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* HERA trial favours status quo, PHARE trial inconclusive
* Experts say key message is one year of Herceptin is best
* Results limit downside risk for Roche's Herceptin revenues
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By Kate Kelland LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Extending treatment with Roche's
breast cancer drug Herceptin to two years from the one year current standard is not worth while, trial data showed on Monday, but shortening treatment to six months also looks unlikely to benefit patients.
The results of two keenly-watched studies on Herceptin, known generically as trastuzumab, banish a downside risk for Roche, but also limit its ability to squeeze more value out of the lucrative drug before it loses its patent from 2014.
Analysts had said the Swiss firm, the world's biggest maker of cancer drugs, could lose up to $1.5 billion in revenue from the blockbuster medicine in the medium term if six months treatment had been shown to be just as effective.
Herceptin, which was first approved in 1998 and had 2011 sales of 5.25 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion), is a treatment for around a quarter of breast cancer patients who have tumours that generate a protein called HER2, which tends to make their disease more aggressive.
Roche conducted a study called HERA investigating the benefit of using Herceptin for two years rather than one, while an opposing French study called PHARE looked whether patients get the same benefit from just six months.
Data from both trials were presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference in Vienna on Monday.
"The key message for 2012 is that one year of treatment with trastuzumab remains the standard of care for HER2 positive early breast cancer patients," said Richard Gelber, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston in the United States, who led the HERA trial.
Shares in Roche were trading up 1.3 percent at 178.1 francs by 0715 GMT.
Presenting the PHARE study, Xavier Pivot of the University de Franche Comte in France, said the results were "inconclusive" but showed a "trend in favour of 12 months treatment" rather than six months.
He said his team was carrying out deeper analysis of the data and would present more results in December, but added:
"The results probably won't give a black and white answer and the researchers will probably need to look at subsets of patients to see who benefits from six months of treatment and who should get a full year."
As well as comparing 24 months with 12 months of treatment, Gelber's trial also compared the benefit for patients not taking Herceptin to those taking it for a year.
These confirmed, he said, that the drug "is a very effective treatment, reducing the risk of disease recurrence and death by one quarter compared to not using trastuzumab."
Roche's head of global product development Hal Barron said the HERA results answered an important question "and support current medical practice".
Martine Piccart, who chairs the Breast International Group which carried out the HERA trial, added in a statement:
"It's essential that our clinical trials help us understand just how long patients need to receive a particular treatment.
"These results give us both the evidence and the reassurance that it's not necessary to give patients with early-stage HER2 positive breast cancer Herceptin for more than one year."
The Swiss drugmaker is also due to present new data on Monday on its experimental "armed antibody" drug known as TDM-1 as a treatment for HER-2 positive breast cancer.
TDM-1 combines Herceptin with a derivative of a powerful type of chemotherapy and is designed to reduce the unpleasant side effects of cancer treatments.
(Editing by James Jukwey)
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The Skinny: The Thunder puts its seven-game home winning streak on the line against one of the hottest and well-stocked teams in the ECHL. Since losing the season opener to Ontario, Stockton has been perfect on its home ice and has outscored its opponents 37-16 during that span. ... The Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League sent defenseman Teigan Zahn to Stockton and recalled defenseman Dan Ringwald. ... The Thunder beat the Aces by a combined score of 12-5 on Nov. 3-4 at Stockton Arena, and Alaska is 8-1 since then. ... The Aces have added another locked-out NHL player. Alaska native Scott Gomez (Montreal Canadiens) joined Nate Thompson (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Joey Crabb (Washington Capitals) on the active roster. ... Brandon Dubinsky (Columbus Blue Jackets) is inactive and has not played since Nov. 10 after breaking his right hand. ... Stockton will have to keep an eye on Crabb when it is on the power play. He leads the league with three shorthanded goals and leads the Aces with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) in 17 games. ... The Thunder leads the ECHL in goal differential at plus-20 (68-48). ... Stockton forward Harrison Reed has four points in the past three games and is the top active player with 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in 16 games. Justin Maylan is second with 16 points (eight goals, eight assists).


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Saturday, July 12, 2014
North Bay Report
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You almost never see a Least Bittern standing out on a flat. David captured a rare moment. You can't tell by the photo, but North America's smallest and most elusive heron is only a little larger than a grackle.ReplyDelete
There was a difference of opinion this week about the circumstances under which the public may become involved in the conservancy's plan.
The conservancy claims that the city and county must have a role - and more ominously, be present for - all future planning discussions.
A doubtful public is making inquiries about the terms of the grant to learn whether or not this is true.
If there are no such conditions attached to the $150,000 grant which made the Concept Master Plan possible, and if the Columbia Land Conservancy still wishes to place limits on public engagement with the plan, then it is perfectly free to do so.
If that's the case, however, then the conservancy must be open about its decision and not pretend that a choice is a requirement.
Just take last month's sewer proposal which would have such a negative impact on the North Bay that Riverkeeper was compelled to write a comment against it. Naturally, the grant application was blessed by our anti-environmental aldermen (whose names shall not be mentioned).
The sewer proposal itself grew out of a long process, each step of which cheated the public of its federally-required participation. Even the Public Hearing for the proposal was mishandled, and received an official complaint.
If that's the kind of culture the Columbia Land Conservancy wishes to preserve and perpetuate, then let them say openly it's a preference.
But I hope my neighbors will join me in putting the welfare of the North Bay ahead of our little organizations, stories, plans and, careers. Let's stand with the ecology against such games.
At the address below you'll find the original "Memorandum of Agreement" between Athens Generating Company and our federal and state governments. This was the 2001 agreement that created the $2.5 million "Catskill/Olana Viewshed Mitigation Trust" which paid for the conservancy's Concept Master Plan.
There's nothing specifying municipal or public participation for projects supported by this trust.
So if neither the city nor the public has been involved in the North Bay planning before now, why the new rules which put the public at a disadvantage during the last planning phase?
What county- and city residents should be doing right now is applying pressure to the Columbia Land Conservancy to have the public's concerns for the North Bay aired entirely free from the interference of our environmentally-irresponsible elected officials.
In the agreement which made the Concept Master Plan possible you'll find nothing preventing this course of action, but the Columbia Land Conservancy wants no part of it.
What we're witnessing is the way in public input always gets reduced to window dressing in Hudson. When it's done incrementally - and against the environment no less -, then the scrutiny will be equally incremental and consistently painful.
To mangle a phrase from presidential history, "It's the wetlands, stupid."
"An area near the old Furgary Boat Club is being considered as a possible boat launch."???ReplyDelete
That area has been used as a natural wharf since cavemen days. Members of the North Dock Tin Boat Association continue to utilize city waterfront there for the prehistoric and historic uses protected by the Public Trust Doctrine and Historical Preservation Act...So if; "The city agrees to take the lead, and the county agrees to work with the city" and they intend to apply for (tax) grant money, they should be compelled to adhere to (both) the public trust doctrine and historic preservation act guidelines.
It's also interesting to note, the CLC has to "borrow" kids from Hudson High, while the city has blocked river access to the kids and grandchildren of county wide tin boat Navigators. Twenty-five key-holders, each with 2-3 kids in their 30's and they each have 2-3 kids, do the math...In their quest for "free money" the city of Hudson has reduced riverfront use for county Nee Navigators, our "little Least Bittern."
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"whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over",- Mark Twain.ReplyDelete
The Concept Master Plan calls for studies of Endangered and Threatened species, and the North Bay has both. If there's a possibility that these species can be adversely effected by the conservancy plan, then they're right to try and find out.ReplyDelete
But the conservancy has always acknowledged that implementation of the plan will be entirely out of its hands, so what chance is there that local government will do the right thing?
