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Highlighting the schedule are a Thanksgiving week trip to the Bahamas for the star-studded, eight-team Battle 4 Atlantis, a Dec. 20 game vs. Washington in Las Vegas, Nevada, home games against former longtime conference rival Missouri, 2014 NCAA Tourney participant Weber State and in-state foe Oral Roberts, and road games against Creighton and Tulsa.
OU's 16 non-conference opponents and potential opponents (not including exhibition foes) combined for a 332-203 record last year (.621).
"This is a very challenging schedule," said Kruger, who will be starting his fourth season at OU, "but because of the experience we have with our returning players and with what our new guys bring to the table, we think it suits our team extremely well. Our expectation is to always compete for a Big 12 championship, and this year's non-conference schedule will afford us the opportunity to play against great competition in November and December to help prepare us for the always difficult conference grind. The Big 12 will once again be one of the toughest -- if not the toughest -- leagues in the country."
Oklahoma men's basketball opens with a pair of home exhibition game against NCAA Division II members Washburn (17-10 last year) on Nov. 7 and Southwestern Oklahoma State (17-10) on Nov. 11. The game against SWOSU, part of the Field House Series, will mark the third straight season OU will play at least one game inside historic McCasland Field House on campus.
The Sooners begin the regular season at home Sunday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. against Southeastern Louisiana (12-18 last year) before playing at Creighton (27-8; NCAA round of 32) on Nov. 19. The game against the Bluejays will be OU's first since the 1986-87 season.
Kruger's squad will return home for a Nov. 23 contest against Northwestern State (17-14) and leave the next day for the Bahamas and the Nov. 26-28 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament that will be played at Imperial Arena inside the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort. The field will also include Butler (14-17), Florida (36-3; NCAA Final Four), Georgetown (18-15), North Carolina (24-10; NCAA round of 32), UAB (18-13), UCLA (28-9; NCAA round of 32) and Wisconsin (30-8; NCAA Final Four).
The eight Battle 4 Atlantis teams have combined for 200 NCAA Tournament appearances, 55 Final Four showings and 20 national championships. The tournament bracket will be announced this summer.
The Sooners will enjoy a week-long break before rekindling their longtime rivalry against Missouri on Dec. 5 in Norman (night before home Bedlam football game) as part of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. OU holds a 112-97 series advantage against the Tigers.
After another seven-day break, Oklahoma will play at Tulsa (21-13; NCAA round of 64) on Dec. 13. It will mark the Sooners' eighth game against the Golden Hurricane in 12 seasons (first at Tulsa since the 2008-09 campaign).
Three days later (Dec. 16), the Sooners play another foe from Tulsa when they host Oral Roberts (17-16). OU is 12-2 all-time against the Golden Eagles and has won the last 12 meetings.
Oklahoma will then head to Las Vegas, Nev., for a Dec. 20 contest against Washington (17-15) as part of the MGM Grand Showcase. The two-game event (UNLV will face Utah in the other contest) will be played inside MGM Grand Garden Arena and benefit Coaches vs. Cancer, an organization with which Kruger is heavily involved.
The Sooners close out their non-conference slate with a pair of home games, taking on Weber State (19-12; NCAA round of 64) on Dec. 22 and George Mason (11-20) on New Year's Eve.
Season tickets for the 2014-15 men's basketball season range from $100 to $500 per seat. For more ticket information, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office by phone at (800) 456-4668 or by email at email@example.com.
2014 OU Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule (all times Central)
|Nov. 7
|Washburn (Ex.)
|7 p.m.
|Nov. 11
|SW Oklahoma State (Ex.)
|7 p.m.
|Nov. 16
|Southeastern Louisiana
|2 p.m.
|Nov. 19
|at Creighton
|Omaha, Neb.
|Nov. 23
|Northwestern State
|2 p.m.
|Nov. 26
|vs. TBD #
|Nassau, Bahamas
|Nov. 27
|vs. TBD #
|Nassau, Bahamas
|Nov. 28
|vs. TBD #
|Nassau, Bahamas
|Dec. 5
|Dec. 13
|at Tulsa
|Tulsa, Okla.
|Dec. 16
|Oral Roberts
|7 p.m.
|Dec. 20
|vs. Washington %
|Las Vegas, Nev.
|Dec. 22
|Weber State
|7 p.m.
|Dec. 31
|George Mason
% MGM Grand Showcase
/// SoonerSports PR
This story was originally published June 4, 2014
This story was originally published June 4, 2014


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JeffGSR necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 60 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
GreatGrady.com is a forum site where Grady White boat owners discuss their boats. Grady White creates high end quality fishing boats. I am looking for cool and unique homepage design.
This site targets Grady White boat owners and people looking to buy a Grady White boat. A Grady White owner is typically a male between the ages of 30-60 years old, affluent and somewhat computer savvy. Grady White owners generally use their boats for fishing and cruising.
I would like the design to be designed around the following logo:
The design needs to be a fluid design with a minimum of 1000 px wide.The colors used on the site should be taken from the logo. Feel free to add other accent colors that are deemed appropriate for the design. Would like a web 2.0 look.
Somewhere on the site there needs to be the following tag line: "A Place Where Grady White Enthusiasts Come Together". Also the main navigation needs to be HTML font text because it will change fairly often. The main navigation links should include the following links: Forum, Gallery, Contact, Resources, Donate.
Other sections on the homepage should include an intro paragraph text and a news section. Content for both of these sections can be found on the current site. http://www.greatgrady.com
There should also be a section with thumbnails with the latest gallery images added to the site. Here is a link to what these thumbnails should look like:
Lastly, I would like to have the following image somehow integrated into the design although it is not absolutely necessary:
I would like the design in a .psd file.

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The modern desert
Hot sunshine meets cool architecture in Palm Springs, where design-loving sun worshippers get together by the pool. We stopped by to say hi.
It all began with the oases, with water bubbling out of the Californian desert right above the San Andreas Fault. That's why the Cahullia Indians have lived here for thousands of years. Later, much later, Hollywood stars followed: Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Kirk Douglas and many others searching for refuge from the studios roughly two hours away by car. Their strict contracts allowed them to travel no further. Here they were able to let go, unwind, run riot. Paparazzi were not allowed in, and life took place around the pools behind the houses, which are still the social focus of this curious settlement in the desert. If Las Vegas was the stage, Palm Springs was the private booth.
Perhaps that is why, when the golden age ended, the town sank into a long beauty sleep, becoming a winter residence for retired folks. Fortunately for the rest of us, because what makes the town so special would otherwise have fallen victim to the bulldozers.
"We call it the mecca of modernism," says Robert Imber. Nowhere else will you find as many midcentury modern buildings in one place. The town is like an open-air museum, and 66-year-old Imber is the best museum guide. "We have everything that's midcentury except skyscrapers and bridges, but nobody needs them here."
Skyscrapers and bridges – nobody needs them here
Many of the buildings are famous – and open to the public during Modernism Week (February 16 – 26): the Kaufmann Desert House, the Tramway Gas Station, the House of Tomorrow, where Elvis Presley spent his honeymoon with Priscilla back in 1967. Palm Springs also naturally has its share of cheerful monuments to tackiness, created by Hollywood set designers who let their imaginations run wild. "There are rules," says Imber, "but creativity is everything." Usually, you can only guess at the interior from the look of a building, but in others, the attempt at pure minimalism is plain to see. "Take a look at the Palevsky House! It glides into the landscape and disappears." Some of the gems here are for rent – you can stay at Frank Sinatra's residence for upwards of 1950 dollars a night, if you like, but with Airbnb, you'll pay less.
But why did all this modernism end up here? Strictly speaking, it was an accident of history, since modernism was popular when Palm Springs was booming. But the desert, the climate,
the light, Imber thinks, make the town particularly suitable. "One central idea of Modernism was that windows didn't have to be part of a wall, they could be the wall," he says. "Sit in one of these perfectly balanced rooms and a look over your shoulder is enough to make you feel part of your surroundings. It's almost a physical experience."
