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Jay-Z is one lucky man. The "Suit & Tie" rapper has a bevy of beautiful women in his life, including wife Beyonce, mom Gloria Carter, and 16-month-old daughter Blue Ivy. The proud first-time dad can hardly hide his joy when he spends time with his adorable bundle of joy, Carter told Us Weekly exclusively at a Mother's Day event in support of her Shawn Carter Foundation on Saturday, May 11.
"It warms my heart to see how he interacts with his daughter," she told Us. "And when she says, 'Papa,' he just melts. He's a great dad."
Carter added that she's fully enjoying her role as grandmother to Blue, 16 months, after having raised Jay-Z and his three siblings single-handedly while also holding down a job as an investment analyst for the city of New York.
"The amazing thing about being a grandmother is that you go get the kids, but when you're tired, you can take them home!" she said with a laugh. (When asked if the superstar couple would want more grandchildren, Carter responded with an "I think so!")
Her own "baby" right now is the Shawn Carter Foundation, an organization that provides scholarship money for kids who have low GPAs and wouldn't be able to afford schooling otherwise. "When I did this, [Jay-Z] said 'Ma, this is your baby.' But when I need him to be here, he's here because he believes in it too."
As for baby Blue, who is currently learning the meaning of "hello" and "bye bye," picking up on things doesn't seem like it's been an issue so far.
"She's very very smart," Carter shared with Us. "But [the TV show Babies Choice] teaches the babies that when you say hello, that means you're going to be around. But when you say, 'bye bye,' it means you're going to disappear. So when you're around her, when she looks at you and she's tired of you, she looks at you and she says, 'bye bye!'"
"So with me I'm like, 'No bye bye! No bye bye!'" she added with a laugh.
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Researchers led by a team at the Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante have now shown that TRPM8 channels in the eye also regulate basal tear secretion. In studies in mice, the researchers found that cooling of the eye surface by 1-2°C by evaporation of the tear film can induce production of more tears by stimulation of TRPM8 in nerve endings in the cornea. In mice lacking TRPM8, the cornea was insensitive to cooling and the basal rate of tear production was greatly reduced. Tear production caused by exposure to irritants which is mediated by other channels such as TRPV1 was, however, unaffected in the TRPM8 deficient mice. In normal mice, tear secretion could also be decreased by raising the temperature of the cornea to 33-36°C. Tear production in humans is also regulated by cold – the basal rate of tear production is significantly lower at 43°C than at 18-20°C.
The study, which is published in the journal Nature Medicine, indicates that TRPM8 contributes to the regulation of basal tear flow and opens new possibilities for the treatment of dry eye syndrome by increasing tear secretion. Dry mucosal surfaces, including dry eye syndrome, are a common problem, particularly for the elderly with up to one third of people over the age of sixty five estimated to have dry eyes.

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Jay Z and Will Smith to Produce HBO Comedy Series
Jay Z and Will Smith are teaming up with U.K. DJ and producer Calvin Harris to produce a new comedy series for HBO.
The show, which is currently unnamed, will be written by 'Trainspotting' author Irvine Welsh and will be set in the electronic music world. While Jay and Will are not as familiar with this world as Harris is, the three will be collaborating on the project as executive producers with their production companies -- Smith's Overbrook Entertainment and Jay's Marcy Media, according to Deadline.com.
This isn't the first time Jay Z and Smith have worked together on the producing end. The two are working on the remake of 'Annie,' which stars Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. The Boombox previously reported that there were talks about Willow Smith taking the the title role, but Quvenzhané Wallis will star as Annie.


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"Utah police shot and killed a man within seconds of storming his parents' home, video of the raid shows. The police had a warrant to search for drugs, but found only a small amount of pot and an empty vial that had apparently contained meth. Local media report that Todd Blair, 45, was a drug addict rather than a dealer, according to friends and family"
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The Port of Harlem Jazzmen were a tremendous all-star ensemble that recorded for Alfred Lion's label in 1939 and 1940. The earliest sessions featured trumpeter Frankie Newton and trombonist J.C. Higginbotham as the horn stars; virtuoso soprano saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet joined the group for its second recording session in 1939 and remained on board through 1940 as the band's identity changed to the Sidney Bechet Blue Note Quartet. This 19-track CD contains stomps, ballads, originals and reworked ditties over this period, showing how Bechet gradually become a dominant element of the band's sound. While Mosaic issued a definitive Port of Harlem Jazzmen album, this will suit those who either missed it or want a worthy companion volume.


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Mohammad Reza Pourshajari; Iranian Blogger and Political Prisoner in Urgent need of Medical Care!published on Thursday, December 19, 2013
Mr. Pourshajari was arrested in September of 2010. After spending 7 months in solitary confinement where he was subjected to brutal torture, he was "convicted" in closed court and without the presence of a defence lawyer of the vague charges of "Insulting Islamic Sanctity" "Insulting the Leader" and "Acting against national security."
While in prison Mr. Pourshajari has suffered from two heart attacks which have left him in very poor health. While prison doctors have asked for him to be given medical leave and be transferred to a hospital for long term treatment the Islamic Regime has refused to grant this request.
Mr. Pourshajari suffers from very serious health problems and it is pertinent for him to obtain long term medical treatment as soon as possible.
I am dedicating this post to Mohammad Reza Pourshajari and I urge all pro-democracy activists and human rights organizations to circulate this post and any other information in connection with Mr. Pourshajari making sure that he is not forgotten!
As always a reminder that the only way to help all political prisoners in Iran is to work towards the overthrow of the Islamic Regime in Iran and the promotion of a secular and democratic government by the people and for the people of Iran!
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ESMO @ ECC 2013: A Phase III Study of Tivantinib Plus Erlotinib Did Not Meet a Primary Endpoint in Patients with Locally-advanced or Metastatic, Non-squamous NSCLC
Analysis of molecular subgroups, including MET expression, is ongoing.
- Date: 29 Sep 2013
- Topic: Lung and other thoracic tumours / Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy
Although a large, phase III trial of tivantinib plus erlotinib for the treatment of patients with locally-advanced or metastatic, non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) did not meet its primary endpoint of prolonging overall survival, promising progression-free survival and overall response rate results were seen in these patients. Following trial cessation by an independent review board, an analysis of data by molecular subgroup is underway. From the molecular analysis, it is expected to answer whether clinical benefit in patients with tumours that overexpress MET is observed.
Findings were reported 28 September, 2013 by Dr. Giorgio Scagliotti of the Oncology Department, University of Turin San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano (Turin), Italy during the Lung Cancer Proffered Papers Session (Abstract E17-1821) at the 17th ECCO – 38th ESMO – 32nd ESTRO European Cancer Congress. The European Cancer Congresses are organised in joint partnership with ESSO, EACR, EONS and SIOPE as a forum for the latest in oncology research and to offer multidisciplinary and multi-professional educational opportunities in oncology. The 2013 Congress convened in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 27 September until 1 October.
A phase III MARQUEE trial explored the efficacy of tivantinib (selective MET inhibitor) and erlotinib (EGFR inhibitor) vs. placebo and erlotinib in previously treated non-small cell lung cancer patients with tumours of non-squamous histologies. The study results were awaited by the oncology community with particular attention due to promising data of this combination in previously reported phase II trial; in addition several preclinical models strongly suggested a possible clinical benefit. The trial was aimed to document improvement in overall survival with secondary endpoints of progression-free survival, efficacy according to molecular characteristics, and safety.