It's concerning that a previous Common Council under Mr. Don Moore's leadership didn't want to know about protected species in the South Bay during the environmental impact statement. In fact, they did everything possible to suppress the news. The public had to use SEQRA to defeat the council's intransigence, and then later a criminal complaint to the state Attorney General. These actions were taken in defense of the environment.
What follows are things the conservancy does care about, but that the city does not. But as long as the conservancy arbitrarily privileges proven anti-environmental officials above knowledgeable citizens, then I'll persist (relentlessly) in asking whether the conservancy itself is not harmful to the North Bay.
For the first three years of the North Bay plan (i.e., Phase I), the "Action Matrix" specifies a technique known as "call playback" which is to "precede biological surveys" (Appendix C, Table 3).
The call playback method is estimated to cost $5,000 over four visits:
"Nocturnal and first‐light calling bird surveys are proposed ... to confirm these cryptic species, such as
rails and bitterns."
Only the first year of Phase I is dedicated to marsh-nesting breeding birds, such as the Least Bittern. This study is to be conducted prior to "boardwalk and trail design" (Appendix C.xi), but inexplicably not before establishing the planned canoe and kayak launch.
And yet, it's the plan's own "Natural Resource Inventory" which observed that "any potential disturbance of [Least Bittern] nests from boat wake or canoes flattening [their] cattail stands can be detrimental to local populations" (p. 30). So wouldn't it behoove the conservancy to know how many Least Bitterns breed in 1st Bay before it endorses the implementation of a canoe and kayak launch there?
The plan's Natural Resource Inventory (2009) cited data from the New York Natural Heritage Program confirming that Least Bitterns, Threatened in NY, bred "within 0.5 miles of the site."
But when breeding bitterns were documented in North Bay/1st Bay in 2010 (the record was submitted to the New York Natural Heritage Program and the New York State Ornithological Association), what did the secretive conservancy do with the information?
The Concept Master Plan was published in 2011, but didn't seem to reflect the discovery.
Successive years of documentation by members of the Alan Devoe Bird Club have established Least Bitterns as regular breeders in both parts of North Bay. This year the birds even nested within city limits, but none of this has effected the planning for North Bay.
So if the Columbia Land Conservancy is casual about a Threatened bird species which breeds on city property, why should the city care? I can promise you it won't.
And if the conservancy is going to put fake conditions on public participation, why should we believe that they're better stewards of Least Bitterns than the public is? I can promise you they're not.
Canoe/kayak wakes? Will the CLC also be required to stop river traffic and flood tides?ReplyDelete
There's a third bay before the Brickyard on this shore, Brady's bay, Murders creek and the Rams Horn on the other side, surely these rare birds can share some of the river with humans.
The problem with chasing grant money; once received, the recipient gives up autonomy...Why would city leaders choose to give up control of who shares a very rare inner city (river access) commodity? Would they invite 100 people for dinner to share a tiny meat loaf?ReplyDeleteReplies
Your comments when taken together contradict each another.Delete
I'm not about to explain publicly why your strategy, if you even have one, is as internally inconsistent as the Concept Master Plan itself.
Just keep lashing out though, cuz that's what you do best!
"Water is for fighting over"... no meat loaf for you...Delete
You see, for the Irish the fight ends with victory or death and Italians never forget cowards that draw down on an unarmed friend.Delete
Think solidarity Joe, which may mean strange bedfellows.Delete
Let the meatloaf flow, so to speak.
Please understand Unheimlich, before lashig out, my expertise was in reaching out. NDTBA made room for others without regard to race, dues or fees. Our motto was, if you live in Hudson and don't own a tin boat, get one and we'll make room.Delete
This shore war could easily have been avoided if only our "rulers" attempted to expand use rather than restrict it. There were more boats/shacks in 60s.
Furthermore, as a bird watcher, the most rare birds in North bay are the one that come under the bridge in kayaks.
All true, but now changed forever.Delete
In Pennsylvania your case would've been a no-brainer. The Commonwealth has to have the most generous adverse possession rights in the country.
NDTBA Inc's position has always been; only a fool would sue to start paying taxes and no fishermen should be removed from shore. Call and ask Judge Weiss, law professor W J Cade or attorney Scott Paton.ReplyDelete
The issue now isn't a case decided years ago but going forward, why is our group of fisher folk being denied access (at gun point) to "our" shore.
How will Goofy and Giffy craft policy that allows tourists while denying local citizens who have lived and paid taxes here for half a century. It's a difficult task but I'm sure they'll come up with some unbiased new law.
The shame is that hundreds of locals used North dock before and although there's plenty of room for many more, it remains restricted....
Must be terribly disappointing to the wealthy; pay off politicians, then find out that city waterfront can't be sold because the inner city poor have equal footing on shore.ReplyDelete
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LOS ANGELES - Rapper Jay Z's latest album "Magna Carta Holy Grail" debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while besting industry forecasts.
"Magna Carta Holy Grail" sold 528,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, making it the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience."
Industry forecasts had projected "Magna Carta Holy Grail" to sell as many as 500,000 copies, according to Billboard. It is the rapper's 13th No. 1 album, the most by a solo artist in the chart's history.
Those figures do not include the 1 million copies that smart phone maker Samsung had purchased ahead of the album's release.
Samsung gave away the copies as a digital download ahead of the album's public release date to users of its phones as a promotional tie-in with the 43-year-old rapper.
Billboard had said that those sales would not count toward the album's figures because of rules on promotional bulk sales.
R&B singer Ciara was second on the weekly chart with 59,000 copies sold of her self-titled album in its first week. Last week's top album, rapper J. Cole's "Born Sinner," fell to third with 40,000 copies sold.
Country group Florida Georgia Line's "Here's to the Good Times" rose one spot to No. 4, selling 33,000 copies, and rockers Imagine Dragons' "Night Visions," fell a spot to No. 5 with about the same number of albums sold.
Rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus" dropped to No. 6 from No. 3, having sold 29,000 copies in its third week on the chart after debuting at No. 1.
Singer-songwriter Skylar Grey's album "Don't Look Down" sold 24,000 copies in its first week, good enough for No. 8.
(Reuters) | Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:45pm EDT
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Funny that most people on here have at least some Vintage already, but a few Target stores are holding out until the 6th. Does anyone have a good explanation for the street dates on toys? I get doing this with media where you have big events around the launch and potential for leaking tracks/copying etc. But I would seriously like to hear a sound arguement on Hasbro's behalf of using street dates on their figures. Seems to just cause confusion and make people mad in my opinion.The only rational idea I've been able to think of is if they somehow "sold" an earlier release date to Toys R Us. Maybe it was part of the package deal with the exclusives, but if they use it as a bargaining chip with a lone retailer, then I can see where it would make sense. If other retailers don't honor that date, then the benefit to TRU would go away. Outside of that, is there any real reason to do this other than trying to control that which you don't need to control?
...Many stores have these empty gaps in their aisles for weeks producing no revenue for the store. It's an ass backwards business strategy. Just put it out when the stock is low and move on already.
I tried to use the Jedi Mind Trick on some Target employees this morning.The funny thing is that the boxes don't read "Do Not Put Out Until August 6th"They actually say "Do Not Put Out Until The Week of August 6th"Technically, this is the week of August 6th. From a certain point of view.
Oh how I miss the days of $4.99 SW figs.
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5 things to know as 49ers start longest road trip this season beating Titans 31-17
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the San Francisco 49ers prepare to travel to London, at least they made sure they're going in winning style.
Colin Kaepernick ran for a touchdown, Frank Gore added two TDs himself and the 49ers kicked off their longest road trip this season by routing the Tennessee Titans 31-17 on Sunday.
"The most important thing is we got the win and now we have the long trip to London and we have to get back to work and get ready for the Jaguars," 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis said.