Into the desert
Driving out of Palm Springs is like leaving an island and heading out to sea. Just like the ocean, the desert engulfs you. High above Yucca Valley, fifty kilometers from Palm Springs, Robyn Celia and Linda Kranz run Pappy & Harriet's on a winding road in the middle of nowhere. "It was tough to start with," says Linda, "and I sometimes feel like I'm the only person in the world."
She came here from New York in 2003, and the contrast couldn't have been greater. "But this landscape, this sky, these colors! The desert changes with the sun, every minute."
When they took over the property on the edge of Pioneertown, which once provided the backdrop for many a western movie, the building was a roadhouse for bikers and cowboys. Linda and Robyn sat down with the president of the local chapter of Hells Angels and told them they could no longer meet there if the struggling pub was going to survive. The bikers understood and took their custom elsewhere. "Nobody cares what anybody else does in New York," says Robyn, "but we learned very quickly that as the owners of this popular place, we had a responsibility."
The guests here are an unusually colorful bunch: families and soldiers, tourists and riders, people in from Palm Springs and music fans from all over the world. Robyn and Linda often serve the food themselves, and no one need feel out of place here, regardless what band is playing. Last October, Paul Mc-Cartney did a gig on the tiny stage – his idea. It's on an evening like that one that you feel you have stumbled into a secret place.
Half an hour south of Pioneertown, Joshua Tree National Park feels like the threshold to another world. Joshua trees are found almost exclusively here. Stretching their gnarled branches into the sky, each one has such character you almost want to speak to them. We stop at Keys View to gaze across the vast Coachella Valley – then the sun disappears and the play of color ends. Again the desert looks different: cool and very dark.
The new Palm Springs
Once you've had desert sand in your shoes, you'll never want to leave, they say. This happened to Chris Pardo, 38, an architect from Seattle, who came to stay in 2013. "Many millennials are interested in the modernist lifestyle," he explains. Popular shows like "Mad Men" have fired enthusiasm for "a time our parents didn't care about. We feel a connection to something we never actually knew." Thanks to a handful of young entrepreneurs, the Ace Hotel, the Restaurant Workshop, the Bootlegger Tiki Bar, the luxurious Club L'Horizon and the shops in the Uptown Design District have brought new life to Palm Springs. Pardo's various investment and building projects are changing the face of the town. While planning the Arrive Hotel, he lived in a house designed by modernist pioneer Donald Wexler.
"We're new here," says Pardo, "of course we encounter opposition." Design experts abound here. For many residents the town is their hobby, but there's often something compulsive about their quest for historical verisimilitude. "We are all here because we have fallen in love with this place. We understand its history and its special vibe."
It's the desert climate that creates the peace and calm that drew actors and retirees, and now brings weary urban hipsters to the poolside. "Driving in from Los Angeles, I feel everything fall away when I exit the Interstate 10 and see these mountains," says Pardo. No one beeps their horn in this town that's home to 44 000, but feels like a big city with its festivals, museums, markets, bars, restaurants, golf courses and airport. The people who live here "want to lead a quiet life," says Pardo. Nobody wants Palm Springs to be anything like Las Vegas. "But they also want to go out on the town – that's the paradox of Palm Springs."
Palm Springs, old and new
1 Tramway Gas Station
2 Alexander Steel Houses
3 Franz Alexander House
4 Arrive Hotel
5 Kaufmann Desert House
6 Bootlegger Tiki Bar
7 Workshop Kitchen + Bar
8 Pappy & Harriet's
9 Joshua Tree Park
Sebastian Handke
Sebastian Handke was born at a very early age. He spent his childhood in San Francisco and the heartland of Swabia. Once it was over, he earned his living as a director's assistant, a Flash developer, a musician and a journalist. These days, Sebastian is the editor responsible for Lufthansa Magazin Online.


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By COLLEEN LEDDY
I don't know how Laura Ingalls Wilder's grandmas could stand it. No visits with their little grandchildren as Pa and Ma Wilder and family headed off into the wilderness. No telephones, no Skype or FaceTime, no airplanes to make visits quick and easy.
It's painful with one grandchild so far away. What the heck am I going to do when Ben and Sarah's baby arrives in October—in Miami?
Rosie and Caroline returned to Baton Rouge Sunday and it was another hard-to-separate episode for me. As we approached the terminal at Detroit Metro, I suggested we park instead of just dropping them off. And, even though she wasn't burdened by a car seat and an extra suitcase and could easily handle one suitcase, a diaper bag and a baby, Rosie, bless her heart, agreed that would be a good idea.
She could go to the bathroom while I held Caroline, she said, and have an extra set of hands while changing her diaper. Caroline's been known to writhe like a snake and flip like an Olympic gymnast during diaper changes, so I was of some use. But in no time, they were ready to head to their gate.
I carried Caroline through the security line, saying my usual goodbyes with three sets of kisses (to both cheeks) and three hugs until they reached the last stretch of the line. That's when I ducked under the webbing and watched and waved as Rosie loaded her luggage on the belt and Caroline charmed her fellow passengers.
As they passed through the final leg of security, one of the TSA guards stood up and pointed at me. I thought he was about to invite me to hug them a final goodbye. Later, Rosie texted "I thought he was going to let you come closer or something since he saw us waving."
Instead, exasperated, he yelled, "Ma'am, you need to stand on the other side of that sign!"
What sign? I thought, as I looked all around me. And then I backed up and discovered it.
I hadn't seen that sign since I was too busy kissing Caroline's cheeks and already past it when I had ducked under the webbing.
Maddie would have been mortified, but Rosie just laughed. Caroline was totally oblivious, of course, although she did have this look on her face that asked, "What are you doing over there? Why aren't you coming with us?"
I could have sat in the car and cried at their departure, but instead I headed for Ann Arbor and drowned my sorrows in sweet things. I ate the Zingerman's equivalent of a Ding Dong and then an almond honey bar at the People's Food Co-op.
At Whole Foods I bought half a pound of Dark Chocolate Toffee Almonds and did not eat the whole bag on the way home, but a day later, I'm still drowning and the bottom of the bag is now visible. Almonds coated in toffee, then dipped in dark chocolate...holy moley. You try eating just one. I usually don't buy so many because I know my weakness.
But Whole Foods switched from a scoop dispensing system to a gravity fed one in their bulk foods department, and gravity had other plans for how many Dark Chocolate Toffee Almonds I'd be buying. I didn't protest; I considered it a sign from above.
I also bought a tiny fruit tart and a little chocolate raspberry tart, fully intending to wallow in more self pity when I arrived home. But, somehow, I practiced restraint. until lunch on Monday. I cut the tart in half, intending to save some for David, but then decided he didn't need it as much as I did. There was no pretense of generosity when it came to the chocolate raspberry tart.
And I wonder why, unlike the "Dancing with the Stars" stars who have muscles on their muscles, I have fat on my fat? It's pretty obvious—drown your sorrows in sweets and you're going to gain girth.
William Shakespeare forgot to warn us about that when he wrote, "Parting is such sweet sorrow," but I think that's what he meant.


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Maja Design has sponsored the whole StampARTic team with this beautiful collection, and today we want to show you these gorgeous papers and stamps used on all different kinds of paper projects.
Maja Design paper is so beautiful that it is easy to make something nice of them.
Today we continue on Maja's collection "Lantliv" and have many paper projects to show off.
For this basket I have used Lantliv - Så frön.
You can find the tutorial for this "Spå"-basket HER.
I made I stationary box for you this time. Is easy to make nice and small card with the Maja Design papers, because they all go so well together. If you have any leftover paper from other creations, this is a great way of using them. I made four big card, four small cards and 4 small tags.
I made an album, wich is not quite ready...It's missing some swirls and small decorations, but since I haven't got them yet I'll show you the concept ;)
(I'm giving it to my big brother on his 40'th birthday in april so I have time ;)
and a Cookie jar for my mother and father on valentines day
I made this strawberry or picnic basket. I found this template from Silvie`s blog and it was just a perfect for these MajaDesign papers.
Then I made these two tags:)
I´ve made an mini album for my Hub for Valentines Day.
I made a little calender for my mom. Its small and perfect for her to have in her handbag...
Thank you so much Maja Design and Marie,
for the fabulous papers.
A true delight to be working with them!