With 1048 patients recruited in just 19 months, the trial failed to meet its primary objective. The non-significant hazard ratio for overall survival was 0.98. Toxicity of combined tivantinib and erlotinib was similar to toxicity of placebo and erlotinib with the exception of higher rate of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia (10% vs. 1%, respectively). During the ECC 2013, Prof. Scagliotti presented important efficacy data in subsets of patients according to MET protein expression in tumour samples, with available and valid measurements in approximately 40% of trial participants. According to these subset analyses, both progression-free and overall survival was longer in patients treated with combined MET-EGFR inhibition when tumours showed at least 2+ positive MET immunostaining in more than 50% of tumour cells.
Inhibition of MET, a receptor for hepatocyte growth factor, is a promising therapeutic strategy in several malignancies, lung and gastric cancers in particular. Several phase I–III clinical trials testing MET inhibition strategies are ongoing in these and other cancer types. Undoubtedly, the MARQUEE adds important data to the question of optimal use of MET inhibitors in the future. Based on unfilled promise of this trial, we can no longer ignore the biological measures to identify patients most likely to benefit from MET inhibitor therapy. Although it is unclear which of the several biomarkers are most appropriate to select patients for combined MET and EGFR inhibition therapy, early phase data for tivantinib and other MET inhibitors clearly indicated a possible role of MET protein expression, MET gene copy number and KRAS mutations. The question of which biomarker to use prospectively, and how, should have been resolved before MARQEE was initiated.
*Rafal Dziadziuszko, ESMO spokeperson who was not involved in the study
Promising results seen in a randomised phase II study
Dr. Scagliotti headed an international team of investigators in conducting MARQUEE, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial that evaluated the benefit of adding the c-MET inhibitor tivantinib (ARQ 197) to erlotinib compared to placebo plus erlotinib in previously treated patients with locally-advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC.
The trial was based upon promising results from a randomised phase II study that showed tivantinib plus erlotinib improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) over placebo and erlotinib in a subset of patients with non-squamous histology, which is a population that is enriched for MET overexpression.
The MARQUEE study results
Beginning in January, 2011 the trial enrolled 1048 patients with locally-advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who had previously received one or two lines of systemic therapy, including a platinum-doublet; patients were excluded if received prior treatment with erlotinib or any other EGFR inhibitor.
Patient median age was 62 (range 24-89) years; 66% and 34% of patients, respectively, had received one or two prior therapies and the ECOG performance status was 0 in 32% or 1 in 68% of patients. EGFR mutations were confirmed in 10.4% of the patients and 27.1% of patients harboured KRAS mutations. These characteristics were well balanced between treatment arms.
The patients were stratified by the number of prior therapies, sex, smoking history and EGFR and KRAS mutation status and then randomized 1:1. Oral tivantinib was given at 360 mg twice daily plus erlotinib at 150 mg once daily to 526 patients while 522 patients received the same dose of erlotinib plus placebo until disease progression.
The primary endpoint was OS; an interim analysis was preplanned that included limits for futility or superiority, which were intended to end the trial or allow cross-over. Secondary and exploratory endpoints included PFS, OS in molecular subgroups and safety.
Results from the pre-planned interim analysis did not show a significant patient benefit with adjunct tivantinib and the independent data monitoring committee recommended trial discontinuation in September, 2012 because the data had crossed the futility boundary. At the data cut-off in December, 2012 the median OS was 8.5 months with the tivantinib/erlotinib combination compared to 7.8 months with placebo plus erlotinib (hazard ratio [HR] 0.98; p = 0.81).
However, a trend toward clinical benefit was demonstrated in the tivantinib/erlotinib arm in the PFS and overall response rate (ORR) data; median PFS significantly favoured adjunct tivantinib and was 3.6 months with tivantinib/erlotinib compared to 1.9 months with placebo/erlotinib (HR 0.74; p < 0.0001). The ORR was also improved in the tivantinib/erlotinib arm with 10.3% of patients demonstrating a response compared to 6.5% of patients receiving placebo/erlotinib (p < 0.05).
The tivantinib/erlotinib combination was well tolerated and showed a safety profile similar to placebo/erlotinib. Adverse events (AEs) included rash which was commonly reported by 33.1% of tivantinib/erlotinib versus 37.3% of placebo/erlotinib patients. Other AEs were diarrhoea, reported by 34.6% versus 41.0% and asthenia/fatigue by 43.5% versus 38.1% of tivantinib/erlotinib and placebo/erlotinib patients, respectively. Only grade 3/4 neutropenia was more common with tivantinib and occurred in 10.0% tivantinib/erlotinib versus 1.0% of placebo/erlotinib patients.
The investigators concluded that, while the trial did not reach the primary endpoint of improved OS with the addition of tivantinib to erlotinib, the PFS and ORR data did show that these patients experienced substantial improvement. This promising biological activity plus the tolerability of the combination treatment encouraged them to perform the preplanned analysis of OS, PFS and ORR by molecular subgroups, including MET expression.
The MARQUEE trial was supported by ArQule Inc., Daiichi Sankyo and the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre.
No conflicts of interest for the analysis were reported.


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They camped out on the sidewalk between the Supreme Court building and the U.S. Capitol. On this cold January 8 predawn morning, a reporter from The Washington Post interviewed several hopeful spectators, some huddled and shivering under blankets, who wanted to be in the courtroom for that day's oral arguments over physician-assisted suicide. As the dawn broke, the reporter was interviewing a 53-year-old wheelchair-bound woman when Harvard's Lawrence Tribe walked by on his way to make his pro-euthanasia arguments to the Supreme Court. The woman, Eleanor Smith, stopped the interview as the smiling, well-dressed law professor passed. "It's creepier than seeing a man with a gun," she remarked. "It's like someone who's calling you softly, whispering, 'This is for your own good.'" Inside, Mr. Tribe spoke louder. He made a philosophical, this-is-for-your-own-good argument: "I think the liberty interest in this case is ... when facing imminent and inevitable death, not to be forced by the government to endure a degree of pain and suffering that one can relieve only by being completely unconscious. Not to be forced into that choice, that the liberty is the freedom, at this threshold at the end of life, ... to have some voice in the question of how much pain one is really going through." "Why does the voice just arrive when death is imminent?" asked Justice David Souter. According to press accounts, none of the justices seemed impressed with this legal concept. Mr. Tribe answered: "The court's jurisprudence has identified, I think for good reason, that life, though it feels continuous to many of us, has certain critical thresholds: Birth, marriage, child-bearing. I think death is one of those thresholds. That is, it is the last chapter of one's life after all...." Justice Antonin Scalia seemed to have heard enough: "All of this is in the Constitution? ... You see, this is lovely philosophy. But you want us to frame a constitutional rule on the basis of that?" Yes, he did. Eleanor Smith hopes, for the sake of people like her, that "lovely philosophy" doesn't carry the day.