The 49ers (5-2) will play the winless Jaguars having won four straight and coming off a dominating performance where they held the ball more than 35 minutes. Justin Smith had two of three sacks, Tramaine Brock got another turnover for the defense with an interception and Kassim Osgood recovered a muffed point for a touchdown.
"We were treating it like it's the biggest game of the season," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said. "This was game 7 for us, and we treated it like Game 7 of the World Series, Game 7 of the Stanley Cup."
Tennessee (3-4) now has lost three straight, and not even Jake Locker returning after missing only two games with a sprained right knee and hip could help the Titans get the offense on track.
Here are five things we learned in San Francisco's victory over Tennessee:
EFFICIENT KAEPERNICK: All the talk of Kaepernick starting slow can be put away for now. The quarterback was 7 of 9 for 101 yards and ran five times for 50 yards in helping the 49ers jump out to a 17-0 halftime lead. He finished with a 93.2 passer rating after throwing for 199 yards and finished with 68 yards rushing on 11 carries. Kaepernick improved to 12-5 since becoming a starter.
"He continues to get better every game since he's been playing," Harbaugh said. "He got a game ball last week and I thought he was very effective today both running and throwing. I can't say enough good things about him."
JAKE'S BACK: Locker wasn't expected to return before a Nov. 3 game at St. Louis at the earliest after being taken from this stadium Sept. 29 to a hospital. But Locker started and threw for 326 yards with two TDs in the fourth quarter. He was intercepted for the first time this season, but he showed off his toughness scrambling three times for 29 yards, including a 16-yarder where he dove forward for extra yards.
Titans coach Mike Munchak said Locker was ready.
"There was no reason for him not to play," Munchak said.
SAN FRANCISCO D: The 49ers came in ninth in the NFL allowing 19.7 points a game, and they kept the Titans off the scoreboard until Rob Bironas kicked a 31-yard field goal with 12:23 left. Their No. 9 ranking in total defense may take a bit of a hit because the Titans outgained San Francisco 368-349 in total offense with 162 coming in the fourth quarter. That included a 66-yard TD catch and run by Chris Johnson, who now has 11 TDs of 66 yards or longer in his career.
SPECIAL TEAM WOES: The Titans have cost themselves 16 points off special teams' mistakes this season, and this time returner Darius Reynaud couldn't get to the 15 twice on kickoffs. He also muffed a punt when teammate Tommie Campbell blocked Darryl Morris of the 49ers into him in the fourth quarter after the Titans pulled to 24-10, and Kassim Osgood recovered in the end zone for a TD. Reynaud scored two TDs on punt returns and a third on kickoffs last season, but he also cost the Titans a safety earlier this season.
"I can't put my team in that situation by making bonehead mistakes like that," Reynaud said. "I have to have better judgment with the ball."
Asked whether Reynaud might have played his way off the roster, Munchak said only that kind of mistake can't happen and the Titans will be looking at what changes are necessary.
PHYSICAL NINERS: Neither Harbaugh nor Kaepernick showed any signs of backing off when this game turned physical with plenty of pushing and shoving and penalties in the fourth quarter. Titans safety Bernard Pollard tried to scoop it up in case an incomplete pass was a fumble, and Kaepernick dove in there too after the ball. That led to a scrum in front of the 49ers' sideline, and Harbaugh got his left arm caught as he tried to break it up. The coach said he didn't get his arm stuck.
"They were pretty tight," Harbaugh said. "I was just having trouble getting it in there."
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1. Approved SAB minutes for 18 March, 2010 conference call
2. Operations/Development update, John Wilkin.
- No update from the Executive Committee, as they do not meet until April 19th.
- Loading UC materials digitized by the Internet Archive UC has begun (»100K volumes)
- Michigan staff are working with a few CIC libraries on local digitization issues
- The large scale search infrastructure will be extended to Indiana this month
- HathiTrust ingest is slowing, but more large loads are on the horizon
- Minnesota will be sending first big shipment to Google soon (approx 10,000 volumes per month)
- CDL has implemented links to HathiTrust materials in their UC eLinks service (SFX based) so they are visible to end users (Bruce will send example URLs to the group)
3. Review and discuss the handling of surrogates
The draft charge and membership of the proposed Google Surrogates Working Group was discussed.
Action: Ed and Bernie will edit the draft charge to reflect suggestion from the group, which include:
- The need to keep both the Source of the Print Volume (SOPG ) and the Contributor of the Digital Item to HathiTrust (CDIH) in the metadata
- Make recommendation on where the SOPG and CDIH should display, including related branding considerations and the cost of making these changes
- Consider the cost and preservation issues related to ingesting surrogates, as well as the costs and consequences of not ingesting them
Action: Bernie will be the SAB member on the committee and Ed will contact the other members nominated to serve – John Rothman and Heather Christenson. (Paul has agreed to be a consultant to this Working Group).
Action: Once the charge is finalized, Ed will share it, the "Surrogate Problem Overview" paper and membership with the Executive Committee with an invitation to suggest other members and to share all this information with others, as they see fit.
4. Discussion of faculty awareness of the repository, S. Pritchard.
Sarah described the need for a communication strategy that explained HathiTrust content & services to faculty and other researchers. For example, a new section on the website called "Research uses of HathiTrust" that addresses their questions and concerns (e.g., image quality).
John Wilkin shared that he wanted to establish a Communications Working Group focused on large scale outreach and addressing needs of the different HathiTrust audiences. The SAB agreed this would be a good place to address these issues raised by Sarah.
Action: Sarah has agreed to be the SAB liaison to this working group and she will work with John W. to draft a charge. The SAB was asked to nominate membership for this group.
In a separate but related action, John W. has decided to rework the HathiTrust website to move the "brochure-ware" to the background and focus on search and services. This change is planned for late summer/early fall. John will involve the new Communication WG in this project.
5. Updates:
Discovery Interface Working Group, John Butler.
Record loads are proceeding at a good pace into WorldCat. There will be 3+ million loaded by mid-May. Usability testing is also going well. Recommendations are being developed based on the findings of this testing. These recommendations will then be discussed with OCLC and worked into their development queue. The Discovery Interface Group is writing a charge for a subgroup to investigate the integration of full text search into catalogs interfaces
Error Rate Working Group, Paul Soderdahl.
No report
Collections Working Group
Ivy has prepared a draft of their charge and it is being reviewed by the rest of the group, Sarah, Trisha, John W. and Ed
6. The new HathiTrust Cost Model
SAB members expressed a desire to better understand the new cost model recently approved by the Executive Committee.
John W. began by summarizing the model. Work on the new model began 2008 with a goal of trying to address how to charge new institutions who are not large content contributors but had significant content to share, as well as institutions that were interested in sharing the curation responsibilities of HathiTrust (i.e., maybe no content to contribute at all). The original cost model was based on distributing the cost of storage and related technology infrastructure. The new model moves us to distributing the cost based on the opportunity to share the benefits derived from HT curation. It is based on holdings counts at the volume level with a "multiplier" to fund additional development. John noted that modeling exercises have shown that the cost to institutions would not change much under the new model, unless there was a significant increase in membership, which would decrease the cost to existing institutions. He also believes that a significant influx of new content from new or exiting members will not significantly change institutional costs for others. Any new unique content would be borne by the contributing institution. The additional cost increase for existing institutions due to non-unique materials would be blunted by the cost-sharing feature of the model.
John also spoke to the difficulty of building the holdings inventory database on which the model would dependent. He suggested by starting simply with single volume monographs and then working to the more problematic formats like multi-volume monographs. John also said that we would need to be flexible and adapt the model as we learn how it works.
Bruce suggested that we want to make the cost model document more clearly state that the cost of public domain materials to each institution is the total public domain costs for the HathiTrust divided by the number of partner libraries. Perhaps this could be done in the form of an equation.