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Reitek brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 60 Designs von 14 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
"vivocha" is an online customer interaction platform that enables live assistance and expert advice for sales or care web applications. vivocha provides real-time engagement tools (Chat, CallMeNow, ClickToCall, Co-browsing) that connect businesses and service providers to their target audience.
A powerful proactive engine sets vivocha apart form traditional chat solution providers. vivocha increases conversions and reduces churn rates by selectively engaging visitors that are pre-qualified as hot leads.
As natural continuation, the web page design should not be a fixed "shop window" but an interactive/fluid showcase able to generate business appeal and get visitors involved with product demos.
vivocha is a new product/brand of Reitek S.p.A, the website of our company is http://www.reitek.com.
http://www.vivocha.com is already registered but shows only an under construction splash page at the moment; it should have an independent identity, graphic, communication and functional development.
vivocha stands for Video, Voice and Chat but it's not mandatory to have it as the main focus.
Links: some competitors
http://solutions.liveperson.com/ (market leader)
Our target audience are exclusively business people, sales and marketing managers or customer care directors in mid to large size businesses (Finance, Telco, Retail and Travel existing markets).
We need a web page design for an homepage;
once we'll choose a winner, we'll take a decision about remaining pages: as you can imagine, there is a good possibility for inner pages and follow up works.
We're thinking about three possible navigation paths:
1) Product (overview with second and third level pages, eg. for technical details, screenshots…)
2) Service ('vivocha sales' and 'vivocha care', both with online live demos)
3) Market (use cases and case history – probably a dozen vertical industries)
..and some support elements such as a download center, a small company section and maybe a blog.
We have no colour dogma but some persistence with vivocha official colours can be welcome: in any case, the logo itself is already a clear hint, see attached files We have no colour or graphic effects preferences regarding web page background, borders, shadings, boxes and shapes…
Official vivocha blue
Official vivocha orange
Try don't use photos but focus on graphic elements.
Links: some designs we like
Do not hesitate to contact us for any doubts : )
Thank you!


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It's been a while since I revisited the ludicrous Jarvis Street bicycle lanes, one of the sadder legacies of ex-Mayor David I-hate-the-car Miller.
On the plane over here to Rome, I saw in the Wednesday Star our transportation reporter Tess Kalinowski's piece on a report (presumably prepared by the same City employees who installed the lanes in the first place) which said that the delays encountered by motorists due to these bike lanes were not quite as bad as expected.
Southbound trips apparently were within the projected two-minute window.
Northbound rush hour was a different story though. The extra fourteen minutes was four to six minutes longer than the predicted eight to ten minutes.
Bike traffic, however, was up by 30 percent.
Sure is. All the way up from 228 to 297.
69 more cyclists. Those bike lanes really dragged them out, didn't they?
The report suggested the 'after bike lane installation' number might have been understated, because the survey was done in October, and cycling varies by season.
And the northbound data may have been invalid because it was raining on the day the count was done.
We have SEASONS in Toronto?
And sometimes it RAINS?
Gosh. Who knew?
Did anybody count the cars?
I Know someone did, but I can't find any reference to it, on the Intenet or even in my own blog (has somebody been screwing with my posts??)
But it seems to me it was something like 10,000.
You lose a game 10,000 to 298 - that's 33 to 1 - you have lost.
Big Time.
So, that 30 percent increase in bike traffic? Resulting in a 50 percent increase in traffic delays?
To thirty-three times as many citizens?
That sounds fair.


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Cancer Symptom Data From Multiple Treatment Centers
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01547845
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 8, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 28, 2019
- Study Details
- Tabular View
- No Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
- Cancer and cancer treatments can cause symptoms and side effects. Pain, fatigue, and emotional distress are three common symptoms. Accurate reporting of these symptoms can improve treatment methods and outcomes. Even though symptom reporting is important to treatment, there is no method to collect and compare patient data from multiple cancer care centers. Researchers want to develop a method for collecting cancer patient symptom information from multiple centers. This method may help improve cancer treatment at hospitals and other care centers.
- To collect patient-reported symptom information from multiple cancer care centers.
- Individuals at least 21 years of age who were treated for breast or colon cancer in the past year.
- Participants will come from one of the participating cancer care centers.
- Participants will answer a short questionnaire about their symptoms during cancer treatment. Questions will ask about symptom severity and experiences. Other questions will ask how well the doctors and nurses managed the symptoms.
- Participant responses will be compared with other medical and personal information. This information may include cancer type, age at diagnosis, and type of treatment.
- Treatment will not be provided as part of this study.
|Condition or disease
|Breast Cancer Colon Cancer
- Cancer and its treatment lead to symptoms and side effects. Pain, fatigue, and emotional distress are three of the most common and distressing symptoms. Patient report is the gold standard for assessing these symptoms and is critical to patient-centered care.
- Symptoms are often under-reported or under-treated leading to impairments in quality of life, functioning, and treatment adherence. Factors contributing to under-reporting/treatment occur within patients (e.g., fear of addiction to pain meds), providers (e.g., lack of training), and the healthcare system (e.g., under-insurance).
- A limited number of studies suggest that the burden symptoms falls unevenly on certain racial/ethnic, socioeconomic status (SES), and insurance status groups.
- Despite the importance of symptoms in cancer care, there is no method for systematically collecting patient reported data at institutional or national levels. Such a system could identify at risk groups, inform intervention, and ultimately improve quality of care.
- This study uses existing resources to design a cost-effective symptom surveillance system. The NCI Community Cancer Center Program (NCCCP) provides the infrastructure for efficiently conducting a multi-site pilot in a real-world setting with a diverse sample of patients. The Commission on Cancer s Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS) will automate sampling to minimize burden on the cancer center s staff, facilitate data collection during or soon after treatment, and protect patients personal identifiers. The survey instrument is based upon previously validated measures.
- To pilot a method for collecting patient reports of symptom-related experiences that could be used for surveillance at institutional and, in the future, population levels.
- To investigate disparities in symptom burden and management between racial/ethnic, SES, and health insurance status groups.
- To pilot the use of patient-reported symptom data for quality improvement of symptom management at participating cancer centers.
- Diagnosed with Stage I-III breast or colon cancer as first primary cancer between February 2011 and January 2013
- Age of 21 years or older
- Received cancer care from one of 17 participating NCCCP Cancer Centers.
- This cross-sectional survey will collect reports of symptoms and related experiences from patients 3-12 months after cancer diagnosis via mailed questionnaire. A methodological experiment will randomize patients after the second mailing to compare telephone follow-up to a third mailing. Data on cost and Cancer Center staff time will be collected to provide scalable estimates of overall cost and examine cost-effectiveness of telephone follow-up.
- The study will provide prevalence estimates for various symptoms and symptom management items. More complex, model-based statistics will be used to investigate symptom disparities (Aim 2). For these models, outcomes will be either continuous (e.g., pain severity) or ordinal (e.g., symptom management items) and will be analyzed using Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) to take into account the two-level structure of the data (patients nested within Cancer Centers). We expect to enroll 2,550 patients.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|2517 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|The NCl Community Cancer Center Program Patients Reported Symptom Surveillance and Disparities Study
|Study Start Date :
|February 10, 2012
|Study Completion Date :
|May 23, 2019
- PRO symptom measurement [ Time Frame: 4-9 months post treatment ]Complete reporting of symptoms
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
The respondent universe will consist of all cancer patients at the 16 participating NCCCP Cancer Centers who satisfy the following conditions:
- Diagnosed with Stage I-III breast or colon cancer as first primary cancer between February 2011 and January 2013
- Eligible for one of the RQRS breast or colon Quality of Care Indicators
- Age of 21 or older
- Not known to be deceased at the time of contact
The NCCCP is a network of 30 community hospitals in 22 states supporting cancer research and enhancing cancer care for patients close to home. Most cancer patients in the U.S. are diagnosed and treated at community hospitals; not in NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers where much research is conducted. The National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) is expanding cancer research and bringing advanced cancer treatments to patients in community hospitals in rural, suburban and inner-city areas.
This study is being conducted at the 16 pilot NCCCP sites that first entered the program in 2007. All 16 participate in RQRS. These 16 pilot sites are located in 14 states throughout the United States.