After Newt Gingrich Jan. 7 became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 68 years to be reelected, House Ethics Committee members began 14 hours of deliberations to determine how to deal with ethics charges against Mr. Gingrich. Members of the panel scheduled a vote on his punishment Jan. 21. According to two major polls, many Americans have already rendered a judgment on Mr. Gingrich's punishment. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found about 40 percent of Americans believe Mr. Gingrich should resign from the House altogether; two-thirds of respondents said he should not have been elected Speaker of the House. A CBS poll said 51 percent believe the charges were serious enough to justify his replacement as Speaker. Nine Republicans also felt that way. A handful of moderates--led by Jim Leach of Iowa--joined conservatives Linda Smith of Washington, Michael Forbes of New York, and Mark Neumann of Wisconsin in voting against Mr. Gingrich. The Speaker won reelection with just three more votes than necessary. "To the degree I was too brash, too self-confident, or too pushy, I apologize," Mr. Gingrich declared after his victory, then outlined an ambitious legislative agenda for 1997.
Secretary of State nominee Madeleine Albright appeared to be headed for a smooth confirmation. After her first day of Senate confirmation hearings Jan. 8, no serious opposition had developed. Jesse Helms, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized the Clinton administration, but expressed hope Ms. Albright could "bring some coherence, direction, and fresh ideas to America's foreign policy." Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) asked the secretary-designate whether she supported Sen. Helms's proposal for trimming the government's foreign-policy apparatus by abolishing three agencies and turning over their functions to the State Department. Ms. Albright said she would remain "open minded."
A team of Danish scientists weighed in on the question of whether having an abortion increases a woman's risk of breast cancer. Their answer: "No." The Danish study--conducted in a country where abortion is unrestricted and government-paid--found no "overall increased ... risk for the average woman." But Joel Brind of Baruch College in New York, the author of an earlier study that did find an increased cancer risk from abortion, claims the Danish study is "politically correct [but] not scientifically correct." Dr. Brind's theory, also held by a number of other scientists, is that when pregnancy-related hormonal changes are interrupted unnaturally, rapidly reproducing breast cells are left especially prone to becoming cancerous.
Calling on state-controlled Protestant churches in China to continue to "[hold] high the banner of patriotism and socialism," a high-ranking Communist Party official said unauthorized Christian activity in the nation must be restricted. Speaking at a national congress of two state-run church groups, Li Ruihan apparently was aiming his remarks at clerics in the official church suspected of secretly supporting underground churches. Officially, China has fewer than 15 million Christians, but unofficial estimates of believers run as high as 90 million. Persecution of Christians in China is widespread. Authorities have arbitrarily detained, harassed, and even tortured believers in their campaign to shut down unofficial churches.
Sen. Dirk Kempthorne (R-Idaho) demanded in a hearing Jan. 8 that the head of the National Highway Transportation Safety Board move more quickly to lift government rules requiring the equipping of automobiles with airbags so powerful that they kill children and small adults even in slow-speed crashes. NHTSB chief Ricardo Martinez said the agency would by February decide how to "depower" the airbags. Automakers are required to equip their cars with airbags capable of restraining a 170-pound male not wearing a seatbelt during a 30-mph crash into a wall. The force required to protect the unbelted male is so powerful that to date airbags have killed 32 children and 20 adults who otherwise would have survived the low-speed collisions in which their airbags deployed. Sen. Kempthorne told Mr. Martinez he wrote the agency last month--after the infant daughter of a resident of his state was decapitated by an airbag-- suggesting the crash test be scrapped. He received no reply.
While the news media were captivated by political machinations in Washington, many Americans spent the week focused on something more pressing: the weather. Winter storms battered parts of the Southwest, Midwest, and South--covering some areas with either ice or snow. Up to two feet of snow fell in Northern Arizona, while in North Georgia an ice storm knocked out power to 250,000 people. Westerners, meanwhile, were trying to keep their heads above water. Floods and mudslides continued for a second week--the result of snow runoff and heavy rain. Especially hard hit by the western waters were California farmers, who saw barns and farm machinery destroyed and hundreds of animals drowned. Also inundated: thousands of homes and businesses. Forty-two of California's 58 counties were declared disaster areas, as were parts of Idaho and Nevada. At least 29 people died as a result of the Western storms. Another 29 lost their lives Jan. 9 when a commuter plane headed from Cincinnati to Detroit went into a spiral and nose-dived near dusk into a snow-covered field about 25 miles short of its destination. The immediate cause of the crash was unknown, but investigators were looking at the possibility of icing on the wings.
Russian president Boris Yeltsin, still recuperating from heart surgery, was hospitalized Jan. 8 with early signs of pneumonia. Mr. Yeltsin had returned to work on a limited schedule in late December, six weeks after a quintuple bypass operation. His political opponents--including 1996 election rival, Gen. Alexander Lebed--were quick to seize the opportunity afforded by Mr. Yeltsin's latest illness, calling on him to resign.
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association contradicts the findings of a Jan. 7 presidential commission report. The JAMA article reports some soldiers did indeed suffer neurological damage from chemical-weapons exposure during fighting in the Persian Gulf. Medical research shows some Gulf vets suffer from three primary syndromes caused by subtle brain, spinal cord, and nerve damage--not stress, as the presidential commission suggested. President Clinton accepted the panel's report, which also criticized the Pentagon for failing to respond adequately to soldiers' illnesses, but ordered the commission to keep working nine months longer.
Criticizing "careless speculation" by the news media, Boulder, Colo., Police Chief Tom Koby said his department was proceeding with "diligent and careful police work" in the mysterious murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. The child beauty queen, winner of the Little Miss Colorado contest, was found slain in her home the day after Christmas, hours after her parents say they discovered a three-page ransom note demanding $118,000. The note had been written using a legal pad found in the home. A Boulder newspaper quoted a "family friend" as saying the note came from a "foreign group" that had a vendetta against the girl's father--the owner of a computer graphics company--related to several business deals. Police did not confirm that report. In New York, police concluded that a package bomb that severely burned a 10-year-old girl on Christmas Eve had been sent by a family acquaintance bent on revenge. Authorities found the alleged bomber, who police say had been fired from his job by the girl's uncle, shot to death Dec. 29 while on a hunting trip. Authorities have not determined whether his death was an accident or suicide.
The responsibility for enforcing immigration laws falls to the federal government, but when those laws aren't enforced, state governments have to pick up the tab for incarcerating, hospitalizing, and even educating illegal immigrants. Unhappy with that state of affairs, Arizona and California--states with large numbers of illegal immigrants--went to court, suing for federal reimbursement of those expenses. Since the federal government had failed to protect the borders, they argued, the resulting expenses should be paid from the federal treasury. That argument got nowhere. In a Jan. 7 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rebuffed the two states, ruling the claims involved "nonjusticeable political questions." Similar suits filed by four other states also have failed; a case brought by Texas is pending. Arizona and California officials are planning an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hoping to placate tens of thousands of protesters, the Communist government of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic acknowledged Jan. 8 that non-communist opposition parties had won elections in Serbia's second largest city, Nis. The daily street protests have continued since Mr. Milosevic moved to invalidate the Nov. 17 elections after it became clear that opposition parties had claimed victories in 14 of Serbia's 19 largest cities. Instead of being satisfied with the admission that Nis had been won, reinvigorated demonstrators pledged to continue their daily street rallies until the communists give up control of all 14 cities.
President Clinton Jan. 8 named his fifth White House counsel in four years: Charles F.C. Ruff, a lawyer with experience in high-profile political prosecutions. Mr. Ruff was a Watergate special prosecutor and as a defense lawyer represented Sen. John Glenn during the Keating Five probe. One of Mr. Clinton's most trusted political counselors, Dick Morris, got the news Jan. 6 that his wife of 20 years was filing for divorce--five months after news reports showed Mr. Morris carrying on a regular relationship with a prostitute.