For in-copyright works Bruce confirmed that the cost is the (storage cost * the multiplier) divided by number of libraries that hold or have held that volume. He suggested this may be too complicated because the cost of any volume varies by the number of libraries that hold or have held that volume. We would need all holdings for all members recorded by HathiTrust to implement this model in 2013. A potential new member would have to give all their new holdings to the HathiTrust just to get a quote. Bruce suggested that a standard cost per in-copyright volume be easier to implement. John agreed that we would need to explore fallback position if gathering holdings at the volume level becomes too complicated. But, he said that we need this holdings level data anyway (legal needs, shared print storage, etc.), so it is worth the try to build the holdings database.
7. New business
Time ran out before any new business could be addressed.


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Hello Kevn,
I too live near DVHS and like you am not a rated player but been playing for a few years. Would love to hit with you. I am presently out of town and returning 8/28 so from 8/29 onwards I am free.
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January 27, 1943 - September 6, 2013
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Paul Edwin Brustman, a lifelong resident of Obernburg, NY, a woodworker and cabinet maker for 50 years, died suddenly on Friday, September 6, 2013 at home.
The son of the late Frederick and Evelyn Theadore Brustman, he was born January 27, 1943 in Callicoon, NY. Paul was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ruth E. Hubert Brustman; his son, Brian and his wife, Lori, and his loving granddaughter, Taylor Brustman. Paul also leaves his cherished uncle, William Brustman, his uncle, Clarnece Brustman; his aunts: Ida Watson, Helen Brustman and Yvonne Brustman; sisters-in-law: Regina Moran, Dorothy Schultz, Louise (Ernest) Bingel and Joan (Randy) Mills; brothers-in-law: Walter (Sally), Thomas (Karen), John (Romona), James (Bonnie), Michael (Rosie) and David (Linda), Hubert; many nieces, nephews and friends.
Paul greatly enjoyed working with all types of wood. He always tried to help those in need, making a positive difference in every situation. Paul was a woodworker and a cabinet maker for 50 years. He was a life member of the NRA, including the Legion of Honor and Millennium Honor Roll. He was a former member and past president of the Sullivan County Baseball Umpires Association from 1976 to 1992. He was a longtime volunteer judge and program supporter for 4H woodworking projects, a Town of Fremont Councilman, former Building Inspector for the Town of Fremont, a judge for the Memorial Day Parade in Fremont for many years. Paul was awarded the Franciscan Medal by Holy Name Province in 2004, the Pride of Sullivan Award for the Town of Fremont in 2003. He was a St. Mary's Church Trustee for eight years, a Little League volunteer umpire for 20 years and a volunteer umpire for charity softball tournaments. He was a member of the Sullivan County School to Work Partnership and contributed toward building a school to work system in Sullivan County. Paul was a member and past Chief of the North Branch Fire Department, a Delaware Valley Junior Rifle Club Instructor for 27 years, a member of St. Mary's Holy Name Society, the Mandrake Hunting Club, New York State District Kiwanis and the Everyday Hero Award.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., on Sunday, September 8th at the Stewart-Murphy Funeral Home, 34 Upper Main Street, Callicoon, NY. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday September 9th at St. Mary's Church in Obernburg, NY; Father Joseph Jeracek will officiate.
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ANAHEIM - The members of the Pacific men's basketball team won't forget how well it played to get to the championship game of the DirecTV Classic, beating the likes of NCAA Tournament fixtures Xavier and Saint Mary's.
ANAHEIM - The members of the Pacific men's basketball team won't forget how well it played to get to the championship game of the DirecTV Classic, beating the likes of NCAA Tournament fixtures Xavier and Saint Mary's.
But playing against perennial Pac-12 Conference contender Cal was a different story.
The Tigers fell behind in the early going, and - despite all of their efforts - never could catch up to the Golden Bears in a 78-58 loss.
Cal rolled to a 23-8 lead in the first half and led 41-27 at halftime. Pacific, though, refused to quit and at one point got within five points of the Golden Bears, 59-54, in the second half before Cal pulled away in the final 6 minutes.
Tigers coach Bob Thomason said being in the final was a learning experience for his players.
"Anytime you go to a higher level, there are expectations, and Cal is a great team and has size," Thomason said. "It was a struggle offensively and you have to pay attention. We cut Cal's lead in the second half and we had an outside chance."
Ross Rivera scored 13 points for Pacific (3-3), which shot 34.4 percent and went 3 of 17 from 3-point range.
"At halftime, we were telling ourselves we weren't playing how we were playing the last two games," Rivera said. "We came out strong and made some stops on defense."
Pacific's guards had their challenges. Shooting guard Sama Taku missed all eight of his shots after going 16 of 32 from the field over his previous four games.
Guard Lorenzo McCloud, who scored 18 points against Saint Mary's, had just six points against Cal but was named to the all-tournament team.
"I don't feel good about losing (against Cal), but we played three quality teams," said McCloud. "We're never going to give up. We want people to know that Pacific is a good basketball school, and we try to bring out what coach teaches us, to never give up and never be selfish. We're going to try to get better."
Allen Crabbe scored 24 points and Justin Cobbs added 20 for Cal.
The Golden Bears, who are off to their first 6-0 start 2007, were 22 for 25 on free throws. Five of their victories have been by double-digit margins.
Rivera said the exposure Pacific had during the weekend was a positive.
"It kind of shows Pacific's back and that we can play with anybody." Rivera said. "We have things to work on defensively and offensively. We're still going strong, and we're trying to find our niche."
Cal leads 26-2 in the all-time series between the Northern California schools. The Bears came in with nine consecutive wins against Pacific since their previous loss to the Tigers in 1954. This was the first meeting since Dec. 9, 2009, when Cal beat Pacific 79-54 in the first Division I basketball game at Stockton Arena.


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Earning money is an important experience for youth. Many of us remember our first paycheck or our first lemonade stand. A sidewalk sale is a great way for our Discovery Scouts to learn the value of earning money.
Setting Up
The Scouts need to decide on a location and time. The location should be a place where many people walk by, and a weekend is a good choice since more people will be out.
Scouts get permission from a parent to set up near a sidewalk or wherever they think people will pass by.
Tables, chairs, and benches should be set up the night before.
Scouts can choose an old shoe box or another box in which to keep their earnings.
Scout Choice
Scouts should choose ahead of time how to divvy up or use the money. They may choose to split the money equally, split it according to who sold what, whose items sold, or agree that the money will go into a petty cash fund for use by the team. These details need to be worked out ahead of time to prevent hard feelings.
Our Scouts collect their old toys, old clothes, and anything they feel they will not use again. What to sell is their choice.
Scouts decide what they would like to charge for each item and create their own sales tags. They write on pieces of masking tape, or tape pieces of paper to the items.
They then bring their goods to the sale.
This activity requires at least two parents or assistants to supervise and to make change.
Scouts set up the items in the way they think will be most attractive to buyers.
Instant Achievement
Earning their own money is a very exciting experience for our Scouts. Not many activities provide instant gratification but selling a valuable item for money does. Our Scouts learn the value of a dollar by seeing their unneeded items turning into cash.
This sale can also become a lemonade stand, or with parental supervision, a sale on eBay.


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For the most part, Bruins coach Claude Julien has pushed all the right buttons through the first eight playoff games. But his next decision could have a bearing on the outcome of the series against the New York Rangers.
There's a chance — slim though it may be — that veteran defenseman Wade Redden will be ready to return for today's nationally televised Game 2 at TD Garden (3 p.m., Channel 7).
If he is, the question is whether Julien will play him, or stick with the three rookie defensemen who made such huge contributions to Boston's 3-2 overtime victory in Game 1 on Thursday.