- Patients will be excluded for the following reasons:Patient is ineligible for one of the 5 RQRS breast or colon quality indicators
- Patient is deceased at the time of sampling
- Patient has Stage IV cancer
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01547845
|United States, California
|St. Joseph's Orange
|Orange, California, United States, 92868
|United States, Colorado
|Penrose Cancer Center
|Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
|United States, Connecticut
|Hartford Hospital
|Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06102
|United States, Delaware
|Christiana Care Health Services
|Newark, Delaware, United States
|United States, Georgia
|Northside Hospital
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30042
|St. Joseph's/Candler Health System
|Savannah, Georgia, United States
|United States, Louisiana
|Our Lady of the Lake/ Mary Bird Perkins
|Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70806
|United States, Maryland
|The Cancer Institute Catholic Health Initiatives
|Towson, Maryland, United States, 21204
|United States, Montana
|Billings Clinical Cancer Center
|Billings, Montana, United States
|United States, Nebraska
|CHI, St. Fancis
|Grand Island, Nebraska, United States, 68803
|CHI, Good Samaritan
|Kearney, Nebraska, United States
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Lehigh Valley Hospital
|Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18105-1556
|United States, South Carolina
|Spartanburg Regional Hospital
|Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303
|United States, South Dakota
|Sanford Health
|Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117
|United States, Wisconsin
|Ascension Health Systems
|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53211
|Principal Investigator:
|Kathleen Castro, R.N.
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|Responsible Party:
|National Cancer Institute (NCI)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|March 8, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|May 28, 2019
|Last Verified:
|May 23, 2019
Patient Reported Outcomes
Symptom Surveillance
Colonic Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Colonic Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
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All area codes are 850 unless specified.
Saturday, Nov. 3
Community Clean Up
District 4 Commissioner Sara Comander will sponsor Community Clean Up Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Choctaw Beach Park on State Road 20 in the Choctaw Beach community. Dumpsters provided for Walton County residents to dump trash, yard debris, tires, appliances, and other miscellaneous items.
Biophilia Center
Robert Wheeler, certified organic farmer, will make presentations at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. Standard admission rates apply. Call 835-1824.
Choctawhatchee Audubon Society
A bird walk will be held at the South Walton Courthouse Annex. Meet at the Bluewater Bay Winn-Dixie at 7:30 a.m., or at the Courthouse at 8 a.m. Call 897-2035. Wear long pants and sleeves.
Baytowne on Ice
The ice skating rink at The Village of Baytowne Wharf will be open through Jan. 31 at the Apex Broadcasting Skating Pavilion. For $10 guests can skate for an hour and a half. Skate rental is $2. The first hour of each day is reserved for "kids skate" for youth 12 and under. Season passes are available for $140. During November bring two non-perishable cans of food for Harvest House of Destin and receive a free skate rental. Call 816-682-1003 for times and special skating packages.
Telluride Mountain Film Festival
Celebrate the 12th Annual Film Festival at WaterColor Inn & Resort. Festival gates open at 6 p.m. and films begin at 7 p.m. at the Marina Park Amphitheater under the stars. Bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Tickets may be purchased at the gate
Seeing Red Wine Festival
The picnic style festival will be held from 1-5 p.m. in Seaside. An afternoon of wine, food and music features the latest tends in wine and hors d�oeuvres from local restaurants. Admission is $120. Visit seeingredwinefestival.com/events.
ZumbaThon, to benefit Caring & Sharing of South Walton County, will be held from 2-4 p.m. at Butler Elementary School in Santa Rosa Beach. The suggested entrance donation is $10. There will be four Zumba instructors, refreshments and raffle items donated by local businesses. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for information.
Grit & Grace
An encore performance of �Life at the Landings � and Beyond,� written and directed by Nancy Hasty for Grit & Grace, will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 and 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Wise Educational and Performing Arts Center, 555 Walton Road in DeFuniak Springs. Seating is limited. Tickets are $10 and $15 at door. Call 270-7008 or visit www.gritandgrace.org.
Sunday, Nov. 4
Taste of the Beach
The Taste of the Beach concludes with a Charity Auction from 2-5 p.m. at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. The silent auction benefits local children�s charities. Guests may enjoy wine and food from the area�s restaurants. Admission is $35/person. Visit tasteofthebeachfl.com.
Low Country Boil
723 Whiskey Bravo, 3031 E. County Hwy. 30-A in the heart of Old Seagrove, offers a Low Country Shrimp Boil with boiled shrimp or crawfish and all the fixin�s plus live music from 3-7 p.m. Call 213-0015.
Marie's Bistro
Singer/guitarist Bill Evett performs from 6-10 p.m. Fridays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. at Marie�s Bistro on 30A in Blue Mountain Beach. Karaoke takes center stage on Wednesdays; Kelsey Anna performs from 7-10 p.m. Thursdays; and Redd Sings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. Shag Music & Dance Class is held from 5-7 p.m. Sundays with Ben Friedman from 7-10 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 5
Friends of Scenic 30-A
The Friends of Scenic 30-A and The 30A Foundation, Inc. will meet from 5-6 p.m. at 70 Logan Lane in Grayton Beach. Call 267-1955.
Rudy Applewhite
Tommy Bahama�s Restaurant & Bar, 525 Grand Blvd. in Sandestin, presents Rudy Applewhite from 4-9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Call 654-1743.
Pajama Time Story Time
Join storyteller Ms. Cheryl at 6 p.m. in the children�s room of the Coastal Library for some bedtime stories in your pajamas. This will be a quiet time for little readers to relax to a bedtime story in the comfort of their caretaker�s arms. Call 267-2809.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Dannica Lowery
Dannica Lowery performs live from 6-9 p.m. at Shorty�s Surfside Bar, 63 Hotz Ave. in Grayton Beach. Call 468-0417.
Baby Boot Camp
Boot Camp in Santa Rosa Beach offers a 55-minute workout designed specifically to help new and seasoned moms with stroller-age children get back into shape after having a baby at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings and at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Jazz class
Jasmine Dance Studio in Santa Rosa Beach will hold a ladies adult jazz class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday. Call 217-6620 for more information.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Identifying the invader
The Walton County Master Gardeners present the ninth lecture in a series for local gardeners from 10-11:30 a.m. at the UofFL/Walton Coastal Branch Extension Office, 70 Logan Lane in Grayton Beach. Sheila Dunning, a University of FL/Okaloosa County Extension Horticulture Agent, will educate attendees about invasive species from both the animal and plant kingdoms in our area. The program is free and open to the public, however seating is limited to 30 participants. Make reservations at 892-8172.
Beach rules
The public is invited to take part in three public workshops to discuss beach activities ordinance, regulating bottles, dogs, driving, and more on our beaches. The first will be held Nov. 7 at 10 a.m., or soon thereafter, at the Walton County Courthouse Annex, the second will be Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Walton County Courthouse in DeFuniak Springs, and the third will be Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. at the Walton County Courthouse Annex.
Night hike
Take a night hike and spot some of the creatures that come out after the sun goes down at 4:45 p.m. at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach. All programs require a $6 per car entry admission. Call 267-8330.
Rosalina plays classic standards and show tunes on keyboard from 6-9 p.m. at Christiano's Ristorante in Santa Rosa Beach. Call 267-2185.
Thursday, Nov. 8
Beach parking workshop
The Walton County TDC will hold a beach parking workshop open to the public at 5 p.m. at the Coastal Branch Library in Santa Rosa Beach. Call 267-1216 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for information.
Yoga class
A Restorative/Gentle Yoga Class will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Balance Health Studio 30a in Seagrove. There is no cost to individuals currently receiving treatment for any type of cancer. Call 532-4295.
Friday, Nov. 9
Girls Night Out
Jazzercise Seaside presents a Girls Night Out from 7-8 p.m. at 29 Quincy Circle in Seaside. A $15 cover charge in advance or $20 at the door. Call 499-2933.
Fish House Band
Live music for dancing enjoyment at 8:30 p.m. at Old Florida Fish House, 5235 E Hwy. 30A in Seagrove Beach. Call 534-3045.
