all of the corpses from the graveyard?
In truth, this magnitude of evil is rarely, if ever reached. The typical fantasy Necromancer exists on a world altering level of evil equivalent to Adolf Hitler. Anyone who espouses such malevolence is invariably a demon, or a human who acts like a demon and looses quite a bit of credibility. In its own way, the Necromancer has been ritually abused just like the elf, the dwarf and the orc.
you know what that means don't you?
I know some of you do, some fingers are already itching to give their ideas.
Time for an eXtreme makeover: Necromancer Edition
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I would point to Nobody's use of a Necromancer in "The Last War". Not the typical dark sorcerer, but someone who has a different world view. Nihilistic, perhaps, but not "evil". Obviously, if I faced death by the hand of a necromancer or his/her minions, I would fight this as an "evil", but, if I were resurrected to eternal life in death, I might conclude I was ignorant to that point.
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By Roey Gilberg
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson, the Entrepreneur Association, and the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies hosted the 24th annual Entrepreneurs Conference on May 8. Titled "The Entrepreneurial Road Less Traveled," the event brought together students, alumni, faculty, and a wide array of business leaders and professionals for a full day of speakers, panel discussions, and networking.
This year's conference sought to explore the world of entrepreneurship in today's unstable business climate. The opening keynote address was delivered by Richard Rosenblatt, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Demand Media, a social media company. "This is the best time to be an entrepreneur," said Rosenblatt. "Because everyone else is afraid, everybody else is shrinking their budgets. Everyone else is going back to their day jobs. I think if you're optimistic, this is the time when great companies are going to be built because there are not as many companies being funded, there are not as many companies doing it."
Following Rosenblatt's remarks, the conference broke into concurrent panel discussions covering topics such as entrepreneurship in the realms of entertainment and advertising, women in entrepreneurship, and methods for funding startups.
A second round of morning panel discussions followed, focusing on entrepreneurship in sports, marketing, and entrepreneurship in clean technology. Also during this time, the conference held the preliminary round of a Fast Pitch Competition where aspiring entrepreneurs presented business ideas to a judging panel, composed of investors and established entrepreneurs.
After a networking lunch, the conference broke into the third and final round of panel discussions. Discussions centered on the various obstacles that face entrepreneurs, as well as on entrepreneurship in healthcare, journalism, and the wine and spirits industry.
Following the final round of the Fast Pitch Competition, the conference's closing keynote address was given by Greg Waldorf, the CEO of eHarmony, who gave the audience a behind-the-scenes look at how the site was developed. In keeping with the theme of the conference, Waldorf focused on some of the unconventional approaches taken by eHarmony over the years, such as marketing an online dating site to women, and having users complete a long and meticulous questionnaire.
Waldorf also spoke about the gratification that comes with running a business that has a significant social impact, and made sure to leave audience members with advice as well. "The way to know if you've made the right career choice is if you can't imagine doing anything else," he said.
"With over 400 people in attendance, this was a record breaking year for UCLA Anderson's EA Conference," said Angela Klein, program manager for the Price Center. "The students organizing it did a truly remarkable job recruiting two fantastic keynote speakers and creating relevant content for all of the panels."
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,700 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.