Redden, who sat out three of the last four games with an undisclosed lower-body injury (he played Game 6 of the Toronto series), practiced on Saturday, although he was paired with spare part Aaron Johnson and not in the top six.
Afterward, when asked straight out if he felt ready to play, Redden replied, "No, no. Once I'm good enough to go, I'll be good enough to go, and hopefully it'll be the coach's choice at that point."
Julien said after practice that he hadn't yet talked to Redden, but said a decision on the soon-to-be 36-year-old (next month) would be made this morning or at game time.
Redden falls behind the Bruins' two other injured veteran defensemen in the pecking order. Andrew Ference (foot) definitely will not play. Dennis Seidenberg (leg) has skated on his own but is doubtful for today, according to Julien.
"I don't anticipate (Seidenberg) being ready for tomorrow," Julien said after Saturday's practice, "but with the injury he's got, you never know."
If all 10 of the Bruins' defensemen were healthy, Redden probably would be out of the picture. The question is whether Julien, who has a history of trusting veterans over younger players, would sit down Torey Krug, Dougie Hamilton or Matt Bartkowski if Redden became available today.
It would be criminal to bench any of those three rookies given how valuable they were in Game 1. The 5-foot-9 Krug scored the go-ahead goal and was terrific on defense and against New York's forechecking pressure. Hamilton assisted on Krug's goal and was a plus-2. Bartkowski, though on the ice for both New York goals, played almost 27 minutes and continually skated the puck smartly out of Boston's end.
"That was one of the most fun times I've had on the ice — definitely exciting," said Krug, who expects to face even more pressure from the Rangers if he plays today. "I don't know if they're quite happy with how they forechecked. We did a good job managing the puck and getting it out of the zone, but I think they're going to come a little bit harder and try to disrupt that."
With just five previous NHL playoff games to their credit, Krug, Hamilton and Bartkowski teamed up for seven hits, four blocked shots and only two giveaways in a combined 64 minutes.
It was more than you might have expected from an undersized, shaggy-haired minor leaguer, a 19-year-old first-round draft choice, and a still-developing prospect who played his college hockey at an American football factory (Ohio State).
The Rangers are sure to attack harder in the Boston end today and try to pressure the Bruins' rearguard, especially the rookies. They'd also like to try and wear down Zdeno Chara, who played half of Game 7 against Toronto and half of Game 1 against New York — 74 minutes in all — because of the injuries.
Goalie Tuukka Rask, who did a good job of handling New York's dump-ins and funneling them to his defensemen in Game 1, will be a key in that area again.
It could be that's where this series is won or lost.
"They're big guys, they're strong guys, and when they play down low, they're hard to strip off the puck," Rask said of the Rangers' forwards. "It's going to be a challenge for us, but we've got some good players, some big players out there who can battle, too."
Julien said he, his coaches and his players have strategized over how to handle it when the Rangers come swarming like locusts, as expected, on the forecheck.
In Game 1, when the Blueshirts dumped the puck in, it was headed back the other way before they could arrive. If they increase the pressure, it could open the door for odd-man counterattacks by the Bruins.
"We expect them to come hard at us," Julien said. "We expected them to come hard at us last game, too, and our D's handled it well, our forwards did a great job of coming back (in support). It's just a matter of being ready to up your game because the other team's going to be better. That should be something that you know automatically.
"We saw some things in our game that we talked about in our dressing room that we've got to improve on. That's the adjustments you make game-to-game in these series."
Overlooked in Game 1 was how the Bruins bounced back from that emotional, historic Game 7 win over Toronto. Boston now has come from behind in the third period to win in overtime twice in a row, which is not the way a coach would diagram it.
But it does seem to help the Bruins when they get behind.
"That's how it's been this season, even the regular season," Rask said. "When we were up by a couple of goals in the third, we just gave up the lead and lost the game. When we're down, we tend to play a bit harder.
"It's been working to our advantage, but as I said before, I don't think any team wants to play from behind. It's certainly (not) something we'd like to do, but it's been the case the last couple of games and it's worked out well for us, so hopefully it keeps going."
"There seems to be another gear in there," Julien said of his team when it gets behind. "There's no doubt I'd rather play with the lead than have to play catch-up hockey, but when you see your team's ability to do those kind of things, it's certainly to me a positive thing because it means you're never out of a game."
Game 2s have not always been kind to the Bruins after winning Game 1. They lost to Toronto last series, to Washington last year, and to Carolina in 2009 after taking the opener at home. They won only the series against the Leafs.
"What matters most to us," Rask said, "is just stay even keel. We don't let ourselves get too high or get too low. That's all that matters to us. We can't control what people think. We've got to throw it away and focus on a new one because things might turn quickly, you know?"
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Montel Harris has career-high 351 yards rushing and scores 7 TDs, Temple beats Army 63-32
WEST POINT, N.Y. – After taking a helmet to his left knee in a bad loss a week ago, Montel Harris barely practiced as Temple prepared for a critical game at Army. Seems like a good idea in retrospect.
Harris rushed for a career-high 351 yards and seven touchdowns, Matt Brown scored twice before leaving the game with an injury, and Temple beat Army 63-32 on Saturday for its fifth straight win in the series.
Harris scored on a 60-yard run and a 1-yard run in the second quarter, a 1-yard run and a 37-yarder in the third, and a 2-yarder, another 37-yarder and another 1-yarder in the fourth to come within one of the NCAA record set in 1990 by Howard Griffith of Illinois against Southern Illinois.
"It's a blessing to have a record like that," said Harris, who had 36 carries. "Our goal is always to run the ball well and have a great game. I didn't see this coming. I started off kind of slow at the beginning of the game."
The heroics for Harris began after Brown limped off the field with a hamstring injury after scoring on runs of 12 and 36 yards to stake the Owls to a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
"He (Brown) said, 'You've got to pick it up, it's all on you now,' " Harris said after just the 95th 300-yard rushing game in NCAA history. "Whenever you have a big player go down, you know you've got to try to step it up, fill his shoes. That's what I was just trying to do. We knew we all had to pick it up."
The Owls (4-6) scored only 54 points combined in losing their previous four games, all in the Big East, and they stopped their skid by beating the nation's top rushing team at its own game, gaining 534 yards rushing on 57 carries. Army (2-9), which finished with 407 yards rushing on 62 carries, has lost 16 straight against Big East competition.
"It was a statement win, a statement that we still fight," Temple coach Steve Addazio said. "The team's got a lot of fight in them. We needed to do that. That needed to happen. It builds confidence. It was special to do it here."
Temple, in its first season back in the Big East since 2004, has one more game, at home against Syracuse next week, and is trying to schedule a 12th game in Hawaii.
The loss spoiled Senior Day at Michie Stadium for Army's 22 seniors, though fourth-year quarterback Trent Steelman left Blaik Field for the final time with more academy records in tow. The Black Knights have archrival Navy in early December, one final chance to finish the year on a positive note.
"I don't think it's the way you want to finish any game," said Steelman, who scored on runs of 7, 1 and 56 yards. "At the same time, we have one more. We can still go out on the right note and finish the season the right way."
Steelman rushed for 139 yards, giving him five straight 100-yard games and 44 career rushing touchdowns, both school records. Glenn Davis held the record of 43 rushing touchdowns during his stellar career on Army's great teams of the mid-1940s.
It also was Steelman's 12th career 100-yard game, one more than the record held by Tory Crawford for most by an Army quarterback, and Steelman boosted his season rushing total to 1,152 yards, a season record for an academy quarterback.
The Owls built a 28-10 halftime as Harris gained 173 yards on just 16 carries, either bulling his way past defenders or racing untouched as the Army defense repeatedly broke down as it did earlier in the season in losses to Northern Illinois and Wake Forest.