The Northwest Florida Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 13 at Another Broken Egg Caf� at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in the Linkside Conference Center. The featured speaker will be Esther Lippman, senior vice president of MSL Atlanta. The cost is $12/students, $15/members and $20/non-members. Make reservations by 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at email@example.com.
Saturday, Nov. 10
Fall Yard Sale
The Fall Yard Sale at Gulf Place will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Gulf Place Amphitheater, Town Center Loop in Santa Rosa Beach.
Florida Trail Association
An overnight backpacking trip on Eglin near DeFuniak Springs begins at noon. Eglin recreation permit is required. Call 585-5150.
Biophilia Center
Nonie and her ark of animals demonstrate the important roles animals play in our environment at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. Standard admission rates apply. Call 835-1824.
Thank-A-Vet 5K
The Walton High School Air Force Junior ROTC will host a 5K Run/Walk to pay tribute to veterans at 8 a.m. beginning at the DeFuniak Springs Amphitheater, 1183 Circle Drive. Cost is $20/preregistration and $25/race day. Register at http://whsafjrotc.sites.runsignup.com. Call 892-1270, ext. 4475 for information.
Holiday Sale
The Volunteer Guild at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast hosts its annual Holiday Sale Extravaganza from 9:30 a.m. to 4:p.m. Nov. 10 and 12-16. Shoppers will receive a 15 percent discount on most gift shop items and a 20 percent discount on varying holiday items. Call 278-3032.
Toy Drive
Cheeseburger in Paradise will host a Toy Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the business at Silver Sands Premium Outlets to help local foster children. A free appetizer card will be given for any donation of a new toy, and a 20 percent discount on lunch that day will be given for any food dropped off. Also, remember there are teenagers in foster homes, and gift cards or teenager gifts would be greatly appreciated. Call 357-3562 or 837-0197.
Coastal Holiday Market
The second annual Coastal Holiday Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Rita Church, 173 Moll Drive in Santa Rosa Beach. There will be more than 30 artisans and crafters, homemade cinnamon rolls and Boy Scouts to serve lunch.
Flutterby Festival
One of South Walton's premier events celebrating the migration of the Monarch Butterfly, Flutterby Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 and 11 at Rosemary Beach's South Barrett Square, Main Street and Western Green. The fun-filled day includes a butterfly costume parade at 3 p.m., street games, face painting, and street and mural painting. The event is free. Call 622-5970.


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Letter, Jas. B. Abbott to Capt. Bayne
Author: Abbott, James Burnett
Date: February 3, 1858
James Abbott wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Captain O. P. Bayne, explaining his delay in responding to Bayne's request for military aid. Abbott told him that his engagement with the committee investigating election fraud in the December 21 and January 4 elections had caused him to pass the request to General Phillips (possiblity William A. Phillips). Phillips, instead of responding directly, waited for Major General James Lane to return to town and approve the action. Abbott was apologetic, stating "if I had been at liberty I would have started at once. . .entirely independent of the Territorial Militia."
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: James Abbott Collection, Box 2, Folder 11
Item Number: 102474 Number of images: 2
Keywords: Abbott howitzer; Abbott, James Burnett; Bayne, O. P.; Election fraud; Fort Scott, Kansas Territory; Free state militia; Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866; Phillips, William A. (William Addison), 1824-1893; Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891
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SKF Racing – Special teamwork
With the new powertrain, SKF has the greatest opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge product development activities. Considering rolling bearings, lubrication and sealing features will be more than ever critical matters into the new Ferrari engine and related auxiliaries to cope with tougher operating conditions such as speed, temperature, lifetime and SKF is right now doing its upmost to bring all its expertise to Ferrari into this technical conquest.
This very exciting business environment requests high commitment from all the SKF racing process stakeholders from preliminary design phases to on-time part deliveries at track side, passing through excellence in all our manufacturing operations.
This teamwork to meet with the high demanding expectations of Scuderia Ferrari especially when it comes to product performance and reliability is requesting a 24/7 availability at customer sites stretching to this highest level the SKF front-line people to ensure the right coordination both internally and externally in all our operations.
All the SKF racing folks are fired up with this challenge!"
Jean Sylvain Migliore- Manager Racing Unit
"From a sponsorship perspective Formula One is a true world championship. Since the beginning F1 has been attractive for sponsors that wish to align themselves with knowledge, technology, innovation and teamwork values. Remarkably, SKF can be listed among the two official suppliers in Formula 1 that have been working with a team since the world championship began in 1950. Building such a long-term partnership means also to be able to take advantage of the decades' brand exposure that together with effective communications, first class B2B and hospitality activities, run along the years, can represent important benefits for the company."
Oliver Schramm - Marketing and Communication Manager
"Our slogan states "moving innovation". Working with Ferrari is a unique opportunity to do it, to develop new technical solutions, to test them and to increase the SKF knowledge.
Every day is a new challenge. In the last few months the trickiest one has was represented by the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System). In this system, the bearings operating conditions are very critical and a strong cooperation between different SKF units and competences was needed to fulfil the ambitious targets. As one team, all together, design departments, engineering consultancy services and testing departments moved in one direction to achieve the result."
Laura Baracco - Account Manager
"The partnership with Ferrari is a fantastic opportunity for SKF to move innovation to the future. We deal with very complicated and key applications as Gearbox and KERS. Every day we run side-by-side with Ferrari's engineers towards a common aim: continuous improvement. To do this, it is fundamental to develop new ideas and solutions which enable us to design special bearings with extreme geometries, new materials, small dimensions, low weight, low friction but always high reliability. We know the importance of our role and the strong bond with Maranello gives us an enthusiastic push to go on and contribute to Ferrari's success."
Andrea Rifici- Application Engineer


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I'm currently in the process of redesigning parts of a large and complex application server to allow it to be distributed across multiple machines.
I've been asked to provide a prototype of the redesign in a relatively short time period.
I don't think it's possible to create a prototype of this; the changes are in existing code, and the changes are at such a low level that the system can only be in one of two states: working or not working. There's no middle ground. The changes have to be implemented all at once, because they all rely on each other. There's no way to partially implement all of the changes, the system won't work unless they're all fully implemented.
At this point, I'm unsure of what to do. I know that it's hard for others to tell without knowing every detail, but on a generic level, am I right in that something like this can't be prototyped? Is there some way to prototype things like this that I don't know about?


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Nars treats, Asos dress, Face, Vod & Cranberry, Topknot, What I wore to Wagamamas, Ebi Katsu, Chicken Katsu Curry, Sunday Wagamamas, Balham Overground, Models Own Hedonist, Dominos Sundays, Outtakes (I call this the eyelash push), Face II, The LLYMLRS Box (Coming soon!) Enhanced Sweat patches via Instagram filters, Bourjois 1 Second Nail Polish remover, Favourite Porridge, Oxford Street, River Island aw Preview, Nails By Ama, FUUUU, Internacionale Preview (coming soon), Cant wear socks in bed, Models Own Utopia & American Apparel Galaxy, Packed for Mums, Yo! For one, Bye Home! Bye London! Best Holiday, New Shoes, Favourite drink, Home! What I wore, Cat being a moody old lady, Nwahhh, Cat disapproves of everything I do ):
Saturday, May 05, 2012
week in photos
41 comments:
I love your week in pictures posts :)ReplyDelete
I love this post as usual, your so pretty!ReplyDelete
once i get my blog a bit more up and running i really wanna do these sorts of posts, i follow you on instagram but still love this.. llymlrs box omg omg need one pls?ReplyDeleteReplies
its just a joke! its a glossy box that i used to put some of the cosmetics I'm trying out for the blog in and someone asked me which beauty box it was so i thought it would be funny to invent my own ;) sorry to disappoint! thank you!Delete
Wagamama is sooo good. I went there for the first time over Christmas '11 while doing a work experience stint at Hearst. Amazing.ReplyDelete
xo Joana
I really love the last photos !ReplyDelete
you do these posts to perfection, your life looks so interesting xxReplyDelete
I love your "week in photos" posts! :)ReplyDelete
good choice with the Zara bag, love it and a massive bargain right?ReplyDelete
My boyf had to do a archietcure project in Ludlow last year, cute village :)
Woah interesting week, your cat is the Cutest xxReplyDelete
beautiful pictures lily :)ReplyDelete
You do such interesting week in photo posts. Excited for this LLYMLRS box!ReplyDelete
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Your week makes my week look so dull! xxReplyDelete
Hiya Lily, are you studded loafers true to size? Loving them but scared to order from Hong Kong in case they don't fit! XReplyDelete
- AnonymousSaturday, May 05, 2012 8:46:00 pm
Such a shame there's no wagamama in France, I miss their chicken katsu curry ! xxReplyDelete
I was absolutely craving a wagamamas today - this makes it so much worse :( ! My boyfriend made me go to Nandos instead... it doesn't compare! xReplyDelete
wonderful week :D seems like you had a lot of fun and i love the curls :) I thinkReplyDelete
you should wear it more often, because it suits you so so well, dear!