In North Carolina, confessed serial killer Henry Wallace was convicted Jan. 7 of raping and murdering nine Charlotte-area women in a two-year-long crime spree that ended with his arrest in 1994. Prosecutors will ask for the death penalty. At the O.J. Simpson "wrongful death" civil trial in California, lawyers for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman showed jurors 30 previously undiscovered photographs of Mr. Simpson wearing rare Bruno Magli designer shoes; those were the same kind that left bloody shoe prints at the murder scene in 1993. In earlier testimony, Mr. Simpson had denied ever owning a pair of the Italian-made shoes, and he claimed a single photo of him wearing Bruno Maglis--introduced as evidence--was a fake. A Texas woman went on trial in the June 1996 stabbing deaths of her two sons, ages 6 and 5. Darlie Routier insists a male intruder killed the children as they slept, but prosecutors claim she invented the story. Her husband, who was asleep in another part of the house when the killings occurred, says his wife is innocent. In Florida, an assisted suicide case went to trial. With financial backing from the Hemlock Society and the Palm Beach County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, AIDS patient Charlie Hall is suing to overturn Florida's law against assisted suicide. Mr. Hall, who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion, is the only remaining plaintiff in the suit. Two others died of cancer before the case reached court.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
First Aid Kit Portraits
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As mentioned in my last post, I drew portraits of the two girls from First Aid Kit. I'm not super satisfied with the likeness, but it's close enough and it was a lot of fun to do. I didn't do a realistic portrait for at least 9 months, so this was a good exercise as well!
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9 comments:
- MANDALA87 said...
- February 15, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Betsy Bauer said...
Wooow. Seriously great stuff!
- February 15, 2012 at 2:21 PM
- Maike said...
Thank you!
(I wanted it to be not so smooth in the faces though, but I couldn't get the likeness, when I tried to be more sketchy. :/ )
- February 15, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Wouter Bruneel said...
Love the vignettes.
- February 15, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- Douglas Soares said...
Very good the songs and were very similar yes. Just a little scared by the beauty of the picture, I can not imagine what brushes used! Beautiful too, like all the rest!
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It's gorgeous. Love the colours and the technique very much :)
- February 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM
I was listening to First Aid Kit and then decided to check your site to see if you had put anything up since I last had a look. What a lovely coincidence!
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Hahaha, indeed!
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In North Carolina's pivotal Senate race, abortion might be a key issue
Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan' supporters hope to channel anger over North Carolina's new anti-abortion restrictions into a get-out-the-vote effort in what's expected to be a fiercely competitive re-election campaign this year.
Hagan's looming race against one of six Republicans set to run in their party's May Senate primary, including presumptive frontrunner, state House Speaker Thom Tillis, could be one of the marquee contests in this year's midterm elections.
North Carolina will be one of several pivotal Senate battles that could decide whether Democrats keep control of the chamber or lose it to the Republicans.
It's also among 22 states where lawmakers last year made it harder to obtain an abortion.
Democrats see that as an opportunity to continue to hammer Republicans with the "war on women" strategy that proved successful for them in the 2012 elections.
"Women, not politicians, should be the ones to make these difficult and complex decisions in consultation with their doctor, their family and their faith," Hagan said statement in response to questions for this story.
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Central North Carolina, the group's political arm, intends to help Hagan by targeting women who favor access to abortion. It's the same strategy that Planned Parenthood in Virginia used last fall in the governor's race to help Democrat Terry McAuliffe defeat Republican Ken Cuccinelli.
"There's a really large number of women in North Carolina who care deeply about women's health and want to make sure women have access to basic health care," said Paige Johnson, the action fund's vice president of external and governmental affairs.
She said that people were angry about the abortion restrictions and "galvanized in a way they've never been in the state and are paying attention in a way we've never had."
Republicans counter that voters are more concerned about the economy than they are about abortion. The health care law, in particular, "trumps everything," said GOP strategist Marc Rotterman in Raleigh.
Still, the Republican National Committee passed a resolution at its winter meeting earlier this month that urged its candidates to speak out against abortion. The resolution alleged that Democrats had "waged a deceptive 'War on Women' attack against Republican pro-life candidates," and warned that GOP candidates who have remained silent about their own anti-abortion views "have lost their elections."
Comments offensive to many women have led to some prominent stumbles by GOP candidates in some recent campaigns. This election cycle, Republican House and Senate candidates have been getting tutored on in how to avoid verbal gaffes that would not sound insulting to women voters.
"Republicans aren't going to sit back and let Democrats trump up this war on women and let it go unresponded to," said Katie Packer Gage, a Washington-area Republican consultant who works with candidates on how they present themselves to women voters.
But perhaps as an indication that the party continues to wrestle with the topic, a planned women's briefing at the House Republican retreat this week had to be cancelled.
Jennifer Duffy, a Senate analyst at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said Democrats will likely use the issue of abortion restrictions to motivate voters, especially women.
"But North Carolina is one of those states where it probably will pack a little more punch because of what happened at the state level," she said.
In July, the legislature passed a law that gives the state the authority to regulate abortion clinics as stringently as same-day surgery centers, but doesn't require it. The law also allows health care providers to opt out of performing abortions if doing so is against their beliefs, and stops government insurance plans from paying for them.
Tillis, the Republican North Carolina House speaker, also supported state efforts that blocked Planned Parenthood from receiving funding from the state for its screenings and other health services.
Greg Brannon, a tea party activist endorsed by libertarian Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a potential 2016 presidential hopeful, and the Rev. Mark Harris, a Charlotte Baptist pastor endorsed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, are expected to mount the most serious challenges to Tillis in the Republican primary.
Both Brannon and Harris oppose abortion in all cases, including rape and incest. Tillis believes abortion should be permitted in situations where the mother's health is at risk and in cases of rape and incest.
The Republican candidates also say the state has the authority to ban contraception, but shouldn't ban all forms of it. They also favor a "personhood" constitutional amendment that would grant legal protections to a fertilized human egg and possibly ban some forms of birth control.
All the Republican candidates believe the state has the authority to ban contraception and favor a so-called "personhood" constitutional amendment that would grant legal protections to a fertilized human egg and possibly ban some forms of birth control.
"We'd be eager for them to run against birth control because it would be completely out of line with our state," said Planned Parenthood's Johnson.
Hagan's voting record makes her views on abortion clear.
She opposed an unsuccessful amendment in 2012 by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., that would have allowed employers to refuse to provide insurance coverage for health services they disagreed with, including contraceptives.
Current law allows religious organizations to opt out of covering contraceptives.
Hagan said that states should not be allowed to ban contraceptives, "just as they should not be allowed to ban any other safe, approved medication."
She also opposed a bill by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except when the mother's life is endangered or in cases of rape or incest. The House passed a similar measure in June.
Tillis and Harris have said through their spokesmen that they would have supported the bill. Brannon has said he backs any bill that would end abortion.
Hagan has also opposed efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, noting that the organization provides preventive care for both women and men.
"Women's health should never be a political football," she said. "We need to be focused on creating jobs and getting our economy back on track, not legislating women's access to care."