"It's hard to put into words," senior defensive back Josh Jackson said. "Being the last game I'm going to play in this stadium, it's unfortunate. At the end of the day, hopefully, there's a new day. We have Navy in our sights, and we have to clear and look forward to that one."
Harris scored his first two touchdowns after Brown had begun to reprise his performance from two years ago at Michie Stadium. Subbing for injured star Bernard Pierce in 2010, Brown rushed for a career-high 226 yards on 28 carries and scored four times in a 42-35 victory.
The 5-foot-5, 165-pound Brown was unstoppable again early Saturday, but after Army moved to 14-7 on Steelman's 7-yard run early in the second, Brown limped off the field moments later holding his left hamstring.
When Larry Dixon's 37-yard run set up Eric Osteen's 37-yard field goal, the Black Knights had closed within 14-10 late in the second quarter. That's when Harris took over, scoring twice in the final 4 minutes. The second, a 1-yard run, came after quarterback Clinton Granger completed a critical shovel pass to Kenny Harper on a third-and-11 play.
Army came out in the second half with a vengeance. The Black Knights scored in four plays that took just 63 seconds. Raymond Maples broke a 24-yard run and Dixon followed with a 43-yard dash down the left side to set up Steelman's 1-yard touchdown.
Maples added a two-point conversion to move Army within 28-18, but Temple responded by driving 75 yards in 11 plays that took 6:15 off the clock. Granger's quarterback keeper for 24 yards on a third-and-5 play kept the drive alive and Harris scored from inside the 1 on another third down for a 35-18 lead midway through the third.
"I don't like being stopped short, especially on the goal line," Harris said. "I just pride myself on trying to finish the play."
Steelman's 56-yard touchdown run gave the Black Knights renewed hope, but Harris quickly dashed it with two more scores, his 2-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter making it 49-24.


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As the holiday season approaches, so do a lot of out-of-towners. And some of them might even be staying at your house!
Are you ready for them? Or are you asking yourself, "How am I ever going to make them comfortable?"
Well, it's really pretty simple. Just figure out what it is that would make them feel at home in your home, then do it. Indeed, the art of hospitality begins the moment guests walk through your front door, but if you've done your homework, everything will be just dandy.
It helps to think about your own experiences on the road. What makes you feel welcome in unfamiliar spaces? What kinds of amenities were provided?
For starters, your guests will appreciate it if you:
- Clear out a set of drawers for their clothes, as well as some closet space with extra hangers.
- Make sure there's a decent reading light by their bed, along with some entertaining reading material.
- Arrange a clear, uncluttered path to the bathroom; install some plug-in night lights in the hall and bathroom sockets so they can find their way.
- Think about the small details that will make your guests feel welcome and special, and not worry that they're imposing. A chocolate truffle and little bag of Northwest hazelnuts waiting in their room, perhaps?
- Provide extra pillows and at least one extra blanket because everybody has a different internal thermostat.
- Assemble a butler basket in their room or in the hall containing a lot of different sample-sized items — deodorant, toothbrushes, mouthwash, toothpaste and disposable razors — that might not have made it into their suitcases.
- Stock the medicine cabinet with sleeping aids, antacid, anti-diarrhea medicine, etc., so a frazzled traveler can find some comfort without having to talk about it.
- Find out food preferences or avoidances ahead of time and stock the fridge and pantry accordingly. It's also a good idea to provide a tour of the kitchen to show them where everything is located before going to bed. If you think they'll be up before you in the morning, show them how to work the kettle or coffee maker and where the mugs and teacups are.
- Fill them in on your family's morning routine so they can adjust accordingly.
With all of that handled, you should be able to relax and enjoy your company, particularly if you've planned some uncomplicated menus. For instance, these breakfast casseroles are designed for stress-free mornings. Any one of them can be assembled the day before guests arrive, so all you have to do on that first, bleary-eyed morning is pull it from the fridge, pop it in the oven and relax.
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Naboo Royal Starship
The Naboo Royal Starship boasts a strikingly beautiful design that embodies the craftsmanship that prevailed in the peaceful years of the Republic. The polished, streamlined J-type 327 Nubian vessel lacks any offensive weaponry, but does feature strong shields and a competent hyperdrive. During the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo, Queen Amidala and her retinue escaped aboard the Royal Starship. Piloted by Ric Olie, the vessel narrowly avoided the Trade Federation blockade, though its hyperdrive was damaged. The ship limped to Tatooine, where a replacement T-14 hyperdrive generator was procured.
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An idyllic world close to the border of the Outer Rim Territories, Naboo is inhabited by peaceful humans known as the Naboo, and an indigenous species of intelligent amphibians called the Gungans. Naboo's surface consists of swampy lakes, rolling plains and green hills. Its population centers are beautiful -- Naboo's river cities are filled with classical architecture and greenery, while the underwater Gungan settlements are a beautiful display of exotic hydrostatic bubble technology.
Qui-Gon Jinn
A venerable if maverick Jedi Master, Qui-Gon Jinn was a student of the living Force. Qui-Gon lived for the moment, espousing a philosophy of "feel, don't think -- use your instincts." On Tatooine, Qui-Gon discovered a young slave boy named Anakin Skywalker who was strong in the Force. Sensing the boy's potential, Qui-Gon liberated Anakin from slavery. The Jedi Master presented Anakin to the Jedi Council, but they deemed the boy too old to begin training and dangerously full of fear and anger. They refused to allow Qui-Gon to train Anakin, but rescinded their decision to fulfill Qui-Gon's dying wish.
A resourceful astromech droid, R2-D2 served Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker in turn, showing great bravery in rescuing his masters and their friends from many perils. A skilled starship mechanic and fighter pilot's assistant, he formed an unlikely but enduring friendship with the fussy protocol droid C-3PO.
Astromech Droid
Astromech droids are a series of versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair of starships and related technology. These small droids are often equipped with a variety of tool-tipped appendages that are stowed in recessed compartments. The R2 unit is a popular example of an astromech droid.
Ric Olie
A veteran of the Naboo Space Fighter Corps, Ric Olie was the leader of Bravo Flight and had the honor of flying Queen Amidala's Royal Starship to and from Naboo. Answerable directly to Captain Panaka, Olie was capable of flying any craft on Naboo. During the Battle of Naboo, Olie's squadron of N-1 starfighters were successful in destroying the Trade Federation's Droid Control Ship with the help of Anakin Skywalker.


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Ohh. My friend hatched her Tama (that she got a day before mine), mine eventually evolved into the expected Ichigotchi (since it was the first time the Tamagotchi had been played with) While hers evolved into a Hinotamatchi. Her's was brand new and everything.
Her's was a Connection while mine was a Plus. But my other Connection evolved into an Ichigotchi as expected as well. Any idea why hers was such the odd ball? I thought it was set in stone that the first time a tamagotchi is played with, it will evolve into a Marutchi, and then Ichigotchi?
Hinotamatchi rather than Ichigotchi?
Started by rainspike , Sep 14 2004 07:45 PM
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Last Post21 Sep 2004
Posted 14 September 2004 - 08:21 PM ( #2 )
Ichigotchi is only definite if you take care of it. She neglected it, plain and simple.
Posted 15 September 2004 - 08:53 PM ( #3 )
Ah. I guess that would make sense. oo;
Haha, okay, thanks so much. :0
Haha, okay, thanks so much. :0
Posted 20 September 2004 - 04:44 AM ( #4 )
hm, mine did too...even tho i took really good care of it...
Posted 20 September 2004 - 09:01 PM ( #5 )
my second gen is young mimitchi. she really loves my hard-core hinomatchi. he thinks he is so tough and manly...
Posted 21 September 2004 - 07:16 AM ( #6 )
I love Hinotamatchis. They look so cute with their fire hair.