and the studded loafers *_* damn... I'm jealous!
xoxo FlirtingwithFashion
love your shoes! i finally got my hands on the - much tamer - topshop ones, and i loveee them but still, quite jealous of yours! loving all the cat pictures, how cute :) xReplyDelete
Those nails look incredible! And I swear all the blogs I am following have made it their mission to seduce me into wanting Wagamamas, its being subliminally pushed into my brain!! xReplyDelete
What a lovely kitty! <33ReplyDelete
Your cat is adorable! She looks like a right character :)ReplyDelete
Your week looked good, I really love Hedonist.. I have it on my toes at the moment.
I've never been to a wagamama! x
- AnonymousSunday, May 06, 2012 3:23:00 am
pretty.. :) http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
loving your weekly photos!!ReplyDelete
Love those nailsReplyDelete
Hi Lily, great post as per. I'm all about the Yaki Udon @ Wagas & in life in general. What's your dish of choice?ReplyDelete
Absolutely great post!ReplyDelete
Hedonist looks awesome and your shoes..oh they are amazing!ReplyDelete
I really want to go to Wagamamas, it looks amazing xxxReplyDelete
Great photos as always! xReplyDelete
I love your shoes! <3ReplyDelete
Love these posts, lovely photos! XReplyDelete
Like the idea ... interesting indeed.ReplyDelete
Tights, socks and shoes look great on you! I love your style.ReplyDelete
that pizza looks amazing, oh i could totally go for that right now xxReplyDelete
if you have any questions feel free to tweet me @llymlrs!
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The papal ring will be destroyed, along with other powerful emblems of authority, just as they are after a pope's death. The retiring Pope Benedict XVI will live in a monastery on the edge of the Vatican gardens and will likely even give up his beloved theological writing.
The Vatican went out of its way Tuesday to declare that for Benedict, retirement means just that: Retirement.
With speculation swirling about his future role, the Vatican's chief spokesman explicitly stated that Benedict will not influence the election of his successor.
And the Rev. Federico Lombardi deepened the sense of finality by saying that after his Feb. 28 abdication, "objects strictly connected" with the papal ministry will be "terminated." Among these is the papal ring, used as a seal for documents, which is smashed upon a pope's death.
And while the first papal resignation in 600 years has left behind a vast uncharted territory to navigate - how does one address or even dress a retired pope? - the church sought to send a clear message that Benedict will not be pulling strings from behind the scenes.
"The pope will surely say absolutely nothing about the process of the election," Lombardi told reporters at a briefing. "He will not interfere in any way."
The Vatican has already picked out the pope's future home: A four-story building attached to a monastery on the northern edge of the Vatican gardens where cloistered nuns used to live. It has been under renovation for several months, although only a handful of Vatican officials knew that it would one day be Benedict's retirement home.
On Tuesday, construction materials littered the front lawn of the house and plastic tubing snaked down from the top floor to a cargo container.
From a new name to this new home to the awkward reality of having a reigning pope and a retired one, the 85-year-old Benedict has plenty of decisions to make.
Benedict said Monday he was stepping down because he simply no longer had the strength in mind or body to carry on. On Tuesday, Lombardi revealed for the first time that the pope has had a pacemaker for years and just had its battery replaced a few months ago.
Although no date for a conclave to choose the next pope has been announced, it must begin within 20 days of his Feb. 28 retirement. That means a new pope will likely be elected by the College of Cardinals by Easter - March 31 this year.
The decision immediately raised questions about what Benedict would be called, where he would live - and how that might affect his successor.
The Vatican's senior communications adviser, Greg Burke, said Tuesday the fact that Benedict had chosen to live in a monastery is significant.
"It is something that he has wanted to do for a while," Burke said. "But I think it also suggests that his role is going to be a very quiet one, and that is important so you don't have a situation of ... two different popes at the same time, and one influencing the other.
"I think the obvious thing is when he says retirement, it really means retiring," he said.
The pope's brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, told reporters in Germany on Tuesday that Benedict was planning to stay out of the public eye and will probably even stop writing - one of the favorite pursuits of the brainy theologian.
As for the pope's new name, Burke said Benedict would most likely be referred to as "Bishop of Rome, emeritus" as opposed to "Pope Emeritus." Lombardi also said Benedict would take some kind of "emeritus" title.
Other Vatican officials said it would probably be up to the next pope to decide Benedict's new title, and wouldn't exclude that he might still be called "Your Holiness" as a courtesy, much as retired presidents are often referred to as "President." It was not even clear whether the retired pope will retain the name Benedict, or revert to being called Joseph Ratzinger again.
Benedict had been widely expected to issue his fourth encyclical, concerning faith, before Easter. Lombardi said the encyclical would not be ready before Benedict's retirement.
Already, Benedict was changing his schedule to take into account his new circumstances. He had been scheduled to go to a church on Rome's Aventine hill for the annual Ash Wednesday service starting the church's Lenten season this week; the service will take place in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome instead.
Lombardi said a larger space was needed to accommodate the throngs expected to greet the outgoing pope - but observers suspect the Vatican may have also wanted to spare a tiring Benedict from the crowds along the hill.
Immediately after his resignation, Benedict will spend some time at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, overlooking Lake Albano in the hills south of Rome where he has spent his summer vacations reading and writing. By March, the weather may start to warm up and he should be able to enjoy the gardens and feed the goldfish in a pond near a statue of the Madonna where he often liked to visit.
If he's interested, he can do some star gazing; The Vatican Observatory is located inside the palazzo, complete with a telescope and a world-class collection of meteorites.
Lombardi said Benedict would eventually return to the Vatican and live at a monastery inside the Vatican gardens. Asked if he might like to go somewhere else, Lombardi said the pope would feel "much safer" inside the Vatican walls.
The Mater Ecclesiae monastery was built in 1992 on the site of a former residence for the Vatican's gardeners. Pope John Paul II had wanted a residence inside the Vatican walls to host contemplative religious orders, and over the years several different orders have come for spells of a few years, said Giovanni Maria Vian, editor of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.
The last such order of nuns left the residence in October, and renovation work began immediately afterward, Vian told The Associated Press. He said Benedict had decided to retire last April after his taxing but exhilarating trip to Mexico and Cuba in March.
"Many people thought they were doing the renovations for new sisters, but it was for the pope," Vian said. He said only a few people knew of the pope's plans, yet the secret didn't get out.
"That shows the seriousness and loyalty of the few senior Holy See officials who were aware," he said - a reference to the 2012 scandal over leaked papal documents by the pope's own butler.
Benedict has visited the monastery, with its own chapel on the grounds, a handful of times over the years.
There's a garden right outside the front door, where the nuns living there would tend to the lemon and orange trees as well as the roses, which are used in liturgical ceremonies or sent as gifts to the pope. No chemical fertilizers are used, just organic fertilizer sent straight from the gardens at Castel Gandolfo.
Georg Ratzinger confirmed that his brother has no intention of returning to live in his native Bavaria.
"You don't transplant an old tree," Ratzinger said.
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Associated Press staffer Trisha Thomas contributed from Vatican City.


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First-pitch HR, 1-0 score among game's rarest feats
For the first time since 1963, homer on game's first delivery stands as 1-0 winner
There have been 188,593 pitches thrown thus far this Major League season.
When you break that down, it works out to 292 pitches per game, 32.69 per inning, 3.85 per plate appearance.