Her top contributor in her Senate career, at $404,000, has been EMILY's List, a political action committee that funds the campaigns of Democratic women who support abortion rights, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan research group that tracks money in politics.
Abortion receives no mention on Hagan's campaign website, under "women's issues." It cites her support of equal pay, reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, and "measures that increase women's access to preventive care, and stopped insurance companies from charging women more than they charge men."
The last part is a reference to the Affordable Care Act, although the website doesn't mention it by name. Hagan's support for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, sent her poll numbers tumbling.
Thomas Mills, a North Carolina Democratic political consultant said Hagan was unlikely to focus in her campaign on abortion because it's too divisive, but her supporters could use it to get out the vote.
In a September Elon University Poll, 45 percent of registered voters said state laws should make access to abortion more difficult, 41 said it should be less difficult and 13 percent said they didn't know. The poll of 701 voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percent.
In a midterm election, even a small increase in turnout can be important in a close race, said Kenneth Fernandez, an assistant professor of political science and director of the poll at the school in Elon, N.C.
But the issue carries risks for both sides.
"Any strategy by Republicans or Democrats to use abortion to rally the troops could always backfire and rally more opposition troops," Fernandez said.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong year for the potential presidential candidacy of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
John Frank of The News & Observer contributed to this article from Raleigh, N.C.


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Scott, totally off-subject regarding your post, but I have a question about the Inov-8s. Have you tried them in 50-100 mile races yet? And if so, how did they feel? I'm probably going to buy the Flyrocs, but Trail Runner Mag says they're not good for ultras. I had the Montrail Masai before and had more than enough support and cushioning for 50 miles.ReplyDelete
Inov-8 Flyrocs have definitely proved their 100 mile worthiness at Leadville, Hardrock, etc. over the last few years. I run in them for 30-50 miles regularly and they've been great.
That being said, you certainly want the shoe that works for you on the long races. It's also smart to consider the terrain. Try out a couple of different pair, and whatever keeps your mind off your shoes/feet the longest is probably your best bet.
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A Saturday event gave local advocacy groups an opportunity to pool together resources and help better inform the public about home-schooling options and regulations.
A Saturday event gave local advocacy groups an opportunity to pool together resources and help better inform the public about home-schooling options and regulations.
Barbara Safanda, parent of two, attended the event at the Onslow County Public Library to find more information about properly registering her oldest son.
�I wanted to sign him up since he is five years old, but I just found out that he has to be at least seven,� she said. �My biggest concern is teaching him to read. Being both mom and teacher isn�t always easy. Getting proper socialization is also an important thing. Sometimes we go to the park or to other places, but it can be hard.�
Parents Holly and Jon Bell were also in attendance. As regular patrons of the library, they too came to collect information on how to begin the process. As parents of three young children all under the age of six months, the couple plans to slowly transition into a home-schooling atmosphere once their kids get a little older.
�We would like to home school all of our children, but for now we are just going to take it year by year,� said Holly Bell. �I just learned we can sign up for music classes with the Lejeune School Liason. It would be an excellent opportunity for our kids.�
In addition to Lejeune School Liasons, other organizations such as the Lejeune Library, East Coast Homeschool, Agape and Carolina Christian Education also had informational booths set up in the library.
According to Agape founder Carol Oakley, the group�s purpose is to provide a home school support group for Eastern North Carolina. Oakley is a mother of two and has been homeschooling her children for 12 years. She explains that the hardest part is selecting a curriculum that fits both the student and parent.
�Agape means unconditional love. We don�t make parents teach certain things, but instead try to offer social gatherings like fellowship events and field trips,� said Oakley. �I also recommend that parents new to homeschooling should really read the department of education�s handbook. It has all the information you could need.�
The Onslow County Public Library also has a wide collection of home-schooling resources available at onslowcountync.gov/library. Additionally, the library is geared to host a summer reading program from June 15 through Aug. 8. Visit them on 58 Doris Avenue or call 910-455-7350 to register.


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Hope ranked high in several statistical categories on a national level during the 2009 football season, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
There are 235 football-playing teams in NCAA Division III.
* Hope ranked 33rd in rushing offense by averaging 203.80 yards per game.
* The team was 50th in total offense by averaging 402.9 yards per game.
* Hope's defense was 13th nationally in sacks allowed yielding just seven in 10 games.
* The Flying Dutchmen averaged 21.2 yards per kickoff return to rank 44th.
* Junior Tim Elzinga ranked 34th among all Division III running backs with an average of 103.8 yards per game. He was 30th in all-purpose yardage per game (114.6) and 57th in scoring (7.8 points per game).
* Junior quarterback Chris Feyes ranked 71st in total offense averaging 227.3 yards per game.
* Junior receiver Kyle Dietrich was 69th in receiving yards averaging 80.5 yards per game.
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Yesterday I tested the new Da Kine Fusion Seat Harness.
here a picture of the 2001 model:
I don't have a picture of the 2002 model.
Basically it is the same, but with some little red colors specially the covers for the plastic adjuster.
Wah has been improved is the quality. Last year the seams broke very often. Now they sewed it twice and it shouldn't be a problem anymore.
In general this harness gives you a great support for your back. Pulled really tight your back can't move in the wrong directions.
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We consider our pies a "slice" of history. The tradition of pie making at the Farm dates back to 1952 when Carmen Kozlowski began making fruit pies from the overabundant supply of berries and apples on the property. Carmen's original recipes are still used today.
The pies are prepared two unique ways: Carmen's original style, the Old Fashioned Double Crust Pie, or her later creation, a Pecan Crumb Top Pie. The Pecan Crumb Top Pie is her version of a streusel topping. The delicious pie crusts are made with no partially hydrogenated oils and unbleached flour.
Each morning, the Bakers at Kozlowski Farms prepare a selection of fresh baked pies. Order your favorite variety ahead and pick it up at the Farm. Locally phone (707) 887-1587 x0 or order online and pickup at the Farm.
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Some C++ code bases seem to compile much more slowly than others. It is hard to compare them directly because they very often have different sizes. Thus it is hard to encourage people to work on speed because there are no hard numbers to back up your claims.
To get around this I wrote a very simple compile time measurer. The code is available here. The basic idea is quite simple: provide a compiler wrapper that measures the duration of each compiler invocation and the amount of lines (including comments, empty lines etc) the source file had. Usage is quite simple. First you configure your code base.
CC='/path/to/smcc.py gcc' CXX='/path/to/smcc.py g++' configure_command
Then you compile it.
SMCC_FILE=/path/to/somewhere/sm_times.txt compile_command
Finally you run the analyzer script on the result file.
sm-analyze.py /path/to/sm_times.txt
The end result is the average amount of lines compiled per second as well as per-file compile speed sorted from slowest to fastest.
I ran this on a couple of code bases and here are the results. The test machine was a i7 with 16GB of ram using eight parallel compile processes. Unoptimized debug configuration was always chosen.
avg worst best Libcolumbus 287.79 48.77 2015.60 Mediascanner 52.93 5.64 325.55 Mir 163.72 10.06 17062.36 Lucene++ 65.53 7.57 874.88 Unity 45.76 1.86 1016.51 Clang 238.31 1.51 20177.09 Chromium 244.60 1.28 49037.79
For comparison I also measured a plain C code base.
avg worst best GLib 4084.86 101.82 19900.18
We can see that C++ compiles quite a lot slower than plain C. The main interesting thing is that C++ compilation speed can change an order of magnitude between projects. The fastest is libcolumbus, which has been designed from the ground up to be fast to compile.