Posted 21 September 2004 - 04:57 PM ( #7 )
Yeah, at school this girl just got one and it turned into a Hinotamatchi xP


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The problem is that loading and cueing these types of files is a bit tedious in Adobe Connect; we usually need to have one person presenting, and another person getting the multimedia files cued to play. It seems like most of the other major web conferencing services, like WebEx etc. don't support PRESENTER-DRIVEN control multimedia in this specific way. Can anyone recommend alternative services out there that have this kind of multimedia control, but are more intuitive and seamless to use?0
Try Nefsis. I have used this website to create and present live video/sound feeds from our corporate town hall meetings.
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The Top 10 Japanese Artists on Artsy
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In his distinctive practice, Kohei Nawa uses glass beads, prisms, glue, plaster, and spray foam to cover found objects, such that their original contours become variously distorted and magnified. The artist explains that through this process, "the existence of the object itself is replaced by 'a husk of light', and the new vision, 'the cell of an image,' is shown." Fittingly his most recent series is titled "PixelCell" (2009-), for which the artist has used taxidermy animals, including deer, cheetahs, rabbits, and coyotes. Nawa has also founded an artist collective space dubbed "Sandwich," through which he takes on mutli-disciplinary design projects. In 2011, he was approached by Rei Kawakubo to design headwear for Comme des Garcons' Spring/Summer 2012 runway show.
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Sunday, September 24, 2006
Have You Ever Ordered from Hometown Candy or Jordan Almonds?
There are some great candy webstores out there. And there are also that are not so great. I've been contacted twice in the past month regarding HometownCandy.com, which is run by the same company that runs JordanAlmonds.com and ebulkcandy.com. (I'm not doing any linking here where not necessary.)
The complaints I've heard are from people who place an order and never get their candy. Their credit card is charged but then nothing is shipped and of course their emails and phone calls go unanswered.
First, JordanAlmonds and ebulkcandy are not completely secured. Sure, when you put stuff in a cart and check out at either site, it is a secure page (that's when you see the https:// in the address). But there are also prompts on JordanAlmonds to input your credit card on unsecured pages and on ebulkcandy. Bad form. You're opening yourself up to someone else sniffing out your credit card number and other personal info.
Now, I haven't ordered from either of these companies so I cannot testify one way or another personally. But here are the Better Business Bureau listings for them:
HometownCandy.com - 1 complaint which is unresolved. HometownCandy is not a member of the BBB.
JordanAlmonds.com - 7 unresolved complaints this year. Not a member of the BBB.
Former businesses:
EBulkCandy.com - 52 complaints, 4 resolved in Morrisville, PA. It's not clear if this site is still in operation. It's up, but doesn't appear to have been updated this year. The have had several different locations, and each one has its own file with the BBB. Ewing, NJ (28 complaints, 2 resolved), Hamilton, NJ (1 complaint, unresolved), West Trenton, NJ (18 complaints, 3 resolved)
Also, go to Complaints.com and check any one of those business names.
Alexa and a domain name search reveals that ebulkcandy's domain is held in the Czech Republic by the same contact info as HometownCandy but doesn't show a direct relationship to JordanAlmonds (except for an address in NJ in common).
Now, for the record, just having complaints filed at the BBB does not make the company bad. Lots of large companies have complaints lodged against them (sometimes people go there first, without contacting the company directly). The key is whether or not the company is a member of the BBB and further, if they respond to and resolve the complaints. Volume has a lot to do with it as well. Even when you have 99.9% satisfaction, if you have 100,000 transactions a year you might have 100 unhappy people ... and if 10% of those don't get a resolution through you, they're gonna go complain elsewhere. It's not just complaints that are important, but resolutions.
If you're looking to buy something online and you feel a little odd, check around. It's your money and your candy. Running a candy store is not rocket science. You put up a list of what you have, people order it and you send it out to them. There are lots of ways to screw it up (send the wrong thing, charge the card wrong, send it to the wrong place, pack things improperly), but lots of ways to fix it if you do make a mess. The fact that there are so many choices out there means that you can make informed choices.
The first thing to check for is a real address (usually found on their "returns" section), a real phone number and names of the people who run the company. Membership in the BBB, a Yahoo! Trusted Sites seal, a well organized site that uses the latest in web design and technology. Google the company and see if they have complaints against them. If you're worried about it, move along, there are plenty of places to get candy.
So, if you've ever ordered from one of these companies, what was your experience. Good or bad?
UPDATE 2/22/2007: I got this email earlier today:
This does not mean that the websites are gone, the obviously found other internet service, but it's an interesting approach, getting the service provider involved.
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/comp.htm - (Use the OCP complaint form.)
Since I've never ordered from them, I'm unable to file a complain on behalf of a third party.
Also, there is a website called Consumerist.com that helps people get the word out about bad companies. I've contacted them, but I'm not able to offer a first-hand experience. Check them out and see if they can give this issue wider exposure. Try this site as well: www.ripoffreport.com.
UPDATE 7/2/2007: Some commenters have noted that the NJ Consumer Affairs office refuses to investigate, saying that it is a federal matter. If you'd like to file a formal complaint, direct it to the Federal Trade Comission, which investigates mail fraud (and now covers internet transactions).
This should be the correct form (do NOT enter your Social Security Number in this instance, as that item is only needed when they're investigating credit report scams or identity theft. You can read more about the rules governing internet commerce on this page.
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EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Honored with "Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year" Award from N
EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Honored with "Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year" Award from NASA for Exemplary Performance on Three Contracts
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EMCOR Group, Inc.
The award is to be presented at NASA's fifth annual Small Business Symposium & Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Selection criteria for the Large Business Prime Contractor Award included, exemplary performance on all NASA contracts, demonstrating overall sound small business programs, meeting or exceeding small business requirements, using small business contractors to perform some technical tasks required by the contract during its execution, and sponsoring and participating in outreach activities. A panel of NASA business procurement officials evaluated cost-conscious business practices, innovative processes, and adoption of new technologies, as well as overall contributions to NASA's mission and the Agency's Small Business Program.
"We're honored at NASA's recognition of EMCOR Government Services as a leader in operations and maintenance services," stated Michael Shelton, Chairman and CEO, EGS. "We take great pride in doing what we do---incredibly well---and being recognized for our work on such complex and important contracts is a wonderful validation for the many thoughtful and hard-working men and women that comprise the EGS Team."
EMCOR Government Services was recognized with the "Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year" Award for the operations and maintenance services it provides at the following NASA facilities:
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA
- Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, CA
- Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
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The SEC still rules the college football world, with Alabama winning the league's sixth consecutive BCS national championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Monday night with a 21-0 victory over LSU.
However, with seven starters coming back on offense and on defense, it's the Tigers who figure to be the team to beat in 2012. LSU will have to find a new quarterback, but its running game should be stout and its defense menacing.
Four SEC teams are ranked in the top 10 of the first edition of the 2012 Way-Too-Early Top 25: No. 1 LSU, No. 3 Alabama, No. 6 Georgia and No. 10 South Carolina.
The SEC's stiffest competition in 2012 might come from the Pac-12 or Big 12. The Pac-12 has two teams ranked in the top four -- No. 2 USC and No. 4 Oregon -- and the Big 12 has six teams in the top 25 (if we're including No. 7 West Virginia).
With more than seven months before the start of the 2012 season, the teams and their order figure to change frequently, but it's never too early to take a look at the Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2012:
1. LSU Tigers:
Believe it or not, the Tigers might be even stronger in 2012 than they were in 2011. LSU might bring back seven starters on both offense and defense, although junior cornerback Morris Claiborne is considering entering the NFL draft. The Tigers will have to find a new quarterback with both Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee leaving. Georgia transfer Zach Mettenberger and incoming freshman Gunner Kiel will be the top candidates to start under center next season. Linebackers Stefoin Francois and Ryan Baker will have to be replaced, but six defensive starters and five top backups were freshmen or sophomores in 2011. After playing Pac-12 champion Oregon and Big East champ West Virginia this past season, LSU has a 2012 schedule that doesn't look nearly as daunting. The Tigers will play eight home games, and they'll play at SEC West foes Texas A&M and Arkansas.