If you miss one here or there, even while in attendance, you are anything but alone. The sport generally allows us to take our time settling into our seats or casually conversing with our nearby neighbors or strolling the concourse in search of food. The pace and plot of the game are such that, while any pitch can conceivably change the course of a given game, the vast majority of them are cast into the void, and many of us like to assume -- even if we're wrong -- that we have a pretty good radar for the "big moments" when the pitches have more prominence. You know, full counts and late innings and such.
Every now and again, however, comes a lesson that hammers home the value of a single pitch at any point. And boy, did we get one such lesson this weekend.
It happened Saturday night in Miami. First pitch of the game, the Marlins' Tom Koehler throws a 94-mph fastball over the inside part of the plate and a little up in the zone for the D-backs' Gerardo Parra, who swings and connects, sending the ball hurtling into the Marlins bullpen.
One pitch, 1-0. And that's the way it would remain for the rest of the 236 total pitches thrown.
Parra would explain later that he heeded the advice of D-backs hitting coach Don Baylor, who had told him, "Just swing first pitch," increasingly rare advice in a patient era in which hitters are actually taking more first pitches than ever. It's not that Baylor had noticed specific tendencies in the Koehler videos and scouting reports (this was, after all, only his third Major League start), but he saw value in sending the hot-hitting Parra to the plate with an aggressive mindset.
"The pitcher wants to get ahead and you can make them pay," Baylor said. "Not all the time, but there are certain times where the guy has to think about it or maybe their scouts have to think about it."
Think about this: What Parra did was 50 years in the making.
D-backs starter Brandon McCarthy's three-hit shutout of the Fish -- a shutout aided by Parra's outfield assist to nab Derek Dietrich at the plate in the bottom of the first -- was a great story in and of itself, for it was McCarthy's first victory since that scary moment last September when he was struck in the head by a batted ball, fracturing his skull and necessitating emergency brain surgery. It was easy, then, to focus on McCarthy and not necessarily understand how strange Parra's feat was.
The last time a game was essentially decided by a first-pitch home run? You have to go all the way back to Sept. 2, 1963.
Jay Hook, who you've probably never heard of, was the Mets' pitcher that day, and he was victimized on the first pitch of the second game of a doubleheader with the Reds by an energetic rookie second baseman named Pete Rose, who you might have heard of.
Rose, in fact, was en route to National League Rookie of the Year honors, and that home run was just the 145th hit of his eventual all-time record of 4,256. To add further perspective on how long ago this was, the game was one of the last played at the Polo Grounds, which gave way in '64 to the since-dismantled Shea Stadium. Furthermore, this was two and a half months prior to the JFK assassination.
So, yeah, a game of this particular outcome was a long time coming. And it demonstrated, efficiently and effectively, that the first pitch matters just as much as the last or any that come in-between.


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Just days before European rules on offshore safety for European companies abroad enter into force, and just a few months before additional requirements for companies operating in US waters take effect, the European Commissioner for energy, Guenther Oettinger, has called for operating and drilling companies to deliver the highest standards including when operating outside of American and European regulated waters.
At the time of his visit to Washington on 16 July Commissioner Oettinger said that the path to a strong and reliable culture of offshore safety depends upon global companies operating to the highest standards. Offshore accidents around the world continue to involve American and European companies. This places the spotlight on the global companies who have done much to improve standards since Macondo to give leadership to safety wherever they operate, and where the US and EU rules do not apply.
The Commissioner said: "Under separate arrangements coming into force this year in Europe and the US, national regulators will exercise additional vigilance over oil and gas companies to ensure they accelerate the advances in technology and human understanding achieved since Macondo, whilst exercising stringent control of risks of major accidents at all times.
Mr Oettinger added: "We call upon oil and gas companies and drilling contractors operating in EU waters to respond to the challenge to their leadership in global safety and environmental protection. We call on them to exert their influence to see a rise in standards both rapidly and permanently, and to ensure the transparency of that achievement. Beginning without delay, we hope to see full and rigorous disclosure of safety data by all companies in the international industry associations' reports."
The Commissioner concluded: "Our colleagues in the US DoI have reaffirmed the value of the long-standing cooperation between offshore regulators in Europe and the USA in securing the transparently highest levels of safety in the offshore oil and gas industry. On Thursday I will meet with the leaders of the offshore industry in Houston, and I look forward to hearing their views on what more is to be done to reassure people everywhere that the safety lessons of Macondo and indeed the legacy of Piper Alpha - are truly and visibly embedded wherever our companies operate."
Three years ago the world reflected on offshore safety and pollution following the Macondo disaster which was the cause of 11 deaths and the United States' worst ever pollution event. Two weeks ago saw the 25th anniversary of the world's worst fatal offshore disaster on the UK's Piper Alpha platform, in which 167 workers and rescuers were killed.
Following Macondo, the United States government and the European Union conducted major investigations of safety levels in their offshore waters and it became apparent that the underlying drivers of major accident risk exist everywhere no country possessed all the necessary arrangements to secure best industry practises. In addition, many of the accidents and narrow near-misses of the past years have involved American and European companies around the world.
The US reorganised its regulatory safety and environmental agencies in the DoI to ensure their rigour and independence. It has also amended safety rules in the light of the Macondo disaster and mandated a safety and environmental management system (SEMS) which all operators must adopt. The industry has established the Center for Offshore Safety in Houston to support the verification of SEMS practices. The first round of verification of SEMS assessments is due in November this year.
On 18 July, new legislation enters into force in the European Union to ensure global best safety practices by industry and regulators are implemented across all active offshore regions in Europe. Oil and gas operators and rig owners are required to prepare safety cases for preventing major accidents and their environmental consequences, which are acceptable to the regulatory agency in each country. European companies involved in major accidents overseas will be required to report the circumstances to their country of domicile. Any operator or rig owner working in European waters will have their corporate global safety policy scrutinised by the regulator.
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Now following in the footsteps of this country's early settlers who pursued the adage of "Go West, young men," Biondo and Seipel will host the K&N Spring Fling Vegas on the weekend of April 11-14, 2013 at The Strip at Las Vegas Speedway.
Part of the success of their event has always been the hands-on approach both Biondo and Seipel take. Seipel said, "We've attended a number of high-dollar events ourselves and know what the racers like and we try to be as fair as possible in every decision we make. We are really appreciative of all of those who have attended our Bristol event over the years and made it so successful, but we're constantly being asked when we're going to run a west coast race. Well, now is the time and what better place than The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway."
Part of the success of the Bristol event is what's termed as the 1,000' Compromise, where all the races are contested at 1,000' length in length. Seipel said, "We did that to appease both the quarter- and eighth-mile racers and everyone really seems to enjoy it, so we're going to continue that practice here."
While the Bristol Spring Fling hosts three races with $20,000 to win and a Thursday warm up race with racers competing in only one class, the Spring Fling Vegas will feature two classes, Super Pro and Pro. Super Pro racers will be allowed all electronics, while the Pro class will follow typical west coast non-electronic rules. In Super Pro, dragsters and door cars will run separately until the ladder round of 16 cars. Racing will take place on all four days, with three days of $10,000 to the winner of Super Pro and $3,000, $5,000, $3,000 for the Pro Champions. On Warm-Up Thursday, the winners will walk away with $3,000 and $1,500 respectively. And as is the usual Biondo/Seipel custom, all of the payouts are 100% Guaranteed.
Following the traditions set at the K&N Spring Fling 20s, in addition to the payout, over $20,000 in Hardcore Racer Appreciation Prizes from a variety of sponsors will be awarded to racers throughout the event. A Saturday night Biondo and Seipel Party will feed and entertain all contestants and crew. The popular 32-car Shootouts will also take place. Live audio, video and timing will also be available online to tease those who can't make to the event. Special Spring Fling Vegas rules will apply in that two drivers can enter the same car and one driver may drive two cars but one driver cannot double enter the same car.
"We're really excited about this race," Seipel said. "The racers have asked for it and here it is. The weather that time of year in Vegas is great and there's no better city than this to run a true bracket racing gambler's type of event."