What we can deduce from this experiment is that C++ compilation speed is a feature of the code base, not so much of the language or compiler. It also means that if your code base is a slow one, it is possible to make it compile up to 10 times faster without any external help. The tools to do it are simple: minimizing interdependencies and external deps. This is one of those things that is easy to do when starting anew but hard to retrofit to code bases that resemble a bowl of ramen. The payoff, however, is undeniable.


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Take note, you wannabee hedge-fund-summer-interns: the bar has just been lifted. The "hardest-working man in show business" is also the hardest-working summer intern that hedge-fund manager David Einhorn has ever seen.
Talk- and game-show host Regis Philbin spilled the beans Wednesday on CNBC about his stint as an intern at Einhorn's Greenlight Capital. The TV legend got the gig after impressing Einhorn with one of his stock picks -- Micron Tech.
Philbin said he went to Einhorn's New York office and met everyone, including Einhorn, who "happens to be a very nice guy." One long chat later: "They thought I was the best summer intern they ever had," said the clearly modest TV host.
Einhorn tasked the nearly 83-year-old with looking into three companies: Micron Tech , MolyCorp and Lululemon .
Philbin, who owns shares of all of those, suggested giving the companies a call. He said he had an interesting chat with Micron Tech, adding that he doesn't see much bounce in that stock. But he was most miffed that he had no joy in talking to anyone at Lululemon. Don't they know who he is?
Clearly, his 17,000 hours on television was a plus for Philbin when getting his internship. Not so easy for mere mortals. Check out WallStreetOasis.com, which dishes the good, the bad and the ugly about hedge funds, and how to get in.
"This business really comes down to identifying what drives value, why the market doesn't reflect this value, and what needs to happen to close the gap," said the blog's Mr. Pink Money.
And is the Regis magic working already? Sterne-Agee upgraded Lululemon to neutral from underperform on Thursday, saying the stock broke their $43 target. Still, it wasn't like analyst Sam Poser was going nuts or anything.
"The LULU brand has been scarred and it will take great product, balanced with strong guest and community engagement for LULU to return to its prior greatness," said Poser.
And at least a return phone call to Regis.
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Individualists beware: This on-trend a-line Boris dress features visually stretching colour blocking and offers some extraordinary details. For example, it has adjustable sleeves and the asymmetrical zigzag hem with two bands can be knotted inside or outside, producing a very distinctive look. Crafted from high quality cotton stretch, it promises a comfortable feeling due to its wide, flattering knee-length cut.
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The Mule working outwards. Unfortunately, it was not a packaging error as initially assumed. Even after wash and iron it so what remains is very annoying and a return not more is possible.
Der Saum klappt sich nach aussen. Leider war es kein Verpackungsfehler wie zunächst angenommen. Selbst nach waschen und bügeln bleibt es so, was sehr ärgerlich ist und ein zurücksenden nicht mehr möglich ist.
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Very pleasant sitting well good stuff
Sitzt gut Guter Stoff Sehr angenehm
Very comfortable to wear. Well, lined my tummy.
Sehr angenehm zu tragen. Kaschiert gut mein Bäuchlein.
I have a little trouble with the tie, but otherwise like the dress,
The dress is bound and therefore not well seated
Das Kleid wird gebunden und sitzt dadurch nicht besonders gut
Unfortunately on shoulder/sleeve opening me too tight. Otherwise nice dress.
Leider an Schultern/Armausschnitt mir zu eng. Ansonsten schönes Kleid.
I do like the softness of the cotton fabric, and the sleeves are a very nice design. However, I am returning it because it just does not suit me at all.
Is not so perfect and I got it delivered unfortunately in the wrong color combination...
Sitzt nicht so perfekt und ich bekam es leider in der falschen Farbkombination geliefert.....
The dress itself is quite ok, but it was first sent the wrong color. That was very disappointing. Nevertheless, I kept it because I needed my new dress that day. The second minus point was the "BORIS" Schild outside (!) on the neck opening. It was so fixed that one hardly could separate out there, so that a small hole left. This is a shame, because my money has indeed no quirks.
Das Kleid an sich ist ganz ok, aber es wurde erstens die falsche Farbe geschickt. Das war sehr enttäuschend. Ich behielt es dennoch, weil ich an diesem Tag mein neues Kleid brauchte. Der zweite Minuspunkt war das "BORIS" Schild außen (!) am Nackenausschnitt. Es war so fest angebracht, dass man es kaum heraustrennen konnte, sodass ein kleines Loch zurück blieb. Das ist schade, denn mein Geld hat ja auch keine Macken.
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Area items of interest
Rotarians learn about Halloween�s beginnings
Many think that Halloween is only about the $7 billion worth of costumes and treats bought in anticipation of Oct. 31, but it is actually an ancient religious holiday.
Dating back more than 2,000 years ago, Halloween was connected to All-Saints Day, a religious day. Now it is enjoyed worldwide as a time that kids of all ages enjoy. Dr. Ed Cooper made a presentation on what Halloween is all about.
Kinston Evening Rotary meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the House of Wang.
Deadline nears for Governor�s Award nominations
Nomination forms for the Governor�s Volunteer Service Awards have to be turned in no later than Nov. 8 to the Lenoir County Visitor�s Center.
The forms for Lenoir County nominees must be sent through this office to be accepted.
Forms are available at the Visitor�s Center, 101 E. New Bern Road, by emailing email@example.com or by calling Lucy Marston, Tourism director, at 252-522-0004.
�Messiah� rehearsals to begin
Area singers and soloists are invited to participate in Lenoir Community College�s 15th annual performance of Handel�s �Messiah,� directed by LCC Program Chair of Music Carolyn Crossland.
The Community Council for the Arts co-sponsors the program. The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Waller Auditorium on the LCC campus. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment in the Waller Atrium.
A 15-piece chamber orchestra from the North Carolina Symphony will accompany the choir. Soloists include ECU voice faculty member Dr. Jami Rhodes, alto; ECU head music librarian David Hursh, tenor; Peggy Vaughan, soprano, conductor of the Greenville Choral Society Youth Chorale and music director at Peace Presbyterian Church in Winterville; and Joel Gay, bass, minister of music at First United Methodist Church in Wilson.
Rehearsals begin Sunday and will continue Nov. 11, 18 and Dec. 2 from 2 to 3:45 p.m. in the Waller Auditorium. Music scores and sectional rehearsal CDs will be provided at no charge. There are no auditions required.
If interested, attend the Nov. 4 rehearsal, or contact Crossland at email@example.com or 252-527-6223, ext. 919.


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London-to-LA United flight reports smoke in cockpit, lands safely in Shannon, Ireland
DUBLIN – Authorities say a United Airlines flight from London to Los Angeles has made an emergency landing in Shannon, Ireland, after the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit.
Shannon Airport in western Ireland says all 182 passengers and 10 crew members on Friday's flight are unhurt. All remained on the Boeing 777 as engineers inspected the aircraft to determine whether it could continue its journey.
Passengers sending text messages from the aircraft say the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit and dumped fuel in the Atlantic before turning back to Ireland. Shannon, the westernmost major airport in Europe, experiences about two emergency diversions of trans-Atlantic flights per month.