2. USC Trojans:
Quarterback Matt Barkley's surprising decision to return to USC for his senior season puts the Trojans right in the thick of the BCS title race. USC is expected to bring back nine starters on both offense and defense, although replacing All-American offensive tackle Matt Kalil won't be easy. USC is expected to return its leading rusher, top three receivers, four starting offensive linemen and five of its top six tacklers. That's a recipe for success. The Trojans were one of the country's younger teams this past season, with 10 freshmen and sophomores starting. The Trojans will play six home games and six road games in 2012, including a Sept. 15 road trip to Stanford and a Nov. 3 home game against Oregon. Most importantly, USC will be eligible to play in the postseason after NCAA sanctions prevented the Trojans from playing in bowl games each of the past two seasons.
3. Alabama Crimson Tide:
After winning the BCS national championship on Monday night, the Crimson Tide figure to take a step back in 2012. But with the way coach Nick Saban and his staff have recruited, it's hard to imagine Alabama slipping too far. The Tide might lose as many as seven starters on offense (if junior tailback Trent Richardson enters the NFL draft, as expected) and as many as seven on defense (if junior linebacker Dont'a Hightower and junior cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick go pro). The good news: All-American offensive tackle Barrett Jones already said he's coming back to school, and quarterback AJ McCarron was only a sophomore this past season. The Tide open the 2012 season against Michigan in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 1 and play only four true road games, including trips to Arkansas on Sept. 15 and a stop at LSU on Nov. 3.
4. Oregon Ducks:
Oregon, a three-time defending Pac-12 champion, should be an overwhelming favorite to win the Pac-12 North again. But the Ducks might have to beat the Trojans twice in 2012 to win the conference, first at USC on Nov. 3 and again in the Pac-12 championship game. The Ducks are expected to bring back six starters on both offense and defense. All-time leading rusher LaMichael James already has announced he's leaving to enter the NFL draft as a junior, but speedy De'Anthony Thomas and Kenjon Barner will form a potent tailback duo. Quarterback Darron Thomas should be even better as a senior, and Oregon's defense was much improved after rebuilding before the 2011 season. Oregon will play a soft nonconference schedule (home games against Arkansas State, Fresno State and FCS foe Tennessee Tech), and five of its first six games will be played at Autzen Stadium.
5. Oklahoma Sooners:
The Sooners fell short of their lofty No. 1 preseason ranking, but a 10-3 finish wasn't bad, especially after OU lost its leading rusher and top receiver to season-ending injuries. Quarterback Landry Jones' decision to return means OU will have one of the country's most explosive offenses, even without all-time leading receiver Ryan Broyles. Four starting offensive linemen are expected back, as well as young receivers Kenny Stills and Jaz Reynolds. Top tailback Dominique Whaley also is coming back from a broken ankle. There are a few key pieces to replace on defense -- ends Frank Alexander and Ronnell Lewis and linebacker Travis Lewis. OU's schedule for 2012 hasn't been finalized, but it figures to be more difficult with TCU and possibly West Virginia (if the Mountaineers can leave the Big East) joining the Big 12. The only finalized game to date is an Oct. 27 home contest against Notre Dame.
6. Georgia Bulldogs:
Georgia struggled to run the ball and close out games this past season, but it rebounded nicely from a 6-7 finish in 2010 to go 10-4 in 2011. Georgia's defense and its schedule are the biggest reasons it will be favored to win the SEC East in 2012. Georgia is expected to bring back 10 starters on defense, with only cornerback Brandon Boykin expected to depart. The Bulldogs also have a lot of firepower coming back on offense, including quarterback Aaron Murray and receiver Malcolm Mitchell. The biggest concerns are whether tailback Isaiah Crowell will be more dependable and durable as a sophomore (or whether an incoming freshman such as speedy Keith Marshall can provide immediate help), as well as replacing three starters on the offensive line. UGA's special teams also continue to be trouble spots and it loses punter Drew Butler and kicker Blair Walsh. Georgia doesn't play SEC West heavyweights Alabama, LSU or Arkansas in the regular season for the second straight year and it plays four of its first five games at home.
7. West Virginia Mountaineers:
WVU fans finally saw a glimpse of how explosive coach Dana Holgorsen's spread offense can be in the Mountaineers' 70-33 rout of Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl. Holgorsen's first season has to be considered a roaring success after a 10-3 finish, but the Mountaineers might have just scratched the surface with his high-powered offense. Quarterback Geno Smith is coming back for his senior season in 2012, along with eight other offensive starters, including leading rusher Dustin Garrison and top receivers Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey. The Mountaineers will have to replace four starters on defense and might lose coordinator Jeff Casteel, who is considering taking a job on Rich Rodriguez's staff at Arizona. West Virginia's schedule for 2012 is undetermined because it's trying to leave the Big East for the Big 12, a decision that might be finalized in court.
8. Florida State Seminoles:
We're taking the bait on the Seminoles again, even after they failed to live up to very high aspirations with a 9-4 finish in 2011. But FSU's lofty preseason billing might have been a year premature, and injuries plagued the Seminoles throughout the season. FSU's defense is as good as advertised and it might be even better in 2012 with nine starters coming back. Defensive end Brandon Jenkins and cornerback Greg Reid both passed up entering the NFL draft to return to school. If FSU is going to become a legitimate BCS contender, though, its offense has to be better and more explosive. The Seminoles had young skill players in 2011 and they started four freshman offensive linemen against Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl. Another concern will be replacing All-American punter Shawn Powell. FSU plays seven home games, but it will travel to Virginia Tech during ACC play.
9. Michigan State Spartans:
The Spartans continue to make tremendous strides under coach Mark Dantonio, winning 11 games for the second straight season. The Spartans also won a Big Ten Legends Division title and their first bowl game in his tenure, 33-30 over Georgia in the Outback Bowl. MSU will rely on its defense and running game in 2012, with quarterback Kirk Cousins and his top four receivers departing. Tailback Le'Veon Bell is expected back, along with four starting offensive linemen. All-Big Ten defensive tackle Jerel Worthy is leaving for the NFL draft, but eight defensive starters are expected to return. The Spartans play nonconference home games against Boise State on Aug. 31 and Notre Dame on Sept. 15, and they'll have to play perhaps the two best teams from the Leaders Division (against Ohio State at home on Sept. 29 and at Wisconsin on Oct. 27).
10. South Carolina Gamecocks:
In the past two seasons, coach Steve Spurrier guided the Gamecocks to their first SEC East title in 2010 and their first 11-win season in 2011. If South Carolina can rebuild its defense in 2012, it figures to be right back in the SEC East title hunt. The Gamecocks will bring back eight starters on offense, including tailback Marcus Lattimore, who missed much of the season with a knee injury. Quarterback Connor Shaw should be better after having an entire offseason as the team's starter, and the offseason should be more pleasant without former quarterback Stephen Garcia's distractions. Top receiver Alshon Jeffery declared for the NFL draft, along with junior cornerback Stephon Gilmore. The Gamecocks also will have to replace four other defensive starters, including top linemen Travian Robertson and Melvin Ingram. Defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson left to become the coach at Southern Miss. South Carolina plays seven home games, including an Oct. 6 contest against Georgia and a Nov. 10 game against Arkansas. The Gamecocks will play road games at LSU on Oct. 13 and at Florida on Oct. 20.
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