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Austin Nichols <email@example.com>
Re: st: Problem with margins after logit on a person period data
Thu, 9 Jun 2011 15:22:21 -0400
Urmi Bhattacharya <firstname.lastname@example.com> :
I don't see how using -cloglog- instead of -logit- changes anything.
Either way you are modeling the hazard.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Urmi Bhattacharya <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Hi Austin,
> I wonder if I could circumvent this problem you mentioned by
> considering the clogclog regression instaed of logit because then what
> I am modeling is the discrete hazard of dropping out in an interval
> conditional upon having survived till before that.
> So I could do the following
> clogclog school_left childage i.childfemale i.urban i.scstobc
> i.casteother i.dadp i.dadm i.momp i.momm wagep wage5 wage8 wage9 distp
> distm disth percapcons durat1 durat2 durat3 durat4 durat5 durat6
> durat7 durat8 durat9 durat10 durat11, nocons nolog
> My goal is to find investigate the if the effect of mothers
> education(momp) on the probability of dropping out varies with
> duration.
> So if I find the predicted probability when momp=1 and durat1=1 and
> the predicted probability when momp=1 and durat2=1, then look at the
> estimated change in probability and see that the estimated change is
> significantly positive, then could I use this as evidence to say that
> in risk period 2, momp=1 matters more than in risk period1 in terms of
> interval hazard of dropping out?
> Best
> Urmi
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Austin Nichols <email@example.com> wrote:
>> Urmi Bhattacharya <firstname.lastname@example.com> :
>> This whole exercise is highly suspect--you are computing marginal
>> effects over a sample of periods at risk, not people. Note that
>> people are in your model for very different numbers of periods, but
>> you are averaging over all periods; what is the goal here? You said
>> you are "interested in the marginal effects of the variables on the
>> probability of hazard" which I think means you want to measure the
>> marginal effects of the variables on the conditional probability of
>> leaving school (conditional on not having left yet) at different
>> durations, which means you should calculate marginal effects for each
>> sample of people still at risk, at different durations. These are
>> unlikely to be very informative in the probability metric, however;
>> odds ratios are used for a reason for such applications.
>> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Urmi Bhattacharya <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I dropped one of the duration dummies durat1 and ran the following
>>> logit regression
>> ....
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After all the schedule changes that followed the 9/11 attack, it's incredible that Columbia went ahead and released Basic during the war in Iraq. It's not as if there wasn't plenty of warning this time, and even those of us who oppose the war aren't exactly craving a thriller that shows the U.S. military in a bad light this week.
Well, not the whole military, exactly– although a reference to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" reminds us the system isn't perfect. This is one of those stories with so many twists that while only a few people are guilty of anything, nearly every character comes under suspicion at some point.
The screenplay is by James Vanderbilt, whose previous credit was as a co-writer of Darkness Falls– but let's not hold that against him. The problem here is that we get so many conflicting versions of a complex plot thrown at us, we wish it was a book so we could keep flipping back to see who said what, who they were talking about, and when and why they said it.
In the current commercial atmosphere, one can only suspect the filmmakers of confusing us so we'll have to see Basic several times or buy the DVD when it comes out in order to understand a story a good movie would have made clear in one sitting.
Basic isn't all bad by a long shot. It's got John Travolta's charm going for it, and that goes a long way. He plays Tom Hardy, a former Army Ranger working for the DEA, but currently suspected of taking bribes.
In the Panama Canal Zone Sgt. West (Samuel L. Jackson) takes six Ranger trainees on a routine exercise. Seventeen hours later, one is dead, one wounded, and four, including Sgt. West, missing. In-house investigator Capt. Osborne (Connie Nielsen with what may be the least consistent drawl in screen history) can't get any information out of the survivors, so post commander Col. Styles (Tim Daly) sends for Tom, "the best interrogator I've ever seen."
Although Capt. Osborne resists his charm, Tom is able to get a statement from Dunbar (Brian Van Holt) with some details of what happened, and a contradictory statement from Kendall (Giovanni Ribisi), the wounded man Dunbar carried to safety.
Kendall turns out to be the gay son of a general. He and his father hate each other, and he assumes everyone else in the Army hates him, too. Although it seems significant for a moment, if you go to the bathroom during this brief scene you'll never know Kendall is gay.
The Kendall and Dunbar accounts are just two of several you'll see, most of them lies. It's no surprise that everyone hated Sgt. West, even Tom, who "wanted him dead 15 years ago." It may not even be surprising that there are drugs involved.
There are plot twists that will catch you off guard, but by the end, you'll be so confused that nothing can straighten you out. One intended surprise is telegraphed by an amateurish piece of editing: Someone mentions a mysterious, unknown "partner" and the next shot solves the mystery.
Most of Basic takes place at night in the rain. This can be romantic in the right circumstances but in a movie it can be downright annoying, especially when the script is already doing enough to obscure the action.
If you enjoyed Travolta and Jackson in Pulp Fiction, you'll be disappointed that they have almost no scenes together in Basic. Some reunion! But each does what he does and does it well enough to make Basic almost worth seeing.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 519 diseños de 122 diseñadores freelance.
TenderBytes (http://www.tenderbytes.com.au) is a consulting company that helps people respond to tenders and assists organisations in writing better marketing collateral and proposals. We also offer a tender notification service that has become very popular with over 10000 subscribers. We predominantly work with technology based companies.
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State Board of Education member Thomas Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, shares his views about the upcoming school accountability ratings.
By Thomas Ratliff
Later this month, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will release the "accountability" ratings for Texas public schools. The reason I put the word accountability in quotation marks is simple. I don't believe these ratings come anywhere close to telling the whole story to the local communities, taxpayers, parents or voters. Therefore they offer little in the way of true accountability. Let me explain.
Many people across the state are familiar with the terms exemplary, recognized, academically acceptable or academically unacceptable when reading about our public schools. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people have no idea what those words really mean or don't mean.
The TEA assigns these one or two-word descriptions to entire campuses and entire school districts in an attempt to provide the public with a general indication of how that campus or district is performing academically.
The problem is, they don't. In fact, these rankings only tell the public how the lowest performing sub-group is doing. Yes, you read that right, the lowest. What are the subgroups? Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, Economically Disadvantaged and Special Needs students are the sub-groups TEA tracks.
So, at your local district, 4 out of 5 sub-groups could be doing great while one is struggling, and the whole campus or district gets the low ranking. The analogy I like to use is a high school track team. If the whole track team ran races every month of the year and at the end of the year EVERY team member received the worst time of the slowest runner, THAT'S our accountability rating system. Does that sound fair or accountable to you? Me neither.
People love to talk about government being run like a business. Tell me any business that issues press releases only about how the weakest part of their organization is doing. They don't do it. They tell you how the ENTIRE business is doing, the good and the bad. We should demand the same from TEA when they tell us about OUR local schools.
We need a system that gives the customers (parents, students and local employers), the investors (taxpayers and voters), and the regulators (TEA and the Texas Legislature) a complete and accurate picture of the health of the entire education organization. While one or two word descriptions are easy and convenient to talk about, or for Realtors to use when selling homes, we need more information to gauge the performance of our schools.
I understand the need and support the concept of tracking different sub-groups to ensure no group of students is being ignored or falling through the cracks. But like so many government programs, anything worth doing is worth over-doing.
Why do I bring this up now? Well, earlier this year, the TEA changed the way it reports accountability ratings to the public. Without going into the weeds on the Texas Performance Measurement (TPM) system and it's flaws, let's just suffice it to say the previous system wasn't entirely accurate and tried to compensate for reporting on the lowest performing group of kids. After taking a considerable amount of flak from the Texas Legislature (which was right on target), the TEA abandoned the TPM.
What does all this mean to the average Texan? A lot of campuses and districts will drop in the ratings this year compared to last. In fact, some campuses or districts may have BETTER overall performance on the TAKS test but end up with a LOWER rating from Austin. Does this make sense to anyone? This is yet another reason why I keep saying, "It's time to tell Austin and Washington that we want our local schools back!"
My message is simple. When you see the new accountability ratings come out later this month, don't let the one word Wizard of Oz fool you, look behind the curtain and find out what is really happening at your local school district. Don't let one adjective describe hundreds or even thousands of kids.
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