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Update: 2011 Portland Naked Bike Ride Info, Pictures, Nudity Facts, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
An estimated 5,000 take part in Portland's Naked Bike Ride
The masses assemble in Northwest Portland prior to the World Naked Bike Ride. There were bikes and flesh as far as the eye could see in every direction when I took this photo (from the roof of a school bus).
–Jonathan Maus, BikePortland
Jonathan has a lot of pics and a full rundown of last year at his site.
Our new Portland Events App for PDX Pipeline is now available for iPhones, Android phones and iPads!
Now, you can have all of the great Portland events from our website in the palm of your hand including the Naked Bike Ride when you're out on the town.
Download the App for iPhone here
Download the App for Android here
Update 6/21/2010: Portland Pictures: World Naked Bike Ride | 13,000 People!
The "World Naked Bike Ride" is back again and perhaps Portland can break the 5000 person estimate of last year. Below is a lot of info on the ride including FAQs, and "new this year". The after-parties are at Someday Lounge, Backspace (all-ages) and Cartopia Food Cart pod on SE Hawthorne and 12th. (Update: Full after-party information below)
Location: WNBR HQ, SE Salmon St and Water Ave (C'mon in! No drinking on the street.)
9:00pm – 11:30pm, Ride at 10. Join us in the largest naked ride in North America, and quite possibly the world, as we gently protest against the fossil fuel dependence, and show the world a better, funner way. Â See http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ for more propaganda. Â The dress code is officially "as bare as you dare". Many changes this year, so read the "Your First Naked Ride" page even if you've done this before. Â Also see http://www.shift2bikes.org/wnbr/min.php for the countdown.
Are you on the twitter? Follow @pdxbikes (& @pedalpalooza) to see Portland bike tweets.
Related from PDX Pipeline:
- Our Portland events list.
- Pedalpalooza 2010: Portland Bike Event Picks | June 14Â -17
- Portland Pedalpalooza Video: Star Trek vs Star Wars Bike Rise
Your First Naked Ride
If you're contemplating making this your first naked ride, you aren't alone. Portland's World Naked Bike Ride has been growing by at least 50% each year. Last year we had around 5000 riders, one of the biggest naked rides ever, anywhere. This year we're hoping for… We don't know. More. Trends say 12,500 – about the same as BridgePedal! That means we want a lot of first-timers.
If you want to hear other people describing their experiences on their first naked ride, read the comments on BikePortland.org:
What to Expect
First, an important point of etiquette: Ride your bike to the starting locatoin. Arriving by car with bikes stowed as cargo is a big faux pas. It violates the idea of oil-free sustainability that the ride is all about. If you live in the 'burbs, consider riding MAX part of the way. (The last MAX leaves Pioneer Courthouse Square at around 1:20am, and you'll probably want to have clothes on when you board, so plan ahead.) Or park at an urban friend's house and ride from there in a group.
You should bring a little food, and a little drink, and something to carry your clothes in. We aren't selling alcohol this year, which means you can bring your own alcohol. However, do not ride drunk! Seriously, there are hazards on the street and bicycles are not toys. Light social drinking only, please!
When you arrive at the starting point, it will be a scene of happy disarray. Scattered music, general friendliness. Most folks will be wearing clothes at first, until they get a handle on what the scene is like. You'll gradually see more skin as people loose their shirts for bodypaint, but that's nothing. (The bodypainting area is likely to be swamped, by the way, so don't wait until 11:45pm to get painted.)
Around 9:55pm the announcement is made that it's almost time to ride. We strip down and stuff our clothes into a backpack/fannypack/pannier/saddlebag to take with us. (Backpacks and bodypaint are natural enemies – don't mix them!) Then we go unlock our bikes, and wait for the rest of the crowd. There will be a countdown so we can all start en masse.
It's often cold at night, but you won't feel it for long; adrenaline is a wonderful drug. We'll head downtown to buzz the bars. Crowds will roar their approval. High-fives will spring forth. We may gain a few extra naked riders along the way. It's absolutely amazing.
Adrenaline can also make you want to ride fast. Resist that urge. Not everybody has a fast bike, or fast legs. And even some who do will want to savor the experience slowly. This isn't a race, folks! We want to stay together as best we can.
Typically we buzz the downtown bars along 2nd and 3rd avenues, and along NW 21st and 23rd. The Portland Police will be corking traffic for us, which means riding should be easy but deviations from the route are not possible. If the route doesn't happen to lead you past your favorite bar, then, I don't know, maybe lead your own naked after completing ours?
Eventually we return to the starting point. What happens then is… undecided. The ride has always coincided with the Pedalpalooza Kickoff Dance Party before, but not this year. Most likely a lot of people will hang out naked for a while, congratulating each other and telling stories. Maybe dancing by portable sound systems.
There will be afterparties! Once the last riders return (which will probably be at least an hour after the first riders return – there are a lot of riders) groups will splinter off to various afterparties. You can choose one to fit your budget or direction home.
Do not block traffic. The police won't arrest you for plain ol' nudity, but they might arrest you for blocking traffic.
Ride at your own risk and watch where you're going. Many riders won't be used to riding in a large group. If you then add onlookers jumping into the street to high-five us, and railroad tracks, and (let's face it) some drunk cyclists, this can be a dangerous ride. There are vast opportunities for doing stupid things. Be careful. Be sober.
New This Year
There are some big changes this year.
It is on the middle Saturday of Pedalpalooza, not the first Saturday.
The ride starts at 10pm, not midnight.
We aren't organizing a big dance party at the starting point.
We won't be selling beer.
Afterparties will be thrown by other groups and bars.
There are reasons for all of these changes. If you're curious, see the rationale page.
About Nudity
"Nudity – it isn't just for sex anymore."
If you think you're going to an orgy, then you're going to be very very disappointed.
We're using nudity as a way to draw attention to cycling, and the folly of oil dependency. We hope motorists will begin to suspect cyclists have more fun, and hence maybe they don't need their cars as much as they thought. See the http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org/ web site for more socio-political propaganda.
It's also good, goofy fun.
There are rules at the starting/ending location. The organizers' mantra is "Safe, Comfortable, and Fun," so anybody at the starting/ending location who makes other participants feel unsafe or unconfortable will be asked to leave. The use of cameras is not allowed at the starting/ending location, with the exception of sactioned film crews who'll be following strict rules.
The ride itself has no rules since it takes place on public streets, outside of our control. That's why it's important for riders to take care of each other.
About Your Bike
Ride the bike you have. Don't obsess over the hardware; any bike will work.
If you have multiple bikes (and aren't loaning out the extras to friends) then I'd recommend a fat-tire mountain bike or cruiser over a superskinny-tire road bike. This is because fat tires are less likely to get a flat, or slip on railroad tracks or a steel grate bridge. But really any bike will probably work just fine.
You should bring a spare tube. If your bike doesn't have quick-release skewers, then you should also bring wrenches that fit your bike's lug nuts. If convenient, you should also bring a pump and tire levers, though you could probably borrow those from another rider in an emergency.
Legally, your bike must have a white headlight in front, and a red reflector or red light in the rear. This is important! The police can't hassle all 3000 riders, but if you're the only one who fails to obey this simple law then maybe they'll focus all their frustration on you. Besides, it'll probably still be dark out when you ride home afterward, and you'll want to be visible then for safety's sake.
Many people decorate their bikes. There won't be any decoration supplies at the starting point, but the Kickoff Ride (June 10) usually has that sort of thing. Think of this as another reason to do more bike fun than just this naked ride.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much should I strip down? The dress code is officially "As bare as you dare." Guys typically wear shoes and maybe a helmet. For women there is no consensus – shoes and a helmet make some happy, while others add some combination of a bra, panties, and/or stockings. Strip down to whatever level will maximize your fun. We wouldn't presume to tell you what that level is.
What if I fall behind or get lost? This isn't a race, so nobody wants to leave you behind. Traffic will cause us to split into smaller groups, but even if you end up in a group of 20 instead of a group of 3000, you'll feel safe. Really, you'll be okay. We take care of each other.
What if I get a flat tire? There are usually bike mechanics along the ride. You can also expect other cyclists to help. But self-sufficiency is the only thing you can actually plan on, particularly since there is no set route, so I suggest that you bring a pump and a spare tube. We'll never be more than a couple of miles from the start/end location, so first just re-inflate the tire and continue on in the hope that your leak is a slow one. If you must change your tube, change it with the expectation that the naked horde will continue cycling past you for a long, long time. Even if we try to stay in a tight group, a peloton of 3000 riders would be about two miles long.
What if I fall? Injuries are rare. So far I only know of one person who has been injured so badly that he couldn't finish the ride, and I saw him up and walking the next day. There are usually medics riding along to patch you up, or call 911 if something really bad happens but you might want to bring your own cell phone just in case. By the way, the most common reasons for falling are hitting potholes (especially bombing down Burnside), getting caught in the train/MAX/streetcar tracks, and collisions with other cyclists. Watch where you're going!
Won't I get cold? Yes. You'll start off cold because at the start of the ride we stand around waiting for the stragglers to get ready, so we can all leave together. But once we start, we'll climb a modest hill and that should warm us up. After that, I promise you won't feel cold, you'll just feel a rush. Typically we get a temperature around 60 degrees with light wind.
What can I do to stay warm? Wearing shoes and a helmet help. Big socks. Arm warmers (old socks with the toes snipped off). Maybe a Superman cape. Sadly, I haven't figured out a way to use those chemical hand warmers while naked, though they sound like they'd be great. If you have any suggestions, please mention them in the forum.
Isn't this illegal? The city of Portland wishes it was. See The Law.
What if I see a cop? Say "Thank you!" They're corking the streets for us.
Can I participate without a bike? We've had skateboarders join us before. Anything human-powered is welcome.
After Party Info
From Pedalpalooza:
unlike last year, there is no dance party. instead, there are 2 "official" after-parties (read: they paid good money to get promoted as "official" through the mercury):
- The Aftersnacky: Whiffies Fried Pies at 12th and Hawthorne welcomes riders to party (and chow) down at their cart utopia. ALL AGES
- Ante Up: free dance party featuring DJ Dotor Adam, DJ Ronin Roc and DJ Nature at Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th). 21+ FREE BEFORE 11/$3 thereafter
and several "unofficial" after-parties (read: naked-friendly,expecting WNBR attendees, offering drink specials, etc):
- Ante Down: free down tempo afterparty featuring DJ Skinny Miracles at Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave. ALL AGES
- Beauty Bar: FREE BOX 80's/90's dance party featuring DJF and DJ Rhienna 111 Southwest Ash Street, 21+ FREE
- Matador: naked friendly and drink specials! can hold ~100. 21+ FREE
- East End: expecting us, can hold a couple hundred. 21+ FREE FOR WNBR (there's a cover/show otherwise)
- The Mystery Ride: scenic bike ride to a free outdoor afterparty spot (BYO refreshments)
this information was very late-breaking and therefore is not widely publicized (it is on the FB event, as well as on twitter under #pedalpalooza and #WNBR). so spread the word! see you all on saturday!


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The bipartite medial cuneiform (BMC) is a rare congenital variant that was first described by Morel in the 18th century [2, 6]. Amongst the many causes of midfoot pain, BMC is primarily an imaging diagnosis that often depends on plain radiographs as the initial diagnostic test. Recognizing a BMC on radiographs can be difficult as the osseous segments are typically well corticated and blend with the remainder of the tarsal bones. Additionally, although there are many fracture patterns at the tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint level including Lisfranc injuries, the cleft between the osseous segments lies in the horizontal plane in contrast to the typical vertical orientation of isolated fractures through the medial cuneiform [9]. The cleft is formed by a pseudoarticulation between the osseous segments.
Symptomatic patients typically present with chronic midfoot pain that is exacerbated with ambulation or acute injury typically due to the inherent instability of the pseudoarticulation resulting in stress response and/or degeneration. When a BMC is symptomatic, treatment has ranged from nonoperative to surgical interventions including fusion and excision, as well as a previously described computed tomography (CT)-guided corticosteroid injection [3]. We believe our case is unique in that the patient underwent imaging using plain radiographs, CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as well as successful image-guided injections using fluoroscopy and ultrasound on a bipartite medial cuneiform with a fibrous pseudoarticulation. The procedures and outcomes of minimally invasive fluoroscopic and ultrasound-guided steroid and anesthetic injections have not been previously described.
This article appears in HSS Journal: Volume 10, Issue 1.
View the full article at springerlink.com.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
MP3: "I Just Love You More" - Kate Nash
(Sorry for the absence. We're back now. More hot jams forthcoming.)
9 comments:
- Anonymous said...
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- February 12, 2010 at 9:15 PM
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- February 13, 2010 at 1:23 AM
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- February 13, 2010 at 3:54 AM
- Nicky said...
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- February 13, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- T.R said...
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- February 14, 2010 at 2:12 AM
- AJ said...
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- February 14, 2010 at 2:34 AM
- Breaking More Waves Blog said...
Sounds a lot like Huggy Bear / Riot Girl stylings to my mind. Obviously not as pop as her previous outings but remember her debut single Carolines a Victim was in a way very much like this song - one line repeated over and over but against a sparse electro backing rather than guitars. And this song doesn't tell the whole tale. The first single proper from the album is gloriously pop. A big old mix of motown, 60's pop, surfy garage guitar and melody. If you don't like this wait for the single.
- February 15, 2010 at 11:15 AM
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With Budget Resolved, Senate Turns Attention To Immigration Reform
With the budget crisis in the rearview mirror, the Senate will turn it's attention to DACA next week. DACA is the Obama-era policy that has protected Dreamers, the young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised Democrats that he would put immigration reform on the Senate floor and pledged to make it a full and open process.
According to The Hill, McConnell is planning to start the debate on Monday when he will hold a procedural vote on a shell bill passed by the House. That bill has nothing to do with immigration, which will allow "the Senate start from scratch."
The bill I move to, which will not have underlying immigration text, will have an amendment process that will ensure a level playing field at the outset
The Senate is expected to spend most of the week attempting to come to a compromise that can earn the 60 votes needed to pass.
The White House released a framework on immigration reform that would offer a path to citizenship for around 1.8 million people while funding a wall on the border between the United States and Mexico and make controversial changes to the immigration system.
That proposal faces little support from Democrats who are concerned "about cuts to legal immigration and limits on family-based immigration."
Lawmakers have a March 5 deadline to pass a bill that will protect nearly 700,000 immigrants brought into the country illegally as children from deportation.
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